in the world. isn't a euro. a historic choice the presumptive democratic presidential candidate joe biden picks senator senator come to harris's his running mate the reaction from the president has been swift. she's a big tax raiser she's a big. slasher of funds for our military and she's got a lot of difficult things that she's going to have to explain. everyone on come on sunday on the radio this is the world news from algiers a week after the beirut explosion and people mourn with

a mixture of grief and rage also mexico's former president and 3 key opinion yetto is the latest to get sucked into a major bribery scandal. and the world health organization warns corona virus infections are spiking in latin america despite the months of lockdown. for the 1st time a woman of color will run for the office of vice president of the united states after much anticipation presumptive democratic nominee joe biden chose senator comma harris as his running mate for november's election in a tweet confirming his pick biden praised harris's record on social justice he said i have the great honor to announce that i've picked. a fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the country's finest public servants as my running mate. and

this is what come harris tweeted in return joe biden can unify the american people because he's spent his life fighting for us and as president he'll build an america that lives up to our ideals i'm honored to join him as our party's nominee for vice president and do what it takes to make him our commander in chief will start with their support it's from alan fischer in washington. has been the favorite to fill the democrats the piece look for some time here. she brings a high national profile as a former presidential candidate a senator from california. and family connections to biden she was close friends with his late son both because this is my belief child of a mother from india and father from jamaica she takes 2 important boxes as a woman of color. search as a dynamic for and really good at messaging right she's really good at talking about complicated subject and made very clear to the audience in to the american people

former attorney general of california she's used her skills as a prosecutor in senate hearings to pick apart arguments put forward by the company station but that all title has also brought criticism during her tenure as attorney general there are a lot of questions raised about her going to intervene in a variety of types of cases including police excessive use of force our geisha on as well as areas around drug policy that could really become a problem or. in the 1st democratic presidential candidate debate she had a tense exchange when she said joe biden's past few on the segregated schools was harmful but in modern u.s. politics it all seems a long time ago smocked and charismatic she's been the front runner for a reason and 55 more than 20 years younger than the candidate she's seen as the next generation of democratic leader alan fischer washington. so that's the

background on top of the caster ports now from marilyn on the attacks from the trunk campaign which have already begun. kamel harris ran for president by rushing to the radical left president trump's 1st response to the selection of camila harris as biden's running mate was to tweet this attack ad voters reject an heiress they smartly spotted of funny she is. a person that's told many many stories that weren't true she is very big into raising taxes she wants to slash funds for military a level that nobody's can even believe harris's supporters say that's not true they see the california senator as a pragmatic moderate and someone who's worked hard to avoid the label of leftist medic at his daily coronavirus briefing tuesday trump said he was surprised that joe biden picked terrorists because she's accused biden of racism she was very disrespectful to joe biden. and it's hard to pick somebody that said just

respectful when she said things during the debates during the democratic primary debates that were horrible about sleepy joe and i would think that he would have picked. while trump is brashly been dicked of biden has cast himself as a compassionate candidate his selection of kamel harris as running mate may have been a calculated choice to highlight his willingness to move past personal conflict so let me take this opportunity to welcome her to the race. for vice president mike pence will face terrorist on a debate stage this fall echoing trump's line of attack he accused terrorists of being controlled by the left i mean we all know look joe biden of the democratic party had been overtaken by the radical left so given their promises of higher taxes open borders socialized medicine and abortion on demand it's no surprise that he chose senator harris in announcing harris as his pick on twitter biden called

her a fearless fighter the 2 will appear in their 1st joint campaign event as running partners on wednesday joe castro al-jazeera maryland. choruses on the matter is howard university in washington d.c. they've been tweeting their congratulations we spoke to sonia lockett who was a cost mate of hers at how she recalled meeting the senate as several decades ago. we met as freshman at our university a 30 years ago in 1902 both bright eyed and energetic and ready to make some change in the world because that's what ours is about howard always. brings out students who are the best of the best and who have a passion for changing the world have a passion for making a difference and we met on the howard university the famous howard university art i don't exactly remember when i just remember this beautiful girl with this short

