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>> this is al jazeera. >> welcome to the news hour. live from our headquarters in doha, coming up in the next 60 is minutes. a major victory for the japanese prime minister's ruling coalition. stepping down. haiti's prime minister resigns, after protests calling for him and the president to leave office. peru, paving the way for what is felt to be the most ax
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beneficiaries agreement in environmental history. and kurdish fighters have made way in the syrian town of kobani. japan's prime minister shinzo abe has won a landslide victory in the country's election. called two years early after japan slipped into recession last month. we know that shinzo abe has appeared at the time party headquarters and addressing his supporters. what did he say? >> well he's been celebrating his victory. it is a victory he few i think that he would win, when he called this election a month ago. but nonetheless, one that has been extremely satisfying to him. his plan has worked out and means he has what he says is a
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mandate to carry on with his economic policies and his other policies. there was no great fist-pumping celebration for the japanese prime minister as he marked his victory seat by seat. rather he had an air of a man whose plan had worked perfectly. he had publicly courted this. >> my economics policies are still only halfway done but i believe we have moved away from those dark days two or three years ago. i'm aware that there are still a lot of people who still don't feel the benefits of my policies but it is my duty to bring those policies to those very people and i believe this election voiced that clearly. >> abe had told the electorate this was a referendum on abenomics but one that resulted in a record low turnout for a national election.
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>> we really had no choice even if you wish others could challenge. >> translator: it's an election that was designed to be won so it's very strategic. as a citizen i wonder, why now? >> a poll of japanese voters show confusion as to why this is necessary. polling station more of a sense of a duty being reluctantly informed. they voted for abe. through massive stimulus and money-printing its third and most critical stage structural reform is still stuck in low gear. as well as giving them extra time to achieve that goal this win also enables him to move forward on the rest of his agenda including restarting the nuclear power industry and renewing his push to past fis t
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government . >> doesn't this undermine this? >> at least 7% lower than the previous election in terms of turnouturnout down in the lowerh percentile. the opposition was in such poor state there was no other result on the table other than a resounding victory by abe. this will extend his mandate. this will give him another four years to pursue abenomics. not just restarting the nuclear power industry but he said at his speech at the ldp party headquarters that he would vow
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to continue t to persuade the people for a need. reinterpreting part of that constitution, if he were to really try to push for further revision of that constitution that could cause eruptions with his coalition partners and in terms of his popularity in the electorate at large. >> harry fawcett from tokyo. rebel fighters in aleppo say they destroyed some military vehicles. but the syrian state news agency says the government remains in control of the village.
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the assad regime insists it is still in control of the airport at dar azor, meanwhile kurdish forces in the syrian town of kobani say they have made inroads against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> dar azor airport is one of the strong holds in the east of syria. military in control winning control of the airport would also give i.s.i.l. control of the oil. i.s.i.l. has made previous attempts to get onto the air field but its fighters have been beaten back by syrian forces and a pro-assad video shows that the
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troops are in control of the area around the airport. pushed i.s.i.l. forces from the southern parts of the town. also cut an i.s.i.l. supply line. reduced much of kobani to rubble. i.s.i.l. fighters still control the eastern side of kobani and supply a result ope result open. pushed easily through other parts of syria and iraq. syrian fighters are backed up by peshmerga fighters. >> more than 100 i.s.i.l. fighters in anbar province in the last ten hours. intense fighting at ramadi.
