companies of land grabs florida and human rights abuses one o one east investigates on al-jazeera. the president of malawi making the 1st african nation to elect an opposition leader in a call to order to rerun. the whole robin you're watching al-jazeera life my headquarters here in doha also coming up a sharp rise in coronavirus cases the u.s. recalls 2500000 infections and 125000 deaths also there was. no time to be silent protest against a side in colombia after the brutal killing of

a mother and her daughter plus. i mean gauging the australian industrial fish looking at the reality of renewable energies eventually replacing jobs in a coal mining. program opposition leader has won the rerun of the presidential election. got just under 59 percent of the vote and that makes him the 1st african opposition leader to win power in a quarter old. tosser reports on a historic moment african democracy. by the time i was declared the winner of the presidential election rerun. already knew from unofficial results that he would be president what they wanted to know was exactly how much he had won by losing. the candidate was

a 57 percent. how's it did it was a majority job literally it's as if it did you it is. just. a few hours before she was declared the winner president. peter metallica say they'd been voting irregularities including violence and intimidation against his party election monitors slightly. more mindful of. the they were. the my. religion. and intimidate you should not buy this great important. russia in february malawi's additionally overturned because victory saying there was evidence of a tempering that's why malawians voted again in a rerun of the polls last tuesday and let's say the result is unprecedented on the

african continent it's not just rear it's it's unique in the african context we never had a election an old and then the result 'd to be different than what the 1st round which was an old that result was so this is really the court stepping in to say that the elections were not run properly and then the electoral commission returning a different result in the rerun. where the president elect is promising to fight corruption and create jobs are to be sworn into office by louay a country of roughly 80000000 people will be watching him closely to see what kind of leader he's going to be how demitasse algis. the justice minister of the democratic republic of congo has been arrested as the country deals with a crisis over proposed judicial reforms the plan spark demonstrations earlier this week with people blocking roads outside parliament stina to send has reportedly

been taken to the prosecutor's office after police surrounded his home in kinshasa on saturday. and london forces have killed 4 gunmen during an attack in a google near the border with burundi rhonda's army says 3 of its soldiers were injured in the cross border is solved tensions are high between the 2 neighbors with burundi accusing rwanda of arming rebel groups to oppose the late president pm cauldrons these are who died suddenly earlier this month. in the u.s. hopes for a quick reopening are being beaten back by surging corona virus infections 2 and a half 1000000 cases have been recorded there so far and a total of 125000 lives have been lost both florida and arizona have set new daily infection highs forcing vice president mike pence to cancel campaign events while across the country record figures of cases have been confirmed every day for almost

a week several states are taking steps to reimpose restrictions threatening a much hopeful economic recovery gabriel is on though is following the story from new york he says the states that push to reopen 1st and are seeing a spike in cases. many ways the coronavirus outbreak in the united states is worse now than it was back in march april or even may when the covert 1000 pandemic was in the northeast of the united states where i'm at right now new york new jersey. now you're seeing it spread elsewhere florida texas nevada arizona these are the new epicenters that we're seeing and really troubling huge numbers out of those states particularly florida over 9500 new cases just in the last 24 hours that's a record tex's nearly a record in new infections in the state of texas as well and in harris county which is a 2nd biggest county in the united states it involves houston as well as suburban towns

around houston 5000000 people just in harris county health officials they're saying that the situation there is severe and uncontrollable this is a virus it's spreading very quickly in many key states here what do all of these states that i just mentioned have in common one thing they didn't take it seriously from the beginning and as part of that they were all states they began to reopen at the end of may and are now seeing huge spikes and are now trying to pull that back a little bit and close again some sectors but clearly there's lots of problems here as this corner virus pandemic continues to really become more of a crisis now in the u.s. almost than it was even a couple months ago. well indiana has more than a half 1000000 quota virus infections with the crowded capital new delhi is the epicenter of the outbreak but it's led to worries about a shortage of medical equipment and a scramble to build time prefer solitaries rhetorical because the story. if there

