the hong kong—zhuhai—macau bridge spans 55 km, and it will allow commuters to travel from macau to hong 20 times the length of san francisco's golden gate bridge. but it's only about a third of the danyang—kunshan grand bridge, which at 165 km, is the world's longest bridge, connecting shanghai and nanjing. but the bridge has been dogged by delays and budget overruns. there have been corruption prosecutions, and even the deaths of construction workers. it comes a month after a high—speed rail line was launched, connecting hong kong to dozens of cities in mainland china. critics say these infrastructure projects are examples of beijing tightening its grip on the semi—autonomous city, while others say they will bring both sides great economic benefits. katie silver, bbc news. funerals have been held for some of the people killed when a train ploughed into a crowd near amritsar in india's northern punjab state on friday. the victims were standing on the railway tracks watching celebrations for the hindu festival, dusshera, when a train hit them at high speed, killing at least 59 people. sa

to the chinese mainland hong kong and macau bridges the launch of plans to bring together more than a dozen cities to a high tech home so a clock has more from hong kong. this is certainly an extraordinary infrastructure project ten years in the making almost sixty kilometers long six point seven kilometers of tunnels and two manmade islands today with the official opening. tomorrow it will be open to the public and this bridge is designed to connect three major cities a jew high in china mainland china hong kong and macau and while there be a limited number of private vehicles allowed to take this bridge the main mode of transport will be shuttle buses and trucking companies. companies trucks. items from mainland china through to hong kong the airport and the ports until now the main mode of transport has been ferries and a drive from here in hong kong to mainland china to do high has been about four hours that commute time will now be between thirty minutes and forty five minutes the bridge will be operated under the chinese rules you have to drive on the right hand side and the t

and it will allow commuters to travel from macau to hong kong in about an hour.mes the length of sentences go's golden gate bridge. but it is only about a third of this bridge, which at 165 km, is the worlds longest bridge, connecting shanghai and beijing. but the bridge has been dogged by delays and budget overruns. even the debts of construction workers... it comes a month after a high—speed rail line was launched, connecting hong kong to d oze ns was launched, connecting hong kong to dozens of cities in mainland china. critics say these infrastructure projects are examples of beijing's tightening its grip on the semi—autonomous city, while others say they will bring both sides great economic benefits. katie silver, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. cristiano ronaldo says the truth is coming, as he speaks publicly for the first time about the rape allegation against him. also on the programme: how new technology is helping to unlock the mysteries of humpback whales in the southern ocean. an historic moment many of his

spanning 55 kilometres, the world's longest sea bridge linking hong kong and macau to mainland china, is open for business. in the light of the khashoggi murder, top business leaders are pulling out of the major investment conference that kicks off today in saudi arabia — what difference will it make? a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and the united states is gripped by lotto fever. the latest mega millions draw on tuesday has a potentialjackpot of $1.5 billion — the biggest payout in history. —— of $1.6 billion — the biggest payout in history. so today, i'd like to know — if you struck lucky, what would you spend it on? let me know. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. let's get started with the programme. in just a few hours, turkey's president erdogan is expected to reveal what he's called the "naked truth" about the murder ofjamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul. for a while now, the turkish authorities have hinted they possess detailed information about the killing. it's led many countries to ca

they start additional land in macau, which is rare to find. a plan on building on it.ill be more shows, retail, dining. they are revamping the central property into the londoner. by 2020, it's pretty cool. there will be a london theme right next to the paris theme, across from the italian theme, the venetian. with all these enhancements, you are looking at two of the most profitable casino resorts in the world. rishaad: there has to be some people out there who will fall by the wayside. who are most at risk? >> if you look at just three q quarter. was a tough winners and losers, you could potentially just take out the cip resorts and say they will not do well. wynn's the go to property for vip, and it is growing, just slower. while coke, there are two separate resorts, it's difficult to get to and they are trailing in performance. at the same time, mgm just opened one. it is slow to ramp up here to we are waiting for that to turn around. rishaad: it is very late. >> absolutely. untile most late, sjm, late next year, potentially mid-2020. we will see how that transpires

