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it will live on a musical journey of discovery. were the only. store september 16th w. this is deja vu news live from berlin tens of thousands of people throughout the streets of bill a ruse to protest a virtual crackdown and to demand new elections it's the biggest challenge that president lucas shango has faced in his 26 years in power also coming up authorities in afghanistan to release more taliban prisoners as a precondition for peace talks but the move faces all position. and thousands of
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british travelers can short their holidays and scramble to get home from france before new quarantine rules come into effect. welcome to the program in bill a ruse defiance is mounting against authoritarian president alexander lukashenko tens of thousands of people have again rally peacefully in the capital minsk it comes after just due to the elections last weekend which saw police launch a violent crackdown on dissent some of the 7000 protesters detained over the past week have been released many of them are reporting having been beaten and tortured . across the country workers went on strike putting their voices to the swelling protest movement thousands upon thousands. willing to risk their jobs calling for
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president alexander lukashenko to go he tried to play matters down. 20 people decided to speak their mind just abandon their work and left their boss said fine go on i have enough other people who will take your wages with these striking workers from instructor factory were unimpressed there placard reads we are not 20 we are 16000. in the early hours of friday authorities released thousands of people who'd been detained during the crackdown and demonstrations many emerged from custody with injuries and tales of police brutality their stories seem to have further energized the people on the street. i wonder if we are against violence. we are for peace and transparent and fair elections some we want new authorities.
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people are tired of waiting. 26 years of lawlessness rudeness insults and lies. authorities stood by as huge crowds again assembled in minsk on friday evening and some were rewarded moments of humanity between those demanding change and those representing the power of the state. well you know we spoke to journalists how now live in belarus and she told us how police brutality has been feeding into the widespread rejection of the government there pull in the 1st place they came out recently in the past they simply stuff that they lack and they cannot look at 3 because of this but if he many people cry many women and they just don't understand why this is happening and since people have been released in the past they said.
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today and yesterday from from detention centers massively people just now learn here of what's happened to them and they're going to so many poor is about people who are treated so badly they were badly injured badly beaten many people who are sikhs they've been a given drug so they were not taken to hospital they were not given food. and water and so on so it's just very appraisers and people react very well they're very scared but at the same time they have a hash they are shocked. and that was journalist curva speaking to us from means is a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world this hour in japan and incur. the 75th anniversary of the end of world war 2 expressing quote deep remorse for the country's role in the conflict he's the grandson of emperor hirohito who led to panic in its fight against the allied forces.
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u.s. democratic presidential hopeful joe biden and vice presidential contender harris have signed the documents necessary to certify the nominations biden selected harris says he's running mate this week she's the 1st black phys presidential nominee in u.s. history. the u.s. postal service is warning that it can't guarantee that all ballots cost by mail for november's election will arrive on time to be counted president donald trump has repeatedly condemned to mail in voting saying it's vulnerable to fraud the u.s. postal service is bracing for an unprecedented number of ballots sent to election offices because of the coronavirus endemic in an open later the postal service says states should provide version is enough time to cause the ballots through the mail . but what happens if ballots on delivered on time to be counted more without washington correspondent poll. the u.s.
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postal service has never been a part of washington infighting and now it finds itself in the midst of a major political battle why is that and the pandemic more and more americans are scared to get infected when they deliver their wallet in november at a voting station and rather would use a different way to exercise their right to vote one day this mail in voting present from been saying for weeks that this leads to more cases of voter fraud even if there is no evidence for that today's news from the post office might support these doll it's from many postal officials are now saying that they may not be able to guarantee that all ballots will arrive in time for election day and you say donald trump takes responsibility for that himself against the will of many democratic leaders from the poses more funding for the post office to ensure that made in
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voting can be reliable in these difficult times these warnings point to a grim possibility even as people loading by mail follow all the election rules the pace of delivery may disqualify their votes leaving them at this point the option to risk their right to vote by doing maine in voting or possibly infected president trump this suit dollar devolve the reliability of the outcome of this year's election from the beginning of his tenure today's news might stir dilute amongst many people. that was w.'s washington bureau chief in a whole well authorities in afghanistan offering 400 more taliban prisoners the release of government held prisoners has been a key taliban demond before entering pace talks with the government in kabul but it's a controversial move since the freed prisoners include insurgents convicted of attacks on afghans and on foreign is. their last few minutes behind bars just one more
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signature from the prison management and they're free these are the 1st prisoners allowed to leave this prison near kabul they are serious criminals terrorists and murderers and it seems they've memorized what they're supposed to say on camera. i am a member of the taliban and was imprisoned because of murder i wish for a long term ceasefire and peace. the president ordered my release. part of the taliban and was sentenced because of murder and kidnapping i want peace i think god and i wish a peaceful life for all muslims. some of those released were convicted of being involved in the truck bomb attack on the german embassy in kabul in 2017 that day over 150 people were killed and more than 400 were wounded.
