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this is d w news and live from the police in the me and mom told by the military junta is warning that lives could be lost if protests continue reports suggest demonstrators have died as security forces opened fire and doctors say dozens more are injured but is this crackdown only adding fuel to the knees and against the military coup also on the show armenia has been baffled prime minister on the defensive these president the military ask the people terms that vote on them over the country's
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defeat in the rule azerbaijan. and in football like say stake their claim to the going to sleep that cycle edging mentions last back in 85 goals through the opening of the highlights. mackinnon thanks so much for joining us meijer and me and mom are reporting but police have shot dead protesters and wounded several of those in a crackdown on people protesting against the military junta to gas water cannons and stun grenades were fired into crowds in various locations while schools of demonstrators were hauled away and police trucks ortheris he's trying to cross crush weeks of demonstrations against the february 1st military takeover which deposed the civilian government. for more on this i'm joined by journalist
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who's in yangon gone a thanks for joining us can you tell us more about what's happening right now way you are. so right now. there's been numerous areas in which police and protesters have been standing on protesters have been creating barricades and you seen quite a lot of metal shields this morning especially after the escalation of violence yesterday and you know groups of protesters are trying to avoid the police or groups of protesters are standing off in quite a number of people have been shot and are injured and it's been reported although you know confirmation vote was a little bit difficult in the moment that a couple people are have died so it's clear that the police all getting increasingly violent in the way that they're dealing with the protests is this a sign maybe that they feel they're losing grip on the situation so this morning
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you know you can seen as not only police on the streets but also soldiers including the 77 flight contrary which is quite well known in the country for their brutality especially in. the areas and so you know it's just escalation of violence is clearly in response to the escalation noncompliance by protesters and members of the senior movement especially since to be increased violence you know yesterday which is a city in the middle of the country that declared itself self administered and not answerable to the home and is the feeling that this violence will just get more and more intense as the days go on. yeah. so a few days ago we started seeing the people who are on the streets raising their blood types and the numbers on their arm now it's nearly everyone has that we're seeing far fewer people there and really young children out on the street. and the jordy of the people who are out there are quite young today i saw people were body
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armor people with shields and the group of sisters that i called along this morning had a number of people bikes acting as scouts as well as people backing us minix. unfun through chief hasn't been seen since the coup she's due to face a court hearing on monday on charges brought against her by the military junta what do you think this will galvanize the protests. yes although you know i think what we're seeing now that it's people moving away from simply. wanting to have her free as their leader and really looking at local leadership that's on the ground as well as protesting and thinking around. everyone else was also going to arrested you have also been sort of looking towards the community presenting you know which is a committee elected officials as well as other leadership groups and recent things
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ok journalist i'm in town reporting from yeah thanks so much for your time thank you for having me. it's tell me now which has seen another day of angry protests with thousands taking to the streets prime minister nicole pasha neon is refusing to resign despite the army demanding he step down he in turn is accusing the military of an attempted coup. alexander prokop penco has been following the protests. protests that show no sign of winding down several thousands of position protesters took to the streets of armenia's capital year if to call for the resignation of prime minister nicola passion yan down not only unhappy about his handling of last year's war without save by jan they are also bitter that he tried to dismiss the head of the army. army's doing the right thing now by not supporting him because he's prime minister has failed in every way
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he's not even human he's a traitor. we need in armenia without a traitor in the cold passion yan we want to build a new army now we safe borders in a future. after that i come here every day because the war is not over for me after the war the struggle against the internal enemy has began here and we will win i have no doubt. president our men sarkeesian whose role is merely repeat sensitive side was the protesters as he refused to sign a prime ministerial order to dismiss the army's chief of staff. then chances are me in the high after the prime minister rejected calls by the army and you had 3 officers to resign and then accuse the military of an attempted coup this is the 1st time in 30 years that the army here has gotten involved in the political crisis
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and many are wondering what's next. thousands have also turned out in argentina to protest against a covert 19 vaccine scandal the government there has been heavily criticized for its slow roll out of a national inoculation program and there's widespread fury over politicians and others in influential positions jumping the queue to get backs in ated. moch body bags laid in front of government headquarters symbolizing the more than $50000.00 coronavirus deaths in argentina up till now. people are enraged by reports that local mayors lawmakers and political cronies have been getting preferential treatment in the wait to be vaccinated. it's shameful their priorities grandparents teachers nurses bus drivers they should be 1st.
