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States. And fears of more flooding in sudan continues to witness heavy rainfall will be live in one of the worst affected regions. And im only a hardy and with all of the days sports. Scores his 1st goal for by far a lot of sense demanding to leave the club yet again. So than a Police Operation to get thousands of refugees off the streets and into a new tent camp has begun on the greek island of the blessed because theyve had to shelter wherever they can since fire swept through europes largest refugee camp maria 9 days ago house more than 12000 people really 5 times the number it was built for many of the homeless have been reluctant to move into the new camp fearing that they will be stuck for study deckers life for some less months and stuff could. To get people moving into the capital good. Yes well its resulted in just over 2000 people thats according to the official figure is that event turd camp or entering you can see them behind us al can probably zoom in where theyre still coming the line earlier all neck with all the way up the road snaking around the biggest weve ever seen it of course the people had been told already a couple of days ago by fliers that they had no choice that this was their only option and that this was also the only way to have shelter food and most importantly have their asylum process restarted because anyone who now remained outside the camp would not be getting their paperwork resume so it started very early this morning around 6 30 in the morning when you had those riot Police Lineup you have police also in sort of housing that suits that came to tell people waking them up basically come out of your tents its time to go its still going pretty peacefully but there are people who are adamant that they will not be entering this camp why because they say one thing enter its going to be locked theyre convinced they will not be able to move the situation at moria camp was i think safe to say a disaster situation in terms of you know what it was like for People Living that you know that i have basic facilities and theyre very fearful that that is going to be the case here again. People behind you with their own stories of. Being through to get here and. What are you hearing from the migrants. Well theyre heartbreaking stories make you know you talk to from 11 year old afghan boy who speaks perfect english towards himself on the phone who says you know were not animals everyone treats us here is animals we want to just leave i want to go to school to sort of a young man you know theres a lot of young men here are single young young men and you can imagine how frustrated they are with no hope with nothing to do all day he was telling us how concerned he was about his Mental Health he says you know everyones concerned about refugees you know water food and shelter is what about our Mental Health what happens when i leave here if i ever leave here all this waiting around and the lack of hope weve had is i fear im never going to be the same person again you know we saw an older man look to looking very dignified going through a plastic bag basically his life in a plastic bag make looking for something i dont know what he was looking for but it was so sad and they have no recourse now earlier we were spent hours this morning with one woman she didnt want to be interviewed spoke english a lot of afghans saying she had kidney issues she had a brain tumor she was telling us her paperwork she said i have no idea what next other people saying this feels like starting over all over again theyre heartbreaking stories theres no other way to put it they feel like they dont have Legal Recourse its taking far too long and and this this what this is making them feel like is that theyve just arrived again and the whole process is going to begin to start and they dont see a future so you know even though the European Union says theyre going to be debating policy were going to have to wait and see whatever gets decided whether thats really going to expedite and this is what is important here to speed up the process to get these people off the island as one man told us tell us yes or no you know this is the bottom line just give us an answer and thats what everyones been waiting for and at the moment certainly theyre not getting that anytime soon you have extraordinary will to all these people have been through and what theyre going through right now. Now coronavirus transmission rates across europe have become so concerned has prompted the World Health Organization to warn countries against shortening quarantined periods shows says while rising numbers reflects comprehensive testing it will not change its guidance on 14 day quarantine some european nations are recommending as little as 7 days isolation in the case of exposure noting the immense individual and so cite the impact even a slight reduction in the link of current time can have and giving to figures i have just mentioned i go to the countries of the region to make saying if eke due process with experts and explore safer adduction options also on thursday the. Top emergency expert warned against turning the pandemic into a political football the consistent messaging on covert 900 following contradictory remarks on vaccines out of the United States china says it could have a vaccine ready for public use as early as november or last time says the worlds richest countries have already snapped up half of all promised vaccine stocks are lets speak to barbara in london whos got some developments from United Kingdom so the case is rising then deem and restrictions coming back in. Cases certainly on the up and other structures that have just been announced but were largely reported ahead of the statement from the Health Secretary here in parliament actually apply to one and a half 1000000 people at least in the north east of england taking in places like newcastle and sunderland and what is really doing really which has caused some controversy because apparently according to reports in the local press members of parliament for that region met Health Minister nadine doris on wednesday and pushed her for guarantees that there would be improved local testing and were not satisfied with the response even though they knew that these measures were about to be brought in why are they in place matt hancock the Health Secretary says theyre following the data saying that for example in the year the worst hit region for these new measures the cases per 100008 population is over 100. 