this is you know the news live from berlin said back in the suez canal operators fail in their latest bid to refloat a stranded cargo ship diggers treasures and tug boats have been trying to free the vessel for days hundreds of ships are now stuck in a maritime traffic jam causing a major headache for global trade also coming up. rescue teams in egypt sift through the wreckage of crashed passenger trains in the hope of finding out what killed at least 32 people and injured over 100 others. and monday's shooting rampage in colorado reignited the debate about gun rights in the u.s.

many people there are asking how the suspect was able to buy a semiautomatic weapon. i'm already use of welcome experts are warning it could take weeks to dislodge a huge container ship blocking egypt's suez canal a new attempt to refloat the vessel was not successful prolonged closure of the suez will almost certainly affect global trade which has already been hit hard by the pandemic. the ship plugging the choke point that funnels 30 percent of the global seaborne trade 400 meters long and weighing more than 200000 tons the ever given has become an immovable barrier shutting down egypt's who is canal with around $10000000000.00 in trade at stake every day. tugboats. draggers and

a team of dutch ship salvagers are working day and night to dislodge the vessel. for a cup like this that affects everyone back everyone was already grumbling for get back to normal and what has been quite strong demand traded and no one needs another to lay on top of everything else and that does underline just how important and how finely balanced the whole system is. more than $200.00 ships are caught in the world's longest maritime traffic jam some of them are now rerouting their journey around the cape of good hope it trip almost 3 times as long . the fear is that consumers will be noticing the delays before long the. biggest impact is that component parts for electronic chemical and engineering industries will not arrive on time the industry started. with the clock ticking

the u.s. is among a growing list of countries offering help to refloat the ever given. and staying in the region at least 32 people have been killed and scores more injured in a train crash in central egypt president of the e.c. has ordered an immediate investigation into the accident. twisted steel and mangled carriages grim proof of the deadly impact of 2 trains colliding in egypt province. locals and rescue teams worked into the night pulling injured passengers from the wreckage and recovering the bodies of those who died oh . i thought that the train collided with a car took took and after leaving the house i found the 2 trains hit each other i went running wearing my home clothes and we found people lying on the ground women and children and we removed the deceased people and took the injured to the

ambulances. long enough to go through it a lot of them. probably. put some wooden planks so the ambulances would be able to cross the canal it was a mess many people were stuck inside the trains no one could carry them out. authorities say the accident happened after someone pulled the emergency brakes on one of the trains causing the 2 trains to collide at least 2 carriages were overturned. agent has been marred by train accidents in recent years its paws safety record is blamed on a crumbling infrastructure and insufficient maintenance. this is unlikely to be the last tragedy to unfold on egypt's railroads. german health officials are warning that the 3rd wave of covert 19 currently gripping the country could prove deadlier

than the previous 2 they're urging the public it's of limit social contact over the easter holiday to slow the spread of the virus more than 21000 new cases were reported on friday. just over 10 percent of all germans have received at least their 1st covert 19 vaccination in april 15 1000000 backs in doses will be delivered more than were used in the entire 1st quarter that's good news but the head of germany's disease control center warns that the nations alone won't be enough to stop the 3rd wave that has just begun to pick up momentum. there are clear signs that this wave could be even worse than the 1st 2 we have to be prepared for the fact that the number of cases will rise sharply and more people will become seriously ill that clinics will be overcrowded and that many people will die we are only at the beginning of this development the number of occupied hospital beds has risen the outbreaks in nursing homes have declined and the number

of infected seniors is low reducing social contact should remain top priority as of tuesday a negative test result is required before boarding a plane to germany. germany said entry regulation is not a game changer for the 2 weeks of easter vacation the situation is too serious for that infections are happening because the virus has momentum at the moment the numbers are rising too quickly and variants make this situation particularly dangerous this will be the 2nd year in a row that germans won't be allowed to travel over easter the government recommends families meet outdoors and keep a safe distance. here's around above some of the other stories making news around the world. officials in bangladesh say at least 5 people were shot dead during clashes between police and demonstrators many are protesting a visit to bangladesh by indian prime minister narendra modi to celebrate the country's 50th anniversary of independence critics in predominantly muslim

bangladesh accuse modi of stoking anti muslim sentiment back home in india. mean mars annual armed forces day parade has been taking place in the capital naypyidaw activists had called for a show of defiance of the country's military rulers when the protesters would be at risk of being shot meanwhile in the cat in the commercial capital yangon security forces shot and killed 4 people protesting outside a police station. tanzania has buried a former president john mica foully who died earlier this month reportedly from heart failure to fully was one of africa's most prominent deniers of the coronavirus crisis and opposition leaders claim the disease played a role in his unexpected death. u.s. president joe biden says china's xi jinping and russia's vladimir putin are bunk 40 world leaders is inviting to a summit on climate change biden has made the climate crisis a top priority of his administration and the virtual summit is planned for april.

