outfront returns on al-jazeera. the in. the. al-jazeera. hello there i'm hell of a hit in with the al jazeera news our live from doha coming up for you in the next 60 minutes turkish rescuers search for survivors after an earthquake has killed more than 2 dozen people. are media releases video it says shows azerbaijan is using the chemical weapon white phosphorus in the going to care about conflicts of those people contacted we found a great many are not actually self isolating and the reason is they can't afford to

. exposing the flaws in the covert 19 track and trace cisterns countries across europe struggle to contain a surge in new infections and voting begins in ivory coast's presidential election but 2 of the opposition candidates are boycotting the poll. and in sport tennis world number one novak djokovic has suffered a shock defeat to indiana the serbian star was knocked out in the quarterfinals by a player ranked more than 40 places below head. start with the search for survivors in western turkey after a powerful earthquake struck the area on friday parts of greece also felt the effects of the magnitude 7 tremor on's of the aegean sea where rescue teams have been working through the nights and into the day in the city of is mayor so far we

know at least 27 people. have him killed as cross life night see in him because you are who joins us from is mere cinema night 22 hours on from the moment that devastating earthquake struck and the search continues for survivors in this mayor and the surrounding area what more can you tell us about the situation so far. well how last so far. there are 17 buildings that have been collapsed according to the awful reports and in none of them search and rescue operations have been completed and in 8 of them still rescue and search operations are under way and according to the latest figures by turkey's disaster management agency the number of the casualties has rise into 2 went to 61 of those citizens actually got droned

in yesterday in yesterday's earthquake and into little 831 citizens have been rescued and since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake there have been 470 aftershocks and there have been there has been and there have been stunned smaller earthquakes like 5 point one magnitude earthquake afterwards and this is the situation is made basically the main damage is in the districts of and directly by route that is where we are right now there are several buildings like this one behind me. the truck has actually blocked the scene but there are several buildings that have been collapsed and we are hearing that they are mostly. on the health of buildings with bad structures and some of those are some striking statistics you've given us their 470 aftershocks 800 or so people rescued but at the heart of this this is very much a human story is it not you're standing in front of

a building that looks like it has washing hanging out to dry very much a residential building and for the families of people who live and work in that building this must be a terrible time. exactly how this is sort of their tragedy because people are waiting outside in the surrounding cafe's and shops that are open for the citizens here. they are waiting to hear from their family members or block the ones who have been living in this building and the building behind me is called reserve a building a apartment and it's a trend it's one of those trending topics on social media right now it was an 8 story building hela and i'm told that there were more than 60 apartments in that building and at that building also had a dental clinic so there rude people working in that dental cleaning or maybe who have come here for their dental checks but as far as we are told by the search

rescue teams working here they believe this is not an awful number they believe there are around 40 other citizens who are trapped under the rubble after this 8 story building collapse about all of them are telling us that the structure was very bad the concrete of the irony used in this building was a very bad that's why it collapsed like cards you know and still there are some children inside there are some elderly inside and search and rescue teams are trying to get get a signal for their voices from time to time that is stop as they tell us to be quiet so that they can get the sign of any survivor under the rubble and a very troubling time 60 apartment buildings children the elderly still trapped inside

a very troubling time for the residents of that district for now the sin and cos you have live from izmir thank you very much for bringing us up to date. let's move on to other news now armenia is accusing us or burns john of using volatile white phosphorus munitions in the corner. the ministry of foreign affairs for these this video saying civilian areas are nearby white phosphorus is considered an incendiary weapon and its use is restricted under international law the far produced by these weapons is very difficult to extinguish as it sticks to flesh making its burns much more severe media as prime minister has asked russia for help in its conflict with us or by shan as a forces have made advances towards some locations in the disputed nagorno-karabakh region after talks in geneva and the collapse of a 3rd ceasefire that see countries have agreed to not deliberately targets

civilian populations we're covering both sides of this story for you will get the reaction i said azerbaijan shortly from hoda abdel-hamid in the in the capital baku but 1st let's get the latest on those allegations from rory chalons rory what evidence is there for these claims of white phosphorus being used particularly being used near civilians. well the video that we have seen so far waitress put out earlier on today by the authorities been going our car about an hour later put out by the ministries in armenia itself. but the thing there are 2 sets of videos show these kind of rather extraordinary star. wooded hills where we're being told the white phosphorus

