Garzas fishermen are caught up in cross border fighting between palestine and israel. Welcome to the program fronts is calling on the e. U. To back antigovernment demonstrators in belo bruce a week of protests against president Alexander Lukashenko culminated in a huge rally in the capital minsk on sunday now the opposition accuses look at shanker of rigging the election and want him to face justice for alleged torture but hes not backing down step bassam reports. They went from fear to defiance and from sadness to anger in just one week. Never before have so many people in bellicose taken to the streets to protest hundreds of thousands marched through the main avenues of minsk to demand the president look up to step down. We wont forgive you a day chant the account of torture and abuse of thousands of detainees has also angered look to supporters and people who were never interested in politics here i guess the violence is just happening as doris and we acknowledge that people can have different political views and preferences. Yes but under no condition can people be beaten up and raised in the Police Station as it. Must go our way we dont need and as a blood and just me and peace and we. Want justice honestly election whilst the planet the kind of guy the woman many voted for in last weekends election has gone into exile Campaign Among kolesnik over addresses the crowd. She was she would. The more we go on expressing out to satisfy the sooner change will come. For the 1st time in 26 years we feel that we are free european nation and we are together together we shall win. I said see the mens room change and finally find me fighting for our tribe to the side thank god that we are the sake im. In a desperate attempt to show he still has support because shankar organized a progovernment rally earlier in the day a few 1000 people were brought in on buses and trains i need to bring you much though they dont understand theyre tearing the country apart there will be no below rooms the embattled president sounded emotional and once again that Foreign Forces are trying to destabilize belarus one to somebody who dont know the tanks and jets are on standby within 15 minutes reach of our border this is not for nothing nato forces a rattling tank tracks at our doors military power is building up on the western border of our country. His words were lost on these protesters they called for a strike and to continue demonstrating for as long as the president clings to power staff last and al jazeera. The crowd of ours pandemic has had a huge impact on the worlds 3rd largest economy japan has Just Announced its worst contraction in decades and its economy has shrunk by historic 7. 8 percent in the 2nd quarter or so now your rate of 27. 8 percent analysts say the pandemic has caused a slump in personal consumption including in restaurants tourism and other sectors is also resulting in a sharp drop in exports of cars and car parts michael pan is president of the shin good suit news agency he says itll take some time for japans economy to recover. Japan seen nothing like it since the country was destroyed in world war 2 so yeah id say you very much fits within the the bounds of whats historic and in the case of japan its not simply a function of the corona virus so though this last quarter clearly was relayed that japans recession actually began in october of last year when the when the government raised the consumption tax rate from 8 to 10 percent so essentially it took a big hit in the last quarter of 2019 and then the coronavirus effect began to come in in 2020 so the japanese economy is in a world of hurt yeah japan does seem to have had some particularly i would say somewhat unique features that make it harder for it to recover than perhaps some other advanced g 7 countries so for example you know the Japanese Business technologies were generally although japan you know you have an image of japans and high tech country probably in terms of the way that it functions in its daily Business Practices its actually been very low tech you know some decades behind you know uses of fax machines and and all face to face there was never really a chance a move towards digitization that was done here in a serious way and so i think that one of the major problems they faced is that when people had to move to teleworking and people had to move to more Digital Solutions japan was pretty unprepared for that compared to other advanced economies the new zealands Prime Minister has delayed its election for weeks as the country looks to contain a 2nd krone Virus Outbreak just as that she made the decision to push back septembers election after consulting with rival Political Parties and the Electoral Commission if it comes to new zealands largest city old plans went back into lockdown following a new outbreak of cases and says the election wont be delayed a 2nd tell you mary. Was the quote a virus continues to spread across latin america. Renewed restriction orders have sparked protests in the colombian capital. From bogota. Streets have been cordoned off in this Commercial Area of central as another 2 weeks long lockdown comes into effect in 7 neighborhoods of the city shops are closed but hundreds of informal vendors are still trying to sell their products. Police on foot and motorcycles pushing them away. We havent received any help from the mayor we were promised 20. 