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[ ♪ music ] ..we'll sample the fast-finger work of young palestinian musicians as they escape life in gaza. we begin with the turmoil in iraq, and what government sources are calling the zero hour to retake areas under control by islamic state of iraq and levant. the army launched a major ground and air offensive aimed at retaking tikrit. it has been bombing the city for day and is spending columns of tank and soldiers to the city. government soldiers are basing themselves in northern samarra after securing the highway to baghdad. there has been heavy airstrikes in mosul for the first time. now for the latest from imran khan. let's begin with the air strikes

on mosul, what is the ricky army -- iraqi army's strategy there. >> the iraqi army is pipping down the islamic state of iraq and levant fight exercise sunni rebels based in mosul. the iraqis has a light aircraft equipped with hell-fire missiles. the iraqis are running out of hell fires, and relies on the u.s. to give them the missiles. the u.s. is speeding up delivery of 800 more he'll fire missiles. every time one is used it's in coordination with u.s. advisors, monitoring how the missiles are used. it's likely they would have been pip pointed strikes in mosul. >> government troops launched on offensive to retake tikrit, the first major ground offensive since the fighting began. >> that's right, since the crisis began, the iraqi army

have been amassing troops. in the last five or six hours they've moved an armoured division up on the road. they are facing heavy clashes. state tv reports that they have hit using missiles and tanks, a convoy of 20 i.s.i.l. fighters, and i.s.i.l. vehicles, sorry, and also using counterterrorism measures, are trying to surround the fighters from that group. now, pro-i.s.i.l. social media accounts said they have hit back, hitting tanks and downing a helicopter and hit 10-20 humvees, and both see the clashes are going on. this is a tough fight to get into tikrit. once they are in, they'll face more clashes because they have been able, the islamic state of iraq and levant have been able to back up. expect the clashes to go on for

days, not hours. >> imran khan in baghdad - thank you for the update. both sides are accused of atrocities. the iraqi army shows government soldiers celebrating around a dead body on road between samarra and baghdad. there appears to be a pattern of ext extrajudicial killings. i.s.i.l. fighters are accused of atrocities. this video showing a convoy of people being led to their death in tikrit. the people are described as iraqi soldiers. human rights watch says it has evidence that at least 160 government soldiers were killed in two mass executions. i.s.i.l. said it killed 1700 soldiers in the city. saturday marks 10 years since iraqi leaders took control and responsibility for their own affairs. in the decades since democratic election as finance held.

ongoing violence killed more than 100,000 people. the government is struggling to keep the country together. >> reporter: late june 2004 and the u.s.-led coalition provisional authority is handing over powerment the head of the cpa was this man, paul bremer. much of the political and economic landscape of iraq was shapeded by his first acts in charge. banning the ruling baath party and expanding the iraqi army he sought to do away with the vestages of the saddam hussein era. >> saddam hussein's people were stable, but it was basically a terror house. i say the iraqis are better off today, we'll see how the situation develops. >> reporter: many iraqis mite question that. democracy was accompanied by

violence. sectarian fighting between sunni and shia militias pushed iraq close to civil war. the u.s. government responded with a surge of troops in 2006. it was only the following year that the tide turned when sunni tribes took on al qaeda fighters in anbar province. the prime minister then and now was nouri al-maliki, a man who presented himself as a unifying figure, but who some believe was anything but. >> he turned out to be a sectarian shiite leader, marginalizing the kurds, marginalizing the sunnis, alienating the sunnis and the kurds, and proceeding a centralized government in baghdad. it was a recipe for disaster. >> opponents say his policies led to an upsurge in violence as the islamic state of iraq and

levant has taken great swathes of land. >> iraq is heading towards a break-up into three regions, that's the future of iraq. nothing goodwill happen. >> when u.s. forces led the invasion of iraq, their president george w. bush said they had no purpose but to remove a threat and restore control of the country to its people. quite what iraqis make of that now is open to question. well, for more on this we are joined by a professor of political science and senior fellow of the middle east center at the london school of economics - live from london. thank you for being with us professor. what is your view of the situation in iraq, 10 years after iraqis took responsibility for their country. is iraq better off today or worse off than it was 10 years ago? >> well, it's only mr blair who says that iraq is better off,

