it's such a level of. east and undertakers this is europe and al-jazeera. 2 and a half 1000000 infections and rising coronavirus cases in latin america overtake europe . you're watching al-jazeera live from london i'm also at lock down again 200000 catalonians have their freedoms restricted because of a surge in corona virus infections crowds returned to england's pubs a little sign of social distancing as the bars reopen. and palestinians in the occupied east jerusalem say they're being zoned out of

a plan transforming an industrial neighborhood into a high tech. hello thanks for joining us we begin in latin america which has now overtaken europe in the number of corona virus cases the region has more than 2 and a half 1000000 infections a new cases are rapidly rising it's being driven up by brazil which has reported over one and a half 1000000 infections and almost $62000.00 people have died and despite this presidential year bill scenario has vetoed parts of a law that requires people to wear face masks in public chile peru and mexico have also been reporting record new cases and speaking of mexico it's recorded more than 6000 new cases for a 2nd straight day shops and parts of mexico city have now been ordered to close just days after they reopened as part of an easing of lockdown measures city

officials say some businesses have been too crowded to be safe mexican authorities are installing checkpoints along the border with the u.s. and there are fears crossings for the july 4th holiday weekend could lead to a rise in cases let's get an update from a summer of patty hewes joining us from colombia capital bogota how are officials across the region explaining this rapid rise in cases. well gary essentially there are 2 reasons that always come up when trying to explain what's happening of course the 1st one is the fact that throughout the region there has been a reopening of the economies of important sectors of the economy. faster in some countries then then another about it it's clear that after more than 2 months in some cases even 3 months of stricter measures it wasn't possible to

continue doing this same more people have been going back to back to work more people are on the streets the other reason is that these are countries with a large corporate elation that works informally the needs to be out and about to make ends meet on a daily basis so these 2 things the formal the reopening of parts of the formal and the economy in the return to the streets of these large sections of the population the work informally might explain what we've been seeing happening not only in brazil that of course accounts for the largest portion of the cases but also in countries that have been quite successful until recently in trying to control the spread for example in chile or where we are here in colombia now going back to a full quarantine something that some politicians are asking for very difficult

though because people need to be out and about working because of these large sections of the population that are informal and because these economy or is generally weaker than the ones in europe or the economy of the united states yeah and as you're speaking to us we're playing pictures of mexico city in particular. mexico recording more than 6000 new cases and this is the 2nd straight day it has done so what sort of measures are being put in place to curb the spread there. well mexico also has this complicated situation on one side we hear calls him particularly reminding people to use face masks to maintain social distancing. sometimes parts of the economy are reopened then some of these measures are called back in this is what we've been seeing for the last couple of weeks and we can

expect more of this happening as the number of infection keeps rising the spike to what the government there is trying to do a lot of the worried though this weekend is on the border regions for example. the state of sonora mexico is now a 3rd worst to hit in the country and it's right on the border with in the united states that it's seen. that has seen a sharp increase in the number of infections a lot of these are very very busy borders with people used to going between the 2 countries to meet relatives or day live on one side and work on the other one plus there's the 4th of july weekend so a lot of worry there and the government of mexico has been calling for people to avoid all travel as if it's not essential and as being doing more health screenings

at the border beaches and other places where people gather are right in the center of patsey reporting from bogota thank you very much well more than 200000 people in spain's catalonia region have now been put under lockdown after a steep rise in coven 1000 cases the number of corona virus infections there has almost doubled in a week the new measures were brought in as the rest of the country began easing restrictions and has more. opening up for the 1st time in months the archbishop of barcelona joining a group of health workers on a visit to the sec rather familiar cathedral soon it will welcome residents and eventually tourists spanish and foreign but nobody here is under any illusions that the coronavirus has disappeared the other benefit concert and yet i think that we have to raise awareness in society and perhaps we haven't done it well enough and should try harder it seems good to me that they had a lockdown i think it's the only way to stop these outbreaks it's elsewhere in the

