Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240712

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Enjoy one of the orders to relationship unity Human History as many of you may shoot earlier the seeds of our Common Development were planted not to the colors of years ago our time tested least through the line should provide us with a truce trust and fails to do what is just for the betterment of all of our peoples the good of 1st a unique opportunity for transponder who operation between our sisterly countries should never be an object of competition or mystery and this is fruits egypt i will pursue an amicable solution struan will not wish we also seek the understanding of our brothers and sister from egypt the list we have a comfort in that we will reach a corporately of our government in the coming with weeks under the loot process the council should defer to the African Union be cautious not to imply give up belief by differences than the current of 3 countries to return to the crowd proclaim their version of the only other venue for finding a must resort should i thank you mr president. And weve been listening to tell you at scarcely less c. M. That the ethiopian ambassador to the u. N. Previously we heard from the sudanese ambassador and the egyptian foreign minister discussing what theyve been referring to as gerd and that is the grand ethiopian run a sunset. A dam that ethiopia wants to build has built and they want in the coming days and weeks to fail a reservoir obviously egypt and sedan both countries that are downstream from ethiopia worried that this would have an impact on their water supply the ethiopian ambassador there outlining that hell peonies the dam for its Energy Supply and its not. Now diplomatic editor james bays joins us now from the u. N. Headquarters in new york that meeting was obviously a Virtual Meeting of the u. N. Security Council James its interesting obviously an issue that steeply important to the 3 countries a regional dispute if you will explain to us why its got a global dimension because we see not just the African Union involved bug the u. S. As well trying to mediate and the u. N. Explain to us why. Well i think thats part of the dispute that you heard in the Security Council that they were the Security Council should be involved by the way the Security Council meeting did end and that it started again because the egyptian foreign minister is now speaking again hes asked for the right to reply to what we just heard from the theo p. And. The egyptian position is very clear they are at the mouth of the nile ethiopia is that the source theyve already built is massive down there about to fill it and the egyptians say it will have the greatest consequence to the egyptian people the threat of existential proportions is the position from the front from the egyptian side the ethiopians say well theres already a mediation by the African Union in fact there were talks this weekend why is this come to the Security Council it doesnt need to come to the Security Council in fact the ethiopian ambassador to the council is being used as a forum for exerting diplomatic pressure clearly there are 2 different bodies that can examine this the a you for african issues in the un for International Peace and security and both have met to decided i suppose some would say you have the choice of 2 different courts to discuss your issue then you choose the one you think might be more favorable to you and worth reminding you this meeting was called by the United States following pressure from egypt i think egypt believes the u. S. May be slightly in their corner on this issue and remember that the u. S. Is a permanent member of the Security Council with veto power and it was interesting listening to the egyptian foreign minister really emphasizing there how this is seen as an almost existential threat for that country james bays at the u. N. For the moment james thank you lets go live now to him morgan who is in sudans capital occurred to him but it was interesting listening to the sudanese ambassador sudan of course being the 1st country thats downstream from this saying that for so that there could be positives and the negatives explain to us what they are and also why so that his role could actually be quite crucial here. Well so that has already stated that its not a mediator between ethiopian egypt despite several attempts to try to bring the 2 sides to the negotiating table so that a deal can be reached now what its concerned about is into in terms of the impact of the ground if youre in a sense bomb or gird on the sudanese dam specifically ross a wrist which is about 100 kilometers away from the ground if you can run his arms down its also worried about water levels and how that will impact its a great culture lands most of which lie on the banks of the nile but its also saying that there could be positive impacts in terms of regulating the mile because during green seasons there are regular floodings are on some of the cultural lands in some parts of the country so if for sudan its more of a win loss situation depending on how you look at it and depending on the size of the impact but its already been thing that its always been saying that the solution to this whole debacle between if you hear sudan and egypt is a diplomatic solution and weve seen the minister of irrigation and Water Resources teaching this morning that there should be African Solutions to african problems so they obviously support the African Union initiative to try to reach a deal before the dam is filled but weve seen a few people in very determined to reach out to to to start filling the dam within the next 2 weeks now it all comes down to the political will thats something that sudan has been repeatedly has been repeating over