thank you thank you thank you. the world anti-doping agency recommends a 4 year ban for russia from major sporting events while the international olympic committee says any punishment will focus on the countries of origin not after a. few months after a disaster people in the french city of one gather to protest against the handling of a huge fire that ripped through a chemical plant. there and i want. people to. put in my garden. and excuse. to me.

and the u.k. court that bans parents from protesting. equality classes dismissing claims that the lessons are not age appropriate and go against some people's religious beliefs . are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t international and sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. right now the international olympic committee has stated that russia's sports movement is clear of any wrongdoing in the latest anti-doping scandal the i.o.c. and however says it will support tough sanctions on russian authorities which have been accused of manipulating anti-doping data bases this comes after a world anti-doping agency committee rec. amended

a 4 year ban be applied to russia for all major sporting events he's really been trying to go gives us the details. so just a day after the world anti-doping agency came out with their accommodation for a 4 year ban on the russian side consisting of many elements the international olympic committee said that it would support the toughest measures against those responsible for the manipulations with the databases but they pointed out that they believe the russian athletes and also the russian national olympic committee had nothing to do with these manipulations we note that the report proves that any manipulation of the data is the sole responsibility of the russian authorities at the same time we also know the report finds that the sports movement has not been involved in any of this manipulation and the report does not indicate any wrongdoing by the sports movement in this regard in particular the russian olympic

committee or its members and that seems to be a word that's repeated manipulation manipulations what are the i.o.c. and wada talking about when they're saying manipulations they're talking about this long process of russia getting its house in order after the infamous doping scandal and allegations of state sponsored doping in order for the russian national anti-doping agency to regain its international status to get back its international recognition the russian authorities had to meet certain requirements and a very important requirement was that they were supposed to hand over the database of the moscow anti-doping laborde tree from the previous years. the handover did happen with a slight delay although initially the international authorities were happy with that but then they decided to investigate and a team of. experts hired by the world anti-doping agency found that this database

was somehow manipulated some of the elements of the database were either raced or modified and as a result of this a group of water officials came out with this commendation for the main world anti-doping agency decision makers what they want is the toughest punishment for russia and we do remember how as a result of the doping scandal for instance during the winter olympic games and 20 in south korea the russian team had to compete under a neutral flag they weren't allowed to be called team russia so now these sanctions are in place the same story will happen in tokyo during the summer olympic games but that is not it because that band could be extended to 4 years and other 4 year sanctions could fall for instance a ban on all russian officials to be present at major sporting events possibly russia will be barred from hosting top class competitions and the ice hockey world

championships volleyball world championships the way for champions league final and so on and so forth so all that is now in jeopardy the reaction from the russian side has been coming in the minister of sports is saying that russia has been fulfilling all the requirements providing all the answers his side is still ready to cooperate however they will appeal any punishment that they see as unfair because i want to say that we conscientious lee fulfilled all our obligations provided all the necessary information and questions. have been discussing the case with wada but unfortunately the position has not been heard if the russian anti doping agency would dispute the decision the case will go to court we will the evidence will be examined and all witnesses in experts heard again. we also heard

from the russian most senior diplomats. who said that russia is ready to play by the rules which it has done before however they want to make sure that these rules are fair and that they're the same for everyone. there are some people who want to put russia in the position of a defendant accused of everything in this world that's why we will fight for the necessity of fear dialogue which can be the only one or 2 for instance china and russia are guilty of everything and violating everything but the others follow the rules established by themselves without consulting anyone and make the others respect these rules now i just want to go back to why the international olympic committee's statement is crucial they will not be the ones will be making the final decision the i.o.c. has to accept any verdict that comes out of wada or the court of arbitration for sports if an appeal is filed by russia however the i.o.c.

