Infected with corona virus and another 35000000 are of risk. And fire rages through did his dark unarmed be drilled in western france that dates back to the 15th century. We begin in the United States where congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was a titan of the Civil Rights Movement alongside Martin Luther king jr and helped organize the historic 963 march on washington his death comes at a time of heightened racial tension in america like lives matter protesters who took to the streets after the death of george floyd have been violently suppressed by Law Enforcement civil Rights Groups to suing federal authorities the months of protests have seen statues toppled and Police Officers arrested and sacked now the Confederate Flag has effectively been banned from the u. S. Military sites and begin our coverage with this report from hijo castro looking back at the life of john that. We cannot. We cannot judge that. We cannot give you. John lewis was born into the segregated world of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those signs that said white men colored men white women colored women white the son of black sharecroppers lewis devoured books as a child the words of dr Martin Luther king jr spoke to him loudest seem like he was saying to me john lewis you too can do something and i would ask my mother asked my father my grandparents my great grandparents why segregation why Racial Discrimination it was the best way it is dont get in a way dont get in trouble but trouble would find him many times as a student leader in nashville tennessee lewis was beaten for peacefully protesting segregation at restaurants and on buses in selma Alabama Police cracked his skull as he led a 600. 00 marchers across a bridge to montgomery would. Never know what it was at age 23 lewis was the youngest leader of the march on washington 2 years later president Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights act into law protecting black americans from discrimination at the polls the act would foreshadow lewiss own political career he was elected to the u. S. House of representatives in 1986 his consistent defense of human rights during his decades of service earning him the title the conscience of Congress John r. Lewis has dedicated in 2011 who has received the medal of freedom from barack obama the nations 1st black president a moment lewis called amazing and unbelievable and in 2016 he was honored at the opening of the National Museum of africanAmerican History the museum lewis had proposed nearly 30 years prior but even then the statesmans work was not done louis continued to champion liberal causes like universe. So health care and the rights of undocumented immigrants will not be. Remembered as both fiercely partisan toward his Democratic Party and fiercely independent lewiss legacy is his bravery in the face of perceived injustice have this abiding faith a bit things that us all right so good so necessary if youre willing to die for. You not a for all the freedom right now following his mentor Martin Luther king jr to his final rest john lewis was the last of the great civil rights leaders that shaped modern American History leaving in another tall shadow for the next generation to fill. Tributes from all across the political spectrum have been coming in for john lewis for us president barack obama said on twitter many of us get to live to see our own legacy playoffs in such a meaningful remarkable way john lewis did. Of course the fight for equality that lois led continues in the city of portland protesters were met with take a guess fired by federal agents comes amid accusations federal Law Enforcement have detained people without explanation the state of oregon is filing a lawsuit against the use of federal agents during black lives not a protest aboard and the local unit of the American Civil Liberties union has also filed the case courts. As knightly protests over systemic racism and Police Violence continue in portland a disturbing new development has emerged this week witnesses say federal agents in unmarked vans are grabbing protestors off the streets and detaining them without clear cause. This video shows a man being grabbed by armed men in military fatigues without name tags and without any indication of what agency they work for he is marched to a vehicle and driven away several protesters say they were grabbed put in cells in the federal courthouse and then let go without being placed under arrest or charged with any offense that it will marshals denied any knowledge of the incidents and the department of Homeland Security has refused to comment in an interview on friday oregon gov kate brown says she wants President Trump to pull federal agents out of her state earlier brown said the armed agents were making the situation worse. Trump troops in portland are definitely not the answer as we saw this only escalates the tension. And we need dialogue and deescalation trump has boasted about how federal officers he deployed routed portland demonstrators i guess we have many people right now in jail and we very much quelled it and it starts again well quality again very easily acting Homeland Security secretary chad wolfe called the protesters lawless an archivist says oregon democratic senator ron wyden accused trump and wolf of provoking violence for political gain the demonstrators focus has been on the downtown area federal courthouse which falls outside local Police Jurisdiction 6 federal officers there have fired tear gas smoke grenades and socalled nonlethal munitions at protesters in one incident widely viewed online a federal agent fired on a protester hitting him