Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240712

Detained in bello who suffered a long time president Alexander Lukashenko his 2 main rivals from london in next months vote. Of the sport as tiger woods prepares to return to competitive golf for the 1st time in 5 months will get his due on the back climbs mattson expense and playing in the current virus pandemic. Now may begin with a flare up in fighting on the border between armenia and azerbaijan 13 soldiers and at least one civilian have been killed in the heaviest fighting between the 2 neighbors in years the 2 former soviet republics went to war in the 1990 s. Over the disputed region of nagano caught a black areas internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but its controlled by armenians a fragile ceasefire was agreed in one. 994. 00 attention has summoned ever since and 2016200 soldiers and civilians were killed and whats known as the april war russia brokered that cease fire and the International Community is now looking to russia once again robin for us ian walker reports the us. Large crowds of protesters in demanding the government declares war on armenia some demonstrators managed to Enter Parliament early on wednesday and were dispersed the crowds are highly unusual in tightly controlled azerbaijan an indication of the National Mood was. An army general was one of 11 azeri servicemen killed in 3 days of fighting on the border with armenia the armenian government reports the deaths of 4 personnel. Both sides accuse each other of starting the latest hostilities as ery missile strikes on armenian positions. Armenians shooting down as airy drones. Civilian areas are also being shelled what i think many many with whole story of them going precious in red was the very area thats fully printed by the. Religious are like idiots right next to the military trains or between them and this is extremely important because it enough are the 1st one to suffer from that all korean. Military action that is. The latest fighting is north of the disputed territory of nagornokarabakh internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan its controlled by Armenian Forces some 30000 people died in the regional war between the former soviet republics in the 1990 s. As a by chance president ilham aliyev says International Peace talks have led nowhere how to go to think in armenia as Prime Minister nichol passion yan accuses as a by john of in danger in regional stability. This is the biggest escalation since a 4 day conflict in april 26th the russia and iran have offered to mediate but turkey says it stands with azerbaijan unless the renewed fighting can be resolved the risk of a wider conflict grows robin 1st steelworker al jazeera in an interview with aljazeera armenias foreign minister stressed the priority now is to find a peaceful solution so one side canyon says the conflict cant be allowed to escalate any farther. So very Dangerous Development over the past day since the 12th of july when there was an alternative infantry actual tradition by theres ever been a force of this through the armenian territory to the north east for media and the use of want to come about artillery. Under fire the dangers of escalation which we have now and. The. Attempts to deescalate are a priority now this is what were working for and this is what were working with the corps chairs of the over a c e needs group which comprises france russia and the United States this is a priority now we need to deescalate because while i mean you spoke about us to defend i mean yet remains very little to theyre going to care about but war is not an alternative there is no alternative to the peaceful settlement marry me committed to the us and will work towards the escalation and establishing an environment which helps an atmosphere which helps the. East and we share favor state negotiating process meanwhile has a buzz on officials blame on media for the s. Contention that my pleasure you have as assistant to the president of azerbaijan and head of the Foreign Policy department of the president ial administration he told ajah 0 the peace is the priority but on many a needs to answer for its actions. Doesnt when is committed was a peaceful resolution of the council it based on International Law and dozens of dream or Serious Group which aired but as armenia but on the minds of those in negotiation and substance of the negotiations and also the armenian Prime Minister sitting with mubarak era is armenia isnt an exact undermining of the negotiation process its a reaffirmation of the poles of annexation of the solitary there is of azerbaijan and its also the serious issues the mediation process and the ways that we see missed reports here countries are which is always going to interest that is a peaceful resolution of all matters but here is a little our zones are minions are is an armenia has started with attention and escalation is a border area and therefore as a way john is also in concert was a voice emus group which countries and also regional countries and we have an extensive diplomatic counter was that russia and. Member countries and also some of the original cancers in general as a way to support in a peaceful resolution of the council it and reasons of existing framework and for much of the negotiations but of course an army has started an army a b. Is responsible of the army should also. Explain the reasons why it was probably cation have been occurred from this i. Prefer to say walkers cover the conflict extensively is joining me live from tbilisi in neighboring georgia robin just give us for for those of us who are not across what is at stake at the moment just bring us up to date with what the key issues are. Well what we know so far is that this violence started on sunday and had been going on for about 36 hours but so far today on wednesday its been peaceful and ive been in touch with both the president ial administration. And the Armenian Office of the Prime Minister of the Foreign Ministry and both have confirmed to me that. For the time being the peace is holding so it looks as if there is a bit of a situation going on both sides saying that they are in touch with the cochairs of the socalled minsk group thats russia france and the United States so maybe there is some go between there that group is able to offer to allow the sides to deescalate