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A salvaging whatever they can and severe flooding in sudans capital with the threat of more as a nod river reaches precedented levels and corona virus cases reached 25000000. 00 mark worldwide we meet indonesian sisters taking on a vaccine trial they hope will benefits that come. About if you just image with the school says the most. From this social justice process that sponsor movement through us schools and reach the n. B. A. Playoffs semifinals. Thank you very much for joining us another mass protest has set to begin in bell rules in an hours time with a risk it could turn violent the interior ministry is warning people against joining the latest demonstration against president Alexander Lukashenko it says the rally is. And authorize us police around Independence Square in the capital minsk well get an update shortly from our correspondent ben a smith but 1st nadim baba on the growing anger against the government. Defying what looks like a crackdown on dissent in belarus these women chanting we wont forget we wont forgive part of what they call a peacekeeping force designed to stop Peaceful Protesters being intimidated thousands marched in the capital minsk. Since Alexander Lukashenko was reelected as president earlier this month officially winning 80 percent of the vote there have been daily demonstrations several people have been killed and hundreds more injured and now the authorities have started withdrawing the accreditation of journalists working for foreign Media Outlets the government says the move was recommended by bellerose his counterterrorism unit Opposition Leaders from atlanta to kind of sky in exile in if the way india says shes worried about the government targeting the media on saturday she said quote the only way it will attempt to cling on to power is by fear and intimidation there was also a strong reaction from western embassies in minsk in a joint statement they said we condemn the disproportionate use of force and urged the belorussian authorities to stop the violence and the threats to use military force against the countrys own citizens and to release immediately and unconditionally all those unlawfully detained intimidation and prosecution based on political grounds need to stop we call on the bell original dorothys to respect the countrys International Obligations on fundamental democratic and human rights. The crackdown on journalists comes a day off the e. U. Foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions on 20 senior belorussian officials but this sanctions against certain list of individuals who are guilty of Human Rights Violations about the groups that is an important step and this will impose. Search for hassles for those people on the list but the regime considers this as the cost of doing business and this wont stop them from further intimidating the balladeers. The e. U. Has heard russia not to intervene in belarus after president Vladimir Putin promised military support for an exam to look at center but theres no sign those in power are ready to change their approach to the opposition but aljazeera lets bring in our just here is ben as smith has following developments from lithuanias capital vilnius bennett big crowds again expected in mens clothes today what are the challenges for the protesters. Well its 3 weeks now since those disputed elections it happens its also because 66th birthday today and the challenge for the protesters is really to keep the momentum going in the 1st days after the 1st protest after the disputed results of the election that there was a violent crackdown on the protest to 7000 people detained several 100100 injured 3 People Killed that was in those 1st 3 days when rubber bullets were used when flash bangs were used to disperse the crowds but whats happened instead is that the authorities d have stepped back theyve allowed people to gather yes that have been minor attempts to break up the protests but not on the scale of the violence the authorities unleashed in those 1st 3 days the protesters hope that they can keep up the momentum people are tired look at it has given no indication that hes willing to give way there was a womens protest yesterday were several 1000 turned up an indication today for the protesters will see if they can keep up the large numbers out protesting and keep up the pressure on lucas schank and i understand that russias president putin and i have had a phone call no what came out of that conversation. Well theyve agreed to meet in some time in the next few weeks so clearly no indication of any sense of urgency either by sin or. That they need to meet urgently theres no love lost between the 2 in fact before the president ial election look at the were Russian Forces trying to divide valorous thoughts wives how is john of the sought to dissuade people to vote for him since the election he said that nato and the europeans are trying to divide and so no love lost between the 2 but the house offered to send in iraq with Reaction Police force if look a shank asks it to help deal with the protests thank you very much for that ben as smith with an a to say on the situation in belarus from lithuania now valery said conall is a better russian Opposition Leader who is in neighboring poland he believes nokia shanker has underestimated the movement against him everybody understand and the stance very well look at seneca maximum go d out. 10 percent of the public support these was the real result of the president ial election but in fact he wrote here he was he declared and they had he had to go out 80 percent of the public vote which was absolutely not true well bill rousseau will never be the same that very obvious. Now. Post from different sides i mean the oh look at seneca regime you know look at seneca faces the opposition 1st of all from the side of the bill or public. Society Civil Society 2nd from the west that didnt recognise that the results of the president ial election and the 3rd also with russia because now kremlin understands very well that lucas and doesnt have the support to incite his own country and i think that he is a kind of isolated from belarus itself are a bill a respectful itself from the western countries and from russia who publicly supports him but in fact understands very well the real support of the local center inside bill a respectful and they will treat him respectfully and out of world news dozens of migrants who were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea last week have been brought to the italian island of lampedusa they were among more than 200. 