let's get more now on the election from daniel hawkins who's outside of the bell russian embassy in moscow dan this isn't exactly business as usual is it. for the political future of belarus for example. as well were the embassy here where the queues of around the block as far as the eye can see has been that way for a few hours now probably close to 2000 people here are ready to cast their ballots just while we've been reporting now everything is very calm and quiet here that's a sharp contrast of course from what's happening in itself or was there of detentions and arrest of opposition activists even internet blackouts problems with internet connection in some parts of the country now we understand from learned to is headquarters she's the main opposition leader that she herself has gone into hiding somewhere in minsk allegedly for her own safety as around 9 members of her came by campaign staff have been detained another prominent opposition leader. was briefly detained as well she was then released and that's been confirmed by her lawyer now this part is really a continuation of what's

artie's daniel hawkins bringing us the latest on that rather tense election. it's been 75 years since the u.s. dropped the atomic bomb on the japanese city of nagasaki came just days after the bombing of hiroshima on the 6th of august 2 attacks led to some 200000 civilian deaths people continue to die years after the tragedy due to severe burns radiation sickness and other injuries as well. mock local you know would you so. much the words emits assume must do i. need to guy night. i get to meet on this group will get there. you must be. jerks and. you have could have communicators you kind of want you to hash to. every night. and about particular. going to change your smashed. chair going to get a cut down at my desk when i get to. talking on you have to. guess and she knew to have an advantage if i didn't have them and have commissioned . memorial events have been scaled back this year due to the pandemic but small ceremony still took place and both cities affected by the tragedy during the commemoration this tremendous prime minister was joined by the few su

to video a journalist from artie's ruptly agency were detained for more let's speak to r t s danielle hawkins dan good to see you so closed in valerie's tell us more about this story of the election what's known about the roughly crude usual details are still coming in of what exactly has happened we do know these 2 crew stringers were filming the elections local polling stations they were taken away by police local all thirty's this took place about 10 hours ago showers later they still haven't got in touch we've been able to contact them and establish their location or what exactly has gone wrong and now while they may not be the last to be arrested not the 1st 2 russian journalists from the last t.v. rain television channel were also arrested earlier today in there were taken to a local police stations several hours later information emerged directly this just came out in the minutes before been speaking to the better russian interior minister has told the russian ambassador that they have been charged with administrative breaches relating to election rules and they will be extradited back

that washington should support the law meticulous guys call for quote fair elections or does daniel hawkins looks into why belarus is causing such a global stir. just a fortnight ago many western viewers may have barely heard of belarus that will change the thousands paul out of the streets in protest over the disputed presidential election is the country's geography which between its big east the neighbor and europe sees the interests of international players intertwine and clash. officially the e.u. is dismissed the elections as neither free nor fair. as persona non-grata and already begun drawing up new sanctions lists citing human rights violations in the wake of police violence. withheld e.u. why discussions on sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations how these sanctions will be organized and whether there will be further restrictive measures depends on the further actions of the bully russian north or sees. condemnation was perhaps predictable but there's no shared view of what comes next the baltic states and poland have been the loudest critics of location whi

live from moscow thanks for joining us on our to international from the capsule i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. german medical clinic says it's found traces of a substance that affects the body's nervous system alexina valmy the russian opposition activist who fell seriously ill on a flight to moscow last week. the clinical findings in decatur intoxication by substance from the group of actives substances called to raise inhibitors the outcome of the disease remains uncertain and long term effects especially in the area of the nervous system cannot be ruled out at this point in time while the statement was put out by shutting hospital here and said that they have found a toxic substance in alexy in the system that this substance is being verified by several different laboratories this is very different to the news we had coming out of the russian city of square lex in the valley was 1st treated after his flight from siberia to moscow was forced to make an emergency landing with him in great distress they said that they're willing to share all of the details from the tests that w

