african swine fever and it may be an impossible one to defend against because of the 250 kilometer long demilitarized zone that separates the 2 countries. we can't control the spread of the virus from other countries like china and airports or seaports however we have little information about north korea but it's a relief that there is no exchange of people or goods but even if the south becomes free of the virus we will always continue to have a big headache a lot of. the south koreans aren't sure where the virus came from but the 1st case was reported in north korea in may intelligence reports suggest it's now spread around much of the reclusive country last month south korea reported its 1st case prompting the government to begin culling pigs on farms in the area vehicles coming in going from places where the disease has been found or being sprayed with chemicals to prevent it spreading further. proving that the virus came across the border from north korea will be difficult if not impossible obviously there is no

human or vehicle traffic through this area but there is animal traffic and last week the body of a dead wild boar tested positive for the disease elsewhere evidence of what south korea is trying to avoid china the world's largest pork producer has seen almost 200000000 pigs killed or culled and its production is forecast to be down by 25 percent this year the virus has now been found in around 50 countries and is wiped out more than a quarter of the world's pig population to help them fight the outbreak the south koreans have been trying to get more information from the north. unloaded and as we have mentioned previously we have informed the north of the operator of the in the south and also proposed to corporate on quarantine efforts. no response.

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back campbell's largest historic park has reopened after lying in ruins for almost 3 decades the gardens. one of the front lines in afghanistan civil war now they're part of a larger restoration project charlotte ballasts reports from kabul. rabiner not people who got engaged in june teaches they come to chill sitting garden for dates 3 times a week a pair that i think it is nice for a picnic and a pleasant place for men and women to enjoy time together without any harassment just attorneys cobbles largest historic public just reopened to the public this summer it had laid in ruins for 26 years after was heavily damaged in the civil war and you can still see signs of that conflict on the walls of the buildings. before

the civil war it was peacefully but during the civil war they destroyed it it wasn't pieces still during the war i came you know i would walk and jog around the garden for exercise i never stopped. in the ninety's this was the frontline. has lived opposite the garden all his life now he brings his grandchildren entrance used to be free because all the walls were destroys now it's $0.40 which keeps the park running or they can haul the whole memory and at the end of the day when i go home and i think about the people i remember the smiles on their faces and it really makes me proud. and it's not just smiles green urban spaces bring economic and community benefits too in kabul it's rare to find a safe space which children can run and adults can connect scientists are also finding increasing evidence that big green spaces mental health. just a tune is not the 1st to start a garden to get

a new life in kabul is following the success of bubble gardens tree opened in 2008 after it too was heavily damaged in the civil war it now gets more than $1000000.00 visitors a year the park was built by the 1st emperor of the mugu dynasty after he conquered the city in the early fifty's hundreds bubble bubble was a personality a poet a scholar a pioneer. as well as a leader he was always thinking about the people of kabul and that. part of the ice will only say these gardens are a gift from heaven but who is buried here he demanded a tomb with no roof so he could see the sky and hit people enjoy his garden. but. this can hand not explosions with sirens but afghans embracing a way sis and a. couple. well it's time to support his lead and it seems that the sort of china

m.b.a. for law continues to rumble yet doesn't show signs of stopping and as you've been hearing the n.b.a. and china they're really still at odds and now a top player has gone from saying that he loves china to saying that he won't apologize anymore houston rockets player james harden says he backs in v.a. commissioner adam silver after he also said he would not apologize silver said that it was not up to the lead to regulate what players employees and team owners could say the controversy started when the head of the houston rockets tweeted in support of the hong kong protests he even deleted it and he apologized chinese broadcasters and companies have since cut ties with the team after this rockets player harden was one of the 1st to say sorry to china earlier this week but now he has a different tone here we are pretty much proves the story living in everybody should know how they feel in their thought process be able to speak you know obviously something we're going to put in some ways that people are going to greet her just the world we live in so you know. i'm here for out of 2 of them.

to the rugby world cup now where wales are battling for a place in the quarter finals a win over fiji would see them through and after a slow start wales lead $1410.00 at half time. now scotland gave their team a big chance of making the quarterfinals after romping to a 61 nil bonus point victory over russia george horne scored a hat trick it sets up a huge showdown with japan in a pool 8 decider on sunday. argentina ended their campaign with a 4717 bonus point win over the united states the pumas ran in 7 tries even though neither team had any chance of making the quarterfinals argentina now at least qualify for the next world cup in 2023 the tampa bay rays of leveled the playing field in their series against the houston astros it started with tampa willie adama's starting with a home run then following it with this sensational relay kevin camero through

perfectly to adama's and jose who's coming in hot it was called out at home the rays were unstoppable winning 41 forcing the astros and again 5 american samoa biles is now the most decorated female gymnast and world championship history she won her 21st medal at the worlds in stuttgart after helping the usa to their 5th straight team gold they beat out russia and italy we can expect even more medals from bottles and individual finals next week. gone as football team have caught the ivory coast by a surprise in the semifinals of the west african cup of nations their captain. scored just 9 seconds into the 2nd half of the game on tuesday he finished up with a hat trick in their 31 win. thousands of women are set to attend iran's world cup qualifier with cambodia on thursday it will be the 1st time female fans

