wildfire racing across lots of turkey. authorities have contains nearly $205.00 of the false non de several also out of control. the telephone says it's 5 who's killed the african government, top media officer and cobbled dollar comment upon was also president gone to use deputies focus. the group has threatened to targets officials as it continues its country wide offensive. the un security council, if you meet in the coming out to discuss the increasing violence enough on the stone as the taliban makes further gains, pressure is mounting on the united nations to do more to help resolve the contracts . kristen salumi have more with hundreds of thousands of afghans being displaced by the taliban. recent offensive against government forces. un aid workers are sounding the alarm on human rights abuses in afghanistan as civilians. not to mention more than 1000. you and employees get caught in the crossfire.

unicef, so today is outraged by report that a 12 year old boy from sheer into gob district in far province, suffered a brutal flogging by a member of an anti government group. women in particular are at risk from violence and the loss of basic write a letter signed by prominent feminist and rights activists calls on the security council to authorize a peacekeeping force. under resolution 1325 which demands the protection of women in armed conflict. women are at risk or being women and we know many of the things that are happening. i will not repeat the litany. what has happened to women during the advance? so the primary thing is to get a ceasefire. betty riordan, who work to get the resolution passed in 2000 says it also promises women a seat at the negotiating table. the protection of women,

an armed conflict is not just some lofty un ideal. it was enshrined in international law right here by the un security council, which is under increasing pressure to help stabilize the situation and afghan, a stan. but the council is unlikely to authorize and peace keeping force, given that any mission would have to be approved by the 5 permanent members who all have veto power. there is no real danger, a spread of extremism and terrorism in countries surrounding of them. there's no doubt about that. chi ida is a former un envoy for the region. he says with the withdrawal of us forces, the taliban needs extra incentive to negotiate. he's calling on the secretary general to appoint and the security council to get behind a single un appointed mediator for peace talks has been said for a long time that it should be gone. live only goes here some way that doesn't work

. you know, you have to put somebody else in charge here. council meeting on friday to discuss the situation. but civil society groups say it's action not dialog afghans need the most. christian salumi al jazeera, the united nations wildfires burning across parts of greece, a force more evacuations. now the capital athens. 5 ounces, continued their efforts through the night to stop the flames. from reaching populated areas, the prime minister of urging people of a evacuation orders and not tried to defend their own homes. santa trophy reports from out of only hours after an announcement that fires north of athens had been put out. the blaze was back and bigger than before, the order to evacuate. the small town below came suddenly, when the church bells began ringing people panic. and all the storekeeper could do was head up hill and watched the fire closing in. today's fire is overwhelming, isn't it? because it's impossible that after yesterday's fire that everything is burning

again, burning whatever's left. we came to the high ground to try to get a sense of how bad this fire really is. and for the last several hours, we've watched it get bigger and bigger, spreading, wider and faster the water dropping planes and helicopters seemingly have little to no effect on the blaze. as the fire spreads closer and closer to build up populated areas. and now we can see that the town of korean ary is burning on the ground. the fire didn't stop there. the aircraft that have been dropping water over the fires, i've only about another hour to go to be able to operate safely to try to put out those claims. but the heat is so high over the fires that the water has been evaporating before it's been hitting. the ground to the helicopters have been flying lower and lower to try to get to the fires to try to get as close as possible to put out these flames. all people can do it seems, is watch the hillsburg and wondered perhaps if their homes might be next of the bush and then it thought of the what is happening now is crazy. there were

a 10800 fires in all of greece yesterday. if it crosses the national road, it will spread to the other force there. the severity of the situation was brought into sharp focus on thursday night. international address, prime minister to jago smith's talkies warned the worst was not over that people in greece must brace for dry, difficult, and extremely dangerous days ahead. by nightfall reports confirmed the worst, the fire had jumped the highway spreading to both sides of the national road. the wildfire seemed to be everywhere. everything at the moment seems uncertain. one person said it feels like her country is under attack, was in basra, v o to 0 north athens. us $55.00 is a bracing for another destructive day with half windy weather forecast to without fires in california. john henry reports from a town that's been all been wiped out. the california largest

