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on moving on now and afghanistan's president is backing the release of $400.00 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani made his decision after the loya jirgah consultative body approved freeing the so-called hardcore prisoners their release has been a precondition for the armed group to hold peace talks with the government. as well . for centuries of understands traditional ground assemblies known as jurors solve problems by consultation within $3000.00 elders and community leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president danny has honored the agreement between the us government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before incra of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners your time government says these 400 are wanted for major crimes and some even face the death penalty they want to ensure that these men do not return to the battlefield the been. today i will sign the decree that i did not have the authority to sign b

the council includes both afg hanistan‘s elected leaders, ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah, and itthe release after meeting for a third day in kabul. the government has already complied with taliban demands to release several thousand other prisoners but the remaining 400, described by the government as "serious criminals", had become a sticking point. abdullah elham from the bbc‘s afghan servicejoins me live from kabul. thank you for being with us. how significant is this release of 400 taliban prisoners, could it unlock the peace process? this loya jirga, or the this loyajirga, or the grand council of the people of afghanistan, is considered the highest institution for expression of the afghan people. on the third day of this council they decided not only to approve the release of 400 prisoners, but called for an immediate ceasefire across the country. it also called for a commencement of the long awaited inter—afghan commencement of the long awaited inter—afg han peace talks. commencement of the long awaited inter—afghan peace talks. it called upon the international community to

if they promise not to return to fighting we understand it's not technically up to the president ashraf ghani to make the final decision we think that could come as early as sunday an agreement between the united states and taliban negotiators in february here in trance are in the country capital doha called for 5000 taliban prisoners to be released as a precondition for talks direct talks between the armed group the taliban and the government in kabul that story still developing as soon as we get you more details we'll bring it to you live here on to on the news hour let's go back to that. laurie that we were just discussing with sarah clarke sanctions being imposed on 11 people who work for the government the legislature in hong kong let's bring in professor steve young he's director of the china institute at so us in the university of london he joins us from nottingham in the u.k. steve thanks for talking to us welcome back to the news are these sanctions how much impact coming have not so much on the individuals but on the political process of hong kong itself. probably not very muc

has welcomed a decision by afghanistan's grand assembly to set $400.00 of its men free president ashraf ghani also backed that decision of the loya jirga to approve the release of so-called hard core fighters there faces been a key hurdle in launching peace talks voting has been extended in some areas of belarus where president alexander lukashenko is facing the biggest threat to his political career after 26 years in power his main challenger spent learned to kind of sky has voted after reports she went into hiding overnight when her top aides were detained this trail in state of victoria has reported a record 17 coronavirus deaths in a single day it coincided with the police crackdown on protesters trying to hold an anti mosque rally in the capital meldrum victoria is at the center of a 2nd wave of infections and survivors and dignitaries have marched 75 years since the atomic bomb was dropped on nagasaki in japan it was the scale back ceremony because of covert 19 about 74000 people were killed after u.s. forces dropped that bomb in the final stages of world war 2 all those are the h

taliban prisoners the country's grand assembly approves the move which was in dorset by president ashraf ghani he wants to pave the way for peace talks with the insurgents to end the 19 year war. not everyone on the traditional afghan council was ready to free the detained tell about members many of the delegates have lost relatives in attacks or clashes for them the fact that the government is now going to release those responsible is hard to take but in the end a desire for peace prevailed. i said. i don't know this soundless decision has removed the final obstacles to these negotiations and god willing we are on the verge of these talks are going well for months are a lot of snow on the should remove. one of the goals was to bring about a cease fire and it's desperately needed on sunday another attack in kabul left people dead and some injured the taliban control or contesting around 70 percent of the country the insurgent group has agreed to start peace talks within days of the release of its detained members back in february they committed to the united states that they would reduce

