Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240712

This crisis to the head of the European Commission says the stakes could not be higher as e. U. Leaders discuss a major financial coronavirus Recovery Plan. One of the story regional leaders trying to mediate in malis deepening political crisis is tributes are paid to those who died in recent protests. And on time how much with the sports they are madrid they have won the Spanish League title full record extending 34th time. Man ending the clubs 3 year wait for the championship. India has become the 3rd country in the world to record more than 1000000 cases of coronavirus thats after the u. S. And brazil in all 3 countries. The pandemic is wreaking havoc on Health Care Systems economies and peoples daily lives some states in india and re imposing restrictions after the lifting of the nationwide lockdown last month theres concern many cases are now going unreported because of a lack of testing infections in the us have set another record more than 70000. 00 in 24 hours thats the highest daily number recorded by one single country so far in total the u. S. Says more than 3 and a half 1000000 cases brazil has now seen more than 2000000 cases hospitals there are almost at breaking point president is currently under treatment for covert 19 after dismissing the virus as a little flu were live in all 3 countries will get more on the situation in brazil from journalist Gustavo Rubio in brasilia in just a moment kimberly how could the white house for standing by there 1st lets go live to new delhi and my colleague elizabeth per annum liz so what kind of impact is this resurgence having on india. Hi peter what were seeing is more and more places as you mentioned bringing the. Measure which is a lockdown to try to contain the spread of the virus back in with seeing Something Like nearly a 3rd of indias population of 1300000000 people facing some form of lock down restrictions whether we can lock downs as the saying and go a night fuse again and go all the entire state so india 2nd most populous states be hard with a population of nearly 130000000 people thats gone into lockdown for 2 weeks now most Health Experts will agree that not down that the outbreak in fact is better managed from the state level anyway given indias very large size and population but the issue is that not all states have the resources were seeing a real rise in cases in the south but the Southern States a much better off financially and so where we have lockdowns in the south people are using the governments are using that time to really increase testing you know to improve Contact Tracing surveillance but when you look at somewhere like be had which is the poorest one of the poorest states in the country with some of the worst Public Health care i mean it tests less than a 10th of the number of tests that are being conducted in delhi so that is the real concern now as cases move from the big metropolitan cities like mumbai and delhi to the more rule developed areas how are they going to handle the outbreak are they going to be able to ok liz well leave it there many thanks Elizabeth Peron amount correspondent there covering whats going on in india lets take you live to the white house washington correspondent kimberly how could can really forgive me if this sounds like a complete outsiders question but given where the numbers are going up and up and up why are these still scrapping them having a politicized fight over who should or should not wear mosques. Without getting into u. S. History lesson i think that the short answer is that this is a unique amalgamation of states its like having 50 Different Countries that each look out for their own independent means its very different from a federal system of government and that is really something that Dr Anthony Fauci of the court of virus task force talked about is that people keep asking why is there not a federal mandate its because there are strong states rights in this country having said that were seeing that play out in the state of georgia where just yesterday we saw the governor there filing a lawsuit against the mayor of atlanta one of the biggest cities in that states essential he saying that her mandate of wearing face masks had gone too far was to were strict of again personal freedoms highly valued particularly in certain states that lean conservatively but now were hearing in just the last few moments peter something rather perplexing that it appears that that governor in georgia has changed his tune seeing the case is searching in his state now sin courage and people in that state to wear face masks at least for the next 4 weeks what you can take from all of this is the outer confusion as cases of cope with 19 continue to surge across the United States. Dramatic yukons across the country as many states we too dejected the idea of telling people to we face masks or seeing keeps is such that everyone can adopt the practice of organ face mask for the next 4 weeks we will be able to get coburn 1000 under control by the new georgia governor is going to court to ban cities and municipalities making masking in public compulsory camps says looking orders cant be more restrictive than measures hes put in place his team only only are jews the winning of minus. The governor has taken a formal position on mass in the state of georgia so whatever the motivation is i think that at the end of the day we all have to do the right thing because its the right thing to do and what the scientists are telling us is that the right thing to do is to wear mask mask are not a political statement mask are a Public Health to a necessary Public Health to the state of georgia continues to send mixed messages to everyone that lives here cases and no such thing in 40 of the 50 states hospitals are being stretched to the limit we were previously seeing about one in 10 or even one in 8 of our