A year after a power sharing deal was signed. Theres gold in these hills that im standing on perhaps 3800000000 dollars worth armory chalons in Northern Ireland keep watching to find out why some people here want to stop the canadians from mining it. So were beginning in the United States with the Democratic Party is holding its National Convention to formally name joe biden as its president ial candidate of course the coronavirus pandemic is still persisting so this years event is being held virtually weve got the vermont senator Bernie Sanders and former 1st Lady Michelle obama headlining this 1st night of speeches some of which have been prerecorded. I know joe he is a profoundly decent man guided by faith he was a terrific Vice President he knows what it takes to rescue an economy beat back a pandemic and lead our country and he listens he will tell the truth and trust science he will make smart plans and manage a good team and he will govern as someone whos lived a life that the rest of us can recognize so well be hearing that speech in full a little bit later also as i said vermont senator Bernie Sanders who was running for president earlier in the year right now they were checking in with alan fischer our correspondent at the white house a little after 7 in the evening there hi allan i mean these conventions have increasingly become made for t. V. Events over the years i guess this year takes it to the next level. Well it is actually a moment of american political history here we have a thing the 1st ever Political Convention that will nominate a president ial candidate there are still be some things that you will recognize there will be keynote speakers there will be celebrity introductions there will also we are told some ho be a balloon drop after joe biden gives his speech on thursday night on tuesday as you see or hear from former 1st Lady Michelle obama we will hear from Bernie Sanders thats very important because that sure is that there is big tent support for joe biden remember 4 years ago when they went to the convention there was a real problem between Hillary Clinton supporters and Bernie Sanders supporters not least because of the wiki leaks revelations just before the convention that suggested that the nominating contest was rigged this time thats not going to happen while also hear from john key said no youre thinking i recognize that name how do i know that name will be run for president 4 years ago for the republicans he is the 1st high profile cross party endorse or since 2004 and all of the main speakers will be talking about the man of the moment joe biden the man the democrat top will be the next president of the United States. Back before just as the primary process got underway if you would have banked on joe by winning the democratic president ial nomination the idea he would be in a position to unveil a Vice President ial pick as he did last week would almost have been laughable he lost heavily in iowa he had little better in the next 2 contests but was saved by a win in South Carolina a diverse electorate to go pressing the politics of this candidacy yet that was a key moment when the Democratic Party saw him rather than Bernie Sanders as the man to beat donald trump when im sure his good day was that. Theres no way that youre going to be able to get most of america to support. And as we saw that happened in the primaries the people that support support ready and war in jest they do not show up at the polls before super tuesday when several states hold nominating contests key rivals dropped out people to judge him a clubbish are step to citing gave their support he won several states enough to make victory look inevitable and so closest rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders dropped out to joe biden had all but secured the president ial nomination i think joe biden won with experience also because they coalesced around joe biden because they realized donald trump didnt want to face Joe Biden Joe biden has already spent 8 years in the white house as Barack ObamasVice President hes been around politics for almost half a century but hes never had to Campaign Like this as a pandemic changes the face of president ial politics there are no big rallies no crisscrossing the country to speak with supporters its no virtually all virtual got on like Democratic Senate small gatherings the sea help joe biden to excel on the crisis has allowed him to highlight the president s actions something one expect believes helps the challenger he doesnt have to travel to 50 cities and travel to 4 and 5 cities and in one day hes able to kind of you know lay back and rest as a 77 year old man so i think that helps and in addition you know all the mistakes and show that President Trump is making you know that of cost you know close 2165000 lives i think and counting i think that you know that helps joe biden 3 decades after his 1st president ial bid joe biden has arrived where he wants to be hes finally convinced his party hes the man for the job no he has 11 weeks to convince the country. So it is going to look different normally we have a keynote speaker who tends to be the designated start of the party who breaks through with their speech you may remember a state senator from illinois gave that speech a few conventions back he was barack obama and went on to run and win the presidency so itll be interesting this time around because theres going to be 15 keynote speakers all giving my course features all changing the way this is done because most of it will be viewed online but the networks are still giving it coverage something donald trump has talked