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shot dead in the opens its 1st plasma donation center with the hope it can help reduce the number of coronavirus deaths. turkish officials made over whether to turn one of the best known historic landmarks back in 12 months. tensions are high in ethiopia 3 days after a popular singer and activist was murdered right now the funeral of a child is taking place in the town of just west of the capital addis ababa it was his death that kicked off violence that saw more than 80 people killed now the military has been deployed shall about its reports. people gathered in addis ababa to school the casket of popular musician. monday.

this procession marks the beginning of violence that has moved dozens to. a channel whose nikon's ethiopia's biggest group the. music was the soundtrack to protests. the proposed prime minister made into office in 2010 then i want to talk about how chile was a role model for the struggle for democracy human rights freedom and justice he was treacherously murdered by some external and internal elements who have been planning for a while now to start a strong and chaos among our people. his killing has angry protests which led to the government shutting down the internet on tuesday he was not little evidence of what is happening inside ethiopia. there are unconfirmed reports of gunshots and explosions in the capital where the military has been deployed in response to gangs and literally running out a stop of the prime minister has accused foreign forces of assassinating the singer

in an attempt to destabilize the country. as the un security council was meeting to discuss the relicensed and crisis this is cessation crime took place external forces may have colluded with local forces to destabilize pace and security in the country. it's unlikely another country orchestrated its killing ethnic tensions have grown in recent years with iran complaining of marginalization despite them being the biggest of ethiopia's groups and having a fellow a roamer as prime minister a challenge other romo's had become more critical of in recent months one of the big questions is who actually killed the musician. that touched everything and i think what you're seeing here is a great. rush which has. this incident. human rights watch has accused the government of making

a volatile situation worse after some of these political opponents were arrested including media tycoon jalil mohamad. the europeans now fear. in his hometown of ambo on thursday may result in more of a. islands. and jazeera. well as we mentioned a funeral is taking place right now let's go live to our correspondent mohammed either he's in neighboring kenya mohammed from the reports you're getting is the situation now under control after the deployment of the army. well some of the tension is still high in the couple. as well as the tunnel of 100 kilometers away from the capital where. the famous. singer who was killed in the couplets all. wars is being bought

and writes and now of course the riots and demonstrations we've seen in the past 48 hours will caused by the refusal of the government to have high child nobody in the cup with all of this about the government was not going to go while security wise and said he should be about to be in. he says a position members and officials. it was be fitting for these almost tom months in. life when it comes to the defense of all more rights should be voted in that cup it will of course he's now been butted in i'm bow it is a very sad day for all the people who really been the supporters of our tell him this about these also i'm just calls the challenges prime minister but he's facing almost 2 years of the taking of power where he seems still probably been on

a date that he's on. political support in his own constituency of the all more region of ethiopia the largest and also which has the largest population in the country as you are talking mohamad we're looking at live pictures coming in from the funeral of people speaking there of people riding horses it's clear that this is a big event for many just give us an idea of why singh is death has this sort of implications for the country. well i was a young singer who's not been afraid to put his life at risk he was imprisoned at that age of 7 team full of fevers by the government of prime minister a former prime minister. and now we he has never shied away from. expressing

his political views and also defending the rights of the people who are who are not only the largest ethnic group in ethiopia but are also complained for decades that they have been left out of. politically. whole and they were calling for the emancipation of the region. of the region from the rest of ethiopia now i've always been vocalizing the rights of the old war in he's songs and that is why he's got this massive cult like following not only in the region but the cross if you appear and also he's he came to. prominence during the 3 or 4 years the people who are protesting protests that have been caused mainly by. their claim that the couple of ideas about which they

called thin film it in their language is an belongs to them so. for the people the for the almost people. who is icon who were present exactly what. the aspired to be you know defended their rights as their own was. or i will leave it there thanks so much mohammed out from nairobi. gunman in mexico killed at least 24 people and injured 7 others of a drug rehabilitation facility it's the 2nd such attack in the. north of the capital the area has become one of the main flashpoints of gang related violence that's something president under as my my luck was a bit of dollars off and promised to stop since he was elected in 2018 when you are paula has this update from the capitol on wednesday mexican president and this man

