Hello and welcome from the whole team here at all th to moscow glad you could join us to see whats been happening around the wall well lets start with this one the job of parliament telld a session dedicated to the alleged poisoning of alex in a follow me the russian opposition activist has been in hospital in but then for miss 3 weeks on recently. And several job politicians are calling for action to be taken against. Our europe correspondent peter all of the eyes across this for us. Fiery debate in the in the stack on friday night with the majority of lawmakers pointing a finger of blame firmly at russia and the russian government for what happened to alexis there was some voices questioning the official German Government line but there werent many and. If the kremlin really regrets the assassination attempt on alex in the valley and really wants to clear things up why does novell need such a level of protection from a Security Services political murder is part of the putin system. Im not so not only are the russian suppose to have tried to poison an opponent of the regime with a military nerve agent but the put it in his t. Why would the russian government be so stupid them and even let an avanti fly out to germany instead of hiding him in russia its absurd. The north stream to gas pipeline project was a major factor in the debate the pipeline which would take russian gas under the baltic sea directly into germany well lawmakers fall into 3 camps when it comes to the Multi National multi 1000000000 euro Infrastructure Project there are those that say it needs to be halted immediately and perhaps canceled altogether there are those that want to wait and see how russia reacts and how this story develops and there are those saying that its simply too important economically and it must remain purely an economic project no matter what else is going on we have though you see heated debate over north stream both on the streets here in germany and on friday night in the bundestag. By north stream has never been a purely private sector project as the German Government has repeatedly argued it is by the war in syria just by the use of a chemical weapon in cells bury the federal government is sending a message to the kremlin no matter what you do economic goals amaury. Thank limeade Protection Security policy and human rights. Demanding the immediate term a nation of north stream 2 is in my view or has been misguided reaction but it pleases those who have always opposed the project especially the greens as well as germany continues to push russia for an explanation for what happened to alexei novelli the Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said russia still waiting for information it requested from germany but if the use of your money the german representative to the u. N. Said the data is no longer a matter for bilateral relations between germany and russia but amounts for multilateral proceedings what kind of proceedings the germans are talking about they were unable to say in the interests of our german colleagues we urge them to provide all necessary information which might in any way should lights on the absolutely unfounded accusations. Investigators in russia are of also being on the search for more Information Police in the city of thompson which is where alexina valmy had been he was flying from tomsk to moscow before his plane had to make an Emergency Landing in the city of squid the lexan of only in extreme distress well placed in tom skipping putting together a timeline of where he was in the lead up to him getting on that plane theyve placements in the valley in a hotel in a restaurant in a flat and in a coffee shop what they have also been going about doing is trying to interview those that were in close contact with alecks in the valley during his time in the city of tomsk police there say theyve been able to interview 5 of the 6 people that spent a lot of time with mr valley they say the 6th person a woman is believed to have come here to germany more unity after. 6 of marina pitcher one of those who was with me in permanently resides in the United Kingdom on august 20 refused to give explanations according to the investigation on aug 22nd of this year she flew to germany so it was not possible to get an explanation from her her location is currently being in stablished there are still lots of facts to come to light in the case of what happened to alexa in the valley but as we search for those facts the diplomatic route between germany and russia continues to heat up germany says its passed on all its information on the out of taste to the Global Chemical weapons what stock but russia which is a member of the c. W. Says nothings been received yet meanwhile russias and void the un has responded to western calls for a full investigation. These are all incident cannot but raise questions well some folk play being staged we hear what statements formal and what measures are being mentioned discussed or in walked these leaders leads us to an unavoidable reply nicol question legions borst in such situations we want you to trash it erk we produced who is to benefit from this the one that won it if you demand explain the issues with defects on the table and well compare notes one issued with the last elite geishas uncorroborated by evidence even this is as you see the york reasonable man staying with the theme of his sounds today from the diplomatic crisis while political analyst john allen believes the north trying to pipeline provides an answer. Its immediately been joined with the north stream 2 gas pipeline project the germans who previously the german Political Class has previously supported the completion of the gas pipeline very strongly not least because germany doesnt have any other Energy Source and no major cracks are appearing in what was a consensus so the fact that the stream to gas pipeline has been immediately put into the equation into what should be a private Police Investigation shows who would benefit the answer is the american exporters of liquid natural gas and all those in europe who are determined and have been for many years and decades to drive a wedge between europe and russia for the not stream to gas pipeline is not just a symbol although its a very powerful one it is also a reality of bridging the divide between russia and europe and that is what the russian people in europe and in the United States do not want and thats why than a valley business is being immediately joined with not stream to. Has to be a partial easing of credit viruses texans in france the Prime Minister says the isolation time for people who test positive will be reduced from 14. 