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Weeks 4th blast we report from a damaged child concert treatment center. And find out why the son of a goal this former president has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. And similar spooled its all be like seeing makes a huge leap for German Football Club reach the European Champions League semifinals just 11 years old to be full and we look at whats behind their record rights. While the president of the us says people should get back to work the interior minister is apologizing for the treatment of demonstrators but thousands of factory workers have gone on strike its day 6 of protests over last sundays disputed president ial election the workers are from some of the larger. State run factories there joining a growing movement which wants Alexander Lukashenko to step down after 26 years in power hundreds of protesters have been released nearly 7000. 00 people have been held since sunday in a violent crackdown that seen many beaten and tortured look at ankara appeared on state t. V. A few hours ago warning that those on strike might not be paid. The question that of what people must be told that they have the only chance to save the enterprise that feeds them only saving their factory will feed their families they can take to the streets there are thousands of them walking but there is no money or they will be paid for just 2 days while the opposition candidates for atlanta take on of sky has fled to neighboring lithuania and shes calling for International Help to set up talks with belarus you know authorities she also wants her supporters to join peaceful protests this weekend and. We need to stop the violence on the streets of by the russians i call on the government to stop this and to come to the negotiation table i ask all town mayors to act as organizers of peaceful mass invest in each town on the 15th and 16th of august your Foreign Ministers are holding a special meeting in brussels to discuss possible sanctions against about the risks said vasant is live for us in minsk step lets talk about the protests 1st of all given that there have been some sort of efforts by the government to have some sort of attempt to calm this down what is the protests like there. Well situation is developing up pretty rapidly here the factory workers are not at the factories anymore striking they have taken to the streets as well they marched to the government building here behind me and they own the square joined by all the other protesters that have been protesting on the sidewalks since the last 2 days very emotional scenes just 15 minutes ago when they were sort of marching towards the government building they were actually on the statue already that you also can see behind me there was complete confusion there was nobody some people somewhere actually knocking on the door of the government building nobody was opening but suddenly military police in full gear came out with shields and sticks and weapons and people were sort of. Going back really scared but then suddenly the soldiers started dropping their shields and unbelievable scenes happened people came forward with flowers hugging the soldiers crying and old saying thank you thank you so this was an unbelievable moment in the protests that have been happening for the whole week already and this is one of the key questions isnt it staff about how the military and the Security Forces including the police are going to carry on from now on given the fact weve had this message from the minister saying that he apologized for the way that people have been treated it really all heins not on how the Security Forces are going to deal with this. Exactly i think we can safely say that there are cracks in the look of regime and cracks might be getting bigger as we speak this gesture by the military police assigned to guard one of the most important strategic buildings in the capital of is of course a real big sign there are also lots of reports about people in his inner circle also resigning also prominent people who work for state Television State radio also have been resigning so its definitely a key question how solid his backup is still is in the regime he has tried as you said to come down protest by releasing more than a 1000 detainees but still a lot of them are in Detention Centers and when the people who have been released came out they told absolute Horror Stories about how they have been treated as you can see in our report. Of torture and abuse inside cramped Detention Centers due to the lack of space detainees who are often forced to lie on top of each other young women say they were forced to undress they were beaten and threatened with rape. The Violent Police crackdown on mainly Peaceful Protesters has left deep scars on many belorussians it has also angered many of president alex on the local shankars former support us the call for him to step down has resonated around. The detained everyone everyone girls guys children who are 151413 years old there was a grandpa who was around 70 with us everyone got to taint even if you just came out of a shop to see whats going on you got to tame me. I was pushed into a police truck they told me either you go with us for 15 days or we beat your legs and let you go the fact that im here now its clear what i chose. To call for alex on the lookout got to step down resonates around belarus after a violent crackdown this is what the president is facing more people on the streets and growing anger about the thousands detained and excessive violence used all the economists for a state owned newspaper is still looking for a 21 year old son detained with his friend on monday evening roy seems to be up to you know. When. My son is a student at the Law Department hes not an alcoholic more a drug addict i dont want our boys to be beaten they are the future of our country its very can the 21st century if they dont stop i will burn myself i am ready to go on a hunger strike. Around the country factory workers have started to join the protests at a large state owned lorry factory hundreds announce a strike demanding new elections former servicemen are throwing away their uniforms out of shame for what Government