this is al jazeera. and though i'm not matheson and this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes. i did find about literacy in president says he won't give up the country as big crowds rally in support of him for the 1st time since the disputed election. but a larger crowd has gathered to hope for what they say will be the biggest rally for freedom and they've now been backed by

a top belo seen diplomat. a call for change in thailand demonstrators led by students want the government out and a new constitution. ship leaking oil off the coast of the richest breaks apart raising fears of an ecological disaster. lewis hamilton is far too fast for me one rivals yet again. that in sports plus he dodged them the miracle escape for another of motorsports biggest names not once but twice. it's a battle for the future of bella who's a week after the disputed presidential vote to rival running something taking place in the capital president alexander lukashenko has told supporters he will not give up the country or call a new election he said a 2nd call with russian leader vladimir putin and says moscow is ready to help in

accordance with a military pact between the 2 countries because shank has also accused nato of gathering forces at the border allegations that nato denies. well in another part of minutes the red and white flag of the opposition is flying high and a bigger crowd has gathered for what they call a day of freedom part of the growing pressure on the president is now coming from within his own government there to slovakia has become the 1st high a level official to publicly back the opposition protests. i stand in solidarity with those who have taken to the streets of deliberation cities would peaceful marches so that their voices could be heard. i sincerely hope that the future of my country will be based on the positions of all thinkers of society and representatives of various political forces. have suffered for this right. joining us live from minsk step just talk us through the rally that you're out of the

moment 1st of all. well an absolutely euphoric mood here on the streets of cement ska at the moment are tens of thousands up to an estimated 100000 of people are on the streets heading to the independence square i'm actually here at the tail end of this whole long rally which is a 3 kilometers long right now all the main avenues of the capital of ballerinas are now filled with these protesters people from the opposition who are all shouting out look at shank i should step down or they're also shouting you should be brought for a tribunals because of these the police brutality that has happened in the last week torture of beatings thousands of detainees have been abused so that has led to a crazed anger here on the streets of not only in minsk but in the whole country. so i also using freedom for balance things are changing as we speak they also say

history is in the making now there was approval look at shanker rally that was held just a few hours ago and i think about was in independence square and i think you said that that's where the crowds are heading to now tell us about that rally because i know you were there as well. yes this rally this morning at the independence square which was a staged rally by the government is absolutely warf by the masses on the streets right now in minsk these people were brought in with buses and the special train so there was a ferry very different mood this morning on that square look at shanghai himself also spoke today to the crowd there he got some most support some people were cheering from for him but lots of people were also quiet he insisted that he wasn't going to step down and that would go down badly if he wasn't the president of the

country any longer even sat that people would be begging on the streets if he would step down and he was threatening that nato is building up at the border but these are all hollow words at the moment for all these protesters right now and all those in front of me who own only have one demand and that is that he should step down stop thanks very much sense to advise and live for us in minsk well fun a very short as a normal resident fellow at the atlantic council and a political commentator on bellew's he says the president finds himself in an extremely difficult position. days like like carette in the coroner in all he he all the old the possible solutions are bad to him on the one hand when he begin they go she ations with this new group formed by camels came about our transition but then he lost control over the situation and he will lose even his own supporters even control over his own it's if he continues to violence he is

losing even more legitimacy and more likely someone from the military from the army will decide to take over so now everything everything can happen nobody in most world willful it can be the popular revolution which will capture the government buildings and locations will bear arrest them or it can be their their their takeover by his old people who will take control over the power and will pass this power to the new elected president we don't know nobody knows because situation is changing so quickly basically 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. thousands of people have joined student led rallies in thailand's capital calling for political reform in the biggest protests in recent months they're demanding a new election and an amended constitution and is why you hear reports from bangkok some thais a touching a sensitive subject with calls for reform of the monarchy. in big

