some of the structural issues we listen i still think that travel is the safest mode of travel and the spend that we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories the back to 00. 0. hello there i'm just on the attack and this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes. a defiant stand by the better russian president as big crowds rally in support of him for the 1st time since the disputed election he says he will not give up the country. tens of thousands

also gathering for what they say will be the biggest rally for freedom and they've now been backed by a top than a russian diplomat. a call for change too in thailand demonstrators led by students who want the government out and a new constitution. and leaking oil off the coast of morrish just breaks apart raising fears of an ecological disaster. i'm going to go with sports as leone complete the semifinal lineup in the champions league they knocked out manchester city to set up a showdown with favorites by in meeting. well it's a battle for the future a better route a week after a disputed presidential vote rival rallies have now been taking place in the capital president. the lieutenant had told his supporters he will not give up the

country nor call a new election he spoke at a pro-government rally after a 2nd call with russian native got him in prison and also accuse nato of gathering at the border well in another part of minsk the red and white flag of the opposition was flying high thousands have gathered there for what they call a day of freedom part of the growing pressure on the president is now also coming from within his own government the ambassador to savannah can has become the 1st time level official to publicly back the opposition protests when our correspondent stepped fast and joins us now on the line from the capital minsk step i believe you're now at the anti-government protests it seems like it's quite a festive mood there it's unbelievable what i'm seeing here right now this huge crowd i think up to a 100000 people are here and more are streaming in there of just buying basically one of the biggest a roundabout but also all the avenues leading to it is wrong about a full of people people are literally everywhere this is something that look i

shacked was not expecting this is the largest turnout also the opposition supporters that we've seen so far it's the climax are we follow for trauma of violence should these scientists well fear the elections took place one week exactly one week ago after the elections people took to the street in this same area as i am now than police was in full force they were using violence against thousands of protesters done but now a week later tens of thousands have come back to the same place still asking for the president to step down and to have a new free and fair election and step anneli a well just an hour ago or so you were at that pro-government protest which is relatively nearby can you give us a sense of the size of the crowd there and who was in that crowd. well that crowd is a draw for compared to this giant crowd that i'm seeing here right now than there were

a few thousands who came to the independence square they were actually taken there by buses and special trains it was a last minute effort that was so hastily organized 9 by the president's ministration look up check himself was speaking there he gave a fiery speech basically telling people that without him the country will collapse that other countries are trying to create a war that nato is going to leave and face but for all these people here the dance of thousands who are 9 coming out out of the fire and after 26 years also because shank us rules these are holo words they don't believe him any longer and that the better russian ambassador has said he saw him voice his support for the anti-government protests do you think we're seeing some really serious cracks now appearing in the leadership in general. well you have 2 years 50 years as you where

it's going like the whole way through the sixty's yes that was a very significant response by the ambassador of slovakia he is the most senior diplomat dollar was hashed he is the last one who also still serves in the soviet union and he was actually comparing the actions the for police riot police beating and torturing people with the style and practice just so he shot the opposition on with the strike just right 'd so that's a very significant the voice coming out of one of the most important foreign experts he actually also was a slice of president look a 2nd himself in early 2000 so this is a very significant sign that there are definite cracks in his system steadfast and then speaking to us on the line from the capital minsk will be staying across all those developments for you here on out of there thank you very much that let's speak a front via chokmah he's a nonresident offended at the atlantic council and also

a political commentator on belarus he joins us now from kiev frank i do want to start by asking you consent to has also said he's potentially deploying tanks and planes towards the border is this posturing or is he potentially actually spoiling for a conflict. almost there i think his last name i think you wants people to think especially western leaders to think that if you will step down the russia will come he's playing in all this story that he's the only one and the last protector or brother is the. that the independents and there are so we're in the 2 he's always promoting this ukrainian scenario but i don't think russia is going to interfere or russia is not ready and she was not prepared russia was prepared enough for for any military operations and others will to crawls into days with russian president troops then and person has voiced his supports fair for you now this talk of this potential

assistance with this military pact the kremlin does seem like they have it be very cautious about their involvement when you say no military intervention what are their options that. i think a location to help we can say struck a session but not today it's your deal it's your policy it's your problem russia has many other tools to put pressure and others even the new government will come even the supplements and oscar will become the president russia will skilled to control and by the recent column e. mail there is a borders militarist military so basically i think russia in every case russia keeps of the ration on their control and they know a big can be much more powerful even if you look at the results and then turning to some of the other countries in the region and you get his speech he listed last year lithuania poland and ukraine all as ordering these new elections saying extendable influence is being exerted here but better is a very different relationship with each of those countries particularly with