00 now clearly theyre saying we have to follow the science of the data but what everybody including those members of parliament but also the public are asking themselves is where is the testing can we get a test if we think weve been exposed its dominating the press here at the moment a member of the opposition has called the whole system a bloody mess on wednesday Boris Johnson taking questions in parliament did accept the capacity is not good enough but he said he wants it to reach 500000 people being tested by the end of october at the moment its in the 10s of thousands theres a long way to go and its starting to really damage not only public trust in the government but Boris Johnsons or own popularity ratings and then whats the w. H. O. Saying about cases across europe. Well firstly here in britain the former director of the w. H. O. Antony costello has been saying that hes got it from credible sources that the government had been considering a new 2 Week National lockdown but backed off it the government saying that was never the case whatever what we do know is now the europe director for the w. H. O. Hundreds kluger as you were hearing saying that we should keep this 14 day target for corn seed for exposure to carve it in some countries have already reduced theirs britain and ireland at 10 days france its already down to 7 days hes saying thats not why its hes also saying that the current number of cases on the up should serve as a wake up call to us all on september the 11th just a few days ago the whole region with 53 Member States actually recorded the Record Number of cases since the pandemic started so obviously the or thirtys the Health Authorities in europe are extremely worried that perhaps between the lines society is returning to normal without enough countermeasures to stop a 2nd wave this is what everybodys worried about going into the winter months and here in britain how that might impact the Health Service we have to take away the real concern as time goes on thanks very much for that nadine barber there in london well at least 3 companies in china claim to be in the final stages of Clinical Trials for a vaccine the government says it could be publicly available by november but critics are accusing its have using a potential vaccine to expand its influence globally katrina you has more now from beijing. While the world awaits a Coronavirus Vaccine hundreds of thousands in china are receiving their 2nd job of one being tested there medical workers military officers and Civil Servants were among those given emergency use approval for experimental vaccines earlier this year 9 of the over 30 Coronavirus Vaccines undergoing human trials around the world are being produced in china Chinas Center for Disease Control says 1 may be rolled out to the public as. China is at the forefront of the whole world in the development and production. There are currently. In the world entered phase 3 and china account. Numbers of domestic coronavirus cases have led to Chinese Companies competing late stage phase 3 trials were brought state owned company sign a farm began testing in the United Arab Emirates in july frontline medical workers there have also been given emergency doses. Seems are also being tested in. Thousands and brazil and bangladesh have been given vaccines by the company sign of back while the Chinese Military affiliated can see no biologics is conducting tests in russia and saudi arabia china says its developing that seems for the common good but there are a few western democracies involved in partnerships with Chinese Companies analysts say beijing is instead. Friendly nations and using a potential vaccine to expand its influence philippine president. Says he pled to be given early access to a chinese vaccine ruling out confrontation with beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea chinese leaders have promised similar access to indonesia and countries along the river but not everyone is convinced. I dont think the International Community will have. Yes these kind of facts and diplomacy is potentially more risky much riskier it and mask Diplomacy China c. D. C. Says vaccine trials are going smoothly and no side effects have been documented but medical experts in the u. S. And u. K. Have described chinas Emergency Use Program as problematic saying effectiveness cannot be proven for all testing is completed chinese aljazeera beijing u. S. President donald trump has contradicted a Top Health Official when corona virus vaccine will be available the centers for Disease Control direct Robert Redford says distribution will not be possible until next summer trump insists it will be this year were on track to deliver and distribute the vaccine in a very very safe and effective manner we think we can start sometime in october so as soon as it is announced well be able to start that will be from mid october on. Maybe a little bit later than that but well be all set so as soon as its given the go ahead theyre doing trials as you know and as soon as its given the go ahead we will get it out defeat the virus weve manufactured all of the necessary supplies so that as soon as the f. D. A. Approves the vaccine and as you know were very close to that will be able to distribute at least 100000000 vaccine doses by the end of 2020 and a large number much sooner than that our lets cross over to washington d. C. Has the White House Correspondent can be how can i can really said the president disagreeing with the expert view not for the 1st time. Not for the 1st time a thats not the only thing that he has disagreed with the c. D. C. Director Robert Redfield on how this all came about is the c. D. C. Director was testifying on capitol hill he made 2 points number one the vaccine is likely to be available but not on the same timeline as the president is