children's families. the new school year gets under way for students across the world but classroom life is a whole lot different than before amid tough new covert rules. for. us the french president's visit to lebanon is overshadowed by protests with hundreds voicing their anger over the appointment of a new prime minister and i know my problem is promising aid but also threatening sanctions if reforms failed to materialize. and as america's polarization intensifies ahead of november's presidential election clashes between b.l.m. protesters and trump supporters start to look like a civil war with people killed on both sides.

are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team international and whether you're watching us from moscow or australia we're certainly glad to have you with us right now schools have reopened after the break throughout most of the world but classrooms are taking a very different look than they were before with coded 1000 measures in place let's see what some countries are doing in germany the rules of vary from state to state but include the use of masks regular disinfection of premises and smaller class sizes spain is rolling out temperature checks and schools face being quarantined if there is an outbreak in france schools are focusing on ensuring pupils wash their hands and masks are mandatory both for students and teachers here's what people in paris think about the new reality. it is a fault we're happy that the children are going back to school it's important for

them to go back people are nervous but that's life will find solution give us no not one of us thought my child is deaf so we're in the compulsory mask creates inconvenience because it's impossible to lip read the teacher or the other classmates but i think the teachers will come up with a solution for example where in a transparent mask or advisor. the moment when the teachers have have their faces covered it's not clear how well the teachers can observe the reactions of students these are difficult conditions rubbing up what peoples are experiencing here in russia and further afield there's artie's done quarter. well it's that time of the year again time for students all over the world to go back to school and many of them won't be sitting in virtual classrooms just because of the coronavirus in russia september 1st is a very important holiday everybody usually gets dressed up parents and grandparents personally see off students to their 1st day of school but this year the

celebrations have been canceled because of the normally large crowds that gather around this time and on top of that students not all of them will be going back to physical classrooms parents are began being given the option to keep their kids learning remotely because of the fact that many are still afraid that schools are going to be closed down after the 1st cough or sneeze there the new measures that have been inactive here in russia don't allow parents to enter the premises of schools classes will be starting at abnormal times to keep the sizes down and masks will be mandatory even the authorities have said that it's possible that the entire country will return to a regime of of remote learning now in the u.k. it's a different situation measures have already been implemented to keep 6 students at home although the masks are not mandatory in schools right now minimizing contact has become a top priority there now these are only

a couple of the long list of measures that the u.k. government has implemented but for months they've been trying to convince parents that schools are safe instead of putting together a plan to make sure that they can be safely reopened in fact it was just several days before the beginning of school in the u.k. that the government began recommending that students over the age of 11 wear masks in hallways and public areas and that secondary students be able to stay home every other fortnight in the event of a local lockdown now this could these kind of last minute guidelines have really upset a lot of teachers in the u.k. we've been asking for months and months and months wolf she screws into close down because of. the screens. it is a kind of act of heresy and yet here we are before the bank holiday weekend schools it really isn't the control it is so it seems like here in russia the 1st of september is just as important for the authorities as it is for the students and their parents will life return to normal or will another wave of the coronavirus

cause another lock down only time will tell. we spoke with the world health organization's representative to russia who says you can never eliminate all risk you have to say that those things apart of the by the community and they have to be seen so so if there is good control in the wider community that ensures places not for the schools and we have to take that into consideration however there is no 0 risk we have to think about that but when do knowledge we have about call it over the last practically 8 months and all the efforts that are being looked into place we do believe that this is the right moment. to move on to return children schooling but in a safe mode. anyone thinking of protesting in berlin will now have to wear a mask if at least 100 people show up that is the decision of the state senate it comes after

a number of rallies occurred in the german capital over nationwide restrictions due to the pandemic with more here's our europe correspondent peter oliver. protests and demonstrations of more than 100 people in berlin and now on the list of events that require those in attendance to wear a mask the berlin senate has voted this through their protests it means joins the list of public transport shops and supermarkets and school buildings though not necessarily inside classrooms the berlin senator for the interior and their skies has welcomed this move saying it's an important measure to stop the spread of the corona virus and also to show public health responsibility it's not responsibility that certainly was not on display on saturday authorities say 38000 people were on the streets of berlin protesting against government and t. corona measures in fact they were some times quite openly scenes in the