lithium a neo and things haven't been exactly rosy there now potentially to kind of skier isn't with you in it where does that relationship go from here. i don't think there are any conflicts between the location and this country just trying to use this for interference as explanation of why so many people are protesting against him perhaps mentally ill to come to accept the fact that people doesn't want him anymore and his shine to find the poppy terrorists you know behind these people who are on the streets right now. in lithuania are members of nato and he when he spoke today to his supporters he mentioned nato are crimean that's he says that need to one storm to kill us wants to conquer us to compete with us so basically you need to for him is the major air and then me right now and russia is the main ally for let me ask you that about nato because nato says they're monitoring the situation very closely but it seems like they don't particular to get involved either.

absolutely and don't think nato is even considered than the interference or involvement in the situation there and they don't think it's needed to right now that's the moment when the russian people decided by them all and know for a decision or action to be is so impactful as all the events that they're happening right now in belarus made by belarusians what can be important by western powers the sanction sanctions in order to prevent potential violence if a question of staying power and if you will decide to use fire arms or continue violence against protesters then the west must make him understand clearly that harsh personal targeted sanctions will fall in the sanctions will be imposed perhaps on the police man the riot police and army will think twice before dispersal protestors were let's look at the options for you at this stage he says

absolutely not so new elections but he has said that he is open potentially to reforms what does that mean. like carette in the car and there he all the old the possible solutions are bad to him on the other hand when he begin negotiations with this new group formed by the camels care about our transition but then he'll lose control over the situation and he will lose that even at this old supporters even control over his own little if he continuously iowans he is lose an even more legitimacy and more likely someone from the military of from the army will decide to take over so now everything everything can happen nobody lost what will follow it can be the popular revolution which will capture the government build the. rest that or it can be their their their they call her by his own people who will take control of where the power and will ask for this power

to the new elected president and we don't know nobody not because of the wish list changing so quickly mystically every 5 minutes and then excited to see what will happen tomorrow and with them pretty sure that the question will not stay in power for more than a few months all of a covering all of that for you very closely here on out as they are from that via talk to their nonresident fellow at the atlantic council great to get your thoughts here on out of there thanks for being with us thank you. one of thousands of people have also been out on the streets joining student rallies in thailand's capital calling for political reform their police say at least 10000 people took part it was a diverse crowd that goes beyond university and school students who have so far led to those demonstrations hundreds of police are watching over there so far peaceful rallies protesters are calling for new elections and also to amend the constitution our correspondent wayne hay is at that protest in bangkok. this is the largest rally that we've seen so far thousands of anti-government protesters coming here to

the heart of the capital city bangkok to continue their campaign to try to force the government out they want parliament dissolve they want to a new election they want the military draft the constitution to be rewritten and they also have called for reform of the monarchy that is a very dangerous and since sensitive subject in thailand because the monarchy is protected by very strict laws designed to prevent criticism and defamation of the royal family violating those laws can lead to long jail terms we're seeing a very diverse crowd this time the rallies over the last few weeks have been led mainly by university students and they still very much form the core of this protest but we're seeing many other sections of thai society represented here a lot of older people and also perhaps worryingly for the governments we're seeing members of the ridge protest movement that's a group that we saw on the streets in huge numbers back in 2010 staging very long

anti-government protests on the streets of the capital city that ultimately led to a violent military crackdown all those protesters there are demanding improvements to their lives many hope that last year's election the 1st since a military career 6 years ago would restore democracy that the new parliament chose pry of church of the military leader who led that coup to carry on as prime minister the opposition accuse the military of rigging that for years and then earlier this year the high court disbanded the opposition future forward party accusing it of violating the law. by accepting alone that party controlled a 3rd of parliamentary seats thousands of thais protested and it's also not the only party to be dissolved in recent years rights groups say the government has cracked down on dissent using physical violence and terminations and spying on critics well earlier i spoke to pattern touch and i want punk band he is an associate professor of type politics security university he says the cause for the monarchy is reform have never been so strong since the official coronation we have

seen the expansion of political power of the current king on this also coincided with durga current situation i've been distilled hence most of them felt that they have been let down by them or not you know in term of paying attention to the economic hardship of the people at the same time they also seemed keen you know who have now living long term in germany enjoying his life without you know once again caring for his people so i think the east frustrations part of the art at this point in time that's why we have seen them you know proposing a reform for the war not even is not the 1st time but i must say this time is very serious the emerge i mean something emerging out of the context we have seen didn't lead young activists most of them basically 1st as well saw week with the clearly the disconnect disconnection between political party and student

just while we could say that they are basically genuinely in support of democracy without any political party backing them up they have a lot of strategies they use the you know the social media in terms of promoting their campaign and they come up with you know artworks new way of protest they are stored there in you know making banned nurse wished you know compare. new language if you would stay with me and to criticize into what i. like that before all there is plenty more ahead for you this news hour including the sale of cigarettes and alcohol resumes in south africa as coronavirus restriction fare on lifted. in trying to keep a dying language alive we need a kenyan tribe but it's just a handful of traditional speakers. and unfold with cho we've got basketball action as portland delays their way into the n.b.a. playoffs.

