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sound of the boxset this is you. on al-jazeera. if you want to help save the world. into your own. movies internationally recognized government prepares for a new advance against the retreating forces of waterloo for half that while his egyptian allies push for a cease fire. came from al this is their life from dawn also coming up the global death toll from the coronavirus passes 400000 as brazil's government says it will stop reporting how many people the fact that. china rejects criticism of its handling of the
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coronavirus and says it's working to produce a vaccine for the world and. not enough to go along with the gulf but this is a start. in washington across the u.s. and in cities around the world demonstrators are denouncing racism meant to be silence after the killing of george floyd. libya's un recognized government is pressing on with the offensive to reclaim territory from war holy father after with its forces entering the stronghold city of sirte the government's rejected a cease fire plan put forward by hostile and his egyptian allies i want other we had reports from tripoli. proposing a peace deal in cairo egypt's president abdel fatah has sisi with libya's warlord honey for have to. who's 14 months or fence if to capture the libyan capital
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collapsing this week announcing it is time for a ceasefire and old foreign fighters to leave come out ahead if it were barbara. the initiative aims to guarantee a ferry presentation 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 estate told al jazeera that any deal offered by the egyptian rejean is the rejected the context of what has just been reported about military advancements in the last week the series of defeats that have suffered over the last 2 months and its practical exit right now. from the west of libya suggests that in fact the cairo initiative ration as it was called is more about trying to
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salvage what remains of office projects 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 i'm not i'm going announcing 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 may be a nuisance liberalism. 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
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following. niet al jazeera as live position in green just south of misrata another reminder that a lasting peace appears a far from read each in this oil rich country why would i go ahead joins us now live from tripoli who would just tell us what's the latest on this offensive and also how important is it in the overall scheme of the g.n.a.s. push here. will kim virtual slow oil to the g.n.a.s. . they are determined to recapture the strategic city of the city it for this of all to move southward towards. military bases the half the us forces couldn't stronghold in central libya and also to recapture the
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oil christened. as you know that has the oil fields oil on us to nations and the oil terminal in fact it has full measure the oil ports are on the mediterranean in central libya and the government forces say the are now the are now being very careful in their. towards the city of sit it especially after the ada strikes the poor have to draw is that launch of airstrikes over the past 24 hours and also a fighter jets the government troops say that they lost more than 15 fighters over the past 24 hours are they were killed by airstrikes launch should by have to draw and also fighter jets the government believes that the drawings were supplied to have taught by the united arab emirates and the fate of jets by russia . there were headed there for
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a time my carriage is more than our head there live from tripoli well production has resumed in libya's biggest oil fields after more than 4 months of closure the restart of the are said are burnt out feel oil fields in southwest libya follows withdrawal by forces loyal to war only 5 star oil oil facilities used to produce more than 300000 barrels per day that was reduced to just 100 half they were shut down by half past forces in january 4 than $5000000000.00 in revenue has been lost since then. as the founder and director of the de constituents a think tank based in libya he says how far will not be able to regain the territory he's lost so i'm generally not simply in a sort of good faith allegedly shut down all of this oil in a demonstration of strength that strength today is you know as of yesterday when he was in cairo really more probably and has been lost and his forces that i know of
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last at least a quarter of libya's oil and all production in the southwest and sure there is a massive massive change that libya's economy is massively dependent on oil and it's also a demonstration signal strength internationally because other controls the oil controls a portion of libyans will start immediately well i mean in terms of them being able to you know restart this war and advance upon tripoli from the ground that's impossible at this moment on i mean he has lost that sort of everything that he's been frontline in the last 6 weeks that 6 years to build in addition you look at the images the circularly on social media and the videos and just how much war booty that was delivered by his backers in the u.n. he and egypt and russia over the last year or 2 years in preparation they've now lost all of their arsenal weaponry and equipment and as it was the get equipment that's that's going to be a real money for you don't them and you know this it's almost immediately and most forces are all in disarray that they have left and fled only in the last the hour
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and a what they're really for the fight so far as the gym is concerned at this rhythmically . and just the past couple of hours the global death toll from the crowd of virus has passed $400000.00 or more than a quarter in the united states that's from johns hopkins university it's a reliable source we used to keep track of the situation but even this can only be so accurate and depends on countries actually reporting numbers. and that is something that brazil's government has stops doing critics say its attempt to hide the real extent of the pandemic. reports. the sign on the window of this car dealership in sao paulo reminds customers of the need to use face masks and anti-bacterial gel it's the 1st phase of the city's reopening despite record numbers of cope with 19 deaths and president. at the center of growing criticism for downplaying the virus strain it and attacking lockdown measures is going
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further. he is borrowing a page from his u.s. counterpart donald trump and threatening to leave the world health organization. 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 cars 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 brazilians 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
