ah, al jazeera, when ever i write down to the r g a year late and an unprecedented circumstances, fireworks signal the official opening of a controversial olympics in tokyo. the hello i. mariam was in london watching alger 0, also coming up on the program. ah, the nation president of an animal use is laid to rest his family home. widow

describes the dark days of his assassination and love and people without power turned to diesel generators to overcome daily electricity outages. as the economy is gripped by a deepening crisis. and reinventing the way we take medication of pill printed is actually seen by a 3 d printer. ah, we begin in tokyo were against the backdrop of a pandemic. the 2020 olympic games of officially opened with the usual fireworks and fun for this time. no fans. the event is taking place as host nascent nation japan battles are a new wave of corona virus infections. i was spectacular displays at that country's

national stadium and tennis donna, me, a soco was given the honor of lighting, the olympic coltrane, the president of toko 2020 says she hopes the games will bring an atmosphere of peace during the pandemic. but the 68000 seats venue are mostly empty, with only about a 1000 people in attendance. most of the teams will mosques, as they came out to represent that countries so many wouldn't be complete without with dazzling performances. they went ahead as planned, with some celebrities taking part by video link. but the army of dances performers, and props usually seen it mpeg opening ceremonies were cancelled this year. while more than 11000 to athletes from 200 to 7 nations will be competing without spectators on the unprecedented restrictions. and the pigs organizes a grappling with a shortage of covert 19 testing kits. athletes a meant to be tested every day, but reportedly none would test it on monday,

3 more athletes have tested positive bringing the total to 11 all mpeg related cases, including officials and media rose by 90206 over all the city of tokyo announced a 1359 infections on friday despite being the state of emergency for 12 days. another concern, the impact of the toko, some is extreme heat and humidity. friday's temperature is a high of 34 degrees celsius, with humidity of 76 percent. many people in japan resent having to stay to the most expensive summer and picks in history at this time. nearly 80 percent of people questioned said that they're again holding the games during a pandemic protest is gathered near the venue to voice several position. i mean richardson brings us more now from tokyo. but at least we now know why no, i mean i suck his 1st tennis. much of these olympics was pushed back from saturday

to sunday. the japanese stall, given the honor of lighting, the olympic coltrane, to get these tokyo games underway during the opening ceremony. we also heard from the international olympic committee president thomas back, he said, amongst other things, this feeling of togetherness, this is the lights at the end of the don't tunnel of this pandemic has to be said. that sense, but may not be shared entirely by the rest of the japanese population who perhaps remain to be convinced about the wisdom of these games going ahead. the athletes parade, while it was scaled down socially distanced, somewhat subdued. several athletes from the countries of kurdistan. pakistan and sir g kissed on entering the stadium without wearing a facial mask. seeing clear contravention of the strict rules and regulations of these games athlete were warned that if they didn't follow all the safety protocols, they could risk being kicked out of these lympics. as for the ceremony itself, well opening ceremonies like them to load them. i've always been a part of the games ever since. they came back in 1896,

a chance for the whole nation to showcase all of that culture national identity, but rarely as a whole. nation had such itself balancing act, so pull off like tokyo has him to try and get public opinions to turn and shift in favor of these olympics. ah, in a t please of fi tear gas outside the funeral of president jovan adam ways. ways was buried in the grounds of his family home in the country. second city, outside violence, iraq to those between police and protest is sending us delegation and other dignitaries rushing to their cause. always with shot dead on july 7th. hey, she's been experiencing mass protest under political crisis more than 2 years now. jovan moiz, his widow martinez, said these were dark days for her family that

a husband was trying to free the state from corruption. so from what did she? why is wanting to democratize a sin? how has fighting for equal opportunities to enter the civil service? the come condemned to go to the station brothers. if you cross your arms and just look at the executioners, blood will not cease to flow. today. it is jovan all movies to morrow, who will it be? it will be him, it will be may, it will be our residential. we had the categories and little 80 the haitian community area in miami. and as you were seeing that this was supposed to be a moment of unity, that was the hope but it didn't happen with protests erupting just right outside of the door of the funeral itself. yeah, that's right. i mean, i think a lot of people hope that this might be a moment when the nation came together to lay to rest its president. but really what it did was show the fractures in this nation, people in port haitian,

