demonstrators say the vote was rigged demanding lukashenko step down. she has compiled a database of nearly 400 cases of election irregularities and crack downs on demonstrators that were reported by citizens. about 30 of those cases were posted on the internet on sunday. they included maps of locations of alleged incidents as well as the names of security force members accused of assaulting citizens. the opposition hopes the database will help investigators look into the cases if the current government faults. they also want western nations to use it when they impose sanctions on the government. the opposition leader said on social media that a new fight for justice has begun. she's calling for more information from the public. >>> a top u.s. scholar on east asia, ezra vogel has died at the age of 90 at a hospital in massachusetts on sunday. he was a professor emeritus at harvard university and the author of "japan is number one." after obtaining a doctorate in sociology at harvard, vogel spent two years in japan to study the country's language and soc

his campaign stepping up to challenge a man often described as europe's last dictator alexander lukashenko who's been in power for 26 years the european union's called the vote neither free nor fair president lukashenko was sworn in for a 6th term and taken a skier was forced into exile. hundreds of thousands of people began protesting week after week calling his victory illegitimate and demanding he leave office you to me see everything which they had. over the past few months you have shown the world what it means not to give up you have defended your rights and you have not given up the struggle despite the pain the suffering and the fear. bella rose's summer of discontent is extending into the winter protesters braving freezing temperatures and refusing to give up the air. they won't cry long live balor ropes. and the using a new tactic to evade the security forces holding smaller rallies away from the central city gathering and dispersing sometimes within minutes it's been described as an underground resistance organized in secret chet's on social media. these crowds chant i'm going o

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to the streets of the bill of russian capital means and elsewhere to demand president alexander lukashenko resign from office the march was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations hundreds of people have been detained by police. this is news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram the handle is at d w news or visit our website to be found at d.w. dot com. usually at this time of year check in hosts would be talking about the best christmas markets in germany about in this crazy coronavirus year of 2020 most markets will be staying shot. so to get into the christmas spirit we've compiled a collection of our favorite pretty christmas traps from the precursor oh no virus here and. remember when new cache got made it cat from mars and it blew back. when names painters visited. you to remember well you're in for a treat. we start off in dresden with luke. at the streets of mocked one of the oldest christmas markets in germany. usually it draws about $2000000.00 visitors each year. tradition and must tell joe that is how many people around the world imagine german c

the belarusian capital the country has been gripped by months of protests after leader alexander lukashenko was returned to office in a disputed poll. eastern iceland has been hit by some of its heaviest ever rainfall triggering mudslides that destroyed at least a dozen homes an entire village has been evacuated but no one has been injured. in the u.s. leaders of congress have finally reached an agreement on a $900000000000.00 relief package for the country's economy which has been battered by covert 19 republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said that a bipartisan deal had been struck that will provide the 1st new aid in months it would be the 2nd largest stimulus package in u.s. history following a $2.00 trillion dollars package passed in march senate minority leader chuck schumer had this to say with the latest about the latest deal which is set to be formally passed in the coming hours. the agreement on this package could be summed up by the expression better late than never well though i know many of my republican colleagues wished it was never. but after a long and arduous y

to the streets of the bell of russian capital minsk and elsewhere to demand president alexander lukashenko resign from office the march was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations hundreds of people have been detained by police. this is day to billie news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram the handle is at d. w. news or visit our website to be found at d.w. dot com. from. the spring of 2020 as cases of covert 19 increase in germany so do the number of patients in i.c.u. use and isolation wards relatives and chaplains are prevented from visiting the sick and dying. of course the troubles the relatives they ask who is with my father my brother my son well what should have to die for. germany's health care system has risen to the challenge many critically ill patients have been saved but many people dying of covert have been denied visitors for weeks on end. and we've seen this medicine can heal the body but the soul requires love for it to heal and that's what is being neglected here those stories for us looks like support. what needs to be done so that cov

