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the people's republic of china. the communist leadership has organised a huge military parade in beijing, and is hoping the big day isn't overshadowed by demonstrations in hong kong. live now to beijing our correspondent robin brant is there. what you can probably see what you can policy now is a long shot. that is why the consequences of the industrial progress. over the last seven decades, since its founding in 1949. i keep picking down to the left. the only one amongst the senior leaders. the most senior leadership here in china. he is now 93. this is the beginning of the parade. taking part, about 600 pieces of military equipment on display. about 160 aircraft flying over. the military on the run up to today, have said they don't want this to be seen as a show of force, china flexing its muscles. there might be some scepticism about that. it does want the world to see this parade the military hardware, stop that increasingly made here. most of all, it wants the world to see china proudly celebrating seven decade
the people's republic of china. the communist leadership has organised a huge military parade in beijing, and is hoping the big day isn't overshadowed by demonstrations in hong kong. live now to beijing our correspondent robin brant is there. what you can probably see what you can policy now is a long shot. that is why the consequences of the industrial progress. over the last seven decades, since its founding in 1949. i keep picking down to the left. the only one amongst the senior leaders....
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if better china, therefore better hong kong. better china, better hong kong. david is among those now calling on the united states to impose sanctions on china. why are all the people supporting america in the trade war? because we want that china's communist party has falling power because of that. such talk makes hong kong's small band of super—patriots extremely angry. they say fear of china is a product of british brainwashing. translation: hong kong was ruled by britain for over 150 years. they did not teach us respect for our chinese roots, but encouraged us to have anti—china and anti—communist beliefs. on tuesday, china's most powerful leader since mao will review a military now second in strength only to the united states. it is a sight that will make many chinese hearts swell with pride. but its neighbours look on with growing concern about how china will use its new—found power. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. here's the bbc‘s robin brant in beijing on what we can expect today. well, this is as close as we can get to the
if better china, therefore better hong kong. better china, better hong kong. david is among those now calling on the united states to impose sanctions on china. why are all the people supporting america in the trade war? because we want that china's communist party has falling power because of that. such talk makes hong kong's small band of super—patriots extremely angry. they say fear of china is a product of british brainwashing. translation: hong kong was ruled by britain for over 150...
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look, there's a lot more that governments, including china and vietnam can do. they certainly do take this issue seriously. but as one striking example, in china human laws only apply to victims who are female. so, of course, this case, we know most of the victims were male. so if the chinese government tries to prosecute those cases back home they may not even have the right laws to do it. so there are some very simple things that governments, whether they're sending countries are receiving countries can do.
look, there's a lot more that governments, including china and vietnam can do. they certainly do take this issue seriously. but as one striking example, in china human laws only apply to victims who are female. so, of course, this case, we know most of the victims were male. so if the chinese government tries to prosecute those cases back home they may not even have the right laws to do it. so there are some very simple things that governments, whether they're sending countries are receiving...
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and obviously china buys a lot of jerseys as well, many ties between the athletes and china. there are times when players are getting ready to wind down their career they can have a second career in china and become big stars over there as well. it is clear the chinese market loves nba basketball, they love the game andi nba basketball, they love the game and i think eventually this will get sorted out. right now they are in a staring contest because the nba has stood up for the executive and his freedom of speech and china has made very through the cctv and the television network that they don't believe he had the right to speak on issues he spoke on with regard to hong kong. thank you so much. it is my pleasure. now, just imagine if yourjob was to explore the earth's final frontier. that's the case forjill heinerth, one of the world's most famous cave divers. she's the first person in history to dive deep into an antarctic iceberg and lead a team that discovered the waterway remains of mayan civilizations. jill's now written about her adventures and recently she spoke with
and obviously china buys a lot of jerseys as well, many ties between the athletes and china. there are times when players are getting ready to wind down their career they can have a second career in china and become big stars over there as well. it is clear the chinese market loves nba basketball, they love the game andi nba basketball, they love the game and i think eventually this will get sorted out. right now they are in a staring contest because the nba has stood up for the executive and...
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in the us — china trade war, president trump has a substantial deal could be just weeks away. we've had a tremendous, really, negotiation, a very complex negotiation, but something that's going to be great for both countries. the eu agrees to intensify brexit talks with the uk, but both sides say there is still plenty of work to do. and one man's marathon mission. can this athlete break the two hour barrier in austria? welcome to bbc news. the united nations say around 100,000 people have fled their homes as turkey presses on with its offensive against kurdish forces. there has been heavy fighting in both civilians and dozens of kurdish fighters have lost their lives. turkey wa nts fighters have lost their lives. turkey wants to create a 30 kilometre deep buffer zone running 450 kilometre deep buffer zone running a50 miles, so around 600 kilometres, across the syrian border. turkey's president erdogan vowed to press on with the assault to defeat kurdish fighters who he regards as terrorists and to settle millions of refugees there. three people who we re refugees there. three
in the us — china trade war, president trump has a substantial deal could be just weeks away. we've had a tremendous, really, negotiation, a very complex negotiation, but something that's going to be great for both countries. the eu agrees to intensify brexit talks with the uk, but both sides say there is still plenty of work to do. and one man's marathon mission. can this athlete break the two hour barrier in austria? welcome to bbc news. the united nations say around 100,000 people have...
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china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson's brexit plan faces opposition in both parliament and the eu. over a thousand lung injury cases related to vaping are reported in north america as officials confirm the death toll stands at 18. and a special report from iraq on the sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. hello and welcome. in washington, the row over the democrats‘ impeachment inquiry for donald trump has reached a new level. the president appears to be doubling down, calling openly notjust for ukraine to investigate the democratic presidential candidate joe biden, but for china to do so as well. the democrats are describing it as repugnant and a fundamental breach of the oath of office. but mr trump sees it differently. china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine so i would say that president zelensky
china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson's brexit plan faces opposition in both parliament and the eu. over a thousand lung injury cases related to vaping are reported in north america as officials confirm the death toll stands at 18. and a special report from iraq on the sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. hello...