now the japanese ship that ran onto a coral reef off the coast of russia last month has broken up and it's leaked fuel oil into a marine reserve as well as on to beaches popular with tourists the vessels are now says they'll consider paying for damages or about manny reports seawater flooding in oil out the japanese owned vessel and the rock a share has space apart of the oil is though spreading along the pristine coast slide of east. the ballcarrier run into a reef a point does the 3 weeks ago a 1000 tons of oil spilled into the ocean presenting a huge danger to marine wildlife some unique to the country the area boosts colorful reefs mangrove forests protected wetlands of pristine beaches. an

environmental emergency was declared last week we are facing another threat of an over 50 tons of fuel again spilling in the logo and in the long term we're also looking at the in the longer term impact of toxic elements containing the ship like the batteries toxic paints and other elements going to the ship which we see been to see and contaminate further. so the damage of the work actually is not a short term damage it's a very long term damage the japanese ship big company has issued an apology on its website saying it's willing to pay compensation for damages japan and other france responded to calls for assistance joining thousands of local volunteers who are bracing against the clock to protect the wildlife and some have got creative using boobs made from human hair and haas from sugarcane to soak up as much of the oil and sludge as possible the island of 1300000 people relies heavily on tourism

many are angry the government did not act quickly enough it blamed bad weather for the slow response and his vest why the ship came so close to the shore it was supposed to stay at least 16 kilometers away many there fear the spill could impact the local economy for decades and do irreversible damage to the local wildlife. the al-jazeera where we can now speak to happy cumberland he is the campaign manager for climate and energy at greenpeace africa and he joins us now from johannesburg abbey this ship has now been here since july and we really only saw this being dealt with over the last week or so now there is a leak at splitting apart where are we at with the recovery mission there. thank you for having you know the show right now. with the accident concerning the ship is that this ship has split in half however remaining 'd oil or of the

fuel that was in the ship that majority of it was a moved however that is a jewel in that i mean you know madhu's is approximately 166 metric tons. has actually leaked sure that into into the into the ocean but in this city since the ship started leaking we we had a actually approximate it up but it does admit it turns and deep into the ocean and happy can you talk us through the damage that we've seen so fine and one what could happen now if this isn't addressed immediately what what more could happen from here. well but what damage is already witnessed is that the coral reefs that are around to the lagoon have been inundated with oil so meaning that there is plenty and contamination of the coral reefs we're also talking about a large extent to a large proportion of midian left that had a that escaped the area or city in this case because they can not agree

with oil in iraq but that also extends further inland towards this this role and as well as the mangrove plantations where you have an oil also going into the mainland and in some of the waterways where there's other areas of activity so essentially you cannot use the shore like you cannot access the lagoon it in a sense and you're going to glisten all aspects you see each of the 1000000 lead because that's gone then the 2nd part is that if the sip is not removed as it has broken in half it might end up sinking to such an extent obviously depending on where it is sitting in the cells of the time to see war to set of the undersea well to set as it could sink in certain areas in other areas it will still be afloat however we are also worried about the different content it's with the ship also leaking further into the broader war 2 weeks well happy you mentioned a number of different issues that the fish the marine life that the livelihoods of

the people who live in that area but you also mention the coral reef itself that's been contaminated i'm curious how do corals respond to spills like that. well it's to to understand how this one out this particular region will will will react to this will take some time but generally it's just that they do not recover. in any respect that list is a transposing of a moving of of peace to that place in order to necessitate all to excel in the. restoration process and what we are going through right now with containment and removing the excess oil that is on and the ocean is basically saying that whatever heads signed on to and has been let on to do is basically destroyed them so whatever is left of it in those that are still viable is the one i would need to be protected and then to turned into and into a vessel that's to restart the by. makeup of the area show abby i say france

