We are starting a bikini afonso the sunday womens a vote is a casting their ballots in an election taking place under the shadow of violence and allegations of voter fraud. President not christian, a couple is seeking a 2nd 5 year term in office 2 of his main challenges of accused him of trying to rig the vote. Hundreds of thousands of people in the north and east as well will be unable to vote sundays elections to close the polling stations there for fear of attacks, violent groups. Nevertheless, its going ahead and the manager says, following events from a budget in nigeria, ive seen some pictures already of voting happening. What more you hearing well, in a short while we expect president himself to be. Hes polling booth to cast his ballot, expecting to succeed and solve todays vote. But this is a vote, but like he said in the introduction, has been overshadowed by events there and a good chance of ford or the opposition is asking. Calling the attention of the International Community to a plan by the president and the Election Commission to rig the vote. Stressing that there are many boxes that were unmarked and that they believe will be use or excuse me, those they believe will be used to rig the vote in favor of president. Theres also the threat of violence in brooklyn. A fossil fears are that people or armed men will attempt to attack voters on voting day already. Weve seen and weve heard from officials that voters will not take place in hundreds of villages because of the security concerns there. So the vote is going ahead despite opposition allegations that its being rigged in favor of president come, or whether or not he will win outright in the 1st browser remains to be seen after todays elections or the voting process. Ok, well check in with you again later and interest following the became a facet of elections. Also looking at opposition parties in pakistan, holding a major rally, calling on Prime Minister mal khan to step down. Theyve been demonstrating for several weeks trying to keep her on the government accusing the militarys well of backing down in a rigged election. 2 years ago, thousands of protesters are expected to demonstrate in the city of bashar, despite a government ban on public gatherings. To curb the rising coronavirus cases, weve got in the shower, what sort of numbers a turning up going on where you really are seeing a large number because its all for 11 political parties. And then each Political Party can bring a few 1000 people in that there is indeed a very large crowd. They have caught up pressurizing, emraan concord dine this much greater remembered hall at large rally in pakistan and of cause. And of course, in the high profile province where the opposition of god will be showing that number tried to court more pressure on the government of iran, hond to cave, enter their demands of resignation, which is unlikely. However, the opposition intends to continue this for several months. They are going to be more rallies in december. It is granted. And of course, most of the people that weve been seeing here are not taking any precautions. Nobody is granting of faith. And theyre turning out in large numbers to be involved in a number of children attending this particular rally organized by the opposition heading for a shower day. So they technically allowed to hold around the like this. And ill do you need permits for these sorts of numbers or for any large gatherings . Indeed the government to give them permission. The government had initially given them permission because the opposition are saying that this is a ploy. Take them away from the opposition, of course, not being any heed to the warnings, minute and not going ahead with any measure. So indeed it is now organized by even by the ruling party. Gaining that particular keeping an eye on the government protests there. Another defeat in the courtroom as he tries to overturn the results of the u. S. President ial election. A federal judge in the state of pennsylvania has thrown out this time by the Trump Campaign trying to exclude millions of mainland ballots. The judge issued a scathing ruling and said, failed to provide any evidence of voter fraud. Well, up trumps campaigns now lost or withdrawn dozens of laws in washington d. C. It counters more than 30 since the elections brought in various key swing states. But theres very significance because its a ruling by a federal judge and also significant because of the extremely scathing language he used. He likened the trump appeal to a frankenstein monster which had been put together haphazardly. He made very clear that he believed there was no grounds for the trump claim whatsoever. And this makes it very unlikely that it can go on an appeal given that there are no grounds. Nevertheless, trance lawyer says personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, who argued the case before the judge says he wants to take it to the next level, the 3rd district and from there to the supreme court. But very difficult to see how hes going to achieve that. And very significantly to the senator for pennsylvania, pat toomey has issued a statement saying that the judge in this particular case, matthew brand, is a lifelong republican with no legal bias whatsoever. He considers the whole matter. Now close a legal position over and he congratulated president elect joe biden, and his administration looking forward, he says, to working with them it from congress. Earlier president made a brief appearance at the virtual g. 20 summit, which is being dominated by covert one team. But as the other World Leaders went on to discuss the response, this was donald trump playing golf in virginia. On sunday, it is expected, the worlds 20 biggest economies will pledge their support to poorer countries to help pay for the distribution of vaccines medicines and tests. The united states, of course, is the worst affected country with more than 12000000 infections in, a quarter of a 1000000 deaths. The u. S. , the centers for disease control, is urging people not to travel for the thanksgiving holiday on thursday. However, millions of people are expected to ignore those warnings. California has imposed a statewide curfew, requiring people to stay at home during the nights. Has that in our professor of epidemiology and medicine at Columbia University says a few alone isnt sufficient for tackling the rise in infections putting in place a curfew demonstrates the concern. So who are concerned by the governor of california . I think the curfew in of itself is not sufficient. I think its one piece of the puzzle. I think its important that curfew will hopefully decrease the numbers of people who congregate to gether. It will probably lead to more people staying at home, staying put, now, travelling, meeting up with other people outside their home. So i think it will be of value certainly, but i think it needs to be combined with the other measures that we know work, for example, Wearing Masks all the time as well as congregating and socializing with people in ones own household enough. Beyond that, as i think its a one more measure that the governor and i felt compelled to go in place because of the concern about whats going on. Now, in this country regarding go with 1000. 