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>> the first friday prayers at his temples hagia sophia after it's change from the museum into a mosque. in sports, football has returned to france after a fofour-month break caused by coronavirus. a limited number of fans in the stadium's. we look at the french cup final. ♪ >> welcome to the newshour. more than six months since the coronavirus was first suspected in china, it is still living for the road at record rates. there is a record rise in infections, according to the world health organization. nearly 10,000 people have died in that same period, the biggest spike since the end of april.

across the planet, the virus has killed more than 635,000 people. more than 1/5 of those fatalities are in the u.s., the world's worst hit country. new hotspots in the south and west have pushed the infection count past 4 million. latin america also recorded more than 4 million cases. more than 176,000 people have died. we will get more on the outbreak in latin america with john homan in a moment joining us from. mexico city first let's bring in andy gallagher from miami. ,leak numbers from the w.h.o. and infections in the u.s. are continuing to rise. andy: they are, particularly bleak numbers considering when you think that the world health organization is now saying 5000 people are dying every single day across the world. was 4600.e in june here in florida, numbers keep on growing. the past two weeks, we have had

at least 10,000 new cases every on, topping out at 15,000 july 12. they fatality rate is edging closer to 6000. there are now fresh concerns about this states over 65 population. the federal authorities have announced that they will be placing quick testing machines in 23 counties, because of the death rate here is simply so high among the elderly. the state is also turning to isolation centers for elderly people who contract covid-19. let's see what the policy is all about. the coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy toll on florida's elderly. majority of the fatalities are those 65 and older. network ofansive assisted living fatalities and nursing homes, the danger for seniors is serious. like other states around the nation, florida is turning to isolation centers for the

elderly. the state has more than two dozen of them. they give patients the attention they need and free up space in the state's already-straight hospitals. >> covid nursing homes are places where a hospital can discharge safely a long-term covid positive. it is also a place where if there are infections inside the long-term care facility, the long-term care facility can send them to a covid-only facility. andy: this retirement home in miami is an exception, there have been no coronavirus cases here. if a resident falls ill, staff say isolation is a good option. >> i think it's a great idea. if somebody has it, they should be in a place where they can be monitored by a professional who has experience, whatever limited experience people have with this disease. andy: the past two weeks in florida, the number of daily cases has hovered around 10,000.

miami has mandated the wearing of masks. in other parts of the state, those who can easily spread the virus are ignoring medical advice. the number of cases with those who work with the elderly has also risen sharply. experts say isolated patients who contract of a 19 minute they best thing. one of the things not often talked about doing this pandemic is the mental health aspect of living through these times. many elderly residents are not allowed to relatives and social interaction is not allowed. moving those infected with covid-19 may be detrimental to all involved. those who specialize in a isolationcare say -- has its drawbacks. >> many residents are confused with isolation. they may not understand fully what is going on. why are they no longer being visited every day by relatives?

andy: around 20% of florida's population is over 65. even in communities like the villages where people are 55 or older, cases have quadrupled since the beginning of the month. while isolation units for those who follow him are seen as good strategy, risks remain for the old population whether they live in care facilities are not. state's approach to tackling the pandemic, it remains a patchwork of different policies. you have governor ron desantis refusing to talk about re-closing businesses are going back to phase one. in miami-dade county, the worst affected county in the entire state, the mayor has a curfew in place and also a mandatory mask policy being reinforced by over 40 police officers who are handing out tickets to people that do not wear masks. but the problems remain huge. schoolsr big issue of reopening next month is

something that the governor is aso pushing for as well president donald trump, they want children back in schools. who aree are many concerned, dr. fauci saying, we just don't know enough about how children are affected and how they might spread it. and also the effect on teachers and school staff. a lot of questions need to be answered here in the state of florida. a lot of people are looking for guidance from florida, that so far, he is not budging on his stance of not closing businesses and also not represent drink closing schools. >> thank you for that update, andy. the mayor of the mexican capital has warned of a resurgence in cases. mexico city has been the epicenter of the country's outbreak. john, what has prompted this morning by the mayor? >> john: there is still a lot of businesses, shops and restaurants that have been gradually opening up in mexico

