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Warns of the dangers of misinformation his countrys fight coronavirus and on World Press Freedom day insists that journalistic crucial to battling it. A leading voice in the fight against corruption says corona virus has created a perfect storm of opportunity for criminals a lack of action and income is making athletes more vulnerable to illegal approaches. It is just after 10 g. M. T. And Afghanistans Health Ministry is raising an alarm over the spread of the corona Virus Outbreak random tests in kabul suggest that a 3rd of the population in the capital could be infected russia meanwhile has reported a 50 percent rise in the rate of infections over the past 3 days with more than 10600. 00 new cases on sunday but the government says that mortality rate had slowed and iran is set to reopen some of its mosques the day after it reported its lowest number of new cases in over a month the president Hassan Rouhani has geraniums to maintain social distancing saying its more important than collect. Precious well the number of people who have died from corona virus in the United Kingdom has nearly reached the end of europes worst affected country that is its only at the British Government announced 621 more deaths on saturday taking its total death toll to just over 28000. 00 the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the u. K. Has passed the peak of infection and hes due to outline how the government will ease restrictions in the next few days its speak now to knead parker whos standing by for us in london and me if weve heard this morning from the head of National Statistics it seems like the numbers for this disease are still hard to pin down whats the latest. You know they very very much a hard to pin down given the number of variables in diamond was speaking on a sunday program as he mentioned hes the head of the office of National Statistics even in the u. K. The figure that was given by the government from the 24 hour period going from friday into saturday was the death toll going up 621. 00 bringing the total 228100 31 but syrian diamond said that that figure only applies to people who tested positive for the virus before passing away the death toll could be much higher if you take into consideration people that later on covert 19 written the lead death certificates as the cause of death he gave the figure of around 30000. 00 being a more likely figure that would significantly put the u. K. Ahead of being the worst affected country in europe but as i suggested. There are so many variables in this he said it was very difficult to compare countries against countries and was somewhat reluctant to do it but nevertheless given the backdrop of rising dest the government right now cant afford to put a foot wrong and is now in the next couple of weeks trying to roll out more more measures to increase testing but also to be able to pinpoint exactly where clusters of infections on to give advice to people who might be potentially at risk of contracting the virus right and all the while weve been hearing more balance Boris Johnsons time in intensive care. Has given his own written accounts in one of the sunday newspapers he said he was initially reluctant to go into hospital is very grateful for those people that forced him to go because when he did go he said he received leeches and leeches of oxygen he said he was conscious throughout so aware of some of the conversations that were going on around him he was also aware of the machines in the readings of the machines going in the wrong direction he said. Which caused a tremendous amount of frustration but also concerns voiced by some of those people around him about the print presentation that you or this might look for the british people clearly an indication of how seriously people were viewing his illness and concerns clearly about whether or not the Prime Minister might survive if they see was questioned whether or not the experience has changed jamie says it has changed him with the now has renewed vigor to get the country up on its feet again he said our new thanks very much indeed i need part of the reporting from london to sudan where nearly 8000000 people in the capital khartoum are marking the passing month of ramadan under lockdown but with the country facing an economic crisis stocking up for the month has been hard for many especially for families who rely on day to day income if it morgan has more its time to prepare the evening if the army but so odd and her doctors are in no rush theres not a lot to be cooked so i says she wasnt able to stock up on food before sudans capital hard to me went into lockdown 2 weeks ago and when people are allowed to shop for essential needs during a 7 hour window she says she doesnt have enough money to buy everything she needs but the health club things have become there you expand sort of the prices of oil flour and sugar have all gone up and its expensive to even get to the marcus we cant afford many things especially in bulk these days we manage to have food to break our fast food sometimes we go to bed without a full dinner before the next days fast. The hike in market prices has been more difficult to bear since her husband stopped working a day to labor he says since the lockdown was imposed no one has called him to offer work. Before the lockdown i would in about a 1000 or 1500 pounds a week by doing construction in different parts of carteret but now there is no public transport so i cant go and look for work and no one wants to hire people because of the virus. The lockdown was imposed by the government to contain the spread of the corona virus or corbett 19 but even prior to it sudan has been witnessing a rise in the price of basic commodities because of a long running economic crisis but the economy has taken a steeper downturn over the past few months with the value of the sudanese pounds seeming to drop each day against the dollar prices have become affordable for many in heart some factions rely on daily labor which is no longer an option so theyre forced to live with the little they can afford sudans government has announced that it will distribute basic commodities to those in need during ramadan its also launched programs our friend goods at below market prices. Were distributing goods and social