still, western climate a server family must choose between going against their religious beliefs and guiding a group of mountaineers, or rejecting much needed income. the wall of shadows on the al jazeera. ah. at this point, the very dominant variant remains delta. the world is urged to focus on all threats posed by the pandemic, while scientists work to answer questions about the new various ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is out there alive. and also coming up, iran chief negotiator tells al jazeera his sized proposals that nuclear tubes must not rejected us in europe. say hiram's not being serious ukrainians. describe the hardships of trying to get across. no man's land as tensions mount on the pool. and

with little pe and long hours, we look at the pressure that workers face in china with the new cupboard 19 variant is getting more of a foothold around the world a week after south africa identified it. the world health organization says on the chron has been detected in 38 countries, that's up from 232 days ago. to nicea is one of the latest to confirm a case. and measures reminiscent of earlier stages of the pandemic governments. and now trying to keep on the con, out by imposing travel restrictions, but san to say it will spread regardless and are calling on countries to instead focus on preparing health systems. as we're talking about ami con, let, it's also not forget that the predominant variant right now still remains to delta variance. so i'll make one maybe on the rise, and we may come to

a point where it takes all birds will be the dominant variance. but at this point, the very dominant variant remains delta o south africa is in the grip of a 4th wave of cobit 90 infections driven largely by on the cron. the government reported more than 16000 new cases on friday for me. the miller reports now for janice. doug, experts in south africa, say the surgeon coven. 19 infections is the highest have seen since the start of the pandemic. and they blame the latest and possibly most contagious variant. ami kron. they want as that the variance would generally be in want transmissible, but most of the time they would be less debate as we enter the 4th wave with a new environment. we can see confirmation of this one. while people from this and other countries in southern africa facing international travel bands lockdown restrictions in south africa at the lowest,

the government is instead urging people to get vaccinated. so far, 42 percent of adults have received a job with hospital admissions, mainly dominated by those who are not vaccinated. and young people below the age of 40, most of whom are not vaccinated. at this stage, we can say that even in how do we japanese for 72 to 80 percent of the new daily infections, we have not yet reached attending stages in terms of our hospital capacity and the new hospital admissions. the government says it has enough resources to deal with the outbreak, even in one of the worst hit provinces, how ting? the latest statistics show daily infections are growing. and health workers are also concerned about the high number of children. and the 5 years old who's been hospitalized the phenomenon of young children,

younger age groups have rather. busy pregnant women having increased infection, it can in the gated, we are hoping that in the coming weeks will be able to give reason for. busy why this particular cohort of the patient is having increased infection. but officials hope that while the new variant appears highly transmissible, it can be managed. the government says it will continue door to door campaigns and community awareness programs to try to convince people to get the job. how's experts say the number of people dying from covert 19 has remained low because of vaccinations. and right now, wanting for people, tested for coven 19 in south africa, a recording positive for me, the miller ultra 0 johanna, the book mean on travelers to the u. s. will now have to adhere to tighter restriction. the government's requiring everyone to show a negative cobra. 1900 test within 24 hours of departure. health officials say

vaccine make is already working on contingency plans for the on the chrome variant, including a possible booster. there has been confirmed in at least 10 states under castro has more now from washington. fresh cases of ali cronner popping up coast to coast in the u. s. from new york to california to many states in between. and particularly one case in hawaii in which the person who's infected has no recent travel history . so it is now undeniable that community spread is happening. kennedy spread on the crown is happening in the united states and the chief white house medical adviser, anthony found she talked about this in a briefing today, saying that the vaccine makers were already on top of this working on multiple plans to in the case of whether or not the current vaccines work, which is still a study that's ongoing, but he says that these vaccine makers will be prepared. they do have plans that

