Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240711

A decision be made on which to take and what data to trusts also this hour a hong kong prodemocracy activist and media mogul jimmy lie is denied bail as he faces charges of fraud and a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in their academic calendar. And on peoples temple the school says n. B. A. Players get back to training the Houston Rockets trade old stalled home gold Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining as we begin this hour with the coronavirus pandemic in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic theyve been more than sea. 34000000 confirmed cases and nearly 1500000 deaths iran is now the hardest hit country in the middle east and has passed 1000000 confirmed cases over 1000 has killed almost 50000 people there but the Health Minister says the actual number of deaths is probably much higher iran introduced tougher restrictions to counter a 3rd wave of infections which included closing nonessential businesses russia meanwhile reported more than 28000. 00 new infections on thursday the highest spike yet the 2nd largest city St Petersburg has announced restrictions on the new Year Holidays in an attempt to stop the situation getting worse indonesia is also seeing a record daily rise in cases reporting more than 8300 on thursday several key officials have contracted covered 1000 recently the country has the highest number of infections in both both and death in the South East Asian region over to europe and hungary has just recorded 182 deaths its highest daily death toll a partial lockdown was introduced sorry weeks ago with a curfew in force present viktor orban has yet to announce whether regulations will change for christmas in lebanon the Health Minister is warning there will not be enough hospital beds to cope with increasing cases intensive care units have been at critical capacity about half of a worst hospital had been rendered nonfunctional in august after an explosion tore through a launch costs of the capital lets get a date on the situation in iran and speak to in tehran for so a grim milestone in iran in a death toll that could actually be much higher than whats being reported. Yes theres been some criticism internally in the country that the government didnt act quick enough that the measures meant strict enough but also that the figures at least the start of the break werent accurate and that criticism has also come from within government Health Minister has said that the death toll could actually be higher currently the death toll has been decreasing has dropped below 400. 00 since the start of this partial lockdown. Last month of november and the infection rate is still high but still its dropped below 14000. 00 were looking at around 13000. 00 every 24 hours and the partial lockdown nonessential businesses have to remain closed restaurants and takeaways and cafes can only do takeaway only and private vehicles are banned from the streets from 9 pm till 4 am in the morning unless otherwise they face a financial penalty iran has blamed the United States for the sanctions on this country saying that this sanctions have inhibited the fight against the corner fires in fact at the start of this pandemic iran did apply for billions of dollars of loans from International Monetary fund which was refused and again iran blamed the United States and even today the foreign minister divides the reef the United States has raged an economic war against iran that has cost many lives and stop them buying medicines that would have helped them fight the pandemic the fact still remains that this country is still the worst hit country in the middle east but president hasnt rouhani has previously said that iran compared to some European Countries has done way better than them considering restrictions on the sanctions on iran faces as that big in tehran thank you. Now the us is still the worst affected country by far on wednesday it reported its highest daily death toll since april according to John Hopkins University there were more than 3100 deaths recorded and for the 1st time daily hospital admissions across the u. S. Topped 100000 in a day 200000 new infections were also reported the head of the u. S. Centers for Disease Control warns that by february another 200000 people could die from the virus so were in that range potentially now of starting to see if seen 100 to 2000 to 2500 s. A day. From this far so you know that mortality concerns are real. And i do think unfortunately before we see february we could be close to form 50000 americans have died from this virus well officials in the u. S. Are racing to follow the u. K. And approve the fines or vaccine as early as next week approval for the modena vaccine could follow soon after the Health Secretary says he hopes 40 percent of adults could be inoculated within 3 months we can make our 1st shipments of vaccine to state this month and were on track to be able to ship enough vaccine for 20000000. 00 americans before the end of the year of course were all eager to have enough supply vaccinate every american who wants it because of operation works feed we expect to be at that point in the spring vaccines will only bring this pandemic to an end if enough americans choose to take these vaccines. You know White House Correspondent can but he helped get in washington d. C. For his company and now the grain tommy for the u. S. Is being viewed. Well just to put it into context because some of these numbers can be pretty scary this is a country of 330000000 people and in terms of infection so far the number of americans is about 13. 