Have died of the virus since october. And jill the uncle of metal says she confronted russian president Vladimir Putin over a killing fulfill my chechen commander in berlin last summer germany is expelled 2 Russian Diplomats of the issue moscow says it will retaliate. Have an available welcome to you. Much of france has drawn to a halt as the country experiences its biggest strike in decades over proposed Pension Reforms many people are taking to the streets with severe disruption to train lines schools and hospitals present in modern mccrone plans to overhaul the retirement system would force workers to retire later or see their pensions reduced Union Leaders say they will continue the strike until monday lets go straight to our correspondent lisa lewis whos in paris these are whats the situation there right now where you are and what could we expect in the coming hours. Well this morning the situation in paris is rather quiet many people staying at home because the transport has largely come to a halt but now you can see behind me people are getting ready for the demonstrations there the demonstration here in past days actually some have started marching towards the plastic are not showing the east of paris they want to show that they really are unhappy about the pension reform plans by the government there about 250 demonstrations planned across france some have happened this morning theyre more planned for this afternoon that tell us more about the anger amongst the workers about these new plans french and plans. For many people are really afraid that eman mccall the president will take away even more money from various who are already struggling to make ends meet theyre demanding that he instead should take away money from the rich ive talked to some of the protesters this morning lets listen to what they have to say. Its pension reform pension thats going to really barely afford to eat. Who dont have enough to make ends meet and this reform will make things worse. For them we have for everybody. Given the knish by my free time myself in 10 years time and im not sure ill be able to survive on what my car is proposing its not simple shit i work for a Psychiatric Hospital and were all here to stand up for the rights of the phone to see the walk. Im 40 years old ive always paid into my pension but they are tricking us. There are many other solutions other than this reform they keep the fed is it going to she says i want to say honey lets who is the one class who pay the price after the cuts on acceptable thats a fact if theres money out there the people in power the capitalists have to pay it off they know how to find money for not adonai made deals have turned the world upside down and they want us to pay but we dont agree with that you went on in the political. So these as we heard from the speaker you spoke to this clearly a lot of anger and out of concern about the future of these people but tell us what is at stake for president in money mccraw. Well there is a lot at stake he came to power saying you know im going to do politics politics for the right and for the left in the meantime the left wing wages have said that theyve been really disappointed with him his core support is now on the center left of the political spectrum and these people expect him to do reforms at their pension reform was one of his centerpiece of his program when he was running for president few years back and even the government admits that its crucial for him and i called to push through this reform they say that if the phase that really diminishes chances to get reelected in 2022. Hes a loser in paris thank you very much for bringing us up to date on the strikes which are underway. In the heart of the city. 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Others are being vaccinated in Emergency Centers the tiny island nation is desperate to finally stamp out the disease. Jail news chancellor Angela Merkel says shes confronted russian press. Isnt Vladimir Putin over the killing of a former commander in berlin the 2 leaders are due to meet next week germany believes russian intelligence was involved in the killing and as expected to Russian Diplomats over the issue moscow denies any involvement and says. This decision could escalate tensions between russia and western countries german chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the expulsion of Russian Diplomats after germanys attorney general said evidence points to russian state involvement. Meeting the russian president next week and then i will let you know whether i have spoken with him and how that goes weve taken this measure as you know mainly because we have seen that russia is not supporting us in investigating this murder and of course ive spoken with allies about this through bilateral contacts. That. In august a georgian nationalist shot dead in berlin in broad daylight soon after the assassination suspicions arose that the Russian Intelligence Services were involved the victim was a former rebel commander in the early 2040 against russia and the 2nd chechen war the suspected killer is a 49 year old russian currently in custody moscow denies any involvement in the killing. We dont have anything to say because we dont possess any information. To the russian authorities absolutely groundless assumptions. Germanys interior minister. Told reporters the investigation was ongoing. There was a criminal. Thing and in the case of a crime of this magnitude and with this background anything to be attorney general that he is taken. So you something about the significance of this crime including his political background. With moscow still refusing to cooperate in the investigation criticism of russia and the west is getting round. Im joined now by our correspondents good gritty of political correspondents here in berlin and we show when. Respondent in moscow. If you let me start with you kate a fair bit of information has emerged overnight tell us why does blood and believe that russia is involved in this assassination well this all comes of the back of the decision by the german prosecution federal prosecution to take on this case in these often cases where the prosecution consider the crime to be a crime against the states and german prosecution so if so far said that they have sufficient evidence to indicate that this killing was indeed carried out