you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your pod cast you can also find us at. science. this is the dog new year's live from berlin a power vacuum in lebanon as the entire government steps down the lebanese prime minister announced the resignation of his government almost one week after the beirut blast it blamed a culture of corruption for the explosion which left a quarter of a 1000000 people homeless. in bella ruse dropped in anger after the government claims

a landslide victory for president looking schenkel but his challenger says the vote was rigged and the european union and the u.s. have their doubts too. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program the lebanese prime minister and his entire cabinet have resigned almost a week after the massive explosion in beirut has said their departure would make possible the changes lebanon needs but his announcement has so far done little to placate protesters even as diablo's speaking demonstrators were back in the streets demanding an end to the corruption that they say set the stage for last week's tragedy. a country impelling. on the streets of beirut clashes gained momentum protesters vented their anger at $30000.00.

leaders who they say are incompetent and corrupt. this scenario only reignited by last week's disaster. police tried to free gang control turning teac after protesters telling a story ends. i. didn't want to go they want the government gone i made mounting pressure it's a demand that was granted on monday. but today we are heeding the people and their demands to hold accountable those responsible for a disaster that has been concealed for 7 years. and their desire for real change. change from the corrupt destructive state from a state of theft to a state of law and justice and transparency to a country that respects its people. prime minister haasan diaz handed in his

government's resignation to the president who has asked him to stay on until a new cabinet is formed the decision has been welcomed over there and many feel it doesn't are far enough it's a good thing about the government has resigned because at the end of the day someone needs to take accountability and needs to take responsibility for a top and that's what is definitely not enough that this. might be a 1st step back to the problem as not those doing a charge for the past 18 months and those who wait and charge for the past 30 years the only it is so you should it's for us to to get should have them and as long as they are stated they could option would always be there would. have been no one is in the throes of the biggest financial crisis since the civil war making a recovery from last week's to zastava that much harder. one thing's clear the resignation has done little to quell the chaos on the streets of paris with.

earlier we spoke with a correspondent vasella reidy in beirut and we asked him if the resignation of the government meant the protesters demands. not at all even after the announcement of that is ignition of the government but the process and that they were just right to it and don't go on but they continue. to be the. demands they start not satisfied by the government but if you think that they are asking for more asking for your elections fundamentally i mean i'll ask him now forward in the commission of the president it seems that the the what's happened in the past 30 days but you know that explosion at banks hard to take everything upside turn everything upside down in lebanon what was acceptable by the protest of it we can go 2 weeks ago now it's not accepted that all the big sister weeks after the next financial and the economy can political currency that is nation of the government

was one of the main demands was the explosion for the business to see now new york is completely different and seen the protests of that world with the sick since 3 days ago it continues in the coming days. the belorussian interior ministry says a protester has died during clashes with police after an explosive device blew up in his hands the victim was part of a crowd protesting the results of sunday's landslide victory for president aleksander. his main challenger says the vote was rigged and as claimed victory for herself. the leaders of bella ruth see these demonstrations as a threat to their authority in minsk and other cities tens of thousands showed their support for the opposition on election night even though according to official figures their main candidate won only 9.9 percent of the vote. then the situation escalated security forces attempted to disperse the demonstrators using

stun grenades water cannons and rubber bullets almost 100 people were injured in the clashes authorities say they made more than 3000 arrests for joe le doux at 1st things were peaceful people walked in a chain there were a lot of them then police vans came and started to arrest them. there were a lot of people with weapons they started shooting at people's arms and legs despite reportedly winning less than 10 percent of the vote opposition candidates for atlanta teacher not sky claimed victory and she called on president lukashenko to step down. the authorities should think about how they can peacefully hand over power to us. right. now so far they have only responded with violence against peaceful citizens. and she did now with the election as illegitimate. we have official reports from many polling stations that i received more votes than the other candidates. we have

proof of voter fraud. we have people who are ready to come forward about fraud at polling stations. or evidence that is allegedly circulating on the internet this video purports to show a woman climbing out of a polling station with bags claimed to be filled with ballot papers. incumbent lucas shanker the official winner with nearly 80 percent of the vote said the protests are being organized from abroad. little sheep are being directed by people in the czech republic to the opposition understands nothing and is urging people to take to the streets in order to i quote hold negotiations with the government so that it voluntarily hands over power lost but handing over power is something lucas shango has categorically ruled out. u.s.

