Grasp the opposition claims the vote was rigged. The very it has announced tougher coronavirus lockdown rules aimed at slowing the rate of new infections there the new measures will see people having to provide good reason for leaving their homes and a maximum of 5 people from 2 households will be allowed to meet in public a very has the highest coronavirus death toll in germany. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the bella russian capital minsk and elsewhere to demand president Alexander Lukashenko resign from office the march was the latest in nearly 4 months of weekly demonstrations hundreds of people have been detained by police. This is the deadly news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram the handle is at w news or visit our website to be found at d. W. Dot com. Faster than a speeding bullet find out why this untamed is burning rubber like a race car. More on that later in the show hello and welcome to another edition of your max with me your host m
Leadership during the crisis. Foreign leaders who influenced events during the cold war years as well as the continuing threat of nuclear war. The Georgia Historical Society hosted the interview and provided the video. We are here to talk about the called war at 75. It marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the cold war immediately after world war ii in 1945. You attended georgia tech. Greta van susteren graduated from emory university. Served in the coast guard. Came back to georgia, practiced law. Served in the Georgia House of representatives. You were elected to the United States senate in 1972 and served for 24 years until you left in 1996 including eight of those years as chair of the Senate Armed Services committee. Since retiring from the senate you cofounded with ted turner and know cochair the Nuclear Threat initiatives. As i mentioneder with here to talk about the events of the cold war as you experienced them. Lets start with you. The scariest moment of the cold war
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Youre looking at some of the images from the 1884 election and listening to songs in support of james g. Blaine of maine and his running mate, john logan. Tonight our series continues and were live in the home of james g. Blaine, and since 1920, the official residence of maines governor. Were inside the blaine house with governor page. Welcome to maine and welcome to the peoples house. Mr. Blaine is here every day and we see his spirit every evening, because we always say good night to him. What is your sense of living the house was built many years ago, many people have lived in it over the years, but he really is president in a lot of ways. What have you come to learn about the man by living in his midst . He not only was a very strong supporter and founder of the Republican Party in maine but a national leader, and started maine on its course to where we are now. And very, very influential both in the press, in state government, federal government. The man was a powerhouse, bigtime
Visits theft or is it just just an activist who tried to steal african art form a museum in paris has been fine but he says he was only taking back what rightfully belongs to. God as welcome to the Program European countries have begun imposing new restrictions on public and private life as they struggle to cope with steep rises in corona virus infections the u. K. Which has europes highest pandemic death toll has unveiled a new 3 tier system closing pubs gyms and betting shops in the highest risk areas and the Regional Government in Northern Ireland has just imposed europes harshest 2nd wave lockdown restrictions the Czech Republic. Has already imposed a state of emergency today new restrictions come into place closing all schools bars restaurants and clubs and the netherlands is also returning to past lockdown closing Restaurants Hotels and cafes for 2 weeks. It was what the Hospitality Industry was dreading most a return to lockdown from midnight restaurants bars and cafes in the ne