in the province of to the was who has been covering the forest fires. there i see a bunch of trucks here of young men and young women with shovels, water tanks, dirt, anything they can put as far as mrs sex. that will continue the fight for the next 3 or 4 days, both through airplanes, but the funds government are funding over. it will also be here help and put all those fires with the capacity 6000 meters that they can mix with, retards, and salt water to help put out the fire filter and military have also put some helicopters than the populations before. so both have especially 1000 meters source is going to be fighting too far as much as possible. unfortunately for the rest of the week, what needs to be in the forty's with your perfect chance of pacific patient. so i'm not looking good. i've never seen anything like this. there are really whole valleys, whole lots of land that are completely crisped, their carbonated never seen anything like this. i've never heard of wildfires causing 70 deaths, however, welfare is happening on

a yearly basis and all of that is not new but never struction. and i think that is what people find suspicious. and that is i think why even the government into arson . however, the governance of to date so far has not presented any evidence for the claims have arrested 3 people in the province of medea and one person in the province of another. while us forces withdrawal from afghanistan and iraq, the biden administration is keeping its military in north east syria. nearly a 1000 troops remained to prevent the resurgence of ice fighting alongside the mainly kurdish syrian democratic forces or some bon jovi, reports from northern iraq. the inbound helicopter is returning from syria, as soldiers are ordered to come home from the front. their mission in the us led coalition will continue in syria. the biden administration is committed to retaining u. s. military presence in ne, syria, on the ground, every few weeks us all just very equipment and supplies from iraq to naughty,

syria itself is the most important mission for us because that keeps that barrier to help. so that wave isis does come back into another region. we're able to keep them back just under a 1000 troops are left and syria to see if god or facilities and continue effort against what's left devices. they have been finding down the operations in iraq and on, but inside their yes, us troops continue to later all of trying to secure the area the high. so why does or not referred to the current vendors and seeing of elk on forces in the debacle of us withdrawal from iraq in 2011? as again, put the capabilities of us back forces under the spotlight. your spot, nathan naughty, syria are mainly curtis simeon democratic forces, or s d f. in addition to agreements with us forces, the s d f made a deal with russia in december to deployed russian troops to towns near the turkish border. most as the f i t as are from the kurdish people's protection group are

right. b, g linked with the kurdistan book as ponti, also known as p k. k. it's a complicated composition to consider the by p g, a terrorist group, and the p k. k. is designated as terrorists by the united states and the european union. the f d. f also controlled jails for isolate detainees. last year, a you in commission of inquiry unfair, you said the long term internment of allegedly ice and associated individuals in the northeast by the s d. f. amounts to unlawful deprivation of liberty and inhumane conditions. in 2019 human rights watch found women locked up without charge in the open air. whole camp test him and he spoke of and mouth guards from the kurdish forces. resting boys older than 12 things have reportedly improved and then he was forced to say they have faith in f d f, but have no oversight. now as far as for all those, you know, those types of issues, i have no disability of that, right?

so because i don't partner with them and again, this is just observing from a distance what, what? because i own that battlespace, right? of ne, syria. and it tells me that they do have the capabilities, conduct complex operations. on the invitation of the coalition elevator tried to enter the area under s d f control. but the us military was stopped by the group. a senior member of the coalition told al jazeera, the sd of said, not to your visit to syria, into their country, so oil are, will comply. we will cancel the theory, a portion. kenneth scott 1st came to the middle east 33 years ago. he now leads 2000 troops spread across 4 countries. the s d f decision to block access game as a surprise to him as well. now if you're asking me if a area continuously, you know, locks down on all its media and preventable, of course, is always concerned about that. i mean, that's, you know, the american concept is freedom of the press. you know, i mean we,

we support that and understand it as the type of the gate gets ready to wind down its deployment question, still remain about detainee abuse, media, freedom and human rights in areas under the control of partners they've trained armed and will eventually leave in charge some of the java thousands era or be military base. me i, one of the largest annual gatherings in the us has open, despite concerns about rising cobra. 1900 cases. thousands of people are expected at the iowa state fair and event that more than a 1000000 people attended in 2019. it was cancelled last year for the 1st time since world war 2. no masks or vaccinations are required to attend the event. thousands of people also gathering in neighboring south dakota for the sturgess motorcycle rally. our southern is a professor of epidemiology and medicine,

columbia university. she joins us via skype now from new york. thanks very much for being with us. so as an epidemiologist, how concerned are you about this event affected so many people will be attending and that it's not, it's not a requirement to be to be vaccinated or or to where a mosque is. does this have the potential to be a super spread or event? i am very concerned. i think it is rather reckless to sponsor such events at this point in time, in the context of what's going on now in the united states in terms of a corporate 19. i think it really does not make sense to try to bring together large numbers of individuals from all over the country, if not all over the world in a densely packed environment without using face covering masking. and also without

