Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240712

A blistering attack on donald trump by the new official democratic candidate for President Joe Biden. And draft dodgers or an inspiration for a nation why south korean pop stars are causing controversy of a Compulsory Military Service. Im joined again with the sports nearly a year after it began footballs Europa League is set to reach its conclusion after a coronavirus hit season with 5 time champion severe taking on into man for the trophy. The batteries in the opposition candidate is calling for more mass protests to keep up the pressure on president Alexander Lukashenko said lana to kind of sky own schooling is leading the call rather for the president s resignation theres been demonstrations for 12 Straight Days including some of the biggest antigovernment rallies in minsk since the fall of the soviet union the kind of sky fed to lithuania after the election which see she says was rigged against her. People in batteries today are being beaten just for expressing their opinion people in bellary said being thrown in prison for taking part in peaceful protest my husband is in prison in bellerose just for daring to dream about a country for life our common goal is simple we dont want to live with fear in lies anymore we want what everyone in the world is entitle to the right to live the right to be safe in the street the right not to be imprisoned without a fair trial and the right to fair free and Transparent Elections where the leaders of france and germany say they are determined to keep supporting protesters in belarus Emmanuel Khan hosted Angela Merkel at his official summer residence in the south of france on thursday the concept that it is up to the betters ian people to find a solution to the standoff but the e. U. Stands ready to help steadfast and joins us now live in minsk so step what else did to come of sky i have to say today. Well shes holding her 1st press conference in exile in lithuania and she was asked if she is going to run for the presidency again if there would be new Fair Elections but she was very invasive about his questions she said its a bit early days and it is indeed early days because the situation here in minsk and in belarus has significantly significantly changed in the last couple of days its very clear the president is tightening his grip on power hes still very much in control of the Security Forces protests have 1st still been going on but theyre smaller than they were before there is this Opposition Council which also has been installed by the kind of sky and thats why im here at this theater because one of the leaders of this. Council is now in hiding because hes fearing for his life members of the council have also been faced with the charges criminal charges for an appeal to overthrow the government several members of this council have been questions this morning there was fear that it would be detained but they have just gone out of this this investigative for committee but there is also of course a lot of fear that this Police Crackdown that we saw just 2 weeks ago is going to happen again so we have these repeated calls for more protests given the president s threats of those calls to go out on the streets likely to be heeded. There will be more protests its unbelievable how defiant people have been and they are still defiant despite more Police Presence also last night thousands of people came out to the Independence Square again there are most more protests announced for today there will be a big rally in the weekends but it also is a feeling that the momentum has sort of turned and that this whole fight between the government and the opposition and also the fight for new elections might take a lot longer than they were hoping before also the strikes are not expanding as the kind of sky has been hoping for because they also have been detentions of leaders of these strikes and theres also repercussions for people workers who are striking theyre losing their jobs or losing their salary so that has made the situation very difficult for people who have been joining these protests ok thank you for that update there steadfast in live for us in minsk lets get more of this now with finlands minister for Foreign Affairs of these so he joins us on from how sinky thank you for your time what are your concerns about whats happening right now. But of course we have many concerts one is that baez has been used against the peaceful demonstrators and also that there are still Political Prisoners in the country including some key Opposition Leaders of course in these circumstances that we now see that people are continuing to demonstrate but most christians and also the ordinary some columns of the opposition i said of course we are afraid that the more progress on mall beat an ace more by a landslide photo and of course we have been appealing but lets go into the leadership of for better or release Political Prisoners not to use violence against them off their backs i mean if youve spoken with the bellers in foreign minister how hopeful are you that they will actually be a peaceful transition of power given that we have this defiance from the protesters and apparently from the patient. That actually we went last november or to all means create the sweeties the foreign minister living there and have even a meeting with the president lukashenko and of course at peel that this would be korea they were like something based didnt happen now will i have to call tool the way im ok the foreign minister of some of course appealed that violence should not be used and that they knew they were such on this record. That Security Organization of europe though is see to participate us. And also allow their percent of these to come to the country unfortunately this is not yet the case but i think its very important that we continually continuously are in contact with the leaders of popular. An appeal to them to to move on korea. The e. U. Is expressing solidarity with the protest is but there appears to be a limit on