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>> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> renowned filmmaker marc levin discusses his new movie "freeway: crack in the system". "the stream". tuesday, 12:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> hello from doha. this is the news hour from al jazeera. more protests from houthi rebels as the president flees to the southern city of aden. the u.s. is looking for more sanctions against russia. >> i'm alan fish center harlem,
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new york. it's 50 years since the assassination of the american civil rights leader malcolm x. we're asking if his legacy is greater than just the street named after him. >> to nigeria where military say they have captured a down from boko haram fighters. boko haram had taken over a town, hundreds of people are reported killed. now is this a success for the nigerian army? let's talk with yvonne, our correspondent on the line from abuja. what more have you got yvonne. >> reporter: well, the military said it has recaptureed the town and it is a significant victory
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it was symbolic for them and for the nation, really, for the capture of this down, baga. it has been at the center of the worst violence we've seen perpetrated by the group. reports of 200 people were killed in the cross fire the. this has been called victory and they would recapture this town to show ultimately the nigerian people that the offensive against the group is a success and slowly but surely boko haram will be diminished.
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>> hold it just a moment, yvonne we'll show satellite images. if you look at all the red spots on this map. that's like vegetation. that's plant life, trees and what you see is before the attack the town looking pretty healthy as we look over the streets and roads there you see plenty of those spots and then you see how much it has gone down there. it shows how much less--how the town was basically overrun by boko haram. it is a huge deal that the military got back. this is one step forward two steps back scenario where there are so many other fronts for boko haram and they go cross border as well.
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>> well, that's right there are strategic places strategic places that may be a more important, in a more pressing way of putting it, than perpetrated on civilians going been about their daily business across the region. this is an important place. it sits really at the epicenter of the chaos we've been seeing, and the borders that we've been seeing and reporting. they're able to dismantle the group in a way that diminishes their ability to perpetrate the violence we've seen.
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but we're seeing attacks that may not make national headlines but still affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the region. >> yvonne, thank you. from abuja. president hadi has gone to aden after being released from house arrest. let's go there live for an update. i've been talking with you for about three or four hours. we've got to wait and see what the president is going to say.
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there are reports that he may delay for tomorrow. now we have fresh updates from close--close surroundings after they are are technical preparations for this speech tonight and not tomorrow. we certainly know that he has been taking his time as much as he could meeting or talking to people he wanted to talk to. we know about that security meeting. the security meeting that he met with this evening. he's probably weighing his words an considering everything that he wanted to do. now all yemen yemenis have their eyes on him and in particular his supporters, and the opponents that he should not led yemen down by continuing on his
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resignation, but this is a historic moment for him to continue on with this problem in order to liberate sanaa from the houthi, and continue in the next few days. there are security arrangements around the house and here in aiden. we've seen that tonight. we've seen also military movements, and these are militias in the south. they've closed the board in the north and south and understand that all of these are preparations possibly for this speech that he's going to deliver. they don't want it to be disrupted, and everyone is expecting some interesting revelations by president hadi, and everyone knows that whatever he says will be of consequence tonight. >> you he has come to a place
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where he has support. whether he wants to lead an unified yemen again. whether he wants to break it in two, he has the support there. >> yes, president had di is from the sunni south and by default he has some support here. we know that historically he was not unanimously popular here in the south because he was close to a former president ali abdullah saleh who waged war in the south. there are people in the south who did not like him in the past. but now there is a new situation in the country and probably many of those people are now putting their interests the interests of yemen first, and they may see in him the only figure who can unify the yemenis, rally behind him for a counterattack against the houthies, who have in their view humiliated yemen and you
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humiliateed the yemenis. and now we can say that he has more support. we've seen some of the tribes not only in the south but also in the north and now seeing that their readiness to go by his orders, and fight against the houthies, and take up arms to support him and participate in against houthies in sanaa. >> in ukraine john kerry saying that u.s. knows for a certainty of russia's support. >> we know to a certainty what russia has been providing to the separatists how russia is involved with the separatists and the way in which russia has
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cynically been willing to even lead an effort in the u.n. even simultaneously as it is continuing to do land grabbing in ukraine. >> meanwhile, thousands have marched in the capitol in opposition to last year's up rising in kiev. more than 20,000 people took part. we have more now from moscow. >> this is alexander the surgeon. with his leather and tattoos he's unmistakenly a biker but also fiercely loyal to the kremlin. and one of the leaders of anti-maidan. >> i think the government recognizes the threat. the most important thing for president putin is to garner the support of the people. when the people are with putin and he's already with the people, then no fifth column can threaten us.