00 picked up by a charity vessel funded by the british straight honest banksy shot at ben assessment. Also radio silence from the telling coast on saturday they responded to calls for help transporting 49 migrants from charity viz to the relief of the shelves to the island of lampedusa. It was 32 women 13 children for maine and one body and an identified migrant who failed in their dream to start a new life in europe. They had been on the Louise Michel a search and rescue ship funded by renowned british street artist banksy named after a 19th century french anarchist banksy painted it with a fire extinguisher and tagged it with a modified image of his balloon go i did launch last week from near valencia but the sushmita ship and its crew of team have been quickly overwhelmed. It came across nearly 90 people floating in a rubber barge on wednesday in 130 more off the coast of libya eventually with an overcrowded did they take the life rafts to the ship and most are in germany for urgent help but received no assistance the reason that there would not ever 2 more were because they were going to live for a long time to not of a crowd so much and also to have. 5 a place for the body that they found. As the drama unfolded banksy posted this on instagram i think because its the guy writing like most people who make it in the art world. To cruise the meat its a French Navy Vessel we converted into a lifeboat because. Deliberately ignore distress calls from known europeans he goes on to say black lives matter. The u. N. Soon as 44000 migrants have crossed the mediterranean this year 5000 have been risk use mainly by Charity Ships 500 have trained there is a very dire a very. Preventable and a very unacceptable situation going on in the in the mediterranean right now is deeply deeply concerned by the continued absence of search and rescue search and rescue vessels the u. N. Has called for europe to do more as a whole some countries like italy imports like lampedusa dont bear a disproportionate in the migrant crisis. Aljazeera. And other boats with hundreds of migrants and refugees has been allowed to dock at the port of lampedusa patrol boats in the town and coast guard rescued the vessel with about 450 people on board the boat was in danger of capsizing because of strong winds. Betty more ahead on this aljazeera news hour including lives destroyed abandoned homes thousands flee after heavy flooding in kenya and why tens of thousands of people have been protesting in germanys capital many of them without wearing a mask or socially distancing and another record for tennis is world number one but hes met resistance for an idea sound deemed inappropriate peter well explain in sports coming up a little late. For a small flooding is expected in sudan in the coming days where the government says the nile river has already reached unprecedented levels parts of its capital khartoum are submerged to days of torrential rain at least 88 people have died in thousands of homes have been destroyed since the start of the brady season here morgan reports from cotton. This is all that remains of his belongings after the nile river flooded his home and his neighborhood in sudans capital hundreds and he says when he 1st saw the river rising 2 days ago he thought hed be able to save his home but soon realized otherwise. We put sandbags around the entrance of the house so it wont collapse then i went to help other homes much closer to the nile and when the water continued rising i ran back to make sure my house wouldnt collapse but it did and we lost so much i took my family to a relatives house and now im trying to see what i can salvage dozens of other homes have suffered similar damage destroyed by the river less than 5 kilometers away. I took my kids home got submerged in water all our property and life savings have been destroyed by the flood. I have lived here for many years but this is the 1st time the flood has reached this. Has caused a lot of damage my house now has collapsed meteorologists say the rise in the level of the nile river is due to heavy rains in the south of the country they also say Climate Change has increased the amount of annual rainfall flash floods have killed scores of people since the start of the rainy season a month ago thousands of Properties Around the country have been destroyed hundreds have been displaced some living in tents of us staying behind to guard what is left of their shelters. For many families whove lost their properties in the floods the journey to starting over is one that will take some time the country is going through an economic crisis with inflation soaring at 150 percent and as families wait for the water levels to recede there remain concerned about the potential spread of water borne diseases such as malaria and cholera sudans government says it expects more floods in the coming days as heavy rains continue to fall in the highlands of neighboring if you are the source of much of the miles of water monarchical am again we expect an increase in the normal level in all situations especially from khartoum going northwards so were doing those people on the banks of the neulander sprach is not just to be alert but to help protect the areas in their villages and come together for osama the damage is already done hes hoping the government now focuses on assisting those who have been affected by the floods so that they can get over the crisis and rebuild their lives he will morgan on to 0 or tomb and the rain is also causing big problems in kenya where thousands have abandoned their homes environmentalist say decades of deforestation plus heavier downpours and usual have contributed to the disaster algiers Catherine