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online @ajamstream. ... ♪ this is al jazeera. welcome to the newshour. i am jane dutton in doha. in the next 60 minutes, beijing sends ships to evacuate citizens from vietnam as a wave of anti-china anger sweeps the country. serbia's biggest power plant is under threat as the worst flooding in a century sweeps across the balkans. dozens killed during fighting in benghazi. we will examine whether public musems around the world are
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relevant with the examples of online technology. vietnam's govern is trying to stop a wave of antichina septemberiment that swept the country. after days of riots targeting chinese-owned factories. china is sending five warships to rescue people caught up in the violence triggered by territorial dispute in the south china sea. more from beijing. >> reporter: after days of often violent anti-chinese protests, the vietnamese authorities appear to be containing the disturb answers. police broke up this small protest in ho chi ming city sunday morning. protesting to halt deep-sea oil
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in vietnam. efforts to chase the chinese rig away from the waters. the skirmishes have been going on for almost two weeks. the worry is that it could soon get out of control. like china, vietnam's government is communist and tends to keep a lid on dissent but it was unable stop days of violence in a third of the country's provinces. some attacked chinese-run factories although many were taiwan ease-owned, a distinction that was lost on the rioters. the trouble began after china moved an oil rig close to the contested pariselle islands claimed by vietnam t further sounds, beijing is involved in another sovereignty tulsa ovwit the philippines over the paracel islands. now, china is getting nationals out of vietnam, sending five war ships to speed up evacuation efforts. >> we are sending some very
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experienced people to vietnam. >> reporter: more than three,000 chinese citizens have fled the country. worried about the economic fallout, vietnam's government is promising to protect all investors. china and taiwan are among the biggest. we whether they remain so is in doubt. >> the response of the government to the attack on the citizens has so far been restrained. there will be no counter demonstrations here there could be a good reason for that. the authorities are willing to allow protests so close to the university of the student-led protests almost 25 years ago. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. relations between the two countries have been freshed. border and fighting through the '80s and '80s and they improved
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in the '90s as they embraced free-market capitalism and developed better trade ties but the relationship has deteriorated in recent years because of the disagreement of a territory in the south china sea, the paracel islands claimed by several countries. it's thought the area could contain rich mineral deposits. roderickwise, an analyst joins us from london. welcome. thank you for joining us. this incident has touched a nerve. what do you think is going on here? >> well, it is certainly a reflex of a long-standing tension between china and vietnam, particularly over the paracel islands, i think, where the chinese occupied those in the 1970s. and the vietnamese have felt frustrated ever since they have been unable to asserthane other claim to sovereignty there? >> is this a sign of china's rising domnence and increasing confidence? >> i think this is the big thing
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that has changed in the region, the increasing power and influence of china and the increasing willingness of china to stand up for and promote what it sees as its own interest. others see this as more of an assertive aggressive posture by china. the latest move by the chinese of moving that oil rig into areas that were clearly sensitive from a vietnamese perspective. the chinese easy would have been well aware of what they were doing. >> from a vietnamese perspective, how far can they push this considering how important china is as a trading partner? >> this is the dilemma for them. i think the vietnamese authorities will have been surprised by the violence that erupted in the last few days. they are happy to see their people supporting their position, but this violence, which really threatens the
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long-term economic development of vietnam, i think, is much more concerning for them. so their problem is how to contain that, how to maintain the foreign investment in vietnam but, at the same time, not to give an inch to the chinese over teartorial claims. >> and worrying or secretly happy, the u.s., what are they making of this? >> the u.s., i don't think they are secretly happy. i mean it is worrying. the increasing tensions in the south china sea involving vietnam and the philippines in particular are concerning because they could lead to violence, more violence than we have seen already. they could lead to naval clashes and, certainly in the case of the philippines, that might somehow involve the united states. and this is something that the united states is not willing to see. at the same time, it wishes to show that it is fully supportive of its friends and allies in the region. >> always good to get your
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thoughts, roderic wye. >> the worst at the fighting in a century -- the worst flooding in a century, the rising flood water threatening serbia's biggest power plant as peter sharp reports. >> reporter: with more than 25,000 people being driven from their homes, as the flood waters from the saba river continue to rise, the priority for the rescue crews is the evacuation of the sick and elderly. but many of the most vulnerable remain trapped and they are now running out of food and drinking water. it is a massive logistics operation that's threatening to completely overwhelm serbia's emergency services. on dry ground, helicopters shuttle between the riverbank and local hospitals, ferrying those too weak to walk.
