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>> the death toll could be much higher than anyone'd known. >> posing as a buyer to get in there. >> 10,000 people are already dead mr. president, who should answer for those people? investigation. government forces to begin a major ground campaign to take back territory from i.s.i.l. western ukraine where
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people are hoping a 4-way dialogue slated for wednesday, will bring peace. plus... >> i'm tom ackerman in maine, where more die every year than are born. maine are working on answers to the population loss challenge. we tell you more about them our top story - an investigation is underway in egypt into a football match stampede that killed at least 40 people. most of those were fans of the al-masry football league. the fans accused the police of a massacre. officials say thousands of fans stormed the area without tickets. more now. >> reporter: football fans tried to get into the stadium in cairo, coming to watch a match between zamalek and em p.d. i -
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some without tickets. the police tried to control the crowds without barricades. when that didn't work they fired tear gas. >> translation: suddenly they closed the gate and told us to get out via another gait. the police fired tear gas, and people on top of each other. we started to leave quickly. there were others in the crowd. those that managed to leave were confronted by police. >> reporter: in the confusion many fell and were trampedly. the club called what happened a mask area by police. officials say police officers were overwhelmed. the interior ministry said in a statement that: relations between football fans and forces have been tense.
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football supporters were part of mass protests. the media director of the egyptian association accuses the outlawed muslim brotherhood of being involved. >> in short ... >> translation: this is an accident that happened on purpose. they meant to insult the place and take the country back. the branches of the brotherhood. >> reporter: as accusations fly, relatives and friends of those killed are now in mourning. >> translation: people are dying. it's like we came for a wedding. after sunday's violence the public pushes office orders the arrest of the group. the egyptian football federation lifted a 3-year ban on people attending the match. the egyptian government postponed matches in the premier league indefinitely to iraq now, where the army
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is preparing to launch a major ground offensive to retake territory. the u.s. envoy leading the coalition against i.s.i.l. saying the operation will begin in the coming weeks. american forces are training iraqi soldiers at four main sites with the mep of the international airlines he says that danish and australian traders are supporting americans at the bashar al-assad base. the spanish and portuguese are helping out in the camp. and in taiji there are trainers from australia, new zealand. german italian, french dutch and belgium trainers are stationed in erbil. >> now, hue significant general allen's comments. >> it seems to be an indication
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that the u.s. of some indications, had differences of opinion with iraq on how to proceed, have thrown their public weight behind the effort of the forces to move quickly to retake some of that territory. part of this is a reaction to the killing of the jordanian pilot and the international outrage, including among the coalition that the u.s. heads. on their own side in the united states they don't have formal authority. even minimal numbers of troops on the ground. this is a complicated fight. what general allen is signalling is they are ready to work with iraq. they will begin, at least, a major offensive. >> just separately. the coalition in iraq seems to
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have had some progress in the battle against i.s.i.l. the armed group is a more difficult enemy compared to al qaeda. in what way. >> when you talk to officers and soldiers here they will tell you they have never thought of anything like that before. we have to remember in june the army melted away when i.s.i.l. and their gunmen using armoured vehicles from iraqi forces american armored vehicles came rolling over the hills, they basically panicked and ran. this is it a country that is somewhat in disarray. the huge subdivision, the armed forces were not what they should have been. they are trying to piece all of that together. there's an issue that this is not just a fight playing out on the battlefield on the ground in iraq or syria, i.s.i.l. proved to be a master of recruiting from around the world and
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propaganda. in iraq they are trying to put out some of their own messages to counter that. >> this is one of the front lines in the fight against i.s.i.l. a state-run iraqi television videos are part of an effort to counter i.s.i.l.'s wide-ranging propaganda. the campaign is aimed at undermining the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the most effective weapon a series called staged superstation. the devil arrives to destroy iraq with the help of friends. the video was a parody of an i.s.i.l. song from mosul that has gone viral. instead of paradise, this time suicide bombers will end up watching dishes. >> each is a different segment
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of life under-i.s.i.l. they explain since there was no medical equipment, 1,000 years ago they use knives and sowing needles. iraqi officials say in a statement that it upholds islam. >> translation: trying to scrape away the different layers of i.s.i.l. the parody to say they don't belong among the sacred. they are a group of people and their understanding of islam is comical. >> it's also an evidence. this production is aimed at demystifying i.s.i.l. inspiring laughter rather than fear. around the world there's not much, a lot of that struggle is played out in all sorts of
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forums. artists use shoes to depict i.s.i.l. fighters. it is an insult to the arab world. the point in feigning bravery, i am indeed afraid but they won't be silent. >> they came up with the idea after they seized i.s.i.l. the shoes are deformed. it is i.s.i.l.'s ideology. >> part of the reason that this fight has been so difficult is in large parts of the country i.s.i.l. is stronger than iraqi security. those are the parts of the country, many in sunni areas, where people are waiting to see what they can and will do for them before they sign up. jane arraf reporting there for
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us from the capital baghdad. >> and across the border in syria, forces pushing i.s.i.l. around the town of kobane which is on the border with turkey kurdish forces recaptured i.s.i.l. in january after four months of fighting. germany's german chancellor angela merkel is in washington to brief president obama over the ukraine crisis. the leaders of the germany, france russia are due to meet in ukraine for peace talks. e.u. ministers are set to endorse sanctions against russia over actions in ukraine. 19 ukranian and russian individuals will be subjected meanwhile, ukraine civilian life is more difficult than residents experiencing daily.
