Supporters there backing his call to lift restrictions despite an increasing number of cases. And a sigh of relief for the u. S. Economy as carmakers send their employees back to work. The worlds 3rd largest economy has slipped into recession japan has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic its economy shrank for the 2nd consecutive quarter by just under one percent in the 1st 3 months of this year Prime Minister shinzo abhi had announced a massive Relief Program last month to keep the economy on track japan has recorded more than 16000 cases of the virus and close to 750 deaths Robert Wright is in seoul he says the stimulus announced by the japanese government may not be enough to revive the economy. Weve had now 2 quarters where the economy has contract and so it is in a recession but this started at the end of last year in the last quarter this is well before anybody had even heard of coded 19 japan had already been hit by a rise in a culture of virtual sales tax from 8 percent to 10 percent that hurts bending it was already suffering from the lingering effects of a typhoon then of course of all of its economic problems are really now being compounded rolling into this year with the onset of coded 19 the delay of the summer olympics it was about this time that Many Companies throughout japan were expecting to be ramping up massively employing thousands of people as the country was preparing to welcome the world well as we know all of that is now been delayed by at least a year just in april we had a the Prime Minister declaring a National Emergency that further kept people at home that kept people away from going out closed many more businesses in fact many economists are predicting that this quarter that were in now the 2nd quarter of 2020 is when well see the real economic pain with some predictions that the economy is likely to contract at an annualized rate of more than 20 percent now that is depression sized slump the worst in living memory shinzo of it is already declared a stimulus package of a trillion dollars well that frankly at this stage does not seem enough and hes likely to expect to announce more help to help the economy through this michael pan is the president of the get some news agency he says the declining economy and the handling of the pandemic we can debate politically. Abbay nomics was probably played out long before this time anyway that program was launched in 2013 which is you know 7 or 8 years ago now and it was meant to stimulate the economy with a lot of spending in order to allow the government to do various kinds of Structural Reforms while they spent the money but they didnt really do the Structural Reforms so they all been on this program was probably pretty well dead anyway as for his political situation hes now in a very difficult situation for other reasons the economy but also hes perceived as having mishandled aspects of this crisis and his own administration is divided internally so definitely a much much weaker position now than hes ever been since his return to power in december 2012 india has extended the nearly 2 months old locked on by another 2 weeks is a battle is to control the rising number of infections india saw its highest daily spike on sunday with 85000 cases taking the total to more than 95000. Reports. Behind each of these padlocks is a closed shop in this once thriving way spangle alley inside a half finished i dont see that make them havent worked to nearly 2 months they have now learned it will stay this way into june logged on nabc obviously. The situation in lockdown is such that when it was spring lock and we had orders for our doors and the 100 godeys side with us we could have managed but it was all closed so while the situation is going on we have not worked it has been raining and yes. India is extending its not down for another 2 weeks because cases keep rising sunday so the highest daily jump yes its nearly 5000 fictions school moves in other Public Places will stay closed but some moves are being relaxed recovered 19 is more contained mainly in the area is. A look down extinction is bad news for Migrant Workers who are losing the jobs in the times of the urban exodus is unprecedented you know without quality they started gathering here since late last night we have been persuading them to not gather here and also to take trains or buses and a white on save more the Francois Taishan we have sent some on buses but it is still very crowded here Public Transportation is completely overwhelmed physical distancing is not an option the Indian Government range from buses and trains this week but with a population of nearly 1200000000 this simply no room for everyone all i can go i dont know why god will i feel special my going to division but Nothing Happened my form will get done to me i think the doubts are making money off duty charging money and the one who. Gets the ticket. It means migrants of fools to hitchhike on trucks to dangerous option 24 laborers were killed this week in order pradesh when a truck crashed. Others simply walk with their children and belongings for hundreds of kilometers to get out of i applied for transportation but my application was never approved im a daily wage labor how can i save enough to feed my family in such troubling times we have no rations and my children are hungry we have to go home and with the nation wide lockdown no exchanges any relief and still some weeks off ballasts which is there. Our correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is joining us live from new delhi elizabeth just talk