Are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our G International im sean thomas and certainly glad to have you with us schools have a reopened after the break throughout most of the world but classrooms are taking on a very different look with covert 1000 measures in place lets see what some countries are doing in germany the rules are well they vary from state to state but include the use of masks regular disinfection premises and smaller class sizes spain is rolling out temperature checks and schools face being quarantined if there is an outbreak in france schools are focusing on ensuring pupils wash their hands and masks are mandatory both for students and for teachers heres what people in paris think about the new reality. It is a fault were happy that the children are going back to school its important for them to go back people are nervous but thats life will find solution give us a monopoly of us so my child is deaf so where in the compulsory mask creates inconvenience because its impossible to lip read the teacher or the other classmates but i think the teachers will come up with a solution for example where in a transparent mask or advisor. The moment when the teachers have had their faces covered its not clear how well the teachers can observe the reactions of students these are difficult conditions. Well wrapping up what peoples are experiencing here in russia and further afield heres our views down quarter. Well its that time of the year again time for students all over the world to go back to school and many of them wont be sitting in virtual classrooms just because of the coronavirus in russia september 1st is a very important holiday everybody usually gets dressed up parents and grandparents personally see off students to their 1st day of school but this year the celebrations have been cancelled because of the normally large crowds that gather around this time and on top of that students not all of them will be going back to physical classrooms parents or be being given the option to keep their kids learning remotely because of the fact that many are still afraid that schools are going to be closed down after the 1st cough or sneeze there the new measures that have been inactive here in russia dont allow parents to enter the premises of schools classes will be starting at abnormal times to keep the sizes down and masks will be mandatory even the authorities have said that its possible that the entire country will return to a regime of of Remote Learning now in the u. K. Its a different situation measures have already been implemented to keep 6 students at home although the masks are not mandatory in schools right now minimizing contact has become a top priority there now these are only a couple of the long list of measures that the u. K. Government has implemented but for months theyve been trying to convince parents that schools are safe instead of putting together a plan to make sure that they can be safely reopened in fact it was just several days before the beginning of school in the u. K. That the government began recommending that students over the age of 11 wear masks in hallways and public areas and that secondary students be able to stay home every other fortnight in the event of a local lockdown now this could these kind of last minute guidelines have really upset a lot of teachers in the u. K. Weve been asking for months and months and months wolf screws into close down because of. The screen see. It is a kind of act of heresy and yet here we are before the Bank Holiday Weekend schools it really isnt the government funding so it seems like here in russia the 1st of september is just as important for the authorities as it is for the students and their parents will life returned to normal or will another wave of the coronavirus cause another lock down only time will tell. We spoke with the World Health Organizations representative to russia who says you can never eliminate all risk we have to say that this means a part of the Writer Community and they have to be seen so so if there is good control in the Wider Community that ensures plankton awkward schools and we have to take that into consideration however there is no 0 risk we have to think about that but when the knowledge we have about called it over the last practically 8 months and all the efforts that are being looked into we do believe that this is the right moment. To move on to return children to schooling but in a safe mode. Anyone thinking of protesting in berlin will now have to wear a mask if at least 100 people show up that is the decision of the state senate this comes after a number of rallies occurred in the german capital over nationwide restrictions due to the pandemic here is our europe correspondent peter oliver. Protests and demonstrations of more than 100 people in the lead and now on the list of events that require those in attendance to wear a mask the Berlin Senate has voted this through their protests it means joins the list of public transport shops and supermarkets and School Buildings though not necessarily inside classrooms the berlin senator for the interior and their skies has welcomed this move saying its an important measure to stop the spread of the corona virus and also to show Public Health responsibility its not responsibility that certainly was not on display on saturday Authorities Say 38000 people were on the streets of berlin protesting against government and t. Corona measures in fact they were some times quite openly scenes in the demonstrations at one point try to enter the reichstag building thank you. Thank you. Thank. You. Thank. God i thank you. It seems almost certain that the scenes we saw on saturday were behind this measure being pushed through requiring masks to be worn at future demonstrations but those scenes were also behind some condemnation from politicians about the actions of those who took part on saturday the extremists disapprove of violence on the extreme right during last saturdays demonstration in berlin rightly frightened outreached many people will not