treatment wherever she's gone most european governments have said that they do not recognize alexander lukashenko as the legitimate president anymore they see her as the winner of that election so this is the question now how much is a prize like this really change definitely in recent weeks we've heard the calls from the opposition from cities. that you're now has to follow on those warm words with concrete measures these sanctions the e.u. has imposed so far have been very targeted at the top layers of the regime travel bans assets freezes nothing really that could really surprise the regime that basically has been under sanctions for decades with small interruptions they have made the real necessary preparations for that in advance of this what they're now calling for more extreme measures that will really cost the regime money targeting state companies that bring in crucial export revenues for the regime also allowing these if you need to get out things that really make an impact now in a hurry and will really try to really change the tide and prevent the government in getting this crackdown

have taken to the streets of the capital min's going to elsewhere to demand president alexander lukashenko resign from office the march was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations hundreds of people have been detained by police. the german state of very has announced tougher coronavirus lock down rules aimed at slowing the rate of new infections their state premier mock the announcement announcement after a special meeting of the regional cabinet the new measures will see people having to provide good reason for leaving their homes and a maximum of 5 people from 2 households will be allowed to meet in public. political correspondent julia so delhi is with me for more julia stricter measures in bavaria could this set a precedent for the rest of the country. or the state premier in bavaria has been a proponent of stricter restrictions already before during the pandemic and has done just that now implementing stricter restrictions as those we see nationwide now the last meeting between the federal government and america and the state premiers have been just 10 days ago and then

present alexander lukashenko has ruled the country for 26 years.rotest day in belaruss it has been each sunday since lukashenko was declared winner of an early august vote. belarusian security forces have arrested more than 30,000 ople. >> every sunday morning, i wake up with the hope that i won't get a report from belarus about my friends being tortured, beaten up in the streets, or sentenceds to weeks or ye imprisonment. yamiche: in the u.s., she says she has confidence in the pple and institutions that defend democracy. >>ha w a country with checks and balances and with historically strong rule of law. i will say one should not take these principles for granted. one should care about the key prevents your country from becoming another belarus. yamiche: last month, president elect b jen assured americans he would attempt to restore that cofidence. whatou say to americans, especially immigrant americans who came to the united states looking for politicaltability, an seeing all the things the president is doing? >> hang on. i'm e: my way. yami as t

protests mass demonstrations began 4 months ago over the reelection of longtime president alexander lukashenko his opponents say the vote was fraudulent. somalia and kenya have agreed to hold talks to restore diplomatic ties off to east african leaders hold an emergency summit and you do see somalia cut ties with kenya and choose day accusing it of meddling in its internal affairs as leaders of the intergovernmental authority on development or it could have made to dealing with a dispute a priority security officials in iraq say at least 8 rockets have struck by god's heavily fortified green zone they say the u.s. embassy was a target and then 2 rocket systems reported to have fired and devoted most of the missiles and iraqi security work it was injured. today headlines more news coming up right after al-jazeera world. for decades arabs have migrated to countries across europe. and i can say how much of the dems i meant to be just feed so below your comment they would not comment on what is common to have. i found several 100 comments about running mosques. shooting immigrants shooting muslims

in a political crisis since a controversial presidential election in august incumbent alexander lukashenko claims to have won with a landslide but the opposition regards to kind of scalia as the real winner. those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after al-jazeera world the other face of europe. for decades arabs have migrated to countries across europe. and i can see how much of the dems i meant to be just feed said below your comment there would not comment on what you've come up to ha. i found several 100 comments about running mosques. shooting immigrants shooting muslims. most integrate successfully but others become marginalized. with about the above the governments are going to get back. at them a lot of it but that really is the knowing that this film offers rare access inside mainly muslim communities living in deprived areas in 3 different european countries. some have been subjected to racist attacks others have been radicalized others still have struggled to integrate so the subaru dealer can remove beat ms blas so that you can little more don't rule this

