hello. welcome to this news hour. i'm nora kyle in doha. a's deal is signed in yemen after rebels take control of most government buildings. ending months of dispute, afghanistan's rival presidential candidate signs a power-sharing agreement. one year on. kenyans remember the victims of

the westgate mall siege. we've got a top climate emissions. do you think we're not capable of that? if it was a martian, we'd do it like that. >> celebrities join mass marches on the streets of london and new york to draw attention to climate change. yemen's government and rebels have signed a peace agreement in the past hour. this comes after four days of heavy fighting in the capital sanaa. they're now in control of most government buildings. let's get the latest from our correspondent on the line from sanaa. what are we hearing about the peace deal? >> reporter: yeah, not much in terms of details, because what we know already were some of the points that were on paper

yesterday about yesterday this this morning when that heavy fighting happened through the capital. the new agreement is not not known to us. the government has announced they signed an agreement, but they didn't give us any details. they think it's the same as yesterday, which is a new government appointed by the president, and the houhti will be given rights in this process. they will tackle widespread corruption in sanaa, and the yemen federation turns into a federation has been revised after this march by the houhtis. all these points, we can't confirm any of them now.

we can't say that any of them now is in the new deal tonight, because the new deal had been signed after major changes including what you have from the how thety swept the capital. we don't know why the agreement waited for this development to happen. >> the prime minister resigned in just the past few hours. why was that? >> reporter: well, we can't confirm that the resignation had to do with that point in the agreement that says that a new government should be formed and that the present government should resign. it's still very early. it happened even before the signing of the agreement. what we heard about that resignation was that it had to do with a deal with the prime

minister and president with regards to the handling of the situation and the power-sharing between the two men. >> okay. mohammed, thank you very much for joining us there and updating us on what we do know going on in the capital of sanaa. hopefully more details come out in the coming hours to make a bit of a clearer picture. now, after months of arguing over who won the afghan presidential election and accusations of voter fraud, rival candidates have signed a power-sharing deal. jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> reporter: afghanistan's election commission made it official that he'll be country's next president. announcing the results, the election commission did not give out any numbers. of course, he will be ruling with his political rival abdullah abdullah. he made a political deal and a new unity government. the two rivals are now partners.

side by side they signed the deal to give afghanistan a unity government. the president sharing power with the newly created role of chief executive. it took weeks for the men to get to this point. >> translator: may god bless you always success and prosperity so you can be in the service of the afghan nation day and night and complete the jobs we couldn't fulfill so he can continue with the happy and steady live in our country. >> reporter: the two men's parties share the ministries and governor's positions in the new administration. >> today is a mix of good news and bad news. the good news is that there's an end to a long time political crisis, but the bad news is a huge setback to democracy in afghanistan. >> reporter: for some afghans the unity government isn't the answer they were looking for. >> translator: we're disappointed. it was not our vote that decided this. they could have made a deal six months ago. >> reporter: the political stalemate has hurt the economy

and inflamed a delicate security situation. one of the first tasks is signing a security agreement to allow u.s. and nato forces to remain in afghanistan until next year to train and support afghan troops. the new government will face a number of challenges. afghanistan is still heavily dependent on international aid, corruption is widespread, and the extended political process has left many afghans suspicious of politicians. they want a government which will unite them and help put the economy back on its feet. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. the united nations says 70,000 syrian kurds have crossed the border in turkey in just 24 hours. they've been forced to flee because of fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant have seized kurdish villages. we have more. >> reporter: walking for miles with only a few possessions, thousands left their homes since turkey opened the borders on

friday. they were fleeing an offense by the islamic state of northern iraq and levant. men and women struggled to make the long journey to safety. >> translator: we left our homes because we're close to the fighting. we feared for our safety, so we came here. >> reporter: isil seized dozens of villages close to the border in recent days and pushed into the predominantly kurdish town in the far north of aleppo province. they are stepping up efforts to help turkey with the sudden surge of people escaping the fighting between kurdish forces and isil in the past 24 hours. the tensions rose as authoritying temporarily closed the border. a crowd had gathered to show their support for kurdish rebels battling against isil fighters in syria. some refugees remained at the checkpoint to see what happened back home, while others

