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Nature of humanity so yes people you know people know how to balance their political and religious and spiritual mandates when it comes to this seems a. Of us thank you so much. Protesters are occupying the arrival area of Hong Kongs International Airport for a 2nd day theyre planning to stay there for the rest of the weekend to make people flying into the territory aware of their dispute with the government more than a 1000 protesters are marching in typos as well thats in the north of hong kong the demonstrations organizer had called the event off on friday after it was banned by the police but despite that the marches are going ahead today riot Police Reform the blockade in front of the marchers mcbride is their entire post. Thousands of people once again descending on this town this is a medium sized town called typo and the New Territory separating Mainland China from hong kong and cow loon i mean these thousands of people taking over they have completely filled out the streets here they are marching from one park on one side of the town over to another as they do so they have been repeating their demands that weve heard throughout this protest campaign weve seen also a number of stores being closed here people anticipating possibly that this protest as others have will not end well but other stores have been opening giving out free drinks or water and so on to the protesters supporting the protests and it does seem as though local people as well are being coming out just to lend their support there is are a good carnival atmosphere it could be said on this rally so far weve seen families with children but as often happens its once this rally ends of the thousands of people drift away thousands more want to stay on we see the yellow helmets coming out the gas mass one seeing some sort of confrontation with the police i dont know the police have kept a low profile they have been nowhere in evidence throughout this march route which has to be said has not been given permission for this march we do know the police are around we have seen them in the distance themselves already with right yeah. Still to cover for you here on aljazeera including these stories where the u. S. Trade war with china could prove to be a windfall for mexico. And fears of radiation exposure after rockets exploded 2 Russian Military bases. Hello again welcome back to your International Weather forecast we have a big storm here out in the northwestern part of europe you can see here on the satellite image the cloud surrounding parts of Northern Europe as well the Severe Weather pushing out here across the coastal areas i want to take you down here towards amsterdam this is what they saw just the other day when the storms came through here on friday funnel cloud pushing through the area now its not uncommon that they see especially in the summertime when we do have that Severe Weather there were no casualties no fatalities nonetheless a lot of damage with the storm either and were going to be seeing more Severe Weather today particular up here towards northern part of germany going into poland as well this is your forecast with the storm system pushing through we have one thunderstorms that are moving through parts of italy right now and thats going to cause some very heavy rain some hail as well so were watching that as a pushes through the rest of the day today the forecast for today looks like this still very windy up here towards much of the northwest were talking parts of scotland england as well as into ireland and down here across much of the south it is going to be quite hot were going to be looking at rome at 35 degrees down towards athens it is going to be into the mid thirtys as well a lot of clouds pushing into poland as well as into belarus and for warsaw we do expect to see a nice day finally few where the time to there of 27 degrees but from moscow it is going to be slight cool when 1000 degrees in your forecast. On counting the cost a new car and see to challenge the dollar facebooks global dominance faces challenges. Currency walls china lets the one to appreciate is trump wraps up the trade wall in the economic and environmental costs of sand extract counting the costs on aljazeera. Im. Glad you. Some of it i like. Ok there we are here we go lets revisit the top stories for you so far today a fuel tanker has exploded in tanzania 200 kilometers west of the capital Dar Es Salaam book media saying at least 57 people have been killed its not yet known what caused the blast. Is back in force for some people in indian administered kashmir after thousands marched in sri lanka but restrictions have been eased in a few areas indias government also disputes the number of people who took part in the protests pilgrims in mecca are climbing mount ararat facts on the 2nd day of the harsh more than 2000000 people in saudi arabia for this religious gathering. 4 palestinians have been killed near the Israeli Border in Southern Gaza this video appears to show flares being fired in the air in the area east of dear old by law israelis schol soldiers shoot at the men the Israeli Army Says the palestinians were armed and tried to breach the border. Theres been a series of explosions at 2 Russian Military installations the state Nuclear Company says 5 of its staff were killed when a rocket engine exploded while radiation levels temporarily rose in turns in the northwest of russia the military has blamed lightning for another blast at a depo in siberia inshallah bettors. An investigation tain meets near a military facility in russias far north moscow says theyre investigating the explosion of a rocket engine at noon your sky site is used for testing missiles for the russian navy russias state Nuclear Company says Staff Members died in the blast or u. S. Analysts suggest it was likely a new Nuclear Powered Cruise Missile president putin said russia was producing in march last year the United States formally withdrew from the 30 year. Intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty with russia last friday Russias Defense Ministry said no dangerous substances were released in the explosion although local authorities closed waters north of the site to shipping for a month greenpeace cited Government Data showing a radiation spike 20 