Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240713

Syrias top mobile operator. Who begin in brazil where large rallies of it taking place in support of right wing president xi above so narrow and his call to end lockdown measures he greeted hundreds of supporters at the president ial palace in brasilia posing for photos with children pulled from the crowd but this time the leader and his team will face masks something both an arrow has rarely done since the outbreak began on in sao paolo hundreds of people rallied for hours in cars and on foot calling for an end to virus restrictions. They outbreak has now killed more than 15000 people in brazil which has overtaken spain and italy to have the 4th biggest number of infections in the world now the us president was noras still pushing to reopen the economy and thats left many people feeling that being left to battle the pandemic on their own Priyanka Gupta has more. This Specialized Hospital agree or disturb our state is on the frontline of brazils fight against the corner virus the country is the worst affected in latin america and the state has the 2nd highest number of deaths most hospitals are running out of blood and the intensive care units are good while what is todays big problem its the law of supply and demand the number of doctors is very low were looking for more doctors to hire to run this hospital at 100 percent this disease isnt kidding around whoever thinks its a joke is going to lose their life people have to take precautions. This neighborhood is one of the poorest in sao paulo and the virus has taken many peoples Friends Family members and neighbors the district goes along some of the highest numbers of deaths in the city. Clergy overtrick is lost his mother to the virus and his father is recovering in a Field Hospital hes spending his time distributing free meals put those who cant afford to eat let me say. I have a mission to fulfill and im sure my mother is supporting me at this moment im sure shes looking at me wherever she is and saying go and play your part unleashing that seems critical in a place where social distancing im going in water seem like a luxury here to bear we have all these advice about social isolation wash your hands stay at home but at a price another class the richest ones. Brazil has some of the highest number of reported deaths and infections in the world but experts say a lack of testing means there could be many more. Brazils Health Minister has stepped down after just weeks in the job the 2nd minister to go so the pandemic began preston job also now has a postwar towns and wants to reopen a corner soon even though the disease that hes called a little slow is taking many lives and causing much hardship. Aljazeera. Well given 1000 is also spreading from the city of man hours deeper into vulnerable indigenous communities in the brazilian amazon tribe members say people are getting sick and dying on these reserves without Proper Health care people who live on the 2 rivers that merge to form amazon have been trying to protect their reserves from the virus theyve been pleading for donations water waiting government deliveries of food the few medical workers in the indigenous areas lack any sort of protective equipment. Lets talk more about all this so with all of us to go hes an associate professor at the f. T. V. Foundation in sao paolo joins us live via skype thank you very much for being with us so often our has faced criticism for his response on the virus and yet weve seen his supporters out in force for him in general aside from those vocal supporters just whats the perception of how hes handled this pandemic in the months the Wider Population well in general his Approval Ratings have gone down quite a bit hes initially looked towards the United States as an example he has continuously minimized the threat and now he realizes that because this will have a negative impact on the economy hes choosing to distance himself from those measures which he believes or would you will blame for the economic crisis which is to come so basically a strategy is to blame the governors the mayors the Health Care Establishment and he wants to be the president of the reopening but that has led moderates supporters to abandon the president his Approval Ratings have gone down quite a bit and he increasingly dependent on his radical supporters many of whom believe that the crown of our is may not be real or this perhaps a plot to weaken the president do you think do you expect him to continue on this path kind of whatever the death toll ends up being. Well his bit clearly from a electorial point if you considering that he will face voters again in 2022 is that people will forget the pandemic but the unemployment will be high that theyll be a massive economic crisis and he knows that in brazil traditionally president s do not survive a in economic crisis of this magnitude so the only way he believes for him to survive is to distance himself from this problem so assuming that this remains his rationale i think very little suggests that he will change his ways because he has already. Lost 2 ministers of health both both doctors and both of trying to moderate his stance everything we see today suggests that he will continue on this path. Does a bit more about the indigenous communities that are threats what kind of information is coming out from those theres areas well this is part of a broader problem as one of the key parts of the coalition that has problems in our into office is brazil small Group Culture which is a long fall to ease the restrictions on encroaching on the amazon and also encroaching on the degenerates lands so theres a lot of tension between the government and those communities which are now clearly saying theyre not properly protected and i think those are particularly vulnerable groups so this is part of sort of of a kind of a tug of war between agriculture was supportive of the president and those communities who lacked proper protection and who are now more exposed than ever of a single thank you very much indeed for joining us thank you. A haitians in chile or the largest Migrant Community in latin america but theyre poorly page and live in dire conditions many are fraid to see government and medical help for fear of being deported and now the pandemic is fuelling racism against them you see in human reports from the capital santiago. They call them sea days Large Properties subdivided into small quarters where one or more families live cramped together often sharing a bathroom with up to a dozen other families theyre the only option for many haitian migrants in chile like join the santa fe the kitchen doesnt work the bathroom but its difficult for us to run to and hi to my children each have their own room i would never bring them here. To the history largest haitian Migrant Community outside of the United States and its Public Knowledge that they are exploited by unscrupulous landlords and now with the corona virus pandemic they are being discriminated further. Out a few weeks ago this sit there with 88. 