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>> translator: a lot of people are in their xwoorts. there were a lot of elderly and people who didn't want to leave their homes. they stayed behind. >> more than 4,000 people, exhausted, carrying nothing but a few belongings boarded coaches for the emergency shelters set up in schools and sports arenas. it could be a long time before they will be able to return home. over stretched local rescue teams are now being backed up by civilian volunteers. >> people call us from all over the country to offer help. i hope that stays the same over the coming days when people in the affected areas will really need all of the help they can get. >> the country's biggest power station cited on the very banks of the saba river is under threat. power has been cut as local coal mines were flooded. waters have reached the basement of the plant. a total shutdown would blackout the entire region. at the very height of this
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national emergency. peter sharp, al jazeera. a rejected proposal to introduce the world's highest minimum wage. first projections from the referendum suggest 77% of people voted against workers being paid at least $25 an hour. it's good news for business owners who were worried it would lead to job cuts. the proposal by swiss unions was an attempt to reduce the income gap. a building collapse in north korea has prompted a public apology. it's feared hundreds of people are dead after an apartment block collapsed in upping yang. around 92 families were living in the 23-story building. >> modi's prime minister says his country is at war -- mr. mara. at a time stacked the governor's
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office in the area. the prime minister was trying to revive peace talks with the rebe rebels. >> a no 9 zone over benghazi following violence between forces led by a retired army general and fighters based in the city. at least 79 people were killed. benghazi's libya's second biggest city and the birthplace of the 2011 revolution. since then, it's been a battleground between the army and militia groups. retired general kalifa hafta sees himself as the chief of the self high proclaimed national armed forces. he has the support of some officers and army units and he is said to be funded by a foreign state. his process are affordable care acted of losing control of the forces who took part any revolution. hafta is said to be backed by tribes and his actions amount to
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a coup. live from the capitol, trip oli, what is government saying about all of this, their reaction? >> reporter: well, they are accusing general hafta of staging a coup against the legitimacy of the libyan leadership, against the government and against an elected body that is the general national council. the head of the gnc ordered the troops loyal to the army and, as well, ex rebels, to stand firm and defend benghazi from any attacking forces. they call them the people of benjamin -- they called on the people of benghazi to show self-restraint and do not allow and do not give general hafta a chance to infiltrate and stage his coup against the revolution that top tell colonel gadaffi.
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>> how serious is this situation, omar? >> reporter: it is very serious, jane. the general national congress held a session and that session was to discuss or vote on the a proposed cap net by the new prime minister of this country. >> put aside and they will be discuss can about three days' time. however, benghazi in this situation, pecan pecan took priority. they didn't take any decisive decision, which tells you how weak the government, how weak the gnc, basically shows you the power of militias and the weak government that cannot rein in those militias. on the other hand, it shows you a group of fighters who are loyal to general hafta are trying to impose their authority saying the government is weak and they are trying to control and curb the spread, what they call the spread of extremism in
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benghazi. remember, benghazi saw unprecedented wave of assassinations and bombings. when you read the global reports on terrorism by state department t gives you a very big picture about libya. it says libya is now a safe haven for terrorists and a transit route for those terrorists to other countries. >> thank you, omar. more to come on the news hour, including: >> al-qaeda has created a threat for the transition. >> yemen calls on help in its fight against al-qaeda. plus, brace for a boycut unrest in eastern ukraine casting a shadow over the upcoming presidential election. athlet co madrid are waking up after a night of celebrating their spanish title while barcelona begin a search for a new manager. details coming up with robyn.
