one, thousands of lee piers of water are necessary to pump pop the frying research to the surface. there is later on, distributed in evaporation pools. communities around this area are concerned that few extraction could complicate their access for ah, the another pigs and opening ceremony like no other for years delay the world's greatest athletes are coming together. the tokyo games officially begin. ah, again, i'm peter w, watching out just the live from the also coming up fighting words from the taliban . group warns there'll be no peace and happiness down until certain conditions are

met. hospitals in lebanon are on the brink of running out of fuel within hours, putting the lives of patients at risk. rescue continues in central china, or after the worst flooding there in living memory displaces hundreds of thousands of people. i after years delay the took you 2020 summer lympics are officially getting on the way. and the message from the opening ceremony during these unprecedented times are faster, stronger, and higher together. the displays are spectacular fi works at the ceremony which began a little more than 3 hours ago and national stadium. president of the took your 2020 games. well,

can people from around the world and said we can. so japan is on his way to recovery. more than 11000 athletes from 200 countries will be competing with spectators under unprecedented restrictions inside the stadium, a very different scene to what we used to the 68000 seats of the venue were mainly empty within the, around a 1000 people in attendance. most of the teams will masks as they came out to represent the country as the team sizes for the ceremony also appeared to be smaller than normal, with social distance and clearly in place. some of the performances also took on a rather somber and symbolic tone. he can see alone runner in the stadium on a treadmill. it was an apparent nod to the difficulties that athletes must have faced, as they trained in isolation and quarantine to prepare for the competition. it is the most expensive summer games in history. it is deeply unpopular among the people of the whole nation. 80 percent of japanese say they're against holding the games.

during the pandemic protest rallies near the venue to voice their opposition to the games opponent say they shouldn't be going ahead. while the corona virus remains the threats more than $100.00 people attending the games have tested positive for corporate 1900 in the run up to the events. and richardson has more now from tokyo, where the limpid games that many thought may never happen all. now, officially under way, a huge challenge for the house to really ship public opinion. i, behind these games the director of this opening ceremony says he intends to show to be sober and in sync with the sentiment of today. and the challenges that japan and the world are facing during this pandemic, really since $1896.00 in the start of the modern lympics, the opening ceremony house being an integral part. so when you are limping to showcase the national identity of the host country rarely has a country, had such a big challenge in a balancing act. before we look at the national stadium behind me, a $1400000000.00 stadium built for these games intended to house around $68000.00

fans. and of course, for this ceremony and the games ahead, there will be no spectators allowed inside you to cove. at 19 of the rio 2016 opening ceremony will more than 12000 spectators and performers, that number will be down with some athletes concerned that if they take part in the ceremony and that a subsequent athletes has positive, full covet 19, they could be identified as a close contact and participation in these games could be under a threat. if we're looking for positive then gender parents. he is one of them. 49 percent likely taking part. these games will be female, but it's the highest number we've ever had. and that will be reflected in this ceremony, where for the 1st time, countries can choose a male and female athlete to carry the flag into the stadium, represent that country. a member of the telephone's negotiating team says there won't be a lasting peace in ghana stone until the new governments installed and cobbled at all sides agree on taliban fighters have been seizing many areas as the last of the

us and nato forces leave afghanistan. sou hale shaheen says the taliban doesn't want to monopolize power, but it will only lay down his weapons. once the government of astral have gone and has gone, james bass has more from campbell. 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. indo ha, and there's been a meeting in the last few hours between abdul salaam. huffy, who is the deputy head of the taliban delegation? indo hall with representatives of the e u. the u. s. the un katara. now some of those countries want an immediate cease far in place, but the taliban, making it clear that so far, the proposals from the african government aren't serious. they won't not want

reconciliation, but they won't set entering. they won't come come n harbor, see spider and we will come to new our waterman as it is. so that's the also not realistic approach not to pragmatic approach. it is necessity that all of one should have are, should eagerly upon a new government. and that was meant what to replace the new this couple administration and that's what it meant will be acceptable for us. and to other up months, another taliban spokesman mohammed naive has issued a clarification saying that tell them that or not demanding the immediate removal of the afghan president ash ref gone for a cease far. and now $20.00 understands that for a cease for the taliban water release of the prisoners. and they want to de listing

