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♪ ♪ welcome to al jazerra live from doha. i am elizabeth. also address. after a long night of wrangler and four drafts, ideal of sorts is reached in peru on ways to curb c on. two emissions. japan heads to the polls in the snap election abe says is a referendum on his economic policies. and a mouse and a mist rim the story of a long-lost painting which reappeared in the movies.
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♪ ♪ the prime minister of haiti has resigns. it comes after months of violent protests in the capital port-au-prince, demonstrators are calling for long delayed elections and for the president to also step down. dominick kane has more. >> reporter: in recent weeks, protests like these have sprung up in the haitian capital. now they are spread to go otherr cities. the people are calling for the president and prime minister to fall. >> translator: no magic wand can safe lamont. or martelli. there is no way they can be saved. >> reporter: on friday, michelle had said that he would accept the resignation of his prime minister as part of a plan to reach eye new consensual
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government. the president's problem is that there huh been no lexes in haiti for three years, the term of office of the currents parliament will end next month. and no new elects are scheduled. >> the the government was supposed to organize lexes for four years all they did is corruption, they ruin the city. that's why we take to the streets we will be in the streets every single day. we are asking the u.s. government to take the president with him. because they are the one that his put him in power. >> reporter: the way the united center peacekeepers handled street protest on his friday has also been criticized. some people have accused them of using excessive force. but they are responsible for policing haiti. with protests growing, seemingly all the time. dominick kane, al jazerra. after a deadline and long night of negotiations the delegates in peru have nine reached ideal.
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developing nation had his originally rejected a draft outline because it favored richer nations. the agreement will lay the foundations for a plan to be signed at next year's conference in paris. >> translator: allow me to tell you that this deal is not perfect but it respects the positions of the parties and what has been pro toesed. with this particular text we are all winners, no exceptions. i have heard from all of the groups and i have the absolute assurance with this text that we are to receiver we are all winners. more now from our environment editor nick clark who has been following developments in lima at the conference. >> reporter: so after two weeks of seemingly endless debate and argument and negotiation, lima 2014 is finally over. the deal is as one delicate put it. watered down and thinned but it is better than it was before. which is a small victory for the less developed country who his fought hard forrish you ares like finance to be reinstateed in to the text and for loss and damage, the concept of
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compensation to climate change impacts. given the optimism that there was before this conference, lima has been a disappointment. but it's been saved from failure by some last-minute hustling. next year is going to be very tough if paris 20 fine is going to be success. japan's prime minister is hoping for a landslide victory in a snap election he hopes will give him the mandate to continue financial reforms. abe called the vote last month after japan slipped in to rejection and his popularity stalled. but a record low majority turn out is expected because abe is almost certain to win and his main rivals are seen as weak contenders, hairy few set reports. >> reporter: close out the campaign for on contest he's almost certainly to win, japan's prime prime minister painting this as a high stakes choice have. >> translator: if we create a country where everyone is given a chance, japan will grow much
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bigger. if we listen to democratic party of japan who says the country cannot grow because of the reduced population, japan will never grow, we are finished if we give up. >> reporter: two years in for a power-year parliament he says he needs a renewed mandate for the economic recovery plan. stimulus, monetary easing, structural reform make up its three arrows design today end denation and spur growth. >> denation in japan is rift. wages are not increasing, very clearly on the inflation side of policies, the government has been very successful. and households are even starting to doubt if too successful already. >> reporter: in pits like the we've used at this fast food chain are getting more expensive. he is raising the price of its beef bowl a lunch break staple for the first time in 20 fewer , but voters are not client to
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give abe more time. >> i hope he can revitalize the economy everybody if there is inflation it will help japan i hope. >> rather than seeing people change again i hope one person can stick around and do what he has to do. >> reporter: the mime pinster has called the election when the voters seem disengaged. there is little to loose and plenty to game. this is a. >> referee: done on his economic policy but victory in the extra from for years in power allows limb to move forward on other controversial issues. no mention of nuclear par in the campaign. they plan to restart the reactors early next year. in the face of majority opposition among the public at large. it's already carried out a reinterpretation of the contusion which critics call a move way from pass pitch. >> i think he needs to remember
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that in 2007 his government collapsed because the public thought he was focusing too much on his percentage ideological crusades and not the economy. if he does it again his government this time could end the same way as the first government. >> reporter: electoral experts are predict a low opportunity out in a snap election few appear to want the big majority the prize, for abe it all makes perfect political sense. harry few set cause et cetera, . >> good to have you with us on al jazerra. if we assume that abe will win the election, how do you think the second term, his second term will compare to the first? >> right. well, the first term has been i
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would say 80% successful. prime minister had two basic goals, one is to defeat inflation and i would say he has done very well on this front. so denation is creeping up. and inflation is going away. it's not a bad inflation right now. but another he could issue. prime minister arizona hasn't done really well. which is the growth. so this year japan is likely to grow just .04, 0.5%. so on this growth front he has a lot more to do. >> we have seen japan slip back in to vision. so is abe gnomics working in your view? >> reporter: as i said it's partially working.
