protest is in london the start of their march side parliament house they're using next month's u.k. election to pressure both the government and the opposition to make climate change a priority challenge has been following the demonstration through london. it is black friday today that commercialized a frenzy of shopping and they are even they could bring their message to shoppers as well now the heading back towards parliament square we don't have the demonstrators but we do you have theodore sciri who's one of the organizers a youth striker a 15 year old student how do you think today is going to get compared to the other demonstrations that happened. today has been a bit smaller than something other than assertions of god but it's still being incredibly positive had a really good turnouts and the crowd that we have got to stay with us all the way through our protest in front of really great energy we've made a really clear points about what we feel about this election and about the general habits of consumerism on black friday and i think overall it's been a really successful str

for big queen mining but with some regulations head of the economic commission of the iranian parliament house or at the said we do believe that the cryptocurrency industry should be recognized as an official industry in iran to let the country take advantage of its tax and custom revenues. for more on the crypto and its stance around the world we bring in boom bust host christiane who's joining us from los angeles and editor tauriel director of the american institute for economic research geoffrey tucker in new york welcome both of you thank you so much for joining us today. good to be here now jeff are you looking at all of these global protests is this the new norm what it when countries who are facing political unrest will turn to cryptocurrency. where you know we have to remember that crypto was born in this exactly this kind of unrest it was 2008 when the white papers were these 2009 january 2009 when the big point was released to the world there's a lot of incredulity of the time but smart people got in on it and you know 5 years later started looking pretty awesome now here is loving y

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study climate change in every school year you map testers enron's and began their march art site parliament housethey're using next month's u.k. general elections pressure both the government and the opposition to make climate change a priority. their money attrition in india is a chronic problem and the slowing economy may make it worse new figures show economic growth is at the slowest pace in 6 years i'm sure reports from earlier pradesh. gaeta says she never had enough to eat when she was pregnant nor after she had the baby now her daughter 13 month old anita is suffering from malnutrition. she's below the normal weight and height for her age. a recent global hunger index ranked india at 10217 countries a hunger level in the country as serious some days i get to eat some days i don't my husband does farm but there is no guarantee we will have a crop to harvest activists say dealing with a health crisis must contain mitigating the ag really in crisis and increasing employment. on the top of the but. in every other house there is a child suffering from malnutrition and the food that is given th

house tomorrow. it is time that someone had the courage to defend members of parliament, notjust inside this house but well. defending members of parliament, that is what i would do if the house makes me speaker. there are times for continuity and there are times for change. this is a time for change. i want to be that change. this is the 215t—century, for goodness' sake, we need to escape from the overbearing and hierarchical structures that have made it all too easy for a culture of bullying to take root. the bullying and harassment that is to rented in this building. and yes, we need an independent process put in place but we need more than that. highlighting problems in our own offices, there is a good list of mps to work for and a bad list of mps to work for. staff know this, we know this, it may be an uncomfortable message. it may not be a vote today, but we should not be complacent even if we are on that good list. we should not rest while young staff in this building are fearful, tearful and afraid to raise concerns about how they have been treated. during my nine years as deputy, whatever the

rt political correspondent vicki young is in the central lobby of the houses of parliament. —— are politicalat is the latest state of play there? it is quite a labourious process. they have to what about the candidates by doing one brown after another in a secret ballot and in between all of those, they have to reprint the ballot paper. it is taking quite a long time, on the third round at the moment and the final three standing are the labourmp moment and the final three standing are the labour mp sir lindsay hoyle, he has been deputy leader and speakerfor a nine he has been deputy leader and speaker for a nine or ten he has been deputy leader and speakerfor a nine or ten years. he is putting experience s—io again for john burke oh. the person they came second in the last round was elinor light. a conservative mp. a lot of people think it is time that we had another female speaker in the house of commons. and third, the labour mp chris bryant, he boasted that he knows the detail and across all the rules for the house of commons and has the book of rules on his bedside table. he also talked

germany isn't shining the fight against climate change into law the lower house of parliament approved measures including a $60000000000.00 spending package carbon targets and increased taxes for flights but the bill still needs to be approved by the house john mccain has more from berlin getting this particular proposal through parliament is proving very difficult for the grand coalition because there are many elements of what's been proposed which many people in parliament just don't agree with the upshot of this is that this is going to cost somewhere around $60000000000.00 in the next few years and it involves the government of missing but its previous aspirations its targets to reduce emissions are not going to hit the time frame they said that they would several years ago what's in this particular package well fines for companies that are particularly polluting in terms of c o 2 but incentives for those that are not the devil is in the details and those who oppose this particularly the opposition parties in the bundestag that's the lower house of parliament well they say on one s