times above normal in a city 30 kilometers from the test site some of. The biggest threat is the release of radioactive substances on the inhabitants of a settlement located next to that military base nevertheless for the inhabitants of several beings a city they could also be a danger depending on what kind of substances were released and whether they reached the town. Residents took no chances they bought medical iodine known to block the absorption of radiation. Event have shaken up the whole town people started to panic within a matter of an hour although i had been and i had been continually drugs were sold out. Yes. 4000 kilometers away in eastern siberia another explosion at a military ammunition dump site the government blamed it on lightning. There was a big explosion i saw a colored Mushroom Cloud it was very bright i was slammed by a door that sent me flying but. A fire triggered powerful explosions at the facility on monday it was home to more than 40000. 00 tillery shells thousands of residents were evacuated. Russians in both regions are now demanding transparency from north orgies and the potential risks posed by the blasts shallot bellus jazeera. To yemen where the who the rebels say theyve launched another 2 drone attacks on an airport in southern saudi arabia a spokesman for the group says the strikes hit a fueling station an airport and targeted a monitoring tower disrupting flights is the latest in a series of drone attacks by the who seized in recent days the u. S. President has called for what hes calling Commonsense Solutions to address gun violence donald trump made the comments almost a week after 31 people were killed in 2 Mass Shootings in texas and ohio but he has also assured the Influential National Rifle Association that its views will be respected. Frankly we need intelligent background checks ok this isnt a question about are a republican or democrat i will tell you i spoke to Mitch Mcconnell yesterday hes totally on board he said ive been waiting for your call he is totally on board i spoke to senator is that in some cases made by friends of mine but pretty hard line senators we dont want. Guns in the hands of the wrong people i think that the republicans are going to be great and lead the charge along with the democrats kristensen me how small now from washington. President trump has yet to specify what he means by quote intelligent background checks but the fact that he is even considering gun control legislation is a shift for him and the Republican Party the National Rifle association heavily supported the president in the last election and the n. R. A. Has come out against these background checks they say they wouldnt have helped in the el paso shooting situation they would have prevented that from happening and while the majority of americans say that they would support universal background checks republicans and democrats according to polls republicans just havent been willing to go there in the past in fact earlier this year the democratic controlled house of representatives passed a bill that called for universal background checks but it went nowhere in the senate the Republican Leadership didnt advance it now however the Republican Leadership in the senate Mitch Mcconnell is saying that this issue will be front and center when Congress Comes back from its summer recess thats not fast enough for democrats who wanted to take this up right away and call a special special session some of them also want assault weapons bans and are skeptical that republicans are serious about meaningful change but again the fact that theyre even discussing a form of gun control is a shift now the trade war the tariff war between the u. S. And china has created huge trade benefits for other countries one of the biggest winners appears to be mexico is mom well republic reporting from mexico city. Mexico has taken the top spot among the United States is International Trading partners according to data from the 1st half of 2019 this potential gain from mexico is the result of a 12 percent drop in imports of chinese goods to the United States as a tariff or between the worlds 2 largest economies plays out. Uncertainty from International Investors over the u. S. China trade conflict however has also rattled markets on august 1st the Mexican Stock Exchange reacted with the worst trading day since the start of the year but casey it is because of these terrorist between the United States and china that we are seeing this disruption to Global Financial markets imagine what such a confrontation involving mutual terrorist between the u. S. And mexico would bring this is not good for anyone. This disruption to Global Markets has also hit the mexican peso which devalued by 1. 57 percent on august 1st. Not good for a National Economy which is only projected to grow by point 2 percent through 2019 is that this economic equilibrium that mexico appears to have is not solid i would say that the Economic Situation in mexico is shaky at best mexico could maintain this balance at least until the end of the year but it depends heavily on the policies pursued by president donald trump. Earlier this year mexico avoided its own trade war with the United States which could have had a devastating effect on the National Economy the reaction by Global Markets to growing tensions between the u. S. And china puts into question whether mexico really is the clear winner of the ongoing trade war or if there are any real winners at all the dip in the stock price is also serve as a reminder that the mexican economy is subject to the confidence International Investors have in the u. S. China relationship there may be nervousness in the markets but mexican exports the United States are still on the rise as mexico continues to pick up the slack left over from china there is one thing however that could on balance mexicos position the sluggishness of its own economy went up in the aljazeera mexico city. South koreas military says north korea has fired what appears to have been to short range Ballistic Missiles from its eastern coast into the scene the north Korean Leader kim jong il on over sore similar launches last week he says the tests are a warning to the u. S. And south korea over their joint military drills police in kyrgyzstan have raided a t. V. Station owned by the