st. petersburg. >> well, from sarah in st petersburg to turkey bringing in its first nationwide lockdowny to curb a surge in covid-19 infections. it has come into force a couple of hours ago. this drone footage shows istanbul in the hours leading to that moment. you can see heavy traffic on the thousands of turks trying to get out of town to holiday homes before restrictions kick in. they will last for 17 days and people must at home, except for essential shopping trips and urgent medical treatment. alcohol sales will be limited and all travel between cities with require official approval. the bbc turkish as day author mia described why the situation is more serious. >> at the beginning of this month we have seen a record number of cases and death in turkey. that is the reason the government has to have precautions to struggle with new case >> do people support a lockdown? does the government have people on his side? >> the psychological and financial burden has been so harsh on people. yes, they are supporting becaus cases are high. the health system is ok for now. but if cases rise, it

they've proven to be kind of a potent force for grassroots organization outside of moscow and st petersburg that's part of the reason i think you've seen such an unprecedented wave of protests in recent years kind of spilling out of the major liberal centers in moscow and st petersburg and actually spreading out to a large part of the country now during the last parliamentary elections they were able to use that network to give president putin his supporters a little bit of a black eye and that appears to be something that the mainstream political elite really hope to prevent moving into this year's elections a quick word on alexei leval they himself how is he doing since the abandoned his hunger strike. well he has either completely abandoned or still is still in the process of slowly taking on solid food and again and we do know that doctors he trusts have been to see him and to check him out now he's still complaining of back pain and numbness in his limbs and the doctors who had the chance to take a look at him his state basically say that they think it's still some type of lingering da

political viewpoints or films that tell the stories of oppressed gays and lesbians authorities in st petersburg already shut down the festival there before it began they say because of coronavirus rich actions he was though at the moscow edition where most of the films made it on screen when you look. at the state of. desperation surely. in more than $100.00 films the art talk fest in moscow offers a broad spectrum of emotions and thoughts that includes thoughts about today's russia that few people there dare to voice out loud fearing government reprisals. the thing about the current leadership in russia is that they do not allow any open dialogue at all about topics that are disagreeable to them. the pressure. in the recruits which was pretty cost. in the film cut levant for instance the protagonists confess their concerns to their cell phones and they don't shy away from strong language when describing our country life now 30 it also through. the film called the van had its premiere last year at the berlin film festival and since then not a single russian festival has dared to show it the aut

60 years since the cause minot eureka guarin made history has the 1st been in space the city of st petersburg put on a laser show on sunday to mark this anniversary his achievement made him a national hero and handed moscow a victory in its space race with washington. and that 1st flight still captures the imagination of russians 6 decades on. the ousting off into the unknown and a place in history. inside the forestall kwan rocket was a eureka garren a soviet air force officer. he became the 1st man in space orbiting the earth for 108 minutes and the 1st human to see the planet from the heavens. i'm watching the forest the rivers the clouds by the time get garren objected out of his space capsule and parachuted he was a soviet hero he was celebrated by people and leaders alike. crowds crammed into moscow's red square to cheer him. 6 decades later homemade tributes skybound. hundreds of space enthusiastic gathered to launch cardboard and plastic rockets into the air in st petersburg celebrating cosmonaut extend a pantry living memories flooded me across cam was part of the ground control team

irina used to run his office in st petersburg.tor now wants the whole navalny network banned as extremists. translation: the risks are high because we just don't know howl this law will be applied, how hard they want to crackdown. destroying our movement is already a huge thing. but they can still come after whoever they want, and that's frightening. the door here is shuttered, the office is empty, it's as if alexei navalny�*s team were never even here. and it's the same story now right across this country, as a whole opposition movement, the most prominent, the most organised in russia, has suddenly vanished from sight. last august, alexei navalny nearly died on a flight from siberia, poisoned with a nerve agent. when he recovered and returned to russia defiant, he was arrested on arrival. since then his offices have been raided constantly, team members targeted with searches and arrests. despite it all, crowds took to the streets throughout russia once again last week demanding navalny�*s release. this was the response in st pet

