already kept spectators to 50 percent of the venue capacity and bard international fans from attending the new ruling now prevents any spectators from attending the games. the public sentiment in japan has widely turned against hosting the tournament. olympic organizers have dug in their heels and are committed to seeing the games through we continue to be committed to our principle of organizing safe olympic and paralympic games that together with you. and we have shown, you know, this responsibility in the day of the postponement. the games are estimated to have cost more than $20000000000.00 cancelling them, which should cut off broadcasting revenue. but make recouping any of that next to impossible for tokyo and the international and the committee for better or for worse, just like the olympic torch. the games look set to march on. let's get more from

our medicine, my date of useful welcome. marks and coven is responsible for all sorts of unprecedented things over the last couple of years. now we have a spectator free, lympics. what sort of games then, are we in for a very, very strange one. as you say, we've got used to this idea of not having fans and stadiums over the last 18 months, especially with football. but when it comes to the biggest sporting event of all, that only comes around every 4 years. it's a big, big blow. it's a big blow for the japanese athletes. because they were really counting on having japanese fans and then pushing them along. japanese fans tend to be very passionate, very excited. we already knew that spectators from abroad weren't going to be there, but still, it's going to change the whole sort of default of the games really. i mean, you think about when you, when you watch it, even on television, fans are part of the game. maybe when you're watching archery or rowing, you don't see the fans quite so much. but in the really big sports,

like athletics and swimming, especially the noise when it comes to swimming, the fans are a big, big part of it. so it's going to feel very, very strange. so you mentioned the football there, so we're in the middle of a european football championships. we've seen large crowds, we've seen large crowds at wembley, while london is in the middle of an increasing number of corona virus infections. so what is the difference between the 2 events, the 2 cities, i guess the japanese are being extra cautious. it is true that in britain, the vaccine rate is higher than in, in japan. so japan is that is the delta vibrant, really, very, really great stead. and they could be in serious trouble, and they started, they have no other option. even though as you say, the cases are relatively low in compared to what we're seeing in, in europe. i think also the political dynamics been there. there's an election coming up in, in japan in october. but other people will say people in europe are being too rash

. i mean 60 fans that these england games, wembley, when cases are rocketing, may be in a mom's too much time. people will realize that actually japan took a very sensible course of action and the international olympic committee is determined to press ahead with this. they have to, it's all about money basically. i mean, it's cost billions and billions to host the games. the postponement cost extra now they're not getting tickets. income, the only income they're getting is from sponsors, from television. and if we're honest, the sponsors care about the t. v. viewers know the spectators in the stands. that's how they make their money. and so that is basically what they see is relying on if they scrapped these games that were being big, big bother, especially with the next olympics the winter olympics being beijing and various governments, talking about diplomatic boy cox. the best case scenario is only pix without fans, where at least you have the sport, and you have the tv views. ok,

can give her medicine w school and for my son, africa, and present jacobs. duma is now in prison. after a stand off with authority. he gave himself up over night. it been a fading arrest since last week when he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for fighting to appear before a corruption inquiry will be eligible for parole in around 4 months. and he's the 1st south african former president to be jailed though he had previously serv. time in the 960 s a. during the struggle against apartheid cutting it close to midnight deadline. the convoy of vehicles carried former south african president j consumer, on his way to hand himself over to authorities. the 79 year old is now in custody in his home province, beginning his 15 month sentence for contempt of court. on sunday, xena stressed, he wasn't afraid of jail time referencing his previous incarceration for his role

in fighting south africa's racist apartheid regime to remind them and i am not scared of doing of boeing to jail for my belief. it did not be for the 1st time i will be a prisoner of conscience. the former president who was in office for 9 years, has been at the center of corruption allegations surrounding his time in public life. the contempt of court charge came as a result of him refusing to appear at a corruption commission. he's called the process a political conspiracy but authorities have accused him of misappropriating funds and fraud. some of the charges date back 20 years. the on monday, the constitutional court is due to consider an application by xena for the

cancellation of his prison sentence. for the w correspondent, christine manuel is following this story. she sent us an update from the escort correctional center, where mr. summa is being held jacobs who may assist to spend his 50 men prison centers at this correctional facility in was lou natal province, where he will be among 500 other inmates. i asked the justice minister if the former president isn't titled to special benefits and privileges. he said no, he will be treated like any ordinary inmates that means orange overalls and no access to a private firm. now mrs room is currently in the hospital wing and i solution for 14 days, pending and assessment of his health related needs. he is eligible for parole. officer serving a quarter of his sentence, that's roughly 4 months from now. but on monday, july 12, all eyes will be on the country's constitutional court. that is the court that convicted and sentenced. mister zoom, it's

