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government has deployed the army. member of the taliban says the army groups had bonds of canister until a new government was installed in the capital. and a new technique that could revolutionize vital medicine is used for those that rely on it's ah, the new wave of corona virus is gripped the world with the highly contagious delta variance causing a search and infections. that's been a huge concern in japan where the opening ceremony of the olympics set to be get into you in a couple of hours time. our correspondent times the richardson, the more on the build up from the japanese capital. many of us thought the visa lympics may never happen, but here we are counting down to the start of the opening ceremony. the organize is promising a show that is sober, but in sync with the sentiment of today. really, since the model in pix, be done in 1996,

some sort of opening ceremony has always been integral to the games. but i don't think i how cities ever have to try and pull off a balancing out quite like this. let's look at the venue where it's going to be hell. a $1400000000.00 stadium built the house, $70000.00 fans. and of course, there will be no fans there for this opening ceremony. it's a made for t v. only event. no fans allowed at any of the events subsequently, either in terms of the athletes taking part, we're more than 12 pounds in athletes in performance at the opening ceremony. in re, our number will be well down with many athletes only flying into tokyo, a day or 2 before their event, because of coven 19 restrictions and athletes. somewhat reluctant, perhaps, to go to this ceremony, if another athlete subsequently test positive, covered 19. and then to find as a cause contact their participation in these games could be under threats. one positives to look out for comes in terms of gender equality, 49 percent of all athletes at these games are women,

not the highest percentage we've ever had. and that will be reflected in this, there are many went by a male and female athlete, will carry the flag into the stadium to represent that country in 964. when hosted the olympics last time, they became known as the inclusion games. nothing was too much trouble for visiting fans and visiting athlete this time around. sadly, the world is necessarily being kept at arm's length well, jewels boy coffee as a researcher on the politic sophie olympic games. he says the health of athletes has been compromised. if this is an unprecedented situation, we're looking at here with proven rates, rising both inside the so called olympic bubble and outside it to where we have very little support for these picks from the general public. typically, at this stage, people are out in the st. celebrating that obviously cannot happen right now. and so from an athlete perspective, this must feel very strange,

especially when the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bock had said previously that there was, quote unquote 0 risk for these athletes to transmit corona virus to each other. or anybody else, they must be feeling a little bit uneasy about the situation with the number of cases rising inside of the village. and also because of the fact that many medical officials had said that the standards are not best scientific practices. so it's already hard enough to be empty and but add the stress and strain of corona virus and this is a really tough one for them. i have been saying that we should cancel these lympics for quite a while now, because i listened to the medical professionals who for a long time have been jumping up and down saying, we absolutely need to cancel the optional sporting spectacle for the sake of global public health also i listen to the population in japan where 80 percent plus do not want the olympics this summer. so i think we do ourselves well to have a little bit of healthy skepticism when the president of a self interested body, like the international committee says everything is going to be just fine. the

mantra from the international epic committee has been safe and secure game, but we're seeing the olympic bubble has already punctured, you know, the app. the ios see often likes to say that one of their slogans is athletes 1st. but if i'm an athlete right now, sitting in the olympic village with 8 people living in my room for to a bathroom, it sure wouldn't feel like athletes or 1st it would feel like you're among the last . now be just a select group of dignitaries at the opening ceremony. us 1st lady joe biden will be among them while she's in tokyo, she's keeping a safe distance from american athletes ahead of the ceremony. she held virtual meetings with some of the competitors to express her supports with the school and french president, emanuel mac, who is also among those that select good 15 world leaders. he met a man picked chief thomas bar on friday morning. the 2024 games will be held in paris. rapidly rising cove at 19 cases of lead to

a declaration of emergency. and these trillion state of new south wales, half of the country's population has been put into locked and brick spills into other states. home orders and sidney are likely to be extended beyond their current end date of july 30th. they bring new zealand has suspended quarantine, free travel with all of us trillion for 2 months. the so called travel bubble was already paused for new size. well, for toria and size, strictly a prime minister just in the order is warning of the increased risk to travelers. interview about health officials. there is greater risk now from the delta variant and the was when we opened the quarantine free travel arrangement of the frame. yes, it is the government's judy to keep these on the site from cupboard 19 and we continue to believe that the strongest health response is also the strongest economic response this approach as well to date. so too is our willingness to adapt

