>> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello from doha. this is the newshour on al jazeera. for the first time in over a month the people of gaza go 24 hours without a shot being fired. as palestinians survey the damage, indirect talks are getting under way with israel in cairo. in other news - more misery in china as efforts to find hundreds missing after an earthquake are disrupted by a landslide. parking next to a comet.

after 10 years and 4 billion miles the "ossetia" reaches its destination. the people of gaza have been offered some respite from the violence. a ceasefire is now in its second day, and as you see if the live shot, appears to be holding. gaza coming back to life there. cars and trucks on the road. people walking around as well. though, it, of course, will be a long time before life returns to anything like normal. remembering that the tanks are not far away. the live shot from the border of gaza with israel, where the israeli tank are in place. this is a 72 hour ceasefire. what happens after that, we do not know. 64 israeli soldiers and three civilians, including a thai national have died. 1,875 palestinians have been killed. nearly three-quarters of them

civilians, according to the united nations. more than 9,500 palestinians insured and over 200,000 are living in u.n. shelters. we are live to shajaiya in the gaza strip. andrew simmonds is there fours. from the shot behind you, it doesn't look like anything is left. takes for a look around, if you would. >> certainly not. behind me this crater is not from so many of the air strikes in the area, it's from where the diggers were trying to find bodies. they recovered some. if you look around, it's an absolutely obliterated district. this is a snapshot of what you see kilometre after kilometre - a big area that's been completely anhilated. that, believe it or not, was a school. the facade is all that remains. the side of it was a mosque, the minaret you can see all but destroyed. if i take you around here, you

can see everywhere, more and more devastation. over yonder there's a digger. you can see there are men trying to recover not only belongings, but trying to find bodies. the recovery operations are going on all around. people in a state of shock because what happened here, the israelis say was a deliberate attack on palestinian fighters. now, there were fighters based here, we know, from hamas and other factions, but the vast majority were residents. to call this collateral damage is testing the word to the limits. >> you use the word recovery, and i see 2-3 people, and it looks like a digger and excavator. tell me how do you start to recover anything here? >> well, people have come back. thousands and thousands have

come back to try to recovering who they can. you are not going to live in this. they've had to go back to the shelter and get a sense of the level of devastation. every form of munition has been used. air strikes, tank fire, small arms fire, because the soldiers of the israeli forces came across the border. there's damage caused by drones, f-16 fighter bombers. as far as the recovery operation goes, it's vaguely organised, but people are in sl of a complete -- in something of a complete whirl as to what to do next. they feel there's no sense that the 72 hour ceasefire will work. they are unsure of it. unlike some parts of gaza, the people are in a frozen state. they are back in the shelters. they are not trying to rebuild,

they can't make their mind up what to do next. >> andrew simmonds with a live report from shajaiya, the scale of things, and how it's affecting everyone. i want you to look at this report in gaza. looking at the toll on one family. >> reporter: three brothers, three different prognosis sis. the eldest - an israeli drone targeted the house he and his family sheltered in, he suffered cuts and bruises. the second-oldest needs surgery, with the right treatment he'll survive. the youngest suffered burn and shrapnel injuries. his position so bad, doctors don't expect him to live long enough to see his second birthday. the cousin was in the house when it was hit. >> translation: the israelis are criminals. where is their humanity. they are children.

they did nothing. they didn't resist. they were sleeping. >> reporter: mohammed calls for his mother. she is not there to console him, he and four others died. thousands of palestinian casualties are civilians, calling on world powers to investigate whether israel's army committed war crimes. most of these premature babies have only known conflict. medical workers say since fighting began there's an increase in early birth. this man runs of neonatal unit. he is struggling to keep the babies alive. >> the machines are not functioning well. when that happens, sometimes we have a spare part for it to repair. we have shortage of staff. this compounds the problem.

it's difficulty. . >> reporter: one month in thousands of palestinian children have been wounded, hundreds killed. they need help to save more children like mohammed. so, the ceasefire appears to be holding at the moment. our attention turns to talks in cairo aimed at negotiating a truce between israel and hamas. we check in with diplomatic editor james bays, who is live from west jerusalem. it is fraught because it's shuttle talk, not direct negotiations. >> well, i think most of the participants are now there in cairo. we have an israeli delegation, palestinian delegation that has been there for days. the united nations and the international quartet tony blair. they'll be there. as you say, they don't all sit around the same table initially.

