Cities across the world. 247. Are our. Names you know welcome to the program this hour lets get proceedings off with hong kong today were off for a night marred by a major protest is all way this new years day. Of more on rest with riot Police Firing tear gas demonstrators. It was. These are the pictures right now just give you a sense of a tense standoff really just after 8 oclock in the evening local time in hong kong were keeping a close eye on developments as we descend into night time there no violence and brutality when perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largely without comment from the west or tastes taylor asks why. Hong kong has gone from being the economic power of the orient to the face of the fight the to mock krissy and boy does that fight fire. An amendment to a preexisting north that would allow for the extradition of criminal suspects from hong kong to Mainland China has brought the financial haven to its knees as a protest accent into the 7th month violen
A very intense speaking and interns evening and then we went together to the border to the checkpoints where the pressure on the border was drawing growing in every minute nothing was happening at that very moment thank you very much for sharing your memories of a very sad reporter on the back to the studio i guess hard fact so much i guess. Its the sight of the former politburo there in east l. A. And youre watching the w. Special coverage of celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall weve been looking at commemorative events taking place across the city today now heres a look back about historic night 30 years ago. The world must die but it seemed unimaginable became true on november 9th 1989. After 28 years a chink in the wall and suddenly immeasurable freedom. When im with my mother and my father over there can i go over there and see my parents yes. Good luck with. That dust no one dreamed that this was possible in their life a tough guy image abroad
Will look back but historic night 30 years ago the events that led to the fall of the. Im from welcome to the Program Germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the form of the pearl the wall taking place across the capital with the main event at the Brandenburg Gate on november the night 989 communist east germany lifting travel restrictions and reopen the border checkpoints people to cross freely to the west after decades of repression before the wall was a result of 20 seems a peaceful revolution that led to german reunification with any. Moves. On to the. Theres chief Political Editor i became a vet at the Brandenburg Gate welcome michela whats going. Well well into the tech now after so voted down at the Brandenburg Gate the official celebration is over but now the party is quite seriously all off initially we thought the songs from the east german song royces some of the fish which some people fled from the east across congo. Did they say it is to meet a lot a lot of these summon
Done my pays tribute to Eastern European countries and their role in the events of 989. 00. And of course well look back at that historic night 30 years ago the events that led to the fall of the. Welcome to the Program Germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the burden war events took place across the capital with a main celebration at the Brandenburg Gate german chancellor Angela Merkel and other european leaders took part in a special ceremony so remember those who died on the east germanys shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west this evenings events began with an iconic conductor leaving an iconic concerto in front of an iconic backdrop. Thousands gathered here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago on this date when violence Brandenburg Gate became an unforgettable backdrop to a night that changed the world. In what was a no mans land between east and west the thousands rushed to the landmark to climb atop the wall and make history. At th
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