Taliban to kill american soldiers. And mourning in the streets of addis ababa a popular ethiopian singer known for his political songs is shot dead. Small groups of protesters have been started to gather in hong kong hours after china imposed a sweeping National Security law that is expected to reshape the citys future that i just station came into effect on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of hong kongs return to chinese rule mass antigovernment protests on this day have been an annual event in the past. Chinese legislators drafted hong kongs National Security law in secret without any input from the citys legislature and at record speed its details became known only after it was inactive a law will punish loosely defined crimes such as subversion secession and collusion and sentences of up to life imprisonment the law also means that anybody either people in hong kong or foreigners could face prosecution for offenses committed outside the city foreign officials or academics who public
Diseases expert warns the worst is yet to come. We are now having 40 plus 1000 new cases a day i would not be surprised if we go up to 100000. 00 a day. Russias president is set to extend his rule up to 2036 but the move is seen as a step too far by some of his former supporters. And koalas under threat town Human Behavior could kill off one of australias best loved and. Chinese Officials Say that some prodemocracy activists arrested in hong kong under a new security law will be tried in courts on the mainland. The legislation came into force just hours before the city mark the 23rd anniversary of its return to chinese rule critics say deals a severe blow to the citys freedoms and shatters its status as a Major International financial center. What some protesters in hong kong have defied the National Security law thats despite Police Warning that any demonstrators as playing Pro Independence material will face arrest under it well these are live pictures where police have detained a nu
Taking place on wednesday morning the police blocked these protesters but significantly these protesters were calling for the end of one party rule in china at the end of the dictatorship i spoke to one of the protesters a very own who said that he fully expects to be arrested so these people are out intentionally to test the law now i saw several people being taken away i dont know if they were arrested but the police held back in terms of using the usual sort of assertive actions weve seen during the past few weeks and months carol and the chief executive of hong kong addressed that ceremony that flag raising ceremony on wednesday morning she said this new law was necessary and filled a very big gap she also said the past year had been the most difficult of her career but she said the mainland government had helped to pull her through the storm was passing and was now going to be a rainbow but i think her strategy at the moment is to try to rebuild hong kongs image any way she can pa
George floyd which featured grieved mother dolly mccain young activist healer omer and veteran campaigner Medea Benjamin hidden from trinidad says that agenda is no different today but our position is different were not like our forefathers we know the terrain victor from ghana says they think we dont see or understand things those days are gone maybe says i keep hearing people attempting to justify what happened to george floyd by saying he was a criminal but 2 wrongs do not and never have made a right arab or from ghana says did he deserve to die for the socalled crime he committed peace must prevail this time around sami from ghana says that its always a time for actions and reaction this is the time the entire African Fraternity has been waiting for its time for the hands of equality before the law to work floyd is the trigger to put the law to its feet im just im just back says the criminal was not fleeing he resisted arrest and goes on to say it was an accident his almost from ga
The u. N. Appealed for hundreds of millions of dollars to help those affected by widespread violence across africa 6 a whole region. In one races in azerbaijan singapore and japan become the latest school to dance to be canceled because of coronavirus. So then protest is a face off with police in hong kong as a Controversial National anthem law comes into effect the legislation makes it a criminal offense to mock chinas anthem activists say it violates their freedom of expression it is one year since Police Crackdown on demonstrators who were surrounding the government headquarters leading to months of violent demonstrations for more lets cross live to devika pollin whos in hong kong i can see it all pretty peaceful behind you but lots of protesters seem to be around whats happening. Thats right nic as you say that seems to be more police than protesters at the moment but earlier there are about a 1000 protesters here all chanting slogans that gathered here despite the fact that this i