A warning that nearly one in 3 children around the world have dangerous amounts of lead in their blood stream. Will begin in hong kong then where for the 1st time but he said of used a National Security law to crackdown on prodemocracy activists on line for students belonging to a group called students localism have been addressed said theyre accused of posting content that consul hong kongs independence china imposes controversial law 4 weeks ago it makes subversion and secession criminal offenses and grants Police New Powers to arrest suspects without a warrant. They have some doctor ration for them so for example they wanted to be a stuffy a hong kong country and also they wanted to be who saw the mens 2222 doing get spanked and finally they wanted to deny that all the independent books in the home call. Was a bill to promote the independence of the hong kong that sell all piece about the things they do so but we have. The big opponent has more now from hong kong. Law had been used on other people previously who were taking part in protests holing up slogan slogans or chanting slogans for hong kongs independence but as he said this is the 1st time weve seen this being used for online or comments in cyberspace the group is said to be led by a 19 year old who had a stablished a group. Calling for the independence or secession of hong kong a few years ago and they had been quite active in trying to recruit other people but not very successful until in the last few months but on the night before the National Security law was imposed the group broke up they pulled down all their slogans their posts because they were worried about this law but according to police since then they have once again resurfaced under a different guise calling for the a depends upon kong not just from groups in hong kong but also from overseas groups not the one thing about the National Security law is that it has no boundaries so whether they are in hong kong or whether youre elsewhere you will still come under the jurisdiction and still be penalized by this law and that is what the police are going with according to local media and other pows that have gone viral the police went into calling themselves National Security officers are part of this new and force and the agency that theyre formed to enforce as National Agents security law they went into this young mans house searched his home and arrested him and 3 others. Well beijing impose its National Security legislation in hong kong on june 30th lets take a look at why its been so controversial the law criminalizing is loosely defined subversion secession terrorism and foreign collusion this means it allows for the prosecution of among other things political speech online against police and National Security agents the power to conduct searches surveillance and arrests without a warrant and it applies extra territorially which means people can be prosecuted for acts committed anywhere in the world the law also allows for trials to be conducted under closed doors and for prisoners to be transferred to Mainland China that speak to joseph chang whos a Political Science it scientists and prodemocracy campaign and hes usually based in hong kong but joins us from sydney in australia thank you for being with us joseph how concerned are you that the National Security law is now also being used to crack down on Online Communications. We are very concerned we are very worried because the whole piece of legislation is designed to exact need to create a deterrence you found that definitions are very ate and your formulation is followed the chinese neagle farmer to defend the traditional hong kong common law farmer to the distinction dog to difficult to make that distinction between freedom of speech freedom of articulation and chill action is very frightening at the moment this law is soon to be a serious threat against tolls from the prodemocracy who intends to run into coming not just to come to you elections against olds who would like to organize a new goal. In against olds who would like to engage in lobbying in search of support from the International Community especially from the western governments theyre very nervous of good of good legislation youre seriously seen to be a threat because we are we have yet to see how this is going to be implemented then the moment certainly the legislation. Imposing a lot of fear and selfcensorship on part of the act. Also significant here is that the fact that these students who has been arrested are young people theyre 19 years old i believe do you think that this could perhaps just be as you said to serve as a deterrent to dissuade others or is it possible that these students could be taken to Mainland China for a possible trial. The education. Is a disaster area in the sense that this has come under close beilin very much targeted by the Hong Kong Government and the chinese authorities the whole idea is to apologies we seem to have lost our connection there with joseph chang in sydney he was giving us his reaction there to the National Security law being used in hong kong on Online Communications and the arrests of several students as a result well have more on this throughout the day on aljazeera of course in the meantime lets move on to other news in the u. S. Now has the highest number of coronavirus fatalities of any nation by far with more than 150000 people who have been died and thats nearly a quarter of the entire globe tally and its 3 most populous states california texas and florida have recorded their not just single day death toll mike hanna reports from washington with more than 150000. 