about the recent stock market falls, china's devaluing currency as well as the fatal explosions in tienjin. but criticisms over the government's handling of all this have not featured in china's state media. instead it's been focusing on thursday's big military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of japan's surrender. preparations for that event have coincided with a tightening of already-strict internet restrictions. two chinese language social media sites for our sister network al jazeera arabic are now blocked. the authorities won't say why. very vague during troubled times like these those regulations are often used by the government, many people say the government fears a free media because it would undermine its authority. this economy relies on the web for growth but the rising demand for internet freedom is now testing the government's control. adrian brown al jazeera, beijing. >>> more ahead on the program including tracking the traffickers. we're on the trail with peruvian police as they exercise dominion powers against drug smugglers. >> time now for a reminder of top stor

>> the air quality right now is about typical of the summer here in tienjin. visibility is down to about a quarter-mile make half a mile. usually summers here. >> sorry about the sound quality. we're talking live to drew shavonic, drew if you can still talk to us. what did you do when you first heard the explosion, we may have lost drew. unfortunately, we have but we'll continue looking at this story. >>> as chinese officials are dealing with this explosion they're also coping with financial troubles. for the second day in a row beijing devalued its currency sending global markets into a dive. stocks in asia, europe, fell as you the value of the the yuan fell for the second of two days. dow fell more than 250 points at one point but rebounded at the close. fell a 212 point drop on tuesday. investors fear an impending war. patricia sabga has the details. >> reporter: the united states has been accused of doing it so has japan and europe. now china's become the latest powerhouse economy critics charge with escalating a global currency war. >> everyone wants to m

reportedly been punished about spreading rumors, china's devaluing currency and the explosions in tienjin. but criticism is not featured in chinese state media. instead it is focusing on the celebration for the 70th anniversary of japan's stand down in world war ii. >>> regulations are often used by the authorities to block news stories that they say expose state carets or endanger the country. in short, many people say the sr economy. the rising demand for internet freedom is now testing the government's control. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> still lots more to come on the program, including the refugees who can't afford to pursue higher education. >>> and guatemala's president being called to resign. >> in order to save my children, i had to try to save everyone else's. >> chicago mothers, fed up and fighting back. >> what we've essentially done is created an outdoor community center. >> changing the city one block at a time. >> i'm out here to encourage them, to tell them there's a better way. >> welcome back. here's a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the eu has calle

rejectthem until the meeting concluded. >> we were watching and seeing there was an explosion in tienjin couldn't cawct our son. >> the u.s. flag has been raised over the restored american embassy in cuba signaling the warming of ties between the countries. john kerry is the first secretary of state to visit cuba in 70 years. our latin american editor lucia newman has more from havana. >> reporter: it took more than half ocentury but the three former marines who 54 years ago took down american flag to close the american embassy in havana lived to see it returned to the same flag pole. a ceremony that was as moving as it was historic. >> for more than half a century, u.s. cuban relations have been suspended in the amber of cold war politics. >> outside the embassy gates hundreds of cubans watched the ceremony like tatiana, who hadn't been born yet when the countries severed ties. >> i give thanks to say i was here to see this. the first u.s. secretary of state to visit cuba since 1945 spoke in english and spanish. knowing his words were being broadcast live on cuban state television, john

also ahead, the death toll from a huge explosion in tienjin in china rises to 85. plus. >> coming up we'll hear from palestinians answer israelis about how the effects of the so-called disengagement are still being felt today. >> and we take a look at efforts to put a shine back on the city that was once known as the pearl of the orient. a memorial service has been held in japan to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. shinzo abe was at the event and expressed remorse for the rlg tragedy otragedy of the war. >> never again will we need to suffer the tragedy of war we pray. >> al jazeera's harry fawcett has more. >> at a memorial event attended by some 5,000 who lost their families during world war ii. emperor akihiko spoke about his sorrow and feeling of deep remorse over the last war. and shinzo abe pledged that japan would never repeat the hors ohorrors of war. he never spoke about the damage and suffering inflicted by japanese soldiers and what happened as well on the eve of the anniversary day in his key statements marking the 70 years since the