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few shelters and rations are not enough. we spoke to a few families desperate for the conflict to end. >> nearly 70 people are living here. more come every day. in this stuffy poorly-lit basement under a block of flats the families try their best to continue their lives, fleeing their homes because the shelling is intense. we all hope the talks will succeed and hope for peace. last night shelling destroyed part of the windows. at midnight all families hid in one corner of the shelter. women were crying. in donetsk city an aid convoy has arrived. >> the humanitarian aid convoy
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sent by russia to a reason described as suffering a humanitarian crisis. it's hoped building and food will help those. >> reporter: this is the 13th delivery from russia since the fighting began. there has been doubt before that it was only aid. russia denies it is supplying the separatists weapons. >> i have no idea where you can hide weapons, you can touch the boxes themselves. there is only food inside. >> the poor have no cowboys but to supplement the supplies. these men say they fish more out of necessity than pleasure. victor has three children and has not paid his pension since
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july. >> reporter: houses are being destroyed. children are being killed. there's no gas in my home no pensions. i prefer to be outside, at least like a flow of coming that way. >> reporter: they continue to suffer indiscriminate shelling. >> u.n. says around 600,000 ukrainians fled to other countries. >> it continues to deteriorate. time is the worst. families will be underground again. terrified and powerless to stop the bombs more to come in the news hour including hanging on to power. australian prime minister survives a leadership challenge.
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>> we tell you why awards for music was not all song and dance. >> and in sport ivory coast celebrates its first african cup of nation in a decade. details later in sport. folks in yemen start, including countries including the big opposition group withdrawing from the nation. earlier it was announced talks would begin. it comes three days after rebels to power. many regions in the east including aden. it was a rejected destination. they are trying to stop oil production, and the houthis tried to enforce the rule. meanwhile in sanaa, president
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abd-rabbu mansour hadi the prime minister is still under house arrest. it's been 20 days. let's get more from the editor of the yemen post. he's based in sanaa. he joins us via skype. the acoustic are a minority group. they are facing the main opposition in the capital, and are facing unrest from the south. a separatist movement. will they come as negotiating table from a weak point of view or from a strong point of view. >> what happened today, the opposition leading the negotiation show why they think it's impossible to negotiate with the houthis. the houthis right now are talking. the minorities are up 20, 30 40%. it's not a minority.
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that's why they are leading the negotiations. they enforce the rules. that's what e cannot take. today is the houthi leader they haven't hit an position leader and who is president of the party. the houthis wants to negotiate under their terms. under their way or no way. that's why it was almost impossible for any to be reached with dialogue because of the tone. and the silence of the international community, whether by - put the houthis by escalation or the main ally. >> do the yemenees feel let down by the international community for not averting the crisis that their country is in now. >> yes.
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the president as well. how did they let this happen the attack. the president contacted the international community. he contacted the regional allies jordan. we only here condemnation houthis are continuing in their progress. they know no one will stop them. they are the only in the country, and no side but the local or international will have the ability. >> if regional neighbours though we know that the u.n. might have spoken to saudi arabia we know the community, and i have spoken to gulf leaders, why do you think no one has reached out to iran who is supposed to be behind the houthis. >> iranians have limited support for the houthis.
