living wage leave many people new choice. there's been a problem with the cd will always turn every turn and we're all this. is because you have to require. the most vulnerable are abandoned on the streets to become the invisible clerks. there are no grounds for any full or partial punishment. and consequently any sanctions against the participants in this case the russian olympic committee says it sees no reason for any sanctions against the country sport after the international court of arbitration upheld a ban on it. that amounts to collective punishment that. cities are not sent to prison for the crimes of a few beers the whole country has been punished because someone stumbles. elsewhere amidst revelations the same u.s.

state department now trying to prosecute the sons was warned by him about a leaked documents the white house is being urged to pardon the wiki leaks. but it's back at hard questions on everything from supposed russian aggression to alexina valmy we'll show you exactly how he replied to his annual q. and a session. google is the latest tech toy you can learn to face crossed state legal action claiming monopoly abuse with a bird huge lawsuit in months and 2nd in just 2 days alleging unlawful exploitation of its online search dominant. morning from moscow this friday the 18th of december 8th one local time here kevin irwin with the latest for you for the next half hour thanks for taking the time to check us out so 1st as mentioned in their sports talk court has rejected an appeal

by russia's anti doping agency of the world governing body banned in south lead to international events the ban has been half to 2 years but the country's olympic committee points out there are no grounds for any punishment at all. this is we do not welcome the decision to partially satisfy what is claim and deprived of its compliance status with the world anti-doping code our position is initially based on the fact that there are no grounds for any full or partial punishment of rossana and consequently any sanctions against the participants in this case we believe that in this part the court did not fully take into account the presented arguments. it's an ambiguous story in general this decision was predictable but this is not for us to decide sports politics is such that few have inside information about what is happening at the top and therefore we were only in the process of waiting but the rough picture was clear. everyone is so used to saying

chance against russia as a whole this is no surprise i would not like to be categorical but in general this is abnormal it is necessary to punish but cities are not sent to prison for the crimes of a few here and the whole country has been punished because someone stumbles. so the claims against the russian anti-doping agency runs from a state sponsored doping to tampering with data next our senior correspondent of explains why the court decision may still be the final twist. after years of scandal and accusations bickering and petty insults the duping xavier is over for now in what may be described as a remarkably anticlimactic conclusion the court of arbitration for sport refrain from an outright bad and want to doubt what is recommended partitioned the panel's orders include interim the possibility during the 2 year period for any athlete or

athlete support personnel from russia to participate in or attend the olympic and paralympic games that the uniform born does not contain the flag of the russian federation and contains the words neutral athlete and that the russian national anthem is not played or sung at any official event venue russia which categorically denied allegations of state assisted duping wanted all restrictions lifted but instead must settle for 2 years rather a 4 year bad during this period it could neither host nor bids it may just put into ornaments its flag a national anthem will also be bad but clean russian athletes lot involved in the doping scandal will be allowed to participate at the olympics the collective punishment clause that saddam wanted to paint every russian athlete as a potential cheat is gone the fact that wagner was unable to convince the course

referees to punish clean athletes from russia and along with down the russian sports organizations and federations is a picture of commonsense given clean athletes from other countries a chance to defend themselves the world and he duping agency wanted a ruling but it says it respects the court's decision these are still the strongest sets of consequences of or imposed on any country for doping related offenses and there would clearly endorses the resolute process driven approach taken by wada in dealing effectively with this case. if all is fair for the next 2 years so no more scandal no more investigations who fully it all ends all restrictions will be lifted it's a new start which not everyone is happy about the united states especially has made a stink of it that have preferred a more permanent battle usada acknowledges the devastating decision from the court

of arbitration for sport in the russia case that hands water and clean athletes a significant loss at this stage in this sordid russian state sponsored doping affair now spanning close to a decade there is no consolation in this week and watered down outcome to once again escape a meaningful consequence proportional to the crimes much less a real ban is a catastrophic blow to clean athletes the integrity of sport and the rule of law which of course is ridiculous given the unprecedented enmity between the us and the world adds he duping agency largely because washington allegedly attempted to seize control of it and threatened to cut its payments to wada if it didn't play along it didn't and it made clear that american athletes risk being blocked from the olympics if washington stops paying its jews at the end of the day this final ruling pleased no one of top of that these are these duff times for wada with calls

