A chain of islands to china and taiwan both say belong to them and how to cope with 1000. 00 outbreak has accelerated greeces plans to offer tourists a grant to war one step at a time i. Thank you for joining us a new record for corona virus with the highest increase in daily infections brazil is a 2nd hardest hit country the death toll there has passed 50000 present diable sonera has been criticized for not taking the virus seriously protest says voice or about the governments response that means traders a calling for bolts an arrow to be teached in the past has compared the virus to a little flu in sao paolo however demonstrators rallied to demand an end to corona virus restrictions the president has called the pandemic a job killing measure more dangerous than the virus itself and more than 2. The new deaths worldwide were in the americas where hospitals are swapped and the virus is spreading. Has more on the situation across latin america from argentinas capital. As dawn broke over the bolivian capital of indigenous worshippers welcome the i modern new year and i asked the song that the intent to destroy the covert 19 virus. And it was just the thing with the ceremony to us and god with the rising of the rays of the sun weve destroyed the coronavirus at the same time weve asked for help for all of the people of the past and for the whole world bolivia has reported more than 23000 infections and 740 deaths itself for the Corruption Scandal in the Health Ministry or the Health System is a breaking point some patients dying in the street because hospitals are full the part of. My father died last tuesday at dawn in my house we kept the body inside the house for 2 days and now my sister has the same symptoms. The government in bolivia one of the poorest countries in the region says it is doing all it can its a message repeated across the continent. But for these Indigenous People from colombias embury community its not enough and at the moment. Until now weve persisted during the pandemic no one from the colombian government has provided anything to us even after the last 6 protests theres no guarantee for us people here arent going back were not moving from here. Theyre camping in the capital after being evicted from their land locked down Restrictions Mean theyve nowhere to sell their wares the surviving on handouts. Reflection of the debate raging across the region of the number of deaths and of those infected by the covered 1000 virus continue to rise. Aljazeera the u. S. Has also seen an increase in the number of infections the number of daily cases is now at its highest level in almost 2 months florida arizona and South Carolina are among the States Affected some businesses in florida reconsidering their decision to reopen infections fall in however in the northeast and midwest. When spain the state of emergency has been lifted more than 3 months after it was imposed to stop the spread of the pandemic the countrys borders are now open to almost all of its Neighbors Without the need for quarantine many hope its not too late to salvage the lucrative Summer Travel season and reports. The freedom to travel once again both within spain and further afield as its borders with most of the European Union are finally reopened and one of the longest lockdowns imposed in march to stop the spread of the virus is completely left it isnt the end of it as you know many of us are that matter i feel good because i can finally go home and im not scared to take this flight because there are Health Precautions in place im happy to be going back home. Spaniards were told to stay within their own province until now so with the state of emergency ending roads and trains to take them perth fields soon filled up spains economy relies heavily on tourism visitors are now starting to come back but it will be a wait to see if the numbers are enough to sustain the industry. Its the 1st time ive seen this many people and its good because we need to reserve if not we will be in trouble but this is much more than just about the economy for many people its personal a lender who lives in a care home in madrid is now able to see more of a family more often get able to. Its a long time since ive seen him she says after being reunited with her grandson. Spain is trying to move forward from this crisis but more than 28000 people died from coronavirus here and remain very much at the forefront of everyones mind emma haywood aljazeera. And other world news north korea has announced it plans to send anti south korean leaflets across session. Border so has its neighbor to abandon its plans the peak comes a day after the north threatened to start a propaganda Distribution Campaign following a week of increased tensions between the 2 countries last week pyongyang blew up on into korean liaison building after north korean defectors in the south send their own propaganda leaflets over the border and speak to rob mcbride who is in seoul for a so the threat of leaflets being released certainly raising tensions once again on the peninsula. Absolutely and north korea seemingly determined to carry through on its threat it says it is now prepared 12000000 leaflets that it says express the wrath and hatred of the north Korean People for the government of south korea it has 3000 balloons it says ready to take them drifting across the border south the peninsular is no stranger to these kinds of leafleting propaganda campaigns but it has been a few years since north korea indulged in Something Like this you have to go back to the Previous Administration it was a very much a conservative government had a far more d antagonistic relationship with north