A searching debate being taxed to simply working from home german economists push. The idea is 1000000 stitch the office and go remote during the pandemic. Good afternoon, just gone 3 oclock here in moscow. You with r. T. International, the russian peacekeepers have established observation posts and they go on a kind of back as part of a new truce between armenia and as a big military police units will ensure the safety of civilians in the disputed region and also patrol the recently active front lines, lets get the latest now from there with murder. He joins us from the meaning capital yet of and good afternoon again. Just tell us about the situation, the Current Situation then in the corner, i kind of back well, its calm for now. The russians have said that new have been detected recently. The complement of the Russian Peacekeeping forces. Very quickly, reaching full strength. We see footage of enormous cordon voice made up of armored personnel carriers fuel trucks, supply vehicles as well as communications gear. Everything thats needed to run a peacekeeping operation, which will be run out of step out of here at the capital of the breakaway region of the front. From there theyll coordinate both with the inside with the as your budge on the side that doing so already across that the multitude of observation posts that are being set up across the periphery of the frontlines booth to detect any cease fire violation and to discourage sides from making any, any unilateral, you know, launching any unilateral military operations their own or not. Of course, theres others in order to carry out peacekeeping tasks, prevent possible incidents and ensure the safety of the russian military. We interact with the headquarters as a by john and armenia through direct communications channels. We publish daily news letters on the monitoring of the situation in the conflict zone. Throughout the course of this 6 week conflict ahead be Many International attempts to establish a ceasefire to get both sides to deescalate 1st a russian attempt. Then donald trump pitched in the pentagon, attempted to separate both sides to get them to, to stop firing, to stop the war. Unfortunately, nothing seemed to work all this international pressure, diplomatic pressure. Nothing seemed to work a deal. The 10th of november when putin, as well as the president of us here, but on the Prime Minister of armenia, signed a cease fire deal, which thankfully, fortunately has so far held under the terms of the agreement, certain areas that were previously controlled by armenia, that we didnt actually recognize this, is it by johnny territory. Its being handed over to as yet about god. And you know this, theres plenty of people here in armenia who are angry, who are very upset about the terms of this deal. They see it as betrayal by their government. They see it as surrender. But the Prime Minister of armenia is adamant that they had to sign this deal. That the alternative was a military catastrophe. This is not victory, but there will be a defeat unless he recognizes offers a loser. We will never recognize also says losers. And this should usher in o. E. Roof National Unification and revival. There is also a lot of uncertainty. Theres a lot of worry, especially about the thousands and thousands of refugees who have been displaced from their villages, from their a town cities and whose many of them have been destroyed. And many of them, a lutheran return to, to their homes, which is now in territories, are the controlled by, is it about which will be handed over to . Is it about john, even those from sip on a cat . For example, ted, who is that remained under the control of the Armenian Forces . Well, the return to homes that are now, that will be now, mia kilometers away from the front lines. Obviously theres the situation with thousands of refugees and this city. You know, theres not a lot of certainty about what to do with them, confidence about their future. Nevertheless, in as yet about john, people are viewing the situation very differently. Theyve regained prep plenty of territories, liberated them, as they say, and visit about john. They see this 6 week conflict, this as a success i took some of the other sins of things in the hands of the peace are lucky all i did. I was in awe along the priority of the now remains to to bring the peacekeeping force complement up to full strength to establish will the observation monitoring posts and to begin coordination to begin to bring armenia. And they said budge on into, into direct conflict. That role is currently currently being undertaken by russia whos mediated communication between the 2. They have already been through, you know, success stories, for example, both sides yesterday, begad, exchanging the remains of fallen. Soldiers are the bodies of troops that were killed in this war, and there are thousands and thousands of the people that have perished throughout this conflict. Nevertheless, it is still early days and it remains to be seen whether this shes far will hold the all indications are that it will yes, certainly hope so. Thanks, maria. That was arties marie gas, the air force there. Meaning capitol of yet, of now lets turn to the United States where the 2020 president ial election is still far from over counting and recounting continues in a number of states that any 2 weeks after the vote and the Trump Administration remained adamant. The president will secure a 2nd term my own view or looking at this election that we, we have what appears in some sense to be an immaculate deception that were moving forward here at the white house. Knew something that there will be a 2nd term Media Outlets have called the election for joe biden. However, donald trump has yet to concede victory on his claim that the election was fraudulent. His team filmed legal challenges in several states and demanded recounts there. In fact, one is underway into would you, which was too close to call, and some republicans are even calling that into question the hand tally of the 2020 president ial race in georgias 159 counties is underway. The largest manual retaliate in the countrys history and hand count stems from an audit required by state law. According to the law, one race must be audited by hand to ensure voting. Machines are counting ballots accurately. That began at 9 am friday and is expected to be complete by 11, 59 pm, wednesday. Officials in nevada working to finish counting votes in clark county. Although we still have work to do, staff will be fully engaged friday, saturday, and sunday with reconciling all of the records that we have in place for all the votes that were cast in clark county, from supporters. Continuing their stop, the still rallies. Thursday, demonstrators gathering in richmond, virginia. There wasnt even our, our no 0. 