the fatality rate could rise as was frictions ease authorities have so far ruled out posing a 2nd countrywide lockdown india home to 1300000000 people has reported some of the highest daily case jobs in the world is expected to overtake the united states as the country west hit by the pandemic within the coming weeks. joining me now is did i use india correspondent emissions as well from delhi india's coronavirus cases as we've just heard have supposed 5000000 that's the 2nd highest in the world after the us yet the deaths are still comparatively low why's that. well going to have an investigation where you want well what exactly did all of this but let's put it well that sure why didn't enough cooperation at least last my younger than they have to do when its missions are so much was it doesn't mean in addition there's also a choice because. this means it doesn't mean that in u.s. population and other. nations have been exposed to other who have that which is actually allowed these populations to fight off this who are no one is in a better rate was going to see that region does need be idec

they fear freedom is under threat in the wake of the pandemic and countrywide protests but they're also led by conspiracy theories. their government is in the midst of a coup. there's certain members of our government who are actively working to change this government from what it's designed to be the land of opportunity they're trying to turn us into some sort of socialist government a new form of government humanitarianism where the group is on what they call a mission to portland in the past they have acted as peace keepers tonight they want to get 1st hand impressions off the portland protests that have been going on for more than 80 nights i'm sure you have the refuses to wear face masks protesters attacked them immediately i believe like some of it has to do with our president. feels let that kind of behavior and that ideology just currish and i think that now they think that they have power. when they were here for black lives matter. and there all here for white supremacy. but d.s. insists his group does not stand for wild supremacy he wants the police to take tougher action aga

but not countrywide lockdowns. it is simply too costly, too risky.terms of what further support is needed and therefore, governments will stay far away from that, i think. i think the election, coming back on that, is not set on a course -- a biden government, is trump going to get reelected? on the margins, we view it could be a biden government. the question then becomes what is the congress and what types of policies can the government really implement? on the margin, perhaps if it is a biden government, we will talk more regulation on finance perhaps, but also talk more about tech coming into play. on the margin, i think there will be a little bit of a negative for markets in the short-term, but in the long term, we are set to go up from here. francine: talk to us about what you are expecting in terms of stimulus. if we have a second lockdown or second restriction -- at this point, it feels unlikely we go to full lockout either in the u.s. or europe or the u.k. like we had april, may, but what does it mean for a government stimulus? what is the i

come here with good will and good intention to stop the 4th ears of blood should and achieve a countrywide and lasting peace will see that the taliban have long worried that reducing violence could give them less leverage at the negotiation table in their opening statement instead focused on their desire to include tenants of islam and any future afghan government in this. request an. abode saw its. provisions all the whole of religion all of. the warring sides offered to dramatically different versions of a post-war afghanistan but the leaders meeting today stressed that violence will not help build. how money is future. well for more on these historic the peace talks a let's cross now to journalist alley outlets t.v. in kabul ellie thanks for joining us what are negotiators on both sides hoping to achieve and where do you think we might see the biggest sticking points the biggest sticking points will obviously be around a cease fire because you know talabani are hesitant to declare a nationwide long term cease fire they have declared to cease fires in the past year or so previously the g

come here with good will and good intention to stop the 4th ears of blood should and achieve a countrywide and lasting peace will see that the taliban have long worried that reducing violence could give them less leverage at the negotiation table in their opening statement instead focused on their desire to include tenants of islam and any future afghan government and this. morning i request an. abode saw its. provisions of the whole of relays one of. the warring sides offered to dramatically different versions of a post-war afghanistan but the leaders meeting today stressed that violence will not help build. how money is future. let's have a look at some other stories making news around the world. well these military units which stage a coup last month has agreed to an 18 month transitional government and then to hold fresh elections the agreement came after 3 days of talks with the leaders from political and civil groups the leaders of the transitional government will be chosen by the honda. in the u.s. workers have removed a confederate statue that stood near the site or a violent white

come here with good will and good intention to stop the 40 years of blood should and achieve a countrywide and lasting peace will see that the taliban have long worried that reducing violence could give them less leverage at the negotiation table in their opening statement instead focused on their desire to include tenants of islam and any future afghan government in this. request and i. both saw its. provisions all the whole it relates one of. the warring sides offered to dramatically different versions of a post-war afghanistan but the leaders meeting today stressed that violence will not help build a harmonious future. well for the 1st time the taliban will have to their vision for afghanistan we asked journalist in kabul what we can expect here. well this is the thing is what we here is up to them because this has been the question that has been asked of them of their supporters of other groups within the government or within the afghan society where sort of similar view is that what does it mean that you want an islamic society because all aspects of on society are based on islam whet

