>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> welcome to the al jazeera news hour. i'm sami zeidan in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. kurdish fighters in iraq prepare to travel to syria to help fight against isil. aid agencies describe syria's refugee crisis as the worst humanitarian disaster of modern times. and african president visits china to try to forge closer ties between these two countries. and we look at why the u.s.

media is being accused of whipping up his tieria over the ebola outbreak. we begin with develop in iraq where kurdish peshmerga fighters say they will soon deploy to help syrian kurds in the town of kobani. iraq's kurdish capitol, erbil is only 600 kilometers away from kobani. that's about 8 hour's drive by road. but isil controls much of northwest and central iraq, along with territory stretching well into syria. that's where forces will be air lifted through turkey air space to enter on the syrian side of the border. >> reporter: we have spoken to

peshmerga spokes people here today, and they have indeed confirmed that there will be a continent of peshmerga and weapons being sent to kobani today. we have been told previously the weapons they will be taking would be described as heavy weapons. we have also heard from the peshmerga that they say these will not initially be front-line forces. they say if necessary they will push up to the front line, but initially no indication they will be front line forces. we have just come back from the airport where we hear reports that the plane is due to take f off. we did see a military plane in the air, but we have no confirmation that that had anything to do with the convoy. there are no police, check points or military in the area

to suggest that they were moving the peshmerga to the airport. but certainly there is confirmation from the peshmerga that some sort of movement will begin today. >> the situation in kobani is a small part of the syrian refugee crisis. more than 3 million syrians have fled to other countries about 1.1 are living in lebanon, another 1 million are in turkey. more than 600,000 are in jordan. around 200 thousand are in iraq, and 140,000 are in egypt. nick spicer is joining us live now. those host countries looking to get a big helping hand out of this conference, nick. >> they are look for burden sharing, sami, and i think

justifiably so, if you look at the massive number of refugees they have taken in, so that's perting major strains on some of the countries of the region. to shed a little more light on the situation, i joined with a spokesperson with unicef. what kind of strains do these host countries, lebanon and jordan, for instance, face? >> massive, massive strains. because we are talking of an influx of refugees of 3 million. and 3 million is a conservative number. it's the number that gets registered -- that is registered by unhcr, so the numbers in the country are far much higher. the problem is that after four years of taking, harboring and hosting refugees, we find their natural resources,

jordan -- jordan their water is scarce, and there has been really severe shortages because of that. the demands on the health services, the demands on the school, all of exponentially increased. >> for kids -- children who have been in refugee camps for that amount of time, it doesn't look like there's any political solution in sight, what does that do for the prospect of growing up? >> it can be very damaging on a child. this is a child that has been unrooted. they have witnessed unspeakable dangers and massacres sometimes, but what is important is the children don't miss out on school. what we have learned. children should never miss out on school, because schooling

offers them a safe space. and offers them also the possibility with psychosocial support to heal the wounds they have. other kids, unfortunate are not as lucky and have had to go out and work in order to supplement the family income, and therefore, children have been exposed to a lot of vulnerabilities that they had not faced before. >> let me ask you this last question if i may briefly. is the choice for the western countries to either put up more money or take in more refugees? >> i think it's both personally. i think it's -- we have to show solidarity to these host countries, to continue to take any refugees, to continue to service the refugees, but also address the impact that the refugees have had on the host

community resources services. so we all need to do our share. >> okay. thank you very much. that was marina calvise with unicef shedding some light on the refugees. >> thanks so much, nick spicer there in berlin. some of those who flee syria have been injured in the fighting. >> reporter: it's these people who have to live with the physical scars of war, permanent scars for some. this organization has been established to help them, and it is run and funded by syrians. the bulk of the work involves rehabilitation, physical therapy is essential after major operations but not every syrian can get it. an attack in the east killed an 11-year-old mother and all of his siblings, and left him with

major shrapnel wounds and bone fractures. >> translator: we are not part of this war. the two sides fight and they put us in the middle. so many children were killed. and the shelling is in the civilian areas. >> reporter: the center treats and houses many injured children. many arrive without their parents. these siblings were at the supermarket when a barrel bomb exploded. she lost her leg, and he is still suffering from shrapnel wounds in his thigh. the center has provided rehabilitation services to many syrians, but there has been good results. so who arrived were able to walk again. this man became paralyzed when he was shot in the spine. his brother may not be so lucky.