us through these new guidelines 1st of all. So the big difference in this whole phase of indias lockdown is that its now up to states to determine what green orange and red zones depending on the number of cases and how quickly they are increasing or not and then depending on those sons deciding which of the activities that the government has cleared that they will allow said things like the government has said that all markets are allowed to reopen with shop timings being staggered only a certain number of people being allowed inside shops and of course social distancing has to be observed the other really big thing is travel between states is now allowed in buses all private vehicles but it has to be between consenting states we did have passenger trains begin last week but as you mentioned in the is over a lockdown has been extended and that means that there are still no domestic or International Flights no metros shops restaurants cinema whole shopping malls all of them remain closed and thats because there is a consensus between states that the lockdown has to continue while the overall number of cases in india continue to rise with those numbers going up in certain states will all states follow the same guidelines. So even before the Central Government announced on sunday not that the lockdown would continue we had several states announce before then that they would do so and were expecting to hear from states about their own guidelines and. After deciding you know what they agree orange and red zones here in the capital delhi we havent seen markets preparing to open even though the Central Government has said that thats something that is allowed thats the people here are waiting to hear what chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has to say when he addresses the region on monday he said that he broadly agrees with the Central Governments guidelines that they are expecting the number of coronavirus cases to rise as Economic Activity is all activities and pleas for the views the past 8 weeks to prepare the Health Care System for such a scenario but it is a mixed picture other states some states are so open to the easing of restrictions the Southern States of go out have now just for instance have said that they dont want buses or trains or even planes arriving until the end of the month so again a mixed picture because india is such a big country but generally there is an easing of restrictions in areas especially areas which are the Containment Zones but certainly all areas where there arent a large number of cases elizabeth proton im in new delhi elizabeth thanks very much. Brazils president always volleying his supporters to bank his call to end the lockdown there is attacks governors have introduced restrictions in an effort to stop the spread of the virus the president s push to reopen comes despite 15000 deaths in brazil more than all other latin american nations combined. Reports. Hundreds of supporters of. Once again poured into the capital. Honking their car horns to call for an isolation measures in the country. People think oscillation is not being done in the right way there is no previous experience in the world of Closing Everything down just to see what happens. Become a weekly event in this city coronavirus cases are still increasing rapidly across the country but the president is keeping up his fight against. Posed by local authorities. Supporters in front of the president ial palace but whats new is that for the 1st time he and his interaction face masks but that didnt stop him from shaking hands and embracing a young supporter dressed in a military uniform and attacking what he calls the terror of total isolation measures calling for the reopening of the economy and urging people to get back to work. We will change brazils destiny even with this crisis affecting the entire world thanks to ministers thanks to the wonderful people here we have. 15000. 00 brazilians have died of 1000. 00 so far though experts fear the figure is probably much higher with many cases because of insufficient testing and nowhere is the situation worse in the region. On sunday residents of this neighborhood in took a. Into their own hands to this infects the streets of the city with the highest rate of infection spread capitaine the country. We talk about initiative because we lost we have a lot of victims in our neighborhood and that was the tendency if we did not act. And now there are growing worries of the virus fast spreading upriver into isolated indigenous reserves at least 11 tribe members have already been confirmed dead but without testing or access to adequate medical care nobody knows how many lives will be lost. Still ahead on aljazeera malaysias Parliament Convenes for the 1st time since the Prime Minister resigned but m. P. s one be up to much until july. And well tell you why bundy will have elections even though Health Experts say its no ones a good idea. How a weve got plenty of hot sunshine in the forecast across the middle east and that includes further north as well the same a heat wave into the southeast of europe and those high temperatures spread into the levant as well getting up around the 38 degree mark in damascus and jerusalem thats 100 in foreign hot hotter still in baghdad and kuwait hot enough here in doha to around 38 celsius over the next couple days more hot sunshine then as we go on through the coming days you very little else to speak of the hot sunshine stretches across its in all the parts of africa showers there just around the ethiopian highlands seasonal range for a stretch