i'm looking forward to your best this is what happened is the pensions in britain. it was kaiser report ah, today's headlines on archie international, a chilling effect on media freedom that the reaction to a new law proposed by britain government, which might threaten investigative journalists with long jail term, to compose state secret. the julian from the devastation in china, from what's being called the worst flooding in 1000 years that caused numerous death wiped out infrastructure and breach. dan panda sports cover up and

literally norway's beach handball team is fined for wearing shorts and not bikini bottom. we ask a panel of guests or the rules, sexist? well done to the brave women center for other schools. james said post thumbs and they may be different. it's done in a sexual zation of women ah, broadcasting live from moscow to the world. this is our international. i'm your host donald quarter. welcome to the program. locked up for reporting the truth. that's the fate facing journalists. if a proposed british laws passed reporters and their sources could be treated like spice and publishing government secrets, risks a 14 year jail sentence, archie's more a gas v of has the story. a journalists can do as much harm to britain as

a foreign spot to argues the british government in this 66 page proposal, which erases the line between investigative journalism whistle. blowing and spies are all the same under the proposed new secret law. although there are differences in the mechanics of and motivations behind espionage and unauthorized disclosure offenses, there are cases where an authorized disclosure maybe as or more serious incentive intent and or damage. what's more, the legislation seeks to remove with blue protections, even if what they leaked is in the public interest. and stead advisors would be whistleblowers to, to go and talk to their boss if they have a moral issue with something that they're doing rather than reveal it to the public that the government is engaged in something immoral or illegal trays is an interesting question. what if it's their boss that's doing something immoral like

the health secretary and leaks video kissing a coworker after he'd obliged millions to abide by his own strict social distancing measures. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made that you have made. and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them. and that's why i've got to resign officially. this new beefed up version of the secrecy. lou has nothing to do with the resignation of hancock officially, but it would have made the scandal very nearly impossible. see, any journalist who shared this video shared anything that they received problem with blue, couldn't face a sentence of more than a decade behind bars. due to the new way of defining espionage, including obtaining sensitive information, as well as pass it on journalists, whom are simply working. their stories can potentially face up to 14 years in

prison by receiving some secret information. there's much more to it. aside from the harsh sentences and the least in the databases of potential threats, there are special powers that the government wants to give itself the power to punish andrew a strictly individuals, be the journalists or foreign spies. if the government doesn't have enough evidence to jail, but there may be a strong intelligence case to suggest as an individual is engage in hostile activity, but to limited evidence that could be openly used to support criminal prosecution. the civil order could include a range of restrictive and preventative measures, including measures to prevent an individual associating with certain people or from visiting specified sensitive locations. currently, these proposals are being polished off at the foreign office but could soon be in parliament make no mistake. these, these new secrets he would give the most or authoritarian regimes in the world

a run for their money pass. we feel blowing and investigative journalism as we know within the u. k. dead. this is one of the biggest wide ranging attacks on breaths. freedom, perhaps, since since democracy came to britain, the definitions in the report are very old indeed. in fact, with journalism doesn't come up once in the $66.00 page report itself fundamental to the $56.00 page report, journalists can be more dangerous than spotlights. obviously, the u. s is prosecuting fe, julia sons on the b as b jack. this secretary, secretary is backing a consultation document. that suggests that journalists that much worse than spies supplies after all, can work for one government or another government or one actor jones. if they publish the material, everyone can see it. so journalists have to be done. that is, is the level of logical deduction that is being used here by the british government

in a raising freedoms and rights of the free press here in this country that have been that have been created and modified over centuries. so that's, that's quite how dangerous the official secrets act before looks to be and on a related issue across the atlantic, the u. s. secretary of state is accused of massive hypocrisy after anthony blinking claimed unwavering support for independent journalists around the world. the upshot of the ongoing trump by the prosecution of julian sons in the united states, believes old jordan las, whatever the nationality, wherever they are, have a legal duty to keep the us government's dirty secrets. now, i'm sorry, but that's not support. enjoy unless every us media outlets at landber's this comment and reference assange, but they won't because they suck messiah alina. john has received hundreds of

thousands of dollars from u. s. government propaganda, oregon voice of america to agitate for regime change in iran, in the bizarre logic of us empire. she's an independent journalist and drew an assange, is a criminal. lincoln's post came in support of an iranian american journalist and voice of america host, who is an outspoken critic of toronto. last week she claimed to be the target of a kidnapping plot by raining intelligence that was apparently foiled by the f b i. and as i've mentioned, critics laughed at the hypocrisy and blinking statement, given washington's attitude to the likes of julie and the songs. just a reminder, the journalist and wiki league founder has spent more than 2 years and a maximum security prison in london state side, the u. s. justice department has charged him under the espionage act, accusing him of leaking classified information in 2010 if extradited to the us. the san faces up to 175 years behind bars. we discussed the san just situation with