does still have a significant influence on the world anti-doping agency because of their way to the world's main big sports organization and also because of the many connections in the world of sport so the final decision will be made by waters executive board which will convene on december the 9th so we'll be waiting for what comes out of that. hearing of for their health and demanding transparency protesters have gathered in the french city of run exactly 2 months after a fire engulfed a chemical factory in the area are you going to report from the city. right now we will king with the crowd over it looks like a 100 maybe a bit more time when you see all the way to the end of this call them through on and indeed there are concerned people from all really the whole society spectrum is

here there are young people there are elderly there are eco activists there are anti capitalist at a certain point this this march took a real left turn figuratively speaking speaking and they are simply concerned citizens and all of them are indeed demanding transparency from the government and from lubrizol the company the chemical plant that well of that released all these chemicals into into the atmosphere some 2 months ago. now this rally started with an installation it featured mannequins wearing gas masks and the with bags of money now that all of these just a matter foods to what people what people reported what they felt right after the fire because they many of them many of the locals complained about the burning

sensation in the throat for instance or about feeling nauseous after the release of a chemical just simply because of breathing the contaminated air and they're giving the government of failing to release the air samples they which were taken right after the fire and the government's position and look results position has been that while there was no immediate health threat that all of those effects would cause and that there was no environmental impact but people here are not buying this. really really angry about the low i want. the people who can put that in my garden must pay and must excuse. to me and my community. through the strategy this was great we want the truth to be revealed about what happened in the libretto accident because now everyone's just passing the buck no one wants to take responsibility and the truth

about the accident has not been established today we should have health monitoring this which we currently don't know where we are denied more extensive blood tests we expect resignations over this people are concerned about their health but it wasn't just about that local businesses local farmers suffered immensely for instance some 1800 farmers who were. banned from harvesting their own crop by the french government because all of that well because because of the fears of contamination now lubrizol which is by the way owned by the american billionaire warren buffet has promised to reimburse to help financially those farmers but again very few people at least here you won't find find anyone who's at this rally i mean who is satisfied by that response and i should also mention that this plant it has been problematic before in 2013 and the most notable the

most notable case there was an accident and the camera the plant leaked some chemicals into the air as well and those chemicals they produced a very foul stench which could be felt as far as at the shores of britain this is somewhat of a finishing support for the rally because here is this is the low brazil plant this is the chemical plant that released all those chemicals into the air and all these people around me there would really like to have a very good look what's going on behind these walls. on of u.k. now where parents have been banned from protesting against l g b t equality classes being taught at a primary school in the city of birmingham accord dismissed concerns to the lessons were inappropriate for young children are she's a shoddy edwards doctor as the story. well this has been an ongoing case for quite some time now concerning parents who are fundamentally in opposition to l g b

t classes being taught at schools and of course those teaching them now often months of months of poor an outrage from petitions to protest today the high court has ruled a permanent ban on protests outside the school and they have suggested the school is promoting homosexuality when it is not parents misunderstood and misrepresented to it is being taught in the school so what is making these parents so angry well a majority of the parents are from the muslim community and for them these classes are a step too far not to mention of course the kids that are being taught these such lessons are of quite a young age even at times as young as 4 or 5 and as a result the parents have taken them out of the schools but it's not just this school in question that's at the forefront of the protests other schools across bernie and have also seen parents in uproar and outrage saying that the classes go against their religious beliefs they should learn about the after old age not right now because if you get your parents teach your kids to stick with boys and boys who

that's not a good thing this was a leader with a like you because you have to obviously clearly say if you can't discriminate you're going to religion and whatnot and that's what they're doing it's 99 percent muslim it's not about the movement but the jewish community the other communities the christian communities they're all have issues around the way things have been going but the no outsiders program merely promotes equality it includes discussions about diverse relationships saying it's ok to be gay and showing and displaying same sex couples showing they do exist now it's been particularly portrayed 3rd children's books where we see cartoons displaying 2 moms or 2 dads even fairy tales or love stories between love between a king falling in love with another king but for many parents they say that a ban on the protests is a step. in the wrong direction for them it's against their freedom of expression to go against the program but for the teachers involved in the program they say it's

