new south wales is hittin: and more. new south wales is hitting 8096 — and more. hitting 8096 double _ and more. new south wales is hitting 8096 double dose - hitting 80% double dose vaccination rates. here in this city it is turning into one of the more vaccinated cities in the more vaccinated cities in the world today. and that is a great achievement for australia and in particular those right across greater sydney, and it has been hardfought and hard—won. that is why i welcome the fact that this is a further sign of the national plan coming into effect and allowing australians to start reclaiming so many of the things that have been taken from them throughout this pandemic. let's cross to sydney now and speak to the bbc�*s shaimaa khalil. lots of people are going to be welcoming this news, lots of people have waited a long time for this, people have waited a long time forthis, but people have waited a long time for this, but what exactly has been announced here? because there has been a bit of confusion.— there has been a bit of confusion. ., , , there has been

it has picked up quite a bit new south wales. we have i bit new south wales. hink once you have it that, there will be a number of easing of restrictions as well, including being able to travel within new south wales itself because currently, yes, people will be able to travel freely within sydney and surrounding areas but you are still unable to go to the regional areas. so you will see that change and the other big change when you reach 80% and above is the opening of international borders. we have yet to hear about that. i think a lot of the new freedoms and how life will look like from now into the coming months is going to directly have to do with a number of those vaccination rates and as they go vaccination rates and as they 9° up. vaccination rates and as they go up, more freedoms and more back to normal if you will for living with the virus we will see here. living with the virus we will see here-— living with the virus we will see here. ., ,, y., ., ., the man regarded as the father of pakistan's nuclear programme has died at the age of 85. the atomic

80% fully vaccinated here in new south wales. 0nce here in new south wales. ing of restrictions including being able to travel within new south wales. currently, yes, people will be able to travel freely within sydney enter its surrounding areas but you are unable to go to the regional areas. you will see that big change. of course, the other big change when you reach 80% and above is the opening of international borders. we are yet to hear about that, so i think a lot of our new freedoms, a lot of how life is going to look like in the coming months is going to be directly related to those vaccination rates. and as they go vaccination rates. and as they 9° up, vaccination rates. and as they go up, we'll get more living back to normal and living with the virus. do stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: scientists warn the increasing loss of our precious biodiversity is risking the foundation of global supply chains. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, the

it is a momentous day when it comes to new south wales and here in sydney. you have most parts of the state reopening, lifting some of these restrictions as we hit the 70% for vaccination targets of the eligible population. we are seeing things like retail stores reopening today, restaurants being able to see people again. restaurant dining after 100 days of its lockdown. it will be very interesting, but all of this is happening a couple of months out from the holiday season. we know that the supply chain issues will cause all kinds of shortages. shery: i can't imagine how exciting of a day it can be for you guys. three months plus being under lockdown. we will get more details about those supply chain. earnings seasons upon us. third quarter, it's that time of the year again. we are getting profit projections rising for a fifth consecutive month. this is the longest week since 2005 year in the u.s. companies will have to justify analysts growing optimism. we are seeing the supply constraints, the supply chain disruptions. so far we have seen estimates risin

>> i would just pointed to the new south wales experience. get vaccinated. get vaccinated. that is what puts the protection in the community. in addition to how new south wales has been in lockdown for some time now. we have seen the growth in cases come off and fax start to fall. this is slightly above. continuing to increase the vaccination rates in victoria when we hit those marks. 80% vaccination across the population in bacteria is the same of the populations across new south wales. it will have the same protection and same impacts and it will afford the same opportunities. they have to do what they need to do for now but the most important thing is to get australians in all station territories vaccinated. that is the deal of the national plan and that is the deal we need to honor. quite screen glenn said it will not open his border until it receives a big cash injection to improve its hospital capacity. what do you say to this considering they just had 18 months to prepare for the inevitable open of the international border question mark >> 80% vaccination in new south

after more than 100 days of lockdown, new south wales begins to open up, providing you have had the jabch warns that the loss of biodiversity risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. kimjong—un hello and welcome to the programme. kim jong—un will never give up his nuclear weapons, according to a former senior officer in north korea's spy senior officer in north korea's spy agencies. the colonel, who defected from north korea in 2014, says he was involved in targeted attacks and assassinations and even built an illegal drug slab for the leader. in an exclusive interview with the bbc has been speaking to our corresponded insole, laura bicker. for decades, one family has maintained a brutal grip on north korea. but occasionally, some slip through their grasp and reveal their secrets. translation: north korea's intelligence agency _ is the eyes, ears and brains of the supreme leader. colonel kim spent 30 years in pyongyang's spy agencies. he defected in 2014 but has now, for the f

