We begin in the u. S. So which is navigating its way through a president ial transition as well as a worsening coronavirus situation so a record 100000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday with more than 2000 americans dying from the disease every day the president elect joe bidens reportedly made his pick for Health Secretary one of the incoming administrations most consequential jobs so hes eyeing californias attorney general have yet to sarah for the position in his home state some 33000000 californians are now under sweeping new restrictions private gatherings will be banned as intensive Care Capacity there continues to shrink and members of congress whove been deadlocked for months over another coronavirus aid package could on vallely bipartisan proposal as early as monday its expected to be some 908000000000. 00 in funding our White House Correspondent kelly halkett has more on bidens pick for Health Secretary. Its been a combination of surprise and controversy lets start with the surprise given the fact that he is californias attorney general. Many people thought this was an unusual pig given the fact that really this is the health and Human Services secretary oversees a very large and sprawling Health Department but what he would say and what many of his defenders would say is that he was an ardent defender of a key piece of law in the United States that has been under attack for years that is the Affordable Care act that gives millions access to health care so in that respect he is not a surprise but still there is some concern about his background being legal versus medical in fact number of prominent medical groups including the American College of physicians the American College of pediatrics have sent a letter to joe biden the president elect saying that they were not happy or they were concerned that he was even being put forward as a contender given the fact that they feel there should be a Public Health background in that role but still have your bizarre has the blessing of a top official currently fighting pope at 19 and that is dr anthony found the top Infectious Disease specialist and that certainly speaks volumes as the United States is facing the daunting challenge and the high number of deaths in this country as a result in pakistan 6 coronavirus patients have died in a hospital in the shower after oxygen supplies round too low hundreds of patients were left for hours on reduced oxygen because of a delayed 2 deliveries. So far a total of more than 400000 factions and over a 1000 deaths from code 19 come haidar has more from islamic bonte. Only the preliminary reports and the preliminary reports speak of systematic failure. To capacity to have. Cubic meters of oxygen. For only. Cubic metres was delivered to the hospital yesterday when this incident happened the operating experience. There tried to call the concerned department within. Including the biomedical engineer who is responsible for maintaining the level of oxygen and. There was no busy. Later on. Finding out about this report there was no. Basically that day was. For several months nobody. Regarding renewals contract so its a failure to put in evidence the chief minister. Saying an independent inquiry a number of people have already been suspended and everybody had to be watching to see whether that is appropriate and quite whether this again is brushed aside. No lockdown roles have come into effect in south Koreas Capital a sole raises its alert level to the 2nd highest the military has also been deployed to assist with testing and Contact Tracing more than 600 cases were reported on monday there 30 of day in a row of triple digit increases bride reports from so. This is the 3rd time restrictions have been increased in the past month and it comes as the number of daily infections has continued to rise what worries the author ities is that this 3rd wave is far more d widespread than previous surges and unless the numbers are curbed hospital resources could become stretched upon the new not there is no center of this wave for us to focus our prevention measures this could result in a much larger threat if the medical system reaches its limit it will coast great damage to all of us there will be tighter controls on restaurants and indoor gatherings no spectators at sporting events 50 percent occupancy on intercity trains and buses and private companies are urged to get a 3rd of their staff working remotely from home the measures introduced during this 3rd wave have resulted in a 20 percent drop in the amount that people are travelling and mingling just as it did in the 2nd wave over the summer but there hasnt been a corresponding drop in the number of new infections thats led to further concerns that people have been finding ways around these tighter restrictions and that in a country known for its high level of public compliance even here pandemic fatigue may be setting in Robert Bright aljazeera so. French president of iran michael says future arms sales to egypt will not be made conditional on its human rights record michael said he didnt want to weaken kyras ability to counter violent groups in the region and he says he did speak frankly about Rights Violations with the visiting president on the fact that his sisi but didnt go into further detail activists are urging mcallen c. U. C. Says visits a place for the release of Political Prisoners conditionally. And i will not make our cooperation in defense or economic matters conditional on these disagreements 1st because i believe in the sovereignty of people and respect for our legitimate and reciprocal interests 2nd because i believe that it is more effective to have a policy of demanding dialogue than a policy of boycott that would reduce the effectiveness of one of our partners in the fight against terrorism and for regional stability. What is your interest in this matter its as if we are being protected as disrespectful to our own people or that we dont love our own society or that we are violence ruthless dictators and this matter cannot be commented on its not for you to speak about you cannot present this to us you cannot present the state of egypt with all that it has done for