A conflict going on all and in my view simply come on and. Theyre used to make money for people who have to pay their passage. Through servitude in effect a little bit in the high seas is not a happy situation. Turning away from it or banning boats from rescuing people are certainly not the way to go the u. N. Refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in Libyan Detention Centers even though they havent committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and are schapelle aljazeera. Sanctions on north korea appear to be having a devastating effect on the economy its shrunk by the most in 21 years thats according to figures compiled by south koreas central bank but it doesnt appear to be having an impact on north koreas military ambitions on young says missile test this week or a warning to its neighbor from mcbride reports from seoul the figures provide the stark is devore dence yet of how sanctions against north korea are hurting it economically last year the economy contract did by 4 point one percent thats on top of a 3 and a half percent contraction the year before at the height of the nuclear and missile testing crisis when the tougher sanctions were introduced compare that with 2016 when the north korean economy grew at nearly 4 percent better even than south korea in the same year figures released earlier this month in seoul also show how sanctions have cut north koreas trade with its neighbors by nearly half with a staggering 86 percent drop in exports especially affected has been its Mining Sector with a complete ban on one of its biggest exports coal it shows the extent to which kim jong un stated ambition to develop his countrys economy rather than the military is being frustrated but state run media is reporting that thursdays launch was overseen personally by kim and that the missiles were a new type of guided weapon much harder for anti Missile Systems to detect and intercept. The north says there were a warning to the war mongers of south korea but seem calculated not to jeopardize the chance of a further summit with the us President Donald Trump they havent done Nuclear Testing they really havent tested missiles other than you know smaller ones. The which is something that large test kim seems to be following the same strategy of using his countrys advances in military technology to build pressure for crippling sanctions to eventually be lifted rob mcbride aljazeera sole. Hundreds of activists remain packed inside the main terminal of hong kongs airport as they continue their call for greater democracy its gone 9 pm there and this is the scene in the main arrivals area crowds have been there since friday morning trying to take their message to International Visitors theyre angry at what they see is chinas growing influence Hong Kong Affairs and the governments response to weeks of mass rallies protests began over a planned extradition law but have grown into some of the largest in decades. Of plenty more still ahead in the news hour including one of africas most important economies which relies heavily on coal trying to tackle air pollution well tell you how. And then historic ruling for gold miners in south africa and its for a whole be here to tell us about the madrid darby with the difference details coming up in a moment. Now i hate waiver sent temperatures soaring across europe breaking records from france to the netherlands in germany a new high forced the shutdown of a Nuclear Reactor out of the water got too hot heat waves are becoming increasingly common and serve as a reminder of the impact of Climate Change they barbara force from london. Enjoying the heat in paris the water fountains by the eiffel tower a popular place for those trying to stay cool. As a red alert was issued for north of france in the capital reached an all Time National record of 41. 00 celsius well french media reports suggest 5 deaths might to be linked to the current heat wave. Of wednesday belgium germany and the netherlands all recorded their highest ever temp. And they did it again thursday 40 degrees celsius. Making the most of it. Being issued for the. Trees. Building housing media. Images of fun in the sun and explaining the extreme weather. We can talk about a short stay on record with headlines like scorcher without looking into why is it the hottest thing and what does that mean for she manatee whats that mean in the next 102030 years. There were to eat for food for particularly for people in developing countries who this is affecting right now but aljazeera had no difficulty finding people who are concerned about whats driving the increasingly common heat waves people start realizing that things are changing and quite quickly in the climate and so is that is the moment to just to change something. Before its too late this is something that makes our planet less. Comfortable to live on so we have to think about how to stop it so that also our children can still survive on this planet most people here in Britain Welcome a bit of sunshine but for when the humidity and on a day like this the priority for lots of people is actually staying in the shade more broadly more and more starting to draw the line between europe 6 streams summers and the Climate Crisis the u. K. Governments Advisory Committee on Climate Change has warned the country is not prepared for the extremes that Global Warming is expected to bring here the current heat which prompted Health Warnings and brought trains to a standstill in some parts. And in Southern Europe this was greece on wednesday a series of wildfires are a reminder of conditions that many are calling the new normal. Of all those conditions how their upsides they bring their own dangers the aljazeera london. Of the heat spinning felt in the arctic with the un swirled Meteorological Organization alarmed that the impact of europes heat wave on greenland is scientists warn of record melting of the worlds 2nd largest ice sheet for forecasts indicate atmospheric flow will push the heat towards the worlds 2nd largest ice sheet which is essential to the Global Climate system and enhanced its melting this will then cause sea levels to rise and whether to become unstable already in this month alone greenland is lost the ice equivalent of 64000000. 