i would like to stress that al—aqsa was not closed in total.a night players during ramadan. we decided to postpone the entry of the general public to the al—aqsa mosque, it was because of the spread of covid—19, coronavirus. since the numbers spread subsided and numbers are low here, we decided to reopen al—aqsa mosque taking into consideration all the health measures that are required. wejust the health measures that are required. we just prayed the noon prayer ten minutes ago. i have my mask. the congregation has left the mosque, that is why i have reduced —— removed my mask. mosque, that is why i have reduced -- removed my mask. how difficult has it been for people not to be able to go to the mosque and pray? it was extremely painful, even someone like myself who was able to enter al—aqsa mosque, when i entered for the first friday players, i had tea rs for the first friday players, i had tears in my eye, usually during this period is we have a couple of thousand, this is not possible with a pandemic like this. thank you for being with as. t

the al—aqsa mosque injerusalem reopens after two months, and later this morning, the pope will returnst. peter's basilica to celebrate mass. three, two, one, zero. ignition. lift off of the falcon 9 and crew dragon. and, a new era for space travel as the first ever commercial rocket carrying humans into space is successfully launched. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest news here in britain and globally. across the united states curfews are now in place in at least 13 cities, but they haven't stopped more and more protestors taking to the streets for the fifth night in a row. they are angry after the death on monday of george floyd, an african—american man from minneapolis, who died after a police officer knelt on his neck. president trump has blamed far—left groups and anarchists for the violence. our north america correspondent david willis reports. this was the night america rose up in protest. angry, destructive protest aimed at the police and their treatment of racial minorities. curfews were imposed in more than a dozen am

and jerusalem's al aqsa mosque compound islam's 3rd holiest site remains closed during ramadan because of coronavirus restrictions. south korea and india have decided to stop using chinese made rapid covert 19 test kits after they were found to be faulty scientists in south korea say that when retested hundreds of recovered patients returned positive results a 2nd time they blame what they say are shortcomings of the test itself rather than reinfection india bought half a 1000000 kids from china it's also discovered in accuracies china has defended its products dr patrick tang is division chief of pathology sciences at sidra medicine and says that scientists are still trying to develop better testing methods because the virus is still so new. we have to distinguish all the different types of tests out there and how they perform i think one of the problems right now is we're mixing all of these different tests that and and grouping them all together and you know casting blame on all tests when that isn't true there are tests that look for antibodies in the blood and there are tests that

and jerusalem's al aqsa mosque compound islam's 3rd holiest sites is closed during ramadan because of lockdown restrictions. well an agreement among the world's top oil producers to cut their output comes into effect today friday following a collapse in global prices spurred on by a slump in demand because of the pandemic but it seems the deal may have only happened because president donald trump reportedly pressured saudi arabia implying the u.s. may withdraw its military support for riyadh if it didn't some advantage of it has this report. oil and water do not mix but politics and oil bond very well there is no official transcript of the conversation between the u.s. president and the saudi crown prince which resulted in saudi arabia. latest oil production cut reports suggest president all trump told muhammad been sold on that u.s. forces stationed in the kingdom could be withdrawn if saudi arabia did not stop flooding the market with cheap crude within days riyadh announced production cuts and ended its oil price war with russia. 20 members including quit in norway have already ann

jerusalem's al aqsa mosque the 3rd holiest site in islam has reopened after a 2 and a half month closure due to the coronavirus the 1st worshipers were allowed in for dawn prayer is there didn't appear to be any restriction on the number of people allowed in but worshippers were being asked to wear masks. a passenger who traveled on a special flight from germany to china has tested positive for the corona virus the chance of flight was carrying 180 passengers who received special permission to travel from the chinese authorities many are executives with german companies and the deal was brokered by the german chamber of commerce china has bought most non-citizens from entering the country to prevent the introduction of new infections. and someone who was on that flight was our correspondent mathias berninger he joins me now from tianjin where he's in quarantine material hi tell us more about the person who tested positive and what that means for you. it was 34 year old engineer from a small place in the south of germany authorities have really released quite a bit of data he entered the

