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it's a fresh. start no membership. the best . this is deja news coming to you live from london protestors hong tomko spotty zone for halloween parties cordoned off the line choir from district a most usually one of the busiest nights of the year more economic pain for the territory which is now in recession after months of destruction back toward democracy demonstrators also coming up over 70 people die in
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a train in photons pakistan survivors say a gas cylinder exploded when passengers were using it to cook breakfast plus. that. 6 was. the voice of apology in the brits a debate the speaker of the british parliament john bercow steps down after 10 years in the chat. first jerusalem's new underground city of the dead as a party seeks to overcome the city's shortage of grapes. on unwelcome. a court in hong kong has granted the government an injunction which could restrict the public's right to freedom of speech the ruling bans the online
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publication of material that quote promotes encourages or incite the threat of violence it comes as economic data confirms the territory is in recession for the 1st time in a decade protesters have converged at a hong kong spotty district for hollowing the area usually attracts large numbers of people celebrating activists and courage in people to wear masks of political figures in defiance of a ban on face masks introduced earlier this month. let's now take you live to hong kong we're joined by did a show on the shelves i'm standing by in the midst of protests or welcome 1st of all tell me exactly where you are what's happening around you. every time in hong kong's famous party districts here it is usually on a night like halloween would be absolutely filled with party goes marking
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celebrating halloween instead 3rd some salute me hands with riot police perhaps you can see just behind me that they have cordoned off this entire area meaning people are unable to enter this just or it's full of bars and clubs and for anybody that knows this area that is surreal it's usually is just so full of people there are some protesters who have gathered here many of them shouting chants out the police just behind me you've been issuing warnings saying that the protests gathered here unlawfully police have issued a ban on any march that is happening here today and show we can see police is gathered just around the corner from you we can see live pictures of that now tell us about this internet injunction what exactly does it mean. without the question everybody here is asking a reason no one is very clear exactly on what the scope of that injunction would be and how police prine on policing it we know so far is that apparently it will
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affect internet platforms including social media networking sites like telegram which is here is very widely by protesters to you organize protests and communicate as well as so you console this reunite other than the fact that they're on november 15th there will be a formal hearing on that to decide whether or not it will be formalized going forward and challenge is a huge police presence in hong kong we're seeing live pictures coming around of police milling around in the streets off the territory. there are also a lot of protesters the pro-democracy protesters ran onto concerns are they could be clashes they could be violence might be end of the evening. over for us. but there's always a concerted violence that protests like this particularly when there are looking right it's like in particular there is a concern of partly because of the location where these protesters are gathered there are very narrow streets here still filled with people at the moment with
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protesters was that city violence here that could be extremely dangerous back in 9092 there was a stump a stampede here on new year's eve 20 people were killed schools were injured there really is very little take it for a test if the if it does start to just send into crushes now is one reason why there is particular concerns and why there are so many police on the streets there ram it is while there are water cannons in the area we know as well that another carrier hong kong take half has been fired a protest is gathering elsewhere is i'm sure you can tell from the atmosphere behind me this is once again i'm rita becoming very volatile we can see a bit of the volatility of charlotte we're seeing live pictures the police was rushing towards one direction there carrying signs also about here small camera one i'm going to have to cut you off of the freight seems to take half it's just been fired every time that ups cut you off thank you very much for that insensitive sot seanad that for us our correspondent as you saw or charlotte chosen people in the
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midst of protests in hong kong she had to leave us abruptly as you heard and that was because she said the tear gas had been fired and we've caused to see live pictures of the police rushed into wants of protesters and carrying placards saying smoke so obviously the situation is extremely volatile and really keep an eye on that story and bring you the latest a soon as we have it. turning in art of pakistan where more than 70 people have died in a fire under the southeast of the country the blazes said to have broken off when a gas stove exploded as were preparing breakfast the train was on its way from karachi a city in the south of the country which was heading towards the north and rather bindi's a city which is right next to islamabad the capital the accident took place in the town of sports which is in the province of punjab a local official said most of the victims died after jumping off the fossil oving