how far the bloc is willing to go why is that. But i think its better if this is over in country and its very important that this movement that this is now there its. Not a moment of people who are on this issue should be sold into the country we dont accept of course any outer in the fear itself of the issues and a bit but at the same time european interest really to be who are being committed crimes against the demonstrators or who have been making. The results of the lexus the put them on the sex one centralist they have had earlier sanctions against this kind of individuals and i think its a good idea that the because you know like that this is on the persian now that brings me to my last question just quickly do you expect those sanctions to have any actual impact on the direction that it appears that it is taking. But i think these sanctions are reality or of course call any individual who is saying that is it private or wrong what he or she is doing currently on the messes that somebody somebody is listing illegal Violence Police violence against the demonstrators i think its a very strong message so its important that the people go so pressure against those who are using violence or who have been persecuted good acts are examples ok thank you time pick out this stuff in the minister for Foreign Affairs. Thank you. The wife of russian opposition politician Alexei Novell the says docked is a putting his life at risk by refusing calls to move him from a hospital in siberia hes still in a serious condition in the city of ohms after a suspected poisoning but doctors have told junia only shouldnt be moved because his condition is unstable the valleys team says that keeping him there under pressure from the kremlin. Thank you charles and you know they refused to allow him to be moved or they 2 hours ago the situation was such documents for his transfer were being prepared 2 hours later they refused to handover alexy we think they say the substance disappears from his body he is not in a Good Condition and we do not trust this hospital we demand that hes handed over to us so he can be treated in an independent hospital by doctors we trust and all the head of the valleys Anticorruption Foundation says they heard from police that a deadly substance was found in his body runs out limited use continue to go on the bench or we were in the office of the head doctor and a traffic policeman came in and showed us his phone saying this is a substance we found and the head doctor says well so what if you found it we went up to the Police Officer who showed us a phone and we asked her what kind of substance is that she said that information is confidential to the investigation and we cannot tell you but this substance is deadly the substance is not only endangering alexias life but also people around him the german air ambulance has landed in arms come for an offer from chancellor Angela Merkel to treat him in europe. For intervention or through i hope and wish that he will recover as quickly as possible and if you wish to do so and what applies to friends also applies to germany we will offer him all the medical help he needs and he can turn to german hospitals but of course he has to request. On thursday small scale demonstrations were held in a number of russian cities in support of developing some protest as accused president Vladimir Putin over the suspected poisoning there were reports of several arrests. Well our sound yesterday on the votes called for is a freelance journalist she joins us now from moscow alexandra weve heard quite a bit of contradictory information one doctor at the hospital saying theres no indication of poisoning the valleys team saying yes there has been an indication it was poisoning water without. Well in the recent developments there was some lights to say shed on this and that is just recently the head doctor of the hospital again spoke to the press and he says that the primary diagnosis theyre working with and they have several he says is actually the disorder of the bill ism so this order in the balance of carbohydrates now this is a very wide thing and some of these conditions can be acquired and can affect brain functions but more detail he was not he also said that this alleged poison or substance and that the team of now finally was shown is actually pieces of plastic glass that were found on clothes and a skin off viney doctors exclude poisoning as a possible cause of condition of the opposition rational position of either instead theyre saying that they found the no traces of any poison either in the blood nor in you or in but before death another doctor from the same hospital the head doctor he said that theyre going to keep on running tests searching for the possible soft substances that could cause this now this is. They dont believe it in a family of the violin the amongst his friends and team and that there was no foul play that there was no poisoning they keep on insisting that hes been poisoned and they want to move him out of that hospital they want to bring him to doctors they say they can trust and they say we have a plane ready we are ready to take responsibility for this and doctors are saying no you cannot because that is not enough hes not in a condition to be transported but theyre also said that actually they said they told the diagnosis to the wife and brother of the violin the whiles the press 2nd to know why knees denying that she said they were told only symptoms and that they actually wrote a request to the hospital the protocol of the Doctors Medical council to be released to them as well as the results of the medical research and analysis have been done on the filing. Ok. There are these attempts to move him to germany that doesnt seem to be happening have we had any more from the kremlin well at this point no they said to me that it was a spokesperson of the russian president that they wish him a speedy recovery as they would to any citizen they said that if the family wishes so and dr approve it and the family puts an official request they