0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is in the central lobby of the houses of parliament. vicki, what's the latest? this is quite a laborious process, it doesn't happen very often. it's a decade ago the last one took place. they are trying to whittle down the candidates from seven to the final one. they are on the third round of voting, they are waiting for one of those candidates to reach 50% of those candidates to reach 50% of those who voted. let's look at the last three, lindsay hoyle, he is a labourmp and he last three, lindsay hoyle, he is a labour mp and he has been deputy speakerfor labour mp and he has been deputy speaker for many years. his labour mp and he has been deputy speakerfor many years. his pitch today was to say it is all about the referee, it's not about being a player. he said everyone wants the game to flow and that's what he would intend to do. next we have eleanor laing, a conservative mp. she's also been a deputy speaker so she's very experienced and used to being in the chair. many people in the house feel it is time for another female speaker. t

house tomorrow. it is time that someone had the courage to defend members of parliament, notjust inside this house but as well. defending members of parliament, that is what i would do if the house makes me speaker. a labour mp said her main reason for standing was to tackle bullying and harrasment. there is a good list of mps to work for and a bad list of mps to work for, staff know this, we know this and it may be an uncomfortable message. it may not be a vote winner today but we should not be complacent even if we are on the good list. it is not a club that says you have been here for 35 years, do not take it wrong mr clarke, but the fact is when i look at 35 years of people in this house i think i have earned that speech once more or once again or many more times. that speech is important but the person who walked through that door yesterday is just as important to their constituents. their voice must be heard as well. i know you want a speaker who understands what it is to be a government backbencher and an opposition backbencher. and a government minister and a shadow minister. and i have been a

i did an event at the houses of parliament. they gave me 1500. s of parliament? i mean, that buys you a cup of coffee. the point is he didn't do me any favours, in that i was going to produce these events with or without him. the fact that he wanted to come and show his support for the london tech scene was huge. he didn't have a real passion for the tech like i did, and he didn't really know where to start. yes, of course, he had lots of handlers, lots of people shoving papers at his face. i hear you say he didn't do you any favours. the bottom line is, though, you were in a close friendship. you asked him to speak at business events of yours, which he did in april 2012, april 2013. you said to itv you made a profit on that. twice in 2014, one event selling vip tickets for £1,000 a head. you were close friends. i don't know where that came from, actually. and a profit on an events business goes right back into the event. sure. so it's not like it was like, wow, what a pot of gold just because borisjohnson came. i understand that. but in that time

germany has enshrining the fight against climate change into law the lower house of parliament approved measures including a $60000000000.00 spending package also carbon targets and increased taxes on flights the bill still needs approval from the upper house stomach counterparts now from berlin getting this particular proposal through parliament is proving very difficult for the grand coalition because there are many elements of what's been proposed which many people in parliament just don't agree with the upshot of this is that this is going to cost somewhere around $60000000000.00 in the next few years and it involves the government of missing but its previous aspirations its targets to reduce emissions are not going to hit the time frame they said that they would several years ago what's in this particular package well fines for companies that are particularly polluting in terms of c o 2 but incentives for those that are not the devil is in the details and those who oppose this particularly the opposition parties in the bundestag that's the lower house of parliament well they say on

the lower house of parliament included measures, including a $60 billion spending package, carbon targetsased taxes on flights. the bill needs approval from the upper house. we have a report from berlin. >> getting this proposal through parliament has been very difficult for the grand coalition. there are many elements of what is being proposed, which many people in parliament do not agree with. the upshot of this is that it will cost somewhere around $60 billion in the next few years. it involves the government admitting that his previous aspirations, its targets to reduce emissions will not hit the timeframe they said they would several years ago. what in this package? that are companies pollutant -- particularly polluting, but incentives for those who are not. the devil is in the details. this,who oppose especially the opposition parties, they say on one side, they say this is nowhere near protection enough for the environment. the free democrats, the liberal party say this will punish and penalize business. this is not the end of the story. the green party will be able to challenge th