was any doubt that india is struggling to cope with a coronavirus pandemic this footage from the state of banter pradesh seems to confirm it a day get carries away the body of a man he tested positive for caleb 19 it's the latest shocking image from a country where the infection rate is surging and the authorities are unprepared in india's crowded capital more than 40000 people have tested positive in the last 2 weeks new delhi's hospitals only have capacity for around 13001000 patients. needed he expected an increase in cases but it's been higher than we initially thought in the 1st week of june there was a shortage of beds in hospitals some people didn't get a bed in as a result the death rate also increased india is number 4 on the list of countries worst affected by the coronavirus with more than half a 1000000 cases and more than 15000 deaths and the number of infections is expected

to rise in the coming weeks the authorities are working to transform hotels wedding halls and spiritual centers like this one into cave in 1000 cas and his experts are advising the federal government to prioritize reducing deaths over containing the spread of the virus may be. right. but. this year's end. the doctors say expanding services is not enough india's public health system has faced years of cutbacks the impact of k. that 19 is exposing its inadequacies 6070 percent of the story. was. hospital facilities. and probably.

will be like this because we don't want to not be the only who could be. new delhi is not alone in experiencing a surge of 19 infections other big cities across india are also suffering and several states have extended the lockdown some experts predict nearly half a 1000000 more indians could get infected in the next 2 and a half weeks victoria gating be al-jazeera. german chancellor angela merkel says the pandemic there is far from over as regional outbreaks give rise to fares of a 2nd wave lockdowns were imposed in western germany last week after a break linked to meet factory in fact it was in 2000 people michael says our goal is to get europe's economy back on track as germany takes over the rotating e.u. presidency next week germany has recorded nearly 195000 infections and around 9000 deaths. well look st the u.k.

government will relax rules at full stall arriving travellers to quarantine for 2 weeks instead britain will introduce a traffic light system with countries group based on the krona virus infection rates it's a move which could throw a lifeline to europe's tourism industry as paul brennan explains. the news of an imminent lifting of the u.k.'s blanket quarantine rules coincided with the cold gray drizzle in south west london a good incentive perhaps to consider a foreign holiday in the sunny mediterranean since june the 8th really all arrivals into britain have had to endure a compulsory 14 day quarantine or face a penalty equivalent to $1250.00 from july 6th british tourists will have a list of countries where they can go without having to self isolate when they get back it also opens up britain to welcome foreign tourists from those listed countries under a traffic light system only arrivals from red countries will still have to

quarantine but there are signs that it's come too late to save this summer a random sample of shoppers in kingston found little appetite for last minute break yes to life for this year in our watch for next year we'll leave it this year to be a staycation we'll see how it goes back in foreign travel too much hassle and too much of a risk well i wait for them to test say i'm also conscious of trying to protect their health service and that kind of pressure on the system so yes and i think i'll say i probably continue south isolation and stay in this country that i'm going to list of green and amber countries is still being finalized and will change if there's an increase in the current 19 infection rate but for the travel and hospitality industry it's a breakthrough. most u.k. travel shops remain shut but online bookings and inquiries rose sharply following the government's quarantine announcement and several tour operators reported it was their busiest saturday ever well i think there are 2 things that will definitely be

happening which is 1st of all competitive pricing if you're trying to attract new business you don't put your prices up for a us that's one thing they'll be a lot of good deals around and that's not just our members' travel agents or prices also overseas hotels be very keen on getting brits pack again and i've also seen announcements by certain governments for example it's highly in one that they're going to encourage states how. to stay open later in the season european union diplomats are also considering this weekend whether to relax the current restrictions on travelers entering the e.u. use external borders an announcement on fast is also expected next week for many though 2020 will be the year of the stay cation paul brennan al-jazeera southwest london. well still ahead here on al-jazeera we look at the latin american country that sort itself apart from its neighbors in the battle to contain covert 19. long seen as a sign of racism the last state in the u.s.

