Scott morrison admits to shortcomings in his handling of the countrys bushfire crisis as another firefighter diets in the battle against the blazes. Im married to evanston welcome to the program. Angry protests have erupted in iran after the government at mid its forces accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger plane killing 176. 00 people in tehran thousands of demonstrators many of them students denounced the government for initially denying it was behind the disaster protesters say changes are needed to address peoples grief and frustration. The lawyers must step down. The cry of angry students in front of the american Beer University into iran strong criticism of irans supreme leader. The revolutionary guards are deployed. Leave us alone at last the crowd chants. But the guards dont comply. Tear gas is used to disperse the protesters. Earlier irans military commander in chief and try to quell ill feeling the tragedy had left him inconsolable how many said. But for many iranians that didnt wash and thats how much of the arsenal liars she says ok are you with i would do if it would have been better if they hadnt all lied in the start people would have taken it better but no no one believes anything they said before. In los angeles the rain in americans traditionally critical of the regime gather to cold for Companies Removal they sent messages of solidarity to the protesters. Told to her that she wouldnt be able. To bring in a word until such was the u. S. President to offer the protesters his backing even tweeting in farsi that the world is watching. With people in the streets and cities across iran and calls for new must demonstrations on sunday old ice will be on the regimes reaction. Was. Im joined now by abbas milani hes the director of iranian studies at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University professor milani thank you for joining our program now just how significant are these protests underway in tehran and are they any different from previous ones. I think they are different than the previous them astray sions the previous those situations 2 months ago were sent should be dispossess well the poor margin lives these elites in society. Are going to that. Many of the wrong means in. Recent. Airplane and theyre objecting to the Iranian Regime lied about its complicity tried to hide it and has since been absolutely big too cavalier in the street and. People who are more link for the death of their loved ones well right after the United States assassinated irans top general sill of money there were widespread antiamerican protests there was an outpouring of nationalist pride and now its just a few days later were seeing these protests against the Iranian Regime professor what do you make of this shift. Im not very surprised because i think the iranian people are wise people they were trying to show the world that they dont want war that their agents the fact that the United States took upon itself to the sas and the 2nd most powerful person in iraq but at the same turn against this regime for its corruption incompetence and for the way treats iranian people but the fact that they are. They try to hide their complicity in in this truly remarkable. Event and the 2 are contradictory but at the same and the same complex iranian response to a very complicated situation we have no one to the well we have seen the Iranian Revolutionary guards actually issue an apology to the nation and they say they take full responsibility for the accidental downing of the plane i mean this is quiet and unprecedented gesture dont you think. Yes and no yes in a sense that they have finally accept that responsibility. But not on earth but look at the iranian social media because people are angry that the only accepted this because there were canadian german swedish. Citizens in this tragedy and had it been all iranians there is every indication that the regime would have continued its effort to cover up if you look at the 1st 3 days this regime went ahead and its fair to cover this up they went out of its way to lie ishmael read the reports that have just come out from the ukrainian officials the regime try as the Ukrainian Team arrives in iraq to lie about every aspect of this these things are known in iran and they make the iranian people angry professor abbas malani we thank you very much indeed for being on our program. Lets get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world at least 11 people have died amid severe storms across central and southern parts of the United States the storm system produce tornadoes and heavy winds as well as ice lightning from the storm is expected to have cause fires at several homes. Both sides in libyas military conflict have announced plans to abide by a cease fire a spokesman for libyas eastern based forces issued a video statement confirming the truce eastern based militants have fought for months to take control of the capital tripoli which is the seat of the countrys un backed government. Officials in the german city of dortmund have told up 214000 people to evacuate their homes in order for bombs to be defused 4 bombs dating back to world war 2 are believed to be buried nearby that is those of war era bombs occurs routinely in germany. To australia now where another firefighter has died battling the countrys devastating bushfires this brings the death toll to 28 since the fires started 3 months ago well after weeks of criticism australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison