this is the deputy news live from berlin bella vs opposition turns out for a show of force against president alexander of the time economy and i'm here in minsk where people come out 1st 2nd weekend in a row in record numbers to protect their countries were direction our correspondent for ports from the bell the russian capital where protesters flooded the streets to defy they got. and across africa schools have been closed jus to the corunna pandemic now the world helpful starkey is urging african nations to reopen

a dark place schools of reopened to the $639.00 african nations. and also in our show to take the close a look at disney's newest release want to live in by stone the real life story of a very special guerrilla force to spend most of his life in a circus theme shopping mall that is until his sight but. since. i'm anthony how to welcome tens of thousands of protesters in bell aversive taken to the streets of minsk and other cities for another historic day of activism the demonstrators are demanding president alexander lukashenko his resignation accusing him of rigging elections 2 weeks ago. who was ruled bellicose for some 26 years says nato is trying to split his country. in response resort of the army to

mobilize sang bella verse was at risk of imminent attack. i i do fredi go away it's the rallying cry of thousands of belorussia protesters in the streets of minsk this sunday and it's also their biggest demand they want president oleksandr local shanker to go away to resign from office until then people say they will continue to protest. the boy this is a dictatorship. there is no respect for society for a people to call for freedom and i hope we will be in the free countries like we saw while let's see if we can be an. overthrow the government type of selfless love to. go away that's also what authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko would like the protests to do at a military exercise on saturday claimed again that enemies are at the border that

western countries inspired the protests and that nato is deploying forces the alliance firmly denies that claim so far i was not able to deter this and neither with words nor with actions the regime has increased police presence even threatened to send in troops supposedly to protect world war 2 memorial it's earlier this month some $7000.00 people were arrested the belorussian people continue to protest and their demand stands. i. allow correspondent nick connelly is in means can send us his thoughts on another landmark day in the belorussian. you're fired go away luke schenn go behind bars those are just some of the chants here in months today 2 weeks after pill abuse is rigged election quite how many people have turned out we can't say with any certainty because drones are all but illegal are better routes but one thing seems certain the government threats to arrest people and even the announcement to

bring the army out in the streets of minsk doesn't seem to have scare people off and quite the opposite it seems to make them even more determined to come out and have their say. sneak on a leash now tonight let's you whiny aware people rallied in support of the belorussian protest as an act of solidarity and to promoting democracy and criticizing the christian because authoritarian rule. you protest and to form a human chain stretching from the lithuanian capital than this to the border with the other groups in today's action comes 3 decades after what was called the baltic way and residents of the baltic states lithuania estonia and latvia joined hands and linked their capital cities in a mass protest and indeed soviet. well they deployed correspondent constantine a get is at the let you on the abilities border for us gratings constantine what has been happening today where you are. well the human chain is

discussed parts we are now at a concert which is held also very close to the belarus both in the old castle of mit in ca and what you hear now links us back to 9099 this is a song called the way to mom change which 1st became famous during that period strike a years 30 years ago and now has become the anthem of the belorussian democratic movement this is a concept of a nice by the lithuanian television when this 20 and musicians and some people are russian musicians in solidarity with the with the democracy movement in belarus so this is a continuation of the event which i've seen today where about 50000 people lined the as you rightly said from the capital all the way to the belorussian border which is actually just one kilometer one of the half over there and it was a very emotional event which definitely linked the anti-communist movement for

democracy in the late eighty's to today i felt it because i was at both consisting the people in the streets where you were today and that gathering tonight what is it that they want to see happen in belarus. i think there is a very strong feeling in this way me a better in the political class and among citizens that belarus is brotherly country and it's true for 400 years the 2 nations were part of the polish of the 20th commonwealth and the design here is very much for belarus to move towards the european union to become a european nation and i think that this particular cell of solidarity is very strong here in live 20 if you look at the scene at this stage you'll see there are 2 anthems in fact one is the be all russian national coat of arms and another one is lithuanian but you barely can see the difference. constantine good thank you so