in the right direction a step for inclusion and diversity but interestingly as of next year in september these sex ed classes that also include diversity of relationships and so on they will become compulsory so of course the debate is far from over. we heard from 2 of the people campaigning against the equality classes in birmingham. and i was asking today is is the judgment fair no it's not it's absolutely one sided it's absolutely based on probability and all the facts that we have given haven't been even regarded and parents are now seriously concerned considering taking this to the supreme court they said that based on probability the parents mailed ain't done this or based on probability the protests were not good but the fact was not a single arrest was made not a single follower allegation we have to safeguard what we think is in the best

interest and this is being dictated by the state you know the state is not giving us no right or the school is not giving us no right that we understand that you need to explain diversity but when you say in the words of it's all ok to be gay these children from jewish muslim and christian background have been taught opposite it's just a very unfair very extreme propaganda that's being done here to dare i say brainwash our children parents who are in despair and this is why they protested the spoke to the room letters to the to the school the signed petitions but they simply were not heard the local government city council should've engaged to the parents and try to resolve the conflict so that it was a win win situation which is become an ideological battle not one of equality. we respect. us as human beings they deserve respect and

tolerance for their 6 year ality but what they can't what the state can do is force that 6 year ality and that belief on or on children who come from. a background. a german government minister has angered washington by comparing chinese spying to the n.s.a. that story and much more i'm sure break this is our international. you look at your dollar bill it says the federal reserve. note if you look that up it best to pedia it'll tell you it's debt debt is a no right they're not creating this stock has nothing to do with money it's created is formaldehyde it's monetary formaldehyde and they're trying to and

they're complaining that the corpses and breathing and they just are failing to acknowledge that the global economy died in 2000 army will stop. much in a powerful and strength. then you have the record and what we have done is to try and identify something happening in the brain where the explosion of the ripples. of your consciousness. join me every thursday on the alex simon shore and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm sure. i'll see you then. our welcome back this is art international now a new poll has it revealed

a stark contrast between the way americans and the germans view each other while most people in the u.s. think the countries have a good will between the 2 countries is over 5 g. mobile communications the german economy minister is resisting washington's calls to ban the chinese tech giant wall way from building infrastructure he says such a ban would be unfair considering that no action was taken against us from so over the n.s.a. snooping scandal back in 2013 and angela takes a closer look. while wait a foreigner in the side of the u.s. relations since the beginning of the year the chinese tech giant has triggered a global power. ripley over the rollout of its 5 g. network washington once it out of the european markets and after some heavy influencing sometimes not so friendly pressure and the spice agha germany's economic minister has added fuel to the fire by saying there is no reason to

boycott while we. begg then in the n.s.a. affair we imposed no boycott the u.s. also requires from its companies that they provide certain information which is necessary to fight terrorism peter meier also mention that there is no link between weiwei and the chinese state little did he know though that this statement would come back to bite him not only here in germany but on the other side of the atlantic too it doesn't seem to bother the united states if you call them out for east drop in but compare them to the chinese that is a definite no no the recent statements made by senior german government officials that the united states is comparable to the chinese communist party are an insult to thousands of american soldiers who hope to ensure germany security as well as to millions of americans committed to a strong western alliance the stamens have also offended millions of chinese citizens who are denied fundamental freedoms and

a room fully imprisoned by the chinese communist party although meyer claims as words were misinterpreted about us that mark received his stance on while we house and changed for years now the united states has been warning its allies about chinese spying through its tech companies claiming companies like well wait and see t. have the back door open which allows the communist party to go in and collect information america even send out its big guns with mike pence and mike palm pilcher europe warning them about chinese tech threat the united states has also been very clear with our security partners on the threat posed by. another chinese telecom companies the chinese government can rightfully demand access to data flowing through one way and z. visa systems why would anyone grant such power to regime that has already grossly violated cyberspace but when they're asked the boat evidence they cannot provide any of the other had germany and the us have a little bit of

a. recent history when it comes to spying after that and this a scandal over the alleged happening of chelsea or ankle of merkel's phone even though relations between the 2 countries were a little bit intense in 2013 u.s. companies were not bad or sanctioned in germany it seems plain the good regime battery card is kind of working out for washington as it tries to distance beijing from the european market apparently some are willing to put morals over facts and comparing the u.s. to china is morally wrong there is no moral equivalence between china and the united states and one who claims otherwise ignores history i would never to be repeated europeans should ask themselves who is more likely to be listening on the other side of the line. as for the next stage the german parliament will be holding a vote on whether to live while way work on germany's 5 g.

