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Hello welcome to the program our top story has been a 7th consecutive day of mass protest in belarus calling for a long time leader Alexander Lukashenko to step down after last weeks disputed election tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital minsk but the mood was also subdued in places as people laid flowers and lit candles at the site where a protester was killed in clashes with police but russian Authorities Say the 44 year old died when an explosive blew up in his hand but opposition supporters say he was shot by the police one of the protesters also known to have died while in custody the demonstrations are the biggest challenge faced to his nearly 3 decades in power initially triggered by allegations of vote rigging in a telephone call with the russian president Vladimir Putin because shanghai said the 2 hoping 1st swift resolution to the countrys problems step lawson is reporting to us now from minsk. Euphoria instead of fear on the streets of minsk after Security Forces stayed away from large rallies which by the round the capital in the past 2 days was a. 2 former military man came out to denounce the violence used by Security Forces in the past week where. Most of the dust has come to show that the army and reality is with the nation it ways has been thousands held a minute of silence at a metro station where 34 year old alex. Was killed during protests last monday the Memorial House they knew slee with a funeral quickly turned into a mass rally. I understand i could have been detained and beaten or did like this one i consider the president of belarus to kind of skya. Is an illegitimate president this president must be judged he should get the strongest sentence possible. Women carry photos of injured detainees who were beaten and tortured by riot police during protests it could be your son this banner rates been running high here in this crowd anger frustration but also fear and sadness. About the state. And. Police violence. With protests and strikes spreading around the country president look i shankar called flooding asking for help in a significant turnaround employees of state Television Networks joint in as well this isnt the mission of the ship to do it its just i just want to say that today defending bellerose is no less important than defending this whole allies to such an example for the rest its been a real dont stand strong. The wait will go on further that way. But analysts dont expect put him to go out of his way to help Lucas Shanker to remain in power the question is desperate for allies he has relationship with is a really quite badly shaped of the. Some people say that look the has a bit the. Touch of reality in that here a learned to both of the east and the west so now he is there spirit a put in is his last hope a but putin has an old acted in the way god give a signal that he is quoting to rescue will question any cost so far of possible russian intervention is not in the minds of these protesting by the russians who are increasingly dominating the country streets their immediate concern is to get rid of to crush ankara and to have free and Fair Elections step fast and now to tierra minsk in our other headline story this hour the u. S. Postal service is warning millions of mail in vote might not arrive in time to be counted on president ial election day is expected to be a huge rise in mail in ballots as a result of the pandemic but the service says it cant guarantee all posted votes will arrive counting on november 3rd i. D. Joe castor has more now from Silver Spring maryland. This is not the scene u. S. Public Health Officials want repeated on november 3rd when americans elect their next president amid a pandemic. But the alternative to have large numbers of people vote by mail may also be risky thats the warning the u. S. Postal service has issued to 46 states and the district of columbia. The government run agencies states must require voters to request mail in ballots at least 15 days before the election or those ballots may not be counted on time we could see a dramatic increase in the volume of mail of people returning their ballots which we would absolutely determine has to be done in a timely fashion so here ruins vote is counted historically mail in voting has turned out more democrats than republicans and polls show President Trump trailing behind his challenger for the white house joe biden thats led to allegations from democrats that trumps battle against mail in voting is for political gain theres a collapse of trust broadly in america right now in government in these institutions in the white house in congress those that are opponents of. President trump who are going to turn out at polls and are going to turn out at mail in ballots and those that support President Trump are going to support him enormously. In washington protesters accusing trump of Voter Suppression gathered outside the home of lewiston joy the former republican fundraiser appointed by trump to be u. S. Postmaster general in may their joy has removed some Mail Processing machines and cut workers hours citing the need to slash costs the post Office Inspector general is now investigating and lawmakers of both parties have voiced alarm theres no doubt that the Postal Service has the long term financial challenges. And those do need to be dealt with but now its not the time to be cutting back services. Earlier this week trump