it is a holiday in new south wales. utures are trading up by one point 4% and new zealand higher despite a second seating -- locked down the delta variant. this is bloomberg. ♪ it's moving day. and while her friends are doing the heavy lifting, jess is busy moving her xfinity internet and tv services. it only takes about a minute. wait, a minute? but what have you been doing for the last two hours? ...delegating? oh, good one. move your xfinity services without breaking a sweat. xfinity makes moving easy. go online to transfer your services in about a minute. get started today. haidi: hello and welcome to "daybreak asia." i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: i'm shery ahn. our top stories this hour. it is in stocks set to open the week with gains as the pickup in growth always concerns over inflation. evergrande faces its next big test with payment due on the m

new south wales will be treated as a testbed. ian premier was saying that he hopes open borders will come to new south wales soon. he said details needed to be worked out on that basis as well. it is a rear -- a weird situation we have evolving here. on the other hand, we have vaccine like guards. we could have a bizarre situation where you could fly from city to london and back but you would not be able to fly from city to his been. quite that will be interesting. >> talk us through how the cover situation has been. you talked about how some parts are not seeing any cases. we are looking at victoria recording all of these. what prompted this reopening? i think we have scott morrison talking about this. >> all of these things, whether they are seen as small sacrifices or really great sacrifices, they have imposed a great problem on australians. we must work together to ensure that australians can reclaim the lives they once had in this country. we must work together to achieve that goal. that is what the national plan is all about

the people of new south wales will enjoy new freedoms from monday as the state begins its path to opening the loosening of restrictions will be enjoyed only by those who have had the vaccine. those who have not will have to wait until the 1st of december. residents of greater sydney have been on stay—at—home orders for three and a half months but the premier of new south wales cautioned against being too relaxed and encouraged people to be responsible. if we take personal responsibility, we will get through this difficult time. it is a time of optimism and hope and we know that business confidence is crucial in getting our economy through, but importantly we need to do it in a safe way. it is an exciting day for our state, but i do want to reiterate, we need to do this in a safe way and please treat everybody with respect and kindness and that will be key as we move through this period of time. lets cross over to our australia correspondent, who is in sydney for us. it is a very exciting day for sydney people and people of new south wales in general because after more than 100 days in loc

reporter: the new south wales premier jumped the gun on friday when he said new south wales would be open from november the first. the primary the stir -- prime minister said that will just before fully vaccinate it australians to travel and return. we got more detail from the health minister as well. the next stage will be priority visa holders and students getting them back into the country and then the third stage will be welcoming back international tourists. as haidi mentioned before, he wants tourists backed by christmas so it all seems to be moving fairly quickly. haidi: full speed ahead. let us get your preview of what we have got in store for us when it comes to the start of sydney trading today. sophie: from australia, we have the minutes on tap on tuesday. ahead of that is australia pushing with the reopening pans. we are seeing the aussie yield curve with a high level since -- highest level since february 2020. we have the aussie do -- dollar holding over 70. you can see she and all he sees it by 85 in 12 months with strong commodities prices also providing support. switc

this will happen state by state led by new south wales. australia, of course, impose some of the wealth, toughest border restrictions in response to the coven pandemic. it is, will be time very soon that will be able to open those international borders again . and that will enable australians who a fully vaccinated and australians and residents of australia who are overseas, who are fully vaccinated, to be able to travel again and to be able to lift those caps on area ports. insights with i have moved in defies. see of. busy the progress, and that is where australia is now preparing to move. this will happen next month. that's wendell start happening for next month. a correspondence sarah clark has moved from the gulf coast. it's good news. the 10s of thousands of australians have been strata di overseas, the last, at least, i can months now. flights will resume out of city 1st. that's as early as next month. there was some suggestions. it might be a december, but november's early a decision. but city is the 1st city to resume international travel. the other states will be under pressur