so that we dont see a repeat of what we saw in 2016 when some 200 soldiers and civilians were killed and its the civilians as the crisis Group Representative that was in my report was mentioning who are now most under threat theyve had the pandemic thats interfered with their economy and now the harvest and if they cant get safely into their fields its a well populated area thats going to be disastrous for those communities that live down there or on the front lines. Here walker bringing us up to date from neighboring georgia robin thanks very much indeed ok some breaking news out of iran now 3 ships are on fire southern port its the latest in a series of explosions and fires to hit iran in recent weeks lets go live to our. Said what more do we know about whats happening. Well what we know so far is that this is taking place at a vessel factory were told 7 ships have been burnt so far thats the latest that we have. Also been told that the fire is under control its not extinguished firefighters are on the scene and the head of the Crisis Management in the share province has said that theres been no casualties but they dont know the cause of the extent of the damage so far he said that high winds and Flammable Materials havent helped the situation and the reason that this incident has gained attention is because there is also a Nuclear Power plant in bushehr and again theres been a series of incidents over the last few weeks that have increased suspicions we had to fire her at the clinic with the casualties weve had an explosion up jeanne which is to the east of iran at the suspected missile site and of course at the main Nuclear Facility at natanz there was a fire there and what was behind that well we just dont know but there have been reports by foreign media that the tans especially was an act of sabotage by the israelis now we put that to the Foreign Ministry spokesman of the day and he said he wouldnt deny or confirm anything until the investigation was over and the findings released now thats what weve been hearing from iranian officials that an investigation is underway and the findings will be released and if its found that a foreign power has been involved in any incident iran will have to tell you every spawns again he did indicate that security had been increased at some sites but this could just be because of the high temperatures the country is experiencing it could also be that iran is under sanctions and is dependent on its domestic infrastructure for its Maintenance Repair and safety of these sites but again iran is very protective over incidents that take place near military and Nuclear Facilities and when the fissures do speak we hear very little or theyre very reserved again suspicions high current maybe just because of the number of incidents that have taken place over the last few weeks. From so thank you very much as a word. Chinas vying to retaliate after the us president announced new measures to hold beijing accountable revealed sanctions against chinese officials over the recent National Security law imposed on hong kong drums announcement came off to the u. K. Banned chinese tech giant haul away from its new high Speed Mobile Network citing concerns about security which are new reports from beijing. Hong called is known as asias a world city but the u. S. Government says that nickname no longer applies washington has revoked the territories special economic status as punishment for the newly imposed National Security law. From now on says the u. S. It will treat hong kong like Mainland China the Chinese Government has condemned the move saying it will respond with sanctions we need to up hold our legitimate interests china will make the necessary responses to sanction the relevant personnel and entities of the u. S. Side we are the u. S. To correct mistakes and to not implement this act and stop interfering in chinas internal affairs critics say the new security law strips hong kong of its freedoms and autonomy guaranteed to 50 years in the 199700. 00 for green but the u. K. The Chinese Government says law abiding residents and Business People wont be affected but several companies are moving forward with plans to relocate including the New York Times which is shifting some of its operations to south korea china has also hit back at the u. K. Government for banning Chinese Telecom company hallway from its 5 g. Networks warning that chinese investors should reconsider doing business there. So. This is about the u. K. At all costs politicizing commercial and Technology Issues this is about china facing major threats in its investment security in the u. K. And its about our confidence in whether the u. K. Markets can remain open fair and nondiscriminatory. Us President Donald Trump has taken credit for britain freezing out. We confronted untrustworthy Chinese Technology and Telecom Providers we convinced many countries many countries and i did this myself for the most part not to use while away britain the government says its decision has nothing to do with donald trump but that hasnt convinced china officials here in beijing say the u. K. Is coleading with the u. S. To oppress the chinese businesses and warns that china will do whatever it takes to protect its companies and core interests Chinese State media says any retaliation against the u. K. Should be painful and a public a warning to other countries the china wont be bullied however china moves forward it faces an uphill diplomatic battle in a world filled with increasing tension and fewer friends katrina you aljazeera dating in the meantime the New York Times says its moving some of its journalists out of hong kong because of the introduction of those that new security law and on that subject i want to bring in William Young hes a journalist and Vice President of Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club i was reported extensively from hong kong and hes joining us on skype from taiwan as always thank you very much indeed for being with us why is it that hong kong seems so important to International Media particularly. So hong kong has been serving as the window for International Media outlets into china for its decades because of its high degree of autonomy and also its respect for freedom of press has a very long tradition of respecting a diversifying its press freedoms and that has been used as a very