40 votes so quiet that he was there for the president elect. But what about the order michigan . Were about to overturn wisconsin. Were about to overturn. Thats over, you know, theyre going to find out really where the owner is a very skilled county in short, youre in arizona or nevada because probably still in that we the u. S. Postal Service Whistleblower who shared information about backdating ballots in pennsylvania with project there are toss was questioned by u. S. P. S. Investigators. Richard hopkins says he stands by his initial claims to say that i did not recant my statements. After tweeting about the dominion voting machines, deleting votes, President Trump tweeting friday morning that 2020 was a rigged election reporting for the news with rick sanchez and sweet. But state officials and independent observers have always said that there is no indication of wrongdoing in the election at the moment in a letter to the trunk of ministration. U. S. Election officials called the 2025, the most secure in american history, that a recent poll just suggests widespread public concern about mail inviting and the potential for wrong doing a panel of guests discuss the issue. Some Bureaucratic Agency saying they think it was the most secure election ever. Thats fine, but we, the people have a right and a campaign does to get to the bottom of this. And if we get to the bottom of the process, the rule of law, the constitution this, that our founders knew how to set this up. Weve had other elections where there either was allegations of fraud or enough questions of fraud that they changed the election. So lets get to the bottom of it. Lets see what happens. Georgia has a republican governor, a republican elections officer, 2 republican president s, republican sitting governor. Its all republicans involved in this vote count. So youre telling me that republicans coronated it was fired against the president of the United States to create this, this loss that obviously is attributed now to going to truck in some state dept president obama is lecturing the American People on concession when Hillary Clinton and the democrats in Congress Never conceded the present, trump, they never stop digging into him. But look out, all im saying is dont accept the results until we get to the bottom of it. Then we should. The question is whether democrats would accept the results if we get to the point where we find big fraud. Bottom line is it doesnt matter whos counting. It doesnt matter what litigation you have lost that you can not do is beyond december 8th. Zimmer, 14, is the day will be Electoral College has to be, and so those are 2 days of the good for if anyone tries to violate those dates, now youre in a constitutional crisis, and now youre impacting the transfer of power. That is constitutionally mandated by january, but republicans supporting trumps fraud allegations are putting democracy on a dangerous path. That is, according to the former u. S. President , barack obama. However, these arent the 1st allegations of wrongdoing during an american election. Its john hawkins reports. Theres a common theme in the media when it comes to the possibility of irregularities in the u. S. President ial election. Its a ludicrous claim that ludicrous, every vote counts. But when someone gets enough votes to win, the loser, concedes that is what happens in this country. Destroyed was unfounded, ludicrous, and baseless allegations made by President Trump and his Campaign Team remain just that allegations until proven otherwise in courts of law. But such controversies are nothing new. Ask former president barack obama. I come from chicago. So are our so i want to be honest, its not as if its just republicans who monkeyed around with elections in the past. Sometimes democrats have to and heres jerry nadler, another democrats, the current chairman of the house judiciary committee. In my experience in new york paper ballots are extremely susceptible to freud. Your paper with no machines, i can show you, i can show you experience, which would move your head spin, wasnt alone the 2004 election saw concerns raised about multiple aspects of the voting process on key swing state, ohio saw democrat candidate john kerry question whether the outcome represented the will of the voters, and the d. N. C. Chairman agreed. Im not confident that the election in ohio was fairly decided. We know that there was substantial Voter Suppression and the machines were not reliable. It should not be a surprise that the republicans are willing to do things that are unethical to manipulate elections. Thats what we suspect has happened. And wed like to safeguard our elections so that democracy can still be counted on to work. Former u. S. President jimmy carter cochair, the federal election reform commission, which states that in 2005, that mail in voting is fraught with the risk of forward coercion. Hes since backtracked on that plane, but remains scathing about elections in the United States. The american political system wouldnt measure up to any sort of International Standards for several reasons. Lack of Central Election Commission capable of issuing uniform rules, lack of equal access to the media for all viable candidates. And the inability to conduct recounts the election process in america has of course, come a long way. In the 19th century voting was controlled by gangs who would broadly bore, coerce voters. It looked Something Like this. Im all for it, my boy to form an alliance with you against bill cutting and is slated later this candidates go hsieh to hand some people every vote you sent them a nice way in the coming elections. Things became less violent and more nuanced than the 20th century. Lyndon