if you inform the decision making on what to do next the goal now is to increase testing and contact tracing. the government provides free testing and medical treatment for those who need it campaigns to raise awareness continue. making history mulai the opposition leader is sworn in as president vowing to make the country inclusive for everything. that i make like this is al jazeera from world headquarters in the home also coming up packing the beaches in the united states despite 5 states reporting in record

rates of daily crowbars cases. out in the cold the ski resorts among the attractions bracing for a bad tourist season in south africa. and help is on the way to the british developed driving that it's taking heavy load of aid to isolated areas. so that malawi's new president has been sworn in marking a historic result in african politics letters to check where i was declared the winner for court ordered a rerun of the election 65 year old playing nearly 59 percent of the vote to defeat the incumbent be to 3 get a check valve to unite the country and make it inclusive to everybody it's the 1st time in africa that the cold election has lead to victory for the opposition candidate. with your help. we will restore

a new generation has faith. in the possibility of having a government that serves. not a government that room's. government that is spiers. not a government that in theory is. that government that listens not a government that sounds. a government that fights for you and not against you. let's hear now from across what herman with more on the new president's priorities . 18000000 and a lot of them are poor but many live in rural areas they are. struggling to make it meaty going to towns in the sixty's people living hand to mouth. also struggling to make ends meet once he is in the office he's going to try a place on. reviving the manufacturing sector and if that is able to be maybe he

could make much. of this in the. former president. and vice president. individuals who. have used. and they also know that they can take something in return some kind of reward from there for helping him be at the polls they have to manage those political ambitions work with people and of course find ways to drastically improve. especially jane the coronavirus. what it's. what led to the election rerun. the. nerdy one the original for the opposition complain the election had been rigged. normally peaceful streets protests turned violent times and they went over months then in february the constitutional court ordered this rerun seen widespread irregularities in the 1st vote including the use of correctional fluid ballots it was only the 2nd time in africa. overturned

a presidential vote after 2017. is a research director at the institute of public opinion research in malawi and he says a significant moment in the country's political history. i think it is the end of the road for the time kerry cut the electoral commission has only gone to great lengths to to make sure that the process has been a transparent and the what race to all the kerry issues including scrutinizing each and every $4.00 to $5.00 was the declared i snarl and avoid the end in the process and there will designate it some of those ballots as a value the andrea puts on them to the right of candidates so even if you think or to cortez's they didn't it you think in the in the speech that interpretive yesterday i don't think if they were written lately succeeding did as you're so not there what's the danger they have previously through the courts and into their fray to remove the chief justices there who decide needs to their rulings of the

concession on this supreme court so they are unlikely to kitty know much sympathy from either the public or you know the courts or the one up so that the courts would demonstrate the same level of independence that they've done in recent months . founts to people i'm a man's rakhine state facing the prospect to military raids have fled their homes the un says urgent measures are needed to save civilian lives just were ordered to leave as the army prepared to launch an operation against separatists they've been fighting the largely but it's raw and ethnic group since january last year the order has since been called off after the u.k. australia the united states and canada joined calls to stop the so-called clearance operations refugees and humanitarian groups say the operations are a cover for a military crackdown against for a kind of minorities launched in 2017 when is executive director of the burma human rights network and he says despite state officials assurances raids are still

taking place what we're hearing is it is just you know show that the call off but it's not true they are still conducting some operations a lot of operation on the ground and i contacted myself my team also contacted a lot of people on the ground there saying that they had been hearing you know shelling then firing gun firing and there are so many if you look asian civilians have been detained to do interrogate and bear in mind that interest gate regaling means doughtery so they are civilians are facing torture because they're kind of the abilities but they're still because you're supporting. the army it's an economy it's so they try to create it and pressuring the population to give them the information where they're about and in the meantime as. we reported that within 48 hours 40000000000 has been killed and there are several injured and also there

are a couple of. villagers there some others have been burned down by the shellings and by the military activity and also we also learning that you know 111 month old baby was killed. few days ago so the military operation is continuing and the normal community is growing and talking about it to stop it so this military operation is clearly breaching. you know. provision measure the international criminal court of justice has you know ordered them to stop all kind of activities that they're going to suffer in your community in a kind of state so they're clearing breaching this order. to china where hundreds of people have been moved to safety after torrential rain triggered floods rescuers used heavy machinery to lift people from cars and from rooftops the deluge has caused landslides and it's left some areas under more than

