Trying to make their way to europe. And how they came in 1906 celebrated plans in greece to offer tourists a grand turk one step at a time. So that it is supposed to be the city that never sleeps and after 3 months a coronavirus in force lockdown new york is coming to life again offices restaurants hair salons theyre all reopening in americas biggest city which has been worst affected by the pandemic but it does remain a troubling picture elsewhere in the United States the daily number of cases is at its highest level in almost 2 months across the world there were 183000 new infections reported on sunday and that is the worst day yet as a total knee is 9000001 in brazil the number of deaths past 50000 and despite a resurgence of cases in china beijing has now seen a drop in numbers lets start our coverage in new york where chris is who he is standing by and kristen says its a welcome reprieve after 12 months of lockdown. Yeah absolutely new york has been taking a phased approach to reopening different regions as they meet certain metrics with new infections and new york the hardest hit city in the state the hardest hit area of the country so far has been the slowest to reopen some 300000 people could be getting back to work today though as new york city enters phase 2 of reopening that includes retail outlets like the conic saks 5th avenue which you see behind me here which until this weekend was boarded up Office Workers are going back albeit at 50 percent capacity hair salons as you mentioned and restaurants this is a really big one for new york 27000 restaurants in this city and its going to be tough for them because theyre only allowed to serve people outside so in this busy city if you can have tables on the sidewalk they have to be 6 feet apart or if you have a patio you can serve your customers and not all restaurants are able to do that the street is trying to accommodate them by closing down some streets and making some curbside areas and more available for them but its really tricky for a lot of these restaurants now as theyre moving into this reopening things and social distancing measures are in place and police are out to enforce them theyre expected to be given out some 2000000 mass to people who need them and any place where people come in contact inside or out within 6 feet theyre supposed to be wearing these bags but theyre hoping with 18 percent unemployment here in new york city that this means that at least some people will be getting back to work today and the economy will start picking up there will be some nervousness of course because the elsewhere in the United States where states have opened up and restrictions were now seeing an uptick in and. Yet nationwide. Cases are up some 15 percent over the last 2 weeks the west the south the midwest some of the hardest hit places california in particular have more than 4500 new cases just on sunday alone michigan missouri oklahoma also seeing record new high levels so that is definitely a concern that this infection is spreading before the law before that period it was plateau in the new infection rate was plateau right here in new york seems to be the one place thats still going down here some of the strictest social distancing measures have been in place the governor has credited that even after people took to the streets in protest Wearing Masks he credits with keeping the rate of new infections down and hes asking everyone to remain vigilant and keep to those rules which some of these other states that are seeing increases dont have in place mandatory mask wearing is not in place all over the country its very much up to the localities but here in new york its still the rule and theyre hoping that will keep the infections down as they move forward or a person talks about the christmas meal in new york. Well infections are rising alarming rates in brazil where the president has dismissed the illness is just a little flu as we mentioned is now recorded more than 50000 deaths recovered 90. Brazils deep divisions playing out on the streets of its major cities with some marching in support of president sinatra. And opponents determined he should step down but. We are here in defense of democracy and asking for sonora to leave this president who asserts the peoples power and is committing atrocities does not deserve to govern our country the. Protesters are angry at both in hours response to the pandemic hes openly disagreed with advice from his own Health Ministry calling covered and those who flew saying measures such as social distancing jobs and a more dangerous than the virus itself. Those feelings echoed at rallies in brazils commercial capital sao paolo which saw more masks showing the president who is often seen without one. But if they were here in support of the president. We want to go back to work we want support for shopkeepers support entrepreneurs these people here in sao paulo today are in support of brazil. But brazil is struggling to beat the virus with some doctors warning that hospitals a swamped with more than a 1000000 confirmed and fictions. 