important way for the International Audience to really learn about china through the kooris been based in hong kong in recent in recent years we have seen incidents where journalists are being expelled on the grounds of either supporting but hosting were independent politicians during the 8 public talks and this time around at the New York Times has in fact a confirmed one of its staff who used to work in china was tonight to reveal all of thats what bees are up by the hong kong authorities just recently so that the New York Times to decide that they believe it is no longer going to be so safe and also all of us like smooth for them to operate in hong kong as before is there anything that operating as a journalist in hong kong gives you any advantage that it gives journalists in hong kong as opposed to operating in say seoul in south korea for example where i believe the New York Times is planning to move some of its journalists. So in fact of hong kong it has been has a very close interaction and ties with china and a lot of businesses and also political events in fact take place in hong kong if they are not able to take place in china so there has been a long tradition of home conserving as the alternative destination for a lot of the International Events related to hong kong but now that the National Security law has come into place that has a fact of put into doubt about whether hong kong can continue playing that Important Role for south korea because of the proximity and also the Korean Peninsula issue where china also plays that theyre Important Role so i believe that thats part of the attraction for the International Media to consider transfer some of their staff from hong kong to south korea obviously its easier for International Companies to be able to make transfers like that but when it comes to local media within hong kong itself how significant is this new security law and i understand the new in forstmann committee as well going to be on the media in hong kong rice so all of the local media is facing uncertainty especially with the very broad definition of a lot of the clauses some of the clauses in fact are being raised one again and again as the potential target that they will be using to cut some damning or cracking down on prodemocracy publications and so the local journalists have actually told me over the last few weeks that theyve been increasing and preparing for the worst to come because of the uncertainty that a National Security law is going to have on the city and also the press community and the city were here mining as a journalist and Vice President of Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club we appreciate your time thank you very much indeed. You grammy. Winners of the election primaries in hong kong have been calling for Greater Unity within the prodemocracy camp in Septembers Legislative Council polls most of the 600000 votes went to socalled localist candidates including prominent activist joshua wall many of them are expected to be disqualified from running juta their political stance but they say they wont stop fighting against chinas crackdown on the territories freedoms. But more ahead on the news hour including more than a dozen dead after flash flooding in indonesia well have the latest on the rescue operations taking place across the region. And its a goal focused in its in these top Football League joes going to be here with the action in the sport. In libya a Prisoner Exchange has taken place between the government of National Accord and forces loyal to call before huffed are signs of swapped 8 prisoners on wednesday morning in misrata these are images of a tripoli government fighter after he was released well mark one of the warhead is live for us in tripoli not going to find a study correctly this is just the 2nd time this kind of prisoner swap has happened do we know why this one this happened this time. Well remember they have been exchanging captives even during the last year a campaign the military Campaign Launched they have to run tripoli and during that. Fighting and also after the end of the fighting both sides have been exchanging captives but tribal leaders from the city of misrata tell us that this time it has not been initiated by an official institution not by the government not by half the site but tribal leaders social activists and mediators from both sides communicated did and did they decided to exchange 8 from the g. N. A. T. For 8 from the have to the site they handed over they had over wasnt in any area in the southern west of the strategic coastal city of spirit. As during the military Campaign Launched by have to there have been there have been similar operations to Exchange Prisoners and also exchange corpses of the dead. Fighters on both sites but this does not mean there is an initiative about a ceasefire or a peace talks because as you know that it has been is collation around this strategic city of syria as russian ministries and african ministries have been deployed around the strategic city of syria in syria and also around their Strategic Oil crescent area so this story these collation is it prominent around this strategic city of cigarette despite this exchange of prisoners operation thats mahmoud the warhead in tripoli mahmoud thank you very much. With the media in yemen say 9 civilians including a child have been killed in a saudi a morality air strike 7 of those were reportedly injured as Coalition Aircraft attacked homes in ahas some. Tech giant apple is celebrating a big win in iowa and the European High Court has ruled apple doesnt have to pay 15000000000. 