especially australia.— especially australia. australia specifically — especially australia. australia specifically has _ especially australia. australia specifically has really - especially australia. australia specifically has really seen i specifically has really seen the devastating effects of climate change. how has climate anxiety manifested itself specifically in australia? unfortunately, australia is one of the — unfortunately, australia is one of the driest continent in the world — of the driest continent in the world so— of the driest continent in the world so we are really vulnerable to climate change. as i said. _ vulnerable to climate change. as i said, these fires were really— as i said, these fires were really quite extreme. and the problem _ really quite extreme. and the problem is at a political level. _ problem is at a political level. it _ problem is at a political level, it has been a real hot potato _ level, it has been a real hot potato. we've had four prime ministers _ potato. we've had four prime ministers were climate change has been — minis

_ in australia. will we never see him bowl again? are _ in australia. will we never see him bowl again? are his— in australia. will we never see him bowl again? are his elbow- in australia. will we never see him bowl again? are his elbow is - in australia. will we never see him bowl again? are his elbow is only i bowl again? are his elbow is only allowing him to bowl four overs? you cannot blame him if he makes that decision, but for me, i hope that personally he is ok and there is a light at the end of the tunnel if we can get him back playing in an england shirt even ifjust with a white ball. the rugby league world cup, which was due to begin in october, has been postponed until next year after the withdrawal of australia and new zealand. the tournament's organisers say it couldn't continue after those two key teams decided not to compete because of concerns about covid. laura scott reports. australia, world class. moments like these should — australia, world class. moments like these should have _ australia, world class. moments like these should

in australia-— in australia. thank you very much indeed. large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the central canal. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. our rome correspondent mark lowen reports. it's been venice's david versus goliath. for years, protests by locals in their small boats against the mammoth cruise liners clogging its waterways. critics say they pollute, damage venice's ecosystem and erode foundations with their large waves. finally, victory. from today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned from the city's central canal. they brought a significant amount of fear and hopelessness because every time we saw one of these ships coming towards us in piazza san marco, it just brought to the front of our minds just how little everybody cares about venice as world heritage and about environmental and social justice in gene

— in australia and seven more days to _ in australia and seven more days to go _ in australia and seven more days to go— days to go. we all do those countdowns, _ days to go. we all do those countdowns, don't - days to go. we all do those countdowns, don't wait, i days to go. we all do those i countdowns, don't wait, seven days— countdowns, don't wait, seven days to — countdowns, don't wait, seven days to go. _ countdowns, don't wait, seven days to go, six days ago and i wondered _ days to go, six days ago and i wondered for you you are the first— wondered for you you are the first team _ wondered for you you are the first team to arrive at the olympics back onjune first team to arrive at the olympics back on june the 1st. how— olympics back on june the 1st. how did — olympics back on june the 1st. how did you find being there? did you — how did you find being there? did you find it more as a team committed to help you enjoy your— committed to help you enjoy your kind of team experience more — your kind of team experience more and _ your kind of team experience more an

gdp out of australia, front and center. we are seeing downside, probably for asian markets. -- broadly for asian markets. sydney futures are looking like an indicated downside of for 10th of one percent. we are looking at the aussie, as to the upper formers in the overnight session. when it comes to australian stocks, they posted their best monthly gains on record. we are seeing a little bit of a pullback. in 11th -- and 11th straight month of gains. kiwi stocks up 5% on a month, it's best since november. we are getting the second-quarter gdp for australia. it's going to be a mixed bag. some of the higher commodity prices are going to go into the economy from exports. this to me feels like the calm before the storm, before the start of a lockdown. we are expecting to see that in the third quarter numbers. >> we shall see what happens there. quite an interesting situation for australia. another emerging-market. an asian economy doing so well. the u.s., consumer confidence has had its fourth-largest decline in the past two --