bbc parliament profiled the life of former house of commons speaker john bercow. he served as speaker for 10 years and was elected as a member of parliament for buckingham in 1997. this is hosted by bbc parliamentary correspondent. >> order. order. ♪ >> order. order. david: the speaker who did it his way. >> i need help from the member of the third. perhaps you have no contribution to make whatsoever. david: on a long and colorful political journey. >> i am not interested in signing up to a policy that would put europe before britain. david: dispensing advice along the way. >> calm yourself and take some sort of soothing predicament. david: to his supporters, john bercow has been one of the great speakers, a transformative leader in the stuffy world of westminster. to his critics, he was pompous, biased even, changing the rules to suit his own agenda. but the decisions he took in his chair over 10 years may have changed the course of history. and his distinctive style made him an unlikely international celebrity. >> people were yelling "order" at you and asking you

with the support of the military the more alice's movement for socialism party controls both houses of parliament. the negotiators from the united nations and the european union help. after the law allowing new elections. she knew that winners without a doubt this is the 1st step for bolivia to change course and return to democracy to hold credible transparent free and inclusive elections a soonest possible. however self-proclaimed interim president janine anya has rejected lawmakers attempts to give morales amnesty her government has accused him of sedition after he urged his supporters to keep up blockades. we have categorically affirmed that my government will not persecute any political union all civically death. at the same time we are clear that he or she who has not respected the law who has committed crimes will not have amnesty of any kind. some of morales's supporters are still fighting running battles with the army 8 soldiers were taken hostage briefly on saturday as they were guarding a caravan of dump trucks in a country where mistrust still runs high. pope francis has called for whi

both houses of parliament, meanwhile, has unanimously approved a bill permitting a fresh presidentialed in colombia for a third consecutive day, despite the imposition of a curfew overnight on friday in the capital, bogota. police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who gathered by a national park close to the city. president ivan duque said the security forces would continue patrols to prevent more vandalism. jeremy corbyn has defended his decision to adopt a "neutral" stance in the event of a future brexit referendum, calling it a sign of "strength and maturity." he told friday night's bbc question time leaders' special he would not campaign for leave or remain if his party wins power, in order to allow him to credibly carry out what voters decide. his opponents have questioned his position, as our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. applause. whatever your priority at this election, brexit is one of the biggest issues facing the country. for months, labour has walked a political tightrope, trying to keep everyone — leave and remain — happy. ifjeremy corbyn wins

those locations include bute house, the scottish parliament, bute house, of course, being the officialinutes. it dealt with procedural matters. we learnt of the date that this trial will go ahead, that will be around the beginning of march, and the trial is expected to last four weeks. well, shortly after that hearing here, mr salmond came out and made a statement to the waiting media. he said he wasn't permitted to say too much, but he was not guilty of all the charges. he said, this is entering, now, for him, the second year of court actions. the first, of course, being civil actions that he took against the scottish government, and an enquiry they held into sexual harassment claims their enquiry was found to be flawed, and they ended up paying mr salmond £500,000 in legal costs. now, of course, following that civil action, this criminal action, which will take place in march. he said he is innocent, and he will defend his position vigorously. well, as you've been hearing all morning, labour launched their manifesto in birmingham today. they've put housing at the centre of campaign t

that the assaults took place in a variety of locations, those locations including bute house, the scottish parliamente first minister in scotland, so it's also a nightclub, restaurant and in also a nightclub, restaurant and in a car. it was a short hearing in edinburgh and it lasted just a few minutes dealing with procedural matters and we learnt of the date that the trial will go ahead and the trial is expected to last four weeks. after the hearing here, alex salmond and made a statement to the waiting media. he said he was not permitted to say too much but he was not guilty of all the charges. he said that this was for him entering the second year of court actions, the second year of court actions, the first being civil actions that he took against the scottish government and an enquiry they held into sexual harassment claims which was found to be flawed and they ended up paying alex salmond £500,000 in legal costs and now following the civil action this criminal action, which will take place next march. he said he is innocent and he will defend his position vigorously. thank you, lorna, speaking t

