Difficult to say so a lot of promises there are no less can say considering that zimbabwe has had a long history of election violence and voter intimidation do you think that were going to see Fair Elections this time around briefly. Well so far because the fairest most transparent and least violent and elections or election campaigns thus far that the country has seen if they all really fire is another question though what i can tell you is that we have the longest ballot paper in history there are twenty three candidates on the ballot paper the Opposition Party has been able to go even outside harare to do complains something that was not possible before you do hear some reports of intimidation going on but they are definitely not as widespread and systematic as if they had as they
have been before the biggest question is though if the military is going to really exact any results if the opposition wins when not sure if they will not maybe intervene so well have to see about that thank you very much for the Cure Reporting from harare. To some of the stories making news Around The World. In afghanistan there have been several explosions and gunfire reporters in the eastern city of tire near the Pakistani BorderOfficials Say the blasts went off near a facility used to train midwives theres been no immediate word on casualties. And houses of residents have been forced to flee was far is in different parts of the u. S. State of california the blazes have killed two firefighters and are still burning i should control hundreds of homes and businesses have also been destroyed a serial arsonist has been charged with intentionally starting some of the fires. And there too those fires in greece which are among europes deadliest this century the countrys Prime Minister alexis to the press says his government takes political responsibility for the devastating wildfires that killed more than eighty people residents in the affected area near athens have criticized the government for failing to warn them about the danger but Authorities Point to indications of arson and say the situation was made worse by people building and legally in dangerous areas the reporter shot a child some pillow went to investigate. This is the place the nothis once called home he and his wife lived here on the second fuel now blackened and burned forever scarred by this tragedy hes now joins the growing chorus of voices angered authorities for not doing enough to limit the scale of this disaster could have hidden. The effort of no one kid to notify the residents to leave behind. Initially we could see the fire far away in the mountains. Or see the lines reach
their houses in five minutes nobody informed us that we were in danger. He takes me up into his home now filled with memories of the night he had to run for his life. His calendar still marking the day of the finest. He tells me that hes happy to be alive. Living directly on the beach he and his wife were able to flee to the safety of the sea so many who lived in land werent so lucky. Enough this is house is one of many buildings here in mattie built illegally along the waterfront on the night of the fire was buildings like these that blocked the route the people desperately trying to flee to the safety of the city walls like this one made access even harder essentially leaving people trapped in lands to bend to their deaths if they did then manage to reach the corridors
like this one that go on to the waterfront they often then found that there were no steps leading down on to the beach is known a girl fell to her death just a few meters from him. People here now want and says why were these clear Safety Violations ignored by the government for now though all authorities can do is assess the damage. Enough this is lucky his house is still habitable almost the inspectors say theyre doing all they can to help residents like him try and rebuild their lives are going to go off but i doubt the engineer will register the damage and submit the Repair Estimate to the ministry for approval i want to stress that the state is present we here were helping people with them all of us just have a vision to bring the country back to its feet just like alexis our Prime Minister has signed it is miserable you go its all this was not. Enough this doesnt know when hell be able to return home but now he can only wait and hope that
authorities can provide the support to this community so desperately needs. By the Tour De France has been to the pedal to mid states today and arts and the from the sports desk is here to talk through all the action arts its great to have you in studio and yesterday saw the final Mountain Stage three of the peyronies did it live up to expectations well they say that stage nineteen this years Tour De France is the most exciting stage as you said its up in the Pyrenees Mountains its just over two hundred kilometers longer going up the mountain then youre going down steep the mountain downs downwards and reaching speeds of more than ninety kilometers an hour anything can happen and so of course all eyes are always on the man wearing the yellow jersey. Thomas and of course he wanted to hang on to it and lets take a look at what happened on stage nineteen on friday thats. The decisive day so right as head through the peyronies with everything on the line the first
big winner of this stage was hung favorite julian Aila Phillipe the frenchman now has an unassailable lead in the race for the king of the mountains title. In The General Classification Leading Thomas was under attack throughout slovenian right of Primos Rutledge raced into contention with a phenomenal performance which saw him cross the finish line in first place. And. I just really acquired a lot of times and finally went away then on the descent. Thomas was in hot pursuit a final sprint gave him a second place finish extending his lead to more than two minutes. With just a single Time Trial State and the procession to paris to go welshman thomas has a first Tour De France title within his grasp. So actually the two Men Advantage is this. Head in his hand well i mean theyre still stage twenty its
a thirty one kilometer time trial anything can happen i mean he would have to crash out badly for him to lose a two minute five second advantage over over a second placed thomas to rule and i doubt that thats something that could happen but what does happen what has been happening during this tour is that some people some spectators have been attacking members of the of steam sky because theyre upset about things there about alleged doping and things like that i mean so security is going to be out there they dont want this to happen again so i would say if hes careful on the track then i would say that. Thomas is going to make it and the sunday ride will just be a formality but have to wait and see the from the sports i thank you very much for your insights. And just a reminder of the top story that were following for you. People Around The World have marveled at the longest Lunar Eclipse of the century called a blood moon for its reddish color in places the cosmic spectacle locked search for