v-day women survivors of gender violence in the democratic republic of congo. we spoke to her last year as the worldwide movement called v-day stop violence against women and girls marked its 2 20 anniversa. i asked her about the city of joy, that community thatat she d eve ensler helped establish. survivors --are gender violence survivors, but at the end they are all survivors of rape. it is a centeter betwtween leadership and women. and half of the program is end,py and i think at the they spent six months at city of joy and then they go back into their community and thehey organize themselves in a network. they are all partner of v-day now to also recruit women to come to city of joy. they spread the message. they spread it to their community. amy: that is christine schuler describe her, director of v-day congo. you are deeply involved with that movement and have been a -daytime supporter of v founded by eve ensler. you yourself are a survivor of sexual abuse as we talk about in the first segment of our conversation today. talk about the power r you derie fr

reporter: horrifying escalation of ethnic violence in the democratic republic of congo. different militias have terrorized huge numbers of the civilian population. second reporter: the drc's government say the extent of hunger and displacement is being exaggerated. reporter: 13 million people in need of humanitarian aid. crawford: i'm alex crawford in the democratic republic of congo, and this is "hotspots." tonight we're gonna take you behind the scenes of the world's biggest and hardest-hitting stories. we travel to drc to honor the world's forgotten conflicts. man: we've got sense that you were going into o the badlands. crawford: stuart ramsay returns to eastern ukraine where

democratic republic of congo produces 60% of the global supply of cobalt, which is used to produce the lithium batteries that power electric cars, laptops, and smartphones. a former argentine police officer accused of carrying out torture and crimes against humanity during argentina's dictatorship has been extradited from france to argentina. mario sandoval lived in france for more than 30 years, where he lectured at new sorbonne university. he was finally extradited monday, more than a decade after his role in argentina's brutal dictatorship was revealed by an investigation in the newspaper. the committee to protect journalists says at least 25 journalists were killed in 2019 and over 250 are in jail in relation to their work in countries around the world. the deadliest countries for journalists in 2019 were syria and mexico. the biggest jailers of journalists are china, turkey, saudi arabia, and egypt. in bolivia, prosecutors in the -- have issued an arrest warrant for longtime bolivian president evo morales, accusing the ousted leader of sedition and terrorism. morales was forced to

at least i people have been killed in protests in the eastern democratic republic of congo. residents accused the u.s. peacekeeping force of failing to protect them against the notorious armed group. doctors at the main hospital in an eastern city are treating patients with gunshot wounds. summer participating in a protest on monday. the doctor say several need emergency surgery. onwe receive seven patients monday. one of them was shot in the head and died in the night. three are in critical condition. >> others are victims of recent forces.by the allied they have killed over 100 people in one month and over 2000 over the past five years. she has three children and three other relatives. attacksed in the latest . her remaining son was nearly killed, too. the attackers say they would protect us. then they shot my husband and killed him, and then our children. >> the two children watch their parents as they were hacked to death. it's those scenes that are causing anger on the streets. they accuse government forces of not doing enough to protect them from rebel attacks. protest

the democratic republic of congo. >> the situation is quite uncertain. benive had our producer in all day talking about gunshots, security forces, and protesters trying to get to this u.n. base, one of the main u.n. basis, close to security forces, saying they cannot allow protesters to get to that base because it is going to ground everything. i have been talking to the governor here. thats saying that it seems not --y forces are ordinary protesters. people are armed with weapons like a machete, saying violence, they are even attacking residents of beni who do not want to be involved. security forces are going to continue using force to contain the situation. >> the united nations has been trying to stabilize the eastern democratic republic of congo for the past 20 years. it is the largest peacekeeping operation in the world. more than 100 armed groups are believed to operate in the drc. the allied democratic forces, ofo known as the adf, is one the most well-known, formed by ugandan rebels more than two decades ago. it is accused of many atrocities. at