transport can reach macau in a much shorter period of time and i believe cargo owners will prefer us the british will be run by trade ministrations hong kong but how and china traffic will go by china's rules cattle drive on the right and told to be paid in chinese currency i want some private vehicles will be given permits to mine mine to transport every tourist buses and trucks easing the flow of cargo from the mine. but not everyone supports the new bridge it was over budget behind should and up to ten workers died during construction critics also say it's another attempt by china to tighten its grip on hong kong and undermine its autonomy it's not just for visual impact it's almost like a political weapon to remind hong kong is about as us now apartment and be reminded that we are less likely connected to the motherland and that the public will get a chance to test the bridge when roads. open to sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera turkey's president is increasing the pressure on saudi arabia over the killing of journalist. described killing

in hong kong and macau, the left. robin brant, bbc news.electric car in singapore. the firm insists the decision has nothing to do with brexit. our business editor simon jack is here. so, why singapore in that case?‘ few months ago we learned that james dyson was going to start using his know—how from vacuum cleaners and other electric products to go into the electric car market, two and a half billion pounds being thrown at it but the big question was where will they build it, and their hq in watcher or singapore? this morning we found out they are going with singapore. it‘s not an enormous surprise, none of the dyson product actually manufactured here, design and sales and marketing happens here but the manufacturer happens in south—east asia. as a prize it‘s singapore, one of the highest cost places to do business in the world but the company said the access to engineering talent, supply chains that work in asia and crucially access to markets that this car will be in that, most notably china, all made it made sense to build it they are.

chinese president xi jinping is unveiled the world's longest sea bridge linking hong kong and macau to the chinese mainland hong kong. bridge is part of the law. your plan to bring together more than a dozen cities into a high tech hub it's been controversial in hong kong where residents are wary of attempts by beijing to restrict their autonomy it's also been criticised over its high costs and for endangering local wildlife sec a closer look at the bridge itself the twenty billion dollar project spans fifty five kilometers and took nine years to complete the bridge connects the city of joy on the chinese mainland with the semi autonomous regions of hong kong and macau with i think ludes and on the sea tunnel more than six kilometers long designed to avoid disrupts in shipping lanes well sarah clarke joins us now live from hong kong so it's a bridge in more than one meaning i guess how much of a game changer is it expected to be the relationship between hong kong on the mainland. well the bridge is designed to ease the commute the transport system between the mainland pick out and hong

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i declare the hong kong macau bridge open. the chinese president xi jinping officially opening the bridge two years behind schedule the structure includes a seven kilometer long underwater tunnel and was built to withstand earthquakes typhoons and collisions with ships but the project is not without its critics especially in hong kong some point to the project going fifteen billion euros of a budget while the territory has a deficit of affordable housing for others it symbolizes beijing's ambitions to further integrate hong kong into china and erode the city's autonomy and freedoms if not exactly necessary because hong kong is connected to mainland china in every way already by land by air by sea the pearl river delta economic zone comprises eleven cities which now have hopes of a tourism boom. similar to that enjoyed by casino hope macau the mega bridge opens to traffic on wednesday complete with possible controls the number of vehicles using it well initially be restricted leaving many locals having to take a bus to cross it

the world's longest sea bridge is about to open, linking hong kong and macau to mainland china.cost $20 billion, and took almost a decade to build. you are up to date. stay with us, there will be more from our team on bbc news. and the top story in the uk... theresa may has told mps a deal to leave the eu is 95% agreed, but the issue of the northern ireland border remains unresolved more from me later. but first here is marie kem. chinese stocks have the best day in two years after beijing moved in to reassure i nvesto i’s . two years after beijing moved in to reassure investors. how do you feel about investing in a virtual country which only does good things to the world 7 we which only does good things to the world? we speak to the founders. good morning and welcome to asia business report live from singapore. let's start with the markets because chinese shares kicked off the week posting their biggest one—day gain in two years. the shanghai composite closed higher by over 4% on monday and that is after policymakers stepped in with a slew of new measures to shore up investors