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the government should be the last to receive the vaccines. you know all these people rubbed their garbage the worst in argentine history. it makes no sense to vaccinate politicians before the people in any normal country they would all have to resign. in fact the last health minister was sacked earlier this month after a well known journalist claimed the politician gave him early access to a vaccination. cull of its subsidy the new minister and a vaccine expert herself has since tested positive she has released a list of non priority vaccine receivers and attempts at transparency. but the pace of vaccination is still frustratingly low and anger over the scandal has not subsided. u.s.
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lawmakers have narrowly passed a $1.00 trillion dollar pandemic pandemic aid package the bill promises one time cash payments to individuals and help for struggling sectors of american society a plan must now clear higher hurdle in the senate before it becomes law president joe biden wants to push through without delay. relief for the administration. sure the u.s. house passed the huge pandemic aid package but president biden make clear the senate now has to act fast to make it law on folks we have no time to waste if we act now decisively quickly and boldly we can finally get ahead of these fires we can finally get our economy moving again and the people of this country have suffered far too much for too long. in a session that lasted until 2 am house republicans voted unanimously against the aid package democrats but 2 voted in favor speaker nancy pelosi stressed the bill
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has overwhelming popular support. over 75 percent of americans support this peg and want it passed and to including 60 percent of republicans in the country the bill includes one time cash payments of $1400.00 to i don't send children as well as billions of dollars for the distribution of coronavirus vaccines and for struggling families and businesses and the unemployed republicans accuse democrats of using the bill to fulfill a progressive wish list with this the 2nd largest stimulus package in u.s. history almost every one of this bill's $592.00 pages includes a liberal pipe dream that predates the pandemic with strong republican opposition even to this popular bill joe biden school of reuniting the country seems far out
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of reach. ok let's take a look at some of the other stories making news this hour u.s. regulators have cleared a covert 19 vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical giant johnson and johnson is the 3rd in occupation to be given the go ahead in america and the only one that requires just a single shot the company expects to supply 20000000 doses by next month. he zealand's prime minister has announced a 7 day lockdown on clint that's after authorities detected a new case of covert 19 this is the 2nd lockdown in a month health authorities are working to contain costs to be more contagious coronavirus variant 1st identified in the united kingdom. in nigeria more than 40 students and teachers who were abducted 2 weeks ago have been freed they were kidnapped by gunmen from a school in the north central state of new chef on friday more than 300 girls were abducted at gunpoint from another school in neighboring them far
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a state that fate is still unknown. but does lead to football now and lights made history in a thrilling match against not only did they keep their title hopes alive by scoring 3 2nd half goals but it was the 1st time that they ever won in the top league after being 2 goals down. 2 of the best coaches in the business came to grips in large 6 yulian knuckles man's home side of a 4 game winning streak founded on a physical defense but a little too much muscle from day 0 up of mccown on meant that marco rose's men would open the story from the spot for your misfortune one after just 6 minutes it was a bad start and things would get worse for leipzig just 13 minutes later baucus to run was waiting on mark at the back post in the 19th minute the deflection would make it a to me a link for a while back at half time. in the 2nd stanza the hunt side started to look more menacing in attack and when christopher incomplete finally began so much in the
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57th minute arm side began to look like an irresistible force 10 minutes later a use of polson struck from long range. that day had levelled the scores and set the stage for an all at sea junk blackbox goal in the final 25 minutes. emil forsberg went close from a free kick. the tension of a brilliant contest building to a crescendo in the 90th minute when norwegian alexander so lucky stayed to keep beside the last minute when. the conversation continued after the final whistle about whether he had used his hands as well. leipsic needing no words lured back into title contention. and after last weekend's defeat reigning bundesliga champions by and munich got back on track with
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a win over relegation threatened cologne the hosts scored 5 times in a commanding performance built around midfielder leone touretzky he set up both 1st half goals the 2nd of which saw him skillfully combine with league top scorer robin roberts 11 dusty 51 was the final school at the allianz arena. and take a look at some of the other results so far this weekend dortmund brushed past to be the favorite will spark one against has. put 5 past shaker let's say one against mention bloodbath on friday braman beat frank 1st in an underdog win and there are still 3 games to play on sunday when you're in berlin play hoffenheim mind host alex book and leave a cruise and face freiburg. now archaeologists have discovered an ornate roman chariot may be italian city of pompei the 4 wheeled vehicle and its
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components and bronze decorations are said to be in excellent condition a vehicle was left on damage when nearby mount vesuvius erupted in $79.00 a.d. and buried pompei in a sea of boiling lava researches believe the chariot was used for festivities thanks so much for joining us. why are people sourced to hard in trucks. there are rumors that. there are many answers.
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