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the stream on 00. on the stand the differences and similarities of cultures across the wound is another matter when you. use in kind of that matter to you. know new cases in china a 1st since the coronavirus pandemic began. sam is a band this is al jazeera live from so coming up new video emerges showing the moment a pakistani passenger plane goes down in a packed neighborhood now a tough task of combing through the wreckage.
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not right for them to my entire family just for fun or friend of mine because i can't change someone from the security called on camera brazil's president unleashes a tirade against police amid claims he's been meddling in an investigation. and the u.k. attempts to strike a balance between public health and reopening the economy. for the 1st time since the outbreak began late last year china has reported no new coronavirus cases that's despite an increase in testing in areas including the former epicenter was health authorities of warned there are still some suspected cases people are being told to continue wearing masks in crowded places like supermarkets and more. katrina you has the details beijing. amal's store in today no new cases that means no imported cases no asymptomatic
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cases according to official figures but china is not out of the woods yet we do know that there are at least 2 active clusters of the corinna virus 5 or 6 cases were identified some weeks ago in rouhani at the center of the outbreak and that's a citywide testing schemes are millions have been tested in the last few weeks and perhaps more worrying for authorities is a cluster in jilin province which is in china's north east and there have been more than 100 cases identified there recently and actually 2 small cities have been put into lockdown. lockdown with some residential compound sealed off and travel restricted in and out of those cities are definitely while it is a good very good news for today we still have those suspected cases and still china's fight against the coronaviruses is far from over international condemnation is growing over china's plans to introduce sweeping new security laws in hong kong
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u.s. secretary of state mike peo said it would sound the death knell for the territories autonomy the proposed legislation would ban activity beijing considers subversive it follows months of pro-democracy protests in hong kong chief executive kerry lam says his government will cooperate with beijing's proposal and it won't affect people's rights and freedoms. the important thing is for the people hong kong to realize that without protection of national security many of the things that we enjoy many of the things we treasure. will be lost so this is really the time for us not to waste any more time and to get on with this important legislative safeguards the announcement has been condemned by pro-democracy activists who say beijing is only interested in imposing its will on the semi autonomous territory.
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should realize that. the 1st. human rights principle that we believe if we want to do the right such people that i think the national security law just like. the government we want to be able to knock adrian brown has the reaction from hong kong. problem is that here in hong kong people still don't know very much about this security law the details are few and far between for instance it's been confirmed that you know security agencies will now be free to operate in hong kong from the mainland but what will be their remit and what security agency will it be will it be the ministry of state security for instance which human rights groups say has a reputation for you know arbitrary detentions and torture so there's a lot of unknown things at the moment that the people here in hong kong want us to
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now carry land was putting on a display of unity on friday night standing with her cabinet members and other advisors to stress that actually hong kong remains very open for business and that it's autonomy is being protected and in fact this new security law she stresses is going to be a further protection for foreign investors here in hong kong but of course on friday stock market didn't like the news very much it fell more than 5 percent that is the largest 4 we've seen on the hang seng stock market in 5 years now there is jew to be a protest happening this weekend but again this will be a major test of social distancing rules because at the moment people cannot gather in groups of more than 8 so it'll be interesting to see how these activists these protesters manage to get around that regulation crash investigators are searching the wreckage of a pakistan international airlines jet new video has emerged showing how the air bus
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plunged into homes next to karate airport after a pilot sent a mayday warning of engine failure only 2 of the 99 on board survived many of the passengers were traveling for the ied holiday the end of ramadan emergency crews are hoping to find more survivors in the homes the jet crashed into have been to a morgue to try and identify family members. come on haida had this update from islamabad to rescue and recovery efforts continue to deny despite the fact that the electricity in the area were taken away wires were guarded by direct aircraft which crashed in that locality and the whole of the pakistan international airlines saying that it could take up to 2 or 3 days to complete this broad regard the aircraft has come down in a very congested area 1st of all there was