hair and this huge goofy laugh and that the friend i've had for more than 3038 years she's not only brilliant but she's also very empathetic she has had experiences that make her know exactly what the american people are going through what the american people need and she is that person she is a hard worker and as a woman as a woman of color you're often having to work twice as hard and that's what she's done twice as hard to get to those positions and she's been in the highest reins of government and california and in the nation and she's proven over and over again that she can do the job and i think she's big zach right person to be vice joe biden vice president exact right person to be a part of the team that leads our country now. we're on to other news now and it has been one week since the huge blast in beirut that killed more than 200 people and destroyed much of an already suffering city and so on tuesday the community

united in their grief to honor the lives lost has more from beirut. the. a moment of silence for the dead the wounded and the missing church bells rang alongside the muslim call to prayer for a few moments at least this deeply divided and broken nation came together. the lebanon remembered a moment that changed the lives of so many people it's been a week since the explosion of beirut port destroyed lives and homes just meters from the blast site people gathered to demand justice and accountability so all those in power knew about the explosives a report on the risk to launch the people the should be an international

investigation because we don't trust the lebanese investigations lebanese authorities including the president knew there was a large stockpile of ammonium nitrate at the port. but the 10 firefighters who died in the blast were not aware of the risks when they were sent to put out a fire of unknown origin we're up against a competence we're all up against corruption we're up against all that system that got us where we are today and it's the whole system that is wrong so was this and that is flawed we want bury our dead before we bury their corruption before we bury them the blast deep in the already dire economic crisis which pushed half of lebanon's 5000000 people into poverty aid agencies are distributing food and medicine filling the void left by a government that has long failed to provide basic services the state is close to. this is all that it got from the doctor and the hospital no one supported me. that's why. i lost my job. and i lost my home and i lost my god from

schools private hospitals were owed billions of dollars by successive governments which left the public sector ill equipped and underfunded i just want to say to the international community if you want if you can help the institutions that really. were substituting. the country and the government's role towards its people it will be very interesting step the government has now resigned as though it will remain as a caretaker ministration until a new cabinet is formed these people want what they call an independent salvation government but there are others who still support the sectarian system that they believe protects that they want a national unity government that will bring back the same political elite. that is what people fighting for a new country fear they have the will but not the tools to bring change. french president in and where mccall is leading an international initiative to solve the

crisis he says lebanon needs fundamental change and a new political order he didn't elaborate. beirut a new tricks now in a scandal that rocked latin america allegations have now been made against the former mexican president and the u.k. penya thought it is alleged he took funds from obrecht a construction firm that submitted to paying bribes in 12 different countries including mexico more now from john homan. it's going authorities have been after those who were for quite some time and they managed to get him he's been extradited from spain where he's on the run and what he has said according to the attorney general is that he's fingered ex president. and his finance minister luis feed the guy and he said that they instructed him to pay more than $4000000.00 worth of bribe from this from a construction company a brazilian construction company called a lot of pressure to pay compelling consultants in the 2012 election race in

enrique pena nieto his campaign he's also alleged that enrique pena nieto vigor i directed him to pay bribes to lawmakers to congress people to get votes for reforms that ex-president meek opinion it was trying to push through in 20132014 so it sounds big and it is for a couple of reasons the 1st one is the old oppression this brazilian construction company has really become synonymous with with with corruption across latin america ex presidents have fallen in peru in brazil different government and public officials in various countries of being convicted in relation to corruption embezzled and scandals involving this company but in mexico up to this point not have been convicted no one has been put in jail and convicted as a result of this so people are thinking that this might be the start of that process. we'll update the headlines in a moment and then strange is in from

a new waters argentina turns up and you don't illegal fishing by foreign bugs and american companies are promising jobs for minority communities and saying they're the ones to aging gracefully inequality. hello there mostly hot and dry across much of the middle east most guys as well across the northern sections and then of course we have seen a few more showers and a fair amount of trout across areas towards the south but this is a situation across into sound of the rains of the lighter the last few days but these unesco listed buildings of course have been crumbling around people is on the civil defense workers out there trying to salvage what they can now there is some more rain in the forecast that is lighter than we have seen lately and then to the