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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 people are 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 at 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
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so maddow will face off in sao paulo and other. cities. while 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. china has rejected accusations of concealed information on the corona virus outbreak it says its actions to contain the pandemic of being rigorous and effective sarah clarke reports. united and on message 6 months after it officially reported its 1st case of covert 19 china's state council says it has won the coronavirus war and its efforts to contain the outbreak have been a success. wacom time is and he has a democratic fully demonstrates his governance capacity and national strength the 37000 word white paper was split into 4 chapters with a detailed timeline of china's actions the state council described it as the
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biggest public health emergency since the founding of the people's republic of china it said more than 90 percent of infected people had recovered and rebuked international critics accusing beijing of concealing information and it called the accusations completely unreasonable so. the response is not a war of words but an effort to restore the truth we have no interest in the so-called information war in the battle against covert 19 but we must respond when placing smears against china the national health commission says the government released the genome sequence for the virus early 5 clinical trials are now underway in china once approved the state council says it will share any corona virus vaccine internationally moment. when the vaccine is ready will make it a global public good as promised at the 73rd w.h.o. meeting but a growing number of countries are calling for an international investigation into china's handling of the crime of virus critics to question the accuracy of the country's calculations of infections read must pay attention be cautious when we
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read about those state level why that made an official because we don't know that whether they have creatures are what happens. infections might be down to single digits in china but its economy is still being hit hard in my exports contracted more than 3 percent compared to last year and imports tumbled more than 16 percent at the shop has declined in more than 4 yes. al-jazeera hong kong. so come here on al-jazeera the feeds mexico the world's biggest frozen vegetable market has become a hot spot for the run of arsenic. and we'll tell you why from a similar u.k. are bracing for crime savage.
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how there's been further flooding in southern china as the seasonal rain would suggest in satellite pictures these big top clusters hero thunderstorms tremendous outpouring of rain. and one down don't think so much hong kong particularly there has been rain the forecast is in the same sort of area it goes east through taiwan and then across the southern islands of japan there are the main islands homeshare is just warm and sunny 26 to 30 degrees is getting hotter still in northern china as a relief up to 38 degrees in beijing on monday little bit of a cooling trend is a week from to system comes through on tuesday which is linked up to the seasonal rains this rain in western china moving this way but still the line from one hand to shanghai following the river remains dry now the monsoon is also moving and it's moving more and more arrests as you'd expect it to the rains are into myanmar the line takes you down through town do carola contactor everything to sayas is
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officially in monsoon of course is creeping up the western gas but a long way ahead of where you might expect monsoon rains to be the winds a certainly picking up and they're bringing in showers it's not as hot as it was but still 40 or 41 degrees in bar 2 places you can see but the wind is quite notable delhi for example got 3 days of strong winds. on the atlantic coast of west africa communities are at risk. as rising sea levels and a manmade disaster of threatening people's lives. on land and at sea. al-jazeera world exposed the impact of climate change and a catastrophic human error. on senegal sinking villages.
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you're watching al-jazeera her mind of our top stories this hour government forces in libya are in the city of sirte and their latest offensive to drive her to a half 1000 fighters further east toward cease fire plan announced with his egyptian allies on saturday was quickly rejected by me this of the u.n. recognized government tripling. the number of deaths worldwide from chronic virus has passed 400000 that's according to a tally by the u.s. based johns hopkins university and its total infection counts into the pandemic began is edging toward 7000000. brazil's government has stopped publishing its running total of corona virus deaths and infections critics say it's an attempt to
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hide the real extent of the pandemic. we're saying now to our top story the situation in libya and the fight between forces backing the u.n. recognize government and those loyal to war hala faffed our trainer has more from abu ghraib and about 140 kilometers west of sir. forces loyal to the government of national court the internationally recognized government announced a military operation to take control of the city of sirte now sir it's strategically located in the central coast of libya and it's very close to the oil ports in russula new thing so so it's very strategically placed. it's exceedingly important now this comes after forces loyal to the warlord khalifa haftar have suffered major defeats and lost several key towns in western libya
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including the stronghold huna this battle here in central libya is much different than the ones than the battle in tripoli tripoli was very condensed it was urban fighting was street to street house to house so it's very different here the terrain is very wide and open and this makes this makes it very important for the airpower air power is extremely important in the battle here for sirte now yesterday airstrikes were were carried out by forces or carried out by the after self-styled living national army forces here adamant about control in sirte this will create a better position in power in any future peace talks also like i said it is close to russell nuf the major oil ports in libya so control of certain means they can the jna can have a forward base into into the eastern oil ports. process against police brutality and racial discrimination continue to grow across the u.s.
