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Join protesters calling for the president to step down. And score perri sundram out of reach the European Champions League final for the very 1st time in history fans are celebrating after a 3 nil semifinal win over all the large sick. What appears to be a crew is unfolding in one of west africas largest countries soldiers staged a mutiny at a military base near malis capital bamako and have now detained the president and Prime Minister the head of the United Nations has demanded that unconditional release money has been in crisis for months with demonstrators demanding week after week that president ibrahim stepped down new fokker reports. I hundreds of antigovernment protesters poured into the streets of the capital bamako some ransacking and burning government offices. They were responding to reports of an intervention in the countrys troubled politics and the rest of president abraham. And Prime Minister. I. Have troops were seen escorting a vehicle believed to be carrying the president. We have come out today to call for the total resignation of president cater because we heard there were shots fired by the military and we come out to help our soldiers get rid of the president or if. We are tired the country is paralyzed and i do not want this government that is something that soldiers were seen patrolling the streets of the garrison town of qatif 15 kilometers from the capital where there were earlier reports of gunfire at a military base its believed mutinying soldiers rounded up a number of senior officials a 2012 uprising of the base opened the way to cait his presidency prompting reports of another coup attempt. If its a coup de tat its a peace thanks be to god to end this regime everything is being done peacefully as a member of the Opposition Movement i thank them. There were reports that a small number of the National Guard had seized a military facility and good pay dispute a French Military source said discussions are taking place between army command me to me is. President kate has faced weeks of opposition protests calling for his departure after disputed parliamentary elections earlier this year sways of the country are already outside the control of the government the struggle to contain an insurgency thats claimed thousands of lives the failure to end that conflict has led to growing frustration with his rule leave aljazeera. Monitoring the story from nigeria Capital Budget whats the latest on the ground well basically still. The Prime Minister and those arrested early in the day kept at a military barracks outside the capital in the town of kathy and we spoke to somebody in the barracks just before coming on and he said they are waiting for a statement from the army right now the reaction in mali is that of a celebration on the part of opposition wanted to see kate out. As a story situation of caution on the part of supporters of the bible because there are reactions as well from across the world but the situation right now is a bit calmer than it was earlier mullions are actually glued to the radio and television stations waiting for any announcement regarding the incidents of this morning and this afternoon for now it looks like because it is in the hands of the meeting years or the coup plotters as it may be already a lot of people local and international are calling it a coup detat in mali tell us more about the International Reaction we did mention the United Nations but broadly what has the International Reaction been. Well basically countries like france have issued statements United States have issued statements in addition to what the United Nations secretary general is saying then Regional Power block the Economic Community of west african state which has been mediating in the conflict for weeks now without any success has also called for caution and also called for respect for Constitutional Order in mali and its arguing that it will not entertain any unconstitutional move to remove an elected government in mali so also is the African Union the president has issued a statement in a tweet he said he is devastated and calls he condemned the coup in totality and once an immediate restoration of law and order and constitutional governance in mali usually what these organizations that mali belong to and signed up to its new or that there are numerous protocols do in situations like this is to impose sanctions on a military personnel who executed who what remains to be seen now is whether or not these institutions will impose sanctions on the military unit or may also suspend mali from suspend the membership of money from these bodies of the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States however the the soldiers in mali have the upper hand because they have all the negotiating power which now holding president. Is Prime Minister senior members of the government or cabinet being detained by the military big bug in chief for the military offices they would use them either to negotiate. Soft landing for themselves in case things go wrong or they may hold on to the successes they have achieved so far by just. Listen to. His cabinet and senior top military officers inside the mali and government or mali institution so virtually but a lot of people point to the fact that this is in fact a successful cooter because there is no reaction from the