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Between police and protesters, who are angry at the governments response to tuesdays massive explosion. International donors have pledged 300 million for rebuilding the capital. Anti government protests have broken out in cities across belarus, after exit polls reported a sweeping victory for the long time, authoritarian president alexander lu kashenko. The police say getting the situation under control. Opposition leaders have accused the president of rigging the election, and denounced the expected result as a joke. British teaching unions have criticised borisjohnson for saying there was a moral duty to get children in england back into school at the start of setember. They urged him to boost coronavirus testing and tracing in order to reopen schools safely. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The covid 19 pandemic has inflicted huge economic damage, but it has offered the Natural World a little bit of respite room to breathe. But what wil
This is bbc news. The headlines President Trump was escorted from a White House Briefing after Us Secret Service agents shot an armed man. Minutes later, he returned and told reporters a man was taken to hospital after the shooting. The president said he did not think the white house fence had been breached. Anti establishment protests on the streets of beirut are continuing even though the entire lebanese government has now stepped down after last weeks catastrophic explosion. The prime minister, hassan diab, blamed a corrupt political establishment for the countrys many problems during an angry tv interview. In belarus, clashes have continued between police and protesters, angry at sundays disputed president ial poll. Police say a demonstrator has died in the second night of protests after an explosive device went off in his hand,
as he tried to throw it. That is it from us. We are back tomorrow. Now it is time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The covid 19 pandem
The headlines. The russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has been driven out of hospital in siberia and is expected to be flown to germany for treatment. He remains seriously ill in a coma. There are claims he was poisoned. The governor of california says lightning strikes over the past 2a hours have sparked several hundred more wildfires in the region. Some of the fires are the biggest recorded in the state. 12,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, and more than 100,000 people have been evacuated. Thousands of british holidaymakers are racing to get back to the uk before new government coronavirus quarantine restrictions come into force. In an hour and a half anyone returning from croatia, austria, or trinidad and tobago, will have to self isolate for two weeks, because of a rise in infections. Hello and welcome to bbc news, im aaron safir. We start in russia, President Trump has where opposition politician, been commenting on the Alexei Navalny, has begun his Democratic Party
This is bbc news, the headlines. The russian Opposition Leader and one of president putins fiercest critics Alexei Navalny is being treated at a hospital in germany after a suspected poisoning. He fell into a coma after drinking a cup of tea at an airport cafe which his supporters believe was laced with poison. British tourists whove been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago now have to isolate for 1a days on their return. Thousands of people rushed back from those countries where there have been spikes in coronavirus cases before the new rules came into force. The World Health Organisation says children over 12 should wear masks to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. It says theres now some evidence to suggest older children and adolescents can infect others. For children under twelve, the who advises taking into account how widespread the virus is. Its been a difficult summer for couples wanting
to get married who have had to cancel their wedding plans. Its also