former president back some bias his arrest on thursday has raised fears of instability and a potential power struggle with the current leader has lower burden mentally. Hes been off air and ordered out staff at the t. V. Station owned by kurdistans former president are sent home in the latest move again down mass back at 10 by. He was arrested in his home last week. That this followed a violent confrontation between his supporters and police one officer was killed and dozens injured. Attend b. F. Remains in Police Custody after failing to cooperate in a criminal case an attempt of a previously been accused of corruption in parliament stripped him of immunity after he fell out with presents a room by jean the cause of. A 10 b. F. Who served 20 elevenths 2017 rejects the charges and accuses the authorities of a piece of office looking to capitalize on the political fallout a more back. Hes a former president to contend and its returned to the country after fleeing 2 years ago when he was accused of inciting ethnic hatred. I want to note the arrival of bob and off wont destabilize the situation now everyone is looking for the next parliamentary election in 2020 Political Parties including president jean because of an baba knobs will unite for the sake of stability the timing is perhaps coincidental the same day as bob return from moscow russias Prime Minister made a scheduled visit to the country. Achieved. In my opinion its obvious that in the 21st century kurdistan has reached its limit for revolutions and it would be really bad if these events resulted in any political and consequently economic instability in the country but its. The former soviet nation who seem to form a lead as to post an uprising since 1901 many in the capital bishkek 5th the political fallout. I want to address both jane because of a tom by of police sort all your issues without involving the people were tired of political tensions and instability in. The month of august is the business period for tourism and reordered work and business will be affected. And theres no sign that the political tensions will. Attend they have supported the fowling further protests and there are fears the country could be thrown into turmoil. As manley aljazeera. A canadian held in syria since december has been released Christian League baxter was freed after mediation efforts by Lebanon Security chief its unclear why baxter was detained in syria his family says he was backpacking. I would just like to think ok you know i feel very well. You know. First yes. Yes i was like ok. Let me hear. From. You or i have really really. Really very very. I didnt really. Believe. This is al jazeera these are the top stories a fuel tank has exploded in tanzania 200 kilometers west of daraa salaam local media say at least 57 people had been killed just a short time ago the local Police Commander was speaking about the incident. But you need to convert i do you know unfortunately fire broke out in burned a lot of people a lot of people have lost their lives in this incident over 57 were continuing to follow up on the items burned and businesses so that we have a conclusive number of those perished but so far we can confirm 57 are dead. A lot done is back in force for some people in indian administered kashmir after thousands marched in but the Indian Government to speak to the number of people who took part in pakistan there have been big protests against indias actions in kashmir is in islam about the conflict that had been brewing for what 7 decades do countries there ford wardrobe where did the Old Fashioned out running very high indeed august on foreign minister were going to make a mission for china had now landed back in islamabad early this morning that joy need all fired up or down on an International Forum of including the United Nations Security Council the United States state department had said that the United States can. View between the 2 countries. And of course that did not change in the u. S. Pilgrims in mecca of climbing mount ira fats on the 2nd day of the theyll pray and recite the koran before performing the stoning of the devil ritual more than 2000000 people are in saudi arabia for the religious gathering was one of the 5 pillars of islam. Protesters occupying the arrival area of Hong Kongs International Airport for a 2nd day then planning to stay there for the rest of the weekend to make people flying into the territory aware of their dispute with the government. More than a 1000 protesters are marching in typo in the north of hong kong demonstrations organizers had called the event off on friday after it was banned by the local police but the marchers say theyre going ahead despite that riot police are formed a blockade in front of them lots more news whenever you want it its on the web site al jazeera dot com up next is counting the cost after that michelles here with the news i will see you with 30 minutes of world news from 11 gee. We are going to give to the people who will be attending the minimal workshop we listen im supposed to explain apologize for someone who is also terrorizing we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter on the ground 0. Hello im Kemal Santa Maria and this is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week. On balance it sounds like a solid idea or a new world currency to challenge the dollar given its backed by facebook well its just not that simple we will look at the challenges the social Network Faces from governments Central Banks and data coming over this week the currency war within the trade war china lets the one depreciate as donald trump slaps paging with the title of currency manipulator brags it also takes another lump out of the pounds and going electric on 2 wheels is this the transport to reduce limbs Carbon Footprint. The most valuable commodity in the world well for the past 100 years the answer to that question would have been oil or maybe increasingly water but with the likes of amazon googles Parent Company alphabet and facebook becoming the worlds most valuable listed Companies Big data is now king the rise has been rapidly even regulated scrambling to keep up with the changing environment and now one of those protagonists wants to write another chapter facebook hoping to introduce a Digital Currency called leap or perhaps not