sarah rainsford, bbc news, st petersburg.and delighted by the success of a new form of gene therapy. the treatment is intended to halt further loss of sight but has actually improved their vision as well. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more — and just a warning — his report includes images of the operation. jake has been gradually losing his sight since birth but no longer thanks to a ground—breaking gene therapy. i've just been able to see facial features on my own face. it's something that i never used to be able to do. jake, from county durham, has a rare inherited condition which means his central vision is largely a blur. since his right eye was treated a year ago his peripheral vision has improved. i'm in the best place i've probably been in 24 yea rs of life. last year for a lot of people was a dark and miserable year but for me it was probably the best year of my life. after a year's delay due to covid, jake has now had his other eye treated at moorfields eye hospital in london, which it's hoped may further stabi

sarah rainsford, bbc news, st petersburg. journalist and author on books on russia as well as the former soviet era moscow correspondence. talk us through what we're seeing here. condition of alexei navalny is been publicised across the where test. what is president putin doing here, in your eyes? well, it's the degeneration of an authoritarian regime. obviously she has less and less tolerance or even that piece of freedom. that he previously allowed. the videos of that navalny has produced have gotten wider in their currency, and they're really the only serious opposition to the regime. the regime has become progressively more isolated internationally, and they may feel that the combination of less to lose in their relations with the west and increasing irritation over the very effective productions that navalny is able to produce and distribute over social media may get — to their advantage to suppress navalny and his network. suppress navalny and his network-— suppress navalny and his network. �* ., ., network. and i wonde

sarah rainsford, bbc news, st petersburg. the united states, where president biden isjust back to the united states, where president biden is just arriving for that rally marking 100 days in office. he's also trying to sell that for trillion dollar economic plan. wow, what a great crowd! thanks for coming. thank you! joe and i had a chance to see our friends. we just saw them, president and former first lady carter. they are such a powerful reminder that serving our country is into limited to the... there we are, president biden, as we say, in duluth georgia. we will be back there was the president start speaking. to stay with us on bbc world news because still to come, it is lift off are the first part of china's permanent space station. the rest will follow in a number of instalments. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it recei

sarah rainsford, bbc news, st petersburg.fter he received one of its top awards — following newspaper allegations of sexual harassment. he denies the allegations. in a statement, bafta said it made the decision "in light of the allegations of serious misconduct" in the guardian. the kidulthood, bulletproof and doctor who actor was presented with the outstanding british contribution to cinema award this month. 0ur correspondent tim muffettjoins me. noel clarke is a hugely successful actor and film—maker, making his first tv appearance more than 20 years ago, he has appeared in doctor who and is currently starring in the itv drama viewpoint and a perhaps best known for kidulthood and adult hood. earlierthis best known for kidulthood and adult hood. earlier this month he received an outstanding contribution award from bafta, one of the highest accolades and this evening bafta issued a statement saying, in the light of allegations of serious misconduct regarding noel clarke in the guardian bafta has taken the decision to suspend

but still, there are tens of thousands of people who take to the streets, notjust in moscow and st petersburgve seen protests in over 100 towns and cities throughout russia. it looks as though the kremlin, mr putin and his associates have the intent to destroy your movement. two of the key figures around mr navalny, media and communications people, two women were arrested, both of them very senior in the movement. and the message seems to be for all of you who are closely involved, the authorities are going to get you. 0ur organisation has been under constant pressure since it was created in 2011. a number of our senior managers are under house arrest, and you mentioned kira yarmysh, our press secretary, who was under house arrest. she was still without access to internet and she was still detained and charged and got ten days�* sentence for allegedly inciting this protest through internet. and lyubov sobol, as well, another key member of the leadership team. that's right. so my point is that your organisation is gradually being reduced. the level of attrition is now very high. i spoke to ano

political viewpoints or films that tell the stories of oppressed gays and lesbians authorities in st petersburg already shut down the festival there before it began they say because of coronavirus rich actions he was though at the moscow edition where most of the films made it on screen. desperation joy. in more than $100.00 films the art talk fest in moscow offers a broad spectrum of emotions and thoughts that includes thoughts about today's russia that few people there dare to voice out loud fearing government reprisals. the thing about the current leadership in russia is that they do not allow any open dialogue at all about topics that are disagreeable to them. in the recruit's which was pretty crass. in the film cutler van for instance the protagonists confess their concerns to their cell phones and they don't shy away from strong language when describing our country right now 30 there are several. the film is called the van had its premiere last year at the berlin film festival and since then not a single russian festival has dared to show it the authorities do everything to destroy the fi