rest of the military in mali manages thank you very much indeed it was 500 fighters from a faction of one of the Largest Armed groups in eastern democratic republic of congo have surrendered to the government the n d c r rebels sang and danced before handing over their arms at a ceremony in the village of to sugar they had attempted to overthrow their leader a month ago and fighting has raged within the group since a rebel spokesman said it was time to participate in peace an International Tribunal backed by the un has finally reached a verdict over an assassination that sent shock waves through the middle east and transformed lebanons political future sally my ash a member of his bowler has been found guilty of the 2005 bombing that killed former Prime Minister rafik hariri it took 15 years and a 1000000000. 00 for the judges to reach their conclusion but none of the suspects was ever arrested so how to reports from beirut. This special tribunal for lebanon reached its verdict in the trial of 4 hezbollah members charged with conspiracy to kill former Prime Minister rafiq ahead e. D. And 21. 00 others ayyash was found guilty the 3 others were acquitted because the circumstantial evidence was not Strong Enough to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Prosecutors have based their case on evidence of a phone network that monitored how d. D. Months before his death that went silent following his murder. Had a son saad himself a former Prime Minister was in the court in the hague for the judgement he welcomed the verdict vowing not to rest until punishment was served and calling on hezbollah to cooperate. With them in the name of the leaders family the martyr Rafique Hariri and in the name of all the families of martyrs and victims we accept the courts ruling and wish but justice to be served to be clear that we are not giving up our blood right. Judges did say there wasnt enough evidence to prove direct involvement by hezbollahs leadership or the Syrian Government which was in control of lebanon at the time of the murder they did note i asked his affiliation to the group and his communication with must have a better deal in a known hezbollah commander who died in mysterious circumstances in syria in 2016 its going to be very difficult. To be that it. Was high. Well its carried out. Without any kind of green light. From the syrian regime. Hezbollah secretary general has long denied any role in the massive bomb blast in beirut 15 years ago its not clear how he will respond to saddam call to cooperate but has repeatedly vowed never to hand over the suspects. We dont feel concerned by the tribunals decisions for us it will be as if no decision was ever announced if our brothers are unjustly sentenced as we expect we will maintain their innocence. The former Prime Ministers killing tour Lebanon Society apart he was considered the leader of the muslims in the community whose assassin belongs to a shiite group the verdict is unlikely to heal divisions theres been political instability since killing it was also followed by a series of assassinations that targeted anti Syrian Government figures in the country since then the Political Landscape changed the balance of power favors hezbollah and its allies which control political and military power but some see an opportunity to solve the latest political crisis. Saw hariri called on hezbollah to sacrifice the same way he and his group sacrificed and this somehow opens the doors for settling political issues the court which can only accuse individuals didnt tie has a bonus leadership to the murder but it indirectly implicated it leading many to believe the verdict could either set the stage for further instability or and years of confrontation that followed the assassination. Of the hariri is the eldest son of the late lebanese Prime Minister rafik hariri he joins us ever skype from london thanks very much indeed for being with us has been a long time to get to this point whats your reaction to the verdict. A lot of thank you for having me. Today today is a difficult. You know as you know we were there when the isis initial happened. Like to send my condolences to my family my brothers my sisters and also to the 21 members family who died. This is a very difficult day to all of us having said that it is very clear that my leaving of the of the verdict this was sending my actual. Key operative of hezbollah was indicted of all the counts 2nd its Crystal Clear that this assassination is not the person or sister nation but a political assassination and the court was very clear in the direct evidence they spoke about it that it clearly. Is not one at that time the political environment was extremely charged yes just on that point to that that the presiding judge said the trial chambers of the view that syria and hizbollah may have had noticed a limit 8 to mr hariri and some of his political allies however he goes on there is no evidence that has been his leadership had any involvement in harrys made and theres no direct evidence of syrian involvement in it what was your reaction to that particular part of the verdict my reaction is very clear that the court as as you know very well that its mandated cannot it can only go after individuals so interest really clear its mandate is limited to individuals not parties or states even if they are sponsoring terrorism it is Crystal Clear that they