2 Health Ministers both doctors have resigned as the number of brazilians dying or falling ill increased what critics say is the president s chaotic response has seen local authorities step in to take their own measures but judging by the crowds at protests and the shops theres not much social distancing being done many say what rooms there are and not being enforced. On rio de janeiros famous copacabana beach also in our supporters stood with brazilian flags staked into the sand where just weeks ago they were crosses laid and protest against the 10s of thousands of deaths the mortality rate among brazils Indigenous People is twice as high as other brazilians the militarys been sent in to help communities with tasting but some in the Amazon Region say its too late and accuse the president of abandoning them. As a. Weakness sometimes i can feel it in my heart i feel weak as the virus continues its relentless spread so too does anger about where the president is to blame elixir brian al jazeera. This round up from one of those situation across latin america. Whats happening in the region was expected of the 1st cases started to arrive in love america in february many governments around the region started implementing lock downs and what were seeing a very high number of infections in country that doubted from the very beginning a want to do brazil is an example mexico is another already 20000 people have lost their lives and also chile where the Government Employee may take isolated 3rd areas of the capital santiago but did not implement a strict law on the government of kenya was forced to adopt the amount of people that died in the country they had to add up 3000 people more because theyre saying that they were not tested they were people that died off some type of complications like pneumonia for example they were not tested and now theyre being not up to the official figures a country where we can see that the big difference is argentina argentina was one of the 1st countries in latin america to impose a very Strict Lockdown with Security Forces on the ground and this has prevented the spread of the disease over 1000 people have died in argentina but its a small figure if compared to mexico to see that to brazil. Top with disease expert in china is expecting a big drop in corona virus infections in the capital by the end of the week they have been more than 230 cases in beijing since the new outbreak at the start of the month just now and we reported on monday officials have put several neighborhoods into lockdown and theyve ordered tests on higher risk groups such as restaurant workers and food couriers. The Japanese Local Authority has approved a measure changing the status of a disputed island chain its also claimed by china taiwan beijing has called me the legal and invalid the island chain cuckoo in japan and to you in china controlled by japan but also claimed by both beijing and taiwan japans Administration Dates back to 972 when the islands were returned after 27 years of u. S. Control they are uninhabited but they are also potential oil and gas reserves rich fishing grounds and important shipping lanes. And as say your reports the move by japan looks set to increase tensions with china. At the southern tip of the japanese archipelago a cluster of uninhabited islands now on the frontline of what may be a new flashpoint they lie close to Significant Oil and gas deposits strategic shipping routes and lucrative fishing grounds to japan they are the cuckoo islands china calls them the tao use but for 50 years theyve been administered and controlled by tokyo taiwan also claims ownership chinas government had warned japan against changing the status of the islands and is now reportedly deployed coast guard vessels to the area as it has done many times before. Its a serious purgation against chinas territorial sovereignty at a japanese site possibility in the name its illegal and invalid it cannot stand the fact that though you island blog china we formally oppose that 11 more made with japanese side china at large. The diplomatic status and a 3rd of the writer for the react. The rising tensions in the East China Sea come as chinas military continues to assert its Maritime Claims in the nearby South China Sea and while its soldiers are involved in another sovereignty dispute with india it was also where is the all going to india and china will serve. That the chinese are a bit of article this dispute has often stirred nationalist sentiment 2012 saw violent and he japanese protests in many chinese cities after japans government brought 3 of the islands from their private owners and although mondays renaming decision was taken by a Municipal Council it could still inflame passions once more what makes the waters of the East China Sea. So potentially turbulent is the high profile of another military this warship evidence of a 60 year old treaty which obligates the United States to defend japan if its attacked its a treaty thats yet to be seriously tested adrian brown aljazeera hong kong a still ahead here announced theyre preparing a message for south korea the north plan to flick millions of leaflets across the border the biggest ever Propaganda Campaign. And why a long wait for answers could soon end for people who lost loved ones in the us invasion of panama. And so what have you a thermal central and eastern areas of china this huge swathe of cloudy can see is where most of the rain is and for the most part its actually not carrying away from east and northern sections of japan so showers in the 4 coastal jesus that you cross in to take here and also a bad day choose a across much the Korean Peninsula however that is set to change and its because of this mass of rain you can see its on its way across the n. S. A. And study by wednesday it is going to produce some very heavy downpours