now the al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem has reopened it had been close to 2 months to help contain code 19 worshippers are being asked to wear face masks and bring their own premises as how to force it. it was. after more than 2 months of closure muslim worshippers are once again allowed inside the mosque compound. not clear where often is our life and it is the beat of our heart now we are breathing again. inside the gates hundreds prayed spaced apart in the courtyards. and inside the mosque itself. i was counting every minute to come back to pray i hope all muslims feel good and hope for a luxor to stay safe. the preparations have been underway for days but despite a recent increase in cases of coded 19 reported by the israeli health ministry islamic walk that manages the site put no limits on numbers allowed in we have the personal hygiene as a tradition in our religion and it's half of the belief we depend on the awareness and the commitment of the people and also the committees of the guards and the walk a fork or is to organize the people and protect them. also making

the third holiest site of islam, the al aqsa mosque injerusalem has re—opened after being closed foravirus. worshippers are now required to wear face masks and have to follow social distancing rules. the mosque, located in occupied eastjerusalem, closed its doors in late march as the epidemic took hold. two us astronauts are due to arrive at the international space station later today, after being launched into orbit on the first manned mission by a private company — spacex. the rocket is the first to carry a crew from american soil in nearly a decade. jane 0'brien watched the launch at cape canaveral in florida. three, two, one, zero. ignition. liftoff of the falcon 9 and cruise dragon. go nasa, go spacex. godspeed! as the countdown reached single digits, the clouds broke, the sky cleared and the first commercial rocket to carry humans into space finally took off. astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley are now in orbit, heading for the international space station. travelling at 17,000 miles an hour, they should arrive in as much time as it takes to fly from new york to sydney. right

the third holiest site, al aqsa mosque in occupied eastjerusalem has also re—opened — worshippers are follow social distancing rules. islam's holiest site in mecca in saudi arabai remains closed to be public. and for roman catholics, st peter's square has reopened to the public. pope francis has led prayer from his window for the first time in three months. primary schools in england will begin re—admitting some pupils this week, amidst warnings from teachers' unions that it is too soon. in addition to vulnerable children and those of key workers, parents of nursery, reception, year1 and year 6 pupils will be able to choose whether to send their children back to class. school governors have told the bbc that some schools will only be opening part—time. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports from manchester. we've had to think about everything from the moment the parents drop of the children from the gates the morning. for weeks, the had teachers from planning to stop this is the yellow line. parents and children arriving tomorrow morning we'll see how much is changed. on the pl

the third holiest site of islam, the al—aqsa mosque in jerusalem has re—opened after it was closed forquired to wear face masks and have to follow social distancing rules. the mosque, located in occupied eastjerusalem, closed its doors in late march as the epidemic took hold. and at the vatican, the public have returned to st peter's square as pope francis led prayer from his window for the first time in three months. thousands of children in england will return to school tomorrow for the first time since march. nurseries, pre—school and reception classes are allowed to re—sta rt as well as years one and six. but there are fears that letting children return to class could result in a surge of new cases. the exact rules will vary, but there are examples to follow in europe. the netherlands was one of the first countries to send pupils back and anna holligan has been to see what the impact has been at one school in north brabant — one of the country's worst hit regions. can you guess what it is yet? six months ago we had never heard of it. now six—year—olds can sketch coronavirus molecul

the al—aqsa mosque compound injerusalem is set to reopen after being closed for two months due to covidils of the re—opening have not yet been finalised. president trump has said he is postponing next month's summit of the g7 advanced economies until september. mr trump said he wanted to invite other countries to the meeting, including russia, calling the g7 a "very outdated group". the leaning tower of pisa is among the tourist attractions in italy that's re—opened after an easing of coronavirus restrictions. however, numbers will be limited to 15 at a time and all visitors will be provided with an electronic device which goes off if someone breaches social distancing rules. matt graveling reports. this famous landmark has never been short of support. pisa's leaning tower helps attract 5 million tourists to the area each year, until it was closed three months ago, in italy's response to the coronavirus pandemic. translation: we need tourism. pisa needs to be able to restart. the tower is the symbol of this restart, for pisa and for all the pisans. on saturday, the first step of this re