00 deaths in the country the wearing of mosques is finally made mandatory in the house of representatives members and staff will be required to wear masks at all times and the whole of the house on tuesday texas representative Louie Gohmert had arrived with the attorney general for a house hearing without a mosque he was then admonished for not keeping his makeshift mosque on during the hearing early wednesday he tested positive on arrival at the white house weve been due to accompany president crumple in the crypt to his home state but is now in self quarantine President Trump appeared with no mosque during a number of the events in texas seen here in close proximity to his former secretary of Energy Rick Perry also masculists. And to continue to hype a vaccine that he is the claims has entered final Clinical Trials this is the fastest a vaccine has ever been developed together we will end the plague from john doe we will defeat the virus the president also continued to defend the video he had retreated earlier d in the week from a controversial doctor who claimed there is a total of 19 and that face masks are necessary for protection. Thank you. Once again he was publicly contradicted by a member of his Coronavirus Task force citing multiple studies that the cumulative data on on trials Clinical Trials that were valid namely Clinical Trials that were randomized and controlled in the proper way all of those trials show consistently that hydroxy chloroquine is not effective in the treatment of coronavirus disease or cold 19 and in Congress Republicans and democrats are nowhere near agreement on a new Coronavirus Relief bill. While millions of American Families continue to struggle with the physical and economic effects of the virus a leading medical organization has issued an urgent warning the American Association of medical colleges says and i quote decisive coordinated action is urgently needed to save lives it continues if the nation does not change its course and soon deaths in the United States could be well into the multiple hundreds of thousands. Mike hanna aljazeera washington. And australia authorities in the state of victoria are tightening knocked on measures after a record day of infections and deaths there reported 7231000 cases in 13 deaths estates is the epicenter of australias 2nd wave of the virus nearly 10000 people have tested positive with more than 300 treated in hospital masks are now mandatory we have now been in this lockdown now for some weeks and we are not getting the results we would hope for and as a result the further measures that are taken the certainly necessary will come at an impact to the economy we understand that but equally not containing these outbreaks will have that effect also and so its important we continue to Work Together to get on top of this and to take whatever actions are necessary. Send gyrus and then yeah as an associate professor of medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Australian National university he said ill take a few weeks before the rest rickson sata impacts the number of infections frustratingly i did quite well in the initial part of the outbreak we still have pockets of Community Transmission there were low rates in places like sydney and melbourne you could say we have control not elimination in those areas a few weeks ago there was a big surge in cases in victoria they were instituted in melbourne and the ritual shire that region lock downs about 4 states 3 restrictions about 3 weeks ago and and less than 2 weeks ago made mass mandatory and yesterday we actually saw a big drop in cases data to 50 but today we saw a record creasing cases now we need to see whether this is a trained or whether this is a one off number and the other thing to remember once you put in reception as we are it can take at least 4 weeks for things to turn around these containment measures are very important dont forget the physical distancing people not getting together in large groups people Wearing Masks in areas of high Community Transmission washing and those things are fundamental to treating this infection so those things are important and targeting areas of high incidence and allowing or not allowing travel from those areas will probably be important too so i think we certainly can get on top of these outbreaks definitely bridge bent definitely in sydney and hopefully in merab. I still ahead on aljazeera scaling back on hash coronavirus concerns for sunday arabia to slash numbers and bomb one bill greatness from attending. Its causes speech great car missing season but despite a good rainfall in for a time so oil business has left a sour taste for fondness. For. Those midsummer so its still raining in scotland parts of scandinavia the Baltic States but the rest of us enjoying something of are nice lots of summer warm and sunshine and which is basically a fairly static area of High Pressure so as a certain immediate future theres going to be rainfall in scotland and quite a breeze right through denmark with the rain confined to the sudden baltic but look at the temperatures were up to 41 in border with about 33. 