For vote. The security law is aimed at cracking down on antigovernment activities in the semiautonomous region. It lays out things that beijing says threaten national security. Submission, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with external forces. It also allows for a Security Agency in hong kong which may exercise jurisdiction in certain circumstances. On sunday, protesters opposing the legislation held rallies across hong kong. Police arrested 53 people after shuffles broke out. Theres growing concern in hong kong and abroad the planned security law will threaten the one country, two systems principle that has guaranteed the territory a high degree of autonomous. Here in tokyo, Officials Say 58 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on monday. The number of invex infections been on the rise in recent days. The government says theres no need to declare another state of emergency. The latest figure is slightly smaller than sunday, when the daily tally was the highest since the nationwide
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Nissan moves against its legendary chairman officially ousting carlos ghosn after his arrest on financial misconduct charges but the french have yet to act on the star executive who also the u. S. Will know. And the European Union may be a Single Market but its not an even Playing Field for fostering high tech business we look at whether the e. U. Can really create a digital Single Market. Im Stephen Beers in berlin thanks for joining us the board of nissan has voted to fire chairman carlos coned he remains in jail on suspicion of falsifying Financial Reports on japanese car the japanese carmakers french partner renault is meanwhile keeping going on as Chief Executive at least temporarily naming an interim c. E. O. Just yesterday a major rift is threatening to open between the two companies endangering their profitable lions the french and japanese economy ministers even met today over the
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Financial misconduct what is next for the japanese carmaker and its alliance with francisco no. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program british Prime Minister to recent may has been facing heavy criticism from lawmakers skeptical about a Draft Agreement on post brags that relations with brussels may has defended it as a good deal for the u. K. But she admits that this is a critical moment in the negotiations disputes over fishing rights gibraltar and the border between the u. K. And ireland are still to be resolved and with e. U. Leaders hoping to sign off on a brags it during a summit on sunday the clock is ticking. Theyre not exactly celebrating but e. U. Leaders including chief breaks it negotiators jorma chopin a have at least one reason to be cheerful the Draft Agreement on the u. K. s withdrawal from the bloc should be signed off at a summit in brussels on sunday. British Prime Minister to resume a told parliament in london was a good deal for britain on. Its own as the focus of th
Britains overseas territory up her profile turn. Down south americas migration triceps as venezuelans plead their countrys economic chaos delegates gather in ecuador to try to decide what to do and speak to a delegate from the uns refugee agency. Well im terry Martin Thanks for joining us we start with some breaking news coming to us from pakistan attackers has stormed the chinese consulate in karachi. Police say three suicide bombers and at least two policemen were killed in the assault but the Pakistani Foreign minister says all twenty one chinese inside the consulate or say a Group Calling itself the Baluchistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the assault. Meanwhile another bomb attack targeting an open air food market has killed at least twelve people and injured more than fifty in pakistans north west it happened in a town near the border with afghanistan. Well freelance journalist shop nearby joins us now from caracas first of all two attacks in quick succession it