support to the poor and the families affected by the lock down and this will continue in the coming days according to the show joel the support is meant to reach 560000 in khartoum states in need of support and then there are those in other categories also in need of assistance and we will reach them after supporting the vulnerable. So i had and her husband say theyre yet to receive any assistance for ramadan and they say if the lockdown which is due to come to an end in a week is extended theyre not sure how theyll survive beyond that with no job and no income people morgan aljazeera. Saudi arabia share market has slumped by nearly 7 percent after its finance minister said the kingdom would take painful and drastic measures to help its economy Mohammed Al Jardine says the action is needed to face the double shock of the country and low oil prices government projects will be slowed down to reduce spending saudi arabia slipped to a 9000000000. 00 budget deficit in the 1st quarter as all revenues collapsed. Well the global foreign oil prices has pushed many governments to the brink but irans president says his countrys economy is able to cope better than most because u. S. Sanctions are forcing it to diversify its reports from tehran. On the day u. S. Oil prices fell farther than ever before iranian media seemed to relish the news many say the United States has used oil like a weapon against iran for years and its effectiveness was ending irans president said u. S. Sanctions had helped his country become less susceptible to the tumbling market iran he said is now less reliant on oil how many. Rich countries including us was hit by the situation some more some less dont we will be hit list in other countries iran has spent years trying to move away from an Oil Based Economy but still sells oil through back channels i guess. If we want to say that irans economy was not affected by the Oil Price Drop i think thats wrong it has definitely been impacted but if other countries fell from the 10th floor then iran fell from the 2nd floor because iran has already fallen in the past due to sanctions. Iran is trying to make up for lost oil revenue by manufacturing more goods it can sell abroad as well as building up other industries such as plastics mining and agriculture the government says non oil exports to china and neighboring countries have increased but oil and gas are still vital to its economy iran has expanded Refining Capacity in recent years and unveiled a new oil field in the southwest of the country. It also has a large domestic market because of u. S. Sanctions iran has been unable to freely sell its oil the government has for years been trying to diversify the economy to get away from depending on oil as its main source of revenue but one of the things that leaders said they had to do was remove state subsidies on things like gas to ease the governments financial burden. In november last year the price of petrol at the pumps doubled in some cases tripled overnight it sparked the worst protests since the 1979 Islamic Revolution the death toll from the violence security crackdown that followed is still unclear when Global Oil Prices fell earlier this month some on social media began asking for the savings to be passed on to them now that the oil price is equal to the price of dirt shouldnt the price of gasoline and other crude products go down too said 1. 00 gasoline in the u. S. And europe is cheaper than iran joked another a common saying here is that prices go up never down and theres another financial pinch coming the latest government budget includes a plan to increase revenues by raising taxes zain but. Thousands of palestinian neighbors are returning to work in israel for the 1st time since crossings were closed in march because of the pandemic and this follows an agreement between israel and the Palestinian Authority last month some employers were accused of dumping palestinian workers at checkpoints also they showed in 1000 simpsons Rights Groups accused israel of failing to ensure workers safety that abraham is in bethlehem and says despite the health risks the workers are an important source of income for the Palestinian Authority. Thousands of palestinian workers are returning to their work in israel after a agreement has been made to allow them to go there and stay there for a couple of weeks this has been a daily commute for many workers but after the outbreak of coverage 19 an agreement has been made for them to stay in israel a similar agreement was made a couple of weeks ago but some of those workers said that they couldnt find suitable accommodation so they came back according to this agreement around 40000 palestinian workers are expected to cross into israel on sunday and monday they are all workers in the agriculture industry and construction sectors they are important for the israeli economy and they are also important for the Palestinian Economy they generate around 2 and a half 1000000000. 00 into the palestinians weak economy every year so its been a tough decision for the Palestinian Authority to make on the one hand around 74 percent of infections have come from workers and those around them but at the same time theyre crucial for the economy that has already taken a heads because of closures because of covered 900 on the way here weve passed through 2 palestinian checkpoints manned by Palestinian Security forces and they said that theyre only allowing entry to those who have originated permits and they can prove that they can stay in israel for a month now were expecting those workers to come back in 3 weeks or so in time for the islamic holiday over it will filter and this is going to be the real test for palestinians they said their movement is going to be coordinated with the Palestinian Authority to ensure that they dont spread infections if and so its going to be a challenge for the Palestinian Authority which has already managed to kind of control the outbreak of course has 19. Plenty more still ahead on news hour including how the situation in kashmir is coloring perceptions of press freedom in india. Berber music loses one of its most cherished ambassadors we look back on the life and legacy of algerians here. In sport the Rugby League Team on a one way mission in australia and he will be here with that story. So that israels