. >>> in china, 112 people are now confirmed dead from the explosion in the town of tienjin. a warehouse is said to have been storing up to 700 tons of sodium cyanide. more than it was supposed to. >> we are just inside the seclusion zone, about 108 kilometers from the epicenter. traffic has come and gone so it is not clear if the authorities have widened the seclusion zone as reported 50 state controlled media. certainly a school about 300 meters from here is now empty. up until yesterday hundreds of families who have been evacuated have been staying there. they have now been moved presumably somewhere considered a bit safer. so the death toll is continuing to rise, 95 still missing, 85 of them are firefighters. 21 firemen are confirmed dead. the youngest just 17 years old and of course 58 people remain in a critical condition in hospital. this is really shaping up to be china's worst industrial accident in many, many years. there is not just anxiety. there is also age are outside the news conference this morni morning. demanding the government do more to help them they say

also demands for compensation in the chinese port city of tienjin after the huge explosion destroyedes. >>> and sport. can liverpool's 50 million striker make points? ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage, all of taylor swift's music videos, interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. tand that's what we're doings to chat xfinity.rself, we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. cause we are so close to the isil position >> who is in charge, and are they going to be held to accout? >> but know we're following the research team into the fire >> they're learning how to practice democracy... >> ...just seen tear gas being thrown... >> ...glad sombody care about us man... >> severa

>>> site of a massive explosion last week, teams of chemical experts entered the disaster area in tienjinor the first time today. the experts stayed only 40 minutes each to limit their exposure. the city's mayor accepted responsibility for the accident. speaking at a press conference today, he says i bear the unshirkable responsibility. the city has offered to provide compensation for those whose homes were destroyed by the blast. >>> you might be astounded to learn just how often there are significant spills in russia and what the response to them is. and how the case of anes estonin police officer, is ratcheting up tension. tension. >> since russia's annexation of crime yah, an estonian police officer adding to the issue. >> now cover an estonian police officer is facing 15 years in prison after being convicted of spying. serving his sentence in a russian hard labor camp and fined $1500. >> we demand his release back home. our position hasn't changed. abduction on the fifth of september last year was violation of international law, violation of human rights. >> he was arrested near a bo

hundreds more were injured on the port city of tienjin. thick black smoke is still billowing into the air. a team of biochemical experts have been deployed for the area. the government says the air should be safe for the residents to breathe. >>> video of multiple explosions have shown up online, shows how huge they were. >> whoa! (bleep) [ no (bleep) no baby no! more dangerous, oh my god! >> oh dear god are you filming? yes, i'm filming. [ blast ] >> dramatic pictures posted there online. the turkish army says three fighters have been killed in southeastern turkey. the military says the troops were attacked by fighters from the outlawed turkish workers party or pkk. turkey lawned strikes against pkk and being i.s.i.l. last week. helping the country to default on its debt, a greek deal was agreed upon. more money to deal with the influx of migrants. the country struggling to accommodate thousands of people crossing the mediterranean sea. jonah hull reports. >> more than half of all migrants to the european union now travel the short distan

. >> recent stock market crash and the tienjin chemical blast. those found guilty could face three years in jail. adrian brown has the story. >> on state tv, the journalist confesses his guilt. his crime to report that the deposit was planning to end its efforts to rescue the article ws published the shanghai share index suffered one of its biggest falls. on monday he apologized for those who lost money. >> this can have a big impact whether the information is correct or incorrect. we're going to be in an extremely volatile market. >> also publicly disgraced, a stock market official accused of insider tradings. he apparently made a half million profit after borrowing half that to buy shares. 197 people have reportedly been published about spreading rumors about the stock market and fatal explosions in tienjin. but criticisms of the government's handling of this is not featured in state media. instead it's focusing on the military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of app japan'japan's convenient ter. sister sites of our network al jazeera

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spreading rumors about the stock market falls, china's devaluing the currency and the explosion in tienjin. but have not featured in china's state media. instead it's been focusing on thursday's big military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of japan's surrender. two chinese language social media sites for our sister network al jazeera arabic are now blocked. the authorities won't say why. the laws governing the media in china are very vague and during troubled times like these those regulations are often used by those authorities to block news torts thastories that they 68 ee state secrets. many fear an open media because they say it restricts growth. the rise for international freedom is now testing the government's control. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> coming up on this newshour for london, consumption and exports decline. divided diyalla, we're in the iraqi province, where sectarian concerns exist even after removal of i.s.i.l. >>> and in sports, the answer to the strierk shortage. shortage. striker shortage. >>> relations between war torn syria and the west remain str