i think the egyptians, acting as the main mediate juniors will speak to both sides to refine the details of what they want out of the talks. then, at a later stage, i think the mediators, the egyptians and others will go between the two sides. it's likely to be a lengthy process. the first thing on the agenda will be the humanitarian pause. 72 hours, but we had a fair bit of that, and we have a day and a half to go, which is not enough to do the negotiations. the first thing they have to try to do is extend the 72 hours to give them space for the negotiations. >> it goes on to what you can give out of the talks. what i recall during the conflict is both sides not wanting to go back to the status quo or how it was. everywhere is looking for something out of this. >> absolutely. you have on the palestinian side they want to lift the seem, on

the israeli side demill attarisation of gaza. there'll be problems for the other side in each case. it will be difficult negotiations taking place there in cairo. it's the tough bit now. >> bring me up to date on the united nations position in this. i see there's aesent in the general -- event in the general assembly, and there's u.n. officials in cairo, what role are they playing? >> the egyptians are trying to keep the press and publicity away. the u.n. secretary general assembly is having a meeting to get an update on what sa going on in gaza. they'll be briefed by top u.n. officials. they'll be briefed on human rights and the humanitarian situation. we have a bit of a glimpse of how the whole negotiation process is going.

one of those briefing is robert ser serry, the u.n. envoy in cairo. we'll have news in the next hour of how things are proceeding. >> talk to you then. james bays live in west jerusalem. lebanon - a standoff close to the syrian border. there has been days of fighting with the islamic state. live to zeina khodr. bring us up to date. >> well, a humanitarian convoy, which was supposed to have entered a few minutes ago was prevented. people took to the streets, blocking the roads. where this happened was at the entrance of the town in ludwig, populated by shia. i'm going to show you how tense the situation here is, and how there's tensions. it's sectarian tensions. the people here "why should we

allow humanitarian aid to reach ar sell when they are harbouring the syrian reb 'ems, why allow -- rebels. why allow aid to reach the armed fighters, they'll benefit?" they believe the armed fighter are responsible for the death of lebanese soldiers. a lot of tension, and this convoy had to turn back. the humanitarian convoy was part of a deal in the making and being implemented step by step. armed fighters released three members of lebanon forces and were supposed to release a further three, but only after the humanitarian convoy reaches the area. it shows you how difficult the negotiations have been. confrontations are continuing between the lebanese army and the armed fighters, linked with the self-declared islamic state, and syria is thes al qaeda branch -- syria's al qaeda branch, neal nusra front.

70 have been killed in iraq. drones targeted the hours of islamic state in mosul. meantime in fallujah the iraqi military has dropped a barrel bomb on a hospital. five are reported killed. the use of the crude weapons is considered a war crime because they kill indiscriminately sunni fighters captured the town of sip jar, home to aseedy minority sect. tens of thousands fled and are in hiding. we'll talk to a doctor about this, who is with u.n.i.c.e.f. iraq, and live in erbil. this is not a name familiar, the aseedies. tell us about them and their significance in this the.

>> yes, the aseedy community has for long years populated the plane, the doorstep of the mountains, and have been hunted down when the jihadists came in 48 hours ago, approximately. they have been huge clashes in progressive withdrawal of the peshmerga forces, allowing the population to flee from the top to the mountains, in the caves and crevices, in areas of rough terrain, stone desert, where there's no opportunity to offer humanitarian assistance. u.n.i.c.e.f. is concerned about two facts - the death of children. there's evidence of more than 40 children who died over the last 48 hours of infection and dehydration, stress. some from trauma.

in particular, the high amount of children, more than 25,000 that are trapped in sin ja district and mountain. >> you talk about them being trapped, the people that fled and are in hiding. do you know about where they are hiding and what access they have to anything, really, i guess, to keep them going? >> there's no access, actually, available. the mountain rage is developed for a front of almost 20km. i've been visiting the area myself tries, won 28 june, at the outset of the crisis when u.n.i.c.e.f. opened a humanitarian corridor and bending into the mountains. it is absolutely impossible at the moment for a large population of civilians who escaped violence, first, because of the geographing location, and