9 but in terms of deaths its over 272000 that is pretty high but just to give you an idea of how ordinary americans relate most people know at least a handful of people who have gotten kovac 1000 now but in terms of knowing somebody who has died from it that is more rarer still people are scared about the future because what the Public Health officials are saying is that the next 3 months could be the worst in american Public Health history and that is what is really concerning as they await the max of the mass vaccinations that are expected in the United States because what were hearing from the white house right now is that only about 40000000 doses will be available by the end of the year as you mentioned there is still a lot of waiting on the emergency authorization to take place in mid december even as these vaccines are already being produced so what we know is that its going to be front line workers and also the elderly living in care homes that will be the 1st to receive but that the rest of the general public is still going to have to wait a while so there is some fear about that theres also some skepticism about the science thats what we know that former president barack obama bill clinton and also george w. Bush are now saying that when their turn comes to get a vaccine that they will be doing it on camera to reassure the public that this science is safe as there are so many anxious and waiting but they all report skinny that this supply home chain for the transportation of vaccines has been asked what more can tell us about. Yeah yeah this is a really troubling headline coming out this morning here in washington as we know these vaccines need to be refrigerated in very very cold temperatures and disturbingly what were hearing is that according to i. B. M. As far back as september there has been a Global Phishing campaign that has been targeting whats called this cold chain used to make sure that these vaccines are stored properly now its unclear who these cyber attackers are but what Security Experts are saying is that this campaign has all the hallmarks of a nation state so that seems to have intimate knowledge of how this cold chain works so this is not only alarming to Security Experts but they are continuing to investigate this certainly isnt going to reassure a lot of people thank you for that can really help get my for us there at the white house or the World Health Organization is also reviewing the pfizer biotech vaccine for emergency listening regulators are in consultation with a u. K. Count of arson share data from that review however the w. H. O. Is executive director for Health Emergency says it could take developing nations months to get access we need to develop more vaccines we should stop we need more than these 3 or 4 we need to increase production we hold the price down we love a 1. 00 dose vaccine because these are all that ive seen so far 2 doses so the innovation is not finished we need the research to continue we need everyone to support our Research Live to need in london eve when does the e. U. As a whole expect to roll out a vaccine. Well theyve given the timeline of towards the end of the month lets not forget that the race to develop a vaccine is new now entered this new critical phase a race to regulate thats currently being led by the United Kingdom after its regulator gave the pfizer biotech vaccine the green light on wednesday but it doesnt mean that the confidence shown by the british regulator is shared by other countries the European Unions that regulator has actually accused the british regulator of being too hasty in rubber stamping the Pfizer Vaccine others said that its approach to rigorously checking its efficacy was perhaps the better way of dealing with the approvals process and of course the World Health Organization is watching whats happening here in the u. K. Very closely as well as asked for the british regulator to share its data with a view to also issuing an emergency listing of the pfizer buy and say vaccine as quickly as possible because the w. H. O. Knows all too well that it could take a very very long time for the vaccine to reach a much needed parts of the world that may not have their own regulator e bodies the u. K. May be winning the race to regulate the use of the vaccine but the actually the logistical process of rolling it out will be a hugely challenging warm ive already heard from Health Officials here in the United Kingdom the challenge of keeping it at low temperatures as an immense one the fact the parks arrive here in the groups of 975. 00 different doses that cannot be broken up are also another huge issue that needs to be overcome particularly when it means getting those much needed doses out to the vulnerable in care homes all of these issues need to be ironed out very very quickly if this is going to be an effective process barker in london thank you. Well lets say can look at some of the other leading vaccine candidates astra zeneca an Oxford University say their vaccine is on average 70 percent effective but can rise to 90 percent depending on dosage it can be stored in normal fridge temperatures for up to 6 months durness vaccine can stay in a fridge for 30 days or regular freezer for 6 months its more than 94 percent effective. It is 95 percent effective but requires a specialized freezing Russias Vladimir Putin says his country will have produced 2000000. 00 doses of its sputnik 5 vaccine within the next 5 days is said to be 95 percent effective but data hasnt been released showing it has gone through all the Clinical Trials china says its sign over. Success in trials and could stay stable for up to 3 years in regular cold storage early i spoke to dr peter drove an Infectious Disease and Global Health expert he says the best thing is to have several options. We need all of these vaccines or as many as possible i think whats important is that because we move so quickly that we make sure that we have immense rigor in the process of Clinical Trials and then an independence scrutiny of those results by regulators and other independent scientists to make sure that we feel good about the safety and i think you see results so therefore what were seeing now in the process is with the the material vaccine the Pfizer Vaccine and the oxford vaccine ongoing is more heartening because we know what were getting and i have a little bit less comfort with the vaccines in china and russia simply because they went ahead and gave emergency approval without doing those phase 3 trials and we havent seen that level of independent scrutiny over although this is good news we have 150 other vaccines in the pipeline frankly were going to need a lot of them the 1st ones may not be the best ones some countries may to an extent follow the lead in the work done by regulators in america and europe and then also the World Health Organization which also has an approvals process for medicines and other Health Commodities that is a stamp of approval that has a lot of currency with other countries as well so were seeing now is that this is happening up friends at the European Medicines Agency the f. D. A. And others and i