but everybody else, including the families are families living in iraq say that it's worse than it has been before. >> who shares responsibility for the situation that the country finds in it, who is to blame? >> well, in the first place it is the united states and brit april, and took the decision of inviding the -- britain, who took the decision of invading and displant lipping the country and leaving it in chaos. and the administration, the u.s. administration, headed by paul bremer, who have played havoc with iraqi during his term, he dismantled the army, the whole organization of the country. he threw thousands ofable and competent people in the streets on the protection that they were barthists, and created what was

called the governing council, which was built on sectarian racial quota. he brought people with no - some were banished, 65 to 70% of people were ex-patriots. iraqis were not represented in that. the last qatar was the introduction of the administrative law, supposed to be the constitution, drafted on divisive lines. >> the prime minister then and now, nouri al-maliki, promised to unify the country. doesn't he find himself responsible? >> yes. nouri al-maliki was not a prime minister. >> he was part of the leadership. >> he is now the problem. he's not only sharing, he is the

problem now. he has not taken any step to unite the country, he started his policies on sectarian lines following his party's politics. he sidelined the sunnis, a lot of people who were against him. he took measures to bar people from going into the parliament mainly or only because they have views that contrast with his views, and then he resorted to military actions in the state of going to negotiations with sunni areas and sunni leaders. he imprisoned his opponents, he accused them of terrorism, which is not true for some of them, and without any proof, and then he did not do anything to yupify the country -- unify the country. >> what then does the future hold? is the map of iraq going to be redrawn. is the country doing to be

petitioned as some people are warning? >> well, my view now is similar to my view in 2003. iraq is going into a bad period. it has a bleak future. the country is slowly divided on sectarian and racial lines. we can see what was happening in the north, we can see what is happening in the middle, and there are threats of - of the division of - real threats of the division of the country. and if nouri al-maliki insists on staying in power, it would be the worse - even worse was people nominated to replace him who have some bad history or not better than nouri al-maliki. i want remember one of their

names. >> yes, so you are pessimistic about the future of iran. thank you for speaking to us, professor of political science and senior fellow at the loupd school of economics -- london school of economist. thank you for your time across the border in syria there has been clashes between i.s.i.l. and al qaeda affiliate al nusra front. that's according to an activist who said the fighting begun after two fighters diverted. last week they pledged allegiance to i.s.i.l. >> ukraine's military gaped control of a -- gained control of a checkpoint after reporting an attack by separatists. if true, it defies an agreement between government and pro-russian spiritists to extend a ceasefire to monday. the video released by the ukranian military shows the aftermath of a battle where five

soldiers were killed and others wounded. earlier petro porashenko signed a trade dean with the e.u. russia condomed the agreement saying -- condemned the agreement saying it could split the country. union leaders picked the former prime minister of luxembourg to head the e.u. the decision was not unanimous. >> reporter: it was a decision not shocking anyone. 27 states rotted in favour of the form -- voted in favour of the former luxembourg prime minister with the exception of two. >> apart from u.k. and hupingry, all -- hungry, all other countries voted in favour. >> reporter: he has served as the eurozone's president. it was that track record that swayed the majority, including his most vocal supporter.

>> translation: i think the decision for jaep claude jeonger is a decision that will allowing to have a president with european experience. >> that same experience counted against him in the eyes of britain's prime minister. david cameron was adamant it was time for fresh blood and reform. >> this is a bad day for europe, risking undermining the position of national governments, the power of national parliament and hands new power to the europe ip parliament. the status quo is not right for the e.u., and not right for britain. it has got to chaining. >> reporter: the u.k. has a history require of pushing back, wanting to protect london's status as financial capital the europe. cameron's party is diswided on the -- divided on the question of it leaving the union.