> thank you. >> on the other side of climate there are skeptics of climate change in the house trillion parliament who are pressing the government on the national commitment. >> my question is for senator common representing the primacy. in 2019 the primary stir during an address to the lori institute, quote, unelected international bureaucracy pushing for a borderless global community that seeks to damage our livelihood, safety and sovereignty. 25 years ago premier richard court warned of the dangers of unelected international bureaucracy use in his book rebuilding the generation and specifically named the united nations. 23 years ago, called out the un's 1990 new re--- declaration. when can we expect the australian government to remove us from the following damaging treaties, protocols and declarations? the un's 1975 declaration in lima, the un's 1992 rea declaration to a global government and the un's 1996 agreement and the un's 2015 harris agreement -- paris agreement? >> senator corbin. >> thank you very much, mister president. let me say right up front that the speech by the prime minister -

parliament has elected a new house of commons speaker lindsay hoyle of the opposition labor party promising to be neutral and transparent in his new role running the daily business of the commons he takes over from conservative john bercow who some accused of breaks it by use a grenade blast has killed one and injured dozens in indian administered kashmir it is the bloody as incident since india's stripped the region of its special status back in august several indian paramilitary police were among the injured greek police have found $41.00 refugees alive in a refrigerated truck in the north of the country police stopped the truck on the highway near the city of zante for a routine check officials say most of the people inside were from afghanistan and were unharmed because the refrigeration system was not turned on the driver has been arrested. cia backed afghan paramilitary forces have killed civilians in night raids kidnap people and bombed villages that is according to the latest shimon rights watch report now these documented incidents took place in mostly taliban controlled areas of a

breath to pretend that people have somehow betrayed the population actually the 650 members of parliament in the house of commons each one of whom is trying their best to do the best for their own constituents of course they don't look great you know that's the beauty of democracy they have to agree but i think it's really wrong to say that we're deliberately trying to frustrate the will of the people with in excess actually some of the people that you will meet in the house of commons in the most brilliant intelligent caring hard working individuals and to try and portray all of us told us all with one brush is just very wrong but i also think them came you mention the media earlier and then me a lot of these cues are being taken from the extreme language should be news but i think to lead when you splash the word trade across the front page of a leading newspaper well of course and of course people are going to have got that number to begin opening that the book. and you know that the 2 tweets that you just read out i find it interesting that 2 men are giving those yes i'm sure women are common thin

i did an event at the houses of parliament, they gave me 1500. f parliament, that buys you a cup of coffee. he didn't do me any favours in that i was going to produce these events with or without him. the fact he wanted to come and show his support for the london tech scene, was huge. he didn't have a real passion for the tech like i did and he didn't know where to start. of course, he had lots of handlers and people shoving papers in his face. i hear you say he didn't do you any favours, but the bottom line is, you were in a close friendship when you asked him to speak of business events like yours, which he did in april 2012, april 2013 and you said to ivu made a profit on that. twice in 2014, one event selling tickets at £1000 a head.” don't know where that came from. it's not like it was wild, what a pot of gold just because boris johnson came. i understand that but in that time borisjohnson wrote to city hall on multiple occasions declaring various personal interests. your name didn't appear at all. why not, do you think? i don't know. i don'

unlikely this round will and differently on a slightly more positive note of japan's lower house of parliament approved a limited trade deal with the u.s. but now there is uncertainty over progress regarding highly contentious tariffs on its cars and car parts japan and the u.s. formally signed a limited trade deal to cut tariffs on u.s. ag giving president trump a moral victory but now there's fear about next steps as trump known for his flip flopping ways have not confirmed that the u.s. with scrap tariffs on japanese cars and car parts despite giving jack pan assurances it will analysts cited these times as unfavorable as details were intentionally vague giving us leverage to win more concessions at a later date what was actually close to a trade deal with mexico and canada just last week house speaker nancy pelosi said that a breakthrough on the new trade agreement called the u.s. in ca was this is her word imminent president trump has been pushing for this new trade agreement but one of the groups pushing back or u.s. labor unions the same labor unions whose workers were deeply hurt by th

house tomorrow. it is time that someone had the courage to defend members of parliament, not just inside this house, to do their public duty, harm is notjust the individual mp, but weakens parliament in the eyes of the nation. mr clarke, we all know that beyond the westminster bubble' there is a real anxiety about the health of our democratic system. we need to rebuild confidence and trust in our politics, and it must begin with this election today. there are times of continuity, and there are times for change. this is a time for change. i want to be that change. this is 21st—century for goodness' sake, we need to escape from an overbearing and hierarchical structures that have made it all too easy for a culture of bullying to ta ke easy for a culture of bullying to take root. as deputy speaker, i hope that i have always discharge my duties with consistency, with courtesy, and with kindness. hear, hear! i always try to roma, that despite being a lawyer, for which you will have to forgive me, we are not dealing withjust you will have to forgive me, we are not dealing with just laws and rules here, we

