Transcripts For LINKTV Al Jazeera English Newshour 20240712

Canadas Prime Ministers has he is disappointed china has charged a former diplomat and businessman with spying. And protesters call for a president to resign for the second time this month. Im lee welling does with the sports news. Hes been seriously hurt in a fight in italy and has undergone surgery for serious head injury. Anchor welcome to the newshour. The World Health Organization delivered a warning on the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than easing, the outbreak is in fact accelerating and the world is in a new and dangerous phase. Globally, 150,000 new infections were reported thursday, the highest number in a single day. Nearly half of them were in the americas. The who is urging people everywhere to maintain extreme vigilance. The world is in a new and dangerous phase. Many people are understandably fed up with being at home. Countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and economies. But the virus is still spreading fast. It is still deadly. And most people are still susceptible. Countries and all people to exercise extreme vigilance. Anchor the who drew particular attention to brazil, which is fast approaching one million infections, the highest number of cases outside the u. S. Another 1,230 people have died there in just the past when he for hours. It 24 hours. Italy found collections of wastewater, suggesting it was being spread through northern italy even before china reported its first cases. Lets bring in lucien newman. She joins us from santiago, and the number of cases there nearing a million. And he signed the government is trying to get to grips with this . Whorter indeed, as the calls for renewed vigilance, we are seeing the president has called for an acceleration of opening up the economy and even things such as football matches. First of all, let me say we are expecting the Health Ministry of brazil to confirm that indeed the country has surpassed more than a million infections in a short while. A conglomerate of newspapers and other media, Mainstream Media in that country, has already done so. They usually put out their statistics earlier than the government. But in any case, were seeing president bolsonaro is urging the main football matches to continue, the chapping chips in different states. One was held in championships held in different states. One was held in rio de janeiro. Patients were dying as well as the countrys most popular teams was playing inside with no public, but still people outside protesting against the president. Many say its too soon to bring back football in the country, or just about anything else as infections continue to spread. I spoke to the former ministry of health of brazil, who you may recall was fired by president bolsonaro because he had wanted to implement more stringent confinement measures. I asked him how long he thought it would take before this pandemic begins to subside in south americas largest country, and also what he thought about the fact president bolsonaro wants to follow the u. S. President s lead by withdrawing from the who. I think that we are in the middle of the pandemic season. We have a country that is and we have people that really went through the problem. And other ones that didnt start yet. So, i think that we will go until september, struggling with that. So, you have worked with him so closely. How much of his decisions do you think are influenced by his friend, President Donald Trump of the United States . They are very close and they tried to follow also narrow follow president bolsonaro follows trump. And it was automatic, right after trump said it, he started saying the same thing. I dont think he really thinks on doing even trump doesnt think on doing that. Because, you know, you cannot be an island. The world will have to discuss new tools for the World Health Organization, remodeling, modernize it, but the countries there, if the countries are not sitting at the same table to make this discussion, they will not be able to argue. So you dont think they will go through with it . They will not. Trump has an election in the second semester. Bolsonaro has, too. As soon as trump passes, no matter the result if he loses, the United States will do it. If he wins United States wont do it. If he wins, the United States wont do it. To what extent is the lockdown being adhered to . Very, verya controversial subject. The government has been insisting, and probably right, that less than 40 of the chilean population has been adhering to what is supposed to be a total lockdown here in the capital, santiago, the fourth most infected city in the world. They are asking for penalties to be increased to five years in prison, in fact, to anybody who violates the quarantine. But there are other voices saying that the reason you are seeing so many cars on the street, so many people walking around, is not just because people are irresponsible, but because they are coming home from work, and the reason they can do that is because the government appears to be turning a blind eye and allowing a lot of companies and businesses to keep operating because of economic considerations, while at the same time telling people to stay home. Either way, hospitals are collapsing and the situation here is extremely serious. Has thetal, chile highest infection rate in the world. Anchor thank you. Millions of people across the United States are commemorating what is known as juneteenth. Its the anniversary of the announcement of the end of slavery. Large rallies are taking place in washington, new york, atlanta, and many other cities. Activists are calling for racial justice. In this year, the date significance has grown because ofof recent protests against racism and Police Brutality following deaths in Police Custody of several africanamericans. So, juneteenth