you have the prime minister there saying if new south wales opens, for example, people in new south walesion to bali but if queensland does not open then they cannot travel to queensland. there is a scenario where australians can travel abroad and come back and find it more tricky to travel domestically and come back. qm. domestically and come back. 0k, shaimaa khalil, _ domestically and come back. 0k, shaimaa khalil, very interesting, thank you for breaking it down and explaining it for us. shaimaa khalil in sydney. two other news now and presidentjoe biden has signed into law a short—term spending bill after successfully passing us congress earlier. the bill is aimed at avoiding a government shutdown and keeping the lights on but only for another two months. president biden public problems they have not gone away with fellow democrats struggling to agree a plan to vote on his trillion dollar infrastructure proposal for bridges, roads, broadband and electric vehicles. this vote has been postponed because progressive members of the democratic party are refusing to vote for it until a much

meanwhile, in the same australian state, new south wales, officials are telling people, whether they're vaccinated or not, they're not allowed to go to church. >> in the name of jesus, it's in the city of new south wales. >> it's unclear what passage this pastor is preaching from, but it's not the public health order. his church, the christ embassy in blacktown is in lockdown -- hard lockdown. there's no qr code on the door costing the organization $5,000. each of these 30 adult worshippers fined $1,000. >> whether it's a soccer match, whether it's a church service, it doesn't matter. you cannot -- you cannot gather as they did at blacktown. >> tucker: oh, so you have to get vaccinated to have any of your freedoms. but even if you are vaccinated, you're not allowed to go to church. so, what is the point of vaccination? why do the federal government in australia lock everybody down if there's no actual way to stop the lockdowns? and more to the point, why do they want open borders in western australia if closing the borders actually has kept the population safe? well, they want open bord

now the new south wales premier, he doesn't like lock downs, and this is the new new south wales premier. he's any elected a couple of weeks ago. he said on monday that they can't stay closed for ever and they must learn to live with cove it. so all these retail hospitality, venues have reopened, and he has ex consider, i should say, dominic purity the new south wells, premier that he does expect the coven numbers to increase and will find out what numbers are on the rise at a fortnight and hospitalizations. but as i said, he wants the state to move forward, and i look in the vaccination rights in sydney, 72 percent of people over the age of 16 have been fully vaccinated when they reach i percent, the premier says he'll ease those restrictions are even more in the numbers that i have covered cases in new south wales. busy and australia's biggest state, they're under 500. once again, we've seen these numbers of type of cases dropping. and the vaccination right um has been on the rise. and at the new rules, as i mentioned, only apply at to those people who have been vaccinated over 16 year

in the detail definitely and certainly not open to all states, personally, i'm lucky i'm from new south walesrseas, that is not the case, in fact, 45,000 australian still stuck overseas and that's important tonight. i'm one of the lucky ones, i've had security and a job in so many others who are desperate to get home you are stuck on waiting lists, had flights cancelled and spent thousands and thousands of dollars and still stuck overseas overseas away from loved ones and children and such a devastating scenario so no doubt they will be waiting on when flights reopen, when airlines are not grounded and when they decide to travel back to australia. as time goes on and we learn more details, it will be a sigh of relief for many. it will be a sigh of relief for man . �* , 2. it will be a sigh of relief for man. �* , it will be a sigh of relief for man. , many. briefly, can you explain a passport _ many. briefly, can you explain a passport and _ many. briefly, can you explain a passport and what _ many. briefly, can you explain a passport and what it - many. briefly, can you explain| a passport a

they've been damaged down the coach, new south wales. and once more to go to sort of clash of air charges cooler here and is topically was the north you get the same in the forecast monday. whereas the new south wales and victoria, the sun is out, the wind is dropped optically warm, but it's not particularly cold either. first, got more rain coming in. the attempt has come down his result to 20, to keeps going down, and the showers keep going around brisbin. everyone else wallace, as you see it. now, we did see wet weather go towards new zealand, but this storm is rather falling apart now. so that's had north, yet more active weather. as the ne, once in comes in the range goes south, we go. yes. again as circulation and familiar story, which is bringing rain for the south in viet nam to that's wrong maybe and possibly to cambodia in the next day or so. it's warmed up in hong kong novice. he was, it was not, nor is it particularly cold elsewhere in china. and as the mozy rains go save from india, they get familiar, not straight horizontal,