its people and for the stability of the region as a dictatorship Natasha Butler has more from paris. This meeting between them the visit by president c. C. To paris was really aimed at reviving the relationship between the 2 countries which is flat somewhat since 2019 when present map of history current spoke about egypt so a human rights record that did not go down well with egyptian authorities while the 2 men said that they had a very frank and transparent discussion they talks about regional issues they talked about syria libya the need for more stability there they talked about the Eastern Mediterranean the Mediterranean Region at large and their concern their shared concern over some of turkeys actions in the area they also talked about working together continuing to cooperate on counterterrorism in terms of human rights this time about oh mike ross said that he brought up the issue once again with the egyptian president but he said that he could not a full go if you like the Strategic Partnership between france and egypt because of human rights he said that human rights are extremely important and that egypt as a democracy should respect the Civil Liberties and have a Strong Civil Society that was very important indeed but the egypt remained a very important partner for france on many other issues including what they call Counter Terrorism in the Region European Union leaders are holding a last ditch talks to see what hope remains of a postbreakfast trade deal with the u. K. Chief negotiator Michel Barnier has been meeting embassadors of the 27 Member States to see if a deal can be agreed before the january 1st deadline the british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is due to speak with you commission chief ursula vanderlyn this hour. Angry exchanges have taken place in the Congolese Parliament over president felix jesica these plans of form a new government without the majority party. Members of the common front for congo say the plan is thinks its real and violates the Constitution Party is made up of allies of the former president Joseph Kabila that holds most cabinet posts kabila supporters have also been protesting against the move in the capital kinshasa. Voting is due to close in the next hour in guyana in an election to choose the next president and members of parliament the incumbent president not a coup for audio is facing 11 challengers but his main rival is the man he replaced 4 years ago John Dramani Mahama ghana is regarded as africa as most stable democracy and both have signed a pact saying they will accept the officially declared winner 275 parliamentary seats will also be up for grabs in mondays poll. Has more from the largest polling station in ghana. Voter turnout for this election has been very very impressive. Thousands of candidates or rather thousands of voters 2 hours before polls open here and. To choose their next president and of course members of Parliament Although there are 12 candidus running for this election. Not only choices down to 2 personalities of the 2 dominant Political Parties in this country that are all the other 275 parliamentary seats up for grabs now a lot of people tell us that they are excited about voting in this election because they believe this is a crucial moment in history and for its development they need to make a choice to elect a leader they feel or trust can move this country forward im here with one of the voters on cue can you tell us your name. Are you voting for the 1st. Time and talk to us about why youre voting today and are you are you excited. Just doing your civic. Im really excited. I mean my Civic Responsibility will. Be across 6. 00 to 3000. 00 Security Officers that include the police the military immigration and military organizations have been deployed across thousands of sports including of course the volta region where a few months ago there were incidents that the Security Forces put down because of separatist concerns and right now the Election Commission is telling us that we won we will be receiving the final verdict of the people and by by that they mean the Election Results will be announced in 24 hours after the close of vote today. On al jazeera stopped in their tracks police in new delhi would allow a group of athlete. To return their medals to the president s. Australia burns again Emergency Services rushed to evacuate people in the path of a bus fire and wins one. Out of the sites throughout china of wintry weather which is frost and snow of the granite really quite beautiful you wouldnt get it from this is just like i and grey skies a lot of cloud around los temps just not much forgot the sky but that is course is the focus the suns out for the Korean Peninsula for the northeast where of course is brilliantly snowy on the ground it looks lovely and its cold minus 45 in front of us or minus 18 harbored that cold air is what sets up the snow showers for cardio for honshu and drops the temperature in tokyo by a few degrees down to a rather chilly 12 and theres a wobble in the northeast monsoon which means the rains take a bit of a change in direction for taiwan and sudden granddaughter hong kong for example is got a disappointing 3 days a wednesday thursday and friday active weather for the sas from that seasons as china say these a big showers off the coast of vietnam and again making their way to peninsula malaysia maybe the far side of thailand as well as a hint of a circulation just south of job which will probably increase the showers and jobber itself im also still showers for your rainfall in the south of india the might if youre lucky be an interruption to the rather dirty skies in new delhi. 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Elevator and the top stories on aljazeera in the us a record of more than 100000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday the president elect joe biden has also chosen californias attorney general to serve as Health Secretary some 33000000 californians are waking up to new stricter measures 6 coronavirus patients have died at a pakistani hospital shower after on stage and supplies rantoul hundreds of patients were left for hours on reduced oxygen because of a delay in the. French presidency when michael says future arms sales to egypt will not be made conditional on its human rights record however micro said he did speak frankly about Rights Violations with the president opted for the c. C. In paris on monday without giving further detail. Unicef is asking for 2 and a half 1000000000. 