going to get involved in that but that has been called for there's also a new quarter dated from in defense of democracy that was announced today by the presidential candidate carlos messer who is the nearest the president were released on who would be in the runoff if the stick come to a runoff and that's quite a broad daylight sort of a lot of opposition figures from different parties they don't usually come together so it's something new as well all protests as well unfolding in chile they've broken out once again in the latest series of anti-government demonstrations the president sebastian pinera announced an electricity price freeze and plans to raise pensions as the government tries to end the week of violent protests across the country at least 18 people have been killed since the demonstrations began and the un's human rights chief former chilean president michelle bash away has also announced a special mission to investigate alleged human rights abuses. but these comical but today i want to see good news with my countryman today we signed inseam to congress

a bill that stabilizes the possibility for city electricity rose on average of 9.2 percent a few days ago we want to cancel this price rise which affected almost $7000000.00 chilean households and al-jazeera is money raffle has more on the story now from santiago. it's a much calmer day on the streets of the chilean capital not the same sort of scene that we've seen over the course of the past few days with violence on the street clashes with police however it is still early there are pockets of tension that remain in the city there are peaceful protesters there once again gathering at last so you value and iconic part of the city where the main staging area really for these demonstrations even though there has been unrest in other cities as well still it still remains to be seen whether or not the apology and the promises made by the chilean president will be enough to calm the hearts and minds of people who've been out on the streets protesting the biggest concern at the moment has been amateur video that surfaced of police and military. with what amounts to

what many are calling human rights abuses is caught the attention of the united of the united nations it's caught the attention of international human rights groups and internationally human rights lawyer showed us video of demonstrators being pulled from their homes people being pulled from buildings after the after the sun has set when the curfew is take it a fact and this for many amounts as as human rights abuses so that crackdown the heavy handed crackdown by police and armed forces is one of the main reasons people are so angry and one of the main reasons people continue to take to the city to the streets a peaceful protest. of thousands of people in guinea of once again protested there against the president's bid to change the law in order to stay in power campaigners say alpha condé shouldn't give all the way to a new leader and drop his plan to change the west african nations constitution to enable him to seek a 3rd term 9 people have now been killed in 10 days of protests that these latest

demonstrations were peaceful. they are live from london much more to tell you about . let's get it done and that scum of the. british prime minister boris johnson launches a 3rd paid for a snap election in an attempt to break the right. yes. and a vigil for the 39 people found dead in a container truck in the u.k. we'll tell you about that but if police believe the victims were chinese. hello to still particularly warm in sydney they're enjoying the sunshine mind you not everywhere in australia without the cars enjoying the sunshine given we're still in drag particularly in new south wales and i'll tell you see cloud there on

this picture friday's going to be worst i was in dust devils not much rain in it and look at the temperature regime $36.00 in sydney that's 8 degrees above normal rather more like no we're not labeled the breeze coming off to bite them or 23 in perth in the sunshine so the warm stretch goes from sydney back to the interior and to the west again this southern section all the way through south australia new south wales victoria more or less is prone to the wind direction changing which it will do for saturday melbourne status 1732 in sydney what is still above average just a little bit less hot shall we say no more frightening still there if you get in the atoll be tasmania or to head towards new zealand as this is the direction of all the systems the moment diverted round which the satellite picture bring you showers towards the science all and so that's the pictures we pick it up the forecast therefore is lucky to be at least a cloudy one but only on the tip of the south island for most out looks like sunshine for the next 2 days.

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0 come back the headlines anti-government protests in lebanon have entered an 8th day the capital beirut and other cities in the country have been paralyzed by these demonstrations in a televised address president michel aoun has been speaking out vowing to fight state corruption and saying he's ready to meet with the protesters clashes have erupted between supporters of the bolivian president evo morales and opposition candidate carlos messer often royalist declared victory in sunday's disputed election. chilean president sebastian pinera as announced an electricity price freeze and plans to raise pensions in an attempt to end the week of violent protests across the country demonstrators say they are and we have growing social and economic inequality. here the prime minister boris johnson is asking parliament to vote on an early general election to be held on december 12th in an attempt to resolve the deadlock over his deal to leave the european union johnson says the election would give parliament more time to consider the brics it deal it is his