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here in moscow thanks for joining us on our team to national i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. russia says it's leading the global race against the coronavirus president putin says the country's the 1st to register a vaccine which is now ready for mass testing. you know who can use usenet as far as i know this morning the 1st vaccine for corona virus in the world was registered on the country's health minister to further inform us about that but i already know that it's working effectively and forming a tough immunity. ok let's take a closer look now the vaccine itself was developed at moscow's again institute initial clinical trials are said to have been successful a mass production is expected to begin as early as september in fact next month already now medical workers teachers and those considered to be in other high risk groups will be the 1st to receive it now a release of the general public is set for the new year the developers added 2000 people will be vaccinated shortly as research continues in the meantime more than 1000000000 doses of the russian vaccine have alrea

piece daniel hawkins onto the program good to see you again so much happening around the vote today. yeah indeed earlier today it was a crowd of around 2000 people gathered here outside the embassy to cost the votes and as the results came in towards the end of the evening another crowd gathered around 150 people to express their. protest against what they feel was an unfair result police have moved most of those people away things stand but there was a crowd here very much today here in place in fact as those results came out the exit polls of course preliminary but given that landslide victory to alexander lukashenko clashes began to take place in the by the russian capital minsk as well as other cities across europe outside the embassy of in kiev outside the embassy in warsaw even as far afield. crowds began to gather to show their indignation. those clashes are all have to and volunteer. with police using language is here is a protest is reports of injuries coming through as well these are the footage is that this is the footage that came out of the capital just a few moments ago

international tonight i'm daniel hawkins welcomes the program. but a russian leader has ordered the case of every person arrested during mass detentions to be investigated with already has claimed more than a 1000 people have already been released meanwhile tensions in the better our capital minutes continue to soar people have once again been converging on the city center this all comes in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential election which as promised the country into chaos corresponding reports from the heart of the capital. this is just the way this was only it's quite difficult to describe what's going on in victory square in minsk on the square there are women with families in it's you can see the women dressed in white with flowers in the hands remaining independents and when you cars and buses which are passing by their homes in support of what they call the solidarity actions the solidarity is against annoyance and the brunt police and all the recent developments. here are mainly women passing cars honking i do not know this girl t

leader of the belorussian opposition to come fled to lithuania soon after the election party's daniel hawkins takes a closer look at look at shanghai's main challenger. but the roof is at boiling point streets and squares remain packed with thousands of voices of discontent its people determined to be heard they feel the president just isn't listening they don't mind a new leader a symbol to unite them at a time of crisis for the lawyer to head off has become this symbol yet i'm not a politician my husband surrogate economically wanted to become the president of valorous he's now in prison for that almost unknown at the end of may the humble english teacher and interpreter to lead a quiet life until her husband is set again to cut off ski a popular blogger and presidential candidate was disqualified from the presidential race and thrown in jail in an act of protest she took up the opposition husband's name and announced she would stand she said herself that she didn't want power at one point telling supporters she's more comfortable frying cutlets in her role as stay at home mom you are just

our correspondent daniel hawkins reports now from outside the bella russian embassy in moscow where protests have also taken place. well these are scenes unprecedented in a generation the crowds of thousands are growing by the hour not only in the capital minsk but across other cities in belarus from video to brest as well people who want to express their indignation at an election they view is neither free nor fair of hundreds earlier here today at the by the russian embassy the police pushed them back and things are looking calmer now that is a far cry from what's going on right now in a bello roofs security forces are trying to break up these ever growing protests we're hearing reports of barricades being built across the capital people hearing explosions as well across the city now authorities denying you know that any such injuries have taken place but looking at the scenes of police cars driving into people and police charging protesters with batons it's easy to see how this could happen this is what was happening in minsk over the last couple of hours. it was widely predicted to win t

vaccine developed in the country all believed to have proven successful with all the details his daniel hawkins put this spring sale there's a split movement for the ministry tells the story of course russia's 1st such widespread spec must be 7 this story is closer to home. health minister said at the very 1st vaccine could be approved as early as this month and put it must production and vaccination as early as october so just a couple of months away now there are school schools also full grown virus. scenes under development around 20 of them globally are in total trials this one was developed at the l.a. institute a research facility in moscow now last month scientists said that the early stage trials were a success there was no safety issues and the vaccine developed a 100 percent immune response in the volunteers who carr. said that once the lack same that has gone for approval procedures it will be rolled busy up 1st of all to front line workers to keep them safe this is what he had to say. once he's authorized the vaccines will start to be used in special groups most of all and don't use

