A dumbbell and im in the kalahari desert in south africa with the worlds fastest cars being tested to break the land speed record. So Hong Kongs High Court has ruled an emergency law which banned face masks worn by the prodemocracy protesters is in fact unconstitutional remember chief executive carol announced the ban back in october she tried to stem the violence the law that dates back to British Colonial era and this court has now ruled thats actually incompatible with the basic law of today the ban on facemask didnt really work that would only inflame the situation there was an escalation in the protests and the violence and the destruction most recently monday here they were right police surrounding a University Campus after protesters who were holed up inside threw petrol bombs and also fired arrows at them police have started to arrest a number of protesters trying to leave that campus they say the weapons being used by the demonstrators are becoming more lethal weve also heard
Theyre seen as symbols of the state that these armed groups are fighting against as they vie for independence from thailand or autonomy from this country which is predominantly buddhist the u. S. Envoy to the e. U. Is old it is testimony in the impeachment inquiry and president don trump. Now recalls a meeting where he said u. S. Military aid was likely dependent on ukraine launching investigations demanded by trump i did joe castro has more from washington d. C. The transcripts reveal that a key witness has reversed his testimony regarding the question that is at the center of this impeachment inquiry and that is whether trump used u. S. Security aid to bribe the Ukrainian Government to help him with his Reelection Campaign the witness in question here is ordered some of the u. S. Ambassador to the u. And initially he had testified that there was no quid pro quo but upon reviewing the transcripts of other witnesses who had implicated him directly he now says his memory has been jarred
Shopping for groceries in caracas crisis stricken venezuela raises the minimum wage for the 6th time in a year but with runaway inflation how much will it cost. And all this week were celebrating the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago soccer teams from cities to space tall for the 1st time in decades last weekend today we look back on the 1st reunion of soccer fans in the west back in 1989. Hello im terry martin welcome to the program chinese president xi jinping and his french counterpart the men want to call on our to sign a joint statement on Climate Change in beijing on Climate Change pres. Khan has said that cooperation between europe and china on reducing emissions will be decisive this follows the trumpet ministrations move on tuesday to start the formal process of withdrawing the us from the 2015 paris climate agreement. And my call and have sent the paris deal is irreversible. Delicious move over the past 2 years in the fight against Climate Change we have consistently acted
Great just great. Britain. Is delayed but the hounds follow would drama the brics it on aljazeera. Its being called apocalyptic india is suffering unprecedented levels of their pollution with warnings of dire consequences for Peoples Health but what exactly is causing pollution there and across the region and whats being done to tackle this is inside story. But i want to welcome to the program im Darren Jordan indias top coach says new delhis choking every year and blames the State Government for failing to cut pollution the problem is so bad schools have been shut flights diverted and a Public Health emergency declared some experts say breathing the city is a is as bad as smoking 50 cigarettes a day and thats not just in the capital the World Health Organization says 13 other indian cities are mung the worlds 15 most polluted unshod who are reports now from new delhi. This. New delhi. 400 on the citys index is considered very severe. And. People it is bad every winter but this is the
The central figure in the u. S. Impeachment inquiry has changed his testimony appearing to further implicate president onil trump washingtons ambassador to the e. U. Gordon song one has admitted that trump use military aid as a way to force you crane to investigate as political rival Joe Biden Castro reports in washington d. C. The only witness to have explicitly defended President Trump on the central question of the impeachment inquiry has reversed himself that question is whether trump withheld Security Assistance from ukraine in exchange for help with his reelection campaign. Bassett or gordon solomon at 1st said there was no quid pro quo but after being implicated by other witnesses he says his memory has sharpened insulins amended testimony released tuesday the. Says he now remembers telling you crane officials that the security money wasnt coming unless you cranes president publicly announced investigations into trumps political rivals all of the witnesses agree that the preside