numbers they came to the center of bangkok to escalate their call for change protesters gathered around democracy monument a symbol of what they say thailand doesn't have. i can't pick the fact that the government is so corrupt it's been in power for too long and things aren't getting any better. after weeks of peaceful protests led mainly by students this was by far the largest and most diverse attracting thais from different sectors of society including other groups who have staged mass rallies in the past. that people have come out today the pair of young people and students alone can't force change we need everyone to work together. the protesters say thailand's entire political system needs to change including the monarchy it's a dangerous and sensitive issue to take on because the royal family is protected by strict laws designed to prevent criticism. demonstrators also want the government

gone and on thursday thailand's prime minister the army general who led the military coup in 2014 addressed the nation he urged unity at a time when the economy is being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic only. right now we must focus on the economic survival of the 10s of millions of people here let's get the economy going 1st get that done by working together then we can look at fixing the other issues collaboratively later but the protesters say the pen demick is proving and highlighting one of their points that thailand is an economically unequal society and must change tires that are well accustomed to political protests but there is a sense that this is something different a movement centered around generation making unprecedented demands and wanting something profoundly different for thailand. in recent weeks the government has warned the protesters to be careful what they say and arrested 3 protest leaders but if that was

a tactic to try to scare them and bring an end to the movement it hasn't worked and judging by the size of this crowd it may be having the opposite effect when hey al jazeera bangkok. well as wayne said protesters are demanding improvements to their lives many hopes last year's election the 1st since the military coup 6 years ago would restore democracy the new parliament chose pilot the military leader who led that coup to carry on as prime minister the opposition accuse the military of rigging the vote earlier this year the high court disbanded the opposition future forward party accusing it of violating an election law by accepting alone the party controlled a 3rd of parliamentary seats thousands of thais protested that's not the only party dissolved in recent years rights groups say the government is cracking down on dissent using physical violence intimidation and spying on critics. haven't touched one pumpin is an associate professor of type politics at kyoto university and he

says the calls for the monarchies reform have never been so strong. since the official coronation we have seen the expansion of political power of the current king on these also coincided with the current court situation i've been distilled and 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 and at the same time he also seemed that he and 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 these frustrations thought of at the art at this point in time that's why we have seen them you know proposing a reform for them or not even if it's not the 1st time but i must say this time is very serious the emerge i mean something emerging out of context we have seen you didn't let young activists most of them basically 1st 'd as well saw

week with the clearly the disconnect disconnection between political party and student death 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 so daring you know making ban which you know compare the new language if you would say well to criticizing the want to know what's in the like that before hong kong's leader has given up an honorary fellow server to cambridge college after the institution raised concerns about her commitment to the protection of human rights caroline expressed disappointment of what she says are groundless accusations by wolfson college the probation leaders faced growing international criticism after china imposed sweeping laws that curtail freedoms in the city and allowed

crackdowns on this and. tell you more ahead in the news hour including the sale of cigarettes and alcohol resumes in south africa as coronavirus restrictions are lifted. the u.s. postal service leadership is accused of trying to undermine upcoming elections as president donald trump the push is to reduce mail in voting. and leone completes the semifinal lineups in the champions league see how they knocked out one of the tournament favorites later in the sport. to somalia now where there's been an explosion at a hotel in the capital mogadishu a blast followed by gunfire was heard at the elite hotel in lido beach the attack is ongoing we're going to bring you more on from information on that story when we get it israel has closed the fishing zone off the coast of gaza overnight air

strikes have been launched against hamas positions in southern gaza israelis say they're responding to makeshift fire bombs attached to balloons being sent over the border from gaza palestinians are infuriated by the deal signed by israel and the united arab emirates to normalize relations. telephone lines between the u.a.e. and israel have been unblocked in a strengthening of ties the phone connectivity is part of the u.s. brokered deal israel has agreed to suspend plans to an expanse of the occupied west bank the u.a.e. a summoned enron's shocks defense calling a speech by the iranian president unacceptable possible honey said on saturday the israeli deal was a betrayal. south korea's reported its highest a daily jump in new covered 19 infections since march of 279 new cases on sunday most of those were in seoul south korea has recorded more than 15000 infections