will help france board him abroad that they have nothing against such a thing or but they say lets wait and see the results of the results of the analysis that were done to be to be saying whether he was poisoned or not poisoned well according to what doctors are saying in the hospital hes not been poisoned but as i say there is this believe in family and there is believe amongst his friends that doctors are not under pressure and theyre saying their their decision is everything good but medical ok thank you so much for that alex on just going on there its called for joining us from moscow. Ok were bringing you some breaking news just coming into hand now libyas u. N. Backed government has announced a cease fire they are urging the demilitarization on the surface and also calling for elections we will be trying to get a hold of our correspondent who is on the ground but just recapping that libyas u. N. Backed government has announced a cease fire we will bring you more on that story as it comes to have got plenty more ahead on this news are encouraging. It was no coup says the military in mali its leaders insist the president resigned voluntarily live updates just ahead. And find out why people in the Chinese Capital beijing ive been told not to wear a mask outdoors. And support the crowd of us pandemic hits the upcoming world cup ski season joe will have the details in a few minutes on. The u. S. Has formally triggered the process that it hopes could lead to all International Sanctions being reimposed on iran but washingtons closest allies have already rejected the move kristen salumi reports from the United Nations in new york. U. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o made a special trip to u. N. Headquarters to formally accused iran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal in a letter submitted to the Security Council president he argues iran has been enriching uranium and supplying weapons to proxy militias in the middle east its an attempt to trigger u. N. Procedures that would lead to the automatic reinstatement of sanctions this process will lead to those sanctions coming back into effect 30 days for them today. Our message is very very simple United States will never allow the Worlds Largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and sell planes tanks missiles and other kinds of conventional weapons the u. N. Sanctions will continue the arms embargo the socalled snap back provision was part of the deal negotiated 5 years ago theres just one problem the u. S. Withdrew from the deal in 2018 but that it is now but its not going to take a break up you got to do which is a but is a book and he said be away with us its not iran like russia says the u. S. Move is illegal and the act of a bully that knocking is going to happen in 30 or 31. 00 days because the u. S. Has to enjoy the support of the Security Council which does not exist the u. S. Position is being critical and a security johnson the United States has put its european allies on the Security Council in a very awkward position they didnt speak publicly but issued a statement saying they cannot support the u. S. Is unilateral move because they want to preserve the International Nuclear deal that is as long as the iranians hold up their end of it the one thing that could actually turn a lot of the europeans. Back to the u. S. Side in these discussions would be a serious problem. I think that what were likely to see is the iranians you know the u. S. Electoral calendar simply white it could make for uncomfortable relations in the Security Council at least until November Christine salumi al jazeera the United Nations. Observers a big joins us now live from tehran the us said as they had their cousins report provocations by iran could turn the europeans back on to the american side in this case what we heard so far from the iranians. Well the rains preempted the United States move in terms of going to the United Nations with the issuing a letter to the United Nations an open letter where foreign minister divides raef called the u. S. Moves unacceptable illegal and said it was a dangerous move in it he reiterated they rein in line which is that the United States is in no position and has no right to trigger that mechanism and reimposed those sanctions because theyre no longer a party to that agreement he called on the International Community to stop the u. S. Moves and to stand up to the United States now divides reverse also return an explanation a reaching out to no ordinary iranians on social media of whats taking place at the United Nations but also irans position in that letter he said that regardless of the outcome that victory is with iran because iran has defended its position with logic and good man and now the reason hes reaching out to ordinary iranians is because this deal has exactly been popular across the board here in iran some people who are opposed to it from the very beginning and many people a great deal of trust and hope in the president Hassan Rouhani his government and this nuclear deal and it hasnt really delivered so far so far mr devolves reviews not only having to defend iran abroad but also defend his position here but he has said that the International Community the expression the europeans the u. K. France and germany need to stand up to the United States or iran calls us pulling now those 3 European Countries have said that they dont support the u. S. But thats not supporting them is one thing but standing up to donald trump or opposing the United States is another something that iran has mentioned several times and is a source of frustration but we also understand that lawmakers here in iran are putting together an urgent motion that motion we understand will say that if the United States is successful in reimposing those sanctions that iran Must Withdraw from the j. C. Thats the 2015 nuclear deal now if that passes the government here have president Hassan Rouhani government would have to withdraw if the u. S. Is successful in reimposing those sanctions. Ok thank you for