and you can see it is extremely widespread we could have a similar thing still want to see showers across into central honshu no doubt across the fall south of china but still was seen is heavy downpours in through more central areas out towards the east and again other day with and scattered showers and thunderstorms across into shanghai meanwhile in india its all about the scene rains beginning now to make some headway through central areas nichols plenty of scenes like this is dark stormy skies overhead in kolkata and well see more thunderstorms as we go through choosey but the rains also now really beginning to pop up across the central areas maharastra into each of us and certainly on wednesday the rain pushing further to the northwest into raj istanbuls all the while showers and thunderstorms across the Western Ghats maybe a scale that shine new delhi with a high of 34. Told to go to sara. Let me ask you how worried you are about the increase in hostilities in yemen we listen this is the moment to stop all b. 30 action this is the moment to concentrate on fighting we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter just 0 i care about how the u. S. Engages with the rest of the world were willing to fit in taking you into a place you might not visit otherwise and feels that you were there. How to get your watch out his or her mind about top stories of new york is reopening offices restaurants and her salons in the further raising of months of long term stretched in this city is the worst affected by corona virus in the u. S. After an explosion in infections in march. Infections are rising at an alarming rate in brazil the country is in 2nd behind the u. S. With more than 1000000 cases the death toll has now passed 50. China has condemned decision in japan changed the status of a disputed island chain its also claimed by both china and taiwan bill asserts japans claim over the uninhabited. North korea is being urged to call off a plan to launch thousands of balloons into the south in the biggest of a Psychological Campaign against its neighbor it follows a week of rapidly deteriorating relations between the 2 koreas from seoul a pride house a store. North korea says it has 12000000 propaganda leaflets printed and 3000 balloons ready to carry them south across the border depicting south korean president moon j. N. Pyongyang says they represent the wrath and anger of the north Korean People up we do not have any intention to reconsider or change our plan at a time when north south relations have already broken down. Last week north korea demolished a joint Liaison Office on its side of the Demilitarized Zone in the surest sign yet of relations unraveling. The office was opened after a successful summit in 2018 which also agreed to stop provocative propaganda moves by either side north korea has accused the south of breaking that agreement by allowing defectors who make calls human scum to float propaganda balloons into north korean territory despite having freedom of speech guaranteed in the south the government here has try to curtail these provocative acts. One defective group that had threatened to float bottles filled with rice and propaganda messages into north korean waters has been prevented from doing so with this appeal from the south john going 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. But another defector group says it will launch a batch of propaganda balloons to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the korean war later this week threatening to increase tensions even further robert pride aljazeera seoul. Dozens of migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea off their boat was reported to be in distress the Italian Charity mediterranea saving humans says 67 people were taken to sicily then transferred to a Quarantine Center most of the migrants were men from africa and from bangladesh Lawrence Holland says director of the Coordination Office for the mediterranean at the International Organization for migration and he explains whats behind this increase in the rivals. We should say that this is happening because of the war and the conflict ongoing in libya which pushes a lot of people moving moving on and not necessarily staying in libya to earn and. Earn a salary. So the situation is one that is in the increase as you have highlighted but still remains relatively low compared to previous years what is interesting is that in these months there has been relatively little activity from n. G. O. S the ships in the in the on the sea in the mid Central Mediterranean however the numbers have increased so this is just to say that sometimes people say that boats and geos do constitute a pull factor but in reality what we see is not the case lets also not forget that this is the high season high season meaning that that weather conditions in the mediterranean are more conducive for new departures from libya and arrivals in the northern shore of mediterranean so we are likely to see an increase which is already happening. Of course we have also hope that this sign of generosity from the Italian Government will continue a lot will also depend on the a number of arrivals and the solutions which are found beyond the 1st disembarkation operation which means integration or relocation into 3rd countries a syrian doctor living in germany has been arrested for alleged crimes against humanity hes been identified as him and hes accused of torture at a prison in syria