the al—aqsa mosque injerusalem reopens after two months, and, later today, the pope will return to stpeter's basilica to celebrate mass. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline. welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. and this week — new normal or old normal? in the united states, president trump wants the old normal back, though he likes to call it "actual normal." in china, president xi is already reaching for a new normal, one which includes much tighter control over the people of hong kong. meanwhile, what kind of normal do the rest of us want and what kind can we have against the ever—present risk of a pandemic whose next move we cannot predict? my guests on socially distanced screens — political commentator yasmin alibhai brown, and michael goldfarb of the podcast first rough draft of history. and here in the studio, observing the two—metre rule, the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet. welcome to you all. now, old normal, new normal, i started there. we'll come to it in a moment, but first i want to talk about testing because the world health organisation

and jerusalem's al aqsa mosque compound islam's 3rd holiest site remains closed during ramadan because of coronavirus restrictions. the dramatic drop in oil prices over the past few weeks has contributed to the economic fallout from the global pandemic and agreements decided among the world's top producers to cut output has now come into effect and it appears that that deal came to be only after president donald trump reportedly pressured saudi arabia threatening to withdraw u.s. military support for riyadh i was there as a solid and judge it has our report. oil and water do not mix but politics in oil bond very well there is no official transcript of the conversation between the u.s. president and the saudi crown prince which resulted in saudi arabia's latest oil production cuts. reports suggest president all trump told muhammad bin sole man that u.s. forces stationed in the kingdom could be withdrawn if saudi arabia did not stop flooding the market with cheap crude within days riyadh announced production cuts and ended its oil price war with russia. 20 members including quit in norwa

the moment can be how could in washington many thanks indeed now to the corona virus pandemic the al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem has reopened it had been closed for 2 months in order to try to contain the virus worshippers appealing us to wear face masks and to bring their own premis. is very brief a brief look at what's going on as far as the pandemic is concerned the governor andrew cuomo of new york state is briefing the press let's listen in to what he's saying. long string use told us the ultimate goal make america the land that fulfills her promise great news for americans that's what this is about. we can do this and we have shown what we can do use this moment use this empowerment use this mobilization and use it for good use it for good. so that when we look back. we say yes the story was all too familiar in some ways. what happened to mr floyd was all too familiar but the outcome was different and the outcome was historic and it was actually a moment of positive change. back has to be our goal. all of us from the angry young protesters on the streets frustrated. and o

residents here in occupied east jerusalem have been denied access to their 3rd holiest site the al aqsa mosque compound throughout the holy month of ramadan a full commemoration of this day by right wingers settlers religious nationalist jews could well of that's a great attention is unusual it's ending on this day with some 450 people allowed to gather at the western wall and this is a very different commemoration than we usually see. the palestinian authority has rejected a coronavirus aid package sent from the united arab emirates the package was delivered in a red direct flight to israel's tel of event port and the p.a. said it was notified about the package which the u.a.e. had coordinated with israel. just simply we have here the news that there is a united arab emirates. medical supplies for the palestinians this issue has never been going at it with us we have never notified about our ambassador in the united arab emirates does not know about it we really don't know it was not going to benefit with. millions of children around the world have missed school for months because of t

in other news the al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem has reopened its doors today have been closed for 2 months to contain the coronavirus worshippers are being asked to wear face masks and bring their own. india's government is extending the virus lock down there in designates as high risk areas until the end of june another record daily increase of almost 8000 new infections were reported on saturday. a roadside bomb blast in somalia has killed at least 8 people in a minibus passengers mostly from the same family were traveling from the capital mogadishu to a funeral in a sunny a by no group has claimed responsibility but previous attacks have been blamed on al shabaab fights as those are your headlines i'll have the news for you at the top of the hour until then we'll go back to al-jazeera world all season. by the iceman i got through i got. to see their cousin and their identity as a little member orchestration hasn't been a shock what i have belonged to it obviated they're all me or can be a a fiend you was a little brother that's in the whole it's the law that sounds ok i'm w

