Bangar what they see as political bias protests in the democratic republic of congo over the appointment of a new Electoral Commission change. And washingtons n. F. L. Team drops the redskins name and logo off to criticism or offensive to native americans. So then a strategic stretch of water is a new source of tensions between the u. S. And china u. S. Extra state might pump poses that beijings claims to the South China Sea are completely unlawful and it will not be allowed to treat it as its maritime empire its rich in oil and gas and fishing resources and china is Building Military bases on several assholes the 5 Southeast Asian nations also claim parts of the sea and last week the us navy held military exercises. Take a close look at it you can see that china claims about 90 percent of the South China Sea including going to ship the Spratly Islands and thats disputed by the philippines and vietnam and others discover a reef thats claimed by china and the philippines and that particular battle began 8 years ago when the Philippine Navy apprehended 8 mainland chinese Fishing Vessels in that area lets get more on this with katrina you started by 1st in beijing katrina so china as long as for this region thats not likely to let up now what do the authorities make of the section of states remarks. Well theyre furious about the statement thats been made by washington and at the same time theyre not surprised theyve been talking about the sell chinese you for a few weeks now government think tank a few weeks ago came out and said that there is an increased chance of conflict in the South China Sea because of the u. S. Now about this statement made by the u. S. Secretary of state nor official response from beijing as yet but the Chinese Embassy in the u. S. Has released a statement firmly opposing it saying that the u. S. Is completely disregarding all the efforts that china has been making to maintain peace in the region by engaging in dialogue and negotiation with all the different parties it says the u. S. Is exaggerating the problem as well as deliberately sowing discord between china and its neighbors and it goes on to accuse the u. S. Itself of being aggressive of flexing its muscles and the socalled pretense of freedom of navigation exercise and inciting confrontation now it is true that the u. S. Has been increasing its freedom of navigation operations in recent months just last month in june we had 3 u. S. Aircraft carriers circling the region and its quite rare to have that many at one time and they doing said that this was a serious provocation the u. S. For its part is saying its only responding to increased activity by beijing in the region that beijing has been undertaking this under the court cover of the corvette 1000. 00 pandemic we have seen beijing being more aggressive incidents with malaysian boards swarming close to philippine claimed islands and on the paracel and Spratly Islands disputed territory china has also named its own administrative regions in recent months brought and of course the concern is where all this is heading isnt it really seeing this or going back and forth of diplomatic reprisals. Thats right the bilateral relationship seems to be in freefall just yesterday we had Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesperson watchin yang say that beijing was signing sanctions on 4 u. S. Officials including senators ted cruz and marco rubio and that was a reciprocal move in response to sanctions placed earlier by washington on 4 chinese officials including chen 20 or who is one of the most powerful or dominant figures in the Chinese Communist party hes the number one person in shin john and washington put those sanctions in place because of alleged human rights abuses there and earlier in the week we had washington and also mention sanctions on chinese officials because of travel disruptions to tibet which beijing said that they would respond to in kind as well so weve had this increasing frequency of disagreements and tit for tat on a variety of fronts South China Sea shin john human rights to hong kong in the National Security law Media Technology trade really Going Forward it seems there is very little that these 2 countries agree on at the moment certainly not a story thats going away any time soon a katrina thanks look to you there in beijing. Lets get the latest on the pandemic now and a warning from the World Health Organization that too many nations are heading in the wrong directions direction as credible as cases top the 13000000 the director general says there will be no return to the old normal in the foreseeable future californias governor has just ordered indoor restaurants bars and movie theaters to close again and for the 1st time since the start of the pandemic latin america has seen the number of code related deaths exceed those in north america and face coverings will become compulsory for shoppers in england from july the 24th well the u. S. Accounts for more than a quarter of the worlds coronavirus cases that 3300000 recalled infections and theres been a spike in several states yet the trauma administration is continuing to push for schools to reopen. As this report its the latest fight for a president who is determined to keep america open the school should be up and the kids want to go to school youre losing a lot of lives by keeping things closed. Hes warned states open schools or lose federal money the answer from some states so far just know were not going to use our children. As the litmus test them were not going to going to put our children in a place with their health is endangered its that