Us venezuelas legal battle to access gold reserves in the u. K. It moves to britains high court. The rate of cover 1000. 00 infections have surged across southern and southwestern u. S. States new cases of the virus spiked for bars restaurants and other businesses reopened early it has some questioning whether restrictions have been lifted too soon rob runnels reports from los angeles. 29 u. S. States and territories are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases several including arizona california oklahoma and texas reported record high single day infections governor rhonda scientists says worrying numbers of new cases involve young people who were previously thought to be at lesser risk huge huge numbers of people particularly in that 20 to 30 cohort who are testing but then testing positive 62 percent of all new cases in florida for the week of june 7th are under the age of 45 decentest says some younger people have let down their guard i think that weve started to see you know some erosion in the social distancing from probably some of the younger population many bars in tampa have shut down after staff tested positive in Texas Governor greg abbott displayed a graph showing a sharp spike in hospitalizations 3200. 00 per day to state the obvious coben 1000. 00 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in texas and it must be corralled in arizona people stood in lines several kilometers long to get tested the state recorded more than 3000 new cases over the weekend bringing arizonas total confirmed cases to more than 50000. 00. President donald trump reportedly was furious when his oklahoma rally on saturday flopped with a much smaller crowd than anticipated trump plans another Campaign Event in phoenix arizona on tuesday at his tulsa rally trump said he told officials to slow down testing because the numbers looked bad the white house spokesperson claims trump was just making a joke and cast blame on the media it was a comment that he made and yes its common that he made and passing for specifically with regard to the Media Coverage and pointing out the fact that the media never acknowledges that we have more cases because when you test more people you find more cases trump appeared serious not joking when he made the comment if it really was a joke many observers found it odd that the president would find humor in a pandemic that has killed 120000 people in the United States robert oulds al jazeera. On your york city was once considered the epicenter of the u. S. I would break now its cautiously reopening and the virus seems to be under control their restaurants bars on hair samples of welcome the 1st customers theyve had since mid march christensen and is there. Some of the most important and visible sectors of the new york economy are now able to reopen for business the mayor of the city predicts anywhere from 1500023000 extension 00 workers will be back on the job this week right now im on 5th avenue in midtown manhattan where some of the most iconic high end Shopping Centers exist and what were seeing is a bit of a mixed bag weve got open stores Clothing Stores here theres one open followed by another thats open followed up by a boarded up shop and in fact the rest of the block is still closed for business with some stores only doing curbside pick up. As for the citys 27000. 00 restaurants they are allowed to have Outdoor Dining with table space 6 feet apart these are restrictions that are difficult for many establishment to adhere to nevertheless the mayor is hopeful that this will prevent some 5000 restaurants from permanently shutting their doors and 45000 people from losing their jobs Office Workers also allowed to go back on the job today but at 5050 percent capacity in their Office Buildings all of this with strict social distancing measures ringback still in place anywhere inside or outside where you cant be more than 6 feet away from people masks are still required a cautious approach moving forward for the city of new york. The World Health Organization says that have been worrying increases of the virus across latin america including the spike in cases in brazil over the past 24 hours the countrys now recorded more than 50000 deaths and 1000000 infections divisions are deepening over president jab also not his handling of the crisis has repeatedly downplayed the threat of the virus calling it a little flu india has reported another daily record of new coronavirus cases with more than 15000. 00 confirmed on monday that brings the total to nearly 413000 making india the worlds 4th worst affected country 14000. 00 people have died Public Health experts fear hospitals wont be able to cope of foreign embassies or wonder citizens to leave the country due to a lack of beds despite the rapid rise in infections by mysen of andhra modi relaxed most restrictions weeks ago trying to revive the economy. Saudi arabia says this years hydes will be allowed to go ahead with limited numbers the muslim pilgrimage will be restricted to people already residing in the kingdom although exact numbers havent been given the annual event normally attracts around 2000000 people from around the world for 5 days of worship and rituals in mecca. Authorities in croatia and investigating a coronavirus break in the city of zardari linked to a tennis tournament held there over the weekend and these 2 leading players have tested positive after taking part in the event run by world number one Novak Djokovic hes since been tested but the result is yet to be made public russias Prime Minister and range planning to call it as undergone testing after attending the event joke of it has come under fire for organizing the tournament with few Health Precautions in place they are premier quote quote body on this is a really bad example of this behavior of people in question but i think it will make other people more careful from now on it is a warning for organizers of events like this owners of restaurants and others that measures have to be respected thats the only way they can keep the businesses open we have our Health Inspectors coming here and we will see what they can find out the french president has lost a furious exact and turkeys conduct in libya accusing it of playing a dangerous game that can no longer be tolerated emanuel says turkey is an obstacle to securing a ceasefire there. Click immobility dont. I have already had the opportunity to make this very clear to president i now consider this turkey is playing a dangerous