secondly because they are surrounded by jihadists trying to hunt them down. >> what strikes me, the idea that minorities are targeted. the christians in mosul, the az eedies. everyone is a target, particularly if you are in the minority. >> this is correct. there's evidence and report coming from sin jar itself, partners to u.n.i.c.e.f., the medical director of the hospital, of acts of extraordinary brutality. particularly in the first three hours when the takeover took place. there has been executions. we don't have the evidence of numbers, but these terror attacks led people to flee in high numbers. the minorities have been targeted, as you say. a few weeks ago u.n.i.c.e.f. and

the united nations agency support was offered to christian minorities, only two options - either to convert or flee from mosul city, a metropolitan area of more than 2 million inhabitants. these 10, 12,000 christians fled with no possession, hunted down, beaten up and spoiled by jihadi, taken possession, money, id cards and passports and jewellery. there's something happening that entails humanitarian agency to expedite a call for volumes. children should be spared unnecessary death. children should be spared unnecessary violence. there's no reason to deny humanitarian access to women,

children, civilian women and children. this is why u.n.i.c.e.f. agency says under the leadership of the secretary-general are contemplating to support humanitarian air troops on the mountains. these days with the iraqi air forces, any ambitious to establish a humanitarian convoy to reach people to provide food, shelter and extract them from there. >> doctor from uni self -- u.n.i.c.e.f., thank you. still ahead - more cases of ebola in nigeria. a global health emergency to be declared. spain sends a plain to repatriate from liberia. >> growing calls for a boycott of israeli goods. >> i understand, i understand i

little overwhelmed for a second, that's fine. >> tough isn't it. a public melt down for one of tennis's young players. that and sport at the top of the hour. now, the landslide following sunday's earthquake in south-west china caused casualties dozens are trapped in a remote yard of yunnan province. there's fear the death toll will rise from 600. >> reporter: this is the focus. relief and rescue operation here in this town. this was the epicentre of the quake, and the focus of the continuing effort to try to find bodies that they believe are buried under the rubble. it's fair to say this is now moving to the phase of being a recovery operation.

the chances of finding more people alive are diminishing by the hour. they found an 88-year-old woman alive in the rubble of her home on tuesday. now, some 10,000 members of the people's liberation army are taking part in this operation. the government spared no expense in giving this operation what it needs in terms of resources. china's premier promised $100 million to get the community on to its feet. 70% of the town has been destroyed. thousands of people are homeless. for the foreseeable future they'll live in temporary accomodation here in the village. many. people here were poor. it's an impoverished part of the china. the average income was $700,000, it's fair to assume that the homs they lived in, that -- homes they live in, that crumbled on sunday were built

with modest means. >> the world health organisation convened a 2-day meeting on ebola. the death toll at 932. a suspected case in saudi arabia. and a spanish priest will be repatry i think from liberia to madrid for treatment. we heard from an expert on ebola who else to us the world health organisation should better support hospitals locally. >> the money has to g into basic health infrastructure, so the hospitals have the camibility of treating the -- capability of treating the patients, giving them the support and do case tracing. so every person exposed is tracked down and quarantined down long enough to make sure they don't have the disease. a smaller part goes to a vaccine which looks promise, the zmapp therapy, that one would hope,

now that there's interests in this technique. it's an interesting technology using tobacco. because of this it's good manufacturing practices, it can be done relatively quickly, ipp expensively. months away, but gives hope if this terrible epidemic continues. the prime minister and government of central african republic announced they are resigning, to allow the formation of a unity government. thousands died, millions forced from their homes in car. the nigerian army is accused of war crimes in a fight against the armed group boko haram. amnesty international released footage showing members of the military abusing and killing hundreds of suspect. this report contains some disturbing images. >> reporter: this is carn im, a group of suspected members of boko haram are called forth one which one.

military personnel are in control, giving orders. they slit the throats of their captives one after another and dump the bodies in a mass grave. there are no screams or calls of murphy. >> these are authentic. it took place in nigeria, and the people in the video are people who are believed to be nigerian military officers. we are calling on the nigerian authorities to investigate immediately and independently and to ensure those who are responsible are brought to justice in the future. >> reporter: this is 70km from the capital of borno state in north-eastern nigeria. the men are rounded up and screened and divided into troops. most are believed to be the boko haram fighters are stripped and