surprising in the age of bitcoin but given facebook has abused the days or it has on billions of people and its failed to curtail the spread of online hate and generally has become a byword for distrust well many in policy circles are opposing the new crypto currency because its also a threat to National Economies a facebook currency used by its 2000000000 users could effectively create a new world currency a rival for the dollar maybe a yen or the euro and the loss of sovereignty is a huge concern for the likes of frances finance minister Bruno Lemaire in an interview with c. And b. C. He said quote we cannot accept a new currency having the exact same kind of power without the same kind of rules without the same kind of commitments and without the same kind of obligations. And even u. S. Treasury secretary steve has raised the issue of Money Laundering and funding of terrorism nations are already struggling to get Silicon Valley to pay its fair share of taxes too because social add growth slows facebook is now keen to tap into other areas you know revenues from Global Payments that is remittances electronic transfers all those Little Things they will exceed 3 trillion dollars every year but the a 2022 according to mckinsey already person to person payments in china topped more than 17 trillion dollars this is when you use an app or an Online Service to transfer money and although facebook will own only one percent of the new currency labor tapping into the Global Payments market will make it fairy very rich with us now who is the chief markets analyst with think markets and name its great to have you with us i think just before we get into the real details that stay with the basics the difference between the likes of labor and say big coin which most people are well a little more familiar with labor is going to be the fastest manger cryptocurrency bush will be into and used by one Major Corporate or and prize whereas bet coin has not been introduced by any enterprise or any man its not controlled by anyone theres no governing body behind good coin it is completely decentralized and it is driven by the Community Price and everything with that respect is completely determined by the user i mean the supply is very much fixed anyway the only element which is the price is in demand one of the most important things you mentioned there on the bit one side of things is that theres no regulation and thats i guess what people were fans of bitcoin like about it theres never going to be a way to properly regulate this is there and i guess is now controlled by humans. And him or by any set of a bank or a central bank it is a completely decentralized dissolution for the community for the uses and of course. Cannot clamp down we all know theyre trying their best to regulate it but everyone just completely failed to do that well thats a thing frances finance minister has recently brought up this issue and talked about sovereignty what does he actually mean by that and again is that just well fanciful in the idea of protect arent these as youve just described them. Leg in a they issue of labor as it is just has been pumped so march and it got so much attention because all the central bank is they no one particular element that we were and that we we werent able to regulate or control bitcoin and we dont want the same thing happen for a labor which is a current of currency by the Biggest Social Network and theyve been theyve been they already know that theyre find it incredibly difficult to find the regulations which can really surround this social media now because they know big corn has become a major success and it of course is a major threat to central bank is the way that they regulate Monetary Policy or that is the way that they regulate other aspects of their political system so they dont want another was one of the major bitcoin coming into the market and then that means they will complete they will lose the control of all whatever they have in that respect this is perhaps more a sort of social commentary question but the fact that it is facebook you made the point there is this massive social network 2000000000 users the fact that it is facebook behind this is that whats got people worried the fact that people feel facebook can be trusted anymore because of what its done with uses data in the past so when we say people unless you must be very clear. These people that were really talking about theyre regulated is right and yes they are concerned about this one that they cannot control because the news media or the way that we see news these days is not the same as it used to be back in old days now it is more open and its more transparent theres more element of being real and telling the truth and theres less censorship in this one i think the regulators wanted to make sure that yes the Money Laundering systems and Everything Else stays while in place but hair is a 5. 00 is the biggest currency when it comes to Money Laundering and theres no doubt about that and then you cant even trace through is transactions but when it comes to anything on a block chain or on it over the respective cryptography such as bitcoin everything is very much traceable you know where the transaction happened if you really wanted to camp and down you can certainly clamp it down everything whatever you want so to answer your question precisely b. Yes they are concerned regulators are concerned that a cave in if facebook is coming up in the create a currency it is a major threat for the us system just a bit more on the back is if you like of libor yes facebook is the name there but there is this 100 member panel there as well which has the likes of visa are on board i guess thats understandable but then youve got the likes of you know the ride sharing apps the in the lifts for example what do they bring to the table was far as currency in banking goes yes like when it comes to the narrative of crypto currency is it adopts ability its about usability of that that that particular these particular functions becomes very important and this is why face very doesnt. Really want ok we just have this particular area and then this is where its going to be excepted now they want every Single Person all the Different Enterprises to be part of the net bag so its just like them when i have a daughter when