zone comprises eleven cities which now have hopes of a tourism boom similar to that enjoyed by casino macau the mega bridge opens to traffic on wednesday complete with possible controls the number of vehicles using it were initially be restricted leaving many locals having to take a bus to cross it. sounds force for years now at tennis in the w c a finals in singapore were kicking barrington's the number eight seed and woman at her rent start the top seed britain's is from the netherlands she was wearing dark red and was down a set two german ashley kerber when she changed tactics and match of round her best is why in the second and then the third set in dramatic fashion to gain a big edge in the group stage of their target. to graduations to her archaeologists and. we have uncovered one of the statues thought to be eight hundred years old the figures were found at the ancient city of changchun on in the north of the country one of them is female a highly unusual find and researchers believe they mark the greaves of important people in the city once the biggest in south america. are you wat

spanning 55 kilometres, the world's longest sea bridge linking hong kong and macau to mainland china is opening for business. turkey's president has promised he will present new information within hours about the death of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi at his country's consulate in istanbul. the saudi foreign minister has now acknowledged that mr khashoggi, and called it a "tremendous mistake. " he also called it a "rogue operation" — a line echoed by president trump, who's now sent the director of the cia to istanbul. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins has the latest. these are the latest pictures to emerge of jamal khashoggi with his fiancee. they are arriving at his flat in istanbul shortly before the visit to the saudi consulate where he was murdered. now, look at this picture. turkish investigators believe this is one of the saudi hit squad, chosen as a body double of mr khashoggi, wearing very similar clothes. later, the double was apparently seen safe on the streets of istanbul after the murder. could this be part of a huge saudi cover—up? significantly, presiden

transport can reach macau in a much shorter period of time and i believe cargo owners will prefer. the bridge will be run by trade ministrations hong kong but how and china for traffic will go by china's rules cattle drive on the right and told to be paid in chinese currency some private vehicles will be given permits the mining might of transport will be tourist buses and trucks easing the flow of cargo from the mine. but not everyone supports the new bridge it was over budget behind should you and up to ten workers died during construction critics also say it's another attempt by china to tighten its grip on hong kong and undermine its autonomy it's not just for visual impact it's almost like a political weapon to remind hong kong is that this is now apartment and be reminded that you're less likely connected to the motherland and that sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. the japanese journalist is safe and well in turkey after being freed from three years imprisonment in syria my name is to be. german in germany and was initially kidnapped by fighters linked to al qaeda and held c

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chinese president xi jinping has unveiled the world's longest sea bridge linking hong kong and macau to the chinese mainland hong kong to high bridge is part of a larger plan to bring together more than a dozen cities into a high tech hub but the fifty five columns of crossing has been controversial in hong kong has been criticized for its high cost for endangering the local wildlife . there with al-jazeera these are top stories takis president is vowing to reveal what he calls the naked truth about jamal khashoggi killing. is expected to give a statement in the next couple of hours on the evidence uncovered by the three weeks investigation in his latest comments the us president has called the killing of the saudi journalist a plot gone awry donald trump and sent the heads of the cia to turkey to clarify information on the case that says a new report is adding to the growing weight of evidence linking the saudi crown prince of the case goes into intelligence sources the reuters news agency reports that a key aide to mohamed bin solomon gave real time instructions over skype to the h

in hong kong and macau, the left. robin brant, bbc news.of queen and its extraordinary frontman freddie mercury, and it premieres at wembley arena tonight. the word "flamboyant" could have been coined for mercury. but off stage he was very private. avoiding interviews when he could and shunning questions that touched on anything too intimate. in a moment i'll be talking to lesley—ann jones, a biographer who knew the side he hid from the outside world. but first lets go live to wembley. lizo mzimba is on the red carpet. you have lots of fans behind you. there are lots of fans of course we wa nted there are lots of fans of course we wanted the most popular rock groups of all time, lots of people listening right now, it's being held here, which of course just over the way at the stadium, the famous performance in 1985 took place here, where they really took the audience by storm and became a global super band. the film itself talks about to things, at talks about the band touring around to becoming rock icons that they were and remain and also