. cognitive changed and so we must the u. s. is calling china's response to a new corona, virus investigation, irresponsible and dangerous world health organization wants to old its chinese labs as part of its investigation into the origins of cove with 1918 is blocking the moon saying the proposed who shows disrespect and arrogance toward science white has press secretary gen saki, criticized stan, saying it's not the time to be stonewalling. several hospitals in lebanon may want to fuel to power generators within a few hours. they say tricity tissues can last at least 20 hours a day. so their reliance on generates just to keep the hospitals running. but there are real fears. this is put in patients' lives at risk, especially with the pandemic, lebanon stealing with an economic crisis made worse by the recent resignation of finance to designate side hurry. we cannot continue like this,

and we are putting a lot of patience in harm's way, especially considering that we are seeing decisions in the number of new cases yesterday live and report with one of the highest number of cases and several months. and it's clearly that our use are also receiving motivations. so electricity now is more critical than st hunter has more. from beirut, the situation is critical. they need diesel fuel. hospitals are saying that they can no longer use their generators, and they need to use the generators because the state does not provide more than 2 to 3 hours of electricity a day. this country is in crisis, the country is falling apart. there's a breakdown and state services and the diesel fuel is also needed, not just for hospitals for bakeries as well. the bakeries are saying that as of monday will no longer be able to make breads. and restaurants and hotels are saying

that we're going to have to ask our clients to leave because we're not able to provide any power the states to pay to electricity sector. if i just show you this is one of the main public hospitals, more and more lebanese are relying on the public health sector because they've lost their job. they've lost insurance, they can no longer rely on private health care. so all this strain on the public sector which has for decades been neglected by, by the authorities. it's not just a question of diesel fuel manpower nurses, doctors, they're leaving in droves because of the economic situation. their salaries are now worthless because of the collapse of the local currency. and it's not just that the hospitals are not able to import medical supplies and medicine because this country imports more than 80 percent of its needs and this country is close or nearly bankrupt. you need dollars to do this, the central bank is using up its foreign currency reserves. so the situation is dire and now hospitals are saying patients' lives are at risk if the government is

unable to secure diesel fuel rescue workers are still finding people trapped by widespread flooding and central china. many of those rescued say they spent 3 days with no food, water or electricity will be wasted for help. the military has been deployed to her non province to assist with the search efforts. at least 51 people have been killed and 800000 people displaced between a you has more from the city of jung, joe. when the worse hit places on the floods waters are starting to recede in jung. dorothy, but it's still far from life as normal. if you look just behind me, because one of the main tunnels in the city is so deeply submerged in water, you can only imagine how difficult and dangerous that would have been to any cause of pedestrians trapped during the torrential rain earlier this week and fall below us is a wait line. 5 were 12 people, tragically lost their lives during flash flooding on tuesday. 500 people were

trapped in carriages some to school. how was wasting neck deep in water and struggling to breathe. and as the days go on, getting more information about the harrowing experiences. now today on friday, the subway still remain close and throughout the city. infrastructure is still heavily impacted. many people are still without running water without gas, and it's still extremely difficult to get in. and around the city monsoon rains of triggered landslides in western india, killing at least $32.00 people flooding last more than a 1000 people. stranded with parts of my roster state badly hit with a dime, pause, heavies, but rescue teams have been struggling to reach areas cut off. i thought walters. so heads on al jazeera in the lands of cattle and b. if we look at why small form was in argentina, returning to vegetables and green agriculture. i mean it livable where plans to build a gleaming 60000 feet, a football stadium,

or among several reasons why the city has now lost its covetous unesco. well, heritage status ah hello no sissy right off the bat, an update on typhoon in for as it's now just passing by taiwan. so northern areas of taiwan going to be hammered by this. for example, it show you what we're projecting for a type, a wind gusts about 65 kilometers per hour. let's check out the rainfall amounts. now 75 kilometers per hour. but i want to keep this going because we'll take this out towards sunday when the typhoon makes landfall just south of shanghai. so yeah, you guess it, this is going to have a big impact on shanghai, about 70 millimeters of rain. and look at this. we could see gus about a 100 kilometers per hour. you know, where else we're dealing with. some very fierce winds is towards southern areas of

australia. and this is a wind coming up from the bytes. so that's that rod bitter wind. you're definitely going to feel it. for example, in places like adelaide, where we've cut project it, wind gusts, about 85 kilometers per hour. we're going to end this weather update in new zealand where high pressure is really the driver of the school bus here. so plenty of sunshine christ church, a high of 10 degrees on saturday, but watch this, he's cut a disturbance waiting in the wings here in the tasman, see so that swoops in toward the tail end of the weekend and conditions are going to quickly deteriorate here. that your weather update will catch you later. the weather bag, energy and change to every part of our universe. or small to continue the change all

