world cup quarterfinal day. it's the clash of the continents. the all-mean tie sees germany and france reviving their old rivalry while 5-time champions brazil take on south colombia. ♪ the funeral of 17-year-old medium abu khadair who was murdered is taking place in jerusalem. his body was brought through the streets. it through large crowds of people. ahead of the funeral security was tightened across jerusalem. tensions have been high. security forces firing tear gas at crowds in the east jerusalem

area. live for us in east jerusalem. nizrene. some pretty emotional scenes in the past half hour? >> e motion al scenes. the funeral is over. they have already buried him at the back of the cemetery behind me. we saw a very huge crowd of thousands of people participating in the funeral procession. they are not only from east jerusalem. they came on foot from other parts of east jerusalem because today, jerusalem is on lockdown because it's the first friday in ramadan and the noon prayers are very important on friday for muslims an especially in ramadan. so the israeli thoughts have blocked entries and exists so people have to come here on food. it's a very emotional time and it's very difficult for the parents who have heard about the

death on their son on wednesday morning but weren't able to get the body back until now. and usually, in islamic sharia law, it's traditional to bury a dead person immediately and not to wait. this is why the parents got upset. this is why people got more frustrated and we saw a continuation of clashes. we also know from the lawyer of the family that the body was set on fire before he died. the body that was found in the east jerusalem forest was a charred body. it was extremely difficult to identify. >> that's why the authorities had to get dna samples from the family in order to confirm that the body they had, the charred body was indeed the body of mohammed ab khadair. it was difficult because the authorities advise they don't see the body in such horrible and horrific condition and not to be able to say a proper and final goodbye and very difficult for them to deal with the loss of a routine age boy, a very young boy like this in what they

consider a revenge killing. >> we must say this is one of the things which is making it more distressing for the family and for the whole community. the claims that this boy was killed in revenge for the ab duction and murder of the three israeli settlers who died some days ago. we know the prime minister, b n benjamin netanyahu that the killing of the palestinian teenagers must be condemned. feelings must be running high that this was a re'til at that time tory kill? >> that's what the people feel, three days after the bodies were found in the west bank, this happens. there is a result another palestinian boy who is 9 years old was walking with his parents in a street in jerusalem the night before mohammed ab abu khadiar was killed. there was an attempt to kidnap this boy as well.

a car with two people in it tried to force the boy inside the car and drive off. but the parents managed to get their son and he was injured in this process and he is being treated in a hospital. people here feel that this is a start of a series of revenge killings after the death of these three settlers. they have heard the statement from netanyahu and he did indeed condemn the killing and order an investigation until they arrive at who the perpetrators are, but that is very little relief for the families here who say that especially that there might be some relief. we will feel somewhat relieved if we see that the perpetrators are caught and punished. long they are at large, we are still angry and we are still upset and the words of netanyahu do very little for us. >> nisreen, i am hearing what sounds like helicopter motors in the background. is it calm now? what's the mood now? >> these helicopters are israeli

police helicopters that are basically monitoring the area since the morning. we have been hearing them hovering for the past three days. now, the skirmishes really did not exactly stop. there were lulls in the clashes and skirmishes. they intensified overnight because people are fasting and they are too tired to go out during the day because it's very hot. and we heard that a lot of skirmishes and clashes broke out again in the evening. we understand up until half an hour ago, some protesters close here in the actual neighborhood got tear gassed by the israeli authorities as they were heading over to the funeral procession. so, it appears the skirmishes are sporadic but ongoing. as i said, they didn't actually stop sense wednesday morning, since the news about the body that was found in the jerusalem

forest. >> nisreen, thank you very much for updating us in east jerusalem. john hendron is in gaza where rallies have been held in support of the murdered teenager. . >> in gaza, it is a day of solidarity with palestinians on the west bank. this is javalia, a stronghold of hamas. friday prayers had just ended in a citadel to the movement. everyone is coming out to speak in sol daidarity with those on west bank. somewhere israeli leaders and palestinian leaders from hamas are talking ceasefire through egyptian intermediataries. meanwhile, israel has am forces on the gaza border, tanks, art i willery and troops. >> has raised tension to a level here perhaps not seen since the conflict of 2008 and 2012. these demonstrators, however, are not speaking with rockets. they are speaking with voices and with numbers. they are speaking out against the murder of a palestinian boy

