And we begin with breaking news from the United States where a Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has died of complications from pancreatic cancer the 87 year old has been a champion of womens rights and the leader of the courts liberal wing death gives President Trump a chance to dramatically expand the courts conservative majority at a time when america is deeply divided and the president ial vote is just over 6 weeks away i did jocasta begins our coverage with a look back at Ruth Bader Ginsburgs life and legacy. Physically Ruth Bader Ginsburg was diminutive but she loomed large on the u. S. Supreme Court Ginsburg was a blunt talking liberal who often challenge her conservative colleagues on the bench warrant to jewish immigrants in Brooklyn New York in 1933 ginsburg was a brilliant student she was one of only 9 women to enroll in Harvard University law school in 1956 later transferring to Columbia University where she graduated at the top of her class but as ginsburg told one
Mediterranean turkey plans a military exercise a day after claiming to chase down a great fighter jets. And anger in parts of europe over coronavirus restrictions raising fears of a new wave of infections. Thousands of women have marched in bella ruse to denounce state violence against protesters since the president ial vote on or was the 9th authorities have arrested thousands of people now theyve started withdrawing accreditation from journalists with some expelled on saturday reports. Defying what looks like a crackdown on dissent in belarus these women chanting we wont forget we wont forgive part of what they call a peacekeeping force designed to stop Peaceful Protesters being intimidated thousands marched in the capital minsk. Since Alexander Lukashenko was reelected as president earlier this month officially winning 80 percent of the vote there have been daily demonstrations several people have been killed and hundreds more injured and now the authorities have started withdrawing
Of water borne diseases following sudans worst floods in a century. Of the destruction of the Aboriginal Heritage sites of australia forces the resignation of the head of one of the worlds biggest mining companies. Hundreds of refugees on the greek out of the blast bosses demanding to be allowed to leave and go to the mainland theyve spent 3 nights without shelter after fires destroyed the camp food is also running out of what was europes biggest refugee camp aljazeera sania gago reports. This is the reality for the thousands of refugees on the greek island of last boss caught between the streets and an even more precarious future. And these are the politicians who are tasked with finding a solution to a crisis that has been gnawing at the european. After 5 years of attempts and acknowledgement from brussels that it has so far failed to come up with a comprehensive plan by 2006. Because a number of its. Green. Leaves. No. This is where that failure is being felt most on the roads where
Mood are. Stepping up the pressure against racism in the us jacob blakes family leads a march in the town where he was shocked a week ago. Volunteering to help find a vaccine will meet the indonesian sisters taking part in human trials. Italian coast guard has transferred 49 migrants to the island of lampedusa the taking them of a stranded rescue vessel in the Mediterranean Sea thank you and women and children on the body of one person who died trying to make the crossing they are among 200 migrants who were picked up by a rescue boat funded by the british street artist banksy the crew of the Louise Michel says repeated distress calls were initially ignored by. European rescue services the un says around 500 people have drowned in the mediterranean so far this year for Tancredi Palmeri is a freelance journalist following the story he says rescue operations have been challenging during the coronavirus outbreak. Lampedusa is a very tiny island and basically the hotspot that hes receiving
Stepping up the pressure against racism in the us jacob blakes family leads a march in the town where he was shot a week ago. Also thousands of homes destroyed in flooding in sudar and with the government warning that the nile river is reaching unprecedented levels. Volunteering to help find a vaccine will meet the indonesian sisters taking part in human trials. The Company Welcome to the program dozens of migrants who were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea last week have been brought to the italian island of lampedusa now they were among small than 200 picked up by a charity vessel funded by the british street artist Banksy Charlotte dallas reports. After radio silence from the Italian Coast Guard on saturday they responded to calls for help transporting 49 migrants from charity Louise Michel to the island of lampedusa it was 32 women 13 children for maine and one body and an identified migrant who failed in their dream to start a new life in europe. They had been on the Louise Miche