since women won the vote we ask why the big delay in one of the oldest democracies. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in myanmar and the military coup there. we ve now seen the biggest day of protests. thousands of workers and young acitivists are out on the streets in yangon. meanwhile, military rulers shut down most of the internet. the protesters are calling for the release of everyone detained by the army since monday, including elected leader aung san suu kyi. 0ur correspondent jonathan head reports. five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. this group included factory workers from the western suburbs of yangon. but led by young political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. translation: as a citizen l who was born in this country, i cannot accept the unjust takeover by the military. because of this military dictatorship, many
the us says it will ease internet restrictions there, which could help iranians get around online censorship. pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with ukraine. voting that has been seized in places they ve been partially occupied by russian forces. housed in the so called referendums to these regions want to join russia? ukraine and its allies have denounced the balance is a sham to justify the annexation of ukrainian land and in moscow, there been rallies in favour of the referendum and also growing their niece s putin is coming up more men to fight in ukraine. our russian editor reports moscow. many of the people here did not trust us. when we ask the simple question why have you come to this rally, there was a certain reluctance to answer. but they had something to say on the subject of mobilisation. the something to say on the sub ect of mobilisation.fi mobilisation. the call up is worrying everyone - mobilisation. the call up is worrying everyone with - mobilisat
school shooter begins nicolas cruz pleaded guilty to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. it s six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in western france which is facing a heat apocalypse , experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, one that today, we were able to witness. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further we go, the flames suddenly all too apparent. translation: the fire | rekindles in many places, we have to be very careful wit
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