how's that strategy will be successful very critical. you sit down and talk. french president emanuel heads to be root for the 2nd time in a month to press for political reform amid criticism that france is once again acting like a colonial power. also this hour present on. protest the arrival of hundreds of new migrants the local mayor saying the island can't cope anymore. and china unveils a new set of tax export restrictions that could further challenge the sale of tick tocks business and the rest amid the growing tensions between the 2 countries.

a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our th q. in moscow let's get started with your life news update. lebanon's president has appointed the country's now former ambassador to germany as its new prime minister most often is tasked with forming a government as the country still real spring the deadly blast in beirut earlier in august his appointment comes as french president emmanuel necron pays another official visit to love him on his 2nd in just under a month but the french leaders attempts to push for reforms in lebanon have been met with criticism and i q's ations of interference charlatan ski picks up the story. well this is president marcos 2nd visit to lebanon in a month will it be another photo opportunity or will he be able to achieve something concrete his visit hard already to celebrate

a 100 years since the creation of the lebanese state of course that comes under the cloud of those explosions that through the city. when he was just a few days off the top lost his visit was equally. criticized but some saying he was still acting as if france was a protectorate of lebanon on the president who he thinks needs to happen in the country and he's talked about reform and we construction he says an interim government needs to be put in place that needs to be an audit of the country's central bank and he's called for fresh elections otherwise he sees the worst of the country if we let go and if we somehow leave it in the hands of the depravity of regional power was it will be civil war as well as the defeat of what is the very identity of lebanon now lebanon on loan has had issues politically economically and socially those exclusions back in august exposed to the rest of the

with a $190.00 people killed thousands injured and tens of thousands of people displaced after that visit spearheaded a video conference to raise money for the stricken states and she $150000000.00 pledged from says foreign minister has said that 8 will come only with strings attached we will not sign a blank check for a government that does not implement reforms that everyone knows are needed everyone knows what has to be dealt with the humanitarian and senator emergency for a population that is deeply wounded and the political emergency on this country to hold together the risks today is the disappearance of lebanon politics in. no one is a political minefield this is a country that has political representation for the 18 different sex. in the country so consensus between those is sometimes no easy task however the house

because just welcome from some political factions for macro speeds when. we as regards to naming the prime minister forming the government so we will be co-operative contributed to pulling the country out of the town vacuum we have always rejected. woman. who has and its allies hold a majority in the parliament in lebanon also gives you a sense of how important that encouraged this particular party and these remarks suggest that it is open to dialogue what president. has been in these talks is something that essentially new with the west has done that is openly to the party politics in lebanon is a moveable feast though so if it seems that france is demanding too much or if it's taking too much of the role as a previous colonial power these talks could quickly. present not go on has

a very difficult path to tread it is a thin line between being seen to be in lebanon and helping the lebanese people and that interfering in the internal politics of the country. we spoke with french attorney who says france is grand ambitions of paving the path for reform in lebanon won't bear much fruit. french president like too short of words it's population that transfer you still live in the superpower that's why people call did. not belong but for people that are against france are against the western point of you'll. create you safe france. of course colonial superpower comes and wants to say he worked for western countries foreign countries like. let's say the e.u. they got their say lloyds to france trying to help. a country that has

a love of problem as usual as they are the people of lebanon and not the government look at them it's the same because they go there for a day on interest and not for the people of you know i'm not sure but i don't think it's going to change a lot of. even ones that politic and the economy struggle. residents on the italian island of lampedusa have staged a protest against the arrival of ever more migrants locals tried to prevent newcomers from disembarking lebanese as mayor says the situation is unsustainable our europe correspondent here ever has the details well local government officials and lampedusa are saying the island can cope no more with the sheer number of people that are arriving on their shores in fact the mayor of lampedusa spoke to r.t. saying this he wants to see a strike a general strike on the island to try and draw attention to what's going on in a situation he describes as overloaded and as you go through. the situation in

