breaking news this hour a man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing of multiple people in redding england counterterrorism police are at the scene but the motive for the attack remains unclear. at this year's commemorations to mark the end of slavery in the united states. across the country . since the start of the pandemic despite a legal challenge over the risk of contagion many are calling the proposed case hypocrisy as black lives matter the protests continue at the same time. brazil becomes the 2nd country to surpass. corona virus infections with public anger over the government's handling of the outbreak particularly among the hard

hit poor and indigenous populations. unfortunately. from the. community. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t international i'm john thomas certainly glad to have you with us now we start with breaking news this hour from the u.k. several people are believed to be in critical condition after a stabbing attack in a town about 40 miles west of london police have arrested a suspect reportedly of a libyan origin and what is currently being described as a random incident counterterrorism police are at the scene with the security service m i 5 reportedly assisting the investigation earlier in the town of reading a black lives matter protest had been taking place. words. details.

we know that that have seen at least 3 people in critical condition numerous people have also been taken into hospital at this time and over in a pot of ranting at several people have reportedly been stopped at this point to even them do we know the security services are on the scene and has been arrested at this point in time and they say it is just a suspect but peace and security scenes are looking at this as a terror incident although it is on concern and at this point we do not know what motivation the suspect may have had at the time but it was the scene. however already and many many hours before this incident sort of the back door for approach also saying it's time to meet and we were they there's no reason to believe it was anything to do with anything arab because to us but what we do know

is that we have multiple stoppings on the scene and so at this point in time insert very contentious issue we don't know exactly the american invasion but what we heard the word point is that heads of state. and his art have to take care of the parts necessary so they out. of the terminal. my thoughts are with all of those affected by the appalling incident in reading and my thinks the emergency services on the scene deeply concerned to hear reports of an incident in reading my thoughts are with everyone involved including police and emergency responders at the scene well what we do know at this moment in time is that counterterrorism. they do not know you know and we understand that it's year to be behind this incident today. an unofficial holiday in the us took on an extra layer of emotion this year june 18th marks the date of

emancipation in $865.00 and freedom for the enslaved tens of thousands turned out in nationwide commemoration and seen similar to the weeks of rallies in the wake of george floyd's killing besides a chance of black lives matter there was dancing and singing to celebrate the historical milestone moment following a hard fought journey for racial equality but there were numerous disturbances including in the nation's capital where a statue was toppled. was . portraits of former u.s. house representatives speakers who served in the civil war confederacy were taken down in the halls of congress on the eve of juneteenth current speaker democrat nancy pelosi remarked that there is no place on capitol hill for symbols of racism

. history professor johannah for and as a believes that the legacy of slavery in the u.s. still needs mass discussion and reevaluation. the united states has not come to terms with its past and with the history of slavery what was it and how did it. 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 rice to pack oh 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 has rescheduled his 1st campaign rally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to avoid a clash with juneteenth the gathering in tulsa oklahoma is underway now and concerns have been raised about holding such a large public event especially with infections still rising in that state but team trump is staying to find citing double standards given the week of. weeks of anti racism protests flooding the streets parties come up and report back to. aca a 2nd wave of headlines code 19 is once again back in the u.s. 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 rally's might get sick 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 a. 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 by the time he was told you know a whole lot of i love hearing a moment of respect and love the wonderful reminder that we are all in this together. what more 1200 healthcare professionals and community stakeholders and actually signed a letter supporting these demonstrations saying that racism is a national health issue we do not condemn demonstrations as a risky for kovi 1900 mission we supported them as vital to the national public health protests against racism and election campaign rallies are certainly not morally equivalent however iris really can't tell the difference donald trump is calling out what he sees as an obvious double standard the far left fake news media which had no covert problems with the rioters and looters destroying democrat run

cities is trying to cope with seamus on a 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 danger of cove it is not going away in the u.s. new spikes are being registered in several states worldwide there has been a record weekly rise with $1000000.00 people testing positive and the world health organization warning that the pandemic is accelerating in various areas the world is in a new and dangerous phase but the virus is spreading fast it is still deadly and most people are just too susceptible. we call on all countries and all people to exercise extreme big dillon's r.t. america's john huddy is in florida which has just logged a record daily rise to see how 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 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 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 with. stores and restaurants 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 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. brazil has earned of the tragic position of becoming the

