this is d.w. news live from berlin protesters defied the mass ban in hong kong again on sunday streets in downtown hong kong turned into a sea of umbrellas the symbol of the protest movement police deployed tear gas in several areas in a bid to stop attacks on shops and banks linked to mainland china also coming up to nations go to the polls to elect a new parliament it looks like more voters an ever could throw their support behind outsider candidates as dissatisfaction with mainstream parties grows.

american evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in hong kong where pro-democracy lawmakers have suffered a setback in the territories high court the judge dismissed their bid to get an injunction against a ban on face masks warning demonstrations protesters reacted to finally with more marches in hong kong central business district which later descended into another night of violence. tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters continue to defy a ban on face masks on sunday carol lam hong kong's governor had introduced the ban on the colonial era state of emergency powers in hopes of curbing months of unrest pro-democracy lawmakers again went to the high court on sunday morning seeking an injunction against the ban they argued the emergency powers bypass legislature and contravene the city's constitution today is about 40. 1st system rule of law i

would say this is one of the most important constitutional cases in the history of all but a senior judge dismissed the case that only increased the defiance of hong kong residents large crowds marched through to wrench will rein in unsanctioned rallies . from the my. carry lamb is trying to use the band to keep us from coming out. she suppressing our right to express ourselves this will only push us further. sunday's peaceful marches turned ugly when their taxi driver ran into a group of protesters he was dragged from the car and beaten as another group trashed his taxi cab while well as night fell some demonstrators turned their anger on businesses with connections to mainland china and 4th pitched battles with police carey lamb has warned that the ban on face masks was only the 1st card in her hand the emergency law allows her to make any regulations whatsoever in the face of the

sun wrist. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. media in the united states are reporting that a 2nd a whistleblower has come forward in the impeachment inquiry of president donald trump the reports indicate the new whistleblower has 1st hand knowledge of a phone call between trump and his ukrainian counterpart the probe is being conducted into an allegation that trump pressured ukraine to investigate a political rival. francis has urged bishops to take bold action to protect the amazon rain forest and its indigenous communities he blamed what he called destructive interests for the forest fires that have been devastating the region francis made the comments as he opened a special vatican assembly dedicated to caring for the amazon. but. to iraq now where the prime minister has a. social measures designed to end the deadly anti-government protests gripping the

country the package includes new homes and poor areas job training schemes for the unemployed and free health care for the injured nearly $100.00 people have died in the violence late on saturday gunmen attacked the offices of several t.v. broadcasters. the work of unknown assailants were attacked media offices in fact the target several t.v. stations yet been receiving threats for days and see a link to their reporting on the ongoing anti-government protest in iraq. because we went faking reality we transmitted the truth as if. the harm of it seems that this state cannot bear the truth. he said i heard that the premier would announce his stance. but he stayed silent about what happened. to her death others play more storage fees for not preventing the attacks life in

baghdad has become increasingly dangerous since tuesday demonstrators have been taking to the streets to express frustration over a lack of jobs and basic services late saturday the prime minister again tried to deescalate the situation. you know my god i will go and meet the protesters with our own weapons and sit with them for as long as it takes to listen to their demands if this will ease a situation. this is a change in the prime minister's approach on friday he said the protesters demands have been heard after the violence of recent days they may be reluctant to accept this offer. tunisians are voting to elect a new parliament today's poll comes just weeks after the 1st round of presidential elections were voters turned their backs on treated. parties in favor of

independent candidates around 15000 candidates are contesting 217 seats in the country's parliament the legislature has been dominated by the islamists and not the party its ruling an alliance with the secular party in tunis high unemployment and a lack of public services are fueling discontent. well to me is traditionally a male dominated society so women's rights advocates are campaigning to get more female candidates elected into parliament by improving representation they hope to reduce discrimination i said with democracy in action raja jerry found at the independent electoral lists called citizens and we participate she's brought her supporters to the city of our you know to campaign the 2nd todd mark is here is a popular spot where many women shop. and they can imagine is even women come to this market from the surrounding areas i know too noisy and women decision makers

and women should support each other that's why we came here today to make sure these women know that they are important to enable them to improve their situation taking part in the elections and being able to choose the list that is headed by women he said hurriedly sit us at that very few of 2 nazir's electoral lists can claim das only about 14 percent of more than $1500.00 taking part in the poll have a woman at the top. is one she heads to museums democratic and social union and she's calling on voters to choose her list in sunday's poll and when economics give you to win this but. the number of women who take part in political life in tunisia is very low and women are not politically active despite there are visibility. yemi out that i think women are just as. competent as men can be

