on al-jazeera. if you want to help save the world. sneeze into your own. protests erupt across fair roofs where president alexander lukashenko that set to claim his 6th election victory after a vote your position says was rigged. and oh i maryam namazie i'm watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up on the program. a 2nd day of clashes in beirut amid angry protests against lebanon's government 2 ministers have now quit are the 2 states blast the number of confirmed kovan 1000 cases in the u.s.

reaches 5000000 with numbers still rising in almost 20 states. and the afghan president agrees to release $400.00 taliban prisoners paving the way for peace talks. protests have erupted in cities across belarus president alexander lukashenko looks set to climb another way in to lengthen his quarter of a century in power that he's already had protests as of set up barricades in the capital meant squad riot police have been responding with stun grenades now reports of a police found being driven at a crowd of protesters and ambulances have been rushing to the scene it comes after the country's electoral commission said results so far showed look at shanghai winning with 81 percent of the vote despite voting being extended in some places because many people were still trying to cast their ballot the main opposition candidates for. on

a 2nd off sky had asked her supporters to vote his latest possible to minimize the opportunity for electoral fraud and action officials are accusing the opposition of sabotage and say she currently has just 80 percent of the vote taken off sky is a former teacher who only recently entered the race when her husband was barred from running. so let's get the latest from stat vasa who joins us on the phone from central minsk and you've been reporting on this story throughout the day that just tell us if you've been getting any more information about clashes between police and protesters yes maryam it's still a growing on it's 1 o'clock in the morning here in minsk and the city is still filled with anger and frustration as thousands of people are gathering at a large square they wanted to gather there to protest against what they call a fraud and fake election they were stopped by police who were there in full gear and in full force in the middle of the square so thousands of people were trying to

get together and then the police reacted by sound grenades all kinds of loud explosive explosions a van the police truck ran into the crowd and carrying one protester on the truck people have been injured there were lots of ambulances going on and off for taking people away from the scene in other parts of the city you can see the police blocking roads everywhere and people still driving around in their cars honking their horns as a sign of the opposition showing their fist and that's still going on until this late hour. and president lukashenko i mean it seems as though he is really poised to declare victory exit polls saying he already has a 80 percent of the votes what people telling you about this. they say this is absurd i mean nobody was predicting of course as everyone was

predicting that he was the clear fitri but nobody was predicting he would declare victory with more than 80 percent they call it shameless and absurd because of course the opposition has gained so much support in the last couple of months and weeks plus a look at shankar was criticized heavily for how he was handling the calls at 19 crisis he was ridiculing the crisis saying people should just rein thought because also the economic situation has been very bad 'd so the opposition has gained support as never before so there was a big movement on the streets not only in minsk but also in all the other cities in the last couple of weeks have been lots of people detained so saying that he has won with more than 80 percent nobody is going to believe that speaking to guest who is also there in belarus who is saying that these protests are taking place not just in the capital minsk but in 25 other cities so they appear to be quite

widespread and obviously with reporting and information restricted in the country it's very difficult to know whether there is a violent crackdown taking place elsewhere. exactly dis whole information crackdown that the internet has been down all day and is old also has been very bad in the last couple of days so it's very difficult of course to have information out and that's why it's also so so surprising to see that these protests are still happening without people being able to communicate with each other so people spontaneously come to the streets they know where to find each other they come out of their houses you can see them actually standing in the balconies so the average aware and they really are determined they are not backing off any more they say they are telling me we are beyond fear and we are tired of just sitting and waiting for him to leave. all right well thank you very much that vast reporting us

reporting to us from central min square set was saying protests are continuing people out on the streets angry at this exit poll suggesting that president alexander lukashenko as one this election he will claim a 6 victory in this election with over 80 percent of the vote people are unhappy about this they are the opposition to claiming that the election was rigged they're claiming fraud they don't trust the results they've been confronting security forces have been responding with stun grenades so obviously stay across the story bring you any more information as we get it. all tensions have been boiling over for a 2nd day in lebanon after the massive explosion that tore through the capital beirut all more clashes near the parliament after protesters gathered demanding an