new Coalition Government is yet to be sworn in but it has already been facing a major legal challenge a judges that the Supremes Court have started hearing a case that argues it is illegal 8 separate petitions have been lodged against the power sharing deal between the likud party of Benjamin Netanyahu and the blue and White Party Benny Gantz and an arrangement was reached between the former rivals after 3 inconclusive elections in a year lets go straightaway to her forces outside Israels Parliament in west jerusalem and harry this is the latest chapter isnt it in an only going saga over israels leadership whats being considered right now. It is it is both and its also a pretty major constitutional moment for this country as well the argument between the knesset the Israeli Parliament in which there is a clear majority for this government to be instituted and the rights or otherwise of the high court to adjudicate on the legality of all that notwithstanding the will of the members of the knesset and so there are 2 questions that they are looking into one of them is broadly how legal is this deal that is being done which essentially gives both Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz almost equivalent status as Prime Minister even though they will take turns under the deal 18 months to not to netanyahu going to 18 months to get that gives get some security that he will be good. When the the the full job in 18 months time it gives netanyahu some security that he maintains the status of Prime Minister during the time hes trying to fight off these corruption charges so that will be deliberated on on monday this day sundays when theyre deliberating on whether thats in yahoo as a Prime Minister in waiting under indictment on 3 serious cases of corruption charges of bribery among the charges he faces whether he has a legal viability as a Prime Ministerial candidate there is no specific mention in israeli law as to whether a Prime Minister can can he continue to serve under indictment ministers cannot and that is what theyre trying to explore at the moment the indications that were getting so far especially from the head of the high court that they are giving a good deal of weight to the will of the knesset the will of the Israeli Parliament and they are very concerned it seems about overstepping their bounds on that but it may well be that even if a green light the deal in its essence they may they may try to restrict some of the powers that Benjamin Netanyahu has especially when it comes to legal matters what would happen if they did not green light that you know if they read like the deal what happens if the court rules against the formation we go and. Well as far as the could the party of netanyahu is concerned they say any part of this deal that is negated by the court would mean that it is entirely in ruins and therefore the country would have to face the prospect of a 4th election there is some strength to that position in terms of the polling numbers even though there was a protest out here earlier and have been protests in tel aviv most weekends against this coalition and polls suggest that there is i think some support for this government just in terms of it finally ending this long running Political Drama and indeed there have been polls that suggest that netanyahu may well do better in a 4th election than he has in the previous 3 there is another question of course as well and that is whether they can get all the legislation is required to change the rules of this extent in order to get the government in place by the deadline of the current period to form a government which falls on thursday again if that doesnt happen and automatically were looking at a 4th election there we go all right thanks very much indeed very forces there in western. Now the u. N. Export on freedom of expression says hes received alarming accounts of retaliation against journalists who are reporting on the pandemic david kay says governments must stop intimidating the independent press and thats been echoed by the u. N. Secretary general and contests untenured terrace on World Press Freedom day we call on governments and others to get into their generally skin do their jobs want to cover 1000 pandemic and beyond is the bend them express he has also given rise to a 2nd pandemic of museums to mation from Harmful Health advice to wild conspiracy to use. The press provides the n. T. Thoughts very fired scientific fact based news and analysis but says the bend that it began many generally side being subjected to increase restrictions and punishments seem please for doing their jobs well the terrorist says measures shouldnt be abused as an excuse to crack down on german this well europe still has the most Media Freedom in the world Reporters Without Borders says that the middle east and north africa continue to be the most dangerous places for journalists to work 346. 00 journalists are imprisoned worldwide with China Saudi Arabia and egypt attaining the highest number of journalists aljazeera journalist mahmoud the same has been in prison without charge in egypt for more than 1600 days there are concerns for his health during this pandemic our director of the general staff of soak has written to World Leaders urging them to call for the Immediate Release of mohammed saying im up here to sing i should say and all other journalists. Well india has dropped 2 places in the World Press Freedom index Reporters Without Borders says a communication blackout of in the administered kashmir played a role in that shift its report calls the area a vast open prison yet indias government maintains is nothing short of absolute Media Freedom as with this report. For 4 years has been documenting life in indian administered kashmir the photo journalist says she joined the male dominated field so that she could give a voice to women and children in conflict zones but muster it says she was shocked when police used what Rights Groups court of oppressive law and accused her of posting content against the country to disturb law and order these allegations are baseless i dont know any political agenda im not in the activist i dont im not any sort of like do is i dont know im not affiliated with any Political Party or do what im uploading are the reality of me. Must write is one of several