Expected to run for president is sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption. And demands for Racial Justice protests in parts of europe with growing calls for controversial statues to be torn down. And arpita stated as u. S. Sports suffers a blow to its return from coronavirus a several athletes from Major League Baseball to professional golf to its positive despite being in socalled sporting bubbles. But we begin this hour with breaking news out of washington d. C. A u. S. Court has ruled that former National Security advisor john bolton can publish his Controversial Book thats off to a last ditch attempt by a president trying to block its release well we can now speak to mike hanna who is live for us in washington d. C. Mike i cant imagine that the white house is particularly about this. Certainly not they were hoping that the syn junction would stop publication of this book which is due in a few days time and certainly President Trumps likely to be angered at his lawyers the judge pointing out that his lawyers did not include the publishers alongside john bolton in this particular injunction but the judge gave all basic tenants as to whether or not publication should be prohibited the 1st one was where the National Interest security interest was jeopardized the judge says yes that was however points to in 3 words the government irreparably affected but judge says no because the book is in such wide distribution even before publication the 3rd question was whether the public will be harmed the judge says no for exactly the same reasons but significantly the judge says that his conclusion that hes not giving in to the trumpet ministrations demand for this induction however he points out that john bolton and he puts it like this has gambled with National Security and has opened himself to civil and possibly criminal prosecution certainly the administration lawyers will be looking at that as a way of moving this forward but in terms of preventing publication of the book and full Public Access to it they failed dismally mike given as you say that a lot of the contents of the book were already in the Public Domain is that for out here rather from the Justice Department waiting in at this stage. Well the Justice Department had been talking for weeks about bringing some kind of Legal Process against it and on thursday they brought their last cannon essentially which was at the cation ball and urgent motion from a federal judge to stop publication completely now this is what the judge has ruled on he said no were all going to be questions within Justice Department about why it took so long to actually bring some form of Legal Process to stop this injunction or to stop the publication and noting as well what the judge said that john bolton did not comply with the necessary procedures to clear it through the National Security council he did do part of the process but did not complete it walking away in frustration at a particular point this may have given the Administration Much stronger grounds should they have brought an injunction at the time that bolton walked away from discussions with the National Security council this is another failure of the administrations lawyers very clearly and there have been quite a few in recent weeks and indeed months but as i say the bottom line is alton may well face civil or even criminal prosecution in the weeks ahead but the books out in the public. Mike hanna there for us with all the latest from washington d. C. Well as weve been saying this is a developing story and President Trump has just tweeted falsely claiming that john bolton broke the law he said john bolton who was all washed up until i brought him back and gave him a chance broke the law by releasing massive amounts of classified information to say bolton must pay a very big price for this as others have before him this should never happen again well its not been a great week for the trumpet ministration donald trump is mired in new controversy after his attorney general tried to fire a top federal prosecutor whos investigated a number of trumps associates Jeffrey Berman is refusing to step down and says he will continue his work as alexia bryan reports as the top federal prosecutor in manhattan Jeffrey Berman has laid several investigations into corruption close to the u. S. President s inner circle today seeing an indictment charging of poorness igor fruma in october last year he announced charges against 2 men linked to Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani they were accused of trying to buy influence of u. S. Policy in ukraine in a case that added fuel to the calls for troops impeachment they saw political influence not only to advance their own financial interests but to advance the political interests of at least one foreign official. These cases and an investigation into giuliani have concern to the trumpet ministration on friday night attorney general william announced berman was leaving his position saying that the president intends to nominate jay clayton the current chairman of the securities and Exchange Commission a lawyer with no experience as a prosecutor statement ending by thanking Jeffrey Berman describing him as stepping down after 2 and a half years of service the only problem is Jeffrey Berman says hes not going anywhere releasing his own statement i learned in a press release from the attorney general tonight that i was stepping down as United States attorney i have not resigned and have no intention of resigning my position to trumpet ministration as a growing reputation for forcing out anyone seen as disloyal in recent weeks the president has fired a number of agency watchdogs including the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community whose actions led to the impeachment inquiry bob offered no explanation for attempting to replace berman a republican who once donated to Trumps Campaign democrats have accused barr of politicizing the department of justice and acting more like trumps personal lawyer by our right. Or. Her. Senate Democrat Chuck schumer of new york has tweeted the dismissal reeks of potential corruption of the