missing a mile and it wasn't all in one way or another. and i could wait for join me for there for the full reports on elsewhere theatre. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world that might have when you call home will be used in current affairs. that matter to you, the the numbers kind of in 1900 cases pushes past 200000000 worldwide as the delta v are in, continues to spread. ah, hello, money side. this is al jazeera life from joe, coming up demanding justice purchase iran on the streets of barriers is lebanon. marks the one year anniversary of the

devastating port explosion. the taliban says it's to blame for a car bomb targeting the afghan defense ministers home on wounds of more attacks to come and mexico takes aim at major u. s. gun companies out tracing $17000.00 sides to american weapons in the current of ours, pandemic is showing little sign of slowing. the number of recorded cases has now the past 200000000. that's according to the johns hopkins university tracker. the world took a year to register the fast $100000000.00 infections. well that number has doubled in just 6 months. more than 4000000 people have not died from the virus. well, the global surgeon cases driven partly by the delta variance, is highlighting the gap in vaccination rates between wealthy countries and the

developing world. well, that's why the world health organization is urging richard countries to pulls that plans to give out booster shots. rosalyn jordan reports now from washington, dc. one of the major problems of the cobit pandemic. some countries have more vaccine than they can use. others have none. that's why as covert cases reached 200000000 on wednesday, the u. s. and the world health organization were arguing whether already vaccinated americans and europeans should get booster shots or the w h o wants a moratorium on booster shots through september 30th. that's so poor. countries can vaccinate 10 percent of their citizens. i understand the concern of all government to protect their people from the delta von and but we cannot, and we should not accept countries that have already used most of the global supply

of vaccines using even more of it, while the world's most vulnerable people, remain unprotected white house officials rejected the w h o 's call. we also in this country have enough supply to ensure that every american has access to a vaccine, we will have enough supply to ensure if the decides that boosters are recommended for a portion of the population to provide those as well. we believe we can do both and we don't need to make that choice. that's one of the reasons why it ministration has really worked hard to not only donate supplies of doses to the rest of the world, but more importantly to work with other countries to increase and build up manufacturing capacity. so they can produce an effect seem to ensure that the rest of the world is protected. but other health officials say the biden administration is missing the point. the best way to use it if the price is donating. now, this is not too loud, they counted it to prague,

asking the vaccination to protect their population to save life as for building capacity, it was the chinese firm center vac biotech that announced on wednesday it's building a vaccine factory and chile that could be online by early next year. so i know what it was, the factory starts producing vaccines, they'll be able to export them to latin america. these countries have had difficulty obtaining vaccines. and obviously, we want to help them trying to end a global pandemic in the face of local but understandable priorities. russell and jordan al jazeera washington, the number of curve at 19 death in indonesia has passed 100000. the epicenter the pan, that making se asia has been struggling to contain the spread of the delta variant, health care facilities on stretch the limits. and many people have been dying at home. let's go to corresponding jessica washington who's live in jakarta with more in the story. so jessica,

with so many people dying at home. how hard is it to get an accurate take on the figures of what's actually happening around the country? that's exactly right, and experts you say it may be impossible for us to say with certainty, just how many lives indonesia lot to this health practice. what we do know is that most of the, many of the deaths have happened just in recent weeks, around 40 percent of the 100000 people consent to have most and live those just happened in july and august. we also know that as i have been a search in depth, the home have been an increase in cases with multiple members of the same family. have all died within days of each other. and what we also know, and what the government has confirmed, is that most of the people who died with covered 19 were completely on vaccinated. now, earlier weeks ago, the government pledged that it would aim to scale up testing to around 400002500000

people each day and that never happened. and so as a result, we really will never be able to say with certainty how wide the scale of this crisis is and how many lives will last to cover 19. there are some local independent data groups attempting to create a clear picture of this game with the crisis. and according to some of their estimates, the death toll in recent weeks is around 3 to 5 times higher than what the government figures indicate and the government don't seem to. the point is trying to try to picture of and improving situation, but just continue to rise by close to 2000 each day. many thanks, jessica washed in the 1st month in jakarta. and china is trying to contain an outbreak of coven, 19 driven by the delta variance, the country ported 85 infections on thursday evidence. there is still infection

within the community despite new restrictions. well, those restrictions include temporarily suspending entry and exit permit for non essential non emergency travel. some provinces have also counseled all domestic travel. japan's government is looking to expand code 19 restrictions to more than 8 regions as infections continue to such cases in take care, which is hosting the olympics are rising as an unprecedented rate. fueled by the delta variance on wednesday more than 4000 cases were recorded in the city. i was double reported 2 days earlier. the growing concerns about the strain on hospitals in the region 6 region including take care already on the state of emergency. in all the news in lebanon, where a day, a solemn memorials has turned into protests as people march 2 years since