beaten. they are crammed into vehicles and driven away. bodies are found dumped near the village, with wounds to the chest and heads. there seems to be no escape for the people of bama. a few month later another attack. this time by boko haram. the gun men go on a killing spree before rapp sacking the black ransacking the palace of the leader. nearly 100 have been killed. it's not the first time nigeria's military has been accused of torture and other killings, accusations the government denoise. >> the nigerian armed forces because of the level of experience would not be involved in such acts of external nation of its citizens. they have not done it. >> reporter: what cannot be

denied, however, is the people living in the boko haram strongholds of east nigeria are facing violence, and it's unlikely that they have seep the last of this as the conflict continues. >> u.s. president obama announced at least $14 billion investment by u.s. companies in africa. speaking at the u.s. african business forum. obama wants to shift the focus from aid to trade. >> as africa continues to face enormous challenges, as too many endure poverty, conflict and disease, as we work to meet those challenges, we cannot lose site of the new africa. we know what makes it an extraordinary opportunity. we'll check the international whether with

richard. one popular island or set, three storms, rotten luck it would seem, not to be flip apt, three in one go. >> unless you are a surfer. >> bring it on. >> big surf towards hawaii oh, for the next few days, not one, not two, but three significant storms in the vicinity. the first is heading midway. in is gepp vooef. that's not -- genevieve, that's not of great concern. there's two. hurricane las, l and junior. the first is what is known as an annular, a powerful one. that is showing signs of weakening. it's a hurricane, it weakens, but will hit with the force of a tropical storm. it will be a significant feature. by the time it hits 0600 g.m.t.

there'll be 2.5 meter waves. the gap is small br you get to hurricane -- before you get to hurricane julian. it looks like it will graze by the island. it may just miss. anyway, it will produce big seas. it's going to produce a lot of heavy rain. normally we see about 20 to 25mm of rain during the month of august. in the next few days we could see many more times that amount. 10 years, or after 10 years and 6 billion kilometres a european space mission is the first in history to randa view with a comment. it may try to land if everything goes to plan. >> reporter: celebrations in germany at the end of a hiber makes lasting 2.5 years, and the reawakening of a spacecraft

called rosetta. it's been travelling in the last decade. it will get within 100 yards of its target, a comet. it will be the first space mission to rhonda video with a comment. >> we'll stay nearby the comment and look carefully at the comet and build models to fly around it. >> images taken in weeks show the comet in a fair amount of detail. what is the fascination with the object 4km wide? >> comets are prifive bodies. they can perhaps tell us a lot about the formation of our formation, and in particular about where vital components such as water came from. we know today that our earth has a great deal of water on it. we don't know where it came from. it's likely comets had a lot to

do with the process. >> reporter: since blasting off 10 years ago rosetta has travelled 6 billion. it will accompany the comet around the sun. then at the end of this year it will deliver a small lander. scientists in germany tested the harpoon used to fasten the lander to the comets surface. >> translation: the challenge is we know almost nothing about the comet and knew less when we built the probe. we don't know what the surface is like, whether it's soft or hard like ice. >> by the end of next year they hope to know more. enough to provide clues as to what the planet looked like at the birth of the solar system. >> still ahead - a delightful surprise for an argentinian activist who campaigned for them to be reunited with their missing children. the first big debate of

scotland's independentens referendum campaign. >> reporter: these girls and basketball, why it's more than a game. all this and more in a moment. @

you're on the newshour in al jazeera. a welcome to viewers in the united states. these are the headlines - the humanitarian ceasefire is holding as it enters a second day. israeli arm forces moved back to the border. people are returning to what is left of their home. the world health organisation convened a 2-day emergency

meeting on the ebola epidemic. it has rich to 932, a suspected case identified in saudi arabia. and the spanishman to be repatriated to madrid for treatment. a landslide in china buried dozens. fears the death toll will rise. it's up near 600. now, back to gaza and the repeated protests by people in the west bank. more innovative ways are being used to carry on the struggle against the occupation. >> reporter: angry over the blood shed seen in gaza, this 18-year-old high school student, sara, decided street protests were not enough. now she spends her days off going shop to shop, calling for a boycott of israeli products.

