Antigovernment protests continue for a 2nd day in beirut 2 ministers resign amid growing public anger after tuesdays devastating blast. Confirmed covered 1000 cases in the u. S. Reach 5000000 with numbers still rising in almost 20 states. Protests have erupted in cities across bella roo says president Alexander Lukashenko claims another win to extend his quarter century in power protestors have set up barricades in the capital men squad riot Police Responded with stun grenades a police van drove a crowd of demonstrators and ambulances have been called in for the injured protesters step in minsk and shes been joining us by phone because of an internet blackout shes got more on the protesters who have been battling with police into the early morning. When they try to be a police. Say to people. People were sort of trying to get to get up but they were separated by police then there was a. Flash police were firing stun grenades into the crowd one police truck ran into protesters and took one protester with them so im bill and since were taking away the injured people around the city the police have been blocking off roads trying to stop people from gathering and at the moment people are still driving around in their cars honking their horns showing their protest signs raising their their fists so thats still happening in the deep in the night here in bins and also what were hearing in other cities around battery these scenes have not been witnessed before and then there were protests against election fraudulent elections of 2010 but those protests were much smaller there also faced a crackdown by police very few toward the same and injured but the masses have grown to than these masses of of thousands of people on the streets angry has never been seen before in men so the protection is is not going to go away despite the oppositions allegations of fraud the Electoral Commission says results so far show looking shankar winning with 81 percent of the vote step was with the main opposition candidate she cast her ballot. Cheers for that lana to kind of sky and went into hiding on the eve of the election because she feared arrest that was after 8 members of her Team Including her Campaign Manager were reportedly detained at 1st reluctant president ial candidate she has grown into the biggest hope many ballo russians have for change and i worry about the safety. Of everybody with. The kind of tie s. And election rallies attracted the largest crowds ballasts high seen in decades with 2 other women on her side the wife and complain manager of 2 other jailed opposition fake of sheikh. In pain across the country on the eve of the election one of them fled abroad and the other one area kolesnikov i was briefly detained shes undeterred i have her great hopes dreams that everything will chance today or tomorrow or day after tomorrow this is the beginning of the end its a beginning of a new life she came out of hiding to cast her vote the main opposition candidates but. Its whats going to rest on election day the election that has been dominated by accusations of fraud and the rest after casting his vote president Alexander Lukashenko called the opposition weak. You said youre going to go against our country or even in the smallest way tries to plunge the country into chaos and stabilize it you will receive an Immediate Response from me for decades hes enjoyed solid support in the former soviet country lately hes faced criticism for downplaying the covert 19 crisis and worsening economy hes attracted voters by accusing the opposition of planning to create chaos. Criminalists of us to i want to vote for peace and the well being of the other rooms and every family here and have no crazy crowds in the city. As rallies have been prohibited in the past week supporters of the kind of guy you found creative ways to protest against us rule but even that led to more arrests more than 800 people have been detained during this Heated Campaign stop fast and aljazeera minsk. In Hong Kong Media tycoon jimmy lai has been detained its the most high profile arrest yet under the beijing imposed National Security law is among 7 people arrested under the new law on monday an executive and lives media group says hes been arrested on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers like is the founder of apple daily which is one of the most widely read newspapers in hong kong it already been facing multiple charges for his role in the citys prodemocracy movement and the law is chairperson of the International Affairs committee of the Hong Kong Democratic Party shes joining us live by skype from hong kong thank you very much indeed for being with us jamie ally is obviously a very high profile character in hong kong i mean an exceedingly wealthy man what kind of impact is his arrest going to have on the people in hong kong where of course many hong kong people woke up this morning to learn of the news and many a shock and horrify including myself and i think this is send out a very very negative message and of course it must have a Chilling Effect on people who want to speak out and particularly on the news media so this is a very very Disturbing Development although made maybe not unexpected but and people say that hong kong no longer has the rule of law so i hope. And those of the people who have been arrested will be able to have the rights protected and of course if the authorities have evidence i hope they will come out with it because such allegations have been made for a long time and up to now they have a good was no evidence this national law has only been in effect