said he wanted to withhold funding from the Postal Service because he didnt want to see the money used for mail in voting now the president has backtracked saying he will agree to fund the agency but despite requesting a mail in ballot for himself trump continues to claim without evidence that mail in ballots will lead to massive voter fraud in november. Castro aljazeera maryland. Or former u. S. President barack obama said hes worried that the Trump Administration is trying to kneecap the Postal Service is tweeted everyone depends on the u. S. P. S. Seniors for their Social Security veterans for their prescriptions Small Businesses trying to keep their doors open cant be Collateral Damage for an administration will concede was suppressing the vote and suppressing the virus lets get more now from mike hanna who is live for us in washington and tell us more about the the size and scale of these protests outside the home of the postmaster general. Well it was a fairly local protest or organized by a local d. C. Group not that many people but certainly the anger was present and this is summing up basically the anger and concern among many in this country weve heard from a number of members of Congress Republicans as well as democrats who are deeply concerned about the state of the post office and the fact that little is being done to try and help it to try and help it get its Services Going now the new postmaster general who is sort of joy has been pointed out and hes slashing costs hes cutting over time hes reducing the number of mail sorters so there is a situation here with the post office is about to come under the greatest possible pressure of an election in a pandemic and at the same time its saying as you heard there that it may not be able to get letters mail in votes back on time so this is a major crisis which the democrats in congress are attempting to address by giving the post office 25000000000 dollars as part of its coronavirus release Fund Republicans are blocking that because within that democrats suggestion is money for some of the states that have been hard hit president repeatedly says that the democrats only want to give money to democrats states thats absolutely false a number of states that would be liable for such aid under the democrat plan includes republican states as well so this is a situation where it would appear according to many observers that funding for the post office at a time of crisis is being held up by the president for purely political reasons and some uncharacteristic remarks there from president barack obama his trying to avoid attacking President Trump so far really there is this accusation from the obama and democrat lawmakers that President Trump is trying to manipulate this election does that ring. Flecked Public Opinion across the country. What a reflects the opinion off a certain amount of people the actual public position on this is very hard to gauge although polls have suggested repeatedly that the United StatesPostal Service is one of the most trusted and respected Government Agencies in existence seems some 90 percent Approval Rating in polls about a year ago so certainly there is a public support for the post office so many people depend on it as you heard their former president obama making mention off the fact that its not just about an election its about veterans receiving their checks its about social welfare checks going out its about people receiving medication it is a massive part of the fabric of the society which is now threatened for what observers are claiming is political reasons now President Trump is just held a news conference. Saying that he supports the postmaster general completely he describes him as a great guy has a very intelligent man and he also insists that mail in voting cannot happen because he said it without any evidence that it is fraudulent and he claims will make the United States a laughing stock of the world well these are statements which as many that the president makes in this news conferences very questionable indeed thank you mike hanna in washington thanks mike. Well in other developments the u. S. Secretary of state might pompous and lashing out at members of the u. N. Security council over a vote to extend an arms embargo on iran the u. S. Proposal was widely expected to be defeated despite u. S. Pressure to win support but in the end only one country in the Dominican Republic voted in favor of the resolution the u. K. France germany and other members abstained iran says the u. S. Has never been so isolated with president Hassan Rouhani describing the vote as a humiliating defeat for the country. Better yet. The u. S. Has worked for months to prepare a resolution to his iran and it could only get one vote supporting it from a small country the Dominican Republic you see how theyve been humiliated the recent 11 countries abstained into voted against it was because they believe the prison version of the j. C. Is essential for the interests of the region and the world yesterday was a political achievement through iran and a political failure for the u. S. Following on from that vote u. N. Security council President Trump has now confirmed the u. S. Will try to restore u. N. Sanctions on iran through a provision in the 2015 nuclear deal he also said that the u. S. Probably Wont Take Part in a russian led conference to try and resolve the situation. But we knew it was going to be but well be doing this not back youll be