. >> good morning and welcome to daybreak australia. i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> we are playing down to the major market opens. quite good evening, i am shery ahn. the top stories this hour. investors watching for clues on the paper timeline as the jackson hole summit goes virtual due to the spike in kobe cases -- covid cases. scott morrison says a return to zero cases is now unlikely. >>, harris -- kamala harris begins her southeast asian tour. this is the picture across wall street. we are seeing wall street futures muted. this as the s&p 500 gained for the second session. this was the longest week of losses in a decade. we saw the msci finish higher in the friday session but we are talking about the first weekly fall in for the dollar index right now. it is at the highest level since november on the bloomberg doll index. wti at the moment continues to extend losses .4%. this would be the it consecutive loss since 2019. we have to watch to be to cloudy pricing. this is the very high correlation between stocks and commodities

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"daybreak australia that is it for"daybreak australia." -- that is it for "daybreak australia." "daybreak asia" is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: hello and welcome to "daybreak asia." sophie: i am sophie in hong kong . we are counting down to asia's major market opens. shery: good evening. our top stories this hour. asian equities may come under pressure after u.s. stocks suffered their worst drop in a month. beijing's new regulations way on chinese adrs.

and oil and gas resources is a big sector in australia. production and prospecting is getting more expensive. shery: harry on the latest in the m&a landscape in australia. bloomberg is being told didi global suspended plans because of how the chinese ridehailing company handles passenger data. plans to challenge you better have been shelled -- uber have been shelled. -- shelved. it bets the sluggish tv take up will not last -- ev take up will not last. it is blackrock's first ev charging investment in the asia-pacific region. more insight on markets with chris campbell. "daybreak asia" is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ and there you have it- woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow. -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just 30 bucks. sweet, i get that too and mine has 5g included. that's cool, but ours save us serious clam-aroonies. relax people, my wireless is crushing it. that's because you all have xfinity mobile with your internet. it's wireless so good, it keeps one upping itself. so many people are overweight now, and

this is the — australia in the pool. this is the most _ australia in the pool. this is the most success we've ever had anywhere — the most success we've ever had anywhere in the world. and congratulations to all who have prohibited to this result and it's been_ prohibited to this result and it's been a long time coming for austrian swimming. you look at ma be for austrian swimming. you look at maybe two — for austrian swimming. you look at maybe two names _ for austrian swimming. you look at maybe two names in - at maybe two names in particular that stood out that were capturing a lot of the attention and then they are performances in particular, what did you make of both of them? i what did you make of both of them? ~ them? i think there were three women that — them? i think there were three women that really _ them? i think there were three women that really were - them? i think there were three i women that really were dominant for australia at these olympic games — for australia at these olympic games. there was emma mccann, then katie _ games. there

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that led to australia researching. experts now say beijing's retaliation is a clear example of what can happen, even for the wealthiest nations, if -- let's get over to our security reporter. course, still is not the only country that has been the victim of cyberattacks, but what is the difference about this campaign? >> what's different about this campaign really is that we were able to understand from intelligence officials and c ertain analysts to track this kind of behavior that there was a correlation that they saw that whenever there were political developments between the australia- china relationship that that was, was parallel activated in the cyber domain as well. we saw a lot of cyber activity, not just in government networks, but across academia, universities. it actually also impacted critical infrastructure as well. and it was not something that was very loud. and it was something that people really only found out once they were informed. so, it was very difficult still to understand whether they were com

about 3096 of adults in australia are - of adults in australia are fully vaccinated, nowhere near the 80% target the government has set of freedom of movement. many have decided not to wait. marissa and their family sold their house and they are moving to the uk. we their house and they are moving to the uk-_ to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts- _ to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts. we _ to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts. we have - to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts. we have made l to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts. we have made a life here, a beautiful home, we never thought we would leave. but we haven't seen our families for 18 months now and it's not at all clear when we will have that opportunity again. she needs to know her grandparents, she literally thinks her grandparents live in the computer.— the computer. even with sidnei's _ the computer. even with sidnei's gnabry, - the computer. even with | sidnei's gnabry, covid-19 the computer. even with - sidnei's gnabry, covid-19 cases sidnei's gnabry, covid—19 cases and deaths remain ver