to still feature the confederacy looks to be making a change their stories after the break. how we've got yet more hot sunshine in the forecast across the middle east no great surprise is that but some good news on the way around the gulf that's a very brisk winds recently pushing down around just around the northeastern corner of saudi arabia these winds will ease as we go through the next couple of days because getting up to around 4344 celsius here in doha pretty much wall to wall sunshine the more cloud down towards the far south of the region maybe pushing down into the gulf of aden we'll see some showers there as usual around the hollands plenty of south lat showing up here running across the region there right the way

across towards western side of cameroon where we could see some localized flooding southern areas of nigeria again seeing further heavy downpours and heavy downpours actually cool stretching all the way across west africa and we have seen some flooding deadly floods in fact into parts of ivory coast as we go through the next couple days some very heavy showers there spilling out to chad just stretched out across the central african republic into the democratic republic of congo south of that is generally fine and dry a little bit of wet weather a possibility just around the western cape assist area cloud makes its way 3 runs across the southern cape temperatures in cape town 80 degrees. short films of. hope. and inspiration. a series of short personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds.

i prepared for the 400 people wife you know here to be my savior but i can't give that up because if it everybody wants out is there a selects. oh . welcome back you're watching al-jazeera with me so whole robin a reminder of our top news stories will always opposition leader has been declared the winner of the country's presidential election rerun the electoral commission says lazarus to cuero work with just under 59 percent of the vote but the ruling party of incumbent leader peter baker wants the result an old. surgeon quote

a virus infections in the us for 2 and a half 1000000 cases of not being recorded the total of 125000 lives have been lost both florida and arizona have set new daily infection eyes. and in india authorities have reported of record jump more than 18000 cases in 24 hours more than half a 1000000 people have not been infected and that's leading to worries about a shortage of medical equipment. after months of lockdown restrictions coast a recurrence preparing to reopen the country to international tourists wise for testing has set it apart from other latin american nations which is still struggling to contain infections as manuel repeller reports. that a massive coronavirus testing campaign is underway in. district it's a response to a recent spike in infections in this part of the country but it's important to know

why you don't have the virus and to prevent more infections i think there are a lot of people that are infecting others and die and realize that i think mass testing is very important to prevent the spread of the virus. has applied a combination of mandatory social distancing a strict lockdown and wide scale testing it's a strategy that appears to have paid off the country is now the 1st in the region to announce plans for a gradual reopening to foreign tourists you see at our. i want to announce the opening of the borders even happened yet we're going to wait until august 1st this will happen for the international airports and this will only be allowed for countries that have a controlled transmission and remember you can will follow a very strict health protocol so that everyone who enters the country can be traced . to a city that has announced a low coronavirus numbers means public spaces like beaches and shopping centers will soon reopen a cassette leak out with a population of just 5000000 responded early. in brazil population 212000000

and take over measures have been far less stringent the number of confirmed cases there has surpassed 1200000 the brazilian government's response to the pandemic has been widely criticized. although in the city of need to drive through testing is now available to residents here a positive test triggers an automatic contact tracing protocol in the city brazil averages about 3 tests per 1000 people and that to roy has already surpassed 40 test for once. 1000 people this is key to following the infection rate in halting the spread of the virus they. need to do it was the 1st brazilian city to impose a law and call for strict sanitation measures authorities say until brazil implement similar procedures nationwide the coronavirus outbreak in the country will only continue to worsen. al-jazeera. the violence against women in colombia is worsening and a krone virus lockdowns the killing of

a woman and her daughter has sparked many to take to the streets of the capital because alessandra reports those murders were just the latest in a long list of crimes. violence against women is nothing new in colombia but a spate of recent cases has people reeling. despite a coronavirus lockdown dispersal testers took to the streets saying they can turn their backs on women being attacked and killed at a pace that depends seems to have made worse. crime rates have fallen in the country during the quarantine violence against women has increased by a planned 6 percent we're being killed more for being women than the coronavirus we are sick and tired we all fit getting the virus but we can't accept this violence anymore. activists say at least $315.00 women have been killed since the beginning of the year at least $110.00 of these murders are family with the victims killed

