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. >> welcome to the news hour. from al jazeera's new center, these are the top stories. the political party of yemen's former president said 2 will vote against the newly formed government. >> still believing families of the missing mexican students call for proof of their death even though a gang has confessed to the killings. one poppy for every fallen soldier. the field of remembrance of the
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british troops who died in world war i. >> welcome to the program. the political crisis in yemen has spiraled into deeper trouble. rejecting the newly formed government. it was formed by friday by its president, and then its president was kicked out of the party. he is accused of organizing u.n. sanctions. so the party has rejected this newly formed government. how significant is this, and what does it all mean? >> it's a major set back for the political process in the country, and it's also a signal by the president after targeted by the united nations sanctions.
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the houthies are crucial to the stability in yemen. he has rejected the new government. he has dismissed his long time leadership of the party, and said he would block any new decision by the new government. basically he wants to tell the world, i can cripple this country. i have all the political tools to pro long the political deadlock in the country. you have two options. either you do business with me and you see more stability. you try to sigh line me, and you'll see more instability. >> where does this leave the shia houthies pulling out of sanaa now that a new government was announced? the moment there is an exclusive
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government, they would withdraw from the power play province. many people here suspect that the mouthys are the huge military gains made, they are ready now t in the government. when they look at the map and they see the houthies expanding south, in mainly sunni areas, they are afraid the houthies are here for the longer period. when you look at the political divide houthies call the final shots. they control the ministry. they are the check points. they are having security personnel that protects the presidential palace. >> thank you. relatives of 34 mexico can lodge
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students missing since september say they no longer trust the government. this despite a video which reportedly shows gang members confessing to killing the students and burning their bodies. from mexico city rachel levine have more. >> these charred bones and teeth may be all that remains of the missing 43 university students. they were kidnapped by local police in the mexican state of guerrero, and turned over to a drug gang six weeks ago. a video is played in a chilling press conference on friday. >> i know the enormous pain of the information we obtained causes the family members a pain we all share. the statements and information that we've gotten unfortunately point to the murder of a large number of people in the municipality. >> the drug gang reenact the killings. they show investigators how they lined up the bodies.
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some were suffocated while others were shot. >> the suspects said that they killed the survivors there, and later they threw them into the rubbish dump where they burned them and made sure that the fire kept burning for hours. >> if these confessions proving to true this could be one of the worst massacre in decades at the hands of local police and politicians working together with criminal gangs. >> president enrique pena nieto, who has been criticized, promised to punish those responsible. >> the government will do it's best to clarify what happened, capturing the master minds is not enough. we'll arrest everyone who participated in these abominable crimes. >> hours after the attorney general spoke the parents of the students held their own press conference and refused to
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believe that their children were dead. >> i know and trust in god that they are alive. they said many times they are dead, but we have faith that they are alive. >> they're insisting on scientific proof, and that independent forensic experts from argentina analyze the dna. those dna samples have been shipped to austria. it will take days if not weeks for the results to come back because of the state in which those remains were found. rachel levine, al jazeera, mexico city. >> we're live now from mexico city. these latest revelations, if true are appalling to say the least. >> well, we know that the confessions took place last week when these people were captured. there's been up to 70 people in connection with this crime that have been arrested, including
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the mayor and his wife who are considered to be the mastermind behind this tragedy. and what happens was after they confessed they were taken to the scene of the crime, and they were reenacting what they did. that's what we saw in the video, in the package that we just ran. those clips were shown by the attorney general on friday when they gave those chilling accounts of what happened. >> rachel, many of the families say these confessions are all rather convenient with the government trying to tie up the case and make it go away. >> well, what the families are really insisting on is independent verification of those dna samples. as our viewers can appreciate the parents really don't trust the federal authorities because they took over a week to become part of this investigation. so anything that the government comes out and says that's deanyonetive about what happened to their children the families are insisting that they get
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independent verification. we have to stress to our viewers that these students were kidnapped by police. by police that were working with elected politicians that were then in bed with organized crime. so there is a lot of collusion going on around here. when the government comes out and says, you know, that they found what happened, they have these confessions, the families are logically very suspicious, and it's probably very difficult for them to come to terms with what may have happened to their children. >> rachel there in mexico city. thank you. >> now the u.s. may post sanctions on libya's warring factions. the u.s. measures would be in addition to possible u.n. sanctions. they want to force the two rival governments in libya and allied militias to come to the negotiating table.
