al-jazeera correspondent a moral debt. play an important role. ringback taking a stand against racism thousands rally in washington d.c. and across america in the wake of george floyd's death. it can be that which is dying out here and. around the world from london to sydney tens of thousands marched in solidarity. down jordan this is our jazeera live from doha also coming up libyan warlord early for have to our backs calls for a ceasefire after the u.n.

recognize government captures key cities and makes a push for his strong hold. protestors in lebanon frustrated over worsening economic conditions face off against governments fault as. well the chorus of voices demanding an end to systemic racism and police brutality is getting louder with millions marching across the u.s. and around the world it follows the death of george floyd while he was being arrested in minneapolis 2 weeks ago thousands of people have turned out in washington d.c. the peaceful gathering centered on the newly named black lives matter plaza not far from the white house earlier hundreds of mourners attended a memorial service in north carolina where floyd was born people waited in long lines outside a church to pay their respects. i've seen what's going on in this country and

though my family has been said by the news this is just an allergic reaction to an ongoing issue in the united states just like the koran about race police brutality has yet to be found a cure is a difficult time for us oh and we must all come together and come to the front lines to protect each other. these images associated with this will affect all of our lives for the rest of our lives meanwhile the cities of seattle denver and portland of introduce stricter rules for police using tear gas against protesters new york state california and minneapolis announced policy changes on friday. well it's the 12 consecutive day of public anger sparked by floyd's death i was there as practical in as a day's developments across the united states. it happened all over in cities big and small new york philadelphia los angeles denver and all through the nation's

capital washington d.c. awash with peaceful protests while the us president stayed mostly silent inside a heavily fortified white house the protesters filled the streets outside demanding change someone has to do something about that it can't be that we're just dying out here and no one's doing anything about that all we get our promises and promises and nothing ever changes but i want my children to see that in america we can go out and we can do things like this we can we can show that we support are the true equality our true constitutional values so i think it's a portrait my kids to see it after decades of protest one time activists say this time seems different now brad is in this so many people across grows cold in rages and sexual orientation that people out you know black people too long they have to bear the burden alone but police are protesting as well in buffalo new york the 2 officers who did this shoving a peaceful 75 year old man to the pavement seriously injuring him have been

arrested on felony assault charges fellow officers showed up at the courthouse to protest their arrests still this is a massive call for change at least one governor says it's coming the legislature is going to come back next week we have the say their name and gender transparency of prior disciplinary actions for police officers the $58.00 bill no choko across the united states they braved the risks of a pandemic to send the united message there can be no more who meet the same painful end as george boyd all while his family remembered him with a funeral in his north carolina town where he was born. and the nation shouted out his. political hang out. for there are concerns about corona virus spreading further in the u.s. following mass protests and what's already the worst hit nation from the pandemic dr bob arnot former chief medical correspondent at n.b.c.

news explain the risks of taking to the streets you know we now know that you spread the virus through talking the droplets come out so if you yell if you're breathing hard if you tear up because you've been hit by pepper spray you been hit by tear gas all of those unsightly more virus to come out then you have people you can tell penned in by the police in a very tight spaces and then they're put in into paddy wagons as we call them here taken up to jail put in close close quarters so expect in 2 to 3 weeks to see big spikes big outbreaks across the country and most importantly nic you know we did not go up in come all the way down to 0 like the chinese didn't move and we come up we come here we're the platform we're on a platform to be able to increase again and what i expect you're going to see is you will become much more like sweden where the death rate is going to go up we already see that in louisiana today where they're overwhelming the hospitals in terms of numbers of deaths but i don't think there's any turning back in terms of actually closing the country down again i just think we're going to pay

a very very heavy price for there was tension between police and protesters in london during black lives massive demonstrations there the crowd trying to march on downing street where the prime minister lives and he's in riot gear block demonstrators trying to push them back earlier in the day thousands gathered in the center of the city ignoring government advice against large gatherings trying to hold full of the protests through the streets. a pretty substantial process protest this has been in london by some counts 10000 people certainly several 1000 people many of them still here in parliament square protesting in solidarity of course with the events happening in the united states but not exclusively about those events also about events here in this country institutional racism police brutality the sort of thing that affects the lives of the people in this crowd every day taking the opportunity now to have their voices heard in the sort of messages we're seeing on the streets here look at some of these banners no justice no peace black

