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>> hello there, welcome to the news hour. in doha coming up on the program. >> going to geneva two, syria's recognized opposition said it will talk peace. the resounding yes, the egyptian committee said 98% of voters back a new constitution. south sudanese forces say they've recaptured the last state capitol in rebels hands.
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>> i'm barbara with news from europe. including claims in the u.k. that some minority communities are opting for their own form of justice rather than involving the police. >> and a rare glimpse at one of the world's most expensive paintings, but still no sign of the mystery owner. >> well, after much debate the syrian national coalition has decided it will sit down with the assad government. that moment will happen when the two sides meet at the so-called geneva two peace talks on wednesday. the syrian national coalition has been fiercely divided on the entire process. anita mcnaugh joins us from istanbul. was it a refounding yes to join those talks? >> reporter: it was a resounding yes, but only, it has possible
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pointed out, the many people who never wanted part of it left and never came back. we knew in a lead up to the vote if you look at the people who approached geneva, they probably had it in the bag if the people who refusing to along with it didn't come back, and they didn't come back. the o obstacle was more institutional, if you like. they said they're not meant to sit down in negotiations in the assad regimes. how do you get around that? you get around it saying this is an executive meeting and it's not something that we need to change our constitution to do. which is just as well because they needed a two-thirds majority to pass t and they certainly didn't have the numbers after all the withdraws and resignations to do something like that. they must have had a long legally related wrangle to make
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those final choices but in the end 58 yes, 14 no with a couple of refusals and one white paper. they've got the numbers to go. the argument now is going to shift. it hasn't stopped. they're going to start discussing who gets to go, and that will get very interesting because as we've discovered in evening some of the other parties deciding whether to give green light may want to be represented in a team of nine delegates, and they want five to go. >> how representative is this going to be of the opposition, will this delegation be? >> reporter: well, brace yourself for that question to be asked and asked repeatedly.
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the people who decided not to participate in this vote in the end, and there were 44 them, and their resignations which may or may not be related to geneva, but the major bloc withdrew their consent to this process. they felt that the guarantees that the syrian national coalition had always stood by, mainly this meeting would be the formation of a transitional government, and only about that were not being assured any more. they felt the international community no longer stood behind them, they wobbled on that, and they were no longer offering the terms and they were walking in a political trap. they say it's not going to achieve what people hope it will achieve. stand by for many people who say it's not representative. but even if all 121 members as
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they originally were, or 120 or 115 members were not quite sure who constituted the syrian coalition at the end of all this process there were many people who said that body was not officially representative any way. so there were people on the outside who would have thought that no amount of voting with no degree of yo anonymity what have given what they want. >> in the syrian capitol of damascus, they have started receiving food aid. thousands of syrian refugees have not seen food aid, and 14 people have died from hunger or lack of medical care. it's not clear how much aid has been allowed into the camp or whether the sir nan government plans to seal it off once again. >> egypt's government has announced results of a
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referendum on a new military constitution. the electoral commission, it was widely boycotted by the muslim brotherhood and other infamous groups who called it a farce. >> reporter: egypt's new draft constitution is past, and they say it got an overwhelming support. >> the total number of voters 20,613,677. the voter turn out is 38.6% of the population. the yes vote, 98.1%. 1.9% said no. this is a higher voter turnout than the vote for the last constitution. >> reporter: the military-backed interim government said the vote
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showed the people's support of overthrowing mohamed morsi in july. now that the government got the yes vote it needed, the next step is to set a date for more elections. but the anti-coup alliance which includes the muslim brotherhood describes the vote as a sham. the group hailed what it called the historic boycott by the egyptian people including the youth, which indicates the majority of the people reject the coup and the constitution. different groups are calling on their supporters to increase their protests to end the military coup despite the increase backdown. egypt is facing tough times, and analysts say that's unlikely to change any time soon. egypt is divided and is struggling to restore stability. next week will mark three years since the popular revolution
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removed hosn has has any mubaram power. >> we go to london, welcome once again. a resounding yes vote, is that as much as expected? >> it was expected to have a high level of approval on the constitution. it's just 98% is a bit overdone, i think. we were looking at--egypt had 24 referendums since the constitution which got 99% in june 1956, and we end in 2015 also with a similar figure o of 2014 with a similar figure.
