similar sky, i should have been spending monday at these olympics competing and it's 200 meters, a days and folded rather differently. now she says on sunday night, same officials from valerie forcibly took it from the athletes village. took it to the airport and tried to get her on a flight back to bella ruth, since she got to the airport, she immediately saw how the help of japanese police also issued a video play on social media, asking the international olympic committee to intervene. now in the build up to that happening, she'd been very critical of team officials saying that she'd been put in a very difficult position, was being asked to compete in a full buy for your me to realize she not prepared for. and the reason for that was that the full ethics federation, backing barriers, hadn't put other athletes through the required anti doping tests of tokyo. and therefore they hadn't been able to travel here. now the i see said they were able to speak to her last night and again today and said in her words that she told them she did feel safe and secure. once the authorities intervened. and she'd spent

a night in an apple hotel as a post on a flight back to batteries. not surprisingly, the international olympic committee now launching their own investigation. and that is starting with a request to the valerie simply, committee for their official version of events. in 3 neighborhoods in china's capital have been locked down and transport in and out of aging is suspended. it's the latest response to china's largest corona virus outbreak in month. overall, only a handful of new infections are reported on monday, but officials are worried about the foss spreading. delta vary and driving the new cases, katrina, you report from beijing? well, this represents a huge challenge of the chinese government. this is the worst outbreak that the country has seen and months, and it's taking place during the peak travel period of the summer holidays. now the authorities have said that there have been more than 370 positive cases identified

over the last 2 weeks. 7 of the cases are critical. now the prior, she at the mormon seems to be preventing the outbreak through growing in the capital of beijing. there been only 6 cases identified here so far, but sort of acted very quickly. thousands of people are already under locked down. in 3 different neighborhood. authorities have also clamped down on any transport coming in from highly affected areas. so they've canceled trains buses and flights coming in from those areas. and if people want to travel to aging from those areas, they're going to have to do corvette tests and also quarantine for at least 2 weeks . now overall, most of these cases have been identified in the city of non j. now that's a southern city. it's quite a big city, close to shanghai, 9000000 people there. so they didn't find more than $200.00 cases. and they've conducted mass testing of these 9000000 residents. now all of this,

this whole brick is linked to nothing's international. airport with a group of cleaners. such have been the 1st who have been infected. they were cleaning a flight which state media says, came in from russia, and after that we've seen this outbreak grow. but alarmingly, authorities have also identified another possible super spread cluster. and that's in the southern province of hu, not one of china's most popular tourist destinations. john georgia, which was the place for hollywood movie avatar was filmed now, 2000 people were attending a theater performance. and they have been several cases linked to that, that performance. so traces are working very hard to identify and track all those people who attend attended that performance. staying in the asia pacific in cases of covert 19, are raising across the region, many poor nations. i've been struggling to provide adequate medical treatment and oxygen supplies. meanwhile, wealthier countries like australia,

south korea and japan have been unable to control the surge, despite imposing locked downs on stricter government measures. robert bride has more across asia pacific countries that had once seemed to have the pandemic under control. continue to struggle with surgeon cases. vietnam is now extended restrictions in its business hub hotel, min city, and in 18 other cities and provinces. 85 percent of all of its cases throughout the pandemic have been recorded just in the past month. and while a 3rd of indonesia, total deaths have been recorded over the same period as the country hardest hitting the region. it has now extended restrictions beyond its most populous islands. java in japan, state of emergency measures are now in force in 3 prefecture, neighboring tokyo, as well as osaka, as the olympic games continue. fans who have been banned from venues have been

gathering to watch events on public roads defying calls to stay home. when i get a big now, i really should have avoided coming out, but i would have dreaded if i missed this opportunity. so i decided to come in australia, army patrols and now helping to enforce lockdown restrictions in sydney while the lockdown, imposed on the city of brisbin has been extended australia like other asia pacific countries has been hampered by a slow vaccination rollout, but also vaccine hesitancy. i'm calling upon the people of greatest pdf right in the south while to come forward and get vaccinated in malaysia, which so or another record search in cases over the weekend, a group of protesters gathered to call on the prime minister to quit. so i'm here today because i'm sitting at home and nothing changing. and the numbers getting the neighboring thailand satisfaction to with anti government protest is taking part in

a slow drive demonstration, stretching 20 kilometers through bangkok. the more transmissible delta variance now counts for 80 percent of all new cases in the ty capitol. a grim reminder of just how deadly it is a hospital outside the city has become so overwhelmed. it's now using refrigerated containers to store bodies. rob mcbride, al jazeera, so passenger, and from the us on the you have begun to arrive in the u. k. after britain relax rules for fully vaccinated people. those arriving into the u. k. are not required to quarantine, even though scientists are warning against it. it comes as the w h o says 60000000 people have now had corona virus across europe. the world health organization is urgent countries to prioritize vaccinating refugees, less than 8 percent of the $2000000000.00 doses promised. under the u. n. kovak scheme have been delivered globally. broken,