lampedusa is disastrous in the sense that we have a full reception center in addition to the norm because we have 1260 people and then tonight there was a landing of 367 more people who can no longer be taken in here they've been brought to a facility made available by the church we always carry out our job with the total indifference of the italian government. but here the problem is objective we're not in a position to host more people well as we heard from the mayor there in the early hours of sunday morning around 370 people arrived in the port of lampedusa on board a fishing boat now they received an angry reception from locals. here we're here for peace just when the legal migrants to go back because we are ties to night long produces enough. we are not understanding anything here in one producer we are all dying here the migrants aren't leaving because they

are left alone we are all together in this tonight land but is the same as in. all on saturday around 50 people were processed by the italian coast guard those migrants have been rescued from the mediterranean sea by the boat the luis michel that is the vessel it's funded financed by the street artist banksy skip it by the german captain. she is credited with rescuing least a 1000 people from the mediterranean sea between 20112017 but she was also charged with colluding with people smugglers by the authorities in italy in 2019 charges that she strongly denies however you look at the situation in the mediterranean though regarding migrants it doesn't look good we're seeing calls from the united nations and n.g.o.s operating in the area for the european union to do more and for

membership states to share the burden of migrants that are currently arriving on the shores of lampedusa other italian islands what we are seeing though is the situation in lampedusa is really out breaking point. the mayor of the tiny mediterranean island has said he feels abandoned and the island feels abandoned by both the governments of italy and the european union. is sort of to say that nothing has been done to solve the problem of migrants because in italy we speak only and exclusively from the point of view of differing factions

but this moment is more of electoral campaign than a solution to the problem we have 2 factions one that shouts yes and the other shouts no but they never set out on paper how to solve the problem and therefore the problem both in easily and in europe is very serious we need to face up to it in a radical way or will continue to witness everything that is happening on the island i don't understand why transfers are not carried out with military ships what are these military ships for given that italy is not at war with anyone if europe has done nothing for lampedusa on the problem of migrants no one listens and there is a deafening silence from the european and italian institutions even those who a task with taking an interest in the phenomenon have basically left it alone well numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean is continuing steadily it's a perilous crossing at the best of times as we head in to the autumn and winter months it's only going to become more and more dangerous and require more and more

people to muttley being rescued from the waters of the mediterranean. where the fate of the popular tectonic app in the u.s. still uncertain china has introduced a new set of restrictions on its tech exports from now on such that technology is as content recommendation speech modeling and voice recognition can only be exported if approved by local commerce authorities this means they sell a tech talks u.s. business something demanded by donald trump if it wants to avoid being banned in the u.s. it hit another stumbling block to tell explains. law i am snooping on stealing if you believe the u.s. these are china's favorite hobbies china is rampant the intellectual property is real that after years of targeting our industries and stealing our intellectual property you should know there is enormous risk risk to america's national security as well the theft of american jobs and wealth. has come to an end and deny the

chinese communist party access to the private information that belongs to america but in a twist only 2020 could provide it's no be showing he's getting touchy about its tack such an technologies will not be subject to export bans or restrictions meaning they have to be green that by the chinese government someone who won't be doing a 15 2nd synchronized jig to celebrate this news byte daunts take talks parent company because of a rough couple of months involving volatile and legal disputes talk about of an executive order we're looking at it we may be bending too bad that the use of tech talk by all federal employees i don't mind if there's microsoft or somebody else a big company has secured a company very very american company by the chinese company has to sell off its u.s. operations because donald trump said so on because there's 100000000 users in the

u.s. can't be a bond into the dominance of the lip synching free wild mess and given its basically a direct line to millions of young people right for our ads research and data collection which don't worry is totally acceptable what america not the chinese communist party is doing at right place but take talks about us tech giants chomping at the bit i mean who wouldn't want to piece of this pie. bizarre as it may seem right that is a gold mine and for some it really has washed its weight in gold tight juggernauts

