or largely they're leaving residence, wind up in their cars for food and water, presidential white and says he's declaring the entire state the disasters declaration, there is hope sustained temperatures above freezing beginning saturday. ah, more than 100000 people have not died of code. 19 in argentina, new variance spread the disease. even foster ah, hello one can all santa maria here and home with the world news from al jazeera in the netherlands cove cases have jumped 500 percent in the last week alone, prompting an emergency debate over the government's measures. in other news,

south africa calls in the army reserves after another day of looting and unrest in the town of and if it's taken a key border crossing with pakistan, raising more concerns the afghan government jeff comstock in so in just the past few hours, argentina has gone past a 100000 deaths from the corona virus, the 5th country in latin america to reach that figure. and even though the vaccination rate is on track argentina, like so, many countries around the world is really struggling to keep up with the spread of that highly infectious delta variance. let's start with the big picture on argentina and chops from our world and day to oxford university. the numbers of course, from john hopkins university. this is the death, right daily death rights. and, you know, just recently, i'll circle it here at this point. this is june, the 11th, and we were looking at 600000. i'm sorry, 600 deaths

a day. the good news is that at the moment, we're now down to here about 400. in fact, less than $400.00 debts a day. so there is some good news, even though we're past 100000, the rate is coming down. similarly, this chart which looks at the number of new daily cases. and this point here, this peak that is late may, early, june, not long ago, upwards of 30000 new cases again. now we're looking at this sort of number 15 and a half 1000 a day. so again, best still high numbers, but very much coming down. let's start with this report, theresa both important fires. sandra was a pit ada is trying to recover from the loss of her parents. they both died of call with 19 order. what up for us it is very hard and i've been left alone. my siblings live in different places. first my mother died and then my father, i don't know what to feel any more about this terrible disease. i didn't,

tina has reached the grim milestone of 100000 covered 900 deaths. it one of the hardest heed nations in the region, even though daily average case numbers have fallen since the peak last month. so far, fewer than 10 percent of the countries 45000000 people have been inoculated with 2 doses. but an increase in vaccination in the past month is raising hope the country will be able to control the pandemic got, i mean, i guess if, where every life that has gone is a great regret for me to those who are last. the last one, you'll always find solidarity love and regret for what you have had to live. but i can guarantee you that the exit door is near. we're not going to stop these months vaccinating each and every agincourt, man and woman. but it's also the associated economic crisis that has people here extremely concerned. poverty rates and unemployment have stored. i mean, covert and the countries battle with chronic long term economic difficulties. not

solomon de la pan de ms. dine. it's not just the pandemic drowning us in this country. it is also the huge economic crisis. many relatives cause crying, not only because of the day that because i don't have the money to vary the loved ones. we have to act as like colleges to these people. got argentine was one of the 1st countries in the region to impose strict lockdown measures to prevent the spread of coven 19. and thanks to that x per se, the health care system survived. earlier this year, the government, we impose some of those strict locked down measures in an attempt to control the virus variance. many of those restrictions have now been suspended by the government maintains controls at the border and at the airport, we're only a few flights for overseas are allowed to land every day. that is, i will see the fight is more revenues. we're going to look at benevolence infections which have sold 500 percent in a week. more than 50000 people testing positive,

leading politicians to hold an emergency debate in parliament to discuss the government handling of the pandemic. prime minister, margaret has apologized for ending almost all lockdown restrictions which he described as an error in judgment. steadfastly. with more now from amsterdam on one particularly controversial policy at his back find while almost as has called this a huge blunder, some called it an african criminal government policy to lift restrictions far too soon. not only lifting restrictions, but it was one specific policy that really has angered a lot of people, not only law makers, but a lot of people here. and then that list is called dancing with johnson and dutch dancing met yonce and basically a government strategy to convince young people to get his explanation to johnson vaccination. they organize defense, there was a d, j to was music and they promised these young people that they could go clubbing. they would go partnering straight after they got their job, which

a lot of them did. and then ended up with a positive test. thousands of, of them had cope at 19 and now in isolation, darren core, one team, lots of restaurants and cafes are now close because most of their stuff has been infected or is in isolation now. so this policy really has angered a lot of people. it has also course to prime minister apologizing for overseeing this. he said during the debate today and the merchants to the bait with parliament, he said that he couldn't predict that so many people so many young people would follow this advice, which also made a lot of lawmakers wondering how they could not have seen this. so at the end, it's not only young people who have been a victim of this policy, but also event organizers. people working in the entertainment industry who now have seen all their events cancelled once again. so during the debates, lawmakers for urging the government to compensate these people. but on the other