korea to find the last time that they conducted an operation like this the Current Administration of course of moon j. N. Is far more liberal its been pursuing this approach of reconciliation and dialogue but it we have seen it unravel quite dramatically culminating of course in the explosion complete destruction of this Liaison Office nearly a week ago now that was set up by this agreement that was reached in 2018 now seen as the high point in into korean diplomacy of recent times which also try to prevent this sort of provocative type of propaganda releasing of leaflets and it has brought from the unification ministries the Government Department here in south korea that deals with into Korean Affairs this a pill to try to dial down the tensions. On. The south korean government has already announced its stance regarding the Leaflet Campaign the government is blocking efforts to send anti north korea leaflets and commodities we urge north korea to stop their plan to distribute and the south korea propaganda leaflets that will only worsen into korean relations so rob what measures has a 1000 men taking to try and deescalate this and get the recount process back on track. Well the North Koreans say that they are just retaliate for the release of propaganda materials from the south drifting north and we have seen from the south korean government in recent weeks attempts to try to curtail these provocative actions by these groups of defectors theyre branded as human scum thats the epithet given to them by the North Koreans it does anger them every time they release these leaflets and we have seen the south korean government which is by obviously for freedom of expression laws and so on here in south korea but they have been using roundabout ways of regulations and by laws to try to limit their activities and weve seen that over the weekend they had one attempt by one group to float bottles with propaganda messages into north korea that was prevented but we still have in this week where were going to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the korean war another group of defectors still determined that they will fly up to a 1000000 leaflets north of the border if they have the wind directions in their favor to do so and of course the North Koreans will be hoping the winds will be will be going southwards to be able to take their leaflets south thank you for that rob mcbride live for us in seoul a Japanese Local Authority has approved a bail changing the status of a disputed island chain thats also claimed by china and taiwan the bailiff said its japans claim over the islands which is said minister and since 1972 ahead of the vote china had warned against any changes to the status call the uninhabited islands are known as the same cuckoo islands in japan and a dialogue in china all the countries say their claims date back hundreds of years ramon where there is a Research Fellow at the institute for Defense Center teaching studies at nih and Technological University in singapore he says this is a worrying development. Its a critical new on the part of the japanese are but a disturbing one because what we did enjoy over the last few years is a stalemate of sorts orchard and war science about the contest or who owns these islands but things are coming to a head for 2 reasons our number one i think what has driven the japanese government to the table or below to make a decision to move out of this the or me is because chinas. All witches are getting more shop are simply because china is behaving in the in the perception of the japanese government more immobile it causes more certain now and rest seeing signals of our not just in the East China Sea but also informed by recent developments in the South China Sea and whats also come to here is the ongoing dispute between india and china given a lot of conservative japanese government that the chinese are going for a rather big debacle push there are no tangible arguments to be are the bad you want these are i mean we know all that there are Significant Oil and gas deposits fishing stocks and fishing stocks in particular are affected by the presence of chinese of Fishing Vessels and japanese ones that are fishing in these areas and also are chinese product crossing over the line that separates them on japanese territory and chinese territory. Still ahead on aljazeera. Serbias president owes his election success but not all follies recognize the result and bags out and separatists in yemen seize control of the strategic socalled trial and from the saudi backed government. And other cells and very heavy right across all central and in particular eastern areas of year the cloud doesnt look particularly threatening on the satellite but within there the have been some really strong thunderstorms have a look at this in moscow right in the city center theres been some very very heavy rain some very deep water it has led to flooding out across a swiss limousines right here but it is a nice clear view of this nice sunny skies and its warming up last across much of western europe the people are flocking to the beach as you can see in a ball slowness so we have got this ridge of High Pressure beginning to build in across much of the west forcing the rain coming in from the atlantic today carol northerly a track heading across northern sections of the u. K. Bickel some fairly heavy rain across southern sections on the navia and then look at the bulk of the rain continues to be poland across into paris ukraine right way down into the balkans but as i say out across the west well see the skies gradually clear it will gradually begin to warm up but what it does tend to