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Mollys interim president and promises to hand over power within 18 months plus. He. Was. Still breaking barriers the u. S. Congress on as Ruth Bader Ginsburg the 1st woman to lie in state in the capitol. And he simply disappeared including a big win for the l. A. Lakers in the n. B. A. Playoffs bron james and his teammates beat the Denver Nuggets to move just one game away from the finals. Were going to begin this hour with developments from egypt where protesters are defying a crackdown on dissent to demand the resignation of president. Most of the process of being held in smaller cities like giza and departure from past demonstrations has been rising over the worsening economy and rampant corruption in the city of media protesters tore down posters belonging to the president Security Forces made dozens of arrests when they raided homes on friday morning more detentions have taken place during demonstrations on the streets of demi at well our correspondent has reported extensively from egypt is joining me now jamal just give us an idea why you think this is happening now given that these circumstances have been in place for quite some time well just before we go into that rob i was just getting some information from our sources in gears and theyve reporting that at least 3 antigovernment protesters have been killed by Security Forces in the past hour where Security Forces went in through disperse protests in the neighborhood of. Giza which is a sign together with some of the videos that are just emerging now of Security Forces in. The crackdown that is taking place is a lot stronger today on friday than it has been over the past few days why this is happening right now well there is a number of reasons and were going to hear from many different analysts as they look at it but there are certain facts that speak a certain truth regardless of which angle people are look. Thats a not what weve been looking or trying to examine from a journalistic perspective the fact of the matter is that egypt now isnt in an Economic Situation as far as the working class and those under the poverty line are concerned that it has never witnessed before youre talking about a time where people are struggling to go day by day to that youve had the latest decision by the government to demolish entire neighborhoods. Across the country and these neighborhoods are where the poorest of the poor live in the shanty towns and so forth with the excuse that these were neighborhoods where buildings were built without proper licenses even though all of these places have electricity and water supply to them by their states which begs the question as far as a lot of the people who are living there are concerned. Why is the governments of claiming that these arent licensed if they have been giving the infrastructure true it and more skeptical people are saying its because the government has been such a is is so cash strapped that the demolition orders of come with a condition that either those living in them pay up certain amounts of money to the government or their homes would be demolished if the idea behind it was to try and restructure and re grid different cities in cairo they wouldnt be the option for people to stay on so a lot of them see this as a shakeup obviously youve had their comic downturn of covert and coronavirus if you look about where these protests are as you mention in smaller towns and villages not necessarily the metropolis is there is 2 reasons for thats one that from a safety perspective they find it easier to gather in those areas because the roads are smaller and tighter its easier to get around the huge squares that we saw and to hear an alexander and other places are very easily approached by Security Forces or at least blocked off from cordoned off whereas the smaller one. Arent but also these towns and villages are across the nile all the way from us one down. Yesterday we saw the footage of one protester being beaten by about a dozen Security Officers so all those towns across the nile up even. Out those are the rule people of egypt people who depend on the land a century to survive for their livelihood and when you look at for example the threats through their livelihood because of the if you open them because of the governments inability to provide for them because of the lack of investment that you realize that there is a sense of desperation thats made people feel that unless they get onto the streets that they are going to buy anyway and thats the equation thats kind of been a Tipping Point over the past few days jim thank you very much indeed for that jamal has been reporting extensively for from egypt for many years now jamal to. Me is assistant professor of Political Science at Long Island University and a member of the egyptian rule of Law Association shes joining me now by skype from new york good to have you with us jamal was giving us an outline there of all the economic and social situations that may have contributed towards these protests but has there actually been an identifiable trigger do you think that has brought people onto the streets of these smaller cities particularly at this time. You know it really that the rural areas but also easier does a whole arm according to the world bank 70 percent of all egyptians 70 percent live under either under poverty or on the brink of poverty thats a situation thats untenable at to that the social and political constraints just this week 2500 people have been arrested according to Amnesty International and just yesterday 150 appeared before the state Security Court on charges of terrorism because they were protesting in the street we know that terrorism charges in egypt are the ways with which the state clamps down on any voices of dissent and so the economic social and political situation lend egypt today to be a place where its become a tuner box now when we look at protests in the past especially just this this month last year but also protested as their t. V. Show in 2011 they were led by the city is the protests happening today are in the rule areas the places where the pain is felt most acutely where people