sub continent and our aggressive monsoon season, we're starting to take the pedal off it a bit, but we will still see some pretty heavy down ports of what weather as we had north of gala on monday. the aah! this is al jazeera. ah, hello, i'm barbara fara. this is the al jazeera news, our life from london. thank you for joining us. coming up in the next 60 minutes. threats of power outages in iranian cities after the emergency shut down of the country, the only nuclear power plant that counts begins in armenia, following a snack selection called by embattled prime minister in equal pushing in,

in libya. strategic road, linking east and west is reopened. after years of conflict and the us moves the counter, china's dominance in the rare or the market could the answer already lie beneath an informed italy confirm their status is one of the favorites to win football, european championship, they beat and wales one know secured their 3rd street when at the tournament ah, you runs only nuclear power plant has been shut down for what's being described as emergency reasons. the head of the state energy company says the shut down of the bush or plant could last for 4 days. authorities say that there could be power outages in several cities. now there had been warnings that the plant could stop

working because the rat had been unable to buy maintenance parts due to us sanctions at all. it has been announced in the news and you might have her to the nuclear share of power has been subject to an emergency shut down, which will last for 3 to 4 days. it was shut down yesterday when you lose a 1000 megawatts of your plants capacity. the likelihood of blackouts will rise. well about us learning is a senior research fellow at the center for middle east strategic studies in tehran . he explains how this could be a blow to a power supply already strained by crypto currency farming. i take with some sources in the iran atomic energy agency and they said that there are some repairs are being done in the facility. and when i asked them that, is this something serious or not? they said, no, that's not serious. it will be back to the grid with a couple of days. and this is more important in terms of the power outage done in

the aspect of the facility. because these days we are seeing that the cup, the currency mining is consuming the electricity in the country and this has caused maybe some time in the past some power outages. this is why we hear the official mentioning this because the facility, if it is out of the grid, it can decrease by 1000 megawatts. so that i can say that the section is more important than, than the section because i take with the sources in the atomic organization and they said that it will go back to the read with a couple of days. it's nothing serious or meanwhile, the us says there are still sticking points on key issues in the efforts to revive the 2015 iran nuclear deal. the talks in vienna have been a german than international negotiators of returning home for further consultations

. the head of the uranium delegation said that they're closer than ever to an agreement, but the remaining issues will not be easy to overcome. christian salumi has more now from washington dc. the key issues seemed to be the lifting of sanctions that were imposed by the united states. when president donald trump withdrew from the nuclear agreement, the iranians went into these talk saying that they would not refer go back to full compliance with the deal until the sanctions were completely lifted. and national security advisor for the united states, jake sullivan is saying that the united states does retain the right to impose unilateral sanctions on non nuclear issues like human rights abuses or ballistic missile issues. we know that missiles while not covered under the original nuclear

agreement are a concern for the united states. but still sullivan is saying that the united states focus is on containing iran nuclear program. what i would say is that there is still a fair distance to travel on some of the key issues, including on sanctions and on the nuclear commitments that iran has to make. but the arrow has been pointed in the right direction in terms of the work that's getting done in vienna. so we will see if the iranian negotiators come to the next round of talks prepared to make the hard choices that they have to make. in order for the joint comprehensive plan of action, the iran nuclear deal to be reinstated, and sullivan downplayed the importance of the election of abraham ra. he c to the presidency in iran. the hard liners saying that ultimately it will be the ayatollah the supreme leader who will call the shots and make the decisions when it comes to whether or not to return to the nuclear deal. he did say that the us believes that

diplomacy is the best way forward, not military conflict. well meanwhile, israel's new prime minister has condemned the way in iran's presidential election by abraham racy left. highly bennett says it should serve as a red flag for world powers working to revive the nuclear deal. ratio selection is i would say the last chance for the world powers to wake up before returning to the nuclear agreement and to understand who they're doing business with these guys are murder, mass murderers, a regime of brutal aim and never be allowed to weapons of mass destruction that will enable enough to kill 1000 millions. harry force that has more on this from west jerusalem. the fact that he made them in english was quite interesting. given that he was speaking to his cabinet. the kind of scene that you'd usually see. his

predecessor benjamin netanyahu speaking in hebrew. so this is obviously a message designed for the wider world. a message, as he said, to try to push things in israel's favor, in terms of the possibility of the iran nuclear deal being resumed. he's also someone who is under criticism and has been under criticism from benjamin netanyahu, who, on his way out of the door, was saying that bennet would not be able to stand up to iran in terms of security would not be able to stand up to america. in terms of the revival of the deal. so he as a right winger in a very broad coalition government, which extends to the far left of israel politics is trying to sure up his own credentials as an iran hawk. there is some reporting in the israeli media that there is. busy expectation within his really senior sources that there will be a delay, or at least some kind of postponement is iran, now reviews it's policy potentially time enough,

