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live from berlin and you're looking at live pictures from hong kong of more pro-democracy protests in hong kong activists joined a global 80 totalitarianism rally following the 5 year anniversary of the umbrella movement we'll go live to hong kong for the latest also coming up. former australian chancellor sebastian curd steves the odds on favorite to lead a new government to staff general election which party he chooses his coalition partner easy anybody's guess. and in german football buying munich star
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striker shoot their team to the top of the food is to be good for the hard fought win against. i'm joining us. what's being called and totalitarianism demonstrations are taking place in hong kong where protesters are marking the anniversary of the so-called umbrella movement solidarity protests are also being held in cities around the world the last 3 months have seen violent clashes between activists in hong kong's police and most weekends today the authorities once again used water cannon to disperse protesters. glory to hong kong the anthem of the pro-democracy movement thousands gathered in the park in front of the
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main government offices to mark the anniversary the umbrella movement 1st could not the city in 2014 this year the protests have taken on even more force as the authorities tried to push through a law since scrapped allowing defendants to be extradited to mainland china. from recent days and he extradition may have meant has brought people together 5 years ago people had differing opinions which caused the movement to break up today it's very different. yes i know that home at that ad is 5 years soft to the emperor and a nuisance the hong kong people who had previously been dormant if united hand on the so-called lenin walls have become another symbol of the protests surfaces across the city covered in post it notes calling for democracy often torn down by beijing supporters one of the best known leaders of the protests joshua was jailed
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earlier this year today announced he would be standing in local elections. frankly speaking right of all this is the most more the right peaceful and rational way to express our political beliefs if they block activists just like me to run for office they need to pray the price later in the day the mood turned ugly as police turned water cannons on the protesters but 5 years off to the umbrella movement began activists to celebrating their victory earlier this year in getting the extradition been scrapped they remain as determined deserver to keep pressing their demands for democracy. let's go live now to hong kong where our correspondent phil is standing by charlotte another day another weekend and yet another protest in hong kong today a stance of totalitarianism day but give us a sense of how things are going where you are which i believe is the beginning of
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today's planned for a test. run of the house right right now i mean i'm going to come home the busiest shopping district today they people aren't 'd on the streets and joining us on the shopping there are a huge number of riot police trying to stop any protesters who are coming to this area for the shed you will start of this protest what we've seen so far is a number of those riot police stopping and searching protesters such ing the banks we've had that a few people have been taken away in police they could as well the idea of going from police that they are trying to crack down on this protest before it even begins now is those people being stopped and searched lose really was a ruckus from on the kids here massive people so you have to have those people are being stopped and sat people chanting police one of the key refrain that we are hearing today is that they want the fight to months with the $5.00 to $1.00
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including of the independent investigation into the police and move democratic reforms that it is a very tense situation on the streets today and of course it is still a very i only had today it's often that these protests stop peaceful and then descendants of violent place on into the evening while it looks like police are trying to avoid that happening today this protest indeed i.e. the north pole the people who organized it didn't apply for and that's allowing the put the protests to go ahead the police here are urging people to leave the area a short time ago they even pointed up the black flag warning people that they would fire tear gas at this protest is on the whole. charlotte as you know yesterday tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets today is supposed to be a global event but i imagine it probably takes on a whole different significance in hong kong. was the only bit he's really been looking to see this week and it's it was
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a look just because of the the lawyer who i have friends that i met with the attitudes of i bought the kids this weekend had to make stream a significant out of bathrooms bathroom that you're afraid says knocking the 5th down about 3 of them brother me but that was the price i need like calling the democratic reforms back in 2014 and then on she would say you got the 70000 about through the founding of the people who probably are trying to that it would like to be there you think is that right that you have been telling me that they are trying to produce heat that if you think they're going to have that right that that happened on tuesday do you think a diary there will be the weekend in the build up to that it looks like things are developing yet again in hong kong charlotte chelsea until covering it for d w thank you charlotte the. austrians are going to the polls today to elect a new government all eyes are on the front runner former chancellor sebastian kurtz
