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Interview with Jimmy Lai; After Missing Deadline Nuclear Talks With Iran Extended; Newborn Found Abandoned In Storm Drain In Sydney, Australia; 12-Year-Old Killed By Police In Cleveland; Israeli Border Guard Arrested For Killing Palestinian Teen; Ferguson Community Awaits Grand Jury Decision

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KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong and welcome to News stream where news and technology meet.

Now diplomats will apparently miss their deadline in Iran nuclear talks, but we're told there is a deal to keep talking.

Plus, an influential supporter of Hong Kong's protesters says it is time for them to go home. Hear more from media mogul Jimmy Lai.

And a newborn is found abandoned in a storm drain in Australia by two cyclists who finally heard his cries.

We begin in Vienna where yet another round of talks over Iran's nuclear program is winding down with no deal in sight. Now a western

diplomat tells CNN that negotiations will likely continue at a lower level in the coming weeks. And we're just learning about some new dates for a

possible deal.

Now let's get the latest from our reporters on the ground. Reza Sayah, he's on standby in Tehran. We'll go to him in just a moment, but

first let's bring in our senior international correspondent Nic Robertson. He's monitoring developments from Vienna. And Nic, what is the latest

about this extension?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, we're told that the talks will resume again in December at a location to be determined, but

we are now learning that a framework agreement is to be hammered out by the first of March, that's the plan, a framework agreement by the first of

March with a final comprehensive agreement by the first of July. So there's sort of another three months and a little bit, if you will, to get

a framework of what they hope to achieve and then by the beginning of July to get the full text of it, including the annexes, all the details lined up

and finalized by July -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, that's Nic Robertson reporting there in Vienna. Thank you.

Now let's go straight to Reza Sayah who joins us in Tehran. And Reza, no sign of a final deal. Talks will be extended. So what does this mean

for the people of Iran?

ROBERTSON: Well, Kristie, for the people of Iran, it means they'll have to wait. And that's something they prefer not to do because there's

so much at stake for the Iranian population. You could argue there's more at stake for the Iranian people than anyone else, how badly do they want a

deal, and at what cost here's how we found out.

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SAYAH: In Tehran,

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REZA SAYAH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: In Tehran, anticipation grows as the deadline nears for the nuclear talks between Iran and the

world powers.

Everyone here, it seems, has a take on the negotiations. So we decided to get a cross-section of opinion while traveling across the

capital Tehran.

First stop, south Tehran, home of the blue collar working class.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): As an Iranian, I always want friendly relations with the world. I hope all the western governments lift

the sanctions and bring good news on November 24.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): It's what everyone wants, to reach an agreement that benefits Iran.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): Why wouldn't I want a deal? I want them to reach a deal so people can live in peace.

SAYAH: Next stop central Tehran, home of the middle class and numerous business districts.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): If there's an agreement, everything will be easier: the sanctions will be lifted, the economy will

improve and so will relations with the world.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I want us to have peace and better lives as long as we don't give up our rights.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): The other side talks a lot, but we shouldn't listen. We have to stay our path. Our nuclear energy

program is our right.

SAYAH: Then it was off to our final destination, a drive up Balias Road (ph) to north Tehran, home of ritzy boutiques and Tehran's well to do.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): If there is a positive outcome and better relations, we'll have better lives at home. It will

improve everything.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I think if we get out of these sanctions, the situation will improve. There will be more jobs, a

better economy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): We don't want a deal at any price, only if it's fair and right, a deal where Iran's rights are

addressed and the west's rights are addressed.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

SAYAH: We have traveled to Iran frequently over the past year during these nuclear negotiations between Iran and the world powers. And we

haven't come across a single Iranian who says I don't want a deal. They all want an agreement, however, they continue to insist that not at any

cost. They believe that they have a peaceful nuclear program, that they're a great civilization that has more than 2,500 years of history. They see

themselves as equal as the world powers. They say they've worked hard for this nuclear technology. And they say they're not going to give it up.

So seemingly, the obstacles weren't overcome, it looks like, but many Iranians optimistic that down the road an agreement will be reached.

LU STOUT: All right, so people there on the streets of Tehran, they're optimistic. They want to have a deal.

What about the hardliners in Tehran. What do they want?

