becomes times change we'll keep watching. d. w. made for minds. this is the news live from berlin christmas celebrations begin in bethlehem more than 100000 people are in the west bank city to take part in christmas eve festivities also coming up asian leaders meet as north korea threatens a christmas surprise that might be a missile test china south korea and japan hold a special summit to boost cooperation over north korea's nuclear program. and no

christmas mass at notre dame cathedral in tears for the 1st time in over 200 years there will be no christmas service in the landmark because of work being done to repair massive fire damage. next bicester thanks for joining us thousands of christian pilgrims and tourists are gathering in bethlehem to mark christmas christians revere the west bank city as the birthplace of jesus every year a midnight mass is held in the church of the nativity where catholic priests will later preside over the christmas eve festivities palestinian president mahmoud abbas is also expected to attend. sunrise over bethlehem on christmas eve. early pilgrims can pay

a tranquil visit to the church of the nativity before the west bank city takes on a full on christmas party mooned. the church is one of the oldest christian structures built above the grotto believed to be the birthplace of jesus. as every year palestinian scouts have been marching since morning to the manger square in front of the church playing pipes and drums and drawing tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world. would say that's jordan what we were really impressed by people is worn out this kind the friendly atmosphere of the square. feeling all of the lots that amazingly beautiful . bride wore the i'm going to not like it if it will. but i guess that spirit is the same for me as a lover in the evening the head of the catholic church in the holy land stuckey

sumbawa will celebrate midnight madness once a year for his visit from jerusalem the won't that divines bethlehem and the palestinian territories from israel is opened the long term conflict in the middle east have signs at least temporarily over christmas. the leaders of china japan and south korea have agreed on a joint effort to promote dialogue between the united states and north korea amid increasing threats from shawn yang chinese premier league. japanese premier shinzo abe a south korean president mungy and held a summit in chengdu china north korea says it will take unspecified action if sanctions against it are not lifted by the end of the year. they called it a new era of the 3 kingdoms as for leaders of china japan and south korea met for talks but the one we just setting the agenda for summit was not at the table. north korea's kim jong il after the latest tests of

a missile launch site earlier this month regional powers are concerned pyongyang is about to undo efforts to ease tensions. and we agreed that peace on the korean peninsula was in the common interest of the 3 countries we also agreed to make efforts together to help promote north korea u.s. dialogue for denuclearization and peace. the possibility of north korea turning into serious nuclear threat has become more tangible after february summit between kin and u.s. president on a trump fails to deliver any results. to come and threat of a north korean attack has forced to pan and south korea to overcome their own bilateral tensions over their colonial history. i am willing to improve this important relationship between japan and south korea by all means today i would like to have a frank discussion of china north korea's only ally supports the call for peace on

the korean peninsula beijing is interested in easing tensions in the region also for economic reasons china's premier used the opportunity to promote a new free trade zone between the 3 countries. the prospect of more diplomatic and economic unity in east asia is cause for optimism but the dawn of a new era depends on substantial jeev minutes after the talks. turn to take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. 8 civilians including 5 children have been killed in a missile strike on a school building in syria's province the opposition is blaming president bashar al assad's government for the attack the school is being used as a shelter for people displaced by violence in other parts of the country. on kong protesters have clashed with police and demonstrations scuffles broke out after

activists occupied shopping malls please fire tear gas as thousands of protesters blocked streets outside of the shopping centers anti-government protests in hong kong are now in their 7th month. the spanish coast guard has rescued 37 migrants from the new off the canary islands most of them are from sub-saharan africa they were brought ashore and are reportedly in good health this year alone more than 30000 migrants have arrived at spanish ports. and now to the central american state of honduras which is in shock after 2 deadly prison riots in 2 days the death toll has reached almost 40 in clashes between rival gangs authorities have declared a state of emergency but that has failed to stop the violence and may even have provoked more. this spin written on their faces relatives gather them all going to go seek out the one juror says