Legal Process questioning what action by berman had motivated the president burmans laid cases against transform a personal lawyer Michael Cohen and convicted sex offender jeffrey abstain he says hell continue to pursue Justice Without fear or favor until a president ial he appointed replacement is confirmed by the senate and exam brian aljazeera. Well as alexie mentioned then has story President Trump has dismissed several watchdogs the official title is inspectors general or i g and they ensure that no crimes are committed in their agencys acting i. G. For health Christy Grimm published a seve showing us hospitals lack of readiness for the 1000 crisis trunk all that fake and nominated someone else to take over the permanent role trouble so fired the intelligence Inspector GeneralMichael Atkinson in april he handled the whistleblower complaint about trump school with the ukrainian president which led to his impeachment and then steve linnik was pushed out of the state Department Last month he was said to be investigating the secretary of state mike compare and an arms deal between the white house and saudi arabia now the firings of both linnik and atkinson like berman who also announced on friday nights one of the stage lets bring in Melanie Sloan from wilmington and delaware shes a former federal prosecutor now with the Public Affairs for some of strategies melanie i just want to pick up on this friday night firing trend its usually a time when administrations do the sorts of things they rather hope go unnoticed but this ongoing purge certainly hasnt gone unnoticed not a lot of these courage by the ever tension in washington especially because there are so many. Night. Urged. Us. About highest profile effort so far and that one little im going to fly out you know very high profile where in the coming out legal matter go to court dont well i do want to ask you about that because berman was a supporter of President Trump even donated to his campaign as alexie was reporting there but hes now certainly not going quietly now berman was appointed by a court so does the president even have the Legal Authority to move him. There is some debate about that berman was vigorous and usually appointed by the Southern District of new york court as opposed to being Senate Confirmed like all the other u. S. Attorneys and he is standing with some credibility that he cannot be removed certainly by far out what will have to happen is that trunk will personally have to fire for a man by berman and go to court and ask rejection stop him from being fired and this matter could then fly out in the courts potentially leaving burma and in haiti through the election let me ask you then about the attorney general theres been a lot of talk about this and a number of of the things that hes done very recently what does this series of events that weve been watching pat here imply about the independence of the Justice Department and the attorney general. Well i think mr barber has a couple problems 1st a credibility problem he issued a release saying that mr berman step down and that was just clearly a lot mr berman has not resigned and this is on top of some other countries mr barak has chosen to believe in regard to the release of the mother report but he deliberately mis characterized it mr barr than asking much more like mr trump personal lawyer that he had been that had the Justice Department it is under fathomable all really to figure out how republican in the senate were staying quiet through all of this would have reacted in the Obama Administration had eric holder suddenly fired a u. S. Attorney investigating people related to obama but here we have mr barr stepping in to stop investigations apparently that mr trump doesnt like got primary among young and doesnt read investigation that Rudolph Giuliani thats going in the Southern District of new york but thats not the only one there are many ongoing investigations bear that all touch on President Trump and it seems that from want to do everything he can to stop them. That also made your decision to try to assuage a clayton to the position of the u. S. Attorney there mr clayton is formerly a corporate lawyer now the head of the securities and Exchange Commission and has literally no prosecutorial experience the Southern District of new york has never had a u. S. Attorney without any prosecutorial experience but mr clinton seems very firmly in trumps camp and that seems to be the major credential that he has for the job now let me let me ask you about the timing of all of this john boltons book which when now hearing can be published alleges will say that from top to into fair and one of famines investigations that hasnt been a very good few months for the president whether is this leave him in an Election Year. Well this was probably a poor chess move on his part because now that hes taken this action i wouldnt be surprised to hear some leaks out of the Southern District of new york about some of the investigations that are ongoing and particularly those that may touch on the president so i think that bears out a lot of information the Southern District of new york has that might be harmful to the president and that is going to certainly reflect on him but in many other ways people have all along decided how they feel about trouble his firing bermond will not probably bother any of his core supporters like the people who are going to his rally this evening those people seem to think that trunk should have his loyalists in place and basically you can do no wrong this is a greater problem for moderates and independents but over the course of the past couple of months polling has shown those people are drifting farther and farther away from not just based on it terminations but because of this response to the i. R. S. And also. About. Melanie sloan their former federal prosecutor speaking to us from great to get your insights here on out of there melanie thank you. Well as weve been saying it is an Election Year and President Trump is preparing to hold his Fast Campaign rally since the crowd of outbreak and some residents and businesses try to stop saturdays events in tulsa