and cries demanding the agency reform or else but unless something changes the decision is final and then and the fresh start we're goes to if there will meantime the international olympic committee has said it's ready to hammer out a roadmap for implementing the court ruling we discuss the implications and with media and sports experts. if the 4 your band had still been in place it would be the most severe punishment in the history of sport. so a reduction to 2 years ok nobody's particularly thrilled about this but it it's a deal and i take care to say. this is the end of the road after 2 years presumably russia will be compliant with the war that the doping agencies procedures and it will be reintegrated back into world sport this appears to be the end of the road

technically they could appeal it they could go to the swiss folklore court but they would have to show new evidence which i don't think there is any or that there have been some kind of procedural irregularities in other words a technical problem again i don't imagine that there are any and even if it did get to the swiss federal court it's by no means sure that they would go against the court of arbitration i think more southern lawyer do you know of the just lost patience because remember it is also the huge battle going on for control of the teams ok so they're trying to please my stance will be very very soon you started the usa you know to go be day they have all 'd their referee lined up to its back while we know that ranch 8 of us has been in that cited error so you're hoping that this will save the masses who are crying you know for russia.

everything and anything or worse this is not the end this is needed in middle. europe is just going to be one of those sensors and you know that russia is falling down and. look at you to keep you posted the next more than 400000 people around the world have signed a petition calling on u.s. officials to drop their charges against you in the sun while attentions and activists are urging donald trump before it leaves office in january to pardon the wiki leaks founder after a link revealed the sons tried to warn us authorities of widespread internet releases of u.s. classified information back in 2011 saskin taylor explains. public enemy number one a man with no conscience no morals no remorse judean a solemn child's been smeared as a villain who revealed the ugly face of u.s. foreign policy but i would argue that it is closer to being in the high tech terrorists this disclosure is not just an attack on america's foreign policy

interests it is an attack on the international community wiki leaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service but sarge is a narcissist who has created nothing of value here lies on the dirty work of others to make himself famous he is a fraud a coward hiding behind a screen 10 years that narrative ron but is it all about to change is it actually the whistleblower was more concerned about the collateral damage of his exposé than washington itself a new t released tape has revealed a song just tempted to warn the u.s. state department and then boss had to reclaim 10 back in 2011 not only does it seem she had to mold the cools she went as far as this key has to answer for what he has done so what was the motive for helping a firestorm was coming in the form of a rogue wiki leaks employee online. having teletypes.

state department database. trying to take out. cable. right kate. spread around. to. the degree that. we believe we've. become public. to some possibility. so no right can see dropping a political bombshell standing back and watching it burn as we've been told is easy is described. traitor a treasonist i'm not for the death penalty so if i'm not for the death i don't want to do it illegally shoot the son of a beast on our great discredit to this nation should be assassinated you should be treated as an enemy combatant with you it should be closed down permanently and decisively no instead we hear a song trying to protect those in washington the very same who now want to send him

down so life. having. people here is that it's more your problem. we have been calling. to and p.m.c. . every day trying to train. hold back it's cool to the wiki leaks out it's even advise the state department to tell anyone why the encrypted files could be allegedly found and also help to remove them a decade on a song just sitting in london's belmarsh prison waiting to hear whether it will be extradited to the us to face a potential 175 yes sentence that's a hell of a sentence for someone who tried to warn the very top of what was coming so is it any wonder now that cools a mounting for president trump to pardon the whistleblower on hoping that he will pardon julian assange it's the right thing to do donald trump since you're given

pardons to people please consider pardoning those who at great personal sacrifice expose the deception and criminality of those in the deep state mr president if you grown so you want to act of clemency during your time in office please free julian assange those you alone can save his life you donald trump can save julie and encourage brave activists rolled worries time and timing is everything it's change the image of a man who was cost out as a traitor and without running out for donald trump's presidency i'm on wiki leaks but to replace him in the white house this could be the last chance for america to pop. and fictive a man who wanted to save washington from that same time is of the essence for a sonorous to avoid a life and jail list should have a tremendous weight because it sits basically the argument that is in the narrative for the justice department in their indictment and which they are try to use now to

