but 1st some breaking news out of afghanistan there's been an explosion at a mosque in the capital kabul police say at least 4 people have been killed and many more injured in the blast they say the mosque official leading the prayers is among the dead there's been no immediate claim of responsibility let's speak to feel confident in kabul she is a freelance journalists in the afghan capital joins us now live what more you hearing about this attack and how significant is it. well that's right and this is a story that still developing here in kabul everything is still very fresh as the attack happened about a couple of hours ago famous mosque in the west of kabul ministry of interior spokesman did confirm that so far 4 people are dead and at least officially 8 people have been injured who have been transferred to different hospitals. here spokesman also said that confirmed that explosives have been put inside the mosque during the main prayer and this is on a friday that's when mosques are pocked with worshippers and so far we've been seeing images and afghan social media pictures of the

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the say the most official who was leading friday prize is also amongst that vehicle to 40 years in kabul. the minister of interior raise the number of dead to 5 and says that at least 8 people have been injured however there are reports from other ministries that praise the number of injured to at least 17 and i can confirm that the emergency hospital here in kabul there have been at least 9 people have been transferred there 2 are in critical condition so there is others have been transferred to other hospitals so it appears that the number of injured right now is higher than the number of 8 that the minister of interior who gives there are some reports that the exclude the explosives where underneath the podium where they mom was supposed to hold a sermon in the day during today's prayer and then as soon as he approached the podium that's when there was the explosion so we've got turns out to be true it appears that the mom was the primary target of the attack but places all initial stages and we're still waiting for more information to come out from the ministry of interior. well stil

now on to afghanistan where there has been an explosion at a mosque in the capital kabul police say at least 5 people have been killed and many more injured in the blast offices say the mosque official who was leading friday prayers is among the dead let's big not to feel or come to 40 who said kabul based reporter joins us now tell us more about what you have found out of what about what her. own nic like you said the minister of interior ways the number of dead to 5 and says that at least 8 people have been injured however there are reports from other ministries that praise the number of injured at least 17 and i can confirm that the emergency hospital here in kabul there have been at least 9 people have been transferred there to are in critical condition so there is others have been transferred to other hosp. also it appears that the number of injured right now is higher than the number 8 that the minister of interior who gives there are some reports that the exclude the explosives where underneath the podium where the mom was supposed to hold a sermon late in the day doing today's

the taliban has denied responsibility for the attack explosion comes days after another mosque in kabul was targeted a mom was killed and i still claimed responsibility the government and afghans alike have condemned the attacks on these places of worship. by the. general that this is how the terror is a polo ending in targeting holy places like mosques we condemn this attack and it's against any rule of fighting the attack happened at a critical moment for afghanistan peace talks between the taliban and the afghan government are closer than ever some saying they'll start within weeks and as attacks some places of worship increase so is the concern that spoilers like myself could try to undermine the political process everyone involved in the negotiations says they must be prevented from doing so for your country free al-jazeera kabul. and u.s. judge's order of police and cea seattle to temporarily stop using tear gas pepper spray and flash bang devices to break up peaceful protests the city has seen wide. spread and to racism rallies after the killing of george floyd many activists cal

got this time there's been an explosion at a mosque in the capital kabul please sir at least 5 people have been killed and many more injured in the blast officers say the mosque official who was leading friday prayers is a monster has been no immediate claim of responsibility for your concert house the latest from kabul. the minister of interior phrased the number of dead to 5 and says that at least 8 people have been injured however there are reports from other ministries that praise the number of injured to at least 17 and i can confirm that the emergency hospital here in kabul there have been at least 9 people have been transferred there 2 are in critical condition so there is others have been transferred to other hospitals so it appears that the number of injured right now is higher than the number 8 that the minister of interior who gives there are some reports that the explode the explosives where underneath the podium where they mom was supposed to hold a sermon late in the day during today's prayer and then as soon as he approached the podium that's when there was the explosio

