Meanwhile the infection rate continues to climb here in the u. K. Tougher restrictions are rolled out the Prime Minister warns that normal is still months away and remembering the past but looking to the future molly marks 60 years of independence from france. For the 1st time in history wildly does have been meeting virtually for the annual u. N. General Assembly Last of course because of the coronavirus and on tuesday the fight against covert 1000 dominated the speeches most called for a united fight and for the u. N. To repurpose itself in response to a while changed by the pandemic but its also exposed more tension between washington and beijing on the same day the u. S. Death toll from the virus passed 200000 donald trump once again pointed the finger of blame at china our diplomatic editor james bass as more like all the other World Leaders speaking at the u. S. President trump speech was prerecorded once his words though were as controversial as ever. We have waged a fierce battle against the invisible enemy the china virus which has claimed countless lives in 188 countries in the United States we launched the most aggressive mobilization since the 2nd world war Fact Checkers in a country that suffered more than most from cope with 19 unlikely to question those claims as the Chinese Ambassador to the un listened in the General Assembly hall the president intensified his attack on china we must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world china in the early is days of the virus china locked down travelled a massively while allowing flights to leave china and infect the world before introducing president xi the Chinese Ambassador made an impromptu intervention complaining about bullying. China resolutely great acts that baseless accusation against china his president in a clear contrast to President Trump said International Cooperation was the key to combating covert 19. Changing. Realize that were living in an interconnected Global Village with a common stake all countries are closely connected and we share a Common Future no country can gain from this difficulty is only in taste at billet taking advantage of the struggles in his address the president of france expressed his growing concern about the tension between the worlds 2 largest economies new pass through the me todays world cannot be left to the rivalry between china and the United States regardless of the white in the world that these 2 great powers share regardless of the history that ties us especially to the United States the collapse of the frameworks of our cooperation. The fertility of just referenced all of that millions we must build a new order trump speech was almost certainly the shortest ever given by u. S. President to the un General Assembly just 7 minutes long it was delivered with a machine gun like style of though there was criticism of iran china was the main target in his sights diplomats say speeches like this do nothing to decrease the polarization on the world stage james pays out 0 at the United Nations shortly before president speech was played at United Nations the u. S. Past 200000 coronavirus deaths chinas management of the pandemic is going to be a key issue of course in the lead up to novembers president ial election john hendren reports. At Washington National cathedral the bell rang 200 times once for every 1000 lives lost through us to the global pandemic. 200000 dead and i hear about 200000 deaths is just a benchmark of sadness for me and for us as a country i think about the individual people that are here or who have died and then i think about multiplying that comes to acknowledge that it was just hard for me to even rouse the amount of. The Johns Hopkins university the United States with just 4 percent of the worlds population has more than 20 percent of the nearly 1000000 kovac 1000 deaths worldwide the number of coronavirus cases in the u. S. Is now 6800000 present in trump says a vaccine could be available as soon as the november 3rd president ial election that is not a view widely shared by medical experts. Its a view the president shares often with thousands largely unmask supporters at his rally we are getting crowds and this is pandemic and were rounding around the corner of the bed. His rival for the presidency Democrat Joe Biden has urged americans to wait on a scientifically proven prevented. The treasury due back in february that this was an extremely dangerous Communicable Disease think about how many people across the aisle. How many empty chairs around those. Because of his negligence and selfishness how many lies lives lost many medical experts say a National Strategy including a mandatory mask mandate could have reduced the pandemics toll considerably the big mistakes that we made at that point 3 were surely not being one unit and taking one unified approach throughout the entire day with the number of cases and deaths still far from under control which direction the u. S. Takes in the coming months depends on the outcome of the november elections john hendren al jazeera chicago. And he is in miami and joins us now so we initially east saw the number of deaths citing to climb in the sun and just when you would expect it to to stabilize or at least to decline now were going into the winter months that must be a great deal of concern about how the country is going to cope with the pandemic. Yeah this was the fear all along ive often heard dr anthony found she talking about the flu season talking about those colder months which forced people to go indoors which of course is where the pandemic uncovered 19 spreads more easily so were seeing the figures with steadily declining now theyre steadily rising again weve got a lot of infection rates in places like north dakota wisconsin utah california and texas are also pretty bad as well so we have passed the grave milestone of 200000 deaths by the way as a population of Huntsville Alabama just to put things into context if you needed at this point but it is a great worry because there is no federal response to this pandemic in the United States its been left down to the 50 individual states and their governors and theyve all taken different approaches there is no mandatory mask warning there is no talk of any mass shutdowns all to put in place a nice any mask mandatory laws so its not a joined up thinking process here its a scattergun approach to a pandemic that has taken more than 200000 american lives and now threatens to take even more as those colder months come upon us and also that the dilemma that weve had throughout the 1000. 