00, what would be ideal is theres a, its north transition. And there, there is an ability between individuals who are now overseeing the covert response to be able to meet with the new administration to put together a smooth transition. And to allow for mobilization and to put in place, hopefully the new and more effective measures to control the problem. Again, this country and the u. S. Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency approval for an antibody therapy farm regeneration. This was the one used to prepare it, treat president from when he was in hospital. The agency said it should be used for mild to moderate cases of covert 19. Donald trump, as often in correctly described the therapy as a sure more covert news after the break. In fact, more restrictions in iran, as the nation struggles to contain a surge in cases. And greece is betting on a digital revolution to help its struggling economy through the pandemic recession. But hello, the big weather pattern set up now over europe. The big blocking high in the middle, which means all the weather is coming across top in from the atlantic. By weather i mean, wind and rain and where its cold enough and it is here temporarily snows, it all moves eastwards. Then that cold air tends to come around the top here. Strength as across the black sea becomes potentially damaging in the coast of croatia, domination coast, then cold air of warm water. And you set up that storm system in the central med. Weve seen it before, and its around now be around for a couple days yet. So the next system setting up now the 1st recipient of that rain is going to be the north of ireland and probably scotland. So a forecast for glasgow will be interesting to see. Oh look, rain heavy rain, most likely the wind increasing, decreasing your day off is wednesday. But the most Stormy Weather and it has been those wind lightning, but of hail and significant rain is down in italy and i missed the toe of his leg. Calabria flooding here is not particularly deep, but its sort of knee height or a bit deeper than that. Its not over, thats the problem. Its going to carry on as a warning today of sort of stay at home with the red warning for significant further rain in that part of the world. But on the coast of africa, its not just dry. Increasing wind winds are currently gusting to 65 kilometers per hour, and i will continue to talk to aljazeera. We heard scott realistically, how can you do it . Institutionalize corruption in this country. If we listen, if this breaks up and real conflict between august on and india, this has implications for the rest of the world. We meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on aljazeera. If you want to help save the world, isnt hero. Its the top stories this hour on aljazeera voting has begun and became a fossil as president ial election where president mark Kristin Cavallari is seeking a 2nd 5 year term in office 2 of his main challenges of accused him of trying to rig the vote. However, position parties in pakistan are holding a major rally in the city of charlotte, calling on Prime Minister manmohan to step down. Theyve been holding these running for several weeks trying to keep the government under pressure. The District Court judge in pennsylvania is thrown out of a mole suit filed by the Trump Campaign, which has sought to exclude millions of mail in ballots. In the state, scathing ruling was handed down by the judges, have been also failed to provide evidence of voter fraud. In Guatemala Police have faced off against antigovernment protesters after hundreds of them stormed the Congress Building and set it on fire tear gas was fired to clear the crowds. After things turned violent, there was widespread anger at the parliaments new budget bill, which protesters say disenfranchises. The poor and Indigenous People who support this from laura, but mentally what im on is Congress Building a blaze ignited by protesters, i guess at a controversial budget. The demonstrators had their way into the empty building from fast day, or they were quickly dispersed by riot police as firefighters moved to contain the fire. Those further protest at what tomorrow city, thousands gathered in central plaza. They say the plot. It was negotiated in secret and would not benefit the people there is no way to show our anger how fed up we are. We are tired of so much abuse by the authorities. They are getting into debt. The people are tired and will not tolerate any more compassionate cuts to education, Health Spending and social programs, but increased politicians, expenses. Critics say the budget benefits private companies that have links to the government. The budget was destroyed or broke the camels back, but the thing is that people were upset at the government. Mostly because to read it and then make their Government Back in march, raise money that we were supposed to be for economic aid. But the aid never made it to the people who need it the most. So thats the main concern of people. Guatemalas, president , aleksander, they condemned the violent protests on twitter, saying those who participated will be punished with the full force of the law. His Vice President says it should be vetoed, but in the end it is in the countrys interest that we both tender a resignation. Him as president and i as Vice President of the republic. Let me say what a moments complained the budget was passed when the country was busy dealing with the devastation caused by too hard. Alongside the pandemic, the World Food Program says guatemala is