Calls for the israeli Prime Minister to step down a growing louder for a 3rd week in a row thousands of demonstrators have gathered outside Binyamin Netanyahu is official residence demanding his resignation the rallies are the largest in israel for a decade many people feel frustrated by the governments handling of the corona Virus Outbreak and angry that netanyahu is still in office while facing corruption charges Police Force Protesters away early on sunday before set before some western lucilla. Its becoming a saturday night ritual in the square close to Benjamin Netanyahu official residence early evening and the police man increasingly robust barricades by the protesters renew their demand that netanyahu leave office the socalled black Flag Movement has long insisted that a Prime Minister on trial for alleged corruption a step down they say the pandemic has brought new supporters to their cause and colvin just like gave us our slap in the face and made us wake up to the reality that. Nothing is changing and we needed changing we need now the people are all over upset and they. Stay in the house they dont have a war they dont have jobs they dont have food from. And go woke him up waking up the leaders have disappointed us and they didnt do their job so they grow up to contact with the citizens and now the citizens are coming together to make them i did do the job and go home i in recent weeks protesters have risked water cannon and arrest as well as threats of and actual physical assault by right wing groups the Prime Minister has labeled them anarchists complained himself of Death Threats and criticized the media for focusing on the demonstrations nonetheless the numbers on the street sunni risen saturdays protest in west jerusalem thought to be the biggest yet weeks and there is no sense that the momentum of these protests is slowing no sense of people may get tired of coming out onto the streets with such frequency the question is what effect all this will have on the political fortunes of the target of these protests the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The coronavirus pandemic deep into its 2nd wave has seen unemployment top 20 percent with more than half of israelis worried about paying bills public trust in the Prime Minister has daily carved suggests one poll to 29 percent less than you know who is denied persist. Reports that hes considering pulling the plug on his fractious coalition with former rival benny gantz and going to elections once more when you have seen this kind of discontent in the street and when you have people that are really really protesting and really really calling for the end to his tenure its not the time to go to elections he realizes this is going to be the greatest Political Risk that hes ever take it Benjamin Netanyahu is certainly no political newbie few a better versed in the tactics of holding on to power but the public pressure isnt going away and this battle is far from over. Very forsett aljazeera west jerusalem. Australias victoria state is stepping up lockdown measures are to reporting a significant spike in corona virus cases 671 new infections were confirmed on sunday almost 300 more than the previous day a curfew will be imposed from 8 at night till 5 in the morning and people cant go further than 5 kilometers from their homes only one person from each household can go shopping once a day victoria is the epicenter of a strain as outbreak its already reimposed a 6 week stay at home order last point. From 6 pm tonight im declaring a state of disaster across victoria this will be in addition to the state of emergency that has operated throughout this means that police and others have additional powers we can suspend. Various acts of the parliament we can make sure that we get the job done and theres no question about the enforceability and the why in which new rules will operate. The u. S. Has condemned the Hong Kong Government decision to postpone septembers legislative elections for a year because of coronavirus secretary of state mike pompei o says theres no valid reason for the long delay he says its likely that people in hong kong will never be able to vote again the territories leader carolan pushed back the election after 12 prodemocracy candidates were disqualified from the race she insists the move isnt political. From hong kong is making covert 19 testing free for its 7500000 people as it faces a 3rd wave of infections a team of Lab Technicians from Mainland China is heading to the territory hong kongs expo center has been turned into a makeshift hospital to deal with the increasing number of cases 125 new infections were reported on saturday the 11th day in a row cases have been incredible digits difficult pollen has more now from hong kong. This is being called hong kongs 3rd and deadliest wave previously hong kong had been able to contain the previous outbreaks quite quickly and quite successfully but this time they say the main issue is tracking and tracing theyre having problems figuring out where those clusters are coming from and they are growing quite rapidly according to hong kong standards had been largely contained many are questioning why didnt the government prepare for this kind of an eventuality or even take measures to stop the following outbreak also many questions about why hong kong is reaching out to Mainland China for expertise and for that help there there had been a rich the original original idea was to send these samples over to Mainland China to help with testing