spoke of his own. government shut off access to social media this time the differences and similarities of cultures across the sentimental way. to news and current affairs that matter to you. 2 officers are fired for using excessive force on protesters during demonstrations against police brutality in the u.s. tens of thousands of people have been back out largely peacefully in protest over the death of george floyd but still there was some violence. and come all santa maria here in doha this is the world news from al-jazeera several countries are reopening schools and more of their economies with strict

rules to prevent a 2nd wave of corona virus infections. i'm wayne hay in oakland new zealand we will tell you why coronavirus may change the way our cities are designed. so people in cities across the u.s. have defied curfews again to continue their protests against police brutality in atlanta 2 police officers have been fired for using excessive force they surrounded the car and arrested 2 people inside that was after slashing the tires on the car breaking a window and firing a taser at this report is from rob reynolds. police misconduct amid nationwide protests police misconduct here police in riot gear surround a car with 2 young black. one. ashes

a tire thanks. to the driver's window. and the young woman is taped and violently dragged out although she is not resisting. the male driver is manhandled and also shocked with a taser even though he too doesn't appear to resist putting down what i've got to go for us on sunday after the police body cam video went viral 2 of the policemen were fire authorities identified them as ivory streeter and mark gardner writes this was atlanta georgia on saturday night for protesters calling for justice to the death in minneapolis of george floyd it could have been almost anywhere in the us atlanta mayor keesha lance bottoms said the officers actions

were unacceptable sometime during the night i saw a very disturbing video of 2 young college students who were in downtown atlanta yesterday evening and it was disturbing on many levels the least of not which was that there clearly was an excessive use of force the 3 other officers were placed on desk duty and main face further discipline plan as police chief apologized how we behaved as an agency as individuals was unacceptable and i know that we've. cause further fear. to you in a space that's already so fearful for so many african-americans and i'm genuinely sorry this is not who we are this is not where we were about another disturbing video from los angeles shows

a police vehicle excel orating into protesters knocking 2 of them down it then reverse that high speed nearly striking other people no one was seriously injured rob reynolds al-jazeera los angeles i'm our mike hanna in washington with this report on the protests there and the moves to crackdown on a far left group. protesters once again gathered in the vicinity of the white house kept the distance away by layers of police and secret service officers was invoking the name of the man whose dick has sparked these nationwide protests here are 5 the president chose to assign responsibility for the violence that broke out in the past 24 hours singling out the predominantly left wing anti fascist movement known as anti. the united states he tweeted will be designated as a terrorist organization the problem is that there's no u.s.

law that would allow a group to be designated in this way and the american civil liberties union was quick to point out that any attempt to do so would raise concerns about the constitutional right to free speech. that a terrorist is an inherently political label that is easily abused and misused the attorney general subsequently clarified that the joint terrorism task force would investigate the violence focusing on whether any group including active was responsible. and washington's mayor called on the president to temper the tone of his tweets i think that the president has a role to play nationally in calming. the the i rest that we see in cities across america and i think at the least he has to not incite violence and that's what we would expect presidential candidate joe

biden visited a protest site wearing a mask he talked to demonstrators and then released the street urging the need to listen and whether intentionally or not including a picture of himself taking a knee in the manner of athletes in recent years protesting police brutality there were some isolated incidents of unrest particularly in philadelphia where a building was set alight and arrests were made. as the demonstrations continued into the night there were once again outbreaks of violence in various cities. plains flickering a few blocks away from the white house in what police described as renewed vandalism. for the marring what had been a day of largely peaceful protest. 'd washington. from the john hendren with the latest from the epicenter of the protest movement

