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day. good to have you with us liberia is poised for its first peaceful. victory in the west african countries. liberia is africa's oldest modern republic

but its last. hundred forty four since then the country has been devastated by a civil war that ended in two thousand and three. to the cheers of jubilant supporters liberia's new president weeps tears of joy. george weah has waited a long time for this moment after past election defeats this time he's won a landslide victory. supporters on the streets celebrate the triumph of the rags to riches candidate at. the close early in the korean is not a kid to own up to it is their mandate to obama's side to the reality present to the euro the way. we are has long

been a familiar face to liberians born in a slum he shot to soccer stardom in the one nine hundred ninety s. playing for europe's top clubs since retiring he's been active in liberian politics for over a decade. in this year's elections he stood as a candidate of change running against outgoing vice president joseph barak i. we as promises to fight corruption and boost the economy went down well with voters well enough to dispel concerns about his running mate jewel howard taylor the ex-wife of former president and convicted war criminal charles taylor. despite rumors that taylor was pulling the strings there was only one name on everyone's lips when the results were announced the old was that we will take the reins from incumbent president ellen johnson

sirleaf in january it will be the first democratic transition of power in the country in over seventy years. ok we're going to take you to the capital monrovia now standing by for us that evelyn. evelyn a big victory for george weah what worked in his favor. well i don't want to seem joy should we as failure is that this election this year all people would say he has gained the support of charity of the country as young people and these young people have has so many expectations like a nation and secondly judge we have people say yes good is somewhat of president so you think about president himself has also has an interest in working with people to make his government went better especially when it comes to join his government so he has the support of president sami that is then

a good thing for him ok. what you're saying he won the young vote the question is what is he promising liberia's wrong young his his critics say his campaign offered very few concrete solutions to the country's problems what can we actually expect from him now. that has been the melting point we have has not played these series how you will go about these different things about corruption he has stressed over and over have been issued about you know education for your people that's why sure you said gladney is going to go systemic and provide free education for the country's population and especially the young people but the defense systems that he will put into play is going to show that there is asses to education which is a serious problem the liberian he says you have to explain the system and the procedures that we don't provide the quality and free education

a system corruption yes promised to fight corruption but how this is where critics are still criticizing him that he should glad to tell the lumbering people how he will go about with these developing issues does the genders of the country ok and evelyn number one other thing that was quite controversial during his campaign his running mate the former wife of charles taylor the worst of liberia's former warlords during its fourteen year civil war is there any suggestion that those warlords could regain influence in liberian politics. one of the issues have been during the campaign where speculation that president to know who's not he was what is the stream but just before the election there's someone goes down already into the government is. there any senate so i'm getting appointed position but the c.d.c. has seventy peaceably that he know way around from one president to another is

going to have any influence in my view this election over into his government but don't know it is also claimed that he has been having a conversation with the from one precedent doing became been p.d.i. but is something that everybody is working out to see and to have judge not do his work and got of where to go for president to law that the law away from one president still is going to have any influence on any take in congress policy but the out of what laws are already in government also i visited when i was in the gym is currently ok so some serious challenges there for the new president evelyn many thanks for that evelyn pat a sad bank reporting for us from monrovia. time now to catch up with some of the other stories making news headlines around the world in new york at least twelve people have died in a fire in an apartment building four others are currently in a critical condition the city's mayor bill de blasio called the blaze in the bronx

neighborhood the worst that new york has seen in a quarter of a century and injure at least fourteen people have been killed by a large blaze in the financial capital mumbai officials there saying the fire started at a popular restaurant and then quickly spread through a four story building more than fifty people have been injured. in peru police have clashed with people demonstrating against a pardon granted to former president alberto for him already thousands of people took to the streets of the capital lima in the biggest protest yet since the pardon was announced to him or he had served less than half of a twenty five year prison sentence. for corruption and human rights abuses. the u.s. company apple has a part apologize for its decision to secretly slow down some of its old i phone models the company says the move was aimed at addressing problems associated with

