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2 prominent american t. V. Shows stop using white axes to pay nonwhite characters as the entertainment world grapples with the backlash against racism. Im joining us roscoe with your sports formula one World Champion Lewis Hamilton slams former f one boss Bernie Ecclestone over ignorant and uneducated comments to do with racism. Now 2 of the wilds most populous nations are reporting a wave of new coronavirus cases even after spending weeks in lockdown to contain the spread india now has more than half a 1000000 infections driven by another record daily increase the Capital Region of delhi alone expects 500000 cases by the end of july and thats led to worries about a shortage of medical equipment and a scramble to build temporary facilities on friday the u. S. Reported its highest increase in cases since the pandemic began florida and texas are among states delaying efforts now to reopen and increasing restrictions still europe is forging ahead with reopening but is struggling to reach a consensus on just how to do it even leaders have not yet agreed on which countries will be allowed quarantine free access from wednesday but well have more on the situation in the u. S. And europe very shortly but 1st victoria be begins our coverage on india. In indias crowded capital because of it 19 infection rate is surging more than 40000 people in new delhi have tested positive in the last 2 weeks the citys hospitals only have capacity for around 13001000 patients and. We expected an increase in cases but its been higher than we initially thought in the 1st week of june there was a shortage of beds in hospitals some people didnt get a bit and as a result the death rate also increased india is number 4 on the list of countries worst affected by the corona virus with more than half a 1000000 cases and more than 15000 deaths and the number of infections is expected to rise in the coming weeks the authorities are working to transform Hotels Wedding Halls and Spiritual Centers like this one indicated 19 casts and his experts are advising the federal government to prioritize reducing deaths over containing the spread of the virus many. Countries and we. Know. What we. Know and that will be a success as far as. But doctors say expanding services is not enough indias Public Health system has faced years of cutbacks the impact of k. That 19 is exposing its inadequacies. So we dont. Want to listen. And probably. Will be like this because we dont want to not be the only who. New delhi is not alone in experiencing a surge of co the 19 infections other big cities across india are also suffering and several states have extended the lockdown some experts predict nearly half a 1000000 more indians could get infected in the next 2 and a half weeks Victoria Gate to be al jazeera. Now the top Infectious Disease expert in the u. S. Has warned of a serious problem as having 1000 cases increase there theres also concern that young people are getting infected as an alarming rate and fresh reports from washington d. C. Rise in cases after almost 2 months away its back this moment in the coronavirus pandemic is different and faced with a surge in cases across the country the White House Coronavirus task force faces a renewed threat were in a much stronger place the truth is we did slow the spread of the current recent days have brought a Record Number of infections 16 states are seeing a rising number of cases and infection rates states like texas which had started to reopen no bringing back called restrictions after a 145 percent rise in cases in just 14 days bars closed restaurants cutting capacity Public Gatherings Limited houstons mayor calls it a crisis the numbers are jumping exponentially and rising fast and we are quickly moving in the wrong direction arizona has no more cases provide a population than brazil 88 percent of the states intensive. Here beds are full doctors see a Health System on the edge and as positive an experience to try to make for each other at some point theres a Tipping Point and were hoping we dont already add should say this is tender waiting to explode but im thinking that some of that has already been let and that is concerning the man who has played a major role in the white house response is this warning to young people the thing that you really need to realize that when you do that you are part of the process so if you get infected you will infect someone else who clearly will infect someone else we know that happens because the reproduction element of the virus is not less than one so people are infecting other people and then ultimately you will infect someone who is vulnerable the task force met at the department of health not here at the white house opponents say that shows the president s level of engagement with the crisis now the president also said the virus would start to go away in the warmer weather it hasnt one expert saying this isnt the 2nd wave its still the 1st alan fischer out to see it or at the white house. Now the u. K. Is set to cancel the 14 day quarantine for people arriving from countries it considers to be low risk for kovan 19 it will divide nations into green and red categories and those from the faster groups will no longer have to go into isolation the rule changes to be announced next week the u. K. Is also expected to establish socalled bridges with France Italy Spain germany and greece that would mean quarantine free holidays for travelers to and from those countries but the u. S. Portugal and south america are expected to be among those in the red and the u. K. As self isolation policy came into effect on june 8th and has been criticized by Airlines Airports and the hospitality sector well lets now speak to paul brennan he joins us live from kingston in southwest london pulled off to the lock down i imagine people are fairly keen for a summer holiday. I have to say the people that weve spoken to here in kingston in southwest london are rather of the opinion that its a bit too late for this year now the fear of infection ongoing infection the news that weve heard from america for example. Just the hassle that there has been on the uncertainty about trying to book a holiday until now has left many people writing off. Looking ahead more to next year for their Summer Holidays rather than try and chance it that said the knowledge that the announcement from the government that on wednesday theyll