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there are many factors he has to be accounted for. so on this growth front and causing recession by i would say untiming -- untimely tax like this april. i think that was a mistakal but i think he has actually corrected that mistake by canceling the initially scheduled tax time next year. in the growth front prime minister abe is on a good track for the next 12 months. >> we have also seen the fiscal stimulus, public spending, the reforms, the third error of abe gnomics do seem to have been on hold somewhat. some say the efforts have been piecemeal so far. do you see him going ahead with the reforms? >> reporter: i think it's difficult to make population swallow pains. structural reform attends to
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bring about something on some part of the nation, but i think winning a huge majority in this election, he should have a mandate to carry out the reforms. if he doesn't the opposition party should really start to criticize him and try to thwart his policies. but i would say he's likely to get a big majority tonight and he should make use of it. >> chief economist at japan macro advisers joining us from tokyo there. thank you. indonesia's president has toured an area that has been devastate booedevastated by a me landslide he traveled to meet survivors. rescue teams are using heavy lifting equipment to clear the wall of mud and rock that left at least 22 people dead. let's gee to our correspondent joining us now live from jakarta. so rescuers now have the heavy
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lifting equipment they need. how are they get on the ground, stef? >> reporter: yeah, rescue efforts are still ongoing but it's not going very fast. the president has just visited the area, has actually urged the rescue workers to hurry up. 80 people are still buried under the mud. more than 100 team are in evacuation centers and eagerly awaiting news of their loved ones from this very small ham led around 50 houses buried by the mud. the recover effort is difficult. you have to imagine there is around 10 to 20 meters of mud and debris on top of this village. so it's very difficult to actually dig in there. and especially if you don't have any heavy equipment. which was the case yesterday due to bad weather and the instability of the ground. but now the heavy equipment is coming in. hopefully the recovery efforts are going to be speeded up.
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>> and step, given just how common landslides are in indonesia, how prepared were people, were authorities to deal with them, to deal with this? >> reporter: they know very well the risks of living in that area. it's very well known as very loan to landslide area and authorities have warned the people and also in the last couple of year old there were four other landslides and one was very seriously as well. where around 90 people went missing after a landslide so they know. but the problem is they don't know where else to go. and it's not a real early warning system in place yet. the authorities are working on that, that actually can warn people in time, maybe after two or three days of rain. that they should go to evacuation shelters and wait for better weather to come. but so far that's not the case, so, yeah, it's a very tough situation because in indonesia half of the population is living in landslide prone areas. >> step, thank you very much for that update.