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jane arraf has the latest from baghdad. >> from suicide bombers to mortars and fighters. there's been intense fighting in el anbar. used by the iraqi army and seized by i.s.i.l. as they took over large parts of the country in june, they confiscated hundreds of the vehicles and in the past month they've blown up more than a dozen of them using suicide bombs. this is on the road to the syrian border, near ramadi. fighting going on as they mortar positions of the provincial council. there are iraqi security forces as well as government officials but i.s.i.l. has also fought
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hard for areas including amarea telefallujah, which has been under siege for months now. on the road to baghdad. i.s.i.l. strategically choosing its battles. they don't want boots on the ground, they don't particularly want iraqi security forces. they certainly don't want shia militias, but they want are arms and ammunition. some are saying american help in the form of soldiers coming to advicadvise them. not likely to happen but what's more likely is more british advisors and more american advisors. britain says it's sending more than 100 military advisors in the new year. in the kurdish region and around
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baghdad. they are not likely to go out with the troops but hopefully they will make more difference in making the forces on the ground much more important. >> the port has shut down, strikes by rebels hit targets near the port in a bid to stop rebel fighters from unrest. police in turkey has seized the office of, eight people were detained and 24 others were wanted for questioning. the operation took place after president recep tayyip erdogan announced a new campaign against gulin supporters. >> translator: this is a disgrace for turkey and this is not a convenient picture for turkey. in at which time century turkey a media group that has dozens of
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tv channels, radio, websites and magazines is being exposed to such a treatment? we are an international media outlet. we are broadcasting in foreign countries as well and these scenes will be marked as a disgrace in history. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists who have been detained in egypt for 351 days. peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were jailed for supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing their convictions. much more to come on this news hour. a manslaughter charge is not strong enough for an israeli policemen who shot their son. plus. >> emergency education plan is helping bring thousands of children back to class. >> coming up in sports: why the actions of two pskts hockey paks
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have caused a major rift with india. haiti's prime minister has resigned after months of proafts iprotests in port port a port-a. kim vanel reports. >> one of the demonstrators demands is being met. prime minister leonard lemon has announced he is ready to step down. protesters are angry over what they say is government corruption.
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and that there hasn't been an election in haiti for three years. the president blames the opposition for delaying the vote. >> this government was supposed to organize the elections, for four years all they did was corruption. they ruined the country. that's why we take to the streets and we will be in the streets every single day. we are asking the u.s. government to come take the president with them because they are the ones that put him in power. >> reporter: without new elections come january parliament will be dissolved and president matalie will rule by decree. that's why many believe the prime minister's resignation won't be enough. >> there's no magic wand that can save martelli. no way to be saved. >> even lemont's resignation will break. haiti will be without a functioning government or a prime minister.
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kim vanel, al jazeera. >> well, the political crisis in haiti has lasted about three years and has been made worse by economic problems. the caribbean island is still struggling to recover from a deaf stating earthquake that hit the island five years ago. haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, with 3% of the population owning almost 50% of its wealth. the international crisis true. says without a clear shift in political attitudes critical international aid could begin to dry up. lauren du bois is the former director of the lab at duke university. he joins us from durham, north carolina, thank you sir for being with us. now, the resignation of the prime minister has is not quite
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quelled anger on the streets. are we likely to see the president step down any time soon? >> i think that seems relatively unlikely. although the resignation of lemont is a relatively big victory for the antigovernment protesters since he has been a pivotal player in the government for the last several years. >> much of the chaos is over the delayed elections, two years, that's been delayed. now the ruling party blames the opposition. the opposition says the ruling party is hedging. explain to us what's actually behind this delay. >> well, this unfortunately has been often a feature of haitian politics. the deadlock between the president and the prime minister, happened under arristide and preval. some of it is an unwillingness
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to find a middle ground and a big polarization. a general sense that in some ways leant politicwayhaitian poe hands of the people. >> we know now that the mandate is expected to expire in january. what is expected to happen then? >> it's really difficult to know. i mean a lot will depend on actions and behind the scenes negotiations obviously. the longer the deadlock continues the longer the crietiocrisiswill build. the the key is whether martelli will stay or who will fill lemont's position. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, is in rome to meet
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with russia's foreign mints, sergey lavrov. prospect of new u.s. sanctions due to the conflicts in ukraine. more sanctions against russia as well as the delivery of military hardware to ukraine. the bill still needs to be approved by the white house. direct military assistance for fear of being drawn into a proxy war with russia. claudio levanga, these are crucial talks. what are the two foreign ministers expected to address? >> well, they are expected to address exactly that. the passing by the u.s. senate of that ukraine freedom act bill, that has pledged to impose new sanctions to moscow and release those funds to help
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ukraine to fight back in southern ukraine in the region of crimea. of course moscow was not impressed by the passing of that bill by the senate. used very strong words a couple of days ago about it. they posted a message on the foreign ministry website that called the bill an overly confrontational message. saying that russia would not be intimidated in giving up its interests or internal affairs. lavrov will probably pass on that message to kerry as they meet about four minutes from now. but lavrov has a couple of aces up his sleeve. russia needs support in mediat
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mediating interests in middle east, russia has proposed to take in the bulk of the yeurm um and then ship it back to a nuclear reactorror in iran so it can only be used to produce energy. lavrov could threaten for russia to withdraw from that offer. the next meeting on that particular deal will take place in geneva on wednesday. >> all right, claudio, thanks very much for speaking with us. claudio levanga speaking to us from rome. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is set to hold talks, netanyahu warned against palestine's bid for the u.n. urging israel to withdraw from
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the west bank. >> i will tell the both of them that israel stands to a great extent as a solitary island against the waves of islamic extremism washing over the entire middle east. until now we have successfully stood against the attacks. an statement to force upon us through u.n. resolutions withdraws to the 1967 borders, within a divined time frame of two years. and this will bring radical islamic elements to the suburbs of tel aviv and to the borders of jerusalem no down this will be rejected. >> israeli police has released the name of a border policeman indicted for killing a palestinian teenage are in may.