feel the state has not just turned their back on them but abandoned them and so the Economic Situation social situation and the political constraints where people feel that the price of going into the street is worth the extreme repression gives us a signal of whats happening now add to that the the mohammed ali factor at this former government insider who is you know the whistleblower who emerged last year who is telling the the poor egyptians in their own language that this president who has pushed austerity measures that has floated the egyptian currency that is taxed even more than ever before is actually using that wealth to enrich himself and to rich in rich those around him now that kind of narrative is very different because egyptians have not heard from the inside from someone who says i am. A professed former corrupt individual im telling you how the system is working rigged against you and is calling for them to enter the streets from the outside is also an Interesting Development because it says that there can be an external trigger that ignites what has been a very long time internal upset and so the mohammed ali external trigger the fact that this is taking place in the prefer in the rule areas could ignite the cities in a way which with this regime cannot really control it we appreciate you giving us your thoughts on this diet family thank you very much as always. Thousands of farmers in india have blocked roads and rail lines to protest against new laws approved earlier this week theyre worried theyll no longer get guaranteed prices for their grain the government wants to loosen rules on who can buy wholesale projects farmers say the changes could allow a large private buyers like supermarket chains to control the market and drive down prices but has more. Promise in india angry thousands across the country are protesting against new legislation they say will expose them to exploitation by private buyers of their produce and by big business. Blocking roads and Railway Lines theyre demanding that screen bills already approved by parliament on not signed into law. Is a dangerous ardan intended demand has been immediately. Stopping database and roads if the government doesnt pay heed then youll be forced to take even most gating actions. The Agriculture Sector contributes nearly 15 percent of indias 2. 00 trillion dollar economy and employs around half the 1300000000. 00 population. Under the 1964 agriculture producing markets in Committee Act farmers have to sell their produce of government regulated markets such as this one theyre known as mandys when middlemen help farmers sell their harvest to either state run companies or private buyers most farmers lease or own less than 2 hectares of land and have suffered for decades really have been driven into debt by increasing costs of fertilizers and their inability to secure competitive prices for they produce. The main opposition a Congress Party accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making farmers slaves of capitalists modis on the pressure to increase private investments in a sense that economists say has stagnated he says the new loans are historic. We need. For the 1st time farmers have got actual rights over their projects the reforms in agriculture will benefit small and marginal farmers the most there are 85. 00 out of 100. 00 farmers in the country that belong to this category. The government says mondays wont be shut down for them and has to end and he says the socalled minimum support price which the government buys farm produce wont be scrapped. Maharaj seeing is a farmer who saw pradesh state he grows rice on the hearth ahead which he leases from a landlord he says the governments regulated system was failing but hes worried about how much protection the new laws will offer farmers against big corporate interests. What can i see the crops are can be sold for peanuts the middleman and the business run the show they decide the farmers dont have any choice and theyre unable to meet therefore the lasers of course sometimes these middlemen who offer luhansk i dont the big corporations will do that actually we dont know if they would support the farmers its up to our government and lets see what decisions they make. Winning support for change among such a vast and important population is indias pharmacys proving difficult for Prime Minister modi who won the last election promising to improve their lives chance transferred onto their. Mali has a new interim leader and 5 weeks after the military ousted president able him. Bond was inaugurated in the capital bamako the retired colonel and former defense minister is promising to hand over power in 18 months when nationwide elections are planned the ecowas organization of west african neighbors says sanctions wont be lifted until a civilian Prime Minister is named. Sunni. I am ready for all that comes before me and i will conduct my duties with constitutional legality with a look to the authorities with legitimate representation i have no other mission or intention i have to act and each of us have to bring forward our break of contribution towards our National Building because our common house has been burnt weekend in the humiliated and has crumbled in its foundation for at least a decade. There is the so how director for crisis group and he says the military may not be best equipped to address mannings problems. I think that they have indicated that they are very willing actually to address you know that deep and structural programs you know of money the point is that you know if you look at money right now its as much a security issue as it is a governance issue. And actually you know everybody of wonder whether military people are truly the best position to address issues in governance and not just an issue with the fact that actually. Marty you know. A lot of issues you know that i also related to to the fact that you know the citadel you know the you cause us closer borders and also the fact that many donors are unable to continue you know funding a lot of projects with the authorities so would they have the money would have the resources with which to address. The issues of money thats