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the gulf are not backing the president. the houthis know that and there is contact with the iranians. that is taking place. the houthis, the regional area they are trying to stay aside, but the houthis, internal powers deal with your own fours see where it reaches. and the hope is that it stands up at the houthis. >> we know that there has been several protests not just in the capital, but across the country. as a result of those protest, several protesters have been arrested. are demonstrations still
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ongoing. >> these demonstrators were supposed to continue on a daily basis. until yesterday, the interior ministry just assigned band all protest. this is an escalation in the same way that took place in egypt. protests took place when they expressed their own opinion, with protests. what is happening right now, if you protest, in is all happening while the community is losing a great ally going in the other direction. >> thank you for that. the editor of the yemen "post." australian prime minister tony abbott has avoided losing
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his job after a vote of no confidence in his leadership was defeated. as andrew thomas reports, australians are not impressed with their leader. >> translation: tony lives, this man voted for the prime minister. but he is dis illusioned. >> quite disappointed yes. because of the policies you know that he pushed and came up with. >> pal allas is not the only one, many of tony abbott's party loft faith in him. in canberra on monday abbott faced what he called a chilling experience. he survived. 61 of his colleagues supported him. 39 mps voted against him. >> obviously i accept that the last few weeks have been tough
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for the government. but they have also been difficult weeks for the australian people because the people expect and deserve a government getting op with the job. i am confident we have put this time behind us that we are back at work for the people of australia. >> reporter: abbott yet faces another challenge. reminiscent of the power struggles of the previous government. where julia gillard took the leadership only to see kevin rudd win it back three years later. elected comfortably, tony abbott's popularity dropped, partly because of his style. some complain he doesn't consult. facing falling prices a subsequent economic downturn abbott struggled to get cost-cutting legislation through
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parliament. he backtracked and scrapped paid parental leave. he is seen as a gaff propose prime minister. and gave a highest abbingo laid not -- accolade not to a distinguished australian but to prince philip husband of the british queen. >> i couldn't believe it. i didn't laugh, but i was surprised and shocked. tony abbott believes people like tony pallas are behind him - they are not. most australians would vote out the current government if it good. an over welcoming do not want him as prime minister. many think he hasn't ended speculation. >> the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog says contaminated water leaking
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from fukushima nuclear plant is a challenging issue. they are reviewing work to decommission the plant, damned in an earthquake in 2011. tetco was criticized for leaks into the pacific ocean. it will be unable to contaminate water at the site before a march deadline. the latest opposition leader will be in court hoping to be cleared of sodomy charges, it is believed they are politically motivated. more from kuala lumpur. >> anwar has been walking out of the court for a while. his previous acquittal was overturned last march. guilty of sodomy and sentenced for five years, he's been an bail pending an appeal. allegations of sodomy after
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falling out from the ruling party. and he was the deputy prime minister. charged and convicted, he spent several years in gaol before being overturned on appeal. he is a charismatic and divisive figure in politics. supporters believe the government will be concerned if anwar is made. >> they wouldn't be able to focus 100% in these countries to change. he is seen as the most significant political leader to bring it to a place. >> he has been a traditionally popular figure and those affected. often speaking about thing they can of thousands are willing to
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listen to him at gatherings like this. >> students - they think if i'm not going be here to defend them. who else will be here. >> no one is writing the obituary yet. he plays an important role. if he goes to gaol will the opposition fragment. if he goes to prison will it embolden the opposition who made gains and elections in recent here. this is a final say on anwar's future. whatever the decision, it is possible that a new chapters is about to be written in the anwar story. verdicts may change the direction of malaysian politics. >> let's take a check on the whether. it's rob, and the front across
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mongolia causing son kern. >> there's interesting weather. we n don't go to this part of the world. almost nothing except for a streak of cloud. more importantly it's where it's going. because it's heading towards that area. the temperature drops down to minus 40. the two are the same at that level. that's a cold place on earth. it changes. it leaks out, across the sea of chappan. you might guess the roult. when it gets to that position it's across fairly warm waters. wump up the cloud and you get huge amount of precipitation, it's so cold and there's the low
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currently responsible. japan is not a stranger. it's been really knowy winter. currently on the ground. there's 14 halfway down. there's a lot more to come. not always on the mountains, but mostly thankfully thank you. there's lots more to come on the newshour so stay with us. boxing by boko haram, we meet local men defending the maiduguri city of. and the greek prime minister lays out his plan to ease austerity. plus... >> i'm daniel lack in yukon territory in canada where the yukon arctic ultra takes place, and i'll be reporting on it. it.