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>> clearly one of the main attractions of saturday's rally but thousands have turned out to march under the slogan we won't forget we won't forgive. many see the maidan revolution as a bloody disaster, which under no circumstances should be repeated in russia. >> i came here to support putin to say no to maidan. women and children died there. i'm sentimental. i came to support russia. er. >> it is a call for fascism. >> look, people die. ukrainians have died. we need to put a stop to it. >> anti-maidan is just the latest of a long line of extensively grassroots movements, and the objective of all of them is to display what is good for the russian state is also good for the russian people.
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>> before they were involved in anti-maidan they were involved in this. they were shown terrorizing the country. in thes say all this is a successful strategy to keep a lid on anti-kremlin protest. >> this is a campaign in which sending messages to anyone who would want to join groups, movements, what have you that are in opposition to the kremlin. you think twice. >> even if events like this are being managed the message chimes with a good many russians. it's not hard to hold up the ukraine as a tragic example and say, look, we don't want that,
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do you? >> the town of debaltseve in eastern ukraine was captureed by pro-russian fighters. >> the seen of the final big battle is still scattered with the debris of war. there are burned out vehicles and abandoned tank and evidence of intense close quarters combat. it's been four days since ukrainian troops have fled from here, but the civilians are still dazed and bewildered. this is one woman who is left homeless by the fighting. >> i wanted and tried so hard to maintain the house and make it comfortable so i could leave an unan inheritance to my granddaughter. now nothing remains. >> inside her house is
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uninhabitable. it's so horrible she says. galina now has to sleep in the cellar of a nearby grocery store. >> people sleep here because their houses have been completely destroyed. >> are you getting humanitarian aid? >> nothing. >> the residents emotions swing between bitter resentment and despair. all are genuinely desperate. this man is appealing for calm. there is a real humanitarian crisis here in debaltseve. but the authorities the donetsk people republic has yet to address. >> we will accept help whoever can provide it. yesterday, ten trucks with
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110 tons of food for the people of deb. >> a fact finding group from the ngo, doctors without borders has also arrived but they have not yet set up a medical facility. >> not yet. not yet. >> residents who fled to the the cellars to hide from the shelling. >> there is a war going on. brother killing brother. how many innocent people have been killed. how many children have died? it's impossible to feel that without weeping. only those who experience these things can know how i feel. there is nothing mortifying in
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the whole world than this war and people need to find a way to survive. >> an effective cease-fire in east ukraine would be the first small step to restoreing normalcy to this region. conflict has created psychological pain that is just as deep as physical. al jazeera debaltseve. >> seeking safety, ethnic chinese crossing the border from myanmar to escape fighting there. and the war in syria facing another battle with the elements, and we'll find out if bars barcelona can rise to the top of la liga. >> now 89 boys have been kidnapped from the town in south
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sudan. it's not clear who abducted the children. some of them as young as 13. the government control a shown recent fighting between government and rebel forces there. we should point out that 12,000 children across south sudan were used as soldiers. when did this actually happen? what more information can you give us? >> yes, thank you. a number of children have been taken. >> and is the' assumption that
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they--i'm careful to assume things in this situation but are they captured to be used as child soldiers? something that has been going on for a time in the country. >> yes, it does seem that they have been taken for the purpose of fighting. they were paraded through the town as a training exercise. we have witnesses who that we spoke with say their classmates have been taken and they fear for their lives. >> what sort of levels of government presence and troop presence is there if that's the case? >> in this particular location,.
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>> they have been taken from their families. they were going into a very tough training regime and they will called for their immediate release. >> we thank you for your time and your update. >> now there has been more shelling at the border of myanmar and china. andand the fighting began two weeks ago and so far 30,000 refugees have crossed the board to seek safety from china. we go to that border in china's province. >> several times today we heard the distant thud of artillery the fighting on the other side of the border does tend to ebb and flow. but here on the chinese side things are relatively calm. what we don't know, of course, is how many civilians have been
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killed. caught in the cross fire. one chinese journalist i spoke to who is able to get to the town ten kilometers away from here said that he saw the bodies of at least 20 men and women lying in one street. we can't verify that, but we've also been hearing stories of our own from refugees who escaped. >> the new trade and exhibition center is a symbol of the economic hopes china has for this remote region. but today it's been transformed into a refugee camp over flowing 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 the counts of brutality by myanmar's army. >> the soldiers caught me and hit me again and again like this. just like this on my own head. this father arrived nine days ago.
