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. [music] >> hello from doha. this is the news hour on al jazeera. yemen's president flees from the capitol after being held by houthi rebels for weeks. we won a battle but not the war, greece's new government's cone sessions from the euro group team. and many escape fighting in myanmar. and how boko haram is causing a housing crisis in
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northern nigeria. >> the rapidly deteriorating situation in yemen has taken a turn for the worse. the deposeed president president hadi, has left the capitol of sanaa after being held under house arrest. he became president in 2012. the first sunni leader to assume the post since north and south yemen reunited back in 1990. he resigned after houthi rebels stormed the palace. they kept monsoor and his government under house arrest.
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what happens now following hadi's depar sure. has he said anything yet? >> not yet. the expectation is that he would deliver a speech in the next couple of hours or next few hours. now we don't know, we're not sure if that's going to happen tonight or some time tomorrow but we heard that the group loyal to the political party loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh there are expectations that they would accept that resignation they don't allow him to declare aden
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as the new capitol of yemen and resistence to the north we've seen military movements and we heard from a the that they'll close the border because they're expecting a kind of reaction from the houthies possibly and invasion in reaction to what is happening here. >> the fact that they got away in the first place is quite something, but it's something about what he'll do now. there has been a long-time movement to split the south from the north, is this getting into a precursor territory for that?
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many are against change here. considering they were under negotiations. supervised by the u.n. they seem to dump it at the last minute and they agreed with the parties while under house arrest to create a new parliament, to create a new legislative council in the country. but now things have changed since he escaped, and many are saying there is a possibility that if he backs down, and declares himself the president of yemen many havallied around him they're ready to fight under his leadership against the houthies we know that also he is from the south. he has a power base here. he was not supported in the past because he was close to ali
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abdullah saleh now this could change because yemen could see in him to lead a new resistence to ask the houthies and take back sanaa. >> we're waiting to hear what deposed hadi has to say. greece faced a tough day and it was only the first of many tests for the greece's new government. they say a battle may have been won but real difficulties lie ahead. >> yesterday we took a decisive step a desaysive step for a change in direction. the negotiations now enter a new more decisive phase into the final transitional agreement from the destructive bail out policies of growth, employment
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and social cohesion. >> let's look at the agreement. they signed on for the bailout for another four months. this is key. this is what germany wanted, but something that greece said would never do. they promised to workday and night to have the plan ready for oh monday. if the plan is not approved by the euro group, well, then who knows, the crisis goes on. they'll decide where the money in order to pay back its creditors will come from. taxes are sharply rising, and so are the people not paying them. and greece is more in debt. >> these are the children whose
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parents can no longer pay for them. >> we have a lot of important charities and institutions in greece. but they can't because of lacking of any governmental subsidies or support, but because the government by taxation is taking the money of private donor or company that gives to the charities for making and doing what the state should do. >> taxes have risen sharply during the greek crisis, participately to repay credit creditors in emergency loans. now they seem decreasingly able to pay. state revenue has dropped sharply over three months. creditors believe that greece
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will fall $745 billion short of its target this year. >> the vast majority of taxpayers owes less than $5,000, and they are more likely to come forward and settle. but 97 pest of greek tax arrears are owed by 11% of tax payers. those include tax evaders that the government has failed to rein in. >> they will collect lump sums and show people that they're serious about collecting. >> we will do our best. we didn't know all the figures we know now. our policy from now on needs to focus on putting a stop to the increase of uncollected taxes which grew by an enormous 1.1 billion euros. >> experts believe this isn't
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sustainable. adding to the problem is a series of it social justice agenda. to provide social spending while cutting taxes it has to bring growth and pare back, and greece's creditors don't believe it can. >> we have scott from london an analyst at a think tank. part of me is thinking that stipras is going back on everything that he said, and then the other side is of course he's going back on everything that he said. what he put forward before the election was never going to be truly possible. has he can capitulated. >> i think it was clear that the positions were so distant that in order for a deal to be struck
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one of the two sides had to take a significant step back. and my impression is that the greek government is the one who has taken this big steps back. if we look at the agreement it's not just that the greek government has agreed to complete the current bail out something that stipras said that it would not do, but the greek government has committed not to take any unilateral actions and not roll back any of the reforms passed by the previous government. so given this premise it seems to me that it will be quite hard for stipras to keep many of its election pledges. >> should the supporters of the party feel grieved by this? hey, you told us you were not going to do this, and now within a week you have. do we have to be realistic about this? >> well, i think the domestic political fall out is going to be one of the most aspects
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because we have seen--we have listened to the statement made by stipras this morning and of course now the greek government will be trying to sell this as. it's important to bear in mind that we're only talking now about the tentative deal for a short term expansion of the program. so the long-term pocket gain is still on, and now we'll have to see it will during the four months the greek government is supposed to be negotiating a new contract a new longer-term deal with its eurozone partners. there is still a lot to play for, but for now i think if we exclude some concessions which are, of course, important on primary targets i think on the issue of reforms pretty much the
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new greek government has been forced to stick to the commitments made by it's spread assessor. >> you talked about the next four months. before that what is it doing in the next three days. it has a deadline where they'll show it can reform the economy. tell us what you think the most important is to do, the most crucial thing? >> well, i think that the greek government has been--one of its first targets will be to step up the fight against corruption, and i think this part--this side of the reform agenda is the least controversial. of course, this type of effort will be welcomed by eurozone partners. i think that the most controversial and the sticking points of this reform agenda will obviously be further labor market reform, and potential reforms, product markets labor market, as i said.
