A lasting peace continues to remain alsa reach. And find out what nasa has discovered on the sunlit surface of the mood. Hello welcome to the program our top story the World Health Organization has warned that european governments need to excel or a response they say to the coronavirus cases are rising sharply across the continent with dozens of countries now reporting record infections among them spain which added more than 52000 new cases over the weekend but hopes of a vaccine all growing in the u. K. With the British Government anticipating a mass rollout in the 1st half of next year the fucka has our report. Hospitals across europe are under mounting strain in spain emergency wards are overrun with coated 19 sufferers many of them elderly the countrys followed france and belgium sladen imposing nighttime curfews a response said Prime MinisterPedro Sanchez to an extreme situation. Countries are tightening restrictions from says been reporting record daily figures but a leading scientist who advises the french government believes the infection rate could be twice as high adding to calls for a full a short term lock down. The virus is so present around us today we no longer have a choice we have to log down a bit like what the irish and the welsh have done to reset a time or allow ourselves to reorganize and to stop the situation of intensive care units. In parts of russia doctors are understaffed and overwhelmed during the 1st wave this hospital in siberia handled only a few mild cases now its over a 3rd of hospital staff have tested positive. Its an ongoing war and we have daily losses as medics get sick and people get sick rushes racing against time to develop a vaccine its one of a dozen internationally in the final stages of testing in the u. K. The Oxford University astra zeneca vaccines reportedly shown an immune response in both young adults and the elderly thats encouraging news given the immune system weakens with age and the elderly a most at risk of dying from the virus. 10 thousands of people are being tested and so we are we are not quite optimistic that we will soon see the result of that piece the 1st one of the 2 that seems being published maybe even as early as december but effective vaccine would be a game changer in the battle against corona virus several could be available civil taney asli in the 1st half of next year but with a vaccine comes a big question over who should get it 1st europes bracing for a long winter but theres hope the burka aljazeera or u. S. President on trump is again insisted his country is rounding the corner on the coronavirus pandemic despite surging cases and hospitalizations defended his strategy after a senior aide admitted on sunday that america will not control the outbreak white house chief of staff mark meadows says the virus can only be defeated through vaccines and therapeutic treatments democratic president ial challenger joe biden says the white house has waived the white flag of defeat more than 225000 americans have died since the pandemic began the highest figure of any country i want house correspondent can really help it brings us more. The u. S. President pushing back on criticisms that this administration is waving the white flag in fact as he continued to hold multiple rallies in the u. S. State of pennsylvania the u. S. President has said compared to europe the United States is doing really well and blames the what he calls the Fake News Media for watching to scare everyone and asked for those comments by his rival joe biden that he is waving the white flag giving up on controlling the virus or even containing at the u. S. President saying that biden is waving the white flag he doesnt want to live life in is just hiding in his basement well what weve got here are 2 very different approaches to dealing with the pandemic in the United States there is the trumpet ministrations approach which is mitigation versus prevention by joe biden its a strategy that the chief of staff mark meadows earlier pushed back on a National Lockdown strategy or a National Porn teen strategy that is proposed by the left. Is not effective is not what you want old timidly contain or control this virus so any suggestion that were waving the red flag i mean the white flag is certainly not in keeping with this president you know him he didnt give up and hes not going to give up until all americans are safe and we defeated this virus theres no question that numbers are rising 8600000 americans infections and in terms of deaths 225000 and counting in fact in the past 2 days the u. S. Has reported on 2 different days both the highest numbers of infections and this is a concern that this continues to increase exponentially so in the midst of all of this there is growing concern as americans are set to go to the polls in less or rather in just a little more than a week and as they continue to do that this Administration Still continuing to campaign in that includes the Vice President mike pence who has tested negative for cope at night tina as of today but 5 members of his staff have tested positive. Meanwhile iran is recording one death from covered 19 every 4 minutes as it battles a surge of infections very its the worst hit country in the middle east more than 32000 people have died restrictions have been extended across the country dosage of ari has more from the capital tehran i had husseini became a widow in july at the age of 40 a little more than a year after getting married she and her husband saw her for harry became infected with covert 19 around the same time i had to receive treatment at home while her husband who had a preexisting Health Condition was admitted to hospital and within 24 hours taken to the intensive care