In iran, more Anti Government protests have broken out in at least five cities. Police say one of their officers has been shot dead which is believed to be the first death of a member of the Security Forces since the unrest began. Iranian state television said that ten people had been killed overnight during demonstrations. The rallies started as a protest against falling Living Standards. But they have become political against the powerful islamic clerics who rule iran. Earlier, president Hassan Rouhani tried to play down the protests, saying they were not a threat. This report from rana rahimpour. The fifth day of protests in iran. Once again, thousands of people have taken to the streets. They are angry at unemployment, rising prices, and what many think is widespread corruption. Its the boldest challenge to the countrys leadership in nearly a decade. The demonstrations began in the North Western city of mashhad, a key base for president rouhanis most outspoken critics. And has quic
This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am here in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in beijing, where chinas government has introduced new restrictions on the import of foreign waste much of it dirty or hazardous. The country has been importing large amounts of waste plastic and paper every year from europe, japan, and the United States to be recycled. Its estimated that china accepted 51 of global plastic scrap imports in 2016. But the new ban, ordered by the beijing government, is about to stop most of that, and it could have a Significant Impact on recycling industry worldwide. Robin brant reports from shanghai. China has been recycling for decades. Hes made a living out of bashing, breaking up, and disassembling. Hes been doing it for five years. Its hard work, he tells me. Tiring. But hes not a green warrior. He does it because theres money in it. China needs the raw materials, so much so that Chinese Workers have been sorting through your waste shipped in fro
Its 9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london and 9am in beijing, where chinas government has introduced new restrictions on the import of foreign waste, much of it dirty or hazardous. The country has been importing large amounts of waste plastic and paper every year from europe, japan and the United States to be recycled. Its estimated that china accepted 51 of global plastic scrap imports in 2016. But the new ban, ordered by the beijing government, is about to stop most of that, and it could have a Significant Impact on recycling industry worldwide. Robin brant reports from shanghai. China has been recycling for decades. Hes made a living out of bashing, breaking up, and disassembling. Hes been doing it for five years. Its hard work, he tells me. Tiring. But hes not a green warrior. He does it because theres money in it. China needs the raw materials, so much so that Chinese Workers have been sorting through your waste, shipped in from abroad. But the government is stopping that
Children, all killed. And tonight, what weve just learned. And your money this evening. If you lower your thermostat by just one degree, how much will you save . Good evening. And its great to start another year with you. And we begin tonight with the monster storm intensifying right off the east coast. Its going to hit overnight and right into the morning. Take a look at the track of this thing. Florida first. A state of emergency just declared in georgia. The carolinas on alert. Schools closed in some places already. And then all the way up the coast to maine. Add this to the deadly cold. 30 states under alert at this hour. Blizzard conditions in buffalo causing a massive and deadly crash today. Firefighters battling the flames at a burning Apartment Building in the bronx, hampered by the freezing cold. Ginger zee has the new track of the storm system on the coast, but first, gio benitez on the deadly pileup, the images coming in right now. Reporter tonight, relentless blizzard condi