will be allowed into a football stadium in decades the decision to allow women into stadiums came after a female fan set herself on fire our correspondent zain bus robbie's into her own with more. estos law is one of the most popular football clubs in iran and the team's been in the international spotlight ever since a female fan committed suicide wanting to watch her favorite team place decided to try to enter a stadium dressed like a man and when police caught her they charged her with violating public order laws as well as assaulting an officer faced with the prospect of jail time and reportedly already in a fragile mental state she set herself on fire outside of tehran court the incident put into sharp focus the frustration many female fans feel trying to overturn the country's ban on women entering stadiums to watch football games is to the last team captain himself he was one of the people who went online and spoke warmly about sar after the tragedy. and sunny it is everyone's duty to consider equal

rights for women and men either inside or outside stadiums this is our humanitarian duty we should work for equality for women and men in all fields not just in football i hope good things happen for my people especially for the country's women she came to be known as the blue girl for the istiklal team colors that she wore so proudly despite the fact that this is a controversial issue for iran's government and public figures are discouraged from speaking openly about things of this nature before republic we were a t. shirt on or entering a stadium for a local game now even though it's those low officials in the free himself deny this ahead of iran a qualifier against cambodia on thursday before his fans took to social media and said that it wasn't a case that the captain was not fit enough to play in the game but that he was outspoken about his support for women entering stadiums to watch football games that cost him a spot on iran's national team. well flatiron

a brit hume of edge is the latest player to be immortalized in bronze the swedish football superstar unveiled a huge statue of himself outside malmo arena in his hometown slot on a game a typically modest assessment of its impact on his fans. i normally say. i break 1st i hate europe for lunch and i took the world by dinner so that is how i described is that you but. but anyway if you if older people out there feel the need energy to just have to come to this that you and they will get that energy and they will feel that collaboration that then anything is possible. well that's all you swear for man to back over to sell thanks very much les and of course i was for later didn't watch the al-jazeera news hour with me hardly more than in a few moments time until it extra time and your company.

to each other off as a photo opportunity for many. and fake profits for a few that is tourists floods europe's must see destinations tensions are rising. with local communities paying a heavy price for popularity people in power asks what are the true economic and environmental costs of europe's tourism isolated on al-jazeera.

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the. kurds in northern syria to resist turkish forces as they gather at the border ready to cross. and i understand the attain this is out of their lives and are also coming up a cut few imposed in ecuador's capital is over but now the government prepares for a new round of demonstrations. too hungry to study why there's concern hundreds of students could drop out of south african universities. he says final preparations for a military push into northern syria are being made but the kurdish led or thorazine in northern syria is urging residents to come out in large numbers and resist them

troops and equipment are in position on turkey's side of the border and a section of concrete has already been removed and a deter president russia type out iran says the military will join forces with the free syrian army when it crosses into syria turkey's planned operation follows president donald trump's decision to withdraw u.s. troops from syria. i work on the military operation continues deployments are on the way preparations are underway together with our commanders all that's across lives now to charles stratford who's on the turkey syria border trying you've been watching the movements of troops and military vehicles there talk us through what you've been seeing how imminent is an incursion. well it's very difficult to say but certainly indications are as we've been witnessing over the last 24 hours also this incredibly heavy military build up

certainly last night driving back to the hotel we sold dozens of military vehicles heading in this direction those vehicles including a.p.c.'s what we believe will be ammunition trucks and flatbed trucks carrying tanks we know that their artillery positions as well along the border some very close to where we stand. and as you say there seems to be. confidence in the use of the free syrian army fighters that have been brought over from syria these are groups that the turks have backed since pretty much the beginning of the revolution in syria we understand certainly according to military analysts who are speculating that those forces in any kind of attack may be used to push into syria further west from here to join turkish military forces here in the east but as i say this is all speculation the the warnings from turkish government continue we saw the defense minister earlier today

speaking to turkey's channel saying that the preparations and deployments for military action continuing i think it's fair to say that that kind of language use a little less one of a better description inflammatory than some of the woods used by presidential a presidential adviser who said that a military incursion was imminent or was being could be expected shortly and that was said yesterday and whether this is in fact use as a result of what could be perceived as being increasing international beginnings of international pressure on the. interested me from the russians very much so we had comments from sergey lavrov today are asking the turks and all parties for the water. in here to come together in talks whether in fact those kind of pressures are having any kind of influence on that remains to be seen because the military build up here as i say has continued. over the last 24 hours charlie if as

you say we are beginning to see the free syrian army aligning themselves with the text so shifting alliances here what options are the kurds have now on the other side of the border especially now that large groups of kurdish people are being urged to resist the advance of the tabs. oh yes research tweets from the s.t.'s asking people. kurdish people to to resist we've also though been speaking to people across the border in the town of tel they are but tel aviv which is behind me in a state of control people in that town saying yes yes of told them to go back to their homes.