initially australia _ vaccination rates. initially australia did _ vaccination rates. initially australia did so _ vaccination rates. initially australia did so well- vaccination rates. initially australia did so well to i vaccination rates. initially i australia did so well to keep numbers down and people felt immune to it all that it was not coming to them. have you seen a change in peoples attitudes towards the vaccine as the number of cases has risen? , . , as the number of cases has risen? , ., _ .,, as the number of cases has risen? , ., _ ., as the number of cases has risen? , ., , ., , risen? hesitancy has fallen but now new south _ risen? hesitancy has fallen but now new south wales - risen? hesitancy has fallen but now new south wales is i now new south wales is flattened out so we're getting to the bottom of the curve, i think. and that is still an issue. now if you're a fan of �*strictly come dancing', especially here in the uk, you may have noticed that a number of the television series' professional dancers are south african — including in the upcomin

so been extreme in australia. i lived through 6 so far in melbourne, but i think what was shown last year was that if you go in and look down very quickly as my strength, victoria has done, then the lockdown tend to be much shorter than if you slow to act as sidney has and now sidney looking at possibly months, more of all the locked down. so i think that's this both health and economic logic going in hard class and then coming out of locked down pretty quickly mr. tool. it's a conversation i would love to take further just regrettably out of time here, epidemiologist, michael tools and the bernard institute in melbourne. really appreciate your time and your insight. thanks for joining us for nazi international pleasure. a wildfire as raging and russia yet could hear region with smoke, reportedly reaching as far as the north pole. that's as we understand a 1st time occurrence to meet your power, joined a group of apple and fly in the region up into the sky. they go to try and feed the class. so we're now at the yo

but it's freer than australia. in australia, they've implemented total lockdown's nationwide and then impose martial law to enforce those markdowns. what the justification for this? here are the numbers. from mid-july until last week, the entire nation of australia, 25 million people has averaged about one and a half covid deaths per day. out of 25 million people. that has been enough to justify the end of australia and totalitarianism. in one recent case which really says it all, authorities executed rescue dogs, shot the dogs to death to prevent australian dog lovers for traveling, leaving your home is no longer allowed. in the population put up with it. they were told they had to. the nightly news in australia now looks like a science fiction film. one recent report described a 27-year-old fugitive. was he a mass killer? no. he had dared to venture outside of his apartment complex. for doing that, the media showed surveillance footage of the man entering an elevator and brace yourselves, sneezing without coverin

wales at elsewhere around australia-— wales at elsewhere around australia. ,, ., w, ., ., australia. shaimaa khalil on the streets _ australia. shaimaa khalil on the streets of _ australia. shaimaa khalil on the streets of sydney. - let's get some of the day's other news. the us senate has reconvened to start moving towards a vote on a trillion—dollar infrastructure bill which it's hoped both republicans and democrats will support. the measure could be voted on this week, but there are still sticking points on how it will be funded. many republicans are opposed to tax increases on big corporations and wealthy individuals. police in the german capital, berlin, have clashed with anti— lockdown demonstrators after they defied a court ban and gathered illegally. police used batons and tear gas, saying some of its officers had been harassed and attacked in the western district. in central america, polls have closed in mexico in a referendum about investigations into the country's former presidents. turnout had to be at 40% for the result to be binding, but was expected to be low becau

welcome to "daybreak: australia." on haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major markets world open. shery: evening. i'm shery ahn. the top stories this hour. u.s. stocks decline along with treasury yields on soft u.s. manufacturing growth and lingering apply constraints. haidi: the spreading delta variant hangs over sentiments for the u.s., as a delay in vaccine milestones. 70% of adults having at least one dose. shery: investors and analysts backs shares $29 million takeover of aussie payment platform after pay. this is a picture where we are seeing you was futures gaining ground. this after the s&p 500 fell in the regular session. we saw a s&p 500 and the dow paring back earlier gains after the weaker than expected manufacturing number. we also have the 10 year yield falling to as low as 1.1%. 1.1 5%. finishing the session at the 117 level. that pressured the dollar. wti crude gaining .4%. after tumbling by the most in two weeks. we are off to a shaky st

