plane. plane. this is d w news a live from for a lead russia's most prominent opposition figure is unconscious in the hospital admission fears he has been poisoned a spokesperson for alexina valise says he fell sick on a flight after drinking the plane had to make an emergency landing doctors say they are working to save his life also coming up the opposition and bella bruce hales and even just fishing to protect the results of this month's election of president

bush though didn't his heels german chancellor angela merkel says the vote was neither free nor fair plus as coronavirus cases fight the process europe germany records its highest number of mutant factions in the mobs are fresh restrictions on public life on the way. and democrats come along harris makes history as the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket. i except your nomination for vice president of the united states of america. together with joe biden harris now has to convince americans that they can heal a country trapped by the pandemic and deeply divided over the politics of donald trump. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program russian opposite. the leader alexina vali is

hospitalized unconscious and on a respirator at this moment after a suspected poisoning the volga he was on a flight from siberia to moscow when he lost consciousness his press secretary said something had probably been added to the cup of tea that he drank at the airport the volley is considered one of president vladimir putin's fiercest critics in russia. this isn't the 1st time tina valmy has cried foul in august last year alexina van they said he'd been poisoned with an allergic agent while in jail he'd been detained for calling an authorised protests and his dog ate resistance to kremlin control has long made him one of president vladimir putin's biggest nemeses. no vanity rose to prominence with his exposure of corruption at russian state controlled companies. at rallies he took direct aim at the kremlin and its occupants dubbing putin's united russia party the party of crooks and

thieves. he began proving his pulling power with opposition supporters stints in jail and the courtroom became a regular feature. charges of embezzlement in the city of kirov in 2013 saw him banned from entering the political process and running for office. in 2017 moscow saw some of the biggest anti corruption rallies it had seen in years thousands were detained along with the violently he went behind bars for 15 days for his part in organizing them that same year he was hit with chemical green dye and hospitalized leaving him partially blind in his right eye. more arrests and more jail sentences followed in 2018 but as ever of on they responded with defiance. ok.

now these pitches show the opposition leader being transported to hospital in. it's what supporters are calling the latest in a long series of attempts to silence alexina vote on the. and correspondent emily sure when is on the story really we just had reaction from the kremlin tell us more . while the kremlin spokesperson. said that he's aware of the situation and he wished alex in the speedy recovery he also said that if they were asked all forwards would be willing to help move. or even help him get treatment abroad and also said that there would be an investigation into this case if it is confirmed that not by any was indeed poisoned now no one is team of course have been much more clear in their accusations they say that there was

poison in this morning and they have called on the investigative committee here in russia to open an investigation into this case as an attempt on the life of a public figure and what is the latest on the vaal his condition at this hour. well we know that several members of nonviolence team and also wife union of and of a have now arrived at the hospital earlier we heard a statement from the deputy head doctor of the hospital who said that. condition continues to be serious but that it's stable and that doctors are trying their best to save his life we have no diagnosis yet from them and the dog deputy head doctor said that that would only come later in the day and that poisoning is only one of the versions that the doctors at the hospital are considering. viney was working on a corruption investigation in siberia when this happened just before this happened

of course we don't know though whether that is connected to his current condition immolation or when in moscow thank you. and joining us now for more on alexina volley of spring in nikita coffee is joining us from villainy yes he is an investigator at the anti corruption foundation which was founded by evolving welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us volleys a friend of yours you have worked together for years in your conversation how concerned was he about his safety about his health and about a potential poisoning. well here several years ago we discussed it was like 2 or maybe more years ago we discussed the poisoning or. we discussed it with. a kind of an.