they've decided on a referendum. >> the u.k. threat is partly for domestic-political politics. i don't think cameron will go so far as to suggest the u.k. withdraws. >> labor or liberal democrat will be the next government. it's unlikely that we'll get referendum. >> hungary's prime minister explained his no vote as a signal that he would not accept what he saw sneaking treaty change. jeonga needs to be confirmed by the european parliament before he takes office. it's a formality. in the meantime david cameron will hope he has taken on board some of his desire for reform. a building has collapsed in india's capital new delhi killing at least four people. it happened during renovation on the 50-year-old building. it's feared more are buried upped the rubble. emergency teams are searching

for survive juniors. police in sri lanka arrested four people after a riot in a resort area. four were killed. one of mexico's vige lapty leaders has been -- vigilantes has been arrested for carrying an unauthorised weapons. he leads a group of self-declared forces fighting the drug gangs. vige lapty groups -- vigilante groups have been banned by the government. >> reporter: jose is a founder, charismatic figure. when the government sold the vigilantes to stand down and deputize some members into a federal police force, he wouldn't take part, saying the

fight was not over, the vigilantes needed to fight and the government couldn't do it on his on. on friday we saw video of him on a media site where he said he would keep taking back towns and the police and military were unable to do that. and that the government is basically corrupt and not trustworthy enough. if the government can't do it, the people have to rise up and take back towns. if they charge him, and he's hold for a long time, it could create press against the government because they have done a good job in the past of saying it's illegal, but they let the vigilantes operate. he's a charismatic member of the movement. the government has done a good pr job saying "look", the vige lanties served their purpose, the drug gangs are out of up to - -- out of town, perhaps

that's not true, ner just under ground. nigeria's president says those responsible for a bomb attack in abuja will be brought to justice. goodluck jonathan visited the blast site. 22 were killed in an attack at a bysing shopping -- busy shopping mall. the president has been criticised for his response to attacks and kidnapping of 200 school girls. a summit wrapped up in guinea. we have more. >> reporter: with pomp, african union's summit draws to a choice. dancers entertain delegates, fresh out of a summit, complete with a rise in security and extremism across the continent. with more than 70% of the people in south africa employed in africa, it's no copies dense that the theme of the conference

is developing agriculture and developing food security. it's the peace and security challenges that dominated talks. >> experts say there's a need to end africa's conflict now. >> conflict to be solved. it is costing too much a price for the continent and destruction for the issues we have to focus on. with this in mint, friday's session was devoted to deal with insecurity across the contonne ept. east africa is leading in the creation of its force. they agreed to establish a standby brigade within months. >> snepss like some -- incidences like somalia, south sudan, dar fewer -- darfur, central african republic - these are concerns that the region

must seize. the return of egypt suspended after the overthrow of mohamed mursi was a key moment in the summit. president abdul fatah al-sisi here meeting his sudanese counterpart on the visit to khartoum on friday, criticised the e.u. for a lack of for support the egyptian people. egypt was the subject of an event on the sidelines. journalists covering the summit staged a protest with three al jazeera journalist gaoled in egypt, and called for their release. it's an issue that cropped up again at the summit's final press conference. >> we encourage people that journalists are free. they say what they want. they report what they want. >> reporter: in terms of a formal summit agenda the final

message was a call on africans to be firm in pushing the african agenda. and not to bow to what leaders say others dictate. there's more ahead on the al jazeera newshour, including a dark chapter for kenya's book industry. publishers threatened to be put out of business. >> no luis suarez, can his team book a place in the world cup. details later in sport. but to southern pakistan first, where rising sea levels and a depleted fresh-water supply is forcing people to leave their homes. environmentalists say 100,000 people have moved inland from the coast. we have this report from tatar.

this man and his extended family were forced to rebuild their lives in this village. they left as the see encroached on their land. due to acute ecological changes, people are abondoning their homes. >> translation: i used to be a farmer and fisherman. i lost my livelihood and had to move from my ancestrial business. i now run a small shop. it's not just surface water. groundwater has become unusable. conservationists say 1.2 million hectares of arg cult ourl land has become arid due to salinity. the lack of fresh groundwater is turning the basin into a desert. >> the sand dunes around me

explain what happen to this part of the area. environmentalists say that sea water has come inland as fresh water was depleted. then came the sand. see water has come inland as far as 50km. people do not have water to drink. forests which provided fuel are gone, and the fresh water fish is not there any more. apart from the river drying up. sea water is seeping in due to rising sea levels. >> it has engulfed the coastal areas. that is the coastal agriculture, coastal forestry, coastal fisheries, and then it is moving towards that. >> the rising sea is rapidly becoming a problem. those moving inland are not always welcomely locals.