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>> they took most of our cattle. we are afraid that they might kill us. >> elsewhere families squat in a row of partially built shops. fending for themselves as best they can. the militaries in charge of this humanitarian operation a soldier shouts to the refugees to go inside. he doesn't want us filming them. sometimes the soldiers succeed. >> behind me are some of the 30,000 refugee who is have crossed the border. it is a sensitive issue for china. they're providing food, shelter and water for these refugees, but this is a tricky situation for china. tricky because some of these refugees want china to support their campaign for autonomy.
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but beijing insists it does not interview with the internal affairs of other countries. the border was eerily quiet. normally it's one of the busiest crossing points between the two countries, but some of the fighting is going on in a town just visible in the distance. and for some who have fled this is as close they can get to home. >> you don't get to choose your neighbors, and china has 14 of them. the one causing them the most ag fireworks st at theangst right now is myanmar. >> let's go to syria where state media say that car bombers have killed more people. activists also say ten children were among 48 people killed in a village north of aleppo earlier in the week.
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thethis is aleppo itself, and in northeastern damascus activists say t.v. people were killed of a government warplanes conducted several attacks. 20 others were injured. then you've got the thousands of syrian refugees spending their fourth winter in freezing continues. over the last few weeks heavy snow storms have hit the qalanoun mountains where 500 families are trapped. >> reporter: it's freezing cold in the qalanoun mountains and these children are trying desperately to keep warm. but without wood and fuel they can't. >> it's cold and we don't have enough oil for heating. >> at least 500 families are living in flimsy tents and freezing conditions.
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the qalamoun mountains sits on the border with lebanon. but there are no aids working here. that's because it has been declared a war zone and has banned visitors here. >> the tents we're living in can't with stand the heavy snowfall or snow storms. we can't afford to protect ourselves. we can't afford blankets and covers. the heating fuel we had lasted a week. >> this is just some of the seven 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 long brutal war in their country. >> here's what is coming up on the news hour. we won the battle but not the war, greece's new government gets an extension of its bail out but only three days to prepare it's reform plan.
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plus... >> i'm in argentina in a factory run by the workers as a possible example to others going through economic hardship. >> and in sport we'll hear all about the fight--it looks like it will be the most lucrative in boxing history. back in a moment. people of our time... talk to al jazeera part of our special black history month coverage on al jazeera america
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>> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> award-winning investigative documentary series. "mexico's disappeared". monday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> the nigerian army said it has recaptured the town of gaga from boko haram fighters. in january they took over the town in what is reported to be one the worst atrocity in the six-year insurgency. yemen's president hadi was released from house arrest. he's now in aden in southern yemen where he has a huge power base. and u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that russia will face further sanction because of its actions in russian eastern
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ukraine. we want to take you to the story out of nigeria. we go to our correspondent joining us from abuja. just to bring people up-to-date to give people of significance when the nigeria army can say they've retaken baga. >> this is significant because this town baga has been the achilles' heel, the thorn in the side. in january of this year it was reported that 2,000 people were killed by boko haram during deadly violence in the town. the military here have always disputeed that figure. they said it was around 100. but as you can imagine that number going out with terrible p.r. for the government and for the armed forces. >> right.
