ah, and the sun, this is, i think it was worth it for me to come to germany. i shut my got my license to work as a swimming instructor here and issue now i teach children who don't stick with what's your story? take part, share it on info, migrants dot net. ah. mm hm. ah ah . this is the w news live from berlin, hong kong hands down a 2nd sentence to a prominent rights activist. lawyer charl hung. tom is sentenced to more time in

jail for coordinating a vigil to remember the victims of china's cha gentlemen square mask in 1989. it's the latest blow to free expression in the territory. also coming off the fire at south africa parliament flags up again. 5, i just battle to safety. historic complex, just a day after the blaze was declared on the control and european countries debate. further, corona virus measures, new infections remain high become as mccormick is quickly becoming the dominant variant across the continent. ah, i'm gabelle as well come to the program. we begin in hong kong, where a court has convicted a prominent lawyer, unhuman rice, active of inciting,

an unauthorized assembly chung. tom was sentenced to 15 months in prison for organizing a vigil for the victims of china's bloody crackdown on protesters in gentlemen square. in 1989, she was arrested a day before the anniversary of the killings last june. on con media typhoon july has already been jail for 13 months. for joining that video. from on that verdict. let's cross over to hong kong. we're a corresponded. phoebe kong is standing by phoebe. what's the significance of this verdict? well, the charges relating to that sentence was basically about the, the, the, the articles and the speech of ch house that have that she has released ahead of june of 2021. that charges were related to a facebook and twitter post are tight, towed a lighting a candle,

is not the crime stand. once ground wire chow home home posted on her social media account. and also an article published on the new local newspaper named candlelight carries the weight of conscience and hong kong people. persevere in telling the truth. so on these kind of speeches and opinions expressed by how was, are become, are become evidence of her confection. and that during the ruling, the magistrate are met, amy chant, a told of the public and also on defendant that she believed that these kind of post an article to men to encourage and persuade a members of public to attend a band visual. and that's why the mounted to incitement to the an authorized our assembly. but we have observed as i shall home tony told of the court after the verdict in tears that she read out of the testimonies of the families of the victims of the 1989 cracked down in bay jane. and she thought that the court should

consider and heard the voice of those are victims, that this kind of voice or word that the authority is trained to buried and silence in this case. and it said that it can be forced into the public space to this question of commemoration and massacre are, would be further, are silenced. but tell us more about your hon to lucy but shall hello tony is a $36.00 yo barrister and also the 5 chairman of the now the found hunker lions, which is the odd that the vigil organizing group of the very iconic commemoration in hong kong. for the past 3, that is over 3 decades actually that the alliance was a forced to the soap are in 2021 after police investigation and under the national security law. and also a serious over of arrest. honest core members including chow hung tone and chairman

leech, again of a permanent pro democracy that goes in hong kong. that how hong kong is one of the key factors in they are commander ation campaign. the hong kong, which was very iconic, because these campaign has a basically distinguish home from the rest of china. the hong kong are used to be one of the remaining places on chinese soil to a legally commemorate to tenement are cracked out, which one of the remaining as a political took boy in china. but now, ah, it seems that this all has gone. phoebe call reported from hong kong there. thank you. phoebe the fire, south africa parliament has flared up again. even though emergency services said it was on the control. flames and smoke billowed out of the historic assembly building in cape town. as dozens of firefighters were cold back, a man is due to appear in court on charges of arson.

ah, as night fell, south africa's parliament was burning again. the fire re ignited by winds, a full day after the initial blaze was brought under control. dozens of fire fighters called back to tackle the flames, which have destroyed the national assembly chamber. president civil rom, oppose. i visited the scene where he met with emergency services. he said archbishop desmond tutu who was buried last week often prayed for parliament unfair. it's key role in south africa's hard one freedoms. well. busy this is devastating you terrible and devastating event,

particularly after we gave the arch what i would call the best to send off yesterday. the historic building houses thousands of national treasures from important books to works of art. officials say these of all been saved. but it will be months before south african lawmakers commit turned to the heart that the countries democracy. little earlier we asked journalist selim fired in cape town was being said about how the fire code flare up again. they think i'm, if i was it under control. however, the temperatures were still too high, and that's something that they want even before the emergence of the fire. and the winds re, let's remember, the k comes up very windy, very windy part of the car. and that's the cost of many buyers here. that happened very often, so the wind from the high temperatures didn't allow it like the fire to be