thats the question and by michael the protest off stopped and thats a sign you know that people are not taking any more the streets so thats an indication that theyre giving this you a chance a chance to do something but on the other hand in the countryside what we have been seeing in the last few months or even a few years is actually increasing abuses against civilians by the Security Forces and thats not likely to stop you know anytime soon and thats thats a serious concern. The activist whose story inspired the Movie Hotel Rwanda has admitted to helping find an armed group to aid refugees but hes told his bail hearing he doesnt condone violence Paul Rusesabagina is charged with 13 offenses including financing terrorism and complicity in murder he says he was tricked into flying home from years in exile this is a beginner was hailed a hero for protecting hundreds of rwandans during the genocide. The African Court on human rights says ivory coasts former president should be allowed to run in the Upcoming Elections law and backbone is among candidates banned from standing in a top president ial polls the countrys Electoral Commission says it denied his application judit criminal convictions on what is hoping to be reelected for a 3rd time despite protests calling his candidacy unconstitutional stopped recognizing the african rights code to jurisdiction this april plenty more ahead on the news hour including. Well we also want you to quit. On a tear this family demands justice over the young medical workers shooting by police. As corona virus cases rise in sweden well look at whether the countrys unusual pandemic model is really sustainable. And well hear from tennis world number 5 who thinks the september conditions of the french open could suit him thats coming up with peta and the sport. The family of Brianna Taylor has condemned the decision not to bring home a side charges against any of the Police Officers involved in the raid that led to her death the familys lawyers have called on kentuckys attorney general to release transcripts from the grand jury a statement from tennis mother said a lack of investigation had failed her daughter protesters have been defying overnight curfews to express their anger well john hendren is live for us in louisville john i saw some pictures of the press conference that was held earlier on with the family and also their lawyers it was easy to see the anger and frustration that theyre feeling what were they saying when they were there. And trying to leave earlier for the family Benjamin Crump said that he wants to see the transcript of what the attorney general gave to the grand jury because he was concerned that perhaps he did not recommend charges against the officer for actually firing the bullets that killed Brianna Taylor as we know the only charges that have been levied have been reckless and dangerous charges and there were 3 counts of that for firing into the neighboring apartment of a white family 3 so no charges have been levied for the killing of Briana Taylor and that is what Benjamin Crump was talking about he wants to see the transcript and. Find out if the prosecutor even asked for charges to be levied against the officers for that and then of course there was the mother of Briana Taylor to mika palmer and i know from interviewing her in the past that shes a very shy woman so she didnt actually give a statement her sister did her sister read the words that brown his mother spoke from the heart of this is a little of what she had to say. What i had hoped is that he knew he had the power to do the right thing that he had the power to the healing of this city that he had the power to help me over 400 years of oppression what he helped me realize is that it will always be us against them that we are never say when it comes to them. The reveal has seen 2 nights of curfews dont whats the mood like in the city at the moment as we go into day 3. And day 3 of protests here in louisville and things are surprisingly tranquil as you can see what i have behind me here this is the Briana Taylor memorial people come here to leave flowers in the street they chant her name but so far since no one has been held responsible for her killing demonstrators say they will remain here in the streets until someone does and you can see theres a stand with some food the protesters have been supplying themselves with food and water and then you can see a small number of people sitting here waiting for the protest really should begin and what tends to happen is that in the evening things chica the protesters march and on night one the police made it very clear that they were going to act aggressively at one point way before curfew they told the crowd they were in a Legal Assembly and then within 5 minutes they cracked down and began arresting them and then in this very square that night on wednesday they issued an order to disperse after curfew and when people didnt disperse they arrested them everybody here they surrounded them with police and horses and most of the 127 people who were arrested on the 1st night of this protest were arrested right here last night interestingly this square was largely empty people were driven out and number of people took refuge at the 1st Unitarian Church not far from here and in the end they cut a deal with police so that they would be able to leave as long as they didnt continue their protests and only 24 people were arrested overnight in the past 24 hours so whats happened here is that the police have germinated the streets in large numbers youve got National Guard state police and local Louisville Police and in the hundreds. It wont tell us exactly what their numbers are they have been cracking down aggressively but not using the kinds of tactics weve seen in minneapolis and can osha wisconsin where theyve used tear gas and rubber bullets here theyve used flash grenades to stun people and then just simply surrounded them and arrested them so we havent seen a lot of violence or we havent also seen the kind of Property Damage that weve seen elsewhere people have tried to set fires here and there have been some broken windows but largely this has been a peaceful