on the west bank, against israeli arrests and home dem lists that have occurred since the rise of tensions. tension continues to rise here on the west bank. nobody knows how this is going to end. both sides say they want to see an end to this conflict. neither side seems willing to back down. >> iraq's kurds are one step closer to full independence. their president has asked parliament to prepare for a referendum on their future. ma side. >> dana hoda sent this report. >> reporter: those who are traveling from erbil to kirkuk have to cross this checkpoint guarded by the iraqi police. there are two authorities here it has been this way for years. but the balance of hour seems to be shifting. >> you always need an iraqi visa to enter kirkuks which you see is governed by the kurds in northern iraq.

the iraqi police at this checkpoint different want to let us through. we managed to enter kirkuk. the kurds have the final say here. >> this oil-rich province has long been disputed territory claimed by baghdad and the kurdish regional government. now, the kurds no longer feel opinion blied to answer to a sentence tral government weaken did by a sunni rebel yon. they plan to hold a referendum. there is opposition, not just from the shiia led government. sunni arabs say they won't accept a divided country. >> we want the government in baghdad to leave power but we don't want iraq as a state to collapse. state institutions should be preserved. the kurds don't have the right to decide our fate. >> kirkuk has new borders. arab districts are in the hands of sunni armed groups after they pushed the iraqi army out. kurdib forces have moved in to other areas once controlled by the government and their

political leadership has made clear they have no intention of leaving. >> this has angered the arab members of kirkuk's provincial counsel sub sill. they say they don't want a divided iraq. >> deployed on the front lines to protect these areas from armed groups, defend them but this shouldn't mean anything has changed. >> but a lot has. the government has loftin flew he knew here on the arab districts of this province now on the other side of a new dividing line. the president of the kurdstan regional government may have been right when he said there was a new reality on the ground. >> the latest from the capitol, baghdad. >> reporter: >> reporter: there has been a lot of angry reaction here from baghdad from across the political spectrum about those kurdish plans. a lot of people here are saying

that the kurds are taking advantage of iraq's current crisis, that now is not the time to take a look at any way that iraq must remain united in the face of a threat they place from the islamic state. other people are concerned about exactly what borders the new independent kurdistan would have. would it take over kirkuk? >> certainly something the kurds would like. what about mossul which is conductor under the control of the islamic state and other sunni rebels. what happens to that territory? is it worth having a kurd estate? will the islamic state route on the other side of the boarders? finally, there has been huge criticism from some quarters, particularly religious quarters saying that this is an islamic state fueled problem that we are having, that they want to redraw the borders of the middle east and what the kurds are doing is, in effect >> by calling for this referendum, is helping them to do exactly that.

32 truck drivers have returned to turkey. they have been held captive for more than three weeks. there is no news on 49 remaining hostages. verna smith has the latest. >> reporter: he might be a truck driver but he is battle scarred like a veteran shoulder. there is schrapnel in his chest, bullet wounds in his legs. they are the con sequences of getting caught in the crossfire during the u.s.-led invasion of iraq. >> translator: within iraq there are real bombs. i have to go there despite heading into death. my battle, my real battle is making money to feed my children. >> there is little reward for taking these risks. truckers can earn just $600 a month, but their work is vital to turkey's economy. >> turkey needs these trucks to keep moving across the border.