active wildfire exploded, engulfing the gold rush. you're a town of greenville in threatening several others. a sheriff's office stores b strows, saloons, gas stations, homes, all left in embers. it's 800 residence appear to have escaped following a mandatory evacuation order. over the last 24 hours, we've had explosive fire growth, driven by winds out of the west and south west meter and ologist have given a red flag warning where we have historically dry conditions, low humidity, low fuel moisture combined. are those winds that drove the fire? as we drove through mountain passage to reach greenville came another evacuation order for taylorsville. then one after the other for clear creek time town walker lake and the list goes on. the dixie fires been burning for 3 weeks. fueled by dry conditions and high winds,

taking out an area the size of new york city. even with 5000 people battling the blaze, it's only 35 percent contained on wednesday, it was the 8 largest fire in california history by thursday. it was 6 across the country, it's shaping up to be a record breaking fire season out. pacing 2020, the worst year ever recorded. 26000 firefighters are battling 100 blazes. in 14 states, we still have to keep our head in the game because we saw the peak months ahead of us with no indian site firefighters said they're battling the dixie blaze one day at a time. the priorities today are to aggressively attack fire perimeter. north of greenville, greenville still has active fire and a structure assessment going on at the same time. we're still continuing to fight to fire our firefighters and our aerial resources are working in concert to drop

retarded, and water. well, our ground crews and dozers and heavy equipment and engines are working to provide structure protection. some fires were sparked by lightning strikes, a local utility, pacific gas and electric says its equipment might have sparked the dixie fire, which shows no signs of abating john hendrick. al jazeera, greenville california. if you, if he is going rebels, have seized control of the ancient town of labella in the north and recent weeks, tpl fighters photography, the strategically important to all region as well as i'm hotter where about it is located for the rebels. it's a symbolic victory and a significant incursion felt the town is a unesco world heritage site and the sacred some millions of ethiopian orthodox christians. it's known for its 12th century churches, carved out of rock. the u. s. is calling on the rebels to protect its cultural heritage. china has attacked the us offers of temporary refuge

for people from hong kong present. joe biden says anyone from hong kong residing in the us will be allowed to stay for another 18 months and respond to what he said is paging ongoing crackdown on freedoms. well, adrian brown joins us live now from hong kong. adrian, what reaction has there been? so far to the sofa. well kim, as you might expect, the response from china has been fairly blunt. there was a term statement issued early on friday from the ministry of foreign affairs here in hong kong. they accuse the united states of shameless apocryphal saying that the biden administration was intervening violently in china's internal affairs. the hong kong government for its part not wanting to be left out. also criticize the bite administration, saying that the u. s. was once more smearing hong kong the memorandum the joe biden is this shoot affects many people from hong kong. now in the united states,

since 2019, it's estimated that more than 80800000 hong kong citizens have gone to the united states. and what bite is now saying is that they can remain there for another 18 months. what is not clear though, is what happens after that period. will they be allowed to remain for another 18 months now? bite and said they were compelling reasons for allowing these people to stay. he said, since the imposition of the national security law, more than 13 months ago, more than 100 people had been arrested including many leading figures in the pro democracy movement. he said that the media and academic freedoms were being limited and also they were threats to the judiciary. now, just a few weeks of course ago, the, the bite administration also announced warning american companies here of the dangers of a continuing to operation hong kong. it said that american companies could be forced

to handle data from their servers, the, by the ministrations also being slapping sanctions on chinese entities and individuals. china has retaliated in the same way. what we have at the moment is essentially hong kong finding itself caught in the middle of a cold war. and that's being fought on a diplomatic and economic front and increasingly major corporations here in hong kong, chinese and american, are having to decide who side their own. all right, thank you for that. adrian brown in hong kong flooding has damaged homes and farms and washed away roads and north korea. ruined crops are threatening to make a hunger crisis. even worse. sanctions have come to country all from age and import . the there can don't own had previously want of a tense situation. rob mcbride is following the story from sol in south korea.

pictures released by north korea state run media show widespread destruction from these floods impacting an area along the countries east coast towards the northern end of the korean peninsula. it said that some areas received up to $500.00 millimeters of rain during the 1st part of this week. and this really adds to north korea is ongoing miseries. last year, a series of typhoons called a havoc with the country's food production racking its harvest. and that's on top of ongoing problems such as years of international sanctions and also of course, cutting itself off from the outside world during this pandemic in recent months, state run media has shown a lot of work being done on the countries infrastructure, trying to improve for example drainage ditches to try to make the country more resilience to extreme weather. but in june the countries lead kim jung and did give a warning that the country was facing

