pointed out is their world examines the alleged detention and torture and saudis women activists the only charges against relate to their talking to foreign organizations like human rights watch and amnesty international saudi women reform or repression on al-jazeera. a spike in u.s. coronavirus cases in states that ease restrictions but that's not stopping new york city from reopening the business. hello i'm down jordan the saudis are a live from go also coming up hong kong's leader says a controversial new security nor will safeguard human rights despite weeks of protests against. french president emanuel markhor slams turkey's role in the libyan conflict as calls grow freight political solution to the crisis and the 1st

migrant rescue ship allowed to dock in italy since the pandemic began aid groups say they're concerned many more will follow. the rate of covert 19 infections in the u.s. has surged across southern and southwestern states new cases of the virus spiked with bars restaurants and other businesses reopened early there are questions over whether struction 7 lifted too soon rob reynolds reports from los angeles. 29 u.s. states and territories are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases several including arizona california oklahoma and texas reported record high single day infections governor rhonda scientists says worrying numbers of new cases involve young people who were previously thought to be at lesser risk huge huge numbers of people particularly in that 20 to 30 cohort

who are testing but then testing positive 62 percent of all new cases in florida for the week of june 7th are under the age of 45 decentest says some younger people have let down their guard i think that we've started to see you know some erosion in the social distancing from probably some of the younger population many bars in tampa have shut down after staff tested positive in texas governor greg abbott displayed a graph showing a sharp spike in hospitalizations $3200.00 per day to state the obvious. coben 1000 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in texas and it must be corralled in arizona people stood in lines several kilometers long to get tested the state recorded more than 3000 new cases over the weekend bringing arizona's total confirmed cases to more than $50000.00 president donald trump reportedly was

furious when his oklahoma rally on saturday flopped with a much smaller crowd than anticipated trump plans another campaign event in phoenix arizona on tuesday at his tulsa rally trump said he told officials to slow down testing because the numbers looked bad the white house spokesperson claimed trump was just making a joke and cast blame on the media it was a comment that he made and yes it's common that he made and passing for specifically with regard to the media coverage and pointing out the fact that the media never acknowledges that we have more cases because when you test more people you find more cases trump appeared serious not joking when he made the comment if it really was a joke many observers found it odd that the president would find humor in a pandemic that has killed 120000 people in the united states robert oulds

al jazeera. for new york city was once considered the epicenter of the u.s. outbreak and now it's cautiously reopening the virus seems to be under control restaurants bars and half salons of welcome the 1st customers they've had since mid march christensen and me as more. some of the most important and visible sectors of the new york economy are now able to reopen for business the mayor of the city predicts anywhere from 150-002-3000 extension 00 workers will be back on the job this week right now i'm on 5th avenue in midtown manhattan where some of the most iconic high end shopping centers exist and what we're seeing is a bit of a mixed bag we've got open stores clothing stores here there's one open followed by another that's open followed up by a boarded up shop and in fact the rest of the block is still closed for business with some stores only doing curbside pick up. as for the city's $27000.00

restaurants they are allowed to have outdoor dining with table space 6 feet apart these are restrictions that are difficult for many establishment to adhere to nevertheless the mayor is hopeful that this will prevent some 5000 restaurants from permanently shutting their doors and 45000 people from losing their jobs office workers also allowed to go back on the job today but at 5050 percent capacity in their office buildings all of this with strict social distancing measures ringback still in place anywhere inside or outside where you can't be more than 6 feet away from people masks are still required a cautious approach moving forward for the city of new york. donald trump is threatening protesters who are attempting to topple a statue of former u.s. president near the white house with 10 years in jail demonstrators tied ropes around the statue was there tried to bring it down for around them. well these are

live pictures now from the white house where protests. tuning their standoff with police jackson has been targeted recently for his legacy of supporting slavery and forcing native americans off their land trungpa said he considers the former president a hero and see similarities between himself and jackson now the french president says turkey's playing a dangerous game in libya that can no longer be tolerated among your ma cross as i'm cross actions are obstacle to securing a ceasefire on tuesday they are believed will hold a virtual emergency meeting as calls grow for a political solution to the crisis or burden manoli has made. the discovery of more bodies in southern tripoli the military says the bodies belong to people kidnapped by forces of warlords highly for have to. and it's not the 1st the un's top rights body or did a fact finding mission after the discovery of mass graves in dar huna previously

a stronghold of have to by his forces. after a 14 month military campaign to take control of the capital after failed the internationally recognized government recently recaptured. along with other towns in western libya and on monday the chief international criminal court prosecutor said in the statement she would not hesitate to expand investigations and potential prosecutions to cover any instances of crimes but there is a possibility of more violence to come libya's government forces in opposition to the west of the demand to have to its forces retreat from the strategic city. on monday the u.s. ambassador to tripoli and the head of africa command met with libya's prime minister fires as. they discussed efforts to stabilize the country but also how egypt has weighed in on the conflict. egypt's president of the fatah seems to have