suggesting the president you heard there saying that it could be in a matter of weeks science experts saying that really it is more a matter of months at the earliest possibly as late as this summer so that is the 1st point of contention the other is over the effectiveness of mass now the c. D. C. Director saying that they are so 2 effective that people should be wearing them and that in fact in some ways it might be more valuable in fighting the spread of covert 19 than the vaccine now this is something that the u. S. President almost immediately contradicted when he called abruptly a press conference here at the white house late on wednesday where in fact he said that he believes the vaccine is more effective in other words what weve got here is the president once again discounting and disputing the science now the c. D. C. Has come out in fact the director coming out with the statement since this controversy erupted once again underscoring the point that science believes the best defense right now is a mask washing your hands and social distancing no question though that the president feels differently and in fact he is leaving to go to wisconsin later on today where it is likely in that battleground state he will continue to make his case in contradiction of scientists or id say with all of this is about drop or later will really come. What is the feeling what is the perception in the United States about this about the vice. Well the Public Perception is one of sheer skepticism will it be safe theres a lot of distrust already in the United States over vaccines could they cause autism as a number of other concerns theres a whole Anti Vaccine Movement in the United States and this is only underscoring those fears that already existed so even if this does become available there are concerns and there are also concerns about how it will be distributed there are questions about who will get it 1st given the fact that communities of color are disproportionately affected many concerned that they will be left at the back of the line now Public Officials say no front line workers the elderly communities of color they will be 1st ironically the people that maybe last are children given the fact that they are not very affected for the most part by this in any sort of long term way so that is what were hearing but its left a message very muddy and we should point out its not just donald trump that has a muddy message right now also his rival joe biden in the president ial contest in november he had said he would put in a National Mass mandate only to walk that fact finding it may be unconstitutional so the public is left kind of fending for itself trying to figure out the message in the absence of one from not only their current president but potentially their future president as well or coming thanks for that can be how could washington d. C. Well coronavirus restrictions in south africa are being robotic all through a drop in the number of new infections of president s who are opposing says the country will move to a level one thats from midnight on sunday kill a few hours will be reduced to between midnight and 4 am while up to 100. 00 people will be allowed to attend Funerals International travel will also be allowed from tuba. Our Public Health response is now focused on further reducing the transmission of the virus and preparing for possible research we have now taken a decision to keep increasing coronavirus testing due to the decline in new infections and that would use pressure on our health facilities. When our have sufficient Testing Capacity to expand the criteria for text testing lockdown rules across gaza have been relaxed after a 2 week curfew was lifted most people are allowed to go out during the day but certain areas remain off limits pandemic has taken a heavy toll on communities already suffering from widespread poverty it says report. Precautionary measures against covered 1000. 00 are relatively new for palestinians in the gaza strip theyve been saved from Community Transmission until a recent surge in cases a 2 week general lockdown imposed at the end of august is now being. Movement between communities is restricted with a strict curfew imposed in have been infected areas all schools and universities are closed and Mass Gatherings banned. Stayed home for 14 days but i needed to go by my heart medication the police have advised me to wear the mosque holding it in my hand. For many here staying home is a luxury World Bank Statistics show that even before the pandemic half of gazas 2000000 people lived under the official poverty line i want to share in the. Older people and children in the house so i live to work to make sure they have food on the table nobody will help us still a know that not many will buy from me because people dont have money to buy clothes. Covered 9000 measures are complicating the already troubled economy gaza has been under an israeli egyptian blockade for 13 years many years are left to choose between hygiene and food but probably dont we should learn that when the pandemic started here people stocked up on the most needed supplies like sugar rice and wheat they cant buy more now especially now that some are living on less than 100. 00 a month the World Health Organization says gazas hospitals dont have the capability to treat more than 350. 