be a formal relaxation although the current 14 day quarantine system has been welcomed by the association of British Travel agents they said its encouraging they certainly hope that more people will try and book some kind of a last minute deal and theres evidence that although most of the travel agents offices here theres a couple of other one just around the corner that are remaining closed the Online Booking systems have seen a big surge in bookings today so there is evidence that there will be some people prepared d to make that last minute dash particularly because the travel agents are offering some pretty hefty discounts in order to try to entice people back home to planes but like i say the straw poll of people we spoke to here found that the expectation of having to wear masks on planes of all the other restrictions theyre going to are going to be in place for the for the for the foreseeable future simply not enough to persuade them that now is the right time to be booking those last minute foreign trips and quot meanwhile i understand on the streets there have been challenges for the police trying to enforce the rules in the u. K. Yes the the release of lockdown has been beset with problems in the u. K. In particular with the behavior of groups of people who see the end of lockdown as. Launch to start getting back together again on one level its understandable people have been locked down for in excess of 3 months i have to say that the u. K. Wasnt a particularly Strict Lockdown but that said what the police have been seeing is large parties and i dont just mean sort of 2 households together i mean large block parties involving hundreds and sometimes thousands of people 3 incidents in the last 24 hours here in london alone where the police were forced to intervene other incidents over the past week where violence has erupted as a result of the police intervening and trying to break up than just dissipate and disperse these parties even at liverpool where the supporters of the local Football Club which is just one of the English Premier League they gathered for a 2nd consecutive nights in huge numbers and the police and even the club criticizing that large gathering as being a potential vector for virus infection paul brennan there with all the latest for us from london thank you very much for now on to some other news and russia and the taliban have denied claims that moscows spies offered bounties to afghan fighters to target u. S. Coalition troops the Russian Embassy in washington d. C. Dismissed the report as dangerous and baseless fake news the taliban also rejected the allegations saying its not indebted to offerings from any foreign country the New York Times says the trumpet ministration received the u. S. Intelligence assessment in march but has yet to respond well for more on this lets cross now to Patty Callahan and the state of maryland just outside washington d. C. Patty these claims are potentially very explosive so no surprise then the taliban and russia issuing these denials what more do we know about this report. Well 1st reported by the New York Times but since then it has been very verified by other major newspapers and again it says that a secret russian Intelligence Unit offered dozens in essence a bounty to taliban fighters if they killed americans they said that the bounty was in fact paid out they didnt say how much we do know that 20 u. S. Troops died in afghanistan in 2019 and the New York Times indicated that some of those deaths could be connected but didnt specify exactly which ones now its important to point out that they dont have any name sources on this and they havent provided the actual intelligence only to say that some of it came from interviews with captured afghan fighters so basically this is the story says that the Trump Administration was told about this including the president in march many many months ago and that they debated several responses including a diplomatic complaint up to sanctions but so far have not acted now critics are pointing out that the president did do one thing he invited lattimer putin to the now canceled g. 7 summit and thats created zone kind of controversy today Patty Callahan that speaking to us from just outside washington d. C. Thank you very much patty. Well theres plenty more ahead for you on the news hour including forcing its plan to fill a mega dam on the nile more on the hope that ethiopia can strike a deal with egypt and. Businesses in argentina as capital bracing for more hardship after the government extends lockdown measures. Plus the gulf session leading the way out the nation has p. G. A. Tour events thats coming up with charter schools. Political parties in ireland have formed an Unprecedented Coalition government ending months of deadlock Michael Mohsen is the new Prime Minister and for the 1st time his finnish failed policy will be partners in government with rivals finnick gael along with the green policy a rotating leadership deal means outgoing Prime Minister leo of radko will return to the role halfway through the coalitions 5 year term. Back on his director of research at the school of law and government at Dublin City University he explains why this new coalition is so significant and who stands to gain. Surprisingly perhaps considering the history all 3 parties overwhelmingly endorsed the programme for government and again i think its because there were advantages for all 3 parties being a fall house and being in power for 9 years in a gale came 3rd in this election and thought they were going to opposition and the green party saw it as an unprecedented opportunity to exert great leverage for what is a relatively small party with only 12 seats so they all had a reason to support this so i think it does have the ability to be joyful but if i can account for state how historic it is it would be like if the the British Labor party and the conservative party unite us against a 3rd party or the republicans in america and the democrats are united against a 3rd party thats the level of change were talking about here but there will be many people who will be on happy can argue of course because you know the electorate voted in unprecedented numbers christian thing in february and thats not reflected of course of the composition of this government so i think in the longer term this will be a beneficial outcome for sure because now they are the leaders of the opposition and and they will be organizing in that capacity over the next 5 years now if you know if his Prime Minister says an agreement on its mega dam project should be finalised in 2. 