city over the last few weeks. it has been said the capital has been getting this more under control. but the daily counts of coronavirus cases in terms of the whole country have actually kept going up. we have a daily record in the last figures announced last night. so this is far from over in terms of the national scale, something the coronavirus, sars here, it is called. it should be going down mid-july, mexico should be getting this under control. it is obviously not happening. the mexico city mayor says she is worried but now that mexico city has been opening up, there will be some resurgence. there is another worry as well, apart from -- we can't collect air resurgence because nationally, the numbers keep going up still come but that worry is about the economy. the international monetary fund

estimates the economy will shrink more than 10% this year, and in april, 12 million people had already lost their income. some of them temporarily and some of a be permanently, so it is a real problem for mexico. take a look at our now called the people being affected. 25 -- after 25 years, this is the last day of the bookshop. three months without a sale during mexico's lockdown, and they are done for it. >> the truth is that i and everyone who worked with me have a profound love of books. for us, it is a big hit losing the bookshop that has maintained me and 20 staff. john: all over the world, economies are suffering. but the covid-19 followed could be about to hit mexico particularly hard. the scenes in this bookshop are going to be playing out in a lot of other businesses in the coming weeks and months.

the un's economic commission for latin america estimates half a million businesses will close in the country as a result of the crisis. the economy is going to shrink more than any of the other four major nations in latin america, estimates that ims. f. it says a big stillness packages the answer, but president andrus refuses toz obrador do one. he is relying mainly on small loans for small businesses and topping up already have an existing social programs. >> we have started to promote economic recovery. we are pushing for the creation of 2 million new jobs. john: in economist says the job claim is misleading. >> >> you are losing high-quality jobs and replacing them with participating in foral programs, and then official statistics, it is like we are creating jobs.

>> why is the president doing that? why is he not unveiling a bigger stimulus package? >> he is a man of the 1970's. he saw how the country went into this very high public debt, so he says, no, i don't want that. we have to bounce back working naturally. john: at least now, mexico's shops and restaurants are opening as the country comes out of quarantine. but the virus is far from beaten. even on her first day back at the sweatshop, she is already worrying about what happens if customers keep staying away. i can hold out, but maybe for another month, but not more. john: many are in the same situation, hoping things get better. for others, like silva and

"through the looking glass comical it is already too late. anchor: how does the situation in mexico compared to other countries in the region? latin america is one of the epicenter is at the moment to covid it came here later than europe that it has really taken off. one of the countries that has been a surprise to the extent it peru.en affected is when you take into account it only has a population of about 32 million, it has really been hit hard. that country as well has opened up since the start of this month. a lot of people have been saying -- the government went very early fair, with strict quarantine measures, but a lot of those apparently were ignored by members of the population, and that is possibly why they are seeing a high rate of infections at the moment. in latin america, we also have to mention brazil, which is second only to the united states

in the number of infections. brazil's president himself actually has coronavirus. he has been diagnosed with it, but that has not stopped him getting out and about, feeding birds in his palace and also stopping to speak apparently to ground staff. from the start, it has been really clear that he has returned the economy over coronavirus. he says it is just a little flu at times. at times he says it is inevitable but a lot of people are going to get it, we just have to get on with things. whetherns to be seen that has controverted. a lot of people think it has, to the fact that 84,000 people in that country have now died of coronavirus. as it starts along with the rest of the region to open up even as there continue to be a lot of cases. anchor: thank you for that reporting from mexico city.

in europe, covid-19 is resurging in spain and france. french citizens are advised not to travel to the spanish region of catalonia, which has recorded more than 8000 new cases in the past 14 days. france is warning its own outbreak may be accelerating, reporting 1030 cases in the last 24 hours. the leader of europe's worst affected country has admitted, he could have done things differently. the british prime minister, boris johnson, has been criticized for acting too slowly to stop the virus outbreak, which has killed more than 45,000 people. he says his government failed to understand how the virus was spreading among those who showed symptoms. pm johnson: but when you look back at this crisis, everybody can see that this was something that was new, but we did not understand in the way that we would have liked in the first few weeks and months, and i think probably the single thing that we did not see at the

beginning was the extent which it was being transmitted a symptomatically from person-to-person. anchor: south african police used stun grenades and a water cannon against protesters in cape town. [explosion] workers in the hospitality industry say their revenue is falling, and they want coronavirus restrictions to be lifted further. south africa had one of the world's strictest lockdowns. but the government has been loosening it under economic pressure. the country is the worst hit in the african continent. and had more than 108,000 cases. the fifth highest in the world. more than 6000 people have died. coming up on the "al jazeera newshour," as an american warplane flies past and iranian passenger plane. south asia's devastating monsoon season kills dozens and display

six millions of people. up in sports, an individual award for the player who led the season's outstanding premier league team. ♪ but first, more than 40 years since the u.s. recognized china's commonest government, relations between the worlds two largest economies have now sacked to their lowest levels in decades. tensions are soaring, with acquisitions of espionage, state secrecy, and a blame game over the pandemic. among the new developments, a chinese researcher who are taken refuge in the san francisco consulate has been taken to court. 110 she has been accused of fraud in application for a visa.