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reports from syria suggest the country's air force chief has been killed during fierce fighting near the capitol damascus, one of the highest ranking killed. trying to renight after the fall of homes. osama bin jalad has the latest. >> these fighters say they are continuing with the siege of the few remaining military basis under government control. rebels showed these tanks taken from sir yas forces after days of first battles. they said they are preparing for an all-out offensive >> translator: by the grace of god, we have liberated five military positions using weapons we received from the assad army. .
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>> the military posts are strategically positioned and both sides know it. syrian yes, sir are providing air support for soldiers surrounded by rebels. these pictures uploaded on the internet appear to show supplies being dropped for besieged government troops. syrian state t.v. says government forces have taken more areas on the outskirts of damascu damascus and aleppo. some fighters are trying to unite. five rebel groups who say they have more than 50,000 fighters say they have decided to work together to overthrow the regime. leaders of the islamic front, and others agreed to move away from extremim and called on other groups to unite. toppling the regime is a joint operation shared by all revolutionary forces. we welcome cooperating with reaming n regional and international
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parties and supporting the syrian people in a matter that serbs the revolution's interest. our forces rely on syrian individuals andplasty the military and political decisions under the ref russ must be purely made by sirians and reject subordination under any foreign forces. >> but activists say deep divisions remain among opposition fighters leading to infighting which has weakened their control and helped president bashar al assad's forces. >> an egyptian court has jailed more than 160 muslim brotherhood supporters. the country is cracking down on the group in a lead up to the presidential election. international election observers say they have had to scale back plans to monitor next week's poll. the eu says its team hasn't been given permission to bring security and safety equipment. because of this, it will only send a small team to monitor polls in cairo. jimmie carter has warned egypt's transition to democracy is
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faltering. his organization, the carter center, will not be sending observers either. al jazeera is demanding the immediate release of its journalists who have been in prison in egypt for 140 days. the trial was adjourned on thursday. they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. access rejects the charges against them. they are due back in court on the 22nd of may. the fourth detained al jazeera journalist says he will continue to refuse food. he has been held without trial since last august and has been on a hunger strike for nearly four months. in a receipt letter, he confirmed he was placed in solitary confinement where attempts had been made to force feed him. he says the authorities were trying to dent his resolve. residents in nigeria in borno say they are considering launching a community search group to find more than 200 school girls kidnapped last
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month. west african leaders have pledged to wage what they are calling total war on boko haram. the armed group that took the girls. they met in anticipates to discuss a strategy to deal with the rebels: this report. >> reporter: the government of borneau has renewed the commitment in the paris conference saying this is something that they have called for, for a very long time. any attempts to try to find boko haram to fight boko haram without a cross border cooperation and effort was a wasted effort in their own words. they say the borders are very long and porous and that has enand the fighters to move freely across the border without a strong schmidtment from the neighbors, they say, of nigeria to fight boko haram. it was all along thought that this was nigeria's problem alone. now with this conference, with this renewed effort, they can finally see all of the region cooperating in confronting boko
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haram. we have also seen a lot of civilian checkpoints here on the ground. civilians have said that they have really born the brunt of these attacks and they weren't not going to wait for these attacks. they have mobilized groups of hunters to try to find the girls in the forest where they believe to have been taken to. but they say they have not sent out those hunters yet in fear that that would contradict and conflick with the ongoing international efforts to find the dpirlz. >> ukraineians are preparing to fight in next week's elections. separatists in the east of the country are trying to disrupt the poll. kim vannel reports where some people are too scared to go to the polling stations. >> in the russian-speaking east cam papering ahead of the presidential election is well underway but separatists occupying state buildings have declared an independent republic
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say people aren't going to vote. the newly appointed prime minister of the donetsk's people's republic says those tasked with organizing the vote are quitting. >> people are just leaving all of these so-called polling stations, the election commissions and going home. there is no pressure on them. it's simple. these elections are not interesting to anybody. >> the moscow-born and raised lead ter told me his troops won't use force to stop the votes but according to one election monitoring group, they are already trying to do just that. >> six of the 10 people come to the commission, the building of the commission with guns, with some and now said in donetsk, it is the donetsk republic and unlegal to organize presidential election of ukraine.
