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seems a little crazy but you've got to start somewhere. this is do w. news live from berlin doctors here in germany as capital battle to save the lot for russian dissident alex a novella me specialists are trying to find out why the opposition leader collapsed and fell into a coma after drinking his supporters saying he was poisoned the valley was airlifted to bergen on saturday from siberia also coming out the embattled leader
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of bella ruse to put the army on alert orders to protect him authoritarian president alexander to send code it uses names so as massing troops near the border claims the alliance denies. and india passes a green mile star in the coronavirus pandemic the country has now topped 3000000 cases a needle spike in the infections we'll speak to our correspondent in delhi. i'm jared rate it's great to have you with us doctors here in berlin a trying to save the life of russian opposition leader alex saying a found me he arrived in the german capital on saturday morning from siberia 2 days off to becoming seriously ill on a flight in russia he's a little his supporters allege that he was poisoned european leaders made public office of support as doctors from germany and russia agunot about whether he was
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fit enough to fly it took 2 full days of frantic diplomacy to get him transferred. all the action now is here while doctors at berlin charity hospital try to save alexei live on these life his health has become a political and diplomatic issue the world is watching. germany's president called for an urgent explanation. was i live by how good all those who can contribute something to clear this up do that to no valley had been in the siberian city of thompson talking loudly about corrupt russian elites and rallying those who might vote against the russian government there will be regional elections coming up in 3 weeks from now not only has developed highly effective strategy for a pause in there all in part in those elections it happened last year last year was extremely. important breakthrough in various regional elections including in moscow
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and that's why not only spent so much time in jail last year and apparently government was very nervous regarding the election there this coming up and i've only was it still is a very fact of communicator his you tube channel his weekly you tube channel is a voice very millions of people in of course government didn't want him to be on air in the coming weeks. until this election a senior german m.p. from angela merkel's party also suspects foul play. as far as the external signs are concerned it looks as if it's another case of attempted murder and a message to the opposition we'll get you the german medics who transported in the valley in this isolation pod obviously did not share the russian diagnosis of blood pressure problems. well d.w. news was that billions hospital covering alexina valleys arrival and we caught up
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with bees all the founder of the cinema for peace foundation which paid for the airlift from siberia we asked him how the values family are feeling right now when i think they're relieved that a syrian odyssey has and that they're relieved to be in a 1st class hospital to have a good treatment and obvious you know it will be the question what the doctors can do and have to do. and. i would apparently there's not a thing for a few days as we're probably a long procedure and it's a long way to go i mean as we refer from the doctors if they would have not been to submerge still an enormous if they would have tried to fly on to moscow he would have died. and that was jacobi's of sound of the cinema for peace foundation which organized alexei navalny is transferred to early in all government opponents in béla reuss are ready ready for another day of mass protests accusing president alexander lukashenko of stealing last month's elections and demanding that he step
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down claims the protests are being steered from abroad and says nato is massing troops near the border claims that the alliance family denies. putting on a show of force bellerose president alexander lucas told his military commanders to use the toughest measures possible to protect the country spirits he claims enemies are at the border as for opponents inside he's threatened to close factories if strikes against his regime continue. but look at his rule is drawing to an end so says exiled opposition leader. and you even if be there. this moment will slow down or calm down a little bit but our people. they will not accept our
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president anymore we have changed our minds have changed and will not be able to be under this president taking in more under this authority smoothwall struggle to. trip over your good. ole country. the struggle continued on saturday women took a stand against the violent repression of protests. ignoring official warnings. and more crowds gathered in central minsk staring into the night. national we are many it's impossible to silence to fire and to imprison everyone if they jail or 100 people 200 will protest tomorrow because people can't stand it anymore we've reached our limits. they've shaken our fear princess hopes a light of victory even if nothing else changes.
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let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world today west african leaders say they are hopeful of a speedy return to civilian rule in mali following a military coup a delegation led by nigerian president goodluck jonathan hill talks on saturday with the rebels who seized power as well as molly's ousted president. u.s. lawmakers in the house of representatives have passed a bill providing $25000000000.00 in emergency funding to the u.s. postal service the democratic backed legislation aims to make sure 1000000 votes arrive on time in november's elections but it's unlikely to pass the republican controlled senate. and the social media platform tick-tock says it will soothe the trumpet ministration i have of the president's plan to ban the popular video app in the u.s. to talk is owned by a chinese company by to debts trump is trying to force to talk to sell its u.s.