i have a concerns it could wesson the pandemic but oklahomas top court says it can go ahead but as rob reynolds reports the president s decision to hold the rally in a city which the one of the west racial attacks in u. S. History has provoked widespread anger. Supporters of President Donald Trump have camped out for days outside the arena in tulsa whether by choice or lack of historical knowledge President Trump has chosen to kick off his Reelection Campaign in a city notorious for racist violence and mass murder in 1021 tolls as prosperous greenwood neighborhood was known as black wall street when rumors spread about an encounter between a black teenage boy and a white girl armed gangs of whites rampage through greenwood killing and burning planes dropped incendiary bombs with this is said some tolls of Police Officers set fire to homes and businesses while others stood by without intervening up to 300 africanamericans were killed people saw bodies. Lined up on the sand bars in the Arkansas River people talked about how bodies washed up downstream and their people who said they saw people being tossed into mass graves. In 2020 tolls the remains segregated with a history of racially discriminatory policing as protests over the killing of george floyd in minneapolis seethed a senior toles a Police Officer said this in a radio interview. In 2016 a black man named turns crutcher was shot and killed by a white policewoman while standing next to his vehicle was an armed the officer was acquitted of manslaughter Tiffany Crutcher is terences twin sister in the same policing culture that burnt down my great grandmothers community black wall street also known as the Greenwood Community is the same culture that continues to persist the day has the same culture they killed my twin brother trump one oklahoma overwhelmingly in 2016 why then hold a rally in a state hell almost certainly carry again. Once. And interest. I think a large part of the president s reelection effort is going to be. The strategy could back fire brand the middle of a pandemic and this will be the 1st large event since weve shut down everything after this family and it turns out there is a significant outbreak. Among. I think thats really going to put into jeopardy the president s strategy its a volatile combination the history of massacre a bitterly divided nation on edge and a deadly virus spreading fast with a president poised to stir up the brew rob reynolds aljazeera. Well there is plenty more ahead here this news hour including. Refugee when you look at the plight of there is no escaping conflict or prosecution. To intervene off the e. P. I. P. S. Says it well enough. Well its controversial deal or no deal. We were at a distance so he was just saying look i hope i didnt get too close to you and the worlds top golfers react after the fast positive coronavirus case on the p. G. A. Tour thats coming up with peace and sports. Now one of democratic republic of congos high profile politicians has been sentenced to 20 is in prison with hard labor for corruption a cotton can shots are found to be talcum are they guilty of embezzling more than 15 1000000. 00 from Public Housing fund now he said as president ial chief of staff and was also seen as a potential successor to president felix just a kennedy his supporters say the trial was politically motivated while mohamed adar has been monitoring events for us from nairobi this is a big verdict today known not only in terms of corruption but also in terms of politics so where does this now leave the Ruling Alliance and she security. Well the. Trial is unprecedented in every way you look at it hes the highest ranking politician to have a face corruption charges in a country that is rife with corruption the government of haiti is saying that it is trying to deal with and democrats are sold to the flight this is a boost but again it also denies the president. An ally at a time when hes having to fight with. People who watch him just of camillas government on days of power struggle going on with the supporters of just of really controlling most of the government institutions so it didnt rise him as well but the more important is that in the coalition the president is heading on in government right now the man who was sentenced to 20 years in prison was the money that was supposed to pick up the pots and unbecome they come to date and that is where the supporters say the problem isi he wanted to be taken over the political scene so probably president security could continue to know i think that the last judge in this trial didnt even make it to the end and his rather controversial death has also been linked to come out here. He was in the used car sales cutting all of the killing but again he was the lead judge in the case against him when he termed the time the one day you. Listened to the prosecution you know all the evidence they were using against the committee and then the following day you couldnt because you had been killed overnight the police of course said the judge. Had committed suicide but then again there was the autopsy report both say that he had been hit on the head with a blunt object something will so picked up by the Justice Minister with him to prison the autopsy report and said it was actually mud so its been a very. You know she. Didnt wait to impress them with all kinds of tucson tones including the presiding judge turning out in the middle of the trial. Monitor that across that story for us from nairobi thank you very much for. The call for Racial Justice that began weeks ago in the United States is echoing throughout the wild for another weekend crowds are out in the french capital some of the messages that called for justice for abraham a bar of black man who died in a Police Operation and 29 team in the scottish capital Edinburgh People have gathered to call for the removal of the melville monument which commemorates a politician who resisted efforts to end the slave trade and in the us for statues have been torn down in different cities take a look this was washington d. C. Where crowds cheered as the only confederate general statue in the capitol was toppled