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Times for me so much got to thank you for joining us climate activists around the world are taking to the streets in the 4th fridays for future Global Climate strike they are demanding the government step up their efforts to cut Carbon Emissions and theyre sending a message to the u. N. Climate change conference which begins in madrid next week now organizers say more than 3000 strikes are planned around the world today and here you can get a sense of the scale of these rallies as people around the world are calling on politicians to do more to slash c o 2 emissions australians were among the 1st to take to the streets in sydney hundreds of young people skipped school to hold a rally outside city hall they were joined by victims of recent bush fires that have been ravaging the country demonstrations are also on. Youre way in japan and hong kong and they are picking up steam in europe as well. And here in berlin a big turnout is expected at Brandenburg Gate our correspondent hans brant is there hi hans we see some people there behind you any indication how large those crowds are going to be today. Well at the moment i imagine that there are about 2000 people here and there are also people arriving in droves from all directions the organizers have predicted that 50000 people might arrive today i cant imagine the fact number will in fact be reached which is an indication for the unpredictability of these protests when this protest was announced 2 months ago when there was a protest 2 months ago they expected 20000 attendees and 200000 turned up today the office of seems to have happened at the center one has to say there are actions law and order on germany in 500 locations this is also has a global day of protests especially head of the u. N. Climate summit in madrid next week what is it that demonstrators say they want to see happen. Well the german demonstrators here joined international protest against the lack of action from the side of governments or on the world obviously in madrid what is going to be discussed is the agreement of many many states to fulfill certain provisions of the climate agreement but many states have basically signed on to the agreement but have not really started to put their their commitments into action to in fact put their commitments to into effect this is happening in germany as well in germany the government posture recently a gamut of measures trying to promote climate conservation to reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions but this set of laws is now stuck in the parliamentary process and in fact this morning it was delayed again in that parliamentary process it is a set of laws that the protesters here say is already insufficient is much that it will much too late and even thats much to do itll go much too late is having difficulty being passed through parliament so they are very angry here very upset. But at the same time looking also at the International Situation obviously it is also hans we should say a black friday thats when the biggest shopping days of the season in the world really and climate activists are saying that they would prefer a green friday why is that. Yes indeed there feel that an increase in consumption the concentration on consumerism on buying goods and so on is really damaging to the climate so that. It will not ship from earth the climate goals and here in germany in fact there are some crisis actions learned in other cities in germany as in frankfurt i believe climate activists possibly trying to block a and shops so that people cannot go on these friday on this black friday shopping sprees our correspondent brant reporting for us there at the Brandenburg Gate thank you very much. Todays Global Strike is being fuelled by growing evidence of Climate Change from wildfires to floods hurricanes to parched river beds the proof Scientists Say can be seen around the world among the greatest threats are rising sea levels driven by melting polar ice caps. Beautiful but endangered Greenland Ice sheet is melting at speed raising sea levels across the world Global Warming could redraw the world map as we know it. When i was a boy there was a lot of ice because you put in a couple 10 months years sometimes you hit them a day but in recent years still only 4 to 5 months. In october everything used to be locked in ice but now only in december not for many. Scientists are on a mission to predict just how much sea levels will rise globally. If it happens at a rate where were looking at maybe feet of Sea Level Rise at a 50 or a 100 years but its going to have a chip back for cities all across the planet cities like alexandria in egypt are spending hundreds of millions. The bureaus to hold back the water. In the netherlands billions of euros are being invested on Water Management innovations to keep the country above water. With rising sea levels are just one aspect of Climate Change with the future of the planet at stake activists across the world are demanding radical action from governments while theres still time. And we will continue to bring you indepth coverage of fridays Global Climate strike throughout the day lets check in now on some other stories making headlines around the world a dispute has erupted between britains governing conservative party and the host channel of an Election Debate on Climate Change channel 4 use nell ting ice blocks to replace Prime Minister forced johnson and breaks apart in leader nigel farage after they refused to take part the conservatives have called it a provocative partisan stunt and complained to the u. K. s broadcasting