00 to 3. 00 weeks the grand renees on stand has been at the center of a dispute with egypt and sudan talks stalled over the speed at which it should fill the reservoir and sudan and egypt have both raised the issue with the Un Security Council ethiopia built the grand stand on the big nile which is the source of most of the nile swartzs now egypt answered on downstream depend heavily on us and fear that their Water Supplies could be at risk ethiopia says the hydro power at the dam will produce is essential for its economic crisis have been morgan has moved from sudans capital cutting. It took a meeting between the Prime Ministers of sudan egypt as well as other members of the African Union including you correct chair of the answer to your south african president also to try to bring this response together after several rounds of talks through now what is what will the statement that was released by the Prime Minister of the office of the Prime Minister of the im told is that the 3 sites that the. Needed on a technical level was repeatedly heard statements from the site saying that 95 percent of the issues have been resolved and that theres only remaining 5 percent as well as the legal aspects now zimbabwe is government has ordered the suspension of all my bile banking saying its undermining the economy millions of people use my about payments which is the most common way to send and receive money shop and pay bills the system has proven valuable to those who dont have access to formal Financial Systems the country is critically short of cash and many people dont have bank notes this announcement coincides with the end of the month when most people get paid president emerson and god were promised to revive the economy when he came to power and 2017 he now blames unnamed political detractors for the economic woes and our correspondent harry metasearch wants us now live from harare how to talk us through the impact of this i imagine like to so many other countries my bar money has become even more crucial during the current virus pandemic. Well here in zimbabwe people heard the news many were surprised or even angry that the country that has for years had period that footage of as an actual bag many people for years come back to make payments using mobile phones are not there are you how are they supposed to make transactions the government is saying that theres a reason behind the move they say from companies some individuals who connected to certain politicians have been using these mobile platforms to funnel money through the black market which then devaluing the zimbabwe dollar of some of the biggest Telecoms Companies here like you can it for example have digital scribe as theyve said to them we dont take orders from the Information Ministry of the government we take orders from the central bank so as far as were concerned keep using that platform and on saturday that platform is still working people are able to make payments to buy electricity and to buy groceries another network called mates what a big one also here also to clients to also keep using the fat platform is still working when it comes to the Stock Exchange which is also been suspended or doesnt operate over the weekend so people have to wait and see until monday to see how that has been affected. The zimbabwean economy has been crumbling for years now and there was this sense of hope when i came to power that things might change things might improve has that hope dissipating. In a to a large extent it has been 2017 when he was sworn in there was this wave of a whole optimism people thought was the man and god would have a golden opportunity to turn things around to turn the economy around but that doesnt seem to have happened inflation is not nearly 800 percent i mean if you go into the soup mugs the shops the basic commodities are they in full but theyre just too expensive for most people to afford you have Civil Servants crying was saying we cant make ends meet in our poor salaries they now want you paid in u. S. Dollars another zimbabwean delighted with just keeps on devaluing of some of them are instructed freezing to go to work of a pay them doctor the commitment to join them on the strike servants also saying that they also might go on strike you dont get more money for these a lot of frustration here in zimbabwe right now go to any service station a long line of people waiting to buy fuel because that is also in short supply so people are saying this announcement over the government to suspend the president paying use their mobile phones is another nail in the coffin for people already struggling to make ends meet. For us on the ground in harare thank you very much gary now pakistan has announced a record increase in fuel prices only days before the end of the Financial Year there coronavirus has dented the economy which has shrunk for the 1st time in 7 decades most drivers will now have to pay around a session 4 percent more to fill up a lawyer that varies depending on the type of fuel the move has prompted a wave of outrage on social media our correspondent come on high has more from the family that. Well the reaction will be. Strong when they have a price whether its the electricity traffic. Away their fuel price is about discomfort at a time when the government had earlier announced a considerable reduction in the oil price because of a crash avoided price to go in the International Market and now we are told that because the prices have hiked up they want to pass that on to the public and also the fact that they say that data needs to where the supply chain because the price. There were reports of hording and extensive exports to of on its. Track that of course had led to a crisis situation with. The petrol stations and see it coming at the time when the government. Because of the hard Economic Times and the opposition of god. I die munition but thats where they have a knock on effect across the economy because everything is dependent on the price of fuel and budgets on it a major import. Now argentina has extended its coronavirus restrictions when as areas and the surrounding regions rules that were due to end on sunday will now stay in place until at least july 17th thats putting more pressure on businesses that are already