Bonney is not the 1st russian dissidents to fall ill under suspicious circumstances other victims warn that poison is just one tactic in the kremlins playbook for dealing with domestic opponents plus. The snow so the show must go on thats the spirit in venice where the 1st major Film Festival since the pandemic hits is underway this years competition features a Record Number of entries from female directors. Hello im terry martin welcome to the program one of the leading figures in the better Opposition Movement maria has been detained trying to leave the country and cross into ukraine thats according to a spokesman for the border force the official said 2 of her allies were able to leave the country. So thats the cover has been leading mass protests against president Alexander Lukashenko on monday the Opposition Movement said mass been pushed into an unmarked vehicle in the capital minsk and drove away. Another mass protest in the city which more than 600 people were arrested. For the very latest lets cross over to the better us in capital minsk where our correspondent nick conley is standing by nic what do we know concerning the whereabouts of Maria Kolesnikov. Well there is this is all very much still up in the air weve had that statement in the foster hours from the border guard saying that she was detained the 2 men were also part of the Coordination Council of the opposition had left the country for ukraine but she had been detained while trying to cross the border illegally some state media even claiming that the 2 men. And one other member of the coalitions had thrown her out of the car between the border. Checkpoints on the way to ukraine i think its going to be sometimes we get any sense of what really has going is going on so far none of the 3 have contacted their loved ones their allies here in me so we have no way of verifying the statement but it does fit a wider picture of the government here trying to much like a position basically giving people an option between staying in the country and being put in prison or being forced out to join us at lunch and the president ial candidate is all ukraine or poland that has been the fictional last few weeks. Had said in recent days that she was unwilling to leave the country that she would not go out on her own free will so it seems if there has been attempt to send its ukraine that was against her will i think also this was probably a way for the government to explain why she was in detention after all she did disappear off the streets i mean yesterday morning and if they were going to put her in prison they would have to explain how that happened so this quote illegal attempt to cross the border an explanation a way of explaining that away and of putting her up with some kind of back story so. The most prominent opposition politician still in. Her. Means for the Opposition Movement. Well its a chilling signal its meant to make clear to the opposition and people involved in politics is serious about this crackdown but i dont think it will finance the protests these protests are why does than the opposition after all these big much as weve been seeing week end of the weekend they dont involve speeches by people like you listening show shes a very prominent figure shes very media savvy but shes not believe as such this is a Wide Movement you have students organizing on their own you have people organizing with their neighbors on a kind of local level here means a whole district the city be meeting evening for evening the kind of local protests hang up flags not Anti Government symbols the government trying to take them down day to day and then being replaced again and again so i think by putting 101520 or even hundreds of opposition figures in prisons that is not going to finance these protests germany are working. Against the regime. Is this expected to help the prodemocracy movement. I think its important for its symbolism but in reality at least the things weve seen an out so not going to be too much of a blow to the regime this is a government that time of the time has come under sanctions and has survived and has come out of sanctions without doing very much in return so this is something that the others will have been prepared for and will have known was coming will probably have hidden their Assets Abroad well enough to avoid any kind of sanctions or freezes of those assets and more importantly i think that i think this is a place providing places for exiled the russian political activity so that is the important thing and poland now sends a better version of position but in terms of practical measures theres not a whole deal to you can do right now. Thank you very much. In minutes. Now german chancellor Angela Merkel says she will not rule out consequences for a russian german gas pipeline project over the poisoning of a russian Opposition Leader in the bonnie the German Government has warned that it could end its support for the 10000000000 euro nord stream 2 project which is set to double russian gas deliveries to europe if russia fails to investigate the nibali case on monday the russian Opposition Leader who was in a berlin hospital woke from the medically induced coma he had been in since he fell ill 2 days ago last week german doctors said there was unequivocal evidence that alexina body had been poisoned by the soviet