watching it next week youll be watching it next week. Or so who videos. Leaders or are you going to do that. Probably in a no i think we want to wait till after the election look around once we lose so badly well meanwhile the u. S. Secretary of state has finalized a deal with the polish defense minister to redeploy troops from germany to poland my post signed the agreement in warsaw a 1000 more u. S. Troops will be added to the 4 and a half 1000 karni based in poland and to get announced last month that 12000 soldiers have been withdrawn from germany nearly half of those are set to be moved to other countries in europe. Protesters gathered in west jerusalem on saturday near the official residence of israels Prime Minister to call on him to resign demonstrations against Benjamin Netanyahu have been going on for several weeks now protesters are angry at the governments handling of the current virus pandemic and netanyahu is ongoing trial for corruption are false it has the latest from west jerusalem. Once again this is another major protest not far from his residence at a square in west jerusalem thousands of gathered again the local reports suggest its a little bit small the last 2 weekends when the numbers are well in excess of 10000. 00 and the majority of those there are concerned with the coronavirus Pandemic Response and that and yahoos corruption trial which is due to start in earnest the evidentiary phase in january but there are others as well those and not just from from if were going to zation is theres a group of doctors there there are groups representing self employed people whove been hit very hard by the economic fallout of the pandemic and for all of the of the diplomatic coup that has been trying to push this week in terms of the deal signed with the u. A. E. There are people here saying that that doesnt matter for those whove been hit so hard by whats happened during the pandemic in al jazeera life from london while still ahead a small scale corona Virus Outbreak among children becomes a big concern for doctors in peru. And japan to emperor expressed his deep remorse as well mark 75 years since the end of world war 2. I know that the rain and the gusty winds still in the forecast across the southeast of australia its all coming from this mass here this area of low pressure but at the same time out across the west we have this line of cloud which is a frontal system working its way across through sunday its a very unsettled across Western Australia gusty winds along the coast certainly a plenty of shows in and around perth just 15 degrees celsius and again time which is same as the leverage close in to melbourne the rain will work its place that east was throughout the day pushing down across. Into tasmania but it doesnt work its way across tools new zealand it is fine and dry for the next couple of days and as you can see was that system works its way eastwards away from New South Wales in victoria the next system begins to push across the great by so against a very unsettled but not too cold 70 degrees in adelaide and then up into the northeast of asia this very heavy rain still in the forecast as we go through sunday it will once again really produce some heavy downpours across north korea trailing back into the central and western as a china but really the bulk of china is fine and dry very warm day in shanghai 36. 00 degrees on the sunny skies it will stay warm on monday this rain that becoming havea out towards the west but it doesnt prove across much the Korean Peninsula and they want to scattered showers across into japan with a high of 33 in tokyo. Rewind returns with a new series. And brand new updates on the banks to mount a serious documentary. Rewind continues we have to be you know i have a question and i got it done and this is the proudest day of my job my life that was a real turning point because that gives them a lot of confidence that they can beat any team in a shoe on aljazeera. Look at the headlines now demonstrators have been gathering for a 7th straight day in belarus calling for a long time aide Alexander Lukashenko to step down protesters also laid flowers at a makeshift memorial where one man died this week in clashes with the police. Former u. S. President Barack Obama Says hes worried the trump of ministration is trying to kneecap the Postal Service after a war and millions of made in votes might not arrive in time to be counted on election day ahead of the Postal Service has been accused of intentionally slowing down deliveries. And theyve been protests in west jerusalem at me and the official residence of the israeli Prime Minister if youve been calling on him to resign their anger at the governments handling of the coronavirus pandemic and netanyahu corruption charges. Well in all the stories were following protests have been happening in thailand as well and actually protests are planning another large rally for sundays they continue their push to remove the government and reform the monarchy one of the main student leaders organizing the rally has been released on bail. Supporters welcomed part also known as penguin as he walked out of the Police Station he was arrested on friday for taking part in an antigovernment rally last month and faces sedition charges 22 year old activists vow to continue protesting for political reform. I dont regret being arrested because since i joined the movement i knew this might happen but it wont be in vain everyone should