a metre of water continues downpours have hit the south since the beginning of june with another month of seasonal rains expected a number of us states are put to reopen plans on hold because of a surge in corona virus cases the us has recorded more than 2500000 cope with 1000 infections that's about a quarter of cases globally florida has one of the states changing course the government's hoping to avoid more scenes like these in miami where beachgoers have been failing to observe health guidelines on saturday florida and arizona recorded daily highs for new infections for vice president might pence's cancel campaign events in both states as a result carroll is on those in new york and he says the states that push to reopen 1st are now seeing a dramatic rise in cases. anyways the coronavirus outbreak in the united states is worse now than it was back in march april or even may when the covered 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 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 south africa has been easing lock down restrictions to revive the economy including its vital tourism sector says the government deals with the highest number of coronavirus cases on the continent the industry is expected to struggle in the coming months me to visit winter results where the season is already lost. more than 2700 meters above sea level this is the highest resort in south africa it's also the only ski resort in the country and one of 3 in africa but with no leisure travel allowed the covert 19 locked down has

brought to fidel and south africa's tourism industry to a standstill the resort hires about 120 people during the 3 month long ski season with good new talent to repeat a cold front coming. now we're not. trying to. make sure that we can run a soon. we're open. so tonnage really is a ski instructor who also teaches in the resorts training program for the underprivileged it too has been canceled now that the season the winter season is closed due to lockdown it's very rude difficult for me because our i don't work around it in council i just sit at home. the resort usually hosts at least one international ski competition every year but it's likely this season will be lost and surrounding tourist attractions are also empty this is the coldest weather this area's had in 7 years conditions are perfect for winter sports making it all the

more difficult for people here it's a bear had it not been for coronavirus this resort would have think 1500 people pause through during the peak of the winter tourism season instead of being on the slopes 17 year old top or at a lake it is spending his free time trying to keep fit earlier this year he competed in the youth the olympic games in switzerland he was one of only 2 competitors from africa he had hoped to train during the winter at his home in the eastern cape i feel embarrassed because i really really looking forward to this game this year and trying my best to qualify for the 20202022 winter olympics in china. and i couldn't wait but her and i came scientists tried everything. well topples plans have been put on hold the tourism industry in south africa waits

for word on when it can reopen the government says the bulk of applications for unemployment grants has come from the sector and up to 600000 people in the industry could lose their jobs if it's not fully operational by september but for now the ski resort stays empty for me al-jazeera eastern cape. still ahead here announced there. was. no time to be silent protests in colombia after the killing of a mother and her daughter. costa rica is on the road to reopening to tourists how it's been successful in controlling coronavirus infractions.

hello it just seems a fairly heavy rain in the south of japan as this cloud went through the next development is further back on the chinese and then you know in sichuan but it's likely to edge it's way just dolls of shanghai then towards the korean peninsula eventually of course that will go further eastwards the building end of it doesn't look particularly wet but we have recently seen some flooding as nasty stuff even in sichuan province and this potentially more of that to come i think the next belt will be a little bit further south than the last one and it extends up towards japan so split but japan will get more rain from this up as far as hot car and that's where most of the action is that and this line of frayed cloud here which suggests any wet weather for vietnam for society maybe towards the philippines that's taken most of the energy out that was fierce overall but many showers for the south and east was 2 hours west proper yes a few incidents demolition certainly in southern thailand but not as many as they

were asked for monsoon rains the monsoon is now reached pakistan but the rain has really followed the proper persistent rain is down the western ghats and once again east and northeast and india. isolating times the listening post cuts through the noise leaving looking at another side of the story not so much the information around the outbreak but the misinformation separating propaganda from fact this reality only has to reach the lockers exposing the optics try and if the rhetoric and but they cannot manipulate the listening post your insight guide to the media on al-jazeera. org. or.