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throughout this period of 57 years the overwhelming majority of the constitutions and the referendums got the digit between 95% and 99%. the only two exceptions that occurred was in march 2011 right after the revolution that more or less got 47% approval and 23% disapproval. and the constitution of 2012 that was done under president morsi, which got 64% approval, and the rest disapproval. so we're kind of back to the earlier revolution of the 98%. but part of this is explained as well by the large boycott that was called for by the anti-coup groups. >> so what does this yes-vote mean? can this pave the way for fresh elections in egypt? >> it will set--the intent of
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the yes group is to set a new ground for legitimacy to build upon a new political process. the only problem is the winners of the last five elections that were held between 2011 and 2015 are out of the game, ousted. so it's not--it's a process that more or less limited to some of the political groups that lost elections, and more or less dominated by the group of generals that staged the move in july, so there is a big question mark about its future and legitimacy. >> does it seem certain now that generallageneral al sisi will rr those elections? >> the approval rating for 98% for constitution assembly
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appointed by general al sisi, i think we'll see an approval rating higher than 80%, probably something like 99.99%. >> omar, thank you. with the brookings center. well, al jazeera continues to call for the immediate release of five of its journalist who is are still being detained in egypt. producers mohamed fahmy and bader mohammed and peter greste are charged with joining terrorist groups which al jazeera said are fabricated. they're being held in prisons outside of kay row. the other two reporter, a repord cameraman, have been held for the last five months. the military said it
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defeated a 15,000 strong rebel army in bor. the conflict in south sudan has raged for weeks between forces loyal to president kiir and his former deputy. in juba they earlier a military spokesman. >> reporter: they told members of the media that they expect the cease-fire agreement to be signed in the coming days between the government and the rebel forces, that's the latest development in the political front in what has been a conflict that has ravaged the country for weeks now. the de facto army of south sudan claims it has recaptured the town of bor leaving only the southern part of the town mala.
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i want to ask you about the battle to regain bor. how much in control are you of the town now, and how has this changed things? >> bor is 100% in the hands now. >> where will you be setting your targets next? >> the second challenge is malikal. the rebels are controlling the southern section of the mali malilikal. it will be a few days that we'll have control. it will be a matter of time. within 48 thundershowers malikal fate will be determined. >> you're watching the news hour, still to come, it's revealed that the vatican
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dismissed hundreds of priests over accusations of child abuse. plus--charting egypt's revolution, we meet the director of the oscar nominated documentary "the square." and in sport keeping his feet on the ground. find out how the world footballer of the year inspires another victory. >> there are concerns in the united kingdom that minority communities are handling crime themselves rather than involving the police. let's get more on that now in our european news center, hi barbara. >> reporter: the issue of community justice, the official report is due out next week. on saturday in speaking to "the
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times" newspaper he said there were city in the midlands where police never go because they are never called. they never hear of any trouble because of the community deals with that on their own. they just have their own community justice. they said police don't know what injustices are being perpetrated. it could be anything from low-level crime right up to murder. well, a little earlier i spoke with a member of parliament from an inner city area from the midlands. i asked what he thought about the claims. >> i think it's complete utter nonsense. if he has empirical evidence of this i would like him to bring it out. but for him to make these remarks as police is highly i irresponsible. this is what happens when you appoint someone who has not been in the service, who is a government appointee, and these people don't understand how to
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deal with these issues properly and professionally. these are very unprofessional remarks. and the rest of the statements made to "the times" is in the same vein as well. >> we did ask him to come on and clarify his comments. he declined to give us an interview, but he stands by the he comments he made to "the times" newspaper. he said no one is getting in touch with him, and he has no reason to lie over that. >> complete nonsense. i represent a con sit wen constf of my constituency are problems to deal with. there are no community justices meted out by the community. no one is beaten up by the street justice by those people
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to get what they want, and this sort of thing. this is complete and utter nonsense. this is not the way that law is delivered in the u.k. >> but he is, with respect, he is the chief inspector, you're saying that he's lying. >> what i'm saying i want empirical evidence if he has got any. and what i'm also saying to appoint someone who is no from the force. >> that is a slightly separate issue. he is saying that police forces in the u.k. have told him that. so you know, the way that he handled it is up for dispute, but he is saying that in some parts of the country no one gets in touch with them. are you asking for clarification? >> i'm going to ask for clarification, but i don't see this as a norm in any of the cities. i live in burningham, i was brought up in burningham, and it has a good blend of people across the whole of the city.