00 in london come friday and by that time scotlands come into the sunshine as well as has much as scandinavia not so the Baltic States are afraid so a forecast coloration would suggest that she everywhere south of the baltic is extremely will name some places particularly hot so say london to 33 the record 38 but the average is 23 so this is a really warm spell no last its gong to see by sunday as the wind direction changes clumps so showers a big showing to run across africa now these are ones to watch that are ones that give what go for the atlantic and start to turn into tropical cyclones currawong in southern chad and extending the showers down towards nigeria and also one thats heading towards banjo but only for a day. Jump into the stream and julian on Global Community this generation will have to create its own democracy with social media and will online be part of the debate let me put some you tube comments to you when no topic is off the table is taking on all the systemic violence that people have suffered not only now but for decades we are going to be to transform lives the way the skewed way we do business if were going to adapt to climate break out of the stream on out is there on. The in the the in. Welcome back a recap of our top stories on aljazeera police in hong kong have used a National Security law to crack down on social media post by prodemocracy activists 4 students have been detained accused of supporting hong kongs independence from china the death toll from the Coronavirus Fund demick in the United States is now more than 150000 as the highest number of fatalities in any nation by far it accounts for nearly a quarter of deaths around the world. N. G. O. S directions are being imposed in australias victoria state up to a record daily rise in a lot of ice cases and thats Prime MinisterScott Morrison warns the new measures will happen impact on the economy. In other world news United States has announced plans to pull nearly a 3rd of its military personnel out of germany in a growing dispute over defense spending nearly half of the 12000. 00 soldiers will be moved to other locations in europe including italy and belgium our White House CorrespondentKimberly Hockett reports. Making good on its threat the u. S. Announced a withdrawal of almost 12000 u. S. Soldiers from germany its a move the defense secretary insists will improve the military partnership between north american and european allies i think we are we are excited about where were going and what it will mean in terms of our ability to enhance to turn strengthen our straight to the alliance in the process the cuts will reduce u. S. Forces in germany by about a 3rd about 25000. 00 will remain some soldiers will be repositioned within nato countries including belgium and italy the rest will return to the United States the u. S. European command will also move to belgium but speaking to reporters on wednesday outside the white house u. S. President trump offered a different explanation for the move he said it was to punish germany for not i contributed 2 percent of its g. D. P. As required for members of the north atlantic treaty organization. But. Well germanys military spending is up its still smaller relative to other nato allies as a driver of europes economy republicans and democrats in the u. S. Congress have long held germany should be paying more for share defense but most oppose removing u. S. Troops from germany fearing it will weaken regional stability and nato is capacity to push back against russia. The plan to withdraw u. S. Troops from germany is expected to cost billions and could take years to execute and could be reversed if President Trump does not win reelection in november can really help get aljazeera the white house the embattled chinese tech giant while way has become the Worlds Largest producer of cell phones while way has overtaken samsung and apple for the 1st time most of the demand for huawei phones in the 2nd quarter came from the Chinese Markets while International Sales took a hit from sanctions while we has been at the center of the us china tensions with the white house pressuring allies to ban the tech firms from their 5 g. Networks. The worlds biggest plane maker has posted a net loss of 2200000000. 00 in the 1st half of this year. In a fall in demand because of the Global Pandemic it says it has cut production of its most popular jet the a 35025. 