there 6 are also protests taking place right now in london that is there with demonstrations in hyde park nadeem hows the turnout they have been looking today. Well the turnout has actually been a lot larger than it looks right here because the several 100 protesters here have moved on some of them towards downing street there were hundreds more earlier on here and in the area around parliament all under the new sponsor of black lives much of the 3rd weekend in a row now and im joined for a bit more on that by charles a dk who is a black lives much a campaign a chose over the years weve seen protests weve seen demonstrations weve seen reports weve seen lots of calls for Racial Justice here in britain because one of the things that the speakers today have been stressing is the u. K. Is not innocent this is not just about what happens to people like george floyd but its about here in britain in your opinion what makes this Current Movement different or what gives you hope that it will continue what makes this one difference for me personally its the amount of people that have joined alongside the black people here so theres a big number of white people have also joined us with peaceful protest so look you know looking back a pos once its been majority just let people fighting for their own causes but its been good to be joined by the caucasians or send it to you in this march for you what would be the burning issues that need to be addressed right now i mean theres been so many stories in the press about history statues and so on for you whats the most important thing right now i think the main important thing for me personally is the Education System and how black people are treated within the Education System and how the Education System is not catered to would like to join the school. And also the Police System of 1st opposite with the young black males and how were unfairly accused of Police Custody also its an image i mean i can remember in the early eightys there were riots in various cities in britain over particularly stop and search how much of a of a grievance is that out for. The black community now in britain i think its a big big issue because we are usually just wrongfully stopped and searched sometimes without reason talked to badly by the police to stop and search and also that adds to the physical abuse that takes place during some unfair stop and searches and also the mental abuse that goes with that also so its quite difficult to deal with for as a young couple a few now this week weve seen Boris Johnson the Prime Minister announce another commission into racial inequality some people are saying Prime Minister its a waste of time youve had lots of reports for you do you think anything good could come out of it i dont have much faith in this current government in anything to do Racial Justice but however im not going to reject any need any new approach or any new studies they want to do. Support this movement so im i would welcome it. And for the protests the marches do you see that that momentum is going to be continuing through the months to come 100 percent because as long as injustice lost the momentum will definitely last 100 percent thank you very much for your time well as i was saying there are many hundreds if not thousands of protesters on the streets of Central London but other places in britain like manchester on saturday trying to keep up what they say is a movement and not just a slogan under the banner black lives much of taking in as we were hearing a huge range of subjects including education including policing including the simple rights to go about your business without being racially abused which sadly some people cannot do and it echoes what were hearing across europe now as well as in the United States so for certainly the young protesters here today there is a lot of hope. For us whos been on the streets with us huge crowds. Thank you. 20 people are displaced every minute somewhere in the wild thats according to the Un Refugee Agency which has released its latest figures to coincide with wild refugee day today 79 and a half 1000000 people have been displaced because of war persecution and human rights abuses 40 percent of them are under the age of 18 and in the past year alone 10000000 people were forced from their homes now turkey still has the largest number of refugees thats 3600000 people followed by colombia and pakistan while the coronavirus pandemic has led to rising tensions between yemenis and the nearly 400000 refugees and migrants living there hoping to cross into wealthier countries nearby many africans say they cannot find work and just want to return home victoria reports. Somali refugee bad side arrived in yemen 30 years ago its been his home ever since he survived through 5 years of war but the Economic Impact of the coronavirus pandemic has pushed his already precarious existence to the limit he says he has no choice but to leave. Ive worked in a coffee shop ive done lots of jobs but now im back to washing cars but even though its limited because of the coronavirus. Wherever i go to ask whats wrong nationality yemeni somali i say somalia and i say sorry goodbye life has become really difficult. There are more than 280000 refugees living in yemen many like come from somalia the u. N. Says refugees are facing increasingly difficult living conditions. In the past because its where well well come by you. Of course we die a level of over north occurring outside is more and more discrimination and scapegoating of elation. Coming from east africa alongside the refugees around a 100000. 