older batteries critics however have accused apple of slowing down the phones to encourage people to buy new of models as part of its apology the u.s. company is slashing prices on battery replacement it's. now people in italy will be heading to the polls in march of next year to elect a new government that's off the president said that ala dissolve parliament on thursday that move was expected as the country seeks to break its political deadlock but i'm lists fear the march election will do little more than produce more instability. the countdown to europe's next pivotal election begins italy's president signs the document that will dissolve the country's parliament but with the vote expected to be split the country could face a hung parliament and a long period of political turbulence in

a traditional end of year address is silly as prime minister paolo gentle only defended his government's record he said they'd put the economy back on track and were managing the refugee crisis. the transition from criminal migration to the management of migration is possible it lives proving it with a one third reduction in arrival if this year and a seventy percent reduction in arrivals from july until now. but migration is likely to be one of the most divisive issues of the election campaign italy has been one of the main destinations for refugees trying to reach europe that presence has fueled support the populists such as the conservative alliance including a former prime minister silvio berlusconi he's been convicted for tax fraud so cannot become prime minister but he still vowing to make a comeback of sorts then there's the anti establishment five star movement which

remains a sleaze most populous single policy they could shape much of the campaign debate with that often euro skeptic outlook. the third main group in the contest is the incumbent democratic party led by former prime minister matej renzi their support has been hurt by splits in the party and a number of scandals. the election is now set for march if negotiations on forming a new government prove lengthy it could leave a vacuum at the heart of the euro zone's third biggest economy. some sports news for you now face the president gianni infantino has said the governing body's controversial decision to expand the world cup was made to boost the game's global development speaking on thursday at the dubai international sports conference in fun tina said he believed that expanding the tournament from thirty two to forty

eight teams from the year twenty twenty six would give smallest organizations the chance to participate at the highest level. staying in dubai european champions reale madrid have dominated the globe awards which have just been handed out in dubai star striker christian rinaldo winning the best player award his real madrid boss intervenes and don was named best coach and the team itself madrid took the best team award in recognition of the second successive champions league title back in june. now new york's legendary new york new year's eve festivities are just two days away or thirty's busy at the moment putting security measures into place aimed at ensuring that everything stays safe a summer residence the celebrations have already started with a time square tradition that encourages people to leave unwanted memories behind as the new year beckons. these people in new york are ready for

a fresh start it is good riddance day and passers by on times square are invited to shred their bad memories of twenty seventeen some serious. it rest. my life and i want to get rid of it some not so. today is a small farewell to twenty seven thousand here on times square it is said to host hundreds of thousands of revelers in two days for new year's celebrations the security alert is high but authorities aren't warning of any specific threats. terrorists regard new york as the exact kind of place they want to disrupt and new yorkers respond consistently with strength and resiliency we saw after the two attacks in the fall concrete blocks and sand trucks have been put up to stop

vehicles from speeding into crowds visitors to times square it will have to pass through a number of checkpoints along the way and snipers on top of buildings will be assigned to eliminate any threats the n.y.p.d. and our partners are well prepared is going to be one of the most well policed best protected events and one of the safest venues in the entire world the aim is to leave visitors with no worries as the ball prepares to drop. and usher in a fresh start to twenty eighteen. well in the meantime large parts of the northern united states are in the grip of basically cold weather at the moment weather forecast is saying there will be no change for the days to come in the town of hamburg for instance in new york state the icy temperatures have seen parts of lake erie freezing with ice also forming around the surrounding trees and anxious. a quick reminder the top story for you in

liberia george weah has been elected president it's the first time in over seventy is that the west african country will see a transition of power from one democratically. elected leader to a. loss at the top of the hour as ever now though it's time for a documentary on the capital of malta valetta that's up to it that's up next here on. nicky has no children which makes her feel worthless and incomplete. in a society that expects them to be children this is a burden many married childless women suffer from a very personal film about the suffering of childless women in niger the fruitless

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