this is a deja vu news live from berlin thailand belongs to the people that's the message from protesters to their king activists calling for reform of the monarchy install a plaque symbolizing democracy near the royal palace as thousands marched across their runs to do demands for change at the top also coming out. tributes pouring in for the u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg to liberalize khan ignites a partisan battle over who will replace her we'll take a look at the issues dividing america. and its beer time and again in the

unique pandemic means a city's famous october fest is chance old and the showgrounds remain deserted but global drinking halls are keeping the spirit alive the celebrations on a smaller scale. spicer welcome to the program thousands of pro-democracy supporters in thailand have joined in a rare challenge to the all powerful monarchy and one of the biggest displays of defiance yet seen activist rally to all night in the capital bangkok the demands include curbs on the power of the king fresh elections and wide ranging constitutional reforms. this country belongs to the people the message inscribed on this brass plaque a symbol of protest cemented into the ground. for months

now thais have been calling for reform of the mana king and political system. but this weekend's demonstration was the biggest in the years. tens of thousands gathered in bangkok. and stayed to protest throughout the night. you know a little way and. i want to see changes in the most meaningful way a bigger change than before which will take into account people's opportunities education and our right to speak the truth so we can question and discuss things we're not supposed to talk about. the world i doubt that matt. meet me or guide them there's a chance we'll be successful without demands but we'll have to wait and see if the protesters are still committed to fixing the constitution then the government won't be able to ignore them forever really lay out. the protesters a growing bolder on sunday they handed royal guard police

a letter setting out their demands. particularly sensitive is the call for royal reform including limits to the king's powers. this is broken it's a bill in thailand where criticising the monarchy can be punished with up to 15 years in jail. king veggie or a long corn is out of the country and spends most of his time in europe the royal palace has yet to comment on the weekends protests. but the student activists driving the movement see them as a success. today chris we are all human beings we have the same red blood we prevent that nobody pleads blue blood. thank you protest is a calling for more rallies and a days general strike so far the protests have been peaceful but some fairly or thirty's could change tack and adopt

a more forceful approach towards dissent. and correspondent florian in bangkok says the latest protest represent a significant escalation and the stakes are high thailand's students are risking it all by challenging not only the incumbent military backed regime but also the until now untouchable monarchy this is nothing short of revolutionary in a country that has had its fair share of violent crackdowns against dissenters now the genie is out of the bottle and it's not likely to go back in any time soon many expect this weekend's protest leaders to be slapped with lawsuits and long jail terms for what the government calls inciting unrest or for supposedly defaming the monarchy but the self declared leaderless revolution is set to continue protestors are vowing not to stop until their demands are met whatever the costs may be.

president donald trump wants to appoint another woman to replace the veteran supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg she died on friday republicans have vowed to press ahead with the nomination but democrats argue that the process should be delayed until after the election in november. the steps of the supreme court have become a makeshift memorial to ruth bader ginsberg the collection of flowers and cards grew throughout the day. and the eyes of some people in spoke was more. more than a leading judge a champion of women's rights even a liberal icon. it was because of the work that she's done that i was able to have a good job that allowed me as a single woman to support myself and shoes to have the family to have reproductive choices that allowed me to. delay pregnancy and till i was ready for it and then to

choose to do it on my own. the next supreme court judge could be very different for some grieve ginsburg's passing moves to find a replacement i got a ring pace president say see could send a nomination to the senate as soon as next week the process will move i think it's going to move very quickly actually i agree with the state that put out by which the god will. do that actually 100 percent i put out a very similar statement you saw so i think we're going to start the process extremely soon. we will have a nominee version of the statement president trump is referring to is senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's pledge to hold a vote on a nominee before the election that's angered these protesters outside his kentucky home. committee democrats complained that mcconnell refused to move on president barack obama's supreme court nomination 4 years ago but there's no legal reason the

republicans can't go forward. a 3rd of the presidents have appointed justices during an election year and some even appointed them after they had been defeated so there is precedent for that but the lack of consistency between 20162021 the part of the republicans is stark. the stakes are of course high republicans could secure a 6 to 3 conservative majority on the supreme court and that could have far reaching implications on issues like abortion obamacare and gun rights whoever wins the white house in november. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. italians are voting on constitutional changes which could slim down parliament local elections are also taking place this weekend are expected to favor the right wing opposition the poles are the 1st big test for prime minister giuseppe conti's a center left coalition since the coronavirus locked out. u.s.