journalists the Indian Government has accused of carrying out what it calls Anti National activities. Reporters without borders has ranked india 142 out of 180 countries in its annual press freedom index. The montra body says the school was heavily affected by the situation and indeed administered kashmir with the Government Shutdown telecommunications for several months after revoking the regions special taught him a status that made it difficult for journalists to report on what was happening i dont know what. Spent 9 months in jail after he was appointed on the increase in soldiers there he was never charged half of baghdad this gap you are a terrorist im a patriot you are an Anti National im a nationalist the gaps that our government and media have created how do we remove those gaps gaps guess have you couldnt believe what the government says its open to criticism but that there are limits to free speech we have. A lot of. Those who have got. Somebody. Like. The editor of one of indias few publications that is Still Critical of the government says press freedom us to be protected. So constitutional democracy for it to work requires the checks and balances of institutions and the press and india to be in the danger of failing to be a constitutional democracy maybe a democracy in the sense that the majority rules that the mob rules in some senses but it is not a constitutional democracy in the real sense of. Police investigating the case against mustard who says she wants stop working despite facing up to 7 years in jail if convicted Reporters Without Borders says india flips 2 places on it and x. Because of constant press Freedom Violations including Police Violence against journalists it also cited what it called coronated hate campaign from social media against journalists critical of the governments hindu nationalist ideology especially if theyre women and as a problem al jazeera new delhi. The use of kindly is a journalist and the director of the media for democracy project at the Journalists Association he joins us on skype from ankara now are you so kindly welcome to the program youve been in this business for 40 years now havent you globally do you think we have made any progress in terms of press freedom in that time or are we simply just going backwards unfortunately i should say its going backwards. Steadily. Getting nervous and worse and where you are in turkey theres a significant number of the 346 journalists in prison worldwide is the situation. According to. Our reports. At least 7 to 4. 100 journalists are imprisoned turkey today which makes turkey one of the. Worst countries youve got the number of. Journalists in prison. Press freedom is the basic issue of democratic governance isnt that denying it of course is that if this about it is simply about government wanting to control the narrative is that simply what it is not not not only in turkey but globally as you know journalists are for or monitoring those in power those who are in charge of economy dollars in charge of. Powerful positions. On behalf of all the people therefore movie do not expect anyone to say journalists are friendly does not journalists are not friendly with us journalists are friendly to people only and they should object of to their dues therefore you know democracy is all you know all conservative or a total total religious jurors are not light as long as they were made objective data made independent. Theres always the case i would this is not to pick but it is not something peculiar to turkey but it is missy in the case of our dear friend. Jailed in egypt. Since 2016. If people are reporting we doubt taking it because the nation what might be the issues that make governments happy then they may end up in very difficult situations so what is the responsibility now the International Community for people like Mahmoud Hussein who have been in prison has been prison for the length of time what should be done to help things change you know 1st of all must all understand that i mean for example in europe last year there were 142. 00 cases of serious infringement on Media Freedom and this a you know it is the bus in of democracy no its not. I mean if you have such high number of. Serious threats to the media if you have 30 treat cases 0. Detentions and imprisonments. In europe it is important as equal as the case of i would use a digital or my friends in turkish jail for we need solidity we need to take this issue in a solidarity approach this is a humanitarian problem without the book we dont trust Media Freedom we dont emphasize on the right or information of the people we cannot have democracies the more press is. Reginas where you elect people based on intel licht cities if you are bombarding people meet propaganda and if to up their salaries are not allowed to have a voice in the media there cannot be called press freedom or democracy right now we heard that percent right we heard the u. N. Secretary general and tony caetera saying that the lockdown is being exhausted as an excuse to crack down on journalists is something that youre hearing to. If we have a Development Cases of 2 important cases one the people covering the refugees and 2 people or. Covering looked on issues in turkey we have a press corps problem lately and for the past year or so. Now many journalists not without press curse therefore they are not entitled to follow developments on the street during periods during curfew its and they end up being. Limited to tensions of course but still they can they are not a lot to cover developments in the country this is a serious infringement of Media Freedom great to hear your perspective on this important story a use of kindly a director of the meter for the moxie project thanks very much. Time for the weather now and. Im wearing kenya again more bodies are afraid its the rainy season in east africa weve seen flooding already fatal flooding in west africa and west kenya its the same again unfortunately the Higher Ground with the mountains in western kenya have been hit badly this isnt so much flash flooding this is long term is a river thats burst its banks that even saw it and this floods or runs runs into Lake Victoria eventually but if you live in this area youve got days if not weeks of displacement on this is conditions we have currently no we dont see the end