that other bag there live from terror. Were going back now to our breaking news that libyas u. N. Backed government has announced a cease fire in the demilitarized ation of it and also apparently calling for elections that spring and my vote at the head joins us now from tripoli well good what more do we know. This is this statement from the u. S. Government based in tripoli says that the government to declaring a cease fire. Across the country and according to the government taking into choir is that both cities and egypt and since in libya. Did militarized. The statement by the government just christians on the. Day in the cease fire is to rid the country. As you know. Russian minister is other missing from c. D. s some of them countries are positioned in central libya with bombs and weapons especially the Group Medicines provide i think recruited by the world moved out of the statement by the government. And the sizes on the fags got to be did the countrys fortunes namely all you should be is you and good looking good on the ice should be lifted and production should be brought back to normal also the statement by the government. Values is that parliamentary and position elections should be held by march next year. As on the other hand because face and fight this statement by the. House of representatives and that is the city of kabul which is pretty limited to the will prefer that it. Does. A good and only ministry on its across the country to hold its military a pretty. Statement by the house of worship of the president of the also suggesting that. It is because those cities of city of senate should be. Police was that his course of this venue to be chosen to be a form of the Presidency Council should be relocated. Ok thank you so much for that update both of the ahead lot for us in tripoli. That is a malis military coup denying they forcibly remove the president from polls saying he resigned voluntarily it had become a has not been seen since he stepped down on tuesday his speech came to seoul just surrounded his health detained him and the Prime Minister the military says hes being held at an Army Barracks for his own protection hes supposed to tell you to live or hes doing very well as a rule the others they arent under arrest they had attained to keep in safety for their own security youll agree with me that after this kind of situation this insecurity for example after he left his home some people attacked his house after hed left some people even come to us on their own initiative for their own safety. And can keep an eye on things well but address is monitoring the story from a quite interesting turn of events the military now saying the president went voluntarily. Exactly but thats not very reaction from the rest of the in International Community whats happened in mali has the makings of a profit makings of an african cool you cannot arrest the president Prime Minister and his cabinet shut down borders take over the state broadcaster make announcement and then call it and then call it anything but a cool thats what the International Community are calling it and by the way the Economic Community of West African States after their extraordinary summit yesterday held. Telecom teleconference are sending a delegation to mali to try to at least get president to buy a book or are out of the hands of the military officers who took over the government or who took over control of mali and its structures in addition weve also heard about more detainees or been released. Protesters and to government protesters who were demonstrating against president abram booker case ive been relieved several of them have been released so far but the army is Still Holding president bush because his cabinet and many others who have been arrested on the 1st day although there was information that early information that the minister of economy or is one of the last persons to have been picked on the day of the cool was released along with a relative of president the bramble because that we have been unable to confirm yet but thats the reports were getting right now and i also what we are hearing is that later today this afternoon supporters or members of the opposition will be holding a prayer and rally session at the Independence Square and its expected that the influential muslim imaam mama dakota will lead the prayer the prayer and rally will be attended according to reports were getting by representatives of the military which took over power from. Its check before 2 oclock local time so thats the situation right now in mali but what they money in or fortys covered mullion authorities are trying to do is to try to get as much sympathy from the local community and the International Community in the wake of sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States although yesterday ecorse said food and medicines are exempt from the sanctions imposed on money and the sanctions include the closure of border cutting financial inflows into mali from Member States but it needs also apart from the for a 15 member countries of course there will also need the support and cooperation of mauritania and algeria who are the other neighbors of money for this to effectively work ok im at interest monitoring the situation in mali from a big thank you. Heres president ial candidate joe biden has formally accepted his partys nomination on missing to overcome what he calls a season of darkness i didnt accuse president trample failing to lead and failing to protect alan fisher has more from wilmington and bidens home state of delaware. I accept this nomination for president of the United States of america 32 years after the 1st run for President Joe Biden is no the democratic candidate the last man standing in what was a large field while be a democratic candidate i will be an american president and now he will face donald trump in november a man hes previously described as i have his depth incompetent and racist but a man he criticized without ever using his name in his speech the choice could not be more clear no rhetoric