of the people the event is set to take place against the backdrop of renewed countrywide demonstrations a day after masked police arrested dozens of women at in minsk. alexander hoping for a strong turnout at today's protests following secret earlier this week. now earlier i asked correspondent nick connelly what the. opposition leader. look like we're not quite sure. that. state t.v. really took everyone by surprise that the. big. secret. police. today. from the police have been closed today in the way places people. in the courts today i think it's kind of. speaking to me. angry about this and. to be intimidated by these threats and. nick conway in minsk us president donald trump has nominated conservative federal judge amy kone barrett to succeed supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg if confirmed by the republican controlled senate trump will have put 3 of the 9 justices on the top court possibly handing conservatives a long sought wins over contentious legal issues such as abortion and gun rights. it wasn't a surprise decision but that didn't make it any significant i looked and

countrywide, hundreds of villages were also destroyed because of the river rising to levels not seena century. at least 120 people have been killed and more than 600,000 have them displaced. most now are waiting for the government's response to cope with the situation after losing either most or all of their belongings. >> we need the government to take care of the water that is in the houses because it's now mixed with sewage water in the latrines that collapsed. we cannot deal with diseases on top of losing our homes. villageamage in the nearly five kilometers away has forced 1000 families out of their homes. most had relied on farming and livestock for income. most are devastated by the floods. vibrante which was once now looks like this. their homes either damaged or destroyed. the nile has receded in many parts of the country. has beeneight distributed, but many say it is not enough. even if the river drops to where it was prior to the flood, sudan's government and aid organizations assess the damage will continue for months with health care and the economy all affected. she ask

they fear freedom is under threat in the wake of the pandemic and countrywide protests but they're also led by conspiracy theories. their government is in the midst of a coup. there's certain members of our government who are actively working to change this government from what it's designed to be the land of opportunity they're trying to turn us into some sort of socialist government a new form of government humanitarianism where the group is on what they call a mission to portland in the past they have acted a self declared peace keepers tonight they want to get 1st hand impressions off the portland protests that have been going on for more than 80 nights. for you the refuses to wear face masks protesters attacked them immediately i believe like some of it has to do with our president. let that kind of behavior and that ideology just courage and i think that now they think that they have power. when they were here for black lives matter and they're all here for white supremacy. but diaz insists his group does not stand for wild supremacy he wants the police to take tougher action agai

the police go after protesters in the bell the russian capital minsk and there is a countrywide internet blackout. russians voting in regional elections today weeks after leading opposition figure alexina was poisoned campaigning. more anger on the greek island of lesbos where aid is barely coming in after a fire destroyed a refugee camp. class and plant based substitute me to look at how the pandemic is changing the way people think about food in thailand. and in sport. has won the u.s. open title for the 2nd time in her career the japanese star far from a set down to beat victoria azarenka in the final in new york. city 66. ok our developing story for you here on the news there is an ongoing escalation in the situation violence in the russian capital minsk the internet was shut down in the last 90 minutes or so the police are saying they've detained at least $250.00 demonstrators who are gathering for another protest in minsk. standing by their demands the president alexander lukashenko his resignation ever since he was declared the winner of last month's disputed election that's what

here with the good will and good intention to stop the 40 years of black should and achieve with countrywideand lasting peace. but come on when you were ready.

come here with good will and good intention to stop the 4th ears of blood should and achieve a countrywide and lasting peace usually see that the taliban have long worried that reducing violence could give them less leverage at the negotiation table in their opening statement instead focused on their desire to include tenants of islam and any future afghan government and this. morning i request. a book saw its. provisions of the whole of relays one of. the warring sides offered to dramatically different versions of a post-war afghanistan but the leaders meeting today stressed that violence will not help build a harmonious future. for the 1st time the taliban will have to lay out their vision for afghanistan we asked journalists. if in kabul what we can expect to hear from them. well this is the thing is what we here is up to them because this has been the question that has been asked of them of their supporters of other groups within the government or within the afghan society who have sort of similar views is that what does it mean that you want an islamic society because all aspects of s

they fear freedom is under threat in the wake of the pandemic and countrywide protests but they're also led by conspiracy theories. their government is in the midst of a coup. there's certain members of our government who are actively working to change this government from what it's designed to be the land of opportunity they're trying to turn us into some sort of socialist government a new form of government humanitarianism where the group is on what they call a mission to portland in the past they have acted as peacekeepers tonight they want to get firsthand impressions off the portland protests that have been going on for more than 80 nights i'm sure you know the view of refuses to wear face masks protesters attacked them immediately i believe like some of it has to do with our president feels let that kind of behavior and that ideology just orange and i think that now they think that they have power. when they were here for black lives matter. and there all here for white supremacy. but diaz insists his group does not stand for wild supremacy and he wants the police to take tougher