has offered to help japan has already sent a team but this is ultimately a private ship who do you think should be responsible here compensating well i guess that the country because it's not only the issues around the conservation aspect but also the economic aspects of the spill. that is entirely correct. but still longer and long term effects on the economy as well as in the underlay because it's of people in maurice's just explain it like it is that what it says is a is a victim of circumstance this ship was going from asia to south america so who is part of that transaction whoever it is was buying into or whoever was selling the oil and whoever was transporting this view has to pay so not only that patent issues but also the future long term costs of of not only restoration but also

what lake effects the will have on the economy so 1st of all was they sort of companies to pay for the current cost but then the holders of the transaction the parties to the transaction would have to pay the longer long to damages and there will be a very long term consequences indeed happy campbell a there from greenpeace africa speaking to us from johannesburg great to have you on the show thanks for being with us happy thank you for having me. israel has closed the fishing zone off the coast of gaza and overnight as strikes were launched against hamas positions in southern gaza the israelis say they're responding to makeshift fire bombs attached to balloons being sent over the border from gaza palestinians and curious by the deal signed by israel and the united arab emirates to normalize relations are now turning to the coronavirus pandemic and south africa is easing restrictions because a few a new infections there it's getting rid of nearly all the nets on economic activity

by moving to and that level 2 that also allows travel between provinces and also the end of the ban on cigarettes and alcohol sales the move to level 2 means that we can remove nearly all of the instructions on the resumption of economic activity across most industries. you can only get to beauty will be allowed with the necessary and appropriate stringent health protocols and safety precautions in place. a correspondent for me to measure has this update from johannesburg. south africa has had one of the world's longest and most strict lockdowns and while some of the restrictions have been eased very slowly over recent weeks it's industries like this the hospitality and the restaurant sector that has suffered there's been concern that up 240-0000 jobs could be lost and now that restrictions are being

eased further this hope that this will bring change in general it is being carted misstating to see what damage it has done but you know what we've done is we've had to stick to very strict protocols on what we allowed to do social distancing at least $1.00 everybody that comes into our race johns has to be monitored with temperature and they have to readjust place of our health department contacting us it has had a quite a different theory like this been a bit of fear from the customer side of parts as well so people over to stop coming out but in the recent weeks funnily enough the odyssey in the recent weeks people have started to come out and start enjoying the old way of life with the new restrictions that we've got experts say south africa may have reached the peak in the number of covert 19 infections in fact numbers are now dropping from an average of about 12000 new infections every day to 5000 and this is renewed confidence that the economy can be reopened but the relief may have come

a little too late for some. new quarantine rules ordered by the mayor of columbia's capital have provoked protests by unemployed workers there and shop owners involve say the restrictions of bankrupting businesses a stretch to require and jane has been imposed and 7 neighborhoods now only one pass and perhaps hold can go out daily to buy essential. well the u.s. food and drug administration has given emergency approval to a new saliva test for coated 19 it follows a successful trial by the yale school of public health and pro basketball players in the n.b.a. for such as a found that the so-called saliva direct test is nearly as accurate as the nose swab using saliva may also detect the illness and other methods and is also significantly cheap them firefighters in california struggling to contain a huge wildfire near the border with nevada high temperatures are making their job even more hazardous with crews narrowly escaping the blaze on

a highway near reno the national weather service is now warning of fire tornadoes near los angeles 3 other wildfires are also burning destroying buildings and causing evacuation orders. it is now time for the weather and rob fire tornado is terrifying yes i've seen them before and they say but they are great for a visual board you know if you're in the foreign office you know the problem in california nevada the whole the fact the whole the west and states is the temperatures are on the high side 80 plus 1000000 people under heat advisory or heat watch and it's for a season is tend to drive 100 days with reagan games that picture that loyalty and fire right on the border and the fire tornado in that stuff dissing will spread rapidly we haven't had fires in this part of the world this part of the u.s. i think the last few seasons so this fresh tinder for now the bigger picture in the u.s. this heat east as well so from texas right up to washington that's the 80 plus 1000000

people but this heat is accompanied by moisture that of course is a good thing from the point of view of not sparking. pretty big thunderstorms as well so much come right across the plains there's nothing to stop them motion across the plains and they often come in waves you put a cold front if you like they produce some pretty damaging storms what is called a direct for example which is basically a storm front we saw these giving winds 100 miles per hour 60 kilometers per hour so damages caused in minnesota there could be more to come to be honest in this part of the world but the wet stuff the wet stuff without the storms sits on the east coast for the time be. vast thank you rob well still ahead on out of there. we'll hear how much more money. by the u.s. postal service is being accused of trying to undermine the upcoming election. and.