in 2011 the mccain has more on the story from berlin. The offenses that this individual is suspected of having committed relates to the period of time in the 1st year of the Syrian Civil War specifically to the last few days of october the start of november 2011 when this individual was working as a doctor at a hospital in the city of homs people have come forward here in germany to say that the individual concerned mistreated maltreated and indeed tortured in their words an inmate at the prison at that time prosecutors here are using the testimony of 2 of the witnesses who spoke to them to proceed against this individual who was taken into custody on friday this individual has been working as a doctor in germany since coming here in 2015 what makes this case interesting is that in in acting against this individual and the German Authorities are using the principle of universal jurisdiction which governs certain serious offenses crimes against humanity war crimes that sort of thing in this case as i said the witnesses say that the offenses that this doctor carried out in 2011 were tantamount to torture and its on that basis that the German Authorities are proceeding against him. Protesters angry about high unemployment and rallied in southern tunisia crowds converged on the main street in the 2 and a burning tires and demanding jobs Security Forces fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators unemployment in the city is 30 percent double the national average. High court judges in the United Kingdom are hearing venezuelas bid to force a bank of england to release almost 2000000000. 00 worth of its gold the bank has held on to 31. 00 tons of venezuelan bullion for the past 2 years because of british and u. S. Sanctions the president Nicolas Maduro says the gold is needed to buy Health Care Health care equipment and medicine and food during the coronavirus pandemic britain like many other countries supports the Opposition Leader when quite a fair israeli used some of its other gold reserves last month to pay for 45000000. 00 worth of iranian petrol despite u. S. Sanctions on both countries diego moyo compass is a financial analyst and he explains why releasing this gold could be risky for the bank of england. The main problem is that the bank the bank of englands klang east the beignets well and central bank and theres a question in all work which is the illegitimate board of the uk the u. K. Again like the us and most e. U. Loving americans want to do not recognise my guru as the prescient they recognise one way though the head of venezuelas parliament the National Assembly as the interim constitution oppress him and why because the National Family that is what its parliament is the only legitimately elected body in bennetts went so both ways go and do wrong they both have a point that the friend a board for venezuelas central bank now the u. K. Already recognizes dural authority only recognize his way will ask illegitimate interim constitution president over in israel and the main problem basically when he comes to request eased he said ministration house is being willing to wait funding of terrorist groups for example which basically operate in the soudan believers state in tiny ball in eagle gold mining we did dollar in soft top minutes well in c. B. D. And meet our you officers and also all members or most of nice racial have been think we Drug Trafficking so. Sort of electrons very dug old models i mean straight from even the link would drop off again we terrorism funding could pose a Reputational Risk to the bank of england. The remains of 19 victims of the u. S. Invasion of invasion of panama 31 years ago have been examined relatives are hoping the bodies can be identified as part of a government investigation into how they were killed its thought thousands could have been killed and dumped in mass graves so hard. In johns and cemetery in panama city a government Forensics Team digs up 19 bodies their work is meticulous and detailed. The unidentified bodies were dumped in a mass grave during the invasion by u. S. Troops in 1989 later they were laid to rest in this cemetery. But hundreds of victims families havent been able to rest since knowing their relatives were missing when again more accountable humble weve been working hard for 30 years making every effort to find in a piece because we know the pain of having a Family Member missing perhaps not everyone has the opportunity to know the whereabouts of their loved ones but were doing everything we can. Relatives wanting closure have campaigned for years to have every person killed in the invasion found and identified. Its 31 years since the u. S. Sent 27000 troops by air land and sea. Relations between the countries deteriorated as u. S. President george h. W. Bush accused panamanian leader general manual. Of Drug Trafficking Money Laundering and election reagan. Noriega surrendered and spent the rest of his life in custody in the u. S. France and eventually back home in panama under house arrest. Panamas government says at least 500. 