because of their gender it's the entire structure of society that's just signed and our lives and well being to crush us it's like having a knee constantly on our necks it's time to take the new way protesters are blocking intersections different intersections neighborhood in the south that were just last week a woman was killed together with her 4 year old child allegedly by our partner even if she had reported in many times to the tories. it's so professors are saying that some disruption is needed to bring more attention to what is happening and pressure all sorry these. protesters scuffled with the police when they tried to tag the walls of this military barracks. many are furious after 7 soldiers confessed on thursday of the rape of a 13 year old indigenous child congress passed a new law allowing for life sentences in cases of rape against minors which many

here consider useless when few of those responsible are punished at all. it's ridiculous that the state focuses on this kind of action when we have 85 percent impunity in sexual violence cases it's evident they don't understand where the problem lies is just a band-aid over an open window and. the women's right movement is relatively new in colombia but is growing as is the attention of the general public to crimes against women in the cries studio torie to do more to protect and listen with impunity. demonstrators have filled a part outside police headquarters in the u.s. city of a roaring colorado protesting against the death of a lion mclean a black bear who died in police custody last year colorado's governor has promised to rigs them in a case with loans death is one of many being given renewed attention following the death of george floyd last month it's the last state in the u.s.

to still feature the confederate battle emblem all its flag has taken steps towards removing it the state senate of mississippi passed a resolution that allows the flag which many of us racist to be changed republican governor takes reeves says he'll sign any bill to remove it new designs were then be voted on in november election. lester spence is a professor of political science and africana studies at johns hopkins university he says the black line is not a movement has created momentum for more political change when i talk about victims of police violence like george floyd george floyd was positive of. tested positive for kobe and was a bouncer and a truck driver. are very who was killed not by police but by police action but by police like action he was he wanted to be an electrician but he couldn't graduate he didn't have to wish the next has to be linking the this protest up with

labor diamond there's a reason why when i go to the convenience store to shop every employee is black the last asked for me that's what the next step and we're in the middle of a political struggle right now we've been in the middle of the struggle for a little bit but we're in political struggle with a tendency that arguably is and its death throes and they're not going to go down the house of representatives just about it to make d.c. a state that's not going to get out of the senate but still just that action alone actually kind of gives us more resources can allow people who are organizing with this to double down a bit more and they able to creation of new institutions that can consistently push that fight forward. but the one time says tonight reports a president trump was briefed on intelligence rush off and bounties to afghan fighters to target u.s. coalition troops when the taliban have rejected the claims the russian embassy in

washington d.c. dismissed the u.s. media reports as dangerous and baseless news the taliban said it was not indebted to any foreign country. as a for what it's going to bastardize to france and canada he says the allegations raise concerns over the afghan peace process. what is needed at this point despite the fact that the russian parliament. is to substantiate this in order to see what else may be going on at a time when there's a peace process underway where afghans are supposed to meet on one hand the taliban of the others on the other side afghans that are on the post $911.00 all are the afghan government included and we this is going to complicate issues further. remains to be seen as to how it's going to have an impact on one hand if you have asked to obviously as i said before hagee is it needs to be looked into it

needs you to take it seriously on one hand and get a hand we need to see how this diplomatic efforts from here are going to deal with you and whether it is going to be real or stall or midi and to some extent. it's going to. damage the absentees process. and if it does what what does this mean in the long term to the american presence in afghanistan to this issue that will be taken to an administration by the panel actions on as well as this issue that we begin after the american election. pakistan has announced a record increase in fuel prices only days before the end of the financial year quote a virus has done to the economy which has shrunk for the 1st time in 7 decades mistry of us will have to pay around 34 percent more to fill up although that varies