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you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. investigation into a stampede outside of football stadium in cairo, leaving 14 dead. police and gans are blaming each other for the incident. a u.s. general leading the coalition against the islamic state of iraq and levant says iraqi troops will begin a major ground offensive to take back territory from the group. general john allen says the assault will be given in the coming weeks. >> peace talks in yemen have been suspended.
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two are withdrawing from negotiations. earlier the u.n. envoy to yemen says the talks will begin. rebels took power in a coup on friday armed men shot dead a member of parliament in mogadishu. he was killed while leaving his house, on his way to parliament. there has been a series of fatal attacks. >> the nigerian city of maiduguri came under attack by boko haram fighters trying to get control of it. it's in the north-east and that is the area that the military is trying to secure before holding elections in six weeks. people say it's up to the army to keep them safe. al jazeera travelled to maiduguri. >> reporter: for three years members of the state sponsored militia helped stop boko haram,
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but at a huge cost. >> they say the government strategy needs to change. >> people are attacking. we all explain. if we are attacking them with the little we have i know with the little answer we have if we attacking them they have no power to come and attack us. >> for now the city is safe but boxed in by boko haram from all directions. >> i will take over the boko haram. most of these people move out of the government. some of them are in the camps. some of them are in the houses. we have more than 1.5 million today in the city.
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you can see that the city is chopped off. >> after years of suffering residents say they have had enough. all of us are determined not to run. this is our last line of defense. there's no way we can put. they are also in trouble. boko haram is determined to take my degree. with the presence of military formations and a large military. >> the military needs six weeks with the help of multi national forces. this paves the way for elections. presidents say they this such promises before all the while
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boko haram grew bolder and deadlier for now they are taking their destiny in their own hands, and the city will be the last line of defense. south sudan is on the brink of a major food crisis. that's according to the united nations organization. they have run out in areas where ongoing fighting has hit. thousands of civilians have fled to u.n. bases since political infighting began a year ago. egypt announced an update of february 12th. journalist mohamed fadel fahmy who have spent 408 days in an egyptian prison. another accused of supporting the muslim brotherhood from changes that they deny.
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mohamed fadel fahmy gave up egyptian citizenship to be deported to his home in canada. prosecutors have not yet made their side of the agreement. canada should have pushed harder for his release say his family. in a statement from an canada they say: the new greek prime minister alexis tsipras has rejected e.u. bail-out money. he won the elections last month
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on the basis of ending austerity measures. dominik kane reports. >> reporter: alexis tsipras was elected on anti-austerity programme. the prime minister alexis tsipras stayed true to his policy. >> the greek people gave a strong mandate to end austerity. this catastrophic austerity. consequently the bailout was first cancelled by its own failure, and its destructive result. >> reporter: that means at the end of this month there'll be no more cuts for greece. instead alexis tsipras wants a sort of bridging loan one allowing his country to renet with the rest of europe. >> translation: we will say it again and again, greece wants to service its debt. if our partners want it too. they can join us at the table
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and find a way to make it viable. to be viable greece has to address debts of up to $360 million and it is serious. >> it's the right time to hear from the government about the proposal to move forward, and the debate or conclusion. they are complex matters, and will take time. >> the greek government introduced some cuts to ministerial budget. but it means the debate with euro group leaders on wednesday may not be constructive. dominic kane.
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al jazeera residents of a small town in south africa helped protests deny the application to become a separatist municipality. they are not getting the services they deserve. the issues go deeper than boundary lines. >> the streets are barricaded by coils of razor wire and dozens of riot police are at the ready. it resulted in schools set on fire. the shops have been shut down and school lessons for the past month. part of a strike by people to timely have their grievances aired. >> the government doesn't consider us as human being, they think we are animals. let them tell us why they are doing this to us. >> reporter: they say they are not getting their fair share of
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sanitation and clean water. this woman has a tap, but it's unreliable. there's no water. if it comes, it comes twice a week. sometimes it comes for 30 minutes or an hour. further down the road. they have the same problem. she returned from a trip to the water supply that she shares with the neighbours. >> we went so we could cling to our own people. >> reporter: a big casualty is children's education. people already have poor access to schools, but in the past month protests three schools have been closed and students have not been able to go to class. they complained about a lack of services in 1999. the people running the public service are surrender.