00 rooms became nationwide new Health Authorities moved the haitian residence to a special learned teen area with better facilities but 1st the results of their parole of virus test were published on the municipalitys web page violating a patients right to confidentiality the news spread like wildfire even before the cameras arrived the neighbors began throwing rocks and hurling insults at the haitians because a few of them had been confirmed to be carrying coronavirus now they tell us that they feel even more discriminated and vulnerable than ever. The fear of the virus has only increased to stigmatize ation of haitians since ralph gianbattista who works as a Community Translator but only a 5th of the communitys very angry and upset if theyd been from europe from germany this would not have happened. Ralph is always dressed impeccably because he says it helps to counter a constant disrespect of blacks by chileans their reason for. Their these people say get out and blocky there is cruel discrimination here that we cant ignore. Its league worse because many haitian migrants dont speak spanish and dont know their rights and the condition of idea with very precarious Living Conditions its even more difficult for them to survive in a pandemic they charged rent which many cant afford the virus doesnt discriminate but we do. The governor of santiagos metropolitan region agrees that many migrants are living in inhumane conditions. But when we asked why authorities havent stopped landlords from renting unsanitary and overcrowded living quarters he blamed the mayors on them which is really the truth is that authorities have constantly turned a blind eye to a sanitary and human rights dilemma that is punishing those who came here for a better life as never before you see in human aljazeera sent down all across Europe Countries are slowly emerging from their strict lockdowns for the 1st time in 2 months spain has reported a daily death toll of less than 100. 00 the risk of a 2nd wave of infections means many does continue to urge caution and the continents west hit country the u. K. Is still considering how and when to reopen schools so im going to go to port. Soaring temperatures high humidity the 1st heat wave of the year has descended on greece in the capital afghans the easing of the lockdown did little to tempt people onto its streets instead it was the beaches that many drifted towards travel across the mainland will be allowed for monday but it will be another week after that before its islands will allow visitors again. Slowly the country continues to open up its churches unlock their doors to the faithful for the 1st time in 2 months. Im taking precautions because they ordered it not so much because im afraid i always kept distancing and kept apart from my grandchildren. In the u. K. The lockdown has been extended until at least the end of june the woman weather has tempted few on to the beaches here confusion over the governments new guidelines remains as well as efforts to reopen schools while government ministers and scientists attempt to calm fears that allowing children back could cause infections to rise it does seem from what we know now that children are getting it. And certainly. Getting from the disease from one country trying to emerge from lock down to another still in self isolation russia has the worlds 2nd fastest rate of new infections behind the United States with moscow the epicenter of its epidemic. More than 1700 new cases were recorded on sunday the number of deaths from covert 19 has now surpassed 2600 much lower compared to the u. S. U. K. And italy but questions still remain about how russia is registering those deaths and whether its attributing them to causes. Aljazeera. Health workers in belgium or staged a silent protest during a visit from the Prime Minister it turned their backs on a government motorcade arriving for a tour at a hospital in brussels are opposed to the governments handling of the outbreak particularly with budget cuts and the recruitment of unqualified nursing staff belgium has the highest per capita fatality rate in the world with more than 9000. 00 coronavirus deaths began lifting restrictions at the beginning of this month the u. K. Government says that 30000000. 00 coronavirus vaccines could be available by september if current trials are successful its pledged 100000000. 00 towards increasing capacity to develop and mass produce vaccines in the country where a challenge has more from london. The government badly botched the messaging over the easing of its lockdown restrictions leaving many people confused and a poll suggests that most people now think that the u. K. Government is doing a bad job so on sunday we were being told that the country is at the forefront of the push to research and develop a corona virus vaccine 100000000. 