this bangkok bus terminal is one of thailand's main travel gateways.t the entrance, staff are disinfecting passengers and taking temperatures. thailand chose to carry out a soft lockdown. that means people can move, but restrictions are enforced when there is suspicion of infection, such as a fever. bus operators are enforcing social distancing guidelines by spacing out passengers. bus services have been reduced, and the number of passengers is about 10% of the usual number. car movements are also monitored. check points in bangkok stop vehicles coming in from the provinces. police and citizens are working together to prevent the spread of the infection. volunteers from the public carry out temperature tests. health department staff questioned drivers and passengers. they are asked how they feel and where they have been. all are subject to follow-ups. the number of infections in thailand began to climb steadily in march. around the end of the month, the number of new cases per day continued to exceed 100. each day since the state of emergency was put i

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we didn't see him after bangkok he flew out from bangkok with one of the last regular flights. so did we, and we didn't see him for a while. we met him again in a museum island because he worked home office. everyone else here. and i think he was quite moved by the film we saw today. he things now that he should start last career as an actor, and that is a certain tick to do that very much in itself. thank you. i know that film will be running on monday on day w. and we wish all our lengths his successor, all the best. thanks for coming in and telling us about close to and all this week we've been looking at the impact of covert 19 on the film industry in europe. and hollywood are of course only part of the picture. india's bollywood and nigeria's nollywood each produce more films per year than the u.s. ever has. which means the pandemic has a much wider ripple effect now there on where shake from india and remember is on me. so the from nigeria are just 2 of the hundreds of thousands of people in the film business, who are now struggling to survive. on nollywood and bollywood

this is al jazeera live from doha, also coming up anger on the streets of bangkok. protesters are once again hit with water cannons. as police try to stop anti-government demonstrations. chiz in peru as a former world bank officials chose to become the 3rd president in a week amid a serious political crisis. and saudi arabia has bought $17000000000.00 worth of alms from g. 20 nations since 2015. when look into the oxfam ripples we begin though with a situation in northern ethiopia, where gray rebels have refused to give in to the government. 3 days ago, prime minister had issued an ultimatum to stand down or face war attacks. on tuesday he delivered on that threat. the air force says that it carried out the strikes to the region's main city of the. it's the primary base for the tea, great people's liberation front told pti p.l.f. which governs the prime minister. i'll be all bad, says the attacks will continue until the tea p.l.f. is brought to justice and its leaders are replaced. the un and foreign leaders calls for mediation, a request which has been largely igno

and joining us now from bangkok is journalist provident jennifer of hello to you. thank you for being on our program. now we've seen months of anti-government demonstrations in thailand. why was this particular army regiment targeted today? well, it's part of the demonstrative proposal or demands for reform. the monarchy, you know, they want the 2 units in which the one they visited today is one of the 2 to be returned and the government's control and not directly under the king's control . because we're supposed to be in, you know, under a constitutional monarchy and not absolute monarchy. and now i have to ask you, we keep seeing in footage of the demonstrations in thailand, these large yellow inflatable docks. can you explain to us the significance of those stacks while the demonstrators have always tried to present themselves as peaceful cute. and this robert that was use about a week and a half ago to, in an attempt to blockade the parliament by, by, by water. but eventually they used it in a clash to prevent themselves as a shield against the police and demon

have been held in the thai capital bangkok today, protesters are demanding greater accountability from the monarchy after the king had transferred the crown to himself, increasing his world enormously. and under pressure, the government has responded by invoking the country's strict laws of protest leaders, which now a lot of the anger is directed against the king who spends most of his time his long have become a headache with the government being questioned by the opposition on whether he actually conduct state business from here, the government has said this would be unacceptable. for months, pro-democracy protesters in thailand have been trying to send a message to the king. reform our country and your monarchy. but the man that was dressing has often been absent thousands of kilometers away. in fact, while protests raged on the streets of bangkok, the time monarch spent much of his time in germany. in a luxury hotel in the southern berrien alps his extended stays in the quaint area, have put the german government in a bind. berlin has been trying to determine whether the king cond

