Says he is escaping persecution. Angela merkel calls for germans to be courageous and confident in confronting the challenges of a new decade. And her new year address, the chancellor also stresses the need to tackle climate change. Im phil gayle. Welcome to the program. The australian city of sydney has welcomed a new year and a new decade with a massive fireworks display. Despite this, many other parts of the country are not celebrating. There are growing fears for residents and tourists. People have sought shelter on the waterfront preparing for possible evacuation by sea. This is an unprecedented situation and the worst affected have been two of australias most populous states, victoria and New South Wales. In a town on the coast, around 4000 people have gathered on the beach to escape the flames. The blaze has also claimed two more lives, a father and son who were trying to protect their home. Several others still missing. Stranded by the seaside, thousands of tourists and locals
A bill my husband went to peru because of the crisis i wonder if he hadnt gone there we would have died of hunger going on and now. Displaced scores for nearly 50. Scholars go back in his 1st public appearance since he stripped bail in japan of the virus the Japanese Justice system that disgraced former speaks out against japanese prosecutors which he says what aided by indictive been such individuals that this solved just yet. Africas economy faces recession the logistics sic to the provide a welcome spot. This is business africa. Your update on africa on Global Business news im out. As welcome and we start with the latter the eyes of the Business World were trained on beirut today where the disgraced former comment as a cause go on has made an explosive public appearance his 1st since fleeing japan where he was awaiting trial on corruption charges he described his treatment by the japanese legal system as a quote travesty against his human rights and dignity and revealed more details
And lives in australia the military is on standby as lightning starts even more bushfires. Protesting on into 2020 of the defiance is set to continue in hong kong. And the city of lights and lock this is right now the latest city cheering a new day. Iraqi protesters have taken their rage against u. S. Airstrikes on a shia group to americas Embassy Hundreds of people marched into the heavily fortified green zone and surrounded the embassy in the iraqi capital baghdad some of them managed to storm the compound and set a security post on fire they were angry over some. These u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria targeting a powerful iranian backed group the hezbollah brigades on iraqi soil the incident at the embassy happened as funerals were being held for the fighters killed in the u. S. Air strikes the u. S. Is deploying additional troops to reinforce the Diplomatic Mission its blamed iran for the unrest on tuesday but tehran denies it had anything to do with it simona fulton begins our c
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