iraq is its second largest export market. almost all of those goods go by road. officials here have told us that in recent weeks, they have noticed a fall of about 50% in cross-border traffic and they are blaming that on instability in iraq. >> they left for iraq in early june. his wife expected them back a couple of days later. she has just heard they have been freed along with 30 other truck drivers almost a month after being taken hostage by islamic state fighters in iraq. her first glimpse of them is on t.v., being bussed to safety and kurdish control in northern iraq. >> translator: it was as if i was dying every day. i will never let them go back into war zones or where the islamic state is even if it means we have to beg. >> the turkish government hasn't revealed how these men were

released. 49 other turks including diplomats are still being held. they are at least coming home. bernard smith, al jazeera on the turkey/iraq iraq boarder. >> violence on the lebanese/syrian border is in the form of air raids. the bombed positions say the border town, four people have died. more protests in egypt in support of ousted president mohamed morsi thursday marked the one-year anniversary when a popular uprising removed him from power. protests left five people dead. early today, egyptians held more rallies. some were peace if you will like this one in the village of mac mood dia. >> reporter: the aftermath of a bomb blast on a train in alexandria, the homemade device was put under a chair and exploded, leaving several passengers injured. there have been bomb attacks on police and military sites since

the overthrow of former president more situate but the targeting of civilians is rare. elsewhere in the country on thursday, there were more bomb blasts in protests as angry e jisz marked years since the military coup. the ministry says 200 people were arrested. giza protesters fought with security forces and police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. but supporters of mohammed morsi were did he have finded and continued to call for him to be reinstated as president. on the third of july last year, he was deposed by this man, former military chief, abdullah fatah al sisi. they remained bitterly divided. >> we don't see any change. we haven't seen any change in the past 35 years. neither will we see any change in the next one 00 years. >> reporter: egypt needs a military man to fix things. >> it won't do, having a normal

person. >> in a year, human rights agencies have expressed alarm about what they describe as a deteriorating humanitarian situation. al jazeera spoke to a woman in the capitol who did not want to be identified. she said she was sexually assaulted by police three months ago although al jazeera cannot independently verify her allegations, she has taken her case to the authorities in cairo. officials there would not comment. >> translator: the police officer hit me and he raped me, even when he was getting up, he was making fun of me, telling me that i wasn't a virgin, calling me all kinds of names. i have devastated. >> reporter: after morsi was deposed, the supporters set up protest camps and promised to stay for as long as it took for their leader to be reinstated. security forces stormed those camps and human rights organizations say hundreds of people were killed. the muslim brotherhood was banned. leaders were put in jail.

some now face death sentences. but for some egyptians, sisi is seen as savior. in june, he was elected president. the former military chief has rejected calls for reconciliation with the muslim brotherhood an his government continues clamp down on dissent has raised concerns from the international community. erica wood, al jazeera. >> well, john chokroft is a professor much history. good to have you with us. it's interesting when we see those pictures of protests going on egypt. a rebate survey indicates that most egyptians are pretty happy with military rule. why is that? is that because that's protocol much the only thing they have known for the past few decades? >> i think you need to be careful with the surveys. it is a test of persistence of the pro-morsi or the cap asty of

protesters to say we want the return of an elected presidency. this has been going on since august, 2014, in the face of a massive campaign of repress. it's difficult for those protesters to get into the public in order to protest. again, on this anniversary of coup, we have seen something of that take place. >> sisi of course has promised a lot, hasn't he? stability, security, better economy? it remains to be seen whether he can deliver on that. if the egyptian population don't see those kind of improvements, could sisi go the same way as nevarak? >> he certainly could because e jipths society is a highly mobilized society and expectations have been sky-high for sisi. yet on the key points, on the one-side political freedoms and

democratization and sociono, ma'amic uplift, we can't see a program that sisi could put forward or that has any credibility or viability. so over time, as those problems don't get solved, then people will continue to mobilize. >> it's interesting that the sisi hasn't just cracked down on the muslim brotherhood, which is a move that may have had support in the population but cracked down on freedom of expression, on the media, on other political opponents. is that worrying those sections of the population who supported the military takeover? certainly it has because some of those in a more narrow sectoral sense opposed the muslim brotherhood and who stayed silent when the crack down on the muslim brotherhood happened now find themselves political freedom in general. freedom of association, freedom to proceed tests have been so severely curtailed.

