A symbolic visit and that is how he in japan where he calls upon the worlds Nuclear Nations to scrap their all. Time head on free glad he could join me polls have closed in hong kongs District Council election with turnout higher than in any election in the territories history now the vote is a symbolic one it is seen as both a test of support for embattled chief executive kerry lamb and is a referendum on the prodemocracy movement that has rocked the city for close to 6 months. The prodemocracy movement urged hong kongs people to vote and they turned out in force hours before polls closed numbers had already exceeded previous records on the surface of it the poll to choose Council Representatives and Link Community level concerns like garbage collection may not seem particularly exciting but these elections are the closest thing that hong kong has have to direct representation District Councils have long been dominated by the probation establishment and voters seeking change hope that
Education centers and authorities in europe why order a recount of the race for the presidency early results from the countrys run off put both candidates from the left and right neck and neck and the results its too close to call. On the International Day for the elimination of violence against women you will meet a young german woman who is learning how to say no every 3rd woman around the world experiences physical and Sexual Violence 14 year old tyson is making sure that she has the skills to keep herself say. Im sara kelly welcome to the program prodemocracy supporters in hong kong are celebrating after securing a landslide victory in municipal elections the prodemocracy camp. One almost 390. 00 Council Seats compared to less than 60 for pro beijing parties and now controls a majority of councils in the city now hong kong residents turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots in an election widely seen as a referendum on the proDemocracy Movement after nearly 6 months of pro
Issue and weve got to take that into account in negotiations which will start if the agreement is finally ratified we shal still give some priority to the conclusion of a new fisheries agreement providing for access by you have been fisherman to british share waters under conditions to be negotiated and of course theyll be access for british processed products to the. E. U. Market or that will have to be treated together and which will be constructive and we take this as a priority in the press conference thank you. Bill. Thats the scene right now in brussels so e. U. And britain are very close to the final stretch off brecks it with approval by the British Parliament and the European Parliament the law steps to take thats according to the European Council president donald tusk who was speaking in that press conference and standing alongside him was enclosed younker hes the president of the European Commission the irish Prime Minister as well was there leo hard car and Michel Barnier t
Voiceover live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Hello, its seven in the morning in singapore, midnight here in london and 1am in brussels, where negotiators appear to be close to a dealfor britain to leave the european union. Now, isay appear, because despite the optimism nothing is certain. An agreement could be finalised at the eu summit in brussels later on thursday. But any deal would still need the approval of both european leaders and the british parliament. The bbcs Laura Kuennsberg reports. He is in a rush, a terrible rush. Keep working, he says. Eu leaders will be there in the afternoon, and the negotiators on both sides will have to give their verdict to their political masters. The big players in europe desperately want this all to come to a conclusion. Everyone understands english, but nobody understands england. Laughter. And these negotiations are taking part somewhere in this not very beautiful building. Can there be a new un
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