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and china. and then of course, a lot of times, you know, after — players are getting ready to wind down their careers, they can go have a second career in china and become big stars over there as well. so it‘s clear that the chinese market loves nba basketball, they love the game and i do think eventually this will get sorted out. but right now they‘re in a staring contest because the nba has stood up for their executive, daryl morey, and his freedom of speech, and china has made it very clear through the cctv and the national television network that they don‘t believe he had the right to speak on the issues that he spoke on with regard to hong kong. now, just imagine if yourjob was to explore the earth‘s final frontier. that‘s the case forjill heinerth, one of the world‘s most famous cave divers. she‘s the first person in history to dive deep into an antarctic iceberg, and led a team that discovered the waterway remains of mayan civilizations. jill‘s now written about her adve
and china. and then of course, a lot of times, you know, after — players are getting ready to wind down their careers, they can go have a second career in china and become big stars over there as well. so it‘s clear that the chinese market loves nba basketball, they love the game and i do think eventually this will get sorted out. but right now they‘re in a staring contest because the nba has stood up for their executive, daryl morey, and his freedom of speech, and china has made it very...
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taiwan is part of china, one of the provinces of china. it's not like outright vandalism it's just like pruning the language. shifting the language to kind of go from one thing to another. how long will it be have been going on for? years. and examples kept flowing, such as the senkaku islands, a disputed territory actually, but which for a while was china's inherent territory, at least in mandarin on the wiki data pages. although there are elected office holders with powers to take down or lock articles, some of taiwan's wikipedia is fair that these elections for these positions have been targeted amidst a general rising atmosphere of intimidation. so taiwanese wikipedians or people that voice anti—chinese opinions on wikipedia, they get attacked and trolled and abused and doxxed on wikipedia? regularly attacked. what does wikimedia global think of all of this? is it because they're american and theyjust don't know? the hostile word. and lost in translations. heather ford has researched political edits on wikipedia. whenever you have a
taiwan is part of china, one of the provinces of china. it's not like outright vandalism it's just like pruning the language. shifting the language to kind of go from one thing to another. how long will it be have been going on for? years. and examples kept flowing, such as the senkaku islands, a disputed territory actually, but which for a while was china's inherent territory, at least in mandarin on the wiki data pages. although there are elected office holders with powers to take down or...
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this was hong kong's birthday present to china. they had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. this was central hong kong this afternoon, and this the town of tsuen wan, police and protesters fighting running street battles. in the middle of one such battle, this happened. as a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point—blank range. the 18—year—old protester is expected to survive. but news of his shooting only increased the fury on the streets. we are not afraid. because they shoot, we will get angrier and angrier. we are not afraid of them. especially us, we have to stay in the front line to protect our people, to save hong kong and the future of hong kong. as night fell, the streets of hong kong began to burn. the protesters began targeting chinese state—owned banks with molotov cocktails. but, as police reinforcements arrived, the protesters decided it was time to retreat. so
this was hong kong's birthday present to china. they had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. this was central hong kong this afternoon, and this the town of tsuen wan, police and protesters fighting running street battles. in the middle of one such battle, this happened. as a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point—blank range. the...
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the people's republic of china. the communist leadership has organised a huge military parade in beijing, and is hoping the big day isn't overshadowed by demonstrations in hong kong. transmack today, a socialist china is standing in the midst of the world. and there is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation. no force can stop the chinese people in the chinese nation forging ahead. in a moment we'll speak to the bbc‘s mariko oi in hong kong, but first let's go live now to beijing. our correspondent robin brant is there. robin, significant not only what the president was saying but where he was standing on what he was wearing. in exactly the same spot, where chairman mao, the revolutionary founding father of the people's republic stood in 1949 to declare that the communists had one a civil warand it that the communists had one a civil war and it was now the beginning of modern china, xijinping stood in the same spot and was wearing the familiar attire of chairman mao, the only man standing on th
the people's republic of china. the communist leadership has organised a huge military parade in beijing, and is hoping the big day isn't overshadowed by demonstrations in hong kong. transmack today, a socialist china is standing in the midst of the world. and there is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation. no force can stop the chinese people in the chinese nation forging ahead. in a moment we'll speak to the bbc‘s mariko oi in hong kong, but first let's go live now to...
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he moved to grays from china a0 years ago. when i heard the news this morning, all the 39 people of chinese nationality i say, why, how? it has happened again. he lives and works close to where the bodies were found this week. it said 39 people died, struggling in freezing cold in the container, in the dark and no—one helped. there's now a major international investigation. the belgian authorities say the container arrived into the port of zeebrugge at about 2:30pm on tuesday afternoon. it left there, heading across the channel, arriving at purfleet in essex, and at 1:05am yesterday, the trailer was collected by a lorry. around half—an—hour later, ambulance staff discovered all 39 bodies inside the container. vic makes the same journey to the port of purfleet. these are the checks he does every day. obviously, if anything was in there, you would see it straightaway. i've seen peoplejumping out of trailers, jumping out of containers, running around. what are the feelings amongst drivers? everyone's terrified that they are
he moved to grays from china a0 years ago. when i heard the news this morning, all the 39 people of chinese nationality i say, why, how? it has happened again. he lives and works close to where the bodies were found this week. it said 39 people died, struggling in freezing cold in the container, in the dark and no—one helped. there's now a major international investigation. the belgian authorities say the container arrived into the port of zeebrugge at about 2:30pm on tuesday afternoon. it...
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what do we know about the routes out of china and vietnam for those heading west? well, it's all speculation. there is integrate data on this. but what i've seen from the un office on drugs and crime is that it is possible that people use genuine documents to make the first leg out of china, so may be flying from hong kong airport to a place that doesn't require visas for chinese nationals, then perhaps switching to fraudulent documents and making the rest of the journey by land. and you are looking at people who might be switching smugglers many times over. there are many people likely involved in a journey of this slaying. natalia banulescu—bogdan, thank you very much forjoining us —— length. european union leaders have agreed to delay brexit after it became clear the uk government won't be able to keep its promise to leave at end of the month. the eu hasn't, though, set a new date. prime minister boris johnson's latest tactic is to call for a general election. more from our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. it looked easy enough. i can't make the scisso
what do we know about the routes out of china and vietnam for those heading west? well, it's all speculation. there is integrate data on this. but what i've seen from the un office on drugs and crime is that it is possible that people use genuine documents to make the first leg out of china, so may be flying from hong kong airport to a place that doesn't require visas for chinese nationals, then perhaps switching to fraudulent documents and making the rest of the journey by land. and you are...
