Proved by Congress requiring the state's departments to certify every year Hong Kong retains an awful Ptolemy to justify favorable u.s. Trading terms Mr Trump is currently seeking a deal with China in order to end a trade war between the 2 countries one of the leaders of the protest movement Joshua warning said the new legislation was testament to the efforts of Hong Kong people who had fought to defend democracy call you as president sign on to Hong Kong you are right and democracy that's the remarkable achievement of all the home callers with the courage and determination of Hong Kong us to fight for freedom and democracy to start a protest movement on it just and Grace world leaders and politicians aware that it's time for them to Hong Kong police in Hong Kong are searching classrooms at the Polytechnic University for any remaining protesters as an 11 day siege is finally being brought to an end specialist units a clearing a large stash of unused petrol bombs at one stage around a 1000 students had barricaded themselves inside the university your Thorazine in the u.s. State of Texas have ordered tens of thousands of residents in 4 towns to flee their homes after new explosions at a petro chemical plant where a huge fire has been burning for hours officials in portion aitches east of the city of Houston gave the order to evacuate the zone covering a 6 kilometer radius of the plant when the lid when the latest huge blast destroyed a chemical distillation tower a town resident Ray Fischer was in bed when the 1st explosion happened under no sleep in North America big range big boom and you know what it was a split 2nd later the glass windows compliant in the bedroom with. Gary we did not . Blame the grocery. A 3 day general strike is about to get underway across Lebanon to push for the formation of a new government Jeremy Byrne reports in Beirut because we're Q. At petrol stations to fill up ahead of the 3 day general strike it's the latest development in protests started 6 weeks ago there the result of deep discontent with the system that protesters say is corrupt concentrating power in the hands of discredited leaders some political bosses will warlords during Lebanon's long and disastrous civil war in the 19 seventies and eighties Jeremy Bowen and in the past few minutes it's been announced that a general strike in Lebanon has been called off you're listening to the latest world news from the b.b.c. Here in London with the British general election now 2 weeks away most polls seem to suggest the governing Conservative Party is on track to win the most seats a major survey just published by You Gov indicates if the vote were to take place today the prime minister Boris Johnson would secure a comfortable conservative majority the husband of a Chinese woman who was found dead inside a freezer in Sydney has been arrested in Sichuan Province in China. Are left Australia this week with the couple's 2 young children a day before his wife's body was discovered police officers had to break into the Chinese couple's home after receiving a call from a concerned family friend. Scientists in Britain say they're creating a blueprint for bands and pop stars unable in them to perform live music without negatively contributing to climate change the $10.00 Center for Climate Change Research says it could also encourage millions of fans to reduce their carbon footprint the plan will be based on towards donated by the British band massive attack after its members said they wanted to help find solutions to the climate crisis Laura Foster reports that. Scientists are going to be looking at every aspect of massive attacks touring cycle from the lighting to the sound to the sects the way crews and stages a move from city to city and what changes the audience could be making to the research will conclude next summer and will be shared with artists across the music industry it's hoped if more musicians are seen to be acting sustainably it also encourage fans to do the same was. A bronze Cockrell is to be given back to Nigeria by the University of Cambridge in England the band in bronze was looted in the 19th century when the British army occupied Ben in city in present day Nigeria and $930.00 it was given to Cambridge fired by a former British army officer that's the latest b.b.c. World Service news. Thanks for the news Hello welcome to New Day with county show a very good morning to you good to have you with us wherever you are listening to news day yes we're going to be in Hong Kong in a moment in this half hour as the u.s. Signs a little in support of the pro-democracy protesters it's anger China will get reaction and we're just 2 weeks away from a general election here in the United Kingdom an election seen as important for the country to move the BRICs a decision forward to today we'll gauge the mood in the city of Cheltenham a city who voted to remain in the European Union if you have anything you want to text us on the number is possible 477862059. And we're going to start in Lebanon and the general strike that was supposed to start this morning has been called off German born is our Middle East editor and dreams us now good morning to you Jeremy. Was what more can you tell us. Well it's still a little bit unclear because it's all just been happening but it seems like the main general strike has been called off but there's still lots of signs that a strike of petrol stations has not been called off and that's because they're angry that they they get their money they sell their petrol and Lebanese pounds. Buy it in u.s. Dollars and the. We're going to try to stay with Jeremy if we can is he still on the line. No he's not we'll try to call him back and see if we can get back to this important story again there was a strike that was supposed to start this morning a general strike and from the last few minutes we've heard that the general strike has been called off it has been called is a back up. Yes germ you know yes. I was just saying I don't know quite when I disappeared but I was just saying that the main strike appears to be called off in a strike of petrol stations which obviously in a country with loads of cars is very important that appears still to be on the right just give us a sense of how these strikes are organized who's able to call them and then call them off for the last minute well there are national organizations here there's an economic council which was talking about calling the general strike and there's also an association of petrol stations. And so there's you know this is a this is on that level is quite unorganized