assembly has approved the release of 400 taliban prisoners the decision was endorsed by president ashraf ghani he wants to pave the way for peace talks of between the government and the insurgents and end the 19 year war. well western europe is baking in a heat wave and to stay cool people have been a flocking to beaches this weekend but authorities are worried they are sunbathing too close to each other they've warned about a protect their is nothing like a quick dip in the sea to cool down. but this is what many beaches in western europe look like this weekend. britain's southern coast line was packed with visitors many had been forced to abandon holidays abroad because of covert 19 travel restrictions but it seems like the risk of getting infected also exists closer to home. we did arrive early enough so that we would get a decent space for us out as you can see how busy a scope we now happened on the day sure and the ballet people just following the road saves from the top to ca and she was just too busy it's the same story across other parts of europe to control visitor numbers the

afghanistan's president ashraf ghani has approved the release of $400.00 taliban prisoners that's after an assembly of tribal leaders agreed to let them go the taleban made the prisoner release a precondition for entering talks with the afghan government on ending the country's civil war. and explosion in the u.s. city of baltimore has killed at least one person and injured at least 3 others 1st responders are searching for other victims in the rubble after several houses collapsed it's believed to have been a gas explosion what caused it is not yet known. over $100.00 people have been arrested during a night of looting and clashes in the u.s. city of chicago the police department says 13 officers were injured during the violence the unrest began after police shot a man during a pursuit and a black neighborhood triggering an angry response. to bella ruse now where the election commission says president alexander lukashenko won a landslide 80 percent of the vote in sunday's election but the opposition candidates sky again says the result was rigged and claims a bakery for herself germany

afghanistan's president is backing the release of $400.00 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani says he respects the decision of the loya jirga consultative body to approve freeing so-called hardcore taliban fighters the. group today i will sign the decree that i did not have the authority to sign before now i will sign the decree to authorize the release of the 400 taliban prisoners based on the request of the loya jirga and they will be released people are saying in better reeses presidential election as its longtime leader seeks a 6th term the main opposition candidate has gone into hiding hours before the vote after her top aides were detained by police. and his health secretary alex as ours arrived in taiwan for the 1st high level visit by a top american official in 4 decades is expected to meet taiwan's president china claims sovereignty over taiwan and says the trip threatens stability in the region . now with all the headlines more news on al-jazeera after al-jazeera what. abu dhabi capital of the united arab emirates and the location of a financial controversy of huge fortunes won and l

afghanistan's president has agreed to release 400 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani made the decision on the recommendation of the loya jirgah on a traditional assembly of tribal leader elders the release was a precondition from the taliban to agree to hold peace talks with the government there was in the headlines these continues here after talks wodges into 40 barrel. a counting the cost russia war planes and suppress the scenes from the fold of libya's biggest oil field last lebanon's take a look around the scene of a devastating explosion is it sign from awful fun plus weaponize inflates this information to manipulate elections. counting the costs of al-jazeera will be able to see. the covert 19 pandemic force governments worldwide to impose looked down earlier this year. as 1000000 stayed at home for months normal life grounds for virtual holds. that meant a major reduction in air and water pollution some animals even reclaim their stolen habitats. but as some countries start to ease emergency restrictions and governments implement plans to rescue their economies many are concerned

this new hope for afghan peace talks president ashraf ghani says he will approve the release of 400 taliban prisoners which paves the way for negotiations to begin his announcement comes off the country's highest consultative assembly called the loya jirga made the recommendation on saturday he says he'll sign the order and a few hours the prisons release was a precondition for the armed group to take part in talks on afghanistan's future. today i will sign the decree that i did not have the authority to sign before now i will sign the decree to authorize the release of the 400 taliban prisoners based on the request of the loya jirga and they will be released. as an afghan journalist based in kabul he says the loya jirga assembly gave voice to people suffering from the ongoing war. if there is a comprehensive cease fire then i think that will be a win win situation for people living in villages in valleys because every day you hear about is strikes night raids suicide attacks indiscriminate mortar attacks killing entire families roadside bombs the country really needs rest fired from violen