more to come on daybreak australia. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: woodside petroleum is believed to be in talks to buy hp petroleum division. paul allen joins us with more. expectations are growing they are looking to sell off those assets, so what are we looking at? paul: this is a report that spoke to people familiar with the matter. shares will be offered for that business and those shares will be passed to shareholders. the talks are ongoing, but there is nothing agreed and we haven't had official comment from either side at this stage. it's not a huge surprise. there have been rumors something like this would happen. they have been pressuring bhp for some time. bhp will have something to say when they release results to borrow and we might hear a little more than. shery: bhp's petroleum division is still profitable. why look to sell now? paul: it does make money. it has assets in australia, trinidad, to blago, -- trinidad, tobago, but some of those assets, particularly the australian ones are getting older now. whe

lots more to come on daybreak australia. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: we are hearing now australian based data company is planning to back a per-share cash proposal of $15 91 aussie per share. we know those talks toward the end of last month have moved to the due diligence stage after eq to funds management value the company are close to 2.2 billion u.s. dollars. we are hearing the deal of $15.91 per share as the cash proposal is going to be backed. we will bring you that if we get confirmation of the takeover deal. let's get you to sophie ahead of the trading day. sophie: i want to highlight a note from jeffries. staying bullish on the topics. still seeing a cyclical tilt. they should be good news for japanese capital equipment makers as we have seen big ticket items going parabolic in places like the u.s. and south korea. turning to new zealand, the latest rbnz preview. the chief economist saying economy has moved quickly from resilience to frothiness given the data we have seen in inflation and jobs. she expects a 25 bas

do you think australia is going to be lining up quickly to get the 3rd dose? so the 1st issue, the breakthrough, we started back the program much later than the you it. so the us started back in december, where was this trailer really started at the end of february, beginning of march and population vaccination to even longer to get started. that was the initial high risk group. so the winning probably occurs about 6 months after the 1st, particularly with the 5 are not so much with them or not from what with a. and it may be just a question of how the space, a 2 doses, maybe the 3 weeks is too short. they certainly data from research that shows that it is a 6 to 8 weeks to get a better response in a longer response. so we don't, we haven't got enough data yet to say will. so i know that boosters give you a really strong strong compared to the 2nd. so and many back things do have a tradeoff problem for me, angel like to be and some of the childhood back things we give, such as the area fitness. so it may end up at the primary schedule for these vaccines ends u

— vaccines in australia? scott morrison — vaccines in australia? scott morrison the _ vaccines in australia? scott morrison the prime - vaccines in australia? scott| morrison the prime minister announcing i million doses of pfizer vaccine have been secured from poland and they will start arriving in australia at local time this evening, vaccine supply has been an issue in australia, that roll—out is far behind the rest of the developed world, currently around only a quarter of australians have been vaccinated and that is a big part of the reason why they are struggling with current outbreaks. as we have seen in other parts of the world, the delta variant is running rampant and they are struggling to get on top of it and not burden the health system, currently the case in sydney with this lockdown we are seeing. the good news for them, have of the doses from poland going directly into the hardest—hit outbreak areas. in hardest—hit outbreak areas. in terms of tighter restrictions in new south wales, what are they and what are they hoping to ach

he's also through the australia needed an hour and 46 minutes to beat britain. heather watson, 6476. he has fought in the last 16 against victoria rancor. but in the men's tournament and murray preparations the us open stuff had a set back. the former. well, no one was knocked out in the 2nd round of the cincinnati masters by poland. who would catch the 9th, the beating, the 3 time grunts. i'm champion in straight set 2nd seats. the final pass divided the tennis community with his recent dance and the coven. 19 vaccine. earlier in the week, he said he wouldn't get it unless tennis authorities monday to the players. on wednesday, the greek put the control the seat behind him, as he advanced for the round of 16 by beating sebastian corda and alex on his very finally got his 1st win instance. actually, having lost his 1st 6 matches and previous higher torment. c, b. lloyd harrison straight set closing out the victory with a knife. the feature of sports in afghanistan remains uncertain, especially cricket, which has become increasingly popular among the local popula