and detecting who was at risk but there were also months there was much opposition to that saying that their peoples personal data would be sent across the border theyre also questions about the fact that theyre bringing in mainland officials and mainland experts over here their questions about hong kongs data and peoples personal surveillance issues here so there are many questions about this but the biggest question of all here is why is the Mainland China being so involved in hong kongs affairs yet again and why is the Hong Kong Government reaching out again across the border for help when it is something that the Hong Kong Government should be able to contain themselves. The number of corona virus infections across south africa has past half a 1000000 and experts warn its not yet peaked more than 10000 new cases 948 deaths were confirmed on saturday Health Officials expect the crisis to be at its worst late this month or Early September south africa has more than half of all reported cases on the continent. Japans facing a resurgence and covert 19 cases tokyo confirmed a record 472 infections on saturday and its governor says a state of emergency may need to be reimposed norberg manoli has the story. Is the traditional japanese art form hundreds of years old its the 1st time its ever been before and like the. Number of films the limited. Chess. Unstick the social distancing rules on states. Took years kabuki theater has opened for the 1st time in 5 months with strict guidelines as the capsule reported a record rise including a virus cases for the 3rd consecutive day as tokyos governor considered ordering a new state of emergency the theater is at risk of closing once we are so stuck if there are any requests from the japanese or tokyo government we need to respond appropriately and think of a way to adapt the performance depending on the situation this may unfortunately include having to stop partway through the run the so the island of okinawa has declared a covert 19 state of emergency some japanese suspect u. S. Personnel based on the island of importing the disease there is concern that perhaps the reason why its hitting that island particularly strongly is because u. S. Forces particularly u. S. Marines have been able to come in and out of japan without going through immigration controls until very recently without any covert 900. 00 tests under the status of forces agreement a record 71. 00 daily infections were reported in okinawa on friday and hospitals are being overwhelmed the majority of cases a u. S. Troops. In order for us to put every effort into combat in the coronavirus okinawa will issue a state of emergency but the commander of u. S. Forces says it has nothing to do with that basis there has been absolutely no connection and has been proven to show that there has been any spread from the a costers on the bases to the local community there are many elements that make japan vulnerable to the virus the government launched a travel Campaign Last week to revive the Tourism Industry thats prompted the World Health Organization to call the campaign ill timed with fears the government was choosing based. Over health over 900. 00 also the disease that primarily elderly people japan has the worlds oldest population. Back in tokyo the kabuki theater still for doing what they can to ensure safety. With an elaborate costumes the make up as well as a pop warm hearted drama many of you dont have the chance to forget. About the boring. Outside nor about the manly. Coronavirus cases in latin america have doubled in the past month in colombia more than 10000 people have died it remain in lockdown for weeks as the government expects cases to peak later this month hospitals in several cities including the capital bogota have few intensive care beds available. And mexico is reporting a Record Number of corona virus infections for a 2nd day in a row more than 9000 cases were registered on saturday and nearly 800 deaths mexico has now overtaken the u. K. As the country with the 3rd highest number of deaths in the world the government began lifting restrictions in may to restart the economy. And in argentina a lockdown that was due to end on sunday is being extended because of a surge in cases the governments also negotiating with foreign creditors to prevent a hard default on its debt during the boat reports and one as ours. Its been a week since these people took over this piece of landing rated one of sightings. Its located in get a nigga about an hour away from the capital. City says he cannot afford to pay for a home anymore. I have no work says the quarantine began im eating what i can i want a place where i can live with dignity i want to work but with the Current Situation its impossible i work as a day laborer building homes and nobodys hiring me. There are over 3000 people here among them dozens of children victims of argentinas dire Economic Situation and of call that 19. Theres been a lot down in place for the past 4 months and many arjen times havent been able to go out and try to find work theres dozens of languages like this one all around one aside as people who are desperate to find a place to live who have lost their jobs and can afford to pay a rent this people are waiting for a Government Associations to Start Building their homes but in the meantime they have to see this tense in spite of the cold weather at night. These people say the land belongs to the state but a neighbor says the land is his and try to remove them by force the dispute is ongoing