state the robert cock institute is now conducting several regional studies and plans to start a countrywide antibody study at the end of september. as researchers toiled to bring vaccines to the world questions are looming about whether it's feasible to create a vaccine that would actually work for a lifetime. well let's go over to thomas kaamelott he's director of the institute for immunology. for us what are the chances of getting reinfected the chance to see real but there are several case reports from different countries from people who have recovered from cope with 19 and then fell sick again this is series of 8 patients from china and similar reports from hong kong and some european countries so it seems to be possible but you're saying rare. what about other cases that haven't been uncovered and more studies that have to be done according to the world health organization i mean could this be the tip of the iceberg. probably not because from we know a little bit about the immunity against covert 19 and how people usually develop antibody responses which are protective people usually y

. >>> today, the prime minister announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubbornge and coronavirus cases. starting on friday schools, restaurants, malls and hotels will shut down among other businesses. is the first country to reenter a full lockdown. officials say the number of new cases daily has jumped from 3000 to 4000 in recent weeks. this will be the second major lockdown for that country. the lockdown will remain in place for at least three weeks. they typically hold large family gatherings and pack synagogues during the fast of yom kippur later this month. officials fear the settings could trigger new outbreaks. >>> a lot of smoke in the bay area. that is why our air quality was mostly better today but not much better. because of this smoke,, fire just east of fresno. in the morning it is focused this way, see it following that and then it spins back like this, as the system offshore starts to come in and that is the good news. we have a definite change coming from this to something you might recognize for september because what is on here, as you know, se

recede here in sudan after causing devastating floods which has affected more than 770000 people countrywide and destroyed more than 140000 homes now most of the damage has been along the areas that lie on the banks of the nile river one of them being this area of chicago and river and i would state now people here say more than 100 homes have been completely damaged you can see some of the damages here they say that last rains have completely collapsed resulting in sewage water coming out and this is the what level for the past 12 days now they say they have not seen the water receding yet and they're concerned about water borne diseases they said that they wanted the government to come and spray pesticide insecticide so that they can kill the moscow lover now that all hasn't happened and they're saying that they don't know what will come next because there has been no plan given to them by the government in terms of compensation the government says that the effects of the damage will be felt for months and it's very hard to conclude how much was lost financially and how many people will be

come here with good will and good intention to stop the 40 years of black shirt and achieve with countrywide and lasting peace yeah but when you were ready to negotiate.

huff come here with good will and good intention to stop the 40 years of blood shoot and achieve a countrywide and lasting peace usually that the taliban have long worried that reducing violence could give them less leverage at the negotiation table in their opening statement instead focused on their desire to include tenants of islam and any future afghan government in this. request an. abode saw its. provisions all the whole of religion all of. the warring sides offered to dramatically different versions of a post-war afghanistan but the leaders meeting today stressed that violence will not help build a harmonious future. so for the 1st time the taliban will have to lay out their vision for afghanistan we asked journalist of a latino in kabul what we can expect to hear. well this is the thing is what we hear is up to them because this has been the question that has been asked of them over there are supporters of other groups within the government or within the afghan society who have sort of similar view is that what does it mean that you want an islamic society because all aspects of on soc

rise in the coming weeks as restrictions he's authorities have so far ruled out imposing a 2nd countrywide lockdown. mexico's president manuel obrador has asked the country's senate for a referendum on prosecuting 5 of his predecessors for widespread corruption is also accused them of presiding over a quote excessive concentration of wealth and monumental losses to the treasury. in the u.s. hurricane sally has picked up steam as it moves toward the u.s. gulf coast the slow moving category 2 storm is already hammering the florida panhandle and southern alabama with heavy rains storm surges and winds of more than 150 kilometers per hour some 150000 homes and businesses have lost power. we're back with our main story right now that's happening in brussels this hour european commission president on the lion is about to give her state of the union speech she's expected to outline a number of policy issues that are very important for the 440000000 citizens of the european union the include a coronavirus recovery plan a new approach to moderation and new goals for. what we're expecting that speec