3rd attempt now to call an early election to similar votes in september because opponents said they wanted to make sure that person could not leave the e.u. without a deal. the way to get brakes it done is i think to be reasonable with parliament and see if they genuinely want more time to study this excellent deal they can have it but they have to agree to a general election on december the 12th needs parker brings us more on the story boris johnson is looking for a general election very much because the government feels boxed in it was forced by m.p.'s to seek an extension to the whole process after m.p.'s back to the moment last month we're expecting the e.u. to come back with exactly how long that extension should be in their eyes you know the germans of the irish are saying that it should be as long as the 31st of january and there's some fear from the government that if it is that long there'd

be so many a moment forced upon the government for instance the idea of possibly including a 2nd referendum or changes to customs arrangements the boisterousness do you would see used to be the deal that he'd agreed with the e.u. ceased to be the deal that appears given a vote recently earlier this week appears to be getting more traction amongst opposition m.p.'s as well it also also knows that the arithmetic in parliament is all off that he's $45.00 m.p.'s short of a majority and that by putting it to the people in the form of a general election an election that he clearly feels that he can win that he will be able to rebalance the arithmetic in favor of his conservative party to get any deal passed comfortably in the british parliament. china's ambassador to the k is saying that it still hasn't confirmed that the 39 dead bodies found in a truck outside london on wednesday with chinese nationals meanwhile a vigil has taken place in the british capital in their memory at the u.k.

ministry responsible for immigration official police are saying they believe the victims were chinese have now been granted more time to question the driver of the truck or in c. has the latest. the belgian and the british authorities say they've noticed a spike in attempts at people trafficking from belgium since the french authorities closed down the camps in cali and dunkirk and so it seems the criminal gangs are looking at belgium instead as a route to the u.k. and apparently are favoring refrigerated containers to put these people in is absolutely hideous as all that sounds politicians over here are expressing their horror and same keep saying much more must be done against these criminal gangs while completely ignoring the facts as human rights organizations keep saying these criminal gangs only make a living out of this because the asylum policies across the european union absolutely terrible and the e.u. keeps trying to put up fences and stop people coming in the 1st place and that's

the reason why it's so lucrative for criminal gangs to exploit people in this way just today that they are this happened east of london the european parliament in strasbourg was asked to pass a resolution to make better search and rescue facilities in the mediterranean where over a 1000 people have drowned this year and that resolution was defeated by 2 votes because the center right in the european parliament allowed itself to the far right to block it and so the european union says it's into human rights while maintaining a policy of trying to stop people coming in and that ultimately is the reason why the criminal gangs are doing so well and people keep dying in this way. and u.s. vice president has sharply criticized china's record on trade and human rights a day ahead of the latest round of trade talks between the wilds to not just economies but my pants also says washington wants a constructive relationship with beijing. under president donald trump leadership

the united states is treating china's leaders exactly how the leaders of any great world power should be treated. with respect yes. but also with consistency. and candor. and in that spirit of candor. i must tell you that in the years since my hudson speech. beijing has still not taken significant action to improve our economic relationship i want house correspondent kimberly how can i as well in advance of the resumption of trade talks between the united states and china u.s. vice president mike pence did not hesitate to take a series of swipes at chinese leaders even as the united states is eager to strike a partial trade deal in advance of the meeting at apec next month in chile the vice president saying that china has not kept its word in terms of the ongoing

intellectual property theft that is hurting america's businesses he also pointed the finger at china saying that the only reason china has had a strong economy at this point is because of u.s. investment but the united states is now looking for a level playing field and will continue to press for fair trade policies that allow american businesses to also flourish well the vice president said that the united states is not seeking confrontation he also said the united states is not willing to stand down no longer willing to turn a blind eye to some of the human rights abuses that have targeted religious and ethnic minorities so the u.s. vice president very strong in his statements well the same time acknowledging that the united states is willing to work with china saying that china has been aggressive but the u.s. will continue to reach out but it expects china to reach back with deeds not words . the european parliament has awarded its annual sakharov prize for human rights to

elam totty economics professor is an advocate of the rights of minority wego muslims engine jan province was jailed for life in 2014 by china on charges of separatism beijing is facing growing international criticism for its treatment of the weak as rights groups say more than a 1000000 we are and the mostly muslim ethnic minorities have been rounded up in internment camps in the province. russia has sent 2 missile defense systems to belgrade for their 1st joint military drills in serbia this marks the 1st time the country's missile systems of participated in a drill outside of russia a comma after the 1st joint russian serbian edge defense axis exercises in september the international red cross has warned of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe at an overcrowded migrant camp in bosnia a camp on the border with croatia has no running water or electricity and no usable

toilets $700.00 refugees and migrants live within the camps 80 leaky tents the red cross has called on the bosnian government to urgently relocate the migrants it says 70 percent of the camps population is suffering from scale while others have untreated broken limbs the principal of a religious school in bangladesh is among 16 people sentenced to death for the murder of a teenage girl 18 year old no strike john had refused to withdraw a rape allegation against the principal who police say ordered her to be killed the perpetrators poured kerosene over john and set her on fire on the roof of the school in april a death sparked public outrage and mass demonstrations prompting the intervention of the prime minister. indian pilgrims will now be able to cross the border into pakistan to visit a sikh shrine in a rare act of cooperation between the 2 nations the agreement introduces visa free access from india to the pakistani border town of qatar poor home to