regulator. Russia has test fired an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile a video released by the countrys Defense Ministry shows the total being launched from the countrys cup with sinjar firing range the Ministry Says it successfully reached its target in kazakhstan. The number of People Killed in weeks of antigovernment on arrest in iraq has now surpassed 400 thats according to police and medical sources who say the majority of victims were unarmed protesters nationwide demonstrations ranging since early october and fueled by anger over government corruption and unemployment the. U. S. President donald trump says hes restarted peace talks with the taliban 3 months after breaking off negotiations the announcement came during a surprise president ial visit to afghanistan where he celebrated the thanksgiving holiday with american troops it is trumps 1st visit to the site of americas longest war after talks with afghan president ashraf ghani trump said the taliban was ready to commit to peace between the taliban wants to make a deal and were meeting with them and were saying it has to be as useful or they want to do is use what i have it now they do want to do a ceasefire i believe would probably work out that way and well see what happens but we made tremendous progress. To brussels now where it is handover day a ceremony has just taken place for the outgoing and incoming president s of the European Council current president on altos is handing over the reins to shall be shed the former belgian Prime Minister will take up his new role in 2 days time on december 1st michelles pledge to cut bureaucracy in his tenure he also praised his predecessor saying had proved to be a true fighter for europe over the last 5 years. Having served as belgiums Prime Minister for more than 4 years shall michel is no stranger to the european stage in that time he presided over a challenging Coalition Government which reflected belgiums fragmented politics its valuable experience for his new job. The European Council is made up of the heads of state and government of the e. U. Member states as its president michel will have to see compromise between the National Leaders emit strong disagreements over immigration and growing populism that threaten to divide the bloc then this practice it. After his name for the job michelle described the task as immense. In this 5 years you. Can look through project. It is very important to protect and to prove our unity over very very city especially all through. Michelle takes over from donna just the plain speaking paul he grew increasingly outspoken during his term he once said there was a special place in hell reserved for those who campaigned for practice it has been equally blunt in his criticism of donald trump. But he brought a higher profile to the office of Council President and he gained respect as a dedicated european. But after what my term has been about i also without hesitation you. Know i thought asia tough almost. From the very beginning. The quest to bring a divided europe together is likely to be the biggest challenge facing to successor to. In malta the government has turned down a deal with a key suspect who wants to tell all in the case of the murder of the journalist. She was investigating government corruption angry protesters gathered outside the Prime Ministers office as he held a 7 hour emergency Cabinet Meeting last night earlier this week the Prime Ministers former chief of staff was arrested over alleged links to the case he was later released without charge among the protesters was a son who is also an investigative journalist so were here because even though there is rock solid evidence the Prime Minister she forced off is probably the biggest criminals of this country has of a scene the police have just let him go so weve been through this thing for 3 years because theres ample evidence in the Public Domain that the prime the search for softness campisi cora yesterday we found alt dot is possibly accomplish it in a murder and thats for sure he helped to cover up without a murder and a Prime Minister still protecting here theyre in there probably discussing how theyre going to work things out either to give the chamber his job back or to help him get to get him to a compu where he can not be extradited back to the old dog is completely outrageous well after the marathon Cabinet Meeting Prime Minister Joseph Muscat emerged to give a News Conference he said he would not be granting a pardon to the main suspect in the murder inquiry businessman youre going fenech hes reportedly seeking to do a deal that would give him immunity from prosecution in exchange for information about the case the Prime Minister also repeated that he intended to stay in office at least until the probe has ended. They still give us the settlement of where things stand now. The expected resignation of joseph must the Prime Minister did not happen tonight because he cannot see the slightest reason. Why he should step down are the people in his cabinet and allegations that have been made against them to be implicated in corruption and into ordering the murder against the journalist they just sort of wipe them off without even commenting on it so multiple carry on for a while even though this is the deepest flew the coop crisis the island has ever seen. Now for some more stories from around the world transitional authorities in sudan have adopted a law dissolving the former ruling party the dismantling of the Islamist National Congress Party was a key demand of the protest movement that ousted Omar Al Bashir in april authorities also scrapped an oppressive