got its name because on june 19, 1865, an order was issued to free thousands of slaves in the state of texas. Slavery had already been abolished for more than two years, that many whites in the confederate south kept a new secret. They had long been called for it to be a National Holiday. The with the recent protests against racist demand and Police Brutality, those calls are gaining momentum. Gabriel desanto live for us in new york. There have been a lot of people out there tonight, gabriel. Easilyr there sure has, tens of thousands of people throughout today. Its a little after 5 00 p. M. Here. Were in Washington Square park in new york city. This is one of the protest groups weve been following for several hours, a very Diverse Group of people, black, white, asian, latino all out here protesting for black lives matter. We have beenat seeing throughout new york city all day. There were more than 40 different protests in new york. And i want to bring in one of the protesters here, maurice franklin. How are you . Im good. Reporter thank you for talking to us. My pleasure. Reporter youre one of the organizers here . Im not one of the organizers. Ive been doing marches for many years. Im just heartened to see so many people and so many ethnic groups saying we are not going to put up with abuse and violence against black lives. Organizedmany youth and protesting peacefully in the United States is the beloved assembly. I dreamed about it. Reporter have you ever seen anything like this in your life . Not the same. Not for three weeks, protesting, not bad. They are committed to having a world thats inclusive, where were altogether, working as one and united. Reporter where does this movement go from here . Wow, we need change. We need social change around the world. We need to make conditions better. Food deserts, People Living in inequality. Reporter its gone beyond for george. Floyd george. There are too many black men and women murdered by police for no reason. Reporter thank you very much. I appreciate you talking to us. So that just gives you an idea of what people are thinking out here. It has been certainly an Historic Movement without a doubt, and one that shows no end in sight on this juneteenth that the mayor of new york declares juneteenth a city holiday, following many other cities and states around the country also declaring it a holiday, as well. Will it become a National Holiday like many people are hoping . Anchor thank you for that update from new york. Was planning to have his First Campaign rally in months on juneteenth that postponed it to saturday after a backlash. He tweeted a warning in the lead up to the rally saying any protesters and, in his words, lowlifes going to oklahoma, should understand they would be treated differently than to those in seattle and minneapolis. We have been speaking to demonstrators in washington. Were not the Lincoln Memorial, serial enormous significance on juneteenth. Hundreds of protesters marched from the Martin Luther king jr. Memorial. And im with one of the organizers of this protest. Morgan. Thank you. Tell us the significance celebrating and protesting at the Lincoln Memorial on juneteenth amid the uprising going on around the country. Yeah, this location was very deliberate and its very symbolic. We wanted it to be more than just another protest in the streets. We wanted our collective voices to be loud enough that they hear us and that they understand that we will not stop doing this until you answer our calls for change. Here, a man said i have a dream, and this generation will see that dream through. Reporter are you seeing signs of change . Were able to talk about change, but are using actual change and the possibility of change from the people who have the power to make it . So, i will say disappointment in our leadership is definitely evident. But what i will say is that our community is showing up and our community is changing. And from that changing with the community, i think that we will see change in policy. I have never seen or heard so many people of color, white people, asian, hispanic, anyone come together for the same cause and be so passionate and powerful. I think that the community is changing and i think that is more important. Reporter thank you so much. And thats all we keep hearing. There does seem to be something different, perhaps because of the specificity of demands. Defund the police. Its not just racism is banned. Concrete supposes concrete proposals. Anchor under cyberattack, australias government and state institutions have been hacked by an unnamed nation. Nigerias military says it has killed several luke perry leaders of the armed group. Concern for sport in the u. S. With positive cross positive coronavirus tests. And major league baseball. The first, strained relief but first, strained relations have deteriorated further after a business was charged with sparing spying. Theyre accused of spying on state secrets for a foreign entity. Both men were detained in late 2018, soon after arresting canada. Shes a Top Executive at huawei. Shes also the daughter of the founder and is facing extradition to the u. S. On fraud charges over trade with iran. Speaking on friday, the canadian Prime Minister said china linked the charges to her arrest. Said he was disappointed with chinas actions and would continue to push for the mens release. China is also believed to be the actor behind a major cyberattack in australia. Alexi obrien has the story. Reporter these are the men at the center of a case thats left relations between china and canada at their lowest in decades. Businessman with links to north korea, helped with a highprofile visit in peng gang pyongyang. And michael, a former diplomat who works for the ngo, the International Crisis group, a role that saw him appear on this channels programs inside