00 to 7. 00 days thats despite a new spike in cases where the rats were 10000 records on thursday a shot of devinsky reports from paris. I mean the scramble to get ahead of the curve the french government promised 1000000 tests would take place weekly by september and by hook or by crook it has succeeded in doing just that this is just one facility but people can get tested for coping 19 so much so you get 20 new Testing Centers for the virus to open here in the paris region but the clamor for covert testing has caused other problems Testing Centers are apparently struggling to deal with the volume of people wanting to find out if they happen it there are delays in getting access to the board trees in queues it says in paris and elsewhere right now its taking an average of 3 and a half days to get tested the French Health minister hitting on quite a Crucial Point to kill is like this which are not uncommon could contain some people who are infected and indeed contagious the person the symptoms and who may have been in contact with an infected individual has to be tested urgently they must not be turned away from a laboratory because there is no theyll ability we have to work or months because its not acceptable to options today to get tested wait 7 days for an appointment in a lab or wait for hours and centrally on standing under the hot sun i tried the 2nd option but with a 39. 00 degree fever i did not last long i called the lapse of no places for 7 days plus 5 days to get the results or wait in line for 2 hours while sick and with no Energy Question is the test still relevant if done 7 days after symptoms start while standing in a queue for hours may be frustrating whats perhaps frustrating people even more are the delays in getting their results people are threatening to sue us because they missed their plane because of the delays in the tests we work like crazy. Everyone is unhappy delays could also mean that even if you tested negative for 19 while waiting for the result you could have contract it but this is not just a problem here in france across the English Channel they are also struggling the Health Minister very though has pointed the finger of blame on people who are symptomatic. Unless you. Are taxed on the flip side some are suggesting the volume of test taking place in countries like france even more than a 1000000 a week still isnt enough they are doing 1000000. 00 per week thats not so much for a country of 67000000 people and also all they are doing it for personally so theres no logic theres no strategy and thats not good but if the abortion results already under the cosh wouldnt 10 times the number of tests cause even more of a headache there is a way around this Rapid Testing delivered in less than half an hour which is available at some pharmacies for a fee problem is these new tests the scene is being less reliable leaving some even more confused about what to do than ever so much even risky r. T. Paris. Microsoft is accusing russia china and iran of trying to meddle in the upcoming us election a report from the tech giant says both biden campaigns are been subjected to unsuccessful Cyber Attacks from those countries all 3 have repeatedly denied any such unfair and caleb maupin picks up the story. Now the report from microsoft accuses russia china and iran of somehow interfering in the us elections via alleged computer hacks that are said to have taken place all 3 countries have emphasized that these allegations are simply false they are not engaging in cyber hacking to try and hurt the u. S. Elections now russia emphasized that they have actually offered to cooperate with the United States regarding Cyber Security and the need to stop hacking and other threats to the country this is the response of both russia and china to claims of interference caught up with my goodness on numerous occasions we propose the americans different ways of handling these unfounded assertions of the american civil she has to work with us on these proposals but continue to just to end illegal interference in their internal affairs. Without him and we dont have any interest in interfering in the United States elections microsoft should make such baseless accusations and direct china into this this has not stopped us media from were running wild with these allegations the election were getting closer with hackers who were in harder now escalating their attacks tied to the president ial race according to a new warning from microsoft so here we go again right. Except this time were not blindsided those hacks are believed to come from overseas russia china and iran its not surprising because weve had Intelligence Briefings and this kind of thing is probably happening now microsoft did not say how these quote unsuccessful attacks were intended to actually hurt the us electoral process no information was really given about what these hacks would have done if they had somehow succeeded this is what was said by the d. H. Yes we are aware that microsoft to detected attempts to compromise email accounts of people and organizations associated with the upcoming election none are involved in maintaining or operating voting infrastructure and there was no identified impact on election systems 0 truth was offered to back up these allegations from microsoft and furthermore it is confirmed even by their own report that these alleged hacks have had 0 impact on the elections so far. 10 e. U. Countries have agreed to take in around 400. 