for matter of weeks have you seen people in hong kong changing the way that they live or the way that they speak as a result of the impact of this law. Well i think that we have seen quite a increasing amount of selfcensorship amongst the news media some local media even say that that maybe there are some foreign politicians that they may not or should not interview and they have stories they should not write and also the edge of tennis may be telling them what to do and what not to do and also with academics with political commentator this with people in political circle and professional circle so there is this you know reign of terror people are very very wary and dont know when they will be next to be on the list to be arrested. Joshua long was quoted about a week ago as saying that the the bulk of the movement was not going to go away but how are we seeing any indication that it is either weakening or is it simply changing in hong kong do you think. Well i think that there are people who are determined and who are very brave and who will carry august struggle but i certainly hope that this would be done in a peaceful and nonviolent way but also there are people who are fleeing phone calls because the u. K. Government is offering a path to citizenship to those hong kong people who hold the British National overseas passport and as far as i know some have already gone to the u. K. And many a getting ready to leave and australia and maybe other countries are also opening day i thought is still Hong Kong Immigration so those whom want to it was too afraid they will leave and that they cant leave safely but those who can leave but they may not want to leave and there are those who will not leave and they will carry on but they know the increasing danger that they are exposing themselves and their family to. Obviously as i say is a very powerful man and a very rich man how concerned should hong kong. Men like jim eli who have in many ways driven that the economy of hong kong and how to create part of his success will be encouraged to leave hong kong with obviously a detrimental effect on hong kongs economy. Well whether rich people professional people young people whether they want to go off stay they should have to freedom and we should not lock them up because we say oh you are an important to the development of the economy so we would not allow you to go no we should create the environment of free and safe and vibrant men and developing democracy and so as to end times that was people to stay and help not just to develop the economy but to develop hong kong as a by britain and free and safe suicide so but i think youre right when the rich people when they see a day of rest of jimmy and i think they move feel big chill in their hot and they will say wow my god maybe this is not the place for me and my family. Is chairperson of International Affairs committee of the Hong Kong Democratic Party were pretty sure joining us on aljazeera thank you very much indeed thank you. Tensions have boiled over for a 2nd day in lebanon after the massive explosion that tore through the capital beirut there were more clashes me a parliament after protesters gathered to demanding an end to rampant corruption riot police fired tear gas while demonstrators holed rocks and shot far works into the air 158 people died in tuesdays blast and 21 a still missing the army says theres little hope of finding any more survivors protesters say they want a complete overhaul of the political system and to government ministers have responded to the widespread anger by resigning environment minister damiano scott tong has confirmed hes out following the information minister. In. This is the point of no return people are starving the economy has deteriorated the economic crisis is heightening our families children friends have just been left behind fear and disappointments lives within them in this fateful moments we cannot just sit behind we have to stand in dignity together as a nation i feel that i need to send an apology to the lebanese people because we failed to achieve their ambitions due to the difficulties also on sunday french president hollande led a Video Conference of International Donors to get aid to lebanon as quickly as possible. To help the recovery but theyre demanding transparency over how the money is used by alan smith reports here there are all the skills the talent and the enthusiasm this is this this is the nasa. That has been issued yesterday but these people will not be able to rebuild beirut on their own we have an Engineering Team i did not think team working in sync together we sent scouts ladies from theories and their job is to basically go and examine a building and say hey this structure is no longer safe to enter theyre doing all this because the government isnt. Food is given out to people who never have to ask for handouts in their life. Volunteers are given a safety briefing before heading out with cleanup team mates there are hundreds of these camps across beirut hastily set up in the shadows of the buildings ripped open by choose days explosion of 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate stored in the pool. For International Donors one of the hardest questions is how do they get aid to people who want skim off the top when they have to deal with a political elite thats been doing exactly that for decades this is really the lebanese authorities now have to put in place the political and Economic Reforms which are being called for by the lebanese people its the only thing which will allow the International Community to act efficiently side by side with lebanon in its reconstruction it could cost up to 15000000000. 