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bring. registers death rates in $150.00 for the 1st this year fuelling criticism approach to. our role in the globe today welcome to our to international. russian opposition figurehead alexei navalny being admitted to a hospital for medical treatment he was airlifted earlier today from the siberian city of he's been in a coma since falling ill during a flight to moscow on thursday peter all of the latest for us from the german capital. alexina volley arrived here at charlotte's a in a emergency vehicle a intensive care transport vehicle that was flanked by police motorcycles as well

as other police vehicles we had a statement from the shallots a hospital asking for patience saying that they are going to be carrying out extensive diagnostic tests on him to try and determine what was the cause of the coma that he is being in it comes after a lot of wrangling between russian doctors in the city of almost. any family he was transported here to germany on a medical plane that was paid for and charted by his supporters that plane contained. specialists in dealing with coma patients however doctors in school weren't sure that he was in a fit in of state they felt he was too weak in order to make the journey however they eventually relented at the request of the new file the family we are not in favor of him being taken anywhere from this hospital but considering the requests of his family we will help organize the transportation alexina valley took ill on

a flight from on thursday from siberia to moscow he's been in a coma since then paramedics arriving on the sit when paramedics arrived on the scene of the plane which had to make an emergency landing in it was clear that no valley was in some extreme distress. there have been claims that that election of only was poisoned however the doctors who traced him in say they carried out a talk screening and that they that came back negative for any toxins in his system they say that they were treating him based on a different diagnosis the team of doctors concluded that since we did not find any toxic materials in his blood he had suffered a massive disruption. with the reduced glucose levels during the drop in russia while the plane was taking off last year alexina vialli was admitted to hospital

from prison his team at the time suggested he'd been poisoned however it later turned out he'd had an extreme allergic reaction what we have seen though is conspiracy theories and allegations of bound to that end vonnie is not the 1st to fall victim to poisoning blame for which is often a laid at the door of the kremlin former spies and his daughter yulia suffered a nerve agent attack and russian defector alexander litvinenko died of radiation poisoning activist glad amir khan was poisoned twice and survived hooten the torrijos for allegedly using radioactive nerve agents to target double agents defectors and others who fall afoul of the kremlin claims of any poisoning it being deny by the kremlin putin the russian president's press spokesperson to meet the press corps saying that they wished missed in the valley all the best and a swift recovery saying that any delays in his transport taishan from russia to

germany had been due to the concerns from the medical staff in fact the kremlin had rushed through documentation to allow him to make this trip what we are hearing is that the european union wanting to see a full investigation into what happened so missed in the valley in a case that is becoming increasingly politicized. just to add to a peter was going through a medical staff in berlin say they are running extensive tests to establish what is wrong with me journalist martin summers told the program earlier it's too early to jump to conclusions. well obviously if it's a case of poisoning there's going to be an awful lot of press placing boy western politicians and others but of course it's not clear who would have done the poisoning who has access to lex in the bounty it will be zoned entourage his own entourage maybe eat looking with intelligence agencies in the west to create such

an incident as we're now seeing now that sounds farfetched but it isn't really if you know the history of nato special operations going back many decades that doesn't mean that they did it and it doesn't mean the russian state did it and it's not even clear that this is a policing so i think everybody needs to take a deep breath and think very carefully about the damage that can be done wild allegations. to another ever headline stories today opponents of the bell or russian leader are keeping up the pressure almost 2 weeks on from the disputed election rallies were health right saturday condemning the brutal police tactics seen earlier on in the on the rarest crowds march through minsk carrying the red and white flight that's become a symbol of the anti government movement and you can see a plaque card with the message love is stronger than fear here and that's what's written for the past few days people have been forming

a human chain across the capital with passing cars honking their horns in support many of the activists carrying flowers there was no noticeable security presence meanwhile the president's backers are also making their voices heard a large pro-government rally took place in kabul on saturday alexander lukashenko was there and gave a speech he reiterated his belief that the only going turmoil is being stirred up by the west r.t. correspondent is there for us and managed to speak to the president. what you see behind me is a few 1000 people who showed up at a pro-government rally and indeed this meeting is very special compared to others that we have that we have covered in the past couple of days not because it's exceptionally large because it isn't but because it's the 1st one we've seen. the president. make an appearance and he made a speech after. 40 years and over these fixed time over time