said minneapolis. this all began with a peaceful protest as hundreds of protesters filled highway 35 here in the middle of minneapolis then lines of police form and they chased the protesters off and now they've marked a line across here what we don't know is whether they will continue to push forward when they do they fire that tear gas and those rubber bullets and send protesters running. out. using been aggressive measures and they're trying to clear the streets it was successful one night earlier and the police are hoping that you do it again tonight that we're all here because we witnessed something truly disgusting happening was and i'm sure you're fighting for justice and when i go home it's really sad to watch the news then i cry and i get really upset about everything that's going on right now in the world this is are being burnt down they have assurances so really doesn't mean that the libyan burnt

down to make a point they're going attention oh the big corporations will hang out with these people who make laws all hang out with these judges and these people make this stuff happen to fall down a guy gets attention we mess up in. we austin up together not just black people there's not just a black lies matter to this standoff between demonstrators and police continues here in minneapolis in houston the mayor says the memorial services for george floyd will be held there where he was raised meanwhile now that one officer has been arrested and charged with murder demonstrators in the street say they will stay here in the streets until all 4 of the officers involved in the arrest of george floyd are arrested and charged with murder. so there's the protests and there's the violence and what some people who have been protesting peacefully say it is the violence that threatens to undermine the reason so many are on the streets. we have he created us for them and it's definitely one of the most brutal

but the most inhuman things i've seen it on this planet for him to be on our man a black man a minority man of color if i am to be attacked but a police friend of the steering and the police for 9 minutes i am now does not have the order you need always next it is definitely not something i want to thank god. i think that right now i don't get what was. right i got up and that's part of iraq i'm back if i have. got everything. i want. ok let me. try to. top that of. his joke moyo now democratic state senator in south carolina who told us he hopes these protests do lead to some real change. well i

think that what's happening i think that the people there are pros test testing is generational issues that have been happening in that they believe as relates to people of color and they think there's disparities in the treatment of many individuals and so ringback it has sparked outrage the folks that are really trying to protest really the initially there's a lot of innocent protest folks are doing it because they want to make certain that they can pay attention to the injustices that are being present within there is a very very small percentage of those individuals that are that are taking it and making it get out of hand and so this is a another day here in america that we really not necessarily proud of what we have a person of color that was my worst murder. here in minneapolis and in what has happened now is that people of yes we can go out for injustice well in

some us cities police acted differently i joined the protesters place in california nelse during rallies the police made famous by american football play calling captain ike in response to police brutality against black people and other states please help banas but statements against violence and racism. oh i think. the gay character got a voice that's it was. don't think we're saccade he represents who these cops are from all over the county and around the station we go up there to help people do that nonsense and there we. were snowman like they were they were gentlemen. we want to be with you for real so i took my helmet off to lay the towns down i want to make this a parade. was. some.

solace i'm just telling you shot you. hugs people so you tell us what you. 2 was. in the news ahead india eases more lockdown restrictions even as the code that 19 cases rise and all the glitches may not be legal now sudan is losing billions of dollars oil and gold slipped across it's course.

new weather we've got to see some changes in the weather across northern parts of europe as we go through the next couple of days but at the moment is fine and dry high pressure shots but some places that cloud around will see we'll see some changes coming in here at up towards the far northwest pushing down towards the united kingdom as we go through this week at the moment we are seeing more of that sunshine areas of sunshine just pushing in across northern parts up towards the united kingdom northern areas of france as well over towards the east it does stay and settle most sharri rain coming in suez eastern parts for ukraine pushing up across that western side of russia moscow 11 celsius too cold and damp temperatures should be around 19 or 20 celsius at this time of the n.f.l.'s continue across southern parts of france are going to become a little more widespread we'll see some showers around the pyramaze we'll see some showers around the alps as well and more of that as we go on through choose day 20 celsius in paris on tuesday a 25 in london 7 still hanging on to the sunshine into his the 1st signs of that

change coalesce the weather will slide in from the north and make good progress as we go through the week showers continue further we are going to see more of that wetter weather coming through here turning a little for the eastern side of the met by wednesday. after more than a decade of civil war life remains a challenge in sierra leone. we follow the citizens of this war torn nation as they push their limits of course avoid. risking it in sierra leone. on al-jazeera.