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we don't see that. that is complete nonsense. if he has that evidence, why doesn't he get the police to act on it? why aren't investigations carried out to deal with it, and see who is carrying out summary justices out on the streets. >> staying in britain, two men have appeared in court after being charged with terrorism offenses. they were arrested at heathrow airport on monday and charged with traveling to syria to engage in terrorism. they were remanded in custody on saturday and will reappear in court later this month. in a similar case a man arrested for participating in a syrian training camp has been released on bail. some of the most toxic substances will be transferred from a danish ship to an
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american one, but the townspeople are angry and concerned over their safety and said they were not consulted over the weapons disposal. >> reporter: here the mood can only be described as cautious pessimism as there was outrage over the danish ship will ship cargo to an american vessel, they're waiting and looking for an explanation from the italian government and assurances as well. this will come tuesday when they will summon two mayors from around here to give that explanation and assurance. everybody we spoke to say they don't really know what is going to happen. they're afraid of accidents. they don't know whether this is dangerous.
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this morning local opposition called for a demonstration, but as you can see not many people turned up. but who turned up was a national opposition politician who told al jazeera that that decision to make this port as the port for transshipment was wrong, and they should decide whether this ship be allowed to arrive here in italy in the first place. >> we have more to come from europe later in the news hour, including sex workers in germany, question new reforms to the country's prostitution laws. >> well, more details have emerged about the victims of friday's taliban suicide attack on the restaurant in afghanistan.
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the lebanese restaurant wa in kl home to many embassies and non-governmental organizations. jane ferguson reports. >> only after sunrise was the level of damage clear. over 20 guests were enjoying dinner when it was attacked by the taliban. it is believed that none of them survived. >> the death toll report that we have indicate 21 deaths including 13 foreigners. >> reporter: when the attackers approached the restaurant there were cars parked all around. still this morning there is blood in the street, but they haven't managed to clean up the entire carnage from those who were injured or killed outside of the restaurant. the first attacker was the suicide-bomber who blew off what were incredibly thick steel doors to allow the attackers to
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enter and start shooting the diners. the restaurant was right behind this wall, and that's where so many people lost their lives. >> once inside they shot diners and staff. it appears to show that many tried to hide under tables before being killed. the victims were of various nationalities. four of them were u.n. staff. the u.n. hoped the restaurant was safe but no one in kabul can guarantee security. >> security is a big issue in kabul. to matter how secure a place may seem, it's always going to be an issue. >> the restaurant was popular with foreigners and a high ranking officials, a rare place to relax in a time of war. it's owner was well-known and liked. speaking to al jazeera in 2008 he was confident his business would not be targeted. >> we do not take part in any political or military activiti
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activities. we are interested in the economic sector so the revenue from this activity is beneficial not only to us but all afghani people as well. >> reporter: hamadi died in the attack. jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >> hollywood has honored a documentary about the egyptian revolution with an oscar nomination. the movie's director talked to us about how the film came about and what is ahead. >> my family is living in egypt. i grew up in egypt. i'm egyptian. i am the director the "the square." when i got to the square, what i found was a magical atmosphere of people for the first time
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feeling like they actually had a hand in changing their future. and i also met everybody who worked on the film in the square. it was truly a collaboration that was born from the square. i met a street poet and a very wise kid who just i fell in love with immediately, and i knew i wanted him to lead us through this story. >> every person on the team was either shot at, tear gassed or jailed. that's part of the making of the film. >> i am not going to vote when i have lost people on the street. i have friends who have lost their eyes. i know people who are in serious condition, i know people who have died.
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>> there was unification at the beginning, then people started to splinter. >> i think that a major problem was the order of things. there should never have been elections of a parliament and president before the constitution was written. it's going to take a long time for things to change and develop, but there are people on the ground fighting. they revolt when their rights were trampled upon. that will continue. what is need the support, the international support, the local support of people that are continuing to push the system. there is a change in consciousness that has happened in egypt, but what does that tangibly mean?
