thousands had to leave their homes and farms. leave their

most of the fires in the area are now under control buthat is little consolation for the people here. they have lost their homes, animals, crops and they don't know when their lives will return to normal. he is where several fires continue to burn. at the popular holiday resort at the asian coast some residential areas an hotels had to evacuated over the weekend because the flames crept closer. the turkish president visited the affected reasons and promised quick help. >> we will not allow any of our citizens to suffer. we will cover all the damages. we can not do anything beyond wishing the mercy of god for the hrufrs we have lost but we can replace everything that was burned. so far many here have relied on

their neighbors for help. this village mosque is being used to collect bread, wartd, clothes. the bare sendings. the imam says he is overwhelmed by the show of solidarity. >> i have seen many things in my life but never a natural disaster like this one. many have nothing left. there are no words to describe the misery caused for people here. >> people like this person who has been coming to look over her burned out home every day since blaze. she hopes her house will be rebuilt but many memories have been lost in the flames forever. >> today is august 2 and children in parts of germany are getting ready to go back to school. schools are taking precautions

against coronavirus infection but many parents complain that a career and a half into the pandemic schools are not as safe as they should be and questions remain. will lessons continue if infection numbers surge? the final touch for the school opening here at this primary school in northern germany last preparations under way. decorations are ready but other things are a long way off. online learning platform for example. preparations have started but the platform won't be ready when the students are back at school. we are looking at what is possible for now. we have formed a task group that deals with the platform intense civil they are consulting on a regular basis. th will try to answer questions like how can we use it for o purposes, how can we make it accessible to parents as

well as children. one thing is ready the antigen rapid test. twice a week children are tested for covid-19 with t help of their teachers. otherwise the sam measures as last year apply. for the first two wks tkhaeurpb will have to wear face max in the entire building and in class. when they are outside they can take them off but we have to air the classroom every 20 minutes at least three it five minutes. airing the room is another measure that hasn't changed since last year. additional air filters of purification systems have not been installed. open windows and doors ought to be enough. we have no problem whatsoever with the ventilation. the children have their jackets with them. they can take them on and off

that is fine. the parents' representative disagrees the. he wants air filters especially for elementary schools. we called for purification systems 12 months ago to protect the weakest of society those that cannot be vaccinated children understood 12. unfortunately that didn't happen. we are exactly at the same level as last year and that is not good. in germany covid infections are raising again yet everybody hopes this students will be able to come to school for as long as possible. >> i'm joined by our political correspondent. good evening to you. let's talk about efforts to protect these students particularly teenagers. the state health ministers have agreed it offer the coronavirus vaccine to these children, right? >> exactly. they want to make it a lot more

accessible for concern over the age of 12 to get vaccinated. they have been allowed to get the vaccine since june but it was quite differ and only family doctors were administering the jabs after long consultations and now the health ministers have decided to make it broadly possible. so they will administer them to children and teenagers. there are conditions that r remain, partly sunny consent is still needed and medical checkup and consultation. but this move has been somewhat controversial because it goes further than the guidance of the country as vaccine commission that has as of now only explicitly recommended the vaccine to those children and teenagers over 12 who have preexisting conditions. but now the health ministers are encarnacioning parents and children to get vaccinated and this has to be seen in the

context of the school reopening but germany seeing the coronavirus infection numbers rising again mainly because of the more contagious delta variant and while at the same time seeing the vaccination slow down with only 52% of the population fully vaccinated. >> let's broaden this to the greater population and people who have been vaccinated. there's now talk of those people receiving a third shot, a booster shot, right? >> exactly. elderly and those at risk will receive an offer to get a boost terror shot from september so mobil vaccination units will be isn't to care firsting homes to administer the shots and health ministry is citing recent studies that show that protection from infection declines with time. so they really want to protect

the most vulnerable groups from a covid infection. and there are a lot of people every day more and more who will need that pwhaoser shot. -- boo booster shot. across the european union people stopped it remember the hundreds of thousands of people murdered by the nazis. the night of august 2, 1944 was a horrific high point of the slaughter. one night 4,300 were killed in the gas claim better part of a general know side that many are unaware of. >> flowers for those who lost their lives. they have traveled across germany it take part in the memorial day remembering the crimes committed against their communities. >> it is important to us that we never forget. precisely because the

generations immediately after the war didn't have the strength. our grandparents were too trauma advertised and parents didn't have the strength either. it is an incredible need and so we became politicized to give our people a voice. a voice for europe's largest et income minoritiy suffered terribly in the darks chapter in german history. there were persecuted and murdered all around europe. hundreds of thousands lost their lives. a general know side that was largely ignored for decades in germany. this memorial in the heart of berlin was only built in 2012 and even today there is little awareness that the people were victims of systematic genocide. they came to tell visitors about

their people's history and speak up about current injustices. >> we hear far right views in the german parliament. so we have to keep this memory alive. we have to teach or children because it still happens. people are excluded or killed because of their ethnicity, their origin. even today in 2021. the women hope their work highlighting the horrors of the past can happen bring about change and a fairer world for everyone. >> let's get more of those headlines now. the british foreign office has summoned the iranian ambassador over a tanker attack in the gulf of oman. others joined israel in blaming

iran. iran called the beiaccusation a distraction. australia has isn't troops to help police and enforce covid-19 lockdowns. soldiers will visit home runs in sidney it check whether people are isolated. stay at at home isolation in brisbane are extended a week. more than 300 are known to have died in flooding in central china. most victims were in the cital of hunan province. records rainfall flooded sways and caused landslides. a centuries old mosque is fueling tensions in offhand. hindus claim in was built on the ruins of a lin due templement activists want proof so they can build a new temple where the mask is standing.