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as tens of thousands of people monster demand reform things often festive intense people demanding change following jones foreign staff and custody had to call when will wrap up events outside of washington after this report from she has a time thing. it was the biggest demonstration in the nation's capital since george floyd's death 2 weeks ago tens of thousands gathered to protest across d.c. many feeling this is a turning point feels good it feels like i get to be a part of history and a part of the group of people who are trying to change the world. unlike previous protests that have followed incidents of police brutality it was clear this wasn't just about registering horror and anger but about practical solutions people understand now. it's not enough to be angry you have to vote. you have to translate that into your but it seemed that november's election was
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also trumps mine from his vantage point behind the new fencing around the white house several hours into saturday's protest he tweeted this. all day and his campaign sent out this message liberal thugs are destroying our streets their strategy is to use the protests to mobilize trump school base in fear of the protests evangelical christians the elderly and suburban white women and that's what's thought to have driven trump's initial reaction to the nationwide demonstrations it's being reported that at the beginning of the week doubled from. that $10000.00 members of the military be deployed to cities around the country trip or troll the u.s. said what would have been an incredible force of presidential authority to trump campaign strategy is clear them but what about those demanding change dc's men are is receiving plaudits for painting black lives matter in front of the white house but the group black lives matta d c tweeted that the mural was a performative distraction they say their struggle is with the man who controls the
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police budget and whom they accuse of gutting social programs to militarize police officers well shielding them from transparency and prosecution for violence 6 in fact up the road activists were painting their own mural except. there is a message to the democratic party man it read the from the police that is divert the money to programs which directly benefit citizens ensuring that black lives matter is not a simple party political debate. washington. 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
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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 bread is in this so many people across grows cold in rages and sexual orientation that people out you know black people too long they may 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
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going to come back next week we have the say their name agenda 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 to meet the same painful end as george ford all while his family remembered him with a funeral in his north carolina town where he was born and the nation shouted out his. al-jazeera. and there were solidarity protests around the world some demonstrators confronted police in london police source bolted through a crowd of marchers when objects were thrown the mounted officer fell off and was treated for minor injuries. and a crowd of us locked out of the u.k. store a big drop in crime there are fears the economic fallout from the pandemic could reverse that song again. an early morning raid in south east
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london. in the middle of a pandemic when all manatee has been suspended criminal gangs have found ways of operating. a streets empty to several police forces across britain cooperated in an attempt to break up the drug trade rings. across. the so-called county lines that trafficked from the cities to towns and the countryside often recruiting vulnerable children into their network drug dealers they are manipulative and they will use anyone to enable them to get their drugs around the country and to sell the drugs and be a girl or a boy. who might be vulnerable they will use only one. percent unscrupulous or more they're doing. london the worst affected place in the country has seen knife and gang related crime surge in the last 10 years the police have said that drug
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dealing has been at the crux of that rise with the creation of the forces new violent suppression units more police are being put on patrol in high risk areas and to visit known offenders to encourage them to stop any criminal activities the factors which fuel crime have only increased during the lockdown despair deprivation and increasing poverty from you face economic slump have all played their parts on the social issues which of course were present before the pandemic occurred have continued behind closed doors of many to ery and jenny steele work with young people who are at risk of being exploited by criminal gangs their organization has seen an increase in calls for her. hope but no extra aid for resources and the worry is what awaits vulnerable people when the social restrictions and just trying to pull all of the professionals around us to come and
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take part offer solutions all across the board to not just to young people and their families now but also after look down another concern law enforcement has not enough regard for children who are employed carry a situations and face enormous pressures to provide for their families or work with an 8 year old who is a young kara a lot of young people in their homes are the carers are the adults and this is where their parents have a physical or nonphysical disability or not is just the roles that have been enforced on them but they've adapted to play and as police begin the task of cutting drug distribution lines there is a need to protect the most vulnerable those who desperately needed help from a system that has failed them sunny al-jazeera london. lockdowns to stop the spread of the virus of english to 12 among countries reopening is mexico there are concerns that it's too soon with hospitals in the capital filling up from home and