tests that we were doing in the community they were coming back positive now were seeing one and or so about 25 percent of all the tests that were doing which weve also ramped up but were seeing more of those that are coming back as that which concerns us for increased transmission in the community the u. S. Government centers for Disease Control recommends winning a mask as do most medical professionals but its only mandated in about half the states many retailers have their own policies no mask no service but thats what some angry reactions including one customer drawing a gun in florida you know new yorks governor under cuomo has enlisted one of the most trusted voices in america to get the message across like when you wear a mask you have my respect. Because your mask doesnt protect you. It protects me Morgan Freeman appears on these Public Service announcements are doing a medicare to mask up but its clear the issue has become political and in america in 2020 political means divisive but many governors are warning if things dont improve when youd stay at home orders might not be far behind alan fischer aljazeera can be i guess if it says well one of the next big punctuation marks is children going back to school is that debate politically as much of a hot potato as the wearing of masks. I think it is in some cases because you have to remember that the schools are really the focal point of where children receive a lot of services and what we see in the United States is when it comes to online a learning which is the alternative to being physically in a classroom theres a real divide when it comes to the haves and the have nots in other words not everyone can afford the y. Fi necessary to support that type of learning particularly in communities of color so what were seeing in urban areas is this push to try and get kind of a hybrid system whereas those that feel comfortable staying home that have the technology to support it they will be allowed to potentially stay home whereas the students that need support in classrooms would be allowed to go to the classrooms when it comes to kids there seems to be less political politicize ation having said that i want to quickly talk about one poll because as weve talked about this mix messaging thats coming out in terms of this white house on what to do about for a virus in the strong states rights eva though there is that history of independence in the states it does show in the poll numbers that americans are looking for a strong central message from the president one that theyre not getting in fact these latest poll numbers seem to show a continuing decline in terms of the president s Approval Rating when it comes to handling this crisis 60 percent of americans now believe the president is not doing a good job they would like a strong central message one theyre not getting kimberly thanks very much lets bring in genesis rubio 2 from brasilia hes the founder of the brazilian report an online news magazine website covering politics and the economy in brazil gustava great to talk to you again why you see. The numbers going in precisely the wrong direction. Well brazil reopened too soon brazil is may be the one case in the world where states begin to reopen in a non essential activities began getting the go from authorities before curbs were downwards trend brazils number of daily deaths has plateaued that around 1000 new desperate day we show no signs of slowing down and cases continue to rise especially interior of the country where Health Care Network is much less present then in big centers and which could lead to to a higher portion of the us in the near future so its super early in the morning with you any government reaction to the latest figures not so much this government has been know to has notably denied that the severity of the coronavirus and actually the latest we had from president durable so now there is that this fight all evidence that are entering Health Minister is not doing an excellent job he said that he will stay put and i remind you that it has been 2 months since we dont have a definite of Health Minister or Health Minister continues with that interim tag for the past 2 Months Health care workers in brazil clearly at the leading edge of the fight against coronavirus along with generally speaking the Health Care System if it gets as bad as it might to commit Health Care System sustain what its already gone through can it do more of the same. It really depends on where you are because in brazil we are d a huge country we have 27 states and 27 very different realities so in some states like for instance the Health Care Network is more is better structured and is more capable of handling the demand but when you go for instance to the amazon states which were the 1st ones to collapse back in march and april in there for instance in the state of missouri as the capital men now is the only city with an intensive care unit so thousands of people have to go into a boat and the right for hours before they can get to specialized medical treatment so it really depends on where the curves would go up if were talking about the north and the northeast of brazil which are the poorest see the poorest regions in the country the consequences can be much more severe that being said where i am right now but as you know it is a region with a very High Development index and still we are seeing curves enough taken infections that have led the main hospital in brazils capital to have over 90 percent occupancy rate in terms of i. C. U. Bads ok well leave it the good stuff out of there in brasilia thank you very much. Thank you. Plenty more still to come here for you on the Search Engine news hour including millions are forced from their homes after chinas worst flooding in decades. Also ahead why a former president of gambia is about to lose his multimillion dollar mansion in the u. S. And in sport well tell you how tiger woods fit on his return to action after 5 months we want to. Turn our attention to europe now because e. U. Leaders are meeting in brussels the 1st time in months to negotiate a qubit 19 Recovery Plan a proposed 860000000000. 