catalonia region they've imposed a mini lockdown in the rural district surrounding the city of later it's after the number of covered 1000 cases nearly doubled in a week to 325 on friday. some cases have been linked to fruit picking operations now the area's 200000 residents are banned from meeting in groups of more than 10 and they can't travel outside the zone. the measures come a day after the united kingdom announced its so-called safe travel list those heading to dozens of countries including spain won't have to go into quarantine when they return notably absent from the list is portugal which thanks to quick action of voided the exponential rates of infections and deaths that spain has suffered on friday portugal reported $374.00 new covered cases mostly in and around the capital lisbon while the city's a tourist destination most british holidaymakers head for the southern coast of the algarve region the portuguese government is calling the u.k.

decision census the prime minister tweeted comparing covered 1000 cases per 100000 people and stressing british visitors are still welcome the. new i will say that on the 1st of july the united kingdom had 176 that of people from covert 19 and globally we are speaking of a country that has a population 6 times bigger than portugal and has until today 44000 deadly cases. for now regions across europe which. to resume trying to strike a balance between allowing visitors in and keeping the coronavirus at bay. al-jazeera. or there have been queues in crowds across england as pubs restaurants hairdressers and cinemas reopened following a major relaxation of lockdown rules in what's been dubbed super saturday hundreds of businesses open their doors for the 1st time in 3 months in london big crowds

gathered in beer gardens and outdoor spaces but the atmosphere has very different insides numbers are being limited it's table service only and there's no live music police say they're prepared to manage the crowds but health workers fear the changes could lead to a sharp rise in corona virus infections were challenges in soho in central london he says the government knows the reopening comes with risk. well in any normal world this would be exactly the kind of scene the v. saying at this sort of time of the evening on a saturday night in central london people around people drinking on the streets getting bit drunk perhaps fever eating in restaurants today people have been getting their head cuts in head dresses they've been going to cinemas hotels are open but this sort of scene has been completely absent for from british life for 3 and a half months or so the government knows that this is a big risk it's

a big it spare moment and perhaps it could go wrong and we have been hearing key figures boris johnson saying that people should be acting responsibly for swifty the chief medical officer saying that people should be very disciplined when it comes to social distancing as they go out and enjoy themselves well if you can see behind me that if there's that much discipline going on with regards to mosque wearing or social distancing but then of course discipline and alcohol hunt now that chilled bedfellows really and the risk is that this does inflame kovi of 19 flare ups that you might get more of those in the weeks to come and i think the government is gambling that if that does happen they might be local ones and they could be handled with local restrictions rather than the returning to the kind of national total lockdown that we see over recent months in the u.k. so that's the scene in london let's not go to the u.s.

where infection rates in some parts of the country are still rising and record numbers let's get an update from there rob reynolds is joining us from los angeles so what are the latest numbers in the u.s. . well during the surge in new coronavirus cases continues nationwide the number of new infections with the coronavirus is at 57497 for today saturday that is a new single day high and if you go state by state you'll see similar numbers just a few examples the florida reported an absolute explosion in the number of cases new positive cases on friday more than 11000 people tested positive california reported 8000 people testing positive the state of texas reported more than 7000 new cases and this is a particularly worrying sign the texas medical center used and which is the largest

single hospital complex in the world reported that it is now topping 100 percent capacity in its intensive care units several major cities including cincinnati and cleveland ohio also passed new mandatory mask wearing regulations in public or ordinances in public but the wearing of masks is still a kind of cultural. difficult sore point with many people still following president donald trump's lead in refusing to wear a mask as some sort of a demonstration of their commitment to personal liberty or their disbelief in the pandemic itself yeah right of course it is the july 4th holiday weekend so how are americans spending their independence are they and hearing to advise not to