since the outbreak began and at least 300 deaths and are fears this latest surge could grow into an outbreak here in the capital. do you the phenomenon we are now seeing appears to be the early phase of mass virus resurgence the food failed to control the spread then it could cause serious damage through a nationwide virus spread in a spike in a number of patients the government is taking the current situation very seriously and making pan governmental efforts to prevent further spread of the virus. a majority of souls new cases have been linked to a church and officials are accusing its leader of violating self isolation rules but haven't shown kong who was at this anti-government protest on saturday city officials say they'll be filing a complaint against him and the church is stuff they're also accused of obstructing contracts tracing 249 infections have been connected to the church. south africa's easing coronavirus restrictions because of fewer new infections it's

getting rid of nearly all limits on economic activity by moving to alert level 2 that allows travel between provinces and the end of the ban on cigarettes and alcohol sales the move to level 2 means that we can remove nearly all of the restrictions on the resumption of you can only kick to pretty across most industries. we can only get to beauty will be allowed with the necessary and appropriate strange and health protocols and safety precautions in place. as 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 to 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 1.5 everybody that comes in tolerations has to be monitored with temperature and they have to register case of our health department contacting us it has had a quite a different theory like this being a bit of fear from the customer side of popular parts as well so people have actually stopped coming out but in the recent weeks funnily enough it odyssey in the recent weeks people have started to actually come out and start enjoying the old way of life with the new restrictions that experts say south africa may have reached the peak in the number of covert 1000 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 cotton rules ordered by the mayor of columbia's capital have provoked protests by unemployed workers and shop owners in bogota say the restrictions are bankrupting the businesses start to we quarantine is imposed in 7 neighborhoods only one person per household can go out to daily to buy essentials. many argentines are questioning the effectiveness of the coronavirus lockdown despite almost 5 months of restrictions argentina still has one of the world's highest infection rates reports in the capital but to says. it doesn't look much like a quarantine these residents of one osiris enjoying the glorious winter sunshine and escaping one of the world's longest lock downs since march their movements of him restricted of the essential businesses have remained open and schools have been closed it seems to be working for they're going to write an essay to it to avoid

contagion and people can't sit on the grass of the benches they can enjoy the public spaces with a mask on and always respecting other people's distance. the covered $1000.00 infections are now surging more than $6000.00 new cases reported on friday alone in manhattan found the world is sick the truth is the only medicine we have is to limit as far as possible the circulation in the meeting of people. the president blames the setbacks on those who don't respect the rules he has extended the lockdown until the end of august. because the number of infections is rising and the already struggling economy is feeling the strain signs are increasingly question in the effectiveness of the restrictions on the source of this only go to the current teen was used as the only measure it was not accompanied as it could have been done by a strategy of early detection isolation and blocking of bricks that was a big mistake that we're paying for today. many are simply bored staying indoors

and frustrated that when they are allowed out there's nowhere to go yes amy but as you know it's very difficult since it affects every aspect of life the social the human the economic and some of the health measures i too much if you see that. there are many things we can't do a lot of customs but it's what we've got to come to terms with and we have to let those who make the decisions get on with it. a study released this week by the university of one osiris also found that the consumption of alcohol and medication for stress during the pandemic has increased dramatically the author it is of found that for the lock down measures to work effectively they need the support of the majority of the population easier while the figures alone but more difficult to impose at the infection rates rise and more and more people decide to leave their homes. there are 201 osiris the u.s.