moving on now and afghanistan's president is backing the release of $400.00 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani made his decision after the loya jirga consultative body approved a freeing the so-called hardcore presidents their release has been a precondition for the group to hold peace talks with the government a solomons of it has been. for centuries of understands traditional ground assemblies known as job is to solve problems by consultation within $3000.00 elders and community leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president ghani has honored the agreement between the us government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before incra of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners if i'm government says these 400 are wanted for major crimes and some even face the death penalty they want to ensure that these men do not return to the battlefield the button. room today i will sign the decree that i did not have the

there's new hope for afghan peace talks president ashraf ghani says he will approve the release of $400.00 taliban prisoners which paves the way the negotiations to begin his announcement comes after the country's highest consultative assembly called the loya jirga made the recommendation on saturday now gone he says he'll sign the order in a few hours time the prisoners released was a precondition for the armed group to take part in talks on afghanistan's future. today i will sign the decree that i did not have the authority to sign before now i will sign the decree to authorize the release of the 400 taliban prisoners based on the request of the loya jirga and they will be released. an afghan journalist he joins us via skype from kabul good to have you with us so 400 prisoners released have been assured does this clear the path now for peace talks between the taliban and the government. it should from the afghan government's point of view the government now has released $5600.00 prisoners which could lead the way for the 1st time the day after an government actually sits across from tali

leaders has approved the release of 400 taliban prisoners the decision was endorsed by president ashraf ghani who is seeking peace talks with the militants to end the 19 year war the taliban says it's ready to start negotiations with the government after the prisoner exchange is completed. lebanon has been rocked by rest with clashes between protesters and security forces 3 government ministers have now stepped down after last week's devastating explosions in beirut that killed more than 150 people the demonstrators blame the country's political elite for corruption and negligence. u.s. health secretary alex azhar has met a taiwanese president signing when in taipei is the highest level u.s. visit to taiwan in 4 decades as acid and he was there to convey a strong message of support from u.s. president donald trump the visit has been strongly condemned by china which claims taiwan as its territory. you're watching news still to come will the champions league quarter final national scene like to end athletic or madrid go ahead on thursday 2 of a later post players after testing positive o

prisoners is seen as the final hurdle before peace talks with the taliban can begin now to president ashraf ghani to make the final decision and u.s. president donald trump is expected to sign as many as 4 executive orders on saturday after talks with democrats faulted on an economic relief package one of the executive orders would aim to restore some unemployment aid for millions of americans whose enhanced benefits expired last month. you're up to date with the top stories this hour coming up next on al-jazeera it's the listening post probably back with more news after that in about half an hour's time to stay with us by phone now. murdoch was allowed to get the. answer because you know you've got to. talk or you can't tell. a lot. of. hello i'm richard disparate and you're watching a special edition of the listening post this week we examine rupert murdoch one of the world's biggest media empires and its coverage of coke at 90 we're focusing on the 2 countries where murdoch's companies news corp and fox corp are most heavily invested and at their most influential astray and the united st

they should only be freed if they promise not to return to fighting it's now up to the president ashraf ghani to make the final decision which could come as early as sunday michael semple is a professor at the institute for global peace security and justice at queen's in belfast he says the decision could be an important step towards the end of the war well i think the only real way for the government of the afghan people well if they make concrete progress.

the council includes both afg hanistan‘s elected leaders, ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah, and itase after meeting for a third day in kabul. the government has already complied with taliban demands to release several thousand other prisoners but the remaining 400, described by the government as "serious criminals", had become a sticking point. let's talk now to our south asia editorjill mcgivering. how significant is this decision to release these 400 prisoners?m seems very significant. there is a real sense of sudden movement again and hopes of the peace process after and hopes of the peace process after a long time of stalemate. as you say, the government has already released nearly 5,000 taliban prisoners, but these 400 proved a sticking point and it didn't seem that they would find a way forward. there are people accused of things like murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking. basically, the government has tried to come up with a way around it, the offered substitutes for example, but the taliban held firm and they said if you don't release these 400, there can be no process. ther