a very close eye on developments all through the night here in the studio thank you for that danielle hawkins bringing us right up to date. well let's keep our protest theme going because people have regrouped in central beirut for a 2nd night of on rest the labor ministry has reportedly been stormed in a replay of last night's clashes around key government buildings the country is reeling from the shock of choose these deadly explosion with protesters demanding reform and for officials to be held to a card are. reports from the lebanese capital. yesterday's action was not the last one but that was for sure because people it seems are driven to the edge here in lebanon and indeed it is the 2nd consecutive night of protests and a lot of people are out here in the streets there's a very distinctive smell of tear gas in the air anyone who has been ever gassed in the life can never forget that smell it's very distinctive so the police have most certainly have been using and if you just if my cameraman could just zoom in just over there you can still see the smoke it's not the fires it's the tear

alleged involvement in fiber attacks around the globe they move with quickly hey look in the west daniel hawkins how the story. sanctions and counter sanctions have become all too familiar part and parcel of international politics and diplomacy in recent years this is the 1st time however that the e.u. has directly targeted rochelle or russia linked entities. as a punishment for alleged involvement in cyber warfare cyber attacks now aside from moscow they target north korea and china and involve travel by. phrases this of course comes as punishment for alleged involvement in high profile cyber attacks around the world one of these is the not somewhere which of course thought that a russian as well as foreign firms as well as a series of other hacking incidents links to hacking groups such as lazarus and sand were now the russian foreign ministries response was reflected in this statement as we've seen multiple times over the years summed up that everything in diplomacy is reciprocal the decision taken by the e.u. consul was made without any proof with the thought that pretends to finish movement

international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. a man who has been shot dead in the city u.s. city of portland in oregon it comes off approach clashed with black lives matter demonstrators on saturday night fall and police reported hearing shots fired and later located the victim who'd been hit in the chest and was already dead is identity has not been released though media reports claim he was wearing a hat with the name of a far right group police have given known to. about any potential suspect it's also unclear whether the incident is linked to the clashes between the 2 demonstrations . supporters had earlier been driving around the city in a so-called cruz rally with some waving banners proclaiming all lives matter at one point they came into contact with black lives matter protesters and arguments broke out in some cases the sending into brawls and the racism protests have been ongoing in downtown portland for months ever since the death of george freud in minneapolis in may. and the paul an incident comes after a week of cha

international tonight i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. the kremlin has this missed info noise claims that opposition activists alexina valmy had been poisoned the presidential spokesman dmitri peskov said no substance has been identified and a number of different medical theories haven't been ruled out this comes after the german clinic now treating the russian activist said it had found a toxin in his system. we cannot take seriously the accusations that russian authorities ordered in the valley to be poisoned these are accusations which combine no means be true and are likely what i would describe as info noise my german colleague was quick to point to poisoning but he should have mentioned the possibility of a 2nd 3rd 4th version to all those possibilities which are doctors we're looking at you can't single out one version at this point to me to be fair scoff went on to say that the findings of the clinic. weren't grounds on their own to start a criminal investigation that's very much a difference of opinion and we've heard from the hi

international and daniel hawkins welcome to the program. putin has outlined where russia stands over the unfolding situation in belarus or to remind you it's nearly 3 weeks now since the longstanding president there claimed that election victory for the opposition was rigged and there's been large scale protests across the country ever since he goes down to reports from minsk. lattimer. russia it is important for all sides of the story here to be put out there both this story of those who are supporting the incumbent government and those who are opposed to it you see belarus and russia are really close to each other not just. just the 1st layer there are important and close to each other culturally story clear linguistically just you name it in many many aspects so according to the russian president for moscow it is important it does matter as to what happens here in minsk here in belarus but at the same time lattimer putin has said that ultimately the fate of this nation should be in the hands of its people that the russian citizens should

international and daniel hawkins welcome to the program. that was 3 weeks since the contested presidential election in belarus which triggered a president the scenes of protest sunday was also president lukashenko demonstrators have been marking the occasion by laying flowers at his official residence and many once again gathered in the capital center to demonstrate around 140 arrests have been made of has been among the crowds in minsk. you can see there is several 100 people behind me several 100 people waiting for these for this crowd just over there. you can see a lot of police vans here because they are right here just in time right on time when this meeting was to begin it's not just police van. and but. there are police vehicles in full riot gear there are there's some really advanced machinery just over there check it out and so centrally you can see the police filming everything that's going on and over there this is why people are moving essentially so they're chanting go go leave but they're chanting shame shame but essentially w