unit. When he was leaving me to go to the hospital morgue told me he would do 10 even though i was sick myself i went to the hospital and begged them to let me see him in the i. C. U. But i wasnt allowed because he was on a ventilator less than a week after he was admitted into hospital i woke up with the feeling that i had lost something i knew something bad had happened but i didnt want to accept it so how is one of more than 32000 iranians who have lost their lives to cope with 19 since the pandemic began in february and on saturday for the 1st time since then the countrys Supreme LeaderAyatollah Ali Khamenei met in person with the people in charge of dealing with the virus harmony urges authorities to pirate ties Public Health above all else well we are going to. Be. When the meaning of health and minds of what these are the solutions are our organizations should observe impose them without taking any other considerations into account the menace possibility for imposing these the regulations and supervising the implementation is with the National Security council and the Police Forces that are. The government has resisted a total lockdown fearing it would further devastate its economy already weakened by unprecedented u. S. Sanctions tehran has been under restrictions for more than 3 weeks now but most people still go about their daily routines as president has found rouhani and the Health Minister have urged the public to help in fighting this virus saying that they cant do it on their own the government has set up kiosks like this one across the city where i dont like masks and hand sanitizers are sold at a lower price so that everyone can afford to follow the Health Ministries guidelines but what the government has failed to do is to provide any Financial Support to those who have lost their livelihoods because of the Pandemic Health officials have warned that the worst is yet to come as the winter cold and flu season is fast approaching but the spite the bleak warnings and the devastating loss has suffered she says shes hopeful about the future and involved we dont know if we will see to new year or not but what saves us is sympathy and solidarity with each other and love it was my husbands characteristics lets be with each other love each other and build hope. And hope is all there is now during this crisis the entire country much like the rest of the world is waiting for some positive news in the fight against the coronavirus door search of aljazeera to iran. All now president right hip type called for a boycott on french goods as tensions rise of plans to reform islam in france on saturday i do one question president Mental Health for his attitude towards islam and muslims has been calling for tougher laws to prevent what he calls separatism in French SocietyMohammad Vall has more on the boycott. Palestinian israeli protest against fast outside the french ambassadors residence in tel aviv 6 8. Its a part of a wave of anger off the french president Manuel Mccraw refused to and also controversial cartoons depicting islams prophet mohammed earlier this month french teacher some your party was beheaded by at such an attack after he showed his students the caricatures during a class on freedom of expression muslims consider it a blasphemy to show any depiction of the prophet french officials insist its an act of freedom of speech. The idea of serious war stricken city over it protest has made theyll voice had. In dakar the capital of bangladesh they described mccrone as an enemy of peace but im going to get the money if you have no idea about the strains of muslims if we rise you will see that so be careful i dont have a moment of the bundle of this you protesters held up signs with words from turkish president there is a plate. Who has said president needs a Mental Health test file so he called it some boss of the to take in protest accusing him of even failing to condemn the matter of some your party on monday the turkish leaders spokes matter sponsored by strongly condemning what he called the most famous medal of party but the president has thrown his weight behind the Boycott Campaign should be banned im now telling my nation just as the saying in france not to buy anything from turkish brands i call on my nation here now do not Pay Attention to french labeled goods do not buy them. Commercial businesses in our countries including kuwait morrocco are do you have palestine and jordan have taken measures to boycott french products. Which is. Leading retailer with more than 40 supermarkets across the country has been the 1st to decide a total withdrawal of french products they say it is a voluntary decision but it reflects the collective desire of its customers. About 50 french brands have been removed from the shelves the food items perfumes daily hygiene and Beauty Products have the mark of and. I commend this decision and i hope that other Companies Follow its example this is the strongest weapon we have right now. At this Shopping Mall in jordan of science reads in solidarity with Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him or french products are boycotting supporters of the boycott hope it will produce results. Its a statement of our position and im sure it will reach the french officials and will certainly make a difference. Criticize the boycott and ask for it to be stopped but president insists his country will never give in to pressure and you cant and will continue to fight what you called islamic separatism. And the news hour live from london still ahead massive crowds gather in belarus for a 2nd day now support an opposition Led International strike. In 2016 donald trump who won the president ial election in part by winning key swing states in the great lakes area ohio michigan and wisconsin we take a tour of the great lakes states. 