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train dozens were injured some of them are in a critical condition. this passenger train had been carrying pilgrims to a religious festival instead its journey ended in tragedy. officials say the blaze broke out when 2 castroneves exploded and some passengers were preparing breakfast cooking oil carried by others then caught fire as the flames engulfed 3 carriages those on board stood little chance many flung themselves from the train while it was still moving at high speeds through eastern punjab province. a cylinder exploded and i don't know how fire erupted everywhere. i jumped out of the train to save my life there was a whole line of people behind me pushing. as pakistan's railways
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minister visited the injured prime minister in mancala and offered his condolences to the victims he's ordered an investigation. this is pakistan's was thrown away just last an almost 15 years but it's just the latest in a series of accidents and lack of investment has caused the system to fall into disrepair. some survivors of questioned whether the fire was caused by a cooking accident they believe a short circuit in the train's electrical system might have been to plane as questions mount rescue workers have begun the grim task of recovering bodies. joining me now is john this. is on the speaking to me from the pakistani capital islamabad welcome us at 1st if we're going to bring us up to date with the latest from the scene of the accident. yes what we now know is that the rescue work at
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the scene seems to have concluded authorities say that about 150 kilometers south of motown is where this accident occurred and they are now ferrying those who are more seriously injured to the city of motown which has better health facilities is the major urban center in the area now because the area is so remote and of course the incident took place on the train track so it's not quite close to a rule that cetera so some helicopters that are also been called in the military is providing those to ferry those who are more seriously wounded to the serious burns units in one town or one of the problems that doctors have been facing on the ground is that the closest. to or does not have a burns unit in the local government run hospital and so they were very quickly overwhelmed and now people are being very doable don as we say authorities have also said that the track closure of all is not going to affect train schedules they claim that trains are all running on schedule and that the plane that is currently still stuck on the tracks will be cleared quite soon and what can you tell us about the cause of the accident because it's claimed
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a huge amount of casualties. yes what it seems like happened to officials who are reporting on this is that it was in the fire was caused by a gas stove that was being used to cook breakfast this morning now this unfortunately is quite a common occurrence on pakistani trains because while the carrying of gas stoves or things of this nature is actually prohibited on these trains security checks are quite lax when it comes to enter city transport probably rail is the is the most lax when it comes to security checks and so what is quite common is for people to carry their own tools in their own things on board because the israelis are quite long as you mentioned the journey was from the southern city of karachi all the way up to the old bindi which is typically it takes about 18 or 20 hours for this journey they were cooking breakfast they stayed over they slept overnight if you can because there are 630 this morning when one of the stalls calls the gas burner that was that was fueling it to catch fire and then that in turn apparently caused
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you still got it was next to it to catch fire and that set ablaze one of the coaches know when one of the coaches was ablaze said the 2 adjoining coaches on fire as well and that's why we've seen such high casualties and as it seems that train accidents i'm not uncommon in pakistan what's the reaction been to this one. well there have been definite calls for a proper investigation into how it was allowed for these gas canisters to be allowed on board in the 1st place and for those responsible going even as high as the really was minister to resign over this issue as you say correctly this is not the 1st time the group seen an accident box on the real system in fact in the last year we've seen at least 7 accidents happen we've seen at least 2 head on collisions and some do really meant as well now a lot of this is due to pakistan's aging real incest structure many of the reals that are being laid down and the infrastructure the goes around it is actually from
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the colonial era still and upgrading this is obviously a huge task that requires the vast amount of investment bugs that has been trying to do this over the years and not least for its own industries to be able to move things by freight more easily but given the amount of money that is required and given the paucity of government resources it seems like that's something that is unlikely to happen right. thank you very much for that update from that. it's on the stories making news around the was india has formally revoked constitutional autonomy prime minister narendra modi oversaw a ceremony to install. the formal state of general in kashmir is not divided into 2 union territories. directly from delhi the move forward and put into place law was passed by parliament and august. north korea has $52.00 on identified projectiles to was to sea off its east coast that's according to south