lives have always mattered silence is betrayal and black lives are worth more than a number thanks very much guys and over here you can see strung up on the statue of abraham lincoln on the edge of parliament square racism is a pandemic to as i said it's not just about the united states here it is about the lives of people in this in the united kingdom about the way policing is conducted here in peace on the scene years decades centuries injustice and things just need to change the title i think what really is that it's bringing people together and having some of the patients talk about what everyone should be in all communities it's all racial background and the more you talk the more that action can be taken and of course it's not just the political element it's not just about police brutality there are additional concerns as well about coronavirus about the spread of covert 19 in these enormous crowds and senior politicians and health officials had urged people indeed not to come out at all at this process and be

a protest and they've been a rolling series of these protests through the week and they may well go on and they had urged people if you do come up please respect social distancing rules where there's been very little social distancing going on here albeit most people are wearing masks it does rather feel as if the need that people have to be heard in these circumstances outweighs their fear of contracting the virus. libya's u.n. wreck. nies government is pressing on with an offensive to reclaim territory from warlow delhi for half top and from the stronghold city of sirte the government's rejected a ceasefire plan put forward by have to after talks with his egyptian allies would have had reports now from tripoli. proposing a peace deal in cairo egypt's president abdel fatah has sisi with libya's warlord honey for have. who's 14 months of fence if to capture the libyan capital collapsing this week announcing it is time for a ceasefire and old foreign fighters to leave come out that if it were bought out

or. the initiative aims to guarantee a fair representation of libya's 3 provinces and a presidential council elected by the people under the supervision of the united nations to manage libya's leadership for the 1st time in the country's history but the proposal was swiftly turned down by the tripoli based administration the head of the high council of state told al-jazeera that any deal offered by the egyptian rejean is rejected the context of what has just been reported about military advancements in the last week the series of defeats that have suffered that over the last 2 months and is practical exit right now. from the west of libya suggests that in fact the cairo initiative but i don't declare ation as it was called is more about trying to salvage what remains of office project like to protect what

remains of his military forces in the east have to his forces have suffered significant said backs in recent weeks losing control of more towns on saturday including a benny will lead as d.n.a. forces continue to drive have to his fighters from western libya moment but in the afternoon now a sink full control of the capital tripoli and recapturing half there is a stronghold city of thought who now on friday government forces are now gearing up for an offensive to recapture the city of sirte another half to the stronghold and hometown of libya's former dictator moammar gadhafi regime symbolism. search is not our ultimate target we're determined to move further to we reach the stronghold of hafter in the east of the country. while saturday's focus was on peace talks in cairo in libya this was the scene following. new jersey and

as live position in green just south of misrata another reminder that a lasting peace appears a far from reads in this oil rich country the egyptian initiative seems contradictory to its major rule in fueling the libyan conflict by backing the war in tripoli the balance of power has recently shifted in favor of the d.n.a. thanks to turkish military support which the government has was part of an official agreement. that were hit. tripoli. lebanese security forces of fired tear gas and rubber bullets to government protesters in beirut hundreds of people were rallying against the government's handling of lebanon's worst economic crisis in decades so how to reports. was a society torn apart i love an on is in turmoil i deepening economic crisis

further impoverishing a nation locked in a political power struggle supporters of the ruling alliance faced off with anti-government demonstrators in central beirut. this main artery lebanon's capital has been a frontline since october when the protest movement began against the sectarian political class which has ruled for decades the army and the security forces they are trying to keep the people apart the divide is deep and the tensions are high on this side are those who want to new leadership accusing the ruling elite of corruption that run the country's economy into the ground those on the other side are defending the status quo political party using. it who. needs. requirements of that of the people they still are using those needs politically to achieve their goals. protesters are