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>> i've got to interrupt you. we've going to go down to aden quickly to get some breaking news we were waiting for a televised statement, what has been said? >> yes in a televised statement by president hadi. he issued a written statement but it is a presidential statement in which he basically said that he still maintains his support and adoption of the gulf initiative that led to a resolution in yemen after the shia up rising and toppled ali abdullah saleh. and they would come to a solution with their problems, and also said that every discussion that has been taken by the houthis every decision
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and every appointment that was taken after the september september 21st, the time that the houthies took over the presidential palace should be reversed, and the houthies should release all those people under house arrest, including the prime minister and other ministers, and the people they abducted they should be return to their families. basically this is a statement that takes us back to the time when hadi was in power before he tendered his resignation and before he was put under house arrest. it's the same kind of statement that he has been reiterateing before that time. it looks like hadi is talking like the president without telling us, i have withdrawn my resignation as president. >> it's a little complicated
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isn't it, and there in aiden regardless whether he has come out, or put his statement out. he's there with a lot of support, and whatever he wants to do, and whatever direction he's trying to take himself and yemen, he'll have supporters to do that. >> yes, he has support and that support has grown now that he has been able to escape because there is hope on him both here in the south and even in the sunni provinces in the north that he'll continue to lead the country and probably they are much excited about what has come through this statement. yes, there are indications in the statement that they may consider continuing as president. but he came short of a clear indication of that, and there are concerns here in the south that he might be forced to
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continue his resignation and they will lose that option of having a president alleged president in the south in a place that has been the capitol of southern yemen where he has sunni yemen support and there are those in the north who have expressed their support and their readiness to fight against the houthies under his presidency. there is hope in that and concerns among the houthies and the camp of former president ali abdullah saleh. there are concerns in the north among the houthies and saleh's carp and hopes in the south. but these hopes need to be reconfirmed by a more clear statement by president hadi that he has withdrawn his
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resignation. >> and probably a few concerns from the houthies, themselves, how he escaped in the first place. he had been under house arrest by a group who had taken over his capitol yet, he managed to get away to aden. what's the story on that? >> yes this is an indication that people who posed those figures behind the scenes are former president ali abdullah saleh. probably the mistake committed was that saleh had left the task to guard the residence of president hadi to the houthies, and the houthies are not capable of doing that, simply put. and there were those preaches of him to experience out of the presidential palace.
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we understand that some of the close entourage there was the execution of a plan to help him escape sanaa. >> thank you for that news out of yemen. the latest news to come to al jazeera the latest news to al jazeera about president hadi canceling all decrees and orders issued since september 21, and calling them illegitimate. he is he saying even though he resigned as president he's releasing a presidential statement as he is in charge. and he has moved to aden in the south, where his power base is. he has gotten out of sanaa and moved down there and released this statement just a few moments ago. we'll talk to the editor in chief of the yemeni post.
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he's in sanaa. what do you make of all of this? he's technically resigned. now he's talking like a president again from a different part of the country where he has support. >> it is very awkward right now. the houthies are in awe. this is the last thing they expected. this is something that the houthies never expected. hadi has returned freely and willingly since september where he was basically forced to take on resolutions and assign government he may not be with. >> are the houthies, are they
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just not as strong as they appeared or as we thought they were? >> again, the houthis are very strong. that's not an issue being discussed. the event that just took place is now a big black dot that they could not guard a resident let alone a country. they were in control of everything. they had hundreds of security forces in his house in his yard, above the house, a military compound. the houthies are right now they'll see things they never expected and it could push yemen towards a civil war. this is what yemenis, from my perspective, will not do and will back president hadi.
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so far the houthies have not been able to get one ally in government. not one political party is allied with the houthis. >> the hadi statement thus far very presidential statement that has been put out suggests that he wants to--what do you think? that he would want to try to lead yemen as a whole again and do it from aden, or he gives strength to the movement in aden that wants to break up. which way does he want the country to go. >> it is very clear that hadi is under an united yemen with the national dialogue. there is nothing in the statement about separation. no separation movement. hadi is 100% with the unity of yemen, and this is the stance that we've known of him over the last couple of years. the problem right now is that the houthies never expected
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this, and they oppressed many of the factions with yemen. this is a time that the opposition faction, the tribes the provinces, will now ally under the leader--the constitutional leader who is right now president hadi. >> thank you, from the yemen post. thank you for that. just to bring you up-to-date, before we leave this story hyped. president hadi, who had resigned technically as president of yemen, and had been under house arrest in a sanaa managed to escape to aden and he was able to put out a presidential statement which canceled all decrees and orders. very much talking as the president of the whole country. we went to see what his next move will be now that he has rebased himself in aden in the south. that's the breaking news out of