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mensa the red and white flag of the opposition has been flying high tens of thousands of people have gathered for what they're calling a day of freedom they're repeating their calls for your sank. step down. and anti-government protesters in thailand are also running in the capital bangkok calling for political change there too they're demanding an overhaul of the government and a rewrite of the constitution. and it's now take you back to our correspondent step back and he's in the belorussian capital minsk whether his rival rallies have been taking place following the contested presidential election that sunday step i can see those huge crowds behind you can you give us a sense of mood then now. yes unprecedented scenes here in the capital of. dams of thousands of people up to estimates of more than even a 100 thousands of people are gathering here at a large roundabout but not only on the roundabout there are the big every news

they're everywhere basically this is the largest opposition rally that we've seen so far during the election campaign sideline a 2 kind of sky of the main opposition candidate attracted also up to 60000 people but this is even bigger and this is. a rally that happened to this morning at the independence square organized by the presidential administration to look for support for a look at shankar these people there were a few 1000 people there there's a lot of. people are also screaming you question are you have to leave some people are wearing out that most shows are. blaming him for being a fascist because of what happened in the last week with the police brutality many detainees were beaten and tortured so that basically has backfired unbelievably. this is what he has got in return a large movement on the streets right now calling for his resignation or the

staying across that for you from mend a step back from now with all the latest thank you very much step. on moving on and the united nations says it is $200000000.00 short of donations to help lebanon repair catastrophic damage to beirut port the lebanese are counting on international aid to rebuild many made homeless by the huge explosion are relying on volunteers charities and friends president michel aoun says all aid will go to people who need it but u.n. workers in lebanon say they are trying to ensure that our nations are distributed properly. and in need it needs are really covering very specific sectors the 1st one is about education because we don't want to undermine the future of human and the children they really need to go back to school and to get all the psychological support food security and obviously we don't want to have any interruption in terms of food in terms of availability of the we need to and slower but also to make sure

that we start belongs to that national green supply now u.s. president ronald trump is defending the man that he appointed as postmaster general despite accusations he's trying to sabotage the system ahead of november's election the postal service is warning that millions of mail in votes may not arrive in time to be counted mike hanna reports. protesters gathered outside the new postmaster general steve c. home. to joy it was a prominent republican fundraiser and most here in so steve's effectively assisting president trump in what amounts to voter suppression former president barack obama in rear public criticism accuse the president of and i quote me capping the postal service for political gain. detroit has slashed overtime fired or reassigned key management figures and ordered the decommissioning of 10 percent of mail sorting

machines the department's inspector general has confirmed to congress that an investigation into problems in the postal service is under way but president trump has only praise for his appointee making reference to his own campaign slogan yes he's a friend he wants to he wants to make the post office great again you ever hear the expression you want to make the post office great again. and the president repeated his absolute opposition to mail in for. you are going to have. a catastrophic situation with universal mail and birds and on top of it the democrats aren't willing to give the people the money and the post office the money polls indicate that more democrats and republicans are likely to vote by mail though ironically president trump himself will be casting an absentee vote in an upcoming primary in florida the difference between an absentee vote and

a mail in ballot is largely procedural in the form of voters' request permission to vote by mail but in the 2nd case voters need no approval and simply post in their vote in all cases the vote is mailed it's difficult to see why the president sees one process as acceptable and the other as fraudulent. concern about the impact of failures in the u.s. postal service on the election is becoming an increasingly bipartisan issue we could see a dramatic increase in the volume of mail of people returning their ballots which we would absolutely determine has to be done in a timely fashion so here ruins vote is counted there's no doubt that the. long term financial challenge and those who need to be dealt with but now it's not the time to be cutting back services sitting in congress is the democratic party coronavirus

relief bill that includes a 25000000000 dollar injection into the postal service a bull where president trump insists he will not accept in its current form. mike hanna al-jazeera washington well let's not bring you more on the situation in lebanon where the u.n. says it is still $200000000.00 short of donations to help repairing the damage that we've seen after the explosion at beirut port our correspondent stephanie deca joins us now live from beirut steph i can see the port there behind you i mean what's left of it where are we at with the investigation into what happened. well there's 2 pauls to it let's say there's the forensic investigation we've been seeing that going on behind us led by the lebanese we are also going to have the f.b.i. the americans the federal bureau of investigation joining them also the french but