have multiple contingency. one is to wrap up the production of the vaccines that they already have. the next is to make, for example, a by valence where you have the vaccine against both the ancestral strain and the new variant. and the other is to make a variant specific boost, the degree to which they're going to be doing that they are now assuming they may have to do that and being prepared for that. and val, she said that the national institutes of health, citing their early studies, he said that there's strong evidence that the existing boosters do protect against omicron, though, felt she said that has yet to be proven us. and european officials that the nuclear talks are accusing iran of nothing serious about salvaging the tattered deal. earlier, iran's chief negotiator told down to 0 that will power cannot reject drop proposals . it's submitted during discussions in vienna. shabba, towns,

reports from washington runs chief a nuclear negotiate to ab a vienna talks told al jazeera, the terran of presented its proposals and the other parties present. there's going to be that proposal table by iran cannot be rejected, i told because they are based on the provisions of the 2015 nuclear agreement. and in principle, the countries which are still the participants of the j. c. p. o. a they do not want to ruins the nuclear document. all the sanctions which have been imposed or re imposed under the so called maximum pressure campaign of the united states. they should be removed immediately with the us secretary of state, however, painted a bleak picture. what he suggested was iran and intransigent and are united international front. now we've had this 1st round of talks since, since the new governments in and what we've seen in the last couple of days is that are on right now does not seem to be serious. we're now in a different place and even of russia and china are clearly frustrated with what

iran is doing or not doing. in these talks, however, the russian ambassador appeared relatively on the big us about the germans. there's a technical break of the van talks which will resume next week. he tweeted an opportunity for each participant, including iran and the us to consult with the capitals and to think how to proceed further. taking into account the positions of other counterparts. the 1st week of talks confirmed predictions that initially both the u. s. and the new iranian government would take maxima, this positions as they sized each other up. it's clear that around feels that, as it was, the us who withdrew from the iranian nuclear deal. and then impose unilateral sanctions, the onus is on washington to act the u. s. hills differently, but there are further complications. now there's another element which is the uncertainty about where the united states is growing and that is creating even greater problems. because even if the sanction lifted today and the deal is revived, european companies are likely not going to go back into iran until they are clearly

far more confident that the new situation is a stable one. and there the 2024 elections is a major, major. ah. so that is seen as a positive sign, but the talks will reconvene next week. and there will not be another long hiatus and diplomacy she ever turns you al jazeera washington. you saw iran's chief nuclear negotiator in that report where you can catch the full interview with eli mcgary. connie on talked to al jazeera. it is on saturday at o $430.00 g m t. that's right after this program. the u. s. is again warning, it's repaired to take action against russia, if it invades ukraine. the number of russian troops has been rising along the border. but the kremlin says it's nothing to worry about. ukraine though, believes russia could mount and offensive as early as next month. the white house says they're trying to organize a call with moscow. we want to make sure that we are prepared. we know what our president putin has done in the past,

or we see that he is putting in place the capacity to, to take action in short order. and should he decide to invade, that is why we want to be prepared. and, and in an area we have expressed serious concern about so what he means by a group of us a package is there's a range of tools at our disposal. of course, economic sanctions are an option i, but we're going to do that in coordination with our european partners with congress . those consultations have been ongoing and we just want to be prepared. i'm a standoff in eastern ukraine, is making it more difficult for people to access basic services. trips that used to take less than an hour can now take an entire day or longer, shall strive for reports. now from number 3, they stand in the cold waiting for instructions from a ukrainian soldier for this is one of only 2 places where people can cross the more than 400 kilometer front line in east in ukraine. because that's what i mean.

i think we haven't been able to really come and see our relatives and friends, but more than 7 years, both sides make obstacles for us. i'm using my ukranian passport and they now say it's not enough for me to cross. i have to go online. i've been trying for 3 days, many of the elderly and in burn came to the ukrainian government controlled side to collect their pensions. sure, only around a $100.00 a month. the 1st separatist checkpoint is around 3 kilometers down this road. now before the conflict started in 2014 the journey chime from the town of dun misc to here was around 30 minutes. but now because of the complexities of traveling across the separate is controlled region, many people decide to come via the russian border. and that can take more than a day. nikolai is a company of his wife to separate his control. don't ask. he can't find a nearby hospital and the government controlled side. the can carry out the life