food and drug administration has given emergency approval to a new saliva test for covert 19 it follows a successful trial by the yale school of public health on professional basketball players in the n.b.a. researchers have found that the so-called saliva direct test is nearly as accurate as a nose swab using saliva may also detect the illness earlier than other methods and it is significantly cheaper. 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 and a highway near reno the national weather service is warning of fire tornadoes near los angeles 3 other wildfires are burning destroying buildings and causing evacuation orders the japanese ship that ran onto a coral reef off the coast of militias last month has broken up and it's linked fuel oil into a marine reserve and on to beaches popular with tourists the vessels owner says

they'll consider paying for damages button landing reports. sea would have flooding in oil thing out the japanese own vessel and the rockies share has space apart and the oil is there spreading along the pristine coastline of eastern russia says the dog carrier ran into a reef that point does need 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 both colorful reefs mangrove forests protected wetlands and pristine beaches and environmental emergency was declared last week we are facing another threat of another 50 tons of fuel against being in the lagoon and in the long term we're also looking at the in the longer term impacts of toxic elements containing the ship like the batteries toxic paints and other elements containing the ship which we see been to the sea

and contaminate for there were so the damage of the work actually is not a short term damage it's a very long term damage the japanese ship it company has issued an apology on its website saying it's willing to pay compensation for damages. japan and france responded to calls for assistance joining thousands of local volunteers who are racing against the clock to protect the wildlife and some have got creative. using boobs made from human hair and husks 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 its vests why the ship came so close to the sure it was supposed to stay at least 16 kilometers away many fear the spill could impact the

local economy for decades and do irreversible damage to the local wildlife. the. zimbabwe's governments accusing the head of an influential group of catholic clergy of trying to create genocide that follows senior clerics condemning last month's crackdown on anti-government protesters in a strongly worded letter bishops have denounced intimidation and arrest of demonstrators and opposition activists government leaders are facing increasing anger at the decade long economic problems including hyperinflation and fuel shortages. still ahead on al-jazeera food for thought we'll look at why iran has opened a huge supermarket in venezuela. and a lot of data and. trying to keep a dying language alive we need a kenyan tribe that has just a handful of traditional speakers left. out a shot even he couldn't quite believe an ace that's helped the south korean golfer

set the pace it has got the details in sport. hello dry hot and dusty used to that forecast this part of the world with the exception of the coast of amman in the mountains in southwest and saudi in yemen where we get showers it is hot dry and dusty and the latest breeze is sherm all coming out of of iraq shows the orange tinge of dust and it's not particularly heavy start sandstorm territory except maybe in the empty quarter and the breeze itself will bring something down to doha given that it's coming from dry area it's not humid until the breeze drops out by wednesday is a frequent occurrence around the gulf states is time these are the dusty and dry or it's humid with no into too and that's

a picture as you can see for tuesday let's move away from the middle east coast and north africa are we watching bunches of showers they really are like that because these tents develop into proper circulations one they are forming in central for protocol maybe something and shot the previous ones just going off shore towards the middle of the atlantic form into a storm so as we watch these develop the next one is quite obvious in size and chat and that's one to watch for probably a week's time south of that active winter weather going through south africa at the moment cape town looks wet and probably windy by monday. when a mining company struck gold the local community was promised a glittering future. but their dreams quickly tarnished. their farmland decimated and their pride assaulted the mind soon closed.

down the impoverished community are left searching for answers no gold for cal saka witness on al-jazeera when the news breaks and the story builds to be about says going to terrorize the explosion when people who need to be helped. we were right and the story needs to be told al-jazeera has teams on the ground and major carriers are giving it away for control to bring you more reward winning documentaries and live news. on air and online. you.

know what you're obviously a reminder of our top stories this hour about who's president alexander lukashenko has told supporters he won't call the new election despite opposition allegations last sunday's election result was rigged nato denies the allegations that its forces are gathering at the border ready to invade. in the capital minsk the red and white flag of the opposition flew high in what tens of thousands of protesters and called a day of freedom there repeating their demands from the president had to resign after 26 years in power. the japanese ship that plowed into a coral reef off the coast of bushes has split apart spilling more oil into the pristine waters the vessels japanese owner says they'll consider paying for damages . and that stay with that story matthew somerville's an oil spill expert contracted by the international man of time organization and the united nations to advise on

