Significance as tension between the u. S. And china escalates over hong kong and the South China Sea and a major hike of twitter fake messages appear on some of the most followed accounts including bill gates barack obama and iran mosque. China has become the 1st major economy to report growth since assad of the kovac 19 pandemic official data shows its economy grew at an unexpected 3. 2 percent in the 2nd quarter after shrinking the most in nearly 50 years while some industries are nearly back to normal Consumer Spending is still down. The epidemic is still spreading faster overseas the restart recovery of the World Economy and trade has been very difficult domestically the recovery have to modest slowed the pressures of stabilizing and surprises and safeguarding residential employment a huge katrina you is in beijing for us joins us now live some unexpected numbers katrina growth much better compared to the rest of the world in china what is driving this. Well the authorities here say that this is because the government has been able to get the coronavirus out very largely under control and we had a new cluster in beijing that was concerning at the end of may beginning of june but the government moved quickly put some local neighborhoods into lockdown and now we have had more than 10 days of 0 local transmissions and local transmissions nationwide have remained in the Single Digits for some time now on top of that the government has also tried to kick start the economy by putting to put into place some targeted fiscal measures so they wanted a blanketed stimulus but they have done things like ramping up Infrastructure Investment building a lot of subways and train stations around the country as well as cutting Bank Loan Rates for different businesses and because of that we have seen this 3. 2 percent growth in this last quarter which is quite a sharp rebound from the previous quarter where we saw 6. 8 percent contraction which was the the worst the most the biggest decline or that weve seen in china for decades now Chinese State media are hugh hailing this 3. 2 percent as a big celebration as a sign of hope for other economies around the world but we do have to take that with a grain of salt because these figures are of course difficult if not impossible to verify but it does look like in major cities things are back to normal people are out and shops restaurants going back to the office and travel restrictions have also eased domestically as well but theres still a lot of uncertainty as you see especially with tensions with the u. S. Rising and the u. S. Imposing sanctions on Chinese Tech Companies could that derail things for china. It definitely could folly and i think this is underscored by the fact that today and thursday even though we had this good news that 3. 2 percent of chinas stock market did not reflect this actually the shanghai index fell by more than 4 percent in shenzhen it fell by more than 5 percent and analysts say that really is because of fears that many investors have or over worsening ties between washington and beijing now chinas foreign minister Foreign Ministry spokesperson watchin you also front to the media this afternoon on thursday and she mentioned that china still does intend to go forward with the trade deal the phase one trade deal negotiated by the 2 countries despite these worsening ties and despite what she described as the u. S. Trying to press chinese businesses the same time there is a lot of pessimism around out around that all but still chinas National Bureau of statistics say that they are quite optimistic that this most recent growth has laid the groundwork for continued growth to the end of the year theyre expecting 5 percent g. D. P. Growth which does sound quite hopeful but there are some figures to support that in particular we had industrial output in germany rise by 4. 8 percent which is quite positive but at the same time as you mentioned earlier its been patchy progress because domestic consumption retail sales that still really dragging its feet still china as a major economy is one of the few that is expected to avoid a recession but chinese authorities still for all these reasons playing it quite safe and this is why because of the end of this uncertainty that they have scrapped this g. D. P. Growth target at all for the entire year of 2020 thank you katrina for that katrina you live there from beijing. Ok in other news a state some money has been held in spain to honor those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic the event was attended by the countrys king and top officials from the European Union and the World Health Organization spain is one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic with over 28000 deaths in the United States secret on a virus spawn demick is continuing to spike with over 67000 new cases reported on wednesday more than a quarter of those infected are in 3 republican controlled states florida texas and arizona which were quick to lift restrictions and as rob reynolds reports from florida florida has become the latest hot spot. Florida saw a Record Number of corona virus deaths among its citizens this week the state has surpassed 300000 cases of covered 19 in total with more than 10000 new cases reported on wednesday hospitals are scrambling to make room for the sick Emergency Rooms that are backing up and it is quite a feat now for the administrators to find an appropriate bed for an emergency room patient to go to one that fits their covert needs florida was one of the earliest states to reopen for business now that is looking like a terrible mistake its a complete failure of the Public Health system and we didnt. Hear the population enough so that we were able to convince