do is squeeze east a line of severe thunderstorms further tools east on the will be some very heavy downpours we could have some localized flooding and you can see elsewhere we have got those nice case guys a look at the time which is paris for the next few days the average is 20 to 10 degrees above by the time we get to thursday similar story in london 30 celsius on wednesday against an average of 21. Franc assessments tourism. But the income stream is dead in the water whats been the result seen perching go up quite significantly informed opinions there has been a very aggressive political rhetoric that has become very normal and it really is citing indepth analysis of the day its global headlines its time for new policy and say on the street that he cannot all be seen to grady but he read to me this is the leading to over all continues inside story on aljazeera. Welcome back youre watching al jazeera live from doha a recap of our top stories corona virus infections have been surging across latin america with more than 2000000 infections now recorded across the region of those have been in brazil the highest number of daily cases worldwide was also reported on sunday south korea has urged north korea to abandon its plans to send anti south korean leaflets across the border the peak comes a day out to the north threatened to retaliate and start a propaganda Campaign Following a week of increased tensions between the 2 countries and a Japanese Local Authority has approved a bill changing the status of a disputed island chain thats also claimed by china and taiwan the bailiff said strip plans to claim over the uninhabited islands. That serbias frezza intends declared what he describes as an historic victory for his party in the parliamentary election the Serbian Progressive Party of alexander which had been widely expected to win an absolute majority in sundays ballot a number of opposition parties boycotted the poll saying it would mean free or fair because of the control they say which each has over the media. Which is. We want the greatest confidence from the people tonights debate just over in serbia in times when a few believe we can do it this is also a warning from our voters to be even more responsible and much more diligent and to get the best results for our people. Donald trumps decision to hold a Campaign Rally against the advice of medical experts is coming under growing criticism at least 6 members of the u. S. President s Campaign Staff tested positive for corona virus before the gathering began and ahead of his book release former National Security advisor john bolton repeated his allegation that the president is more focused on reelection then Public Health mike hanna reports. After a federal court ruled his books publication could go ahead john bolton was once again in the spotlight. The former National Security advisers book will be released to the general public on tuesday among the many statements critical of his former boss that obstruction of justice is a way of life in the white house a view he says was shared with others in the president s inner circle look these were things that i could see some evidence of and they bothered me greatly members on both sides of the aisle in congress remain shop be critical of bolton was refusal to give evidence an impeachment proceedings and his apparent willingness to profit from his criticism of john bolton is a political opportunist any profiteer he had the opportunity to step forward and participate in the house impeachment inquiry and share any information that he had about wrongdoing by President Trump and other members of his administration and he declined the problem is that when youre selling a book youre not putting yourself in a position to be crossexamined so for 2995 you can monetize as National Security clearance but under oath he would have an opportunity to answer questions and not just make assertions the white house has made clear it is contemplating civil or criminal charges against bolton but apparently unruffled by this threat he continued to lash out at President Trump i dont think hes fit for office i dont think he has the competence to carry out the job there really isnt any guiding principle that i was able to discern other than whats good for Donald Trumps reelection other critics point to the president s decision to go ahead to the Campaign Rally in tulsa as evidence of his willingness to put people at risk in advancing his political agenda his supporters in oklahoma and to through scanners and temperatures were taken but you wore mosques in accordance with Government Health guidelines including children. And of course the president refuses to the highest risk gatherings are those that are large indoors where people can stay apart from each other more than 6 feet and where people travel from out of town 6 Campaign Staff tested positive before the rally even began the incubation period is estimated to be up to 2 weeks so the president could be holding another rally or any infections during this one a fully accounted for you organizers say they have been occasions for a 1000000 tickets if the bus majority of those who applied stayed away the shade speeches by president and Vice President to be expected tens of thousands in the area were abruptly canceled a possible sign that while the president may act as if the pandemic is over many of his rank and file followers. Aljazeera washington and President Trump says he would consider meeting Venezuelas Nicolas Maduro despite his administrations campaign to oust my door for me to ship made the comments to u. S. News site says he is having 2nd thoughts about his decision to