important figure in the russian opposition who is advocating for sanctions and he was poisoned once allegedly important and we thought ok maybe he ate something which was very fresh or something like that but these poisoning happened again and i remember clear to. the discussion that it kind of be twice like someone is trying to poison him and then they know it's like pretty clear that someone is trying to frighten them and save or even kill him because like 1st of all they imprisoned his brother and he spent 3 years in prison one and a half year in the single cell where he was a cell that did not stop then he was poisoned when he was in detention last year and he had some. like your site ready and now this situation is clearly seems that someone is trying to frighten him or even hear him so it sounds

like you believe that this is indeed a poisoning tell tell us a little bit more about the investigative work that he was doing inside the area. well he went to toast to film. but 2 particular scenes for the future. videos that we are going to release soon so i can't get into the into the details about what is the case investigation is about all but he went there and it was a business trip he went there to a shot the particular bought some of the film so that a quarterly investigation is connected with thomas gray he was a jet just briefly did he receive any threats while shooting not well you can say that he received any particular threats because he was receiving threats all the time would have on twitter on his personal messages always have been i don't know we have a special. channels for reporting the groschen and part of the message is that

threats from the different i don't e-mail us or people so you can divide these threats from real threats so fortune they say he's getting friends all the time ok now get to college bank off as we mentioned you were closely with no volley at the anti corruption foundation which was founded by and of ali thank you so much for joining us to share that perspective thank you prosecutors in belarus say that they have opened a criminal case against leaders of a mass protest movement against president alexander lukashenko the protesters reject the results of this month's election that handed them a landslide victory german chancellor angela merkel called the vote neither free nor fair. thanks this is not lunch time well the end of a shift this is another nail in the coffin of leaks credibility. because will

catch the state run chemicals factory. threats have no power over them anymore. protestors urged workers at one of the country's fine track to factories to join them but some decide to keep their jobs. thanks these miners were already outsiders to rally across the industrial heartlands of balor us rejection of ricocheting cuz regime has gone nationwide and on wednesday that rejection officially went international a clear message from the european union we are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power and bellows. germany's angela merkel has spoken with russia's putin but said lucan shanker wouldn't take her cools for middle income. only mediate if one is in contact with all sides but we will do everything we can from our side to promote a national dialogue. through the. security council meeting the talk

was of no talk. to the leaders of the western countries are for us negotiations conversations and at this time they continue to push their line we can see it we understand it but we do not accept it i want them to hear that solution. but those filling the streets across speller us day and night are desperate for dialogue one of their leaders told you they want everyone to help you out if is possible that the e.u. states the russian federation and ukraine can help us to organize a dialogue within the country and with external partners so that a transfer of power happens and we listen to each other i would always support it this is a decisive moment for us. we must be. decisive not only because putin has remained tight lipped but decisive because they have the support of the european union and decisive because now. now that fear has gone and

for more let's bring in correspondent nick conley is joining us from minsk nic what is the atmosphere among protesters do they sense a change in the air. well you definitely get a sense that people have lost their fear fear of coming out in streets just simply because there are so many of them i think there's a feeling that the regime here called put all of them in jail have said that there has being significant violence protest is spending days in prison in detention about 30 people still unaccounted for days after they were taken in but people are coming out all voicing their dissatisfaction the regime in a way that was unthinkable just a few weeks ago i think that these protests are very diffuse there is no central protest camp these protests erupt all across mintz going all across the country and disappear as quickly as they begin i think this is part of the strategy to make it more difficult to security services here to come up to people and to detain them

but there is a real sense that this is far from over this is the beginning rather the end of the process of coming out and voicing their dissatisfaction of 26 years with just one president and what kind of reaction has there been to the plan to european sanctions. yesterday on the main square here in minsk you way aware of thousands of protesters were out for yet another protesting for the government buildings there was that the people had taken this to notice they were happy to realize that europe is watching and paying attention to these protests i think it's more a symbolic step it shows that europe is solidarity to an extent but then without making any particularly strong promises i think in terms of practical if you it's on the regime here i don't think it will make that much of a difference because being under sanctions time time again and those sections have then been withdrawn without him doing much in return i think alexander the effect of those in but definitely on the symbol and the kind of gesture politics side of