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so it will be interesting to see what the new greek government comes up with. i think that greek finance minister said that the greek government is starting to become cold of its destiny and reforms it wants to implement. first of all, we have to see if it's good enough for people, and second we'll have to see in practice what it means. the substance has not changed much, meaning that the reform lists will have to be approved by--we'll now have to call the institutions. new greek government does not like the expression of petroika, they'll still be playing a role in monitoring. now officially the word is not being used as as an olive branch to the greek government, and the
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role of the constitution stays. >> vincenzo scarpetta. thank you for your time. >> many face the elements. >> i'm in harlem, new york. it's been 50 years since the assassination of malcolm x. not far from where i'm standing. we're asking if his legacy greater than just a street named after him. >> and the fight that looks like it will be the most lucrative in boxing history. >> now the u.s. secretary of state john kerry says russia will face further sanctions because of its actions in ukraine. he added the u.s. knows to a certainty that russia is giving support to the separatists.
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>> well, russia has engaged in a cynical process over the last few days. we know for a certainty what russia has been providing to the separatests. how russia is involved in the separatists and how russia is cynically willing to go to even lead an effort up, even simultaneously as it continues to do land grabbing in ukraine. >> thousands marched in opposition to the up rising in kiev. 20,000 people took part. it was held on the one-year anniversary of the deaths of more than 100 protesters that took part in the up rising that led to the jousting of ukraine's pro-russian president viktor yanukovych. there have been talks of more
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sanctions. is that the worry of russia. >> the response from the russian government has. they say that further sanctions would be unproductive. the west is in a limb dilemma here. at the moment it doesn't seem to be able to do anything other than consider supplying the ukrainian army with weaponry. it hasn't gone any further than that. but the sanctions it has put in place already don't seem to have notice or effect yesterday on the kremlin's behavior, thinking etc. what do they do? do they give it another concern of the screw?
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that seems to be the thinking of the moment. they have no idea if it's going to do what the sanctions are intended to do. i'm not saying that the sanctions have had no affect, they've certainly had an affect on what ordinary russians think because they're contributing to the economic pain that many russians are going through at the moment. and that's causing an art as well in the anti-west sentiments. >> in the protest that happened yesterday,. >> these protests were part of a movement called anti-maidan. it was set up at the beginning of the year. it involves a strange collection of disparate groups. it has gangs and politicians
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the kremlin uses groups like this movements like this to provide a platform for the messages it wants to get out there. we did hear from one girl that she wasn't there of her own accord. and the institute that she was part of told her to come along. but certainly movements like this and the expressions that you hear there. do chime with normal russians who feel victimized by the west, and feel now is the time to rally around the flag. >> thank you for that. rory in moscow for us. no. eastern ukraine the town of debaltseve was captured on wednesday. an important rail hub is the scene of a huge loss. paul brennan has the latest on the situation from debaltseve. >> it's not difficult to appreciate the importance of the debaltseve when you come here
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now because the traffic of the separatist fighters is already moving up and down this main road. the debris of battle is everywhere. burned out. boots left behind presumably by casualties, and the signs of a struggle are everywhere. the operatest separatest fighters are now in control. as the fighters move on presumably to the next battle, it's not just the civilians asking what is next, it's the diplomats and the international monitor who is are wondering where the next fight is going to
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be. it doesn't seem as though debaltseve is the limit of a separatist fighters ambitions. >> there have been more shelling between myanmar and china. fighting between the army and gunmen who want greater autonomy with ethnic chinese there began two weeks ago. 30,000 refugees across across the border to seek safety from china. >> well, several times today we heard the distant thud of artillery. the fighting on the other side of the board does tend to ebb and flow. but on the chinese side things are relatively calm. what we don't know, of course, is how many civilians have been killed, caught in the cross fire. one chinese journalist, who i spoke to, who was able to get to a town ten kilometers from here said that he saw the boyd of at least 20 men and women lying in one street. we can't verify that, but we've
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been hearing stories of our own from refugees who escape. >> pay it's been transformed into a refugee camp overflowing with those who fled the fighting. often escaping with just a handful of possessions. like those on this side of the border, they are ethnic chinese. and with accounts of brutality by myanmar's army. >> the soldiers caught me and hit me again and again. >> i only have a few left. we're afraid they might kill us. >> elsewhere families squat in spots. fending for themselves the best they can.
