russian rescue teams and their international colleagues start joint operations at the site of the devastating explosion in beirut our correspondent is at the scene. as russian rescuers are getting down to well and what they have been flown in here for i want you to just look around and let something slip in about the sheer and ultimately demolition the power behind this explosion we are in the very recent as . the stars flagging the pages of certain media outlets a state affiliated mislabeling policy appears to lack consistency you can see the state department releases a report on the supposed fight for the. british government faces criticism after purchasing $50000000.00 unmusical facemask start as local

authorities in the u.k. given power to destroy buildings in the fight against we get reaction but of course in this day and age it would be easier to write should be sanitized somewhere around the market down. there you'd think there'd be something scientific that would help probably even more if you're good and. whether this is r.t. international thanks for joining us. russian rescue teams out begun their work in the blast stricken city of beirut as part of joint international relief efforts a massive explosion in the lebanese capital's docs area claimed the lives of 157 people and injured 5000 others correspond to get reports from the at the center of the tragedy. as russian rescuers are getting down to well what they have been flown in here for i. i want you to just look around and let something sink in about the

sheer and ultimate demolition power behind this explosion we are in the very epicenter as close as a 1000000000 can get look closely under my feet i do apologize for my dirty sneakers but look closely because i'm not stepping on dirt or sand or anything this is actually cool seeds of cooling from this massive towering reserve which is no more because of the bluster and this is the very 1st site where russian rescuers are searching for survivors. they're telling me that they are ready to work overnight if there's any possibility of finding somebody alive. this is a field hospital in its early stages it is just being built in fact there's another

group of emergency workers on the way with more infrastructure but this is where russian rescuers will be taking those injured those still in need of medical attention from after the blast. fairly extremely lucky to be alive actually because i can't i can't i can't i can't forget the explosions the sound the visuals in front of my eyes well and then i literally saw body parts of people fall. to me and old people screaming yeah it's screaming body parts i saw it and i saw today. chris you heard the. about

a man i went towards people and told them we should not be here at that moment i turned around and i was he by something in my right hand that's when the big explosion started it threw me to the ground well everything that you can see around me was erected overnight it was literally an empty lot well fast forward 6 hours and well there's already a small tent city here. well these search dogs have been traveling with me or rather i was with them and they will be sniffing out those who may be still trapped under laws under the rubble the city of be roots is devastated morally physically financially in fact of all places that i've ever been to apart from acts of war zones of course this one with all the

rubble destruction and vehicles just abandoned at the side of the road resembles a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie the most and the russian 8 f.o. aims here at relieving at least some of the pain. of reporting from beirut in lebanon azzi. given the sheer scale of the destruction groups of volunteers assisting with the clean up operation and by rights of people are clearing away deborah from flats and houses and with spirits low after the tragedy some trying to lift them there when you see. the.

he wore the lebanese capital see more public unrest people are unhappy about the economic crisis gripping the country those feelings of it out by the seat of government competence which sometimes lead to tuesday's tragedy the latest protests or police result to tear gas. through a state department issued a report on wednesday where it accused russia of a disinfo motion propaganda campaign employing a variety of methods one of them is said to be kremlin controlled news outlets used to push moscow's agenda. takes a closer look 3 months until the election a virus cool thing up through the country an ailing economy and a future without tech talk america has got its hands full but it will still find the time and the cash to do a deep dive into russian descent information the kremlin bears direct

responsibility for cultivating these tactics and platforms as part of its approach to using information as a weapon. it invests massively in its propaganda channels its intelligence services and its proxies to conduct malicious cyber activity to support the dissent from ation efforts and it leverages outlets that masquerade as new sites research institutions to spread these false and misleading narratives a new report by the state department has 0 day in on russia's complex network of fake news and propaganda and basically it tuns out like some kind of mutilated octopus there are 5 pillars to russia's this information ecosystem from the government itself to social media but the one that gets the most attention are news sites which apparently are really busy peddling conspiracy theories but you would never suspect them of being nefarious 20300000 monthly views a wide range of political topics on

