Says enough is enough. And the British Parliament portrayed as a chamber full of squabbling chimpanzee is not the latest threats at debate but a 10 year old painting by the anonymous are superstar banksy the work such as a record 11000000000. 00 euros. Im irish waiter its great to have you with us hong kongs entire Mass Transit System has been shut down after a night of violent unrest the government has invoked Emergency Powers banning prodemocracy demonstrators from wearing face masks many protesters are still wearing the mask now risking a year in jail. Its the most prominent symbol of the protests demonstrators have been wearing face masks since the beginning of the prodemocracy movement in hong kong to avoid punishment by the government masks like these are commonly available at pharmacies their rare defense against a widespread use of facial Recognition Software by the Chinese Government and thats a nuisance for the authorities your problem is the identification of the suspects who would commit to many offenses such as criminal damage or just raw years Unlawful Assembly im wondering are people so many of them. Will be able to avoid detection because of the amount i think must at midnight local time on friday a ban on facial masks took effect in hong kong along with other emergency regulations. We believe that the new law will create a deterrent effect against must violent protesters and rioters and we assist the police in this Law Enforcement protestors are so far unfazed by to. Discuss the block with. The quasi requests to do you think the news hala. Was there it must look at the beginning to such a list it was a range of things and rachel that the price that ill follow. The anger among protesters has if anything only mounted the weekend is likely to see new clashes and more violence. Joining us now from hong kong is joshua wang he is one of the most prominent prodemocracy activists. There in the city joshua weve now seen the mass transit is shut down weve seen this facemask ban this is being described as a watershed moment beijing has said that this was all necessary whats your take on this what do you think the Hong Kong Government is trying to accomplish here. From them bypassed the legislature by Pasta Congress in hong kong directly imposed a mosque spenlow under the emergencies they announcement which just implied that when they have the emergency state in the future they can conduct more arrests and search and even bending internet as says de facto marshal a highly expected. What do you think chief executive kerry lamb was trying to do here is she acting on her own accord or how much of the hand of beijing do you see happening behind the scenes kerry is not at this is your maker the only one who make this is sharon is precedent or emperor xi jinping and we strongly aware they have called and a rest wrong ball it was shoot into. The foot of a 15 years Old High School student troth i will. Continue and how Hong Kong Government just imposed a de facto law so will turn hong kong to be a police state and now under a humanitarian crisis you mentioned yourself theres been this very unfortunate escalation in violence these protests that have now been going on for weeks and weeks and months do you think that theyre accomplishing their goal of bringing more democracy to hong kong. We had. A fundamental and humbled which is you there for us so something free election to elect that. The chief executive of home will be handpicked by beijing unfortunately. The emergency state. And. Nature of. Its own which just imply the rule of law separation. Is that and already so how will. It specially trailed. The whole way. And we conduct a metro and wall. With him today or even tomorrow during this week and i urge. Specially the chancellor and the president. To say this International Financial center. Now speaking of free and Fair Elections youve said that you are running for elections that are going to be happening in november but do you think these elections are actually going to change anything in hong kong is that of. Election can change and if being in the hall call more we operate is well hong kong. Emergencies they are not as men to cannes so the election maybe 2 or 3 years ago. Radical candidate to impose political censorship but in such a political crisis happening and generated by beijing they are right. Well get. Into election and only. When they. Want is that. All right joshua long prodemocracy activist for us in hong kong thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. Meanwhile iraq has been shaken by another day of violent unrest the country is facing its worst crisis since the defeat of the socalled Islamic State terror group 2 years ago Security Forces have again opened fire on protesters in the capital baghdad dozens have been killed in 4 days of unrest. The protesters rushed to take one of their own to safety then they flee as the sound of sniper fire ricochets through the streets i think that. Theyre desperate enough to risk their lives because they feel the state has failed them. Were going to protesting because were suffering theres no electricity no jobs people are dying of starvation its a curse. On the rest has spread rapidly across the country this week without any apparent leadership or connection to a political or sectarian movement in response to the protests the government has shut down the internet and imposed around the clock curfew in the capital. The government says its trying to improve iraqis lives despite sending snipers into the streets in the Prime Minister