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it was carried out by the government. many grievances are genuine. they turned down requests for municipality, and it goes deeper than that. >> that is a social region in the country. we cannot run away from. we have not paid much attention as a country to the ethnic issues. >> the government says separating communities from tribal lines perpetuates policies of segregation. it wants better integration. people have been trying for 15 years to have grievances addressed. and will protest until demands are met wreckage from a plane missing in chilly more than 50 years ago has been located. mountain ears came across the wreckage. the aircraft crashed in the
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andes, killing all 20 on board, including eight planes from a football team. the crash occurred at the time and has remained a mystery until now. >> forensic experts have found flaws in the investigation of 43 missing students. we have been to identify what is believed to be the students remains. and matching other people. the trainee teachers have been missing since september. >> mexico is going to new lengths, and many mexican teenager without babies are going without prenatal care. >> looking for pregnant teenagers, an army of doctors go door to door in the poorest
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parts of mexican city. >> the programme is called a doctor in your house. . >> was pregnant for the first time at 16. my older son is three, and my other younger. >> some don't know they are pregnant or they hide it from their family. >> i thought i had a virus. >> reporter: this doctor says that the programme is meant to save lives. it's a huge problem in mexico. 25, 30 women don't attend a prenatal clinic. many mothers end in death. girls face a greater risk of
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pregnancy, many don't see a doctor until the day they give birth. jennifer is about to drop out of school at the age of 15. >> i haven't seen a doctor. i don't have insurance or the money to pay. my parents and i were worried because we know it's a baby but we are okay. >> this woman is still at risk. >> because you are 15, your pregnancy is high risk. your reproductive organs are not fully developed to give birth >> reporter: president peno nieto scuffed a strategy the goal to cut in half preingiansies and eliminate them. ambitious but according to the united nations mexico posts to
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many deaths. girls like jennifer worry about their future. >> when i think the baby or i could die, i get scared. >> still to come - all the sports. >> i'm robin adams in bata. we look at the african cup of nations as a new continental crown. crown.
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dealing with the impact of population growth is a challenge
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across the globe. there's many places where population decline is an issue in the last part of our series tack wr went to portland, maine, which is hoping to attract more people. >> reporter: for 80 years this paper mill gave the people of bucs port maine on intoited. -- an identity. in december it shut down. >> it's the first place to apply for a job. now there's no mill. >> you think about sport, you think they may pay for that what they do that's what it was about. now we have to find something else to be about. >> reporter: the rural state, the decline compounds demographic dilemma. a shrinking workforce in large part to the oldest median age in the east. >> the truth is not that we
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drove young people away. we didn't make enough of them. >> in places like the city of banker the problem -- bangor the problem is magnified. >> we have great housing that is it affordable. you can buy a house for $125,000. that and things like that - a lot of young professionals are looking at the area. >> maine falls short in prime factors for america's population. hispanics whose birth right is higher and immigrants from overseas. in the state's largest city hundreds of refugees and other immigrants settled from africa asia and eastern europe. azer bay jan native's job is to help them adjusted and he
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arrived 25 years ago. >> they love me. they love this because people ideally are refugees. it's a big place. >> it's a good place to raise the children. safety is one of the reasons. they said he is happy to call portland home. they open a grocery that draws customers from around the city. >> i can leave my family alone. no crimes. there was a lot of crime around united states. but maine if main can capitalize it stands a chance. >> to sport with farah. the new african cup of nations
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champion in the final in equatorial guinea it was the hero. after 120 minutes, the shoot-out wept to ivory coast. after saving the 11 kick. they scored a winner. you win, it's amazing. i have been waiting for i don't know how many years. ivory coast includes the african cup of nations. it is integ gral to football.