00 child refugees who were left without shelter when that come down on the greek island of last boss the full said as he held around 13000. 00 migrants in greece is saying the adults will have to remain on the island the greek Prime Minister has confounded the morea camp will be revoked and not announcement was met by protests for the former residents they marched toward the islands main town to monte invite to leave had last boss and head to of the e. U. Countries many locals also want the migrants to move on the activists used to put up with meeting tomorrow saying they will prevent any rebuilding walk e. U. Officials have called for help for refugees on last boss. Our top priority has to be me ditch and collective. Fares to provide shelter to those who need it and then to restore as soon as possible public order in the island. People in moria need help immediately the german Civil Protection service is traveling to greece the 1st delivery with aid will include tents and cam bets to attend to the neediest the foreign ministries initially allocating 3000000. 00 euro the far and moria has put the spotlight back on europes rescue and thoughts more than 5 years since the start of the crisis the block has failed to agree on a comment migration policy Southern States have pushed them on 3 refugee quotas among european nations but that idea has been flatly rejected by some of those including poland and hungary. Still ahead on the program the u. S. Is drawing up sanctions against by the russian officials in the wake of the contested election among all stories thats the one after the break. Join me every thursday on the alex simon chill and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you then. Weve been talking about tesla for you know number of weeks a few months because it is a phenomenon and the point ive been making from day one is that its a me me me that has a market valuation at one point over 400000000000. 00 and it taps into people who trade means and these are generations and the millennial zong the robert of apps and other forms and. No fundamental value theres nothing there its just its a murmur ation like starlings in the sky they conjure day and then they disperse. And. Probably. Have to be acceptable people point to a short form they will go down to no you know society because. There is a real risk undermining faith in the vaccination system. And i think governments are under such pressure to introduce a track she practically. The willingness to consult and to ensure acceptability somehow to new growth to. Welcome back now bahrain on israel have agreed to stop full nations after a decades long boycott by the gulf want to the deal was announced on friday by u. S. President trump who brokered the talks. In the spirit of peace and cooperation both leaders also agreed that rain will fully normal diplomatic relations with israel. They will exchange embassies and ambassadors begin direct flights between their countries and world cooperation and issues across a broad range of sectors including Business Technology education Security Culture is a truly historic the u. S. Bahrain and israel have released a joint statement confirming the new pact to follows a similar agreement between israel and the United Arab Emirates struck last month on a multitude of martic changing the dynamics of middle east politics with our up nations that have historically sided with part of sign shifting now closer to trumps role in the process has prompted one norwegian politician to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize despite those efforts though there is no sign of a left top in the Israeli Palestinian conflict on friday clashes broke out in the west bank that a protest against the expansion of israeli settlements in the occupied territory protesters hold rocks of Israeli Soldiers last month israel suspended its plan to on that part of the west bank also built in what has continued existing settlements tensions have been aggravated by israeli demolitions of palestinian homes built without pounding pockets with almost 400. 00 destroyed in august alone knots according to the u. N. The United States has confirmed it will impose sanctions on by the russian officials in the coming days for a legit Election Fraud and finance against protesters the state Department Says the measures will run in parallel with the e. U. Sanctions announced meanwhile lithuania is powers to recognize the opposition candidate and last months band of Russian Election as the rightful president. The Lithuanian Parliament calls on the International Community to support the demand from should learn a 2nd of the leader elected by the belorussian people and from the Coordination Council established at her invitation as the only legitimate representatives of the belorussian people for holding new transparent and democratic president ial and parliamentary elections we call on the International Community to consider any domestic or Foreign Policy action by the illegitimate leader of billy Reese Alexander lukashenko aimed at legitimizing his power and concluding new agreements with russia which restrict the sovereignty of the belarusian people to be a crime against his people lithuania is the 1st country to recognize a lot of taken off as need to bother us she fled to this way after the election she has sent posted several videos urging the International Community to help force president lukashenko out and enable new elections to be held the e. U. Foreign policy chief earlier compared situation to venezuela what Nicolas Maduro continues to hold power despite a lack of recognition from the west. We do not recognize him as the legitimate president nor do we recognize Nicolas Maduro from this point of view. In exactly the same situation we do not recognize that