growing frustrated as unemployment and inflation rise as the government negotiates with the international monetary fund for a bailout they tried to storm the nearby parliament building but were prevented by security forces saturday's call for action was an attempt to revive with many here called a revolution after weeks of lockdown due to the coronavirus pollution areas themselves are here because they want better living conditions so for me and now it is by far more important to find a plan for the canonical prices to find a plan for the electricity crisis some traditional parties opposed to the ruling alliance are calling for early elections and their support. are now on the streets they deny they are exploiting the movement to shift the balance of power in their favor over party have been participating in this river aleutian since day one and no party was in the opposition since since 5 years ago so we there's nothing new for us we are still in the same place we are still fighting for the same principles

the movement which brought together sects which spoke in one voice and carried one flag the lebanese flag appears to be losing momentum those who returned to protest were few national unity was not revived today instead of deep divisions and sectarian tensions resurfaced jennifer there beirut time for a short break here on al-jazeera when we come back china says it's seeking a coronavirus vaccine for the world not just for its own benefit. and brazil braces for a day of protests the president faces mounting criticism of the his handling of the outbreak in that stimulus. howler iran reported the past 3 or 4 days about 50 degrees now the breeze is picked up since in that time the height of the heat was on the gulf coast just here right

about kuwait you can see the breezes take the time for a q a down from $49.00 to $46.00 in the forecast though has come down from $48.00 to $43.00 so that's a halt and occasionally dusty breezes coming out of rather hot and dry iraq it has tended to drop temperatures a bit i know it's all relative it still looks hot there's more cloud further west there were a few big dramatics under storms in the southwest of saudi recently i think they're going to fade away so most we're talking about hot dry sunshine and still a breeze blowing or want to showers in turkey but almost not worth a mention. now the source of the active weather recently the southwest monsoon is just about visible here where the wind turns around on the coast of kenya goes up possible yeah so wet weather seems likely in coastal kenya a few showers needs european highlands back in the congo and further west in this part of africa there might be some rain in somalia and it month even reach mogadishu and that does sometimes cause flooding the focus mogadishu itself has 3

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welcome back a quick amount of the top stories here this hour thousands of people have been demonstrating in washington d.c. to make their voices heard of a police brutality in the united states a largely peaceful demonstration thought to be the city's biggest since run ins began with the death of george floyd in minneapolis in the 2 weeks. it is un recognized government has launched an offensive to reclaim the strategic city its stronghold and forces the government also rejecting a cease fire plan proposed by after all of the talks in injury. and lebanese security forces fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in beirut hundreds have been out in the capital you're testing it with the economic crisis around 30 percent of the population are out of work. now china is one of many countries trying to find a coronavirus vaccine and it says that if it does it will be for the good of people

around the world the science and technology minister made the pledge while presenting a white paper on china's fight against covert 19 the document pushes back against critics who say beijing has been less than forthcoming with information about the virus let's get more now from sarah clarke she joins us live from hong kong sarah was there just talk us through what are the key elements of china's white paper. well as you mention this is the white paper on china's handling of the covert 19 crosses that describe it is the biggest public health emergency since the founding of the people's republic of china now the government said it took it very seriously and put in place the most rigorous measures it also said it's made some major strategic gains fighting the virus now it delivered a recovery rate of 94.3 percent in this white paper and it also documented a very detailed timeline of china's handling of the infections and its containment it said from light to december to mid january china immediately reported the

situation from january to february said when the situation escalated 346 medical teams were deployed to the epicenter of the crown a virus outbreak being the who by province set from march infections are filled to single digit status or overall the white paper declared china's response as well performed well coordinated in prevention and control and treatment it rejected accusations that china responded slowly describing in them as completely unreasonable and surrogate officials any development some clinical trials for a vaccine. well this was a key question raised in the 2nd half of this press conference held in beijing now there are 5 clinical trials currently underway in china but it didn't shed any light as to which stage those clinical trials are at but they did say once that vaccine has been approved that they will share that vaccine internationally now this was a commitment made earlier in the year by xi jinping now they also were asked