00 worth of funding for a dedicated vaccine facility and also a new raft of funding as outlined by the business secretary out sharma i can also confirm that with Government Support Oxford University has finalized a Global Licensing agreement with astra zeneca for the commercialization and manufacturing of the oxford vaccine this means that if the vaccine is successful astra zeneca will work to make 30000000 doses available by september for the u. K. As part of an agreement to do a 100000000 doses into. The u. K. Will be 1st to get access and we can also ensure that in addition to supporting people here in the u. K. Were able to make the vaccine available to developing countries at the lowest possible cost but heres where the governments messaging gets a bit confusing because the Oxford University astra zeneca tie up has been talked about as being able to pump out 100000000 doses of vaccine by september when u. K. Citizens being 1st in the queue but as far as were aware no vaccine actually exists yet and writing in the mail on sunday the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned everyone that the path of getting to a vaccine was still a long one and he even said that we might never get to one being developed. Is a 2nd virus wave in china as it sends hundreds of medical personnel to an affected area thats still coming up. And together at last afghanistans political rivals make a deal but theyve still got to get to produce peace. More than 500 medical personnel have been sent to chinas northeast in Jilin Province as the region struggles with a new cluster of corona virus cases meanwhile chinas campaign to test as many of who hands 11000000 residents as possible is heading into its 5th day after a new cluster of cases there the city is thought to be where the virus originated the local Health Authority says more than 222000 tests were carried out on saturday sarah clarke is in hong kong and has more now on how measures are being ramped back up. Some lady has done weve got from the National Health commission out of china weve got 5 new cases reported on sunday 2 of those cases are imported and 3 are from this province known as the Jilin Province this is an area or province the border is russia and north korea its in the north east of china and the government there has reported that the total tally so far of about 144. 00 cases and the mayor and city its his now does describe this as a serious outbreak and as a result the government in the city and across the province have put in place a number of control measures and restrictions and some of that includes the city being put in pastor locked down schools have been closed across the province of also got some of the residential compounds have been locked down as well gatherings both indoor and outdoor have been banned and the transport systems were talking about the trains theres a long and short distance routes theyve been partially stopped for now the governor is also pushing for increased screening of those residents in this particular area medical teams as you mentioned before about 500 medical staff have arrived in julian city to try and test and ramp up the procedures look at the people who not only get infected but the residents in that province to try and stem and curb the spread of the krajina Virus Outbreak and resins have also been advised not to leave the city but as we identify this particular class or the outbreak in the northeast of china we have got a lot of a huge part of china back to business as usual in the city of shanghai weve got some more classes in schools resuming this week weve had the higher grades a regime class but now the lower grades are returning to class as well and weve got some Tourist Attractions theyve also been reopened were talking about the bidding city in beijing as well as the Disneyland Resort in shanghai and some of the flights return to 60 percent of the pre outbreak level thats the mainland Domestic Travel routes so despite the outbreak you have got a large part of china returning to business as normal and when you look at the figures if you believe the official data being released by china we have got low numbers when you compare them to the likes of the United States and parts of europe. India has extended its nationwide lock dime to the end of this month there now with 891000 cases across the country and nearly 3000. 00 people have died india 1st introduced strict social and economic restrictions on march the 25th the lockdown has been extended several times and had been due to expire at midnight the government says schools shops and other Public Places will remain mostly closed but rules could be slightly relaxed in areas with low numbers of cases thailand has extended the ban on International Passenger flights until the end of june but its lifting some domestic restrictions shopping malls and Department Stores have reopened and the evening curfew will now be one hour shorter a state of emergency will stay in place until the end of the month. And very cool is thailands deputy Prime Minister and minister for Public Health he told our visitor the communitys cooperation has helped to reduce the number of infections significantly we cannot say that we are free of corridor why rose. We cannot say that there will be laws there can be a but what we can say is. Thailand is well prepared to undertake situation of circumstance where they will come because. Of the virus travels with people so once we ease up the time we have to do is to make sure that everyone understands how to behave and how to live their lives we are trying to bring them back to normalcy as soon as we can i think helen is no different than other places in the world we cannot say that we back to normal as. Cairo to the 19 images but we have to get acquainted with the new normal way of living for example if you ever come to thailand at this moment all people leaving home to have their masks on people will keep themselves. At least one and a half meters dispensing so d. Little by little. Into momentum that people are giving very good cooperation and thats why the numbers of newly infected they shouldnt pass greatly reduced. Crate and qatar but say theyll start jailing or finding people who go outside without wearing a face mask anyone caught without face protection in qatar will have to pay nearly 55000. 