00 in irish back taxes and thats a blow for the European Unions promises to crack down on tax avoidance by multinationals judges ruled that it hasnt been proven that apple hired an illegal tax arrangement with irelands government and used Shell Companies to grossly under declare profits let me live for us in london just give us some idea 1st of all not even what the court was saying about this. Well the court the 2nd highest has effectively said that the European Commission was wrong in 2016 when the commission ruled. The that the republicans are sorry that apple had an illegal tax deal with the republic of ireland what was that all about well multinationals could often choose to pay tax on their revenues around the European Union in one country where they have a Regional Headquarters in apples case like other Big Companies that was in ireland so the commission by ordered apple to pay this payment sorry to pay back for a gross underpayment of tax on profits from 2003 to 2014 it said that basically the company had created 2 Shell Companies to hire eat their profits now this is a big win for apple as it stands the company has really to prove the idea that theyd sort to avoid tax the i was sure for it is have welcomed this decision they said ireland has always been clear there was no special treatment provided the opposition in the main opposition should fain have said its a bad day for the taxpayer there as well as morally a terrible day and the European Commission itself hasnt necessarily given up the fight theyre saying it they dont know how long it will take for them to make a decision on whether to continue this case but it could impact on others there are there are people looking into the tax affairs of Companies Like nike and ikea around the European Union right now its a very very important for the European Commission to be seen to be taking a stand to make Big Companies pay their fair share of tax particularly given the huge numbers involved d in this covert 19 Recovery Fund which theyre trying to create right now. Thanks again the city in baba bringing us up to date from london. Now with us attorney m is holding its 1st parliamentary election since changing its name that decision followed a decades old dispute involving the Northern Region of macedonia in greece the election result could decide the pace of its attempt to join the European Union or my obliging. Joins us live from. Just give us an idea of what the main topic in the campaign was and whats going to be crucial for forming the new government. The main rivals on the selection ours or around and hes social democratic and hes ex Prime Minister of this country or from the other hand there is the Opposition Party called the motto of the poem on a leader on. Government sold nearly 3 decades alone could name dispute the neighboring greece that opened the door for nato membership of this country and opened duck session dogs for each European Union so does the message is that nato membership is the ticket for membership into European Union he said. Hes main message in these election is that the big question has been solved and that now the question is how to restart the economy in this country the bigger fight again is the corruption and how this country to make a better place for leading from the other hand opposition is saying that de ville if they form the new government they make their division of resolve sold. Social democrats government in the last 3 years its an interesting cue for the 1st time in macedonia in macedonia and one must have gone the un and one Albanian Party are participating in one preelection quali shun call is this. An opposition oppositional them or the promenades start using that if they are forming a new government do you will take this country in the wrong wrong direction and they will. Be real destroyed these country and federalized from the other hand what will be crucial for election these albanian citizen real world because in the last 20 years in less 2 decades it was important how democratic. For integration well decide who will be the next party in socalled macedonia and the local Political Parties i know were going to be following the election as the results comment but for now maya thank you very much indeed rescuers are searching for survivors after severe flooding in some of asias most populous countries heavy rains across the indian subcontinent have left millions displaced well china is experiencing its worst floods in 13 years meanwhile heavy mud is hampering rescue efforts after flooding in tunisia is just that washington reports. The result of days of heavy rain in indonesia as lou ruvo regency rescue is hampered by thick mud and disruption to phone networks. Come on im going back im sorry i lost my sister and her 2 daughters they still havent been found. Local Authorities Say people are reporting their missing relatives to them in multiple districts. But. We still dont know for sure how many houses were damaged or the total number of victims possibly many people in bangladesh more than a 1000000 people impacted by flooding the heavy monsoon rain started late last month and has worsened in recent days thats when the floodwaters constantly rising we can go out and leave that you know castle neighboring india is also suffering from mudslides and flooding the thousands of submerged houses in central after one of asias largest rivers the brahmaputra burst its banks. Everythings under water our homes the roads everythings been destroyed. 6 in nepal at least 100 people have died since monsoon rains started lashing down late last month and landslides and flooding in the past week have swept away hundreds of houses making many families homeless. And china is facing its worst flooding in more than 30 years weeks of tarantula rains have damaged tens of thousands of homes forcing almost 2000000 people to seek alternative shelter where the disaster comes as parts of the asia pacific deal with a surge in covert 19 infections just to washington jakarta. Ok time for more on the weather and here is rob and were moving northwest winds from indonesia where jessica was talking about the black sea yes still flooding but not seasonal floods just rather big thunderstorms if you look at the satellite picture here is a nice whirl of cloud just sitting in western russia that tail end of it is a cold fronts been chasing what was a pretty hot summer reste in europe been doing it slowly for a long time prompting big thunderstorms some of which of course went across the black sea produced flooding on the north coast is in eastern turkey so its muddy water its extensive but mine and ours have to say just a lot of water and nothing like the same indonesia in chasing of course where the east would cause flooding elsewhere in western russia thats the frontal system itself rocked around moscow not a place to be you wouldnt think and in the southwest of russia flooding resulted again this is just thunderstorms not seasonal rains now as i said we are pushing the heat out of the thirtys middle thirtys now in western russia this is all cooled down moscow 17 is a big disappointment moscow is forecast only slowly warms to 21. 