On Peaceful Protesters in october, killing 12. This comes after cnn aired of military using live ammunition. We will speak to cnns Award Winning Foreign Correspondent nima elbagir about the killings in nigeria, as well as the crisis in ethiopia. Then we go to india where an estimated 250 million workers, farmers, and their allies recently participated in what is believed to be the largest organized strike in history. India is my country and delhi is the capital. Im not even allowed to enter. Our Home Movement has been peaceful. Theyre shooting this with Water Cannons. We were also beaten. But no farmers retaliated violently. Amy this comes as Indian Farmers continue to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modis move to deregulate agricultural markets. We will speak to indian journalist p sainath, founder of peoples archive of rural india. We will speak about Narendra Modi and covid in india. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. I
A very significant case particularly because. For his prodemocracy activities but hes also a huge tycoon here in hong kong for his rags to riches story hes worth an estimated worth of. Media companies. Companies so he is a big fish when it comes to hong kongs democracy. And his profile here in the city Indian Farmers amazing government ministers for a 2nd round of talks as protests against you are great cultural wars intensify farmers worry that the new laws will end minimum crop prices and lead to corporate exploitation. U. S. Media is reporting that saudi arabia is close to reopening its airspace and land border to counsel has been under a land and sea and air blockade by saudi arabia bahrain the u. A. E. And egypt since june 27th Team President trump Senior Adviser Jared Kirshner was in concert on wednesday of his reported to have also visited saudi arabia President Trump has given a 46 minutes each on social media repeating his unfounded allegations of electrum Election Fraud faceb
Produce. At a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in the academic calendar. In the past 24 hours more than 2700 americans have died from covert 19 thats the highest daily death toll in the country west affected by the virus since april further to bass for the 1st time hospital admissions across the u. S. Topped 100000 in just 24 hours and 200000 new cases were reported thats another record now the head of the u. S. Centers for Disease Control has warned that by february a further 200000 people could die from the virus. So were in that range potentially now. To see if seen 100 to 2000 to 2500 nasa day. From this farm so yeah the mortality concerns are real. And i do think unfortunately before we see february we could be close to the floor and 50000 americans have died from this virus in the u. K. The pfizer bio and tech coated 19 vaccine will be administered to high risk groups within days its the 1st country to approve a va
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A warning from one of the Top Health Officials in the u. S. After reporting the highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began also this hour and crisis in syria the cold of winter is putting millions of people at risk. To their schools to n. B. A. Players get back to training as the Houston Rockets trade on store point god Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in hong kong where the proDemocracy Movement has suffered a huge setback another prominent activist is facing time in prison media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jamie law is the latest to be taken into Police Custody hell be held until a court case in april next year jimmy law is accused of. Fraud and this comes just a day after 3 other leaders were sentenced Joshua Wong Agnes cha and ivan lamb will serve 1310 and 7 months in jail respectively the Hong Kong Government says all those activists broke the law protesters say that trumped up charges t