at least to try to shift the american policy a little more. and israel's favorite. coming up on al jazeera, this news, our, the great divide, how the pandemic is underscoring the differences between rich and poor in south africa. the ancient city, whose walls keep democracy out why this town is fighting for the right to vote in ethiopia is election. and then force an emotional race when for the 6th time world champion far will be here with the story and ah, polls in armenian parliamentary election have closed, and ballots are being counted. it's the country 2nd, the snap election in just 3 years. the prime minister nico bus union called the vote in april, he faced months of protests for losing territory to answer by john in a corner, come back during a week's long conflict last fear. well,

opinion polls suggest the election race will be tight. preliminary results are expected to start coming in on monday or challenge reports. now from year to phone . the sun beats down on armine is election day, but outside polling stations across the country. people keep patiently for their chance to vote, and they told us that their hope for the future an end to their country's present miseries. i've been calling them. i expect on mania is able to overcome this temporary crisis with a good governance will be able to guarantee development, avail country, politically and economically. yes ma'am. i'm going to vote with the dream to see my armenia safe and unified with karen. i hope for the best future for my country, the electorate have different views on how that has to be achieved and whether either of the front runners can achieve it. this is acting prime minister nicole passion. yet he's trying to convince people not to throw him and his reformist agenda out,

just because they're angry and traumatized by last year's military defeat against azerbaijan and his, his main rival, former presidents robert contrary. and he's trying to convince voters to ignore the corruption associated with his years in office and trust him again as a strong man who can rebuild armine, his military strength and standing for plenty of voters. neither of these options are particularly appetizing. both main arrivals try to convince that their competitor is worse. and that is why we have this aggressive abusive language from both sides. now. so, and if you will talk to our citizens, you will see that they are just judging what will be the least harm for the future of armenia. there are outcomes that could extend the dog fighting of the election campaigns, no clear winner. and no coalition deal could see the 2 front runner shop in the

clause for a 2nd round in a month. but whoever gets into the prime minister's office, his face is a daunting list of challenges. healing and unifying, a traumatized nation, resettling, refugees, bringing home prisoners of war, boosting the economy and development of navigating armenia is troubled. relationships with its nearest neighbors combines these tests even the ablest of politicians will reach helens. out there for more on this election. they speak to lawrence brewers, he's an associate fellow of the russia and eurasia program at chatham house. he's also the author of armine is velvet revolution, authoritarian decline and civil resistance in a multi polar world. lawrence joins, via skype from london. sir, thank you so much for being with us on al jazeera. now we're meant to be getting preliminary results on monday. so tomorrow we do have the turnout figure just generally speaking, how do you feel that the election has gone and especially the campaign leading up

to today? well, it's in many respects an extraordinary election due to the, the context of the conflict last year. the basic mission of the selection is for either nickel, passion, young to renew his mandate, to re legitimate his rule or for him to be replaced. now, as your correspondent with highlighting its, been a very aggressive campaign, a very negative campaign. security has been at the very top of the agenda, not least due to ongoing issues without the bi john along the border. but i think it's also extraordinary for the fact that there is genuine uncertainty that have been pose indicating one or other of the front runners will win. so i think that is in a sense and achievement in itself. but as you're corresponded, highlighted on election election result will not resolve the many problems and issues that are media confronts. so war and stability ahead, i fear, and especially i guess the next few hours in days are crucial. because if there

isn't a relatively clear outcome or aren't, or they're not able to form a various coalitions, it would go effectively to a 2nd round. what impact would that have you seen on the country? whether it's going to keep this very kind of negative in polarized context allies, the initial results that we're seeing coming in already show a strongly for nicole patching young. these are results coming in more from rural areas where he has a solid base and i would expect those to change over the course of the evening. we will be in for a very chaotic and very tens, 6 days. if there is no clear winner, but beyond that, we need to think about the future dynamics of government and opposition. this campaign has been so polarizing. it's very difficult to imagine how many as embattled institutions are going to contain conflict in the coming months and years . of course, the prime minister called the vote a in a full, it's

a snap election. i mean, it's hard to predict because we don't know what the results are, but do you think that despite all the difficulties that whoever is in government will face, there will be a sort of sentiment of turning over a new page and the new beginning, especially after the painful war with us or by john, what i think so much depends on if it is to be nichol passion, yon, if he does win the election, how he behaves as you know, he came to power on the back of a velvet revolution, a very broad coalition of social and political forces supported him in replacing cherry and government that preceded him, but he's lost a loss of that support. he's be been criticized for very popular stick approach. so i think it will be crucial for him to rebuild that coalition to reinvest in the relationship of civil society in particular,