think itll itll flow from there. Still ahead on this aljazeera news hour if he is following the refugees who are being moved to an island that aid groups say is dangerous find out why people in indian administered kashmir say theyre facing abuse by Security Forces in sports you know messi is fined after paying tribute to diego madona detail explain why coming up. At. The end of form a hong kong politician and prodemocracy campaigner ted hugh has announced hes seeking exile in the u. K. He recently left hong kong after denmark for denmark after facing multiple charges relating to last years government protests and a media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jimmy law is the latest high profile figure to be taken into Police Custody hell be held until a court case in april next year is accused of fraud and this comes just a day after 3 other leaders were sentenced Joshua Wong Agnes challah and ivan. Prison terms ranging from 7 to 13 months the Hong Kong Government says all those activists broke the law protesters say theyre trumped up charges to silence critics. Did it upon and has more from all. This is a very significant move here thats being seen against hong kongs proDemocracy Movement jimmy la is in jail at the moment he on wednesday night reported to police on a scheduled visit regarding this fraud case and the prosecutor saw him as a flight risk so he has been denied bail as you said until april which means hes likely to spend the night at christmas and the months officer in jail although were hearing that his lawyers are currently currently trying to appeal that decision to try and get him bail this is of huge consequence here in hong kong not just because hes one of the most high profile prodemocracy activists but also hes a very well known high profile tycoon here he is estimated to be worth about a 1000000000. 00 he said true rags to riches stories he made his fortune on the clothing business that eventually built it up to a media empire you know and one of the biggest prodemocracy newspapers here and this particular case now its related to an office within his media complex which hes accused of violating a lease with a government and to a price but whats also raising concern about this particular case is that the judge that has been chosen to pursue this case is one of those thats handpicked to deal with National Security cases although it is being said that this case has nothing to do with the National Security law so there are many questions swirling around whats motivated this latest fraud case against him davey palin in hong kong that speak to stephen vines about all this is the author of defying the Dragon Hong Kong and the Worlds Largest dictatorship very good to have you with us mr vines so jimmy lie has been one of the loudest prodemocracy voices in hong kong why does his detention and all these arrests that weve seen recently where does this all leave the proDemocracy Movement. Well i mean theres been hammer blows source the opposition practically and im not exaggerating practically every day the fact that in a single week jimmy lai has been put into prison he is the possibly one of the best internationally known leaders the most movement he is the only media tycoon as supports the Democracy Movement the fact that just should world is in jail for the full time shows that the Younger Generation of activists are likely to go into jail in quick succession they have been doing so. Demonstrations on the streets of more or less disappear people are now keeping their heads down theyre very worried about these developments as weve just heard mr report from you tell you why one of the legislators is seeking asylum in britain other Civil Servant left on quote seeking asylum its a difficult situation right if there is no opposition left in hong kong where does that leave the government the legitimacy of the government and this also puts into question the entire one country 2 systems principle thats not. It absolutely does i mean at the moment the legislature is entirely composed except for 2 members of pro china legislators the one country 2 systems principle is supposed to mean the whole cone has a right to create books some mix in precisely those words but the introduction of this very draconian National Security bill was dictated in beijing with no discussion oco the expulsion of prodemocracy legislators was ordered from beijing with no discussion hold on not even the chief executive from co was consulted about their mission so you know the idea of independence or autonomy is is shrinking very rapidly yeah at least 31 people arrested under this National Security law weve heard Widespread International condemnation but beyond the condemnation what can and should the International Community be doing you think weve seen of course the u. K. Extend a hand to activists but is there more that can be done. Well the u. K. s actually done more than that i mean theyve offered the right of the bird in in britain to 1900000 people who hold this thing with British National missys passport which is a travel document but it it was a suit of people who were born in hong kong or 997 when the handover to chinese rule took place in america youve seen escalating round of sanctions against hong kong thats issues prevention of sales to hong kong of riot equipment and a lot of countries now who. Ended their extradition agreements with because they have doubts about the integrity of the judiciary here so i mean there is International Pressure whether it will be effective i really. Thank you very much for talking to us about this stephen vines author of defying the Dragon Hong Kong and the Worlds Largest dictatorship we appreciate your time. In other world news u. S. Media reporting that songy arabia is close to reopening it says space and land borders to the gulf nation has been underlined. In the u. A. E. And egypt since june 27th teen Senior Advisor gyde was in doha on wednesday and is reported to have also visited. Bloomberg in the New York Times suggests a tentative deal is being brokered by kuwait but does not include bahrain the u. A. E. And egypt now a deal between qatar and saudi arabia would signal the end of a dispute that has pitted the gulf neighbors against each other for more than 3 years in june 2017 saudi arabia the u. A. E. Bahrain in egypt all diplomatic and economic ties with qatar excuse it of creating