A jade mine in myanmar killing at least 162. 00 people plus. Todays announcement proves that are we trying to me is rare in brackets coming back extremely strong as u. S. Coronavirus cases continue to soar President Trump takes a victory lap over the Unemployment Rate dropping to 11 point one percent last month. And hundreds arrested to cross europe on to dutch and French Police crack an encrypted chapped network used by organized crime gangs. Tensions are growing again between the worlds 2 largest economies this time over hong kong the u. S. Senate has followed the house in approving new sanctions over chinas decision to impose a harsh security law on the city ability to penalize banks doing business with chinese officials who have implemented the new legislation on army sent to President Donald Trump for approval chinas government has faced worldwide criticism over the security law which critics say dismantles hong kongs special freedoms. Lets get more from actually have a tansey whos on capitol hill so tell us more about the bill and its implications. Unanimous consent for this bill in both the house and the senate it says that within 90 days of the enactment an act of the bill the treasury and the state department has to come up with names of individuals who are deemed to be to be eroding the basic law of hong kong that was agreed upon in 1970 during the handover and Financial Institutions the do significant business with those individuals and then the administration has a year to enact sanctions upon both the individuals and those foreign financial and those Financial Institutions so it isnt i mean clearly this is the enormous line in the sand unanimous for in both houses but you do get the sense that it is on the outer edge of what was possible ahead this certainly isnt ending financial flows to hong kong or anything like that which would have a huge amount of blowback on the United States economy there are already many sanctions underway on chinese officials who are deemed to be part of any crackdown in hong kong there are also measures underway to change the special status of hong kong so that means it no longer is able to import defense equipment use high tech equipment and so on and we also have the sanctions which are being being formulated now against china because of allegations of human rights abuses against the we go in sion jang province but theres always this question well will donald trump actually sign this latest this latest law because as he himself admitted he delayed signing the law in sanctioning china for its happening in jan because he was in the midst of trade negotiations that those trade negotiations have ended phase one of the trade deal has been signed but china has warned the u. S. There are redlines said dont meddle too much in our affairs meaning hong kong taiwan jiang sort of is taken to be but this does seem to be really only out. Edge of the sanctions sir and we all sing people like mike compare the secretary of state mike pence the Vice President being very outspoken about whats happening in hong kong we did ask the white us there is there any doubt that the president trouble signing this and we just got after about an hour or 2 that its not policy to discuss pending signing so its not clear whether whether the old frump will sign this bill into law and the white house isnt confirming that she ever tells you thank you very much one of hong kongs most prominent democracy activists has fled the city they say lord says hes going overseas because of chinas tough new National Security legislation is vowed to continue his work abroad but hasnt revealed his Current Location thousands of people protested against the security law which could jail people for life on charges of secession subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign forces. Prodemocracy activists in hong kong are considering creating a parliament in exile as criticism grows of chinas news National Security law simon chiang who previously worked in the british consulate in hong kong says it would send a message that freedom cannot be crushed chain was granted asylum here in the u. K. After he was allegedly tortured by chinese secret police. The show apartment is 0. 10 to ferry clear signals to beijing and hong kong thought a status actually did him ocracy need not to be based on the mercy of beijing and the not to be complied with the constitution or or or order system because the people are losing hope that the beijing or the authorities can live up to promise to lots of people if they can get 11 person one folks to run to to to to elect representatives and even their leader so now we wanted to set up the official civic groups that truly reflects the force of hands on people. Meanwhile china has warned the u. K. And others to stay out of its affairs following criticism of the new security you know but in hong kong where its already been used to arrest protesters there are concerns the way it was written into it open to abuse debate upon reports from hong kong. Then uli enacted National Security law has already been used against some of the thousands of protesters who defied warnings and took to the streets on july the 1st the 23rd anniversary of the handover from British Colonial rule many are questioning the legislations reach and how its going to be enforced. Chinese president xi jinping passed the law after it was drafted in record time in beijing hong kongs Legislative Councilors legal experts and academics who would normally be involved in writing the law saw the text for the 1st time