much. and time to take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. the wife of prominent kremlin critic alexeyevna valmy has visited him at the inn sharon tate hospital where he is in a serious condition following a suspected poisoning. did not speak with the media but only was flown to germany from siberia after falling violently ill thursday. in northern turkey at least 5 people are dead and 12 missing after heavy flooding in the region. triggered the flooding which also caused significant damage to buildings and roads there is humanitarian relief foundation said that it's into team to help with search and rescue operations. well in the u.s. state of california forecast as warm weather conditions are lockley to worsen the wildfires raging across the state tens of thousands of residents have had to

evacuate their homes and as california authorities fight to bring the blazes under control they have also requested help from nations with experience fighting fires of similar size and nature like canada and australia. it's only from the air that the true scope of california's wildfires becomes apparent. more than a 1000000 acres of forest including many of the state's inch and redwoods turned to ash in a matter of days. and that ash and smoke is only making matters worse poor visibility has grounded many tanker planes. clipping the wings of one of the chief weapons in the fight against the fires. more than 13000 firefighters are on the front lines here working 72 hour shifts to beat back the blaze. but despite the massive show of force more than 700 homes have already been lost. as

the fires threaten new communities. many are saving what they can. and act that's become a sad tradition as california's wildfires season grows more intense 5 years back there was no fires every year and now it seems like every year's record record fires every use. dry weather and lightning storms are in the forecast for the coming days and with hundreds of fires still raging california's fire service is warning that the worst is yet to come. or the world health for thora he is urging african governments to safely breo open schools during the coronavirus pandemic while also limiting the spread of the virus according to a survey of $39.00 african nations students in only 6 countries back in the classroom at this stage kenya is one of the countries where the schools have shut down and where the government has completely cancelled the 2020 academic year.

bell actually hang all t.n. no should be in school instead the 15 year old is either rich homie nairobi's kid beer a slum or she's helping her mother sell chokehold on the streets of kenya's capital just to make ends meet. that's just. over the corner excludes. the deputy head teacher of bella's school is also frustrated for his students by the closure one of them i think this. week you know the kids today are now putting up the form 8 of the same payment for $31.00 if it is going into the new year so it's not as easy as in new york but since it was a good thing kakamega in west kenya these siblings are trying to follow

a school lesson on t.v. but it's far from ideal. i am not happy because i'm going to be to my standard the 7 i had learned very well to become my doctor when i graduated in the us but it will delay. hopes father is a farmer he sold his 4 prized bulls to help pay for his 6 children's education now he fears he will never get that money back so as a writer you work with them are 3rd graders now if the government decides not to refund the fees we paid last time then i'm worried they were noble similar to the ones i sold i'm only left with the dairy cattle to get money i now fear that my children may not finish their education or you know you know whole fear yet they go to draw water my domicile where this were used to teach educators to all concerned for their livelihoods this is the classroom while calvin o.d.m.

bo or deraa should be teaching math and swahili. instead he's working as a laborer on a government run project and some money he fears for the mental health of fellow teaches. summer if they are really under depression and some of the depth. of the debts coming across and if the government continuing silence on that experience more there. but for now schools in kenya remain empty and unless the government changes its mind this is the best children like who can hope for. and finally the one and only ivan is the newest film on disney's popular streaming platform it's a story based on the life of a real gorilla that likes to pite but what sounds like a fun and cute story in this case has a dr twist as ivan the gorilla did his painting confined in an american shopping

mall that is until animal rights activists got it moved was a stickler for god our. life in the relay is resigned to spending his life in a circus until he realizes he wants more and decides to take a shot at freedom this escape caper sees actress angelina jolie pushing on her producer hat she hopes children will be inspired by the tell. their needs yes things that aren't maybe as heavy and young children need something to look to give them kindness give them hope give them or give them light which it has but we are at a time where we can no longer ignore real hard realities in the world and children also know that. the one and only ivan is based on the moving true story of a real gorilla who was kept in

a circus themed mall and was known for his paintings. the comedy has a serious message about animal rights. what we. really understand as autonomous creatures that we are and. i think that's what stories do you you know that. an animal is. they're very different from very different and yet they're all the ones. on this planet at least and share that with. just his latest feel good story skeptics feel cool really stupid the content makes no doubt it will still find its place in many.

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