British travellers cut short their holidays and scramble to get home from france before the new quarantine rules come into effect. Welcome to the program in bill a ruse to finance his mounting against authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko tens of thousands of people have again rally peacefully in the capital minsk it comes after just future to elections last weekend which saw Police Launch a violent crackdown on dissent some of the 7000 protesters detained over the past week have been released many reporting having been beaten and torch it. Across the country workers went on strike putting their voices to the swelling protest movement thousands upon thousands willing to risk their jobs. Calling for president Alexander Lukashenko to go he tried to play matters down. 20 people decided to speak their mind just abandon their work and left their boss said fine go on i have enough other people who will take your wages with these striking workers from instructor factory were unimpressed there placard reads we are not 20 we are 16000. In the early hours of friday authorities released thousands of people whod been detained during the crackdown on demonstrations many emerged from custody with injuries and tales of Police Brutality their stories seem to further energize the people on the street. I wonder if we are against violence yet. We are for peace and transparent and Fair Elections some we want new authorities. People are tired of waiting. 26 years of lawlessness rudeness insults and lies. Authorities stood by as huge crowds again assembled in minsk on friday evening and some were rewarded moments of humanity between those demanding change and those representing the power of the state. Well you we spoke to journalists one year how to libya in belarus and she told us how Police Brutality has been feeding into the widespread rejection all the government it will be in the 1st place they came out recently in the past they simply stuff that they lack and they cannot get 3 because of this but if he made people cry many women they just dont understand why this is happening and since people have been released in the past they today and yes that they. From Detention Centers not the only people just learned here what happened to them and their day and it from many quarters about people who were treated so badly they were badly injured badly. Many people. Think theyve been given drugs for they were not taken to hospital theyve been not given food and the horse to learn from is just very up traders and people react very well theyre very scared but the same time they have reassured that they are shocked and that was journalist leave because speaking to us from means is a look now at some of the all those stories making news this hour authorities in afghanistan have begun freeing 400 taliban prisoners there among a final group of inmates whose release has been a key taliban demand for beginning peace talks with the Afghan Government the prison is include insurgents convicted of attacks on afghans and foreign is. U. S. Democratic president ial hopeful joe biden and Vice President ial candidate can tend to come along harris have signed the documents necessary to certify the nomination biden selected harris as hes running mate this week shes the 1st black president ial nominee in u. S. History. For. The u. S. Postal service is warning that it cant guarantee old ballots cost by mail for novembers election will arrive on time to be counted president almost has repeatedly condemned mailing versioning saying its vulnerable to fraud the u. S. Postal service is bryson for none precent a number of ballots sent to election offices due to the corona virus in an open letter to the Postal Service said the state should provide voters has enough time to cost the ballots through the mail. But what happens if ballots delivered on time to be counted more with our Washington Bureau chief in us poll. The u. S. Postal service has never been a part of washington infighting now it finds itself in the midst of a Major Political battle why is that and the pandemic more and more americans are scared to get infected when they deliver their wallet in november a warning station and driver would use a different way to exercise their right to vote one way this is mail in voting present from been saying for weeks that this leads to more cases of voter fraud even if there is no evidence for the todays news from the post office might support these doubts from many postal officials are now saying that they may not be able to guarantee that all ballots will arrive in time for election day many say donald trump takes responsibility for that to myself against the will of many Democratic Leaders from the poses more funding for the post office to ensure that made in voting can be reliable in these difficult times these warnings point to a grim possibility even if people walking by mail follow all the election rules the pace of delivery may disqualify their wallets leaving them at this point the option to risk their right to vote by doing mail in voting or again possibly infected President Trump has sued dollar the vote of the reliability of the outcome of this is an action from the beginning of his tenure todays news might stir dilute amongst many people. And that was in this poll in washington as we heard a little bit earlier authorities in afghanistan of freeing 400 more taliban prisoners the release of government held prisoners has been a key taliban demand before entering peace talks with the government in kabul now this is a controversial move since the free prison is included insurgents convicted of attacks on afghans and foreign is. Their last few minutes behind bars just one more signature from the