the accident and what it has i mean he's joining us on skype from there thank you very much indeed for being with us on al-jazeera what were your 1st impressions when you arrived on the site. well i have the advantage of having been doing oil spill for but 35 years so this is not the 4th time i've seen something like this it unlike the people here on that and more issues who was much larger shock for but i was actually in breaks by how well organized the reception was for us. to bring in as in the country to get as into the meetings and get as in front of the people at the top and at all 'd levels that were making decisions and for them we used the advice we could bring to our reporter laura bargnani they just told us a couple of minutes ago in her report about the fact that people volunteers had

been trying to stem the flow of the oil by using booms made from human hair on husks of sugarcane what's your impression of how the the volunteers have been trying to deal with this. well and again it's not the 1st time volunteers have come forward in an oil spill big big key of they were initially short of equipment and the volunteers came in in support of what the government were doing and actually produced all that farai kilometers of these improvised booms. great majority of the most below there right now protecting it is although at the moment there's no free flowing 000 but a tremendous job done by all the volunteers what are the major hurdles in dealing with something like this oh i think just the it happens unexpectedly and you have to go from north committee to bring

in hundreds of people together to operate effectively in this case thousands of people including the volunteers in the government. all trying to call me and understand exactly what is happening. and it's difficult to get and share information quickly enough to the right people especially when people have not seen something like this before. when you arrived what was your impression of the way that people had been reacting to this incident well i think there was lots of reports that you know there was in the end of 8 but what we saw on the ground everywhere was a huge amount like to me and the huge amount of information and knowledge was passed on as soon as we landed and then before we landed so we already had a good impression of what the state of the ship was how much oil was than. what

they were doing to remove the oil where the oil had my greek will booms had been deployed so it was actually very encouraging to see how much work and cooperation to be done there were gaps that were it is that we're still being worked on but that's to be expected given the fact that as you mentioned earlier this happened with very little warning and this is an area which is obviously dependent on tourism and people visiting these beautiful waters here have what's your impression of the way that the people have been dealing with it and at the same time having to face the consequences and the possible economic consequences to their lives what law as everybody else in the world the people here were already dealing with called that which is certainly a huge impact going to them coming in and they had this gone tall. everyone's been i think tremendous when really the end of the putting into it. you know the loss of

people being doing very long hours on the beaches in the command center of people volunteering with materials. companies in the capital but needing materials to make some of these improvised booms and last of all sorts of equipment support coming in from international bodies as well and from other countries that are teams here from france from japan from india u.s. . but all sorts of support being offered by other countries the u.k. the us of the australia. nor we. everyone is trying to help but here's some of what we're really appreciate you giving us the benefit of your expertise particularly of what must be a very busy time for you in your team's thank you very much indeed thank you united nations it says it's $200000000.00 short of donations to help lebanon repair

catastrophic damage to beirut port but have any zur 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 un workers in lebanon say they're trying to ensure that donations are distributed properly. and immediate needs are really covering very specific sectors the 1st one is about it take a shame because we don't want to undermine the future of him by now and the children they really need to go back to school and to get all this psychological support food security and obviously we don't want to have any interruption in terms of food in terms of the ability of the wheat and flour but also to make sure that we start the lies are actually that nationally grain supply millions of lebanese are in poverty while the political elite are trying to find a new prime minister and the government and the devastating explosion of almost

3000 tons of ammonium nitrate nearly 2 weeks ago was the final straw for many bernard smith reports from beirut. like many other lebanese and 2 under seal has always managed to get by no matter what was thrown at him being a conflict or economic crisis but now it's different measures should benefit all mad i walked around 8 kilometers he says as he describes trying to get medical treatment in the aftermath of the port explosion that sent a devastating shockwave through beirut. i think he has something going. down. and there are new. 70 year old antoine eventually found a hospital to treat the injuries to his head and arm now he relies on free help and volunteers stress that would after the explosion the whole story has changed ok as if the middle class has gone with explorers there's normally

a class at all so people are coming seeking medical support food clothes house cleanups whatever you think they need to just got bigger the blast destroyed or damaged around 50000 homes affecting 300000 documents lebanon's currency has lost 80 percent of its value against the dollar and there are tight restrictions on how much people can take out of the banks and inflation is running at almost 90 percent so what little money there is people need to spend it on daily necessities there is no spare cash for rebuilding. mañana dam blood it from me from my head and one worked 35 years in a bank he saved and bought his own home this is what's left of it a dream of a quiet retirement with his wife andrea and their 2 daughters is in tatters nobody