which is crucial for him to achieve his reform agenda and move on. but i think that the scars from the conflict last year run too deep. they will be with our media for a very long time to come. do you think that there's any risk of post electro violence because we haven't really seen any so far in the campaign? regardless of how, you know, perhaps the campaign has been pens, but we haven't seen violence. yes. and i think that's a major positive that we haven't seen violence in the campaign. and indeed, it is a very positive thing that the, the post will moment a very traumatic moment has been contained and channeled into a parliament re election. that was actually a proposal for an interim technocratic government to take over from passion yon. so i think in that sense that is, that is a positive we, i don't think that we'll see violence in the 6 day coalition forming period if it comes to that. but in the event of a run off between the 2 parties,

i think the polarization of the last few weeks does raise the risk that we may see violence in our media. why we should get some kind of preliminary results on monday . so i guess the picture will be clear then lauren sprawl is for the moment associate fellow of the russia and eurasia program at chatham house. so thank you for sharing your views with us. thank you. now a road that links eastern and western libya is reopening. after many years, the 2 parts of the country were under the control of rival administrations. after the fall of long time ruler more and more gadhafi in 2011, the reopening of this road was one of the conditions of the cease fire agreement, signed by the warring sides in october, a government of national unity was sworn into office in march taking over from the 2 administrations that had run the country for years, new jersey, me yeah, that you owe me more about it. it is my pleasure to be part of this historic day as

the reopened the main art reconnecting the instantly be edward's best. it will enable people to reunite as a doctor of division and separation have gone forever. i take this opportunity to call in all the beans, to steal away from rift malice, or hatred, and to join hands to rebuild our country to take libya forward. rallied, china has worn out from the coastal road west of the city of seattle. now we're here on the coastal road in between the cities of miss rhonda and approximately 130 kilometers east of miss. right now the prime minister has just arrived. he's opened the road and to commemorate the event. now this road has been closed. since warlord after launch is offensive on tripoli in 2019 in april 2019. this is a very important road to live in trade are between eastern and western libya.

so this is very significant. according to the prime minister, he says this will help rebuild libya to bring about unity and to further prosperity in the country. now, there are critics that say that opening the road will give war fighters as approximately, according to the un, 20000 born fighters in libya, according to military forces. there's at least 2000 russian mercenary to the south. here. wagner grew also some play that this will help for word for inquires to continue on, or to move up towards towards the north. so we're here now. this is the front line. there's another, there's another, a place that they're going to go about 20 kilometers to the east of here,

and they're going to be opening up that road. they're. the hope is that the libyans will be able to travel from eastern to western livia from western to eastern libya, and that this will help unite the country of canister has recorded 92 new corona virus deaths in the past 24 hours. the country is seeing a huge spike in daily cases in a record number of deaths. its government has asked for international health as agencies warned, the situation is spiraling out of control. alexandra buyers reports in cobble, the lineups for oxygen tank. start in the middle of the night, and last for hours, every person here is desperately trying to save someone. they love shilo general more than i came here when i am last night to buy oxygen. because i have a cobit patient at home. i've been waiting on the street since then. i would never have what it's long, but i've already lost family members like my out and some other relatives on my

brothers now infected. and he's in a very serious condition. i've got to stand 3rd wave is also it's worst, and it's continuing to spiral out of control. 10000 new cases were recorded just in the last week, but some say the true number is much higher. wow, the number of infected a much more than reported in the media. there are 2 to 5 people that are infected with the virus in many homes. and the wrench in all categories from mild to moderate to severe. hospitals in multiple provinces have reached full capacity. and there is a severe oxygen shortage. many here are angry and say, the government hasn't done enough to avoid this crisis. i have seen young people who have dined because they didn't get got only oxygen. if they have got oxygen, their life could be saved. i think the higher efficient in health sector, they are responsible for the that the health ministry has defended itself,

saying it took the necessary steps and was prepared to treat its citizens as pull it off tomorrow because it came from because of all those patients who went to our medical facilities and needed oxygen, we're able to get it. but yes, we are facing the threat of sort of oxygen is a positive cases continue to increase. and if most of the car only goes to one hospital in the area, there's a few of assorted oxygen in both the government and aid workers are pleading for international health. there have been multiple calls for oxygen cylinders, and most crucially vaccines. afghanistan began to roll out in april, but so far, not even one percent of the population has been fully inoculated, or call on the old one. to 2 things. up is, implants 1st and facts in flex in the oxygen, oxygen up to as the virus surges through the community,

officials are trying to spread public awareness. they blame the surge on a lack of social distancing, and continued gatherings for a country that was already facing widespread poverty and a near constant threat of attacks conquering coded 19 is yet another worry. afghans have to contend with. alexandra buyers, al jazeera south africa, the government has tightened restrictions to fight a 3rd wave of code 19. and as robin smith reports now from cape town, coping with the virus largely depends on where people live and how much money they have. south africa is in the grip of a deadly 3rd wave of cove. at 19 infections, the army has been deployed to assist doctors in the most populous province of carting. almost 2 thirds of the countries active cases have been reported. their hospitals are under pressure and supplies of oxygen are becoming short. the

