slipping in the sunshine store to her 24th on the d.w. . this is d.w. news live from berlin protesters in hong kong defy a ban on making their voices heard thousands of demonstrators take to the streets for the authorized rally undeterred by recent violent attacks on pro-democracy activists. also coming up thousands have turned out in lebanon for a 4th day they're protesting austerity measures aimed at tackling the country's crippling economic crisis. and polls have closed in bolivia and an unprecedented

4th term remains uncertain for a left wing president able to rally. and win blue cross thanks for joining us in hong kong protesters have defied an official ban and staged a pro-democracy rally that descended into chaotic scenes is parts of part of months of widespread outrage by residents who see their semi autonomous freedom getting sold out to mainland china tensions are particularly high after a protest leader at another activist were brutally attacked earlier this week. protests went on into the night defying a ban by police by then things had descended into chaos. i don't feel the reporter and her camera man were confronted by police and the company was

not you're going to die if you take the lead you want the authorities had forbidden the rally in a high end shopping district some protesters said they were simply there to check out the merchandise. my response to this through. the 5. days it was from my. perfect office and the. fact that. the stakes seem to be rising sunday's violence follows the stabbing and beating of 2 pro-democracy protesters this week. demonstrators targeted mainland chinese own shops and banks and they had special venom for the city's chief executive kerry lamb who many see as a chinese puppet was the there was never the.

first world political force it was the informal to the police number a little bit controversial was all my humble or at the top of the sears store. with passions running high demonstrators don't seem to be in the mood to back down any time soon but the 7. protests are also gripping lebanon for a 4th consecutive day hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to express their anti-government grievances it started with new taxes to address of your economic crisis when those plans were dropped protests expanded so wider dissatisfaction with corruption and incompetence. they have come in their thousands thronging le streets of beirut protesters gathered for a 4th day of demonstrations. sunday drew the largest crowd yet all over

lebanon anger at a corrupt political class and an ineffective government has reached a boiling point. and while it is not the peace ministers and legislators should be thrown in jail the thieves who were boring money from other countries on behalf of the lebanese for them put it in their own pockets but you must understand the man this government has done nothing but divide us as well as making us poor citizens must retain their dignity this is why we won't leave the streets without taking down the regime and forming a transitional government with exceptional powers to rebuild the country to eat the ordinary people had this job and i was young people can't afford it anymore there are no good schools electricity and no water. basic needs 11 are not being met and these are the 2 months of each person here and. then almost all. that. i began as a protest over proposed tax hikes turned into demand for sweeping change high

unemployment poor public services and a soaring government debt as you noted lebanon's diverse religious sects in protest prime minister saad hariri on friday promised far reaching your forms but he was put under further pressure when lebanon's christian leader went on air and announced the withdrawal of his party from government do you see it. going to get one. just decide to toss them in and says to resign from government i. what that and to insist on our demand to form a new government. fall away from the current majority of ministers. and music. late on sunday reports emerged that the governing coalition had agreed on a reform package that would slash government wages cut the budget deficit and

overhaul the electricity sector. the embattled hariri will hope that the reforms satisfy those calling for change on the streets. in bolivia ballots are being counted in sunday's election that could see left wing president abel morales receive an unprecedented 4th term but victory is far from certain early results show morale is enjoying a slim lead over his opponent which could trigger a runoff election in may december president face a tough race despite getting credit for lifting millions out of poverty critics accuse him of corruption and anti democratic rule. at this market in the past the presidential election was the number one talking point when a simple no it's time for a change morris has been in power for too long at the moment look ok i got a label i want ever to carry on until 2025. leftist evo

morales has governed bolivia for the past 13 years and he took the lead in pre-election polls the former cocoa foma has improved conditions for the country's indigenous population puns now has a modern climate friendly cable khan network the economy has been growing for years thanks mainly to bolivia's gas exports. but no doubt his candidacy is controversial as the constitution bans him from running for a 4th time. and you know nothing of the things that the perception is that the president has deliberately ignored through. many bolivians of war eat that moralists believe know the routes in future to it but if he didn't did that mean. the president is facing criticism for the fires that ravished going to these rain forest this year the backlash could cost him the election. that's just some of