the past few weeks the political will between the 3 sides and if they can come together to try to reach a deal before the dam is filled. Here and of course the 3 countries have in some ways been negotiating since 2011 but lets stay hopeful for the next 2 weeks here but morgan with the latest from the capital saying. In other news the World Health Organization has warned of the coronavirus pandemic is far from under control and the worst is yet to come its sending a team to china next week to investigate the origins of the disease which are still unknown. We are only one this to be over we all want to get on with our lives but the heart of reality is this is not even close to being over although many countries have made some progress globally its the pond is actually speeding up well americas top Infectious Disease expert says the recent surge in u. S. Coronavirus cases is largely down to people ignoring Health Guidelines to wear masks and socially distance many southern and western states which push to reopen their economies are now seeing a spike in infections dr anthony found she has called the Community Spread a recipe for disaster california texas and florida have already imposed a some restrictions including ordering bars to close jacksonville the florida city hosting the Republican National convention in august has now declared facemasks mandatory. Courses a louis joins us live now from new york as so kristen we outlined what the situation is like a little bit how are states of the south and west rethinking their opening strategies. Well with 40000 new cases happening in the United States a day theyre starting to backtrack on a lot of things you mentioned some of the big steps that are being taken in california where theyre worried about hospitals particularly in l. A. County which is the california epicenter of the Coronavirus Crisis if you well theyre worried about hospitals possibly reaching capacity in the next 2 to 3 weeks even with scaled back efforts now they are ordering bars to close again after allowing them to open when they did that they saw a 40 percent increase in new infections among people aged 18 to 40 so thats an example of whats happening in california texas has also closed bars again scaled back in Jacksonville Florida you mentioned that theyre imposing a mass ordinance in places where people cant social distance thats kind of a big deal thats where the g. O. P. The Republican Party is planning its convention this summer and it moved some of its activities to florida specifically because North Carolina had very Strong Social distancing. Or the the governor there was calling for social distancing at the convention and some in the party did not like that they moved to florida now florida is having to impose these massive wearing measures as well as they attempt to get things under control so were seeing this throughout the south in the west and kristin youre speaking to us from New York New York of course was the epicenter of the pandemic in the u. S. When it 1st hit you lived it there in new york so how would you compare the opening strategies you know from what youve just described now from the western and Southern States to one new york went through. New york went through a very Strict Lockdown and only now is gradually starting to reopen new york city only in the last week has allowed some of its businesses and retail. Restaurants to open restaurants in the city are only allowed to have Outdoor Dining at this point weve heard the governor here calling on President Trump to issue an executive order making mass mandatory in public throughout the country he points to what happened here in new york in the fact that infections new infections and fatalities are down to their lowest levels as they have been since early march hes saying that this is the strategy that the country should be taking and that the rest of the country frankly is now putting new york and the overall economy at risk by moving forward too quickly so the debate continues chris and salumi with the latest from new york kristen thank you. Meanwhile the European Union has agreed on a draft list of countries that will open its borders to from july the 1st travelers from 15 countries will be allowed in they include Australia Japan and canada but people coming from the u. S. Turkey brazil and russia will remain barred is there a virus infection rates are still too high people from the u. K. Meanwhile will be allowed in this fight the country having more cases than any nation as it is still in the brics it transition period bricks and remember that a finalist is expected to be announced on tuesday and the embargo has more on that. Well this list of socalled safe countries from which people will be able to enter the European Union from this wednesday is a draft 1st still has to be formally approved thats expected to happen on tuesday it concerns countries which are outside the European Union or the largely overlapping schengen free travel area. One notable exception which was always expected to be the case is the United States now back in march President Trump suspended entry for people from ireland and the sharing in area so that was largely expected but one country still to be notified is china theyre expected to make this list but thats dependent on china confirming that there will be reciprocity prosody so people from the e. U. Allowed to travel to china but some of the notable absence is a brazil russia and india all countries with economic clout and a large number of people who might want to visit the but where infection rates are currently high now greece has already said that it wont be until mid july that people from the United Kingdom and from sweden will be allowed to visit and thats because of concerns about how those countries have been