you report hits out at g. 20 nations and anger on the streets of bangkok as protesters are, once again hit with water cannon. police are trying to stop the anti government demonstrations. starting in northern ethiopia, this hour where to carry rebels have refused to give in to the government. 3 days ago, prime minister abu ahmed issued an ultimatum. he said, stand down or face more attacks. and on tuesday he delivered on that the air force says it carried out strikes near the region's main city of mecca. this is the primary base for the left, the ticket, a people's liberation front which governs there, said his forces are now preparing a final attack and says this conflict will only end when the t.p.o. life is brought to justice and its leaders have been replaced. the u.n. and foreign leaders have called for mediation, a request which has been largely ignored by both sides. and in fact, these pictures show the extra troops that the government deployed on monday. and as most soldiers move in, more people are getting out. the un has called it a full scale humanitarian crisis, an estimate

jonathan head reports from bangkok. shouting.ed government is battling young protesters who want a proper democracy. shouting continues. they've been campaigning for months for a fairer political system, but also for a monarchy that respects the rules. today, that battle got rougher and wetter. crowd clamours. well, these protesters are now trying to pull away at this concrete barricade to make a way through, and they are spraying water cannon. it's laced with chemicals, so you can really smell the tear gas in it. these protesters want to get through to parliament because that's where the reforms they're demanding are supposed to be discussed. they're worried that a parliament dominated by the military—backed party, their reforms are just going to be swept aside. that's why they're staying put. and you can see how determined they are. clamour continues. for a moment, they vanished in clouds of tear gas. but didn't retreat far. though a few were overcome. coughing. they've shattered a taboo against even talking about the monarchy.

we didn't see him after bangkok he flew out from bangkok with one of the last regular flights. so did we, and we didn't see him for a while. we met him again in a museum island because he worked at home office. everyone else here. and i think he was quite moved by the film we saw today. he things now that he should start last career as an actor, and that is to do that very much in itself. thank you. i know that film will be, running on monday on do w., and we were couple our length, his successor, all the best. thanks for coming in and telling us about and all this week we've been looking at the impact of covert 19 on the film industry in europe. and hollywood are of course only part of the picture. india's bollywood and nigeria's nollywood each produce more films per year than the u.s. ever has. which means the pandemic has a much wider ripple effect now there on her shake from india. and remember you, song was so the from nigeria are just 2 of the hundreds of thousands of people in the film business, who are now struggling to survive. on nollywood and bollywood based in lagos

we didn't see him after bangkok he flew out from bangkok with one of the last regular flights. so did we, and we didn't see him for a while. we met him again. i'm on museum island because he worked at home office. everyone else here. and i think he was quite moved by the film we saw today. he things now that he should start last career as an actor, and that is a true authentic to do that very much in self. thank you. i know that film will be, running on monday under w., and we wish all our length, his successor, all the best. thanks for coming in and telling us about and all this week we've been looking at the impact of covert 19 on the film industry in europe. and hollywood are, of course, only part of the picture. india's bollywood and nigeria's nollywood each produce more films per year than the u.s. ever has. which means the pandemic has a much wider ripple effect now there on where shake from india. and mme is on with saudi from nigeria are just 2 of the hundreds of thousands of people in the film business, who are now struggling to survive. on nollywood and bollywood base

jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok.me... the boy scouts of america, already facing bankruptcy, now overwhelmed by thousands of claims of sex abuse. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... president trump has sacked his top cybersecurity official, chris krebs, for issuing statements in defence of the integrity of the recent elections. and the president is to halve troop numbers in afghanistan and iraq, in a move that has been criticised by both republicans and democrats. more than 90,000 alleged victims of sexual abuse within the boy scouts of america have come forward to claim compensation from the organisation. the claims were filed ahead of a deadline on monday evening. abuse within the youth organisation, which has more than 2—million members, came to light in 2012, when the los angeles times published thousands of internal files revealing decades of misconduct. in a statement, the organisation said: it added: dan gilleon is a civil rights attorney — who is involved in the case against the boy scouts of america. th

jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. stay with us on bbc news, still to come...lion of british taxpayer's money for his role in securing protective garments for nhs staff. this is bbc world news, our main headline. president trump has sacked his top cybersecurity official, chris krebs, for issuing statements in defence of the integrity of the recent elections. more now on that story. lawrence douglas is professor of law at amherst college in massachusetts and the author of "will he go? trump and the looming election meltdown in 2020". i know you have been waiting a while to come on air for us, thank you very much. a president who refuses to accept defeat in an election and wants to make his mark before late january, perhaps just keep himself in the headlines. what could he do, what could he be prevented from doing? well, i think there is very little he can do in terms of trying to materially change the outcome of the election, so come january 20, joe biden will be duly inaugurated as the next president of the united states. something that trump can do in the rema

