do you really truly. mean. moscow and berlin trade accusations over the alleged poisoning of opposition activist alex and i'm only as russia's un envoy i ask who actually stands to benefit from the fallout. these school uses them. which. both these 3. also this hour 10 states agreed to take an unaccompanied children from a refugee camp and greece which has been destroyed by fire most of them will be hosted by germany. and france reports almost $10000.00 coronavirus cases in a single day the highest figure so far as testing centers struggle to cope with the demand.

you're watching are to international this friday thanks for joining us for a live news update this hour. russia's foreign minister has urged germany to provide whatever information it has on the alleged poisoning of an external volley the russian opposition activist has been in the hospital in berlin for almost 3 weeks and recently emerged from a coma 70 lavrov stressed that berlin has an obligation to hand over data in the case. but still you said your minute of the german representative to the u.n. said the data is no longer not for bilateral relations between germany and russia but a matter for multilateral proceedings what kind of proceedings the germans are talking about they were unable to say in the interests of our german colleagues we urged them to provide all necessary information which might in any way should lights on the absolutely unfounded accusations. berlin and moscow are both demanding answers

germany says it's passed on all its information on the on the case to the global chemical weapons watchdog although russia which is a member of the a p c w says nothing's been received yet you know all russia's envoy to the un has responded to western calls for a full investigation. the zulu system cannot but raise questions well some follow play being staged we hear what statements formal and what measures are being mentioned discussed or in will these leaders leads us to an unavoidable reply nickel question legions forced in search situations we've won you trace if we've lost who is to benefit from this the one that one if you demand the explanations will defer explain the table and we'll compare notes one issued with the rest of the league editions uncorroborated by evidence even leases as you see your buddies a little bit. now while they fell sick on

a flight to moscow last month his plane made an emergency landing in siberia where he was initially treated doctors there attributed his illness to amateur disorder the money was eventually airlifted to berlin for further treatment now there in germany an ounce that he had been poisoned with a chemical agent from the no child group doctors say the opposition figures condition is improving and he's responding to speech meanwhile senior politicians and berlin are piling pressure on the government to pull out of the north stream to project or than about the case a major gas pipeline connecting russia to germany is due to be ready by the end of the gear and he had at the german parliament energy committee believes that a banning it now would be a disaster. not stream 2 is not putin's project it involves a large number of european companies and it's designed to ensure the security if europe's gas supply to question this project now is to shoot ourselves in the foot

it is certainly not in the interests of germany or europe if there is a decision to end the project companies will be able to sue those who made the decision in this case the german government and of course it will affect gas prices it must be clearly understood that this is not a game the pressure coming from the us is already enough in my view so we are strongly resisting the american sanctions that have been imposed on companies and individuals involved in the pipeline construction this is against international law and we don't accept it i can see that many people who might not have fully understood the story thinking now will show them but i think it's completely wrong 1st of all we need to establish what really happened because i don't think germany knows i think we should respond appropriately to the russians request for legal assistance we obviously received such a request but according to the russians it is so far gone unanswered for right after germany's announcement last week that the army had been poisoned with no way choke berlin where it's starting nato calling for

a joint response and the government has since faced questions over why there was any need to involve the transatlantic military alliance. but 1st in the skies how does this all apply to nato is maybe should address this question their motivation to need to itself we have always had that as a violation of the convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons this keys concerns all the e.u. and us needle as well. all over the children had to be brought in and was brought to the stage of making this international issue. but i keep it. under standing. to be to understanding of the possible cynical motivations of chancellor merkel because it puts the whole context of. the 1st year political dynamics in france and germany and between germany the baltic states

