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i am. i am. this is the w. news live from berlin widespread a disappointment after the un's longest ever climate talks and with a compromise deal 200 countries sat down at the negotiating table for 2 weeks of talks but they can use this pushback on top of action to fight global warming also coming up beirut shrouded in tear gas the security forces crackdown on anti-government protests a potent santa monica new independent head of government the former prime minister looks set for a comeback. and emergency services step up the search for 2 missing victims of the
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new zealand volcano eruption toxic action gases are hampering the operation to the rescuers vow to press on with that at. the at. i'm headed on for you could join me a missed opportunity that is how antonio get tatted the u.n. secretary general describe the outcome all marfan a u.n. climate talks after 2 weeks of discussions negotiators from more than 200 countries could only agree on war to down declarations calling for ambitious climate protection targets now big polluters resisted calls for tougher action on global warming and a critical decision on rules regulating carbon emissions was pushed back until next year activists say what has been achieved. well likely have little impact. they
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were the longest talks to date leaving representatives exhausted with little progress made on how to limit global warming to under 2 degrees but there was agreement on one issue regretfully after all the hard work that you have all done we couldn't get our to an agreement it is my sincere regret that we were not able to reach an agreement we invested a lot of energy and find it very frustrating. that. at the end of the day we were not able to arrive at a final agreement observers had hoped that cup $25.00 would end with a framework for a carbon certificate scheme imposing a tax on each tonne of greenhouse gas produced a columnist and environmental activists alike c it's a critical step if the world hopes to minimize the impending climate catastrophe but a deal couldn't be reached in part due to resistance from some of the world's worst
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polluters like the usa china india and australia. forcing delegates to only pledge to do more to uphold the paris climate agreement. with leadership in short supply in madrid environmental activists saying it's time for the european union to step up i mean this conference in madrid is truly a head on point for the entire mucha there to listen on on climate change and it's now up to the european union with the green deal to go ahead with a clear vision of carbon free neutral economy all eyes are now on next year's meeting in glasgow but while the world continues to drag its feet the worst predictions of climate scientists have already started to become a reality. when out it was facts you had announced the wild resources institution we asked her what she made of those who walks in the trees the negotiations through
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most of the 2 weeks when at a snail's pace i'm at the end it really ramped up when they tried to get a deal what we're hearing in contrast from the science is that the urgency to tackle climate change is greater than ever in addition to that we actually have better economics compared to when the pearce agreement was struck is cheaper for noble energy costs the fallen things are easier and cheaper to do and we have not just the people in the streets demanding action but also a lot of major business late so that's that's really a contrast to what we saw coming out of the negotiations where there was very. little below her on the paris rules of moving forward the one small glimmer of hope was that over the last 2 days and intense negotiations they did manage to get some tax which really. urged countries to come back next year with enhanced ambition recognising the urgency and the the difference we have today in terms of emissions reductions compared to where we need to go so they are urging countries
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to come back next year with really and hard starvation an amount for their from the wild resources institute let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour scuffles have broken out at anti-government protests in hong kong hundreds gathered in shopping malls across the city riot police made several arrests a vigil last 6 months since the death of a protester who plunged from a window. at least 50 bodies have been on earth from a mass grave at a farm in western mexico the site was identified last month that have fallen outside the city for the hora a region blighted by drug cartel violence. for believing in president evo morales says he is planning a political campaign from argentina where he was recently given asylum what i fled bolivia following elections the international observers said what d.p. flow was and it is interim president said an arrest warrant was seen be issued against but on this. well clashes between right place and antigovernment protesters
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have left dozens of people wounded in beirut protesters rallied in the in the lebanese capital for a 2nd night despite a fierce crackdown by security forces they've been calling for a new independent head of government not connected with the established political parties now former prime minister saad hariri resigned in october during a nationwide protests opponents accuse the political elite of corruption and mismanagement as lebanon suffers its worst economic crisis in decades. and joining us now is the. correspondent in beirut tell us more about exactly what the process this according for the same demands from the very beginning we are now we're under today the certain amount of these protests in lebanon the protesters are asking for the taking down the old regime disick tarion the gene now we are
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tomorrow we're going to have the parliamentary consultation in the presidential the presidential palace the main brought us tonight and they were asking for the not to be named any person or any personality political person doesn't that say it is related to the political corruption or the economy corruption so these are one what was the made demands of the main thing that the us toward tonight during you told the crushed base in beirut where we are right now as you mentioned on monday we will see that meeting between the president and parliamentary blocs how likely is it do you think that sa'ad had 80 could be renamed prime minister of lebanon. it's obvious that saad hariri will be renamed as prime minister tomorrow but the main issue that it's not only who is going to form the government but how the this government will be formed i mean in other words the political parties are going to