00 a month and food aid i havent seen it we need to be outside working because hunger doesnt wait. On saturday dozens of shop owners took to the streets to protest against the new measures they dressed in mourning saying they were staging a funeral for the dying Retail Business in the city. The retail trade dies every day the corn team is killing off the retailers the retailers cant take it anymore we have to pay rent. Growing in this in other countries in latin america as a struggle to deal with persistent high levels of infection or well. As mayor said she hoped this will be the last lockdown before cases start to decrease in september she asked people to be patient as the city goes through the peak of the outbreak. Also reinstated some stay at home orders mandatory lock downs are being imposed on sundays and family reunions have been banned as cases soar once again you know a country with one of the highest number of deaths per capita and where people advocate nor the rules. On mrs fine but people dont listen they say sanction people but do you think those. You have family gatherings being sanctioned no nothing happens that in america has accounted for almost half of all the corona virus related deaths in the world in the past 7 days an alarming trend that has left most governments with few options but to remain pose restrictions which have become increasingly difficult to enforce alison that im just you know but what. The u. S. House of representatives is being recalled to vote on legislation to protect the Postal Service the postmaster general an ally of President Trump has made cutbacks to the department and has been summoned to testify before Congressional Committee it comes as protesters accuse louis de joy of trying to sabotage the well that work ahead of novembers president ial election my kind of has more washington d. C. For the 2nd straight day protesters gathered outside the postmaster generals home they accuse him of sabotaging the Postal Service with a view to restricting mail in ballots in the election essentially backing President Trump in what many view as naked Voter Suppression the American People have a right you know where were not frogs slowly boiling in a pot we see whats happening and were going to fight against it were going to exercise our vote and were going to get rid of this corrupt or the story of a president created this situation and then my estimation and many others i mean this is its a maneuver by. 2. To improve his chances in the election and its all its all about he and mr joy there. Poem the strings here democrats in congress of mt summoned louis detroit to appear before an Oversight Committee in a weeks time and if mr joy refuses to appear. He should be stamped return to sender he shouldnt be allowed to be the postmaster general if there are all this destruction he can answer to the American People what he is doing the Oversight Committee chairperson Carolyn Maloney has also proposed to pull that would reverse the changes detroit has made since taking over in may be using clude an end to overtime the firing all reassignment of senior managers the decommissioning of at least 10 percent of automatic mail sorting machines and even the removal of large numbers of mail boxes all this he has maintained in the interest of cost cutting. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says shes calling house members to interrupt this summer recess later in the week to vote on the bill the Postal Service is the only Government Department with a public approval rate of over 90 percent and pelosi has move puts immense pressure on the Republican Controlled Senate to also return from recess and consider the bull or face a Massive Public backlash if passed by the senate the final question will be whether it would be signed into law by President Trump who has expressed full support and confidence in a postmaster general who is both a major donor and friend mike hanna aljazeera washington. Still ahead here on aljazeera the traditions of god as the u. S. Prepares for a Democratic NationalConvention Like never before. Disposable protective gear saves lives but its also to our environment the stories after the break. Hello there are more of the same across much of the middle east hot and dry and also fairly dusty the winds have been fairly strong well into basin base the cloud to streaming along these a southern coastal areas across into oman and down across into yemen could just see wanted to shout is developing as the day progresses on monday and the winds as a fairly strong and really blowing that sand and dust a long way south as you can see pushing on towards the u. A. E. And even those northern sections of oman over the next couple of days but the winds are fairly strong all the time it is on too bad 43. 00 in doha on choose a still the mid to high fortys elsewhere 47 in kuwait city but damage is not too bad for the eastern end of the madrigal is nice on shore flow so 29 is the high in jerusalem then down into africa Central Regions the usual showers and thunderstorms and we will see some heavy spells of rain through tanzania and also across into uganda as we go through monday but also want to showers through central as the mozambican crossing across the into zimbabwe as well but all the while rather unsettled through much of south africa these coastal areas in particular this front is sliding by air of low pressure just to the south of there the winds a fairly strong say itll feel cool certainly in cape town for the next few days time a little bit below the average and certainly feeling queen portal is both with showers for the next few days. In 2008. 