who sign the no matter where it takes a police finn and you guys are my empower in pasha. we tell your story. we are your voice, your new york net back out here. ah . the 2nd filling of the grand ethiopian renee song has been completed. a major milestone and a project that is caused tensions over the region. water supply. ah, hello there, i'm just talking, hey, this is out there. i live from doha. also coming up england dropped almost all its curb 1900 restrictions, despite warnings,

it could be heading towards a 100000 cases a day. the struggle to clear off off the some of the west flooding western europe has seen in decades. and israeli spyware has linked to an investigation that finds the phones of hundreds of john, less than politicians have been hacked. ah, well, the 2nd phase of filling the controversial ground ethiopian renee on stem is ostensibly complete. the issue has res, tensions with its neighbors. egypt into don once a binding deal over the filling and the dams operations and have even approached the un security council to intervene. if you're, if you're there, it says the project is essential to its development. but cairo, and cartoon fer it would restrict their water access. let's go straight now to katherine. so she's joining us from addis ababa. katherine, this is obviously only going to height intentions

while it is. but we have had from the ministry of irrigation, the minister docks us, unless you becca said that there was no major problems. it did not affect amy water levels. he said that the amount of water that has been stored is enough to run to top by to generate electricity. he also said the rain this season, very good. so that helped. this is a milestone for a few p. a many europeans have been waiting for the completion of this project. millions of them do not have access to electricity and they funded this project. you know, we feel from all walks of life from the very read to the summers in the villages contributed and what government sheds government bonds towards the construction office done. so they're saying that eagerly waiting for the completion of it and the benefits they're going to get from it. but as you mentioned, the reason

a lot of concern raised by this country's downstream, if you don and egypt and saying that what's happening could affect their own water flow. so it's good to be interesting to see how they are, how the officials in those come to react to this. and also importantly, whether i knew this process of the down feeling has affected the water levels at all. and it will be looking into that, katherine, i'm curious, where are we now? with the mediation attempts, there was a discussion of the security council was supposed to go back to the african union, where all we now well, and that you, when security council meeting that was held. and that, you know, the egypt and sudan was more favorable with mediation by the un european union. and so one, so that was that un security council meeting and all the members that when leaning towards the country going back to talk, mediated by the african union. now we know that previous talk mediated by the

african union and a half failed. so i think who done in egypt, i'm not very happy with the process going back to the african union. but if you're really saying that this is an african problem, but needs an african solution, and the mediation should be done by the african union. we haven't seen any movement beyond what you want. security council has been calling for, we have not had from the african union or any a step to jump stack this talk. but all countries are saying really they don't have any appetite for a war. that diplomacy is necessary, but a binding solution needs to come forth and then needs to be really a binding legal agreement on how this dumb is going to be operated. indeed, catherine. so that with all the latest 4th from us about the thank you so much. katherine well meanwhile student government has want 20000000 people in the country

will suffer from the 2nd filling of this grand renee from them. most of them are farmers with land along the nile, their concerns with each year. if you're storing more water this year, they'll lose some or even all of their farm land. hidden, morgan reports now from out began on the blue 9. normally around this time of the year i became his name's farm in prudence blue. now state near the border with if you appear has more fruits, but the farmer says the past year has been different than previous years. and he blamed it on changes in the blue nile river just me through the way for governor upon me. we lost the hill to get from the river every year. the river comes from the european highlands carrying a lot of shield is good for a river irrigated farms because it changes the soil. but the past year has brought less cells because of the renaissance dam storing water. and we don't know if we'll get it this year. i've been getting farm is one of hundreds of thousands of acres in the state that lie along the banks of the blue nile and depend on the river for irrigation. but the, if you've been renaissance dam being built upstream on one of the 2 sources of the