00 patients the Health Ministry says its managed to identify most of the impacted areas but it felt the mcguffey of the fashion world that the authorities in gaza have used the past 7 months of the pain to make to prepare for this scenario the Health Ministry was basically paid to deal with the pandemic it took a while to arrive to gaza as many Countries Worldwide struggle to contain the virus gaza remained stuck with its Poor Health System crowded public areas and difficult economy conditions achieving a balance between protecting health and the economy at the same time appears almost impossible. A lot still to come here on the news hour including. Why protests have turned violent in several cities across the ivory coast. And the deadline for the 2020 u. S. Approaching. This year then well tell you why. Coming up when well hear from tiger woods is the 2nd major of the u. S. Open for one of the worlds most difficult golf courses. Heavy rain and for the flooding is full cost in parts of sudan this will worsen the situation for residents in the capital khartoum who are already struggling to deal with the worst floods in a century more than 650000 people have been displaced and tens of thousands of homes have been damaged they started to arrive for the last few days but those affected say it is not enough when a 3rd of sudans flood victims reside in a state which is located along the blue nile river all the waters have receded thousands of people have lost their homes and there is a threat of water borne diseases. Joins me now from the town of. States as i say one of the worst affected areas in sudan how are people coping. You little relief for the flood victims here is that we are in. In should not take. On we are Prime Minister. One files them people lets just show you the magnitude of this. Thing. Colossal room here is occupied by families who have a the hot houses demolished during the flooding or dommage to off fearing that reptiles thought came with the war to come goldbach a whole of course there are also a village just told. These people say they have nowhere to go back to and it would be a while before they can piece of their lives together they are about 18 all the whole villages that have been totally but when done some of them have been about quoted by the aid agencies including the Un Childrens Fund the unicef the. International federation of the red cross and red crescent societies. Are doing a lot of toll free live work here on the ground so things are not really good for the displaced because more rain is forecast and also more rain falls in neighboring ethiopia where the blue nile which process bottle sudan comes begins from one house its source so still a little field more floods nic yeah exactly relief work is going to be absolutely crucial with fears of these floods to come. Yes indeed on days very little the government of sudan can do that. Tween problem of International Sanctions economic sanctions on sudan which means it come be able to feel big time so Food Insecurity which is highly likely according to government officials because most been destroyed in it is around in the mud which is usually part of that cultural belt of sudan. Also the sudanese holland the countrys currency having a very sharp and sudden fall about a week or so ago with the government declaring an economic him i didnt see so done. I mean at the muscle of the elements and is now going to lie on top on goodwill from friendly countries and also institutions like the world bank and i. M. F. To bail it out of these very crucial juncture in its history this for say 12 been the worst in 100 years people here say they have never seen anything. Like what they have witnessed during these floods is a very very Serious Problems theyre going to thanks very much indeed. Serious flooding an issue in the states as well as state of emergency has been declared in alabama florida and mississippi after her consolingly causing catastrophic flooding for months worth of rain was dumped on parts of florida in just 4 hours hundreds of americans have been rescued and at least a half a 1000000 without power and we cover this report. Kinsella came ashore in the early hours of wednesday morning slamming into alabamas coastline floridas panhandle also bore the brunt of 165 kilometer per hour winds as heavy rain and storm surges led to life threatening floods many residents were forced to evacuate to hotels as conditions worsened and they next Years Academy that were left in their in their office is you know things that they just plain everybody got to play. I just i feel for the people that are not you know i have this next story here someone has now we can do after making landfall and continues to move at an agonizingly slow pace forecast to say that makes the storm extremely dangerous for much of the gulf coast daylight in alabama showed a scene of devastation with severe flooding and damaged homes logan is still was at home in gulf shores where sally made landfall just rode it out on the 1st 4 we started your home or window start up. By the roof started coming off the side it was rip and i just rode it out last month louisiana was hit by one of the most powerful storms on record or again laura killed at least 8 people and cost the state billions and Hurricane Season isnt over until the end of november in addition to sally there are several other named storms currently swirling in the atlantic that hasnt happened since 971. 00 meteorologists here in miami will soon run out of preselected names for this Hurricane Season and be forced to use the greek alphabet thats only ever happened on one other occasion floridas governor is warning residents not to be complacent as the storm moves across the state hurricane charley is the full storm to make landfall this year Scientists Say Climate Change is making storms like this wetter and slower a potentially deadly combination and agalloch a aljazeera. Well on the other side of the United States hot dry weather is hampering efforts to contain dozens of wildfires the burning in all 3 west coast states and smoke from those flames is called some of the worlds unhealthiest equity i wrote reynolds reports now from portland in oregon the noxious cloud of smoke and ash choking the west coast has drifted in the upper atmosphere as far away as europe but nowhere is the smoke as bad as here in portland its really bad we have never had an air quality of event like this since 1985 which is when the department of Environmental Quality started tracking our air quality our previous record for poor air was set in 2017 we are 7 times worse than that. This environmentally conscious city is normally proud of its clean polluted air now it has the worst air quality of any major city on earth and portlanders are feeling it deep inside i am definitely having problems breathing i work outside so unfortunately i am really exposed to even with a mask it still gets to you. Major League Baseball games in seattle were postponed due to unhealthy air Alaska Airlines one of the regions big carriers canceled many of its flights and washington states governor said the file air is breaking all records the air outside right now is that historically polluted levels according to our department of ecology. The consequences of breathing this filthy air can be done or portland hospital emergency room visits for breathing problems are 88 times higher than usual says county Health Officer andrea hamburg who spoke to us while wearing and in 95. 