all the way across into the gulf of guinea and they can be alive the side here as we go through the next day or so into calmer southern parts of nigeria still seeing some very heavy right the rains extending their way across Northern Areas of the democratic republic of congo you can see a little more in the way of showers pushing ever tools eastern parts of africa as we go through the next day or so so its not clear of the moment but as we go through the next day i say respect in this area of showers to start filtering over towards that eastern side of tanzania eventually we will see the showers also push into the eastern side of kenya to the south of that is fine dry and sunny. For. A city defined by military occupation theres never been an arab state here with the capital of jerusalem everyone is welcome but as the poet structure that maintains the can only project thats what we refuse it was one of the founders of the settlement with this and the story of jerusalem through the eyes of its own people segregation occupation discrimination injustice this is apartheid in the 21st century jerusalem a rock and a hard place on aljazeera. I want to go does it out of mind of our top stories this hour of the worlds 3rd largest economies in recession as the coronavirus pandemic hits business and industry hard japans economy receded by almost one percent in the 1st quarter of the year. India has extended the nationwide lockdown for another 2 weeks schools malls and other Public Places are going to remain closed the shutdown has forced thousands of Migrant Workers to head back to their home states often on foot. Brazils president who was rallying his supporters to back his call to end the law down there this despite 15000 put out a virus deaths more than all other latin american nations combined. The death toll in the us is approaching 90000 but with the number of new cases on the decline more than 2 thirds of states are beginning to reopen that has Health Experts worried about a new wave of infections i did jocasta has more. Crowded new jersey beaches are one sign that coated 900 and deaths are on a downward trend in parts of the u. S. I am comfortable being up here but i am surprised there are so many people but the progress in overcoming the pandemic is not uniform across the country with experts warning against rushed reopening there are some states that are still having increasing daily numbers of cases some states that are flat some states that are going down new york the virus epicenter has seen new cases hover around 2000 a day down from its one day high of 11000 a month ago im going to show you how fast and easy it is to take a test Governor Andrew Cuomo showcase new yorks expanded Testing Capacity getting a new swab on Live Television to encourage new yorkers to be unafraid of the. Procedure thats it nothing else but does the president have confidence in the cd meanwhile one of president Donald Trumps top economic advisors criticized the centers for Disease Control and prevention Peter Navarro blamed the c. D. C. For distributing flawed test kits in the early weeks of the pandemic not only did they keep the testing within the bureaucracy they had a bad test and that did set us back President Trump reached back further to cast blame more than anything this pandemic is responding to former president Barack Obamas thinly veiled criticism saturday of trumps handling of the pandemic that he was a disastrous president thats all i can say grossly. Trump has vowed to reopen the economy with or without a vaccine while some americans continue to protest local Movement Restrictions Public Health officials have been unanimous reopening too soon is a game that gambles with peoples lives castro aljazeera Silver Spring maryland workers at americas 3 largest carmakers are going back to the Assembly Lines their return comes as sales plummet and automakers post massive losses as john hendren reports the industry faces a number of questions including how it will keep workers safe. Americas auto workers are back to a strange sterile new world employees at detroits big 3 ford General Motors Enfield Chrysler return on monday to manufacturing plants where the new normal is one Part Assembly line one part hospital says 977 and above this will turn red thatll turn red in coming workers temperatures are checked so you get to go through they work behind new barriers with new masks gloves plastic face shield in signs about social distancing everywhere along with walking lanes in reminders to stay 6 feet apart. Assembly lines are restarting for the 1st time since march when the Global Pandemic shut down detroit and auto plants across the u. S. Except for a handful been made ventilators for the sickest virus patients we see a little bit in the last year or so. We expect the literal grice all so that the exactly what happened are. Operating. For one potential worry a Global Supply chain thats been slowed by the corona virus mexico is still locked down but last week the government unveiled a plan that could see some auto parts makers open to supply detroit now that automakers are building again the question is in the worst market since the Great Depression if anyone want to buy the cars theyre making across the u. S. Unsold cars by the thousands sit idle delaying the introduction of new models and in these belt tightening times competing with cheaper used cars got to by decades to find a comparable sell for any week weve gone to Great Recession i think up in terms of. Her case to get out the supply. And demand why dealers are offering once in a lifetime