to elope is over though to address the nation in a special speech commemorating the 1st 2 years since being elected mexico's president president lopez obrador it touted the successes of his administration in curbing back violence speaking to putting an end to a historical trend of homicides a success in ending massacres in mexico unfortunately as the president was giving that address there was word of 24 people who were killed and another 7 wounded in an attack by gunmen in the state of what i want to has really become the sort of epicenter for this epidemic of violence that's plaguing mexico the state has seen a 5 fold increase in homicides over the past year and according to statistics from this year alone there have been 1405 homicides through the month of may alone so headlines that say a dozen killed or more are not uncommon for the state but there have also been

other attacks in states like seen aloa a brazen attack here in mexico city that's put into doubt the mexican government's capacity to enforce the rule of law and of course this goes contrary to the claims of president over the border in saying that violence is being curbed in fact the year 2020 is scheduled to be the most violent in mexico's history. the u.s. has recorded nearly 51000 new corona virus infections the largest daily increase so far in the world's worst affected country california florida and texas are the latest at the centers it's causing some governors to reimpose emergency restrictions an opinion poll says 81 percent of americans are very or somewhat concerned about the pandemic 128000 have died in the u.s. with more than 2 and a half 1000000 infected there's international anger at the u.s. government for buying a massive stock of the early drug license to treat cope with 19 the rest of the

world fears shortages of the antiviral medicine she have returned to reports from washington. the u.s. government has cornered almost the entire global market of rum desert here for the next several months the drug has been found to short hospital stays for covert 1000 patients president trump is secured half a 1000000 courses of treatment of ramdass severe and this through september this america 1st policy during the pandemic has led to expressions of outrage and dismay among some international leaders the canadian prime minister has warned that going alone in a pandemic may backfire we know it's in both of our interests justin trudeau said to work collaboratively and co-operatively to keep our citizens safe but us coronavirus patients may not receive the drug if they don't have enough cash the drug manufacturer gilad says governments in the developed world will pay $390.00 for a vial of rum desert your average treatment will come to $2340.00

a patient however each vial for the us private health insurance system is $520.00 or an average cost of $3120.00 a patient it's not clear how much each patient will have to pay either out of pocket or higher premiums as with many drugs that are eventually sold for profit by pharmaceutical companies from this if it was initially developed with taxpayer money at least $60000000.00 but watchdog groups suspect government costs are far higher and the taxpayers are being charged twice for the drug 1st for its development and then for its purchase a report released this week found that pharmaceutical companies have raised the prices on $245.00 different drugs since the 1st case of covert 19 was reported in the u.s. in january and many of those drugs are used to treat covert 19 or used in intensive care units but some economists wonder whether amid covert 19 economic collapse mass

unemployment the inability of millions to pay their rent and social unrest things may be changing i had never seen the american economy i was born here i've never seen the american economy to worship the level the accumulation of dead ends of crises for which. i see no solution is is overwhelming and i think the system is shaking whether it will disappear or not i don't know but if you say to me it's just the 1st time in your life that you were magine that it's possible the answer is yes the perception of price gouging by pharmaceutical companies during a perm demick may become part of a wider reckoning for the us she overturns the outages are a washington new zealand's health minister has resigned on the government's been praised for its handling of the krona virus emergency david tonks been ridiculed for his mistakes he said he'd been an idiot after twice being caught breaching the

lock down that included going to the beach with his family while everyone else was being urged to stay home at least 100 people have died and more are missing after a landslide jade mine in may and mark the miners were working in pakistan 3 gion on a pile of mine waste collapsed into a lake that triggered a mudslide that buried workers officials there say have been days of heavy rain in the region. still ahead on al-jazeera no sign of visitors even though restrictions have been lifted many fear the netherlands has become too dependent on tourism. and military operation to find cover 19 in brazil as the risk grows for the country's indigenous communities.