era nerve agent no ritual. Case draws parallels to another opposition figure fell victim to a suspected poisoning 2 years ago he says the use of indicates that poisoning goes all the way to the top. Correspondent yury resetter reports. Is fighting fit but 2 years ago the activist was left fighting for his life struck down by a poison his situation was similar to the alexina volley but unlike novell me there were no signs of the nerve agent no free chalk. Boards and my poisoning wasnt as bad as his i was able to recover more quickly i was already able to speak in the 2nd week of recovery but navi chalk is an extremely strong point and doesnt make a difference you want to hurt someone or kill them. Before committing murder or. The way its. Like never. Was treated Charity Hospital no one could confidently identify the substance that had been given to him. Prompted doctors to suspect poisoning but which never. Says there is no doubt. Which use clearly points to the russian president up there with the. One thing. Only secret agents have access to this specific poison. Your Coalition Operation could only have been carried out. With. Other opposition figures have been targeted with less deadly means among them the independent politician dimitri could call one year ago he was barred from standing in the more school City Council Elections and jailed for 36 days. When he was. An. An independent local politician and a prominent figure in the mass protests in moscow one year ago. Faces charges for potential pizza in demonstrations. In an authoritarian country in a dictatorship. Was noted into office. Human rights arent part of the equation here freedom and justice dont exist here you can be jailed every time you called for people to join a protest. In the face of intimidation. Refuses to stay silent since his recovery has become politically active again and not despite the fact he has a young daughter in the court system with me. What my friends my family and my daughter to live in a wonderful country without putin and his disgusting system that im sure we can achieve this goal. Is to. Let his daughter go out alone at night and every morning hes by her side on the walk to school. While the stories making headlines around the world today tension is escalating between india and china over their disputed border in the himalayas beijing has accused indian soldiers of illegally crossing the frontier and firing warning shots violating an agreement barring the use of firearms there india said chinese guards fired into the air a border clash in june left 20 indian soldiers dead and official campaigning has begun in japan to replace as leader of the governing party close chief cabinet secretary. Is seen as a top candidate and likely successor to lead the government 3 candidates will face off in an internal vote on september 14th. 2 australian journalists have come home from china after sheltering in australian diplomatic compounds while officials negotiated their return reports say Chinese Police sought to interrogate Michael Smith of the Australian Financial review bill burton holes from public broadcaster a. B. C. In connection with a case unrelated to their work they were the last 2 journalists working for australian media in mainland china. Germanys powerful car chiefs meet the chancellor today to discuss state subsidies they want help in riding out the pandemic and modernizing but the carmakers also want support for their gas guzzlers and diesels has the drivers of cleaner tech up in arms politicians say its emo billet digitization where help is needed. To coronavirus pandemic that the german car industry hard to spot signs of recovery domestic new car registrations last month were a 5th below what the previous years figure exports fell by a 3rd but theres a potentially bigger problem german car makers have lost their technological edge there are known for superb engineering in gasoline and diesel engines but the future is electric and other countries are ahead of the International Competitiveness especially from asia and the u. S. Go for example im not sleeping and its theyll be a challenge to keep strong position we have especially if we have if he see that the german Automotive Industry thrives through the premium sector. Critics accuse german car makers of not having built up skills early enough in areas such as Automotive Software and Sensor Technology the card history has traditionally been an engine of german Economic Growth but with traditional engines being overtaken by electric traction germany risks becoming a blur in the Rearview Mirror thats the dire warning from the German Economic Institute and it says even if german carmakers put their foot down jobs will be lost because electric motors are far less complex. For more now weve got our Senior Business editor ben kozel and with us here in the studio good to see you ben what is the problem with the german car industry well its facing a trifecta of terrorism if you want to call it that the coronavirus pandemic this whole did production and brought traffic to a standstill theres been a general market downturn after years of growth thanks to china. And also there are the modernization problems that the german com makers have theyve really been dragging their feet as far as eat cars go and making that shift to eat cause itll mean fewer pots fewer jobs germany employs about 800000 people over 800000 people in the sick to and thousands of those jobs could go so this is going to affect the comic is also the supply is like continental it just came out yesterday saying that its going to expand its restructuring to cut over 30000. 