handling covered 19 but it is expected that this draft will get approval across the e. U. 27 on tuesday. Britains Health Minister has announced the english city of leicester is being put on there a strict local lockdown after a surge in coronavirus cases all schools and nonessential shops have been ordered to close close for tuesday and unlike the rest of england its bars and restaurants were not be allowed to open on saturday john how has more from leicester. Lester in the english midlands the 1st major test of the governments ability to deal with post lockdown outbreaks of coronavirus enhanced testing here has revealed worrying numbers almost 900 new cases in just 2 weeks with clusters detected at recently reopened schools a supermarket and a Sandwich Factory there are concerns the disease is spreading through multigenerational households in the cities large Asian Community ive been hearing of entire families being affected by 19 and clearly this requires us to take extra caution back to where we are with regards to proper lockdown see how we can. Prevent the spread of this virus and i hope that the government will take note of such a kind of scenario and give us guidelines with large parts of the economy said to reopen on july the 4th the lockdown in leicester is instead being extended and strengthened with schools and nonessential shops having to close again but local officials have complained that there isnt sufficient data upon which to base an appropriate response as the government themselves in this report that acknowledged readily when you do more testing you get more positives the levels of testing are a few 100 per day and in a city that has a population in the whole urban area of the best part of 600000. 00 only a very small proportion of the people in the city are actually being tested and as a result of that its very difficult to draw conclusions about the presence of the virus within the community that may point to an essential floor in Prime Minister Boris Johnsons plan to reopen the economy safely. Contact tracing doesnt seem to be happening as well as it should be opening again there are various reasons although we do need those super tight just trace. When leaving them can we continue. The governments test trace and isolate program is supposed to be the ultimate safeguard against localized outbreaks like this one in leicester spreading out of control but while testing numbers have greatly improved there are still big gaps in Contact Tracing and an app designed specifically to help has now been delayed until the autumn thats why accurate data is lacking about exactly where the lister outbreak may have originated or where its heading next and why scientists have warned that the lockdown in england has been eased too fast too soon jonah hill aljazeera lester. Brazil has officially entered into a recession with the economy shrinking by 1. 5 percent during the 1st 3 months of the year economists predict a slump of up to 10 percent over the next 3 months as the country reels from the Coronavirus Crisis brazil has the 2nd highest number of infections in the world that more than 1300000 its getting more on this now from Daniel Shriner who joins us from when. This was exactly what president pasado was trying to avoid when he rejected the idea of a nationwide lockdown presumably. Totally barbara he was saying that the economy always took priority that the corona virus was nothing more than a little flu and cons consistently resilience to go back to work to as far as possible ignore it and he set an example he said i often not wearing a mask in public and really trying to undermine efforts at the regions the states in brazil were trying to implement to try to contain the virus because it was a very piecemeal approach all over brazil some states taking it very seriously and putting restrictions in place and others following the lead of president balls and now it all and deliberately not following what their states are telling us you mentioned the recession the country going into recession after 12 years where the economy has grown this is the 1st time for some years theyve also lost over a 1000000 jobs this year in the formal sector we dont know yet about the very large Informal Sector in brazil and in may the figures werent very good either the budget deficit was Something Like 11 percent of the g. D. P. So there is serious figures or statistics all around in relation to the economy that not doing very well and the number of infections as you mentioned earlier and the number of deaths over 57000 in brazil continuing to rise at a steady rate so really not looking good on either score in brazil and no and its really not just brazil i mean the whole of latin america suffering hugely from the coronavirus paint us a picture of what the situation is like in other countries. Well a very different situation bob all over the all over the region over latin america youve got some countries like here in argentina where the death rate is relatively low i think its 1001260000 or so people infected a very tight lockdown i think were now in day 102 of the lock down some of the measures were 3 weeks ago theyre now coming back into place on tuesday and wednesday outdoor exercise is not being allowed anymore. Other countries are easing the restrictions or other regions are easing the restrictions mexico city for instance theyre saying that the worst is over business is the law being allowed to function peru where the worst affected countries in the region after brazil is saying theyre on tuesday ending their 100 day lockdown but still keeping in place border controls and tight lockdown in some regions very piecemeal approach all over the region some countries the number of deaths continues to rise number of infections keeps going up other countries