already one of the most unequal countries in latin america. Dont the streets of the capsule, guatemala city, police cracked down hard on protesters. I was walking and they grabbed me. I didnt do anything. I had my constitutional right to strike. But many say they have nothing to lose and will continue to protest until their demands are met. By the manly aljazeera protests in colombia marking a year since the antigovernment demonstrations there are still sent it into violence. Security forces fired tear gas after a police van was banned allies. The protesters were mostly students who were opposed to the social and economic policies of president even decay. This time the turnout was smaller compared to the initial protests in 2019. If european has rejected an African Union offer to mediate in the conflict in the northern region, the government launched its offensive against the Peoples Liberation from the left 2 weeks ago. And about 3000 refugees arriving in neighboring sudan every day. As ever. Morgan reports from governor of state many bear, the scars of the horrors of escaped. Since he arrived in this refugee camp in sudans got out of state 5 days ago, haile will be gabrial has been hoping to have his properly treated. He says shop will hit his hand while he was fleeing from soldiers in ethiopia as northern region, but hes now lost 2 fingers. I was at the farm where i work, and when i started seeing people running, i didnt know what was going on. And when i went to see them, hyla says he was also hit by shock mill in his stomach, and fragments are still lodged in his hand. Its now become infected, and hes worried. He may lose it. Fighting in the region began more than 2 weeks ago when the regional to great Peoples Liberation front, launched an attack on a military base. The government responded by launching an offensive thats forced more than 35000 people to flee to neighboring sadam. This camp was uninhabited, but sudans government has reopened it to cope with the 3rd, an influx. And her 2 children arrived here after running away from their home and walking for 10 days to cross the border. At night, armed men came to my house and threatened us and told us we should leave immediately or we will be killed. And so i took my turn children and what i could carry more than 15000 refugees live in this camp. Many tell stories of brutal killings and long journeys to escape. If you please, government has imposed a Communications Blackout and blocked access to the region. Since the start of the fighting Rights Groups say civilians have been targeted integrated. The United Nations says the killings could amount to work crimes. While not all of those, this recount. They say the stories they heard from family members and relatives were enough to make them come here rather than staying back home. And those who say they witnessed with their own eyes, people being slaughtered and killed, say they doubt their memory will ever fade from their minds. Tell him his wife and 2 children were among the 1st to arrive in the camp, fleeing from a khadra. He says the journey took them nearly 5 days and they came with little of what they own to live with. We lived in the suburbs and only heard of the fighting back then. But then people came armed with machetes and knives, and it was chaos from their telephones says he doesnt know which side the people who came to his hometown belong to. Because they were dressed as civilians. And to his children who want to have the comfort of a secure home, he now has to explain that their lives have changed, and they face an uncertain future. He will morgan on his era and the bar of state. Our source says it was behind the rocket attacks in afghanistans capital kabul on saturday. At least 8 People Killed and dozens more injured when more than 20 rockets landed in residential areas near the green zone, where many embassies are based. The attack happened just hours before u. S. Secretary was due to hold talks with the Afghan Government and taliban in concert. Stephanie decker has more on those talks here. And oh ho might compare wrapped up today with meeting the taliban delegation involved in interim afghan talks. See, it met an hour earlier with the Afghan Government delegation. These are talks that were, you know, grated back in september the u. S. Secretary of state where he was here for that as well. But its been a difficult process moving forward, the told still stuck on the technicalities of what kind of islamic law will govern the govern the framework of these tools. I think the message certainly from my pompei will be that they are keen to get the 2 sides to sit down to really get to the difficult issues when it comes to a long lasting cease fire and a power sharing agreement between the 2 sides. Of course, he also met the past hour as a mayor, he had a lunch with him and also met with the deputy Prime Minister to be discussed issues like iran. This is a ministration thats been very much anti iran in a country as a country that has very good relations with iran. Its also one of the issues when it comes to the gulf, blockade the blockade in countries demanding that qatar cuts ties with iran, something they have so far, refused to do. This is also to administration that it said it wanted to perhaps get some movement on the lifting of the blockade that certainly at the moment hasnt happened, not to the full extent anyway. And of course, also in a way of course, and u. S. President donald trump not having conceded defeat but patters. Amir has already called the president joe biden, to congratulate him on his way. He returned to coronavirus news, and iran is struggling to contain a 3rd wave of infections and introducing a 2nd block to most business is a shutdown. There is a clamp on travel between major cities as they try to slow the spread. Has our report from nearly 500 people have been dying from cope with 19 every day in here on the wave of coronavirus and daily infections. More than 13000. 