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anger and unrest in france over soaring living costs, tens of thousands, join a widening strike to demand higher wages. ah, hello, i'm clare richardson, thanks so much for joining us. russia has a new commander in ukraine, has made a rare acknowledgment that the situation in regions the crumb when recently claimed it had annexed, is quote, difficult. russian forces are struggling to maintain their grip on strategic positions in the east and south amid on offensive by ukraine. in a further sign that russian troops could be under pressure kremlin, back to officials in harrison region hub, announced they were evacuating 4 towns, including from the city of harrison itself. and meanwhile, the latest wave of air strikes across the rest of you crank has knocked out power

and water supplies in hundreds of towns and caused numerous civilian casualties. officials in the southern ukrainian city of mc alive, pull a man's body from the rubble. a russian missile killed him as he hid in the basement. his shocked neighbor recalls the moment of impact was fit not to did one more person. we woke up at quarter to 2 in the morning because of a very loud explosion. it's impossible to describe the foot to so much dust we were in the basement. we crawled out through openings in the ground, and neva died. unfortunately, he was a bit closer to the e p center while we were a bit farther away. listen to those conditions for many ukrainians. the past 8 months have been a seemingly endless series of horrors. but one resident is comforted,

his homeland. how's the moral high ground? no matter how much suffering moscow inflicts the bullshit of the words to the russians, get pleasure from us, feeling bad, boucher to those 3 of them will they feel pleased to a new creature roommate? i think they want us to bomb and shell, their buildings, and so on. e 3, lou, it's but we won't that mom so we can show that we're different from them. there was 2 boy at least shot 2nd civilian residences and the only buildings targeted by the kremlin. russia also seems determined to knock out the national energy grid. the latest strikes prompted ukraine's foreign minister once again to ask allies to send more air defense systems. them are brought the permitted only only blockers. sure. and i'm liam, or air defense was the key topic in my speech to european foreign ministers. stella

said back she mizaku my appeal was particularly telling even since sirens were sounding and key. the denial when i had to join the meeting from the bomb shelter, healing and the was that the 1st time a minister has participated in this crucial meeting was stored from a bomb shelter, which is formal glitch, almost a seething allows you to place green diplomacy as a character ukraine's presidential a dimmer zelinski says almost a 3rd of its power plants have been destroyed. russia denies deliberately attacking civilians. moscow says it is targeting ukraine's energy infrastructure, meaning millions could be left to face the coming winter without heat a power for more or less bringing our correspondent in a kia mathias bellinger and my tears. how was the situation there this morning where it was a quiet night hearing peeve with we've heard about her attacks and closer to the front line on cities a down south. brenda. we've also heard that sir. russia was procuring more

weapons from iran. these strikes in the past week have been carried out, a big part of them with these bureau iranian she had drones, so it was quiet today. but that doesn't mean over yet. and we've heard that the commander of russian forces ain't ukraine, is admitting that things are difficult in occupied regions. i should this be read as an acknowledgment that things are not going according to plan. definitely. um, the ukraine has been attacking the hair. southern regional has been pushing forward on the hassan region for some time. a western intelligence has released the information last week and that they expect her son to fall within these days for ukraine to take back this major city. the only major city that russia was able to conquer since february, the only administrative center that russia was able to conquer since last winter.

and so what you can saying now that this is that he expects things to get difficult . at the same time, the regional administration that has been installed by the russians on these occupied territories is calling for people to leave the region or talking about evacuations. that means that 2 things to really not good look for the russians there, and that we might see something either a retreat or a re take by the ukranian army in the next few days. and tell us more about these evacuations. we now kremlin backed officials in the house on regenerate saying they are evacuating for towns. yeah, that's, they have been to 2 of these officials have talked about that. the fear here ukraine is of course, that he's might be forced evacuation deputations of people into russia, as we have seen them in other parts of the occupied terry trees that directions

would possibly drive people out of there and relocate them to russia. and in order to maybe stimulate them later to, to the russian society. that would be a war crime, but we don't know exactly what is happening now. how many people are being reported if they are reported how many people are evacuating voluntarily? because there will be fighting, of course, there is a reason for people to leave these areas. we don't have the information, but there's a lot of anxiety about these moves in ukraine capital. thanks so much for that update. let's bring you up to speed now with some of the other stories making news headlines. hong kong new leader has delivered a debut policy speech focused on security and reviving the city's economy. john lee was appointed in july by china following math, and at times

a violent pro democracy protest in hong kong which contributed to an economic downturn. gog lee has been sanctioned by the us for his role in beijing on crackdown on freedom. y'all how to late, devastating floods have hit venezuela. central douglas state after a down for on monday cause the dam to overflow. locals were forced to abandon their home. at least 3 people were killed, pushing the death toll to more than 50 after weeks of rain across the country is to be processed and us, prosecutors have charged a suspected serial killer with fate only shooting 3 men in northern california. the 43 year old was arrested on saturday on suspicion of murdering a total of 6 people and wounding another woman. over the past year and a half county dealer here in stockton visited, or tens of thousands of french workers have joined a widening public and private sector strike to managing pay hikes to keep up with soaring living costs. the latest walk out follows more than 2 weeks of strike