00 a month wyvil Bowling Alley a pull city 2400000000 dollars quarterly loss and down significant job cuts. Russias ambassador to bella rule says his been summoned to the Foreign Ministry in a sign of escalating get tensions between the 2 neighbors its after the Security Forces detained more than 30 suspected russian messner areas near minsk state media reporting that authorities had been told 200 privately contracted fighters had entered the country to destabilize it ahead of its president ial election in august russia has denied using mess neris in the past. Thousands of refugees trying to reach the mediterranean are facing extreme rights abuses including torture Sexual Assault and even death now the nations is warning nearly half of the violence is perpetrated by those supposed to enforce the law Alexia Obrien reports. The harrowing journey through the desert to libya and across the sea to europe can take weeks or even months. Migrants and refugees fleeing war poverty and persecution face not only scorching temperatures but what the u. N. Describes as unspeakable brutality and inhumanity im not getting used to reduce cheating to steal monies on those dark study sticks that are in the report disease an acceptable a u. N. Investigation based on thousands of interviews outlined stories of Sexual Violence and torture even death and if found half of the violence was perpetrated by Security Forces immigration officers or border guards. Past we we believe that it was mainly smugglers on traffickers yet yes they are keep it be traitors or violence but the primary preparatory to violence are people who are soo pushed to predict. The un found that in 201819 at least 1750 people died before reaching the mediterranean making it one of the most deadly routes for refugees and migrants in the world and the things that number is just the tip of the iceberg. It says the abuses experienced on these are the land routes have remained largely invisible with more attention on the ocean where hundreds of people drown every year. This week alone hundreds have been brought ashore in europe rescued from sinking and overcrowded boats they are the lucky ones others a saint back to war torn libya to be held in Detention Centers often the u. N. Says in appalling conditions on monday 3 sudanese migrants were shot dead on their return to libya when they tried to escape you have to understand that countries like libya who is in conflict civil war people are going to use displacement is not safe for the u. N. Report calls for accountability and for the International Community to show that it cares whether people like this live or die brian aljazeera opposition leaders in mali are threatening a 2nd phase of civil disobedience if the president doesnt step down they say theyll be more protests after the muslim festival of aids in the rainbow because of corruption mismanaging that the economy and failing to contain armed groups the opposition has rejected several attempts by west African Leaders to resolve the dispute it. The annual hash pilgrimage to mecca has begun under very different circumstances this year millions usually travel to saudi arabia but for the 1st time in modern history worship aside from abroad and not allowed to take odds as shia has more. Theyve been coming in their millions every year from all over the world muslim pilgrims fulfilling a lifetime dream to perform one of their religions 5 main pillars. The sea of people waves upon waves engulfing the city of mecca has become an image synonymous with the holy city. But this year its completely different the coronavirus pandemic has meant the pilgrims are not able to travel saudi authorities have put under lockdown theyve said only 1000. 00 people will be allowed to perform hajj all of them either nationals or residents of saudi arabia. The annual pilgrimage is a huge source of revenue for the saudi government although there is little transparency from riyadh on how much exactly it brings in estimates put the figure in the billions of dollars. Losing out on that as well as all the money from those who would usually perform the smaller pilgrimage of during the rest of the year is a big setback i think its very significant because so here your standing and influence in the islamic world is mainly that ive found 2 factors that guest one is being the host and the custodian at the door and was and the organizer of the mosque and one of the ritualistic joining is ill just ice 2020 has already been a tough year for the kingdom with oil prices reaching an all time low after a trade war with russia that saw the price of a barrel go as low as 27. 00 to make things even worse the covert 1000. 00 pandemic has increased economic pressure on saudi arabia even more forcing the government to increase taxes and reduce salaries while many are commending saudi authorities for their decision to prohibit pilgrims to travel to mecca this year there are those who are critical questions are being asked about how the 1000 people being allowed to perform hajj are chosen and will there be a Fair Distribution of house passes to all nationalities living in the kingdom and so now or thirties have failed to provide any information. In the past people of scrutinize saudi arabia for failing to deal with the huge crowds that converge on the holy city on far too many occasions people have died due to stampede or failure by the government to safeguard the security like when a construction crane front on worshippers in 2015 this year the criticism is over the arts failure to deal with small crowds in a clear and transparent manner. Are just. Speak grape harvesting season in gaza but farmers say theyre barely covering their expenses this year has been particularly difficult because of the pandemic and the Economic Hardship caused by the years long israeli blockade a brain reports. This year offered good rainfall and a fertile soil but grieved farmers in the gaza strip are feeling the heat more than a decade of an israeli egyptian blockade has limited