are you watching out there remind of our top stories and the latter of which i quit has been sworn in as malawi's new president on 3 defeated the incumbent peter mcgauran in a historically run 1st time in africa that a court ordered voters lead to victory for the opposition candidate. thousands of people a mere mass rakhine state of being forced to flee from their homes says the army prepared to launch an operation against separatists the u.n. says urgent measures are needed to save civilian lives. a number of u.s. states have put reopening plans on hold because of a surge in corona virus cases florida and arizona have recorded daily highs for new infections the vice president mike pence has canceled campaign events in place

states. millions of people in poland to choosing a president in elections delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic conservative incumbent andrew judah is seeking a 2nd term there are 10 other candidates who just close his challenger is warsaw's liberal pro european man references us koski polls that predicts the 2 men will likely face each other in a runoff next month to now from wojciech bill ski he was the editor in chief of the political magazine discredit in sight he says the current president has become a polarizing figure during the current of our splenda. he said the base electorate is not so much disappointed but he could not reach beyond that circle will see a forest after today's result but it seems that the high opinion polls that result that he's likely to achieve is exactly the result of a slow and just states government party so that means he was not able to grow old

in the base so far and it's unlikely that in the 2nd round he would grow older to base and secure his election in a clear way that's why there is had to had to read neck to neck rights his popularity has been limited to its most wanted by unpopular controversial decisions where he was signing off on deals on the acts illegal acts of the government that are so controversial and indeed paul the rising for most of the society in problem but importantly how to fend off may he was nearly secure he had a nearly secured advantage and was ready to win but the election and the voting did not take place because of the point. well people also of a scene from where a 2nd round of municipal elections is underway the 2nd the 1st round was held in march to choose me as a municipal councils place is seen by many as attempts to present a mental michael's reform policies and his centrist party social butler is at

a polling station in paris and has more on the turnout. we know that local time here in france a very to turnout was 50 percent so that is a very low and then it was in the 1st round i think that was to be expected to a certain degree because many people are still very worried about the coronavirus pandemic restrictions have been eased enough now in france that people can actually go out and vote but people wearing masks inside this mandatory social distancing also bigotry in the polling station but i think of course 19 going to put a lot of people off voting it's also we're also here going into the summer break the traditional summer break came and found so many people simply weigh in the fact that the 1st round took place so many months back means that a lot of people simply lost interest where people are still very very thing of course thousands of for thousands of mayors and councillors across france in the villages towns and cities in paris to where the 3 the 3 candidates in the race all

the cumberland a socialist who has been in power for the last 6 years and i hope that she will continue to do so she's been running on environmental platforms pushing things like cutting calls inclusion in the city putting in more bike lanes. person who came 2nd in the 1st round is where she did actually she's a conservative candidate a former justice minister who's running on a platform of security and trying to clean up the city and trailing in 3rd place in the 1st round was. former health minister she really seems to struggle to make her mark in these elections so far. the democratic republic of congo's prime minister has protested against the brief arrests of his justice minister. the president's cabinet members legal protections. released after being questioned by prosecutors this follows a disagreement with the president over proposed judicial reforms critics say that

an attempt to muzzle sheree. forces loyal to the libyan warlord he for have to say they're deploying reinforcements to regions they hold in the center of the country have of this video from the self declared libyan national army it said to show fighters being sent to the co for insert 3 g.'s the u.s. backed government of national accord was pushed back have to us forces from the capital tripoli on wednesday arab leaders called for a truce and peace talks between the warring sides. it's been a surge in violence against women in colombia since it went into coronavirus and now the killing of a woman and her daughter has sparked protests in the capital. reports of. violence against women is nothing new in colombia but a spate of recent cases has people reeling. despite a coronavirus lockdown these protesters 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 think 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 reports of many times to the tory so professors are saying that some disruption is needed to bring more attention to what is happening and pressure out these. protesters scuffled with the police when they try to tag the walls of this military barracks. many or few years after 7 soldiers confessed on thursday of the rape of a 13 year old indigenous child congress passed a new laws. 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 it's growing as is the attention of the general public to crimes against women and the cries studio torie to do more to protect and listen to. the president of honduras says the outbreak is growing more complicated one all under her members spoke from his hospital bed where he's receiving treatment for the virus. is. the situation is obviously getting more complicated every day it is more saturated important resources are needed in unity lies strength this is a war between life and death in which we can only win if we manage to maximize the precautionary measures. after months of restrictions costa rica is preparing to reopen to international tourist widespread testing is set apart from other latin american nations which is struggling to contain coronavirus now a republic has more. 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 you don't have the virus and to prevent more infections i think there are a lot of people that are infecting others and darned 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 we 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 because said leak it 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 needed all 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 a roy has already surpassed 40 test for 1000 people this is key to following the infection rate in halting the spread of the virus we. need to do it was the 1st brazilian city to impose a lockdown and call for strict sanitation measures authorities say until brazil implements similar procedures nationwide the coronavirus outbreak in the country

