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and helena humphrey glad you could join me in australia a new heat wave is igniting more bushfires increasing the toll the blazes are taking across the country now 100000 people have been urged to flee 5 melbourne suburbs as flames are encroaching on the victoria state capital a volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a separate far in the countryside the 10th victim of the blazes now the high level foreigner has led to the council ation of hundreds of firework displays for the new year. if there's one thing that's considered a given that the in the fee cheer it's the images from across the world are flashy new year's celebrations and there is pride in being the ones to kick off the yearly affair. and you know a new story of the world looks at city. every single we're and i look at our

vibrancy by look at our passion to look at our success. but for the last 3 months australia has been battling some of the worst bushfires in decades the blazes are predicted to peak on new year's eve despite the growing forecast the city of sydney confirmed on monday it would go ahead with this year's fireworks show as planned i remember a time when we've had total fall bans in place in the greater sunni region where we haven't been i would accommodate the risk elements for conducting the new year's a far worse in the in the sydney harbor area particularly we just thought now level of of coverage to ensure a safe and effective new year's eve function there nouns meant that sydney's fireworks display would still take place despite the bushfires has sparked outrage a quarter of a 1000000 people signed a petition to scrap the celebration plans i think that has benefits but this is here. this is all happening but this is the 1st time. that it's been like this in

sydney it's not going to be like the next you know what does labor day here and do it again next year while bigger ing over sydney's fireworks continues volunteer firefighters are battling the blaze with little success. on the bush folks ality their own story the news. service has confirmed that while it was killed and 3 others seriously injured when the trucks rolled during player williams. all grew in the new still close order so that brings the total death toll so far during this bush focuses to tune of course this will only add to the on the grief still $1000000.00 australians as continue to rage along much of the country's eastern seaboard and for the attention to do it is being only east gives land area which is to the east of the tour real melbourne. towards the new selfless border about 750

kilometers south of sydney now fuzz multiple fires have been raging there all day and they're readily spreading across the region prompting the evacuation of thousands of people although many of them were on whole eleven's have decided to stay here and take their chance with the weather temperatures we will have soared to 40 degrees plus and the fires of already closed many main roads along foliage situation there as it is in much of the rest of the country rajan does australia have the manpower and resources to deal with these new fires that you mentioned because as you say we've already seen so many volunteer firefighters involved yet this is turning into probably the worst season that anybody can remember in australia in terms of the scale and intensity of the fires thousands of firefighters are working around the clock to try to kill them from spreading but there really is very little they can do a lot of work it's

a almost impossible task here in new south wales there are 100 major fires still burning harf of them are still out of control and tomorrow looks like being stood the policies and so far we've got record high temperatures predicted there is strong dry winds and furs of already started to break out to the south of sydney down to the south coast of new south wales where many people go there well it is at this time of year so you know it's right now the crisis is unfolding and we probably won't know the full impact of the situational conditions until 2 laura as you mentioned this is a key moment various planned fireworks in sydney they've been cancelled due to the bushfire threat that nots that was renowned display at sydney harbor how awful it is justifying this. well there's been a lot of talk about canceling the fires because you know it's not really a good look to let up smoke

a system blanketing much of new south wales and said you know it will pass for life but at the same time the fireworks display on sydney harbor a key major tourist event for australia a 1000000 people turn up around the foreshore of sydney harbor area to watch the fires the fireworks themselves and also the the fog lifts are seen by and estimated of 1000000000 until there's a thing that struck around the world is a very very important occasion you know the same time a lot of people filled it into insensitive to have these fireworks at the moment and you know even the deputy premier new south wales tweeted today that the we shouldn't take the risk that these fires fireworks this fireworks display should simply be cancelled on iraq jan may not in sydney bring us up to date with the latest thank you. all right now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world the government of

ukraine and russian backed separatists have exchanged prisoners captured during the country's 5 year conflict it is the 2nd major prisoner exchange this year the conflict in eastern ukraine has claimed more than 13000 lives since 2040. of course in cyprus has found a 19 year old british woman guilty of lying about being gang raped by 12 israeli met she was found guilty of the charge of public on this ship which carries a fine of up to a years imprisonment she will be sentenced in just over a week. churchgoers in the u.s. state of texas of shot dead a gunman who opened fire at a sunday service killing 2 parishioners in september a new law came into effect in texas allowing licensed gun owners to carry weapons in places of worship. on a chinese court has jailed a scientist who claims to have created the world's 1st gene edited baby khwaja quite a received