peoples ability to buy one of gazas most famous crops farmers hope to sell 7000 tonnes of grapes during the season from july until september but the supply is higher than demand also been out of a lot of evidence its a great season in terms of the output of grapes but not many people are buying them so we try to bring the prices down and you can also see the nominee people are selling great sear. Badly on the whole garden grapes have a special taste but i cant buy as much as i used to still im one of the lucky ones many people in gaza a poor which means they cant afford to buy grapes and opt for more essential purchases instead like chicken before the blockade goes the economy florist on exporting fruit vegetables and flowers the siege has made exports rare israels 3 wars on gaza has devastated its economy and them ridged hundreds of hectares of agricultural land. Farmers say they will continue to work even if their revenues are low the current prices in the market are way below the cost of production. We hope that. The quality the quality of our grapes and the the cost of all grapes can at least make make up for the loss or the loss of prices in the great market this bargain is not guaranteed grapes imported to gaza from egypt and the occupied west bank are often cheaper than the local produce this is why gazas Agriculture Ministry says its trying to help the farmers by banning the import of grapes during the harvest season. The Israeli Occupation restricts our ability to source the needed materials for example we cant import pesticides and fertilizers and israel prevents us from exporting our produce outside of gaza which limits the sectors development. In addition to all of these challenges this year added another burden many sectors have had to shut down for months because of coronavirus restrictions the closures have stifled an already fundable economy and made these groups a look sharee many cant afford media abrahim aljazeera. Millions of children in both wealthy and poor nations are risk of a reversible Health Damage because of lead poisoning according to the u. N. Agency unicef and an Environmental Group they found that nearly one in 3 children have high levels of lead in their blood which can impair Brain Development of a systems and vital organs the report blames inadequate recycling of lead acid batteries paint in homes and food contaminated by lead pottery nicholas raises a unicef climate and environment specialists and one of the lead authors of the report explained why some countries are more impacted than others. It is a global issue absolutely but it is an issue that. Income countries about a 3rd world children are living with locals after about 5 micrograms which according to the u. S. U. T. C. Is the level needed for action in fact theres no state level of exposure to. The critically toxic substance what that gets into a child body Cognitive Development its been shown to expect come in at about 5 micrograms of a treat by weight. Loss like you. And that then has further ripple but. Thanks again im fully back to bill with the headlines on aljazeera police in hong kong have used a new National Security law to crack down on social media polls spy prodemocracy activists 4 students have been detained accused of supporting hong kongs independence from china david a pal and has more from hong kong this is the 1st time the National Security law has been you specifically for this for this accusation that this group was trying to advocate an independent hong kong now this group is our all students theyre very young the ages between 16 and 21 the leader is said to be 19 years old and was arrested and according to a video that was going viral and social media and being shown on local media a Police Officer plains clothes Police Officer went into this young mans home and said that he was a new officer from the National Security team and arrested him. New restrictions are being imposed in australia victoria state record daily coronavirus cases and deaths Prime MinisterScott Morrison warns the new measures will have an impact on the economy the death toll from call that 19 is now more than 150000 in the United States the highest number of fatalities in any nation by far it accounts for nearly a quarter of virus related deaths around the world. The United States is calling back its military presence in germany in what the pentagon calls a strategic repositioning you need 12000 troops are to be withdrawn half will be rented relocated to other european cities the German Government says the decision doesnt make geopolitical sense russias ambassador to better rule says he has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry after the Security Forces detained more than 30 suspected russian mess neris near minsk state media reporting that authorities had been told 200. 00 privately contracted fight is entered the country to destabilize it ahead of its president ial election in office and the worlds biggest plane maker has posted a net loss of 2200000000. 00 in the 1st half of this year. A fall in demand because of the pandemic it says its cut production of its most popular jets the a 350. 00 to 5. 00 a month those are the headlines on aljazeera more news for you right after the string. 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