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a problem to get all the cranes and heavy equipment into place to be able to lift large chunks of the feud larger which came apart after it hit the ground and head number of buildings there waiting could be seen lying in one area as well is a large field that needed cranes to remove them they were debris and so it became a very difficult job also made more difficult by the fact that most of the bodies have been burned beyond recognition and therefore really need d.n.a. testing to se day in day identities so it's going to be a long drawn operation and something that of course is compounded by the environment which are there to clearly populated area and that of god is presenting its own challenges. turkey has implemented its broadest lockdown the yet for the muslim holiday of aden so it led to a last minute shopping rush on friday and manning stocks up ahead of the holiday
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marks the end of the month of ramadan people in 81 cities are banned from leaving homes from saturday until tuesday elderly citizens will be allowed out but for 6 hours on sunday. president donald trump says he will order the u.s. flying to be flown at half staff for 3 days to mourn the nearly 100000 lives lost so coronavirus all states have partially reopened after a 2 month shutdown but some are still seeing a rise in new infections are also fears of a 2nd wave and trump is threatening to override state governors who don't reopen places of worship the u.s. president declared churches and other places of worship were essential some governors have deemed a liquor stores or abortion clinics is essential but have left our churches and other houses of worship snow right so i'm correcting this injustice in calling
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houses of worship essential. i call upon governors to allow our churches and places of worship to open right now if they don't do it i will override the governor's. in america we need more prayer not less anger is building in the indian city of call carter over the response to a powerful sign clone which is left millions without power and water. protesters gathered on saturday frustrated essential services still hadn't been restored days after seitan on pon hit locals also blocked roads with large tree branches bringing traffic to a standstill overnight a truck was set home at least 96 people were killed across india and bangladesh as a result of the site. let's bring in premier rajaram
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she is live for us from kolkata so what are officials saying about the delay in restoring vital services. deficiency i have now decided to quit dow 10 play numbers so bad residents can reach out of them individually as a.d.r.'s head but again this is just a measure in certain parts of the city but what about the district and the other areas read it is no electricity for the last 72 hours and that is a major concern for people because the that essential services are not even getting what they are and people are protesting on the streets and they are blocking tree blocking the road to trees i bet out when my kid runs i like to kill those that are hanging on the road or just lying on the road which means that electric light like to city is a high but it. is a concern of present stated militarization is trying to do what i would like and but then again in the time when we had 90 crisis instead are looming large over
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west bengal this is a concern if our people come out onto the streets to practice so talk these have to do something to make sure that the essential services are not hampered and the people go back to their homes because you must remember that the let down is still in use in west bengal and so do concerns therefore the stupid mr shinde again said the people where they were at is essential services back to get them thanks so much from the. well still ahead on al-jazeera how the drugs donald trump is promoting as a coronavirus cure is linked to increased heart failure. getting back to basics in lebanon how growing your own groceries is saving some from the looming food crisis .
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the usual sunshine and showers across southeast asia. the equates it was the summer the wet weather 1st time into the philippines heat of the day showers rolling in him this line of sherry right well that stretches across parts of india china vietnam cambodia and thailand seeing the south bring up in the afternoon as per usual the possibility also say some wetter weather not see bad to the south some up to saying some lively showers and a chance to some rather wet weather for a time into parts of indonesia java stays dry jakarta has around 32 degrees celsius for australia where we say some rather cold weather recently across a good part of australia sent me into queensland's seem some i'm a wreck cold stumbling a race and the temperatures in brisbane struggled to reach as 17.9 celsius on friday afternoon that's going to move up a little as we go through the next couple days but no great shakes still blustery down to the southeast of this area of low pressure swirling away so we will see
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want to coastal showers up towards sydney 18 celsius in sydney $21.00 in brisbane soko enough further west we're keeping an eye on tropical side claim manga that's going to bring some very wet and windy weather into western parts of australia. on counting the cost of brazil's health an economic crisis made worse by its president no longer recession proof more than $1000000.00 health care jobs have been lost in the u.s. at angle of our course 500000000000 euro plan to save the european union. county the cost on al-jazeera. be the heroes the world needs. washing.