preferred to cross over and join the thousands already displaced. only a few were lucky enough to find refuge with relatives in nearby towns, thousand they remain anxious about their future. >> translator: even though we managed to escape, we can't stay here forever. >> reporter: the kurdistan workers party has a call to arms to help protect the border region. it stated, supporting the resistance not just a debt of honor for the kurds bull all the middle east people. just giving support is not enough. isil must drown in the blood it spills. the use of north kurdistan must flow in ways. until the bloody civil war, it killed thousands of people, but the apparent sign of solidarity could be seen as how isil is shifting allegiances in in region. in egypt an explosion in the capital of cairo killed two

policemen. state television says six soldiers were wounded by the blast near the foreign ministry. egypt security forces are repeatedly targeted since morsi was deposed last year. also in egypt six crew were killed after their aircraft crashed on a training flight. no one was injured near the city of fayoum. they blame technical failure for the accident. al jazeera is unable to report from inside egypt because our journalists have been jailed. they have now been detained for 267 days. they're accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and al jazeera is demanding their immediate release. in its first interview are foreign media since taking office, the egyptian minister talked about their continued imprisonment. a memorial is being unveiled

on the first anniversary of the shopping mall siege in kenya. 67 people were killed whennal sha bab stormed the mall in nairobi. he said crews will keep fighting militants in somalia until peace and civility is in the region. >> reporter: four people are in trial in collection with the westgate mall attacked. they're said to have communicated or helped the gunmen. the leader of of ail sha bab was killed. people want to know why intelligence reports that an attack was i am nents and acted why and it took four days to reign in four gunmen and why they blue up part of the building. since the siege there have been several our attacks in parts of kenya.

police are accused of failing to prevent those attacks. the borders are also not fully secure. anyone with money can bribe their way into the country. but i spoke to the police spokesman who acknowledged this problem being faced by the police. he said they're working on the coordination not just between government institutions but also with the public, because it's now clear that this group is in the country and kenyans are being used to carry out the attacks. coming up here on this news hour, the roman catholic pope visits albania where he urges islamic leaders to condemn religious extremism. and turning the heat up on tax dodgers in mexico. the government's on their trail with enticing offers. also find out which formula one driver caused all the fireworks at the singapore grand prix.

military commanders in ukraine accuses pro-russian separatists and russian troops over firing at people. we have the latest from donetsk in eastern ukraiukraine. >> reporter: they claim they lost two soldiers and eight wounded in the past 24 hours as a result of firing from the separatists' positions. they say that the ukrainians reached the ceasefire agreement on six occasions including yesterday for blowing up an industrial explosion factory in separatist-held territory.

all is not looking good for the memorandum signed in minsk early yesterday in which both sides created a butcher zone of 250 kilometers between the fighting areas where heavy artillery pieces would be removed and the also the intention of foreign fighters and foreign military equipment from the conflict area, a reference to the russian forces. it's alleged that fighting in ukraine that moscow has admitted are here, but only here in a voluntary capacity. they say that the ukrainians also have some foreign fighters in their myth. the situation is best summed up by nato military commander who said that the ceasefire in ukraine was a ceasefire in name only. russia's conflict with ukraine had further repercussions. the u.s. and europe have added more sanctions against the kremlin over a week ago, but russia is determined to fight back. peter sharp reports from the