2020 alexion. A 3rd attempt a humanitarian ceasefire between azerbaijan and armenia is already in jeopardy just hours after coming into force fighting. Has continued with blaming each other for the violations they have been clashing over the disputed territory of not going to karabakh which is part of azerbaijan but controlled by ethnic on unions way to cease fire was agreed in the us off to separate talks between secretary of state might compare and the Foreign Ministers of both nations respectively or a childs reports from the armenian capital yerevan. The armenians insist that they are ordering this ceasefire at a hearing to it but they say that the because there is shelling civilian settlements that they have killed one civilian and wounded another 2 in the going to karabakh that they have been using smirch rocket systems the as areas have been say similar things back to the armenian so yes the prospects for this particular effort at a ceasefire not particularly rosy at the moment i mean you have to look at this situation and say perhaps it is in the armenians best interest to come to a ceasefire not necessarily in the interests of the as areas who have been in the military ascendancy over the last few weeks it could still go wrong for the by john on the box the president of of by john. Doesnt seem to really be in the mood for the cease fire anyway he has said that we will continue on our part in an address to the nation earlier if they want to cease fire let them tell the occupying states to leave our territories no and we will go on to the end he seems fed up with Peace Process is fed up with the o. S. C. And fed up with International Medias he says a boston favor of armenia we are creating a new realities as they are. And that does not seem the right kind of circumstances for a last thing ceasefire. Well for the 2nd consecutive day huge crowds of demonstrators have marched in the capital of belarus ramping up pressure on veteran Ada Alexander lukashenko opposition groups had set a deadline of midnight sunday for the president to step down or face a wave of National Strikes but it was the scene months of demonstrations since look as widely disputed election victory in August Paul Brennan reports. The call for a National Strike pushed the protests in belarus into a critical new face a litmus test of whether the demonstrations by looking his political opponents can sustain support from the countrys workers. For the 2nd consecutive day many tens of thousands of people marched draped in the white and red it was bella who says National Flag before it took power a symbolic yearning for a time without him in charge the exiled opposition figures from atlanta. Thanks the demonstrators for their continuing support and tweeted photographs of striking factory staff. The Prime Ministers office insisted that all the Major Companies were working normally coloration media reported that the strike all had been answered by workers at many major state controlled enterprises analysts believe thats significant there are several groups that were loyal to local chain co in the previous years and those were the workers of the state and o. And enterprises and also the pensioners like the older generation people and now they are withdrawing support or look at shankar and going on protests and going on strikes this proves it been more that what the shankar lost his legitimacy and he is not perceived as the legitimate leader of the country social media video should medical students marching out of classes in solidarity. Even. And elderly protesters saying belarusian folksongs in the street. There have been confrontations and standoff with the riot police in some cases the police chose to withdraw. In others such as this police raid on an apartment male students were violently beaten and arrested. More aggressively of miscellaneous government backed by many groups are now subject to violence my children work and i take that they have already been offered the chance to emigrate so i am very worried i want to see my children to raise my grandchildren here in al country despite the demonstrations and public protest president lukashenko still appears to have the support of the countrys powerful neighbor russia but if these demonstrations spark a sustained wave of industrial walkouts that will certainly have a crucial impact on the geo political calculations paul brennan aljazeera. It was just a week to go until the election the attention of both sides is now focused on battleground states wisconsin lies on a political knife edge the traditionally Democratic State a place recently replaced republican governor with the democrats well now the democrats are hoping to recapture a state that seems to be swinging that way john hendren reports to us from joel county in wisconsin donald trump swept into wisconsin like a cool wind off Lake Michigan and he left in 2016 with an upset victory in a state that hadnt voted for a republican for president since 19 eightyfour any did it in part here in door county a swing county that voted twice for george w. Bush twice for barack obama and in 2016 for donald trump door county is a tree lined peninsula jutting into Lake Michigan home to dairy farms apple orchards multimillion dollar lakefront homes and tourism. At the farmers markets and quaint stalls on this scenic lin scape voters seem is divided as they were 4 years ago i went into the biggest. Person. American people could actually vote for somebody who. Treated other people that way it says. Totally way our president has done a good job. But hes going to get in or not i dont know and i hope he does. I dont thi