johnson ended up winning a primary. He was losing in texas by just 87 votes. All thanks to the last minute appearing of a ballot box full of votes for johnson. This pave the way to his rise in politics and later presidency. There was scandal at the time, but a mission took years to emerge. Johnson did not win that election. It was students for him, and i know exactly how it was done. The 2000 bush gore election controversy has been cited by some as a comparison to 2020. Results in the deciding state will close with the Supremes Court giving bush the nod. But the result could have been a very different thousands of voters in florida were labeled felons, preventing them from voting. Bushs brother or even democratic, even democratic oriented law firms. Because everyone was afraid of the bush family and the governor and losing important state business in this election cycle could perhaps be summed up best by joe biden. Himself, we have put together. I think the most extensive and Inclusive Voter Fraud Organization in the history of american politics. Of course, this was just an ironic slip of the tongue biden was really talking about the democrats Voter Protection program. For many though, the issue with the president ial election 2020 may not be the result itself or even of trumps claims are all true or not. Against the backdrop of election controversies spanning decades, its the total dismissal and reluctance to even investigate the allegations that will continue to polarize voters for years to come. And hawkins there now with many expecting to see joe biden in the white house, we have been assessing his foreign policy. The latest addition of artes going underground, spoke with a former special adviser to barack obama. Do you think its a mistake to see trump is some kind of bolt from the blue. Someone who broke in a fundamental way with american traditions because trumps isolationism, his unilateralism, his protectionism, his racism, all of those actually buttes have very strong roots in american history. Going back to the founders, going back to the late 17 hundreds. And in some ways, i think trump has demonstrated himself to be a very acute politician because hes been able to tap in to that different narrative that different version of american except exceptionalism, america. And as the city on the hill that stands aloof from the world, not a country that goes out to change the world. And so right now, i think as biden prepares to take office, we do see the country going through a searching debate about the nature of its role moving forward. And my own view is its time for the country to find the middle ground between where it was in the pre pearl harbor era, which was doing too little and running away from the world where it has been more recently, which is drawing, trying to do too much particularly in the middle east to find that stable middle ground to step back, but not to step away by one of the biggest changes to our lifestyle in the pandemic has been the king from research. Is that jimmys biggest bank believe that those people should be taxed for the privilege of working from home will be part of the new normal well off to the pen demick his post. We argue that Remote Workers should pay a tax for the privilege calculations suggest the amounts raised could Fund Material income subsidies for low income earners who are unable to work remotely, and thus assume more old economy and health risks. But i dont, your bank team is suggesting an additional 5 percent levy for the remote staff. They do argue that its roughly equivalent to what people save on transport and food, adding that the money could be then be redistributed to those who cant work online. Many of whom are Blue Collar Workers on the incomes of the researchers estimate that such a scheme would raise around 48000000000. 00 in tax revenue in the u. S. 9000000000 in the u. K. And 19000000000 in germany itself. Most of this year have shown positive ads cheech to home base work in a poll in the United States did find that a hefty 72 percent of socalled knowledge workers want, a combination of remote and office g. T. S. , while only 12 percent would prefer to work solely from the office journalist, charlie boyle, and geo political analysts, rain or office, gave their views on the idea of a new work from home tax. Its needs to be proven 1st. The people who are working from home at the long run will save money, because if this is the new normal that is supposed to be, then that would also mean that you need a fully equipped equipped office. You can work for the next years from your kitchen desk, actually turning, just speaking specifically about weeks weeks, which the narrative quite far from johnson me a month and a half ago telling people to get out to work. Or theyre all fired pretty much and its the essence of the message. I think we have to have a wider conversation about working from home in long term. If people stay at home, work from home, the turnover is reduced. For many other businesses like hotel guest, joining me like all the Transportation Business loses tat turnover. If people work from home and this hurts the overall economy, a major cost for people is really nice and that is getting to work. And that is internet fights to get something every year and a lot of cases. So that automatically removes the you know, significant cost associates, you get into the way the governments are in europe, at least are handling now the pen demick crisis is in effect, suffocating economy. We have a great loss in g. D. P. This year. Well have it next year. So i think it can never be compensated just by a simple tax, no time to even implement it in its interest. So its cool. Well, and i say yes. Ok. And secure the 1st 3 months of next year. Once it actually gets rolled out and well have the conversation for free and clear, its time for the governments should try to open up the economy as soon as possible to allow people to go back to their workplaces as soon as possible that really our economy can pick up speed again and we need that as soon as possible and no tax can really correct this Current Situation, but we are having now i think the National Still ahead for you this out, fishermen in france warning jobs will go a marine. Life will be damaged beyond repair plans to build a new wind farm in brittany. Get the go ahead. Thats among the stories to come just after the big guns are really taking a position against the u. S. Dollar standard to give also a dollar is hes heavy into gold. Thanks. Dollar is going to be very bad situation going forward. He has not yet jumped into the big point both, but i predict you will very soon. Youve got warren buffett. He doesnt like big point, but he is putting a lot of money work in japan to get out of the dollar. And the joneses having to go so all of the titanic, you know, movers and shakers of the Global Financial world are going away from the dollar. Join me every time. Im sure when ill be speaking to im sure. Ill see you. Welcome back. Without a now after a big spike in crime, the u. S. City of minneapolis has approved a cash injection for its police department. The force will get an extra half a 1000000. 