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yemen in the last 10 or 15 minutes. now greece faced a tough day on friday, but it was the first of many tests for the stipras government. they addressed the euro group. >> yesterday we took a decisive step leaving austerity behind, a decisive step for a new direction in the eurozone. now the negotiation enter a new decisive phase from the destructive bail out policies to the policies of growth, employment and social cohesion. >> here's the agreement in a bit of detail. greece stays signed on to its existing bailout. this is crucial, another four months because that's what germany wanted, but the greece government said it would never do that, so it conceded. they will look at tax collection and pensions, they promise to work night and day to have the reform plan ready on time,
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monday is the deadline set by the euro group. for now greece stays as it is, if its plan is not approved by the euro group the crisis goes on. so stipras's government needs to decide where the money to pay back its creditors will come from. greece is actually more indebted than ever. >> these are the children whose parents lost the ability to care for them. many during the crisis. they are among 300 living in a foster care charity sos children's villages. not only does it not seek state subsidies, it also pays $130,000 in taxes each year, almost five times what it paid before the crisis. with that money it says, it could care for another 25 children. >> we have a lot of important charities and institutions in greece. they could grease the work
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increase the work, but they cannot not because of lacking of government subsidies or support but because the government, by taxation is taking the money of a private donor or a company that gives to those charities for making and doing what the state should do. >> taxes have risen sharply during the greek crisis partly to repay creditors in emergency loans. but so have arrears greeks now owe the treasury an unprecedented $86 billion and they seem increasingly unable to pay. creditors believe that greece will fall $745 billion short of its target this year. the vast majority of taxpayers owe less than $5,000, and they are most likely to come forward and settle. but 90% of greek tax arrears are owed by 11% of taxpayers that includes tax evaders that the
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government has traditionally been unable to rein in. >> it is inviting people to come forward with a town payment against their tax arrears and it will match that payment with a discount of equal size. >> we will do our best. we didn't know before all the figures we know now. our policy from now on will focus on putting a stop to the grease of uncollected taxes which grew by an enormous $1.1 billion in january. the next step will be to help people who cannot pay. >> austerity government did manage to increase tax revenue from easy targets like the salaried middle class. but experts believe this is not sustainable. adding to this problem is a series of social justice agenda. to provide social spending while cutting taxes it has to bring growth and pair back an expensive state and greece's
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creditors simply don't seem to believe that it can. >> argentina has had it's fair of economic crisis. defaulting on foreign debt in 2002 at its worst. but some of the workers affected by that economic collapse have taken matters in their own hands, and they're having some success. we have explain from buenos aires. >> this is a site that fills these workers with pride. machinery working at full capacity producing thousands of bottles per day. nine different flavors sold all over argentina. >> it's not the same working for yourself as working for a boss. we have different responsibilities. we are all responsible out of necessity. >> the soft drink plant is one of the victims of argentina's collapse of 2001-2002. machinery sold, wages not paid,
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absent owners, no hope. until the workers early in 2002 took control. >> we believe in what we're doing, or we wouldn't be able to do it. it's a question of us taking the company forward and little by little we are moving forward. >> now it employs more than 50 workers and run by 20 associates. all of the workers here have a stake in the enterprise. it is their machinery their produce their future. when argentina in 2002 defaulted in $100 billion of foreign debt, thousands of businesses closed. tens of thousands lost their jobs. workers found the factory gates locked. the owners had up and sold everything and fled with the money. the workers had little choice but to start from scratch. but now they were in charge.
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>> we think that the human condition is universal. we all have the same needs the same aspirations. when the company closes, the workers have the capacity, both technical and manual to take the enterprise forward. >> there are now 350 cooperative companies employing 95,000 workers across argentina. everything from hospitals and schools to newspapers, printing works, hotels and factories. 97% of those set up have survived and thrived. what makes the successful cooperative? >> the unity of the workers is that they work together in harmony, to achieve all they have to make the effort to fight against the ego and individualism, and there is no place for personal ambitions. >> argentina is again facing difficult times. in recession and with inflation rampant. louis has helped three bankrupt
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companies, now workers courttives relaunch in the past two weeks. fresh dreams from the ashes of desperation. al jazeera buenos aires. >> malcolm x was equally loved and loathed during the u.s. civil rights movement. it was 50 years ago he was shot dead in harlem, new york. we look back at the legacy of one of america's most controversial figures. >> he was the voice of black anger. >> as muslims we believe that separation is the best way and the only sensible way not integration. >> an organizer an intellectual malcolm x wanted something different, something more for america's black population. the demand for civil rights changes in the 60s grew, he challenged martin luther king. this is where he was shot dead at the commune center that bears his name.
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here he spoke about how black lifeves mattered, a message resonating 50 years after his sudden death. >> you look at the black lives matter campaign. malcolm's platform was an affirmation of black life. he may not have said that black lives matters, but that was his reason for being. >> there was shock in his assassination. he was about to speak at a political meeting. another man rushed to the stage firing guns. the streets, schools, and libraries are named in his honor, and in harlem, many we spoke to knew of his place in history. >> do you think people know about malcolm x. >> if one person doesn't know not enough know.
