blessed nie is day protests culminates in clashes in hundreds of arrests this is hong kong's pro democracy movement continues. in a move that could delay criminal proceedings against him is ralph benjamin netanyahu says he'll also p pollen free munis see from corruption charges. also coming up tensions remain high bagdad way demonstrates his continue throwing stones out the u. s. embassy this wednesday protesters on good ball uss strikes in the country.

hello welcome each and into france twenty former self focus and be all he with the headlines this hour. in hong kong huge at new year's day process of edited clashes between p police a and protestes island hundreds of arrests organizes claim more than a million people gathered for wednesday's rally determined to forge ahead with the pro democracy movement in twenty twenty. will please however put the number at much lower with citing sixty thousand participants is the senior police superintendent with more on the arrests. police have made a around four hundred arrests offenses include unlawful assembly in possession of offensive weapons. finally what i want to say here is. i want to seriously con dan the ride is that cost the trouble and- crimes that happen today. and full of. not allowing the peaceful participants to conduct. possession in a safe and orderly manner. wewell staying in hong kong wednesday so yet moral scenes of violence

with police using tear gas a and water c cannon and hauled coal demonstrations throwing petrol bombs on directing makeshift barricades in twenty nineteen on con faced a los seven months of unrest its biggest political turmoil in decades also a full that john emilia jeanine ripples. lined up against the wall and arrested by the dozen. year's day protests in hongw kong. demonstrations started off peacefully earlier in the day with the mass march given the go ahead by the city's authorities. some families and children even in attendance. today this is a for sale twenty twenty eight and i think we have rest enough. we have been feeling frustrated. and it is it's time for us to gather today here again and then to tell the world that we haven't given up yet. many carried bans

listing those dimond's including free free elections in the city an independent inquiry into police handling of the protests and amnesty for over six thousand people arrested during movement. but violence you interrupted near the one jide district leading to the familia such of rights police using pepper spray into a gas to combat volleys of molotov cocktails loved by unrepentant protestas what the- we realize that we need to fight hard for home kong's freedom and liberty. without first steps and numbers we'll show you the government how many of us is still going to fight hong kong's freedom and it was a- the unrest in hong kong was sparked by proposal to allow expeditions to mainland china. bringing millions out on to the streets in june last year. it has since morphed into a larger revolts against what many fear is beijing's tightening control. but despite the continued unrest china and hong kong administration have refused to cede to the protesters dimond's. north

korea's kim jong on his pledge to deliver a new strategic weapon this submitted address to the what because pasi central committee in pyongyang. kim also announced the end all the suspension on nuclear long range ballistic missile tests. engines will put in place during unprecedented told for the u. s.ast year president donald trump is meanwhile played down the threat is falsely fulls of nicholas rushworth explains. jungle and was given a rapturous welcome as he presided over a meeting of top workers party officials. he told them the days of a self imposed moratororium on tesestig nuclear bombs and intercontinental ballistic missiles were. he used the united states of making gangsta like demands in a hostile policy this included joint military deals with south korea and sanctions. and he warned that the world will witness and nenew strategic weapopon to be possessed by the dprk in the

near future. the us presisident donald trumpmp s speaking from s mar a lago r resorts in florida played down n kim jong guns shst in p policy. sign a contract de design and agreement talking about denuclearization and that was signed. number one sentence denuclearization that was the singapore and- i think he's a man of his word so we're going to find out but i think he's a man of his. north korea self imposed ban on testing has been central to diplomacy that scene three meetings between. him and trump but little tangible progress. is pyongyang has previously find missiles capable of reaching the entire united states and is carried out six nuclear tests the last of them sixteen times the size of the whole russian up last. and este pyongyang's renewed saber rattling now could lead to more us sanctions and an

increased us military presence in the station. in a move that could delay criminal proceedings against israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he will also parliament for immunity from corruption charges that's a no he was indicted in november on charges of bribery fooled on breach of promise that you'll nice. all connell gets under way once they need to see request is made in the meantime betting against the blue and white partially deaf. launched a scathing attack on this on ya delightsts me i never imaginedd that we would see the day that a prime minister of israel would avoid standing g before te law and the justice system. should not a prime minister would not care about the future of the state of israel. rather only about himself and his individual fate she today it's clear what we're fighting for.