its stayed relatively stable here in argentina as i mentioned why europe wide realty of lilo brazil peru other countries the numbers of deaths colombia as well continues to rise. There with the latest there from. Daniel thank you. Coming up on this news hour from london a surprise ruling from the u. S. Supreme court as it strikes down the analogue restricting access to abortions plus. Black lives rationing when take center stage at this years. Celebration black artists and Sports Personality and days before formula one returns to action. Veils and look for their car to back the black lives matter campaign. Both the kremlin and the white house are denying paper reports that russia offered the taliban a bounty for american soldiers killed in afghanistan at a white house news briefing the press secretary insists that President Trump was never briefed on the alleged program alan fischer reports. From the white house podium a denial the president was ever briefed on the socalled going to kills the now say this that the u. S. Receives thousands of reports a day on intelligence and they are subject to strict scrutiny while the white house does not routinely comment on alleged intelligence or internal deliberations the cia director n. S. A. National security adviser in the chief of staff can all confirm and i know the president nor the Vice President were briefed on the alleged russian russian bounty intelligence. Gonna stand his americas longest war american troops have been there for 19 years and despite talks of a peace deal theres no indication to leave anytime soon america helped contribute weapons to push russia out of the country in the 1980 s. And killed russian mercenaries in syria 2 years ago according to the New York Times its payback time newspaper says the russians offered cash for kills Coalition Soldiers and general american soldiers in particular but from the kremlin another denial. To. 1st of all those statements are laws secondly if in the United States special services are still answerable to the u. S. President and i suggest focusing on President Trump statement he really gave an appraisal of those reports he did in a tweet intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible and therefore did not report to me or v. P. Possibly another fabricated russia hoax that says the white house explains why there has been no response from the american side the story didnt stand up on capitol hill lawmakers have demanded an intelligence be focused on who knew what and when and if the president was in fact briefed intelligence sources tell Media Outlets not only is the information solid it was given to the highest level of the white house but theres still a lot of Unanswered Questions and while there remain unanswered there lies a potential risk to a president whos had a difficult relationship with russia from even before he took office alan fischer aljazeera. The u. S. Supreme court has struck down a louisiana law that places restrictions on doctors who perform abortions the surprise the citizen to defend the procedure in abortion rights comes after fierce opposition from conservative justices the vote was 5 to 4 with chief Justice John Roberts voting with the courts 4 member liberal wing its the 1st big Abortion Case since trump appointed 2 new justices shifting the court to the right and the abortion activists staged a protest outside the supreme court. And the trip was called further outrage with his retreats this time sharing news footage of a white couple couple in st Louis Missouri pointing guns at black lives matter protesters the protesters were marching to the mayors home to demand her resignation didnt comment on the couples actions on sunday the u. S. President shared a video in which one of his supporters is heard shouting a slogan used by White Supremacists he deleted that after an immediate outcry. Well im joined now from new jersey by the Democratic Political consultant Richard Goodstein who served as an advisor to the former president bill clinton search you so much for joining us here on aljazeera i presume obviously from your political background im assuming youre not a trump supporter but if you were to analyze where he is a few months from the election because it is approaching quickly how would you define is situation a months to go before pulling day. So he is at an unprecedented deficit of every elected president in the polling era and the era that weve had Public Opinion polls hes further behind than any other elected president has ever been as of say july 1st only 4 months before election day now weve seen things turn around 4 months ago he wasnt ahead but he certainly wasnt behind by this much so and i think democrats frankly are so that scarred by what happened in 2016 that nobody wants to take anything for granted or to sell donald trump short but dont trump is playing a losing hand at this point and his go to issues dividing people by race whether its around these protests over Racial Justice whether its around issues around the u. S. Mexican border or any time when he can kind of make somebody seem the other and white americans to be the people he setting up for thats not working for him anymore he thought it did he kind of won in a fluke in 2016 its just not working this year for well i guess because this year weve seen the coronavirus is really dominated Everything Else and most countries so how do you think the fact that for example a lot of states that he almost encouraged to reopen are now kind of closing back at because of a spike in rates and do you think that he has now perhaps given up on the middle ground given up on the undecided voter as they vote for him in 2016 and now just the planning to his base or perhaps thats why were seeing the sort of tweets and retreats that weve seen in the