of those taliban members who are designated under un security council. sanctions with several hospitals in lebanon, may run out of fuel to power generators within a few hours. they say power costs can last at least 20 hours per day. so they're relying on generators to keep the hospitals open and running. but there are real fears. this is putting patients lives at risk, especially with the pandemic. lebanon's dealing with an economic crisis made worse by the recent resignation of the prime minister designate sod hearing earlier we spoke with dr. finance ivy and he works at the rafi career hospital in beirut. he says the situation is the worst it's ever been. 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 corporate case. it's been several months and it's clearly that our use are also receiving motivations. so electricity now is more critical than zanna harder with more now 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 so 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 in 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 of the state to pay the 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. indonesia has recorded more than 1500 corona virus, deaths in 24 hours. that's a new record. it also registered just under $50000.00 infections,

become to become the epicenter of a surgeon cases in se, asia fuel, by the highly contagious delta variant, rapidly rising curve. in 1900 cases have led to a declaration of emergency in the australian state of new south wales, half the country's population has now gone into lockdown. as the outbreaks built into other states, stay at home. orders in sidney are likely to be extended beyond the current end date of july, the 30th neighboring news, lyndhurst suspended, quarantined free travel with all of australia for 2 months. the so called travel bubble was already paused for new south wales victoria and sofa australia. the prime minister just into order and is wanting of an increased risk to travelers. tina operations are underway in the central chinese city of jang joe, which was here this week by the worst flooding. the region has experienced in recent history. of the cities in the region are under a red alert as rescue team search for survivors. katrina, you reports now from shingo. the rain and john jo may have east,

but flood waters are still submerging major highways. just one reminder of the devastating storm which struck central china earlier this week. teams are working hard to pump and clear water line areas. the city is more than 7000000 residents are struggling to resume normal life. many neighborhoods like access to running water authorities have set up temporary out the water stations. the gen says he's grateful he was safe at home when to rental rain lashed the city is the weather safer to stay indoors? that's the lesson i learn. then just things happen unexpectedly. our people need to be more cautious. this kind of tragedy could helping avoid a lot of people are still coming to terms with the loss of life and loss of livelihood caused by what authorities have described as the worst. on 4000 years, many businesses remain closed. internet and phone connection is unstable. john

joe's famous clock tower is frozen at 5 pm. the time electricity was cut off during the height of the storm on tuesday, getting around gender city is still very difficult. the entire subway system remains closed with tunnels full of water. taking us away during the storm was extremely dangerous. hundreds of people were trapped in carriages as flash floods quickly filled the underground system. in keeping with chinese tradition offerings had been burned at the entrance to the station to honor the 12 people who died on the ground. commuters are sharing harrowing details of their experiences, waiting for rescue team to arrive many beliefs they would not devise. in rural areas, some were rescued after 3 days of being stranded. the army has been sent to reinforce vulnerable dance and reservoirs meteorologist say the worst weather has passed. and many here are waiting patiently for government disaster relief for the flood waters

to recede and for the sun to finally return a treaty you all to 0 job job on soon rains of triggered landslides in less than india killing at least 35 people flooding left thousands of people stranded with parts of the state of mirage tra badly hit. the damn pores have eased but rescue teams have been struggling to reach areas, cut off by the flood waters from new delhi, elizabeth moran and reports on the rescue. operation in the areas hit by the landslides. officials are hopeful because after the at least 35 deaths on 3 lines lies, i'm not sure that's what might austria's phase leader. the chief minister of talk today has said and around 30 people are missing. he also said that the national disaster response force has been having a lot of difficulty reaching some of the worst effected areas because of the damage to rows and to bridges. because the flood waters are now starting to receive. and

that heavy rain has slowed down somewhat. they hopeful that everyone involved in the rescue efforts, national disaster response for that also the army, the navy, the coast guard on going to be able to get to the people who remain stranded more than a 1000. people have been rescued in different parts of my austria. many of them have been from rooftop from the top of the top. the buttons on highways ship learned the coastal town of chaplain, which is home to about 70000 people. that is where the rescue efforts focused on now, half of it is flooded and that's in the district of my getting was received at the heaviest rainfall in july in 40 years now elsewhere in mud, austria, and the financial capital mon bye. in fact, another 2 people have dive an age injured off of the house, collapse off the heavy rains and over the last week and seen 30 people die in and around by the cause of the heavy rains. that's the situation in austria, but we're also seeing heavy flooding in

