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i'll study actually suggested. the long term effects might not just be the absence of benefit but actually that they may because i want to. thank you. gratian over confinement measures boils over with clashes between police and citizens around the lock down protests are staged worldwide. also a new home moscow hospice all that was built in the space of a month receives its 1st covert 19 patients that as president vladimir putin reveals all russian regions are now affected by the virus. and worth less than nothing with the world at an economic standstill demand for oil has dried up pushing us prices below 0 in a historic crash. diets. that.
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you don't have. the brains to handle if you look at the pulp rates reflecting. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. international i'm neki now let's begin with the latest figures on covert 19 the number of cases around the world is increasing on a daily basis with over 2500000 infections now registered a number of states hallett sees is also rising daily and has now surpassed 170000 over 658000 people though have recovered from the virus. thing. now tensions over coronavirus lockdown measures are mounting with protests staged
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worldwide against extended curfews and the suburbs of paris riots broke out leading to violent clashes between residents and the police. there have been clashes between police and local residents in the northern suburbs of paris this came off the tensions were raised during the log down after a motorcyclist was injured following a chase after police had tried to check the motorcyclist documents now claim that the police have been particularly heavy handed with enforcing the rules during france's strict lockdown there have long been standing issues between the police
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and residents in the northern suburbs of paris this is something that has been going on for a very long time it's an area that has many high rise buildings this is social housing and they housed main the immigrant populations and many of the people who live in this area say that the police have made them victims in the past in regards to the harsh treatment that they have received in the scenes that this lockdown is just fanning the flames of troubles that have been there for a long time now france isn't the only place that is seeing some tensions and made the lockdown over in neighboring germany they have also been protests there. was. was i. was although the
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confinement is being eased gradually in germany not everything is being allowed to open up and not please. tickly been a bug bear for the owners of cafes restaurants and bars who have been staging their own protest in the city of dresden what they did was take out the chairs from the cafes and restaurants and put them up in the middle of an empty square in the city they're unhappy about the economical impact of the pandemic on their businesses particularly and those concerns about an economic impact all of the pandemic of the coronavirus and the methods that have been taken in regards to mocking countries down is something that is sparked protests across the world. but not.
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enough. i even the united nations has warned that the pandemic could pose further problems the pandemic also poses a significant threat to the maintenance of international peace and security potentially leading to an increase in social unrest and violence that would greatly undermine our ability to fight the disease well as the lock downs continue the anger of some particularly those who are living in small apartments with possibly many others all living on little to no income those tensions are just simmering away and while the world is looking for the light at the end of the tunnel in regards to the cove it 19 pandemic there are also those who are concerned that this new dawn could actually bring in
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a world where they will face even greater inequality and they could push them further into misery. lock down for tea could also be. in russia dozens of protesters took to the streets of the southern city of a bloody calf cause they did now stop losses and said not enough information on the virus has been provided a full lockdown has been in place in most russian regions since the end of march. here in russia more than 5000 new kovac 19 cases have been registered in the last 24 hours this brings the total number in the country to almost 53000 the virus has claimed 456 lives in russia but more than 3000 people have recovered well also hospitals across russia are being repurposed for patients affected by coronavirus artie's epidemic host anton 1st solve ski visited some of the clinics that made the switch within just a matter of days. i
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of the over the 1st a little over the some division but over the years the other the foolishness of the mobile as. the lives of. the some of the the that we should pursue live in misery to this unit would serve the. story of the us. and meanwhile a brand new hospital to deal with corona virus and other infectious diseases has opened in moscow it was built in the space of a month and has already admitted its 1st coded 9000 patients moscow's mass a case of be on and stays the hospital will remain operative after the pandemic.
