There were violent scenes during protests and fronts against a planned law restricting the filming, and publishing of Police Officers faces in paris. Police fired tear gas at some of the demonstrators who lit fires and also built makeshift barricades. Anger against this proposal has been fueled by a Video Showing Police beating and racially abusing of the music producer. Iran is vowing retaliation for the killing of its top nuclear scientist. Tehran blames israel for most, in fact, that is assassination. The European Union has described the killing as a criminal acts, and the e. U. And the United Nations are both calling for restraint. Corona virus infections in the United States have almost doubled in november compared to last month. More than 205000. New infections were confirmed on friday, which likely consists of both thursday and friday reports in some cases. But that all takes the total to more than 13000000. 00. And experts fear that the record ration of hospital admissions will
Bus stop was cutting off and killed the passengers in a gruesome attack described by the human rights commission. The figure of the 4 dead are quoting to the commission as to rise in the coming days. Still an ethiopian, the leader of the tick rate region says his forces launched a rocket attack on the airport in eritreas capital. A smaller Ethiopian Government forces began an offensive 11 days ago. The 1st transfer of land between, i mean, and as about johns taking place, the handover of this part of a deal to end fighting over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh 15 nations in asia in the pacific have agreed to create the Worlds Largest free trade block. A deal that will cover nearly a 3rd of the worlds population and economic activity. The United States excluded from this people in moldova are back at the voting booths this sunday for a president ial runoff. The contest has been divisive between the pro russian and company go down and the former leader, my asunder who favors closer
But they have taken the fight on the capital of the mouth of civilians like this, causing so much concern within that community. Saturdays the final day for Ethnic Armenians to leave areas of the goto color back for the way handed over to azerbaijan. Some set fire to their homes as they left the 1st handover of armenian controlled land to azerbaijan. Is expected on sunday. Wyvil factions in libya have agreed to hold nationwide elections in December Next year. It was announced at the u. N. Sponsored talks in tunis, delegates, and go to negotiating the appointment of an interim government. And their 30 year old ceasefire has ended in the disputed territory of western sahara. The Pro Independence front declared the deal. After american troops launched an operation to reopen a road to neighboring mauritania. U. S. President donald trump has admitted that he may not be leading the next administration. He says that only time will tell trump previously alleged voter fraud and claimed without
No one. And it is the responsibility of legislators who have voted tonight against the only list that there was to set up the most important posts at congress and to define hold. The interest of the Congress President will be who would have been sworn in to remain president of the country. The uns acting envoy to libya says a lot of work has yet to be done before a National Transitional governments can be names. Rival factions couldnt agree on who will lead the country heads of elections next year. Syrian foreign minister walid has died at the age of 79. State television confirmed the news, but there are no details yet separate the cause of his death was a close confidant of syrian president bashar assads. Throughout its the civil war,. He served as ambassador to the u. S. , which to 990. 00 in 2000. The leader of ethiopias to gray region has confirmed that his forces fired rockets at the airports in eritreas capital. It marks a major escalation in the 12 day conflicts. The u. S. Has r
Rice universities Public Policy hosted the event. It is over one hour. Welcome to the Baker Institute webinar. I am steve lewis. The head of our china studies program. We are happy to have you all this afternoon. Thank you for tuning in. I am hoping not only do you find it informative and unique colleague, but froma welcome respite domestic politics, which is never as important as aging asian affairs. I would like to thank all of you again. Our hardworking staff at the Baker Institute. My Research Assistant for helping. The foundation for endowing a lot of the events here. The doctor i have known her for 10 years one of our top scholars. I think it has been 10 years. She was a postdoc here for asian interested in media. Had her and her expertise in many of our past webinars on chinese politics. We are happy to have her again today. Also, we are happy this year because she is newly minted as an associate professor, tenured professor at media studies at the university of virginia. The on