past few days i think youre exactly right look hes never get done anything other than appeal to his base its a reason that in Public Opinion polling hes never been out of the low fortys we think his base is somewhere between 35 and 42 percent thats where hes been and whether its around coronavirus where hes acting like hes never heard of it and thats the. Going just peachy putting aside the fact that the us has 4 percent of the worlds population and 25 percent of the worlds debts and hes acting like hes never heard the term and excepted people are looking for leadership could be simple as wearing a mask somehow he acts like thats beneath him in Public Opinion polls even on fox news which is very friendly to donald trump people say they actually admire people who are Wearing Masks trump just doesnt seem to understand that. The thing about trump is that his base to adore him and to turn out for him and when we look at joe biden you could perhaps describe him as a safe pair of hands but doesnt engender the same kind of passion from his base and that crucially guessing that theyll turn out because of trunk space turns out and the democratic one doesnt then we are looking at a potential 2nd win for trying partly thats true yes so it is certainly the case that the people who say theyre for donald trump or passionately for him democrats of course now biden has a very big lead in the Public Opinion polls their vote is more anti trump than it is pro by and my answer to the concern the democrats have like oh god its not going to turn out is nancy pelosi is speaker of the house because in 2018 don trump was not on the ballot but every democrat came and it was unprecedented turnout in 2018 in the Congressional Elections because people were so disgusted by donald trump is president and they wanted very much to vote for democrats in congress which is why the democrats in oak now control the house they also want 24. 00 out of 35 senate seats that year so i actually think that donald trump alone is enough of a motivator to get democrats out to the polls and joe biden is perfectly safe and comfortable for them and they respect his character and his decency something that people dont see in donald trump well certainly 4 months is a long time in politics we have to speak to you again before our polling day for the moment though that will present political consultant Richard Goodstein thank you so much effort thank you barbara its my pleasure thank you. Now at least one of the 4 Police Officers charged in the death of george floyd is due to stand trial in march next year the 4 officers appeared in court in minneapolis the judge warned that he may have to relocate the proceedings and issue a gag order to ensure a fair trial this record judge peter cahill said Public Officials were jeopardizing the case by publicly speaking about it. Black power and social justice says dominated the be awards in the u. S. With the rapper at the baby honoring george floyd. Most of. The economists. Of the video shows the artist rapping with their officers knee on his neck highlighting the events that led to floyds death 5 weeks ago the bt awards is the 1st black celebratory event since floyd died many artists didnt shy away from making direct political statements now we have one more thing we need to do to walk in the true power and that is to vote im encouraging you to continue to take action continue to change and dismantle a racist and im equal system we have to continue to do this together to unify for each other and lift each other because there are people banking on my staying at home doing local elections and primaries happening in states across the country we have to vote like our life depends on because it. Thats more still to come in this news hour including china accuse the forced abortions and sterilizations to slash weaker birth rates a ferry capsizes after colliding with another boat on a river in front of a killing at least 32. 00 people and in sports the barcelona player whos just been stopped out for 81000000. 00 leave will be here with the details. Iran has issued an arrest warrant for donald trump and 35 other is and it says are linked to the killing of top military commander kasim sony money the general was killed in a drone strike near baghdads International Airport in january the u. S. Says he was planning to attack diplomats and soldiers iran wants interpol to issue a wanted notice for questing that the tension of trump and the other suspects the u. S. Special envoy on iran has this missed them as a political stunt. Our assessment is that interpol does not intervene and issue red notices that are based on a political nature and this is a political nature this has nothing to do with National Security International Peace or promoting stability and so we see it for what it is its a d propaganda stunt that no one takes seriously and makes the iranians look foolish. China is being accused of forcing sterilization abortions and Birth Control on hundreds of thousands of reader women to slash birth rates an investigation by the Associated Press has found evidence of a 4 Year Campaign in North Western provinces experts say its a form of demographic genocide chinas government denies the allegations alexey obrien reports. Say shell never forget the day chinese authorities told her her 3rd child was illegal she says she was threatened told to pay a fine of more than 2. 00 and a half 1000. 