things that was important step for people here on the streets to know that they are being watched and that the events here are being followed nic bring us up to date on where russia stands in all of this because it has traditionally been a very close ally of the us. exactly i mean belarus is russia's closest ally they are currently so-called union states they have a kind of loose association which russia has always wanted to deepen to further integrate belarus into effectively one country with russia. prison election has spoken to several times this week and being assured of russia's willingness to support him should events escalate here i think it's a difficult. game because he has tried to resist full integration with russia he fears that russia will effectively take over and he will be left maybe only some symbolic figurehead the russians for now are not saying that they will bring in troops they are supporting it looks like a regime with. advisors but

a russian state t.v. yesterday it was reported that many of the local journalists even replacing russian journalists because the locals were no longer loyal to the regime so i think it's about deniable support look you think of regime not russian tanks out in the streets of mint but instead stuff that you events at the end support through people and resources that can shore up this regime without bringing that high diplomatic cost for the kremlin without coming out in kind of full scale support with boots on the ground as it were. that is what we're going to see in the next days and weeks that's all very covert at this point connelly with a view from minsk thank you nick. it's a stick a closer look at some of the other stories making news around the world leaders of the coup in mali have met with top civil servants and opposition representatives and pledged to hold elections within what they call a reasonable time the u.n. security council has demanded the release of mali's deposed president. and all

other detained officials the coup follows weeks of growing political tension and anti-government protest. u.s. media say that the state of michigan has reached a $600000000.00 agreement to compensate residents of flint over lead tainted drinking water lead began linking leaking into the water from aging pipes after the city changed its supply in 2014 making local children say thousands of residents filed lawsuits against the state. well the number of corona virus cases is on the rise in germany with authorities recording just over 1700 new infections in the past 24 hours it is the highest daily figure since april when the pandemic was considered to be at its peak the surge has been blamed on holiday makers returning home as well as parties and family gatherings earlier this month germany introduced free mandatory tests for anyone returning from areas deemed to be high risk for

cope with 19 infections. let's get more from our correspondent nina who is standing by in berlin nina the highest number of new infections since late april is this the 2nd wave. scientists are cautioning against using that term they prefer to use the term continuous infection wave that will see natural ups and downs and they are expecting the numbers to go up even further come autumn when people will spend more time indoors when it's easier for the virus to spread having said that of course there is a current spike that cannot be denied and the health minister has also warned people against letting their guard down he said lots of the new clusters we're seeing of new infections stem from social gatherings like family parties or outdoor rave parties in parks so given that. can we expect new

restrictions. there is currently a talk when you speak about a national her strict about actually making masks a mandatory also an office is not just in public transport and in supermarkets and this is something that they are considering but they are cautioning against imposing wider ranging national restrictions again they do want to keep the economy going they say that is important also to keep hospitals running and of course i think that what's important to remember is that the situation is quite different to spring we did see a similar number in spring but 2 major things were different one of course testing has been ramped up massively you mentioned the mandatory tests for people returning from high risk areas and then the majority of new cases is now with young people they tend to be more resilient so authorities are a bit more relaxed because the strain on hospitals doesn't seem to be quite as severe as it was in spring. you know in berlin thank you dana. it's

a coronavirus pandemic is resetting the biotech industry investors are piling in to support small unproven companies in the hopes that they can produce a vaccine in the coming months among the firms racing to produce a vaccine is the german biotech for q cure back its c.e.o. has told the w. that it aims to have a vaccine on the market by the middle of next year at around 15 year olds a dose german pharmaceutical company cura voc 20 years old $480.00 employees and it dreams of changing the world it has sights set on the most sought after of prices a coronavirus vaccine and the newly listed company is making progress we are planning to have the vaccine array somewhere mid next year depending certainly on the date of your run in clinical trial which will be prudent after your 1st

clinical data it would we expect in september or october but it should be affordable so you shouldn't overdo it with the price there are certain settings already done we are on a very low base cost of goods and should be reflected in the price there is well so i would guess somewhere between 10 and 15 years when went public in new york on friday it shares rose 249 percent during the 1st day of trading those who got an early may have struck it rich cure vacas just one of many corporate vaccine hopefuls $170.00 companies from all over the world including the u.s. china japan the u.k. and india are also in the race. last week russia claimed a breakthrough president vladimir putin proudly declared they were the 1st to approve a vaccine which is nothing new he said his own daughter had been vaccinated but scientists doubt the russian vaccine in sputnik 5 is really ready.

