And we find out about the plight of elephants in the thai tourist sector and how help is that tanned. Humans have been exploiting animals for men then yeah. A shocking 90 percent of all mammals alive today are being raised for human consumption. Most of these animals are kept in conditions which dont take their basic needs into account. Unfortunately thats also true for the most used for human and to 10 meant as pets in some zoos circuses or amusement parks at least 15000 elephants worldwide live in captivity in asia many of them are used as working animals or to provide entertainment for tourists. As part of our global ideas series our reporter felix noah and his team went to northern thailand to meet a woman providing refuge for elephants. Just one look and she knows exactly which elephant is which she now has 80 of them each one has suffered lect child learn knows all their stories. Until just a few years ago this elephant worked in a nearby writing camp as the conservationist expla
Shes the 1st africanamerican running mate in u. S. President ial election history but cover harriss past as californias top cop isnt winning over all of the black line smarter movement. A warm welcome is 8 pm here in the russian capital and youre watching r. T. International with me nicky aaron. Now tensions in the the russian capital of minsk continue to soar and its citizens have already started to gather in the city center Armored Vehicles are reported to have moved in as well it all comes in the wake of sundays disputed president ial election which has plunged the country into chaos our correspondent reports from the scene. This is just the way or the way this was there to be honest its quite difficult to describe to you whats going on in victory square in minsk on the square there are women with families announce you can also see the women dressed in white with flowers in the hands remaining along independence avenue cars and buses which are passing by honking their horns in suppo
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A 5 day search for survivors. Of port explosion killed at least 158 people. But the. Demonstrations against the long. Term. A mix of the big stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly on r. T. International hello and welcome. Protesters have regrouped in central beirut for a 2nd night solve all the rest the Labor Ministry has ripped portably been stormed out in a replay of last nights clashes around key government buildings another country is reeling from the shock of choose these deadly explosion with protesters demanding reform and for officials as well to be held to account arties eager to get down off reports from the lebanese capital. Yesterdays action was not the last one but that was for sure because people it seems are driven to the edge here in lebanon and indeed it is the 2nd consecutive night of protests and a lot of people are out here in the streets theres a very distinctive smell of tear gas in the air anyone who has be
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