network chancellor angela merkel wants a open business bidding process which would include the chinese firm but members of her c.d.u. party are more skeptical. it isn't right that we discuss the question of 5 g. development and the participation of foreign companies and a drastic question a few are being data sovereignty with confidence we want to build in our own sovereignty and we have a conscious skepticism towards china and the communist regime in china or heard from investment analyst of volcker helmer he believes 5 g. technology and the role of weiwei are crucial for germany's economy. but in the city you would like also in that you it was a social democrats receive that there are some voices which favor much the transatlantic. exposure of the chinese exposure and this technology but i regards this decision as. likely to turn out in favor of the chinese

that they can compete with the u.s. companies that they are multics clue that policy decision 5 g. is the extremely important it will be the standard of the future in the telecommunications and if you want to be long as a country to the 1st year world economically you have to adopt these systems way has really become a very big competitor to u.s. companies but the even have advantages and comparison to us competitors meanwhile nothing the u.s. tries to fight back. another does from around the world colombia is in the grips of its biggest protests in decades in bogota rioters hurled rocks at police and fire back with tear gas it started as a labor union strike with around 250000 people taking to the streets and the movement has since snowballed into mass protests against the right wing government the latest flare up came after talks between the president and protest leaders collapsed 3 police officers and one teenage protester have been killed since the

start of the unrest so far. a shift of u.s. policy on settlements has angered palestinians in the west bank protesters burned effigies of us president. in the latest escalation tensions have flared up since the us secretary of state might bump a announced that israeli settlements would no longer be considered illegal. thousands of people have marched through capitol in a call for women's rights to be protected at the rally in santiago was held on the international day for the elimination of violence against women and also joined a why. protest against the country's president sebastian pinera the movement was it triggered a month ago by a proposed hike in metro fares and spiraled into a movement against rising inequality. several russian tourists are in critical condition after a bus crash in the dominican republic the vic vehicle carrying $39.00 tourists

collided with a truck and overturned a few hours ago at least 17 people were injured including children and tour operators have confirmed that no one died in the incident. and that does it for me i'll be back with more news at the top the hour this is our international. it's an understatement to say america is a very divided country many have even spoken openly about the possibility of civil war what is scaring the country apart what is keeping it together it cannot only be about donald trump what will it take to start a sustained social and political dialogue before it's too late. what politicians do. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected.

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i did this despite a near record number of rate increases and quantitative tightening by the federal reserve since i won the election 8 increases in total which were in my opinion far too fast an increase and far too slow a decrease. by continued tax from president the federal reserve has signaled that it will not flush interest rates again this year barring a serious incident ha ha with a bomb attack in london to handle days of breakdown the fed's plan and how the economy may fare during the holiday season. in the wake of the we want to venture capital is looking to safer investment for returns on their spending investigative journalist than one is back today to show us the future for silicon valley and why this has been a client just a fairy tale and later we take you to new york city where streaming has managed to save a movie landmark in the big apple but what consequences could this have for the film

industry as theaters and production mergers artie's trinity chavez is on the ground in new york to bring us the latest on netflix to dive into the screening sector we have a lot on board today so let's get right to it. you noted states federal reserve chairman powell on monday insinuated that they would be no changes in federal interest rates . in the coming months policy comments came or which took place during an address to the greater providence chamber of commerce in rhode island come as the fed has cut rates by a quarter percentage point 3 times since july of this year the fed chair said policymakers are focused on meeting inflation goals adding it is essential that we at the fed use our tools to make sure that we do not permit an unhealthy downward drift in inflation expectations and inflation we are strongly committed to symmetrically and substantially achieving.