2nd debate the democratic rival joe biden if its held virtually. The world has seen a record one day jump in global coronavirus cases the World Health Organization has reported more than 338000 infections in 24 hours and 5 and a half 1000 deaths this is warnings a sounded about rising cases across europe as france reported more than 18000 new cases it was announced that 4 major french cities will join paris and last say at the maximum level in the u. K. Where cases rose by more than 17 and a half 1000 the government says its considering a range of measures for Northern England for the 1st time since april portugal has recorded more than a 1000 new cases and italy more than 4000 and polands Prime Minister says Wearing Masks outside will be compulsory across the country even germany a country still seen as exemplary for controlling the spread of the virus has seen a shop jump in cases john mccain reports from berlin. This is the reality of covidien ukraine another life claimed by a virus whose 2nd wave is now sweeping across europe here in the town of stepanek a hospital designed for 100 people now has 106 corona patients alone. We are catastrophic li short of doctors the pressure is incredible and the Infectious Department we have one doctor per 47. 00 patients. Around the continent the number of new infections is surging austria has announced its highest daily figures so far in poland 2 unprecedented numbers of people are testing positive for the virus prompting the government to say it will introduce a general mask rule for all people outdoors and perhaps impose a state of emergency elsewhere as here in belgium the spike in cases has forced ministers to say no more than 4 people will be allowed to meet together in public but in spain the rate of new infections has slowed in recent days and a partial lockdown for the capital has been thrown out by a madrid court which said it infringed peoples fundamental freedoms whilst in germany a surge in cases is causing deep concern at the highest levels. Of the Current Situation worries me a lot we dont know how things will develop over the next few weeks its possible that we will see more than 10000 cases a day its possible that the virus spreads uncontrollably in the german capital Officials Say that Testing Capacity has reached 95 percent with little scope for greater testing if numbers continue to climb. One of the measures being suggested the full season already in place here in the socalled triple traffic light Warning System with 3 different code criteria one assumes the number of intensive care beds occupied by corona patients the awful reproductive rate of the fires and the number of info. Sections per 100000 residents for the moment the federal government believes its existing measures are enough. Germany so far managed this crisis well when you look at the map of europe youll see until now germany is a solid rock in this pandemic but we are seeing rising numbers across europe so far theres no suggestion of another National Lockdown politicians are perhaps fearful of the damage such a step would wreak on an already suffering economy and they know there are many people here who believe the existing measures are too strong dominant cane aljazeera berlin aid agencies are warning of an alarming rise in corona virus cases across syria the government has reported just over 4 and a half 1000 infections but the u. N. Says the situation is more serious there are concerns the lack of infrastructure in opposition and kurdish held areas means doctors wont be able to deal with a significant outbreak they know what has more from neighboring lebanon. And reports from inside syria continue to point to much or to spread of kopi 90 and the number of confirmed cases the United Nations has been reporting rising infection rates in syria for some time now given the limited testing cross the country and challenges in Contact Tracing it is likely that the actual number of cases far exceeds official figures. The Syrian Government reports nearly 4500 cases and 200 deaths and portrays the situation as under control but multiple sources questioned that narrative they say infections have been in the 10s of thousands and at least 65 doctors died as they struggled in ill equipped hospitals with a lack of protective gear many patients are. Not. Just because they. Other patients. Only one or 2 every day. Infections have also increased tenfold in opposition controlled territories in the Northern Syria at least 30 percent are Health Workers coping is a challenge especially because there was a Health Crisis before the corona Virus Outbreak hundreds of medical workers were killed and facilities destroyed during the war and the deliberate campaign by Syrian Government forces and their allies medical workers say they are on the brink of an emergency coming. Before the pandemic we used to work from now until 2 we are now working from now until 7 and sometimes even longer hours. Despite that testing remains limited this medical laboratory serves up to 4000000 people who live in it live and nearby areas even when we have centers up and running we dont have sufficient tests. That is going to be a challenge coming down the line to be able to test as many people as needed and also people who are trained to analyze that. Efforts are being made to slow the spread by raising awareness and distributing hygiene kits in this densely populated and impoverished region where many live in camps sanitation is a challenge with a shortage of medical equipment and supplies as well as a weakened Health Infrastructure due to 9 years of conflict and government neglect communities are vulnerable jennifer their beirut. Reigning capital is struggling to find available hospital beds the virus patients the country reported a record high of more than 4300 new infections on thursday and 230 more deaths restrictions are being tightened across the country including mandatory facemask orders in the capital tehran schools libraries mosques and other Public Institutions have been closed for a week. The United States has slapped fresh sanctions on irans Financial Sector targeting 18 iranian banks the move is an effort to the shut iran out of the Global Banking system irans foreign minister has reacted angrily tweeting amid the coded 1000. 