the vaccination rate in new south wales closing at 80%, but lacking across the rest of the country. tel quarantine ending for vaccinated travelers in new south wales on november 1. quarantine at home will become the new norm. more to come in a moment. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: keeping an eye on some of the movers in australia in the early going. we have been trading 24 minutes. one of the worst performers at the moment off for percent. this-- off 4%. we have seen shares declined the lowest since september 2. one of the worst performers on the asx today. pendal group falling after fourth-quarter net outflows were a little disappointing. platinum asset also declining. treasury wine also falling after a first quarter trading update. treasury wine also featuring today in australia's diversity report for the undignified distention of losing a female member of the board. -- distinction of losing a female member of the board. shery: other companies we are following, tsmc saying it expects 2021 revenues to increase by about 24% in dollar terms. that is faster than earlier projections as the

restrictions were eased after the state of new south wales reached a 70% double dose vaccination targetth wales had been waiting for. especially those in sydney and the surrounding areas. after more than 100 days of lockdown, cafes, restaurants and bars have finally reopened. it's a massive relief, you know, to see the smiles on these guys' faces. i literally took the day off work tomorrowjust so i can stay out late tonight! yeah, finally. - couldn't wait for that. there will still be covid—19 rules in place. inside venues, social distancing and masks are mandatory. and the main feature of this reopening is that businesses will be responsible for making sure customers provide proof of vaccination. it has been a difficult 100 days, but the efforts that people have made right across the state to go out, to get vaccinated, has enabled this great day to occur. there are going to be challenges, we know that. i ask, again, everybody right across our state to treat everybody with kindness and respect. this is the first step out of lockdown. with new south wales reaching 70% vaccination rate. a

the state of new south wales has reached its vaccination target is 70 percent. with a number of infections. now declining sarah, cock reports, gray skies and rain weren't enough to damp and the spirits of those and sydney came to embrace what's being described as freedom, day filing good to get ad and to see baby fray say, my friends and family again. you know, the little things go get a coffee breakfast. very good. yeah. yeah, great to be back out and doing some work and i'll get back in the community with being stuck at home with kids and work and housework. so it's just amazing to have the opportunity now to get out. good. pob, get my hair caught. excellent. on monday, sydney lifted, it looked down. after a few months of stay at home, rules, gymnasiums restaurants, petitions, pump, and head dresses reopened. to fully vaccinated residence, private rules had banned household visits, and travel beyond a 5 kilometers zone, separating many families. those restrictions were also removed with the states premier declaring australians need to learn to live with the co

new south wales begins to open up, providing you have had the jab.t looks like the red planet but where on earth are these would—be martians? a warm welcome to the programme. we begin in the uk where metropolitan police are taking no further action following a review into sex abuse allegations surrounding prince andrew and jeffrey epstein. virginia giuffre claims she trafficked to the prince by the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein when she was 17 stop the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. a civil lawsuit in the us is ongoing. our reporter has more. this is the now famous photograph of virginia jeffrey and prince andrew. she claims she was trafficked to the uk and are sexually assaulted by prince andrew, a claim that the prince andrew, a claim that the prince denies. this is her last year with her legal team. she is bringing a civil case against the duke of york in america. the court documents claim he sexually abused her, knowing she was a child. the met police have conducted a series of reviews into the allegations against pri

new south wales _ to all the vaccinated people! new south wales is _ to all the vaccinated people! tion or zero covid cases strategy, to reopening while ramping up vaccination numbers. the rest of the country will be watching to see what living with the virus looks like and how it will work. let's cross to our australia correspondent, shaimaa khalil, in sydney. are people hitting the bars tonight who can? what's the atmosphere like? they hit the bar last night!— they hit the bar last night! sorry, es! they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some _ they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some of— they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some of the _ they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some of the venues, - they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some of the venues, bars i they hit the bar last night! sorry, l yes! some of the venues, bars and restaurants — yes! some of the venues, bars and restaurants or _ yes! some of the venues, bars and restaurants or even _ yes! some of the venues, bars and restaurants or even hairdressers, i restaurants or even hairdressers, they were o

it is slow-moving, throwing rain all the way across new south wales and into southern queens, concentratedctoria, and that is in contrast to places further west. it is quite warm in the interior, but temperatures will come down rapidly. north of new south wales, 21. victoria will stay fairly way it -- wet into friday and saturday. tropical heat and drain. buthe second tropical storm to follow a similar path in the same week. it will bring huge amounts of rain, and it is taking this storm surge and six meter waves. it is going to produce so much rain. ♪ barbara: a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. russia's president has denied his country is behind an energy shortage, saying moscow is standing by to help. natural gas prices have rocketed, prompting the eu to recommend a series of support measures. an air and ground offensive by ethiopia's military against forces from the northern tigre region is intensifying. fighting is taking place on many fronts. a man armed with a bow and arrow has killed five people and injured several in a series of attacks in norway. a campaign is underway t