a prison. he has all that court to reconsider that conviction and sentence christine maneuver will take a look and add some more stories from around the world. with horses here in germany are investigating an attack on a turkish german living in exxon in berlin. azure is a prominent critic of turkish president reggie tie berwin. police say he was attacked by several men outside his home. is that address as one of the men told him inter, if you will not write your opinion, his fine. german comic is 875000000 euros for confusing to prevent the roll out of clean emissions technology. the a new anti trust body says dimer bam. w. volkswagen group denied consumers chance to buy less polluting cars time the escape to find because it revealed the cargo to the commission. climate researchers say the world may have passed a critical global warming threshold as a heat wave,

such records across north america, parts of canada to reach nearly 50 degrees celsius and the high temperature of lead to hundreds of deaths. europe is also facing one of its houses to have a summer's living near an outdoor swimming pool during a heat wave is a fortunate thing. the temperature is sore and so high in alberta, canada that can't be melted. it's random events, it's very seldom and un servatius. you don't see this over the last 100 or maybe 150 years. but there's no perio climate evidence from from tree rings from other archives that supports that this has been experience in the past. such, he may be a freak event, but what role does human activities on earth play in climate change? so the human activities with release of greenhouse gas, the field to me fame. and so one are leading to increase of these greenhouse gas

with fear. and they also prevent the heat from, from the earth is leaving the atmosphere so it's collecting the heat and the leaves were warm. and this warming was modeled by scientists in the us, canada, and europe for a world whether attribution report, researchers say, hitting nearly 50 degrees in western north america is virtually impossible without climate change caused by people. they estimate this global warming made the heat wave a $150.00 times. more likely. this is not a british columbia problem. it's not a candidate problem. it is a global challenge, and we all need to have citizens of the world coming together as we have quite frankly, to address a global pandemic. there is a lot of uncertainty in the data covering the frequency of heat waves as the phenomenon was so extreme. but something of the scientific community does agree on

is that climate change played a big role. sport will start with tennis and tell women fate actually bossy is through the wimbledon final. after knocking out germany's and going to a cabin or the wind makes party, the 1st australian woman to reach the single spinal for more than 40 years. she's now just one went away from emulating her idol. even google. this is uncharted territory for ashley bazzi. she's never made it this far wimbledon game and not that you know, it from her 1st set performance. but angelica knows a thing or 2 about playing on grass. she won wimbledon in 2018 and puts up a fight in the 2nd set. it went all the way to a tiebreaker with bossy, letting 3 match points pass her by the bossy dreams of any fellow indigenous australia and yvonne gould gong. it's 50

years ago that gould on one the 1st of her to wimbledon title, and on her 4th match point, barty moved as close as the following, and her idol now, just one more much to go. i said you're up to date some more world news of the top of the hour leave, you know, with scenes of england fans celebrating that team victory over denmark. and the semi final of the european football championship fell out of italy on sunday. in the 1st major final since winning the world cup in 1966. good to

me. i me the fight against the corona virus pandemic. how has the rate of infection in developing? what does the latest research thing information and contact corona virus. 19 special next on d. w. use came back.

boeing, radio drama continues the seasons. a story focus on have speech, cholera, prevention and sustainable charcoal production. all episodes are available online. and of course, you can share and discuss on the w africa, facebook page, and other social media platforms, crime fighters to noon. now. the quarter as the world's corona virus deaths have been in latin america. the 3rd of new infections happening in the region. a region where just 3 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. so once gone wrong. in

some countries, people blame the government to making the wrong news or making them too late. poverty to is playing its part, making social, distancing the impossible. health care systems are overwhelmed and the economy is shrinking. so what hope is there for latin america? i'm robots in berlin. welcome to this curve at 19 special latin america thing and alarming rights in corona virus infections. the region has the highest cove at $900.00 death rate in the world. brazil has suffered the most fatalities with more than half a 1000000 deaths, followed by mexico wherever 230000 people have died. and peru has nearly 200000 debt with a population of 32000000. w. johan ramirez reports from peru where a new variant called

a lambda has left the public health system there. really. in peru, people are placing their hopes for kirby and upon them each on vaccination. yet progress is slow on the some 15 percent offer organs have received at least one those one of their worst rates in latin america. but for house work or something around, it's better than not the most of the recent. but if you look into it, we feel optimistic because people react while to vaccination in parole. in fact, the younger people would like everything to go faster so they can get to vaccinate it soon from a notice all the commerce has reopened. after a 9 month quarantine, strict safety measures remain in place. authorities have mandated using global phase mass to enter stores and shopping centers. phase shells are widely used and hand washing facilities had been installed in the streets,

but it has not been enough. there are the highest per capita death rates in the world. the government's response to the crisis has been widely criticized. is the one that gave those just arrived too late for the management of the pandemic is a complete disgrace, especially for the previous president. one now at least the pfizer vaccine. the last 2 peaks of infection seemed to have coincided with the deep political crisis that in both cases led to massive demonstrations. the 1st one was in november when political instability left 2 or 3 precedents in one week. the 2nd wave of brought this is happening right now. the reason a controversial presidential election, one of the candidates cried fraud. why the other claims? there is a plan to steal his victory. supporters from both sides have taken to the streets, according to some experts, these demonstrations could cause