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he moved to grays from china a0 years ago. when i heard the news this morning, all the 39 people of chinese isay, why, how? it has happened again. he lives and works close to where the bodies were found this week. it said 39 people died, struggling in the freezing cold in the container, in the dark, and no—one helped. there is now a major international investigation. the belgian authorities say the container arrived into the port of zeebrugge at about 2:30pm on tuesday afternoon. it left there later that afternoon, heading across the channel, arriving at purfleet in essex just after midnight, and at 1:05am yesterday morning, the trailer was collected by a lorry. around half an hour later, ambulance staff discovered the bodies of 39 adults inside the container. vic makes the same journey to the port of purfleet. these are the checks he does every day. and obviously, if anything was in there, you would see it straight away. i've seen peoplejumping out of trailers, jumping out of containers, running around. what are the feeling
he moved to grays from china a0 years ago. when i heard the news this morning, all the 39 people of chinese isay, why, how? it has happened again. he lives and works close to where the bodies were found this week. it said 39 people died, struggling in the freezing cold in the container, in the dark, and no—one helped. there is now a major international investigation. the belgian authorities say the container arrived into the port of zeebrugge at about 2:30pm on tuesday afternoon. it left...
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china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson's brexit plan faces opposition in both parliament and the eu. over a thousand lung injury cases related to vaping are reported in north america, as officials confirm the death toll stands at 18. and a special report from iraq on the sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. in washington, the row over the democrats‘ impeachment inquiry for donald trump has reached a new level. the president appears to be doubling down, calling openly notjust for ukraine to investigate the democratic presidential candidate joe biden, but for china to do so as well. the democrats are describing it as repugnant, and a fundamental breach of the oath of office. but mr trump sees it differently. china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine so i would say that president zelensky, if it were me,
china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson's brexit plan faces opposition in both parliament and the eu. over a thousand lung injury cases related to vaping are reported in north america, as officials confirm the death toll stands at 18. and a special report from iraq on the sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. in...
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we don't know how many of them are moving from china to vietnam to the uk. but what we do know from the uk's national trafficking referral statistics is that vietnam is the third largest category of victims of trafficking and then china is the fourth. so it's not the most common route, but it's certainly not unknown to the authorities. what kind of organisation goes into moving people from so far away across so many borders? what are we talking about? we're talking about highly organised crime. unfortunately, what we see is an arms race between governments of the world, governments of europe, and people who are intent on making money out of the misery of other people by helping them get around those borders. so as governments tighten up border control, unfortunately smugglers just amplify their effort and the people who suffer are the migrants like these poor migrants in the back of the lorry, who are most at risk and who died literally as they're trying to seek another country. you mentioned there governments tightening up border controls, but what else sho
we don't know how many of them are moving from china to vietnam to the uk. but what we do know from the uk's national trafficking referral statistics is that vietnam is the third largest category of victims of trafficking and then china is the fourth. so it's not the most common route, but it's certainly not unknown to the authorities. what kind of organisation goes into moving people from so far away across so many borders? what are we talking about? we're talking about highly organised crime....
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and recently the mass incarceration of muslims in camps that china called schools. all of these issues are heavily censored. translation: if the party controls everything, society is it up. the best way of celebration would be to review history and learn from it. even beijing's parade was for invited guests only, with the public kept at a distance. hong kong's chief executive carrie lam was there, elevating china's transition from impoverished neighbour to dominant power. it is an extraordinary high octane tribute to this country's rise to prosperity. there is a narrative still under tight political control. i'm having to report on the parade from outside the corden, one of a number of journalists denied access it seems because of official complaints about oui’ because of official complaints about our reporting. in stark contrast to the chaos in hong kong, beijing partied into the night. the gulf between the two cities and the two systems as wide as ever. this is now a city returning to normal. the roadblocks have been lifted and the ta nks roadblocks have been li
and recently the mass incarceration of muslims in camps that china called schools. all of these issues are heavily censored. translation: if the party controls everything, society is it up. the best way of celebration would be to review history and learn from it. even beijing's parade was for invited guests only, with the public kept at a distance. hong kong's chief executive carrie lam was there, elevating china's transition from impoverished neighbour to dominant power. it is an extraordinary...
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no, it doesn't change the fact that china is still the second largest economy in the world, and still perceived as a competitive threat to the united states. that doesn't change any of that. and so with this fact still in place, this means that us—china tensions will continue to be high, and that is exactly what the business community doesn't want. they want more certainty and stability so that they can, you know, put together their supply chains, but without that certainty from better us—china relations, that is going to be far off. and the us business community has welcomed this limited deal. what does the chinese business community think? does that message get related to the chinese government in the same way the us one does? well, anything that the chinese are able to do, the government will spend it as a positive thing. they want to certainly have credibility with their own citizens, and so i am sure that this will be hailed as something positive as well. professor anne lee, thanks for joining us on bbc news. thanks for having me. the eu has agreed to intensify brexit talks w
no, it doesn't change the fact that china is still the second largest economy in the world, and still perceived as a competitive threat to the united states. that doesn't change any of that. and so with this fact still in place, this means that us—china tensions will continue to be high, and that is exactly what the business community doesn't want. they want more certainty and stability so that they can, you know, put together their supply chains, but without that certainty from better...
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he moved to grays from china a0 years ago. when i heard the news this morning, all the 39 people that's nationality is chinese, isay, why, how? it has happened again. he lives and works close to where the bodies were found this week. it said 39 people died, struggling in the freezing cold in the container, in the dark, and no—one helped. there is now a major international investigation. the belgian authorities say the container arrived into the port of zeebrugge at about 2:30pm on tuesday afternoon. it left there later that afternoon, heading across the channel, arriving at purfleet in essex just after midnight, and at 1:05am yesterday morning, the trailer was collected by a lorry. around half an hour later, ambulance staff discovered the bodies of 39 adults inside the container. vic makes the same journey to the port of purfleet. these are the checks he does every day. and obviously, if anything was in there, you would see it straight away. i've seen peoplejumping out of trailers, jumping out of containers, running around.
he moved to grays from china a0 years ago. when i heard the news this morning, all the 39 people that's nationality is chinese, isay, why, how? it has happened again. he lives and works close to where the bodies were found this week. it said 39 people died, struggling in the freezing cold in the container, in the dark, and no—one helped. there is now a major international investigation. the belgian authorities say the container arrived into the port of zeebrugge at about 2:30pm on tuesday...
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our china corrspondent robin brant reports. standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain. almost all of them were wearing a face mask. this was how hong kong's protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempts to quell the protests, with emergency measures that outlaw face masks. some were even handing them out, to stop people getting sick, one man told me. this was a sizeable turnout. tens and tens of thousands marching on the streets, and shutting down major roads once again. as the police watched from on high, some made roadblocks, others prepared their weapons for a fight. and then... now you need a face mask because the police are firing tear gas to try and disperse this crowd. it is coming in fairly indiscriminately, over the top. the police are over there. i mean, there is no violent confrontation, but this is the first sign of tactics to try and disperse the crowd today. it has definitely been numbering in the tens and tens of thousands. hong kong's leader, carrie lam
our china corrspondent robin brant reports. standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain. almost all of them were wearing a face mask. this was how hong kong's protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempts to quell the protests, with emergency measures that outlaw face masks. some were even handing them out, to stop people getting sick, one man told me. this was a sizeable turnout. tens and tens of thousands marching on the streets, and...
