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to join us of the. forum in the shallows. what we have to do saturday are flu 24 june here in moscow 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 turnout across the country. double trouble nonetheless close ahead with his 1st campaign rally since the start of the pandemic despite a legal challenge over the risks of contagion he says is double standards though in the wake of those race protests. brazil becomes the 2nd country to surpass 1000000 known coronavirus infections with public anger swirling over the government's handling of the outbreak particularly among the poor and indigenous populations. we do not cry quality and adequate assistance unfortunately the teams
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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 afternoon art international weekend life my world view studio here in moscow my name's kevin irwin here with those stories in that much more detail there for you and 1st fridays public holiday in the us took on an extra layer of emotion this year known as june 18th it marks the date of emancipation in $865.00 way back then and freedom for the enslaved tens of thousands turned out in nationwide commemoration in seems similar to the weeks of rallies in the wake of george floyd's killing there were mixed emotions with most marches passing without
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incident as well as chants of black lives matter there was dancing and singing to celebrate the historical milestone moment following such a hard fought. journey against racial injustice along the way but there was a disturbance in the capitol where a confederate statue was toppled. was the right. was also to the portraits of historical u.s. house of representatives speakers who served in the civil war confederacy were taken down from congress on the eve of juneteenth current speaker nancy pelosi says there is no place on capitol hill for symbols of racism. history professor john a finance spoke about and believes the legacy of slavery still needs big discussion reevaluation the united states has not come to terms with
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its past and with the history of slavery what was it and how did. contribute to 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 grace to patco sugar and other cash crops and up on 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
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educated about it. meantime donald trump we should build his 1st campaign rally since the start of the pandemic to avoid a clash with juneteenth it's no set to take place later saturday in oklahoma the big concern though is holding a big public gathering in the hardest hit country and with infections still rising in that state but staying defiant citing double standards given the weeks of anti racism protests as caleb maupin explains. 2nd wave of headlines code 'd 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 to tending the coronavirus as disappear showing up to his is precious
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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 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 name if it turns into an outdoor festival he's going to call it. trump 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 healthcare professionals and community stakeholders and
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actually signed a letter supporting these demonstrations saying that racism is a national health issue we do not condemn demonstrations as a risky for kobe 1900 mission with the poor of 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 ground cities is trying to cool 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 to look martin artsy new york or especially given this news the coronavirus danger is not going away in the united states new spikes are being registered in several states worldwide there's been
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a record weekly rise with 1000000 people testing positive the world health organization is warning that the pandemic is excel aerating the world is in 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 but is it happening are to america's joan heard the reports next from florida which has just logged a record daily rise to see how many people are 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
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following the rules well most people at this mall were wearing masks as required at a nearby coffee shop not one customer inside was wearing one i got 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. and stores restaurants and also not following social justice. even there it's early 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
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numbers expected anyway once the states started reopening florida governor rhonda 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. elsewhere recoated brazil's in the tragic position. becoming the 2nd country to register more than 1000000 corona virus infections the health ministry confirming the grim statistic with a record number of new cases on friday of more than 54000 the total number of deaths is now approaching $50000.00 there's widespread public anger to a president both in their own his government over their handling of the outbreak
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there. is a brazilian i feel bad that we should not have reached such a number if the politicians want it they could have avoided it but nobody cared 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. present job all scenarios been heavily criticized for months over his response to the crisis he initially described the disease as a little flu you may recall that no national lockdown was needed while scenario has clashed with state governors and mayors who try to bring in restrictions and shut down major cities the government's approach has also led along the way to the resignation so far of 2 health ministers. one high profile victims die from corona virus next to tell you about one of brazil's best known indigenous defenders of the amazon rain forest police was the chief of brazil's indigenous people he came to
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fame back in the 1980s for then fighting against the construction of one of the world's largest dams he also helped lead a campaign for the creation of large reserves in the amazon for indigenous populations and crucially to to try to expel illegal mining logging from those areas still a problem to this day but in 1902 the twist he was convicted of the rape of a white student and sentenced to 6 years in prison he strongly denied that allegation and his allies insist the claim was fabricated to undermine its growing political influence there. brazil's amazon region's been hit hard by the pandemic with underfunded hospitals and access difficult in some of the more remote areas where the 400000 additional people are known to have been infected so far 275 died tragically 2 mortality among aboriginal communities is twice the national rate we've been hearing about the specific problems indigenous communities face there.