ebolae: rebels killed 4 response workers in an ambush in ththe east of the democratic republic of congo. the victims were working to tackle the deadly virus that has gripped the region, but were ambushed by local fighters. fraser jackson has more. r: aid personnel trying to maintain the violence -- the disease isn't the only danger. on thursday, rebel fighters launched two attacacks on aid workers, killing several people. >> two attacks on the democratic republic of the congo killed 4 workers responding to the ebola outbreak and injured five o oths . we are already broken -- heartbroken people have died in ththe line of duty y to s save . these constant attacks must stop. it will be tragic to see more unnecessary suffering in communities that have already suffered so much. fraser: the fight against ebola has raged for over 40 years. the latest outbreak in 2018 has claimed the lives of over 2000 people. aid organizations believe they have a handle on the situation, but ththe world hehealth organization is worried violence from local rebel groups could lead to the virus gaining a foothold

rebels attacking the democratic republic of congo angered you and peacekeepers. a second general strike in a week accusing the president of failing to come up with proposals to meet their demands. ♪ in a dramatic escalation of iran's antigovernment protests, the consulate torched in the holy city for she muslims. thousands surrounded the building, lighting tires and anything they could find while chanting. they accused tehran of propping the government, which they want replaced. ans is the second time iranian consulate has been targeted by protesters. >> there is great anger here. thousands of antigovernment demonstrators. far too beholden to foreign powers. , --g those wearing powers powers, too many connected to their neighbor, iran. , theranian consulate authority was attacked. a she a majority city. majority city. demonstrators are showcasing their anger about the fact they is -- by storming the compound where the iranian embassy is housed. discontent.g iran is far too much involved in iraq internal affairs. this all playing out against the antigovernment m

crowds of people are defying a curfew in the democratic republic of congo, continuing to protest against peacekeepers they say have not protected them from rebel attacks. another deadly day of clashes in baghdad. one protester died when he was hit by a rubber bullet. more, five were killed and injured in three explosions. lebanon's outgoing prime minister says he will not head the next government. saad hariri will be considered even though he resigned last month in the face of protests. 120,000 have been affected by flooding and landslides in kenya. relief teams have been slow to reach the area, with some roads and bridges cut off by heavy rain. this has been turned into a makeshift camp for victims of mudslides. they have never had much, but now they have lost everything. their homes, crops, livestock and possessions. it is the loss of loved ones that is most profound. three of this man's sons were killed in a deterrent of rocks in the middle of the night. >> i don't know what to do. my house is gone, my children are dead. i am left with my wife and two children who are injured. the gov

our top story this hour, the is calling for calm in the democratic republic of congo after hundreds of protestors stormed u.n. buildings and set fire to the mayor's office. killedt four people were by gunfire during the clashes. itsu.n. denies that peacekeepers shot at demonstrators. thele say they are angry at government and u.n. mission for failure to stop the rise in deadly rebel attacks in the region. momentr: this is the protestors were shot at from inside the united nations compound. accuse the u.n. mission in the democratic republic of protect theming to against allied democratic forces rebel groups. out one ofto kick the biggest peacekeeping missions in the world, protestors stormed this u.n. others. and a few ofprotestors because killing. we want u.n. to leave. i've lost my mother and father to the rebels. i'm the only survivor. the u.n. must go. u.n. won't leave, we won't stop. we're strong people. we lost many of our brothers and sisters to rebel killings. reporter: on saturday, eight people were killed in an attack, blamed on the rebels. fed up with the violence, people the

much of kony's ivory comes from garamba national park in the democratic republic of the congo. hutson: garamba is considered to be at the end of nowhere. it is one of the last wild habitats. narrator: the lra raids the 1,900 square mile park with impunity and trades ivory for arms, ammunition, food, and cash. their trading partners include the armed forces of sudan. sudan is a country designated by the u.s. government as a state sponsor of terrorism. hutson: one particular former lra fighteter said that he was with a group who shot six elephants on kony's orders, and they hand carried the tusks through centntral african republic. and they went to the kafia kingi enclave on the border of sudan, and there in the presence of joseph kony, they soldld the ivory to a sergeant in the sudan armed f forces. narrator: garamba is a converging point for military units from several countries looking to kill elephants. hutson: so you've got the lra rebels, you'veve got armed forcs from sudan, from south sudan, and from uganda all competing with fardc, the congolese forces to poach the last w