00 elim pick size swimming pools in surface melting alone ruth mottram is a climate scientist and glaciologist at the danish meterological insitu joins us by skype from copenhagen good to have you with us so this sounds like were in the midst of a vicious circle the hates rising it causes the ice to melt which then pushes sea levels up and causes more extreme weather patterns right yes so i think its probably important emphasize that we do expect greenland now summer but its noting a lot right now much more than we would expect in an average summer well why is that a Climate Change or. Yeah i think we can actually drill quite a clear link now because we know that the arctic is warm so much more than the rest of the world we have processes called the arctic have that patience so that Climate Change is felt much more strongly in the arctic than it is here even in europe right now and so when we get these big melting meant happening they tend to be more extreme than they were in the past at the moment were not where very close to our record melt year of 2012 were getting very close to matching that right now we wont really know till the end of this month or even mid august which one has been the highest amount but thats what were looking at right now can and shoots recover or are we in some irreversible stage its definitely not irreversible yet and its important to remember that from one year to the next there is quite a lot of variability the last couple of years theres been fairly cool summers not too much. Well there has been melting but not above average melts in the in the last couple of years and then this year and then and then the last decade or 2 decades weve really seen these very extreme melting is becoming more frequent and seeing more runoff coming out actually whats significant is an irreversible situation. Well i think its probably fair to say that we will not know until weve passed it if its irreversible or not. There have been a lot of studies looking at how much Climate Change we have and and still keep the ice sheet and its important to remember that the ice sheet will still take hundreds if not thousands of years to melt completely doesnt go overnight. But there is a lot of work now indicating that one and a half or 2 degrees might be the sort of temperature global temperature threshold beyond which we cannot keep Greenland Ice sheet frozen. For this is a bit scary or basically hurtling into the unknown at this point well or its not too late i think at the Paris Agreement for example if we keep go paris agree with target then we should be able to keep the ice sheets at a large extent but its still an active area of research and i would expect more results to come out in the future one of the interesting things that was pointed out by a quality today was that the kind of melt rates were seeing in greenland right now our climate models didnt really for c. B. S. Happening so early on they were expecting this to occur later on so this may have some potential implications for our projections the Sea Level Rise for example. Thank you so much ruth mark from there we welcome. The destruction of the amazon forest is fast approaching a level from which it may not be able to recover as according to satellite data from brazils government already this month more than 1300 square kilometers of rain forest has been cleared for large scale farming and last year 120000 square kilometers were wiped out president hired was so narrow as place the governments Environmental Agency under the Agricultural Ministry critics say hes expanding land clearance and logging a 3rd of all pristine rain forest in brazil has been cut down or burned that includes lands where tribes of people have cared for the forests for centuries Scientists Say the amazon could now become a savannah when all of this could also affect brazils trade agreement with the European Union its its been agreed but not ratified yet commits both sides to slowing deforestation per the paris climb agreement climate agreement should say well hannah myatt is a Campaign Coordinator for fearne an environmental and social Justice Organization she told us about some positive steps being taken to protect the amazon. This week on tuesday the e. U. Publish an action plan which sees the e. U. For the 1st time opening the door to regulator measures that would set standards on the goods that the imports to ensure theyre not associated with deforestation are for a sacred ation. It wants this to be a Partnership Approach so the e. U. Is not going to impose its standards on other countries but the e. U. Does have a duty to respond to the increasing concern among you consumers about the