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is not in those we do not have high quality and adequate assistance that takes into 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 jiah paulson r.-o. he has always tried 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 dams during the pandemic he used a number of opportunities to conduct this grab and sees it's believed that the
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amazon is the lungs of the planet if the amazon disappears we will also disappear humanity will disappear. stay with coronavirus a little bit of better news to tell you about from britain where medical chiefs are advising now lowering the country's coronavirus alert level from 4 to 3 so practical terms that means there could be a further gradual relaxation of restrictions as transmission of the virus is no longer afford to be high or rising exponentially as it was a survey alongside that those suggest doctors confidence in the government's handling of the outbreak is still slipping in april 35 percent of g p's in england thought negatively of the government's response but this month the number surged to 60 percent g.p.'s gave us his view. for all my feeling is that the responses has not been very good. and there's been very little interest in the welfare frontline clinicians it's my feeling that there was
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a manipulation of various guidelines as we stand for example and i was very disappointed about how the government simply its sounds but. occasionally minority. scruby. it's also clear that. comments about what. language to a clinician challenging. summarizes in my view what the government wants which is essentially a kind of blind. which can effectively cost you your life. not alone in having lost to a great deal of faith. 80 seconds of news is brief a weekly magazine on sale of the czech republic has caused widespread offense by putting an image of a black out of hitler on its front page with the headline black lives matter and there was an incendiary sub headline to go with it saying shall we kneel before all
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criminals who claim they want to improve society while human rights activists hit out facebook has slapped a temporary ban on the magazine's editor in chief. what you're seeing here north of the rally to remove the statue of 15th century colonialist demonstrators were pushed back by police as they approached the monument some then threw stones at the officers a similar group also gathered waving dutch flags in front of a statute and peters and cohen who long been considered a national hero but whose reputation has since been questioned. her lin hundreds of trucks and tractors were used in a protest at the brandenburg gate drivers angry about freight prices being undercut as well as low wages and poor. work in the working conditions they want politicians to step in to repair the damage they say has been caused to small businesses by the huge pandemic. it's quarter past 1 of the afternoon here in moscow hope you good
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biggest contributors and owners of the fed this fed is bailing itself out the fed owns all these stocks the fed has all these loans the fed owns all these bonds when it prints money and keep zombie companies alive it's to keep itself alive it printing money for itself and by the way who's a huge shareholder in all this nightmare jay powell jay powell was bailing him self out why can't people who are underwater on their mortgages or just been laid off in america simply print money to bail themselves out like jay powell is printing money to bail themselves out that's not right is it. there's growing resentment in india following a deadly skirmish between indeed and chinese soldiers over a contested himalayan border region $22.00 soldiers died in the china protests springing up in several areas because of it.
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of friday demonstrators in the kashmir valley burn effigies of the chinese 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 then a merging of chinese military drills in eastern tibet their own $7000.00 soldiers simulating a removal of supposed enemy fortified positions and india to beefing 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 both countries explains that some day 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 on 2 nuclear powers pushed to the brink battling it out with that bad
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hands india wants peace but when provoked it is capable of giving if it's in replying in the kind of situation the indian side would best not make an incorrect judgement 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 marks 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 excepted that china didn't. those who indiscriminately took to him up with a ruler never gave it
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a 2nd thought leaving these 2 countries to grapple with 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 thought it updated its mop laying claim to 3 new previously indian territories retorting what 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 pull signed a humiliating treaty with the british east india company and handed over lands which were then inherited by india off to the brits left and now over 200 years later it wants them back if india regards an apology
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a good neighbor it should return their jailing in the east and can god in the west which were confiscated by the british government which was then ruling india the british government had seized 1800 square kilometers of nepali territory through that unfair treaty. territorial dispute sorry recurring theme in form up british colonies take kashmir by region that indian pakistani relations crash 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 could 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 or 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 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'd never even heard of kashmir the list goes on the infamous scramble for africa the disputed line separating afghanistan and pakistan carving up the middle east the israel
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palestine conflict they used to say that the sun never set on the british empire well it turns out that while it sunset has well and truly come unfortunately its legacy of conflict and silence. hintin used to rise each and every day. donald trump thinks the biggest threat to his reelection isn't joe biden or even russia or china it's americans voting by post states are adopting measures to reduce footfall in polling stations because of the pandemic where the president spent millions of dollars on legal efforts to block democrats pushing to expand remote voting claiming it will result in a rigged election my biggest risk is that we don't win lawsuits we have many losses going all over and if we don't win those lawsuits i think i think it does the election interest. there are a few genuine concerns over logistics was just 2 days left until new york's primary
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elections more than 29000 voters might not get their ballot papers on time part of that stone to being a 10 fold increase in requests and voters then won't know the results for around a fortnight as a record number of absentee ballots are counted and there is a dodgy digital experiment to remind you of the februarys democratic caucus in iowa caused by a glitch up there or regularities altered vote totals and delays in reporting while they're hopeful bernie sanders and it with fewer delegates despite winning the popular vote and the final results were only announced 3 weeks later another perceived downside is that voting by mail deprives election monitors of getting those early indication exit polls u.s. legal analyst jennifer to master things the system isn't ready to handle the presidential election full stop. these remote voting capabilities are incredibly incredibly fragile we now have over 1200 almost 1300 a federal indictment just just over the course of the past year or. in the last few
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years of votes that people have been indicted people have been charged with voter fraud whether it's a u.s. postal worker in west virginia or actual lection shares in the state of pennsylvania that are removing ballots and stuffing ballots for democratic candidates and so you know we're not only hearing stories about about fraud about stuffing ballots or about throwing away doubts we're hearing stories about people's ballots like in north dakota and many other states going to actually missing people who try to do a absentee ballot send and their vote was never counted so especially in such a high political climate and such a. circumstance where the political climate is so high it's so crazy there are a lot of states where on your ballot itself on your actual on look you have to check california is one of these which political party you are republican or democrat so it is not only fragile it is incredibly dangerous to go down this road
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where all the patients you walk to school you know give the go ahead. with the boom bust so when business show you can't afford to miss something. in washington coming up a former morgan stanley chairman says the u.s. dollar will almost certainly crash things to government debt and right now more than ever and. reopen we'll tell you just how much money is at stake and what it would mean it looks like you have a packed show for you today so let's go and die right. big news for one of the
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fastest growing messaging companies in the world as russia has now officially lifted the ban on the private messaging service telegram russian officials say the ban was lifted after the company showed willingness to help with counterterrorism efforts telegram is a messaging company with over 400000000 active monthly users and it had been banned in russia since 20 teen communications watchdog common out odd source said in a statement ross cod the war is dropping its demands to restrict access to telegram messenger in agreement with russia's general prosecutor's office now for more we are joined by bus. juan and christi i ben let's start with you why was this ban lifted at this time and was a truly over telegrams founder saying that what he would do or he would do more actually to combat extremism. i think it had been very little to do with combating extremism it had no.
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