game in libya and is in breach of all the commitments it made at the berlin conference this is the same speech in may decide to noon during the exchange ahead with the President Trump because it is in the interest of libya of its neighbors of the whole region but also of europe. A high level u. S. Delegation has met its libyas Prime Minister and. The discussions centered on a return to political negotiations as tensions grow between egypt and turkey would back wible sides in the conflict long and other war home has war from tripoli the meeting between u. S. Officials including the commander of the u. S. Africa command and the u. S. Ambassador to libya where the Libyan Government officials including the Prime Minister face a raj focused on the need to return to the political dialogue and also and deescalation. There was a warning against the prolonged conflict that might excessive be the human suffering that is also a u. S. Concern. Of the growing presence of russian medicine reason libya the wagner mysterys who have been fighting alongside forces loyal to the war lord plea for have to the meeting it comes as the Human Rights Council at the United Nations established a Fact Finding Mission to investigate their Human Rights Violations in libya including the mass graves found in and around the city of the horn and also the killing of hundreds of civilians it during their military Campaign Launch and by how to his forces over the past year it seemed that the International Criminal court is also deeply concerned about reports of mass graves found in libya in and around the city of horner and according to the i. C. C. General prosecutor fatto been sudha that as a message to the perpetrators that impunity in libya is not an option anymore. Hundreds of my roommates rescued from smugglers boats in the Mediterranean Sea have arrived safely in sicily is the 1st time a rescue ship has been allowed to dock in italy since ports were closed in april because of the coronavirus pandemic victoria gave reports. Its the 1st time these migrants have slept in days they survived the journey across the mediterranean from libya to europe but only just they were saved by a rescue ship run by the German Aid Organization c. Watch as the migrants were brought to shore in sicily their dream of a better life is by no means guaranteed 1st theyre being transferred to a Quarantine Center where theyll spend the next 2 weeks. The 211 people on board the german ship were rescued from 3 separate boats last week. 70 people mostly africans were crammed into this boat reported to be in distress last wednesday being made. The following night another rescue operation was underway that on friday of the 67 migrants mainly from africa and bangladesh was saved about 70 kilometers off the coast of lampedusa theyve been without water for 2 days this is happening because of the war and the conflict ongoing in libya which pushes a lot of people moving moving on an old necessarily staying in libya to earn. Earn a salary. For years italy was the main route into europe for migrants and refugees but a crackdown on people smugglers in libya led to fewer mediterranean crossings. This year theres been an increase with nearly 6000 people danding in italy safe thats almost double the number in the same period last year. This is the 1st time italys allowed a rescue ship to dock since the government closed ports in april because of the coronavirus pandemic this. Some of the expectation is there will be many more boats that will need rescuing full of people risking their lives in the hope of finding work in europe victoria gauging the aljazeera. Still ahead and al jazeera the Un Security Council attempts to resolve the dispute over the giant dam on the river nile. And how palestinians are stepping up their fight against israels plans to an expanse of the occupied west bank. Rather the station monsoonal the may you buy you system which is this one here often breaks into rather large ways miss doing just that now so the last rains gone through her carter home shoes off guard and the water and then theres this break where the next band is developing all the way from than the southwest of china up through shanghai and crossing the water into the Korean Peninsula where you see or incest a fairly heavy rain so its quite discreet area but its there all the same as Human Society looks fairly dry in hong kong that is really the wet and thats reflected in sols forecast itll right until thursday that it should dry up again the wind of course at 1st will pick up as a proper circulation those a quarter few showers the sounds but they seem to be in shove this general direction weve got far fewer over some away sea and the philippines but weve got some but if you look at Southern Sumatra western side of job or and then running up to sudden vietnam thats a focus area as will color around town but i suspect later in the day daily showers tend to build so a specific focus is to youre going to sudden vietnam wednesday thursday and friday guess what the thunderstorm forecast for all 3 days its slow moving theres no wind. Dizzier explores prominent figures of the 20th century and how my beliefs influenced the course of history beginning with the giants of the struggle for civil rights the amount of nonviolent resistance theyve lost over the veil of the blue of the 1st 57 Martin Luther king and continue to keep the negroes to be defense that what you mean by thought about malcolm x. And Martin Luther king face to face the unknown to see of. Watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour in the United States the number of deaths from corona virus pandemic has passed 820000 new cases of the virus have spiked over the weekend in several states across america south and southwest. But its a different picture and the earlier epicenter new york city now its cautiously reopening offices restaurants and hair salons businesses welcomed the 1st customers theyve had since mid march. The french president is accused turkey of playing a dangerous game by providing military support to libyas internationally recognized government emanuel says turkey is an obstacle to securing a cease fire calls are going for a political solution to the crisis. United nations Security Council has been discussing ethiopias controversial ground run isoldes dam project egypt to once attempt to stop ethiopia from filling the dam or fears it will threaten its water supply from the nile talks between the 2 countries and so done a failed to