live from moscow thanks for joining us on all the international tonight i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. now russia says it's leading the global race against the coronavirus president putin says the country's the 1st to register a vaccine which is now ready for mass testing. yes we can use usenet as far as i know this morning the 1st vaccine from corona virus in the world was registered among the country's health minister to further inform us about that but i already know that it's working effectively and forming a tough immunity to. allow the axeman was developed at moscow's again institute the initial trials are said to have been successful mass production is expected to start as early as september now medical workers teachers and those considered to be in high risk groups are going to be the 1st to receive the vaccine released to the general public is set for the new year now the development developers add 2000 people will be vaccinated shortly as the research in the final stages continues now meanwhile more than a 1000000000 doses of the russian vaccine have already been

to china with american filmmakers seemingly doing their best not to rub beijing the wrong way daniel hawkins explains. the u.s. and china have entered a cold war style standoff corp on multiple fronts is an old time low and one could assume the movie business is no exception after all why should hollywood pander to bait. being poly would now regularly censors its own movies to appease the chinese communist party the world's most powerful violator of human rights even the u.s. state secretary mark pompei was scathing in a recent speech in hollywood not too far from here the epic center of american creative freedom and self-appointed arbiters of social justice. self-censorship even the most mildly unfavorable reference to china so is it really worth it it turns out it is last year china contributed $9200000000.00 to the global box office that's almost a quarter of global movie ticket sales while hollywood may have limited access to the chinese market viewing figures from asia can often make or break a movie and the bank. is going to the world. of virtual universe. but to get its hands on a sli

for more let's cross live to our teens daniel hawkins he is outside the belorussian embassy in moscow where protests also took place dan when an intense situation there is immense frustration with what the opposition claims to be a massive vote rigging. these are scenes unprecedented in a generation the crowds of thousands are growing by the hour not only in the capital minsk but across other cities in borrows from video to brest as well people want to express their indignation at an election they view as neither free nor fair now though crowds of hundreds earlier here today at the by the russian embassy the police pushed them back and things are looking calmer now but as a fan. from what's going on right now in a bell or if security forces are trying to break up these ever growing protests we're hearing reports of barricades being built across the capital people hearing explosions as well across the city and just hours in security forces are alleged to have use tear gas water cannon even rubber bullets against protesters as images come in of people beaten and bloodied now authorities

what's your team to ash and with me daniel hawkins for if you are tonight's thanks for joining us on the program. one protester has been killed during anti-government protests in butler roofs that's coming from the country's interior ministry video on line of police forces beating and detaining people after the government issued crackdown orders on the demonstrators the demonstrations erupted on sunday after the long time president alexander lukashenko claimed he'd won a landslide victory in the election the following video contains some graphic images. and you know. what with all of you that's a good boy don't you think of it like oh that should look. good in the books because little guy. who can hear gunshots a lot with the city wide between the protesters and the police erupt albums these are all over the place the police have to move on park another trying to make sure they did her. proud of the level the police have not been too successful and you know what they are doing so people are going in 2003. now a naughty correspondent was arrested in minsk while covering the protests b

international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. and we start out in belarus where there's no letup in the wave of anti-government on rest tens of thousands gathered in minsk on sunday calling on president lukashenko to step down over claims he rigged the election it was done of has this report from the capital . so this is what the anti-government protest looks like right now and it has become sort of a traditional regular place for people to gather and vent their anger after the highly controversial elections and right now you can see that behind me this towering structure and the museum behind it are being guarded by the security forces they are not letting people come close but they aren't trying to the road between the security forces and the protesters has become sort of an improvised border and people have been flocking here very very large telegram channels with lots of followers which are being used to coordinate these protests because the it's not like people it's not it hasn't been spontaneous it has been organized it has

live from moscow thanks for joining us try it out international i'm daniel hawkins wherever you tuning in from welcome to the program. now the interior ministry has pledged to release all detainees from the protests it all comes in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential election which has plunged the country into chaos and i'm going to talk to released overnight has described what she witnessed. and. beaten so badly that the guys just it was a terrible. the blood in my scenes. really it was terrible. an interior ministry representative insists there was no mistreatment of protesters in detention. medics in cities across the country have taken part in protests against the violence but as dr anastasia was the tamed after a demonstration. well you see it in the street everyone driving by was shocked the doctors in white room were on our news little machine gun by our head. and meanwhile people have once again been converging on the city center our correspondent reports from the heart of the capital. this is just the way or the way this was only it's it's quite difficult to describe to