capital of moscow. >> reporter: russia's is fighting the sanctions war with fruit and vegetables. countersanctions banned the impact of food from united states and fresh food from europe, where russia was by far the biggest importer. in moscow they're seeking other overseas markets to fill the gap. this belgian fruit exporter finds himself frozen out of the lucrative russian market. >> we blame a little bit on our european politicians, which intervene in russian politics where they shouldn't do that. that's our personal opinion, at least. >> reporter: so what other countersanctions could russia call on? it could closes russian air space, but russia would lose out on overflight of fees of $300 million a year. it could cut off gas supplies from europe. shutting it down would be

costly. they sold gas worth $70 billion to europe last year. they could ban car imports from the west. russia is europe's biggest car market after germany. they could supply cars made in other countries unaffected by sanctions. new moscow is the financial hub of russia. this is where the money men confront the challenges of sanctions day by day and the future is not looking good. >> translator: i believe they're needing him long term and the ruble will fall. it's not developing with the government. >> reporter: all the indicators are predicting a rough ride ahead for the russian economy. the annual inflation rate is 7.5% and the value of the ruble against the dollar has dropped 14% since january. there's a dip in the oil prices and it makes up half of russia's export revenues.

the advice from the finance ministry? don't panic. no signs of high anxiety among the citizens of most cow. >> translator: i don't feel any panic. i won't lose much. if the food prices increase, it would be hard, but it's hard to surprise us. >> reporter: for ordinary people around the country, the affects of a falling currency are beginning to hit home. these russian tourists stranded in turkey. the collapse of three of the country's biggest tour operators due to the downturn of the ruble left 130,000 holiday makers affected. russians are urged to take their new year vacation at home. peter sharp, al jazeera, moscow. residents in sierra leone may be confined to homes longer than expected. they may extend the three-day lockdown to try to stop the spread of ebola. some activists describe the shutdown that will end later on sunday as a publicity stunt. health workers say it's been a

success. we have the report. >> reporter: of all the people who caught ebola so far during the outbreak, more than half have died. medical staff take no chances. even in hot and humid conditions, full-protection suits are worn, chlorine is sprayed to disinfect the masks. >> these isolation units are really important, because at the moment there are a lot of cases or suspected cases in the community who if they aren't isolated could essentially infect those around them and their family. >> reporter: the medics are working into an new isolation unit from freetown. it has space for more patients and it's at full capacity. >> you want to serve everyone. they're still very uncomfortable, so we try to console them. >> reporter: patients who test positive are transferred to the

only treatment center. before it opened two days ago, the closest facility was five hours away. >> it is important to have a center like this, because we only have two treatment centers in sierra leone. this is more efficient for freetown. >> reporter: one rights group called the shutdown in sierra leone a publicity stunt. but health workers who have been going door to door to identify new patients say it's been a success. >> people are complying, and this morning we're visiting houses. people come to listen to us about ebola, and we promise them that. >> reporter: the ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,600 people in west africa. even when it is contained the u.n. says the effect on countries like sierra leone will be felt for years to come.

earlier this month 45 u.n. peacekeepers were released after being kidnapped and held for two weeks in syria. the troops all from fiji was captured on the syrian sights of the golan heights. andrew thomas reports from fiji's capital on why they provide the u.n. with more soldiers per capita than any other country. >> reporter: he was talking on skype with her husband when suddenly he stood up. >> he just said something is happening, and i need you to be strong. that was it. >> reporter: he and 44 other peacekeepers had been kidnapped from their base in syria by members of the front. they were held for two weeks before she got another call. all 45 peacekeepers had been released. her husband had lost weig, but

he was free. >> i just shouted and cried and then the tears started coming out. the neighbors were coming to my house. they thought something bad had happened. when i told them the good news he's been released, my shout was lower than theirs. >> reporter: the thanksgiving service included many soldiers who had returned from similar missions. at any one time fiji has between 10% and 20% of soldiers working as peacekeepers abroad. for fiji, a teeny country, the quantity of peacekeepers it provides the u.n. is part of the foreign policy. >> in two major areas we are now deployed to, iraq and syria, we went because noblgs wanted to go. all our troops were pulling out. it was a need to be filled, and for us to have a voice in the u.n. general assembly, we need to participate in peace keeping