hundreds of space and through z s gathered to launch cardboard and plastic rockets into the air in st petersburg celebrating cosmonaut extend a pantry living memories flooded me across scam was part of the ground control team at the launch 60 years ago. who. will leave you we had a few sleepless nights before i pulled 12 so on the day we felt anxious to be honest i really needed to sleep but i was so tense i couldn't even close my eyes we had to keep working. in. the mission showcase the soviet union's technological elite 1st into space the full of the united states. goals of the launch of eureka garren had a colossal propaganda effect. they became so important because suddenly we were koehler of the united states the only group should. get our and success supercharge the space race and cemented the soviet union as a space superpower a position that russia still holds today to the international space station. right coming up next on news asia taiwan success story in tackling the coronavirus how does the silent of 24000000 people who poured in just a 1000 cases. and japan's new champion will see

ban the entire festival that's what happened with the regional edition of the art talk fest in st petersburg when police sealed the cinema due to alleged violations of coronavirus regulations. in moscow. ortiz withdrew a film about gays in chechnya saying threats had been issued. and russian ultranationalists tried to disrupt the screening of a film about crimea just some of the problems of provocations the art doc fast has to contend with each year but along with a domestic russian perspective it also offers an outside view of the world as with productions by to achieve. in his film about german reunification w.'s general manager peter limburg relates his personal experiences they include memories of former german chancellor helmut kohl historical speech and dressed in. a film about beethoven's 9th symphony takes viewers on a journey around the world to highlight the iconic works global influence. by. and in a production by the w.'s moscow bureau russian viewers can experience their country through the perspective of a german russian t.v. team and meet 6 generations of their compatriots fro

hundreds of space and through z s gathered to launch cardboard and plastic rockets into the air in st petersburg celebrating cosmonaut extend a pantry living memories flooded me across again was part of the ground control team at the launch 60 years ago. who. we had a few sleepless nights before i pulled 12 so on the day we felt anxious to be honest i really needed to sleep but i was so tense i couldn't even close my eyes we had to keep working. the mission showcase the soviet union's technological lead 1st into space before the united states. would go with the launch of eureka garren had a colossal propaganda effect. they became so important because suddenly we were cola the united states dollar you. get our and success supercharge the space race i'm cemented the soviet union as a space superpower a position that russia still holds today to the international space station and you and your good performance calls equipment you're watching news still to come on the program plastic waste everywhere sudan struggles with a massive pollution problem that stifles economic growth in the north east afric

the only city in the country that has seen protests towns all the way from flight of a stork to st petersburg have seen people taking to the streets in certain towns it's safe to say that the protests flow up because only a few because basically a group to the left of me was all there showing and other towns it was more of a success but basically they will they will who paled in comparison to what's going on. on what was going on in the russian capital largely the protests have been peaceful although we have seen some scuffles with the traffic police and so far and again the police they did detained several people here and dozens of people across russia because from the government on standpoint this rally as well as others weren't authorized they weren't greenlit they didn't get a green light from the authorities and so in the eyes of the lulu the it makes them illegal hands the hands the detentions but well obviously the protesters they don't agree with that sound yet they're chanting that they they are the authorities essentially this is not their chanting right now but again this is this i

activists election a volley at least a 1000 people were detained including more than $300.00 in st petersburg alone archy's what is gone of course now from central moscow. well this is the final leg of today's protest in the russian capital to the left of me or rather i'm amidst the most general group of protesters a few dozen of them of accused to be thousands of people who took to the streets of moscow to make the voices heard well again only a few dozen people but they're very very loud under this protest his going into the night earlier we saw as i've said thousands of people according to the police some 6000 people took to the streets of the russian capital they're chanting slogans like read him for lex in a volley russia's political activist who is in prison now on embezzlement charges they're calling on vladimir putin to step down and a bunch of other anti corruption hunter anti prison i should say slogans so far the police today have been rather. we have seen some detentions but they weren't they weren't on ma scale the warrens own a large is gayle but several people have been detaine

