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this is the news live from berlin protesters are back on the streets of hong kong fire bombs and tear gas fly as clashes resume between authorities and activists and approach china supporters of stepped up their actions by tearing down pro-democracy messages we'll hear from our correspondent in hong kong and we are doing this to wait us out we are doing things to get them to access. we just say are you. following huge global demonstrations calling for action on the climate
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crisis. and others are holding the 1st ever used climate summit at the united nations. i'm nick spicer welcome to the program clashes have broken out in hong kong again in another weekend of pro-democracy protests police have been trying to disperse a protest of several 1000 people in the new territories earlier they used tear gas and brandished firearms while protesters threw molotov cocktails and started fires protestors richey retreated and then regrouped at a shopping mall where there rally is ongoing and in that mall is a journalist mathias a building or can you tell us what the situation is like where you're at right now . yeah protesters have moved to this place union long this is where
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2 months ago exactly today 2 months ago and most of the white clad people seemingly belonging to one off the try it saw several try it's here in hong kong attacked commuters and protesters and people are gathering here to commemorate this they are earlier today there was a march as you said and as we have seen. ended in clashes a very short but intense battle between the police and the protesters with fire bombs being thrown at the police and then answering with these non-lethal bullets rubber bullets and tear gas of course some arrests were being made now everybody is here it is not not quiet as you can maybe hear but not violent either so. this is where things are happening now we've heard about these lenin walls being defaced by pro china probe aging people can you tell us about
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their significance. yeah after the protests spread out to the whole city off to spreading out from the administrative center to the districts people have set up these lenin was whether to post its and posters with their messages and probe aging groups target these lenin was cleaning them up that often leads to clashes although i haven't heard of. people clashing in these locations today maybe the most. difficult situation is that the man who called for cleaning up these walls today is actually a pro beijing lawmaker who seems to have close ties to these people who attacked 2 months ago the protesters here he's a bit of a controversial figure people accusing him of collaborating with a try it's against the protest. so today is kind of a day well this comes together we had like to just take
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a step away from the politics for a moment ask you about the economics of this ongoing demonstration has there been any kind of financial consequence to the demonstration or is any foreseeable. oh yes and you can see here at this mall is closed today this might be a minor issue but. tourists from mainland china are avoiding hong kong this used to be a big business. people come here to shop because the value of the quality of products and home. so retail sales are down tourism is down by quite a big percentage 40 percent on das month and last month was already weak and. also rumors that kept doing all it off although i have not seen a confirmation that this right now and the number 2 which degree this is happening but investments are being postponed by western companies ok and it is thanks but.
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and it is being called the biggest protests in response to the climate crisis an estimated $4000000.00 people have taken part in demonstrations in almost every country around the world demanding politicians act immediately to stop runaway climate change from the start the movement has been led by young people and they're keeping up the pressure today holding the 1st ever youth climate summit at the united nations in new york. they believe to be the largest climate protests in history. tens of thousands in new york join millions around the globe their message it is now to act. on wall street's doorstep the girl who's become the voice of a generation right now. this is an emergency our house is on fire
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was the and it's not just the young people's house we only live the air it effects all of us to months large sixes of brazil have been a black eyes of the amazon fires with the focus of so polish protest. demonstrate his anger was directed chiefly at president have both in our us government it's accused of allowing big agribusiness to burn the forests and turn it into farmland. it will call but i worry about the destruction of the amazon that's happening at the moment. also gnarls government isn't combating it because his supporters started the fires. of the world's great in the good or appealing to adults to join children in this movement. in mexico nobel laureates joined young people at a protest in the country south east columbia's former president warning that
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climate change is now a greater threat the nuclear weapons 8. we are united in calling for an end to the era of fossil fuels and we're demanding climate justice for all. such woods for example that the united nations in new york. and. their secretary general antonio good chance rang a bell to mock the international day of peace to die this year's event is devoted to the risks which climate change poses to hominy around the world. cities across germany have also seen mass protests organizers said more than a 1000000 turned out to demand action on climate change meanwhile german chancellor angela merkel's government has responded by announcing a 50000000000 euro climate protection plan methyl admitted the country will not reach its climate goals in 2020 but said it will by 20. 30 the new measures include a charge on carbon dioxide emissions which may push up the price of gasoline an oil