00 pandemic one that is that were seeing in many countries around the world is whether or not they should be and now their National Lockdowns in other words its balancing the Health Crisis with the economic imperatives. Yeah thats been a difficult balancing act the entire time because the damage done by businesses closing in millions of people getting laid off is almost as bad as the damage done by the pun demick that approach has been very different depending on which state youre in if youre in a state like florida where i am now the governor here is a republican hes been pushing to get bars open schools reopened and get businesses going again and other states typically run by democratic governors theyve taken a more cautious approach but it is a very fine line to walk but this is a nation in many ways that i would say was in mourning but you cant quite be in mourning when the funeral is still happening and it is still happening on a large scale this nation is arguably technically the most advanced its the wealthiest nation in the world and yet the worst affected by this covert 19 pandemic you heard Vice President joe biden whos running for the presidency in november say this is down to their own trump donald trump says he gives himself a grade a for tackling this virus but theres been some very confusing messages along the way the center for Disease Control and prevention gave out some advice a couple of days ago about this spreading through droplets in aerosols then they withdrew it people are confused they dont exactly know what to do organizations like the c. D. C. So responsibility as is the u. S. Government is to look after the American People both are far from doing a perfect job thank you from miami and canada or here the government has brought in iraq to new restrictions in england with the Prime Minister wanting life may not be returning to normal for at least another 6 months Boris Johnson said britain has reached a perilous point in its fight against the virus new measures include extending the use the face masks tightening rules on gatherings and encouraging people to work from home and moved back or reports. Britain is back where it hoped it wouldnt have to be not the full lockdown of march but facing strict controls on the lives and livelihoods of millions measures that could last for 6 months we have to acknowledge that this is a great and freedom loving country and while the vast majority have complied with the rules theres been too many breaches too many opportunities for our invisible enemy to slip through undetected never in our history has our collective destiny and our collective health depended so completely on our individual behavior if we follow these simple rules together we will get through this winter together there are unquestionably difficult months to come and the fight against aids is by no means over among the raft of measures bigger fines for not wearing a mask and face coverings are now mandatory for shop staff taxi drivers and passengers from thursday pubs bars or restaurants must close at 10 pm theyll be restricted to Table Service and takeaways the hospitality sector is still reeling from months of lockdown. Theres also a u. Turn on encouraging workers back to offices people are being told to work from home if possible but businesses schools and universities will remain open the government says it wants to limit unnecessary social interaction a maximum of 15 people will be allowed to attend weddings 30 at funerals parallel measures have been announced across the u. K. Has devolved nations but scotland and Northern Ireland went further imposing bans on people meeting in each others houses the backdrop to all of this is an infection rate thats doubling every week hospital admissions are up to and are likely to increase towards winter but this trajectory is not written in stone providing urgent action is taken now. A man means extra powers to enforce the rules police and local authorities will be given more money and the option of drawing or military support if theres no progress the Prime Ministers promised more firepower for now he stopped short of introducing a suggested 2 week down to slow the spread of the virus that could still come any measure will need to be delicately chosen to protect lives out of the countrys battered economy barkha al jazeera london. Still ahead jailed for corruption or criticism the chinese businessman sentenced to 18 years but supporters say hes being silenced. And risking a return to the irish troubles why order arguments could cost more than trite. However weve got some weights in the windy and at times of wintry weather on the cards for southeastern parts of australia go through the next couple of days little circulation down towards tasmania just around the Southern Ocean thats going to drag in some much cooler as you go on through the next day or so weve seen some lively storms recently into east and also into the outback all the way up into Northern Territory the still be a few showers here as we go through a wet and stay blustery showers down towards the southeast and temperatures struggling to get into the mid teens at this stage the winds picking up feeling even more blustery as we go on into thursday come friday saturday there will be some snow over the high ground significant snow a possibility just around the Great Dividing Range as that whats the weather for the southeast beginning to set in and that will turn to snow for some for the west is fine and dry in perth temperatures here thats around 29 celsius not quite so fine and dry for new zealand wet and windy weather also making its way in here and we got some wet and windy weather in the forecast for japan as well this little area cloud here that is Tropical Storm dolphin thats going to continue making its way further north which started say that west a weather setting in as we go on through when the state by thursday itll make landfall somewhere around tokyo causing widespread disruption. And after that cities for the blinds and the robotic arm for the disabled. By jungle straightly an engineer is inventing tools to help people gain independence. Vanished or decided that well put the ability to recognize objects on the fire and say that people with for better vision will be able to recognize everyday objects women make Science Group of gals episode full on aljazeera. Look at the headlines now donald trump has used his speech to the un General Assembly to attack china over the coronavirus pandemic us president accuse beijing of failing to share information when the outbreak 1st began shortly before President Trump speech was played out at the u. N. The u. S. Death toll from the coronavirus passed 200000. 