00 worth of a rescue package is aimed at pulling the e. U. Out of what could be its deepest ever recession talks last month ended in deadlock the use for biggest economies germany france italy and spain back the proposal some others do not we are at the beginning of this summit now and the stakes couldnt be higher because if we do it right we can overcome this crisis stronger and emerge stronger from the crisis all the necessary pieces are on the table and a solution is possible and the solution that is what our people in europe expect from us because its their jobs that are at stake and the risk of the virus still persists and the whole world is watching us on this does have no need for song kind of were not sure if well be able to come to a solution yet although we are hopeful but we have to be realistic it will require a great deal of compromise from all of us if we are to achieve something thats good for europe and something thats an appropriate response to the economic difficulties were facing and i expect negotiations to be very difficult. The taj about what aljazeera correspondent tracking the big story for us. Really tough negotiations over the next days perhaps what are the sticking points. A very tough negotiations because a you pointed out there you have the you basically divided over whether or not it is ready to reach an agreement and sign off on this major Recovery Fund deal whats on the table is a proposal from the e. U. Commission more than 800000000000. 00 Recovery Fund aimed at trying to help the economies in europe that have been battered by the coronavirus pandemic the idea is that the e. U. Commission would pour money off the Financial Markets then distribute it amongst Member States as a series of grants or loans where needed but the main sticking points are really that although on one side you have countries like germany and france who say that this is the time for solidarity and we need this money to help europe on the other side you have more fiscally conservative nations austria sweden denmark and netherlands amongst others who say that they dont want to be involved in what is essentially a shared debt scheme now the big sticking points are really is this too much money is the fun too big some of those more conservative countries would like the fund to be a lot smaller theyre also concerned about how this money will be distributed are we talking about grants and loans or just loans and there are also attachments to whether or not a Member States should get this money so leaders will states leaders i should say will talk about whether if for example one member state was to be given some money as a grant or as a loan should fact come with conditions for example having to make reforms to their economy does this really i guess in a sense cut to the heart of the question about what the e. U. Is for this is being seen as a crunch summit whats at stake for the e. U. Here. Thats right the french president emanuel macro has said basically that this is it is a make or break moment if you like because the very future as far as hes concerned all of the e. U. Is a stake because if this is a time where the e. U. Does not rally together does not come together in a show of solidarity and unity and help we can Member States states that have been really badly battered by the pandemic im thinking of italy and spain for example then that could feel a real sense of euro skepticism in those countries in europe skepticism could end up fueling the breakup of europe in the future so thats why you have leaders like mark roll out like merkel saying its really important that the e. U. Stands for what is supposed to stand for that is you know see it specially in a time of crisis in the year was quite going to criticized at the beginning of the pandemic for not rallying around for not having a coordinated response to the pandemic now is the time where they really want to show that in fact they are there to help each other at this time of crisis natasha thank you very much natasha correspondent there reporting live for the news hour from paris. A rising 1000 cases in barcelona has prompted the spanish authorities to urge people to stay at home again for at least the next 2 weeks spain has recorded a steep jump and infections of thursday with 580 new cases the majority in catalonia and arrogant regions cinemas theaters and night clubs have been closed and gatherings are restricted to 10 people more than 28000 been linked to the virus. The police in sudan have fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who are opposed to changes made to the countrys legal system and its laws hundreds of protesters have been running outside the great mosque in the capital khartoum there against amendments to laws allowing non muslims drink alcohol the government has ordered the closure of major mosques across 3 cities to stop demonstrations. Members of the west african bloc coops are in mali today to mediate an escalating political crisis between the ruling party and the opposition the delegation has met whats known as the june 5th movement led by an influential. Supporters of that protest Movement Want the president. To resign they say hes been unable to solve mali security and economic problems quito however has heated some of the divine from the protesters hes promised to form a National Unity government and to dissolve the Constitutional Court demonstrations began last month over the outcome of parliamentary polls held earlier this year to nick carr who is covering those developments for us from dhaka in neighboring senegal nick welcome back again good to talk to you there are several things coming together today