and even more so than men sometimes has. been had the statistics say that the percentage of girls who are successful in school is higher than that for male pupils because if it did. however they remain less well represented than they are discriminated against in decision making positions. as reducing fiction is in league of women voters this backing health is aims to empower female candidates and enable their participation in political life. in this realm with us she had women candidates are subject to political pressure from different political parties and they need fostering and protecting. them so even the government doesn't really take into consideration the principle of equality between women and men and he said if. that's despite the fact that we have highly competent

and honest women in public life. that rattie a jab is that easy on the campaign trail she doesn't have any problem sitting with men in cafes i'm just us in politics but she's convinced that she is still a patriarchal society and thinks most people tend to vote for men rather than female candidates and there's a sense here that the political parties campaigns and slogans calling for women's empowerment and participation are mere words many of the female candidates standing in 2019 fear their chances may be worse than in previous elections. to this league of soccer now and there are new leaders and a new 2nd place team after sunday's early games for acim and moved top after a 51 thrashing of all spork was far beat on your own berlin one nil to go 2nd

previous leaders by a munich were stunned 2 wanted home by hoffenheim on saturday while dortmund slipped up again frankfurt are about to host bit of blame and in the final game of the weekend ok a quick look at a surprising top half of the bundesliga table shows are now leading the way by a point from a voice book by an freiburg. and who isn't are all level on points dortmund are down in 8th and at the other and it is more predictable potter born are adrift at the bottom after just 7 games into the season with fellow promoters side when you're on also struggling. well by our we're on a high after thrashing tottenham 72 in the champions league during the week but as you saw with the result there the beverage ariens came crashing down to earth in saturday's home but in this league a clash with previously struggling also time. nico kovacs constant smiling right now things could hardly have been running more smoothly for him in the champions as

they entered october gnabry made headlines in midweek banging in 4 goals in the champions league win over tottenham and even not to eat only briefly overshadowed robert leaven dusty's incredible goal scoring form but it was possible you had the 1st real chance of the getting in just the 4th minute saugus a dummy and sprinted clear but he lacked composure at the crucial moment by and responded very bore down on goal but he fired his shot straight to keep all of a poem on hoffenheim while offering a stern a test then spurs so far. out for troy they could be happy with his team's 1st half performance but by and always have a goal in their sights off and i had to start taking their chances they did just that in the 54th minute current until the so was robbed in midfield and a dummy and did the rest. it was from a by a man sebastian rudy who won the ball and a dummy and made up for his earlier missed to put hoffenheim control. but one goal

is never enough as long as 11 dusky is on the pitch and the striker headed in the equaliser with less than 20 minutes to go in the season 11 golden already phenomena opened his league campaign we took him until january to hit that mark last season but in the sky he was outdone a dummy and hit by a man with a sucker punch. the striker still has his effort past month while neuer from the edge of the books and this time by an had no response nico coaches smiling no longer a saga set down the answer for us to go. of the season gave hoffenheim their 1st ever victory by a. man all right at the world's athletics championships in qatar saturday saw more success for defending champions and sprinter veterans but the specter of doping still haunts the event. dutch athlete sits on hasn't hasn't the scandal

surrounding her coach alberto salazar done in the week for doping offenses boro focus in doha she smashed the championship record to what the 1500 meter title to a 10000 me to gold 10 years helena beery retained her title at 5000 meters. and she had a hook at the end for bronze medalist konstanz acosta how for the germany another of salazar's a fleet's. venezuela's unum oh who house was another who made it back to back goals for success in the triple jump american joe kovacs won a frigging shot put final with wife and coach ashley looking on after a final throw of 22.91 meets as no allows on to the american 4 by 100 meter relay team to finally give sprint veteran justin gatlin his 1st world title in the event jamaica and could by surekha jackson win the women's event. giving the great

shelley and phrase a prize the 9th world championship gold i think it was a blow for the u.s. is a limb pick $100.00 metres hurdles champion brianna macneill's mate ended abruptly macneil was left distraught after being disqualified for a full start in the heats. well from world athletics we bring you now some dancing lions in china 21 teams from around the world to target and the international lion dance championship in fashion city for his offense and press the audience that they're breathtaking quite a nation and i'm flying balancing. act's take a look at performers dazzle their way through obstacles including walking in a row fridge and dancing on tall stakes the goal was to complete the different challenges and the shortest amount of time and i believe it or not this contest has been gaining in popularity in recent years.

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