-- welcome by locals. consefbzists say the -- conservationists say it is not a big issue for politicians. at least 11 people have been killed and thousands cut off by mudslides and rains in india's north-east. authorities are trying to get food and water to flooded area to app area where people have been forced to take shelter. the season lasts from june to the end of september. now for more on the situation. here is meteorologist richard. >> the interesting thing is it's an environmental aspect in that there has been deforestation in that area, and that may be a reason why the issue is bad at the moment. if you look at the satellite imagingry, the eastern states, you'll see is relatively clear. there's a lot of rain showing up on the satellite, and thick

cloud across the east of india into bangladesh and the eastern states, seeing significant rain fall. it suggests looking at the rain fall forecast, that it's the eastern side which will continue to see heavy rain over the next 24 hours or so. that's one part of the monsoon season. this shows where the monsoon should be at the start of july, and this line shoes where it reaches so far. it has a swathe across india and pakistan, where it failed to reach. if you look at this shot. it was taken north of karachi. a festival. during the month 40 died as a result of heat stress. they've been praying for the rain. prayers are going unapped. it looks as though it will rain. look now in northern india. highest heat index in the world

at the moment. feels like 60 degrees. dry here, butt out towards the east we'll see further heavy rain. >> thank you very much. >> now, expectations are high in columbia ahead of a knockout world cup match against uruguay. the coffee producers, ended a 16 year drought with a return to the tournament. a sign that the country banished the demons of its violent footballing past. we have this report from bogota. >> reporter: the comeback. after a 16 year wait appears to be paying off. columbia won all of its matches so far. >> seeing our team coming back with so much strength after all these years fills us with emotion. there are moments you want to cry. >> reporter: the last time columbia played was in the 1994 u.s. world cup. back then drug money controlled

football. this drug king pin was one of the people pumping money into the game. this man played in those years. >> translation: the traffickers managed the teams and brought a lot of money, they could bring valuable traipse and players. when -- trainers and players. when it got out of control it turned bag. >> teams were threatened, referees kidnapped or killed. in the world cup, 27-year-old scored an own goal, and he was murdered two months later. >> his death laid bear the culture that defined us. we knew what had happened, we melt how rot ep the football was, and the level of mafia infiltration. the cruelty. the dirty betting left us

vulnerable. >> many believed that violence in columbian football is lopping passed. >> apparently it seems that football is now more transparent and you can't tell if the hands of the mafias are in it. >> for now authorities have other worries. since this world cup began, celebrations resulted in nine deaths with 3,000 fights making it to the game. for now columbians are putting their trust in the team, hoping it will break from its dark past. all right. still ahead on the newshour - bridging the gap between the rich and poor. we report on indonesia's changes ahead of the presidential elections next month. plus... [ ♪ music ] ..harmony in a land of dischord. we meet some of gaza's promising

musicians. and a disappointing comeback for tiger woods at the u.s. pga event. robyn has that and the rest of the sport later. stay with us, we are back after the break.

welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the iraqi army launched a grouped and air offensive. a convoy of 20 rebel vehicles near samarra, it says, has been destroyed. and there has been air strikes in mosul.