end to rampant corruption right then he has fired tear gas to try to disperse the growing crowds of demonstrators holed rocks and shot fireworks into the air in a show of anger against the government the army says there's little hope of finding any more survivors off to choose days lost devastated the city people is still missing thought to be trapped under the rubble which has already claimed $158.00 lives. well the protesters accuse the politicians of gross negligence over the storage of thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate at the port they want a complete overhaul of the political system information minister. and the environment a step down my arse qatar have become the 1st senior leaders to resign over the last 9 m p's of also quit meanwhile an international donors conference has raised $297000000.00 in emergency funds for lebanon but corruption concerns mean the money won't go directly to the government but it's meth reports now from beirut. here

there are the skills the talent and the enthusiasm this is this this is the nasser . that has been issued yesterday with these people will not be able to rebuild beirut on their own we have an engineering team i did not think team working in sync together we sent scouts on little school tours and their job is to basically go and examine a building and say hey this structure is no longer safe to enter they're doing all this because the government isn't. food is given out to people who never have to ask for handouts in their life. volunteers are given a safety briefing before heading out with a cleanup team because there are hundreds of these camps across beirut hastily set up in the shadows of the buildings ripped open by choose days explosion of 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the port for international donors one of the

hardest questions is how do they get aid to people who want to get off the top when they have to deal with a political elite that's been doing exactly that for decades. literally the lebanese authorities now have to put in place the political and economic reforms which are being called for by the lebanese people it's the only thing which will allow the international community to act efficiently side by side with lebanon in its reconstruction. it could cost up to $15000000000.00 to rebuild beirut says the city's governor its residents want to make sure that money goes where it should the government of lebanon is a criminal government this is a criminal state these are the lords these are people who were. responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in the lebanese civil war and we're expecting that a few extra bodies is going to make them think that's not going to happen on monday lebanon's prime minister will ask his cabinet to agree to early elections they'd be

held within 2 months and lebanon's electoral system candidates must spend according to the religious sect that makes it very difficult for normal affiliated individuals or groups to emerge and that is what these people will tell you is constantly frustrating back calls for radical political change bernath with al-jazeera beirut. now 8 members of a target have been killed by gunman in southern asia the attack happened in a west african giraffe east of the town of corey the defense minister says they were 6 french aid workers who were killed along with that guy and driver by armed men on motorcycles it's not yet known who was behind the attack and they off to brazil's death right from the crown of ours pandemic past 100000 the country's catholic archbishop has held a special mass to all of the dead the ceremony happened under the gaze of rio de janeiro's christ the redeemer statue the event coincided with brazil's father's day

on the cardinal performed a special blessing for all families affected by the virus brazil's president. has repeatedly downplayed the threat of that 19 saying any economic shutdown would be more harmful than the virus itself. specially for each life knowing that each one has a history. and nearly 3000000 new infections we want to have the hope and trust that each one of us is important and also that each one of us has a responsibility to act and to be aware in our country and in the world. well latin america has seen more corona virus infections in any other region in the world more than 10000 people have died in chile which has emerged as one of the region's west hit nations with one of the highest death rates. reports now from bogota. just as parts of chile prepare to reopen economic activities on monday health

totoro it is announced the country reached a sad new record of coverage in $1000.00 related deaths and one. day we arrived on the outs from our hearts we feel for the families for those who miss and love those who have been lost but even if the gone they will be remembered we regret that the pandemic is cause us to lose so many loved ones so many people who have wanted to continue on. the country of 18000000 has the 2nd highest rate or 1000000 people in latin america after neighboring peru and hired in brazil the worst affected country overall in the region authorities also say they have registered a slight increase in new infections after days of the creases. and like other regions the capital sent most of its metropolitan area will keep the current lockdown measures for at least another week but some residents think it's time to relax restrictions in the capital. so if the infection rate drops then they should