about hes concerned that the democrats have had a lot of air time over the last few days well they better sit down and get comfortable theres 4 more days of it before joe biden gives his big speech and accepts the nomination of the Democratic Party thank you alan fischer will be there for all of those nights of course alan fischer at the white house and now on skype from virginia where theres a 1st time democratic National Convention delegate for former u. S. Vice President Joe Biden its nice to have you with us i mean i guess you dont have any previous frame of reference as to watch a convention is like but you would have expected to actually be there and to be able to talk to people about issues what are you going to do this time you space simply sitting in front of your computer. Yes and no thank you for having me by the way its been quite an experience thus far as you mentioned this is my 1st year my 1st time out being a delegate representing the state of virginia and going into. The convention and when you decide to run one of the main goals is to get to the convention when you run to be a dog and all the excitement surrounding the candidate and the party and you know the pandemic happened and it just really turned the convention on its head but couldnt to the democratic National Convention committee they made it quite quickly and foresaw that we were not going to be able to be there in the masses that usually attend these types of conventions and so everything has been made irks you all and quite frankly today was our 1st day yesterday we had a few free and snacks in these but today was our 1st day and we had back to back meetings in caucuses and mutations for a member of a Virtual Events and wonderful speakers on our virginia delegation brought his call we had. The governor mark warner me. He said lance from atlanta a number of virginia officials and it was just a great start off to the week so its going to even out 1st of all its very busy and its a great job of including all of us and theres some great swag that something. But you still has to believe that its an important process to have a convention because it could be viewed certainly by an outsider as a coronation of everything builds up to the day when joe biden officially accepts the nomination we all know its going to happen its not so much like you know the old days where they could have been a challenge right throughout the process of the convention. Yes its still very important because especially now this this election as we all know is one of a kind and i think its quite fitting to actually have a one of a Kind Convention leading up to this election is extremely important and keeping folks in gauged and keeping the energy and bringing new fresh faces to the convention and participate in volunteer could not be more and more and that it is right now. Who would you suggest if i can put it that way that we keep an eye on you know alan fischer our correspondent i dont know if you heard him but he was making the point that in 2004 a young senator from illinois spoke and look what happened to him is there or is there someone youre looking forward to going to hearing this time around someone we should keep our eye on. It quite frankly i have not that are ok there are some great folks at the scene and the line out i will say people are just laser focused on on nominating Vice President by now and the future Vice President obama harris and that is our focus we are remaining focused and asked to get them elected in november very stuff not rewrites joining us from virginia today thank you thank you for having me lets move on to other news current president ial matters in belarus where the president has told striking workers there wont be new elections unless his opponents kill him protesters across the country have made it clear they want Alexander Lukashenko out the main Opposition Leader ahmed to call the sky says she is ready to lead a transition and is calling on the Security Forces to switch sides e. U. Leaders will be holding an emergency meeting on the issue on wednesday as well the latest now from minsk with step awsome. Strikes are now snowballing around better loose one after the other factory workers joining in Truck Tractor a matter of fact with most of the country Strategic Industries are now experiencing large scale strikes. On yet what we dont agree with in justice the people in power havent listened to him for 26 years they run away they dont want to listen to your voice they dont want to know anything about your problem. Workers chanting no more fear signed it out to 26 years of living under look or shank us auto repair in rule they are ready for change workers have now arrived at the factory or to find out was to try and guess right and you can actually see people coming out from inside the factory also president. Was in his face right workers who resigned in an unprecedented move workers started shouting at the president a man who has long been referred to as the father of the nation. Thank you i said everything you can shout go away. Even previously most loyal media like balanced television went on strike broadcasting an empty studio in the morning protesters gathered to pressure the station to stop airing government propaganda and stop telling the truth including about the Violent Police crackdown last week during election protests if. The recent Television National television will start covering this information like what was actually done on the streets i think that the regime will fall soon or you have gave me palin resigned last week from his job as one of the main anchors to interact in our country