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reports. this is the world's biggest fruit and vege market the synthol the about i think and it's become a hotspot for coated infections in mexico so if. it's not hard to see why it's an ant hill of activity a city within a city as they say here we dressed like this to go in knowing which way to us but most people here what with next to no protection when you're lifting this. even the most slows you down and as for not touching others its place gets half a 1000000 visitors every day this pretty no way that they can pick social distancing going without one fish market officials say they have managed to lower the number of clients coming in during coded that they've had less than 500 cases but most of the people we talked to have been sick have they been picked from your fiction avoided. i would more want yes some in this is own around 9 or
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$10.10 has been ill 2 but after a month in isolation you have to come back again because money runs out in the little time i was out my savings got used up. and it's not just the $90000.00 workers here that depend on the market. this immense space the size of $400.00 football pitches is the beating heart of mexico's food chain pumping out produce across the country and that's why mitt scarcities government decided they couldn't close it. but they have sent in health brigades 17 of the to patrol the market. but it's a drop in the ocean and it doesn't help that some here still don't believe in coded i don't know that come or not good they think oh this is a game they're like whatever nothing's going to happen to me. just outside of the centro communities enough struggling with the virus to. this is car you home 57
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it's going to be unfortunate nickname covert streets. black bows hang alongside the more colorful. residents told us about 20 people have died here not going to see this family shut itself off for a month when 3 of them got sick the street cemetery protocols and perhaps divine help none of died just. many people live or go to work in the central bastos and from 3 in the morning cars are passing through here to get there so must have something to do with it he's done his job here but even divine protection hasn't saved the streets residents from discrimination want to hit their nose way back in was going to if you're from cairo 157 a lot of people see you as lepers taxis don't want to take you you have to go and look for the doctors because they don't want to come here. oh back next door in the central customers have been staying away to. call us his family has had this stool
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for years but it's in trouble there's a bit of a it's really hit us there are days when we just have to throw the produce away 5 or 10 creates that we have to chuck out now traders say things are getting better numbers are picking up as the country begins to reopen the question is the 1st customers i mean fresh covert cases to join home and how does it or mexico city. result is there and that is the top stories government forces in libya are in the city of sirte in their legs just offensive to drive while all hell if i have to fight is further east after the cease fire plan announced with his egyptian allies on saturday was quickly rejected by leaders of the un recognized government in tripoli traina has more from. forces you're adamant about control and
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this will create a better position in power in future peace talks also like i said it is close to russell moved the major oil ports in libya so controls means they can have a forward base into. the eastern oil ports. the number of deaths worldwide from growing a virus has passed 400000 according to a tally by the u.s. based johns hopkins university and its total infection counts and the pandemic began is edging toward 7 maybe it was 2000000 of those are known to be in the worst affected country to us and more than 100000 people have died. israel's government has stopped publishing its running total of chronic virus deaths and infections critics say it's an attempt to hide the real extent of the pandemic comes as president jaya both the novel is threatening to take brazil out of the world health organization. china says if it is able to develop a coronavirus vaccine it will be made available for people around the world the
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science and technology minister made a pledge while presenting a white paper on china's fight against corporate 19 been accused of failing to fully disclose information about the virus. us cities have seen some of the biggest protest against police brutality and racism since the death of george floyd 2 weeks ago he was in place custody in minneapolis when he was killed a largely peaceful demonstrators are demanding major changes to law enforcement. and there was solidarity protests around the world some demonstrators confronted police in london a police horse bolted through a crowd of marches when objects with rod the mounted officer fell off and was treated for minor injuries. well those are the headlines start go away though the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story.
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it's time we learn to live with the coronavirus on how should we all protagoras for a new wave of infections some countries reimpose lockdowns while others prioritize their economy this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program and it's lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus are being lifted worldwide shops and businesses all.
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