leave the coroner how long will the quarantine last and santiago they should have lifted it if they still haven't explained why they're extending it to the film if the spread of coronavirus has been relentless across latin america even rare success stories like the island of cuba that had managed to reduce cases to a handful per day have had to backtrack after a spike in the last couple of weeks. the government on saturday ordered restaurants bars and beaches to close once again also suspending public transportation without tori t.'s braiding citizens for letting their guard down. we have to return to measures in place during the community spirit in havana with all limitations and demands that are clickable to the space as well as the sacrifices that this entails for everyone for institutions for the public sector for the private sector for us citizens. from many countries in the region fighting depend

it's a case of one step forwards in 2 steps back i listen to them. a number of chrono virus infections across the united states is now past 5000000 according to figures from johns hopkins university but medical experts say the true number could be many times higher health officials are urging the use of face masks in public and of pleaded with people to avoid public gatherings but many are ignoring those warnings this was the scene in south dakota this weekend where some 400000 people converged from across the country for a 10 day motorcycle rally it's the largest gathering in the u.s. since the outbreak that began in march mike hanna joins us live now from washington another grim milestone for the u.s. having surpassed 5000000 cases that's an estimate it seems of the country's continuing to to struggle to contain the pandemic.

indeed here soon at least 14 states there is still a rapid increase in the infection rate states such as california are now the worst hit state within the united states florida as well showing a rising rate of infections as are states like ohio and north dakota so this is of course a massive concern although generally across the united states it would appear that the rate of infection is even slightly you still showing a rapid increase in a number of states that have mentioned. and what about the accuracy of the infection rate mike you have this estimate from johns hopkins university but you also have public health experts saying that that doesn't reflect the the true extent of the virus. well this is of course of great concern to health officials attempting to counter the pandemic a few weeks ago the centers for disease control warned that the rate of infection

may be far higher than a step left at that particular point the reason for this is that they conducted a round of tests now these tests examine antibodies within the body which are created by the corona virus now in these tests that the limited range that they did that showed that 10 times as many people were displaying antibodies within their system then those who had been tested and had shown symptoms of the disease now what we are getting is more being conducted and this trend is being confirmed so the figure of those actually infected with the coronavirus in the united states could be as much as 10 times more than what the estimate is at present so this of course is another major issue and compounding the whole problem is that still in many many states testing is lagging behind not only testing but the risk returns of the results are taking sometimes up to 2 weeks now this is being pointed out that

it's impossible to fight the pandemic if you're going behind all the time if you are not getting accurate testing with immediate data flow so this is just one of the many problems that this country continues to pace as the number of cases continues to rise thank you with the latest from washington mike hanna. still ahead for you on the program the u.s. ideas china by sending its highest level delegation to taiwan since 979. volunteers work around the clock in the scale of a massive oil spill the comes from the. helo both east and west australia was active at the moment just coming off shore of

new south wales this curl of cloud hears a proper of low pressure and briefly the winds will pick up and the waves will pick up from the risk to damaging the cliffs the soft cliffs is there again and from sydney northwards is also a risk of flash floods this is really specifically for monday the same time much bigger systems on winding through western australia's rain right into the tropical heart if you like and then wants us concert has was adelaide to go windy sherry whether left over for pursers adelaide is wet sydney becomes a much nicer place to be on tuesday winds coming down the sun right out and much of the rain is just to trust towards the north on the new zealand. it's the right time here to watch out for tropical spinners in the north western pacific and his one coming through out of the philippines has been named as jangly is just a tropical storm the winds are walked past a fire this is not a big problem but it will produce a lot of rain for the small islands of japan and then it will move north pretty

rapidly making contact with the the base of south korea then drifting through it looks i think more which is that will be its real problem is the amount of rain it brings over an already sudden south korea. capturing a moment in time. lapse shots or. the lives. of the stories that one people are afraid to talk to one check again and providing a glimpse into someone else's was new up pursuing in the dream of coffee or life inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. witness on al-jazeera. week the.