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>> he said .6 out of 22 electoral officers in the donetsk region have been shutdown. we found one of them. >> the sign says that the electoral commission responsibility for the foument polling district is not working. the gate isn't locked, but there is no one inside. >> while looking for someone to speak to, we found a sign with a flag of the donetsk people's republic that says the offices inside have been sealed although life continues as normal for many here, the volatility of the region isn't going unnoticed. fears of next sunday's vote aren't easily batted away. >> i am worried about my safety at the polling station. there could be provocations. some people using force. >> this just doesn't make sense. the central election commission says its prepared with thousands of monitors on standby and is
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urging people to vote, but one poll shows that in the east, more than 32% of people plan on staying home. another 31% aren't sure who they will vote for or whether they will vote at all. >> that's stalking fears could could not past election day by fueling calls the outcome isn't representative. kim vinnell, al jazeera, dondon. >> the bad weather in the balkans, the worst rains and floodings in almost a century and speak to richard about that. is it going to get any better for them there? >> i am not going to focus on that at this time because as i said last time, i think most of the rain is gone from the region. what will be the issue there is just seeing what happens to the rain that's falling. flood waters working their way down the saba river and into the danube and flood plain region. the good news is there is no rain to come. what they need at the moment is across the u.s., particularly in the west and the issue they've got with the wildfires out there. >> that's what i was going to focus on now.
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you have a look at weather charts. >> that's the weather front which gave a lot of heavy rain across the mid at landic states and eastern seaboard on its way out. this front stejdz is active across the southern states,ga and into the care leip as. there is an area of low pressure out towards the west, but it's dry, and there is just knock much happening in terms of precipitation. so once again, we've got these scenes near san diego. wildfires which resulted in $20 million worth of damage destroyed more than 10,000 hectares, and as i say, although the winds have dropped a little bit, it doesn't look as though the situation is going to get an awful lot better across this region. so, it's going to remain fine and dry. yesterday, the pacific northwest. during the day on sunday, this is likely to produce some large hailstones, i think, over both north dakota and south dakota. further towards west, there is the rain you can see or east rather, you can see down across the carolina as and georgia.
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that will then tends to die away as we head through into the start of the working week. temperatures coming up. 24 degrees heavy rain pushing across the great lakes. meanwhile, down across the caribbean, we have seen some pretty unsettled weather. the bahamas have seen something like 80% of a month's rain in just three days. the next few days, it looks as though there will be heavy rain in these areas jane thank you for that, richard. indiana are expecting sweeping economic reforms after giving at a time party an election victory. the financial success of modi in his home state attracted millions of voters. can he replicate the good news elsewhere? a report from the amadabad. >> reporter: euphoria until indian as the bjp made election history on friday emerging with a stunning single party imagimay in parliament, the first in 30
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years. this star candidate, modi, is widely credited with a victory after aggressively campaigning on a pro-development platform. >> growth, all cast did, all creeds, all states. >> voters across india were clearly impressed by modi's physical achievements, a state he has governed for the past 12 years while the country's gdp dproeth is below just 5%. his area is revelling in low unemployment and a thriving business employment. the state is a hub for manufacturing and per capita income here has nearly doubled between 2004 and 2010. yet economists warn that modi will face challenges in bringing prosperity to the rest of india. >> he will have to rely less on
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bureaucracy because bureaucracy could be legitimatargic, inefficient and indifferent to the consumers he has close to his hard. >> the area's development has been problematic. this family were forced out of their city's slum to make way for a recreational park. officials promised them new homes outside the city. >> was four years ago. >> modi must have given houses to a lot of people, but i haven't gone out and seen anything. all i want is for them to give me a house. otherwise, send me back where i lived. >> for years, modi's government has been accused of neg neglecting the most disadvantaged. many have been left behind by the state's development. but with such a stumping
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majority, both rich and poor indians expect modi to deliver on his promise of economic progress. karish, al jazeera. >> on the news hour, dialling for democracy as mobile phones are helping the people of mali have their say. plus... >> the woman in syria gives an exile film maker a window on the destruction of homs. in sport, the world's top two tep is players, the final in the next 30 minutes. robin will have more on rafael natal nadal's hopes.