in hong kong and macau, the left.rg. the iceberg, seen on the right, was seen floating among sea ice just off the larsen c ice shelf in the antarctic. scientists say the sharp angles and flat surface indicate that the iceberg probably recently broke off from the ice shelf. looks like an alien landing site if everi looks like an alien landing site if ever i saw one! that is just my conspiracy theory. time for a look at the weather. here‘s nick miller. i tell you what, i want to show you some pictures. this is what is happening in mexico right now, some pictures coming in of some rather turbulence... well, iam rather turbulent as well! but so are these. this is hurricane willa, is that right? that is correct, so the sea is picking up, as you might imagine, head of the major hurricane heading towards the coast of south—west mexico. hurricanes, a lot of the focus a lot of the times towards the usa, coming infrom focus a lot of the times towards the usa, coming in from the atlantic to the gulf of mexico, florence, michael,

macau much time do you plan to give senators to read and digest before you hold a vote ?-question-mark it shouldn't take long i can't imagine any members that want to read it not go read it immediately. >> hours? mimic they will read it as quickly as they can but they will use that for another reason of delay. i can tell you that. >> can you imagine a scenario? >> i will not answer the hypotheticals you know how it works after you file cloture you have a two day weight that's not like it produces the immediate vote we will have an fbi report this week and we will have a vote this week. >>. >>. >>. >> hearing from senator mansion and senator hyde camp there are a number that have not yet decided how to vote. >> we have had some rough lines in the past the most famous would be anita hill and clarence thomas. of a contentious nominations. people grapple with what advise and consent means so at any given time. what is doubly exacerbated it is clearly an effort to destroy the reputation of a good man.

it spans 3a miles and connects hong kong, macau and mainland china.s officially the world's oldest known intact shipwreck. a greek merchant ship dating back almost 2,500 years has been found at the bottom of the black sea. cristiano ronaldo will face his former club manchester united in the champions league tonight with juventus. he faced the media at old trafford last night, where he again denied an allegation of rape. police in las vegas say they have re—opened a case relating to an alleged incident in 2009. ronaldo called it fake news last month. this is him arriving in manchester yesterday, where he won the first of his five champions league titles. he had six seasons with united and won everything before joining real madrid and now he is in his first season in italy. ronaldo says that he has every confidence in his lawyers regarding the 2009 claim and that that the truth will come out. i'm very happy. my lawyers are confident and of course i am as well. it is important that i enjoy the football, i enjoy my life, the rest, i have people who take c

the 55 kilometer span links do high with macau and hong kong.y say 30,000 vehicles daily. the project is part of a plan to turn the greater bay area into a hub to rival silicon valley. global news, 24 hours a day, on-air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm jessica summers. this is bloomberg. >> thank you. let's look at asian markets. the tuesday session underway. not a great lead from wall street. pretty lackluster session. sydney, as we create closer to the open, looking at a pretty flat open. we had oil prices falling, a shaky picture for metals and commodities as well. the aussie dollar trading at 70.77. we have new zealand on the downside. taking a look around the rest of the region, pretty good day when it comes to japanese equities. we had some risk appetite returning to asia. chinese equities still getting a boost from confidence injections from the support we had from chinese authorities. futures looking pretty dull today as well as a strengthening in the yen still

the $20 billion project, which combines bridges and an undersea tunnel, links hong kong and the macau peninsula to mainland china. a man has pleaded guilty to murdering samantha eastwood, a 28—year—old midwife who was found buried in a shallow grave in staffordshire in august. michael stirling, who is related to miss eastwood's ex—fiance, denied that her murder had been premeditated. here is our midlands correspondent sima kotecha. samantha eastwood — a friend, a sister, a much—loved daughter. today this man, 32—year—old michael stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quickly escalated. the court was told the two were having a long—standing affair, and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she's my best friend and partner—in—crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link fr

i declare the hong kong macau bridge open for chinese president xi jinping officially opening the bridge two years behind schedule the structure includes a seven kilometer long underwater tunnel and was built to withstand earthquakes typhoons and collisions with ships but the project is not without its critics especially in hong kong some point to the project going fifteen billion euros over budget while the territory has a deficit of affordable housing for others it symbolizes beijing's ambitions to further integrate hong kong into china and erode the city's autonomy and freedoms if not exactly necessary because hong kong is connected to mainland china in every way already by by by sea the pearl river delta economic zone comprises eleven cities which now have hopes of a tourism boom similar to that enjoyed by casino mark how the mega bridge opens to traffic on wednesday complete with passport controls the number of vehicles using it will initially be restricted leaving many locals having to take a bus to cross it. no one will play it on the radio we need to get experiments. i was out. w