by sisi and the security state. you had yourselves in a situation where those who care about political freedom were going outs on the streets again. but remember, it's very difficult for them to form alliances once again with the cohorts of the muslim brotherhood of the it's difficult to form that alliance because of the troubled history of that alliance since 20s 11. >> interesting stuff. thanks very much combined for speaking with us. john chorkrof live from london. three al jazeera journalists have been in prison for 188 days. peter greste and mohammed fatmy have been sentenced seven years each and the third, a bullet casing in his possession he picked up at a protest. al jazeera rejects all of the

charges against them. still to come here on the newshour. . >> china's president is wrapping up his statement south korea and japan is unhappy with some of what he has to say. happy fourth of july. but could hawaii soon be celebrating its own independence? the first quarter final of the world cup. it's a heavy-weight clash as france get ready to take on germany. a former aid of the british prime minister has been sentenced today 18 months in prison for phone hacking. andy coulson was found guilty of illegally intercepting voicemail messages when he was editor of "the news of the world"

australian painter rob harris has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison. he was found guilty on 12 charges of indecently assaulting young girls over the course of 20 years. harris has been a popular entertainer in britain and australia for more than five decades. >> china's president has wrapped up a state visit to south korea by again calling for greater cooperation between the countries. and japan's past was criticized. from seoul, harry fawcett reports. >> he has been making the most of the warm welcome afforded him in south korea by becoming the first leader of china to address a south korea ian university. he spoke about expanding business and cultural tiles. on north korea's nuclear program, his language was careful but more than enough to

satisfy his hosts >> translator: china opposes the existence of nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula and hopes to resolve problems through dialogue and negotiat n negotiation. >> it went down pretty well with his young audience at seoul university. >> i think he delivered a big message to college students about cooperation for common prosperity. >> knowledge of chinese culture and language will have a significant influence on my future. i am with him and in that china wants to create korea-china relations. there might be a bit more skepticism in washington where it will have been noting that he referred to the barberous wars of aggression by imperial japan. it's emerged president shi has suggested a joint celebration next year for the 7th anniversary for the end of the second world war and a japanese

colonial rule. >> could be seen as an attempt to make the most of the current discord between tokyo and seoul, two vital allies. >> there has been no response to that invitation who has been sure to pay her chinese counter part as much hospitality as she was afforded last year. little question this is a deepening relationship but a delicate one. harry fawcett, seoul. >> a dust storm has hit farmer's's fields and caused mayhem. drivers were advised to pull off to the side, turn off lights and wait for the storm to pass. first hurricane of the atlantic season pointunded north carolin hurricane arthur with winds up to 160 kilometers an hour became a category 2 storm. tennessee of thousands of people have headed to the coast for the fourth of july holiday. >> richard is here with the weather. richard, so is there any need to still be concerned about arthur?

>> not greatly. it's just a spoiler for the holiday celebrations. everybody heading for the coast, of course, and then a long rest comes. you can see it's got that eye in the center, still as it pushes away northward. moving across cooler waters now, so it will weaken but it's got quite a strength to it. it is still a hurricane in terms of the wind strength, 1 few you 5 kph. but it does weaken it's move northwards. it spoils the weather all the way along, that section of the eastern sea bore, new york, washington, up towards cape cod and further northwards up toward bay of fundi and new finland. we will see heavy rain materializing there. although it's quite interesting although it wasn't a major storm as such, it was still stronger than any hurricane we had during the whole of 2013. now, meanwhile down in south america, we have got a frontal system which is developing. now, we've got problems at the moment in paraguay.

