billeted. not only animals. to. the market. to conservation. this is d.w. news live from berlin anti-government protesters in hong kong kick off a new mass rally to find stern warnings from china. was. thousands taking to the streets for a 9th straight weekend previous protests turned violent after clashes with police

also coming up. 5 years ago so-called islamic states trying to exterminate the yazidi people of iraq now work begins to open mass graves in the hopes of finding those who vanished without a trace. and women in saudi arabia again the freedom to travel without the consent of a male relative the new laws are considered a major step for women's rights in the kingdom but conservatives oppose the loosening of the traditional guardianship system. i marry in evanston and it's good to have you with us another mass anti-government rally in hong kong thousands of people have gathered in one of the major shopping areas in the city center police have called on protesters to take to designated routes to him. violent clashes hong kong has seen months of unrest a triggered by

a controversial extradition law and rest that is now evolved into a wider movement for democratic reforms. i used charlotte charleston pill is in hong kong and she joins us now for the latest so charlotte tell us what is happening where you are right now mariana another protest is getting underway today the latest in weeks of protests hearing home kong which have been turning increasingly violent now at the moment protestors are still piece who've spoken to a number of the organizers who said that they really do want today to remain calm we've seen children here at this rally so there aren't any great concerns that in the next few hours things will start to get by then but what we are seeing just behind us now is just the the number of people that are here they're in fact looking one of the main roads in this area because there are so many people here

now today is going to be a very pivotal moment in a series of pivotal moments parts of this protest movement will be interesting to see how many people turn up and whether or not things do once again to descend into some of the violence that we've seen over the last week police using rubber bullets tear gas clashes and that's because last week a number of the protesters were arrested and charged with rioting now that is a charge that carried up to 10 years in prison people here now in the 1st big public protest since then it's going to be interesting to see whether or not they are that scared away by that whether or not that's a signal for people to just stay at home or whether they are emboldened angry at what they say is police brutality and an extreme reaction to them on the streets demonstrating for democracy. charlotte charles until reporting for us from hong kong. now u.s. president donald trump has signed an agreement with the e.u.

to increase american beef exports in the block it was a rare bit of positive trade news from the president who hopes to extract even wider concessions from the europeans later this year and it comes a day after the president announced new tariffs on china and move it expected to prolong a trade dispute that's been especially painful for american farmers. after german cars and french wine u.s. president donald trump's most recent beef with the european union was with well beef the u.s. had long found it hard to export its meat across the atlantic after long negotiations trumps announcement on friday sounded like a triumph to the farmers and ranchers listening in the white house. opening markets for our farmers is about more than just an industry it's about a way of life generations of hard work passion and dedication of god to make in america the largest producer of high quality beef anywhere in the world by far

we're proud of our farmers and ranchers we love our farmers and ranchers and with this announcement we take one more step and giving them the level playing field that they have looking they've really been looking forward to this for many many years you folks know that they want a level playing field that's all they want on the subject of level playing fields u.s. farmers and ranchers will also have to change their ways the agreements doesn't mean the e.u. is easing its ban on hormone fed beef at all for u.s. farmers higher exports to the e.u. will make up for market share loss in china that countries slapped import tariffs on u.s. meat in retaliation for trump's tariffs on chinese products. now a look at some of the other stories making news around the world the european union . has nominated crystal. to lead to the international monetary fund and the weeks of impasse among the 28 member states your given is from bulgaria and is the

current chief executive of the world bank traditionally the i.m.f. is led by a european and the united states gets to appoint the president of the world bank. puerto rico has a new governor lawyer pedro pier luigi was sworn in after weeks long protests forced his president sesar to step down here at least he said that the island senate will vote on whether to confirm his position hundreds of people chanted and rang bells outside the governor's mansion to mark the change of leadership. in sudan's military council and the main opposition coalition have finalized the power sharing agreement the constitutional declaration is meant to further pave the way for a transition to civilian rule and khartoum residents took to the streets to celebrate this comes after months of political turmoil and violence. now 5 years ago the so-called islamic states began its attacks on the yazidi religious minority in

iraq a campaign of genocide these images show playing the onslaught of iran's forces in august of 2014 they had to leave without food or water and an estimated 200 children died of dehydration as people descended the slopes of mount sin jar the central home in north western iraq for those left behind life became a nightmare i as fighters raped women and shot the men. though the singe our region was liberated from the so-called islamic state in november of 2015 today many as edis still live in refugee camps and thousands remain unaccounted for our reporter barry get a shock i met some of those still searching for answers. but remembers exactly when he last saw his brother it was august 3rd 2 souls and 14 went together with their