don't trust people from puerto prince. when the chief of police turned up for the funeral service, people jeered him and called them an assassin, because they know that among those arrested suspected of carrying out. this is our nation, our haitian police officers. so there is a great deal of mistrust between these 2 cities, but also it shows a divide in this nation. people on one hand, maybe side that they are laying that president to rest, but he was a device to figure someone who overstate is welcome according to people who study the constitution. but overall, i think people are more concerned about the future about that own personal security, more than anything else. and i think that's obviously reflected in the way in which this assassination took place. i mean a massive security failure. what happens now? what does the future hold because really, the country is facing collapse on a number of different levels. political in terms of security and the economy as

well. yeah, the economy has been in a huge downturn. remember, there is no vaccine program going on in this nation. but more than anything else, what they need to do now is setting what the international community is pushing for free and fair elections. they haven't happened in more than 4 years. of course, the international community, including the u. s. got behind are y'all on re, was now the prime minister that may be problematic because patients don't like international interference, but what they are pushing for the, into the actual community. awful, these electrons to take place. but many ordinary haitians say, look, those aren't going to fix our long term problems. the senate is barely oper, bolt, that politician. the parliament was dissolved last year and gangs wrong large portions of portrait print. so going to the ballot box may not be the solution to the international community, one for the most haitian, just want safety. okay, thank you very much for the anti gallagher reporting to us from the miami that just

wanna bring you some news from india now, or at least 44 people died when monsoon rains trigger landslides and flooded low lying parts of the weston area of the country now thousands of people have been left stranded, and rescue workers are trying to evacuate people from vulnerable areas. at least 32 houses have collapsed in one district alone source. he's now releasing water from dams. at risk of overflowing. elizabeth problem has more from the capital, new delhi, 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. but 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 goal 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 on top of bushes 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 us. my getting was received the heaviest rainfall in july in full t years. but we're also seeing heavy flooding in a couple of other different states from the country. most notably in the southern states of telling donna we're hearing meteorologist is saying that the 30 centimeters of range for that. and that and gardens capital high their bob, the bets the highest rainfall in july and hydro bob in 10 years that the flood gates of the main reservoir swan 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 flies. it is common during the monsoon season when the flood 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. meanwhile, cleanup operations are on the way in the central chinese city of joan jo, which was hit this week by the was flooding. the region is experienced in recent history. nearby fifty's on the red light, his rescue seems search for survivors. katrina, you reports from young john the the rain and john joe 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 lying 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 3 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, jose famous clock tower is frozen at 5 pm. the time electricity was cut off during the height of the storm on tuesday, getting around the city is still very difficult. be 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 underground. commuters are sharing harrowing details of their experiences, waiting for rescue team to arrive many beliefs they would not survive 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. finally retained a treaty, you all to 0 job job. we go to lebanon now because the country is facing its worst crisis in modern history. supplies of food and medicines has been affected, and the economy is gripped by a weakening currency and unemployment will. now hospitals are running out of fuel economic crisis is led to power costs that can last up to 20 hours

a day. and that's putting lives at risk st. honda reports for us now from beirut. these generators are a lifeline for hospitals in a country where state electricity cuts last most of the day, but they're running low on diesel fuel. lebanon is an economic and political turmoil, and the state is nearly bankrupt. doctors warned the health sector is close to collapse with all the what's going on with the shortages, whether in human resources, whether in medications, whether in supplies, and on top of that now fuel electricity and more of a case is coming in. i'm believable that the hospitals are still able to it's not just hospitals bakeries to say if they don't receive diesel fuel in a few days, they will have to close. the state electricity company has all but stop providing power. already the sector was crumbling from years of neglect, but in recent weeks rationing has been severe. done,