the king of thailand makes a rare appearance on the streets of bangkok. giving an olive branch to protesters. rishaad: seeing a bit of volatility in asian equities. a fed policy meeting and the u.s. elections. these are events that could set the tone for the rest of the year. equities up across this part of the world. seng with some solid gains as well. looking at chinese data coming out confirming the momentum of the return. we have pmi data. is a look at the benchmarks we are looking at. some of the foreign exchanges and commodities. climb.ing a massive up 3.4%. the dollar index is moving up. we have seen this drop alongside the oil prices as well. the dollar is one of those in the crosshairs. gold is steady. let's get to new york and have a look at some of the first word news headlines, here is karina mitchell. coronavirus cases are leading to more lockdowns. germany, and the u.k. already increasing but -- controls. than.s. reported more 78,000 new cases over the week and after two straight days of national records. anger is rising across europe as gov

to analysts for the travel or to cross from bangkok and thailand. thank you. to is a little italy now which is struggling to cope with the 2nd wave of the groan, a virus on tuesday. the country reported more than $700.00 deaths. that's the highest daily death toll since april. during the 1st wave. 6 months ago, hospitals in italy were quickly overwhelmed, and a record number of people died now health care workers are terrified as they may face the same battle. again. another patient with covert 19 being rushed to hospital. in monza. this region was the epicenter of the outbreak in spring. when italy's health care system was overwhelmed. now, once again, long body is the hardest hit, but the volunteer rescue workers say this wave is different. with the music. we've seen a repeat of what happened in march. the difference is that we've also seen young people with covert 19 in march. it was mainly elderly people. now we have young people too to try to contain the spread of the virus. many regions have shut down, but health care, or thirty's say a nationwide lockdo

jonathan head reports from bangkok.a military—backed government is battling young protesters who want a proper democracy. they've been campaigning for months for a fairer political system, but also for a monarchy that respects the rules. today, that battle got rougher and wetter. well, these protesters are now trying to pull away at this concrete barricade to make a way through, and they are spraying water cannon. it's laced with chemicals, so you can really smell the tear gas in it. these protesters want to get through to parliament cos that's where the reforms they're demanding are supposed to be discussed. they're worried that a parliament dominated by the military—backed party, their reforms are just going to be swept aside. that's why they're staying put. and you can see how determined they are. for a moment, they vanished in clouds of tear gas. but didn't retreat far. though a few were overcome. they've shattered a taboo against even talking about the monarchy. but they're up against the old men of thailand's parl

scott hiding in bangkok. americans back that message coming straight from the president elect joe biden. as he moves ahead with preparations to take charge in the white house, he has unveiled some of his senior cabinet, picks, men and women, and says, will restore america's leadership in the world and support from she hypertensive in delaware, president elect biden was unequivocal as he presented his national security appointments and nominees, it's a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world. not retreat from it. once again, sit at the head of the table, ready to confront our adversaries, and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. much was made of the backgrounds of the nominees as examples of the american dream. linda thomas greenfield, nominated as u.s. ambassador. and 100 my all costs, i'd like to know immigrants nominated to lead the department of homeland security and avril haynes, the 1st female director of national intelligence. if confirmed mr. presiden

adrian, scott hyde, the reporting, live from bangkok scott, many thanks. indeed, iran's leader is urging the u.s. president elect to condemn the last 4 years of american foreign policy. rouhani says that the trumpet, ministration, has committed terrible crimes against iran. he says that joe biden needs to correct and compensate for the past government's decisions. let's go live wrong, said what else to the president? well, it was an opportunity for him to really attack the trumpet ministration, but also reach out to president elect joe biden, and encourage him to return back to the joint comprehensive plan of action, which is the 2015 nuclear deal president hassan rouhani has said that great crimes have been committed against the iranian nation by the trumpet ministration, including denying them a $5000000000.00 loan from the international monetary fund to combat the covert pandemic. now he said that iran's policy was clear that a reduction in tensions would be met with rejections intentions, actions for actions commitments for commitments and respect for