river is raising concerns. it's set to be africa, the largest hydro electric down upon completion. and a few p a says it's a lift more than happy with the population out of poverty. but in downstream sudan farmers fear it will reduce their productivity mohammed, most of us farm lies nearly 500 kilometers down the river near the sudanese capital . hard to me, he says even he has noted changes in the soil since the 1st filling of the if you can renaissance damn, or light or the above or below the one. the effects that on there for them have been bad for us. if there is no sailed, then there'll be no farming because we needed for the soil. last year that was where it was filled. and so we can farm crops and very farm the crops died because the soil quality talks to reach a deal about the filling and operation of the dam have repeatedly field for dance. has information sharing is critical during this process. for that government has nearly 5000000 people suffered the impacts of the 1st filling of the few. been

renaissance them that was completed last year without an agreement. this year the government says $20000000.00 people or have the population will be affected. that's include not only farmers along denial, but millions of people who rely on the river for their water supply. that's because, unlike last year, when 4900000000 cubic meters of water was stored, the 2nd filling is expected to store 13500000000 cubic meters. those who rely on the mile for water are afraid of shortages after last year's filling created problems for some water treatment plans. the renaissance dams, environmental impact is alta yet to be fully revealed. those who rely on the river for other means of livelihood. the changes in the past year have affected their trade off and then we rely on mud sales and water from the nile to make bricks the most important to sell because it's what keeps the materials together. other ice, it's just a block of mud, but still has reduced since last july. that's been bricks of lower quality, which we have to sell cheaper. the 3rd phase of filling the renaissance dam is

scheduled to happen next year. no new rounds of talks have been announced yet, but for many like i've been getting, the hope is that something is worked out before the changes to their farms become irreversible. he but morgan august, the era by garr sudan, well that's not here from not a neural d n. he is a professor of soil and water sciences at cairo university. he joins us now from the professor. i want to focus on the practicalities of the 2nd filling. now if you're saying it's done and i recall the 1st filling was much more quickly than expected because of the rain. how's this one gun so far as the fit is that knowing some interview with the 2nd, the ceiling will be $6.00. the deal with meter and the 2nd and now in some in the game. so the boy in 5 be doing cubic meter by the next august. but we don't know

so far over the volume of the water that you need. healing the 2nd the feel because the water came in in kitty's median wall event. the city is working even on the on the, on the lobbying and the tardy and company get in that the new technique for cementing could eat again on the to get it in and get it to plotting. and we not sure be built on the feel of the 2nd the be will be 6 by the buyer or would be 13 boyd to buy. ok. well, for violence of water in the down the side, we know that europe is now saying there should be no change to the water level of

the blue nile because of the rains that we've seen. i know there have been some contradictory reports from su, dawn about whether or not there's actually been a drop in the water levels of the blue. now since this filling, begun, presumably, egypt is also keeping an eye on things. have you noticed the drop? yeah, this is a good bit of because what the meaning of this was, it's mean when you thought was more than the permitted to flow of this but even water. so what are the shortage of birds tonight? we could use shot to be to be only between $50.00 to $70.00 median cubic meter year . and the what is thought between the $300.00 the up to $400.00 median cubic meter, the saudi id year. and that means we'd give this a den and egypt the only 20 percent. ready of the amount of water that used

to receive him every year and then the shocker for you could easily or both of require me into that by 80 percent. so what happened just i wanted to be sorry because there's obviously a huge amount of discrepancy about the various opinions about how much water will continue flowing down the blue nile. i'm curious since the 2nd feeling began. have you noticed a specific drop in washer in the blue now because the europeans are saying because of the rain that there's been no drop or you in egypt and noticing a drop in the water levels. we don't know if the lobbying vc or will be how you would be sure. ready we don't have a plenty of what are the good we are in the beginning of the season if you year and that's it. does it all, but it's me be according to do,

