Doctors tell us theyre overwhelmed and authorities have declared a state of emergency in the capital madrid. Also back to base scientists return from a year long study on the polar ice bringing with them some devastating findings the expeditions leader says the arctic is warming fast. Thanks for joining us russia broke it brokered ceasefire in the disputed region of nagornokarabakh has failed to hold as about john and armenia blame each other for breaking the truce and escalating 2 weeks of fierce clashes shelling has killed several civilians and wounded dozens more the conflict between the 2 former soviet republics dates back to the 1990 s. For an evening walk on the streets of ganja azerbaijan 2nd largest city taking comfort in a strained ceasefire. A safe spot that hasnt held following shelling in a residential area of ganja locals describe a night of terror. These were sleeping it was around 2 in the morning we heard an explosion and after that our house blew up it was washing with
Reunification for granted so its simply not possible to imagine this division for 40 years and so i think reunification is. A celebration to do but its nothing that. Really impacts us its you always have to imagine how could it have been 2 to 2 knocks be able to maybe study in eastern germany or to live in west germany so its always a big part of imagination i suppose you could argue the young germans are not unlike young people in any country in that regard i suppose 30 years after the event would you say that the east in the west or on equal footing in other words would you say that theyve been able to realise equality. Well in terms of equal pay and. Like. Job i think its not its not the same you can still really you have the difference between west and east if youre for example the public sector. But on the other hand i think that especially young the young generation has the same chances so i think yes in a way it is and we still have a little bit to go to really make it equal to
Im going to have our 1st welcome to this special edition of the news as we cover the festivities commemorating 30 years of german reunification on this Germanys National holiday it was on this day 30 years ago that east and west germany reunited to become one country again for the 1st time since the 2nd world war this years event is being held in potsdam the capital state of brandon book state near berlin that german president from father steinmeyer will be speaking shortly well bring you his speech live its a splendid occasion but this years festivities are scaled down in compliance with social distancing measures and other restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus kind. Of help me guide us through the events today and shine a light on its significance im joined in the studio but it of you cross part. Common ration venue in potsdam nina hoss is standing by at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in berlin we welcome. Thomas sparrow and lets start with you the german president is speakin
Ashland. Henry clays home in lexington, kentucky, and for the next 90 minutes we will explore the life and legacy of this man, unsuccessful in his long quest for the white house, yet having an outsized influence on American History. And we are in henry clays parlor r parlor right now. Let me introduce you to jim plotter, historian. Thank you for being with us. Good to be here. Why is he relevant to americans living in our time . On a couple of accounts, his famous quote, i would rather be right than be president. Its a call to people whatever were doing, which is to do the right thing. In a sense, politicians need to remember the country and sacrifice for the country and i think that is still something that we need to remember, as well and the man known as the great compromiser, and a man that forges these compromises that not only kept the nation together, but were constructive and those are the kinds of things we need to remember about henry clay as well as the things that he did in
A precautionary measure after testing positive for the corona virus as speculation runs wild about the implications of its infection with a 2028 president ial race. And unveils plans to counter islamist separatism with a new long running secular values that explained that as a desperate bid to mask its failings during the pandemic. Youre watching R T International bringing your live new updates from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. We start with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan on europes southern border with asia our correspondent whos in the conflict zone says 3 explosions have just been heard there earlier during a nighttime bombing raid a hospital in the regions capital where. Hit and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties the hospital was treating soldiers who have since been evacuated from the area several residential buildings were also hit in the air strike. Reports from the scene. Today would witness one of the worst bombings of the plan