An hour teaser the new 7 r. T. Channels are pulled off a lot which claims the network is controlled by someone on the blacklist even though yeah actually heads up a different use agency 6 as we explain. Why theyre good afternoon my name is kevin owen here in moscow just turn to pm now this is r. T. International and it is news from russia thats dominating our coverage this hour it is the final day of week of voting thats been taking place across russia on proposed changes to the countrys constitution while many of already had their say by voting online president has declared today a National Holiday to allow voters who havent yet done so the chance to cast their ballot. And its a package of more than 140. 00 amendments all told many adding social and legal and economic guarantees to the constitution a couple to pinpoint one ensuring the minimum wage wont be lower than the cost of living vitally important lot of people another one to securing an annual adjustment to maintain the value o
La which claims the networks controlled by someone on the block even though he actually has a different news agency as we explain. Your training in from right across the globe welcome to R T International my names union. Its the final day of a week of voting thats been taking place across russia on proposed changes to the countrys constitution while many have already had their say by voting online president putin the 3rd today a National Holiday to voters who havent yet done so the chance to cast their ballot. Lets go through its a package of more than 140. 00 amendments many things social legal and economic guarantees to the constitution one ensures the minimum wage will not be lower than the cost of living another secures a new will adjustment to maintain the value of pensions allowance has also tougher requirements for Civil Servants such as bombing key officials from having foreign citizenship or Bank Accounts are brought also some proposal seen by some controversial more age would
Of its planes crashed Pakistan International Airlines Ground a 3rd of its pilots to fake or devious qualifications. Liverpool fans celebrate the clubs 1st English League title when. The World Health Organization says europe is facing an upsurge in corona virus cases as the disease continues to ravage the americas the w. H. O. Warned some European Health systems risk being overwhelmed and yet governments continue to lift restrictions in britain thousands of people took the relaxed regime a little too far cramming a south coast beach on the hottest day of the year the w h os a europe chief says the virus is not on the continent yet. Pandemic didnt used to accelerate with a Record Number of the new group of those cases reported on sunday with 183000 confirmed in 24 hours last week europe saw an increase in weekly cases for the 1st time in months still europes caseload compares favorably with that of the u. S. And latin America Brazil has Just Announced another almost 40000 cases and more
Hes the longest serving russian leader since Joseph Stalin but a lot of the putin wants to stay in power even longer a referendum on constitutional reforms court extend his rule so how will this shape the future of russia this is inside still. Hello welcome to the program on. Vladimir putin was 1st elected as russias president in 2020 years later he still had he served longer than any russian or soviet politician since the early 1950 s. And it could be on course to be one of his nations longest serving leaders putins opponents say he plans to Never Leave Office constitutional reforms introduced in january will allow him to stay in power for another 26 year terms his current one ends in 4 years russians have started voting in a weeklong referendum on the amendments but the state duma has already approved those changes to the constitution while also passing a law that says the reforms must have the public support its president putin says hell consider running for a 5th term in 2024 he sa
In moscow this is our Team International im john thomas certainly with us as we recap the weeks top stories with our Weekly Program russias overhauled constitution came into effect on saturday following a previous weeklong vote a hefty majority of the public endorsed of the changes with over 3 quarters in favor from a turnout of around 60 percent taylor kept tabs on the final day of polling for us. Now this really was a vote of us the fos time people were in mosques and gloves that they were using disposable pattons wilson through temperature sconce focusing on law and facade as for the voting process itself while that was a situation where security footage allegedly caught a woman stuffing the ballots now but counting in that area of moscow has been suspended pending an investigation otherwise the central Editorial Commission says that it found no irregularities that was so many amendments on the table 147. 00 in total that its difficult to decide what it was that ultimately secured p