the council includes both afg hanistan‘s elected leaders, ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah, and ittaliban demands to release several thousand other prisoners but the remaining four hundred, described by the government as "serious criminals", had become a sticking point. it seems very significant. there is a real sense of sudden movement again and hopes coming up again of a peace process after quite a long time of stalemate. as you say, the government has already released nearly 5000 taliban prisoners, but these 400 really proved a sticking point and it did not seem as if they could find a way forward. they are people who are accused of things like murder and kidnapping, involvement in drug trafficking, and basically, the government had tried to come up with ways around it. they had offered substitutes, for example. the taliban had rejected that and the taliban had held firm and said, "unless you release these 400, we cannot see progress". that's why they went to the grand council to say, "we don't think we, the government, should make this decision, we'd like you to make it for us,

is seen as the last hurdle before peace talks with the taliban can begin it's now up to president ashraf ghani to make the final decision that could come as early as sunday survivors and dignitaries are marking 75 years since the atom bomb was dropped on august sakhi in japan it's a scaled back ceremony because of k. coated 19 about 74000 people were killed after u.s. forces dropped a bomb in the final stages of world war 2 the attack came 3 days after the 1st atomic bomb exploded over the city of hiroshima. more issues has declared a state of environmental emergency after a japanese own ship began spilling tons of oil the islands appealing for help from france but a volunteer cleanup operation is already underway and only saw reports aerial and satellite photos show the extent of the oil spill off the southeastern coast of. the japanese owned ball carrier workers she all ran aground late last month and began leaking its $4000.00 tons of fuel into the indian ocean or 20 crew were taken ashore but rough seas hampered attempts to stabilize the ship and pump the fuel off after declaring a s

the people here are calling for help afghan president ashraf ghani has promised that emergency aid will arrive soon including ground and air support. heavy rains have also batted. financial capital. with sewage water floods the streets many are forced to live in makeshift tents shelters are being set up for the displaced. but could even determine what about bridges were submerged in water we rescued them overnight and shifted them to a safer place which was a school. in. the region struggles every year with monsoon rains made worse by poor infrastructure as rubble is cleared families anxiously awaits news about the missing while others prepare for mass burials for him hunted al-jazeera at least $4000.00 employees from the philippines biggest media network and lost their jobs a.b.s. c.b.s. shutting down many of its operations and its regional news bureau the network was forced off air in may after congress refused to renew its license jimena under reports. studied mass communication to pursue his dream of working as a journalist for a.b.s. c b n for 13 years he's been a producer in the p

prisoners is seen as the final hurdle before peace talks with the taliban can begin now to president ashraf ghani to make the final decision. and u.s. president donald trump is expected to sign as many as 4 executive orders on saturday after talks with democrats faulted on an economic relief package one of the executive orders would aim to restore some unemployment aid for millions of americans whose enhanced benefits expired last month. you're up to date with the top stories this hour coming up next on al-jazeera it's the listening post probably back with more news after that in about half an hour's time to stay with us by phone now. murdoch was allowed to get through all of the answer because you know how to feel right but i think that the. audience and the public health act they can live. through for. hello i'm richard disparate and you're watching a special edition of the listening post this week we examine rupert murdoch one of the world's biggest media empires and its coverage of coke at 90 we're focusing on the 2 countries where murdoch's companies news corp and fox corp are most hea

bought into the program we begin with breaking news a new hope for the afghan peace process president ashraf ghani says he'll approve the release of 400 taliban prisoners which paves the way for negotiations to begin now his announcement comes after the country's highest consultative assembly called the loya jirga made it the recommendation on saturday and danny says he'll sign the order in a few hours time their release was a precondition for the armed group to take part in talks about the future of the country. on top of the top story it's an explosion that's estimated to have caused billions of dollars worth of damage now lebanon is hoping the international community will help it rebuild its capital a virtual donor's conference hosted by france and the united nations will be held in a few hours time the capital was devastated when $2700.00 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port on choose day $158.00 people were killed and 6000 injured around 300000 have been left homeless by been on what was already mined in its worst ever economic crisis well many in the country blame the governme

