Racism within Law Enforcement . And come the simple steroid covident that is cutting deaths. Hello, welcome to the program. North koreas military has announced they would resume exercises near the border with the sendea and soldiers into the Industrial Zone of the border town. It began with blowing up a liaison office. South korea says it will respond notngly if the north does dial down its actions in rhetoric. Speakingnt, we will be with our correspondent on the escalating situation. Reporter the destruction of that building created at the height of improving interkorean relations, and with it, hope of reconciliation. Become enraged by defectors, whom it calls human scum, sending propaganda balloons into its territory. The sister of the leader kim jongun has warned the e militay could destroy the building in retaliation. Confirmation came tuesday afternoon with a plume of smoke spotted north of the border. Corresponds to the mindset of and enrage people to force the human scum and those who have sheltered them to pay dearly for their crimes. Reporter the office was established in 2018, amid diplomacy between the two koreas , the north in the u. S. Including, all talks, getting rid of the Nuclear Weapons threat, have stalled. North korea seems set on creating a new crisis on the Korean Peninsula. It has already cut the hotlines across the demilitarized zone, making any attempt at reconciliation more difficult, and possibly signaling the return to the extreme tensions of the past. Something the liberal south korean president moon jaein has wanted to avoid at all costs, but even his government seems to be returning to acrimonious warnings. We sternly warn that we will strongly respond if the north continues to take steps to worsen the situation. Reporter adding all responsibility for this destructive act falls on the north. Correspondent joins us now over the phone from the south korean capital, seoul. What can you tell us about these latest developments, resuming exercises new the border with the south . Reporter thats right. It is north korea increasing its inflammatory language. The north korean official news agency on its website carrying images of the destruction of caringaison office, also threats to troops in the industrial area, being pulled back to allow these joint economic projejects since shuttered to take place. Also, troops will be occupying an area, which was the site of a joint tourism project. More concerning for south korea is the announcement they will be postsblishing guard inside the dmz. Under the 202018 agreement, the two sides agreed to dismantle these g guard posts where you have soldiers across from each other on this no mans land as a way of reducing tensions. It wille north says resume military exercises s just , so increasasingz concerns here in south korea, just a abo where thihis is leadg , whether chances of reconciliation are gone and we are now returning to the tensions of the battle days. Anchor thank you. The death toll from fighting on the border of india and china has risen. The Indian Army Says 20 that it soldiers were killed by chinese troops. In the valley territory is in the himalayas. The Indian Ministry describe it as a violent faceoff, and the result of an attempt by beijing to unilaterally change the status quo there. They have been locked in a standoff on the border for several weeks. We have reached a situation where we are standing eyeball to eyeball and this has resulted in this situation. This is very sad and we want government to immediately step in and take diplomatic actions. Doesnt happen so it gets cleared up and we have to go for a bigger action then. Anchor earlier, i spoke with a senior associate at the Woodrow Wilson center who says neither country is in a good position for an escalation of tension. Countries cannot afford to be in a position where they have to worry about an escalation leading to things spiraling out of control into conflict. You have to hope that better minds will prevail. I think the question is how india will respond right now. They are under pressure not to back down. Again, were talking about at least 20 dead indian soldiers. On the other hand, india is the weaker of the two. China is a more powerful country, so there is only so much i can do if it were to try to retaliate. Fromynamic is different what it is between india and pakistan. India is in a difficult position. It is risky not to do anything and go back to dialogue, but it doesnt want to escalate in a way it will have to worry about things spiraling out of control and leading to the real risk of conflict. Anchor schools in beijing close as a response to a new coronavirus outbreak. Seen 50ese capital has days without reported cases, but days, hundredsr of infections have been confirmed. Reporter they are working to find the origins of the new cluster that has led to reimposing a lockdown. Appears the coronavirus to have originated they are. The strain is different than it was two months ago. An epidemicndicates strain from european countries, so from outside of china brought to beijing. The government says that infections are linked to one market. Thought workers at the market have been tested. People living nearby have been sent to hospitals for testing. Neighborhoods have been locked down and people who recently visited the market have been told to self isolate for two weeks. They say they are not taking any chances. Since the epidemic occurred at the market on june 11, there have been 106 new covid19 cases. The Epidemic Prevention and control of beijing is in a severe situation. Reporter the government has and Entertainment Venues have been closed and people are encouraged to work from home. Long distance buses have been suspended. Residents have been told not to travel. Those who do must undertake two week quarantine periods at their destination. It has affected