security service says it's detained a ukrainian diplomat in st petersburg it accuses of xander knew of trying to obtain classified information from russian law enforcement databases tensions of course already high with russian troops reportedly amassing along the ukrainian border let's go to correspondent charles strafford who is live for us in kiev charles what more do we know about the reason for this ukrainian diplomats arrest and what reaction if any has there been from ukraine. well certainly according to russian state news agencies we know very little more than you just described this consul apparently detained by federal security services russian federal security service in st petersburg full as you say allegedly trying to get hold of information through databases through russian databases we understand that he was detained for a short period of time and now according to the ukrainian side he is back in the consul the diplomatic mission in peaches but. the ukrainians have said that they will decide on a form of response it's not known yet whether he will be detained there are ce

irina used to run his office in st petersburg.network banned as extremists. translation: the risks are high, because we just don't know how i this law will be applied, how hard they want to crack down. destroying our movement is already a huge thing, but they can still come after whoever they want, and that's frightening. the door here is shuttered, the office is empty. it's as if alexei navalny�*s team were never even here. and it's the same story now right across this country, as a whole opposition movement, the most prominent and organised in russia, has suddenly vanished from sight. last august, alexei navalny nearly died on a flight from siberia, poisoned with a nerve agent. when he recovered and returned to russia defiant, he was arrested on arrival. since then, his offices have been raided constantly, team members targeted with searches and arrest. despite everything, crowds took to the streets throughout russia once again last week, demanding navalny�*s release. but the price of such dissent is rising all the time — this i

years since the cars went on to yuri geiger and made history as the 1st man in space the city of st petersburg put on a laser show on sunday to mark the anniversary decker and achievement made him a national hero and handed moscow a victory in its space race with washington and that 1st flight still captures the imagination of russians 6 decades on. the ousting off into the unknown and a place in history. inside the vostok kwan rocket was eureka garren as soviet air force officer. he became the 1st man in space orbiting the earth for 108 minutes and the 1st human to see the planet from the heavens but i'm watching the forest the rivers the clouds by the time get garren objected out of his space capsule and parachuted he was a soviet hero. he was celebrated by people and leaders alike. crowds crammed into moscow's red square to cheer him. 6 decades later homemade tributes skybound. hundreds of space enthusiasts gathered to launch cardboard and plastic rockets into the air in st petersburg celebrating cosmonaut extend a pantry living memories flooded me across graham was part of the ground contr

sarah rainsford, bbc news, st petersburg.atest on controversy surounding britain's prime minsiter and who paid for the renovations to his downing street flat. today, the argument centred on one particular investigation into the affair, set up by the government. that's going to be headed by this man, lord geidt. the questions being asked today are whether it's right that, when lord geidt finishes his investigation into the prime minister's flat, the person who'll decide whether any standards have been breached, is the prime minister. there are now three different investigations into who initially footed the bill for refurbishments, including one by the electoral commission, which says there are reasonable grounds to suspect an offence may have been committed. the prime minister was asked about that investigation today. iwill, you know, comply with whatever they want. i don't think there's anything to see here or to worry about. but what we are doing is focusing on the stuff that really matters and, you know, i... again, look a

political viewpoints or films that tell the stories of oppressed gays and lesbians authorities in st petersburg already shut down the festival bear before it began they say because of coronavirus rich actions. it was though at the moscow edition where most of the films made it on screen. desperation. in more than $100.00 films the ark talk fest in moscow offers a broad spectrum of emotions and thoughts that includes thoughts about today's russia that few people there dare to voice out loud fearing government reprisals. the thing about the current leadership in russia is that they do not allow any open dialogue at all about topics that are disagreeable to them. in the recruit's which was pretty close. to berlin. in the film cutler van for instance the protagonists confess their concerns to their cell phones and they don't shy away from strong language when describing our country life now 30 get us through. the film called love than had its premiere last year at the berlin film festival and since then not a single russian festival has dared to show the authorities do everything to destroy films t

after being poisoned close allies of novell they have called for massive protests in moscow and st petersburg on wednesday. have you ever seen with your own aunts how someone is killed you are seeing it right now whatever the people have to look the other way and not think about it change the subject that doesn't change the fact that alexian of only is being killed in a terrible way and in front of everyone's eyes the world is currently experiencing its highest infection rate yet of the covert 19 pandemic despite the ongoing vaccination rollout fuelling the rise is india which reported more than 261000 new cases on sunday scientists is studying a new variant with a double mutation to see if it's behind the rise infections. corona virus infections in argentina are at their peak with over 22000 cases reported david it comes as the country received a shipment of 864000 doses of astra zeneca from the kovacs scheme the government has imposed tougher restrictions including a 3 week nighttime curfew. birds ruling bosses declaring victory impala bad relations prime minister a vicious korea is silver