i'm 16 years old and i go to the international school of bangkok . i'm currently a junior and i live here in bangkok plant i like to go diving because there is no other experience like being in the water. it's just you and the water and you feel a sense of connection that nothing you can ever experience on land when you're connected to meet here. on that level, everything just sort of disappears and you just realize how amazing and connected nature is to you. i like to learn, but i don't necessarily like how schools are organized, so i feel like it puts too much pressure on getting good grades. 6 better a instead of just the aspect of wanting to learn my mom own a parenting seminar company called 3 and a 60 degrees and my dad, he just makes business still hasn't i currently hope so work in the e.u. and i think you'd be really cool to just be in the middle of it all and try to make the world little bit more fair or free in a world leaders because i have no control over the decisions that they make is what it feels like. and when those in power have th

and joining us now from bangkok is journalist provigil jennifer, of hello to you. thank you for being on our program. and now we've seen months of anti-government demonstrations in thailand. why was this particular army regiment targeted today? well, it's part of the demonstrative proposal or demands for reform. the monarchy, you know, there want the 2 units in which the one they visited today is one of the 2 to be returned under the government's control and not directly under the king's control. because we're supposed to be in, you know, under a constitutional monarchy and not absolute monarchy. and now i have to ask you, we keep seeing in footage of the demonstration in thailand, these large yellow inflatable ducks. can you explain to us the significance of those stacks? well, the demonstrators have always tried to present themselves as peaceful cute and this rubber that was use about a week and a half ago to, in an attempt to blockade the parliament by, by, by water. but eventually they used it in a clash to prevent themselves as a shield against the police and

in fact, while protests raged on the streets of bangkok, the time ana spent much of his time in germany, in a luxury hotel in the southern area and alps. his extended stays in the quaint area that the german government and a bind belen has been trying to determine whether the king conduct state affairs from his pov area and hide away. the foreign minister has stated that that would be a deal breaker for germany's hospitality of the us. i obviously am also watching the thai king's behavior in germany. we've not just been monitoring this in recent weeks. we are monitoring this long term. there are things that we consider to be illegal. there will be immediate consequences and virtuous consequences. but that's easier said than done. a parliamentary investigation has found that germany has a limited legal options. because the king enjoys diplomatic protections like other visiting heads of state. even if it's their own private business, it's course frustration among lawmakers who commissioned the research, the left party serving data len had this to say on twitter. anyone who would like the

last trip to bangkok. there was a celebration in bangkok and i think we were the last film crew international film through who under normal circumstances did filming there. because corona came, changed everything. we didn't see him after bangkok he flew out from bangkok with one of the last regular flights. so did we, and we didn't see him for a while. we met him again in a museum island because he worked at home office. everyone else here. and i think he was quite moved by the film we saw today. he things now that he should start last career as an actor and that is a lot of antic to do that very much in itself. thank you. i know that film will be, running on monday under w., and we wish all our lent his successor all the best. thanks for coming in and telling us about and all this week we've been looking at the impact of covert 19 on the film industry in europe. and hollywood, of course, only part of the picture. india's bollywood and nigeria's nollywood each produce more films per year than the u.s. ever

indeed, on serious thought, highly reporting live from bangkok. here's a closer look at what the protest is, a demanding at 1st they wanted prime minister to resign. they also called for a new constitution and other government reforms has refused to resign. demonstrators also want reforms that would limit the power of the king. that includes reversing changes that give him possible control of a royal fortune worth tens of millions of dollars. the royal palace has made no comment since the protests began. although the king did say that thailand was a land of come from bias. is head of the asia program with the human rights organization, article 19, he joins us now by via skype. from bangkok you probably heard my discussion with scott matthew, this protest today largely peaceful demonstrators have permission to be there. the authorities seem to be well, not so much being heavy handed with the with the protesters and the why do you think that is? well, i think we need to keep in mind what happened last week where the police used water cannons and tea

hi there in amongst the protests there in bangkok . thank you. scott, for that outside u.s. farm. pharmaceutical modernity says it plans to seek emergency approval for its covert 900 vaccine within weeks, its version has proven to be nearly 95 percent effective. so there's now 2 vaccines showing promise. promising late stage results and fishes this report from the white house the number of cases this sort of states are bringing back but don't reinstating limits on gatherings. closing schools 1000000 new cases were reported in just 6 days. the virus is killing more than 1000 people in america each day against the backdrop. another drug company has announced it has made a breakthrough in the hunt for a vaccine. but dana says its drug in early tests shows it's 94 percent effective. we have a lot of work ahead of us knowing the vaccine is going to be a fact. it is great news, but we still need to complete the regulatory process. the company hopes to have the 1st 20000000 doses ready to go before the end of the year, front line workers and those most at risk will be treated 1st before