instability and supporting terrorism which strongly denies they close its only land border and impose an air and sea embargo kuwait initially stepped in to mediate but they had been little or no compromise the latest effort by the trumpet ministration is seen as a last ditch attempt to resolve the issue before he leaves office is there a senior political analyst explains what we consultation with saudi arabia would mean for. I think for qatar the important player is saudi arabia and the important neighbor and the and that country that which they care to have an immediate. Solution with or you know open relations with would probably be saudi arabia otherwise im not that important im not sure qatar cares very much whether or when bahrain decides to come aboard egypt is kind of a bit foreign it has which is the dishes or had and the u. E. S. Playing its own game you know perfecting relations with israel that the credit of relations its on the bottom so i think that theyre important or that. The cornerstone if you will is hopefully a really you know opening of relations between president s are going to be and that might lead or should lead to bilateral really bilateral negotiations then between qatar in each and every one of those countries but i think actually in fact those countries will be paying more attention of course one saudi arabia gets on board iran stopped council has approved a law that would allow for higher levels of uranium enrichment it would also stop unrestricted inspections by International Nuclear watchdog. And needs to be approved by the president has done rouhani is seen as a show of defiance after the assassination of a Top Iranian Nuclear scientists last friday irans foreign minister says the u. S. Should rejoin the nuclear deal which it pulled out of in 20000. 00 or stop interfering in negotiations. The United States walked out of the Nuclear Agreement but did not walk out of the United Nations is hans responsibilities obligations as a un member as a Security Council member and there is a Security Council resolution 2231 which the United States must upset as a permanent member of the Security Council and the United States has been in great breach of that resolution because of the Trump Administration has been a rogue regime. Bangladesh has begun transferring hundreds of Rohingya Refugees to the island of china which the u. N. Warns is prone to cyclons and floods at least 10 buses carrying around 400. 00 people left the camps and cox has been sorry say the only 1000000 willing have been living in squalid camps in south east bound by the. Violence in myanmar theyre refusing to return without guarantees for their safety and the child really has more from coxs bazaar why suddenly take 100000 people to isolated island which is 50 kilometer coast of bangladesh which is prone to cycle on tidal wave the government will say we spent 218000000 weve built embarkment theres clusters of villages in shelters and hospitals although there are school missing which is one of the primary. Reasons the rowing or record years are really concerned about because theres no formal education either in the camp or in that island now talking to a lot of their own many of them said theyre really not interested despite having all the infrastructure facilities the government so theyll be farming theyll be domesticated animals that could be the livestock farming they could go fishing and all the stuff they said they feel comfortable here because they can visit camp of camp their extended families here close to their homeland you can see the several kilometers away behind me is me on my theres a sense of belonging here even the regional people here speak their dialogue they can communicate more or less in the same language so that sense of belonging a psychological factor they dont want to be isolated far away in a coastal island which they dont know nothing about but the government is determined theyre going to take place by probably will take months to relocate the 100000 people in that island. Thats our speak to sad how mighty has Amnesty International south Asia Campaign i thank you very much for being with us human Rights Groups have been trying to convince a Bangladeshi Government to stop its plan to relocate ring of refugees to bash and shock what is your main concern. Thank you i think the key concern is there but the has not been independent assessment of the islands habitability which has been a concern of the United Nations the humanitarian agencies and the rights organizations this is something thats crucial to deter mine how safe the island is for the refugees and the people who would be living there and without which its not clear we dont have the Scientific Data that could essentially explain the conditions of the island right the other concern that we have here is that the island is still off limits to everyone including human Rights Groups and journalists without prior permission which poses a grave concern for independent human rights monitoring we dont know what the conditions are on the island right now. We know from alec there was a record accounts Amnesty International has heard accounts of. What should i say the dissatisfaction that refugees have those who are already on the island been there since may when when they were taken to that island where about 300 futures were already there and an adult that will receive from their families in parts is bizarre and from some of them who are already on the island as well it goes to show that they want to return to the families and community in the mainland parts of bizarre and certainly that that that raises the question about what is what is prompting them. To want to return to home where is the bottom of this governor suggesting that its a safe place and a great place to to be right i was going to ask you that in fact because event reports that hundreds of refugees have been willing to go to bash and shot because they were offered incentives including Cash Payments is that the case is a government actually forcing people to go by giving them cash. We cant say that it is the case for everyone but we have heard accounts of course. That has been laid to some of these refugees to go to the island there were Cash Incentives offered that weve heard in some cases weve heard that the camp 40 suka where their food costs than the family a testament to station cards which are quite crucial