afterpay, in australia, has become _ deal? afterpay, in australia, has become massive. - deal? afterpay, in australia, has become massive. the i deal? afterpay, in australia, - has become massive. the company has become massive. the company has only been going about seven years and effectively it is a by now, pay laterfirm years and effectively it is a by now, pay later firm stop so if you go and try to buy something online you will almost always come out with many major companies now, be offered the opportunity to use afterpay. and it is the first country in this region, really, to go into this market where people can buy things in instalments, which is what square really sees in it. paypal has suggested it is keen to set up something similar. there are rumours apple is looking at a similar business model. but what square seems to want to do is get into a business that is well—established in this field and for afterpay it is a chance to get into bigger markets, especially, of course, the united states. it makes its money by largely charging the companies, it works as a sort

about 30% of adults in australia are fully vaccinated. nowhere near the 80% target the government set for more freedom of movement. many have decided not to wait. marissa and her family sold their house and are moving to the uk. we are leaving with a really heavy hearts. like, we have made a life year, we have a beautiful home. our daughter was born here, we really never thought we would leave. but we have not seen our families for 18 months now, and it is not at all clear where we are going to have that opportunity again. she needs to know her grandparents. she literally thinks her grandparents live in the computer. even with sydney's outbreak, covid—19 cases and deaths remain very low compared to other countries. and despite the complaints, tight border policies are still largely popular. but even if australia has been a lucky place to be during the pandemic, that feeling of being locked in his taking a huge toll. it's grandma. in swedish it's grandma. bbc news, sydney. let's stay with coronavirus news... pfizer's two—dose covid—n

. >> australia's battle against the covid pandemic has been a roller coaster. authorities have pursued a policy using lockdowns and border controls to prevent even a single infection. 18 months into the pandemic, australians themselves are growing weary of the tough measures. >> christina's mother died a month ago in sweden. twice, she was refused permission to trav for the funeral. because of the strict covid-19 rules in australia about who can come in and out, she had to watch the service online. >> the translation doesn't come, but it is also that respective being there as her daughter. you know. it some -- it's, it's a little respect she should have been given. >> we have been hearing many stories of separation, missed weddings and funerals, new moms and dads struggling without embley's work. of just wanting to give their loved ones a hug. one third of people living in australia were born overseas, so traveling freely is an integral part of their lives. but the pandemic has changed all of that, with no prospect for the borders reopening anytime soon. anyone

matt carroll, difference in australia. matt carroll. the _ difference in australia. matt carroll, the ceo _ difference in australia. matt carroll, the ceo of- difference in australia. matt | carroll, the ceo of australian olympic committee. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: coming up injust a moment, he is off. leaving home, lionel messi bids an emotional farewell to the club he's played for all his professional career. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen - the last total- eclipse of the sun to take place - in this millennium. it began its journey off- the coast of canada ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. - you are watching bbc world news, our main headline: the caliban seizing three more provincial capitals a

been doing australia has been particularly hard-hit. they have had more than half a dozen lockdowns where people cannot go out and yet still they are not having the impact they thought they were going to have. certainly not the impact they had earlier in the outbreak. that is because the delta variant that is so much more infectious. it can get people sick even if they have no idea they are infected and they are showing no symptoms. it happens within 24 hours. with the realization this is not something that is, once the virus is widespread is and your community it is going to be possible to stop. in some respects it is a good thing because it is going to force countries to go forward and figure out a way out of the pandemic that does not require them to be isolated forever. on the other hand, usually the way through something like this is through a lot of illness and infection, perhaps hospitalizations and death, something these countries have been able to avoid until now. manus: when i look at the map, it is one of the maps i look at e

tries to contain an outbreak of the delta variance which appears to have come into the country from australia. and india's most popular state proposes a controversial to child's policy which could make women even more vulnerable. ah, i've got to stand should be celebrating it's anniversary of independence this thursday. instead, the country is coming to terms with life under taliban rule. in the eastern city of santa but at least one person is being killed and in independence day rally down south in the city of cost taliban fighters and enforcing a curfew to stop protests against them. south balances live for us in cub charlotte, just talk us through what we know about what's going on. so there are a number of incidents now tied to these independent se celebrations. traditionally, people are out on the streets. they are waiving the republic flag, which is red, green and black. it is a moment of celebration. people drive around with music playing. there hasn't been so much of that in cobbled today. and they have also been isolated incidents of the taliban trying to disperse some of these crowd