Sawyer has been to leg baringo where water levels have risen around 12 metres in the past 7 years. Thats our boat on lake burial in kenyas rift valley but this area was it always covered by the lake and its waters hundreds of homes some schools clinics and markets many thousands of acres of farmland as well as several islands also marched as a water continues to rise at about 2 and a half centimeters a day. Nagas area who has recently moved to Higher Ground after house was claimed by the lake villages on an island that has been split into 3 and they learn or not or know this island was whole and we could move around now the water separated us from our relatives i dont even have a boat to go to the other parts of the Village People here say they started seeing the phenomenon in 20. Since then the water level has risen by up to 12 metres environmentally decades of deforestation siltation and unusually heavy rains this year. This is a new village that was built a few months back after people were displaced by the floods the water is again on their doorsteps and they will have to move soon they tell us life is stuff theyre dealing with the cold mosquitoes and other animals like crocodiles and he pours yet they dont know where to go next i had was recently killed by a crocodile several Tourist Hotels are also struggling to stay above water. This is a reception area of the lodge where we were staying beyond it was a carpark 6 years ago and right here the lake was about 500 meters away as you can see in the Hotel Next Door is all gone the manager shows us what remains of a one story cabin that accommodated up to 7 guests and a picture of what it used to be 6 years ago we had for this go to this head and i love for bond us. Virgin large camping ground over there and this was sitting on around 10 misalignment this is a freshwater lake which hundreds of thousands of people depend on for their basic needs it has no known outlet and is largely fed by readers who source is a mouse forest one of the regions most important water catchment areas but government Officials Say people are destroying the forest through illegal logging and farming some people are suggesting building a canal for the excess water to flow out by its not clear what impact that will have on those downstream and the lake itself for now known this area and thousands of other kenyans who leave here have to fend for themselves they say at the rate the lake is rising they might soon run out of Higher Ground catherine soy aljazeera kenya. And flooding has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in need share at least 45 people have been killed after the nice air river overflowed in heavy rain the capital niamey has shut down hundreds of grain stores have been damaged or lets get an update on the conditions in west africa now with jenny and no end in sight for the rain in the share not immediately know although theres a little bit of a break its not continuous but now it is that time of year she 40 so ill stop pushing the satellite because this really explains of course what is going on so day is you can see that massive cloud this thing coming in of the last as that has produced some very very strong thunderstorms but all the while this time of year we have these clusters of thunderstorms pushing off the west coast of africa and these fall into tropical waves and these and of course have the potential to be tropical storms and in fact theres a little cluster here just to the west of the Cape Verde Islands the National Hurricane center a watching that very closely but typically this time of year is the rainy season may to september and yami 585. 00 millimeters is the total rainfall through the year organist is the wettest month about 205. 00 millimeters of rain but in actual fact there are 2 other cities that have seen some pretty big totals in the last 24 hours 1st of all well to the southeast defy you can see here 45 millimeters but some even heavier rain further to the west in the south and this is a mirage 78. 00 millimeters in just 24 hours now we could actually have more rain his certainly as we go through the next 24 hours throughout the rest of sunday the rains a very heavy through southern areas of nisha and of course continuing out towards the west so some very heavy rains pushing crossing to begin a fossa and on towards the coast so also c. L. Arraign seeing some very heavy amounts of rain now through monday again we generally have a bit of a break across much of the rains of further to the south pushing down actually quite heavily across into nigeria but not just that of course this time of year it is about the seasonal rains and theyve been particularly heavy across into india but also pakistan so weve had widespread flooding here and sunday through monday some very heavy rains all the way from the south. And there also again fully this will just also add to the foot and problems in pakistan as well as it is a seasonal rains time of year jenny thank you very much for that now ethiopia has begun filling the reservoir of its giant hydroelectric dam upstream on the blue nile this is expected to help sudan control floods in the future but ethiopia has yet to agree on operating terms with the downstream countries sudan in egypt the 5000000000. 00 dam has cause nearly a decade of tension in the region the project is the centerpiece of ethiopias bid to become africas biggest power exporter and left many of its people out of poverty its government says at full capacity the dam will turn on the lights with 70000000. 