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korean and japanese military officials if confirmed as myside launch it would be pyongyang 12th launch this year it comes amid a deadlock in nuclear talks between north korea and the u.s. . at least 10 people have been killed and dozens wounded by a car bomb in the town of a free in northern syria and the turkish border is mainly kurdish enclave controlled by turkish backed syrian rebels who captured the town last year. south african police have forcibly evicted scores of migrants and refugees have been camping out for weeks in cape town around 100 people were temporarily arrested after violent clashes in front of the united nations building the refugees and migrants are not demanding to stay in fact they want to leave this is a recent wave of xenophobic violence directed at african migrants shows south africa is no longer safe for them. because. they
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came to south africa to seek refuge or simply a better future now all they want is to get out for weeks hundreds of migrants have been camping here outside the un's refugee agency in capetown demanding to be rededicated to other countries but on wednesday after an eviction order the police moved in. they fired water cannons and stun grenades. police say there arrested some 100 foreign nationals who refused to disperse for the protesters the use of force by the police is fueling anger over what they call as xenophobia atmosphere in south africa yes thank you very much thank you very much. for your next military domestic demand at the time that
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everything right now we're putting it circular definition of for little over 10 years but you know even if you got i was going to ask you can afford it any magic feeling that you could just look at some of this little. many migrants from home and some are cooking more even inside and total we're set about $300.00 refugees and migrants are seeking shelter here at the moment and they're not sure what is going to happen because it is quite unlikely that their demands will be met. many of them are asking to be relocated to a 3rd country they would not want to go back to their home countries because they say it is not ceased to hear grenades there was a lot of things going on their women were beaten in front of their children but we also have to say realistically it's not likely that such an investigation is going to happen we've seen that in the past often when protests happening the police overreacting and there are no consequences and i'm didn't give us a bit about the bigger picture why are these xenophobic attacks taking place and
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what are the people who are being targeted oh my goodness the level of fighting when apartheid ended here 25 years ago the hopes are very high for the poor majority of that the economic situation would approve for them but the reality at the moment is 60 percent of the young people in south africa are unemployed this year alone another half a 1000000 people out of work and this leads to a lot of frustration but we also have to say the peak of the violence that we have seen was not in cape town it happened in other cities like in johannesburg and we have a look over here on the other side of the church you can see some shops on this side where people are actually selling some odd works to tourists these are mainly nationals from other african countries as well and i talk to some of them they do not disagree with what some people are saying that they're not safe here they're actually not happy that this protest is happening here because it is bad for their business right a complex situation and inclusion in cape town south africa thank you very much for your reporting. what's in the japanese coming up ahead we take
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a look to slim underground city of the dead thousands of tombs will help relieve pressure on the city's overcrowded cemeteries. but 1st more wildfires have broken out in southern california over a dozen blazes are now bunning in the state some are being spread by gusts of up to 110 can on the tests and hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and now companies have cut electricity supplies to prevent down 2 lines from starting fires. a grim dawn in southern california simi valley a blaze has just broken out and it's been found by strong winds and not bet rivera who bags are packed but for now she's determined to stay and try to fight for the home. if started over the top and then hill behind
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the house. there any of their neighbors like. everyone else that is this. safe house. as the morning wears on the blaze picks up 1st in the line of fire the rural ranches in the hills it's not just residents who have to be evacuated ranchers struggle to coax terrified horses toward scifi before the flames sweep drew. you're nervous for the honeymoon document going to be good i'm going. to take. this so-called easy by in simi valley also threaten an american icon flames tore up the hill towards the ronald reagan presidential library. in the end fire department helicopters saved it baiting back a blaze that was within 30 mage's of a library full of valuable historical documents i mean this smoke in the wind i've