were very there they were quite limited also the court said they were handling would be the actual. Site of the of the of the explosion which made it even more difficult to have final. Conclusion on that but its Crystal Clear that in direct evidence shows that its that its a political assassination and when they spoke clearly about the sort of middle of the storm. The submitting were less or supported. The withdrawal of syrian troops and the disarmament of the militias and at the time what was left is hezbollah and all the meeting between them and there were in my limited time when he told them you know quote unquote you know the end im sorry quarters opposition and one quarter of not and he said syria cannot do liban on forever so. What do you want to see happen with hizbollah now do you i mean theyve theyve made it clear theyre not going to hand over any of their operatives what do you want hizbollah to do now. I think most important is we need to get our act together and im in coordination with the factory are. Speaking to him and coordination with the but they are i commend them for the blueprint he did but they are carrying the blueprint he did on the neutrality of lebanon we need to get our act together. As we had after the. Last aligned to. Hoping that we might just get you back in a 2nd its just hold for a 2nd in case it comes back to you are great you come back were sorry we just had a glitch on the line there and i just wanted to quickly pick up with you on on your plans are you planning to return to to lebanon to seek some sort of role in the future running of the country because a it has reached a crisis point hasnt it off of the explosion a couple of weeks ago what are you planning to go back and be somehow involved in the in the future of lebanon. If i can go back now you know. I was raised in just one school i love my country i love my people i love my legacy over a few if i can go back a lot in today no less as youve noticed as you know as many not as i want to say in a way or another weve been a nationally shoppin movie where everybody silent we are we are trying to spearhead and show that this configuration cannot cannot cannot go on and all who supported it yes i intend to contribute to public life one way or another but as you know i have no intention to. Office of the Prime Minister but i intend truly to. To to serve. In what way and you said everybody has been involved in it do you include your brother who was a Prime Minister do you think that he should put himself aside and not be tried involved in politics in future i would say that hezbollah and the warlords and all who supported that configuration in the last 15 years led to financial collapse to an economic collapse and then what happened on the floor that just disappeared. The callousness the negligence and finally the clarity that this assassination was. Political assassination all or all that all that configuration and the ones who supported cannot cannot have a role in the future of their own yes what kind of danger is there at this point after this verdict of any kind of reigniting of the sunni and miltie is that something you see as a risk. I dont see any others i dont see anyone trying to to to to prove to to defend this configuration whether she arson it was or question and i think no one is willing to do to carry even if it was nice to talk or anything to. You know in addition and in defending i think there is a full divorce and ive never seen the lebanese population more in unison the way they are into wanting to divorce the configuration i have. To tell me on that the divorce in the configuration you mean breaking down the the stablish method of getting a government thats been place in lebanon for a long time one who do you get help in a stabbings in this new order that you want to me is it you looking for help an International Community or what. When we were in a complete utter destruction after the civil war we had to get our we have to get our act together and what i mean by that is we need an independent government nonsectarian professional not a big one but an efficient one whereas that it sets its priorities. At the that symbiotic or that structure within within the Public Sector you know we have massive corruption according to transparency we have unleashed you know it levels the judiciary the Security Apparatus the government must act must have the support of the majority. Of the lebanese as i said we are in and coordination with the party are and also must set this priorities to reconstruction aid i. M. F. World bank and finally i would like to see constitutional reform like we had in the where which is separating it from the legislative branch and the executive branch and establishment of a center yes this area thank you very much indeed for taking the time torches and aljazeera appreciate it thanks for. An arrest warrant has been issued for the head of beirut support over that massive explosion which devastated the city earlier this month has uncovered 10 was one of 25. 00 officials questioned by police after the blast more than 200 people were killed and thousands injured when a stockpile of Ammonium Nitrate exploded at the port on august the 4th the chemicals had been stored there for 6 years investigators are trying to figure out who knew about the stockpile and why it hadnt been safely disposed of. Coming up on. The head of the u. S. Postal service suspends plans to cut costs of to be accused of trying to sabotage a president ial election. Gazas only power plant shuts down leaving 2000000. 