produce a deal james base as more this was right at the end of a close Security Council meeting that was actually on burundi and it was right under the gender isin any other business the reason the Security Council is discussing the dispute is because of this lesson written by the egyptian foreign minister to the president of the Security Council its also an issue that is of deep concern to the un secretarygeneral has his spokesperson were obviously watching very closely the developments of the various statements coming from the different parties around the grandee european renaissance dam. From our point of view i think we urge egypt we are g. O. P. And sudan to Work Together to intensify efforts to peacefully resolve outstanding differences i think for us its important to underscore the importance of the 2015 declaration of principles on the dam and that declaration emphasized the cooperation based on common understanding usual benefit good faith the win win aspect and the principles of International Law so at this point will your. Progress towards an amicable agreement in accordance with these with these principles members of the Security Council seem to have a similar position to that youve just heard from the un secretary at and that they dont want to take sides in this dispute they want the countries concerned to sit down face to face and try and sort things out diplomatically. Palestinian protesters are condemning israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank the irans middle east envoy was among several diplomats at the mass rally in general israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is vowing to begin the annexation on july the 1st it over him is in jetta coben she says palestinians will continue to protest against israels onyx ation plans despite coronavirus restrictions. Thousands of palestinians and tens of foreign diplomats have gathered here in jericho to prove that they expect that the israeli move by next thing part of new york you by the west bank as of july 1st the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu can bring this issue to the table and palestinians are saying that theyre trying to voice out their rejection they want to talk to foreign diplomats to try and talk to other countries to pressure israel not to move forward with its plans they want these countries to tell israel that theyre going to impose sanctions of course this is that and this did not happen yet but palestinians hold that by doing gatherings like these they will pressure the International Community of course gatherings have been banned because of the recent surge dont have out of the palestinian official said that because this issue is a very important one gathering like these will continue in the next few days and weeks to try and impress her israel and to really tell the world what is going to happen when it comes to the israeli plan. There are talks between the u. S. And russia are underway in austria to discuss in the future of the last remaining Nuclear Arms Treaty between the 2 countries its called new start and it expires next february several treaties between the u. S. And russia have already lapsed including agreements and intermediate range missiles the only one left is the new strategic arms reduction treaty which came into force in 2011 it limits both sides to 1550 deployed Nuclear Warheads the treaty can be extended for 5 years if both sides agree donald trump wants china to join any renewed agreement because it isnt bound by treaty restrictions that china says its not interested despite this one of the u. S. Negotiators has accused beijing of being a no show posting this picture from the meeting in vienna it shows an empty place reserved for the chinese delegation chinas foreign minister has responded calling it an odd scene when the chinese diplomats labeled it Performance Art well said turn is the Nuclear Security project leader of the civilian research and Development Foundation global he says the Trump Administration may be deliberately trying to sink the talks. China in the Nuclear Weapons game is really small fry compared to the United States and russia the United States and russia both have about 5000. 00 Nuclear Weapons apiece and the arsenal of china is about 300. 00 so orders of magnitude smaller now the thing about new start that is very relevant in part to remember here is the new start limits each side the United States and russia to 1550. 00 Nuclear Weapons strategic deployed Nuclear Weapons and peace now china doesnt have anywhere near that many so its kind of unclear to me what china joining you start means does that mean that the United States and russia are willing to reduce their arsenal sizes to 300. 00 to reach parity with china where theyre willing to allow china to go up to 1550. 00 Nuclear Weapons something which would be incredibly expensive and take a lot of time for the chinese to do so these are answers that the trumpet ministration has failed to answer so i really dont see this being a practical measure at all moscows approach is that they cant really do anything i dont think that ive not heard anyone from the russian side insisting that china join a lot of experts in the Nuclear Policy community kind of see this as almost a poison pill by the Trump Administration they dont want to extend the arms control treaty just because they see it as a bad treaty restricting the power of the United States to do what its wants regardless of its impacts on World Security and global strategic stability so i think this is a convenient excuse and i dont think it actually means anything. High court judges in the u. K. Are hearing a play by the venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro to force the bank of england to release almost 2000000000. 