this is all under the lebanese investigation they're here to help in that capacity so they're going to try and figure out what exactly happened to cause the $2700.00 tons of ammonium nitrate to explode in such a catastrophic way then you have the other side of it which is you had arrest 25 arrests that made these are official little board customs security officials they are due to be questioned tomorrow we understand but many people here will tell you that it's not the smaller people involved that have to be held to account it's the bigger picture it's the bigger elite it's those that they are sure that you about this for years to have this amount of deadly highly explosive stored inside to that any populated capital when people talk about the scale of this explosion they will say people experts it's downscaled from a nuclear explosion it is that it's one of the the worst most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history and i can tell you we've been showing you this throughout the weeks even just looking behind every single building has been blown out apartments

homes lost people killed it is catastrophic and of course people one officers and they're hoping that that investigation now without that the f.b.i. and the french will lead to some monsters well speaking about the monophonic as we did see thousands in the aftermath of this take to the streets with calls for accountability what's become about movement now. the protests have died down certainly this weekend no one really on the streets i think i think there's a real shock here and i think it's taking time to sink in as to what has happened to the city what's happened to people's homes what's happened to people's lives some people have lost everything. they've lost their homes they've lost their businesses they lost that lost relatives they are already were struggling to make ends meet to begin with you're looking at a city now that's going to take billions of dollars to rebuild the government is not helping at the moment didn't have the money but also the army is not on the road helping so what you're seeing is volunteers ordinary civilians helping each other patching up homes feeding each other so i think it's going to take time at

the moment i think this is still a people in the city in shock but there is certainly a lot of anger because as i said they blame the elites and they've been protesting against them since october yes it died out yes you had corona but certainly things have never been as bad as they are now so well time will tell whether they take back on the streets but certainly for now i think people are just digesting and coming to chart with such a colossal colossal catastrophe stephanie deca our correspondent on the streets of beirut for us thank you very much to another government and equitorial guinea has resigned in the wake of the deepening economic crisis there caused by the coronavirus pandemic present to door of young criticize the prime minister and his cabinet for failing to fulfill policy objectives he also dissolved the cabinet 2 years ago a new government is expected to be announced soon the massive oil reserves mean that equitorial guinea is the richest country per capita and africa but more than half of the almost $1.00 people that lives below the poverty line of yang is the

world's longest serving head of state excluding kings and queens the president of the former spanish colony seized power by overthrowing his uncle in a coup in 1900 $79.00 and his son to a door and is vice president he was convicted of embezzlement in france 3 years ago and swiss prosecutors have auctioned off $25.00 of his super cars and money laundering case last year on the slump in demand for oil caused by this pandemic has worsened the country's recovery from recession 6 years ago. when there is a lecturer at the university of aberdeen in scotland he says the government's resignation is unlikely to lead to meaningful change. this is a government. or the head of state is part of leadership that has been in place or wired a long time in the season 979 and that from any family has the nutritive been our endurance so the entire obiang family has kind of

captured the state completely so you cannot really need in the name of the head of state your door will be on for the economic crisis so when something like this happens you have to blame someone else so he's kind of pushing away the blame onto a government that is it's a trick that was happened before in 2019 in the afternoon again so it's not really it's the kind of drama i'm doing to our piece as situation it's not a new new cool change so the tour again is very dependent on oil for it's your sources it is there we just entre in africa because it was as one of the smallest population in africa so when you take the oil money and divide it by a little mission when a capita income comes very high that their reality is that the oil when you goes to

very very few people at the top so look the dependence on oil corruption that today will be our nominee and our war governance is the real problems. in the . now donald trump is vowing to reimpose u.n. sanctions on iran by invoking a controversial move known as a snap back about photos the u.n. security council rejecting a u.s. resolution to extend the iranian arms embargo the us president has also cost out on whether he'll join russia's call for a summit of world leaders to try to defuse tensions meanwhile a new iranian supermarket chain has opened in venezuela's capital it's the latest symbol of the growing political an economic alliance between tehran and caracas as well as a sign of defiance against u.s. sanctions you see in yemen have a story. in a reunion tractor enhances the entrance of magasin as this spanking new mega

supermarket in caracas is certainly. no pated on the edge of caracas is largest the country's 1st ever iranian supermarket offers products such as garlic shampoo and sweets flavored with date syrup all exotic gardens have been israel in silicon valley given chill and his wife to make a little bit more so it's the 1st time of coming it's spacious and has a wide variety of products it's a bit more expensive but i guess it's because almost everything is imported. to make guys the supermarket chain says it's a private company in that is wayland to do business but the only person authorized to speak to us on its behalf was the 1st secretary of the remain an embassy who seems well versed on the subject their mother. was one of the best sellers right now because of the pandemic is a vegetable based anti septic hand made from sweet beetroot also toilet paper