i have pound i can go anywhere and then i can you know say they wanted to have the same concept they want to build an entire ecosystem around it and isnt that a good concept in a way you know were going to be talking about currencies later on this program particularly to do with with china. And the pound as well and the u. S. Dollars well the fact that there is all this volatility in the politics plays that role in all of that this idea or at least of a global currency which might be easier to use through facebook on the face of it maybe it is a good idea like innovation is always important for our ecosystem it always helps to make things more efficient so yes it is of significant importance that we should see these kind of innovative ideas these new you know way to technologies and currencies coming and merging but he yes. There shouldnt be a wild wild west when it comes to then the should it have to some regulation make the entire regulator a framework given more better rather than just going in a completely new land and then everything just kind of starts of law now am i so its a pleasure talking to you about this thank you so much for your time thank you. Now in the tip for tat trade war between china and the United States beijing may have learned of the blow that even President Trump will find hard to counter after trump threatened to slap tariffs on 300000000000 dollars of its goods china let the Market Forces loose on its currency leaving washington to label beijing a currency manipulator scott hardly has more from beijing on what that means for the worlds 2nd largest economy. A new battleground in the intensifying trade war between the worlds 2 largest economies currency valuation the Chinese Government eased its control over the yuan allowing the currency to surpass the 7 per us dollar level for the 1st time in more than a decade that prompted the u. S. Treasury department to designate china as a currency manipulator something it hasnt done in 25 years with the yuan worth less chinese exports become cheaper allowing to compete better in the u. S. And across the world partly offsetting the u. S. Tariffs imposed on chinese imports but it will come at a cost to chinese consumers they will pay more for imports Chinas Central Bank is denying the u. S. Accusation saying its a protectionist practice. Some economists think china allowing more un volatility can only go so far china is trying to say that were not going to be berated by the us and a small reminder to the escalation of the trade war and what china can do about a further escalation for china to use Exchange Rate as a weapon is highly unlikely because a one a drops to say 7. 00 then it becomes a political issue. After share prices worldwide felt in reaction to chinas move some experts say the view inside china is not as pessimistic in a weaker you one was expected at some point in the past the u. S. Has been hesitating with the currency manipulator label or a concern that it could trigger a trade war but were already in one so the consequences are low and the negotiations with the International Monetary fund could take up to a year in some feel that the i. M. F. Wont act against china despite the u. S. Accusation of manipulation when he starts mentioning the i. M. F. The question is what could he do there the i. M. F. Is a consentual organization theyre not going to take sides in fact 2 weeks ago they already issued their own statement about chinas currency and they said that it is and why with International Standards despite the arguments the u. S. Says its still planning for a visit from a chinese trade delegation in september. Now one better place to talk about all things currency then patel is joining us now effects and global macro strategist at i care a good to have you with this lets just deal with the very basic simple situation 1st about currency manipulation it isnt easy. Name i guess to label the chinese with in your view of a currency manipulator its i think if its a technical question and a logical question the know if its a literal sense of chinese officials actually intervening and work in the currency markets then yes they are a bit its more of a its more nuanced than just labeling a country of china of chinas size as a currency manipulator i think the u. S. Have to sort of take a step back and realize sort of why and the history of sort of the chinese currency and you know yes one could argue in the i. M. F. Is that this is where the country of chinas size should not be having a managed currency or managed Interest Rate system they should be a fully flexible system but the approach from the us is completely wrong as soon as you apply tariffs as soon as you take a sort of more grass of stance on china they become defensive and i think you know it just its sort of his counterproductive to china beijing sort of 2025 vision of opening and liberalising the currency so it really becomes a political call them because actually didnt the us treasury report just a few months ago say you will buy it stands no china wasnt a currency manipulation exactly so from a technical perspective and you know even based on u. S. Law 3 the latest 2015 act was nowhere near sort of labeling current china a currency manipulator you know how to dig out some really old trade law here in 1990 going back to 1908 using some of the similar sort of laws that were played when china was 1st named coats in place of back in the early ninetys so look at think you know this is more of a political state. And the scariest signal for us from from this is that she the fact that the u. S. Administration and both if the u. S. Treasury are willing to sort of bend the rules here to make a political statement the question for us is like how far they wouldnt sit bend the rules in what could come next this is of course part of why this is a slight pivot but its part of a wider trade war which we know about between beijing and the United States when something is described as a war that implies there would be a winner and a loser im suspecting the more these tariffs are going on either side and then china saying were not going to be part of us our cultural imports either. Can anyone win a war like this the unintended consequences of this war and the longer it goes on could be quite damaging both for sort of risky assets and equity