top stories this hour on al-jazeera 2 police officers in the city of atlanta have been fired for using excessive force during protests over the death of george floyd police surrounded a car slashed the tires and used a taser on to be on the inside before dragging them to the ground and handcuffing. people in cities across the u.s. have defied curfews to continue protests against police brutality for 6 night president donald trump blamed the far left group known as on t.v. for violence in some protests. and police in some states actually join the protesters this is california melts during rallies opposed made famous by the american football cullen campaign made in response to police brutality against

black people. we're looking at some coronavirus news and these are live pictures from rome where the colosseum in the italian capital is reopening to tourists it's been closed for 3 months due to coronavirus knockdowns on the way to work is that groups of up to 14 people will be allowed in but they will have to wait for 15 minutes. after the next after the previous group is gone and so you can go in as a group and the next group could only go in 15 minutes later of course this time of year heading into summer you would usually have thousands of people going through the coliseum and runs other tourist sites this way will be very controlled a controlled reopening of the 3 months in lockdown. well look at india as well where officials are allowing some citizens to resume work and other activities after being under lockdown for more than 2 months while the transport will gradually be restored this week but high risk zones will stay under lockdown until

the end of june india reported its highest single day jump in cases on monday more than 5000 people died in this but around and with more now from you debbie. off to 4 phases of lockdown the government is calling what's happening from monday unlock phase one and apart from the lockdown continuing in containment zones till the end of the month we are seeing more strict restrictions being eased in the rest of the country states are allowed to allow to open up their borders and to state travel is allowed but the government has said that they're also allowed to keep their borders closed if they're worried about the number of cases and with you seeing some states do that delhi's chief minister has just announced announce that they are closing their borders for another 7 day states also given more flexibility to open up but with certain restrictions like hotels and restaurants allowed to open for another

week the state of west bengal is the 1st to open religious places the 1st in the country since the law down began but no more than 10 people allowed inside to maintain social distancing we are seeing more people out markets getting busy and as you mentioned we're seeing public transport in the form of buses metro system but all of this is happening as the number of cases in india continues to rise there are nearly 200000 will soon have recovered but over 5000 deaths in the thinking from the government and not just the government but also health experts even those who have been incredibly critical of the government and how it imposed the lockdown is that india cannot remain under lockdown and definitely 114000000 people have lost their jobs my 900000000 of them a daily wage earners who have to work every single day to survive in health experts say that the lockdown has to be replaced with cluster specific restrictions based

on health assessments and that the purpose of the lockdown was to prepare the health care system and that the government must continue to make the maximum effort to do so to. handled and every tool rise in the number of cases as restrictions eased. south africa's postponed it reopening of schools by a week because of concerns over possible covert 19 infections students in their final year of primary and secondary education was supposed to begin studies again on monday but teachers unions opposed to the move same is not enough protective equipment some schools that reopened in the western cape province have been criticized for doing so in johannesburg does that suggest there is some disconnect across south africa some confusion about what's happening or what should be happening. and that confusion continues 2 months into a lockdown children haven't been at school and the unions especially have said that

they're not happy with the lack of direction from the department of education the postponement of the school's reopening is one that has been welcomed by unions but they've also criticized the minister of education for wanting to open the schools prematurely they say there isn't enough protection of personal protective equipment that the schools with adequate sanitation and also there's been a lot of focus on the discrepancies between public and private schools there are many private schools that are well equipped that have the capability to make sure that students attending will be kept safe whereas public schools thousands of them across the country aren't in the same position and this is especially the case in rural areas where they say resources have been directed to cities and towns and many of these rural schools have been neglected now the schools that are due to open in the coming week have said that that they may still not have enough time to