prison management and theyre free these are the 1st prisoners allowed to leave this prison near kabul they are serious criminals terrorists and murderers and it seems theyve memorized what theyre supposed to say on camera. I am a member of the taliban and was imprisoned because of murder i wish for a long term ceasefire and peace. The president ordered my release or. Part of the taliban and was sentenced because of murder and kidnapping i want peace i think god and i wish a peaceful life for all muslims which. Some of those released were convicted of being involved in the truck bomb attack on the German Embassy in kabul in 2017 that day over 150 people were killed and more than 400 were wounded. Lost her father during the attack she does not understand why the government is releasing the terrorists responsible for killing her father instead of ensuring they are punished for their crimes. What they did it better my message to my fathers murderers is we do not forgive you and to the government i say we will never forget that you were letting these terrorists go the government could have given them the death sentence why arent they doing that. You have to settle down and many are skeptical that these telegram fighters will now turn their backs on violence and campaign for peace in war torn afghanistan. Thousands of british residents on holiday in france have been rushing home before new quarantine rules took effect just a few minutes ago britain has put france back on its list of countries subject to amanda tree 14 day quarantine on arrival following a jump in new corona virus infections that now this is one of many restrictions being implemented as europe grapples with a new spike in cases thats being blamed partly on some of travel. Rushing to get back home with just over 24 hours warning the u. K. Announced the mandatory 14 day quarantine for all those returning from france. That sent to u. K. Residents that for french airports ferry ports and train stations with many connections sold out. At the channel crossing in cali long lines of cars queue to get across the border in time for many travelers the new quarantine measure announced by Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is puzzling. I would rather hear it in regions of france rather than just the whole of private shut down for the short of different regions that have higher numbers. So id rather look at the Bigger Picture i think there must be better ways to live but i suppose i understand and respect why its important to do it. It seems bizarre that we can go home today. And not be applies to quarantine for tomorrow is a different. In a similar move germany has now declared the whole of spain with the exception of the Canary Islands a high risk region. Those returning from spain will have to be tested for the virus or go into quarantine the country has seen cases rising for weeks the government has now introduce new measures like closing nightclubs and prohibiting smoking in Public Places to try to curb the spread. Of groups from which i want to make clear is that what we are going through now is not what it was in march or april in terms of pressure on the hospitals the situation is totally different but we cannot allow an increase in cases and so we are taking these measures today new measures and restrictions are being introduced in many countries across europe as the number of new coronavirus cases continues to climb across the continent the infections havent yet reached the level seen at the height of the pandemic but concerns are growing that the seeds are being planted for a major resurgence. Now abiding by an unique us through to the semifinals of the Champions League after defeating boss alone to Thomas Miller got 2 of the goals as his team became the 2nd german squad to advance to the same resolve to live. Another spanish team ive led to become a dream and on thursday this isnt buying hoping to win the treble having already won the bundesliga and the german cup theyll take on the window of Manchester City against lee on. In athletics ugandan runner joshua check to guy set a new world record in the 5000 major race on friday night chip the guy was running 61 second laps of a Diamond League meeting in monaco he not 2 seconds off the previous record that had been held for 16 years by ethiopian athletics giant ken and they said ok right. I more than 10 days after a huge explosion just just royd large parts of the lebanese capital beirut the search for survivors made the rubble has been abandoned and fought side turning on how to rebuild but many pits are still missing with cats in particular often still hiding in the wreckage a group of volunteers is working to find them and reunite them with their own as. They work in the evening when clearance efforts have stops and frightened animals might venture out of the rubble. Theyre looking for pets scattered by the explosion and hiding out in the wreckage of the city. So definitely it is very traumatizing for them. From the. Time you know that many of them were calling for help they were crying and thats would be the friendliest of. How scared they were so scared. We would assume them they would scratch or bite. At even other volunteers at a Central Point of cool for people whove lost their animals they reunited some but many others are still looking. In a city where the scale of the disaster is overwhelming the smallest of victories can feel all the more important. Heres a reminder of our top story this hour thousands of faction workers in belarus have joined demonstrations on the streets of the capital means theyre demanding new elections and an end to the violent crackdown on the opposition. But. 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