00 people with only 4 hours of electricity a day. And sport with International Athletes unable to compete in this world cup event has taken on a very different look and is here with that story. About the russian government has admitted some Police Officers have resigned as pressure grows on president Alexander Lukashenko to go as well more state workers have also walked off the job to the delight of demonstrators. Protesters say this months president ial election was rigged and a calling for the long time needed to resign on the best day of jailed Opposition Leader sergei to. Supporters have rallied outside the prison where hes been held since may was that. Here at the k. G. B. Prison in the center of minsk. You cannot presumably be held but some reports say that he was brought away from this prison to another because some people have been gathering here for his birthday which is today. Is the husband of for the main opposition candidates for the planet the kind of guy who also had a message for his birthday but that message was directed at the government. This blatant injustice and lawlessness demonstrates how this decaying system works the system where one man controls everything one man has been holding this country in fear for 26 years already one man stole from belorussians their choice my husband asks me to pass you his words he and other Political Prisoners are wasting their time in jail he asks you not to waste your time not to sit still but to do Everything Possible in order to live in a country for life happy birthday sergey while protests and strikes are still ongoing and valorous is also increasing diplomatic russia. The european leaders. Have been in touch with your foot in moscow and interestingly they have been calling him and not. That means that putin is increasingly turning into a mediator and even possibly a kingmaker in the situation and the future in the balance of course for russia its very important that the bellows is not too much under the influence of the European Union or nato even so theres a key role for moscow here but its also very questionable if putin is still willing to to back a look at shanghai was on the increasing pressure to resign and who has lost so much support in the last couple of weeks so another solution could be in the making to look at the not or a less toxic leader here in. Which is agreeable to the European Union and also to moscow. The u. S. Postal service is suspending cost cutting measures amid a public outcry over warnings that it could affect the upcoming president ial election its head lou is to joy said last week that the service wouldnt be able to handle the volume of mail in ballots in now says any operational changes will be made after the november election to joy is a republican donor and reported postmaster general by President Donald Trump theyve been accused of trying to sabotage the mail network ahead of the election mike hanna is live for us in washington d. C. Mike will this be enough to stop the outcry well no because weve already heard from the speaker of the house nancy pelosi who says that the meeting on saturday in the house is going to go ahead at that particular meeting a bill will be passed which suspends all the changes within the Postal Service essentially walks them back and puts the Postal Service as it was at the beginning of the year she points out in a statement in reaction to detroit statement that he is not rolling back what hes already done all hes doing is freezing any changes within the Postal Service but will not for example replace those mail sorting machines that were decommissioned in the recent weeks so it will be not enough for the democrats although nancy pelosi does say its a step forward but this is not going to let them easy attack on a Postal Service that they believe is operating with a political intent rather than satisfying the millions of american citizens who rely on that Postal Service every day meanwhile like another big night at the Democratic National convention. Yes the subject of the convention the c evening is leadership once again as they did last night the democrats are attempting to provide this huge show of unity between the different factions of the party among those speaking tonight will be what are described as the young up and comers within the Democratic Party including Alexander Cortez who has been controversial within certain sectors of the Democratic Party but once again they throwing the young up and coming leaders along with ones off the past such as john kerry the former secretary of state is going to be a keynote speaker and the closing address will be by the candidates wife dr jill biden she has been very close to joe biden in terms of working on this campaign and shes going to be the headline speaker on this evening one must mention to as well that a gritty weve seen the impact of having a Virtual Convention viewership is down by some 27 percent compared to the convention in 2016 this is attributed to the fact not necessarily because of lack of support for the Democratic Party but because of the nature of the event moving from a live exciting event to television to something that is virtual with pretape packages pretape speeches along with some alive speeches but certainly going to be a display by the Democratic Party of the unity between its various wings mike hanna thank you very much andy. Still to come around there this news hour south africas Tourism Industry counts the cost of 5 months in lockdown. An invasion or a political distraction why the u. K. Government is being accused of manufacturing a migrant crisis on englands south coast. And sport the n. B. A. Champion is setting his sights on winning the title with a new teen playoff action coming up later you heard that it. Was. 