both were injured fighting for the free syrian army. >> translator: honestly it's really painful to accept that we both became paralyzed, but as long as it goes to ending injustice, losing the ability to walk is cheap. >> reporter: the center not only treats syrians but also tries to improve their well-being and psyche during their forced exile. it helps these make a living by selling their hand made embroideri embroideries abroad. >> translator: we have a lot of services we need to provide but we can't, because the funding isn't there. we ask any human being organization or group to understand our problem and help us. >> reporter: as the war continues more and more people will be coming here for help. lebanese soldiers have

secured a neighborhood in the northern city of tripoli where fighting broke out on friday. the battle has forced thousands of people from their homes. analysts say the fighting a spillover from the war in syria. the afghan president is on his first official visit to china. rob mcbride is live for us in beijing. rob, what is he seeking from the chinese? he's taking a plane load of businessmen with him, so assumably hoping to get more than smiles and handshakes out of this. >> reporter: that's right. this is a recognition of china's growing importance. president ghani making beijing his first official overseas visit. it's also a recognition of china's importance to the afghan

economy. ghani has brought with him, a large delegation of business people. they have been signing deals. expected to sign more deals in the coming days. many agreements are looking at restarting the mining sector. afghanistan of course has large mineral deposits which are eyed eaglely by china. but china also looks to afghanistan has an important strategic partner in the years to come, but a partner that has potentially very serious internal security problems as jennifer glasse now reports. >> reporter: china is afghanistan's biggest business investor, thanks to a $3 billion deal to the rights to this copper rich area. but there are no chinese minors here. the roads and railways haven't been started. security concerns are stalled

the project. in china the afghan president is hoping to revive this deal and china's interest in its minerals. this is a businessman who says the minerals mean the two countries need each other. china wants the minerals, and afghanistan wants chinese products. he travels there once a year, and hopes some day goods will arrive by truck. >> we can make a road from afghanistan to -- direct to china. this is the first we need and hope in the future. >> reporter: but the border is in a remote corner of afghanistan and it could be ten years or more before any road is built. this used to be kaboul's version of chinatown. they left last year because of uncertainty over the election. the president is also looking to

the chinese for help with security. that's because the chinese government has a strong relationship with pakistan. >> we are seeking the chai nice support to use its support, and the [ inaudible ] of afghanistan is in the interest of all countries in the region. >> reporter: f afghans are hoping their new president will deliver security and prosperity, they will be watching this visit to get a sense of his foreign policy and whether it can bring them the changes they want. j jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kaboul. >> what does china expect when it comes to security concerns and security for chinese investments? >> reporter: that's right. there is a mutual security interest here just as afghanistan is looking to china to have some influence over its ally, pakistan, so china is

looking very concerned at the ongoing concern in pakistan, and the possible resurgence of the taliban. it sees it as having a knock-on effect of the western region. and with concerns that some of the uyghur separatists who have been involved in attacks earlier this year, could have had training in afghanistan itself. so for china stability in afghanistan is being seen as having an ip pact on its own security situation at home. >> all right. thanks for that. much more still to come here on the al jazeera news hour. including senior politicians in spain among the dozens of suspects arrested in the country's biggest corruption case in year. and naming and shaming, we'll tell you which countries seem to be falling in the push for gender equality. and south african police

push to find the killers of the national football captain. jo will have the latest in sport. ♪ nepal has rejected a request by egypt to issue an international arrest warrant for al jazeera arabic journalist. he is one of several journalists who have been convicted in absentee in egyptian courts. nepal's decision has revealed the sorry state of egypt's judicial system. >> translator: the decision means that all al jazeera employees including peter greste, baher mohamed, and mo, convicted by the egyptian courts are completely innocent. the judiciary doesn't have any

credibility, particularly the sentences and all other decisions. this also means the egyptian regime is trying to chase us as journalists. the egyptian regime considers us a threat. al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of those three journalist who have been detained. al jazeera rejects the charges against them. police in spain have arrested 51 senior politicians and government officials in a $300 million corruption case. it's the biggest anti-corruption sweep in the country's history. the probe is the latest in a string of scandals. tim friend has this update from madrid. >> reporter: the police have 72 hours from the initial arrest in