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across the country and they yesterday we saw were able to mobilize crowds not only in moscow and st petersburg which traditionally protest here in russia but also in many other cities across the country including in siberia in the far east that could potentially and as early as next week there's a court case a hearing looking into whether or is anti corruption fund could be declared an extremist organization that would essentially make any activity of the organization impossible and it might make them make it impossible for them to organize protests and organize their activities in the future going forward as well emily sherwin from moscow to thank you emily for u.s. president joe biden is set to open a global climate summit today marking the united states' return to international if it's to cut greenhouse gas emissions the summit opens on earth day which is also the in the environmental movement back in 1950. humankind is pushing the planet to its limits the exploitation of resources the pollution of the oceans the air the soil and rivers as well as the climate crisis of bringing eco systems

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sweden who've had to move their base from dublin, where they were set to play two group games, to st petersburgat an advantage england and scotland may have as the tournament progresses, that they are keeping the air miles down and staying mostly close to home. it feels slightly like a home euros, doesn't it? essentially, yes. some of the other countries not necessarily happy. not for wales. thank you very much. manager ryan giggs will not lead the welsh team at the euros — he's been charged by police over the alleged assault of two women. the incident is alleged to have happened in november last year — he's also been charged with coercive and controlling behaviour over the three years running up to that time. our sports correspondent andy swiss joins me for more — what more do we know? well, greater manchester police say that ryan giggs has been charged with causing actual bodily harm to a woman in her 30s and with common assault of a woman in her 20s. both charges relate to an incident last november when police were cold to reports of a disturbance at an address here in manchester. he has als

close allies of the valley have called for massive protests in moscow and st petersburg on wednesday. have you ever seen with your own eyes how someone is killed you're seeing it right now but whatever the people have to look the other way and not think about it change the subject that doesn't change the fact that alexina violently is being killed in a terrible way and in front of everyone's eyes ok bird's ruling parties inching towards an outright victory in parliamentary elections prime minister your gracious korea is still ran a campaign based on turning around the economy being devastated lately by the pandemic coronavirus infections in argentina are at their peak there over $22000.00 cases are being reported daily it comes as the country received a shipment of 864000 astra zeneca from the kovacs scheme of those i headlines the news continues here and now just after women make signs. the climate is changing and action now is paramount the challenges are immense but overcoming the this crucial will president joe biden galvanized efforts for stronger action stay with all just 0 for

the biggest country on the planet for 3 days and 3 nights snowstorms plus the highway between st petersburg and the capital. but how do traffic jams actually come about. the main reason is that you do not have enough capacity. of course. these reasons reasons are not that they do not happen that often. dumb people sometimes make driving mistakes of course for instance they did not pay him enough attention and then they have to brake hard. works and then there's heavy weather condition it's very close to 60 percent 70 percent into the. region there is. still a grass in this inquiry into syria. as soon. as there's no orders to get it if you're going to get over it. but the ant world runs differently. than our businesses he has without the principle is one for all and all for one hardly applies to motorists on the road everyone's thinking what's the quickest way of getting to my destination individuals focus on themselves and don't care about the others. drivers have a lot to learn from ants. in order office when the time for action on. the driver's road. to. wisting. there is a thing which hi

hundreds of space enthusiasts gathered to launch cardboard and plastic rockets into the air in st petersburg celebrating cosmonaut extend a pantry living memories flooded me across him was part of the ground control team at the launch 60 years ago. we had a few sleepless nights before i pull 12 so on the day we felt anxious to be honest i really needed to sleep but i was so tense i couldn't even close my eyes. we had to keep working. the mission showcase the soviet union's technological lead 1st into space before the united states. would go with the launch of eureka garren had a colossal propaganda effect. they became so important because suddenly we were cola the united states grew to mean. garance success supercharge the space race and cemented the soviet union as a space superpower a position that russia still holds today to the international space station in new . york you need to be a news rob watch as of next week business news he'll be right back. are you ready for some great news i'm christine when glass on the i on the edge of my car julio with a brand new wus africa to show that ta

political viewpoints or films that tell the stories of oppressed gays and lesbians authorities in st petersburg already shut down the festival there before it began they say because of coronavirus rich actions. was though at the moscow edition where most of the films made it on screen when you look. at the sort of. desperation joy. in more than $100.00 films the ark talk fest in moscow offers a broad spectrum of emotions and thoughts that includes thoughts about today's russia that few people there dare to voice out loud fearing government reprisals. the thing about the current leadership in russia is that they do not allow any open dialogue at all about topics that are disagreeable to them. pressuring. in the recruits which was pretty cost. in the film cut the van for instance the protagonists confess their concerns to their cell phones and they don't shy away from strong language when describing their country life will not. get off through. the film called love than had its premiere last year at the berlin film festival and since then not a single russian festival has dared to show the author