quick recap of the headlines now police in belarus of launched a crackdown on protests that erupted as president alexander lukashenko looks set to claim yet another election victory the electoral commission says results so far show him winning with 81 percent of the vote but the main opposition candidate svetlana to cut off sky at 8 percent. protesters have been out on the streets of beirut for a 2nd night protesting against the government 5 days after the massive explosion that killed 158 people 2 ministers have resigned joining 9 of the m.p.'s who've quit. and the number of corona virus infections the united states has surpassed 5000000 but many states continue to swerve the imposition of restrictions tens of thousands of bikers of even descended on a small city in south dakota

a state with no requirement to wear a face covering. meanwhile cases of corona virus have been rising across europe alarming public health experts in the region the u.k. is recorded more than a 1000 new infections in a 24 hour period for the 1st time since june the next stage of reopening has been put on hold and the government says if needed it will shop pubs to allow schools to reopen next month greece once praised for its handling of the crisis recorded its highest single day increase with $203.00 new cases germany and italy also reported hundreds of new cases on sunday will new zealand has warned against complacency as it reached $100.00 days with no community transmission of the virus the only new cases have been a few people returning and that that's been managed in isolation facilities but promises to send to are done says people must remain vigilant the authorities are concerned some people are now refusing testing they're not using contact tracing

ups and even ignoring basic hygiene advice. well now to afghanistan a significant obstacle is been cleared on the potential path to peace in the country at the present $400.00 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani made a landmark decision on the recommendation of the loya jirga a traditional assembly of tribal elders ernie's was the final precondition for the taliban to agree to talks but there are still all the hurdles to overcome. it explains. 4 centuries of understands traditional grand assemblies known as jurors solve problems by confrontation within $3000.00 elders and community leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president danny has honored the agreement between the us government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before incra of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners if my government says these 400 are wanted

for major crimes and some even face the death penalty they want to ensure that these men do not produce to the battlefield the been. room today i will sign the decree that i did not have the authority to sign before now i will sign the decree to authorize the release of the 400 taliban prisoners based on the request of the loya jirga and they will be released. in a complex power sharing structure is the chairman of the loya jirga as he leads the high council for national reconciliation. hi sally. the declaration of the loya jirga has removed all of europe's tickles to start the interim afghan talks and we are on the cusp of starting the negotiation we do have respect for all your decisions and the afghan government will be committed to implementing all of them. despite temporary cease fire is one in 3 and a half 1000 afghan security personnel have been killed since february that's when

the deal was signed between leaders and the us government us troops are supposed to leave of want to stand by april 2021 and remain divided over the u.s. but draw. it would be better that the us does stay here that will also help our security and reconstruction of our country. the withdrawal of foreign troops is good for us as they were against our culture. it will definitely have impact. for almost all of the security remains their foremost concern but. kiddo regarding the release of prisoners we need peace in afghanistan and we will need to pay a price for that therefore we are obliged to release the taliban prisoners of them and say their rights and safety is non-negotiable regardless of who wields power under it it has been disadvantaged i continued my university studies despite losing

many of my classmates to suicide attacks we still have faith stands government will need to bring security in all the places where we do not have security at the moment. the us government has acknowledged the release of prisoners is unpopular but president government to hold direct talks to facilitate a peace agreement the release of prisoners is a 1st step for all of the factions to sit across the table but they remain multiple challenges and wide ranging differences to overcome for peace can be achieved. there. now heavy rains have killed at least 50 people in pakistan and it's expected to continue into next week 3 days of monsoon rain of course severe flooding across a number of provinces the prime minister imran khan has sent in the army to assist with evacuations in the south of the country pakistan's monsoon season runs from july to september at least at least 30 people are dead and 12 the missing after

heavy flooding in south korea as well that's expected to get worse 2 almost 4000 people have been evacuated from their homes since friday mostly in the south of the country typhoon jenga me will bring more heavy rain when it makes landfall in that sixpack today on monday and then in yemen houses me in the unesco listed old city of sana'a collapsing off to months of heavy rain and flooding there many of the 11th century red and white mud brick houses have been forming into disrepair after years of war around 5000 of the towering buildings have leaky roofs and 170 of them of partially collapsed. the u.s. health secretary alex s.r.'s arrived in taiwan for a 3 day visit to learn more about how to successfully contain the coronavirus is the highest level u.s. delegation to go to the island since 1979 sending a strong political message that and china has a long standing claim of taiwan and says the visit threatens regional stability sarah clarke reports now from hong kong. it's