now countrywide at least one 100000 properties have been destroyed and at least 100 people have been killed as a result of the floodings meteorologist say that the reasons behind the high level of the rivers are due to 2 facts as they say one of them is climate change heavy rain falls and if you can highlands has resulted in more water flowing downstream towards sudan which has resulted in more flooding along the banks of the blue nile which contributes to 80 percent of the nile waters the other factor they say is the number of dams that have been built along the nile over the past few decades they say that has led him to more want to being trapped in the clouds and into more rainfall as a result so sudan's government has declared a state of emergency after the loss of lives and the destruction of properties there calling on the musicians to intervene but they're also saying that the water levels will continue to rise over the next few days and are urging people to stay away from the banks of the nile and try to build as much sand barriers like they've been doing over the past few da

layout is one of dozens on the banks of the nile and river nile state that was destroyed by floods countrywide hundreds of villages were also destroyed because of the river rising to levels not seen in a century at least 120 people have been killed and more than 600000 have been displaced most now are waiting for government response to cope with the situation after losing even most or all of their belongings. manana the other muslim we need the government to come and take care of the water that's in the houses because the water is now mixed research water from the latrines that collapsed we need to avoid malaria color and the heart here because we can't deal with diseases on top of losing our homes the damage in chicago a village nearly 5 kilometers away has forced all of its 1000 families out of their homes most had relied on farming and livestock for income both devastated by the floods was very much a village which residents say was once vibrant with schools markets and farms now look like this their homes either damaged or destroyed so dams government which has declared a state of emergenc

spent last night and today having to manage an illegal rave whilst working hard to maintain our countrywide number of our officers are attending various incidents were assaulted in the last 24 incidents were assaulted in the last 2a hours. we did not come to work to be assaulted." just to remind you of course, the new law reduces the size of gathering from 30 to six people. and well apply to settings indoors and outdoors. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages gfx at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. the reviewers joining me tonight are the political commentator and former conservative party press chief, giles kenningham and the chief executive of the think tank, demos, polly mackenzie. the democratic nominee for president, joe biden has lashed out at president trump's decision to replace the late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg before november's election. speaking in philadelphia a few minutes ago, former vice president biden appealed directly to senate republicans to respect her dying wish, for the next president to

come here with good will and good intention to stop the 40 years of bloodshed been achieved with countrywide and lasting peace. and a host will spare no efforts to support the initiative along with help from the international community. so historic talks aimed at ending decades of war and misery in afghanistan are finally taking place here in qatar this saturday negotiators from the afghan government and the taliban amazing along with the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh and the qatari foreign minister more than 6 months it is now since the u.s. brokered its own deal aimed at ending america's longest war that agreement with the taliban paved the way for saturday's discussions for those we want all the people of afghanistan to be reunited under one roof again after more than 42 years of upheavals aggressions jihad and resistance all the negatives we all know what happened to us throughout these years and maybe stand today we now need to address this unique opportunity to move towards a new future. we can define together we continue the afghan peace negotiation and we try. for peace and

come here with good will and good intention to stop the 40 years of black should an achievement countrywide and lasting peace. when you were ready the negotiation process may have problems but the request is that we move forward with patience and a lot of attention. and the host says it will spare no efforts to support the initiative along with help from the international community. so these historic talks aimed at ending nearly 2 decades of war and misery in afghanistan are finally taking place in qatar negotiators from the afghan government and the taliban a meeting in doha it had their opening statements today with both sides expressing optimism for peace and a willingness to negotiate however each has vastly different goals and reaching an agreement will be difficult. for those we want all the people of afghanistan to be reunited under one roof again after more than 42 years of upheavals aggressions jihad and resistance all the narratives we all know what happened to us throughout these years and where we stand today we now need to grasp this unique opportunity to move towards a new fut

recede here in sudan after causing devastating floods which has affected more than 770000 people countrywide and destroyed more than 140000 homes now most of the damage has been along the areas that lie on the banks of the nile river one of them being this area of chicago and river in our state now people here say more than 100 homes have been completely damaged you can see some of the damages here they say that last rains have completely collapsed resulting in sewage water coming out and this is the what's the level for the past 12 days now they say they have not seen the water receding yet and they're concerned about water borne diseases they said that they wanted the government to come and spray pesticide insecticide so that they can kill the moscow lover now that all hasn't happened and they're saying that they don't know what will come next because there has been no plan given to them by the government in terms of compensation the government says that the effects of the damage will be felt for months and it's very hard to conclude how much was lost financially and how many people will b

