Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240712

Trump again downplays the role of testing daily coronavirus cases in the us rise to levels last seen any 2 months ago. U. A. E. About 7 separatists in yemen seized control of the island of psychotrauma. As saudi arabia announces a crank down on t. V. Policy which didnt part the proposed takeover of the premier league club. Libyas parliament in tripoli calls it a direct threat egypt says its all a misunderstanding a day after president. Threatened to send his on the internet via his foreign minister says he backs a political solution to the conflict as he warned of military intervention of forces belonging to libyas u. N. Recognized government advance on the city of such a stronghold of the world that egypt is backing and if i have to. But i want to get in there you are ready to carry out any missions what i witnessed is a living proof of our keeping billets yes i can see egypts army is one of the mightiest armies in the region i am certain if we need to a few sacrifices like those being carried out over the past 7 years along our borders with libya you are prepared to carry out any mission with no home soil or if required beyond our border lines and then a few hours later gyptian foreign minister some in a political solution saying the government in tripoli had not properly read the ideas about sisi meanwhile the u. S. Says the road map to stability involves a ceasefire they mediate restoration of Libyan Oil Production and they dont have a political process well im really trained as an ms rasa with reaction from libyas internationally recognized government. Several d. N. A. Officials have responded to the president of the for the his ccs remarks on saturday the mystery thats the speaker of the High State Council has said has denounced as he says remarks calling them a violation to libyas sovereignty of the g. N. A military commander was spoke to a little while ago he said that their forces are adamant and they will answer search now its important to know that these are forces that know the territory and certain very well in 2011 forces primarily from here in this russia were responsible for entering search and capturing and killing one more gadhafi they did that of course with nato support in 2016 the same forces are the ones who went to sirte and liberated it from high school they did that of course with american support so these are forces that know the territory well they are confident they can enter sirte and they say that they will and you know the commander earlier told me that the d. N. A. Or our forces will not stop until we in his words liberate all of libya from have to control so what were seeing is the genie forces of the political officials here are adamant about. Getting aletha have to out of the picture they say they wont negotiate with after and theyre adamant about retaking or taking control of all of libyan land well sonny handy is editor in chief of the International Interest magazine and he says the tripoli government wants to make sure its in a powerful position before negotiating. We have to remember that the dynamics have changed there in libya with turkeys intervention and we have to remember that well have to it was strong he didnt want to negotiate and now that the d. N. A. Are strong they are the ones that are rejecting that negotiation and the reason being is that turkey wants to maximize the gains for the g. N. A. T. As much as possible they want sit and go for that to make sure the genie is in the most powerful position possible before negotiations egypt stance is lets do talks now wide sit down just for us are in the hands of the n. A. R. In the hands of the east and government in order to ensure that the n n a continues to have a say in the potential political future of libya i dont think egypt wants to get involved i think egypt is genuine about negotiations maybe not necessarily for the reasons that d. N. A. Want it to be. In favor of negotiations but we have to also remember that egypt has offered to empower get our side look at the expense of have to so the issue here is not tough there the issue here is not this idea of who want to negotiate who doesnt want negotiations the idea is that now do the g. N. R. On top now that they are being backed by turkey given that half there was not interested to go she actions when he was on top the g. N. R. Saying why should we be interested in it lets get as much as we can until were forced to stop in other words what applies here is the famous verses of the 2 news in poets custom should be that they can be no justice or in this case negotiations until the powers are balanced right now the jna are struck and this is why we see this. Now donald trump has stoked more controversy as has found story alexion rally in months the u. S. President insulted china and told her supporters coronavirus testing has turned up too many cases now trump went against advice and holding that rally and tell. It to a smaller crowd than expected how the facials wanted a pandemic thats already killed nearly 120000 americans she had reports and. It has been reported that this rally was intended not just to energize the president s supporters but to lift the spirits of a man whos craved the adulation of his base during the long months of lock down you are so lucky our president as well like. The Trump Campaigns hopes of a turnout of 100000 supporters inside and outside this Great American comeback rally fell short in fact the president canceled what had been planned as a pretty rowdy address at the outdoor overflow area because of a lack of numbers those who filed into the 20000 capacity arena had their temperatures checked having waived their right to sue the Trump Campaign if they contract it covert 19 earlier it had been reported that 6 members of the Trump Advance Team had tested positive for the virus and on saturday told the location of the rally it a new daily record of infections but the president mocked caution and suggested throughout his speech that protesters have been causing trouble outside and discouraging attendance but there were few protesters and no incidents reported before he spoke you are warriors thank you we are its a very people out there was the usual blame for the chinese too but here with racially offensive language has more names that the disease. I can. Come flu and blame for Public Health officials for the spread of the virus in the u. S. When you do testing to that extent