i owe deadly young, virtuoso racing and dominating international competition. when i went south korea's musical prodigy one out of 0. ah, the delta variant is blamed for a surgeon curl and a virus cases in the us infections they are have jumped more than 50 percent in a single week. the, the hello barbara sarah. this is al jazeera life from london, also coming up, denise rush to get immunized against cobit 19 in a country where the vaccines are in short. supply and infection rates are among the highest in the world. the global shock waves from the pegasus fire,

where scandal and urgent security meeting in france after its reveal that the president phone was targeted and entire forests and communities wiped out in guinea as a race to provide electric powered cars. ah, thank you for joining us. we begin the program with the corona virus pandemic, and an increase in cases around the world blamed on the highly contagious delta variant. the latest figures from the united states show the 7th, the average of new infections has risen by 53 percent in just the past week. president joe biden has been urging americans to get vaccinated in an effort to stop the spread. but around 90 percent of patients being admitted the hospital for the virus still haven't received a vaccination. the cobra,

1900 task force has been meeting to discuss tightening the policy on masks. while it's close to the white house correspondent, kimberly how kids so that the 2 issues really the vaccinations and also masks which have always been a very divisive issue in the united states or americans going to be required to wear a face mask again soon. officially the white house, the thing right now, no, there has been no change to the guidance, but that doesn't mean it's not being considered right now. the policy in the united states, if you've been vaccinated, you don't need to wear a mask. it's a personal choice. those required to wear mask or those head of chosen not to get back to native but given the up to can cases from the very highly contagious does the variance all of that could change. but officially for now, there is a change about policy, but it's something that's being discussed because we know infection in the united

states of 35 percent from last. we can death up 26 percent from just last week. so that's a very sharp right now. what we also know is that in most cases, this spike is occurring in places where people are largely vaccinated. states like florida axis, missouri. so what's the white house is doing? is increasing spending to kind of get the message out him. the other words traveling to some of these rural areas, making it easier for people to get a vaccination specific about a $100000000.00 on that outreach as a really concern. and all of this is that it's not just public health issue. it's also an economic issue because what we've seen are jobless claims in the united states taking back up as well. the numbers coming out today, 50000 higher than had been anticipated. 490000 americans filing jobless claims last week. and so as a result, what this says to the white house is that,

you know, things are not going in the subject re that it had hopes. and this is really a worrying sign for a white house and a president that promise to swift economic recovery. so they're really looking at this and to track the economic track in the public health track. and right now neither track is showing some very positive news. so they're really working to try and change that prevent another wave, as we've seen before. here in the united states with such devastating effect. kimberly how can with the laces there and just have had the white house. kimberly thank you. south africa is also struggling with worsening numbers. the vaccination campaign there is making progress with a record for of a 1000000 people getting their shops in one day. but so far, only about 7 percent of the population as received at least one dose. south africa is the worst that country on the continent and health experts are also warning of a potential rise in cases after large crowds gathered during anti government protest last week. and indonesia is now the epicenter of the latest wave of corona

virus, in se, asia fueled by the belt of areas. it's reported a record $1400.00 deaths in just one day, but testing rates are low and the true figures could actually be much higher. the world health organization has urged the government to introduce a strict are locked down. here is jessica washington. with the latest from jakarta, indonesia has now passed more than $3000000.00 cases in total. what we have seen on the positive side is that the government has been able to ramp up testing, and they were able to test 200000 individuals in one day, which is a market improvement. however, still way off the target of trying to test 400000 people each day. and you can imagine that in a country like in the visa, there are 4 people who would struggle when there is a strict lockdown and many all doing it tough, particularly across your contra java and many parts of the country. but epidemiologist say that the government must strongly because the situation is