60 percent of people on the internet who showed bruises 60 percent of the state's footage time will pass we will come and show you everything i have received information that there are private enterprises all over the country that are pushing people to strike some have become insulting to the point that if an unfortunate policeman arrives 3 pace. we have telephone conversations they say cross the coops but why why will you do if crime returns to the streets who you call do not attack policeman these are your own people if they made some mistakes forgive them but the post-election period has been quiet rocky for alexander lukashenko for instance a couple of times one factory workers boycotted production and he showed up there to try and calm them down he was essentially had killed and booed off stage so they didn't give him any any any any time they didn't really give him any slack if i may

say so well here is a different mood here because here people are supporting him so that's what he's thanked them for and essentially his messages be. it doesn't matter who's in power it doesn't matter the only thing that matters is that should stay independent that it should lead other nations medal i had a chance to ask him a question it wasn't like a media briefing or anything will literally caught him as he was leaving the stage . i knew this would happen i was afraid of skirmishes during the critic. the period they were preparing for that they were going to where i came out i was afraid that these people would have suffered that is why we took a break look at that there is a sea of people outside i did not expect to see that here on the western border where bin are being pressured to attack russia they see as a springboard and we have to wipe it out it was very happy to see us journalists from russia as well he's already left but people well the crowd the numbers are

dwindling the crowd is slowly dissipating and as they as they are leaving but still a few good few 100 people are still behind me there's a concert going on so i don't think of a celebration this is sort of a what the mood like is here like a public celebration with some classic songs and local local heads so this is what's going on here. another development on the story teller russian opposition leaders of atlanta to kind of sky has said she will not run for president again if the government agrees to a rerun of the election during her 1st media conference since fleeing to lithuania to kind of sky said her only goal now is to secure a new election she called in other countries to respect the sovereignty of belarus and to let its people decide the future of their country you know alexander lukashenko has revealed he helped her leave the country yeah it was i who

transported to the truth when you i just don't want to go into details but she was the one who requested she was begun to be allowed to go to her children she loves them but she's been thrown under the bus. and then foreign ministry and intelligence services reached out to her and now she's started making statements. moscow based political scientists are turd told us how he thinks location co will seek to end the crisis. in such case it's battle to i'm dissipate fugitive mom so the opposition at that dissipate crisis and to try to. set up some instruments for dialogue maybe like public dialogue roundtable discussion about the future of develop a recent biology cannot develop into both social and political development and somehow to incorporate. moderate opposition into political process try to maybe not sharing power but drive to allow them to

participate in decision making at the local level of regional level that may be at the national level so that they can express the ideas and interests of those who are intending to tour the present well he doesn't want to maybe to our direct negotiations with the council because the self-appointed people saw the legally they do not represent to represent the population so it's not clear who they are representing in this in this going and going to counsel but i think that he is a very large container agreed to have dialogue with the labor unions with a local local leaders legacy to me. local officials of the european union has refused to recognise the results of the belorussian election on the us call it it's not 3 or fur but the split the western pressure

president lukashenko is adamant he's not going anywhere it's a situation that's reminded some of another peter. many are noticing the ways in which the unrest and valorous a similar to the ukraine uprising or political upheavals in other acts soviet states the latest example though is halfway across the world one leading dissident is now citing the venezuelan scenario calling on the west to recognize the opposition leader as the legitimate president. we are trying to convince the global community that he can all sky has to be recognized for example in venezuela there are 2 centers of power of course in better use so just know it will be different but it can be done and there are clearly a few parallels like bella ruse the situation in venezuela started with massive protests following contested elections and a defeated opposition claiming the results were rigged.