how much would you store and the 2nd did you feel bad to but of course we do. ringback ringback that you could ease of use of the amount of that received by egypt. and so then what it decrease by 80 percent. if this is what you ask about kenny quite a lot of uncertainty is still there. about water level is not a new neural deanna. professor of soil and water science is kyra university. thank you for sharing your thoughts and expertise with us on out there. now moving on, on the 1st one, ton m o bay prisoner released under the biden administration, has now been repatriated to morocco not to break from donald trump policy, which was to send released prisoners to a 3rd country abdullatif. nasser was captured by pakistani agents back in 2001 and was sent to guantanamo the following year. nasa was accused of involvement with the taliban, but was never charged. he was created for release 5 years ago. $39.00 prisoners

still remain at the facility, and only 11 of them have been charged. now, moving on to the pandemic and indonesia has reported a record number of corona virus deaths in the past 24 hours. nearly 1400 people have died of the virus, but it's now reporting the lowest number of new infections within the past 2 weeks . it is still baffling and oxygen shortage though and now has more daily infections than india and brazil. meanwhile though, after 17 months of empty dan flores, england's night clubs and bars of reopened, and almost all corona virus restrictions have been lifted, they are all mixed feelings with some welcoming a return of normality. but others are deeply worried about what lies ahead. showing her reports now from london. every day around 50000 people in england, test positive for cobit 19 the highest number in 6 months and rising fast. most

a young unvaccinated fit enough to survive, but not all. 277 people died last week and among the vulnerable so called freedom day brings little more than anxiety. there's a loss of concerning information coming out, which shows rising cost supplies. ations in the u. k. rising case, number's the attendant consent of the writing number of people suffering from long have it sent to this country. but also just in the last 24 hours, we'll say we're starting to hear from dr. is that and it to service to the starting to have clinic services cancel because at the high rate to start thickness and isolation that's needing to happen. it's a small mercy then that the schools will close in a few days time. more than 800000 children were sent home last week because someone in a year group bubble tested positive, many will begin there, some a break in isolation. parents, we worry about the ongoing risk of infection. i want to give up the mask and not

know my children or my husband. we want. we will wear the mosque because i can see really nice and clear and future in the next mounts to wear them or not to wear them. mosques are a question. the government has wrestled with, but without conclusive answers, they'll no longer be required by law, but most offices shops and transport companies will continue to encourage them. and there's this. the national health service app pinging away incessantly telling hundreds of thousands of people to self isolate each week because a close contact has tested positive and each ping means income. last stop. shortage is holiday planned in ruins. there is some good news singing is back band since the start of the pandemic, and a chorus of full throated approval for that. for people who sing,

but the thing is an amateur or professional. it's a very important part of your life. its way of keeping your sanity and keeping you relationship to the world. and so for us to be able to finally get together and here's a sound around us, not just coming out of a few speakers in front of our computer. it's just been regulatory. it means churches, night clubs and theaters can rule back into life. freed also from social distancing rules, but will there be people brave enough to fill them? joan, a whole al jazeera london, stella had here on down to 0, tight security in south africa as the corruption trial, a former president jacob, the resume of the days of rising. ah, ah, it's too late for the journey to winter sponsored my cattle airways.

now we are aware of in found this tropical storm, slowly building into a typhoon over the open waters. but look what just popped up in south china sea. we got to tropical storms in the moment. this one is not going to strike because it's going to weakens fairly within make landfall with southwest are going down west of macau in far as going to strength into a tar food in new slowly towards taiwan next day or so. so they are la to in the forecasts that has taken the energy out of the atmosphere for the most part. which means good. a few shells, no more throughout japan. the same is true the korean peninsula and most of northern china, the concentration and biggest, shall sho, get through shiana and moving really ne would which revenge we end up. i think wetting beijing as well, which means shanghai remains dry. not as hot as it was down to 32 now, and this is still circulating, as i say, west of macau, making land for wind and rain. the problem where the monsoon rains, the burst all over india and pakistan there have been concentrating through moon by south switch and up through delhi now retina, gary has had