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into combo freight as so that be can operate can take advantage of the kabul business but when for what africa would need a lot more cowboy business because of the pace of development if you recall before comment 93 some of the fastest developing economies in the world and infrastructure development and they invest ment in manufacturing was picking up significantly again also because the africa union is pushing ahead with the african continental free trade area which is to facilitate intra africa treat among countries. cut will capacity would be needed to be able to support the movement of goods and services out ironic ones but i will son in san antonio how did the american airlines restructure what does their restructure look like as a cargo is it something else documents perhaps i don't know what do you think it might be can they restructure. well all 3 of the major carriers have cargo operations on back kind of built and where they do work at their what we're seeing is the grounding the fleets american airlines grounding at 757 and some of these planes are that are grounded temporari

the taliban has denied responsibility for the attack explosion comes days after another mosque in kabul was targeted a mom was killed and i still claimed responsibility the government and afghans alike have condemned the attacks on these places of worship by the. judge this is how the terrorists are targeting holy places like mosques we condemn this attack and it's against any rule of fighting the attack happened at a critical moment for afghanistan peace talks between the taliban and the afghan government are closer than ever some saying they'll start within weeks and as attack some places of worship increase so is the concern that spoilers like myself could try to undermine the political process everyone involved in the negotiations says they must be prevented from doing so for your country free al-jazeera kabul. still had an al-jazeera pakistan tries to dig itself out of a financial hole as a tackle is its 1st recession in almost 70 years. removed all revered we're look at the contrivances surrounding some historical monuments. hello those a few showers across areas attack here the l

a bomber has ripped through a crowd of worship us at a mosque in kabul at least 5 people were killed including the who is leading friday prayers contre for a report from the afghan capital. this year's sussudio mosque was packed with worshippers for friday prayers when an explosion ripped through it killing several people according to the afghan ministry of interior the explosives were placed inside the mosque some witnesses say they tried to help the injured prisoner of the base of i was right when i entered the mosque i saw all the injured people the man was killed on the spot who started to carry the dead bodies as well as the injured and then they didn't allow us to go inside the mosque. the taliban has denied responsibility for the attack explosion comes days after another mosque in kabul was targeted the mom was killed and i still claimed responsibility the government and afghans alike have condemned the attacks on this places of worship by the. judge this is how the terrorists are targeting holy places like mosques we condemn this attack and it's against any rule of fighting t

attacks occur on an almost daily basis in kabul, where she lives.it's a city in a constant state of emergency. gaisu yari works for afghanistan™s government. in the muslim country™s male-dominated society, she™s a woman in a position of leadership. she's surrounded by a lot of toxic energy, she says. she comes to the gym to unwind. >> living in a conflict zone, in a country that is struggling so much in different layers, ii think if strong women and women who are leading do notot take care of themselves, mentally and physically, i think theyey will not be capable of leading and managing their work, their life. >> gaisu yari heads up an all-male team, whose job it is toto reform the civil service. the team investigates complaints relating to issues such as the awarding of positions and the sluggish bureaucracy. the e afghan administration is rife with nepotism and corruption - problems that the government has pledged to clamp down on. >> i think sometimes i am judged because i a am a woman d i am very bold about my statements. whenever i can i try

video called to furious in kabul the latest the minister of interior phrase the number of dead to 5 and says that at least 8 people have been injured however there are reports from other ministries that praise the number of injured to at least 17 and i can confirm that the emergency hospital here in kabul there have been at least 9 people have been transferred there 2 are in critical condition so there is others have been transferred to other hospitals so it appears that the number of injured right now is higher than the number of 8 that the minister of interior who gives there are some reports that the explode there the explosives were put underneath the podium where they mom was supposed to hold a sermon late in the day during today's our prayer and then as soon as he approached the podium that's when there was the explosion so if that turns out to be true it appears that the mom was the primary target of the attack but places all initial stages and we're still waiting for more information to come out from the ministry of interior. burundi's constitutional court has raul the president

military posts in 3 different provinces on monday earlier the same day gunman opened fire on a car in kabul belonging to the afghan attorney general's office 5 people were killed in the attack they were all lawyers working to facilitate prisoner releases the releases are intended to build trust between the afghan government and taliban ahead of peace talks. still ahead on al-jazeera why the restrictions lifted too soon rotavirus cases spied consulting us states downplaying concerns hong kong's leaders say the controversial new security law will safeguard human rights. and the usual. widely scattered throughout much of indonesia but also the next couple days we will see more in the way of rain across central and southern areas of the philippines but also that rain quite heavy across into borneo to the north and the west finally a dry a day wednesday on thursday across sumatra and also java we should be having that dry weather of course this time of year and then to the north that they want to show you all the way from southern myanmar right the way across tools coastal areas of vietnam and a