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we don't know how many of them are moving from china to vietnam to the uk. but what we do know from the uk's national tracking referral statistics is that vietnam is the third—largest category of victims of trafficking and then china is the fourth. so it's not the most common route, but it is certainly not unknown to the authorities. what kind of organisation goes into moving people from so far away across so many borders? what are we talking about? we are talking about highly organised crime. unfortunately, what we see is an arms organised crime. unfortunately, what we see is an arms race organised crime. unfortunately, what we see is an arms race between governments of the world, governments of the world, governments of the world, governments of europe, and people who are intent on making money out of the misery of other people by helping them get around those borders. so as governments tighten up borders. so as governments tighten up water control, unfortunately smugglersjust up water control, unfortunately smugglers just amplify their effort and the pe
we don't know how many of them are moving from china to vietnam to the uk. but what we do know from the uk's national tracking referral statistics is that vietnam is the third—largest category of victims of trafficking and then china is the fourth. so it's not the most common route, but it is certainly not unknown to the authorities. what kind of organisation goes into moving people from so far away across so many borders? what are we talking about? we are talking about highly organised...
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the basketball courts of america, igniting a debate about free speech and commercial relations with china. and more moons are discovered orbiting saturn, bumping jupiter off the top spot as the planet with the most natural satellites. president trump has been angrily defending his decision to pull american troops out of northern syria — a move that opens the way for an attack by turkey on kurdish fighters, long—time american allies in the fight against the extremist group the islamic state, but regarded by the turks as terrorists. mr trump has repeated his warning to turkey not to take advantage of the withdrawal, threatening to "decimate" the turkish economy if they go what he called "off limits". the kurds have been leading the syrian democratic forces, and have been key to defeating the islamic state extremists in syria. the kurds have reduced areas under is control to virtually nothing, and now hold thousands of is prisoners and their families. president trump and the government in ankara have proposed a 20—mile so—called "safe zone" on the border, to help the return of millio
the basketball courts of america, igniting a debate about free speech and commercial relations with china. and more moons are discovered orbiting saturn, bumping jupiter off the top spot as the planet with the most natural satellites. president trump has been angrily defending his decision to pull american troops out of northern syria — a move that opens the way for an attack by turkey on kurdish fighters, long—time american allies in the fight against the extremist group the islamic state,...
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china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson's brexit plan faces opposition in both parliament and the eu. and a special report from iraq on the sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. over a thousand lung injury cases related to vaping are reported in north america, as officials confirm the death toll stands at 18. tribal politics and animal instincts — british street artist banksy‘s political statement, is sold for $12 million. in washington, the row over the democrats‘ impeachment inquiry for donald trump has reached a new level. the president appears to be doubling down, calling openly notjust for ukraine to investigate the democratic presidential candidate joe biden, but for china to do so as well. the democrats are describing it as repugnant, and a fundamental breach of the oath of office. but mr trump sees it differently. china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to ch
china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson's brexit plan faces opposition in both parliament and the eu. and a special report from iraq on the sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. over a thousand lung injury cases related to vaping are reported in north america, as officials confirm the death toll stands at 18....
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sam moved to grays from china a0 years ago. he lives close to where the bodies were found this week. when i heard the news this morning that all the 39 people, the nationalities were chinese, isay, why, how, this has happened again. 19 years ago, and it happened again. police are still questioning the lorry driver on suspicion of murder. named locally in northern ireland as 25—year—old mo robinson. police say it will take them to the weekend to remove all the bodies, to preserve their dignity and find the answers they need. ed thomas, bbc news, purfleet. the trailer arrived in zeebrugge on tuesday night where investigations into the tragedy are continuing. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas sent this update from there. today the belgian federal prosecutor has said that they are looking into this to try to determine both where these chinese migrants were put into this trailer, and also who might have organised it. what the port authorities here are saying to us is that they do not believe it happened here at the por
sam moved to grays from china a0 years ago. he lives close to where the bodies were found this week. when i heard the news this morning that all the 39 people, the nationalities were chinese, isay, why, how, this has happened again. 19 years ago, and it happened again. police are still questioning the lorry driver on suspicion of murder. named locally in northern ireland as 25—year—old mo robinson. police say it will take them to the weekend to remove all the bodies, to preserve their...
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our china corrspondent, robin brant reports. standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain. almost all of them were wearing a face mask. this was how hong kong's protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempts to quell the protests, with emergency measures that outlaw face masks. some were even handing them out, to stop people getting sick, one man told me. this was a sizeable turnout. tens and tens of thousands marching on the streets, and shutting down major roads once again. as the police watched from on high, some made roadblocks, others prepared their weapons for a fight. and then... now you need a face mask because the police are firing tear gas to try and disperse this crowd. it is coming in fairly indiscriminately, over the top. the police are over there. i mean, there is no violent confrontation, but this is the first sign of tactics to try and disperse the crowd today. it has definitely been numbering in the tens and tens of thousands. hong kong's leader, carrie lam
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what do we know about the routes out of china and vietnam for those heading west? well, it's all speculation. there isn't great data on this. but what i've seen from the un office on drugs and crime is that it is possible that people use genuine documents to make the first leg out of china, so maybe flying from hong kong airport to a place that doesn't require visas for chinese nationals, then perhaps switching to fraudulent documents and making the rest of the journey by land. and you're looking at people who might be switching smugglers many times over. there are many people likely involved in a journey of this length. it's been a day of violent anti—government protests across iraq. at least a0 people are thought to have been killed, after security forces used live rounds and tear gas against demonstrators. eight died in the capital, baghdad, the rest in clashes in the south of the country. in the city of nasiriyah the authorities have imposed a curfew. the protests began two weeks ago against corruption, lack ofjobs and economic hardship. aleem maqbool reports
what do we know about the routes out of china and vietnam for those heading west? well, it's all speculation. there isn't great data on this. but what i've seen from the un office on drugs and crime is that it is possible that people use genuine documents to make the first leg out of china, so maybe flying from hong kong airport to a place that doesn't require visas for chinese nationals, then perhaps switching to fraudulent documents and making the rest of the journey by land. and you're...
