were and software brain changes. so get ready for the brain update. 40 to the answer to almost everything. starts january 15th on d, w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is due to be news ally from berlin. china expands its post code 19 opening. the border between hong kong and the mainland is thrown open to tens of thousands of people a day, just as covey infection search also on the program. thousands of kurds march in

paris to mark the killing of 3 activists a decade ago. just as the community wheels from another fatal shooting last month, and joe biden, to paris a visit the mexican border as his government steps up to restrictions against migrants trying to enter the us ah and warm welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm michael local. china has reopened, it's border with hong kong after it was largely sealed off for 3 years. due to co bid restrictions, mandatory quarantine roles have been scrapped but people still need to present a negative test. and the number of daily travelers will be kept. the shift comes as beijing continues to loosen covered restrictions, even as infection search. the 1st train headed to

a newly reopened border crossing on board, people rushing to take advantage of the relaxed rules for entering china. thanks for the changes these travelers won't be facing mandatory quarantine for the 1st time in 3 years. hong kong residents with family on the mainland was some of the 1st to join the rush. oh, i'm so happy, so excited. i haven't seen my parents for years. they aren't in good health, i couldn't go back to see them even when they had colon cancer. i'm really happy to see them now. no, i know. i haven't seen my wife in 2 years, so i'm hurrying to get back to while these people may not be facing, quarantine authorities are still imposing other restrictions. visitors have to register in advance online with only $60000.00 a day permitted in each direction. they also need proof of a negative cov test from within the last 48 hours. while that requirement could

help keep people his safer, it stands in stark contrast to beijing's angry denunciations of similar testing mandates imposed by other countries on arrivals from china. let's go straight to hong kong and bring in d. w, corresponded phoebe conk. phoebe, we understand the easing of travel restrictions between china and hong kong. are being done gradually. so let's go over the basic rules again. exactly. oh oh, oh, yeah. now now standing at and the one of the be says, chat, pines bordering mainland china. and in here in hong kong, this is a railway station, which people can pass through to checkpoints for jaime, and an enter on the chinese territory. and are now speaking about the limitations both the chinese and hong kong kaufman's have imposed a limit on the number of people who crossed

a border every day. so initially on the government allow $60000.00 people per day from each sy both china and hong kong to cross the border. every they'd so that only counts for non resident. and so the actual number of sha for those could be higher than or like $60000.00 are from each side of the government, wants to increase their prototype gradually. and hopefully ahead of the learn a new year holiday, which is in 2 weeks time. and people also have to our pre booked on lie on the government system to rochester for a time thought to pass through it or bother. so it's not like you can travel whenever you can, because you have to make reservations before you pass that boy there. and a bar your tech has to, i was traveled with hong kong or to china on vice versa. and also my understanding is that the travelers need a negative test. so clarify something, hasn't beijing just been criticizing other countries for mandating testing for

people coming from china comes with all of the dating has criticizing many foreign countries and travel paths on chinese chocolate us by the fact that you have mention of both people from china and how might they want to go to each tertiary they have to carry a negative pope, p c r test before the costco. so that is is a message outdoors he's one q and sure and do limit the search up infections from both sides and on. but speaking about a limitation on, unlike foreign visitors, the chinese travelers are there is no vaccination requirements, much highest travelers. so the chinese travelers are coming to hong kong. they actually they are subject to loser restrictions compared to foreign visits at the

moment. and people are also worried about and that could cause a potential outbreak because i'm fascinated chinese could come to hong kong and the number could be that tens of 1000 to on every day that so d, w, 's of phoebe con, there are many, many thanks to some other stories now making headlines around the world. russia has bomb several regions in eastern ukraine overnight. at least one person was killed. forces continued to shell, the city of buck moved the current focus of russian efforts to push further west. it comes after moscow ended a self declared cease fire for orthodox christmas. a group of 46 soldiers have arrived home in ivory coast after their release, and molly, the troops were pardoned a week after being convicted of conspiracy, ivory coast, and the united nation say the soldiers were part of the un peacekeeping mission. in molly,

the european union has condemned iran for executing to men detained during anti government. protests, state controlled media, say they were convicted of killing a member of an official militia. amnesty international has called their trial a sham aimed at intimidating other demonstrators. for people are now known to have been executed in connection with the recent unrest. these 2 are the latest victims of the war. the islamic republic is waging against its own citizens. mohammed midi cut me at 22 year old for my karate champion. and mohammed jose me a 39 year old worker who quote children in his free time, both were convicted and sham trials, where they weren't allowed to choose their own lawyers or even see the alleged evidence against them. evidence expert, say, just as bogus as their confessions at by iran stayed media found in the moment, 4 weeks,