00 should be locked up in an internment camp. In the superfly they give shots and remove fetuses forcefully if they say its illegal to make you get an abortion those who didnt obey were sent to the camps now people there are terrified of giving birth. The Associated Press investigation is based on government statistics documents and interviews with women like who say they knew people jailed for having too many children many received a prison sentence of years even decades government efforts to reduce birth rates and shinji young are both systematic and ruthless we are talking the mass forced insertion of intra uterine contraceptive devices were talking threats of internment for those who violate Birth Control policies. Zain says the brutal crackdown is part of government efforts to control the way give people many of whom a muslim to purge them of their faith and identity. Investigation found the government and spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Birth Control and shin jang province in northwest china birthrights their decreased by 24 percent last year compared with 4 percent nationwide but. They want to eliminate us but they cant kill all of us its not possible because the world is watching so theyre doing it step by step with policies like sterilization imprisonment or separating men and women and making them work as forced laborers china says the camps of the reeducation part of what it calls a struggle against terrorism but Rights Groups accuse beijing of locking up more than a 1000000 people to brainwash and punish them those not detained us spied on. Her neighborhood felt like an open air prison she tells how she was forcibly sterilized along with about 200 other we go women. We lost a part of our body we lost our identity as women we will never be able to have children again some women say theyve been left with long term injuries a reminder of everything theyve lost brian al jazeera. To fairies have collided in a bangladeshi river in the capital dhaka killing at least 32 people one ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized when it was struck by a larger boat which then left the area 3 children were among the dead convair chadri reports from the scene of the accident. Anger and despair on the banks of the border. As relatives wait for news rescuers searched the marquis waters hoping for survivors but finding many bodies instead. No i want to know how hes my younger brother every day he comes to the doctor with this very big today this is happened i want to see his body to faeries collided during the morning rush hour a few meters from bangladeshs largest riverboat outside the capital dhaka. I think i know the ship capsized off it was hit an amount 30 people who were on top of the ship swim and by the help of the surrounding tulas and other boats managed to get into the bank at the time however people inside the ship dont get out and drowned the body ganga river bustles with vessels carrying people and goods up and down the hundreds of waterways which crisscross the country this is the law just passing the friday terminal in bangladesh now and i saw their god the accident happened on the south bank of the Passenger Terminal now the coast guard personnel told ill just say that the rescue operation will continue until i left the boat salvage. Accidents are frequent often blamed on bad weather poor maintenance or overcrowding because. This accident is very heartbreaking well investigate the people responsible for this and arrange for their exemplary punishment so this kind of thing never happens again. But critics say while investigation are often problem is corruption or the lack of manpower means inquiries are rarely completed. So these morning relatives may not get the answer theyre looking for. Each other got dhaka. At least 23. 00 people including children have been killed in an attack on a crowded market in southern afghanistan hundreds of people were at the Cattle Market in Helmand Province when multiple explosions tore through the site the taliban and the Afghan Military are blaming each other for the attack the military says the taliban used a car bomb and mortar shells to target civilians while the taliban says the army fired rockets into the market people were wounded in the attack. At least 9 people have been killed after gunmen armed with grenades stormed pakistans a Stock Exchange in the city of karachi the 4 attackers who were among the dead raided the building in an attempt to take hostages at least 7 people were also injured separatists from the southwestern province of balochistan have claimed responsibility from a high there is in the capital islamabad he says the attack could have been much more serious. On the main gate. To gate inside the perimeter of the garage. They were then in gauged by a Rapid Reaction force of the ranger the police and also the guard who put up different neutralizing the other 2 or. The Main Building now. That that youre plundered. Happening with foreign support he did not name the country who could be supporting the Liberation Army was quick to take responsibility for the this in an organization that had been declared dead it out feared by the United States or directed at. Heart that theyre. Brought food water and enough grenade that on munition portably wanted to take. Many people. More than a 1000000 people have fled their homes and at least 2 people have died in heavy flooding triggered by monsoon rains in northeast india the Authorities Say the crisis is worsening by the hour floods began during the weekend when one of the Worlds Largest rivers 1st its banks or than 2000 villages have been submerged by water with more rain forecast over the next few days. Francoise fionn was the from favored to win the french presidency 3 years ago but a fake jobs scandal involving his wife blew the election wide open paving the way for a man run across victory now the former Prime Minister has been found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 5 years in prison that reports from paris. Former french Prime Minister for also feel arrived in court in paris with his wife penelope for the verdict in their trial judges found feel guilty of fraud and misusing public money when he was an m. P. Paying his wife for a job she never did he was sentenced to 5 years in prison with 3 years suspended his wife received a 3 year suspended term the couple left the courtroom without comment their lawyer called the verdict a disgrace but naturally this decision which is unfair will be appealed during the process of doing so and they will be another trial the Corruption Scandal surfaced during frances 2017 president ial race fior the conservative candidate who is widely expected to win with a french newspaper ledge that had paid his wife more than a 1000000. 