eunice i seem has more now from kabul. the prisoner swap continues in afghanistan in the early hours of this morning the government has released 250 taliban prisoners so far the taliban has released approximately 500 security forces and this is one of the most important steps toward in traffic and talks the complete of the prisoner swap the u.s. special representative to afghanistan. has spent the last 2 days in doha and in islamabad in doha he made the senior leadership of the taliban and in islamabad in pakistan he made the top military officials and today the top military chief military of pakistan has arrived to afghanistan to kabul where he met the president of. swarms of locusts spreading across pakistan are posing a bigger threat to the economy than the coronavirus experts say the insects came from africa have been damaging crops and orchards since april agriculture accounts for about 20 percent of economic output is going out to call hydro who is in the capital islamabad call is this impacting the food supply chain

there's been an explosion in afghanistan's capital kabul police say that a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in the city's diplomatic district one person is reported to have been injured as china reportedly delayed releasing vital coronavirus information to the world health health organization according to the associated press beijing withheld the genetic map of the virus for more than a week in january landslides have killed at least 20 people including children in india's northeastern state of assume that in days of heavy rain in the black valley region rescue teams of locals are still searching for survivors. there is the headlines money is here on ars is there after rewind next. hello welcome again to rewind i'm fully back to book since al jazeera english launched more than a decade ago with built up an incredible library of award winning films here on rewind where everything is it ing some of the best of them and finding out what's happy.

cases and 350 deaths the government says there could be as many as a 1000000 cases in the capital kabul alone many people are ignoring lockdown instructions to work and testing kits are in short supply. 2000 tests every day but you're receiving 10 times that many samples and it takes 5 to 10 days to get the results of these tests beds in cornton centers clinics and hospitals are filling up very quickly we are not able to diagnose koren team and treat all our patients because of a lack of medical facilities. well as countries across europe start to emerge from lockdown the u.k. is about to enter its next phase 14 days of quarantine for most international arrivals critics question how useful the measure will be has as little evidence new cases of being imported it's also angered those in the tourism industry which accounts for about 10 percent of the economy zeros journal reports on one of the most popular tourist spots stratford upon avon the birthplace of william shakespeare. rough winds do shake the darling buds of may and summer's lease and all too short a date in shakespeare's sonnet

cases and 350 deaths the government says there could be as many as a 1000000 cases in the capital kabul alone many people are ignoring lock down restrictions to work and testing kids are in short supply. 2000 tests every day but you're receiving 10 times that many samples and it takes 5 to 10 days to get the results of these tests beds and cornered centers clinics and hospitals are filling up very quickly we're not able to diagnose corentin and treat all our patients because of a lack of medical facilities over here again is from the international rescue committee in afghanistan she says enforcing social distancing is difficult for the majority of afghans. afghanistan currently has over 12000000 people that are food insecure and with covert it's likely only to get worse unlike other countries many other countries afghans need to work every day just to put food on the table for that day so social distancing staying at home is not an option even if there are lockdown measures in place because the choice is between starvation or catching kogut and most afghans are going to risk over it if

qatar a special envoy for afghanistan is in kabul the afghan peace process is top of the agenda for the tunnies visit of ghana sounds government released more than $3000.00 taliban prisoners a spot of the doha agreement the united states and the afghan taliban signed a deal in february in qatar capital the agreement is seen as a prelude to talks between kabul and the armed. we want to have the scritched ability and the child more perspective to the afghan people that's the primary purpose of the visit it is not up to us to decide it's not to on up to the countries to decide or to impose and the preference it is up to the afghan people to decide if they decide to to have the talks and or how we are more than happy to facilitate this and we will do this in a very transparent way in a very impartial way and in accordance with international law still ahead on al-jazeera find out why security forces in south africa under scrutiny and straight talking by germany's top diplomat. the. head of the more very heavy rain across all central and southern areas of china the seasonal rains typical for

citizens. 4 are some breaking news out of afghanistan where there's been an explosion at a mosque in kabul police say at least 3 people have been killed and many more were injured in the blasts that happened during friday prayers they say the cleric is among the dead we'll have more information for you on this breaking news story as and when it becomes available the u.s. based video conferencing firm zoom has admitted suspending the accounts of rights activists to the requests of china's government xoom initially said it was following local laws when it temporarily brock's former student leaders involved in the ranging events for the anniversary of the tenon men square massacre in beijing the account of a hong kong politician was also suspended. you know our protesters are starting to gather in hong kong as a controversial national anthem role comes into effect the legislation makes it a criminal offense to mock china's anthem activists say it violates their freedom of expression they see it as another sign that beijing is doing away with hong kong's autonomy diego palin is in hong kong sh