a fairly quiet twitter account but no it turns out it's all. the kremlin in disguise. we founded they promote this information in support of the kremlin's goals they're often promoted directly by the russian government and they push specific disinformation narratives they're picked up by other parts of the ecosystem how intriguing some might say tell me more others would cry well the state department might say there's no hesitance of direct ties with moscow but here's an unrelated example of an alternative news story to stop you from asking questions the head of global research has written many articles on covered 19 containing dissin for me one of them that was published back in march the headline of this is covered 19 coronavirus if a pandemic who's behind it global economic social and political destabilisation so from that had line calling it a fig pandemic i think we all recognize it's not

a fait pandemic it's real you know no. but i think about it under the powerful pulse and could contribute to the site it will go away just they view this the same as the flu a lot of people think that goes away in april with the heat rather. they're politicizing it the report also says that the same site suggests that corona virus was manmade * and a boy who fell apart tree you know now that i think about it i know and not the possum who would just be an invaluable member of this website team i can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from the laboratory. with the u.s. backing so many problems you could ask why release the report now while it could be a coincidence or not but last week secretary of state might compare one with the banking bowl before congress also going for a significant increase in funding for the g. c.

which happens to be the author of this reports the state department's efforts toward $21.00 requests for the global engagement center is $138000000.00 more than double its current level we won't tolerate this information another propaganda directed by the kremlin or any of our other adversaries double the budget for the sake of a handful of relatively unknown news sites operating 200000 months of us while solid reasoning all i can say is the pump a was going to have to get a much bigger ball when he sets his sights on r t would that it's not a competition of course but $130000000.00 monthly of us but my total take oh no he's willing to give to the state department's rewards for justice program is offering a reward of up to $10000000.00 for information leading to the identification or location of any person who acting at the direction for under the control of a foreign government interferes with us elections so mike tell me what's a gal go to do to get the hands on the 10000000. twitter and turn the start of his

own campaign flagging the accounts of state. affiliated media with special labels such pages and their posts will no longer be amplified through the networks recommendation systems pages of senior government officials will also be labeled as though at 1st this will only apply to politicians who represent the 5 permanent members of the un security council committee describes its new policy as important for uses. we believe this is an important step so that when people see an account discussing geopolitical issues from another country they have context on its national affiliation and are better informed about who they represent let's look at which media have been included on twitter's government affiliated list the label is now being shown in the accounts of russia's r.t. and sputnik as well as of some chinese media outlets including the country's official press agency and 2 major newspapers other outlets that wide of thought would be included in the list have been left off among them for instance the u.k.'s

b.b.c. america is n.p.r. today says that it won't be labeling these as state financed outlets because of their editorial independence according to the company's blog independent media don't use their news coverage to advance political agendas does labeling policy is also affected some editorial staff of state affiliated outlets including artie's editor in chief margarita simonyan and the editor of china's global times newspaper r.t. has sent a request to the company to explain in detail the labeling criteria still waiting for their response independent journalist martin summers told us the truth is labeling policies intertwined with the global political situation. i think there's an awful lot of politics involved in this as we know twitter and the other social media giants are coming under pressure from all sorts political causes about what kind of policies they pursue who they allow on their sites what sorts of labeling they gave to people who appear on their sites what is probably signaling

is this increase in discrimination and effectively censorship is because the political situation internationally is becoming more and more stretched and were moving closer and closer confrontations and it's a it's you know it's a rather worrying sawing of 'd less this kind of develop. the british government says that it won't be using $50000000.00 facemasks it bought for medics during the pandemic because of concerns they might not be safe the admission a spark calls from the opposition labor party for an urgent inquiry into their contracts for essential supplies are handed out for months we were told that the government was purchasing the right equipment for the front line yet again it hasn't happened the needs now to be an investigation an inquiry into what went wrong with this particular contract because it's just not good enough to people who

