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this is news law from berlin china unveils details of a new national security law being drafted for hong kong critics fear it will crush wide ranging freedoms that are seen as key to hong kong status as a global financial also coming up. from supporters gathered in tulsa oklahoma for the u.s. president's 1st campaign rally in more than 3 months location and timing of the rally has sparked controversy after weeks of racial tensions in the country. anger in india and china protests erupt across the country in the wake of
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a border clash in a disputed himalayan region prime minister narendra modi blames beijing for the violence and warns of his country's military capabilities. spicer welcome to the program china has unveiled more details about a new national security law aimed drafted for hong kong it says beijing will set up a new national security bureau in hong kong supervised by the central government in order to crackdown on dissent in the city. means the end to the region's autonomy and relative political freedom. let's cross over to correspondent. hong kong 1st with you what are those details.
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yeah these details are quite shocking to those who might have been hoping that this might be some kind of a milder version of that a lot of the jurisdiction might still stay in hong kong so the hong kong government will form a national security agency chaired by the chief executive and that national security agency this committee will also appoint the judges. will handle these cases so this is one very problematic case from. the point of the rule of law but then china would also establish its own national security agency and this national security agency will in get engaged in intelligence gathering but it has also the right to take over some of the cases a small number as was said in this communication but nobody of course knows what this small number is. these commun the communication that was not the text of the
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draft but it was a summary of some of the key points of the draft did not really specify what would contain a crime these these 4 crimes. in detail very like sedition secession they are very they are not very detailed they're very broad so we do not really know what will consist of is a crime in the end or thanks for things that shop over to hong kong and stevie how are people there taking this news. well this piece of the news the handset has set shock waves across the city as mentioned they'd be out there content out the law is still a very thick at this stage but this is a worrying enough on many citizens now haha yeah especially the opposition came down some of the pro-democracy because they are they they criticize the new legislation is actually night man part a city that. they they are afraid that it is going to hinder their remaining
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traditional independence office today because the judge just will be appointed by the chief executive was just not democratically elected in hong kong they say they are afraid that the remaining independence judiciary and the power to check and balance will a fade away under the new legislation and so on people when the affray and also the new department all on national security agency there are so many details that we don't know but opposition can be figured out this is going to be a tool for every team to crackdown on democracy movement like well what do you think will happen next then briefly phebe will the democracy movement continue what can we perceive. while at the moment in the house being called a man the online * * offline people to come out to say no to national security that's a stage but given the fact that governments in hong kong is still imposing they
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still show they spend time with structure and they prohibit public gatherings and open up a p.p. post so it's really hot footed peephole activists to go on the streets right now but we've seen a momentum here people out that's not the very concerned about the new law so people are finding ways in a more peaceful and legitimate way to express their concerns like online signing statements all or some of the unions are now calling for a strike but oh we're not like very optimistic about this march could take place in the shop coming fuchsia ok thank you to you both of you kong in hong kong and mathias bringing in the g.'s force. in the u.s. thousands of people are gathering in tulsa oklahoma for president donald trump's 1st campaign rally in more than 3 months the city has a history of racial tensions and there are fears that trump's visit could spark violence the date of the event is also being criticized coming just a day after june 18th today marking the end of slavery. in the us.
