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deadly. faces its worst crisis since the defeat of islamic state. killed in 4 days of rioting. is enough. to get the data. off skiing with the city view on the roof of a giant trash. thanks for joining us hong kong entire mass transit rail system has been shut down after a night of violent unrest as well as station closures many businesses remain shut the city braces for another weekend of the government has invoked emergency powers banning pro-democracy demonstrators from wearing face masks many protesters are
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still wearing the mass risking a year in jail. it's the most prominent symbol of the protests demonstrators have been wearing face masks since the beginning of the pro-democracy movement in hong kong to avoid punishment by the government masks like these are commonly available at pharmacies their rare defense against a widespread use of facial recognition software by the chinese government and that's a new sense for the authorities your problem is the identification of the suspects who would commit to many offenses such as criminal damage or just raw years unlawful assembly i am wondering are people so many of them. will be able to outlaw each action because of the amount i think must be at midnight local time on friday a ban on facial masks took effect in hong kong along with other emergency
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regulations. we believe that the new law will create a deterrent effect against must violent protesters and rioters and we assist the police and as law enforcement protesters are so far unfazed by the new ban. was was. was the rest because today you think the news the pala still was there it must was all right they can use us to cause a range of things and ring true that the price us of our. the anger among protesters has if anything only mounted the weekend is likely to see new clashes and more violence. our correspondent
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charlayne pilled joins us now from hong kong it seems. these new laws have only fuel protesters saying what are the demonstrators planning for this weekend. will carry them in announcing those emergency powers and this face moth ban it says it was designed to quell the violence what we saw last night was the exact opposite a lot of people taking to the streets a lot of violent clashes. it went viral around social media take asked again now there have been a lot of protests planned for the days ahead of monday included monday being a holiday here in hong kong what we're seeing at the moment is that people it is still relatively calm there have been a protest been shed you have to start around now not many people out on the street for the moment the chatter that we're hearing on social networking sites is that people might take today easy as they try and regroup essentially they try and work
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out exactly what the implications are all of these emergency powers and all of this face moth ban is not lost on anybody here the guys who were found to be in breach of that baseball fan base to a year in prison and a hefty fine as well say protesters here i think trying to regroup restructure gys as they go into what will be a long few days ahead now last night of course saw more tear gas more violent clashes between police and demonstrators as you just said and a teenager injured by gunfire how have protesters reacted to this violence. yeah we saw or violence on both sides last night yes we have been hearing reports that a 14 year old was shot in the leg office in extremely violent clashes with what is what was reported to have been an off duty police officer some of the images of triable throwing most of hotels thrown at that police officer. went by road here we
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also saw protesters new saying show. vandalizing shops with toys to mainland china are scenes out beijing ounce of protest a sentiment research china may boast shopping completely trashed phones smashed on the floor as well now the protest is a divided here from the people that we've spoken to about whether violence like that can be justified in any way some of the more frontline protest is argue well they've been on the streets of for months now that demand still haven't been met they've tried peaceful tactics they would argue that violence is the only way to keep up the meant to maintain the attention of the world then there are those who is still out on the streets peacefully is going to be decisive i think going forward whether to see how these protests is strategize and change that tactic off of these new emergency has been in place clearly protesters appear to be more determined to continue wearing face masks despite the ban have we seen any restroom consequences so far as
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a result of all of this. now that's been reported so far a few people are still wearing these face lost in spite of the ban people are allowed to wear them if they have preexisting health conditions with religious reasons oh professionally as well janice for example are allowed to wear the people that we spoke to today who are also wearing these mosques tell us that they believe that there is safety in numbers one person told us they simply con arrest everybody here who is wearing a mosque. in hong kong 1st thank you. for the 1st time the impeachment inquiry into us president donald trump has reached a record into the white house democratic lawmakers have subpoenaed officials so forced the release of documents relating to trump's contacts with ukraine including his call in july with ukraine's president a lot of near selenski several house committees are looking into whether trump pressured ukraine to investigate former democratic vice president joe biden trump
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has vowed not to crawford with the pro. iraq has been shaken by another day of unrest the country is facing its worst crisis since the defeat of the so-called islamic state terror group 2 years ago security forces have again opened fire on protesters in the capital baghdad dozens have been killed in 4 days of unrest. protesters rushed to take one of their own to safety and they flee as the sound of sniper fire ricochets through the streets and again. they're desperate enough to risk their lives because they feel the state has failed them we're. not going to protesting because we're suffering there's no electricity no jobs people are dying of starvation it's a curse. on the rest has spread rapidly across the country this week without any apparent leadership or connection to
