didn't. they told in. september 16th. w. this is d w news live from berlin joe biden names his running mate cavalia harris will be the vice presidential candidate for the us democratic party will look at her impact on the race for the white house and biden's bid to beat donald trump in november. police clashed with protesters for a 3rd night in bellerose after the top opposition candidate in sunday's election leaves the country the e.u.

says the vote was neither free nor fair and it's now considering sanctions against minsk. and grief and rage in beirut thousands remember the victims of the deadly port explosion one week ago this as angry crowds renew calls for the president's resignation. i'm told me a lot of well it's good to have you with us the u.s. democratic presidential candidate joe biden has selected can come alive harris to be his running mate in november's election the senator from the state of california is the 1st african-american selected as a major party's candidate for vice president the decision comes a week ahead of the democratic national convention where biden and harris will be officially confirmed. one time rivals no joining forces to launch

a historic presidential bed this was how joe biden asked the california senator to help him reach the white house opinions are divided. up to give up the ball over the course of a black woman a member of the vice president i think it's a little bit risky because she's a highly controversial candidate through freight in fact it was biden who welcomed the tough on crime prosecutor on to the national political scene when she was sworn into the senate in 2017. but look at it. from there she burnished a credential as a combat's of lawmaker the president has asserted that torture works do you agree with that statement and for the last time yes or now did you have any communications with russian officials striking fear into her opponents you know i'm not able to be rushed this fast it makes me nervous that in 2019 she ran

for the democratic presidential nomination herself that campaign saw her cross examine biden over his track record on race. ahead of joe's shuttering she was hurt faugh. to hear you talk about the reputations of 2 united states senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country which characterize my position across the board i do not praise racist they have buried the hatchet when she dropped out of the race and backed him to win the nomination who was right there on the ballot. and so on. * and saw no is horace with rumors that the aging biden merely cervus a single term it's a landmark pick that may 1 day propel hard to become the 1st female president.

that's will indeed double correspondent in us paul who joins us from new york in new jersey innes is this a surprise choice. well yes and no you know many people really speculated that she would become the v.p. pick of joe biden because i mean she's very qualified she is african american plus actually her mother is from india. but some people thought that joe biden might not pick her because she really was criticizing him really harshly on the come pain trail but by the end of the day he obviously picture ok tell us more about the candidate vice presidential candidate. so you know she is very energetic people hold democrats hope i shall say that she gives this energy to the come paino of joe biden which is lacking

a little bit of exactly that she's a very evil know and she is highly respected among many politicians and she's very well connected but as a prosecutor a she also was really for strong law enforcement so that it could backfire a little bit on her. how does this overall effect impact biden's bid for the white house. well it will most definitely increase his chances to get elected she is the 1st and therefore this is really a historic moment she is the 1st blank b.p. pick from a major party she obviously joe biden hopes that she will gain that was from the african-american community also from other minorities she's a woman obviously so he hopes that she reaches out to women and this is actually not really reported she's also an interfaith candidate her mother was hidden to

her husband is jewish and she'll selves called her a baptist so she's really reaching out to different religious communities and this is always an important case here in the united states. considering harris and biden repeated a clash during the primary election debates what kind of a partnership will this be. well both of them are really professionals there are many many years in politics and joe biden gave himself a lot himself a long time to pick his candidate so i'm sure that he overcame any grudges he'll have held against her it will be a very professional relationship and i actually think that joe biden will use the power and the knowledge of his cabinet much more than other presidents did before so i'm expecting

a very good political relationship between the 2 of them. a correspondent in a thank you. now a quick check on some of the other stories making news around the world tens of thousands have taken to the streets of mali's capital bamako to demand the resignation of president abraham burkhardt kater opposition protests have raids since june due to disputed local elections and perceived government corruption and incompetence tensions escalated last month when police shot dead at least 11 demonstrators. a team of united states experts have arrived in marriages to aid efforts to prevent an oil spill from further damage in the nation's environment salvage crews are racing to pump fuel from the japanese ship which ran aground last week authorities fear the vessel could split in 2 as cracks in the hole grow. more than $300.00 landmarks across london have been lit up to highlight the plight