00 the average is 24. 00 so were nowhere near that thats not to say there isnt what was around although much of the plain of europe sees disappointment with cloud and rain still pushing slowly science words and even in belgrade the temperature 28 will drop but in southwestern spain its much warmer if you go to seville really enjoy 40 rob thanks very much indeed still ahead on aljazeera chapters on democracy and secularism been moved by the Indian Governments plan to slash School Syllabuses because of the pandemic is being questioned. And a Lesson Learned the trumpet ministrations backtracking on plans to force foreign students out if passes are taught online. Where theres a will theres a way a part olympian builds his own pool to train the coronavirus panda. Thats coming up with joe in the sport. The latest news as it breaks this crowd of hundreds of people didnt come with invitations who came to pay their respects to george floyd we detail coverage the government needs to balance the needs of the economy with the trace of the virus returning. From around the world organized crime is now beginning to try to play the role of robbing him like giving away food to win over the loyalty of people in desperate need. The politics of division have pushed india into the grip of a historical reckoning i am afraid to be closing on the minorities need to trade where do these ideas come from tragedy of more lives a whole bunch of people try to send a close getting to school a happy family or the only people to join me on the star see you on the final part of my journey when i to become a target of the hindu 1st policy in search of indias sole knowledge is 0. And you want to know is it i dont mind of our top stories this hour fighting between armenia and azerbaijan has killed a total of 13 soldiers from both sides and at least one civilian the 2 former soviet republics have been in conflict over nonplaying of inside azerbaijan controlled by ethnic communities. At least 7 ships are on fire for to insult them in iran local media report there are no casualties but follows several explosions and fires around Iranian Military nuclear and Industrial Facilities since late june. In libya a Prisoner Exchange has taken place between the government of National Accord and forces lot of money for half starved sideswiped 8 prisoners each on wednesday morning in the strata these images out of a tripoli government fighter after he was released. Hundreds have been arrested in belarus for a rally against the electoral commissions exclusion of the 2 main opposition candidates from augusts election protests erupted after it rejected validates apocalypto sept calo and victim of a Close Application is to take part in the polls to a president Alexander Lukashenko is main rivals at the shanghai is seeking a 6 term in office the e. U. Says the decision undermines the overall integrity and democratic nature of the election. He had a roman show as president of the think tank Scientific Research music center and hes joining us live by skype from minsk in belarus thank you very much indeed for being with us given the fact that the president has been in power for about 26 years was it any real surprise that these candidates were barred. It was premature to think that that he came would change its spots of course nothing changed in the way he runs political campaigns. Is another veteran stage with very very limited scope for democracy and if behavior was predictable but people are really behave differently we knew it through 3 at least the new president show runner ups and the way the authorities reacted to say that. I was on immigration and cold got frightened and he wanted to prevent any and even singled slightest chance for political change and thats why he reacted so harshly did not register candidates and Police Brutality just burst d the crowd yesterday and a few days earlier you said the president was fighting what do you think he was frightened of was frightened of losing power he was frightened of the economic crisis he had the 2 he is a raging in by the rose by risk crises what kind of that very bad manner we do not have any of viable d ballot information about the disease education Healthcare System failed to deliver to the people and the moral courage of the 1st president ial election where both the russian economy is in a recession which began before government by risk crises. You insult to injury this is the 1st election with very bad relations with the kremlin and thats why there is no good news from the question in this situation he doesnt want to respond by giving some pretense to a political opponent how significant is it that we have seen protests over these 2 candidates being barred. People are desperate people do not want to have a look at her and her. But if i hear something pretty is very inefficient governance system where the growing corruption with a system with ignores small Business People or investors very crude violation of Property Rights and human rights thats why people say we are desperate we dont want to have this kind of. Next to europe and we have a new wave of young people with no political experience who are joined at orders and embodies the political and it thats why they are leading the protests there in the streets and we are expecting more people on the night. Well big date of election enough so that. When you get to get your insights on this you have a saw from much of we appreciate you joining us on aljazeera thank you very much indeed and. The world is ill prepared for the global crash in children being born which is said to have a quote jaw dropping impact on society to say researchers as women get better access to contraception and education falling fertility rates mean most countries could have shrinking populations by the end of the century and 23. 