BRIEF.ME – WORLD NEWS BRIEFING
In today’s briefing update, chaos at Hong Kong International airport as protesters and police clash yet again.
A Russian village has been given one day to evacuate following last weeks mysterious rocket explosion. Fears over radiation levels have forced the residents out.
Two guards who watched over Epstein on the night he allegedly ended his life have been put on leave. And the jail Warden has been reassigned. Many questions have been raised about the federal jail Epstein was in.
All in today’s WORLD news briefing – A daily roundup of all the news headlines that you need to know, summarised as part of WTX News Briefing.
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CHAOS AT HONG KONG AIRPORT DURING MASSIVE ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTEST
RT News reports, the tension at Hong Kong International Airport turned into complete chaos as police and protesters clashed. Protesters blocked the departure terminals late on Tuesday preventing passengers from leaving the airport. 
A man arriving from the Chinese mainland was attacked after protesters suspected he was an undercover police officer. Another individual, a reporter, was tied up and attacked.
Officers dressed in riot gear used pepper spray and tear gas to clear protesters from one part of the terminal. In the end, police were forced to retreat outside the airport.
Read the full story on RT News
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RUSSIAN VILLAGE EVACUATED OVER RADIATION FEARS
Aljazeera News says residents of a village in Russia have been given one day to evacuate. It comes after last week’s mysterious rocket explosion that spiked radiation levels up to 16 times. Authorities have dished out the advice to evacuate whilst the clean-up work is being carried out. 
Russia’s Rosatom nuclear agency confirmed five of its staff members were killed in the blast at a naval facility. At least three others were injured. Rosatom tests ballistic missiles used by nuclear submarines.
Read the full story on Aljazeera
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EPSTEIN DEATH: TWO GUARDS PUT ON LEAVE AND WARDEN REASSIGNED
NBC News says the two guards who were watching disgraced Jeffery Epstein have been placed on leave. And the warden of the prison has been temporarily reassigned while the FBI and Justice Department start investigating Epstein’s death. 
Epstein was found unresponsive in his Manhattan cell. He supposedly took his own life by hanging. A source said there was shouting and shrieking from his cell on the morning he was found and COs attempted to revive him. Adding they shouted, “breathe, Epstein, breathe.”
Questions have been raised about the federal jail following Epstein’s apparent suicide. One of the guards on duty the night he died was not a regular CO. Further comments made said Epstein was “treated like a celebrity” during his 13-month stint.
Read the full story on NBC News
https://wtxnews.com/2019/08/13/world-news-briefing-mosque-shooter-in-court-autopsy-revealed-for-canadian-killers-man-arrested-for-brussels-bombings/
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