next, a presentation from bbc parliament on the life of career -- of house of commons speaker john bercow. it showcases old speeches and interviews from his 10 years of -- as a member of british parliament. it is 25 minutes. >> order. ♪ >> the speaker who did it his way. >> member of the third row. perhaps you have no contribution to make. >> on a long and colorful political journey. >> i am not interested in signing up to a policy. >> dispensing advice along the way. >> calm yourself and take a soothing medicant. >> he has been one of the great speakers, a transformative leader in the stuffy world of westminster. to his critics, he was pompous, biased even, changing the rules to fit his own agenda. the decisions he took in his chair over 10 years may have changed the course of history. his style made him an unlikely international celebrity. order at were yelling you and asking you to take selfies. this must be in the green -- a new experience. >> years before his became a familiar face in our screens, john bercow made his debut on children's tv. >> it's time for the boys game now. he doe

both houses of bolivia's parliament have now approved a bill calling for a new general election.date for the poll was set. the interim president is meeting opposition groups to try to end four weeks of violence that's followed the last election, which international monitors said was fixed. president trump's lawyer and close ally, rudy giuliani, has said he's not afraid of being indicted in connection with the impeachment inquiry. speaking on fox news, he attacked those who've accused him of pressing ukraine to make investigations into the family of presidential rivaljoe biden. gps have voted to reduce visits to patients‘ homes, saying they "no longer have the capacity" to offer them. doctors supported the proposal at a meeting of english local medical committees on friday. but the health secretary, matt hancock, said the idea of taking home visits out of gps‘ contracts was a "complete non—starter". jenny kumah reports. family doctors say their workload is on the rise, and this, coupled with falling gp numbers, mean something has to give. in his surgery in leeds, dr richard vautre

has hinted he may try to force to stand down by staging a mass march on the red zone the area housing parliament and the prime minister's residence 100 has more from islamabad. brought more to the protests that are living on the roadside making their own bread and whatever they can find in order to get by more through. the web dravid from all over bloggers gone from looked on programs from dr hua from got one job and even then probably in the order of these people the thing that they wrote down behind their leader i'm one of 4 of them on and are waiting for a flaw in their family headed stance that they're done for fair for months if they're made for truthful started going through an m 4 durnford predicted for later going to. the political instability a very divided hard. entered the economy but more to report a growth by august on our very dark riddick anomic prices they want clean drinking water they're worn jobs and their war and their children to be able to get a proper education part is dead right there find it go top leadership richard been taking money from that before that and spending i

you have favored , there is no doubt in my mind that you have been a great servant to this parliament and the house of commons. you have widened access, you have cared for the needs of those with disabilities, and you cared so deeply for the rights of backbenchers that -- you have more than anybody but stephen hawking to stretch time. what come to the end of must be the longest retirement since frank sinatra, i'm sure the house will want to join me in thanking you and hoping you they in your retirement soothing predicament that you often described to the rest of us. members will want to join me in wishing you the best in the final of the world cup saturday. this morning i had meetings with ministers in addition to my duties in the house and i shall have further such meetings later today. >> dr. alan whitehead. >> i would like to associate myself with the comments of the prime minister about your ,utstanding service as speaker and wishing you a successful life after your speaker-ship has come to an end. labor will be producing a strong coffer on the climate emergency in the forthcoming election, inc

breath to pretend that people have somehow betrayed the population actually the 650 members of parliament in the house of commons each one of whom is trying their best to do the best for their own constituents of course we don't all agree you know that's the beauty of democracy they have to agree but i think it's really wrong to say that we're deliberately trying to frustrate the will of the people with in ect actually some of the people that you will meet in the house of commons in the most brilliant intelligent caring hardworking individuals and to try and portray all of us tar us all with one brush is just very wrong and i think them came you mention the media and you are a lot of these cues are being taken from the extreme language should be news but i think to lead when you flash the word trade across the front page of a leading newspaper.