you going to find more people are going to find more cases so i said to my people slow that testing down please the Administration Officials quickly briefed journalists that the president was just joking as for the unprecedented demonstrations banning race and close across the country against Police Violence and systemic racism the president once again presented them as unchecked anti american anarchy and he presented his general election opponent joe biden as a man with a questionable record on race in failing Mental Health amid these historic protests if the democrats cave. Then the riders will be charged and no one will be safe and no one will have control joe biden whos not the leader of his Party Joe Biden is a helpless puppet of the radical left by far the longest section there was a defense of the president s cautious use of a ramp following his speech of the west Point Military academy the week before that had led to speculation about his health it had no handrail it was like it ice skating this event wasnt simply about amusing the president there a 1000000 people were reported to have registered for the event giving the phone numbers as well as email and whom addresses this is essential information for ensuring turnout in the event election especially as a significant proportion of trunk space owned regular voters these events are crucial for the Trump Campaign as momentum we will know. That the rally did seem like a Public Health experiment what would happen if you packed thousands of people into an indoor arena many refusing to wear or take a minimal precautions for several hours of singing cheering and shouting in a city experiencing a surge in crude 19 infection we should know. Who in 2 to 3 weeks. Old user. There has been a spike in corona virus infections in several u. S. States with new daily cases nationwide now at their highest level in almost 2 months florida reported more than 4000. 00 new cases on saturday while in South Carolina another 1200 infections were recorded thats as lockdown measures continue to ease in both of those states but we can now speak to julie fisher she is the director of the elizabeth r. Griffen program at Georgetown University Medical Center and she joins us live from washington d. C. Via skype julie thanks for being with us were seeing these cases escalate i believe a 3rd Straight Record breaking day now for florida and South Carolina but these restrictions are being used at the same time is that whats driving these numbers we are assuming that that is what starting these numbers are across the whole u. S. We are seeing a fairly stable plateau right now with increased testing which says that the overall epidemic nationwide is stabilizing but we are seeing the surges in states 2 to 3 weeks after they relax social distancing measures which are most likely associated with people mixing again without having adequate Public Health measures in place to to identify those who are infected and prevent them from spreading the infection to others you mentioned testing then we did see President Trump saying that he has been asking his staff to slow the testing down so the numbers of the cases arent quite so large whats your take on that. It was quickly excused as a joke but if its a joke its a pretty appalling joke and one that shows a pretty flippant approach to a devastating pandemic that is threatening peoples lives and livelihoods testing is the tool that we use for Public Health to identify those who are infected so that they can be isolated and so that those exposed to them can be quarantined and prevent spreading the disease to others and that is how we get out of the epidemic out of the pen demick and control Community Transmission without having to have to coney and walked out so joking about restricting testing is tantamount to saying that. Its a callous disregard for what Public Health is trying to do to protect people and to protect their their livelihoods as well as their lives i believe were also seeing a trend of more infections in young people at the moment which is especially worrying as canvasses an hour considering bringing back students in the for should they be staying shut. I think well see what happens in the fall how universities and schools are able to maintain some social distancing while making sure they provide absolutely critical education to students so that they dont lose time and that they dont find themselves for the behind but right now as young people begin to mix again were seeing the numbers creep up and its inevitable as more people mix together that they will explode they will be exposed to a couple 1000 disease so as were approaching the far School Administrators have to be very cautious about how they bring people back in person while maintaining distance well speaking of the fall the white house is now saying that theyre preparing for a potential 2nd wave in the fall despite president thomas previous dismissal of that but i see one prominent had been genealogist as also saying they may not be a 2nd wave rather just one long wave that continues without a break hes calling it a forest fire will the u. S. Health system hold up if thats the case. Well the good thing for the u. S. Health system right now is we do have a better understanding of how to treat those with severe coping 1000 disease more effectively which is helping to contribute to reduce deaths despite the fact we start a plateau of new cases in the u. S. I do think weve talked about a 2nd wave where were still in the middle of a 1st wave and it looks now less like waves of coke in 1000 is it is then a long long plateau with different Community Transmission levels across the country as as republicans measures really differ state by state and community by community so were in this for a long time what do you call it a forest fire a long plateau. Were looking at cases continuing at this disturbingly high rate through the fall most likely youre talking about a nationwide pattern but we are seeing these escalating numbers in some states and a lot of these states where were seeing these rises a republican controlled how much has politics played into the spread of the virus in the politicization of the response to kovan 1000 i think has been unprecedented theres always politics when outbreak when when we must respond to outbreaks because its a demand for resources and there will be differences in opinion on how best to use those resources but the decisions not to have recommendations