incentives like 7 years of no interest loans with little progress so far whether you were laid off from lower east for auction and car is a very a purchase for a lot of people. Aint so feeling comfortable on say cannot buy a car seat may take a while until buyers return in force the production lines will reopen more slowly than they shut down and new cars will keep aging on american car lives john hendren al jazeera chicago. Mosers parliament has convened for the 1st time since the vizard nation of its Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was replaced by his deputy you know he being your seen it was appointed by the king in march that happened often will have your failed to form a new unity government he says yes he is appointment is in legal forms louis is in the malaysian capital kuala lumpur with mourinho the session is likely to unfold. Up until a week ago it was thought that this column and meeting would have been the setting for a showdown between the new government and the opposition Prime Minister that we did not even came to power more than 2 and a half months ago he has gone. Politicians from the bench Ruling Coalition had decided to break away triggering a lot of the government now the man we didnt replace Mahathir Mohamad had filed a proposal for a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister which the speaker of the lower house has accepted but last week the speaker said that the government had informed him that the only item on the agenda and parliaments meeting on monday would be the case addressed now opposition politicians have that they are unhappy about that because they view this government as one without the just a messy which doesnt have the peoples support and they want an opportunity to be able to test the Prime Minister support in parliament theyre also concerned that they wont now be an opportunity to sit face the economic stimulus measures that the government has introduced to cushion the economic fallout caused by the corona virus pandemic. Because the speaker has accepted the proposal for a no confidence to be debated well presumably be allowed to take place when parliament met that in july but opposition politicians as well as some analysts have also expressed concerns that the Prime Minister will use the time between now and then to shore up support now in the meantime the Prime Minister has given out several plum appointments as well that positions. National envoy going back to politician in the Coalition Main party. Scuffles have broken out in hong kongs parliament between prodemocracy and probating politicians there are erupted over the failure to elect a new chair for a Key Committee its meant to scrutinise bills and its been without a leaders since late last year the backlog of bills includes one that would criminalize abuse of chinas national anthem. After more than a year and a half of inconclusive elections and political paralysis a new Israeli Government has been sworn in long time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival banning guns have agreed to share power each will spend 18 months in charge army forces reports from west to them. Even after 3 inconclusive elections and being charged in 3 Corruption Cases Benjamin Netanyahu has shown once again that hes going nowhere we thought we would go with our house of great responsibility benny gantz and i decided to form a unity government and avoid a further really how hard i have to look at the division and distrust remain evident in this unity deal now you know who in his former rival benny gantz have written into it all kinds of guards against betrayal sworn in similar taney asli as Prime Minister and alternate netanyahu to go 1st then gans after 18 months unprecedented 36 ministries shared equally. We decided to take National Responsibility especially at this time israel needs a National Government that represents broad sections of the country after more than 10 years the era of government by one half of the nation is over we are here to represent those who felt they had no voice in leading this country but dance also predicted bitter arguments to come one big difference their position on an exciting 30 percent of the occupied west bank under the terms of the trump peace plan dances calling for a delay in consultation. Netanyahu is doubling down. On it it is time to apply israeli law and rise a glorious chapter in the history of zionism this state doesnt delay peace it brings it closer because peace must be based on the truth in the truth is that there are hundreds of thousands of settlers and you dare n. Sumeria under the Coalition Deal netanyahu can bring an extension for a vote anytime after july the 1st veto power of the terms of the deal say that annexation has to be carried out in coordination with the us and must not threaten any Regional Peace treaties and now the u. S. Seems to be signaling that it wants to see a delay and jordans king says annexation would cause massive conflict with Israel Netanyahu and dance so the new government answers the call of the israeli people at a time of pandemic and economic crisis dances for opposition ally says it serves the interests of politicians not voters accord look at how this government was established 0 trust between the partners everything through lawyers and Court Debates overriding the basic laws people who dont believe a word the other says. It is at least for now a functioning government the 1st israel has had a nearly 18 months but its structure is unprecedented and faces severe tests of the impact of the coronavirus and accession and