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stefanie dekker has the story. >> he is no longer here. >> translator: it gets harder each day. life is so hard without him. he is my in son, my love and i was taken away from me all of a sudden. to see him die was so hard. i wish it was me. >> 17-year-old nadine's death was caught on camera. west bank in may. it was calm and then came this. the israeli army initially said no live fire was used but in a rare move a border police officer was arrested earlier this month, and he has now been indicted for manslaughter. nadine's father thinks the charge the not enough. >> it is premedicated murder. they say it is manslaughter. we need a way to appeal. all the evidence we submitted to
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the israelis proves it was premeditated. >> not live fire can only be used if the soldiers find their lives are in danger but a live round was found in nadine's backpack after being shot. >> shot to kill, that's how it looks like, i don't know, but in this case i think it's an achievement that he was caught, inherited and brought to trial. there are so many others who are not caught, who are not brought to trial. >> reporter: leat says the police don't interrogate properly and the police try to cover up these incidents. against a member of the security forces. a case will go to trial and
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ultimately it will be this court to decide whether the accused is guilty or not. but the reality is that. >> it is my duty to bring justice to my son through law. in the end, if this soldier was punished like he should, any soldier pointing a gun at children will have to think twice before firing. >> she knows there is no guarantee that justice will be done. stefanie dekker, al jazeera, east jerusalem. >> intestines fied since they started accusing authorities of carrying out collective punishment dependence the families of suspected separatists. rory challenge reports.
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>> dark roads of the chechen country side, the armed men are parked outside. the human rights workers call police and as many friends and colleagues as they can think of. and this is cctv footage taken earlier saturday from outside dema and sergei's apartment. this man here sergei thinks is holding a gun, they knock on the door and speak to the neighbors. luckily, they weren't there at the time. sergei why do you think this is happening? >> translator: i think with these methods the leadership of the republic is using pain and loss for killed chechen policemen. to try to get rid of an organization that is undesirable for local authorities and creates problems.
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>> chechnya's deputy foreign minister be arrives to talk. head of the city's administration there is nothing to worry about. bull butt while this conversation is going on the human rights workers's office is torched. there have been many fires in chechnya in recent days. assault on grozni on december the 4th that killed one policeman and some of the attackers themselves. it's been five years since the situation was declared over. homes destroyed he urged. criticizing this as illegal collective punishment has led to the targeting of rights workers not just in chea but in moscow too. at an official rally in grozny on saturday, the officials were
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accused of being in league with the terrorists. >> we don't want human rights activists to criticize our president. he's right and does everything correctly. >> i came to support the people, myself the president against them. >> so sergei and dema are working out whether to leave chechnya. they feel intimidated and that it's not safe any more. >> still to come on the news hour. a global deal may be reached in peru but it doesn't go far enough officials say. in burma, a symbol of peace. and joe will have the latest from manchester united's snatch from liverpool.