being use over nagorno-karabakh itself by or in the surrounding areas as well by the as a by johnny miller. now under international law. white phosphorus as an incendiary is prohibited its use where there are civilians present and its use as a against military personnel is restricted if there are other less inhumane munitions are available so the. the authorities here in our media are saying that this is this use the as a very seems to be using white phosphorous for is illegal under international law and they have also said today that after these pledges that. were made in geneva yesterday that the indiscriminate targeting of civilians would no longer be acceptable well the army saying that. shell

today is hit by as by johnny rockets or or artillery pieces cave a chance i bring us the latest from yerevan thank you very much. of the hamid he joins us live from back in azerbaijan as we were hearing from rory there these are very serious allegations that have been leveled against the series has there been any response. well as ever john has actually dismissed the allegation as groundless and the ministry of defense said in a treat actually that as a bludgeon doesn't possess any kind of weapons or munitions that prohibited under international law it also said that it does it by john has proof that armenia has been moving it wide plus for still we're told by agenda which is south

east. care about now the position from us there. john has been all along that is trying to why didn't this conflict that has tried that by. hitting civilian areas like the attack just a few days ago that killed 21 people and these accusations are just a way for me to try to attract international support now in that attack in bahrain armenia had used cluster munitions that's what they are there but john said but then human rights watch issued a statement yesterday on friday confirming the use of these. on a civilian population in bar that by the. same statement said that the same was happening in the opposite direction azerbaijan firing similar munitions.

from. thank you. there's lots more still ahead on this news our including georgia votes on a new parliaments we'll tell you why the conflicts between neighboring armenia and azerbaijan could have an impact it's the police in france arrests of 3rd suspects in connection with a knife attack at a church in nice boston sports the ugandan world champion runner looking to win more gold faras here with that story later this news hour. countries across europe are still trying to contain the daily rise in corona virus infections poland has just recorded nearly 22000 cases in italy field hospitals set up to deal with an influx of people falling ill it recorded its

highest increase in daily infections on friday at more than 31000 european union officials have warned members to prepare for new coronavirus restrictions millions of people across france once again under lockdown and germany is set to false its next week that sasha butler reports night from paris. quite neighborhoods and closed cafes in paris as frauds begins a new lockdown the picturesque area of momart nearly empty the french government says the measure will help stop the coronavirus spread to some staying home a 2nd time won't be easy from a local i don't think lockdown is the best idea because it only delays things so in the short term things make it better but once the leg down is lifted it will be the same as before and cases will rise again. we expected it it seems necessary they tried a curfew but it didn't work so now the most important thing is for everyone to play

the game to respect it so we can live normally again there was some traffic in the city center. the government's allowed some businesses and public services to remain open to help boy the struggling economy but office buildings in the financial district were shocked when an offense are of paris's business district there are a few people out and about but is nowhere near as busy as they would be normally on a regular day tens of thousands of people work in this area and the square behind me would usually be teeming with activity a 2nd wave is battering economies and people's health across europe in russia new infections are rising fast some doctors say medical supplies are running out in germany some hospitals may not have enough staff to cope with the emergency. the number of patients is risen in the past few days in the past week we've had twice even 3 times more patients than before you know we still have capacity to provide good care but we are seeing

a fall in care supply our staff is slowly reaching their limit the european union says the block must act fast not to be overwhelmed he does have agreed to pay for the transfer of patients across borders infertile meeting e.u. health ministers promised to better coordinate their approach. we're not powerless in the face of it after all there are hygiene measures and we can wear masks but we need to coordinate measures with other member states and that came across very clearly but it's important that people take charge of their own responsibilities on a daily basis the french government had wanted to avoid a 2nd shutdown at all costs ruling out such a measure until very recently but the spiraling infection rate made them change their strategy germany will also lock down the urgency of the situation suggest other european countries may be forced to follow suit natasha butler al jazeera paris. well as natasha just mentioned russia has also been dealing with

a rise in cases a few hours ago it reported more than 18000 new coronavirus infections nearly matching friday's record high well russia says there are no not enough doctors to cope with the growing number of coronavirus cases there officials say vaccinations of people in moscow could be ruled out as early as next month british media outlets are reporting there's a new national lockdown in england's maybe brought in as soon as next week prime minister boris johnson is expected to announce the measures which kids includes the closure of all but essential shops thoughts this locked and could begin a whedon's day and lasts until december well in the u.k. there was hope that testing and tracing would help to combat the virus but the system is performing its an all time low a senior clinician has told all to syria that mismanagement is to blame andrew symonds reports from the north of england's to control. tracing become

