Government has shifted focus from saving lives to saving the economy. Counting the cost on aljazeera. I am fairly ok you are watching the stream home edition today or this happens i still groups around the world while the world has been tackling a Global Pandemic are they making a resurgence you can weigh in on the conversation via each in the comments section we would love to hear from war we can put your takes your questions your concerns very expert panel and you can be in the screen. Im going to say hello to the guess the guests will introduce themselves to you yogi it is good to see you can you tell everybody who you are. Hi good evening from manila philippines my name is curity ng abreast and i am Senior Analyst for the International Crisis group life in working in the southern philippines and mindanao for the last 7 years started my assignment was crisis group end of last year and im now very happy to be here with you and thanks for having happened to have you feel im welcome to
A step in the back. New zealand extends the lockdown on its biggest city as it tries to work out how coronaviruses made a comeback. And we meet the black americans who say theyve left racism in division behind to settle in west africa. An apology from the interior minister and the release of hundreds of protesters from prison isnt coming anger in the los crowds are gathering again in the capital minsk over last weekends disputed president ial election 7000 people were rounded up during demonstrations over the past few days instead. They told of torture and abuse inside cramped Detention Centers due to the lack of space detainees who are often forced to lie on top of each other young women say they were forced to undress they were beaten and threatened with rape. The Violent Police crackdown on mainly Peaceful Protesters has left deep scars on many belorussians it has also angered many of president alex on the local shankars former support us the call for him to step down has resonated
Know. As is the way with these things the former Prime Minister there flipping between languages there depending upon the language in which hes being asked the relevant questions by the assembled media outside the courthouse there in kuala lumpur the main takeaway point however is a reiteration of the way that he does plan to appeal against the verdict and the sentences were not quite sure whats going to happen to him in the next couple of weeks or couple of months even perhaps because the reality is there are more cases against him to be addressed plus on top of that his wife is just about start going through a process the best guess estimate says that that process will stand alone and it will take 2 years well stay with these latest live pictures. As we think is just lapsing back into english all this positive we believe. You know in a sense we believe that. We have a strong case. But of course we have to convince the judges and we would do our best. To chevy would continue to lead t
Very important from volunteers start rolling up their sleeves to the United States 1st large scale vaccine trial. Also ahead 3000000000 animals killed or displaced scientists give an alarming reassessment of australias devastating bushfires. Im johnny gosch roscoe with the sports 500 and up england cricket the surf boards joins an elite club with his latest test against the west indies. We begin this news in malaysia with the former Prime Minister najib razak has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of corruption he wont go straight to jail though and says hes appealing this verdict is from the 1st of 5 trials not she was facing linked to the one n. D. P. Scandal he launched this state fund when he was Prime Minister in 2009 we are always positive we believe. You know innocence we believe that. We have a strong case. But of course we have to convince the judges and we would do our best. Chef we would continue to lead a team and he is very determined. To get the
Well look at how malaria related deaths in africa could more than double this year. Just 4 days after a global tally showed 15000000. 00 Coronavirus Infections the world has now surpassed 16000000. 00 thats according to the u. S. Based Johns Hopkins university it shows the United States brazil and india are leading a surge in new cases globally almost 650000 people are known to have died the u. S. Has recorded 73000 new infections in the past 24 hours the countrys top Infectious Disease expert anthony is again urging state governments to hit pause on reopening. The states of florida texas and california remain some of the worst affected and floridas governor is being accused of easing lock down measures too soon how did you castrate reports from maryland the death toll in florida is rising as well about one person in florida is dying a covert every 10 minutes and florida certainly is not alone 18 states in the United States have broken totals and as far as cases or deaths in this past