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lost her father during the attack she does not understand why the government is releasing the terrorists responsible for killing her father instead of ensuring they are punished for their crimes. what they did it better my message to my father's murderers is we do not forgive you and to the government i say we will never forget that you were letting these terrorists go the government could have given them the death sentence why aren't they doing that. you had to settle down and many are skeptical that these taliban fighters will now turn their backs on violence and campaign for peace in war torn afghanistan. thousands of british residents on holiday in france have been rushing honey before new quarantine rules to cafe short a short while ago britain has put france back on its list of countries subject to a mad to treat 14 day quarantine on arrival that follows
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a jump in new corona virus infections then now it's one of many restrictions been being implemented as europe grapples with a new spike in cases being blamed in part on sama travel. rushing to get back home. with just over 24 hours warning the u.k. announced the mandatory 14 day quarantine for all those returning from france. that sent u.k. residents for french airports ferry ports and train stations with many connections sold out. at the channel crossing in cali long lines of cars queue to get across the border in time for many travelers the new quarantine measure an ounce by prime minister boris johnson is puzzling. i would rather he had done it in regions of france rather than just the whole of private shut down for the short of different regions that have higher numbers. so i'd rather we looked at the
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bigger picture i think there must be better ways to live but i suppose i understand and respect why it's important to do it. it seems bizarre that we can go home today . and not be obliged to quarantine for tomorrow is a different. in a similar move germany has now declared the whole of spain with the exception of the canary islands a high risk region. those returning from spain will have to be tested for the virus or go into quarantine the country has seen cases rising for weeks the government has now introduce new measures like closing nightclubs and prohibiting smoking in public places to try to curb the spread. of other groups from which i want to make clear that what we are going through now is not what it was in march or april in terms of pressure on the hospitals the situation is totally different but we cannot allow an increase in cases and so we are taking these measures today new measures
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and restrictions are being introduced in many countries across europe as the number of new coronavirus cases continues to climb across the continent the infections haven't yet reached the level seen at the height of the pandemic but concerns are growing that the seeds are being planted for a major resurgence. well here's a look at some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic almost 300 workers have tested positive at the green coal sandwich making factory in the english town of northhampton the company supplies retailer marks and spencer south korea has reported a 5 month high we've 166 newly confirmed infections most of the new cases are in the capital seoul and new zealand is battling its 2nd outbreak of the virus confirming 7 new infections it's extending a lockdown of its largest city by at least 12 days which is sport now
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by munich through to the semifinals of the champions league after defeating boston 8 to thomas miller got 2 of the goals as his team became the 2nd german squad to advance to the semi's off the live signal dot another spanish team athletic and madrid on thursday this season by and hoping to win the triple having already won the bundesliga and the german cup they'll take on the window of manchester city against the on more than 10 days after a huge explosion destroyed large parts of the lebanese capital beirut to search for survivors of meet the rubble has been abandoned and thoughts are turning on how to rebuild but many pits still missing with cats in particular often still hiding in the wreckage a group of volunteers is working to find them and reunite them with their own. they work in the evening when clearance efforts have stops and frightened animals
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might fancher after the rubble. they're looking for pets scattered by the explosion and hiding out in the wreckage of the city. so definitely it is very traumatizing for them and from the death to see them you know that many of them were calling for help they were crying and that's would be in all the friendliest of. guts how scared they were like so scared. we would assume them they would scratch or bite. the t.v. and other volunteers are the central point of call for people who've lost their animals they reunited some but many others are still looking. in a city where the scale of the disaster is overwhelming the smallest of victories can feel all the more important. you're watching d.w. news coming to you from berlin we've got more on our website dot com an excuse me
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