paraguay river has overflowed on many occasions. it's got problems but we are getting this frontal system developing across northern parts of argentine aeinto the far south of brazil. it looks as though this system will push further northwards as we move toward sunday. you see the temperature dropping in asuncion. rain could make it worse. wondering what weather conditions for the world cup semi times, for the game between france and germany, it looks as though it will be fine. 25 years is the general air stadium. it will be hot for european playeders. but i am sure they brought a co coat. for the game taking place in fortelaza, very hot but the humidity looks as if it will be fairly low. >> thank you. as americans celebratezence on the fourth of july weekend, the state of hawaii is questioning its past. an effort to create a native hawaiian government is creating

controversy and raising questions about whether the u.s. has any legal claim over its 50th state. ♪ hawaii's language and culture is widely celebrated on the islands now. however, the teaching of hawaiian was banned after the kingdom of hawaii was over thrown and the land annexed by the united states it's this history that those with native hazyan ancestry like bill fernandes want a native government similar to those of native american tribes in the mainland u.s. >> if you have a legal entity, it can pursue the rights that have been lost as a consequence of solinization. >> over a year and a half, tens of thousands of native hawaii angels signed up on an electoral role that will elect that goal. >> the self determination within

the u.s. was questioned by the head of the state agency administering the process. >> in a letter to the state department in may, the ceo of the office of hawaiian affairs questioned the legality of hawaii as the 50th state and he asked whether he had incurred criminal liability under international law. hawaii's queen was over thrown in 1893 at the urging of the sugar barons and with the help of washington. it had long been an internationally recognized sovereign nation unlike the native american tribes, no treaty was signed consenting to u.s. oversight and for those who highlighted hawaii's c colonization, the intervention has been wedged. >> what you are looking at is the u.s. and the state of hawaii trying to pretend that none of this happened, that what we are actually -- what we are as native people, the best that we can hope for is to be native

americans under the governing power of the united states. hawaiians simply -- and a growing if you are of hawaiians are saying that's not true. >> that's not who we are. >> that's not who we were then. and we should and can have our country back. >> even for those who are determined to see a native formed. >>hit had been written by westerners who would have had us all but forget that there was no annexation and that there was an illegal overthrow. and so, when you start to step in to more of your population understanding that i had thes their history, they start to ask: what are we going to do next? >> that's what worried bill fernandes who thought the time for hawaiian self determination in the u.s.a. >> you have to accept you have

been col onized? you must find a means to work within the existing system. >> but in attempting to consolidate that system, an unprecedented discussion is underway on the validity. we have more coming up after break. we will be report the from the central african republic on the fighters quitting the lord's resistance army. accelerating towards light speed. the world's largest science experiment is about to be switched back on again. a british take on a french classic. the tour de france is about to again in northern england. vé

welcome back. the top stories, the funeral of mohammed abu khadair is taking place in east jerusalem. his body was brought to the cemetery through the streets by large crowds of people. ahead of the funeral, security was tighten across jerusalem. following that, this is a suburb in east jerusalem where a small group of palestinian youths have been throwing rocks at israeli security forces. crowds of people gathering after that funeral and the security forces, we have seen pictures of them firing back with tear gas. on the whole, largely calm,

stefanie dekker is there. there are these small groups of sort of cat and mouse games going on between israel police and palestinian crowds. largely calm at the moment. but there has been a huge influx of israeli execute into the streets ahead of that funeral. >> an enormous influx coming into sharfat. there was a huge presence there. come into this area was incredibly difficult. we had security forces, cars on the hill, people on the hill, on corners, everywhere you looked they would have border police or special forces. we are in the middle of an area where there is a line, there are a couple of views trying to push a makeshift barricade trying to push it down here because what's been happening at the ends of this road is they have been fighting with the police.

rubber coated steal bullets fired and tear gas and further down toward the front of me is another line where some action is happening. we have seen youths walk past. there is anger here there is a prayer going on. there is a feeling perhaps after prayer this could escalate. we are being told that the police are moving in. they are trying to push nem back so bail they will come further in this way and further this way. we did speak to mickey rosen field and he did tell me they were varied worried that this would escalate and people are extremely angry. they have just buried the body of a 17-year-old boy who was burnt to death. we saw them pass the procession past us just about an hour ago and then when they reached further down, ambulance men started running. people started running and what's happened is we are hearing that israeli police fired tear gas at the procession. they are saying part of the procession fired fireworks at

them. certainly a very tension situation. >> yeah. >> this has been a situation which has been tension for several days now. we have also seen airstrikes and rocket fire related to gaza. there does seem to be an indication that the israeli government is worried that there will be a full-scale escalation. there is some talk now of trying to get some kind of tries in place. do you get the feeling they are trying to avert an escalation? ? i think they are. i think we heard from the israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he said if the rocket fire stops, we will stop military action but if they continue, we will react forcefully. it came on a day when more than 34 rockets had been launched at israel. there was damage to civilian homes in sarat. a soldier was slightly injured.

