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how's that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. moscow time saturday morning 28th of june in the headlines underlining the meaning of freedom this year's u.s. holiday to mark the end of slavery in the united states sees a mass turnouts across the country. as donald trump plows ahead with his 1st campaign rally since the start of the pandemic despite a legal challenge over the risks of contagion he says though it's set a double standards there in the wake of the race protests. brazil becomes the 2nd country to surpass $1000000.00 known corona virus infections now with public anger swirling over the government's handling of the break particularly among the hard hit poor an indigenous population. we do not employ quality in adequate assistance
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to unfortunately the teams of doctors who came from the city brought this virus with them to our community. and this week's deadly border clash between india and china sets off a chain of anti beijing protests that infuriated communities burning effigies of the chinese president. good morning move from a r t international the weekend live from a world news studio here in moscow my name is kevin 0 in the next 30 minutes with more on those stories in more detail starting with this friday's public holiday in the u.s. took on an extra layer of emotion this year known as juneteenth it marks the date of emancipation in $865.00 and freedom for the enslaved tens of thousands turned out in nationwide commemoration in seeing similar to the weeks of rallies in the
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wake of george floyd's killing there were mixed emotions with most marches passing without incidents as well as chants of black lives matter there was done similar. singing to celebrate the historical milestone moment following a hard fought journey against racial injustice there was a disturbance though in the capital too. i would think these pictures new in this story new and overnight protesters toppled the statue of confederate general albert pike then set it on fire and dogged the plinth with black lives matter slogans. history professor john of finance has believes that the legacy of slavery still needs big discussion and real reevaluation. the united states has not come to terms with its past and with the history of slavery what was it and how did. contribute to
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the emergence of the nation but also to the emergence of capitalism slavery is an economic system with an economic system that was hugely responsible for the mass distribution around the world of rights to pack 0 sugar and other cash crops and upon that institution emerges the institution of the system of capitalism and so the united states hasn't really discussed this i don't haven't discussed this and it dulls haven't come to terms with this and engaged in some kind of truth and reconciliation process our students and young people certainly are not going to be educated about it. donald trump will his 1st rally since the start of the pond to avoid a clash with jew it's no set to take place later this saturday in oklahoma big
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concern though is holding a big public gathering in the hardest hit country and with infections still rising in that state tell you more about that a minute but staying defiant citing double standards given the weeks of anti racism protests that have happened there's more on it caleb maupin. 2nd wave of headlines code 19 is once again back in the us media spotlight a big trump rally is set to take place on saturday in tulsa oklahoma that the worst possible public health threat is an indoor mass gathering in the time of a pandemic rally time the worst thing you could do in the middle of this pandemic trump is pretending the coronavirus has disappeared showing up to his is precious rallies like it say i mean they're not they might get sick and die with trump's approval ratings slipping trump is looking to reenergize his supporters with one of
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these epic rallies but seems to also reenergized his critics donald trump has been accused of recklessness and in danger in his supporters trouble already has a good man if it turns into an outdoor festival he's going to call it a coven chela campaign says that hand sanitizer and face masks will be offered to all attendees though not necessarily required then they're not going to wear them just like trump doesn't wear them which puts trump in danger to there been plenty of rallies and protests going on across the country these days a massive crowd and i mean massive tens of thousands of protesters thousands and thousands up to 200000 i could have you know hold you know a whole lot of i love hearing a moment of perspective and love the wonderful reminder that we are all in this together what more 1200 health care professionals and community stakeholders actually signed a letter supporting these demonstrations saying that racism is a national health issue we do not condemn demonstrations as risky for kovi $900.00
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missions with the poor them as vital to the national public health protests against racism and election campaign rallies are certainly not morally equivalent however the virus really can't tell the difference donald trump is calling out what he sees as an obvious double stand. the far left figures media which had no coded problem with the rioters and looters destroying democrat run cities is trying to kill the cima so in our big rallies despite public health concerns america's deepening political crisis and growing divisions are not ready for a lock down and certainly not ready to take a break caleb martin r.t. new york. the coronavirus danger as mentioned just now is not going away in the united states new spikes are being registered in several states and again new in worldwide there's been a record weekly rise with 1000000 people testing positive the world health organization warning too that the pandemic is now accelerating the world is in