00 man asked causes a dry cough which is of course a concern during a pandemic i can cause shortness of breath it can cause chest pains couldnt cause an asthma attack so the effects range from mild irritation still very serious and life threatening meanwhile the fires continue to burn in butte county california a family that lost their home 2 years ago to the deadly fire in paradise are reliving a nightmare now their new house has burned and we need to take care now there are being told that every day with all these things happening on the outskirts of los angeles firefighters are combat enough dear splays its led to evacuations of hundreds of people from the towns of arcadia and sierra madre and threatens to engulf the historic mt wilson astronomical observatory. Thousands of homes have been destroyed tens of thousands of people have fled millions of heck theres a forest have burned and the death toll is rising now tens of millions of people here in oregon probably 40 and washington are worried what the effects of breathing in this dirty air might turn out to be rob reynolds aljazeera Portland Oregon it well its going to latest update in jenny had we not yet seen the back of one huge boulder could be in another on its way and i will this def you know the one on its way to one place and yes it could be another on developing it youre right but a focus on sally 1st of all this is the satellite out is that mass here it has the review of course is the work its way throughout the day across the areas of alabama on into georgia and eventually its going to continue its journey into the carolinas bringing with it some very heavy rain again over the next couple of days but it does eventually certainly by friday really push off that east coast but it will take the rain has fallen north as washington d. C. And then to say it should clear away and what it does of course is at least some kiss guys behind its going to take a couple of days for the assn of course in the meantime these rain accumulations really to add up so we could be seeing another 200. 00 millimeters at least across through this entire area so we could see some more flooding further inland of course as this storm makes its progress across the southeast but and now want to take you to the gulf of mexico back down again of course this is where he was and is because of this we are following this very closely now this still see showing you friday but in fact the National Hurricane center saying even by the end of thursday days could become a tropical depression and then the next Tropical Storm over the season but the fold then we need to still focus very much on this here is tied not just to mention vicki that is expected to weaken not posing a threat to any areas of land but we can say quite the same to teddy this is it as we go through friday by then expected become a major hurricane thats winds in excess of 175 kilometers an hour through saturday continues its journey and look where its heading eventually a couple of days away from that but this is now heading towards bermuda but of course in the meantime that of the storm could develop right its all happening thought gee thanks a lot thank you. So ahead on aljazeera disarming local tribesmen in iraq the battle between reducing crime and maintaining tradition. And libyas internationally recognized Prime Minister fayyad is also raj says he will step down by the end of october. Plus the king of clay is back on the tennis court for the 1st time in 200. 00 days there will tell how he got along in school. Corruption and his dad invisible behind a wall of silence. Against corruption corruption is not something to be tolerated it. Is not the african. Country his. Lets destroy this wall. In 2020 the free space i want encourages the heroes who are fighting against corruption this helps our communities to save the resources that we need in order to address the burning problems that affect us all. Shine a light on your Anti Corruption hero. Nominate now an image can change the way we see the world it can spark mass action or serve the interests of the powerful it can obscure truth forged narratives and rewrite them to listening post gives you the fruit picture on a. Well again youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour hundreds of refugees are settling into a new tent city on the greek island of Lesbos Police began an operation to move them off the streets on thursday morning thousands have been taking shelter wherever they can since a fire destroyed the heart of america 9 days ago. The World Health Organization is warning countries against shortening coronavirus quarantine follows a record surge of new infections across europe with 54000 recorded in one day alone last week. The state of emergency has been declared in alabama florida mississippi arkansas he calls life threatening floods half a 1000000 people have no electricity and hundreds needed to rescuing. Russian opposition and he was poisoned by a water bottle in his hotel room not at the airport his 1st thought thats according to his team move been investigating how he became ill on a domestic flight in russia last month germany has asked the Global Chemical agency to help investigate the alleged poisoning been receiving treatment in germany Charlie Rangel has more from the. Team originally thought that he had ingested poison in a cup of tea that he had at the court but they now say he was poisoned even back in his hotel room in that siberian city of tongues with their video has emerged of his supporters sweeping that hotel room using protective gloves hours after they found out that in the valley had fallen ill and seen collecting a number of Water Bottles now they say that they wanted to bag up as much evidence as they could