and. The next few days are crucial a period in which they can be evicted by their police. Argentinas government has increased cash handouts in recent months but. Says its not enough theyre going to say i knew im 26 years old and i have 3 children i have nowhere to live my husband has no one i get some help from the governor but its not. Enough for the said if you read to me is the minister in charge of security when a site is an area he says criminal organizations are using a desperate people to seize land. There is an increase in land grabs and there is a housing problem but land grabs are a business and justice is slow to land theyre taking is generally sold later on facebook. That. But this man says this is not the casing at a nigga. I go this is something that came from the people not so young people live with their parents or one bremer the social network is broken there are no jobs there is a pandemic people criticize us they want to beat us but they should come and see how we live and treat us like human beings difficulties are everywhere in argentina these days millions are finding it difficult to survive they are proof of the enormous challenges that argentina is facing. There is how and when us itis time for a short break here and aljazeera when we come back myanmars Current Community marches for Justice Souter soldiers are accused of shooting dead a mother and stealing her jewelry. And protesters across russia demand the release of the deposed governor they say is facing fabricated murder charges and more now stay with us. Hello july and extremely hot for iraq temps in the 50 to 53 degree range theyve come down a bit we still showers down the western side of yemen the mountains of western society and this orange glow is the dust is in the opposite being brought down for what is a very hot iraq the onshore breeze is light is a very humid one for places like doha which is typical for this time of the year and temps a larger rise again i think come day to monday baghdads up to 48 is still 30 in beirut and the breezes drop back here as well dropping sarraf well we still got a lot on shore breeze which is the stuff of the monsoon you cant see much in the cloud but its enough to bring a few showers up the coast otherwise we look at what happens during the day heating hours and there are big clumps of showers the drift from ethiopia westwards there is evidence here of coastal rain down in tanzania and possibly further sucks to the south so that the brain is not was seeing a top theres virtually no cloud in the sky and he winter storms are staying a long way south which allows the wind to change direction and it gets quite well when it does that Port Elizabeth the 31 degrees is pretty warm for this time the lusaka in zambia has lost its showers. Of. Kidnappings and murders in crimea since russias forced an extension of the black sea finnish. I dont understand why. Scores of crimea into toss have been arrested. And. Most believe by Russian Security forces. Crimea russias dark secret on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here this hour thousands of people are calling for israels Prime Minister to resign in the largest protest in west jerusalem for a decade many are angry over the governments handling of the Coronavirus Crisis and Benjamin Netanyahu staying in office while facing corruption charges. Hong kong has opened a new Treatment Center to cope with a rapid rise in corona virus cases a team of Lab Technicians from Mainland China is heading to the territory to help carry out tests. And australias victoria state is stepping up lockdown measures are reporting 671 new coronavirus cases on sunday a nighttime curfew is being imposed and people arent allowed to travel more than 5 kilometers from homes. Our lets take you live now to portland in the u. S. State of oregon these are the latest in more than 2 months of black lives matter protests these are live pictures from those protests but police are now praising what have become peaceful rallies over the previous 2 nights the 1st time in weeks the protest ended without any major confrontations violence or arrests but things are pretty calm at the moment that change in tone follow the u. S. Governments decision to withdraw federal forces under a deal between the democratic Governor Kate Brown and the trumpet ministrations so live pictures there from Portland Oregon the latest black lives matter protests. Minimize military says 2 soldiers accused of killing a woman from an ethnic Minority Community will face a Court Martial the death of the mother of 3 has rigged 90 the anger in current state where theres been unrest for decades reports. Anger on the streets of neutral in myanmars northeast protesters march for justice after a 38 year old mother from the ethnic Karen Community was shot dead by soldiers the men then stole her jewelry members of the community accuse the military of rights abuses and want them out or you dont say you say we want for you in communities you have the power to put pressure on the minima government to stop the use of violence to care in groups in me and stop raping killing and treating the villages like animals. Karen Community Leaders say the army is using coronavirus lockdown measures as an excuse to attack villages. Your come in and have no care in villages have a problem of finding food they cant leave the village as movement is limited they cant people cant move freely with them in my army can hold. Up. Karen rebels were among the last ethnic groups to sign a cease