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BBCAMERICA BBC World News December 11, 2014

Will rack up costs. The Prime Minister who died after a confrontation with israeli troops, the funeral has been taking place. Also, a bbc investigation finds 5,000 people were killed in jihadist attacks across the globe in the month of november. Hello. The day is coming to an end in hong kong, and so, too, it would seem, is the occupy movement in one of the main protest areas of the city center, as the last barricades are being dismantled by the authorities. Lets give you the live pictures of the scene. As you can see from this, just a handful of hardcore demonstrators here left here in the foreground of the picture there after hundreds of protesters moved out in the course of the day. So many camped out over the course of the last couple of months. Earlier, bailiffs were breaking down barricades, removing the protesters, arresting some of them as a deadline for them to vacate just councilman caame an. The anger is still there, though. Its over the election of hong kongs leader for 2017. China, which ultimately governs the region, says a committee will nominate two to three candidates. Pro democracy campaigners say that amounts to vetting, its not democratic, its not a free election. The camps have been in three districts of hong kong. Thats the mong kok. Now were talking about admiralty, and it leaves just causeway bay. We can get more from babita sharma. Is it fair to say this really is it, theyre clearing out the last vestiges . Absolutely, david. Its been an incredible few hours here. The authorities always told us that today was going to be dday for the protesters. They said no matter what happens, they are going to clear this main protest site. Im currently on a bridge just overlooking admiralty, where you were showing those live pictures there. Because what has actually happened in the course of today is it all began at 10 00 this morning when bailiffs enforced a court order enabling them to remove barricades from the surrounding areas just down the street from where i am around the government headquarters. They did that, and then just some two or three hours later, in a very cleverly thought out calculated calm manner, the police descended on this protest site. Inching their way slowly, but purposefully across the super highway that has been home to the protesters for some 75 days now. And what they actually did was they took their time. They said that they are in no rush to do this. They wanted to do it right. Fortunately for both sides, no clashes have been reported between the two, and that was indeed the fear, given the fact that previous attempts to clear this site had resulted in a number of arrests and clashes between the two sides. Like i said, they inched their way slowly through here, taking some four or five hours to the point where were at at the moment, just opposite to where i am. These streets are completely empty. All we can hear now are the sounds of trucks moving a lot of the debris, and the tearing down of the tents, the homes of many of these protesters for the past two and a half months. And there is still, though, just a pocket of protesters. I think theyre numbering in about a hundred or so that are resisting arrest. Nowhere near the numbers that have been on this highway here. Tens of thousands i was here reporting on the very start of the prodemocracy movement here. Those front line activists that are still here are saying, you know what, theyre going to stay here until they are arrested by the police, and that is exactly what is happening at the moment. The police are taking their time doing the arrest as well. They are lifting up the protesters one by one, as individuals, moving them away from where theyre currently camped out, taking them to another side, just a few meters away, asking them for their i. D. Badges and issuing arrests. Its been a very calculated and methodical raid, this Police Operation. And i have to say if you are looking at it from the point of view of the police, its been a success for them, because theyve managed to clear this site that stretches almost a mile along here with no violence whatsoever. Weve just heard, by the way, from a Police Spokesperson that i spoke to in the last ten minutes or so saying that they are hoping that by the end of the day here today, this route that has been completely blocked off to Public Access in traffic will be reopened for the first time in 75 days. Babita, thanks very much indeed. Drug resistant bugs kill Something Like ten Million People across the globe. That will be the figure by 2050, i should say, and thats the warning thats coming from a new report on super bugs. The analysis, which is being commissioned by the british government, says the global cost could top 100 trillion. 107,000 people are currently killed worldwide by drug resistant strains of e. Coli and malaria. That number is going to rise dramatically unless coordinated International Action is taken. This has been in a way the easy bit. The tough bit now is to think about what we do about both the supply and the demand, because thats the underlying challenge. So as we outline at the end of this report, theres a whole series of different areas were now going to explore more detail. I guess theyd like to highlight three. One is we need to find a better way of not wanting to use them so much. So one area were exploring is socalled diagnostics to enable or force doctors or the medical profession to not reach for an antibiotic at the first sign of somebody asking for them. Theres one area. On the whole area of new supply of drugs, were going to spend a lot of time on what are the right incentives, what forces the pharmaceutical industry to produce more. And then critically, and again it sort of goes to my background really, it doesnt really matter what we would do in the uk or in europe. Ive got to somehow cajole and persuade my friends in the developing world, particularly the likes of