action at oil refineries, which has led to fuel shortages. ah, the protest march in central pear is reflecting, growing ingrid, rising prices unfolding, living standards. little normal nutritional the issue of salaries is top of the agenda. this is the number one priority of the french people, you know, wanted for, for hostile workers, or among those who say inflation is eroding. their purchasing power from that we see must be done within 60 percent of postal workers have a salary below the french median. oh no, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha. what do i do with a 2000 euros gas? will? what again with 3, do i leave my doris out of the cold, or is it not my 2000 euros? and i have to borrow 700 percent sold with paid life acidic that and then the government and the president must change this to. so the

book is a phone unions. colton. work is in both the public and private sectors to strike on top of faction that has disrupted francis oil refineries and fuel supplies. who weeks in a buzz acceptable. it's not acceptable. that minority continues to block the country. and it is a time to go back to work with the government is trying to get this situation under control. the strikes of the biggest test so far, president emma norma cross. second term are running a marathon, is a difficult task for most people. i certainly won't be trying it anytime soon. oh, about running a race which takes $43.00 days and lasts for almost 5000 kilometers. well, italian and drought mar. cato has just completed that very feet and talking about a different sort of feet. he managed to wear out 13 pairs of shoes on his journey.

3, who was, oh, this was the start of the world's longest foot race back in early september. competitors have to complete the 3100 mile looped cause nearly 5000 kilometers in under 52 days it's rolling around the streets of the new york border of queens, runners average over 2 marathons a day, but or at least allowed to sleep at night. italian, andrea marketo, one for the 3rd straight edition in 43 days, 3. i was 20 minutes. 27 seconds. he said storms stopped him. challenging the world record, which stands at 40 days. i am in tune with some, some on superior power. i believe in the power of prayer and meditation, and the, i do have faith, you know, and faith hope and this thing they, they drive you forward. you know, it's not only about being strong and,

and train well and swung. he suffered painful cuts between his toes. that's why there have only been 51 finishes in 25 years. he fairly deserved his cake. and one of the world's biggest literary events. the frankfurt book fair, has opened its doors. this year, spain is the guest of honor, despite being europe's 5th largest economy. it's played by high unemployment and inequality. 3 spanish authors have written books reflecting on life as women in that country was once a dictatorship and still has strong attachments to conservative traditions. author, anna eva seaman grew up in the rural area of castillo la mancha. her family had humble beginnings. the fact that she was able to go to madrid and study was considered a step up. but due to the financial crisis, the author lost her job 3 times in a row by her late twenty's, she'd had enough and wrote an angry book. fair dea, a book of memories. yeah,

it was certain concrete things we've really gone downhill by, like my parents were able to buy a house and start a family at the age of 20. and my yodi, the majority of my generation can't afford it at 30. we can't even consider it as it blended. elena maydon has written a social novel, a deeply psychological study that tells of the barriers of the spanish class system . it follows the lives of 2 women, grandmother, and grand daughter, maria, who grows up in the deeply conservative atmosphere of franco's dictatorship all her life. she does menial work, but she continues her education opening up a new world for herself. alisha story on the other hand, is one of decline. once upon a time her family had money. now alyssa works at the train station in a kiosk. alicia and maria to women struggling to make ends meet in a world where everything revolves around money that they don't have. after the franco dictatorship, there were a number of authors who jumped at the chance to write about issues that moved them

. rosa montero is one of them, a legend since publishing her 1st novel in 1979, about a journalist raising her son alone and searching for directions in the post franco era. it was so em all modeling, literally where i began to say it openly, things that we couldn't have said before because eh, my, my, a novel appears 4 years after as franco's death. and before you couldn't talk about the real life, rosa montero has published nearly 20 novels to date, non fiction, short stories, and children's books that have been translated into many languages, often with strong female characters who struggle with men. and with a society they continue to see as unjust. rosa montecito, anna edy, seamen, ellen, amid dead 3 women writers campaigning for a fairer spain and for women to be able to decide for themselves what kind of life they want to lead. and before we go, let's get

a reminder of the top story we're following for you at this hour, the russian general in command of forces in ukraine has made a rare admission that russian troops are under pressure in eastern and southern regions recently cleaned by the prep as annexed cheese update at this hour coming up next is a deed of your business with rob watson state for that. or check us out online. d, w dot com and the claim. richardson in berlin for me. the team here. thanks much for watching. and again, all the harvesters are immigrants, goal it is they everything you enjoy eating at home with your family was harvested by people who are being exploited as then i d. 's was being.