hey, lock in bangkok, thanks so much you owe us president elect. joe biden has introduced 6 key members of his cabinet, each of them with decades of experience in their particular field. he said diplomacy and multilateralism back and that his new team will lead by example. the transition to a biden white house is finally picking up speed after president trump cleared the way for a transition of power. 3 weeks after the election, the trumpet, ministration has finally given president elect joe biden. the green light to begin the transition process. president donald trump personally directed his administration to cooperate in the handover, but he has yet to officially concede defeat. instead, he pardoned it took in the white house rose garden as part of a thanksgiving tradition. i hereby grant you a full hand. he also used the opportunity to remind americans what he stands for. as i say, america 1st shouldn't go away from that america 1st president elect joe biden's nominations for the top posts of his cabinet point in a very different direction. it w

in bangkok is a live shots from the capital protests calling for the resignation of prime minister but been ongoing since july. the demonstrators say that he and the constitution drafted under military rule, are illegitimate, and also demanding reform to the monarchy. supporters of thailand's royal family held a rally, backing the king. hundreds of royalists marched to parliament in bangkok, demanding the preservation of the mosques, while they will yellow shirts to symbolize devotion to the king. america's top diplomat is in turkey as part of a 10 day tour of the middle east and europe, but notably might compel. you won't be meeting with turkish politicians or officials. he's spending the day meeting religious leaders in istanbul of payors also set to visit georgia, israel, and a number of gulf countries. let's go live now to istanbul, and a serious sin and cos the only who is there some us more about what mark pompei o is doing this, and well, he ever arrived in istanbul yesterday, but we have to underline, but this isn't a diplomatic visit, a bilateral visit he preferred to meet wit

jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok.ers‘ mental health. excluded uk says that almost half of the 3,000 members who responded to their questionnaire are struggling, with one in five experiencing panic attacks and one in seven having suicidal thoughts. our correspondentjeremy cooke looks at the findings. i‘m always getting asked about the fried chicken burger. i love food. i‘m going to eat this one first, then i‘m going to show you how to do it. pete‘s 2020 started well. his high—end burger business, on fire. a success story for an ex—soldier who had, at one point, been facing homelessness. a reward for months of refining recipes, building up from nothing. it‘s a labour of love, i‘ve got to tell you. it‘s a labour of love. and then came covid. it‘s soul destroying. when you put your heart and your soul and your everything into something, for it to go wrong, you haven‘t got anything left. pete thought he‘d get help, but says he‘s received nothing from the government support schemes. 2020 has done a number on my mental healt

journalists for, for our reporting from bangkok for us. thank you for the now some more international headlines. police in hong kong have arrested 3, former lawmakers for disrupting legislative meetings. they were detained after splashing pungent liquids in the chambre. the arrests of again, raised concerns over the crackdown on hong kong's pro-democracy movement through has sworn in a new interim president the 3rd head of state in just the week when francisco sarcastic will take charge on to win the election next year. the sacking of the popular former president martin has got to, has sparked a nation by nationwide protest. argentinians also took to the streets to celebrate after the president sent congress a bill to legalize abortion. measure for fills with campaign pledge which was previously delayed by the corona. bauer's abortion is largely prohibited across latin america. are we cane iota has been battering central america with high winds and torrential rains. the storm came ashore in nicaragua, that has killed at least 5 people. foc

tony chang has more from the protests in bangkok. it's another day, i don't know what words listed here on the streets of bangkok. today is the turn of the proud students look up as the host posted, many of whom are under the age of 8. soon, despite the fact they've shut down a major commercial hub, but no sign of the police today, the atmosphere here is that much more relaxed. unlikely that we're going to see the tensions on the bali or in the wake. but this is a week whether those tensions have ratcheted up, particularly object clashes on tuesday between antigovernment protesters. the yellow shirts from monica's on the police could send more than 50 people to the hospital. and those protests are likely to be repeated again after the protest. leaders announced that this coming wednesday, they're going to head to the crown from the g. bureau, which is of fundamental importance to the moment, came out of what was called said norman swan. well, those marches are lucky to be the 1st they defended by the police on the bell. so you come o