them once we opened up things could not be back to normal Florida GovernorRhonda Santas a republican closely allied to President Donald Trump pushed for an early opening and he has not mandated mask wearing or issued any stay at home orders despite the surge part of the reason we have more positive tests is because were doing so much testing at a recent event the governor was heckled shame on you you are an embarrassment doctor say the message to the public about mask wearing and hygiene has been inadequate if everyones nose and mouth were covered we wouldnt be facing this this research is the problem of course is that its been politicized and there are parts of the country and pockets with then even even parts of the country except masts that that believe that its somehow a political statement or a sign of weakness or a disbelief in god to wear masks and thats simply not true florida schools are reopening causing some parents concern but the Anti Mask Movement is still loudly proclaiming its distrust of Public Health advice yeah right this is. Right there where i. Doubt is disease experts say changes in Public Policy from the top down must happen fast we need to take a deep dive into ourselves look at what weve been doing and why we have been doing so poorly in this outbreak and realize that its d time for this introspection and this time for change and weve got to do it right away or were just heading for you or more success some Public Health experts say floridas coated 1000 surge may not reach its peak until September Rob reynolds aljazeera. President Martin Vickery has told us cabinet as a country desperately tries to get on top of its worsening Coronavirus Crisis a number of deaths is rapidly rising and is hitting disadvantaged peruvians to harvest by anna sanchez reports from lima. Peruvians honoring their dead a tradition from the highlands where music is played in beer poured to symbolically refresh them for their new journey. To manage. This cemetery for the poor in northern lima families are increasingly reluctant to see their loved ones died of cold at 19 but their caskets are wrapped in plastic to prevent any contagion. Coronavirus has become a stigma among the poor the outbreak has hit them hardest we hope. We are torn with pain and our hearts are destroyed i dont say goodbye you just left before us unfortunately thats how life goes. Many are dying at home and are not tested for the virus the government says more than 12000 peruvians have died since the 1st case of march but experts say the real number is at least 3 times as much or doesnt bother me others many dont have the means to get to a hospital only hospitals cant receive more cases thats why only one 3rd of deaths are actually reported. Compared to the past 4 years the mortality excess rate the number of deaths above what is expected in normal conditions has rocketed from one percent to 149 percent the National Death registry shows more than 40000 extra deaths one of the highest rates in the world. That increase in a short period of time only happens with the war or something the cause is a great destruction like a pandemic our projections that we will enjoy with 45 or 50000. The government wont confirm those projections but doesnt deny the toll could reach that officials acknowledge the account for corporate related deaths has not been accurate in the end it means the government is dealing with a pandemic based on imprecise facts and that may have cost proceeded to shuffle his cabinet on wednesday a sign its brought see of the need to change strategy in fighting the pandemic. We need everything its as if a car from the mentioned fiftys s to go 1000 kilometers it to get there but you have to push. Officials say the number of deaths will likely fall in the next few weeks to one of the strictest lockdowns in latin america but restrictions on no been lifted and with millions out in the streets trying to make ends meet and you fear it will be long before told starts climbing again but again the sun just. Be too. In other world news ethiopia says it has not filling africas largest dam on the blue nile denying earlier reports it says an increase in the dams water levels is due to heavy rain is here tend to be in seeking urgent the ethiopian state media reported on wednesday that the filling of the ground renaissance dam had begun. Reduce Water Supplies downstream and dont want the river dammed until they reach an agreement where they theo pia has more on the confusion surrounding the status of the dam. Its difficult to know whats going on at the damage because there was no access to it by International Media no experts are visiting no foreign delegations are visiting the damn site so we can only hear from the europeans and they said something when they came back and said Something Different we can only analyze that particularly this this situation since yesterday a situation of confusion at least for people outside the chopper can benefit each opens they want probably to test not only the dams capacity if indeed they try to fill it they began to feel the lake thats a technical test for the dam itself whether it works or not and this could be the biggest or the most important test because there were concerns technically speaking about whether the dam can really support this idea of you know holding up to 74000000000 cubic meters so a test will be good a test or saw of the actions of the countries downstream sudan and egypt and the International Community and particularly the u. S. And the u. N. And the world bank who have been partners in the negotiations to resolve this dispute so they can gather a lot of. Conclusions from what happened yesterday and thats going to benefit them going ahead because they have