a bomb goes off during friday prayers in kabul with peace talks just weeks away. and support for formula one races are called off because a corner virus leave will be here we'll tell you which one. but 1st libya's national oil company says it's lost more than $5000000000.00 since january because of the ongoing fighting it was forced to put exports on hold at its largest field this week after it was shut down by an armed group once again battles between the un backed government and fighters loyal to warlords or inching closer to the valuable oil matic traina reports from miserables. in a major setback for warlord khalifa haftar forces loyal to the internationally recognized government in tripoli are now advancing into the city of sirte on libya's central coast after a string of victories in the west. syria is located near libya's most important asset its oil producing region in the east which is under hussars control. libya which has africa's richest proven crude reserves and relies on oil exports were nearly all its state revenue plunged into violence with the top

have some breaking news out of afghanistan there has been an explosion at a mosque in the capital kabul police say at least 4 people have been killed and many more injured in the blast and they say the mosque official leading the prayer is among the dead there has been no immediate claim of responsibility but let's get more of it find out much so we can we can speak to have wardak who lives close to the mosque where the blast happened and is also an analyst on national security matters joins us now via skype happy but so you live nearby what did you hear and see. when i saw people walking out of the mosque and rush. ambulances going to the mosque and perhaps nice sound of the explosion it sound like it happened right when you leave for a good pair where a huge crowd of people from the neighborhood radios were attending the friday prayer and this comes on following a recent spike in violence doesn't it. yes but does this one but haps is very interesting with just 10 days ago we have had a similar incident where the in mom of you was it about heart what you know but one which is located i

top stories here on al-jazeera and there's been an explosion at a mosque in afghanistan's capital of kabul said least 4 people have been killed and many more injured they say the mosque official who was leading prayers is among the dead there's been no claim of responsibility have what i can live close to the mosque and was at the scene of the attack. people walking out of the mosque and brush. and billons is going to the mosque and perhaps the sound of the explosion itself it happened right when writing a prayer where a huge crowd of people from the neighborhood areas were attending the friday pair 10 days ago we have had a similar incident where he was you know what you know but one mosque which is located in the green zone of the city. was targeted in a similar incident that was perhaps pretty pleased i eat dean and a similar incident happened today and another serious borsch any of coupler which is the car to charge. and interestingly just now you have had escaped be taking the credit for it in a way the responsibility for it every time you have this peace process between the afghan go

at least 4 people have been killed in a blast at a mosque in afghanistan's capital kabul it happened during friday prayers at the share of a mosque no group immediately claimed responsibility the taliban has condemned the attack the u.k. economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in april compared to the month before and is now in its deepest recession in decades a sharp drop reflects the impact of the covert 19 lockdown. anti-racism demonstrators have held a silent march in seattle in the u.s. they've turned part of the city including a police station into a police free zone president trump has threatened to intervene but the city's mayor says that would be illegal. in america has been gripped by extraordinary at times violent unrest since the death of george floyd he was killed in police custody in minneapolis last month the action in seattle has so far made largely peaceful and the mayor says it would be illegal for trump to intervene. they're calling it the capitol hill autonomous zone in seattle streets remade into a protest camp. was there has been speeches concerts and film scree

at least 4 people have been killed in a blast at a mosque in afghanistan's capital kabul it happened during friday prayers at the syrian mosque no group immediately claimed responsibility and the taliban has condemned the attack. black lives matter demonstrators have held a silent march in the u.s. city of seattle they've turned part of the city including a police station into a police free zone and a u.s. charge on friday ordered police to stop using tear gas and pepper spray against peaceful protesters president trump is calling anti racism demonstrators and i kist and has threatened to intervene. america has been gripped by extraordinary unrest since the death of an unarmed black man george floyd he died during a police arrest in minneapolis last month straight protests in seattle have remained largely peaceful so far the mayor says an intervention from president trump would be illegal. they're calling it the capitol hill autonomous zone in seattle streets remade into a protest camp. there have been speeches concerts and film screenings volunteer medics are on hand and restaurants

future of this very longstanding border dispute letter back of the search who is in the event that kabul and this is what it is you don't believe the 2 sides can drop down south they have been confident building measures that arms not be used i don't know what and which is what made these did these deaths all of them more shocking now that there are good ones coming out that perhaps he has a militia can last reconsider these rules of engagement there's a little a need on the indian side who does really strong stands against china what it seems the same as aggression last time that denies this incessant international doing the chinese and indians deny this as well and to see their village on that more land asti by china. in delhi and it is burning in beijing thank you very much. well for many city dwellers social distancing restrictions of further adding to the stress of urban living in south korea that's prompting many families to head out of the city when they can for a taste of the great outdoors as a result campsites across the country booming as they often visit is a refuge during th