simple the 2 Largest School systems in california will not reopen the Trump Administration has been trying to convince parents itll be safe but the World Health Organization disagree our understanding of transmission in children is Still Limited and we know that overall they tend to have more mild disease but in some situations they can have severe disease and we have seen children that have died just like the schools the Trump Administration moved to reopen the economy quickly and the states that did are now seeing the virus seemingly spread out of control officials deny that theres a connection but the nations top Infectious Disease expert disagrees all you needed to do was look at the films on t. V. Of people in some states who went from shutdown to complete throwing caution to the winds bars that were crowded people without masks and some states are reversing course california closing bars and indoor restaurants and in many places churches and gyms as well a sign that while some might want to see the countrys economy reopen the virus has the final say. Al Jazeera America well brazils president says hes feeling well and to will return to work if he test negative for the coronavirus jaya both sonar was seen feeding birds outside his official residence where hes been in quarantine since testing positive for cave at 19 last week hes due to be tested again on tuesday both sonora has repeatedly dismissed the dangers of the virus since a pandemic began criticizing containment measures ordered by the State Government as well ali but that is chief Strategy Officer and Population Health at the university of washington he says infections will only slow down if people follow social distancing rules. What has happened people early on when we lifted mandates they were more careful they were wearing their masks and they were staying away from each other that letting the. Other letting their guard down and you see this as an infection we also open places like bars where the infection is most likely this that much faster especially among the young generation so it takes the whole baggage and dozens of putting your mask pain away from each other washing your hands in order to prevent the circulation of the bias in need to remind each other that this is a virus that we have over half a 1000000 deaths so far in the war and also in my each other that our physicians wear masks and thats why we dont see a lot of infections and hospitals in fact my hospital is safer than my city and a hospital and less likely to get go over 19 than if i am in the state of seattle and the message as we move forward is to wait and mass there with from each other thats why people are pleading with in mass but also the people and the virus and you may have we may have to go on to another not done for 2 weeks or 6 weeks but we have to be ready for it. Thousands of demonstrators have defied a ban on protests in the democratic republic of congos couple that angry at the choice of a new Electoral Commission chief opposition politicians accused. Of being complicit in the reeky of past elections they say them under his bias towards former president Joseph Kabila he formed a Coalition Government with the president feelings. Last year after nearly 2 decades in office but his allies hold a parliamentary majority and control most cabinet ministries just last Month Computers allies proposed judicial reforms and also sparked protests reforms would have given the Justice Minister more powers of judges and prosecutions a president if he can he rejects them and the Justice Minister was briefly arrested deepening the rift within the governing Coalition Catherine sawyer has been watching developments from the kenyan capital of nairobi. Right now is called police managed to disperse the thousands of protesters who won running battles with the police all afternoon. Protests really were organized by an opposition qualification called and in the capital kinshasa we so. Very influential politician with a huge following so he let he was leading this of thousands of his supporters they were heading to parliament they were dispatched by police using tear gas and they say that they are angry with this nomination of this of president of the Electoral Commission but they also say that beyond that theyre unhappy with the leadership of president kennedy and the coalition he has formed with former president Joseph Kabila they say that this has plunged the country in a political and economic crisis and the president needs to act gently to solve the situation. Still ahead here on aljazeera south africa reintroduces tough restrictions after a surge in the number of coronavirus cases by the president says alcohol is to blame. And we look at steps being taken to protect a british socialite in jail ahead of her Court Appearance on sex trafficking charges. How the weathers looking pretty quiet across the middle east at the moment not too much in the way of wind not too much in the way of lift it doesnt the sat so lost the fight in fright we had got a few showers up towards georgia i mean. Sliding down towards the far north of iraq maybe into iran as well but elsewhere as you can see last a hot and sunny 44 celsius here in doha a tad warmer to go on where to stay could touch 46. 