Talks on ending election violence in ivory coast underway as president Alassane Ouattara meets his main rival in armenia over a deal with azerbaijan, to end the fighting in a going to power about the Prime Minister says it was about preserving whats left. I dont pee, just improve the sport with less than a day. The delayed, most is goals tournament. Tiger woods is on the pro, as he looks to defend his green jacket. Well hear from him later this hour. Now the vast majority of hong kongs opposition politicians have now resigned after beijing passed a resolution disqualifying 4 of their fellow legislators. The government accuses them of being a threat to national security. But critics say that china is stepping up its efforts to silence dissent. Devika pollin reports from hong kong. They say the fight is far from over. Their resignations are a show of solidarity. We cannot simply afford to stay on because minus our full colleagues who are ousted the union of the 15 of us simply dont have
A 2nd wave of the pandemic. Anger grows in cyprus against corruption often aljazeera investigation forces the government to dump a controversial passport scheme. We begin in thailand with breaking news where a crackdown has begun against Anti Government demonstrations riot police has started rounding up protesters shortly after the government announced an emergency decree over ongoing protests it comes as thousands of protesters rallied in the capital bangkok calling for their Prime Ministers resignation demonstrators are also demanding reforms to the countrys powerful lets go straight to a correspondent on the phone from bangkok scott it is still very early in the hours of thursday morning where you are with the government clearly desperate to nip those protests in the bog whats happening. Yes exactly what did happen is emergency decree was asked about 2 hours ago 4 am local time and this was to disperse. The protesters remarks from democracy monument yesterday wednesday down to aroun
Resignation and reforms to the monarchy scott hardly has moved from bangkok. You know another. In this process and the government protests that we have seen over the last several months this is before large scale protests that weve seen since july thousands gathered at democracy monument here in central bangkok it marched on to those thousands marched on to Government House area they broke through Police Barricades they bunkered in if you will for most of the night until this emergency decree came through yemens heathy is how the release to u. S. Citizens in exchange for 250. The freed rebels have arrived in yemens capital. On a swap is a fast of several prisoner exchanges expected in the coming days between the Saudi Led Coalition and the who face. Europe is battling to contain a 2nd wave of coronavirus germany has imposed tough the measures on gatherings and mall squaring france is introducing a nightly curfew and in the u. K. And new 3 tier system is in force. Tens of thousands of a
Means more deaths from it means more. Deaths and it means more economic pain later because the virus comes down slower than it goes up but there are questions over whether this goes far enough with the opposition and many scientists instead advocating a short sharp nationwide lockdown not just regional restrictions here in london the new measures will in fact 3000 pounds and 7000 restaurants decision will be reviewed every 2 weeks but most of these businesses have already made their orders for the months ahead and this stopping and starting to cripple many in europe find theyre in a similar situation france has declared a Public Health state of emergency and impose an 8 pm curfew in paris and 8 other cities hospital admissions are at their highest level since june. The curve has nearly taking a vertical shape and thats why we knew we needed to act because this reality would have an impact on hospitals 10 days later the very strong impact on intensive care unit. Infection rates also ris
A big no bigger prisoner swap in efforts to end the conflict in yemen. Health emergency in france new restrictions in england a europe grapples with a 2nd wave of the come demick. Thousands of afghans flee to safety after days of intense fighting between the taliban and government forces. We begin in thailand with breaking news in a crackdown against antigovernment demonstrations right place have clay if thousands of protesters outside the Prime Ministers Office they may have shortly after the government announced an emergency decree banning large gatherings to protest leaders have been arrested for the last 3 months demonstrators have demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister and reforms to the monarchy. Ask a straight correspondents go hide who is live from outside the Government House in a hub for the protests scott is just 7 am in the morning but its been a busy night bring us up to date with the very latest. That was a very busy night and busy day yesterday and wednesday that