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and as the pandemic continues to spread across russia the president vladimir putin has held a meeting with scientists sounds leading officials to discuss the situation with more haste on quarter. we heard from a number of russian politicians at monday's meeting we heard from moscow's mayor who talks about improvements in the quality and quantity of coronavirus test kits in the country lot of mere putin spoke with government officials and some of the country's few top virologists mainly to talk about anti coronavirus measures in the country but on that front one topic in particular stood out and that was the topic of international cooperation pacifically with the united states. as a priest we are actively cooperating with our foreign it's hard to see and it's not
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a one way street the day after our plane with medical equipment landed in new york was signed a deal with the united states on buying ventilator component association this cooperation which will continue if you now will trump was obviously a mole and willing to return the favor of russian made that came actually earlier in april it's likely many in washington aren't as enthusiastic about the move let's not forget those who tried to turn russia's aid to the us into part of their own political game after trump welcomed it with open arms russia said as a very very large plane load of things medical equipment which was very nice. a propaganda bonanza as our own government trink from america's leadership role in a global crisis this is nuts hopefully someone will tell trump that he's playing right into a propaganda ploy but it seems those voices haven't been taken very seriously cooperation between moscow and washington is going forward as planned at a crucial time for russia no less when the amount of coronavirus cases across the
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country has surpassed $50000.00 here in moscow the situation is actually the most dire the police are in forcing the lock down for random stops to check if people have a q.r. code that will permit them to travel but cameras are now going to be used to spot drivers who don't have one a new digital pass for volunteers who are distributing medicine and food supplies to the elderly by is going to is also going to be implemented to set them apart from ordinary people a lot of your putin is even saying that the worst of this pandemic has actually yet to rear its ugly head in the country but i suppose then in the beginning unfortunately they'll have been demi continues to suppress the number of citizens who have constructed the virus is growing cases of cope with 19 even if only single once have been registered in all $85.00 russian regions the infection rate hasn't reached its peak yet so at a time of global pandemic a global crisis hopefully politicians on all sides will be able to put people 1st
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before politics. well the oil markets are in meltdown after monday's historic crash which thaw u.s. oil prices plunging below 0 dollars per barrel demand for oil has collapsed as lock downs across the world have ground economies to a halt fears over a lack of storage for the excess oil sore thumbs renting tankers driving prices deeper into negative territory which in the low of minus $37.00 u.s. oil prices briefly clawed back to slightly above 0 before turning negative again on tuesday but the market downturn has already pushed a number of american oil fracking companies to file for bankruptcy while the volatility of the oil price threatens to damage the country's entire economy that's crazy. yes i mean it's going to go up because you can't stay like that it's an interesting situation that's never occurred before but it's just based on futures anyway so they think in another couple of months they're building up to not be
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phrases again but it's not really if you look at the 5 rates that really reflecting a shift it should seem like a dollar to it. it's not only for not it's those who. control that you don't have you know the brains to handle things. that everyone else. anything dropping right thank you sir was very basic rights. early this month the world's leading oil producers agreed to an unprecedented deal to reduce global production by roughly 10 percent the number of countries participating in the deal was also higher than had been expected it had been hopes the move would stabilize the markets and counter the fall in demand roberta downburst c.e.o. is c.e.o. of the broker company x. 3 global ltd explains why is 0 dollar oil is no freebie. storing oriel is not something you can do that easily or it is a. very difficult commodity to have both and in order to. to stories properly you
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need profit storage units and in a sauce not something that you can do right away i mean i cannot buy but a little will you know oil and or that in my in my in my garage it is not i'll eat where it's the real price at which already exchanged it's different than the price with the dream if you will is showing by the way on my it's my opinion that what happened yesterday for the. no price below 0 should never be allowed no russia has . of course it's its beginning to the price of oil and for a long time. low prices could impact the russians well the thing is that russia as compared to other countries we try to spend that much more on going that russia allows goods you could say hold this situation in a better way as long as it doesn't prolonged too much of course it all depends how
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middle east are receiving less attention yet they way john posing millions of vulnerable people further at risk right now do you have has the story. future generations will judge us harsh we weren't ready governments failed refused to act until it was too late people panic wooding toilet paper and cam foods and cause economies appear to be bucking the question isn't if the recession is coming. the question is how bad it will be we are a tool to help war to be sure we need a marshall plan for europe's recovery is now heading millions of working americans who are living paycheck to paycheck many of us contributed the initial failure the shock to the fear to incompetence others see it as something else entirely divine will is there some virus and its impact what we read about in