about how people can protect themselves for example by Wearing Masks to prevent transmission of the source copy to virus from people who are perhaps a symptomatically or only mildly sept medically infected to protect others the put a cessation of that the politicization of basic Public Health control measures is certainly contributing to the event spread of disease and to these surges in Community Transmission in states that have opened early without the Public Health measures in place to try to protect their populations. There from Georgetown University Medical Center really great can go inside straight here and out of there thank you for joining us thank you so much for having me. Well theres plenty more ahead here on this news hour including. Could an on line prank be behind the low turnout of Donald Trumps reelection rally. One of europes coronavirus hot spots reopens its borders off to 3 months of restrictions and liverpool return to action in the premier league leave will be here with all the sports. Now yemens southern separatists have seized control of the island of so katra the Southern Transitional council said it had taken over government facilities on the island and just deposed the governor the government is calling it a coup the separatist group which wants an independent state of south yemen is supported by the United Arab Emirates on the island of sumatra is situated off the horn of africa at the mouth of one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes which links asia to europe the u. A. E. Temporarily operated a military base there in 2018 angering the government and the archipelago is also a unesco World Heritage site sometimes referred to as the galapagos of the indian ocean its home to unique flora and fauna including the dragons blood tree while for more on this we can speak to simon mabyn hes seen Electron International relations at Lancaster University and he joins joins us now from doncaster simon there has been fighting in 6 months now then a deescalation agreement and now this whats been driving the battle for the island. I think theres a huge number of issues at play here concerning Strategic Access concerning the gypsum a c. Concerning gaining ground by grounds that vice that control and access to go to as much territory as is possible fighting between this of the Transitional Council and between forces loyal to the the officially recognized Yemeni Government and i think that theres a strategic that i mentioned to console and to cut through but theres also a real the jetsam eyes date shown in terms of the s. T. C. Gaining ground on the cut throat its seen by by many in the International Community that the s. T. C. Is gaining momentum and its a roading the legitimacy and the capabilities of the officially recognized governments honestly theres been a very complicated set conflict going on in yemen facade in years now and im in speaking to analysts who say that we should always be regarding whats happening in yemen as to separate conflicts one in north yemen with the haze and this one in southern yemen do you share that view. I certainly share the view that there are a whole host of complex issues playing out in yemen i have 11. 00 thought i would have is that the north and the south yemen conflicts if we want to call them that do feed into one another particularly with regard to some of the Strategic Thinking from from saudi arabia for example i can certainly see that there are 2 different from soap and one is the struggle against the rebels that united the saudis and they are not arties against the who these and that perceived support from iran but the 2nd of course is this struggle between the government. And also the southern friends ishmael council that by themselves a baby so that the saudis and the emirates hes against one another so youve got essentially youve got a conflict then a conflict within a conflict so it is perhaps 2 different issues but this suits inly into linked in the perceptions and the strategies used in one off feeding into the other when you mention president hadi that went as all of this whats happening inside of president had in his government theyre now saying they feel betrayed. Yeah i dont think it leaves them in a particularly good place given that theyve theyve not been in a position to control a country that they certainly havent been able to exert any form of sovereignty over yemen or indeed over the parts of yemen that the u. S. Then simply is said to control and this relates this loss of territory this symbolic strategic important territory is another devastating blow to or to embattled government to an embattled president who really does seem to be a bit of a lame duck in this well simon let me ask you then when does this alone leave the Peace Process and indeed the humanitarian situation for the yemeni people which i mean seems to be deteriorating even fat i mean the u. N. Now cant even afford to send more aid and supplies. Yeah its a really worrying situation yemen has those been insuring the hellish number of years in terms of the devastation of the conflict in terms of the lack of humanitarian aid now that the alliance that if the who is these is disintegrating opening up new front so putting your new sites of conflict which in turn make getting aid and access to it so humanitarian support to various parts of the country increasingly difficult which in turn means that there are going to be more and more people struggling to get access to food to clean water and ultimately to say you lives and good health the life so there are going to be more deaths people are going to be dying more and more and and with the onset of covert minds you know of course its going to be an incredibly devastating humanitarian situation which as we should remember the u. N. Identified yemen cope with devastating humanitarian conflict a number of years ago and with all of this happening course cope that might say the situation is only going to get far far worse and the situation will continue watching very closely here on out is there a sign in lebanon there from Lancaster University thank you for joining us out of there thanks for having me now Canadian Police have warned an exiled saudi dissident that has life may be in danger the Guardian Newspaper reports that Omar Abdullah as is was told hes a potential target and the saudi government has want to take precautions and glasses was a close associate of saudi janice Jamal Khashoggi who was killed by