is needed just judge this president on the facts 5000000 americans infected by covert 90 more than 170000 americans have die by far the worst performance of any nation on earth more than 50000000 people have filed for unemployment this year for the acceptance was moved to a new arena in his home state of delaware it was delivered to an empty room with family watching backstage a nearby stadium was converted into a drive in theater to allow people to watch the speech on the big screen from the socially distance 60 of their cars and the democratic challenger told the country he noised being the guy who is not donald trump isnt enough to win as president the 1st step i will take we to get control of the virus that has ruined so many lives will we be the generation. It finally waifs out the stain of racism from our National Character i believe are up to it i believe were ready and he promised a different Foreign Policy in a Biden White House ill be a president will stand with our allies and friends and make it clear to our adversaries the days of cozying up to dictators is over. The final speech at a convention is normally marked with huge cheers and traditionally a balloon drop but this was a different ending but what has been a different kind of convention. So joe biden has finally convinced the Democratic Party he should be the president ial candidate normally after the convention the candidate hits the campaign trail crisscrossing the country but because of covert that can happen this time around but still he has 11 weeks to convince the country that what he put on display in his speech his vision his policies even his personality is what America Needs no alan fischer aljazeera wilmington delaware. Well time now for the weather hair is jenny and Tropical Storm genevieve is still causing problems it is its been a few days now this one came and yes its mexico this really bore the brunt of all of this and its not done just yet so let me start with the satellite you can see where it is it doesnt look too threatening but you can see certainly here that the cloud is sunny covering much of the southern portion of the baja peninsula and that is of course where the rain is now but just look at the damage this is where its on the in the south and acapulco they can see the damage that was done the flooding and then just look at this this depth of sand that was just created when we had the flood waters come rushing through so this is the progress of the storm you can see its going to run off the coast so its not going to make landfall its hasnt made landfall at all this ystem and it should eventually pull away from land right now it is a Tropical Storm but winds at about 80 kilometers an hour gusting stronger than that and it is Still Producing some dangerous and rip currents particularly long those coastal areas but it is expected to weaken as the day continues and certainly go through saturday it could still be a Tropical Storm but all the while pulling away from the baja peninsula so taking with very heavy amounts of rain but as we head across into Central America and the caribbean we want to not warn but to a tropical depressions both of which could develop into trouble storms in the coming days 1st of all this mass here just sitting off the coast of honduras and then also way off the screen there to the east of the Leeward Islands to be watching both of these this warm sunny producing heavy rains as we go through friday on into south of it this is tropical depression 14 a number 13 that will produce very heavy rains across the Leeward Islands cayman in fact there is a Tropical Storm watch in place there and so well just keep a very close eye on both of these thank you jenny. So its come here on aljazeera we live really close to the pain and trauma of families with loved ones still missing after the explosion in beirut. And then spoke with joe action from the n. B. A. Playoffs as the l. A. Lakers strike back against. The 21st century began with extraordinary Economic Growth across much of latin america. But since this halted in 2008 theres been a political shift to the right on a continent where socialism once thrived to. A chilean politician goes on a journey to meet leading left wing figures to understand why that politics have lost ground so dramatically. Latin america a giant in time oil on aljazeera Investigative Journalism i got my i day look this is why are they on from the press down area about their lives the local expats and discussion should reparations be paid to call. On people losing their support the freedom of the people if you can leave giving voice to the voiceless its like youre going to war zone every time you want programs that open your eyes to an alternative view of the world today on aljazeera. What you are just there are a reminder of our top stories this hour the bee is un recognized government has announced a nationwide cease fire its also calling for elections in march and for the demilitarization of the strategic city of sirte which is controlled by rival forces loyal to will leave hostile. The bell rusian opposition candidate is calling for more mass protests to keep up the pressure on president Alexander Lukashenko. To come a skier its called leading the polls while before his resignation. The wife of russian opposition politician alexina valmy says doctors are putting his life at risk by refusing calls to move him from a hospital in siberia hes still in a serious condition after suspected poisoning. Theres growing controversy surrounding south koreas most famous boy bed b. C. s has achieved worldwide fame of k. Pop styles are also facing questions about when they plan to do military service as required under south korean law a bride reports. They are a global sensation as evidenced by this record breaking virtual concert reaching an estimated 750000 fans worldwide defying the pandemic as the most famous k. Pop band b. T. S. Has managed to connect to an audience far beyond south korea lyrically. Different from typical keep up with the bad because. The identity of. The hip hop band make them tell about their own life history their only experience can be shared by global youth who have had to bury similar experience in their younger age part of that Life Experience for young south korean men includes this Compulsory Military Service its regarded as a jew cheat the tall man over 18 should be proud to fulfill and that no one should skin. But there is a provision to delay your military service until youre 28. 