beijing ordered the american consulate in the city of chengdu indirect response to the closure of china's consulate in houston. the trump administration says it is part of a massive spy network. but the superpowers are clashing on a range of other issues as well, including donald trump's accusation that china is for the pandemic. the white house has also been a critic of china's claims over the south china sea. our correspondent joins us from maryland. >> due in court very shortly is the chinese researcher who has been accused of hiding for her membership in the chinese military and coming to the united states, posing as a researcher in order to gain trade and research secrets to bring back to china.

, wasresearcher, tang juan holed up in the chinese consulate in san francisco in recent days after she was agents and,y fbi the standoff before she exited the consulate for her arrest, that was one of the contributing factors to the u.s. ordering the closure of china's consulate in houston, texas. now that consulate is also the center of some espionage accusations which china denies, but in this tit-for-tat battle, we saw china retaliate by ordering the closure of the du andan embassy in cheng accusing american officials bear of interfering in china's internal politics. anchor fish the question is how the situation will involve in the coming days and months. : right, so much is at stake. these are the world's two largest economies, and the fear

is this is ratcheting up to another cold war in a time when the global economy least needs it. we have seen president trump increasingly using china as the scapegoat in trying to defer attention away from his own troubled response to the coronavirus epidemic in the u.s.. you see him referring to the coronavirus as the china virus repeatedly before the press corps and before his rallies. the question is how much of that is politically motivated. and there are bigger questions mentioned, the trade tensions with the trade deal still having many trade sanctions in place. of course, we have the military issues in the south china sea, and the humanitarian concerns with china's crackdown in hong kong and over the uighur muslims. so there is much at stake here,

as many people fear that because of the tit-for-tat exchanges, they are building up into a wall of tension that may be insurmountable. katrinaou is in] and she says china is blaming the u.s. for the route. is the u.s.s consulate, and there is a lot of police here. about a dozen police officers monitoring the crowds. pedestrians are allowed to walk by, and there are quite a few of them walking by and taking photos and selfies. it has become quite the tourist destination. china has not said exactly why it is targeting the consulate. it just said there are some officials here who have been engaging in activities not consistent with their capacity. is also a significant operation in southwest china but

acts as an active listening post for events taking place in xinjiang and tibet. the chinese foreign ministry said they did not want to have to close the consulate, but they were forced by the u.s. china's top the clement has laid this at the foot of washington and he says it is up to washington to rebuild those ties. china says if the u.s. does not pull back from his decision to close the consulate in texas, that china will have no choice but to take measures. says itthe white house is reinterpreting a weapons agreement signed between 34 nations during the cold war. it means armed american drones can now be sold to unstable governments that were earlier for bid and from buying them. human rights activists warn that this could feel instability in

hotspots including the middle east and south asia. after failing to get backing congress, president trump has signed four executive orders to try to lower prescription drug prices. one order allows for cheaper prescription drugs to be imported. another means of the west possible price should be passed on to patients. it also includes a measure to lower insulin costs. the president claimed that his move puts patients before lobbyists, and said drug companies had asked for a meeting to discuss price cuts. it is a world-famous architectural treasure revered by both christians and muslims. now the hagia sophia has gone from museum to mosque, posting its first friday prayers in nearly 86 years. but it has changed several times since it was built 1500 years ago. it was originally the largest empire.n the roman

in 1453, the city fell to the ottomans after a siege and the hagia sophia was converted into mosque. almost 500 years later in 1935, it became a secular museum, reflecting the inclusive vision of his temple, after the fall of the ottoman empire. turkey's highest court ordered the conversion of the hagia sophia back into a mosque earlier this month. president erdogan supported the switch come at which angered christie and leaders and politicians around the world. our correspondent has more from istanbul. >> after serving as a museum for the past 86 years, the newly converted hagia sophia mosque welcomed thousands for friday prayers. some have traveled from cities across turkey for the big occasion in istanbul. leaders and dignitaries from other countries listened, as clerics performed their rituals. christie and mosaics and frescoes of jesus and mary were

covered with curtains. , turkey'sopening president recited the opening section of the koran. >> our great people were ignorant to pray here. thousands participated. we came here together to pray. the government and the authorities will do the necessary renovations. the new hagia sophia mosque will be something great that makes us very proud and will always be open for our citizens, visitors, and tourists as well. is ater: the restoration mosque came after turkey's highest court ruled that in 1934 decree converting the place of worship into a museum was illegal. [indiscernible] it is not only a social, but emotional moment.

