Covered most of the northern half of brazil which is larger than the whole of europe. The amazon produces 20 percent of the worlds oxygen and is home to more than 3000000 species of plants and animals fires in the amazon are a natural occurrence often started by lightning strikes but that doesnt explain the sudden increase in fires this year which environmentalist say has been exacerbated by cattle ranchers and sorie farmers clearing forest at an increased pace enforcement of amazon burning has been scaled back under president bush the not of a long time skeptic of Environmental Concerns bosn r. O. Slashed government funding to environmental agencies and on tuesday suggested the fires were being staged by n. G. O. S to embarrass his government i am under the impression that it could have been set by the n. G. O. S because they had asked for money what was their intention to bring about problems for brazil when fires burn in the amazon the area is so large theres nothing firefighters can do to put them out when these fires finally do go away environmentalists say that damage will have been done you know it is really much of the east permanently wasted and i mean a sense that. Age is to recruit forest and you can never be reached at all in the orient you know we the amazon rain forest often called the lungs of planet earth now filled with smoke and fire and choking one of the worlds most diverse ecosystems gabriel is on doe. Still ahead on aljazeera staying his welcome opposition groups say its time for the beloved one president to go. And it might take 2 to tango but all eyes are on only one dancer when he is 1009 yr old. Hello there still very halts and mostly dry across much of the middle east even across into pakistan weve seen for a few those in the last few hours and nothing really in the 4 calls where we have been seeing the cloud with the showers and thunderstorms is as you can see in old ensures all the turkey now more rain in the full cost of course this rain coming down in some very very dry ground so we could indeed see some flash floods keeping the temperatures but lower to 25 degrees celsius thursday in ankara as the rain kids where the touch of beginning to come back up so feeling pretty nice for you i would say in the wake of that 29 degrees celsius very warm though as you can see through central and southern areas of iraq and that you cross into kuwait city 43 celsius is your high on friday and that hot dry at extending right the way across the Arabian Peninsula still chance of a few showers into the southwest of yemen and also the temperature in slowly going up over the next couple days and all mishal flow so it should be feeling pretty nice 38 is the high friday in doha but still feeling pretty humid with those lower temperatures and then down into Southern Africa in fact time which is here are actually on the rise above the average for this time of year 27 degrees and been on thursday 24 across in johannesburg we might also season shahs over the next couple of days into eastern sections of madagascar but staying hot in durban on friday with a high of 28. Sponsors countdown. Trust is fundamental to all our knowledge which we trust banks with our money talk to us without really small talk what to trust you know. As were going to citizens of us by these conflicts to approach the question that comes in. And we trust. The 1st of a 5 part series great question of when youre trying to get to the doctor trust me im an algorithm on a. Hello again the top stories on aljazeera. The leaders have been sworn in after months of Political Uncertainty and violence general. Will have the Sovereign Council for the 1st 21 months and the new Prime Minister abdullah says he is ready to tackle the economy. The u. N. Has warned that 20 to life saving aid programs in yemen will be forced to shut in 2 months unless the world does more to help. In fact 3 countries pledged more than 2000000000. 00 but less than half of that was actually received. Brazils president says this missing criticism of his Environmental Policies after being blamed for a Record Number of wildfires in the amazon rain forest about 75000 have been detected so far but youre both so narrow says n. G. O. S are to blame. Afghanistan is heading to the polls to elect a new president next month 16 candidates are vying for the job including the current leader. But there are concerns that violence the vote charlie palace reports from kabul. President boyd by his status the front runner just a month from afghanistans president ial elections this campaign really is targeting the private sector. Not just. Our here is played a role in the battleground but the 500 Financial Freedom and independence through the private sector the private sector is fighting this fight. Its gone 6 through one have been inside this highly secured building known as the loya jirga. And there are 16 candidates if you are campaigning openly because of security traits. The Campaign Season started on july 28th within hours the taliban launch an attack on the office of gandhis running mate and. More than 20 people die it is that was that the taliban has warned people they may also target Campaign Rallies calling the vote a sham talks between the us and tell about a pitch to stop such attacks. 