to know what to do in these tough negotiations fighting has broken out once again on the azerbaijan armenia border despite both sides saying theyre trying to find a peaceful solution both countries say their villages are being shelled by Opposition Forces at least 16 people have been killed since border clashes erupted on sunday tension between the former soviet republics has been escalating for several years as a fight over the disputed region of mega. Still ahead on the program why u. S. Policy on the South China Sea is giving hope to fishermen in the philippines. Hello there still a lot of a good picture across much of europe pensive clad and touches have been some water but in between the cloudy styles there is a some sunshine this is in west germany can see the cloud is still very much sunny spells in between but Better Weather sunny and warmer across into lisbon as you can see people enjoying the beach meanwhile into southern italy into a sicily just look at this this is in pelham now there was a huge thunderstorm and reports of more than 80 millimeters of rain in less than an hour and this is what it did just a deluge half the streets many many feet under water now to spend more on across central areas which hes got a chance for much of a click and town towards the city as well but the rain coming heavy later in the day as you can see working its way steadily eastwards not seep out across much of france and the best Weather Radio again across into much of portugal and spain this is of on friday doing its best to bring more rain across areas of the u. K. Certain across Northern Areas and really quite a cloudy picture and more rain pushing up towards areas of the scandinavia as well so temperature wise at temperatures are not too bad the average in london is 23. 00 for july single sunny skies on friday thats the best day then it really does become all the cloudy time which is close to the average is warm and bright of the paris in fact a very warm and bright weekend ahead. Jump into the stream and julian on Global Community this generation will have to create its own democracy with social media on air online be part of the debate let me put some you tube comments to you when no topic is off the table is taking on all the systemic arlens that people of color have suffered not only now but for decades we are going to be to transform lives the way he treats human equating business if were going to adapt to climate breakout this street on aljazeera. Earth. Welcome back our top stories on our air at this hour china has become the 1st major economy to report growth since the start of the kovac 19 pandemic official data shows its economy grew 3. 2 percent in the 2nd quarter after shrinking the most in nearly 50 years a state ceremony has been held in spain to honor those who have died during the call a virus pandemic event was attended by the countrys king and top officials from the European Union and the World Health Organisation and ethiopia says it has not deliberately started filling africas largest dam on the blue nile denying earlier reports it says an increase in the downs water level is due to heavy rain. And the European Unions court top court has cropped an agreement with the u. S. That Tech Companies used to transfer data outside the block this could disrupt hundreds of thousands of businesses the case was brought by austrian noir max shrem is over the way facebook sent private information around the world the e. U. Us Privacy Shield was set up in 2016 to protect european europeans data when transfer to america but the court says the deal is no longer valid because of u. S. Laws on digital spying while the case began when challenge Facebook Status safeguard saying personal information wasnt protected when transferred from europe to other parts of the world but the case has wider implications it could shake up the way thousands of europeans and american businesses transfer data overseas in 2015 square one another case ending a u. S. You e. U. Deal called safe harbor this latest case relates to its success in both cases sent from revelations by american whistleblower Edward Snowden on massive alien spy the United States. Twitter is scrambling to fix a major hacking of its system that has seen fake messages posted to some of the most followed accounts in the world they began appearing a few hours ago asking follow us to donate to a big corn account with the promise their mound would be matched among those hacked our former u. S. President barack obama where the message says donations would go to those affected by over 1000 president ial candidate joe biden amazon boss jeff bezos microsoft founder bill gates apple and tesla have also been hits to the c. E. O. Jack dorsey has issued a statement on the platform in it he says it was a tough day for everyone on twitter and they feel terrible at what happened there diagnosing the cause of the problem and will share more information when they have a better understanding of how it happens in a free day is a chief Technology Correspondent for oxtails she explains why some twitter users could have fallen for the hock. Well i think you know this was an account all about opportunity and what youre seeing is you know very high profile people reach a lot of people very quickly bitcoin is something that can be turned into cash very quickly anonymously so i think somebody found a very clever way to extract a lot of money from people in a very quick amount of time i mean certainly more people dont fall for it than do but i think when it comes from twitter and twitter caused a little bit of this problem they verify certain high profile users and say this is who you think it is and so that added to the problem is these were for the most