00 ethiopians who have no electricity egypts worries the dam could affect water levels of the nile which is essential for nearly 90 percent of its population when i speak to a mate whos president of the World Association for Sustainable Development hes via skype from london thank you very much for joining us on aljazeera weve seen flooding in sudan which is coming despite ethiopia starting to feel the grand renaissance dam upstream on the blue nile do you think this will potentially make any difference with seasonal flooding events like the ones were seeing right now in that region. Thank you for inviting me i dont think we have said this couple of times even in your respect that you see that some have done just that down is not going to solve any problem of flooding is sudan because we have to move as a projects object of the project is to keep or still have a reserve officer before a big 1000000 cubic metres its not about lifting flooding will anything so i do think that although the down is not yet you know british and but even when it would be integration its not going to stop or abuse these kind of natural is you know its more seriously i think that down as we many people have said scientific baber became an asian mit many people out of your the danger of if hes done in the future for any Reason School wrong or goes wrong its not going to be a flooding like this it would be a total disaster im destruction beat them of saddam capital so i guess after the failing alpha dam you expect floods like the ones were seeing right now in sudan to continue happening. Yes the current one to be absolutely clear that the current flooding in from. The could be that which you all see but across the whole river not from doing well off from across the central part of sudan is brought nearly im not sure of the disaster no one can argue against that that the Defense System that is the face or the bridges are all left the production mechanism which only you need to understand very well they have failed to deal with it not because of the failure of the system im always been a critic of the government but this is serious i think we have to be to give 6 right that advantage of that what these can hold it gives a floor to is being broken is the broken record is quite if it is above the average a bone which these these all not defense mechanism across already been nicer done including the safety car is above the average so you need to when they build these kind of downs down they do they build it too much with the average of flooding expected but they dont build it with a custodian like this because you come is very expensive right that is a bill country thats thats thats number one number 20 what does hubby think the loss of life which i am but its imbecile is because i really my hearts and minds going to all those little ive done a study is that do it till i think it is a Natural Disaster but its a totally failure of the government to respond right the government has been warned about this living off what it is going to come i mean the state of whatever he the professor himself scientists you told the government couple of weeks ago this is what is going to have been but on the ground now even in the years here you can watch all the news from right on you havent even seen any of the government business to help beef. Why some usual the government has been warned about this this is also i imagine compromising access to water for people to expect the situation to get worse in the coming weeks so you truly upset your ordered us and if you continue to go. What these people is so down right now affected by this flood they need they need water to drink they need someone to give them sex send people have made themselves human shields like the one you have seen in the light of the computer it is shameful and of the same times its show the sudanese resilience but its shameful for a government its own people live bieber making himself human shields why you have failed to deliver sacks and sense you have to go there give them water they have no water again once in you need to take into account flow things naturally they come we c. T. s Health Issues that will be loss of the season also brought even now some environmentalist trying to help the country by giving them warning about its next in 6 which will come out of the water its a very serious humanitarian crisis come dont its not your crises nothing to do is it done but it needs the government went to the minister of social affairs and this is the time when you see a social fabric so bought it by government with your vision and leadership we have never seen a single book from any of the government officials Prime Minister is in different ways he doesnt feel the benefits people i think this is a real classic example of a government fairly of support is this and i guess one example during w. Bush lost his. His leadership when he failed to respond to a National Disaster in the us i think what you will see him sitting down in a Natural Disaster with a clear total government failure all right thank you so much certainly a very dicey situation for the people of sudan thank you for talking to us president of the association for Sustainable Development joining us from london we appreciate your time thank you very much pleasure. And still ahead on this news hour. The families of victims of enforced disappearances in pakistan meant to take action and Le Bron James leaves the lakers on an all but award at the n. B. A. Playoffs tito will have the details coming up in 6 to stay with us were back after this very short. 3. More than 7 decades ago a country was split into a bit of good to me and now at the time. Being myopic all it took was a pan a mom and a collapsing empire when the british had to draw a line they pulled its servant who had never been to india before aljazeera examines the violent birth of india and pakistan and docks what the future holds for these new korea may because politicians borders of blood. As it breaks if not only against the Police Crackdown but also against what they call our election with details coverage. More than 300000 people have lost their jobs because of the pandemic and feel as journalism from around the world following reports that officials were aware of the presence of highly explosive material there are plans for mass demonstrations. The the in. The world. Youre watching the news hour on aljazeera with me for a reminder of our top stories more protests are expected in bela rules the day after thousands of women marched to condemn state violence the interior ministry is warning people against joining the latest demonstration against president Alexander Lukashenko the Italian Coast Guard has transferred 49 migrants to lampedusa after taking them