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a new and dangerous phase but the virus is still spreading fast it is still deadly and most people are still susceptible. we call on all countries all people to exercise extreme big dillon's. are to america's john hardy next reporting from florida which has just logged a record daily rise to see how many people they're complying with the safety rules . this is downtown brickell and it's a very busy part of miami and there's a lot of bars as are a lot of restaurants there's a big mall here and what we're noticing as we walk around is that there's really more people who aren't wearing a mask then there are at this point. there are plenty of reminders about social distancing and mask rules for businesses but that doesn't mean everyone is following the rules well most people at this mall were wearing masks as required at
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a nearby coffee shop not one customer inside was wearing one i haven't found this discarded mask on my way to work well we're not trying to be the coded 1000 mask police i point all this out because as florida continues to see a surge in new covert 1000 cases with miami consistently posting the highest numbers in the state the seemingly lax attitude among some is raising concerns about florida becoming the next epicenter for the virus people getting way too comfortable. in the stores and restaurants also not following social justice. even when they're earlier this week some theme parks movie theaters and even strip clubs are allowed to reopen they're all part of the latest phase allowing entertained venues to restrict their businesses on thursday june 18th the state of florida reported 3300 new cases setting a single day record since the pandemic began here in florida local and state officials say more aggressive testing of more people is one reason for the higher numbers expected anyway once the states started reopening florida governor rhonda
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santas also recently blame seasonal migrant farm workers for a surge in new cases there have also been new clusters of cases at nursing homes and state prisons in florida but the florida department of agriculture is pushing back against governor to santas his assertions saying farm workers left the state several weeks ago after the season ended and there's been some contention about whether or not testing is really the main reason for the surge in cases whatever the reason as of now there are no plans to shut the state down once again despite the upward trend. brazil's in the tragic position. becoming the 2nd country to register more than 1000000 coronavirus infections the health ministry there confirming the grim statistic with a record number of new cases on friday of more than 54000 the total number of deaths is nearly $49000.00 and this widespread public anger to it president balls and our own is government over the handling of the outbreak this of. how is it brazil in a field that we should not have reached such
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a number if the politicians want it they could have avoided it but nobody cares it's your political will the president shows a lack of commitment to combat it he was going out without a mask greeting people meeting crowds i think he is the main person responsible for this situation. the job all scenarios been heavily criticized for months over his response to the crisis he initially described the disease you may recall as a little flu and that no national law was needed all scenarios clashed with state governors and mayors who tried to bring in restrictions and shut down major cities the government's approach has also led to the resignation of 2 health ministers along the way. one high profile victim has died from corona virus one of brazil's best known indigenous defenders of the amazon rain forest pollini you can was the chief of brazil's indigenous people he came to fame back in 1905 fighting against
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then the construction of one of the world's largest dams he helped lead to a campaign for the creation of large reserves in the amazon for indigenous populations and to expel illegal mining and logging from those areas still a huge problem to this day but then a twist in 1902 he was convicted of the rape of a white student and sentenced to 6 years in prison he strongly denied the allegation and his allies along the way insist the claim was fabricated to undermine his growing political influence there. brazil's image in the region has been hit hard by the pandemic with underfunded hospitals access difficult in remote areas more than 400000 to digitise people are known to have been infected the 275 died troublingly to mortality among aboriginal communities is twice the national rate we've been hearing about the specific problems indigenous communities face. why is it was we do not have high quality and adequate assistance that takes into
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account the cultural and geographical features of our communities there are health authorities to which all structures are subordinates but they do not have the conditions to get access to communities and they cannot meet existing needs unfortunately the teams of doctors who came from the city brought this virus with them to our community and as of now our 64 residents have been infected it's necessary to carry out preventative work and for this we need equipment and materials for example we need handjob disinfectant soap and masks since the beginning of the presidential term of jaya polson r o he is always try to infringe on the rights of the indigenous population he wanted to push the country's elites to seize territories inhabited by indigenous peoples develop mining in oil industries in our small villages and build electric downs during the pandemic he used a number of opportunities to conduct this grab and sees it's believed that the amazon is the lungs of the planet if the amazon disappears we will also disappear
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humanity will disappear. well that's the picture of some slightly better news coming in today there from britain rico there were medical chiefs revising lowering the country's coronavirus alert from 4 to 3 on a level it means in practical terms that there could be a further gradual relaxation of restrictions as transmission of the virus is no longer thought to be high or rising exponentially as it was a survey alongside that though suggest doctors confidence in the government's handling of the break is still slipping in april 35 percent of g p's in england for negatively of the government's response but this month the number surged to 60 percent g.p. shish inside spoke to us and gave us his view. over all my feeling is that the response is not it's been very good. and there's been very little interest in the well front line clinicians my feeling that there was a manipulation of various guidelines so that it's we stand for example