need that protective equipment that we find ourselves in this position. or the masks in question were part of a 252000000 pound contract the government signed with the investment firm by on the capital in april it transpired though that these masks are the elusive rather than had loops and therefore might not fit tightly enough another 150000000 masks of a different type supplied by and are still being tested prime minister boris johnson says he's very disappointed the shipment was unusable the government spokesperson stressed that the been due diligence when purchasing the people we spoke with near me ben is a nurse has been working on the front line about the situation. i have actually worked in areas where there was no. doubt also in our area as well as arcs to my face mar and there would be shortages of april so i would like to see the government ensure that there is a supply chain any sort of short men issues are dealt with now the government can't just put us in the front line and expect us to be watching it's very it's very

stressful and i just hope that they do the right feeling obviously they've made lots of errors and i'm just hoping that going forward they can do the right thing to protect us so that we can protect our patients and then time is spirit filled local councils have been granted new powers to demolish buildings and even homes in fact with coronavirus this is part of a package of measures to enable them to enforce local lock downs from mr johnson says he's determined to avoid a 2nd they should wide lock down at all costs we've got reaction to the measures from people in the u.k. . i just think that it's a little heavy handed. world of thought in this day and age it would be easier to write should be sanitized somewhere rather than knock it down. seems wasteful it doesn't seem resourceful vaccines and you know you'd think there'd be something more scientific that would help rather than demolishing buildings which are going to help is there in any way whatsoever it's absolutely ridiculous you know extreme

powers to demolish buildings because you know people i'm following mixed messages i mean the message is be mixed all the way if you think we. are going to just keep on the. same things it's just a. template now to. italy seems to be winning the war on cove it with the daily average of new cases there now down to around $300.00 which is well below the peak among the measures it's adopted is making masks banditry in shops and on public transport this is led to some angry and in cases of violent reaction. name is gladiator.

many a. joint project they come to the gym in order to be ready for the aggression that they face every day the simple rule to wear a mask is becoming a problem for the driver. of. a lot of drivers have been in trouble what we read about in the newspaper is only the extreme situations dangerous situations occur every night in rome and in many other parts of this is. just a few. israel

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me every thursday on the elec simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. welcome back celebrated its independence day of the day the country was gripped by protests over delayed elections has been put off twice already over the pandemic the interim president jenny 9 years has previously stressed the health risks of holding the vote but now she accuses the bolivian election body of playing with she took to twitter to point out that she has nothing to do with the latest decision i think that she will respect that same time on the government's denounce the ongoing protests says they pose a danger to public health and safety and accuse former leader of inciting the

quarter as well. when it comes to combating potential election fraud donald trump seems to have a solution suspend the elections altogether and while that's caused quite a fuss in the united states the pro-u.s. interim government in bolivia has successfully used that strategy twice just see for yourself how the opposition feels about it. the people are demonstration taking to the streets and calling for elections now because we are seen to be in the business of the self-appointed president who is bankrupting the country was going to make every young people of color misty go into hunger strike until the government calls an action we no longer want to wait we want an action is now the court cited the covert $900.00 pandemic as the reason for the delay now while there are rising infections in the country it's nowhere near to the same level as bolivia's hard hit neighbors like brazil chile and peru and the postponement has really struck

a nerve with the public who have been in political limbo since the last election. and. it was the 1st step towards free and fair elections as prescribed by washington. all countries deserve free fair transparent and credible elections the oas official reports on bolivia makes it clear that bolivians were not given this chance stop the violence hold elections and work with janine annas and the transitional government to bring democracy back so the new president janine 9 years had one job to hold a new vote. so that it's merely a transitional period we will call for elections with honor of the people they will

carry out an electoral process that reflects the will and sentiment of all bolivians the interim government was supposed to hold new elections 90 days after taking power instead on us has been president now for almost a year with no signs of returning to the ballot box she also said she wouldn't run for president in the next election but since her an egg on that and her reputation as bolivia's caretaker has been far from spotless. various foreign ministers describe how least containing their own interest is telephone numbers family addresses and other personal information are being circulated viable atop facebook and other social media ok.

