i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program. china has condemned the mass resignation of pro-democracy lawmakers in hong kong as quote, political fos and a blatant challenge for the opposition bloc, stood down on mass after 4 of their colleagues were expelled from parliament for china, described as being unpatriotic. a new day in the hong kong legislature without pro-democracy lawmakers. the seats are usually occupied by hong kong's democratic parliamentarians. but now they're empty. as the session got underway a day after the mass walkout, one of the last micah's resigning in solidarity staged a protest. rolling out a banner in the foyer. i just pulled a 2nd screw that the chief executive decision to disqualify police. officials have said that the that they used their power tool at this point 5. this is the consonance. yeah, that wave, that was they were the last remaining pro-democracy law makers in hong kong. they resigned in solidarity with their colleagues who were deemed threats to national security by beijing. it's yet an

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program. 3 prominent hong kong activists have been detained after pleading guilty for their involvement in last year's pro-democracy protests. joshua wang ivan lanman, agnus chalo, all expecting jail terms for inciting and organizing an un authorized assembly. the charges are related to a protest outside of police headquarters in june of last year on kong's pro-democracy movement has faltered since beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the territory and has severely restricted political speech. before entering court, joshua wang had a message of defiance for his supporters. neither person boss, no election, both nor any other arbitrary power, will stop us from activists on. what we are doing now is to explain the well off freedom to the world through our compassion, the home we love so much that we are willing to sacrifice the freedom of our all prepare for the fin, chance of walking free. may god bless hong kong and we will continue to fight for freedom. and now it's not a time for us kowtow to beijing and to surrender. thank you. str

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program. as about me says it's entered the 1st of the 3 districts to be handed back by armenia as part of a contentious peace accord. the agreement was brokered by russia and ended with weeks of fighting over the disputed region in and around nagorno-karabakh marked here in red. but it is a region inside azerbaijan, populated by ethnic armenians. now they have controlled the territory and the surrounding areas for decades. but in september, as ery forces start that and offensive to reclaim the disputed territory, quickly overpowering their armenian counterparts under the pace till the borders of nagorno. karabakh has been redrawn, an armenian troops must leave the region they've lost control of by december. 1st. russian peacekeepers are being deployed to oversee the withdrawal of more on this. i'm joined by emily show and she's in the armenian capital here of on emily territory being handed back today. what are the consequences for armenia? well, this region being handed back today is one of s

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program u.s. president elect joe biden has addressed the nation for the 1st time since claiming victory in cheese days election and delivered the speech in his home state of delaware alongside vice president elect comma harris the running mates emerged victorious after taking a clear late in the swing state of pennsylvania after days of tallying the votes. fireworks light up the dock sky in delaware but will a new dawn soon be upon america joe biden has one power promising just. to a country that has been living through a year of pandemic and on rest the veteran ladies promise. seem to bring a new by. the bible tells us to every day there is a season a time to barrow a time to reprint a time to sew and a time to hear oh this is the time to hear in america. alongside biden a woman who says she's determined to heal the country's rice who divisions camilla harris will be the country's 1st female a minority vice president she did the katie did victory to the civil rights movement and said it will help

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program. 3 weeks after the u.s. election president elect joe biden has finally been given the green light to start the transition process. president donald trump tweeted on tuesday that he was directing his administration to cooperate in the handover process. it's the closest his come to conceding defeat. meanwhile, biden has pushed ahead and began announcing nominations for his own administration . president elect joe biden efficiently revealed his picks for the top positions of his cabinet, monday, signaling his readiness to take over the helm, biden's foreign policy and national security choices. mark a clear shift away from trump's america 1st doctrine. instead, a lot of familiar faces from the obama administration so many that some are calling it the obama administration 2.0. the choice is signaled biden's intention to return to a more traditional way of doing business and interacting with other countries' biden's choices or veterans with many years of experience like his longtime adviser, antony blinken, named

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program french police say they've arrested a suspect over the shooting of a greek orthodox priest in the southern city of leone the priest was gunned down as he closed his church and is in a critical condition just 2 days earlier a suspected islam ist militant killed 3 people in a catholic church in the city of nice. the priest most just closing up this greek orthodox church late saturday afternoon when he was shot twice. police kept the area fenced off warning the public to stay away prosecutors have opened an investigation into attempted murder. at this stage we don't know what the motive is behind the attack no line of inquiry is preferred all ruled out so i want comment on the target of what sort of attack this is. we don't know yet. residents express their shock i'm appalled because it's very quiet neighborhood a good place to live in movies you have markets the synagogue a little further away the orthodox church everyone knows each other it's a small village and it's traumatic. recently francis seen a string of what the authorities describe as terr