except the democratic republic of congo. and the french economy got some good news today according to the country's unemployment agency the rate of joblessness continues to decline. unemployment claims in france fell four tentnths of a percent over the third quarter that's a three month period that ended in september. and simpler is evidently not too frightened by the globabal slowdown hiring on the rise in france now that's music to o the ears of president emmanuel mccall who's promised to bring the unemployment rate is 7% by the end of his term in twenty twenty two. it's fallen a bit since he took office in twenty seventeen. the official job was answering france currently stands at eight point five percent. and is projected to fall to eight point three percent. by the end of the year. finally for me offshore wind power plays for massive worldwidide growth. according to the international energy agency says the sector could expand fifteen times in size. i tracked around a trillion dollars investment by twenty forty. like the

has spent morore timeme and than any other county besides the democratic republic of congo. annette: here are top business stories free. amazon did not d do as well as t acted and third order results. -- rose year on year to 70 billion dollars. shares dropped on thurursday, wiping 8 -- wiping $80 billion from its stock market value. we work will back out of china after low pickups in the country. china's operatioions are reportedly bleeding cash. 65% are vacant. averted bankruptcy embarking on our turnaround. french company the gaming giant is expecting profits between 20 million and 50 million euros. sharply down from the former tatarget. you can blame expensive melons for the downfall of the japanese trade minister. he resigns a friday after accusations of vioiolating election law. he allegedly gave gifts to his in 2000 seven including expensive melons and crabs. melon can beast that during -- melon can be staggeringly expensive in japan. , two sold forear $24,000. you hope that will be a really nice melon if it will cost that much. annette: that was catherine bennetts wit

a freight train derailed in southeastern democratic republic of congo it's known. that many have been killed mostly illegal passengers who were riding on the train. on the outside of it but in a chaotic situation estimates of the death toll on varying very widely from ten. up to as many as a hundred. this is the third major fatal rail accident in the aussie in the past twelve months. probably got his family is at odds with the zimbabwe government of his final resting place. the former freedom fighter who became president for almost four decades died in singapore last week at the age of ninety five. got his successor as president and cinnamon google wants to it into him at the national heroes eight. well then got a a family favor a private ceremony the family farm in. could some of which is north west of the capital harare. gadis legacies complex once a revolutionary on a par with nelson mandela his later years saw characterized by the- disisintegration. of zimbabwe's economy and the farming sector and increasing the autocratic style of rule. the goddess deposed in

republic of congo have been forced by the mexican government to stay in the southern state of chiapas -- at the border with guatemala -- where most of them have been sleeping in tent cities, cooking on the streets, and bathing their children in buckets without the promise of temporary -- shelter, food, or work permits. with president trump's new restrictions on asylum seekers, including the remain in mexico policy, thousands of others are stuck at the u.s.-mexico border. amy: these conditions have wereed protests in chiapas many have been protesting in tapachula since mid. minas the protesters have been met with violent repression from federal l police and the nationl guard. this is one of the african migrantsts at the recent protes. >> police are beating all of the people. from the beginning, there was note violence but the guards hit people with their shields. there are beating all of the africans. there billy -- beating children. they don't want to help us. they are saying they don't want any problems with us, but they are the ones who started beating people. they are insulting peo

brent: now to the democratic republic of congo where the ebola virus has killed more than 2000 people and the fear is more will die if the outbreak is not contained. among the challenges of fighting the disease, mistrust and misinformation. some people believe an ebola diagnosis is a death sentence so they do not seek treatment. other acute -- others accuse health workers over spreading the virus. our next report is about someone who wants to set the record straight. reporter: jermaine is about to do something many in this town in eastern congo would consider courageous. even foolish. he is on his way to take a mother and her child to the hospital, even though both are showing symptoms of ebola. most would shun such contact, he fearing they may contract the virus. but he is unafraid. >> i'm not scared. i've touched many ebola patients. i'm cured. which means i cannot get infected again. reporter: this is the second-biggest outbreak of ebola in history and authoritities are struggling to contain it spread. one reason is some locals are suspicious of the doctors trying to help them, eve

