for shifts, i don't have any guns pro fish out or starts december 23rd on d w. we're ah ah, this is deed of the news live from berlin. iranian protesters step up, the pressure on authorities and call for a 3 day strike. it comes as a top official, says iran so called morality. police have been abolished. also coming up. the european union says it may have to adopt state aid rules in response to new green

energy subsidies in the united states. and both and negotiators from both sides prepared to meet and we check in on the world cup and cutter, where things got well, kind of a messy for the australian team looking for a spot in the quarter finals that's coming up later in sport. and some of africa's top designers unveiled their latest creations at the car fashion week. as the show celebrates is 20th anniversary. ah, oh nick spicer, welcome to the program. local media and iran say the country is abolishing it's morality police. the announcement comes after months of nationwide demonstrations triggered by the rest of gina massa. meaning, the young woman died after being taken into police custody for violating iran's st . female dress code, the rans attorney general told

a major state news agency that the interior ministry has shut down the morality police. earlier i talked to cameron martine, he's a senior lecture on international relations at the university of sussex. i asked him what he made of the announcement. well, 1st of all, i would sure note of caution initially about the announcement because as the attorney general said, the morality so called morality police was not part of the judiciary system. it wasn't an organ of the tree, it was actually part of the so called low enforcement forces or, you know, police force. so did they, did such an announcement should really be announced by that institution. and that hasn't happened yet. and secondly, since the protest began after the killing of fuzzy and i mean these, this morality police patrols have defacto seized because of the situation. so they

really haven't been in operation a last 2 or 3 months anyway. so i think until the government formerly announces this, you have to treat this question, but what is clear is that the government is pursues to policy. similar heinously. it seems that on the one hand, it has increased the crackdown issuing like this sentences against those that arrested in the, in the, during the protests, increasing military presence in certain areas such as cornerstone and baluchistan at the same time, they are like signaling sets and messages about flexibility or adaptability of the public towards certain policies, including the so called, hey job policy. so hoping this combination of the to the stick and the car, it might bring the protest on ends. so it's not quite perhaps a victory. is it likely to stop the protest? do you think though? well, the fact that for the 1st time,

really islamic republic announcing such approach, it isn't itself quite a significant with 3 because the origin is really not used to making concessions to process. so in that sense, i think the protests have already actually achieved something quite significant. but i really, i'm not sure actually this will bring the protest to a halt. in fact, one reason such announcements might be made is that people, organizations of civil society protested have and they will have a 3 days of action on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of december and over the course of the coming week. and maybe the government is trying to somehow preamp this by announcing such decisions to kind of discourage people from coming to the street saying that what you want is already being discussed or is going to be implemented. but i think those 3 days are crucial in assessing whether the protest movement is going to have the momentum it has had thus far. ok, thank you so much for that insight. cameron martin from university semi. thank you

. thanks. the european union is adapting its rules in the wake of a new green energy subsidies program introduced by the united states speaking in belgium. today, the european commission president said competition is good when there is a level playing field. ursula underline says general tax breaks and america's new inflation reduction act could lower away you businesses and disadvantage. european companies that are announcement comes ahead of you us ministerial meeting on trade and technology today, and that you invited me dw, corresponded. terry schultz told us more about why you is worried about the new u. s. policies. well, on the face of it, nick, it sounds great that the u. s. would be putting 400000000000 euros more than 400000000000 euros in fact, into environmentally friendly processes. and products, but the problem for europe is that a lot of these measures and the inflation reduction act are aimed at boosting

domestic production for u. s. companies. and that, of course could put europe at a disadvantage and there's a lot of worry over this. and what ursula under lion is saying is that the, you need to re balance the playing field. she laid out in this speech in bruce that the you needs to become more assertive in its policies and not let the united states take advantage of it. at the same time, the president said that she's very much urging cooperation over confrontation. but i'm telling you that nerves are so afraid over this i r a that the head of the european parliament trade committee said today that he believes the i r a rises to the level of the u. s. the you needing to file a complaint at the world trade organization. so certainly the tensions are very high right now. yeah, those are fighting words. listen, explain this to me. or savannah line was saying that the u. s. could lure investors, european investors away with its green policy. so why can't the match the subsidies to move its own goal post?

it's not just lowering investors away. it's also shutting out european companies from benefiting from the measures. under this i r a, the tax breaks and the subsidies that would be available for north american companies. and so what she says is that the european union also needs to look at it, state aid policies, and make it easier for companies here to apply for, for a federal funding for funding from the, from the european union. and she said that that's what they're going to do. it hasn't been made exactly clear how those rules might be adjusted. but she said that this is necessary in order to, as she said, rebalance the playing field. ok, d w. terry schultz in brussels. thanks for that. is a look now at some other stores making use around the world. a cannot corruption on indonesia may not end of java has forced people in nearby villages to evacuate their homes. authorities are preparing shelters and people have been warned not to travel with an 8 kilometers of the crater of mount scenario. the volcano last to

rep that a year ago, killing more than 50 people. european sized, small, just say a powerful earthquake has struck gabon. the 5.7 magnitude quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers and struck near the town of lumber rating. there has been no immediate information but possible casualties and damage. officials in russia say 1700 seals have been found dead on the caspian sea coast. in the south authority say there is no sign of pollutants or human intervention in the animals likely died of natural causes. caspian seal has been considered an endangered species since 2008. the crew of china's ship. sions, you 14 spacecraft have returned to earth after concluding a 6 month mission. at the tea and hay space station, the returned capsule landed an inner mongolia. 2 days after 3 astronauts handed over control of the space station to their successors on board and ginger,