fire deal with me and most government in 2012 after more than 6 decades fighting the self rule many current villages were forced from their lands during their rebellion and many remain living in camps along the border with thailand you need to recognize our digitas peoples right to land and resources and instead of taking away these results of promise and displaced from the forests they need to really protect the people the government says soldiers responsible for killing charon civilians will be punished but there are concerns with the proceedings will be fair and transparent for now protest is pushing for compensation for a husband and 3 children who have been left without a mother barbara aljazeera. At least 80 people have died in indias Northern State of punjab after drinking toxic bootleg Alcohol Police say theyve arrested 25 people and confiscated large quantities of the liquor in storage drums Authorities Say it was sold widely and they expect the death toll to rise. The United Nations has joined calls for the release of human rights activists in prison awaiting trial on the Anti Terrorism laws the conservative b j p government denies accusations the charges against the left are politically motivated. Speaking to some of the prisoners families everything out of ordinary going on here its been 2 years since some of indias most recognizable rights activists were rounded up and taken away by police they were accused of instigating violence during a march by disadvantaged hindus in my state where one person was killed 80 year old poet and prominent human rights lawyer so the butt of the watch are among the detained their arrests led to nationwide protests by this approaches most of the 11 accused yet to be formally charged. In delhi so the. Every 3 letter from her mother sent from jail in mumbai what does this. This is not fair. And its not a joke right this is how to live this is my life and theyre doing. Human rights lawyer shalini ghana has worked with so the bout of the watch for 10 years she says only one of the 11 accused was at the watch the field right from the beginning it was a really politically motivated case as far as a criminal case goes there is no evidence it is really that. Political it was taught that these people need to be punished for the what theyre doing all of them are very well known that human rights activists. Is no stranger to president s havent previously spent 10 years in jail for inciting communist revolution but he has never been found guilty his family according for his Immediate Release after he contract to the coronavirus in prison. Is hell. Like. Critics say the government is using antiterrorism legislation which allows detention without charge or trial. Human rights watch is among many groups asking the government why it hasnt investigated the alleged role of head the nationalists in the violence that rolland jane for even though a Fact Finding Mission found hendren asked in this latest world sponsible justice the government insists theres no political interference in the case because that hes asian is the beijing olympics and they do. Believe that it is. You know democracy the people are seeing something the truth it was a 1000 people who said ill give it all to your. Watches waiting for her mothers next bail hearing shes been joined by the United Nations and European Parliament who are calling for the release of human rights defenders elizabeth parata aljazeera new delhi now a fast moving wildfire in Southern California in the u. S. Has forced hundreds of people from their homes ground and crews are fighting the blaze buildings have been destroyed and several other fires are burning across the state. A torrent of water has destroyed hundreds of homes after a dam collapsed in the bow and Blue Nile State is used to store some 5000000 cubic meters of water and estimated 600 families are stranded after being surrounded by water. Experiences heavy rains and flooding around this time of the year. Protests triggered by the arrest of a governor in russia in their 4th week the demonstrations started in the far eastern city of qatar office and spread across the country many see reports. Were bringing back for a gal chanted these protesters gathering in the russian city of office theyre demanding the release of surrogates for a gal the Regional Governor who was arrested earlier this month on murder charges. Supporters say the accusations are politically motivated. Her to go ahead defeated a program and candidate to become governor in 2018 but. The rest of the government like a common criminal. That is a slap in the face for us as the citizens are chosen we are not for. The power of the people. Many are also angry over the falling standard of living as russia continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic but unless the preschoolers become fed up with this kind of knife we want to children to have everything they need good schools and a better life instead of Poverty Level salaries and unemployment. Protests 1st erupted in harbor off sick in the beginning of july but they have since turned into a nationwide movement against the kremlin. Hundreds turned up in sting petersburg. And moscow to show support for the governor. Down there but i believe were one country and we should stick together and support because look the people that are fighting for their freedom of choice and we support them in this Police Called the protests illegal a number of demonstrators were arrested opposition protests are relatively rare in flight im