barely scraping by tourism has more from what is areas. These are not easy times for flood in the us and her husband. They own the sun they beat their restaurant in one of the scientists but i mean because 1000 prices mary and the says theres just not enough business and the restaurants may have to close for good anymore so that we think we come from one crisis after another and were tired or more feeling it a lot we dont know whats going to happen so were trying to go day by day trying to keep things going by selling takeaway as argentines were used to re adopting but its not easy but this when they read that is not the only restaurant trying to survive there are over 100000 businesses in argentina theyre on the verge of collapse argentina was already struggling with inflation and recession prior to the pandemic and thats one of the reasons why many Small Businesses are finding it difficult to remain open this restaurant for example is shutting down the owners road here that theyre closing their business because of acquiring. Argentina was one of the 1st countries in the region to impose a Strict Lockdown to prevent the spread of disease its been over 3 months but a recent spike in cases in hard hit areas that include one aside is has convinced the government to extend it even further but imo i know not everyone agrees with what were doing but we need to do something to stop the amount of contagious money to make sure there are enough beds and guarantee that all arjun tines get the attention they deserve for many this is a mistake to extend something that has a konami consequences but the World Bank Says not Alberto Fernandez that its the most severe economic crisis. Since the 1970 s. Its not only urgent teena but the whole world that is deteriorating because of the pandemic even though some businesses in the city were allowed to reopen in recent weeks they will now have to close their doors again meanwhile authorities are fighting against lockdown fatigue and Enormous Economic difficulties that have many argentines on the edge he. Says if the government like in other countries covered part of the economic earnings of retailers like myself we would be at home without the concerns that you have with mounting girls and dirt that makes you frustrated and on top of that you have to feed your family. The government is giving away cash handouts to help those in need and this assisting businesses but its not reaching everyone a major problem in a crisis that has no end in sight. Well peru has launched a nationwide Vaccination Program to ward off a surge of preventable diseases as it deals with the current virus pandemic 100 so as you can see have been curing in the capital lima to be immunized against measles and other illnesses months of lockdown have prevented many children and elderly people from getting routine vaccinations now the World Health Organization says in a bowl or outbreak in eastern democratic republic of congo is now no longer an international Public Health emergency more than 2200 people have died since it was detected 2 years ago the focus now shifts to another outbreak in the Northwest Region as well as containing the spread of the corona virus. Now still ahead on Al Jazeera Facebook announces warning tags for some content as more Big Companies pull advertising juicer hate speech kind of sounds chinas ears opening up to tourists but how quickly will they retire. And christiane iran aldor is on the scoresheet change with a big event is when i will be here with the reaction. Hello there remains wholesome and dry throughout much of the middle east some dusty conditions as well the winds have been fairly strong of the last few days still some strong winds in the 4 calls to go through sunday so much is in the mid to high fortys 46 in baghdad 48. And as i say these winds a strong kicking up the sand where we have some cooler air in place across these areas of yemen on a mom weve got some on shore flow there some breezes coming in from the gulf of aden and also if youre a b. And c. But as we go through monday the time which is similar sorts of levels 40 celsius in doha but a hot day in riyadh with a high there over 45 then down into Southern Africa things that we call it particularly into south africa see this cloud. That will bring a few shots but of course particularly through west africa the rains have been very heavy undies and off to days of heavy rains ivory coast this is what some areas of the city left with all the debris of course that has been accumulated as those floodwaters rushed down the streets more heavy rain around the gulf again and again across these Western Areas particularly coastal areas and its going to be coastal areas of south africa sunday on monday where we see this shows the winds a fairly brisk as well on monday the time which is well in the high teens celsius the cape town and also port is that that you can see here the showers back in the forecast on to say running along the coast towards forces. Isolating times the listening post cuts through the noise leaving looking at another side of the story now from the information around the outbreak but the misinformation separating propaganda from fact its reality and you have to reject a lot exposing the optics triathlon if the rhetoric and but they cannot manipulate the listening post your insight guide to the media on aljazeera. Rewind i cant bring your people back to life im sorry but its on the best of aljazeera documentaries the struggle continues from bond did you know all these disasters rewind continues with the return of the leads that came steve childminder one east upwards of 300. 