in bamako just walk us through whats going on. Right now crowds are gathering inside of mosque in what is a day of prayer. There are thousands of people gathered there and peter ive been inside that mosque that can cater to hundreds but not thousands of people just to give you the sense of how many people are participating in this not just. Neighborhood but in the capital bamako and throughout the country theres tension theres a sense of theres a somber mood as part of the trip. But were all just. Where the money in government deployed its special commando is normally used to fight terrorist activities and terrorist attacks in the capital they were used to fend off protesters that were demonstrating against president. The move the National Movement of civil disobedience continues protests that are still for president. To resign for the National Assembly to be dissolved but meanwhile today as these gatherings and these tributes are being paid to those that are being killed the Prime Minister we see say is meeting with those injured those protests that have been injured by. This a curative forces he also has said that he is launching investigation as to why this particular commander was deployed against the population against protesters peter well leave it there we go a bit of a crackle on the line but youll keep us up to date im sure well come back to you in the next half. Beijing says u. S. Officials have quote lost their minds and go mounted their time on china in response to reports the white house is considering a travel ban against Chinese Communist party members. I mean nobody in the United States has come out to officially clarify whether this is fake news or not but i think if this report is true then they are brazenly choosing to set themselves against 1400000000 Chinese People brazenly standing in opposition to the Chinese People who make up one 5th of the worlds population this is totally against the wishes of the people of both the United States and china. The u. K. Has entered the fray by buying chinese tech giant huawei of course from its high Speed Mobile Network and a couple of days ago concerns about security katrina you reports from beijing on what has been a fraught week for us china relations. Home called is known as asias a world city but the u. S. Government says that nickname no longer applies washington has revoked the territory 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 would see the chanson not only to up hold our legitimate interests china will make the necessary responses by sanctioning the relevant personnel and entities on the u. S. Side we urge the u. S. To correct mistakes and not implement this act 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 1997 handover green meant for the u. K. The Chinese Government says law abiding residents and Business People wont be affected. But several companies are moving forward 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 britains government says its decision has nothing to do with donald trump but that hasnt proven time to officials here in beijing say the u. K. Is coleading with the u. S. To oppress 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 beijing 140 people are dead or missing during the worst floods for decades in many parts of china thousands of soldiers have joined the cleanup operation millions have been evacuated from their homes the flood damage is disrupting factories including exports of medical equipment to fight coronavirus. Monsoon rains all across south asia of course flooding and landslides theyre being blamed for the deaths of 221. 00 people in the last month more than a 1000000 people are stranded in the power and also in india also this hour on the indonesian island of silhouette of sea rescue workers are looking for survivors from flash flooding and landslides there at least 30 deaths have been reported so far hundreds are homeless with thousands more affected floods are common in the area but a rise in deforestation is being blamed for making them much worse. If you were ok my talking flooding in europe jenny but not nearly as well weve had flooding in europe. Just a sweet innocent rental downpours and in palermo but actually its about the other type of weather which is to say the heat so let me tell you about that because that is not giving us some problem weve been desperate for this weather of course to come back across into the summer sunshine but as i say across the southwest it comes with a separate problem this is as you can see a beach in portugal people enjoying that for fine warm sunny weather however very close there are also some wildfires the firefighters have obviously been fighting this but a few days ago in fact about a week ago there was a much bigger fire to the north of here 200 firefighters were involved one fireman actually died and of course in portugal these fires are very common throughout the summer months but that doesnt mean to say theres obviously no danger theres a more very hot dry weather in place in fact across portugal theres a heat wave for more central and interior places not along the coastline you can see elsewhere very cloudy picture plenty of rain across the central and southeastern areas and that will continue to work its way eastwards as we go on for the 1st part of the weekend that rain coming down across areas of the u. K. But when you look at the heat you can see exactly where it is across the southwest but also beginning to build back in again across areas of germany but really temperature wise vienna one of the coolest fall certainly on saturday weve got quite a bit of rain in the way thats heading its way further eastward so it will clear eventually and a warm day on monday and then across into london it actually gets cooler as the days go on paris is not too bad temperatures in the high twentys but again the best weather really is going to be for berlin but in particular