this is deja vu news live from berlin his opposition turns out for a show of force against president alexander lukashenko thousands of demonstrators are already on the streets of minsk for a mass protest 2 weeks after an election they say was stolen. has failed to put an end to the unrest and beefed up security we'll bring you the latest developments from. doctors here in berlin battle to save the life of russian dissident alexina bone the opposition leader fell into a coma after drinking tea his supporters say he was poisoned the ball named was air

lifted to land on saturday. and lonely in lisbon no fans in the stands for the biggest game of the year in european football the champions league final in munich and to the central not hours away from their natural. i'm michael look who glad to have you with us tens of thousands of protesters and baylor have taken to the streets of minsk and other cities for 2nd sunday in a row they're demanding president alexander lukashenko his resignation accusing him of rigging elections 2 weeks ago because franco who has ruled bellerose for 26 years has accused nato of trying to split up elements he's ordered the army to mobilize saying the country was at risk of imminent attack. our

reporter. nick connelly in minutes talked to some of the protesters here on the floor and this is a dictatorship. there is no respect for society for a people can call for freedom and do not push a lot of time studying in germany to be a priest in the heat loving i'm not but i need to be here i'm supporting my country and my and i'm not you on its own i'm told president this criterion crazy on the hill sir we really don't like you know. and. don't know how many you know how many while this new people believe in some of the fun and all but so i think of all. my fault we will leave enough reconfirmation i think we saw while it's. nick connelly talking to protesters there in me it's

doctors here in berlin are trying to save the life of russian opposition leader alexina vuln he arrived in the german capital on saturday morning from siberia 2 days after becoming seriously ill on a flight in russia his supporters allege he was poisoned european leaders made public offers of support as doctors from germany and russia argued about whether he was 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 charité hospital try to save alexei their values life his health has become a political and diplomatic issue the world is watching. germany's president called for an urgent explanation call for as i live by you know get 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 will be regional elections coming up in 3 weeks from now not only has developed how to be effective strategy for a pause in there will embark in those elections it happened last year last year was extremely. important breakthrough in various regional elections including in moscow and that's why not only spend so much time in jail last year and apparently government was very nervous regarding the election there this coming up not only was it still is a very fact of communicator his you tube channel his weekly you tube channel is watched by 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 the opposition will get you. the german medics who transported in the found me and this isolation pod obviously did not share the russian diagnosis of blood pressure problems. earlier we talked to jenin and so over a former d.w. journalist and the co-founder of the bourse themself foundation for freedom named after her father the russian opposition politician who was assassinated on a bridge in moscow back in february 2015 we asked her if she thinks that this apparent attack on a volunteer which once again reveals how dangerous it can be to speak out in russia is going to discourage the opposition. they are not all witness in are those massive trotters in the bell rules and i think it was one of the reasons why now why lee my deep poisoned because after the presidential elections we saw massive plautus and despite our state sponsored very cruel brutal repression

and now we've been on sunday every big march against. whom i personally regard as former president of valor was because he lost the elections so and i think that of those people in the kremlin included like him or putin they're all frightened by these few days from belo rules and they might think that the same can happen in russia in the aftermath of any elections and you know that there have been upcoming elections on their 13th of september and alex in a valley is very active and he introduced his role in effect tick off smart loot it's called in russia and it's proved to be very effective last year and i don't think that russian people are going to be discouraged because we as we descend

growing discontent was the poor mrs of the russian government and especially growing discontent was the fact that putin is going to be in office full life as here earlier this year change the constitution and now it for me is here to stay full life insights into alexina vuln is alleged poisoning their son jan and him so whose own father was assassinated in moscow in 2015. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour in northern turkey at least 5 people are dead. after heavy flooding in the region. triggered the flooding which also caused significant damage to buildings and roads there. the foundation said it had sent a team to help with search and rescue operations. in the u.s. a change in the weather is threatening to spark new wildfires in northern

california with higher winds temperatures and lightning forecast firefighters have been battling 3 huge blazes for almost a week the fires have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced tens of thousands to flee. in the german city of leipzig music fans have done something that didn't used to be newsworthy they were to a concert but this was no ordinary show it was a scientific experiment the 1st of its kind in the world to test if large indoor events can be held safely during the penn demick concert promoters and live music fans everywhere are eager to see the results he. was there to see for himself. it's like a blast from a not so distant past 1500 people packed together in an indoor arena in leipsic for a concert of german singer songwriter. volunteers part of restart 19 a study to see if and how big events can be held safely in the era of 19.