few days of demonstration and that means its the message they get through message of the people protesting here in the streets is they want to see charges against those officers and if the local officials here in kentucky cant levy those charges they want the federal government to do that there is an investigation ongoing as to whether there was a violation of Briana Taylors civil rights and the protesters here want to see charges at least there. John thanks very much indeed thats john hendren talking to us from louisville on Terrorism Police are investing investigating a stabbing at sac in progress which left 2 people injured it happened at the building which used to house the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo 12 people were killed in an attack there in 2015 fighters attacked wounded 2 people. With corona virus cases rapidly rising across Europe Countries across the continent are again imposing social distancing those are those the french government has introduced tough new restrictions in some cities but restaurant and bar owners in law say have been protesting against the new rules about the reports from powers. Anger in the french city of mass say after the government ordered bars and restaurants to close for 2 weeks to stem the spread of the corona virus infection rates in the city the highest in the country but only to say their businesses are being unfairly targeted to stop a stock more of a drawing of my savings for 7 months to keep my head above water all i ask is to be heard we feel our societys outcasts city officials joined the protest saying the government in paris didnt consult them about the restrictions i understand the anger of shopkeeper i understanding youre a professional weve pushed them to the limits today theyre here theyre showing it theyre right francis government has said that people must learn to live with the virus but in recent days its hardened its tone and approach these measures are temporary theyre necessary put theyre not arbitrary study shows that unfortunately there is more risk in closed areas without masks in bars and restaurants its not we the french government saying this its International Research so we must reduce the risk across from the Health Situation is deteriorating thousands of new covert cases are registered each day doctors in several regions say hospitals are under pressure here in paris the government is also imposing more restrictions him full of holes and swimming pools were closed and balls will have to stop serving at 10 oclock at night this cafe owner says the new rules are confusing we dont understand at all why only bars bars and restaurants in our culture there a place for people to come together a place where you can go after work to relax if they dont come here theyll go elsewhere. Theyll buy wine and go home it will be worse than clusters across Europe Countries are battling to contain the virus in russia the mayor of moscow ordered elderly people to stay home in spain all sorties widened a partial lockdown in the madrid region inferior hating some of its a shame because people are going to lose their jobs. The continuing uncertainty and restrictions are clearly taking their toll while governments try to protect both economies and people medical experts warn that the Health Situation is likely to get worse natasha batla aljazeera paris. Throughout the world the patterns of covert nineteens spread means the months ahead could be even worse than feared Andrew Simmons looks at the statistics comparing europe and other countries like the u. S. And brazil where theres a bigger and unrelenting crisis. Could it be as bad as last time or even worse. Coded 19 has been with us for more than 6 months everyone knows what it can do. But understanding covert defeats some of the best brains in the world in europe winter is ahead and with it the flu viruses well increased testing on covert has exposed that increase in positive cases yet death rates have fallen in some countries only to start rising again recently experts say theres been some complacency 1st of all you see it in community particularly in the in younger people and then say 4 weeks later it starts to creep through in those who are older and those who are potentially more probable and thats when once it starts to see the hospital admissions rising thats when one starts to see the number of deaths youre izing so i dont think we should be deceived just now in some places once in. More detection more cases but not more deaths what the professor says there is borne out by the statistics here were looking at spain france and the u. K. On april the 1st at the height of the pandemic its a 7 day rolling average and these are infection rates spain in the 7 thousands france in the 4 thousands the u. K. In the 3 files fast forward to september the 23rd and rolling average is up spain with more than 11000 france 10000 and the u. K. For files. Whats happening to the death rate at this stage back in april it was measured in the hundreds getting more up to date youll see that dip in deaths but on september the 23rd theyre rising again 1135925 respectively that backs up what the experts have been warning about dont before when infections increase and death rates go down while europe grapples with a coded crisis again in other countries theres been no response whatsoever more than 21000 infections of the United States on april 1st brazil 629 and weve picked out india with some of the most densely populated cities in the world but only 188 infections move on to september the 23rd again and the us shows nearly double the infection rate 42000 brazil not far behind and look at india the highest of all approaching 90000 deaths on april the 1st the us was at 609. 00 brazil 26. 00 and india with only 6 in september its far worse deaths hovering around 700. 