been cleared on the potential path to peace in the country at the present $400.00 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani made a landmark decision on the recommendation of the loya jirga a traditional assembly of tribal elders ernie's was the final precondition for the taliban to agree to talks but there are still all the hurdles to overcome. it explains. 4 centuries of understands traditional grand assemblies known as jurors solve problems by confrontation within $3000.00 elders and community leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president danny has honored the agreement between the us government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before incra of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners if my government says these 400 are wanted for major crimes and some even face the death penalty they want to ensure that these men do not produce to the battlefield the been. room today i will sign the decree that i did not have the

officials have confirmed it's because a 1000 taliban prisoners haven't been released last week president ashraf ghani agreed to free 400 so-called hardcore prisoners in what was seen as a final hurdle to launching talks but only 80 of them have been released so far meanwhile the afghan government is saying a member of its peace negotiating peace negotiating team has survived an attempt on her life koofi was attacked on friday in near kabul she's part of the group representing the government in upcoming peace talks with the taliban if they take place the armed group has denied any involvement in the attack. now russia says it started manufacturing its new coronavirus vaccine and initial batches will be rolled out within 2 weeks doctors will be the 1st to be immunized before the general public institute which is developed the drug says it will produce $5000000.00 doses by december the vaccine is dubbed sputnik 5 and is said to be the 1st approved vaccine in the world but that comes from russian regulators after limited testing which lasted just about 2 months. well health officials in peru is say

the people here are calling for help afghan president ashraf ghani has promised that emergency aid will arrive soon including ground and air support. heavy rains have also battered pakistan's financial capital karate with which water floods the streets many are forced to live in makeshift tents shelters are being set up for the displaced. but could even determine what about all of the ridges were submerged in water we rescued them overnight and shifted them to a safer place it was a school. in. the region struggles every year with monsoon rains made worse by poor infrastructure as rubble is cleared families actually awaits news about the missing while others prepare for mass burials for him khalid al jazeera. i'm kinda allendale how are the headlines on al-jazeera japan's prime minister shinzo alba has announced his resignation he says it's due to his poor health 65 year old heard long suffering from an intestinal illness is japan's longest serving leader. i needed to fight against the disease and be treated i was not really in a perfect state in terms of the health condition and still

the people here are calling for help afghan president ashraf ghani has promised that emergency aid will arrive soon including ground and air support. heavy rains have also battered pakistan's financial capital with which water floods the streets many are forced to live in makeshift tents shelters are being set up for the displaced. that could even determine what about all of villages were submerged in water. or not it shifted them to a safer place it was a school. the region struggles every year with monsoon rains made worse by poor infrastructure as rubble is cleared families anxiously awaits news about the missing while others prepare for mass burials for him home it is there. 13 civilians have died in a roadside bomb attack in southern afghanistan 2 vehicles hit by the blast were taking families to a wedding in the border district to spin boldak in kandahar province there has been no claim of responsibility for west african leaders have agreed mollies transitional government must be led by a civilian last no longer than 12 months members of the a cause bloc held a summit on friday to

afghanistan's president has agreed to release 400 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani made the decision on the recommendation of the loya jirgah on a traditional assembly of tribal leader elders the release was a precondition from the taliban to agree to hold peace talks with the government there was in the headlines these continues here after talks wodges into 40 barrel. counting the cost russia war planes and dismiss the scenes from the fold of libya's biggest oil field last lebanon's take a look around the city of a devastating explosion is it sign from awful fun plus weaponize inflates this information to manipulate elections. counting the costs of al-jazeera will you be able to see. the covert 19 pandemic force governments worldwide to impose lockdowns earlier this year. as 1000000 stayed at home for months normal life grounds for virtual holds. that meant a major reduction in air and water pollution some animals even reclaim their stolen habitats. but as some countries start to ease emergency restrictions and governments implement plans to rescue their economies many are concerned th