and jerusalem's al aqsa mosque compound islam's holiest sites closed during ramadan because of coronavirus restrictions. so an agreement among the world's top oil producers to cut output comes into effect today friday following the collapse in global prices it was spurred by a slump in demand because of the deal to cart output came with a lot of infighting between the world's big oil producers go back to early march when they met in vienna and work out how to keep prices stable but failed to reach an agreement opec's recommendation was to take 1500000 barrels a day off the market if russia agrees to cut production as well russia said no. and so top producer saudi arabia retaliated by announcing a production increase instead sparked a price war lasted nearly a month prices dropped below $20.00 a barrel also in riyadh did resolve their differences eventually agreed to gradually cut production by $10000000.00 barrels per day but as american producers which may have been hurt most by that price war new member when the prices for u.s. crude collapsed on april 20th briefly they went into negativ

series of of defeats recently and their 13 month campaign to capture the capital as stored the al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem is reopened it had been closed for 2 months to help to contain the coronavirus and the mic worshippers are now being asked to wear face masks and bring their own prominence as harry force of reports. was. after more than 2 months of closure muslim worshippers are once again allowed inside the mosque compound not the where. is our life and it is the beat of our heart now we are breathing again on the inside the gates hundreds prayed spaced apart in the courtyards. and inside the mosque it so. i was counting every minute to come back to pray i hope all muslims feel good and hope fellow qsa to stay safe. the preparations have been underway for days but despite a recent increase in cases of coded 19 reported by the israeli health ministry islamic work that manages the site put no limits on numbers allowed in we have the personal hygiene as a tradition in our religion and it's half of the belief we depend on the awareness and the commitment of the people a

into consideration hadn't been taken the fact that all throughout the muslim month of ramadan the al aqsa mosque compound has been shut because of the can concerns about coronavirus if during that time and as we're coming up to aid if there'd been tens of thousands marching through on this day it may well have created more tension than usual and so that may well have been factored into the considerations as well how to force that there for us and occupied east turkistan thanks very much terry. well the total number of coronavirus case as well why it has passed 5000000 that's according to a tally by johns hopkins university now the virus has killed more than 328000 people and the lockdowns aimed at containing it have devastated economies around the wilds the outbreak originated in china but the u.s. and europe have been the west affected while spain and greece are looking to reopen for tourism in the summer but across europe the entire sector is preparing for a tough season and while some restrictions are being eased it is expected to take until next year for the number of foreign visitors

going pretty smoothly so far as you can see behind me this is one of the but the gates around the al aqsa mosque compound and since march the 15th all of them have been closed because of the restrictions that were imposed by the islamic walks which runs the mosque compound in accordance with the jordanian government the concerns about transmission of the virus whether the whole site was closed to pray goes to to worship is and now for the 1st time it is open so it opened the door and prayers this morning there were several 100 some 700 who went in and prayed in the compound in the spaces that have been set out and also inside the mosque itself we spoke to the head of the of the walk mark is one of the few days ago and he was saying that there were going to be any limitations on numbers despite the fact that israel's health ministry has imposed on places of worship a maximum of 70 people inside any place of worship but he was trusting that with the measures that they were taking and with the commitment of the people coming that they would look after each other and themselves and make make

residents here in occupied east jerusalem have been denied access to their 3rd holiest site the al aqsa mosque compound throughout the holy month of ramadan a full commemoration of this day by right wingers settlers religious nationalist jews could well of that's a great attention is unusual it's ending on this day with some 450 people allowed to gather at the western wall and this is a very different commemoration than we usually see. the u.k. government says it will rely on traditional tracking methods while technical issues delaying the why the release of its coronavirus tracing app is being child in the isle of wight and it was due to be rolled out across the country by the middle of may john holl explains the delay. well this is the very picturesque setting the isle of wight off the south coast of england for the piloting of the initial version of the national health service smartphone app designed to be used in conjunction with human tracing and a vastly expanded testing regime to make what boris johnson hopes will be a world beating test trace and isolate system in place by the 1