those are things that will usually prompt extremely strong reaction. i think it does sort of pull the whole situation into context. the west bank, jerusalem, gaza. if gaza fires up, it's already extremely tension as you have seen. anything could escalate and push it over the edge. i think that's something no one wants. >> indeed. stephanie, thank you very much indeed for that update. stefanie dekker live for us following the funeral of the palestinian teenager a short time ago. the scenes now here with iraq study groupi forces out in force on the street with crowds of palestinian men gathering. now, a number of fighters from the lord's resistance army have aeabandoned kony. al jazeera malcolm web met a

group as they calm out of the bush in central african republic. >> in a remote base in the jungle of the central african republic this helicopter touches down. on board are three fighters from the rebel lords resistance army who have surrendered. they gave themselves up after a fire fight with ugandan soldiers. now, they have been brought to the base, its smiles and handshakes. he was abducted when he was 12 years old. he said as he rose through the ranks, he committed many atrocities. >> the things i did my make my heart bleed. i was abducted when i was young. i was taught to do bad things. only later, i realize what i did was very bad. now, it makes me cry and my heart bleeds because of that. >> the lra became notorious for abducting and mutilating people in the 1980s. the group surrendered he had with these women who had been forced to become officers'wives.

there were u.s. special officers here but the leader, joseph kony, wanted by the international criminal court is still at large. >> these days, we have more defections than those that we kill on the front line. it also shows the capacity of air raid, that they have been degrad degraded. they can no longer put up a fight and those who have the opportunity to escape from being victims of joseph kony take advantage of this. >> life in the bush is tough. this groove survived. this radio was their only connection to the outside world. they say they heard the government messages encouraging them to come out. it still took years to build the confidence to run away. >> the ugandan soldiers have been based hear about five years. they say there is only a few hundred lra left but many are too scared to come out. after years or decades of living in fear. so they continue to survive by

looting, killing, and stealing. the conflicts lasted nearly 30 years. for the people living in the affected areas they hope that one day soon, they can finally, be brought to the a close. abduct easy will be tabby home. a po will probably be able to hope for amnesty. in the central african republic. >> the extent of argentina's economic problems has been revealed buy new figures showing the number of new cars being sold. the first half of the year, sales slumped by nearly a quarter. from buenos air es reports on what's gone wrong. >> are to see the roads packed with mostly new difficulties, it's difficult to believe the industry is in crisis. last year, argentines bought almost a million new vehicles, a national record. but this year, sales have slumped drastically and workers are being laid off

>> translator: the problem comes from the way in which workers have been suspended by the company. we are disoeshtsd by the way workers are being treated. the company is not discussing the alternatives we have put forward and are not conforming to the labor laws. >> this was a vehicle accessory factory near boneos aires. they are protesting due to falling sales. the government ordered they should get their jobs back but a stands-off cons? >> the performance of the motor industry, it's seen by many as a measure of how the wider argentine community is doing. the industry is going through a difficult period, and many fear troubled times ahead. we asked many companies for interviews. they said no, not at this delicate time. >> sales of all vehicles this year have fallen by 30% due to a new tax on luxury models, a 15%

devaluation of the peso, rising fuel costs and a fall in sales in neighboring brazil. >> president /* the president opened this honda plant in 2011. they have just suspended production for a month since their sales have dropped by 34%. >> no one from any of the main producers or the auto industry granted our repeated request for an interview. some say the situation was too delicate. sgrujtsed workers have plenty to saydisgrudged workers have plen to say. we want to make it clear we are against what the company is doing. it's not carrying out the obligatory procedure. it's complicating the conflict trying to find another way out because we know the power these multi-nationals have. >> about 12,000 of argentina's 100,000 workers have been suspended.

