is new cases of cold with 19, with some 56 times in cases health authority saving don't to variance is responsible for that search. at least 42 people will have been killed. more than 30 on missing after severe floods in the western german state of wine lens policy name, a number of buildings have collapse and the army has been called in to help with rescue efforts. frances top criminal court of appeals to rule whether the country's largest companies could be investigated for their role in the syrian war. cement making. the fars continued to operate an eyesore control regions in syria between 20122014. it's been charged with being complicit in crimes against humanity and financing a terrorist organization. natasha butler is life was in paris. natasha,

where do we know? well, from the top criminal court of appeal has actually rule, but it is postponing its decision on whether or not the far from is meant make could be could face an investigation into charges of crimes against humanity for its operations in syria. so what we understand is a decision will actually be made in september on september the 7th. what the criminal court of appeal is looking at is whether or not the cement maker can face these charges or not, whether they should be thrown out. now for the fars, this is something over a pre, they have at least a few more months to know what their fate will be. but it's certainly not the end of the legal problems, because investigators and frauds have been examining whether or not the far she is

is guilty of violating functions, of financing, terrorism, and of endangering life charges that have been put against the french cement to make it because of its operations, inferior between 20122014, when it decided to continue to run its cement factory in the north of the country. even though that area had been taken over by armed groups, including eyesore and their further allegations against the forge. that's executive the saw protection payments to isolate some $50000000.00 in order to keep that factory running far should actually evacuated is for install off at the time. so the dangers and the risks of operating the area were very clear to the company. it however, forced its syrian employees to keep working or not be paid. ok. natasha butler live for us in paris. natasha. thank you. well, let's get more on that story. we heard earlier,

a bytes. the flooding in germany stepped fastened, joins to lie from the vulcan book in the netherlands, which is close to the border with germany effect. it looks like the reaching where you are, is also struggling with flood water. absolutely . the whole border region, the south of madeline, belgium and germany is now heavily flooded. i haven't seen a flood like this before in this city here a while compared which is a tourist center in the netherlands. there are hundreds of people at the moment being evacuated from their homes where they had been stuck since last night. continue was down for 3 days, have led to some unprecedented serious flooding. and at the moment the government here are trying to stop the valley fast streaming, small river us and swain that basically fault and all this water to stop there, putting it back. so huge time backs everywhere now. but as i can see here,

right behind me this, this current is so quick, it's streaming so quickly. that is very difficult to stop all the to watch us that have been that people been stuck in there and their houses couldn't be rescued until everything was flooded. on the 1st floor, people also have been killed when they were trying to save other people. someone actually jumped in the water and died in belgium. so there are really casualties here of this serious flap. okay. steadfast and that lives rose in vulcan board. thank you very much, aiden deeds, who prominent don't crime reports or peter r devries has died. so after being shows and what his family's sense was a targeted attack. earlier this month, he was 64 years old. local media reports the reese was shot 5 times. was hit in the head as he was walking on the streets in amsterdam. 3 men were arrested in

connection with the attack, but one has since been released to reese was known for his work. expose and monsters and drug lords and has helped police sold a number of high profile cases. the united kingdom moves the ends. prosecutions of alleged crimes committed during decades of violence in northern orleans. the statute of limitations would apply for killing both british soldiers and i. r a fighters during the period known as the troubles. the u. k. sends that room consults with politicians in northern ireland and neighboring orleans and with victory groups before introducing legislation. later this year. from a bit of background for you own this conflict. for them 3 and a half size and people died. most of the civilians during the dispute from 1968 to