00 to rebuild beirut says the citys governor its residents want to make sure that money goes where it should the government of lebanon is a criminal government this is a criminal state. These are people who were. Responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in the lebanese civil war and were expecting that a few extra bodies is going to make them bring thats not going to happen on monday lebanons Prime Minister will ask his cabinet to agree to early elections theyd be held within 2 months and lebanons electoral system candidates must stand according to their religious sect it makes it very difficult for nonaffiliated individuals or groups to emerge and that is what these people will tell you is constantly frustrating mccalls a radical political change bernath aljazeera beirut. Still ahead on aljazeera paving the way for peace talks in afghanistan the president agrees to set free 400 taliban prisoners. More vulnerable than ever the u. N. Warns of why the pandemic is a grave Health Threat to the worlds Indigenous Peoples. Had a Tropical Storm jang me is with us its just formed in the philippines scene is moving fairly rapidly north its not a big sing is moving very quickly so as it will be felt in the Korean Peninsula it will drift through fairly quickly the winds de more than gale force the rain and get to 300 millimeters over already went to grind probably largely inland from the coast and then disappears through the sea as a japan towards her and its gone by the time we finished tuesday leaving behind it i should say rather quieter weather by which time its china sees a Big Development in the 4 thunderstorms of the yellow river valley maybe the yangtze end of it for the south as well as an indication of significant action somewhere in southern china. Now youd think that this curl of cloud here might be named but its not been its just a slow circulation sunder storms hitting lose all and going slowly northwards taking much of the energy with it but allowing now the formation the reformulation of thunderstorms and so the way i see borneo west papua and still not much over java or maybe peninsula malaysia but for thailand and increasingly for next 2 days we have significant rain. For the progress. Its a serious mistake. Artificial intelligence is slowly invading every aspect of our life. But very few of us really understand its capabilities for better or for or worse. In a new documentary aljazeera explores the impact of they are accessing vast amounts of our personal data for data on aljazeera. Youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour protests have erupted in cities across bella who says president alexander looks set to claim yet another election victory Electoral Commission says hes gained 81 percent of the vote so far and settler to kind of sky is the main opposition candidate shes on just 8 percent. Hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie has been detained in whats the most high profile arrest and yet under the beijing imposed National Security law and executive in lies media group says hes been arrested on suspicion of commuting with foreign forcings. Protesters in lebanon and gathered near the countrys parliament for a 2nd night as anger grows over tuesdays port explosion tear gas was fired to disperse the demonstrators whove been hurling rocks they say government corruption is to blame and theyre demanding a political overhaul. The official number of corona virus infections across the u. S. Has now passed 5000000 but theres concern the actual figures could be much Higher Health officials are urging the use of face masks and social distancing but this was the scene in south dakota this weekend around 400000 people gathered for the 10 day motorcycle rally in the city of sturges as of this week 40 percent of u. S. Infections in 5 states florida california texas new york and georgia mike hanna has more from washington d. C. Well at the moment its mainly in the midwest of the United States at least 14 states are showing increasing rates of infection california is particularly hard hit and compounding the problem in california is the fact that the system of testing has basically broken down the data flow to Central Agencies to be able to track the pace of the infection of the corona virus has actually not working at the moment so this is a major issue because of the infection rates are continuing to rise in california but Health Officials are just unable to actually track the path of the virus because of this delay one bright spot is new york state which has now recorded the lowest rate of infection in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic its down well below one percent now but generally across the United States there is still an uptick in the rates of infection in many areas now some are arguing that because the spiking really takes place mainly in the outdoors then chances of infection drop a little however officials also point out that the real danger is the day when people gather in bars or around campfires that there could well be a spread of the infection but this is what has been happening in a number of states and it accounts for the fact that the rates of infection are increasing in number of states opened up too early and number of states do not imports of mask mandate a number of states have dropped mitigating measures completely and as a result youre seeing this up tick in in the rates of infection a serious 2nd most populated state victoria has reported 19 deaths related to