the reopening of the hagia sophia as a mosque. following the first prayer, hundreds rushed to visit landmark. express my feelings. i am very joyful. in my own country, the mosque was shut down. i am very happy that it is not reopened. i feel blessed. reporter: church bells around flags rang at midday and were lowered to protest what the head of the greek orthodox church called the unholy act of defiling the former cathedral of the byzantine empire. turkey ministers say the conversion is a matter of national sovereignty that has the support of the people. president erdogan's critics say he is trying to consolidate his power, and send off potential rivals to his leadership. >> the real opposition is among the conservative community

itself. that will change the balance in power. the hagia sophia has a meaning in historical consciousness, that is why when you support the hagia sophia, you address 62% of the turkish electorate and say, i am defending your cause. poll this month showed 40% of turks saw this as a way for erdogan to avoid discussion of turkey's troubled economy. former allies agree. but for both domestic and foreign tourists, they are enjoying seeing the new treasure free of charge. dareen: let's bring in a research fellow at the foreign policy center here in london. thanks for your time with us on the "al jazeera newshour." where do you stand on the side of the debate? is this about erdogan having his eye on the postage was he at home, or is this about erdogan sending out a regional message

to the muslim world and possibly beyond? guest: i think it is both. a clear message to turkish people in the world. dareen: what is that clear message? -- fromsh authorities the koran. after the prayer, he visited the grave of mohammed ii, who conquered istanbul. symbolic actions. the event also took place on the -- of the northern treaty. about allmessage was turkey, which was established by is now behind. second, he has tightened his power. he is now in a position of opening the hedges sofia mosque -- the hedges sofia mosque. erdogan is more powerful. i would say turkey has a must

become like an imperial state. erdogando you think cares about some criticism that he has received internationally because of this move? >> i don't think she does, because he is in a good position to make this move. the pressure on erdogan from europe or the united states has lowered significantly due to different factors such as the covid crisis, but also, erdogan became more powerful in turkish politics and also in his region. compared to two years ago, turkey has become more -- in its region, from greece and syria. erdogan has consolidated his power. -- of the society [indiscernible] the ring mentioned greece a moment ago. french president and one of

micron earlier this week -- french president emmanuel macron this week said turkey must be sanctioned over the greek and cypriot waters. this has to do with the issue of natural gas exploration. cron this threat by ma worry turkey, or the president? now think erdogan -- right malta and italy are taking their place on the side of turkey. today, turkeys in a better position in the region. i think erdogan considers turkey as an imperial state and he thinks turkey is entitled to act more assertively in the region. according to his mindset, it is turkey's problem, not anymore an international problem. dareen: thank you very much for speaking to us. more of the newshour,"

coming up in a moment. ruledbabwe, a court has that a popular generalist is a danger to the public. one of the largest investment banks are greece to pay a fine to asia. coming up in sports, the leading doctor throws the first pitch on a baseball field. >> dr. anthony fauci. ♪ >> hello. summer looks normal. after a few hours of morning sunshine saw some storms. thunderstorms will continue over the next 24-48 hours, drifting

slowly east past austria, the hungarian plains, and the balkans. thee is a very obvious on system which will bring rains to friendss and eventually scandinavia, but it is normal summer weather. where it has been particularly hot has been portugal. cooling down for the summer. going down to 25 degrees come the start of would love next week. north africa it is nice and active -- storms drift slowly westward and disappear off to the atlantic. sometimes, like that one, it could turn into a tropical cyclone. we have another front developing somewhere in the central african republic. you have got frequent big showers in sierra leone, ghana, and the countries surrounding them both. ♪