concert going is my hobby i go to 2030 concerts a year and now that's not possible because of corona i want to support the study find out how we can still hold concerts on hunting. safety measures including a negative test and a thermal scan are needed to get inside. everyone taking part in this experiment even the press have. being given these medical grade face masks and been ordered to come on at all times we've also been given bottles of disinfectant which we used to clean our hands as often as possible. contact tracers born around the neck tracked the distance between concert goers to identify where in the area fans group too closely together. it doesn't sound very rock'n'roll but the one pop star present was satisfied with the

results. this summer we had to endure drive in concerts so for us this feels like the 1st step towards normality if you were to ask to show it to me to no money to. restart 1000 is not a perfect experiment wearing masks at a concert and keeping social distance are not real world conditions. i see such as adding to s. to show that this is the 1st step you can either say we have no data or you can say we have done at that doesn't quite correspond to everyday life but that you have to weigh their time and going half way is better than not going forward at all the. singer tim ben sco and the scientists carrying out this experiment don't think it's the answer to all our corona problems but the results of the study expected in about 6 to 8 weeks could make it possible to hold concerts why sports and other big

public events again and to do so safely. finally what could be the most watched event on the planet kicking off in just a few hours from lisbon the european champions league final germany's behind munich play french side he says from the p.s.g. are underdogs in search of france's 1st european club title in 27 years byron alone have won 5 such titles at the last in 2013 due to the pandemic neither team will have the vocal support of their fans. lisbon's been fico a stadium will not be rocking it will be echoing only with the sounds of coaches and players and the biggest game of this european football year. by year in munich appear to have the advantage not least because of momentum they've won $28.00 of $29.00 matches since coach kanzi flick took over

a then struggling team now they're near the pinnacle of club football. is on the this is it's wonderful to be involved in this competition and it byron munich every year we have the chance to coach very far in this competition and this season in my 50 year we finally managed to make it to the final we want to lift the trophy now it's one of those thing of horn but defender commish will be hard pressed against perry says your man's lightning quick speed out front kilian him and neymar may not be displaying it here but they will look to counter attack every time by and push their defenders forward. credits coach thomas 2 former mines and dortmund coach with getting p.s.g. to this history making spot he's a great coach everybody talk about body him say was not good isn't the boosie do this or do that but you do the best season in the east area of the club with us 'd and we are very happy to have him with us too cause a coach with crutches due to

a foot injury something i'm likely to slow the club down and it's most important game ever. done your bush alona is in lisbon for sports she's been covering the run up to the champions league final a match that will be played without spectators of course because of the pandemic here's what she had to say. walking around lisbon besides what you see behind me there are almost no signs that the biggest match in club football is about to take place here as we already know there'll be no fans allowed inside the stadium for the champions league final but some fans have made their way to the portuguese capital anyway we've been asking them how they feel about the big game and about football's new normal it's a different thing you know i mean now i hear all the comments on the on the pitch i mean that's interesting but also you you miss all this exciting atmosphere whose friends especially in such a game in the semifinals or the finals i can't imagine any finals with all that many fans but as i said that of this the nothing till i take what elizabeth is out

favorite. cd. and we are spending some holy of this and of course we are also been fico fans and to know that then p.s. your playing in our favorite stadium we we want to be here even if we can see the mansion and play a specialist in here for our team get in the history books it was still be it's going to be with but it won't feel the same if it's real like everyone would say it's like a one side's mountain so it's not worth as much as it is for me it's better than what he might. like not. the thought of oil i would take it right through it. so by i need a campaign stand your man fans have mixed feelings one thing is certain whatever happens on the pitch on sunday night the atmosphere that usually accompanies a champion think final will be missing from the streets of lisbon. beers are waiting for me in the fridge that's used for it's course fun and done your

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