have the courage to talk about the monarchy there is a police unit trailing me so im not sure about my safety but tomorrow there is a big rally so i needed to get bailed to get out and to lead the protests. Well a protest is a calling for significant changes to the role of the royal family in their society which is considered a taboo subject in thailand when hey reports. Theres a new generation of protestors in thailand and theyre daring to go where few others have at times theyve been gathering in their thousands and speaking about an issue that supposed to be off limits i just want to say that to speak out about the marquis something that we can do the royal family is protected by laws designed to prevent criticism but these protesters who are mainly students say they wont stay silent anymore along with calling for elections and a new constitution have announced a set of demands to reform the monarchy and reduce its political power the student who announced the demands on stage is wanted by police have although i have mixed feelings im glad that ive started a conversation i think that im playing a crucial role in this movement but at the same time i feel bad because weve been suppressed for far too long and many people have been too afraid to speak up so far protests by royalist groups have been small but given the Strong Language from the students they could grow in the meantime theyre choosing to lay complaints with police but people have the right to protest but you have to do it correctly you have to follow the rules and the laws are not criticized the monarchy. That criticism and questioning the role of the royal family has increased since the death in 2016 of king jr day who reigned for 70 years his son king know what you are long gone spends most of his time in europe but has strengthened his position amending the constitution and taking full control of palace assets since 932 thailand has been a Constitutional Monarchy and the king as head of state is supposed to have limited power but in reality he is the ultimate political power and thats what the protesters say they want to change theyre not looking for an overthrow of the monarchy but an overhaul of the system for gathering peacefully and calling for that the protesters are risking their freedom for their homes or the american for if im arrested i will ask for bail because that would prevent me from talking about politics id rather spend a few years in prison and come out swinging thailand has a history of political upheaval and violence and given the unprecedented nature of these protests more could be on the way when hey al jazeera bangkok a long way to talks between afghanistans government and the taliban due to start on sunday have been delayed government officials have confirmed its because a 1000 taliban prisoners havent been released last week president ashraf ghani agreed to free 400 socalled hardcore prisoners in what was seen as a final hurdle to launching talks but only 80 of them have been released so far meanwhile the Afghan Government is saying a member of its peace negotiating Peace Negotiating Team has survived an attempt on her life koofi was attacked on friday in near kabul shes part of the Group Representing the government in upcoming peace talks with the taliban if they take place the armed group has denied any involvement in the attack. Now russia says it started manufacturing its new Coronavirus Vaccine and initial batches will be rolled out within 2 weeks doctors will be the 1st to be immunized before the general Public Institute which is developed the drug says it will produce 5000000. 00 doses by december the vaccine is dubbed sputnik 5 and is said to be the 1st approved vaccine in the world but that comes from russian regulators after limited testing which lasted just about 2 months. Well Health Officials in peru is saying the Hospital System there is on the verge of collapse as coronavirus cases continue to rise country has over half a 1000000 confirmed infections and more than 25000 people have died now doctors at the National Childrens hospital a raising the alarm over a new outbreak john home and has more. Some of the latest tiny. Crew of the National Childrens hospital some board. The countrys case and death rate are among the highest in the world and while theyre still very few of the seriously you did this young the number did begin rising in july and thats worrying doctors. And. We have seen a 2030 percent increase that number so children hospitalized and ending. The franklin blames it on one thing i mean the. Parents behavior leaving children to play together in parts sitting shopping malls family this is thats whats leading the increase in children. Serious coby cases among children a still very far from widespread the most of those here already had other medical complications. As in other countries the virus is affecting children is different from the symptoms shown by older sufferers. Its not the same as the adult infection which causes lack of breath after about a month theyve been developing pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome which affects several organs especially their hearts. The staff are doing their best to help in learning new techniques as they go its tough for them to. Its really painful having to submit a little one doing to beijing or a ventilator we know we have to do it because if not the patient could die. And scenes like this make it worth it. The team here are hoping