another weekend of protests against the president demonstrators are demanding an end to alexander lukashenko is 26 year old they've been but there have been protests since the disputed election in august they want to look at shanker won a 6th term and of course you can follow those stories on our website at al-jazeera dot com as updated through the day i'll be back with more news in half an hour but next on al-jazeera it's one i want east to stay with us. certainly al-jazeera london broadcast center to special guests in conversation people think that racism is having personal vitriol towards black people and there's no understanding of what systemic racism is unprompted uninterrupted success comes with opposition if you're not upsetting people you're not saying anything f. or her needs any oh. there is not a family in britain i believe that has not been touched by empire studio be unscripted on al-jazeera. they could be anywhere. in public toilets train stations hotel rooms at your office even in your own home tiny cameras strategically installed to film intimate moments with the flutie then

the european union's called the vote neither free nor fair president lukashenko was sworn in for a 6th term and taken a skier was forced into exile. 6 hundreds of thousands of people began protesting week after week calling his victory illegitimate and demanding he leave office you to me see everything which that morning over the past few months you have shown the world what it means not to give up you have defended your rights and you have not given up the struggle despite the pain the suffering and the fear. bella rose's summer of discontent is extending into the winter protesters braving freezing temperatures and refusing to give up. their war cry long live bella ropes. and the using a new tactic to evade the security forces holding smaller rallies away from the central city gathering and dispersing sometimes within minutes it's been described as an underground resistance organized in secret chats on social media. these crowds chant i'm going out the last words of a fellow protester as he left his house and men sc he died after being beaten by police. the european union sanctioned l

it has been eachay of since lukashenko was declared winner fraud- ridden early august vote. belarusian security forces have arrested more than 30,000pe le. >> every sunday morning, i wake up together with the hope that i won't get a report from belarus about my friends being tortured, beaten up on the streets or sentenced to weeks or years of imprisonment. >> alcindor: still, in t u.s., she says she has confidence in the people and institutions that >> what we have in the united states, we have the country with checks and balances, with historically very strong rule of law and respect for courts, etc. but i would say one should not take these principles for granted. one should really care first and foremost about these key pillars of democracy that prevy ts your counom becoming another belarus. >> alcindor: last month, president-elect joe biden assured americans he would tempt to restore that confidence nationwide. what do you say to americans, especially immigrant ans who came to the united states looking for political stability and seeing all the things that the presidenis

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putin is saying it's up for the belorussians to decide he pointed out that president alexander lukashenko promised political reforms and massive revamp of the constitution and bella reuss so mr putin suggestion was to wait and see what kind of results that is going to bring and then moving on to armenia and azerbaijan that is of course the violent and bloody armed conflict in the gorn a car box which is a break away a breakaway republic in there and we remember that a bit more. the director is telling me that once again we are hearing something important from the russian president so let's go back to the press conference. could it be that if these treaties extent. that there will be a new arms race and russia will not only be strong enough to. participate in that to keep up with others with other countries now another question is supersonic weapons could it's really change the geopolitical balance in the world but also all the statements you made about these weapons during your previous statement that all of these statements now true everything is completed. all these new types of weapons

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have been protesting on the streets of men every week since all this time when president alexander lukashenko claimed victory in a disputed election. prize for freedom of thought is a war to give to an individual or group for an outstanding contribution to democracy and human rights. joining me now live from brussels is day of the correspondent marina strauss marina why do you think he was awarding this prize to the batteries in opposition movement are they trying to send a message. i think in australia has travelled to brussels multiple times over the last couple of months dio she also travelled to berlin to paris for example to draw attention to what is happening in her home country and she managed because she got a lot of potential for media and also from politicians so the fact that the european parliament know awarded this prize to her and most of her developers an episode is hugely symbolic is beside off solidarity and there's also some price money coming with it obviously indeed $50000.00 euros in prize money in fact which is a nice gesture has the actually done anything to support the