of it immediately this is the forecast the us today and you see the occasional orange flashes come out there the bigger thunderstorm the rainy season itself has gone past its peak just. To the wettest weve had reported officially about 120 just so far some years are far worse some of that money better most of the rain is journ the day there are some showers and not fitting up into the know the ethiopian highlands its all part of the big system which eventually bring the southwest monsoon rains across the indian ocean to india but the start of this of these big floods and also it hits the whole of africa and yemen sana once again has been hit by big showers and thunderstorms and there are more to come i suspect in the next couple days particularly in the capital nic all right thanks very much they like to thank you still ahead here on aljazeera. Was. Demanding answers human Rights Groups call for an investigation after a prison run to venezuela that killed more than 40 people. Vouchers for all those canceled flights while european governments dont want cash refunds paid on plus. I was in school the icelandic strongman whos small been living up to his reputation. Man. Ramadan a time of spirituality reflection and gratitude raise the flags all the flags every color. The real world well how we are how we reveals the stories behind some of the arab world songs and chants for the holy month this song touched the hearts of all arrows for ramadan songs on aljazeera. When the news breaks over the night of the dumping of garbage in the river by the government is wrecked our lives when people need to be heard and the story needs to be told to many coming to this place of the only chance they have to eat at least once a day with exclusive interviews and intent to me its all b. S. Reasons as the world battles with him from him to make will bring you the latest developments from around the globe aljazeera has teams on the ground to bring new moon brutally documentaries and live news. I dont know what the odds are from one of our top stories this and then your 3rd of people in afghanistans capital could have contracted coverage 19 thats according to a new study by the Health Ministry which suggested infections in kabul might be far more widespread than its limited testing can detect. Russia has recorded its highest daily rise of corona virus infections another 10 and a half 1000 tested positive thats despite 5 weeks for stretching. Thousands of palestinian laborers are returning to work in israel for the 1st time since crossings were closed in march because of the coronavirus im going to follow to make room and between israel and the Palestinian Authority. The uns human rights commissioner is calling for an investigation into violence has killed more than 40 inmates in a venezuelan prison riot began over demand for relatives to be allowed to deliver food and a warning viewers may find some of the images to residents report disturbing. Prisoners from a general penitentiary taken to a local hospital dozens of them were hurt after a shootout at the prison located in the city of one at a around 450 kilometers away from us relatives were anxiously waiting outside and i thought that it a must have it and we want to know what really happened to our relatives weve been waiting since noon and we still dont know anything human rights representatives have not turned up or anything like that we want to know what happened and. Pictures shown in local media showed dozens of inmates dead the government says they were trying to escape but human Rights Groups say they were protesting for food and want a full investigation into what happened. Since venezuela imposed a lockdown to prevent the spread of covert 1000 visiting rights have been suspended prisoners rely on their relatives for food and medicines. But its not just in venezuela and rest has been on the rise in latin america on saturday in my now state capital of the state of amazon as prisoners kidnapped 7 guards. Then set the prison on fire or thought he say they were trying to distract Security Forces to dig a tan and then escape the incident lasted for about 5 hours. But this operation was a success we had several hostages and all of them are alive there were no casualties on the police side in mates there were people injured but nothing serious. Violence is a regular occurrence in brazilian prisons as rival gangs fight for control. But the situation is different this time presents a latin america are overcrowded and lacks any taishan a ticking time bomb for the spread of colvin 1000. Whats going on is that prisoners are afraid because prisons are overcrowded conditions are bad in brazil for example there is no Running Water so how can you ask inmates to wash their hands restricting visitors is also a problem because its a lifeline for inmates that depend on them to get food hygiene products. Human Rights Groups say we do using overcrowding is needed to reduce the spread of disease. But it poses a major challenge for countries where resources are already running short. That is how will. A 3rd province in yemen has recorded its 1st case of covert 19 taking the nationwide number of confirmed infections to 10 the government of ties province says hes closing the borders for 2 weeks but will continue to allow food and other essential goods through its also ordered mosques and markets to close by and large gatherings. And then of all us states have partially reopened for business is the number of deaths paul says 66000 more than 1100000 covered 1000 cases have been reported nationwide whos right reynolds reports there isnt the number of hype in new york. Military jets flew information over the marble monuments of washington d. C. And over a hospital in baltimore in a symbolic salute to doctors nurses hospital workers and others on the front lines fighting the pandemic despite the Ceremony Health workers in many parts of the country say shortages of personal protective equipment continue in a hopeful sign for hard hit new york city the last covert 1000 patients were discharged from a Convention Center that had been converted into an Emergency Hospital the Javits Center treated more than 1000 people with the disease. And the u. S. Navy hospital ship comfort its service is no longer needed sailed out to new york harbor despite the glimmerings