A Major Construction project has helped ease floodwaters. Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us prodemocracy protesters have again defied a Government Order aimed at preventing demonstrations 20000 people gathered in the streets of bangkok on sunday for a peaceful rally where they demanded political change it comes as thailands king returns to the country after months of on rest. 4 days of defiance tired prodemocracy protesters have been maintaining the momentum despite a ban on gatherings of over 4 people. We are here to. Take a stand for what we believe in. Their constitution. And also about the government off thailand. This going to be a country for a while. But mostly student power would movement has been leading unrest in thailand since july for the last 4 days have seen an escalation. On friday police used Water Cannons unsuccessfully dispersing the demonstrators many protesters were also arrested. By arresting the protest leaders and would be deterred som
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To the uns highest human rights body. And amid warnings of more weather disasters every year but talk to a scientist whos just returned from the arctic with a wealth of data that will help predict Climate Change in the decades ahead. I will begin in cyprus where the government has scrapped its lucrative passports for Investment Scheme following an aljazeera expose the president of the parliament is also stepping down our Investigative Unit found senior politicians willing to help a foreign criminal by a cypriot passport and access to e. U. Citizenship are Investigative Reporter David Harrison reports from nicosia. An emergency meeting of the cypriot cabinet was held at the president ial palace following the release of the aljazeera investigation. Of the some. Bar on bush program. But if you go to the ball room. As a flurry of developments followed the cyprus attorney general said he was launching a full investigation into the evidence gathered by aljazeera. What has been published in t
Yes im going at stand up because im not also the news conservative u. S. Supreme Court Nominee barack faces some tough questions from democrats on the 2nd day of her confirmation hearing. Strict new measures will go into place in the netherlands after a Record Number of new coronavirus cases report. And look at the conflicts over the region of not going to tell about is affecting the people there. So we begin with that aljazeera expose which has led cyprus to suspend its citizenship for Investment Program aljazeera as Investigative Unit exposed senior politicians who engaged in a plan to help a criminal by a cypriot passport our best to get a reporter David Harrison has this report now from nicosia. An emergency meeting of the cypriot cabinet. Was held at the president ial palace following the release of the aljazeera investigation. You can we can get surely going to go live to some broker soon youre going to use you tube our own bush remember the program which we already speak about y
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