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been here in l.a. for 45 years and i've been through a lot of fires in this was one of the scariest nearly 1000 pot bodies have been brought into the battle against. supplies the county is using every resource it has to tackle it. but don't expect conditions to improve in the next 24 hours meaning the risk for multiple suburban neighborhoods is something california reminds. the news now and the boards off. and fit chrysler have announced plans to muds into the was 4th largest car maker if the deal goes through the new industry giant would boast to market value for about $50000000000.00 fit chrysler's bid to see the partnership with the french automaker rendel fell through earlier this year. a world heritage site in japan has been
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dragged by 5 completely destroyed surely cussen on the island of okinawa went up in flames. the wooden complex is a major tourist attraction the action buildings a replica of the original destroyed in the 2nd ball. it is announced a ban on all political advertising beginning on the 22nd of november the company has said the targeted advertising brought significant risks to politics the decision puts pressure on the other social media platforms to follow suit amid increasing concern they are being used to present misleading information to voters . to the u.k. where campaigning has already begun ahead of the general election on the 12th of december even the parliament will not close until next wednesday the some lawmakers will not be contesting their seats including the speaker of the house of commons john burkle has risen to international prominence for his room during the breaks
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the debates so much so that there's one the words in particular which is almost synonymous with his name listen. to. love him all over him john bercow has become a british household name. to stick. rent. studio 3 a row so. the. back i was 1st elected to the role of speaker of the house of commons 10 years ago it's been his job to chair debates and to king want to order although a politician himself the speaker must also remain impartial at all times but back who has been accused by some of showing political bias particularly when it comes
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to bricks it my ruling is there the motion will not be debated today as it would be repetitive and disorderly to do sir i know that the dynamics you face mean that on occasion you will sometimes have to. please some and not others but it is becoming remarkable how often you please one lot i'm not the other. when he was getting the decisions in his favor he wasn't grumbling is grumbling now because he doesn't like the judgment but his rulings have also divine did the public is clearly on the remains side and he's aligned with sort of ministry whose sole aim is very obviously to stop for a civil. well i think he's actually standing up for democracy and for parliament on the very day breaks it was supposed to happen but didn't a colorful politician is towering out of british politics while some may applaud
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his departure others will miss the man who try to put this house in. in jerusalem excavators of building an underground cemetery inside among 10 of the ideas to eventually create a city of the dead a final resting place the 10s of thousands of people staying is at a premium in jerusalem but the existing cemeteries filling up in west jerusalem lies in a hot with 170000 graves the hilltop cemetery is the city's largest yet it's long been considered too small to hold those to be buried in the coming decades. israel is a small country with a fast growing population with cremation traditionally prohibited by judaism the answer could look like this. a gigantic underground necropolis costing at least 45000000 euros and housing 23000 graves as well as several main and connecting
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streets relatives can find their loved ones grieve. we could make a burial ceremonies here in. pure sun you know all those sundays are in the snow and same goes for. glowing glass orbs helped create a special atmosphere they are the brainchild of a german artist who wants to bring light into the darkness. floats upwards it's very atmospheric very gentle. it doesn't scream it doesn't say here i am. rather it fills these catacombs with a certain mood. it will be 4 more years before the subterranean city of the day it is complete. here's a bit of a tell story that we're following for you but lisa fired tear gas in hong kong spotty district protest has brought the area to a standstill on halloween usually off the busiest nights of the year the latest
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economic data shows that hong kong is now in recession for the 1st time in a decade. coming up next on the job news asia anger in kashmir over a visit by fire. wasn't just on the city's stop. and protests in pakistan march on the capital islamabad to demand the resignation of prime minister and run cause. all that and more coming up on the devon news asia shortly .
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kidnapped from the streets taken to secret prisons without leaving a trace. tortured. in turkey this is the fate of the. many comments of the government among those detained is mustafa nuance his wife has been trying for months to find him she is fighting for his release her son that is still alive.
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to know what time all voices. of the 77 percent talk about the issue. from politics to flash from housing boom boom time this is what. welcome to the 77 percent. this weekend m v w. this is the news asia coming up india formally strips kashmir of semi autonomy and brings it under the control of delhi you look at ongoing tensions in the disputed region and the anger over recent visit by far right you lawmakers was it all just a p.r. stunt. and protesters march on pakistan's capital to demand that the prime minister .

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