>> we want everyone to boycott israel. it's the right thing to do. >> reporter: sara and her friend hope it's the right thing to do. the boycott is across the west bank, the volunteers hoping to make a sustainable difference lasting beyond the end of the crisis. the west bank saw a number of protests over the war in gaza. those in the west bank facing their own struggles. illegal israeli settlements are bill, and israeli soldiers can at any time launch operations in the territories. in ramallah, people say the fate of activism is changing. >> translation: new media is stronger than going into the streets and a stronger tool against israel. against facebook and twitter - it's stronger and faster. >> i have a lot of friends in america. the best way is to get word out

via facebook, twitter - different media things. >> the bigger street protests are the ones that utilize social media, organised by palestinian youth. calls by political factions tend to be smaller. the sentiment is the same. >> we are not asking people to have a moment of violence, we are asking for one moment of resistance. >> reporter: gaining the support of her community, sara hope change will gom not only to gas -- come not only to gaza but all palestinians. >> i'll bring in a lecturer of law, and a negotiator of affairs democrat of palestine liberation organization. the report we played showed avenues though people are going down to fight the organization. the word is out there.

where does international law fit into that pressure, i guess much does the international law - i suspect it's complicated. i want to know from you how it helps the palestinians in this regard? >> well, international law offers some good and useful principals that will lead us - can lead us and be helpful in dealing with the issue of complex and wars. for example, the principle of prohibition over the willful targetting of civilians, and the target of civilians and consequence and provision of proportionality. when we talk about international law we have to bear two points in mind. the first is that international law is made by states, and not any state, but stronger and flooup shall states -- influential states. when international law is designed in a way that would

also prerfe the interests of the -- preserve the interests of the states. the second point, related to the first, is international law lacks central enforcement. there's a prop of enforcement and accountability. >> it's decentralized and influenced and run almost by the powerful states. it's almost veto power that you have at the united nations and that sort of thing. >> yes. >> if anything goes to the i.c.c. over israel or gaza, it will probably affect an outcome, isn't it. >> it might. the i.c.c. first - the plo, as a representative, has to first join the i.c.c., which they are not in a hurry to do. even if they join, if it becomes a member state of the international criminal court,

there are other procedural issues and hurdles that the court and the state of pal stipe or the plo -- palestine or the plo has to get over. it's not the act of joining. it does not mean that the cases will take up the investigation. >> when they get to the court, these things take a long time much. it's a drawn out process, isn't it? >> yes. in addition to the procedural problems, it's a very long process, and since the declaration of the international criminal court, there's only been one conviction. it's a very, very long process. the other thing about the international criminal court is it's seen as a political body. even though it is illegal.

it's a court that is supposed to enforce the law. it's influenced by political pressure, and it could play a role in how different indictments are handled. we see this it from the criticism laid at the international criminal court by academics, saying that the choice of cases has been political and use cases that are easy politicly. >> there's nothing more difficult than israel and palestine. thank you very much. >> the sued job state newsagency says eight nationals have been killed in a rocket fired from libya. the situation does not warrant nationals leaving the country.

the yemeni government signed a ceasefire agreement with houthi rebels in the country's north. the truce was reached after several weeks of fighting. we have more on that. >> reporter: anticipation in northern yemen after the signing of a ceasefire. it ended fighting between the yemeni army and houthi rebels. >> they were fighting for control of the oil-rich area. last month the two sides reached a similar ceasefire, but it soon collapsed. a presidential committee says guarantees are in place. both the parties have agreed to put an end to the conflict, pull out of their positions and hand them over to the mediators. there are causes for concern. some of the factions affiliated with the hutus, as well as some of the local tribes are not

happy with the agreement. they refuse to give up some territory under their control. it presented the main parties to the agreement with a challenge. >> we lay down a plan to eliminate points of tension to observe a ceasefire and both to back off. this is an initial step. reasonables this is one --. >> reporter: this is one of the least-developed parts of yemen. along with the hutus, the government is trying to counter the movement in the south. faced with a failing economy and an overstretched military the troubles in the north may not end even if the ceasefire holds. an egyptian court confirmed death sentences against 12 muslim brotherhood supporters. convicted of killing a police officer last year, a judge passed the death sentence against them last jup, but the case -- jooup, but the case was

referred to a top religious authority for approval. they have the right to appeal. >> three al jazeera journalists have been in prison for 221 days peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy from given 7 years, baher mohamed an extra three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. peter and badr plan to appeal conviction and al jazeera demands their release. johnson plans to run for parliament. johnson told reporters in london that the u.k. should not fear leaving the european union if prime minister cameron can't in effect reform. scotland goes to the polls in six weeks to decide op