00 in new funds for children in the middle east and north africa earlier this month that issued its largest ever emergency funding appeal for 6400000000 dollars to reach 300000000 people it says 39000000 children in the mena region have been impacted by war poverty and the coronavirus the u. N. Agency says the highest number of children in need of critical humanitarian assistance or in yemen syria lebanon. Most of the funds requested by unicef would go towards education nutrition as well as Health Benefits as unicefs regional advisor of emergencies for west and Central Africa she says its a crisis that will reverse years of progress made in advancing childrens rights. I think we all know that the 2020 has been a year on like any other in the history of unicef. And we see rising humanitarian needs as a result of preexisting emergency situation as collating conflict situations also here in Subsaharan Africa across the central sahal region in south sudan and the Lake Chad Basin mozambique and ethiopia now also heating up and on top of that we now have the coverage crisis coming in both in terms of the direct impact of that it has of course on on the health and well being but also the social Economic Impact and the restrictions that are overburdening systems and that are cutting access to health so weve really seen this as a child rights crisis that has the potential to reverse decades of progress made in terms of child rights it would really mean that were going to see a reverse in some of the really hard won gains of the last the last few decades if i look at that summation rates which have increased dramatically in west africa and Central Africa over a recent decades those were immediately interrupted this year as Health Centers closed as a result of either conflict or cultivated so we really need this money to invest into a reestablishment of basic services and we know pockets are tight we know governments will struggle with budgets in the social Economic Impact that weve seen but we need what money there is to go into essential Services LikeHealth Nutrition education and we need donors to maintain the level of commitment that they had prepared to make the European Union have strongly condemned the unlawful attacks on journalists politicians and activists in afghanistan in a joint statement you members held the taliban responsible this follows a warning from the un if an increase in targeted killings by an identified attacker is across the country from kabul philia contraflow reports. Its been more than 3 months since a months father a peace advocate and minister of education employee was killed on his way to work an explosive device was placed in his car im on wants answers the government is responsible to find the killers if they dont look find the killers than the of the killers. The u. N. Says targeted assassinations by unknown assailants an activist Government Employees journalists and others have increased by 50 percent this year compared to 2019 these attacks spread fear and insecurity often they are carried out by unknown gunmen but another method is more lethal. Magnetic bombs placed on cars have become the signature weapon for on planes targeted assassinations that inexpensive is that it was and 10 almost certainly kill and injure not only those targeted inside the car but anyone who happens to be around when the bomb explodes. The head of of ghana stands independent Human Rights Commission so how does that akbar sees these attacks as an attempt to weaken and silence again a stand Civic Society were also pushing for for civilian protection and more generally for seaside to kid an enabling environment for a Peace Process where there is Public Participation because if this goes on im just why just are you worried about the fact that people will be very hesitant to take an active role in the process pressure has been mounting on the government to provide more security and to fully investigate these murders the government says several people have been arrested the minister of interior says its investigations show the taliban the Haqqani Network and i so are behind the killings or intelligence and they are trying to know if a small section. That they are can make in the big groups of the terrorist that they. Made the plot and the livered the plot an actual plan to do small groups and the act they do the. Me. Got to bombs in culver city city. After his father was killed by mon feared for his familys lives and sent them out of the country he stayed to seek justice and their fathers so he didnt he got threats he didnt and i am he going on his way so im not asking for something so that i should fear for im just asking for justice if asking for justice would take my life its ok asking for justice and peace for leo contra for aljazeera kabul. Australian Emergency Services are evacuating homes in the path of a bushfire in queensland people on Fraser Island have been told to leave after the fire burned large parts of the northeastern coast victoria he reports. The view from a helicopter over straightly is inferred the bush guys on Fraser Island have been burning for 7 weeks theyve destroyed half of the us go listed World Heritage site now People Living in the town of happy valley have been told to leave as the fires closed in a look where they are preparing for the worst yet over the ng and were going to try to hit it with everything weve got today were pulling out all stops were trying to stop these 4 impacting on that happy valley township as well as managing the other numerous far as accounting course for his role in the blaze was sparked by an illegal campfire but its been fueled by high winds record low rainfall and record high temperatures its been a warm day been a tough tough day when it comes to far farting and we have been dividing significant resources to far in the far on fries or on. The spot fires