00 species are going extinct every 24 hours and a lot of that is attributed to wildlife trafficking rewind on aljazeera. Hello again im the star thats remind you of our top stories this hour corona virus infection surgeon indias biggest cities pushing the total number of cases theres more than half a 1000000 hospitals under pressure and some cities like new delhi are scrambling to build temporary facilities. Russia and the taliban have both denied claims that last post spy is often bounties to afghan fighters to target u. S. Coalition troops the Russian Embassy in washington d. C. Dismissed the media reports as baseless while the taliban says its not indebted to offerings from any country. And ireland has a new Prime Minister and government ending months of political stalemate the parliament picked Michael Lawson for the job his female party has formed a Coalition Government with rivals. Now authorities in mexico city say theyve arrested 12 suspects after an attempt to assassinate the police chief gunman believed to be connected to a drug cartel stormed an upscale neighborhood and opened fire with sniper rifles and grenades the police chief survived but 2 of his bodyguards and a woman driving by were killed assess nation attempt in the wealthy neighborhood has shocked many in a country already plagued by violence reports from mexico city. This sound of gunfire and explosions rocked the mexican capital in the early hours of friday morning when gunmen wielding high caliber weapons attacked mexico citys police chief to stop the head of Public Security in mexico city was wounded and there are other deaths in this attack all of this has to do without a doubt with the work being carried out to guarantee peace and security you authorities have confirmed that at least 2 Police Officers were killed in the shootout as well as one bystander as bad as such a thing for them. And that makes it is Justice Department has confirmed 12 arrests i feel confident the investigation will yield results to find those responsible for ordering this act of aggression and. At least 6 criminal groups are known to operate within mexico city in a tweet following the attack the citys police chief placed the blame on the new Generation Cartel the hollies going new Generation Cartel is one of the most powerful drug cartels in the region and was only recently identified as having a presence within the limits of mexico city. The shootout in the mexican capital is only the latest incident of Mass Violence in the country. On wednesday 16 people were killed in a gunfight between rival drug gangs in the mexican state of sinaloa on monday 15 were killed following an attack on an indigenous village in the state of war haka. Despite the ongoing corona Virus Outbreak battles over control of drug territory have not lessened and. Mexico city. Now the black clive is not a movement is not influencing the entertainment wild following weeks of global protests crazes of the cartoon show the simpsons now say they wont use white to act as to voice characters of color anymore the show had already faced years of criticism for its patrols of the indian Convenience Store clerk to white out to one because arias stepped down from the role of assia the show hasnt outlined any specific changes for other characters there and changes also coming on another major american cotton family guy and to mike henry said he wont voice the character of cavemen brown anymore saying persons of color should play persons of color characters of color im sorry hes it also voiced and the tina made character while we can now speak to kevin powell hes a civil and human rights activist and also the author of the book when we change the wild he joins us now on skype from brooklyn in new york kevin youre a film make yourself let me start by asking you do you think only people of color of the same color and same ethnicity should pay characters of color well to try to look sexy when we free the world and i prefer to call that right or thats like thats a crude but yes i think that you know what were looking at is the fact that hollywood is recognizing that people of color because we left out of it which is a patient of these these these care these roles whether their voice overs for innovation or real girls that are sort of. Asian people let their people they are people who are used to people as people proletariat and so theres a record a happening because of george floyd being killed all of that you know but its that in minnesota a few weeks back and its the next story conversation lets employ people of color in the spaces that theyve never been employed in or not of the race. Kevin surely this isnt just about who voices characters but the actual depictions of the characters themselves up on the simpsons for instance was criticized because his depiction perpetuated stereotypes so if act is performing written lines surely this goes far beyond just whos cost but whos writing to is absolutely true i mean very few of us get opportunities to be writers producers to be the real issue for us in america right now is our sherri being a part of the Decision Making process and oftentimes people of color are not even table as these decisions are being made that could be racist or islamophobia or sexism or any of those things that are actually in the hurting people all over the world not just in america the bridges are put out. Thank heaven i say this isnt just the simpsons on the family guy who we have talked about i see actresses Jenny Slayton kristen bell who are wise have also said that they wont continue playing their characters of color and in her statement i believe jenny wrote that she was engaging in an act of a regime of black people is this reflective of a genuine increasing awareness in the industry or is this about p. R. I think its definitely i think its deathly about in the weirdest because you know if you have any sense of humanity no matter what your racial cultural ethnic background is watching that video of george floyd being made to death by that white officer a few weeks back hit the soul of america its very similar to what happened to emmett till in 1955 in america where he was killed by racist whites in mississippi and his mother shows to have the casket open so the world could see what was done to her 14 year old son who are allegedly was the get away with it were the same kind of reckoning now in 2020 in america which is we have to examine our practices across the board and media the mass media culture pop culture is probably the greatest influence or how people look at different types of people but we have to have this conversation kevin saying the saying and the animation posse of the Entertainment Industry you know why is this reckoning taking place within film making the point in the u. S. What we know that just yesterday black hollywood people like michael b. Jordan the star the mass of the successful black panther movie have franchise made a statement that we want to be involved in every aspect of whats happening people i heard him iowa davis you ask what have signed on to it because we know that oscars are so white has been a half 2nd last several years we know that in t. V. The that is not enough the picture of the people of color and