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after 23 years, the controversy was there's. they pulled together in record times, equatorial guinea had some ugly scenes. it led to the injuries of 26 fans. they believed the tournament was a huge success. it was powerful they were happy with the state of the game. they were good they missed a bit of luck. the cup of nations is rich
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history. the first african cup of nations took place. it is the price for both. they are going to make losses. >> this tournament occurs every two years. they have a quest to win the title. >> sometimes in europe they forget how important it is for us african cup of nations, so it shows everybody that for us it's as important as our
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championships. as the curtain comes down preparations for 2016 are not far off. qualifiers start in june. for the next two years, it will be champions ivory coast, who are the toast of football. jason day has won the tg event. a 4-man sudden death play-off. he pushed past scott and itsharris and beat jb holmes. he's set to move up to fourth in the rankings. a 34-year-old has become the oldest first-time champion on tennis's a.p. t tour. anna lopes was beaten. the world number 52 becomes the
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first dominican to reach an atp final by qualifying for the match. >> it's one of the world's toughest endurance race. the yukon arctic ultra, competitors praif temperatures and race up to 600km. daniel lack has more from the opening race in yukon territory. >> reporter: organised chaos. officials of one of the toughest athletic events. mountain bikers long distance haul the sledges of survival gear alongside jogging marathoners. the comforts of a small city. there's no one reason they race. they looking forward to having a trail on my own. i'm looking forward to meet god
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out there. i have lost 115 pounds. i worked hard to get here and hopefully i can finish the marathon. among 30 there is frozen landscape. 71-year-old james, a bit of bemoussed by the attention he gets. i know that anybody takes it. nobody took any notice to me when i was 30. god, if he can do it. when i'm that age you should do it. it's safety first for organiser robert pullhammer. everyone has a working tracking satellite, checking on the progress and wellbeing, a labour of love you might say. many different people. ages. people with an enigmatic
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background. it's a mixture and to see the people perform, that's a fun thing. day one is a flat frozen river with mountainous terrain to cross. >> for most of us minus 30 degrees, snow and northwind on the yukon river. it's not a great day, it's cold. if you are a competitor it's a good day for running in the yukon arctic ultra. many checkpoints were long distance. it's also the finish line. it's a final tough slog up a snowy trail for the winner of that event, here in less than four hours with a little help from a furry friend. >> this was really held back. everything went well. it's good. it goes on to competitors. those tough enough to make the
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distances sleep in 40 degree temperatures and survived an ordeal that many regard as a nightmare. to them it's an adventure that's all for now. back to you. >> thank you. >> stars of the silver screen hit the red carpet. for the biggest in british film television the bafta. >> eddie redmayne. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: one of the big winners was eddie redmayne who scooped the best actor prize for his portrayal of stephen hawking in "the theory of everything." the film was named outstanding british film and won a third award for adapted screen play. the brits were winners at the grammy's british singer/songwriter sam smith enjoyed a big night, taking home four trophies.
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gerald tan reports, the ceremony was not all song and dance. >> reporter: it's called music's biggest night, and the big winner at the 57th grammy awards... [ singing ] ..british soul singer sam smith, his heart ballad "stay with me", was awarded record and song of the year. the 22-year-old break-out performer won best new artist and best pop vocal album. >> it's the best night of my life. just a quick one, i want to thank the man who this record is about, who i fell in love are last year thank you so much for breaking my heart, because you got me four grammies. >> reporter: it wasn't exactly a clean sweep. the top trophy for album of the year went to america rockier beck for "morning theme." >> we made the record at my house for the most part. i'd like to thank my kids for
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letting them keep awake a little extra longer. >> reporter: the ceremony in los angeles scintillated with other notable performances. and those that dominated the music industry. but there was a sombre undertone. >> singer katy perry attempted up with u.s. president to shine the spotlight on domestic violence. >> it's not okay and it has to stop. artists have a big power to change minds and attitudes, and get us thinking and talking about what matters. >> reporter: a grammy's nod to music with a message glittering night. stay with us here on al jazeera. we have another full bulletin of news for you at the top of the hour with adrian finegan.
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discoveries yet to come? >> implications for energy and also for climate change. >> "techknow's" team of experts show you how the miracles of science. >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow", where technology meets humanity. tomorrow, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america.
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talks to solve the political crisis in yemen get under way in the capital ^ here under way in the capital talks to solve the political crisis in yemen get ^ here under way in the capital sanaa this is al jazeera live from doha. 40 killed in a stampede outside a football stadium in public prosecutor orders an investigation. plus i'm in india, where australian voters and workers - what they think of their prime minister on a day he must survive a vote of no