of the live event industry during the pandemic lock down the national theatre the london eye and several skyscrapers were eliminated as part of the red a lot red alert campaign most live venues have been closed since march. to bella rusinow where unrest as erupted for a 3rd night a security forces fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse thousands of protesters they allege president alexander lucas shango falsified saturdays sundays election results which saw him win 80 percent of the vote amid the crackdown the opposition's top presidential candidate has left the country. a 3rd night of anger and an arrest in the below rusia capital. protesters here are still furious about an election they say was rigged. but as demonstrators rallied once more to voice their outrage police moved in to make arrests.

we are all belorussians how is this possible fighting against your own people this isn't fair. president look i shan't go has vowed to crush the protests and crackdown on the opposition that crackdown has now claimed its most high profile victim opposition candidate. on sunday she was claiming victory in the country's presidential election 2 days later she fled to lithuania citing concern for her children's safety. issue i made a very difficult the situation for myself and i've made it absolutely independently the it's me in the game in europe a mood many will understand me many will denounce me and many will hate me. but god forbid anyone should face the choice that i faced. so it's really not.

thanks to for the families of detained protesters so many have been gathering at detention centers like this one on able to locate loved ones arrested amid the unrest. children. 2 yesterday in the evening my father was kidnapped they were walking on the streets when riot police ran to them and took him to the police vehicle. police do not give any information 24 hours have already passed since he was kidnapped but we have no information about his whereabouts we are worried and we are searching for him. at the european union has denounced the result of sunday's election which saw president look at shank when a 6th term with a widely disputed 80 percent of the vote in a tweet the e.u. used top diplomat yourself called a poll neither free nor fair and pledged to conduct an in-depth review of relations

with by the roots he said the $27.00 nation bloc was considering sanctions against those responsible for violence unjustified arrests and falsifying election results . lebannon has marked one week since a massive explosion tore through its capital beirut on tuesday hundreds gathered on the city's streets in memory of the blast victims and in protest of the government's failure to prevent the disaster well then 170 people died and 6000 of those what injured when a warehouse full of ammonium nitrate blew up at the city's port. 7 in one week on beirut pause to reflect on the moments that tore this city apart. they gathered amongst the ruins to mourn the loss of loved ones and strange is. the

names of those killed were read aloud. and i knew a lot of time in money it was a day of mixed emotions on very serious and raids on. the north koreans. are here to pay my respects to those who. you know are not alone in feeling this way. no no no for the hopefully there are better days ahead a lot of anger sadness no words i think i can kill. i feel for all my friends. been through it too lost people they love. it's a disaster. at nightfall the fury of reemerged for us was.

all those lebanon's entire government resigned on monday many protesters say it's not enough they want the resignation of the president who they say is in part responsible for last tuesday's devastating explosion. it took 6 months for the world to reach 10000000 coronavirus cases it's taken just 6 weeks for that number to double confirmed covert 19 infections around the world have surged past 20000000 with more than half are reported in the united states india and brazil health officials believe the number of actual cases is much higher because of the limited testing available in many countries while the world searches for a treatment russia says it's the 1st to register a corona virus vaccine but there remain questions over its quality and safety. president putin potentially world changing and now it's meant approval of the 1st

coronavirus vaccine you're seeing is much too honorable to try know that it is effective it provides a stable immunity and has gone through the necessary tests. but i use. the new vaccine was developed here at moscow's galileo institute you know collations could begin in october but it is only been tested on a few volunteers for the studies will be carried out alongside the production of a new vaccine research to be tallish barrett says this is irresponsible but of. course that's just dealing with a little created here is something completely new these vaccines aren't available yet we don't know how it will behave and what will happen when someone is interacting with the virus we also don't know how long the unity last for going forward. despite many warnings 13000000 doses of the facts seem to be produced in russia this year another 170000000 are expected to be produced by form farms in the

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