Hello good afternoon live from martin to nationals world news h. Q. Here in moscow my names kevin owen here with the 30 minute update for you this hour stick around 1st released to freelance stuff working for atis Ruptly Video Agency they were detained on sunday while covering the disputed president ial election there from across roughs across developments. Well we have been talking extensively about journalists who were detained during mass protests and mass rallies in that bill the roost there were at least 50 according to official figures and many of them by working for Russian Media now some have been deported from the country and theyre already in russia they crossed the belarus the border however until this morning freelancers working for a ruptly media agency worse still i mean counted for they were detained on sunday soon at. Their polls opened in belarus and we havent heard of from them for days on wednesday we received a message from one of the stringers who was detained and
Be watching r. T. International this thursday afternoon just gone 2 oclock am in moscow and we start with a development and better race because it is being reported the moment that the local offices of the Russian Internet companies have been blockaded by protesters lets get more details now from martys only because if he were joins us and is across developments we do know that this comes after days of protests following the reelection of the president and Better Research of the 2 connected what want to be nice so far. News just came out so. We got confirmation from the press service yes. Indeed searches are taking place at their premises at the moment earlier that reported that or and masked men wearing all black entered their offices now we know that this. Searches are taking place more from. Of course as soon as we find out meanwhile another company. Theyre saying of the same thing is taking place at their offices as well so were waiting on the confirmation on that suit now meanwhil
This is boom bust the one business show you cant afford to miss im sorry montecito in washington coming up new unemployment claims in the United States dropped below 1000000 for the week as we look to find the bottom of the pandemic coverage and there are a lot of headlines about trade tension between the u. S. And china dont forget the u. S. And the European Union will they still have trade issues of their own have a lot to get to so lets get started. Its thursday which means u. S. Unemployment numbers were released weekly jobless claims fell to 963000 last week now this is the 1st time the numbers are below 1000000 since mid march that was when the coronavirus was declared a pandemic in late march. U. S. Filings hit nearly 6900000. 00 in a single week while the better than expected numbers come as President Donald Trump issued an executive order that provides an extra 400. 00 a week of unemployment thats down from the original 600. 00 of insurance but those benefits may not show up f
A very warm welcome to you its 9 pm here in moscow and this is r. T. International with me and if you are in the protesters detained during a week of antigovernment demonstrations in bello ruseva what they claim was sundays rigged election has started to be released since the outbreak of the Unrest Police have faced allegations of excessive brutality earlier today president Alexander Lukashenko speaking about the issue said he didnt have a problem with their conduct although he urged them to take a softer line meanwhile protests continue with the countrys capital once again the main focus these are images from the square in front of the main government building some protesters rush to hug and hands flowers to Security Forces after they laid down their shields thats not the crowds of demonstrators converged on the area striking workers. From one of the countrys biggest factories the risk truck to work for among them lets hear from our correspondent at the scene. Which is a source of Ind
Lives and that. Was your headline so for more of those stories you can head to our team dot com stay with us this is r. T. International. Hello and welcome to redact of the knight v. I. P. League camp today i talk with the associate director of the Organization Amazon watch paul pozzi mean you know well talk about the fires raging through the amazon the risks the indigenous are facing and a massive successful lawsuit against chevron for causing immense just drugs in the amazon but they have sworn they will never pay what they owe also coming up well go to naomi cara vonnie with some other redacted. Stories and anders link for mind blowing old news about our National Anthem but 1st heres my interview with paul pozzi mean yo the associate director of amazon watch paul thanks for joining me thank you so i have a lot of things i want to talk about lets start with the court case the indigenous in ecuador want to big court case some years back against chevron who had destroyed their land fil