country but these protests have been going on for 6 weeks now and they're happening because a lot of people protect the young people very very fed up with the way that this country operates and there's a particular system here where important jobs are split between the different religious groups but the weather that was and the idea behind the system is to try to keep together this you know very diverse country but the the the complaint is that the leaders are out of touch that corrupt that the whole system is corrupt and breeds corruption and they want root and branch reform and one of the things that we've heard about this strike Well the participants of the strike trying to push for is. The formation of a new government. Is there any progress as far as that is goals and what I'd be asking for was who's in charge at the moment well to start with the end of October the prime minister Mr Hariri resigned but he stayed on and his government has stayed on. As a caretaker government till they come up with a new candidate for prime minister and that's the negotiation that's happening at the moment. There have been a few name is mentioned and talked about but then it hasn't come to anything so far but that would just be the beginning of it because what the demonstrators want are really elections but the thing about the way this country works is that the elections would be based on the system the sectarian system that they have and that quite possibly might end up satisfying no one when they see all the old faces afterwards if that went ahead so what's the mood in the city generally you know what is going on at the moment what's a typical day in Beirut where you are like on a morning like this Well you know this is a country that's gone through a great deal and people are very resilient so you know life goes on it looks pretty normal except where demonstrations have happened in some places this we weren't really there been some quite violent episodes of you know scuffling or rioting call it what you will stone throwing between. Protesters and young men who are loyal to the main the 2 most powerful the most powerful organization here Hezbollah which is a Shia Muslim movement and also our model which is the other main Shia move Muslim movement and they've sent in a few places have sent some of their. Supporters night to vests harass the protesters and in a country with the. History and the essential fragility of Lebanon that is always worrying when people turn against each other Middle East editor German board thank you Germany. Now the u.s. President Donald Trump has signed a new law which backs pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong the legislation which has already been approved by both the upper and lower houses is aimed at protecting Hong Kong's a ton of autonomy and its special trade status it requires the u.s. State Department to certify that China is not infringing on Hong Kong's rights and threatens sanctions if it is this woman who's been involved in the protest told the b.b.c. She welcomed the new legislation it's like a small victory for the protesters as like a mental support at least because it's been a really tough few months so I think the actually really helps them to make sure like the wall actually cares about Hong Kong and to protect democracy here well the Hong Kong government said that the legislation will send a wrong signal to protesters and will not help ease the riots the reaction in China was even stronger with threats of retaliation and counter measures Professor Joseph from the unicity University in Hong Kong joins us now hello to you professor a moral victory here for a protest is but it's coming at a very delicate time isn't Ted for the u.s. For u.s. China relations especially regarding trade relations. Yes the negotiations certainly have been going on in the past year and more and they do not seem to have been affected by the developments in Hong Kong the crisis began in June as free or no and obviously as you said the train the causations are entering into a very that a cave final stage and perhaps and intermediaries stage agreement may be concluded. In general next year also. The protests at the Act powers certainly is a major morrow to the people in Hong Kong to the protesters who feel rather helpless facing and are Reagan and hawkish. Government in Beijing and in Hong Kong and they too count on the support of the international community on the support of the international public opinion now. As a response from what should we read into when China speaks of countermeasures against the United States what would they mean. The act. Is something expected just not in a surprise and yet the negotiations aren't going on they don't seem typing the fact that the stamens made by the scientists of Hardy's are expected to teen Chinese authorities also always thought of very strong 9 against what they perceive to be interference as in time as domestic affairs but in this case there's still a lot of room of Manoir for the dollars from administration the State Department with a live report to Congress in one year's time and certainly the State Department will follow the line of the Donald Trump administration Congress than recommends actions and whatever actions to be taken will be decided by the White House so both download from and the time the Steve the ship understand that there is still a lot of room Manoir. But the stamens of this kind made by the time these leaders are men for the best it consumption time these leaders want to present to the Chinese people that Western powers do not want China to be strong they are trying to contain China's development and of course these payments are also intended to discredit a part of stairs. Labeling them as collaborators of Western imperialist powers thank you in a sense Professor Joseph Chang from the city of Assisi in Hong Kong and also top story the solid news take on the shop on me all inclusive just another story we're looking at also coming out of the u.s. The state of Texas has ordered the evacuation of 60000 people from so overtones Poolesville chemical plant where does being a father explosion used a Live from London all inclusive joke on the shop most of Kenya the sports news yeah Good morning Al enough really made life difficult for Liverpool in one old tour at Anfield which means that the European champions need at least a point from their final group game against Red Bull so. Spoke to make sure of reaching the last 16 of this year's competition elsewhere Barcelona made it through as group winners for the 13th season in a row after