which to make charges, and i think we can anticipate people in court here in madrid later this week charged in connection with these raids, and they involve corruption alleged corruption at townhalls across spain. quite simply the acquisition is that corrupt politicians were taking money from crooked business people, and in return they were awarding lucrative contracts, and this web of corruption appears to spread far and wide. here in central madrid we have seen angry pensioners demonstrating opposite a court. these are pensioners who were caught up in earlier bank scandals. they are waiting for a former top official with the ruling popular party to emerge from court. he is implicated in an earlier corruption scandal. it's the issue that is

preoccupying people here in spain. aside from the high rate of unemployment, it's what is most angering them. and they have elections here next year, and i think you can be sure that given the unpopularity now of both of the ruling conservatives and the socialists who are also implicated in this, that it is going to be a pretty volatile campaign. tuesday marks a month of demonstrations in hong kong. people are protesting against china's decision to prescreen leadership candidates for the 2017 elections. the intensity has waned in recent weeks, but students are keeping the demonstrations alive. a court in malaysia is deciding on a final appeal in the long-running sodomy case against the opposition leader. he denies the allegations, and has accused the government of trying to destroy his political influence. he was firster charged with sodomy back in 1998.

he spent six years in solitary confinement after being found guilty. he was acquitted and released in september 2004, though, after a successful appeal. he was charged again four years later this time after allegations of consensual sex with a male aid. in 2004 the court through out the case saying dna samples were contaminated. in march of this year, the court overturned that ruling and sentenced him to five years in prison. florence loui reports. >> reporter: a locked gate was never going to be enough of a barrier to these university students. one more final determined push and it's open. the student council had invited the opposition leader to speak at an event. but the university refused to grant permission. the students are defiant viewing the decision as a denial of

freedom. >> we need the people to be free to say what they want to say, what they are thinking, not what they are forced to think. >> reporter: he arrives and with the barrier cleared, he and his followers enter the university campus. he is appealing a sodomy conviction. the charge his supporters and human rights activist say is political motivated. this event is not going to be able to alter the course of his career, or influence the federal court's decision on his appeal, but that hasn't stopped him from coming out to plead his case in public. he was once the deputy prime minister, but fell out with the then leader in 1997 and was dismissed. he was charged with sodomy and spent several years in prison before the conviction was overturned. that case was also seen as politically motivated and sparked huge anti-government protests. the government is keen to stress

it had no hand in the proceedings then or now. >> there is a selective analysis of the judiciary in malaysia, whenever the decision going in anwar's favor, it is seen as being credible. but when the same judiciary decides against them, they are lambasted and criticized as being under the thumb of the executive government. >> reporter: it was under anwar's leadership that the opposition made its strongest gains in the general election last year, but there are signs the coalition is shaky, and supporters fear the group may splinter if anwar disappears from the political arena. the direction of the group hinges on the court's decision. australia has imposed a

blanket ban on visas for people flying from west africa. there have been no recorded cases there yet. but there has been a number of scares. they have contributed almost $16 million to help fight the virus, but has been criticized for not sending medical teams. in the u.s. a nurse forced into quarantine has now been released. she has tested negative to the virus. some u.s. stateds have imposed mandatory quarantines for workers returning from the countries. some believe the crisis is being blown out of proportion in the u.s.

tom akerman explains. >> reporter: as of last week, the number of this year's confirmed ebola cases worldwide stood at 10,141, killing 4,922 people. compare those numbers with four confirmed cases in the u.s., ending in just one death. none the less, ebola fever has been rising in america. >> this is something that everybody in the country is thinking about. >> reporter: 24 hour media coverage of every case has elevated the anxiety, so the point that even some media figures are calling for more perspective in reporting. >> do not read the fear-provoking words on line. the people who say and write historical things are being very irresponsible. >> reporter: hiv aids activists protested what they called the excessive concern with ebola.