saving operation. he says she needs user research for more than i may 2 years old and live bruce so much. i hope my children and grandchildren can live a better life. i just hope doctors can save my wife. you as they say, hope died last but it's so difficult, it's terrible of this happens to us at our age. the checkpoint is only open twice a week. red cross trucks pass carrying tons of aid for around 3000000 people. the u and expects to need humanitarian assistance next year. and that's on both sides of the front line. soldiers tell us they have shilling a few kilometers from here. every night. c spy monitors with the organization for security and cooperation in europe. say both sides regularly break ceasefire

agreement, signed in 2015. mchale has just arrived from separate is controlled on ask all my friends who want to leave, and most of my family have left some to ukraine or russia some to europe. many still there miss what life was like before 2014 they wait for a seat on the bus to take them across. what's called no man's land. feels they never imagined they'd be afraid of before these complex started open 7 and a half years ago. cha, stop it, al jazeera mobile, trotsky, eastern, new grain, lots also to come here. and i was very, including gonna governmental accused of trying to down play a debbie outbreak of yellow fever. and a rundown neighborhood in iraq's capital enjoys revive. lauren, the ah . ah,

look forward to burritos, guys with the sponsored by capital airways. hello there. let's have a look at the weather across the middle east and live and, and there's plenty of unsettled windy weather to come. in particular, across the mediterranean, we've got wet and windy weather, working its way across turkey, into cypress, and we'll touch into lebanon and syria. by the time we get into sunday, we've also got stronger shamal, wind blowing across the gulf. that's going to kick up some dust and effect visibility in places like saudi arabia as well as guitar and the u. a. but this region was in temperatures slightly below average. it is feeling rather pleasant for those. watching the arab cup games now pleasant is not the word as we move across to north africa. we've got wet and windy weather, pulling into coastal areas of libya. we could see some flooding here from those blustery showers and to rental downpours. by the time we get into sunday, now of course, central africa, the storms intensify as they pull into coastal areas of tanzania. we could see some

flooding there, and we got the usual sat showers and storms effecting the congo cameroon, and get on this we can. but as we move down to southern africa, this is where we seem to really wet and windy weather. we've got a long band of rain affecting southern areas of botswana and bringing wet and windy weather to cape town and johanna's book this weekend. that sure update. oh, the weather sponsored by casara always talked to al jazeera. we always ask, how would you describe taliban relationship with the us? we listen, copied my tedious multiple for covered 90 nesbitt, terrible demonstration of the failure to view much solely that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on al jazeera, unprompted, and uninterrupted discussions from our london broadcast santa, on al jazeera,

ah ah welcome back. a quick reminder about top stories. hey, this ron's chief negotiator. i was told al jazeera that will palace cannot reject draw proposals that submitted during talks in vienna, negotiations around that, bringing the us back into the pot and, and showing that iran is once again complying with the world health organization says the new coven, 19 current, armstrong, has been detected in 38 countries up from 232 days ago. it's called on countries to focus on preparing health systems. instead, posing travel restrictions on the top health official in the us says vaccine manufacturers are already working on contingency plans,

including the possibility of an on the chronic specific loosed up there and has been confirmed that these 10 states well, the little is known about on the crown at the moment that african doctors have been surprised by its spread among young children. hospital admissions are up among those age up to 5 years old, but scientists are also warning. it's too early to draw firm conclusions. whitney casarez is from the american academy of pediatric. she says, coven 19 has a significant effect on children. but physically and mentally. as a pediatrician, and as a parent myself, i'm always extremely concerned about new developments with coven 18 getting our kids vaccinated. should be our number one priority in the united states and abroad . i think we have found that with this particular disease, it's been so deadly. it, the number of hospitalizations have been staggering. the social isolation that happens from having coven and having to corn teen for an extended period of time.

