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to boost its military presence in the eastern mediterranean calling on turkey to hold oil and gas exploration that's raised tensions with greece. lebanon puts a new estimate on losses from the beirut blast at more than $15000000000.00 as residents say they may never be able to repair their homes. and with no internet or computers at home find out how millions of indian children kept out of school learning through the pandemic. joe biden uncommon tourists have appeared on stage together for the 1st time is running mates in the race against president trump for the white house they presented themselves as the right team to lead the u.s. through the coronavirus pandemic and the national reckoning over racism as a child of immigrants. she knows personally immigrant families richer our country

as well as the challenges of what it means to grow up black to do in america the united states of america her stories america story the president's mismanagement of the pandemic has plunged us into the worst economic crisis since the great depression and we're experiencing a moral reckoning with racism and systemic injustice that has brought a new coalition of conscience to the streets of our country demanding change america is crying out for leadership from mike hanna joins us live now from washington d.c. mike so this is a very different campaign event in the time of the pandemic behind porton was it that carla harris made a good 1st impression of this to vent. it was very important come of the harris has established a reputation within congress as

a very fiery and fierce interrogator people come before senate committees but this was an opportunity for her to present herself to the majority of the american people she's known as a strong politician but now she's a candidate for the vice presidency and certainly this was an opportunity for her to have her say alongside the man that she will be running with coming to them but so it was a critical 1st move in the campaign the campaign has started rather slowly for joe biden but certainly with that event today it is a good beginning to gain traction and certainly began to explode into life and mike there was a common name wasn't there between both of them during the nomination process is this something they have now over common what is coming or horace bring to the ticket and to voters in the run up to the election. well there certainly was acrimony she was fiercely critical of joe biden during those democratic primary

races however when she did step down and removed herself from the race she was very quick to give her backing to joe biden on joe biden's part clearly what he is signaling as well is that he once said his vice president not a lackey not a yes person but somebody who's going to criticize somebody who's going to keep him on his toes as it were and there's no better way than signaling this than appointing somebody with whom he's had differences in the past what she's bringing to the table well a large amount she's the 1st black woman to be nominated for this leadership position in the 1st asian american and she has a massive following in certain areas she's seen in the past as a very strong district prosecutor has a very able senator from california and of course we heard joe biden mention there as well she's the child of 2 immigrants and that is something that the biting campaign will hope will resonate strongly with millions of americans in the same

situation mike thank you well jenelle king as a republican party political analyst she says the democrats have missed an opportunity by naming her as biden's running mate. if they are the democrats really want to make the historical moot then they would have selected her the presidential nominee i think it's quite interesting that they didn't feel that she was not good enough to be the president but they are now putting her in the vice president role thought you know when in time you have to demand in pretty much blackmail a candidate into the poor people of color and i think that's the bigger picture and that's something else that we need to look at i don't think it's something that's rewarding i don't think that she really present a big challenge at the release of the republican party in the reason why i say that because she comes with a lot of baggage as a release through her has history and prosecutor and things of that nature so but

if i had to point thing all in one thing i think she can definitely go out and i and african-american community but that is a lot that we have not necessarily have utilized wind in filmy different ways so i think overall she is definitely going to obviously bring in more african-americans who may have been on the fence but i don't think it's going to be enough to win the presidency. israeli warplanes have hit home us talk at some gaza for a 3rd night in a row it's in response to balloons which cause fires being sent in to his ready territory in recent days israel has already cut off their oil supplies with gaza and reduced its fishings an italian soldier been threatening to shut the main commercial border crossing the u.s. military has released a video which it says shows iranian forces boarding a ship in the gulf off the coast of the u.a.e. u.s. central command which posted the footage on twitter that sends to iranian ships and a helicopter can be seen next to the vessel and was made to be sending on to