having a Prime Minister whose corruption trial is due to start next sunday are a force that west to saddam. Political campaigns in burundi have ended the header wyness general election theyve been marred by violence and hate speech with both sides blaming each other reports the. Supporters of bullies main opposition candidate. On the streets of the capital which they hope that hell win wednesdays general election he has run for president twice before but lost he says his victory was stolen by a president. Who is not standing this Time Campaigns have been marred by sporadic violence between supporters of the ruling c n b d f d d party. In congress for Liberty Party government Officials Say 3 people have died others injured and many arrested all of this is meant to intimidate the opposition so as to guarantee the victory of the ruling party but this is quite clear nonsense. At the other end of town thousands attend the ruling parties final campaign president who accompanies his preferred candidate every session to supporters are confident victory belongs to them that she is one of the most influential politicians in buti and a close ally of the president hes a former rebel fighter who survived the ethnic cleansing of students of hutu ethnicity at the university of beirut in 1905 the president calls him a national hero. He was a fast. Track to prepare for arrive after signing the peace deal that ended the civil war it was a brave move his job was also trying to grab it i mean police which he did successfully he also played a big role in establishing c. N. D. As a Formidable Political party. Is pushing ahead with the election despite the coronavirus pandemic the country has at least 2 dozen confirmed cases and recently expelled some wild Health Organization were. After the criticism. Has been adequate the present situation is under control now the only country where people are still gathering for public and really just holy days god knows what is happening in their world and thats when we are turning to for protection. And you will be choosing a president and. Paul representatives and the poor that will have no international. Promise to fix the struggling economy create jobs unify the country some of the 5000000. 00. Ethnic based that started in 1903. 115. 00 election and they say they want a peaceful outcome. The news branch of americas military space force has launched its 1st mission. A United Launch Alliance atlas 5 rocket with us and there are none spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral in florida after being delayed for a day by bad weather officials havent revealed the purpose of the mission nor do they saying how long it will remain in orbit a solar powered vessel has flown several times before but this is its 1st mission with the space force which was established in december. This is all jazeera these are the top stories the worlds 3rd largest economy is in recession as the coronavirus pandemic hits business and industry hard japans g. D. P. Declined by almost one percent in the 1st quarter of the year Prime Minister shinzo abi announced a massive release program last month to keep the economy on track Robert Bright has more from south Koreas Capital seoul. Japan had already been hit by a rise in a culture of virtual sales tax from 8 percent to 10 percent that hurt spending it was already suffering from the lingering effects of a typhoon then of course that all of its economic problems are really now being compounded rolling into this year with the onset of kobe had 19 the delay of the summer olympics it was about this time that Many Companies throughout japan were expecting to be ramping up massively employing thousands of people as the country was preparing to welcome the world well as we know all of that is now been delayed by at least a year india has extended a nationwide lockdown for another 2 weeks schools malls and other Public Places will remain closed the shutdown has forced thousands of Migrant Workers to head back to their home states often on foot brazils president. Is rallying his supporters to back his call to end the lockdown there this despite 15000 coronavirus deaths more than all other latin american nations combined. The u. S. President has hit back in criticism from barack obama who said the government has fumbled its response to the pandemic but he was an insult for president thats all i can say roughly. Speaking as he returned from his weekend retreat at camp david donald trump again said a cure would be found by the end of the year contrary to what medical experts believe malaysias parliament has convened for the 1st time since the resignation of its Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was replaced by his deputy mayor he dean seen in march. Scuffles a broken out in hong kong as parliament between prodemocracy and probate jane politicians there are erupted over the failure to reelect a new chair for a Key Committee thats meant to scrutinise bills and those are the headlines coming up next on aljazeera its 101. 00 east by on county mcauliffe theyre rich in resources but some opec nations are struggling to make any money right now but then also it could be Oil Price Crash be opening the Green Economy needs a lot plus spoils biggest player moving in on a little piece of north east england. Counting the cost on aljazeera. Its dangerous for it still this is the. Cooking he is about the. Continued use of the school with. The kids you know. Makes a huge. Hospitality to those in. Vietnam is a country of amazing color and
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