00 in the us and brazil and beyond a 1000 in india. Theres another worrying factor under reporting in countries suffering conflict past or present such as syria official figures there show 160 deaths in damascus medical research is that wildly inaccurate based on our report we would suggest far more further forward in that demick potentially with almost 40 percent population potentially effected in. Anywhere above sort of 404400 deaths that remits there is no cure for covidien yet for now no one can afford to ignore the sciences due to sticks and to simmons aljazeera. One of the world approaches a 1000000 deaths from cover 19 the World Health Organization is calling for more collective action to prevent that from doubling its certainly unimaginable but its its its not impossible because if we look at losing a 1000000 people in 9 months and then we just look at the realities of getting vaccine out there in the next 9 months its a big task for everyone involved through a very engines just like in the issues of listing theres the issue of scale up theres the issue of funding these vaccines theres the issue of distributing these vaccines and then the issues of acceptance beyond that. With the work we still have to do in controlling this disease and remember we have things we can do now to drive transmission dry and drive down the number of deaths. Still ahead an aljazeera very sorry for disappointing south korea by the norths leader has made a surprise apology. Making history an aboriginal artist wins a stray is most prestigious art prize for the 1st time. And there is hamilton has some work to do after being slightly off the pace head of the russian gold prix peter is going to explain and the sport. Has a fairly calm picture across much of the middle east weve also seen an improvement in temperatures through the eastern end of the med the temperatures have been coming down steadily for the last couple of days 27 in jerusalem on saturday 28 in beirut the winds coming in from the mediterranean watches further to the north working their way across turkey on towards the caspian sea but really apart from that it is dry the winds a fairly light but its a warm day 46 celsius and then we had down towards doha the temperature coming down again of the next couple of days 35 on sunday feeling very humid day particularly with that low temperature the winds all very light and still want to showers likely into the fall south and west of yemen that we had down into Central Africa plenty of showers and thunderstorms heading their way for the south but also i have a cat has been a developing across northern sections of town and as you go through saturday well see some rain there some heavy downpours at times the extensive across the north and central areas again the coast picking it wanted to shadows and sunny flinty of showers along coastal areas of south africa those showers working their way around the eastern side of the country as we go through sunday really staying fairly unsubtle for the next few days it is dry and sunny in johannesburg until cheesed when you see one or 2 showers and then cape town the show is clear by choose day. 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Dozens of farmers in india have blocked roads and rail lines to protest against new laws approved earlier this week theyre worried theyll no longer get galatea prices for their grain the government wants to loosen rules on who can buy wholesale. On the defense minister door has been sworn in as mollys interim president for 18 months into a nationwide elections are held the military junta understood former president dealing with after months of antigovernment protests. The Late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become the 1st woman to lie in state in the United States on a gods carried her casket into the Capitol Building our family and members of congress have been paying their respects ginsburg died at 87 after a long battle with cancer how did joe castro has more from capitol hill. She is the 1st woman to lie in state here the neat the capitol dome and statuary hall and the cat of which she lies on top that the coffin was she rests on top that was built for president Abraham Lincoln and many men after him have also lain there in state past president s past u. S. Supreme Court Justices now the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become the 1st woman to officially line state but he the capital and her legacy is one that really has been a journey that symbolizes the social revolution that she was really the vanguard for during her lifetime in championing equal rights equal wages and Job Opportunities for women and men in the United States arguably changing the lives of millions of americans within her lifetime she experienced a scrim a nation it was a different world that she was born into she was denied jobs because of her gender denied promotions because she was pregnant she famously had to justify her occupying a spot at Harvard Law School in 1956 to the dean who asked why she was there taking the place of a man google says itll block political love birds following the u. S. Election on november the 3rd and emailed advertisers saying they wont be able to run anything referencing candidates the election or its outcome given that an unprecedented amount of votes will be counted off to election day this year many people fear the result could be delayed by weeks due to a large number of mail in ballots prompted by covert 19 fears. A federal judge in california has ruled that the 2020 u. S. Census may continue until october the 31st the judge said a shortened shettles set by president Trumps Administration would probably lead to inaccurate results civil Rights Groups have been arguing that minorities and undocumented migrants would be missed if the counting ended this month the once in a decade survey is needed to decide how many seats each state gets in congress aid organizations that say a humanitarian disaster is unfolding in south sudan after historic floods destroyed thousands of homes more than half the 12000000 population relied on outside help before the funds there were more than has more. This is what the county in south sudans jungle estate looks like after weeks of heavy rains and the flooding of the white nile river villages and homes submerged displacing residents and robbing them of their livelihoods most were already affected by intercom you know violence that killed at least 300000 knees between february and may this year and displaced more than 50000. More weve come here because of the floods of villages being completely destroyed and we carried our children in plastic sheets to bring them here we have nothing to eat except leaves because all the cattle that we had were either killed or was stolen in previous attacks do county lies in the greater upper my region the region worst affected by floods since mid july 625000 people in 35 counties all over the country have lost their homes in penny jar in neighboring unity state a 3rd of its 110000 population are displaced and in need of humanitarian aid and that everything we have has been lost in the plots we need food we need tents we need blankets and there are no medicine and more than half of south sudans 12000000. 