they beat Brasil document 31 it's now 700 bossa games fully n l Messi in which he scored 613 goals to 630 of those came last night Abi Leipzig into the knockout stages for the 1st time in their history though after scoring 2 late goals a 90th minute penalty and a 96 minute header to level it against Benfica and confirm their progress all the other sports go to the final round of group games and in the n.b.a. Another landmark from the Brawn 33000 points in counting and his Lakers won for the 9th game in a row also a bit of relief for Golden State 14 point win for them over the Chicago Bulls. Martha Kenyon thank you very much more from Matthew No Bartolo or say for to me not to Dylan is Trinitarian if you're somebody I will say about but anyway we've very quickly pivot to business news and the walls because Cobalt mine the more tendre mine in southern Democratic Republic of Congo has been closed by its operator Glencore Business Report Mr will bring is your money Allan yen this to a couple of interesting strands to this actually Glencoe said in a statement that they were sort of citing a lack of self euro Cassidy pennies key in Cobol money we'll explain a little bit more about that in a moment but there's also an issue that the global price of cable has been falling sharply so seeking really in things like electric car battery Julian cattle is vice chairman of metals and mining at the research firm would Mackenzie and explained a bit more essentially what meter is using this or has it to dissolve 'd. The issue around software it is not directly related to r.c. It's really a SAHM there because the government has introduced 5 percent your concentrate imports that means produces the smelters in Zambia along your lower levels if they were at lower levels they ultimately produce less off your ass and that means that the software testing that isn't available to be imported that's the issue and not just the r.c. But anywhere else that can to do this type of mining right across the sub-Saharan African region that's correct so returned Rees the world's largest supplier of cobalt also now if you think where the cable prices go it's a couple price Pete around $90000.00 a tonne it currently rests around about $4243000.00 a tonne sort of effectively a small halt and so obviously the reduction the Cobalt price massively influences the production you know it's what I call it also massively affects the tax take 'd . Given everything you've said what would you say is the outlook then for a number of these countries in this region who some of them are extremely dependent on Raw. News from Coburn copper mining Cobalt is a byproduct of all 'd of the copper output but the challenge in cobalt is that there's a lot of hyper Evey's because even the 2 technology that's electric vehicles electric vehicles Yes consumes Cobalt with a whole lot hope about how quickly electric vehicles are going to take off the problem we have is that the Kobo comes out so you produce the top of the cables coming out and so before this announcement was made the cable 'd was moving into a period of structural 'd lives probably the global economy is slowing. 'd adoption of incentives for electric vehicles you put all this together all of the cable Parsons So what potential today what that means is that Turkey is going to be reduced the governments in the region so it's going to be challenging for governments and the only way to fill these taps holes is to result and this drill in cattle vice chairman of metals and mining of the research from Ward McKenzie speaking to will brain. Now we're just 2 weeks away from an election here in the United Kingdom which you may remember the prime minister Boris Johnson called in order to resolve the deadlock around Breck said to the b.b.c. Is there be an area has come to you to the u.k. After covering a very decisive divisive sorry election in India and is now touring Britain to find out how divided the vote is are here today she's in Cheltenham a 2 hour train ride northwest from London good morning there via tell us about children and what have you discovered in your time there is a far cry from India isn't it. And a far cry from London do a very good money it's still stars in the sky but when I came in yesterday my court it's be here order for I mean the train ride is lovely you can just go in the middle of the green rolling hills this is. The green belt you see the fall coming down into the trees it's a bit true but very scenic and also when you get into the town which is a really small town just 115000 people it has a very affluent feel to it of course a lot of people in the u.k. Would remember it for its racecourse because it holds this really important horseracing event in March called the Gold Cup every year our tracks a lot of business attracts a lot of tourists very important for this town but it is really small I was thinking what how does it compare to a city back in India and you may know that one of the wonders of the world and even that city our growth which has the. 10 times the size of this one so it's a really small city but very important because politically it has a bit of a dichotomy for some voters I'd say it's a city that has a conservative m.p. Has been traditionally conservative in the way it wants but in the referendum 56 percent people voted to remain now the 3rd party in the whole u.k. Election the Conservatives and the labor we talk about a lot but the 3rd important as some would call it the really liberal Democrats think of this as a key seat because each voted to remain and that's where they're targeting their efforts and when I spoke to a family here I found that the voting choices were split right in the middle the husband conservative and the wife labor so I spoke to them Dimitri and Kerry and Dimitris father Mark and I asked them how would they describe British politics in one word and this is what they said Mark 1st. If you ask talks it don't think is a very strong word Yeah I've seen aggression and this is really serious social media mainly to do with the hostility towards M.P.'s and history Lutie also towards people who vote for certain property. People deface the posters you know party posters like just respect that someone else might have an opinion and leave that post to be this whole Bracks it saga what does it make Britain look like I think perhaps meant Britain must look it's mostly been saved as an embarrassment across Europe it's been very difficult because the people voted to live I mean yes it's been a barrister but Paul I'm hoping that this election will sort things out it had to be called