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what can people unify behind? that tangibly means a constitution that represents all people. >> still ahead on the program, we'll be reporting from india as a funeral for a spiritual leader turns into a disaster. plus the man who could have been head of the u.n. and the mystery of his wife's death as scandal before the party's ruling party. and we'll be live at the finish line in chile, that and the rest of sport coming up.
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will attend the peace talks on tuesday. the syrian government will be at the table in switzerland as will other international diplomats. in egypt, it passed its constitution. the last state capitol in rebel hands. violence has raged for weeks between president kiir and his former deputy. by the end of january there will be 100000 south sudanes 10e in refugee bases. more than 86000 south sudanese
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have are in uganda, add to that, 468,00468,000 south sudanese han displaced inside the walls of the world's newest country. the army is engaged with heavy fighting with rebels. and the battles are taking place near the eastern town in the mineral-rich state of kivu. the national army are fighting to get rid of the government, but it's been causing problems for the leader of the democratic republic of congo.
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malcolm webb sends us this update. >> reporter: the troops have been using this rocket launcher to fire volleys of rockets on one of the two groups they have been fighting. and also infantry engaging in the forest. here they've been firing volleys of two or three and they have spotters who are much closer who are saying if the rockets are hitting their target. we heard just a short time ago that they hit their target. they hit th hit one of the branf the adf group. >> the vatican has defrocked 400 priests in 2011 and 2012 because the van cat decided to investigate all cases of abuse. pope francis said, quote, the
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shame of the church. now he has announced that a new committee will be set up to fight them. >> judy jones from the survivors network snap joins us. welcome to the program. a vatican spokesman initially dismissed the number of 400, and said there was a misreading of data. what has come of that, and the grilling of vatican officials. >> reporter: for the first time the vatican has been put on the spot. they have to answer to the u.n. and they have to answer to the public. i think they aren't used to doing that. the numbers of priests defrocked are only numbers. this does nothing to protect kids. where are these priests?
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are they being protected, kept in a safe place away from kids? defrocking a priest does little to protect kids. what it does is it releases them from the duty of the church. they're put out on the street. they could be your neighbor and youwould not even know. we need to know the location of these priests, and the vatican needs to turn over their document on this. also the number of 400 defrocked priests is a drop in the bucket to the number of priest who is have sexually abused kids throughout the world. >> judy, will these defrocked priests ever face trial in the criminal justice system? will they ever be investigated by the police? >> they should be. the church officials should be helping to get laws changed especially here in the u.s.
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victims are prevented from having their day in court because the statute of limitations for child sex crimes needs to be removed. it's the church hierarchy that fights the removal of these statutes. that's very hurtful for the victims, but also it's very risky for the kids. if the child predators are still out there roaming the streets kids are not safe. they need to be behind bars, or they need to be in some kind of a secure treatment center, and the church officials need to stay--be responsible for them. >> now judy, several of your own relatives were victims of child sex abuse by the same priest. what happened to him? >> he died. nothing ever happened. it was not talked about. he ruined a lot of kids' lives
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in the small town where i grew up. a lot of times family members the parents don't even believe the victims. this is terribly sad. i happen to be the sister of a victim, and i don't understand why parents or relatives do not believe their own children. over the supposedly holy priest. that has got to change. catholics need to believe the victims because it is extremely rare that there are any false allegations against clergy. >> judy, thank you very much for joining us on the program. >> judy jones is with the abuse surviver network snap. >> thank you. >> and in other news a stampede among mourners of a muslim spiritual leader has killed 18 people in india.
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thousands of people gathered in the streets near his house to pay their last respects before his funeral. we have more. >> reporter: they had gathered from all corners of india to pay their respects to a spiritual leader. the leader had a died at the age of 102, but what started as a farewell turned into a disaster when a large number of mourners were crushed and killed. >> there was not much attention from the police. they should have been here. >> the local police said they were overwhelmed and it was suggested there was a stampede. >> people were sometimes opening the gates and sometimes closing them so there was suffocation. there were breathing problems and many fainted and fell over each other.