prepare we are waiting for the minister of education to speak to south africans to give some further clarity on exactly what will happen she was due to give a briefing on sunday evening that was postponed until monday and instead the department of education issued a statement saying schools will remain closed at the same time there are schools in the western cape province that have gone ahead and opened so this is all added to the confusion that parents across the country are facing and this is also of concern given that president. has been criticized by some quarters for reopening the economy reopening schools potentially in the coming week given that south africa is a months away from reaching its peak in infections of coven 1000 so far there are over 32. 1000 people who have been reported to have. 19 more than 600 deaths and the concern is that because of africa hasn't reached its peak

reopening the economy reopening schools will only increase the number of infections in the country radically from the mill in johannesburg thank you for that some children in england are returning to school students have been kept away from classes there for 10 weeks but again there is this intense debate about whether it's happening too soon or brennan reports the support of the teaching staff and the parents have been tremendous. at this bilingual independent school in north london the challenge of getting ready to reopen this week has been enormous carpets and rugs have had to be removed the book trays and toys have been covered with plastic sheets even the whiteboard pens are separated into sterile non-sterile containers we don't want them to access many results this because it will mean that at night we will have to this in fact everything everything but after 10 weeks away here at least the head is keen to get going again honestly the past months we've

seen some this stress among the children during our session our lying on the sessions they're really missing a child they're really missing some kind of normal school life and it's now time to to come back and to resume our daily life as much as we can children returning to school come back to a very different environment to the classes that they left desks are socially distanced there are face masks and there are much smaller class sizes than before amidst all of this an ongoing debate as to whether children should be going back to school at all given the fact that test and trace is not fully operational yet in several other european countries schools have reopened and the u.k. government is keen to follow because the education of our children is crucial for their welfare their health for their long term future and for social justice.

but schools in scotland and northern ireland won't reopen until august and around 20 local authorities across england have also told their primary schools to stay closed the main teaching union which represents 450000 members once reopening perspire and for at least another 2 weeks and 3 members of the government's own scientific advisory group have also expressed concern that it's just too soon however what some see as a gamble others see as a leap of faith we have to trust them they've been brilliant before the low down when the pandemic was already there so it was incredibly all right paul brennan al-jazeera north london. course this pandemic has changed how so many of us live it is also forcing a rethink about how cities and towns will be built when haye has more from new zealand. as more people emerge from the coronavirus hibernation they're finding

their communities a changing in many cities and towns around the world footpads are being widened to allow for more space between pedestrians or as it's known now social distancing more cycle lanes are being created so there's less reliance on public transport in new zealand so called technical urbanism the process of making quick interim low cost changes that over time become permanent was being trial before the pandemic now the government is investing in modifying city streets momentum has been built and certainly a lot of people we work with the local council around the country on their barrow already thinking about operating on work and cycling across a crowd of ours kind of artists in personalized some of the kind of effect of tolls labor has to offer next price you know it's happening all over the world including in the spanish capital madrid where some roads are being closed to vehicles to allow for cycling and pedestrians you're modes of on the one of him i'm still

colliding with others but i think it's a great idea and they should keep it up. and corona virus may change a lot more about the way we live and work if we are to adapt and learn from coronavirus in terms of the way we design our cities and lifestyles then it won't necessarily be a new thing over the centuries pandemics and outbreaks have led to significant changes in infrastructure design and policy that ultimately created healthier safer environments now architects in urban planners are looking at what this pandemics legacy might be like cities with more open shared spaces making facilities like sports venues able to be quickly changed for another use designing healthy of buildings that rely less on a can do. and more on natural ventilation and light and posing the question do many of us really need to physically go to work at all therefore making urban centers less congested.