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a political or sectarian movement in response to the protests the government has shut down the internet and imposed around the clock curfew in the capital. the government says it's trying to improve iraqis lives despite sending snipers into the streets in the prime minister called for patience but the how the who in a country is going through a sensitive time i speak to you openly so that the security situation does not lead to the destruction of the entire state what will lose. but influential cleric and political leader mocked out assad or seen here in file footage called for the government to resign and for snap elections under u.n. supervision satyrs coalition won the largest number of seats in last year's parliamentary elections his move could be a crushing blow. the iraqi government has barely held on through years of sectarian turmoil the question now is whether it can survive an uprising that's not based on religion or belief but deep dissatisfaction. now to some of the other stories
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making news around the world violent protests have broken out in ecuador's capital crito over the ending of a decade's old fuel subsidy police have arrested $350.00 demonstrators the cost of diesel has doubled overnight and gasoline prices have also risen sharply. the director of america's f.b.i. has warned that facebook's plan to encrypt its popular messaging service could make it a platform for child sex abuse christopher ray said encrypts would be a dream come true for predators facebook says encryption would improve users' privacy protection. french researchers have developed a brain controlled exoskeleton that could hold promise for people with limited mobility a paralyzed patient demonstrated the device which he can control through sensors attached to his head the researchers describe the new tool as still in the
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experimental stage. in the bundesliga berlin came from behind to beat fortuna dusseldorf 31 and record their 3rd straight win viral duerson grabbed her decisive 2nd goal with a fine finish just before half time are now up to 10 spot after recovering from a sticky start to the season. and by munich have put a shaky start to the season firmly behind them the german giants head top form as they crushed tottenham in the champions league this week now it's back to the bundesliga where the legal leaders host hoffenheim later today. i what's a week at speed in the world of said skid gnabry the 24 year old followed his firstborn as the goal of the season last saturday with his 1st ever goals in the champions league as he netted 4 during bye and 72 demolition of top them on tuesday
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resignation went to score my 1st 4 champions league goals on the same day it was very special i'm not sure if it was the best game in my life i've had a few good ones but today was definitely among the best binds routes of spurs all to give them confidence for saturday's clash with hoffenheim but the coach is a caution because in 2000 we were satisfied we had a bit of luck but also has to be said manuel neuer had a great game and we scored with pretty much every shot which doesn't often happen so we have to acknowledge that it was a good performance a statement but nothing more than statement. still buying of 14 in the balance in all competitions and back on top of the bundesliga table the trend is upwards even if no one is getting too excited just yet meanwhile in denmark a very different type of ski slope has opened the hill was built on top of the waste incinerator the capital copenhagen has no hills or mountains so the architect
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decided to build his own sort of eco friendly ski area. in most cities around the world they're an absolute eyesore but in copenhagen this waste incineration plant has become a landmark the plant's operator sense it's the most efficient and cleanest in the world and will supply 160000 households with heating and also generate electricity but what's really special was what's on the roof a ski slope and a hiking trail have just officially been opened to the public. the sensational the design and say they wanted to be a space for everyone. your watch or any day august that was key for it's not just for skiing we designed a new green space in the city with real biodiversity and in the middle of copenhagen you can out there skiing hiking and enjoy the outdoors the rooftop is
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covered in the kind of artificial mesh grass simply gross through the matching. in one of the most expensive cities in the world city planners thought it crazy not to make use of the rooftop surface so after spending around 470000000 euros on the waste plant they forked out a further 12000000 on the rooftop project. see that as an opportunity. when you invest so much money. to do something so instead of having separated. from practicalities merge them into something new and. plan is hope all the outdoor activity will have a positive effect on residents general health and well being. it's free to access the rooftop but an annual ski possible cost $365.00 euro. a day pass will set you back just 20. organizers say any income generated will go to the slopes maintenance
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costs. the idea seems to have gone down well with many here. and the idea is proving to be popular elsewhere the architectural firm is now set to develop a green rooftop in power to improve quality and the french capital. technology into focus shift living in the digital age there's more from us at the top of the to get you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website. i mean nothing. nothing. it's all about who. i might show joins me.
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