residents here in occupied east jerusalem have been denied access to their 3rd holiest site the al aqsa mosque compound throughout the holy month of ramadan a full commemoration of this day by right wingers settlers religious nationalist jews could well of that's a great attention is unusual it's ending on this day with some 450 people allowed to gather at the western wall and this is a very different commemoration than we usually see. and a quick reminder you can catch up with all the news on our web site the address al-jazeera dot com. time for a quick. of the top stories here on al-jazeera china's premier league coach young has been outlining the country's plans for the next year the opening of the national people's congress he said beijing would not set a growth target for 2020 and will step up spending to bolster an economy badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. let me while recognizing our achievements we are also aware of the difficulties and problems we face the shock of the covert 1000 pandemic has sent the world economy into severe recession disrupted industry and supply chain

watching al jazeera live from doha also coming up 2 and a half months after the coronavirus closed the al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem has reopened to worshippers. also ahead a privately built space capsule is due to dock at the international space station in the next 30 minutes we'll bring you live coverage. also this hour just a phone call away the zimbabwean grandmothers helping people with lockdown anxiety and depression. curfews have been imposed in more than 2 dozen u.s. states after a 4th nights of sometimes violent protests against police brutality more than 1400 arrests have been made in 17 cities the unrest was sparked in minneapolis by the death of a black man george floyd whilst in police custody it has since grown into a national outrage against racism sometimes by the poor. lease mike hanna reports on what's been a long night for many across the u.s. . what started out as peaceful protests in dozens of cities are ruptured in violence in los angeles police vehicles were set on fire sending plumes of black smoke over the area similar scenes in cities ranging from seattle

let's look at other news now the coronavirus pandemic and al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem has reopened its doors it had been closed for 2 months to contain the virus question is now being asked to wear face masks and to bring their own prayer mats are a force that is in occupied east jerusalem for us and says worshippers are relieved to be back at the mosque for prayers. we spoke to the president of the marks mosque the islamic walks which runs the mosque compound in cooperation with the jordanian government earlier this week and he was saying that they weren't going to limit the numbers going in but they were going to put out spacings on the compound so that people could pray outside and also they're going to allow people to pray inside the mosque as well in a socially distanced way a bit though they weren't going to accord with what the israeli health minister has been doing in terms of places of worship in israel proper. where there have been limitations to just 70 people maximum in a single space they said that they were going to essentially rely on the worshippers themsel

and turned into and whatever -- actually, sections of the bridge, of the steel are used on the al-aqsa -- on the alaska highway to build a bridge. it ties with the northwest in alaska. remnants sit in the channel. it's only after the war that they begin to reconstruct another suspension bridge. in 1950, the second tacoma narrows bridge is complete. that's the bridge we see in the distance here. the steel bridge that is standing with the steel towers in the distance. textbookhat there is a or a reference book written about bridge into nearing -- bridge engineering that does not include tacoma in the index because of the tacoma narrows bridge. it's impossible for me to imagine that engineering students all over the world have seen the film of galloping gertie's collapse. it is one of those spellbinding moments in engineering history. one of those disasters, those utter failures of design, that is completely captured on film. it is amazing. it is still job dropping to see hugew-dropping to see a endeavor like this. a physical object move with almost, moving out of the parameters of the or

let's get more on the coronavirus pandemic the al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem reopened today it had been closed for 2 months to contain covert 19 worshippers are being asked to wear face masks and bring their own prayer mats hurry force it is in occupied east jerusalem he says worshipers are relieved to be back at the mosque for prez. just a few minutes before noon prayers and the last people are now starting to come in through the entrances here to the alexa mosque compound this is of course a hugely significant day after more than 70 days of closure since march the 15th this is a site that is of course hugely important in terms of religion but also in terms of the culture of this place this is a large open space inside the walls of the old city here in occupied east jerusalem and it's a space that is really somewhere that people can come to relax to congregate to mix and to breathe people have been saying this is a moment that they can breathe again the very 1st people in came in for dawn prayers very early this morning making the most of the fact that for the 1st time in m