get a max of the lovely u.k. they were talking about irresponsible behavior and putting lives under risk now this evidence that you heard and i can confirm that this is authentic is not new to the courts in the u.k. transcript of for this conversation was presented to the court in september we can use was very carefully administering the release of these diplomatic cables in conjunction and with the help of 400 plus media partners this was unheard under to julian's control or weaken his control this was betrayal by a former partner and a betrayal by a former media partner of the guardian wiki leaks and julian were not the primary publisher of the this material at that time it's totally goes against the narrative in the indictments and to totally goes to show that we can lease and julian assaults would be hating like a very responsible publisher of the material there were some great care taken and

trying to avoid any harm the assistance was offered to to to stop this or mitigate any and it possible harm to this it is so i have no idea why this was not followed through and it took up the offer. to help the julian was was carefully and i'm considerably. worried in offering to say to the state department never came back to julian for more information and seem to have not done anything based on these warnings you know a long history this is how we discuss the a sounds case of a panel of guests. they've built a case around. the claim that he's a loose cannon that he's not a journalist this obviously throws that out the window because it shows he was doing his stooge ill gents as he's always claimed to have done. but you know it doesn't change the american government's attitude it's i will be astounded if trump

has the guts to go to a pardon and drop the church or drop the charges against him which i suppose he could actually order his. department of justice to do still while he's lame duck president a lot of people have commented in reply had no idea they thought the julian injured america. recklessly believe the lies john the heat of battle for years. and i guess hearing julian speaking as a young boy and hearing him basically pleading with the state department to help him help them help people really changed a lot of people i think very pleased. hope and hoping that it gets a chance because i don't see how he could possibly here that he and continue this

political persecution remember of course that the. people are very pressing for extradition of doing this and jim pearson for the union to be prosecuted for espionage for the crime of being a journalist the people who want that's exactly the same people who who were testing before us it's not it's. so donald trump has a powerful motive to. to go against those people and to and to come to their influence so i'm not without hope that donald trump who will issue a pardon julian. it's not the 1st person to release this information it was already on dozens of websites. twitter obviously the guardian carty that password to get the files and then they ended up only prosecuting julian julian is the only one. he's the only one he's currently sitting in prison. while dozens of

other people publish it or eat it what sense does it make to it's you allow the 1st $99.00 people free and hunnish $100.00 birds is that it's been the democrats that are angriest at him because of you know the clinton capes that he released. and. you know the the prosecution of the war under obama. it was. certainly had the ability to to pardon him or drop the charges really it's dropping the charges because he hasn't found guilty of anything. and that could have been done with as you know a stroke of a pen any time by obama and he never did it nobody actually who was was harmed by the leaks and in the end of the earth that's quite an important thing to state the chances of the legal process in the end going against you in the very limited time

and i think the grounds for extradition is for a political offense and it does excluded by the u.k. u.s. extradition treaty and i think it will be knocked down by a higher court in the u.k. the worse and the united states i think in a very obvious attack on the 1st amendment implied in using the espionage act against a journalist would get it knocked down in the higher courts and in america so the ultimate legal i'm not too concerned about the problem is the terrible terrible conditions julian has been kept in in my. unity jail alongside terrorists conditions amounting to daughter and it's the process not me outcome which is the problem. here but it will put himself his annual q. and a with journalists and citizens the president spent just under 5 hours in the end answering questions on everything from the pandemic to alleged russian hackers.

more and more often we're hearing about a new cold war between russia and the west don't you think you bear some responsibility for the bad state of these relations or is russia being peaceful and kong on this city yes we are peaceful and calm nato promised it wouldn't expand to the east but didn't deliver on this we see an expansion we see nato infrastructure coming closer to our borders shouldn't we respond to this quickly antiballistic missile treaty it wasn't us so we have to invent a brand new types of weapons to protect us from every possible threat then our american colleagues left the i.n.f. treaty again not us no it's up partners then they withdrew from the open skies treaty so what should we do leave everything as it is your small people so why do you think we're done. with no health care system in any country was prepared for it our system proved to be more or less efficient russia was the 1st

country in the world to come up with and stop producing its own vaccine it's 95 percent effective not a single serious case of side effects for our colleagues are ready to work with us i would be glad for world renowned specialist to join forces with russian partners i'm sure the result will be good. which is why with the russian hackers unable to help donald trump win this year's election russian hackers have never held any american president gets elected never interfered in the domestic affairs of the usa these allegations are all used to make relations between our 2 nations worse to undermine the legitimacy of the still incumbent president of the us and in this case now i'll bilateral relations a hostage to american domestic issues. but the patients at the bowling clinic is actually supported by american intelligence services and so then of course he is followed by other intelligence services even if he is followed by russian services or others that does not mean that he should be poisoned. so russia has