a question about china's international role and the state council defended china's only accusations that it didn't share any of the information globally certainly in the early days it said it released information in an open and transparent way required by law and they also wanted to quite some detail about how much medical equipment has been shared by china internationally that it's much they've shared mit medical quick mint to 200 countries and interesting that they said china's friendship with other countries has been strengthened despite the covert 19 affray that said more than 170 country leaders globally have message or issued support to china now i should say this what comes in the wake of a number of critics globally and a number of countries calling for an international investigation not mind into china's handling of covert 19 but certainly the origin of the virus in china or to live for us in hong kong sarah thank you voters in taiwan's port city of carroll

cion have voted overwhelmingly to remove their pro china man from office. was only half of the city's 2000000 eligible voters cast ballots to kill you it's the 1st time such a vote has been held in taiwan lost his presidential bid in january to the incumbent sighing when his nationalist party advocates for better ties with beijing a policy opposed by many in the country. i think my biggest regret is that there are lots of jobs i want to do and my administration will do everything to accomplish them the thing i find most difficult to let go of is only future which is to be more internationalized. india has recorded its highest daily tally of corona virus infections as cases exceed 230000 india now has the 6th highest number worldwide the government's been gradually easing lock down restrictions are going to revive the economy more shopping malls restaurants and places of worship due to reopen from monday on the new guidelines kenya has

extended a nationwide curfew as it tries to contain the rising number of virus cases president who are kenyatta says the curfew will continue for another 30 days but will be shortened by 3. instructions on travel in and out of nairobi mombasa and monday are staying in place all gatherings are still banned and schools will stay closed until september opponents and supporters of brazil's president are expected to rally across the country on sunday as it grapples with the worsening coronavirus pandemic j.-a both in our own who's been widely criticized for his response to the crisis is threatening to deploy special forces against demonstrators alexandra petit reports . the sign on the window of this car dealership in sao paolo reminds customers of the need to use face masks and anti-bacterial gel it's the 1st phase of the series reopening this by record numbers of cope with 19 deaths and president. at the

center of growing criticism for downplaying the virus threat and attacking lockdown measures is going further. he is borrowing a page from his u.s. counterpart donald trump and threatening to leave the world health organization. well either the w. ite show works with ideological impartiality all we are also out we don't need outsiders why young in on our health here brazil is now the 3rd highest number of code with 19 related fatalities in the world and experts believe it will soon become the 2nd scientific models predict that more than 125000 people could die by august 4th. critics of both scenarios say he's responsible for many resilience now taking the pandemic seriously. anything it's sad but he didn't wear a mask he made fun of it didn't believe it shook everybody's hand and unfortunately he caught it it's very sad but that's the tree. but none of this is the tearing the

president in his efforts to minimize the gravity of the situation the newly designed ministry of health daily report on the spread of the virus no longer records the total number of deaths. and the minister has announced a review of the criteria used to confirm coverage in 1000 deaths which critics fear will be used to manipulate the real numbers but some are. under a huge price from here because they say. their public policy against. and now they're trying to find out figure out how to solve the problem the problem is huge so that government is trying to act in a really dangerous road trying to change that right to try to change that numbers and that they. the growing divide over the coronavirus response in the

country will take to the streets on sunday as protesters in favor and against both so maddow will face off in sao paulo and other. cities. well doctors and nurses across brazil keep working around the clock to save as many lives as they can in a country ravaged by the virus and deeply divided on how to respond allison that and. hundreds of people are protesting in israel against the government's plan to an expanse of the occupied west bank more than $35.00 jewish and arab rights groups join the protests the israeli government's plans would see about 30 percent of palestinian land become part of israel from early july the united nations recognizes the occupied west bank as palestinian territory under international law of marwan bashar is al jazeera senior political analyst he says palestinians should keep making their voices heard i doubt you have any immediate effect.