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that's our correspondent step joining us from jakarta. we have much more to come on al jazerra, when bangladesh where people are using their bare hand to clean up after a massive oil spill. and the world's biggest and oldest beauty pageant is being forced to undergo a makeover of its own. ♪ ♪
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♪ ♪ good to have you with us, i am elizabeth in doha. these are the top stories on al jazerra. the prime minister of haiti has
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resigned, it comes after months of anti-government protests that pred from the capital port-au-prince to other parts of the country. after long night of rangel, delegates at the u.n. climate conference in peru have finally reached ideal. it lays the foundation for ideal to be signed next year in paris. people in japan are voting in a snap election when prime minister abe is almost certain to win were he called for a vote after they slimmed in to recession and his party stalled this let get more on the reus nation of the prime minister in hazy. joining us on the line from part all prince, emily, what has he said? >> reporter: well,. [ inaudible ] the outgoing prime minister with many figures what
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he considers progress by his government in terms of housing, education, security, tourism, he did a great job during his time in power, he believes that his government bring haiti change for the benefit of the population. but despite that he agreed to resign saying he's doing it to resolve the political crisis. >> his government couldn't give the people the elections that they have been calling for that have long been delayed. and protesters also want the president to resign. was that likely to happen? >> reporter: well, the prime minister resigned that was one point asking by the radical. [ inaudible ] the most radical want also the departure of the president, but that won't be happening because the people -- most. people here want to respect the
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constitutional order and so they do not want the president to resign because that will put haiti back in a crisis of no government. the problem is the prime minister is not enough for the crisis because elections have been delayed, and it won't be possible for haiti to organize the elections before january 12th. until the day when the president will be. [ inaudible ] by decree and this is the problem, and this is the fear that no one will see because for many here all people this idea of the president by can he career it brings back bad memory from the dictatorship. >> that's the journalist joining us from part all prince following the residence us nation of the prime minister, thank you. thousands of people across the united states have been protesting against what they say is police brew taillight at
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this. the rallies have been led bite families of black men who died at the hands of police. patty culhane has more from washington where one of the largest groups marched to congress. >> reporter: that is become an anthem since michael brown was killed in missouri. witnesses say his hands were up when he was shot and killed by a police officer. i can't breathe a new rallying cry, those were the final words of eric gardner, his death caught on tape. the white police officers involved will not be put on trial. the deathed have sparked widespread outrage and protests. complaining that what happened to gardner is and brown happens far too often. >> in this country today and every day until we see change we are going to make you uncomfortable. because african american people in this country have been uncomfortable for too long!
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>> reporter: the allen family brought their young boys to teach them a less anyone activism and because of what happened recently for the first time they have also had to teach them about racism. because they say it is different for black men in america. >> when the police pull you over, put on your dome light so that they can see inside the vehicle and know exactly what you are doing before they approach the vehicle. so, yes, eventually we'll have to have those conversations. >> reporter: some of the organizers said the purpose of this protest was to change federal laws, but there already are federal laws that ban discrimination and racial profiling. the people here say there is a much different purpose for the gathering. >> i think when you have a lot of people come together, it shows the police like okay, these are the people that you are here to protection, this is how they feel, this is what they want from you and that's when the police department starts to change. >> for people to see that we are awake and we are aware of what is going on and that this needs to be changed. >> reporter: for the allen
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family, they hope this is the first step to find a real solution. >> i think it starts a dialogue and there that dialogue people can be exposed to what you think and feel. and maybe you can solve problems that way. >> reporter: the feelings in the crowd were clear, they are angry, they are determined, and they are saying enough. what is less clear is if the long run anything will change. patty culhane, al jazerra, washington. the iraqi army says it's killed more than 100 fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levante across anbar province in the last 24 hours. there has been intense fight in this cities of ramadi and the border crossing, coalition air strikes and iraqi security forces are being backed by tribes men on the ground, anbar province has a mostly sunni population who are against ice isil. the leaders are now calling for more weapons and ammunition to
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help in the battle. renewed fighting in yemen as houthi rebels push for control of a district north of the capital i sanaa. they came in using they have whips against other armed groups this despite a peace agreement signed by all parties. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: residents want to make their city a symbol of peace in a country troubled by violence. houthi rebels took control of the capital saw tha sanaa in ser and have been fighting for control. but those this charge here want to focus on the city's draw as the country's cultural capital. >> translator: our designs, goals and destiny are one, went to type this the capital of yepen and maintain this goal, distance the sheet from the internal strive that the other political force have his been engaged in. >> reporter: houthis are represented by members of their political wing. they have offer today help and support the local leaders to keep the peace.