a huge explosion. bay roots pours, it killed more than 200 people and left thousands more injured or homeless. the countries still waiting for answers all the state has been in political and economic breakdown, then called reports from beverage. but they mark the minute their city exploded. they read the names of the victims of one of the largest non nuclear blasts in history. a year on the bay route, remember the port explosion that destroyed so many lives outside the blast site, where thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate blew up families of the victims. the survivors gathered to demand justice and accountability in the loop. justice isn't just the demand of the families of the victims, but of all of the lebanese people. we want to know who brought in the explosives to the port. we want to know who allowed for their unloading,

who withdrew quantities of these explosives from the port and where it was sent. we are here to launch an appeal to the countries of the world. we urged the international community to come and save lebanon, because the world cares not our own officials. the world is beginning to listen to the pain and suffering of the lebanese people, not our own officials. it's been difficult making sense of their loss more than 200 people were killed among them children. so far, no one has been held responsible for unsafely storing ammonium nitrate with flame level materials at the port warehouse in the heart of the city for years. at the fire department, a kilometer from the port, the families of the 1st responders believe their loved ones were sent to their almost certain deaths. they weren't told of the dangerous when called to put out the fire. rather, the handle fight is going to the port a had no fear,

had nothing but they wanted to say they want to help everyone. and this is what you're trying to do to move all these positions criminal, killed our brothers attempts by the lead judge in the case topic baton. to start the process of prosecuting some of those believe responsible has been delayed by political interference. but some have hope that change is coming. i think today isn't the new start. start for a new 11 on we believe strongly that this is what we have been waiting for. our next step is the elections in may 2022. we feel that for the 1st time this is showing the, the, our, the, the political class that people are no longer following. following the ceremony, protestors headed to parliament to demand parliamentary and other official. immunities are lifted to allow formal questioning to happen. this is not just about

justice and accountability. many lebanese have this and you would say they believe the political class has not just destroyed the city, but the story, the economy and failed to build a safe. there is anger. the port explosion was one of the most traumatic experiences for a country with already a dark past. it may have exposed the decades of corruption in this management, but lebanon will not wake up to a new country. the battle for justice hasn't been won the battle against the accountability has at least for the time being. then they're also data base route. and you can see a special program by algae, there is they know holder on the just that they were such the answers on the 14th that the gmc knowledge there on our website at down to dot com. so head on algebra raging while 5 for the evacuation of several communities across

great flames and gulf. hundreds of times struggling called me to global isolation. we looking up a huge challenges facing iran from the president. and as he prepared to take a hello locked into that heat across the middle east and also humidity as well. so we'll pick up the story there though, have 46 degrees on thursday and you know, because of the human air mass, it is the highest temperature right now for the golf in tow house. so we see our humidity really ramp up. 80 percent, making it feel about $54.00 on friday. this usually means he's the conditions either at the start of the day and at night time as well. and there's our temperature of 43 on saturday. next we'll go a bit further south around the arabian sea because

a huge swath of yemen in 2 areas of omen, run the risk of seeing the sand and dust swirled up here. same goes for the southern portion of pakistan through karachi. but for the northern side of the country, it remains unsettled. scattering of showers in the forecast on thursday. you know, temperature records have been broken in greece and turkey over the last few days. high temperatures here. wildfires still trying to get them under control and weather conditions are not cooperating through the tropics of africa, intense downpours, through the ethiopian highlands, and we can also tracy storms moving east to west through the gulf of guinea. well, and this one in south africa where we've got an abundance of sunshine for places like johannesburg, the news, the journey to work can be a challenge on its own. but for some, through the villages traversing one of the world's most dangerous is

a risk that comes with the job. we follow the journey of the people as they get to survive. risking is all peruse on allergies era. ah. the me watching out 0 mind if our top stories this our over 200000000 people worldwide have now been infected with coven. 19 world health organization is urging wealthy countries to delay the vaccine booster shots until people in developing nations get

the best in indonesia. the number 900 debts has the past 100000 health officials say the total could be much higher than it sees a stretch to the limits. many people have been dying at home mortals 11 on have turn into process on the one year anniversary marking the bay report explosion. killed more than 200 people, protested, clashed with security for near the building as they called for the government to be held accountable. sadness, rage and was gentlemen, that's how some fail. one years since the black shook lebanon's capital. one man who survived the explosion spoke challenge sara about how it's left scars on the city and his life as smith i'm on today can get on tina. my name is lee missouri. i'm from the currently in a neighborhood. i've been living here in this area for the past 30 years. we had