the premiere of new south wales says if everyone does their part, they can open up even more. >> wellit's a big day for us and everyone across new south wales, you've earned it. it's been 100 days of our blood, sweat, but we've got it. we take personal responsibility, we will get through this difficult time. it's a -- it's a time of optimism. it's a time of hope. we know that business confidence was crucial in getting our economy through last year. but importantly, we need to do it in a safe way. >> and cnn's angus watson joins me now, live, from sydney with more. angus, good to see you there on a very rainy day in sydney. worth noting that australia was very slow to get started with covid shots. but now, has a higher vaccination rate than other nations, like the united states. and after nearly four months of lockdown, sydney is now enjoying what they are calling freedom day. so what has been the latest reaction across the city on this? and of course, across the country? >> reporter: that's right, rosemary. the weather certainly isn't playing fair today but it is freedom day. a day of

. >> new south wales is the first and only state so far to allow quarantine free travel for australianse prime minister tre welcomed the news. he also clarified that this does not include tourist. he said the government has not made a decision on when tourists will be allowed back into australia. generally, for australians overseas, it now means they can reunite with their families and not have to think about quarantine. this will also mean people in new south wales will be able to travel internationally. they would be able to go to the u.k. or the u.s. before they are able to travel domestically, because most of the internal domestic state borders are still closed. >> in lebanon, hezbollah says it will not be dragged into a civil war following thursday's fighting in which three of its fighters were killed. street clashes erupted in the middle of a protest against the judge who is investigating st year's explosion at the port of beirut. hezbollah has pointed fingers at a party who has condemned the party. our correspondent reports from beirut. >> what everybody is waiting to see is what

a day so many in new south wales had been waiting for.y and the surrounding areas. after more than 100 days in lockdown, cafes, restaurants and bars have finally reopened. cheers. i took the day off work tomorrow so i could stay up late tonight! being able to sit down - and have a coffee, even though it's freezing outside, it's so good. - some covid—19 rules are still in place. social distancing and masks are mandatory. the main feature is that businesses will be responsible for making sure customers provide proof of vaccination. it has been a difficult 100 days but the efforts that people have made right across the state to go out and get vaccinated has enabled this great day to occur. there are going to be challenges, we know that, i ask again, everybody across the state, to treat everybody with kindness and respect. this is the first step out of lockdown, with new south wales reaching a 70% vaccination rate and with many restrictions eased, life is looking quite different for those who have had their double jab. many have started their

fully vaccinated residents in australia's most populous state, new south wales, are enjoying new freedomslockdown begins to be lifted. people in greater sydney have been on stay—at—home orders for three and a half months, but some social distancing measures and limits on public gatherings remain. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. from covid to climate change, governments around the world face challenges which demand modifications of human behaviour. when it comes to getting people to do things differently, what works best, the carrot of persuasion or the stick of coercion? well, my guest today is richard thaler the world—renowned economist and scientist, who believes a nudge often works better than a shove when change is needed. does that hold good when the problems we face become urgent and existential? richard thaler in chicago, welcome to hardtalk. happy to be here. well, we're delighted to have you. would it be fair to say, professor thaler that you think we humans make consistently pretty poor choices? um, i would revise that slightly,

reporter: this is the first step out of lockdown with new south wales reaching 70% vaccination rate.ny restrictions eased, life looks different for those who had double jabs. many started their day in the gym, something they have not been able to do for months. >> you have all this equipment to try out. >> looking at the rest of the world, we can stay open. >> how are you? reporter: while others have rushed for the long-awaited haircut. new south wales is the first state in australia to shift from elimination or a zero covid cases strategy, to reopening while ramping up vaccination numbers. the rest of the country will be watching to see what living with the virus will look like and how it will work. bbc news, sydney. laura: we turn to north korea. a former intelligence officer tells the bbc he does not believe kim jong-un willver give up nuclear weapons. the colonel who defected said he was involved in everything from assassinations to spying. he has in speaking exclusively to laura bicker. reporter: for decades, one family maintained rule -- a brutal grip on north korea. occasional