. and there were. all of these issues on obese piece the central country is russia. 10 the e.u. countries have agreed to take in around 400 child refugees who were left without shelter when a meter can't burn down on the greek island of lesbos the facility held around 13000 migrants and greece is saying the adults will have to remain on the island meanwhile locals are saying they do not want the camp to be rebuilt they've placed heavy machinery on roads leading to the site and are trying to stop former camp residents from reaching the island's capital rights groups say they've been prevented from delivering aid to the migrants are despair all over has more on the situation. thousands left without shelter described as a humanitarian disaster by politicians when it comes to who is responsible for the fire at the morea refugee camp the greek government is blaming the refugees gotten

for looks and we're going to get everything points to the fact that the fire was. started as a result of the dissatisfaction of some guests of the morea center due to the necessary isolation however those who have been watching the situation on less forced tyria rate say it encapsulates the state of the e.u. migration policy the european idea has gone up in flames european values of a community of solidarity standing for peace and human rights and meant to fight against national attitudes i'm racism and hatred of others the blaze in moria has focused the attention of the e.u. leaders back onto the plight of migrants stranded on the greek islands with many pledging to help aspens which is sent ships of its own so how does the displaced top priority has to be immediate and collective. shares to provide shelter

to those who need it and then to restore as soon as possible public order in the island for the. contacts with the e.u. member states have led him countries participating in the transfers with e.u. member states have led him countries participating in the transfer of unaccompanied minors most of these 400 miners will be taken in by germany and france. people in moria need help immediately the german civil protection service is travelling to greece the 1st delivery with aid will include tents and can baths to attend to the neediest the foreign ministries initially allocating 3000000 euro talk of solidarity is all well and good but it's the same message we've heard since 2050 it's time to say some for action. stop looking the other way the lives of 13000 people are in danger due to the fire that destroyed the refugee camp in moria the e.u. must act now to relocate people that need protection let's put into practice the

solidarity that we preach here in germany there's been a chorus of voices calling for more help for the thousands of people seemingly abandoned in the camps. by me. there have been attempts to make the situation better cash is being thrown at the problem and also has to take some migrants to all the member states in the e.u. have been welcomed but it's not enough to make a real difference so the e.u. states want to see an overhaul of the system to make it mandatory that those seeking asylum in the e.u. be shared among e.u. nations however that's face stiff opposition from poland and hungary the world and

to tame the idea the focus of attention is back on asylum applicants and the contradictions in which they live because of this fire in moria whether docked attention turns into genuine action all only goes as far as calls for solidarity that's down to e.u. leaders all over r.t. . the global migration and displacement lead at the red cross says the e.u. must step in to avert a humanitarian crisis. we've been calling on all of that. including of course that you use your members nathan to pour a. solution to what is. a problem that has been going on a long. to do man. who. as much as possible.

and what we would like to. remember things from the e.u. . or to the greek authorities in. france has set a new daily record of coronavirus cases with almost 10000 recorded on thursday and testing is being ramped up with 20 new centers being set up in the paris region are to show the difference reports. the scramble to get ahead of the curve the french government promised 1000000 tests would take place weekly by september and by hook or by crook it has succeeded in doing just that this is just one facility where people can get tested for coping 19 so much so you get 20 new testing centers for the virus to open here in the paris region but the clamor for covert testing

has caused other problems testing centers are apparently struggling to deal with the volume of people wanting to find out if they happen it. gets you know exists in the boardrooms and choose it as in paris and elsewhere right now is take you average of 3 days to get tested the french health minister hitting on quite a crucial point to koos like this which are not uncommon could contain some people who are. infected and indeed contagious a person with symptoms and who move been in contact with an infected individual has to be tested urgently they must not be turned away from a laboratory because there is no the ability we have to work or months because it's not acceptable 2 options today to get tested wait 7 days for an appointment in a lab wait for hours in centrally on standing under the hot sun i tried the 2nd

option but with a $39.00 degree fever i did not last long i called the labs of raw no places for 7 days plus 5 days to get the results or wait in line for 2 hours while sick and with no energy question is the test still relevant if done 7 days after symptoms start while standing in a queue for hours may be frustrating what's perhaps frustrating people even more are the delays in getting their results people are threatening to sue us because they missed their plane because of the delays in the tests we work like crazy and everyone is unhappy delays could also mean that even if you tested negative for 19 while waiting for the result you could have contracted it but this is not just a problem here in france across the english channel they are also struggling the health minister there though has pointed the finger of blame on people who are