a new. testament tracing cost $50000000000.00 to set up 40 management consultants were paid up to $1000.00 a day to make it work. what are they doing what are they doing would they like to come and sit with a few clinical case workers this caltech traits or an experience clinician says mismanagement or doctor staffing are among the litany of issues she faces so much rested on test interest you think it's failed it's increasingly failing. we don't get to people quickly enough it needs to be within 24 hours ideally by the time where we're calling people is 5 days since their positive test i do sometimes think what's the point it's the fragmentation between the cases being passed from alls to public health local teams and back again it would be far better

if we were more integrated and with record infection rate increases the number of people who aren't self isolating is rising too despairing they're only managing to contact less than 60 percent of contacts of coronavirus cases and all of those people contacted we found a great many are not actually self isolating and the reason is they can't afford to because a lot of people on low incomes are 0 hours contracts actually are not going to be getting the money they need each week to actually put food on the table the n.h.s. cove in 99 and there's another issue it is the much heralded that is causing frustration with high numbers of false alarms this is the one of the major issues is that you can check in with it but you can't check out i registered in a cafe in manchester more than 12 hours ago i'm now in a different city but the apps still has me there and if you look at the data log

i'm in the café right up until midnight the only way to change that is to check in to another venue. but if i was going home then that app would still have me in the manchester café the absence of an anonymous alert to anyone who may be at risk its main feature is bluetooth scanning linking to other phones but that can cause even more false alarms what you're busy trying to do with the tracing now is simply get lots of people shot isolated but then you little incentive problem because people realize that all that running an app is going to do is to ask them to repeat solution for isolated when there isn't actually a good reason to do so the u.k.'s probably has to boris johnson promised world beating testing and tracing it's nothing like that of the pandemic in europe is threatening a longer or more deadly peak than in the spring and resume of the soldiers era northern england or the lancet medical journal has warned contact tracing ups can

only work alongside public health control measures including physical distancing and the closure of indoor spaces this week german health authorities admitted they had lost control of infections despite having a robust track and trace system the country is now going into a 2nd doctor in which begins from monday now in the past week arlen's track and trace system was overwhelmed thousands of people who tested positive for us to inform any close contacts themselves and earlier this month spain had to bring in the military to help enforce trace in measures as its cases surged well let's say get more now from derek gatherer he's a viral adjust and lecturer at lancaster university it's good to have you with us. i'm old enough to remember when the w.h.o. said test test test back in march was the way to combat this virus has been saying what then should be used as

a last resort so why are we back here again what's been going on. tastings immensely valuable in certain limited situations for instance tasty stuff in hospitals and so on and for a great control or wharton and care homes but the problem is scaling it up to population level spatially it when kids numbers are rising rapidly test interest works based for viruses that have. a lot of numbers which of course call for doesn't it has a very high our number it works best for viruses that have long incubation period and again prove it has quit short intubation period i know also because it's a risk but at your bias the number of potential quarantines is always that high if i'm coughing at the back of a bus then possibly the entire passenger load on the bus are potentially called time so these are the reasons why we've never in the past tried applying to stick trees to respect a tree light is so great we don't use it during normal seasonal flu so the went to

the even when they're very severe as they were a few years ago we haven't used it for previous flu pandemics but during january and february there was a great enthusiasm for test interest as the principal means of exempt from pandemic and it's no feely clear that although testing is very valuable as i said in some limited circumstances it isn't going to be a general solution for emerging from so so so what is the general solution for marriage from this because governments and this is not just in the u.k. governments across europe are saying we're locking died so we can get this testing tracking and tracing system oppen running the locks and was said to be very much are a last minute resort to give us the breathing space to tackle this virus why is our look tense night being brought back in again if testing tracking and tracing is unable to deal with the control of this virus that then what else should these