microsoft and oracle said to be leading the race in a potential deal i don't want him to take out a room at $22.00 thoughts he $1000000.00 bill to don's the way to ownership of the outrageously successful app i need now a gas is also a piece of this pot are you were is microsoft or somebody else or it was the chinese what what the prices the united states could should get a very large percentage of that prize and we think we deserve to have a big percentage of that price coming to america coming to the treasury while chumps teaming take top treasury may not be such a sure thing if i don't find it still roadblocks by beijing's new regulations even truman ties teenagers from new york to california straight to bat for me was their identity either way it must be sad for a naing snooping and stealing up to talk show and tell us how the knot of supes was

and that willing to splash all kinds of casts to get it into bad you know there are many laws that are that have already been passed and so several more there are that are working their way through congress and certainly will be signed by the president that are banning chinese apps and chinese tech products but i think in one sense china wants to get ahead about it's embarrassing and so you know by passing their own ban on cells. it's a way of regaining some of their national face what we're seeing now from the chinese side might prevent tech talk from selling to an american come. like microsoft or wal-mart they see this as an attempt by the u.s. to basically force a fire sale of cutting edge tech that undercuts the value of the chinese companies but also gives chinese are u.s. companies access to technology that they don't have. the 2020 race to the white house is heating up with the main candidates vying desperately for black votes well

look at the latest poll standings after the short break. the world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person with those words. thinks. we dare to ask. anyone else seemed wrong. to shape our day. and in the. trail.

find themselves worlds apart. she still looks for common ground. welcome back the u.s. presidential election is looming and with both the republicans and the democrats having now held their conventions the latest poll shows donald trump gaining a little ground on joe biden his lead though still looks comfortable both candidates have lately been actively trying to woo the black community but i'll have a great vice president at my side. senator kamel irish she knows about all the obstacles

thrown in the way of so many in our country women black women black americans south asian americans immigrants the left out of the left behind and i have done more in 3 years for the black community than joe biden has done in 47 years. when i'm reelected the best is yet to come. by and the efforts to win black votes include picking column one harris as his running mate she is the 1st black woman on a major party's presidential ticket by now also gave an interview to rapper carney b. however some of the things he's been saying have decidedly missed the mark you've got a moral question about showing if you have a problem figuring out where you're from a are strong and you a black unlike the african-american community with notable exceptions the latino community is incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different settings binds approach to criminal justice has also alienated some black

lives matter movement protesters who want to see the police to funded his policies would see an increased police presence in some black communities human rights activists says this all gives the impression that biden doesn't really understand black voters. it was quite clear that the. troll forces. targeting black voters they believe that some sectors of the black population is in fact in play that is that they can be persuaded to support. and they may be successful because of the fact that the democrats don't appear to be all free to anything different than the campaign that they invent in 2060 minute reason is that to support a trial is you a black person the bits of you like a member of the working class but they also minute raises that use give you

a vote to the democrats if you are a black person and in particular a member of the black working class so you know this notion that by and understand is black folks that he. has some kind of understanding of what blake people need in particular the black working class is never reflected in his policy. and his positions over the course of his 47 years in congress. italy's tourism industry is reeling from the blow it's been dealt by the pen demick a business down 70 percent research suggests some 30000 companies are risk of shutting up shop all those that stay open are struggling to recruit staff. we have big problems finding not only qualified but also unqualified personnel i mean interview people for a place at a restaurant we find those who compare the offer with 3900 citizens income despite

us proposing a permanent all fixed term contract nobody in our sector wants to exploit workers but let me offer a contract from 802-1200 euro they tell us they prefer to stay at home and the government with these subsidies is creating a system of people who sits on the couch and do nothing all day people who don't want to work because they get the same money if you have 2 children and the low income the state gives you almost 1200 euros a month why should you work taking the same money in this welfare system is frightening i have employees in my shop who tell me why don't you fire me so i work illegally and get 2 years of benefits there are people who now come to have luxury dinners and pay for them with the subsidy card i can tell you that we are really mad it has become a credit card donated by the state and loaded every month that oil and