00 population rely on humanitarian assistance for survival the Flood Disaster has made their plight even worse the government declared a state of emergency 6 weeks ago and after 5 years of conflict the worsening economy is another crisis the central bank and mounts that it was out of foreign currency reserves last month the inflation rate is a 35 percent which increases the risk of starvation as many cant afford 3 meals a day the food insecure to also be meant to make it a challenge many people are in need of Food Security and also the interrupt of the i. D. P. s returnees and internally displaced persons from one state to the other state has also created a city as you wanted it situation generally flooding now it meant a major challenge and in terms of Food Insecurity also demands. A major challenge so too is the risk of Waterborne Diseases such as malaria and cholera in flood affected areas with a fragile Health Care Infrastructure and the coronavirus pandemic is creating further difficulties they single challenge that we face in addition to the operational thing is the whole thing related to how we keep ourselves protected from coffee we need to continue to practice physical distancing and wearing a mask where we saw in the communities today when people are actually trying to run a release before they see for the life they were having difficulty actually practicing physical distancing it will take weeks before villages and towns affected by the floods begin to recover for the many waiting for help to arrive there hoping it doesnt take long he morgan 0. North koreas leader kim jong un has issued a rare apology to the south for the shooting death of a government worker the suspect a defector to the north disappeared from a south korean fisheries patrol boat on monday mcbride has more in the capital so. Its not often north korea admits a mistake so the personal apology from leader kim jong un to his south korean counterpart came as a surprise to german dungeon and timonen kim jong un us to deliver his great apologies to south koreas president mungy and to fellow citizens for greatly disappointing them with this unfortunate incident in our waters the message from the north confirm the basic details of what happened on its side of the maritime border on tuesday it said the south korean citizen a Government Official result had been intercepted and shot at more than 10 times by soldiers who then set fire to the flotation device hed been on as a precaution against covert 19 the officer who disappeared from a patrol boat on monday in an apparent attempt to defect to the north condemned as an act of brutality the incident has continued to arouse anger here in south korea right wing opposition groups have used it to attack the policy of engagement by liberal president moon saying it has shown the true and cruel nature of the north korean regime this summer when youre agreeing with your negotiations with the u. S. And south korea and i think that the pressure that the union in ministration was coming under domestically because of this issue was severe enough that i knew were at least that reason and perhaps many reasons as well felt like they needed to communing in apology to give moon and breathing room as recently as this week at the u. N. General Assembly President has spoken of his continuing hopes for a breakthrough in talks with north korea. And want peace on the Korean Peninsula is still in the making and changes that used to be bringing with hopes have stalled and yet the republic of korea will continue the dialogue. But he has also promised to strengthen security along the border with the north in the wake of this incident. Cross border relations have soured in recent months with the north destroying a Liaison Office and cutting lines of communication with the sense this apology from kim jong un seems to signal the conscious effort to keep open the possibility of restoring relations in the future. Bride aljazeera so protests over the killing of a prominent lawyer in indian administered kashmir have ended in a gun battle between armed groups and police 2 people were killed civil rights lawyer baba qadri was gunned down at his home on thursday night he died in hospital kothari had recently asked police to investigate Death Threats a Chinese Pharmaceutical Company says its Coronavirus Vaccine could be ready by early next year the vaccine being developed by senate back is on its 3rd and final round of human testing if it passes Clinical Trials sign of act says its factories can produce hundreds of millions of doses by march the pandemic has forced Rio De Janeiro to delay its world famous carnival for the 1st time in 100 years elaborate floats and costumes usually attract tens of thousands of tourists every year but the organizers say they cant ensure the safety of the crowds brazil has the 3rd highest number of infections in the world. Sweden is urging people to limit social gatherings to avoid a 2nd wave of covert 19 a spike in cases has prompted Health Officials to ask the public to avoid private parties in crowded places to work from home schools and restaurants remain open plans to lift a 50 person limit on the gatherings have been postponed for race as a closer look at whether swedens model is sustainable. 