00 if youre studying with the b. T. S. Band members well into their twentys all of them have now we rolled in online courses beating to suspicions their putting off their service for as long as they can. Its helped fuel the debate about whether the k. Pop stars should get an exemption often adored and hounded by fans wherever they go the stresses of k. Pop stardom are well known and its argued they contribute to south koreas prestige abroad prominent sports stars like tottenham Football Players song men get an exemption if they Win International tournaments sounded just a few weeks of basic training and b. T. S. Fans have petitioned the president ial office for their idols to be granted the same exemption still the controversy goes on but in my opinion that if actually the people except it has contributed you know to the raising of the korean you know. I think a president who would you know and then it wouldnt you know quote mr service whichever way it goes its a controversial decision balancing the need for fairness with a recognition that b. T. S. Are more than just another band of bullies Robert Bright aljazeera soul. India is battling to contain the crown of arts and demick the country reported another day with nearly 70000 infections and 1900 deaths and brings its total number of cases past 2900000 it has the 3rd highest number of cases in the wilds well Elizabeth Cohen is live for us now in new delhi elizabeth this is a concerning trajectory then in india. Hi kim for the last 2 weeks weve seen india recording more cases than any other country in the world. As you said its the 3rd worst affected country but thats if you look at the confirmed number of cases maybe 3000000 but see when logical surveys which are being done around the country show that the real number of cases are many times the concern number now there with. The results of 2 of these surveys which test for add 2 bodies were released this week the 1st in the city of poor name thats the worst affected state it shows that more than 50 percent of the citys 6000000 people have antibodies the 2nd which was done in the capital delhi it shows that its nearly 30 percent of jodis 20000000 residents which have antibodies to the coronavirus studies confirm number of cases is around 157000 the survey suggests that its around 6000000 people who have antibodies now the government does these surveys to have a better idea of where the virus has been its continuing to increase testing to know the current spread of the infection testing between 802900000 people a day but the government you know whether its the Central Government or the local government here in delhi they remain positive about these numbers they say that india has one of the lowest mortality rates at less than 2 percent in fact here and even planning to ease more restrictions they are planning to open and hotels for the 1st time and need the 5 months but it is a different situation depending on where you are different regions are handling it in their own way in the state of west bengal we are seeing a very strict 2 day lockdown every week as they try to have doled out break with Police Officers out on the roads of west bengal thank for that but the problem lie for us in new delhi. Well its a different situation entirely in beijing the city is removing its requirement for people to wear masks outdoors Chinese Capital has been relaxing its coronavirus restrictions after nearly 13 days with no new cases trade you have. A few months ago here in beijing it was difficult to find anybody on the street not wearing a lock but increasingly thats not the case china has not wanted any local jazz musicians of the coronavirus in the past 5 days and Health Authorities are starting to relax restrictions starting on friday people will no longer have to wear a mask while the outdoors walking or exercising and many residents here say they are relieved but some say that they will choose to continue to wear my oh you know that most people are still Wearing Masks now so for safety i decided to keep wearing it for a while. I feel very sorry for them especially these new regulations say you dont need to wear a moscow door anymore or follow the message from the government this is the 2nd time beijing healthy for you to lock the mosque where your god lives there were initially loosened in april for change and you know forming a 2nd outbreak now chinas leaders say outbreaks in beijing and the problems of the fishing junk and yelling under control define has been largely returning to normal in recent weeks sentiment and Entertainment Venues have reopened the beach with limited capital and starting in september all schools and universities are set to reopen. Living on those imposing a 2 week lockdown to contain a surge in corona virus infections the ministry of health is warning the hospitals are running out of space 6 major hospitals and 20 clinics were damaged off the by report explosion 2 weeks ago the country recorded 605 new cases and 4 deaths on thursday then one has more from by ribs. A partial lockdown has been imposed authorities are hoping that they can flatten the curve there has been a dramatic rise in the number of corona virus cases a few weeks ago the daily average was between 10 to 20 and now the numbers are in the hundreds and for a country which health the Health Care System is already collapsing authorities fear that there is a need really to try to contain the spread in order to prevent and a total collapse hospitals. Have been really suffering as a result of the port explosion just 2 weeks ago it really put a lot of pressure on the system because