western leaders didn't recognize the election results in either case and of course they decided to throw their support behind the protests the brutal repression of the venezuelan people must and must and soon unique that you get these a dictatorship trying to survive for the coast of unprecedented humanitarian distress of warring ideological radicalization when the resources of the country remain considerable to those who continue to oppress the good people of venezuela you know this. all options are on the table so what is moral support from foreign powers done for the opposition in both countries well in venezuela they were confident enough to form their own so-called interim government and there's still essentially a system of dual power 2 parliaments one promo doro the other program things are

heading that way and valorous where an opposition coordination council has been formed but if that is if the coordination council believes that the only way to overcome the political crisis is to need to start negotiations and work out mechanisms to restore the rule of no and hold new elections it's not exactly clear what the function of these institutions are though in venezuela it's hard to tell what quite though has even gained from washington steer leading so apart from a little chain rattling and protest organizing what is quite those political maneuvering actually achieved as well people never supported in any numbers whatsoever you had rallies were very few people shouted not particularly the military one as well and it was only loyal to nicolas maduro no i had no interest in following this guy was a pretender and the whole thing was just of course if you ask of the united states to back someone who had no support really to begin with and then to try to calm this off to the rest of the world that he was rejected by president have him travel to washington to be a state where we're going with donald trump his speech he was there in the public

gallery in the u.s. capitol i mean it just didn't fly because there was no support for him so as far as belarus goes we don't know what the real support is for the opposition because the election results were probably tainted on really no i mean how much support do you have but we know the guy girl did never got that kind of support because he was in the country and trying to make speeches and have around him and they found. a laughable figure there are no doubt some key differences between the 2 countries after all venezuela has been suffering from hyper inflation widespread crime and a tanking economy all intensified by u.s. sanctions that's not the case and valorous though let's hope it stays that way foreign support for the bella roussel position has come from numerous quarters including a prominent french intellectual bernard o'rielly levy is renowned as being no stranger to bucking revolt. if the united nations was set up.

for me it's the war that comes a is too late. the else will default defensive operations target to defense for parishioners to protect the civilian population at the request of the interim governing council i have the impression france could have envisaged that and it would have submitted it as part of a political plan the you will discover in the next few days. how can we put rice who failed to act with regard to syria well by trying to imagine and perhaps to provoke a configuration such as that which has prevailed in libya. but

not so many europeans if you want the best of the europeans. today in vilnius would settle on its economic scale of the face of the blue russian revolution and the opposition to the tyrant actual think that you know it was a definite mistake on the part of the. team because given that it does have this reputation of someone who is behind sayings wait probably even taken off wants to avoid involving the nation the guy. given the fact that it became known to the media and it was right at least in some media it is sort of counterproductive for the image chichi to produce quite honestly most people who are now protesting yeah for sure. to peaceful brought us there do that

city seeing horrible pictures of police smile and say and the same on the government's side now more and more people are protest and just because they want to say that we are against any change and you know we want to preserve peace so those people are casting out of their own in the seringe an hour an hour out of their own agenda and meeting at this meeting but you can also with anyone who is no winning in the war as you know lots of pro promoting some revolutionary ideas i don't think that may makes any any difference. still ahead this hour to news hour consuls in the u.k. warned that a fear of offending obese people could bankrupt the country's health service that story and more in a few moments. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then.

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hello again sweden has recorded its highest death rate in 150 years for the 1st half of 2020 the figure is a 15 percent increase on last year and has reignited criticism of the country's approach to the coronavirus on like most european country sweden did not go into locked on a majority of public places remained open throughout also there was no official recommendation to wear face masks. it is very dangerous to belief east masks would change the game when it comes to 19 facemasks can be compliment to other things when other things are safely in place but to start with having face masks and then think you can crowd your buses or your shopping malls that's definitely a mistake well a swedish human rights expert we spoke to says economic considerations were behind the government's decision. goal was to keep. the health services.