SAYAH: Well, even in talking to the hardliners, their position is we want a deal if it is a fair deal.

However, if an agreement happens, a lot of observers say hardliners will lose something, they'll lose politically to a moderate President

Hassan Rouhani, but what's remarkable is that they've been relatively silent. Why? It's because the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has

backed the negotiation team in Vienna right now, the Iranian team, that's why you haven't heard much from the hardliners.

And depending on what the Supreme Leader says today or whenever there's an announcement about an extension, we'll see what the hardliners

say, but usually they follow what the supreme leader says, Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, CNN's Reza Sayah reporting live from Inside Iran, many thanks indeed for that.

Now, the Iraqi military is in a fierce fight against ISIS militants trying to seize the capital of Anbar Province. Now the battle is raging

close to the main government complex in Ramadi, but 100 kilometers west of Baghdad ISIS militants have been trying to seize Ramadi since Friday. Now

the group already controls most of Anbar.

Now the Iraqi military has gained ground elsewhere. Iraqi, Kurdish and Shiite forces say that they've retaken two key towns in Diyala

Province.

Now the Afghan government is blaming the Haqqani Network for a blast at a volleyball game in Afghanistan that killed at least 45 people. A

suicide bomber detonated explosive while a crowd watched a match in southeastern Paktika Province (ph). Now many of the 60 wounded are being

treated in Kabul.

Now the government accuses the Haqqani Network with ties to the Taliban of planning and carrying out the attack.

The atrocity happened the same day parliament agreed to allow U.S. and NATO forces to stay in Afghanistan after 2014.

Now you're watching News Stream. And still to come, meet the media tycoon who has been running his empire from the front lines of Hong Kong's

pro-democracy protests.

A newborn survives five days in a storm drain after being abandoned by his mother.

Another case of bird flu in continental Europe. It is a growing crisis for the poultry industry.

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LU STOUT: It's coming to you live from Hong Kong, you're back watching News Stream. As the umbrella movement in Hong Kong enters week 9,

pro-democracy protesters are bracing for more barricades to come down, this time in the district of Mongkok.

Now police just announced that they are ready to help bailiffs carry out a court order to dismantle protest sites there. And the area has scene

some of the most violent clashes since the street protests began.

Now riot police tried, but failed to clear the site before.

Now here is a reminder of where all this is taking place. And remember, there are three protest sites across the city. Now in the

district of Mongkok, protesters are sitting on the main artery of Nathan Road, a large chunk of it -- marked in yellow right here on the map -- is

slated to be cleared. But in the business district of Admiralty, protest camps are still spreading over a major highway.

Last week, authorities cleared a small section at the fringe, but there was no court order in place to remove more barricades there.

Now earlier, I went to the area and I visited the Occupy campsite set up by Jimmy Lai, owner of the local newspaper The Apple Daily. And an

outspoken supporter of the pro-democracy movement.

And I started by asking him if the time has come for student protesters to head home.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JIMMY LAI, OWNER, NEXT MEDIA LIMITED: Initially we were very excited, you know, the students really excited us and, you know, gain our respect.

And they still gain our respect, because they're still very persistent, but it's very obvious now that people are tired. And this first battle is not

the war. And they should realize it's about time we retreat and preserve our determination, our willpower, so we can come back again.

LU STOUT: It sounds like you're calling for the student movement to retreat and regroup later. Is that right?

LAI: Right, right, right. Yeah, I think -- a lot of people are talking about this now, but only the students are not willing. So, you

know, I hope they would just consider, because we can't just go on, because you know it -- the government is striking us on. And if we at the end we

fail, it's not just us fail, it is our moral health will fail. You know, we will lose the moral high ground. And this will make this very difficult

to come back later.

LU STOUT: Would asking people to retreat now be a sign of defeat?

LAI: No, it's not. Because if the police was to clear out, they will not be able to clear out if people just come back to reoccupy somewhere,

you know, because they will not be -- they would not accept being cleared out.

The only way for this to stop temporarily is for people to retreat by themselves.

LU STOUT: Yeah, so what is the exit strategy?

LAI: The exit strategy is to give the government a demand after that let's us make consult reject this build of, you know, the people's congress

of a (inaudible) and we will give a few months to the government to give us a positive answer. If by then there's no answer, or the answer is not

positive, we come back again. We have to come back many times before we get what we want. And we have to realize this.