around the shape, my technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your business. ah, the the me this is al jazeera, a quick reminder over top stories. this are the opening ceremony just hours away. another 19 people attending the 2 of them picks of tested positive for corporate 1900. they can take it down to the variances behind the search in infections in the japanese capital. several hospitals in lebanon may want to fuel power generators

within a few hours. they say electricity agents can last more than 20 hours a day. so they rely on generators. keep on running and rescue workers are still finding people trapped by widespread flooding in central china. many of those rescue say they spent 3 days with no food, water, or electricity. while they waited for help, at least 51 people have been killed and 800002 displace a member of the taliban. the goosey 18 says the armed groups advance of kenneth stun won't stop until the government is installed and couple that all sites agree on tele, been felicia have been season many areas as the last of the u. s. nato forces leave to hail shaheen. since the taliban does not want to monopolize power, but will only later in its weapons, once the government of a shaft, connie is gone. let's get more from our japan. i sketch sir james bates. he joins his life from kabul. and james,

that sounds something like an ultimatum there from the taliban. so the african governments diplomatic efforts are intensifying. many countries deeply concerned about what's going to happen in the coming weeks in afghanistan. and that's why many countries are trying to get those talks going again in doha. and there's been a meeting in the last few hours between abdul salaam. huffy, who is the deputy head of the taliban delegation, endo hall with representatives of the e u. the u. s. the u. n. and cattle. now some of those countries want an immediate cease far in place, but the title about making it clear that so far, the proposals from the african government aren't serious. they want not want reconciliation, but they want set entering. they won't come come

n harbor c spied and we will continue our waterman as it is. so that's the also not realistic approach not to pragmatic approach. it is necessity that all avalon should have are, should eagerly upon i knew god meant n that was meant what to replace the new will this couple administration and that was meant will be acceptable for us. and to other up months, another taliban spokesman mohammed naive has issued a clarification, saying that they are not demanding the immediate removal of the afghan president ash rough gone for a cease far. and now $20.00 understands that for a c fall, the taliban will release of the prisoners and they want to de listing of those taliban members who are designated under un security council sanctions. meanwhile,

the u. s. has been carrying out as strikes in afghanistan, the pentagon, not giving many details. we know that one of them took place in the key province of kandahar, but it is significant. a few months ago wouldn't have been big news that the u. s. we carry out strikes enough going to start, but of course, these are the 1st as strikes since the vast majority of us troops of left afghanistan been commanded by us central command. what the u. s. school over the horizon strikes. it's interesting to that under the authorities that have been given by the u. s. president, this can go on until the 30th of august, the u. s. can support the ask african security forces off the on the ground off to the 30th of august, the u. s. s strikes are only supposed to be used against al qaeda for missions, but go against people on the ground who could be threatening the american homeland . ok, james, base and life is incapable. james,

thank you. one person has been shot days and 2 others injures during protests. against water shortages in southern iran, dry conditions in the province. of course it's done with me this years was this side of the even worse than usual security forces, say unknown government, open fire on people who said they wanted to protest against the issue. are you in 8 flights has landed for the 1st time and the few p as t gray region since renewed violence halted operations last month. it brings desperately needed food, as well as 1st military workers from different organizations. the wilson program has been struggling to get access to areas. it says, on the brink of famine, and at least one paris, one more person has been killed in the aftermath of the assassination. the will process is

refusing, he sees elite is killing. the president says, jo vanelle, luis, since his murder violence has been run. pence nationwide overshadowing his funeral and murder investigation, where he says with the martine malise made her 1st of the appearance in mass held in honor of her late husband. she was injured showing the attack 2 weeks ago. argentina is one of the world's top food exporters and is especially well known for screens and beef. but a movement is trying to change the country produces food is becoming more popular every day. terrible visited a group of small farmers outside one is always access to land is a step towards dignity for many people as his friends will be that he's a member of the union of land workers in argentine as an organization created in 2010 and what site is that now grown across the country? it has more than 16000 members,

working the land and producing agricultural vegetables and also not only know that we used to rent land to work. we had a book, then the idea was to get abandoned land held by the states get credit. so we can have a better and dignified life, produce healthier food without toxic chemicals. the organization is giving farmer families the confidence and power to control their own lives. and donya sanchez has been living here for 3 years. she now owns one hector of land where she works and lives but we make enough to eat and grow vegetables once again. so we can reinvest this piece of land has changed the lives of many of them more than 50 family that have made their life here. the union of land workers negotiate with local authorities to get access to abandoned farm land. then they give the land to unemployed workers and train them in the food production. families were given this piece of land to produce vegetables,