Troops have done to their own people serving Police Officer fled the country after he recorded a statement saying he wont follow what he calls criminal orders to use violent. Any longer. European and u. S. Ambassadors in minsk laid flowers have to square one of the protesters was killed we call on the authorities to allow peaceful process protest for and to leave all those who have exercised this right while the protests are swelling police have stayed away many belorussians have overcome their fears of national. We want our country to develop and not to stay at a dead end. Well stay here until our dictator is overthrown and happiness comes to our country more and more joining the spontaneous protest after they were beaten and chased off the streets at night protesting during the day a new strategy that seems to confuse. Why look might have been able to silence ghana russians for many years this time theyre going to have to stone him for 23 times to them. The fact that the factory workers are right here in front of the main government building is very significant the genie is definitely out of the bottle here in belarus but the main question of course is where is this going to lead to how many people will join the protests i spoke to before and they said many more want to join us but theyre still afraid so the main question is will they overcome their fear and the main opposition candidate has already offered a negotiation a dialogue with the government to talk about what she calls a Transitional Government because she said she has proof that she has won the elections with 60 to 70 percent of the vote but so far has not offered any offer i mean he hasnt accepted any offer for dialogue so meanwhile the pressure on the government and on the president himself will only increase our reporting live for us from. Well the situation brother who says one of the topics being discussed at the e. U. Foreign ministers meeting for more on that lets speak to neve barker who is live for us in london neve we heard insteps report there showgirl the head of the e. U. Delegation delegation and others calling on the authorities to allow peaceful protests whats the mood at the meeting there in london. Well the meeting is actually taking place of virtually with the e. U. Foreign ministers dialing in phone from all over the place but the the wood sort of been coming out from different Foreign Ministers are words of concern and consternation theres no shortage of solidarity but by the russian people no shortage of condemnation for the by the russian authorities over the violent crackdown on protesters and the implausible alexion results weve heard from angola merkel Spokes Person she is apparently shot to scenes of the broad brutal violence against demonstrators the polish Prime Minister has talked of the need to set up a special from fund to help support independent media in belarus and also to support the work of n. G. O. S and us live on delay i am president of the European Commission has talked of the immediate need for sanctions a problem by the roots for the brutal violation of human rights she has the backing of sweden austria and germany in calling for immediate sanctions we could be several weeks away though from actually seeing those sanctions implemented according to the austrian for medicine even so that would be reasonably quick for the. Other countries have talked of the need for targeted punitive measures against individuals responsible for propping up look at shank a responsible for his 80 percent way in in the recent elections that those measures could take the form of travel bans of asset freezes for these particular individuals just to remind you there are already sanctions imposed upon bellerose you cant sell weapons to the country or any equipment that d could be used for the brutal crackdown on russian people were of the way off the possibility of any kind of talks or mediation saying that though poland latvia lithuania are already stepping in to say. Look if there are going to be talks between the opposition a look at where the the countries nearest closest about the recent have the expertise to do this but as i said no indication from look at shanker that thats the road he is prepared to take any time soon made thanks very much thats new barker in london indias coronavirus death toll has overtaken britains to become the 4th highest in the world behind the United States brazil and mexico and im going to fatalities has not crossed 48000 has been another single day recording creasing cases with nearly 65000 new infections reported in the past 24 hours the government says the situation is improving despite criticism over low testing rates in the philippines schools wont reopen until vaccine tests begin president s are to go to church he says face to face classes are likely to resume in october thats when the Clinical Trials of a vaccine by russia juices start in the country manila and for surrounding provinces are back on lockdown after infection rates surged at least 2400 people have died there. North Korean Leader kim jong un has lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with south korea the area was sealed off to after pyongyang said a defector had returned from the south showing coronavirus symptoms comes on says his government plans to keep its borders shot and hes insisted any kind of foreign aid will be rejected new zealand has extended a lockdown in aids largest city is authorities trying to contain a new corona Virus Outbreak restrictions in oakland keeping nonessential workers at home have been extended by 12 days the rest of the country is going to be on a lower alerts level for the same period testing and Contact Tracing are being ramped up after 30 cases were detected this week investigators are trying to find out how the virus we emerged after more than 3 months with no locally transmitted infections. In keeping with our precautionary approach and you zealands philosophy of going had and going. Today cabinet has agreed to maintain al current ceasing for an additional 12 days bringing us to a full 2 weeks in total a scathing report has criticised Health Officials in the strain for their role in allowing infected passengers to