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respect. this is g.w. news wife from berlin tonight at the u.n. climate summit in an impassioned teenager calling out world leaders. we like the beginning of a new experience just think what you can talk about isn't money and fame tales of economic growth how did you. leave hong killer young activist challenges the
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german chancellor and other world leaders to stop the livery empty words and to finally take action to stop climate change also coming up we have a deal germany france italy and malta reach an agreement on who will accept migrants rescued from the mediterranean and where those migrants will live and they do that here it says police of murdering people but in fact the protests is a very aggressive the police are just maintaining law and order. another sawin of the protests in hong kong ex police officers are say their brothers and sisters in blue have done great work to keep the peace despite allegations of police brutality . i'm burnt off it's good to have you with this we begin tonight with. trying to save
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the world as we know it leaders are convening in new york for a global climate summit at the united nations german chancellor angela merkel today saying that her country will double its spending to combat climate change u.s. president don trump meanwhile made a surprise appearance today after reports that he was planning to skip the summit by the end question star of the event so far you see her right there has been the swedish teen activist gratitude bag she sailed across the atlantic on the 0 carbon emissions boat to get to new york before the leaders took to the stage today to bear gave an impassioned address accusing them of speaking empty words here is her message this is all wrong. i shouldn't be up here. i should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. yet she will come to us young people for hope how dare you. you have still in my
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dreams my childhood with your empty words and yet i'm one of the documents people are suffering people are dying and tired ecosystems are collapsing we are in the beginning of a mass extinction and what you can talk about is money and fairy tales of is telling us economic growth how did you. 6 write there was good to make there at the united nations earlier today we're joining us for more from new york is our correspondent on xander phenomena good evening to you alexandra so. she had one question today for leaders from around the world how dare you i mean to have her words and they already made an impact. well you write that her speech was very emotional and this emotional address and
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you can really literally hear her outrage and anger and alert in her voice and this speech was meant to shock the audience and to galvanize the world leaders into action and the audience applauded and they were impressed and then either by a leader or started to pledge to do more to come that's climate change and to be committed to more ambitious plans goals but of course we have to mention that those speeches were prepared ahead of the summit and that every leader came here to new york to present a plan that was ahead of the summit and we have also we have to say that. she was right saying that many governments here are connected with the oil and gas industries and that many leaders use terms like economic
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growth or job security to excuse themselves from doing more to combat climate change you make a good point there that the the speeches delivered by leaders today they were prepared written before the event today but one unexpected event was the u.s. president don't want trump appearing at the summit how did his presence go down. well it was for an interesting moment when president trump's neat into the general assembly everyone was surprised to listen to what angle of merkel had to say and the prime minister of india what pledges they made and it was really difficult to interpret his periods here was he trying to show that he's interested in was he over was he trying to show that you know there is something like this meeting taking place and i come by it but i don't think that that really matters what was
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very clear was the reaction in the audience when former new york city mayor michael bloomberg view and special invoice for climate thing to president for his visit saying that he hopes that the conversations in the general assembly would help president try to formulate climate postings and the whole audience laughed at that so it was clear that president at this woman moment was isolated at least with regards to the topic climate change yeah it's true we go so caught a glimpse of growth that soon barragan her reaction when she's soul double truck walk in the room you have been talking to climate scientists there alexander. are they hoping for more to be expecting to come out of this summit some of them told us that it's just empty words that there are very disappointed some of them told us that they hope that there will be at least sort of message
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a signal to live up to the promises already made and to go because we are not going to meet this goal of keeping the temperature. well below 2 degrees celsius and others also told us that they were afraid that all their leaders can follow the example of donald trump and just not do enough or do nothing or the corresponding alexander phenomenon in new york city at the united nations alexander thank you. fears some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world are france germany and britain have issued a joint statement saying that iran is responsible for a recent attack on saudi oil facilities this so winds them with washington on the issue on the sidelines of the un general assembly the 3 leaders today urged iran to avoid provocation and instead choose diable israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met with his political rival by the guns after calling for