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>> on thursday the supreme court declared it illegal. the chief of staff aligned with the government warned that it would shoot down. increasing numbers of the plane flying from libya and to armed brigades. fighters in control of the capitol have reportedly captur ed several heirs taking them from armed factions loyal to the former general haftar, who has been a major force there. at least 22 people have been killed in bomb explosions across
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iraq. twin car bombs killed eight people and injured 22 others in a shia neighborhood of baghdad. six people were killed and eight injured when explosives were detonated. in the town of, 50 people were wounded when a truck packed with explosives were driven a police convoy. president barack obama wants to double the number of non-combat soldiers in iraq to advise soldier. >> now more u.s. forces are headed back since 2011. the pentagon said that's because the iraqi military needs and wants more help to repeal isil's advances. >> they're going on the offense now.
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what this is designed to do is to help them continue to be able to do that, to improve their capability and their competence on the battlefield. >> the majority of the troops, 870 will work directly with nine iraqi and three kurdish brigades helping them improve their fighting skills in realtime. while 630 other troops will advise the iraqi military leadership on big picture matters. command and control, strategic planning, logistics and supplies. >> know reintroduction of u.s. troops. >> the obama administration has two immediate challenges, getting congress to give the pentagon $5 billion more to continue the war against isil, and getting the legal approval to keep u.s. forces in iraq. some legislatures say the administration should have asked for congressional approval back in august when the air war against isil began. but others suggest the laws passed are sufficient.
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>> it's clear that the president had the authority to do what he was doing, congress needs to make some decisions about the money. >> top military leaders will have to justify why they're expanding the train and and desist mission when they testify on capitol hill on november 15th. they can expect tough questions about why they think the u.s.' efforts in iraq will be successful this time. rosalind jordan, al jazeera, washington. >> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalist who is have now been detained in egypt for 315 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their prison sentences. the south sudanese government and rebels have reached an agreement to end fighting after a year of internal conflict. the deal comes amid threats of sanctions. we have the latest. >> reporter: after almost a year of fighting south sudan's
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president and former vice president has finally agreed to an immediate cease-fire. >> we have commit to an unconditional and complete immediate end to all hostilities. and to bring the war to an end as of the date of this resolution. >> he welcomed the deal that set further consultations need to take place before it's impleme implemented. >> still insisting that they want the president, vice president, to the prime minister, for ease of implementation of the peace
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agreement. this should be shouldered by the two warring parties. >> the problem is that the two sides have promised to stop before and just carried on fighting, so penalties will apply to individuals who break the terms of this agreement. >> such violation agreements will include an amount of asset faces. travel bans within the region, and c, denial of arms and ammunition, and any other material that could be used in war. >> a massive humanitarian crisis has developed in south sudan as people have escaped the fighting which broke out last december. the conflict has killed more than 10,000 people in the world's newest state and caused over a million to flee, and has driven the oil-rich country
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closer to famine. they will soon now how workable this new agreement is, and whether it will last. >> let's go to david anderson, an african history professor. what is different this time around? >> yes, one could be forgiven for thinking here we go again. this is the third time that a peace agreement has been brokered by south sudan's neighbors, and it doesn't look much more encouraging than it did on earlier occasions except for the facts that egad, eastern african body, may be able to flex it's muscles. >> we know that the eastern african countries have
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threatened sanctions. have they worked in getting this deal cemented? >> well, the problem we have at the moment, we saw from the body language from our proponents there that they are issuing fairly sweet words, they don't look as if they move very close together. we have got the stage where they've been given 15 days to come up with an agreement. so the next fort night will be the proof of this, can they actually pull something together. and egad, when they last forced together in june was pre-uup pre-occupied with events. egad may be more prepared to put beef behind threats previously, to intervene directly if the south sudanese don't do what they should do. >> one potential stumbling brock to this latest deal, is the vice president does not control all
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the rebel groups in the country. could this cause the deal to come apart? >> absolutely. what has happened in the course of this civil war thus far is that they have set forc loose forces that he simply cannot control, and forces have felt that he also is not standing up to the plate and showing true statesmanship. so he has been fracturing into numerous small groups each backed with militias, zoo the problem in the next fort night will be getting all these different parties to sit down and agree that there is a solution. i hope to goodness they do because this war has been immensely costly and incredibly stupid. we need now to sit down and get this resolve. i think you've quite right to put a gun to their heads. >> thank you very much for talking to us.