markets and i think is fair to say that you know at some point someone has the euro to but theres just no end in sight yes so any thoughts they dont want might come next either trade wise or currency wise or actually is it a fools game trying to predict its yeah i think the last is pretty much the sense of trying to get into the mind of the u. S. Administration is always a predictable look weve got the terrorists potentially coming through on september the 1st theres always these sort of threats of us effects interventions accounts of the chinese sort of currency manipulation claims we put those risks is nuke warm but you know these are policies that 12 to 18 months ago we thought were unthinkable and now were sort of coming to council and think about them for us its you know as long as these threats were made on the table is going to be pretty bullish on been known benign scenario for Global Markets if heres a scenario excuse me that donald trump were to interview or the United States were to intervene in the currency markets how do you think that might play out so it really depends on. The firepower that the u. S. Have so on its own if the treasury works intervene without the Federal Reserve then we put it we put it as a 0 effect sort of impacts we think about the 4 trillion dollar daily turnover in global effects markets the u. S. Have barely sort of 18000000000 worth of capital simply with his so you know on its own no chance about having having a more than a signaling effect in sort of curb in the top of the dollar with the backing of the Federal Reserve they may have great sort of. Impact on dollar markets you know if you think about the fed sort of buying more assets in sort of new fresh round of 20 states of easing but you know then were in the realm of losing in terms of political and u. S. Institution credibility so theres always going to be a cost to any sort of extreme policy like this whether its economics or politics but either way you know it just seems as if 1. 00 of those sort of illogical and irrational moves from the u. S. But weve been used to seeing some of these are an illogical and irrational moves in the past 12 months just a quick thought john your neck of the woods in london obviously briggs it is looming the pound is falling your broad thoughts on the state of the currency there and whats next yet it doesnt really seem to be much love for the pound right now in the International Markets i think you know when we look at sterlings move there is a strong game going on in currency markets of guessing what the right probability for a new brics it is comforting 1st of october so we look at betting markets they put it about 35 percent we look at sort of the currency markets where we back out we think its around 50 percent or 5050. 00 based on positioning so a lot of negativity is priced in it makes me nervous when the markets so one sided soon adds a fresh sort of stunning shorts from here i cant blame the market for sort of being pessimistic on the outlook for u. K. Politics again no end in sight but it makes me very nervous in chasing sort of cable lower when youve had such. Immense and sentiment driven move historically when this currency is trading at this disconnect from fundamentals theres always a bounce back and maybe were seeing a bit of stabilization now were waiting really for the next move either from the you in you or the bush on the cabinet when it comes to the brics it sort this this requires maybe a little bit of opinion on your part but do you think theres a chance that some of this is deliberate letting the pound actually fall yeah i think ive misread sort of what the sort of johnson tactic would be post coming into power you know my my thesis was that maybe theyd be running over to the e. U. And trying to sort of get a deal and sure a pursuit of markets maybe this is a game of chicken and egg whos going to blink 1st whether its going to be the e. U. Kayo e. U. My baseline view is that really like you know the odds of a w. C. Trading terms coming through in 1st of november seem much less than what the market is discounting right now i think the political cost of moving to that regime will be too high for either side of the the u. K. Or the e. U. So you know whether its a last minute save the day deal or something to kick the can down the road maybe thats where things that go in here but even then you know starting messes wont find much joy because what comes next for u. K. Politics do we get a general election do we get more sort of uncertainty this just doesnt seem to be a a majority view on what happens come the end of the year when it comes to u. K. Politics plenty to keep you busy then viraj patel thank you for joining us living on the slopes of the most active volcano in indonesia obviously has its dangers 275 people in fact were killed when mount merapi erupted 9 years ago since them survivors have returned to their villages and farms and as for once they found out some have found new ways to make a living. When the weekend arrives so do the tourists hundreds of them by the bus load pollin to off road trucks and head bumping along dusty trails Close Encounter with indonesias most active volcano the alert level for mt merapi is now low its 9 years since the last major eruption. Turrets allowed to go into the danger zone as close as 4 kilometers from the crater. Monteux used to be a cattle farmer but turned to off road driving after his neighbor persuaded him to give it a go. We know where theres been an interruption tourists are a bit weary and stay away but they come back when the government says its a volcano is dangerous of course but theyre also being a fit. He sold some of his cows to buy his 1st utility. Now he has 3 this toll has become so popular that there are now about 900 jeeps that cater to visitors the highlight is that driving through a river rock and sand from the 2010 eruption. Its not just nature and the spectacular views that attract the tourists this museum of sorts is a testament to the power of. A collection of Household Items destroyed in the eruption in 2010 that killed 275 people. And doug is on his 2nd visit to merapi. Remember i was very happy and excited my 1st time here but this trip i feel a bit sad thinking about the people who died but its a good tour it educates people especially for