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the military is in charge of this humanitarian operation. a soldier shouts to the refugee to go inside. he doesn't want us filming them. sometimes the soldiers succeed. >> 30,000 refugees have crossed into china over the past few days and beside me are soldiers who are trying to prevent us from filming. it is a sensitive issue for china. they're providing food, shelter and water for these refugees. >> tricky because some of these refugees want china to support their campaign for autonomy, but beijing insists it doesn't interfere with the internal affairs of the other countries. the border between china and myanmar was eerily quiet. normally it's one of the busiest crossing points between the two countries, but some of the fighting going on in a town just
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visible in the distance. and for some of those who fled this is now as close as they can get to home. >> you don't get to choose your neighbors. china has 14 of them. and the one causing the most angels at the moment is myanmar. that friendship is being strained by what's happening just across this border. boko haram have killed 34 people in attacks in northern nigeria. several hours were injured according to residence and local officials. the demand for housing in the city of maidurguri is soaring. >> looking for a new house for his growing family. a new child arrived just two days ago. now he's giving up on moving out. >> i used to pay a fraction of
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my income as rent. now i'm asked to pay three times the amount. a search for alternative, but it seems that there is an increase everywhere. i'm lucky to remain here after my rent expires. >> he's not alone. many are homeless because they cannot the increases. homeowners are eager to meet the rising demand for housing. it is difficult to find a place to live because rent has gone up. now owners are trying to cash in by putting up new buildings. the landscape of the city is changeing. many are trying to adjust to the arrest hash harsh life and pushing rent up. >> when there is a rise in demand and supply is short you
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expect rents to go up. >> homeowners have their preference. displaced persons who have the money to pay. this has put some original residents at a disadvantage. the military offensive against boko haram in the region under way, more people will be forced out of their homes. and with maiduguri the rent situation is expected to only grow worse. al jazeera maiduguri northeast nigeria. >> syrian state media say that a car bomb has killed four people. meanwhile activists say ten children were among 48 people killed in the village earlier this week. the syrian observatory for human rights say that forces executed five rebels on tuesday. aleppo itself six people died when a helicopter dropped a barrel bomb on the district. and this is northeast damascus.
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five people were killed in the rebel held town of douma after government held several attacks. >> thousands of syrian refugees are now spend thinking fourth winter in freezing conditions as the cold weather continues to cross the region. over the last few weeks heavy snow storms have hit the mountains. 500 families are trapped. this >> it's freezing cold in the qalamoun mountains and these children are trying desperately to keep warm. >> it's very cold, and we don't have enough clothes and oil for heating. >> at least 500 families are living in flimsy tents and freezing conditions. the qa lamoun mountains have been classified as a war zone and ban visitors were coming here. >> we're suffering terribly in
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the cold weather. especially the young children. the tent we're living in can't with stand the heavy snowfall or the snow storms. we cannot afford to protect otherwise. we cannot afford blankets and covers. the heating fuel we had lasted just a week. >> this is some of 7 million people inside syria displaced forced from their homes because of the nonstop fighting. and as the snow continues to fall, the refugees in the qalamoun mountains are trying to survive the weather and the war in their country. >> still ahead to drill or diversify. falling oil prices force mexico to recover it's dependency on oil. and the pressure on piracy. we'll look at whether this new u.s. law can catch up to film streaming. we have andy here with sport a little later.