really in some ways whatever the outcome of this election by that we have another referendum do you feel this whole experience has altered Britain and its people for the longer run. Yeah I would say so you know I would say Sir I'd like to think there's light at the end of the tunnel the political system will change because it was such a divisive referendum then you're always going to have a win isn't loses and you know people haven't handled winning Well people haven't 100 losing Well I think the one good thing that's come out of it is people become more engaged in politics I think which I don't see necessarily is a bad thing you know I think there was a lot of apathy towards politics and although there might be a bit apathy towards this election I think people are much more engaged in politics and political debate see that as quite positive thing coming out of it at all this crazy mess that they've You are talking to a couple in Cheltenham. I've been hearing this week about the beauty of on talked and it's hard to imagine that such a pristine landscape must be untouched by humans is being severely affected by carbon emissions elsewhere in the world but it yes the huge ice sheet which covers West Antarctica is being held in place by ice shelves some of which have been melted by warming oceans the B.B.C.'s Matthew Carney has been talking to climate scientists and others at the largest British Antarctic facility. Which lies to the south of China about how the trips to Antartica could actually affect all of us take a listen. To the bright reds Josh propeller plane is just landing now it's really lifelike people here we've got the right it's bringing in a cargo today of 200 kilos of what they call fresh that's fruits and vegetables as well as passengers of course including a team of scientists. Yes Ok for me it was so much of the work done here rather is about climate change and that's something that's noticed by the people who work here who aren't scientists Steve King is one of the pilots he flies the dash and between offices on skis and he's been coming to this part of the world for nearly 30 years and what kind of changes have you noticed in that time we really used charts to navigate our way around Antarctica and show the church show it quite clearly the case is breaking as large chunks of Ace missing from 20 years ago and that's testament to just how much is breaking off you see many cracks starting to form which I imagine is the norm but they're opening up much much quicker than it used to and is that what you're seeing from the Yeah Yeah it is actually it's painfully obvious what are the changes if you noticed rain even here we got a little rain which actually isn't all that abnormal being an island further in general. Pine Island where it rained for 2 or 3 days which is pretty unusual for that area. There's definitely a lot more snow here and that was when we 1st came out to the point here in rather a now each plane brings more and more scientists in because it's the start of the summer season and among them is Dr Spitz bone from the British Antarctic Survey and your last year to year physicists in other words you're an expert on the ice sheets here in Antarctica and why are scientists so worried about what's happening to ice shelves the ice shelves of Antarctica form a ring around the continent when the ice flows off the constant floats on the ocean and the ice shelves form a buttress holding back the flow of the ice streams so they can slow the departure of the ice into the ocean because they're floating on ocean they're actually quite vulnerable to warming ocean and we know the ocean is warming the ice shelf then retreats and this allows the stream to accelerate because it's not buttressed the same degree and as we saw on the last night shelves in the ninety's remember those very dramatic pictures right there was this really rapid collapse of those ice shelves and then you lose this book is in effect and there's an acceleration of the flowing ice of the continent because it's losing that protective Bandra which is keeping the whole ice sheet together that's right what could the consequences of that be well if we carry on as we are with greenhouse gas emissions we could potentially have a very rapid ice loss and consequently very rapid contributions to sea level rise we just had reports have from the United Nations Environment Program saying that carbon emissions are accelerating what would happen here in Antarctica if that continues to happen I think reports like this are another wake up call that we have to take action. It feels in a way that the public conversation has moved on from being skeptical about climate science to accepting the science and even at the political level there's now acceptance we have to do something but we need to act now. And that report by the b.b.c. . Stay with. The latest updates. The . Distribution of the b.b.c. World Service News Hour in the u.s. Is made possible by American Public Media producer and distributor of award winning public radio content American Public Media with support from Cabot farmer own co-op offering. Pre-sliced cheese is available in resealable packages. More information 2 2. So welcome to. More than 50 people. According to local officials. Describe the situation in hospitals as a. Reaction and a more effective HIV treatment for South Africa. B.b.c. News with Tom what China has warned the United States it will take firm countermeasures after President Trump signed into law a bill in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong China accused the u.s. Of sinister intentions after legislation was approved requiring the State Department to certify that Hong Kong retains enough autonomy to justify favorable u.s. Trading terms police in Hong Kong are searching classrooms out of the Polytechnic University for any remaining protesters as an 11 day siege is finally being brought to an end specialist units are clearing a stash of unused petrol bombs the authorities in the u.s. State of Texas have ordered $60000.00 residents in 4 towns to flee their homes after explosions at a petro chemical plant where huge fire has been burning for hours officials in ports natures east of Houston gave the order to evacuate a 3 day general strike to take place in Lebanon over government corruption has been called off there have been 6 weeks of protests in the country sparked by deep discontent over the ailing economy and rampant corruption Scientists in Britain say they're creating a blueprint for bands and pop stars unable in them to perform live music without negatively