>> this is an extreme exaggeration. this is an historical response. >> reporter: a gallup poll found that one in every four americans were worried about getting the disease, a percentage that has held stable over the past month. but confidence in the government's ability to handle ebola has fallen to just 50%. >> i would encourage panicked individuals to consult the scientific results and understand that the risks facing the average american is vanishingly low. >> reporter: meanwhile ebola has stolen attention from a much more deadly virus in america. >> americans are far more likely to get the flu and die from the flu than ebola. >> reporter: an avenue gauge of 23,000 people die from the flu every year. let's get some weather now with everton and i understand

heavy rain still causing problems in honduras. >> it's looking like it is going to keep raining for the next couple of days. you see this cloud just to the see of honduras. all of the country still seeing heavy downpours. this remains the remnants of tropical storm hannah and is going to continue to cause problems over the next couple of days. 106 millimeters of rain coming down here in just one day, and over the last two days, actually we're seeing 212 millimeters of rain. average is around 254 millimeters of rain. a staggering amount of rainfall in only two days, and that has lead to wide-spread flooding, and we will see further heavy rain over the next few days.

we can see it spread a little further westward. the easterly winds continue to drive those showers into such of central america. i'm afraid it doesn't look too good here over the next couple of days. over the caribbean, another developing system we're keeping an eye on. >> thanks for that. well, lava from an resulting volcano in hawaii is now only meters away from buildings in one town. >> reporter: a molten river creeping slowly but surely towards people's homes. this lava flow first oozed out of the volcano four months ago,

and has now crawled its way to a remote town. >> it's like a horror show happening in slow motion. >> reporter: civil defense officers have been going door to door encouraging people to heed evacuation warnings. >> we did want to make sure the residents down from the flow were prepared. >> reporter: several roads are now closed, and crews are working to protect power poles by wrapping them in concrete, but some people are hoping they will be spared by the red hot lava. >> i have my trailers ready, but i'm not putting anything on them, until the guy across the street's house is burning. >> reporter: the volcano has been erupting for more than 30 years. typically the lava has flowed towards the south and ended up in the ocean. this time, though, it's moving

north and people are in its path. much more still to come here on al jazeera. botswana's president has been sworn in for a second term. report from the capitol on the hurdles he'll face. and why this french star appears to have fallen foul of football officials in spain. details coming up with jo in sport. ♪

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let's recap the headlines now. the kurdish peshmerga has confirmed it will be deploying forces to help fight in the city of kobani. jordan's minister -- foreign minister rather has told the international community his country is struggling to cope with the rising number of syrian refugees. leaders are in berlin to discuss the crisis. afghan president has arrived in china on his first official visit to the country. let's get more now on our top story the operation to send kurdish per -- peshmerga forces to fight.

charles how many fighters are going and what are they taking with them? >> reporter: we have spoken to person mer -- person mer go spokes people here. and they say the plane still hasn't taken off. a number of those soldiers are loading the plane, loading the plane with light weapons. >> the peshmerga forces also say they expect more to go by road later tonight. and they don't expect at this stage be fighting on the front line. this seems to be some sort of agreement they have come to with the turks. they say they will only go to the front line in an emergency situation. we can also report, this is being reported here, that it seems that the president of the krg will be heading up that

force. so still no plane having taken off here. and developments expected to move forward over the night. but, yes, it has been more than a week now since turkey gave confirmation that these troops would be able to go into syria via turkey. >> all right. thanks so much, charles stratford there in erbil, and as he was speaking, of course, we can see live pictures from kobani, where you can see the black smoke rising up over the town. of course we'll bring you updates on what is going on there, as soon as it becomes clearer. now ukrainian voters have handed the country's proeuropean leadership a resounding victory in elections. the results were a further nudge away from russia. but some eastern regions controlled by pro-russian separatists did not vote.

they plan to hold their own votes on sunday. >> reporter: it was a show of solidarity by russia's most famous crooner. he is described as a russian frank sinatra, and also a law maker from the ruling russian party. politics is often part of his art and carries the mind of message that resinates during these moments. >> translator: we have suffered so much, and these songs are timely. we need to survive and become stronger. these songs are eternal, because their topics are eternal. >> reporter: they talk about war and peace and they are reviving the sense of belonging just at a time when ukraine is moving more and more towards the west. ukrainians gave the president a mandate to end the conflict here in the east, but after months of

fighting, many here [ inaudible ] the vote. >> translator: ukraine as a country stopped existing for me. a soldier can shoot at his people once, but it means we are not his people anymore. i now know what motherland means. >> reporter: joseph openly supported the uprising in crimea. the president was siting among his people. he was cheered and clapped. many here pinning their hopes on him. he says [ inaudible ] will never be on its knees. we will never let it happen as long as we live. it was a strong message to kiev, but mostly a rallying cry. >> translator: it was a holiday for my soul. i am born here. many of the people from donetsk don't associate themselves with