operations. >> reporter: for individual soldiers their own sense is these in fiji are helping to build a school, but all have taken part in u.n. missions in the past and will again. the main motivation is financial. with allowances from the united nations on top of the salaries, they make more peace keeping abroad than training or working at home. >> reporter: the united nations gives contributing countries about $1,000 per soldier per month and paying for equipment and vehicles, too. for a small island nation it's a tradeoff. money, prestige and influence for men. andrew thomas, al jazeera, fiji. that's going to bring you a news update on our top stories. the situation in yemen where

houhti rebels have taken over most of the capital sanaa. we've just heard from the president of yemen speaking on television. he's urging all sides to comply with rules of a u.n. mediated peace deal we heard has been signed. he said this will bring a new dawn to yemen. at this stage it's unclear what the details of that peace deal are and what it means for the rebels still occupying key buildings throughout the capital of sanaa. we'll keep you updated with developments as they happen there in yemen. it's been almost a month since the ceasefire between hamas and israel began. the united nations says the war destroyed or damaged 20,000 homes, but israel won't allow vital building materials into gaza. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: he guides his 3-year-old son through the

rubble of what used to be their home. they stayed in a u.n. school during the war, but they had to leave when the school was being prepared for students to return. >> translator: i was so shocked when we returned here. we are worried about what we will do when winter comes. >> reporter: he says he doesn't have the money to rent an apartment. there is no electricity or running water here. for the time being he prefers to stay where his house once stood. across the road corrugated iron cabins are being constructed with money donated by two foreign aid organizes. each has a tiny kitchen, bathroom and two rooms. 100 have been built so far. nowhere near enough for the tens of thousands of people left homeless in this neighborhood alone. families who apply are assessed on a case by case basis. >> translator: i'm not optimistic about getting a caravan. if i do get one, it means i

probably won't get a house for a long time. >> reporter: it's almost a month since the ceasefire began and there's absolutely no sign of any rebuilding going on here or various other neighborhoods across gaza. the people say they feel completely neglected by their government and the international community, and there's very little hope here that their lives will change anytime soon. getting building materials into gaza has been delayed for week because israel says hamas may use them to rebuild tunnels. the u.n. says an agreement with israel and the palestinian government has been reached over monitoring how building materials will be used, but that deal is not only dependent on israel but on unity among the factions of palestinian governments. >> there will be no reconstruction if the national consensus government is not in gaza. if there is no reconstruction, there will be no stability. >> reporter: the u.n. says the war has left around 100,000 people in gaza with nowhere to leave. >> everybody i think is

concerned with peace here in gaza, and to achieve the peace here is to reconstruct the demolished houses. >> reporter: he has no idea when he will have a home for his family again. he and tens of thousands of palestinians like him have little choice but to seek shelter wherever they can. charles stratford, al jazeera, gaza. a massive mopping up operation is underway across pakistan. severe floods have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands from her homes. nicole johnson reports where food prices are rising because crops are underwater. >> reporter: it's a terrible year to own a cotton factory. first came the rain heavy in season. it knocked the plants around and damaged the quality of the cotton. then the floods hit washing away a third of the crop and taking

with it 40% of this business's profits. >> translator: because of the damage, we are getting less raw material. this flood is costing us a fortune. the factory is barely running 12 hours a day because we don't have enough cotton. >> from the air you can see the extent of the damage. farms, factories and villages flooded when the government diverted water to rural areas to protect major cities. around 7,000 square kilometers of agricultural land is underwater. everything from fruit and vegetables to rice and sugar. already food prices are going up, and the worry is that there won't be enough basic supplies left to feed people. this farmer, who is also a lawyer and politician, says the cost of some food items has already doubled, and even tripled. >> from the farms to the markets, the food stuffs are not