00 and will be used to recruit more offices. It comes though, despite a nearly a pledge by the city council to dismantle the department in the wake of the killing of a black man at the hands of local offices. The death of george floyd sparked months of nationwide protests where homicides in minneapolis have doubled since last year with nearly 75 killings reported in 2020. The number of shootings has also reached deck or decade high. Today with 500 people shot the share or say, Violent Crime is a hitting record highs with over 4600. 00 incidents reported to authorities and some 100. 00 officers have left the Minneapolis Police force since the start of the year leading to an understaffing problem. Our resources are hemorrhaging. Our city is bleeding at this moment. Im trying to do all i can to stop that bleeding. And im so doing that having the funds to, to launch a citywide joining force me team initiatives. We can try to try to stop the bleeding here in our city. But he smith the spokesperson for the u. S. National Police Association says that the funding who are in force meant would leave citizens. Im protected, the crime started to skyrocket. Violent crime is out of control in certain parts of the city of minneapolis. And so this, this notion of defunding, the police, i actually heard not just the police, but its actually harming the citizens. What were also seeing is the more resources you take away from Police Officers, the Less Community policing there are and the more Police Officers get hurt. People are not dying quickly of covert 19 in the city of minneapolis. Yes, people are getting sick from cope with 19. Most people in the United States recover quickly for from covert 19. You dont recover from being murdered in order to keep the citizen safe, theyre going to have to learn how to live with Police Officers. The Minneapolis Police department is one of the most Progressive Police departments in the United States. That fishman reposing plans to build an offshore wind farm in western france, claiming he will endangered sea life and cite that law if you could present when you die has been pushing for Renewable Energy children to be picks up. The story. Fishing is a way of life. Pay off the coast of brittany every morning, fishermen head off to sea in the hope of catching their bedroom. But theyre now not alone. A Renewable Energy company is also trying to get it hooks into this areas natural resources. The strong winds in tights here make the coast around the area which is near song creek perfect for an offshore wind farm. 62 turbines are planned with the site expected to be operational in the next 3 years. But fishermen are determined to sink the project. Our leaders have been clear if they dont get answers to their questions, they say there cannot be a wind farm. That is a certainty, like our committers president. He says he would rather die standing and find this project than let it happen. The fisherman cannot lead this baby developed. The wind farm is important politically french president not growing, has attempted to portray himself as being an environmental champion. Now he hopes that wind power could generate almost a faith of frances electricity by 2028, partly from offshore turbines. Yet one Campaign Group says the construction of the wind farms is an environmental disaster. Congress has said they are back on his own to put asia when you install a wind farm in a protected zone. The environmental damage is close. It will destroy the reach sea life and small scale fishing will disappear. The government has tried to offer compensation, but it cant compensate damage to the sea. There is no compensation for loss of sea life. We also have the biggest natural reserve in brittany because we are in the migration corridor for birds, and there is no compensation for the destruction of birds. The wind from project is said to be exacerbating of tensions too, just the other side of where its plans, its the oil of jersey, where fishing is also an important economy. Its no exaggeration to say that jersey fishermen are not able to access large areas of their own waters because it is simply covered in french, french nets, french gear. He says, thats because french fishermen have been pushed all their own waters because of the wind farm. When those vessels, which are now turning up and increasing. Yes, it too are in jerseys waters to an extent that our system and can no longer access huge areas of our own sea of our own waters. So that it is causing just on the set of all levels of hardship such as a fisherman. Its got, its creating conflict between jersey, fishermen and french fisherman and certainly creating what has created unsustainable levels of fishing if it, in the water. The Company Responsible for the construction of the wind from says it continues to study the impact it has on the environment. And for the french government, this project is one key to fronts moving towards Renewable Energy sources. But locals here are determined to do everything they can to scupper that shell that david see brittany and i bring shrubs. And i dont forget that weve got a website with plenty of stories to tell you. You can find that at r. C. A. Dome on election night, you may know whether the margin for the winner is so large that it is impossible for the defeated candidate to catch up. So there may still be 10. 00