haidi: welcome to "daybreak australia." i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: and good evening from new york. i'm shery ahn. the top stories, u.s. stocks extended gains. the s&p 500 and nasdaq hitting record highs as investors await the fed's jackson hole symposium. haidi: the bank of korea also invoked today, as economists are split on the chances of a hike as the central bank weighs debt versus delta. shery: qantas losses -- we will break earnings this hour. this is the picture across ross street. u.s. futures muted after the record high on the s&p 500. the caveat it was lighter volume is the normal given we are headed towards jackson hole. financials and energy led the gains, not surprising we saw the 10 year yield rising to that two week high. not to mention the wti rose given stronger equities. u.s. crude stockpiles dropping to the lowest since january 2020, although in the asian session we are seeing pressure. chinese adr's also gained ground for the fourth consecutive session. it was in the negative for

australia could have done better but we can accept this. this has been a great games for us all. and i think the mood in australia as it was in the beginning week, a lot of the country was, almost half was in lockdown on the olympics have given a bit of respite from being in those circumstances for a lot of people. great to get the thoughts of australian swimming legend ian bob and many of the themes of these games, most notably what we've seen over the last couple of weeks, lots of athletes talking out about the ocean they are under and how they cope with that emotionally and mentally and i think this may well be an olympic games that is remembered as being one of the biggest things. absolutely and so remarkable and inspiring thatis and so remarkable and inspiring that is happening, it's such an improvement for young athletes as you say. sarah in tokyo and what's been happening in one some of them main sporting action but as ian thorpe was saying, japan has seen some new heroines after they secured metals in the park skateboarding. sakura yozozumi took the gold — she's just 19

the nightly news in australia now looks like a science fiction film. one recent report described a 27-year-old fugitive. was he a mass killer? no. he had dared to venture outside of his apartment complex. for doing that, the media showed surveillance footage of the man entering an elevator and brace yourselves, sneezing without covering his face. there is now nationwide manhuntg underway for this man that is just been issued and that man is not the only person on the australian media and police are hunting for tonight. one australian news outlet just reported and we are quoting a tip has blown the lid on a i church service attended by 60 adults and children. the gathering has been described as selfish and arrogant. for going to church. so what else is now considered selfish and arrogant? not just leaving your apartment and trying to adopt a dog, watching the sunset is also selfish and arrogant. watch. >> there's a whole bunch of people last night who said the last thing to do is to go ando watch the sunset.>> that's not in the spirit or in the letter o

ah, large crowds and taken to the streets of australia attending freedom. i just really is continuing to try and apply the 0 co that approach invited to covey 900 virus and it's variance. new rules place restrictions on just about every element of daily life. and the government is given the authority, the ability to enforce them. as you can imagine, this is not being taken well by the people of australia as clashes and law enforcement have at times become violent. here's a look. no matter how hard we work and no matter if 99 percent of people are doing the right thing. there's an element of deals that nobody can control. ah, why we can protect ourselves the best, why we can look forward to freedom ease by making sure that we get vaccinated, done. and if you can just open up, let rip, then we will have a massive problem. ah, you have to tell them and it looks like they already have a massive problem on their hands. but this is cases continue to grow despite these very strict restrictions. along with the link of time this pandemic has lasted, it seems a 0, a

this is australia's strictest ever lockdown. quite clearly you would be hard pressed to find anybody who likes lockdown, but the thousands of people who protested against the situation in various australian cities do not necessarily reflect the view of millions of australians who are staying home and trying to do the right thing. lebanon is facing its worst economic crisis in modern times, as a fuel crisis continues to put pressure on the country. the shia militant group hezbollah says it has now made arrangements to import fuel from iran, despite us sanctions. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. with no electricity and therefore no lights, ahmad has to improvise to do hisjob. this is but one small example of how lebanon's month—long fuel crisis is affecting everyday life. translation: the living conditions are difficult because of the - power outage. sometimes we are forced to turn on a phone light so that we can continue our work. there is no electricity, no petrol and no diesel. 78% of the population is now living below th