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>> he's not one dimensional. just like none of us are. he became a very loving person and in the end his message was about love and unity. i think that was very powerful. >> in his obituary the post described him as brilliant wild eccentric and unpredictable. his auto biography published after his death, it's message that is that significant, and that important. >> the black community and all communities interested in social justice need multiple voices, we need multiple malcolm xs. we don't need any singular messianic figure. >> he's better known globally and more easily recalled. he remains an icon and an enduring reminder of a struggle that was fought and some believe still not won. al jazeera harlem, new york. >> still ahead on the news hour, sports news, and unwanted record
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in cricket and we'll have the rest of sport news in a moment.
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>> we're here to talk sports. >> barcelona. >> lots to talk about. the visitors got the lead early taking advantage of the collective defensive mistake. and despite the dominateing position. they scored, and 1-0, barca
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squandering the chance to leapfrog around madrid to lead the table by one point. bundesliga leader thrashed 6-0 to move 11 points clear. things did not go as well for the top side in the english premier league. chelsea dropped points to burnley. it looked good for them early. reacting to danger tackle, and with less than 10 minutes left. they grabbed the equalizer for the final score 1-1. it gets worse for manchester city. a great day for arsenal they won, and manchester united lost, so the gunners move ahead of them into third. now two boxers widely considered to be the best of their generation is finally set to
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meet in the ring. after years of negotiation, the fight will happen on may 2nd, in las vegas. it's a match made in money heaven. >> it's the sight boxing fans from all over the world have been waiting for. a match up between arguebly the two greatest fighters of this generation. floyd money mayweather setting to head to head with manny pac-man pacquiao. >> it's the biggest fight by far for years in the sport of boxing. i equate this to five or six years of super bowls all wrapped in to one fight. >> it's taken almost six years for the two camps to come to agreement. the bowed will take place on may 2nd this year in las vegas with a record global audience set to
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tune in. here's why. in 47 professional fights mayweather is unbeaten with nolos. pacquiao has lost five times in his career. mayweather has won world titles in five different weight decisions while pacquiao is the only man in history to bill in eight different weight divisions. last year manny was the world's highest paid sportsman earning of $40 million. but this fight alone is set to generate around $250 million. pacquiao said he hopes to bring glory to his homeland of the philippines. the country will again come to a standstill when their idol steps into the ring. >> pacquiao, i call him the philippines favorite son. when he fights there is no crime. there is no traffic in the streets. everyone is glued to their
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television. everyone is tuned in to this fight. it will be a national holiday back in the philippines on may third, which is a sunday, and everyone will be rooting for their favorite son, which is manny pacquiao. >> both men are in their late 30s and beyond their absolutely best but this fight could be the one that defines their careers. >> pakistan has picked up an unfortunate cricket record. the team slumped to the worst-ever start to an inning in one-day history as they were beaten by the west indies at the world cup. the indyest lost their opening game to ireland but hit back batting first in christchurch. and then pakistan's reply 1--4 that was the worst start set by canada in 2006.
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the west indies winning by 150 runs. >> it just goes to show that they can dominate, and we're here to compete. a lot of talk has been going around but we're not paying those any attention. we just have to do what we have to do. and get the job done on the field. >> we really need to work hard. we need to look at it mentally and skill wise we'll pick up ourselves and come hard in the next skills. >> it's been a frustrating day for co-host australia. their match against bangladesh was a wash out. captain michael clarke had set
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to make his return from injury. both teams take one point from the game. rafael nadal is not a happy man. he pete pablo we have stress, he said that it was favor on players and fans. it began at 1:00 a.m. >> now much more sport on our website. www.aljazeera.com. we've got blogs and videos from our correspondents around the world. >> you won't be complaining at 3:20 in the morning when you're reading the news. >> and he starts another match in an hour. >> thank you for that. that's your sport. up next with the latest news right here.
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. >> more protests in yemen's capitol as the man who resigned as president emerges to condemn the coup. >> hello there i'm nigeria's army said it struck a heavy blow against boko haram recapturing a key town. >> people are determined to make it clear we're not going to play this game. >> the u.s. threatens russia with more sanctions for continue continuing to support ukraine's