gather in large groups. it's a very very different kind of independence day than the country has seen this the 244th birthday of the united states is met by public health officials all over the country begging with people not to congregate in large groups to stay at home in pa if possible to social distance if there is a backyard barbecue or something of that nature but the traditional parades and fireworks in large cities and towns and even small towns have largely been canceled out of concern for spreading coronavirus the exception there being in washington d.c. where president trump will once again preside over a mass gathering with fireworks and flyovers of warplanes on the

national mall the president has promised a really big show for people and they will be allowed to congregate on the mall the park service provided washing stations in large numbers and will be handing out masks but we'll see if people where the masks and continue to social distance this comes one day after president trump held a big mass gathering in south dakota at the mount rushmore national monument giving a speech that was largely divisive calling his opponents on the left bad and evil people and in fact barely mentioning the pandemic at all. thank you very much for that update from los angeles so you heard rob reporting on the president and donald trump did in fact attack his critics at that event and protesters during the independence day address at mount rushmore and he also vowed to punish those

who deface statues of slave traders as well as colonialists roslyn jordan has more . donald trump kicked off the long and depended state weekend with a trip to mount rushmore but instead of making a claim for national unity at a monument honoring for us president trump attacked protesters who want to take down monuments honoring slave traders and confederate general. angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders deface our most sacred memorials and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities many of these people have no idea why they're doing this but some know exactly what they are doing they think the american people are weak and soft and submissive. but know the american people are strong and proud trumps tone was angry he accused anti-racism protesters

of engaging in quote far left fascism and he vowed to not just prosecute statue talk lawyers but to also build a new monument on uring the people he called true american heroes they want to silence since. but we will not be silenced. except for a reference to health care workers at the start of his speech trump said nothing about the covert $1000.00 pandemic he's already been criticized for bringing together in a tight space $7500.00 spectators with no physical distancing or required face mask keeps public health officials say the event could accelerate the spread of covert 19 states such as florida texas arizona and california are recording thousands of new cases each day and the national death toll it's near 130008 top administration official is urging people to be extra careful

stay fixed feet from others when we can and when we can stay 6 feet from others please i'm begging you where a face covering some florida residents piled into a public hearing to say the government had no right to tell them what to do no matter what you want to believe this is a very political issue it is patriots versus communists i don't care how you feel i will not be wearing a mask i will not go to jail and i won't pay if i had $100.00 fine that's against the law for you and even threaten us with that since when do i not get to either my body. back at mount rushmore a small group of native americans tried and failed to keep the event from going forward and the fireworks donald trump wanted lit up the sky a rush of explosions mimicking the tense climate in the u.s. on its birthday rosalyn jordan al-jazeera alexandria virginia. still to come on al-jazeera japan's southern island is devastated by landslides and flooding with

heavy rain predicted to continue into sunday. and the deaths of a father and son in custody shocking rights groups say police brutality is a growing problem. we've got more lovely sunshine across the mediterranean but their eyesight is fading a little autumnal across northwestern parts of europe banks of cloud of rain streaming in from the atlantic some very strong winds winds could well gust up to 100 kilometers per hour across parts of scotland and northern ireland as we go on through the next 24 hours or so that wetter weather that windy weather still in play as we go through sunday some heavy outbreaks of rain across that western side of scotland northwestern areas of england that of gravity make its way into

scandinavia more wet and windy weather coming through here 80 parts of norway had a good part of sweden would also say somewhat to weather into denmark northern areas of germany some showers further south just around the out specially over towards austria still got some showers just around the the balkans pushing down towards greece as we go through the next couple days but on the other side of the med it's fine and so hot sunshine temps could touch 40 celsius there in cairo hot and dry as one would expect to cause much of north africa plenty a shower to central parts of africa particularly around the gulf of guinea that's where the heaviest downpours is to bay but we are seeing some very heavy showers just around liberia sierra leone and even pushing up into southern parts of mali. some imprisoned dissidents to inspirational leader. from founding the independent