napkins detergents and liquid soap also the typical things like past and reiss. then israel is close ties with iran date back to former president although chavis but under current president nicolas maduro the 2 opec members have become even closer as both faced tough u.s. economic and political sanctions in maine a fiver reining in gasoline tankers brought desperately needed fuel driven israela despite u.s. threats to intervene. the u.s. state department says the arabian supermarket is the quote latest example of a growing alliance between 2 pariah states iran's ambassador to the israel and tells al-jazeera his country has every right to establish commercial ties with whom it pleases and both of them if they do so for the others not them of the american governments charges mean nothing to us they're worried that we're providing food and medicine to venezuela they want countries like iran for this while are in cuba

to suffer from the sanctions all they want is that people to suffer until they are by washington's orders. the ambassador denied us reports that the supermarket chain is run by iran's revolutionary guard iran is also providing technical support to venezuela's crippled oil industry it's unclear what it's getting in return except perhaps in israel and gold which is also subject to u.s. sanctions but there's another explanation solidarity another way of demonstrating the ancient proverb that the enemy of my enemy is my friend you see in human al-jazeera a president trump also says he's now considering imposing a ban on chinese tech giant alibaba the move would add the e-commerce company to a growing list of chinese firms facing punitive actions in the u.s. on friday trunk in a popular video at tech talk just 90 days to sell its assets in the united states

the u.s. president says the tech crimes pose a threat to u.s. national security. china zia's president is using it italy's interior minister to discuss the flow of undocumented migrants being smuggled across the mediterranean at least government says the number increased 148 percent in the past year more than 80 percent of them are escaping economic crisis in china zia and fighting in libya well still ahead here in sports an incredibly lucky escape from one of motorsports biggest stars or all about coming up with jack. stories of life. and inspiration. a series of short documentaries from around the world that celebrate the human spirit against the odds.

i'll just hear a selects gary. rewind returns with a new series. and brand new updates on the best of down to series documentaries. rewind continues with plans to be an afghan and other citizen i've got is that and this is the proudest day off my job i like that was a real turning point because that gives them a lot of confidence that they can beat any team in a shoe on al-jazeera while. the world.

welcome back a un agency is warning that as many as 200 languages spoken in africa may disappear within the next century one of them is yes it's already classified as extinct but it's still spoken by a few people in kenya malcolm webb went to doll doll to meet some of the last surviving speakers were by the order about and all about there are fewer than 10 people in the world who can speak the language. to reduce a clue is one of them he doesn't know exactly how old he is but when we met him before the global pandemic all of the remaining speakers were over 70. now were you. now in the no longer. in the.

language of the yaki an ethnic group of about 4000 people most now speak other languages they live in the hills of central kenya near the town of tal told me this nearby building used to be a center for york culture and language it was built about 20 years ago with charitable donations people used to sit around the fire here and sing songs but about 7 years ago it was abandoned during a conflict between some blue and messiah a neighboring ethnic groups both more populous and both with their own language still in use so the cultural artifacts and books that were kept inside would taken away and put in storage and the gathering stopped but about the arche people used to be hunter gatherers living in a nearby forest to be do now herds livestock instead. the massai a larger ethnic group of herders moved into the area about

a 100 years ago this report realized if we embrace must say we able. to trust. these people we can. cattle and the coral became with their language the rest of to reduce family don't know how to speak. they speak the messiah language my home his daughter when i speak swahili with her friends. i would like 10 to speak yaku at school she can't learn it at home because i don't know it if she learned in school then she can teach us. but when jiro school so that we can see it's mostly english it's been the language of education and business in kenya ever since british colonise ation and it was white british settlers who displaced the messiah into the ark is homeland and. this traditional yaku song is about living in caves and hunting in the forests. it's

a way of life that is long gone. and soon the language and the culture and identity that come with it gone to her. 'd own web al-jazeera dog kenya 'd. it is now time for sport and joy that really nasty it is nasty yes the stasi i think the label is all right but let's start with some incredible pictures from the austrian grown promoter g.p. where the sport's most famous writer valentino rossi is narrowly avoided serious injury 2 bikes flew through the air after a huge crash and somehow both the miss rossi and fellow rider maverick when yellows by inches the bikes were travelling around 320 kilometers an hour and you can see from the different camera angles just how close that was for rossi who was a hero to g.p. having won the championship 7 times the race was red flagged in the italian was clearly shaken by the experience but he did get back on his bike for the restarts and he finished 5th the other 2 riders who initially crashed receive treatment but