hundreds of people remain in intensive care units people who were wounded in that blast so even in wards dedicated to call the patients covered 900 patients they are already full now what happened what what brought about this rise well the airport was opened in july and many travelers who arrived in the country what they were infected and you have a population really which was were not being responsible they were not Wearing Masks they were not present respect the social distancing they were going to beaches there were wedding parties now. Gatherings have been banned but the situation but the authorities are also making sure that the repair and relief work that that has followed the beirut blast that will not be disrupted and thats why if this is just a partial lockdown so the hope is in the next 2 weeks the number of coronavirus cases will be reduced because up to 400 doctors and nurses have been infected and like we mentioned hospitals damaged and destroyed in the paper port explosion. And of all than 20 people still missing in beirut after that devastating explosion earlier this month families a desperate falses with many calling for an independent investigation Stephanie Decker. I listen because young can and why are you ignoring my calls. Probably because someone is so pick lairs so you want to let me hear your voice a phone call filled with playful love still there after years of marriage it was the last time it to some has a duty heard her husbands voice one the explosion took place he was doing his duties as operation room. And he talked to mom just prior to the explosion her son has a duty worked at the grain silos of beirut ports his family have had no news about him for over 2 weeks now. But not by you want my children want their father i want my husband back i can say hes that he still missing but he disappeared for nothing we are all destroyed our bodies our souls our houses everything is destroyed the explosion was one of the largest nonnuclear blasts in history it was a mad rush to find survivors in the early days saleem is a dive instructor and immediately volunteer to join the rescue you see like all the building like skeleton can see through them because theres no wind or no furniture nothing so you can look at all this and get this semisphere here so everything was destroyed it was chaos he tells us maybe that is it he was like. Over 2 weeks on and people are still missing and its harder to identify them now at the beginning because the press. Recently included and. With time passing we had. Shredded bodies or people are going to win because of we were all the men. And women and identification was stopped before. As we were finishing this report has a duty family got the terrible final news a sons body had been identified a father a husband there everything a mother who in her 18 years has to bury her child. A son trying to hold it together the family has told us they want justice an independent International Investigation into what happened and who is responsible but they say that this was a senseless death. Theyve been left with an inconsolable pain and irreplaceable void that even if justice comes cannot heal Stephanie Decker aljazeera beirut. Rebel army leaders in myanmar say theyre growing increasingly frustrated by a lack of progress and peace talks with the government after a delay of more than 2 years a 4th round of negotiations with 10 groups has concluded in the capital when he reports from chiang mai and neighboring thailand. Through vast fields in east and rebel soldiers are on the move such as the complexity of this long running civil war the Korean National Defense Organization is using a new road to move around built by the government its fighting villages in the area are worried the road will mean me and my our Army Soldiers will try to come into their territory soon. Im very concerned about them in my staying close to our village we dont want them near our community they might be nice to us for a short while but then attack us later kick us out of the village. The political wing of the Korean National Defense Organization is one of the groups that took part in the peace conference in me and capital naypyidaw but like many involved in this protracted process its leaders are skeptical about the governments motives in trying to hold to the world that being below their want to continue appears proctor and i were here for 2 years so its a sham its not its not its not a real place brought it isnt because a sham and its just afraid when the party led by own son suchi won the election in 2015 she said peace with the ethnic armed groups was her top priority but after 4 rounds of formal talks little has been achieved and many groups are still being left out of the process the conflicts in me and my have seen many people head across the border to thailand where theyre in refugee camps or in communities trying to earn an income thats not possible at home theyve been living with the promise of peace for decades and theyre not hopeful it will happen any time soon. Many who are still in myanmars conflict areas share that sentiment and live with the effects of decades of war which is left large parts of the country impoverished theres a lack of investment and opportunity and a constant worry of violence in the middle or were no one wanted one time the soldiers from both sides were fighting in our corn field and they destroyed our crops they burnt all the beans and corn. These korean fighters are preparing for the worst arming themselves with a new batch of weapons another peace conference has ended with little more than a plan to keep negotiating and in rebel held areas where there is a general lack of trust in the government and the me and my army the talks mean little wayne hay Al Jazeera Chiang Mai thailand still to come here are just their preparations dont go entirely to plan for and to milans manager head of the Europa League final will have the details in sport. Time around sport with joe came thank you for footballs Europa League reaches its conclusion later on friday