a library and flood the rain and government has yet to comment on the incident. france will increase its military presence in the eastern mediterranean president emanuel micron's also pushing turkey to halt oil and gas exploration in disputed waters that's heightened tensions with greece the standoff escalated this week with the arrival of a turkish research vessel accompanied by washington turkey and greece have competing claims to natural gas reserves. or given over to human to scuttle the risk of an accident lurks when so many military assets are gathered in such a contained area the responsibility lies with the one who gives rise to to succumb instances will remain firm in our commitment to international legality and the power of diplomacy to resolve even the most complex issues we will never be the one situation yet self-restraint is only one aspect of our power no provocation will go unanswered we have demonstrated that we will respond if necessary and we will do so

again if it is required. and as a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations he says nato members are increasingly worried about the potential for a confrontation. it's escalated of late in part because air new juan is pursuing a more ambitious foreign policy he showed up with forces in libya he signed an agreement with libya that demarcated new maritime boundaries in the mediterranean metro the greeks crazy so they went out and forged an agreement with egypt now you have the ship showing up a turkish ship just off shore of the greek island and i think the french are trying to say hold on we're going to try to cool the temperature here before things get out of hand nobody wants to go to war nobody wants to see to nato members mix it up on the other hand when you have this many naval vessels when tensions are this high when you have turkish exploration this ship that you mention is taking seismic

soundings the 1st step in drilling for gas you know things are are in a kind of dangerous place i think in some ways you're seeing an all hands on deck diplomatic response because there is a conversation taking place between the u.s. secretary of state and the greek foreign minister nato is is trying to rise to the occasion the e.u. is going to hold an emergency session so that's a sign to me that people are really worried about the situation and keep in mind that you have a backdrop of tension over syrian refugees coming from turkey to greece over what heir to one has done in turning the huggy sophia into a mosque so there is a lot of fuel to fan the flames at this point between greece and turkey. the u.s. government says it'll meant tain 15 percent tariffs on european jet making 25 percent levies on other european goods the european union has been trying to

resolve the 16 year old dispute of the aircraft's subsidies but the u.s. says the e.u. hasn't done enough says it profoundly regrets the u.s. decision to keep tariffs in place on its craft hard times i hear that's the message from the u.k. finance minister as britain officially plunged into a coronavirus led recession well the economy shrank by 20.4 percent between april and june that's the biggest drop on record and is worse than most other major economies about 730000 jobs have been lost since march and lockdowns were 1st imposed the government warns more will go in the coming months and the bank of england doesn't believe the economy will get anywhere near its pretty violent performance until the end of next year. we're talking about this a few months ago i said hard times were coming and today's figures show hard times that here hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their jobs and sadly many more will but i will say to people all the tough decisions lie ahead for all

of us no one will be left without hope or opportunity france is seeing its highest infection numbers since coronavirus restrictions were eased back in may the health ministry says it's recorded more than 2500 new cases at least 18 people have died in the past 24 hours new zealand is also dealing with a growing cluster it's confirmed 13 new cases in its largest city oakland which are linked to 4 people who were found to be infected just days ago in all there are now 36 active cases it shocked new zealand which hadn't recorded a single infection in more than 3 months type movement restrictions have been imposed in oakland and social distancing measures elsewhere. the state of victoria in australia has reported another 8 coronavirus deaths is the epicenter of the country's new outbreak but with infections down by about 130 from a day earlier it's hope strict containment measures are bringing it under control

the state capital of melbourne is under a 6 week lockdown with nightly curfews and compulsory ma schools. time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back. with a russia that could see it produce a coded $900.00 facts seem despite not having completed much trials plus. scored out to their loved ones who are among thousands locked up since the disputed election in belarus more on the status. and the rain is still very much in the 4 calls across much of asia you can see here on the satellite this huge swathe of clouds as across northern and western areas this is containing all the very heavy rains that is a go through thursday it's a very vigorous from this one and if we're producing very heavy amounts of rain up

into the northeast of china and trading down to can across into north korea it does tend to stay away from south korea the still a chance a few shots and could see some heavy spells into northern sections south korea through friday but really at least a bit of a break that some really across into most of japan but that system which impacts north korea that will head up towards her on friday that is some very heavy rain that could well lead to some localized flooding and very heavy rains as well throughout much of south asia they've been particularly strong through central and northern regions over the last few days is seeing some flooding coming out of the house stays on the slightly more in the full cost the rains a site particularly heavy in and around the whole region but topper to ash will be seeing some particularly heavy emphasis to pools over the next couple of days and in fact could be picking up in some areas as much as half a meter of rain but again that rain pushing on west was just on down into go drops and again those rains training right there across the west along the line of the