00 in taxpayers money as his Parliamentary Assistant the couple were placed under formal investigation feels president ial campaign was destroyed along with his political career the trial of francois feel was very closely watched by many people in france not only because hes such a well known public figure but also because there is a sense in fronts that politicians often abuse their privileges and also rarely held accountable many people express a kind of relief from. Their happiness but at least find that justice was done. Thats what he did shock the french people not only because like harry took a lot of money but because he took this money for his family and thats something which is very very shocking for many people because. Many people see that that. I mean you have one more problems like with coping with everyday life during his trial feel say he was the victim of a Political Smear Campaign a theory that was full studio this month when president bankrolled an inquiry into fields Fraud Investigation of the claims magistrates have been placed on depression its a false track yes but that had no impact on the cause decision to punish feel a politician who for decades had projected an image of propriety. Aljazeera paris french president the man mccrone as promised to spend more than 16000000000. 00 on measures to help tackle the Climate Crisis he made the announcement just a day after frances green party made major gains in local elections but his party didnt or concept as he also plans to hold a referendum on whether to introduce the crime of eco side for harming the environment mccrone set up the Citizens Climate Council a committee of 150 randomly chosen french people to help and come up with environmental policies. Well the south pole considered to be the coldest place on earth is getting hotter at 3 times the Global Warming rate researchers compared temperatures over the past 3 decades theyre watching the continent amid concern that ice loss will lead to higher sea levels worldwide some of that heating is believed to be due to cycles propelling tropical western pacific water south towards the end target the peninsula the rest is due to human induced climate change. 2 of the worlds biggest auction houses are coming under fire for their sale of african artifacts 2 igbo statues from nigeria are among dozens sold on monday by christies in paris they went for just under 200 and 50000. 00 but several nigerian art historians say the pieces shouldnt have been sold a total alleging they were looted during the be a front civil war in the 1960 s. Which christies than eyes so the bees in new york is holding several say sales from tuesday including this brass statue from boeing which is thought to be worth up to 4000000. 00 theres been growing pressure for r. C. Facts to be returned to their countries of origin the issue has been highlighted by recent black lives matter protests check out who is a professor in African American they asked for art at Princeton University he says the artifacts should be returned to their rightful owners they are important part of nigeria is of true heritage. And as we all know nations and societies value the. Examples of the great art and culture is of incest previous generations and so to have the. Set of objects that were stolen from eastern nigeria during the civil war of 167272 have them up for sale when we should be discussing the terms for their return because they were still in because they were eagerly taking out of nigeria. Still ahead in this news hour in sports the Tour De France is the latest event to go virtual he will tell us which top riders that will be taking part. In algiers lean for the sport barbara thank you very much and lets start with Serena Williams tennis coach she says holding the u. S. Open this year seems like a crazy idea given the surge of coronavirus cases in the states thats on monday set to stall to new york at the end of august with no funds allowed several players. Including one number one of which under often a doll have expressed doubts about flying this year when bhutto which should have started to die has already been cancelled and the french open space by more than 125000 people have died of carnivores in the states more than any other country and serenas courage project more tightly says theres every chance thats all them in one go ahead whats happening at the moment in the u. S. With the number of cases of covenanting going higher and higher every day. I dont think how that can happen. I mean from outside it looks a bit crazy to try to make it happen and i dont know if last minute the governor of new york will decide to cancel it because of course health 1st those political people they dont want to they want to do want to put people at risk and theyre going to be the ones who are going to be blamed if something happens so i think its completely possible than that 2 weeks before we decide i mean. Considering the situation this is not reasonable to bring people from all over the world their 4 Major League Baseball will attempt to complete a 60 game season amid the u. S. Covert crisis but already players are pulling out why and zimmerman is a veteran of the World