but now they're also trying to create in this place what they call a bio factory, to create natural fertilizers and we've penance to dr. insects the way here. for example, they tell us they created an actual fertilizer using bay, so that was growing here. france on being says they have skilled technicians that are helping them in production. not good m, i live in a blog i flora. we don't want to eliminate the pounds diseases, we want to drive them away, pesticides kill everything. and that's what we don't want. and that i d a spreading, though. now more than 7 agriculture colonies and the number continues to grow. our tina is known for its vast agricultural production, but it's a model that excludes the countries for his families. and that's why projects like this one are valuable. because access to a small piece of land helps provide work and the comfort satisfaction and security

of owning your own home. theater will defeat when a fight in cuba. foreign minister has dismiss new sanctions from the us as a relevance. the measures come in the u. s. accuses key both human rights abuses against the testers. if not, protest blaming the government for an economic crisis, since that's a wide spread shortages of food medicine and power improve she's wearing in a new government in some more has been approved by the countries court of appeal. it means fioma. no may matter. alpha will be the 1st female prime minister with the polynesian islands nation after elections in april. well, her party held its own swearing in ceremony in may. after members are locked out of parliament, the court of appeal has rules. the ceremony was legally valid. and cooper, scientists in england's as using 3 d printing technology to customize pills for those and need to tailor dosages. it's

a revolutionary concepts that could improve the lives of millions around the world . here's nadine bobbo at this lab in central england the leading a revolution in health care. 3 d printing is already used to create prospective limbs and implants. now, experts at nottingham university working to perfect the poly pill, that's a tablet that can deliver multiple medications to the body of exactly the correct dose and time. with this, with the printing techniques, what we can do is we can have different print has each containing different drop. so this will be the pull this onto a structure. i think i'll drop it. it's just a very small probably about the size of the year. so they will be there and then for each 5 to step out into a final structure. as the team highlights only one in 10 people gets headache, pain relief if they take paracetamol. the problem is getting the right dosage for the patients. these researches foresee doctors prescribing

a customized pill containing multiple drugs which will be released into the body in sequence. whereas the frenzy roll them in, in the future. the doctor will be able to tell what they think those, that that patient needs. and then they will be printed based on demand for those you think before materials, the pain medicine, one for instance, acknowledge the everything will be put into one field together. chris roberts is 60 as well as suffering from mix dementia. he also has the lung condition, emphysema and arthritis. he has to take a tablets a day on top of painkillers and sprays. not surprisingly can leave both him and his wife. jane exhausted. krista, who take his tablets in the morning that he takes a whole lot in the evenings. the difficulty is that there are so many chris can come and become a little bit discombobulated. now we live together. so as a cara, it's my job to ensure he takes his tablet, but i'm only human, especially on,

on progressing as while. and i'm getting a bit difficult to manage. so one chocolate would be much better than done jane trying to do it $810.00 times a day. every day in britain or my 600 people develop dementia according to the charity out time as research u. k. so the research going on in this lab could improve life for hundreds of thousands of people. what doing, hey, with 3 d printing has a wide range of potential applications, but at the heart of it as a simple idea, how to tailor the products, whether it's medication or a device to the individual. if a poly pill does become reality, the ideas for it to be produced locally, possibly at a community pharmacy with a relatively cheap printer that could mean slashing transport costs for low income countries and saving many more lives. nadine baba al jazeera nottingham. earlier this week,

the english city of liverpool strips of its coveted unesco world heritage status un both the blamed years of phone controlled urbanized ation for an irreversible loss of liverpool centurion dogs. but as the bark of fine days, many in the city see the move as an opportunity for regeneration. 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, the united nations world heritage list. but maternity brought changes that armed to every one'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 from the 12, the dog clowns do. they have been inscribed because they're reflect, they are conveys the history of major work treading city, paul from the 7918th century. so feeling the dog, for example, of building high buildings are totally changed the way it is. best. see this history respect 7 and a half $1000000000.00 waterfront 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 favored it is in comprehensible why unesco would won't they semi derek dunk 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 parts of the city. unesco. want this place to just stay as a post industrial ghost town. we can allow that happen as a city, the area that the 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 tourists in 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 search

a site 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 a poster child for 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 park al jazeera, liverpool ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories with the opening ceremony, just iras away and other 19 people attending the tokyo olympics, assess and positive for corporate. 19, highly contagious felt the variance is behind the search in infections and