of this continent and the storms, which are now going offshore's, have had been there worst in new south walesation hasn't gone away. there's more rain to come for a good part of new south wales and victoria. in contrast, in western australia, it's really quite warm, perth up to 32 by friday. that won't last, but briefly warmer than it should be. this is vicious spring weather. the low moves away. you will see the sun come back amidst a few showers, sydney settled to 23 by the end of saturday. now, the remains of tropical storm compulsive is already over northern vietnam. the tracking came from the eastern side of the philippines. never typhoon strength, but produced an awful lot of rain from hong kong westwards. this is it disappearing friday. the rain is at its heaviest weekly in northern vietnam. this mass here, a tropical depression, which might wind itself into be something significant. by the time you get to saturday, this part of central vietnam will see 200, 300 millimeters again. ♪ >> in the world's most populous nation, one in every four women suffers domestic violence. we investigat

this continent and the storms which are going off, sure, have been out there. worse probably in new south wales with the circulation hasn't gone away. so there's more rain to come for a good part of new south wales. and victoria, in contrast, in western australia is really quite warm purse up to 32 by friday. that won't last but briefly. that's a lot war. that should be, this is maybe just vicious spring weather the low moves away. melbourne. see the sun come out? i missed a few showers at 16 degrees and sydney's settled down to $23.00 by the end of saturday. now the remains of tropical storm compulsory is already over north vietnam. that is, it's track. it came from the eastern side of the philippines. never made typhoon strength, but has produced an awful lot of rain from hong kong all the way westwards. and this is it disappearing during friday. the rain is like we had his heaviest briefly in northern viet nam that i saw at the end of attached to this mass. he has little tropical depression, which i think might wind itself up into being something significant by the time to get to saturday. t

in new south wales... y vaccinated and victoria will hit that target soon ? a triggerfor allowing international borders to open. but elsewhere, especially remote and regional areas, it's a different story. and in a land so vast, getting needles in arms can be logistically tricky. now, one of the country's oldest institutions is helping get those numbers up. the bbc�*s simon atkinson reports from north queensland. 50, 40, 30, ten... you don't get many visitors at the ravenswood airstrip. but for years, the royal flying doctors service has brought medical care here. and now, there's an extra bit of cargo on board. ravenswood has two pubs, but the nearest doctor is 100 km away. so this is how locals are getting vaccinated against covid—19. i was wondering i would get the shot at all. it's just convenient and it saves all the travel. and instead ofjoining the queue, we're here getting almost exclusive access. it's a of having to - have it, so i thought, "well, now's the time." this town has never had a case of

fully vaccinated residents in australia's most populated state, new south wales, are enjoying new freedomslockdown begins to be lifted. people in greater sydney have been on stay—at—home orders for three and a half months, but some social distancing measures on public gatherings remain. now on bbc news it's the media show. hello. how do you interest the public in public interestjournalism? how do you get a bigger splash? that is the theme of today's programme. the largest leak of offshore data in history has seen newspapers around the world co—ordinate to unleash the pandora papers. their findings have revealed the hidden wealth and tax avoidance of some of the world's richest and most powerful people. over in the states, a facebook whistle—blower and an expose into a media company have also got journalists very excited. but how can the public be persuaded to pay attention to stories like these? what tips something from worth reporting to game—changing? let me introduce you to my guests. ben smith is media columnist at the new york times, and before that he was editor—in—chief at buzzfeed

restrictions were eased after the state of new south wales reached a 70% double dose vaccination targeting and masks are mandatory. the main feature of this reopening is that businesses will be responsible for making sure customers provide proof of vaccination. it has been a difficult 100 days but the efforts that people have made right across the state to go out and get vaccinated has enabled this great day to occur. there are going to be challenges — we know that — i ask again, everybody right across the state, to treat everybody with kindness and respect. this is the first step out of lockdown, with new south wales reaching a 70% vaccination rate, and with many restrictions eased, life is looking quite different for those who have had their double jabs. many have started their day in the gym — something they have not been able to do for more than three months now. it's been a bit tricky to stay motivated but coming back to the gym with all those equipment, it so much better. ., , ., better. looking at the rest of the world hopefully _ better. looking at the rest of the world hopefull

