Resign. U. S. Vice president might bans continues campaigning off the reports suggest at least 5 senior Staff Members have tested positive for corona virus. And a ban on Nuclear Weapons will soon become a reality but is it worth the paper its written on. The program we begin this news hour in chile where voters i have just a few hours left to cost their ballot in a historic referendum on whether to change the countrys constitution a vote is a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of consume the country since last year at the heart of the unrest lingering inequality enshrined in the current constitution which was enacted decades ago during the pinochet dictatorship more than 14000000. 00 people are eligible to vote including president Sebastian Pinera who cost his votes in the capital santiago they have been long queues of people outside polling stations and soldiers a controlling entry with strict sanitary measures obviously because of the pandemic our latin america editor you
A state of emergency new measures are in place across europe to stop the spread of covert 19. A call for a nationwide strike in belarus self to the president ignores the oppositions demand to step down. Polls have just closed in a historic referendum in chile people are deciding whether to overhaul the constitution which critics say as led to widespread inequalities for decades the vote a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of overwhelmed the country since last year if the referendum passes Guiding Principles imposed 4 decades ago under a military dictatorship could be replaced president Sebastian Pinera believes the measure will be approved latin america editor of the sea and human is joining us now from a polling station in santiago to see if this is an. About the part of the constitution itself its also about whos going to rewrite it imho its going to be written isnt it. Oh theres so much at that that we dont know but right now at this very moment the polls have just clos
Santiago. The constitution remember it was written under the pinochet dictatorship and it does make it very difficult for reforms to be to be made in a way that would not be unconstitutional so its been a kind of a long and tough and very very difficult process over the last 30 years since the return to democracy and chileans are saying its time to say enough and start from scratch Security Forces in iraq have farms tear gas of protesters trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone the demonstrations against corruption and unemployment 1st began a year ago france has registered a record of new daily infections with more than 52000 confirmed cases and sunday several other European Countries including italy and spain are now imposing stricter measures as infection rates sore. Cameroons blaming a massacre at a school and separatist on groups witnesses say the attackers used guns and machetes and victims it happened in the city of kumba in an English Speaking region at least 8 childre
Burden the European Union and veil as a new refugee policy as leaders at mits the bronx asylum process isnt working and paying their respects americans on a Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the battle heats up over who will replace them a Supreme Court justice. Thank you very much for joining us there is anger in the u. S. City of louisville after a grand jury ruled that Police Officers involved in the Fatal Shooting of a black woman Brianna Taylor used justified force her family has described the verdict as outrageous and offensive they jury there has indicted one of the 3 officers involved in the shooting for firing into her neighbors apartment 26 year old brian attain it was shot multiple times when police stormed her home in march sharing a drunks raids protesters seeking justice for taylor want the Police Officers charged for murder or manslaughter the mayor of louisville has announced his 72 hour curfew and call for calm as antiracism protests triggered by her death and that of george voic
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