e.u. leaders nominated the former leader of luxembourg as president of the european commission. he led a center rite group which run european elections last month. one of mexico's vigilante leaders has been arrested for carrying unauthorised weapons. he's a member of a defense group battling drug cartels. snoos it was the act of defiance sparking wort war one in 19 -- world war i in 1914. a century later people debate whether the young boss ni an was a hero or criminal. we have this report from sarajevo. >> reporter: 100 years ago a

teenage serb struck a blow against the impir occupying his homeland. he murdered the heir to the tlan and his wife as they toured sarajevo. it was the result of an extraordinary peace of luck. as the car made its turp at this torp, the a -- at this -- turn at this corner the assassin was maki making. the car was not meant to turn, on this spot, in front of where the murderer was standing the car came to a halt as the driver realised his error. a month later a young bosnia's act of defiance led the world to war, as autoria and hungary retaliated against serbia. it led to the birth of yugoslavia after the war, the nation of serbs that they had imagined destroyed by ethnic

wars in the 1990s. today his legacies is shaped by politics and perception. >> was he a hero or maybe a terrorist. that's how the debate started in the '90s. for one group he will be a hero, and the others, he will be a terrorist or a murderer. i'm afraid that we have a third group, people who don't care. bosnia is divided. the family of bosnia serbs left sarajevo, to an area where i met one of his relatives. >> translation: this area is not bosnia, it was bosnia, serbian.

in prison he said he would be sorry if the act failed to create a south slav abbing company. >> whatever the few, this man has not been forgotten. his idea of unity among southern slavs has come and gone. and johnno joins us from bosnia's capital. how has the centenary being marked in sarajevo? >> well, you don't we surprised to hear in a divided country that it's being marked in different ways, depending which side of the line, if you line, you are standing on. a deeply divided country split into two by peace agreements. if you stand where i am in central sarajevo and the heart of bosnia herzegovina.

you'll be watching performances marking a tragic act, a criminal act in history leading to the first world war. if you are on the other side, the bosnia serb entity. you will see the unveiling the statues, the naming of a park after him. he is there remembered as a nationalist hero who fought for a greater serbia, what was yugoslavia, his act, is lauded and praised. two different perceptions of history and a country divided. >> to make sense of it i'm joined by mr duranovic from the university. >> what do we know about the fact of what intentions are were. a world war was not the

detention. >> his idea was an idea of uniting the country. you have to know the context of the history with serbia and national states on a different side. the crisis in the broader region, not only here in bosnia, that haas not fear -- atmosphere created a perfect momentum for the shot to be tape. he was not aware -- taken. he was not aware of the consequences. >> reporter: in a sense, shunt the act have been viewed by everybody as a glorious one, an act of freedom? >> second point will be that we have to always keep in mind the history of assassination is a history of yugoslavia. there was a yupified memory and

the nation. with the fact that a country had dissolve. all the former hugo slav republics -- hugo slav repub licks tend to have a different version. >> reporter: in the new version, different groups project the version of history they want to see. what about unity. here in sarajevo in this part of bosnia. the mayor hopes the events will contribute to unity. is there a sense that that is possible? >> i hope so. i hope so that it will be a good start for unity in this country. having in mind what is happening in the last couple of days and what we see here, and the suburbs of sarajevo, certainly it would not help further reconciliations. it is because the idea was good,

but i don't think that the approach was a perfect one. all the tensions we have in bosnia certainly are along ethnic lines, and we have nationalistic leads running the political life. and nationalism as their open horse that they ride. it brings them into power and keeps them there for certain. >> we'll have to leave it there. from sare aevo where people aar -- sarajevo where people are remembering it in different ways. the government of sierra leone told sit geps not to shelter -- citizens not to shelter people with ebola violence. the disease is spreading in west africa. it's the worst outbreak on record. we have more.

>> reporter: hospitals like this across west africa are struggling to deal with what could be one of the worst ebola outbreaks in the region. there has been cases? sierra leone, guinea and liberia. if left alone it will kill the majority of those who get it. people are warped to be -- warped to be vij lant. >> there are roads going to these areas. of course, there is some control, but we all know that all these borders are porous, in fact. so we have to be careful there. we need to be pend. >> efforts by medical workers to cop tape the virus is hampered by many factors. they have stepped up the effort to stop the spread of ebola which killed dods eps of people.