the fact that if more and more children get home, it's going to mean the shut down of school systems even further. and we know that this pandemic has not just affected the physical health of children, but also a mental health of children. i mentioned my kids afore my oldest has an anxiety disorder. she is worried every single day that she or her friends will get cold at 19. this is the single most devastating and traumatizing event to happen in the lives of our children today. and we want to prevent it as much as possible. a supreme court judge in brazil as old investigation into president j both an arrow for spreading misinformation about coping 19 vaccines during a speech in october, both on our a full sleep claim. the vaccines were linked to aids, videos of him saying this was taken down by facebook and instagram. also, nora said he was quoting an article and not making assertions. an outbreak of yellow fever has led to the death of at least 35 people and gone over the past 2

months. the governments now racing to bring in more vaccine doses, and there are charging reports, waiting to be examined by a doctor. these patients are here to protect themselves from yet another deadly virus. yellow fever has killed dozens and gone in west country district. but house officials here say despite the rising number of cases, death are slowing down. wherever we identify cases in the community, we go in there to look for multi do a search. and we need those who need to take again, the yellow fever is transmitted through a bite of an infected mosquito symptoms are mild and can develop up to 9 days after exposure. but about 15 percent of those infected develop serious illness that can lead to potentially fatal bleeding and organ failure. cases have been detected

across a white age range from 4 months to 70 years. with women accounting for more than half of the cases in gonna. there are concerns, the government is down playing the number of days infected and not all cases are being reported. you got the numbers and then you also look at what is on the ground . it appears all the cases are not reported simply because of the local education. and so that has been a lot a lot about science and how they got important. there are also concerns about sure teacher vaccines garner is trying to secure 400000 doses from the world health organization and hoping they are able to contain the outbreak before it becomes more widespread. homeric your 3, which is era. the 3 up in government says is pushed to grind. rebel fighters out of all their positions in the fall region. fighting is now said to be limited to the

area between the towns of barty and des c. as a no comment from the rebels, video obtained by al jazeera appears to show to grand forces were treating north. the government recently launched a counter offensive author to grind fighters advanced towards the capital, addis ababa. while you're honest, while the merriam is a specialist on the horn of africa, he says it's in the government's interest to appear as if it's making gates. they have been pushed out many, many times and they have come back to strike again. and so, you know, this is just not a very credible kind of information because i mean bottles are one, but the water may not be one. this is a situation that is still evolving and, and the propaganda water is also it's stream the heat at then. so

it's hard to believe what is being told by the government because the government has been taught to lie a lot to ground places will never because it's and it's essential crisis for them. and so, you know, this is, this is just not the end of it. i mean, they can lose battles, but they will not work for you. and i mean, you know, i'm in a few months ago, they were, it was, we were taught complete the theater. and then they reached the rate watcher, one child in combustion, and they reached all kinds of places. and so this is, this is, this is part of the just the mean media campaign by the government to try to revive it. sounds viable, a viable, but really not far from you and representative has been in sure lanka,

looking into the working conditions. many laborers are forced to endure some make the $7.00 a day despite the long hours and heavy lifting. fernandez, report from columbus back breaking work long hours and minimum p. david has worked as a puerto or not army for 30 years here in better. she long as busiest commercial hub. it's narrow streets and alleys. how's a large part of the wholesale commodity trade? making the not tommy indispensable, that david and hundreds like him have little to show for their efforts. younger leave her alone. we on a daily wage, we only have verse, no extra benefits. but given the current situation where we make is not enough, we are not blaming anyone, but with everything increasing and price. it's very difficult to manage. and why of these men appeared between $5.10 us sense for each item. they move and make an average of between $7.00 to $10.00

a day. and it's not only here exposed to the sun and the rain that workers have to deal with hard working conditions. tens of thousands of women walk in, crammed faces on production lines like this in factories throughout the country. those who work their stablished industry leaders enjoy better working conditions. but literally a single mom who worked for a leading company had a different experience. marley deck in that among antarctic, acted like they were treat me differently because i'm sick, but hoping not to come to work because i couldn't achieve the targets. how was given. i couldn't because i had a heart attack and an operation on the song that i could help me at the opposite warfare form the backbone of the garment industry, which on $5300000000.00 us dollars in 2019 the u. n. special wrapper, turn modern forms of slavery, has spent the last week in sri lanka, looking into walker rights achieving target ease,

