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why the listening post monitors an entire fritz the media on al-jazeera 'd. during the sparrows fighting flares again between armenia and azerbaijan threatening a shaky cease fire. but i think this is out there a line from their home also coming up declaring that he is free of coronavirus us president donald trump for president the campaign trail for the 1st time since falling sick. and. giving into protesters nigeria's head of police dismantles a special unit accused of torture and extradition judicial killing. arresting
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a water cannon used against protesters in bell a rooster calling for the president to step down and the new election. so that a cease fire between armenia and azerbaijan is under threat following a new attacks in the conflict have been going occur by the latest fighting has killed at least 8 people in each side is blaming the other for not respecting the truce is very official say this is you've been and you were struck by missiles in the early hours of sunday cynicus your news reports now from country. the scene again just barely 24 hours since a cease fire was equated between our mania and azerbaijan's armed forces devastation despair and body backs i thank you for elative scree for their. 2 years and destruction appears to be all that is left for
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man as a reason again as more bodies are pulled from that after. the pain of losing their children and other relatives is a compared with anger they say they've all over the suffered enough in 30 years of the scum that. will destroy them we don't want to see for they killed our children born to again just been hit by several me saw strikes in the past week but this one was particularly destructive neighbor said there are other civilians under the rubble one all that has been found and taken out from here civil defense units are clearing they re of journalists for safety and to avoid any close up pictures of the possible bodies. that unsplit are mania for their suffering this family lives a few metres from where the missile hit i don't rally as i ses with her brothers help they've barely managed to rescue her children who were about to suffocate
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under to rubble her mother amir the i was the last one to get out severely injured almost. now going up kind of i was also suffering its main cities stuff thank you that was again under heavy fire overnight but authorities say it's been calmer on sunday. and they report 429 ethnic armenian soldiers have been killed in the fighting so far yet another one was buried by his family in tears. as our brave john hasn't disclosed how many of his troops have been killed and the very proud of. the president you're absolutely correct he really supported the ceasefire this is a very important question very minimal do you know to do the humanitarian function or there are many serious humanitarian missions to the result in need of the cease fire was a brokered by the kremlin just 2 days ago it was expected to provide an opportunity
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to exchange dead and injured soldiers as well as prisoners the international red cross says the prisoner swap scheduled for saturday never happened were actually in regular discussions the size of the nature of our involvement however for now the date on the operation to begin is in the hands of the size and we are international committee of the right crossed and ready to. support the sides in the games in humanitarian not like a shooting to release the detainees the latest fighting between azerbaijan and armenia forces began to weeks ago hundreds of people have been killed since then and a worse escalation since the separatist war in a corner got up by ended in 1994 the region blocks are surveyed john but it's controlled by ethnic armenian forces backed by our men as government during fighting in the past many lost trust in cease fires the latest hasn't got off to
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a hopeful start to now because although al-jazeera can just reach out. u.s. president says he's free of coronavirus and is likely to be immune but questions remain about his health a week after he tested positive trump's declaration comes as he gets ready to resume campaigning on monday white house doctor says he no longer poses a risk of transmitting the virus but stopped short of saying if trump tested negative and is close to gabrielle is under in washington d.c. joining us live from the game say the president back on the trail tomorrow the campaign trail tomorrow monday but no actual confirmation whether or not the president is being confirmed negative. yeah that's right the president has had several opportunities on twitter and during several interviews to answer that question and he has and that is really the question that everyone wants answered is has the president the united states tested
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negative for coronavirus he's refused to answer that question his doctors the last time we heard from his main doctor which was saturday night a statement he refused to answer that question directly instead of just giving out a very vague statement so trump it took to twitter on sunday and basically said that he is free of corona virus free of getting it in his words he thinks he could be immune from it and free of giving it to anybody but from a medical standpoint that really doesn't mean much again everyone wants to know the very fundamental question has he tested negative and he simply is not answering that question so given the fact that he isn't a lot of people are having to assume or make the presumption that he still has it so there's lots of problems with this active it was just 10 days ago that the president was essentially airlifted to walter reed hospital with kovan 1000 and there are other questions even besides as he tested negative and that is what
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medication is he on how is his breathing was did he at one time have pneumonia very simple questions that could very quickly be answered by the still left as a question mark and as you mention as he is about to embark on monday on a campaign rally in florida and then another one on tuesday and wednesday in the states of pennsylvania and iowa so still a lot of uncertainty on details of the president's health. gabriel lots of questions beyond thanks very much indeed for that let's try and get some clues tools on through the many way that dennis dennis is professor of epidemiology at the university of new york school of public health joins us via skype professor welcome to the program so the bottom line is donald trump do you think pulse of point now where he can no longer be infectious. well yeah and i think that is the key question to ask your not whether it's positive or negative on the test but