in the head with a projectile and leaving blood on the pavement the man 26 year old donovan loved bella needed surgery and is hospitalized in serious condition rob reynolds aljazeera. As we mentioned the Confederate Flag has been effectively banned from u. S. Military science following months of antiracism protests and secretary arnie flags which promote unity and respect and now authorized Confederate Flag was flown during the civil war by breakaway Southern States that wanted slavery to continue. As they know and send this is an assistant professor of africanAmerican History at the university of dayton in ohio she says not listing the Confederate Flag by name a new policy sidesteps the wider issue. I think it actually was a political move to write well this isnt ababa leave within the military about the constant usage of the y. Which has been an historic descent africanamericans have complained about the use of the Confederate Flag in the military since at least world war 2 and the korean war where if you will who oversees actually among troops they dont want to upset trump i think it makes you think and better why directly would have set off some sort of alarm bells when we just had the president earlier this week in last week defending people who were lying to better like saying that it was an issue of free speech not mentioning the Confederate Flag directly really sidesteps directly addressing with the Confederate Flag me it avoids a conversation about the history behind the flag with the better suit was this are still this lingering idea that its not eat that you know people want to fly and better fly theyre not flying it because they support White Supremacy theyre doing it because theyre proud of their Southern Heritage how this argument is still floating let alone from the highest office in the United States in 2020 is beyond me i hear its not very popular in his seventies eighties and nineties around the Confederate Flag i sort of allowed better like iconography to see it as long as it did i just dont think its sustainable for anyone to hear the confederacy with anything other than White Supremacy. Black lives that have protesters have tried to ted on a statue on or a Christopher Columbus like us city of chicago protesters scuffled with police on father a as they tried to bring down the structure i think 4 people were injured columbus is known as the 1st european to make contact with the americas and Many Associates with the colonization of the regions did to his people. And the u. S. Has recorded more than 70000 corona virus infections for a 2nd consecutive day deaths also rose by more than 900 for the 4th day in a row the President Donald Trump says he wont force people to wear musks. Would you consider what you consider a National Mandate that people need to know i want people to have a certain freedom and i dont believe in that no and i dont agree with the statement that if everybody were a mask everything could just appears a doctor felt she said dont wear a mask or Surgeon General terrific guy said dont worry risk everybody was saying dont worry mask all of a sudden everybodys got to wear a mask and as you know mask was problems too with that being said im a believer in masks i think masks are good. Irans president says 25000000 iranians have been infected with the chronic virus thats more than a quarter of the entire population also ruhani announce that another 35000000 are at risk of contracting the virus to put that in context John Hopkins University which is tracking the pandemic but so number of cases globally it just over 14000000 its big not the same bus route because in tehran say 25000000 people infected in iran alone i mean that is huge whereas that number coming from. Thats exactly right kim this is an Alarming Number this is almost too hard to believe and this is based on a report of president Hassan Rouhani his comments are based on a report by any internal Research Department of the Health Ministry let me read to exactly what he said its going to repeat some of what youve already reported but what he said was that this is a direct quote based on a report provided by the Research Department of the Health Ministry there is an estimation that 25000000. 00 iranians have been infected with the virus so far and another 30. 00 to 35000000. 00 are at risk of being infected in the next few months now such an Alarming Number especially considering that from day one of this outbreak theres been disputes internally among politicians among leaders in municipal and provincial and National Government theres been a disclaimer about the methodology about the exact figures about how those figures were being taken about when the virus began in the country when the outbreak actually started considering that this number is very high and it may be being put out by the president now to create some kind of shock value today we are starting one week of a new lockdown in the capital that brought this after earlier this month the death toll hit a record high several times in this country so there is a great deal of concern amongst Health Officials and the Health Ministry as well as government leaders that we are backsliding here in iran to a very large and very potentially more dangerous 2nd wave of the coronavirus now this doesnt necessarily mean that these numbers are not accurate again the right of government has acknowledged that the way in which it has been collecting data about death and infection rates doesnt leave room for gaps for people who dont go to hospitals and clinics and are being tested positive there have been claims by critics of the government that said that many people died have been