threatened military intervention if jan a forces opponents to it so that. government calls the threat a declaration of war and the u.n. spokesman gave this warning. the last thing that libya needs right now is more fighting more. more military mobilization more transfer of weapons more presence of either foreign fighters or mercenaries and that's been more than the pointing in the fischel meeting with president keiser eat french president a man you want to get takis intervention in the conflict did you took his own did you take him up but you don't and again i have already had the opportunity to make this very clear to president i now consider that turkey is playing a dangerous game in libya and is in breach of all the commitments it made at the berlin conference turkey has intervened in recent months providing support to

government forces france has been accused of supporting have to. something it continues to deny my call has also spoken to us present all trumped by 3rd the leaders agreed on a need for ceasefire and libya and the resumption of negotiations bots with clear divisions between international figures weighing in on the conflict there remains the question with these divisions lead to more scenes of destruction in a country torn apart by years of war. on the al jazeera the hong kong street executive has sought to reassure the public about the national security and all that mainland china is preparing for the territory caroline admitted she hadn't seen the full details of the law but said judicial independence freedom of the press and the right to protest will continue to be protected.

in the content published so far it's stated clearly that the law must respect and protect human rights and for human rights and freedoms to be protected the law is in line with the international covenant on civil and political rights and the international covenant on economic social and cultural rights it's also stated clearly that these rights include press freedom and freedom of assembly so let's bring in emily lau she's chairperson of the international affairs committee of the democratic party in hong kong and joins us live via skype emily so kerry says the new security law will safeguard human rights as well as freedom of speech but if beijing is overriding the hong kong judiciary and carol lam can't really guarantee anything. well you're exactly right the truth is no one in hong kong including carrie lamb has seen that the bill it's kept secret and what they are saying is that the law may be passed in the next few

days maybe on sunday or following monday and then it will be reviewed i mean have you heard a bit anything more ridiculous if you're going to pass a law on hong kong i think common decency would mean that the hong kong people should be consulted and be allowed to express their views but they say good draft law is secret so nobody can see it so without seeing it how can carry larry come out and through everybody by saying oh don't worry a human rights will be protected the independence of big judiciary will be in check i think that's nonsense and that's an important point to make because she also says the security law will not harm the judicial independence in the cities i degree of autonomy but how do hong kong's judges regard this new law how much do they see it as a threat emily. well of course the judges do not speak in public but

the former chief justice of the quarter final appeal mr andrew levy has made you know statements it's published in today's english and chinese newspapers and he has and track he made some comments last month but now he is expressing concern because there is suggestion that kerry lamb would be allowed to pick it judges to try these national security cases which of course is unheard of in our judicial system and there is also suggestion and very very worrying suggestion that in certain cases the communist party set a very small number but people who are charged with offenses could be sent to mainland china and put so they would not get protection of the hong kong legal system and this is really 'd turning one country 2 system on its head and they let

out danish ok let me john here let me just jump in here emily because many critics say this new law is a power grab by beijing of a key elements of the government and society so does the law or perhaps what many see as a power of the old judiciary that takes away all final adjudication of power from the hong kong courts. well i hope not maybe that national security law is the start and end they would take over but if that should happen reeling i think many business people financial people they will leave and even hong kong people will want a bailout because they are so frightened because with out an independent judiciary without rule of law nobody can protect our freedoms and our person no safety then hong kong as a free and vibrant city that we all know about it is going to disappear so i want

to call on the british government which has said quite clearly prime minister boris johnson said it needs and that the law they will allow the hong kong thank you citizen to go and live in the u.k. so they should do it immediately and allow we have to leave it there thank you very much indeed for your thoughts thank you thank you. all right time for a short break here and al-jazeera when we come back we'll take a look at the key contenders as malawi goes back to the polls for a rerun of the presidential vote. and a 2nd tennis player test positive for corona virus following a controversial series of events in the balkans stay with us. however i see precious little cloud in the sky this juicy here but not really