who are serving as an enormous pressure on women in sector as garment. so they, many of these factors have target, you have to produce, produce this a 100 clothing an hour, and if you dont air pops, you do not get bonus. labor minister lamar city bothered da silva, told al jazeera he will come criticism or bar pro more all center you later, the buyers and the government and the international community. when they press these issues, i like the operate in these details. because that didn't, they, employers are reluctant to break loose things. what their rights advocates c, changes are being made, but more needs to be done. or the conversation about the law for liberal or reform is geared towards how to make their work more flexible. how to increase productivity, which is fine, make increase in productivity. everybody wants to play but days,

nor talk about how to protect the vote on the cut over present his findings to the u. n. in september 2022 at for workers like david, it's likely to make little difference to their daily battle for survival. minute fernandez, or just zebra, colombo, a new high speed train connecting china and louse made its debut on friday. the train line runs for just over a 1000 kilometers from the chinese city of could ming to vienne. the capital of laos, china funded 70 percent of the project, was part of it's built on road initiative. authorities in the us are still searching for a couple whose son murdered 4 of his classmates in the state of michigan. james and jennifer crumbly failed to appear at a quarter arraignment. they're being charged with involuntary manslaughter. prosecutor say they bought their teenage son ethan a gun as a gift and ignored warning signs before he carried out my shooting at a school north of detroit. sports news now and cattle is the 1st team to reach the quarter finals at a fee for arab cup, post nation beat amman,

thanks and part to an own goal. john, i guess raska reports when cancer was awarded, the world cup many of these young football fans when even born yet, but with the host country moving through to the quarter finals of their biggest test event. yet the arab cup, excitement and expectation is building the owner for us as the are of i've got golf country ross or cuz i get to invite you to visit him. and doha, and 2022 a very beautiful. yeah. amazing. i guess i went into that group a match against him on looking for back to back victories from their 1st 2 matches . and they took the lead around the half hour mark when a man gave way a penalty ac, from a thief scoring from spot to put the host one new up. and the education city stadium rejoices. but among colorado, how should he broke through castles,

defence midway through the 2nd half to equalize it's the half time substitute. who schools a big goal? just as it looked to be heading for, drew with 7 minutes about a time designed to firm on an own goal, giving counsel the to one with injury time window. devi holmes, checked by j o is not the way cath i had hoped to finish the match, but amone's mistake ultimately and the house to place in the quarter finals of the arab cup. joanna guess raska al jazeera a dough house education, said he stadium now a rundown neighbourhood in baghdad is getting a new lease on life thanks to rocky artists who turned its crumbling wools into their canvas. they say they want to capture a more beautiful time of june and wolf. my report. the stores of this one's vibrant district in bagdad were only shared by word of mouth and in history books. now

they're written on the walls with a splash of color. this dilapidated neighbourhood is enjoying a revival and it's the talk of the town. oh smith. we did not expect that this would get so much attention. it spread all over social media in baghdad within a day, and at the same time, different people got in touch so that we now paint houses here. we are happy and see that people encourage our ideas. alley khalifa leads to collective, formed mainly of painters from the construction industry. they use their skills artistically to create these murals. jonathan csr the area used to be his story, but with the passage of time it got neglected. these guys painted the traditional windows with famous personality. they brought back the soul and life to this area, which now has caught the attention of people. now more people come, the youth come to take pictures and families come to look at the beautiful paintings and mark on the stories behind these faces seek to inspire audiences,

both young and old. in the starter lamp up in this historic area, we paint traditional motifs and famous personalities. and we reflect the life of people who are living here in the beautiful times that they were living in. and we also reflect the simple baghdad life body. a simple life from history now restored in brilliant color, one brush stroke at a time. gillian wolf, al jazeera. ah, i've a quick check of the headlines here at this hour. the world health organization says the new cobit 19 barons on the corner has been detected in 38 countries. it's calling on nations to focus on preparing health systems instead of imposing travel restrictions. as we're talking about army.