♪ dareen: hello again. the headlines on al jazeera. the world health organization says there is a record increase in new coronavirus cases on friday with more than 180,000 infections. the u.s. remains of the worst hit nation. china and the u.s. are getting deeper into tit-for-tat actions, after the american consulate in chengdu was shut down. friday prayers have been held at in thel's hagia sophia first time for more than 80 years. the coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the airline industry. now there are fears that planes,

which have been idle during the crisis, have been corroding to a dangerous extent. the american civil aviation authority is warning that urgent checks are needed on one of the world's most popular jets, which could suffer engine failure. reporter: as passengers tentatively take to the skies again, airlines still reeling from the pandemic, face a new challenge. america's federal aviation administration has issued an emergency warning ordering all operators of the boeing 737 ng, classic, to expect a key engine part after reports of sudden engine shutdowns. the faa said it was issuing the urgent directive to address , checkon of the engine valves for both engines, which could result in compressor stalls and dual engine power loss, without the ability to restart, which could result in a

forced off-airport landing. the warning analyzed and -- applies to any 77 plane that has been in storage for nearly a week. it is thought to apply to thousands of those planes in worldwide.leets >> it will cause frantic activity. fortunately, the slowdown in aviation will help them a little bit in as much as it is the only wasraft in storage that affected. it is not as if it is a major structural corrosion issue. stuff likering engine valves is something you would not know about until he problem. reporter: the boeing 737 is one of the most successful commercial jets of all time with a good safety record. but the warnings are a major setback for a company that has struggled to regain trust after the grounding of its 737 max aircraft following two air

crashes. these latest warnings do not max. to the 737 the aviation industry has been badly bruised by covid-19. u.s. analysts said they were collectively losing $10 billion in cash a month. boeing says sales of its aircraft were the lowest in 60 years. dareen: let's discuss this further with seth kaplan wburport analyst for radio in washington. how concerning is this? >> it is kind of a double-edged sword. on one hand the bad news is this is what happens when twins are grounded. point is that they are grounded. as much as it is disruptive to in normaling public times, no question, the airline industry i is trying to

restore confidence in flying, and headlines like these do not help. obviously importantly in this case, it has been caught before anybody was hard. the ring pop can we expect -- can we expect this to have an impact on reservations? seth: probably not. when something has gone wrong with a particular fleet type if it happens especially at eight feet travel time which normally would be the middle of the summer in another hemisphere it can cause disruptions. but in this case, the reality is that these planes are parked. that seems to be why the corrosion is happening. so the airlines will be able to do the inspections without any impact operations. dareen: you were mentioning trust a moment ago in the airline industry, but it really bad from boeing, is it not, they have had a series of pr

disasters in the past few months. seth: yes. the boeing 737 max, needless to say, which should have been in the air already for a couple of .ears here, grounded it will be two years if it is not back in service by march of this coming year. unbelievable. it was first grounded following the two fatal crashes. people said it would be weeks or months, now it is going to be years plural. you are right, a number of issues for boeing. when the max was first grounded, the point was that airlines didn't know what to do with these planes they needed. now with all the planes on the ground, airlines don't want them anymore. this setback -- the competing airbus 320 has two kinds of engines. one.37 on the has

one of them is similar to this. i am curious to see if any similar issues pop up with the s which have a gauge and that is similar to the 737. dareen: is that what you are keeping an eye on next? seth: it is something to watch, for sure. what we know for now is that this has happened apparently four times that the faa is aware of on 737. i would think that airlines who fly those a320s that have the same in june, it is made by a consortium that involves ge, will take a look at it. this is unusual, you don't have airplanes sitting for weeks at a time. this is an unusual situation to have a large percentage of planes grounded. that is where my mind goes first. again, i am unaware of this having happened with another type, but you would think it is something other airlines as well as the faa are taking a

look at. dareen: great to have your thoughts. thank you for speaking to us. seth: thank you. dareen: a new wave of violence in south sudan has forced thousands to flee their homes in the eastern region. armed groups attacked the region . 6000 families have taken refuge at a nearby u.n. base. a court in zimbabwe has denied bail for a permanent journalist and opposition leader who spoke out against corruption. and jacob have been charged with inciting public violence, after they called for antigovernment protests next week. we have more from harare. reporter: state prosecutors opposed bail. they say that the freelance journalist, if he were allowed to go home, you could use the opportunity to go back on social and encourage people to demonstrate. they also fear that he could use the opportunity to leave the country.