on. the next station but certain the effect. all of historic palestine. of course would be welcome but it's clearly an important thing for the palestinians themselves. see as an israel. been at the receiving end of jewish nationalism if you will for the last 70 years to spearhead this sort of. against the illegality. because i think their voices. i think at this point in time where much of the discussion about annexation is becoming a discussion about politics and ike station. timing and expiation the extent of annexation. difference or lack of it between netanyahu and trump and i say should not the illegality of the danger and the station and

by. the process today palestinians and jews. again. isn't. in the netherlands tens of thousands of minks are being culled after the infected several farmers with coronavirus the dutch government says it's to prevent farms from becoming long term reservoirs of covert 19 step pass and as a result farmers are killing their mink by gassing them with carbon monoxide one by one after the family at this farm fell ill that covert 19 it became clear other people didn't infect them the genetic structure of the violence they contracted was similar to make infections every year thousands of young males are killed and their fur is exported to china russia or the united states to be made into cold and

fashion accessories the dutch government initially said it wasn't necessary to call them ink like changed when it became clear infections to widespread a last minute court case filed by animal rights activists failed to save the animals. for you that i have they would have to kill their mothers deprived of their companies nobody wanted to do that and their newborns are only $4.00 to $5.00 weeks old that is of course heartbreaking. then that island is the 1st country where covert 19 has been found in mink farms and researchers are urging other countries such as denmark and spain to test their animals as well driza feared that . farms could be a reservoir in future the outbreak in the netherlands is now decreasing is fading out in humans so we don't want to have a reservoir in mink farms because there will be you continuing risk 4000000 mink are caged in $145.00 dutch farms researchers don't rule out that most will have to

be called nearly $10000.00 mink are being killed here at this farm today and this is only one of the smaller ones i mean our rights groups have long protested against mink farming and the government has decided that they all need to be close by 2024 but some farmers have said that this by the risks of new infections they want to continue their business until then animal rights groups say the farms should be closed immediately after rumors spread that activists wanted to freedom make police started to patrol the area questioning them and journalists there's a lot of talk about. the danger of an animal agriculture to the public health the krona crisis among the mink is just one of them. so there is a lot of tension among the farmers they feel threatened in their livelihood and that makes some people aggressive and that's why there's a lot of police always when there's animal activists the farms are located in this

sort of in that alliance which has the highest number of covert 1000 deaths in the country residents of kamal back all known as the dutch main capital blamed the government for acting too late they had urged the killing of mink as soon as they became sick a month ago step fasten al-jazeera in the southern madeline's. time for a quick check of the top stories here on al-jazeera tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating in washington d.c. to make their voices heard in the police brutality across the united states a largely peaceful demonstration is believed to be the city's biggest since rallies began of the death of george floyd in minneapolis nearly 2 weeks ago. people around the world of also gathered to express their anger over floyd's death in the u.k. demonstrators rallied to denounce institutional racism thousands gathered in london with a small number of testers clashing with police now downing street where the prime

minister lives libya's u.n. recognize government has launched an offensive to reclaim the strategic city of sirte stronghold of warlord leave the half tons forces the government also rejected a cease fire plan proposed by have tough the talks in egypt al-jazeera symbolic that is on a highway leading to it with more on the government's offensive. we were. here to tell me that they want to continue on after 30 very strategic it is based in central libya so it's. just forces that position themselves there some say to keep a position in our of position impossible to go to this will be a major step after have to have lost several cities and. will be a major step in any possible peace talks in the future lebanese security forces

have fired tear gas and anti-government protesters in beirut hundreds of been out in lebanon's capital protesting over the economic crisis around 30 percent of the population is out of work. china says if it finds a virus vaccine it will be for the good of people around the world the science and technology minister made the pledge while presenting a white paper on china's fight against the pirates the document pushes back against critics who say beijing has been less than forthcoming with information brazil is bracing for a day of protests as supporters and opponents of the president prepare to rally nationwide and our own is threatening to deploy special forces against demonstrators as he faces growing criticism over his response to the pandemic well those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after a.j. selleck station that's a much better for. me also you know how worried you are about the increase

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