completely extinguished inside the, in the roof of the parliament. and that's why eventually it started to heat up again and today was of the afternoon. it was, seem claims, again jealous, sullen fat into town that now let's have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. a former silicon valley start up star has been found guilty of defrauding investors. elizabeth holmes put up a paper fortune worth billions. she claimed a blood testing technology developed by her company terran us, could revolutionize health care homes now faces up to 20 years in jail. yeoman's hootie rebels have seized a cargo ship in the red sea. the movement is backed by iran, it says it has taken over military hardware and a vessel registered in the united arab emirates, the u. e, which is fighting the hottest says the ship is carrying medical luck. tobin ali how

these railey army says 2 of its pilots have been killed in a helicopter crash over the mediterranean sea. the aircraft went down during a training flight. a fur full member was rescued. friend missions have been suspend . brazil's president jr. bolton arrow has been taken to hospital with a suspected intestinal obstruction aid say the 66 year old is doing well. well it was narrow, was also treated last year. he was wounded in the stomach in the knife attack in 2018. israel has become the 1st country to offer a 4th dose of crone of ours vaccine to risk groups. that includes any one over 60. the aim is to protect the vulnerable from army crime infections. the government has previously run successful vaccination campaigns. 3rd, those last year did slow the spread of the delta barrier. there a we visited one vaccination center in television where there was

a palpable feeling of urgency. so ma'am a much more much today's really busy. lots of people are coming after the announcement. the fall vaccination is now available. one of the we, we worked really hard today. oh show for so lyla folk and it's a short to me to get vaccinated to protect myself from the people around me. that's why you get the job, and i hope others do it as well as all that. my faith milan, it's very scary on the oma con variant is spreading everywhere for name. and since we have the vaccines available, one should get it. why am i doing it? because i'm 77, and i'm considered in this in the danger region. so we're doing as i want to see my grandchildren, i want to enjoy life. and that's the way to do it for me. meanwhile, here in europe, new infections remain high and it's fear the numbers will climb. as more testing is done following holiday travel and gatherings, francis parliament is debating whether to restrict access to more public spaces and

allow entry only to vaccinated people across the continent. countries are grappling with the way forward rome days away from tougher restrictions. italy is one of so many european countries, again, faced with and braced for increased hardship in the form of regulated movement, tougher economic times and overflowing intensive care units. the director of this rom hospital says for a month we have been systematically full my the, i mean the be any stark contrast to last summer and fall in rome. when infections were down, restrictions were relaxed, italy was reopening, and business was on the upswing. such was the case across much of europe as countries took a breath in hopes, the worst might be over then came winter and the spread of am a crown in southern europe. and in the north, like italy, denmark's reopening was brief. now it is breaking caseload records with the highest

ratio of infections per $100000.00 inhabitants in the world are the artifact. it every, it's certainly worrying that we're seeing a continued high level of infection. and we're now seeing this more infectious. amr kron has taken over. officials maintain extensive testing has pushed denmark's case number's higher than countries that do less testing and less vaccinating. countries like romania were a 5th wave appears eminent, especially after gatherings during the holidays. this in a country that is next to last in europe when it comes to vaccination rates. that means it's near the bottom in what is now the global epicenter of the pandemic. co 19 posed a challenge to the sports world, the right from the start. many events have been cancelled or took place without spectators, floppy army from barion is causing

a new headache athletes everywhere. now, testing positive, causing chaos. 40 manages and torment organizes. ah. when the german soccer league starts up again next weekend, only a few people here in the maldives will be tuning in. but one person will be sure to be watching. manuel, no air german national player and byron munich goalie scene here in archive footage . now he's on vacation and must stay here in quarantine after testing positive for the corona virus. europe, soccer events are at the mercy of cove. at 19. recently 5 players tested positive for the corona virus at paris, samar, one of them was leon. l messy. the new year is bringing challenges in england as well. first, a game cancellation, and now coach juergen club has been diagnosed with the corona virus. during the

past few weeks, cop consistently reminded that the new virus variant is dangerous. just last friday he announced 3 more corona virus infections within his team. so say last before, just a little takes like a lottery in the morning when it's when i sat down to wait for the result. and it was all pretty much day by day. i was one case, but it's not just professional soccer that is suffering basketball, handball, and ice hockey teams are now playing in front of mt stadiums. fans are frustrated and clubs are losing money on the international level. 2022 doesn't look promising . just recently at the ice hockey junior world championships in canada, many of the teams were stuck in quarantine in the end. the tournament was cancelled prematurely. heavy snow and strong winds are disrupting transport links across much of the southeastern united states. several government offices in washington, d. c,

have had to shut down. but the i c conditions also brought hundreds out to join in mass snowball fights. the crowd split into 2 sides on the national mall to pommel. each other with freezing missiles organizers, coordinating the fun on social media adopted the battle of snow, micron, know, and that's it from me and the early to him here at dw news for now, business is up next and i'll have a world news update for you at the top of the olive garden was in berlin. me on the team. thanks for watching.