the weather rains a little cold and damp across northern parts of europe disappointingly so see areas of cloud rolling in from the atlantic pushing across the north sea it will scatter the eva towards the baltic states the fine weather the dry weather the warm weather while that's further south most of warm sunshine across the math 4 celsius in athens 33 there for me push a little further north in between the cooler air and the hot air we've got says some light of the storm still rumbling away across southern france through switzerland pushing over towards that eastern side of europe go on into friday though not a little further eastward served towards hungary tools northern parts of the balkan something in life the possibility further north but we're still seeing colder weather where the streaming in across the british isles 21 celsius in london so a tad below the seasonal average but no such problems for the south it stays hot and dry as is the case into northern parts of africa few showers over towards

ethiopia maybe it was south sudan but nothing too much to speak of the wetter weather continues over into western parts of africa some really heavy rain there was liberia towards sierra leone could see some flooding here that's nothing as well but little further north towards the gambia. join our global community they call the crisis is just isn't the place that blessing upon my sin upon human health equals global health keeping you up to date is watch out for situation where we have a human rights prices that persist beyond the health crisis answering your questions is a dialogue just nothing we are now approaching a crossroads this is an opportunity that we must not miss the stream on al-jazeera .

welcome back you're watching our desert time to recap our headlines now a funeral is being held in ethiopia for her child on the popular singer who was murdered on monday his killing has triggered 2 days of unrest over an 80 people have been killed the military has been deployed now to the capital to crackdown on armed gangs at least $24.00 people have been killed in mexico off the gunman stormed the drug rehabilitation center it's the 2nd such attack the city of watteau north of the capital. the u.s. has reported 52000 new coronavirus infections on wednesday its largest single day grace comes as the government or to massive stock of the only drug licensed to

treat cope with 90 s raising fears they'll be shortages for the rest of the world. turkey's highest decision making body has met him in a debate on the status of one of the country's most famous landmarks the iris of fear the museum was once the biggest christian cathedral in the world for nearly 1000 years before it was turned into a mosque the government now wants it to reopen as a mosque a move that's adding to tensions with neighboring greece and the orthodox church simcoe saw. once a church later a mosque and now a museum i also fear has always been precious and sacred for both christians and muslims built as a church in the 6 century they are sophia was converted into a mosque after the concurring of what was constantinople in 1453 then turned into a museum by mustapha camel uttered following the foundation of the turkish republic

in 1923 now the turkish government wants to alter its status from the seam to mosque reopening go for yourself you're fortunate means. and it's really the most traditional for respect on our site for the world which establishes in dominance at the same time it's a token of gratitude and loyalty to the spiritual person irish of. the conquerors. i also feel i support of the u.s. school world heritage which forms the stumbles famous skyline it's been a museum since 1935. there are many in church and turkey stays by a sufi as should be open to worship for both christians and muslims and your thoughts christian church is concerned that the transformation the film version over the years will we drove it was real it is our boiled millions of christians

around the world and the u.s. will feel relieved you reads this is a vital the word used is raised the worst really throughout these 2. prison trajectory fire don say as i also feel i can function like the nearby blue mosque often today the for years and tourists at the same time. in turkey a muslim country we are free to worship anywhere we want no one has any say on it positions were side by turks to support the conversion but their opponents you do a lot of work you don't this is sad a blow to our tourism i believe is not good for turkey the commission of oil sophia to a mosque is a popular discussion in turkey and has support from the public along with the nationalist and conservative parties until last year president add on state out of