governments be looking at. what sort of fate because the religious the ability of people to transmit the virus and my limiting contact but the problem of what kinds of course is that of a blunt instrument and there's an enormous collateral damage from locked and zoo nor from studies been done on the face of that of the 2 thirds the one financial crash for instance that there were tens of thousands of aches a status as a result of the poverty that resulted from that financial crash and it will turn has to do with fates or the economy and will also similarly produce the kind of data passed on down the road if it affects the economy it's not just a tradeoff between lives. and money effectively because the economy is lives this way also this is a very difficult balance for governments to work out i would be skeptical that the government would actually introduce through locked up again and i said march i

think that they'll probably stick in the u.k. with the with the tiered system and there was the areas where cases are high and will go into more stringent controls and those e.d.s. where things are not so high will be able to hire on for longer but that's well that's the u.k. but france and germany are going back into law. is this living with the fire this looks like is this what our lives are going to look like from here on 18 we're going to have 3 months of trying to live our lives now may come back into restrictions you know like to see your family again. is this what living with this coronavirus looks like. i think that we have to get used to the coronavirus been around for a while but we need to as a population take more individual responsibility for protecting ourselves and looking out for others because the measures that we take to protect ourselves from the violence wearing a mask washing our hands and making sure that we really do this is exceeded slim to

come within 2 meters of people unnecessarily though do things protect of those as well as ourselves and they do make substantial impact on the ability of the virus to transmit within the population so we have to do what we can as individuals and governments have the job of we knock the strategy is between moderns which which will damage the economy and will cause collateral damage down the line and looking at those figures from the horse the towards to see how many people are kids who are not working or whether our health systems trying to cook with the wood that we have at any one time ok derrick out there than ever ologists at lancaster university a great thoughts thank you very much indeed. well there's another records in the u.s. 94000 infections are recorded on friday overall more than 9000000 americans are known to have contracts it's the coronavirus despite that donald trump is

walking locked and measures everywhere if you look at europe they're surging despite these draconian lock downs they have it locked down and they're surging so what happens is you get it you're going to get if you get it stay away if you get it you're going to get better and then you're going to be a 1000000 and it's a whole thing and it goes away but the vaccine to our. police in france ever personally arrested a 3rd parents and linked to thursday's knife attack in the case 3 people were killed in that attack in a church. french authorities have now identified the 3rd victim of thursday's attack as 6 year old nadine d.v.d. well david chase is live for is in these davids a 3rd individual has now been arrested in connection with that stabbing at worki talents. your salary so far we've had 3

arrests the 1st one was 47 year old man accused of helping the night by providing him with a mobile phone he was seen on surveillance cameras at the station when the knifeman 1st arrived but now police sources saying that he. probably is going to be released i don't think those charges are going to stand up according to sources i've got but the other 2 men much younger men 35 year old was 1st arrested early in the evening by members of the anti terrorist units units and then the man that he was actually with at the time of his arrest was arrested a few hours later he's $33.00 that's all we know. he is also been arrested who is now in police custody we do not know what charges are being brought against these men if any at all of the moment just being questioned and we have no details on where they're from or what they might have done but that is the latest here the

antiterrorist units also begin to fan out around me here outside the outside the basilicas main entrance this is a change this is a much heavier police presence many of them have got assault rifles this is the indication of the nice authorities taking much more care now about all places of worship especially this one which winter such terrific scenes. and save it's we understand the vigils have been ongoing for the fix in. that attack. yes that's right as you said the 3rd victim has now been named and dean there vidia and she is another that we know that she's 60 years old she does have children and a husband but no more real details so that's special the vigil the vigil has been for her as well as the other victims but one more important thing. and there was

a mass last night a mass for france in iran's in central in central france and so many times been said that the muslim community doesn't stand up against these sort of attacks but the muslim council leader there said that you can count on us that this violence will not work it will not dividers so an important speech that iran's last night from the muslim community ok a david chaytor life from nice thank you very much indeed several quick check on the weather here's everett's and probably that we've got some rather wet weather on the cards for to pad as we go into the early part of next week for the time being it's slushy 5 and dry clear skies nice little ridge of high pressure keeping things settled at the most of sunday this wetter weather will come through the korean peninsula south korea easing across the sea of japan sliding its way over towards japan it will be rather heavy at times to western and southern parts of japan before eventually it's over the mountains and on towards the eastern side of honshu