00 migrants arrive in yemen each year but that figure has declined in recent months because of the Global Pandemic many are pushed by war and poverty in the horn of africa they choose yemen because of its close location hoping to cross into wealthier gulf countries in search of a better life but now that dream is over i might develop my vision the word you know. About 250 of us took a boat to yemen a cost a lot of money 5 people died on the journey once we arrived we headed toward saudi arabia but the road was blocked by the critics but modest turned back we have nothing to eat and drink people are tired of helping us. They left their home for what they hoped would be a life changing opportunity a prude but many say they no longer feel welcome in yemen and their only option is to leave it to reggae to be aljazeera. Well one of the Yemeni Government largest special forces camps has been taken over by southern separatists on the island of the katra it comes a day after they stormed a local government building in the city of had deeble the u. A. E. Backed Southern Transitional council is fighting for control of the island from the saudi backed Yemeni Government. Often ahead on aljazeera a National Security bureau and Hong Kong Chinese state media have revealed details of a draft law that activist safe bet that undermines regional autonomy. And paralympian and form f one driver alex and audi is in a serious condition after a crash in italy piso well have an update on that appearance for illegal. How there has been and may yet be flooding in oman is just a bunch of thunderstorms here more or less consistent where the monsoon trough going north through india is throwing off something on its western end how this specifically in the forecast for sunday and monday does nothing really the cable shows possibly still blowing out of Iraq Security dancer doha one towards u. A. E. And curling back into society has become dusty not quite as strong as it was a couple days ago but its still blowing doesnt affect the temps as much was to talk the middle fortys for the most part but does come down to 41 or 42 and you may well be that coolish trend not things back on monday to below 40 in doha its still like to be a dusty windows say otherwise is cool hot and sunny as is throughout north africa algeria funnily enough has had haria temperatures and yesterday was the hottest place in the world central algeria to the low fortys now its come down little bit and the north coast being breezy isnt particularly hot about such degrees. To the big 3 in the highlands then running as a big mass through west africa not seen much forming this is next couple of days they have big shows big ones in west africa but the time being its taking a backseat. To times the listening post cuts through the noise leave the looking at another side of the information around the outbreak but the misinformation separating propaganda from. Its reality has. Exposing the. Manipulate the rhetoric and claims but they cannot manipulate the virus listening post your its like going to the media 0. Africa where id be choosing the editing my own stories in a refugee camp trustee and right now were confronting some of the greatest challenges that humanity has ever faced and i really believe that the only way we can do that is with compassion and generosity and come from miles because the only way we can try to solve any of these problems is to get the. Point and we make those connections. The. Other again. Lets remind you about top stories this hour a u. S. Court has rejected President Trumps bid to block the release of a book by former National Security advisor john bolton the judge says the book carries National Security concerns but he couldnt stop its publication. Powerful new york prosecutor Jeffrey Bauman is refusing to leave his job despite the u. S. Attorney general saying hed been fired and had been investigating associates of President Trump. And a court in the democratic republic of congo has sentenced former president ial chief of staff of the telecom are head to 20 years forced labor has been convicted of embezzling more than 50000000. 00 and public. Now the Chinese Government will have jurisdiction over National Security crimes committed in hong kong thats according to the details of a draft law unveiled by chinas top legislative body following a 3 day meeting beijing will set up a new Intelligence Agency in hong kong to defend National Security the citys chief executive can appoint judges to handle cases of secession subversion or collaboration with Foreign Forces china has the right to overrule local courts the Hong Kong Government will also set up a new National SecurityCommission One of those members will be appointed by beijing its not yet clear when the role will be enforced but it could be as early as next month thousands took part in an unofficial referendum on whether to stage a strike against it adrian brown reports from hong kong. Not everyones against the proposed new security law up to 3000000 people thats 40 percent of hong kongs population support the controversial legislation thats according to the group behind this petition a man who said he was an organizer insists they werent paid to be here on the radar yet but if i say we volunteer to come out for this petition today is saturday if i hadnt come i would have been working. In the rival camp theyve been trying to garner support for a general strike with students also being asked whether they want to join a classroom boycott on saturday they and workers voted in an unofficial referendum organized by 30 unions many of the newly formed. We will keep going on all different sections of society and hope for the best we can control the future its just over 3 weeks since Chinas National Peoples Congress approved the legislation since thursday a more powerful legislative body has been reviewing the measure that meeting ended in beijing on saturday with state media reporting that the draft had been published and included details about the establishment of a Security Office in hong kong to collect intelligence and handle crimes against National Security but said it would respect local rules so you could take the insane get d. C. Activist joshua wong says he now expects to be a target because of his repeated calls for u. S. Economic sanctions against hong kong as a way of punishing china and we also face that raised the question id like to china in the previous day we maybe joe in hong kong but later on we might reach out in china in beijing joshua wong and other people here know they cant stop this law but pressure is mounting on chinas leaders with the European Parliament passing a resolution condemning the measure significant because on monday. A