. this time from the government do it today what happened in iraq what. do you want what do you have what nothing i but i bought near. here in lebanon. i have 70 years old where i go now to rebuild and twine and tens of thousands of others need foreign donor help that cash will only likely be released when this country has a cabinet and prime minister acceptable to the international community talks on who make up that government continue between the political elites who control this country burnitz with our. us president donald trump is defending the man he appointed as postmaster general despite accusations he's trying to sabotage the system ahead of november's election the postal service has warned that millions of mail in votes may not arrive in time to be counted my account reports. protesters gathered outside the new postmaster general see home. was

a prominent republican fundraiser and those 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 off and i quote kneecapping 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 fantastic man he wants to he wants to make the post of his great again you ever hear the expression he wants to make the post office great again. and the president

repeated his absolute opposition to mail in voting you are going to have. a catastrophic situation with universal mail and votes 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 vote ironically president trump himself will be costing 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. donald trump is changing his mind on edward snowden the us president says he's considering giving a pardon to the whistleblower he previously wanted executed for being

a traitor snowden lives in exile in russia after leaking what was described as a treasure trove of secrets from the national security agency 7 years ago tom says many americans think he's been treated unfairly. and trump says he's 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 trying gave the owner of popular video up to talk 90 days to sell its assets in the united states the u.s. president says the tech firms pose a threat to u.s. national security. and the u.s. president is vowing to reimpose u.n. sanctions on iran by invoking a controversial move known as a snapback that follows the u.n. security council rejecting a u.s. resolution to extend the iranian arms embargo the us president has also cast doubt on whether he would join the russians call for a summit of world leaders to defuse tensions. a new iranian

supermarket chain has opened in venezuela's capital that's the latest symbol of the growing political and economic alliance between to han and caracas and a sign of defiance against u.s. sanctions latin america at its embassy in yemen reports. in the rain in tractor enhances the entrance of mc gases this spanking new mega supermarket in caracas is certainly an eye opener. notated 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 items have been israel in slick and leakage and chill and his wife. it's the 1st time i've come it's spacious and has a wide variety of products it's a bit more expensive and i guess it's because almost everything is imported. to

make gas the supermarket chain says it's a private company in that israel had 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 but and 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. venezuela's 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 to venezuela despite u.s. threats to intervene. the u.s. state department says the iranian 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 venezuela and 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 mccaskey 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 the government in equitorial guinea has resigned in the wake of the deepening economic crisis caused by the pandemic president's dear daughter obiang criticized the prime minister and his cabinet for failing to fulfill policy objectives they also dissolve the cabinets 2 years ago a new government expected to be announced soon. environmentalists are warning that clearer skies and cleaner waterways during the pandemic started on reasons for major celebrations a study in italy says despite 10 percent less rubbish being produced since locked on the increased use of disposable covert 19 protective gear is adding to the mountain of waste so high it explains. it's a scene we've all become familiar with no matter where in the world wearing a mask is a new normal. of all single use protective gear might be saving lives they're also

polluting our environment granted up on the beach or in the pandering receive an increase in the usage of individual protective gear such as face mask and gloves very often made out of plastic and. the italian institute for environmental research found that in just 2 months of lockdown during march and april. the amount of general waste fell by 10 percent that's $500000.00 tons. research is also looked at the increased use of personal protective gear during this time. i mean one that we've started 6 to 9 glove models and more than 30 facemask models all very different from each other they have different structures some have some have filters in there for different weights we made an assumption on the average wage and they found that at the end of 2020 this production will create 300000 tons of additional waste and that's just masks and gloves alone.