up in the supreme court. fully vaccinated travelers arriving into the astray the in state of new south wales won't need to quarantine in the hotel from next month. the announcement follows the lifting of a lockdown last thing more than a 100 days. restrictions were east after the state vaccinated. 70 percent of residents, aged above 16 infections have dropped significantly, but new south wales is still reporting hundreds of cases a day. the much anticipated reopening of indonesia as tourist island. the body is started slowly with no international flight scheduled nationals from 19 countries have been clear to enter visitors must be vaccinated and must complete 5 days of hotel quarantine. jessica washington reports on the island of bali. be scooter beach, one of the denisia most popular tourist attractions per month. some families famed beaches were closed due to the pandemic. now many say they are feeling optimistic, the worst is over. i hope tourists will come back, just like before. i'm getting my surf board ready. shortly after the pandemic began, indonesia shot its borders to tourists. t

october 19 infections have dropped significantly but new south wales is still reporting. hundreds of cases a day. the much anticipated reopening of indonesia, taurus island of bali has started slowly with no international flight scheduled nationals from 19 countries have been clear to enter visitors must be vaccinated and must complete 5 days of hotel quarantine. jessica washington reports on the island of bali. this is kuta beach, one of indonesia is most popular tourist attractions. for months, some follies, famed beaches were closed due to the pandemic. now many say they are feeling optimistic. the worst is over. i hope tourists will come back. just like before. i'm getting my surf boards ready. shortly after the pandemic began, indonesia shouted orders to tours. the restrictions had a devastating effect on barley's economy. as hotels and restaurants closed thousands of people faced financial hardship. before the pandemic, there were around $3.00 to $5.00 people each day and wanted to learn how to search . now, because no one a few months ago, indonesia was the global epi center o

and this easing of restrictions in new south wales doesn't apply to tourists. the states premier says a major step forward or want to open up new south walls to the wall, or we need to rejoin the vault. we can't leave here in a hermit kingdom, or we've got to open up and this decision to die, or is it is a big want, but it's the raw, want to get new south walls connected globally. but in neighboring new zealand, officials are implementing some of the toughest covey restrictions in the world. almost all recent cases have been detected in auckland. my message today is clear. we need people in oakland to stick to the alert label 3 rose is the director of public health has just seed this outbreak is not an a small number of clusters in a small geographical area. it is affecting people in all parts of oakland, which makes it every once job in oakland to help prevent its spirit, deputy prime minister grant robertson said keys numbers in auckland are rising quicker than expected. about 60 percent of its population have been vaccinated, and authorities aim to ramp up, i

resulted in the jet being grounded fully vaccinated travelers arriving into the australian state of new south wales won't need to quarantine in a hotel from next month. the announcement follows the lifting of a log down last thing more than 100 days. restrictions were east after the state vaccinated 70 percent of residence. above the age of 16. infections have dropped significantly, but new south wales is still reporting hundreds of cases a day. while shocks can grow up to 18 needs as long and fascinate holidaymakers and scientists around the world. but there are on the threat from commercial fishing and tourism numbers and now dropping. john holman revolts now and mexico's efforts to protect the giant fish small specks appearing in the ocean. you'd never guess what lies beneath the biggest fish in the world until the end of september. well, shots will be gracie mits, cuz caribbean walters, one of their main feeding grounds. but the shouts endangered. he just as it is elsewhere in the world. over 75 years, it's numbers have hover, and that's something met. who's trying to do something about? raphae

well, this will happen state by state sled, spite new south wales australia imposed some of the world's toughest border restrictions in response to the pandemic. it is will be time very soon that will be able to open those international borders again. and that will enable australians who are fully vaccinated and australians and residents of australia who are overseas, who are fully vaccinated, to be able to travel again. and to be able to lift those caps on area ports in states where they have moved into phase see of the progress. and that is where australia is now preparing to move. this will happen next month. that's when we'll start happening for next month. sarah clark has more from the gold coast and eastern coastal city. it's good is the 10s of thousands of australians have been strata di overseas. the last, at least, i came months now flights will resume at of see the 1st that's as early as next month. there was some, some suggestions, it might be a december, but november's, an earlier decision. but city is the 1st city to assume international travel. the other states will be und

well that 70 percent of people in new south wales. i've a 16 years of age have now been vaccinated, wants to target of 80 percent. he's reached law regulations will be eased, restrictions are still in place across other parts of australia. here in queensland, the state is trialing home quarantine. but the number of cases here has been minimal. in states like victoria, the lockdown continues with a number of infections continuing to rise. and whether you're in a state like new south wiles, that is opening up to die a slight life victoria that soon will be or arbor in the west or up in queensland where the impact of cove it has not during the sign, but still we need those back sites to when all that when ty, but inevitably comes that in those states, you will be able to continue on as you have the prime minister has vowed to lift the caps on international flights for those stranded australians, wanting to return home with airlines said to return to the ear within weeks. sarah clark, how da 0. queensland, australia. the 2021 nobel prize