50 vogel home home. every december and moscow winter traditions dominate the run up to christmas. but this year the festive season has a different flavor. many moskowitz are preoccupied with events across the border in ukraine, invaded by russia instead, you are where neighbors are suffering power shortages and heating outages due to missile strikes and drone attacks. and that's weighing on this year celebrations. placing up the ice gates again for many in moscow, it's the most wonderful time of the year. even this here in the shadow of war. this is russia's largest ice rink. but because of the special military operation, as it's called here, the new year and christmas festivities are being downsized. this year we would have been in loose, british, in your school, can you believe us? we've decided it won't be a big celebration this year,

but we're providing our space for moscow bites to come here and spend time in this festive city. one more severe, it's presently the fridge. this wasn't for a long time. people in russia were able to ignore what was happening in ukraine. but since the mobilization, the military operation has become part of the everyday reality here, i cic. i think that when you look it up to us, you could be fooled into thinking nothing's going on. i think people can't constantly live and stress and have to distract himself somehow. but you know that something terrible is happening. i can't understand how you can condone war and everything that comes with it. i you dare to speak so openly about the invasion of ukraine. those who criticize the military live in danger. we also meet young russians here who follow the propaganda and support putins actions that are safe, exit that got madness. mission this year wasn't confusing time for russia. the

introduction of many thank since the beginning of the special operation, but i completely support my country in this and if you look at it historically, ukraine was always rushing from north carolina. ah, most people tell us they just want peace and an end to sanctions. this winter, no one on the rink is completely care free. but for a moment people can allow themselves to forget about the uncertain future. ah, the sears world cups round of 16 countries continued to day with matches that include france, the defending champions from 2018 and they're currently one know up against poland and the early game in cutter. later england go up against senegal, one of 2 african teams remaining in the tournament. the other morocco play on tuesday. now looking back to the 1st matches of the round of 16 on saturday, argentina made it through to the quarter found at finals after beating australia of

$2.00 to $1.00. the soccer ruse acquitted themselves well, but argentina had genius on their side. this was the biggest middle eastern mismatch since david met goliath, australia's artisans versus the artistry of leonor messy. and the soccer ruse soon saw his genius on 35 minutes when messy post to leave australia keeper, matt ryan helpless. but ryan was the architect of his own. don't fall when argentina made it to just before the hour. leon alvarez was on to spear touch in a flash and he made it to nil. ryan needed his teammates to dig him out of a hole. they got a lucky break when craig goodwin's wild effort deflected end of things were fernandez game on and the ozzy's nearly scored a shock equalizer. but emilio martinez blocked brilliantly from garen qu all in the 7th minute of injury, time massey led the celebrations in front of argentina's rock as crowed,

whose expectations will be even higher their site in the last 8. and you can imagine the scenes in buenos aires after that wind for argentina. there was pure joy as thousands of fans celebrated the wind included a 1st goal in the world cup knocker round for their talisman leon. l massey. argentina. now face the netherlands in the quarter finals, the car fashion week is in, in senegal rather is celebrating its 20th anniversary on the historic island of going this year. more than 20 designers from several african countries are presenting their latest collections. this is the fashion event of the year in thinning out did a car fashion week, bringing together and coming designers and industry professionals from around the world. in lambert, african american fashion is very inspiring. that's getting a nominal wave use and you see santa linda car and this is not in significant.

other brands have come to africa. african fashion is creative, it is diversified, it is beautiful, and it is daring. ab barely ali or z for its 20th anniversary to fashion, we equivocated to go island to acknowledge synagogue history. now a part of the city of the calf go, hey, was a small ports and a european settlement to ring the slave trade liberal. if he's probably got a ease the history authentic go walk and go, i is the history of many black people in the world if i say so it is a way of raising these painful past and of putting on a colleague who's show here and above all a cultural mix div and focuses on sustainable fashion, and he's also an opportunity for young professional to end weights. their portfolio was jealous zulu. the event is, of course, a huge boost for the fashion sector and synagogue with that because it supports

young fashion entrepreneurs and helps them open up much more and get much more involved. the government, a book oprah diamond on the luxury 2 decades after it started the innovative and colorful dock are fashioned week has made a name for itself in the industry. and you are course watching d. w. news live from for lynn on the spicer things to watch people and trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away at the border. families played on tags in syria to leave credit on.