china and india, to think about this as a huge problem for themselves and help them be part of a global solution. Do they not get it at the moment, would you say . Im encouraged from the very early signs. Yesterday we had a bit of an event and the china tv guys recorded it and interviewed it afterwards. The nature of their question suggests theres an awareness of it. Try and get everybody onboard as opposed to it being seen as us leading them into a solution. Its better for them to feel that theyve found a solution. Its a part of what ive got to do. Thats jim oneill. In the west bank, the funeral is taking place of a Palestinian Government minister who died following a clash with israeli troops in the midst of a protest. He collapsed clutching his chest, shortly after an Israeli Border policeman had grabbed him by the throat. He was demonstrating about alleged israeli plans to expand a settlement. They issued conflicting accounts over the result of his autopsy. The bbcs Kevin Connelly is in jerusalem. Could we start with the funeral itself, and how that has gone . It was the funeral that reflected how seriously the death has taken on the palestinian side. It had the military trappings of a state occasion, but there was, of course, plenty of private grief involved, too. He was a popular and respected figure in palestinian politics, a veteran of the palestinian cause. So the tone of grief and anger reflected all of that and will be seen by the palestinians as an appropriate sendoff to a man they regard as a martyr who died defending their political rights. And were left with very clearly different views as to what actually causes death. I think thats right. People will have seen the television pictures, at the heart of an angry confrontation with israeli troops at the site of a palestinian protest in the occupied west bank yesterday. Palestinian officials are choosing to emphasize that the circumstances, in other words, he was struck in the chest with a rifle, but they say he inhaled tear gas. There was delay blamed on the israelis in getting him to hospital. So thats the palestinian version of what caused his death. The israelis, for their part, they had a pathologist involved. They said he had very serious underlying heart condition and in effect died of a heart attack. So accounts are somewhat confli conflicting, its just that israel is emphasizing, as perhaps youd expect, those underlying medical factors. The palestinians are saying that whatever those underlying medical factors may have amounted to, that he died as a direct result of the actions of those Israeli Border Police Officers and troops. So its emphasizing different ways of looking at those circumstances, i think, rather than producing reports which are in themselves contradictory. Kevin, thanks very much indeed. Kevin conneolly with the latest in the west bank. Lets catch up on business. Aaron, i can tell you that the Russian Central Bank has raised Interest Rates by 1 , up to 10. 5 . Ive got that from bbcaaron. Ah, yes. You looked on twitder, did you . We talked about it on World Business record. We broke the news on World Business report. We are talking about the russian currency, the ruble. We know its fallen further in the last halfhour or so. The central bank raised that Interest Rate by 100 basis points. Thats 1 . The main Interest Rate in russia is now 10. 5 , and the Central Bank Hopes this will make the currency more attractive to investors despite the pain of high borrowing costs. Thats what thats causing for the russian businesses and consumers. Let me show you a few numbers here, because on wednesday, the ruble was trading close to a record low of around 54. 5 to the u. S. Dollar. It is off a cliff. The value of the russian ruble has fallen by 40 , plunged. All of this hit by International Sanctions on russia over ukraine and the slump in russias main export. That black stuff, oil. All this despite moscow spending an estimated 80 billion of russias foreign reserves. Theyve been using that money and buying rubles on the market to try and prop up the price. Hasnt really worked. Russian Prime Minister medvedev took to the airways to try and talk up the ruble and also reassure russian people basically. Were going to have more on this coming up in gmt in just over an hours time. I mentioned oil. Lets talk about that. The price trading slightly higher today after tumbling yesterday. Another big tumble. The benchmark u. S. Crude is up about 25 at 61. 19 a barrel. Still very low. But yesterday, the price of oil sunk to a new fiveyear low after more evidence of global supplies outstripping demand. There is a lot of oil out there. A report by opec predicted that demand for crude oil will fall next year to levels not seen in more than a decade. At the same time, we had the u. S. Energy department reporting a surprise rise in domestic oil stockpiles. That pushed u. S. Benchmark crude down 4. 5 , and it closed at 60. 94 a barrel. Its the lowest since the summer of 2009. But overall, oil, what its done, its like the ruble. Off a cliff, down some 43 . The price, 43 since that peak during the sirm. More on that as well. Now, if youre as old as me, or at least as old as david, you may remember one of these. Its one of the First Computers made by apple and it is being sold at christies auction house later in new york today. Its the only known surviving apple 1 to have been sold by the man himself, steve jobs, to an individual from his parents garage. You remember thats how he started. Its expected to sell today for well, the set price about half a Million Dollars. But experts think it will go for over a Million Dollars, because why . Well, there was one of these computers, apple 1 sold at bonhams auction house for 905,000. So i wonder if everybody will go rummaging through your attic to see if youve got an old computer. Lots of Business News coming up on gmt in just over an hours time. Follow me on twitter. You can get me bbcaaron. I was only joking, david. Did you know, its