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kurdish forces in the town of kobani say they've made gains against islamic state of iraq and the levant. fighting in the border town has been ongoing for about three months. haiti's prime minister laurent lemont has resigned. demonstrators are and inning elections and want president michel martelli to also step down. let's go back to the japanese snap election. a referendum on shinnzo abe's economy. the plan abenomics consists of three so-called arrows, the japanese government has boosted spending and its lowered interest rates, that's made
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japan's exports cheaper. printed hundreds of billions of dollars and used it to buy debt. switching to stocks making the tokyo stock market soar. and the third arrow of structural reforms has taken longer. abe wants to free up health care services, overahau overhaul they companies do business. abe wants to delay a planned increase in the sales tax which he fears would make consumers less likely to spend. let's try and make sense of all of this with sinae watanabe, a senior fellow, live with us from the capital. there's been a low voter turnout and this comes at a time when abe has low approval ratings as well. he may have won but he doesn't really have a popular mandate,
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does he? >> i think lower kind of the [ audio problems.] >> i think we're going to have to stop you there sir, i'm afraid we're having some problems hearing you, there might be some kind of communication problems. perhaps with your microphone. we'll try to get you on air a little later, so do bear with us. other stories now. at least 16 people have died in violence in yemen as houthi rebels push for more control. fight with al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they've also sacked the governor of houdida province and
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appointed their own. as caroline malone reports. >> residents wants to make their country a symbol of peace. houthi rebels took control of sanaa in september. those in charge of tis want to focus on the country's cultural capital. >> we want to keep tis the cultural capital of yemen. distance the city from the political strife that the other forces have been engaged in. >> houthi rebels are represented by members of their political win. local leaders to keep the peace. >> we want the help of local authorities and security forces to maintain peace and security in this province and across yemen. >> there were protests in tis,
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people living in the city refused to let the armed wing of the group in . they will support the houthis sloong theaslong as they use a l approach. >> we are with the houthis in every plan they adopt but we are in tis rejecting this and not allowing it to happen. >> the civilian houthi leadership keeping the city of tis peaceful. caroline malone al jazeera. >> delegates at the u.n. climate control meeting in peru, our environment editor nick clark reports from lima. >> at long last after endless
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through the hours ran wranglinga resolution. dispiedespite the celebration, y vai this is an incredibly -- say this is incredibly weak. >> we had commitments we had pledges for green climate fund. instead what we got was a half baked deal. >> reporter: there was nearly no agreement at all. the third agreement was rejected out of hand by developing countries. >> we feel this text needs a little surgery and we would like us to put on our gowns, our scalpels and carefully insert a few vital organs that need to be incorporated into this agreement. >> reporter: outside the dismantling began. but it seemed like the conference would go on and on. the u.s. wanted it to stay that
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way. >> we have no time for lengthy new negotiations, and i think we all know that. >> while the endless back and forth took its toll the developing countries worked on the words. china and the u.s. in disagreement over the state of the text here in li lima, fourth version of the text on the day. >> we do know that we must address climate change, we know increasingly that we can address climate change and with this moving on to paris we cement the fact that we will address climate change. >> this conference was hosted by one of the countries worst affected from climate change, from meltin melting glaciers and deforestation and all its implications. lima was all about charting a
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course in paris in a year's time. lima has been a disappointment that has been saved from failure by last minute hustling. there is a lot of work to do if paris 2015 is to be successful. nick clark al jazeera lima peru. >> we want to take you back now to our top story and that is the snap elections in japan in which prime minister shinnzo abe has it's been recorded won a landslide victory. i believe we have reestablished contact with sunao watanabe, senior fellow at the tokyo foundation. as we were mentioning a little earlier there is a low voter turnout and at a time when abe has low approval raights. ratings. this does undermine his mandate doesn't it? >> yes somehow. that's why abe understand that
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abe had snap election. he needed to extend his tenure four more years. >> if that's the case then it is all about the abenomics which a lot of people have said is extremely unpopular in japan. now, the economic reforms that he's already put in place has led to a recession in japan. is there a concern that if he continues with more reforms that this could only worsen the current recession? >> abenomics or any kind of economic stimulus neat further structural reform and that's very difficult to be done by lvpn opposition too. so japanese politics itself can do any good follow through over second dollars of abenomics.