the 2nd friday of ramadan jerusalem's and aqsa mosque compound remains closed and the streets of the old city are unusually quiet palestinians living in occupied east jerusalem having to adjust to a new way of of observing the holy month while dealing with the economic uncertainty of the lockdown which is here is harry force of reports. holy month that islam is 3rd holiest site in the courtyards around the mosque in the dome of the rock a empty mass prayer band to help stop the spread of the coronavirus usually tens of thousands of worshippers many from new york the pied west bank who come here each day to pray the effects of being felt beyond this sacred site by the people who live and work in the alleyways of the old city lockdown has already brought serious hardship he says business is holding to nothing as customers save their money and there's no familia ramadan to make up for it. we wait for ramadan the whole year ramadan is different with its beautiful atmosphere there is a lot of work in ramadan but this year there is no work and there is no ramadan. foot traffic is down in t

residents here in occupied east jerusalem have been denied access to their 3rd holiest site the al aqsa mosque compound throughout the holy month of ramadan a full commemoration of this day by right wingers settlers religious nationalist jews could well of that's a great attention is unusual it's ending on this day with some 450 people allowed to gather at the western wall and this is a very different commemoration than we usually see. the palestinian authority has rejected a coronavirus aid package sent her from the united arab emirates and the package was delivered in a red direct flight to israel's tell of evaporated the p.a. said it wasn't notified about the supplies which the u.a.e. had coordinated with israel. it just simply we have here in the news that there is a united arab emirates. carrying medical supplies for the palestinians this issue has never been part of the knitted with us we have never notified about our ambassador in the united arab emirates does not know about it we really don't know if it was not going to benefit with. millions of children around the world have mi

there's a wall korea to the al aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem has reopened and have been closed for 2 months in order to help contain the coronavirus worship as they were being asked to wear face masks and to bring their own pram at harry for supports. after more than 2 months of closure muslim worshippers are once again allowed inside the mosque compound not clear where. is our life and it is the beat of our heart now we are breathing again. inside the gates hundreds prayed spaced apart in the courtyards. and inside the mosque itself. i was counting every minute to come back to pray i hope all muslims feel good and hope for luxor to stay safe. the preparations have been underway for days but despite a recent increase in cases of coded 19 reported by the israeli health ministry islamic walk that manages the site put no limits on numbers allowed in we have the personal hygiene as a tradition in our religion and it's half of the belief we depend on the awareness and the commitment of the people and also the committees of the guards and the walking for cars to organize

going on with the corona virus pandemic around the world the main aspects of the story today the al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem has reopened its doors today that have been closed to 2 months to contain the virus we're supposed to be asked to wear face masks and bring the very force of joins us live from occupied east jerusalem so harry how do they keep people safe and well when they want to go through the religious obligations. well they're saying that they are relying essentially on the commitments to each others' and their own safety of the worshippers themselves we spoke to the president of the marks mosque the islamic walk which runs the mosque compound in cooperation with the jordanian government earlier this week and he was saying that they weren't going to limit the numbers going in but they were going to put out spacings on the compound so that people could pray outside and also they're going to allow people to pray inside the mosque as well in a socially distanced way a bit though they weren't going to accord with what the israeli health ministry has been doing in ter

throughout palestinian residents here have been denied access to the 3rd holiest site in islam the al aqsa mosque compound and so having the usual kind of celebrate saree and in many use triumphalist marching through the city at that time could have caused more tensions than usual this will end at the western wall 450 people allowed to gather there and that will be the end of what is usually a very different kind of day. thanks very much indeed reporting that. millions of children around the world have missed school for months because of the pandemic in gaza a teenage girl has overcome the restrictions by becoming a teacher herself as this. every child in this wooden shack in gaza city has lived under the israeli blockade since they were born so them going to school is more than just learning it's rest bite from the daily difficulties they face outside. when the global pandemic shut gaza schools in march 13 year old maid knew she had to do something when. she formed her own classroom and started to teach others well i'm not the one have been as you will i wanted to bring them here and teac