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it is not the first time he has mentioned china, he has done it a few times in connection with joe china, he has done it a few times in connection withjoe biden, this is the first time you said it is time for china to investigate. essentially relating to a deal back in 2013 wherejoe biden went on an official trip to china, took his son with them and his son was involved ina with them and his son was involved in a private equity fund that was being set up, which was approved ten days later. the president believes that they made millions and millions from this whole deal, they denied that there was any impropriety at all and there really has not been any sort of evidence, from evidence that there was any impropriety since then. but the president effectively repeating the thing that he's being impeached for by the democrats, so he is going down the same route with ukraine, but with china here. and now, may be a way of normalising what he did in the first place on that ukraine call saying that he is what to do with another country as well, and the open, if you like. but it isa well, and the
it is not the first time he has mentioned china, he has done it a few times in connection with joe china, he has done it a few times in connection withjoe biden, this is the first time you said it is time for china to investigate. essentially relating to a deal back in 2013 wherejoe biden went on an official trip to china, took his son with them and his son was involved ina with them and his son was involved in a private equity fund that was being set up, which was approved ten days later. the...
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briefly, are we in danger of china intervening? there is a lot of subtle intervention. the activation of the emergency regulation ordinance certainly has been endorsed by the chinese authorities and it is believed that china would like to exercise more subtle control although definitely avoiding the mobilisation of the people ‘s army in hong kong. academic and pro—democracy activistjoseph, thank you for your time. iraqi officials say at least 60 people have died during four days of anti—government protests. nearly 200 have been injured. many of the deaths occurred on friday, including those of at least two policemen. in central baghdad, gunfire erupted as the security forces confronted a group of demonstrators. gareth barlow reports: funerals for some of those killed during iraq's protests. increasing anger against the government is proving deadly. the violence in majority shia regions is the worst in years. for days, crowds have defied the authorities and curfews to challenge unemployment, which is up 16% for young people. over one fifth of iraqis live on less th
briefly, are we in danger of china intervening? there is a lot of subtle intervention. the activation of the emergency regulation ordinance certainly has been endorsed by the chinese authorities and it is believed that china would like to exercise more subtle control although definitely avoiding the mobilisation of the people ‘s army in hong kong. academic and pro—democracy activistjoseph, thank you for your time. iraqi officials say at least 60 people have died during four days of...
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china says they are vocational training centres to combat extremism. thousands of climate change activists have been on the streets in cities around the world starting two weeks of global protest. the campaign, co—ordinated by extinction rebellion, is pushing for much more urgent government action to stop rising carbon emissions. in london, there were more than 250 arrests as protesters blocked bridges and roads in the centre of the capital. our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has the latest. there wasn't much the police could do as vehicles blocked key junctions and protesters swiftly chained themselves underneath. careful, mate. we're trying to shut central london to draw attention to the climate and ecological violence. go, go, go, go, go, go go! but officers drew the line when activists tried to set up a kitchen — yep, sink and all — in the middle of trafalgar square. this was a numbers game. there were hundreds of police. there are no official numbers yet, but thousands of protesters. campsites and kitchens quickly sprang up i
china says they are vocational training centres to combat extremism. thousands of climate change activists have been on the streets in cities around the world starting two weeks of global protest. the campaign, co—ordinated by extinction rebellion, is pushing for much more urgent government action to stop rising carbon emissions. in london, there were more than 250 arrests as protesters blocked bridges and roads in the centre of the capital. our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt...
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i've been speaking to our china correspondent robin brant, who is there. things have changed. we saw tens of thousands of people marching fairly peacefully with the police at the sides, the police using tear gas in the past but they are definitely using it now. there are officers on this walkover bridge here holding out a rather ominous sign saying, warning — tear gas. what they are trying to do, and they've been doing for the past ten minutes over in this area and also to the left, what you can see, is to try and dispose this crowd. we are not having violent confrontation in terms of the hand—to—hand combat we have seen in the past but they are using tear gas and it is proving pretty effective. the crowd was definitely in the tens of thousands. disrupting this big arterial road that goes through hong kong and over on the other side as well. a couple of hours of marching and now the police trying to essentially get them to break up. the protesters at times were against the police protest tactics themselves. how does this play into the hands of the protesters who are unha
i've been speaking to our china correspondent robin brant, who is there. things have changed. we saw tens of thousands of people marching fairly peacefully with the police at the sides, the police using tear gas in the past but they are definitely using it now. there are officers on this walkover bridge here holding out a rather ominous sign saying, warning — tear gas. what they are trying to do, and they've been doing for the past ten minutes over in this area and also to the left, what you...
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different to china in 1997. what the government should be doing is coming out and saying, we realise there is a political issue, based on political concerns, and try and resolve this by acknowledging the problem. what carrie lam has done instead, she has said, i understand there are social issues that we must deal with, without mentioning at all the fact that these protests are about a political problem. they backed down on the expedition law that sparked this in the first place, didn't they? we spoke to some protesters who said that it is probably useless to be demonstrating but what else can they do? do you think it is useless? will they make any difference? honestly i don't. i think this is the great tragedy. what we're seeing now, a lot of the violence is actually not really done in the name of protesters as such. it may be done in the name of democracy but what's driving it is emotion. it's the fact that you have people who have been out there all summer people who have been out there all summer who started
different to china in 1997. what the government should be doing is coming out and saying, we realise there is a political issue, based on political concerns, and try and resolve this by acknowledging the problem. what carrie lam has done instead, she has said, i understand there are social issues that we must deal with, without mentioning at all the fact that these protests are about a political problem. they backed down on the expedition law that sparked this in the first place, didn't they?...
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, the poor areas of china, and in central vietnam. many of these families, this is an important part of the investigation strand as well, their families will have been part of a negotiation process to their loved ones on reach to the west. with false promises all along the way. it is very sad that why they may be thinking that they are going to end up working in restau ra nts a nd are going to end up working in restaurants and in hotels, that many of these victims end up in prostitution, cannabis farms or forced labour. but theirfamilies have sent them willingly on the promise that they will get a better life. unfortunately, we must leave it dead but really, really good to hear your thoughts, thank you so much forjoining us. —— we must leave it there. police say they cannot confirm the identities of the 39 people found deadin identities of the 39 people found dead ina identities of the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex but they are focusing on engagement with the vietnamese community. england are into the final of the rugby
, the poor areas of china, and in central vietnam. many of these families, this is an important part of the investigation strand as well, their families will have been part of a negotiation process to their loved ones on reach to the west. with false promises all along the way. it is very sad that why they may be thinking that they are going to end up working in restau ra nts a nd are going to end up working in restaurants and in hotels, that many of these victims end up in prostitution,...