00 sources than that in kuwait were approaching the 50 degree mark here meanwhile weve got hot sunshine across northern parts of africa central areas seeing plenty of showers around with ethiopia and highlands well the prosecution you will see some showers once again you can see showers rolling across south sudan towards cameroon towards a good parts of nigeria by showers a step in a little further south with sarah she can see i do extend down into a good part of the democratic republic of congo might even see one or 2 showers into kenya and also for a time at least making their way into coastal areas of somalia southern parts of south africa could also see some wet weather over the next day or so blustery winds rattling through here we do have warnings in force whether that windy weather that cool weather will make its way further east was attending a little warmer behind. On counting the cost of war games in the South China Sea washington sends an Aircraft Carrier is beijing flexes its military and economic muscle by jiri a gets ready to export gas as big oil prepares for a post prove it world plus global remittances plus counting the cost on aljazeera business context these are the things in storytelling around the biggest issues done but had to do you should do it again. But again youre watching out there a reminder our top stories this hour and the United States is tough and it starts in chinas disputed claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea calling them completely unlawful Chinese Embassy in washington as accusing us of trying to stir up trouble in the region. Thousands have protested in the democratic republic of congo against the appointment of a new Electoral Commission chief opposition politicians accused of also in london being complicit in rigging past elections. Restrictions are being reimposed in the u. S. State of california after a search in corona virus infections businesses including gyms bollards and movie theaters theyve been told to close. South africa is the worst hit country in africa with more than a quarter of a 1000000 people infected the government is reintroducing got the restrictions to combat soaring numbers for me to reports now from johannesburg. President still ramapo says claimed gatherings like this and what he calls drinking sprees for a surge in covert 1000 infections with more than 270000 cases south africa has one of the highest rates of infection in the world the government has again banned the sale of alcohol after allowing its sale to resume just weeks ago there is now clear evidence that the resumption of alcohol sales has resulted in substantial pressure being put on hospitals including trauma and i. C. U. Units due to Motor Vehicle accidents violence. As well as related trauma. Injuries. Family visits and other social activities have also been banned but people can meet at restaurants malls and other public areas and parks have been reopened for exercise while wearing a mask is mandatory the government says people are not following the rules and theres concern that Health Facilities cant cope some Health Workers a using social media to speak out its an absolute hear us i have had 3 deers in this race all is than 2 hours birth period was the most shocking i just find out that the family has remained. Always for recreation or is. He really sure this is a brit replaces hacks who agrees the we dont even have any oxygen cords to put patients on additional facilities and quarantine areas have been set up across the country the governments allocated 37000 beds for quarantine and securing thousands of into later is an oxygen for those who need them while more than 4000 people have died here africa does of one of the lowest death rates compared to other countries but it might not stay that way a quarter of those deaths were recorded in the last week alone estimates indicate they could be between 40 and 50000 deaths in the months to come. Yet the government says its reluctant to return to full lockdown millions of dollars and thousands of jobs were lost when it did that in march the government insists its trying to revive the economy while at the same time protecting lives but with 500 new infections every hour the speed with which the virus is spreading may make that more difficult for me to aljazeera johannesburg. The youngest daughter of south africas 1st black president Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 59. Was serving as south africas ambassador to denmark the cause of her death has not been revealed she gained global attention in 1905 when she read her fathers letter rejecting the white minority governments offer to release him from prison mandela was asked to denounce his movement struggle against the apartheid regime. Mollies Prime Minister says 11 people have died in 3 days of protests demanding the president s resignation are unhappy with cases handling the long running conflict and economic crisis in disputed elections in an effort to ease tensions several detained opposition figures have been freed and kate his son resigned as chairman of Parliament Defense committee. Mali a man accused of torturing women in destroying ancient monuments in timbuktu is going on trial at the International Criminal court in the hague only his son is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity reports now from dakar in senegal. In the city of timbuktu alqaeda linked forces call on crowds to witness the killing of a man this footage secretly shot by aljazeera in 2012 has never been broadcast demand the green turban is a former villager veterinarian turned to a leading figure of the religious police during the occupation of northern mali by an al qaeda affiliate. This man was along for stealing food from a shop this woman without any explanation on the orders of. Hes now at the International Criminal court accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes including the torture rape and sexual slavery of women and girls forcing them into m