infected their medical reports the sick respiratory illness as opposed to the coronavirus so. And there is acknowledgement even the government that it is not been a perfect system but they may be counting asymptomatic patients now the Health Ministry a few months ago asked for a recount a tally by hospitals and clinics all around the country to get a more accurate figure but what this could mean is that the death toll is much higher and we have to put in the context of what this means globally globally according to johns Hopkins University the overall infection rate stands at around 14000000 110000 just a little bit under that the last time we checked about an hour ago this number of the 25000000 infected stands to increase tax but mention it but we are hearing from the president s office about something of a case should be maybe getting some therapy on what exactly the president met meant in his speech during the growth a Task Force Meeting here in toronto earlier today but certainly this is designed to send a message to the iranian people the situation remains dire and they should continue to. Take that same process and tehran. Come on al jazeera. These women. Are. Taking to the airwaves classes in zimbabwe are held over the radio schools stay closed because of coronavirus. And despite the deaths of protesters in mediation efforts campaign to oust mommys president isnt stopping. Hello there plenty of clouds and plenty of rain showers and thunderstorms throughout much of indonesia are also seeing quite an increase in the showers in the cloud across much of the philippines now as we go through sunday once again weve got quite a bit of rain beginning to gather into areas of silhouettes see across into borneo as well as some heavier downpours lights a shower is really across much of sumatra and java some heavy downpours across into the open insulin and then through monday some even heavier rain gathering across much of course not helping out all of the recent flooding and mudslides weve got quite a scattering of showers and thunderstorms further to the north all the way from southern myanmar across to vietnam not too bad across eastern areas of a strait you can see what the cloud is really pushing across much of the southeast also fairly unsettled weather conditions the next few days across both islands of new zealand but as i say not a bad day certainly into sydney up into bits but and then this is the way the rain and the wind is particularly impacting tasmania as you can see that will work its way across the tasman sea as we head through monday meanwhile the next couple of days not too bad in perth quite a bit of cloud around maybe to stevenson showers developing through central and southern areas of the Northern Territory but a cool day certain into hobart look at this but it does begin to improve temperature wise the showers will stay in the 4 calls more in the way of sunshine this it may. Counting the cost cold war true could the u. S. Break come calling spread to the on the verge of another currency shot 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 plan. Counting the cost on aljazeera. Holding the powerful to account as we examine the u. S. Its role in the world only just 0. 1. 0. 000 reminder of our top stories this hour u. S. Congressman john lewis is dies at the age of 18 was a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement and an organizer of the 963. 00 march on washington who has had advanced progress accounts of. U. S. Federal agents have used tear gas against protesters in the city of portland it comes as federal Law Enforcement agents a big commutes detaining people without explanation during black lives not the demonstrations. Irans president says 25000000 arabians have been infected with the growth virus thats more than a quarter of the entire population and ronnie announce that another 35 i mean are at risk of contracting the virus. A month of june so protests across the u. S. Against Police Brutality these gatherings fog phase of a resurgence of the coronavirus in many big cities like new york that hasnt happened Gabrielle Elizondo explains why. Thousands of protesters on the streets in cities all over america demonstrators shoulder to shoulder huge numbers unified in a historic fight for social justice but this is not what social distancing is supposed to look like leading many to ask did the protests lead to a spike in corona virus cases this recently published Research Paper is the most definitive study to date addressing that question based on our research there is no relationship between the black close matter protests and spikes in code in 1000 in any particular city the population of the study was coauthored by 5 economists and examined government kovac numbers and cell phone location analysis in over 300 cities where protests occurred. The results showed what researchers call a void in speech havior people who didnt participate in protests went out of their way to stay home increasing social distancing and keeping infection rates flat were looking at the entire population of the city not the protesters themselves and why you may have a 10020030000 protests these cities that are happening in our 500001 ww or 1000000 you know abolition so you can have a protest vote on it people are coming out but then you can also have more overall social distancing behavior as people try to avoid these protests that was certainly the case in new york where the protests look like this. Much of the rest of the city like this researchers call it a balancing out effect there were 2 other important factors as well 1st most of the protesters at least here in new york were masks and all the protests were held out doors both factors Health Experts say. Transmission rates down so while the protest did it dance the cause of social justice theres little indication that they also advanced the spread of a pandemic gabriels on dont just read a new york. Theyd normally bustling streets of boss alone are all but deserted tough to cinemas the iss and nightclubs were closed to slow the spread of covered 1000. 