saudi operatives in turkey in 2018 well the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings and yes kalama said on twitter that the report isnt surprising she said that if there arent consequences for saudi arabia the kingdom will continue to threaten and silence dissidents she also questioned why a saudi arabia is being allowed to host an upcoming g. 20 summit. Now into the corona virus pandemic and people have gathered in brazils capital protesting against president diable sonar as corona virus cases this. Relaxed approach to the pandemic has been widely criticized brazil is the 2nd west affected country in the wild with more than a 1000000 confirmed infections and nearly 50000 people have died and there is no sign that the outbreak is easing well lets speak mountain daniel who is in argentinas capital one is there is and monitoring the region for us daniel things only seem to be getting worse in brazil but in some countries like argentina where you are it seems that measures to try to contain this have been much more effective how much of this is down to politics. Well i think the stuff here a great deal is down to politics i think here in argentina president Alberto Fernandez at the start of the pandemic crisis imposed very tough measures lockdown certainly here in the capital one osiris where the greater number of fatalities has been seen whereas the approach in countries like brazil especially has been particularly severe president jarboe sonora a little like we were hearing a little bit earlier of the attitude that donald President Donald Trump has undermining the efforts to try to deal with the pandemic not taking the virus seriously calling it a little flu here as you just mentioned is out there addressing supporters in the capital brasilia they are mostly not Wearing Masks he very rarely wears a mask in public there is a counterdemonstration in brasilia asking for him to be impeached on various measures but people are mostly accusing him of not taking the virus seriously undermining efforts by the states in brazil to try to deal with the pandemic whereas here in argentina it has a population of 4 times less the brazil yet they have 50 times more fatalities 50000 there as opposed to a 1000 speights ality is here in argentina and here when they do relax the restrictions people go out onto the streets theres a surge in the number of people infected the president will go on television and then reduce and then impose those restrictions again so its a kind of constant flow and ebb and flow of restrictions assessing how the situation is and then then reimposing those restrictions to try to contain to contain the pandemic so a very different approaches in both companies countries and as a result very different results in the number of people infected and the number of fatalities danis pick them out restrictions in many economies across the region were already in a dire situation before this pandemic is there a plan being put together for the longer town. Well i think all the countries of the region theyre talking about plans they are looking forward to what life may be like what we know when this pandemic finally starts to starts to abate certainly here in argentina the economy was in a grim state back in january february. The moment negotiated to try to with the foreign creditors to try to avoid a further default the situation in brazil is not much better the president theyre both in our 0 has talked about the situation if the economy gets gets much worse that could be more severe than the pandemic he said but he seems to have the worst of both worlds a rising number of people infected and the economy not doing so well either here the president has said the. G. D. P. Can be can be improved people people have died from the virus cannot be brought back to life so the emphasis is very different and i think the countries weve seen where theyve put the emphasis on trying to rescue the economy they have seen the greatest number of fatalities the situation getting much much worse over the other side of the Andes Mountains from here in chile has one of the worst per capita rates of infection and death anywhere in the world its a country that put the emphasis on the economy head of trying to contain the virus and they get they seem to be seeing the results of that the very negative results of increased infections and the increased number of fatalities. There for us in the argentine capital when a serious thank you daniel when living across to europe now in spain is stage of imagine see has been lifted more than 3 months after it was imposed to stop the spread of the corona virus there the countrys borders are now open to almost all of its even Neighbors Without the need for quarantine and many are hoping its not too late to salvage the lucrative Summer Travel season and the hayward reports. The freedom to travel once again both within spain and further afield as its borders with most of the European Union are finally reopened and one of the longest lockdowns imposed in march to stop the spread of the virus is completely lifted in the winter but if you know many of us are that matter i feel good because i can finally go harm and im not scared to take this flight because there are Health Precautions in place im happy to be going back home. Spaniards were told to stay within their own province until now so with the state of emergency ending roads and trains to take them per their a field soon filled up strains economy relies heavily on tourism visitors are now starting to come back but it will be a wait to see if the numbers are enough to sustain the industry. But its the 1st time ive seen this many people and its good because we need to reserve if not we will be in trouble but this is much more than just about the economy for many people its personal a lender who lives in a care home in madrid is now able to see more of my family more often get able to. Its a long time since ive seen him she says after being reunited with her grandson. Spain is trying to move forward from this crisis but more than 28000 people died from coronavirus here and remain very much at the forefront of everyones mind emma hayward aljazeera and now the owner of a Meat Processing plant and north west germany has apologized after a 1000 employees were infected all 6 and a half 1000 workers at the factory and their families are now all being put into quarantine the military is helping to track down about a 3rd of staff his addresses one