1998. it involved irish republican and british analyst, paramilitaries and british security forces. the 1998 good friday peace accord, ended large scale violence. in northern ireland. many finances were released from prison or not. prosecutors, for actions during the conflict of families, of some of the victims of law fed prosecutions are needed for them to have closure . position officials hope form of faces will be willing to come forward and disclose more information if the threats of prosecution is removed. well, anna code wallader is an advocacy case worker for the pants. the new consent to which works on behalf of the victims of the conflicts in northern ireland and she joins us now from belfast. its very good of you to speak to us here on al jazeera. just 1st of all,

it sounds as though many people are against this proposal from the british government to abandon prosecutions. to, to offer an amnesty given this. is this likely to proceed given the 10 situation in northern ireland? doesn't a move of this kind require buy in from all parties it requires by it and it is singularly failed. it is one of the very few developments i can think of in my whole history of walking and all that has united every single political party and every single group of victims. there is precisely nobody in the island who believes that this is, as the british government pretends it is a move towards reconciliation, quite the opposite. this will increase tension. this will make matters worse. this is absolutely scandalized and outraged victims. it has no part to play in the future piece and all that. and so why is the british government doing this then?

while they're coming to untruths training, the 1st entry link is that they want to promote reconciliation. that is clearly true. the 2nd country they're telling is that they want to protect soldiers from prosecutions. that may in part, be true, but there are very few soldiers who would ever face prosecution and even fewer who would ever be convicted. the real reason i believe, is that they want to prevent their own undercover role emerging through a series of truth telling absence. they want to be sure to protect their own secret services and their own agencies, who during the conflict had a much more active role in what went on then they have ever allowed the world to know about where he has always pretended that it was an empire it was neutral, it tried to keep the peace or from what we know to date, that is very far from the truth. and certainly if there was proper prosecutions,

proper trades recovery, the truth will come out. and the british want to hide that above anything else. well, the british prime minister, when he was questioned in parliament about this yesterday said, said sir, it's necessary to move forward grunting. i'm the senior was certainly parts of the, the belfast agreements, the good friday agreement. why is this different? why shouldn't there be a level of statesmanship to call the prime minister when it comes to bringing people together and forgiving past crimes? reconciliation can't be built on lies or on people not being told the truth. the normal prosecution of soldiers is only part of what they're proposing. they're also proposing and all inquire and to end all civil actions. and there were thousands of those in the pipeline. there was a simple actions where individual families,

assuming the ministry of defense and other state institutions for wrong doing during the complex. so here we have a government here that is trying to hide and cover up what it did during 35 to 40 years of conflict there. and the people here are just not going to allow it to happen. unity, right across all political spectrums on what on against what the british government is proposing will do you think there's any recourse then for people who do want to pursue in questions and prosecutions? perhaps because the difficulty is that know that the u. k has left the european union, they aren't necessarily buying by any rulings from the european court of human rights. so what we courses for people who want to protest this, this decision the, the, the united kingdom is still a 2nd tree to the european convention on human rights. and the european court of

human rights therefore still have jurisdiction. the, the, the basic rule of law that there is a civilian, a contract between citizens and the state, which is the, the state takes light, the citizen has a right to look for the truth. this is removing all access to justice from families who i've already suffered so much and who are poor so hard to get the truism coverage and those families who have for the 50 years, some of them will continue fighting. this isn't far from being the end. the british government has really made a bad mistake here, and the best thing they could possibly do would be to retract and revoke the the announce, but they made yesterday. ok, and cad wallader from the patent finnic incense, a great to get your thoughts. thank you. so much for joining us, only just even use our business activities may be slowly returning to the gambia after coven 19 restrictions have been lifted. but

2 of the countries important economic sexes. the offer remittances and tourism continue to slander drinks, reports from banjo, at the port of the jewel, a few ships dock waiting for goes. shipping activities may not be near what the government expects after covered 900 disruptions. but for model, let me get who runs a seafood export company. it's an encouraging sign for businesses like history, main afloat. they need to support products. i mean get help from government like this is sort of a lot of our grant. you'll be able to put a lot of space and be able to put understanding that locally within the region on the still waters of oyster creek. dozens of boats anchored are waiting for a tourist, but only a few of them came in. let me content you hoping to convince some of them right in

his boat. when we arrived, he was happy to show us the creek and river gambia, the waterways, he says, would have been bustling with tories. now hope is the only thing left for the industry. we have thousands of employees who are not live and then at home. so basically most of the places are also closed due to maybe rent issues or to finance and he says so completely it is it is it is, it is completely a difficult situation. at the moment, gambia lost $40000000.00 in torres revenue in 2024, a small economy that devastating. the thing that can be court is one of the best places to assess the help of the government economy. on a normal day, this area in the heart of the countries tourism industry will be filled with tories