00 hundreds of new cases have been detected mainly in catalonia and the regional governments urging everyone to stay home for at least the next 2 weeks with gatherings restricted to 10 people the virus is links to more than 28000 deaths in spain. The number of infections in the australian state of victoria is rising despite a lockdown of its capital meldon 217 people tested positive in the past 24 hours taking the number of cases to more than 5300 at least 34 people have died across the state since the start of the pandemic or a movement to be restricted and almost 5000000 people were ordered to stay at home until mid august. In bangladesh more than a dozen Health Workers have been arrested on charges of selling thousands of fake certificates claiming people afraid of coronavirus has more from dhaka. Bangladesh has increased the number of hospital to treat cope with 19 but despite the infections rising more than 2 thirds of the hospital beds are lying empty with people worried about the quality of treatment they would receive the government turn to the private sector to boost Health Care Capacity but many private hospital were told me 1000 cases are being treated do not have any credit monitoring and supervision to be sure that i can to rule out any attacks i fully slum brought his father to a private hospital in the capital for treatment he was dismayed by what he found i mean if you think a team of this is the office i took my father there thinking things will be better because its a private hospital but once admitted we found the conditions about most stuff didnt even have any protective gear the hygienic condition was very poor they not only misdiagnosed my father but also charged us an example in fee hospitals have been found to be operating without proper licenses lapse providing fake test results and pharmacies selling expired medicine in may this year 5 patients died in a blaze at a private hospital in Dhaka Fire Department reported it violated Safety Standards and some Senior Officers have been charged with negligence you need to do my father in law died due to a gross negligence of the United Hospital he was a colonel in a gated patient yet they kept him in the isolation career in a ward located outside even though he died because of the fire incident at the hospital presented us with the bill of a 1007 185. 00 us dollars the next day saying you will get the medical reports after the payments are made. In another high profile case a private hospital owner and a government doctor where rested over there are alleged involvement in a covert 1000 testing scam. Hospital administrators sign an agreement with the government in march to turn it into a dedicated coroner by the us hospitals Law Enforcement agencies raided the care Center Last Week and sold it off some help. Workers are charged with issuing fake 19th and illegally demanding money from patients bangladeshs Health Ministry didnt respond to all just request for an interview a recent Transparency InternationalBangladesh Study revealed Many Health Care facilities in the country are being operated without following government regulations. Exposing corruption is becoming a challenge in bangladesh in recent months many journalists academics and doctors who spoke out about mismanagement in the Health Sector were detained by authorities under a Digital Security law critics say theres a growing climate of fear that will only impede the fight against coronavirus. Dhaka bangladesh. And zimbabwe schools have remained closed following an increase in coronavirus cases for el children and poor households who dont have access to the internet getting their lessons on the radio reports from harare. It wasnt easy for the students to make it on time for todays english lesson 1st the batteries in the radio died they parents put together what money they could to buy some all. This english lesson is being taught over the radio instead of in the classroom because of the coronavirus pandemic but these learners complain they cant ask the lady to explain or repeat what they havent understood they also miss the School Teacher and theres 10000. Then get rid of course did you need. To from. Then to me it was and she teaches me. In there and theres tindall you. Can get him to. Community leader kid at the mall for help when ever he can he says he feels frustrated thats a bobbys radio stations are parrot Educational Programs i think we need to be practical because this is very important more than playing music. Its a better to give your preference to the students 1st than playing music Online Learning is largely restricted to a privileged few who attend private schools for children in poor and remote areas the internet is a luxury our infrastructure in terms of online products is still quite limited with online we are only maybe at the very much mum talking of the to percent of all in most in terms of the connectivity in terms of the guy just themselves because the telephone or the smartphone would be lost with a parent and most cases for sale in the rural areas and the cost also of the connectivity is still quite high so already it is kind of. The number of cars with 1000 infections is rising in zimbabwe thats why government Officials Say schools wont reopen