research just say that means the totals will balance each other out by the end of the year and the amount of waste produced is likely to be similar to before the pandemic. environmentalist are also concerned that the pandemic has rolled back global efforts to curb single use plastic. we have also seen an increase in consumption of packaged foods and e-commerce that uses a lot of single use plastic package. we don't have an estimate yet of how much of those objects were dumped into the environment but what is sure is that all of those that have been abandoned sooner or later will reach the sea. the un trade body u n c t 80 estimates global marcel's have doubled since last year with a trade worth $166000000000.00 plastic pollution was already one of the greatest threats to our planet before the outbreak and around 75 percent of us masks as well as other pandemic related waste will end up in landfills or floating in the seas.

sort of hideouts al-jazeera chinese's president is due to meet italy's interior minister on monday to discuss the flow undocumented migrants being smuggled across the mediterranean he said his government says the number increased 148 percent in the past year more than 80 percent of them were escaping fighting in libya and an economic crisis in tunisia or u.n. agency is warning that as many as $200.00 languages spoken in africa may disappear within the next century one of them is a hunter it's already classified as extinct but it is still spoken by a few people in kenya malkan web went to dull dull to meet some of the last surviving speakers were by the order about a robot or about that there are fewer than 10 people in the world who can speak the language. to reduce achoo use 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. were you. now in an anger that does the imminent with. the language of the yard an ethnic group of about 4000 people live in you most now speak other languages they live in the hills of central kenya near the town of dull dull this nearby building used to be a center for yahoo culture and language it was built about 20 years ago with charitable donations people used to sit around the fire here and sing songs that about 7 years ago it was abandoned during a conflict between some borough and messiah a neighboring ethnic group both more populous and both with their own language still in use and so the cultural artifacts and books that were kept inside were

taken away and put in storage and the gathering stopped but about the ark people used to be hunter gatherers living in a nearby forest to be do now herd livestock instead. the massai a larger ethnic group of herders moved into the area about a 100 years ago these people realized if we embrace masai we're able. to transact with these people we can own the cattle and the cutter economy came with the 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 you know. i would like to speak at school she can learn it at home because i don't know it if she learned in school then she can teach us and i want all of us but 10 school for 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. this traditional yaku song about living in caves and hunting in the forest. it's a way of life that's long gone. and soon the language and the culture and identity to come with it to. malcolm webb al-jazeera kenya. still ahead on al-jazeera we've moto g.p. mayhem just ahead a lucky escape for the sport's most famous name it has got all the action. frank assessments seeing.

like we see this informed opinion which is ethiopia on the verge of a breakdown many below me region are actually under a de facto state of emergency critical debate after it does not provide. enters the bill if you feel in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. bottles in cameroon is. on. plastic is everywhere. but if bottles can be fishing boats. and bubble gum wellington boots what more can be done with this plague of pollen is. earthrise reimagining plastic. on al-jazeera.

that is time for the sport here's peter 6 times of formula one world turban lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix for the 4th time in his career it's a $156.00 the podium finish for hamilton setting an f one record the most a driver started on pole position in barcelona the 88th career win for hamilton puts him just 3 behind michael schumacher record red bulls max of a step and finished 2nd 24 seconds behind hamilton who leads the overall standings by 37 points. now to a spectacular feat of voiding serious injury featuring the biggest name in moto g.p. valentino rossi the italian and fellow rider maverick venial is somehow dodging carnage in the latest event in austria they were travelling around 320 kilometers an hour