00 pandemic us regime wants to blow off all remaining channels to pay for food and medicine iranians will survive this latest of cruelties that conspiring to stop the population is a crime against humanity culprits and the neighbors who block on money will face justice well rosen in jordan has more on this from washington d. C. Perhaps the biggest criticism of the trumpet ministrations sanctions regime against iran is that the culminating impact is that this is hurting the iranian people certainly we have seen that criticism coming not just from e. U. Nations but also from a wide range of humanitarian organizations around the world now the Treasury Department went in announced this latest round of sanctions against these 18 iranian banks said that these banks would still have exemptions so that they could bring in funds to facilitate the purchase of emergency food and medicine to serve the iranian people of course people have criticized the u. S. For making it much harder to get that sort of humanitarian aid to the iranian people but leave no doubt the trumpet ministration has made one of its key Foreign Policy objectives the International Isolation of iran because of what it says is irans attempts to develop a viable Nuclear Weapons program and it believes that by cutting off all avenues of getting cash into the hands or the under the control of the iranian government that the trumpet ministration ultimately will be successful but we have not seen that at least not as of right now. Thank you there are questions over how or even if donald trump and joe biden will debate each other again before the next months election the president refused to participate in next weeks head to head off to the organizers said it would be held virtually and not as person of his challenger joe biden says the debate should be delayed by week and held in person something the Truck Campaign has agreed to but that was on the condition that the 3rd debate be held in the week before the poll something bidens team has rejected the initial move was down to concerns the president could still be contagious after catching coronavirus fire that the commission a little while ago changed the debate style and then do thats not acceptable to beat him easily in the 1st debate going to the polls that ive seen but i beat him easily that i felt they beat him easily or they get from 2 to no im not going to waste my time in a virtual debate thats not what debating is all about you sit behind a computer and do a debate ridiculous and then they cut you off whenever they want. Trouble is democratic rival joe biden says hes still willing to do the debates as planned. We agreed to 3 debates back in the summer this is going on since the early ninetys 1st debate 1st the 1st 2nd to break down for my birthday very 1st 1st we said great im sticking with the date youre going up ill be there and back to the shows i want to be doesnt. 6 people have been charged with trying to kidnap the governor of the u. S. State of michigan the f. B. I. Says the men were putting to question her holiday home Authorities Say the suspects were going to buy explosives and tried to make improvised bombs unofficial reports good afternoon thank you jennifer Michigan News of the season already last night the f. B. I. And Michigan StatePolice Arrested 6 individuals charged in a federal complaint with conspiring to kidnap the governor of michigan Gretchen Whitmer the man had been identified as having links to michigan Militia Group called the wolverines the democratic governor of the state and what was their target according to the criminal complaint he plans to kidnap a whole of and try him for treason fox and crossed in particular according to the complaint discussed detonating explosive devices to divert police from the area of the home and fox even inspected the underside of a michigan highway bridge for places to seat an explosive. The complaint further alleges that fox purchased a taser for use in the kidnapping and that the Group Successfully detonated an improvised explosive device wrapped with shrapnel to test its antipersonnel capabilities as they were meeting to pull money to buy more explosives law enforcement. The f. B. I. And then undercover informant. Armed men members of socalled right wing Militia Groups staged protests at the Michigan State house earlier this year they were carrying swastikas and nooses when governor what more than one state home orders to combat the spread of covert 19 donald trump gave his support to the protests to sing out liberate michigan the governor thank the f. B. I. For keeping her family safe those said the president s words encouraged actions like this just last week the president of the United States stood before the American People and reach fused to condemn White Supremacists and hate groups like these 2 michigan Militia Groups stand back and stand by he told them stand back and stand by. Hate groups heard the president s words not as a rebuke but isnt railing cry as a call to action in a big concerns about the growing influence and the strength of Militia Groups in the u. S. And some of those from michigan have appeared to protests in other parts of the country if convicted 6 men use a sentence of up to life in prison alan fischer al jazeera. So they come this half hour soldiers civilians and churches under fire as the battle over nagornokarabakh rages on despite the u. S. France and russia stepping up cease fire but. They are still beauty of how one of americas most celebrated poets a nobel prize. But. We have warnings in force for tasmania southeastern parts of australia saying some very nasty weather at the moment quite an intense of low pressure collating here so blustery winds winds in excess of 100 Kilometers Per Hour certainly possible over the next 24 to 48 hours heavy rain as well and thats going to sweep through the tasman eventually pushing towards new zealand some of that whats the weather conditions into eastern parts of victoria the southeast of New South Wales with much of us as you can see it is generally fine and dry a few showers up towards the far northwest having said that friday 2 celsius in perth a similar temperature as we go on through the weekend and by the weekend well it should be largely dry down towards the south a little on the cloudy side but improving