. >>> there is anger in china's port city of tienjin. where explosions occurred at a industrial site. death toll up to 117, 70 still missing, most of them firefighters. families leaving messages about their loved ones. here in the u.s. wind and heat are fueling wildfires. in idaho an washington state. the largest along the oregon oregon-idaho bother, and central washington the reach fire has destroyed dozens of homes. >> they have to prioritize what's near structures and that's where they want to get the fire line. >>> more than 1600 people have been forced to evacuate. two rivers are back open, san juan and animas rivers, residents are warned to not drink the water, state officials will continue monitoring for animal and wildlife. >>> even if a proposed nuclear deal is approved. >> translator: we block this way and we shall block it for good. >> ayatollah ali khamenei, says iran will not fall under american political economic or cultural control. >>> in iran a verdict is expected this week in a trial of a jailed washington post reporter

adrian brown reports from tienjin, china. >> just 17, in fact, many of them are very young. like this exhausted group resting close to the epicenter. an unknown number of firefighters is still missing. were they trained for a chemical disaster on this scale? military chemical experts have now been deployed to an area that remains highly combustible. on friday morning the fires were still burning with many people worried about whether it's safe to breathe the air in a city without a face. >> it's an explosion from a chemical plant after all. there must be hazardous stuff in the air. it won't be good for our bodies. >> but her friend is not worried. >> since the government said the air quality is okay we should feel safe about it. we should trust the government. >> the clock shows the hour and minute of the second more powerful explosion. 11:38. blobelow is a bus depot. imagine the disaster if the blast had happened just a few hours earlier. at a press conference, none was able to give an answer to the simple question on one's mind right now? >> sir is the air safe to breathe

trapped for about 32 hours after responding to two blasts at a whit warehouse in te northern city of tienjin. several toxic chemicals one that can catch fire when it comes in contact with water however the exact cause of the blast is still not clear. >>> a new report suggests that i.s.i.l. has gotten its hands on chemical weapons and used it on several occasions, how the u.s. could respond. >> i don't really know what's going to happen to me. >> oscar winner alex gibney's hard-hitting series, "edge of eighteen". >> i'm never going to apologize for the type of person that i am. >> facing tough challenges. >> we do feel cheated by the american university process. >> taking a stand. >> it's gonna be on my terms on how i want it to be. >> boldly pursuing their dreams. >> what did i do? >> the lives of american teenagers. >> the obamas i obama administrs trying to prevent the release of a guantanamo prisoner release. want to get him out of the prison immediately, baoda had been released to yemen but the u.s. no longer sends prisoners there because of the instability in the country. >>> now to ira

also ahead, the death toll from a huge explosion in tienjin in china rises to 85.coming up we'll hear from palestinians answer israelis about how the

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rumors about the recent stock market falls, china's devaluing currency and the failing explosions in tienjin. instead it's been focusing on thursday's big military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of japan's surrender. preparation is for that event have coincided with a tightening of already strict internet restrictions. two chinese language social media sites for our sister network al jazeera arabic are now blocked. the government won't say why. during troubled times like these those regulations are often used by the authorities to block news stories that they say expose state secrets or endanger the country. in short, many people say the government fears a free media because it would undermine its authority. this economy relies on the web for growth. but the rising demand for internet freedom is now testing the government's control. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> it's been months since the islamic state of iraq and the levant was cleared from iraq's eastern proves of dee diyalla. but shia sunni and kurdish communities in the region. zeina khodr reports. >> their town of jal

rocked a explosions chemical storage site and the north chinese city of tienjin.e center says the largest of the blast equal to 2.9 on the richter scale. guy: greece has agreed on a package of reforms. the german government has withheld support -- withheld approval of the draft bailout saying a bridge loan remains an option if the full program is not agreed on in time. it quick we can get check on have futures are lighting up. guy: things got really slammed yesterday. industrials got hit really hard and everything was really knocked around on the back of the china story. what you're looking at here is the fair value calculation and you are looking at a 2% upside move for european equities. the ftse, the cac 40 and the dax all looking like they will open sharply. i'm not sure there are any dividends in today but certainly continental markets in particular, the dax looks like it will have a positive start for the session. caroline: the move to devalue the currency is one group that could face a new normal and that is according to our guest joining us now from berlin

other breaking news, 12 people have been arrested in connection with the explosions in tienjin last month. yesterday, china's chief safety regulator was fired due to corruption. in today's off the radar segment, we look at the border crisis between venezuela and colombia. three venezuelans, were shot last week. nicholas ma maduro, the preside, blames tension is between the countries. >> reporter: for years now, venezuelan goods have been sigh siphoned out. constra band along venezuela's porous borders have been an ongoing problem. heavily subsidized foot and petrol means you are standing to make an extraordinary profit. in an unprecedented move venezuela's president has extended the closure of the border acrossing crossings twefa ancrossings betweenvenezuela an. >> so you can see the complexity of the process which is in just a border closure. it is a new policy. >> left dozens of families stranded. led to the deportation of more than 1,000 colombians. many have lived in venezuela for years. >> translator: they kicked us out at 5:00 in the morning. they kicked united states out like dogs.