go down a Public Inquiry into australias devastating bushfires last year said the conditions that created them were precedented and wounds they may become more common it was the countrys hottest and driest year on record and the fire has burned about 350 square kilometers and now. Many blame Climate Change but a strain as Prime Minister has rejected calls to cut dependence on coal and take more action on Global Warming and. What were saying is very much according to the playbook of Climate Change weve been expecting these sorts of changes for decades now theyre increasingly coming to fruition and increasingly what were seeing is Climate Change is embedded in each of these events so its not a question of whether this would occur with or without Climate Change its just that Climate Change is ramping up these events when they happen. The authorities on Fraser Island say mobile phone coverage power and Water Services might see because of despite the dangers some people are staying behind to defend their homes big turia gates and be aljazeera police in new delhi have stopped a group of athletes from returning their medals to their president s it was meant to be an act of solidarity with farmers protesting new laws in india tens of thousands have been rallying at entry points in the capital for more than a week and theyre pushing to overturn laws they say will damage their livelihoods well those with problem has more. Tens of well known athletes have a vibe here in the center of the capital new delhi after travelling for the past 2 days from the states of punjab and haryana where many farmers and protesting farmers from they have been met with the largest security presence here on their way to the president ial building to return their National Awards now they did make a brief stop at the main protest site single where they received a rapturous welcome from tens of thousands of farmers who were blocking a key highway it doesnt look like theyre going to receive a warm welcome by president romney who has denied their request for an audience but pharma say that the athletes rather including a limpet Gold Medalist say that they support farmers they support their demands and they want to return their medals and protest against what they say is the governments ill treatment to farmers. We want to tell the government that farmers provide the food to the nation the governments been stubborn in its attitude towards farmers and it should stop behaving with arrogance these laws have been made for farmers and if theyre not happy the laws should be repealed and there is growing support for a nationwide protest thats been planned for tuesday a number of the countrys biggest Opposition Party said theyre going to participate in protest in the shutdown against laws which they say will threaten indias Food Security and destroy farmers and the Agriculture Sector by mortgaging it to corporate pharma said theyre going to block all of the key broads the coming into the indian Capital Region at the moment tens of thousands of farmers remain on 33 border crossings including where were at the gaza border between indias most populous state predation and were also hearing that wholesale Produce Market from the state of raj is a planning to close and some of the countrys biggest transport trade and banking unions are planning to shut down all their services. On tuesday in solidarity with indias farm. Fans in argentina are campaigning to put the face of the late football legend Diego Maradona on one of the countrys banknotes the world cup winning captain is held in such high esteem that its hoped his image could attract investors as well as collectors the reports from. He was a legend on the pitch a controversial but inspirational figure offit. Tens of thousands mourned his death last week from a heart attack at 60 hes gone but no one is letting him be forgotten. This came from our fanaticism from our love for diego a commemoration of that could help improve the countrys Economic Situation this is in the design by some of his most ardent fans who have launched a campaign on change dot org appealing to the president and the central bank to issue 810000 pesos note with about 124. 00 what we are seeing is how people you know use reacting in a way that brings you know maradona back you know to the center of the scene. With something. Up very concrete. And very. Symbolic such as a bank. Now with the economy weakened by debt inflation and lack of Foreign Investment argentina needs him again. It could be an interesting boost to the argentine economy imagine the central bank accumulating reserves this way with interest from abroad to generate dollars the petition has so far attracted more than 20000. 00 signatures and is growing rapidly its clear that many arjun time still dont want to let Diego Maradona go to put his face this face on a banknote put him on a pedestal with the countrys founding. Others with a veto a figure transcending sports and inspiration beyond the football pitch. With his day continuous been analyzing and appreciating what maraton they gave them during his life the most poignant being in 1986 world cup however the bank will be asking whether theyre a donor who made an squandered millions is an appropriate symbol of money tree good sense all those will point to his drug problems and treatment of women but as for what he did on the page that most want to remember him already you anymore youre a great inspiration and very emotional that brings a tear to my eyes just talking about him and. I did legend grows his followers now hope his image will continue to inspire them from beyond the grave their own 201 osiris and heres a 2020 ferry day at the tail ending and pandemic times a bride in india was left heartbroken after testing positive for a covert 19 and being sent into quarantine on the morning off her wedding day. As you can see there the bride and groom exchanged vows after all dressed in p b thats after authorities in the Western State of rajastan saved the day while allowing the couple to tie the knot at a coded care center. And over again the headlines on aljazeera u. S. President elect joe biden has chosen californias attorney general to serve as hell