further south we've got a couple of systems to watch out for this little clutch of storms here that is a developing typhoon and we already have a full blown typhoon making its way towards the philippines clearly say the eye of the storm on this one it's a super typhoon it is equivalent to a category 5 hurricane winds of around 275 kilometers per hour looking at gusts of around 350 kilometers per hour so damaging winds huge waves usual suspects storms causing problems floods from the very heavy rain that we are going to see moving across central parts of the philippines as we go on through sunday and on into monday terrific amounts of rainfall making their way through here and it will gradually head towards vietnam. still to come on al-jazeera a resigning election victory for tanzania as presidents of opposition groups say that was forced. reason thailand's are accused of using excessive force or resting

anti-government activists and in sports we'll tell you about the major league baseball coach that's getting a 2nd chance after cheating scandal and newsroom is coming. up. al-jazeera world goes inside the county the military wing of hamas gaining access to keep players in previously unseen footage on the list recruit a different political reality a must win both stronger and really to good's book with new shifting regional alliances we're asking the palestinians to meet the challenge of peaceful coexistence what next for gaza and the palestinians gaza thomas and the middle east on al-jazeera. minus signs out on the boat and the 1st film in the country kilojoules the fond out of the made in the country it's in. if you go to the lead

to mechanic watch all you will see dad soon tell you all come back a bit before. my nigel david foster produced question him at bunny can now pick up . my nigeria women are strong we need. to mind nigeria on al-jazeera. more. all. this is al jazeera reminds are all of our top stories this hour rescuers. in turkey are searching for earth quake survivors in the city of izmir a magnitude 7 quake comes in the aegean sea brought on buildings and triggered tidal waves in turkey and greece at least $28.00 people in kills armenia is

accusing us about john of using volatile white phosphorous munitions in the golan or cut about its mostly bands under international law the ministry of foreign affairs for mr spader use a civilian areas on nearby. and police in france have reportedly arrested a 3rd suspect linked to thursday's knife attack least 3 people were killed in the attack on a church the 3rd suspect was reportedly presence and police searched the home of the 2nd man went to the case. a cutter steps the prime minister has used a phone call to its trailer as foreign minister to renew the apology to female travelers who were subjected to invasive searches that still has airports the searches place after a newborn baby was found abandoned in a rubbish bin earlier this month at hammond's international airports his excellency shaikh mohammed bin up there are any told mary spain that be

a fool and transparence investigation and he reaffirms cutters commitments to the safety and security of passengers. the polls have opened in ivory coast following an election campaign that's been marred by violence and the boycotts by the opposition for candidates are placing their names forward for the presidency including the incumbent allison ouattara his attempt to secure a 3rd term in power has seen pre-election violence which has left at least 30 people dead opposition is very to disrupt the votes raising fears of civil unrest well sick of course a look at the 4 candidates who are running for president in ivory coast or some water is in his 2nd term after 1st being elected back in 2010 now he plans to hand over power in july that his chosen successor died of a heart attack his decision to run again sparked violence and anger it's the

opposition only conan bedi heads the main opposition party he was president from 1903 to 1999 and to post in a coup but bedi is boycotting saturday's votes pascoe son served as prime minister from 2000 to 2003 under then president's long back book gessen is also boy course in the election and there's. data and independent candidates and once the u.s. leader in the former governing party well after its interests is following the story line for pooja or should we be looking out for as this vote takes place this saturday. well basically. we are looking at the possibility of what are trying to. strengthen his control in ivory coast mainly because of the opposition has failed to organize itself and this much was said by former president laurent gbagbo who criticized the opposition to

get organized before today's vote a loss in what turned out will be there is a has been completed in a strong economy and he was telling our borders that they need somebody big. and trust in a crisis situation like the one we're living in because of coverage 19 because of global economic problems and then of course because of his experience and his connections nationwide but his opponent mr your button is campaigning on a youth platform he feels that being the youngest of all the 4 candidates approved by the constitutional council he can draw the votes of the younger generation of ivorians who constitute by the way 2 thirds of the ivory coast population however it's difficult to see how that will. that will pan out at the end of the day because he has a lot to cover and also he's been considered by some ivorians as

a spoiler for the opposition for him not to have sort of take him out of the race after the opposition call for a boat. but a lot of analysts believe that the boycott by guess now and former president clinton betty will result in an electoral victory for. our son ouattara but what is not certain is how the rest of the country will take this so far in the voting has been peaceful in many communities in abobo ways which is a stronghold of president ouattara there's been a significant turnout of voters to vote in the early hours of today so 'd also in-court ago which is in the north of the country another strong all these an impressive voter turnout there as well. thank you for that. joining us live from a brooch. as hansen is to the leading opposition party say they will not recognize