patients have left hospital and reports are they've gone into hiding. the who says countries should be prepared for those carrying the virus. part of the problem is that many in this region don't understand the virus. health workers have been attacked by villagers. this woman is happy to test negative and will help to raise awareness. >> on the third day they drew my blood and did another test. i feel so relieved, like in heaven. i'm going back to my community to civilize the people and raise awareness. >> the world health organization estimates that 160 people are infected and 46 dead. they fear if governments fail to take action, things could get

worse. thailand's military rulers say elections will be held around object next year. the army commander who led the coup plans to declare a provisional constitution in july. the army seized power in a bloodless coup in may. indonesians head to the polls next month to choose a new president. whoever wins will ipp her it a booming economy and deal with the gap between rich and poor. >> reporter: indonesia can call itself the world's 10th largest economy after battling economic and political crisis. not everywhere is benefitting. some are earning more money, many are left behind. it's a huge challenge for the next president. the race between former governor and former germ. it will be tight. when candidacies were announced,

markets responded. they focussed on poverty. tens of thousand in slums were relocated and gip jobs. >> this woman moved to this apartment block after living in slums. she runs a garment business. >> a lot changed. in the slum we could only sell some goods. we were not sure if we could sell money. now i have a fixed salary. >> for many, this is how lives are like, untouched by the economic boom. whoever is the next president will have to deal with the gap between of the rich and poor. >> to make sure that the country is stable. >> the other candidate has a nationalistic approach. he has lashed out at foreign companies benefitting from the country's natural resources, a popular theme with indonesians,

if not overseas investors. >> okay, if prabu is not popular - it's temporary. in a week or two weeks, the price of what you call it shares go up 10 to 15%, it's a good time to buy. in the next two weeks they come back. >> analysts predict whoever becomes the president will attract investment. >> we have to discount the statement. at the end whoever has been elected will have limited options. how to grow the economy up 7%, how to create 12 million jobs. how to reduce unemployment into 4%, and 5%. >> they are aiming for 7%

growth. 10% should be possible. it's something analysts say is unrealistic looking at the state of the country. on july 9th indonesians will decide who they trust to run indonesia. kenya's publishing business is being threatened by piracy and illegal imports. authors say the counterfit book business is worth a fortune. little is done to stop the dell usual of fate as malcolm webb reports. >> it's time for a class this literature, and what is in the hands is worth millions of dollars. in studying a short novel, hup drds of thousands of copies of books sell. book pirates caught op on. >> it was a big break when this novel was chosen to be studied

by secondary children. the quality is poor. they tried to stuff it. >> we hired private detectives. priorates are so -- pirates are so dangerous, they'll kill you. >> they make millions. for the first one, two years - it is effective and efficient. the pirates make millions within a month. >> publishers say the pirates are getting more aggressive. this is east africa's largest printer. it produces millions of school books. the publishers say the pirates are printing high quality copies in india and china, which looks the same as these originals. >> this book sells for $5 per copy. it's one of many books that every primary school child is meant to have a copy of.

that gives you an idea of the scale of the business. kenya's printing and publishing industry is the biggest in the region. many people in those countries are poor and struggle to pay for children's school books. publishers don't want parents to buy the cheaper copies. >> a cheaper price means the author of that book - they invest, the country loses. we are the poorer for it because the whole society loses out. >> reporter: authors say piracy threatens the literature scene. while parents want the cost of education to be affordable writers want to be kept in business. coming up in sport, how brazil comes to a stand still when their football team plays

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welcome back. it's a pleas where dozens of young people in gaza take rev understanding and forget about the trouble around them. we met students from the college for musicians. >> reporter: this 10-year-old and friend unpack their instruments. [ ♪ music ]. >> reporter: they have been playing arab music for

five years, and practice every day. recently one won o prize for playing at a music festival for palestinian children in the occupied west bank. he was supposed to play again, but israel closed the gaza border. >> translation: i feel joy when i play with my friend. music gives people joy and takes us away from the siege. >> reporter: more than half of gaza's population of 2 million are children, many exposed to political violence. the organization defense children international says more than 350 children were killed in gaza during the 3-week invasion by israel in 2008. 30 were killed in 2012 in renewed conflict. this boy's mother says music helps her son and friend cope.