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person travers held an agreement signed with china that will see the us postpone and terrify, chinese goods said to come into effect next week. mrtrump said deal said to come into effect next week. mr trump said deal covers agricultural purposes and digital property will be great for both countries. our asia business co nsulta nt countries. our asia business consultant and of the new retail body china going global, he believes it's a limited deal. and not have it is impossible, there has been myself included a lot of pessimism around their deer that any kind of deal or agreement can get done before the end of the year. this is a very positive move in the right direction, limited in nature but it will give the markets, it will give corporations around the world a chance to breathe. but he has to get a sigh of relief and visit the foundation for dealing with much larger issues between the two governments and that she was economy is going cold. give us an idea of what the impact is a file on economies of the tariff. what the impact is a file on economies of the tarifflj what the impact i
person travers held an agreement signed with china that will see the us postpone and terrify, chinese goods said to come into effect next week. mrtrump said deal said to come into effect next week. mr trump said deal covers agricultural purposes and digital property will be great for both countries. our asia business co nsulta nt countries. our asia business consultant and of the new retail body china going global, he believes it's a limited deal. and not have it is impossible, there has been...
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bethany, i know you write about developments in china. do you think that this is really about the oppression of muslim minority groups in china or is it, in fact, just another way to exert pressure in the american trade dispute with china? this is most certainly out of a desire to push back on the human rights violations that are occurring. in fact, the trump administration has been extremely reluctant to take any actions. last year there were inside —— people inside the government pushing the trump administration to pushing the trump administration to push global sanctions on chinese communist party officials, who are complicit in these human rights violations in the concentration camps. in the trump administration did not. so that the state department has finally taken some action to restrict travel and visas for these officials. it is in vicki —— indicative of a human rights interest. why do you think the administration has been less keen to move forward on this? they were quite happy to put the sanctions on turkey. that is exa
bethany, i know you write about developments in china. do you think that this is really about the oppression of muslim minority groups in china or is it, in fact, just another way to exert pressure in the american trade dispute with china? this is most certainly out of a desire to push back on the human rights violations that are occurring. in fact, the trump administration has been extremely reluctant to take any actions. last year there were inside —— people inside the government pushing...
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our china corrspondent, robin brant reports. standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain, almost all of them wearing a face mask. this was how the hong kong protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempt to quell the protests with emergency measures that outlaw facemasks. some were even handing them out, "to stop people getting sick", one man told me. this was a sizeable turnout. tens and tens of thousands marching on the streets and shutting down major roads once again. as the police watched from on high, some made roadblocks. others prepared their weapons for a fight, and then... you need a facemask because the the police are firing tear gas to try and disperse this crowd. firing fairly indiscriminately over the top, the police over there, and while there is no violent confrontation this is their first attempt to try and disperse the crowd today, it is definitely numbering in the tens of thousands. hong kong's leader carrie lam spoke of paralysis here yesterday, condemnin
our china corrspondent, robin brant reports. standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain, almost all of them wearing a face mask. this was how the hong kong protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempt to quell the protests with emergency measures that outlaw facemasks. some were even handing them out, "to stop people getting sick", one man told me. this was a sizeable turnout. tens and tens of thousands marching on the streets...
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congratulating china for the 70th anniversary since the foundation of the people's republic of china. today we are expecting someone hundred people who were arrested on sunday to appear in court and protesters have been calling on each other on social media to show up to express their support. they are charged with rioting offences and that is one of the demands of the protesters. don't call them rioters. the other demands include universal suffrage as well as the unconditional release of those protesters who have been arrested. after witnessing one of the worst violence since the protest began, since that controversial extradition bill was introduced, we have no end in sight of how this violence could come down. britain's prime minister will offer the european union his plan for brexit on wednesday. borisjohnson insists it is his final offer and that the uk will leave the eu at the end of this month, even though parliament has passed a law to prevent him doing so without a deal. a major sticking point has been the border between northern ireland, part of the uk, and the irish republi
congratulating china for the 70th anniversary since the foundation of the people's republic of china. today we are expecting someone hundred people who were arrested on sunday to appear in court and protesters have been calling on each other on social media to show up to express their support. they are charged with rioting offences and that is one of the demands of the protesters. don't call them rioters. the other demands include universal suffrage as well as the unconditional release of those...
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in terms of carrie lam and her actions, surely china is perhaps telling her what is a cce pta ble china is perhaps telling her what is acceptable and what isn't and that is what limits her actions. is that the case? this is exactly why people are the case? this is exactly why people a re really the case? this is exactly why people are really upset. for them, they are not going home... brutality. what kind of teenagers really want to risk having your brain and internal bleeding and bones broken? they think it is the end of hong kong. that basically carrie lam has no power and that this is beijing's ruling from behind the scenes. and if they don't go home then the crackdown is going to be even more severe. victoria, thank you very much for your insights. six elephants have fallen to their deaths in thailand while trying to save each other from a notorious waterfall. a warning — this report contains some upsetting images. vince soodin reports. motionless, still, and lifeless, the bodies of six elephants lie dead at the bottom of a waterfall known as hell's abyss. among them is the body o
in terms of carrie lam and her actions, surely china is perhaps telling her what is a cce pta ble china is perhaps telling her what is acceptable and what isn't and that is what limits her actions. is that the case? this is exactly why people are the case? this is exactly why people a re really the case? this is exactly why people are really upset. for them, they are not going home... brutality. what kind of teenagers really want to risk having your brain and internal bleeding and bones broken?...
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in terms of carrie lam and her actions, surely china is perhaps telling her what is acceptable and what isn't and that is what limits her actions. is that the case? this is exactly why people are really upset. for them, they are not going home... brutality. what kind of teenagers really want to risk having your brain beaten and internal bleeding and bones broken? they feel it is the end of hong kong. that basically carrie lam has no power and that this is beijing's ruling from behind the scenes. and if they don't go home then the crackdown is going to be even more severe. us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about president trump's attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate his democratic rival joe biden, as a silly gotcha game. democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into the us president have issued a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. chris buckler reports from washington. no matter where america's commander—in—chief goes there is no escape from the talk of impeachment or the many questions ab
in terms of carrie lam and her actions, surely china is perhaps telling her what is acceptable and what isn't and that is what limits her actions. is that the case? this is exactly why people are really upset. for them, they are not going home... brutality. what kind of teenagers really want to risk having your brain beaten and internal bleeding and bones broken? they feel it is the end of hong kong. that basically carrie lam has no power and that this is beijing's ruling from behind the...