in hong kong and macau, the left. robin brant, bbc news.housands of council workers in glasgow are staging a 48—hour strike over equal pay. hundreds of schools are shut and home care services have been affected. elderly people are facing distressing and painful deaths due to poor care in some homes. that's according to the care quality commission. an update on the market numbers for you. here's how london's and frankfurt closed. just to say, the nasdaq is a p pa re ntly just to say, the nasdaq is apparently enjoyed a bit of a late rally as we closed the day in new york. and what secrets of the ancient world can we learn from the world's oldest shipwreck? the duke and duchess of sussex were offered roast pig, a whale's tooth and a traditional drink of kava, as they were welcomed to fiji on the second leg of their southern hemisphere tour. the arrival ceremony, under cloudy skies in soova, mirrored one attended by the queen and duke of edinburgh back in 1953. our royal correspondent jonny dymond reports. they brought the british weather with

the $20 billion project, which combines bridges and an undersea tunnel, links hong kong and the macau peninsula to mainland china. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to talk. and steven sackur. a scandal had to make tools to get the results of last sunday's parliamentary election. in one sense the verdict is already in. the ballot again exposed widespread insecurity and the absence of government control in many parts of the country. my guest it president ashraf ghani's regionally appointed an strikingly young national security adviser, hamdullah mohib. as the us government decided to engage with the taliban regardless of the wishes of the afghan government. hamdullah mohib in kabul, welcome to talk. thank you, steven. good to be here. we speak of course after the parliamentary elections. would you accept that the way those elections worked out so many afghans facing the impossibility of going to the polls because of insecurity and a lack of government control of key parts of your territory, they brutally exposed everything that is currently wrong afghanistan and its politics. there we

news still to come on the program fifty five kilometers of tarmac stretching between hong kong and macau and the chinese mainland china opens the world's longest bridge. but first a quick check of some other stories making news around the world archaeologists in peru have uncovered wooden statues thought to be eight hundred years old the figures were found in the city of china john in the north of the country one of them is female i highly unusual find researchers believe that they've marked the graves of important people in the city once the biggest in south america. u.s. national security advisor john bolton is set to hold talks with russian president vladimir putin in moscow after meeting foreign minister sergei lavrov a day earlier this follows u.s. president donald trump's announcement that washington is ready to pull out of the thirty year old missile treaty and build up its nuclear arsenal. and u.s. president donald trump also tweeting that he will start cutting aid to three central american countries saying that water mala honduras and el salvador have failed to stop people leavi

to the chinese mainland hong kong do high in macau bridge is part of a larger plan to bring together more than a dozen cities to a high tech hub but the fifty five kilometer crossing has been controversial in hong kong has been criticized for its high costs and for endangering local wildlife . now with all the headlines we're back with more news on al-jazeera of the inside story. getting to the heart of the matter the three big challenges facing human prine in the twenty first century and they are look we are war climate change and technological destruction facing realities whatever is there is not in me it is in the people of new canada hear their story on talk to al-jazeera. can saudi arabia get away with murder the kingdom continues to deny crown prince mohammed bin cell man ordered. killing turkey's president is promising to reveal the quote naked truth about what happened in istanbul can the saudis be pressured to hold a credible investigation this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm piece adultery the naked truth about the killing of jamal khashoggi turkey's p

the $20 billion project, which combines bridges and an undersea tunnel, will link hong kong and the macau peninsula to mainland china. now on bbc news, monday in parliament. hello and welcome to monday in parliament. the main news from westminster: theresa may says she's guided through the brexit negotiations by her very first words as prime minister. when i stood in downing street and address the nation of the first time i pledge the government i lead will not be driven by the interests of the privileged few but of ordinary working families. also on the programme: should the uk take a tougher line with saudi arabia? enough. it must not happen again. the government must wake up to the reality of who the crown prince villiers. and calls for doctors and nurses to receive mandatory training in learning disabilities following the death of oliver mcgowan. i'm going to read his mother's account of what happened. she is waging a powerful and brave campaign. she told me nothing can bring oliver back but she wants to ensure lessons are learned so that others in future will be safer. but first, the