we rely on tandal. there is no electricity and i can't afford to pay private generator. many no longer can afford basic food since the local currency crashed. prices have increased by 50 percent this month alone. the price is very controlled by many factors, including the exchange rates or the dollar depending on the market prices for fuel and for diesel. you know, we have markets, we have to have electricity, 247. the black market has taken advantage of states subsidies on basic goods including medicine, many of which has been missing for months. many blame this for the crisis or something. when you started, i think they will be out of market because one of the government and even if they were the company, but they would be sort of broad market. merchants have been blamed for hoarding

supported goods or smuggling them to neighboring syria or other countries. mama lacy is element, we can't find any med since there's no electricity. food is so expensive. every aspect of life has been affected by the unprecedented economic and financial meltdown. water supply is likely to be affected by the collapse of the power grids . the united nations says water pumping could gradually seize within 4 to 6 weeks. the country is falling apart, its blamed on decades of corruption and mismanagement by a political class still in power. the solution, many se requires a government ready to fight just that, that their elders, either beirut and watching out, is there a life from london? there's much more to live for you on the program, including this story. after a scrambled keith, it's wild heritage status, australia's great barrier reef stays out of danger. and now

the hello nice to see you from an abundance of sunshine and high temperatures. to now some rainstorms and low temperatures. you knew it had to happen, right. we've got a weather maker moving into the british shells impacting the southern portion of the united kingdom. it's also moving into the low countries and this is not good news for already water logged areas of belgium into germany where we saw a debit stating flooding. there is now more rain on top. we're hanging onto the heat for spain. look at some of these temperatures, cordova, 39 degrees, but we do have some instability rolling across the northern portion of spain on saturday. we've had some continuous rain for the black sea region of turkey. it's led to scenes like this were about 200 people have been force from their homes and some rescues underway here in the black sea region. and you know,

the forecast is calling for more rain in this corner of turkey were the southeast of the black sea. also some showers in the forecast for bay roots with a high of 30 degrees on saturday. next up are going to africa. temperatures coming down in mayor cash at 39, but they're shooting up in alger is 41. that's a good 10 degrees above average. our bouts of heavy weather will be found toward the ivory coast, liberia and sierra leone. free time, we've got to have 26 degrees in the forecast for you. on saturday, the 2020, the year of lockdown and social distance saying you can't reach across the screen and get someone. ali re, explores, one of the globe hands makes the biggest side effects loneliness. everyone who lives alone has been forced to be socially isolated for the 1st time ever highlighting its effect on physical and mental health and discovering unique ways of coping. controlling,

being alone to get episode of all hail the locked down on al jazeera, me ah, ah, ah, ah, i'll come back main stories now. the delay 2020 olympic games that kicked off with fireworks and fabulous. no fun events taking place as i was nathan nation, japan battles a new wave of the colona virus, dining room side chair gases, violence, iran, and outside the funeral of haiti's assassinated pleasures of an atom. louise was buried in the grounds of his family home in the country section, 50 cafe shan. it was shot dead on july 7th. and at least

$44.00 people died when long soon range trigger landslide and flooded low lying areas of west in india. thousands of people have been left stranded with rescue work is trying to evacuate people from vulnerable areas. the taliban is warned that there'll be no peace in afghanistan until there is a new government spokespersons that they don't want to monopolize power. they won't stop fighting either until the president asher f. connie is removed, us general set the group now controls half of afghanistan's district centers. why? having withdrawn most of its troops, the u. s. has been carrying out as strikes in order to help the afghan government diplomatic editor james base has more now from cobble certainly what everyone wants, i think on the international community is some way to have a negotiated settlement between the african government and the taliban. some way of

sharing power and what they'd like is to restart those talks that have been taking place in doha and currently adjourned. great deal of effort to try and get that back on track and get that going. there's been a meeting recently with the deputy heads of the taliban political office in doha. of those alarm a happy and representatives of diplomats from the e u. u s u n. and cats are now many of those diplomats, in addition to getting the talk started, think that the best atmosphere for the talks is to have a cease for the ton of reluctant to have a c spot. at this stage, they say the proposals that the african government have put on the table so far are unacceptable. they won't not won't re constellation, but they won't set entering. they won't come