and those who cater florida. now that number has significantly reduced business leaders, you can make it to it is maybe resuming slowly, but recovery is still far off. it has not ended, but there's some progress and recently and please the sandy chamber was that the st . try guy be in to national of the 2 years. he says one out of 3 businesses, he and the cambia may not survive the pandemic in one out of 6 businesses that do survive. i expected to face long term cash flow problems. that could be more job losses or outright closures for some was a business is in europe and asia. i beginning to recover from covered 90 disruptions. remington for living abroad accounting for were 20 percent of the g. d . p is not expected to return to its pre covered 1900 levels. that means more uncertainties for families. and the economy of the gambia greece al jazeera by jo

lebanon's prime minister designate sad, her reread has stepped down after he failed to form a new government. the country has been what i said government for 9 months now and is facing an unprecedented economic crisis for more or less close life to xena harder. who's in bay routes and joins is now on the phone. vena the country needs the government's. why does it not have one more? can you tell us? well, there is an intractable political crisis in lebanon. you mention this country has been without a government for nearly a year. todd, on how do you did was appointed last october. yes, since not been able to form a government, his decision to step aside only complicates this political crisis. he made the announcements moments ago after beating the president. he has been locked in

a power struggle with the president. the 2 men have not been able to agree on the makeup and size of the next, the government. and it's not just that they're both in this agreement on the, on each one authorities who has the authority. for example, today, a certain number of ministers and how did it was very, very blunt. when he left the meeting with president, everybody thought that there could be some sorts of last minute, 11th hour, deal to rescue 11 on you mentioned an unprecedented economic crisis. how do you do saying it is clear, the president's position has not changed, and we can't agree. i asked him, do you need more time? and the president told me, we won't be able to agree. so i told him, i am stepping aside. so levin on now in an open ended political crisis

with an unprecedented economic and financial crisis, which has impoverished more than half the population. suzanna the country is foss wanting out of money, as he said, more than half the population are in poverty. we saw the aftermath of that devastating port explosion. can they explain why the number of cabinet posts and who is in charge of 4 seats for table is more important than the fates of the people of the country? the 2 men are supposed to lead. this is why there is so much anger and the non politicians are being accused of working for their own interests and not the interests of the of the lebanese people. you mentioned a cash strapped government, the central bank is running out the foreign currency reserves. it's unable to

import enough medicine, enough fuel. the international community is just a straight that as the lebanese people, because the international community is refusing to give these politicians a blank check. they've been telling them that you need to carry out reforms. you need to create a cabinet that is willing to hide corruption because this time around we are not bailing you out. and yet these politicians are working for their own interest, ensuring that they control the next government because all these politicians now they have their eyes on the upcoming parliamentary elections next year. they want to ensure that they're able to stay in power and cling on to power, but many people have been asking them, what are you fighting over? are you fighting over a dead corpse? there's nothing left. the space is nearly bankrupt. and like i mentioned, the international community will not be released with fun. in fact,

the international community, the united states, france, even russia and egypt they have been flying over recent days to try to strike a last minute deals, an 11th hour deal. in order for the saga, how do you do not to step aside? because the very fact that the stuff the side is going to be very difficult to appoint someone in his place. so the country could be without the functioning government until parliamentary elections are held next year. okay. say no code or the lie for is on the phone from bay roots will have more from vienna in the iris to come, but for no, thank you very much in deeds they stay with us here on al jazeera. next is the sports and 2 sisters lead the way on the lpga tour piece that will show you how they did it in scores. ah

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oh. a time for the sport. here's peter. carla. thank you very much and then picks chief thomas boxes, they 0 chance of participants infecting japanese residence with corona virus. those comments coming on the same day that one athlete and several members of staff at the games tested positive in tokyo. david stokes reports 8 days until the olympics and tokyo has recorded its highest number of corona virus cases in 6 months. one athlete in quarantine is tested positive along with several take care of 2020 staff