demonstrations at one point try to enter the reichstag building thank you. thank you. thank. you. thank. you. i thank you. it seems almost certain that the scenes we saw on saturday were behind this measure being pushed through requiring masks to be worn at future demonstrations but those scenes were also behind some condemnation from politicians about the actions of those who took part on saturday the extremists disapprove of violence on the extreme right during last saturday's demonstration in berlin rightly frightened and outreached many people will not tolerate such excesses jesus of aged people should have the right to demonstrate

peacefully it is of course a very valuable asset even during a pandemic this right was clearly violated at the weekend. results was shameful unacceptable scenes at the really stark anti democrats trying to make themselves heard on the steps of our democratic parliament it's own likely that anybody taking part in further protests of this kind will pay a lot of attention to this new ruling about mask wearing some of those who have turned out to these demonstrations don't believe the corona virus is actually a thing that exists in the 1st place still numbers out these demonstrations has been growing a similar protest back at the beginning of august didn't draw me as many people as the almost 40000 who took part on saturday just gone we are expecting another demonstration to take place at the beginning of october be having to keep an eye out to see if people will wear masks. violent protests have once

again erupted in the lebanese capital over the appointment of the country's berlin envoy as the new prime minister the demonstrations also have coincided with the french president visit to the country emmanuel micron's 2nd trip since the deadly port explosion in beirut back in early august. because. the. lebanese president michel aoun greeted mccraw at his residence on tuesday with an aerial display jets released smoke in the colors of the lebanese flag but despite

the warm welcome the french leaders visit has drawn allegations of interference in the country's politics france has been leading calls for reform in lebanon since the beirut port explosion last month the tragedy was blamed on corruption and triggered the collapse of the government and micron is now demanding credible commitments from officials including a new election political commentator gave us her views on the french role in lebanon. strong interest is a very really short and small word to express the absolute engagement the french engagement in the news politics if we are celebrating levanon and 17 years 100 years of founding levanon 17 years of being free and independent from the french mandate we are here having the french president with his planes telling us what to do i'm not saying that's bad or not bad i'm just saying that this is not an interest this is another mandate in the me king maybe

a mild one with the visits with the constance visits of in mind when monk wrong because he's dealing with the same political elites we're not talking about officials when he said sanctioning officials i don't think that this is the right way to see who should be saying sanctioning need to neat because the governing body in lebanon is not might the warlords that have been governing from behind the offices the official offices of the government for the past 32 years this. devastation of a country because when you really sanction the people who are in the government you're doing nothing because the people of both the government controlling everything from institutions to public and private ones to the point to the airport etc you name it then what are you doing if you're not targeting these people but at the same time who are you to target these people if anyone should target them it should be us the people specially after the tragedy that happened the explosion that the station that took over been in our midst or because of corruption and it

might be because of other cause of russian is the main cause and by seen what mike brown has been doing for the past 2 visits you can see that france is just diving more and more into the lebanese politics under a certain point when the lebanese public will maybe not not take it anymore. protesters gathered in southern los angeles on monday after a black man was shot and killed by law enforcement it's alleged the man assaulted a deputy sheriff who was trying to arrest him officers also say he was in possession of a handgun this comes amid a chaotic and violent scenes in cities across america deadly shootings have left some parts of the country starting to look like a war zone. meanwhile donald trump ignored calls to stay away from as he arrived there on tuesday to praise police it has all been feeding into the 2020 presidential campaign with rival joe biden blasting john for refusing to condemn kyle rittenhouse the 17 year old is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting

and killing 2 people during a black lives matter protests in wisconsin last week. that was an interesting situation you saw the same tape as i saw and he was trying to get away from them i guess it looks like and he fell and then they very violently attacked him and it was something that we're looking at right now and it's under investigation but. i guess he was in very big trouble he would have been i he probably would have been killed tonight president trump declines to rebuke violence he wouldn't even repudiate one of his support is he was charged with mudda he's too weak to scared of the hatred he has stead to put an end to it the elections that take place every 4 years in the united states generally polarized the country to some degree or other bought 2020 is taking things to a much higher level clashes on the streets between black lives matter activists

praised by democrats and from supporters are starting to look almost like civil war . a member of the right wing patriot prayer group was shot dead in oregon and that's just days after a 17 year old was charged for shooting 2 anti-police brutality protesters in can no show wisconsin now some on the right have hailed the shooter in can osha as a hero meanwhile some on the left have celebrated the death of the trump supporter