to ship it out of the country before russian f. S. B. Agents could take them and tests have shown that some of those bottles did can turn contain the nerve agent the bar to. In france germany and sweden have all confirmed the valley was poisoned with russia still denying this saying that they have yet to see any conclusive medical evidence so germany is drafted in the help of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons theyve taken their own biomedical samples from the balcony and they say they will be testing those samples in the only. One of the 40 cohen that its been from running in ivory coasts elections says there wont be a vote unless theyre all on the ballot for Prime Minister. Insists his candidacy is irrevocable hes called for protests against the president. To continue the call cleared the way for the president to run for a 3rd term even though his limit is to be as this. Theres a tense atmosphere in the city of fighting between supporters of president. And opposition activists has left people frightened and resulted in the death of a 22 year old whod gone to buy something and. We decided to demonstrate like any ivorian in relation to the 3rd term of the current president a young brother had gone to the shop and when he came back people shot him in his stomach judy says he was also injured by supporters of the president. As he said our youths were demonstrating i stopped and told them to calm down suddenly i saw some a link a kids who were very excited coming to get me with their cars they broke my leg. Protests have intensified after the countrys top court cleared the president to run for a 3rd term even though the legal limit is only 2 the court also rejected 40 of the 44. 00 candidates the next months election including former president Laurent Gbagbo and one time rebel leader turned Prime Minister game sorry but those supporters say people mustnt lose hope. E. D. s launches an urgent appeal for the mobilization of activists and supporters of the parties and organizations that are members of the platform of democrats from all sides and also of the people of the ivory coast to block the forfeiture and dictatorship of mr our son ouattara. And they refused to concede defeat to atar after the 2010 election triggering a civil war his supporters say his continued exclusion from politics and ouattara is dead for a 3rd term and is further destabilizing ivory coast. Is their. Interest is following the story from the nigerian capital abuja news got more on the reaction from one of the ousted president ial candidates thats sort of. Gillum solar rays done a lot of issues in his press conference 1st of all he said there will not be a president ial elections in ivory coast on 31st of october he said when he was asked whether he will boycott the election he said no they would be no election and that they would the question of him being a candidate or no candidate doesnt even rise so what hes saying that is that there will be if there is no by war and himself on the ballot there would be an election there and whether asked if he will participate alongside what in the elections he said president ouattara candidacy is illegal and unconstitutional and therefore you would participate what he wants immediately is the dissolution of the Election Commission and that the international and International Observers should monitor audit activities of the Electoral Commission in ivory coast apart from that he also raised the issue of rolling calling on his supporters and supporters of other Political Parties to embark on rolling protests daily protests in ivory coast until what decides to take himself out of contention for the 2020 elections meanwhile he said they are trying to explore possibilities of forming a coalition of Political Parties against president want to so the next few days can determine whether or not this happens and what it will mean for ivory coast. U. N. Investigators are warning of rampant human rights abuses in burundi despite a change in government they say Security Forces in the ruling partys youth wing have almost total impunity for kidnappings beatings and Sexual Violence it highlighted abuses linked to the president ial election in may which was won by evidence in the she may it says hes promoted high ranking military officers involved in past violence the u. N. Panel was set up after the former president pm crusie decided to run for a 3rd term in 2015 hundreds of people were killed and 400000. 00 others displaced in months of violence the un report comes just days after a local group thats looking into historic violence opened 8 mass graves in the south of burundi the president of the truth and Reconciliation Commission said it would question several regional leaders over 972. 00 massacre witnesses say the victims were shot dead by Security Forces. The head of libyas internationally recognized government says he will resign at the end of next month until then the Prime Minister fires authorized well they oversee the selection of a new leadership peace talks are due to start in geneva this week tripoli based government will negotiate with the rival administration in the east which is allied to warlord honey for after alland jimmy carter but i declare my sincere desire to hand over my duties to the next executive authority no later than the end of october in the hopes that the Dialogue Committee will complete its work and choose a new president ial council Prime Minister to hand over responsibilities to. Iraqs government is known as a campaign to reduce the number of illegal weapons the aim is to reduce crime but some tribes say that disarming them goes against their traditions theyll have to borrow reports now from baghdad. These are members of iraqs special task force looking for illegal guns in the south Eastern Province of miss sun theyre eager to find them so they search of peoples homes and commercial sites like this factory trying to uncover any where people could hide weapons theyve set up extra checkpoints here to make sure unregistered guns are not smuggled out and this is what they say theyve confiscated so far let me just run in the weve seized more than 30 weapons made 6 arrests and confiscated 