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welcome back. a reminder the top stories this hour. china has sent to vietnam. severe flooding and landslides have killed 25 people in the balkans. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate homes. in serbia, bosnia and croatia. the largest power plant is under threat in the worst hit region. >> a no-fly zone over the eastern city of benghazi following violence that left 79 people dead. forces loyal to former general have been battling armed groups in the city without the approval of the central government. yemen's military has launched the largest offensive
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in years against al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula but the country is struggling to pay for the operation. now the they are calling on western governments to help. in the capitol sanaa, this report. >> reporter: yemen's southern provinces are battle grounds, a large military operation against al-qaeda is underway. the army is making gains. it has recaptured some areas where these fighters established a state of their own with a leader, a judiciary, and an army. yemen's foreign minister said his government will not let al-qaeda destabilize the in case's political transition. >> al-qaeda has created a threat for the transition, itself. >> that's one. second, of course, is that it has alternates been a threat to the stability of yemen from the
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point of view of economic development, investments. the government continue just stand and watch. >> these soldiers are celebrating recent havenvictorit yemen's army has been divided and weakened by years of instability conflicts. it's now under pressure to win the latest battle, but that requires huge resources which i am pov rished yemen cannot affo afford? >> it's beyond yemen's abilities to continue with these to preserve the safety of our citizens and security of the country. we hope that knowing the magnitude of the challenge we face that we will get more support. >> reporter: the fight is mostly
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led by these fighters. but neighboring saudi arabia and the u.s. say they are stepping in one way or another to help defeat one of al-qaeda's most efficient affiliates of afghanistan and pakistan. yemen's president says his country is in an open war with al-qaeda that in turn costly if the fighting continues for a long period. officials here are frustrated. they have been expecting the international community to deliver substantial financial and military support at this very critical movement for the country. al jazeera. turkish police detained 18 people in relation to the country's worst mining it accident. funerals have been held for more than 300 people who were killed in an accident in the town of soma last week. the government has started an investigation after ending recovery efforts on saturday.
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they have been criticized for not ensuring the mines' safety. palestinian president mahmoud abass held talks according to israel's foreign minister speaking to local media, he insists the talks were private and were not part of negotiations. talks between the two sides are officially on hold following the announcement of a unit government between palestinian fafrningsz, fatah and hamctions >> jewish settlers are being taken tom courts, accused of falsifying documents to seize palestinian lands. >> reporter: the illegal out post was home to 50 israeli families before it was evacuated in 2012. many of them have petitioned the court, insisting they bought the land legally from palestinians by nabut's father, a claim he
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denies. >> they said the land was sold to a palestinian middleman that my father sold him the land, which is not true. they say they have my father's signature. >> but nabbut said his father couldn't possibly have signed it. he was illiterate and on that day, he was in no condition to sign anything because he was on his death bed. palestinan government records also show that the middleman doesn't exist. nabbut's case is not the only one. >> this leads from 2003. it was declared a forgery by the isra israeli court primarily because the pal stanian man who allegedly sold the land died 50 years prior. >> israelive settlers say they by the land legally and some take the money in order to save face and even their lives. >> owners feel threatened in
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their own community. they are threatened in a life-threatening situation where if they are found out to be selling land to jewish people, they could be killed. >> but an israeli non-governmental organization said that is not true. it accuses settlers of using false documentation as a tactic, even if it means the truth is revealed later. >> you can see that the report, you know, these claims, even though they are not real, help them to -- to have another six months, another year, for them, for that person not to be evacuated. >> which is what is happening to nabbut now with at least five illegal structures currently sitting on his land. and he says it's about more than just property. it's about family. >> translator: it's an insult to the dead and the living because the dead can't defend themselves. he says that land and honor are the same and that he won't give up on either.