people who live in disaster prone add yes they know how devastating such a cure insists can be. I see knows just how deadly merapi can be. Hes the volcano spiritual guardian a traditional role going back generations. He succeeded his father who was killed in the eruption line years ago. People still come to pay their respects to him. Though farmers take grass from a rap the we take rocks and sand to build houses we need to love more rapidly its terrifying when it explodes but when it comes down we need to come back and take care of it. The people of morocco know they live in the shadow of danger but have learned to adapt and even benefit from it. Well if you live in a big urban city youve probably noticed the increase in use of electric scooters in the past year or so they dont come without controversy there are accidents theres the how recent felt by pedestrians but the overarching theory is that this kind of tech can help move away from the conventional internal Combustion Engine and berlin for example of stories of approved the latest venture a sharing scheme for a scooters which will augment existing electric powered mopeds can it help reduce the Carbon Footprint of the german capital from berlin dominic kane reports. This is the latest legal way to travel around the east scooter which uses no fossil fuels and leaves a very small Carbon Footprint but so far there are relatively few in the german capital instead there are lots of these electric mopeds which can reach from 45 to 50 Kilometers Per Hour and which can be hired on the spot for as long as you like and which increasing numbers of berliners are using to move around people like christoph hes an engineer living in the fleet of this area of the city for him having a vehicle he can use the touch of an apple is very convenient he showed me how it works and the scooter thats there next to go for backdrops and im here so its just 2 minutes walk 3 minutes walk once at the bike the principle is relatively simple but whats the whole experience like in practice there is maybe a one or 2 negative points so the one point is you just have one home at other. Companies they have 200 so if you try for a 2nd people you need a 2nd term and then its a problem if you just have one helmet. And the area regular you can use it its limited so it would be good if there if the area would be bigger but all in all its really cool cool feel. For the firm running this this the green dividend is key yes we really take care about our free Sustainable Services which are better ways with green energy and yet basically our customers dont need to worry about charging the school just because we do the job for them and which charge the battery is internally and then drive to each and every student with a lot better a level and exchange the battery with full budget for the moment these bikes are still unleashed market but its pretty clear that the companies concerned have major expansion plans and they see bikes. These as their contribution to the overall fight against crime. Aljazeera. 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And again with a tanker explosion a fuel Tanker Accident in tanzania that has ended with an explosion in the deaths of dozens of people and there are fears a toll may yet rise after this blast a few hours ago on the outskirts of the city of oracle rue about 200 climbers west in Dar Es Salaam pictures from the scene of the blast soon after the explosion the truck and overturned and crowds of people were arriving to collect the leaking fuel a short time ago the local Police Commander spoke about what happened. Back in the country i do not know unfortunately fire broke out in burned a lot of people a lot of people have lost their lives in this incident over 57 we are continuing to follow up on the items burned and businesses that we have a conclusive number of those perished but so far we can confirm 57 are dead. Joins us from nairobi where hes been monitoring the story malcolm what else have you learned about what happened. Its a few hours ago when the tanker overturned and survivors say large quantities of bubbling out on the ground. It got from that large crowd got on the floor on their knees scooping up petrol. Putting it into jerry cans in plastic bags so they can try and take it away that in one of those videos we can hear someone screaming fire. But after that we understand there was a large explosion does a. Number we have from police chief on the ground is that 57 have died in a similar but of people. Tragically this kind of incident isnt on common in this region east africa and much of the interior depends on fuel that is imported it arrives in east africas coast this particular truck coming from tanzania as port city of daraa is making its way inland we dont know its destination these fuel trucks travel through remaining remote areas relatively poor areas places where extreme poverty is is just standard so when a truck overturns when fuels leaking and people scramble to try and collect as much of this precious commodity as they can because motorbike taxi drivers or anyone involved in the transport business a little bit of petrol can be the sister income for your family for days or even weeks but then of course a concentration of people gathering around a large metal spillage interests and as time goes on more of that fuel will evaporate into the air and a single spark or a small inflamed can cause a lethal explosion that seems to have happened here once again its happened twice in the democratic republic of congo in recent years. Its a similar thing. Happened in nigeria but this one in tanzania being the big bad we finding out the everything we can and will bring you more as soon as we have it right. The neighboring nairobi to get the latest for us malcolm thank you. A lockdown is back and forth for many people in indian administered kashmir after thousands marched in srinagar the rallies after friday prayers ended with Police Firing tear gas into some areas and while pakistans foreign minister is now back from china after seeking beijings support against indias move to strip away the regions autonomy. Begins our coverage. They came out in their thousands defying barricades and checkpoints. Tear gas and anti right pellets all infuriated by the Indian Government for taking away their autonomy protests began after friday prayers in srinagar the largest city in did at a distance. Security was eased for a few oz but by friday evening the 5 day lockdown was tightened again. 