contributing to climate change the plan will be based on tour date or donated by the British band massive attack. The husband of a Chinese woman who was found dead inside a freezer in Sydney has been detained by authorities in China howling row are left Australia this week with the couple's 2 young children a day before his wife's body was discovered Ukraine has angrily criticized the decision by the us tech giant Apple to show Crimea as part of Russia's territory on its map and whether apps and the bronze Cockrell is to be given back to Nigeria by Cambridge University in England the bend in bronze was looted in the 19th century when British troops occupied Ben in city in present day Nigeria b.b.c. News. Thank you then use Hello welcome to News Day County Shaaban Island procedure with you we'll go live to Kenya and Zimbabwe in a moment more European Champions League action to come what you can and will be joining us a bit later and we have more African artifacts and displayed Ruston museums we have from Belgium yesterday which still has thousands of exhibits from colonial days today we hear from the d.l.c. Which is trying to retrieve some of the items once taken out of the country to be put on display elsewhere. Let's head to Zimbabwe for Stern an untold number of people have been turned away from public medical facilities since early September when more than $400.00 junior doctors paid less than $200.00 a month went on strike demanding better wages and conditions as well as equipment and supplies for to treating patients we've been covering this story here on News Day Now senior doctors say they have joined the movement in support of their junior colleagues who was such by the authorities I'm joined now by its Hi Josh he's the executive director of community working group in Zimbabwe one of the biggest groups in the country that has come together together to help the health sector Good morning to you it's I can I just confirm that you are a doctor. No I am as public you know Ok so you've come together then to help the people of Zimbabwe those a patients who haven't had medical care because off this stay away we'll have all those patients gone too because there's 400 patients but Hospital rides aware of the going to. Yes I think it's a tragedy like to you know we can and begin to develop with that now in the oath that data and legacy saying you know what age you know if in parole it's because you have been looked less than 400 patients you know you're not the mission and then the the the the we also have to look more in terms of outpatient locked and didn't go because every day so a lot is happening now things that the opposition crises off the doctors that he might join and of the patient I'd die going to machine was because. Some of them are like 400 kilometers away from our area inside leg fall expecting mothers was about to deliver they are now going to be attended by the traditional bit back and then is the hour that we had just seen using the technique of it that they did a long time ago because they are not able to deal with the you know. In a situation where you know they have complications or even I do need you know support for the you know of for you know transmission of HIV from other Teachout Yes unfortunately those I do want to now while providing the steady and the general public people are just getting sick at all and in some cases even gets dying at all and this is such a tragic case because since covering the story here on the b.b.c. We've heard of so many people being turned away people losing their lives as you said what do you make all the doctors describing the situation in hospitals as a silent genocide. I think it's understandable because. Almost 3 months ago when the doctors down the death toll citing incapacitation. The mortality rate is also increased you know it look more people are now dying. Even our mortality you'll find bodies you know piling up mainly because you know post-mortems I know I'm not being done on time because the doctors are not there to carry out thank you and the Gennari you fire in the. You know you know you know most people that you shared some of these days I'll voidable in the preventable we are now you know people we're not supposed to die if if if the hospital is with functioning properly indeed. Indeed and then you know we spoke about the ethics docs is taking a code you know questioning doctors here on Tuesday as well about the code that they take but they can't help it because as you said there's just no equipment when it comes to the hospitals in Zimbabwe but do you think now now's the time that the international community can help briefly if you could. Yes definitely I think what is needed right now is for the president of the country himself you know to accept the crises and to declare emission or disaster in the earth act out or initially imagine for that to be international community into the donor community Ken Caminiti should be in would be much needed to do both these is the our way of the doctors we're not just trying to involve the better condition to save us there we're also tracking for the tours of the trade track of the standard Forth and of those things are not available now and you know I can. Thank you very much that's it Tony Jones case is executive director of community working group in Zimbabwe. More than 50 people have died after heavy rainfall in West because County in Kenya it's a county that borders you can do and a father 120000 people have been affected by the heavy rains and mudslides is the wost heat area in the country and where the focus was of the rain is said to continue falling bringing more devastation to the area researches of one that warming oceans are causing unpredictable weather patterns in the East African region we can all speak to a colleague mussy Juma was in West Palm Court and joins us now what have you seen Massey How about of things. Give us a pretty ropey line hoping that we can get it corrected or can you hear me mussy. Ok but the line is still not fantastic So we're going to try to call you back in a few moments to tell to talk about this important story about the. Rain and its impact on the people of West because in Kenya now one in 5 people in the world on HIV medication will be able to switch to a simpler more affordable more effective treatment thanks to a roll out by the South African government 20 percent of those who have HIV live in South Africa and the introduction of the new treatment is expected to have a far reaching impact unit Aids is supporting the government with the rollout and its director of