so compared to many other countries, australia's situation is pretty good. that is because of various factors, strict lockdowns being one of them, also the closure of australia's international borders since march of last year. if you look at new south wales, for example, today, 825 new covid infections were reported. that is the worst daily figure for the whole of australia since the pandemic began. and thatjust gives you an indication as to how serious of the outbreak is, especially here in sydney. a curfew will be imposed in a virus hit suburbs in the next 24 — 48 hours. this is australia's struijk is never locked down, you will be hard—pressed —— strict ever lockdown. thousands of people who protested against any situation in various australian cities do not necessarily reflect the view of millions of australians who are staying home and trying to do the right thing. staying home and trying to do the riaht thin. ., ~' ,, staying home and trying to do the riauhtthin. ., , staying home and trying to do the riahatthin. ., , . right thing. thank you v

wearing masks in public in australia? >> here in queensland, australia, right now, there about 10 cases per day and so, by yours standards, it's hundreds of times less than america, but anything case per day, the whole country is in masks and in victoria, where my mother lives, they have zero cases per day to people.wear masks. it depends about the transmission here as to whether people are wearing them. >> hope we get to that point where it is just one case per day. how does delta change things in terms of masking and other mitigation and prevention measures? >> it changes it totally. australia is a great test case for this, because recently, in our break started occurring in new south wales. and because there's so little covid as it started and arted an good contact tracing, we actually have cctv footage where we can see the transmission happening. and with delta, we have actually seen that five or 10 seconds passing by, walking past each other is enough to transmit the virus. we can also see from the results happening

nothing like that ever happened in australia, in history. the gangs of men, the middle east, and origin, buying the rebate. it was awful. the 1st time i saw a figure about a man walking down the street and people of lebanese backgrounds. they come in and attack him. i caught me, i just could not believe my eyes could have been me and canada or someone else walking down the street and punishable by 9 pm. the police fitted up roadblocks all around chronology, and the convoys of cause still pouring in, change route by the side tactically, to simply avoid corolla. now, what's called an easy place to get into. whereas the eastern bitches much more open and much more available to a sort of wide spread scattered con attack and people peel off. they angry and i feel in salad to what the hill my lot once they've been attacked in such a scarless and remorseless way. they feel that own bits are off, they can do what they want by 10 p in the beach side to brighten the fans in the rubric are under attack. the shocking violence continues into the early ho

australia's most populous state, new south wales, awakens to a statewide lockdown, as the premier warns of difficult months ahead. and banksy by the sea — people flock to england's east coast to see original work by the famed grafitti artist. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. a powerful 7.2 earthquake has hit haiti — authorities say at least 304 people have been killed. prime minister ariel henry described the situation as dramatic and declared a state of emergency for one month. mr henry said the quake had caused huge damage and many casualties across the south of the country. president biden has authorised immediate help from the us. this report from david willis. one of the poorest countries in the world has been dealt another devastating blow. and the people of haiti are once again dealing with the aftermath of a massive earthquake. this one centred on the country's south—western peninsula, a less populated area than the capital port—au—prince, which was flattened by an earthquake 11 years ago, but stronger and closer to the surface. more than

what would you say is behind fires of that size and scale, particularly in australia? i mean, is it down to climate change or are there other factors that play in that, in that example? well, time changes increasing the severity and the frequency of these fires. we now have a new classification of fire intensity, which is catastrophic, which we have never had before. the terrible fires in eastern australia that you mention covered a much, much greater area than size in the past. it is a covered and for the 1st time ever they've been rain forest and that is totally new for australia. so i would say yes, the unprecedented climate change to to global warming is playing a substantial role. and we really need to act fast. we're running out of time. it's interesting when you say catastrophic is a new classification. certainly in the news we talk about the states in wildfires. you never really hear headlines talking about really good wildfires, but in terms of this new classification of catastrophic how, how does that manifesting if you have not just a straightly but round th