she traveled from the democratic republic of congo. the virus has killed more than 2000 people in the region in the years since the latest outbreak began. the secretary-general is due to visit the drc on saturday to contain it.s to the world health organization has declared it a public health emergency of international concern. world havend the been marking the official international day of the disappeared, drawing attention to the thousands who vanished after being arrested. marches have been taking place in mexico in protest of the government's lack of support in finding their loved one. it recognizes over 40,000 people as going missing since 2006. we have more from mexico city. reporter: we are walking along mexico's historic district where activists have convened a march to mark the international day of the disappeared. we spoke with one woman whose brother went missing in 2012. she says thousands of families across mexico have formed a collective to search for their loved ones as they have not received enough support from the fede

in news from africa, the death toll from an ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo has topped 2000. it's the second worst outbreak of the epidemic on record. the world health organizatioion has called the situation in the drc "one of the largest and most complex huhumanitarian crises in the world." accordrding to the who, , 48,000 people in the drdrc have died of malaria this year, 3100 have died of measles, and nearly 300 hahave died of cholerara. environmental groups are threatening to sue the trump admininiration ovever its move o rescind regulations on methane emissions at oil and gas plants. on thursday, the environmental protection agency put forward a new rule to overturn regulations put in place by president obama. according to the epa, the rule will save energy companies up to $123 million through 2025. but environmental groups warn the change could have a devastating impact on the climate crisis. methane has more than 80 times the heat-trapping potential l of carbon dioxide. the naacp of alabama is calling on the state's republican governor to resign after she acknow

satellite data shows fires raging through angola and the republic of -- democratic republic of congo. the large numbers are believed to be burn practices by farmers, compounded by shorter rainy seasons. we have a data scientist and draft specialist who focuses on agricultural trends who says the lack of the region is having a huge -- of rain in the region is having a huge impact. >> the impact of these brushfires is getting worse. if you look a lot of sunny aired parts of the west african sahara, that used to be a dry season, and when the rains would come around, the grasslands would grow again. unfortunately, we are seeing a very significant increase in variability of rainfall making the rain season very volatile and less predictable. anchor: pharmaceutical giant johnson & johnson has been found liable in a massive lawsuit accused of feeling that opioid epidemic. -- fueling the opioid epidemic. they flooded the market with them. it will pay damages of $572 million. it is the first case to go to trial after many lawsuits against opioid medication or is and distributors. shares of the

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. >> the ebola virus has spread more in the democratic republic of congo. a 24-year-old woman and her baby contracted ebola in the epicenter of the virus. they traveled 700 kilometers by bus, where they tested positive for ebola. the mother died on thursday. malcolm webb brings us more from nairobi. reporter: 2 new cases. the woman and child are the first cases in the south kivu province. the woman died on tuesday and was identified positively as an ebola patient. her journey began in the epicenter of the ebola outbreak that started a year ago. she traveled by bus, then by boat thorugh 2 densely populated urban centers. firstly, the city of goma, with a population of about 2 million. we first saw ebola cases there last year. then she traveled to the south shores of lake kivu. we have not seen any ebola cases there. then she traveled to a remote village. this is more than 700 kilometers from where the ebola outbreak started. more than 1800 people have died since then. in spite of a very effective vaccine and recent reports of success of drugs used for pati e