hand, are also low. make a saying that the government shouldn't panic, that this is the holiday season. now, the country to natalie ends because of this spike. it infections could go into co rap again, meaning that a lot of countries would not accept the dutch people again. so these lawmakers were urging the government to convince the you not to put the netherlands on to code wrap. they said it's only young people, so friday the hospitals haven't seen an increase in patient so far. but the minister sat during the debate, he could not really predict how this is going to develop. so as one law make a said, we were so close to the finish, and only in 2 weeks after month of lockdown, we have ruined everything. just in the footnote here, there's been a sharp increase in children around the world who's missed out on basic vaccines as a result of disruptions caused by the pandemic. that will help organisation and unicef that 23000000 children missed out on their routine jobs,

leaving them vulnerable to things like needles, polio and meningitis, countries in se, asia are among the most affected until the news in brazil's president may undergo emergency surgery after being rushed to a 2nd hospital with abdominal issues, job both in r as twitter account posted this picture of the president. the hospital in brasilia, as team says he was brought thereafter, chronic hiccups. doctors have since fun him to another hospital in san paulo saying he needs tests for and obstructed intestine. let's talk to monica. you know, kevin, rio diginero about this. i mean, initially, when you hear hiccups, you think, well, that sounds like something anyone could get, but this is sounding a lot more serious now. no, was there was 10 days of continuous hiccups. so just not just your usual one a hiccup. and besides that he was in pain. and so right now he was,

he was transferred from brazil you arrived in so fall will were the best hospitals are and where he will be treated by the same doctors that that did the surgery on him after he was stabbed in the 2018 presidential campaign since then since that stabbing has been submitted to several surgeries, so this one, if it happens, would be another one prop possibly related to this 2018 being. and that is something that president bush auto, when he posted the picture of himself in the hospital, is in a certain way, you think politically, because he made a reference to the 2018 fabbing. because he also referred to his political rivals as being the ones that are, were possibly behind his stabbing in 2018 and saying that this is one more obstacle that he has to overcome to change brazil. thank you for

that update monica, you know, give in rio de janeiro. the army reservists have been told to report for duty on thursday morning in south africa. the death toll from violence triggered by the jailing of former president jacob's duma is rising with 77 people now dead and hundreds in jail. the city of durban has seen some of the worst island shops there are being lucid, warehouses, set on fire, and major roads blocked off. some of the cities wealthier residence of proportionally chartered plains and helicopters to get out of their police in johannesburg, going door to door in some neighborhoods to recover items that was stolen from stores and shopping centers. communities are helping collect information about where some of those stolen items are being kept. we have the responsibility to our terminal. it would destroy everything is all infrastructure. we've seen that

ownership. what else are we going to pull up? but it's not about juma. it's about the poverty that you cannot dodge. people are hungry, there are no jobs of them. so i stole a few things like cold drinks and electrical appliances as well as some paint. i guess the real reason is because we have nothing when i see other people stealing at some point, you realize the shops will close and you will be left with nothing. so you ask yourself, after all of this, how will i survive with the way things are? so i was pushed because of the situation, and i asked myself, after all of this, how will i survive when i only have 2 random i pocket off the whole weight? latino from our correspondence, i made a mila in sweater. a suburb of johannesburg. the looting and violence seen its various hotspots in the province of posting has a deep, calm down. yeah. so we're still see a significant isn't also deployed. being

like hospital, please remain on the sand by the looting and violence. yeah. outside, what are the largest moves in the area for the move a small group of residents, community members and small business owners have come out to protest. the looting saying that the economic impact that's been seen in other areas is devastation. and they refuse that to happen. yeah. they say we are not taught to the new thing and they also say things like, no more. that's more that hasn't had any incident so far and also been shut. remember the saying that it's also up to them to protect their communities. we see some of the events in places like was doing the po, do thing and writing does appear to be continuing. there being

a number of warehouses like the lights and impacted very badly by the ongoing rioting. the they are a number of organizations like the double chamber of commerce who have said that they would want a state of emergency, at least in that proven specifically because police off struggling to get a handle on what's happening. it's struggling to battle these ongoing riots and to approach the the largest oil refinery in south africa in southern africa, has now been suspended and they are going to that the point of me will be greatly impacted protection as much needed as to tickle materials, even water possibly impact while road and train services, roads remain closed and prayed, services potentially impacted. and the concern now is around the economic impacts

of the wires. in the news ahead, the eyes and ears, the americans during the war in afghanistan. but now some after interpreters are being settled in america will have an update from washington on that and making a flash after a long hiatus chicago harold. the return of major also shows in the us ah hello there. let's start in north america and those hot dry conditions across the western states of the us are continuing to fuel wild fires. now, temperatures over the next few days are going to dip down slightly, but the heat will continue not just here, but in western parts of canada,

we seen temperature is continued to sit above the average and that heat spreads across to more central areas of canada. for the wet weather we have to come down to the south. west is what some storms edging into, new mexico, affecting parts of arizona's. welcome weather. because we have had a historic drought in this region, and we've got some severe storms rumbling across the central plains all the way up to the great lakes, some of those heavy showers and storms expected in eastern parts of canada. and as we go into friday, it's going to be the east coast that sees some of that wet weather, some shop of thunderstorms expected in new york. and we could see some flooding in new york city. there is a move to central america. it's a pretty wet picture pots and mexico. we've got scattered storms rolling across those southern areas. we've got a bit of a tropical disturbance developing off the pacific coast of mexico. we'll keep an eye on that to see if that develops into something. and that should weather update for now.