continuing to worsen intensive care unit in hospitals. but only in jakarta, not only in java, but across the country are stretched and we're seeing concerning signs of health care system across the country and more regional provinces, including a west hub for with the, with the health care resources. certainly not what we have here in chicago and the numbers that you mentioned earlier concerning as they sounded the fact that into these are now is asia covert epi center. they don't represent the reality on the ground because of low testing rates. some local data agencies using data from cities from provincial governments, say that the actual just told is likely to be the range of what the government numbers suggest to new z, as president has ordered the military to intervene in the nations corona virus. crisis. vaccines are in short, supply and stampedes have been reported at health center is across the country. the

health minister is also being fact as cases continue to serge mohammed vaal reports the can you take seen at the vaccination center in tunisia, capital inpatient clouds. i've tried to force the way to get coffee, 900 bucks in sale. be good for me. it's mandatory. it's a vaccine covered. it's a serious disease. and personally, it scares me though, of the offense marashi. i've come here for 3rd time. why don't you wait a long time and then you go without getting a vaccine? it's not normal that there is only one vaccination center in a state because the people wild boar. what if we don't go look in your forty's, if you cannot find solutions for us, let us search for solutions for ourselves. this followed highly controversial decision by the ministry of health to provide vaccines for everyone about the age of 18. at the same time. it has led to stampedes of 9 vaccination centers across

the country, raising fears of a sharper ice and infection. prime minister machine, she fired his health minister for what he described as a clear case of mismanagement policy. not quite the least that can be said is that the decision is wrong and you have noticed its repercussions on society. tunisia continues to face some of the highest good 19 infection rates in the world. it's rocking 3rd off to quote or on the media. with about 200 deaths today, according to official medical sources, nearly 18000 people have died in a country of 12000000. many hospitals have run out of beds and oxygen. medical stuff are overwhelmed. there are reports of patient dying in the absence of proper care. and body staying unburied for joe, and i did the peak. we had daily surgery. we even have 50 patients at the same time in our covert unit for hot. how shed emergency room and suits. well,

a maximum capacity varies between 18 to 20 patients. yeah, yeah. you know, doctors are losing hope in the whole nation health system. everyone is losing hope . but what here for our patient, we tried to do our best for them. cases continue to so everyone seems to want to be the 1st to get the vaccine. but with limited stocks, fewer than a 1000000 have received the 2 jobs so far. that's about 8 percent of the tradition population of the situation. he has 3 good solidarity and fears across north africa with neighboring libya and losing its border and other countries sending medical supplies to help prevent the humanitarian disaster. hum advice or digital japan's capital tokyo as in another 6 months high of new cove in 1900 cases just the day before the olympic games opening ceremony. almost 2000 pulses of tests were

recorded over the past 24 hours. that's the highest figure. since mid january, and that's the spite tokyo being under a state of emergency for the past 11 days. well the 3rd of infections is not the only problem clouding over the games just 24 hours before the virtual opening ceremony. it stays like there has been sacked. the organizers took the action after being made aware of a joke that he made during a comedy show in 1998 that referenced the holocaust. can you guys, you know, can thorough korea? she was a member of the opening ceremony production team had in the past doing this on performance. said, line said, walked a painful historic that as such, the talk, your 2020 organizing committee today has dismissed him. kurkoski guy, we just a day before the opening ceremony and i apologize deeply to all the people involved in this event and also the japanese people. i would like to extend my sincere apology. while the games have already been delayed by

a year and the richardson is in tokyo and has been taking a look at the reasons why these olympics are going ahead, athletes will have to get used to the sound of their own efforts in tokyo. he's already cost the host nation, at least $15000000000.00, much of the money spent on venue, the fans, and now bound from attending you to rise in cases of cobit $19.00. the cost is being shouldered for the great part by the people and not review by the government . and so people are really getting sick and tired of having to make so much 5. so you really do have, you know, very well divided and maybe i honestly, you know, united opposition against the olympics. this is about as close to the sporting action as tokyo residents will get in a city where cove at 19 infection levels hitting heights. not seen since january, then anthem will united coma to hear it. i don't know what to say considering how