people in the democratic republic of c congo. useless dads and on adventurous women these are two gender stereo types that got tv ads bands in the united kingdom this week. this was thehe first implementation of a law that went on the books in june which makes adds perceived as sexist illegal trago and our colleagues and friends to tell you more. astronauts in orbit. two and a half later in the coming year olds. ellsworth apparently not doing much a tool. the current that's never legal as is this a ten it's a market jeez. john wanted attention from others when doctor guessing about the kids. the u. k.'s advertising standards authority has come down hard looking into what is considered sexist young boys and girls were to grow up thinking as a result of you know why this is side so indications also having seen sense in our is depicted an absolute time that only certain things were available to them as a result of that gendo so girls thinking they kanshi sekaran pods. boys thinking they conger up looking off to kids as well as girls

it killed almost 1800 people in the democratic republic of the congo, the second highest total ever. myanmar and bangladesh are said to make a second attempt to repatriate -- muslims. after an to bangladesh army crackdownwn in 2017. it is unclear how voluntary the repatriation plan will be after a failed attempt last year. of -- mishmashh of multicolored roots -- this is where well over 700,000 muslims have spent the last two years after fleeing violence in myanmar. over 3000 of these residents could soon be returning home with support provided by the u.n.'s refugee agency. >> the government asked for help working with it to assess the intentions of refugees on that list regarding repatriation and if they want to go back voluntarily and we will work with the government on that basis. -- tonmar and bangladesh date, virtually none of the -- have put their hands up to leavave. a previvious offer rejected last autumn. progogressas made last month when officials met in bangladesh for what was described as positive talks. the u.n. says times have changed and most of the muslims they have s

finding work is not easy in the democratic republic of congo. unemployment is high here and poverty widespread. over 70% live under the poverty level, earning less than 2 euros a day. >> life in kinshasa is difficult sometimes. it's like living in anarchy.y. it's tough, but we stay here nonetheless. >> the government frequently fails its citizens, and churches bridge the gaps. the orchestra is run by a free christian church. it offers people support and has also built a number of schools and hospitals. in 1994, it set up the orchestra. music lessons take place within the church building. there are no music schools in the democratic republic of congo. so how is anyone supposed to learn how to play an instrument? >> i love music. ever since i was little, when i listen i feel good. music is the soundtrack to everything. >> the church is now building a real music school. it wants to give more people access to the power of music. the new school will also have rehearsal rooms for the orchestra. the project is being funded by the church and, above all,

republic of the congo have shown a 90% survival rate. the treatments are most effective if administered shortly after ebola is contracted. since the latest outbreak began a year ago, the world health organization says at least 2700 people have been infected with ebola, with more than 1800 deaths. local outlets are reporting the director of a migrant shelter in nuevo laredo, mexico, was kidnapped while defending asylum-seers at his shelter. members of an organized crime group reportedly intended to kidnap cuban migrants in exchange for ransom when the shelter director aaron mendez was taken after trying to protect the migrants in his care. little information is known about mendez's whereabouts since the kidnapping isaid to have taken place ov a week ago. doctors witht borders warned last month that the border city of nuevo laredo was not safe for migrants waiting for possible asylum in the u.s. in a statement critical of trump's "remain in mexico" policy, which sends asylum seekers back to mexico while their cases make their way through u

laila: in the east of the democratic republic of congo, so-called dw.com -- so-called [indiscernible] are the king of the road. the homemade scooters help transport people at the breakneck speed and some local drivers have become heroes. let's take a look. >> there are many ways to transport heavy loads. and this one is unique. foot powered scooters made of wood. they are used to carry everything imaginable. scooters painted in human colors can be seen around. >> at painted mine like this because the area i travel through is home to many rich people from the u.n. -- i painted my scooter like this. >> he makes a rule of not transporting objects that might make his brilliant scooter dirty, but his work is the same as for other drivers, transporting every object to customers. >> i like my job. i don't have any other. my scooter helps me feed my family. thanks to this work, i can afford to send my children to school. >> when the route goes downhill, even the heaviest load is easy to transport. alexi has been memorialized for his victories in the city's annual base. he has proved himself t