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let's go to breaking news now coming from the reuters news agency. u.s. citizens kenneth bayh and matthew miller have been freed from detention by the north koreans. that is a source by the u.s. government being reported by the reuters news agency. so u.s. news agencies have been freed. they're apparently now on their way home. and there are further reports that they have been accompanied by the director of national attention. we'll bring you more as we get it here on al jazeera. still to come on the news hour. >> i hope to enjoy how many days i have left on this beautiful earth and spend as much of it outside as i can. >> the partying words of a writer campaign on the latest of death with dignity debate.
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>> tens of thousands of people will come to commemorate the fall 25 years ago. >> and in sports we'll get the latest on liverpool's effort to hell's start to th chelsea's premiere start to the season. >> a new school curriculum that places more emphasize on morals. but some students don't like to be told what to think. >> the young minds of thailand, the country's future are being taught how to be more thai. it's all part of the military government's reform of basic education. students are instructed on 12 virtues of being thai. they range from being grateful to parents and teachers to having sympathy for others. >> we need to make sure all
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students can see the importance of these civic duties. this is not just a subject. >> on monday classes started for students but the teachers were the students last week. tens of thousands were trained on the new techniques and curriculum mandated. for one high school student he does not agree that these virtues had you had be part of classroom instruction. her parents have always encouraged her to question everything. she started a new student organization questioning these new teaching format, and she has come under the scrutiny. >> for a student to believe in the same thing, to have the same set of morality without questioning, without asking whether it is right or wrong. >> the government links the
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virtues with national pride, and teaching them will lead to better harmony in thailand. political infighting led to the coup earlier this year. >> to a top official lack of this pride in students is similar to an illness. >> teachers need to find activities to heal them and eventually make them proud to be thais. it is our duty to cultivate thai-ness in any student. >> the government sees instructing a future generation that it is their responsibility to feel more like one people, to feel more thai. that will lead the nation forward. but some students feel being told what to think under cuts the potential of the younger generations, a potential that the entire country could benefit from. al jazeera, bangkok. >> more than 80 unmarked military vehicles have been seen christianing through
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rebel-controlled areas in ukraine. on friday ukraine said that 60 vehicles sit across the border in russia. and russia denies this. to spain where campaigners are making last-minute arrangements for a vote. a ref referendum is being held in catalonia on friday. while the vote is unofficial and non-binding some believe as though they're in a separate nation. we have more from the catalonia capitol of barcelona. >> imagine a future in which catalonia becomes a nation. these children from a town near barcelona certainly can. >> we want catalonia to be a free country. we want the right to vote for independence. >> the dream is shared by many.
