A stunning victory for vis munich in the Champions League semifinal against barcelona quarter the german side go on to win 3 of softness major trophies the season. On record as welcome to the Program Thousands of people have gathered in minsk for another day of protests against the valorous in government defying a Police Crackdown following disputed elections huge crowds have gathered to commemorate the death of a demonstrator earlier this week so far Security Forces appear to be holding back from intervening in European Union says it will sanction officials to repress dissent meanwhile embattled president Alexander Lukashenko has today called on russia to support him and his claim to have lost last weeks elections. Well were now joined by kate schmidt so you know shes an analyst with batteries an institute for strategic studies cant thanks very much for coming on the program we are again saying people on the streets several 1000 today of this is another real show of force against the
Piling on the pressure in bellary small factory workers go on strike as they join protests calling the president to step down. And gazas only power plant shuts down leaving 2000000. 00 people with only 4 hours of electricity a day. Away what appears to be a coup is unfolding in one of west africas largest country soldiers have staged a mutiny at a military base near malis capital bamako and now say they detained the president and Prime Minister protesters of ransacked government offices after months of demonstrations demanding president abraham cater step down the back of reports. Hundreds of antigovernment protesters border to the streets of the mali and capital bamako some ransacking and burning government offices. They were responding to reports of an army intervention in the countrys trouble politics and the rest of president abraham cater a Prime Minister who polices say. Heavily on troops were seen as scorching a vehicle believed to be carrying the president. Weve come out today
Contender is eugene v debs, the nations most celebrated world war i protester. This footage captures him on his return to his hometown of terre haute, indiana, following his release from prison by president harding after federal convictions stemming from those were protests, and tonight, we are in terre haute. Let me introduce you to one of the guests who will be with us tonight. His book is called democracys prisoner eugene v debs, the first world war, and the right to dissent. Why do you care about him . He was the central figure in the socialist movement at a time when it was a viable, growing, and important part of the american political culture. Is it interesting as a snapshot in time or did he have a lasting legacy, do you think . I think he and his fellow candidates managed to move the discussion forward in important directions that have affected the development of american democracy ever since. He is of his time but has had a long impact on us as well. We will have time to delv
With the u. S. Army command general Staff College in for the eleven worth on marking 75 years since world war ii. It also comes in the middle of the librarys partnership from january through may with the eisenhower president ial Library Foundation in ablene. And its on the Dwight Eisenhower exhibit up on the second floor art gallery here at the library, the mountain gallery. And we have a series of programs running on Dwight Eisenhower through may. Next one of those, in fact, is next wednesday. Tonight we focus on eisenhower and George Marshall. The army chief of staff who targeted ike for advancement as a military officer, keen eye for talent, because among others, with ike, you know, he spied george patton. He spied omar bradley and he became one of ikes primary mentors as the army chief of staff from 1939 to 1945. Marshall of course went on to become the secretary of state and win a noble peace prize. David mills assistant of military history and has phd in history from north Dakota
Markets react positively is a drug developed for ebola shows potential for treatment of patients with over 19. And residents in ukraines capital are told to stay indoors as wildfires near term noble cause pollution levels to soar. Hello thanks for joining us africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000 people will die when the virus takes hold there unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than thoughts in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own going to. And a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does with the current joe volpe doing testing kits its likely that the numbers are higher than reported well fewer than 2020000 cases have been reported across the continent to date but the World Health Organization is concerned there could be 10000000 in t