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was in several cities across the u.s. demonstrators toppled confederate monuments in public spaces including a statue of general albert pike in washington d.c. in north carolina a confederate statue was hung on a traffic light before being removed by police the dismantling of the controversial monuments came amid otherwise peaceful juneteenth gatherings and rallies commemorating the end of slavery in the u.s. by president trump responded by tweeting that the police weren't doing their job the president's original choice of yesterday's historic date for his campaign rally sparked such a large outcry that it was postponed by one day president said he was coming on june 19th. didn't know. it was joe did that. but even more controversial than the choice of date is the president's choice of
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location tulsa oklahoma this city is the site of the worst incident of racist violence in u.s. history in 1921 the city's greenwood district a bustling have of successful black owned businesses known as black wall street was razed to the ground by white mobs 300 black people were killed. 99 years later many tulsa residents are still affected by racism they say donald trump is not welcome. not far from the greenwood district trump supporters have been camped out for days thousands are expected to attend the rally on saturday. black lives matter protesters have also planned their own rally and fearing the potential for violence this city has imposed a curfew around the venue for trump's event. in a town still bearing the annealed wounds of the past locals have
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a message for president trump. was 2 i was i was. now to some of the other stories making news at this hour. tens of thousands of people in mali have taken to the streets demanding the resignation of the country's president ibrahim boubacar is accused of corruption and failing to contain a jihadist insurgency is the 2nd protest this month and it's being spearheaded by a newly formed coalition of opposition groups. east africa is bracing for a 3rd outbreak of desert locusts they're threatening food supplies in a region reeling from damaging rains and the corona virus the migratory pests have descended on the area in record numbers since late last year despite the use of pesticides. brazil has surpassed 1000000 confirmed corona virus infections 2nd
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only to the united states president now still downplays the risks of the virus despite nearly 50000 deaths in the country experts say a lack of testing in brazil might mean that the true extent of the outbreak is much worse. indian prime minister narendra modi says his country is hurt and angry following monday's border clash with chinese troops in which at least 20 indian soldiers were killed each side blames the other for the violence the deadliest clash in the disputed himalayan border region in 4 decades from minister has warned he's given the indian army free rein to respond to any new aggression from china. to a father family members and the community attend the funeral of. the indian soldier was one of at least 20 who died in violent clashes with chinese soldiers in the disputed valley on monday indian prime minister narendra modi says no territory
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was lost in the incident and warned of his military capabilities. whole. whether it be action or counter-action our armed forces are doing what is necessary for the security of the nation land and air and on water. the country today has such capability that no one can even dare look towards an inch of our land. the fight erupted in a region of the himalayas where an exact border has never been defined both sides have accused each other of intruding into their territory provoking the incident. china has acknowledged that its forces suffered casualties but has not released any figures. the 2 sides are currently engaged in dialogue to resolve the issues on the ground through diplomatic and military channels i have nothing to offer.
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bangor has now spread across india sparking protests calling for a boycott of chinese goods. we are calling for the chinese president to be hanged the chinese army brutally killed our troops our movement will continue to protest and demand that consumers shun all chinese products sold in our country. experts say while the 2 nuclear neighbors are unlikely to head toward easing tension is essential. business for many sectors around the world including for the illegal drug trade that in afghanistan biggest producer of heroin opium farmers are still continuing their work it's harvest season in the poppy fields and for many rural regions it's the only crop farmers with enough income to live on. the puppies have matured fully and it's high time for more myths aid to begin harvesting growing
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opium poppies is illegal but since he switched from growing wheat crops to producing opium 3 years ago he has finally been able to feed his family again in florida this year's opium is very good quality it's a good harvest. owns around one hector of land in badlands in the north of afghanistan once the poppy capsules have been cut off it takes 6 hours for the milk to lose out which can then be scraped off $20000.00 capsules yield one kilogram of opium which is the war material used to make hair and he says he earns around $3000.00 u.s. dollars per year a considerable amount in afghanistan. i have no other option than to produce opium the land i own is too small to grow wheat or other crops i cannot live on that
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there's no support from the government for us farmers so we don't have any other choice. we can fit it. in the afternoon can inspect the field is the local warlord and has 50 armed men under his command he protects the farmers from attacks by radical islamist taliban fighters and brokers deals for the raw opium to be further processed in the south of the country he works closely with the government and says business is good. civil servants ministers parliamentarians they all profit they transport the opium in their bulletproof cars across the country and they also smuggle the herrin out of afghanistan. afghanistan is a country of rough beauty but it struggles with wide ranging problems along with an economic crisis and that coronavirus pandemic people are still waiting for the promised peace talks with the taliban so the fight. against illegal drug production
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is not high on the provincial governors agenda. tol'able hooked up to the taliban controlled to remote areas and their villages in our province as far as i know it's mainly there that they produce opium or other villages that our government controls done that we saw the hijack will stand no company fields there what all but fact that they go just when you have no good cause to mold them how that you serve. more might say he carries his day's worth of treasure home he doesn't care who runs his province whether it's the taliban or the government they all just want their share he says at times though his guilty conscience troubles him. going to the. court of war i know it's against islamic law. but i did do it so we don't go hungry. he hopes we'll forgive him. and your watching deed of you news live from berlin i'll be back with more
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