author. daniel was there who thinks that no reporter is safe. every american journalist will be under threat. i mean it's a, it's a, the prosecution of massage is a dagger aimed at the heart of us journalism. and that's what the by da ministration is doing. and that's what antony blanca stands for. if the prosecution goes forward, then every journalist will be threatened with a similar legal charges. and espionage is a very dangerous thing. espionage guy could land you a life sentence and a maximum security prison. so that will definitely have a most serious shilling effect america as a country that has completely lost the ability to engage in any kind of self criticism whatsoever. it's, it's our global viewpoint is distorted by a narcissistic pers national personality on the part of the political lead. which

sees everything through a pro u. s. land. the u. s. is always right. everybody else is always wrong. so the u. s . never persecutes journalists on the other countries to do. but the reality is quite different. now devastating floods in central china have killed dozens and forced a quarter of a 1000000 people from their homes and what's being called the heaviest range in a millennium. whole streets of the city have turned into rivers. authorities are ramping up, rescue and recovery operations. and many people are still being reported missing. now there's a map behind me on which you can see the worst hid region in red. that's the hiena and province its largest cities on the yellow river. the banks of which have burst and forecasters predict grim days to come with dangerously heavy rains and winds. the typhoon making the have it worse is also expected to hit the coastal regions

which you can see marked in yellow among them is the city of shanghai report for china, c, g, c, g, t, and news paints the picture in the provinces biggest city afternoon. i was still trapped my home, the whole city, whole street was soaked in the deep water. but this morning all of the water has receded out of my residential area, leaving mud and trash on the street. but there's still no electricity, water, and very weak mobile network. at my home feel, rose communications, electron electrical power, water, healthcare and commerce reporting. lady ladies rescue operation. working chung go respectively a transformer substantial for damage and knocked out 473 communities. when the torrential rain battered the city on, on tuesday more than 3600 people have been dispatched for the rescue works so far, 3 transformers of stations we have already been restored to open operation. another

3 are expected to be restored today, they're making all their efforts to completely restore the power supply for the whole city on friday. can make communication. bureau said that up until 12 o'clock on thursday, 4370 base stations are still out of service. but the major problem problem is still the power supply. once there is electricity, they can promise all the mobile network will be restored. water supply is one of the other issues that local people concern has been disrupted in several areas of the city for more than 48 hours. water supply bureau said that 41 temporary water supplies have been established. people can fetch water their me while they're promised that all the water plans will resume work on thursday. now the cities and food supplies are already back to normal and there are plenty of good news. let's hope that tomorrow will be. everything would be back to normal health rage in the

sports world after norway's beach handball team was fined for choosing shorts, instead of bikini bottoms, and the championship match. the punishment has sparked furious reaction and claims of sexism. this is completely ridiculous. how many attitude changes are needed in the old fashioned matcher? world of international sport. oh my god, the worst i guess that they just do not understand the quality point once he's that even possible. can you please stop the 4th beginning onset said, you're beach handbook games. it's embarrassing. disgraceful and sexist. your ruining birth this port, and your own reputation. make the international handle federation. officials where bikini bottoms for a week. the rules will be changed quickly. why do you force women to pe, be hands born outfits that sexual, objectify and expose them? come back to the 21st century and immediately polish this outdated rules. the rules allow for male players to wear shorts,

but not females. a federation spokes person admitted that she herself did not know the reason for this while insisting that the issue was not a priority ahead of the olympics. norway has campaigned against this rule for 15 years now, and the team's short wearing is a deliberate protest. it's not the 1st time though that sportswear has caused such a controversy earlier this year at a beach volleyball tournament and guitar. players were infuriated after being asked to swap the keys for shirts and trousers. don't have them back down and said it was not a requirement at the upcoming tokyo olympics. swimmers have been banned from wearing special caps that are designed for people with afro hairstyles. and after some backlash about that, the decision has come under review. and last week, a double paralympic world champion, express disgust after an official complaint that her sprint briefs were too short. my colleague rory survey discussed the rights of athletes with a panel of guests. they should give them the money back and say,

to get the whole thing. we're going to exercise a bit of common sense flexibility and get in with designed guys. it's only just over 1516 years ago that then president of thief, soccer's governing organization. ready set black with encouraging female football as to a time skin be close because he felt that it would make them more marketable. this is almost unthinkable to off the women. a serious women sport contests to abide by laws, the rules that we're doing some time ago when they weren't offensive, it's 2021 isn't it time that women were allowed to wear shorts instead of bikinis in the sport. and she said the strong petition were well aware of the rules, as you call them, have a duration where one of the same obese is the rule is not because i remember a precedent for all other schools. if you're going to do that sort of thing,