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whether he it's possible that he could still be infectious or not infectious and then 2nd to that is whether or not it's reasonable to assume that he can be immune to getting probate again in the future or whether you get these are 2 different questions and i believe the answers to both of them are not totally clear at this time so they as everybody else takes a test and these are the put the the positive or negative he takes a test and has no longer a transmission risk according to his doctor what does that even mean. well i mean i think the you know that the u.s. president's claims and possibly also his his physicians i mean let's the stipulate the president is far from an expert unquote 19 and he's routinely chosen to deviate from the opinions of the actual experts in his behavior and it's public statements and that usually amount to misinformation so i think the general public in the media should really do well not to place too much credence into statements about its future or current risk of spreading coronavirus or whether he's immune to cope
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in 1000 in the future but i mean let's just start with the question of whether or not he's in texas or not at this time the expert guidance is pretty clear that someone with coding 1000 can be infectious for 10 days after the date of symptom onset which of point out is different from the date of diagnosis and in addition to that they have to be fever free for more than 24 hours without the reduce the medications and symptoms have to be improving and the white house position hasn't provided information on all of these criteria yet and this is why it's unclear at my view as to the infectious status of president trump at the moment and with regard to immunity coronavirus he likely doesn't have immunity now for at least 2 reasons 1st the antibodies he has now are those that were in use that's part of an experimental treatment that was generated by his system so any protective effect of these antibodies if they are affected this is temporary and 2nd we don't really know with certainty yet that infection with corona virus confers short or long term
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unity in fact we know there's been a handful of well documented cases of reinfection within 30 and 90 days of having what would 1000 so right i think it would be a mistake for him or anyone to assume that there needed to coronavirus after infection so professor this this reticence for clarity this this kind of folding of information as a as a medical professional how frustrating the want is that. it is really frustrating because this is such a public. public you know situation and it seems that the president's position and the white house in general is you know just a genuineness about some of these issues that are playing fast and loose some of the expert guidance on how to protect the welfare of those in the president's inner circle and others that he may come into close contact with. and i'll just say you know i mean i think it's even after the president moves beyond this 10 day period
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after symptom onset and moves out of bin infectious state i believe it's really important for him to continue to wear a mask and take other cautions with everything around others that it's possible that he could be affected risk of transmission and in the future professor great it's what you do appreciate your expertise a professor a dentist ash that thanks very much thank you well here's one reason why the president may be keen to get back on the campaign trail with just 3 weeks to go until the election the latest poll by the washington post and a.b.c. news suggest that the coronavirus pandemic is hurting donald trump who they would trust more to handle the pandemic them across to counter the giant biden scored 58 percent which is 17 points ahead of trump and nationally biden has a 12 point lead over trump in the race for the white house among both registered and likely voters and it's women who are giving him the advantage of biden is 23 points ahead among female voters that is the widest margin among women for any presidential candidate in polling dating back to $976.00 and the
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tourists elite police unit has been disbanded in nigeria after days of nationwide protest a month ago and to police brutality the special and the robbery squad is accused of unlawful arrest torture and murder this is the 4th time the unit is being dismantled i would address reports now from. after 5 days of demonstrations that in some cases turned violent protesters are still using that victory. protest began 6 days ago after a man was allegedly shot and killed by members of the police unit called the special and 2 robbery squad of sas. the police chief said dissolving the unit whose members father turn if the image of the police was necessary for a force that is in serious need of changes disposition to rogueries court of the nigerian police and there was none a science. by design across or formations did that is just it
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will use commands and the territory where they are currently is used so in a new squad will be set up to tackle violent crimes and that civil society will now work with the police to identify and punish officers found committing abuses but civil society wants to see officers already accused of murder and other crimes be punished by their victory activists now want to push for more accountability from judges and politicians they do show you know corruption is through very you know high legislative corruption is going on and is the active corruption is going on so definitely all the institution or the public institution needs serious reform in order to respond to the aspiration of nigerians you cannot have an organization that is supposed to be run by a law and order and it is completely drained you know cut it out it activities with impunity on the streets many say they have heard it all before. is that if.