get off a cruise ship in sydney and march 120 of the 2700 passengers tested positive for covert 19 when they left the ruby princess helping to spread the virus across the country about the inquiry says inexcusable mistakes were made including the failure to get prompt test results it became a serious single biggest source of infection with 20 deaths directly linked to the ship. But about ahead in the news hour including why the treatment of socalled comfort women in world war 2 is still a thorny issue for south korea and japan. And why the u. S. Postal service is at the center of a dispute over the president ial election in november. And the sisters sizing each other up ahead of the u. S. Open well tell you which came out on top later in the sport. Turkeys president is threatening to suspend ties with the United Arab Emirates hes angry about a deal between israel and the u. A. E. To normalize relations u. S. President donald trump helped to broker it as part of the agreement israel will suspend but not scrap plans to annex palestinian territories egypt oman and back rain have welcomed the move palestinians say its a betrayal to their cause alan fischer reports from washington. It was perhaps unusual that the president of the United States would announce a treaty between 2 other countries but thats what happened in the oval office. Truly historic moment the president said talks over the past year that brought what will be new in as the abraham a court to be signed by the United Arab Emirates and israel at the white house in the coming weeks this deal is a significant step towards building a more peaceful secure and prosperous middle east i decided the u. S. Ambassador to israel and his son in law a Senior Advisor jerry kush know his middle east peace plan was released in january and he played a key role in this new a court i would like to say to the people of the region muslims Jews Christians that this does give hope that the problems of the past do not condemn you to a future with conflict there is a lot of hope and a lot of potential and this will benefit you and this will also benefit people here in america. As part of the accord israel will suspend but not cancel plans to an exporter of the occupied west bank speaking to aljazeera Mustafa Barghouti said if there was a peace deal it should have been with the palestinians this. Is nothing but a stab in the back with the palestinian. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier cheered the Coronavirus Task force meeting of his government but left abruptly telling those present youll soon find out why but while speaking in jerusalem he will be aware he may leak Political Support domestically for shelving an existing plants. Little additional interim President Trump put the annexation into his peace plan those who criticize me should know i said time and again that an exaggeration only be made in accordance with the United States without that it is worthless and it will damage the settlements so there have been discussions of various levels between the u. A. E. And israel for years it seems now each was preparing the ground for this announcement from the official twitter account of the ear leader mohammed bin ziad a simple statement during a call with President Trump and Prime Minister netanyahu an agreement was reached to stop further is really an exception of palestinian territories the u. A. E. And israel also agree to cooperation and setting your roadmap towards establishing a bilateral relationship the idea is that both leaders will visit the white house in coming weeks to sign the deal with Donald Trump Center stage he obviously believes that this will help in the run up to the president ial election in november but rarely are american elections this cited by events abroad particularly during a Public Health and financial crisis alan fischer aljazeera at the white house. Well palestinians have been protesting about the deal in occupied East Jerusalem they gathered in the calling out of the all oxo mosque compound after friday prayers sometimes put on pictures of prince muhammad inside and then out in 5 going on t. V. Faucets in the west jerusalem with reaction and more on the protest at al aqsa mosque 1. It was an expression of anger and repudiation of the u. S. Point in carrying out this deal with israel which obviously is something that goes in contravention of the minutes to adhere to at least publicly if not in the background policy of having a resolution in the Israeli Palestinian conflict novelization with other arab states there was this protest at the al aqsa mosque compound there was a smaller protest as well and hebron and the south of the occupied west bank but the real pushback even come from the palestinian leadership itself saying that this is a betrayal this is a stab in the back of palestinians according to some senior officials and they say that the u. S. Should not have gone along with this from the u. A. E. Perspective what theyre saying is that they have acted in a way which has rescued the occupied west bank from the threat of imminent an extension of at least 30 percent of it and that is the that the prize that they have won from israel thats seen very differently of course in ramallah which is where the palestinian issue appears headquartered they say this is israel gaining something very valuable merely for not having done anything not having sacrificed any land not having given any major concessions its all to the palestinians. Irans foreign minister says western countries shouldnt require political change in lebanon as a precondition for providing emergency aid is visiting beirut after an explosion devastated the city bow than a week ago western leaders have said aid will go directly to the lebanese people and not to the government until reforms take place iran backs the powerful Hezbollah Group that helped form the lebanese government which resigned in the face of demonstrations demanding a political overhaul and beiruts hospitals are struggling to cope in the aftermath of that explosion 3 major hospitals and half of the clinics in the city a still not functioning leaving the lebanese capital with a major shortage of hospital beds abundant smith reports from