for them to. To secure their release on a daily and monthly basis so. These these allegations need to be investigated and certainly thats not the standard definition of all injury decisions it has to be transparent and thats why im this international has been calling for a calling on the Bangladesh Government to ensure that the refugees are able to participate and there is a clear policy framework that outlines the participation process of the refugees and that is the ones that you know you know the Bangladeshi Government says is doing all this because it will help ease the chronic over crowding at the camps in coxs bizarre because that is also an issue the conses desire the cab stand on table to accommodate the launch of the refugees that are there in good condition. We must remember the generosity that bangladesh has extended that no other countries have in this capacity we got 1000000 refugees in a space of about 6500 acres bangladesh have its own challenges we have knowledge that but having said that i think transparency in the process and mechanicals of very critical and this Huge Population of refugees which bangladesh has been calling on the International Community to ensure the repacked relation at the earliest can only be possible when the refugees are empowered to speak for themselves when it is truly say voluntary and dignified and sustainable for them to go back but until then there the International Community has a very Important Role to support bangladesh in the in this situation but at the same time made a National Community must also cry ties the human rights of the refugees in their humanitarian response thank you so much for talking to us about this Amnesty International campaign joining us air from colombo thank you for your time 10 after a check on the wild weather has evidence. Truckle cycling brevik continues to make its way across southern parts of india it made landfall across the far north of a few hours ago and is going to continue driving further west which is weakened significantly now that it has made landfall 75 Kilometers Per Hour but still plenty of heavy rain coming through flash flooding does that likely here with mudslides maybe another 202300 millimeters of rain for some over the next day oh so this is the same in sri lanka and you can see there has been a huge amounts of rainfall damaging winds brought down a number of trees Power Outages as per usual as we go on through the next couple of days will see that whats the weather making its way through time will not pushing across into character this is fridays picture come the end of friday it will start see just seed out into the open waters of the arabian sea its finish is still coming back in behind hence there is going to be further flooding that wetter weather started to push up into southern parts of entrepreneurs and well see some wet weather coming through here possibly causing further flooding here similar pictures to go on to insist sunday the showers do become fewer and further between further north it is generally try all the way up towards the himalayas evident thank you very much still ahead on the news hour and crisis in syria as the cold of winter puts millions of people at risk. Plus one reports have a report rather from athens on the measures some museums are taking to stay afloat during the pandemic and argentina do a u. Turn after talking there on the captain peter be here to explain or still stay with us. Jump into this story and julian on Global Community bio diversity is bio security is that essential for our species to survive be part of the debate i know the hard line days and weeks you can be part of this conversation. When no topic is off the table the police are not neutral and all of these cases here is to terrorize and heres the other part of this theres no consequence this stream on out is there. Frank assessments youve got colleagues on the ground in the canaries what is the situation theres only one doctor and one nurse or 2200. 00 people informed opinions how big does Foreign Policy figure in the early stages of a bi ministration he comes into office with a huge amount of Foreign Policy experience indepth analysis of the days global headlines how will a place like it live get the vaccine when theres no money and all the rest of rich countries are fighting for an inside story on aljazeera. You mean. The. The. The in. The watching the news hour on aljazeera a reminder of our top stories iran has topped 1000000 confirmed coronavirus cases as the hardest hit country in the middle east nearly 50000 people have died from the virus but Officials Say the number could be much higher in the u. S. More than 3100 people died from culver 1000 in the past 8 c. Highest death toll since a pandemic began according to johns Hopkins University hospital admissions reach a record 100001 wednesday and Hong Kong Media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jimmy lie has been refused bail the outspoken government critic is facing charges of defrauding government owned business. To india now where farmers have been and have been meeting government ministers for a 2nd round of talks as protests intensify against proposed laws on farm produce the fama say theyll carry on with their protests after negotiations on tuesday ended without an agreement farmers are worried the new legislation will put an end to minimum crop prices and lead to corporate exploitation and as a random has more from the single border crossing. Even as Farm Union Leaders attend the 2nd round of talks this week with the governments tens of thousands of farm is remains on 3 key highways goodlooking 3 roads into the indian Capital Region where one of them where the mood is very much fond of defiance its also festive at times and the farmers here are being joined by farmers from states other than those which border a dairy farm is a coming from the states of products from the states of muddy predation and they all say that theyre going to continue to cause this disruption until the government either repeal those 3 recent overrides that guarantees around a minimum price for their produce into laws and were also seeing protests elsewhere in the country now in the states disha and maharashtra in odisha farmers have been protesting outside the state assembly and now famous have support from athletes 150 accolades from the state of punjab where many farmers have from