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>> this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. president hadi has left the capitol of sanaa after being held under house arrest for weeks by houthi fighters. greece's prime minister alexis stipras says a long road ahead. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that russia will face further sanctions because of its actions in ukraine and they're turn that they're giving support to the separatists there. there have been two his fights in parliament over the issue. security bill gives police more power to conduct searches and increases penalties for anyone
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opposition leaders are accusing the ruling act party of trying to create a police state. the government said that the measures are aimed at preventing violence. we heard earlier that tensions will he is can ask escalate. >> polarizing at levels that have not been seen in a long time. and the president erdogan and the defenders of erdogan that's the dividing line, and you have a very vicious political red rhetoric in the media. this is unfortunately very bad and this comes in the midst of new law where the government, of course, is trying to raise the police authority to use live bullets, for example in the face of public protests. ten people, including me, have to worry that this will only escalate the tension more at a
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time when we need to just decrease the tension. ultimately if the government wants to pass a bill, it has enough seats to pass a bill. only different voices can lead them to rethink this. one of them was former president who called upon his own party to rethink this bill, and also rethink the system that erdogan is promoting these days. >> now security forces in the philippines have been fighting two of the longest runner conflicts in the world. they're battling muslim separatists on one front and communist rebels on the other. it's part of our series on mental health. we've been meeting with survivors who have to cope with more than just their physical wounds. >> this is ward 25 rarely seen and often only whispered about. it's where soldiers first go to be evaluated for psychiatric treatment.
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thethe stigma of needing mental or emotional health is no less when they're removed from bars. >> he has been here for six months ever since thinks unite came under fire in the philippines. >> we didn't know where the explosions were coming from. since then i haven't been table sleep. maybe from thinking too much. >> the military has been fighting two of the longest-running conflicts in the world. almost 90% of its troops see active combat, but it isn't just the fighting that can trigger anxiety disorders. there is also loneliness of being away from its families. boredom, and financial problems. there are 120,000 men and women in the philippine armed forces, and this is the only psychiatric clinic dedicated to their needs. all of the beds are full right now, and there aren't enough doctors. despite the clinic running at
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capacity psychiatrists say there are fewer patients than before and they put that down to having constitutionalized preventive methods. >> we have the stigmatizeing through education. we do lectures, providing adequate knowledge anxiety depression. >> second lieutenant is grateful for his seven-month stay here. he has been able to process what happened to him in his recovery. >> i thought my men were going to harm me, but it was only in my head. >> most of the patients want to return to service after they're discharged. for some it's out of sense of duty. for others, they feel it's their only option of earning a living. but they all know that stress and danger come with the job. and they'll have to learn to cope so they do not come back to
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ward 25. >> indonesian leaders say two convicted drug smugglers from australia will be executed later this month. andrew chan were the group leaders arrested ten years ago trying to smuggle heroin into bally. they were supposed to be transferred for execution earlier this week. that was delayed for technical leaders. pictures show that test firing of what appears to be multiple rocket launchers and other weapons. they say it's a rehearsal for invasion. now mexico had been counting on energy reforms to open up the once monopolyized sector to private players.
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>> oil, the life blood of mexican economy. profits pay for a third of all state spending. but amidst huge drops in prices, mexico is slashing those budgets by $8 million. it comes at a precise moment that the sector is considering opening up to private foreign firms for the first time in in 80 years losing opportunities and risks for this oil-dependent country. we gauge what the future may hold many are upbeat about their prospects. at the moment money has been spent on where the formations are, where the oil is, and the future once they're complete. once you go in the completion of the production stage that's when the money starts flowing in. >> but mexico, long rich in
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reserves has been slow to dig deeper. >> these platforms cost a lot of money and right now there are only four in mexico. the hope is that under the new reform foreign investment will have more platforms looking for oil in these waters. those hopes have been dimmed by the latest announcement. some deep water projects are now unfold due to the $4 billion in company budget cuts. when the deep water wells are tapped they'll spin wisely. the state-owned company has been hit by reports of corruption over contracts worth billions of dollars. >> we're fighting bribery corruption. >> people know people know now that the punishments are tougher than in the past. >> an end to any specific examples of people being held accountable for corruption.