again were not just talking about black people were saying that t. V. Film animation all of that should look like the world in the world is not just white this isnt but its not just white people its everyone and that should be depicted and their cultures should be valued as theyre being depicted not stereotypes that are hurtful to people kevin powell that a civil and human rights activist speaking to us from back home in new york thank you great to take you inside and out of their cabin thanks for joining us thank you so much for having me. Now Facebook Says it will start flying out more posts that break its roles ahead of the u. S. Election in november critics have accused it of failing to act on hate speech prompting a boycott by some of the worlds biggest advertisers alexy obrien reports when the us president suggested protesters against racism and Police Brutality without and said that when the losing starts the shooting starts twitter put a warning on it saying it glorifies violence facebook did nothing its c. E. O. Mark zuckerberg has often argued that the platform should take a hands off approach but now thats changing and it will tag posts that break its rules if we determine the content maybe we need to follow once or deprive people of their right to vote. Their conscience down no matter who says. Social media platforms have been under the spotlight as global outrage grows against racism and discrimination sparked by the Police Killing of george floyd and may but theyre not focusing on the importance of truth evidence verifiability the sort of contributing to a whole lot of these sorts of very. Very dangerous information. On friday 2 of the worlds biggest advertisers cocacola and unilever pulled their promotions from the platform. Unilevers also removing content from twitter and instagram until the end of the year more than 100. 00 companies have joined a campaign called stop hate for profit which accuses facebook of not doing enough to combat hate speech the Campaign Said in a statement faced with this tidal wave Mark Zuckerberg responded today with the small number of small changes weve been down this road before theyve made apologies in the past one of those apologies was in 2018 when zach oberg was called to testify in congress over his companys handling of use a data and how it was exploited to meddle in the 2016 u. S. Election we didnt take a broad enough view of our responsibility and that was a big mistake while facebooks shares dropped 8 percent on friday analysts believe this controversy wont hurt the social media giant in the long run there are told by our in the media last year even amid criticism which is very similar to what youre saying. Their advertising revenues last year 2101 up Something Like 27 percent and nearly 70000000000. 00 u. S. Dollars so no. Use the gatekeeper with the november president ial vote just 4 months away facebook has already taken down a video posted by Donald Trumps Reelection Campaign and the president slashed out at social media platforms efforts accusing them of censoring conservative views elixir Brian Al Jazeera now police in hong kong have banned an annual rally for protesters to mark the anniversary of the citys return to chinese rule on july 1st outdoor the event citing a ban on public gatherings of more than 50 people jewish for the coronavirus organizers say theyll appeal against the decision. Well evacuations and rescues are under way in Southern China following heavy rain and flooding there more than 40000 people have been forced out of gems the province alone since tuesday rescue is used a rope to bring 6 people to safety after they were stranded in a flooded river the heavy rain is expected to continue until tuesday. Residents in the indian city of group ground close to new delhi have been asked to keep their windows shut because of a swarm of Desert Locusts india is currently battling its worst infestation in decades farmers in the area concerned about their summer crops even pilots working for new delhis International Airport have been asked to take extra precautions all the pandemic has been making it difficult for crews on merchant ships to return home some have been at sea now for more than 6 months at the same time crew hoping to resume work had been struggling to get to their ships hapless reports from the greek port of p. A. s. Merchant seaman your hasnt worked in 7 months coke at 19 has prevented his ship from sailing he still has a mortgage to pay and 3. 00 daughters to support and the latest blow he says comes on top of years of austerity following the 2008 Global Financial crisis or that. When i 1st if things are good that a family had dreams in the past 11 is as salaries have fallen by more than a hearth and taxes gone up other seafarers are having the opposite problem theyre only able to get home after many months at sea because of travel restrictions due to covert 19 speedily not a vocalist has been on a very large crude carrier for 7 months he spoke to us by Satellite Phone from the philippines. The fatigue is psychological we tell it even 6 months is a long time and we havent stepped on a shelf for 7 months we havent seen a single new person its a kind of imprisonment about 400000 birds and seamen to be stranded at home or at sea due to coronavirus related travel restrictions and that could eventually have an impact on global trade 80 percent of which is carried by ship the supply of goods across the world is what keeps factories working shop shelves stocked and even fuel pumps full ship. Whereas things are slowly starting to loosen up its still difficult and expensive to rotate crews out of port where there was a device that they have started to allow crew rotation we inquired as to how this could be done and the list of requirements was such that it made it impossible. So the vessel had to be there 2 days before baucus had to go on board and the job and cost cuts had to be done the vessel had to wait and then the cash would come back and the crew would go would get off and the 2 would be quarantined then the crew that would come in would be part of the men the vessel that the wait for that would it was quite easy and it goes on and on fatigue and Poor Mental Health a dangerous at sea they. 8 conditions in which accidents can happen and lives are lost the cruise stranded around the world of finding it difficult to understand why theyre considered potential sources of infection they spend weeks