president donald trump is backing a deal allowing chinese own video sharing out to talk to carry on operating in the united states washington had announced a ban on take talk because of security concerns new arrangements would see the partnering with american giants of oracle and wal-mart. opponents of the hard line leader of belarus alexander lukashenko are calling for more mass protests later on sunday weekly demonstrations in the capital minsk have been the focus for the pro-democracy movement in an attempt to reassert control police have arrested hundreds of women. only cowards beat women showed hundreds of women as they faced down the police but the thirty's no longer one to let this week the march go ahead unchallenged. police barely seem to hesitate as they packed women into the trucks even 73 year olds nina

by him was briefly detained her defiance of the authorities has made her an i cannot of these protests overwhelmingly led by women. if you like look i was going to it was scary at the beginning but then you get used to that what can you do you know i'm more scared about living with the feeling that have nothing when all this was happening in my country. the crackdown is getting harsher by the day and there's still little signs the riot police are deserving president of the. demonstrators say rick the august 9th presidential election. brokered live you know for what is democracy that's been the majority has voted for the. president you know you you know nobody voted for him. when taking part in opposition rallies now not only have to fear for their safety but also that of the children i thirty's have been threatening to remove show them

from protester parents a warning that's only been fueling the anger on the streets. and correspondent nick conley was at saturday's protest in minsk and sent this report. it began with glitter balloons and relaxed smiles but just an hour in and this week's women's march came to a screeching halt as riot police in balaclavas jumped out on martin violence in the protesters paul within minutes the police encircled the marchers breaking them down into smaller groups but only a handful tried to get away even though they had the chance to do so most it seemed resigned to the prospect of being arrested even if that could mean spending 10 days in jail. one thing you hear from protesters here time time again is this they can't throw us all in jail they just don't have enough space there are just too many of us and as if to prove exactly that point just as the arrests were reaching

a climax a giant opposition flag appeared in the sky pulled by a drone all the police could do with scratch their heads. the last few weeks are anything to go by it seems that every time the government ups the pressure on the protestors it brings yet more people out into the streets against itself people who tell you that whatever happens now the tide is being scared. so here's a look at some developments in the global health emergency people in britain who break a new coronavirus isolation rules face fines of up to 11000 euros fresh daily cases in south korea have fallen below 100 for the 1st time in weeks and football fans in italy are being allowed back into stadiums 2000 spectators will be able to cheer on their teams in a series. the pandemic means germany's famous october fest has been cancelled this year but all is not lost for beer drinkers in the burren city of new nick some local venues are organizing smaller scale festivities which comply with coronavirus

regulations and not only. that well on the docks the 1st cake is tapped but that's all that's going on as usual this year around 50th meaning speer halls are taking part in their own self styled version of october fest. it won't be the usual moneymaker it isn't a party either. it's more like a normal restaurant environment but with a bit more atmosphere these and. it's officially not business as usual this year vacant and almost deserted this site normally plays host to the state organized october fest which brings more than $6000000.00 visitors each year and over a 1000000000 euros in revenue. how does it feel we missed the october fest we're making the best of it. the venues taking part told to keep some of their real festival feeling alive but hygiene regulations are strict entry is controlled

social distancing and the wearing of mosques is enforced still some people have their reservations i reckon we could have managed without oct 1st since it's really pretty phil i wouldn't want to throw myself into the crowd since you definitely notice a difference. they police people watchful eye as coronavirus cases increasingly rise in need. for this reason children will have to wear mosques to school from monday on and virally just urge caution. among most shore 94 on 4 we have to appeal to the responsibility of the people at the festival so as not to risk more problems with the schools and the nurseries of the common. the city needs on monday to discuss further measures the mayor has warned of increased risk. will be ensuring that the rules are being followed i don't want to see the pictures of people standing on benches and cheering without distance and without

mosques circulated for the world to see. people who support the event argue that celebrations can be properly controlled because all visitors have to register themselves even as the beer gardens are for a late into the night people are celebrating in a civilised manner. and we end in moscow where our lovers can now enjoy works which vanished from public view over a century ago the painting dancing figure by father a step out of a has been exhibited only once before in 1921 the exhibition at the yeltsin center showcases a guard of artists who flourished after the revolution but were banned when the soviet regime turned against abstract art in favor of socialist realist show runs until january next year organizers hope it will tour international. and your of course watching to give you news live from berlin up next is shift

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