00 or face up to 3 years in prison the country has had more than 32000 covered 19 infections and 15 deaths. To 3 failed elections repeated attempts to make a deal and more than a year stalemate a new Israeli Government has finally been sworn in longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival benny gantz agreed to share power each will spend 18 months in charge for said reports from west jerusalem. Think that even after 3 inconclusive elections and being charged in 3 Corruption Cases Benjamin Netanyahu has shown once again that hes going nowhere we thought we would with our hours of great responsibility binny gains and i decided to form a unity government and avoid a few of the really how far how did the division and distrust remain evident in this unity deal now who in his former rival benny gantz have written into it all kinds of guards against betrayal sworn in similar taney asli as Prime Minister and alternate netanyahu to go 1st and dance after 18 months unprecedented 36 ministries shared equally. We decided to take National Responsibility especially at this time israel needs a National Government that represents broad sections of the country after more than 10 years the era of government by one half of the nation is over we are here to represent those who felt they had no voice in leading this country but dance also predicted bitter arguments to come one big difference their position on an exciting 30 percent of the occupied west bank under the terms of the trump peace plan dances calling for a delay in consultation netanyahu is doubling down and was it is time to apply israeli law and rice a glorious chapter in the history of zionism this state doesnt delay peace it brings it closer because peace must be based on the truth and the truth is that there are hundreds of thousands of settlers and you dare and sumeria under the Coalition Deal netanyahu can bring an extension for a vote anytime after july the 1st veto power of the terms of the deal say that annexation has to be carried out in coordination with the us and must not threaten any Regional Peace treaties and now the u. S. Seems to be signaling that it wants to see a delay and jordans king says annexation would cause massive conflict with Israel Netanyahu and dan say the new government answers the call. All of the israeli people at a time of pandemic and economic crisis began to swarm opposition ally says it serves the interests of politicians not voters across look at have his government was established 0 trust between the partners everything through lawyers and Court Debates overriding the basic laws people who dont believe a word the other says. It is at least been our functioning government the 1st israel has had in nearly 18 months but its structure is unprecedented in faces severe tests of the impact of the coronavirus and accession and having a Prime Minister whose corruption trial is due to start next sunday ari force it out just 0 western. Afghanistans latest political crisis has also come to an end with the president and his rival signing a power sharing agreement ashraf ghani and had been locked in a months long feud over last years disputed election a drill will leave the council for peace talks and some of his team will be part of the cabinet the progress comes as a country grapples with the rapid spread of coronavirus along with violence that sort dozens killed last week including new born babies. I mean taking me as the lead Afghanistan Research at Chatham House he says outside pressures to force the political rivals to Work Together. We have now like anywhere in the world the covert 19 of honest on for example a you know it has the potential to be unfortunately the epicenter in the region if its not contained for instance secondly President Trump and trumpet ministration is an entirely different game of the us Foreign Policy compared to the Obama Administration and president jiang zemin very clear he does not want to be the policeman of down as far as he puts it so i think the political elite another one has done have come to really realisation that they have to Work Together in order to move forward even if that means that they are going to Work Together in circumstances that it don like to work with each other but it has to be done for their own survival but also for making sure that some kind of move forward happens and also the taleban process of of reconciliation with them which at the moment is stuck after the agreement was signed in july and then the febrile between the u. S. And the taliban to which the Afghan Government was not a party so that has these are the 3 things and my view that are changed that isnt 14 and the political elite. And major Border Crossing between pakistan and afghanistan has reopened after 2 months and our people from both countries to cross many people have been at the talk i am crossing for more than a week waiting for it to open a closure was intended to prevent the spread of coronavirus all travelers had their temperatures checked as they crossed on foot. And i was the one for about 3 months ago when the twin comported was closed due to the corona Virus Outbreak we were stranded in punjab pakistan we faced many problems there we could have worked during this time. I have been stranded in pakistan for more than 2 months i was in milan it took me 6 days to reach the Border Crossings due to bad traffic for more than a week many of clan citizens including women have been waiting at his border to enter on islam they are in a bad condition. Theres much more still to come this hour. He was an incompetent president thats all i can say grossly. More attacks in the world words between the u. S. President a man who came before him. A new yorks paramedics work on the front line of the city refuses to call them a true Emergency Service down there fighting for pay and support. How we have same record breaking heat in the southeast corner of europe last a clear skies down here we see temperatures just nudging up to around the 40 degree mark in parts of turkey and getting close in greece further north as bits and pieces of shabby rain just around the plane pushing across remain and then some well the most cool weather a little further north still so well see some wet weather around the Baltic States pushing over into that western side all russia a chance of one or 2 showers just pushing into Northern Areas of the British Isles but for many as you can see its looking fine a driver plenty of sunshine and the temperatures will warm up nicely as we go on into cheese day could touch 2324. 