a couple of other different states in the country. most notably in the southern state of telling gonna we're hearing meteorologist is saying that the 30 centimeters of range is called an impact on garden capital. high, their bob bets the highest rainfall in july, and hi there, bob, in 10 years that the flood gates of the main resin walls, months saga have had to be have had to be released for the 1st time. again in a decade. now the photo damage was seeing the destruction due to flooding due to land slides. it is common during the to season when the flooding really affects the foundations of structures which are often poorly built. but we're also hearing from scientists that the frequency and the intensity of the monsoon of heavy rains is increasing because of climate change. still to come here on this program erased but not forgotten. the mapping project exposing the bedouin villages israel is trying to hide and will tell you how 3 d printing could revolutionize production of pills

and how they work inside the human body. ah, ah. hello nice to see you ourselves who it's monsoon has been particularly active toward the west coast of india, the states of moffatt roster, 802 millimeters of rain so that me that it's 2nd what is stay and look at this over half a century once again on saturday we can still see those heavy rounds of rain toward the west coast of india. but we're also seen some particularly heavy rounds of rain that darker the color, the more intense the rain towards central and areas of the northeast of india. ok, next i want to take you to asia pacific is we've got to get you an update now on typhoon info. this is now sunday looking to make landfall just south of shanghai. this is going to have a major impact on shanghai. so here's

a closer look right now as the i have this storm. i just passes to the south of shanghai. so we're thinking wind gusts, about 100 kilometers per hour, and look at this rainfall about 70 millimeters. ok, you know, we're also seen remnants of what was typhoon sion packer impact. the northern areas of indo china on saturdays says some particularly heavy rains can be found here for se, asia, we're getting some dry spells across malays and much of sumatra. and for the philippines, southwest monsoon is steering very heavy rain to areas like manila, for example. the story should be about raising prices a harley down to the time we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world. we live in time in that setting that i had made as the task of fixing a war torn economy, counting the cost on al jazeera ah,

holding the powerful to account as we examine the us, its role in the world on al jazeera. ah, ah ah, the me welcome back. you're watching al jazeera, a reminder of your top stories this off out, and emperor has declared the tokyo 2020 summer olympics officially open. the games are happening for years today is the nation battles, the deadly wave of the corona virus pandemic. the president of the took you 2020 appeared to fight back tears during the opening ceremony. say cool how she said she hopes the olympics will offer a moment of peace for people whose lives far from peaceful

a shortage of fuel to run generators in several lebanese hospitals is threatening the life of patients if they could run out within hours. the countries been suffering electricity comes off more than 20 hours a day. and a member of the taliban negotiating team says that we know lost in peace enough canister until a new governments installed and campbell, the old slides can agree on su, he'll show he'd set the taliban doesn't want to monopolize power. the funeral of a cheese assassinated president jovan elma lease is taking place in the country. second city, cup haitian luis is being laid to rest in the grounds of his family home. he was shot dead on july. the 7th. the police say is kill us included 18 former colombian mercenaries, and several haitian americans posing as drug enforcement agents, has been experiencing mass protests and a political crisis for more than 2 years now. our to series and the galaxy joyce's life from miami. so andy, 2 weeks on and there are still more questions than answers yeah,

i mean people really want answers to those questions as well. both here in little have, among this, this nation's large haitian community in 80 itself. but this is expected to be a solemn ceremony that is quite 10 said k patient on thursday night. protest is block road set far the tires because there's a great deal of mistrust between 8 is the 2nd largest city and the capital itself. and remember, people like the police chief are attending this funeral, he was booed by locals in k patient because people in k should know that non of what we says, personal security guards were injured in the attack about just increasing those kinds of suspicions that this perhaps was an inside job, but dignitaries from across the americas are attending the funeral, which is already underway, especially from here in the united states. and you can only imagine those dignitaries talking to what's left to the government. they're about putting on free

and fair elections as soon as possible, but there is a sense here of deep mistrust in the entire nation. lots of rumors circulating about who was behind this question that have not been answered, not about helping the security situation in haiti. that is the major concern with a nation like this and a major concern of the people who live there. people are certainly here in little haiti say they are extremely worried about family members back in the nation, a nation that is at the moment regardless, has no real lead on those elections. a still not inside, but obviously today's about remembering job. now mo, isa device, if bigger as the president of haiti, but nonetheless, someone who's being laid to rest with dignity today. if they don't get the answers they're looking for, or the, the case isn't wrapped up quickly enough. is there a sense in the region particular amongst the diaspora? i guess that you've been talking to that the situation on the ground, the security situation that we're discussing. it sounds pretty still combustible.