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welcome back a quick recap of our top stories here on al-jazeera joe biden and carla harris have appeared on stage together for the 1st time as running mates in the race against president trump for the white house. france is increasing its military presence in the eastern mediterranean to monitor a growing dispute between turkey and greece over oil and gas exploration. a new zealand is dealing with a growing cluster of new corona virus infections is confirmed 13 new cases in its largest city of oakland which are linked to 4 people were found to be infected just days ago. a brazilian state has signed an agreement to produce russia's covered 19 vaccine it comes as brazil reported another 1175 deaths in a single day want to you not hear about reports from rio de janeiro. the stone. the agreement was signed just one day after russia's president vladimir putin declared his country to be the 1st in the world to prove

a vaccine for the corona virus and that his own daughter had been vaccinated ensures the experience here reports that the brazilian state of paranoia could help test and produce russia's sputnik vaccine came as a surprise to the rest of the country and was received with skepticism by doctors and scientists so the president would say he's dr received the facts it's not sufficient for us to look demonstrate there was a lead. role of this size of this magnitude there's worldwide concern that russia may have cut corners and approve the vaccine. in before completing phase 3 the final phase of human trials. live that is for them world leaders at 1st didn't know how to deal with pandemic some even denied it now they're engaged in a political competition to be the 1st to find a vaccine even if that means speeding and running over scientific criteria with 100000 deaths than 3000000 infected brazil has the 2nd largest corona virus

outbreak after the united states that makes it an ideal hub for mass clinical trials for potential vaccines the federal government is already spending 127000000 dollars to help reduce the oxford university vaccine while brazil's richest state's own poll is working on another project with the chinese but there's little information on russia's vaccine. we have no information on their phase one phase 2 and least of all phase 3 trials brazil's technology institute tech but says moscow has agreed to share its research and that the 2 countries will work closer if the vaccine proves to be safe in dealing with such a serious pandemic tech bar says it's worthwhile to put your eggs in 3 baskets not to monica and not give al-jazeera rio de janeiro. at least one detained protester

has died in better rusalka police crackdown on demonstrations against the president more than 6000 people have been arrested during 3 nights of often violent protests denouncing alexander lukashenko as landslide election victory critics at home and abroad say the vote was rigged the main election rival. has fled the country officials say look at the one about 80 percent of the vote reports about a minute's. worried about the fate of their loved ones relatives and friends outside this detention center in minsk child cries of support without knowing if they can hear it. or you are all heroes they scream at us calling out her sons and daughters wives looking for their husband after days of arrest many are still missing a 17 year old boy was released after he was arrested while sitting on a bench in the city center he says he was severely beaten the. riot police came to

me with 6 men and started beating me when i grabbed their stick their started to beat me even more and sprayed something in my face it was burning when i asked for medical aid they did not help me volunteers are trying to help locate the thousands of detainees president alexander lukashenko has condemned those detained describing them as a criminal underclass because the core of these so-called protesters are people with a criminal past and those who are currently unemployed those who don't have a job walking the streets and avenues that's why i'm kindly urging everyone who is unemployed to get a job police violence has increased and bellows during the 3rd night of protest with the dash koreans and cars attacked from randomly. but that did not deter hundreds of women from protesting to condemn the violence a march for peace and fair elections president lukashenko has been in power for 26 years says he won sunday's disputed presidential poll would. 80 percent of the vote