well, that 70 percent of people in new south wales i've a 16 years of age have now been vaccinated. wanted the target of 80 percent is reached, more regulations will be eased. restrictions are still in place across other parts of australia. here in queensland, the state is trialing home quarantine. but the number of cases here has been minimal in states like victoria, the locked down continues with a number of infections continuing to rise. and with you're in a state like new south wales that is opening up to die site like victoria that soon will be or arbor in the west or up in queensland where the impact of coverage has not during the sign. but still, we need those back sites to when all that, when tired inevitably comes that in those states, you will be able to continue on. as you have the prime minister has vowed to lift the caps on international flights for those stranded australians. wanting to return home with airlines said to return to the ear within weeks. sarah clark, al jazeera queensland, australia. astrazeneca says it's covered 19 cocktail drank house, reduce disease in

and with your in a slight like new south wales that is opening up to die. slight like victoria, that soon will be or arbor in the west or up in queensland, where the impact of coven um has not during the sign, but still we need those vaccines to when so that when time it inevitably comes that in those states, you'll be able to continue on, as you have the prime minister has vowed to lift the caps on international flights for those stranded australians, wanting to return home with airlines said to return to the air within weeks 0, clock out 0. queensland, australia. malaysia has also ease its travel restrictions for those who are fully vaccinated. inoculation rates have reached 90 percent and infections are slowed after a severe delta outbreak in august. fully vaccinated people may travel domestically and with permission overseas. travelers entering malaysia will sale have to quarantine drones. 3 has more from kuala lumpur. domestic travel have by and large been banned since january after a surge in corona virus cases. and they were only open to certain categories of people. now that

and whether you're in a state like new south wales, that is opening up to die site like victoria that soon will be or arbor in the west or up in queensland where the impact of coven um has not during the sign, but still we need those vaccines to when so that when time it inevitably comes that in those states, you'll be able to continue on as you have the prime minister has vowed to lift the caps on international flights for those stranded australians, wanting to return home with airlines said to return to the air within weeks 0, clock out 0, queensland, australia. mental health is a huge concern in the occupied palestinian territory. the fighting between israel and hamas and other armed groups and garza, in may, was one of the most intense in the strip. most intense of the strip his experience in years experts, how many children have been left cromer tires dreamily. elsie reports now from gaza . ah, terrified by the sound of bombs, emily drawn to hide in her mother's lap. other times she would look for safety at her grandparents home. yet they were often forced to flee their house in

the regions of new south wales and the act are strong with 90% having had their first dose. losing jobs, workers put on furlough or losingjobs, but workers put on furlough or losing jobs, but they were undoubtedly some winners, not leastjeff bezos, the founder and ceo of amazon, with his personal fortune soaring. the members of the forbes 400 i doing better than ever, seen that bank balances rise to a collective $4.5 trillion. the usual suspects are there — mark zuckerberg and elon musk. however there are some newcomers who are making their billions in the cryptocurrency business. let's go live to forbes in san francisco and talk to the assistant managing editor. welcome to the programme. to clarify for our viewers, this is not the global list, this is the 400 richest americans, correct? it is, it is a bit confusing because we do two list but this one is just americans, because we do two list but this one isjust americans, the richest americans. tal is the headlines. no surprise of course thatjeff bezosis surprise of course thatjeff bezos is at the top of the list but donald

bruce been a long coastal sections of new south wales, but toward the west. calm weather. temperature is coming down in the interior. lot of rain over the solomon sea in fiji. and it's going to dive down into new zealand north island already starting to see a pull into auckland. and we've got a gloomy weather pattern here. heavy rain on sunday with temperature. it's pretty well where they should be. ah, the multiple people told ashley including my father, that he was gonna killer us laws prohibit some people convicted of domestic violence from owning firearms. bold lines investigates the gaps in the system that allow the law to go unenforced. and the deadly consequences that ensued we shouldn't have laws on the books that are just for show on, relinquished on al jazeera. ah, this is al jazeera, ah, hello, i'm lauren taylor. this is the out there. news i live from london coming up accused of crimes against humanity in his handling of the current of ours pandemic. a draft report says brazil's president is to blame for the depths of thousands of people.