LU STOUT: But occupying the street is the leverage of the student movement. So if you retreat, the students will lose that leverage, right?

LAI: No, we can come back. we can come back and occupy anyplace.

You know, this -- look, it's not difficult for us to come back, you know, because now we know at least a few hundred thousand of people are

actually willing to come and occupy. And any time when they need (inaudible) and they will come.

LU STOUT: So whether the streets are cleared by police or the students retreat from the streets, the umbrella movement is far from over,

that's what you're saying?

LAI: Definitely it's not over. If the police clear that people will come back, people will not take it so easily.

So the only way for this to retreat strategically and temporarily is for us to do so. But I'm saying us, mostly the students. You know, they

have to realize it's about time we think about this.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: That was media mogul, China critic and Occupy Hong Kong supporter Jimmy Lai speaking to me earlier.

Now according to a poll released by the University of Hong Kong last week, now some 500 people that were surveyed, eight out of 10 think the

protesters should go home.

Now a Hong Kong court has ruled a British banker is mentally fit to stand trial for the murder of two Indonesian women. Now he has been in

custody since the bodies were discovered in his apartment. As Andrew Stevens reports, the 29-year-old faces a lengthy stretch in custody before

his next court hearing.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ANDREW STEVENS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: British banker Rurik Jutting has been found fit to enter a plea after being arrested for the

murder of two women.

The bodies of the two Indonesians were found in his apartment in the Wan Chai (ph) district of Hong Kong, an area known for its bars and its

nightlife.

One of the bodies of those victims had been stuffed inside a suitcase on the balcony of his apartment.

Here at the eastern magistrate's court today, the principle magistrate declared that after reading the psychiatric reports that Jutting was indeed

fit to enter a plea.

He appeared to be following the conversation between the judge, the prosecution and the defense intently. When he was asked whether he

understood the proceedings, he replied I do.

But this case has now been adjourned until the middle of next year to allow the prosecution more to gather evidence against Jutting.

The court was told the reason for the length of the adjournment is that there are more than 200 individual items that need to be DNA tested.

When the court reconvenes on July 6, it still has to decide whether to take this case, which has gripped Hong Kong to a full trial.

Andrew Stevens, CNN, Hong Kong.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Now so far Rurik Jutting has not sought bail. And there's been no indication of what plea he might enter.

You're watching News Stream. Still to come, a baby boy is alive after spending days abandoned at the bottom of a storm drain. We'll tell you how

a group of cyclists helped save this newborn.

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LU STOUT: Now a woman in Sydney, Australia has been charged with attempted murder after a newborn was discovered in a storm drain. The

abandoned baby was rescued and is now in hospital in serious condition.

Linda Kincaid reports.

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LINDA KINCAID, JOURNALIST: It's an incredible story of survival: a newborn baby discovered dumped in a drain near a highway in Sydney's

western suburbs.

Cyclists riding past heard what sounded like a kitten crying. On closer inspection, they found a little baby boy.

HAYLEY OTTE, CYCLIST WHO FOUND BABY: We felt sick and we just wanted...

DAVID OTTE, CYCLIST WHO FOUND BABY: We still feel sick.

HAYLEY OTTE: Yeah, we just wanted that baby to know and see it face it was OK.

KINCAID: Police believe the baby was pushed through a small opening in the drain and dropped 2.4 meters. He survived the fall and lay

abandoned on the side of the road for up to five days, wrapped only in a hospital blanket and some plastic.

Fortunately, he was found early in the morning before temperatures were set to soar to 40 degrees Celsius, or 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

INSPECTOR DAVID LAGATS, NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE: The baby was conscious and breathing. He was removed from the drain and put in the care

of the police.

KINCAID: Rescue workers had to lift a 200 kilogram concrete slab to rescue the baby. The boy was under nourished and suffering dehydration.

He remains in hospital in a serious, but stable condition. Police have charged a 30-year-old woman with attempted murder.

Linda Kincaid, CNN.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: An incredible story of survival.

Now doctors say that the elements were just right for this baby to survive.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

DR. ANDREW MCDONALD, PEDIATRICIAN: This baby was incredibly lucky that it was left where it was, because it was left in a natural incubator -

- not too hot, hot too cold and protected from weather and from predators.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: And the hospital where the baby is recovering says that adoption requests have been pouring in for the little boy.

