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Whats the reason for the arrest of democracy leaders in hong kong 15 to face court as more concerns are raised about the citys tanami code this trick all turmoil this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program. The coronavirus pandemic is interrupted the antigovernment protests that gripped hong kong for much of last year but the tension that triggered the unrest hasnt gone away nor have the phase the beijing is eroding freedoms that were guaranteed in the 1997 the handover from british rule in the latest Crackdown Police arrested 15 leading activists and accuse them of organizing unlawful protests last year they include politicians a media tycoon and martin lee known as hong kongs father of democracy supporters say the arrest of chinas latest attempt to silence the prodemocracy protest movement aljazeera is giving a pollen reports from hong kong there has been much International Interest and what is happening here in hong kong or the u. K. And the u. S. Government have questioned t
The white house goes on joe biden has all but secured his place is the democratic nominee but can he still trump joined us for continuing coverage of the u. S. Election 2020 on aljazeera. Say. Its been over a month since coded 19 was declared a pandemic. More than 120000 people have died and more than 2000000 are infected worldwide. The Health Emergency has also affected the Global Economy and diplomacy one of the countries that has been hardest hit by the pandemic is spain. Its had more than 800000 deaths despite the weeks long government imposed lockdown its already weak economy has declined further. And despite concerns by the World Health Organization of workers unions and opposition leaders the Spanish Government has announced a partial lifting of the restrictions. Prime minister Petro Sanchez has asked the European Union for help to tackle the economic fallout. Spain along with italy france and other e. U. Nations want to share the cost of the crisis through euro bonds that all y
President unveils his plan for reviving the Worlds Largest economy but there are doubts about whether it will work. And the rush to make masks in kenya as the World Health Organization walled 300000 people could die across africa. And canadians come together to help societies most vulnerable get the goods and services they need. Welcome to the news hour its 1500 g. M. T. 6 oclock local here in doha welcome to the news hour we begin in china where the coronavirus pandemic has stopped decades of Economic Growth the countrys g. D. P. In the 1st 3 months of this year shrank for the 1st time since records began on the news comes as the government revised the death toll in the city of where the pandemic began officials now say 50 percent more people died than. Its the reported from beijing our correspondent katrina you reports. The coronavirus pandemic has Strained Health systems around the world and now its caused the uninterrupted growth of the worlds 2nd largest economy to falter for the
On a frozen road traveling through the high plateaus of kyrgyzstan a small truck is on the move. In these extreme conditions the truck is beginning a long journey to deliver mandarin oranges to remote villages. The fruit is highly prized as a symbol of good fortune in neighboring tajikistan. But to get to the villages the drivers must risk their lives on a dangerous road. Located in the heart of central asia. Is kurdistan 2nd largest city. After nightfall to drivers stock up on supplies. They bought expensive chinese mandarins from a local trader and hope to sell them for a small profit in neighboring town has done. The truck is loaded with cases full of the fruit. Of. The drivers wrap the mandarins in a blanket to protect them from the cold. They chop off their load with a few sheets of plywood. The loading completed they head off into the night. So what. You should you sure do sure. Is the driver and mechanic who won the senior of the 2 companies. They pray for a safe journey ahead b