a 3 year sentence for practicing medicine illegally last year he shocked the international science community announcing that he had used gene editing technology known as crisper to alter the genes of 3 babies feel odd well in afghanistan playing music can be an act of courage and for years the taliban suppressed music and even today musicians still fear persecution but the students are afghanistan's only music school of putting their fears aside forming an orchestra to revive the country's musical traditions. they've been practicing relentlessly for this concert for over a month or so plays the 1st violin in the orchestra about government stands only music school. the performance of couples most prestigious hotel is being held for the school's donors names like these are extremely rare in afghanistan. with the years the taliban forbid all music. that i know might be so out of advantage that

it was an amazing anything and it's greats from the get the chance to play in front of an audience i was nervous but i think we played well and people really liked it so are you with that stuff as i think it was a joke that they got it over 100 students study of couples music school every practice room sounds different than i traditional music from afghanistan right next door music from the west. and it's not just boys here almost half the students a female something which is quite a sensation in afghanistan. the races practice room is the last one down the back of the building. there is a live together with other female students in this dormitory she comes from

a remote region in the north of the country that was a long hard battle before her father finally agreed to let her study alone in kabul 9 girls live here in this crowded room and sometimes the homesickness is overwhelming. said it sounds funny one day i would love to play with one of the biggest and most famous symphony orchestra's in the berlin or london what a mess that's my dream it was sodomized and then the instruments of the school were 2nd hand donated by germany and sweden even today it's not exactly safe to make music in afghanistan especially for girls. we have word that many problem wind the taliban people who are seeing young musicians on the streets of kabul especially i get they might be called by different names each not pleasing but at the same time . it does not prevent kids from north enjoying the music. from the so has a long musical history nevertheless the taliban have threatened to pour melted lead

into the heirs of anyone who loves music and turn all musical instruments into ashes. 2 2 2 bringing afghanistan's musical traditions back to life it is an ambitious project but one that offers hope and optimism. well from football to tennis to golf sports fans are taking stock of the year gone by as they start to dream of what the new year may hold in store for their favorite teams and stars isn't back at some of the sports highlights of 2095. a parade of champions the united states won a record extending 4th women's football world cup and their star megan rapinoe so-called every individual award possible as much for her passionate pleas for gender equality as for her own field exploits. in men's football brazil lifted the

cup america ending a rare trophy drought for their millions of fans. qatar was surprise winners of the asian cup and supporters in algeria were equally shocked by their african nations cup triumph. in club football liverpool remained supremely winning the champions league and the club world cup by and munich were crowned bond as they get champions for a 7th straight season in may but they sit 3rd halfway through the current campaign . in tennis the women's majors were shared 4 ways but french open winner ash party ended the year as number one. for the men it was 2 grand slam titles each for rafa nadal and novak djokovic the greatest comeback came in gulf where tiger woods won the masters age 4311 years after his last major victory following personal and injury problems athletics had its usual up and down year kenya's show gave became

the 1st person to run a marathon in under 2 hours but it will not count officially. the world championships in doha were overshadowed by low spectator numbers the heat and doping men's 100 meters when a christian coleman had avoided a ban on a technicality after missing 3 drug tests in 12 months but shelley and fraser pryce stole the show for the women adding to multiple record hall of 9 golds that world championships. the russian doping scandal intensified with the country now banned from all major sporting events for 4 years after being accused of manipulating data clean russians may compete as neutrals must say these last formula one great nicky loud at age 70 and lewis hamilton secured an emotional 6th title arguably the best sporting finish of the year came in the men's cricket world cup final where england

beat new zealand by the tightest of margins. england lost the men's look the world cup final vote to underdog south africa see a khaleesi became the 1st black male captain to lift the trophy proving let graphene know the politics and sports can go hand in hand. and a reminder now the top story that we're following for you here on day 100000 people have been urged to flee 5 melton suburbs as flames are encroaching on australia's 2nd largest city and heat wave that high winds have fanned congreve's of blazes across the country 10 people have been killed more than 1000 homes destroyed so far . in washington daily news from the island coming up next one of the joins us here with all your business news ever get was get the latest news around the clock on our website at least he doesn't dapat on humphrey next week and.

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