whether to stay within the u.k. scotland's first minister has gone head to head with the leader of the debate. >> you could liken it to a marriage, they have been together for years, not all happy. now there's talk of a separation. could scotland be about to break up with the rest of the u.k. and go it alone. >> that's what this man wants. alex salmond dedicated his life. he's up against aalst stair dowelling. the man in charge. scots will get a chance to vote on the issue. many are undecided. there is everything to play for. which is why this huge battle hit the small creeps. a tv debate, a chance to convert or convenience. no sign of this man, david cameron refusing to take part. this is a fight for scotland

welcomed by scots. >> every time scotland goes into a germ election we have the risk of having people we didn't vote for ruling over us. that happened for more than half of my life. >> any 8-year-old can tell you the flag, and capital of a country and the flag. we assume the currency and the flag, but you can't tell us the currency. >> do you think this will have made a difference, john? >> if this debate has not made a difference, if it doesn't move the opinion polls, it will be crucial. the side wept into the debating chamber behind in the opinion polls. it was the best opportunity of gaining momentum to norria the lead. if -- narrow the lead. if they fail, their capses of winning rock chances of winning

will be slim. >> you heard, did it affectour decision in any way? >> yes, it made me go no. >> you wept from unsure to yes in one night. >> yes. >> reporter: will it affect your decision? >> yes. i'll continue to be a yes voter. >> reporter: handshakes or not the men are at odds, as is scotland. the u.k. is safe for now. will it be in six weeks time. now, have a look at this story, an argentinian human rights activist campaigning for families to be reunited with missing children. she found her own grandson after he was taken from birth. daniel schweimler has the scory from buenos aires. it was the moment that she spent 36 years waiting for, the news that her grandson was alive and wanted to be reunited with his true family.

she lived it with an emotional armg tina -- argentina crying with her. >> he'll sit in an empty seat. the empty picture deprams will be filled -- frames will be filled with his portrait. >> estellea's daughter was one of 30,000 victims, kidnapped while pregnant in november 1977 and gave birth while in captivity in june the following year. two months later, she was probably killed. >> translation: there's a lot to be done. we have to keep searching because the other grandmothers must feel what i feel today. thank you everywhere, thank you god, thanks for life. now i will hug him. the mothers an estimated 400 to 500 were held, tortured and

killed in detention centers like buenos aires. the grandmothers never gave up the search. estellea is the president of the grandmothers. a group that has reunited 100 lost children. in their 30s, with their true families. guido was number 114. the search goes on to find the others and bring the kidnappers to justice. time, too, marches on. the grandparents and those committing the human rights abuses are old and frail or have already died. this d.n.a. bank in buenos aires helps to match people who suspect they may be stolen children with the families searching for them. argentina moved on. the search continues to find justice and to heal the wounds of one of the darkest periods in the country's history. the australian government

hired a dutch survey company to search for a missing malaysia airlines plane believed to have crashed in the indian ocean. flight 370 disappeared on march 8th with 232 people on board. it it flooen far off course. the survey team is expected to take up to a year to search 60,000 square kilometres. >> unit airlines boeing 777 made an emergency landing in canada after reports of a fire. it is on its way to brussels from the united states. landing in halifax, nova scotia. the fire was contained and extinguished prior to the landing on tuesday night. australian commuters in perth teamed up to free a man stuck between the plane and a platform. a man boarding. his leg slips between the gap. the passengers line up and push the carriage up, so the man can

get free. team work. good to see, isn't it. fantastic. >> more ahead, including this. >> i'm in south africa and i'll show you how this is used in communities where there's no electricity. and a result causing shock waves in the world of women's rugby. that may be new zealand getting beaten. goodness, we'll find out in a moment with andy.

rolling power cuts in south

africa force many to use risky fuels. kerosene and firewood. we have the story of a solar candle bringing cheaper and cleaner light to toes that need it. we have more from johannesburg. there's no electricity again. this woman has a back up plan, a solar candle. to meet the energy needs the south african government introduced rolling blackouts. this candle helps give off as much light as candles put together. >> it's good. here with the problem of electric, because electric sometimes goes almost about two to maybe four days to one week without trick. so if you have electric, it's difficult. each when there's no power, they can run their business and keep the customers happy.