when 2 crashed bikes flew past them you can see from the different camera angles what a close call it was for rossi is when the motor g.p.h. average of 7 times the race was delayed for 20 minutes and the italian was clearly shaken but he got back on his bike and finished 5th the 2 riders crashed receive treatment but escaped serious injury and other who somehow steered clear of serious injury after a major crash is french driver laurent his car ended up in pieces in treacherous conditions at the world enduring chairmanship in belgium 22 year old clearly frustrated by his early exit. and the indy 500 american driver marco andretti heads into the top 9 shoes out for qualifying later the grandson of racing great mario andretti was fastest on saturday another of the sport's big names fernando alonso will start 26th out of $33.00 in a week's time he wants to add this title to the monaco grand prix and the man 24

hour work to complete a racing's triple crown leon are celebrating reaching the semifinals of european football's champions league for the 1st time in a decade the french club beating manchester city 31 in the quarter final in lisbon thanks to a late double by move them bel air leon had already beaten you've interest in the previous round to beat another big team if they can reach the final in the series they're up against the favorites by munich we thrashed brass alone at 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 biron but when you are in the champions league final 4 you can say that you deserve it and if we reach the final we would have deserved it that's for sure. the table with these guys to break his line in the quarter finals so 3 years in a role in that position we are out so i thing with these guys has done and deserve

we deserve you know to go through and goal to reach the semifinals but we're not evil but life is is how you stand up again and next season who want to try again it's already semifinal time in the europa league later on sunday manchester united take on sivia in the 1st of the games in cologne play shakhtar donetsk on monday in the sort of man united are aiming to avoid what would be a 3rd semifinal defeat this year but their manager also has an eye on next season we have to use it as preparation for this tournament but also 'd it's it's almost appreciation for next season because. it is not very long until we have to get going again that's also a video there was an unwelcome birthday present for one of the academy players traveling with the 1st team 17 year old one new sanchez ran through a tunnel in training only to get a smack in the face serious damage to. the portland trailblazers of squeezed into

the n.b.a. playoffs they claimed the final spot with victory meant grizzlies came in loaded again they stand up they were 31 points the trailblazers rewarded is our 1st playoff series against the top seeded los angeles lakers the st louis cardinals baseball team made a winning return from their coronavirus shutdown have not played since july 29th because of an hour break in their squad with 18 games postponed but they beat the chicago white sox twice in a double header on saturday. the vegas golden knights are on the verge of reaching the next round of ice hockey stanley cup playoffs vegas beating the chicago blackhawks on saturday to take a 3 nothing lead in their 1st round series it's best of 7 so one more victory for vegas will see them through. rain has caused the 4th day of the 2nd cricket test between england and pakistan to be abandoned there was a small break in the weather this morning for stuart broad to end pakistan's innings all out for 236 england are 741 in response to france's

just 2 weeks away but one of the favorites says pulled out of a major race because of injury 3 mosher rod leach was leading the criterion to do for me by 14 seconds heading into the final day but he suffered bruises and cuts in a crash on saturday's penultimate stage and cannot continue. to go for c. with kim leads the wyndham championship into the final round in north carolina the south korean disappeared down saturday the highlight of which was verse hole in one on the 3rd which even even know about until a t.v. crew told him he always had a 2nd hole in one on the 12th who. came finished off with a round of 62 and a 2 stroke lead as he goes for his 2nd victory at this tournament like i'll see you again later for more sports news rocked by a spate of that exist or is this becoming a habit with him now i'm not marcus and thanks very much indeed for being with us

for this news i'll be back in a moment with more. in late august joe biden and donald trump will finally become the official presidential candidate but the on going coronavirus pandemic sees the democratic national convention going virtual and the republicans being forced to rethink grand plans for a big celebration follow the u.s. conventions on al-jazeera rewind returns with a new series. and brand new updates on the best about his areas documentaries.

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a al-jazeera we're bringing you the news and current affairs that matter to you. down to 0. a defiant about losin president says he won't give up the country as big crowds rally in support of him for the 1st time since the disputed election. but a larger crowd has gathered for what they say will be the biggest rally for freedom and they have not been backed by a top diplomat. although i'm not matheson this is all to syria live from doha also coming up.