. 0 and i. cut the. donald trump has taken a heavy handed approach to the protesters with 0 tolerance and joe biden has also denounced the violence but early on you had a different message i said in the right to be fact angry and frustrated and more violence for any more people is the kind of answer the question but are totally correct the deadly violence we saw were of a night in portland is unacceptable shooting in the streets of a great american city is unacceptable i condemn violence of every kind by anyone whether on the left or the right and i challenge donald trump to do the same both candidates feel the situation has gone too far and both candidates now blame each other for the chaos. here gas was used to remove these protesters people surrender it is happening under donald trump's watch we are not safe in

donald trump's america the hard truth is. you won't be safe when joe biden is in there donald trump is running as the quote law and order candidate now that's an unpopular position in some circles meanwhile biden is on the defensive as conservatives label the unrest the biting riots with the election just 2 months away and the country spiraling out of control it's unclear if either candidate really has any idea how to fix the situation it will mop and artsy new york. facebook has told users it will start blocking any content of it could prove harmful to the company we delve into what it means after a short break this is our team international.

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welcome back this is our t. international live from moscow now california lawmakers have given the green light to a bill that would force companies to have at least one board member from a minority background by the end of next year the state says the move will help to overcome racial disparity people of color must have a seat at the table especially in a state as diverse as california. well it builds on an earlier law which stated

that company boards should include at least one woman that will rise to 3 for most larger firms by the end of next year and under the bill by the end of 2022 boards must have at least 3 people from minority communities as well if signed off by the governor the law will be the 1st of its kind in the u.s. for corporations we debated the issue with social issues commentator anthony bryan logan and political activist anthony rogers right. it is of course very sad that we needed government intervention and for more diversity on these corporate boards the bottom line is that there have always been qualified people of color unqualified women who just don't have the access to these corporations and it's just important that we do and it's also beneficial to these corporations for their bottom line when they have people on their boards who are representative of their consumers that's better for their bottom line and we've seen that as expressed in forbes magazine in bloomberg magazine as well actually you know the bottom line of these

companies they already do it ok because at the end of the day they're trying to make money go to the most important part all that matters is have it the most qualified people on the board in a company to have your company get the best chance to succeed ok if it fails and if they but having the government intervene and say hey you got to hire that person that person and that person won't change it actually that's called communism and we've seen. and fairly failed in iraq that is not communism that is not common i think it's going to speak to the to do sheeple let's be honest let's let's be honest let's be honest about what those precepts are now unfortunately what anthony is doing is conflating anyone they're going to go into the street and just pick any person of color off the street to be on a board we're talking about qualified people we know for a fact in this country we know for a fact in this country are going to be able to hire a tree that people of color specifically says me scuse me if i can finish my point african-american women latino women and indigenous women who have master's degrees

or so let making less money than white men with high school diploma let's name 3 of the most lucrative businesses in the history of the united states of america apple microsoft and facebook all founded by white men who didn't even finish college so this idea that white people are being men are being this i don't even know when i got a story on a money way i know it's about i'm saying. it was and he started it i couldn't even if my point. if i could just go back to my point if i could just finish my point with if i could just finish my point a high school diploma are still making money more money than black brown and indigenous women with master's degrees so this idea that white men are being discriminated against unfortunately is a bootlicking paradigm by the republicans and some of their black talking points like mr anthony is on right now he knows very very well that white men can walk down the street get pulled over by an officer and not be worried about getting shot so you know i mean talking about jobs these are starting in maine so motivated me