between ports and theyre among the most isolated people in the world jumpstart openoffice aljazeera paris well gareth 11 is a senior economist at Capital Economics and he says governments need to enact exemptions for shipping crew within the airport is small what kind of humanitarian problem for the seamen theyre involved rather than a macroeconomic problem that because of the big global downturn thats now underway its been a shock for d in global trade which has meant that hasnt been as much demand as you might have otherwise had for their Services Also the fact is that they can actually stay on the ship so you continue to work i think problems will actually arise if they refuse to work their ships wouldnt get insurance and then they wouldnt be able to sell off so at the moment its not a Macro Economic crisis its more of a humanitarian its really up to governments in authorities around the world to get a grasp of this problem i think one way that you could do is is to designate ship work as is is essential work is the same way that lorry drivers have which would allow them to switch between ports and travel more easily that is one thing that could be done quite easily well in part to the vast areas on people stranded by the pandemic will meet migrants who are stuck in kenya there among tens of thousands and then across the continent and thats from 10 g. M. T. On sunday here on out of there. After more than 3 months of restrictions china sea as reopening its board has it wants to revive its struggling Tourism Industry which had been hit by setbacks even before the pandemic but as well its likely to be a long road to recovery. In the historic heart of tunisias capital coppersmith mohammed shows she is putting his skills to work hammering away at plates he plans to sell hoping the worst of the pandemic is over. Put on a recruiter Virus Outbreak was a very very tough period but even after we reopened it still being very difficult for an artisan like tipitinas because we were working for tourists who still cant come here i met shoppers in the old medina of tunis a unesco World Heritage site to treats visitors to a rich sampling of local crafts and cuisine an area thats usually overflowing with people for tunisias economy tourism is crucial. 5 years ago gunman killed 38 european tourists during an attack at a beach resort near the city of seuss which significantly affected the Tourism Sector now as the number of confirmed coated 1000 cases declines government officials have said june 27th as the date for reopening their air land and sea borders. Travel agency owner of the humvee is happy with the decision but says tunisia will face a harder time recovering from cope with 19 than it did from the aftermath of violence. Terrorism had almost everywhere in the world and we survived we knew how to overcome it but for coronavirus it is affecting the whole world and so far we dont know yet how to deal with it i think with some of our tunisias hospitality sector is trying its best at this restaurant in tunis that means new hygiene and social distancing measures like the Hand Sanitizer being offered at the entrance and the masks that are mandatory for staff in the town of city was harried about 20 kilometers away from tunis tells like the villa blue have been preparing for a while now we dealt with the professional cleaners to clean all of the furniture or the curtains or or the bearings or the flooring so everything has been. Professionally done and. We abide by the rules that were set by by the government with the rooms ready all thats left now is for the guests to arrive mama june and. Now the u. S. House of representatives has approved a bill to make the capitol washington d. C. The nations 51st state a move towards giving more than 700000 people in the district the representation other states already have but its unlikely to pass the Republican Controlled Senate mike hanna reports. The last votes on statehood were more than 6 decades ago when alaska and hawaii became the 49 states fridays historic decision was taken on party lines. There being 232. 00 votes in the affirmative 180. 00 votes in the negative the District Of Columbia state heard bill h r 51. 00 is classed without objection motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. So its a founding of the Nations Capital over 2 centuries ago it has been a district and not part of a state it has no governor no senator and its aleck to representative has no boat in the house we stand out as the only democracy which to the highest democracy to the residents of its own capital leadership own capital city in a city where nearly half of the population is African American statehood is a civil rights issue in all some 700000 residents who pay federal taxes but are effectively disenfranchised Eleanor Holmes norton has represented d. C. For nearly 3 decades hes the great granddaughter of a slave who found freedom in the district but not representation i feel in the past as the member who represents my city. And of course i feel in my own lineage as a 3rd generation washingtonian he has never experienced all of it within their own country so for me this is the i again its. President trump has made clear his fear that the district would vote democrats into the house and senate and opposes statehood as did the majority of his fellow republicans like the representative for alabama which is 2 senators and 7 members in the house i will never vote to give washington d. C. Separate statehood status washington d. C. Is a city not a state its population is roughly one 7th that of alabama but those advocating statehood are taking a long term view pointing to polls indicated a new occupant in the white house after a number of them the election and. A strong likelihood that my party the Democratic Party in the United States will take control of the senate as my party the democrats taking control of the house. The district mayor celebrates a historic moment but it will take a democratic with the election before who dream of a few one stars on the us becomes a reality by kind of all just 0 washington. U. S. Graphic design and Milton Glaser known for his popular i love new york logar has died at the age of 91 the logo was unveiled in 1977 as part of a very Successful Campaign and promoting the city as a Tourist Destination where new york was then close to bankruptcy glazer also designed an iconic image of bob dylans solo act with psychedelic