listed the pandemic has highlighted the german Food Industry as reliance on migrant labor. Well new york city is now getting ready to loosen some of its crown of ice restrictions free months after the pandemic brought life there to a standstill on monday some offices and nonessential businesses will be allowed to partially reopen but the United Nations campus will not be following suit and as aristotle magic editor james bays explains. Life is slowly returning to the neighborhood around the un in new york after 3 months in which this city was one of the global hot spots of coded 19 but United Nations headquarters itself stays closed only essential staff have been allowed in the building since the 16th of march its a place thats been transformed on the floors markers 2 meters or 6 feet apart to show physical distancing rules mosques must be worn when close to others in the elevators and now limited to 2 occupants. Normally on a weekday well over 10000 people pass through these gates on some recent days the numbers have been well below 100 when you take a walk in the corridors you see virtually nobody cafes a shuttered Conference Rooms of closed and the places where ambassadors and officials used to brief reporters a silent while theres just a skeleton u. N. Staff working the number of cleaning crews has been increased its possible that the gloss steel and marble here has never gleamed this much in the neighborhood around the u. N. Where many diplomats and officials live life is slowly returning to normal for a monday with new code 19 rules many shops and businesses across new york city can reopen for the 1st time. But inside the u. N. Things will remain closed this is the main visitors lobby its normally teeming with people and im the only person here normally there are diplomats from all over the world its a melting pot but thats the problem it could become a fresh incubate or for the virus the secretary general antonio could terrorists has ordered that a phase reopening of the complex wont start until august at the earliest jamesburg days aljazeera at the United Nations well still ahead for you on aljazeera how the Global Pandemic is bringing relief to animals and one of asias oldest is. The seaweed invading the waters around Southern Spain and threatening an ancient way of life. And the russian teenagers who had to step in when their senior team mates were all quarantined ahead of a top flight but thats coming up at the end. Of. A man might still be prone to want to shut up in the northeast and see the clouds rather ragged at the moment and solid ought to be watching for the overcast 3 months the herniation is certainly on its way otherwise we are hot and dry of course and quite a strong pick yet again this is mondays forecast the temperature in baghdad has come down to 41 but still quite hot near kuwait so above 40 for the most part off the breeze changes the temperature course is often full of dust which is the case recently the breeze eases on tuesday the temps has risen in kuwait to 46. 00 as a result the arms show breeze from that straight is keeping things rather cool never than down through to jerusalem and north egypt otherwise nothing much to say it is hot and dry time of year thats true throughout those africa even the coastal breeze is doing no more than edge the temps down to about 29 in tunis and a sort of ordered benghazi shower wice well this is the time to watch what develops over ethiopia get some pretty big shower lumps the move slowly west was theres nothing developing in the immediate future just daily showers but west africa is sayings and pretty big showers mostly on the coast not entirely theyve certainly come inland in for example sierra leone. Kenyan journalists in pursuit of press freedom and justice i have seen very discreet situations where someone seeking but they hope you can afford being keen on investigating government corruption in the National Health care system some of the transactions youre seeing much of the killing. Of money the tucson explained to africa on some sites and publish lawsuits up people dont want to even if it doesnt look at your school is truth is it anyway on aljazeera. Aljazeera. And. I dont get i missed all the attainder on lets remind you about top stories this hour egypts foreign minister is renewing the push for a political solution to the conflict in libya it comes only a day after president. Threatened to send in the army and we have denounced by libyas un recognized government. Yemen southern separatists have seized control of the island of sumatra the Southern Transitional council said it had taken over government facilities and opposes the governor the government is calling us up. And us President Donald Trump has held his 1st real action rally since the Coronavirus Crisis began the crowd in tulsa oklahoma was smaller than expected after critics said the event threatened to spread to curve at 19. Well there is another story gaining traction online as to why trumps rally was only one 3rd full users on social media say they are trying to encourage people to register for the event and then not turn up the movements most active supporters were teenagers who posted videos of themselves dont sing with trumps web site behind them but a 51 year old woman from iowa is credited with inspiring that prank i recommend all of those of us that want to see this 1000 seat on a tour of the field or completely empty go reserve tickets now and leave them standing there a little dusty what do you say oh that person that you just watched has more than 700000 likes about 2000000 views its thought to have support from fans of the south korean music genre k. Pop who are also known for backing social justice courses now Trumps Campaign predicted a 1000000 people could be at the rally and its painting protesters for the empty seats well lets not speak to his she is a reporter for buzz feed news and joins me now from london many people who dont use tech talk there is quite a lot to try to understand here i see a lot of this mobilization took place on all alternative to talk led by a lot of young people who also have a different approach to using the app and who also seem to like korean pop music can you explain for our viewers who they are and just how they did this. The range of cable runs is so diverse a lot of them are p. R. C. And like people and the way that they reached out to can what france is by kind of gaming to where you page on to talk and sort of like aiming