Several thousand people took to the streets of the German capital Berlin on Friday to mark International Women’s Day. At midday a demonstration organized by an alliance of trade unions and community initiatives started at Oranienplatz in the city’s Kreuzberg district with around 4,500 people, according to a police spokeswoman. Participants were demanding better living and working conditions for women. Many people carried home-made signs, some carried large banners. Accompanied by music, the protest marched to the Brandenburg Gate. On the neighbouring Unter den Linden boulevard, around 5,000 pe…