00 nations are expected to see their populations hols by 2100 including china of a contrast Subsaharan Africa is expected to travel its population countries will also age dramatically with as many people turning 80 as there are being born a surrogate for boston is a professor of social science and Public Policy at Hong Kong University of science and technology hes joining us on skype from hong kong thank you very much indeed for being with us we have talked for years of course of the dangers in the risks of overpopulation in the world one could only assume that this would be a good thing but im guessing that there are downsides to this. You know thats right and i think the danger with our discussion its that we dont learn the lessons from the past when we talk about overpopulation and in the past 203040 years ago a lot of policies were brought in and of course women could only get the blame for this and womens reproductive rights work detailed and were living with a legacy of that the danger of course is we go to the other direction and we panic about population decline and of course what will happen is women will be blamed again and women will be encouraged pushed to have more children access to family plan in Reproductive Health services which already happening in some parts of the world will inevitably increase and we have to move away from this very black and white view of what want what the ideal kind of population size it because it simply isnt one in terms of the balance of population we were talking earlier about the population of the world getting predominantly older whilst watching the numbers of those being born so it would seem that theres a significant gap in the middle there why is that so important. Well its important if nothing else changes so the number of people in the world whether theyre older or younger or middle age is kind of less important then how those people behave what their characteristics are and what the institutions are if we age more rapidly in the future but if thats accompanied by increased health and well being a better education the working age population is more productive people are able to work longer people theyre up reforms to Pension System Social Security systems and so on then actually many of those challenges associated with aging which we tend to think of will will be much more manageable in the future similarly with Climate Change we could say about fewer people maybe thats good for Climate Change but if she if you have fewer people and they consume more news more energy and have a high Carbon Footprint then the number of people that decline will be completely offset so we always have to think of population be a multiplied by Something Else by health and behavior and so on one of the things you mentioned was that in order to if i read your correctly is that in order to redress the balance a car a reaction to that is going to be an impact on the the rights of these pressures on women to start reproducing again in order to build up they. Build up the population that this seems a tremendous risk to the rights that women have achieved so far. Of course it is already happening in some parts well and it would be a disaster that we arent simply not learning from the past we have an unusual situation in the world at the moment where. Many women wish to have more children than they would like to have but whatever it is thats the case in hong kong and in many parts of east asia but theres some issue there about allowing women to women and their partners to to meet their reproductive desires the other hand we have women in other parts of the world who want to have she were children and they end up having so what we need to be doing is actually pay much more attention to these individual level these are eyes and aspirations and hopes and understanding why it is that actually when you look across the world very not that many people are actually having the number of children that they would really really like to have so why its not the case whether its in places with high fertility all very low fertility surrogate or bust in is a professor of social science and Public Policy at Hong Kong University of science and technology and we appreciate your time so thank you very much thank you so much. Let me bring you some breaking news out of ethiopia ethiopia has begun filling the reservoirs of a controversial mega dam on the blue nile thats according to the countrys water minister egypt and sudan had requested the grander in essence dam not be filled until an agreement is reached theres been nearly a decade of contentious negotiation over concerns it could drastically reduce water supply to downstream countries if the opium has said the dam is crucial for its growth and it would begin filling it during this months rainy season and has got us has more on where the concerns lie for egypt and sudan. Ethiopias largest Hydroelectric Project has been controversial since its beginning in 2011 but what is it about the grand ethiopian money songs down that has egypt and sudan so concerned lets start with what it can do for ethiopia itself a country of more than 109000000. 00 people its economy is one of the Fastest Growing in the world or roughly 10 percent a year for the last 15 years if you appears energy demands of kept pace but only 27 percent of the country is currently connected to the National Grid this dam the largest in africa spans the blue nile and will produce a whopping 6450. 00 gigawatts when its fully operational 3 times as much as he chips as one high dam giving ethiopia the ability to connect every single citizen to the electricity grid drive its economy and still have energy left over to export to its neighbors sudan djibouti somalia and kenya so far so good then what is the issue a big dam needs a Big Reservoir and this one will be huge 1840 square kilometers it will hold more than 2 and a half times the amount of water in lake tana ethiopias largest lake and the source of the blue nile the dam will take years to fill and the fear is it will reduce the water flowing downstream to sudan and egypt currently 86 percent of the blue nile flows from ethiopia the river provide 77 percent of fresh water for sea done and 93 percent of egypts if there is a reduction in the water flowing through these desert countries it could have a serious impact on agriculture and livelihoods other Hydroelectric Projects like egypt as one high dam currently producing 6 percent of egypts electricity would also be greatly affected. Egypt and sudans populations are rapidly growing and with them the resource needs but for ethiopia the 4000000000. 