madrid in the southwest and even warmer down into Southern Spain as a always that danger of wildfires ok jenny great to see you talked to some. Still to come here on the news for you the u. S. Tells the e. U. It should do more to tackle those define the u. N. Arms embargo in libya plus. An equally gauge it signals Asylum Seekers center looking at how many people are struggling to cope during the Global Pandemic after being left out. Government support packages and into malone revive their hopes a new stereo title race football action coming up in the sports news with santa in about 020 minutes. On counting the costs cold war true could the u. S. Break conchology spread to the dollar on the verge of another currency shot for turkey at war in libya and syria and president putin hope to kick start the economy this year but how will you pay for his big plans. Counting the past on aljazeera. A diverse range of stories from across the globe from the perspective of our networks journalists on aljazeera in the conclusion of a 2 part series people in power and best to gates allegations that Irish Catholic nuns facilitated the traffic babies the torture realize that babies are the could be sold to america a scouting quite they use and reveals shocking new evidence of how and where religious orders disposed of those who died torn in the system like this one trucks and stage are committed to keep the truth from coming else islands mother and baby scandal on aljazeera. Welcome back lets just recap your top stories for you here on the aljazeera news hour the number of coronavirus cases in india has now gone beyond the 1000000 mark more than 25000 people have died there are fears the actual number of infections could be much higher because of insufficient testing. The georgia governor is urging people to wear a mask for 4 weeks to help stop the spread of coronavirus but he says he wont support making it mandatory because it is an enforceable the u. S. Has reported more than 70000. 00 cases in 24 hours a new record. A new leaders are meeting in brussels for the 1st time in months to negotiate a qubit 19 Recovery Plan the rescue package costs nearly 860000000000. 00 but talks so far have ended in deadlock. A top official of the u. S. State Department Says the European Union needs to be more critical of countries that violates the u. N. Arms embargo in libya David Schenker whos assistant secretary for Near East Affairs says the block is biased and only criticized turkeys involvement in the conflict because the shanker says the e. U. Isnt doing enough to stop violations by countries such as the u. A. E. Or egypt. Is an associate professor at the Haasan Calgon chill university and formerly with turkeys ministry of defense he says there are more benefits for the e. U. Working with turkey rather than working against it. They have. You know. Clocks. In accordance with the decisions but some members of this 4 creation like france and greece are courting how far that means they say was to the linkage between turkey and libya and they were not fair enough check. To libya and also. Rudds many problems syria moscow or dubai. Sharing. Talks of the Mediterranean Sea and also hope france as you know is the gate of overall african continent that is more practical. So why. Government because when they support to act they have more to lose in the mediterranean and add to politics and also african politics well the turkish president mr erdogan has criticized the u. A. E. And egypt for their roles in supporting the libyan wall orderly for half of egypts president Abdel Fattah Elsisi has threatened to arm tribal leaders who back half of which is illegal sisi says his country would support have to force is if the government in tripoli and its Turkish Airlines renew their assault on the city of sirte. Are the steps taken by egypt in libya and its support to have sure that egypt is entering an illegal approach also the abu dhabi government in particular is behaving like a pirate through supporting the coup with large quantities of arms and money on and this indicates the position of the 2 countries in libya there is the legitimate government of iraq on the one hand and on the other hand there is the regime. The police in the southwest of iran have dispersed protesters angry at the ailing economy and death sentences for 3 demonstrators in similar unrest last year the Security Forces fired tear gas in the city of Internet Access was disrupted as demonstrators showed videos of the rally online judges on tuesday up held the execution of 3 men they were detained or arrested last year hundreds of protesters forced their way into an Oil Production sites in southern tunisia on thursday they were demanding jobs and more Government Investment in the region the largely peaceful protest was the latest in weeks of unrest and political turmoil on whedons day as Prime Minister resigned as a foreign minister has been sacked for what the president calls quote meaningless negotiations with neighboring armenia at least 16 soldiers and civilians have been killed in cross border attacks since sunday fighting has resumed after a brief cease fire robin for a walk or reports homes damaged daily life disrupted lives lost in azerbaijans region this is the human cost of the fighting. Didnt have a. Last phone call to her father she could hear artillery in the background so he went out after breakfast and was hit by a show no one was with him when he died she said. Armenian civilians are also suffering a ceasefire brokered by the o. S. C. On wednesday broke down on thursday morning this is the Armenian Defense Ministry Says his the village of a good party. Later on thursday azerbaijans president ilham aliyev sacked his chief peace negotiator his foreign minister. There was little slinky unfortunately recently our diplomacy is not compatible with the Successful Development of our country and some cases it isnt gauged