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>> translator: we are ready to help the local authorities and security forces maintain peace and security in this province and across yemen. >> reporter: there were protests here when the houthis began to take on over neighboring provinces in recent months, people living in the city refuse today let the armed wing of the group in. those representing it. iaz in the parliament say they will support the houthis as long as they use a peaceful approach. >> we are with the houthis in every civilian plan they adopt. but we reject any project that sets us back to the days of fighting. we are rejecting this approach and will not allow it to happen. >> reporter: this cooperation between local authorities, and the sillville i can't houthi leadership keeping this city peace of the. trying to clean up an oil spill. it has effected the environment
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and communities too. for many scooping up the oil and selling it back to the government is now their only source of income. from bangladesh, this is the story. >> reporter: picking out oil from the water in bangladesh, people that live off the land cannot escape this environment the disasters, villageers along river use their hands to scoop up the oil. the spill has taken eights toll on sea life. >> w >> translator: we are facing problems because of the oil spillings, it's affecting our poultry business and fish and can't use the water for daily necessitieses. >> reporter: a tanker hit another vice on tuesday causing the oil spill. the area is protected and home to rare dolphins, they are warning of an environment the ca acatastrophe government officias are trying to figure out how bad the damage is. >> we are getting samples of oil
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and water to assess the pollution level. we have been order today get the sample of fresh -- comparatively fresh soil and comparatively higher polluted soil. >> reporter: chemicals to help disburse the oil are being sends to the region but first volunteering door what they can combing river bank and swamp lands. >> translator: right now this is the only way to do the clean up, there are no other alternatives to this, we may consider using oil disburse ant but that has to wait until the end however we prefer the natural method to clean the oil spoil. >> reporter: they fear cleaning with chemicals could make it worse and damage more. most people in the village earn their living fishing in the area. but for the last four days because of the oil spill in the river, they are no longer able to do so. the only source of income now is scooping the oil from the river and selling it to the government
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run royal companies for a meager 30 u.s. cents a leader. no one really knows what the future holds for them. al jazerra, bangladesh. more than 430 avill 430 civn egypt have been referred to court for protests last year. they were deposi demonstrate ist the removal of mohamed morsi. they are accused of killing police officers and burning government buildings. muslim brotherhood leader has demanded the release of his son during his trying. both father and son are accused of spreading chaos in the country and breaking in to buildings. the son is a u.s. citizen and has been on hunger strike for more than 300 days, he says he isn't a member of the muslim brotherhood and describes himself as an independent human rights activist. well, al jazerra continues to demands the rehe lease of our
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three journal i haves who have been in prison in egypt for 351 days. they were jailed on false charges of helping the out laws muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. the winner of miss world will be crowned later on sunday. critics of the pageant continue to see it as degrade to go women. lee barker takes a look at how the event has changed over the years. >> reporter: it's the world's biggest beauty pageant. with more than 120 nations competing for the coveted crown. >> rapturous applause for the blue-eyed blond who not only likes riding a motorcycle bike and surfing but also enjoying sewing and interior decorating. >> reporter: it began 64 years ago and over the years has undergone a series of makeovers. nowadays it's as much about raising millions of dollars for charity as it is about perfect smiles and swimsuits.
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participants also have to face tough questions from journalists. >> there is an awful lot of pressure young women these days to look goods. do you think that this competition perhaps adds to that pressure? >> i think that it's important for young women to just be themselves, really. i think you know, if girls wants to dress up or if they want to put on makeup and do their hair then, you know, that's fine. >> miss world is the beauty with a purpose. and i would really like if people in india would appreciate it and encourage girls for this. >> and sally, miss lebanon, do you think the competition still has relevance today internationally? >> yes. sure, of course, because it lets all the nation nations meet and together they are unite united o show beauty and peace all over the world. >> thank you, ladies. thanks to your time. i know you have to go back to rehearsals. it's now down to the judges to work out exactly who will be the
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fair effort of they feel them. the event has faced heavy criticism. some question whether miss world has any place in the 20th censure. >> i there has never been a miss world winner over 20 stone or in a wheelchair okay or a winner who didn't fit an incredibly narrow dress and did h definiti, you know, 21st century beauty. >> reporter: miss world has been called exploitative and degrade to go women but las still has a global audience, millions remain firmly i remember its spell. lee barker, al jazerra, london. now to a story about a long lost painting from hungary. a children's film and an art historian with a sharp eye sleeping lady with black glass went missing in hundred guy i in the 1920s, it was rediscovered five years ago when a hungarian heart historian spotted it in the background of the children's
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film stew stuart the. he spent years tracking it down and back in hundred gar and i auctioned off to a local art director $285,000. and just a reminders that you can always keep up-to-date with the news on our website, aljazerra.com. >> slavery in nepal has been abolished, by law. but behind the high walls of many city homes here, young girls continue to serve as slaves. known as kamlari, they are the daughters of indebted farmers, sold to landlords for little to no money.