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A member of hezbollah has been convicted of conspiring to kill former lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri Selena ash was one of 4 suspects tried for the 2005 car bomb attack in bay ridge. About a russian government has admitted some Police Officers have resigned as pressure grows on the countrys president to go as well more state workers are off the job during a tense day of demonstrations calling for Alexander Lukashenko to resign. Lets get more on our top story the apparent coup in mali of the countrys protest movement says the military uprising isnt a coup but a popular insurrection after months of antigovernment rallies since june tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets demanding that president abraham were to resign they blame him for rampant corruption a failing economy and worsening security in the north the west African Regional bloc ecowas has been trying to mediate between the opposition and government but a probe proposed power sharing agreement was rejected by protesters. In recess and carries a journalist whos at the military compound just outside bamako where mollys leaders are being held can you tell us if we got any more information about whats happening to them. Good evening everyone actually there is no are no really information coming out so that you just want to remain the same from. Bringing the president up in others also the Prime Minister. For military. Fighting inside an office become so im here outside this also wishing for any kind of man coming out of this remote and when we were expecting to hear from the army do you think that still likely this evening so we start expecting to hear a statement from the army until we see me yes we still are expecting that when they have been writing the multimedia they are writing the statement and they have the discussion about what they have to say to muslim public to get them inform about the situation so we are. Outside of the office waiting for the. To come out and Say Something to the press and people standing outside with working for them yourself and i thank you very much indeed for that update Vicki Huddleston is a former u. S. Ambassador to mali she joins us via skype from santa fe thanks very much for being with us so the protest Movement Spokesman said the detention the president is not a military coup but a popular insurrection what do you make of the situation in mali now. Well 1st let me say my heart really played star like its one of the poorest countries in the world it used to be democratic its people used you know long and now its suffering to me and violence affiliates alqaeda and the slum exchange have taken also to much of the central central mali and have spread into neighboring countries have seen a pos so in need share their government is one popular and that people are being normal slate frustrated with the alleged corruption so i can see what theyre saying on the other hand the president of mali was democratically elected and the military needs to release the president and the Prime Minister and go back to the barracks what molly needs is a unity government and perhaps a solution which the president voluntarily give as at least some of its powers to satisfy their very very deep felt 1st ration of the mali and theres been regional condemnation of the turn of events weve also heard from the un saying they should be released and so on how dangerous if this continues as a coup and as a kind of insurrection with the leaders kind of being removed in a way out dangerous is it for mali and for the region. Oh its enormously dangerous because it shows chaos it shows a weakening never mind it shows sad that people in mali are not behind their government and so what does this do it gives amp it s. True the new al qaeda affiliate which has many mali and in that family at the foot of example i meet it gives impetus to this lament state and also yet. It didnt grade any possibility that sooner mar late because the leader of the opposition who is the chiller leader is a very conservative. Muslim past they were trained in saudi arabia. To eco so many of the people in the west and west africa are very much afraid that he might take power in mali and i dont think he is reflective of somalia and people on the whole practice the suzi religion which is a much more mild form of islam than someone who is trained by whatever the. Aspers im sorry away but you know they would be following an embolism in the country some molly has in the 3 made up of a situation that it needs right away to get the military back in the barracks and to get the Prime Minister and president out of the custody of the military what do you think the International Community should do for example france which has been involved in mali ping to. Contain or to try to contain some of those fight as up in the northern area. Yes well theres all sorts of things that need to be done the urgent thing is to restore calm and peace and get the military back to the barracks then you have to sit down with the west african governments theres already a negotiator thats former president johnson that nigeria and come up with a solution that provides a unity government then the 2nd issue is the insurgency and the insurgency parts not even insurgency are really yes. Fight but true. Why not hire affiliates and this law mixtape they have to be defeated but if theyre going to be a fact of League Complete at the United Nations a group in mali which is 15000. 