of hope new York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the virus continues to steal hundreds of lives in the state each and every day that number has remained a big noxious lee and terrifyingly high and its still not dropping at the rate we would like to see a drop. In california where governor gavin newsom has ordered all beaches closed protesters complain about not being able to swim sunbathe and serve there in the minority a new poll shows 70 percent of california residents approve of new sims actions in controlling the pandemic while President Trump headed off to camp david for the weekend the white house announced late friday that it would replace the governments. Vector general who wrote a critical report on the trumpet ministrations response to the outbreak the report said the administration failed to coordinate distribution of desperately needed medical equipment while i think its a beginning of the seeking to stifle criticism from nonpartizan experts fits a pattern of behavior for trump the data shows he has also refused to allow the governments chief Infectious Disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci to testify before a committee of the democratic controlled house of representatives next week rob reynolds aljazeera where the u. S. Is reportedly considering retiring 3 measures against china for its handling of the pandemic the move could worsen already strained relations between washington and beijing jon huntsman has this. President donald trump is reportedly looking for ways to retaliate against beijing for the deadly virus that emanated from china they could have stopped it but they didnt its something that is going to have to be dealt with i have to say this is red white house managers are said to be meeting to discuss options that according to the Washington Post include a lawsuit seeking damages or one of the president s preferred penalties new tariffs. On wall street stocks plunged over tariff fears. Theres little doubt the virus began in chinas rouhani. And bank goes down on early enough meant that this disease would spread its fair to all profs were that there is not a time for asking for compensation or pretty it is Economic System and one country this is time. To Work Together the Global Pandemic has turned a complex relationship between 2 world powers into a simple one outright rivalry the krasnaya passing their awful. State right. Now south. America. Should have been stopped at the source has been fuming about china saying china either knowingly spread the virus or failed to warn the world of a pandemic that has stalled the u. S. Economy and dimmed his reelection prospects well theyre quite done it the u. S. And china have had complicated interactions since the handshake in 1972 between president Richard Nixon inbounds the dung that began a profitable but troubled relationship the state of missouri isnt waiting for the federal government its already suing china for economic losses and there are private suits including a class action suit by florida businesses that seeks reparations on behalf of fountains of people. China calls the suits political. Fars distributing a cartoon video that accuses the u. S. Of failing to protect its people for months. He said it was dangerous. Now in china and in the u. S. The prospect of new economic penalties leads relations between the superpowers at their lowest point in the 21st century john hendren aljazeera chicago germany italy and spain have joined other e. U. States supporting the suspension of travel refunds during the pandemic theyve called for airlines to temporarily off a vote which is instead of refunds when trips to council and lines across europe have been seeking state bailouts off to look for some to ground 3 well Geoffrey Thomas is editor in chief of Airline Ratings dot com and he says a lot more needs to be done to help recover. I think across the globe weve all got to make concessions this is all costing us money but at the same time you know whether we whether were supporting our local leyline or a fiver daylon or a local restaurant with tyco ice. Everybody needs help and the airlines are no different because the airlines are losing hof of their revenue for 2020 and some of the buy a lot sort of being required across the globe are absolutely massive the in the United States its about 50000000000. 00 for the usa alliance and they stack sort of number is replicated in certain jurisdictions and others it is not so theres a lot of given type t. At and certainly we want to preserve as many of these airlines as we possibly can for that very highly competitive market we want post covered 19th in certain jurisdictions it has been enough for instance in the middle east some of the countries they have stepped up significantly like at the top in other jurisdictions they havent been a struggle you know for instance the the federal government there really has not stepped up to support its 2. And so coming out of post covenant saying youre going to get some airlines that are very well look just at other ones that are not so be it itll be a very unbalanced playing field. But 19 a lot more needs to be done because i view is the is the fabric of the economy of the world and we need a robust aligned system to help with this recovery. A beauty businesses in austria getting creative to ensure they pass new hygiene tests this is now what a facial looks like clients are treated from behind a plastic screen while beauticians wear protective equipment austrians have flocked to shops is down measures eased this weekend but there are concerns move could lead to a new spike in infractions. Or the pandemic is forcing Meat Processing plants in the United States to slow down production or to close entirely the President Donald Trump is now invited to wartime law ordering plants to stay open to avoid any shortages and so on official reports. Empty shelves might become the new normal for a while some stores have run out of meat and theres no sign of when theyll get you deliveries more than a dozen Meat Processing factories have been forced to close because of covert 19 the system requires workers standing close together in a pattern repeated across the country one gets sick many others inevitably fall in neat asa sink. The war by its very nature is very crowded people have to stand very