corona virus are records daily death toll is coincided with a Police Crackdown on protesters trying to hold an anti mask rally in the regional capital melbourne retore is at the center of a 2nd wave of infections tight restrictions and a nighttime curfew have been imposed in the southeastern states which accounts for most of us truly has 21 photos and cases. Afghanistans president has agreed to release 400 taliban prisoners afghani made the decision on the recommendation of the loya jirga a Traditional Assembly of tribal elders the release was a precondition from the taliban to agree to hold peace talks with the government. Has more thank you for centuries of understands traditional grand assemblies known as is and solve problems by consultation within 3000 elders and Community Leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president danny has honored the agreement between the Us Government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before intra of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners have been government says these 400 are wanted for media crimes and some even face the Death Penalty they want to ensure that these men do not return to the battlefield the ben. Grimm today i will signed a decree that i did not have the authority to sign before now i will sign the decree to authorize the release of the 400 taliban prisoners based on the request of the loya jirga and they will be released. In a complex power sharing structure is the chairman of the loya jirga as he leads the high council for national reconciliation. Hi sally. The declaration of the loya jirgah has removed all of europes tickles to start the entrance afghan talks we are on the cusp of starting the negotiation we do have respect for all your decisions and the Afghan Government will be committed to implementing all of them. Despite temporary ceasefire is one in 3 and a half 1000 Afghan Security personnel have been killed since february thats when the landmark deal was signed between dollar man leaders and the Us Government us troops are supposed to leave of want to stand by april 2021 and it wont remain divided over the u. S. To draw. It would be better that the us does stay here that will also help our security and reconstruction of our country. The withdrawal of foreign troops is good for us as they were against our culture and i want to jump it will definitely have a positive impact. For almost all of the security remains there foremost concern. Regarding the release of prisoners we need peace in afghanistan and we will need to pay a price for that therefore we are obliged to release the taliban presence of them and say their rights and safety is nonnegotiable regardless of who wields power there did it. I continued my University Studies despite losing many of my classmates to suicide attacks we still have faith stands government will need to bring security in all the places where we do not have security at the moment. The u. S. Government has acknowledged the release of prisoners isnt popular but leaning president danis government to hold direct talks to facilitate a Peace Agreement the release of prisoners is a 1st step for all of them factions to sit across the table but they remain multiple challenges and wide ranging differences to overcome for peace can be achieved if. There. Is an afghan journalist based in kabul and he says the lawyers are going to simply give voice to people suffering from the ongoing war. Every day you hear about is strikes night raids suicide attacks indiscriminate mortar attacks killing entire families of roadside bombs the country really needs responded from violence and then youre talking about a process where a future government will be discussed amendments in the constitution is something that we expect will be brought up so no one actually thinks that this is a Peace Process is that will be done in an overnight youre looking at a number of sticking points from now on for example what happens to the power since in thousands of taliban fighters did he become part of the afghan National Security forces where does afghanistan go from here does it become a matter of public what happens to the right so women to the several society to mediate because afghanistan today is a changed country from the one that the taliban were ruling 3 days of heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across pakistan flash flooding has damaged hundreds of homes across a number of provinces the military has been deployed to rescue people caught in wising waters the death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Southern India on friday has risen to 43 a tea plantation in the state of cattle that was swept away in the deluge and at least 30 people are dead and 12 are missing after heavy flooding in south korea the flooding is expected to get worse after typhoon me makes landfall later on monday almost 4000 people have been evacuated from their homes since friday mostly in the south of the country. The operators of a japanese ship leaking tons of oil off the coast of russias have apologized and vowed to help clean up the spill militias has declared an environmental state of emergency the Prime Minister says cracks in the hull of the vessel have grown and theres a risk the boat could break in half and walk as she always carrying 4000. 