ukraine anymore. >> reporter: the separatists of donetsk and luhansks voted for them, and i can't change because my tribe always has. it's the president's tribe. it has done a lot to alevite poverty. i haven't benefited yet, but i believe i will in future. >> reporter: they consistently rank among the best governed country in africa. it is the biggest producer of high-value diamonds, but its economy is too reliant on them, so now there simply aren't enough jobs for the unemployed. but the mood here is upbeat. the president has just been reelected. >> your future can never be secure as long as too many of our graduates remain either jobless or underemployed. in moving botswana forward, we

shall therefore accelerate our efforts to ensure the skilled development within our education and training institution is better aligned to our emerging needs. >> the rivals accuse him of becoming increasingly authoritari authoritarian, and restricting the rights of the indigenous, but some are here to perform for him. and despite him promising jobs before, for now most people are happy to stick with what they know. opposition groups say they are angry with the move of the president to extend his term in office. he is already one of the longest serving heads of state in africa, and his party wants him to stand for another five years. and that is outraging his opponents. ♪ >> reporter: the presidency, not

just lyrics to this reggae song, but a revolutionary chant calling for change. this is the founder of the political force sweeping through the country. >> translator: there's too much trash in our political landscape, we need to clean it up and get rid of the old, starting with our leadership. >> reporter: he came to power after a coup 27 years ago. tens of thousands protested after the political party called for a referendum to change the constitution, allowing him to run for a fifth term. at the presidential palace, far from the demonstrations, the president's supporters played down the protests. >> translator: this citizens movement is illegal and irrelevant. we want to ask our countrymen to

decide on the future of our peace loving and democratic president. >> reporter: but the opposition believe a referendum would be rigged. weeks of talks with the supporters have failed. >> translator: the people have the most to lose from the failed talks. we're entering a time of great uncertainty. >> reporter: this is the biggest political challenge for the president since he came to power in 1987. with elections a full year away, each side is looking for support. the president has the support of the west, including france, and he has been a negotiator in conflicts in neighboring mali, libya, and ivory coast. but for the civil broom movement he needs to go. 60% of the population is under 20 and have lived under one president all of their life. back at the studio, he believes

he has the support of young people to do whatever it takes to bring change to the young people. in canada the city of toronto has el elected john torie as its new major. the current major dropped his bid after being diagnosed with a rare form of candor. rob ford's four-year term was marred by his drinking and crack cocaine use. more to come, too close for comfort. questions are asked about why britain's prime minister suddenly came face-to-face with a member of the public. and in sport it was a rough night for one of the teams in the nhl, jo will have all of the details. ♪

♪ welcome back. a new report is naming and shaming countries that are losing the global fight for gender equality. countries in northern europe continue to dominate the list. iceland once again takes the top spot as the country achieved the most equality. the u.k. failed to make the top 20. dropping just below the u.s. at 23rd. a number of middle income and developing countries ranked above the u.k. yemen came in last in all four categories, economy, education,

health, and politics. france now ranks in the top 20. it has risen by leaps and bounds from its previous ranking. but as jonas hull reports there is still a long way to go. >> reporter: in france there has never been a better time for a woman to enter government. in historically one of the most sexist realms of french life, women now take almost an equal number of places at the cabinet with men. but is it enough? >> translator: our main message to the government is for them to invest in the rights of women. we have a very good law which has been promulgated and which is progressive. what we really need is courage and to go further. in other words to really attack the inequalities between men and

women. >> reporter: in august france passed a bill that attacks all gender equalities at once. it really is sweeping legislation, tackling the wage gap, domestic violence, gender inequality, and makes it easier for women to get an abortion, and encouraging men to take maternity leave. that is contributing for their standing in gender equality. but women in france earn on average 25% less than their male counterparts. and only 3% of french chief executives are women. there may be near parity in government, but in the workplace, many women, like stephanie still feel outnet