much the virus is. fried athletes have been training so hard for this. i would feel sorry for them if it doesn't happen any minute. so i wouldn't who wanted to take the risk of watching it in the stadium. it's enough for me to see the games on tv. while last ticket revenue is set to cost the hosts hundreds of millions of dollars . a made for tv event does make financial sense for the international olympic committee. the, i see makes approximately 75 percent of its income from selling broadcast rights to the games and around $4000000000.00 could have been lost if the olympics had been cancelled. and the legal, small print will tell you, it was always the see who had the final say as to whether or not these olympics went ahead. organizes will be hoping the public mood shifts in their favor. once the games are up and running, we'll have like a very, a negative agenda across like different media outlets before the games. and as soon as the games are going to, how like that for me,

like the mind of everyone like cobra tends to be like more positive and focus more on the stories that are taking place within the stadium. in support of the games can be found with the host. now, banking on sporting dramas rather than medical was rubbing the headlines in the days ahead. i mean, richardson, al jazeera, tokyo still to come here and al jazeera, supporting the troop ethiopians file. thousands get behind the government forces in their own going to great conflict and the choice between the past and the future. why development and liverpool have to call that he coveted un listing. ah, ah.

hello nessie. you were talking about an abundance of sunshine and high heat for the british shells. so we've got a heat wave going on for the 2nd time in 5 days. northern ireland set a new temperature record this time it's up to 31.3 degrees. meantime in the republic of ireland, they're doing what they can to keep cool. jumping into the irish sea here, and temperatures have been equally as high that we're going to shake up and change up this weather pattern as we head toward fridays. so we've got a weather maker moving in 1st. it's going to impact western areas of friends. and by the time we can, so the weekend this will push into the british child. next we're going to go to spain because we've got some high temperatures here as well. so cordova, 40 degrees. that's what we've got. you penciled in for friday after turkey now, and we've got some showers for the southern shores of the black sea high of 30 degrees, and it's then boil on friday over to morocco. we're going to keep this theme of high heat go in. so merrick cash $46.00 degrees will be the high alger is algeria

europe, to $36.00. and if we look around the gulf of guinea, that's really where we're going to see the, what is whether across africa. so, particularly for the ivory coast, heading towards sierra leone on friday. so for him, he's got a high of 27 degrees for you in the forecast. ah, the with energy and change to every part of our universe. or small to continue the change all around the shape by technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your ah

ah reminder now the top stories on al jazeera corona virus cases in the u. s. have risen by 53 percent in just the past week. around 90 percent of patients being admitted the hospital for the virus still haven't received a fascination in denise. the epicenter of the latest wave of corona virus from southeast asia few will divide. the highly contagious cell to vary. the world health organization has urged the government to introduce a strict are locked down. and japan po, q is a 6 months high of new cobit 900 cases just the day before the olympic games opening ceremony. that's despite the capital being under

a state of emergency for the past 11 days, china has deployed its military to who non province a region struggling with the worst flooding in recent memory. at least 33 people have now been killed. and 800000 are displaced between you has more now from gene jang, in he none that none problems the rain has used, but millions of people are still struggling to deal with the devastating flooding. which is what many cities and towns, dan, i'm showing a city on the north and a non problem. and to venture rain hits this region on wednesday, just off the passing the provincial capital of young joe, in the face of just 2 hours. 26 centimeters of rain was dumped in this area. now many houses in the rural areas, the northern outskirts of just didn't collapse as a result of the torrential, rain and hop, and the people will live, relocated to the areas. now we're just standing the beginning of the highway,

which leads to the main area of downtown john. this area has been unable to get to rescue workers and teams have been moving off to try to clear the area. and they're also getting food and wanted people who've been stuck in the cause our authority say $3000000.00 people have been effective by the severe stones and it's close to $100000000.00 worth of economic losses. now as the clean up continues, questions are being raised as to why people living in home. and we're not adequately warned about the severity of the storm before. but the government is choosing instead to focus on rescue. and it's sensory, any criticism of the timing of the results that online and on social media. protests over water shortages in iran have now been ongoing for a week. a number of demonstrators and one police officer have been killed. the demonstrations started in the oil rich province of cruises stand on the waters of the gulf and also bordering iraq. there's been violence reported at several rallies,