charging the solar candle is easy. the panels are here on the bottom. this is how you do it. place it on the ground like this. in direct sunlight. it takes about six hours to charge and provide around about seven hours of power. ken developed the solar candle. hoping that it will replace the wax candle which is a source of light for poor households on the african continent. >> it has been four years before the battery needs to be replaced. because it doesn't have a plane, it doesn't produce co2 or gases. if you knock the candle over it can catch fire. a solar light, it doesn't happen. >> one solar panel office $25. the business is doing well. he can afford a cleaner, healthier life. the product is expensive for others. using kerosene, wax candles and

firewood is not healthy. it is the cheaper option. >> we saw a clip of an upset tennis player. >> the world's best tennis players getting ready for the final grand slam. the u.s. open. wimbledon finalist eugenie bouchard suffering a set back, playing american qualifier shell by rogers in canada. couldn't get going, losing 6-0, and coming close to quitting during this conversation with her coach. >> how are you feeling? >> i don't want to play. >> i understand. i understand a little overwhelmed for a second. take your time. >> i'm not in the match at all. >> now you're not. let's turn it around. >> that didn't quite happen. bouchard won the second set, but lost the decider 6-0. better news for a breakout

star of the men's came. nick kyrgios beating rafael nadal, and in toronto bet geraldo. next up in a couple of hours, a match against andy murray. tiger woods will wait until the last possible minute before deciding whether to play in thursday's u.s. pga championship. he was to play his last tournament and given permission to make a time decision until te time because of injury. rory mcilroy won the last two tournaments. he's a favourite ahead of the final major of the season. >> look, i said at the start of the i don't remember that golf was looking for someone to put their hand up and become a dominant player. i felt i had the ability to do that. it's nice to win a few tournaments and get back to where i feel i should we, near

the top of the world angings and competing in majors and winning. >> san antonio spurs have become the first team to hire a woman to their coaching staff. becky hammon joins the champ yonls. she is retiring from a 16-i don't remember career, seeing her represent russia. she's looking forward to helping san antonio defend their title. >> i'm here to be a part of the team. i'll here to help the guys and the coaching staff and serve the blis and get the best out of themmers motivate them. i'm here to help them. when it gets down to it, it's about the guys down there. >> it's not just in the n.b.a. that women make their mark in basketball. in mexico, girls from a tribe

believe it can change their lives for the better. what she lacks in height this 12-year-old makes up for in determination. no money to buy fansy shoes, she plays barefoot like the rest of the kids. >> i want to become the best player and learn more moves. >> basketball is an obsecs, where the community calls home. for decades this community suffered violence, poverty. the kids are changing the image by becoming basketball champions in mexico and latin america. for aurora and most girls, getting a chance to joining the team was a porm battle. >> my parents were afraid boys would want to have sex. women in the traditional communities were marginalised.

the rates among women are higher, and it's not uncommon for families to encourage the women to drop out of school. >> reporter: for many, basketball is more than a sport. giving them a chance to travel outside the community and give them more opportunities. this girl's mother never finished primary school. she waves to raise money for her children. she is not surprised her daughters wants to play basket. >> translation: all my daughters want to study. they see how husband mistreat their wives. they don't want that. rrges one way it helpless is providing -- helps is providing education opportunities and scholarships. the children have to study and show up to practice every day. the coach says the females are

challenging the boys on and off the court. >> there is a lot of competition between boys and girls. before, the boys used to say girls should stay home and help parents wash clothes and make food. things are changing the the girls feel more equal. >> aurora and her team-mates lose, but the defeat doesn't damper her spirits or one day travel the world shooting hoops and becoming a coach in her ob community. ireland caused an upset at the women's rugby world cup, ipp flicking a rare defeat on new zealand. going into the game the black fence hadn't lost a world cup game in 23 years. they were beaten 17-14. new zealand have another chance of reaching the semifinals. >> michael phelps, the most

successful olympian says watching what he eats is as hard as keeping an eye on his opponents. he's out of retirement. the 18-time olympic champion getting ready to compete at the national championships, saying his body is not as forgiving as it used to be. >> back then i ate fast food, it didn't matter. at that age, i could eat anything and it would be burnt off significantly. now it's always paying attention to what i'm putting into my body. >> it was worked out that he was eating 12,000 calories a day. 22 big macs. >> we'd have the same problemment tell everyone about the website. >> al jazeera/sport. here about michael phelps. >> that's the news. the latest world news in a few minutes here on al jazeera.

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