00 there for london and paris still some showers into central areas of italy by the states maybe also into the balkans but as they thought if a little less hot 29 celsius there in athens a 33 in ankara as we go on into cheesed and they will sunshine that stretches across the other side of the mediterranean laws a clear skies here some bits and pieces of fat with a cloud across the north of africa you might just catch your challenge in Northern Areas of algeria one posits needs here is well for many it is try and find the showers popping up now around the gulf of guinea stretching right across into the ethiopian hons. A story of love family and fredo go into my living years old you were at school we heard the sound of large explosions. And the hardships faced in captivity they came for me at midnight they told me to leave my son i said how can i contact him i saw so much pain in the eyes of the other female prisoners. In the our pricing. On aljazeera. When the news breaks and the story builds when people need to be heard and the story told this pandemic is revealing the weakness of governments in the face of Health Crisis none of them receive Health Insurance for their work aljazeera has teens on the ground to bring you more rewards winning documentary school to work and life means its a party that dulls do what it says on the turn on air and online. Are not of the top stories here large 0 rallies have been taking place in brazil in support of lifting lockdown measures president joy about an hour wants to reopen the economy despite the death toll passing 15000 and brazil overtaking spain and italy to have the worlds 4th biggest number of infections. Israels new government has finally been sworn in after 3 inconclusive elections and more than a year of political peril it paralysis Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz will head the administration. And a political deal has been reached in afghanistan with president musharrafs ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signing a power sharing deal and months of stalemate for an septembers disputed election. The us president has hit back at criticism from his predecessor but his government has fumbled its response to the pandemic speaking as he arrived back at the white house from his weekend retreat at camp david. Again boasted that a cure would be found soon without providing any evidence for us has the highest number of virus deaths in infections in the world by far more than 89000 people have died and there are 1400000 cases. Meses progress. On many fronts. Coming up with. A cure for this horrible plague that as we said godfrey i think a lot of things happened very good very few working weekends it was a good week not a very good thing. He was a president thats all i can say grossly. 100 news in chicago and says trumps popularity is wavering President Trump has made something of a short political career attacking barack obama really beginning with the time that he kept demanding that obama present his birth certificate the accusation being that he actually was not born in the u. S. And so now hes criticizing obama hes been blaming the Obama Administration 3 years into the company ministration for the handling of the pandemic saying that bamma left him obama left him unprepared and you had some pretty harsh words from president obama who never invoked the name trump in these graduation speeches that he gave but made it very clear that he felt that the trumpet ministration was doing a poor job telling kids that they should do the right thing essentially saying this administration was not doing it that echoes what obama has been saying in private meetings with other people some of which has leaked so this time it was trump firing back at obama but trump has been accusing obama of causing much of his problems for 3 years now its certainly hurt his popularity here in the u. S. Theres about 37 percent of the u. S. Population that seems to be in favor of trump no matter what happens but right now youve gotten roughly 90000 there are about 300000 deaths worldwide that means almost one in 3 are here in the United States. Well as congress is set to debate Financial Aid for states to deal with the outbreak new york alone is predicting a 60000000000. 00 budget deficit and thats hitting essential services which a vital to saving lives christine salumi has been speaking to some of the citys front line e. M. T. Or Emergency Medical Technicians Emergency Medical Services station 18 the bronx at the peak of the code 19 pandemic one of the busiest call centers in new york city. Ambulance crew saw their daily call volume more than double and the number of cardiac arrest skyrocket along with their stress levels anthony recalls responding to 13 cardiac arrests over the course of a 16 hour double shift youre going into the fray doing all your protocols and everything you can to be the people you think you should be able to get him back to you and not. Wait this person was just talking to me. Like why are they dying says the strain has taken a toll on him and his colleagues most of whom have much less than his 17 years of experience the average age of a new york e. M. T. Just 25 its a very young workforce with very little experience. And thats dangerous friends lives the union argues that low pay and high stress have led to high turnover and a less experienced workforce the people of the city a literally dying because of the lack of experience in the retention problem but yes i am ts are a part of the new York City Fire department but they dont receive similar pay or benefits to other 1st responders in fact they make tens of thousands of dollars a year less than Firefighters Police officers and sanitation workers with similar levels of experience while the mayor has heralded the work of e m ts and called for federal assistance to help frontline workers 200000000000. 