to meaningless work meaningless negotiations they just voice not only. John of had been azerbaijans top man in the goshi ations over the status of Nagorno Karabakh the 16 years of armenians to control of the disputed territory in a regional war in the 1990 s. In which 30000 died as a by john wants it back foreign minister moment europe was never the source of policy he was always the man implementing decisions but if you want to prove that you are taking Decisive Action then getting rid of your long standing foreign minister and saying that weve had enough is a sign i guess to the public from the president that he is doing something firing a chief peace negotiator the failing to do his job could mean a fresh start with negotiations or it could mean more of what president aliyev calls offensive diplomacy robin 1st year Walker Al Jazeera tbilisi. Indias defense minister is visiting the disputed border region at the center of a disagreement with china russia saying is reviewing security in the indian administered region of le duc if all is fighting last month between indian and chinese troops in the gulf one valley the 2 sides blame each other for the violence but have agreed to negotiations. Taiwans top representative in hong kong has returned home after facing whats described as unnecessary political obstacles taiwanese media reports the diplomat refused to sign a statement saying taiwan is part of quote one china taiwan says its an independent democracy and not part of the mainland taiwans condemned chinas imposition of a new National Security law in hong kong which critics say further restricts freedoms. A former president of gambia is about to lose his multimillion dollar mansion in washington d. C. If the u. S. Justice department succeeds in court jamie is alleged to have used the proceeds of bribery and stolen Government Funds to buy the home he also owned 280 other properties using 100 private Bank Accounts allegedly general gambia for 22 years before fleeing the country after losing his reelection bid 4 years ago lets bring in survey gallup shes a human rights lawyer and formerly a lecturer at the university of gambia so we galloped welcome to the news are so Many Properties so many Bank Accounts how did he allegedly manage to do it. I have to say i dont know too much of the details and i know that there is and the Commission Investigating the alleged corruption that took place and to the general regime and i know that in the and in the proposed civil forfeiture complaints the American Government has alleged that that was that is investment of public funds and also corruption in particular with. The telecoms industry and with the case a trillion to 3 what does this tell us about his more than 2 decades occupation of the presidency. I think it confirms what many already believed was true and so the truth and Reconciliation Reparations Commission has been investigating both corruption and human rights abuses that took place under the jammy regime and it was alleged that when germany did finally relinquish power and said. It was actually he took a significant amount of public funds with him leaving. The gun there kind of public pot basically penniless so this is a confirmation and i guess International Confirmation of what i think many already suspect if thats true ok if these allegations of corruption all of them are shown to be true at some point in a few weeks or a few months you talking about 280 properties 100 Bank Accounts he cant have done this just in a vacuum this must have been a system there must have been people working for him and allegedly getting some sort of payback. So allegedly. The house that is under investigation at the moment was owned by trusts that was set up by germanys wife the former 1st lady of the gambia and its alleged both by various. N. G. O. S doing investigations alongside the commissions in the gambia and also by the Us Government in the civil forfeiture complaint that this was a widespread problem so not only was it jamming this was. Something that was just common across the government when they were in power and it involved significant Business Owners in the area as well so it wasnt within a vacuum in fact the allegations seem to suggest that it was. Part and parcel for the gambian government over 20 years in power so if you just put this in context for me you know on a sliding scale of corrupt former president s or Prime Ministers where does this rank because were talking about with him apparently an awful lot of money yes i again i have to say i come at this from a human rights perspective so i wont pretend to be an expert on Money Laundering or corruption. We are seeing and weve seen it in the u. K. We used and the use of and in the hearts crave and. Undisclosed orders and so we are i gave that to people who were in power and he used that position of power to. Embezzle money to steal money. At an almost global effort now to ensure that those people dont actually get to benefit from so i cant comment on the scale i just dont know enough but what is what we can see from this effort by the u. S. Government is a global effort to challenge corruption on this grand scale which we have seen in gambia but we also have seen in many other countries not only in africa but in europe and across the world ok we must leave it there so we got up there in birmingham human rights so i thank you very much like playing. Back to the states the rate of street crime is usually high during the summer months but this year has been much worse with hundreds shot or killed some say there are fewer officers because of the coronavirus pandemic others blame extra deployments to protests over the killing of George Floyd John Hendren has that story from chicago 7 year old Natalia Wallace was gunned down when a group of men opened fire at an Independence Day party one of 27 People Killed in more than 100 others shot over the past 2 