taken to the streets of the bella has capital minsk and elsewhere to demand president alexander lukashenko resign from office the march was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations dozens of people were said to have been detained by police in response. britain's chief negotiator david frost has returned to brussels for another round of last minute talks on a deal with the european union an earlier call between u.k. and e.u. leaders fail to resolve significant differences on trading rules after december 31st talks are expected to continue for some days. authorities in south korea have imposed new coronavirus measures including shutting stores from 9 pm and limiting public transport they have also declared curfews for the 1st time south korea's disease control agency reported more than $600.00 new cases on sunday. the german state of the varia has announced tougher coronavirus lock down rules aimed at slowing the rate of new infections their state premier markers made the announcement after a special meeting of the bavarian regional cabinet on sunday the new measures will see p

protests mass demonstrations began 4 months ago over the reelection of monk time president alexander lukashenko his opponents say the vote was fraudulent and somalia and kenya have agreed to hold talks to restore diplomatic ties after east african leaders held an emergency summit in djibouti somalia cut ties with kenya on tuesday accusing is of meddling in terms of regional leaders have made dealing with the dispute a priority you have to take now with the headlines we're back with another full news bulletin for you here on al-jazeera after listening post. that candace processed an arab spring swept through countries across the middle east and north africa in a series of interviews we explored a legacy of a revolution that changed the political landscape of the region tunisia's former president marzouki discusses the arab spring tenney as. one of the things that really struck me you could feel not just that people were fearless but that there were joyous. there was a way in which they brandish signs the ways in which they scream political slogans that made you feel that these people had no cons

taking to the streets of the belorussian capital minsk and elsewhere to demand president alexander lukashenko from office the march was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations hundreds of people have been detained by police. a bomb from world war 2 has been successfully defused in the german city of frankfurt they operate operation lasted less than 2 hours and it's made that almost $13000.00 residents had to leave their homes. although some more tender remnants of war now and letters of love and longing sent from a soldier to his sweetheart during the 2nd world war have narrowly avoided being turned into pulp the correspondents were spotted in a garbage dump in france and sparked efforts to re-unite been with the soldiers living relatives the letters date back to the 1940 s. they were written by a soldier named pierre to his girlfriend amy in western france the correspondent sets out some of his wartime experiences. tonight is very cold i send you tend to kisses hoping my letter finds you in good health with love from your piero environmental lawyer cecile philippi was busy on

taken to the streets of the bella routine capital minsk and elsewhere to demand president alexander lukashenko resign from office the march was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations hundreds of people have been detained by police. dozens of families have been evacuated from their homes after heavy flooding in parts of northern italy areas around the city of modern and i have seen heavy rain strong winds and snow in recent days leading to a major river in the region breaking its banks. capital beirut has been hit by a hail storm for the 1st time in more than 50 years the intense downpour a lead to flooding in some areas they hail to many residents by surprise and comes just months after a massive explosion and for it left some 300000 people homeless. the german state of bavaria has announced tougher coronavirus lock down rules aimed at slowing the rate of new infections their state premier made the announcement after a special meeting of the bavarian regional cabinet on sunday the new measures will see people having to provide a good reason for leaving their homes and a maximum

protests mass demonstrations began 4 months ago over the reelection of longtime president alexander lukashenko his opponents say the vote was fraudulent somalia and kenya have agreed to hold talks to restore diplomatic ties after east african leaders held an emergency summit in djibouti cut ties with kenya on tuesday accusing it of meddling in its internal affairs of the into governmental authority and development have made dealing with the issue a priority those are the headlines i'll be back with more news here on al-jazeera that's after all hail the lock down stay with us. we understand the differences. of cultures across the world so no matter how you take a. current affairs. in 2017 a book was published called the great leveller it's written by walter scheidel an austrian historian who provides a detailed analysis of the forces in history that of proof powerful enough to transform society and reduce inequalities he writes for different kinds of violent ruptures have flattened inequality mass mobilization warfare. transformative revolution. state failure. and lethal pandemics. shuttles the