m majors raised that the ebola epidemic in the democratic republic of the congo could end soon. two new treatments have provenen highly e effective. hello and welcome back to the "france 24" newsroom. aire pryde.fo monday's cancellation of all flights was unprecedented and came after violent clashes between protester and police. i it will "pushsh hongg kong to the e point of no retur. the e u.s. human rights chief is concerned. 's" charles is in hong kong. get inside theou therefore, there are a lot of protesters at the front of the handing out leaflets about what the demand czar, there are five major demands, but when you get to the departure gates, where it gets very interesting, about 100 or more, definitely more than 100, hundreds of protesters are stepped down in front of those gates where you show your passport, behind the advocate of luggage carts. they have been, for the past five minutes, 15 minutes, sitting in silence. have been chanting slogans, this one that they are currently chanting as "free hong kong," i believe. and they are definitely making a stand here, hopin

the democratic republic of congo is struggling to contain a year-long outbreak of ebola which has killed 1800 people. efforts to control the virus have been hampered by armed groups. and local residents, who believe ebola is a conspiracy created by foreign governments. died of dengue fever in bangladesh, making it the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic in 2000. the government has launched initiatives to contain the virus, but experts say climate change is partly to blame for an increase in cases. >> with the rising number of patients, it is becoming difficult for government and private hospitals to cope. in many hospitals, there is hardly any space. >> patients are suffering from dengue fever. >> in many cases, patients are having to move from one hospital to another. >> i had a fever for three days. i decided to see a doctor at the hospital. he suggest that i take a test. results showed it to be positive. worst hit are 15 to 25-year-olds. >> my roommate came down with a high fever. diagnosed with dengue fever. i came downdays, with a high fever and was diagnosed with dengu

the democratic republic of congo racing to ebola epidemic. fears the virus could spread across the region. deckerspeak to stephanie in the rwandan capital. authorities inre rwanda about the spread of this disease? leading themrned, to close that border for a couple of hours on thursday. it againkly opened issuing a statement to say this was to put in checks and increase the amount of medical checks on this border busy border.a this is an area people will say citypretty much the same when it comes to how people cross. it's the same city with a dividing line. and this is also why there is such concern here. the ebola virus has been going on for about a year since it whye out in the d.r.c. but is there so much more concern hit theecause it has goma, over two million rwanda.close to the way people greet each other and this is how it is transmitted, through sweat and fluids and because of the stigma attached to it. is a country very much dependent on tourism. not want to be seen as having this as a potential threat. a case ofver been ebola in rwan

rwanda has opened its border with the democratic republic of congo, after a brief closurere that follolowed the third death a patient with the ebola virus in the conongolese border city f goma. since the latest outbreak began exactly one year ago, the world health organization says at least 2,700 people have been infected with ebola, with more than 1,800 deaths. the washington post reports the trump administration is nearing a deal with the taliban to withdraw thousands of troops from afghahanistan in exchange r a cease-fire. the agreement would also reportedly see the taliban were announced its support for al qaeda. the u.s. will reduce the number of troops in afghanistan to roughly 9000. this comes as the state department is reportedly slashing its presence at the u.s. embassy in afghanistan with cuts to half of the personnel. the world meteorological organization said july was the warmest month in recorded human history, following the hottest june on record. w waves have put 2019 on track to be one of the hottest years ever measured. ththe current record holdersrs - by rank k - 2016, 201

reopened itshas theern border with democratic republic of congo after briefly closing at to prevent the latest ebola outbreak from spreading. two more cases have been reported. a one-year-old child and the .ife of the men who died crossing this border between rwanda and the congo has people going back and forth. 15,000 people use this crossing daily, and families visit relatives and traders take their goods to the market. millions of dollars are made in border trade every year. closed, the were rwanda government saying they wanted to evaluate the ebola situation. >> they closed the border, not a good decision. they haven't detected it here on the border. >> we crossed over yesterday and we didn't have any problems. we brought a large quantity of corn, but this morning, we came back to get our goods and they for bid us from coming into rwanda. us from coming into rwanda because of ebola. reporter: they say they are well prepared and are continuing to trace people who could have made contact with ebola victims. the ebolaclared emergency as of international concern, saying people should no