closely together as theyre working on the line to process issues of meat that are going by very very quickly the closure of factories from missouri to colorado from virginia to south dakota creates a real problem in the supply chain farmers know have thousands of animals they need to feed and how use not something that budgeted for weve got to be able to to move our cattle further along in the process and right now theres a bottleneck our supply chain thats really causing a lot of issues and some concern for our producers donald trump is so concerned about supermarkets running out of meat that he used an old war time law to keep the Meat Processing factories but hes designated them as Critical Infrastructure but unions are concerned that that might mean what his safety is put to risk theyre worried federal guidelines will be ignored one expert says to see what force means less threat. It to the food supply youre looking at risks of outbreaks if we dont practice these Infection Control steps measures or on the other hand were looking at some possible reduction in food supply but not necessarily shortage so its really necessary to prevent the outbreak so that we processing facilities can continue to operate the u. S. Government says it expects to shut factories to be back up and running in days not weeks but those in the Food Industry say the impacts of dealing with the virus will last months alan fischer aljazeera Falls Church Virginia all right lets move on to some other world news now and the parents of murdered american journalist daniel pearl are appealing against the acquittal of 4 men in the case last month a Pakistani Court overturned the murder and kidnapping convictions saying that there was not enough evidence against them being held in custody until the appeals are heard paul was beheaded in 2002 while working for the wall street journal in karate we have filed an appeal of this decision to the families Supreme Court reinstated for just not only for us for all of the. So they can be in a society free of violence and terror and raise their children in peace and harmony. Has been an exchange of gunfire between soldiers on the border between north and south korea multiple shots were fired from north korea towards a guard post inside the Demilitarized Zone thats according to officials in seoul south korean troops fired back with 2 shots no injuries have been reported. To believe you now where an air force plane has crashed killing 4 spaniards who were being ferried to catch a flight to their home country plane came down minutes after takeoff from the outskirts of trinidad which is in the amazonian region it was screwed by 2 military personnel who also died the plane was taking coronavirus test samples to the city of santa cruz brazils former Justice Minister has been questioned for 8 hours by police over allegations of political interference he made against the president also an hour or so more oh quit last month after the president fired the head of the federal police he says that both sonora was seeking a replacement it would provide him with intelligence reports the president denies the allegations. Ok still ahead here on the program postponed coming up why empty stadiums can still create phones home ground for much fixes and he will be here with that story and much more. Must. I sorely test treats and trace frank assessments why is it its only struggling to cope with the number coronavirus patches failure to take really aggressive action really get them behind her informed opinions its going to be much more challenging in a place like haiti where there is one ventilator 3000000 people in depth analysis of the dangers global headlines as india doesnt up to nip the spread of throat of ours in the world inside story on aljazeera. Warhorse. Another one of the most well known figures of indigenous berber music has died the algerian musician named by his stage name of india used his songs to address social and political injustices more but money now takes a look back at his life and career. He did will be remembered as a musician who campaigned to keep the berba culture alive his music inspired by the indigenous north african culture. Born jaime chatting to 949. 00 at the end. Of a speaking region in the central at the snout into algeria his musical prowess began to be recognized by his colleagues in a gas and oil field where he was. In 1976 he released a new version which soon became a hit 12 white it tells the story of the daily life and culture of rural algeria. The lyrics speak of an old man telling his family stories from the culture the song has since been translated into various languages. Since then it is use the platform of his rising to campaign for that culture and identity. To be remembered. Today with more new. Identities featured famous musicians from around the world including manage child 3rd thing as can matheson and down to brass and french singer charles as for. The here hes teaching as a boy his beloved language. They have when you belong to a minority you start believing that youre vulnerable or that the powerful can eat you up because even though your culture exists it doesnt have the means to develop and survive so when someone like this offers to work with you it fuels your will to survive and even though youre already strong it makes you stronger. P. T. You went on to write and perform other albums including les she says believe me yes the 1st 2 can do it and the quintessential beauty of. It was in fact to go thank god thats walter white with this thing to pull with alec to stick atar it here has made the birth of language and culture known and loved all over the world. The algerian musician india ok lets move on to understanding why thank you so much nicola a leading voice in the fight against corruption in sport believes coronavirus has managed to create a perfect storm of opportunity for organized crime fred lord of the international sense of the sport security says a lack of income is making athletes more vulnerable to approaches the global movements of many anticorruption bodies have been restricted during the pandemic allowing organized crime to increase its activities last month bookmakers were defrauded into offering but saw football competition in ukraine the catch was these were socalled ghost games as the tournament did