when he was leaving the magistrate court in the capital, he said he feels he is being persecuted for only doing his job. >> they say to come back on the seventh of august for the effect of reporting what the organizers of the protest said. basically, journalism has been criminalized. [shouting] >> i am ok. i am fine. the struggle against corruption should continue. people should not stop, they should carry on! reporter: critics of the government say the opposition is using this as an excuse to suppress media freedom and stop people from gathering. they say they are using covid-19 as an excuse. organizations -- and human rights organizations are concerned. >> we encourage the government to engage with society and other stakeholders to find solutions to grievances, while ensuring people's lives and freedoms are protected in accordance with zimbabwe's human rights obligations.

reporter: the government of zimbabwe denies the allegations. it said it is only doing this to protect people, discouraging people from gathering, and they say they feel people organizing the protest are doing it to undermine the authority of the state. dareen: iran's foreign minister has accused the u.s. of risking disaster, after an iranian passenger plane was forced to rapidly change course to avoid an american warplane. several passengers were injured during the incident in syrian airspace, although the u.s. says f-15 jet cap's its distance. -- kept its distance. iran accused the u.s. of lawlessness, saying it must be stopped before a disaster occurs. our correspondent from beirut, where the plane eventually

founded safely. [screaming] reporter: the airbus was flying from iran's capital tehran, to beirut, lebanon, when iranians say it was harassed by fighter jets. data recorded showed the airline acclaim from 34,000 feet to 34,600 feet in less than two minutes, before descending to 34,000 feet a minute later. iran's state tv says several passengers were injured due to the sudden changes in altitude. the jet landed safely in the lebanese capital. >translator: when we reached the airspace of syria, a fighter jet approached the mahan plane. to avoid colliding, the pilot rapidly decreased altitude and that caused injury to passengers. reporter: hours later, the u.s. central command confirms a u.s. f-15 was involved in the acciden incident and not israeli warplanes as suspected.

the u.s. f-15 was on a routine intermission near the coalition base in syria. the plan conducted a visual inspection of the airliner at a safe distance, says the u.s., and once identified, the f-15 opened distance from the aircraft, in line with international standards. privately owned mahan airlines has been under u.s. sanctions for years accused of providing financial, material and technological support to the iranian quds force which includes hezbollah. >> accusations that aircraft in that airline are used to carry logistic support for iranian backed forces in the region. so that might well have been one the u.s.asons why decided to take a closer look at the aircraft. the reporter: u.s. troops are in the area near syria's border near iraq and jordan.

the base was established to fight iso-in 2016. it has since become an outpost to combat iran's expansion in the region as it is on a supply route linking tehran to beirut, the passage through syria. >> the message is that this corridor is basically a no-goes zone for the iranians for any airplane or any other presence in the region. reporter: of the incident could have been an unfortunate encounter but many believe it was a message. the fact that it comes at a time of heightened tensions between iran and the united states in the region caused concern. there have been numerous occasions that risk on all of conflict. so far, tehran and washington have avoided all-out conflict. this is a reminder that the potential for escalation israel. dareen: russia has hit back at u.s. and russian criticism

for launching what they described as a weapon in space. theministry of defense says projectile last week did not violate international law. they see the criticism is part of a propaganda campaign to discredit its activities while accusing both countries of hypocrisy. the u.s. and the u.k. say russia's actions could cause an issue. is a research fellow in state policy and security. she says, powerful countries invest in space technology to defend their assets. abnormal, think it is as i mentioned, so many states are developing capabilities. china has capabilities, india tested a missile last year. we certainly have seen a resurgence of russia in terms of the programs coming back. when you look at the rhetoric, for example, coming from the

united states, with the creation of the space force, talks of the space being a war fighting to domain, any state with significant space assets is going to be looking at how to protect its own assets, and also how to ensure that it provides a certain level of deterrence them.t invaders to target dareen: a devastating monsoon season is storming through south asia. millions of people in india and bangladesh have been displaced from their homes, struggling to survive i made the rising waters -- survive amid the rising waters. landslides have killed more than 130 people in this region. reporter: everywhere in this nepalese district burst its banks. riverbank, a the miniature temple just about manage to stay unscathed.