president donald trump was evacuated from the white house briefing room by secret service personnel on monday. just to the. trump was minutes into a briefing on the coronavirus when he was abruptly interrupted the white house was placed on lockdown after security officers shot a person outside the perimeter of the complex the president later returned to the media briefing and said the suspect was believed to have been odd. well it might not a very good thing to do with me it might have been something else but it was really outside of the premises the wall the the as you know the fencing especially the new fencing that they put up is very powerful but it was only outside of the wood it was ok and they'll have a full report secret service in a little while before we let it go all. the way she read it it's unfortunate

this is a world but the world's always been a dangerous place. now to some of the stories making news around the world over 100 people have been arrested during a night of looting and clashes in the u.s. city of chicago the police department says 13 officers were injured during the violence the unrest began after police shot a man during a pursuit in a black neighborhood. also in the u.s. a gas explosion in baltimore has killed at least one person and injured several of those 1st responders searching for people still trapped in the rubble after the blast leveled several houses because of the explosion is not yet known. cuba has reimposed its coronavirus lockdown after the island nation recorded a record number of new cases nearly 100 infections are registered on monday for the capital of ana in a neighboring province the worst hit authorities have suspended public transport

and ordered people to wear masks. germany's social democrats the s.p.d. have announced that finance minister all of scholtz will be the party's candidate for chancellor in next year's election public polls showed schultz to be the most popular as the politician he's recently and praised for his part in a multi-billion euro coronavirus stimulus package. china is running up its crackdown on pro-democracy activists in hong kong police in the territory say they've carried out a national security operation that has seen several people detained him. those arrested activist agnes cho and media tycoon jimmy ally ally is one of hong kong's most prominent pro-democracy campaign has and an outspoken critic of beijing's policies in the region in the territory lies own newspaper reporter there he was being held for suspected collusion of the foreign forces under the new national security law introduced in june this was the moment of arrest jimmy

lie put into an on mock police van outside his home in hong kong. then driven away. police raided the publisher's office late in the morning. he was then later brought to the offices of his media company mixed media the paper itself released these pictures mr light being is called around the office by police officers. police said they were looking for evidence but did not specify what exactly. the 71 year old jimmy lie is among several arrested in a police operation focused on his group of media outlets including the popular tabloid apple daily. in a statement police said 7 people have been detained on suspicion of fraud and colluding with foreign forces part of the new security law. this morning around

945 together with our colleagues from the criminal investigation department and military staff we got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence of a ration so far as smooth and we hope to finish soon and not to disturb the operation of the media. it is not the 1st time jimmy lie has been arrested. china's state media has portrayed him as a traitor and accused him of being one of the masterminds behind the many recent protests in the city he's a well known and outspoken pro-democracy figure in hong kong who regularly criticize china's or thora town rule many here in hong kong see him as an unlikely hero. i don't think the police should be doing this after all this is a media organization hong kong claims to have freedom of the press so i don't think they should be raiding the media's premises. the self-made billionaire and media

owner is the only high profile business person who so far has been willing to talk and be criticised. for the arrests come only days after the us government announced sanctions on hong kong and mainland chinese officials. it's a clear signal that china is determined to enforce the new security law despite growing international pressure. leg fixtures i'll be completed in germany but home soil couldn't help buy a leverkusen against italian side enter milan striker m l a new cackle scored the winning goal to help into advance to the semifinals and joining them are manchester united who needed extra time and a brute of a nando's goal from the spot to defeat copenhagen. still in germany and turning now to the domestic league it looks like they'll be no fans and blunders nigga stadiums when the new season starts on september 18th this comes after several politicians

voiced their skepticism over a proposal from the german football league to allow a limited number of spectators to watch games in the upcoming campaign health minister yen spahn praised the plan but said the risk was still too high given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. finally to rail whales who spent years in a chinese aquarium have been returned to the to the ocean off iceland now these are the 213 year old belugas called little white and little grey from now on they'll call a conservation centuries south of the island home conservationists will have to keep a close eye on them as they readjust to life in the ocean after nearly a decade in confinement. you're watching news from berlin up next as d.w. business there's more news on our website e.w. dot com follow us as well on twitter and on instagram at the news and told me on my book it's 40.

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