00 the country has 4 percent of the worlds population but 20 percent of the total reported cope at 19 fatalities and then here the government has brought iraq to new restrictions with the Prime Minister warning life might not return to normal for at least another 6 months. We now go to mali because country is marking 60 years of independence from france but the anniversary celebrations have been muted because of the coup last month a former defense minister will be sworn into office on friday as interim leader after being picked by Selection Committee led by the military nicholas haq has more now. A parade to mark 60 years of independence leading the celebration is the military commander who forced malis president. To resign last month a semi go into his known been named interim Vice President. In address to the nation who dont know and the concession he made to the west african body ecowas his demands to name the civilian president the retired colonel and former defense minister by and out at the age of 70 hes supposed to represent the aspirations of young mali and is calling for an end to corruption and bad governance and resign from key does government in 2014 after disagreeing with the former president s plan to integrate armed groups into the modern military. Hes an honest man on a patriot is our criteria when even our leaders along he will make it we all collectively have to help him despite the announcement the west african body akuetteh says. Lifted the sanctions it imposed after the military took power last month borders with a landmark country read closed in Financial Transactions have been halted because his chief negotiator good luck jonathan is expected in bamako on wednesday the sanctions are not just affecting millions but also west african countries here in senegal 60 percent of its exports go to its neighboring country mali now that trade is at a standstill west African Leaders want to see an end to this crisis as soon as possible. And our expected to be sworn in on friday for a period of 18 months enough time to organize new elections well its. A state that can be anywhere from 8 and physicians have. In place stepped and balances. Govern man that can deliver on peoples needs Public Service he is Education Health but also many security nearly a ww displaced because of fighting with armed groups in the north and center of the country half of the population is dependent on humanitarian aid 4000 french soldiers remain on the ground 60 years after its independence. Are still seeking their founding promise of peace prosperity and the prospect of a Better Future it was hard. So news from cameroon where police have use tear gas and Water Cannons to disperse hundreds of protesters and the economic city. Demonstrators are calling for an end to the long running conflict between English Speaking separatists and Security Forces which has left 3000 people dead protesters are also demanding that president hope be a step down if the 7 year old has been in power for almost 14 years. Well now to sudan the number of homes damaged or destroyed by floods has risen to 140000 while the level of the nile river remains high fall runs were also damaged in many of the 18 states in the River Nile State those affected are trying to find a way to rebuild as they wait for some kind of financial help morgan has more. This is whats left of ali out the last home in sudans or now street he says his farm used to extend from here to the banks of the nile nearly 2 kilometers away now the river is one with the farm destroying what was his main source of income all over the mother i live on i used to live in this house with my kids and their families thats all gone now on the farm where i used to plant onions unearths is all destroyed or lost nearly 20000. 00 because of the floods that because its just from what i had ready for harvest this season and now i cant farm for winter and i dont know if ill get any government assistance. Ali says its hard for him to know exactly how much financial damage the floods have done to his farm hell have to wait until the waters dry out completely to find out his village of is one of dozens on the banks of the mile and river a mile state that was destroyed by floods countrywide hundreds of villages were also destroyed because of the river rising to levels not seen in a century at least 120 people have been killed and more than 600000 have been displaced most now are waiting for government response to cope with the situation after losing either most or all of their belongings. Manana the other muslim we need the government to come and take care of the water thats in the houses because the water is now mixed research water from the latrines that collapsed we need to avoid malaria color and the hardship because we cant deal with diseases on top of losing our homes the damage in chicago a village nearly 5 kilometers away has forced all of its 1000 families out of their homes most had relied on farming and livestock for income both devastated by the floods. A village which residents say was once vibrant with schools markets and farms now look like this their homes either damaged or destroyed so dans government which has declared a state of emergency says the nile has receded in many parts of the country its distributed tents and food aid to help those affected in the state but many say its not enough even as the level of the nile river drops to where it was prior to the floods sudans government and aid organizations say the impact of the damage will continue for months with Agriculture Health care and economy all affected and here in rebel states the residents say a slow response will make the effects last even longer. And chef italy for us to get on the boat with us to see what remains of her family home she couldnt help but break down when she saw what shes lost. This house is where i lived with my mother and father its the home where i got married and had my kids and when my grandkids were born all those memories were in this house of lost that thank god my children and grandchildren are alive and were away when the house collapsed im now waiting to know government plans to help us recover and rebuild. A recovery that may take months if not here is in a country already facing an economic crisis and where more than 60 percent live in poverty many say they expect the Economic Situation to worsen in the coming weeks if no help is offered he will morgan on to 0 River Nile State. Murders of Colombian Community leaders have risen in the 1st half of this year this is according to some newly released figures between january and june 81 social and political activists were killed in colombia up from 61 in the 1st half of last year even with a National Quarantine in place from late march until the end of august violence in remote areas against community is has not let up at will now just want to turn to one of the story china pledging to reach Carbon Neutrality before 2016 to ensure its Greenhouse Gas emissions peak in the next decade speaking before the un General Assembly president xi jinping called on countries to pursue a quote green revolution in the post that era its the 1st time china has vowed to end its net contribution to Climate Change as President Donald Trump used his speech to criticize china for being the Worlds Largest comp and emitter. Well now an influential chinese real estate tycoon has been sentenced to 18 years in prison on corruption charges chung had been under investigation since march off to writing an essay said to be critical of the president xi Jinping Katrina you has more. Chinese businessman rented charge was found guilty of taking bribes embezzling public funds and enriching himself by about 3000000. 