00 worth of its gold the bank has held on to 31 tons of venezuelan bullion for the past 2 years because of british and u. S. Sanctions president but also says its needed to buy Health Care Equipment medicine and food during the pandemic the right to access venezuelas riches is a dispute intertwined with the right to rule the country and his son who gago reports equally contested far from venezuela lies some of its most prized riches 31 tons of the countrys gold is held here in the vaults of the bank of england for safekeeping now theres a legal battle over who can access it president Nicolas Maduro or Opposition Leader why the whole model says he needs the 1000000000 to help fund the countrys crumbling Health Care System during the coronavirus pandemic however attempts by venezuelas central bank to access the gold began 2 years ago just after mother little won a contested election the bank of england never released it and then said last year it would recognise why go as the interim president not. Despite that my daughters lawyers say that diplomatic actions since britain still recognised him as venezuelas leader well you know. You have recognized that government is an effective government. For example b. C. B. S. Center right well i. Resist them yes. Yes. Well. You know this is very much. Why those lawyers said the bullion is his to control the British Government and more than 50 others around the world said they would recognize him as interim president however why those attempts to create a Transitional Government have been unsuccessful in this questioning over. Transparency. And i think thats also one of the main problems. But also will they be. Transferred. The. Sanctions on mismanagement have crippled venezuelas economy and triggered a humanitarian crisis lawyers say the gold reserves amount to about 15 percent of its much needed foreign currency reserves the case is set for another 3 days and could set an important precedent in relation to other frozen venezuelan assets around the world and just who gets access to it so need i echo aljazeera climate scientists are concerned about alarming temperature records being set in the russian region of siberia the past winter or so bears hottest since records began 130 years ago average temperatures were about 60 degrees celsius higher than normal it also recorded its warmest may on record with surface temperatures in some parts up to 10 degrees above average martin stand as a climate scientist at the Danish Meteorological Institute he says the heat could lead to a spike in Carbon Emissions from the ice. The consequences are mainly there was a spectral permafrost so the oil was a region is under way in by permafrost and in parts of. This powerful as well think several 100 meters so it there would be no immediate effect further west the permafrost becomes so not and in the region of noise for sure it was just mentioned it may well be possible that. The frost decayed has an effect on the civility of foundations of this century and may have contributed to this spill. It is also important to look at siberia with this thick permafrost and that is because if we have such High Temperature as the palm of us starts melting from the surface and if the temperatures remain high and this is a melting continuous so that means it will run into trouble as permafrost not today not tomorrow of the day after tomorrow but over the longer period if we dont do anything against it and this is important because we have huge amounts of Carbon Dioxide and methane lying to you know the permafrost so its trapped as a frost is the 1st as a p. S. These Greenhouse Gases will be released to the atmosphere and that would be pretty bad. The greek capital is keeping social distancing and mind as it looks to open for the summer tourist season officials have decided to dedicate parts of the streets in athens to protest trains and cyclists dont set up us explains why. Every night city workers squeezing traffic into fewer lanes here on politics the new 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 or. 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 it has an effect on traffic which has this time to test those of 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. Spends up to 14 hours a day selling newspapers in the city center im just getting it done by going to my myself and 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 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 month lockdown 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 hopeless aljazeera athens. And this is all just silly these are the top stories in the United States the number of deaths from corona virus pandemic has passed 120000 new cases of the virus have spiked over the weekend in several states across america south and southwest rob reynolds has more from los angeles all that new wave of infections today in florida which is seeing a big spike the governor there around the santas said that hes seeing a lot of new cases in people under the age of 40 which is kind of a new twist and he suggested that young people are sort of slacking off in terms of Wearing Masks and keeping proper social distancing but its a different picture and the original epicenter new york city its cautiously reopening offices restaurants and has solomons businesses have been welcoming the 1st customers theyve had since mid march the World Health Organization says that have been warning increases of the virus across latin america including a spike in cases in brazil countries now record of more than 50000. 00 deaths and 1000000. 00 infections. India has reported another daily record of new coronavirus cases with more than 15000. 00 confirmed on monday that brings the total to nearly 430000 he india the worlds 4th worst affected country 14000. 00 people have died saudi arabia has announced it will borrow arrivals from abroad to perform hodge this year because of coronavirus the kingdoms allowing only a limited number of saudi citizens and residents to make the pilgrimage and social distancing measures will be enforced annual events normally attracts around 2000000. 00 people from around the world and other news the french president is accused turkey of playing a dangerous game by providing military support to libyas internationally recognized government emanuel says turkey is an obstacle to securing a ceasefire calls are growing for a political solution to the crisis Palestinian Protesters are condemning israeli towns to an expanse of the occupied west bank the uns middle east envoy was among several diplomats of the mass rally in jericho israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is vying to begin the attic station on july the 1st. And those are the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after inside story by. Why did separatists in southern yemen seize a Remote Island in the arabian sea fighters backed by the United Arab Emirates are accused of carrying out a coup. So what makes the island so valuable to yemen or insights this is a story. Hello and welcome to the program i am wrong on the latest flashpoint in yemens 5 year civil war is a Remote Island in the arabian sea a quarter is sometimes compared to the famous Galapagos Islands in the pacific