it at cable runs starting up as that so one of the videos that she says hello caravans b. T. S. And then explained what they would need to do in order to get a ticket when it when it seems they as teenagers are also very organized they troll trump i believe on his birthday theyve gotten involved in the black lives Matter Movement to do you get the sense there are leaders here or is this very much a kind of grassroots movement. Ok people. Are essentially i think they are leaders violent grassroots grassroots they would have been humans ago but right now what were seeing is that the wild has its eyes on people and theyre realizing that this is not going to be a fight for them soon soon ill see that camper vans call just innately born activists because a lot of the things that trump stands for and a lot of these like the Police Brutality is goes against their identities which is why theyve been so active. A big a big bit of the fallout here i guess is the fact that this was about what they assumed would happen at the rally the amount of people they expected at the rally and the lack of people coming and it seems that a lot of these k. Pop fans managed to hide their Campaign Online from the Trump Campaign how did they do that. It was all on tick tock which is why it didnt really cross over to twitter and everyone just who did get to it on twitter it was through dns quite quiet and on discord and other platforms which a lot of that looks like demographic especially trance demographic dont really use so no one was really aware how they were spreading the message and thats exactly how did you. Can i ask you about the impact on the rally here how much of a difference do you think this actually made i mean tickets werent limited to venue capacity so presumably supporters didnt miss out because of this prank yeah. Im not sure exactly how it would affect it the numbers specifically but because they kept putting out the message you know so many people were coming it could have deter people from actually sharing not because they would assume that it would act out and that it would be already not there. Because trump versions of often been unconventional versions its my understanding that the campaign often uses these big rallies to try to gather a lot of data to get out the vote and a lot of these ticktock users were putting in fake information so how does that affect things i guess their research will be completely messed up and not useful to this it when this was also a movement thats been very much driven by young people and many of these teenagers are still too young to vote do you think this reflects a kind of shift in opinion in the united states. For the ticktock uses yes but some of the cable would be an older demographic like myself they can vote they this will affect how many people end up going out yes but essentially a lot of the people who did is can vote. It can to hear their reporter from buzz feed news speaking to us from london great to speak to thanks for joining us across. Now counting is underway in serbias National Election the 1st since none of europe imposed curve in 1000. 00 lockdowns opinion polls show that president alexander of riches governing Progressive Party except to hold on to power now that election went ahead despite concerns about the spread of coronavirus some opposition partys boycott of the polls saying it was a threat to Public Health and that there was also a lack of free and fair voting conditions. Hundreds of government workers in bangladesh have protested job losses there to the current virus pandemic they were also demanding back pay saying employees of the windy group which the prize zoran h. And m. Had been laid off without proper compensation many clothing factories in bangladesh were forced to shut down due to the drop in Global Demand factory owners say government exports fell by 84 percent in april. Now chinas controversial new security law could be enforced in hong kong within weeks chinas top legislative body announced it will meet for another 3 day session next sunday but its unclear whether the proposal is on the agenda now details of the low amount strong saturday revealing mainland courts will have jurisdiction over session National Security crimes and in hong kong prodemocracy labor unions have failed to get enough support to strike against the legislation the referendum needed 60000 votes in support of strike action but just under 9000 people participated its being seen as a blow to the citys antigovernment protest movement which lost momentum due to a ban on public gatherings over the coronavirus. Well there is that under lockdown in the philippines plaiting for donations of food and Veterinary Services animal activists say even if quarantine measures start being lifted by the end of this month its unlikely that zoos will be a priority for visitors to melinda can reports. Princess and her friends serve finally together in their temporary home the horses are well known to tourists who visit the town of the just a few hours south from manila. But princess and her friends were left behind as people fled the eruption of a volcano last january some animals died but these horses were rescued. But the shutdown of tourist sites in the region of luzon in response to the cruel of our respond demick means these animals are unlikely to carry any visitors again its sort of a vote of the physicists and some of them have to survive we think our society can be seen. If theyre good or if theyre bad by how they treat their animals. Manila zoo is the oldest and also one of its most iconic tourist destinations critics say it was neglected for decades by previous administrations and thats left many parts indicate its now closed indefinitely but still receiving funds from the local government we were given a job we have. We learned from one of. Them all being good at least 1500000000. d and make peace one of the best. Manilas who is almost every filipino families happy place this is why its temporary closure is this appointing for many of its loyal visitors but animal doctors here tell us this period is seen as a respites here. Years ago and had been meeting more than usual animal doctors say the absence of tourists has left a silence thats coming for the end. Like molly was the zoos biggest attraction for more than 40 years molly spent almost every day of his life performing for visitors but the lockdown means he can finally have a prolonged moment of peace and rest yet to still enjoys