story. They say he is an unfortunate pawn in a larger struggle. More than five at a 50 days after their arrest, both have been charged with espionage. The indictment charged michael of secretively gathering state secrets and intelligence for overseas organizations, with serious circumstances. The facts are clear and the evidence solid and sufficient. Reporter details of the evidence against either man were not revealed, but they are both being called victims of hostage diplomacy because their detention came nine days after the arrest of one in canada. Shes a Top Executive at huawei and wanted by u. S. Authorities over alleged violations of sanctions against iran. Just last month, the Canadian Court ruled her exhibition case can proceed, and theres little doubt the two cases are connected. If the young men were to be sent to United States to face trial, the two canadians with sickly be punished for the acts of the canadian reporter living bail and under house arrest in vancouver, the two michaels said they have not been allowed visits by lawyers nor loved ones, and meetings with consular officials have been put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. Canada has repeatedly appealed for the men to be freed. To ask thecontinue chinese and put pressure on the Chinese Government to cease the arbitrary detention of these two canadian can citizens citizens who are being held for no other reasons that the Chinese Government is disappointed with the independent proceedings of the canadian judiciary. We will continue to stand strong and stand firmly on the return of the two michaels. Reporter the two michaels face life in prison if convicted. Alessio brian, al jazeera. Anchor lets cross to edmonton and speak to gordon holden. Thank you for your time with us on the newshour. Has canada been caught in the middle of these canadian businessman, or simply paying the price for this geopolitical game going on between the u. S. And china . Guest i think thats an accurate assessment. We are following canada is following the extradition treaty requires us to examine carefully. In this case, it was for violation of sanctions against iran, but not the fraud the United States alleges. These allegations are examined by the Canadian Court system. China, under a different judicial system, has taken hostages, arrested two canadians in 2018. But now, by proceeding to charge them formally in a country where rates are about 99 , where they will be probably tried in a close court where there can be Neither Embassy reps additives nor a lawyer representatives nor a lawyer, this is unfortunate for them and has angered many canadians. Anchor what are the options . We hear him express disappointment, but can he take a tougher stance on china . Guest he is under very strong pressure to push back strongly against china. The problem is china is a great power. Im not convinced titfortat reality retaliation takes as anywhere positive. Yes, we can retaliate, perhaps. Restriction of imports. Theres a range of things to do. China is likely to match that, and at the end of the day, more firepower than we are. Im not sure mixing up apples and oranges helps. I would say keep up the pressure. Let the court system run through its system visavis about a month. Make sure they are going down the route of retaliation, economic retaliation. Not sure that really serves or speeds their release. Anchor you said tell us what you have seen there and what conditions the two men could be held in. Guest sure, just to make a point clear, i was there as an embassy represented, visiting canadians who were detained. Time by western standards. They are basic. They have improved over the years, but chinese focus is very much on strong reeducation. Theres not a lot of focus on retraining over the rights of prisoners. Its a tough time. During the six months the two michaels were interrogated by the minister of state security, separate branch of the Chinese Government, they were subject to solitary confinement, multiple interrogations for many hours every day, the lights were never turned off, pretty basic food. This is tough time being served by citizens. Anchor we thank you for speaking to us from canada. Guest it is a pleasure. Thank you. Intelligencealias agencies has the country is facing unprecedented Cyber Attacks from an unnamed nation. The Prime Minister wouldnt be drawn on whether they are part of oster these increasingly hostile dispute with china. Beijing has already denied being involved. We have more. From canberra. Reporter after a warning from oster these spy agencies, Scott Morrison address the nation. Advice on cyber experts, oster then organizations are currently being targeted by a sophisticated state based cyber actor. Reporter sophisticated, continuing, and widespread, targeting everything from all levels of government and political organizations to health, education, and critical infrastructure. The government says cyber experts identified it as a state based attack because of the technique and scale of the attack. You could describe it as iticious and that is why now needs to be raised. Anchor morrison reassured australians, saying they didnt appear to be any largescale breaches as peoples personal information. Its a form of asymmetric warfare or information warfare, around the usual declarations of hostilities and identification of who is doing the attack. A lot of it is about denial. Reporter Cyber Attacks arent new but the government says it is increasing in frequency and scale. It wont say which state is behind the attack but it comes at a time at high tensions between australia and beijing. Since australia called for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic, china imposed tariffs on barley, halted be imports, and also warned Chinese Students against studying in australia. The government has been careful not to