4 vehicles without license plate this operation is also happening in the neighboring province of basra which has seen the biggest increase in violence in recent weeks but tribal feuds lack of facilities and corruption have led to anger and protests here and a recent rise in targeted killings of high profile activists forced the Prime Minister to travel to basra to reassure people the governments will do more that targeted killing of prominent iraqi scholar has hama hashmi in july outside his home in this neighborhood in baghdad by gunmen on motorbikes prompted outrage across the country the government has been accused of not being able to protect its citizens from armed groups which is why many are turning to their tribes for protection this is why disarming tribes in iraq is not an easy task your name although. The issue of having weapons in iraq is not a new phenomenon its part of our culture especially the tribal culture so disarming tribes will require special initiative to convince tribal leaders that weapons position has a more negative impact on the entire society and a long history of conflict has also created a market for illegal weapons. Behati is one of the main try. Lives in the country in baghdad its leader explains why the governments plan wont work. I dont believe they will succeed it is considered the an insult to take of the developments of any thrive veterans are considered the symbol of all iraqi tribes it is because the government blocks power to protect people and enforce the rule for the day use their tribes to settle their disputes and sometimes we need to what happens to settle disputes back in may son despite the challenges facing these forces the search goes on to rid the country of illegal weapons dosage a Party Al Jazeera backed out. In pakistan tens of thousands of people have gathered in the capital to protest against a controversial shia cleric that angry over his recent remarks which are regarded as derogatory against companions of prophet muhammad. Has this report tens of thousands of people are protesting and the Federal Capital islamabad as you can see how that of people have been coming into the protests around you there protesting against the controversial remarks made by a shiite cleric raised a lot from it now all the new religious part did that come together. There warn exemplary punishment for the shiite cleric who had disappeared already perhaps even left the country and there warned the government to come down hard just by the bombing. But we demand the arrest of the cleric whether hes in karate or anywhere else to try him on a blasphemy charge. You know the government should implement the will ensure that such incidents dont lead to anarchy. Theyre also warning that they will continue to avoid the road across the country to grant a momentum to pressurize the government entered doing more joy and did a difficult time for the government and it will be interesting to see whether the government is able to control it if right already did read it and all bought into it something big. It was once considered. But this year the census in the United States has been mauled by the Court Challenges and political controversy and that in turn will impact how federal funding for states is allocated as well as seats in the house of representatives you can name reports from chicago. For more than a century after wave of immigrants has settled in chicagos back of the yards neighborhood on the citys south side some striving others struggling. The stock yards that once made it a meat packing epicenter are now vacant but this remains a working class neighborhood where people depend on the Food Assistance health care and housing programs funded by the federal Government Programs that rely on the census to determine how much money is distributed to communities in minutes i mean they only asked me about my family how many people lived in my home i was never asked about my paper they didnt ask for my Social Security number a lot of people are afraid because they think theyll ask for their papers we met safina salazar at a food drive 150 package meals were collected in an hour back of the yards is a neighborhood with a low census Response Rate so state and county officials have organized food mask toiletry and book giveaways to earth people out of their homes during the pandemic once their volunteers help ensure they fill out census 2020 it serves multiple purposes because there is a need for food. You know we want to have the opportunity to interact with some of these residents and so. Weve been doing this for the past month and. You know i think that it does make a difference in the 10 minutes it takes to complete the census translates into as much as 2000. 00 of federal funding per person a year for the next decade people before the pandemic in the shifting deadline for getting an accurate count for the 2020 census had become a challenge to trumpet ministrations last funding for housing to and staffing it attempted to put a Citizenship Question on the form of the Supreme Court squash that put the fear in immigrant communities like this one. To compensate for the lack of federal funding illinois like other states has poured millions of dollars into getting an. Accurate census count it will neuer is expecting to lose a seat in the house of representatives seats are based on the census well for more than 200 years this was an administrative a nonpartisan process. And unfortunately we have a president in states who among his other sense has tried to discourage participation in the census. After living in back of the yards for 30 years some of that time undocumented most of even a salazar is now volunteering for the census she says she realizes being counted means ensuring their neighborhood gets the resources it needs natasha going to. Chicago. Still to come in this news on boats boat the deer that was just becoming the 1st team to make it into the i make ill just. Say. Business leaders is both to buy no bra spot. For. Business leaders is both to buy no bra spot. Or. Lets get on to this board. Yes thank you nick barcelona superstar little messi is scored his 1st goal for the club since making a u. Turn on