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balances here where these are the top stories. argentina has passed 800000 cove at 900 deaths. the 5th last american country to do so. infection, right, have been decreasing as more people get vaccinated, reveals president my undercover emergency surgery after being rushed to a 2nd hospital with a domino issues. job both in our team says he was brought there after complaining of chronic hiccups. dr. say he need to test for an instructor intestine. an army reservists have been called up in south africa to help regular soldiers already out on the street. is off the violence triggered by the jailing. a former president, jacob zoom at 77 people on dead and hundreds are in shale. the afghan taliban says it's seized control of a major border crossing with pockets stun. this is the following weeks of rapid territorial games. i've got the stones government insists it is pushing the fight as back. we're talking about the spin bolduc crossing which connects canda house that he directly with the area of chairman in pakistan. it is,

i've got this down 2nd busiest entry point in the main link to pockets on the ports controlling. it allows the taliban to collect revenues, africa, and government data shows it is used by 900 trucks a day. this take over has forced pakistan to feel parts of its border after heavy fighting in the area. ahmed vall has report totally been supported, celebrating victory on the pakistani side of the some on spin bullock border crossing with gunston probably been announced the capture of the crossing on wednesday. it's the 2nd most strategic entry point between pakistan and afghanistan . it lies south of kandahar and gives access to pakistan solutions. don province, which taliban leaders reports that are used as a back base for. yes. it's capture is the latest in a series of gains by the taliban as us and nato forces continues to withdraw from the water country. economy. bonds are, i think,

trying to control the economic chill plains. so to pressure the government and as well as the population that is in the domain of the government, because a with them controlling their bud across things, there will be difficulties in the resupply and supply of a lot of things to these people are going to start to deny the takeover of the crossing, but pakistan security forces said the body back was scenes raising the flag over the last week. taliban claimed to be in control of 85 percent of off guns time after seizing key boulder crossings with iran. took many stock foreign ministers of the shanghai cooperation organisation meeting in the target capital do shall be expressed support for the african government that's actually in the member states of the shanghai cooperation organization, support the efforts of the government and people of afghanistan to restore economic development of the country, to counter terrorism, extremism and drug crimes,

the you and has condemned violations and cold plus he's 5. the un assistance mission and canister today said that the reports of killing l. treatment, persecution, and discrimination are widespread and disturbing, creating fear and insecurity. the un mission emphasize that those who carry out any such acts must be held accountable. the mission also stress that all parties are urged to announce an iep sees fire that can give our guns a respite from the conflict and that may contribute to sustained and meaningful peace negotiations. those negotiations have been going on for months and are set to resume in the cutting capital later this week. providing perhaps the last chance for a peaceful set, the homicide digital room over us. it says it will begin evacuating afghan interpreters and other staff who helped american forces during the war. in july,

the relocation flight sa, for afghans have applied for the special immigrant visa program. the wind has been under pressure from republicans and democrats to find a solution for those thousands who helped us and nato forces over rosalind jordan in washington, d. c. bout half of the 18000 or so people who worked as a translators, or interpreters with the u. s military during the war are eligible to apply for one of these s i v's or special immigrant visas. and it's thought that about $9000.00 or so have started the process. it's not clear exactly how many people have made it to the point where they would almost be ready for the final round of consideration in order to get the visa but the end. but the idea is that this would be the 1st group to move to a lead afghan. a stand with these. with this, with the promise of having these visas in hand and being able to move to the united

states at some point. now they also know that this is a completely voluntary process to even apply for these visas in the 1st place. and the rough estimation from the us government is that maybe a 5th or 6th of the people who are considered eligible simply or not interested. but there is no way of knowing because there is no mandate and you know, saying that people have to come forward and say whether or not they're going to apply their eligibility, basically says they can't apply it. that's what they choose to do. very pleased to welcome marvin wind on 12 is the wrong scott from washington. he is the director of afghanistan and pockets on studies at the middle east institute of marvin for so much we can talk about let's start with the taliban. the taken this key crossing into pakistan, but this is just part of a very wide and very quick push to take territory. is it surprising that they have managed to take all this territory so quickly?

