Hello again im peter w. Watching al jazeera live from Global Headquarters here and also coming up thousands of homes uninhabitable dozens of schools destroyed one week on from the beirut blast cleanup efforts reveal the extent of the damage. Growing concern over russias corona virus vaccine germany says the product must be safely tested before being released for general use. And reports of a social media post considered offensive to islam sparked violent protests in southern india. Begin this bulletin of aljazeera will accuse with the latest fallout from sundays disputed president ial election in belarus state media is reporting that several protest organizers have been arrested on weapons day in minsk that brings the total number of opposition supporters detained. More than 4 thumbs the country could now face sanctions because of suspected vote rigging and violent crackdown on demonstrators e. U. Foreign ministers are expected to meet on friday to discuss what to do next correspondenc
Faster a year on since a power sharing deal was signed. Reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic japans economy itself is the worst contraction on record. All the better russian president has told striking workers there will not be new elections in the country until opponents kill him but Alexander Lukashenko has suggested he may be willing to redistribute power after a week of mass protests over the election he said changes to the constitution could be made but he wouldnt do it under pressure now that speech came hours after Opposition Leaders for granted to kind of sky said she was ready to help lead the country during a transitional period she sent a video message from exile in neighboring a few ania of protesters across the country have made it clear that they want out and thousands of whack. Is it stage in factories and now the state broadcaster have joined a National Strike but our correspondent stepped basons is in the capital minsk step i know we keep using the word
The leaders of 2 west african nations ivory coast and guinea are expected to run for controversial 3rd terms of tobar. The search for bodies continues in the aftermath of lebanons deadly port explosion and so does the search for answers 16 port officials have now been detained but many lebanese dont blame the people running the port instead theyre blaming the people running the country protests have taken place in central beirut calling for a complete overhaul of the political elite theyve been backed by french president Emmanuel Mccall hes been touring neighborhoods devastated by the chemical explosion the death toll from tuesdays blast is now a 149. 00 and its expected to go up Bernard Smith has more. On the streets of beirut on thursday frances president Emmanuel Mccomas eventually moped by people many of them calling for a turn of french mandate fronts was the clonal power here before independence and his because micron has essentially stepped into a void left by lebanons own polit
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Crashed into the rubble. A warm welcome to our to international my names you know maylon 30 minutes of news and views start now. We begin with breaking news from beirut now an intense standoff is the fella playing in the lebanese capital where theres a lot of pouring of grief and anger over tuesdays deadly explosion Security Forces have used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds calling for officials to be brought to justice. But we know that in the past number of hours protesters have storm several government buildings in lebanon including the Foreign Ministry they took over the. Building and declared it headquarters for our revolution. That we are coming back to the property so for our people is building belongs to the people of. America we went to Martyrs Square to set up gallows for those who did this to our country today will hang nooses and we wont lead a single government ministers. The police started firing tear gas at us on march the square and the right has also atta