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on sunday catalans take part in a public consultation of independence after the spanish government blocked an official ref republican democrat on the same day calling it illegal. despite madrid's resistence some have long flown independence flag. in 2012 the first mayor to declare his town free catalan territory. since then 600 towns stopped paying taxes to madrid and send them to catalonia's government instead. >> what the spanish government does not understand is that the more it tries to stop catalans from deciding it's future, the more we will react. >> while it is not recognized by the spanish government to many catalans around here it is a referendum. and even a number of catalans flags hanging from windows and
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balconies here it is clear that many support independence. catalans have long claimed because of their history, culture, customs and traditions, they are a separate nation from spain. despite attempts by the government to stop them they insist that the time for independence is now. al jazeera, barcelona. >> now cuba is a popular tourist destination for holiday makers and for medical tourists, too. cuban doctors are fixing everything from hips to hearts, but cuban doctors say that the island's communist leaders need to spend more on health services. >> he said medical treatments in cuba was the best thing to happen in his life. he's from angle goal la and had an accident in age eight which left him walking with difficulty and unable to play football.
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the young real madrid fan said he hopes to be up and running soon. one of thousand of foreign patients given high quality medical care. paid for by those who can forward it. free for those who can't. >> hue can medicine has brought national and international national. taking our our expertise abroad helps our development. >> the specialist went to school with fidel castro. he's one of the architects of cuba's health systems. he sends patients across the island, sends medics to africa and to the middle east east. >> treating all cubans and taking they are expertise ray broad, but it's a two-way process, and they're hoping by opening up their economy they'll be able to develop and enhance expertise like this. these are dr. alvarez's
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inventions on display. medical services currently earn cuba billions of dollars a year. the fair is designed to attract more foreign investment and increase the sale of cuban expertise and equipment abroad. >> cuban medics work more than 60 countries. >> while cuba boasts abundant medical staff medicine and equipment are often in short supply, and infrastructure is crumbling. dr. cycle varies blame the u.s. trade embargo enforced for more than 50 years. >> we've had to look to markets abroad for equipment and succeed. we've had to go far. it is not the same as buying in u.s. iran or china. >> when could yo cuba set about to revamp it's health program,
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it has tried to show the world what it does best. al jazeera, havana. >> severe of the strongest storm ever recorded are remembering the dead in the philippines. six thousands filipinos were killed when super haiyan hit. as we have reports some have burned effigies of the president for lack of aid. >> the grieving does not stop. for henry and his wife joslyn nothing has been more difficult than losing their two youngest children during typhoon haiyan. >> it feels like everything just happened yesterday. i still can't face it. the kids. i still can't accept they're gone because they were in my arms when it happened until the end. >> hundreds of people came to this cemetery in the philippine city to look for unmarked
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crosses they can claim as their own. it is where most of the unidentified victims are buried. no one here is sure who is lying wear. all that matters is that there is a place to mourn and remember. officials led a march across the city early on saturday at the exact time the typhoon struck last year. 90% of this area was damaged, and thousands were killed here. the government has already released $1.5 billion u.s. for initial recovery work and $3 billion more has been allocated to be spent over the next six years. but bureaucracy and infighting among applications is slowing things down. >> many are not happy with the government's handling of the situation. a day before the anniversary protesters call for their president to step down. the city is run by a rival political family. president aquino went to another province just as hard hit to
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commemorate what happened and defended the pace of rebuilding. >> there is a strategy for building back better. we will not be caged in a cycle of destruction and reconstruction. then destruction and reconstruction again. >> but it's the cycle of life and death that is foremost on people's minds for now. a day to remember all they lost and pray for the strength to face the possibility that something like haiyan could happen again. al jazeera. >> still to come on the news hour behind the scenes of the tv station in northern iraq, which is spreading the word that isil can be defeated. >> in the occupied west bank where more israeli settler attacks are threatening the palestinian olive harvest. >> and forced to watch a drama
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>> welcome back. a reminder of the headlines here on al jazeera. the u.s. state department said two i. citizens are on their way home after being released from north korea. bae was sentenced for 14 years of hard labor for what it says is hostile acts. pushing for a deal of south sudan's civil war said that the two sides have agreed to stop fighting. economic sanctions were placed on any group that violates the deal. now commander of nato troops have told al jazeera that al-qaeda is still hiding in the country. nato's mission was to irradicate the group, and the group is