off a stranded rescue vessel there among 200 people who were picked up by a rescue boat funded by the british street artist banksy and tarantula rain and floods have submerged many parts of sudans capital khartoum the government says the nile rivers levels are unprecedented dozens have died in thousands of homes have been destroyed since the start of the rainy season. Now voters in montenegro are heading to the polls to elect a new parliament the governing party of president you kind of h. Is facing opposition from an alliance seeking closer ties with serbia and russia it kind of asias government has led the country almost continuously since the end of communism in the 1990 s. Making him one of europes longest serving leaders for more lets speak to. A chain the capital of montenegro thank you so much even for being with us so tell us 1st about the turnout for this election people seem to be motivated by the vote. Turnout is actually very significant almost 15 percent is bigger in comparison with previous elections 4 years ago there could be a couple reasons for. For example of a expect the people decided to go at the water earlier as possible but i think that the main reason is political heat in the country where both sides the governing party and or main opposition politicians mark these elections this historic ones so what exactly is at stake in this election. So whats the bands on who you ask actually for all the party its the state itself statement a negro and also the new ground identity on the other hand for the main opposition. Opposition at stake is a Serbian Orthodox Church and the future of the country and of the people. The vision in the country and more controversial a controversial new religious freedom. That by the end of the last year Serbian Orthodox Church believes is the main target for the law should provide the state a possibility to take control over all the religious sites built before 1918 when montenegro joined the union with serbia saw the Serbian Orthodox Churchills as the largest religious organization in the country believes is the main target of the. Organized huge protests almost every day in this country excommunicate main political leaders of the country from church and from christianity and now they openly call people to vote for a person or be an opposition and that opposition is fighting for closer ties of montenegro and also a closer ties with russia i have to mention that montenegro joined the Nato Alliance 3 years ago and it was a. Huge resistance of this. Opposition parties so its very tough for a political struggle here in montenegro and its going to be very interesting to see it at the end of the of the day is going to be an actual in their turnout who is going to benefit from that and well be keeping an eye on the outcome of that election with you even have coverage joining us live from parts of its. Thats a foreign minister is warning greece that its plan to extend territorial waters in the aj. In sea could lead to war he announced 2 weeks of military exercises northwest of cyprus both sides have accuse each other of violating their airspace theyve been months of tension over who controls gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean turkeys Vice President echoed the Foreign Ministers warning its a meme due to greece wants to expand its maritime boundaries for 12 additional miles that means we will not be able to move not our commercial ships nor our tourism ferries nor our fishing book just they really expect us to accept this if this is not a cause for war than what is. To the u. S. Now and one person has been shot and killed in the city of portland the violence broke out between supporters of President Donald Trump and counter protesters at a rally on saturday orland has been the site of nightly demonstrations for more than 3 months now since a Police Killing of george floyd in minneapolis in the capital washington d. C. Police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse antiracism protesters were gathered near the White House Police say the crowds were ordered to leave after throwing bottles at offices and setting fire to newspaper boxes and a man has been arrested after pulling a gun on a black lives matter protesters protester in tallahassee florida it happened at the end of a rally on saturday night outside the State Capitol building. And thousands of people have marched in the city of kenosha in wisconsin where jacob blake was shot by Police Nearly a week ago the event follows another night of protests which remained peaceful more than 1000 National Guard members and from 3 other states are on standby after unrest in the city 29 year old blake was shot in the back 7 times and has been left power lies just. My nature. My son. So much some when he cannot stand up. Big. Time now. In the right. Mood or. The right. The call to end Racial Injustice in the United States has spread to the city of chicago a black lies matter demonstration has been held in the downtown area with other romneys elsewhere hundreds of Police Officers have been deployed around the city. Now to pakistan which has one of the worst records in the world for enforced disappearances rise groups say thousands of political activists and human rights workers have been taken against their will and held in secret aljazeera spoken to one woman whose father was seized by armed men last year John Stratford has a story. Tania contacts father idris is a well known human rights campaigner in pakistan on november 13th last year he disappeared in a Police Statement his driver said that an identified armed men stops their car put bags over their heads and drove them away in a separate vehicle the driver was released 2 days later and recently has been through for. Me you tried to knock on every door of the mental police. And it wasnt you who loses one. And its so high its fine to see youve got so many families have to go through this do you through still in years and the really need under. And. In the end to still have you been a zation defense of human rights pakistan says idris is one of the around 5000 people put it is having been subject to in forced disappearance