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all right, coming up, what happened to australia? >> i thought australia was supposed to be fun. >> there will be no removal of masks to consume alcohol outdoors. you will no longer be able to remove your mask to drink a cocktail. >> will: the height of covid hysteria, panic insan be at this down under after this. ♪ liberty mutual's coverage customizer tool? so you only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ millions of vulnerable americans struggle to get reliable transportation to their medical appointments. that's why i started medhaul. citi launched the impact fund to invest in both women and entrepreneurs of color like me, so i can realize my vision and give everything i've got to my company, and my community. i got you. for the love of people. for the love of community. for the love of progress. citi. like you, my hands are everything to me. but i was diagnosed with dupuytren's contracture. and it got to the point where things i took for granted got tougher to do. thought surgery was my only option

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plenty more to come on "daybreak: australia." stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> let's take a look at the crypto space and we have had that really stunning news with the hackers and one of the biggest known crypto heists to date, returning almost all of what they took. take a look at the downside. close to 1.5%. we have demand for funds affecting some of these etf's in particular. ethereum off by 2% and we are continuing to watch that space in terms of -- lots of people saying a day ago that 100,000 per bitcoin was in review again. so much volatility and uncertainty when it comes to flows in crypto. haidi: especially -- shery: especially if you track the crypto gains that ethereum has achieved. now, they are asking for a reward. >> they are trying to portray themselves -- the hacker is trying to portray itself as a and yes, they asked for some money for a reward. when they were hacked, we discussed that all they could really do was post a letter which they did on twitter and nicely ask for the money back. please be in touch with us. the h

the cases of the delta very to been linked to an outbreak in australia. wayne, hey, explains. covered 19th, reemergence in new zealand means the streets are empty again, the government ordered a nation wide locked down following the discovery of the delta strain and the largest city auckland's. the prime minister jacinta rod during his testing shows that it was brought into new zealand from australia. i can now report from the how genome sequence analysis that our current positive cases are a close match to a recent return, a from sydney. it's likely to have leaked from a quarantine hotel and investigations around the way to find out how you feel in decision to lockdown after just one case of the delta variant made headlines around the world. but the prime minister said they only had to look to australia to see what could happen if they didn't go hard. and early on thursday, australia recorded it's worth numbers since the pandemic began with 754 new cases most are in the state of new south wales where the government opted for a slower, softer lockdown to try to contain the lat

australia's covid outbreak continues to worsen. sydney recording its highest number of daily infections. paul allen joins us now. i can almost see the collective sigh coming from our melbourne colleagues. paul: i will get to melbourne in a moment but i will start in sydney. 262 cases reported on thursday, the worst day since the pandemic began. five deaths and the premier pointing out that among the 21 dead from this outbreak, none of those were fully vaccinated, underscoring the importance of vaccines, but the virus now spreading in the state. there was a party attended by a teenager in sydney further up the coast so the virus has found its way into newcastle. getting back to victoria, lockdown number six and this is all because of two mystery cases . the premier looking at the experience of new south wales and how quickly things got out of control here, the setting to go hard and go early but that decision sparking protests on the streets of melbourne. police being called to break up hundreds of protesters late last night. intere

angry over tighter restrictions in some of australia's hardest-hit covid areas. cnn's angus watson is in sydney for us where dozens of protestors were arrested on saturday. so, angus, more violence on vei australian streets. what is the level of opposition in the face of exploding case numbers? >> well, michael, these scenes of violence on our screens right now haven't been seen in australia really for quite some time. police having to use nonlethal weaponry, pepper balls and pepper spray, in particular, to turn back that violent crowd in melbourne there, australia's second largest city. where the police say 4,000 angry people turned out to protest lockdowns. now, melbourne has been in lockdown for a cumulative total across the pandemic of over 200 days. so people are, of course, frustrated by that. but police are very quick to say that it's a small minority of particularly angry, young men who have turned out to protest this latest lockdown which is in force until the 2nd of september. but may go longer, as cases of the delta variant spread in melbourne and in s