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while the impeachment inquiry was going on, president trump was hosting a delegation from china, and after they broke up, he announced the first stage of a trade agreement. in his words, it is phase one of a broader agreement, and it means increases in tariffs which the us was going to impose on some chinese goods later this month have been suspended while these talks continue. but we've come to a deal on intellectual property, financial services, a tremendous dealfor the farmers, a purchase of from $a0—50 billion worth of agricultural products. let's get more on this. 0ur correspondent chris buckler is in washington, dc. the argument that has come from president trump is that this is a trade fight that is becoming a love—fest with china. i would perhaps dampen that slightly, because the truth is i kind of feel like we have been here before. there have been points in these long, long negotiations, that have been going on for more months than i care to remember, there have been points when the americans thought they had breakthroughs on some of these key issues, like intellectual
while the impeachment inquiry was going on, president trump was hosting a delegation from china, and after they broke up, he announced the first stage of a trade agreement. in his words, it is phase one of a broader agreement, and it means increases in tariffs which the us was going to impose on some chinese goods later this month have been suspended while these talks continue. but we've come to a deal on intellectual property, financial services, a tremendous dealfor the farmers, a purchase of...
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the impact so far has been in china, we have seen a lot ofjob losses due to factory closings. in the us the impacts have been a bit more limited. we are just starting to see some higher consumer prices and some retail distress. so anything that can back us away from that ledge and give the two governments a chance to negotiate bigger issues like technology and intellectual property is going to be a big victory for both populations. higher retail prices, a bit of consumer stress payment anxiety, not exactly what president trump wants people to be experiencing when we are coming up to an election year? and even before the election year, we are heading into the holiday season. most retailers make 70% of their money during the coming three months. and, you know, i certainly don't think he would want to be seen as the grinch who stole christmas this year. the fact is, if he feels that way now, why is it that he has ramped things up like this over the last year and a half? well, i think he has been negotiating from a very ha rd he has been negotiating from a very hard position. ithi
the impact so far has been in china, we have seen a lot ofjob losses due to factory closings. in the us the impacts have been a bit more limited. we are just starting to see some higher consumer prices and some retail distress. so anything that can back us away from that ledge and give the two governments a chance to negotiate bigger issues like technology and intellectual property is going to be a big victory for both populations. higher retail prices, a bit of consumer stress payment anxiety,...
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he's through to the second round of the china open in beijing, he's now ranked outside the top 500, but beat the world number 13, matteo berretini, in straight sets. he had to work really hard for the victory. he was a break down in both, with both going to tie—breaks, and he'll face his fellow briton cameron norrie in the second round tomorrow. just not being in pain now is making tennis a little bit more fun so the practice and the preparation for tournaments — it's a lot easier. you know, the last few years, that really wasn't the case and i was finding it all really stressful, wasn't getting much enjoyment out of it. so, you know, it's a little bit different now, which is nice. johnny sexton will captain ireland for the first time, in their rugby world cup pool match against russia on thursday. the returning fly—half one of 11 changes to the side that lost to the hosts japan on saturday. seven of the forwards will start their first game of the tournament. ireland's fate is still in their own hands. they'll be sure of a quarter—final place with a bonus—point win against the
he's through to the second round of the china open in beijing, he's now ranked outside the top 500, but beat the world number 13, matteo berretini, in straight sets. he had to work really hard for the victory. he was a break down in both, with both going to tie—breaks, and he'll face his fellow briton cameron norrie in the second round tomorrow. just not being in pain now is making tennis a little bit more fun so the practice and the preparation for tournaments — it's a lot easier. you...
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i've been speaking to our china correspondent robin brant who is there. we saw tens of thousands of people marching fairly peacefully with the police at the side, the police using tear gas in the past but they are definitely using it now. there are officers on this walkover bridge here holding out a rather ominous sign saying, warning — tear gas. what they are trying to do and they've been doing for the past ten minutes over in ten minutes over in this area and also to the left, what you can see, is to try and dispose this crowd. we are not having violent confrontation in terms of the hand—to—hand combat we have seen in the past but they are using tear gas and it is proving pretty effective. the crowd was definitely in the tens of thousands. disrupting this big arterial road that goes through hong kong and over on the other side as well. a couple of hours of marching and now the police trying to essentially get them to break up. the protesters at times were against the police protest tactics themselves. how does this play into themselves. how does t
i've been speaking to our china correspondent robin brant who is there. we saw tens of thousands of people marching fairly peacefully with the police at the side, the police using tear gas in the past but they are definitely using it now. there are officers on this walkover bridge here holding out a rather ominous sign saying, warning — tear gas. what they are trying to do and they've been doing for the past ten minutes over in ten minutes over in this area and also to the left, what you can...
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china has been saying this is all internalfears, china? china has been saying this is all internal fears, except that hong kong is an international city. hong kong is an international city. hong kong enjoys a special status because chinese leaders in the 1980 shortly world that hong kong is to be different, and this is why the us in 1992 enacted the hong kong policy act. and as such, this has now been reviewed and a lot of hong kong people are lobbying the us congress to pass the hong kong human rights and democracy act. and at the same time, hong kong people understand that the rest of the world supports them, not just because that the rest of the world supports them, notjust because it always makes the front page when that is violence, but also the rest of the world is standing with them. at the same time, they have to demonstrate and exercise some restraint. and use other methods. 0k, victoria hui, interesting to get your analysis. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered
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sam moved to grays from china a0 years ago. he lives close to where the bodies were found this week. when i heard the news this morning that all the 39 people, the nationalities were chinese, isay, why, how, this has happened again? 19 years ago, and it happened again. police are still questioning the lorry driver on suspicion of murder. named locally in northern ireland as 25—year—old mo robinson. police say it will take them to the weekend to remove all the bodies, to preserve their dignity and find the answers they need. ed thomas, bbc news, purfleet. our correspondent simonjones gave this update from grays. essex police have described in this murder investigation as the biggest ever undertaken by the force. now the container arrived in the early hours of yesterday morning here at the docks at per fleet, driven just a short distance from here, only around five minutes before the grim discovery was made. now the police are at pains to stress that their investigation it will not be quit and certainly not be easy. all they
sam moved to grays from china a0 years ago. he lives close to where the bodies were found this week. when i heard the news this morning that all the 39 people, the nationalities were chinese, isay, why, how, this has happened again? 19 years ago, and it happened again. police are still questioning the lorry driver on suspicion of murder. named locally in northern ireland as 25—year—old mo robinson. police say it will take them to the weekend to remove all the bodies, to preserve their...
