thousands of amazon workers walked off the job at seven facilities on thursday morning to protest against what they say is unfair treatment over pay and working conditions. this comes after the company refused to negotiate with the union over a labour contract. workers in cities including new york, atlanta and san francisco took part in what the teamsters union called the largest ever strike against the firm, with demonstrations at hundreds of warehouses across the country. yet amazon, one of the largest us employers, said its services would not be disrupted during the crucial holiday shopping period. it also said that they don't directly employ the teamsters�* members on strike. the retail giant — which denies the employees�* claims of unfair practices — has long faced criticism of its working conditions and been the target of activists. the teamsters union, with more than1 million members overall, is well—known for winning contracts for

members at firms such as ups. the union says other sites may join the effort. live pictures now, as chinese president xijinping is speaking at the inauguration of macau�*s new government. let�*s take a listen. translation: hong kong and macau, since their return to the motherland, experience tells us maintaining the long—term prosperity of hong kong and macau, and continue to promote the adequate implementation of one—country, two—system principle, adhering to the following four points. first, we must adhere to the principle of one country, and make good use of two systems.

we should always adhere to the principle of protecting national sovereignty and national sovereignty and national security. these are the top priorities. to implement the central government�*s full administration over macau, at all times, we must not forget about this principle. we need to fully protect the high degree of autonomy of the sar. we need to comprehensively implement the principle of one—country, two—systems. hong kong people administer macau. macau people administer macau. so the principle of high degree of autonomy must not be changed. must be protected. we

have to make sure that the one—country, two—systems will not be distorted. second, we have to maintain the high level of security, and that is the basis for high quality of development. security and safety are the prerequisites for development, are the bases for development, are the bases for development. and while development is the basis for security. so, both should go hand in hand. we need to change the stability and the harm —— treasure the stability and the harm armany we have now. we need to focus our effort into developing the economy. we

should constantly find new growth points for development. third, we have to make the best of our unique advantages. we need to be connected to the motherland. we should also be connected to the world. we need to take a position of open—mindedness and tolerance to enhance our global influence and attractiveness so that hong kong, china and macau —— hong kong—china and macau—china will become international brand names. and these brand names will shine even brighter, and integrate this into our national development strategy and integrate into our nations of royal development, and a new environment, a new global

environment, a new global environment, play better role as the bridge between china and the world. fourth, we must emphasise the core values. the love—china, love—hong kong, love—china, love—hong kong, love—china, love—macau — these are the core values. to promote cultural integration, cultural exchanges, to bring all efforts together. and we should act as the bridge to promote understanding, communication, between china and the world. applause dear friends, applause dearfriends, dear applause dear friends, dear compatriots, for now — and also for the

future — for the significant period in the future — with the very crucial period for the development of china and the regeneration of the chinese nation, one—country, two—systems has also entered a new era. to make sure that hong kong and macau will develop even better and make even more contribution for strengthening our nation for the rejuvenation of the chinese nation. and these are the mission, the new term of macau—sar government should lead all sectors in the community, should lead all walks of life. to seize

opportunities and seek development, to shoulder responsibilities, to bring the advantages of one—country, two—systems into full play, constantly promote high—quality development of one—country, two—systems. here, iwould like to make four wishes — or you can call requirements. first... as we heard there, chinese president xijinping reaffirming the commitment to one—country, two—systems, saying it was entering a new era. he reiterated safety and security and also talked about cultural integration between the mainland as well as with macau. xijinping was wrapping up macau. xijinping was wrapping up a three—day visit to the territory to mark the 25th anniversary of macau�*s handover

from portugal to chinese rule. there�*s been a flag—raising ceremony. it was also to inaugurate the new premier, the only candidate in the october leadership race, receiving 99% of votes from the 400�* person committee. we also understand the chinese leader is urging the chinese leader is urging the world�*s biggest gambling hub to play a bigger role in the international stage, calling on the territory to change and innovate — macau, the only place in china where gambling is legal. its economy is heavily dependent on the casino industry. as we head towards the end of the year, it�*s a good time to look back on what have been the hottest topics online. according to google, the cost of living and extreme weather were the most widely searched subjects in the asia—pacific region. elections were also popular in searches, as half of the world�*s population went to the polls. google�*s yolyn ang has been tracking all the latest search trends.

we saw a variety of topics across searches. in singapore and malaysia, it was for grants. in countries like australia, the searches took in biy terms — for example, how to repair my car on my own, or how to tune a car. i think we can see that as an example of individuals looking to search to find information to help them get by and tune up things on their own that they otherwise would pay for. you also mentioned _ otherwise would pay for. you also mentioned extreme heat being one of the search items. how are people trying to limit the impacts of climate change through their searches? i the impacts of climate change through their searches? i think excessive heat, _ through their searches? i think excessive heat, heatwaves - l excessive heat, heatwaves — these terms were certainly prevalent across a variety of apac countries — philippines, even singapore — folks were looking for ways and information to mitigate that. in india, one of the most interesting searches was coming up interesting searches was coming up that was in the "things near

me" categories, people were searching for the air quality index, basically finding ways and practical information to be able to navigate the excessive heat safely. and that�*s it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching.

hey, i�*m lola with the catch up. tonight: france�*s mass rape trial. unwell network�*s latest signing. and fi�*s got a new star. in france, the mass rape trial which shocked the world has come to a close. dominique pelicot has beenjailed for 20 years afterjudges found him guilty of the aggravated rape of his ex—wife, gisele. the 72—year—old drugged and organised the repeated rape of ms pelicot by strangers over a ten—year period.

50 other men have also been sentenced. outside court, gisele pelicot thanked her supporters. megan thee stallion has filed a request for a restraining order against tory lanez. lanez is currently serving a ten—year prison sentence for shooting her. megan is accusing him of continuing to harass her online from behind bars. lanez�*s lawyers told bbc newsbeat the claims were "ridiculous" and "the truth will be revealed in court". comedian and podcaster grace o�*malley is joining alex cooper�*s unwell network. recently, o�*malley quit barstool sports and her podcast plan bri which she co—hosted with former best friend brianna chickenfry. and in f1 news, new zealand�*s liam lawson has been promoted to red bull. the 22—year—old will be max verstappen�*s team—mate for the 2025 f1 season.

time now to ten seconds of a thief who felt he�*d been wronged. police in newjersey are searching for two suspects caught on a doorbell video camera stealing a parcel. but one was seen returning days later to complain after the video was posted online. you�*re all caught up. have a great night!

hello, and welcome to sportsday. i�*m betty glover. it was a chaotic game, but tottenham survive a manchester united scare to edge into the semi—finals of the english league cup. the club�*s takeover saga is over, with the friedkin group providing fresh hope at goodison park. fury�*s face—off — his press conference with oleksandr usyk ends with a ten—minute stare into each others eyes. with a ten—minute stare into each other�*s eyes.

hello, and welcome along to the programme. we�*ll start with the english league cup, where tottenham just about survived a manchester united comeback to win 4—3 and progress to the semi—finals. spurs were 3—0 up at half—time and cruising, before united got themselves back into the game. the bbc�*s football correspondentjohn murray was watching. this was the second consecutive 4-3 this was the second consecutive 4—3 in this stadium as, here, tottenham reach their first semifinal under ange postecoglou. on a bad night for the goalkeepers, manchester united�*s bayinda parried out a shot to fire in the first, and an already exciting match swung spurs�* way early in the second half as first kolesevsky made it 2-0, half as first kolesevsky made it 2—0, and the crowd were

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