requiring vaccination either. i would hope that the organizers would start very carefully before they decided to move ahead with these 2 events. what would you say to someone who says, who attends this event and says, i've been fully vaccinated? i'm wearing a mask and i'm outdoors. i don't think i have anything to worry about. well, i think that, you know, what i always tell people is to use common sense. and i think certainly somebody who is vaccinated and going to wear and mask all the time. and taking into account that it is an outdoor event, that person is much better protected than somebody who is not observing all of these protections. but none the less just the density of the numbers of people coming together. and even if there are doors, it's likely that they're going to be packed together as close close proximity. there may be loud speaking and so on and, and maybe cheering that goes on. and so it is a matter of just doing what makes sense and trying to avoid situations where one

put oneself at increased risk of getting over 19. so it is just the balance, you know, we say we have to balance what we do and determine whether it's absolutely necessary or to say, wait a minute. and maybe this is not critical at this point in time. let me wait till next year. let me take a chance now, speaking of doing things that makes sense, what's wrong with, with simply trusting people to take their own responsibility over this rather than applying a blanket, a ban on people not wearing masks and requiring vaccinations. there were those who say, you know, p shoot, people should be relied on to, to use their own common sense. and, you know, we've been through this for a year and a half. now people, people need to get back to some sort of normality and this is a reflection of that. what do you say to them? well, i have to remind everyone that to me i always advocate for people to do what makes

sense and to to be always conscious of protecting themselves with measures like vaccination and please covering and so on. i think it's also important to realize that what you do when you have an infectious disease, my coven, 19, and especially now, was very transmissible contagious. very unlikely that various your own actions are not just simply about yourself, that about all the people around you. and that's the reason why in situations where you haven't and then you have a hydro transmissible there. and it doesn't make sense to, to, to of course, entreat people and hope that they will do that i think. but also for the sake of others. to also put in trace measures that the best in that me to as much as possible protect the others as well. it's not just about the implications of individual behavior a to one. so, but it also the implication of individual behavior on others in our surroundings.

that's what really vitally important in, in making decisions about what to do and what not to do during the good to speak when you a fast that joining us from new york. thank you. thank you. all for the work as across the united states have found themselves at the center of a national debate on cobra. 19 vaccines. there are cause to make jobs mandatory for all health employees. many are refusing to get the vaccine while continuing to care for sick patients. john 100 reports from chicago to work at rush university medical center. there's a new rule. get the jab or get another job. i think it's the right thing to do. we are in health care. we should be maintaining how and we shouldn't be putting our patients addressed. and even though the risk of transmitting covert from health care worker to a patient as low, it's not 0. there are strict exemptions for religious or medical reasons,

but in general, health care workers are now required to practice what they preach about 70 percent of us adults, or at least partly vaccinated recovered 19. it's 60 percent if you include the children under 12 who are not eligible for health care workers, the numbers are similar though at rush they've now reached 85 percent. were trying to decrease transmission of the delta variance. so you come here and everybody's vaccinated, then you're less likely to leave. with the virus rushed and the vanguard of a growing movement. nearly 15000 hospitals, about one in 4, across the us, now require staffers to get the coven vaccine. according to the american hospital association and states like new york, california and washington is issued vaccine mandates for health care workers like it or not. vaccine mandates work. since chicago began requiring a vaccination or

a negative has to attend most concert, more people who gotten vaccinated. and since france began requiring a similar how fast food in bars, restaurants and most indoor venues, millions more people signed up to get the shot. and that's crucial to reach the kind of heard immunity that those new variance from popping up. still some are saying no to inoculation and there have been protests across the country by thousands of vaccine wary health care workers. 7 you have every right now to get vaccinated, we're not gonna force you to get vaccinated, but you may have to find another place to work. that's exactly what happened to workers at our w. j. barn of his health in new jersey, which recently fired half a dozen senior employees for refusing to get vaccinated with more companies in and out of health care, requiring the vaccine to enter the office doors each day. that leaves anti vaccines with increasingly few options. john henry and al jazeera chicago. a mexico

reported close to 23000 new corona virus cases. on wednesday, it is pushed the total number of cases there. past 3000000 since the pandemic began, the more contagious delta varied is thought to be behind. the rising number of people going to hospitals. over the 1st time this year, all brazilian states are using less than 80 percent of their intensive care beds. as the country fights a 3rd wave of infections. scientists say that things are reducing the number of serious cases. infections and deaths are in decline, although daily numbers remain high. israel is re imposing corona virus restrictions to curb a search in infections fueled by the delta vary the measures include a limit on mass gatherings and implementing a digital vaccine. passport. the health ministry reported more than 5700 cases on wednesday. the highest daily increased since february. a countries around the asia