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and i was very disappointed about how the government simply it's a sense but. minority. scruby. it's also clear that it's hancock's comments about what. language to a clinician challenging him in parliament and summarizes in my view what the government wants which is essentially a kind of blind. which can effectively cost you your lives. not alone in having lost to a great deal of faith. some news in brief to tell you about a weekly magazine on sale in the czech republic has caused widespread offense by putting an image of a black hitler is from page with a headline black lives matter there was this surgery suburb headline to say shall we kneel before all criminals who claim they want to improve society well human
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rights activists have hit facebook slapped a temporary ban on the magazine's editor in chief. there and what you see in here north of amsterdam at a rally to remove the statue of the 15th century colonialist demonstrators were pushed back by police as they approached said monument some then threw stones at officers a smaller group also waving dutch flags gathered in front of the statue of peters and colin would long been considered a national hero but his reputation have since been questioned. berlin hundreds of trucks and tractors used in a protest near the brandenburg gate it's because drivers are angry about freight prices being. in the cut as well as low wages and pull working conditions they say they want politicians to step in to repair the damage caused to small businesses by the ongoing pandemic. coming up to 11 16 in the morning moscow time either thanks for tuning in to us today this is ahead on
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day or thinks. we dare to ask. again there is growing resentment in india following a deadly skirmish between indian and chinese soldiers over a contested himalayan border region 20 hindu soldiers died now on to china protests are springing up in several areas because of it. on the friday demonstrators in the kashmir valley burn effigies of the chinese
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president they also called for a boycott of chinese goods to try and wound the chinese economy the 2 countries have also started to flex their military muscles just after the border clashes reports emerging of chinese military drills in eastern tibet around $7000.00 soldiers simulating the removal of supposed enemy fortified positions india to briefing up its military presence in the area where monday's deadly encounter took place but deploying fighter jets and apache attack helicopters the border dispute is a decades old fall in the side of the 2 countries relations. explains a much more detail next. judgment day across the great britain monuments 20 pies most faithful servants are being torn down while the rule of brittania is still being felt on the other side of the globe more than a century or 2 nuclear powers pushed to the brink battling it out with that bad hands india wants peace but when provoked it is capable of giving if it's in
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replying to any kind of situation the indian side would best not make an incorrect judgment of the situation would best not underestimate china's strong determination to keep safe its sovereign territory high up in the remote areas 2 of the most populous countries in the world are once again locked in battle over 2100 mile long border but monday marked the 1st deadly clash in decades into the last 20 soldiers while china's losses remain unclear so how did it come to this well in 1914 with india still under british rule chief negotiator said remarked mon to alight on a map and named it after himself endure except it china. didn't those who indiscriminately took to him up with a ruler never gave it a 2nd thought leaving these 2 countries to grapple with
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a conflict that continues to this day monday's events will undoubtedly be with interest by the pool which is also looking to write a historical wrong at the hands of the brits just days ago and 5 it updated its mop laying claim to 3 new previously indian territories retorting which surprisingly hasn't gone down well in new delhi this artificial enlargement of claims is not based on historical facts or evidence and is not tenable it is also violative of our current understanding to hold talks on outstanding boundary issues in 816 the pools signed a humiliating treaty with the british east india company and handed over lands which were that inherited by india off to the brits left and now over 200 years later it wants them back. if india regards an apology a good neighbor it should return darjeeling in the east and can god in the west
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which were confiscated by the british government which was then ruling india the british government had seized 1800 square kilometers of new politics or a tree for that unfair treaty. territorial dispute sorry recurring theme in format british colonies take kashmir by region that indian pakistani relations crashed to new lows over last year renewed tensions caused india to revoke kashmir special status telling off the phones cut the internet and send in thousands of troops. while when the brits finally what's true and $947.00 british india became 2 nations
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india and pakistan and it was decided that cash make a pick for itself whether it wants to be a part of the format with the latter a decision made by people who had even set foot i was not even aware of kashmir i heard about it long after i returned to london the radcliffe line was only revealed to the people the day before independence and scenes of celebration were replaced with fear and confusion as millions woke up on the wrong side of the border the partition and the radcliffe line led to unprecedented violence resulting in up to a 1000000 deaths so how did it all go wrong many areas had equal numbers of muslims and hindus radcliffe also didn't take the sikhs into account and he never even heard of kashmir the list goes on the infamous scramble for africa the disputed line separating afghan start of pakistan. on called thing up the middle east the israel palestine conflict they used to say that the sun never sat on the british