0 documented a groundbreaking ski. Preparing some of indias children. Into its toughest universities. We return to see how the students. Helping change the face of india. Soup authority on his iraq. Looking back i want you all deservedly so rob a reminder of our top stories below reuss has seen the largest protests yet against president Alexander Lukashenko 7 days after an election in which he declared an overwhelming victory which the opposition says was rigged but the longtime leader told supporters he wont be calling a new election and accused nato of mobilizing forces at the border. To quote a virus pandemic is not a huge impact on the worlds 3rd largest economy japans Gross Domestic Product shrank by record 7. 8 percent in the 2nd quarter and the u. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the chamber will vote later this week on legislation to protect the Postal Service its a bit claims that President Trump is using it to suppress mail in voting. The u. S. Democratic National Convention begins on monday normally thousands of delegates would be gathered in person to chair the candidate but because of the pandemic is being held remotely john hendren has more from chicago. It will be the convention that was not it least not in person it was supposed to happen in milwaukee but for the 1st time ever due to the Global Pandemic the Democratic National convention will be virtual the event that has had democrats meeting in person by the thousands every 4 years even in wartime i say to this Great Convention tonight and to this great nation of ours i am ready to lead our country is not to beat but with some are calling the democrats revolution will be televised the convention itself will take place in dozens of locations unified only on screen which might or might not set a precedent for future conventions i have a hard time believing that this will be the death knell for political conventions the political conventions have amassed over time soon many deferent purposes. This year there will be no traditional balloon drop over a crowd of thousands. No thunderous applause. No delegates lined up behind 57 state and territorial signs pennsylvania the state that will help to reelect obama and the inevitable protests. This year and many will likely be posted online it was here in chicago in 1968 the Hubert Humphrey accepted the democratic nomination for president but what most people remember is anti vietnam protesters clashing with police here in grant park but this time protesters will have no single place to gather the Party Standard bearer joe biden is expected to accept from a venue in delaware as always there will be big names just on the small screen there will be a keynote speaker im honored to. Here tonight a job that can carry an exceptional orator to the nomination at the next convention all of the family in the United States of america but theres something about all those people cheering together for their leader something infectious that will be missing this time. Really for the day. But its also parents are cheering in the surrounding area a particularly for people who may not know who they are who went to the well like so much else in this unique year filled with the president ial impeachment a Global Pandemic in protests across the u. S. This Democratic National convention will look less familiar john hendren aljazeera chicago. Reported a record daily number of new corona virus infections while still struggling with the aftermath of a massive explosion in the capital at least 439 new cases 6 deaths are confirmed over the past 24 ounce daily cases of already being on the rise of the blast in beirut made social distancing even more difficult for many well the United Nations says its 200000000. 00 short of donations to help lebanon repair the catastrophic damage to beirut port after that blast earlier this month well before the explosion the people of lebanon were already battling an economic crisis lisburn that smith reports from the company many of those left homeless overlying all volunteers charities and friends. Like many other lebanese and want to seal has always managed to get by no matter what was thrown at him being conflict or economic crisis but now its different measures should benefit all mad i walked around 8 kilometers he says as he describes trying to get medical treatment in the aftermath of the port explosion that sent a devastating shockwave through beirut. I think he has something going. Down. And there are new areas ion 70 year old antoine eventually found a hospital to treat the injuries to his head and arm now he relies on free help and volunteers stress that woods after the explosion the whole story has changed ok as if the middle class has gone with explorers theres normally a class at all so people are coming seeking medical support food clothes house cleanups whatever you think they need just got bigger the blast destroyed or damaged around 50000. 00 homes affecting 300000 documents lebanons currency has lost 80 percent of its value against the dollar and there are tight restrictions on how much people can take out of the banks and inflation is running at almost 90 percent so what little money there is people need to spend it on daily necessities there is no spare cash for rebuilding. Manana dam blood it from me from my head and one worked 35 years in a bank he saved and bought his own home this is whats left of it a dream of a quiet retirement with his wife andrea and their 2 daughters is in tatters nobody. This time from the government do it today what happened in iraq what. Do you want what do you have what nothing i bought near here in lebanon. I have 70 years on where i go and how to rebuild and twine and tens of thousands of others need foreign donor help that cash will only likely be released when this country has a cabinet and Prime Minister acceptable to the Int