your refugees are some of the worst impacted by the shortages. will not be the situation is the disease spreading. we should also get the vaccine if we get infected, so will everyone around us, even the lucas vaccination is a must for everybody. we are scared. you can see here that we all live together. we cannot follow social, distressing, or we're mosque in wymond that they live in is often very you know, condense, housing situation. it's not necessarily in the most areas with most access to, to health care and services like that is basically in health conditions are not there. the water supply and sanitation city does not always up to date in that sense. so they are really living in difficult situations. most of the time, while the un refugee agency is monitoring the vaccinations of refugees and asylum seekers in $162.00 countries. you will see our goal is to ensure at least 20

percent of refugees are vaccinated by the end of 2021. but there are a number of obstacles preventing refugees from getting their jobs, including the requirement of identification papers as well as lack of access to the internet. a language barrier can also be a problem which often leads to vaccine hesitancy. you and hcr is calling on countries with surplus doses to share them with lower and middle income countries. the 322, i mean, who is a senior communications advisor and spokesperson for a middle east in north africa region for the united nation high commissioner for refugees? joining us live from i'm on, thanks for speaking to us and i'll to 0. which countries do refugee populations remain the most vulnerable right now? i would say in most countries, because we have to remember 120 with keep up with a 500 people. more prominent refugee will be included in any

rollover. however, as you just pointed out, many of you don't have not seen them. so still, the key to including refugees is that are included in the national and the technician brought out and that should will never happen before. and it was a good rule out of that happens all over because we have pretty much the most are needing in put income and the income. and these countries have not had access of full access to enough to that can eat the whole population or at least a significant percentage of the population to ensure some kind of more of the 75 percent of the tools that had been administered weren't like had been done on the most kids are not living. and so they're back

and back to me. she has to do with the actually of the hosting countries porch and they don't have what we bang much and strongly as the is an equitable sheer of the mobile responses. and it should be an, in the interest of everybody because at the scene or minimizing that would be called quite a. however, these barriers aren't they much, $51.00 gave a putting them. and we don't know what kind of barren will develop. we don't control the demick, so that's why we're say, and it was the vaccination. go out and is the main, the main factors order to ensure that we control the virus and the panoramic for the interest of all right. and the go by you and it's your is to ensure at least 20 percent of refugees are vaccinated by the end of this year or 2021. so how close

are you to actually reaching that goal? it's hard to say because you know, most of the countries up not even reached that that percentage where refugees in some countries, for example, in georgia there is an increase in the record change to the nation. and jordan have a general refugee mission. but in other countries, let's look at this, we can bank bank leathers and other places the act of these countries themselves. it's not. and so we need to have a very comprehensive approach in calling for support for their and and in order to issue the equity effect and have enough resources to, to have to access the backseat whenever they are available within the country. you

have mentioned a few of the barriers and these are a barriers and we're trying to help trying to help with awareness campaigns to convince those who are reluctant or to register. we're troy, we have a more like your mid level to reach. still, we have a problem have difficulty reaching the back commission and applying for refugees and the communities that are happening there. but it's do you know what we can do and what the company can do? it's never enough if they are not old and especially rich countries do not share responsibility, ran support finance and teach. there has to be more effort in order to remove the barriers and that is not just to provide effective but to allow manufacturing sherry technology sharing information and that's ok. all important

issues. thank you so much for i mean, for speaking to us from amman. now, police officers guarding polio vaccination scenes in pakistan have been targeted in 3 separate attacks and the latest assault gunman on a motorcycle shot and killed an officer returning from duty with vaccine. the vaccination workers and shower in the northwest passed on and have gone on are the only 2 remaining countries in the world where polio hasn't been eradicated. come on either. has this update from pish, our printed 3600000 children and 60 a district across the country. 179000 folio workers, tens of thousands of police men. and they said the gods campaign, richard broad weight race. because in the ball dollars or dozens of police, men and boys workers been targeted mostly by that said he gets all of on budget on . but there is some good news because the reported case only one. and for the same

period last year there were $66.00 gated code. it showed that there is a god improvement. the government determined to wipe out polio. but of god jalyn did not to mention the risk of attack. and the fact that the situation and honest on adults so quite unstable, which means that a lot of people that may move across the board were complicated issued by the governments. indeed, confident that in a position to control and perhaps will be able to wipe out the boil. your wire is from bucket on support. as brazil's president horrible scenario have rallied in several cities, they're backing his proposal for paper ballads to replace electronic voting for next year's election. monica, you have reports from rio de janeiro. the thousands of brazilians rallied in support of brazil, president james bull,