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when the gates closed they wer e killed. >> reporter: now thousands are grieving for their fellow mourners and many more are injured and need hospital treatment. what should have been a final googoodbye of a spiritual leader turned into a mourning. >> a few days earlier therror is a more of the ruling congress party of india. it's just a few months before the election there. the government has ordered an inquiry into the death. well, it all started with a
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series of tweets on her twitter account exposing the ladies and gentlemen affair. on one of the tweets i: >> in one of her tweets she asked the journalist to stop talking to her husband. we have more from new delhi. >> reporter: she has now been cremated at a local service at a crematorium having been given full hindu burial rights in the presence of her family. she died at a hotel late friday night it's suspected that the time of death was somewhere between 1:00 in the afternoon on friday towards 7:00 in the evening.
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they have performed an autopsy on the body, and they'll know the results in two or three days. >> unnatural and sudden death. we're focusing on this issue, and the injuries cannot be revealed now but there were injuries on the body. >> along side all of this is going on and she had been tweeting recently about the state of her marriage. there will be lots of investigation around her e-mail and internet access, and what she had been saying or speaking to on the phone. lots of assumptions being made in the indian press, which are categorically denied by the family. they have asked for space to
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mourn her death and we will find out the results of the most more tomorrow in two for three days. >> morallies have taken place in ukraine's capitol despite stricter anti-demonstration la laws. >> reporter: president viktor yanukovych has bee given greater powers to punish protesters. successful briefly broke out between pro and anti-government protesters. demonstrators have occupied two sites in the city for two months, and another mass rally is planned for supplied. we have more from kiev. >> reporter: this is the center of the ukrainian capitol. yoon any regular day this woulde
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a very busy street one of the main roads through kiev but for the last two months this has been no ordinary place. this has been the heart of the protest movement. people have been making speeches, singing songs and rousing crowds here for eighth t weeks, for two months. the numbers tend to get bigger on the weekends but this is not just a long running movement. this is a long organized movement. intense down here and intense over there, all around the square there are people who make food for the hundreds of people and thousands of volunteers who have been running this protest camp since the end of november. they serve meals and coffee trying to keep people warm in very cold winter months. this is a sign of what presidentapresidentyanukovych, d sweeping laws that limits the
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powers of freedom, including a law that says it is illegal to wear a helmet in the square. the protesters are defiant against that law. the laws are so sweeping, it means that tents like this one are not allowed in public plac places. it requires a police permit. these laws seem destined to pull down protesters here, they say they plan to stay until they get what they want, until they see viktor yanukovych call early elections. they want to show that they have a lot of power left. >> germany wants to intus introe laws to fight human trafficking.
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>> sex worker explains her website and how she presents herself and her services to men. she said germany is a good place to be a prostitute, but she thinks the government's plans to register sex workers to fight human trafficking are wrongheaded. >> we know that cases of human trafficking exists and something needs to be done, but we want to separate the discussion about prostitution from the discussion about trafficking. for us prostitution means people who do their jobs voluntarily. everything else is a crime and we're opposed to it. >> for instance with police checks on brothels, but known casecases of human trafficking e decreased from 937 cases to 482
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in 2011. even if many trafficking cases could be going undetected, the majority of prostitution appears to be of the legal time. in brothels such as these where women rent a room and pay monthly taxes. it's estimated that 200 to 400 women work as prostitutes in germany and work with male clients every day. frances has worked as a prostitute for 30 years. she stopped by the resource center for help with her taxes. she said the plans to make sex workers register won't work because of the enduring stigma of sex work. >> you have women who are students. you have women who have children. you have women who work in a good job, and they cannot get
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registered. >> the german move comes against the backdrop of tightening laws in france and sweden and the growing debate of what the best policy is on prostitution. the government has yet to spell out a detail of the new law, but some german prostitutes decided to defend their profession by forming a union. >> that's it for me and the rest of the team in europe. >> thanks very much. coming up, all the sport, could arsenal remain top spot in the english premiere league. we will h have that story and more.