come n harbor c spied and we will continue our government as it is. so that's also not realistic approach. now, to me, pragmatic approach, it is necessity, that all 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 add that up months, another taliban spokesman later clarified those comments, making it clear that the taliban is not demanding. the president nash ref gone is removed or stands down before a ceasefire. that's not one of the conditions that demanding before a cease for al jazeera understands the what the taliban want. in order to have a cease far for them to greek, to a c swap would be for all the prisoners being held by the african government to be

released and that will be difficult. moved by president gone, he got a lot of christmas last time. he released prisoners and also for all of those taliban members that are listed by the un under the sanctions committee to be de listed. we've got to ecuador now. the country remained in the state of emergency after gang fights into overcrowded prisons. last, at least 22 people dead and 57 people were injured on wednesday, president carr my last vowed to mobilize all necessary human and economic resources to re establish order. he says in the institutions, please say they were gain control, and quote, dozens of prisoners who tried to escape had been to other deadly riots in ecuador prison. this year turkey's defense ministry is searching for survivors after a boat carrying $45.00, migraine, sunk in the southeast, and a g, and c said the boat sunk 260 kilometers off the coast of the holiday resort town of cas turkey, seen as

a gateway to europe is hosting some 3700000 refugees in mostly flat, this area and war. many travel there on overcrowded and dangerous boats. the international body or the seeing the p still that ends the bosnian conflict of the 1. 900 nineties has banned the denial of genocide. many bosnian sub officials have refused to accept that the 9095 massacre of more than 8000 both in the ex entrap bernita was a genocide. but genocide deny is now face up to 5 years in prison. and you law also forbid the glorification of war criminals, the sub member of both here and what's the governor's joint presidency says the un hi representative has no right to impose the law. and that he'll move for the republic of script because independence, character message, which has more from sorry, over in the recent years we've been witnessing a campaign of open and blatant genocide, denial both by the buzzing sales but also republic of serbia. that's find the bugs

in public. there was a push towards international community and it's office of high representative to bring into power a law this incriminate, genocide, denial, which is basically what happened today. now there are 2 factors, probably that played an important role in this happening. first of all, there is in the recent years a more strong, a stronger us presence in the region, especially since the navigation of the by the ministration by then who was very involved involved in the war in the ninety's when he was a us senator on the other hand, the incumbent, high representative, valentin ensco, is leaving office at the end of this month and in bosnia move this, bringing in to power this law is seen as a sort of a legacy move a legacy of his term. as the high representative in bosnia salmonella has its 1st

female prime minister after receiving course approval for ya may know me. my to office party 1 april elections by a slim majority. the caretaker, government locked ministers out of parliament. so much office side held bare and swearing in ceremony. instead on friday, the court of appeal robes army was legally vomit. a group of scientists in england is using 3 d printing technology to customize pills for those in need of taylor doses. the revolutionary concept that could improve the lives of millions of people around the world. and in barbara explains now from m at this lab in central england, the leading a revolution in health care. 3 d printing is already used to create prosthetic limbs and implants. now, experts at nottingham university, you're 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 premium 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 stacks 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, it 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 his tablet. 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 $87.00 times a day. every day in britain or my 600 people developed 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 as 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 and australia. great barrier reef will not be placed on a list of wild heritage sites considered in danger. after the country's government lobbied against the proposed listing $21.00 country world heritage committee is ignored unesco scientific assessment that the world's largest coral reef was clearly under threat from climate change in carl bleaching. instead of the danger listing anesco. and now carol, a mission to assess almost 2500 kilometer long reef and australia will have to send a progress report to them by february of next year. meanwhile,

the world's heritage committee is warned that stonehenge is on the threat of being placed on the list. if the u. k goes ahead with a nearby ro tunnel now china space agency is released pictures of the route taken by it's mars rover. the g wrong rover landed on the red planet in may, it's moved 585 meters so far. capturing these photos of a san june along the way. china is hoping jerome will spend 19 marche and days exploring and analyzing the surface. it's completed 68 of them so far, the equivalent of 69 days a just a quick look at the main stories now in the 2020 olympic games have opened with fireworks and fun facts, but no fans. the.