00 jobs globally thats 13 percent of its workforce and critics are saying thats not just because of the pandemic its already had already factored in those cost savings because of the shift to be caused so it is a mammoth shift and its a fight on 3. 00 different fronts right now ok so its generally agreed that some kind of structural change is needed but economists argue that subsidies just prolong the crisis whats your take weve got to ask yourself is this a good investment is worth investing in Old Technology or new technology the fact is the make up 2 percent of the total fleet this the thats the expectations in the u. S. At least in one of the most important comets diesel and gas still make up the vast majority of fleets out there on the roads so you cant just pull support immediately and you know brisk 800000 jobs here in germany. Its becoming more popular the becoming more popular here in europe china has become a leader in bill. And thats why germany really needs to watch out they also need to watch out for tesla which is sit up in jodis backyard ok so weve got the big car chiefs meeting the chancellor what are you expecting from the summit im not expecting much itll. Cost was to say that the funding is needed for old and new technology for a short term boost but if you listen to what medicals been saying and what the state probably is have been saying from the states that are the main cop producing states theyve already given money to the sick and why do they need more but if any aid is given they could be conditions attached and thats what weve already seen in the aviation sector then thanks so much i know were going to be hearing a lot more about the drone from you ben physical in our Senior Business editor thanks gerri. Similar to some other stories making news today major wildfire tearing through Southern California is believed to have been started by fireworks more than 500 firefighters are battling the blaze that started over the weekend scorching conditions are fueling the flames temperatures reached a record 49 degrees celsius on sunday. Frances Health Minister. Says the coronavirus situation in the country is worrying thats the number of new delhi infections reaches record levels but the Health Minister said a 2nd wave was avoidable because the virus was spreading more slowly than it did and the spring. Now is the oldest Film Festival in the world the bennis Film Festival and for its 77th edition its the 1st to brave New Territory as a physical event in the cove of 19 era there are strict rules for social distancing of course sparsely populated theaters and a tad less glitz and glamor than usual but the important thing is the show must go on and on it is. The 1st weekend of the venice Film Festival usually main stars on the red carpet for talk shows and film. And so it is this year with strict hygiene measures in place. So positive changes over 800 films in competition from female directors not quite paris heat but a new read. On sunday. Tally and directed. The film tells the story of a committed socialist and feminist. Called she was one of the 1st activists to speak about the exploitation of women and the situation within families. Its. On the weekend of the premier of the world should come by norwegian director more not fast small. Sorry half elm is set in the 1850s on the u. S. East coast. To farmers wives fall in love with each other and start something they dont even have a vocabulary for if you have to ask a lesbian affair. Stones or what the fortune to see it. In the leading role Vanessa Kirby who has 2 films in competition shes already being celebrated as the face of this years festival. In pieces of a woman by a director cornell and so can be plays a woman who loses her unborn child. Around 3 we are. Now its. It was a choice my daughter interesting charming intelligent. And scott roxboro is in venice watching the movies there for a scope pieces of the woman is getting a lot of attention what do you think about. You know i was blown away by this film its a really i know rawer unflinching look at trauma and what the loss of a child does not just to the mother but really to the entire family especially if in this case the they are really unable to discuss it to talk about on the actually acting is across the board excellent in the movie particularly for Vanessa Kirby whos a real revelation for me and my pick for best actress here about us ok well its very noticeable that female perspectives are much better represented this time around in venice tell us more about what youve seen yet what i find really interesting about the films by female directors that were selected for venice is their diversity i mean they really range across the entire spectrum of the genres and styles of filmmaking everything from historical romance like the world to calm to all the way to modern day political thrillers like the german film theyll be screening later this week and to morrow the entire world this is a story of a young woman who joins on the far Left Activist Group and is sort of drawn into a very dangerous