symptomatic. unless you've been. local authorities going to test. for a test on the flip side some are suggesting the volume of test taking place in countries like france even more than a 1000000 a week still isn't enough they are doing $1000000.00 per week that's not so much for a country of $67000000.00 people and also they are doing it for personally so there's no logic. there's no strategy and that's not good but if the abortion results already under the cosh wouldn't 10 times the number of tests cause even more of a headache there is a way around this though rapid testing delivered in less than half an hour which is available at some pharmacies for a fee problem is these new tests the scene is being less reliable leaving some

even more confused about what to do than ever so much even ski r.t. paris. the way now has passed a bill urging world powers to recognize the opposition candidate in last month's belorussian election as the right for president after mass unrest in the country following august and a look at chicago's contested victory the lithuanian parliament calls on the international community to support the demand from st laurent 2nd of the leader elected by the belorussian people and from the coordination council established at her invitation as the only legitimate representatives of the blue russian people for holding new transparent and democratic presidential and parliamentary elections we call on the international community to consider any domestic or foreign policy action by the illegitimate leader of bully or use alexander. aimed at leat just mice in his power and conclude new agreements with russia which restrict the

sovereignty of the blue russian people to be a crime against his people lithuania is the 1st country to recognize her as leader of belarus she fled to lithuania after the election and has since posted several videos urging the international community to help force look out and enable new elections to be held in the country the e.u. has imposed in saying shin's on belorussian officials accused of election fraud and violence against protesters. we do not recognize him as the legitimate president nor do we recognize nicolas maduro from this point of view maduro and lucas shanker in exactly the same situation we do not recognize that they have been legitimately chosen however whether we like it or not they control the government and we have to continue dealing with them despite not recognizing their democratic legitimacy. mass rallies against local shango are continuing and valorous violence broke out after the count was announced on august the 9th against protesters a long time president alexander lukashenko was handed another 5 years in office

although initially marred by clashes and police brutality the demonstrations are now largely peaceful. geo political analysts were in her office believe lithuania would not have made its declaration in support of. without the backing of larger powers. it's a signal that is being shown to go. show that force is major forces political forces behind because you know i wouldn't take such a measure which is illegitimate according to international law if there was no support by the european union or who knows. i see this. not to intelligence. to blunt it because it shows clearly that the situation in the. us is not only divided one side is

also in danger of being taken over by external interests therefore i see it in political terms and not in trunks of elections in minsk. there's been shock at tech giant amazon's decision to appoint to its board the former head of the n.s.a. a spy agency slammed for illegal mass surveillance of americans or edward snowden who exposed the national security agency's unlawful bulk collection of americans phone records is raising the alarm over the appointment of keith alexander. it turns out hey alexy is short for hey keith alexander yes the keith alexander personally responsible for the unlawful mass surveillance programs the caused global scandal and amazon web services has 6 percent of all web sites. alexander was n.s.a. director in 2013 when snowden leaked thousands of documents exposing the agency's

mass surveillance practices human rights lawyer dan public says amazon wants his knowledge on how to snoop on and influence people's voting decisions through the alexa virtual assistant in many people's homes i would assume they picked him for his expertise and that is ability to gather. intelligence from people in this case presumably through you know amazon's. mechanism you know it's a lash up box if you have one of those alexa devices in your house that came and listen in to conversations this isn't based on those conversations devise what types of products it believes you want and you'll receive advertising for those products maybe amazon wants to gather information on people's political inclinations and what could move them to vote in a certain way sure sadly i don't see it provoking outrage amongst most people again