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heating plane travel should become more expensive while transport costs will be lower for those using public transport and trains and electricity development is to be stepped up. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world the 1st keg of beer has been tapped as the mayor of this year's october fest more than 6000000 people are expected to attend the 2 week event in the southern german city of the world's biggest party it started more than 2 centuries ago. police in paris have used tear gas to disperse yellow vest protesters the french capital was placed under high security as hundreds of people started marching the movement began last year to protest a fuel tax but soon gave voice to widespread anger with the government. an unusual sight in egypt on friday night anti-government protesters taking to the streets of cairo alexandria and other cities such demonstrations have become very
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rare in egypt following a crackdown on dissent under president. who took power in 2013 the latest protests were prompted by allegations of corruption against the military which the president has denied. crowds gathered in cairo's tahrir square chanting leave. police broke up the event with tear gas and made several arrests. ruth michaelson is a journalist covering the middle east from cairo and she joins me on the line what have you seen and heard about these protests. well we see video evidence of protests in downtown cairo in tahrir square. in the cities of alexandria and suez and also rural areas like i get that done more and more hell are these protests took the form of a small groups of people openly chanting to the fall of the regime against president. as you mentioned it's extremely rare and in some cases even tearing
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down posters of sisi and defacing them and what are they angry about specifically. well these chants were against sisi personally they were demanding that he leave and they also chanting against his military government but ensure these protests are allegations of corruption that come from an exiled military contractor. based in saying so there's a thread running through these protests of average egyptian saying that they are poorer than they were several years ago but they see that the government is getting richer and feeling that institute with these allegations of corruption can you tell us a little more about mohammed ali who he is what he's been doing to give us his message or his version of events out. so much of it is a former military contractor and wilson. is based in spain and he's been releasing
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daily for the past couple of weeks sharing what he says is previously confidential information showing that the military and. in particular have been misusing military funds and public funds in order to build grand palace which sisi and the military both denied. and so he called on egyptians yesterday after the end of the football match to go out into the streets and to make their discontentment so what we saw was mixed rare example of unions today is rare because it's risky is that it. extruding the rift this is a country where an estimated 60000 political prisoners are i'm past people who protest openly in st it's a rest or a form of state sponsored violence people who are arrested are expected to be tortured and held incommunicado for long periods which has been the trend with
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prisoners in egypt since 2030. protesting it's essentially all it's illegal the ministry of interior here queues at least if i can of protesting without prior permission and arrested them yesterday there are expected to be more arrests and there are also expected to be more protests in the coming days. journalist ruth michaelson in cairo thanks for that to the u.s. state of nevada now and a disappointment for people hoping to get a glimpse of extraterrestrial life a student had posted an event on facebook inviting people to storm at the state's secretive area 51 military base which is long rumored to house government secrets about u.f.o.'s and aliens well despite millions on facebook indicating they would join the rave the turn out didn't quite live up to the hype. yes there was some revelers a few outlandish costumes but just not many earthlings and definitely no flying
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sources at the perimeter fence of this remote military base after an overwhelming response on social media only a 100 people showed up there were truly and fine it's worth author of the incredible that you wouldn't believe it on earth you thought for me. although believe are there are aliens there are. but far from catching a glimpse of each seat the much hyped raid was what some party goers wanted to see the most we came out to seek out of people make a run for it. why would you ever miss this a bunch of random people in weird costumes standing outside of a government base. why would you want to miss that that's a one more lifetime experience. the us air force around the top the security around area $51.00 ahead of the event is the nevada test and training range where it tests
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spy planes and trains star of the site was so secret that the u.s. government to come till 2013 to admit it even existed. just a few people were detained and at the end of the night new aliens were freed the secrets that area $51.00 holds are still under wraps seems like the truth is still out there. and we will keep those secrets from you as regards football in the bundesliga shall kept up their revival under new coach wagner as the months to one in friday's bonus league game the pick of the goals came in the 89th minute i mean i read curling the ball home to seal the points that strike a shot of the 3rd league victory in a row which puts them a level with 2. topping rb that's it.
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