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. take part of this government was going to take but who's going to be and they see a government or his will is going to be the fault of those governments because assad how did he mention today or some of his sources mentioned today that he insists this government should be made specially from experts and technocrats without any political parties this this that this thing that is refused completely by his will or the president michel and so the main issue the main the main the main difficulty that one aside how he's going to face off of tomato oh he's going to he's going to phone this government and that's what then the case if that happens and side had 80 is confirmed once again what can we expect from the protest this is all yes the protesters will go and stay in the in the squares on the streets of beirut and other major cities and lebanon because as i mentioned before the protests of new faces in the political life they're asking to take down the old
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regime not on the side how do you need not only that the president be shown the old the sectarian the jeep they are asking for experts from for technocrats that will lead this country to the safe path because specially with the economy so i said that it can be the country very hardly. right every viewer a chief and correspondent in beirut thanks and us thank you. well search crews own new zealand's white island have failed to find the bodies of 2 missing victims of last week's volcanic eruption bad weather forced recovery teams to call off the search which will continue later the death toll has now risen to 18. i hold on hold a new zealand's white island rescue teams and protective gear landed where they believe one of the 2 remaining victims of the island's volcanic eruption could be
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found they were unsuccessful everyone going to be absolutely desperate to find bodies and return them to love ones and tens of probability i guess we were we were probably thinking given that one was in the water that so i would tell you. but we always hopeful because we do this for a reason we want to make sure that we bring the right expertise to be and with regard to the task of paying that expertise including to 4 person recovery teams toxic unstable conditions and air tanks allowed the 2nd search on the island to last only 75 minutes the result was a setback but crews won't give up. so it is a it is a body blow for us and i'm sick and confident it's a body blow for the families that are still watching. the cable has been a popular tourist destination for day trippers but interrupted on monday spewing ash and gas 47 people and their guides were exploring the island when it happened the death toll has reached double digits and is expected to rise as more than 2
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dozen people are still haunts but allies most with severe burns on saturday teens face contaminated waters and poor visibility after one body was spotted in the water we knew that with the we saw them and they'll. there's talk of the fire and there are some we don't i want to support is an option that's just the top and it's. hard. current word to stop but it's the conditions on the island are still volatile but military and police crews will continue searching land and water and the hopes of allowing loved ones to bury their dead. so will now and in the german bundesliga of the worse you mention glad bash has slipped off the top of the table for the 1st time in 2 months they went down to a one to vote conceding a late goal for the 2nd successive. marco's
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a coach out spork to the austrian league title last season of the bag last night led lance to 2nd place spork hadn't won any of their last 3 home games but they came out swinging 0 mercy young took sobber shrug off the open the scoring in the 13th minutes the austrian getting his 1st one just a good goal i thought back responded faster though brail embargo equalising just 2 minutes later the 6th goal of the season for the swiss international i want all the score at half time. things remain tight in the 2nd half with plenty of scoring chances for both sides but both kept on wasting their opportunity. the decider came in injury time maximillian are no make it to one for a ball scored the late victory at it by a pair of misplaced headers from the blood back to france this hidden and unknown
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just like it was really great we got lucky as you know 90 s minutes so i have to say we deserved our win total for the into. sport celebrate their 1st born just to go home win since october well glad about hanging their heads after their 2nd away loss in a row. well in other when does the action a shall want to tight battle with frankfurt in the late game on sunday now the only goal of the match came soon after halftime beneath around one on target and he was feted by i mean harriet that the hosts had to see at the last half hour with just 10 men and alexandra knew this who read the polacks think we had catch innovation a doubt about that decision catching which was subs off as a precaution but shaka held on for the wait. and now let's check out what all that bs for the bundesliga standings i'll be leipsic have knocked out of 1st place after 8 match days i mean it also advance in the boston
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half had to bail in and move up and cologne meet for a compatible and who are now dead lost once again. well santa know when he delivers his presents by slave out a bosler know a whole feet of santas have been traveling on 2 wheels to get the job done thousands of motorcyclists have taken to the streets dressed in santa claus costumes for an annual charity parade now the tradition began in 2013 and last year a track to a record 7000 riotous received gifts from onlookers which were later donated to 6 children by the local chapter of the red cross. well coming up in just a moment children of jihad a documentary looking at how the so-called islamic state children soldiers on how to humphrey in bonn have more news for you at the top shelf the hour you can always
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