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in the occupied west bank. technology is making things easier for voters in malawi's upcoming election. they can check if they are regerred by sending a text message or sms from the city. a report. >> tep the latest hole mobile phone is not needed. he takes his national identity number to a designation. he receives confirmation he is registered to vote in malawi's general election on may 20th. it's the first time the free short message service, sms voter verification system, is being used here for an election. >> it is easier for the people. they are not going to leave their job. >> he comes here, the nerve center where his request is processed. people are also told which polling station to use on voting
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day. >> so here, we are just monitoring our traffic, monitoring the network. we receive a request. we send it to malawi electoral commission. they process it. send it back. we send it to the subscriber. . >> it's been a turbulent few years politically and economically. in 2012, president matata died of a heart attack while in. the vice president was sworn in as president. but her opponents don't want her to win tuesday's election. the voter ver fixed system has taken some of the hassle out of the election. it meepz people don't have to walk to a government office to check the voter's role. >> it is to help access. they are verified from there. access through this system is
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helps them access it from their cell phone. >> you can check if you are eligible to vote and which polling station to use without having to use wheels. mutasa, al jazeera, malawi. >> celebrations marking five years since the end of the civil war has exposed deep divisions in sri lanka. the government is holding a victory parade. commenrations for the tamil tigers who have broken up survivors of the war say their suffering is far from over. the leader of anti-government protests in thailand said he will surrender to authorities if he cannot successfully overthrow the country's leaders. suban says he will turn himself in on may 27th if he can't get a new prime minister until store. more mass rallies are planned in the coming days. some protesters say they will fight even if they lose their leader. people in the philippines face some of the biggest electricity billions in all of asia. the average family spends around a quarter of its income on
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power. there are efforts to bring prices down. a report from the central philippines. >> this will be the largest solar facility in the country when it's completed in a few months. it will have over 88,000 panels covering 35 hectares of farmland you. at its inauguration, the president said such a project is set to make history. >> it serves as a shining example of the et efforts we are taketology ensure that future generations will not be subject to the same vulnerabilities as we are now. >> the demand for shift to renewable energy has been highlighted by several natural disasters that battered the reamon, cutting off pour in many areas for months. >> this plant may be able to
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provide for more than a million people in central philippines. but it remains to be seen how it can significantly reduce electricity bills in a country with one of the most expensive power rates in asia. >> this some ideal this will man remains skeptical. he has opted not to by appliances. he can't afford a bigger electricity bill. >> a quarter of my monthly salary goes to electricity. i hope with the solar power plant comes benefits for us ordinary focus. i hope it eases our burden. >> the philippines generates power largely from imported fuel pegged to high international prices. neighboring countries like malaysia and indionesia have lower prices because of government subsidies. the philippines does not subsidize power rates. in nearly 30 years after work began on the power plant just
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north of manila, it remains dormant and has never produced one wat of power. although the government denies the country is going through a power crisis, blackout did occur across the country all the time. in the southern region, poor outages can last up to 12 hours a day. this puts a strain on the country's economy. >> the government says it will replace costly oil i ampots with home-grown renewable injury making that switch will take large amounts of money and time. central philippines. a film made up of more than a thousand internet clips from the syrian conflict is screening out a competition at the cannes film fest vat "silver water" was directed by a film maker in ex a i'll and shot by citizen journalists, one from homs from canns.