a lot of challenges in this neighborhood in the past, like wars and so many other things, but august, 4th was worse. it was a day of destruction with sadness and ruthlessness. and i could add the bed assassin, amidst still believe me, i always sit here and drink my coffee before heading out to work. and i put a shop out there on in their money model. so i came out here on the day of the blast and saw smoke coming out of the port and i thought there was a fire. how do you have a mind as to how to fit all done? then i came back into the room on as i was going inside, the blush happened now a stone to decide what a huge rock slammed into the ceiling here. and broke its way down to the 1st floor that i went through the pi flores. had my family been, i've been here, they would have been casualties. and yes, i was injured right here. what am i, i's,

my arm by the my entire body is enough. gettable day, august 4th is so i forget about, i'm an honor. we're now suffering financially. you know, what's become of the economy. everything is way more expensive. there are no jobs are used to work during the day, but now i'm going to be stock certainly. so i don't have an income about the whole and then shall likewise help for a better future, but i, i can see it being better than before. every once in a while, something huge shakes the core of this country. we don't have a promising future. dozens of people have been evacuated from the greek island of eva, where wildfires and golfing forests, private boats helped get the stranded to the mainland. the fires destroyed at least a $150.00 homes on the island is also surrounded a monastery,

like politicians have denounced, lack of resources, emergency crews say poor visibility and rough terrain, a hampering efforts to tackle fire. while the blaze on the via is one of more than a 100 burning a cross grease a wall fi, the outskirts of the cab to athens has now receded bought, has destroyed homes and businesses in its wake. the country is facing its most severe heat wave in such years with a risk of more fires to come vain bizarre avi reports from athens. one of the most dangerous wildfires of the season so far, it took 501st responders working around the clock. and countless aerial sort age to bring this blaze just north of the greek capital under control, volunteers working alongside police and fire rescue teams, managed to keep the flames from spreading to more populated areas of athens. outside the police, coord anxious residents waited. unable to go home, me,

let me get that sort of thing. it's a total catastrophe. my neighbor's house burned down and i caught him and he was distraught. we're talking about complete destruction. maybe my house has been down also. i don't know. i'm assuming this because my neighbor's house burned down. we have been destroyed as a family financially we finished. we finished. as night fell helicopters and planes stopped their water drops and ground crews took over the task of keeping the flames at bay. at daybreak roads reopened to reveal the scale of devastation, dozens of homes in business, which completely destroyed 24 hours after this fire started. the ground here is still smoldering here in this tree line with fire rescue teams are worried about now. is that the record high temperatures, the ongoing heat wave as well as the wind picking up again will begin to rekindle the flames and restart the fires that they've already put out. as remaining small fires were extinguished, people were allowed to return to see what was life for 35 years. masula mikayla

lived in a house he built with his own hands. next to his workshop where he restored classic cars. the collect was priceless. the fire took everything to heaven, but the name for the annex lisa there. i 1st saw the fire around noon. at that point. the fire was high up on the mountain left for a little while to do some jewels and i came back and the police wouldn't let me get through. i was waiting for 4 hours and i kind of had police let him back sooner. he says he may have been able to save something of value to help him rebuild, asked to put a price on the damage. he says he has absolutely no idea how the weather is forecasting, which seems like this are likely to play up again. even as the situation north of athens improve record high, he sparked dozens more wildfires across greece that are still out of control. in basra b o 0. while fire in turkey house reached

a thermal power plant near the southern coast. the facility in mila, near the resort town of budrum, has been evacuated. the plant is coal powered, and that is the raising phase of severe pollution that the fires reach its reserves . and he said people have been killed in the worst 5 country as seen in years. thousands more, have been evacuated from their homes. ah . taliban house warned of more tax on afghan government leaders. also, the defense minister escaped an attempt on his life. she stays bomb and gun tide killed 8 people. meanwhile, violence continues in the south of the country where taliban fighters trying to seize provincial cities are diplomatic editor james base has more. the in recent hours,

the taliban have shown that currently pursuing 2 very different types of warfare. in cobble, this blast targeted. one of the men leading the government's military can but spend a monitor him home button on it as a defense minister and veteran commander business con was not at his home when it and buildings around it in the most secure part of cobble were targeted. but his body guards were among those injured in the bomb blast, the biggest in the capital in almost 4 months. these pictures filmed by the government show the scene immediately after the blast. the interior minister, abil sutter mac, while directing commandos, who we are told, secured the area after number of hours. this is what experts call a complex attack. first, the car bomb was detonated, then attack has made their way into the building. there was a fire fight lasting several hours. the taliban say this is the beginning of

a new campaign targeting senior government officials in the capital. the taliban fighting a very different battle in the south african it's done. aimed at conquering territory rather than causing disruption. the focus right now appears to be the provincial capital of helmand laska. gov. the days they've been fighting in the heart of the city. the african military has called on people to evacuate their homes. but one local resident told al jazeera he can't leave his house because there's fighting on the street outside and his family is running out of food. we're very worried. situation in large cargo into the warfare is going right now in oregon city among the civilians. civilian population is known to target schools, medical infrastructure, hospitals, housing facilities are nor the place where the military activities should take place. the un calling for an immediate cease far,