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st. petersburg.head shaven and face gaunt, this is the first glimpse of alexey navalny since his three we congress trike. the opposition politician transformed as a prisoner. this video now his only platform. the one official camera will not film his speech but audio does get out. today, he denounced let mere putin as a president whose only care is clinging to power internally. -- eternally. pressure on navalny's supporters intensified. they have cleared out because the prosecutor wants the whole navalny network band as extremists. -- banned as extremists. >> we don't know how this law will be applied. how hard they want to crack down. destroying our movement is already a huge thing but they can still come over -- come after whoevethey want. >> the door is shuttered, the office is empty. it is as if the team were never here. it is the same story across the country as thepposition movement, the most prominent in russia, has vanished from sight. >> last august, alexi navalny nearly died on a flight fro

least 2 firefighters have been hospitalized after battling a massive blaze in the russian city of st petersburg a fire broke out at a historic factory in the city center dozens have been evacuated from the vicinity firefighters are still working to douse the flames. england is easing some corn of iris restrictions today outdoor spaces at pubs have been allowed to reopen as well as non-essential shops hairdressers and shippers prime minister boris johnson is calling it a major step towards freedom the openings come after a fast vaccine rollout and falling numbers of corner virus cases and deaths. protests broken out in the u.s. state of minnesota after police faily shot a young black man relatives have identified him as 20 year old dante wright the state governor says he's closely monitoring the situation at a time where tensions there are all ready at an all time high the incident comes as the trial of white minneapolis police officer derrick show with killing george floyd last year is still under way. the protesters versus police in the suburbs of minneapolis tear gas and rubber. bullets fired

venice of the north after a huge fire engulfed a historic factory building in the russian city of st petersburg roundest on iran 40 people had to be evacuated a huge team of firefighters is at the scene the plage the blaze i should say there was this raging over an area 4000 square meters due to the risk of collapse so it seems about the pullback from the building we understand high winds are said to be fanning the flames and adding well just making it more complicated i guess an investigation into what started the fire is already underway. that's it for now here not international though we are back in half an hour with more of your monday well headlines. shows seem wrong. but all in all just don't call. me to call yet to shape out just a constant advocate and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart when she's to look for common ground. today the industry prefers to spend millions of euros in nothing to do daily traditions i'll be sniffy all about making money making profits in some of the corporations international markets import export do you imagine the number o

st. petersburg was printed over, hours after appearing overnight.s supporters say they will carry on with their anti-kremlin activities. but without the volney's charismatic personality, they might have it much harder to have an impact. from al jazeera, moscow. barbara: airstrikes against ethnic armed groups have continued in myanmar two days after a military outpost was captured near the border with thailand. monitoring groups say that the junta has launched six air attacks since tuesday. scott heisler is monitoring the allotments from bangkok. scott: subgroups inside that korean-held territory in myanmar have been reporting at least six, as possible as nine airstrikes carried out the attack on the outpost. once they overran that territory around the outpost pushing the myanmar army out, the knu soldiers occupd the area. today there was footage of them patrolling along the banks there . what this means is that this is kind of a continuation of what we have seen in the last month. march 27, there were some air strikes and people in the korean held t

reputing and the ruling elite in the country outside of the more liberal centers in moscow and st petersburg and that's led to kind of an unprecedented wave of protests against the government something that we haven't seen recently now in recent years and recent local elections they used a smart voting system which kind of gave the latter group and his supporters a little bit of a black eye coming out of those elections and it seems that the reporting and his supporters want to prevent that moving towards this fall's parliamentary elections and one of the man himself what is the latest on alexey. that he's a bad and his hunger strike. well he is in the process of ending his hunger strike and he is still complaining of some type of numbness in his limbs and also saying he's having back pain now we know he has been examined by doctors who he trusts and they are saying that this might be some type of residual maybe nerve damage an association to his no which are poisoning which occurred last year now they're saying in order to. continue these recuperation he should actually be moved to moscow s