in pakistan in recent years to include journalists political and human rights activists and suspected members of the armed groups many protests against the practice of being held families are demanding to know the whereabouts and fate of their missing loved ones in june the United Nations released a statement condemning what it described as the widespread silencing of human rights defenders through intimidation secret detention torture and in 1st disappearance with the direct involvement of the pakistani government with its complicity. Complacency there is also my brother has been missing since 2017 and since then my mother self has deteriorated we are worried about our health we demand Pakistans Army chief to help us in his recovery as promised by his. Prime minister imran khan was a vocal critic of enforced disappearances while in political opposition after being elected in 2018 he approved a draft law criminalizing the practice but to use later the rule still has not been presented to parliament for approval it is absolutely shameful that after 2010 there was a report of the National Commission on it forced disappearances nor elected government has enforced or implemented any of its recommendations pakistans minister of human rights offers no explanation why its taking so long to pass the law for them and they said why do we need more and more on this one plus government. That. Is you if you have to live there to be read at the moment this is a pretty good forward for focus on i want to tell him that he made a video as part of the familys campaign demanding more information about their missing father in a rare acknowledgement of an enforced disappearance the military has confirmed that it receives facing charges under pakistans secrets act the family have filed a petition in the high court ordering the government to tell them where he is so far they have heard nothing they are increasingly afraid about the safety of a man they say has for years worked tirelessly to improve human rights in pakistan stratford al jazeera. They are campaigning with Amnesty International she says is likely to be a high number of people whove gone missing and whats being reported. Inforce disappearances are certainly something that because theyre shrouded in secrecy were never going to have an idea of the exact numbers of what exactly how many people have been disappeared especially in boston and across the region but in box and we see that its very much an ongoing phenomena it is something that we see almost daily reports often it doesnt really show any signs of relenting and intrude on the scene that is sort of moved on to a looking at as i said a Transitional Justice to read theyre not ongoing but families are still waiting for justice but i think the most critical number that really sort of defined the phenomenon of the horses appearance in the south asia is the number 0 which is the number of prosecutions that have taken place that is one of the biggest reasons why continues to happen with the force that it does its one of those situations where it really as long if the political will doesnt exist it doesnt really matter what the background was of how the government was functioning the how entrenched that were in the military effect because as we see even in a democratically elected government that spent this Important Branch to continue to happen relents that the and even in sri lanka of course weve had civilian governments that have subsided over this weve seen in the fall that has been the case weve seen that in kashmir that continues to happen so its really just if you dont have the political will and then if the act itself is not criminalized to continue unabated. Now global coronavirus cases have now search past 25000000 according to sundays John Hopkins University is tali scientists worldwide are working against the clock to find a vaccine for the past 3 days indonesia counted record numbers of infections and is advancing trials of a potential vaccine developed in china aljazeera as jessica washington has more from bondo. These sisters are used to doing almost everything together and now yet another shared experience they are part of the trial of a potential covert 19 vaccine trial new certain classes if this vaccine works praise god indonesia will go back to normal and we can go anywhere without being what each day they feel in a Health Report and so far theyve had no side effects on it and im 7 and when you get that they did human trials and phase one and 2 and they were fine so theres no need to be afraid more than 2000 indonesians signed up for the trial of the vaccine developed by chinese pharmaceutical manufacturers sign of back. Dr youngner has also pointed indonesias medical community has been hit hard by the outbreak and dozens of doctors and nurses have died he hopes he can help his colleagues. I dont feel like were being used as guinea pigs in this time of the pain to make this is an honor for us. The proposed vaccine has previously been tested in china now advanced trials are taking place in countries with higher rates of infection base 3 trials are expected to last around 6 months and if the vaccine does work indonesias state owned pharmaceuticals manufacturer says it will increase Production Capacity and aim to produce around 250000000. 