weekends in chicago. Is broken again often is broken again. We got a tad of the damage and paired up in atlanta an 8 Year Old Girl was gunned down the same day enough is enough. In brooklyn on monday 10 people were injured and a one year old boy was killed in a drive by shooting you know this is we cant we cab got to get through to. Get a root. Of this problem tio hardiman who for years has worked with gangs to stop the cycle of violence is calling for drastic measures we did sa young people to college for me 3 years ago so this 18 years old is a hot area with bulletproof vests and some help us imagine how crazy people have a sense of its face coverings that faced this do the same for the young people in the south east and west asked to we work it out and work out the photos of those in a year when violence is surging things could get even worse as more americans buy guns in minneapolis where george floyd died under a Police Officers knee the line for gun permits in mid june was 3 hours long dealers say 4 in 10 sales go to new buyers crime analysts say each year the warm weather brings out gangsters with grudges but this year they say its worse because after months of lockdown the armed man are out but months of Police Brutality protests have officers on the defensive most of the violence happens in predominantly black neighborhoods across the u. S. Weve sheen increases from last summer to the summer and part because of protests and part because of the cold because they have all people coming out and theres a theres a i believe theres a tension there built up and in all the major urban areas that have been shut down. With the dawn of another summer Weekend Police and neighborhoods where people are often too mistrustful of police to call them are gearing up for another violent way john Hendren Al Jazeera chicago. British airways is immediately retiring its entire fleet of boeing 747 says the virus devastates travel demand around the world the Worlds Largest passenger operator of a 28. 00 jumbo jets made the announcement 4 years earlier than planned the company says the decision comes with Great Sadness after 50 years in the air for the iconic aircraft like other carriers b. A. s is turning to smaller more fuel efficient twin engine aircraft apart from of course the a 380. Coronavirus testing is being increased in australia as victoria state because of a record rise in daily infections than in the older of the 428 new cases and 3 deaths were in melbourne despite the reimposition of lockdown there neighboring New South Wales has been singing and dancing at weddings as the state restricts large gatherings to curb the spread of staying in australia refugee advocacy groups are warning of an impending crisis for Asylum Seekers many have lost their jobs and theyre finding it hard to make ends meet because of the pandemic nicolas cage reports from sydney its been a year of uncertainty for many people including jackie hadari and Asylum Seeker from the Ethnic Minority Group in afghanistan hes been a straight 2012 on a temporary protection visa but with government result is going mainly into the fight against corona virus hes worried whether hell be able to stay in the country when hes these are expires next year. Everything happens this just sort of adds up a new layer of stress that make you think so little have an impact on my these or or my visa process thats going through that he is one of the lucky ones hes still working but just like many its trial ians migrants and Asylum Seekers also lost their jobs due to the pandemic and while citizens and permanent residents receive Financial Support from the Government People seeking asylum and temporary visa holders dont ultimately where leaving people to starve where leaving people to face destitution and homelessness unless the government steps in. With no Financial Support from the government the job has fallen on charities and sydneys Asylum Seekers Center Volunteers help everything from bread and milk to toiletries then use their own cars to deliver the items to families in the 1st week of the pandemic calls for help to the center tripled with many people saying they couldnt afford to buy many basic food items pay their bills at the moment volunteers here a saving about 1100 people every fortnight its prompted calls for people on temporary visas to be included in the governments coronavirus programs the Central Government has advised those who can no longer support themselves to consider going home that Rights Groups say thats not an option for many including those seeking asylum it is becoming a humanitarian crisis within a 1st world country such as australia what youre saying is that people with no income competent rent the impact of this crisis is not just limited to temporary visa holders but a strategy is well known for its hardline approach to refugees and Asylum Seekers while from states including New South Wales are providing emergency financial packages advocates say a Long Term Support is needed especially with a 2nd wave quoted 19 cases approaching leaving many with an even more uncertain future weekly gauge aljazeera sydney ok just around the corner including party time in the dread israel. Tightens for its details with santa when we come back. Business leaders. Find a bright spot. From. Business leaders as well to buy no bras palm. I mean used to lets lighten the mood just a touch with all the sports news thank you so much a real madrid to have won the Spanish League title for 34th time victory over very saw them secure the championship with a game to spare 2 goals from kevin benzema helped trail 221 victory this win coming as the their closest rivals at barcelona last against the sona well have won all 10 now all the games spanish football received in june the team a lifting the trophy in an empty stadium all games are being held behind closed doors with no fans to corinna. With speedo. Im very