new life to near death in the blink of an eye. This is the Maternity Unit of St Georges Hospital in beirut as the shockwave from the port explosion hit we flew directly and land and over here. On the 9th floor omar 7 year old son yuri was having chemotherapy when i woke up when i open my eyes and he looked at u. T. At 1st i he was screaming his heart out. Had been recording the 1st explosion on his phone i dont. Im here dont be afraid omar says. Get out im scared thats your. Beauty still had his tubes stuck with him in and his entire cycle was still running at that point the very next thing i wanted to do was just put some shoes on because theres debris everywhere theres glass shards everywhere i could feel them in my feet and i was looking at your receipt and he was barefoot as well and was standing on glass there were a dozen children with their families up here at the time of the explosion unfortunately one of the parents died 2 parents in the very critical case of the i. C. U. And all in this was seen by the patients you can imagine how tough is for the patients they have cancer they are afraid from the explosion and from the noise and they see their parents or dying or in the very particular case dr newman has 110 child Cancer Patients with his unit damaged hes been driving across lebanon trying to find space in other facilities 3 beirut hospitals are out of action and around another 25. 00 Health Facilities are not functional according to the World Health Organization theres also been a surge in corona virus and thats a particular risk for child Cancer Patients with compromised immune at. Lebanons hospitals were in a crisis before the explosion and economic collapse and a shortage of dollars has left them without cash to buy foreign medicines and pay stuff and to this day its been very difficult we try to hold it together in front of our kids. But i mean even they come and speak to us about it everywhere everybodys talking about its on t. V. Its everywhere so as much as we can try to shield them from this horrible nightmare that happens we still get our own time where we are very very. And its very painful. Yuri has been found a place in a different hospital to continue his chemotherapy hes getting close to the end of his treatment his prognosis is very good the cuts on his head from the explosion will soon hell burn it smith aljazeera beirut authorities in afghanistan have started releasing 400 taliban prisoners paving the way for long delayed talks with the armed group 80 were freed on thursday the race of the socalled hardcore prisoners was approved last weekend by afghanistans grand assembly or loya jirga its seen as the final hurdle to launching negotiations and murders and then. I was detained here for kidnapping and served almost 8 years of my prison sentence i call on my leaders and the president to embrace permanent cease fire and stop the bloodshed so that we all have peaceful lives the lives of our youth have been miserable due to war and the future looks bleak to them study and make a good life. South koreas president has promised to highlight the plight of the last surviving woman from his country who were forced to work in japanese brothels during world war 2 as recorded remarks were part of a ceremony held in the city of cho non its the 3rd year the memorials been held to remember the victims who were called comfort women by their captors Mission Continues to be a problem between south korea and japan robin wright has more on. The location of the Japanese Embassy in seoul is also the site of a permanent protest against japans wartime atrocities protesters accuse the japanese of still not properly atoning for the treatment of socalled comfort women taken from career to work in Imperial Army brothels during world war 2 other sporadic protests here a pit in my eyes the troubled relations between the 2 neighbors such as this campaign to boycott japanese goods that followed a long running court battle to force Japanese Companies to compensate the korean victims of war time forced labor. Day this goes against International Norms in that case we have no choice but to respond so we should handle this to avoid that happening on the field japan did respond imposing trade restrictions that damage south koreas high tech manufacturing despite appeals from seoul. We hope the japanese government would more actively and sincerely respond to our ongoing efforts to resolve this issue through diplomatic channels because. This deep rooted on a master to has even affected the handling of the coronavirus with japan accused of imposing unnecessarily harsh restrictions on south korean prabal as well clearly hurting both countries neither seems able to hold back from taking a swipe when National Pride is at stake the latest spat this monument to the comfort. I mean built in a Botanic Garden with a man bowing in apology bearing an uncanny resemblance to japans Prime Minister shinzo our day people say it but this artwork doesnt refer to a bit at all if that person used then that would be good despite japans insistence that wartime grievances were settled years ago Many South Koreans say theyre still waiting for that japanese apology bride aljazeera sold the body of taiwans 1st democratically elected president has been cremated in a private ceremony senior government officials paid tribute to leave. This is her past by the president ial office a formal statement morial will be held at a later date in the ended autocratic rule when pushed for taiwans independence from china when he was president between 19082000 he died last month at the age of 97. 