hair his family said he died after a stroke but also had renal failure. Well still ahead here on out of there joe will have the best of the action from the latest p. G. A. Tour event but this tribe just kept going and going and going to come here week but it still is going to get. Frank 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 in Israeli Society indepth analysis of the days global headlines its time for new policy and say the country i think not only disintegrating but its great to me this stability of the whole continues inside story on aljazeera. If you were in beijing looking out the Pacific Ocean youd see American Warships when miss was that somehow time is aiming to replace america and going to run the World College chinese are not that stupid things guys want to dominate a huge chunk of the planet this sounds like a preparation for our 1st president George Washington said if you want peace prepare for war the coming war on china part 2 on a just you go. Well it is now time for sports in history nastasia thank you formula one champion Lewis Hamilton says hes saddened and hurt by comments from f one former boss Bernie Ecclestone the now retired 89 year old praised hamiltons efforts to tackle racism but then said that quote often black people can be more racist than white people when also whether the sport should have done more to tackle racism he said teams are too busy trying to win races or find sponsors in the. Matzoh rally and has set up a commission to increase diversity in motor sports he described ecclestons comments as ignorant and uneducated efrons car bosses distance themselves from ecclestone saying they completely disagree with his comments which they say have no place in society if one has launched an equality and Diversity Task force. Well i phones delayed season starts in just over a week with back to back races in austria Ferrari Sebastian vettel a 4 time World Champion says teams will leave to adapt quickly to the unusual race calender. Well i have no experience heading back to the same track just the week after and having a 2nd race but ive been around for a while i guess you know the level of perfection will be even higher the 2nd week and the level of arrows you know will be even smaller so i think we need to make sure that we learn as much as we can as quickly as we can after the 1st week and take that experience into the 2nd week we will miss the fans i think racing without fans is definitely not the same you know ive never done it i cant really imagine how it will be i think its good to raise its good to get going but if i could choose obviously i would race with fans. Go for jason day has tested negative for current virus and been cleared to play in the 3rd round at the travelers championship the former major champion requested the test earlier on saturday will still play on his own as a precautionary measure it comes a day after another player Denny Mccarthy withdrew from the tournament after testing positive but the action continues out on the course and as a veteran of the game he leads at the halfway stage with this to perve shot Phil Mickelson who recently turned 50 shot a 7 under par round of 63 to sit a stroke clear at the top the leaderboard while the one rory mcilroy is just 4 shots back in a tie for 4th place. And how about this for a drive bryson to shambo thought hed lost his ball into the trees on the right hand side of the 10th hole but he got lucky the longer he hit the path and just kept on the rolling and rolling. And rolling when it finally stopped as he driven the ball 428 yards at mrs leigh with a little help made off the green despite all that he still ended up dropping a shot for liverpool fans being urged to celebrate their clubs premier league title at home after a 2nd day of partying in the city streets fans gathered in the city center again on friday despite. Lee simply politicians warning that the current virus still poses a major risk every 4 clench the title on thursday for the 1st time in 30 years. Well after a 3 month coronavirus suspension the english f. A. Cup returns to action on saturday with Manchester United away at norwich city united have won footballs Oldest National competition 12 times and heavily favored to overcome an oration this quarter final and after arch rivals liverpool were crowned premier League Champions on it got only going to salsa would love to make the f. A. Cup his 1st trophy as man united boss 1st of all the f. A. Cup is a fantastic tournament and its a fantastic final to be play a part in its a fantastic trophy to lift and for our team now its a new team. To get our hands on the 1st trophy winner 1st title would be fantastic and hopefully cut the list to more things to come i also like you have tried to create an america in the very good its not realistic. To win this competition but its possible. I am thinking all of. A time defending champions event as have opened up a 7 point lead at the top to say as standings in italy on friday they have a 10 man led by 4 goals to nil before the red card it was goalless but then pelletier ballot took advantage of 4 defending to open the scoring in the 2nd half. Christiana rinaldo netted his 2nd penalty in as many matches to double the score or hes clearly found his boring bits again following some in different form after coming back from a 3 month coronavirus suspension guns are in a mattison licht also found the back of the net for you. Thats going to continue as i join my team kept on playing with believe even when the result was already assured and this really makes me happy because it is the attitude that i would like to see all the time from my team. Kenyas Half Marathon world record holder Geoffrey Kemp more or has suffered a broken leg after being hit by a motorbike the runner who won the new york marathon last year was out on a training run nay his home when the accident happened the doctor who treated him says hes doing well after surgery. All right that is all useful for now more with lee later thanks for months. Well police in france have arrested 6 people for the theft of a walk by the street artist banksy commemorating victims of the paris attacks on 2015 and was stolen last year from the capitals bassa clan when 90 people were killed and the largest of several coordinated attacks the mural showing a mournful female figure was recovered from a farmhouse in central italy. 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