00 doses of the vaccine by the end of the year. The government has signed a deal with son of that to purchase 50000000 doses of vaccine concentrate and take part in a technology transfer. According to those running the trial in indonesia thats good for both nations. The infection rate is still high here we can benefit from this trial if it is successful in the michele field one of the 1st countries to get the vaccine. Analysts say the outcome of the vaccine race could have long term impacts on Global Politics if. Its. Son of a vaccine candidate is also being tested in brazil and has been approved for late stage trials in bangladesh jesica washington aljazeera. Well yes discuss this further now with his a cause at the u. C. Global Citizenship Program on outbreaks of Infectious Diseases she is via skype from london on a very good to have you with us on the program i believe there currently about 170 candidate vaccines in development from china the u. K. Russia whos leading in this race where are the biggest chances for success right now. Will the clear front runners are the oxford or astra zeneca and buying and candidate vaccines with claims that these could be ready as early as 2021 now if we take a look at the timeline overall so going back to january 11th when chinese scientists 1st published the viral genome phase one Clinical Trials then quickly started where we have now moved into about 26 that are in human Clinical Trials overall and we also expect to see that sir there are several others including new basswood and also joint sees through trials now distance critical because we need a very robust pipeline overall vaccine candidate success is a 10 percent so the more candidates that we have at different stages of development the more likely you will get a positive outcome there was a lot of talk about the russian vaccine a few weeks ago but many western scientists where is skeptical and are skeptical about this russian vaccine why is that it and how critical is it that this vaccine and others undergo rigorous safety review. Absolutely we would expect to see that such to be published in a transparent and open way for other scientists to evaluate so this certainly heeds into some of the sketches and as it is believed that making such announcements ahead of a large feeds 3 which is the most expensive and most time consuming aspect of any trial is premature and in some ways medically unethical part of the race for a vaccine has meant that whoever develops this vaccine gets 1st was seen china working with indonesia in our report. What does this mean for the Scientific Community if one or 2 countries refuse to share information about their vaccine and is that happening already. Well of course when the information is not being shared if theres lack of transparency that can produce obstacles in terms of lessons learnt in ways sudan octomom i asked which candidate should be used because its less education version is used when you have tremendous challenges and trying to then revaccinated entire awful asian but i would also are that on the other hand there has been unprecedented amounts of Cooperation Among scientists and Public Health officials across many countries in the world open databases as well as rollback barboza create prints in a way thats absent never happened before so well yes there are some elements of that race that are concerning overall i do you keep your moving in the right direction right and the question of course is also how do we make sure that the vaccine one saves successful available to poorer countries whats being done to ensure that there is a Fair Distribution of this oxy. Well this is one of the debbie shows primary priorities on any candidate vaccine that becomes available a vaccine is a public good and we need to ensure that people in both low and middle Income Countries as well as and high and compassionate access to that and thats because the higher the absence of the vaccine the more likely that were going to have broad protection and if we need out certain regions then this means that the virus will continue to spread so its an all of our interests that these become available in a racket and equitable fashion and again to kodaks civilities through the. Working on the Member States these actions are being were to create International Agreements on how this vaccine will be distributed empire ties ation such as the patients who are hungry scrooges medical and some wind were earths all that has to be agreed upon in a manner that again will maximize chances of success and bring this pandemic to an end thank you so much for talking to us about this and sharing your insights. Joining us there from london thank you for your time thank you and still ahead on this news hour Lois Hamilton closes in on another of Michael Schumacher his baggage thats coming up next its forcing you to stay with us. If you want to help save the world. Sneeze into your own. Thousands of children were removed from east timor during the indonesian occupation decades later i wonder what hes doing as members of the last generation as they finally head home. On aljazeera if you were looking at this from the outside you would really wonder what was going on but what is this race is a religion that they have an indepth exploration of global capitalism and our obsession with Economic Growth this is still the center of capitalism there is no limits i view myself as a capital or next we are trying to become the world smaller and smaller we dont want to be set realistic in the world we would rather have a fantasy growing pains on aljazeera. The or the the world. Welcome back theyve seen protests in over the governments slow response to an oil spill people say the environmental damage is worse than it might have been more than a 1000 tons of fuel spilled out when a japanese ship struck a coral reef in july carol legs reports. The final desperate moments of a mother trying to save her dying cough. This footage was filmed by a fisherman as he tried to help the pair as they struggled in waters contaminated by oil in militias but they join dozens of others that have washed up dead in recent days thats happened after a japanese own tanker truck a coral reef in july and leaked more than a 1000 tons of fuel oil into the sea. Nourishing or 30 states not yet clear whether the spill is to blame for the dolphins deaths but environmentalist and experts warn the worst is yet to come and the fungus or the ship is stranded on coral systems and destroying the creatures creating clouds into the water inside the coral reef despite the militia and governments efforts and a team of specialists sent by japan the people here say not enough has been done. Thousands gathered in the capital port louis calling for an investigation and for government officials to step down the government says it has set up a commission to look into the spill and promised autopsies on all the dead dolphins but many say thats too little too late since the one i have been like soliciting our