at least 4 people have been killed in a blast at a mosque in afghanistan's capital kabul it happened during friday prayers at the share shot sciri mosque no group immediately claimed responsibility the taliban has condemned the attack. thousands of people have demonstrated in hong kong to mark the 1st anniversary of major clashes with police last year tens of thousands surrounded the legislative building in the chinese territory to protest blocked an extradition bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to mainland china for trial. the u.k. economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in april and is now in its deepest recession in decades the sharp drop reflects the impact of the code 19 lockdown. the black lives matter movement is keeping the pressure on in london british prime minister boris johnson has urged protesters to stay home claiming that demonstrations have been quote hijacked by extremists intent on violence but many protesters remain undeterred. i was despite the government's concerns about violence a small anti-racism protest went ahead peacefully in london

4 people have been killed in a blast during friday prayers at the mosque in afghanistan's capital kabul one witness says explosives were placed under the puppet no group immediately claimed responsibility the taliban has condemned the attack. germany's government says its $130000000000.00 euros stimulus package should help stave off a 2nd wave of the virus and help the economy recover in the 2nd half of this year measures include a $300.00 euro per child family credit and the cut and sales tell us. the backlash against the popular video conference conferencing company's zoom continues following its decision to temporarily close the account of a prominent chinese pro-democracy group in an interview with the w. the group's founder chinese dissident who friends will accuse the u.s. based tech company of yielding to pressure from beijing is the juice account was suspended after his group humanitarian china held a virtual meeting to mark the 31st anniversary of the union men square massacre critics call the suspension another example of beijing attempted attempting to limit free speach. for

at least 4 people have been killed in a blast at a mosque in afghanistan's capital kabul it happened during friday prayers at the share mosque no group claimed immediately responsibility the taliban has condemned the attack anti-racism demonstrators have held a silent march in seattle in the u.s. . they turn the city including a police station into a police free zone president trump has threatened to intervene but the city's mayor says that would be illegal. the u.k. economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in april compared to the month before and is now in its deepest recession in decades the sharp drop reflects the impact of the 19 lockdown . the black lives matter movement is keeping the pressure on in london british prime minister boris johnson has urged protesters to stay home claiming that demonstrations have been quote hijacked by extremists intent on violence but many protesters remain undeterred. was despite the government's concerns about violence a small anti-racism protest went ahead peacefully in london on friday other hours have been planned for the weekend but some org

earlier gunmen opened fire on a car in kabul belonging to the afghan attorney general's office killing 5 people arab leaders are jews in a divine the diplomatic solution for the libyan conflict as egypt threatens military intervention tensions are escalating between turkey and france who support opposing sides south korea has condemned the launch of propaganda balloons over the border into the north a group made up of mainly defectors launched the balloons carrying leaflets money and memory cards china is disputing claims 40 of its soldiers were killed during a violent clash with indian troops in the distributed border area beijing hasn't released any statistics but is rejecting the figures last week's violence left at least 20 indian soldiers dead china and india say they want to mitigate further conflict we're back with of we are. from sunrise to sunset across asia and the pacific to explore untold and fascinating stories one o one east on the al-jazeera. news . they are so gentle that she and her little ish i'm still talking severe with other things are going to go on tough on crime

at least 4 people have been killed in a blast at a mosque in afghanistan's capital kabul it happened during friday prayers at the sheriff mosque no group immediately claimed responsibility the taliban has condemned the attack. thousands of people have demonstrated in hong kong to mark the 1st anniversary of major clashes with police this time last year tens of thousands surrounded the legislative building in the chinese territory the protests blocked a extradition bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to mainland china for trial. the u.k. economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in april compared to the month before and is now in its deepest recession in decades the sharp drop reflects the impact of the covert 19 lockdown. president donald trump is threatening to send in the military to drive out protesters who have declared a police free zone in the city of seattle america has been gripped by extraordinary at times violent unrest since the death of george floyd he died in police custody in minneapolis last month the action in seattle has so far remained largely pe