his decision to leave barsa plain and pique here defeated jonah 31 in a preseason friendly on wednesday messi scored 2 of the goals at the end of last season the argentine told the club that he wanted to leave but after being unable to move teams he decided to stay. Messi as old teammate neymar meanwhile has been handed a to match ban in the French League the brazilian threw a punch at an opponent Alvaro Gonzalez during one nil win over marsay on sunday gonzales is a himself under investigation neymar has accused the spaniard of racially abusing him during the match. Over in the United States there was no separating the San Jose Earthquakes and the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer on wednesday portland who were mid table in the west took the lead in the 34th minute thanks to this school from chara his brother diego providing the assist but san jose who are bottom of the western conference standings would equalize in the 2nd half. Netting for the earthquakes although a video review was needed to confirm the goal 11 is the final score. Golf 2nd major of the year the us open has teed off at the winged foot course in new york the tournament was originally set to take place in june but was postponed because of the coronavirus foot is notoriously difficult to play in fact of the fact the last 5 u. S. Opens at the course only one has produced a winning score under par 15 time major champion tiger woods has already started his 1st round says it is without a doubt one of the Worlds Toughest course this. Well i think its right up there next to mine and i think carnoustie as far as this. Sure difficulty without even doing anything to it. Those i think those 3 golf courses and. They can host major championships what ever do anything to him and. You know this one. Or all on here is 0 and one or 2 yeah you just you have to embrace it otherwise its going to its going to eat you alive i mean youre going to especially a place like this youre going to make a lot of bogeys. Youre going to youre going to be put in some uncomfortable places when you think about some of the greatest u. S. Open players of all time bob jones Ben Hogan Jack Nicklaus tiger woods yet never heard them complain they accepted the challenge they knew in fact in some ways they knew when others were complaining it gave them an advantage will we will just have to see how that turns out in mens tennis world number one Novak Djokovic says hes spoken to the a. T. P. As chief about his breakaway Players Association djokovic is in rome for the italian open where he played his 1st match after being disqualified from the u. S. Open for accidentally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball on wednesday he salvatore it could do so in straight sets to reach the 3rd round he insists his proposed association is about creating better conditions for the players. The Players Association is Going Forward you know i think its very important for us players to have 100 percent player representation and i feel we can we can actually be a positive addition to a. T. P. And Work Together because this is what we want you know it to be was was talking about everybody being united and thats exactly what we want we dont want fragmentation 12 time french open champion rough on the dollar was also in action in rome on wednesday the socalled king of clay flame for the 1st time in 200 days because of the coronavirus pandemic the spaniard showed no signs of rest dropping just 2 games as he thrashed countryman pablo was stuck in straight sets final 6161 well good luck on the. Feeling is not the best now you know. Playing with the crowd especially well anyway i know but here in rome the crowd is very enthusiastic so yeah i mean that one is leaning on the womens side defending champion carolyn uplifts goal of a is through to the 3rd round in the italian capital the world number 4 took care of her fellow czech barbara. In straight sets 63 and 630. Is hoping to defend the trophy but. Is looking to reclaim the title ukrainian is a former 2 time champion at the italian open shes also through to the 3rd round after beating an assessor. 63. 76 the Los Angeles Dodgers are the 1st team to make it to the socalled pandemic playoffs after the shortened baseball season a. J. Pollack and chris taylor homered and will smith not the after drove in 3 runs against the San Diego Padres the dodgers went on to beat the padres 75 to take 2 of 3 in a matchup of the leagues top 2 teams. And take a look at this impressive acrobatic play by the by tony camp of the oakland as even if you dont understand baseball you know somethings going on here hes trying not to get touch can he make it to home base and yes he can and he got the point for the team narrowly avoiding and out final score here with the as when in 3 to one yeah. Well thats it for me was for attention back over to nick southern girl and there was no thanks a lot thats in the news ill be back with more in a couple minutes but in a. Sense. And the disease cant. Dance children and. All that. Lots of. Things like going to see any child and. You see that believe do you believe that its. Time. To seize. It. Close your eyes. Listen. Nothing like never thought id be singing in parliament with the boy i never dreamt of that where the words fail music speaks to short films about how music knocked down the rules and inspire hope for a better life a. J. Selects on aljazeera. This is a story about a small village the society that inhabits it and 2 of its most important characters the villages telephone and its alexy keep. Discovering new filmmaking talent from around the globe you find in latin america delves into this cuban my culture its only long for the outside world to look like on aljazeera. d thousands of homeless refugees are moved into a new tent city in lesbos days after their camp was destroyed by fire. But on the trucks of al jazeera live from doha also coming up the World Health Organization is warning against a short your quarantine period so theres a crowd of our streets and rise across your. Fears of more flooding is sudan continue to witness heavy rainfall all report from one of the worst affected areas. Homes damaged and power cut