pacific are battling surges of new co, with 19 cases due to the delta, various daily infection, numbers reaching new heights in south korea. this week and more cities in australia and the philippines have gone into locked down. scott high, la reports from bangkok, from south korea down to australia, a surge of new cobra. 1900 cases. fueled by the highly infectious delta vary, it has government scrambling to respond. australia's capital camera entered a one week lockdown. the city reported its 1st locally transmitted case and more than a year in the us trillion capital territory, a c t. this decision is as the result of i positive coven, 19 case in the territory. a case has been infectious in the community. we also have positive wastewater detections around the i say tell you to of australia's largest city sydney and melbourne are also seeing high infection rate

despite weeks of being locked down for the 1st time. in the panoramic south korea posted more than 2000 new daily cases. earlier in the week, it led to a plea from the government for people not to travel this upcoming holiday weekend. we do government journeymen coordinate if we don't stop. corona virus won't stop. i would like to say to the public that we ask you to refrain from traveling to stay at home during this liberation day holiday. as many of the new cases are outside the heavily populated metropolitan soul area, officials are concerned that those returning to the city could bring cody 19 with them. this week, the 1st of more than 1000000 rank refugees and bangladesh started to receive cove at 900 vaccine. 20000 infections and 200 deaths have been recorded in the cox bazaar district location of the refugee camps. we came here with happiness in our heart. we have received a shot after coming here. it's good to see that they are treating everyone equally

and managing to process lawfully the usually bustling streets of the philippine capital manila reduced to a trickle of traffic. only those with authorization can leave their homes. the government opposed the heavy, 14 day locked down this week. as like many of the neighboring nations, it worked to stem the rapid spread of new cove in 1000 infections and a spike in depth from the virus. scott, either al jazeera bangkok, new zealand as outlined plans to reopen its borders next year. but 1st he wants to prioritize its inoculation campaign. a low vaccination rate, an infectious delta, very, and a causing concern. when hey, reports. while the corona virus pandemic continues to affect many countries life and new zealand goes on largely as normal. there hasn't been a case of covert 19 transmitted in the community since february, thanks to the borders, staying closed. but from early next year,

the government plans to reopen to vaccinated travelers from low risk countries. we cannot keep border restrictions on for ever and to be absolutely clear, we don't want to do that either. and neither did the experts we talk to. border closures were only ever a temporary measure in order to keep cove it out before fixing was developed and administered. but just days before the announcement from the prime minister, new zealand is suffered, escape dozens of unvaccinated work is that the country's largest port were allowed onto a ship that had come from australia carrying coven positive crude. all the port workers tested negative, but it exposed a vulnerability in new zealand defense. you zealand has been able to stay covert free from most of the pandemic because of good management and good luck. but what happened here is a reminder of how quickly things could change. and when combined with a low vaccination rate, how dangerous it could be. just over 17 percent of vaccinated,

one of the lowest rates in the developed world. you zealand prime minister says everyone will be offered a vaccine by the end of the year or had only had one. and then they don't. we don't like to actually around the world including you do that. and if they refer the outbreaks of the virus, the government says it will move quickly with an aggressive locked down. the won't be 0 cases, but when there is one in the community we crushes. but while it's coded free and as many people as possible vaccinated, then you zealand international isolation will come to a partial end next year. wayne, hey, al jazeera towed on a new zealand. i helicopter was 16 people on board has crashed in russia. they came down in a nature reserve in the camp chat cup peninsula in the far east. most of the passengers

were tourists. at least 7 feet missing, local reports say 9 people have been rescued. an investigation is on the way of britons. most senior police officer says detectives will be reviewing allegations made against britain's prince andrew. he's being sued in the united states by virginia euphrates, who says he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. the bach is following developments from london. what cost of the day, my senior police officer in the country head of london metropolitan police service said that given the civil case that had been brought against prince andrew, the united states of force with now review the evidence against prince andrew. it's important to clarify that this is not the same as an investigation and that there have been 2 reviews of the evidence in the past. and the conclusion is always being here in the united kingdom, not to take the case any further questions. i did also stress that nobody is above

the law. the suggestion being if you evidence services of the outcome could well be very different. prince andrew faces accounts of. busy of rape of virginia, jeffrey in 3 different locations here in the united kingdom in new york. and also on a private island owned by jeffrey epstein, the disgraced by nancy who took his own life in prison in 2019 a man who prince. andrew is alleged to have had a close friendship with sport is next on agitated. bizarre scenes from a former top 10 clay refused to give her opponents a proper woman. will. i'm not sure me ah, brought to you by accenture. let there be change.