recognize Opposition Leader why do as illegitimate president of venezuela says he is turned on previous opportunities to meet maduro but wouldnt rule it out in the future libyas u. N. Recognized government has warned egypts that any move to interfere in its internal affairs would be seen as a blatant declaration of war on saturday gyptian president abdel fattah he said he would order his army to step in if libyas strategic city of sirte is attacked but egypts foreign minister says his country backs a political solution to the conflict so it is under the control of libyan warlord honey for have to are but the turkish g. N. A. T. Forces have been advancing on it for several weeks now. Yemens u. A. E. Bank Southern Separatist house sees fools at full control of the island a supper truck a sudden Transitional Council says it has also deposed the governor of the island yemen saudi backed government is calling it a cool its a late has more from the separatist group which wants to see a sovereign state in southern yemen. Ports. Celebrating the new military again forces loyal to the selfstyled southern Transitional Council to see took full control of. The archipelago is located in the arabian sea overlooking vital or oil and gas shipping routes through the gulf of aden burble manned and the red sea this is a major victory for the u. A. E. Backed separatists who took over the city of aden 2 years ago and further expand that influence by announcing sell through in the south in april. By seizing so katra the s. T. C. Moves closer to words achieving their goal breaking away from the north and reinstating the republic of south yemen that existed until 1990 when it was united with the north the internationally recognized government of president of global so heard he condemned the actions by the s. T. C. As a coup based in saudi arabia and hes our allies feel betrayed by their hosts in rio. What this is a little be what happened in sokoto is an occupation by the saudis and the immoralities i call in the government to resign and seek another honest partner. 5 years ago saudi arabia and the u. A. E. Launched a Major Military campaign in yemen their stated goal was to defeat the who thiis a shia rebel group that seized the capital sanaa into 1014. The saudis and the emirates is accuse iran of using the who thiis to destabilize the region but the Campaign Soon turned into a humanitarian disaster thousands of civilians were killed millions face shortages the un considers yemen the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Now for the separatists to have captured so. They are likely to turn their attention to the provinces of how troubled and the the last areas in the south until the control of these loyalists. The latest developments are likely to undermine the uns to the war in yemen and start political talks between warring factions. The country now is more divided than ever raising fears among its people over a prolonged conflict more casualties and more suffering. Canadian police have warned an exiled saudi dissident that his life may be in danger the Guardian Newspaper reports that Omar Abdel Aziz was told his a potential target of the saudi government he was warned to take precautions. As a close associate of saudi journalists. Was killed by saudi operatives in turkey in 2018. And the great capital is taking steps to become a grain a city and the kobe bryant outbreak has helped accelerate that plan a goal is to draw tourists back to the country which has been hit hard by the pandemic johnson explains why. Every night city workers squeezing traffic into fewer lanes here on public is still new one of athens broadhurst central aves crews are reclaiming huff the street surface and giving it to pedestrians and cyclists many are already moving in greece is trying to lure back tourists and that means more people on the streets of its capital to avoid congestion the city has designed a pedestrian grand tour on reclaimed road surface linking all the citys monuments the idea is to help but the strains maintain the proper distancing required to avoid infecting each other with covert 19 the city says a lockdown caused by the pandemic was another reason to act now. Chris will be thinking. The pandemic acted as a catalyst for the pilot phase were freeing up space in the city center that means 7 kilometers of walkways and 3 kilometers of basco lanes this has an effect on traffic which at this time to test those if it. The idea of a pedestrian grand tour linking all of the citys ancient monuments was floated ahead of the 2004 athens olympics resulting in this pedestrianisation at the foot of the acropolis but the tour was never finished the city says covert 19 now makes its completion necessary many here have welcome to the change of again islami spends up to 14 hours a day selling newspapers in the city center im just going to get by going to make the most of it but the me when i go home at night and take a shower so much stuff comes off me says that ive been working on a construction site its because of all the car exhausts and my nerves a so frayed from the street noise and i want total quiet. Theres only one downside while this project will cost 30. 00 to 60000000. 