have said theyre going to go to the president ial building on saturday a day where farmers have called for a nationwide protest and return their National Award not some of these athletes a little Gold Medalist and the government as very aware of just how much support these families have from the public. The indian army has denied reports of reprisal attacks after the death of 2 of its soldiers in indian administered kashmir last week for residents of one area outside the are have told aljazeera details about an attack they say was carried out by Security Forces and has a story of. Days after an Indian Army Patrol came under attack the 2 soldiers inside the vehicle were shot later died in hospital authorities are looking for those responsible no group has claimed responsibility for the shooting on the outskirts of srinagar in indian administered kashmir people here. Theyre living in fear special police and Army Soldiers have carried out raids in the past week and those who live here say theyve become victims to reprisal attacks. On the day of the attack the soldiers questioned us we told them we didnt know anything a day later around 1 30 am the soldiers write it down neighborhood all men were taken out of their homes and lined up in a neighborhood square we were beaten badly we were separated into 3 groups soldiers took turns beating us at least 5 soldiers beating a Single Person with iron rods battens whatever they could find we were even pushed on the ground and beaten west civilians why would we know anything about the attack is they were soldiers and they should know how to deal with civilians al jazeera has spoken to numerous people who say theyve seen many beatings or have been attacked most have the bruises to prove it. Some were tied to electric poles and beaten badly children were beaten in front of their parents sons were beaten in front of their fathers fathers were beaten in front of the sons or were ruthlessly beaten always screaming the women were crying and werent allowed to move closer they were abused too. Some say whenever they hear the army coming they now flee their homes. An Indian Army Spokesman has denied the allegations of beatings in this area a local official from indias governing b j p says such complaints are rare when we are going to use that he gave incident i believe if such an incident happened we urge all high command and the local administration to launch an inquiry to make sure it doesnt happen again but i dont think that sentients didnt help and the army is a disciplined force if it has happened they need to be investigated and the guilty needs to be punished. Some. Services have been held to remember the 2 soldiers who were killed as soldiers and civilians alike remain on edge in this disputed malayan region and are shipped home aljazeera. If european state television has released footage from the northern tea gray region it appears to be from the military and shows life seemingly returning to normal but because of a media blackout were unable to verify these pictures the United Nations says the conflict has this space around a 1000000 people tens of thousands have fled across the border to sudan aljazeera smom advantage is at the refugee camp in sudan near the border where they feel here. Hundreds of refugees here they have lost contact with their loved ones they dont know well about so moms and fathers and sisters and sons and daughters thats the most traumatic aspect of whats going on here inside the camps with regards to the situation the other aspects of the situation you can see behind me aid is being distributed on a daily basis across the camps we are in now closer to the border with ethiopia and this composts about 15000. 00 each opens but this is not going to be a permanent camp this if you look behind me you can see those small houses this is a village that has been built by the Sudanese Government to host. Those villages who have been displaced and moved from there from their areas because of the dam that has been built here the city dump the lake of the encroached on their homes so that there were some of them were still waiting to be handed their homes so the the war happened just when they were about to be moved here and those refugees came they were given a priority by the Sudanese Government and they are going on between the 2 sides between the owners of the homes the to be owners of the homes and the government to convince them to wait until the situation can be improved and more of the refugees can be moved to permanent camps. The United Nations says agent aid is needed for 3000000 syrians living in refugee camps when they can be harsh they desperately require and shelter to keep warm and as in a hotel reports as a possibility many could. People could soon become homeless winter in Northern Syria can be bitter and harsh it has still not fully set in but already heavy rains have flooded overcrowded camps home to nearly one and a half 1000000 people displaced by war the United Nations calls it one of the biggest displacement crises in the world. We have. X. Times im going to. Want. But peace remains elusive so for now the priority is survival families have been moving into new camps but the u. N. Says it received only 54 percent of the money it requires to provide safe for Living Conditions to all those in need 2020 with this the largest mass displacement in the 9 year conflict nearly a 1000000 left their homes because of a months long russian backed Syrian Government offensive in the opposition controlled province of idlib so you see. You know we now live in a big prison and used to have our land all yeah you dont know how you will find food to eat. A life in exile is what many fear particularly those living close to the front lines a truce reached in march were made for a child by. Were afraid the regime will launch an offensive to capture this area then will have to leave and never be able to return. Just are a sure city is on the m 4 international highway which the government wants to be able to connect the coast to the commercial capital aleppo in the offensive earlier this year the regime recaptured the m 5 after intensely bombing an empty villages along the route. We saw what happened to the others they were forced from their homes no they live in the rain with no means to make a living at least half of it lives population have been displaced from other parts of syria