state to fiercely defending his people from ethnic cleansing in the conclusion of a 2 part documentary series i just see a world explores the rise to power of the 1st nuclear of an independent bosnia herzegovina. is a bag of bridge. from prisoner to president on a. the. the. the. now again the headlines on al-jazeera latin america has now overtaken europe in the number of coronavirus cases the region has more than 2 and a half 1000000 infections a new cases are rapidly rising brazil is

a hotspot with almost 62000 deaths. catalonia as regional government in spain has locked down an area that's home to more than 200000 people following a surgeon infections people in the sick rio region will only be allowed to leave the area for work. and there have been queues in crowds across england this pubs restaurants hairdressers and cinemas reopened for the 1st time in 3 months. the european union says iran has triggered a dispute magnussen as part of its 2050 nuclear deal to one is accusing european powers of failing to live up to versailles to the agreement the foreign minister zarif sense a letter to britain france and germany but didn't provide specific details on where the country's fell short of their obligations the deal has been unraveling since the u.s. withdrew from it 2 years ago as a big has more from to herat on the friction between iran and europe. this isn't

the 1st time i've complained about. germany france and the. complained about the noncompliance of the european 3 before but this time they did. the foreign policy chief. complaining about their noncompliance and it comes. at the united nations. the european countries of compliance complacency and not standing up to the bullying of the united states now what. is a motion germany france and the u.k. put forward to the international atomic energy agency that called on iran called on iran to grant access to a number of sites inside iran sites that iran considers the not part of the 2015 nuclear deal across iran these are military sites however has questions about these sites and some of the activities that took place there prior to the 2015 nuclear deal being signed saying that iran says that all the nuclear activity is for

peaceful means. already has access to all declared nuclear sites including 247 on line monitoring. iran didn't want any interference in the cooperation between the and iran could have negative consequences. mechanism that europeans are talking about. it can be extended if all parties agree before it's referred to the united nations the same mechanism that triggered back in january this year but then suspended after they had triggered so much details but we already know that iran is very frustrated with the europeans and the lack of compliance and essentially finding a way around the unilateral sanctions that the united states imposed on iran after they pulled out in 2018. 14 people from a nursing home in japan are feared dead after heavy rain triggered flooding and mudslides 10000 soldiers have been deployed to the southwestern region to help with

the severe flooding buildings on cars have been submerged don several people scrambled on top of convenience stores to wait for rescuers tens of thousands of people in 2 areas had been urged to leave but it's not known how many people fled. the. people in the area required to continue to be on maximum alert with regards to self defense forces police prepared to dispatch 10000 personnel for further emergency support please do this or that you are able to respond swiftly and adequately. 5 police officers in the indian state of tamil nadu have been arrested in connection with the deaths of a father and son in custody the 2 have been detained for leaving their shop open minutes longer than allowed under coronavirus lockdown rules and those elizabeth purana reports it's causing outrage across the country. these 5 men who are in charge of up hold in the law as police officers in india's state instead they are being investigated for murder. p.j.

and arjun his son ben it's died after being arrested on june 19th sparking protests police have detained the father and son for keeping their mobile phone shop open just minutes beyond what was allowed under lockdown restrictions. they died in hospital 4 days later. the kid says. in which one sub-inspector conducting further investigations into the offices in the case. a female police officer who testified that the men were beaten and sexually assaulted has been given witness protection and. has taken over the case after allegations of local police destroyed evidence including security. say the victim's death surprising. as she has been documenting cases like these involving police for the past 30 years it's not only normalization of this practice