conditions in the wind starting to fall away that wet and windy weather is making its way towards new zealand particular for south island i was towards central parts of the country there are some very wet and windy weather also pushing towards japan here of course we have time. Food channel home very close by bringing some very heavy rain not expecting it to make Landfall Center of the storm that is to some very heavy right scutching very close by cue big downpours along with much of honshu by saturday. The remote kingdom of the ton has become known for its pursuit of happiness. One a one east explores how this National Guard inspiring the Younger Generation on aljazeera. Played an Important Role in checking in with. Trace. One who knew. The world the way. Her mind of the top stories here on aljazeera the World Health Organization has reported a record one day jump in global coronavirus cases with more than 338000 cases in 24 hours the rises driven by a surge in infections across europe. The United States has slapped fresh sanctions on irans Financial Sector targeting 18 banks runs foreign minister has accused the us of targeting the countrys remaining channels to pay for food and medicine in the midst of a pandemic. And donald trump says he wont participate in the 2nd u. S. President ial debate if its held virtually his team has proposed delaying it a week so they can be held in custody to recover us from the coronavirus. Mediators from the u. S. Russia and france are holding talks in geneva to try to end the conflict between azerbaijan and armenia the 2 sides are fighting over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh is officially part of azerbaijan but it is ethnically armenian at least 30 more soldiers reported to have been killed on thursday the Defense Ministry in nagornokarabakh says 3350 military personnel have died since fighting with the very forces broke out 12 days ago but as smith reports from the regions main cities to panic it. Will. Not be much time for anything else but dealing with new casualties at stepan curts main hospital its 10 times busier than normal since the 1st shells started falling 11 days ago the head of the emergency unit was telling us as this patient came in more than 350 armenian soldiers have been killed and hundreds more injured since the start of fighting with azerbaijan the azeris do not release figures for their killed or Wounded Soldiers and given that its gone some of my friends were injured in our 1st and 2nd wars and i can say that then we had more gunshots or rather like william was now they using different types of missiles and the wing did have big injuries but we have not stood still in either medicine has improved so we try to save lives and human organs and not leave people with disabilities the stresses etched in the faces of the medical staff here the human cost is mounting on both sides after the collapse of an easy 26 year long ceasefire this modern hospital and stuff and i heard has been stretched to the limit by the bombardment of this town the day early convoy of people injured. During the fighting and the bombardment. Armenian missiles have hit towns and villages in azerbaijan well away from the conflict zone this is barda around 20 kilometers from the line of contact that separates nagornokarabakh from azerbaijan. And this is gone boy more than 30 kilometers away. Karabakh is airy territory but has a selfgoverning Ethnic Armenian majority. Wants to restore its sovereignty that. A show fragment came and hurt my arm and also killed the animals as you can see we are staying at home women and children we have not left we are not going to run away why should we leave our land is russia france and moscow have been holding talks to try and bring about a ceasefire but with tensions rising between armenia and azerbaijan the hopes of sima shattered as the missile debra littering the streets Bernard Smith our jazeera step on kurt nagornokarabakh. Russia says kogut stand has descended into chaos following sundays disputed elections in moscow is obliged by a security treaty to prevent a total breakdown in the country protesters continue to gather in front of the Parliament Building in the capital bishkek is still not clear who is running the country after m. P. s failed to gather a quorum in an overnight session to agree on who should take over from the ousted ministers opposition groups a deeply divided with at least 3 different alliances trying to install their own nominee in the post. Russia says it has not opened its own criminal investigation into better russian opposition need us that learned to kind of a skier has been added to its wanted list Officials Say she was placed on the list because of a regional agreement but no further details were given to kind of sky is fled to neighboring after the disputed election and has since met with several european leaders have been mass protests across the country calling for long time president Alexander Lukashenko to step down i expect not from. Different countries. Decisions. Braver decisions seem. To me where a kidnapped politician and french aid worker have landed in the capital bamako after being freed in a major Prisoner Exchange with the new transitional government. Say was kidnapped by an Al Qaeda Linked group while campaigning in the Northern Region of timbuktu in march sophie run a charity for children and was abducted near the Northern City of go in 20162 italian aid workers were also freed in the exchange which was announced on tuesday all 4 are now on their way to the president ial Palace Police have fired tear gas and water cannon at student protest is rallying in jakarta against a new labor law its the 3rd day of nationwide demonstrations in indonesia labor unions say the legislation will erode workers rights and weaken environmental protections that president joko widodo says it will boost the economy by cutting red tape and streamlining regulations to washington was at the rally in jakarta. Tens of thousands of student protesters had gathered in jakarta in the city center to voice their discontent against this new controversial legislation but Security Forces are trying to clear this area if firing multiple rounds of tear gas at this crowd of mostly teenage demonstrators the demonstrators say that they will