people trapped in a small pocket of territory where a humanitarian situation threatens to get worse its a reality that doesnt appear to be temporary but their. French Prime Minister zhang cast sakes has been visiting belong in cali as part of proper preparations billions of dollars of goods including pharmaceuticals strange and food flow between the European Union and the u. K. Every year from the region firms on both sides of the channel will be subject to food customs controls once again Industry Leaders are concerned that a no deal brecks it could lead to serious delays in congestion at the ports and the channel tunnel. Former french president value. A supporter of european integration has died after contracting called 19 shes gotta stand became president in 1974 he was known for having a liberal attitude on social issues like divorce and abortion but his relationship with emperor a book a South Central African Republic was criticize after he was accused of receiving diamonds as gifts just got his son was 94 years old. And he coronavirus pandemic has forced greece to keep its museums close depriving them of much needed revenue so one of the countrys most important has resorted to imagines he measures in order to keep its doors open johnson reports from athens. The nike museum is the 2nd most visited in greece after the Acropolis Museum it has a collection spanning 2000 years of greek islamic and asian civilization but its in financial trouble 70 percent of its income is from ticket sales restaurants and shops and its 9 venues the pandemic has forced greece to close museums drawing up that revenue so the binocular asked the Living Artists it displays to contribute works for an Online Auction it gathered 2 140. 00 priced anywhere between 40 euros and 70000. 00 and the auction it says is going well partly thanks to the museums clean record as acquisition contrary to all the major european museums this is not a Colonial Museum which it was built on the love for art and history it was not built as the outcome of an imperial power a colonial power that has gathered all those treasures from around the world the been lucky is doing as much Online Business as it can shipping gifts ahead of christmas but the shortfall it has to cover is considerable the bernanke a museum needs 8 and a half 1000000. 00 a year to keep its doors open every month that it closed it loses half a 1000000. 00 to lockdowns this year have so far kept it shut for 5 months depriving it of almost a 3rd of its annual income and that doesnt include Company Sponsorships for exhibitions like this one which was due to open on the day the latest lockdown began but the binoculars board is determined to succeed because this is the only museum that traces greek identity through all its phases from antiquity through by sent him to the modern state became a depository of trust for the Greek Society and also the greeks of the diaspora that every single time they had something important to donate and preserve for the new. And raced on they would rather give it to the night music. Provide a bit like society. Vision and company and over the years we had this relationship of trust the been archy is now calling on that Global Community of supporters to help it survive during this challenging time jumps. Things chime as a probe has finished collecting soil samples and is preparing to return to earth the 1st such mission in more than 40 years along launch 5 lander is mapping the area and using round radars to search for minerals and water. Still ahead on aljazeera reaching the last 16 of the Asian Champions League is childs play for some of the team its thats coming up next in sports with its. Business leaders to find a bright spot. In. Business later its his goal to find a brown spot. Welcome back in south korea nearly half a 1000000 School Students are sitting their National College Entrance Exam during a recent spike in coronavirus cases as rob mcbride reports from seoul the annual event looks a little different assia its the most important day in the academic calendar and its being held under tough coded 19 restrictions as south korea fights through a 3rd wave of the pandemic. Its in stark contrast to what is traditionally a celebration that brings everyone together in a Society Obsessed with academic achievement. Younger pupils and family members and only through the schools as the students arrive for the exam. Police provide escorts for those running late and even flight departure times are adjusted so planes dont disturb exam takers. This year all students are carefully checked while distancing measures are being strictly observed for examinees and invigilators alike. Special evening classes known as cram schools which are normally busy preparing students ahead of the exam have mostly suspended operations as part of the governments efforts to ensure safety. And i urge all people including examinees to follow the prevention rules in your daily lives what hasnt changed is just how important this day is in the lives of students and their families this exam will determine which college they get into and so influence their career paths afterwards it doesnt get much bigger temples across south korea families have been praying for exams success but also probably for their children to stay safe special arrangements have been made for infected students to take the exam in hospital and south koreas president has being seeing for himself special centers set up for students who are self isolating on. And i had various concerns but today looking at the preparations i am somewhat relieved to be however the cove in 1902 asian is now worse than when we 1st planned for this day already under incredible exam pressure students this year have the added concerns of the pandemic to stress over rob mcbride aljazeera sole. Sampras was his peter thank you for a handy 18 serve only been back at training for 2 days but some are already making big changes to their lineup the Houston Rockets have traded Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards the all star point guard moves after just one season with the rockets who were eliminated in the playoffs westbrook will join up with former Oklahoma City thunder coach scott brooks at the wizards meanwhile the rockets john wall from washington in exchange as well as a future 1st round draft pick one man whos staying put is Le Bron James who has reportedly agreed a 2 year 85000000 dollars contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers james its been 36. 