always condemned all terrorist acts specifically the terrorist acts in europe including this year's terror attacks in france in response to the publication of the prophet mohammed cartoons at the same time russia doesn't support these publications where is the threshold between freedom of expression and the feelings of the faithful or. we do not accept it when people are offensive towards other beliefs there is something that can destroy a country from inside the multiculturalism project in europe failed and many people who called for this project had to admit that it had happened organically over hundreds of years and we value that. patients in northern ireland of being treated in the back of ambulances in hospital car parks because of a chronic lack of capacity amid a worsening pandemic crisis the queues of ambulances for the outside clinics throughout the area with no beds for in one county antrim facility 17 of the vehicles lined up outside its emergency department one patient was reportedly held

in an ambulance all night local dr john kelley wrote down the situation for more. doctors for over 35 years and the sins of the ambulance and skewed are actually merged. apartments. it is very important that we get our section rates under control and we need clear concise advice to our population and we need clear action by our executive to reduce those numbers we do know that lock time dos reduced and i know it is difficult. we need to get the numbers to i'm about our health service and cope until hopefully we start to get a vaccination rolled out to our population with the situation critical after more

than $59000.00 confirmed cases and 1100 deaths northern ireland starts a new 6 week lockdown on boxing day then residents are being urged to leave their home only for essential reasons deputy 1st minister michelle o'neill said there was little choice. and a big disappointment to many i think a lot of people also would have expected it and it's very clear that we need an urgent intervention i think this is the right decision by the executive albeit i accept it will be challenging for many many people unfortunately last time seems to be the only true look we have to reduce numbers of people getting virus hospitalisations and that's it's a very difficult decision for our part for our politicians to make they have to balance the risks of. increasing numbers going into hospital into i see a good chance against the mental well being of the population and also the economic

problems that this has caused. i think a prolonged lockdown would have been beneficial here. take johnson facing a wave of massive lawsuits right now with google the latest in the firing line the online search for him off speed slap to the 2nd anti monopoly case in just 2 days this time from the attorney generals of 38 u.s. states. and filing a lawsuit against google with 37 a tony generals to end its legal monopoly in series services it doesn't take a web search to understand that until it's corporate power shouldn't have disproportionate control over data and information so the lawsuit alleges that google showed favoritism in search results downgrading competing websites the company is also accused of not giving users any choice but to use its products on devices google assisted sanctions benefit consumers but as mentioned cases against

the company amounting little court has got more this morning google staring down the battle of a lawsuit filed on wednesday by a federal court in texas it's backed by 10 states who are crying foul on the tech giants apparent anti-competitive practices google is a trillion dollar monopoly going so far as to induce senior facebook executives to agree to a contractual scheme that undermines the heart of competitive process google is essentially trading on insider information by acting as the pitcher catcher better and umpire all at the same time this is anti-market and illegal the plaintiffs are claiming google's formed a monopoly around the means of online advertisement and that it's unclear who it's with facebook which is manipulating the ad market in exchange for favors google says the connection is a lot of baloney but soccer has already taken flak for his company's buyer barry competition tactics facebook's got another lawsuit to deal with from the federal trade commission. facebook has maintained its monopoly position by buying up

companies that present competitive threats and by imposing restrictive policies that unjustifiably into actual will potential rivals did facebook does not school can also require and that's just the tip of the big tech lawsuit iceberg in october google had yet another legal battle on its hands once again accused of monopolistic practices today millions of americans rely on the internet and online platforms for their daily lives competition in this industry is vitally important which is why today's challenge against google feel violated antitrust laws is of monumental case both for the department of justice and for the american people across the atlantic europe's waging its own war on tech giant rule breakers the gatekeeper breaks the rules we can impose fines if it's done 7 times repeats actually we can also impose structure remedies divestiture that sort of things tech giants roots go deep into the every day lives of millions of people around the world it would be hard to

imagine life without them but with legal battles becoming more commonplace than ever it might be important to remember that the bigger they are the harder they fall. yeah don't call of the support for this update that's a wrap of the headlines so far so much more for most of our side of our socials if you get a minute if you have a small day's going good so far as exactly 28 past the hour for me kevin i would have a great day. is

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