a putins tightly controlled russia the Security Forces have so far stayed away from the demonstrations in harbor offs testers have vowed to keep going until the governors released and. Facebook has abated a brazilian judge and blocks 12 accounts belonging to supporters of president jaya bolton air around the world theyre under investigation for running a fake news Operation Facebook had previously failed to comply with the order as their counts were only blocked in brazil social media giants as the order is extreme and it will appeal now the man who oversaw the restoration of cubas famous old. Has died at the age of 77 they all became a member of cubas parliament and served on the Central Committee of the communist party he was part of the campaign to designate old havana a World Heritage site under his guidance cuba rebuilt dozens of colonial era buildings making the country attractive to tourists but Belmont Freeman runs an Award Winning Architecture Firm in new york city and is a professor at Columbia University he says you save your passion about his history drove the restoration project. Say oh somehow managed to. Operate on a level that both games the trust of the political establishment in cuba but also the Common People who were revealed him for how they can take the lead in preserving the city of havana he spearheaded and he invented this incredible system of with initial government funding seed money. System within the office of the historian d of the city of hilltown or to finance their rather restoration of buildings in the historic core for Hotels Restaurants shops and then to channel the proceeds from these profit making enterprise is into the continuing the next projects for. Historic preservation and restoration the city people in the bahamas have been advised to remain alert after a hurricane is say ass has struck the u. S. National Hurricane Center says the worst affected areas New Providence the most populous island the storm path winds of 120 kilometers an hour when it hit south of the capital nassau on saturday and forecasters warn s. A. s is likely to pick up in strength as it heads north towards florida it lost some speed along moving through the bahamas floridas governor has declared a state of emergency for some areas the state is already struggling with one of the worst coronaVirus Outbreaks in the u. S. Some cope in 1000 testing sites closed because of the storm. Well despite the approaching storm system nasa says 2 astronauts aboard a space x. Capsule aiming to land off florida in the coming hours doug hurley and bob behnken have undocked ending their 2 Month Mission aboard the International Space station marks a new era for commercial spaceflight 9 years after nasa grounded it shuttle fleet their return will be the 1st sea landing for u. S. Astronauts in 45 years. All the news of course on our website there it is on your screen the address aljazeera dot com thats aljazeera dot com. Right up a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera thousands of people are calling for israels Prime Minister to resign in the largest protest in west jerusalem for a decade many are ongoing over the governments handling of the Coronavirus Crisis and Binyamin Netanyahu staying in office while facing corruption charges hong kong has opened a new Treatment Center to cope with a rapid rise in virus cases a team of Lab Technicians from china is heading to the territory to help carry out tests australias victoria state is stepping up lockdown measures after reporting 671 new virus cases on sunday a nighttime curfew is being imposed and people arent allowed to travel more than 5 kilometers from their homes. From 6 pm tonight im declaring a state of disaster across victoria this will be in addition to the state of emergency that has operated throughout this means that police and others have additional powers we can suspend. Various acts of the parliament we can make sure that we get the job done and theres no question about the enforceability and the why in which new rules will operate. The number of corona virus infections across africa is past half a 1000000 experts say its not yet pigs more than 10000 new cases in 148 deaths are confirmed on something. Mexicos reporting a Record Number of corona virus infections for a 2nd day more than 9000 cases were registered on saturday and only 800 deaths a fast moving wildfire in Southern California has forced hundreds of people from their homes ground their crews are fighting the blades buildings have been destroyed and several other fires are burning across the state people in the bahamas have been advised to stay alert after a hurricane made landfall the u. S. National Hurricane Center says the worst affected area is New Providence the most populous island the storm packing winds of 120 kilometers an hour when it struck south of the capital on saturday and forecasters warn is say is likely to pick up in strength of that heads north towards florida it lost some speed while moving through the bahamas floridas governor has declared a state of emergency for some areas. So those were the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after people in power station thanks a lot but left. 10 years ago a mining disaster in chile trapped 33 men the world watched as a 2 month rescue turns need tragedy into a miracle aljazeera revisits the men once celebrated as National Heroes and asks how this ordeal changed their lives chilean miners after the rescue on a. 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