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program protests have erupted in armenia after its prime minister agreed to a pace deal with azerbaijan the truce and the fighting in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh and allows azerbaijan there to kape its territorial gains at least a 1000 people have been killed since the longstanding conflict erupted again in september russian media should the safe file which moscow says will enable a permanent end to the bloodshed. thousands of armenians demonstrated outside government headquarters in the capital yerevan to show their displeasure over the country's peace deal with azerbaijan that also includes russia as a peacekeeper hundreds of the protesters actually needed inside the government building where they were also able to ransack some of the offices just earlier armenian prime minister nicole posh fenian had released a statement on social media saying that he had signed a declaration with the presidents of russia and azerbaijan to end the war he also called the decision incredibly painful both for him and his people he said the decision was b

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program. europe is set to secure with 300000000 doses of an experimental covert 9 tame vaccine developed by germany's violent tech and the u.s. . pharmaceutical giant pfizer. european commission president, sort of on the line is due to approve the deal later on wednesday. she describes it as the most promising vaccine so far. the mike has say, trials show their drug is more than 90 percent effective at preventing covert 9 tain. here in germany, as with elsewhere, there's got of optimism over the development. when human trials of b n t, $160.00 began earlier this year, no one knew if they would lead to a coronavirus vaccine. the reports that this substance is in fact highly effective, have brought new hope. germany's research minister is cautiously optimistic. has been there for one with an untold. i'm very pleased with naturally encouraged by this beginning. and hopefully we will not have any setbacks with vaccines. you're never sure about that, but these positive initial reports give us a lot

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program. as aversions, army says it has entered the 1st of 3 districts to be handed back by armenia as part of the contentious peace accord. the agreement was brokered by russia and ended wake's, of fighting over the disputed region in and around nagorno-karabakh as marked here in red. on this map. it is a region inside azerbaijan, but populated by ethnic main ians. they have controlled the territory and the surrounding areas for decades. but in september, forces started an offensive to reclaim the disputed territory, quickly overpowering their armenian counterparts out of the pay, steal the borders and are going to have been with regular grade drawn robber. and i mean, and troops must leave the regions they have lost control of by december 1st. the fighting is officially over bots. normalise is still a long way off for those affected by the conflict and show and has 0. it's a joyful moment for some, only united after weeks of fear. now that the fighting in nagorno-karabakh has ended, hundreds

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program. german chancellor angela merkel has warned that the country faces a tough months ahead. as it faces down the coronavirus pandemic. she told paula meant that measures to curb its spread may well be extended into next year. she also said more restrictions were necessary as of next month because although the infection right has stabilised, it remains at a high level and the number of deaths has also reached a record high medical once again repeated a mantra that's become familiar to anyone closely following her statements through out the pandemic, stopping the spread of the virus is in everyone's hands. you know, i was going to say very clearly, it's up to us. we're not powerless. without any doubt, we have difficult months ahead of us. but the way in which people have overcome so many problems in the history of humankind. even during this pandemic, every single one of us can actively contribute to getting through this period. well, of chancellor angela merkel there addressing the bonus

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i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program french police say they've arrested a suspect over the shooting of a greek orthodox priest in the southern city of leone the priest was gunned down outside his church and is in critical condition the city's mayor says the motive is not yet known but it comes on the back of a string of terror attacks in the country just 2 days earlier a suspected islamist militant killed 3 people in a catholic church in the city nace. the priest was just closing got this greek orthodox church late saturday afternoon when he was shot twice. police kept the area fenced off warning the public to stay away prosecutors have opened an investigation into attempted murder. at this stage we don't know what the motive is behind the attack no line of inquiry is preferred only ruled out so i won't comment on the target of what sort of attack this is because. we don't know yet. residents express their shock i'm appalled because it's very quiet neighborhood a good place to live view receives a big rush you have markets the synagogue a little further away the orthodox church ever

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program u.s. president elect joe biden has addressed the nation for the 1st time since claiming victory in choose days election by delivered the speech in his home state of delaware alongside vice president elect common to harris the running mates emerged victorious after taking a clear late in the swing state of pennsylvania after days of telling the votes. fireworks light up the dock sky in delaware to pull a new dawn soon be upon america joe biden has won power promising just that. to a country that has been living through a year of pandemic and unrest the veteran leader is promising to bring a new boss. the bar tells us to everything there is a season a time to grow tired of a pretty. aren't you sir and a tired hero this is the time to be here in america. alongside biden a woman who says she's determined to heal the country's rice who divisions camilla harris will be the country's 1st female a minority vice president she did the key to victory to the civil rights movement and said it will help