tolerate such excesses jesus of aged people should have the right to demonstrate peacefully it is of course a very valuable asset even during a pandemic this right was clearly violated at the weekend. Results was shameful unacceptable scenes at the really stark anti democrats trying to make themselves heard on the steps of our Democratic Parliament its own likely that anybody taking part in further protests of this kind will pay a lot of attention to this new ruling about mask wearing some of those who have turned out to these demonstrations dont believe the corona virus is actually a thing that exists in the 1st place still numbers out these demonstrations has been growing a similar protest back at the beginning of august didnt draw me as many people as the almost 40000 who took part on saturday just gone we are expecting another demonstration to take place at the beginning of october be having to keep an eye out to see if people will wear masks. Violent protests have once again erupted in the lebanese capital over the appointment of the countrys berlin envoy as the new Prime Minister of the demonstrations also have coincided with the french president s visit to the country a man of microns 2nd trip since the deadly port explosion in beirut back in early august. The. Lebanese president michel greeted at his residence on tuesday with an aerial display jets released smoke in the colors of the lebanese flag but despite the warm welcome the french leaders visit has drawn allegations of interference in the countrys politics france has been leading calls for reform in lebanon since the report explosion last month of the tragedy was blamed on corruption and triggered the collapse of the government micron is now demanding credible commitments from officials including a new election political commentator mara osman gave us her views on the french role in lebanon. Strong interest is a very really short and small word to express the absolute engagement the french engagement in the News Politics if we are celebrating levanon and 17 years 100 years of founding levanon 70 years of being free and independent from the french mandate we are here having the french president with his planes telling us what to do im not saying thats bad or not bad im just saying that this is not an interest this is another mandate in the me king maybe a mild one with the visits with the constance visits of in mind when monk wrong because hes dealing with the same political elites were not talking about officials when he said sanctioning officials i dont think that this is the right way to see who should be saying sanctioning the elite because the governing body in lebanon is not might the warlords that have been governing from behind the offices the official offices of the government for the past 32 years this. Devastation of a country because when you really sanction the people who are in the government youre doing nothing because the people above the government controlling everything from institutions to public and private ones to the point to the airport etc you name it then what are you doing if youre not targeting these people but at the same time who are you to target these people if anyone should target them it should be us the people specially after the tragedy that happened the explosion the devastation that took over being in our midst or because of corruption and it might be because of other cause of russian is the main cause and by seen what mike brown has been doing for the past 2 visits you can see that france is just diving more and more into the lebanese politics under a certain point when the lebanese public will maybe not not take it in. Protesters gathered in southern los angeles on monday are. A black man was shot and killed by Law Enforcement it is alleged the man assaulted a Deputy Sheriff who was trying to arrest him officers also say he was in possession of a handgun this comes amid chaotic and violent scenes in cities across america deadly shootings have left some parts of the country starting to look like parts of a war zone. Meanwhile donald trump ignored calls to stay away from commercial wisconsin as he arrived there on tuesday to praise police it has all been feeding into the 2020 president ial campaign as well with rival joe biden blasting trump for refusing to condemn Kyle Rittenhouse the 17 year old facing murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing 2 people who were chasing him during a black lives matter protests honest in wisconsin last week. That was an interesting situation you saw the same tape as i saw and he was trying to get away from them i guess it looks like and he fell and then they very violently attacked him and it was something that were looking at right now and its under investigation but. I guess he was in very big trouble he would have been i he probably would have been killed tonight President Trump declines to rebuke violence he wouldnt even repudiate one of his supporters who was charged with murder hes too weak to scared of the hatred he has stirred to put an end to it the elections that take place every 4 years in the United States generally polarized the country to some degree or other but 2020 is taking things to a much higher level clashes on the streets between black lives matter activists praised by democrats and from supporters are starting to look almost like civil war. Yes. A member of the right wing Patriot Prayer group was shot dead in oregon and thats just days after a 17 year old was charged for shooting 2 antipolice brutality protesters in can no show wisconsin now some on the right have hailed the shooter in can osha as a hero meanwhile some on the left have celebrated the death of the trump supporter. Out. I could have done. That donald trump has taken a heavy handed approach to the protesters with 0 tolerance and joe biden has also denounced the violence but early on he had a different message i said and the right to be a fact angry and frustrated and more violence for any more people is the kind of answer the question but they are totally correct. The