they have been legitimately chosen however whether we like it or not they control the government and we have to continue dealing with them despite not recognizing with them across egregious mysie mass rallies broke out in belarus right after the election the knights are all still on going after 26 years in power Alexander Lukashenko won a 6th after a landslide result to class but after her not supporters claim the ballot was raked up to mount a new election although initially marred by clashes and Police Brutality the demonstrations are now largely peaceful political analyst Martin Mccauley believes washington will stop short of any trust. Jack said against the terrorists. I think of you he expected you know the e. U. And the americans to impose sanctions georgian news to him only saying im staying im not going anywhere because i regard most of his illegitimate president. The americans if we go to google not to do anything which will in turn. Push them towards. Because the americans would like to present situation there to continue with delusions if you like seated so theres a gateway or a way house between moscow and the west they would like to continue but the present it to asia is very very difficult and the americans have been very careful in the language or you know what we actually do you know to leave me you wish to send position. And find me if you have a suspected amazons alexa of Voice Assistant of listening in to your conversations Edward Snowden says you might now have reason to be worried the n. S. A. Whistleblower spoke out on wednesday after his former spy boss Keith Alexander was appointed to amazons board of directors it turns out hey alexy is short for hey Keith Alexander yes the Keith Alexander personally responsible for the unlawful mass surveillance programs the caused global scandal and Amazon Web Services has 6 percent of all websites alexander was an essay director and 2013 when snowden leaks thousands of documents exposing the agencys mass surveillance practices human rights lawyer down kovalchuk suspect amazon wants his knowledge on how to influence peoples photo sessions we should stress that these are his own opinions and allison denies claims of snooping via its home assistant devices. I would assume they picked him for his expertise and that is ability to gather. Intelligence from people in this case presumably through 1 you know amazons. Mechanism you know its alleged box if you have one of those alexa devices in your house that it can listen into conversations business based on those conversations devise what types of products it believes you will want and youll receive that for ties and for those products maybe amazon wants to gather information on peoples political inclinations and what could move them to vote in a certain way sure sadly i dont see it provoking outrage amongst most people again i think most people in america are used to the idea that theyre being spied on in different ways i think theyre used to it and not particularly upset about rich which is troubling but that is my sense of things about how things are looking for everyone here must go back to thing off. In this president ial election cycle both democrats and republicans claim to be tough on china but does that actually. What does the American Public really know about the china on this edition of the program the attempt to separate this. New gold rush is underway and. Thousands of illiquid work goes off flocking to the gold fields hoping to strike it rich. As. Children are torn between gold. Was very poor i thought i was doing my best to get back to school and will have the strongest appeal. Vision. In a divided world a Unifying Force is desperately needed art to play this role to talk about this im joined by stars choreographer and human rights advocate. Star cora refer receiver of the National Medal of arts and macarthur genius award human rights activists its really great to have you with us today hi bill. Hello hello. Great thank you very much for inviting me were really glad to have the hair because youre one of the rarest people that actually wanted to talk about war and talk about today and i want to ask you about just for a moment you introduced me as a human rights advocate and i take that to be the highest compliment and i dont think describes me i am a selfinvolved artist in ours who happens to be black in a racist country and i have been trying to make all of my life ive been trying to be true to the inside and find a way to speak to the outside i want to be a Global Citizen but im very much rooted in the American Experience so the reason i sound sometimes a public voice is all part of the poetry that asks the question is the public and the proof and the personal one in the same so i appreciate the compliment of signing a social activists social activists get thrown in jail and shields for what they do nobody is throwing a modern dancer in jail or killing them in this country because of things i say so just to clarify sure. I want to start of with a letter and just as an open debate which you signed and implies that people today are presented with a false choice between justice and freedom now i understand here a strong supporter of what young people in america are standing for today on the streets what did you feel why did you feel compelled to lend your voice to a letter that hot or had might seem as an anti protest adamant. Yes well i thought that if that was the chase it will knight read the letter certain way it might be an opportunity for dialogue. And lets face it im reading a great deal right now the great to lala just the last of the historian hannah arent and hanna arent speaks about thinking with no bannisters she thinks she talks about plurality plurality is whats we call. Actually democracy how does how do many different people with many different points of view exist to get there. Without taking up the gun and blowing each others heads off how can they really be honest in debate so