keep protesting until the president listens and until this legislation is revote the protests had mostly been concentrated in Industrial Areas outside of the capital city earlier in the week but now it has spread to jakarta factory workers in particular feel strongly against this legislation which they say rolls out the red carpet for investors at their expense. Hundreds of bangladeshi protest has clashed with police this week off a video of a woman being attacked was posted online here when Rights Groups say abuses against women are only getting worse in the country they are Holding Reports that. Anger in bangladesh over the latest incidents of violence against women students have been leading protests in the capital dhaka for days to speak out against rape and other crimes against females. The protests flared after a video was posted online showing men stripping and beating a woman from a Disadvantaged Community the clip was shared tens of thousands of times on facebook before being taken down and that we have just one demand Death Penalty for rapists it will be no rapists him bungler desh. Among those in the crowd is the brother of a rape victim and his family reported the case and arrests have been made im not one in which i tell you i want justice for my sister which is why we havent been here at the Police Station for the last 2 days in a row we once a fair punishment for those involved in this heinous crime along with women young boys and girls are also among the victims this man says his 5 year old daughter was raped last week and i learned of it from other things i demand justice from the state and the society i hope such things stop happening in the world my child is 5 years old and the man is 22 i hope such things dont happen to anyone in the world ever i pray to allah for justice those who seek justice from the honorable Prime Minister. According to activists justice something only very few victims of Sexual Assault and their families see. These culprits are either directly involved with politics or theyre connected to people who are very closely linked with people high up in politics if we want to come out of this its imperative that justice is served very promptly and with due diligence. Since the coronavirus pandemic and imposition of lockdowns the number of rapes in bangladesh has increased between april and august this year 4 women have been raped every day. Every protest from wherever the. Last year Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina said she wanted stricter laws to prevent rapes saying the crime is Never Acceptable but protestors say the Prime Minister hasnt done enough and should resign. Students here shame as they demand and wait for systematic change to bring rape victims Justice Harding aljazeera. People in the u. S. States of louisiana and texas are bracing themselves for flooding and dangerously high winds as Hurrican Delta hurtles towards the coast the storm is churning its way through the gulf of mexico and is expected to intensify before making landfall in louisiana on friday it swept through the mexican resort city of cancun on wednesday the authorities are now working to restore power to repair damaged buildings. Colombias government has been criticized for not doing enough to help protect Human Rights Defenders International says activists continued to be targeted with frequent attacks threats and killings is considered the worlds most dangerous country for human rights defenders theres been a sharp increase in the number of People Killed since 2017 deaths have been reported this year. One of the biggest owners in World Literature has gone to an american poet louise gluck is the 16th woman to win the nobel prize for literature since it was launched more than a century ago under cement reports. Literary tipsters failed to put Louise Glueck in the frame for this coveted 1000000 dollar prize it came as a surprise that a bell prize in literature for 2020 is awarded to the american poet reis click for her unmistakable politik voice that with austere purity makes individual existence universal i see here with her then u. S. President barack obama awarding her the national humanises medal of 2015 has always shown and publicity she was the american poet laureate in 2003 and 4. 00 although thought to be reluctant about it now clucas the 1st American Woman to win the nobel prize for literature in 27 years its fantastic that womens poetry has been recognized in this way im really really excited about the award for that reason she does talk about female experience but she also talks about you know why did concerns that affect us all life death love trail and jealousy can travel see her damage the Nobel Academy for the past few years it included the choice of austrian writer peter hendy for the literary prize yet make a closure here that caused uproar as he had portrayed serbia reserve victim in the 1990 s. Balkan wars in bosnia he was accused of being an apologist for a war criminal slobodan milosevic. Flukes poetry is seen as a breath of fresh air by her publishers in the u. K. For the past 20 years nice scene about hers and she doesnt take any of the any of the boxes that. Usually lead to prizes shes theres no sense in which is politically incorrect but on the other hand shes not picky politically correct either theres no preaching in her work i find her tremendously refreshing in a world where almost all writers seem to be politically driven or politically terrified so they dont dare say anything some observers say Louise Glueck was a safe choice by the judges right all wrong the 77 year old poet is certain how to reach a broader International ReadershipAndrew Symonds aljazeera back to the us Vice President ial debate where the star appears to be a fly that landed in mike pence as the Vice President didnt react or attempt to wave it away and it sat there for about 2 minutes the fly has since developed a huge following online with its own twitter account and endless streams and jokes. The top stories on aljazeera the World Health Organization has reported a record one day rise in global corona virus cases with more than 338000 cases in 24 hours from 5 and a half 1000 deaths they say as warnings are sounded about rising cases across europe france reported 18000 cases or u. K. Infections jumped