started what can we receive many information about. People. And we didnt. Shoulders information out to the general so theres a reason its impossible to work like these possible say the office of truth not even how what small part of the truth look i shankar who initially refused new elections is now keeping options open but only he sat after the constitution has been changed a process which could take years protesters see this as a way for the president to buy time and trying to cling onto power they say they want him out now step class and aljazeera minsk the rest of the days news is coming up including latin america where theyre angry and exhausted by months of lockdown argentinians taking over the streets when a sirens and mozambiques fight against i saw that support from across southern africa. However you probably know that death valley in california is the hottest place in the world or at least it holds that record were 54. 4 on sunday which is quite possibly of the 3rd or the 2nd highest temperature worldwide thats a term ship because the big fire is going to big fast california sometimes sets off showers as well when mixed with humility but to be honest for cross to choose is not particularly shouty one throughout the plain states want to maybe and up in the mountains too its just the heat still with us 45. 00 in phoenix 28. 00 in San Francisco if youre on the coast there thats a coolish breeze and the east coast has been so wet recently is also drawing up out in the waters josephine Tropical Storm and just the sea faster up in both open water shouldnt cause any problems except for shipping and they tend to draw much the more towards them so that we have got big showers in georgia and maybe the carolinas is not quite the case up in new york 27 humid degrees and maybe a light show and given whats happening with josephine and may regime of even the other one thats full of the coast of mexico theres not a lot of moisture left for spreading showers but we still see some big potential thunderstorms in cuba and probably nicaragua costa rica and panama. Frank assessment its. Like a weeks notice of informed opinions heres a theory here on the verge of a breakdown many cars are the only average and are actually under a defacto state of emergency in critical debate after he does not represent the interests of the libyan people in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on aljazeera. The murder the war. Top stories this hour on aljazeera the u. S. Democratic party is holding its National Convention to name joe biden formally as the partys candidate for president senator Bernie Sanders and Michelle Obama will headline the 1st night of speeches in a mostly Virtual Event due to the pandemic and the better russian president has told striking state factory workers there wont be new elections unless his opponents kill him thousands of people walked off the job in the night straight day of demonstrations calling for alexander the shank to step down. Tear gas and stun grenades have been fired at protesters in sudans capital on the 1st anniversary of a landmark power sharing deal demonstrators say the transition to democracy has been too slow following the overthrow of longtime leader of one of the shia ever morgan has a report from carter i. Was renting their frustration on the 1st anniversary of the signing of sudans power sharing agreement but a plan 3 and a half hour rally in her tone was cut short when police fired stun grenades and tear gas many people had hoped the deal which followed months of political turmoil and protester killings would be a new start for the country but they see they have not seen enough change what more could to sort of it when we started the revolution it was because of the economy and when the 1st massive fell the goal became justice for those who had lost their lives in this revolution we promised to hold those who killed civilians to account their main demand is not yet means they can be no moving forward if the main demand of those who took to the street is not achieved. His friend says the power sharing agreement between military and civilian leaders is flawed several year anybody that the Political Parties did not have a long term vision they were in a rush to reach a deal they lacked a National Spirit and went into negotiations based on the interests of their own respective parties and leaders now its difficult for them to lead in the interest of the people at heart the deal known as the constitutional declaration came after months of negotiations following the overthrow of president obama and the forces of freedom and change which led antigovernment protests demanded a stay on government and ended up with a plan for the military to lead for the 1st 21 months and a civilian for the remaining 18 months until elections also included were more freedoms and ending conflicts such as in dar for was made a priority the Transitional Government admits that changes the low but says it takes time and there are challenges. Theres still 27 months to go in the transitional period before elections are due but many of the provisions of the power sharing agreement are yet to be implemented a peace deal is it to be signed and there is still no Legislative Assembly that is supposed to oversee the Transitional Government. The military has ruled sudan for more than 50 of the 64 years of independence some analysts say its up to the International Community to ensure the transition to democracy is completed. The story of the constitution declaration was a settlement to reach a political stability in this country its been a year since it was signed in the people who