public order law a use to regulate womens behavior 3 men have been sentenced of decades in prison for plotting a terror attack in Melbourne Australia the trio had sworn allegiance to the socalled Islamic State they plan to use homemade bombs and knives to attack a busy downtown area during christmas and 2016. The former Prime Minister of japan. Has died at the age of 101 he served from 1902 to 1907 presiding over the country at the pinnacle of its economic power that is credited with strengthening japans ties with the u. S. China has reacted angrily to president trumps approval of measures backing prodemocracy activists in Hong Kong Beijing says it will take firm Counter Measures against the u. S. If it continues to meddle in its Domestic Affairs new u. S. Legislation mandates an annual review of the favorable trade status that it grants hong kong the prodemocracy camp welcome the move celebrating what it called a major boost to its push for more local political control and more autonomy from china. For more of the story we can go to our correspondent cherry chen who is in hong kong for us hi cherry has there been any update on how china is going to respond to this u. S. Legislation. So after the Foreign Ministry react to furiously yesterday to try assigning that bail and other offices have also issued similar statements im going to us for signing the bill and they also said the u. S. Is the culprits of instability in hong kong and they also reiterate the stance that the u. S. Should not interfere in chinas internal affairs so while china yes they said that they would react with. They never mention what these measures will be so it remains unclear what china is planning to do next chair there are more protests expected later today in hong kong and also this weekend demonstrators feel emboldened by this u. S. Decision. Right days and other protests planned this even then and you can see in my background they are already preparing for the demonstration and there are also other protests planned for that we can actually people off the u. S. Signed this they think that they should really follow at the end those fear and the hype and they think they should stop protesting actually on saturday there will be another protest this thanking the u. S. For passing the bill and on sunday theres also another protest against the police use of tear gas and actually for the past 6 Months Police have deployed around 10000. 00 tear gas canisters and people are really concerned about the effects tear gas have on them because they know its unclear what kind of chemicals is inside this tear gas and also it doesnt affect only affect the protesters all reporters in the front line it also affects process by all residents living in those areas my colleague and i have talked to 2 restaurants leafing very close to a protest area lets have a look. Because you do traditionally rented a really room apartment in hong kong suburb to 2 minutes felt it was a good deal price was reasonable and the building in good shape now they wished they had never. Coming in all cases my nose off and each is my skin feels dry i feel very uncomfortable and i have diarrhea that usually lasts for a few days. And hed go to the toilet a few times every night i hold hold hold out come out of kathy things that it is a consequence of the tear gas to moan has become one of the hot spots of hong kongs protests often clashes occur just below their window the light also that usually protesters would set up roadblocks here police would then come to remove them and they fired tear gas to try to catch the protesters says the couple they seem coming out to get. You to that tense atmosphere in the city they do not want to show their face and ask us not to reveal their area names but will say they have not joined any protests since the peaceful marches in june but that does not save them from the fact. The mood is up then youre when they fire tear gas i close all the windows in the doors but i can still smell it and feel uncomfortable because the whole shebang. Since june the police have fired more than 10000. 00 canisters of tear gas chemical irritant but mainly affects the i used longs and the skin its use is prohibited as a chemical weapon in warfare that involved in riot control although its effects are meant to be temporary to have been case reports of chronic ids easy scores by the can. They were also some cases that they know its much to begin with but after exposure to tear gas some of the protesters actually developed a spray like symptoms for 2 to 3 years and there there were also cases that people develop chronic eczema because of skin problems going to tartus for a number of years. While the highest risk lies with frontline protesters enjoying a list of residents have little chance to escape the consequences of tear gas as many protests happening in densely Populated Areas some logical call it i saw a doctor he asked me where i live and then he said i should consider moving away if i could tell you some insight on that. With them plan to stay with relatives who some time but moving home is out of the question the landlord would not let them cancel their company. Sure you know you yourself have been covering the protests there in hong kong youve come into contact with tear gas how would you just describe the experience. Was so the taste and the smell of tear gas is really aggressive so whenever the police fired tear gas i would immediately feel that my throat my nose and my eyes would be very irritated and its also called tear gas for a reason because it really makes you cry for some people who have more serious effect they would have