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and his austrian people's party prince has expected to win handily but will probably need a coalition partner to secure a stable majority and who he'll pick is currently anybody's guess who today's vote was triggered when kurtz's last government with the far right freedom party collapse in may after series of scandals hit his coalition partner max hoffman is in vienna and sent us this report. in austria this is called a pussy. now of us exley and i has good reason to give out lots of them on the campaign trail along with turquoise colored muffins she's running for the austrian people's. marty and will be on the winning side on sunday also because of this man is a bust encodes doesn't and if he did like that has a very direct honest and clear way of talking that you can understand he doesn't try to use the typical politician style he just says things that make sense to
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people like the thing at the for you because every since. it seems to be a winning tactic despite a number of scandals in the last months quotes and his party have polled around 34 percent of the vote 12 points ahead of anyone else here's an example for that so called clear speech. also according to should be no guns gobby our political direction is very clear we have ended 60 years of death policy we have reduced taxes step by step and we have a forceful strategy in the fight against illegal immigration. so with the winner all but decided the real question is who will be his coalition partner. on the weekend the streets of vienna were full with campaigners jockeying for the best possible position. there are several options courts could go back together with the scandal ridden old partner the right wing freedom party. the social democrats might also be interested. but possibly the most intriguing option is
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a coalition that involves the rising green party a kind of infighting and of course we contacts need anything we want to follow the will of the photos for you god in austria the climate crisis has become one of the most important campaign issues on friday 30000 demonstrators participated in the so-called earth strike. still a coalition between greens and conservatives seems like a long shot. your handlers are looking we have our reza lines when it comes to human rights and the environment that is the conservatives end up saying we can live with all of that then great we'd be happy with this sudden flood since not the least of it how realistic is that this is well that's exactly the point we can really imagine it right now and. that's why this time around the real suspense will come after austria's elections once about send cool it's will have to form
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a viable coalition. now to some of the other stories making news around the world vote counting is underway in afghanistan's presidential election after deadly violence marred the polls on saturday nearly 70 attacks are being blamed on the taliban which had vowed to disrupt the elections at least 5 people were killed across the country officials reported low order turnout. clashes with right wing protesters have marred a gay pride march in the eastern polish city of love that about 1500 people marched under heavy guard police used water cannon and detained several dozen for by demonstrators some in the very catholic countries see gay rights as a threat to their way of life. to german football now and robert and felipe relationship funny blossomed last weekend in byron's win against cologne this week a trip to face bottom side part of born gave them the chance to shine again as the
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bavarians had the chance to go top of this leader. robert levin dusty warmed up for this clash with 9 goals in the bank off to just 5 match days 3 more than the entire pettibone squad it was almost a surprise then that the pole wasn't on the end of felipe could see neo's cross in the 15 minutes surge cannot be with his 1st goal of the season. could seno was signed by the blind bosses to posses just like this one his teammates a reaping the benefits already. the roles were reversed on 55 minutes and every team in up the brazilian to top post from close range yahshua kimmitt sure the pos continued i would be proud of in the build up the brazilian magic is clearly rubbing off on his teammates. 68 minutes in and palatable and finally showed some fighting spirit guide type program pulling one
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back for the hunt side. midway through the 2nd tough surely they couldn't could they. not on a robot 11 dog skis watch who else but the big pole to restore binds to go cushion in the 79th minute it's now 10 strikes in the opening 6 match days a boon does lead a record but 5 minutes later had a ball and had another lifeline khulna cleared before jamil you calling steve vs by the nigerians 1st goal for the newly promoted side getting man well neuer no chance i had a ball in search for a late leveller but by and just about held on 3 points in a bag thanks to 3 special players are continuing you know as we are now he's a world class talent he's a he's an amazing amazing player great for is his deadly commiseration all combine into our 2 courses just so i'm happy for that and also levees where you are at
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the top putting one in the back to. find go top of the table an ominous development for the rest of the division. thousands of lego fans have gathered in the finnish capital helsinki to celebrate the world's favorite toy building blocks the highlight of the weekend is a mass building event with millions of lego pieces just waiting to be assembled into something spectacular. the builders hard at work constructing their lego metropolis within hours the city take shape the mountains of plastic bricks transformed into minute change civilization. signs of the iconic toy young and old have descended on the helsinki congress center to left their imaginations run wild. still not going to see that nose i got my own lego bricks when i was one and i've
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start of the so-called umbrella movement mass protests against chinese influence in the territories on saturday police fired tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators. you're watching news up next reporter goes to libya to find out about the plight of refugees that's in the documentary hell on earth thanks for watching and more news in 45. coming. from the adventures of the famous naturalist and explorer. to soon the great alex and the from the boards from 250 barking on the 4 inch of discovery. expedition in boyd on the dole.
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