The u. K. But the Economic Impact of the pandemic has seen major cities including love that become ghost towns. Good morning welcome this is r. T. International. Condolences are being sent from all around the world to lebanon where a devastating explosion ripped through the capital on tuesday the nation is in mourning as the catastrophe has already claimed lives of at least 78 people and left another 4000 injured. Now we can show you live pitches this is the same right now by routes and you can see the devastation a plane just smoke had been seen still billowing into the skies above the city the damage done to the infrastructure to buildings to vehicles to peoples homes to businesses its evident that the port area of the city has been absolutely devastated the nearby buildings city raced to the ground many of them and this has caused chaos right across the lebanese capital. Given the large number of people injured hospitals are under immense strength facilities already dealing with the
Sanctioned by china today is off to Washington Target a chinese officials over rights abuses in. North bring money to syrian president Bashar Al Assad an investigative report alleges Anonymous Companies in the e. U. In u. K. Was central to the war fighting. Now the political shift towards the right in Eastern Europe has gotten yet another boost with polands incumbent andre judah narrowly winning the president ial runoff he secured just over 51 percent of the vote in a close race against the liberal was just koski of policy already controls parliament and this result means it can press ahead with its conservative agenda alexia bryan reports. It was the votes. Seen as a battle for polands future and the results show a country divided but by a tiny margin andrzej duda will stay in office. Hes been there for 5 years propped up by the rightwing law and Justice Party yet for all the control they wield in poland due to filed to secure a comfortable when they are not a bad example i want to ma
Good morning live from moscow this sunday the 7th of june welcome to the weekly with me kevin now in a roundup of the big stories of the day and the week just gone 1st them from washington to our larry and from philadelphia to chicago saturday saw the United States big cities filled with protesters against racism and Police Brutality nearly 2 weeks after the death of george floyd mostly peaceful scenes throughout unlike earlier this week when i just hated crowds felt the full force of riot police and military vehicles patrolled americas streets at least 11 have died during the protests and all 4 former officers present when george floyd was killed will face murder charges. From coast to coast and from small groups to streets filled with fury theres been protests throughout the week in all 50 states the National Guard was deployed at least half of them curfews were imposed in at least 29 locations with demonstrators throughout the week describing continued heavy handed policing as rioti
A river red the Authorities Say they wont alerted in time. Good morning love from r t h q moscow this sunday the 7th of june welcome to the weekly with me kevin owen all round up of the big stories of the day and the week just gone 1st them from washington to l. A. And from philadelphia to chicago saturday saw the United States big cities filled with protesters keeping up the pressure against racism and Police Brutality mostly peaceful seems to right. Earlier this week when agitated crowds before force of riot police and military vehicles patrolled american streets. In action. You. Coast to coast in from small groups to streets filled with theory theres been protests throughout the week in all 50 states the National Guard was deployed in at least half of them curfews were imposed in at least 29 locations with demonstrators throughout the week describing continued heavy handed policing as rioting and looting spread. From the days that ive been out the only time that violence erupts or g
Entirely wrong. Good morning for russia the 4th of june 2020 life from arties at world news h. Q. Here in moscow is kevin and delighted to be this sad taking through those headlines in more detail again the news all focused on america for the next few minutes whats been happening there again overnight the remaining 3 minneapolis officers present at the death of george floyd will also now face murder charges murder charges is the big headline the video of that incident led to protests and rioting as we know 9 days and counting across the United States. Bringing charges against all 4 Police Officers was a key demand of floyds family and the protesters for initially only losing their jobs 3 will now face trial for aiding and abetting murder while the officer who fatally pinned floyd to the ground as had his charge raised to 2nd degree murder all face a maximum of 40 years prison if convicted. I believe the evidence available to us now supports the stronger charge of 2nd degree murder weve