programs is Robert material I asked him How significant then is this new treatment so this new treatment is a treatment for people with h.l.v. It's a 1st line treatment meaning it's the treatments you stop people out on when there's a stagnant with HIV linked to care and it's a drug called the attack of the m. So it's one of 3 medicines that you give to somebody in one bill who has a charity and what's different about the detective here is that it and you are treatments that is more effective than the current standard of care the current treatment it's has fewer side effects it has a higher barrier to resistance meaning it's also more forgiving for people who might miss a treatment or take a break from their treatment for the reason it's less likely for the virus to resistance against it which is really important and lastly it's a benefit in this actually cheaper than the current standard of care that's what happens when a new treatment comes in that's better but actually cost less and that's important because it means there can be savings for programs who can put more people on treatment because of that and you say it costs less so a lot more affordable than Exactly this is key for the South African government they have about 4500000 people on treatment out of 7 and then this new one rolled in is actually quite significant for South Africa isn't it it really is significant because you know one in 5 people. HIV in the entire world lives in South Africa so as Africa's HIV population represents 20 percent of the global burden for 20 percent of the global disease to be switched to a better regimen is important for South Africa but important for the global response as well and for a check the treatment at large so it is a really big deal that this is finally done in South Africa and that they have such an aggressive plan to switch all those 4.5 people 4500000 people if they get on to this new treatment in about year how long has it been around has it been rolled out in other countries what is interesting is that the detective year when it was 1st released in North America and Europe may run 20122013 you know normally it takes it has taken 10 to 12 years for a new treatment that is released in the West to actually reach developing countries and in the case of the temperature here for a number of reasons deliberate and otherwise it has taken 3 to 4 years to reach developing countries so South Africa follows number of other countries on the continent that introduced on the take of 827-2800 the 1st generic versions of the drug were launched in Kenya and Uganda Nigeria about a year and a half 2 years ago so Africa is now doing it and the scale and scope of that at this origin rollout probably explains to us an extent why it is following a little bit later in these countries but also the government as Africa has one of the has buttons of to Bigelow's this and they have to make sure that this drug don't tell you that when administered to people who have a Chevy and TB is safe so they had to do a number a few checks as well and ensure it was safe for for these populations who have other disease buttons as well that's right but material who is the director of programs for units hate. It when you're listening to Newsday on the b.b.c. World Service it's a box of into. Minutes to 7 o'clock here in London it's about 17 minutes to 1 o'clock in Texas and often it is there a lot of people in 4 towns structure of the homes following 2 explosions at a chemical plant 3 people were injured in the 1st blast which blew out the doors and windows of homes nearby and ignited a fire that continues to pan Jacob Dick is a reporter with the Beaumont Enterprise so they were saying that they know that police thinks they're still on fire trying to maintain those using water to cool the outsides who there's no way to suppress calls that are fired. And so if that holds through the night they hope to prevent more explosions. If there is a likelihood of more explosion that it was discussed briefly that if one of those containers were to completely burned through as was suspected to happen that one day and actually around 2 o'clock today is well there is a possibility that could happen again writes Just tell us about the location and why the threat of possible explosions exists so this plant is an old plant it's about 75 years old and it dates back to Iran the World War 2 And so the community is kind of built up around it there's a lot of residential areas subdivisions apartment buildings right across the street from it so whenever this explosion happened early in the morning it broke windows didn't doors even broke loose and rafters from from roofs I'm not led to an evacuation of how many people so we have it least 4 cities in a 4 mile area and so we're not exactly sure how many people have taken the shelter there's a shelter clearly in place in northern Jefferson County probably about 15 or so miles away from this plant so will we're not exactly sure how many people taking shelter there yet and this is all happening on the eve of Thanksgiving the amount of disruption it's causing must be huge yes yes and it's kind of compounded by the fact you know people here are really resilient but also as you go through the neighborhood there's homes that were recently destroyed you know devastated in a flood from tropical storm a meld and some that observes still being repaired from Harvey is anybody surprised of this has happened but these explosions of Hoppen You know oddly you would think people that they grow up and such a petrochemical heavy areas this and live and work here you think they would be used to the idea but I talk to people live. Were there entire life and never remembers something quite like this so I think it kind of came as a shocked and is that any indication that told us to how long the threats will continue how soon can people go back into their homes so are our judge executive your job Brannock said there is no timeline at this point that was around 7 pm And so hopefully we'll know more in the morning that depends on what kind of progress they can make on the fires but the key thing is to manage the possibility of more explosions exactly they had a much narrower field earlier in the afternoon and then after the 2nd explosion there was actually video of a flaring tower that was sent kind of launched across the plant property and after that I think is when they. Made sure to extend the area the stickum Dick is a reporter was a bomb and and to promise this is News and the main headline on news day President Donald Trump has approved a new no backing