nepalese, their homes, businesses and livelihoods have been swept away. the monsoon season in nepal started last month and took a turn for the worse on thursday, with flash floods and landslides in 70 of the 77 districts across the country. the number of deaths is higher than the same time last year. >> there is no way to get up there. my house is surrounded by water that has risen up from what used to be a small stream. reporter: search and rescue teams are assisting to find missing people and clear major roads which link mountainous parts of the country to the capital. woman is trying to get her house. things are also bad in bangladesh, where the monsoon season has caused heavier losses than previously. despite her flooded home, she continues the daily chores while her son studies. >> we are suffering because the

embankment was destroyed. if the roads had been in better condition, we would not have suffered so much. reporter: with one-third of bangladesh already flooded more monsoon rain expected aid agencies say the humanitarian crisis is on the way. bangladeshis are having to deal with some of the worst flooding they have ever seen. >> i am having trouble with my cattle. water has got into my house. i am not earning anything now and i am sitting idle at home. reporter: nearly 10 million people across south asia have been affected by the severe weather conditions, including india. this year's monsoon season has been relentless. -- april who are struggling. dareen: still ahead, sports news. for more countries are set to miss out on hosting a formula one grand prix this year.

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korean pop let's cross over to andy the sports news. andy: competitive football returned to france after an enforced four-month break caused by the coronavirus. 5000 spectators in the french cup final, including the french president were allowed into the 80,000 capacity stadium in paris for the game. a single goal from neymar.

next week, the team will play leon in the cup final before taking on atalanta in the last stage of the european champions league. withtus has just drawn 1-1 ac milan. if they can wrap up with a win sunday. liverpool captain jordan henderson has picked up yet another trophy, this time an individual award. he has been named the english football writers'player of the year. the 30-year-old led liverpool to their first premier league title in three decades. >> i feel as i am receiving it on behalf of the whole team and the football club because without them, this would not be possible. anyone in our dressing room would be deserving of this award. when there is an element of what

this team has achieved in the past year. seth: england cricketers have put themselves in good position against the west indies. foufor once, then stokes fell at the bat. 420. 91 knockouts. 84 four.r on 250 the game is poised at 1-1. >> when i got in at the end. [indiscernible] andy: formula one has canceled all lecture over its races in the americas the season due to the covid-19 pandemic. the ground. mexico, canada and

the united states have been scrapped. three other races will be added in germany and portugal. the revised schedule now has 13 confirmed dates. the major league baseball season officially begun. the start was delayed by four months due to the pandemic. a familiar face in the u.s.'s fight against covid-19 getting the action underway. reporter: institute of allergy and infectious diseases to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. >> the major league baseball season is finally underway after a four-month delay caused by the pandemic. fittingly, it was one of them men at the forefront of the u.s.-fight against covid-19, dr. anthony fauci, that was given the honor of throwing the ceremonial opening pitch. ♪ his effort, however, was indicative of a man that had little time to practice. with the u.s. recording over 4 million cases of the disease so

far. because of the pandemic, all the games have to be behind closed doors. with fauci's favorite team, the washington nationals, getting the action underway against the new york yankees. the nationals were not helped by having one player test positive ahead of the game. they went down 4-1, with play ending early because of rain. >> got great speed. play.l score without a >> i had a lot of butterflies coming to the ballpark. our guys came out with an edge, and you could sense that in the dugout. reporter: the impact of the blacklist matter protest movement was also felt on opening day. players at the much in washington, d.c. and the match in los angeles saw players, take a mini like the first match, the second game was a one-sided affair with the dodgers cruising to a win. trump, who has

been widely criticized for how he dealt with the pandemic and the black lives matter protests, also got a slice of opening day action for himself. he hosted a group of little league players at the white house to mark the occasion i have been pretty busy. >> i will suddenly get a little bit of it, yes. reporter: the u.s. and its presidents have plenty of difficulty to deal with at the present, but for now, the sport known as america's favorite pastime is giving many a reason to smile. will be playing all their home games at a minor-league park in buffalo, new york. the move comes after the canadian government declined to allow the state to play. for the deal to allow them to pray in pittsburgh, because of the pandemic. >> we want people to stay home. giving them sports to watch on tv is a good thing,. not a bad thing working with the department of health, we can

come up with what to keep people safe, and we have done that. can get toronto playing here, i say, great. seth: plenty of teams are getting creative. play $50.ers fans can the money goes to charity, to photos pasted on cardboard cutouts. is how sports is looking for now. let's get back to london. dareen: andy, thank you for that. thank you for watching the news hour on al jazeera. in a moment, much more of the days news coming your way. to you in a minute, goodbye. ♪

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