coming. the crops are destroyed, so this will have a demand and supply impact. in the short run, which is about three to six months, we feel that there will be a 20% to 25% inflation in the food basket. >> reporter: for tenant farmers it's a catastrophe. they have nothing. no crops, no home. they're living on irrigation dikes waiting for the water to recede. their landlord says it's the worst flood he's ever seen. >> translator: farm laborers are in crisis. their families are in crisis. we need a huge compensation package from the government. then we can rebuild the houses and infrastructure. if the government doesn't help, we will be living hand-to-mouth. >> reporter: all across the province the flood has turned farms into lakes. so for many people there's nothing they can do except see

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hello again. these are the top stories. yemen's president has urged all sides of the conflict to respect the rules of a peace agreement signed in the past few hours. however, houhti rebels have rejected one part of the deal so they won't retreat from the capitol and two other areas north of sanaa. after months of arguing in afghanistan, rival politicians have signed a power-share

agreement. and turkish security forces fire tear gas of protesters on the border of syria. they're rallying in support of kurds fighting isil. 70,000 syrian kurds have crossed the border in turkey in just 24 hours. yemen, and i spoke to a person whose home was shelled during fighting between houhti rebels and fwovt forces in the capitol. tal. >> our neighborhood was shelled many timed, and a lot of neighbors tried to escape from the neighborhood. we had to leave our house and all -- everybody in the building had to leave. however, i went to my sister's

home, but today i went back to get some supplies from my home and to make sure that everything was okay. before i was able to reach the village, shelling from both sides shelled the building first and then they opened the door and went onto the roof. there was another shelling coming from the military to the rooftops damaging the house and a huge parts were trdestroyed. many people have went to the hospital yesterday and today, and there were many injured. there was a lot of bodies in the morgue, and some ambulance drivers told me couldn't reach them earlier because the shelling was so heavy. they're not giving them any space to come into those areas. >> let's go live now to london

to speak to adam barrett a freelance journalist that worked in yemen until recently. it's a murky situation in sanaa. it's difficult to get information about what is actually happening in the capital, especially behind the scenes with this peace deal. what's interesting is a lot of people predicted this would happen. how is that so? >> reporter: i think there were signs that yemen's transition has been in deep trouble for some time now. when the gcc deal, which paved the way for the post-arab spring transition was power was joined in 2011, there's the expectation there would be democratic elections two years after 2012. that didn't happen. the national dialogue ceremony -- the national dialogue conference, which ended earlier this year, was expected to be followed by the formation of a new government and in the eyes of many yemenese, a new prime minister. that didn't happen. as this happened, tension has been building.

there have been clashes throughout the north as the houhtis who were currently in control of many buildings in sanaa have taken control of two provinces in addition to the long time stronghold. i think there -- if you're reading the tea leaves, so to speak, there were signs for some time. >> they've capitalized on this tumultuous situation there in yemen. one thing that struck me the past days, and especially the past few hours, is the ease with which the houhti rebels took over these government buildings in sanaa. where is the army in all of this? >> i think the ease in which the houhtis took control of the buildings is a sign of lingering divisions within the yemen any army and the lingerie distrust on political linepolitical line.

you see these buildings fall to rebels with far less of a fight than we would expect. i think when it comes down to it, it's a sign of the deep weakness and lingering power vacuum, the houhtis have exploited time and time again. >> how much support do the houhti have in the wider population of yemen? >> when you look in the north, they pool largely the shia base. since 2011 they managed to broaden their support by identifying themselves with a number of common complaints. it's usually people that simplify the houhtis as moving, which isn't true. the complaints over the removal of fuel subsidies and how they capitalized on complaints over the government's failure to restore peace and security, things like that.