a temple marking west sikh found a good nun that died india's sikh minority has long sought easy access to the site it comes at a time of major tension between the 2 countries after india revoked the autonomy of indian administered kashmir the remains of spanish dictator francisco franco have been moved from a morsel am to a small family crypt 4 decades after he was buried franco ruled the country for 36 years after a brutal civil war in which an estimated 500000 people lost their lives on a gager sent us this report from the cemetery just north of madrid from on high the helicopters descended to collect the remains of from the school frankel. in life he was known for his iron clad rule who saw his own leadership as a catholic crusade in death you became a relic of autocracy a figure of times prost and a reminder of a troubling era it was a monument to

a man who dominated 20th century spain built on the site that holds one of the biggest mass graves in europe it became known as the valley of the fall and constructed by the forced labor of political prisoners at the time franco is family had resisted the spanish government's decision to move his coffin but despite the pressure from rightwing groups spain's supreme court ruled that the exhumation had to go ahead. it took a lot to get rid of the regime which has taken us almost as long to get rid of its artificial republic hommage there is room for all kinds of opinions on when to carry the sand each one with its own criteria the government to spain amounts to would do it in the moment it was possible to do so little time. yes the moment yes he said. and so the remains of francisco franco arrives at the cemetery yes you may show

a symbolic end of his dictatorship and the end of spain's transition to democracy but even 44 years after his death there are still repercussions being felt the decision to remove the remains provoked a furious reaction from franco's family and reluctance to accept wife so many of the victims' families it was a chance to turn the page in spain's history well you know i had all the victims and their victims and their victims on both sides and we tried to put this in our past and we have not been able to because of this new president because we had put this thing behind us few of the political prisoners forced to build the complex of the valley of the fall and are still alive. with our board north was one of the only 2 who managed to escape the prison there his hope that it can be transformed into a place of reconciliation. possibility the for having more this lived through spain. democracy.

the balkans he has been tainted by all this problems the memories of this turbulent time on never far behind but the exhumation with all its complexities may help to reconcile spain's torment from this era. al-jazeera part of the madrid. it was lost to the world nearly 2000 years ago now one of the most celebrated villas in the roman town is open to the public again house of the bicentenary was submerged under layers of ash after the eruption of mount vesuvius in $7988.00 that's the same event that buried pompei it was rediscovered in 1938 but it's only been in the last 30 years that the intricate mosaics in architectural features have been painstakingly restored.

a recap of the headlines now reuters is reporting that a pentagon official says the u.s. is committed to reinforcing its position in syria the aussies calling additional military assets now that's despite the official u.s. policy of pulling troops out of syria the unnamed official says the aim is to prevent oil fields from falling into the hands of i still it comes as kurdish forces have started retreating from some positions along the turkish border as part of a 6 day ceasefire agreement between turkey and russia but there are still reports of fighting from both sides anti-government protests in lebanon have entered an 8th day now the capital beirut and other cities in the country been paralyzed by the demonstrations in a televised address the president michel aoun vowed to fight state corruption and says he's ready to meet with the protesters most of. the regime cannot be toppled from the streets the regime must be changed through conditional tools now we have

economic models to bring jobs we also have concerns about the economy are you willing to listen to your demands i am waiting for you. clashes have erupted between supporters of bolivian president evo morales and his opponent presidential candidate carlos massa it comes after modest claimed victory in sunday's election accusing the opposition of trying to orchestrate a coup but demonstrates is saying the vote was rigged and are demanding that it should be unarmed. oh protests of again. turned out into the streets of chile in the latest in a series of anti-government protests unfolding there the president sebastian pinera announced an electricity price freeze and plans to raise pensions as the government tries to end a week of violent protests across the country and the u.k. prime minister boris johnson is set was parliament to vote on an early general election to be held on december 12th in an attempt to resolve the deadlock over the deal to leave the european union johnson is saying the election would give parliament more time to consider the deal he negotiated with brussels what i want

he says coming up next reporting from taiwan on how it's confronting china's call to reunite with the mainland. news is happening faster than ever before from different places from different people and you need to be passive backed you need to be able to reach people wherever they are and that means being across all social media platforms this is where our audience lives as well as in front of a t.v. they're on the smartphone they're on the tablet they're on their computer. and that's the way al-jazeera is a volved into a true media network. that's the winds of forming in taiwan. for 70 years teil we need to live under self rule but now china is calling on the island to reunify with them

or face the consequences lawyer or hurt our own worthing to. be awash in the. d.d.r. all she does if china is willing to use a miniature e means to go against taiwan i think the people understand that they are fighting the good china is to automate way to go. what i want to investigates taiwan's results remain independent in the face of china's growing determination to regain control. od.