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indeed prosecution of such crimes are rare in mexico. the larger challenge is to wean the government off the reliance off oil and gas and diversify the economy. >> they are acknowledged that they have to cut back on oil dependency. the thing that i don't see are the proper steps to implement that cut to that dependency. mexico relies on oil to carry it through both good and bad times. with some estimates pointing to reserves of 100 billion barrels. >> protests have hit the streets of haiti's capitol port-au-prince over the death of several people. dozens were killed and scores injured when a carnival float hit electrical cables. there was a shrine where the stampede took place. two men accused of trying to kill the bolivian president
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in 2009 have admitted their guilt. they have pleaded guilty to armed rebellion charges. prosecutors say that the men were the surviving members of a team planning to target government and opposition leaders. other members of the team were killed during a government raid. venezuela's opposition leader is calling on people to unite and resist government plans to crackdown on dissident voices. they are also calling for the release of the mayor of caracas who is a critic of much maduro. he's under arrest for attempting to plot a coup with the help of the united states. >> these are allegations that we've seen from the maduro government. like all previous allegations are ludicrous. the fact that the venezuelan government should stop trying to blame the united states and other members of the international community for vents inside venezuela. the venezuelan government needs to deal with the grave situation that it faces. the united states is not
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promoting unrest in venezuela nor are we attempting to undermine its economy or government. >> we're talking about the u.s. millions in the east are facing record low temperatures. arctic air has brought with it fridged conditions. weather forecasters warn more sleet and freezing rain in the days ahead. >> climate scientists have longed warns warned us of climate change, and niagara false is an example of the extreme weather developing in the eastern united states. washington, d.c. is just one of the cities where new lows have been set on friday morning the cold was enough to break a 120-year-old record low for the same date. new york pittsburgh, baltimore atlanta, and miami have also surpassed previous lows. in philadelphia an ice palace
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was created after firefighters distinguished a fire of this three-story building, and locals call ice caves have formed on lake michigan. it's the result of at a shift southward. researchers at rutgers university studying the effect of climate change on weather patterns say that there is a link. >> when you change the polar cap of the planet, the planet playoffs differently. >> this winter has been the sixth warmest since records began. even as the east digs out of the snow, the western half of the u.s. is experiencing unseasonbly mind weather. some cities on track to record the warmest februaries on record. al jazeera. >> malcolm x was equally loved and loathed during the u.s. civil rights movement. 50 years ago today he was shot dead on a street in new york.
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we look back at the legacy of one of america's controversial figures. >> he was the the voice of black anger. >> asmusas muslims more is needed. >> demands for civil rights changed in the '60s he spoke of black power and challenged martin luther king's idea that change would only come through non-violence. he spoke about how black lives matter, a message resonating 50 years after his sudden death. >> recent events of our police killings of black men. you look at the campaign.
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malcolm platformed was an as formation of black life. he may not have said that black lives matters but that was his reason for being. >> there was shock at his assassination. he was about to speak at a political meeting. a number of men rushed the stage firing guns. today there are streets schools and libraries named in his honor. and many we spoke to knew his place in history. >> do you think enough people know about malcolm x. >> there is never enough if someone doesn't know. there should be more and more teachings about malcolm x. >> he's not one dimensional just like none of us are. he is a very loving person and his message was love and unity. i think that was very powerful. >> he was described as brilliant, wild and
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unpredictable. he'she is biography is still considered one of the most influential non-fictional books. >> the blackhawks community and all communities interested in social justice need multiple voices need multiple malcolm xs. we don't need any singular messianic figure. >> malcolm x remains an icon and enduring reminder of a struggle that was fought, and some believe still not won. alan fisher, al jazeera harlem new york. >> we will look at the sports news and find out why rafael nadal isn't happy even though he won his match at the rio open. we'll have that and more sport in a moment.