after it was an acted Legislative Council and barrister tanya chan is concerned that the law could be open to interpretation by police and prosecutors based on the chinese National Security law National Security covers a very wide range of activities including something related to economy religion. Education Media Internet all these things will be included the law targets crimes defined as subversion sedition terrorism and collusion with foreign powers with the maximum penalty of life in prison but being young all bunkum needs National Security law to suppress those troublemakers those traitors i believe we need the National Security law to stay prosperous hong kong and the Chinese Government say the law is necessary to restore order in the special Administrative Region where antigovernment street protests made the headlines worldwide the government and parts of the business sector have been trying to rally support for the new law saying it will bring stability to the city in fact the floating banner behind me celebrates the enactment of the law but there are concerns that it could put the city status as an International Financial center at risk at least 27. 00 countries have echoed concerns that hong kongs freedoms and rule of law are at risk britains Prime Minister says the legislation is a serious breach of the 1997 handover agreement which guaranteed freedom and autonomy for 50 years and chinas warning of consequences if the British Government changes overseas passport rules to offer a path to citizenship for nearly half of hong kongs population. We reiterate that Hong Kong Affairs of chinas internal affairs and Foreign Countries have no right to interfere for many in hong kong its a new era one which brings the way theyre governed and the legal system closer to the rest of china the bigger pollen aljazeera hong kong. Tensions are still high an ethiopian where the murder of a popular singer has sent shock waves through the country 2 people have been shot dead after soldiers opened fire on a crowd trying to attend the funeral of her childhood is music gave a voice to ethiopias Largest Ethnic Group there roma promised to abuja red theres a roma himself as appealed for calm after her death as killing on monday set off violent protests all 80 people have been killed and Internet Service is a cut above it at a report from nairobi. The funeral for european singer john whom this was held in his native town as under arrest of his death spread from the region where he was seen as a hero. The crowds of more were not as big as and dissipated many say they had been turned away by police and is in the funeral procession could turn into one of the protest. That the single was shot in the capital of the suburb on monday the motive for his killing remains unclear the musician and activist boarded those partitions with u. P. S. Largest ethnic group the overall more songs focused on the rights of all more people and became one from in a series of protests that led to the downfall of the previous Prime Minister in 2000 he was out and is that we would not have the kind of what a vision that we had between 250 and 28 you know yet without the bottom where you quarters we would not have hired. The political change that happened when he brought the current Prime Minister to power dozens of being killed in protests in or on me this is such a loose killing 3 days ago along with others who had recently become critical of Prime Minister of the government to rule the musician had been imprisoned for 5 years when he was 17 for taking part in protests many like him fled into exile fearing persecution but he remained at home encouraging young people to speak out about the plight of with your present Largest Ethnic Group. Have long complained of being sidelined Prime Minister be himself on or on was released Political Prisoners allowed greater freedom of speech and lifted a ban on several position groups but many would almost say they continue to be marginalized over the governments handling of this situation has really exasperated the situation instead of giving people the space to mourn. A b. One last years Nobel Peace Prize for his 14 brokering and to a decades long standoff with neighboring arab trade domestic conflicts of proved harder for the Prime Minister to smooth over the millions of ethiopians have been forced out of their homes and theyre now concerns that hostilities in the little more region could lead to bloodshed if current efforts by the Prime Minister to come under fail then he appears 1st attempt at really democracy could be developed before the next elections are held how about the well jazeera arabic and. A landslide at the heart of the worlds jade Mining Industry has killed at least 162 people miners were buried by a wave of muddy water when a pile of waste collapsed interlaken or the 1000000 mom legacy workers had to push their way through heavy mud to recover bodies in the mineral rich pak and region Priyanka Gupta reports. A torrent of mining waste collapsed into a lake. The landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain creating a wave of mud and water hundreds of jet miners had no time to skip. Dozens were swept away as rescue workers started piling up body bags to identify the dead skin of the disaster became more clear especially during the rainy season when heavy rains. And then. Were seeing more and more landslides every year fortunately landslides and cuts in state are common ordered 15 miners were killed in the same region of northern man man last year. And another mound of mining waste collapsed 5 years ago killing 120. 