unprecedented wave of support throughout the country outside of the more liberal centers like moscow and st petersburg and this is oppressive especially critical moving towards this fall's election now last time around with their intelligent voting system they were able to not necessarily challenge lead into power but give him and his party kind of a black tie in the elections and it seems that at least this time around they don't want to take another chance of getting another black eye after the elections so what are the options now for the. well not all these team in the anti-corruption foundation more broadly have said they plan for all possible contingencies now we don't know specifically what their plan for this contingency was but one model that they're likely to discuss is actually moving the organization of broad now we've seen other opposition aligned media and political figures like me to what are called ski for example move abroad in an attempt to continue with their work from a neutral country however as i was saying earlier it's really kind of that grassroots support which has propelled e

hundreds of space and to see asked scatter to launch cardboard and plastic rockets into the air in st petersburg celebrating cosmonaut extend a pantry living memories flooded me across scam was part of the ground control team at the launch 60 years ago. we had if you sleep less nights before i pull 12 so on the day we felt anxious to be honest i really needed to sleep but i was so tense i couldn't even close my eyes . we had to keep working. the mission showcased the soviet union's technological elite 1st into space the full of the united states. in order to go with the launch of eureka garren had a colossal propaganda effect. it became so important because suddenly we were cooler than the united states the only group. garance success supercharge the space race and cemented the soviet union as a space superpower a position that russia still holds today to the international space station and of the wonders they alliance boosted their survival chances with a late victory against cologne their 32 win continues their climb up the table but the result means the end of the road for cologne coach marcu

st. petersburg, florida, after his boat capsized. they found the 60-year-old in the water.rought him to a nearby beach. fortunately, he was not hurt >>> terrifying moments caught inside of a home in jackson, mississippi, where a severe tomorrow led to a roof collapse. family was gathered in the living room when a large tree knocked down the living room and caused the roof to collapse. >>> and a cold day for russian skiers, over 700 of them, they stripped down to swimsuits on their ski and snowboards as part of the annual bogowogo carnival. some dipped into pools of 40 degrees weather after some enjoyed each other's company in bikinis and shorts nothing like spring skiing, although this looks like nothing like spring. >> i think i spotted a >>> right now at 4:30, breaking news, minneapolis on edge. protests, unrest and a city-wide curfew after another black man is shot and killed by an officer during a traffic stop. now the national guard is being brought in. what we're learning minute by minute about that shooting, as the derek chauvin murder trial is set to resume in just

alexina valmy have rallied across russia with police saying more than 10000 turned out in moscow and st petersburg alone a russian human rights monitors says almost 1800 protesters have been detained with more than half in said petersburg. team called for the un sanctions demonstrations after weekend's reports his health was deteriorating he's been on hunger strike in prison for 3 weeks demanding to see his own doctor is found he is currently serving 2 and a half years for violating parole on 2014 fraud charges which he calls politically motivated. u.k. border stuff say around a 100 people a day are trying to get into britain with fake covert certificates raising questions if they exist in restrictions keep the country safe from foreign virus variants kate patch which picks up the story. in the u.k. cases of corona virus and cope with 19 deaths a fully following the look of the vaccine rollout but there are concerns this progress could be scuppered by the variance of the disease being brought into the country by people using fake coded negatives certificates foreign holiday travel both leaving and

least 2 firefighters have been hospitalized after battling a massive blaze in the russian city of st petersburg a fire broke out at a historic factory in the city center dozens have been evacuated from the vicinity firefighters are still working to douse the flames. india has recorded a new surge in covert 19 infections daily cases have topped 168000 well that means india has now recorded more infections during the pen demick than any other country except the us authorities are hoping to slow the spread now of the covert pandemic by imposing new restrictions and trying to persuade more people to get vaccinated but many states are complaining of this vaccine shortage fears are also growing that many are failing to observe rules on social distancing. from the banks of the sacred beaver ganges brimming despite india so. during infection rates millions are expected to attend the ku mayla festival covert 1000 tests are required to enter the area but other precautions are ignored still worshippers have faith that they're safe. for their baby boy you sure thing they did more you should. just. put it o