just like myself ok i come from a poor environment next to nothing and now i'm very successful ok because i started my own thing i thought it my own business ok where in america everyone can do they are right there's no need to put me here or to put somebody else who does that is absolutely not true ok and i had my own business i didn't you have. white i don't want a government telling me who i can take and i have all my. black household wealth at $17000.00 a year and white house would welcome $177000.00 a year on average these are good responsible policies and of businesses want them to be dismantled then do the right thing and understand that diversity is not just about numbers but also about share power the best way to go bad is they have freedom and encourage free not so much government regulation and the best way to go about is have less regulation always rates a director see that helps all of those grow whether you want to be an employee or

stars are all business rates a less regulation less brame great freedom in america. dozens of palestinians have clashed with israeli security forces over plans to build an industrial zone in the west bank. these pictures are from tuesday several people were reportedly injured during the confrontation israeli forces are in the area to protect heavy equipment and bulldozers being used to do the ground work for the new settlement near the city of tool carm. facebook has announced a radical change to its terms of service users have started receiving notification saying the social media giant will start removing or blocking any content that could expose the company to legal action we can also remove or restrict access to content services or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably

necessary to avoid all mitigate adverse legal regulatory impacts to facebook disturbing near addition to facebook terms of service that could be used to justify online censorship but with the government's using restrictive national laws to order social media platforms to censor information critical of the government in violation of online freedom these books terms of service update translated to plain english will remove content not because it is incorrect misleading illegal or spreads dangerous misinformation but because removing it might help prevent us from getting caught a lowing it did you see the new facebook turns of said this smells like election interference and censorship to me. well as you just heard there is already been a strong negative reaction to the new rules which take effect on the 1st of october this all comes despite facebook boss mark zuckerberg repeated pledge not to censor

political content. you know we've tried to distinguish ourselves at is. probably being one of the tech companies that is the most protective of giving people a voice and free expression overall content is newsworthy we also won't take it down even if it would otherwise conflict with some of our standards it what i believe is that in a democracy it's really important that people can see for themselves what politicians are saying that they can make their own judgments i don't think it's right for a private company to censor politicians or the news in a democracy doesn't fit in with facebook practices in general which have been censoring and biased and completely draconian in terms of how they treat content and it's very prejudicial it's well they have men for been really for free speech and they have now with facebook news they intend to basically not only control news but own it it only say that with somebody threatening to sue them for

a search for such and such a content so basically it is a car launch license to remove any content whatsoever without explanation and the users are now you know they're a captive audience it's very hard to move from one social network to another you have a whole network of friends and followers that you have that you are counting on communicating to him out they know that their virtual monopoly so they can basically they're suggesting they can do whatever they want but that does it for me i will be back at the top of the hour with another full and fresh look to news this is our team international. all this insider trading and the fed's policy saying we're going to extend quantitative easing indefinitely as you are saying that's the worst kept secret in

the history of the world because there is only one thing they can possibly do they can only print you can only you can't taper a ponzi scheme as they've often said before they can only print then they can only expand printing exponentially like any ponzi scheme you need a bigger base of the pyramid scheme has to get bigger and bigger and bigger into showing up in prices commodity prices and we do see people now reporting back and saying hey i can't afford food i'm starving on the street. during the vietnam war u.s. forces to neighboring laos there was a secret war. and for years the american people did not know. how much it is officially heavily bombed country per capita all human history millions of unexploded bombs still in danger lives in this small agricultural country.

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greetings and sell you to. united states president john f. kennedy famously stated ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country what makes this message this montreaux so vital is that it is true not just for a service working outside the halls of government but for those working inside those halls as well but quite frankly my friends as we have seen over and over and over and over again our elected leaders and government officials are no longer asking themselves what they can do for the country and they are instead asking what the country can do for them their party and their corporate lobbyists because if

they did serve the country and not themselves then the ethnic water crisis that took place in flint michigan back in april of 2014 would never and should never have ever happened only now after more than 6 long years the people of flint michigan are finally getting some restitution for having their drinking water poisoned by the negligence and greed of their own state government. in a settlement announced on aug 20th n.b.c. news reports that the state of michigan has agreed to pay $600000000.00 to residents whose health was afflicted by lead tainted drinking water and that under that deal the state has agreed to devoting 80 percent of the money to people who were younger than 18 during the period when flint was using river water and while 600000000 may sound like this massive number for many in flint that doesn't even begin to.