their friends and family hoped they could be saved on. i kindly asked the members of the to disagree. i back you please remove my son's death. said please hold on. i their calls were echoed not only by iranians, around the world, but also by politicians. here in germany, haggling book, a green member of parliament was a sponsor of cami and campaigned against his execution. this new executions will have consequences at the moment. that is not pretty clear which shaquanda grims exec that will be what there will be consequences. we won't be quiet the german government, nor the you will be quiet till this violation of human rights within iran. people are also not remaining quiet, fresh, protests, supplant, and many refuse to be intimidated. on social media, this video is spreading since the executions mohammed, medi cal army,

dancing with his family matters, anti government protest, i say, don't die. and they vow they will not rest until those responsible for his and other killings out of power and annoy men is a member of the european parliament representing the green party. she told us that although the european union has not designated ron's revolutionary guard as a terror group, it is taking action we are working on it. and but part of the truth also is that the sanctions that come with naming someone a terror organization are already in place because we already a sanctioning the revolutionary guard because of the weapons of mass destruction that they are developing. we are also individually sanctioning a number of the key players in the revolutionary guard. and yes, we are the moment working on legal pathways. but we are also, and that is part of the to working on political compromises so that we can finally

name them also what they are a terror organization. but in terms of the concrete sanctions, most of them are already in place and annoying me in there. a member of the european parliament for germany's green party, thousands of kurds from across europe converged on paris to mark the 10th anniversary of the killings of 3 kurdish women activists. over that decade, authorities have yet to prosecute any one for their deaths in the french capital. the march took place just 2 weeks after the killings of 3 other courage and parents o thousands of people from kurdish communities in france and across europe. marching peacefully in paris, demanding justice fulfill dando on layla, shiela, mez, and 2nd agencies. the 3 kurdish women activists were killed in paris a decade ago. chance this was a founding member of the kurdistan work his party,

the p k. k. alongside the ban is remembering the activists. the p k. k flag, the red star in circles in yellow, the militant group, his band as a terrorist organization, both in tacky and the european union activists select that tech. he may have been involved in the women's deaths, something ankara has always denied when it are, we have had to ask for justice and truth about this case that took place in 2013. although we're asking the french state to clarify this case and shed light on it, no one has been prosecuted for the deaths. and now the diaspora is also reeling from a recent attack in paris that claimed 3 more members of that community. here in december, a lone gunman shot dead 3 people as a kurdish cultural center in paris,

omaha, police suspect a racist motive. why do a good that new the killings are making cuts in france, feel unsafe? pull my sample. so the me, it's important to and show that one can't kill people, especially kurdish people in the middle of the day just like that. where being killed everywhere and we are not safe. and like many of the kurdish people, i am angry, trooper, the killer and above all the kurdish community is demanding that the french government do more to protect them to the us now. and joe biden is expected to visit the border with mexico at el paso, the sunday. as his government grapples with a growing migrant crisis. the u. s. president has already announced tough new restrictions which will see cubans, haitians and nicaraguans crossing the border illegally from mexico. immediately expelled,

biden's government is also expanding an existing program to stop venezuelans attempting to enter the us. my grins crossed the rio grande river that separates mexico from the united states. all these people in search of a new start and a new life. some prepared to do want ever it takes to live the american dream. loyalty. i went on the fly injured, told and hunger it and ended up taking me legal route through the narrow paths while afterwards, most of them don't want to do it most want to cross into the u. s. legally bustling . go in the say of tiny people, so for houses to take his journey, there was how can you go back if you don't have a place to return to local is i couldn't cross legally. i had to cross illegally

hillary in the 12 months to october 2022, around 2 and a half 1000000, undocumented migrant cross the us mexico border in november alone, migrants from venezuela, cuba, nicaragua, and haiti was start from entering the united states more than $82000.00 times it's become a massive headache for you as president joe biden, who's promising to get tough go. my message is this. if you're trying to leave cuba, nicaragua, haiti, do ever. and we, or have agreed to began and journey to america. do not do not just show up at the border. stay where you are and apply wiggly from starting today. if you don't apply to the legal process, you will not be eligible for this new bro program. that program could result in up

to $360000.00 people each year. no fully entering the u. s. from those 3 countries plus venezuela. that may sound like a big number, but compared to those entering the us illegally. it's just a fraction. and we will have to end it there coming up next is our magazine reporter, looking at an ecological time bomb on the floor of the baltic sea. remember, there's much more news for you and our website, that's d w dot com. and you can also find us on twitter or instagram. the handle is at t w. news on michael of me in the team here. really enjoy your company in the lead of contrasts. of ambitions of inequality