deadly violence we saw were of a night in portland is unacceptable shooting in the streets of a Great American city is unacceptable i condemn violence of every kind by anyone whether on the left or the right and i challenge donald trump to do the same both candidates feel the situation has gone too far and both candidates now blame each other for the chaos. Here gas was used to remove these protesters. Or rather it is happening under Donald Trumps watch we are not safe in Donald Trumps america the hard truth is. You wont be safe when joe biden is in there donald trump is running as the quote law and order candidate now thats an unpopular position in some circles meanwhile biden is on the defensive as conservatives label the unrest the biden riots with the election just 2 months away and the country spiraling out of control its unclear if either candidate really has any idea how to fix the situation it will mop and artsy new york. Facebook has told users it will start blocking any content of that could prove armful to the company we delve into what that means after a short break because our 2 international. Anyone else chose seemed wrong wrong just dont call. Me. Yet to shape out just to educate and in the game because betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. The world is driven by a dream shaped by one person or those with. No dares thinks. We dare to ask. For the mattresses are to International California lawmakers have given the green light to a bill that would force companies to have at least one board member from a minority background by the end of next year the state says the move will help to overcome Racial Disparity people of color must have a seat at the table especially in the state as diverse as california. It builds on an earlier law which stated that Company Boards should include at least one woman that will rise to 3 for most larger firms by the end of next year and under the bill by the end of 2022 boards must have at least 3 people from minority communities as well if signed off by the governor the law will be the 1st of its kind in the u. S. For corporations we debated the issue with social issues commentator Anthony Brown logan and political activist Anthony Rogers right. It is of course very sad that we needed Government Intervention and for more diversity on these corporate boards the bottom line is that there have always been qualified people of color unqualified women who just dont have the access to these corporations and its just important that we do and its also beneficial to these corporations for their bottom line when they have people on their boards who are representative of their consumers thats better for their bottom line and weve seen that as expressed in Forbes Magazine in bloomberg magazine as well actually you know the bottom line of these companies they already do it ok because at the end of the day theyre trying to make money go to the most important part all that matters is have it the most qualified people on the board in a company to have your company get the best chance to succeed ok if it fails and if bales but having the government intervene and say hey you got to hire that person that person and that person wont change it actually thats called communism and weve seen. And failed and failed and that is not i mean if any of that is not common i think its going to speak to the to do sheeple lets be honest lets lets be honest lets be honest about what those precepts are now unfortunately what anthony is doing is conflating anyone theyre going to go into the street and just pick any person of color off the street to be on a board were talking about qualified people we know for a fact in this country we know for a fact in this country are going to be able to hire a tree that people of color specifically says me scuse me if i can finish my point africanamerican women latino women and Indigenous Women who have masters degrees are silly making less money than white men with High School Diploma lets name 3 of the most lucrative businesses in the history of the United States of america Apple Microsoft and facebook all founded by white men who didnt even finish college so this idea that white people are being men are being this i dont you know when i got a story on a money way. With a hypothetical and you started it i couldnt even if my point. If i could just go back to my point if i could just finish my point with if i could just finish my point one High School Diploma are still making money more money than black brown and Indigenous Women with masters degrees so this idea that white men are being discriminated against unfortunately is a bootlicking paradigm by the republicans and some of their black talking points like mr anthony is on right now he knows very very well that white men can walk down the street get pulled over by an officer and not be worried about getting shot so you know i mean talking about jobs these are starting in maine so motivated me just like myself ok. Next to nothing and now im very successful ok because i started my own thing i thought it my own business ok were in america everyone can do they are right theres no need to put me here or to put somebody else who does that is absolutely not true ok if i had my own business i didnt if you had and i didnt. Want it i dont want a government telling me who i can take and i have all my. Black Household Wealth at 17000. 00 a year and white house while those 177000. 