Now, let's turn to the United States. And we could be close to learning if criminal charges will be filed in the case of a black teenager

who was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

Now a grand jury is expected to announce a decision at any time and as Stephanie Elam explains, the wait has the city on edge.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

STEPHANIE ELAM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The closer the grand jury decision on the fate of Police Officer Darren Wilson gets...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The uncertainty is beyond difficult.

ELAM: ...the more anxious many in the St. Louis area grow. This woman grew up in Ferguson and moved back here to raise her family. Her concern is

less about whether or not Wilson will be indicted for the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in August but more about the reaction that

follows.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If there is peaceful demonstrations that is fine. But to have the violence that we've had and from people that are outside of

Ferguson in the name of Ferguson, no we don't like that.

ELAM: You don't want to show you face on camera. What is your fear behind that?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My fear is my family's safety.

ELAM: In the days after Michael Brown's death unrest paralyzed Ferguson and led to months of demonstrations in the St. Louis area. Now,

businesses here are boarded up, hoping to avoid destruction if protests once again spin out of control.

Schools in St. Louis County are setting up contingency plans if the decision comes while class is in session; the Jennings School District

making the call to extend the Thanksgiving holiday to last the entire week. Some churches are ready to assist protesters and residents affected by

potential rioting.

REV. TRACI BLACKMON, CHRIST THE KING UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: To awaken a sleeping community to issues that need to be addressed that have

always been there I think is a great legacy.

ELAM: Reverend Traci Blackmon says the fissure in Ferguson goes beyond black and white.

BLACKMON: Both sides love Ferguson but one side wants to be embraced and have all of the rights and all of the benefits that both sides should

have. The other side is able to live in oblivion to that if they so choose.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think it is a tragedy that that young man was killed. But I think that he's given up his life for a greater good that is

going to make Ferguson better. Our consciousness is being raised into doing things that are more inclusive. ELAM: Meanwhile President Obama joined

Attorney General Eric Holder and members of the St. Louis community in a call for peace no matter what the grand jury decides telling ABC News:

OBAMA: Using any event as an excuse for violence is contrary to rule of law and contrary to who we are.

ELAM: Stephanie Elam, CNN, Ferguson, Missouri.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Still to come right here on News Stream, an Israeli policeman has been charged after a Palestinian teenager was shot and

killed.

And bird flu fears among poultry farmers in Europe. Why a discovery in Germany has the entire industry on alert. We've got the details coming

up.

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LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching News Stream and these are your world headlines.

negotiators in Vienna have agreed to a new deadline to reach a deal over Iran's controversial nuclear program. A western diplomat tells CNN a

date of March 1 has been set for a so-called framework agreement, but the deadline for a final deal now extended to July 1.

Now the source also says negotiations are set to continue at a lower level in the coming weeks.

Now police in Hong Kong have announced that they are ready to help bailiffs dismantle a protest site. They say the operation will be carried

out on Tuesday. This follows a court order for protesters to remove barricades from the area of Mong Kok. Now last week, authorities cleared a

small section of the main protest site in the business district of Admiralty.

Buffalo, New York is thawing out after being hit by a snowstorm. And now there are concerns all that snow will melt and, along with the rain,

will cause major flooding. Now the governor of New York has told residents to be ready to leave their homes.

An Israeli border policeman has been charged with manslaughter after a Palestinian teenager was shot and killed. It is prompting mixed reactions.

Now for more, let's go straight to our senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman. He joins us now live from the West Bank. And

Ben, walk us through the case.

BEN WEDEMAN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, we are in the spot where this incident took place on the 15th of May, which is known as

(inaudible) that's the day when Palestinians mourn the creation of Israel.

What happened is there was a protest going on here, as there are almost is every single Friday. But on that day, there were the protests --

one of the protesters, 17-year-old Nadeem Nawara was killed. Another protester also was killed.

But in the case of Nadeem Nawara, his death was caught on closed circuit televisions, which are right here, and also by CNN with exclusive

video. And therefore the Israeli justice ministry launched an investigation and just yesterday at the Jerusalem district court issued an

indictment against a body -- a border police officer charging him with manslaughter in the case of Nadeem Nawara.