just hit alternative teaching methods allow children to learn without having to leave the safety of their home limiting their chances of catching or spreading the virus schools across the country closed in march to try and stop the spread of coronavirus countries around the world are trying to manage how and when to reopen schools zimbabwe is no exception some parents when the Academic Year canceled so children repeat classes when schools reopen but others say learn as must push on with the syllabus using whatever learning to say families can afford. Aljazeera. Tension remains in mali even as diplomats from across the region continue their efforts to reach an agreement on how the country should be run protesting it has described mediation efforts as a total as a class. Prayers for the dead 15 year old isa my god died from a bullet in the head when Security Forces stormed the influential muslim cleric mahmoud decodes mosque in bamako outside 27 year old how is he was walking home when a stray bullet struck her in the stomach you said. The way they were killed was barbaric they were shot at close range some in the head others in the belly the attack was gruesome and we have many severely injured and. Prime minister apologized and is calling for an investigation after at least 12 protesters were killed when a Commando Unit fired live rounds against demonstrators protesting against the president last weekend. I am hopeful that this political process will lead us to a solution and the way out of the crisis is for the well being of older people of mali but despite mediation efforts from the west african body ecowas led by former nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan the nationwide Civil Disobedience Movement continues the demonstrators who call themselves the m 5 Movement Want president. To resign and the newly elected National Assembly dissolved. And they. All want to solve the problems but indeed less. We saw. But it appears the crisis is deepening while the president calls for a National Unity government the m 5 Movement Want a Transitional Government that would strip kate of his powers accuses the president of abuse of powers and naming family members and friends to keep positions without oversight this video circulating on social media of the president s son an elected m. P. On a luxury holiday has caused uproar among millions have of whom depend on humanitarian aid for food while millions continue to flee the ongoing Armed Conflict involving al qaeda and Islamic State affiliates protesters say the death should not go in vain promising more actions ahead as continues to spread they say the future of mali is at stake because hawk al jazeera. More than 100. 00 firefighters are battling a blaze at a cathedral in western france the fire began almost 4 hours ago in the 600 year old cathedral of st peter and st paul and know the cause is not yet known and people are being urged to avoid the area the Historic Building also caught fire and 972 destroying its roof. There are a reminder all of the top stories u. S. Congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement and an organizer of the 1963 march on washington who was had advanced pancreatic cancer. U. S. Federal police have used tear gas against protesters in the city of portland it comes as federal Law Enforcement agents are being accused of detaining people without explanation during black lives matter demonstrations state of oregon is filing a lawsuit against the use of federal agents. The Confederate Flag has been effectively banned from u. S. Military sites following months of protests against racism defense secretary mark s. This is only flags that promote unity and respect and no authorized u. S. Has recorded more than 70000 kroner virus infections for a 2nd consecutive day deaths also rose by more than 900 for the 4th day in a vote President Donald Trump says he wont force americans to wear masks irans president says 25000000 iranians have been infected with corona virus thats more than a quarter of the entire population arsenal honey announce that another 35000000. 00 are at risk of contracting the virus be has more from toronto. Cities in all or this is almost too hard to believe this is based on the present house in the News Conference or based on a report by the internal Research Department of the Health Ministry well reach exactly what he said its going to repeat some of what youve already ordered but what he said was this is a direct quote based on a report provided by the Research Department of the Health Ministry there is an estimation that 25000000 iranians have been infected with the bars the president of the European Council is putting forth a new proposal to help break the deadlock and e. U. Summit on coronavirus stimulus it is having a 2nd day of talks negotiations failed to reach an agreement on an 858000000000. 00 proposal thats now been reduced. All the 100. 00 firefighters are battling a blaze at a cathedral in western france the fire began almost 4 hours ago. As the headlines more news here on aljazeera after counting the costs. As a protest rage over Police Brutality and coronavirus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the fall follow the u. S. Elections on. Hello im sammys a than this is counting the cost on aljazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week called the war to the United States punish china for tightening its grip on hong kong by breaking the territories pegged to the dollar turkeys theater of war does the country on the verge of another card soon shock have the money for conflict. And president putin hope to kick start the economy this year but how will it pay for