china in you summit is due to be held adrian brown aljazeera Hong Kong Well china has renewed its claim of a disputed border region where 20 indian soldiers were killed last week beijing says the ga one value region is entirely inside china and accused indian troops of entering its territory indias government has rejected chinas claims saying its troops are familiar with the line of control or speaking of disputes and ethiopia has rejected egypts call for International Intervention to resolve their dispute over a controversial dam on the river nile on friday cairo called on the United NationsSecurity Council for a fair and balanced solution while the majority of the grand ethiopian renees on stem is complete few lingering issues are storming the massive project or may cost him explains its a dispute over the amount of water that can be pumped into this reservoir or on the blue nile thats told the latest round of talks between egypt and the guy. If he wants it filled within 7 years egypt which relies on the nile for 90 percent of its water proposes a much longer p. D. S. It says the level of river water downstream builds up dramatically if the rosewarne is pulled too quickly saddam caught between 2 disagreeing sides once an agreement on the time frame but it is now warning it will begin the process vith or without a deal. If reaching an agreement is put is a precondition for the filling of a dam when the dam will never be filled what was being is that if the dam is not true at least there is an agreement the egypt will always come up with excuses to not reach one. If you began the construction of the 4600000000. 00 hydroelectric dam in 2011 its expected to provide much needed electricity 200000000. 00 a. T. O. Paeans and old some make it a major Public Expenditure egypt is concerned the project will allow it to control the flow of africas longest river chiral has historically through colonial era treaties received a majority of denied share although 85 percent of it originates in ethiopia all sides have a lot of pride and identity in this project i mean obviously the doubt river is that traill to egypts existence and its agenda to its economy. If yoga has spent 4600000000. 00 of its own resources to build this damn minutes seen. Pradesh will provide where it is going to be able to generate power for itself and for the entire region the u. S. Tried brokering a deal earlier this year but if washington of siding with egypt both nations have hinted at military steps and expose fear a complete breakdown in talks could lead to conflict. And just season. Now isnt bob way as Health Minister has appeared in court accused of illegally awarding a 42000000. 00 contract for coronavirus surprise odium lawyer was arrested by the Anti Corruption agency on friday and a scandal dubbed covert gate allegedly has a Company CalledDrax International to provide the government with medical equipment at inflated prices he was given bail and is due back in court in july. The number of new infections has been on the rise in countries of the western balkans although restrictions there have almost been completely eased and tell your church has this update from belgrade. Number of people infected with corona virus is on the rise through the balkans region northern macedonia and serbia recorded the highest increase of newly infected in the past couple of days with bosnia and herzegovina close behind them because of that croatia that still has a low infection rate compared to its neighbors is tightening borders so serbian citizens and citizens of boston her sick rubina are allowed to enter the country only if they have a valid reason the only country in the region that had previously declared itself coronavirus free was montenegro but even there infections are on the rise again new daily infections the serbia are on 100 for the last couple of days regardless of that the countrys preparing for parliamentary elections on sunday with Health Officials advising everyone to use protective measures everything meola just claim that there is no reason for alarm yet new coronavirus hotspots keep emerging around the country despite the calls to keep distance and follow Health Advice authorities allowed football matches to be held with up to 25000. 00 spectators at the stadiums with summer calm an increase in tourists traveling around the region and people are starting to get worried that early easing dialogue down across the balkans may bring even more infections of covert 19 brazil has now recorded more than 1000000 cases of private 19 but experts are warning that the west is yet to come it reported more than 54000. 00 and factions on friday at a new high for the country which is the epicenter of a pandemic in latin america and reports ok the 1st football match at the Rio De Janeiro state championship was anything but a joyous occasion. Oh really fans of brazils most popular team. Protested outside the mike and ask him against president jade bosso natl hes been betting that the return of football matches will send a message to brazilians that its time to get back to normal and back to work a couple of bad play can and a movement is against the reopening of the championship its a fascist responsibility of the government which is not committed to helping people only concerned about the economy the game in arguably the worlds most football crazed country was played without fans inside while right next to the stadium at least 2 more people died from corona virus in an emergency tent hospital. In brazil the number of infections and deaths is unrelenting and with more than a 1000000 infections now confirmed former Health Minister luis indri commanded that tells al jazeera that the pandemic is still a long way from subsiding but i think that we are in the middle of the pandemic season we have a country that is a really a cult and we had some serious they really went through the problem was in the middle and other ones that didnt start yet so i think that were. Struggling with from latin americas Atlantic Coast to chile on the pacific the pandemic is accelerating chile now has the highest number of infections per 1000000 inhabitants in the