says the country's olympic committee headed by alexander lukashenko protected athletes who have expressed political views protests against the president's 6 term have continued for months thousands of people have been detained a member of a. family has bought a 50 percent stake in is really a football club bates are jerusalem so how much. has also committed to invest more than $92000000.00 over the next decades that's despite bates are being the only talk club in israel never to have signed an arab player they also have a group of friends known as left which have openly been abusive toward israel's arab minority. one of the world's most famous obvious or is known for breaking the sound barrier has died u.s. pilot chuck yeager made history in 1907 when he successfully flew an airplane faster than the speed of sound he became famous decades later when the movie the right stuff turned him into a household name the world war 2 pilot died on monday at the age of 97. and the again the headlines on al-jazeera this hour the world's 1st approved coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out in the u.k.

lift its visa requirement for bella rusin citizens amid the crackdown on opponents of president lukashenko she made the call during a visit here to berlin she said and scalia met with german president frank fata steinmeyer she said the protests and the rooms will continue into next year and she predicted that they would ultimately be successful he wus while the mere as he paul spoke with. after that meeting you're just coming from the talks you through there will bring you down to germany what was the talk the talk we're talking about. we're talking about the risk of course and to relieve the stress of questions 1st of all we discussed the role always seemed in social point of crisis and this we need to insist that all see is to. continue to. try to. lead to the nice mediation for future negotiations in the us. then being talked about assistance of germany in the. fore. in the full force in society into those for people who are under pressure we discussed the question of. is a question just to. simplify getting visas for those who are under pressure injured people. you mentioned yesterday

series of coordinated protests have been taking place in bello reuss against president alexander lukashenko for months after his controversial election victory more than 70 separate rallies took place across the capital minsk a new tactic by protesters after security forces violently crackdown on mass demonstrations more than 200 people have been detained because election win in august was widely discredited with the main opposition leader discredit discussion . skier forced into exile. nearly 2 days after government raided a school in the northwest of nigeria hundreds of parents are still waiting to find out what's happened to their son's families desperate for news of converged on the secondary school in katsina state a government spokesman told the reuters news agency that 321 students are still missing but it's not clear if they've all been abducted by the authorities of order all schools in the state to close what about hunters on the way attacks by armed gangs are common in northern nigeria and is not clear if there's a political motive behind this attack or the way said the a top is

has been and political crisis says a controversial election back in august incumbent alexander lukashenko claim to have won with a landslide but the opposition regard sticken of skier as the real winner. aid workers are pushing for better care and shelter for refugees and migrants are stranded near the bosnia croatia border will soon officials are meeting later to discuss what to do was temperatures plunge one camp may need to be closed because it hasn't been made safe for winter even though international funding is available al-jazeera has 20 berkeley reports from velika. it's not a prison it's a camp for these migrants and refugees the former the real warehouse in velika kuzushi in northern balls here is a staging post on their journey to the promised land europe some of spent years getting to this point my dream is that their life. living condition good people. good living style good early working. because issues here are basic but they have heat shelter and clean water they are lucky these men from algeria not they have no electricity no water no proper heating all of them have tried

belarus is all far terry and later alexander lukashenko has tried to stamp out dissent in the country but the opposition trying to bring about change has been undeterred whether in exile or under threat of imprisonment at home later today the european union will honor the ladies of the batteries opposition by awarding them the 2020 sachar of prize for freedom of thought despite a clampdown on international journalists calmly went to minsk to mate with a young woman who's been out protesting from the very start. just as the writer started coming out to march on sundays is as much a part of everyday life as having breakfast and neighborhood just won't keep quiet it's here that you finally get to meet your neighbors for all the demonstrative good humor fear is never very far away in minsk but most people here don't want to be recognized and only agree to be filmed wearing them mosques one person who is willing to take that risk is media 20 she's only ever known one leader and xander. was mr bush back in august we felt the change was really close like it was in reach just a day or 2 more