impact that their consumption is having on forests on the people who depend on those forests and with this communication with this action plan that it published this week it shows that the e. U. Is for the 1st time willing to bring in new options that could be regulator and that would ensure that products that are being placed on the market from countries such as brazil would not be linked to human rights abuses. Or different station. South African Business is have been paying a carbon tax as it tries to fight Climate Change on of africas biggest economies is hoping the move will help force big poses change. Has more from me. South africa is a continent of most industrialized economy and one of africas worst polluters its economy relies heavily on coal a dirty fossil fuel to produce electricity environment groups say the towering coal fired power stations release dangerous Carbon Emissions every day into the atmosphere the government introduced a carbon tax law earlier this month requiring big polluting companies to pay tax each time they emit Greenhouse Gases those in favor of the tax hope it will be enough of a deterrent and they must remember that the more they pollute theres a concoction of pollutants in the atmosphere you can do business in a did climate a message that were getting there they should do things possibly. To that because emissions are marked 8. 00 times per person every year the World Bank Says thats among the highest in the developing world its ranked among the Dirtiest Energy producers in the world number 16 on the global emissions list. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change and committed to an Emission Reduction of 34 percent by 2020 and 42 percent by 2025 but Industry Experts warn in a country where the official Unemployment Rate is more than 27 percent carbon taxes and to growth and jobs and anti investment the problem is the Cost Increases and the uncertainty around how the church will be applied because the government budget regulations have not been published and. The Carbon Offset regulations. It could still be years before their focus is a significant reduction in Carbon Emissions and thats only if the carbon tax law proves to be effective South Africans who support carbon tax say the money must be used to benefit poor communities by helping pay for programs that provide cleaner and safer energy for low income households. People living near coal fired power stations are concerned about their health and Claiborne Temple is one of millions of South Africans who are unemployed and dont have access to. It was city he collected got a call from nearby mines so that his family can cook and keep warm in winter theres of course its not trade the effect of a break in i think of the chemical they used thats making us sick but we have to live with it what else can we do until coal is one day replaced by Green Energy Sources or gas emissions are drastically reduced poor mining communities will continue to be polluted air every day. Aljazeera in my left laney south africa. All right now from heat waves in europe to melting conditions in greenland weve been talking a lot about the weather so lets get some more weather from ever thin please tell me your board is wrong ever is it possible its actually cooler in doha than in paris it was 42 yes there right in here thats right yeah yeah incredible isnt it and in fact not Climate Change and i dont know what is end of the world scenario i dont know lets hope not just to give a comparison you can see these temperatures weve got in the china sammy saying theyre 42 in abu dhabi 38 in doha and yesterday of course we did get up into the low fortys there in paris so that just gives you some idea of the comparisons that we have here when you get records being broken to this kind of extent is a bit like taking a 2nd of 100 meters athletics it really is quite remarkable every goes you see in belgium we saw temperatures touching 41 degrees push across the border 41 celsius there into luxembourg as well and we got up to well theres that 42. 6 in 43 degrees in paris even closer to 43 degrees in germany and in the into the netherlands didnt quite make it in the u. K. But certainly warm enough in the u. K. But beautiful home city of cambridge touch 38 celsius the hottest july day on record and the 2nd warmest 2nd hottest day u. K. Has ever experienced since records began so changing though the reason why we didnt get those sort of temperatures in the u. K. Is because of this cloud which has been streaming in from the atlantic thundery downpours broke the heat and those thunderous showers will continue to drive their way and as we go on through the next couple of days its a cool one in london sunny sammy on saturday with only 20 degrees. Thanks so much i was. Between the rock and a hard place the actor throwing his weight behind an indigenous cause in hawaii. And install we meet the amateurs riding the roads of the total fraud senate bid for a quality. Get closer to the sea altogether f. C. Boy scouts are always telling places together. It could be the biggest land grab in history. As powerful nations lay claim to territories under the ocean 21. 