3 elections if the deal is agreed many candidates are skeptical elections will go ahead so theyre not spending much on the campaigns this is one of the few streets in kabul where Campaign Posters have been put out. A tool in the beer liz opposing danny and is a former National Intelligence chief he worries an election will further divide afghan politicians when they should have a united front of potential talks with the taliban but really only the very rich could marginalize. Really they have very divided the sions that was why you see if you dont mileage the election property. In maine. It can put. Many afghans are also skeptical in a recent observer survey nearly 60 percent of afghans sick they would boycott the bush Election Commission is charging for. The elections must take place it is a red line for us we are fully prepared afghans really need peace so we are Going Forward some of tenuously but unfortunately the Peace Process is overshadowing the election and may affect voter enthusiasm. Voter who see as a as not a problem for president gunning being hit in the polls he could very well be closing in on another 5 years undeterred by taliban peace negotiations or. Next. Couple britains Prime Minister is getting mixed messages from european leaders on breck certs the french presidency says europe will not be held hostage to the u. K. s democratic crisis warning a no deal scenario was the most likely outcome hell meet Boris Johnson in the coming hours and the german chancellor Angela Merkel was more optimistic during talks on wednesday giving johnson a 30 day deadline to find a workable solution dominic kane has more. Incoming to meet Angela Merkel in berlin Boris Johnson brought a message one of her desire to compromise when possible if his host would do likewise we in the u. K. Want a deal we seek a deal and i believe that we can get what we can do this up in the us i think is that is the phrase but clearly. They clearly we cannot we cannot accept. The current withdraw agreement. Unfazed by hearing her own catchphrase used to her angle america went straight to the heart of the matter the contentious irish border backstop the banks of the backstop has always been a fallback position if one is able to solve this conundrum if one finds the solution and we said we would probably find it in the next 2 years to come but we can also maybe find it in the next 30 days then were one step further in the right direction and we obviously have to put our all into the thomas and donts and strain thats because were at but another question for the German Government is what sort of Prime Minister they are dealing with one analyst says ministers here question horace johnsons sincerity that his journey to berlin was more about posturing than politicking we are talking about a blame game hes coming here to demonstrate at home once he returns ok i did everything i offered. Our willingness to negotiate to renegotiate i made clear this is not acceptable and i got just the know and then he will follow up on what he started already saw to blame it all on the e. U. On brussels berlin and france. And then we and most likely no deal scenario to avert that the Prime Minister will have to give ground Boris Johnsons brings that mission is very clear take it to the key european capitals where the Decision Makers in his opinion are based berlin on wednesday and angle americal thursday the french capital and president kong and of course mr johnson is clear he wants movement on the backstop dominic kane aljazeera. Thousands of protesters have rallied at a hong kong train station to mark one month since alleged gang members attacked demonstrators on commuters thrusters accuse the police of colluding with the attackers mass rallies began 11 weeks ago over an extradition bill but theyve since grown into a Wider Movement against chinese influence. Opposition groups have held a strike across much of bolivia theyre angry with president ever more rollos for seeking a 4th consecutive term in office and they say hes acting unconstitutionally by ignoring a National Referendum which showed voters were against him standing in again the reports. Of the opposition groups stopped work and blocked roads in several cities across believe they accuse president able to undermine the countrys hard won democracy and say hes outstayed his welcoming never again never but we want to ask you mr my knowledge to respect democracy to respect the vote and our human rights look at the National Standards police here today were doing this to show that were facing a dictator but we believe that we must continue fighting to win back the democracy that we had and not the kind that weve got now which is controlled and persecuted. President morales called the protest a home age the previous dictatorships he says his plan to build a modern country is still not complete. Polygamous emerging as a new country but bolivia has its own model and im sure that with the steps we are taking thats in 15 or 20 years live you will be an economic powerhouse in the region. Where all is organized the referendum in 2016 to allow him to stand for a 4th consecutive term in office and last he said the vote was floored by a dirty Tricks Campaign and the following year it was overturned by the Constitutional Court the opposition says morales should respect the results of his own referendum and what about the president however leads in the opinion polls for octobers elections ahead of his main challenger the former president carlos missa and the. Evil as hes commonly know is credited with lifting tens of thousands out of poverty but giving a voice to women in the countrys large Indigenous Community and the poor and the getting a fair price. In International Markets for bolivias commodities especially natural gas and hes the only president weve had whos built all over the country weve received house you know we never thought wed ever get a hospital. This is supporters want him to continue as president for another 5 years which will take