say the country's olympic committee headed by alexander lukashenko hasn't protected athletes who have expressed political views protests against the president's 6th term have continued for months and thousands of people of the detained. staying with the olympics and the i.o.c. has agreed to include breakdancing in the 2024 games in paris surfing skateboarding and sports climbing will also be added to the list of events new i will see rules also allow host cities to hand-pick sports to include in the games based on local popularity and public appeal peris organizers say they want to offer sports like break dancing to attract and new younger audience. the world's largest music recording company universal has acquired bob dylan's entire back catalog of more than 600 songs. the us singer songwriter is a winner of the nobel prize for literature its body of work spend 6 decades and he sold one of 125000000 records globally universal music described the deal as the most significant music publishing agreement this century. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories u.s. health experts a

protests mass demonstrations began 4 months ago over the reelection of longtime president alexander lukashenko his opponents say the vote was fraudulent organizers recently changed tactics by splitting into smaller groups to make it harder for security forces to target protesters. an opposition coalition in central african republic is calling for elections to be postponed just one week before the vote request comes a day after the government accuse former president francois boise's a of attempting a coup it claims he's behind an alliance of rebel groups that are moving on the capital. somalia and kenya have agreed to hold talks to restore diplomatic ties after east african leaders held an emergency summit in djibouti somalia cut ties with kenya on tuesday accusing it of meddling in its internal affairs leaders of the intergovernmental foresty on development or i gather of maize and dealing with the dispute a priority the block is also looking to tackle the humanitarian crisis in ethiopia more than gray region. has more from djibouti. officials of the region organization calling the summit a su

hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have continue to protest the rule of president alexander lukashenko. i know with concern that at least 4 person lost their lives in the context of the protest numerous accounts as quote demonstrators some buses being rammed only cheesed keat and severely beaten with their thumbs during the disposal of rallies and other sports where giant ny he is facing a backlash in japan over a television commercial company says it highlights discrimination but it's led many people to call for a boycott of the brand or mcbride explains. the video features 3 teenagers who face bullying at school but overcome discrimination through sport. 2 of the girls are from racial minority groups and for some the ad wrongly portrays japanise prejudiced online criticism accuses nike of creating a false impression of japan from another critic the one that's prejudiced is nike while others have promised i won't buy nike ever again i think that they see the as . a necessarily negative towards and and i think you have an older demographic it more male who are against this one of the f

another weekend of protests against the president demonstrators are demanding an end to alexander lukashenko 26 year rule they held smaller rallies to make it harder for security forces to target them protests have been taking place since the disputed election in august or so look for sanko win a 6th term their cues and of rigging the poll. romania's prime minister says he's won enough support in elections to form the next government exit polls suggest the race is still too close to call those of a whole bunch has told supporters of his centrist p.-l. party he'll be able to form a coalition with several possible partners has been in power for a year pledging to make romania more proly european is left wing opposition held control of parliament and blocked his plans demonstrators in moldova have descended on the capital demand early parliamentary elections there doesn't have gathered in support of incoming president maya's son do she's accusing the government of limiting her ability to fight corruption that's after the parliament stripped son due of a power over the intelligence services the

another weekend of protests against the president demonstrators are demanding an end to alexander lukashenko 26 year rule it's the 18th week of rallies after all this disputed election result when a 6th term in office. on those the headlines these continues here on al-jazeera front by. pakistan's k a c $100.00 has said more than 36 percent we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world living water is going dispensable to economic activity but industrial uses worse than this fresh water counting the cost on al-jazeera. this week up front tens of thousands protested across france against a new law that would restrict sharing images of the police. our civil liberties under threat that is our debate but 1st after decades of violence a major breakthrough between afghanistan's government and the taliban the 2 sides have reached a deal to begin talks could peace finally be possible just hours before the news broke i spoke to one of the government's only women negotiators. and afghan political veteran and nominee for the nobel peace prize who some say could one day be