00 strong but is located mainly in the north needs to be reformed with the topper mandate a mandate that actually allows them to can front the enemy and the enemy is located mainly in the center of mali not in the north the north where the rebellion happened in 2012 which the french effectively with ma lands and in particular a nice area hence the fake tiddly put down in that region that depleted that outside of tel it has now reestablished itself in the center of mali that they cannot continue vickies or to gather. These forces need to. Have to believe thats why ill find me a peaceful solution for the people of mali Vicki Huddleston a former u. S. Ambassador to money thank you very much indeed for taking the time to talk to us on today thank you youre welcome. Gazas only power station has shut down after israel cut off the supply of fuel strips 2000000. 00 residents now have as little as 4 hours of power a day the israeli restriction is one of several in response to incendiary balloon launches from gaza as harry force reports from west jerusalem. Even before Tuesday Morning in the shutdown of the only power station gazas 2000000 people were dealing with an acute shortage of electricity the Maximum Capacity was a little more than a 3rd of the 500 megawatt demand and now the shortfall has got worse. As in stopping the fuel supply means losing the 63. 00 mic whats that the guy is a power station produces which means losing a 3rd of the power we have the previous timetable was 6 hours on and 10 hours off now we can provide 3 to 4 hours only to israel stop delivery of the diesel fuel to generate the electricity last week as part of its latest round of tensions with hamas gazas ruling faction houses resumed its tactic of launching balloons carrying incendiary and explosive materials into israeli territory. Theyve also been what it calls night disturbances along the border fence and rocket launches into israel israel has carried out nightly as strikes as well as barring all but humanitarian cargo closing off the seat of Fishing Vessels and stopping fuel deliveries its a blow to economy already on its knees with unemployment surging and 55 percent of People Living below the poverty line gazas oldest ice cream marie was already restricted by the power shortages to using just one of its 7 production lines now its owner says its time to shut up shop. Ill send my workers home and shut down the factory 4 hours arent enough because you need 2 hours at least to cool the machines before starting the production process it also means that the distributors will stop buying my products because they dont have enough electricity to store the ice cream the power shortage brings with it an environmental cost to affecting Water Supplies desalination plants and treatment of waste water the west worked out as 1. 00 of the most important problems that we are facing and they got the fed. The loan. 11 discharged more than 120000 copies of rolls there was the sea water and the beaches of the gaza strip directly without in the treatment thats the equivalent of 50 olympic sized pool every day at a time of year when gazas residents look to the seaside as a place to relax and cool off an egyptian delegation traveled from gaza to israel on monday reportedly with a list of demands from hamas for the fulfillment of what it says israeli commitments on easing the blockade and allowing for improvements to the infrastructure and economy of the gaza strip such external mediation efforts have worked in the past but usually only once a situation has deteriorated more with greater levels of violence that weve seen so far this time are a force that aljazeera west jerusalem a bastion in president has dismissed an agreement between israel and the u. A. E. To normalize relations as nonsense under the u. S. Brokered deal israel will suspend plans to annex parts of the west bank but what about us accused me of turning its back on palestine that. They have turned their backs on everything the rights of the Palestinian People the palestinian state the 2 state solution and holy to roussillon which has been an excuse and they announce its an extension they have turned their backs on all of this and came to tell us that they came to suspend its annex nation for the palestinians and that we should be happy about it this is deception it is rejected and it is a stab in the back of the palestinian cause 1st afford a half 1000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the u. K. From france this year many seek and are given asylum and its a number thats low compared with other European Countries but one local politician has called their arrival an invasion to know how looks at why the issue is dominating