three other chinese provinces. The Chinese Government says the next few days will be crucial. Authorities say the current measures will be enough if the numbers are stable, but a sharp increase will mean stricter measures will be needed to prevent a possible second wave. The u. S. President has signed an executive order to reform the countrys policing in response to weeks of protests against racism and police brutality. It encourages the use of best practices and bans the use of chokeholds, and an officers life is at risk, and allows for social workers to be deployed with officers for nonviolent cases, including drug use and homelessness. The vast majority of Police Officers are selfless and courageous public servants. They are great men and women. When others run away from danger, police run straight into harms way, often putting their lives at stake to protect someone who they dont know or never even met. Anchor Police Reforms are being implemented at state and local levels. Police unions say they are being targeted as an easy political in, while activists say they are the problem. We have more from new york. Pushing pepper spray, them and plowing, the spotlight on the new York Police Department has not been flattering. The state has moved quickly to pass reform measures, but the unions representing police say they are being used as political pawns, and Public Safety will suffer. Is wet we are saying now are all demonized because someone was martyred in minnesota. Again, most restrained Police Department in the country. Reporter critics say unions are a problem. All across the country, we have two steps forward, one step laws better people, better , but unions are clinging to their power and will do everything they can to undermine reforms and individuals seeking to implement those reforms. Reporter they compiled a list of local politicians taking donations from Law Enforcement groups, and many have decided to give back the money, signaling the tide may be turning. New yorks governor last week signed a law banning chokeholds, named after eric garner, who was killed by one, and making the records of Police Officers accused of misconduct public. On tuesday, the mayor of new york city announced footage of body cams must be released within 30 days if it involves the use of a firearm or force resulting in injury or death. And aroundrms here the country have largely focused on individual officers and holding them accountable for their actions, but critics say racism is a systemic problem and systemic changes are needed. Believes the issue is rather a militarized approach to policing. Weve gone back to militarized police for Tactical Solutions and so forth, and all of those drive a wedge between communities and their police, and i think we need to go back and think philosophically again about why we police. Reporter in california, the states Largest Police unions have published their own agenda, acknowledging for a lessening use of increasing accountability to root out races Police Officers, but that will require communities and police to Work Together to make Community Safer for everyone. Anchor still to come, premier league pirates, the who says saudi arabia broke International Law by stealing and transmitting live sports broadcasts. Blame and discrimination for higher coronavirus mortality rates among britains ethnic minorities. Heello on the cool side. Wednesday, rain pushing in from. He south and across the north mostly cloudy across the southeast. One or two showers around sydney. May be coastal showers pushing into queens land. The rain heading across western australia. Wednesday. 23 perth. Once this slides through, it will cool down. 18 degrees celsius. Acrossn making its way there. 12 in hobart, but dry. , but some sunny skies in seoul, korea. The rain has been impacting eastern china. Showers wednesday to the north of shanghai, where the heavy rain will be. Slightly dry conditions further to the south. By thursday, heavy rain across the Korean Peninsula and pushing into western japan. Anchor welcome back. The top stories on al jazeera. North koreas military will resume exercises near the border with south korea and senend the soldldiers into the Industrial Zone. Blowinglows pyongyang up of a liaison office. The Indian Army Says 20 soldiers ine killed by chinese troops a disputed territory. Indians Foreign Ministry describes the fighting as an attempt by beijing to unilaterally change the status quo. Donald trump has signed an executive order to reform policing, banning the use of chokeholds in an officers life is at risk. Saudi arabiauled broke International Law over a sports piracy operation. Following an 18month investigation, the wto found the saudi government supported the illegal activities of the network, pirating sports. We have the story. Reporter it has been described as the biggest and most outrageous piracy operation in history allowed to continue for the past three years, but that might change after the who issued its findings into the case of saudi arabia and the theft of tv broadcasting rights. In 2017 after the kingdom in three allies imposed a blockade network wasnew debuted, nothing more than a piracy operation that stole the and,l from the company broadcasted around the world. The Largest Global sporting events, including the 2018 fifa world cup, english premier league, tennis grand slams, and formula one were also illegally broadcast in a flagrant breach of intellectual Property Rights and several other international treaties. According to the whos independent investigation, it was and is supported by the saudi government. The report names the socalled righthanded man of the kingdoms effective ruler mohammad bin salman as being behind the organization. It also confirmed through governmentowned entities that it was able to operate and transmit it signal, and that saudi arabia ignored