a treat from rear visitors every now and then. The officials at manilas who see bill have a much better shelter once the renovations are finished and theyre in no rush they say the fact people are now forced to see home means these animals are enjoying a world relatively free of humans a world a lot less terrifying. Dog an aljazeera manila now British Counterterrorism Police are joining the investigation into a stabbing attack which killed 3 people were also injured on saturday apparently at random they were sitting in a park in the town of reading not far from london a 25 year old man was arrested and police are not looking for other suspects from our inquiries undertaken so far officers of nothing to suggest that there was anyone else involved in this attack and presently we are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident. However counterterrorism detectives work closely with the Security Services and will work closely with Thames Valley major crime colleagues and we continue to make inquiries to ensure that that is the case. We will always be to ensure there is no outstanding threat to members of the public. A roadside bomb blast has killed at least 9 progovernment fighters in syria they were on a bus in the southwestern province of duran the casualties were former rebels who had surrendered to fight alongside Government Troops now no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Say we and thats native to the northwest pacific is invading the rich marine waters of the strait of gibraltar preventing traditional fishermen from catching. They say the brown alligators clogging up their nets and endangering their way of life they trade ports. Sea weed is washing up all over the beaches of Southern Spain its an eyesore but it also threatens an ancient way of life. Is a fishing technique dating back more than 3000 nets all positioned in sections of the sea close to the strait of gibraltar to catch chuen as they migrate from the atlantic to the mediterranean in recent years fishermen say their nets have been clocked up with nothing but sea read. Only for seaweed is proliferating in this area as never before have been fishing for 35 years and its become a huge problem its causing great Economic Hardship and is in danger of fishing a. Fisherman cast the net say march and pull them up in june they say the invasive sea weed is scaring away the fish. Sticks to the newt and then grows creating an underwater wall the white and the tension that breaks the news its also turners a fish that likes clear water so when it sees darkness it swims away from the seaweed causing the problems originates in japan and scientists have been studying how it ended up in the waters around spain when. The seaweed may have come from the masai area from a lagoon installed in 2002 to facilitate the cultivation of japanese oysters ships probably carried it from there to here all this kind sided with the highest temperature recorded in the south of the berry and pollutes you and 2015 so the stars aligned in this species has increased dramatically. Scientists are developing a k. That could be applied to nets to stop sea weed attaching to the fishermen who didnt catch the last and wont this year a solution cant come soon enough Victoria Gate to be there now a guitar played by narayana frontman cutco band has fetched a record price at auction. That guitar was played in this rare and iconic acoustic concert in 1903 thats just 5 months before cobain diet interest sold for just over 6000000. 00 but it came with a case which cobain had decorated with a poster from one of the bands albums. Well still ahead on al jazeera and for the n. F. L. Players i want to they need to stop training after 4 teams report coronavirus case and. This countrys begin easing coronavirus restrictions scientists warn of a 2nd wave of infections in the last few days. In front of the neighborhood and many fear the economy is be prioritised about for human life until fall could pull your claim to focus on doubt here because spike in public like didnt exist we bring you the latest developments from across the globe coronavirus condiment special coverage on Aljazeera International trade with years of food having free trade with nazi germany or the japanese or chinese dogs or germany controversial immigration policies that anyone who has a well founded euro persecution should be able to comment the wealth minister from syria has closed the door to Syrian Refugees like the buffalo maybe his son goes head to head with senior trump advisor Stephen Moore this year the trump deficit crossed a trillion dollars due to a rule not to reelect him from well done not cut out and go for non jews era. Now as americans grapple with the krajina virus and black protests artists in new york are displaying a vision of hope and healing the protest us is on boarded up so if store fronts in the saha district but i was on fire took us on from. Where some people see an eyesore artists see it candice the stores in new yorks soho district 1st closed in march because of the covert pandemic but then were boarded up for protection during the recent protests and spread occluding and now weeks later the entire neighborhood has become an open air art gallery of sorts of protest art work on almost every block artists have converted boarded up businesses into artistic statements to mark these unprecedented times i think. Were living through the greatest period of change. In. I dont know maybe think the berlin wall found on one corner we find artists trevor croupe painting his 2nd miral in the neighborhood hundreds of people through days of the bank you to me as theyre walking by. You see an outpouring of creativity some artists i havent painted for years are painting out here on another street lydia benny ery shes originally from greece and has painted faces of black people that have been killed by police and we have 30 members of them not to forget them this is they can. And they decide the states it wont in process because every few days they continue to kill somebody eventually all these stores will reopen and this would be its been put here to protect the doors and windows will all be taken down and with it all of this art will be lost forever. Its already happening with the looting over shops are preparing to reopen a group called soho social impact is trying to preserve as much of the art as possible and there is a lot from the hopeful to the defiant to the art that makes you think