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withdrawing, an. >> on board of patrolling the pakistan area, an area hotly contested by the taliban. the local people do not believe in borders. it's where pakistan merge into one and an easy place for al-qaeda to still operate. and as nato forces pull out of this conflict it's top commander in afghanistan tells al jazeera that the group they came to wipe out is still here. >> i think it continues to be an al-qaeda presence here. i think that there has has been a continued fight against that of the last 13 years. there has been damage on senior leadership on some of the fighters. there continues to be al-qaeda presence and information. >> with the mission to irradicate al-qaeda from afghanistan an impossible mission? >> i'm not going to say it's an
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impossible mission. that was 13 years ago. i think the mission has evolved and we've continued to take a hard look not only at al-qaeda and other groups that facilitate them. if you're sitting in the united states. if you're sitting in england today, you don't worry al-qaeda. >> but these afghan soldiers are worried. their base comes on repeated attack and it only held this ground until now thanks to nato air support. >> i will only, only need this for air support for planes. whenever we go on an operation we need to be in contact. when we face the enemy we need airstrikes because in the mountains it is impossible to do the job without it. >> the air force is not only needed in the fight but also to evacuate the wounded. >> we continue to train their pilots, we continue to train
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nurses, medics to be able to perform those cares. i think they get better and better. >> but the new afghan president does not agree. they voiced their own concerns that if afghan troops were your the on the battlefield his own air forces would not be able to evacuate them. >> we cannot look at an intelligent policeman or soldier in the eyes to tell them we cannot evacuate him because he could die from his injuries. >> after 13 years of conflict the bat is far from over. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is to contain the taliban with al-qaeda fighters still in the country. they insist they're up to the task. >> and you can see more of that interview on al jazeera at 0530
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gmt on sunday. >> two americans held by north korea have been released. the u.s. government said that kenneth bae and matthew miller are now returning to the united states. we talk to rosalind jordan, who is live for us in washington, d.c. what are they saying about their release? >> what both the state department and office of the director of national intelligence are say something that this release of two u.s. citizens came in large part because of discussions which the director of national intelligence james clapper was holding with north korean officials. we have not seen this sort of intervention from this federal agency before. the two men, kenneth bae an, and we don't know if they're going to undergo any debriefing from u.s. intelligence
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officials. it's highly likely that the two men will be questioned about their experiences while held by the north koreaens. there had been speculation that perhaps a high level person from the u.s. government might have been involved or might be asked to try to go and secure the release of these two men. we had seen recently some very staged interviews conducted by mr. miller and another man recently released by the north korean authorities describing their conditions under which they were being held and treatment by north korean authorities. of course the big question now is whether this might lead to what any than thaw in the six-party attacks and the efforts of getting north korea to give up its nuclear weapon ambitions. it's too early to tell if there is briefing to reporters by the
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situation involving the release of these two men. it is important to know that while it's not technically illegal for u.s. citizens to go to north korea, the state department is telling u.s. citizens it's strongly recommended against traveling to this country. >> tell us about the background of their intention by the north koreans? >> well, we understand that kenneth bay was apparently trying to proselytize, and that is against north korean law. he had gone there more than two years ago, and was quickly arrested because of his alleged proces processproseli
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proseliting activities. and there had been real concerns about kenneth bae's health, and the u.s. had been pushing for a very long time to get him realized because of his deteriorating health. we suspect that he will be seen by u.s. personnel while flying back to the u.s. and we should get more information later on saturday if not on sunday about the conditions surrounding this release. >> roslind, thank you. now the annual olive harvest is underway across the west bank, but olive pickers say they're being attacked by israeli settlers. >> it's a palestinian song of hope sung in what are uncertain times. this family has been as a result kateing olives for generations, but they are suffering, yields
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have shrunk by around a quarter this year and frequent attacks by israeli settlers targeting palestinian-owned farms are partially to blame. >> we wait 15 years for the olive tree to bear fruit. when the settlers attack us we're held back 15 years. >> according to u.n. figures settlers destroyed 11,000 olive trees and saplings owned by palestinian farmers. they were either cut down by chainsaws, knocked over by dull dozers or set on fire. these students are offering to work for free to help farmers recoupe some of their losses. they're part of a volunteer project organized by the university. but for many here picking olives means much more. er. >> helping the farmers with the harvest pushes us to want to defend it. >> despite the challenges the industry is modernizing. this fair trade olive plant
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sells exclusively to the international market. the owner and operator says his business h has the capacity to package more, but it's been years since he has been able to do that. >> we've had regular access to water sources. these political challenges are stripping palestinians of over 60% of their capacity for the harvest. >> nearly two-thirds of the occupied west bank is under full israeli civil and military control. the restrictions on movements and resources is clearly hitting farmers hard, so, too, are the frequent attacks by settlers. but that has not stopped sammy from singing a song of hope for a better future.