north away from there the winds are strong coming through iraq of course is hot and dry and look at this on dust once again being blown away to the south 43 in doha on wednesday by thursday the time it's a little bit higher the winds a little bit stronger and we could really have a fairly hazy day with us around meanwhile for the east and into the mediterranean tom it is not too bad 29 in jerusalem with a fair on shore flow then down into central africa plenty of showers and thunderstorms heavy really all the way from the northern areas of tanzania up through uganda out across towards the west and then to the south it's mostly clear skies well some fairly strong winds on wednesday along the fall caper cross into a cape town those winds will work their way eastwards along those coastal areas thursday but it does at least mean it's mostly warm in port elizabeth with a high of 20 on saturday. image can change the way we see the womb if we had not seen this we would be

talking about it it can spark mass action or serve the interests of the powerful he created this longing for a photo opportunity that can obscure the truth this is a legitimate news story but this play and the talking points are pretty intense before it can forge narratives all right through the listening post gives you the full picture on a. top stories this hour on al-jazeera presumptive u.s. democratic party candidate joe biden has picked centers a couple of hours to be his running mate for november's presidential election

irises the 1st woman of color to be on a major party ticket is. going to jail to mark one week since the massive blast in lebanon's capital beirut which killed more than 200 people a moment of silence was held to remember the victims walked through some of the worst hit neighborhoods and marched towards parliament and allegations have been made against the former mexican president and b.k. pena nieto in connection with the scandal that rocked latin america he allegedly received funds from 0 to pressure the brazilian construction to help pay for his 2012 election time. will stay with latin america but news from the pandemic and the world health organization has warned about worrisome spikes in the region countries that had initially controlled a corona virus outbreaks the region is the current epicenter of the pandemic and the economic effects of long lock downs are also sparking protests move from colombia's capital bogota without a sun for. policeman use

a blanket to carry the body of a 19 victim in this morgue in the volume in capital. as ospital struggle to cope with the number of dead in the poorest country in latin america. plastic bags are used to cover workers' shoes when proper protective gear is not available bodies left out in the streets or stored in the chapel relatives say they have to wait for days to collect the body of a loved one in the. reality is that it's all collapsed when it comes to care in the clinic for patients and moderate conditions as well as an intensive care the more has collapsed in this critical situation we didn't expect it would be so many bodies. believe he has been ill prepared to cope with more than 1000 cases in almost 4000 deaths and the situation has been worsened by days of protests and roadblocks. with people angry at the interim government of the dinin and

yes for postponing presidential elections for a 3rd time the road blocks are making it difficult for oxygen and other medicine to reach hospitals. as well a 2nd wave of 1000 infections and a growing political crisis has seen angry citizens take to the streets especially in mineral rich areas where the poor are demanding more economic aid and healthcare support at least 3 indigenous protestors have died and 17 people were injured in clashes with the police. the oil companies producing thousands and thousands of somalis a day while the cool calm a communities of the poor in our basin are submerged in the greatest poverty and with this coronavirus pandemic that still does not cease we've seen their total abandonment due to the absence of medicine or medical assistance. latin america is

seeing worrisome spy. infections even in countries that had initially controlled the virus colombian tuesday passed 400000 confirmed cases become the country with 8 highest total the world on a per capita basis colombia's fatality number at this time among the worst in the world which has out here considering an extension of a number of restrictive measures that were supposed to be this week alison the. new zealand officials are events to getting a new set of code 19 cases the 1st infections in 3 months have been reported so it is looking into whether they were imported by freight as its largest city or can went back into lockdown on wednesday there are now 4 confirmed cases in 4 new presumed ones as well raising questions about whether the general election will still go ahead next month now well our primary focus of course is on the response