as for a cd get back on blue of the democratic republic of congo that was back in february twenty eighteen and it's not the only records his transfer has broken pp also becomes the prime your league's most expensive african signing breaking. the sixty five million euros paid by manchester city for riyadh marez also in twenty eighteen it's also record signing for the gunners wiping out the sixty one million euros paid last year. to bring pms getting medical by me young from brusett door tunes at the pay the twenty four year old i've were in international signed a five year deal with the gunners and will wear the number nineteen sure it's a bit big who scored twenty two goals. in any the league out last season second only to buy some grandma's tn that be who scored thirty three goals prepare -- also adding as eleven is c. string at that season. he is arsenal's biggest recruit of of the transfer windoww as so farr arsenal finished. fifth last season and will be playing a friendly against barcelona on sunday before kicking off their primarily campaign with a trip to new castle this will be on

sounding the alarm overr the spread o of ebola in the democratic republic of the congo . there was confusion at the border with rwanda as authorities try to stop crossings as a third deft - -- a third death was confirmed in a city. a population of 2 million, fears of epidemic are growing. remembering a huge sacrifice in world war ii tonight. thousands honored those who were killed in the warsaw uprising 75 years ago. the futile efforts to drive the nazis out of poland was the biggest act of military resistance against german forces in the war. could beijing the planning to use force in hong kong? that is what some are reading into the army' release o of a videos that includes an exercise in riot control. ♪ brett: i'm brent goff. to our viewers in pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. fears of a new outbreak of ebola are growing. a third person has died in the city of doma in the democratic republic of the congo. the latest victim is a one-year-old girl whose father was the second confirmed case that died yesterday. this is a city of about 2 million peo

reported in the democratic republic of congo. hello and welcome back to the france 24 newsroom. we begin in hong kong where the chief of the chinese military garrison in the city has spoken up for the first time about the ongoing rift. he has warned that violent clashes will not be tolerated, adding the army is determined to protect china takei sovereignty. the commander of the people's liberation army made the comment at a reception celebration -- celebrating the 92nd anniversary of the chinese military. the garrison released a promotional video featuriring shoulders -- soldiers outing out that a all consequences will be at your own risk. our beijing correspondent spoke earlier. beijing is that losing patience although they are keeping to the official law that they have been holding since the beginning of this protest that this is the responsibility of the hong kong government and they support the hong kong government and police force to deal with ththis on thr owown terms but they are showing that if they deem it necessary, the

doctors in the democratic republic of congo quarantined 15 people in south keeley promise over fears they had been affected by a bolo. until now -- if infected by a bola. across the drc. and sudanese protest leaders called for a million man march on thursday to demand dress just for the killing of six demonstrators earlier this week. now the second set of u.s. democratic presidential candidates take to the debate stage in the coming hours, to try and outshine last night's contenders. with 20 people vying for the nomination, the event has had to be swift across two nights. we go to detroit to speak with al jazeera's reporter. what are we expecting for candidates tonight? >> felicity, tonight has been widely seen as the big night in this debate, this two-part debate. that is because joe biden is participating. he is leading in the polls right now. some people say he was the winner of last night's debate, to fight -- despite the fact that he was not there. that is because progressives dominated that debate. and the moderate who was standing in, essentially, providing, was a little-known

democratic republic of the congo where a second case has been confirmed in a city near rwanda. the world health organization declared the ebola crisis a public house emergency of international concern. are on high alert after a second case of ebola was confirmed. a city of more than 2 million people. cityan who traveled to the from a mining area is now isolated at a treatment center. we are taking all necessary precautions. der toto hospitalize thiss indivividual here in goma. treatment will be sent from benny with a specialist to look after ththis patient. response teams have begun to decontaminate areas where the patient may have stayed. vaccinations are set to start this week. the congolese health ministry is considering the use of a second experimental vaccine recommended by the world health organization . in spite of the emergency, it could take timime to win the trt of locals. as a congolese citizen, i will not take that vaccine because it is not serious. the who is bringing a second vaccine because the first one did not work well enouough. where is that vaccine from? the