Now according to the indictment, the Israeli investigators say that this border policeman changed one of the rounds in his magazine, which was

holding blanks, which are used to fire rubber bullets and replaced them with live ammunition.

Now there was a forensic investigation. The pathologists found three fragments from the bullet in Nadeem Nawara that apparently passed right

through him. the father found the bullet in Nadeem Nawara's backpack. And sort of all this evidence together, the on camera evidence as well as the

evidence from this bullet, led to this indictment.

Of course, he's indicted with manslaughter, not murder, as the father of Nadeem Nawara told us, he wants to see the charge to be. He feels that

all the evidence together clearly indicates that this was, in his words, premeditated murder.

Now when this case first came out, the Israeli military said no live ammunition was fired at these protests, but clearly there was live

ammunition fired. The Israeli defense minister, for instance, suggested that somehow this footage was fabricated, or edited to make it appear that

it was -- that he was in fact killed with live ammunition.

But now, at least from the court and the indictment, it seems that that is the line that the Israeli authorities are pursuing.

Now despite this, there are some Israelis who are now collecting funds for the defense of this soldier who they say was simply doing his duty --

Kristie.

LU STOUT: So, a lot of mixed reactions to the charge.

And this comes during a very, very tense time in Israel. What is the mood now? And could this case stoke perhaps more violence there?

WEDEMAN: Well, it's hard to say. Obviously, this is a court case that's going to take some time. Obviously, given the current atmosphere

following last week's synagogue attack, which left four Israelis -- five Israelis dead, certainly the mood is one that's very tense indeed. And

it's hard to say at this point whether this case is going to make it any more tense than it could possibly be already -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, CNN's Ben Wedeman reporting live from the West Bank. Thank you, Ben.

Now, a newly uncovered cybersecurity threat is, quote, "groundbreaking," and almost peerless. It's called REGIN.

Now the cybersecurity firm Symantec says that this malware has been lurking in computers for as long as six years, mostly targeting individuals

and small businesses.

now REGIN has remained hidden under several types of encryption. And it appears to have been designed by a government. In fact, Symantec says

this, quote, "it's one of the main cyberespionage tools used by a nation state."

Now the security firm has found the malware in at least 10 countries. Its highest concentration is in Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Now, three new crew members have arrived at the International Space Station.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three seconds to launch.

We have liftoff of the Soyuz Rocket with TMA 15M, three new crew members headed to the International Space Station...

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: The team arrived on schedule just six hours after liftoff.

Now Italy's first female astronaut is among them. And it will carry out a six month research mission.

Now an Italian astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti, she knows how to travel in style. Now she brought along the International Space Station's

very first espresso machine. It is called, fittingly, ISS -- as in I.S.S - - espresso. It was designed by the Italian coffee maker LavAzza and the engineering firm Argotech.

Now LavAzza says the machine weighs some 20 kilograms because of all the backup and safety components inside it.

Now unlike an ordinary espresso maker with a plastic tube for water, this one is made of steel and can withstand enormous pressure. Now it's

capsule design also works well for brewing tea, broth and rehydrating other space food.

Now let's come back down to Earth and tell you about the big winners at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. One Direction, they took home

three trophies and the British boy band, they nabbed the night's biggest prize, artist of the year.

(inaudible), she had a leading six nominations and took home two awards, including favorite rap/hip-hop album.

You're watching News Stream. Still to come on the program, there are growing concerns about the possibility of a bird flu epidemic in Europe.

And we'll tell you what experts are saying about the virus spreading through the continent.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now a 12-year-old boy is dead after police in the U.S. State of Ohio shot him. They say he reached into his waisteband and pulled out a weapon,

but it turned out to be an air gun.

Now here's CNN's Sara Ganim with more on the shooting and a 911 call made just moments before.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SARA GANIM, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A 12-year-old boy is dead after a police shooting in Cleveland Saturday.

UNIDENTIFED MALE: I'm sitting in the park, there's a guy in here with a pistol, and it's probably a fake one, but he's like pointing it at

everybody. The guy keeps pulling it out of his pants -- it's probably fake, but you know what he's scaring the (EXPLETIVE DELETED) out of me.

GANIM: The gun was fake, an air soft replica gun that looks like a semi automatic pistol, Cleveland Police says. Adding the orange tab that's

supposed to identify as a BB type gun had been removed.