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al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> now the 25th anniversary of the full of the berlin wall will be celebrated on sunday. ceremonies will include 15 kilometers of bra alones along the former borderline between east and west german. as nick spicer reports, the cold war is gone but the wall remains a a tourist attraction. >> in a shining example, the barrier was to keep western fascists out. the's german people tore the wall down and the regime in what is called the peaceful revolution. nowadays the wall is big business in berlin. there is a checkpoint. the guard house is not real. the soldiers are actors and the tourists pay $3 to get their picture taken.
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>> this is another phoney checkpoint. proof that that it existed. >> it was a wonderful ching when you consider how long the wall has been standing. people lived under the communist regime, so when the wall fell i was relieved that there was finally freedom for all germans. >> for some tourists it is a cause for faith in the future because so few thought a quarter century ago that it would fall. >> then it came down. it was hopeful that they are suffering a system, and it's hopeful for them because that's
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the examiner set. >> the fall of the wall led to german reunification, the single currency and the tree that led the european union. almost all of the wall is gone now. some fear its lens of lessons are at risk o. >> you can see with the ukraine and events over there, that this is not to be taken for granted. >> 15 kilometers of where the wall once stood, a pathway for people to wander and wonder at the power of pizzaful protest and the changes brought to the whole world since at a day in 1989. nick spicer, al jazeera, berlin. >> time for a short break. we'll have a look at sport.
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>> welcome back now to the control of debate of the right to die with the help of a doctor. a campaigner took her life a few days ago in the state of oregon. she had brain cancer and moved there because it's one of five states which legally allows the terminally ill to end their lives. >> i hope to enjoy how many days i have left on this earth and spend much of it outside
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surrounded by those i love. >> before she died britney's video explaining her decision was seen by nearly 10 million people. in oregon where the death with dignity act has been in effect since 1997, more than 350 people have used a doctor to help them die in relative comfort. pam's husband ben was one of them. emaciated and in terrible pain from incurable cancer that spread throughout his body in may 2012 ben told her he was ready to die. >> as for me it was my last give of love to my husband because it was his choice. >> following the strict medical guidelines in oregon law the couple consulted with physicians, including david grube. >> he was really sick. i met him with his wife pam. he was competent. he was alert. he knew what he wanted. >> oregon law requires the terminally ill person to be
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mentally capable of making the decision and must take the drugs themselves out assistance. with a lethal dose of docto doctor-prescribed barbiturates on hand, family and friends gathered to say goodbye. >> we sang songs. read poems. i gave it to ben. he sat on the edge of the bed. took the medication and laid down and his last words were thank you. >> opponents of death with dignity act said it would lead to laws allowing people who are not terminally ill to demand physician-assisted suicide, and it degrades the values of the medical profession. dr. keith enstevens ha kenneth stevens has been a physician for 48 years.