00 much greater costs will ensue city officials think with fewer cars on the street public transport ridership will rise by nearly a 3rd athens will need about a 1000 new buses to restore its fleet to full strength after years of austerity following the Global Financial crisis of 2008 but a 2 months locked down during the pandemic has reminded people here that the quality of life that comes with having more pedestrian lanes can make up for financial loss. Aljazeera athens. Scientists and Indigenous Leaders in mexico are battling to save the last pocket of tropical rain forests in Central America as thought 90 percent of a rain forest has already been lost to deforestation money traveled into the heart of the jungle in southern mexico. The luck and the rain forest in southern mexico its the regions last great tropical jungle. Flying above the forest canopy reveals the scale of this wild expanse dotted by lakes waterfalls and agent ruins. Aljazeera followed a team of scientists with the Nonprofit Group now to tell me he counted. For the past 40 years conservationists here have been engaged in a dedicated effort to save what remains of the rainforest. We work on monitoring projects to increase our watch over the forests where we are now is on disability from truck cameras we watch the different mammals in the area that serve as indicators of the health of this ecosystem the luck and go to is home to hundreds of rare species many of them critically endangered like the jaguar. These scarlet macaws are part of the last wild population of this species in mexico. In the absence of conservationists these vibrantly colored parents would likely disappear from the region altogether the luck and go to rain forest accounts for less than a quarter of one percent of mexicos landmass it is home to more than 25 percent of all the countrys animal species. A young man as he needs more for generations the luck and have maintained a philosophy of living in harmony with the forest and. Today they are part of conservation efforts led by scientists and are calling on the Mexican Government to do more to stop the forestation up of. The federal government fall from scaling back the extent of cattle ranching continues to promote and does one of the main cause of deforestation so livestock farming and agriculture remain the most significant threat to the rainforest its estimated that all but 10 percent of the luck and donna has been lost. The local communities have begun developing new ways of making a living this butterfly farm for instance breeds a number of rare species and the sale of souvenirs keeps business afloat. The growth of adventure tourism in the region has also created jobs and helped generate important environmental Awareness Among members of the community and then. In the past people who didnt have a form of income to sustain themselves many people like myself would immigrate to the United States but now thanks to this project we could no longer have that need. At the current pace of deforestation one percent of the like and 2 in a jungle is destroyed every year but those who are fighting to preserve whats left insists its not too late to reverse course and reclaim this important ecosystem. Biosphere reserve. Now siberia is known for its harsh winters but one town is setting records with high temperatures the town of. Recorded 38 degrees celsius on saturday its previous high was 37. 2 degrees the town in the soccer republic has the most extreme temperature range in the world with a low of minus 68 degrees. The in. The air and well again im fully back to where the headlines on corona virus infections have been surging across latin america with more than 2000000 cases now being recorded across the region half of those are in brazil the highest number of daily cases worldwide was also reported on sunday saw has urged north korea to abandon plans to send on thai south korean me faced across the border the pretty comes a day after the north threatened to retaliate and start a propaganda Campaign Following a week of increased tensions between the 2 countries. John boehner on. The south korean government has already announced its stance regarding the Leaflet Campaign the government is blocking efforts to send anti do with korea leaflets and commodities we urge north korea to stop their plan to distribute the south korea propaganda leaflets that will only worsen into korean relations a Japanese Local Authority has approved a bail changing the status of a disputed island chain thats also claimed by china and taiwan the bailiff said its japans claim over the uninhabited islands china has warned against any changes to the status quo. Serbias president has declared what he describes as an historic victory for his party in the parliamentary election a number of opposition parties boycotted the vote saying it wouldnt be free or fair because of the control they say president hus has over the media. Which is what. We want the greatest confidence from the people tonight the biggest ever in serbia in times when a few believe we can do it this is also a warning from our voters to be even more responsible and much more diligent and to get the best results for our people. Present says he would consider meeting Venezuelas Nicolas Maduro despite his administrations campaign to oust him from leadership trump says hes having 2nd thoughts about his decision to recognize Opposition Leader one why do venezuela is legitimate president youre upset with the headlines on aljazeera ill have more news for you right after inside story to stay with us. Aljazeera. And. Could egypt and turkey go to war in libya egypts president threatens to send in the army its Turkish Backed troops make more gains how does that further complicate libyas civil war this isnt a story. That i welcome to the program on iraq on the battle lines of libyas civil war a changing quickly a few weeks ago Khalifa Haftar his forces were on the outskirts of the capital tripoli they fought a 14 month battle to remove the un recognized government of National Accord or the jna but the warlords campaign failed and hes been in retreat cents