The pope speaks out against those who started the amazon fires comparing their greed to a new form of colonialism. and prepare to be inspired well meet the 75 year old whos probably stronger than you. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 1 am in london and 8 am here in singapore and also in hong kong, where scores of people were arrested on sunday after new emergency laws where brought in to try and end months of civil unrest. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took part in the latest protests and there were violent clashes as they were met by riot police. The new law forbids people from Wearing Masks to try and conceal their identity at demonstrations with a possible one year prison sentence. Our asia correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from hong kong. Loud bangs. At what point does a protest movement become a rebellion . Today in hong kong, it felt close to that edge. It is now illegal here to cover yourface in
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And in the light of unilevers new plastic policy, wed like to know when you shop, are you aware of companies Environmental Policies . Does it influence where you shop and what you buy . Get in touch. Just use the bbcthebriefing. A second whistleblower has come forward in the impeachment inquiry into President Trumps conversations with the ukrainian president. A lawyer involved has told American Television the second whistle blower is another Us Intelligence official. Donald trump has been accused of using military aid to ukraine as quid pro quo if ukranians agreed to dig up dirt on his rivaljoe biden. Our washington correspondent Chris Buckler gave us more details. This second whistle blower has been described as a Us Intelligence official and they apparently have first hand knowledge of this controversial conversation that took place between donald trump and the ukrainian presiden
A second whistleblower has come forward in the impeachment inquiry into president trumps conversations with the ukrainian president. A lawyer involved has told American Television the second whistleblower is another Us Intelligence official. Donald trump has been accused of using military aid to ukraine as quid pro quo if ukrainians agreed to dig up dirt on his rival joe biden. National security lawyer mark zayd confirmed the reports on twitter, saying the whistleblowers have also made a protected disclosure under the law and cannot be retaliated against. Our washington correspondent Chris Buckler gave us more details on the latest whistleblower. This second whistle blower has been described as a Us Intelligence official and they apparently have first hand knowledge of this conversation that took place between donald trump and the ukrainian president. You might remember, in that phone call back in the summer, mr trump asked president zelensky to launch an investigation into his potenti
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Cream with eric clapton has died at the age of 80. And in the sport at 5. 30, champions Manchester City fall eight points behind in the title race after suffering a shock home defeat against wolves. Good afternoon. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have again taken to the streets in hong kong, defying a ban on wearing face masks, which has been imposed under a new emergency law. Police used tear gas and charged with batons to try to break up the crowds. The protesters, who first took to the streets injune, are demanding greater democratic freedoms. Our china corrspondent, robin brant reports. Standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain, almost all of them wearing a face mask. This was how the hong kong protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempt to quell the protests with emergency measures that outlaw facemasks. Some were even handing them out, to stop people getting sick, one man told me. This was a sizeable turnout. Tens an