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>> hello again. fire has gusted the world's tallest apartment buildings in dubai. hundreds of people are evacuated as mull molton glass rains down. >> many people were in the building at the time although no one was seriously hurt. >> they came around pounding on our door, telling us to get out. >> people nearby say it was scary, but flames shot out from both sides. glass and metal panels fell on the streets below and into
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nearby buildings. with 86 floors the torch is one of the trophies of wealth that dots' dubai's dazzling and futuristic skyline. it's in the marina district popular with ex-patriots and tourists. this is the image that dubai is famous more. it markets itself as a playground for the rich and those who want to be rich. it has the world's smallest building, the world's busyiest international airport and property development in the shape of the world. dubai's leaders are protective of this image and sometimes would have us believe that nothing ever news worthy ever happens here. so when a skyscraper catches on fire it does not want the image
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of the highest skyscraper on fire. >> this is pay-per-view money. you've got manny pacquiao, you have a big mayday payday. the two boxers are widely considered to be the best of their generation. it's taken years of motions the now they'll take place may 2nd in las vegas. as sara coats reports this is a match made in heaven. >> it's the site boxing says from all over the world have
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been waiting for. the two greatest fighters of this generation. floyd money mayweather set to go head to head with manny pac-man pacquiao. >> it's the biggest fight by far in years in the sport of boxing. i equate this to five or six years of super bowls all wrapped in to one fight the bought will take place. pacquiao has lost five times in his 64-fight career. mayweather has won world titles in five different weight decisions while pacquiao is the only man in history to be billed
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in eight different weight divisions. mayweather was the highest paid sportsman. pacquiao not doing too badly either with annual earnings of 40 million. but this fight alone is set to generate around $250 million. pacquiao says he hopes to bring glory to his homeland of the philippines. the country again will come to a standstill when their idol steps into the ring. >> pacquiao, when he fights, there is no crying, crime there is no traffic on the streets. everyone is tuned in to this fight. it will be a national holiday back on the holidays may third on a saturday, and everyone will be rooting for the favorite son which is manny pacquiao. >> both men are in their late 30s, and perhaps beyond their absolute best, but this fight to be thecould be the one to define
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their careers. >> we have six games approaching halftime. chelsea could go ten points clear of manchester city. chelsea at home against burnley. >> it's important for us to try not to think about the only way to do it is to play well. >> the team slumped to the worst ever inning in one-day history as they were beaten in the world cup. they lost their opening game against ireland they scored 310 for six in their 50 overs and then came pakistan's reply
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sumping to 1-4, the previous starts ever. the west indies winning by 150 runs. >> we're here too compete. we're not paying any attention. we just have to do what we have to do, and get the job done on the field. >> we need to really come up next eight or nine days, we need to work hard. skill wise we need to pick up ourselves and work hard because now we have the edge.
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>> bangladesh was a wash out preventing any play in brisbane. michael clark is set to make his return in injury. rafael in a nadal is not a happy man despite winning. he did not win match points until 3:20 a.m. local time. he said it was unfair on the players and the fans. the match did not start until after 1:00 a.m. organizers had scheduled all day of the matches late. >> thank you for that, andy. now stars of the silver screen are currently making their way to hollywood for the biggest
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night on the movie calendar. on the eve of this year's oscars, a new threat that of online streaming. >> you could say it was napster that started it all. free file downloads. remember them, the music industry hated it. but downloading seems so ten years ago. streaming is the future, but for film that seems to be giving hollywood a bit of a headache. here's why. there are loads of legal streaming sites. you pay a monthly fee and watch as much as you like. but there are lots of illegal sites out there too. they treatment movies and people watch them with no cost. now those people are breaking the law. for those who are watching these films, are they acting illegally? that's a tricky subject. you speak to one lawyer, they'll tell you one thing. >> it's not you that streams the
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computer. as long as the copy that streams does not make a duplicate on the computer, it is not violating one of the exclusive rights that the copyright owner holds. >> you speak to another and they'll tell you something. >> you're still copying to a server even temporarily the material. it is copy copyright infringement to stream something that you don't own or pay for in some fashion. >> how about a third opinion? >> it is a list of things you're not allowed to do. up loading a movie is that list. that's making a second copy. that's generally going to be illegal. but streaming a movie just to watch it, that's not on the things that the law for bids. >> the industry is going after a lot of these sites. but the problem it has is that many are based in countries that the u.s. quit simply, has no legal jurisdiction. "20 feet below," streamists have
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been enjoying this, yet they have not been paying for it. it's maker is unhappy but optimistic. >> it's being streamed and each one of those represent a financial loss to us if they would otherwise have bought it. on the flip side its technology that have allowed us to make movies like this, and have improved the way we make movies and distribute them,. >> one source told me that the studios are unlikely to go after individuals too often because they boyer the core case could go against them. it's likely the industry will be forced to adopt if it wants to beat the pirates. >> i don't know any of the actually films that have been nominated. we have another full bulletin of news with me right after the break. we'll see you then.
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