they present themselves as a national party rather than a regional party, and i think that's a faction that's been proven key to their success. >> it seems that they've got this ceasefire deal. we don't know the details yet, but it does seem that the houhtis get more control out of this agreement. what sort of message does that send to other separatist groups in yemen? that it's okay and beneficial to rise up against the government. >> it should be interesting to see how this is sort of read in the south of country. obviously, south yemen, which was independent until 1990, has a long-standing history of succession and sentiment and remains a hotbed of successionist activity. to be blunt, i think it's too soon to tell how it will be read in yemen. it's clear that this is an earth-shattering few days in the yemeni capital. >> how has the situation

improved after at all for yem yemenese in 2011 if we look at broader picture there in the country. >> how has it improved? >> yes. >> i would say, you know, when you look at it generally, there's very few improvements. the key issues that led to the -- that led to the revolution in 2011 were rising frustrations with the government and rising frustrations with the economic situation. the economic situation is only deteriorating. order and security has broken down across the country. i think at the end of the day whoever is in charge in yemen will continue to face problems whether it's someone after it, as long as there's this power vacuum and they remain frustrated with the order and security. >> great to speak with you. thank you for filling us in the on the background for the crisis

going on in yemen at the moment. we can get an update from our correspondent from sanaa. he's been listening in to a speech from the president of yemen. mohamed, what's he been saying? >> reporter: yes. the major point in the speech was that yemen has -- this is a victory for the nation of yemen because we have saved -- we have actually saved blood, and we have to come to an agreement that will save blood. this is for the peace and security of yemen. so you can see that this pretty much is for yemen. you can see that it has been done in the name of peace, and actually the details of the agreement were given after the presidential speech by the u.n. arab league. very detailed points including a new national government to be appointed in one month from now.

the current government will continue to run the affairs of the country until that government is appointed. within three days, just three days the president will have to appoint a number of political advisers including some of the houhti politicians. that has been made very clear. a new prime minister also has to be appointed. it has to be neutral and a competent politicians. advisers will help the predz, including the houhti advisers will help the president appoint ministers, but the president can appoint in all three major ministries on his own. the interior, the foreign affairs and defense ministries. the men he appoints in those ministries have to be capable and approved by all the parties. it's a very long, long agreement. it includes the committee of the appointed ones and to form the

yemeni authority and regulates prices and especially fuel prices and make sure the poor of the society are taken care of. there is a security appendix. the details of it have to be mentioned later or have to be agreed to later. from broad lines they've been announced in tonight's agreement including the government should own all the weapons and those weapons should be taken back from the groups. without a specific mention of the houhtis, of course, it did not mention that houhtis have to withdrawal. not mentioned by nation, but it's mentioned that all the non-governmental groups have to finally be under the government control, under the government jurisdiction. the government has to own the country and national territory, and only the government should maintain security and matters related to it. but it is a long situation. it has to be appointed and it has to settle specific security

matters related to the northern provinces. that's something that is left for that committee to decide in the next several weeks. >> it does sound like the houhtis did rather well in the deal. the government is making all the concessions. >> reporter: hello? >> it does sound -- if you can still me. let's try it once more. it sounds as if the government is making all the concessions here, and the houhtis have down quite well. >> exactly. it's very clear that this will be found in very special circumstances, as we have seen today. the houhti will be in control of the government. every point and nation in the agreement, it's a nation where the need for complete participation by the houhtis named here in the agreement in the decision on matters related

to the nation including in the south, even the future of the south. the south has a huge separatist movement, and that's one of the major issues posed for yemen. it has to be settled. even that matter, which is -- which has nothing to do with it, have to have be part of a negotiation zone and of -- the same thing applies to the north and other parts of the country. >> some clarification there at least. thanks very much for bringing us the very latest there on the situation that's ongoing in yemen. none straig demonstrators h been on the streets of cities worldwide to demand action on climate change. it was expected in new york with hundreds of thousands of people due to take part. among them united nations secretary-general bang ki-moon. it was a show of force this week.

