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this is news to live from berlin hong kong authorities invoke emergency powers in an attempt to end months of. mass transit is suspended and a ban on face masks takes effect but protesters remain defiant we'll get the latest live from our correspondent. also coming. up. another day of deadly unrest as faces its worst crisis since the defeat of islamic state with children 4 days of rioting leading shiite cleric says enough is enough.
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the real life drama of thailand's cave rescue hits the big screen or get a sneak peek of the new movie about the mission to save a boy's soccer team the world. thanks for joining us hong kong's entire mass transit rail system has been shut down after a night of violent unrest as well as station closures many businesses remain shuttered as the city braces for another weekend of protests the government has invoked emergency powers spanning pro-democracy demonstrators demonstrators from wearing face masks many protesters are still wearing the mask risking
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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 this are commonly available at pharmacies their rare defense against the widespread use of facial recognition software by the chinese government and that's a nuisance for the authorities. the problem is the identification of the suspects who would commit to many offenses such as criminal damages raw years unlawful assembly i am wondering are people so many of them. with the able to avoid detection because of the america i think must say that midnight local time on friday a ban on facial masks took effect in hong kong along with other emergency regulations we believe that the new law will create
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a deterrent against must violent protesters and rioters and we assist the police in this law enforcement protester so far seem undeterred by the new ban. was. not was was 1 the day you wasn't used to pull up to the us from there is a must for the whole room they can use us close to the range of things and ring true that the process of our. the anger among protesters has if anything only mounted the weekend is likely to see new clashes and more violence . our correspondent and killed joins us now from hong kong
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and it seems these new laws have only fueled protesters anger what's going on right now where you are. we've just been following a small march that's been going through hong kong it does seem to have drawn to a close known people have gone on their way but that march people were chanting along the way 5 to mons not one that glory to hong kong all in reference to the fact that they still see that demands unfulfilled by a thirties here demands including an independent investigation into the police handling of these protests so far what we saw was they had an enormous bana saying glorious hong kong which they own felt and then broke out into song that the lot of people here had expected huge protests today but we've been hearing on social networking sites that these protesters used to communicate on is that they are trying to save energy for the coming days as tomorrow more protests are expected
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monday's a holiday here in hong kong more protests than is well there's a sense of real chaput ation here about exactly what authorities are going to do to try and crack down on people wearing face moss which is now an authorized lot of shops as well very anxious about the scenes that could unfold later today and into the weekend we're hearing that at the trade at the train station has been the train network has been completely shut down shops are closed essentially what we're saying is hong kong a lot down at the moment waiting to see what happens next. hong kong leader kerry flamm recently made a statement what can you tell us about what you have to say. kerri-anne the chief executive gave a televised address in her 1st public statement since those face boss man face month ban of those emergency to. introduce it was prerecorded she was flanked by government ministers in that address she said that hong kong last night had seen a dog night that is in reference to
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a lot of the vandalism that took place of of shops that would link to beijing war believed by protesters to have praise beijing anti protest a sentiment to carry law saying those things were proof as to why those emergency laws needed to be introduced she also called on people in hong kong to distance themselves from these protesters and to support the government in their attempts to try and crack down on the violence that statement will be falling on deaf ears for a lot of people here they've long been saying that any action to try and calm or ease tensions here is coming much too late from dorothy's so we are expecting people to be back on the streets defying that ban. well as you have you have reported protesters are no doubt determined to continue wearing those mass despite the ban have they yet paid a price for that as far as you can see. not
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so far that we're hearing we're not hearing of any arrests of police cracking down on those protesters but we have had spoken to people who have all made clear that they are going to be taking to the streets in spite of the ban they say that authorities here simply cannot arrest everybody who is defying that face must ban in fact joshua won a very prominent activists here in hong kong he shot to fame during the umbrella movement pro-democracy movement back in 14 he's tweeted recently saying that he as well will be defying that face ban what we're now waiting to see is how authorities respond. pill in hong kong thank you. for the 1st time the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president donald trump has reached directly into the white house democratic lawmakers have subpoenaed officials to force the release of documents relating to trump's contacts with ukraine including his call into line with ukraine's president
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volodymyr zelinsky several house committees are looking into whether trump pressured ukraine to investigate former democratic vice president joe biden trump has vowed not to cross with the probe. 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 at least 70 people 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 were those that are. not going to protesting because we are suffering there's no electricity no jobs
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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 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 well lou. 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
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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 making news around the world. u.s. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders has been discharged from the hospital in las vegas doctors confirmed that the 78 year old had a heart attack and was treated for a blocked artery the vermont senator was hospitalized on tuesday while in las vegas for campaign events. 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 gasoline prices have also risen sharply. in the bundesliga herts of berlin came from behind to beat fortuna dusseldorf 31 in
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record their 3rd straight win. grabbed her decisive 2nd goal with a fine finish just before half time and now up 10 spot after recovering from a sticky start to the season. by munich have put a shaky start to the season firmly behind them the german giant set top form as they crushed tottenham in the champions league this week now it's back to the bundesliga where the league leaders host hoffenheim later today. what's a week at speed in the world of sads good gnabry the 24 year old followed his 1st born as the good goal of the season last saturday with his 1st ever goals in the champions league as he needed for during bye and 72 demolition of top them on tuesday. i'm going to score my 1st for champions league goals on the same day 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. bines rout of spurs all to
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give them confidence for saturday's clash with hoffenheim but the coach is a caution isn't to freedon you're 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 their story gripped the world determined divers racing against time to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from the flooded cave in thailand they'd been trapped for more than 2 weeks deep inside a mountain the ordeal in 2018 had barely ended when filmmakers started their own race to get the nail biting drama into cinema it's the 1st of those films hits the
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screen this weekend with director tom wallers the cave premiering in south korea. i already know they were going right over the internet already with that one to look at it. was this one i have miles and they are the behind a wall of water in the rescue mission like this ever been attempted to one president and it's the 1st big screen retelling of m.s. down during a rescue operation. the boys were sedated fitted with mosques and then dragged to freedom through kilometers of narrow passageway. the caves director says his film features some of the many ordinary people who gave up that time and helped to save the boy's lawyer so in the film you'll see the story of the unsung heroes
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you'll see the volunteers of the local people who came to the mountainside to help you'll see divers travelling from across the planet to arrive at tom long in the north of thailand to literally jump into a cave and go pull these kids out 4 of the divers involved in the actual rescue are acting in the film under their real names. whatever happened inside the cave and the feelings that i experienced out of his experience and the scenes that we saw is something that nobody has ever seen you don't screen or heard of. him when he says the experience was terrifying but an important one to share at a time when many people's involvement with the natural world is confined to the indoors and to screens i was afraid. i'm always afraid when i go cave diving but. manage those fears and overcall those fears is something that humanity
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really needs. to premiering at the busan international film festival in south korea this weekend the film will go on. toll and it's set to come out in thailand. you're watching news from berlin up next our documentary on young americans against gun mania more news as always at the top of the hour. the adventures of the famous naturalist and explorer. to celebrate his colleagues on the front of the world's 250th birthday were embarking on a voyage of discovery. expedition voyage.

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