they should only be freed if they promise not to return to fighting it's now up to the president ashraf ghani to make the final decision which could come as early as sunday michael semple is a professor at the institute for global peace security and justice at queen's in belfast he says the decision could be an important step towards the end of the war . well i think the very real win for the afghan government and the afghan people will be if we make concrete progress towards peace i'm sure that the president will be confident that this strength of his hand as he tries to set the conditions for the negotiations will draw a fence in a start to each afghanistan towards peace so yes it will strengthen the president's art there were some people of course who thought that they could get unconditional release of these prisoners and that there would be negotiations starting next week for anybody who thought that this may be a disappointment but we have to have a show of the of the afghan people broadly speaking at the in favor of negotiations and peace process and the afghan president empowere

the united nations i'm going son's president is backing the release of $400.00 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani says he respects the decision of the loya jirgah consultative body to approve freeing so-called hardcore taliban fighters polls have opened in bellary says presidential election has its longtime leader 66 term the main opposition candidate has gone into hiding hours before the vote to her top aides were detained by police. u.s. health secretary alex as ours arrived in taiwan for the 1st high level visit by a top american official in 4 decades is expected to meet taiwan's president trying to claim sovereignty over taiwan and says the trip threatens stability in the region linda rajapaksa has been sworn in as prime minister for the 4th time his ruling party won the parliamentary election in a landslide he's been he's been serving as interim prime minister those were the headlines no rolled back a with more news in half an hour next it's inside story to stay with us. is the relationship between the u.s. and saudi arabia falling apart the state the problem show support for a former

the people here are calling for help afghan president ashraf ghani has promised that emergency aid will arrive soon including ground and air support. heavy rains have also battered pakistan's financial capital kharaj with which water floods the streets many are forced to live in makeshift tents shelters are being set up for the displaced. determine what about bridges were submerged in water we rescued them overnight and shifted them to a safer place that was a school. in the region struggles every year with monsoon rains made worse by poor infrastructure as rubble is cleared families anxiously awaited news about the missing while others prepare for mass burials for him khalid al jazeera. the senate in argentina has passed a controversial judicial reform the government says it is necessary to prevent abuse but opponents say there's a way to absolve the former president cristina fernandez de kirchner from cases against the law and move to the chamber of deputies to reason as more. argentina is under threat this people say and that's why they gathered in front of congress to protest agains

seen as the last had all before peace talks with the taliban can begin and it's now up to president ashraf ghani to make the final decision which could come as early as sunday michael semple is a professor at institute for global peace security and justice at crean's university belfast he says the decision could be an important step in the peace process well i think the only real win for the afghan government and the afghan people will be if we make concrete progress towards peace i'm sure that the president will be confident that this straight from his heart and as he tries to set the conditions for the negotiations with revenge and they start to each afghanistan towards the east so yes it will strengthen the president's up there were some people of course you thought that they could get you know unconditional release of these prisoners and that there would be negotiations starting next week for anybody who thought up that this may be a disappointment but you have to have a show and see how they ask on people through at least eating it safer and it goes ations at a peace process and the o

officials have confirmed it's because a 1000 taliban prisoners have not been released last week president ashraf ghani agreed to free 400 so-called hardcore prisoners what was seen as a final hurdle to launching talks but only 80 of them have been released so far. turkey's president says his country will not back down in its standoff with greece over energy exploration in the eastern mediterranean dismissed frets of e.u. sanctions on saturday he says a turkish research vessel will continue operations for another week turkey and greece are odds over claims to energy resources between the island of crete and cyprus and protest as in thailand of planning another large rally on sundays they continue their push to remove the government and reform the monarchy one of the main student leaders organizing the rally faces sedition charges but tazz now been released on bail al jazeera world is next with an episode called casablanca fight club so you don't want to miss that i'll see you in about 25 minutes time. casa blanca morocco's biggest city. its economic capital and one of the busiest financial center