by russia or chechnya and if you look at some of the circumstances surrounding both the suspected perpetrator and the victim there are already some indicators that this may be the case the suspected perpetrator was a 49 year old Russian National hes now currently in custody and he had actually already previously been wanted in in a separate killing in russia which was a very similar case the victim there was also killed in a very similar way someone cycled by him on a bike and shot him and then if we look as well at the victim he was actually an Asylum Seeker all of chechen descent and even the german prosecution have said that he has that he had been persecuted as someone who was against russia and even since since leaving and coming to try and seek asylum here in germany we actually spoke to his wife is exwife sorry earlier this year and she said that there had been. Several attempts against his life which is why they fled here in the 1st place and that they would have been told someday it would lead to Something Like this and of course as we know now that it did indeed result in his death and that he turning to russia of course categorically denies any involvement in this getting this been of a strong reaction the Russian Ambassador here in berlin says the real be consequences what might they be. Well we still dont know the russian side seems to be taking its time with the response usually in cases like this russias strategy is to respond with a kind of tit for tat response we saw that for example in one precedent last year in the case of the poisoning of sergei screwball in the u. K. Which in a way was a similar attempted murder in this case and in that case the u. K. Expelled 23. 00 diplomats and russia responded in kind so we may see some Something Like that one Russian Parliamentarian yesterday was talking about that being a reasonable response but i think we could also see a perhaps a more careful response when it comes to germany from the russian side after all the relations between the 2 countries have traditionally been close. Get into you know what does this incident mean for relations between the 2 countries is dependent on russia what seems like its got supplies exactly where it doesnt come at a great time anyway and there will be a lot of things issues to consider particularly when it comes to how germany takes 6 its next step particularly if prosecutors do find yet more indicators at least that russia might be behind this killing so the fact that germany has already expelled 2 Russian DiplomatsSay Something about the stance that germany is taking towards russia which as i mentioned germany has always been relatively close to russia but theyre hot and have been coals within the government particularly from conservative policies to make these these connections closer between germany and russia as well but as you mentioned we currently see in the construction of the north. Into gas pipeline which is being built under the old 6 which would see germany realign extremely heavily more so even the now russia for gas now until now im glad merkel has tried to make sure that this project is being very much an economic. Projects despite some of the concerns in the Baltic States about which how that could be instrumental ice by russia so of course that could still potentially be used as a geopolitical instrument depending on how this investigation develops but of course germany is still also a mediator in the talks which are set to take place next week in paris between Russia Ukraine and france and germany and those will be focused in on the u. K. Ukraine piste and Angela Merkels already said that she will be addressing putin president putin about killing and to see it be interesting to then see what shalyn this develops in the coming weeks right as kate just mentioned mikel and putin will set to meet on monday to discuss ukraine but could these new diplomatic tensions really on those talks well russia certainly seems to not want these diplomatic tensions to weigh on those talks there are very important this is the 1st meeting between the ukrainian president and the russian president these are the 1st talks in the normandy format so about peace in ukraine since 2016 and russia seems to be treading a bit more carefully than germany is even as kate said medical did mention this issue and that she would be addressing putin on monday about it potentially whereas putin yesterday in a press conference didnt mention it at all so the russian side seems to be being a bit more careful and the head of the International Affairs committee in the Russian Parliament yesterday said that these this issue this murder would have no effect on russian german relations and no effect on those normandy talks the details in moscow and. Thank you both very much for your reporting. In the us for legal experts have testified in the 2nd round of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into president. C. Of the full constitutional experts said did commit an Impeachable Offense when the president to investigate political dr joe biden the group was called to testify before congress as Top Democrats lay the groundwork for formal charges the other legal experts publicans defended that said the president had made mistakes. So what of the people who would be voting in the 2020 president ial election saying about the impeachment hearings to find out favors it in a town in virginia thats a state president failed to win in the 2016 election. Blackstone its about a 3 hour drive south of washington and the impeachment hearings going on there the residents here are proud to say that part of the south. Back osborne runs a wholesale Beverage Company and blackstone the trump supporter says hes doing its best to keep up to speed on whats happening in the capital and hes definitely not happy about the hearings. I dont think americans want this to go on for days and weeks and weeks and this witness and that witness and it is just seems this millions of dollars being wasted and again we have so many issues National Issues we need to solve as a country and this just about just the Family Business man doesnt believe President Trump did anything wrong with regard to ukraine. I think a lot of this is just good politics and good she wont know where your money should go or you want to make sure the things youre doing right before you help