telling the story of new york and america the past few weeks on the most unlikely of canvases gabriel is on to. New york. Whatever round i will support. Thank you very much were just hearing that Novak Djokovic is a tennis tournament in croatia has been called off because one of the star players got dimitrov has tested positive for corona virus this was the 2nd leg of the i dream which was number one djokovic had set up at midday pandemic and fans were still allowed into the stadium to watch the maltre of the former world number 3 is the highest profile tennis player to reveal he has the disease. With saudi arabia has announced a major crackdown on broadcast piracy and its Football Association has made a move to writing to major football governing bodies including faith. And the English Premier League vowing to take on piracy its a move which could impact the proposed takeover of newcastle united. The English Premier League is currently vying out whether to accept a 317000000. 00 bid from a Consortium Led by saudi one of the main potential stumbling blocks is that the World Trade Organization has ruled saudi is behind the pirate ball costa called bay out q which steals sports content including premier league games but on sunday Saudis Authority for intellectual property has warned infringements could be met with significant fines or jail time and it has blocked more than 230. 00 websites illegally streaming sporting events. Or new causes potential buyers we place to say them all but secure their place in the premier league for another season they Sheffield United 3 nil in their 1st game back to move 11 points above the relegation play as alan sign max a man opened the scoring and took the needed support of the black lives Matter Movement. Also on sunday chelsea needed to fight for the gold ounce of 8 aston villa 21 and the latest liverpool are playing their 1st match against everton noel at half time live a poll just to win short of clinching their 1st title in 30 years germany has been as the euro said toward its new domestic broadcast rights on monday but the value is likely to drop it will be the 1st major white still since the coronavirus disrupted football all over the world last time the value jumped 85 percent to 4640000000 euros but reports suggest it will decrease to 4200000000 it was the 1st European League to restart and by munich of since wrapped up the title for the 8th year running so news from their leader in spain road betty said that coach ruby have not won any of their free game since the late we started by its very simply saturdays defeat to athletic bilbao the Club Sporting director alexis to hero for but better player who takes charge for the rest of the season but is a faltering i points above the relegation places now to an extraordinary story from the russian prime uni the last of f cs entire saying was quarantined off the 6 of their players tested positive for corona virus with opponents such even fusing to postpone the guy rostov said their junior team instead the 6th thing to 19 year olds got off to an excellent start scoring. But unfortunately thats where the underdog story ended they went on to be thrashed 101. 00 and incredibly cost of 17 year old culpepper stopped 15 shots including a penalty to set a new record in the russian premier league. For free for has paid tribute to revoke football hero awkward roddy who has died from corona virus the 56 year old was hospitalized in baghdad last weight and despite briefly returning home he passed away on sunday writing a former asian footballer of the year scored iraqs only ever go with a world cup finals against belgium in 1986. Rio de janeiros mayor has suspended all professional football matches in the city just 3 days after players started saying safety protocols need to be put in place on thursday from bangor in the state championship at american our stadium in their 1st game back in nearly 3 months but is a Field Hospital just metres away from the pitch to 90 patients died brazil is dealing with the 2nd biggest break with the virus in the. The n. F. L. Players union is recommending that all players stop Group Workouts saying the risk of catching coronavirus is too great their medical director made the recommendation after 14 positive covert 19 tests on the players tom bradys new. Ideas have closed part of their teams Training Facility after 3 players caught the virus and 6 time formula one World Champion Lewis Hamilton says hes launching a commission i did increasing black representation in motor sport how much and says there are still institutional barriers in formula one and that the sport needs to be as diverse a multicultural as the world we live in. Thats of the sport. Well thats also it for. If you were in beijing looking out the Pacific Ocean youd see American Warships when mess was done somehow time as aiming to replace america and going to run the world well the chinese are not that stupid these guys want to dominate a huge chunk of the planet this sounds like a preparation for our 1st president George Washington said if you want peace prepare for war the coming war on china part one on a jazzy. July on aljazeera in a controversial move israel is expected to unacceptable settlements in the occupied west bank how will the world react in a not so sweet a story chocolates heart of darkness expose the continued use of child labor on cocoa plantations president putin will try to stay in power beyond his final term with an attempt at changing russias constitution mady has sample has to special series of interviews been asked tackling the big issues about time marking the 25th anniversary of the biggest war crime on european soil since world war 2 we will witness a ceremony paying respect to the victims of the said done to genocide. July on aljazeera. To 0 to 0. Let me also you how worried you are about the increase in hostilities in yemen we listen this is the moment to stop all the 30 action this is the moment it also takes on fighting every night we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the edges there on. A shared land border but not seeing eye to eye and escalation in the war of words between egypt and libya as internationally recognized government. Watching aljazeera life from london and saudi navigate also ahead u. S. President donald trump is accused of putting his presidency before Public Health after his torso rally. The polls are closed and counting begin serbians vote in the 1st major european elections in