>> translation: i love him learning music. it is connected to the father and sole of humanity. it's important in gaza when people are anxious always. >> reporter: the national cop serve tri for using has more than 200 students. for anyone with stereotypes about life in gaza, have a listen to this. [ ♪ music ] the boys playing.

time to catch up with the sport and here is robin. >> hello. the round of 16 gets under way at the world cup in brazil. the host nation take on chile. there'll be plenty of eyes on uruguay. luis suarez affair will be put behind them. we are this report. [ ♪ theme ]. >> reporter: their football teams are overshadowed by brazil and argentina, but uruguay and columbia came in with high hopes and a point to prove. one must go in a knockout match at the maracana stadium. thousands of fans are in rio, uruguay's best player isn't, luis suarez is back home, banned for nine matches. uruguayans are supporting him.

team manager has resigned from his role in the strategy committee in protest. >> translation: i'm not justifying anything, and don't thing one shouldn't be punished or sanctioned. it's between people. one must give an opportunity to the one that committed a fault or made a mistake. >> translation: in uruguay we stand by him. he has given us a lot of great moment much the punishment f.i.f.a. gave him are excessive. columbia are missing the star striker. others have compensated, particularly james rodriguez. >> it was not easy losing a player. the shock has gone. players stepped it up. in a sense helping us. now uruguay is living the shock. it will be hard for them to go

in. he's an excellent player. luis suarez is gone, but his contribution it the world cup not gore gotten. >> the only other time the tournament was played in brazil - in the stadium, they beat brazil, lifting the trophy. next are the winners. chile or brazil. >> brazil attempts to keep the 95-year record against chile intact. and add to it the fact that brazil reached the world cup. it's not difficult to see why felipe's team is a favourite for the last 16 clash. chile have made the world sit up and take notice. they beat spain and had a hand in the exit from the world cup.

there's a revenge element. chile beaten by brazil at the same statement of the world cup four -- stage of the world cup four years ago. >> brazil won the world cup five times. for me that is important for football and history. winning against brazil will not be easy. i think they are statistically better than a national team and now they play at home. this means a huge responsibility for them. they have a great coach and players. we know we have an opportunity, a chance to change history. millions of brazilians are expected to stop work to watch the team play. the national standstill is having an impact on the economy. >> reporter: brazilians packed into bars and restaurants. everywhere is waiting for this. chirchir -- [ cheering ] . >> a brazil ball.

brazilians can be hard working, but when the national team plays, they are not, and for good reason. >> translation: we can't work on days brazil plays because of the noise when brazil makes a goal, the horns. we can't work on the phone. it's great to get the day off. >> reporter: early afternoon, a few hours to kick-off, people are leaving work to watch the game. many change the work clothes or something more appropriate. a grandmother makes sure her son is appropriate. >> hours before kick-off employees check out early, that man telling his colleague he expects to win 3-0. >> a few last customers rush in before the doors are close. kiosks that sell newspapers, now a place to sell mempan dies.

>> it's on the streets where the shutdown is relevant. >> there's 5.4 cars on the streets. this is one of the busiest streets in the entire city, but it's almost empty right now, because everybody is inside, watching the national team play. >> elsewhere the main street in the city is all quiet. on brazil game day the trading on the stock exchange slows. many cities declaring a holiday. one study found the country losing 10 million in loft productivitily. few seem to care, theest not now. -- at least not now. >> brazil lives for football. it's in our blood. we stop everything for football. it's the rite thing to do. >> in a country where during the game football is the only thing open for business.

don't forget you can join us every day for the world cup update. it's a daily rap. andy richardson is on that show. you can get the latest on the world cup on the dedicated website aljazeera.com/brazil2014 is the address. away from the world cup, it's been a disappointing return from injury for golf's world number 5, tiger woods. he missed the cut at the u.s. pga event. he finished 7-over par 13 shots. there's a 4-way tie at the top. ricky and fellow american patrick reed spoke of australia. >> thank you. that's it for this newshour on al jazeera. thank you for watching. steven cole is with you next.

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