this is being hotly debated on both continents. stolen and sold. under pseudonyms g.w. . this is news live from berlin alexian of all the receives a mergence a medical treatment in germany an ambulance brings the russian opposition leader to the shop they take him in where doctors will try to find out what's behind his apparent poisoning the valley fell unconscious 2 guys ago and was airlifted to germany from siberia. also coming up the political crisis in below verse deepens as

authorities crack down on government opponents protesters in the capital minsk formed a chain of solidarity and the un is demanding the release of all political prisoners . plus thousands flees some of the biggest wildfire has ever to hit california the blazes were spotted by lightning strikes and the state's governor is blaming climate change. it's great to have you with the russian opposition leader alexei no valen a is in a berlin hospital this hour receiving treatment following a suspected poisoning after landing at the airport on a flight from siberia childhood by a 1000000000 n.g.o.s develop he was taken in a convoy to the hospital one of germany's top clinics the transfer took place on the heavy security after a tug. war between russian doctors and the valleys wife and supporters fearing for

his life. lost consciousness off a drink after drinking tea 2 days ago his supporters say they believe he was deliberately poisoned. and. is outside the hospital when he is being treated hi there julia bring us up to speed please on these condition and what's expected to happen now. what we've been told is that his condition is stable after the flight but he remained serious he was transported to the hospital in that military intensive care ambulance that you see behind me and he has now been brought inside and he will be looked after by the doctors who will have to try to establish what his condition currently is and start looking into what may have caused it we hope to hear more information soon regarding his

condition during the day but german hospitals are traditionally tight lipped when it comes to information are given on their patients because of the strict privacy regulations here in germany this will have to wait and see what information comes out through the. hospital has a history of treating foreign leaders and famous dissidents is that why alexina valmy was brought. to this is well known around the world for being on top class hospital and in the case of the suspected poisoning there was also a president a president of someone being treated here for a similar reason. the pussy riot activists. was brought here 2 years ago and brought back to health after as i said a suspected poisoning and obviously the. foundation that had organized the

transport had already gone through this experience and was able to replicate it again this time with. the struggle to get alexina valmy doctors in russia treating him originally didn't want him to leave let's have a quick look now at how exactly this all unfolded. we took the decision not to oppose his transfer to another hospital the one that his relatives indicated to us . that was one of his wife yulia had been desperate to hear she'd been fighting since arriving at the hospital on thursday 1st to get her husband's own doctor to see him then to get the german medics then. we believe that the doctors that deliberately delaying so that the chemical substance in my husband alexei's metabolism has time to disappear that's why they won't let him leave the hospital alex says health situation it's probably very bad

so we don't believe the doctors and the hospital and we demand that their hand my husband over. with me will come here the sheriff's a hospital in berlin 2 years ago it's medic successfully treated another russian dissident who seem to have been poisoned that was pussy riot activists p.r. so vessel off the group flown vessel off out sent medics to go get novelli and persuade the russians to let him fly let's go back now to reporter julie. julie of both germany and france have offered to help offered help to find out the cause of alexina illness but the german government didn't actually pay the costs of bringing him in who do you. foundation cinema for peace to organize the transports the trip had been paid for by private donors the foundation itself is financed through. givers

who provide support humanitarian support to especially to filmmakers who work on social issues they organize under awards ceremony where they also promote movies that have a focus on political and social causes so in this case it was the foundation through its donors who paid for the expensive transport here to reporter julia so daily in front of the hospital where russian opposition politician alexina valmy is receiving treatment thank you julio. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world today u.s. postmaster general louis to joy he has appeared before congress amid widespread concerns over postal delays in voting is likely to be a key feature of the november election because of the coronavirus endemic. demonstrators in a rock have set fire to the gates of the parliament building in the southern province of basra the man oil producing region protesters angry at government

inaction over the assassination of several political and women's rights campaign is . the. opposition leader. has said she'll go home when it's safe to do sorry she fled to lithuania after rejecting the results of the recent election which confirmed long time before a tarion president alexander lukashenko in power she called for more strikes to try and force a new presidential election. the fires raging in northern california have now become some of the largest in state history more than 12000 firefighters are currently battling the blazes that have killed 6 people governor governor said help is arriving from several u.s. states and he also put in a plea for assistance from australia and canada church the fires were started by lightning strikes and the forced tens of thousands to flee to safety this is all