him to 2025 a total of 19 years in power. However the biggest immediate challenge facing bolivia and the fires raging in the east of the country that have destroyed 460000 hectares of forest the opposition there council is protest and the president suspended campaigning to oversee the rescue operation but the reelection issue like gave himself is one look ones go away. Aljazeera the speaker a new Zealands Parliament has taken on a new role that of a babysitter on wednesday Trevor Mallard was left holding the baby while the boys father and coffee attended a parliamentary debate and despite the odd cry the speaker still managed to keep the house in order. Fedora is a robot that resembles a human body and has just made space history. Palms up to flight speed and liftoff moscow has launched fed or into space for 2 weeks the robot will work alongside russian crew members on the International Space station. Has more on moscows plans to claim the lead in the space race. He has the looks and most of the Science Fiction movie star if you can do push ups drive a car and pick up small objects but the human like robot has a serious task ahead of him for the next 16 days he will be working in space as a cost minard crew member 1st on the human guidance but his creators hope eventually independently. Aiming for him to be able to prepare the customer know its work in space so the customer not only needs to spend one and a half hours outside instead of tail robert will clean up afterwards too this is how he helps the customer not and decrease his time and theres not an oxygen environment which is potentially dangerous the project was nearly lost in 2017 after a futile was put trade shooting to guns foreign partners stop sending components as a result and russian scientists were forced to complete the robot on their own. Need to the office at the birth of your ancestor is nothing to fear. We wanted to demonstrate how quickly this robot can combine the operation of his vision and the movements of his hands it was a 2nd logical task but people looking at this is nonexperts didnt see the technological side which was of course a bit of miscalculation on our part futa has become quite a celebrity in russia on his own twitter account we can follow his preparations for his 1st Space Mission 38 years after he became the 1st human the space the author has big shoes to fill. Been struggling to keep its based. Program up to speed the human id robot as the basis on paving the way for humans to settle on the moon or on mars and put russia ahead in the space race but before future manages to do all of that you 1st needs to prove himself as an assistant on board the International Space station step fasten aljazeera moscow. 99 years of age most people wouldnt dream of taking to the downs flora let alone travel busy 10000 kilometers for a tango competition but James Mcmanus from ireland ordinary dancer he may not have won the World Championships and won a series but he did pick up a special award as its oldest ever competitor your army veteran only took up dancing 17 years ago at the tender age of 82. 00 and this once in a lifetime trip was paid for by his friends as a special gift coming 100th birthday. Hello again the headlines on aljazeera. Leaders have been sworn in after months of Political Uncertainty and violence general of the fatah about heart will head the Sovereign Council for the 1st 21 months the new Prime Minister abdullah says hes ready to tackle the economy. The un has warned that 22. 00 lifesaving aid programs in yemen will be forced to shut in 2 months unless the world does more to help fund them in february countries pledged more than 2000000000. 00 but less than half of that was actually received results president says this missing criticism of his Environmental Policies after being blamed for a Record Number of wildfires in the amazon rain forest about 75000 this year they are both scenarios says n. G. O. S are to blame. The government is all the time under the impression that it could have been. Because they had asked for money what was their intention to bring about problems for brazil. The u. S. President has defended new rules that allow indefinite detention of Migrant Children along with their parents the new policy overturns an existing legal ruling that bars children from being held in custody for more than 20 days. The children. Bob very great people make this horrible. Journey one thing that will happen when they realize the borders are closed the only thing bill were building is numbers of miles of war right now in different locations it all comes together like the beautiful. One of the things thats happening but they cant get into a war when they see if they do get a day they will be brought back to their country will matter if they get it or not with doing that they will come and many people will be say french residents of anyone michael says europe will not be held hostage to the democratic crisis i call will meet britains Prime MinisterBoris Johnson in the coming hours on wednesday johnson was welcomed by the german chancellor Angela Merkel in berlin where merkel told johnson he had 30 days to come up with an alternative to the irish backstop but that a new brics a deal was possible those are the headlines on aljazeera the stream is coming up next thing with us. What is going to be given to the people will be attending the menominee workshop we listen im supposed to explain apologize for someone who is also terrorizing me we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter. Hi im femi oke a and you all in the stream. 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