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phil navelle has the story. >> reporter: these images emerged from syria on a daily basis now on the big screen here at the cannes film festival. silver water, it's maker cut together a thousand internet videos from exile in paris. one day, he got to talking to sima in homs. she said what would you film if you were here? >> he told her, and this is the result. i start to feel that i am back into syria. in the window became very real, deep, beautiful one. she became my homeland, and after i discover this, yes, for me, she is the metaphor of syria. >> this is a movie that brings the viewer closer to the daily
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horrors of life in a war-torn country. it feett features scenes of rape, of death, but, also, resilience. >> usual back to certain i can't. >> yeah. >> still good, en if i die there, it's not threatening. >> these are people who have lost everything except their dignity. she carries with her a bag of soil wherever she goes, a piece of homs. >> it's very important to have a piece of it with you at all times? >> yes. there is no language, there is no -- no way to describe what i feel. >> her house no longer stands. her home will never leave her.
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phil labelle, al jazeera at the cannes film festival. >>. >> coming up on the program, installation 7 sation, the asian business hub getting a chance to show it's arty side. plus look and do touch. how musems are trying to stay relevant in thedictal age. and in sport, california chrome is closer to triple crown glory rather than standing by with tho -- we will have robin standing by with those details. ay to you.
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more than 35,000 exhibition spaces are celebrating international museum day to try to attract people who wouldn't normally visit. more from london. >> it's 5:15, early evening, and a body discovered in london. who committed this murder is a mystery and the clues are hidden in the egyptian collection. >> to see things are better than to read things, for me anyway. >> young adults often noticed to be absent in the museum going population and musems try to hard to get them through their doors. while they were once full of glass cases and silent with touching forbidden, there is often museum with technology and live habitats. about 5.5 million people b 22,000 a day visit the natural history museum.
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>> it is best to keep all interested. >> a museum seeker. >> britain's government sponsors some national musems so they are free to visit. in return, they have to draw a wide audience. >> there are public programs that give people the amazing opportunity to actually meet scientists, to actually see some of the nearly 80 million specimens from behind the scenes, for themselves, get their hands on those, on those objects with handling activities. >> across london, there is plenty to handle after the british five-year restoration, ravaged by 5 in 2007, it's director says it's more than a museum. it's a visitor experience with annual turnover of about $6.4 million. >> we invite people to comment when they are here. we do exit surveys. we do tracking surveys. we do focus group work, to try to get a sense of what people want. >> research, a key part after
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museum's arsenal to keep an ever-changing audience coming back for more. alexa ryan, al jazeera, london. >> let's get to sport now with robbip. >> jaiping jane, thank you very much. barce lolona are starting a sea for a new search for a manager. a 1-1 february draw was enough for athlet co to. the action for us. . >> after an 18-year wait, athlet co madrid are champions of spain. their last title victory in 1996 when their coach was still a player. they need add draw at the imposing new camp while barca needed to win to retain their crown. it started on a bad note for athlet co, nol with a recurrence of a hamstring injury. the striker was in doubt for the
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world cup. barcelona were hoping to win the title and dedicate it to tito villain offa who died of cancer last month. sanchez put them in position after half an hour. the chilean scoring his 19th goal of the season. athlet co could won last week had they not drawn with maliga. they responded early in the second half. via at the post and they equalized. defender, diaga heading in from a corner. no team has scored more heavy goals than athlet co this season. needing a goal, barcelona pushed for a winner. messi thought he had scored it. but it was ruled off-side. athl athleti co holding on to win la liga. an emotional scene for the
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players and their fans. >> the second half was astonishing. the team responded with an epic style i commented on. to be able to come back as a result of all of the discipline they have shown all season and at halftime, we were very calm because we knew the team was capable of pulling it off. >> after the game, barcelona announced the theirco coach would walk away after one year in charge. >> i deeply regret not being able to help the guys to achieve the goals marked by the club which they have been achieving year after year. we tried until the end with a lot of dignity, but unfortunately, we found a rival which was better than us. . >> while athletico enjoy the celebration, it can't last too long. they will have concentrate on the champions league final next week. richard barr, al jazeera. >> athletico's fans partied in
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the streets of the spanish capitol. it's been a decade since a team other than barca or real madrid won the league. >> speaking of real madrid, they won with a 3-1 win. the raven is finishing third in the table. trying to beat in lisbon next week. >> england, arsenal wenga said he will sign a new contract with the club in the next couple of days after he let them to their first trophy for nine days. they did it the hard way letting hull score two in the opening minutes of the fa final but arsenal claimed the title since moving to the emirates. goals taking the game to extra time. ramsay scored the goal that gave arsenal the 3-2 win and their first trophy since 2005.