200,000 vehicles remain unsold. to both argentina's auto industry and the industries that rely on it, the road ahead is looking very troubled. daniel schweimler in al jazeera, buenasaires. >> a science experiment will be switched back on. it's been two years since a large clyder discovered "the god part couple" or hig vrs boson. a report from deep beneath the border between schwitzer land and france. . >> 100 meters below the surface, technicians are putting final touches on an upgrade to the world's most advanced physics experiment. the large clyder sends tiny part klz through pipes just shy of the speed of light but an initial design flaw stopped the machine from running at full power. >> the first three years, it was

nevertheless sufficient to find the hig's boson and many other things. but they have to have more particle. >> to do this, the experiment was switched off and in each section was rebuilt and meticulously tested. >> much of the focus of this p upgrade has been on strengthening 1700 of these copper linking cables. they are important because they connect the huge electro magnets inside these pipes. the electro magnets are important to the experiment because they direct the beam of particles as it travels along 27 kilometer long loops. >> at full speed, particles travel around that loop 11,000 times a second. then, they are put on a collision course with a second beam traveling around the pipe in the opposite direction. the high energy collisions that

result are then analyzed to see what they reveal about how particles inside the atol behave. >> we can look for whole new particles. maybe there are dark matter particles on you there which are just a bit too heavy so that we can't make them, only we need to hit things harder in order to explore the bigger mass or larger energies. >> discoveries from the ex permanent have already given us a better understanding of our physical world. the knowledge has also been used to develop new treatments for cancer and other applications are expected in the years ahead. with an increase in power, the researchers say those possibilities become even greater. terrek basely, axis, geneva. >> still to come here on al jazeera. >> when i see them go to lunch, i am going home. it's like bye-bye. see you tomorrow. >> the stuff dreams are made of.

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>> for a 9th world cup in a row, germany are contesting a quarterfinal match. this time, they take on fellow european heavyweights france at americana. >> the germans needed extra time to beat algeria to get there. seven of the squad have been suffering with flu. >> all players were able to train. they still have a slight cold, but the feeling of exhaustion -- i just hope they stay stable. >> one of the players suffering with illness has been germany's leading scorer, thomas mullah, and benzama has been in hot form in brazil scoring three goals. the french defeated nigeria 2-nil. both goalkeepers should expect to be busy in rio. 17 goals have been scored between the teams. >> we are not afraid of anything.

we are fully aware of the fact in one match, just about anything is possible it's always possible this could be our last. it's a shear joy to play germany in the quarterfinal. colombia continue to impress. in particular, 22-year-old james rodriguez, the tournament's top scorer with five goals. in their first ever quarterfinal they take on brazil. columbia's coach is confident the spanish referee won't be affected by the home support. >> we hope the referee plays a good match. no suspicion here we don't thumping it will have a major influence. >> colombia here at play. we are playing the world cup for the first time in many years. we just want to enjoy and share our potential. >> brazil have only ever lost twice to colombia in 25 meetings. wait of expectation was evidence in the victory over chile.

many players were in tears before and after the game there was too much pressure. i had an emotional break down because i give my fullest when i am doing something. >> brazil coach claims they have 1 hand on the trophy but for the brazilian fans, it won't be enough until they have two hands on al jazeera. >> gabriele elizondo. we saw brazil players getting emotional in their last match. how do brazilians feel about their players showing feelings so openly? >> it's a little worrisome to many brazilians here we is a a

sports column ernesto for one of the major players saying this is a sign the team is a little immature, in his words. brazilians are watching this closely. they don't made emotion but the level of how much it has been emotion really points to perhaps how much stress these players are under. now, the players and others have said, listen. it's an emotional time, an emotional tournament. we are giving it our all. but clearly, there is a lot of sportswriters here in brazil saying is this a sign that this team can't hand the pressure? they brought in a psychologist actually. players to help them deal with the stress with see if that hem. >> the coach said that brazil had one hand on the world cup. do fans there share his confidence? >> a lot of brazilians don't, actually. sure, they think that they are the favorites.