point the figure finger at beijing publicly, since the countrys most widely speculated by experts to be behind the cyberattack. And one of the few states, along with russia, iran, and north korea which would be capable of carrying out such an attack. But whoever is to blame, the governor is government is urging people to strengthen defenses as the attacks increase. Tens of thousands of people have rallied in the capital for the second time this month, calling for the president to resign. The protests are encouraged by opposition leader. Those who oppose accuse him of corruption and failing to obtain violence groups. The country has been engaged in civil war since 2012. They promised to hold talks and establish a unity government. We are following developments from the capital. Reporter the west african body sent a high delegation to the whatal to try to mediate seems to be an intensifying conflict. We have the foreign minister of nigeria, ivory coast, and the commission had Commission Head to find an agreement between the two parts because protesteters are getting moment. Theres less people from last week, partly because they couldnt afford to come to the capital from the countryside and because of the security situation. But we have thousands of people on the street protesting, asking for the president to once again resign. Concessions the president made on tuesday, raising the salaries of teachers , suggesesting that he would dissolve the newly elected National Assembly and the constitutional court, calling for a National Unity government, all of that was not enough to stem out or call the crowd of protesters. And in the absence of the main opposition leader, who is currently has been abducted a few months ago during the parliamentary elections, the absence is the influential leader, who is leading the charge against him. Following this high Level Mediation by the west african body, he conceded he is willing to hold talks with him as long as he fulfills his promise. Anchor the Nigerian Military says it has killed several highlevel leaders in a series of airstrikes on a village in the northeast. The settlement was reportedly used as a turning ground for fighters. We have more. Reporter the airstrikes were carried out over the course of two days after days of surveillance according to the Nigerian Military, a and then ty were sure seseveral leaders of fighters were there. The compound, when it was struck, as well as several fighters, who were also using the surroundings as training ground. The committee or the village is on the fringes of the forest. , thiss interesting information was released by the nigerian m military on the day e nigerian president met with all heads of security, from the army, navy, air force, the police, and the intelligence agencies, where he was quoted as e was not happy with the way the Security Operations were going. Not only the fight in the northeast of the country, but also the military attacks in the northwest of the country, where, in the last two months, hundreds have been killed. The military said they were sure they have gotten very highvalue target, as they put it, in that compound, and the information they got after the attacks were completin completed, several of such leaders have been killed. Anchor much more ahead on the al jazeera newshour, including a boycott on chinese goods in india. Can these border clashes get people to give up their smartphones . Waiting to be reunited, a father, one of thousands of palestinians separated from his family for months as a result of covid19. And as football returns around the world, there are concerns teams are playing too many games too quickly. Details coming up. Hello. Weve got signs of drier, brighter, and warmer weather. The upper here and now, lots of clouds tumbling but the here and now, lots of clouds tumbling in. That will produce showers. Next couple of days, more showers into central and eastern parts. An area of highpressure. Thats going to block the passage of these weather systems in the next hour. When you do catch a shower, its going to be slow moving and likely to cause flash flooding. Further showers through saturday. Saturday is brighter than today for the British Isles and into france, of the whales will see what or whether, this dish wett wetter weather. Ghter skies come back kind back behind, 22 celsius. We could see highs around 28 degrees celsius, so warm sunshine will return. Same time bookkeeping that wetter weather into eastern parts. Northern parts of africa, meanwhile, stay dry. Showers continue across central areas. Possibilities of flash flooding through west africa. Anchor hello again, the top stories on the al jazeera newshour. The World Health Organization has warned the coronavirus pandemic is entering a new and dangerous phase. More than 150,000 cases were reported on thursday, the highest number in a single day. Millions across the United States are commemorating juneteenth, the anniversary of the announcement of the end of slavery. Rallies are taking place in new york, washington, atlanta, and many other cities. The strained relations between canada and china has deteriorated further after a former canadian diplomat and businessman were charged with spying. The canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was disappointed with chinas actions. The u. S. Navy says it will reinstate captain Brett Crozier tear after finding fault with his response to the coronavirus outbreak aboard the Aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt. Another top officer will have a promotion put on hold. More than 1200 sailors tested positive and one sailor died from the virus. The captain was hailed a hero by his crew for writing a letter, urging the navy to provide greater protections. A previous investigation recommended reinstating him. Lets bring and mike, joining us from