they fear freedom is under threat in the wake of the pandemic and countrywide protests but they're also led by conspiracy theories. their government is in the midst of a coup. there's certain members of our government who are actively working to change this government from what it's designed to be the land of opportunity they're trying to turn us into some sort of socialist government a new form of government humanitarianism where the group is on what they call a mission to portland in the past they have acted a self declared peace keepers tonight they want to get firsthand impressions off the portland protests that have been going on for more than 80 nights. for you the refuses to wear face masks protesters attacked them immediately i believe like some of it has to do with our president feels let that kind of behavior and that ideology just courage and i think that now they think that they have power. when they were here for black lives matter. and there all here for white supremacy. but diaz insists his group does not stand for wild supremacy if he wants the police to take tougher act

crackdown against protesters in that little room 250 people were detained in the capital men sq countrywide internet blackouts has also imports the protesters wants president alexander lukashenko to resign over last month's disputed election step pass and has all the latest from ends. they have been marching for hours through the city's streets today despite the fact that many of them were the playing at the start of the rally even before the rally started people being left of the 3 man driving around and. quickly it knocking people wherever they can but. they've been creeping a question and also the plot all of. a large group of people. managed to gather together and march toward one of the resident. resident of the. refugees on the greek island of lesbo also being moved into a new site after their camp burned down last week thousands of people have been sleeping rough since the maria cam europe's largest was reduced to ash refugees are requesting humanitarian assistance and the resisting attempts to relocate them. the turkish vessel sense to map a possible oil and gas drilling prospects i

police go after protesters in the russian capital and there's a countrywide internet blackout. again peter will be here in doha you are watching al-jazeera your other top stories more anger on the greek island of less boss where aid is barely coming enough for a fire destroyed a refugee camp. embarrassing the nation to formally u.k. leaders to the parliament there not to approve the controversial bill from boris johnson that would break international law. families in hong kong plead for the release of their children from detention in mainland china. where we're continuing our coverage of the escalation of violence in belarus the internet has been shut down for more than a few hours now the police say they have detained at least $250.00 demonstrators they were gathering for another protest in the capital city minsk. tens of thousands of protesters have flooded the center of the capital making their way to one of the presidential compounds they have been demands for the president alexander lukashenko to resign ever since he was declared the winner of last month's disputed electio

come here with good will and good intention to stop the 4th ears of blood should and achieve a countrywide and lasting peace will see that the taliban have long worried that reducing violence could give them less leverage at the negotiation table in their opening statement instead focused on their desire to include tenants of islam and any future afghan government and this. request an. abode saw its. provisions of a hold it will lose one of. the warring sides offered to dramatically different versions of a post-war afghanistan but the leaders meeting today stressed that violence is no path. towards a harmonious afghanistan. well for more on these historic of peace talks a let's cross now to journalist alley lets you see in a couple elie thanks for joining us what are negotiators on both sides hoping to achieve and where do you think we might see the biggest sticking points the biggest sticking points will obviously be around a cease fire because you know the taliban are hesitant to declare a nationwide long term cease fire they have declared to cease fires in the past year or so previously

state the robert cock institute is now conducting several regional studies and plans to start a countrywide antibody study at the end of september. as researchers toil to bring vaccines to the world questions are looming about whether it's feasible to create a vaccine that would actually work for a lifetime. well let's go over to thomas com he's director of the institute for immunology enough for us what are the chances of getting reinfected. the chances to be real but slim there are several case reports from different countries on people who have recovered from cope 19 and then fell sick again this is series of 8 patients from china and similar reports from hong kong and some european countries so it seems to be possible but you're saying raf. what about other cases that haven't been uncovered and more studies that have to be done according to the world health organization i mean could this be the tip of the us but. probably not because from we know a little bit about the immunity against kuwait 19 man how people usually develop antibody responses which are protective people usually respon

starting in israel that is currently under a countrywide lockdown, two hospitals in jerusalem have reachedtreat coronavirus patients as the country c 6 to 8000 cases each day. amid a political battle on how to lockdown the country the restrictions could last far into next month. next to spain, dealing with a massive second wave, the capital of madrid has 700 cases per 100,000 people. officials disagree about how to proceed with lockdowns. 40% of icu beds in madrid are occupied by coronavirus patients, a worrying statistic for the spanish government that fears localized collapses of medical systems. in argentina were total cases to pay 700,000 people infected. the seventh a rolling average for daily cases in argentina is 11,000 meaning the country is nowhere near returning to normal life. all this is donald trump is ramping up covid-19 testing in the united states. yesterday from the rose garden the president announced the federal government is distributing 150 million rapid coronavirus tests, many will go to schools and nursing homes to protect vulnerable people in the population, the focu