00. Still ahead on aljazeera we meet a group of black americans who say theyve left racism and division behind to settle in west africa. And mexico and argentina work to ensure latin america doesnt have to wait points are covered 1000 vaccine is developed. Lets call him a long shot but the his huge 3 pointer makes a difference for portland has the n. B. A. Action coming out. Of. Hello that draw across much of the middle east the winds have been fairly brisk dust and sand in the forecast and also to the clouds along these coastal areas of the Arabian Peninsula but it should be dry ice and he calls into yemen there is a chance of an afternoon shot but not as heavy as we have same but look at this is dust really being kicked up and really funneled along way south across into areas. Into areas of castle as well the as we go through sunday that sundin does still very much in the air touches a little bit higher 47 degrees but lower in doha 38 but very humid without 38 degrees celsius and all the while it stays warm across the eastern end of the mediterranean some heavy downpours across central areas of africa in fact the next couple days nigeria out towards gonna thats where the heavy rains will be and of course the usual. Northern sections of the d. L. C. Across into uganda and then into south africa more showers working their way through cape town and tools but the winds quite strong along the coast and then on sunday more showers as well 3 will central and southern areas of the towns and a but those conditions down into the south its really the cool site in cape town 10 inches below the average but it doesnt prove through monday and she say and staying cool an important is about with scattered showers. Global Food Production is wasteful and its training our planet. But pioneers are adapting with new food sources jellyfish is delicious with a very light seafood taste and a texture some that talum ari. And innovative production techniques ive seen a vertical farm before i would never in a restaurant after say this is great earthrise feeding the 1000000000 on a jersey to. The slums of manila home to an Extraordinary Community on the front line remy a selftaught midwife. Delivering new life into some of the toughest Living Conditions in the world. In a unique 6 part series aljazeera follows the lives of the remarkable people who work and drive in the slums on aljazeera. If you want your visitor a reminder of our top stories this hour crowds are back on the streets in belo rooms for a 6th day of protests over the disputed president ial election and a Violent Police crackdown immediately ivanna ministers on their way to song calling for sanctions on the government. Palestinians have been protesting against the u. A. E. Deal with israel to normalize relations demonstrators gathered in the courtyard of the al aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem they say the agreement is that the trail of the holds. More than 48000 people have now died from the corona virus in india making it the country with the 4th highest number of fatalities the government says the situation is improving despite criticism over testing its. Angolas top court has sentenced the son of former president jose santos to 5 years in prison Jose Filomena the son post has been found guilty of embezzlement and fraud he had been in charge of angolas a 5000000000 dollars Sovereign Wealth Fund during his fathers rule the verdict was linked to a 500000000. 00 that had been made to an overseas account in 2017 the santos is just one of several prominent angolans now facing scrutiny including his sister billionaire is about the santos has been accused of widespread corruption and tuesday she stepped down from the board of angolas largest mobile phone operator citing a climate of patent conflict shes often described as the wealthiest woman in africa and goalless government confiscated her assets last year accusing her of stealing. 1000000000. 00 to companies where she and her husband held stakes the santas his personal accounts and those of the firms she owns in portugal were frozen in february portuguese newspaper says she owed more than 615000000 1. 00 to 13. 00 back 13 banks excuse me but dos santos insists shes repaid the bulk of her loans joseph and she has a political analyst and a former columnist at the new africa magazine hes joining us on skype from london thank you very much indeed for being with us what makes these prosecutions and these allegations different to previous investigations into corruption and go and go a lot. Yes different this is a massive turnaround of events not only know what would it cost the african continent its. The sensing the is it really confounds that i think the new president is serious have 5 years is that its not a bad example. For a fast son. In the chair population and the people that he added rules on most of those are going to countries you know going to this case its a huge country that its about iraq it grew war and its going to that is making oil it really this one population is going to the street before i be but thanks to the do some to his brother sister those of cronies around him i would seem to have done rather well so i think this is a bit less than 2 not really and you dont want to but i think it was an across the arctic condition all of ours what how much pressure is the angolan government under to push the the investigations into corruption past just the dysfunctional family because angola is subject by many other countries around the world to corruption and one would imagine that the government is determined from what youre saying to keep going on this. I think to their credit and this is something that was possibly not expected im 3 years ago when the new president came of the true believers issues some was way wondering where the last 8 was that basically in line with the way you know that that is the change but i think this is a step ahead that russia is is he to give the will or a friend on what i call a subsection the 2nd largest oil reserve in the dow components of the country that is generally rather poor and right that theyre going to need that they need money but to say that actually its our question from our plate as opposed to being in fact to go forward to do that and that is that the 7 have got as of the corrupt one not all of the one was corrupt enough to get me up a lot think this is a move ahead they need to change but i think this is something that started its over its not a homerun only continent leaders and they read grand children even look at it it could be they were one of us the head of operations saw what written Wealth Creation where when if you get it is a problem for the president someone who was that you know how often a penny just 102030 years ago so i think the president realizes they need to go through this one because i didnt think the so there are a lot of people remember these are guys who are bottom line that have lived in rigs all those days and i think 666768 well hes showing that there is the long haul a quarter of lucian reported quality what we have been quoted can be translated into broccoli and as i hope our friends and neighbors its about can suck it up and white woman imagine though that this upon success that the government has had also increases the pressure on it when it comes to isabel doesnt this is one of course shes living outside the country at the moment and thats going to make things more difficult for the government but one would imagine that that is the one that they really want to get. 