the city is one of hinduism's holiest sites. millions of pilgrims flock there to offer prayers and wash their since. it is home to a simmering dispute between the two largest religions in kwreupbdz. they are on a mission it reverse what he thinks the ultimate sin. a mosque was about the here after tearing down an ancient hindu temple. for three decades now he has been 2350eu8ing petitions demanding the land be restored to the hindus. now he has fired a fresh my for an archeological survey it find proof of the temple. he plays the hindu lord chose it and a mosque has no right to stand there. >> muslims have destroyed there blessed site. they destroyed the temple it establish their own religion and

builds a mosque on top of it. i filed this public suit on behalf of all the hindus of this country against all the must levels. >> the allegations are not unique. a spate of similar cases have been filed against mosques across the state. based on claims there were built after destroying temples on their location. a recent supreme court verdict may have encouraged them. another situation followed was torn down by hindu mobs. after 20 years the contested left-hand was arded to the hindus. the verdict has left worri about the future of minorities. but at the same time the top court ruled 1991 law that protects all places of worship should be upheld in all or cases. understood that law if a mock

like this one existed on day of india's independence in 1947, it has the right to stand. a member of the committee said this is the muslim site's main defense. but now even this law is being challenged in court. he says there will be a flood of silar ces without this law providing fresh fuel it historic animosity. >> we accepted the mosque verdict with heavy hearts hoping there wouldn't be fresh trouble but if they are insist at any time on fighting cases we will fight them. they just want fame a incite religious tension. it is their job to spread hate between hindus and muslims. no good can come of this. >> hindus view the temple that was built here. but many are offended by the presence of the towering mosque.

almost a thirds of the population is muslim. so opinions are divided. people have been praying at the mosque since before independence disputing it isn't right. it will disrepresent peace in the country. there's a mosque in place at the temple. if the mosque is removed the people will be happy, more comfortable. >> although it was almost three decades ago memories of the hindu muslim are still in the minds of many here in india. the hope this team is that these disputes will be resolved in the courts. >> the tokyo olympics a field for german wrestler the first woman wrestler from germany to win an olympic medal dependence an old field an american a five-time world champion. the two have competed against each other since they were both teenagers.

in turns out this was her last match. she announced her retirement on with you have to say is the highest of high notes. in women's football semifinals canada beat the united states. jesse fleming scored the only goal from penalty kick. canada will play for olympic gold medal against sweden. the americans will play in the bronze game against australia. this was canada as first victory over the u.s. since 2001. u.s. gymnast simone biles will return to olympic competition in the final of the individual balance beam on tuesday. the american superstar last week removed herself from the team finals citing mental health issues after a shaky performance on the vault. biles' absence from the individual floor left that want wide even for a new champion american jade carey who took

advantage of it produced a series of high flying tumbling combinations to get gold medal and make up for a not so inspiring perfornce in the vault. this was the fifth medal for the u.s. gymnastics team in tokyo and italian vanessa srer railroadry took silver. a south sudanese runner is gearing up to make his olympic debut after a longer than spec'd stay in japan. after arriving late 2019 almost it years ago the pandemic threatened to upunder his olympic training. luckily the japanese people stepped in with some support. >> this is the japanese city which is a long way from south sudan. athlete abraham came in november of 2019 it prepare for tokyo games. he didn't realize then that a year's delay to the olympics with mean he wod be training

there for 21 months. luckily for the 22-year-old, they teammates and a coach, the city set up a fund it help them stay and train. the 1,500 meters runner has nothing but admiration for the people despite polls saying a majority wanted the olympics to be jabbed. >> the people of this city are very kind and really very friendly. we have never felt like foreigners since we came here because people are really always like any other cities. >> he missed his family enormously and there were some aspects of japan which confused him initially. >> sushi was very strange for me because i never believed that raw fish can be eaten. >> but the way that the japanese funded his stay was remarkable. skwra>> it was most of the smal

mar markets here and most of the big misses like city hall and this ground and it is designed with for the south sudan team and this is like to raise funds. >> the south sudanese is an outsider for a medal but the city in japan will be cheering him on as one of their own. >> a zoo in france welcomed twin panda cubs. it says the mother give birth in the early hours and the newborns are in good health. the parents are on loan from china and their cubs will be named by the chinese president's wife. breeding pandas is challenging because the females are only in heat for one or two days a year.

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explained. ♪ >> palestinians facing eviction from jerusalem neighborhood will have to wait longer for a ruling. that was expected today. it has been postponed. in may, violent clashes spread to a mosque compound. poland has granted a visa to a belarusian olympic sprinter. she said she feared for her safety and her team's officials tried to force her to fly home after she criticized officials for their management of her team in tokyo.