00 is a way out of poverty and an end to decades of rolling blackouts with Global Warming and changing weather patterns managing scarce resources is becoming increasingly vital. Topless aljazeera the Global Pandemic has shortened the Academic Year for schools and universities around the world and in india the governments taken action to reduce course load by asking high schools to cut their syllabus by 30 percent but many are questioning its motives as elizabeth put out of reports from new delhi. Father via my family sitting together and discussing ideas is important especially during his last year of high school but some of the topics they debate at home are no longer part of the high school phidippus. The Indian Government cut the curriculum by 30 percent because of the class time lost doing coronavirus restrictions on federalism and those are very important because they are literally mentioned in the preamble of how india is a secular state and there and it shows no discrimination between any religion and stuff. Some of the other topics which have been dropped a democracy and diversity popular struggles and indias relationship with its neighbors as well as being a mother. Also trains teachers and doesnt agree with the changes as a citizen of india. Being in a democratic country so if even moved these chapters if we delete these chapters so there is no point of education you know. The government says the changes were made by independent experts and only for one year but they have been criticized by some of indias prominent politicians and thats partly because of the governing hindu nationalist spot of the partys history of changing High School Textbooks since it came to power 6 years ago some of the changes to the curriculum include taking indias staunch 1st Prime Minister. Out of history books and removing references to the man who killed Mahatma Gandhi the hero of indias independence struggle was a hindu nationalist and a member of the parent organization. But its this context as well as the governments crackdown on dissent which has people questioning the motion of the changes. Which makes all of us already suspicious that you know. That you know all the. Talk about democracy understanding all of. That is being discarded. For the young minds interested in those ideas have to be fostered at home now elizabeth aljazeera you daddy. The Top Administration has dropped its plans to Deport International Students whose courses move fully online because of the pandemic victoria getting reports. For the hundreds of thousands of foreign students in the United States the trumpet ministrations u. Turn is a huge relief and a victory they say for common sense that when its a big win its a quick win but i would say that there is a lot to be done and i am going to take this day to celebrate it and then tomorrow i might break out what else difference earlier this month the u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency or ice announced visas would be withdrawn from foreign students and they be forced to leave the country in the autumn if the studies were moved entirely Online Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of technology opposed the policy and filed a series of lawsuits backed by 17 states the district of columbia and some of americas leading firms including Google Facebook and microsoft democratic senator Elizabeth Warren called the policy in a phobic in the face of widespread opposition the trumpet ministration backed down on cheese day but not soon enough for many foreign students. And humane and unfair because most of us have question were a sign or at least we early. For classes to do anything at this point the timing of that memo was really center and humane. International students are a major source of revenue for u. S. Colleges but analysts say trumps now abandoned policy risk more than just money if you look at the foreign students you have more than 2 100000 of them coming from india more than 50000 coming from south korea more than 30000 coming from saudi arabia these are students from countries that are very close the United States and training the featured leaders of this country also means a lot for american super soft power and its social linkages with this countrys. The coronavirus pandemic is causing people worldwide trumps critics accuse his administration of using it to fast track his immigration policies the students caught in the middle the future now looks a little more certain that tory gates in the. Ad is time for support heres joe rob thank you very much for the mats match schedule has been released for the 2022 world cup in cata the opening game will be at the 60000 capacity out bait stadium on november the 21st the 1st time in the tournament history that will be 4 games every day in the group stage they will kick off at 1 pm doha time 4 pm 7 pm and 10 pm it means the whole world cup will last 28 days rather than 32 to minimize disruption to the european football season teams and fans will not need to fly around cats all because the stadiums are within a 75 kilometer radius of the world cup in qatar will have a uniquely 4 matches played pretty being a compact country scheduling 4 matches a day is going to be quite unique its going to give people the opportunity to attend more than one match a day people who arent attending the world cup get to watch the world cup at very convenient times just by the fact of qatar as a location in the region or in the world means about 3500000000 people get to watch the world cup at a very convenient times. Cattle 2022 will be the 1st world cup in the middle east in half an hour for waddy the secretarygeneral of the tournament believes it has taken on extra significance since given whats happened in the world right now especially considering that were coming out of a covert 19 i think i genuinely believe to be the 1st global celebration where we will collectively have overcome covered i will collectively be able to celebrate this tournament. And create a lasting bond and thats why i think its its when i was taught it was previously significant i believe the significance has become even more. Tiger woods will make his long awaited return to competitive gopher this week for the 1st time in 5 months the 15 time major champion has been practicing in ohio ahead of the memorial tournament which hes won 5 times woods as one of the worlds most famous sportsman is often reluctant to talk about politics or societal issues but this will be his 1st appearance since the death of george floyd and hes supportive of the black lives matter campaign. Movement and change is fantastic thats