washington in mike, 20 is from washington. Just give us joining us from washington. Just give us the background. Mike back here in march, multiple people can contracted coronavirus, following a visit to a port in vietnam, but then got impatient with the pace the navy was moving in dealing with the situation. He then filed a letter and series of email, pleading for immediate action, saying that his sailors were going to die and insisting the navy do something about the situation. Well, he was immediately relieved of his post as that acting naval secretary was the one who ordered the reassignment of the captain. He then flew to guam, which is where the Aircraft Carrier docked. And in what was an invective laden speech, criticize the captain before his crew, criticized the crew, and then this disturbing military members exceedingly returned to washington amidst an uproar, including the fact he has gone on a 250,000 flight. He subsequently resigned. The navy put pressure on the pentagon to reinstate the captain who, as you said, had been seen as the hero. That would appear to be underway until the secretary of defense, mark esper, stepped in and asked for a wider investigation into the matter before signing off on the navy decision to reinstate the captain. Anchor what has been said about the reason behind the decision . Well, admiral guilty, the head of naval operations, was the senior operator senior officer who asked him to be reinstated. He has made an announcement that if he had known now what he knows now, he would never have recommended reinstatement. He says he found a number of command issues with both the captain and the Strike Command of the fleet, of which the Theodore Roosevelt as a part, the rear admiral stuart, and he, along with the captain, have now been a sickly reassigned. They will not have been now basically reassigned. The key to this, according to the admiral, is the fact chains of command were not properly followed. The admiral commanding the strikeforce had not been told by the captain to board the same vessel this letter was going out. He founded retrospect found in retrospect there were command control issues and the reassignment of the captain should go ahead. Anchor mike, thank you. The southern indian city is black back under Strict Lockdown measures. Health officials reported almost 1400 new infections thursday. Authorities say restrictions will remain in place until the end of the month. Police set up hundreds of checkpoints around the city. They are using drones to monitor the 15 million people. In the capital beijing, Authorities Say the recent coronavirus outbreak, which forces the measures of lockdown, is under control. 180 new infections have been reported since monday, and hundreds of thousands have been tested. Katrina you reports. Reporter this time last year, long queues were a site common a common sight. Thousands have been queuing to test for covid19, many working in the Restaurant Industry. Its because many in the Restaurant Industry buy their meat and produce from the market. Thats why. We need to reinsure customers. Reporter this is reportedly the source of the latest outbreak. Its a place percent of the capitals food dozens have been infected and 29 neighborhoods are under lockdown. Now, i 30s and say the new cluster is under control. Authorities say the new cluster is under control. Took measures at the earliest time after the outbreak. They managed to cut our further transmission and cap to the outbreak within a minimum rate kept the outbreak within a minimum rat. Rate. Reporter more than 700,000 people have been tested since the latest outbreak has been discovered. People are using mobile phones to help track and contain the virus. The highrisk areas received this message. It says according to big data analysis, we may have passed through the wholesale market recently. We urge you to stay home and report to authorities. Those who do not will be held legally responsible. But new infections continue to rise in the capital. Hundreds of flights were canceled. Travel restrictions and social distancing measures have been reinstated, raising questions about the governments transparency. The outbreak in wuhan had disastrous consequences. After a few days, Authorities Say this outbreak is under control. Do you think this can be trusted . They wereearly days, coming out with infection numbers in wuhan. I dont thing this will happen in beijing. In wuhan, we didnt know about the virus and how to deal with it. Reporter Authorities Say the new cases are not severe, but despite reassurances the outbreak is under control, people fear normal life or Something Like it may still be a long wait away a long way away. Anchor leaders have failed to strike a deal on a blocked one a virus rescue fund at a virtual summit. Thats despite europe facing the worst recession in its history. European Council President said negotiations would be ongoing after the meeting didnt provide results. The eu is proposing a Recovery Fund of more than 800 billion, but its not clear how these funds would be allocated and how they will be paid back. Natasha butler watched the summit from paris. Reporter the eu council had certainly said head certainly said after the conference of eu leaders that most Member States are on board with the fact something needs to be done to help the European Union recover after the coronavirus pandemic. Now, what these leaders were gathered to talk about was this 800 plus billion dollars Recovery Fund that is being proposed by the Eu Commission to revive the economy. Far,orst hit continence so more than 190,000 people have died in europe. So, the leaders are keen to try to boost the economies, to get europe working again. For that, they need money. They proposed this package, formed of grants and loans, money borrowed by the European Commission after financial