britain's vocal and colorful speaker for the lower house of parliament officially retires from westminster on thursday. 10 years as the chamber's referee less notably trying to keep blacks in proceedings under control and as lawrence lee reports his legacy will be loud and contentious. i. i. was. every circus needs a ringmaster throughout the entire city of breck's it's john bercow has been there to crack. his extraordinary intonation the way in which he says the word order. to shut up when they're all shouting at each other the way in which much of the u.k. has become transfixed by a parliament that usually ignores all of it combined to make bucko something of an international celebrity given the role of speaker is to set the terms of debate of the actor's referee inside the chamber trying to keep on top of politicians during practice it would have proved virtually impossible for anybody. we've seen both the opposition but also the government trying to use parliamentary procedure to their advantage which has meant that assessing the situation the speaker in a situation has has been put in

houses of parliament and a local media reports say that 2 shots were heard images posted on social media appear to show a truck lying across the bridge with multiple police cars in attendance and no we will gather more details on this story for you and bring you an update at the top of the hour. let's get a recap now of our top stories here on d w iraq's prime minister i do says he will resign and allow parliament to choose a new government the move comes as the number of deaths and weeks of aggressor comes $400.00 demonstrate. across the country have been taking to the streets since early october to protest government corruption and unemployment. and in multiple media reports that prime minister joseph most got plans to resign immediately as a crisis sparked by a journalist's murder and also his close ally writes. coming up next on d w news asia the dangers from the rise in sea level so it could threaten the lives of 300000000 people worldwide. and kung fu is ready to take the fight to gender discrimination. that's coming right up on v.w. news asia don't go away. the odd. india. turning

parliament as well. but i also think and i'm sure the whole house would agree with me on this, you can exit working opening of parliament to visitors, exhibitions, and children. and you reduce some of these strange customs and strange garments that people wear in this building. it's all right, it's all right. i know you are all jealous of my time but it's okay. and the way in which a future office, mr. speaker, to increase diversity amongst the staff in the house and make this a much more lgbtq friendly place. you've taken away from the gentleman club which happened to be in a royal palace to a genuinely democratic institution. i want you to accept our thanks and pass on our best wishes to sally, freddie, oliver and your wonderful family for the support they've given you and with a great salvation today and i'm sure the whole house will join us in this is when you and i, mr. speaker, celebrate as beating liverpool tonight. [shouting] the labour party loves lets a e and loves a bit of banter. mr. speaker, the prime minister's -- mr. speaker, the prime minister's plan deal with donald trump means -- [booing]

environmentally friendly mainstream retailers, according to the environmental audit committee in the houses of parliamentg the best in terms of engaging in ethical practices and near the bottom of the pile where fast fashion retailers like misguided and boohoo and he rejects the idea that by markets as pa rt rejects the idea that by markets as part of this railway culture because most customers don'tjust buy things once. even if they cost £5, they had a keener sense of holding onto things and notjust throwing it away after one where. interesting. this article in the financial times, a chinese company behind a massive video app, ticktock, and they are launching another service to go head—to—head with spotify and apple in the music streaming market. ticktock‘s parent company is looking to monetise this app which is huge among young people today. i don't have ticktock. are your kids on it? they are not. for those who have no idea, you basically record yourself doing music videos and stuff. idea, you basically record yourself doing music videos and stufflj quite like the way the ft describes it. the content

now britain's vocal and colorful speaker for the lower house of parliament officially retires from westminster on thursday john bercow served 10 years as the chamber's referee most notably trying to keep bracks it proceedings under some control and as lawrence lee now reports his legacy will be both loud and contentious. every circus needs a ringmaster and throughout the entire city of brecht's it's john bercow has been there to crack the whip his extraordinary intonation the way in which he says the words. to shut up when they're all shouting at each other the way in which much of the u.k. has become transfixed by a parliament that usually ignores all of it combined to make bercow something of an international celebrity given the role of speaker is to set the terms of debate and act as referee inside the chamber trying to keep on top of politicians during practice it would have proved virtually impossible for anybody. we've seen both the opposition but also the government trying to use parliamentary procedure to their advantage which has meant that in certain situations the speaker in a situa

obviously as the leader of the united national party the prime minister crosses the floor of the house when parliament convenes and will become opposition leader but the united national party itself will have to take a long hard look at its future in terms of its leadership whether this is what it wants to go forward or where they need to sort of. look at the future and how it faces the future. and china's online giant alibaba has become this year's biggest raising nearly $13000000000.00 us dollars in the land listing in hong kong the oaks . the largest sale in the city to 9 is on the be seen as a boost for the territory following more than 5 months of protest and unrest. time for a quick check of the headlines here the us ambassador to the european union has delivered some of the most anticipated testimony of the donald trump impeachment inquiry golden sun and describe broad involvement of the trumpet ministration in a pressure campaign against ukraine the white house says his testimony completely exonerates the president while trump says the inquiry is over was there a quid pro quo as i testified pr