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>> suicide is a permanent answer to a temporary problem. the people who qualify do not have a temporary problem. they have an end problem. they're dying. they're about to die. >> bam wall now speaks out on right to die laws including one under consideration in the u.k. >> i want everyone to have a choice. and i hope britain passes this law. >> after britney maynard's death, tens of thousands of people commented. most were sympathetic. her final personal choice played out in the most public of forums. al jazeera, oregon. >> time for sport now. >> darren, thank you so much. english premiere league leaders with chelsea's unbeaten start to the season. giving the home side the lead
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after nine mints. they would equalize for chelsea in five minutes and at the half, they would secure the win for chelsea. more matches are coming at halftime. manchester united had the worst start to a premiere campaign. a late game sees manchester city traveling to second of the bottom queens park rangers. >> it's not the worst time to play. they're not in that sparkling form they have been. they will get back to that, i'm sure at some stage. >> qualifyinqualifying grand prix gets under way. friday they're going out of business while also in serious financial trouble. they've launched a website asking fans to donate close to $4 million so they can compete.
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the season's final race will be in abu dhabi. joining us from london fin, who is part of the website. >> the website is for anyone interested in forming a formula one race team, and to use that race in an abu dhabi as a spin board for a long-term construction and survival. >> you averaged this website on friday, so it's been up for a day. what's been the response so far? >> the response has been phenomenal. we've receive one fifth of the funds which we need.
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the interest is growing exponentially around the world. >> some have called this a disaster. what is your response to that? >> i'm surprised that he's not more supportive. this is not about understanding a team going forward using crowd funding. this is about crowd funding helping a team to race in abu dhabi, and to use that as a stepping stone to find a new financial backer. and who will be able to run this on a strong financial footing in to the future. >> f-1 is described as a lucrative sport. why is it that some teams are struggling so much? >> to run a formula one team
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you've got a very substantial cost budget, and clearly you have to pay for your costs, so you have the income to do it and to do that you need they have been talking about a redistribution. of those funds. so that the teams towards the bottom of the grid will be able to get more funds in order to assist in race. >> okay, good luck with your project. thanks so much for your time. >> that was a showdown as they pass their local arrivals. knicks star carmelo anthony pace the knicks with 19 points and made 5-20 shots in the game. deron williams scored a season high 21 points to lead to the win in their first meeting between the two sides of the season. this was the knicks third loss
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in a row. badminton's world player failed a second dope test. he had tested positive for a type of steroid that claimed it had not been used to enhance think disperformance. >> red poppies have come to simplize the war dead from great britain. this year ceramic poppies have been planted to represent every person who died in the first world war. >> poppy was forever linked to the great war. the blood red flower remains a symbol of the nation's determination never to forget. at the tower of london a river
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of ceramic poppies encircle the palace each flower remaindering a british soldier who died in the first world war. and there are 888,000, 246 poppies in this dramatic installation entitled blood swept lands and seas of red. for every one of the 3 million visitors it's a emotionally charged experience. >> it is necessary at this time and i'm struck by how many people who are here and it's really wonderful. >> it's an emotional memory, and seeing the poppies sparkle in the sun, it's almost wrong that they should sparkle like that when they're here for the reason that they are. >> i think everyone here has lost someone in the great war, and it's a great tribute to them. >> along the families people have created little galleries, pictures of their men who never made it back from france. connecting their loss 100 years ago with today's tributes. but there are those who believe
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that over the years the original meaning of the poppy has become subverted. >> the poppy has become to symbolize loyalty with the country rather than remembe remembrance, and that's dangerous but especially when muslims are being targeted to prove their loyalty, and the poppy unfortunately is starting to become a vehicle for that. >> that is very much a minority view. the field of poppies has become a national landmark attracting millions of people who have come here to pay their respects to more than 840 british and commonwealth soldiers who died during the great war. each one of them individually remembered by a single poppy. >> all right, stay with us here on al jazeera. i'll be back at the top of the hour with another full bulletin of news. thanks for watching al jazeera.
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>> early june, 1967. the six-day war in the middle east between israel, egypt, jordan and syria is underway. steeples into the mediterranean to eavesdrop. it is in the waters off the