some adult. they're backing his plane that brazil current electronic voting system is not to be trusted. they will don't see a deal that i believe both in our was elected president and the 1st round of the 2018 elections and not in the 2nd round. like the official results, say, politicians and judges must respect the work of the people who want paper ballot, not just digital ones. someone in washington going off to follow the president has offered no evidence of with the current system that has been used since 1996 at his supporters believe him. they want a paper printout of every digital ballot cast and they are putting pressure on congress and the supreme court to change the system. but 11 political party in many brazilians question both scenarios intention was getting versus the people want to change the running, quoting was they a paper side to us? what the majority of brazilians wanted. it wasn't,

this is just the government's way of distracting the people from what is really going on. i'd like to more than 500000 did by covered 1900 recent polls. shobel so now faces defeat by former president with the national ruler, the silva, if the contest next year's election in both scenario has repeatedly said he will not step down. if he thinks there is fraud. had any idea that this happening after the opposition has stage 4 nationwide project calling. 7 for president right above but not as well. so not as popularity has waned in the face of increasing inflation, unemployment and poverty rates. analysts believe he is following in the footsteps of former us president donald trump, most of our strain to do the same thing that trump has gone on in the election united states. he wants to have the elements necessary to claim that 2 axes were read and tried to validate them. resilient still have to

wait more than a year to cast their votes. but both so now to supporters and opponents already testing each other on the st. monica, and i'll give, i'll just 0. rio de janeiro for mexicans are voted in a referendum on whether to prosecute 5 former president, president to undress manual lopez of dora has been promising to fight corruption. he encourage his supporters to take part, but criticize election officials for fewer polling stations. more than 40 percent of registered voters must take part for the result to be binding. but the turn out recorded so far has been far lower. you can feel the most important key. the important thing is ending impunity in this country. it's been going on for far too long. there has to be justice. there has to be democracy. or in this up, what about? we are in disagreement with presidents. they leave and leave us with nothing. another president comes in and they leave him with all the responsibility. vanessa

newman is the president of latin american consultancy symmetrical, and she says the referendum as a way for president lopez over doors to distract from his failings. where he's holding it because it invigorates his base and a mexicans are exhausted of corruption. right. so what he's saying is he's trying to seek these corruption prosecutions. it goes his predecessors who are from a very well established political qualities. and he is for more than now which is a newer political party and it's basically sort of a leftist ploy against the right. but actually it's unnecessary because you can just prosecute people for corruption once they are out of the presidency. so he's holding it really to distract from his mishandling of the pandemic. and from the fact that the economic development has not been there, even despite his sort of changing major infrastructure projects like the airport

and, and that he keep centralizing power around, sort of a certain lease. there are his lead and centralizing power around the oil company. so he is not actually deliver what he said he would do, which is anti corruption and improvement in the living standards of the pool and increase of delivery of services to the pool. and actually murder rate. despite the pandemic is as high as it ever was under the drug cartels tell the president you seeking the so called prosecutions against already their statute limitations have already run out. and in fact the, the, the wording is very vague. it's like, do you want reparations for victims by people who have, you know, from people who have roamed the people of mexico from before. and of course anybody would answer yes to that. but there is no set mechanism to very strange political

ploy. i don't think that it will actually lead for any benefits for the mexican people. full ahead on the news hour. so it's hamilton suspects. he has long covert after being left exhaust, so by his epic fight back in hungary. we'll hear from him in the course phillotson would joe coming up next ah ah ah ah

ah me ah ah i hope for this worth moved here and so there in thank us saw gymnast simone biles has confirmed she'll go for gold on the balance be month to previous be pulling out

of all of her 5 of the finals that be final takes place on tuesday while had a difficult game pulling out of all of her previous events to focus on her mental health. one of the events that bio miss women's full final, which was one by her america. she may carry 21 year old bounce back from a disappointing vote. performance with an incredible company retain the claim 1st and then it goes middle of her career and she was able to celebrate with her dad. she everything means everything to me to have my dad here. we've been working so hard for this together. so i'm really glad that i was able to do that for us tonight. and having simone being back tomorrow is great. i'm really proud of her. she's been through a lot they. so i think so it's going to be great to see you're out there needs for the american women's football team. the well champions were favorites for gold, but they were stunned. one know by canada and the semi finals kind of that will play australia or sweden in the final olympic history was made in the women's