the demanding an end to alexander lukashenko 26 year rule they held smaller rallies to make it harder for security forces to target them protests have been taking place since all this disputed election which solar center when a 6th term they accuse him of rigging the poll. heavy rain and snow has caused flooding and landslides in italy's northern region strong winds complicated rescue operations which have been under way for 2 days road and railway lines have been closed due to the risk of landslides and access to austria has been cut off from the italian. american scientists think they may have uncovered the calls of a mysterious condition that's played stuff at the embassy in cuba for years diplomats in havana have been struck down by north korea dizziness and even hearing loss now a government report says targeted to microwave radiation may be behind this strange symptoms the study doesn't say who's responsible or whether it's an attack but a former cia officer glenn carr believes this is an attack of some kind. the usual suspects are those governments that are hostile to or conten

journalists hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have been rallying against president alexander lukashenko despite a government crackdown. ewan's refugee agency says bangladesh was not for stronger refugees to move on an island off the coast which is prone to storms and flooding aid groups have expressed concern that people are being coerced into going there navy officials say more than 1600 rangar refugees are heading to the island. from cox's bazaar and the u.n. says it's ready to evaluate conditions in the new location if the government allows them. well india's government says it's open to amending some of its agricultural reforms as farmers continue to protest outside the capital tens of thousands were out on friday demanding the government give them a minimum guaranteed price for their crops they were it legislation passed in september world lead to corporate exploitation. the cuban government has rejected the demands of artists protesting for freedom of expression last week hundreds of people demonstrated in a rare show of dissent against the government now the government initially

during the 18th consecutive weekend of protests against the president demonstrators want alexander lukashenko to quit after 26 years in power this week they use a new tactic holding smaller rallies to make it harder for security forces to target them protests have been held ever since a disputed election in august which demonstrators say was wait now as the world struggles to stop the rising number of covered 1000 cases aki takes already transforming the way we live to avoid future outbreaks of reports from hong kong designers are creating a postponed demick environment limits human contact and encourages social distancing. it's the latest luxury hotel to launch in hong kong the harry will open this month it was built before the pandemic added to depth to the social distancing regulation we've been fortunate in some regards to be able to watch what's been going on in hong kong and how the hotel industry and restaurant industry have managed or the social distancing and what the best practices are and whilst we may have wanted to have a big fanfare of an opening that's now going to be rather mo

a series of coordinated protests have been taking place in belarus against president alexander lukashenko more than 70 separate rallies took place across the capital minsk it was a new tactic by protesters and security forces violent crackdown on large demonstrations or than 200 people have been detained. bosnia has marked the 25th anniversary of the signing of the dayton peace accords that brought the war to an end not everyone is celebrating tens of thousands of displaced people are unable to return and the country's fraught political framework and dire economy means many . to find work tony burke a reports i'm sorry. plus new buildings in sarajevo but it's a facade real life for most is not as bright as one of the poorest countries in europe has high rates of youth unemployment widespread corruption and a fraught political framework. playing mozart's 25th symphony a special covert restricted on line celebration marked the official signing of the dayton peace agreement that ended the war bill clinton who was u.s. president at the time lauded the achievement the nightmare you endured the

another weekend of protests against the president demonstrators are demanding an end to alexander lukashenko 26 year rule the hills are similar rallies in to make it harder for security forces to target the protests have been taking place since the disputed election in august which saw a 6th term they accuse him of rigging the poll. today is a beautiful day when we again see the unification of bella rhesus people nobody is scared everybody goes out to the streets because it's everybody's deal for now. more than 200 people have been hospitalized in india to contract to an unknown illness all the cases are from one town and under protest 8 people have reported feeling dizzy nausea and epilepsy like symptoms all of the patients have tested negative for corona virus officials are now going door to door to conduct medical tests. several people in london have been arrested for breaking quote a virus regulations at a protest in solidarity with farmers in india thousands gathered outside the city's indian high commission a blocked traffic the farmers say the indian government's reforms will endanger