A sacred celebration for the worlds christians. One other International News story taliban prisoners have been released by afghanistans government raising new hopes for a delayed exchange. After a week in hospital in i. C. U. The u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has today been discharged in a statement mr johnson said he owes hospital staff his life he will continue his recovery from the coronavirus at his official country residence checkers in spain a rise in the number of deaths there has been reported for the 1st time in 3 days 619 people have died in the past 24 hours and the United States has now surpassed italy to have the worlds highest death toll from the virus more than 20600 people on known to have died since the outbreak began. Weve got 3 correspondents covering the story marta hero is standing by in madrid weve got mike hanna waiting for us there in washington with the latest from the u. S. 1st to london and my colleague barbara mr johnson i guess given his personality wi
Expectations. Im joined again with the sports controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick holds a tryout session in front of team scouts but only on last minute change of venue well tell you why in the next 60 minutes. Police in hong kong have used tear gas and water cannon on protest is that a University Campus whos been throwing petrol bombs large fires have been in this around the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and some of the most dramatic scenes 5 months of on the wrist all schools have been told to stay closed on monday because of the violence lets go to our correspondent vehicle pollen she is joining us live from hong kong it has been a hectic day there via whats happening there now. Thats right elizabeth all day long youve seen Police Confront the protesters have barricaded themselves in front of their university trying to firing tear gas water cannon at them trying to get them to Disperse Protesters move back a little bit then they come back for then they hurl petrol bombs an
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A plea from exiled even moralez tells aljazeera he wants to return to bolivia and finish his president ial to. Police in hong kong have used tear gas and water cannon on protesters as a University Campus whove been throwing petrol bombs large fires have been in this around the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and some of the most dramatic scenes of the 5 months of on rest all schools have been told to stay shut on monday because of the violence but our correspondent david pollan is on the ground there and joins us live now from hong kong to talk us through the situation there now it seems that there is said to be yet another faceoff this time around the harbor tunnel bridge. Thats right so what were seeing here is a standoff between protesters and police the protesters are blockading a major road thats right next to their universe which is behind me they have created a fortress there within that fortress there been organizing. What the police are calling weapons but crudely made petrol
A few areas response. We begin in hong kong where police and demonstrators are engaged in a violent clashes protestors have shot bows and arrows and hurled petrol bombs from a barricaded University Campus police fired tear gas and water cannon as they try to disperse the protesters we will talk to rob the bride in hong kong short shortly but 1st his report. Another sunday afternoon another homecoming street turned into a battleground. At the end of a week that seen a marked escalation in the level of violence between protesters and Police Students took over several College Campuses. Polytechnic university is the last under their control and they seem determined to hold on to it i think. Because its cool but imo its not about we have a plan for the freedom. They say were not behaving like students but were fighting for our better future. Violence began early sunday when people turned up to clear surrounding streets of bricks and barricades and students resisted Police Quickly arrived wi