a 4th arise in the section car. but at this point, the concert cannot afford new lock downs. the great, this effort must be done to baton 8 of the population and to start negotiating from now on new generation vaccines for the nova that may appear, this is the most effective measure and we have been slowing doing so much on average. peru administers about 350000 vaccines every week. a low figure for a country of more than $33000000.00 authorities have promised that the process will accelerate government forecast estimates that the eligible population will be immunized by the end of 2021. for latin american country with by far the highest number of corona virus cases and death is brazil. we've been speaking to francisco and i still bustos, who is

a senior research and epidemiology and bias statistics at the as well. do cruise foundation in rio. he said the brazilian government was too slow to accept the severity of cobra. 19 the main advisors of the government forecasted very, very modest epidemic with less than 1000 keys death. now we have more than 500000 much probably very soon. we have something like 600000 that and also the final, the clinico picture as a mild variety of food. when actually cookies 19 is a very serious disease. we may need this grant symptoms and some very

severe case. it's a very different disease. indeed, i just want to talk a little bit more about latin america if we can, the pan american health organization that talks about that being a glaring vaccine gap that was down to i think that the latin american should be viewed now as kind of patchwork because we have very different profile in terms of axis in x, so use of vaccines. so for instance, there is a good performance by sheeley which is close to the developing countries from western europe, america, israel and the place and brazil. procure them per chaise. the vaccines with significant delay. so now

we are still be below 14 percent of coverage in terms of the those who's enough to protect people. so there is a big gap in brazil to be drafted as soon as possible. francisco industrial bustos from brazil as well. do cruise foundation there the health system in cuba? my tongue, this region is close, the collapse due to the rapid spread of the delta vary and health workers say they're running out of medicine, oxygen tanks and respirators. the government has allocated 36 military doctors and 350 medical students, juma times to relieve some of the pressure that may well cuba is expected to approve one of its vaccines against covey. 19 in the coming days, the regulatory go ahead for the short code of dollar could help speed vaccinations

across latin america where case numbers remain high. the countries are struggling to get doses for a moment of celebration and havana. last month, the cuban scientist announced the results of their coven, 1900 vaccine trial. the shots, 92 percent reported efficacy rate puts it in the same week as those developed by pharma giants like the by on tech pfizer alliance or remarkable achievement for a tiny island of 11000000 people. havana has 5 coven 19 vaccine candidates and development. it's been vaccinating its own citizen since may and last month started shipping shots to venezuela, a point of national pride. and also there are no, i know we cubans help others. things that other countries in the world don't do. countries that have more possibilities than we do, and we help those in need without any problem. cuba says 30 countries

have expressed interest in its vaccines. but public health officials and even politicians are urging caution. cuba state biotech firm hasn't published trial data yet or applied for approval from the world health organization or the csr. faxing is approved by the international scientific community. we will welcome it, but it must be approved. we venezuelan should not be guinea pigs going in the us, but with no end in sight for latin america's vaccine shortage. summer being forced to choose between an unrecognized shot or none at all. now is the bosses right around where we put one of your questions to ask times, correspondent derek, will you call in some places, cases rise, but deaths remain low. why do sous covey to seem to act so differently in different countries? pretty much all experts agree that pandemic statistics are influenced by a range of factors. so let's look at some of the ones that get mentioned

a lot one that's definitely playing a role. nearly everywhere is the under reporting of cases, mortality or both. some countries are better at tracking over 1000 than others, but, but in plenty of places, systems for accounting and tracking disease and death are just inadequate to say the least and, and don't forget that political choices can influence how pandemic numbers are reported. countries where the pandemic is raging, for instance, can basically right off tourism, which, which might wreak havoc with their economies. and that's just one of many possible reasons why politicians might want to play down infection rates. and speaking of politics, how effectively governments have responded to the spread of cov, at 19, has also certainly played

a role in whether numbers surge or stagnate. then there's demographics as a disease that's really deadly in the elderly. it seems logical, covert 19, would read more havoc in aging societies than it does in younger ones, whether a health care system, cope's, or collapses under the pressure when infection rates spike. that has also definitely had an influence on, on mortality in many places and, and then there's the simple stuff, like just how a country decides to even define a covert infection or a covert death. there are plenty more factors that experts think are playing rolled in the apparently different impact the virus was having in different places. but the final one most degree on at this point is vaccine inequity, which is a simple equation compared to to many others. in highly vaccinated societies,

death and suffering is tailing off. whereas in many countries with low vaccination rates, the virus might now be striking later. but it's striking very hard me and that's all from this addition of the code. $819.00 special until next time. ah, the news? the news,

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