even being sold with the original check. Yeah . Okay. A much newer, faster, better one for a lot less. Aaron, thanks very much. Do stay with us on bbc world news. Still to come. Elvis lives and hes on tour, it seems. Exhibits galore making their way from graceland to southeast london. Well have more. And you want to get an mba. But going back to school is hard. Because you work. Now Capella University offers a revolutionary new way to get your degree. Its called flexpath, and its the most direct path, leveraging what youve learned on the job and focusing on what you need to know. So you can get a degree at your pace and graduate at the speed of you. Flexpath from Capella University. Learn about all of our programs at capella. Edu. Youre watching bbc world news. Im david eades. The latest headlines. Police in hong kong have been dismantling barricades and removing protesters whove occupied the city center for more than two months. A new report says super bugs resistant to antibiotics will kill more people than cancer and rack up trillions of dollars in health care costs. A bbc investigation has found that more than 5,000 people around the world died as a result of jihadist violence during the month of november. There were deaths in more than 14 countries, ranging from mali to the philippines caused by al qaeda or groups that subscribe to a similar ideology, including Islamic State. We can have a closer look at the findings. Extremist groups are always looking for ways to recruit new members. One way is through song. Our correspondent has had rare access to a Live Performance in jordan, and sent this report. A declaration of jihad. This freshfaced teenager was to give up his young life in a battle for the Islamic State, and he says his song is his artillery. In this conservative city, these kinds of performances find a receptive audience in all sorts of gatherings. Perhaps you would never guess, but this is actually a wedding. Even the groom wears a pistol. Many here have fought in afghanistan, iraq, and syria. Some have close links to al qaeda. In these kinds of communities, the hymns act as a powerful tool. Translator the jihadi hymns are all about strong faith. It motivates you for the sake of allah. Reporter i asked, what if these songs make people react in the wrong way . Wouldnt he feel responsible for that . Translator we all know the rights and wrongs in islam. They will receive the right message. Reporter it is not just extremist hymns that prove popular. He is a popular singer. He performs traditional islamic songs that deliver a more moderate message. Translator the audience for jihadi hymns is no more than 5 of the society. However, they have a louder voice. Reporter people who are after islamic hymns can easily come to a shop like this one and pick a cd or two. But those who are after something more extreme have to go to somewhere else. The internet, where these hymns are circulated and easily accessible. Its here where many militants have notoriety. One of these yemeni performers was on one of americas most wanted lists. This jihadist performing a hymn to inspire others has carried out a Suicide Attack to assassinate a saudi prince in 2009. These hymns are not a mere form of entertainment, but a tool that jihadists are handing from one generation to another. Bbc news, southern jordan. Well, thats one aspect of the recruitment drive. Another, of course, is the use of the internet. With me is charlie winter from the counterterrorism think tank, thanks for coming in. They are very adept with the internet, arent they . Feels like theyre ahead of the game. They absolutely are. If we look at Islamic State in particular, they have a media wing, which produces jihadist hymns and it has a very high productivity and a very large reach. And why is it do you think that it works so well . I mean, theres no one actually challenging it half the time, is there . Exactly. Thats the greatest problem we face. At the moment, there are a number of different individuals who are supporters of jihadists, be they in syria or iraq and syria. But theres not that many voices that are actually challenging the narratives this these guys are promoting and that does make for a very large problem. And what are the main narratives . How are they selling themselves . The primary narrative is that theres a war in islam and that these are the jihadists. The vanguard, which is protecting muslims, and also seeking to overturn the Global Status quo, so that means getting rid of israel. Getting rid of the imperialist influence in muslim majority countries. So its a very narrow jihadist ideology, but it does have quite a lot of persuasive power. Is there any element to which the likes of twitter and others could be doing more, should be doing more to catch this early and keep it off . Well, at the moment, social media platforms like twitter and facebook are doing quite a lot. They are getting rid of accounts that are known propagandists. However, its a very difficult job to do. We know there are a number of very important Islamic State propagandists in particular, who ive been following who are the first point at which Islamic State propaganda is disseminated. When theyre taken down, they appear within an hour with just a tiny change to their twitter handle. So theyre straight back to the same sort of messages. Are they so far ahead of essentially governments in the region im thinking particularly in the middle east region, whether its iraq or syria. Are they so far ahead of the governments there, do they do nothing to try and counteract this . There are attempts at counter propaganda, if you like. But the problem is governments arent wellplaced to engage in this kind of thing. Nay dont have the same level of being dynamic, that kind of thing. So what needs to happen is there needs to be more communityled bottom up narratives on twitter. Its not a governmentled initiative. It should be a government facilitated ini

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