prisoners is seen as the last hurdle before peace talks can begin with the taliban now to president ashraf ghani to make a final decision. and u.s. president donald trump is expected to sign as many as 4 executive orders on saturday off the talks with democrats faulted on an economic relief package one of the executive orders which aim to restore some unemployment aid for millions of americans in hearts benefits expired last month. but as the headlines this hour al-jazeera world is coming up next i'll be more news after that and then of course as always our web site as well as there at all costs. abu dhabi capital of the united arab emirates and the location of a financial controversy of huge fortunes won and lost. it's a story that revolves around the man on the left the indian billionaire tycoon doc to be our shetty. for several months time around this howl of al-jazeera arabic channel follow the money trail in which the numbers involved are quite staggering. he looked into a man who owes millions and in one case over a 1000000000 u.s. dollars. at the center of this debt crisis is an m c

delayed government officials say it's because 1000 taliban prisoners have not been released present ashraf ghani agreed to free 400 so-called hardcore prisoners in what was seen as a final hurdle to launching talks but only 80 have been freed equitorial guinea's prime minister and his cabinet have resigned in the wake of a deepening economic crisis triggered by the pandemic president taylor door says the government has not fulfilled its policy objectives a new government is expected to be revealed in the coming days. and the japanese ship that plowed into a coral reef off the coast of militias has split apart spilling more oil into the pristine waters. an environmental emergency some scientists are calling it the island's worst ecological disaster those are your headlines i'll be back after data labs. in the last 10 years we have developed an inseparable bond with our cell phones. smartphone capabilities are bolstered by artificial intelligence which serves our needs whilst keeping a watchful eye. unknown entities siphon our data from public wi-fi networks. our frenzied online activity gen

afghanistan president ashraf ghani signed a decree today to release the final batch of 400 liban prisonersthe taliban demanded they be freed as a condition for long-awaited peace negotiations with the afghan government. the militant group said it'ar ready to re-those talks in qatar within a week from the prisoners' release. the upcoming llege football season han in the balance because of the pandemic with the mountain west confeilnce saying itindefinitely postpone. conferences have y-- pac-10 describe. president trump tweeted that the student athletes were working too har for their season to be canceled. still to come, the crackdown continues as hong kong police arrest the leader of a pro-democracy newspaper. multiple runs in its fight against the coronavirus. daour politics m team breaks down the federal response to covid-19 and up coming morentions and much announcer: this is the pbs "newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at era stone estate -- arizona state university. judy: cna extended its crackdown in hong kong today,

in afghanistan, president ashraf ghani approved a measusure to release 400 taliban prisoners -- one of the major roadblocks in the embattled peace deal between the afghan government and the taliban. talks between the warring parties are expected to start in doha this week. back in the united states. the new postmaster general louis dejoy has overhauled the leadership of the u.s. postal service in a move that critics say will give dejoy more power ahead of the november election when a record number of mail-in ballots are expected to be cast. 23 postal service executives were reassigned or displaced on friday in what democrats described as a friday night massacre. since taking office, dejoy has instituted a number of cost-cutting measures that have slowed down the delivery of the mail dramatically. there is now a days-long backlog of mail across the country. prior to becoming postmaster general, dejoy was a major donor to donald trump and ththe republican p party. in other election news, hawaan state setotor kakaheheleon thehe primary to replace ririring congressmemb a and fmer decrcrati

cleared on the path to peace in afghanistan after the president agreed to release 400 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani made the landmark decision on the recommendation of the loya jirga a traditional assembly of tribal elders their release was the final precondition from the taliban to agree to talks but there are all the hurdles to overcome as well as a solid bench of 8 explains. 4 centuries of understands traditional grand assemblies known as jurors solve problems by consultation within $3000.00 elders and community leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president danny has honored the agreement between the us government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before increase of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners if i'm government says these 400 are wanted for major crimes and some even face the death penalty they want to ensure that these men do not return to the battlefield the ben . grimm today i will sign the