according to local media. solidarity protests have been held in several other cities. as iran sufferers, it's worth drought in 15 years. i france's president has held an urgent national security meeting to discuss the pegasus spyware scandal. it follows reports that the phone of the men were mccrendon, was targeted by use really spyware, on behalf of moroccan intelligence, but could denies the reports and as instructed lawyers to file a defamation case in a french court against 2 rights groups. amnesty international and forbidden stories . an investigation into the widespread use of fine technology from israel's and a so group claims. hundreds of journalists, activists, and political leaders in several countries have been hacked. with asha butler has

more from paris. we'll french president, emmanuel mcgraw, held quite a lengthy cabinet meeting with his ministers to discuss these allegations that had merged earlier in the week. that moroccan intelligence services may have tried to target one of the french presidents mobile phones and not only his mobile phone, but back of his former prime minister. it was felipe, and also more than a dozen ministers and dozens of journalists in france. now, the least they put out a statement after this capital meeting, they said that of course, the lisa in the presence of taking these allegations very seriously indeed. but they are urging caution because they've launched a full investigation to try and see and verify exactly what the situation is. the present we are told is following this investigation very closely. indeed, the lease. i also think that the president has exchanged and changed his mobile

phone numbers and the security has been set up. thousands of people have rallied in ethiopia, the capital to show their support for government troops fighting in the northern t drive region. speakers called on a few pins to be unified against rebels in te gray who they accuse of using child soldiers. catherine sawyer, reports from the sub this was very much a government riding, organized by the man in id saba. but thousands of people to hand up medical square carrying placards that express their anger. a t guys, t p. i left leadership. and it's 40 that many here referred to as june and support of prime minister abbey on the government. and its federal army has come up in any more on that for a long time. t p. s. has brought division on the people to we have to begin to forget about them. forget about the past and be united behind a defend for the longest in the out is more on this government has

a lot of moral support. they need to take the strong action against the gender that steals those who address the crowd hadn't undone data about. 6 me down to national media, witness the june test using children for war. they witnessed this but did not reported, and that shows their interest shows who they are. above all, the intent is to support the june t as, as a c. p. federal troops have withdrawn from t guy by the soldiers. every trans troops and special forces from neighboring o'hara region have been accused by rights, groups of committing crimes against civilians, including killings and rape. those who came to this while you say before you support the government in the ongoing conflict. but the situation that is dia fighting is still going on in some parts, drawing in the cutie forces, from other reasons that we're not previously involved in the fighting. and the un and other agency saying that they're struggling to get to the most vulnerable

people in that region. there has been reason fighting between federal troops and regional forces from our amir, against the grand fight, as in areas bordering te gray and a far region. a world food program, a convoy was attacked on sunday on the only remaining ground humanitarian corridor into the guy. this is devastating to millions of people who desperately need help. shortage of fuel and cash as well as communications blackouts are significantly hindering the resumption of the humanitarian response and preventing scale up. and jose and un agencies are running out of cash in or unable to pay staff or suppliers unless fuel cash supplies and aid workers are able to enter t gray. in the coming days. some humanitarian programs will not be able to function on these are dangerous times in the field. and all fighting sites are trying to control the narrative. media access into t gray is limited because of multiple national government and regional special

forces checkpoint along the road. and near space on the open for humanitarian flight catch all 0, i did about the global demand for ela, minium is on the rise, but a report by human rights watch says large scale mining projects in several countries are harming local communities and the environment. guinea has the world's largest reserves of backside, the raw material needed to make aluminium nicholas' hoc has one this this is what is left of bulky in guineas, maritime region. gone are the mahogany trees is the rare species of chimpanzees and the patty fields. the industrial extraction of box night, the or for aluminum has turned a went green always this into a lunar landscape void of life. the water is poisoned by industrial chemicals. this destruction in pollution in one of the world's poorest countries,