But police say it's not clear if the responding officers knew if the gun might be fake when they arrived at the playground of the Rec Center

where the 911 call was made. When an officer ordered the boy to put his hands in the air, police say the boy instead reached for his waistband.

DEPUTY CHIEF ED TOMBA, CLEVALAND POLICE: There was no verbal or no confrontation. The officers ordered him to stop and to show his hands and

he went into his waistband and pulled out the weapon.

GANIM: Police say the officer fired two shots and the boy was hit in the torso. He died Sunday morning following surgery. The family's attorney

told CNN, "It's devastating. A mom let's her son go to the park and finds out he has been shot. We're starting our investigation. We're gathering our

witnesses and they're gathering theirs." The Cleveland Police use of force team is also investigating.

TOMBA: Their job is to respond to their assignments and to protect the community and when an officer gives a command we expect it to be followed.

The way it looks now it was not followed.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: And that was CNN's Sara Ganim reporting. Police have not released the name of the 12-year-old boy.

Now parts of Europe are on high alert for bird flu after a wild duck tested positive for bird flu in northeast Germany. Now cases were

identified earlier this month at poultry farms in The Netherlands, and the United Kindgom.

Azadeh Ansari reports.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

AZADEH ANSARI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's a sight no one wanted to see, chicken by the thousands culled and their carcasses destroyed after Dutch

authorities found a highly contagious strain of the bird flu spreading to poultry farms like this one in The Netherlands.

FRED GROOT NIBBELINK, OPERATIONAL COORDINATOR OF DUTCH FOOD AUTHORITY (through translator): It is a necessary evil. Everybody knows that

there's a lot at stake here in terms of public health and animal health. The virus is very contagious for the animals and possibly for humans too.

So we have to get rid of the virus as soon as possible.

ANSARI: This new strain of the Avian Influenza, also known as H5N8, was first detected earlier this month in a turkey farm in Germany. A

couple of weeks later, it surfaced in The Netherlands and then the UK.

There was only a low public health risk to humans, but the economic impact may be far greater. The World Health Organization for animal health

estimates that over 200,000 chickens, turkeys and ducks have been killed across Europe since the outbreak started just about three weeks ago

The Dutch, one of Europe's leading suppliers of poultry and eggs, out of an abundance of caution, placed a ban on their poultry products.

Angry locals...

VERT VERSLUIS, LOCAL RESIDENT (through translator): We always get our eggs here. Who doesn't? The whole village does and the surroundings too,

thousands per week.

ANSARI: Health officials are monitoring.

But how the virus could have reached Europe is unclear. Initial tests revealed a wild duck in Germany tested positive for the H5N8 in the

northern part of the country, similar to the strain found in Asia.

BERNARD VALLAT, OIE GENERAL DIRECTOR (through translator): There is very likely a link. The vector being wild birds through their migration

between Asia and Europe.

ANSARI: Authorities say this strain is likely to have migrated from Asia with migratory wild birds. Europeans are now worried of a possible

continent-wide epidemic if the virus is not contained quickly.

So far, the World Health Organization says no human cases have been reported.

Azadeh Ansari, CNN.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Now, in South Africa, the government says a record number of rhinos have been poached. The Department of Environmental Affairs

reports that 1,020 rhinos have been killed for their horns so far this year, that's more than the entire number killed last year.

Now South Africa is now taking drastic action to save endangered rhinos from poachers. It's flying some of them out of Kruger National Park

to a secret location in another country.

Now Diana Magnay was there when game experts started this innovative program.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DIANA MAGNAY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: So the rhino is darted with a mix of an immobilizer and a tranquilizer and it takes about three

to five minutes from the time it's hit to get it on the ground. And from that moment on, the process is incredibly fast.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: More on this story and a look at the threat caused by poaching on a wider scale, that's Tuesday only on CNN.

And finally, I want to leave you with a first glimpse of a sea creature discovered by California researchers. From out of the deep comes

this, the female anglerfish, also known as the Black Seadevil.

Now the Monterrey Bay aquarium believes that these are the very first live images of the fish filmed during a very deep dive by remotely operated

vehicle.

Pretty cool and creepy at the same time.

And that is News Stream. We've got World Sport with Alex Thomas up next.

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