world of political extremism so an incredibly topical subject but what i really find encouraging by the selection of a female films here in venice is it shows that female directors of this generation arent limiting themselves in any way theyre telling exactly the stories that they want to tell and exactly the way they want to tell them that well today is a very remarkable film is going to have its World Premiere is called new tour no i believe and its been shot over the course of 3 years between syria iraq kurdistan and lebanon on the war can you tell us about. Yes this is a new documentary from. The a time director who won the berlin Film Festival a couple of years back with fire at sea that documentary was about refugees trying to escape across the mediterranean to reach europe with this film he goes and tells the story of the people who stayed home looking at people trying to survive in the war zones of the middle east and what i really like about rossi as a director is he really takes his time he spends years with his subjects really getting to know them and so i think what this film promises is a much deeper and more humanistic look at the refugee crisis than weve seen with really thousands of Television News stories whats interesting films to see there at the venice Film Festival that was scott roxboro in venice thank you so much. Now sports now and in football the n. L. Messi has returned to training with barcelona for the 1st time since he tried to move away from the club as he had to train away from the full squad because he still needs to pass a 2nd coronavirus test to last week the reverse his decision to leave saying he didnt want to get into a legal battle with the club messi had hoped to move on a free transfer while barcelona insisted on a 700000000 euro fini. French forward. Has tested positive for the coronavirus as well and will miss tuesdays Nations League match against croatia it was one of the stars of frances 2018 world cup winning side hes the 7th player from his club. To contract the virus their French League match against lens on thursday could now be in doubt. Cameroons local Football League is still suspended because of the current virus pandemic local footballers already face Financial Issues before the outbreak now some of them are forced to look for alternative means to make money as their savings dry out. 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National Division One Football championship which is the top doesnt have a major sponsor and its been so for 2 to 3 years the league has been buying rolled by the government on the National Football federation the trickle down effect its got on the teams is there not have enough resources to pay the players to plan and to develop on weekdays ends and that practice is with on the football is in his neighborhood. And most of these players are asked by into playing Football Leagues where there is but empty and also security in times of crisis. Now in french open champion partly says she will not defend her title because of the Coronavirus Crisis in australian world number one already skipped the u. S. Open which is currently taking place in new york part he said health risks and not being able to train with her coach through 2 australian state border closures were behind her decision the french open starts later this month with organizers planning to let in a limited number of friends Serena Williams says she is undecided about flying to europe. And just her mother the top story were following for you this hour a. Fishbowl says protest leader Maria Kolesnik over been detained while attempting to cross into ukraine the Opposition Movement has said kolesnikov was abducted from the streets of the capital minsk on monday. Watching the news coming up next close up looks at the exploitation of contract workers in germanys Meat Processing industry im sorry Martin Thanks for watching. Systemic exploitation in germany at. The nations biggest Meat Processing company. May keep labor costs low dubious contracts but not much money from january the practice will be banned from the Meat Industry but other industries will be able to continue regardless. Of its contract workers close up. Next on t. W. Theyve been robbed of their soul thats what a people experiences when their heritage is taken from them. Countless cultural artifacts were brutally stolen from africa by colonialists and carted off to europe. Deficit left wounds that have yet to heal what should be done with the stolen or from africa. Stolen soul. In 45 minutes on t w. Didnt beethoven invent chances to dig deep to did the. Might he be the. Progeny. Many romance of stolen beethoven. Course the subconscious always playing the come to the full sound without the biggest composer of all time i cant begin to imagine a world class horn player sara with us on a musical journey of discovery. World without alteration or store september 16th on g. W. Producing more faster and for less money thats how turn us became germanys biggest Meat Processing company and how clemens turned us became a billionaire. But in june 1500 contract workers at the companys upgraded beaten bolt facility caught coronavirus. Most came from Eastern Europe and lived in cramped shared apartments like the. If it has the one so many people live in such a small space there might be one telling that