any normal. number this league started to temper the team on g.w. . this is bigger than any news from the war mass protests in belarus pro-democracy activists call another day of demonstrations after police arrest hundreds of people

mainly women demanding the resignation of hardline president alexander the. also coming up protestors in thailand send a strong message to their kids and i'm preset and have moved activist school for reform of the monarchy installing a clock to clarence the country belongs to its people and thousands marched oppressed their freedoms their demands for change at the top. planned its feared time in munich a gang the pandemic claims the city's famous october 1st is cancelled and the showgrounds remains deserted local drinking holes are keeping the spirit alive with celebrations on the smallest scale. i'm rebecca ridges welcome to the program protesters in belarus on not giving up this fall. a worsening government crackdown tens of thousands have gathered in

major cities throughout the country police and i'm the army has been out in force and have started a tiny peaceful demonstrators this has been the same in the capital minsk the focus of office protests some portion we don't have those pictures there they are there the same in minsk the capital the focus of opposition protests since the disputed presidential elections in august the protests have gone ahead despite a strong police presence. only cowards beat women shout hundreds of women as they face down the police but the authorities no longer want to let this weekly march go ahead unchallenged. police barely seem to hesitate as they pack women into their trucks even 73 year old enough but he was briefly detained her defiance of the authorities has made her an icon of these protests overwhelmingly led by women. if you look around it was

scary at the beginning but then you get used to it what can you do you know i'm not scared about living with the feeling that i did nothing when all this was happening in my country. was the crackdown is getting harsher by the day and there's still little sign the riot police are deserving president alexander lukashenko who demonstrators say rigged the august 9th presidential election. booklet you know over what is democracy it's been the majority has voted for the president you know. you know nobody voted for him. women taking part in opposition rallies now not only have to fear for their safety but also that of their children or thirty's have been threatening to remove children from protester parents and warning that's only been fueling the anger on the streets. let's take

a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world afghan government strikes have killed dozens of people in the northern province of condos the defense ministry says the strikes targeted taliban fighters it's investigating claims by local witnesses that civilians and children were among the victims taliban and government negotiations are currently holding talks in cut off for the 1st time in decades. the death toll from a powerful storm which battered greece has risen to 3 cyclon yarnell swept across central areas flooding thousands of homes and damaging roads earlier the storm caused widespread damage in the peloponnese and union islands. the german charity sea ice is its rescue ship the allen kurdi has picked up more than 100 migrants in the southern mediterranean the refugees were spotted drifting into overloaded rubber boats and wooden fishing vessel. spaniards in the

capital madrid have been protesting a new partial lockdown targeting areas with high numbers of corona virus infections residents of low income neighborhoods say they feel stigmatized by the restrictions which are set to begin on monday parks will be closed and shops and restaurants limited to 50 percent capacity. thousands of pro-democracy supporters in thailand have joined in a rare challenge to the all powerful monarchy in one of the biggest displays of defiance ever seen activists around all night in the capital bangkok their 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 monarchy and political system. but

this weekend's demonstration was the biggest in the years. tens of thousands gathered in bangkok and state to protest throughout the night. you will lose the way i am saying 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. and 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 beer in thailand where criticizing the monarchy can be punished with up to 15 years in jail. king badger along 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. and our overall today proves we are all human beings we have the same red blood we prevent that nobody pleads blue blood. protest is a calling for more rallies and a day's 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. to the u.s.

now a president donald trump says he wants to appoint another woman to replace a veteran supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg who 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. in the eyes of some people ginsberg was 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 6 years to have a family to have reproductive choices that allowed me to. delay

pregnancy and so 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 their replacements are gathering pace. president trumps ac 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 this statement put out by ridge the gunnel. doing 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 his 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 i. made democrats complain 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 a 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 obama care and gun rights whoever wins the white house in november. the amazon is burning again wildfires in the brazilian jungle a bigger and fierce set than ever this year the panther now is one of the world's largest wetland ecosystems after months of drought the region is now saying the worst places in 20 years. smoke chokes the pattern now as the flames

tear through these tropical wetland exceptionally dry conditions of prime the area to burn experts think logging in the amazon rain forest north of here is up sitting the ecosystem creating the conditions that make these blazes possible and insects are also dropping gave the inferno. this is the 1st time i've witnessed an emergency like this the fires caused by the way there's no rain forecast for these wetlands in the coming weeks but the country's president didn't come here instead he visited a neighboring region to mark the start of the soya planting season. and to make his supporters many of whom a local landowners but both scenarios play neatly failed to land in the thick smoke . of your paws on his 1st attempt the pilot had to abort the landing that's almost never happened to me something highly unusual happened the visibility was probably

poor. thievin so the files devouring brazil's wild oddball sonar is top priority. this is global pandemic means that germany's famous october 1st has been canceled all is not lost for big drinkers in the bavarian city of munich some local venues are organizing smaller scale festivities which comply with coronavirus regulations. at 12 on the docks the 1st cake is tapped but that's all that's going on as usual this year around 50 is meaning spear holes are taking part in their own self styled version of october fest. they won't be the usual money maker but it isn't a party either. it's more like a normal restaurant environment but with a bit more atmosphere. 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 1st 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 manage one year without oct 1st since it's really pretty phil i wouldn't want to throw myself into crowds. you definitely notice a difference. the police people watchful eye as coronavirus cases increasingly rise in meaning. for this reason children will have to wear masks to school from monday on and virtually just urge caution. and then was shown on the

front for 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 meets 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 pictures of people standing on benches and cheering without distance and without masks circulating 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 filled late into the night people are celebrating in a civilised manner. britain is marking the 80th anniversary of the battle of britain during world war 2 british spitfire and hurrican fighter planes flew over london to commemorate the conflict they were among which defended britain against

the attacks by the german in the summer of 94940 the boy if it was victory was a turning point in the war. coming up next shift use technology program don't forget you can always get the latest news and information around the clock on our website that's d.w. dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram i'm rebecca races see you next hour. the pick of the world over information they provide. the opinions of the want to express g.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch and follow us. how does a virus spread. why do we have it and when will. you.