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they're watching out to see a time to recap our headlines now china has reported no new coronavirus cases for the 1st time since the start of the outbreak health authorities have warned there are still some suspected cases people should continue wearing masks in crowded places international condemnation of china is growing over its plans to introduce a new security law in hong kong it would ban activity beijing considers subversive the u.s. secretary of state called it a death knell for the autonomy. crash investigators are searching the wreckage of a pakistan international airlines jet new video shows the air bus plunging into homes next to karate airport the pilot sent out
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a mayday warning of engine failure only 2 of the 99 on board survived. in lebanon inflation is soaring and the economy is close to collapse the cost of bread than other basics continues to climb some people have had to start growing their own food there in the hall the reports from beirut. lemon tree i know if it does this is. any and her husband a bass busy are growing their own food they are among the estimated 40 percent unemployed as lebanon faces its worst economic crisis and decades international organizations say almost half of the nearly 5000000 people are struggling to put food on the table my husband and myself are jobless at the moment so we found that that might be like the best solution to the problem that we're facing not everyone has a balcony a rooftop garden or land to enable them to become food independent and where the
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government close to bankruptcy many say such initiatives will not be enough to deal with what prime minister has warns could be a major food crisis the world food program says prices of basic goods increased by at least 40 percent that's linked to the devaluation of the local currency the euro lebannon is heavily reliant on food imports they are at risk because of the scarcity of dollars to buy them our food security is in danger because of the financial crisis and because our agricultural sector has been shambles for the past 30 years successive governments blamed for mismanagement and corruption have been criticised for failing to support lebanese farmers campaigns have recently been launched to encourage agriculture and self-sufficiency as well as support food producers it's cost $3.00 to $4.00 times more. seedlings this this year than it did last year and they don't have. so it's kind of just to ensure that the
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supply chain throughout the season is insured for everyone for and for us a lot of these services more and more lebanese are falling into poverty non-governmental organizations and charities are stepping in and this supermarket everything is free many who need help are the elderly and retirees big. is it almost non existant social safety nets they work all their life and then starting the age of 65 they either earn a lump sum. retirement pension or and then the retirement pension unfortunately doesn't last a long time they all were taxpayers so if you're a taxpayer at the end of the day has no food no shelter no medical coverage the government is promising to subsidize basic commodities and reduce food prices but it's unclear how when the state is running out of the hard currency needed to do that. beirut. brazil's supreme court has released
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a video apparently showing president jive also narrow threatening to fire senior police officers their bosses and the minister to protect his family the video was released amid claims also narrow as meddled in a criminal investigation into his son our latin america the terrorists in human reports. this videotape is what those accusing president jade bosso nytol of interference in brazil's justice system consider it the smoking gun a cabinet meeting in which the president explains his motives for wanting to sack rio de janeiro's police commissioner and the federal police chief. i tried to change the security official in rio and i couldn't that's it i'm not going to stand by let them my family or my friends because i can't change someone in charge of security who was part of the structure i'm going to change him and if i can change him i'll change his boss and if i can change his boss i'll change the minister full stop the minister sitting at the meeting was none other than sergio morell brazil's
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most popular anti corruption czar who resigned shortly thereafter refusing to fire the country's top policeman who is now leading the charge against balsa nat'l through an impeachable offense the president dismissed the recording saying he was talking about his son's personal security detail not about getting rid of top police officials in charge of sensitive investigations but it's no secret that also national has long wanted to control police in real when members of his family are under investigation but. for those who don't know rio has militias made up of the violent former security forces who control the slums protection money and operate like the mafia they're also interested in obtaining political power in the bolton our family especially eldest son flavio has very close ties to them we've presented the evidence. in the videotape motional also speaks and linked with p.
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diddy using foul language of the need to arm brazilians suggesting that governors and mayors who defy his handling of growing a virus poses a threat to brazil. why do i want brazilians to be armed because i don't want a dictatorship we can't hold back any more whoever doesn't accept my creed family god brazil weapons freedom of expression and free market is in the wrong government . all this may be music to the ears of the president followers but for the growing number of brazilians who see him as increasingly of the terror in the video is proof that brazil's biggest threat may be balsall not of himself you see in human al-jazeera brazil is overtaken russia as the 2nd worst affected country with the coronavirus after the u.s. the number of dead surpassed 21000 after almost a 1000 fatalities were reported in 24 hours confirmed infections are about
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$330000.00 experts say the true total could be much higher because of the lack of testing. peru is a extended its lawndale until the end of june after a surge in new infections reported nearly 3000 cases on friday and 96 deaths the number of people in fact it is a past 111000 the lockdown started in mid march and is 1 of the longest in the region. car rental giant hurt says filed for bankruptcy protection in the us after the pandemic wiped out most of the demand for its services herds was already struggling before the outbreak with more than $19000000000.00 in debt at the end of 2019 the pandemic has grounded business travelers and tourists the company's operations in europe australia and new zealand not included in the bankruptcy proceedings. and anti-malarial drug that u.s.