numerous requests from u. S. And british governments, and sporting body such as the premier league and fifa to put an end to the piracy. Have reached the conclusion that the kingdom of saudi arabia is in breach of wto obligation for refusing to take any actions against the pirating , and actively promoting the broadcasts. Reporter the findings by the wto do not come with any mechanism to for saudi arabia to cease its piracy, but there is another ongoing legal case. Where as the wto investigation was instigated by other governments, the network has filed a separate 1 billion lawsuit. Ownt is pursuing its illegal actions against the kingdom of saudi arabia in the form of an International Arbitration and to the extent of my knowledge, this arbitration is in its procedures, and this will be the platform for the network to seek the compensation for the harm that happened to that company. Reporter this case is important globally, because aside from the theft of some of the most soughtafter broadcasting rights , saudi arabia is also trying to buy one of the largest and oldest football clubs in england , newcastle united. That takeover is now hanging in the balance. While the organization may not have the power to force saudi arabia to shut down its piracy operation, its ruling is a clear indictment that the kingdom is behind one of the largest thefts of intellectual Property Rights in history. Many will view this as yet another failure of saudi arabias rule of crown prince mohammad bin salman. Achor saudi arabia released statement saying anyone committing acts of piracy is not in saudi arabia. Arabia has asaudi strong record of protecting intellectual property and is committed to applying national law and procedures in full conformity with wto rules. Returning to the coronavirus pandemic, the who says the successful trial of a drug that can treat the most seriously ill coronavirus patients is a lifesaving, scientific breakthrough. There is even better news, the lowdose steroid is both affordable and already widely available. The drug has been found to cut the risk of deaths by a third for people on ventilators, the risk for people on oxygen is cut by a fifth. It is normally used to fight inflammation in such conditions as arthritis and asthma. It appears to limit the damage when the immune system goes into overdrive to fight the virus. Its effects could be particular beneficial in the developing world because it is low cost and easy to access. It is showing a significant effect, and it is important because the drug itself is very widely available on almost every pharmacy shelf in every hospital, available throughout the world, and extremely cheap. We have looked at the numbers. If we treat eight patients with this drug with this drug, we will save one life, and the total cost is only 40 pounds. Anchor it has been acknowledged that social inequalities have contributed to higher death rates from covid19 among the uks black, asian, and ethnic minorities, but now institutional racism has been added to the list. As britain joins other countries facing black lives matters protests, the latest findings on the challenges of face by the government. We have this report. Reporter she lost her husband to covid19 in april. He caught the virus in hospital, while being treated for cancer, his death adding to a disproportionately high toll among black, asian, and minority ethnic groups over their white counterparts. What can i say . Is y four children, it it happened very quickly. Reporter death rate disparities are blamed on a broad range of social and economic inequalities, but now a Government Commission report cites racism specifically as a factor. The report points to racism and discrimination experienced by communities, and more specifically by key workers, as a root cause affecting health and exposure risk, and disease progression risk. Among its recommendations, change needs to be largescale and transformative to reduce inequalities. , one place may not have all the facilities you would get in another place because we have more ethnic minorities in this community. It is neglected. Why . Because of the institutional racism. Reporter it was thought the government hoped to delay this report to avoid fueling further protests. The protests came out in draft form previously, and without the damming section on racism and discrimination. It was then that to the media, and the moment could not be put off any longer. The final version suggest that black lives, ethnic, and asian minorities may have mattered less during the covid pandemic. Has exposed the impacts of social injustices to People Living in overcrowded housing, people on the front line, they are getting more exposed to the fires. Reporter Prime MinisterBoris Johnson this week promised a commission of inquiry aimed at stamping out all racism, but he warned changing attitudes and britton wont be easy. Warned the who has coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating across the americas. The region has recorded more than 200,000 deaths, more than 4 million confirmed infections. The u. S. Accounts for half of those cases, and brazil accounts for almost 25 of cases, and has ,ust seen the new daily record just 24ew infections in hours. Argentina is involved in a bitter dispute that goes to the heart of the countrys identity and how it plans to emerge from the covid19 crisis. The government wants to expropriate a bankrupt Agricultural Group, but opponents say any kind of nationalization will only plunge the country into deeper economic crisis. We have this report. The giant argentine Agricultural Group owes creditors more than 1 billion. The government has stepped in to rescue it and says its plan will save jobs and ensure the future of the countrys food sovereignty. This is the latest protests by workers and many in the Business Community who oppose government i