nearly a whole year. After a season destructed by the current virus pandemic intimate and the able to battle for the title in an empty stadium in germany david starts reports. Into milan of not want to trophy for 9 years but the favorites going into this one the Forward Partnership of Romelu Lukaku and literal martinez is following also. And as with both of them scoring twice in a 5 nil thrashing of shakhtar donetsk in the semis insert happy to be back in a european final for the 1st time since winning the Champions League and the joe same arena show back in 2010 given to not be to do. With matches such as these need to become a habit of inter just as they were 10 or 15 years ago into should always be looking to play in finals to compete for trophies and League Titles into as manager antonio consomme won this trophy as a player with ventas in the 1990 s. And the Champions League to the 51 years old he showed he still got some pace especially when out running a road sprinkler in training in his News Conference county issued a strong warning to his team legend the man unless the audio as a player i played many finals i won but i also lost a lot i realize that people only remember when you win i want to Champions League but i lost 3 in the finals in history only victories remain history is written by the winners. Standing between inter and the trophy is the competitions most successful ever team severe the spanish side of one a record 5 times and never lost in the final they beat Manchester United in the semis and on their longest ever unbeaten run of 20 games leading them. The former spain and real madrid boss hes yet to win a trophy as a manager though. Going on the field there are a number of sentences and famous lines that you can say about finals weve heard them all and we are calm and thats the calm that we need to make sure that we are balanced and focused in the final and its not different from any other game except that theres a lot more at stake in the final is being played in cologne germany with no fans allowed in because the pandemic those watching at home should not expect a high scoring game sylvia have conceded just one goal in their last 6 matches and into just one in their last 7 david stokes out 0. The n. B. A. Playoffs that disney now and the l. A. Lakers have hit back in their series against the portland trailblazers paul and won the opening game of the lakers stars were on form in game 2 this was Anthony Davis setting up the bron james for an alley oop and then james returned the favor to set up davis who finished with 31 points the lakers won by 23 and portland star Damian Lillard dislocated his index finger is not known if hell be able to play game 3. In the eastern conference the Milwaukee Bucks also recover from a rocky start to their series against the Orlando Magic and assessed school 28. 00 as they won by 15 to tie things up at one game each. Of the n. H. L. Ice hockey playoffs continue in canada and the new York Islanders have won their eastern conference 1st round series against the Washington Capitals and 3 bovill a. A. Scored twice in a 4 nothing win in game 5 and that sealed the series victory 4 games to one that means the season is over for the capitals who were the stanley cup champions back in 2018. The reigning n. F. L. Champion Kansas City Chiefs will have a new role for fans when theyre finally allowed back in the stadium to watch games supporters will not be allowed to wear native american themed head dresses face paint or costumes the chiefs have been speaking with native American Communities although they still havent made a decision on the arrowhead chop in which fans used their arms in a chopping motion meant to simulate an enemy scalping the move follows the washington n. F. L. Team dropping its redskins name of accusations of racism. Americas amy olsen holds a 3 shot lead going into day 2 at the womens british open the 1st major of the year players had to deal with winds of more than 60 Kilometers Per Hour on day one of the royal troon course in scotland olson carded a 4 under par round of 67. 00 daniel can Danielle Kang came into the event having won back to back titles in the u. S. Despite shots like this she still finished up on 5 over par on the mens tour theres a 4 way tie for the lead in massachusetts at the Northern Trust australias Cameron Davis is alongside 3 americans at 7 under par in a tight Leaderboard Tiger woods is 4 shots back of shooting 5 birdies in his last 10 holes at t. P. C. Boston. Current virus has caused more destruction in Major League Baseball this time the new york mets have had to postpone to game 2 of their games after 2 positive results in their camp the finale of the mets a 4 game series in miami was called off an hour before it was due to start on thursday and friday is game against the yankees is also off to allow for more testing schemes governing body has also had to make some tough decisions because of the pandemic the f. I. O. S. Has confirmed the world cup tools will not travel to north america in late november for 2 weeks of competition it will impact race weeks in lake Louise Killington and beef a creek. So with coronavirus hitting so many sports u. S. Soccer is trying to fight back its donated some of its use team jerseys be made into 500 face masks to Frontline Health workers u. S. Governments top Infectious Disease expert dr anthony found she also has one u. S. Soccer also wants funds to where most in their daily life are right that is all useful for now have more feel later kim thanks so much for joe. Well that is the news on to go away though adrian will be back in just a moment with more of the days news so keep it here on alt. We know whats happening in our region we know how to get the date that others cannot i was done but only the fear of god by the party the only purpose i did the iraqis had that nicole grab me and go live on the amnesty to go live to work another boy that may not be mainstream but the fires going on more normative youve. Done. By. 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