how society develops is how we grow to move forward so we have fairness and unfortunately weve weve lost innocent lives along the way i hope you dont lose even more of a future as we move to a much better place socially woods long break from golf was partly because of injury but mostly because the current virus pandemic he chose to stay away from the 1st 6 tournament since the p. G. A. Tour restarts and knows it will be a very different atmosphere out there to what hes to. I just felt it was better stay home and be safe and you know im used to playing with lots of people you know around me or lots of people have direct line to me and that puts now in myself in danger but you know my friends and family it was more of watching golf to see how it is down see what our near future our reality is and it says the energy is different theres nothing to feed off of you make a big pile you make a big part make a big chip or hit a hell of a shot theres no one there i think this game is set up for not just a short term but for for the forseeable future a future tournament host in 1000. 00 time major champion Jack Nicklaus is vowing that coronavirus wont get in the way of one of the tournaments traditions the 18 year old who also heard of a test before he was allowed on site will not give up shaking when his hand i walk run out there jay grant they dont want to shake my hand thats 5 or give a fist bump or elbow but you know. You know im not going to give a covert 19 australian rules football officials and take extraordinary measures to keep their game a life during the pandemic theyll move all 8 teams based in say to victoria to queensland for the remaining 10 weeks of the season the tour is experiencing a spike of cases in the state has been put under lockdown for 6 weeks it could be than the leagues grand final which usually attracts crowds of one 100000. 00 could be played outside melbourne for the 1st time. Theres been a golden answer in study as that atalanta thrush precious 62 in what is known as the number darby before kickoff the players pay tribute to more than 16000 people who died in the region since the start of the corona Virus Outbreak in the match itself money a puzzle it was the hero night for the home side question helping himself to a hat trick victory sees atlanta go 2nd in the League Standings they are 6 points behind leaders eventis and 2 points ahead of lets hear an into the 3 of those parts now have a pain in hand on atalanta. England in the west indies will continue their 3 match series with the 2nd test starting in manchester on thursday the windy surprise the hosts with their forward hit win in the 1st test in southampton last week in caps and gerry route to return from paternity leave to take charge while fast bowler stuart broad is likely to be back in the team. And be a n. B. A. Star yet it has to come by says players have nothing to complain about inside the disney bubble in florida the greek says conditions a much better than he experienced growing up despite some players complaining about the quality of food and their rooms the moon walk a buck star is happy to return to the court in the mitts his form needs to improve i sucked. So i was there but. Now you know them by day trying to get in shape. So if i marry them its obviously. I think she just let my partner. Or my 4 brothers waste one mystery that i have just had back playing basketball some there are a lot of doors so this is not in the. Keeping mentally positive and physically in shape has been difficult for many athletes who whose facilities have been shut down in the pandemic but one Paralympic Paralympics from in argentina took matters into his own hands 18 year old sebastian has built his own makeshift pool in his backyard with the help of his dad using plastic sheets locks and old time can around 400 liters of water. Who is part of argentinas team of deaf swimmers is training to participate in next years deaf lympics in brazil. I said to my mom i want to train again because im becoming rigid im losing mobility in my body losing flexibility in my shoulder and my hip its not the same to train outside as being in the water with swimming i am one i am completely me i dont depend on my hearing i am in the water and i only need my body to train. Cycle well that is for now i have to rob thanks very much indeed and of course more details on the left side al jazeera dot com thats it for me rob matheson for this news hour but i will be back in a moment with more of the days news stay with me. Growing up in harsh and unforgiving circumstances children learn to play dangerous games they exist without studies that the store the house and take worn down by frustration and broken promises young men living under the constant threat of imprisonment the bank took me to the jeep and blindfolded me the time for them to regain control of their lives is when the boys returned prison life inside and out. On aljazeera. And the next episode of techno the team travels to the part of the amazon. Where we are now should be forced to investigate illegal gold mining mercury has a very unique characteristic of finding the goal for a miner its almost like magic and the technology being used to expose its devastating impact and so what we end up doing is imaging the forest in very high fidelity street. Techno on aljazeera. I was taken to prison just now that i was drinking wine yes or just me old mother and the father of my daughter 8 months. When parents are imprisoned the government doesnt have any plan for the trigger left behind so these children need food they need shelter they are searching for love. My passion is to see that this should you know prisoners are also given another chance to live like no which shouldnt because theyre not a party to that cranes committed by their parents when i finally get to the place to build a home for these children and they see them become somebody used to fall into society fending for themselves. To give me satisfaction. If you will be as water minister reveals his country has started filling the controversial ground running souls down on the blue nile. About the sun this is all it is a live from doha also coming up. It turns to deescalate. This is what were working for and this is what were working. On many years Foreign Ministers says International Mediators are attempting to find a truce after 3 days of deadly