the other stories making news around the world there's been more violent protests in chile despite the government suspending a proposed metro fare hike that sparked the protests at least 2 airlines have canceled flights to the capital santiago which is under a state of emergency 7 people are reported dead from fires related to the ana rest . kurdish forces have withdrawn from the northern syrian town of rostock as demanded by turkey when it agreed to pause its incursion their career wants to establish a buffer zone between the border and kurds in turkey views as terrorists on sunday a convoy of ambulances carrying wounded civilians and kurdish fighters was seen leaving the area. following elections in switzerland the right wing peoples party remains the strongest force in parliament despite a slip in support green opposition parties made an unexpected gains because of the country's unique electoral system remains unclear whether the greens will become

part of the government which parliament will vote for in december. the u.k. foreign minister says he believes prime minister boris johnson has the backing to get his brecht's it deal through parliament british british lawmakers voted on saturday to postpone taking up the proposed deal with the european union that required johnson to request another extension which is something he had been refusing to do and told brussels she doesn't want. that we reached the best possible a tale of 2 letters after a day of parliamentary wrangling boris johnson was forced to write to the e.u. requesting yet another brags that delay he had earlier said he would rather be dead in a ditch than request another extension to show is on happiness he did not sign the letter to his fellow brigadiers that was making the best of a bad business letter was sent because paul newman required to be sent poland consists of the letter was sent

a poem and come change the prime minister's mind as if to prove that point johnson then sent another letter more true to his heart arguing against any delay and this time he signed it. so with less than 2 weeks and tell oct 31st what will happen next. some are bracing for more legal and parliamentary maneuvers that could bog down any progress meanwhile the idea of having another referendum on leaving the e.u. seems to be gaining ground hundreds of thousands of protesters massed in london while parliament was in session calling for britain to remain in the e.u. . with good steak the time of this we've got to get back to people we've got to do a lot more thinking it's not all right just to say well it's been 3 years now we're getting bored with it no well i think i'm a bit confused about what happens next i'm not quite sure want to do i i think if they were honest they wanted to lie so they can have a referendum after years of wrangling over brags that many britons and people in

the rest of the e.u. are exhausted by all the drama but the latest away means the play will run a little longer. and let's turn to d.w. correspondent barbara fazel who sent us this report from london. how often have we said that the coming week may be decisive for pranks it this time it could really be the case in spite of the extension which forests johnson had to ask for in brussels over the weekend something he did was ill grace and bad for. yes a scottish court will decide on monday whether the prime minister is therefore in contempt of parliament and off the law the leader of the conservatives in the house of commons has meanwhile tables a fresh attempt to have a meaningful vote on the brakes to deal with the e.u. for this monday senior tories like my could go from dominic wrap it declared on sunday they were confident if the numbers to push it through and therefore to be able to leave the e.u. on october 31st as planned but this week or of the house might yet prevent this no

voting on the same bill till the outcome fits the government he had already told to reason may last winter. the australian airline quantas soared into aviation history by making the longest ever nonstop commercial flight a boeing 787 dreamliner took off from new york and landed in sydney almost a day later the journey was a test for ultra long haul routes which the airline is hoping to get off the ground now if you can stand the jet lag this story is for you. to be fully ready very soft . some i want to cross play so let's touch down in sydney off to 19 hours and 16 minutes in the. competing the longest commercial passenger flight to date and it's jenny hoff way around the globe the quantize boeing 787 dreamliner covered 16200 comments as. the test flight with 49 passengers and crew

onboard was contacted to see how ultra long haul and travel can affect pilots crew and passengers. off to taking off in new york the crew kept on the cabin lights to reduce jetlag instead of dimming them as there's no money down on a night flight i'm feeling wonderful because i followed the passengers of the advice to the passengers which was to immediately go on to sydney todd and the moment we stepped on the plane in new york we did special exercises in the cabin crew thanks to sizes to refresh and revive the passengers we had special hydration advice. and a picture. of the flight was the 1st step to its clenches goal of operating nonstop flights connecting sydney with new york and london which would save passengers up to 4 hours of travel time so we needed to show that this can be done

safely become they don't know with with the rest that we have for the pros we believe that this data this information will help us get there. 2 more research flights a planned and if you're wondering about the long haul flights company print qantas hasn't given any specifics but said that it will come up and emissions from the flight will be offset. so central madrid is usually the scene of bustling traffic but while it's usually tourists flocking to the spanish capital on sunday the city streets belong to hundreds of sheep shepherds drove their herds through the heart of the city as part of an annual offense to call for the protection of ancient grazing routes are threatened by urbanisation protests is now in its 13th year.

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