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hong kong hand have proven a stern test of the laws that provide greater freedoms compared to mainland china. business groups are pressuring the government to end the protests but the authorities new tactics may trigger more violence rather than stop it. gareth barlow, bbc news. us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about president trump's attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate his democratic rival joe biden, as a silly gotcha game. democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into the us president have issued a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. chris buckler reports from washington. no matter where america's commander—in—chief goes there is no escape from the talk of impeachment or the many questions about his request for a foreign government to investigate one of his political rivals. requests for documents from the white house have become demands with a subpoena issued by the democrats alongside a strongly—worded letter that accuses the president of choosing a path of defiance, obstruction and cov
hong kong hand have proven a stern test of the laws that provide greater freedoms compared to mainland china. business groups are pressuring the government to end the protests but the authorities new tactics may trigger more violence rather than stop it. gareth barlow, bbc news. us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about president trump's attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate his democratic rival joe biden, as a silly gotcha game. democrats leading the...
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hong kong and have proven a stern test of the laws that provide greater freedoms compared to mainland china. business groups are pressuring the government to end the protests but the authorities‘ new tactics may trigger more violence rather than stop it. gareth barlow, bbc news. the us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about donald trump's attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate democratic rival joe biden as a "silly gotcha game." democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into president trump have issued a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. mr trump is accused of abusing his position by putting pressure on the ukrainian leader to investigate mr biden. our north america correspondent chris buckler reports. no matter where america's commander—in—chief goes there is no escape from the talk of impeachment or the many questions about his request for a foreign government to investigate one of his political rivals. requests for documents from the white house have become demands with a subpoena issued by
hong kong and have proven a stern test of the laws that provide greater freedoms compared to mainland china. business groups are pressuring the government to end the protests but the authorities‘ new tactics may trigger more violence rather than stop it. gareth barlow, bbc news. the us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about donald trump's attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate democratic rival joe biden as a "silly gotcha game." democrats leading the...
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finally, the south china morning post reports that the number of break—ins in hong kong rose over 74% over the summer period. the paper says criminals took advantage of police stretched thin while dealing with ongoing anti—government protests. just a touch of some of the papers. now, rico, are you a fan of the band that is dominating discussions online? yes, iam yes, i am and my nephews and nieces are as well. they have a huge following around the world. k—pop superstars bts have finished their world tour — and it was an emotional finale. they wrapped up in their hometown of seoul, over a year after kicking things off in august 2018. together, the concerts brought together more than 2 million fans, including some 132,000 spectators who bought tickets for the final shows. i have never been to a concert, but i have never been to a concert, but i have seen their videos. ijust knew you were a fan! let's return to our top story, the uk will hold a general election in december, in an attempt to break the deadlock over brexit. from edinburgh we're joined by dr katie hughes, the directo
finally, the south china morning post reports that the number of break—ins in hong kong rose over 74% over the summer period. the paper says criminals took advantage of police stretched thin while dealing with ongoing anti—government protests. just a touch of some of the papers. now, rico, are you a fan of the band that is dominating discussions online? yes, iam yes, i am and my nephews and nieces are as well. they have a huge following around the world. k—pop superstars bts have finished...
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a tale of two chinas. control in beijing, chaos in hong kong. far from celebrating the 70th anniversary of the communist revolution, democracy protestors called it a day of mourning. vandalisation escalated, and two protestors were hit with live ammunition. the government then closed the rail network and banned face masks. events in hong kong do not fit beijing‘s birthday narrative of a nation united and on the march. you have been watching china and hong kong for half a century. tell us hong kong for half a century. tell us what is going on now. i don‘t think this is going to be sorted. you know, the facemask band which precipitated last night‘s riots which were by far the most serious that we have seen and i think, you know, they were definitely riots. there
a tale of two chinas. control in beijing, chaos in hong kong. far from celebrating the 70th anniversary of the communist revolution, democracy protestors called it a day of mourning. vandalisation escalated, and two protestors were hit with live ammunition. the government then closed the rail network and banned face masks. events in hong kong do not fit beijing‘s birthday narrative of a nation united and on the march. you have been watching china and hong kong for half a century. tell us hong...
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daryl morey has since deleted his tweet and apologised to china. hong kong's government is considering restricting access to the internet to try to contain the protests. an emergency law banning the wearing of face masks only stoked tensions at the weekend and led to more clashes with police. dozens of people have been arrested for flouting the new law. the swedish king has removed five of his grandchildren from the royal house. they will no longer have the title of royal highness and will not perform official royal duties, but will remain members of the family and retain their titles. it reflects a wider view that there is no need to pay so many members of the family for official duties. thousands of climate change activists have been on the streets in cities around the world starting two weeks of global protest. the campaign, co—ordinated by extinction rebellion, is pushing for much more urgent government action to stop rising carbon emissions. in london, there were more than 250 arrests as protesters blocked bridges and roads in the centre of
daryl morey has since deleted his tweet and apologised to china. hong kong's government is considering restricting access to the internet to try to contain the protests. an emergency law banning the wearing of face masks only stoked tensions at the weekend and led to more clashes with police. dozens of people have been arrested for flouting the new law. the swedish king has removed five of his grandchildren from the royal house. they will no longer have the title of royal highness and will not...
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a show of military might as communist china turns 70 but they're not celebrating in hong kong — an actvist is shot in violent protests. the duchess of sussex has started legal action against the male of sunday newspaper over an allegation it published one of her letters illegally. —— the mail on sunday. sir mo farah‘s former coach alberto salazar is banned for four years for doping violations. torrential rains sweep across england — there are flood warnings from cornwall to the isle of man one of britain's rarest mammals, the pine marten, has been re—established in the forest of dean and given protected status. good evening. after ten weeks in office borisjohnson now says he is days away from offering the eu a far reaching plan for brexit. as ever, it is the question of what to do about the border between northern ireland and the republic that holds the key to a deal. speaking to the bbc, the prime minister said that his plan would include some customs checks on the island of ireland after brexit. but he insisted they would be minimal and would not involve new infrastructure. wit
a show of military might as communist china turns 70 but they're not celebrating in hong kong — an actvist is shot in violent protests. the duchess of sussex has started legal action against the male of sunday newspaper over an allegation it published one of her letters illegally. —— the mail on sunday. sir mo farah‘s former coach alberto salazar is banned for four years for doping violations. torrential rains sweep across england — there are flood warnings from cornwall to the isle...