incomed. >> translator: i think there still is a long way to go. if i try to' numerate my women entrepreneur friends, it's very difficult to make a long list. whereas if i enumerate my men entrepreneur friends the list would be long. harassment, sexual assault, and honor killings in india often go unreported because people are afraid to go to the police. but as faiz jamil reports a new project is underway. >> reporter: this computer kiosk is india's latest crime-reporting tool. this woman says her husband tortured her for eight years

demanding more dowry. he stopped her from going to the police, but then she found another way. >> translator: i found out you could come to this machine and file a complaint. one day i came here and lodged a complaint. soon after the police contacted me and took action against my husband. >> reporter: the machine is designed to be user friendly. anyone can use the machine's touch screen to report a crime. the aim is to eliminate the intimidation many women feel in police stations. the gang rape where a woman was repeatedly raped by six men on this bus and later died led to widespread protest in india. this is the man who came up with the idea for the machine, because he felt that many crimes against women were not being reported.

>> because of the underreporting we are not getting the resources to prosecute the crimes. so i wanted to make it easier. >> reporter: each complaint is filed electronically and creates a permanent record. police say four or five crimes are being reported on this machine every day. the plan now is to make the machine more widely available. however, this women's rights activist warns that it will be the same police officials who end up dealing with the case. >> we are dealing with hundreds of cases every day, and we are finding that the officials who are dealing with these cases are not that sensitively trained. >> reporter: she believes the machine helped her to finally leave her husband's abuse

behind, and she is telling others about the machine, hoping it can also help them. all right. let's catch up on all of the sports news with jo. >> thank you very much. the south african football captain will be buried on saturday. the 27-year-old goalkeeper was shot in the chest during a robbery at his girlfriend's house outside of johannesberg. he captained the national team in their qualifying campaign for next year's african cup of nations. a special task force has been set up to find the three suspects. >> this loss is undesirable for our country. this type of loss doesn't [ inaudible ] for our image out there. so it is important for us to ensure that when we have those type of spoils in our society,

we go out as the police, arrest them, get them convicted and incarcerated. he was last season's top goal scorer, but lewis suarez has been left off of the short list for player of the year award. ronaldo is a two-time winner and is favored to clench the top prize again. but he'll face competition from leon leon leonel massi. the french coach has been handed a three-month coaching ban. the spanish football federation claimed he did not have the right coaching qualifications and have now suspended him.

real madrid they say will appeal. the western city wanderers have departed for the asian league final. they hold a 1-0 lead. but won't be expecting a great deal of crowd support. the complex visa process to saudi arabia mean that only 14 supporters including one woman have been allowed to travel. they are the first australian side to win the tittle. golf course developers in rio have been given five days to make changes for the olympic course. a brazilian judge set the deadline, saying it must move three holes and redesign parts of the course to preserve a local nature preserve. if they fail, the judge could stop construction all together, threatening completion of the course in time for the olympics.

>> novak djokovic will make his return later. he took time out for the birth of his first child, a son, but while he was away, roger federer crept up the ranks. >> of course it is for both of us the -- the goal number 1 to finish -- to finish the year as number 1 of the world. of course it's -- it's -- it's a big objective. he has the cup final, but i'm sure he would like to -- would like to be number one as well. so we both are playing well, and that's something that is definitely going to play -- play a big role in the upcoming weeks. though new york rangers have a remarkable final period turn around to beat the wild. the rangers had a player ejected

for shoving his opponent in the first period, and then another was sent for blatant elbow to the head. the wild built a 3-0 lead, before the rangers staged a final period come back, to win the game 5-4. new nba season gets underway on tuesday with the san antonio spurs to begin their search for the title against the lakers. the famed lakers club are hoping on a big improvement from last season when they lost a record franchise 55 games. kobe bryant will be in the starting lineup. the 36 year old was sidelined for most of last season with two major injuries, but has been active throughout the preseason. >> i felt like i can do anything

i wanted. and my body game after game felt good, felt solid, so it shouldn't be any different just because the regular season starts. >> and that is all of the sport for now, sami. >> thanks, jo. david cameron was leaving a press conference when a man bumped into him. well it all happens very quickly, so let's slow it down and replay the video. at first it was reported cameron had been shoved by a protester, but police say the man was just jogging too closely. the man himself says he was on his way to the gem when he accidentally ran into what he calls a bunch of men in suits. ♪ careful where you jog there. we have another full bulletin of news coming up in just a couple of minutes, so do stay with us here on al jazeera. ♪

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