the election results after president john fully was declared the winner they say there have been widespread irregularities according to the national kinds of food he won 12 and a half 1000000 votes in wednesday's election main challenger got less than 2000000 cast and soy is following this live from. katherine the electoral commission say michael flatley won the opposition so the poll was riggs his rights. while they're all saying they're right we hired recently from the chairman of the national electoral commission who thing that the opposition is just spoiling for a fight they just want to cause trouble saying that the election has largely been feel free fair and transparent but on the other hand the opposition leaders are claiming massive irregularities talking about. a ballot box stuffing saying that

some papers had been pre-marked saying that the police were using excessive force several protesters have been killed in the last few days and also saying that some many of their polling agents were denied access to polling stations so they had a press conference and are calling on all tanzania and they say to come out to the streets on monday in moscow protest rallies they're saying that they are going to buy this leaders are going to pass in the lead those protests demanding for a fresh election the. disbanding of both the national electoral commission and the electoral commission as well and they're also calling on the international community not to recognize or relate to meet this election. catherine so it bring us the latest from nairobi thank you. their eyes it states is agreed to restore sudan's sovereign immunity meaning it cannot spacesuits in american courts in

return sudan will settle existing wiggle cases including for the $998.00 bombing of u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania khartoum has agreed to pay $335000000.00 in compensation for the attack last week the white house removed it from its state sponsors of terror list as parts of the normalization deal with israel. people in georgia are electing a new parliament as area and armenia minorities make up 10 percent of the population that's enough to influence the outcome and some parties are trying to win votes by taking sides in the conflicts but when forced to walk or reports. municipality is a patchwork of ethnic diversity on georgia's border with the media and as a by john here ethnic georgians as airy and armenian voters must choose who will best represent their interests in saturday's parliamentary election historically

the people of man they really have tended to vote collectively and that's why it's tempting for politicians to find an issue that resonates with the community as a whole and at the moment the one issue on everyone's mind is the war across the border between armenia and azerbaijan. is a nominee in village vegetable farmer katherine says he'll vote for the government . that are not synonymous and so every if that group there is pain in our hearts because war brings nothing good civilians are dying they are here we are friends i have a serious neighbors in georgia neighbors and we have brotherly relations. officially the georgian government has taken a new true position on the conflict of the makulu terrible mindful that it could inflame tensions between its minority communities. it's very sad gusher but george's largest opposition party the united national movement has taken sides it's

need a ship says that a lot of us to azerbaijan. it hopes to win votes in places like modern only 80 percent of the population identify as ethnic desirous horovitz there is a local radio station the d.j.'s know how important that is for his area listeners . it was pleasing for a series to hear it and for some it will be a decisive factor today people expect you to have a position you can't have neutrality. back in the village of. youth leader says he doesn't like politicians who play with ethnicity i've never considered myself a minority on the contrary i'm a citizen of georgia pure and simple and his team ironically he sponsored by the state oil company as if i join. the village needs development roads paving

arranging a stadium and more and in my opinion this is the principle for which people should go to the polls. is a political battleground but i'm like across the border at least all georgian citizens here have a chance to vote in peace i'm robin forester walker joins us now live from tbilisi iraq when you're outside a polling station how is the whole going so far. i am so far what it's brisk here there's actually a bit of a queue just tilt the camera around very slowly and carefully and quite nice to see and it's middle of the afternoon so it's been going on for a few hours now and it will continue until 8 o'clock pm local time. this is a historic vote for georgia because what's been introduced is proportional representation and that means that this could be the most chloral parliament the country's ever seen that came about after mass government protests last year where

the opposition was demanding that the government speed up democratic reforms and make the parliament. more democratic that's what they've got they were angry with the fact that this government appeared to be backsliding on democracy. cherry picking that you dish eery and they are also concerned how the billionaire businessmen who chairs the governing party appeared to have really concentrated power to his advantage so what we're now expecting is the potential for a coalition government so the government thinks it's going to try know that it's going to get the necessary 40 percent that it needs to form a new government but the opposition parties and there are many of them think that they're in with a chance and as i said they could be as many as 8 or 9 parties that end up with only one percent of the votes to get seats there is one factor. that