00 tonnes of fuel when it ran aground last month 2 and a half 1000 tonnes remain on board experts say the slick will cause catastrophic damage to coral reefs. We will do Everything Possible to contain the damages Going Forward and minimize the impact we will sincerely take any and all measures possible to deal with the situation d we want greenpeace says buyers and sellers of the fuel on board a grounded ship should compensate those impacted by the oil spill they need to be replaced for the community where i can look. In africa so those who are part of the transaction to ship this oil need to compensate the community and deal with the biodiversity damage and that really means that youre changing the rules of transporting. Of using fossil fuels for the connection whatever it was between the cargo ship company between the people who are the seller then the buyer need to come into the forefront the held accountable for the fact. Of being. The corona virus pandemic poses grave Health Threats to the worlds Indigenous Peoples according to the United Nations in brazil cover 19 has killed hundreds of people in vulnerable indigenous communities thanks one reports. Indigenous peoples have suffered from devastating viruses since their 1st contact with outsiders covered 19 is simply the latest and they sit in particularly hard when so many communities already struggling against environmental damage and economic hardship. In the amazon territories have been ravaged by mining illegal deforestation forest fires unlawful occupation of Indigenous Lands in this settlement in brazil with the alleged collusion of the authorities. Were meeting here and we will prepare a document to take Brazils Congress from their ask president both sonora why he speaks so badly about native people. Indigenous people live in 90 countries around the walled often in remote locations without Adequate Health facilities clean water and sanitation. The u. N. Says their communal way of life can also increase the threat of contagion in the americas more than 1000 indigenous deaths and covered 19 have been recorded and more than 70000 people have been infected there already i mean just think its very worrying we dont have the infrastructure to protect ourselves against the virus we dont have what we need to protect ourselves the u. N. Says the pandemic emphasizes the importance of Indigenous Peoples being allowed to exercise their right to selfdetermination for their particular needs to be recognised this hospital in brazil for instance has a separate ward for indigenous patients so with this yeah this email yes we are different even if the system doesnt recognize that we speak a traditional language we have our own Medicinal Plants so we want to respect to do that you know. The u. N. War that indigenous lives must be saved to protect the precious web of cultures languages and traditional knowledge the connect all of us to the deep roots of humanity. That aljazeera. This is all just these of the top stories protests have erupted in cities across bello roosts as president Alexander Lukashenko looks set to win yet another election victory the Electoral Commission says hes gained 81 percent of the vote so far svetlana to kind of skier is the main opposition candidate shes on just 8 percent and has more from minsk on the protesters there whove been battling over the police. When they try to be a police was already blocking the road detaining people so the people were sort of tried to get together but they were all separated by police then there was a clash police were firing as stun grenades into the crowd a police truck right protestors and one protester whipped them so im given this were taking away the injured people and around the city the police have been blocking off roads try to stop people from gather rate Hong Kong Media tycoon jimmy ally has been detained in whats the most high profile arrest yet under the beijing imposed National Security law and executive allies media group says hes been arrested on suspicion of colluding with Foreign Forces it already been facing multiple charges for his role in the citys prodemocracy movement protesters in lebanon have gathered near the countrys parliament for a 2nd night his anger grows over tuesdays port explosion tear gas was fired to disperse the demonstrators from been hurling rocks they say government corruption is to blame and theyre demanding a political overhaul. The number of corona virus infections in the us has now passed 5000000 Health Officials are urging the use of face masks and social distancing bus in south dakota this weekend around 400000 people gathered for the 10 day motorcycle rally. Afghanistans president has agreed to release 400 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani made the decision on the recommendation of the loya jirgah on a Traditional Assembly of tribal leader elders the release was a precondition from the taliban to agree to hold peace talks with the government there was in the headlines these continues here after talks wodges into 40 barrel. Counting the cost russia war planes and dismiss the scenes from the fold of libyas Biggest Oil Field last lebanons take a look around the city of a devastating explosion is it sign from awful fun plus weaponize inflates this information to manipulate elections. Counting the costs of aljazeera will you be able to see. The covert 19 pandemic force governments worldwide to impose lockdowns earlier this year. As 1000000 stayed at home for months normal life grounds for virtual holds. That meant a major reduction in air and Water Pollution some animals even reclaim their stolen habitats. But as some countries start to ease emergency restrictions and governments implement plans to rescue their economies many are concerned the clear blue skies wont last forever how will the post lock down surging Greenhouse Gas emissions affect the climate crisis