00 panamanians were killed during the invasion but human Rights Groups say the true total is in the thousands prompting the previous government to establish a commission to investigate. Its necessary for the current government to continue financing the investigation for at least another year and to not use the pandemic as an excuse not to that would be a big mistake and a repeat of what our government has been doing for 30 years a deliberate attempt to hide the real figures of how many people actually died and who they are we need to know the true effect of a deed as dramatic as this invasion. The legacy of the 6 week invasion is still felt today with the panamanians calling on the government to declare the invasion day on december the 20th as a national day of mourning so high that. Germany has recorded a rapid rise in the reproduction rate of corona virus last week one infected person was transmitting the virus to fewer than 2 other people the Government Health institute says that number is now close to 3 German Health Officials Say that rate needs to stay below one to successfully combat virus. In the wake of the pandemic the grease city of athens is keeping social distancing in mind as it looks to open for the summer tourist season officials have decided to turn over a portion of the streets to protest trains and cyclists transfer office explain why. Every night city workers squeezing traffic into fewer lanes here on ballot to steal one of athens broadhurst central aves crews are reclaiming half 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 particle lanes which has an effect on traffic. We chose this time to test those to fit 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 you slimy spends up to 14 hours a day selling newspapers in the city center im just going to get done by going to make the most of it bother me when i go home at night and take a shower so much dark comes off me says that ive been working on a construction site its because of all the car exhausts and my nerves are so frayed from the street noise i want total quiet theres only one downside while this project will cost 30 to 60000000 dollars 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 jumps are open loss aljazeera athens. So this is out there these are the top stories and new york is reopening offices restaurants and has a long and further easing of months of lockdown restrictions the city is the worst affected by corona virus in the u. S. Offer an explosion in infections in march Syrias Christians to leave me as mall. New yorkers are ready to get back to work in retail restaurants are a big part of what new york is known for theyre expecting some 300000 people to be back on the job today and thats a lot of people who have not been working for almost 3 months now. In addition to restaurants hair salons barber shop some Office Workers will be going back but they can only go back at 50 percent capacity all of these industries must maintain strict social distancing rules covered 19 infractions are rising at an alarming rate in brazil the country is 2nd behind the u. S. With more than 1000000 cases the death toll is now past 50000. The top disease expert in china is expect to get a big drop in cases in the capital by the end of the week have been more than 230 reported infections in beijing since a new outbreak at the start of the month just 9 were recorded on monday china has condemned a decision by local authorities in japan to change the status of a disputed island chain its also claimed by both china and taiwan the measure asserts japans claim of the uninhabited islands sold as north korea to abandon plans to send south korean leaflets across the border the plea comes a day after the north threatened to retaliate and start a Propaganda Campaign following a week of increased tensions between the 2 countries dozens of migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by an italian rescue ship after their boat was reported to be in distress and most of the migrants were men from africa and from Bangladesh High Court judges in the u. K. Are hearing venezuelas bid to force the bank of england to release almost 2000000000. 00 of its gold president Nicolas Maduro says its needed to buy Health Care Equipment medicine and food during the coronavirus pandemic youre up to date with the headlines here and aljazeera got more news coming right up to talk to aljazeera after. As protests rage over police brutality. Grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and sell their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u. S. Elections. Its the u. K. s biggest hospital with eventual capacity for 4000 covered 9000 patients built inside a London Conference Center it took just 9 days to construct with the help of Army Engineers dramatically expanding the Critical Care bed count and other similar sites are on the way the actual numbers could be much higher than advertised researches say that huge gaps in Testing Capacity that the government is now trying to close extrapolate that across the country and the spread of corona virus appears far wider than anyone thought. He is one of the leading figures in the world of Classical Music hes conducted all the major orchestras and performed at some of the worlds most prestigious concert venues maestro Daniel Barenboim was born in argentina his 1st performance came at the age of 7 back in 1952 years later his family moved to salzburg and then to israel where he became passionate about politics and the palestinian israeli conflict. Barenboim has since had an Outstanding International career and is recognized for his humanitarian work in 1999 he created the west east and divan old history with Young Musicians from across the middle east to promote dialogue and peaceful coexistence. But barenboim has also faced controversy
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