Series Champions the Washington Nationals but hes opted out of the 2020 season because of Health Concerns for himself and family hes mother is high risk for government saying because she has multiple sclerosis and has 3 children including a new bill simmons tonight john ross has also decided not supply. The n. H. L. Ice Hockey League is also working hard to resume but has Just Announced 26 players have tested positive for coded 90 that includes 50 who are part of the leagues rise to return to play protocol which allows training in small groups its not yet clear if this will. Overall restart. Lewis hamilton will drive an all black car this season as the formula one champion continues his stand against racism the world champions tameness ids has traditionally very silva but following weeks of hamiltons vocal backing of the black lives Matter Movement that decided to make the change how to will open the defense of his title in austria this sunday as the f one ses and finally gets on the right. Of football in england is looking to change toe as one of the many nations which is followed to employ enough coaches from black asian a minority ethnic backgrounds story weve covered in debt for now which is 0 and has been recently highlighted by manchester citys right. Now the f. A. As a kind of knowledge the problem with this game that will help buy in players make the transition to coaching funded by the premier league and professional Footballers Association the scheme will offer placements with English Football League clubs meanwhile the f. A. Has announced 124. 00 positions will be made redundant within their Organization Due to the Financial Impact of the culprit 19 crisis football was suspended for 100. 00 days in england and with domestic competitions and International Games called off the f. A. Have suffered an estimated loss approaching 400000000. 00 the quarter finals of their f. A. Cup competition took place over the weekend in empty stadiums and wembley will also be without fans for the semifinals and final. Les the manager Brendan Rodgers says the club will react accordingly if coronavirus measures that are extended in the us in the city have an effect on him the u. K. Government says leicester could be facing a localized lockdown because revise a virus cases there are called premier league teams rogers players are competing in empty stadiums to lower the risk of transmission we have to have agility in this period i think at this moment turning more were in the ship is presumably. In terms of our work the stadium also you know. For the games to be and. Because a we were just. All just broken into were told all the ones as most european leagues try to finish the season after coronavirus suspensions some clubs are also finding time to dip into the transfer market barcelonas brazilian midfielder arthur has agreed a 5 year deal worth 81000000. 00 to move the event s. As part of the deal you guys maryland planet will head in the other direction juventus of given a new one Year Contract extension so theyre 42 year old legend in goal generally buffon apart from one season a percentage a man has played at uva since 2001 night over 669 appearances kept in georgia collini is also a great a new one year deal. Meanwhile 38 year old abraham rich is back training as he tries to get back in the i. C. Maligned saying hes been out for months with a cough injury and played since the restart while motor sports and paralympic hero alex unagi has had a 2nd brain surgery operation after his bike crash 10 days ago the 53 year old suffered severe injuries when he collided with a truck during a race in italy this latest procedure lasted 2 and a half hours after which sonar he was returned to intensive care in a medically induced coma the hospital says his condition remained stable from a cardio respiratory and metabolic viewpoint but grave for maneuver logical viewpoints. Finally thats all the facts might have been delayed until the end of august but cycling fans can get their fix for the 1st of a virtual tall defending champion by now and 4 time winner chris froome are among the pro cyclist taking part throughout july of course 6 hour long stages and 16 pro women will compete so including marianne boss despite there being no fame outsold the fonts involved life im at a cyclist will also be able to vice from hong weve seen a lot of virtual sport of the last few months but thankfully it was for was coming back to the hearts of millions of people ecstatic about the fact real sports also come back at me thank you so much thank you for watching you can find that much more in everything that we have been covering on our website aljazeera dot com and to stay with me if you can im going to be back in just a few minutes with the days. 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The way disease outbreaks have impacted dense urban areas like during the flu pandemic in the early 1900 has played a role in how our cities look and run urban planners reacted to that flu and other outbreaks changing how cities were zoned and led to updated infrastructure like ventilation and improved sanitation but after whats been learned from pandemics and their influences on our skylines and way of life we also need to keep pace and adapt its easy to assume that cities are Fertile Ground for spreading viruses and diseases millions living working at commuting in such tight conditions but one expert says its about much more than just density its about how all this was put together and how its run. The pundit is actually speeding up ahead of the World Health Organization warns still worse the is yet to come in the coronavirus pandemic. Are you watching out for life in london also coming up president trying to stop Congressional Republicans have a claims that russia paid the taleb