120 world leaders are due to discuss reducing carbon emissions while stressing the environment. we're live in new york. it looks like the crowds are still there. did the secretary-general make an appearance? who is at this march? >> reporter: the secretary-general did make an appearance. he was with leonardo dicaprio. he hopes that 125 world leaders coming to new york on tuesday will finally act. the organizers of this demonstration want to show the climate change affects everywhere. it's not just polar bears, as important as they are, but affects all sections of society. we see labor unions, indigenous groups and teachers and students and doctors all here talking about how they want to see real change from politicians soon. i can tell you also we hear the

march is about 6.5 kilometers long. we've been here two hours. we see tens of thousands of people streaming down there over the last two hours. we understand in the other direction up sixth avenue up to central park, about 40 blocks up, people still haven't moved. there are still tens of thousands of people waiting to move. we're expecting an official count of the numbers that turned out today very shortly. >> it does look like an incredible display of people, and we see it around the world. what demands are these people hoping are going to be answered? >> that's the interesting thing, actually. it's about showing unease at progress, i suppose. some people criticize this. one commentator said this was simply a big, open air environment themed street party that doesn't pose the slightest bit of threat to power. the organizers see it differently, though. they say, look, we have the largest protest here in new york and around the world.

we see tens of thousands of people mobilize. world leaders have to listen now. there are other demonstrations planned over the comes day. one on wall street tomorrow morning. there's an act of civil disobeeped yens there. is there enough? will world leaders listen to the tens of thousands of people that mobilized or listen to the political contributions of the fossil fuel industry and remain wedded to an entire economic system that scientists tell us is incompatible with the survival of the planet? >> we'll leave it there. perhaps you can find dinardo dicaprio for us. now, the government of mexico is offering cash and tax breaks to businesses to encourage them to stop paying their workers under the table. that's the process of payment is cash to avoid paying taxes. in mexico city we're finding out whether the incentives are working. >> reporter: it's lunchtime in mexico city. for the past 12 years javier

sanchez and his family have run this sushi stand. it's cash only, inindividual i believe to the tax man. business is good, but being in the so-called informal market they can't get loans, social security or other benefits, so they plan to go above board. >> translator: i'm getting support and maybe grow more. we have been in the business for many years, and the goal is to grow. >> reporter: he's convinced by a new government scheme, let's grow together. it offers cash bonuses, tax breaks and social security to people who sign up. part of a packet of reforms meant to modernize the economy, it's aimed at the 28 million people or nearly 60% of workers who get their wages and don't tell the government, also known as being paid under the table. mexico's finance secretary says the program is good for the economy and workers. >> translator: formal businesses

have a productivity 4.3 times higher than those in the economy. in the formal economy wages and benefits are lower than those in the formal market. >> reporter: although the government is looking to spend millions of dollars on cash handouts and incentives, in the long run this he hope it pays off. if they can convince all these people that work in the informal sector to get onto an official payroll, in the end they collect millions of dollars in taxes. as it stands, mexico has one of the worst tax collection rates in the world. it relies on profits from the state oil company to pay for a third of all government programs, but under the new energy reform the government won't be able to easily raid the profits to pay for tax shortfalls. most informal workers are wary to declare what they earn based on government promises. >> translator: we don't believe the government. we don't trust them, because we have seen that is not true. they promise and don't deliver.

>> reporter: a slick campaign aimed at such skeptics. in this ad a pregnant woman convinced her husband they can save better for their new baby and buy a house. that's if they become formal workers. the stress runs high among mexicans who see their government has corrupt to the core. it will clearly take more than a p.r. campaign and promises to get millions of workers to come clean on what they earn. adam rainy, al jazeera, mexico city. still to come on the program. >> you look at the smoke from air strikes, and you spot cheats as well. >> the designer whose art is inspired by the conflict in gaza. and she has something to scream about. robin will have all those details in sports.