00 nationally. To establish hazard pay for essential workers and their survivors the city does not formally recognize the m ts as a uniformed Emergency Service theyve been working without a contract for more than a year we go into dangerous situations all day long shooting stabbings what have you and. Now were going into situations where we still respond to all those calls and everybody is a potential covert patient so its its fighting a war against an invisible bullet he worries that strain has and will continue to cost lives and the department as well as the community it serves kristen salumi al jazeera new york irans economy was in bad shape even before the pandemic many years and years of u. S. Sanctions now businesses doing everything they can to keep their doors open save us robbery has more from the capital tehran. More than 83000000 people live in one of the most sanctioned countries in the world domestic brands dominate this big Consumer Market and how well the Tehran Stock Exchange has been doing in recent years challenges conventional thinking about irans economy ruled out of the cold you do not have overruled the government intends to support the growth of the stock market this is our production we will help this market continue to flourish i say again the government is determined to increase the sales of its shares this is produced positive expectations and will continue to do so. Domestic investment which has been good for many local businesses but the covert 1000 pandemic has meant lost revenues in april 1 of irans biggest government run Holding Companies decided to sell 10 percent of its shares its portfolio is enormous assets include mobile operators shipping companies Pharmaceuticals Construction Petro Chemicals the list goes on a Public Offering is unprecedented and generating excitement about investing in stocks iranians who normally put their savings in real estate gold foreign currency even cars are investing heavily in the Stock Exchange and the government is making it easier to do so than has found. In the past people mostly deposited the savings in banks banks invested it now its become very simple theres a website called c. John the comprehensive Financial Information people register online and receive a trading code and they can buy she is 3 different brokers. But some iranians worry this is a cash grab during a downturn but this might be a bubble and new investors in a speculation driven market could lose their money. Meanwhile Small Business is a major part of irans commercial landscape have been circling the drain since the beginning of the outbreak. This in public bath and downtown had dozens of customers every day before the pandemic. We havent had any business for a long time we kind enough to even pay the water bill if it continues like this we will have to hand back this place to its owner while there is growing confidence around the stock market working class iranians remain the most financially vulnerable many People Living in this city have more immediate concerns like keeping a roof over their heads and food on the table in fact there are to iran families that would indeed find it difficult to get by if it wasnt for the daily food rations they receive from local charities privatizing state owned assets means irans post coronavirus economy could see more control in public hands something that could lead to long term growth but for now the economy is doing what it has been doing for years shrinking and working class communities feel the squeeze the most is in basra the old 0 the one. He would winning editor of a prominent egyptian online newspaper has been detained by Security Forces a matter media outlet says lena tyler was arrested outside a prison in the capital cairo she was interviewing the mother of jailed activist abdel fatah her arrest is the latest in a crackdown thats been criticized by human Rights Groups the un and the committee for the protection of journalists the Syrian Government and armed groups. Have carried out a Prisoner Exchange in aleppo. Was the government released for fighters from the group while the rebels freed a colonel and a soldier from the syrian army it was it took place at a crossing in western aleppo with the help of the syrian red crescent i mean several prisoner swaps in aleppo over the past 18 months. At least 20 tents have been destroyed in a fire at a refugee camp on the turkey syria border residents were left gathered around their charred tents trying to salvage what was left of their belongings the fire reportedly caused by a cooking accident happened in the village of death her son in serious in a province at least 2 civilians are reported to been killed in 7 fires in camps over the past 3 weeks. Or so they did start. The tent is highly flammable its 35 degrees and when the gas door exploded the fire was uncontrollable and fast no one was able to take anything with them they just wanted to flee. But there was a rift between the syrian president and his billionaire cousin appears to be worsening in a 16 minute video posted online Bashar Assads cousin. Says he refuses to step down as head of the countrys largest mobile operator he said the collapse of syria tel would be a catastrophic setback for the nations economy and claims he is under pressure to hand over profits from his empire or face arrest of his thought to have played a big role in bankrolling assads military campaigns. I wont step down if i resign i would be fabian the company and the country the height of the war i did not abandon my country my president almost folks to do it now a 50 year old billionaire is considered the wealthiest and one of the most powerful men in syria before the war began in early 20 levon he controlled 60 percent of the economy this allowed him to build an independent power base apart from syria tell his Business Empire ranges from real estate to construction and oil trading hes been on the u. S. And e. U. Sanctions since 2008 for what washington calls public corruption. Speak to the summer of andi hes a former syrian diplomat whos now a nonresident fellow at the center for Global Policy he joins us live via skype from washington thanks so much for being with us so what do you think lies behind this very public rift between assad and the truth yes thank you for having me we should as a state and we go by the way that matthew is not partner for us at these employees is high profile for us which means when International News say that he owns 60 percent of the feed at the column we have basically our 36 percent of that you know the economy and there are today. We are today and the new face the regime crosses himself has a victory but its a the futility they need to to to clean in the house that the that speed all the people who are controversial issue they have a lot of their hands they have to be certified to for the new syria and one of the guys who will do this at all because the you tube see mission the 3rd its not about. This is its kind of putting the pressure on the regime to compromise rather than to say i need to go rams they are the can nationalize the company with the point that i believe interrupting he said he claimed the collapse of syria tell the dealer what he called a catastrophic but economy but but it wouldnt necessarily collapse if he left as the head of it. As i told you it he tried to use his lawyer that is lawyers Business People around him in order to make the syrian pods very weak that the dollar since he showed 1st today that today kind of controlled by 20 to 25 percent at the end of the game he tried just to get more of a bargain from that challenging etc i think that i believe the big issue between them is the money brought to the outside to get what. We are talking about 100000000000. 