00 a year on average these are good responsible policies and of businesses want them to be dismantled then do the right thing and understand that diversity is not just about numbers but also about shared power the best way to go bad is they have freedom in the country not so much government regulation the best way to go about is have less regulation always a great say a less bureaucracy that helps all of those grow whether you want to be an employee or stars are all Business Rates a less regulation less brain great freedom in america. Dozens of palestinians have clashed with Israeli Security forces over plans to build an Industrial Zone in the west bank. Well 7. These pictures are from tuesday several people were reportedly injured during the confrontation the Israeli Forces are in the area to protect heavy equipment and bulldozers being used to do the ground work for the new settlement near the city of tool karma. Facebook has announced a radical change to its terms of Service Users have started receiving notification saying the social media giant will start removing or blocking any content of that could expose the company to legal action we can also remove or strict access to content services or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate adverse legal regulatory impacts to facebook disturbing near addition to facebook terms of service that could be used to justify online censorship but to kill it with the governments using restrictive National Laws to order social media platforms to censor information critical of the government in violation of online freedom these books terms of Service Update translated to plain english will remove content not because it is incorrect misleading illegal or spreads dangerous misinformation but because removing it might help prevent us from getting caught a lowing it did you see the new facebook terms of said this smells like election interference and censorship to me well you just heard theres already been a Strong Negative reaction to the new rules which take effect on the 1st of october this all comes despite facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg repeated pledge not to censor political content. 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Probably being one of the Tech Companies that is the most protective of giving people a voice and Free Expression over all content is newsworthy we also wont take it down even if it would otherwise conflict with some of our standards what i believe is that in a democracy its really important that people can see for themselves what politicians are saying that they can make their own judgments i dont think its right for a private company to censor politicians or the news in a democracy that doesnt fit in with facebook practices in general which have been censoring and biased and completely draconian in terms of how they treat content and its very prejudicial its well they have men for print really for free speech and they have now with Facebook News they intend to basically not only control knows but own it can only say that somebody is threatening to sue them for a search for such and such a content so basically it is a car launch license to remove any content whatsoever without it. The users are now you know theyre a captive audience its very hard to move from one social network to another you have a whole network of friends and followers that you have that you are counting on communicating to and now they know that theyre a virtual monopoly so they can basically theyre suggesting they can do whatever they want. Or just under 34 minutes thats when i will be back with another full on fresh look at your news this is Art International there with. L. Look forward to talking to you all that technology should work for people. I robot must obey the orders given by human beings except where such orders to conflict with the 1st law show your identification for should be very careful about Artificial Intelligence and the point is to create trust ever. Played on theories chozen with Artificial Intelligence will summon the demon. Of the obamas protect its own existence as. During the vietnam war us forces are also bombed to neighboring laos there was a secret war. And for years the American People did not know. We mounted our so my skin is officially the mouth can rebound country per capita in all Human History millions of unexploded bombs still in danger lives in this Small Agricultural country Jordyn Wieber going to happen there even today kids in laos full victims of bombs dropped decades ago it is the us making amends for the tragedy in laos wont help to the people need in that little land of mines. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is often very Dramatic Development only personally im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and. Tom. This is boom bust the one business show you cant afford to miss french born washington coming up concerns a bound in the European Union as inflation has gone negative for the 1st time in years amid the copen 1000 outbreaks while germany is looking at a v. Shaped recovery well dig into those numbers and the fast food giant make donald is back in the hot seat as the firm faces claims of Racial Discrimination well bring you up to speed on the latest lawsuits plus as the world handles dueling crises of the coronavirus and Global Economic slowdown greece and turkey have opened a new front for concern as tensions are high in the mediterranean with a packed show today so lets dive right in. And we lead the program with positive data out of europes largest economy in the German Government said tuesday their coverage is going better than expected issuing an upward revision of its Economic Forecast for 2020 german economic minister peter all meyer said tuesday the country is dealing with the shape the development. It says. The recession in the 1st half of the year was less severe than we can see here and the upturn after the low and the peak of the restrictions has been faster and more dynamic than we had. However it is true that we are over the worst since may we have seen or courting a significant recovery in the economy and in services in trade and industry if we expect the recovery effort he continues for the rest of the year. Germany is now predicting a contraction in Gross Domestic Product of 5. 8 percent rather than the forecast of 6. 3 percent anticipated in late april the government also expects growth of 4. 4 percent in 2021 meanwhile inflation in the euro zone turned negative in august for the 1st time since 2016 annual inflation for euro zone countries fell to minus point 2 percent in august from point 4 percent in july the reported number is far less than the european