she's mixing her arts with politics. she's trying to highlight the plight of her people by using scenes of destruction from israel's offensive in gaza. here's her own story in her own words. >> i'm a 25-year-old graphics designer. as a palestinian, a human, and an arab, i cannot be an observer to the destruction of the country and the mass killing of people, especially if it's my homeland and my people. this requires me to resist, and

the resistance is not only done by military means. we resist by both culture and art. before working on the pieces, i felt helpless. i couldn't do anything for gaza, but when i started, i felt that there's something speaking to me. i felt hope. i felt empowered. anyone who stares at the sky seeing shapes in the clouds. you look at the smoke resulting from air strikes, and you spot shapes as well. this isn't about me. this is the story of those killed. each piece takes time. i contemplate a lot. i always think of something new and tell a different story. i think about it for a day sometimes. it also taking me a while to gather pictures before executing the idea. the piece i like most is martyrs ascending. it was my first and affected me a lot. the scenes on tv at the time were those of killed children. another favorite is the mother and child, the smoke in the

pictures where 100% identical. you wouldn't believe it. my mess san jose to show the world what's really happening and hope. let's go to sports with robin. >> hello. we start with formula one news. hamilton won the singapore grand prix and dethroned the driver at the to which of the standing. richard nicholson reports. >> before the night race in singapore, two main pro tag niss of the season so far, rosburg and teammate and ever more bitter rival hamilton were separated by 22 points. sir rosburg con speck yus by his absence from the finnish line started from the pit. an electronics failure forced him to retire on lap 14. that left the door open for his teammate to close the gap. despite building a 25-second

lead over biddle in second, he fought places with the red bull driver. on fresh tire hamilton cruised past to retake the lead. the mercedes driver is taking the checkered flag for the seventh time this season. more importantly, retaking the championship lead. hez teammates claimed second and third respectively. >> itself looking for that clean weekend, and this has been in. it's fantastic. it's not perfect for the team because niko didn't finish, and we strive to get both cars finish 1, 2. that was our goal. there's things to work on, but thanks to all the fans. incredible support today. thank you, guys. >> so just five races left in the 150 points up for grabs, and he's leads rosberg by three points. it's still too close to call. chelsea had the perfect start to the season spoiled by a

former player. they look to be cruising to a 1-0 win after he put them ahead after a ten-man manchester city. he spent 13 years at stanford bridge. that's him there on loan at city, and lambpart refused to celebrate the goal that put him into the record would beings. he's the only player that scored against 59 different clubs in the premier league. manchester united threw away a 3-1 lead. the home side staged a remarkable comeback. scores four goals in 40 minutes and it condemned united to a second league loss. >> you're never expect it when you are 3-1 ahead for the second time, two goals ahead. then you are have to kill the game and you have to keep

pushing. we could not do that. elsewhere lavito was 3-2. west brom had the first win of the season. in the next few minutes barcelona attempts to extend their lead. the team goes into the match against the bottom team, and plenty of momentum. they won the first three matches and haven't conceded a goal yet. >> translator: what counts is the presence and the reality. we're not as good when we win as we are doing now. neither will be too bad when we lose. we will still be the same with lots of things to improve. >> the champions are in action against cordova and earlier real were 4-2 winners. at the semifinal stage of the african champions league in the second semi.

the club also from the democratic republic of congo have beaten tu tunisia. third seed won the pan pacific open in tokyo. she beats woz yack in the final winning the match in straight sets, 6-2 and 7-6. with this victory she climbs to the fifth position for the race to qualify for the fine tournament in singapore. >> reaching the up finals in singapore has been my goal since the beginning of the year, and now it's coming closer and closer. the competition is tough. we still have a few weeks to go, but i'm looking forward to the opportunity. yeah, i really look forward to coming there for a first time this year. >> that's your sports. thank you for watching. plenty more later. >> thanks very much. see you later. do stay with us here on al jazeera if you're able to.

martine dennis is up with another full half-hour bulletin of news right ahead for you.

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