i think we didn't expect this indeed is a good reason to believe that the taliban didn't expect that they were going to be able to progress quickly. but it is a, i think, a function of the fact that there has been a lot of confidence in the defense forces. and that these people are particularly not being supported in the way they have in the past with close support, mainly from the united states. but also from guns sources on military. and so this is essentially the reason why things i believe have moved so quickly. so then without simplifying this too much, are we actually of almost back where we were 20 years ago at the start of the war? i know things that different, but it looks like the taliban is almost back in charge again and avi african forces

ready to deal with that. i think we would be wrong and thought that the time by now, despite their gaze, are going to be able to consolidate power at any time in the near future. or most likely scenario here is that even if the government collapses, that the various militia is particularly in the northern part of the country, are going to resist. how long they couldn't resist. it's difficult to say, but given past experience here, it could be for quite awhile. if that happens, we will see now much wider civil war and a much more chaotic civil war. so i don't believe that we should be anticipated that the tele bonds are simply going to walk in at the government, walked out, which happened in many instances back in the ninety's,

but it's not going to happen now. and i might also ask and bravo that countries in the region, then we're going to have to make that decision about whether they're going to get involved. and this could lead to the stabilisation of the other region itself. i have some good context then. marvin, can i ask you as well about the comments made by former us president george w bush, the president who took the united states into afghanistan. a spoke quite openly and candidly saying that he felt this would be a disaster for us troops to leave that africa and people will be targeted. i mean, it is interesting for a former president to speak so forthrightly about a current issue. yes, and i believe the president bush, former president bush, and so rather reluctantly, he has not commented on the new administration. he's been very careful,

but he felt here he had to speak. and perhaps the reason is that he and his wife took particular interest in the fate of africa and women. and as with so many other people, now the feeling is they are in the direct line of direct targets now on the line. and so i think that that is essentially why he spoke. he did not in his remarks as i heard them really talk about the g o strategic aspects of this. but really specifically about the effect on, on the population and particularly women that's knob and wind joining us from washington, dc there. thank you so much. i appreciate it shortly. now china has our pockets on to investigate a blast on a bus that killed 9 chinese national down at least 4 others, carrying around 40 chinese engineers surveys and mechanical storm to

a hydro power dam construction site, and carpet packed in qual apartments. the bunce plunged into a ravine following that last pockets on the floor. he say it was an accident possibly caused by the explosive material being carried to the side. china though, says it was an attack. iraq's prominent shia cleric says the government will be held responsible if it failed to act after a fire at a cove at 19 hospital ward. the 60 people died in that fire. i protest for a 2nd day on fact, on wednesday, iraq is blaming corruption and negligence. for the accident, the shia cleric looked harder. sort of says the government must act firmly and punish those who allowed it to happen. storms of cause to heavy flooding across parts of western and central europe. german rescue workers looking for a man swept away by the flood waters in the town of thought and residence of or craft have been told not to shower or to use. they washes because rains,

overloaded, the sewage system. my cards have been washed away in east, in belgium, is unusual for rivers in the region to overflow. so late in the sea. well, the pandemic has put the brakes on the altar shows around the world over the last year and a half, so that's about to change with the return of the largest car expo in north america . john hendrick got a preview of the chicago auto show before it opens on thursday. car shows are back in driving in new directions. they feature the latest models with wheels and heels and new destinations for cars in the auto shows themselves. it feels different, but we always thought we'd be able to get something open. but there were some days where we had some questions about it. first to get approval from the city and the state, and then to make sure the automakers were on board. but here we are,

the shows are more streamlined, more focused on electric cars. and after the pandemic moves, many from winter to summer, they are increasingly moving out doors behind us as our bronco mountain. this is a part of our built out experience where we're featuring all of our bronco to door border as well as our brand. before this batman jama goes 38 degrees in klein and declines. outdoor tracks give carmakers a chance to showcase off road adventures. the chicago auto sho, in february 2020 was 1 of the last before the corona virus shut shows down. and it's one of the 1st to open back up this week. within weeks, it will be followed by shows in london, detroit, new york and los angeles car shows are increasingly shifting toward electric cars like the new kia e v. 6 when history books are written 10 years from now about this period in the auto industry. this is the time when the transition happened when the light switch,

the electric switch was thrown, increasingly cars aren't gassing up there. plugging in fully electric cars like the new 2022, ford f, 150 lightning pick up. don't have internal combustion engines. so these days, there's a lot more room upfront after the media preview shows like chicago's face, a potential speed bump when the public is invited in for the 1st time since the pandemic hit. will they pull in and see john henderson al jazeera chicago. ah, how about the hour and these are the headlines argentina has the past 800000 cove at 19. that's the last in american country to do so. and the last 24 hours, argentina record of 614 at new death symbols and 19000 new cases. those infection rates that have been decreasing is more people get the vaccinate.