families they fled the approaching i asked fighters his brother tried to find food and was called by the terrorists along with 5 other family members for a long time bashar hoped that his. as i will still a life. longer have any hope there is no more ah yes. not in syria not anywhere and only they would have been able to keep prisoners in. bashar and those left of his family currently live in a refugee camp in northern iraq like many yes they are afraid to go back home afraid of their arab neighbors who they say cooperated with i had. my share and his family provided lots samples to the authorities hoping that the remains of his brother will be found they are haunted by the memories bashar says but still. better to know what happened to my brother. in march iraqi or 30 is together with

the un finally began to exhume the 1st mass graves. many jersey geese came to witness it. desperately seeking closure 5 years after i as killed their man and then slaved their women and children hundreds if not thousands of years he used a belief to be buried here the disinterment began in cultural home town of nobel peace prize winner and the young ruler at herself a nice victim she called on authorities to protect the mass graves and thus the evidence of what the years he's had to endure. but i gather that there is not a single yazidi family that didn't taste the bitterness of this genocide they all lost their loved ones their property and their dreams. blood samples and bones are being tested in the forensic lab in fact that. specialists are trying to identify victims through their d.n.a.

and they are searching for criminal evidence. but time has taken its toll the bones have been exposed to floods fire and fighting it could take years experts say to put cases together but the families want answers soon. as a pause i have to be carried out quickly and not neglected i don't want them to start to consume the graves now and then drag their feet for 2 or 3 years. and to date only 12 out of more than 70 confirmed mass graves have been exhumed recent by fires in the us homeland have already destroyed several grace and each day it is getting harder to identify possible victims and to secure hard evidence for islamic states crimes. saudi arabia has issued a series of decrees granting women more freedoms including the right to apply for

a passport and to travel abroad without permission from a so-called male guardian under the kingdom's guardianship system adult women are considered legal minors and require the consent of a male relative for key life decisions the loosening of the rules is being viewed as a step forward for women's rights though many restrictions still remain. last year women were granted the right to drive soon they will be able to fly wherever they want the government's newest push to modernize the once so rigid patriarchal society is being met with enthusiasm. i am so happy with these decisions because as a saudi woman it will make it easier for me to do my job and travel from one place to another and follow up my exhibitions as an artist on an equal footing with men. while happy about the new law many women still fear they will be bound by family

ties cut out of me and demand that our culture and upbringing will prevent us from travelling without our guardians approval even if it is our rights and today this decision will help develop saudi women and boost them in saudi society despite these changes we're headed by saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon critics say the reforms are at best cosmetic and gender equality remains a distant goal leading women's rights activists remain imprisoned and saudi arabia features consistently in freedom house's list of the worst countries in the world when it comes to human rights abuses. rights and soccer news now endorsement take on arch rivals byron munich and today's german super come the curtain raiser to the new season one for founded back in 1009 and

a church in the city linked to that day continues to play especially. the trinity church in dortmund it was in this holy place the founders of parisians dortmund 1st met tradition dictates that every new development signing visits the church explains cost and how the community manager at trinity church. he's thrilled with this season's new arrivals. has a brand almost i'm hugely excited it will be seeing them played signally doon apart this season. but the new faces will still need to visit the church yulian brant a rising star in german football match totals the former dortmund kept in a world cup winner and torgan has the highly rated playmaker poached from rivals clarke back. drop in some a spending spree has been i catching to say the least and the objective this season is clear on this league champions or bust. let's and after just falling short last

season the squad has seen some big improvements it's great to see but it has to pay off obvious was all. i thought i'm going to say it silly or not we're definitely going to do it this time but i think it will definitely be german champions come the end of the season with a big winning margin over buying the rest of the competition. it's plain to see the belief is back in dortmund a look at the city where football is so much more than a sport. this is even a song about it for many people here in brissie adornment is a religion. if enough people believe it maybe it will come true a nice title could well be on its way to dortmund. the extreme heat wave that hit parts of europe last week has now reached greenland the unusually hot temperatures are excel aerating the melting of the island's ice the filmmaker countered dramatic

images of greenland melting ice sheets last week saw the biggest volume of ice lost in a single day this summer this year's ice loss is on track to rival the previous annual record set in 2012 scientists say the recent high temperatures have been exacerbated by manmade climate change. that's the latest from d.w. news this hour stay tuned for world stories omarion evans dean for me and the entire team thanks for watching. robots are still in the development phase. but it's going to happen when the world . will humans and means for you to peacefully co-exist or are we on the verge of a robot colors. if we just bumble into this totally unprepared with our heads in the

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