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>> mr. watanabe, thank you so much for your time. a senior fellow at the tokyo foundation. indonesia's president has toured an area in central java that has been devastated by landslide. joko novara toured, killed at least 32 people. around 80 others are still missing. the u.s. senate has passed a 1.1 trillion spending bill avoiding a government shutdown. the bill will now be sent to president obama who is expected to sign it into law. republicans and democrats disagreeing over financial regulations. and thousands of people in the u.s. have protested against the killing of unarmed black men by police. hundreds of demonstrators in
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boston turned out for justice for all campaign, thousands more rallied in washington, d.c, against what they describe as police brutality. >> this has become an anthem since michael brown was killed in ferguson, missouri. witnesses say his hands were up when he was shot and killed buy white police officer. >> i can't breathe. >> i can't breathe, a new rallying cry, eric garner's words that were caught on tape. the deaths have sparked widespread outrage and protest. thousands marched in new york. >> i can't breathe! >> and in washington, d.c. >> and this country today and every day, until we see change, we're going to make you your honouncomfortable.
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because african american people in this country have been uncomfortable for too long. >> they say what's happened recently for the first time they've 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 of the vehicle and they know exactly what you're doing before they approach the vehicle. so yes, eventually we're going to have to have those conversations. >> some of the march organizers say the purpose of this protest was to change federal laws but there are already federal laws that ban discrimination and racial profiling. but there's a much different purpose for gathering the people say. >> the police say like okay, this is who you have to protect. this is what they want from you. that's when the police department start to base the change. >> for people to see that we are awake and we are aware of what's
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going on and this needs to be changed. >> for the allen family they hope this is the first step to finding a real solution. >> i think it starts a dialogue. from that dialogue, people is can be exposed to what you think what you feel and maybe you can solve some things that way. >> they're angry they are determined and they are saying enough. what is less clear is that in the long run if anything will change. patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >> a u.s. citizen says he has entered north korea illegally but is being held by the authorities. arturo pierre martinez said he entered the country by crossing the river with china. the 29-year-old said he wanted to convey information to he north korea's government and went on to criticize the united states for its human rights
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violations. sudan's prime minister has welcomed the icc's allegations. she is halting the probe so other urgent case he kc looked at. bashir has accused the court of trying to humiliate his country. >> the icc has surrendered saying they have failed. it is not because sudan's president has rejected those allegations. it is because the suda sudanese people have supported the allegations. >> child soldiers on both sides of the conflict. others have lost contact with families. from south sudan upper nile state, karen soy reports.
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>> reporter: 16 years old, taking care of her circumstances siblings since february, this is the youngest. their mother was killed here, their father is still missing. >> translator: my father walked through, on that day when the fighting was too much, he told us to run ahead because he would slow us down. that's the last i saw him. >> reporter: every so often they come to this unicef tracing office. they want to find out if their father has been located. it's not good news. >> security is one of the factors that does not allow our staff to go to trace the parent of this unaccompanied children. >> reporter: this is dett, he's 17 years old and knows exactly where his parents are. he was told they are in ethiopia. he was 10, in january he was deployed by the national army to fight the rebels in malakao.
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>> i left the hbla because colleagues from my tribe were killed. if we were fighting for the same side. i was afraid they would kill me too. >> reporter: diana has siblings, thousands of other children have not gone to school all year. many schools have been destroyed or closed because of security reasons and getting children back to school has been a struggle. many are afraid, they're traumatized and schooling may not be a priority now. children are enrolled in an emergency program. now 3,000 have registered, the village itself is hosting roughly 80,000 displaced people. before december last year only 1500 people lived here. >> the children in south sudan
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like many place he are very resilient. and the society is very resilient. it's been through 24 years of war. and these people are still going. >> reporter: they're about to write their end of year exam. they hope they'll pass but with many teachers having fled, most children juggling school and fending for themselves just being in class is good enough. katherine soy, al jazeera, mallakao, in south sudan's upper state. >> closer to fact than you may think. plus joe will tell you why fifa is getting a sinking feeling about their top club competition. br
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>> let's get all the sports news now with jo. >> thank you. there's one place to start, old trafford. three-nil defeat, won by the same score line on sunday. scores from rooney, massa and percy. second place man city, back down to 9th level on points with totnam who kick off with swansea in a few minutes time.