a very tense food situation. these floods it seems, will make that situation worse. medical work as across pakistan, wrapping up a 5 day campaign to vaccinate 23000000 children against old ago. it's been a mammoth task, made more difficult by ongoing attacks against health workers and the police who are protecting them and your chappelle poles. when he spoke walks through the hospital cor doors, he sent a message even before having the chance to speak. he didn't receive a polio vaccination when he was a kid. so he's making sure that other children get it. even though you know what the work is a month ago. unfortunately, i was personally affected by polio. since my parents didn't know how serious it was . and the polio campaigns weren't very aggressive, that's why my right leg is paralyzed and my choose to be a polio worker. so i can convince all those parents who are refusing the vaccination for different reasons. nowadays, all it takes is a few drops over and done in seconds. this week,

thousands of health workers fanned out across pakistan in hopes of eradicating the disease by next year. when we started the campaigns in 1994, we had about $2635.00 polio cases this year. so far we have one polio case. and in the last 6 months, we don't have any case at all. so that is a lot of this program that we have the 99 percent reduction in the polio cases talking on. and i've gone this time, the only countries were polio continues to threaten the lives and future of children. an army of volunteers is going door to door, delivering the drops to more than 23000000 of them. thousands of police are wisdom, protection against violent conspiracy theorists falsely believe vaccines are part of a western plot. people remember how the ca used a fake vaccination campaign for hepatitis to hunt down osama bin lot. the losses have been tremendous according to p showers police chief. during the last 16 years

of foreign tedder, k, p police has her sacrificed 170-0104 snap. for different reasons, providing security to pull you the pull you've explanation, you see it's an international event. it has been monitored by units. it is being highlighted around the world. and it becomes a news not just nationally, but internationally. that during polio of explanation, of police officers all called your health workers have been targeted. and they won't be the last one's going door to door. eventually, vaccines against cove, in 1900 will need to reach the st communities. the concern is health workers may face the same challenges and are chappelle to 0. venezuela is flashing 6 arrows from its hyper inflated currency with its you want hundreds believe our bill equal to 100000000 of what's currently in circulation. as wally central bank

says, the change will come into effect on the 1st of october. the 3rd time the country's currency has been adjusted since 2008. and when it is in its 6 year of recession with millions pushed into poverty. of studying for exams is difficult and the best of times, but it's been especially tough this year for palestinian students in garza who faced a conflict pow costs and for coven $19.00 outbreak. so when results arrived, there was much jubilation. human. a site report from golfer la la malice, teens students are celebrating what they called tow g. he their high school exam results. pictures were quickly posted as social media, with the twin sisters may and were now among the 1st hello, i am the father high and i was the other civic icon describe to you, my joy, sign god. when a result released, everyone started screaming and chanting. we all quite of happiness is the city of

pride for parents and sons. i want the had to for all was little from now despite the challenges and difficulties we've been through, we can god that we passed them all the entire 30. he's on one hand and the results are on another the, the month before the exams in the middle of the corona, virus pandemic, and having to cope with constant power outages. everything suddenly stopped for a student seen godsa. when israel launched air strikes against palestinian armed groups in the strip, more than 240 people were killed and almost 2000 wounded homes and schools were destroyed. but a month later in june, this year, students sat for their final exams. it pub, bland, and had some random hollow, po, matter. we accepted this year with all its weakness and bitterness. i was afraid i wasn't able to provide my friends with the peace and quiet they needed the thank

god they were able to succeed despite it all. a joy is indescribable. better than a wedding, there is no joy, like the joy of success. exams are so important for palestinians students results can determine where they can study in the future may and wanna share their experiences as passion for learning and education and a determination to gain their diplomas and make a contribution to a better future for all godson. that's not as i'm donna mitchell, what? nope. along we could bring out to creative generation from within. there are lots of examples in gaza to consider as role models. and we can definitely lift gaza strip the every year. hundreds of palestinians students are offered scholarships at universities. in europe, the middle east and asia, but they faced many obstacles. cheap among them is getting travel permits from

israel to be able to leave. what many describe as the open air prison that is garza? they often have to wait a long time for the approval. the delay jeopardizing their chance to study abroad. there may be not shame for any decent garza universities is elsewhere. there is no doubting enthusiasm and will, if you didn't improve their career prospects and their lives. you may see, elses iraq got down to the head on algebra, with true boxing champion, going head to head to tell you new self. is there 1st law employee id ah