will only continue to worsen. and al-jazeera. wordly business celebrities a pledge their support of the covert $900.00 fundraising drive has raised almost $7000000000.00 stars of music film and sport join the european commission president this live on the land for the online event the money will help the search for a vaccine in efforts to make it available to poor countries the new pleasure another $5500000000.00 to help honorable countries recover from the pandemic. a good thing and eventual vaccine or treatment to isolated communities will be one of the big challenges of the pandemic is just one way a drone being trailed in the u.k. could be used in the future journal reports now from the isle of wight. high above the soul and off england's south coast an unmanned drone hurries pathology samples across the water to a hospital on the isle of wight it's 4 times faster than a conventional ferry crossing at a fraction of the cost and enormous benefits to remote and island communities and

their stuff is delivered either by boat which is really slow or by manned aircraft which is really expensive and so i can see a commercial operation in areas like that where there are poorly just explains where a really cheap platform such as this can reliably deliver things and can fly at night can fly and for. 'd can fly and paul whether the ground operated drone system was developed at the university of southampton with the aim of distributing humanitarian aid it's been given special permission to fly in britain skies to assist with the government's covert 19 response in fact i like to think of it as a sort of a landrover of the sky a similar sort of. needs in that it's very robust very tough very easy to repair twin engines so it's capable of flying on a single engine therefore very reliable the successful use of drone technology to

transport medical supplies from the mainland here to st mary's hospital on the isle of wight is a breakthrough for island communities everywhere but think of the wider humanitarian possibilities the ability to deliver lifesaving supplies to isolated communities by air efficiently at times of natural disaster or war or pandemic it's easy just to be to reach the places where i'm not reachable before. and you can evan from london just. a lot of which is in bangladesh phase and i think we have a lot of charities like doctors without borders already make extensive use of drones for filming and mapping hard to reach areas but the animal of white trial with the ability to carry a 100 kilogram payload over a distance of a 1000 kilometers is the most significant advance in autonomous drone flights yet

jonah al-jazeera on the isle of wight. the rolling stones are threatening to sue the u.s. president donald trump for playing their music it is political rallies the. trams use the sort of you can't always get what you want since its 2016 campaign despite all this to stop the bands working with rights organization b.m.i. to increase pressure on the trump accusing him of violating licensing agreement. so this is out there these are the top stories and lazarus check where there has been sworn in as malawi's new president l.t. defeats the incumbent peter with erica and a historic constitutional cold consolatory because when in last year's poll of cyteen vote time for him it is the 1st time in africa that a court order votes has led to victory for the opposition candidate. with your help

. we will restore and new generation has faith. in the possibility of having a government that serves us. not a government that room. a government that is by. not a government that if you are in. a government that listens not a government that's. a government that fights for you. not against. thousands of people i'm a monster a kind states have been forced to flee their homes is the army prepared to launch an operation against separatists the un says measures are needed to save civilian lives a number of u.s. states have put reopening plans on hold because of a surge in corona virus cases florida and arizona have recorded daily highs for new infections vice president might pence his country at campaign events in both states

. vote is in poland to choosing a president in elections delayed because of the creative arts pandemic conservative incumbent tundra doodler is seeking a 2nd term is expected to face his close his challenger in a runoff next month people are also heading to the polls in france for a 2nd round of business from elections the 1st round was held in march voters are said choose meds in a municipal council as election is seen by many as a test of president a man or macros reform policies forces loyal to the libyan warlord who leave her have to say they're deploying reinforcements to regions they hold in the center of the country this video from the self declared libyan national army is said to show fighters being sent to the cobra and search regions the u.n. backed government of national accord is pushed back have to forces from the capital tripoli for what you have to take the headlines here on out 0 we've got more news coming up right after the listening post. frank assessments tourism but the

income stream is dead in the water what's been the result in poaching quite significantly informed opinions there has been a very aggressive political rhetoric that has become very normal in israeli society in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines it's time for new policy gives us a country that if not only disintegrating but he's written in this the leading to only poll continues inside story on al-jazeera. indian prime minister narendra modi says his country's that great i got it thanks i get it i think that is what i try to do i shut thank you guys i'm out of hospital kashmir region basically 1st at the climax this whole issue to wait 5 years. after 45. hello i'm richard burton you're watching the listening post working from home here are some of the media stories we're covering this week china india and the border dispute

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