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welcome back a quick about of the top stories at this hour in the united states the number of deaths from corona virus has passed 125000 new cases have spiked over the weekend in several states across america south and southwest. executive has sought to reassure the public over the national security northern china's drafting for the territory carry on admitted she hadn't seen the full details of the law but said it will protect human rights. the french president has accused turkey of playing a dangerous game by providing minutes to libya's internationally recognized government money and marcos as turkey is an obstacle to securing a ceasefire calls are growing for a political solution to a crisis. but hundreds of migrants rescued from smugglers boats in the mediterranean sea have arrived safely in sicily's the 1st time

a rescue ship has been allowed to dock in italy since ports were closed in april because of the coronavirus the torah dates and the reports. it's the 1st time these migrants have slept in days they survived the journey across the mediterranean from libya to europe but only just they were saved by a rescue ship brum by the german aid organization c. watch as the migrants were brutus show in sicily their dream of a better life is by no means guaranteed 1st they're being transferred to a quarantine center where they'll spend the next 2 weeks. the 211 people on board the german ship were rescued from 3 separate boats last week. 70 people mostly africans were crammed into this boat reported to be in distress last wednesday evening. the following night another rescue operation was underway they don't friday if the 67 migrants mainly from africa and bangladesh were saved about 70

kilometers off the coast of lampedusa they'd. being without water for 2 days this is happening because of the war and the conflict ongoing in libya which pushes a lot of people moving moving on an old necessarily staying in libya to earn. earn a salary. for years italy was the main route into europe for migrants and refugees but a crackdown on people smugglers in libya lead to fewer mediterranean crossings. this year there's been an increase with nearly 6000 people danding in a city safe that's almost double the number in the same period last year. this is the 1st time italy's allowed to rescue ship to dock since the government closed ports in april because of the coronavirus pandemic this summer the expectation is there will be many more boats that will need rescuing full of people risking their lives in the hope of finding work in europe victoria gate and the al-jazeera.

fighting has broken out in yemen's rb on region just hours after saudi arabia announced it had brokered a cease fire between yemen's government and a southern separatist group the kingdom said the 2 sides had agreed to start peace talks days after the southern transitional council took full control of the island of sumatra the internationally recognized government call it a coup for the separatists want an independent state of south yemen and are backed by the united arab emirates al-jazeera has covered the war in yemen extensively he's hesitant to put too much weight on the 6. everyone is losing faith in the. he led coalition in human form for multiple reasons 1st of all when the start of the company in 2015 they said the ultimate goal is to defeat the truth these and push them back from the areas to control into $1014.00 including the capital sana'a and that they will try to ensure there is a power sharing agreement with all the parties the who these the session this is

session is in the south the internationally recognized government come together and you go see it a transition to democracy what is happening is totally the opposite of the whole things are sitting drop the further expanding taken over province the s.t.c. is just a matter of time before the reinstate the republic of 1990 in the southern part of yemen and the one who is in ground the one who's been humiliated the one who's been completely abandoned by his own people is our problem and how to be and has become over the last few months the focal point of this power struggle between the internationally recognized government of muscle hardy and the s.t.c. what are the secessionist determined to. to break away from them or they want to take over which is one of the most important. power bases of president for them to move forward towards and if the control. is the end for for the it's the beginning of reinstating the south and republic of yemen because the

i.c.c. backed by the united arab emirates is determined it's just a matter of time before the southern part of yemen comes under their control. now polls are just opened in malawi for a rerun of last year's disputed presidential election the vote was an old by the constitutional court because of widespread irregularities reports. malawi's main opposition leader. who formed an alliance with the vice president. says he's going to win choose days presidential rerun he lost to president 515-9000 votes in last year's election with a constitutional court ruled was marred by whites paid by judges or did a rerun you know a lot of young people and that's the majority of malawians do not have better jobs are telling them that will work create jobs or have their story. have a national service that every young person involved in something that will build

this country prison with erika try to stop the rerun but the supreme court 10 down his appeal when he then tried to force the top judge into early retirement opposition groups accused of trying to intimidate the judiciary the president denies the allegation it's only the 2nd time a presidential election result in africa has been overturned visible and the 2nd ability is crucial. to. from work is there an independent judiciary is there i mean we hear the whistle going and going and tradition of putting down in demanding that the elections must be held according to law and we have managed to get here so it's not perfect because there's too a number of significant gaps but i think it's going to say they are also logistical concerns for months opposition groups demanded the removal of the organizers of last year's disputed election the initial commission now has a new man in charge who is under pressure to make sure voting and counting of

ballot papers go smoothly this time for a 1st. time we were sworn in on the 9th. problem and resolved through a good bit of relationship. we made. it which meant that we had less than 2 weeks in order to prepare for. the coronavirus to travel internationally election observers organize a trying to safe bank karajan social distancing and had washed all of which has been widely seen campaigning. many of us taxi drivers have refused to pick up passengers in south africa's biggest city johannesburg they have blocked roads there and inputs oriya the drivers are demanding more money from the government to help them stay on the road during the pandemic 3 months of lockdown restrictions have meant fewer working hours and says the drivers complain the government's offer which is worth $63000000.00 isn't enough. authorities in croatia

are investigating a corona virus outbreak in the city of that are linked to a tennis tournament held over the weekend at least 2 leading players and tested positive out the taking part in the event run by world number one novak djokovic he's since been tested but the result is yet to be made public relations prime minister. has undergone testing after attending the event djokovic just come under fire for organizing the tournament with few health precautions in place they are. this is a really bad example of this behavior of people in question but i think it will make other people more careful from now on it is a warning for organizers of events like this owners of restaurants and others that measures have to be respected that's the only way they can keep the businesses open we have our health inspectors coming here and we will see what they can find out. al-jazeera is in zagreb he has more on the backlash crochets government is now

