biala gassed at frankfurt airport managed by for. this is good news live from berlin escaped from hong kong u.k. opens a door for those who want to leave the chinese territory britain and pledges to admit millions of people from its former colony after china imposes a harsh security law but is leaving hong kong a realistic option also coming up. losing control possible hospitals in the us struggle as the country sees another record one day rise in new coronavirus

factions many states are reimposing locked on measures ahead of the national holiday weekend. i'm a use of thanks for joining us it's been 23 years since britain handed over control of hong kong to china now the u.k. is offering hong kong as a ticket out the british government says it will allow permanent residency to up to $3000000.00 people prime minister boris johnson made the offer to the former british colony after beijing imposed a controversial national security law in hong kong the new law forbids a public difference public displays of pro independence sentiment offenders could face life in prison if convicted. well you know that tensions in hong kong on the rise one day after beijing implemented its controversial security law the

civil liberties hong kong this had been promised and to 2047 gone london says beijing is guilty of what is described as a clear and serious violation of a treaty that paved the way for home consent over from britain to china in 1970 and close to 3000000 hong kong residents have been promised a pathway to british citizenship bases for our international relations we make clear mr speaker that if china continue down this path we would reach introduce a new route for those with british national overseas status to enter the u.k. granting them limited leave to remain with the ability to live and work in the u.k. and they're off to to apply for citizenship and that is precisely what we will do it was truly a is contemplating a similar move. we are considering very actively in their proposals that i asked to be brought forward several weeks ago and the following touches

a being put on those and they'll soon be considered by cabinet to provide similar opportunities and we think that's important and very consistent with who we are as a people. beijing is demanding both britain and australia stop interfering in what it calls its own internal affairs it also accused london of violating past agreements the chinese embassy and the 4 phone call it was returned to china the united kingdom clearly promised it would not grant united kingdom residency rights to british nationals overseas travel document holders in total disregard of china's solemn position the u.k. has obstinately changed its position and this now overing a route for residency and citizenship for these people who were roots eat. things and maintains that the passing of the new security novus necessary to prevent the repetition of violent protests that paralyzed hong kong for months but

few on the streets of hong kong buy into that narrative some already say they are ready to accept britain's offer to meet their if possible that i do think it could really provide me an opportunity to settle in the u.k. that i don't necessarily have to stay in hong kong or dialog gives us one more way out i still love him very much but our reapply for the british national overseas passport 1st and decide whether to stay or leave after the details are confirmed. but not everyone is telling apply for citizenship some people we have to stay in hong kong and learn to live with a new reality. leading pro-democracy activists nathan law has now departed the chinese territory he convert confirmed in a tweet that he had left his home in hong kong writing so i bade my city farewell as the plane took off the runway i gazed down at the skyline i love so much for one last time he ended with the words glory to hong kong nathan last spoke to t

w earlier we asked him about britain and australia offering a pathway to citizenship for hong kong residents. but for now they indeed offer something that we couldn't have expected them doing so i think the national security law indeed changed and shake the narrative of the world who was on call which i'm going no longer no longer a problem and that one country today is a blatant lie that the wealthy that what rich flesh. from they said and the numerous country offering they spoke by phone company voice that actually hong kong mostly talented people with a really good languished using chemical and have good working experience i think it is also the talent that these countries want i think their national security law is indeed in cold. and also

a sense of fear to the people and i think that would definitely harm all call in a while most fundamental way. in the us the republican governor of texas is reversing course on face masks after resisting a ban on the personal protective gear governor greg abbott is now ordering residents in most of the states to wear them in public this comes after texas saw a new spike in coronavirus cases the country's 2nd most populous state was quick to reopen businesses and is now one of the nation's pandemic hotspots. a hospital in san antonio texas the intensive care unit is full they found they had the pandemic under control but they've got more patients now than before they don't have enough beds or ventilators. yesterday was probably when my worst days that i've ever had why i got 10 calls all of whom are young people who otherwise would

be excellent candidates to be able to put on a date there so sick that if they don't get put on they don't get that support they're probably going to die i have 3 beds. 37 u.s. states. prizing numbers of corona virus infections people wanted to get back to everyday life and get the economy back on track but now bars and restaurants are closed again as our beaches and that head of july 4th independence day i'll agree with being told that we can't do anything and specially on a holiday that this country supposed to be celebrating independence i feel like people got their stuff together we're just going to be doing this for a very long time president trump is playing down infection rates preferring to praise the american economy for creating jobs. 80 percent of small businesses are now open 80 percent. we think we're going to have some very good numbers in the coming months because others are opening and especially as we put the flame out