what's beyond doubt is that thanks to high tech methods used by the likes of cure voc research is moving faster than ever in normal times it would take 10 to 15 years to get a vaccine to market no some companies have reached the clinical trial phase in a matter of months regulators are expecting a breakthrough as early as next year no other product in the world has a larger potential market many nations have already placed orders for hundreds of millions of doses cure about plans to produce a 1000000000 per year if it's faxing comes to fruition the question is whose will hit the market forced. to the united states now where kamel harris has accepted the democratic party's nomination for v.p. of the us a senator from california became the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket democrats are hoping that alongside presidential nominee joe

biden harris will galvanize voters to unseat donald trump now harris said the trump's presidency had cost lives and livelihoods. a historic 1st for the democrats and for america come along harris is the 1st black and the 1st asian american woman on a presidential ticket and she laid out her vision for the nation we can do better and deserve so much more. we must elect a president who will bring something different something better and do the important work a president who brings all of us together black white latino asian indigenous to achieve the future we collectively want. democrats to positioning biden harris as a chance to regain a foothold in

a time of chaos the evening centered on strong female voices united behind the pair have a bridging of the democratic old god with after the last election parag used his address to rebuke trump saying he never took the job seriously read criticism of a sitting president by his predecessor for close to 4 years now he is shown no interest in putting in the work no interest in finding common ground no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. a family mourns the future of democracy in the us is at stake but in alongside harris he says is the change the

country needs right now. let's bring in bars for men who is a berlin based us political analyst for us welcome to the program carla harris focusing on unity in the united states i mean it really looks like this is the theme of the democratic convention tell us a little bit more about the message that she got across yesterday. well it certainly is i mean there's a narrative that's running all through the 1st 3 days of the democratic convention and that is trying to divide and he'll do well in sort of very polarized system but even more than that so an emphasis has been on the actual mismanagement trumps administration and this is something that is required to a stark contrast to earlier presidential campaigns where even former presidents have spoken out even republicans have spoken out for the year for the democratic team so what what all the speakers have been emphasizing is the greatness of the moment what's at stake the peril the american democracy finds itself in. trying to

point toward solutions we have to talk about what iraq obama also said yesterday the fact that he really took the gloves off and was highly critical of the sitting u.s. president donald trump this was quite extraordinary wasn't. very much so i can't remember a single time where this happened earlier and to the obama himself has been very quiet in the last 3 years and it's been very rare for him to comment what's actually going on and i think you can make similar remarks yesterday where she said look at the democrats have been trying to sit still and wait and see what happens once trump is in office but no is the moment of reckoning for so what is the convention and you know taking the summation of all those messages as we wait for joe biden to speak later what has it showed us so far about the democrats' strategy

to try and retake the white house in november. well i think this is a very exceptional your this is a very unconventional convention as many have pointed out the convention support because it's the moment where the campaign really starts this time around and it's quite visible and so to attempt has been to try to point out well this is the moment to actually intervene trump has had a lot of credit tendencies that he developed over time. for trade biden and harris as the military and if that is trying to be inclusive of all americans and also diversity of the country. u.s. political analyst boris foreman thank you. o'barr new nick has beaten french club olympic leone to secure a place in the final of the champions league surge cannot agree scored twice in the 1st half to give the variance of a comfortable to nil half time lead the result was sealed by

a late header from robert leven. the 3 male when means that the german champions will meet paris songs for mom in the final in lisbon on side. and with that now you're up to date on d w news i'm sarah kelly in berlin coming up next it is conflict zone where i interviewed the swedish foreign minister thank you so much for joining us to take care and stacey.

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