they think that there is expectations that brazil will not only do well but win this world cup but certainly, there are a lot of fans that say brazil is not going necessarily playing the best ball. i spoke to one fan who said i can't remember, in his words, a brazil national team that has played this poorly in a world cup. so brazilians are worried, especially playing this columbian team that is very good and as we mentioned, hamas rodriguez, five goals in this tournament. he almost single-handedly could potentially beat brazil. let's remember. it is brazil. they are playing at home. it's going to be difficult for colombia. >> we saw cooling breaks during the last game. players obviously struggling with the heat. this game is later in the day. will it be better for the players? >> no doubt about it. some previous games that we have seen, for example, mexico versus

the netherlands, that was happening in the middle of the day when the sun just really comes down and just fries you. this is the northeast of brazil here it's the capitol of sun and surf. it's really, really hot. this game is later in the day. 5:00 p.m. local time so we expect this will be better. >> we will talk to you a bit later. thank you. >> tom seed novak jokovich is in wimbledon facing dimetrov. it's one set all. canada will face roger federer. the tour de france is about to start in the heart of england. yorkshire getting the greatest cycle into gear. british writers are hoping to make it a hat trick of recent wins. barn bephillips reports from the market town of elkley where the

tour will pass through. ♪ cycling has been a rather genteel activity but everyone is very excited the tour de france is coming to town. >> a lot of people have taken a week off of work to experience cycling every day such as this event. >> i have been to france and seen it in france a few times and never imagined that we would see it coming past the house i live in. it goes right past the house. >> a real race with no less spirit. adam evans invested and many who have taken up cycling are prepared to spend at of money on their new hobby. >> they say the cycling is the new golf. we have customers who are businessmen, very successful,

possibly wealthy businessmen doing as much business on the bikes as they are in offices. i think people do business on the golf courses now a new generation, it seems as if the love affair with cycling is set to grow. >> it will go through the middle of elkley. the seats on this platform have gone to the winners of a ralph. what will they or anyone actually see? the cyclists will go past in what they call a pel ton. the tour de france will leave york inthooirnd but in the meantime, this quint essential corner of england has turned, well, rather french. ilkley. >> there is much more sport on our website. check out aljazeera.com/and don't forget to look at the live blog which will run throughout

the tournament. >> that's it for me now. >> thank you very much indeed for that. >> that was shorter working hours for the same wages. happening in sweeden's second largest city to limit the working day from eight to six hours. let's hope the move will improve proceductivit productivity. not everyone is sure as tim friend reports from gottenberg. >> fancy working two hours less a day on the same pay, car technician magness vicstrom thought his boss was joking but the move has already boosted efficiency and employee happiness. >> i mean when i see them go to lunch, i am going home. so, it's like bye-bye. see you tomorrow. so obviously, they are a bit annoyed sometimes you might say. it's good fun for me. >> the theory is that humans work better in shorter bursts.

longer hours don't melissa mean better proceductivitproductivit ♪ now, sweden's second largest city is launching a six-month experiment. one group of municipal workers on six hours a day, the rest working normally. it could result in shorter hours for all and more people employed. >> we think it's good because partly for the people this get reduced working hours, might get a healthier life, a better life, more time with their family and other things to do. but, also, a way of sharing jobs. >> you think everyone here would be celebrating the prospect of more time off. but nothing is that simple. some fear more pressured working with shorter shifts. nurse maria teressberg beliefs without increasing the bucket

for more staff. >> the medical safety and the people who live in elder care gets less time, less time. >> so who is right? academics have made a study of the complex issue. >> there is a price in terms of relatively lower consumption levels. but i think for rich countries like sweeden, most people feel that higher consumption doesn't make them happier. it could be wise for rich countries to do this. >> politicians opposed to the experiment say it could cost the swedish economy millions of dollars. but its supporters insist it's a plan with benefits all around. tim friend, al jazeera, gothamburg. >> that's it from us from all of the team here in doha. bye for now.

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