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ah. gone now 40 for a while and has won the final ever metal in the men's 50 kilometer race walk. but the medalists have slammed the decision to scrap the event from future games. 31 year old data, tamala, dominated over the 2nd half of the race in the support heat. the race will be replaced in paris by an unspecified mix team event, because there isn't an equivalent for women. that's a terrible mistake by the i o c. and the world athletics, i think we showcase today that was an event that belongs in the context it, you know, every athlete from, from the v down to the last, the last and body. everything about the olympics got ability to endure. like i said,

it's hard break and what can i say, of course in a one side we are in the last middle isn't but of course it is great, but unfortunately i, i can say what i can say the history of the 50 k is finished. great britain have completely dominated the 1st several women's madison final, which was marred by a number of big crashes. the british you are clear, winning 10 of the 12 sprints to claim the gold each other. and every single cuba is julio lack, cruise is a back to back olympic champion after winning the heavyweight boxing gold metal. he moved up a weight class following his victory as a light heavy weights in rio to keep in hand. it is russian opponent his 1st last since august 2017. the last one, the women's beach volleyball gold metal. by beating australia,

the americans only lost one facts in their 7 matches, and to great britain survived the tough challenge from india to bronze and the women's hockey. the 4th re, when securing a podium finish for their 3rd olympics in a row. american nelly quarter remains in whole position to win the women's golf. the world number one shot a 69 and the 3rd round to go. 3 shots ahead of india. surprise challenger, a d t shoak who's ranked 200 in the world. really? well, let's go live now. it's andy richardson in tokyo, and andy were into the final few days of competition that there is still a lot to be decided. what's coming up later today? i think the, the fun of the women is 1500 meters. there's the obvious highlights on the track lights wrong featuring, as it does to find her son the dutch runner going to this unprecedented treble

hearing. so i kept trying to in the 150-5000 been 10000. something that's never been done before. she's already won the 5000. her heat for 1500 have been eventful . she took a tumble enough 1st hate on the final lapse, still managed to get up and qualified with relative ease. she's got a big rival in this filing case. faith keep egon who is the reigning olympic champion book has sounded beecher at the 2019 world championships in doha. and then a bit later on the also coming up the final, the women's football between sweden and canada, which, which raises a couple of ongoing control seems about going on here, namely tv money. and the hate. this game is due to kick off mid morning when the weather would have been incredibly oppressive. primarily i think because they expect the us women's team to be in the final but canada beat them in the 70s. mid morning would've been prime time tv time in the u. s. and it's the nbc contract with the i see that pretty much bank rolls the i c. and it's worth remembering that

back in 964. when so care hosted these games that previously it was in october, but because of the demands of it of the m. b. c. were locked into this july august when done as a consequence of going through some extreme heat conditions. all right at richardson reporting live from tokyo, thanks for now. i see president thomas boxes, the record, 88 countries of now, one metals in tokyo. and he says the atmosphere in the olympic village has been more intense than ever before. we all. and i personally as well, of course, you know where concerned because these olympic games could become olympic games without a soul. but fortunately, what we have seen here is totally different because the athletes gave her these olympic games

a great olympic solar. he western africa iris, and i'm biles received a hero's welcome when she returned home from tokyo. yeah, hundreds of orders gather that to use an airport to greet the 24 year old by one to metals that the games, after withdrawing from most of her finals to focus on her mental health. now away from the lympics, after months of speculation, spanish giants, barcelona have announced that little massey will not be staying with the club. the 34 year old argent time has been a free agent since the 1st of july, when his deal expired. arsons presidents has nasty, wanted to stay, but financial fair play rules and the clubs future could have been at risk that we've been speaking to international football. journalist gavin hamilton about where massey is likely to go the reverse clubs in the world that could afford

to saw you. i would say there are only really 2 options for him. the 2 wealthy clubs in the well, manchester city and parasites you mar, matches the city today have just broken the british transport record to saw in jack greenish from ashton villa. 400000000 pounds. so i don't think they have the resources to design missy a because this is moving so quickly. i think perry sent him out probably the only option in terms of the club with the resources to citing. it will turn. it is all that he takes a little bit, so i'm out of the game. maybe songs for major league soccer that's been so in the past of him moving and ending his career in america, or even returning home to rosario in, in argentina. that's a long term possibility, but i think at the moment i restart humor of the most likely destination. okay. and that is all your support for now. much more coming up later. pronounce back to you that far i always wanted to moonlight as a sports present. i didn't think it to be quite like do say with us,

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