00. Thats romneys running running and his company his family and others so i dont i dont think this is a domestic issue for them its about money outside syria or any will not make any trip for the region we cannot make within 30 g m. I believe it will be solved in a way or other so. What about the kind of the method in this and you know the kind of public appeals was he trying to achieve with that is anyone likely to ride to his rescue because i mean what would you say that. You know as he mission in many you tube that his Charity Organization is feeding supporting supporting people all do salivates soldiers who were fighting for had treated him and he showed them that without me you would be suffering more now it is a message to the local community that they will take they want to take this money from me so i will not be able to protect you and you must think what i said i think the 1st video that you should be careful with is going around you because they are taking advantage of timothy that provides you with a copy that my services my my the fact that i used to pay for this charities for this people to support you legally interesting issue with the community now the new people that they want to take this out and thats why he made sure that i would give the money to you or someone difficult to the government or the state or tax if i would give you the money that if you and you respected all the poor people that so you. Feed that the issue is that hes trying to tell both both ways is indispensable to try to think that the guy will get you the legitimacy of problem. Community. Or the community that im the guy who wants to pick you up like they want to keep it hot. I dont believe this we just live much with them as an aside just yesterday organizing your charity she is doing exactly whats right used to be for the last 10 years more than 8 years she should look at they look at the money for her she get that meetings with old people who want clothing to find a whole charities and now shes had think that thought so its clear where this game is and. A somber bundy thank you very much indeed for your thoughts on the subject. That i still had this news hour. Day with treated you know and your men and degrading treatment and they were also subject it to excessive torture. Zimbabwes Opposition Leader says he wants the u. N. To investigate the abduction and beating of 3 female youth leaders also coming up. And liftoff of americas newest Military Branch the space force launches this fast mission. The promise of peace in the middle east not. In the. Uk but a new dilemma after the death of the man at the center of the palestinian struggle now more than 40 years after to stablish mint how far has the p. L. O. Come to achieving its hopes and dreams concluding the turbulent story of the struggle for palestinian homes p. L. O. History of a revolution on aljazeera. Leak. Aljazeera. And. The old. A regional somali governor and 3 bodyguards have been killed in a Suicide Attack claimed by the group the attacker rammed a car carrying the group before detonating explosives. In the mood to greet. Her fairly it was driven out 9 years ago but still controlled swathes of countryside the governor of nearby point land was killed in similar circumstances zimbabwes opposition wants the United Nations to investigate the abduction and beating of 3 female youth leaders and women disappeared during a protest led by the movement for Democratic Change on wednesday about the governments handling of the coronavirus they were dumped by the roadside outside the capital harare 2 days later they say they were beaten and sexually assaulted after being taken into police custody. Jimmy says the leader of the movement for Democratic Change and says this kind of treatment of his activists is becoming a trend. Well we had direct. Reports of our youth leaders being arrested i rested after there was a demonstration in one of the i. D. s. When there were. Demonstrating again it left town without the necessary support on troops approach on vulnerable groups when the subject was aspected. It was reflected on the various people. Who were. Alleged to participate in the demonstration but what we then got was that there was an abduction of those people could not be accounted for particularly our youth leaders the 3 female youth leaders there were only a pounds the next day dumped by the roadside in the outskirts of quranic but they make an allegation that there were sexual abuse. They were treated. And inhuman and degrading treatment they were also subjected to excessive torture during the night and that is the report we then put across and we are given pain meds and i appeal to the International Community and particularly the United Nations to look into this matter because it is becoming a patent this Economic Trends of people being subjected to these abductions campaigning has ended ahead of spring these elections on wednesday the run up to the poll has been marred by violence and hate speech with both sides blaming each other the people captured sort of a force. Supporters of bullies main opposition candidate i got us out on the streets of the capital which they hope that hell be in wednesdays general election he has run for president twice before but lost he says his victory was stolen by a president. Who is not standing by campaigns have been marred by sporadic violence between supporters of the ruling c. N. D. F. T. Party. And his congress for leaving Party Government official say 30 people have died this injured and many arrested all of this is meant to. The opposition so as to guarantee the