depending on the type of fuel the move has prompted a wave of outrage on social media 12 higher has more from the capital islamabad. well the reaction will be. strong whenever. i read that it. already is. about discomfort at a time when the government had. a considerable reduction in the oil price. crash avoided in the international market and now we are told that because they have hiked up they want to do the public and all of. that data to where the supply chain because. there were reports of hoarding and it. led to. the petrol station and

obviously coming at that time when the government. cannot make time. to have a knock on effect across the economy because everything is dependent on the price of fuel and on it a major import. will strain. the nation's 2nd largest export coal will be the next victim of an escalating trade tool between them and china so put up a want to debate on the nation's reliance on fossil fuel pressure is building only government to invest in renewables us it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic pulls in from the industrial city of what the country's east coast. inside this workshop in the city of large industrial gear boxes are being made and repaired most of for the mining sector but recently the business has turned to renewables

also fixing wind turbines it now makes up 10 percent of the company's repair work and that's expected to double in the next 4 years. we see renewables an important part of her we know it's growing and we want to be there to support it. colin still making have defined for more than a century but the focus is quickly shifting to cleaner technologies including the potential of building components for wind and solar and making cleanest. but history it doesn't have a national climate or energy policy and union leader. says that slowing investment what we have in this country is a policy vacuum and it's letting down our environment as much as it's letting down our coal miners while the use of renewable energy is rising as surely remains one of the world's biggest exporters of thermal coal and mines

a being expanded the coal industry employs about 3000 people here locally and thousands across australia some experts believe that using renewable hard. grain steel is the most competitive option in the future to replace the jobs in call as demand for carbon products. that still some years away but there is huge debate about whether a post coronavirus economic recovery should be powered by clean technologies that would need government support what it's telling is that comply are all a meaningful role. but only within a water industry develop a plan that diversify arses raisins in a variety of different industries 19 has cuts demand for coal forcing down prices there are also reports. that some chinese power plants have been told to stop importing coal has tried tensions. with a large scale switch to renewables now inevitable pressure is growing for the

creation of an energy policy to invest in projects that can protect jobs and the environment gage al-jazeera in the. mind of our top news stories will always opposition leader has been declared the winner of the country's presidential election electoral commission. got just under 59 percent of the vote making him the 1st african opposition leader to win power in court in a court ordered rerun but the ruling party of incumbent leader peter. it was the result an old. has been monitoring events from neighboring zimbabwe and it's expected he's going to be sworn in on sunday in the capital a long way he's in his mid sixty's he's a former party he's the son of poor farmers in malawi he's

a university graduate and he has managed to try to galvanize especially the youth and he's promising them that when he became when he becomes president he's going to focus on public key create jobs and fight corruption the justice minister for the democratic republic of congo has been released after being arrested on saturday the brief attention of celestin. follows a recent disagreement with the president proposed judicial reform spot demonstrations earlier this week with people blocking roads parliament. one forces killed 4 gunmen jury in an attack in ne are all google near the border with burundi rwanda zombie says 3 of its soldiers were injured in the cross border assault tensions are high between the 2 neighbors with their india accusing rwanda of arming rebel groups to oppose the late president pm cauldrons user who died suddenly earlier this month there's been a fresh surge of new growth virus cases in the united states there are 2 and

a half 1000000 cases while 125000 lives have been lost spikes of new cases in both florida and arizona are false the vice president mike pence to cancel campaign events in india all forward he's a reporter another record jump of more than 18000 cases in 24 hours more than half a 1000000 people have been infected that's leading to worries about a shortage of medical equipment and the white house has denied reports a president trump was briefed on intelligence that russia offered bounties to afghan fighters to target u.s. coalition troops both moscow and the taliban have rejected the claims and you can follow the story of course our web site at al-jazeera dot com it's updated throughout the day i'll be back with more news here on our desire in half an hour next it's al-jazeera selects. $2.00 to 0 to 0. let me almost you how worried you are about the increase in hostilities in yemen we listen this

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