is to extract aluminum to manufacture. where the automobile industry calls clean green powered electric cars for rich nations. as a result, thousands of villagers in book, you have been forcibly displaced from their homes, among them. mohammed summa, rice farmer, now living in the city in what feels like a prison cell. he says, congress, there is nothing left but dust to eat. we have lost everything. we sometimes go 2 or 3 days without food since the chinese took our land, our life is misery. human rights watch says the displacement of people constitutes a violation of human rights. they hold car manufacturing companies responsible thing they have failed to address the abuse with their aluminum suppliers. mining has taken farmland destroyed, feel cut off water sources and coated houses and fields and dust as guineas, mining industry expands. the government's capacity to oversee the industry must

keep pace. guinea has the largest reserve of boxes in the world. much of it is untapped. it could be a formidable source of revenue for a country where most live on less than $2.00 a day. critics of the government to cues politicians of turning a blind eye to the environmental damage in exchange of kickbacks. people that's within, let's be clear. we were poor country. we were with money company, the not complain with the social and environmental regulations, but it isn't so easy for us to shut down this industry for the violations. to me. last week, the european commission voted to band the sale of vehicles that run on gasoline or diesel by the year 2035 electric car sales are already on the rise. so is the demand for bach site in trying to solve an environmental problem. it seems automobile in mining companies are you reverse of li, harming the environment, altering this precious landscape. nicholas hawk al jazeera,

the english city of liverpool is no longer on the unesco world heritage list. the united nations cultural agency blames years of organisation for an irreversible loss of the historic victorian docs. but many of the city see the de listing as an opportunity for regeneration need barco reports. now from liverpool. it is the city that kept the british empire afloat. it's 1900 century edifice, is a testament to generations of global trade and commerce. a time when britain ruled the waves for 17 years, liverpool is iconic waterfront stood alongside india's taj mahal and the great wall of china, or the united nations world heritage list. but maternity brought changes that alms to everyone's liking. in a recent meeting in china, unesco said new developments had ruined the city's historic skyline destroying liverpool heritage value. the city is one of only 3 to be stripped of its heritage

status in the past 50 years. the water frowned and the 12 dog clowns. and they have been inscribed because they're reflect, they are conveys history, all major. we're treading city, paul, from the 79 agent center. so feeling the dog, for example, of building high buildings and totally change the way it is best. see this history 7 and a half 1000000000 dollar water from projects been cited as a cause for concern. so to has the plan to build everton football clubs, new riverside stadium, viewed by some of the act of cultural vandalism. and this is a huge area of land that's been earmarked for development. liverpool city leaders say that it is in comprehensible why unesco would won't they,

semi derek dog shut off from the rest of the city to remain a wasteland for evermore. many liverpool feel the cities being forced to make a binary choice between preserving his heritage status and reviving and developing, deprived, and derrick part of the city unesco. want this place to just stay as a post industrial ghost town? we con, allow that happen. as a city, the area that they stock is with it and is incorrect award, which is one of the most deprived wards, not only within liverpool, but in the entire country. there is of course much more to liverpool than its unesco status to continue attracting tourist 10. i point to the economic value from having that status over the last 17 years. very little do i think we will lose investment or

visitors because of losing the plaque. know, will we be a will hurt at sight? know, what would be a world class heritage city. yes. losing unesco status is undeniably a cultural blow for this historic city. liverpool will no longer be opposed to char preservationists, but this is a living city that is undergoing massive changes to transform some of the most deprived parts of the country, creating tensions between liverpool of historic past and its potential future. the bulk al, jazeera liverpool, the, the and now reminder of the top stories on al jazeera corona virus cases in the u. s. have risen by 53 percent in just the past week. around 90 percent of patients being admitted the hospital for the virus.