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president donald trump says he's been taking has been linked to heart failure and even death in patients with care with 19 that's according to a study on high drops in chloroquine involving nearly 100000 patients on 6 continents researchers say people who receive the drug or more likely to have a normal heart rhythms the study has been published in britain's lancet medical journal the world health organization is warning about the unproven drug especially in south america the government of brazil uproot the usual free drugs chloroquine for a broader use but we do point to the fact our current clinical systematic review screwed up by an american health organization and the currently get clinical evidence does not support the way it's produced a. curriculum for the treatment for cope with 90. spain is set to ease more coronavirus restrictions on monday including in madrid and barcelona in virus
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hot spots outdoor dining and gatherings of up to 10 people will be allowed from next week some schools will restart in other areas cinemas and museums can also reopen but only at a 3rd of their capacity spain recorded 56 deaths on friday bringing the number killed to more than 26000. are believed to date is an official confirmation as of monday although we are still in a state of emergency to be able to reopen. the much part of it then it's better to open a little later and open with safety car and he is we don't like rushing we are not the kind of people we must be calm we must go slowly and do things properly with a clear head the u.k. health secretary says a coronavirus track and trace system will be operating by the end of the month but the smartphone app it works through won't be ready in time journal has more.
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the isle of wight off england's south coast the setting for a trial of the contact tracing apps that it's hoped will be part of this country's path out of covert 19 locked down and back to economic health. provided enough people download and use the app it can be effective in tracing contacts that virus sufferers don't actually know but may have passed in a shop or sat next to on the bus if you're facing life will find. it. i don't think it will make them think the way they think go away he says he said you know any way to stop it spreading quicker i guess but it's emerged the isle of wight app won't be ready to meet prime minister boris johnson's june the 1st deadline when he's promised to have a world beating test trace and isolate system in place so that the schools can start going back and other parts of the economy can reopen and there are signs the
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other elements of the system may be subdermal as well test results that are still taking too long to come back and an army of up to 25000 human call center trackers with minimal training and little to no epidemiological knowledge to enable them to ask the right questions the islands member of parliament from the governing conservative party says the system will work despite past mistakes in dealing with covert 19 has everything going right with this no absolutely not it's quite clear not and that is going to come out in the washing future i'll be getting a lot of things an increasing number of things right now absolutely and they have no doubt it would be part of that 3 pronged approach tracing system supported by the up and the manual tracing and then the virology the testing with it and that is the way that we're going to suppress the virus public health experts have concerns what you may end up with this idea particularly if you have a. system. you may end up with almost
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a false sense of security that maybe contact tracing is working and in your eyes and goes out of control again a campsite and adventure park that would otherwise be looking forward to a busy holiday weekend lies empty businesses are desperate for the lockdown to be lifted but not so desperate that they're prepared to take risks with a defense system that may not be properly ready it needs to be right really. go ahead with anything else yes 2nd by the terrible thing which from. the government is pushing a tight deadline it's not clear the public is in such a hurry jonah how al-jazeera on the isle of wight britain's prime minister is facing calls to sack his chief advisor for breaking the government's coronavirus restrictions dominic cummings is alleged to have driven from london to his parents'
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home in northern england he was supposed to be self isolating after showing symptoms of the virus. england is slowly easing out of lockdown for some it's not coming fast enough business is dependent on the tourist trade or risk of physics to stay away during the normally busy summer the challenge facing the government is protecting public health as well as companies from bankruptcy lawrence lee has more from cumbria. this is what the british government wants to see mass testing barrow in furness on the northwestern coast has proved a model and surprisingly it's demonstrated a higher infection rate than other places which aren't testing yet it's also lets a barrow somehow being accused of poor hygiene standards not only do they think that's deeply unfair they also worry that the government doesn't really understand what's happening so all across the board it's a worry so that's why we want this considered russian approach to moving forward in