that's left of karen hansen's hardiman in northern california which she and her family are in they had 2 minutes to evacuate the small farm the full flames obliterated it hardly ever say a thing like it was the whole sky was red and orange i mean that's it. i don't have to just read 9 and it was coming over the hill. there and it was massive i've never seen one like it and it only took a few minutes to get here the flames she describes the still making their way across california in the form of hundreds of separate fires they were sparked by thousands of lightning strikes and fanned by record breaking hate with more than 3000 square kilometers of land destroyed many fear their plots may be next. are really worth close. to or burns down the next 3 days. by tomorrow maybe you know all no more but pretty much and i'm going to murderers

out. but now it's unpredictable nature of this is an understaffed fire fighting force or thirty's have warned that much of what will happen next depends on weather conditions as the heat wave continues across california many more properties a likely to succumb to the flames. the world health organization is hoping the coronavirus crisis can be brought under control within 2 years that's despite cases rising around the world now even some countries that thought they'd reined in the virus seeing a resurgence germany has recorded a spike in new infections made more than 2000 confirmed on saturday that's the highest number since april it followed 2 other days with well over 1000 new cases health authorities say they're struggling to process a backlog of tests some blame a young people for the resurgence saying they're not sticking to the rules on social distancing well our reporter too good to are of berlin's most popular bars

and clubs we are in the center of a possible corona hotspot butlins central this neighborhood popular for its bozza nightlife is now seeing a rise in infections we are still around but most young people didn't seem to be worried to become the sum agreed to talk to us but want to stay anonymous we actually understand i use scared to get infected. wells no not at all i would not go. in there we don't think about it at all we just want to go out they said that the 2nd wave would come so why would it be triggered by people going out we don't know how long time is corona's going to last so you can just keep being scared like. yeah all the time so infections in germany are rising and they're rising fast potties on the street problem but bars and restaurants are the most in the spotlight went on to check out this iconic buy here in poland before we go in

i'm going to put on my mask. inside we see that germany's strict hygiene measures are being upheld people keep their distance and just a great amount of your khyber everyone wears a face mask when moving around inside the customers are allowed to take it off one seated at a table. but that seems to scare people off. tonight only a few guess. when coming in their guests to say next door i didn't have to wear a mosque i hear then they turn around and leave so my feeling is that as a bar you are punished when you stick to the regulations another rule customers are required to fill in these contact forms with them name and telephone number but that's also a problem. i can't believe that mr donald duck with this weird address came to the spot look for yourself so. you have all. the district of the

once to fight the coronavirus by making more random inspections now but their resources are limited explains them and. we can only do so much that we have just under 50 employees they walk in shifts 7 days a week but we can't do more than just surprised checks. one of the inspectors come check every body but their presence might remind people of just how serious the situation has become in the end things can only improve if gas show more responsibility. has a look at some of the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic the amount of covert $1000.00 cases worldwide is nearing $23000000.00 with the total amount of deaths reaching almost 800000 this according to the johns hopkins university in the us south korea says it will roll out tougher social distancing god lines to curb

the spread of the virus nationwide as it battles a new outbreak of the disease spreading from the capital seoul and travelers from germany germany arriving in latvia and lithuania will need to undergo a 14 day quarantine as of this monday that's according to the authorities in birth of the baltic countries. just bolts now and. have won a record 6 europa league title with a thrilling win over into milan into milan superstar remember drew a foul in the penalty area in the 1st 5 minutes and knocked the ball in from the penalty shot look to your own of severe responded minutes later with the 1st of 2 perfectly placed headers and sylvia took the lead it was tight to the finish but seville won it 32. american football's champion team the kansas city chiefs have told their fans that they can no longer wear american indian team costumes or face paint to future games the chiefs say the new rule is the result of

consultations with native american communities the club's clampdown comes after the national football league's washington tame drop the name redskins which is a term widely regarded as racist. well it doesn't snow too often in the australian state of new south wales so these kangaroos have been making the most of the surprise no fall which comes with the start of spring just days away it was triggered by. making its way north but weren't the only ones to frolic in the snow locals and tourists alike also rushed out to enjoy the rare event. let's get a recap now of the top story we're following for you russian opposition leader alexei novell niggas receiving emergency medical treatment imposing following a suspected poisoning and now belongs brought him to the shop to take clinic where doctors were trying to find out what coal seam to fall unconscious 2 days ago he

was airlifted to germany from siberia. and that's your news update michael will be back next hour for the latest headlines you can always download the data or visit t w dot com you can focus on twitter and instagram to handle the topic use jard read and go to another great. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in the 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. world heritage 360 you get kidnapped now.

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