markets. But what leaders were discussing is exactly how big this package should be. Should it be as big as proposed or is that too much . And how with these grants and loans be distributed, and how would they be paid back . Leaders are expected to me again july 5, not virtually but in person, and many are pushing for an agreement to be made then on this recovery plan. Anchor former allies in yemens war, battling to control the island of the horn of africa. Southern separatists stormed the building. The Southern Transitional council is backed by the United Arab Emirates and fighting Government Forces supported by saudi arabia. The ftc originally supported the saudi it we test uae Coalition Saudi uae coalition against rebels, but they called on the coalition to end the fighting and restore order on the island. One of indias biggest trading associations is calling for a boycott of chinese product. There comes amid heightened tensions after 20 indian soldiers were killed in clashes on the border with china earlier this week. As elizabeth reports from new delhi, people have been burning chinese product and flags. Reporter gathering the chinese products from their homes and setting them on fire, burning effigies of resident xi jinping, along with the chinese president xi jinping, along with the chinese flag. People protested across india, calling for military and economic action after 20 indian soldiers were killed on the border with china for the first time in 45 years. Where china is doing at the border is very unfortunate. If the country is going to treat india like an enemy, we should treat them the same. We should not have any relations with china. Reporter it is a sentiment shared by many, including an Influential Group of traders. Elastic campaign, it launched a campaign, asking movie stars to stop advertising chinese products, asking numbers to boycott chinese products, starting with those that can be replaced with indian items. Making money on chinese products is ultimately going to hit the country, because china pakistanthat money got military activity out of india. General use that money to put Indian Forces against military forces. Reporter we asked the head of the Trader Association if he would ask stop using his iphone, many of which are assembled in china. [indiscernible] is oner southern bazaar of the biggest markets in india, selling household items, electronics, toys, and cosmetics. They would sell them at bulk and low cost. Many of the products are made in china. Shop owners say they support a boycott of chinese products. That, we planted no longer by chinese stock and will an effort to buy indian made, even if we make less profit. Reporter but others told us they couldnt make a living if they didnt sell chinese made products, but were afraid of saying that in the current climate of antichinese sentiment. China isnt just the biggest exporter to india. Its also a crucial investor in some of the most Successful Ecommerce companies. No, i dont think its practical. Because Indian Economy is very closely interlinked with the chinese economy. And we rely on china for a lot of critical products. It is not easy to really replace all of the imports with domestic products because you need to invest heavily in domestic manufacturing. And that cant happen in a hurry. Reporter so while people destroy chinese products in public and the boycottch ineseproducts trends on twitter, the latest model of the iphone plus sold out in minutes. Anchor thousands of palestinians stranded abroad because of the pandemic are asking to return home. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry Says it is working to help some of them, but the only Border Crossing has been closed since march because of restrictions. She doesnt know when her husband will come home. There has is in the north of the occupied west bank. She finished her phd in it he finished his phd in italy and has been stranded since march. She shares recipes with him through video calls and they try to stay connected. It became difficult when his father passed away a couple weeks ago. He says it was already hard enough for him to be studying abroad on his own, and his fathers death brought immense pain. I couldnt say goodbye. The last image of him was the one during his funeral. I watched it online. It also hurts i cant support my children, especially since my father lived with them. Reporter it adds a financial burden on the family. But the psychological effect has hit them harder. We couldnt be together during our sadness. We are afraid we wont be able to share our joy. We are scared we will miss that he will miss our sons graduation sonst he will miss our graduation. Many palestinians abroad, who have other citizenships, spend time with family. Another cant. And now they cant. The first coronavirus cases emerged in the region, jordan and israel closed the border in march. A few hundred have come back after special coordination, but more than 6,300 palestinians are waiting to return. Most of them are students. Their families protested, saying their loved ones have waited long enough. Some on social media accuse palestinian authorities of neglecting its people. A countrystranded as under israeli occupation. We dont have airplanes or airports and we rely on other countries to open their borders to let our people in. Reporter the Foreign Ministry promises to help return those who have been stranded soon. Until then, families are thankful for the technology that is keeping them closer. The British Government is urged to boost Financial Support for refugees and Asylum Seekers struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. U. K. Charities say the existing cash allowance and the ban on work have left them more vulnerable than ever. Laurence lee reports from london. Reporter he used to be a senior banker into bubbly. When the cu happened