questions are being raised in the united states about how the suspect in the boulder boulder colorado mass shooting was able to buy a semiautomatic weapon records show he passed a background check even though he had been convicted of assault 10 people died in the rampage which has reopened the debate about gun rights in his poll reports from boulder. what started as a regular day at the supermarket and in like manner. the shooter opened fire and killed 10 people. residents of boulder have come to pay. their respects many with tears in their eyes. going to miss king soopers many times i pick up my prescription here all the time both me and my roommate you know come shopping here all the time you know this is right down the street from where several of my friends live but it was just terrifying i

was frantically texting all of my friends to see you know are they ok are you are you safe are you accounted for like because in this sort of situation it's you really never know. only a few miles away at a local shooting range customers are here to shoot. to get advice on gun sales and to buy a couldn't. the incident in boulder doesn't stop people from coming quite the opposite businesses booming but the shooting is a sensitive topic. visitors refused talking to us as they don't want to get sucked into any political discussion at this point about gun control off the record they told us that they fear stronger restrictions and want to pile up others just want to be ready to defend themselves if the next shooting happens.

but that's not the only reason guns are important for both sides of the political spectrum in colorado the state is home to the rocky mountains and known for its stunning landscape viage life and outdoor activities. for many locals hunting is their main outdoor sport of choice the hunting culture is deeply ingrained in their identity as it is for many in the united states for gun enthusiasts any restrictions against the right to bear arms is seen as a threat to the individual freedom. inside the walls of colorado's capitol there's an ongoing fight over gun safety state senator tom sullivan the susana an exe in a fatal shooting in 2012 he once bets

a background checks on gun sales and calls in gun supporters to be part of the conversation they need to begin working with us because a son an us versus them it's all of us we all live in this in this community we are all impacted by the violence and the tragedy that just happened last monday at the border and we all have to be a part of the solution communities like boulder contemn in this fight alone real change can only happen on a federal level. well climbing will make its debut at the olympics this summer and it hopes to inspire people to take up the sport despite the restrictions that will be at the games such as no spectators from abroad climbing hopes to make it to the top some professional rock climber scale heights like this breathtaking and definitely not for the faint

of heart that's what alex hartnell did in fact his historic ascent of the 975 meter high is sheer granite slab done in yosemite national park in the u.s. and 2017 turned into an oscar winning documentary and was a watershed moment for the sport the film called free solo brought climbing into the living rooms of viewers around the world final did decline without a rope for safety gear now he'll be closer to terra firma as a t.v. analyst of the sport during the olympics. busy i'm just looking forward to participating anyway because i just think that economy olympics is such a historic moment for the sport and to be able to watch the competitors in real life and sort of witness the. i mean i don't see human mastery below which is the greatest you know i mean the people competing in the olympics are the best climbers of this generation it's going to be incredible to watch or. but the competition itself won't be on a mountain rockface this is where it will take place at the acme urban sports park

in tokyo sport climbing is just one of a number of trending sports to get a spot on the olympics roster as the i.o.c. tries to keep up with the times and tempt a younger audience to chew in. this one is for all the single people out there walk down has been rough on love lives of many with bars restaurants and clubs close and even office romance is off the table with so many people working from home where can you mental these days how about a drive through speed dating that's pandemic approved gumby presto is about to go car speed dating while following carona restrictions live makes me think what else can you do nothing's open there's nowhere to go you can't meet friends it could be you happen to meet someone there doesn't need a pace will the 53 year old really find the man of her dreams today there are clear rules to car speed dating in essence in lower bavaria take the drive way for women stick a number on the car to no down potential partners meet the men in the area in the

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they're either younger than my son or as old as my father no luck today but they'll be another chance all going well car speed dating in essence buff will continue in april you're watching did of you news live from berlin more world news coming up at the top of the hour documentary society torn apart the consequences of injustice is up next a moment is of thanks for watching. it's been robbed of their soul that's what people experiences when their heritage is taken from them countless cultural artifacts were glued stolen from africa by colonialists and carted off to europe. what should be done with the stolen art from africa.