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world cup has been moved to mayomarrakesh . quarter final between western city wonders, match should have been called off, mexican side azul scored twice in extra time to bee win the game 3-nil to sep a game on tuesday. part time footballers are 180 minutes away from being crowned world champions. stunned the states of algeria. the new zealand state first from oceania, will meet argentina on wednesday. >> semi pro, amateur team, however you want to call it. we are not professional. we haven't conceded a goal in two games and we ignite both
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teams from everything more than three or four clear chances, not even that made. so again i think it's a great -- this is a great tribute for the work that the club itself does. a club with a lot of volunteers. >> two pakistan hockey players have been suspended by the fih for making lewd gestures at indian fans, after pakistan had beaten indian players, the two layers had been given a one game ban meaning they'll miss sunday's final against germany which pakistan lost 2-nil. decision came a few hours after india's hockey president slammed the decision by the fih. >> fih will not be seen as such a weak body. and we have taken the decision that we will not be holding any
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fih international events in future until some corrective action is taken on that issue. >> world golf number 3, scott was forced into a three way playoff to decide the australian pga title. dropped out after the second hole but scott and chalmers kept on for another five extra holes. scott was the one to slip up missing a par putt. it opened the door for chalmers, who takes the championship. >> it's just an honor. i'm worn out. and i don't know, i think adam might have been bored just driving down the middle the last hole. i was driving all over the place. i'm ready excited and really thrilled. >> kelly slater needs to win the masters in hawaii this week and hopes that tour leader gabriel
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medina places third or worse. already through to round 3. >> it's called the masai olympics. traditional sport to help save one of the country's most important animals. alice heiman splans. >> in the mountains of kenya, the generations, the only way for them to prove their manhood and become a warrior was to kill a lion. but with the animal's population dropping a third in the past two decades, a prized lion has made way for the masai olympics. >> back in the day people used to kill lions because they didn't know the animal's benefits. now we understand their importance. that's why we don't kill them. >> reporter: one day of athletic events with a masai
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twist. rather than a diskus, a warrior stick used to scare off jackals. the dance has become the equivalent of high jump and the grass the only target. >> this idea was how can we engage the warriors in a very constructive manner? not to shun the culture but to stop killing lions for their own benefits. >> it's not just trophies and medals up for grabs. scholarships and cash are on offer, while the winners have a trip to new york city's marath marathon. the most famous masai, david rudisha in support. >> i ovens we, so far, we are
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still very few coming from kenya and this is a very good initiative because we are trying to teach and to educate them about conservation and as well as sports. >> for the lion hearted at least, culture and tradition is preserved where one day a chance at a bigger olympics. alice holman, al jazeera. >> for more, check at aljazeera.com/sport. that's all at this time. >> thanks jo. since 40 years ago, when americans first set foot on the moon, a way to make that happen. our technology deirdre tarek
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baseley explains. >> you are now moon base number 1. >> reporter: the idea of a manned base on the moon has been around for decades. and not just in the realm of science fiction. nasa's apollo missions gave technology a human information about the surface. but now scientists are again looking towards the moon and to mars. >> once you leave earth other o, you've cut off your support and supply line from earth. so you have to be resourceful. >> this honey comb like structure was built by a robotic 3d printer. scientists used dust, water, and a type of salt which turned it into a concrete. they say this could be done on
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the moon and could form building blocks of a future moon base. the teams using a robotic vehicle or a team of them, to squeeze in the mix would be faster, cheaper and safer than using astronauts to do the job. >> with normal technologies would you have to bring to the moon all the materials, all the materials, and the astronauts. with this technology what you just do you send a machine to the moon, 3d printer to the moon and then you use the dust that you find already on the moon to build the moon base around the machine itself. >> the concrete shield would protect the mission from small meteor impacts and block out dangerous radiation. >> on certain parts of the moon and on planets like mars, water does exist. and that really makes resupply a lot easier for future astronauts. if the resources are already there, just take along the
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technology to extract them. >> we won't be setting up manned bases on other planets or the moon for decades at the very least. but when we do new and innovative ways of building will be essential if we are turning science fiction into fact. research center netherlands. from space to now a story about a long lost painting from hungary, a children's film and an art historian with a sharp vie. sleeping lady with a black vase, went missing in the 1920s it was then rediscovered five years ago when a hu hungarian collectr spotted it. stay with us on al jazeera,
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