three years ago in zimbabwe. When the coup happened three years ago, that vanished. She is provided with the equivalents of 43 a week to feed and clothe herself and her kids. That money is not enough to buy clothes. It is enough maybe to buy food, but it is difficult when you have to meet other needs like buying clothes. To pay forult for us internet. You need to choose. Reporter the experiences are the norm for asylumseekers in britain. We met up with someone who delivers food in middlesboro. He told us he found a woman who hadnt eaten for 17 days, and was on the point of starving to death. Confined into a four by four meters wall, sharing a house with another three people from different cultures and nationalities. On top of that, you have health conditions, diabetes. Elite somebody to talk to you because that has a great impact into your mental health. Reporter opposition politicians have been requesting to increase the amount asylumseekers get during the lockdown. Last week, there was a rise of about the equivalent of three dollars a week. It is above inflation rates, although it barely makes a difference. Many people are having to wait several months, if not years for their application. They could be living on what is now 39 pounds a week for a long time. Just how hard it can be for people not to afford to buy clothes for the winter or replace basic cooking utensils really adds up over time. We dont think that is something the government takes into consideration. Reporter asylumseekers arent alone. Provision of food to children and the poorest families in the country, whose parents told us they had to choose routinely between feeding their children or feeding themselves. Since this began, the administration has made a great deal out of being able to magic up hundreds of billions to give to workers who cannot do their jobs, effectively paying them to stay home. The total cost of giving asylumseekers money for a few basic necessities is, by comparison, very small indeed. But these things are not about morality, but political will. Laurence lee, al jazeera, london. Anchor sports news is coming up, including why the worlds most expensive footballer has to pay his old club 7. 5 million. Lee will be up in just a moment and he will have all the details. Anchor time for the sports news with lee. Reporter thank you very much. Lets start with a motor racing hero, who has been hurt in a Road Accident while competing in italy. The crash happened during a hand back deckhand bike racing and involved a heavy vehicle hand bike racing and involved a heavy vehicle. He has undergone surgery. His condition is extreme a serious. He used to race in formula one and had both his legs and be treated after a horrific crash during a car race in 2001. He switched to competing as a hand bike racer and has won four gold medals. The italian Prime Minister sent a message of support, saying dont give up. All of italy is with the. The american with you. The american golfer has tested positive in south carolina. Several of the top stars are competing at the rbc heritage. The rules put out by the pd say in the event of a positive pga say in the event of a positive test, it will not shut down. He withdrew for the second round and will need to selfisolate for at least 10 days. Golf started last week without fans after three months away. Other major u. S. Sports are dealing with coronavirus problems. Baseball is hoping to start next month, but the Philadelphia Phillies closed their Training Facilities because five players and three Staff Members tested positive. The Toronto Blue Jays shot down shut down their camp after one of their players showed symptoms. Torontos nhl team also reported cases, and so has the San Francisco 49ers and a felting nfl team. Backester united is, going as football returns, their Global Players union express concerns about player safety. There has always been a spike in injuries because of insufficient preparation time and match schedules. Theyre trying to make up for lost time. The world governing body, fifa, has tried to ease the load. Liverpool says it will be tough, but he does want to get the season finished. We have now a lot of games and of the short period of time a pretty short period of time. It will be 100 really, really tough. Injuries havehe nothing to do with the or anything else. These are things that can happen always. Its a contact sport. We dont want to have these but it happens. But not in a manner that i think we should not play. No, not at all. Reporter Manchester City is still. Competing squad rotation is a concern. Week, we will play andsea and newcastle [indiscernible] im not going to change 11 players every time, but of course im going to use the chance to make substitutions every game. Reporter they also revealed one of the expensive signings wants to leave. He has turn down offers of a new deal and has linked with million it with munich. Hes moving to chelsea, but he wont be able to play in the delay Champions League quarterfinal in august. Stay,ould love him to but i cant understand his viewpoint. Its a special situation, one we have never had before. With everything mixed up because of converse. I dont think people should judge from afar what player he is. Is a great guy and great clear. Reporter the worlds most expensive has lost a longrunning lawsuit against his former club, barcelona. He claimed they owed him a bonus of 50 million, but a Spanish Court rejected that and ordered him to pay them 7. 5 million instead. Finally, another sport making steps toward a return. Some of the riders were testing on the track in barcelona. It is set to get underway in spain starting in july. And thats all the sports. Anchor thank you very muchanchor . And thank you for watching the newshour on al jazeera. Were back in just a moment. 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