government about. Their immediate precautions to prevent any religion into the ocean but ive never once thought they were completely in action they are the full impact of the spill is still unfolding but scientists are warning of a major ecological disaster one that could impact militias and its tourism dependent economy for decades to come car leg aljazeera our time now to catch up on sports has feature for you thank you very much the n. B. A. Has returned to action after days of strikes by players protesting social injustice the Milwaukee Bucks who began the movements put their energies back into the playoffs on saturday as they face the Orlando Magic on an emotional moisture when they go to rob school reports. Please join us in observing a moment of silence and return to the courts in florida but this day was about so much more than just basketball it began with a minutes silence for amongst others Actor Chadwick Boseman who played black panther and who died aged 43. And then again the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic play is now for the National Anthem an ongoing call for social justice thats still strong in the wake of jacob blake shooting which sparks the bucs initial refusal to play midweek and ignited a movement through American Sports its something that we did from our heart you know we were talking Different Things going on in this world we want action we want to be things become a whole. And we decided ready to do this as a team. The bucks on the court as well as a combo had 28 points and 17 rebounds as his team beat the magic 11821042 close out the eastern Conference Series in 5 games theyll face miami in the 2nd round beginning on monday. The l. A. Lakers also went through winning their western Conference Series against the portland trailblazers. Anthony davis scored a playoff best 43 bron james had 36 points as the top seeded lakers won a playoff series for the 1st time since 2012 james says hell keep leading his team on and off the court as the conversation about social justice continues to. Change you have. Made me think. Why would. You use my voice yes we reuse them or trying to create tracks but no theres not actually. The lakers will now play either houston or Oklahoma City the rockets have taken a 32 lead in that series after 8114218 victory james harden led the scoring 31 points aim to reach the semifinals with game 6 on monday joining aljazeera. The n. H. L. Are also in the playoffs on the 2018 runners up Vegas Golden Knights have taken a 21 lead in their series against the Vancouver Canucks was a relatively straightforward win for vegas 3 nothing the story in game 3 in edmonton alex tuck zach white cloud and marc stone scoring for the Golden Knights while robin lehner made 32 seconds. In the western conference the new York Islanders are 21 up in a series against the Philadelphia Flyers on saturday and to wrong turn new york secured a thing on victory in game 3 turning this game with 3 should rule from thursday after the players to sort of not to play as a form of protest against systemically racism and social injustice. Tennis world im one of the talk of it has equalled Rafael Nadals masters 1000 record of 35 career titles the serve and chief of the field in new york on saturday with a victory in the western and southern open final against me last round match chalking which winning 1663 and 6. 00 full at will also means he is the 1st man to win each masters event at least twice this was the 1st tennis trophy to be awarded since the shooting of jacob blake at the hands of a police officer. I hope that there is some serious change or goes on through the us and that every black man and woman and child can feel safe in their own communities on the streets and i think thats obviously a lot more important than everything going on and i just. Want to keep everybody stops that hopefully we can get the right people and make make a change meanwhile djokovic has resigned as head of the a. T. P. As Player Council he wants to form a new separate independent mens Players Association the case its a players needs and concerns djokovic has already met resistance from Roger Federer rafa nadal and andy murray who feel given the coronavirus pandemic this is not an appropriate time for his idea. Theres been a couple of groups of 200. 00 plus players that have been formed. Create kovi and also doing cove it and sending various letters to a. T. P. And expressing their discontent with certain and certain things that are in place and they wanted more power to be wanted more voice and they dont have it on monday the u. S. Open will become the 1st tennis grand slam to take place since the coronavirus pandemic brought a shutdown to world sports arena williamss aiming to equal market court record of 24. 00 grand slam singles titles. Meanwhile 3 time u. S. Open champion Kim Clijsters will feature at flushing meadows for the 1st time since 2012 the 37 year old belgian retired 8 years ago for a 2nd time that has made a comeback in the hope of adding to her 4 brand slam singles titles Dustin Johnson and he documents a yama share the lead going into the final round of golds b. M. W. Championship at the only 2 players under paul in the field matsuyama with this eagle at the 4th hole on saturday the shot of the day came from cory connors who aced the 6th hes in a tie for 21st. Lewis hamilton will go for an 89th korea win laced with the belgian grand prix the World Champion is on pole at spa sundays race is just 3 victories short of the all time record of 91. 00 set by a 7 time World Champion Michael Schumacher. Ill be back here again a little bit later with most sports news for you peter thank you very much for that asset for this news hour on aljazeera i do stay with us from madison will be with you very shortly with more. 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More under government demonstrations expected in Belarus Security forces sealed off central minsk in a bid to stop fisons from gathering. I will back us and this is our desire to live from doha also coming up a divided nation voting is underway in parliamentary elections that could set montenegro on a new part