you got to cooperation with seems it seems, but it's only for women. this change, this change. we need scenario. how many changes actually won't change as well? rule from there, stupid like this rule that can be not abide and actually well done to this brave women that finally, they showed the sexism in their federation. they have to stop the thinking that to women's bodies are for the show and they have something sexual with them. so of course, it's a problem to have a bikini, you know how much you have to move when you play football. the kid can was, wow, you can show more than you want to show. what do you think they should? definitely not because you'll suffer trust and you'll setup for other sports teams. say post tons and then pines, funds research. they may be different. this done. maybe it's not

a standard. i don't think it's, it's done. i just think it some bureaucrat, he's laying the law down to the fine print they've got to read. the news is a sexualization of women. whether they stages or not is irrelevant is if you demand of a woman that you drafted in the bikini, rather than sports care, then that is only one way to interpret that. and it's, it's so much what it is preposterous now, almost. it actually is preposterous to try to impose this perverse dress code on women in the 21st century was concerned about is all the facts or the pool women's chains of complaint does that mean? but the rest of the chain is all quite happy. why katie, boss, and baby and the son the atmosphere buying in that they find it more comfortable to where i became the boss. or did we ever thought, you know,

maybe other women and we watch more, you know, football players, if they play with a tight, you know, shorts of they show their chest. no, of course not. we wanted the atlas to be comfortable with their plane. we want them to perform at their best south africa is recovering from its most devastating riots and decades sparked by the jailing. a former president, jacob zoom up. the chaos has led to more than $200.00 deaths, thousands of arrests and an estimated $2000000000.00 in damages. the locals fear that the situation could further deteriorate. let's take a look at how the situation has unfolded in the country. the highway of death gulf. that's what it looks like down. yeah. if you carry on

further down the road because burnt out, recalls in the roads and everything that's actually the burning of burning food. you know, at the moment you purchase this company, this one the favorite. and this is the only place that now we're getting food from . we just stood out there to protect our families. former president jacob zoom was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court after he refused to appear before a judicial inquiry investigating corruption during his 9 year rule. and we spoke to zoom a son who's been accused of instigating the recent violence. that's an allegation that he denies it's and if it's what has happened and i'm talking about the level of devastation and destruction, vandalism,

to, to property. and just the one to looting is something that should not be celebrated, should be denounced, which i have done. and i'll continue to do so not being labeled as one of the people, one of the instigators and not officially so much as making the other cars around social media commentary. and some of them use networks, which is the side of things on the trip. if you look at the basis of those allegations, it's completely baseless. you have certain video clips that have my voice and image which, which are you. but i'm taking taken out of context in relation to the video in its entirety and the message that i was trying to, to put across. so if you look at what i was saying, and i was saying it was done at a time with the beginnings of it, but it happened. this was 3 days into,

into what had happened. we understand our country. so it was my way of trying to deal with the situation by 1st denouncing it. and secondly, denying my involvement in its the real issue. the issue is the high levels of poverty and things that can either lockdown, exacerbating the labels. because now you've got more people falling into the bracket of unemployed and, and disparate and hungry, he's been charged and erased into with, out of the federal. gonna find that very, very, very suspicious. and the reason i say that is let him out. let him go through the rigmarole in the processes of a child, whether you like him or not. who knows? you might, he might end up getting 15 years or not 15 months, but you know, you need to go through that process and con, just be

a process that's ignored. one of america's most powerful politicians house speaker nancy pelosi has been caching in on big tech investments, which she just happens to also be regulating. that's the revelation from a new probe. as our correspondent ilia, pertaining katrinka reports. well, did you know that the top democrat in the house is also a top notch? talk trader, a true talent together with her husband, a bit of pelosi math for you, her personal welf. stand that nearly $100.00. 15000000, which is quite an increase from 41000000 in 2004. good for her. one very important disclaimer. i'm in no way saying madam speaker, is doing anything wrong or breaking the law. but i'll be moving on to a combined lesson of pelosi mass with the touch of pelosi ethics for that. let me refer to an investigation by journalist glen greenwald. much of their that below

c's added wealth is due to extremely lucrative and like a decisions about when to buy and sell stocks and options in the very industries and companies over which pelosi as how speaker exercises enormous and direct influence. oh, there's so much context to dig into. it turns out close to 3 quarters of the couple of stock trading over the last 2 years has been in big tech. and i'll tell you what, right, at this point the us lawmakers are in the midst of revamping legislation that could really make life much more difficult for the tech giants. they're working on something called the anti trust reform. that would propel market competition while taking install on monopolies. so have a guess which super powerful executive has made a personal call to madam speaker, to talk the house out of proceeding with the reform. apple. c o, tim cook. and what about the company in which the clothes he traded most often?