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which we have also but also that we do. we don't penalize businesses in the following to make matters worse the high infection rate in the north west has come a time when its famous beauty spots should be full of families buss the message from the authorities so far has been to stay away in towns like kendall the effects of that has been this unemployment has risen by over 300 percent this part of england is now in the unique position as having had the highest code infection rates in the country but also now the highest rise in the unemployment rates the local health authority is seen as having done a very good job in the hospitals here are not overwhelmed but businesses are starting to really suffer and that's leading many people to start asking what's actually worse the disease or the cure every single person we spoke to said that they wanted restrictions eased as a matter of urgency and it seems to me they were run by people who do not
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understand statistics and they've managed to suddenly frighten enough people i mean you know members of my family still genuinely think we should cower indoors and i thank you we need to start living again there's a lot of businesses here. you know bits that might not be able to carry around sad to see here actually my appear on the high street at the end of all this you know he might reopen and he won't the sign saying stay away or go home have disappeared . though it's still impossible to book a hotel room the totally opposing demands to protect public health while keeping the economy from collapsing have led to the tourism authorities and politicians trying to suggest that people should start to come but slowly we know that all part of tory hospitality won't get back to normal until the autumn probably not until next year and that's a reminder that given that this is a seasonal business there if we let people stand on their own 2 feet in the autumn
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that all of bill is perspiring business collapsing unemployment from march to this autumn the great fear the worst case scenario is the closure of all this until the end of summer there would then be no way back for thousands of businesses which wouldn't survive the winter the view from here is that protecting livelihoods is becoming every bit as urgent as protecting lives lawrence leigh al-jazeera in northwestern england. and let's take you through some of the headlines here now and in syria now china has reported no new coronavirus cases for the 1st time since the start of the outbreak but health authorities of warmth there are still some suspected cases and people should continue wearing masks in crowded places katrina you has the details from beijing. a milestone today no new cases that means no imported cases no
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asymptomatic cases according to official figures but china is not out of the woods yet we do know that there are at least 2 active clusters of the corinna virus 5 or 6 cases were identified some weeks ago in rwanda at the center of the outbreak and that spurred a citywide testing schemes and millions have been tested in the last few weeks international condemnation of china is growing over its plans to introduce a new security law in hong kong it would ban all activity beijing considers subversive the u.s. secretary of state called it a death knell for autonomy crash investigators are searching the wreckage of a pakistan international airlines jet you video shows how the air bus plunged into homes next to crowds airport after a pilot sent a mayday warning of engine failure only 2 of the 99 on board survived anger is building in the indian city of cold cuts over the response to a powerful cyclon which is left millions without power and water protesters
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gathered on saturday frustrated that essential services still hadn't been restored days after cycling hit locals also blocked roads with large tree branches bringing traffic to a standstill the video released by brazil's supreme court appears to show president jailable so narrow threatening to fire senior police officers their bosses and the government minister to protect his family also naro denies the accusations brazil has overtaken rush or is the 2nd worst affected country with the coronavirus after the us the number of dead surpassed 21000 after almost a 1000 fatalities were reported in 24 hours it's counting the cost they'll stay with us here on al-jazeera. as surely as native fauna and flora are accustomed to bush riots this season has been an increase in dented landscapes
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usually left unscathed have been decimated. this bushfires season has burned through millions of hacked as a bland destroying the how the tides of many native animals some of these forests will take decades to regenerate and others may never recover. these baby kangaroos joeys. they're now in care but for many animals who do make it out of the fires they soon face on the problem in a phone bill to cats and dogs and into cars as surely as famed plants and animals are strong part of the country's identity many of its species of found nowhere else in the world and the extent of the damage isn't clear again. for those who do survive it's a long and painful road to recovery. hello
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i'm adrian figure this is counter the cost on al-jazeera a look at the world of business and economics this week brazil's president's handling of the coronavirus crisis could see the economy slumped to its worst performance since 1900. no longer recession proof more than 1000000 health care jobs have been lost in the united states during the pandemic. a recession courts against bailouts and maybe finally a fiscal union well angle of course $500000000000.00 euro plan save the european union. the coronavirus pandemic hasn't spread a single nation or economy but the way some governments have handled the crisis this raised eyebrows brazil's right wing populist leader jaya balsam out o.
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has been dismissive about the health crisis and implored people to ignore state government ordered lock downs and social distancing measures the result brazil.

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