i mean, it always says pizza to be on this page is that was a place that is pretty combustible and always very fraught job. but at this moment in time, it's perhaps more combustible. and it has been in the last decade. oh, so remember that haven't been elections since 2018 or 2019 because they were so problematic and many of the problems came from the fact the constitution they say he was over staying is welcome and trying to solidify his power. so that's why i think the us is pushing so hard for these elections to take place as soon as possible. but in all honesty that that's a fairly naive prospect because a lot of people say look, voting in haiti won't change anything. the, the senate is barely functioning, the parliament was dissolved last year. so a vote at this point may not help things. and meanwhile, the entire time that security situation is just the grading minute by minute. and a thank you very much. i got to hear that john is low from miami. israel high court

has asked the government to clarify his position on the bedouin village of con, our ama by september. it's one, a dozen is threatened with demolition across israel and the occupied west bank. they're not recognized by the states that people are facing force displacements and you, exhibition until eve is highlighting the scale of the issue with the bill. hamid reports it's been destroyed and rebuilt, 190 times since 2010. the village of a lot of keep home to l to re bed when tribe internet give desert to let one of the so called legally unrecognized villages. in israel, they are barely any standing constructions left, but people still live here among their ancestors in the vans and trucks. but fellow, we go lower, that they don't acknowledge anything bed when he's villages have been recognized since the days of the ottomans. and then the british, the tribes existence well before the creation of the state of israel. what do they think the tribes came down from the skies a week ago?

this is how a ladder keep looks from above. you can see the marks of raking bulldozers that took down homes and smoothed the land plans are made for forest to replace the village. these images are part of an exhibition base, really photographers, mickey craftsmen, and tape it jeff ski cold anti mapping. to create and turn out the way of talking about maps. yes, we believe that they stay doesn't want us to see or to understand where to but it's tina and villages and the green line. and in those days, what's happened daily in don't recognize beds we believe. yes, they don't want us to say that's when and ben chest. keith took thousands of pictures by drone and then super imposed them to provide the high resolution images that show a reality that is uncomfortable for many israel, like palestinian villages. the dark spots on this picture raised to the ground in

1948 when israel was created. this is the spot where that picture was taken. now somewhere there, they used to be the village of jamaica. we can't figure out where exactly from this vantage point. it's all been covered with agricultural land. one of the many ways to raise palestinian heritage from inside the borders of israel. land confiscated uncovered. here they used to be the village of our now a training base for the military. i was surprised. how much isn't though there was such an effort to remove those places not only from maps, but also from reality. in each place, there was something that we can find cemetery, walls or stones that would indicate that there was something there in the past. also from the discovery is through the connecting of those cases. it's what the people have had in could face at any moment. plans and

a works for it to be replaced by newly built israeli town with the same name. other places like handle asthma are also under threat of disappearing. the pictures of craftsmen and jeff ski now irrefutable proof of their existence put up the meat l 0 in southern israel. international body of the seeing the p steel that entered the bosnian conflict in the 1990 s has banned the denial of genocide. both in sub officials have refused to accept the massacre of more than 8000 both me accidents. reverend pizza was a genocide, but jennifer deny is will now face up to 5 years in prison. the new law also forbids the glorification of war. criminals shooting, paying has gone to tibet. the 1st visit to that region by a chinese president in 3 decades inspected a train line. other construction met buddhist monks. as in other regions, paging has stepped up controls on religion and education and tibet excel. tibetans

accused the central government of religious and cultural repression. the impromptu swearing in of a new government in some has been approved by the countries court of appeal. now it means that the army, naomi matter, will be the 1st female prime minister of his polynesian island nation. after elections in april, a party held its own swearing in ceremony in may, after members were locked out of parliament, the court of appeal has ruled. the ceremony was legally valid. a group of scientists in the u. k is using 3 d printing technology to customize pills for those in need of tailored doses. it is a revolutionary concept that could improve the lives of millions around the world is not in bob. at this lab in central england where leading a revolution in health care, 3 d printing is already used to create prosthetic limbs and implants. now, experts at nottingham university, a 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 heads each containing different drop . so these will be pulled it onto a structure, a single drop it. it's just a very small about the size of the mac here. so they will be here and then each 5, just back out into a file 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 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, you can leave both him and his wife. jane exhausted, a crystal, 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 a 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 $810.00 times a day. every day in britain or my 600 people develop dementia according to the charity alzheimer's 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. ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories. japan's emperor has declared the tokyo 2020 summer olympics officially opened. the games are happening for years delay as the nation battled, the deadly wave of the corona virus pandemic. the president of the tokyo 2020 appeared to fight back tears during the openings.