00 workers the worlds most valuable j despond here officially worth around 750000000. 00 between 20162017 but the value of the trade is expected to be much higher because of the huge demand in china which it is needed to to agree on of and. Workers tried to escape poverty come here often as dearly to look for the precious mineral in 26 immigrant actually suspended the issuance of new licenses and expanding your speculations and try to begin a process of reforming and regulating the industry unfortunately despite the new law and the policy that theyre developing. The governments inability to regulate the environmental and social impacts of Mining Sector remains controlled by our whole armed groups the military itself and Crony Companies which are operating outside of the control of the government. The miners who died have braved the bad weather. This aster again struck the secretive critter trade. To head this off our british socialite accused of cricket airing underage girls for disgraced financier Geoffrey Epstein is arrested and charged in the u. S. And mysterious deaths of hundreds of elephants in botswana that have left experts from battles. Hello the rather unsettled picture still across much of the northwest of europe plaintive cry really streaming through many Northern Areas and also across areas towards the east discussion of thunderstorms into more southern areas of us and slightly warmer air in place there and some very nice the sunny skies in through says a look at this so that they have a cat above or they have been a few showers as for rain that is the warm and sunny so people really do what they can it to cool off now having said that the challenge is still fairly high throughout much of central italy but there is the rain developing through friday Northern Areas pushing down towards the central areas as well and then the next line of rain really moving very very slowly eastward so this is where through friday we could see some rather heavy rain particularly caring out of batteries but really across into western as ukraine and down into remain here but all the while very unsettled cross the northwest to scandinavia really keeping things a feeling a little bit cool not really like july temperatures and suffered a similar scenario the winds are pretty strong as well coming in from the west in across much of the u. K. Sunny warm across the southwest generally fine throughout the mediterranean again once you shows through will southern areas of italy but this is what i mean about things feeling cool also on saturday just 15 degrees the average in july is 22 degrees it stays well below average for the next few days meanwhile in the southeast book arrest gets up to 37 on monday. Donald presence on Donald Trump Jr was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton an obligation to seek an investigation see the troops did the Trump Campaign committee with russia did you at any time of the urge the former f. B. I. Director james call me in any way shape or form to close sort of back down the investigation into Michael Flynn and also as you will know. Next question bottle field washington on aljazeera. The on. The amount of the top stories here now jazeera the u. S. Senate has followed the house in approving new sanctions over chinas decision to impose a harsh security law on hong kong the billings to penalize banks doing business with chinese officials who implemented the new legislation. A popular if european singer whose murder sparked days of violence has been buried in his hometown of ambrose at least 2 people were killed after Ethiopian Security forces opened fire on a crowd trying to attend a child to desist from. And a landslide at a jade mine has killed at least 162 people in northern when mark miners were buried by a wave of muddy water when a pile of waste collapsed into a lake. The day after the u. S. Registered its biggest rise yet in the number of corona virus cases thats positive news for the economy 4800000 people went back to work last month taking the Unemployment Rate to 11 point one percent but while President Trump celebrated those figures he neglected to point out that only 7 and a half 1000000 of the 22000000 people whove lost their jobs since the pandemic hit a back in work and as businesses reopen the countrys outbreak is picking up pace wednesday saw more than 50700 new infections in the u. S. A new daily high as the virus spreads in many southern and western states this is not just luck whats happening this is a lot of talent. All of this incredible news is the result of historic actions my administration has taken working with our partners in congress to rescue the u. S. Economy from a horrible event that was formed took place in china and came here and they could have stopped it they could have stopped it nobody likes to write that but they could have stopped it they know it and i know that a White House Correspondent can be how could joins us live it can be an upbeat assessment but it seems a mixed picture on the top numbers. The u. S. President calling a hasty press conference early this morning and also as sounding out praise for what he believes is a Job Well Done by his team in order to try and get some americans back to work but the reality isnt joe biden his opponent in the upcoming president ial election pointing out that tens of millions of Americans Still remain off the job and also criticizing the u. S. President saying that in fact many of these jobs would have been lost at all if donald trump and handled the