hi bold netanyahu knows he's guilty keep. netanyahu you'll sure who i should. with more the store for thirty fall's eris macular reports now from jerusalem. he had among the deadliline ends tonight at midnight and four else before that deadline he announunced t t he would be sick community and if he didn't he would be charged tomorrow morning in court the defendants benjamin netanyahu. so by doing this he de has put that health for some time- on the other hand it wasn't expecteted because when e was asked whether he would do these so this was just before the last electionn he said no no certainly not- and previously before he was charged with it or anything like this came up. the mantra even he store case howevert over a again knees ththey want to be anything because there isn't anything so ththe feeling in the public key is that you asked for immunity you don't ask for a new chief

you're innocent you're innocent you got a question for is that. you ask for in n the to see if yoyou're guilty and that's what thee leader of t the opposition said tonight. and inn interestinglgly polls show thata majority of israelis something like 57% stars think you should be granted immunity so that's why he went on tv tonight to tell. the public what he was taking this controversial stick. how mucha areas is this likely to delay criminal proceedings against him. you knonow eight it absolutely could delay it for months at least. he now is in this very interesting position- it's not automatic he goes to the parliament and requests immunity and a parliamentary committee convenes to hear that and it's decided pretty much along party lines but at the moment because i knoww it can take a parliament and there isn't a proper government. that can be season sitting so now there's a huge device over whether that committee will cease now if the opposition wins and the committee does seas and their son now doesn't

have not been on this he could be out before the next election if his party wins and the committee doesn't see if. he coululd by himself months and months of time and i think that's partly the i. movies as well as the reasons that he gives which is that it's not a fair trial he con have a fair trial he's being persecucución. and that that's why he seeking this this immunity deal. there is likely reporting that. now protesters who attacked the us embassy in baghdad on tuesday of now what reportedly withdrawn from the area official saying that demonstrations continue throwing stones of the compound this wednesday but were. eventually desplazable us forces firing tear gas from the rooftops. assesses hop in a good job uss strikes against them they were all about militia that claimed at least twenty five lives tensions remain high monstrosity fools charlie james now reports. the down to stay until u. s. troops left iraq and try for a second

day to scale the compound's walls. but wednesday evening the last demonstrators withdrew from outside the us embassy in baghdad. we cheese oko. we pulled out from this place triumphantly. and we brought to america's noise in the da. the protesters largely came from iranian backed militias and their withdrawal followed calls from the iraqi government and senior militia leaders it ends a two day crisis centerered araround the largest us. diplomatic mission in the worlrld. the escalationn s stard sundnday when t t u. s.s. bomoms cativa hezbollah militia sites in iraq and syria killing at least two dozen people washington was retaliating against the pro ronnie and group for the death of an american contractor a few days earlier. then tuesday protesters stormed the american embassy in the us says iran is responsible this is state sponsored terror. this is how

rainy and backed terrorism that took place that threaten american interests. but wednesday iran's supreme leader dismissed those charges. which is a one in one of. thehe americans find some excuse attack iraqi soil and margarine number of people. i and also the government and the people of iran strongly condemned this crime by america. donald trump tweeted iran will be held responsible for the embassy attacks and pay a heavy price the us president said he does not think there will be war between the two nations. protest all continuing in india over a controversial citizenship law that critics say is anti muslim attempts binder and remotely to quell the demonstrations of so far proved unsuccessful. indian prime minister saying the lower is that necessary to protect religious minorities and gays food reports. chanting slogans against the government these

protest is a determined to keep up the pressure. the. tensions is still simmering over new legislation the demonstrators say is anti muslim since the protests broke out weeks ago he said arrested more than a thousand people in the crackdown some say is excessive. ninety five people have been killed since the demonstrations began. is. you don't know. the fast track citizenship applications for non muslim immigrants from pakistan bangladesh and afghanistan the government argues that it's necessary to protect religious minorities in an attempt to ease fears and quell the proteststs prime minister under injure moody has said that muslims have nothing to o fear