situation was similar in the western cape during the 2nd wave at the end of last year. but experts believe that province won't be as hard hit this time around. part bay in cape town, is often described as a microcosm of south africa, informal settlements, skirt, the boundary of sprawling estates. mcmercer lives here and contracted cove at 19 in december last year. i've never felt as sick as in my whole life as i, as i did fax, those 10 days. so it was quite scary for me. but luckily for me, we live in my big house and i had a, i see you, dr. looking after me. so we had things like, you know, we had set monitors and the monitors and the letter just a few 100 meters. the way things are very different people living here. she also toilets full time social does something is not easy. and families comes into

these tiny sex, do not have the luxury of isolating in the provincial health department says poor people are at greater risk and blames those better off for spreading the virus. the 3rd way in this province as primarily been driven by people that live in an area. so the people that can isolate the people that can warranty the other ones. it's not been at the, into the, the behaviors, south africa as covert 19 vaccination program has faced several obstacles. and only one percent of the population is fully vaccinated. it still does a lot about equity and staying in the world. we could have prevented quite a lot of data that will come out of the said way. if we had access to vaccines earlier and fairly, when you again have to stand in line, it just kills just kill. and it's,

it's the most real feeling. they've been to you do? many here on all waiting anxiously for more developed nations to respond. robin smith out there are kept on dozens of african migrants have been rescued off the coast of dr. canario, where migrant facilities are back packed to capacity. 45 migrants, including 8 children, were seen in a boat by a passing ship. about 60 kilometer is south of grand canaria. more than 5700 migrants have made the dangerous crossing from africa to the canaries. more than twice as many then during the same period last year. will pope francis as called for compassion for people, forced to flee their home countries and for the world to grow into what he described as a more humane community. today we celebrate world with huge day promoted by the united nations. with the theme

together we, he'll learn and shine. let us open our hearts refugees. let us make our own their sorrows enjoys let us learn from their courageous resilience. and so, altogether, we grow into a mo humane community. one big family sofa come on al jazeera, this news, our alarm bells ring for manuel. my crone with record low voter turnout in french regional election. the writings on the wall for graffiti artist back. see, a court rubs out his rights to profit from 2 more drawing and then sport. read for, pull off the perfect plan in the race for the formula. one world championship. ah

hello nessie. you hear of whether story across europe as we head toward monday, it's going to be white as far north as scandinavia rate down to the south as we head toward the barium peninsula. but let's go into an area right now. i think we'll see some pretty intense rain as we head toward the northwest of france into the low countries and the winds will be coming out a pretty good clip to looking for gas about 50 kilometers per hour. now the weather is starting to move further to the east spots. so as the heat look at these temperature is bill miss $32.00, the anna $33.00 rate into the bulk in belgrade, $35.00. and because of this high heat at the atmosphere will be conducive to scenes and storms here. now, for turkey, we've got a batch of what, whether toward the north extending toward the south. in fact, the a, a bit of sunshine will be picking through, for example, at $26.00 degrees after africa right now. and you know, morocco rebut temperatures. here are a bit below average at 22. but look at the high heat as we head towards nicea and

libya, tunis, 41, tripoli, 43. both of these places are good 10 degrees above where they should be. as we looked toward the gulf of guinea bouts of wet weather, southern nigeria gonna the ivory coast rate through to sierra the on so free town a hive. 27. the who's in the next episode of science in a golden age. i'm exploring the contributions made by scholars during the medieval period in the field of chemistry. they transformed the superstition of alchemy into the science of chemistry. many of his chemical procedures, all those which make the today. oh wow. science and a golden age with professor jim and really and i'll just 0 most people will never know what's beyond the story. the deafening silence of 100000

how it feels to touch danger every day. most people will never know what it's like to work with. every breath is precious with fear. it's not an option, but we're not most people. oh ah time enough for reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, iran's only nuclear power plant has been shut down for what's being described as emergency reasons. the head of the state energy company says the shut down at the

brochure plans could last for for days and lead to possible power outages. poles in armenia parliamentary election have close then ballots are being counted. the country 2nd slot, selection in just 3 years. preliminary results are expected to start coming in on monday. and the road that links eastern and western libya is reopening. after many years. the 2 parts of the country had been under the control of rival administration. and the reopening was one of the conditions of the fire voters in key gray and 2 other regions in ethiopia have been excluded from taking part in the countries parliamentary elections. the electoral commission says the regions of hide and those in eastern, if you need more time to prepare for the polls. mohammed the reports now from head out with 368,

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