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empire well it turns out that while it's sunset has well and truly come unfortunately its legacy of conflict and violence continues to rise each and every day. facebook and twitter of told u.s. lawmakers that they've not seen any evidence of suspicious activities on their platforms in relation to george floyd protest it came up u.s. house security hearing on thursday where democrat members accuse the social media giants of doing too little to fight this information. are you saying yet efforts by foreign powers to exploit divisions as they did 2016 around black lives matter. conservatives all manipulation by foreigners so this we have not seen foreign actors engage in coordinated inauthentic behavior around the protests yet and we have teams that are proactively hunting for that the protests follow the death of
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george floyd ended up as world wide unrest against police brutality and racial injustice however the allegations of using social media by foreign actors in order to inflame further tumult in the u.s. has been circulating of course for quite some time with russia and china often being called the main suspects there. based on my experience this is right out of the russian playbook as well that our foreign adversaries are going to take advantage of this crisis to to so discord and to try and damage our democracy we're not going to have that happen we have evidence that some of the foreign hackers and groups that are associated with foreign governments are focusing in on this particular situation we have here and trying to exacerbate it in every way they can. we talked to presidential hopeful and libertarian party vice chairman of vora who suspects the real public manipulated here is much closer to. it's always easier to find a scapegoat no matter how insane it sounds rather than face the actual problem that
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home is not russians or chinese or anybody else that's eating minorities it is marriage and that's not highly advanced or an intelligence doing something that isn't a problem of government abuse to words civilians today you still have some people that believe that what the cops did with the police did when they killed an unarmed immobilize civilian is totally right now in order to manipulate that small group of people they're going to get just about the dumbest thing they confide foreign governments foreign you know foreign agents doing this sharing this information is going to be essential for the news media to do but it's also going to allow various people people who politically entrenched roles to point fingers and say yeah it's their fault they are somehow doing this not recognizing the problems are and then to to then. that's the way things are looking from out international news room so
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far this weekend reporting from moscow it's kevin i would here thank you for watching and have a super day. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see of at. 6 but. you can't get away from an event just wants to join you to chain. many people see plastic surgery as a prerequisite for a successful career. most interested in the job seekers appearance as
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a graduation present. as plastic surgery for extra fuel to make the rise of a. teenager dreams of looking just. 54 jets and more than 1300 military personnel are headed to air force base in alaska where is that to say come on i'll show you what's the reason for any type of enhanced u.s. military presence in this area russia. what is it suddenly about the south china sea that makes it so that it 11000000000 barrels of oil. take a look at this map who really owns what kind of says no it belongs to us india says no we claim that that belongs to us both of these countries have nuclear weapons
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capabilities there is reason for concern so that's why we're going to drill down on this story for you today right here on the news with rick sanchez where you know as we always like to say we do believe by golly it's time to do news again. i am x. times or this is because report you know a steam chairman of the federal reserve bank is out there washington d.c. yap yap yap be testifying you know all he's got to do is print just shut up and print that's all he's got to keep just shut up and print. stacey. i need a sock puppet for this clock you won't do of course it needs more than that well
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you know what earlier this week fed chair powell warns of significant uncertainty about the recovery and says small business is at risk of course you and i have been covering the fact that you know he's directly responsible for this erosion of price discovery of you know free speech essentially is he's like the tyrant of the markets he doesn't allow free speech free price discovery free markets that's absolutely right he is censoring the machinations of capitalism which we've got out the weak cans and gives us only the winners so that we may become glorious in our quest to dominate the global economy but because of the printing that's going on in the bailing out of the we can still weakest amongst us in corporate america what happens is the vibrant new small to medium enterprises are pushed aside if they don't have access to credit and the worst behaved with the albatross the no good
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mics are flooded with cash to do more bad things exactly so here he is warning the small business is going to be doomed of course investors love that because just like warren buffett he likes most he likes only copley's he only invest in those like if if you could force the price if you could fix the price at whatever the highest profit margin warren buffett loves that zombie companies may soon represent 20 percent of u.s. firms this is a chart showing the percentage of u.s. zombie firms who are unable to meet their present interest payments from their actual earnings zombie companies destroy the economy in the long term so everything is about the short term right now as we you know because shorter and shorter term over the past 20 years and now we're at the point where the while everybody's already spent the night.
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