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a unity government israel's president has invited both of the men to meet with him after recent elections failed to provide a clear winner both sides have been looking for coalition partners to form a majority but so far come up short. for here in europe leaders meeting in malta have reached a deal on how to resettle migrants rescued from the mediterranean the agreement is aimed at easing pressure on southern european union nations and it will be presented to other e.u. member states next month they're hoping to resolve one of the most contentious issues that the e.u. has faced in recent years. on land at last in malta migrants rescued off the coast of libya a finally able to disembark on european soil in many cases asylum seekers have been stranded at sea for weeks while e.u. countries argue about who will take them. here has wrangled for years over what
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should happen to migrants rescued at sea the use dublin agreement states that migrants must seek asylum in the 1st country they reach and that has been a major bone of contention for european countries that border the mediterranean. now a deal struck by germany france italy and finland could finally see an end to the route that the redistribution of migrants rescued in the mediterranean. it's a plan that would take the burden of italy and malta and for seize the swift relocation of migrants to other e.u. members part of the plan could see germany taking in a quarter of those migrants to help process that asylum applications. the people that are brought onto land have to be redistributed to kind of their security status can be determined through a process of interviews but it's impossible to determine their legal status in such
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a short 4 week period so their right to asylum is for example what will be decided in germany. these are just the bones of the plan that will be put to the e.u.'s other interior ministers at a wide a summit in october for now at least there's hope that could soon be an end to the days when rescue ships packed with desperate people turned away from europe's ports . hong kong has seen 16 straight weekends of pro-democracy protests and the battle on the streets of been matched by a battle for hearts and minds' demonstrators say that the city stands with them government officials insist however that a silent majority exists one that's opposed to the protesters demands the w. news has been speaking with 2 retired police officers in that pro-government camp joseph it has agreed to meet us although he says he does not trust the press so we'll mind recording our conversation ok he is
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a retired police officer and a staunch supporter of the hong kong government side in the current crisis the side that he feels is not represented accurately in most news outlets. i start awarding the nails. since try. watching just a white or newsman part but you know because i can still get in touch what was happening from all those messages from my friends. the longer the protests last the most strident from both camps refused to communicate with each other internet forums are shaping and polarizing opinions in each group rumors and conspiracy theories abound and when both sides meet things often get our. own. alfred wong is also a retired police officer when he walks through his neighborhood it is hard for him
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to miss messages from the anti government protesters they have set up a so-called lennon wall near his home. so while they do that here it says police are murdering people but in fact the protesters a very aggressive the police are just maintaining law and order tot. mom has just returned from a long stay abroad and says he doesn't recognize his city anymore. in his spare time he sometimes helps out at police stations as a volunteer handing out food and drinks to the front line offices and while he says he understands demands for greater democracy he doesn't think they're realistic. i'll call that you think is our legitimate i used to serve in the colonial police force case algarve in the british government could decide on everything cadwell hong kong belongs to china case at pase there are problems at the hong kong government can't solve it makes sense that by jing intervenes i don't buy
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a woman. but fewer and fewer hong kong as a willing to accept beijing zokora team and the clashes between police and protesters escalating with petrol bombs and bricks thrown by radical protesters and police being accused of deliberately hurting demonstrators and passes by. in a recent poll almost 3 quarters of respondents said that they thought police was using excessive violence joseph also started his career in colonial times does not agree at my time we are taught that when. rioters are for owing petrol bomb it you'll. shut them if live rounds. but now i think they are doing a great job in the sense that they are. deadly strain he's glad he says that
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he is not on active duty anymore. aren't german soccer now abundantly a match day 5 came to a close with a monday night clash between both sport and hope and hind the end to end action kept fans on the edge of their seats but there wasn't enough for a winner as the game ended in a one all draw all. colesberg unbeaten going into the game but that record looked on death threats early on when sebastian rudy killed in a peach of a shot in the 6 minutes. it was the perfect way for rudy to mount his 200th bundesliga game for hoffenheim. vosburgh responded before half time when a cheeky backheel from vote vaiko sets up at me and mehdi. the forward rounded off a smart move from the hosts hammering the ball past all of a palm and in the hoffenheim go the sides went into hostile and level after the break both teams pushed for a winner with hoffenheim going closest 3rd christophe down got
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a flying say from power pav and can't hit a 11 and that's how it stayed both sides taking it is a point from the encounter. where you're watching t w news still to come a half a 1000000 travelers worldwide left stranded after the sudden collapse of tour operator thomas cook dream vacations turning into a nightmare for tourists called up in the chaos stephen beardsley will have that and much more in business news right after the break stick around for the. world to its. with its own gravitational pull. of the finest musical compositions. with some mysteries teresa.

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