A total lockdown for the capital santiago after a huge jump in infections and in afghanistan the death toll rises to 56. 00 from attacks on a Maternity Hospital and funeral which threatened to unravel the deal with the taliban. The European Union is urging Member States to start reopening their borders to help revive the continents summer tourist season and battered economy france austria and switzerland say that they will start relaxing their Coronavirus Closures as early as this weekend germany and some other states will open their borders by june 15th others though are not convinced spain for one which has the worlds 4th highest test hole plans to keep its borders shut until at least july thousands of people in england meanwhile have gone back to work for the 1st time in 7 weeks but leaders in scotland wales and Northern Ireland to say its too early to relax restrictions and china has placed a 2nd city under lockdown this week after a cluster of more than 20 cases were discovered in
Well lets get more on this were joined now by casey back at a resident signified over in the governments project of the Australian Institute of say libertarian think tank and hes joining us live from washington d. C. Yesterday get very good to have you with us on aljazeera now this policy putting the procedure to avoid it does it mean that the democrats think that they have a very strong case from the private testimonies which will play well publicly do you think. Right thats thats what everyones waiting to see the speaker putting this to a vote does a couple things one it signals that theyre ready to move to the public phase of the inquiry they feel that theyve collected enough information with their their behind the scenes depositions that they have a strong case to make to the American People and 2nd it undercuts a lot of the procedural process arguments that the republicans have been lobbing at the democrats saying that this president hasnt been given his rights hes been given no d
Normally done but as highly alluded to earlier the president still holds very strong to that base of support that doesnt want him to do things the way washington has always done things and thats why theyre not particularly bothered that he has broken protocol even as democrats allege this hits the foundations of american democracy could have really go to any American Election security. All right thanks so much kimberly how to lets just well for a moment on the numbers that were seeing here on the screen now clearly weve got more yeas the nays thats not a huge surprise 215 saying yes to this motion versus 179. 00 according to how whats displayed on the screen now pretty much all the republican votes have said no to this and all but one democratic voice so far has said yes to this measure so that is very much a partisan vote i think that most people will agree but it does look like if you look at the numbers are still going up as we talk with why we need to wait a minute but now were at
Revolution 2. 0. Weve had a number of. International protests and National Press the states coincide with friday protests just by happenstance this year and those have had particularly large protests in the millions even william womens day last march at a particularly big one and some of the algerian commentators coming here to washington are online say you know Divine Providence has been with them because all these political holidays are falling on fridays but i think the main game right now is 23 candidates have been approved for december elections as opposed to 2 last july which led to canceled elections and so we really have a standoff now between elections that may happen with extremely low turnout with general population but with 23 candidates verses a Leaderless Movement that wants total change but really hasnt put forward a platform or a method to take over power and so this standoff will continue in the protests will probably grow professor lawrence just just on that question
Removed from office addressed the nation for the 1st time since the crisis began he presented his solution by promising to fight corruption and invited the protesters to engage in dialogue. With the regime cannot be toppled from the streets the regime must be changed through conditional tools now we have economic models to bring jobs we also have concerns about the economy i am willing to listen to your demands i am waiting for you his invitation was swiftly rejected Civil Society activists say that people have heard promises like these before the president s speech did not address promises that he will address corruption and try to return some of the stolen money but thats just promises that there is no confidence. With the people that they will actually that the government will follow through and recover the stolen money they say they want radical change they want new faces in power who are not affiliated with the governing parties and theyre promising to keep lebanon on lockdown unt