china's top representative governing the chinese territory of macau has died after falling from a tall beijing released a statement saying that zheng xiaosong had been suffering from depression, implying he had killed himself. mr zheng served as the liaison between the chinese government and the casino hub of macau, a former portuguese colony. the olympic sprint champion usain bolt has been offered a professional football contract by australian side central coast mariners. the 32—year—old jamaican, who retired from athletics in 2017, has been on trial with the a—league club. he scored two goals in his debut during a friendly, but was not in the mariners squad for the first game of their season on sunday. hundreds of child sexual abuse survivors are gathering in australia's capital, canberra, to hear a national apology, which will be given by prime minister scott morrison. it follows a five—year inquiry which found tens of thousands of children had been abused in schools, churches, orphanages and other institutions. joining me now from canberra, where the prime minister's apology is sch

to the chinese mainland the hong kong's why macau bridge is part of a larger plan to bring together more than a dozen cities into a high tech hub it's been controversial in hong kong where residents are wary of attempts by beijing to restrict their autonomy several palestinians protested in waters off northern gaza against israel's tightening of fishing zones protesters on boats were hit with tear gas the maritime separation border with israel as cut garza's fishermen's own from sixteen to eleven kilometers after months of protests along the israeli gaza border fence it's al jazeera world now. on the tenth of may twenty eighth the wife of a libyan politician i'm told lawyers held up an historic document a letter of apology from the british prime minister the u.k. lost its way when i got mixed up in the rendition of an innocent pregnant woman and an anti kadafi dissident but today i think it stood on the right side of history by recognizing its mistakes and by apologizing. abdulhakim bell high and his wife fatima bouchard had been fighting for six years to get the british government

and the words along the steep reach opens linking hong kong and macau with maybank china but not everyone in the region is happy about the pristine project. that's in the next sixty minutes the premier of a long awaited biopic of rock music i caught. em . the little people came in rhapsody a bottle created from freddie mercury hits the big screen up to ten yards in the making. and metal. but every actor rami malik pull off a convincing performance. of a very warm welcome to you i'm. turkey's president. has said the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi was political mud rich had been planned days in advance speaking in parliament edge one said the officials from the site of the consulate in istanbul were in on the killing which he described as vicious and violent while edu and said he had faith in the king of saudi arabia he did not mention the crown prince lawman bin said a man by name while the turkish media allege she knew and perhaps was even had even ordered the killing. richer type are the one promised the speech would reveal the quote naked truth about jamal khashoggi is death but

to macau when the bridge is open the freight land transport can reach macau in a much shorter period of time and i believe cargo owners will prefer. the bridge to be run by trade ministrations hong kong but how and china for traffic will go by china's rules cattle drive on the right and told to be paid in chinese currency i want some private vehicles will be given permits to mine mine to transport every tourist buses and trucks easing the flow of cargo from the mine. but not everyone supports the new bridge it was over budget behind should you and up to ten workers died during construction critics also say it's another attempt by china to tighten its grip on hong kong and undermine its autonomy it's not just for visual impact it's almost like a political weapon to remind hong kong is that this is now a pub and likes china and be a reminder that you're physically connected to the a motherland and that the public will get a chance to test the bridge when royds open tomorrow sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong the us government is pushing forward with plans to create a military space forc

transport can reach macau in a much shorter period of time and i believe cargo owners will prefer us the bridge will be run by trade ministrations hong kong but how and china traffic will go by china's rules cattle drive on the right and told to be paid in chinese currency some private vehicles will be given permits the mainland of transport will be tourist buses and trucks easing the flow of cargo from the mine. but not everyone supports the new bridge it was over budget behind and up to ten workers died during construction critics also say it's another attempt by china to tighten its grip on hong kong and undermine its autonomy it's not just full visual impact it's almost like a good. to the. public. the world. well again time for the sports news here is peter green thank you very much show all eyes are on christiane to know that some nights we're just minutes away from me lining up for you vengeance against these former manchester united it's go straight to old trafford now where our correspondent leigh willing is presumably a huge amount of attention for this one and for a variet