weightlifting zealand laurel habit became the 1st openly transgender athlete to compete against. unfortunately for her, she made an early exit from the women's, 87 kilo category of the failing to register list back of the national stadium put her because jasmine, how much are quin goals in the women's 100 meter hurdle feet in the world? record holder. kenny harrison to make his megan tappa referred much acquainted just a 2nd puerto rican ever to win a gold medal. how about this leaving? it late decreases milton. this 10 to glue was outside the metal when he hit the runway for the final time in the long jump. but he's not scold with a leap of 8.41 meters. and it was stunning. come back in the heat, some 1500 meters. well, champions, if i fell with one lot to go. but the dutch star got off from the still able to win the race to qualify the semi finals. so just one told the 5000 meters and here is

the middle table as things stand china way clear at the top with 29 gold medals. u . s. i a 2nd with 22 and host japan room, 1711. 0, nice to say they're considering whether or not to take disciplinary action against american athlete. raven saunders the shop put silver medalists broke and limping rules by staging. the 1st podium protest of these gains and richardson reports from tokyo. according to olympic regulations, all podium protests, all band that didn't stop. american shop puts a raven saunders the silver medal winner, forming an x with her wrists. she said it was to represent where the oppressed meets. now sold is often war super hero masked during her competition, saying she identifies with the incredible hoax quest to control his strength and power. i may not open up everything, but i do feel lot that people say from the fact that like, you know, my hair,

you know, the fact that i where girls or whatever it is. because my biggest thing is just, you know, always being me, gangs organizes say that rules are aimed at keeping support neutral and away from politics. and so the regulations reflect the views of the majority of athletes. we created possibility before. sport begins for people to make protests, but one thing we have noted in the, the survey that we've did with 3500 athletes, including by the way, athletes from united states in all of the people we asked in that in that extensive survey, they all want to protect, feel to flight them. i celebrated image of athlete activism is from the 1968 olympics american sprinters. so me, smith and john carlos raising a fist the spread the message of black equality and civil rights. when barry is aiming the gold in the hamlet throat with these games, she's also stage a series of podium protests against racial injustice. critics if the r c believe

any effort to prevent athletes promoting social change is wrong. the i o. c really is, is an archaic organization. when you look at how professional sport in europe and north america has empowered their athletes to be able to stand up for social, racial justice and to use their voice to be a part of change. so on the says she hopes her gesture and sporting success will help inspire people from all over the world to stand up and speak for themselves away from take care. lose hamilton says he suspects he has long coven after he had to be treated as dizziness and blood vision. after the hungarian grown pre hamilton finish 3rd behind racing, van coleman back in battle, a rolling fight back from last place. the most is the 2nd. when vessel was qualified for not having a field car, the permission extend hamilton's lead of a much 8 points in the drive of championship. we've been fighting with his health

since contracting over 19 in december of june. and i'm just grateful. i was able to come and know it's a, it's a historic moment, so i'm so glad that i got to share with him on the podium. and then i want to really want to make the press conference. you have a spin tough day and very, very much so but i have enjoyed, i enjoy the racing part of it. and finally the u. s. i have one football conquer, cast gold cup per team at largely junior players. pizza, 1st choice, mexico team one know in the final when take your time and defend a mile robinson. when in the 117 minutes, it's the 2nd time the u. s. has won the title and 1st 2017. alright, that it can now i have more free later during ok, joe, thank you so much for that update. and that's it for the news hour on. i'll just 0 . we're about to take a very short break about 2 minutes or so,

and we'll be back in just a moment with more of the days news and all the latest headlines. thanks so much for watching. the you in a minute. ah, a secret agent claimed by both israel and egypt. well, any case officer who receives potential for a double age will always assume the worst truth lies. fact or fiction muscle, the documents or 40 people of either of those under ups out there will tells the story of a man of many secrets. i shall matawan death to the super spy on al jazeera, north korea. isolated and heavily sanction yet earning billions around the globe bureau. 39 is involved in everything that makes money for korea. they carry

different passwords, say, contacts, and the money this year. and it goes straight into the conferences leadership, a 2 part people empower investigation, bureau, 39 cache for kim park, one on a, jesse. this is polly despite being in germany, 2nd tier of football and without a single major trophy to its name, it has become one of the world's most iconic teams. and it's all down to their fans . but for them some poly transcends sports. for then, football is about politics, protest and music. these fancy themselves in the vanguard of a global struggle against and a phobia inequality, and racism with over $500.00 supporters clubs outside germany. they're able to spread their message far beyond their handbook home. but some police history is far

from innocent. the club is sending out a warning about the rise in popularity of far right parties like the a f d. nazis and fascists have no place in san poly today. ah . burned to the grounds, cruise and turkey struggled to contain wildfires across southern coastal areas. ah walter knowledge is there a lie for my headquarters in del hind during obligate? also a heads and other court adjournment in the case of 4 palestinian families fighting against force, the ocean from their homes that occupied east jerusalem. i've got to stand the president blame.