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>> these are the occasions that you dream of. i have managed to score att a win but i am over he whelmed we won the trophy. hopefully this will be the first of many. >> they completed the domestic league double 2-nil in the german cup final. the final went into extra time before goals decided the game. despite the double, the coach described it as a disappointing season. >> translator: my job is not good enough to persuade my players completely. once we titled last year, it was not easy either. every coach has his idea about using tape players. some ask why do we have to change someone who worked sol well. >> that's right but i am the coach with my own ideas. >> from ball, let's turn to tennis.
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raphael nadal is looking good in et cetera to win an 8th master's title. he will play jokovich in the next few minutes. after being taken to three sets in the last three matches, nadal dropped four games in this semifinal win over greg or dmitrov. . >> jokovich was taken three sets by rownich. he decided to set up a meeting of the world's top two players in the final in the next few minutes. >> in the women's event, serena williams will pay serani. the first e tab y'all to reach this final in nearly 30 years. it's errani's best run. in the cycling, 9th stage, evans, the overall leader there. another leads the tour of
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california, a 30 second overall lead. the ultimate stage was won by sagan of slovyansk after a sprint fin issue in sunday's final, 12 kilometers. he will start and finish in thousand oaks in los angeles. the nba's eastern conference finals get underway later. on sunday, thepatesers take on the champions. game one of their series. the pacers are 10th from stopping miami ol a third straight championship title. >> here we go. league defenders on his team. a lot of guys that guard their positions. we have sides. we have the speed, athleticism. we got everything to, you know, match-up well with this team. you know, just as simple as that. >> the new york rangers have produced a stunning performance in game 1 of the eastern conference find. rangers beading the canal aid yens 17 in montreal. the canadian s worst since 2002
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california chrome has work the preakness to remain on course for the triple crown with jocky victory. they won the kentucky derby two weeks ago and now need to add the belmont stakes next month. the last horse to complete that was affirmed back in 1978. >> my heart just overflows with pride because i have known all along, since i saw this colt when he was a day old, this horse was going to be something special. and he has. he has never let me down. >> thank you very much for that, robin. hong kong is in the grip of contemporary art fever. a showcase event is putting artists and collectors from around the world. rob mcbride reports from hong kong. >> reporter: it's not what hong kong's office blocks are used to.
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installation artist turns a whole floor into a bunker-themed bakava. >> we had this idea, which was to set up a kind of bunker space in the city. >> he is one of a growing number of up and coming local artists given a stage in this week of art. >> there have been artists in hong kong doing contemporary art, you know, since the '60s or '50s. it's just that people weren't aware of it. they are starting to get aware now. once they have got to grips with the modern definitions of art. >> often baffling to some in this conservative city, it is baffling to many, but around hong kong, there are signs that those attitudes might finally, be changing. >> after years of delays, the government is moving ahead with a museum for modern art. despite inflated property prices, old buildings are being converted into creative spaces and boutique galleries are
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flourishing. >> it's like a puzzle and slowly moves together. >> it has made morgan wan wanting to move back, setting up home in one of the unspoiled corners of hong dong, a place to be creative. >> this is the result: his biggest work. he as minutes it has some people puzzles. >> they see nothing. they see nothing. the photographer hates it, hate the work because it's seemingly nothing. >> that's because they are not looking close enough. a work of so-called durational performance, the white wall is, in fact, indented with the shapes of 50,000 tiny flags painstakingly peeled off to leave their mark. in so doing, a new talent making his impression on the developing art scene. rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong. >> from exhibitions to the latest fighting in tripoli, we will have that coming up in the next bullet, in the next couple of minutes. i will see you then again.
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