the headlines in britain. The u. K. Government built on bricks it and taking back control has instead been losing it control of the economy jobs social care even education all thanks to corona virus now the borders seem under threat as well Asylum Seekers have been a riving in small boats for weeks hundreds on some days in the fine summer weather. For 3 incident in which the Ruling Conservative Party m. P. For dover and deal didnt answer our requests for an interview but the question we might have asked this with Asylum Seeker numbers far smaller than on the continent is this socalled crisis being manufactured to distract from other problems there is no real emergency this is a slow trickle just as there has always been and what we get in response is this extraordinary heavy handed home office replied puts new jobs in tries to militarize the situation and treats most refugees as a form of sort of military invasion along the kent coast with france in the distance resentment is easily stirred among core bricks its supporters at the end of the day were paying for them are i can it go i go on and on and on and in for night and. Thats what im saying you know where these people going to go and what that resentment tells you is that for some people theres now more to worry about than economic recession and job losses or faltering trade talks with the European Union theres talk of deploying warships to patrol the channel the government demands france and others do more and in some of the usual quarters the take back control narrative is making a comeback leading the charge of the government as a criticism of all of this is of course the home secretary pretty purcel she has said what is happening in the trial isnt just unacceptable she said that its shameful Refugee Rights campaigners are concerned. Green wiley proselyte made his own journey to britain from afghanistan 13 years ago the government wants to find somebody to blame and refugees are 9 the easiest scapegoat so we have been blamed for the problems that we have not created so the public attention is goes away from making the government responsible and accountable for their inaction or action wrong action and then i look look all this declaring waiting out there in a bunch of migrants and so on we are just human beings and we deserve dignity and respect in future britain outside the European Union will remain attractive to some seeking asylum but briggs it means theyll be no recourse to common e. U. Laws and structures so theres an irony here that taking back control will make it harder to stop refugees coming and harder to send them back joe the whole aljazeera dover an unprecedented Emergency Alert has been issued because of floods in southwest china tens of thousands of people have been affected by the worst flooding in Sichuan Province for 100 years its prompted the local government to raise its Emergency Response to the highest level for the 1st time days of torrential rain caused the yangtze and tributaries to overflow forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes and in chinas northwest rescue workers are continuing to evacuate stranded villages following a mudslide dozens of people were forced to take refuge on roofs helicopters are being called in with residents quested to safety in gansu province the World Health Organization has warned the coronavirus pandemic is causing a Mental Health crisis in the americas its regional director says theres been heightened stress and drug and alcohol use due to the length of some knock downs caused to Domestic Violence helpline is of also risen in argentina colombia and mexico the americas have been hit hardest by the disease with almost 11 and a half 1000000 confirmed cases and 400000 deaths thats 64 percent of the global death toll. South africas government is warning the coronavirus pandemic could cost 400000. 00 jobs in the Tourism Sector alone economy is being reopened after 5 months of Strict Lockdown at the countrys borders a still shut to visitors and normally bustling tourist sites remain deserted from into minute reports from johannesburg lucky mardi relies on tourists to villa the street and so were told to make a living the car park attendant still comes to work during one of the worlds longest lock downs but business is quiet he applied to the governments covert relief fund for a grant of 20. 00 a month but says hes not received anything hes done so as the people who sell stuff do quiet. Fairly quiet and i dont want to digging up old those people who it was have been up all day and theyre also hungry like me. For the street was once home to former president Nelson Mandela and archbishop emeritus desmond tutu the area usually bustles with tourists and students and school twas 5 months into south africas lock down its deserted. Before the covert 1000. 00 pandemic up to 400. 00 customers a day from all over the world would visit this restaurant which specializes in traditional food now its owner says hes lucky if he sees a handful of customers a day he hopes the easing of lockdown restrictions and the resumption of alcohol sales even if limited to certain hours will boost business for us its been difficult because we used to sell buffy before and for us to change from their profits set up to be in a locker or of sales plays that has meant was quite difficult and made tool of about 1000 people to stay at home instead of the 100 intern we normally have south africas Revenue Service is the ban on cigarettes and alcohol sales cost the economy almost 600000000. 