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Much of that money is that it is us stops back into the country but also because thats what it is money comes by is likely going to be invested on them theyre going to be neighboring countries like colu huge got your money well i did the votes were doing very well i must do what he had to say neighbors like i said that many other countries to come tonight here is the last time it was the only program in the race but it was like this or that but you know what vision that is still struck we in many cases thanks to corruption so youre really good to get your thoughts on this joseph force here and we appreciate your time sir thank you very much indeed thanks for having the japanese owners of a damage ship off the coast of moderation say the government there has asked them for compensation about 1000 tons of oil has spilled into the waters off the Southern Coast of the island the vessel ran aground on a coral reef late last month the Prime Minister of marshes says nearly all of the oil on board has been pumped out. But leaders of serbia and kosovo are expected to travel to washington d. C. Next month for u. S. Brokered talks on normalizing relations their plans to meet in june fell through after kosovo as president was indicted for war crimes at the hague the e. U. Has also been mediating between the 2 sides for 9 years serbia doesnt recognize kossovo as a sovereign nation ever since it declared independence in 2008 a decade after serb troops were forced out of the territory bug areas Prime Minister has called for an overhaul of the constitution after weeks of antigovernment protests by cowboy so of promised to resign on the condition that m. P. Support a special assembly to oversee reforms partly aimed at improving the efficiency of the judiciary but testers have been calling for body self to quit over allegations of widespread corruption by. Frances declared paris and the area around the city of los a red zones with a high corona virus infection risk the decree gives authorities the power to impose new restrictions on the millions of people who live there as well as a sharp increase in the number of new covered 19 cases over the past 2 weeks thats also prompted the u. K. To require travelers coming from france to quarantine for 14 days people who are in france or indeed holland or on to other places that we are announcing the c evening who are added to the corps and seen less people you can stay and finish your holiday but you have to be away you will have to corinth seen after that and that is mandates free afraid because we do need to protect the low rates weve managed to establish in this country and that does apply u. K. Whites all 4 parts of the United Kingdom scotland and Northern Ireland wales and england all moving on this together this evening. Iraq has recorded 4000 new Coronavirus Infections its highest number for a single day any 70 deaths were reported a sharp rise in cases is overwhelmed in hospitals already stretched by decades of conflict and sanctions a curfew in a number of cities has been extended to contain the virus one Coronavirus Vaccine in development in the u. K. Is being lined up for latin america mexico and argentina are working to mass produce it for the entire region as John Heilemann ports. Argentina or mexico are calling it a landmark vaccine do not just for them but for latin america the 2 countries have agreed to produce hundreds of millions of doses for the region for the highly regarded astra zeneca vaccine designed biopsied university scientists. And they say it will be free for all mexicans and so without profit elsewhere in latin america during the pandemic. This is truly something exceptional there will help us a great deal to maintain hope to put an end to uncertainty. The hope is that it means this poor region when have to wait in line behind wealthier nations for a potential lifesaver to pull the end of a corner will be able to access the vaccine thanks to this deal between 6 and 12 months earlier than if there were no such agreements with the governments are doing it together with mexican carlos slim once the worlds richest man this is his son. But he put up with carlos slim time dilation will participate with the available resources together with the governments of the countries to initiate the process of production of 150000000. 00 doses with the possibility of increasing to 250000000. This is not a sure thing yet the vaccine still has to finish 3 of Clinical Trials and if it does the production will only get going next year for a short Term Solution then but still a bit of good news a lot in america the region of the or by private in the world lets go along ive heard oh its thought a many of the countries are struggling in the current. Mess because governments been criticized for their management of the pandemic and reluctance to put money into the economic recovery now it is ready to invest in a vaccine that it believes could be the light at the end of the tunnel John Heilemann how does it or mexico city. U. S. President donald trump is acknowledged hes depriving the National Mail service of money the goal to make it harder to process an expected surge of postal ballots for this years election hes claimed without offering any evidence that postal voting will be subject to widespread fraud article he imports. The u. S. Postal services in many ways a backbone for the u. S. Economy and its international trouble. Democrats want to add funding for to be able to