but demonstrated on backing down. the movement is the biggest challenge to movies authority since he became prime minister in twenty fourteen. critics argue his brand of hindu nationalism marginalizes the country's t two hundred million muslims and have challenged the law saying it violates the country's secular constitution. the supreme court is set to review the legislation on the twenty second of january. away from india wildfires it'll straight is to most populous state south wales and victoria of claimed at least eight lives the death toll nation w white housese and risen to seventeen. residency moderna assessing the damage to their homes which have been devastated by the blazes john image i mean reports. counting the cost of f the fire. the conditions on wednesdsday allowing ausustralian authoritis a brief window for relief efforts and to take stock of

the damage the coastal towns of batemans bay control aparque malek kuta ankle bargo ravaged on new year's eve. navy ships a military aircraft to deployed across new south wales and victoriaia. a assuring residento safety. many who have lost everything i can walk around a bit of the houses just gogot all that was the bedroom and- that was when my and takes away from the family history and- see. all this month by the memories from the kids and just everything is gone. more than a dozen emergency level flies have been to five hundred kilometer stretch across the two states. the immense devastation continues to grow in property loss and lives. and despite wednesday's response authorities of fearful for what still to come so at the very least with the conditions on saturday will be as bad as what they were yesterday. and that's why all about people on the ground thousands of them taking advantage of the modern conditions to make us as well prepared as possible the saturday when any of these five fronts can again excessive bite

and cause damage. over the last few months around five million hectares of land of burns nationwide. whihile n new year's eve fireworks were canceleled in several cities for safety rereasons sydney did sit over te clinic display. however the celebrations was somewhat overshadowed by callsls insteadd to put fireworks. funds towards battling the bush files. europe today more headlines come out in fifteen minutes time for you hailing from twenty four join us at . the trees williams marks is a los angeles novelist and screenplay writer. but a few years ago she became a reader a sensitivity rita she initials american literature isn't

offensive. sensitivity readers basically a diversity editor somebody who'll look at of material according to their own specific niches and see if there's any instances of sterotypes of misrepresentation or maybe even racism. and just pointed out to thehe author. every sensitivity rita offers a specialized viewpoint based on their identity and experience for two hundred and fifty dollars más r reviews a client's manuscript from an african american perspective he actually had a main characterer who is africican american. and e thought that he had you know created you know this character to b b an o out spoken to be the leader of the community but in reality that chcharacter was ful of s stereo types and couldld he been read as a very offensisive to people. this new professioion is b booming to the point where

it mocks decided to create the first sensitivity reda online course i started i it because ia was getting quiuite a few requests of from people w who wanted their material read but i wasn't the- the appropriate sensitivity reader for the material so i said we need me sesensitivity readers. with the rise of social media more and more books are facing public scrutiny and viral criticism it's affecting evevery level of the americanan publishingg industrythis los angeles bookstore has seen orders cancelleled by pupublishes off t online outrage. we generally don't pull but still the publblishers have pulled books before they come out in particularly in an adult fictction t there is a lot of controversy right now- and again i ththink we're all kind f figuring out together with the new. guideliness should be- ands walking that very fine line between- depicting characters to make bad moral choices and who holds- r reprehensible

beliefs andnd assisting us with the author andho may hold very differentnt beliefs. should we separate the art from the artist suld l literature be careful to avoioid offending anyone it's a hot topic today among publishes. fathers are mandatated that they can only write what they now you would have an extremely limited.d. and inspire. selection to choose from to publish if we really believe in the story- we understand that not everyone is going to be happy there's gonna be reviews and opinions and that's part of the conversation. the growth of sensitivity read as follows a push for more diversity in the characters depicted in u. s. fiction especially in literature for you. at this children's books and they all more books featuring minorities. share you were the authors of. derek taylor came to rights bi

lingual stories with hispanic characters and that's los gatos consulados you're going to need. the cats with ice cream. awesome thank you so much rinkne enjoy the bookok. according to the cooperative children's book center of education 28% of children's books in twenty sixteen had a main characterer f color compared to only 10% in twenty thirteen there's a- real needed i t think in all the fferent c communities they don't really have as much opportununities as otherer cocommunities- to have their own new books and a plan to see themselves represented in book. however if there is s more diverse city in fictional characters most books are still written by y you want office. so thth is yesterday and i can't sweep the eight year old girl who goes to school. and in- los angeles was you have to deal with but the bully and his antics. angelina johnson didn't find a publisher but she was able to self publish a book.k.