happy at 1st the total was phenomenal but this ones got a special feeling after being locked up at home for 2 months and then we came back and we prepared ourselves in a different way we managed to win the Spanish League which in my opinion is the most difficult to win but i think we did so successfully and thats based on you know a lot of sacrifices so look i dont know what to do now but im just very very happy. Well with no support is currently allowed in the state and due to the pandemic fans whats real strength in bars and cafes in the spanish capital more than 300 Police Officers were present in the streets to discourage fans from gathering in large numbers due to covert 19 protocols. All join us now in barcelona based football writer. Rick its a 34th title for real madrid how sweet of a tryout is theirs for the team and for his indian side that. Hello its really really sweet because real madrid have not done well in the league or recently in the past 2 seasons before this that comes 19 points and 17 points away from barcelona so for them to win the league in such convincing fashion after the coronavirus break has been really really impressive its only their 2nd title in 8 years which shows just how difficult it is to win the league especially when barcelona have Leonore Messi who has been widely considered the best player in the world over the past decade thats thats really difficult challenge for madrid to consistently beat a team that contains messi because madrid in the Champions League weve seen them thrive in the sort of situations where they can play with a bit more torn a minute nous and a bit more maybe wrote ride the punches a bit and have a little bit of luck whereas in the league its really hard you cant win the league based on luck because you play 38 games and thats why visit dan its the most important thing like we heard him say just there he is the real world with this break weve mentioned that barcelona have dominated the league for many years how israels victory sell to add the new camp will also what messes reaction who look very disappointed. Yeah you know message reaction was really really big news because he doesnt often talk he doesnt come out and speak to the media especially after a defeat but thats what he did yesterday and when messi speaks you have to listen and he wants big changes at barcelona which shows you what an impact it is at the club to lose the league title to real madrid who obviously theyre bitter bitter enemies especially given that when the league resume ducks the 3 month break but sloane who are 2 points ahead it was in their hands and they threw it away they drew with severe they drew with south of ego they drew the letter k madrid and not let real madrid sweep into the lead because they have been a machine since its come back the right attitude in the right mindset was barcelonas attitude as messi himself said yesterday has been very fragile he says other teams clearly want it more than barcelona do and have more desire and passion in the way they play and that has been laid bare in the results going back to a year now messi who has that report who called off all negotiations over the extension of his contract with the club if he does decide to go where do you think he would. Lynam messy for me i think i think its hard to see him leaving barcelona certainly in the near future despite what he said despite what hes done what he wants is a reaction from the club for them to give him some support but if he when he eventually does leave it will come at some point he has previously said hed like to go back to argentina play for a new was a boy is which is is his bird club i dont know whether thats going to be possible certainly that the state of affairs in argentina was writing football is a little bit messy he might end up somewhere in america i think that could be the most likely destination from actually one of the m. L. S. Sides are football writer rick sharma live from barcelona thank you very much for that. Plane to milan have a 5 there hopes of winning italys top division and they capitalize on leaders eventis drawing of their last 2 games by beating straw 4 nil off 1st day the win means enter moved up to 2nd 6 points behind the usa both in turn you may have 5 games left in the league. Fans in england will be allowed to attend some sporting events starting from next week so as cricket friendly against middlesex at the oval starting on july 26th that will be the 1st occasion or some spectators will be welcome to the World Snooker championship which begins days later will also permit a limited number on there among a number of events where coronavirus prevention measures will be tested ahead of a potential why the reopening of c. D. s in october from october we intend to bring back new orleanss in stadia and to allow conferences and other business events to reach humans again. These changes must be done in a secure way subject to the successful outcome of pints the tiger woods has made his return to action after 5 months break the 15 time major winner has sought a one on the past 71 at the memorial turman field village while not at his very best to his efforts were enough for him that to end the day in the tie for 18th shots behind the 1st round leader tony fanaa. I felt good i mean i felt i felt good i was a little rusty. But. Overall it was a good start while. There are still a lot of moving parts a lot of. Media there were. Moving around but the energy wasnt the same without fans thats sort of us knows god knows we different and thats us fall from heaven to back to peter ok sound of many thanks will talk to the last minute on the website its always there for you to address as about 0 dot com talk to me on twitter ill switch back to dont be one on the other side of the break 30 minutes about israel will be used to stay with us all see that. 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