2nd country to register more than $1000000.00 corona virus infections the health ministry confirming the grim statistic with a record number of new cases on friday the total number of deaths is now approaching $50000.00 there and there is widespread public anger at president bush and his government over their handling of the outbreak. has it receiving a feel that we should not have reached such a number if the politicians want it they could have avoided it but nobody can is political. 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 president bush in our eye has been heavily criticised over his response to the crisis for months he initially described the disease as a little flu and that no national lockdown was needed but sonora has 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. a high profile victim who died from coronavirus was one of brazil's best known indigenous defenders of the amazon rainforest polly you know it was the chief of brazil's people he came to prominence in the 1980 s. for fighting against the construction of one of the world's largest dams helping lead a campaign for the creation of large reserves in the amazon for indigenous populations and to expel illegal mining and logging from those areas but in 1988 he was convicted of raping a white student and sentenced to 6 years in prison he strongly denied the allegations and his allies insisted that the claim was fabricated to undermine his growing political influence. now brazil's amazon region has been hit hard by the

pandemic more than 4 and a half 1000 indigenous people are known to have been infected so far amid underfunded hospitals and difficult access to remote areas 275 have died also troubling is that mortality among aboriginal communities is twice the national rate and for many anger is growing against the government and its measures to help those struggling with the coronavirus brazil now says it is planning to spend over $900000000.00 to better protect traditional communities now we have been hearing about the specific problems those citizens face. 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 subordinate 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 dams during the pandemic he used a number of opportunities to conduct this grab and see it's believed that the amazon is the lungs of the planet if the amazon disappears we will also disappear humanity will disappear. still ahead on r.t. international anti china protests in india after a deadly skirmish ignited decades of simmering tension over a disputed border today with.

this is all about bailing out the banks on wall street and why because they are the biggest picture bidders and owners of the fed the fed is bailing itself out this 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 turned to money for itself and by the way who's a huge shareholder in all this nightmare jay powell jay powell was brilliant self-doubt 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 a pal is printing money to bail themselves out that's not right is it.

you can't be both with the. welcome back this is r t international now better news from england where medical chiefs are advising lowering the country's coronavirus alert level from 4 to 3 this means 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 and survey alongside that though suggests doctors confidence in the government's handling of the outbreak is still slipping in april 35 percent of general practitioners in england thought negatively of the government's response but this month that number surged to around 6 in 10 doctors the government itself holds the opinion that the right measures were taken

to handle the disease g p z gave us his thoughts. for all my feeling is that the responses is not been very good at school and there has been very little interest in the welfare of frontline clinicians it's my feeling that there was a manipulation of the various guidelines that it's we stand for example and i was very disappointed about how the government and creates a sense brianna may be any risk. black asian minority rescript be. it's also a play that. was comments about watching that kind of 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 life. and i am not alone in having lost to

a great deal of faith in them. a few other stories from around the world this hour a weekly magazine on sale in the czech republic has caused quite a stir by putting in an image of a black hitler on its front page with the headline black lives matter now there is also in city area a sub headline as well which read shall we kneel before the criminals who claim they want to improve society human rights activists out and facebook slapped a temporary ban on the magazine's editor in chief meanwhile in the netherlands. anger north of amsterdam at a rally to remove the statue of a 17th century calm colonialist demonstrators were pushed back by police as they approached the monument some then threw stones and blocks at officers a smaller group also gathered waving dutch flags in front of the statue to young peter soon cohen who has long been considered a national hero but his reputation has since been questioned by some.

and in berlin hundreds of trucks and tractors were used in a protest near the brandenburg gate drivers are angry about freight prices being undercut as well as the low wages and poor working conditions they want politicians to step in to repair the damage caused to small businesses by the pandemic. there is growing resentment in india following a deadly skirmish between indian and chinese soldiers over a contested himalayan border region 20 hindu soldiers lost their lives and now anti china protests are springing up in several areas. on friday demonstrators in livy kashmir valley turned burned effigies of the chinese president they also called for a boycott of chinese goods to try and quote wound the chinese economy 2 countries

have also started to flex their military muscle just after the border clashes reports emerged of chinese military drills in eastern to bed around $7000.00 soldiers simulated the removal of suppose it enemy fortified positions and india has been beefing up its military presence in the area where monday's deadly encounter took place by deploying fighter jets and apache attack helicopters are to taylor has some background on the developments. judgement day across the great britain monuments 20 pies most faithful servants are being torn down while the rule of britannia 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 hands india wants peace but when people do is capable of giving if it's in reply to 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 wild a once again battle over 2100 mile long border but monday marked the fust deadly clash in decades india lost 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 we must come on to a line on a map and named it off to himself endure except today 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 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 every touring 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 new policy 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 crashed to new lows over last year renewed tensions caused india to refer to kashmir special status telling off the phones cut the internet and send in thousands of troops. while when the brits finally what's true in 1947 british india became 2 nations 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 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 radcliff also you 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 afghan the start of pakistan causing up the middle east the israel palestine conflict they used to say that the sun never set on the british 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 it will be

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right he is censoring the machinations of capitalism which we've doubt the weekends 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 the monks just in corporate america what happens is the vibrant new small to medium enterprises are pushed aside they don't have access to credit and the worst behaved myths the albatross the no good mics are flooded with cast 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 is not 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 becomes shorter and shorter term over the past 20 years and now we're at the point where the while everybody's already spent the next 30 years so that's why we're at this collision course between generations and the boomers and where it goes we don't know right well this statistic referring to zombie companies is very telling you know it's it's really the pictorial graphic representation of something we've been saying on this show or i've been saying on the shelf for some time now is that money printing doesn't cause a rebound in inflation it.