building the hong kong macau bridge was one of the most challenging and costly infrastructure projectsld. it spans china's pro river delta, connecting hong kong, the gambling mecca of macau, and nine other cities in southern china with nearly 70 million people. the bridge is made of more than 400,000 tons of steel. it's as long as nearly 20 golden gate bridges. two under water tunnel for vehicles so ships can pass through the busy sea way. it cost nearly $20 billion and hong kong taxpayers were stuck bridanll never bill for a us hong kong resident rebecca ko says it is meaningless for hong kongers. we rarely go to hong kong. a former british colony operates from a different system than the main land. it allows rights such as freedom of speech, assembly and the bres. but beijing is exerting more control here and cracking down on dissent. the new bridge, as well as a newly opened $11 billion bullet train that links beijing and hong kong are seen by many as infrastructure propaganda. claudia mo is a hong kong politician. >> they still need it as a political symbol or icon to remind hong k

you currently need to use vessels to transport cargo to macau when the bridge is open the freight land transport can reach macau in a much shorter period of time and i believe cargo owners will prefer our service the bridge will be run by trade ministrations hong kong but how and china traffic will go by china's rules how to drive on the right and told to be paid in chinese currency i want some private vehicles will be given permits to mine mine or transport will be tourist buses and trucks easing the flow of cargo from the mine. but not everyone supports the new bridge it was over budget behind should you and up to ten workers died during construction critics also say it's another attempt by china to tighten its grip on hong kong and undermine its autonomy it's not just for visual impact it's almost like a political weapon to remind hong kong is that as us now apartments likes to tell and be reminded that you're physically connected to the a motherland and that the public will get a chance to test the bridge when roads open tomorrow sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. one of the top st

to mind for example matan cyprus are big in the game and asia is rising so we have to look out for macau hong kong singapore in the future. so what needs to happen immediately seven has been added the g twenty have member communiques being issued about closing down tax havens what needs to happen now first of all there has been progress tax evasion is more difficult now it's more expensive. likelier to get caught as high oh. it's just that you know as i said the to twenty started fall behind the curve so we're still a little a little bit behind of the tax evaders are doing at the moment and there are new tax havens moving in to provide opportunities to circumvent vente the new rules the common reporting standard of the o.e.c.d. for example by selling citizenship and tax residence. and what needs to happen first of all the collar reporting stand and has to be seriously implemented by everyone and that includes the united states which are not part of it at the moment and i actually looking like a texan themselves in some regard. but it needs to be closed internationally and also that needs

you're watching the news coming up ahead fifty five kilometers of tom back stretching between hong kong macau and the chinese mainland china opens the laws along the same bridge. that immokalee happened because the scenes with gerhard elf was too stupid to muse if you get. female candidates than ever before. women are striving for power in the u.s. military action. carried out under our you can look to these women want. this pathway. to meet some of the candidates. d.w. need.

jinping has officially opened to the world's longest sea bridge the fifty five kilometer bridge connects macau and hong kong with the chinese mainland construction took nearly a decade and cost some twenty billion dollars drivers will need a special permit and will be monitored for tired. tired mess excuse me as they make the thirty minute crossing. in mexico with already these are calling on residents to seek refuge in temporary shelters as hurricane years the country's pacific coast throughout the region people are preparing for the worst the storm has weakened overnight but meteorologists warn that it will likely batter coastal regions with wind speeds in excess of two hundred kilometers per hour. so it's only two weeks until midterm congressional elections in the united states and an unprecedented number of women are running for office it's being called the pink wave and is in the thick of a. it today we profile a republican vying for a seat that her party must win if it's going to keep its razor thin to vote majority in the u.s. senate. marco make celie first female force pilot in combat

the bridge links hong kong and the macau peninsula to mainland china. that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the arab news. it leads with the so—called davos in the desert business conference in saudi arabia, or future investment initiative, to give it its proper title, which starts on tuesday. it says big investment deals are planned involving russia and china, despite several western countries pulling out after the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. on to germany's frankfurt allgemeine. it is highlighting italy defending its budget and spending plans, saying it had to take hard decisions to boost growth, even if it breached eu rules. the european commission is expected to respond on tuesday. the front page of the international edition of the new york times now. it focuses on the russian fertiliser giant advocating tighter regulations on fertiliser. the paper says farming products might not seem an obvious source of geopolitical tension, but with moscow working to widen its sphere of power, the prospect of