now says he made mistakes in his response to the crisis. The famous sales of the Sydney Opera House these days so often shrouded in smoke and now a canvas carrying messages of thanks to the firefighters who battled to bushfires some losing their lives the latest victim a 60 year old forestry worker named bill slade. Bill was working as a member of fatah folsom the anglers rest area. And he was struck by a train. To bushfires have left many socalled killer trees waiting to fall landscapes like these are the new normal in the country scorching summer and some australians are angry demanding their leaders take action to address the causes of the crisis now the embattled Prime Minister Scott Morrison has admitted some failures now there are things that i could handle on the ground much better these are very war emotional environments and Prime Minister is a flesh and blood so it wouldnt have engage with people engagements like this unwanted handshakes and called shoulders when confronted by critics morris and now says he shouldnt have holidayed in hawaii in the heat of the crisis and after months of equivocating a clear comment on the links between Climate Change and the fires. Quanah charge it is the governments policy has obviously impacted on the longer hotter draw some a sleaze and thats the advice weve received and that that is not contested that is the position of the government ok let there be no dispute about that as the fire call outs continue the Prime Minister has promised a Royal Commission to review the crisis but theres no announcement of any change to the countrys Carbon Emissions targets or its reliance on fossil fuels. Some australians want to see more substance and less smoke. Taiwans Pro Independence president syene one has been reelected by a landslide margin side won 57 percent of the vote showing strong support for her tough stance against china which does not recognize taiwanese independence and insists the cell for old island is still part of china. Savoring her victory sorry wants message of defiance against beijing earned her a lopsided win and her acceptance speech she warned china the taiwan would not be influenced by threats. The people of taiwan reject a one country 2 systems model we respect tomography and our sovereign rights. I hope this election result sends china a clear message i. Dont. See her supporters were ecstatic. Im very happy with the result today because we have made it known to china that top one is not to be bullied. Yeah so i would tell you all. Ever since i was small i was taught by my father that taiwan is a country for 21 years so at this moment i feel very moved to see so many taiwanese agreeing that taiwan has its own sovereignty democracy and freedom. Size main opponent National Party candidate han cio you campaigned on resetting ties with china to boost taiwans economy but that message failed to resonate with many voters. Size Government Faces several challenges Going Forward beijing is likely to increase its efforts to isolate taiwan hoping to bring it back under chinese control. All right some sports news now and in tennis 23 time grand slam singles champion Serena Williams has won her 1st title in 3 years with victory over fellow american jessica the gloom at the auckland classic williams plants and donate her winnings to the australian bushfire effort the auckland classic was the 38 year olds 1st singles title since becoming a mother serena and out of li has her sights set on the Australian Open starting later this month with another grand slam title serena will equal mark records record of 24. 00 majors. Well this week the film frozen to officially became the most successful animated film of all time it surpassed the 1st frozen movie which was the Previous Box Office champion frozen 2 has already taken in 1300000 dollars since its november release well thats great news for disney but its not such good news for a small village in austria or a frozen success is creating some problems have a look in frozen the kingdom of erin dell is home to snow queen elsa and her sister ana they do. Have me. Karen those a place you wont find on any mound or will you can tell. Rumors are coursing through social media but erin del is based on this place the village of hushed up in the austrian alps great advertisement for the towns Tourism Industry except post art is already up to its eyeballs interest 10 years ago the village only got about 100 visitors a day last year it got 10000 a day outnumbering the locals the. Team to one we. Come here to make a dream come true because this is so beautiful to move to food you cant even walk through the village anymore you get pushed and biking is really dangerous as he can feel it off and now with disney fans adding to the mix the towns mayor says theyve got enough tourists already thank you studies trying to put a cap on the number of visitors who journey here from around the globe. In frozen to elsa is on a journey of her own called by spirits to the dark sea that lies beyond her kingdom into the unknown. But travelers in search of air and del may not find beyond known many tourists and start austria have already seen every corner of the tiny town on you guessed it instagram. Here up to date and thanks for watching. I was issued when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room as in the cinema. It was hard i was fair. I even got white hair and. The general language not this keeps me and the
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