. but also the complete if you're going to nothing really happens because it might just end quite beautiful it's often the last thing going on. suspensions. and non-governmental groups says 1730 people died either in police custody or jails last year. in delhi the son their family is still waiting for a hearing into their nephew's death at a local police station 2 years ago the 1000 years old when he was detained accused of theft and sexual harassment. a day later police told the family he hung himself but 3 other detainees at the station told them they beat him all night. because we need just. happened to many others. threaten. the case but we said. as he wasn't allowed to see his nephew's

body human rights groups say india must ratify the convention against torture and implement police reforms to prevent such deaths occurring elizabeth al-jazeera new delhi. and is really a municipal government is planning to turn an industrial neighborhood an occupied east jerusalem into a technology hub but opponents say the project is yet another attempt to illegally solidify israeli control over occupied palestinian lands harry fawcett reports. for decades if you wanted to fix a tire by where or discount groceries in occupied east jerusalem what he jos has been the place to come but a new israeli project would see this neighborhood a short walk from the old city remade as a hub for tourism and high tech. rents the land on which he operates his garage he and dozens of others have recently been issued eviction notices accusing them of

breaking zoning laws instructing them to move out before the end of the year in the order how is it we have been here for the last 60 years the municipality sent us evacuation orders without negotiating without giving us alternatives or compensation the silicon wadi neighborhood. the west jerusalem in a simple government along with israel's interior ministry want to rename what he jos silicon wadi with office space for high tech businesses as well as hotels all part of the more than 600000000 dollar development master plan in the occupied east but a project on this scale in occupied east jerusalem isn't just an issue of business and investment and jobs it's also an issue of politics and control throughout 53 years of occupation palestinians have been regularly denied building permits had homes demolished while israeli projects have sought to solidify israel's claim to unified city the municipality says the intention with silicon wadi is to improve employment and living standards we would love it if we had investment from the arab

community themselves we don't want to take this and not only do we want to do it in order for easter some to continue developing the way that it deserves to develop. it was a party says garrels units will be compensated but a lawyer acting on their behalf so the eviction notices suggest no such thing and that the entire project fails to meet the needs of residents. if you ask people here they'll tell you they want hells in before high take the municipalities unfortunately fantasizing outside the palestinian vision it violates the 4th geneva convention post to me and see this decision is internationally illegal your cuba has no long term plan and on the plans to manage the daily lives of the people as someone who owns land and businesses here hasn't heard bowie has been in talks about partnering in the project but he'd rather have permits to build apartments it's too big for us what they're asking and we don't want. to be invested people and. it's very important thing was we want to make balance

that elusive balance is at the heart of the issue not the party's jerusalem the dying need for investment in infrastructure set against the cost of accepting increasing israeli control or a force of al-jazeera occupied east jerusalem. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera latin america has now overtaken europe in the number of coronavirus cases the region has more than 2 and a half 1000000 infections are new cases are rapidly rising brazil is a hotspot with almost 62000 deaths despite this president or your boss narrow has vetoed parts of a law that requires people to wear face masks in public chile peru and mexico have also been reporting record cases. catalonia is regional government in spain has locked down an area that's home to more than 200000 people following

a surge in corona virus infections people in the segregated region will only be allowed to leave the area for work the country's hospitality sector was hoping to salvage what remains of the all important summer season there have been queues in crowds across england as pubs restaurants hairdressers and cinemas reopened for the 1st time in 3 months police say they're prepared to manage the crowds but health workers fear the changes could lead to a sharp rise in infections. it's really nice to be able to be people around to be able to drink and not feel like you drink you know which i'm sure a lot of you could be doing the last few months and i think the social side of this is that. the united states is reporting more than 53000 new covert 1000 cases alabama alaska idaho mississippi north carolina south carolina and tennessee have all set single day records for a new infections and despite this the u.s.

president donald trump says he believes the country is fighting its way out of the pandemic 14 people from a nursing home in japan are feared dead after heavy rain triggered flooding and mudslides 10000 soldiers have been deployed to the southwestern region to help with the severe flooding buildings and cars have been submerged town several people scrambled on top of convenience stores to wait for rescuers protesters in the democratic republic of congo have marched on parliament to demand the removal of a new electoral commission chief they claim be head of the body is not impartial and that the ruling coalition is not listening to demands for political reform those are the headlines on al-jazeera listening post is up next looking at ad boycotts on lockdown bookshelves states and.

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