that this sudden increase in cases doesnt go on and that there will be more patients heading now than in today unit John Heilemann how does either. A japanese ship that plowed into a coral reef off the coast of the rishis a split apart spilling more oil into the pristine waters. Promised to send specialists to the island to assess the damage from the oil spill russia soko had an environmental emergency after what some scientists are calling the islands worst ecological disaster its 75 years since Imperial Japan surrendered in wild war 2 in effect bringing the conflict to an end days been marked with commemorations in several countries and the promise of a commitment to peace from japans leaders and a warning that neve barcas report contains flash photography in the japanese capital tokyo Prime Minister shinzo an emperor nor hito led commemorations expressing deep remorse over japans wartime past. I could make its be 75 years since the end of the war our country has consistently valued peace and moved forward we have made the most effort to make the world a better place never to repeat the tragedy of war we will continue to remain committed to this resolute pledge by 75 years ago countries echoed with the sound of heavy weaponry. The war in europe had ended several months earlier hitler was dead the nazi war machine destroyed. The conflict in the pacific against Imperial Japan continued on the island of it were jima u. S. Marines and Japanese Forces were locked in battle the us emerged victorious japan responded with intense resistance suicide pilots the kamikaze sped their planes into targets in the closing days of the war america unleashed on power destruction on japan 1st on the city of hiroshima 3 days later on i guess sucking. The Nuclear Attacks killed more than 200000 people and forced japan to surrender it was peace at a colossal price. Japans defeat also meant an end to its colonial rule in other parts of east asia in korea north and south this is liberation day marked with tributes before statues of past leaders and in the chinese city of nanjing the site of the massacre of 300000 civilians by japanese troops people gathered in solemn silence. In the u. K. Victory over japan day began with the sound of a lone piper. Parades who scaled back because of coronavirus but in the skies above british cities the war of iraq one of those here. Today we remember and give therms for the extraordinary bravery resourcefulness and tenacity demonstrated by those who fought in the asia Pacific Theater of the 2nd world war. Theres an ever dwindling number who remember the world of war and for them the trauma still echoes down the generations the courage and sacrifice still commands respect theyve. Had lines for you now demonstrators have gathered for a 7th straight day in belarus calling for a long time needed Alexander Lukashenko to step down after last weeks disputed election protesters also laid flowers at a makeshift memorial where one man died and clashes with the police the demonstrations are the biggest challenge yet nearly 3 decades in power in a telephone call with the russian president in a person said the 2 hoping for a swift resolution to the countrys situation in our other headlines former u. S. President Barack Obama Says hes worried the trumpet ministration is trying to kneecap the Postal Service after it warned millions of mail in votes might not arrive in time to be counted on election day the head of the Postal Service has been accused of intentionally slowing down deliveries i did your castro has more. People are also looking at the man that President Trump chose to leave the Postal Service louis de joy who was a former republican fundraiser now leading that service and cutting workers hours slowing mail delivery some are saying thats deliberate in order to bolster President Trumps claims that mail in ballots can cost a massive voting fraud there is no evidence of that having taken place president meanwhile has requested a mail in ballot for himself in the upcoming primaries in florida. Or protesters have gathered in west jerusalem on saturday near the official residence of israels Prime Minister calling on him to resign theyre angry at the governments handling of the coronavirus pandemic and Benjamin Netanyahu is ongoing trial for corruption long awaited talks between afghanistans government and the taliban juices start on sunday have been delayed again government officials have confirmed its because a 1000 taliban prisoners havent been released last week president bush afghani agreed to free 400 socalled hardcore prisoners but only 80 have been released so far. Protestors in thailand of planning another large rally for sundays they continue the push to remove the government and reform the morning one of the main student leaders organizing the rally faces sedition charges but has now been released on bail so rewind is coming up next taking us back to one of afghanistans biggest moments in cricket. Banking and political destroyed. Controversy about. To oversee latin americas recovery from the. Company. That wasnt even. Counting the cost on aljazeera. Hello and welcome again to 31 santa maria here on rewind were revisiting some of the best and most influential programs from more than a decade of documentaries in the aljazeera archive as well as bringing you news of how the story has moved on since i can 979 the world woke up to news that the russian army had swept across the border into afghanistan