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this is d.w. news live from berlin police in hong kong fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters as they defy warnings to cancel the march and block intersections in several parts of the city is fresh demonstrations come out of the cities later vowed not to crown the protesters any concessions google like to hong kong also coming up. a russian opposition politician is arrested as protests flare up again in moscow thousands have been taking to the streets in the past month demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run the city council. and devastation in
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china and tighten mccain about his country's coastline at least 18 people they killed and more than a 1000000 have been forced from their homes but. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program there have been renewed clashes in hong kong between police and pro-democracy activists at least 5 tear gas at protesters who were holding an authorized demonstrations in 2 locations it's the 10th straight weekend of protests that were triggered by opposition to a proposed law that would have allowed extradition from hong kong to mainland china activists held a number of other protest protests earlier in the day that remained peaceful including a sit in at hong kong airport. at the airport protesters assembled for a 2nd day to greet passengers arriving in the city drawing international. to their
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cause saturday morning also saw a rather tranquil rally in support of the pro-democracy movement it brought together families demanding a stable and free future the wave of protests began 3 months ago in opposition to draft legislation to allow suspects in criminal cases to be tried in mainland china but the demands have widened. i'm worried if the extradition law to china is imposed or this movement of ours is a failure my kids might have no democracy or freedom and a lot of things will be taken over by the mainlanders. a group of elderly people also submitted petition letters to the police and the authorities to stop and investigate what they call violence against the protesters especially a clashes in july the monkeys the reputation of the hong kong police was so good for more than a decade but it was completely destroyed on july the 21st i don't know how many years it will take to restore the trust of the people. at the same time there were
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smaller demonstrations in front of several police stations in support of the police people gathered to express their fangs and called on others to say thank you whenever they meet officers on friday various business groups also called on the people of hong kong to support the police and to reflect on the chaos and the economic impact of the protests. the average income of taxi drivers has decreased nearly 40 percent over the past 2 months. i appealed you to stop and think if the situation continues our hong kong really is heading towards a dead end this is probably the kind of thing the communist leadership in beijing wants to hear and wants people around the world to hear as it seeks to boost resistance to the pro-democracy movement in hong kong. dated news t.v. kong is live for us in hong kong phoebe we've been reporting all day about a number of peaceful protests there but now it appears we're seeing
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a return to the confrontations between police and protesters what more can you tell us. all protest this they started their actions peacefully as well where hundreds of posts has to stay together by all sides the main polish station right here white and right next to me in downtown hong kong where police used tear gas to disperse them just like less than an hour and at the poll after the protest down on things still here in any one of their protest area they moved pretty quickly one out of the police with the riot police arrive at the scene and they tried to use force of this press them to evacuate really quickly and move to either their street and a home home by it like taking some public transportation so tonight they're taking attack takes all kind of like lexmark protests all like. a real attack takes 2 to fight against the police offices and now they're moving to and out of this
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church or continue their movement and this is this must be a long night and. so far there is no sign for them too with streets and the actions so far tonight. phebe hong kong thank you for that update. china has issued a red alert to its highest warning off to typhoon like a man made landfall south of shanghai the storm's battered coastal areas bringing heavy rain it's now heading north woods with the country's most populous city in its path 18 people have been confirmed dead so far more than a dozen a still missing and more than a 1000000 have been ordered to evacuate their homes as the typhoon ians. it's one of the most powerful storms to hit china in decades type from the kima battered the country southeast coastline early saturday packing winds of nearly 200 kilometers an hour the typhoon also brought to rental rain. the result floodwaters have
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submerged parts of the province emergency crews have scrambled to rescue residents trapped by the rising water. but the flooding also triggered deadly landslides rescuers are searching for people reported missing and feared trapped under the debris sun shoot when floodwaters come down the mountains on converge areas at the edge of town a seriously affected the idea. ahead of the typhoon is arrival authorities evacuated more than a 1000000 people. thousands of flights were canceled at airports across eastern china and train services were also suspended. the country's economic hub shanghai has so far got off lighter than areas further south reporting high winds but no major damage. still authorities ordered the shutdown of some tourist attractions i know and before i came here i had no idea that a typhoon was headed this way we had to change our plans because of the storm and.