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a phone number for his leah or thanks. have him. linda. messy went straight to work, taking part in his 1st training session. parents names are mom on thursday. the former barcelona captain has been out of action since winning the cope. america with argentina in july. messy is mission now is to bring the champions league to the french club for the very 1st time. the 34 year old will likely make his debut for p. s g. next month. will chelsea have given themselves a huge boost ahead of the new english premier league season? they beat villareal to win the u way for super cup. how can these put the champions league holders one know up in the 1st half, but the spanish team hit back after the break through dr. marino,

the sides couldn't be separated an extra time. so it went to penalty. chelsea went on to clench is 65 victory against the rope, a league winters, the blues play, their 1st premier league match on saturday against the crystal palace against do we continue preparation phase and use this match to be ready for us at the day? and then we decided no, we use this match to win it and, and nothing else. so we went with a team he played already again, carson played already again, taught him to be in the best shape possible. i'll be 100 percent of our capacity. no, absolutely. not but we are ready to play football matches on a, on a certain level pool. tennis world has been shocked by the bizarre conduct. a former women's world number 9 cocoa vandalay plain in a lower tier event in pennsylvania. the american was clearly not interested in warming up again after the match had been suspended because of extreme heat. and rather strange scenes,

vandelay refused to give her opportunity. her opponent rather illegitimate, warm up, barely getting the ball over the net and even hitting a few shots with her weaker left hand play was again suspended this time because of rain. the match resumed on thursday with vandalay retiring after just one game in the deciding 3rd set could sorry, high dump or me was isa barshan point. it says the tokyo games will go down in history as one of the best olympics. the 30 year old was involved in one of the most talked about moments of the games. barshan and his friend at gen, marco tim barry of italy agreed to share the gold metal instead of competing and a jump off. it was seen as the ultimate act of sportsmanship and for the contrary, it was finally a chance to add the olympic title to his world championship crown. al jazeera santa most caught up with barshan after winning gold brother genuine moments. me and my friends, and martha decided to share the gold and the we did the competition. first of all, we are really good friends about that to be competing since junior years. and then

we went to senior at the professional level together. we did a remarkable competition that was the strongest hodge on campus in the history. and we did a great job both from starting high all the way up to 37. and the circumstances that we've been through. he was almost a dream come through. and i just hated for him to be on silver and of course for myself as well. so when we end up in 237 before to the 9 and the judge come to us, i'm trying to explain. guys, do you need to jump off or? and i just looked at him as a coming up to gold. any like yes, there is history because of the fan demick, you know, it was really a special moment there. the restriction was you can literally feel it. the, it's not the same. i would say in the lympics period, if you have 4 people that persevere the 1st time, the lympics, they don't know what the real feel was when it was with audience. and you can go out and explore. so was it a bit different? but actually for us, we will need before we come there,

we expect is was going to happen. so we know it's not going to be normal, but we just don't know what's going to be. i just have to give it to the japan 2020 . they did a very good job on terms of organizing the games. they did the maximum to make sure it's safe. and when we actually get into the village and start to see the atlas coming in, i really start to feel the experience, of course, in the tract is not the same with the audience. but we've been waiting for 5 years . we've been around for 5 years and we didn't want, we didn't need actually audience to us. we were having ourself. you can see all the adults really wanted this to happen. it's history really like if you look at old, 820-162-0121 previous games, where we come, always stand and ambition. we just get hired on high on winning 2 goals in 24 hours or less. so that was, wasn't saying was amazing. everyone was so happy goal definitely achieved. and now we just saw that possible in an owed to hollywood,

major league baseball history is about to make a trip down memory lane in the small rural town of deer. though iowa in the united states, the new york yankees will play the chicago white sox next to a cornfield, made famous by the oscar nominated film in the late eighty's. right. and remember in the field of dreams, some of the cas are expected to attend. and one of the finest sports movies of all times will try to be recreated. it's also the 1st majorly game to be held in the state of iowa chance. it's just spectacular. i got the same tingles that i got when i came here in 1988, and drove down that long driveway for the 1st time and saw that perfect baseball field at the end of the driveway. and, you know, i've been here many times over the years and it's always special and magical. but there's something about having this new structure, you know, something that's starting memories of their own in a whole new way. all right, that's it for me, but i'll have more at 18 g and you back over to have them seek. uh, great stuff. thanks leah. you can find much more on our website. the address is

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