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this government had been banned that banned it is something i didn't come up again . in the fact that nigerians can actually got their up and and so will cause actually and to do things that people. people know that we have a voice they assist dissolving the enter upper unit alone is not enough they want officers guilty of the crimes they have been accused of punished and that is what nigerians will be watching out for before the new police outfit is formed how many . of which are. a building collapse in nigeria's financial capital has killed at least 6 people construction workers were adding a 2nd floor on the unfinished truck during lagos when it collapsed or feel several people may be trapped under the rubble so far 10 people have been rescued. so late here around 0 scientists in chile believe they found a possible corona virus rotation in
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a remote region in the country. and we look at rafael nadal's historic win the french open. and i was hard to identify how to conduct tonight but when it made landfall in the lower go this was the effect on camera now this is the 2nd in 6 weeks so this damage has just added to if you like it's the 2nd tranche and the rain that spread from doubts which is to identify when that is reached in the eastern seaboard on monday being followed by an equally active frontal trough going through the upper midwest now between the 2 of them we had a chance to set in the new season so the pictures of fall in new england and counters on terror are peaceful but of course the incoming wind and rain could make
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that michael the leaves fall disappointing really generally speaking it's fine following the hurrican weather all the way through the states to get to washington wyoming and idaho where rain is spreading it was quite active on the the state coast and washington but his study improving as is the case in the caribbean to be honest we've seen the active weather recently it's been scattered showers it's mexico getting the focus a shower rain over the next day or so monday and indeed tuesday they'll be showers elsewhere there are showers to further south particularly in brazil where we're pleased to see them especially in the punter now. stories a struggle stories of achievement. from opposite ends of europe contrasting past and stories of arab refugees seeking a new life abroad. al-jazeera world travels to australia and
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sweden meeting refugees and those who welcomed them. a place of refuge. and nichelle still on al-jazeera. but again to watch al-jazeera remind about top stories this hour and the ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan is under threat with both sides accusing each other of heavy shelling in civilian areas at least 8 people think killed in the latest fighting the disputed region of the go to car bomb. us president donald trump has said he no longer has
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a coronavirus and believes he's immune he made the comment today after his 1st public appearance since testing positive for pirates. nigeria has dissolved and then leaked police unitel to days of nationwide protests special anti robbery squad is accused of actually you dishful killings and torture. government demonstrators in better rusa keeping the pressure on president alexander lukashenko to step down they filled the streets of the capital for a 10th consecutive sunday despite a crackdown by police about literacy and rights group says many people were detained and it's unfair bias as this report. bleeding from tear gas and stun grenades similar scenes of chaos and panic across the capital scores of people detained in the most violent police crackdown seen in weeks several 1000 protesters dodge police who used water cannon and stun grenades tackled and beaten with batons by masked officers others seen injured and dazed on
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the ground. more than 13000 people have been detained in weeks of protests they say the presidential election in early august was rigged they're risking it all to demand president alexander lukashenko resignation people want change and yes of course the weather might strange things you know further as we approach the winter but at the moment i see still a lot of mobilization and the fact that a lot of opposition figures have been either detained or pushed out of the country hasn't significantly impacted the their mobilization on the ground people are still coming out to protest just by the fact that these protests and facts of leaderless . and unexpected meeting held by lucas and go with opposition activists in a prison led to many doubting the strength of his position of state media says he
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discussed constitutional reform with his political rivals. you know half of you here are lawyers and perfectly understand that the constitution can't be written in the streets and i'm trying to convince both your supporters and society at large that we must have a broader view towards these problems. but beyond those prison walls the deadlock continues with military vehicles and armed police still dominating the streets and protesters vowing to continue until they see real democratic change alexandra vires al jazeera. vote counting is underway and it's you can stand where one of the world's longest serving leaders is expected to extend his 28 year rule president and amal iraq one has been in power since the country's independence in 1902 there are 4 of the candidates but despite this election despite this election monitors say there's a lack of genuine political competition for torquay as. president to mali
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ragman arrives at a polling station in the capital he's hoping to win a 5th term in office after voters induced changes to the constitution 4 years ago which scrapped the limits on presidential terms but the economy is struggling and voters are worried about the future. i'm not sure rove is trying hard to keep his coffee shop open international airports being closed for the last 6 months because of karena virus restrictions and that means ahmed hasn't been able to import his regular supply of coffee he says the next president must help small businesses to meet. the needs should we order a lot of stuff for our business from other countries due to covert air traffic is blocked it would be great if our government appreciated our problems and gave us some help it would benefit us tremendously. presidential candidates are promising to grow the economy and create jobs to take a stand is the poorest of the place save the state
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a lack of work opportunity at home is more than a 1000000 to kick men and women to find jobs abroad. longish. we want to see job growth especially for those who are unemployed and if there are enough jobs here men will not look for opportunities in other countries they'll stay here with their kids. human rights groups say political reform is vital if the country is to avoid the instability and violence it's experienced in the past this election was the significant because it's the 1st one since the main opposition party a moderate islamist party was in 2015 so actually the situation is even bleaker now in the last presidential election in 2013 many voters expect wrecked man to win the election the any question for them is whether the 68 year old will serve out the full 7 year term victoria gate and be al jazeera. india's health ministers warns of big trouble if people do not take coronavirus measures seriously
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a country i did it close to $75000.00 new cases in the last 24 hours pushing its total infections to 7000000 that is the 2nd highest number of cases in the world the number of people who have died from the virus now stands at more than 108000 with festival season soon underway officials are warning that now is not the time for complacency but despite having 1000000 new infections a government is focused on the economy and plans to push ahead with its decision to further the ease restrictions. iran has reported its highest single day total of deaths linked to corona virus since yeah right get this problem to the government to make mosque wearing compulsory in old large cities president hassan rouhani as want anybody breaking the rules will face a fine. let's move on to chile where scientists are investigating a possible me taishan of corona virus in the remote region a mega yanis of the area which sits at the southern tip of the south american continent to seen an unusually high rates of infection in recent weeks
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a lot of america that it's a use in human as this. named after the explorer magellan chiles mother younis region and its capital that in us are known as the gateway to antarctica a place so cold you need heating nearly year round scientists at the university of miami is investigating why remote region with only one percent of the population is of a just ring nearly 20 percent of the country's cases of cold 19 have discovered a new strand of corona virus has taken over. all that mutation phenomenon happened everywhere in the world at the beginning of the pandemic simultaneously but this time it's restricted to new wave and to a particular geographic location this strand once existed in very small quantities elsewhere but for reasons still unclear it is expanded only in. the viruses and here in spro team is different but what that implies is still unclear.