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operations citing concerns that use a dot could be shared with the chinese government. to india now where over 3000000 people have now become infected we've covered 19 numbers rose by a 1000000 in just 2 weeks with the medical situation getting worse social and economic pressures are growing as well millions of skilled and unskilled workers across the country have had to leave big cities and return to rural areas our correspondent in delhi explains why bit by careful bit. packing up a home it is going to be a long painful for sick on the internet i am then he moved into this apartment and will go a bustling suburb of new delhi with his wife right after their wedding for 2 years been made at home. but it's time to leave he says his employers are allowing the staff to work from home till next july being
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a high rent to be near his office seems pointless now but it has not been an easy decision. he's moving home to the southern city of the torch to live with his mother for the 1st time in 18 years. independent of one of the pings factors that are also considered before relocating right so i think that not being compromised is something very very good for both of us and it seems he's not alone but being cut him has been working as a mover for 5 years. never before has he had so many thought of jobs in the last month he has moved over 30 apartments like going out tonight and into storage units. thought is good but we've moved many apartments storage people have lost jobs so they're moving home read here storage costs far less they couldn't get
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over there because. for many it has been a difficult but necessity more. many young professionals from small towns then departments in cities like new delhi to access more opportunities but because i'm job losses caused by the pandemic are quickly making the cost of living in cities on affordable and these relocations can have the billing consequences the pick of the goods for me it's moved out in march forward and does not down it has been emotionally draining to be all alone in this empty apartment she says we had a really good time that's how the house and that's what the house was full faith. and suddenly this happened and when my housemate was leaving i then have any idea that i was kind of seeing home for the last time. she cannot afford to rent a room. for months because i have been looking for flatmates posting housing ads on
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facebook. but there are no t. could. if she feels to find anyone this month to she would have to give up the apartment she's also considering heading home to go india a small town in maharashtra. but is unsure if she can also be put job that. many of those leaving hope to get done as soon as the pandemic and. that and however is proving impossible to predict. our correspondent mr johns spoke put together that report and she joins us now from delhi good to see you then the minister we just saw in your report the coronavirus driving people out of big cities and at the same time in fiction numbers in india have talked 3000000 up from 2000000 just 2 weeks ago what's. i doubt it despite the dramatic numbers when you look at them an absolute terms. in only 60 deve
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we cannot any longer in fact you have to deny this average out because of the even numbers are one point but point out that this is a highly infectious disease look for the 1000000 cases to me in case this would be slower then it was from 2000000 to chile and another interesting fact about in you know is that by in the countries according to the highest absolute number of cases on a day to day basis it's good for you to actually significantly slower now although the last few years that my is emphasizing this fact only the fact that the rise in numbers could be that was india is doing more than. guess we need to keep a call head when we do look at these numbers let's look at other hard hit countries like brazil and the us india is doing comparatively well as you say its recovery rate is 70 percent fatality rate under 2 percent what's behind this. but out of the government are definitely emphasizing numbers bet it continues to lift its truck
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shows and of course it's also that it of the government emphasizing much however when we look at the future there are some concerns about the accuracy of these numbers some experts and critics of the government to point out that there wasn't suspect little suspected deaths those yet that suspected to be of course but not going to find another one being counted in these numbers on the other hand that it was all associations that the numbers in fact be far higher up that the deaths that have been yours the lappet jesting the adage just if something is not accurate so i have the problem could be far larger than it seems however at the. get out continues to remain low and i mean isn't the magic uses in yes but let's talk about some of the challenges going forward in 2 years impose tough restrictions that have really impacted the economy in a negative way so we have that we have a growth in infections what is the prime minister doing about this but at the prime
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minister and the government continues at the same thing that everybody must i mean get real and vigilant and it precautions but we cannot stop life because at the core of our dispute can't afford to continue anything office locked down which is why i don't believe that and i'm not water the structure that we saw in the last 2 months the heart does not gotten the word summer term it has lost a little suspicion have been lifted however some students are continuing to look imports shot just not as directions or the weekend and this has been that and a sponsor today's numbers to talk to mr giles fall into thank you. well it's a different kind of story in the women's game in women's football by in munich or out of the champions league after a $21.00 defeat by holders li yong england striker nikita paris gave the on the lead in the 1st half another goal followed off the hof time although by and pulled
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one back it wasn't enough of the all will make p.s.g. in an old french semi final and that's your news update it is coming off your soul frank reporter looking after his ill and its divisive president and how he's dealing with the current fires there's more on our website dot com and our grade in berlin thanks for watching. they've been wronged over there so a lot of people experiences when they're taken from them. countless cultural riches were stolen from africa and carted off to europe by colonialists.
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