facing. other 2 tennis exhibition tournament in southern creation was partly meant by organizers to send a message to the curious soul all over the world that creation is safe that it's basically corona free country since it was 0 cases in the last 3 weeks but 1st the grigor dimitrov then today. the tennis coach is they were tested positive and there are a lot of critics saying that organizers didn't do well that they organized this student like it was completely normal time like there was no threat from coronavirus it was 'd kids they players played basketball more than 5000 people went to watch the last week and the creation minister of health said today there mistakes were made the but he said that there is no fear that in this part of creation will be an outbreak of coronavirus he said because little people came to direct contact with this tennis players among these players another joke which world's number one he

was not tested last night things other he went with the plane and his family to belgrade and he was there today this results we are still waiting creation minister of health said this is a message that this the new normal must be taken seriously that all these kinds of whence must be organized in full cooperation with the government and with the following of all the rules he said no any new measures for now will not be implemented. there are small arise in corona cases in western balkans but the leaders of these countries are saying that these numbers are not something to especially worry about and they are not thinking about taking some new measures like lock down or blocking the freedom of movement. in the us there's been a show of solidarity for the african-american racing driver who was the target of a racist act on sunday nascar drivers pushed bubba wallace's car to the front of

the field before monday's writes in alabama bubba wallace is the only black driver competing in the nascar series and the f.b.i. is investigating after a noose was left in his team garage on the weekend just 2 weeks ago wallace successfully campaigned to get the confederate flag banned from all racing venues the move came amid global protests against the death of george floyd in police custody. climate scientists are concerned of alarming temperature records being set in the russian region of siberia the past winter was siberia's hottest since records began 130 years ago average temperatures were about 6 degrees celsius higher than normal it also recorded it's warm it's may on record with surface temperatures in some parts up to 10 degrees above average or modern standards a climate scientist at the danish meterological institute he says the heat could lead to a spike in carbon emissions from the permafrost. the consequences are mainly there

with respect to permafrost so the oil as a region is under way in by permafrost and in parts of you so your your discourse is wealthy several 100 meters so it there will be no immediate effect for the west the permafrost becomes so not and in the region of lawyers for sure it was just mentioned it may well be possible that. the 1st decade has an effect on disability or foundations of this factory and may have contributed to this season's spill. it is also important to look at you siberia with this sick permafrost and that is because if we have such high temperatures the part of us starts melting from the surface and if the temperatures remain high this is a voting continues so that means it will run into trouble with permafrost not today not tomorrow of the day after tomorrow but over the longer period if we don't do

anything against it and this is important because we have huge amounts of cum dioxide and methane lying a lot of permafrost so it's trapped by the frost is the 1st as a pianist these greenhouse gases will be released to the atmosphere and that will be pretty bit. tough a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera the rate of covered 1000 infections in the u.s. a search across southern and southwestern states new cases of the virus spiked where bars restaurants and other businesses reopened there are questions over whether restrictions have been lifted too soon robin has more from los angeles on that new wave of infections. today in florida which is seeing a big spike the governor there rhonda santas said that he's seeing a lot of new cases in people under the age of 40 which is kind of

a new twist and he suggested that young people are sort of slacking off in terms of wearing masks and keeping proper social distancing donald trump is threatening protesters who are attempting to topple a statue of former u.s. president andrew jackson near the white house with 10 years in jail jackson has been targeted recently for his legacy of supporting slavery and forcing native americans off their land trump a said he considers the former president a hero see similarities between himself and jackson. hong kong's chief executive of sorts or reassure the public about the national security law that china's drafting for the territory carol lam admitted she hadn't seen full details of the law but said it will protect human rights the french president is accused turkey of playing a dangerous game by providing military support to libya's internationally recognized government emanuel macross says turkey is an obstacle to securing a ceasefire cools and growing for

a political solution to the crisis. and fighting has broken out in yemen's albion region just hours after saudi arabia announce it had brokered a ceasefire between yemen's government and the southern separatist group the kingdom said the 2 sides had agreed to start peace talks days after the southern transitional council took full control of the island of sumatra the separatists want an independent state of south yemen by the united arab emirates. a minibus taxi drivers of used to pick up passengers in south africa's biggest city johannesburg they blocked roads there and in particular the drivers are demanding more money from the government to help them stay on the road during the pandemic 3 months of lock down restrictions have meant fewer working hours. so those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the stream station that's watched by fellow. talk to oldies their own. let me ask you how worried you are about the increase in hostilities in yemen we listen this is the

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