it has also been publicly reported that the lifeless bodies of several people who were killed when this occurred disappeared allegedly after being collected by law enforcement officers and no further information has scenes been provided to them. all the while it doesn't even seem like the libyans really support the interim government polls are showing that another election would mean victory for morale a says movement for socialism party perhaps it's just another read. and why for the interim government if there is no election there is no problem and yes it is the neo liberal puppet the unelected dicks kater that imperialist countries won in libya they're afraid of a return of able more out of this of the movement toward socialism the m.e.s.'s kennedy are staying with defeat and yes in the coup mongering this is us why they continue to use coal the night seen as an excuse they know i mean this will not

win just not popular with the oas in the united states government talk about free elections of course they're talking about their candidates leading in the polls and in waiting in when their rubber stamps yes men and women like. income i still are not in the. in elections in the among. every excuse to. trump is once again railing against germany over military spending accusing berlin of making a fortune off u.s. soldiers washington and earlier announced plans to reduce its presence in germany by 3rd decision was applauded by the president's pick for next u.s. ambassador to berlin douglas mcgregor's nomination is already ruffling his potential host feathers each other for explains. the ties that if united germany

and the us since the end of the 2nd world war have frayed under the 10 yet of donald trump that's in part due to the president's picks for ambassador his 1st appointment rick grinnell irritated his hosts from the get go. german companies doing business in iran should wind down operations immediately never tell a host country what to do. we're not a banana republic. unacceptable one sided tightening of the term. big shoes to fill to be sure

but if president trump gets his way the next u.s. ambassador to germany will be retired army colonel douglas macgregor no shrinking violet when it comes to controversy these people are not coming to assimilate or become europeans quite the opposite they're coming to take over whatever they can get here coming to benefit to consume. and to establish themselves inside other people's countries with the goal of eventually turning europe into islamic state the germans thanks to us don't feel obligated to defend themselves government seems more concerned about providing free services to millions of unwanted boys women vader's to be blunt then it goes about its own armed forces in the defense of his country clearly a man with opinions who isn't afraid to share them but it's what mcgregor have to say about german attitudes to the horrors of nazi rule that have upset people here

. sort of a 6 mentality you could say is that generations after generations must atone for say and this what happened in 13 years of german history germany's willingness to confront its past is a key to parts of society before the retired colonel has been approved politicians here and the men saying the idea that he would be put forward in the 1st place as an ambassador. donald trump sins douglas macgregor to berlin he describes the german culture of remembrance of nazi crimes is a sick mentality and we thought up to richard grenell things could only get better the us government is free to choose on buster whether mr mcgregor will be confirmed by the senate is completely open in any case he would come to berlin with heavy baggage there's already enough xenophobia rhetoric here coming from the f.t. mcgregor's controversial statements aren't just limited to germany he's upset people with what he's had to say about mexico kosovo and ukraine while he was

talking to my r.t. american colleagues we certainly have a new cultural identity in eastern and southern ukraine that's clearly russian but we know the demand for recognition that the people who live in those areas are in fact russians not ukrainians the friendship between germany and the united states is strong enough to survive the old falling outs like the spying on merkel scandal under president obama donald trump selecting one less than diplomatic ambassador isn't going to cause too much trouble but a 2nd one in a row may well indicate a more permanent change to the mood music these are all over r.t. . bush is saying without international right up to date written it off now. to the. last note no crowd.

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thinking of getting a cue from the ones we got in here she found out why he didn't know until he was trapped in this tiny little wired how much we're going to need a crate with him he will just stir freaking out and she will want to straighten anywhere near and thousands of breeding dogs are caged in inhumane conditions on puppy farm i mean 67 years you know they've been locked up in a cage outside you see no protection from the weather the heat you know the cold air the rain the snow the funder nothing they have no protection. to get what you. get through kids. across the u.s. cruel puppy mills are supported by dog shows and pet stores most of the puppies that are coming from these large scale factory farming kind of operations are being sold in stores even giant a good businesses are involved like agoa mom sent up there has been a shocking amount of organized.