here in moscow watching all of the international live with me daniel hawkins welcome to the program. and one protester has been killed during anti-government protests in belarus that's according to the country's interior ministry videos have also surfaced online of police forces beating and detaining people after the government issued crackdown orders on the demonstrators but the demonstrations erupted on sunday after longtime president alexander lukashenko claimed he'd won a landslide victory in the election the following video contains some graphic images. yeah. but with all of you saying what do you think of it like oh that should look. good in the books because little by. you can hear gunshots a lot with the city wide between the protesters and the leaves erupt ambulances are all over the place the police have to move from one park to another trying to make sure they deter. the proudest at this level the police have not been too successful and you know what they are doing so people are going in 1003. well i'll tell you correspondent was arrested in minsk while covering the protes

across the aisle as well well worth a check in the coming hours all not done thanks very much danielle hawkins bring us right up to date on the belorussian election. while exam is here next with another fresh slice of worlds apart for that and i'll see you afterwards for more updates on what is turning into a busy sunday news day see you soon. as the u.s. economy was booming growing numbers of people were made homeless. you can work 40 hours 'd in a week and still not have enough to get housing everybody believes america still has the lead up to the reality of those who were not financially equality and the lack of affordable housing or living minimum wage gave many people no choice but there's been a problem with the city knows turn to bitch and told me stay away oh miss colton since the food or the food is low it's because you have some reports at least once the most vulnerable are abandoned on the streets to become the invisible cops. thinking of getting abused on the ones we got in here she was as he didn't know it still trapped in this tiny little wired coach going near the crate with him

daniel thank you those details that artie's daniel hawkins. polacre on a virus pandemic in the u.s. is continuing to cause tensions the economic situation is suffering congress has failed to agree on an extension of emergency national unemployment benefits but while 25000000 people out of work have lost their payments the pentagon is getting more financial aid help more than explains. the economic wounds imposed by the pandemic across the united states are still open and bleeding last week 30000000 americans were declared to be food in secure meanwhile 12000000 americans who are renters are in the process of possibly losing their homes due to the fact that the evictions moratorium has expired so you would think that some of these folks would be a priority however take a look at the congressional republicans proposed economic relief package no it's not a mistake he proposed heels act contains nothing to help out local governments nutritional assistance the postal service but what it does include is hundreds of millions of dollars for combat vehicles attack helicopters bombers and fig

russian embassy in moscow but demanding the immediate release of detained russian journalists daniel hawkins reports from outside the embassy. hundreds of people yesterday stayed at the embassy to show their indignation at an election they feel was rigged out of election with a few live votes were taken away that was one of the compared what was happening but. throughout the night security forces broke up protests of thousands tens of thousands probably around the whole country with people marching through the streets building barricades some of them chanting the police not to use violence against protesters those pelting them with bottles now security forces were very quick to respond with stun grenades with tear gas water cannons. rubber bullets the reports of multiple injuries images of bloodied and bruised protesters around the world stephen even though there were internet blackout some problems with communications across the country the protests went beyond borders there were protests at the better russian embassies in kiev and warsaw even as far afield as televisa as well. as campaign

because the latest on that story our correspondent daniel hawkins thank you. always a cruise shipping industry has been brought to a halt amid an outbreak of corona virus cases among passengers on wednesday authorities ordered a cruise ship to dock in the town of bordeaux and all 200 passengers to quarantine came just days after $44.00 people on board another ship are tested positive for the virus the cruise line which was one of the 1st to resume sailing in the country during the pandemic has apologized. first off i'm sorry really let us forensic we're very sorry for the situation that has occurred you were working intensively with the municipality and national infection control. our main priority is of course it will take care of our crewmembers who are on board at the shia and the guests who have been on british consulate sorties are yet to determine the origin of that outbreak the fears of widespread infection the been heightened by the fact the cruise ship docked at several ports along norway's coast allowing passengers to disembark all ports have now bee