called for patience but the how the who in the country is going through a sensitive time i speak to you openly so that the security situation does not lead to the destruction of the entire state well lou. But influential cleric and political leader mocked out assad or seen here in file footage called for the government to resign and for snap elections under u. N. Supervision satyrs Coalition Won the largest number of seats in last years parliamentary elections his move could be a crushing blow. The Iraqi Government has barely held on through years of sectarian turmoil the question now is whether it can survive an uprising thats not based on religion or belief but deep dissatisfaction. And i will bring you some of the other stories making news around the world democratic lawmakers have issued a subpoena to the white house requesting documents relating to the impeachment inquiry into President TrumpHouse Committee is looking into whether trump pressure of ukraine to investigate former Vice President joe biden has vowed not to cooperate with the probe. Violent protests have broken out in ecuador as capital quito over a decades old fuel subsidy that has now ended police have arrested 350. 00 demonstrators the cost of diesel has doubled overnight and gasoline prices have also risen sharply. The director of americas f. B. I. Has warned that facebooks plan to encrypt its popular messaging service could make it a platform for child sex abuse Christopher A Christian would be a dream come true for predators Facebook Says encryption would improve users privacy protection. French researchers have developed a brain controlled exoskeleton that could hold promise for people with limited mobility paralyzed patient demonstrated the device which he can control through sensors attached to his head the researchers describe the new tool as still in the experimental stages. Meanwhile in denmark a very different type of ski slope has opened the hill was built on top of a waste incinerator denmark has no hills or mountains so the architect decided to build his own sort of eco friendly ski area. In most cities around the world theyre an absolute eyesore but in copenhagen this waste incineration plant has become a landmark the plants operator says its the most efficient and cleanest in the world and will supply 160000 households with heating and also to generate electricity but whats really special was whats on the roof a ski slope and a hiking trail have just officially been opened to the public. Sensational the design and say they wanted to be a space for everyone. Your water. For its not just for skiing we designed a new green space in the city with real biodiversity and in the middle of copenhagen you can out there skiing hiking and enjoy the outdoors the rooftop is covered in a kind of artificial mesh grass simply grows through the matching. In one of the most expensive cities in the world City Planners thought it crazy not to make use of the rooftop surface so after spending around 470000000 euros on the waste plant they forked out a further 12000000 on the rooftop project. See that as an opportunity to kitty when you invest so much money to do something more so instead of having separated. From practicalities take any merge them into something new and more into. Planners hope all the Outdoor Activity will have a positive effect on residents General Health and well being. Its free to access the rooftop but an annual ski pass will cost 365. 00 euro. A day pass will set you back just 20. Organizers say any income generated will go to the slopes maintenance costs. The idea seems to have gone down well with many here. And the idea is proving to be popular elsewhere the Architectural Firm is now set to develop a green rooftop in paris to improve quality in the french capital. A painting by british street artist banksy has sold for more than 11000000 euros the highest price yet for one of his pictures the work depicts lawmakers in the British Parliament as squabbling chimpanzee is highly appropriate to some observers given recent events. With Britains Parliament in turmoil over the fast approaching bracks it deadline this was the painting fetching millions at southern bees london option house on thursday. Banksy is taken a debate in the house of commons was originally titled question time when it was painted back in 2009. But the artist has renamed it devolved parliament in a damning critique delivered just off to m. P. s arguments over brecks it to send it into what some saw as dangerous and inflammatory rhetoric where hes pointing to here is the regression of this the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world into tribalistic animalistic behavior the source that weve seen Border Crossing our televisions across the world of the last months and weeks. Dark times for the British Parliament but good times for banksy the 11000000 euro winning bid was a record sale price for a work by the secretive street artist. It comes exactly a year off the shocks the art with a painting that shredded itself the moment it was sold. With balloon has since been known as the love is in that then. Perhaps this image is the artists warning to Britains Parliament not to go the same way. Thats our show did have a business coming up next dont forget you can always find us online at e. W. Dot com im my ex waiter thank you so much for joining us. Earth. For saving googling genius tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost Green Energy Solutions by googling to has been implemented series of global 3000 on g. W. And online