. 1600 deaths in the democratic republic of congo, and for now cases of ebola continue to rise. the last major outbreak of the disease was in 2014. set, the human -- the u.n. up a special mission. official in charge has been watching the response to the latest outbreak with frustration. >> we need a much more comprehensive response. until that happens, until there is political leadership, until there is crisis operations leadership on the ground, we are just going to see the current crisis in the drc get worse. thatter: do you believe political considerations, perhaps, have trumped the public health ones? >> i heard a very senior official from who on the radio saying one reason they delayed declaring an international public health emergency was precisely because of opposition within the drc government. bywas said loud and clear the senior who official. for those of us thrust into the 2014 crisis late in the game, it was devastating to hear that, because that was one of the big mistakes from the 2014 crisis. 's toper: the u.n. humanitarian official admits the global response is b

health workers in the democratic republic of congo have told al jazeera the declaration of ebola as an international emergency will help them get the resources needed to fight the disease. more than 1600 people have so far died of the disease, including two who recently crossed into neighboring uganda. correspondent: a congolese fishmonger died of ebola when she returned home. motorcycle road on a and interacted with many people. health workers are looking for high-risk contacts, some of whom are said to have gone into hiding. one who knew the woman does not -- also complicated government efforts to deal with it. she was pregnant and had a miscarriage. everyone knows that. people who touched her have not died yet. ?hy do you think she had ebola she had a miscarriage. that is what we know. this is one of the busiest trade routes. informal courses to get from one country to another. formaleveryone uses courses. correspondent: the world health organization has declared the ebola outbreak of public health emergency based on the high risk of the disease spreading across the region. the fact

republic of congo. since last summer, the outbreak has infected over 2500 people, killing nearly 1700 of them. in recent days, the virus was found in goma -- a city of nearly 2 million people and a regional crossroads onon the d's border with rwanda. thousands of puerto ricans took to the streets wednesday calling for the resignation of governor ricardo rossello following the leleak of a series osexixist and olent text messas s betwn rossello a m membe of f hi cabinet atat alsinclclud jokeses about victims of hurrinene ria.a. whilththe preststs we largrgy peaceful, police teargassed demotrtratorfor r thsecondnd straight night and madmumultip arsts. prests also took pcece in w york where hundreds gather in uniosqsquareark.k. this i iformer new york citit council member governor rossello called awhore. >> we also have the moral character, the governor, who is appealed to the trust that only from his own party but also from the puerto rican people so he can be an effective leader. rico,e benefit of puerto

of the democratic republic of congo, members have decided it requires an international response. >> the rationale is to better cope with the volatile characteristics of this outbreak. the strategy is not to be changed. we need to intensify the actions or serve to become more proactive. officials traveled to pray for the sick. he died earlier this week. workersorder, health are taking no chances. rwanda has told its citizens to avoid traveling to the city. they have been warned against closing borders. say many offficials those who came in contact with preacher have been vaccinated and it is unlikely ebola will spread, but they are still concerned. it is a key city. >> we can't afford to be afraid, because if i am afraid of carrying someone, i will get no clients, that means no money. >> what will be due now? shall we lock our children in the house? >> more than one million people live here. it is easy to travel to other countries in the region as well as other parts of the drc. affected areas have intensified. there isrovince, concerned more people are getting sick. there is also co

republic of congo. not to impose punitive restrictions that will only serve to isolate them. i stress this, the government of drc is doing everything it can. they need the support of the international community. >> for more now i'm joined by christian lindner meyer in geneva. good to have you on the program. tell me, what can the international community do right now? >> a couple of things. of course, one of the important measures right now is for the world to realize, for the international community to realize that funding and support for the country is needed heavily. the director said today in his statement that we need -- unless the international community steps up now and responds now, we will be paying for this outbreak in the future with a much higher price. so there is now a financial plan for strategic response that is being prepared. we don't havee the exact number yet but it will run in the hundreds of millions. the funding and the monetary support, as well as political support. we need suppor