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the came as expected to weaken as it moves further north but forecasters warn the storm could cause more flash flooding and landslides. and let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 60 people have died in tanzania after an overturned fuel truck exploded people in east african nation was siphoning petrol from the vehicle at a busy intersection when the blast happened some reports suggest that cigarette was to blame. a major tornadoes ripped through the tiny western european country of luxembourg at least 14 people were injured as gusts of wind peaking at nearly 130 kilometers an hour tore through the country self well over 100 houses suffered damage neighboring parts of france and germany were also affected. russia's state nuclear agency rasa tom says 5 members of staff were killed on thursday june the testing of a rocket engine i call authorities near the military site in the country's
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northwest reported a brief spike in radiation levels during the accident but there's been no official explanation for why an accident like this would cause a radiation spike because was the little one staying in russia and as president vladimir putin marks 20 years in power tens of thousands of opposition supporters have gathered in moscow calling for democratic local elections the protesters have gathered for the rally out alongside a heavy contingent of riot police they're calling for opposition candidates to be allowed to run in september's moscow city hall elections that's after all of the opposition candidates were ruled ineligible for the poll this is the largest opposition movement in russia since 2012 with police detaining thousands so far this summer. well you could say bull fighting is in the d.n.a. of spain's culture where the battles between man and base are even protected by the constitution it's a tradition only recently resuscitated on the spanish and that of my orca just as
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the blood sport is making a comeback in the ring a feminist set of combatants taking the fight over its future out of the streets. these people are celebrating tonight finally bullfighting is back in your. office then the animal activists shout murder. bullfighting culture or torture i this fight between those for and against plays out before the bulls arrives it is plain 2 years since the last fight in my yorker a grueling 20 minutes per animal lunging toward the red cloth the matador dances with a bleeding animal posing and posturing towards the goring was . was the island's regional authorities had banned bullfighting that was before the spanish constitutional courts decided the practice was
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a part of national cultural heritage that a region could not ban in the capital palm of the left of center government is trying new ways to put a stop to a show by sending building health an animal welfare or thirty's to the arena but none could find regulatory grounds to stop the of it. a new stuff is ready to appear on to the stage by the name of l hughley he killed his 1st bull at the age of 14. tickets are selling by the thousands in power. we have grown up with this we've been watching both fighting from an early age or not and that it must be respected this is a spanish tradition and there are no. it's like with animals that we hunt for food which we also kill it's the same so a little bit of suffering but that's the way it is and that's why we hunt them i.e. dakota said oh on the other hand says that on
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a modern island like my yorker bullfighting should not be tolerated. this is he then was just how do we really need this violence and blood to be entertained this hurts me as someone who lives on this island and it hurts me as a person. and yet the spectacle continues the method though is a game carried triumphant from the arena to excited fans kerry to once more into the my your can. in the tennis american serena williams moved into the semifinals of the rogers company by beating naomi a sucker of japan it was a much more quiet affair compared to the u.s. open encounter the 2 had last year when williams had many words with the umpire in this match up williams led early on in the 1st set winning it 63 in the 2nd 23 time grand slam champion continued to dominate but then had a bit of a scare when she ran into the net net popal post while trying to chase down and
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suck a drop shot at in her right arm and the less she played on also taking the 2nd set 64 williams will now mate check on fire 3 shots of a. second alan while the english premier league got underway on friday german football fans will have to wait one more week for the bundesliga to start in germany this season's managerial merry go round means there are new changes new faces in charge at several clubs begging the question just how hard a task that these newcomers have ahead of them. bundesliga coach a dream job and a lucrative one but only 18 people have the privilege for the new ones it can be a daunting task before the anticipation is overwhelming were other see a risk i see an opportunity. a team start with rookies as bundesliga head coaches that's normal for the 3 recently promoted squads but for the established teams it's a new trend the coaches are under more pressure than ever to win and we want to
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establish ourselves in this league is the missing means not having anything to do with the places as vast as possible marco rosa faces loftier expectations he reached the semifinals of the europa league with austrian squad salzberg last campaign now he's tasked with changing the style of last season's 5th place side mention gladbach better results plus a champions league place would be nice to me i think the guys are ready to give it their all and showed me that the last 4 or 5 weeks the guys are tough at the heels if you are already practicing intensive one on ones in training. wagner at shock and has a similarly tough task after finishing 14th last season the club wants to show it's changed but there's no money for big new signings they'll have to count on their youth talent. we know that it won't happen overnight or in a week but everybody who has worked hard or has accepted this challenge is ready to
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go for. the new job can boost a career or and it suddenly some new coaches have to learn that the hard way. is dull and domenico to death just to name a few. dortmund already have one trophy in the cabinet this year after winning the super competent spyin and they're off to a flying start in their quest for a 2nd winning in the 1st round of the german cup marco royce opened the scoring early in the 2nd half as dortmund dispatched 3rd leg hurting and cas added a 2nd on 17 minutes to round off a comfortable 2 nil away win. in saudi arabia nearly 2 and a half 1000000 people have gathered named mecca to take part in one of islams holiest rituals. today pilgrims are gathering at the sacred hill of mount ara fat to beg for forgiveness for their sins believers are expected to make a pilgrimage once in their lives if they're healthy and hopeful to do so they wear
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white to signify the equality of the faithful. you're watching news from berlin up next world stories and some of the best reporting from the past few days stay tuned for that and i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour it's d.w. thanks for joining. me. the world is doing or soon. more of this catastrophe it's a lot of problems. to global 3000 talk to a team of british researchers who take a more optimistic view. the world is not always a good place but it's much much better than it was out.

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