is that it's come rather late in this campaign and the realisation is that corona virus is really getting out of control in this country infection rates are soaring the government has received praise early in the year for keeping numbers down to about a 1000 in total now we're getting about a 1000 cases a day so this is an issue that could. play a factor in taking votes away from the governing party that you dream. ok robin forest iraq or bringing us the latest from that poll in tbilisi thank you . there is graduation day at thailand's tom asserts university but for many the celebration has also become political as antigovernment protests and calls for royal reform continue to grow tony chang reports now from bangkok. well it's graduation day here at thomas university and thousands of proud students milling

around in their academic downs with friends and family but this is a university at the very heart of thailand's democracy a movement past and present and to mark that some of those figures ex alumni of this university and some of the most prominent pro-democracy figures have been set out here in qatar form alone because many are currently in exile the king will return this evening's graduation ceremony for some of those students that is a frustration one who wished to remain anonymous told us he wished this was a sermon he wished concentrated on the students and not the king followed that war with me but. he i'm not attending the ceremony because i felt like this is supposed to be a ceremony for the students not someone else it's supposed to be our day all these rules and regulations made me think that this occasion is really for who. the police and the army have been deployed around the university with very tight

security ring ahead of the king's attendance at the degree ceremony but it is perhaps a sign of how quickly things are changing in open discussion of reform of the monarchy that indicates these graduates will be emerging into a very fast changing world. a rescue operation is under way in el salvador where a landslide has killed at least 9 people this many is 30 are still missing some locals are helping the marriage and see crews using their bare hands to dig through the months the landslide happens in a village just north of the capital after a nights of heavy rain. mexico says it will investigate the reports the us government is deporting children alone with no family to the calf to them the new york times says more than 200 children from central america have been expelled in the past 8 months once in mexico most is sad to have been sent to child welfare shelters. thousands of protesters have gathered in the polish capital warsaw to

rally against a near total ban on abortions they want the government to overturn a recent court ruling scar a leg reports. tens of thousands of people on the streets of warsaw. for what organizers say is the largest of 9 days of protests against a near total ban on abortions in poland it's obvious the voice of the marco months i'm a woman i'm a mother i have a daughter and i think i'm here not only for myself but also for her so that she can live in better times emotions from the time to reach a compromise has passed women saw their rights taken away it's now they want them back despite a strong security presence and coronavirus warnings protesters ignored the government stay at home or die before visually shouldn't dish on federal review not want to increase the risk of infection by letting people gather in large groups.

protest organizers were threatened with prison sentences but say they won't be deterred by conservative anti abortion rights groups or their powerful political allies the 0 is 0 the gentleman from all the lures have the same problem as catching ski more of in ski and border they are few and much fewer than us here more a recent constitutional court ruling further tightened poland's already strict abortion laws banning it in cases of severe fetal deformities terminations are now only legal in cases of rape incest or if the mother's life is at risk the government backs the verdict but says it will propose a bill to once again allow terminations for what deemed a lethal fetal defects opposition politicians say that's unacceptable and fear more women will now be forced to seek illegal abortions or go abroad car or leg al-jazeera. so come on al-jazeera we have the sports. for you and

a rough day at work for the world's best tennis player all reaction from the vienna open coming up after this very short break. and those who are in 5 go yes i have to would like you it's hard it's not you don't learn about lawyers learn something else happened on august 9th you. just need team you on one ground was going down 2 point one to reach a long story and for some reason really didn't get. to learn the atlanta right not to make them our city or your arms they represent the latest news as it breaks it was never much of which choice chileans would make but now it's official the chileans will be writing the new constitution details coverage through 14 and 15 year old student amongst those facing charges for prosecutors called complicity

in a terrorist assassination in-depth reports from around the world and while it was the biggest gathering in months the numbers are not what they used to be last year. the the old. it's time for the sport to aspire college thank you so much the tennis world number one novak djokovic has suffered a major upset in vienna the serb was knocked out in the quarter finals by the player reg number $42.00 in the world the runs us on a go the italian thrashing jock itch in straight sets $6061.00 it's only the 3rd match shock of its loss this year so megan was never beat