00 later this month is the leagues reigning most valuable player in the lakers past the heat in 6 games in this years finals but coronavirus remains a problem for the n. B. A. Nearly 9 percent of players have tested positive ahead of their return to Training Camp the league says of 546 tests on players 48 were positive sick so would have to isolate for 10 days after their symptoms passed meaning some could miss the start of the preseason on december the 11th. Training for the paralympics will get grants with an unprecedented 2200000. 00 to help support them the International Paralympic committee announced a package to compensate losses suffered by more than 200. 00 federations and National Olympic committees from the coronavirus the tokyo 2020 games was postponed until next year because of the pandemic its the biggest source of income for paralympic federations the grants will be awarded from next month. Argentinas rugby skipper has been reinstated just a day off to being stripped of the captaincy for offensive social media posts on wednesday problem out there and 2 of his teammates were dropped off the tweets deemed racist and xenophobic win from nearly a decade ago resurfaced however and his team mates will now only sort out the saturdays trying to asian states against australia. Knowledge. They really. Should. Japanese club have reached the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League the tournament is being held in a bubble in cutter perth glory 10 on thursday to seal 2nd place in group a half brazilian player delton with the only goal of the game in the 8th minute theyll face groupie winners beijing f. C. In their next game while perth glory go home another chinese club. Fell short of making their 1st Champions League knockout stage as they were beaten by also one day 41 the South Koreans were dominant as Group Winners they will face either if the soul or melbourne victory in the round of 16 be scoring a brace in a 5th straight win for all signing group if making it look like childs play a forensic investigation is underway in argentina into the death of diego marathoner theyre examining samples taken from the football legend after his death from a heart attack filed for marathoners personal doctor was seized in a police raid earlier this week prosecutors are looking into whether medical care requirements were met after he was released from hospital following brain surgery. Current argentina captain ian our messi has been fined 720. 00 after paying tribute to marathon about taking office should they say he was playing for barcelona against also sooner on sunday the striker removed these passages ie to reveal the red and black colors of newells old boys message Hometown Club and one of the last teams merit on a plate for before retiring. Meanwhile barcelona did quite well without messi on wednesday in the Champions League against hungary and club for inspire us and one griezmann Martin Braithwaite and those man them belair all found the back of the net in a 3 no win pass remain 3 points clear of eventers in group g. Both clubs have already qualified its a lot closer in group h. Where there is now a 3 way tie at the top of the standings thats after the worlds most expensive player neymar scored twice in paris and demands 31. 00 win at Manchester United p. S. G. Trail man united only on goal difference with one game to play meanwhile German Club Rb Leipzig will likely need to beat menu when they host the next week if they are to reach the last 16 on wednesday life sick defeated to istanbul bashar here for 3 stay in with a chance of reaching the next round meanwhile Stephanie Fred far has become the 1st woman to referee a mens Champions League match the French Air Force in charge of events us versus dinamo kiev as previously refereed of the 201529000 womens world cups including the final in paris last year 4 teams are through to the Europa League round of 32 and plenty more can join them on thursday arsenal are one of the few who have already booked their place they take on a rapid vienna who are already out but thursdays match will bring excitement for 2000 lucky arsenal fans the emirates stadium will welcome spectators for the 1st time since march the 7th of the coronavirus restrictions were relaxed across england. Thats all the more again a little bit later of ali the day thank you very much for that thats it for this news hour on aljazeera but do stay with us ill be back in just a few minutes with more of the days yes. In 1958 Charles De Gaulle made a famous speech in algeria. But take a dont hold back the tide about gerry and independence all keep frances colonies in africa and the pacific. In the final episode of the series aljazeera explores how the long and bitter fight for the french empire still resonates today blood in tears french to colonise ation on aljazeera. Aljazeera world i meet some extraordinary women. Who are making things happen that way. Following their daily struggle to survive. For their families to thrive. Egypts women street silent as on aljazeera. For 4 weeks america in goal didnt protest every day all over the u. S. Even as the country faces the continued threat of a deadly pandemic. And it morphed into a movement calling for Police Reforms sometimes it was violent. But mostly it was peaceful we asked people to describe what america is now feeling i think people want change. And its a good buy are willing to do whatever it takes to get there on friday billions of people in america are expected to celebrate whats called to keep an unofficial holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States this year in the wake of the nationwide protests there is a growing number of calls to make it an official federal holiday. The people see it as a great opportunity to take to the streets to continue to let their message be heard. The war. Iran joins a growing list of countries that have hit the 1000000 mark of coronavirus infectious. Youre watching aljazeera live from doha with me fully back t. Ball also coming up patients are racing to have covered 1000 vaccines but the w. H. O. Is warning developing countries will have to wait months for access hong kong prodemocracy activists and media mogul jimmy nigh is denied bail as he faces charges of fraud and people in india not