the internet life really need to print on demand that the acceptance now of in the office. is open. is open to n n. still in twenty seventeen only 7% of published all those well african american or hispanic though they represent more than 30% of the us population. in the world of fashion two thousand nineteen represented nothing less than a paradigm shift with the global conversation increasingly aware of the petals of climate change it over consumption fashion has to adapt with the public conceding differently designn is about to find new ways to stay relevant. shifting saltoro codes is no longer and i did that raba an obligation starting with je put good jay and his decision to abandon for a. thank you for the for the future i often use for at this time i didn't want to limit but

i think that force i wanted to do fake fur but now with thick fur. with a print technique that makes you think you're looking at for. this law awakening is spread across the fashion world and as vocal champions in the teaching of fashion and particular. for the final shows that she was fashion week students at the monastery developed institute for fashion disciplines were quick to do away with convention. for laughs. the head scarf is a key element of a technician woman's wardrobe. and the danger. is the traditional men's work out. the feminine is that the games the masculine to say that women can really own it into misión society. she can be a woman. and she can also work. playing an active role in the world. you've got this is a city attorneys in. from meanwhile sold inauguration of the country's first free fashion school in some twelve just north of paris full magennis to nineteen gonzalez we created a project. to successfully launched in the favelas of rio de janeiro. the setting is quite different. the idea is the same. no need for formal

qualifications to get didn't. vote to knowledge of the city is a plus. the six foot sinful stumbles knowing those social codes is a valuable thing for just a moment as long as you don't get a fenced in by the most easy. you just have to use them their history see something you see no where you come from but also be interested in the culture that's around you to. lee and control that can be culture that you don't necessarily have access to but i think it's always good to have that curiosity. and even if you come from a disadvantaged area you shouldn't get trapped by seeing yourself as a victim. you can't think- i come from a disadvantaged area i can't do anything on the just on the country. code so called weakness can be a strength. you mean it can be a real solid source of strength that this would. the collections of the results of timeless team work. design is coming together in a spirit of mutual respect. leave it open okay the garments that we design were made with leftover fabric donated by the branch who are sponsoring us. it's material that they don't need anymore and you can still make a lot of stuff with these of. choose. recycling is good

but as we all know by now upcycling is even back to fringe design that nothing is set to one the lvmh prize in two thousand seventeen explains. just how do you follow what that really means is that all the genes are upcycled we take the genes we cut them up. we flatten them out. so we essentially making genes out of. we also tend their addresses into patch which dresses and the idea is that you're wearing it it looks great you're not thinking about the fact that it was upupcycle it's fashion. it needs to look amazing. for her twenty twenty cruise collection deals maria grunt security was with the ivory and stylist but the. and female artisans from moroccs mountains he also created her wax fabrics. i tried this project to walka within these adamant that this so difficult the and to show like- really craftsmanship

traveling around the work for the works that they use in the latina collection is it the canica and that the move the two i jeune to europe and that arrived in the africa but decided to buy a dhea about. to walk circle was it because is a cop the. isis it that these and all something get politically killer. there's no doubt that fashion and social action a joining forces like never before witith their association eating them off the two female founders of the french label a to the best of and have set up a network of artists living throughout. the mediterranean. in the- city of love may mean while a socially responsible fashion initiative is gaining traction. on the basis of that specialize in eco responsible lipstick hot and i did. every lipstick sold can provide a hundred litres of water to those who need it from. moscow mekë. it was really important for me to come here because when you work in fashion and you see what's going on beneath the surface. you realize very

quickly that something has t to be donone. the amount of wasasti think it's really important to talk about it and you s show wht they've done show what's been achieved here especially because this. this is the rereality it's not j just about donating mononey these all the lives that have been improved. and that designed to shake up the status quo has taken hold across the board. just like had these remain at the new creative director at cilin. and to the back row send a whole has been denouncing puritanism. and claiming his rights to celebrate sexy. even if the white to come check is it social. i keep asking but by no in every greece must for the long legs what they don't go home. so it's nice to see them on on all the people in the shoes made the long they were huge since the shoes were very sexy. i hope the there. i need to be comfortable okay a cold

they are not to por juris because they are beautiful. two thousand nineteen was also the year the well to function lost one of its great. call lagerfeld channels latest collection designed by vision yeah pays homage to french autistic somewhat fatat. because well that's certainly been a hard time shift

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