protesters in Hong Kong despite angry objections from Beijing. Let's get the sports news down with Matthew morning County just to change story to the knockout stages of the European Champions League after last night's action the completion of the penultimate round of group games for the further to the 13th time in a row pass alone or are through as group winners and for the 1st time in their history I'll be like sick of made it to the last 16 but everyone else including reigning champions Liverpool are going to have to take it to the last round of games could have been worse for you going plops team came back from a goal down at home to Napoli but they now need at least a point at Red Bull salt spoke to go through in the final round of group matches club says they'd have given it everything anyway in a moments like this that probably the knobbly guys think they're already through but they have to play games at home and a lot of people around Liverpool probably think. Now we have to play again and have to to put in everything what we have but it was never different I can remember one game since I am here where we could go in with 50 percent permutation in their group Liverpool made a point at Red Bull Salzburg if they lose they will be out unless Napoli lose at home to thank Napoli will go through with the draw elsewhere Chelsea had looked like going through last night but conceded a late equaliser to Valencia happy to agree to a degree was coach Frank ramparts post match verdict all the details on who did what on the b.b.c. Sport website lots of notable numbers doing the rounds today in particular day's 700 Bassett games for Messi it was his 700th last night and he scored his 613th goal for the club in their 31 win over pleurisy adornment Now that might have been the lead story for today Spanish sports newspapers you would think had the former Spain coach Louis Enrique now restored to that role not revealed the bitterness behind his falling out with the man who temporarily replaced him well since daughter was ill she you remember later died in Enrique has returned to the job a job it seems clear that Robert Marino had long term designs. But the former friends are no longer a team here's a quote ambition is to be encouraged but excessive ambition is a defect not a virtue Enrique said Payne explaining why his one time assistant is no longer in the set up so it's and Ricky and Marino who dominate the front pages in Spain this morning but the message making headlines around the world now that a red letter day in the stellar n.b.a. Care career of Le Bron James to tell you about he's now passed 33000 points for his career 4th on the list of the all time scores that hasn't changed but he now has a total of 33008 points and even better for him the l.a. Lakers came back from a 16 point deficit to win against the publicans under the 14th 110 on Wednesday night that's 9 wins in a row for them sported a 1930 g.m.t. And this time tomorrow on New Year's Day We'll look ahead to the start of the group stages of the African Champions League. Matthew thank you now nearly 80 percent of African cultural heritage looted during the colonial era is exhibit is in western museums or in private collections if you're listening yesterday you may have heard our report about the museum in Belgium that is still home to 4000 artifacts from Africa for decades Western countries have been reluctant to repack treat them raising concerns over lack of adequate infrastructure but recently African countries have been demanding the return of these objects So how prepared are they to receive them from Kinshasa guys Cohen It takes a look at the efforts made by the Democratic Republic of Congo to conserve its cultural heritage Take a listen. Drumming and jumping tools to celebrate the official opening of the Congress new museum last weekend a 22000000 dollar undertaking deleted by the South Korean needs initial Cooperation Agency whose construction lasted 3 years. So your model and everyday life objects from the. Exhibited here such as musical instruments masks and more taking the visitor only discovery journey of life and culture in action to Kong all of the country's 450 tribes only 66 have items on this plane the rest need to be sourced or about treated from foreign museums and private collections the new zooms they Richter Djoko says the country is not well equipped to receive the items c.e.o. Notice if this is a visit. This museum as you see it was built respecting international norms and standards we also have stores that fulfill all requirements for optimum protection of art objects on the shelf. But it's not just a museum 6 years ago the Democratic Republic of Congo created a school to teach our troops to ration and conservation in the capital city inches are so far only 6 students have graduated from this school but courses are ongoing every week on bank is one of the teachers to the subject of solar so founders of. It that is here are authentic wants the museum notices the need object is their magic they wouldn't eat for us to walk on it for example if insects at the Go wouldn't object. To us and what. They often end of this new museum and the beginning of academic training in conservation and restoration of art objects opens up infinite possibilities for Congolese contemporary artists we are its academy boys are one of the oddest and most prominent art school in the r.c. I came here to understand why this new museum and its collection are so important for upcoming artists. In the last green gardens of academy the bazaar artist and Professor m.m. Panny is guiding students to a session where they take uncomfortable posters around the slavery state your the aim is to ignite the students' inspiration for future artworks he believes this new museum will give momentum to the Congolese art scene when the music some done in government the boy and I just want to sell it for a museum we don't need to be physically inside it would be great if they had an online collection to inspire artists who are not in Congo Kinshasa and can't get it in person here is him as Davis So what do you want as. The challenge is now to maintain this museum and its collection intact in a constantly changing political context of a country yearning to own its past and right its present. Guys go any reporting from Kinshasa. The Mali on the desert blues band to another one of celebrity to their 40th anniversary this year formed in the late in the north of Mali the name comes from the time a ship language and translates as the people of the desert with a very distinctive sound that includes