it's apple trading has always been controversial because it's basically a victimless crime. no one is hurt by it. and the only argument against that that could be made in the one that has been made is that a reduces faith in the securities markets. this entire episode where congress has been engaging what the rest of us would be thrown in jail for shows that it's regulators and congress not markets that are not worth the public trust. nancy pelosi may well not be receiving any insider knowledge from the companies she's regulating. even if she does get some of it, maybe she never uses it when trading, but she's apparently very close with these big tech fios and the meantime, a bill that's supposed to fix a loophole. and the legislation that favors these very knowledgeable executives has been revived on capital hill. corporate executive shouldn't be allowed to trade on significant information ahead of the public and invest those. but that's exactly

what's happening because of this legal loophole. loops. so for god knows how many years big bosses with close ties to very powerful people on the hill have legally been able to get away with what looks very much like insider trading. is started, trading is supposed to be handled by the security securities exchange commission. but since those officials are approved by congress, and since congress makes the laws that apply to itself, where every year americans are treated to the spectacle of congress giving themselves raises, for example, it's reasonable for americans to strongly doubt that anything lasting is going to be done inside trading can be regulated and it has been for the common person yourself, myself. like so much else, congress does. and the security regulators do. they enjoy the privilege of exempting themselves. busy when and how they watch, whether it's fair to allow law makers to get richer from buying and selling stocks because they know stuff that nobody else does. has long been up for debate in

america. well, experts often come to the conclusion that current laws don't give prosecutors a chance. russian calling on the european court of human rights to take action over ukraine and its 1st ever interstate complaint. moscow mentions a wide range of violations, allegedly committed by kias, including including causing civilian casualties, persecuting journalist, and suppressing its russian speaking population. the name of the appeal is to draw the attention of the european court and the entire will community to the blatant and systematic violations of human rights by the ukrainian authorities record the numerous crimes in the international legal field force, the ukrainian authorities to stop committing them conduct and investigation and swiftly prosecute those responsible to restore peace and order. ready on the territory of ukraine, while the complaint itself is quiet, lengthy as russia brings to light several issues concerning human rights violations

in ukraine. well, 1st of all, it lays blame with the ukranian authorities for the death of civilians, illegal imprisonments, and ill treatment of its own citizens. now, the 7 years civil war in ukraine resulted in the death of thousands of people. and of course, an exodus of thousands more refugees and because of the countries a proximity to the russian border and as a result of showing by the armed forces of ukraine, russian territory suffered property damage as well. now the crash of the malaysian airlines flight and age 17 back in july of 2014 is also blamed on the ukraine since it failed to close its own aerospace, when it's in certain context began. now, the russian complained to the european court for human rights also highlights the policy of discrimination against the russian speaking population,

such as the ban on the use of the russian language. and that happens primarily in education and the consumer service systems. now the complaint also contains a detailed description of the constitutional change of power in ukraine and the promotion of nationalists forces into various ukrainian government secretaries. now these allegations have all been dismissed by ukraine over the years was the key of blaming every thing that's happening. the country on the so called russian aggression, the russian foreign ministry added that they complained was the result of several factors. first, a complete disregard for human rights violations in ukraine. second, the continued violation of their own law. busy as well as their own constitution. and finally, thirdly, an inability of the ukrainian law enforcement and judicial system to properly investigate these appalling facts. there is clearly no political solution on

offer over the whole. busy issue of ukraine and crime crimea, the west is backing up ukrainian government and they're taking no heels. and therefore, i think there is, this is an attempt to find a way run the impasse by taking ukraine to the room, seeing what will come out of that action or for the europe in court. has to accept as other under obligation to just simply say no, they're being serious. breach of their own, their own statutes on the basis for operation, they're going to have to take this seriously. and if they were to say, this is a case where they're not prepared, they're going to have to explain why that is very carefully. i think either the and if they don't proceed with it, it's going to look not good if they do proceed. but as i say, it got years ramifications, not just ukraine, but elsewhere in europe. more details on your top new stories. you can always check

out our website, r t dot com or follow up on your favorite social media platform. i'll be back with more news in just about 30 minutes, so stay tuned. i look forward to talking to you all that technology should work for people. a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, except when the shorter does that conflict with the 1st law show your identification. we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. the point obviously is to create truck rather than fear i would take on various jobs with artificial intelligence. real. somebody with a robot must protect its own existence with

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