6 months after sweden triggered its Coronavirus Response stockholm in the autumn doesnt look too different from stockholm in the spring while other countries go in and out of lockdown the swedes have stayed open throughout the pond demick but a large decline in covert 19 cases came to an end this week with 533 reported on thursday the highest daily number since early july those 2 were for street battles on pounds the caution that existed in the spring has more and more been replaced by hugs parties and everyday life that for many seems to be a return to normal from one of the worlds highest covert 19 writes in the summer sweden says drop below countries that imposed lock downs like france the u. K. And spain they have been just a handful of recommendations under strict sions in place and despite this weeks new cases the government says it isnt planning to get hotshot just yet schools have stayed open since march and mosques are arrest site even during rush hour. This has become very common in most of the world but in sweden virtually no one wears a mask the Health Agency doesnt recommend them saying it can make people more careless about social distancing. Individual responsibility and sustainability are the pillars of the swedish model although they show you away from admitting herd immunity as a major target for most decisions the government defers to the Health Agencies chief epidemiology just understand you know to keep the number of kids just on when you stay in long term regulation in place and when you go into the plans main program registering was for the homeless shelter to no own time care facilities it was the devastation of elderly care homes that was behind most of the countrys nearly 6000 deaths to date critics now say it wasnt just the lack of a lockdown that was the problem the government together with authorities was asking us doctors to palliative really plan to give and states treatment to otherwise Healthy People with risk factors to give them more freedom. Instead of oxygen because we dont have oxygen in care homes thousands of elderly have died without oxygen that could have been otherwise saved. The care home watchdog has since reported that mistakes were made as sweden recorded more deaths than its 3 nordic neighbors combined but now denmark a short drive over the bridge from alma has overtaken swedens infection rate with the government in copenhagen bringing in new restrictions last week its true weve seen a couple of weeks worth of cases in sweden of thing going down while theyve been increasing in denmark but we also see that testing much more than in sweden i think theyre just saying that theyre nice ok and. Sweden may have flattened the curve considerably since the dark days of the spring and summer but the surge of cases in some parts of the country suggest its still far too early to know if the swedish model is working paul reese aljazeera stock or. Pope francis has accepted the resignation of an influential vatican cardinal linked to a financial scandal and a little bit you denied wrongdoing after being implicated in the use of church money to buy a Luxury Property in london several vatican officials are being investigated. The owners of the caves in australia say the Mining Company rio tinto ignored warnings against detonating explosives there but its expanding an iron ore mine in sacred Aboriginal Land caused a storm of controversy the companys chief executive resigned following the outcry about blasting the 46000 year old heritage sites. An aboriginal painter has won a stanley is most prestigious art prize for the 1st time and its 99 year history the original prize went to vincent not much she had for his selfportrait alongside former australian rules football or adam goodes hes also indigenous and retired 5 years ago after being regularly booed by crowds the name of the prize winning picture is stand strong for who you are now jeter called his when a turning point for Aboriginal People let alone it is to be the 1st indigenous when. It took. It only took 99 years. To be there but. Now its. Indigenous land owners and an indigenous it is for this year and years. A legendary indian singer has died from covert 19 at the age of 74 s. P. Balasubrahmanyam recorded some 40000 songs in his 5 decades career his music was 1st popularized in tamil and to lose cinema in Southern India he later gained success in bollywood he sang in 16 languages with hits playing in homes and on downs flows across the country as p. B. As he was widely known tested positive for the virus in early august and ended up dying of cardio respiratory arrest. A medal for bravery has been awarded for discovering unexploded landmines in cambodia the winner magara a giant african punched rat my gobble has sniffed out 39 landmines and 28 other unexploded devices in his career is the 1st of his species to be honored with a gold medal for gallantry from a british bettery charity. And still ahead in sports the l. A. Lakers were getting closer to reaching the n. B. A. Finals in florida. Corruption it is their invisible behind a wall of silence. Against corruption corruption is not something to be told that it. Is not the african. Country his. Lets destroy this wall. Came 2020 the free space over encourages the heroes who are fighting against corruption this helps our communities to save the resources that we need in order to address the burning problems that affect us all. Shine a light on your Anti Corruption here and. Nominate now. An image can change the way we see the world it can spark mass action or serve the interests of the powerful it can obscure truth forged narratives and rewrite them to listening post gives you the food picture on a 0. But its time for the sports heres peter thank you very much Rob Los Angeles lakers are now just one win away from reaching the n. B. A. Finals and many davis inspired them to victory in game 4 of the western Conference Series to put them 31. 