wealth is out those protests in bangkok. so protesters resting on what has become an icon of this movement, the yellow duck. now they're protesting out from the sea and commercial bank headquarters here in bangkok. this was the 2nd choice of locations for this protest that is pinpointing the finances, the wealth of the king. this is something that they've really focused on in their overall movement. in fact, it's one of the 3 main demands that there's reform within the monarchy. they originally wanted to go to a very sensitive area, but the security footprint was such that they decided they needed to move it here to make their point. and they're making, making the point here because the king owns 23 percent, the largest shareholder in simpler shabak. again, the headquarters right here, and it's also very different because if they were to have gone to that original location, the security around there was very, very, very tight. it could have been a much different scene. the overseeing of this is much more like a night market

has more from the protests in bangkok we are at russia for song district here in bangkok, right in the central part of the city, a lot of very fancy shopping areas. this is a place that the protesters have come several times before. so far it's very peaceful know, unlike what we saw on tuesday evening, as you said. so now there was a huge several violent confrontation to police in the anti-government protesters, even anti-government protesters. and some of those who support the royal royalist here in the country, they had a minder clashed only last about 5 minutes. but that's something we hadn't seen in previous protests. we had these 2 sides of the divide here in this country. if you will, meeting face to face today, this is much more of a sober tory mood. but what we're watching, obviously, as you mentioned, also hill is that there is a vote going on in parliament right now. the 2nd day. these are the 1st reading of amendments, draft amendments to the constitution not started on tuesday. that's why we saw that big and violent protest there. but here tonight again, they said that they

thousands of anti-government protesters in thailand are back rallying in bangkok a day after violent confrontations. now they gathered as parliament debates a roadmap on possible amendments to the constitution. that's a key demand of protesters along with reforms to the monarchy on tuesday, more than 50 people were injured and 6 people shot as police responded to protesters, breaking past barricades got hired last more than bangkok the day after the most violent protest in this movement that really swelled in july, thousands of protesters gathering here in central bangkok, peacefully. this comes after a very violent night on tuesday in front of parliament. the protesters faced a minor setback when their draft to an amendment to the constitution failed. but they say that was a minor setback. they are still pushing for and that's why they gathered here tonight, wednesday night, peacefully. they want to make sure the government knows that they can still move forward despite this minor setback. they still maintain, they want their main demands to be met and that is the prime minister. re

when news 1st breaks that he is missing, activists in bangkok, immediately demand an investigation. and within a few days, the most tweeted, hash tag in thailand is safe. watch alone is actually government protests ran across the capital posters, demand justice, the one shalom student leader. siri khan is one of the 1st activists to raise one shalom skies. but i think if i want money i buy now. i don't know what they'll go to get a. 7 book or net, make it or buy it, and i know it will make the middle of that long make that work well, students protesting around the country have 3 demands, dissolve parliament, stop harassing critics, and write a new constitution that only let me be allowed to go well, could well put, i don't, i don't want to try it. oh man, you know how about the issue of enforced disappearances is personal for her great grandfather. young city comes with a cabinet minister, suspected of being a communist. he was arrested then disappeared, while in custody in 1952. his body was found 7 years later, another up in the home of the commander of the lucky me to poor who sa

jonathan head reports from bangkok. at a barricade by thailand's parliament.oming out time after time for months. a student—led campaign to transform the country's political system. even demanding changes to the monarchy, once beyond criticism here. these protesters are now trying to pull away at this concrete barricade to make a way through. and they are spraying water cannons laced with chemicals. so you can be smell the tear gas in it. these protesters want to get to through to parliament because that is where they reforms they are demanding are supposed to be discussed. they are worried that a parliament dominated by the military backed party, their reforms are going to be swept aside and that's why they stay put. and you can see how determined they are. next, came volleys of tear gas. it was too much for some. but they would not give up. thailand is in the middle of an epic struggle pitting a younger generation demanding more freedom and accountability against a military backed state which is offering them few concessions. france has become the first coun

swelled in july, thousands of protesters gathering here in central bangkok, peacefully. this comes after a very violent night on tuesday in front of arlit. the protesters faced a minor setback on a draft to remember to the constitution failed, but they say that was a minor setback. they're still pushing for that's why they gathered here tonight, wednesday night, peacefully. they want to make sure the government knows that they can still move forward despite this minor setback. they still maintain, they want their main demand to be met and that is the prime minister. resign that the constitution be rewritten, and that there's reform within the monarchy and they say they can push forward that and their movement is growing by showing that they can get this many people out within a very short notice. in hong kong, 3, former pro-democracy politicians have been arrested for disrupting a legislative council session. earlier this year, the hong kong government says the politicians acted illegally, but the former politicians say it's yet another attempt by china just silence his

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