the debate how ever he is very vocal about it now many believe it's a political move especially given the rising tension between turkey and greece in the is certain mediterranean after part of the court on. about conquests was resigned to deny a sophia last month the greek foreign ministry said it insult the religious feelings of christians the turkish government sais i also feel is a domestic issue not to be interfered with his solo al-jazeera a stumble. people in the tourism industry in the netherlands have been hesitant about welcoming bank visitors as pandemic restrictions are being eased while tourists bring in significant earnings health concerns remain that's rig knighting the debate over making tourism sustainable stop fast and reports from amsterdam. the traditional dutch fishing village of markan is a popular stop for tourists from all over the world now there are only a few local visitors shop owner ok had no income at all during what was supposed to

be his high season in spring but he has mixed feelings about welcoming tourists back also given your broader unsecure feeling opening your shop and having all kind of people in there. you cannot see if somebody is infected or not. you still have to help them without too much protection on the other end. so that's that's not a fight with disinfectant hand gel and a joke like the life. is good good good good good good guides are luring visitors the usual long queues are gone and boats are no longer clogging the canals a perfect atmosphere for a quiet city tour but this eerie piece is not exactly what tourists are looking for in the dutch capital known for its vibrant bars and coffee shops.

it is a stream of the quiet the holiday season has started as all the rest and should be full people should be outside enjoying the sun we missed that we live in a quiet place and we came here to look for some action more than 20000000 tourists visited the netherlands last year fighting an income to nearly 1000000 people but with americans the 2nd largest group of visitors still banned nobody expects these numbers to pick up soon without the masses of tourists amsterdam feels like a completely different city some say. even know only now who don't neighbors are but while a group of amsterdam is has made a strong need to keep it this way the city is far too depending on your own. tourism expert stephan holtz has complained for many years to make tourism in the netherlands more sustainable by urging the government to spread attractions to other cities but he says with the current crisis the government wants to go back to business as usual as soon as possible and there are incredible plans to build more

hotels 22000 more rooms in amsterdam in the direct environment so the tourist industry wants. but the people of amsterdam in creasing numbers don't want to because they are losing their. identity with the city the city is no longer their city he predicts that visitors will be back in force in 2 to 3 years while this might not be soon enough for some artistes like to enjoy a quiet moment in the city a bit longer step fasten al-jazeera amsterdam. india's 1st plasma donation bank has opened in the early states and the worst affected states maharashtra has started what it calls the world's largest plasma therapy trial doctors say treating infected patients with plasma from recovered patients could reduce the number of coronavirus deaths elizabeth from reports from new delhi. because of the body with

him but he would have been right to praise khan is the 1st person in delhi to have donated his plasma after recovering from the corona virus and april as the number of infections continues to increase in india he's planning to donate for a 5th time. don't it can make a bad boy it feels really good to donate plasma i feel like i'm saving the life of someone i have given plaster to that i'm helping their family returning happiness to their family. plasma therapy is treating covering a virus patients around the world. plasma from a former patient's blood is separated from a transfusion to an infected person plasma recovered patients contains antibodies which can fight the virus. trials to determine its effectiveness the continuing but doctors say the results so far are encouraging. or. at the state of the.

4 x. who. have sold their. course and. so by virtue of. delhi's government has set up a plasma donation center to make it easier for patients needing the therapy is not only indicative of the. people people struggling to find those who have recovered i plead with you in life you get very few opportunities to save someone's life this is your opportunity coronavirus is connected to the deaths of around 800000 indians with more than 600000 factions as one of the expanding testing and facilities the worst hit states of delhi and maharashtra a promotion plasma therapy might asters government says it's conducting the world's largest plasma therapy trial in 17 of the state's medical colleges while the state

government here in delhi is organizing transport for dawn is willing to come here to this hospital with far more recoveries than active infections both states hope that indians who were once sick well now help patients in need elizabeth al-jazeera new delhi. brazil's coronavirus death toll has passed $60000.00 and the infection rate why it's continuing to climb digits people in the amazon already under pressure from mining and logging but now there are fears that the pandemic could be the biggest threat yet there is about reports. a military operation to assist indigenous communities in the state of alabama close to the border between brazil and venezuela these are members of the gentleman mean digitas community members of the military say they have come here to help fight called with 1000. is coordinating the operation she says the risks are enormous if