00, thats the highest the country has had since the start of the outbreak. Current prevention measures dont seem to be working. Now the government has imposed a 2 week lockdown that had more border or the main goal is to control whatever the wires and reduce it to a minimum. And to renew the number of gathering from people commuting. And for some places we had no other choice than in the past, we asked people to abide by protocols for their own health and the reduced pressure on medical staffs. People to abide by protocol. So this pressure can be removed as soon as possible. Only essential businesses are allowed to remain open and some people say they need help to do it. When its closed, we have no other source of income, but there is no other choice. We should do something to curb the chain of the virus. Its tough, but theres no other choice. We need to be patient. The infection rate reduced, i dont think 2 weeks is enough to control the situation. I agree with the idea of closing down 100 percent, yet many other problems will be created that i dont agree with. Like financial problems for people. Shopkeepers still have to pay rent and their employees will receive no salary. Private vehicles are banned from the roads from 9 pm until 4 am. Travelling outside cities is also prohibited. The government says people found to be breaking the rules will be fined, but its facing criticism over its handling of the pandemic. 2 officials in the Health Ministry have resigned and issued open letters. Reza says the government has mismanaged the crisis and disputes statements made by the Health Minister about the countrys progress in finding a vaccine. The closure of business is making life worse for many in what was already a tough Economic Situation because of u. S. Sanctions. The grand bazaar here in iran would usually be packed with shoppers, but its closed. Many agree, the lockdown is needed, but livelihoods are at stake. 10000000. 00 families are to receive around 4. 00 a month for the next 4 months on a 40. 00 loan. But many say thats not enough. The challenge the Government Faces is whether it can persuade people to keep abiding by restrictions when they need to work to feed their families. As aljazeera. Of course, this pandemic feeling a global recession as well and to some nations, greece, for example, it means a 2nd Major Economic downturn in a decade. And so the government believes large Digital Investment may prove to be the way out of this latest crisis. This report is from jump love video is a town of unemployment. The money spent at the local Farmers Market comes largely from pensions because traditional industry is gone. Ancient silver and books mines were abandoned 30 years ago, so were textile mills that employed thousands. This may all be about to change because Software Giant microsoft may be interested in buying these hollowed out facilities. Its part of a wave of Digital Technology investments thats happening in greece. As of a couple who was in the netherlands when she heard of the u. S. Drug maker, pfizer was hiring Software Engineers in her home city of rio can you how small i am very own its one of just 6 global Digital Technology hopes, where teams of Software Engineers will speed up the analysis of diseases and the testing of cures the government is actively pursuing Digital Investment because it has a Multiplier Effect on the economy. High internet speeds and local data centers are expected to attract other investments. And in the age of coronavirus, more and more services are moving online. This old textile mill is one site microsoft is reportedly considering as the location of the massive new data center. The company has said it will spend about half a 1000000000. 00 building 3 such centers in greece over the next 3 years to provide Cloud Computing services for south east europe. Youd have to go as far north as poland or germany to find a similar microsoft investment. Greece could suffer a 10 percent recession this year because of covert 19. So the question is whether its lurch toward the Digital Economy will come quickly enough to replace lost jobs jumpstart ople. Us aljazeera love. You and australians moving a step closer to returning to normal life. The governments easing restrictions in many regions affected by the pandemic after no new infections or deaths were detected for weeks there in august 88 active cases across the country. Almost half of them in south australia, which is now lifted quarantine rules for thousands of people. From monday, people in the state of victoria will no longer have to wear masks outside and rolls on large public gatherings being relaxed. This is, remember after 3 months of lockdown in melbourne, particular which kept people at home, most businesses shot israel has launched air strikes into gaza, or of an isolating several hamas targets. Israel says the attacks were in response to rocket fire from the gaza strip. And according to the air force, the targets were 2 rocket ammunition manufacturing sites. No casualties reported. Well, protesters in thailand have once again been holding their antigovernment demonstrations. Still demanding changes to the education system, which they say is archaic. Student led rallies have been held since july, calling for a new constitution as well as reforms to the monarchy. And even the removal of Prime Minister. Tony chang was at a protest in bangkok another day and im not upload system here on the street. On bangkok today is the turn of the box to look at things that most closely, many of whom are under the age of 18. And despite the fact theyve shot down a major commercial, but no sign of the police today, the atmosphere. Is it much more relaxed unlikely that were going to see the tensions on the belly or in the wake. But this is a week where those tensions have ratcheted up, particularly off the clashes on tuesday between antigovernment protesters and yellow shit from a kiss on the police that sent more than 50 people to the hospital. And those protests are likely to be repeated again. After the protest leaders announced that, this coming wednesday night going to head to the front from the g. P. , or which is a fundamental importance to the moment, kate and it is, its enormous will lose matches. Im lucky to be dangerously defended by the police and the bell. See the amount of yellow shirts coming out on the street. And many people look and sound the clashes, but once again are up these birds of the peace and tell them its a monitor past the hour. And these are the top stories. Voting has begun in between. Afonso is general elections where president Mark Christian is seeking a 2nd 5 year term in office 2 of his main challenges of accused him of trying to rig the elections happening under the threat of violence as well by armed groups linked to al qaida. And i still managed