the claim many in bellows of coal observed in can't trust a police man wearing black all these women are wearing whites carrying flowers as a sign of peace stop beating us is their main message women have been leading the growing opposition movement against look a shanked us government with 3 women dominating the election campaign now again women are defiant and are risking arrest they can come to your home they can break the door in your apartment they can catch you anywhere when you go shopping or go to the hospital they can find you and detain you and beat you yet which still i don't want our hospitals brothers and sons to die for peaceful by the roofs and for fair elections on the streets drive of showed their support for the protesters including bus and truck drivers but emotions running high after what have been traumatic days for many belorussians it seems unlikely to strategy a fight insta government is using will work steps and al-jazeera mints. lebanon's

president has put out a new estimate of damage and losses from last week's beirut explosion more than $15000000000.00 it's a bill lebanon will be unable to pay in its current financial crisis the world health organization meanwhile says hoff the city's health clinics and hospitals sanctioning. has been speaking to people who've lost their homes and businesses. rich or poor the beirut explosion didn't discriminate 10 people died in the luxury seaview apartments that overlook the port and alice assad's house. she and her 2 children had left home half an hour before the blast they raced back to find this. alice pays a rent fixed in the 1960 s. the common practice here if a landlord can't afford the repairs or release the funds home will probably stay like this i now must learn to most important thing is for the kids to have a place to sleep comfortably with food we will not starve but we need our home back

. businesses too must find the money to rebuild if they think it's worth it. this country was already enjoying an economic crisis after a shortage of foreign currency last year sent its currency into freefall i don't know if you will be able to put more money into it i don't know we need. not only also. everybody. needs. 70000 homes and a so far uncalculated number of businesses were destroyed or damaged when 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at beirut port last tuesday. a dozen schools also need rebuilding this is the city's oldest the school of the 3 doctors in the challenge is huge an explosion of the scale is exceptional before rebuilding you have to appraise the structure see if everything cannot. holed up sometimes you

have to consolidate sometimes you have to destroy to rebuild so it will take real building expertise. every homeowner every business every institution needs glass and building materials and nearly all of that is imported. so they need dollars. but their money is locked in inaccessible bank accounts for many here it's effectively stolen by political elite that's been running the country for decades. so the pressure is on parliament to appoint a new prime minister and a new cabinet and it's been made clear to them that they'll be no international funds for the city's reconstruction until the parliament ends the dominance of iran backed hezbollah and its allies french president emanuel says he wants to see progress by september the 1st bernard smith al-jazeera beirut. has new cabinets been sworn in at a buddhist temple and a strong signal of gratitude to supporters among the religious majority but it's

left minorities wondering if the new government would also act in their interests nelson and there's reports now from colombo i'm. missing for a new government at the temple of the king. sri lanka's new cabinet was sworn in by president rajapaksa in the audience hall of the sacred temple of the 2 in kandy the mahdi governing candy is seen as the sort of center of both religious and secular power because the story is those who possess the tab the 2. will lead the country. you know and the day's all of that so yes a very strong symbol of the primacy of the single a buddhist majority 74 percent of sri lanka's 22000000 people ussing have the buddhists a large number of them voted for the sri lanka people's front party giving it 60 percent of the votes the raja boxes of work hard to get the support of the majority

buddhist community after then president by the rajapaksa suffered a shock defeat in 2015 many blame minorities who voted against him in large numbers at the decision to campaign on strong nationalist buddhist lines appears to have paid of 1st with president go to obvious election in 2019 he was sworn in at an ancient police temple that represents historic sin hell his power his brother mind the rajapaksa who got the highest votes of any candidate in the aug 5th the election was sworn in for his 4th time as prime minister. he had to chose an important temple where the lord buddha is believed to have visited with an entourage of 570 motor says having adopted a strong probity east approach in its campaign the issue is how the government will proceed in power base strong sort of buddhist orientation of the campaign the