a new generation of taiwanese nationalists dark waters sing along to a choose written by communist china. leading the charge pretty lame. and of. independence activist from flying in china. also used to be a member of taiwan's parliament i. have a close to the so-called red line across it by taiwan declaring independence is to invite military invasion now the communist leaders in beijing are confronted by death metal diplomacy. i try to lead china and the world understand

was there young people in taiwan think that maybe it will peace china all. pretty lame just the political power of a generation that increasingly identifies themselves as taiwanese not chinese. silden to them and off the back of a 2014 mass protest called the sunflower movement students fearing by the influence successfully the government plans to close and try ties with china. 2014. move. these shows taiwan young people would never want to be a part of china in the future. i

. was like you to be that. people. i feel that i. feel that 2nd chance. the war on. terror goes i think the audience are with me. some of the taiwanese based final preparations for a very different kind of. leg. to stand trial by taiwan's military is a full dress rehearsal for catastrophe. fighting off and by china's people's liberation. front page.

taiwan's being selfless 70 years since chiang kai shek and its national army fled here after losing china's civil war to the communists. about aging be on an easel unfinished business. let's just say let's see scription is being nice try a fish an old force pilot seems some of the next gen troops doesn't appeal to. much of his air is now outdated the troops outnumbered. the u.s. is promising billions of dollars worth of you tanks fighters and missiles but they'll still be no match for china.

china is building warships and i'm the president of rights for peace time and it's night he is now challenging us dominance. this is all about showing by doing that if i ever did really try to win by this it would be brutal it would be bloody and there would be a massive economic and political process but this is just one aspect is also the hearts and minds and the reason i've come here is to answer the question do the people of the cylons have the will to keep standing china's pressure. to. find. these days rock stuff ready and lose to a very different. it's campaign season he's up for re-election in

2020 and needs to reach the generation gap. guys illness is now down to 30. 8 i didn't you know do you say yeah i'm going to. go and i really i think most of the young people recognise me goes i'm a singer in a rock band and all their citizens may recognise me because i'm a politician as an independent radio scott of the coalition that supports the democratic progressive party the government is the balancing support for independence with the diet consequences of pushing china. so just so you see joseph who is taiwan's foreign minister if you believe in democracy i think the people here already say we are not interested in unification

with china but of course we understand our responsibilities in preventing war from taking place on our part and. all the current government ever since 2016 when we took over we are taking a very prudent approach toward china we tried to prevent china from having on this skews to go after taiwan many charities. are lately on the streets of the capital time high a reminder taiwan's to secure a little. i .

lease since the wall and the island still are pays for chinese attack. anyway right bills now have an emergency china's growing arsenal of missiles could have literally the city with just a few minutes warning. this is really eerie i'm going to cite this bustling metropolis this just seems to a ghost town when they say right sorry again literally the tropical storm not a big part of driving everybody inside but when they are being told by the police that we need to go inside as well lynn you and practice. genuine fine clothes police woman spells out the rules. get. out that. lightning rod experience and it was a pretty it was take it pretty seriously you're looking.

live live live that public can see. everything like that he would. have. after half an hour he'll clean sounds and life for most goes on. ferdie i'm going to see you this is quite an office. expected. david bowie on the wall yeah i tried to remain as a musician to study liam has taken an unconventional path to politics aside from his death metal he also led amnesty international in taiwan. so you've got a rock star background. on your wall what on earth do you think in beijing they

make it. i don't think they're like me. pretty lame says the immediate threat comes not from beijing soldiers storming out these pictures telling taiwan open revealing the media was nothing like. it was a member of parliament staff and some security committee he warns some news outlets with links to china this week pushed a defeatist message that unification is inevitable. i worry about it very much especially in the last 2 or 3 years that i can see the media got billions of dollars from china they tried to brainwash taiwanese people

and tried to. make images and china they try to avoid to people to know what happened in tibet and. in the course of last year. we have seen the chinese is also engaged in this information campaign against various government institutions to create distrust in the government and to create a distrust in the democratic institutions is it working. we warry because it's being deeply entrenched. there's no doubt that is why gene and intense hops and mines can find here where according to the taiwanese weapons a fight and lots of mine land cash especially in the context i want to call is a former canadian intelligence officer who stepped out of the shadows. 5 high priced security and it's

a huge intellectual challenge you know to try to connect the dots and make sense of what's going on.