capital their loved ones died in one of the most violent places in the most crime ridden country on earth one dear says giles on the tourist but even by those standards the past few days have been grim and date. only if the family is a mourning today by the country is in mourning. after a weekend of violence many are also outraged that the authorities found you to prevent the massacres the prisons was supposedly high security. when the government to create emergency measures last wake it did side to stop the killing there but instead more violence followed. my brother's death hurts he had already served 10 years in a maximum security jail why did he have to die. the authorities are defending their policies they say gangs are trying to stop them cleaning up the prisons and since

the massacres they've promised to the ploy even more troops to the country's high security giles to fight the mafia's influence there. all this chaos was planned on behalf of all ghanaians to crime. only so many to avoid us implementing our reforms and if you can assume. that it's not clear if getting even tougher will stop the killings were rather few further anger and violence the united nations is calling for an investigation into these massacres it says the state must guarantee the human rights of prisoners especially their right to life. the iconic cathedral in paris will not be holding a christmas mass this year for the 1st time since the french revolution french government pledged to rebuild it immediately after a fire earlier this year devastated the cathedral that work however will take years

to complete and the building is too unstable to hold religious services. the landmark cathedral of paris still the skeleton of its former self. the work underway now focuses on stabilizing notre dame and preventing its collapse. the fire that ravaged the church's roof and spire broke out on april 15th. tons of poisonous lead melted during the blaze that spells health hazards and good reason to delay holding christmas festivities inside i think it's incredibly sad that they will be able to celebrate mass especially because it's such a revered monument for catholics probably many many families have that tradition of going every year for christmas service is it is quite a break in tradition quite ok as long as the renovation work is carried out quickly and well it is not the right moment to open at one time i think people are aware of that and can go to at the church of. notre dame has held

a christmas mass every year since $803.00 even during the horror of world war 2. the last interruptions to the mass came amid the anti catholic fervor of the french revolution. this year worshippers are being sent to nearby sites for services including the church of sun so peace. to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas and talked to them thinking that they would go again this year with no problems. i'm missing that already. in years past thousands of worshippers and tourists gathered inside notre dame daily it's still unclear when they'll be able to congregate inside again. many of us turn to online maps for help when navigating the way to new destinations but fewer than half of the world's countries have been sufficiently mapped online

to do so our next report follows one man who's trying to bridge that digital divide by putting more african countries literally on the map. traveling anywhere in africa can be really complicated when you don't have access to maps but if you look at africa right now maybe only 6 or 7 countries are met. and there are 54 countries on the continent in within them maybe a 120000000 people his day job is in silicon valley but in his spare time to one the country is thousands of kilometers away feeling in the gaps left by google street view being from. many places in the region. that became clear when to want to move to california a decade ago when he tried to show his new friends his hometown of harare friends parent asked me to show. the house.

so we went to my hometown and who were maps of. all we could get. a car why do we not have the same. ones that you know either what's that city's doing so last year he borrowed a camera and went back to southern africa to map some of the places he remembered from his youth. those images became the 1st instance of street view in zimbabwe. and he didn't just stick to the streets he maps some of the country's most famous sites like victoria falls from above in order to millions of people to know that the axis or resources to travel to this place that sort of just getting an idea of what this place may look like if you. guys count using his own money he's now mapped at least 12 cities across 3 countries by car and by foot. i went to.

drop through about 5 cities. to the west atlanta coast skeletal coast that's the 2000 miles of coastline or long going to be a star going to coast. according to google only $87.00 of the world's $195.00 countries have been significantly mapped the biggest gaps are in asia and africa there is a significant digital gap we are putting some of these communities that are left out of these platforms. within cities in making sure that people in their cities actually ever access to tools that allow them to to live their lives like anybody else. fully built our digital infrastructure. after him out to rory google added several listings for local businesses and the information gathered by car could even help improve drive time testaments which can often be wrong by several hours but for to wander maps have another dimension let's say an area

making up their. you know where we need. to set some of the water around this i want to create of connection to people. away from her she helps to keep building those connections one step at a time. and that's the latest for this hour business asia's coming up next with the latest on moves to resolve a trade dispute between japan and south korea but before we go christmas carol german bundesliga club barely got over 28000 fans joining in this festive sing along at their stadium a make spicer from all of us here on the news team thanks for watching. thank. god the god. 5 i. placed her

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