at the certain level i mean not fully obeid in order to take care of all of that. but of course they were having. good units not completely depleted big course they were were quickly not at the meeting in those health care units on the edge to leave now where. they had the meat of intensive care and then you can join us then we have. by now we're doing it so where we are means that we are yeah we are doing better damn it but behind this is you know this then it's a big decision again that this in a game there was a after different dynamics the economy of the countries will be. so we're going to be in a better position to compete exceptionally but the fact that the economy of this

suffering as much as the economy. i'm out of countries so we're. not only allow students also economies will totally fail or is a complete failure. to a story generating a lot of debate this out of a u.k. console leaders are calling on doctors to be more upfront with patients about obesity and the impact it's having on the health service the local government association says concerns about offending people could bankrupt the n.h.s. those living with severe obesity cost consul funded social care twice as much as a person with a healthy weight according to the government's own figures spending on obesity and diabetes is greater police the fire service and the judiciary combined local authorities say things need to change. unless we tackle the stigma and

serious challenge of obesity the costly and debilitating major health conditions it causes could bankrupt adult social care and n.h.s. services health professionals need to start having frank conversations about people's weight if it could be an underlying cause of their condition and routinely record it individuals need to take responsibility for their own decisions and the government needs to support them to do so it pretty eyeopening figures as well nearly a quarter of adults in britain are classified as a base that rate though is expected to rise to a 3rd by 2024 since the mid 1900 the number of obese men in britain has increased 7 fold while it has tripled for women we spoke to columnist andrew walker human rights campaigner peter tatchell about how they think the issue should be tackled. obesity is a human rights issue because people are overweight often get dealt with

a lot of stigma prejudice and discrimination clash amy will not work we have a partnership between health authorities and people who wait so together they tackled this problem i don't think that we should be forcing people to do anything thought i do believe that these arguments that we hear all the time which is so people causes thoughts freak out like you know what if you want to lose weight that's a very small base tricks you obvious are going to do its biggest gains in overweight people seem to be in economic you deprived areas there are not many it or any even fresh fruit and vegetable shops and if there are they're very expensive so we need a whole whole whole approach to this issue the idea that stress produces expense this it's not so bad you know 82 percent so it's these cheap at the back of chips now that i walk around university kept assessed and every girl i see is because of

course you know we've got to change start by saying look i'm sorry you eat too much and we need to stop doing it we also have to separate different people that there are some people are overweight because of. it and a product rule. that is in their constitution it's not that they can help it it's not that they're overeating it's that their body metabolism and ended crimes are not working correctly in a normal healthy person so we need to understand that some people genuinely cannot help but be overweight on a serious note space is an incredibly dangerous situation and every time i say pictures of people in the n.h.s. it's died suppose he died see a doctor out of our wrists you know very often it's our white people. i saw a real danger and i just think we should be honest with people it states that if

you can't solve the distance how the facts. of the us tire making giant a good year and good conservatives by allegedly bombing stuff from wearing blue lives matter and make america great again helps but allowing i poured support for liberal causes about softer audial was leaked from a stuff training class and. that recording along with a cup meaning slides were obtained by w r e b w news a t.v. channel in kansas the slide ses block lives matter gear is acceptable in the workplace and so was anything promoting l g b t rights the apartment ban on pro trump sparked a furious response from the president. don't buy good year tires they announce to ban a mag that's good better tires for far less this is what the radical left democrats

do to can play the same game and we have to start playing it now given the good mark is the ties to federal state and local police departments across the nation i find the newfound distaste for law enforcement to be insulting at best goodish is certainly no continue to count on any sizable revenue from the very profitable police and military divisions in the future well good your pay check you heard was being quick to distance itself from the training session it said this line was not approved or distributed by goodyear and stress that employees are free to express their support for the police a major customer for the firm political commentator chadwick were a sales company should steer clear of politics. what's interesting here is this might be the 1st time i'm aware of that a. left wing company got smacked very very hard by by their actions against conservatives and conservatives by and large the ones

that i talked to don't like this boycott culture they don't like this cancel culture but the left is going to keep doing this and try to cancel well the right can do it just as well prize month to the rainbow flag black eyes matters to the black lives matter whatever companies should care about these political issues i mean lots of people would rather live in a world where our companies and our celebrities stay out of the political game you know we don't want mcdonalds tweeting about black lives matter we don't want to you know chase bank tweeting about l g b t rights just be a bank just be a tire company all right now those are a lot for naught but a reminder always lots more news on views can be found on our t's facebook page why not leave a comment or 2 with your thoughts or quit programs have going in moments and i'll be here right after that.

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