the bridge linking hong kong and macau to the chinese mainland the hong kong bridge is part of a larger plan to bring together more than a dozen cities into a high tech hub it's been controversial and hong kong residents are wary of attempts by beijing to restrict their autonomy it's also been criticised over its high costs and friend dangerous local wildlife cameroonian president has won reelection by a landslide extending his thirty six year rule that made opposition claims of voter fraud. is the oldest leader in sub-saharan africa he won seventy one percent of the vote but opposition candidates say the election was marred by ballot stuffing and intimidation it's witness next getting to the heart of the matter the three big challenges facing human primed in the twenty first century and they are nuclear war climate change and technological disruption facing realities whatever is there to fear is not in me it is in the people around here their story on talk to al-jazeera. he went away. to take it in. we went. with part of us spades if for the weapon that does that we can't remember. we

building the hong kong zhuhai-macau bridge was one of the costly infrastructures in the world. the river delta connecting hong kong, the gamma metric of macau and nine other cities with nearly 70 million people. the bridge is made of more than 400,000 tons of steel. it's as long as nearly 20 golden gate bridges. two artificial islands were built to link underwater tunnels for vehicles so ships can still pass through the busy sea way. it costs nearly $20 billion and hong kong taxpayers were stuck with 60% of the bill for a bridge in many of them will never use. this citizen says we rarely go to china. hong kong operates under a different system from the mainland. it allows certain rights such as freedom of speech, assembly, and the press. but beijing is exerting for control here and kraukicrack do decent. this is seen by many as infrastructure propaganda. claudia mo is a hong kong politician. >> they still need it as a political symbol icon to remind hong kong people that you are connected to the motherland with this very grand bridge. >> isaac stonefish is a senior fellow with

company that deals with issuing visas that's the larger and smaller pilgrimage that muslims make to macau in saudi arabia now this company as well as a few others that are scattered around the building say that they are still able to process those paperworks by going to the consulates building albeit they have to answer from in the back there is a road parallel to this building behind now this consulate has essentially been a crime scene now for several days since the disappearance of jamal khashoggi however there hasn't been any turkish police and saying the only people who've been going in this door here have been those who come on diplomatic vehicles registered to the saudi mission here there are journalists who have been camped out here for several days now waiting for some sort of developments as far as the investigation is concerned other turks are still waiting to be allowed in to search this properly they want their forensic experts to go in there police to go in they need saudi permission to do that until now though they haven't been granted it's. well managed is an international

it connects hong kong and macau to china.cts some cities from more than 3 hours to just 30 minutes if the took $20 billion to build. critics point to its cost and say it's a way for china to tighten its grip on semi autonomous hong kong. >>> the united kingdom, the sun, reports 30 people were hurt when a crowded escalator broke at a rome subway station. video shows the escalator accelerating suddenly last night. it sent riders hurdling towards the bottom where they fell on top of one another. officials say seven people are in serious condition. most of those on the escalator were russians visiting rome for a soccer match. witnesses say people were singing, jumping, and dancing on the escalator right before the accident. >>> news day reports police say a public defen was murdered while on vacation in turks and caicos. local place say 62-year-old marie kuhnla was reported missing on october 15th. her body was found the next day in the bushes near the club med resort where she was staying. in january, they issued a warning about

it's fifty five kilometers long with four tunnels and two manmade islands all linking hong kong and macau to zhuhai and other cities in the south of china drivers will have a thirty minute commute instead of four hours critics condemn the fifteen billion dollar cost construction delays increasing chinese government control and in danger meant of wildlife in the pearl river delta area lots more news on the web site al jazeera dot com is the address you need up next it's the big picture i will have more news for you on this channel in about half an hour then thirty minutes after that it's the news hour hopefully see you soon but i. a century on from colonize ation by italy. libya had become an important player on the world the stage. at their feet had gone from being an accused the sponsor of terror to an ally in the west's war against it. in the early days of two thousand and eleven transformations were sweeping through north africa the so-called arab spring uprisings had seen the end of two dictators bin i mean tunisia. and egypt hosni mubarak. pressure was building on mama to get that fo