process mallon ballots in november but the president is resisting and now hes giving a rather explicit explanation theyre not going to do. A deal thats good for the American People therefore theyre not going to get the 3500000000 therefore they cant do. A universal. Mail in vote its very simple hes admitting his real intention is to stop mail and voting on the same day that the u. S. Supreme court issued a ruling making it easier to vote by mail something that an unprecedented 75 percent of americans will be able to do for the 1st time because of the coronavirus pandemic democrats say hes trying to steal the election the president is afraid of the American People hes been afraid for a while he knows that on the legit. Be hard for him to win so he wants to put obstacles of the decision military in the us has slowed considerably in the last few months and that is a big concern because in 30 states ballots that arrive after election day are simply thrown away many experts blame the slower delivery times on changes put in place by the new postmaster general lewis to joy hes a trump loyalist and donor who has reportedly fired or reassigned 23 top executives well instituting new rules restricting overtime and hiring he says ballots will be delivered on time its not clear if that will be the case but hes also under fire because he has a multimillion dollar stake in a company that has huge contracts with the post office that he now runs hes denied any wrongdoing at exhibitions have been clear that this is a major conflict and that would never have been allowed in any Prior Administration did you absolutely should have divest it of his acts. But this is a fight with broader implications not just for the november election but for tens of millions of americans struggling and waiting for congress to agree to a new relief package democrats say they wont vote for one the doesnt protect the post office the president says he wont sign one that does and now we know why at a calling aljazeera. Americans are being invited to migrate to west african countries ghana and senegal by encouraging them to settle explore and invest met someone who said they wanted to leave Racism Division behind in the us and i know a certain look in the snow and know what the person is thinking and go back to africa. In the insult africanamericans Julissa George really heard it calling a move to send a card to find an escape from the racial tensions in the divisive politics at home in america people are right. C there. Always look to the corner. Theres like a sense of like i dont know welcoming really you know just like everyone looks at you and theyre like you look like me. Maybe this is home maybe this is where we come in and we make it just like what america was its the year return an invitation from west african countries like sending american descent to settle in invest in the continent government says hundreds of American Families have settled in the country thanks to the. Nation maybe due to a specific situation in the u. S. But i think people need to be divisive and they can find Common Ground where everybody can celebrate you know. The citys replacing street names in the French Colonial figures with african personalities while politicians argue over whose likeness should replace them it seems young people have already made up their minds repeating these are legal and theyre normally used to depict muslim religious figures look at this its called black excellence you can find a Stokely Carmichael Harriet Tubman nina simone tammi smith even george floyd africanamericans that have affected the history of the United States but africa as well and so not only can you find them on the streets theyre also taught in schools as part of the history curriculum. Its this that prompted 17 year old miriam his family to move from atlanta so that she could attend one of the African American schools of the city where pups really teaches arts and representation like learning about columbus in the u. S. And learning about columbus here it was completely different back in the us they kind of praised him a bit in there like he discovered america all these great things and when i came over here my history teacher said terrible this man was and this was new to me i was like oh oh no. Settling in west africa they have found a new home discovered a side of themselves they had not seen before too often overlooked. To car. Still ahead on aljazeera steering into the trouble a setback for drivers hopes of circles but better as the details just ahead in the sport and also every single in the corridor. Time for the sport heres peter brock thank you so much shit a fairytale football story or be leipzig it were formed just 11 years ago now the german club up with europes elite after making the semifinals of the Champions League they beat spanish side a little madrid 21 with a late winner from american player tyler adams lights will now face French Club Paris St germain for a place in the final on top of their 33 year old. Is the youngest coach to reach the last 4 of the Champions League as a don we didnt need to underwrite emerged just as a strict weve not won anything but it goes without saying that we want to reach the final its normal that when you get to one round you want to reach the next one thats in every footballer so you want to get to the final as well thats absolutely clear and when we get there we can continue talking but right now we have a big hurdle in front of us or be leipzig are backed by red bull journalist Chris Williams explains how the Austrian Energy drink company has got around ownership rules in germany largely designed to give fans control of clubs. If you look at clubs like bruce utah and those around about 154000 members and each one of those members has a voting right when it comes to situations and the club themselves own 49 percent and the 50 plus one is left in the in the hands of its members not leipzig do you have members of the tick that box but they have 17 members and theyre all high profile members of our profile employees of red bull so if you or i want to become a member of the like we cant at the moment unless we are significant backers and belong to a rental company so they have circumvented the law which is not gone down well at all with the traditional fan groups across germany in all spheres of football however their maximum spend is only 26000000. 