. there's also been an outbreak at the hotel housing. the brazilian olympic team was 7 staff have been infected, still, the head of the international olympic committee, thomas fac trusts in safety measures the risk for the other residents of the olympic village. and the risk for the japanese people is 0. the games and the restrictions associated with them are impacting local businesses . so this fencing club across from the main stadium has been told to leave its premises until mid september because it's being used by take care 2020. but news for a small business already struggling with the impact of the pandemic. go with the sports industry already lacking energy to now be told there will be no practice area is an additional blow from a business perspective. it's going to be a big negative. and in all honesty. so my buyers in the u. s. gymnastics team have touched down in tokyo,

but several athletes travel plans have been disrupted. 8 women rugby players from kenya isolating after a positive case by flight. and us basketball star, bradley bail, could mr. games? he's isolating that camp in the states with his teammates set to fly out on monday . the american women's football team is already in japan, getting ready for an olympics like no other with no fans at all in the stadium. it'll be really different but, but we have to like be we have to like, be able to imitate like fans around us and kind of like that sort of energy. we have to feed off each other because we're not going to get that from from any outside, like audience or anything like that. i know friends and the middle ceremonies will look different to athletes when gold, silver and bronze will have to collect and present themselves with the metals to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. despite all the complications, countries continue to send that teams to compete, including china,

who have assembled the biggest ever delegation for the lympics. all $431.00 of their athletes were failed as a special ceremony and beijing with a game set to begin a week on friday, they be spokes outages, era. friends, prosecutors have opened an investigation into doping allegations against a front scene. bahrain victorious police officers carried out a raid on the team hotel and support us off to wednesday. 17 stage bahrain. victoria has won 2 stages in the future. they say they all cooperating, and all committed to the highest level of professionalism, the n b, a finals. the locked to to to of the milwaukee bucks to game for against the phoenix suns on when thing buck forward. chris middleton was the star performer on the night for the home team for 40 point in the milwaukee victory, including tany, straight at one stage. the honest fancy, the compo, help secure the when with a big block near the in final school 19103, game 5 is on saturday. a good people in the u. k. found guilty of

talking footballers with online abuse could face banning orders which prevent them from attending matches 3 of england's black plays because seca marcus rash and jayden censure with objected to abuse of the missing penalties in the shootout. defeat against italy and sunday european champion final online abuse isn't just an issue for elite mail plays with many female for live also being targeted. we've been talking to jamie heard and ahead of the u. k. organization women in football. what happens after the european championships? final was unacceptable, it was unacceptable, and it's, it was a stain on this country. and of course we were re facing another major sporting event that the, if any body to watch have a reason at some fan, some were takes issue with them for whatever reason. they didn't reach that metal

talk, i had a bad game or whatever that going to get it to. and nobody should talk to face going into playing the sport they loved doing that. and equally, we know women who have had taken their accounts private or you can come on social media altogether. and this is one thing that really frightens me, that women are effectively being silenced. we've thought so hard for so many decades to make sure that women's voices are heard and but on social media, many feel and my voice comprehends because i just get bullied abused, harrassed, etc. as for people who are being banned for football, of course, they should be pumped from football for life. frankly, they should also be in jail. you know, it shouldn't just be a football faction. they get it should be a criminal function under the law that they get as well. cuz this is a hate crime. it's de one of golf, opened jam bishop, which is back all 3 years delay because of the panoramic taking place at the royal st. georgia golf club, which is welcoming up 232000 fans a day. initially,

richard bland, had the honor of hitting the 1st shot of the tournament. currently, the leader in louis was station at 6 under par. it's not every day that a pair of siblings are leading the way at a professional sports event, but that's exactly the case at the bell. great lakes bay invitational on the lpga tour. this is jessica miller quarter are playing of a team as the 2 of them. and for that there were 5 in the paul to the 1st round, the corridors or the daughters for most, trailing the containers champion pit. and they have a brother on the main tenants too, as well. a very talented family. now we'll finish with pictures from the opening shakedown of the rally. estonia, this is toyota, is the color. robin peta. the fin one thursdays events in estonia. never went to folder over a 100 days authentic hero quiz. that's where we'll leave it for most sports

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