world and despite months of partial or total lockdowns less than 40 percent of chileans are staying home prompting the government to limit permits to go out to buy food and medicine to twice a week the president has asked congress to fast track a law raising penalties for violating quarantine to 5 years in prison but many are questioning the strategy the vast majority of the people in the cars that you see here are returning home from work legally there are countless industries and businesses that are operating like for example this well known coffee chain and that are supposed to be provide. Adding essential services but they clearly are not and whats also clear is that the government is turning a blind eye because of economic considerations all the while telling people that they have to stay home. Hospitals are already breaking point and while countries from europe and asia are worried about a 2nd outbreak here in south america it will be months before the 1st one even begins to subside you see in human aljazeera santiago well costa ricas government is halting the reopening of its economy after a rise in the number of new cases there the Tourism Department has been urging the government to reopen the borders which are closed until the end of the month the Central American nation has already seen 100000 jobs lost since the president declared a state of emergency back and. Police in belarus have arrested dozens of protesters and journalists during an opposition rally a reporter for Radio Free Europe was being seen taken being taken away by plainclothes officers while filming a live video hundreds of people gathered to back candidates seeking to run against president Alexander Lukashenko hes looking to secure a 6th term the 65 year old has dismissed the current virus pandemic as a hoax and many have his critics have been jailed in the run up to the voters. Now the top u. S. Military commander in the middle east has called iran the greatest threat to regional stability the 2 countries were on the brink of all out conflict just 5 months ago but behind the scenes they have continued to cooperate especially when it comes to one strategic course he has more from tehran. On the southeastern edge of iran is one of the countrys economic lifeline. Trouble her port insist on baluchistan province is a hub of activity and unique in one important way. This is the only iranian entity of its kind that has been spared from american sanctions by u. S. State Department Spokesman told all just era after extensive consideration in november 2800 the administration granted a narrow exception to allow a limited number of activities that support the reconstruction and development of afghanistan a key u. S. National security interests the exception provided for the reconstruction and development of afghanistan and allowed for the operation of chebaa haarp ort in support of these goals of going to stan can import fuel and iranian goods considered vital for humanitarian assistance but the port also serves other american interests in the region its an alternative to go other port in pakistan operated by the chinese it gives india a u. S. Ally assisting with afghan reconstruction access to landlocked of the understand its also a trade link for india to lucrative markets in central asia and beyond. So not only is the port helping the United States rebuild afghanistan its also helping india act as a counterbalance to chinese and pakistani influence in the region for iran the port is a vital part of shaping its Economic Future how to hear. More him make one of our Major Projects insist on baluchistan province was reviving. And using the port of child still undergoing Development System baluchistan is an important province to a country that is since a live in regards to our National Security to say that system baluchistan of the forefront of irans National Security and thats very true. Has become a kind of political Bermuda Triangle where the normal rules of americas hostile iran policy dont seem to apply in fact where iran sits on the map some experts say makes it impossible for the United States to keep up sanctions for much longer irans influence in the region is not. Iran can influence the home security. So if iran does not. In the region the problem there is. Much more complicated and much more costly for them this is a good reason to let. The porters on the gulf of oman near the mouth of the strait of hormuz where flash points between the u. S. And iran are common the revolutionary guards routinely make public displays of military strength. And in june 29000 iran shot down a u. S. Global hawk surveillance drone over what it says was iranian waters the 2 sides may have converging interests in afghanistan both want stability and to see u. S. Troops out but there are still tensions that have been simmering for years and a lot to work past. The Old American Embassy in tehran was renamed the den of Espionage Museum its an ever present reminder of the broken relationship between the United States and the Islamic Republic of iran but despite decades of animosity and no direct diplomatic representation in each others countries there are still a few examples of quiet cooperation recent prisoner exchanges between the 2 were a significant step in the same direction. After 911. 