00 geologists are secretly plotting new borders. As the struggle for resources intensifies some of the worlds most powerful scientists speak out. Oceans monopoly on a. Welcome back youre watching out to 0 time to recap headlines now more than 100 children have been killed in syria in air raids in the past 10 days children are increasingly becoming the victims of a gang. Until russian assault on the rebel held province of it the uns human rights chief says those targeting civilians should be charged with war crimes the un is demanding immediate action after the worst mediterranean tragedies so far this year as many as 150. 00 refugees and migrants feared to have drowned off the coast of libya around 300. 00 people were on board 2 boats that left the town of homs east of the capital tripoli sanctions on north korea appeared to be having a devastating effect on the economy it shrunk by the most in 21 years according to figures compiled by south koreas bank. Does not disclose its economic statistics. Thousands of miners and south africa whove suffered potentially deadly diseases have reached his story illegal settlement worth 350000000. 00 in a class action lawyers for the mine workers sued 10 Major Companies for compensation and what big came known as the silicosis saga 6 of the companies accepted a deal which is now been approved by a court in johannesburg up to 100000 miners all their dependents could benefit many miners were afflicted by lung disease or other illnesses as a result of their work. Richards 4 is a human rights lawyer who has been working on the case since 2005 joins us on skype from white river south africa so youve been working on the case are you celebrating today. Know its just a feeling of relief really that the court has approved the settlement. And i think its relief for all the workers up there in the dependents that were not the stage where it will can start acting and implementing the settlement and trying to get some benefits to them yes so its an enormous relief that the Court Approved it how groundbreaking is this and how much of a precedent does its that going forward. Well the president was city few years ago in the Constitutional Court for the 1st time affirmed the right of mine workers suffering from occupational lung diseases to take civil actions to Institute Proceedings against they employ before they there was no such rot in south africa and there was no civil accountability on the part of employers towards workmen who suffered from occupational diseases so that was the big bright 32011. 00 but the last 78 years of the space litigating against the Mining Companies and the last several years in parallel with that its a geisha process. A set of negotiations that culminated in the settlement that was approved today now in addition to compensation when all mine is now get screening and medical checks. Well. For the great majority of mind work because you know weve had a migrant labor system for many many decades the majority of them a living in deep rooted live in south africa and in neighboring countries like mozambique you see too in swaziland where they really dont have access to medical facilities to screen and examine him. We dont know the status of the vast majority of full mind work is up there and step one is rolling out. A program to get medical facilities to them for chase it just a strange land function tests and generally physical exams. Receipts whether or not they are suffering from lung disease and qualified to be compensated and that in itself is. Enormously challenging will this force Mining Companies to change working conditions going forward. Well i think i think civil accountability is a strong incentive to enjoy is to take action you know i think apu or report of health and safety relates very much to the culture of impunity that was here for 100 years and which was related to. The racial system of government we had during the apartheid era. Civil accountability is a big step forward and it means there are consequences and and to that extent on hopeful that that that it changes the attitude in the behavior of employers because really. You know why spend money protecting workers lives in a health if theres no consequence if you dont and its just a cost that by balancing that with social accountability you begin to see change so im sure. It changes attitudes certainly the language they speak is very different to what it was 10 years ago. And im im hopeful that it will save lives or i thank you so much feel full on that richard spoil. Israeli soldiers of fired tear gas said palestinians protesting the demolition of homes in the occupied East Jerusalem groups held friday prayers while the hamas where homes owned by palestinian families were destroyed on monday the houses are on land controlled by the Palestinian Authority various human rights organizations and the u. N. Criticized the demolition matheson has more just a few moments ago the prayers here in what he called most ended and the violence began it started when a group of Palestinian Protesters would also be holding prayers further up the hill started to make their way down carrying palestinian flags the group on this side of the fence which is the occupied East Jerusalem side of the fence started to make their way towards the fence as well in order to try to meet the opposing group in the middle as the Security Forces came down in the trenches to stop the 1st the protesters from throwing rocks and stones into the road the number of rocks began to increase we saw some tear gas being fired further up the hill the whole process of the demolitions has been improved vocative since monday since the houses here in what he called were destroyed by the Israeli Military and there has been a tremendous concern that