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the me again, i'm the fallacy attained our home. let's remind you about top stories, the found, the 2nd phase of filling the controversial grand. if you again, renee phone is complete. the issue has res, tensions with its neighbors. egypt, and you don't want a binding deal over the filling and the operations. indonesia has reported a record number of 4 of our stacks in the past 24 hours in the 1400 people have died. use of the virus is also best thing and oxygen shortage and now has more daily infections and india and brazil. meanwhile, england is celebrating what it calls freedom day as a government has lifted almost corona virus restriction, that's as it still reports more than $50000.00 new cases. a day. scientists and health experts say infections could not double in germany's chancellor has

described the situation in areas hardest hit by floods there as thrill and terrifying and merkle has visited. one of the effected villages as a massive cleanup gets underway across western europe. even more heavy rain has hit parts of eastern germany, austria on the check republic, at least a $183.00 people have been confirmed dead. that number is still expected to rise, though. well it speak to adam rainy. he is live in oil kitchen. adam, how is the cleanup going over that when fast as you may be able to see, we have crews like this spread across the region, pumping out low lying water, even though the waters are receding. it's a lot of work to dig out the muck and the damage that's just devastated this region . we've been traveling around and in these small villages, what you have are small groups of people, the owners, the residents, volunteers literally digging out tons of mud from sellers from their homes,

from the whole ground level floor and sometimes up into the 1st level where there's still a lot of just quater damage would apply to strewn everywhere and just dirt and muck from days and days have sitting water there. and what we're seeing is this is going to be a month if not years long process to remove things, but really rebuild. and the government is promising to support people as much as they need. but what we're seeing right now is people aren't so much concerned with that support 1st hand because they're dealing with just the dig out of the mud as we saw in the village of child destruction on a scale hardly imaginable people in short, germany are clearing out with the flood waters left behind at a local guest house in bery, they're taking stock and saving whatever they can with fish and deficient initial food, either fish, good line of also some consult old bar manager,

michael croyt. it shows us how high the water rows here often there's some saturday was meant to be the brewery grand opening after 4 month renovation. now he says he'll be lucky if they open within a year the cushion line and was annoyed on the thought that i will not thousands of nobody in under everything in the cellar was destroyed. the heating systems and everything technical and the cooling. we're talking at least 3 quarters of a 1000000 euros to replace it all. with recovering clean up effort fully underway, chancellor marco came to this region on sunday, promising give these people what they need and with clearly touched by what she saw is this a slick and it's terrifying. i would say there is no word in the german language to describe this devastation. but what i witness is incredibly comforting. it's how people are sticking together, how they helping each other. the solidarity among people. the merkel cabinet is scheduled to meet on wednesday, where according to reports,

they'll approve billions of years in relief and reconstruction funds down in the village. it's all hands on deck volunteers that come from across germany to help out the burner knowing if in his 2 friends came from the neighboring village and you're going to get the whole it's crazy to see all those people now become poorer from one day to the next, they can use all the help they can get back at the bar, michel croyt says he doesn't have time for the sadness to sleep in help. his started to arrive and he wants to focus on reopening as soon as he can so as people are dealing with all the damage of this strewn remnants of their properties in the small villages and towns, we have government officials out trying to reassure people they're doing everything, everything they can to help them. and they're also trying to deflect blamed interior minister of germany with visiting a damn. that for days people thought was under risk of perhaps failing and more

flooding to come. as a result of that, he just moments ago told people that he rejects the idea that the national government somehow failed to warn people that the flood warning system is working correctly. but that's on local authorities to spread the word he said, it's totally unbelievable. this idea that that has to be managed centrally, but for days now we've been hearing report that the message just did not get out that perhaps it said high waters are coming. but it didn't specifically tell people that they need to warn them, be at risk of loss of life or property in that that message just didn't get out on the local level, but we see pushback from the national government right now in discussion. adam rainy day on the ground for an oil sketch, and in germany, thanks so much. are moving on and furnace belonging to hundreds of journalists, activists and politicians have been hacked by government using spyware,

