Announcer live from out studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its midnight in london and 7am in the morning here in singapore, and also in hong kong, where the airport Authorities Say operations have now resumed after mondays shutdown. Theres been a weekend of skirmishes between police and demonstrators, angry about what they believe is chinas erosion of their freedoms. Beijing has raised the stakes, claiming the weeks long unrest, has begun to show what it calls the sprouts of terrorism. Jonathan head reports. As the last flights came in, the passengers were greeted with a chorus of appeals from young people waving posters, pleading for support. They feared the police were about to storm the airport. Its sudden closure left travellers bewildered and stuck. Catherine morgan and her daughter helena were due to fly back to britain, but their flight was cancelled. We flew in from taipei this morning, and it was fine until we got to arrivals an
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In singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 1am in london and 8am in the morning here in singapore, and also in hong kong, where the Authorities Say operations have now resumed at the airport after mondays shutdown. Theres been a weekend of skirmishes between police and demonstrators, angry about what they believe is chinas erosion of their freedoms. Beijing has raised the stakes, claiming the weeks long unrest, has begun to show what it calls the sprouts of terrorism. Jonathan head reports. As the last flights came in, their passengers were greeted with a chorus of appeals from Young Hong Kongers waving posters, pleading for support. They feared the police were about to storm the airport. Its sudden closure left travellers bewildered and stuck. Catherine morgan and her daughter helena were due to fly back to britain, but their flight was cancelled. We flew in from taipei this morning, and it was fine until we got to arrivals and there was a mass pro
A 1000 arrested in moscow when the biggest crackdown in 2 years the russians were attempting to rally in support of opposition politicians banned from running in local elections and protesters got glamour putins government. Also coming up a surprise winner expected at the Tour De France 22 year old a gun there now is on track to win cyclings top race will be the youngest winner in more than a century and the 1st ever from colombia but he still needs to cross the finish. Welcome to the program carl assman on kong citizens are gathering in the city center today defying an official ban as they seek to protest the Police Response to their prodemocracy rallies last night sa violent clashes between police and demi. Traders with dozens arrested and injured authorities fired tear gas and rubber bullets as they attended todays 1st the crowds todays protest is taking place in the wrong one district a central area off either with tourists and close to the Chinese Government offices the protests a
Attempting to rally in support of the opposition politicians and for running into local elections and protesters by the mere putins government were also coming up on the World Hepatitis Day we ask why more than 300000000 people are still affected by a disease thats treatable and to prevent. Im carl kasell and welcome to the program hong kong citizens are marching in the city center today defying an official ban as they seek to protest the Police Response to their prodemocracy rallies last night solved violent clashes between police and demonstrators with dozens arrested and injured authorities fired tear gas and rubber bullets as they attempted to disperse the crowds the protests are part of a weeks long. Campaign for greater democracy at home on and autonomy from the land china. And joining me now is our correspondent much longer hes been covering these protests since the beginning in hong kong now the ts today is the 3rd straight day of demonstrations that seem to be escalating can y