also escaped serious injury. the formula one spanish grand prix is going on right now with lewis hamilton leading from pole position meanwhile at the indy 500 american driver marco andretti heads into the top line shootout for qualifying later marco who's the grandson of racing great mario andretti was fastest on saturday often and alone so he's trying to complete the racing's triple crown will start 26 out of 33 for next sunday's race french for will team leon are celebrating having reached the semifinals of the european champions league her 1st time in a decade they beat manchester city 31 in their quarterfinal in lisbon thanks to a late double by musette in delhi the on had already beaten eventis in the previous round and i have to beat another big team if they are going to reach the final in the semi's they're up against the favorites pine munich who thrashed barcelona 82. i think appetite comes with eating and our confidence as

a group is increasing the results show it will still be the underdogs against byron but when you are in the champions league final 4 you can say that you deserve it and if we reach the final we will have deserved it that's for sure. the table with these guys to break his line in the quarter finals so 3 years in are all in the position we are out so i think with these guys has done in deserve we deserve you know to go through in goal to reach the semifinals but we are not able to go but life is is how you stand up again in the next season hole and to try again so yet again man city failed to make it into the last 4 instead it's 2 german sides in 2 french sides who make up the semifinals in lisbon is rb lights against paris on tuesday and then leon take on buy in on wednesday. well it's already semifinal time in the europa league later on sunday manchester united take on severe in the 1st of the games in cologne man united are aiming to avoid what would be

a 3rd semifinal defeat this year but their manager also also has an eye on next season as well. we have to use it as preparation for this tournament but also 'd it's it's almost a pre-season for for next season because. it is not very long until we have to get going again. as to severe there was an unwelcome birthday present for one of the academy players travelling with the 1st team 17 year old one low sanchez run through a tunnel in training only to get a smack in the face no serious damage done by. tabasco on the portland trail blazers have squeezed into the n.b.a. playoffs they claimed the final spots with victory over the memphis grizzlies damian lillard again their standout player with $31.00 points the trailblazers reward is a 1st round playoff series against the top seeded l.a. lakers. the saloons cardinals baseball team made a winning return from their coronavirus shutdown they were not places july 29th

because of an outbreak in their squad with 18 games perspire and they beat the chicago white sox twice in a double header on saturday. and the players continue in n.h.l. ice hockey the vegas golden knights beat the chicago blackhawks on saturday to take a 3 nothing lead in their 1st round series is best of 7 so one more victory for vegas will be enough. the rain continues to delay play in the 2nd cricket test between england and pakistan there was a small break in the weather this morning for stuart broad to end pakistan's innings all out for 236 and you were 541 in response when the rain stopped play again. the tour de france is just 2 weeks away but one of the favorites has just pulled out of a major race because of injury. was leading the critelli into dauphine by 14 seconds heading into the final day they suffered bruises and cuts in a crash on saturday penultimate stage and can't continue defending toward it toward champion again but now with true earlier in the race. saturday was also

a brutal day for writers on the tour of lombardy in italy favorite rem curve i'm told crushed down some assaulting over a bridge into a ravine the 20 year old will be sidelined for some time with a fractured pelvis and lung damage. folksong put in a solo surge to victory had new zealand at george tenet. and a painful time in the same race for germany's national champion maximillian shukman a car driven by a member of the public somehow got in his way shah and still managed to finish 7th but his team say he has a fractured collarbone. go for c. woo kim leads the wyndham championship into the final round in north carolina the south korean had a stupid day on saturday the highlight of which was this hole in one bird which he didn't even know had gone in until the t.v. crew told him he always had a 2nd hole in one on the 12th kim finished up with a round a $62.00 and a 2 start lead as he goes for his 2nd victory out of this tournament. all right

that's your sport for now it's back to the stars thanks so much to i'm glad that we ended on a happier note after all his crash of well that is it is up to this news out of a tank ok i'll be back in just a moment with more new. yes . and the disease because 50 percent of all deaths children. but. it's a bad childhood education that. used. to. see some.

progress. or a serious mistake. intelligence is slowly invading every aspect of our lives. but very few of us really understand its capabilities for better or worse. in a new documentary i'll just 0 explores the impact of a are accessing vast amounts of our personal data data live on al-jazeera. it starts in poor communities with the promise of a prosperous man. but countless young indian women find themselves commodify.

and sold again. to toil by day. only to be violated by night. slavery a 21st century evil continues with bridal slaves on al-jazeera. was. a defiant stand by the better russian president has big crowds gathered in support of him for the 1st time since the disputed election he says he will not give up the country i but tens of thousands of also gathered for what they say will be the biggest rally for freedom and they've now also been backed by a top abella russian diplomat. so

again i'm a star and this is al jazeera live from doha.