4 lines are dead so is the internet to see a doctor its difficult it was another long walk for the families of patients outside st augustine largest hospital. I cant even explain the hardship i had to face to get here theres no food or milk for children we are suffering there are no doctors in the hospital. Here in new delhi a majority of politicians in the parliament about the governments position of revoking autonomy of the in did administered kashmir but there are some who are skeptical about the timing and the way in which its been implemented. Indias economy is slowing dens of thousands of workers are losing their. Jobs all the issues around the economy have obviously taken a backseat i mean nobody is discussing that except business newspapers which nobody reads so essentially yes the performance of this government in this town as well as the previous town has always been overshadowed by something or the other some believe its the range of modi trying to leave his mark after winning the 29. 00 election with a massive mandate the more the mandate was not an economy mandate it was not based on the dream of fulfilling jobs economy but it was a National Security election mandate and this is a legacy term for more than this is where he wants to leave a mark on india in the way the 1st one was me merely a preparation for this more the leads they had the nationalist b. G. P. Repealing article 370 additionally autonomy has been one of its core ideologies does not think lender stirabout is this i think he did not order the thing apologetic being apologetic about it we have done what we have stood for all those 5 we dont offer what we have committed ourselves to all the more the looks like hes fulfilled the long cherished dream of his party but its not clear how his government can win the hearts and minds of kashmiris living under lockdown. And Priyanka Gupta joins us live now from new delhi so whats the latest youve been hearing priyanka. Over hearing that security restrictions house been eased in some parts of india and particular these 3 areas are we also hearing large parts of the job move as well a schools and colleges there have reopened offices have begun what were also hearing from the ground a knowledge parts of southern. North also some parts of she not going to start a people are running out of fuel gas stations close a low queues outside a. T. M. s either which is one of the most important festivals in the stomach calendar is on monday in india and people are trying to do their last minute shopping by the country have access to cash so some markets are opening in some some places but there is a lot security presence in large parts of the cushnie valley where thousands of indian part of the tree soldiers are deployed at several checkpoints and barricades phone lines we believe are still down internet is still not working but whats really critical is that a pharmacies are running out of medical stalks theyre not getting any fresh supplies from outside because of security restrictions in large parts of india administered kashmir we saw those pictures of protests that happened on friday restrictions were back in place thousands of people came out and watch in protest but the ministry of home affairs is saying that these were sporadic protests in the 2 areas and only 20 people had congregated ok with the latest there from new delhi lets go to call hyder now who is live from the pakistani capital so. Weve been reporting the Pakistani Foreign minister went to china is now back what do we know about the reception there what do. We know about what was accomplished. Well indeed deposits on the foreign minister for sport call was beijing and that day because both countries considered that relationship between the 2 to be an already relationship and in order to read their friendship the chinese they shored up against any foreign minister that china would nor just support progress on the national United Nations Security Council excuse me but also on all other International Forums saying that india would be taking about this move by it walking article 270. 00 which of course had not gone down well in china but this is just the start of what appears to be a matter of tone of diplomatic activity that is likely to start within the next few days august on had showed in. The statement by the secretary general of the United Nations but the biggest what he had is the politics and the diplomacy the biggest. The humanitarian disaster that did not go on forward and then being in that lockdown for a week and 2 and you saw in priyanka report on day evolve. Which is a very big muslim face to. Date so indeed that big. Progress on the Prime Minister always its been on day one sees people come out and did it again brutal repression and what is going to happen even end up botched you have seen tens of thousands of people have morning coming out despite that suzanne the bands whenever needed they have been created by the Indian Security forces so what is the writ of focus there is what these 12000000 people are going through how are they going to celebrate and what will be that action once though just fiction is lifted by the indian or toward the. Press and islamabad kemal thank you. Plenty more head of the news hour and clued in hong kong future turns out to rally as the most serious political crisis for decades takes another turn. Spiritual canonical as more than 2000000 gathered for one of the Worlds Largest pilgrimage. And sport man city began their defense of their English Premier League title but their manager is not happy details coming up. Pilgrims and mike are climbing mount arafat on the 2nd day of high as they will pray and recite the koran before performing the stoning of the devil ritual more than 2000000 people are in saudi arabia for their religious gathering as one of the 5 pillars of islam abbas sponsor cars a visiting researcher on islamic studies at George Mason University who joins us from atlanta we appreciate your time so much in an ideal world ones faith ones religion is not a politicized thing but it is it is often politicized by countries and sometimes by individuals it we cant blame us