00 pounds and if you compare that to Manchester City or p. S. G. Or even some of the more traditional sides in europe if you want to call them that pass lonely your chances liverpool etc thats certainly nowhere near the level theyve spent but when they were formed in 2009 and they came through the low it is they did pay a lot more in wages when they got into the 2nd bonus league as 5. 00 honestly gotten a book painted to the financial fair play model which they do now so they have bought their way as sort they tell it very well theyve. Invested in use infrastructures to a degree of state benefits them if theyve got local kids played football but theyve been heavily backed by red bull and theyve got all the power that comes with all the facilities in austria and all the sports in a moxon facilities that come with it. A 2nd german club could make the last 4 in the coming hours went by in munich a battle barcelona in the last of the quarter finals its a heavyweight contest between 25. 00 time Champions League winners and barcelonas out sort of with though has taken a swipe at talk of his former club being the favorites. I know the people upon the players whats been see is not what the players think its clear that they are very confident but i will not face a blunders league team they will face possible lonna based team in the world theres been a managerial change in Womens International football the netherlands coach serena vic mun will take over from full never as englands mentor next year under her leadership the dutch have won the European Championship and reached the World Cup Final last year where they were beaten by the United States of america sports around the world is taking different approaches to playing in the coronavirus pandemic in the u. S. Some like the n. B. A. Are in a bubble while others like the n. F. L. The Dallas Cowboys say theyll play in front of fans as early as the autumn the cowboys will follow guidelines set by texas public Health Officials which allow only 50 percent capacity at the stadium but owner jerry jones says its important for fans and for the country i can easily see how eggs percent of the people would be for is just not worth the. Effort riyadhs whatever of that point to go on i believe it is the n. F. L. Can be a siding. When i say exciting it can be an inspirational part of how we address colwyn not only the my remainder of this year but as we go into 21. There are no fans at disney world in florida where the n. B. A. Season is taking place on thursday Damian Lillard was the star of the show for the portland trailblazers he scored 42 points as they age that past the Brooklyn Nets by just a point it means portland will now face lift as grizzlies in a mini series to decide the final seed in the western conference. The n. B. A. Players have mostly been safe inside their confines environment but not all athletes feel the same way several top tennis players have pulled out of next months u. S. Open and now defending womens champion bianca andrea school has added herself to that list the 29000 winner has struggled with her fitness all year she says the pandemic has prevented her from preparing properly for the competition the canadian joins reigning mens champion rafael nadal in skipping the grand slam event. That news will bode well for 23 time grand slam champion Serena Williams she was beaten by andrea in last years final and shes been warming up in her 1st official tournament in more than 5 months in kentucky serena was up against us to venus in the 2nd round of the lexington open in what was the 31st professional meeting in a rivalry that stretches back 22 years she battled back from a sit down to beat her older sister 3663642 reach the quarter finals. A setback for former formula one World Champion Fernando Alonso as hopes of winning the indy 500 the spaniard crashed in the fryer of those practices a long answer is making his 3rd attempt at winning the final leg of motorsports triple crown having already won the Monaco Grand Prix and lamont 24 hour. Another boost for englands resurgence summer of cricket theyve enticed archrivals australia for 31. 00 day internationals and 3 t 20 s. Next month will take place in a fire secure environment like the test series now between england and pakistan that are behaving the way the plays ball its frustrating england again on day 2 of the 2nd test as pakistan have battled for 215 for 9 James Anderson with 3 of the wickets to fall. Some of the worlds best cyclists are warming up for the Tour De France later this month defending champion egg on bed now is among several former winners competing at the criterium doodoo from in the french alps but the 2nd stage was hard on the riders backs as well as the legs of the mess of hailstorm hit the peloton some riders had to abandon their bikes and take cover shortly before those chaotic scenes one of the favorites for the Tour De France 3 more shot or glitch managed to cross the finish line 1st and leads the race going into stage 3. And thats where well leave it for now ill be here again a little bit later with more sports news rob peter thank you very much indeed and thats it for me rob matheson for this news hour im going to be back in a moment with more of the days news in a couple of minutes join me then if you can provide. 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In late August Joe Biden and donald trump will finally become the official president ial candidate but the on going coronavirus pandemic sees the Democratic National Convention Going virtual and the republicans being forced to rethink grand plans for a big celebration followed the u. S. Conventions on aljazeera. Raising the stakes in bellary thousands of factory workers defy the president and join protesters who want a new election. Not about us and this is all to 0 live from doha also coming up. The. Theyre calling it a betrayal palestinians protest against an agreement between the u. A. E. And israel. Fares that beiruts hospitals are running out of medicines after last weeks port blast