what have up until now been peaceful protests against these demolitions is going to turn into a situation like this. All this comes after palestinian celebrated their traditional heritage day with a march through the city of ramallah in the occupied west bank those taking part world traditional dresses and song folk songs as a way to mount think culture but also as a form of protest in the abraham has more. Thing is came here today to say that theyre out of proud of their National Costume and of their head and body that like this they maintain their heritage. Among what they say is really a town that. Traditionally each palestinian city has its own costs for both men and women why not many palestinians wear the costume on a daily basis to me person to day in weddings and special look a. Lot of money bought from a saloon this is the original posting in question that all grandparents will no one can steal the changes they represent how identity and history. In. The usually way over to the policy here is that the make up. And thats how we are said dont worry weve where were just where theyre just. Going to get and you will. Get them. Into the palestinian identity. Through to near 0 as observing 7 days of mourning for its president 92 year old the subsidy he died on thursday his body has been taken to the president ial palace in carthage will be buried on saturday subsea was replaced by the speaker of parliament the home of the also who leave the country until the election is held on september the 15th. Celebrations continue in puerto rico after the resignation of governor calderon say you know he will leave Office Following 2 weeks of protests that was sparked by the release of the offensive messages between there so you know and his aides adding to frustration over government corruption and they got a call reports some one. Dancing in the streets of san juan celebrating whats being called a peoples revolution demonstrators have for days demanded governor ricardo rajjo step down after Text Messages revealed a leader who spoke poorly of his own people and used sexist and homophobic language the young Puerto Ricans who spearheaded the marches its a limit to speak truth i mean i bet you were here when you saw a 1000000 people in this week and thats amazing that thats. Almost a zen muscle. Beautiful man no words for that i have 22 sons one is 10 and the other is 8 so i do this for them and for my future maybe grandsons you know and for the people of puerto rico we dont want him there we just simply the no one there because they were facts that he was in a good governor so we just had to do something the demonstrations began almost 2 weeks ago these were some of the biggest marches in the islands history from a population tired of accusations of corruption and mismanagement later on wednesday night governor ricardo rajjo announced he would step down on august the 2nd i. Think the streets of san juan erupted in celebrations that continued for hours puerto rico secretary of justice one device is likely to replace ross aoe but shes in a popular choice among those who took to the streets organizers say they will watch closely what happens next with their demands for the future of puerto rico the simple so we just want good leaders true leaders people that are just looking for the you know well being of the people thats all we need. Really its not its not really that difficult to say they will continue to demonstrate if this u. S. Territory fails to pick a governor they like the next few days or a c. E. O. Successor will be announced but this political crisis may be far from over for many people here this feels like a brand new day the one thats been used with hope and concern remember the next governor will inherit 74000000000 dollars worth of debt on an island still recovering from 2 major hurricanes coming up in anything else the future leadership of this country will have to wind its Peoples Trust not maybe the biggest challenge and again approaches era san juan puerto rico. Theres optimism in the kurdish region of Northern Iraq the economy is improving often the formation of a new government many people are now hoping for a more positive future with a shovel name or a false image of being. When we 1st met the Hussein Ismail family last year they were worrying about how they would pay their bills each month after their salaries were slashed to hard works for the government and book called teaches the government owes them even more money 15000. 00 in unpaid wages but at least now theyre getting paid their full salaries. And a good salary still feeling secure were getting our full salary is now ok but we cant be sure that will be the case next month there are 1400000 people working for the government and Public Sector in the semiautonomous region of Northern Iraq they watch their paychecks shrink or disappear beginning in 2014 thats when the war with ice will began the price of oil plummeted and the federal government in baghdad cut budget payments to the Kurdistan Regional government austerity measures were implemented and workers paid the price with reduced salary. The dispute has been resolved the new Prime Minister who came to power this year says the estimated 10000000000. 00 thats owed to Public Sector employees will be paid although hes not given a timeframe the government says unemployment has dropped from 14 percent in 2016 to 9 percent so far this year theres more confidence among people like businessmen come out