reaching out to that single the boot disk constituency and all of that that was very much for political purposes to reach to to reply political capital once in government and with the really secure majority that they do have the question is is are they going to advance this to such an extent that everyone else is going to be ignored or permanently made to 2nd class citizen or whatever it is i suspect not minorities in the country will be hoping he's right. people in colombo or the new government if they can do i don't think there is anyone who can do and fed up with. anybody to scream we can't expect good things from. these people thing you know the moment. i voted for this government and like me all the people who voted for them expect a better future for 28 candidates members and 40 state ministers have been sworn in

the rajapaksa of knowledge the critical role of the single a buddhist majority played in their return to power and wednesday's swearing in is a nod to that support but analysts say the government must serve all sri lankan communities to take the country forward fernandes al-jazeera colombo. india's schools have been shut for 5 months now because of coronavirus and while private schools that move classes online millions of children aren't lucky enough to log on but that doesn't mean that learning has to stop as it is about the parana reports now from new delhi is the hour they get out of the under this road building site is a makeshift learning center a stroll hot where the children of this impoverished east delhi neighborhood come for free classes. university student. who has been holding these classes from the 85 years he says lessons have become even more important since india's government shuts its 5 months ago to stop the spread of the coronavirus. went

online classes started many children didn't have gadgets like law enforce and even if somehow they didn't have the facility to charge those because this is about $5.00 to $6000.00 people live across if you. ask around 100 students regularly attend the english math and science classes taught by south korea and 6 others who are helping him audio tape i really like the classes because i really like the teacher he teaches us very well but to me but they don't want to we wouldn't be able to study without these classes and our education would deteriorate our brain to. such anger and the students are from one of the many neighborhoods of the capital where everyone lives in temporary shacks with little or no access to electricity some students have walked half an hour from other neighborhoods to attend these classes and that's because they're from some of the 92 percent of

indian homes which don't have internet connections and computers. some states are doing better than others at bridging the digital divide the southern state of catalan has set up temporary classroom for students who can't watch the local government's pre-court classes online or on television are up at night these online classes are very easy to understand and if there's anything we don't understand then teachers here help and guide us we like it a lot. classroom so open throughout the state even for most tribal regions which has always had one of the best education systems in the country is an exception the experts warn that millions of indian children are going to be left behind because of the lockdown we are going to create this digital divide much larger however. drastic emergency call on the need in the name of government in the name of the internet service providers and also in the name of

device providers we need. we need subsidy on connectivity. and he says it shouldn't be up to the kindness of individuals to invest in the future of india's next generation elizabeth random al-jazeera. the headlines here on al-jazeera joe biden uncommon horace have appeared on stage together for the 1st time as running mates in the regs against president trump the white house they presented themselves as the right team to lead the u.s. through the coronavirus pandemic and the national reckoning over racism. as a child of immigrants she knows personally immigrant families and richer our country as well as the challenges of what it means to grow up black to do in america the united states of america her stories america story the president's

mismanagement of the pandemic has plunged us into the worst economic crisis since the great depression. and we're experiencing a moral reckoning with racism and systemic injustice that has brought a new coalition of conscience to the streets of our country demanding change. america is crying out for leadership israeli warplanes have hit hamas targets in gaza for a 3rd night in a row it's in response to balloons which cause fires being sent into israeli territory in recent days israel has also cut off fuel supplies to gaza and reduced its fishing zone in retaliation and it's threatening to shut the main commercial border crossing the u.s. military has released a video which it says shows iranian forces boarding

a ship in the gulf off the coast of the u.s. the u.s. central command which posted the footage on twitter says 2 iranian ships and a helicopter can be seen next to the vessel is believed to be sailing under a liberian flag france says it will increase its military presence in the eastern mediterranean to monitor a growing dispute between turkey and greece over oil and gas exploration the standoff escalated this week with the arrival of a turkish research vessel accompanied by warships. new zealand is dealing with a growing cluster of new coronavirus inspections it's confirmed 13 new cases in its largest city which are linked to 4 people who were found to be infected just days ago. those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after slavery a 21st century evil statement and so watching. the discussion we are at times when we are going to. our democracy examining the headlines this week

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