nick: you were ambassador in kabul.ntly, the outgoing general said russia was support to the taliban two years ago. do you believe that increased in the last two years? dame pierce: certainly. while i was in afghanistan we saw a haening of the russia position and russia became less cooperative th previously. it is also worthhiing the only thing worse than native otbeing in afghanistan is being in afghanistan. they provide stability for russia as well. that factors into the russian assessment. nick: the core of u.s.-nato deterrence has o been te thousands of american troops in germany. esident trump wants to reduce the number of those troops by about 30%. he announced that without having consulted germany or no officials. does the fact that consultatio h did nopen, does that erode the transatlantic alliance? dame pierce: i think it is so inter-woundedrw -- inen and interdependent, it does not rely on one sgle event or decision. we have to remember nato is the most successful military alliance in history. asegard the numb

the islamic state m militan group claimed responsibility for bombing a mini bus over the weekend of kabulsix people have been wounded and two dead. islamic state militants say they targeted the tv's bus on saturday because the station has shown loyalty t to the afghanan government. afghan journalists have been repeatedly targeted by the islamic state grououp and the taliban. they said a terror attack against freedom of speech should never be tolerated. next, countries in southeast and south asia are beginning to ease restrictions on travel and economic activities even though coronavirus numbers are still rising. the philippines is resuming some public transportation in the capital manila and surrounding areas but its taking precaution. officials are covering some seats to cut occupancy by more than half. cases there continue to rise even after a lockdown of two and a half months. india is easing its stay-at-home order that has been in place since late march,h, and infectis have yet to incline. the daily number of new cases is more than 8,000. for areas of high rates of infection, the gove

. >> schifrin: dame pierce used to be the british ambassador to kabul, from 2015 to 2016. she was appointed as permanent representative to the u.n. in 2018, and named the new ambassador to washington, in february. and she joins me now. ambassador pierce, thank you so much, weshome to the "nr". i know you can't comment on specific intelligence reports, but today according to former military and intelligence officials, tay there's a belief russian military intelligence was providing financial incentives to the taliban to kill u.s. soldiers. how concerned is the britishut government aussian support to the taliban? >> well, you're rit, nick, we never comment on intelligence matters, but, irrespective o this particular report, i think there has been a pattern of russian malignty acti around the world in recent years, and britain, together ur international partners e we wa to push back on that malign totivity, while making clear russia that we would like a prior productive relationship. >> reporter: you were ambassador in kabul a few years ago. more recently the outgoing russia

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reporter: south africa, nigeria, and kabul are now the african countries.y mast -- must act fast on implementing measures and enforcing social distancing. many nations in africa are reopening their economies. with more than half the population having to go out every day to feed their families, locking down entire towns and cities is proving costly. experts say it accounts for less than 3% of global infections for now, but that could change if the countries aren't able to control the spread. the outlook for now is the government, with the nigerian president whirring -- warning it hasn't reached its peak. 10 of its 54 relations -- nations account for infections. the content is lacking behind in testing an early management of cases. health experts say the early estimation the virus could kill up to 3 million africans could still be avoided. >> there is an estimation where, particularly based on the worst-case, having transmission without appropriate measure. since the beginning, one of the that the move to stronger measures that are now triggering the east. no

there's been an explosion in afghanistan's capital kabul police say that a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in the city's diplomatic district one person is reported to have been injured as china reportedly delayed releasing vital coronavirus information to the world health health organization according to the associated press beijing withheld the genetic map of the virus for more than a week in january landslides have killed at least 20 people including children in india's northeastern state of a psalm that in days of heavy rain in the black valley region rescue teams of locals are still searching for survivors. there is the headlines money is fear here and i was here after rewind next. i am. hello welcome again to rewind i'm fully back to bill since al jazeera english launched more than a decade ago with built up an incredible library of award winning films here on rewind where revisiting some of the best of them and finding out what's happened since 10 years ago kosovo sandwiched between serbia and albania on the balkan peninsula declared itself independent and independence held th

cope with 900 patients the government says there could be as many as a 1000000 cases in the capital kabul alone many people are ignoring the lockdown instructions to get to work and testing kits are in short supply a new zealand says it's now coronavirus free as its last known patient is fully recovered the country of 5000000 people has recorded just over 1500 cases since the outbreak began and it has reported any new infections for 17 days those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after you what stage of that's a lot but enough. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter what you see how does iraq bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. how does iraq. hello and welcome once again to rewind i'm kemal santa maria since around as they were english launched back in 2006 we've been adding to our collection of award winning films year by year and here on rewind we're showcasing some of them once again today it's a one on one east film about the abnormally high suicide rate among young indigenous australians e