A state of emergency new measures are in place across europe to stop the spread of covert 19. Call for a nationwide strike in belo to sell off to the president ignores the oppositions demand to step down. As a festive mood in chile where a referendum to change the constitution looks likely to pass with an overwhelming majority since polls closed 3 hours ago people have been gathering at a popular square in the capital to celebrate the government agreed to the referendum following protests against social and economic inequalities which began one year ago on latin america editor on the scene human is joining us now from santiago it seems from the very early hours of this referendum the people were absolutely convinced that this was going to go ahead. Absolutely and they were right in fact with nearly 90 percent of the votes already counted it has been and landslide in favor of those who wanted or rather in favor of the choice of rewriting to constitution what im seeing now is Something L
Europe. How to call for a nationwide strike came by the roots after the president ignores the opposition said line to step down. We begin in chile where with most of the votes counted a referendum to change the constitution is on course to pass with an overwhelming majority since polls closed several hours ago thousands of people have been gathering at a popular square in the capital to celebrate it was the focal point of last is often violent protests against social and economic inequalities the governments agreed to the referendum following those demonstrations. A current constitution was imposed 4 decades ago under the military dictatorship of pinochet early results suggest people want a body of specially elected citizens to draw off the new charter which will then go to a nationwide vote. Chiles president Sebastian Pinera has called on the nation to Work Together if. This referendum is not the end it is the beginning of a path that we must all walk to give the to agree on a new con
A new start in chile millions for it to rewrite a constitution drawn up under the military to leadership it will cost a commission. A sad attempt to now its up hold a humanitarian ceasefire between azerbaijan and armenia has come into effect the 2 sides have been fighting over the disputed territory of not gonna cut back but as a juror in previous attempts to stop the conflict both have already accused the other of violating that agreement this latest response mediated by the United States despite heavy fighting on sunday our correspondent how to me it has the latest on that cease fire from the get in azerbaijan. Ergs a bit early to say where its going to go if you base it on the 1st 2 announcements of cease fire the 1st will be able to battell from the no. After i looked over 17th then this is all the reason to be a bit skeptical about this 3rd fear mation. There have been accusations from both sides that the ceasefire had already been violated but by and large if i compare those earl
A state of emergency new measures are in place across europe to stop the spread of covert 19. A call for a nationwide strike in belarus self to the president ignores the oppositions demand to step down. Polls have just closed in a historic referendum in chile people are deciding whether to overhaul the constitution which critics say as led to widespread inequalities for decades the vote a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of overwhelmed the country since last year if the referendum passes Guiding Principles imposed 4 decades ago under a military dictatorship could be replaced president Sebastian Pinera believes the measure will be approved latin america editor of the sea and human is joining us now from a polling station in santiago to see if this is an. About the part of the constitution itself its also about whos going to rewrite it imho its going to be written isnt it. Oh theres so much at that that we dont know but right now at this very moment the polls have just clos
Election you know. Some americans say theyre desperate for an alternative. Every turning in from this are welcome to the International Lines you know. We begin with our breaking news story on the Program Germany has claimed russian opposition figure out Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent from the novacek group not only is currently in a medically induced coma in a berlin hospital after being early from siberia 2 weeks ago the Russian Foreign Ministry Says its requests to berlin for information on the case have so far gone on earlier i was joined by our correspondents maracas dia and peter all over 1st. Well german chancellor Angela Merkel said that there was clear and unambiguous evidence that Alexei Novelli the russian opposition figure had been poisoned using a novacek nerve agent she said that this they come to this conclusion following testing of samples taken from alexei in the valley at the bundeswehr institute a german military. Tree this is credited certified by the