i think most people. in america are used to the idea that they're being spied on in different ways i think they're used to it they're not particularly upset or rich which is troubling but that is my actions. people have died and hundreds were wounded after riots across colombia over a police killing in the capital footage has emerged of a 46 year old man being tasered multiple times by officers following this incident his family claim he was further assaulted at a police station and the man died at a medical facility soon afterwards the officers who detain the victim have been suspended they say the man was arrested for violating social distancing rules. the death toll from the unprecedented wildfires on the west coast of the u.s. has reportedly risen to 15 dozens more are still missing at this point and hundreds

of homes have been destroyed firefighters from around the country have been called in to help more than 4000000 acres of land have now been torched president terms approved an emergency disaster declaration for oregon the states of washington and california are also badly affected. strategist bank have warned that the era of global economic growth is coming to an end and we're about to see drastic changes in the way international politics are conducted . the world is on the cusp of a new era that will be characterized initially by disorder with the likely loosening of the globalization that created the rapid economic and asset price growth of the last 40 years. researchers believe this year marks the start of a new structural super cycle accelerated by the pandemic they predict the u.s. and china will be locked and an economic conflict reminiscent of the cold war governments and companies will be overloaded with debt europe will face

a make or break decade and the world could see either a new technological revolution or the bursting of a big tech bubble. the problem is the stimulus from the good recession was largely monetary stimulus and a lot of it went into financial asset markets not into the into the real economy now this crisis really is as collapsed the real economy 4 times deeper and worse than it was the 10 years ago so it's going to take a massive fiscal stimulus which i don't see happening anywhere i see a lot of money terry stimulus still but that's not going to produce a a really strong recovery it's going to take years at least a decade perhaps to grow out of this if they don't really do a significant fiscal stimulus which i don't see. that's been our breakdown of the day's top headlines for now for more on all those stories head to our website artie

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hello and welcome to cross talk or all things are considered on peter lavelle in this presidential election cycle both democrats and republicans claim to be tough on china what does that actually mean in fact what does the american public really know about the china of today on this edition of the program we attempt to separate myths from reality. processing china anymore i'm joined by my guest tom wilkinson detroit is president and c.e.o. of t. and associates as well as a regular contributor to china u.s. focus dot com and we have james bradley in new zealand he is the new york times

number one best selling author of china mirage as well as host of his own pod cast untold pacific right gentlemen across up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok let's go to new zealand 1st james. china is mentioned over and over in this election cycle in the united states though both parties like to differentiate themselves it seems like is the message is the same in following this election and how china is. objectified i would say what is the biggest misconception about china as it's reported by the media. too big of a question it would take too many hours if we're going to talk about misconceptions about china no i would make the case that with china's population number one country in the world it's the least understood country by americans fewer americans have been to china over the last 400 years compared to going to europe but in terms

of the election if i was president trump's campaign advisor this is what i would say to him i would say president trump there is about 11 swing states there wisconsin michigan ohio pennsylvania i mean you know what they are in those swing states in october november when you're campaigning there's going to be 2 problems for the voters number one vaccine coded disease whatever you want to call it lock down that whole bally weight number one number 2 there broke no jobs no money being a problem regarding maybe even trued so you got these 2 problems disease and no jobs then guess what it's china's fault the disease came from china and joe biden loves china the jobs where your jobs i've got the answer joe biden's administration all short of it's china's fault and joe biden loves china you're

going to win those swing states don't worry. ok well i wish it were that simple ok because. american industry has been hollowed out i would say a number of presidents allowed it to happen and watched american c.e.o.'s do it ok so i think we need like a church commission to investigate how this all happened here tom let me go to you i mean you're an old china hand same question to you because i've been living in russia for 22 years and i every every single news cycle russia has misunderstood and i'd have to agree with james china's even more misunderstood and that's quite remarkable go ahead. and i remember reading i think it was in 2000 or 2000 who wants a national geographic said that the american people are ignorant about all things asia and especially china and quite honestly it hasn't gotten any better. like

this election cycle is not much different than the.