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>> welcome back. it's time for sports. cristiano ronaldo has been demonstrating the form that made him world player of the world. they came back 5-0 and puts them level with barcelona and at the top of the spanish league. >> they're ready for yet another world class outing. cristiano ronaldo did not take too long to live up to his new status of world player of the year. and real betis on the receiving end this time out. ronaldo looks more than capable of beating betis on his own, but he does have one or two handy
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teammates to call on as well as. gareth bale, and it would become increasingly haunted as the game progressed. the contest was all by over by halftime. making it 3-0. real all but whomped their way through, and anderson's agony was not over yet. ronaldo was the assist of a final goal of the game, ending 5-0, and ancelotti's team is now level on points at the top of the table. >> remaining in the english premiere, they had their spanish midfielder to thank. the two second-half goals giving
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the successive league win. manchester city beating cardiff, and they're the quickest team to achieve defeat in a premiere league season. liverpool currently playing aston villa, 2-2. and the top two in italy are in action. second place roma looks to win, and golf champion phil mickelson is just a shot off the lead ahead of the final round of the abu dhabi championship. the american turned in a magnificent round of 63. it's nine under par to put him in second place. rory mcilroy was hit with a two-shot penalty after an incorrect drop on the second hole, it has left him in a tie for fourth place.
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>> it give mess extra motivation. stuff like this is stupid but there are a lot of stupid rules in golf and this it one of them. >> coming ten years after the 42-year-old won the motorbike category, the stage winner was south african, and it came to end in the city valparaiso, and that's where we're joined at. you've been watching the climax of the race what has the atmosphere been like. >> this is a colorful bit behind me an extremely gruelly racing. 438 vehicles set out from
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rosario from the coast of argentina on january 5th. 206 vehicles are coming home. one rider, motorcycle rider died in the early stages in an accident, and then great legislation of racing, the spanish racer had to drop incredibly grueling conditions. this is a nice bit a colorful bit. the crowds are here to welcome people home first time the chilans have won. >> is everyone happy to have the race particularly in chile. i believe there are economic benefits to hosting the stage, but i understand there has been protest as well. you.
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>> reporter: the salt flats here, the biggest in the world, there are threats there that local residents would oh stop the race. they did block the road, and in talking to people here in valley valparaiso, asay the roads are in terrible condition. the council-hasn't spent any money on it. there have been complaints but the local authorities want to put the race here put their country and cities on the map, it brings huge prestige, but there is conflict whether the race comes to your particular area or not. >> we'll have to leave it there for now. thank you. >> the women's top seats both in action. the top seed, rafael nadal recorded a straight set victory. beating the frenchman for the
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10th time. >> andy murray pushed through. with his eighth victory in the spaniard in many matches. to the women now, victoria asaranka remains in form. she breezed past austria's to reach the fourth round. for more sport on our website check out www.aljazeera.co www.aljazeera.com/sport. there are details of how to get in touch with our team on twitter and facebook. thank you very much. >> it's the question that has puzzled the art world for weeks. who bought the autopsy fo the pt
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auction for $42 million. >> separate pieces that bruce gunther said was designed to be viewed as one. >> unfolds th. it shows different size. >> a pore rate of two people who roam london together. >> they argue about art. they gamble together. they club, they commiserate about their failed love lives, and we come back.
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>> gunther said he hopes people will see their own relationships and their own loved ones in the work. this is a rare opportunity for viewing saint it was painted in 1969 it has had few public showings and at times had has been broken up. >> it had drifted in and out of view, single panels shown but not the whole thing in 1999, and then it disappeared until it appeared at auction. >> it was abruptly on display as part of a master works series. personal connections and back channel chat landed it. >> i put out feelers and then i got a phone call. the phone call was oblique. saying we hear you would like to discuss something with us. it was the painting, and it was available for our master works programs. >> it has created a buzz in the art world because of the price tag and the mystery owner. >> who you have any idea who it is? >> no, it could be chinese, from
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the middle east, who knows. >> i heard california. >> reporter: now the mystery may be solved. widespread public reports name elaine wynn, co-pounder of wynn resorts, but wynn isn't talking. >> who owns this? >> no one knows except the curator. >> so who owns it? >> interesting question. >> a question with no answer. perhaps lucian freud knows, but then of course he's not talking either. al jazeera oregon. >> we are expecting the president of the syrian national coalition to speak very soon about the coalition decision to attend the geneva two talks on wednesday. we will bring you that when it happens. goodbye for now.
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