00 up against the Denver Nuggets they would start supports the negatives their offerings cliquey of denver had the momentum after winning game 3 for Anthony Davis cup the lake is off to a fast start making his 1st 6 shots before any of his teammates it even made a basket but this is going to be sweet spot it wasnt long before the others chipped in this dunk from Le Bron James so the move 10 points clear in the 1st quarter the nuggets managed to stay in contention though thanks largely to jamal murray who produced the most eye catching move again was that i could miss my. Job if i had to get that was the salary is attacking look at god no im not going to be good its what mother put tar i think this impressive stuff but they couldnt contain the lakers charge davis racked up 34 points le bron finished with 26 as they secured the win and moved within one game of their 1st n. B. A. Finals for a decade that means that denver for the 3rd time this postseason will have to fight from 31. 00 down to game 5 on saturday will be the 7th time that they face elimination from the n. B. A. Bubbles david stokes. 0. Lean on messi has launched yet another attack at barcelonas bosses after they allowed striker luis suarez to leave for Atletico Madrid so arias has signed a 2 year deal with that later go after passing his medical examination on friday the year ago and was told by new barcelona boss ronald crewe many had no future at the club messi himself was hoping to leave boston before the current season kicked off messi wrote a message to suarez on instagram saying you did not deserve for them to throw you out like they did but the truth is that at this stage nothing surprises me anymore. They wont be any fresh signings at real madrid with the transfer window closing on october 4th coach the nadines advances he is happy with the squad he has as well look to defend their Spanish League title. Getting or a sister the squad i have is this one i dont want anything else and i will not ask for anything as ive said before anything can happen between now and october for and this is why i like all coaches i just want their day to arrive so we can stop talking about who comes or who leaves organizers of the turkey lympics have agreed on several measures to simplify next years delayed games but found it difficult to make major cost savings the postponement is estimated to sit japan back billions of dollars and the original plan was to cut 200. 00 items but theyve only managed 50 thats because of existing contracts already being in place with broadcasters and other stakeholders the main focus of talks this week has been how to hold the game safely despite the threat of covert 19 but concrete protocols are not expected until at least mid december. While weve agreed on some 50 simplification measures of this age to maximize cost savings we create increase efficiencies well be continuing to look further opportunities over the coming months indeed right up until the games were going to leave an important legacy which were already calling the tokyo model that will become a blueprint that will benefit future really big organizing committees for many years to come the french open d tennis starts on sunday in paris but organizers of it all to their plans to allow fans in to watch thats after an order from the countrys governments they had originally hoped to live in 20000 a day thats now been whittled down to just 1000 a day across the 16 courts of roland garros. Meanwhile tournament 4th seed Daniel Medvedev from russia is already in paris preparing this is only 2nd year playing on clay but he thinks the cooler september and october conditions could suit him to a man who was delayed from its usual may june date because of the coronavirus maybe can help me that its a big call there are some of the ball flies marj dont go a spinny so maybe i can play something down is this of course practices before the match so i think it can be an opportunity for me actually an advantage. Of course tough to say before you play your 1st match. But 50000. 00 fans are expected to attend this weeks russian grand prix making it the biggest formula one race in the pandemic era Race Organizers are allowing a capacity of 50 percent of the saatchi olympic park despite a rise in covert cases in russia. It could be an historic race weekend for Lewis Hamilton who has the chance to equal Michael Schumacher all time record of 91 victories he pushed a bit too hard in practice on friday but are still 2nd quickest behind these myths a nice teammate terry bought us of from. The Toronto Blue Jays have clinched their 1st Major League Baseball playoff spot since 2016 the jays beat the yankees at their temporary home field in buffalo new york will ensure toronto secures at least a wildcard spot they still have the chance to finish 2nd in the American League east open a 3 game series against the Baltimore Orioles later on friday meanwhile the yankees lost for the 4th time in 5 games. Australia cricket coach Justin Langer has paid tribute to form a batsman dean jones who died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 59 on thursday jones played 52 tests in the eightys and ninetys winning the ashes twice as well as the world cup in 1907 langer described him as a hero theres not that many players who really revolutionized a guy me think about maybe morally d think about. Your question and danger with one day cricket the way he has running between the wickets is afflatus isnt the way to economy guy that word legend d they know that legend i think youd love to be remembered as someone who was passionate about the guy in the cricket not just the strike cricket but just the guy of cricket by gosh i love the luck that it was bigger than it was bigger than a lot. And that is we will even put out more sports news again later razor thanks very much and did not i am the boss is going to be here in a couple of minutes with more on all these stories on robots and the boy. 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To old is there a school is the government not to take the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still think that travel is the safest mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the oldest 0. Reports of at least 2 dead after thousands defy a Police Crackdown in egypt to protest against the government for 6 day. The above. Though im Maryanne Demasi and under anyone watching aljazeera also coming up we havent even started our flu season yet. Concern is europe 2nd covert wave takes hold with france reporting another 15000. 00 cases what he helped me realize is that it will always be the us that you. Are going to