in these immediate stages over the next few days we do need to ensure that we're giving ourselves as much flexibility as possible to deal with what we luna over the next 72 hours callum and dissolving does mean that if we needed to convene powerman for any reason we wouldn't be able to do sorry we've before decided it would be prudent to defer the dissolution of parliament by at least a few days to preserve all options for if if needed reconvening comment or if needed for that this is of the date of the general election also strongly is recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic 21 people died in the past 24 hours that was in victoria alone the epicenter of the country's latest outbreak melbourne victoria's capital is under a strict 6 week lockdown with not time curfews and mandatory wearing. it. has been

a 3rd night of unrest in belarus his anger and accusations of election fraud continue to grow over the victory of president alexander lukashenko thousands of opposition supporters have been detained during the protests which began after sunday's vote opposition candidate spent lot of take on the sky is not in any of the european union's formally withdrawn part of cambodia's preferential trade status it's done this stuff done this after a review of labor and human rights issues it means around 20 percent of cambodia's exports to the e.u. will now be subject to terrorists from wednesday among the demands of the you is that the treason case against band opposition leader came so could be dropped but that trial is continuing. his new cabinets being sworn in a week after the ruling party won parliamentary elections by a landslide in a 1st for the ceremonies being held at an ancient buddhist temple in the central city of candy last week's parliamentary victory paves the way for prime minister

rajapaksa and his brother the president to go to buy a rajapaksa to amend the country's constitution. despite regional mediation efforts molly's political crisis is getting worse huge demonstrations continue against the government demanding president abraham resign as support for nicolas hogg. watched by security forces a defiant crowd gathers in the capital's independence square at the rallies in defiance of the west african body ecowas which has called for an end to weeks of protests determined demonstrators say they'll continue their civil disobedience movement. don't you learn president again look listening to the people it seems that all demands are falling on. there's been no step forward illegitimate national assembly is still in place the cabinet member is not a national unity government despite all of all the men spoke changed nothing is changed. from the comfort of her home a newly elected m.p. you are. always watching the political crisis unfolding while echo us recommended

she along with 30 other m.p.'s resigned after april contested elections has no intention of giving up her seat. we were not afraid of being sanctioned this would be a disaster part of the population would be unhappy and they'll come out to support us. president. goodluck jonathan watch the swearing in of knowing constitutional court judges absent with the leaders of the protest movement who are calling for more public protests on behalf of a. discourse. jonathan met with the leader of the m 5 opposition movement he accused former colonial power france of backing the president instead of listening to the aspirations of these people. while the french president has been vocal when it comes to the affairs of another former french protectorate lebannon his response to

the mine crisis has so far been muted the french don't want to be seen interfering in the country's affairs and yet 4000 french troops are on the ground supporting the state. italian swedes and other european special forces are joining the french in an attempt to stop more attacks by armed groups they're based in mali but are also blamed for attacks in neighboring countries 8 people were shot dead in the air at the weekend including 6 french aid workers the growing insecurity as well as state corruption and the perceived inability of president cater to protect his own people are driving the protest movement and increasing demands for him to quit nicholas hawking al jazeera some major u.s. companies are pledging to hire tens of thousands of workers from low income and minority communities in new york city they say the initiative is in response to the black lives matter protests but activists of accuse some of the companies involved

of being major drivers of racial inequality in the 1st place. corporate america's response to the u.s. is black lives matter protests has been striking with companies like mcdonald's quick to pledge their support but twitter users and civil rights groups pointed out that mcdonald's has long fought against increasing the minimum wage for workers and was resistant to calls for protection spread some pleas during the pandemic activists argued it was mcdonald's that was perpetuating racist economic inequality and which police brutality is a symptom now in the business community's latest response to the protests 27 c.e.o.'s of the new drug c.e.o. council which aims to hire 100000 people from low income and black latino and asian communities by 2030 the firms involved include i.b.m. financial service company accenture wells fargo amazon google goldman sachs private equity firm blackrock and j.p.