there is to be you by. they go down the river they go for a walk it depends on the area one might be closer to the city they go up the river and then infect others who weren't infected before there are various focal points. but many do not trust local authorities on the social darwinist just like with society they're afraid it's an unknown virus for them for us to many prefer to isolate themselves not having any contact not even with health workers as a form of prevention so we see that they're afraid. members of the military have been conducting tests and providing supplies like alcohol and labs they're also using clora keen a drug used to treat malaria which precedent and donald trump have been recommending to tweek over 19 despite warnings by the u.s. food and drug administration indigenous leaders says using this drug is a mistake. i think it's crazy because there's no proof that chloroquine is the drug

to fight. this distribution is the responsibility and the risk of the government nothing proves that this will cure them it could even increase the risk even more in the 1960 s. thousands of members of the gentlemen digitas community died of missiles and now many fear covert 19 could provoke a similar outcome this area is under threat by egon miners and loggers and their fears they could bring the virus to the region. president also natto who initially dismissed over 1000 as a little flu is facing criticism for his handling of the pandemic brazil has the 2nd highest number of coral no virus cases in the world and with thousands of cases being reported in the indigenous communities their leaders fear their survival is at risk. most regions of fur are emerging from a $106.00 day lockdown the streets of the capital lima were crowded as public

transport resumed and markets and restaurants reopened restrictions will continue until the end of the month and 7 of the country's 25 region's borders remain shut. more than 100 colombian soldiers have been investigated for allegedly involvement in the abuse of young girls a review of the army dating back to 2016 found 118 soldiers implicated more than 70 are now facing criminal charges the rest in fired the cleanups continuing in southern brazil after a psych loan killed at least 9 people and caused widespread damage high winds wrecked homes and downed trees and power lines. take you through some of the stories we're following here on al-jazeera now a funeral is being held in ethiopia 400 child of 10 deaths are popular singer who

was murdered on monday his killing has triggered 2 days of unrest more than 80 people have been killed in the military has been deployed to the capital to crackdown on armed gangs at least 24 people have been killed in mexico after gunmen stormed a drug rehabilitation center it's the 2nd such attack in the city north of the capital value other apollo has this update from the capital. what i want to has really become the sort of epicenter for this epidemic of violence that's plaguing mexico the state has seen a 5 fold increase in homicides over the past year and according to statistics from this year alone there have been $1405.00 homicides through the month of may alone so headlines that say a dozen killed or more are not uncommon for the state but there have also been other attacks in states like seen a low or a brazen attack here in mexico city that's put into doubt the mexican government's

capacity to enforce the rule of law the u.s. has recorded 52000 new corona virus infections on wednesday the largest single day increase it comes as the government bought a massive stock of the only drug license to treat code 19 raising fears it will cause shortages for the rest of the world at least $100.00 people have died or more are missing after a landslide at the jade mine in myanmar a pile of mine waste collapsed into a lake burying workers into a wave of water and mud the miners were collecting stones in the country which had seen days of heavy rain more than $100.00 columbian soldiers have been investigated for allegedly involved in the abuse of young girls a review of the army found $118.00 soldiers implicated more than 70 now facing criminal charges the rest of been fired. those are your headlines the news

continues after the stream as countries begin easing coronavirus restrictions scientists warn of a 2nd wave of infections in the last few days good enough to cut in front of the neighborhood and many fear the economy is be prioritised about for human life until fall of the people come here to the caucuses it's a bell here that was spiking potluck to fix we'll bring you the latest developments from across the globe coronavirus content a special coverage on al-jazeera. ion for me ok you're watching news stream yemen is in the midst of a 5 years civil war millions of people in yemen need aid and protection but are they getting it the answer is obviously no as we delve into the conversation about what is happening in yemen i want you to see i report on my colleagues out as

europe dot com it gives you really good idea of what is happening down on the ground some of the things you're about to see some of these images.