and so. the concern is however that as the world recovers from the pandemic the epa type for significant change in urban design and architecture will fade governments are investing now but may not be so keen as the economic fallout from covert $1000.00 worsens and money is diverted elsewhere but those pushing for change say the cost of not preparing for the next outbreak would be too high wayne hay al jazeera auckland's iran says it will keep shipping fuel to venezuela if its government asks for more supplies ignoring threats from the u.s. iran's already sent 5 tankers to venezuela which is suffering from severe shortages despite its vast oil reserves. and the golden fuel smuggling is costing sudan hundreds of millions of dollars a year according to a report from

a financial watchdog in morgan has more from khartoum. sitting under the sun for hours is how these miners in folder and started down for spend most of their days there looking for gold their main thrust of and calm but not all that is that up by miners here is thought legally and goes into government coffers. i don't miss. the part of gold gets smuggled because of the instability and its prices and lack of control of the border difference between prices given by the central bank and what traders offer to buy from miners helps in the smuggling of gold. so dam is one of africa's top gold producing countries exporting over 90 tons of the precious metal in 2018 it accounts for nearly 30 percent of the country's exports and up until the beginning of this year the only entity allowed to legally buy gold from miners was the country's central bank but a soaring inflation in a currency that has continued to lose value against the dollar turned many miners away from the official route and to more lucrative paths now private companies are

allowed to deal in the sector with the condition that they sell 30 percent of their gold to the central bank as well as deposit the hard currency they aren't to help sudan's weakening economy revenues from gold mining have provided a much needed source of hard currency to sudan's economy for years but the incomes estimated to be only about his have of what it should be because of smuggling with the inflation rate at about 100 per cent so that's government is looking to reform the gold sector to boost its economy since taking over in september last year so that's transitional government has pledged a series of economic reforms to combat inflation and improve living standards more than half of the 40000000 population live below the poverty line the government has increased the wages of civil workers and raised spending on public sectors it says it hopes to partially cover the costs of those reforms through the growth ector but with millions being lost and uli due to smuggling some analysts say the real reform that the government needs to do should come from within probably would be able to release my bank which is what you know any school or anybody else

but it has by certain circles within the government itself. actually to protect. the smuggling which makes it very difficult when you're going to verify that we're struggling because it's going by those who are supposed to actually stop smuggling whatever steps the government takes for my ms in the only thing that matters is that they get paid fairly for their efforts to dig up the gold regardless of who buys it people morgan are just their own heart. the headlines this hour on al-jazeera people in cities across the u.s. have defied curfews to continue protests against police brutality and atlanta 2 police officers have been fired for using excessive force i surrounded $1.00 cost slashed its tires and tasered 2 people inside before dragging them to the ground

and handcuffing them i think is law enforcement if we are ever going to get out of this space that we are in today we have to recognize that our behaviors cannot consistently be pardoned because we are law enforcement. these these are good guys i know them as individuals i've worked with one for over 20 years. but they made that level of mistake that cannot be rolled back. in washington d.c. demonstrators set fires near the white house president donald trump has blamed the left wing group known as and for the outbreak of violence that some protests. meanwhile a memorial to honor george floyd the black man who died in police custody in minneapolis was held on sunday residents of the city placed flowers and photos of him and held a peaceful protest of the news india's began lifting restrictions after more than 2 months of lockdown at high risk zones will stay shut till the end of june the

country recorded its highest single day jump with more than 8000 cases on. south africa's postponed reopening schools by a week because of concerns over possible covert 19 infections students in their final year of primary and secondary school were due to start studies on monday but teachers unions oppose the move saying there's not enough protective equipment. more protests in hong kong calling for independence from china this is after beijing announced a new security law which many say will and the territories autonomy activists demonstrated inside shopping malls in iran says it will keep shipping fields to venezuela if the government asks for more supplies nor in u.s. threats iran's already sent 5 tankers to venezuela which is suffering from severe shortages despite its vast oil reserves and those are the headlines on al-jazeera risking it all is coming up next. as coronavirus maintains its stranglehold on the u.s. campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take

a back seat but with so much at stake when will the presidential candidates get the opportunity to hit the road and so their brand of american politics follow the u.s. elections on a.