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what is clear is that unlike the 1st wave in april since august infections in matt yanis have been steadily increasing despite a strict lockdown earlier this week the number of people infected if not by younis was the same as here in the capital except that now they've got it has the lowest population density in the country 170000 versus 8000000 here in santiago experts say there could be many reasons including the weather but they can't rule out that the new strand of the virus is mainly to blame. the pan american health organization is assisting chilean scientists say in an effort to know more especially to confirm whether this new version of cold 19 is far more contagious than previous strands. if the hypothesis is validated it would obviously be worrisome because of the degree of the contagion we are seeing in my gut younus
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were to spread nationwide it would mean $25000.00 new cases per day and that is a dangerous scenario indeed. and while the scientific community attempts to determine the consequences of this mutation air force planes have started many of backing critical patients 3000 kilometers from other janish to the capital to ensure that hospitals will be able to cope with the unrelenting viral outbreak you see in human al-jazeera sent out a major oil field in libya is set to resume production of the united nations announced direct talks between the country's rivals the un recognized government base in tripoli and board for half the night to meet in china's in next month the xara oil field has been closed for both of this year because of a blockade imposed by half the well it trainer has more in tripoli on the impact it has. how that sound you're hearing is the power generator power generators have become a common scene across libya and that's due to the long power cuts according to the
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national or corporation that power cuts are because of the lack of oil and diesel feeding into the power station and result of the oil closure now if you look if you look to the side you'll see this pharmacy here is closed and that's because the shop owner couldn't afford to maintain his generator so the really the residents the shop owners business owners are the ones suffering from this lack of oil the oil according to the central bank poses from 2013 to 2020 have resulted in a loss of revenue of over $180000000000.00 now that's money the government uses to pay government salaries to pay for government services including electricity and water so there's really been a deterioration of the living conditions here in the good due to the way it will now hope we hope the opening of those aurora will lead to their oil fields and other oil for opening and this way the government can help to rebuild the
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infrastructure. to the residents here. wolf going it puts security and policy analyst in austria's former defense attention to libya he says getting the oil flowing again will be good for the economy but won't have a real impact on the conflict. there opening of a shout out has no direct impact on the political process which is unfortunately stuck again. some some positive signs off of the negotiations in morocco which came to an agreement evolved with propositions between the h.r. n.t.s.c. but unfortunately there is no way approval of the outcome of these negotiations made up by the age you are nor by the supreme state concert agreement for an opening of the oil exports was for the kind being purchased one month which means until october 17th and this is pending if they recently grima if that these 3 fusion of the oil revenues for the time being all their payments end up in
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a bank account of the leap in foreign pank and are not why a through central bank of libya and the agreement could be terminated if the october 17th if there is no such agreement my guess is that the flow of oil be continued for 2 reasons one if you have seen if i shout out a half that you sprawl not going to position not in a position to or the stop all over libya it could well be that in the east the people will stick to his office but it's quite unlikely that the guys and i shout out to and in the other best the noise piece will fall of these so i guess their profession and the exports continue also off the over 17 if least as long as the funds remain in the libyan foreign bank and on not transfers to this and to bank of libya. rafael nadal has won his 13th title of the french open the spaniard was playing well in the one to which but it don't raced into a 2 set lead and although he met some resistance from georgia which in the 3rd set
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an invalid racked up 6 love 6275 clinching that 20th grand slam title also puts goodall on par with roger federer. for a great tournament sorry for today. and i was. couple of time ago. it was for me it's part of the game. so this is out there these are the top stories and a ceasefire between our media and i said by john is under threat with both sides accusing each other of heavy shelling in civilian areas at least.

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