while authorities work to reinstate corona precautions trump has been preparing for independence day fireworks and flyovers in washington. let's bring you up to date now with some of the other developments in the coronavirus and. united states record more than 50000 new cases on thursday setting a new record for the 3rd day in a row confirmed cases arising in 40 out of the country's 50 states there's also been a record number of infections in mexico there are more than 6700 new cases on thursday and germany and france are pushing for ceasefires and global conflict areas to tackle the virus are calling for a new u.n. security council resolution to be quickly implemented. now british socialite just lane maxwell has been arrested in the u.s. on sex trafficking charges she's the former girlfriend of the late few months year and convicted pedophile jeffrey epstein said to have recruited girls to give epstein massages during which they were pressured into sex sting was arrested last

year in new york and died in prison while awaiting trial trial on sex trafficking charges in what authorities deemed a suicide an indictment made public thursday says his victims were as young as 14 maxwell has previously denied any wrongdoing. the acting u.s. attorney attorney for the southern district of new york audrey strauss had this to say at a news conference earlier maxwell law because the truth as alleged was almost unspeakable maxwell enticed a minor girl's got them to trust her then delivered them into the trap that she epstein had set for them she pretended to be a woman they could trust all the while 6 she was setting them up to be sexually abused by epstein and in some cases by maxwell herself. at least 8 people have died and several days of protest in ethiopia following monday's

shooting death of a popular almost singer a child the one death there was regarded as a voice of a generation and he often spoke out against repression of his a roma ethnic group today he was laid to rest. an emotional farewell to their hero fans and relatives of the popular singer. best known in this country by his 1st name joined the ceremony in his hometown. the event including traditional roma horseman was broadcast live on t.v. . on thursday the streets in the capital at his ababa were empty and tensions high following 2 days of deadly clashes. many here are angry and in disbelief over the death of the singer. i wish i didn't know him i'm heartbroken i channel was not an ordinary individual he was pure ethiopian pure

i'm angry it's eating me up inside. protests read reported in both that is about and the surrounding region the home of a childless community the people they say the killing was politically motivated the romo if you o.p.'s biggest ethnic group have for decades accused the authorities of repression and exclusion from power. meeting. a former political prisoner was a prominent voice in the anti-government protests that led to a change in leadership in 2018 the new prime minister ahmed also from the ethnic group has called for calm. it was a church and what i want enemies want is for us not to finish the work that we've started that the people before this recent fight are killed that blood is spilled

and that the journey that we've started gets derailed is a matter no one was going to deny. happy came to power with a mandate to ease tensions in the country however critics say instead his reforms have opened the way for ethnic and other grievances leading to an increase in into communal violence. while people across the green the globe are grappling with a crown of ours pandemic another of the world's species is being afflicted with its own health crisis hundreds of elephants in botswana have died mysteriously in recent months and authorities are trying to figure out why one conservationist says it's alarming because there doesn't seem to be any clear cause the elephants are dying hundreds of carcasses scattered across the beautiful landscape of botswana the cause still a mystery it doesn't seem like they died at the hands of poachers their valuable

tusks have not been removed the 2 most likely explanations for their deaths poisoning are disease several elephants were spotted by locals in the area looking weak and disoriented or have difficulty walking whenever they went out there were they would see more and more elephants. and also. ones who were you know. what heroes you're like about a pair. and it seemed they were even dying you know very suddenly and some of the cases carcasses were animals that had fallen down while walking. there are more than 130000 elephants in botswana the world's largest population some they've become a pest with the government saying such high numbers have led to conflicts with humans as they eat farmers' crops last year they became targets again were not already has lifted a 5 year ban on elephant hunting and sparking outrage among conservationists

worldwide but today authorities in conservationists alike are focusing on the mysterious deaths they're hoping to find out what's happening so they can stop the elephants dying. in indonesia a rare job on a rhino has been spotted on surveillance video luxury ating in a muddy bath footage of the animal gleefully rolling around in the tropical waters of a long national park has gone viral on social media there are only $72.00 of the endangered species left in the wild indonesia's environment minister who posted the video said the rhino was taking his money to regulate his body temperature. don't forget you can always get the news on the go just download our app from google play or from the app store that will give you all that i get access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story you can also use the d

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