driving rhythms and guitars the band have become musical masters for Mali despite the huge difficulties they faced during the $22.00 of 2 with a new album that's been titled Armada I'll call it will a more surreal spoke to the band member. To harmony when the band was in London recently and 2 or. You know on the theory please tell me so at the start we were just playing music for our friends for the people of our village it's true that's how we began planning our home. How has it been for you in the past maybe 10 years asked scenario and especially when the war broke out and we then saw the extremists trying to prevent any form of culture being expressed how did that affect you walking. Around battle group you know it was a big big problem with the music a lot of people play music in our town now we don't play as we did before in public we have to hide even now it's not like before. The people play music for weddings for gatherings but it's not like before. The Must be they painful not being able to express yourself enjoy yourself musically as you did before being able to do it away from home like here in London other parts of Europe other parts of the world. Yes very sad because before we used to go and play in our country it's forbidden and we're not free to play as we want in a way I think it's quite amazing for people outside of Mali to see how unified the culture is it's a bit like the fuller community. Who wore Leo from going to war a little out of they are brilliant they are together they are together. After the war they sought refuge in Mauritania and bikini but the twa of have for a long time also been in Asia and also in Libya in Algeria and even in Sudan. To undergo. A horrible. Is ingesting that was sitting here in this big concert hall and in the background we can hear very heavy bass and you guys are not young How is it that you are maintaining your rhythm maintaining your stamina after 2030 years you're still playing and going strong and torn down. Well we maintain our health because we torics have always walked everywhere 28 years on the road and I'm not tired there are some twerk who would walk from Mali all the way north to Libya. The Torah we just eat milk and meat. But. You're out of your latest album there's a melancholy. Somebody who's heard your old albums which have maybe a bit more rock elements this one to me sounds a little bit more melancholy is is that a fair assessment or any sort of a throwback but yes of course it's not the same thing we've gone through lots of problems in Mali which was on our minds when we were recording. Or no I mean. What most of the songs about. Talks about peace and about the Torah trying to find unity juicing about Love it would be unfair on. Such a beautiful song this is not absolutely abuse this but I'm also speaking to ha some ugh to harmony from the band tonight we went from Mali Newsday from the b.b.c. News is next are with us again. You're listening to the b.b.c. World Service and the harmonies rhythms and instruments of Malawi's yesterday's this song is one of thousands of songs stored in. My chest I am facing a Malawian seeing as songwriter and guitarist listening to some of the what's in the archives and then getting together with other musicians to bring that all music back to life remember we tapes at b.b.c. World Service dot com slash documentaries. You're listening to the b.b.c. World Service in Washington Anthony so has more our South America correspondent Katie Watson reports from Brazil Europe regional editor Mike Saunders is here in the studio America's editor Countess peered began by telling me about on air online on the smartphone and really smart Speaker this is the b.b.c. World Service the world's media station. Welcome to the forum from the b.b.c. World Service coming up after the news with me Brigitte Kandel. They were the ancient horse Lords of the Eurasian for 10 nomadic warriors who flourished 3 millennia ago and whose influence extended all the way across Siberia to the northern reaches of the Black Sea the legendary city and its. Spectacular gold jewelry and other r.v. Parks preserved in the ancient burial mounds tells us something about their way of life but what else do we know about this mysterious people I'll be joined by 3 archaeologists who started the city and in depth and one of whom has even excavated an ancient ice mummy in the Altai Mountains so join us for the forum on the city and after the b.b.c. News. Hello I'm Tom what's with the b.b.c. News China has warned the United States that it will retaliate south to President Donald Trump signed into law a bill in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong at the same time police are searching classrooms at the Polytechnic University where an 11 day siege has come to an end Nic because in Hong Kong. Specialist units are clearing a huge stash of unused petrol bombs 8000 miles away in Washington President Trump is lobbed a Molotov cocktail into the Hong Kong crisis at least in the eyes of China Beijing condemned the legislation which will require u.s. Officials to make a yearly assessment of whether Beijing has eroded Hong Kong civil liberties the Chinese Foreign Ministry accuse the u.s. Of sinister intentions and promised firm countermeasures President Trump insisted he's acting out of respect for President Xi of China as well as for the people of Hong Kong to help bring long term peace and prosperity the authorities in the u.s. State of Texas have ordered tens of thousands of residents in 4 towns to flee their homes after new explosions at a petrochemical plant where a huge fire has been burning for hours the order covers a 6 kilometer radius around the plant in Port nature is east of Houston Crystal homes is from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office right now we have a mandatory evacuation for needle and port nature and grow where they're asking that if you cannot evacuate to shelter in place we have nurses and doctors and firefighters and police officers and troopers and deputies that are all staying to make sure that everybody gets out a planned 3 day general strike in Lebanon to push for the formation of a new government has been called off by its organizers but an open ended strike by petrol stations that began on Wednesday is continuing Jeremy Bowen is in Beirut these protests have been going on for 6 weeks now and they're happening because a lot of people protect the young people very very fed up with the way that this country operates and there's a particular system here were important jobs are split between the different religious group.