00 while working as chairman of the state owned Real Estate Company while you and the many believe what really got him in trouble was his vocal criticism of the Chinese Communist party and president xi jinping this and him the nickname the big cannon the repression on any kind of speech has been worse in the worse. As the presidency. So its not you know theres a trend is there the 69 year old was a member of the communist elite born to revolutionary parents he defriended current Vice President one she shot at an early age and gave top trade negotiator leo her one of his 1st jobs but these connections werent enough to protect him from xi jinping loyalists in 2016 his way bought page a social media account with over 35000000 followers was taken down after he criticised president shes call for the Chinese Media to serve the communist party but he continued to speak out holding popular book clubs where he discussed western values and promoted independent thinking. In march he wrote a widely circulated article criticizing beijings had like of the crowbars outbreak saying there was a cover up that red also referred to xi jinping as a clown and a breath he was quickly detained and in july was stripped of his Party Membership and charged with corruption unlike other chinese dissidents rendered tongue was a longtime member of the communist party and a widely respected businessman rights advocates say this that it proves that even the countrys elite also knew from the chinese governments increasingly rampant crackdown on freedom of speech into china has always been a party so his criticism towards party came out of that he hopes to party to improve its governance so its not like that but hes a dissident he wants democracy he wants to overthrow the communist party he wants the party to be better but even that is not a tolerated and now a beijing court has sentenced fred to 18 years in jail saying he has confessed to his crimes and were to appeal the decision katrina you aljazeera beijing the European Union has repeated its warning that it will take legal action against the u. K. If it doesnt back down on its threat to break International Law and breaks in negotiations the collapse in talks is creating a lot of anxiety for communities around the border between Northern Ireland the republic of ireland a fault line in the talks lawrence lay has our report. You need a long memory to understand why the roads between Northern Ireland and the republic are such a flashpoint on this stretch of road alone dozens of people have been blown up or shot in fighting between the british army and irish republican fighters they even put up an Army Checkpoint on the railway line under the road and it all began with the u. K. Putting customs posts to check on the movements of cops they were attacked and then along came a large amount of policemen or you Syrian Forces to protect them and then when deer attacked in there was many attacks and then along came the british army. And there were subsequently attacked so and then all of a sudden build up a huge military infrastructure here along the border the biggest of the west. Army helicopters army troops and the grain it became a war zone really putting the trade board in the irish sea was the agreed solution to avoid a return to the past but the collapse in talks in the u. K. s insistence that it might relate on parts of that agreement it signed up so you has once again put enormous fear into the people who live and work on the border what breaks it is now boil down to is a massive says have disagreements about how to organize cross border trade between the European Union and Northern Ireland in the u. K. And vice versa both sides insist that they will not reintroduce a hard border cutting ireland in 2 because they would breach the terms of the belfast Peace Agreement but what neither side can say is what they will do if by the end of this year there is no deal ministers from across the e. U. Mess again for more talks on how to solve the riddle of the u. K. s changing position they certainly dont sound like they think its their place to be flexible police dear friends and london stop the games time is running out what we really need is a fair basis for further negotiate. And we are ready for that the British Government position is being used by supporters of reunification of violence as the best example of that cause half a lifetime ago the skies here were full of British Army Helicopters in the hills hit the irish republican fighters risking a return to all deaths because of all human so the trade tariffs remains an implication of bricks it Lawrence Lee Al Jazeera on the irish border. 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Nations corporation needed for the fulfillment of the mandate i wish to also thank. You for the support accorded his excellency to johnny. By day. In his tenure as president of the 74 session of the General Assembly we acknowledge the accomplishments of the assembly and leadership particularly his efforts on taking global forward through the Global Coalition on. Eradication we also commend the tremendous efforts of his excellency. Secretary general of the United Nations. Affairs of the organization challenging period of the koran pandemic as well as his strong commitment to making the United Nations more efficient and that is one thing in its intention of civility. Excellence is distinguished delegates it is my privilege. Fortunately to congratulate a member. Of the United Nations. Indicates the United Nations has the assembly. Has helped to stabilize the global community. In addition. To International Peace and security. And taken for all grounds on. Womens empowerment. 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