somebody. Around 4000 people live in blackstone roughly half a white the other half are africanamerican the region is true. Only conservative but in the last Congressional Elections a democrat won the district. Most africanamericans we meet on the street dont want to comment on the impeachment proceedings thomas tyler is an exception he says hed rather see President Trumps political fight decided at the ballot box next year we got. To go try to did this saddle so easy to keep it all replace. If you replace you get rid of the man to go to the country i. Mean the people who voted for. Him in a local barber shop molly black occasionally chats with customers about the impeachment proceedings she says she doesnt personally follow the hearings she will remain a trump supporter regardless of whats said in washington. Everybody has their pros and cons theres things that make a good president good and bad president bad but look at the economy now theres no reason no reason to kick it outs no reason for the impeachments st malo. Show. How they got a great job for with a figure of special counsel Robert Miller looking on the proprietors of a nearby bed and breakfast their hard work. Bed democrats and i believe the impeachment hearings are justified but i dont think the result will play a role in the upcoming elections. You are going to look for clinton its the economy stupid and basically it sounds like its going to be now theyre going to take a look real hard and see how the economy is going that will be the advantage to you know to the current administration. Republicans and democrats and blacks dont seem to agree on this point they also agree that the United States is currently deeply divided but they differ on whos to blame. To some more news from. The australian city of sydney is shouted on 1st. Dented pollution and haze as severe bushfires are region by hundreds of homes have been destroyed and 4 people have died since the start of the fires Scientists Say the fires are more intense than usual a drought prolonged drought filled by climate change. Policy Authorities Say at least 8 people have died after a gas explosion destroyed a house in a Southern Mountain resort children among those killed rescuers are searching for any possible victims. Turning National Macedonia where alleged corruption is fueling a growing medical crisis poor pay and conditions in the countrys Health Clinics have forced hundreds of doctors to seek work abroad meanwhile those who remain are turning to bribes to boost their wages its all contradicting to a decline in the quality of medical care in the country one doctor now says hes fed up with the corruption. Of wants to break the silence i meet the surgeon at the State Hospital in skopje generalists are not usually allowed into the clinics he resign office risking his job but he feels its high time someone spoke openly about conditions in north macedonias clinics. I think that people are not meant to eat its rule. 1200. 00 doctors have left the country in recent years those who remain increase their low wages by taking bribes not only to the doctors that are broken also. The shoulder. And also the noses and. Even. Some most we. Always address. This patient made a short trip to germany for medical treatment because he couldnt afford to bribe a local doctor his little toe was amputated for free in germany but now his whole foot has become infected. And i dont care for have to cut off my leg i cant stand the pain. Thats a sure not for instance were to germany to be. The cause. Because youre not in germany. All the patients in germany go north macedonias naming dispute with greece may have been resolved but it resulted in years of stagnation nepotism flourishes like nowhere else in europe according to generalist sasha said casca recently she tells me a friend of the Health Minister was named hospital director despite his criminal background and lack of experience if you talk with some within the government they will say d oh but its so difficult to change every day and overnight you can know this again of the bird actually its not i mean why is it so difficult not to put the school you know. In charge in the hospital. Like a wheel and nepotism is widespread doctors like nicola resign of a fed up the surgeon has founded and association in an attempt to keep young doctors in the country so that they can fight corruption together. A controversial. Ottis collective head of the is apologized for its latest campaign it set up a symbolic memorial to victims of the holocaust outside the German Parliament and claimed that the display included the human remains of people who were murdered in concentration camps during the nazi regime the stunt was outrage among survivors and their descendants are reported. Has more. This column allegedly contains ashes and bone fragments of murdered Holocaust Victims the artists collective tantrum for polluted heart our center for political beauty claims to have collected them at 23 locations throughout germany and poland and in ukraine to groups the installation was supposed to be a monument to the murdered jews of europe and at the same time a warning sign for politicians not to cooperate with right wing extremists such as the german far right populist party if the but the action backfired. They are young and for the survivors and their descendants are reacting with extreme grief. The force of the idea that the remains of their murdered relatives could be touched or moved around its unbearable for them we hear good chef to be had and for foods he takes. The jewish faith not only for bits cremation but in most cases it also forbids moving remains from one grave to another and you describe this a jewish grave as a terminal the eternal life and one does not touch it one does not interfere with the rest of the dead with mission and there would that would so how far cannot go visitors to the installation would divide it many still think the action is good. Thats a different tangle its small radical is that it also makes the issue more concrete because you can really see something and can imagine whats in that other than to fit into im going to set this deck there sickly i approve of this action because the culture of remembrance should always be upheld and the atrocities committed by the nazis should be remembered. 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