morgan chase the important part of the right is its 30 c.e.o.'s coming together to try to tackle one of society's big problem which is getting inner city school education largely minority that these kids through school and with a high paying job the small print is vague it's not clear what of any new drugs are actually being promised but many of the companies involved with the council house long been accused of being directly responsible for racial and economic inequality in the u.s. when jamie diamond of chase took a knee outside of a bank branch and solidarity with black lives matter it was noted that his bank targeted black customers with subprime loans which led to the 2008 financial crash and the chase along with other wool street firms and funneled millions of dollars to the new york police department to purchase high tech equipment with no oversight high tech equipment that black lives matter activists say is used to target black communities longtime observers of the civil rights struggles the echoes of corporate america's response to the racial uprisings of the sixty's training

programs and apprenticeships for black youth were set up with the choice remains the terrorists. for corporations has always been how do we control that how do we maintain you know conditions such that we're able to operate without the aspirations and struggles of black communities interfering with our plans those are the options that are available for black youth prison or the corporate world and not much else in between civil rights groups have long been clear about the intersection of racial and economic inequality. really sure not be some. state. redistribution of economic. but once again we're seeing those who put in the stand in the way of that redistribution of economic power claiming to be constructive agents of change she ever tansey out. argentina is ramping up the defense solve

its maritime territories to prevent illegal fishing by foreign boats countries across latin america are concerned about chinese ships entering their waters and depleting their stocks to resupply reports from. argentina's coast guards is called a chinese fishing ship towards a poorly but i warn you. it's an operation by air and sea to control attempts by foreign vessels to fish illegally in argentine waters and if you don't want the starvation starvation international ships are allowed to fish outside the economic exclusive zone but in recent years there's been a sharp increase in attempts to cross what is known as the mild 200 argentine waters begin. our sea platforms one of the richest in the world so far this year we have captured 2 ships already we have a protocol so the captain can act according to international law. using readers and

other types of communication argentina contract ships violating its exclusive zone this type of vessels are the ones that are used to patrol argentina's exclusive so if a ship is found to be fishing illegally in those waters then that ship can be captured and the owners have to pay a fine this vessel for example has been involved in several operations and it has the ships that it has captured in the past it has their name the date and the country belong to most of them belong to china and then spain. even though there are many companies from different countries involved in illegal fishing china has become a main concern with an overseas fleet of over 16000 ships they pose a major threat to developing countries just recently 300 ships were located outside and such fishing is not illegal because it takes place in international waters but

it can cause. damage in one of their reach este and biodiverse regions in the world . governance destruction international body. pressure just like china now but most nations do not want a conflict with china leaving developing countries to defend their resources in whatever way they can. i just want to cite race. i'm come all santamaria with the headlines and the presumptive u.s. democratic presidential candidate joe biden has picked senator calmly harris to be his running mate for november's election she is the 1st woman of color to be on a major party ticket harris previously served as california's attorney general and was the 1st woman to hold that job there was president has been quick to take aim at harris donald trump says she's a liar and a surprising choice for joe biden who is right number one draft pick

and we'll see how she works out she did very very poorly in the. primaries as you know she was expected to do well. and she was headed up the road around 2 percent. a lot of money here a lot of things happening and so i was a little surprised that he picked her. in other news there has been a vigil to mark one week since the massive blast in lebanon's capital beirut which killed more than 200 people. it was a moment of silence as well to remember the victims people walked through some of the worst hit neighborhoods and marched towards parliament. israel's military says it struck him as targets in gaza in response to balloons which cause fires being sent into its territory the army says similar balloon fire attacks targeted

southern israel earlier this week israel has been threatening to shut its main commercial border crossing with gaza in retaliation a state department watchdog says 829000 u.s. arms sale to saudi arabia was legal but it did not assess the risk of civilian casualties in yemen the trumpet ministration issued an emergency declaration to push through the $8000000000.00 deal to 2 gulf arab states without congressional approval and allegations have been made against the former mexican president in the greek opinion yet in a scandal that's rocked latin america he allegedly received funds from bricked brazilian construction firm to help pay for his election campaign in 2012 up to date with the headlines here on al-jazeera the latest edition of the listening post with which his bit he's next. history has called it the great war in the 1st episode conscription draws hundreds of thousands of our troops who are seen to both sides of the conflict their story is rarely told but had

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