00 iran was instrumental in helping the us topple the taliban and set up a new government and in charge america and iran are cooperating on reconstruction albeit indirectly examples of meaningful cooperation in the region serve as a kind of open door that experts say could be opened a little wider and perhaps bring both sides back to the negotiating table. Tennis. Is saudi arabia publicly championing womens rights so deeply is committed to empowering excuse empowering women while privately punishing those who step out of line theyve been aided. And from they would if there was taken to this. Aljazeera world examines the alleged detention and torture of saudis women activists the only charges against them relate to their talking to foreign organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International saudi women reform or oppression on aljazeera as countries begin easing coronavirus restrictions scientists warn of a 2nd wave of infections in the last few days left in front of the neighborhood and many fear the economy is be prioritised about for human life itself it will get a little business on the out here because i can put 1000 places we bring you the latest developments from across the globe Coronavirus Fund special coverage on a. It is now time to sporting his peace and thank you mr the return of sport in the United States from the caret of our suspension has been dealt a fresh blow athletes from different sports of tested positive for the disease the p. G. A. Tour which only restarted last week off a 3 month hiatus confirmed its 1st positive test american nick watney pulled out of the 2nd round of the r. B. C. Heritage in South Carolina after experiencing symptoms of coronavirus but the tournament will continue without him he tested positive despite being in the p. G. A. Tours bubble the players he was paid with in the 1st round will be tested again after learning about it during fridays play a little nervous but you know i feel good. You know i dont have any close contact with nick yesterday. We kept our space we didnt shake hands. Wrapped around i wash my hands. Nick never cough or sneeze so you know i feel comfortable yeah he text me actually because we we had a chat on the putting green before i wanted to play yeah but we were we were at a distance so he was just sand like i hope i didnt get too close to you know you know if i feel badly that he was that he was that he was here. Today at the golf course and i said look its fine i you know you never know so you know i said somehow if i was in your position i probably would have been here through and like its you know at this point you just have to concentrate on getting better. Bad news over shadowed events on the cole says webb simpson took a one stroke lead at the halfway stage ahead of bryson to shambo and Corey ConnorsMajor League Soccer the National Hockey league and Major League Baseball have also seen more positive tests all m. L. The Training Camps in florida and arizona will close temporarily to undergo a deep clean this after 5 players and 3 Staff Members from the Philadelphia Phillies tested positive the Los Angeles Angels also confirmed 2 positive cases on the Toronto Blue Jays say one of their players has shown some terms of the virus and aussie rules Football Game has been postponed because a player tested positive just a week after the leagues restart essendon game with melbourne was due to be played on sunday but wont go ahead after essendon scored a mccann or tested positive he had returned from his native ireland last month and underwent a 14 day quarantine mckenna has tested negative 5 times since returning to the country is a reminder that were going to be have to be on at all times and want to sign finishing as a reminder to our own clubs supporters the Water Community that we are not through this process meanwhile football fans in europe are making their return to the stands the french government has announced that from july the 11th supporters will be allowed inside the stadium up to a maximum of 5000 will be let in to help with social distancing when teams return to action they will complete the french cup and league cup atop the vision league was called off in april with paris st germain declared champions. Elsewhere poland and hungary are the latest to lift the lockdown on fans attending matches more than 4000. 00 were at this game in the west of hungry around 20000. 00 supporters are expected to attend a darby match in budapest insensibly. Italy said they are gets back underway behind closed doors shortly leaders you venters dont play until monday but the race for the title is heating up into millennium well theyre 9 points behind but their coach is confident they can chip away at the gap when they take on some doria on sunday i see going into. To avoid we all really want to restart its not nice just to train we all need to compete winning the catch up game against some doria would move us just 6 behind you ventus in the still another 12 games so the gap is not immense we have been working well tactically and physically so i feel good about things former formula one driver alex is a knobby remains in intensive care after suffering a serious head injury in a Road Accident while competing in interleague the crash happened during a hand bike racing tuscany and involved a heavy vehicle the 53 year old italian was airlifted to hospital where he underwent surgery so not used to race in formula one but had both of these legs amputated after a riff crash during a car race in germany back in 2001 he subsequently switched to competing as a hand bike racer and as one for paralympic gold medals italian Prime Minister just to pick conti is among the many people who have sent messages of support saying dont give up all of italy is with you. It looks like wheelchair tennis could go ahead of this years u. S. Open after all the u. S. Tennis association seems to have backtracked on its initial emission of the sport after being accused of discussing discrimination by the world number one dylan all caught he was backed by Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer the u. S. D. A. Says it will work with wheelchair fleets to try to find a solution this is competition will go ahead without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic thats what well leave it for now more sports news again later thanks so much he said round that it from me and starting to tame for this news hour but dont go away ill be back in just a moment with more of the days news here on out of the. 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Sneeze and hero. A judge rejects the u. S. President s bid to block the publication of a Controversial Book by his former National Security adviser john bolton. Now again im just on the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a powerful u. S. Attorney who is investigating president comes out alive refuses to resign despite efforts to remove him. A high profile politician in the democratic republic of congo is sentenced to 20