victory of the ruling party but this is quite clear nonsense. At the other end of town thousands attend the ruling partys final campaign for president and crew views that accompanies his be fired candidate every session mere supporters are confident victory belongs to them is one of the most influential politicians in buddha and a close ally of the president hes a former rebel fighter who survived the ethnic cleansing of students of hutu ethnicity at the university of berlin 1905 the president calls him a national hero. He was a fast arriving to prepare for a vote after signing the peace deal that ended the civil war it was a brave move his job was also trying to grab it i mean police which he did successfully he also played a big role in establishing c. N. D. As a Formidable Political party. Brunis pushing ahead with the election despite the corona virus pandemic the country has at least 2 dozen confirmed cases and reason he expelled some wild Health Organization workers after their criticism the governments response has been adequate the president says the situation is under control. The only country where people are still gathering for public and really just only be god knows what is happening in their world and thats when we are turning to for protection. And you will be choosing a president and peace paul representatives the poor that will have no International Observers kind of a promise to fix the struggling economy create jobs unify the country some of the 5000000. 00 voters are survivors of a 12 ethnic based that started in 1903 and the violence in the 2015 election they say all they want is a peaceful outcome catherine soy al jazeera. 15 veteran hong kong prodemocracy figures are due in court on monday they were arrested last month on charges of Unlawful Assembly but the case is drawing attention to the role of chinas new top envoy in the territory adrian brown reports from hong kong. Chinas Liaison Office in hong kong is a potent symbol of chinese rule over this city it represents the interests of the ruling communist party. In january lou haining was appointed its top envoy analysts describe him as president xi jinping xin forcer hardliner. I think is someone with the fist in velvet glow i think he is someone who is. Sitting being trusts hes someone who is experienced in Security Matters and is someone who is here in the party the Central Committee member. Against a soothing soundtrack blue recently outlined chinas priorities including a call for a new security law. How to time you chong is hong kong sole representative to Chinas Parliament the National Peoples congress and hes met lew. The way he is very practical and reasonable person is also very gentle he has a responsibility to get hong kong back on the right track. Since lous appointment police have arrested 15 prominent prodemocracy figures and detained hundreds of other activists including a 13 year old student. The police tonight are using social distancing rules to contain a resurgent protest movement chinas top envoy in hong kong is worried about another disease what he calls the political virus warning that china will not sit back and allow what he calls this demented force to continue and thats led to accusations that chinas government is simply exceeding its powers here and the policy is now much more confrontational much more willing to directly interfering intervene in what was previously been the affairs of the hong kong government. Its been a fractious time in hong kongs parliament as world where quarrels are turning violent ahead of elections in september in which pro democracy politicians are expected to win more seats and thats not an outcome chinas leaders want adrian brown aljazeera hong kong nearest branch of americas military the space forces launched its 1st mission. In lift off of United Launch Alliance atlas 5 rocket which the unmanned spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral in florida after being delayed by bad weather officials havent revealed the purpose of the mission which is classified nor are they saying how long it will remain in orbit solar powered vessel has flown several times before but this is its 1st mission with a space force which was only established in december. X. 37. 00 b. Is a really interesting machine its a re reusable spacecraft it is autonomous it flies without crew it can be rapidly reconfigured the coast wide variety of experiments and it can take off from standard launch pads in standard rockets under pharynx and it can land autonomous lead through public airspace. And thats it for this news on the economic 2 or more nice i think. Another Early Morning another ceremony to bed Health Workers by well. 29000 to cuban doctors and nurses are working in 59 countries around the world as confirmed cases of coronavirus increase so does demand for cuban medics medical services at the islands main export while western commentators assume cuba sends doctors mainly to expand influence experts on the Others Health system draw a different conclusion youre making a big sacrifice why are you willing to go. Because there are other people that need me people that are sick and dying and not isnt right people shouldnt be dying when there are people who can help them. Rewind return to care bring your people back to life im sorry updates on the best of aljazeera documentary in live close to cope with a plus a no like and the other student rewind continues which shows its journey this is a. Struggle continuous book. From did to now. Of course huge distance rewind on aljazeera. When a military coup overthrew chiles marxist president one stadiums became prisms and the hunters sole objective was absolute control one publicly refused to accept dictatorship episode 4 of football rebels expose the life of calos cassilis. The footballer whose personal story swayed of votes that altered the history of his country Carlos Caselli and the demise of i ended a on aljazeera. Jury of course an hour and his supporters defy a stay at home orders to rally against lockdowns despite brazil now having the worlds 4th biggest outbreak. Are intended this is our jazeera live from london also coming up greeks truck to the beach and head back to church as their coronavirus restrictions ease. After 3 elections and more than a year of deadlock