earned by an israeli surveillance company. the n s o groups that's according to the latest investigation conducted jointly by 16 media outlets. the investigators say they obtained a list of 50000 numbers targeted by the pegasus spyware. at least 600 politicians, 85 human rights activists, and almost 200 journalists from 50 countries, have been effected. journalist working for international news organizations such as the associated press, the new york times, bloomberg and hours of era have been targeted since 2016. and so initially said, the software would only be used to spy on terrorists and major criminals. these really found, meanwhile, has called the investigations findings exaggerated and baseless. well, how do i go? i mean, it has more from his area near television. i miss her is actually described to me as quite a secretive, not very transparent company. it is a take company. it does deal in cyber security and it does sell it

software and its technology to foreign governments about $45.00, somewhere between $45.60 foreign governments have actually, or are still using it software. now this program pack is, is, is it said to be sort of their star product from what we understand. also the company was formed by ex, officers of the military intelligence here in israel. and they drew a lot of the employees also from people who had experience during the military service in military intelligence. now the company is saying that it bears no responsibility, that once it says itself, the assistance to the various governments, it then has no control about what happens with the system. it has no collect no data as to what those governments do with that self aware

would be, you know, tap into foes of human rights activism, political dissidents, or journalists. and it says, there is no responsibility for that. jacob zoom is wrong. running corruption trial has resumed with the former south african president appearing in court via video link. duma continues to deny charges of fraud corruption and money laundering, telling to a $2000000000.00 ons deal with a french defense firm when he was deputy president. on july 7th, june $100.00 himself in to police to serve a 15 month prison sentence on a separate case. his arrest spoke to days of violence and loosing, but in smith has worn out from outside the courthouse in p. this is now going back to 1999, an indication of how long trials and tribulations of former president jacob zoom have dominated the political discourse here in south africa. this is over alleged

corruption over 16 separate cases, allegations of fraud to do with the military deal, buying fighter jets of military hardware, 5 european companies. one of the main focus of this case being thomas a french company, all parties deny any involvement the child finally got going in may. and then a couple of weeks ago, president zoom. i ended up going to jail for contempt of court because it refused to give evidence to another corruption inquiry looking at corruption during his time. as president, it's resumed today in the wake of the violence that swept south africa to most populous provinces last week, causing billions millions, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage. and there were threats also on social media against the judges, which is why, although there is a covert pandemic going on as well. it's the suspicion is that's why this case is being held virtually because. busy of the risk to the judges. the currently hearing

arguments from zoom as lawyers, the case should be postponed again because zoom is in prison and he should be allowed to present his case. personally in court. interestingly, there were fears the duma supporters would turn out in court in enforce outside court. today they previously turned out of the other hearings, but they are not here today and it was a fear that this would be another focal point on another sensitive point. and there was a risk of further violence, but zoom is support as a stayed away. and there is a very heavy police presence here outside court. now, the canister on is withdrawing its diplomatic stuff from pakistan. after the brief abduction of the ambassador's daughter in the capital of some about the route between the neighbors has taken a turn for the worse as the african government accuses pakistan of supporting the taliban. so comes ahead of pakistan. hosting talks next week, following the withdrawal, a foreign troops from afghanistan on

a court in japan has handed down prison sentences to 2 americans who helped foreman to san chairman, color, scorn, flea, the country. michael taylor, a u. s. army veteran received 2 years in jail. his on peace was given a sentence of a year and 8 month they pleaded guilty to help him on escape to 11 on the back in 2018. the ex nissan bosses facing charges of finance for misconduct in japan, which he denies. ah, hello, this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. the 2nd phase of filling the controversial ground ethiopian renee on stem is complete. the issue has res, tensions with its neighbors. egypt and don wants a binding deal over the finding and the dams operations. katherine story has the letters from addis ababa. the minister doctor celeste, you bet. kelly said that there was no major problems. he did not affect any water

levels. he said that the amount of water that has been stored is enough to run to todd by to generate electricity. he also said the rain.