a top 10 player faces britain's daniel evans next. last year's winner in germany team has also been eliminated the u.s. open champion was beaten by russia's andre you in straight sets the russian is going for his torch leading 5th title this year having already won in doha adelaide hamburg and st petersburg or face south africa's kevin anderson in the other semifinal of. professional football is finally underway in argentina after a 7 month hiatus because i've covered $1000.00 restrictions players will face off without fans and with tight protocols in place. reports. the auction time league is one of the last in the world to resume playing football and it only came about after intense negotiations between the government the television companies and the national football association almost all feel that if we've suffered not having football which is something arjun times love and live for

there's no league in the world that doesn't have origin time players which is very satisfying for us but the biggest joys that today we can resume playing football they've created a new tournament 6 groups of 4 1st division teams 12 go through to a 2nd round for complex formats winners will emerge to compete in next year's south american pub championships some fans are scratching their heads but happy with the lease the football is back so do you and i survived i watched a lot of international football but i missed our national teams so i'm obviously very glad to put it back in. i'm used to watching a lot of football but thanks to social media videos i've managed to make it through sport along with much else was suspended in march argentina has suffered 30000 deaths from the pandemic and more the 1000000 people have been infected football here is an intrinsic part of daily life and his absence has been strongly felt but now it's back with all its hopes expectations and disappointments and essential

distraction in trouble. times the argentine economy was already in a bad way before the virus struck and clubs haven't escaped the devastation that's followed argentina's in a tough way the moment with a pandemic the numbers keep going up but signs show no signs of slowing but after 7 months the club's a pretty much a terrible site they're bleeding money they haven't been receiving television money because obviously they have been playing. but now they will buy this football this magic and no one personifies that better than diego maradona the manager of him. who played the 1st game of the new season on the day the number 10 celebrates his 60th birthday. and for all his flaws for all the the misadventures he's he's been involved in the years you know remains and i do he's a guy that when he speaks everyone listens everyone kind of repeats

a magnifies what he's saying and other just goes to show that nothing like like jamar adama there is absolutely no one else in this world so may say there are more important things to worry about right now but here is a powerful symbol of what's been lost what they hope to retrieve. that 01 of cyrus the major league baseball manager his career was almost ruined by a cheating scandal has been given a 2nd chance former houston astros manager a.j. him she was suspended for the entire 2020 season has been named as the next manager of the detroit tigers the 46 year old was in charge of the astros and 2017 when they won the world series but were later accused of stealing the opposing team's pitch science to help them win the championship the astros were fined $5000000.00 for the scheme. there's a clear message of that's part of my story and part of my career it's not a part of of the players that i'm going to be managing in my i'm sorry that they're

going to have to deal with it and then again that we're going to have to talk about it but that is our reality because wrong is wrong and it was very wrong and i'll make sure that everybody knows that i feel responsible because i was the manager and it was on my watch and i'll never forget it now women's middle distance running has been overshadowed recently by the ban on female athletes with high testosterone levels but in the absence of stars such as caster semenya other wanderers have been able to step into the spotlight there is a sure come a good shot has more. cari is the reigning 800 meters world champion and she's only the 2nd ugandan woman to win a gold medal at the wild athletics championships after docus 15 years ago in finland now carey has written her own story in a country known to produce long distance runners who used to think that maybe we're . kind of maybe champions in. expense even uganda

was. distance and 19th place finish of the 27000 wild athletics championships in london did not deter her determination to succeed she stayed focused to finish 4th at the 2800 african athletics championships in nigeria in front of how was south africa's caster semenya the 2 time olympic champion has been banned from running in the 800 meters for refusing to take medication to control her naturally occurring distance to run level it was so amazing. was she was a good friend and. friend so. she kept on motivating us telling us that things are possible. maybe sometimes you can as. a matter of training so many years absence from the track has must simply changed

the 800 metres landscape for nakai this was a life changing opportunity and in doha. she grabbed it with both her hands and the rest is history weave the 2020 olympics postponed to next summer dreams of a meadow in tokyo i mean target is to. have become champions and maintained it. continues to be banned from competing in international events and her absence has created a platform for new faces to emerge what's becoming the new normal for media distance running at international events. kampala uganda. ok and that is all your support for now it's now back hala thank you very much indeed for that well lots is it for me on this new server to keep you here on al-jazeera kimba now will be with you on the other side of the break with more of

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