not sleep tight place and with most for cancelled many professional athletes are in isolation facing an increase in spare time and a downside in income. A lot of these athletes will be in relation to this punishing come due to the lack of sports play employed but also provides opportunity now to organise the time of my need to do the research and work out who might be looking to identify for targeted projects lyta sports come back on its a criminal enterprise so you only have a person whos involved in actually fixing the match this will be the person that might go on the ground and look at dinner for who might he want to manipulate what games are available and and what possible targets monthly so that hell basically draw up a criminal Business Plan and then he might make an approach to a financier and by basically make his case to sort of say this is what i paid to do this is the people that we could probably manipulate and this could be the return on investment and then the financier will then invest into that so normally that is 2 parties involved weve got to flip this and actually look at the Positive Side is that weve been in a position where she went out organized criminals have not been up to move so really this is the mind point right now where we need to look at ensuring that International Organizations Law Enforcement they they get into a situation where theyre prepared to share more information and the movements and the tracking of organized criminals as sport comes back on the lawn you guaranteed youre going to get organized crime following in their footsteps as well so its time to be vigilant to be aware and Exchange Information so we can and started getting a jump back on organized criminals who are involved in the manipulation sport. The newly elected head of world rugby says plans for an annual global championship needs to be revived former england captain bill barman has won a vote to lead again for another 4 years in the short term though hes tasked with guarding rugby through coronavirus a 100000000. 00 relief package has been announced to support struggling nations. One thing that you can rest assured that will grow the loops on every Single Member will grow big or you have my word we will be working collaboratively to do well have to enable. To grow your regions in your country. Or the be league seeing being dubbed the nomad says flown into australia the new Zealand Warriors will be able to train during a 14 day isolation period as they prepare for the restart of the National Rugby League Season lets hope the games will resume at the end of this month its unlikely though that the war is will be able to return to new zealand and so this season ends that is nearly 6 months from now in october but the chief executive of premier league Team Brighton says hes not in favor of playing games neutral venues paul barber believes the move could damage the integrity of the competition liverpool farm sells just a couple of wins away from winning their 1st title in 30 years clubs are due to meet again next friday Via Video Conference to discuss if a plan to restart the league in june is actually faisal. But aris is the last man standing in terms of European Football League slots they know me to go top of the table no fans are allowed in stadiums. But fear not some clubs selling virtual tickets sinew fans from overseas in return bars get a photograph of their face placed on a mannequin in the stands. Nascar is put together plans to resume racing lights are on this month events will take place with no spectators to site social distancing regulations and i only essential work as present for the plan doesnt include testing drivers for coronavirus strikes back will be held in South Carolina on may the 70. And then icelandic strongman is more than living up to his reputation by. I. I 3 have to be honest im best known for playing great of amounts in a c. V. Series game of thrones has broken the deadlifting world record the 31 year old previous you on the worlds strongest man competition in 28. Im extremely proud you know and 3 we have is the group is nothing bad or the proving people wrong always were going to lose. I did everything in gold to pull this words i pulled a few holes to feel good to know. Ok more sport for me throughout the day but that is it so they will see you later thanks very much a day thanks for that but is it for this news or my colleague awfully but well be right here with another half hour of news a couple minutes for me nick block the rest to you its good but. You know certain isolating times listening post cuts through the noise youve been looking at another side of this story not from our 3 information around the outbreak but the myth of the listening post on aljazeera. The stories of abuse in aged care homes in the west to shock the world but theres not a total one i want to speak to those sending elderly loved ones to thailand to live out there on aljazeera. It doesnt display of all people its and fun to see fun to campus fashion it isnt only a lesson in creativity but also in sustainability all these clothes are made from recycled fin teach all riposte fabrics were leading the way to make sustainability the new normal because thats what it is to be some of the worlds most prestigious fashion houses are based in paris and most say that theyre trying to become more environmentally friendly changing a multibillion dollar industry is a challenge but in an environment driven by trends where responsibly make clothes maybe companies ultimate fashion statement. A lot again of television control dont know really what its tremendous for the country so i think it. Us determined to conclude you do salute at the point of the sword to avenge its people slaughtered 8080 years he smashes the frankish ali captures the king of jerusalem if sees is the true cross and this is the great military victory the crusaders an arab perspective the result 3 unification on aljazeera. The arab the on the in. Random testing brings worrying results for afghanistan the government is more than a 3rd of kabuls residents could have called it 19. Planned for the bacteria watching aljazeera live from doha also ahead. They made a deal but was it legal israels Supreme Court begins hearing a case challenging the new Coalition Government. The United Nations warns of the danger