Within the hour, hong kongs chief executive carrie lam is scheduled to give her first Weekly Briefing since details were released of the sweeping security law imposed on the territory by beijing. And for many, its more draconian than feared. The law allows Security Forces to search private properties or detain suspects without a warrant and they can order internet providers to remove any information which they claim harms National Security. The law was passed behind closed doors in beijing, without approval in hong kongs partially elected legislature. Danny vincent reports, from hong kong. Protesters gathered in malls across the city, armed with blank pieces of paper. For demonstrators, its no longer clear whats legal to write in hong kong. Its no longer clear whats legal to say. According to newly released details of the National Security law, police can now search homes without warrants. Libraries and schools have been told to remove political books from their shelves. Joshua wong wa
This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. Im mike embley. Our top stories hong kongs chief executive defends the controversial new security law imposed by beijing, calling its provisions very mild. It only targets are very small minority of people who breach the law. At the same time, it will protect the overwhelming majority of hong kong citizens. Businesses reopen in brazils biggest city, but the country is still gripped by coronavirus. The president has taken a test after showing symptoms. Parts of the us report record hospitalisations from covid 19, sparking fears some places could soon run out of beds. The pandemic puts paid to pamplonas most famous
pasttime. Its annual festival goes ahead without the citys iconic bull run. Hong kongs chief executive, carrie lam, has been giving her first Weekly Briefing since details were released of the sweeping new security law imposed on the territory by the communist Party Leadership i
Welcome to bbc news, im sally bundock. Our top stories hong kongs chief executive defends the controversial new security law imposed by beijing, calling its provisions very mild. It only targets a very small minority of people who breach the law. At the same time, it will protect the overwhelming majority of hong kong citizens. Businesses re open in brazils biggest city but the countrys still gripped by coronavirus, the president s taken a test after showing symptoms. Parts of the us report record hospitalisations from covid 19, sparking fears some places could soon run out of beds. The pandemic puts paid to pamplonas most famous pasttime, its annual festival goes ahead without the citys iconic bull run. Hong kongs chief executive carrie lam has been giving her first Weekly Briefing since details were released of the sweeping security law imposed on the territory by the communist Party Leadership in beijing. She said the legislation would be vigorously implemented adding it would ensur
A group of eighth-graders at Dorseyville Middle School are volunteering their time to take others back in time to the 1940s. The school’s new LIGHT Center is hosting its first exhibit, a World War II display featuring a collection of artifacts on loan from faculty members. “The students were trained