protested are still guarding their revolution and the International Community is one of the important factors that can make sure that no one hindrance this transition the u. S. Has sanctioned people it deems hindering the transition the International Community should now act as a safeguard to the deal that was signed last year. Theyll continue campaigning until they achieve their democratic goals for sudan peter morgan al jazeera. The defense ministers of turkey and qatar were in tripoli on monday to discuss corporation with libyas internationally recognized government efforts continue to secure a cease fire in the divided country turkey and qatar support the tripoli based government which recently defeated a 14 Month Campaign to seize the capital by the ward. The same time germanys foreign minister paid an unannounced visit to the capital. For an end to the conflict and warned the situation is deceptively calm so World Leaders must keep up their efforts to negotiate a peace deal. Armed groups linked to isolate carried out a series of attacks in mozambiques Oil Rich Region of kabul delgado over the past 3 years now in that time hundreds of people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced un officials described the reports of kidnappings and torture as well as an exam he has a large presence in the region and private military groups from russia and south africa will serve providing assistance south africa is reported to be considering deploying troops not to the region marsh include contributions from zimbabwe and angola leaders of the Southern AfricanDevelopment Community have been holding a Virtual Meeting focusing on the issue out of the chancellor has more on that from how. The annual said a kids of state meeting ended with the leaders saying they going to collectively assist mozambique deal with the violence in the north but they didnt say what that assistance is going to be they speaking nation a Fact Finding Mission could be saints in the other option is a military intervention its happened before in the democratic republic of congo. And mozambique back when fighters from the group were raiding villages and towns in so if this time round a military intervention was to happen which countries puts in troops in a way well the money come from some and this relief something is being planned but for security reasons leaders cant say what that plan is lebanons Health Minister says the country is overwhelmed by new Coronavirus Infections following the deadly explosion in beirut courts earlier this month a record 456. 00 new infections were diagnosed on monday edging the nation wide to total closer 210000 Health Minister says a new 2 rick lock down is needed after the blast put some hospitals out of action a long time had already been planned but was imposed upon thousands of people were left homeless by the explosion. Been brought to a standstill by protesters calling for an end to months of coronavirus restrictions. 150th in lock down but it still has the highest infection rates in the world. 1000 cases have been confirmed at least 5600 deaths to. Protests and. People who are worried about the economics of the pandemic. People that have come here to protest against the government. In order to respect. Their. Taking advantage of this. Post just. Months ago. Even though it has not. Been compared to other countries he didnt. Becoming increasingly. Spoken to are saying that much more needs to be done preventing people from being on the streets. Theyre extending that until the end of the month. With their businesses most of those who came here to. Chile has begun a phased lifting of what is one of the worlds longest coronavirus lockdowns restrictions have been eased in parts of santiago after more than 150. 00 days some latin american countries have begun reopening their economies since may despite the World Health Organization declaring the region when you have a center of the pandemic. The u. S. Department of interior has approved an oil and gas leasing plan that opens up the Arctic National wildlife refuge for drilling the coastal plain in the state of alaska has remained untouched for over 30 years republicans have been lobbying to revive drilling for oil in the area the 1st option of the least would be in 2022 environmental activists a promise to legally challenge the decision is how to soften our environmental policy specialist at the university of california who says the world has no where else as untouched as this area from an environmental standpoint which it is often referred to reduce recently alaskan wildlife now again lets get a National Wildlife refuge is often referred to as our nations last great wilderness we dont have that many places left in the country or indeed the world that has been totally im touched and bank human activity and so there are millions of migratory birds that pass through that plain every year plain also provides habitat to large populations of polar bears caribou fox it is another iconic wildlife and let me just add to your its not just the animals there are also groups of Indigenous People who live there who rely on the environment rely on the Natural Resources that it provides for their good for their livelihood when you boil tugs have begun towing the japanese ball carrier thats been leaking oil onto the coast of militias the work show is heading to a ships graveyard in india 3 weeks after running aground and breaking up in rough seas it leaves behind though a massive cleanup operation to stop more pollution of coral reefs and tourist beaches. And they be spare in the mountains of Northern Ireland thought to be Holding Around 3800000000. 