unfortunately there are ways to get resources from somewhere else some people decide not to work and do something else now hotel sector went into crisis to find people who want to work and i'm talking not only about professionals but also about those who just start working i believe citizens income must be completely reviewed it shouldn't be about passive support that rather about making people work this summer many hotels have opened without customers keeping system workers and therefore lose a lot of money. at least unemployment rate is now at 9 percent one of the highest in the european union no or little earnings can claim that so-called substance income of up to $780.00 euros a month to qualify you have to be e.u. citizen or have lived in the country for 10 years. we got reaction to the scheme from locals. but i mean the lack of stuff for hotels restaurants is becoming quite critical if this is ins income is creating many problems many people prefer to take

the money stayed home and don't work many people also take the money while not actually needing it. it's clear that if restaurants or other companies believe that they can exploit workers then i disagree because it's clear that if a person has to grow for 12 hours and $600.00 euros a month he would probably stay at home and receive the citizens' income. a loss we must start from the assumption that the citizens income has been badly managed in italy in germany they certainly manage the better. because these people are comfortable staying at home and earning this free salary while there are people who just want to work i believe the problem was created by our government and people obviously take advantage of it. we turn to some world news in brief now on sunday hundreds gathered outside a job harness for police station to demand justice from a. 16 year old died last week after being shot in what the police say was an

exchange of fire between officers and gangsters local residents though claimed he was gunned down by the police. in sao paolo people are calling for schools to be reopened hundreds of parents and teachers marched together in the city schools were shot in response the pandemic. and there is concern in boston over mandatory backs in the shots the governor has ordered that students under the age of 30 must ideas to take pressure off the health care system which is already stretched due to the pandemic. the ecuadorian government and the international monetary fund have struck a new $6500000000.00 economic relief deal already a lifeline has prompted fears of more painful austerity. measures could or has been in the grip of an economic crisis for years now and the i.m.f. has helped to prop it up with financially with loans to secure them and quito has had to slash funding for the public and healthcare sectors that critics say has

left the country vulnerable during the pen demick it is among the hardest hit by coping 1000 in latin america. and i think the everyone in the entire population had this growing the virus but we did not have medical help because the doctors did not come here you know they are only in the city and we had to go and look for them so people use home remedies. like.

in the hope you can you can't imagine how bad the hospitals were they didn't want to admit anyone else so instead they took my parents to go kill me but my father and my mother both died there. in principle receiving that sum of money for a country in crisis sounds like good news well did they believe that detail these agreement is not a free lunch for it whether it comes with the start condition imposed by the i.m.f. which continues to promote these asteroids the story could always use it or these policies are raping how book on the country's economy as well as its health care system leading to systematic by lesions of the economic and social rights that the other your constitution and the national effect. over austerity has seen people

take to the streets even during the pen down students civil servants and. police officers are among those who took part in anti-government actions shapiro hernandez again says the i am us intervention needs reassessing. their you really wanted to support it but there are yes least. following measures 1st it's probably us says this human rights impacts of the conditions of its loans and policies that impose a cost on the must these are bent the sectors including indigenous peoples must be absolutely. second it should respect democratic processes for economic decision making agreements must be negotiated transpire. and this means refraining from exerting any and you influence over fiscal policy decisions in the country.

times may be tough in ecuador but one couple there is celebrating they have just been crowned the world all this married couple after being together for nearly 80 years. but. i have this image of the united couple of dad and mom doing everything together from the schedules of children both to help with our homework we always were celebrating birthdays and anniversaries and of course sometimes there was an argument which is normal but never in front of us. i joined him because i was in love and because he wrote very beautifully he wrote me verses and letters.

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