but the opposite is happening. the violence is intensifying. james bay's al jazeera, cobble. iran's new president abraham, right. you see will officially be sworn in on thursday with an economic crisis. the current of ours pandemic and regional tensions ahead of him. he's facing some tough challenges. acid bag looks at what the future holds. i during the election campaign, the state of the economy dominated the debates. its been effected by a combination of us sanctions and mismanagement in the past years. despite the promises that have been made, the problems won't be easy to fix. more at mann middle that we are going to make sure the sanctions lifted, but we are not going to connect our economy to lifting the sanctions. there are a few issues that the government is facing right now. the budget deficits investment and the stock market and also controlling the inflation corona virus,

and many other basic needs. so i appreciate what the 12th government has done, but we need a short term immediate program to resolve the issues we are facing today. there's not been much detail on policies or how they will be implemented and the continued mistrust of some with them. governments could be an issue in future talks. they bring him, raise the wants, with anxious listed that the only way they're going to be listed. and i assume that means the oil and banking factor sanctions, as if the talks in vienna continue. and right now they've been installed since june 20th. and if they really want to see things change, they're going to have to sit down with the remaining signatories of the nuclear deal and makes them hard compromises. because right now, the iranian economy is in shambles, station and national debt, or at all time highs. recent protests of a water shortages in this don have installed a dirty protest in the capitals thereon. and as to what the edge of which the

presidential mandate that was given by the supreme leader teresee had 2 major points support for domestic production and increasing the value of the national currency that depreciated over recent years. both of these issues are related to governments. revenues and economic prosperity. economic policies should be relevant with methods used to resolve economic problems. that in return would lead to increasing prosperity, family income, employment, and enlarging families, food baskets. pensions in the region are still high as iran and israel engage in a shed. a war several tankers have been attacked most recently, one of the coast of oman that killed 2 crew members, israel, the u. s, and the u. k. blamed iran thereon denied it was involved was the last year how senior ron's nuclear facilities attacked. the country's top scientist assassinated and a conservative leg parliament responding by restricting international inspections on the wrong nuclear facilities. braimer is seen as a chosen candidate of the political establishment. oh,

but if he cannot address immediate and pressing issues of the economy and sanctions, he's picked a future and ascendancy could be effected. i said big i just 0 an opposition party in nicaragua says its vice presidential candidate for november's election has been put on the house. the rest bernice case has been accused of inciting violence and bound from running from public office. she was planning to run alongside a challenger to president daniel ortega, he's been cracking down on his opponents as he seeks a 4th consecutive turn. makes a mexico government is suing us, don macon, for negligence in a $10000000000.00 lawsuit says, reckless business practices have caused a flood of illegal weapons, fueling gang violence, and leading to thousands of death. john home and reports from mexico city. the

streets of kula can north mexico and 17 for october, 2019. when the sinaloa cartel turned out like an army, the battle and defeat met. can security forces the gun then, who said they were there, but they told us that they were using us make guns. other criminal groups across the country told us the same firearms a heavily restricted emit scope that the government says an iron river. the legal weapons is heading across the us border and adding to the violence here. now it's trying to stop the river source. on wednesday it announced an unprecedented law suit against the 11 arms manufacturers, among them famous names like coat and smith and wesson. i don't care you got me well, isn't look at what is mexico looking for with this lawsuit that the companies compensate the mexican government for the damage caused by their negligent practices that they develop verifiable strategies to monitor and discipline the distributors. because companies argue though, when the guns go out,

they don't have any responsibility. they do limit the government says, alms manufacturers should include security mechanisms in their guns to track and check who's using them. they should also pay for media campaigns and programs to stop trafficking. at the moment the government says that doing just the opposite, knowingly profiting from a lucrative trait is sanders yandell. they are developing models, port medical so they use them for knacker traffic in there to sign for that they have different aesthetic and functional features. and the company can officials know they might not succeed. a 2005, your statute gives gum, make his widespread protection against civil liability claims. they're hoping this time things might be different because their claim comes from outside of the states and with at least $700000.00 murders in the country from guns traced to the us. they say they have to do something with the government,

admits the gun makers or any part of the issue. mexico also has a really porous border with the united states and traffic is have told us that it's really easy for them to get their weapons across it. and into the country, even under the noses of mexican officials. so until the border has cuff and up, guns is still going to flow into the country. on both sides of the foreign minister told al jazeera that's something the government's also working on. it will need to, the lawsuit won't be enough on it, so that your home in al jazeera mexico city. ok . this is al jazeera, these you top stories, more than 200000000 people worldwide have now been infected with coven. 19 the world health organization is being wealthy countries to delay the vaccine booster shots until people and.