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revelation with the so-called 4th horsemen of the apocalypse that brings a pestilence upon the earth at the close of the age not of bureaucrats have anything to do with them the same people who resisted lockdowns are now speaking about lifting quarantines getting businesses back to work before the pandemic has even run its course this is a test for civilizations with precision stake so just like china western countries are trying to show that they can reverse the damage unfortunately pestilence has a companion the bible calls a war and if only there was a way to reverse that too. if
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there is a hell on earth it is then where war rages in syria 9 years of killing and suffering and then high. doesn't stop those who survived bullets shells and famine will now have to contend with an infection made worse by america's suspension of funding for the w.h.o. cuts in funding to the world health organization could have a devastating effect in syria as it plays a crucial role preventing and responding to cover 1000 across the country this is especially true in bringing in test kits and other vital medical supplies which can be very challenging to import into syria due to international sanctions and have gotten stuck in the taliban isis government and major will rule the same as before not even a pandemic and dull their aid for each other the spiraling coby $1000.00 crisis puts millions of afghans at risk yet afghan officials are consumed with infighting
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in the taliban with adversarial posturing libya birth civil war shows no signs of slowing the u.s. analysts suggest that the pandemic may help end the fighting immediately leaving out who it was that set the country on fire in yemen there was some hope that things could turn out differently but they did she's fire was ignored the war rages and in parts of africa american air strikes emphasize that the war on terror is still on and to the multitudes trapped in refugee camps all over the region without regular access to water never mind soup the only defense against the coronavirus is prayer as we speak bridges all over the world as soothing their flocks telling them this is an armageddon from the bottom and it isn't come to think of it there is no need for the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse here people who showed that we are
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perfectly capable of doing their job for them. i 100 health care workers have. died of corona virus in the u.k. according to nursing website nursing notes that the government has confirmed only $27.00 deaths it comes amid growing concerns about shortages of personal protective equipment for frontline workers among those that lost their lives as mary. pong the pregnant nurse died after contracting the virus the hospital say is that her daughter was delivered by says area and section and is doing well there it's not clear whether she contract the virus after the nurse's death an n.h.s. colleague staged a protest outside downing street talk to me this is demanding an apology from the government over the lack of protective gear and testing being 6 months pregnant herself she fears for her life and the life of her unborn baby was still in
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a position on our knees begging. and if we had a lot we wouldn't have grannies getting off for more and we wouldn't have considered leaving raising money for the n.h.s. it's not a charity the government should have been prepared a long time ago and that's why we're in this position now on track to having one of the highest mortality rate of health care workers be decoded in the world and this is not ok the government must protect itself but. the british medical association warns the doctors' lives are being pursued risk by dangerously low levels of p.p.d. a promised $84.00 tons of kids have so far failed to arrive from turkey and amid the shortages the n.h.s. has changed its guidelines advising medics to reuse gowns and aprons the n.h.s. confederation along with the doctors union say that they would support medics who refuse to work without adequate protection we discussed this with dr anna hemming
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and n.h.s. commentator roy lilly. i think it's a very personal thing each doctor or nurse is an individual and they have feelings about a how they do their job and we all have a and want to help and care for people sesame at the moment but also you have to protect your workforce and there are people that are going to work that have maybe children already it is that asthma that they're living with and their concerns how can you lose tons of equipment from turkey i mean anybody who buys anything on amazon knows that you can trace track where your order is something they call just to say holy hasn't turned up just undermines the culture that that these trust bosses happened it's important i mean this equipment is lifesaving equipment for the front line if we run out then we get ourselves into some very very deep water well there's days any time out of the house is a special occasion which is why some are deciding to dress up for it even if it's
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said that hypocrisy is was the 1st to say this and what that means is that the cure for any medical problem shouldn't be worse than the disease that you're trying to treat a big chunk of america is in chronic pain and pain meds back pain pain arthritis events real and it affects people's lives and they would like a way to live their lives to take care of their families without being in this meeting with the brain is trained to such different brains than their normal brain that's not in pain people have it in their hear there's a feel for some of them are guarded so whatever mountain iranian's there's something out there is going to you know there was this new miracle drug it's going to eliminate all your brain inside the company and the drug came out they received so many letters from people who had been suffering for years with no relief and finally felt like through oxycontin they were getting to be alive again in a way they hadn't for years and that they considered a miracle drug is the best thing that happened.
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