00 in tax revenue and affected thousands of jobs so that ruka has an official Unemployment Rate of about 30 percent the government had hoped to use the Tourism Industry to boost the economy and create jobs but with tourists attractions deserted for months more job losses are feared the government says about 400000. 00 jobs in the tourist industry alone could be lost as of africas borders remain closed its hopes Domestic Tourism will pick up. Trash. While many are celebrating the easing of the months of restrictions others dont know when theyll be busy again for me to aljazeera johannesburg. Still to come my own knowledge is there this news out. A step closer to naming a new head coach andy will behave with all the details and spoilt. His own day with all the sport. Thank you so much lauren perry son jim out of reach the Champions League final for the 1st time in their history. Are sick of germany 3 nil in their semifinal this much being played behind closed doors in portugal marquee in your head it home the opener for the french champions angle di maria adding a 2nd just before halftime one been outscored number 3 and one of the french teams ever won this title that was must say back in 9903 now appears she found could witness that moment of history in lisbon many gathering to watch the match in paris the team has already won a domestic trouble of trophies this season on sunday page she will face either by in munich only on an european footballs biggest club game. Well cayman has said he does whats become barcelona is a new manager but the no deal has been finalized just yet hes arrived in barcelona force and talks at the moment kim is in charge of the Dutch National scene still he won 4 League Titles and the european cup with pastor as a player for the clubs fans say a big overhaul is required if that sort of success is to return. I think he is a very good coach and he will be good for about barcelona but on the other hand i still believe there is a need for a big change and just the coach is a great manager. Not so well after us but hes a legend in this club he scored the winning goal when they won the european cup for the 1st time he was a great player and if you dont take over i hope he does well i think they came through at the end of the cycle and its good it was against by you and was a lake a turning point they need to make. The claim everything and to rebuild the team scratch from the beginning with you play yours on the going to need only to change the coach but also many many players or barcelona fired sporting director eric earlier on choose day 24 hours after sacking their head coach k. Sets in the departures coming after the clubs eights to defeat against byron munich in the Champions League last 8 also finished behind realm adrift in the Spanish League this season. Other than their magic of stunt top seeded Milwaukee Bucks its a game one of their n. B. A. Playoff series going up against the reigning m. V. P. To compare the magic and said the best of 7 series as outsiders a lot of bills have a big lead with the help of make shoes score 35 points in a game the Magic Holding off the bucs to win 1221 san. Are any champions the Toronto Raptors also got off to a winning start and their playoff series some of their championship rivals also impressed to see how mike reports ive enjoyed the defense has been on display its the moment every boscobel fan waits for the start of the n. B. A. Playoffs. 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There was definitely a sense of playoff fever as the l. A. Clippers took on the Dallas Mavericks the clippers the 30 the most likely team to challenge the lakers in the west but they had to work hard to win their opener 29 points from franchise play acquire leonard saw them battle it out to a 1800 to 110 with the clippers will need him to stay on target as they look to win their birthday ever n. B. A. Championship. This year so well malik. A lot brown james says hes as mentally sharp as ever heading into the l. A. Lakers opening playoff game the 35 year old aiming to win his 4th n. B. A. Title with his 3rd difference in the lake is a finish top of the western conference taking on the portland trail blazers in just a few ousts. Of the winter games in new zealand are usually the 1st world cup event of the season for freestyle skiing is all very different this Year International competitors not able to compete due to coronavirus so instead of there being 700. 00 plays for more than 40 countries all this time out its a concert featuring only new zealands best skiis and snowboarders. Ok lets get back to lauren in london thanks very much indeed andy and thats it for me this news hour 1st about our be here in a minute with more of the days news thanks for watching now. As countries begin easing coronavirus restrictions scientists warn of a 2nd wave of infections in the last few leaders. In front of their neighborhood and many feel the economy is being prioritized about for human life until fall of people called your claim to focus on the outfield because i can put would like to places we bring you the latest developments from across the globe coronavirus funded special coverage on a. 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