00 worth of gold and thats attracted the interest of a Canadian Mining Company and the people there though say they want the metal to stay underground despite the high gold prices and the prospect of new jobs and support from really channels. Theres nothing to leave you could do that would ease my maint and i dont leasing they can do is go away go back to canada pack up and go away cut to doma okane is literally sitting on a gold mine all rather what will be a gold mine if a Canadian Company gets its way to years ago this small protest camp sprang up to oppose it and we are absolutely determined there are people here who have said they are prepared to sacrifice ole fs for the land and for the air and for the water here to keep it for their children and for their grandchildren concerned for the gift of nature the spin given to us me for gold what is there is no useful value to humanity in gold its this shiny metal thats what you get and thats a small bar of real gold. Lets see 20000. 00 for thats 20000. 00 worth a go yeah very heavy. Box with gold prices soaring in recent years there could be considerable value for dow radian gold and Northern Island 2 with 10 years of exploring it del radian says the spare and mountains of County Tyrone is one of the most promising undeveloped gold deposits in the world Peter Mckenna is spare in born and bred in its his job to convince people that dal radians gold mine will be small and discreet and its clean and modern as they come and itll bring work in building it but theres a construction project that will employ you know true 300 people and then when were open on them well be able to provide 350 direct jobs have a supply chain that will push 750000000 times into our local area across the lake for them and many dont believe this or dont care Northern Islands government has called a Public Inquiry into the proposed mine after a planning application received 40000 responses 37000 of them objections but this is by no means a simple story of local saying no to an International Company its a common place with mining that it often takes place in remotes or rural areas with few other sources of income here in the spare and hills most people either work in small scale farming or trades like carpentry and construction its by no means a rich area. And it wasnt hard to find people here who want the mine mechanic terry kelly says theyre actually the majority that bring back a lot of the old large losses thats left a year after what theyre going to see and what the state the main major stadium but leaving them out as experience they wouldnt like that yankee job here neighbor against neighbor brother against brother in this small rural Community One of the few things either side can agree on is that this mine has divided them rory chalons how does era County Tyrone. Northern ireland. Now past the hour these are the top stories the us Democratic Party is holding its National Convention to formally name joe biden as its president ial candidate senator Bernie Sanders and former 1st Lady Michelle obama will headline the 1st night of speeches in a mostly Virtual Event due to the pandemic and official theres more from the white house itll be interesting this time around because theres going to be 15 keynote speakers all giving michael speeches all changing the way this is done because most of it will be viewed online but the networks are still giving coverage something donald trump has talked about hes concerned that the democrats have had a lot of air time over the last few days well you better sit down and get comfortable theres 4 more days of it before joe biden gives his big speech and accepts the nomination of the Democratic Party the better russian president has told striking state factory workers they wont be new elections thousands of people walked off the job in the 9th straight day of demonstrations calling for Alexander Lukashenko to step down tear gas and stun grenades have been fired at protesters in sudans capital on the 1st anniversary of a landmark power sharing deal demonstrators in khartoum say the transition to democracy is just too slow following the overthrow of longtime leader ahmed are bashir. The defense ministers of turkey and qatar where in tripoli on monday to discuss cooperation with libyas internationally recognized government efforts there continue to secure a ceasefire in the divided country turkey and qatar support that tripoli based government. Government troops surrounding a port in mozambique after it was captured by isis a link to find his last week it is the 3rd time that to pray a key town and a gas rich province has been attacked this year regional leaders have agreed to support mozambique in combating the threats in parts of argentinas capital of them brought to a standstill by protesters calling for an end to months of coronavirus restrictions sunday not the latin american countries 150 a day in lockdown though it still has one of the highest corona virus infection rates in the us there you go youre up to date with the headlines on aljazeera People History has called it the great war in the 2nd that the sometimes the declining onto an empire forges its alliance with germany and the central powers as the war gives birth to 3 nationalist movements that will determine the future world war one through our of the eyes on knowledge is iraq. Best known to tourists for its beautiful beaches and dramatic coastline italian island of sardinia is also a major cut to make the western locals long delayed these tests of the toxic effect. For years the authorities have refuted those playing reporter Emma Alberici went to investigate