a much anticipated visit us health secretary alex as i was leading a delegation to taiwan to learn from the audience exists in fighting the coronavirus the united states has recorded 5000000 cases taiwan has fewer than 500 but analysts say the trip is not just about the pandemic it's definitely more the the optics and the message being sent to the taiwan government and the people of taiwan as well as to the government in china as far as what what level the u.s. wants the relationship with taiwan to be obviously the health secretary dr learned much during a 3 day visit china claims sovereignty over taiwan and the island is a main irritant in the troubled relationship between the world's 2 largest economies was due to made tom when he's president clinton during his 3 day visit that's and get china's leaders who object to all official contact between taiwan and the u.s. chinese government misses

a warning the united states delegation to stick to the one china principle on delta sure i want to stress that the one trying to principle is universally recognized by the international community any attempt to ignore deny or challenge the one trying to principal will end up in failure the trip is expected to further fry ties between beijing and washington both are at loggerheads over trade technology human rights and territorial disputes especially in the south china sea it's possible that the mainland would look at the economic consequences reminding taiwan that if . they don't want to play with the mainland that there are you know there's going to be a very very cold harsh harsh world up there china's government says taiwan is the most important and sensitive issue inside the u.s. relations this where high level visit comes as those relations have already sunk to the lowest point in decades sirup park al-jazeera. thousands of volunteers are

working around the clock on damage caused by an oil spill off from the richest japanese ship struck a reef on the southeast coast of the indian ocean island last month last week an estimated 1000 tons of oil started to leak from the vessel environmentalist fear the oil spill will endanger the marine life that's made malicious so well known that desperately trying to stop more oil from leaking but high winds and rough seas are hampering their efforts for the local people it's been terkel. these people there fisherman the boat bridges they are divers. from the sea and the eat from the sea so tourism will be affected for for a long period of time and they will be able to do that. the government has had to gross the school because the smell is terrible. the coronavirus pandemic has silence many performers around the world but not but doesn't it doesn't apply to

this british opera company. so this is the world famous line born opera house they've launched open a mini operas after being forced to cancel the usual performances and in keeping with the times both the audience and the cost distancing they are performing a piece which takes place in post pandemic paris. a look at the headlines before protests erupted in cities across bella russa's president alexander lukashenko claims another win to lengthen his course a century in power protesters have set up barricades in the capital minsk while riot police have responded with stun grenades there are reports of a police van being driven a crowd of protesters with ambulances seen. with ambulances as well trying to deal

with injured protest is what it comes after the country's electoral commission said results so far winning with 81 percent of the vote despite voting being extended in some places because many people were still trying to cause that ballot the main opposition candidates taken off sky had asked her supporters to vote as late as possible in the day to minimize the opportunity for electoral fraud step vasa in is in minsk. the city is still filled with anger and frustration as thousands of people are gathering at a large square they wanted to grab a beer to protest against what they call a fraud and fake election they were stopped by police who are there in full gear and in full force in the middle of the square so crowds of people were trying to get to gather and then the police reacted by sound grenades are all kinds of loud explosive explosions a van the police who are who ran into the crowds where protesters have been out on

the streets of beirut for a 2nd night now 5 days after the explosion that tore through the capital 2 government ministers have resigned as anger in the country mounts against corruption and the engineering political elite meanwhile an international donors conference has raised $297000000.00 the lebanese people. the number of corona virus infections in the united states is now past 5000000 the unofficial tally from johns hopkins university comes as many states continue to swerve the imposition of restrictions hundreds of thousands of bikers have descended on a small city in south dakota a state with no requirement to wear a face covering. well those are the headlines this hour that's it for myself in the team here in london witnesses coming up next more news from doha after that in russia mixed martial. didn't. bring fame fortune and power for the next one when he did best again on al-jazeera.

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