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open cloiming on the mountain may enter a new era, an era of industrial relations. [ siren ] an i.s.i.l. affiliate claims responsibility for suicide bombings in afghanistan, killing over 30 people. you are watching al jazeera, live from doha. also on the programme. more air strikes in yemen. president zuma comes under fire
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as migrant flee south africa after a series of hate crimes. >> and scientific sec neecks creating artificial body parts in minutes. . >> i saw many people. dead bodies and injured people.
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ambulances arrived. many died. >> two other blasts at the statement targeted a shrine and shore panic. shrine and a bank. president ashraf ghani says groups associated with i.s.i.l. are to blame. >> the taliban did not take responsibility. d.a.e.s.h. took responsibility. international terrorists. they are not our people. if you are afghan or muslim, stand with us. if you are influences by foreigners, this is a warning. >> ashraf ghani called this a new war, the attacks came as ashraf ghani proved the cabinet picks. he said it may have taken a long time, but it will be a strong government. there's no nominee still for defence minister.
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earlier we spoke with a senior advisor at the u.s. based asia society, and the author of "the taliban revival" and says i.s.i.l. is not a force in afghanistan, but is trying to win over elements of the taliban. >> i.s.i.l. or i.s. or d.a.e.s.h. as we call it is interested in expanding support pace and network in afghanistan. at this time i think they have no infrastructure. they are on the run from that. they are moving back. i doubt that at this time they can expand or have the infrastructure or resources or human resources in afghanistan and south asia there's much to remember while making the analysis that they had the potential to do so. their narrative, unfortunately is attractive to some of the young. i heard the rumour from friends in south asia that i.s.i.l. gave an ultimatum to show up because
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they are trying to gain support, and they will not show up. they gave two ultimatums and that is why i firstly believe that the taliban, for the first time. came up with the biography. a 6,000 word biography, released by the taliban. it happened because they want to show it is alive. it is a power struggle. i.s.i.l. is trying to gain strength by hijacking taliban. >> a saudi-led military coalition conditions air strikes against houthi rebels. iran says it placed forces in the region to protect the oppressed. in a bid to allow more aid in. saudi arabia has been asked to take control of air space and maritime territory.
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>> reporter: another day of provision decisive storm in yemen, air and ground battles have been serious. in the capital ammunition depots were targeted. strikes targeted the house of former vice president of the ousted president in aden. on ground houthi militia shelled a neighbourhood in in tiaz fierce battles left more than 10 killed along with others from the local resistance. 10 other houthi fighters were killed and injured in an ambush. a saudi soldiers was killed in skirmishes raising the numbers of casualties to seven. >> yesterday there were ongoing
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clashes until the late hours of the night in nas ran resulting in a death of the saudi ground forces. >> reporter: looking to allow more aid into yemen, the government gave tension to manage and monitor the territorial water and air and space. >> this is an order to facilitate the movements of several planes loaded with food and relief and allow air violations by houthi militias and forces loyal to the president. >> aid urgently needed but an end to the war is more needed iran's president criticized saudi arabia for leading the air gonesive. saudi arabia will harvest the hatred itself showing in yemen. it denies accusations of providing military support, he was speaking at the national
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army day parade. the fighting is adding to the hardships felt by millions of yemenis. we have more on the suffering in the southern port city of aden. >> reporter: aid workers in aden say this is as much as they can do for not. not everyone can be help. there's not enough food to go around. >> translation: we have given food to several families who are displaced from surrounding areas. the aid we received was not enough for all internally displaced persons. we are hoping for support. >> aden is the main seaport that used to provide a life line to the rest of yemen.
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90% of the nation's foot was imported, and much coming through here, before the war. recently the residents watched the city turn from a commercial capital to this. some gather around a bombed out car they say belonged to a houthi official. aden was the government stronghold before the leadership left for saudi arabia. it's seen some of the worst fighting. many in this group have lived through conflict, this is yemen's second civil war in two decades. with little or no activity in the aden port, food and medicine is needed. drinking water is hard to come by. charities warn the public water services could collapse. saudi arabia says it will provide the amount needed by the united nations to give emergency assistance across the country.
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we just released the humanitarian flash appeal. it calls for almost $274 million, to met the lifesaving and protection needs of 7.5 million people. >> that is a third of the population. in iraq 8 soldiers died killed in artillery shelling by fighters. it's sheer an air base where the u.s. soldiers trained their counterparts i.s.i.l. fighters look set to capture the city of ramadi and are in control of 75% of the province the advance coming after the u.s. led coalition began last week. this is video of the jets flying over the position in ramadi. >> thousands of families have been forced to flee ramadi because of the fighting. many residents have been making
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their way towards baghdad. the ministry of migration says tents, food and other aid is sent to them. thousands of foreigners that made south africa home are living in fear of violence, attacks are continuing against immigrants in the poor neighbourhoods. shops were looted. charles stratford has more from johannesburg. >> reporter: this man came to inspect what is left of his shop. he came to south africa six years ago to earn money for his family in ethiopia. >> they take everything, money. it's tough. yes. lost it. >> he says his shop was attacked by people who accused migrant workers of taking their jobs. they stole everything he has, including all his savings.
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>> i don't know, these people is coming. they take the stuff, and in the fridge, money, clothes, this put - everything is took. i have children. i have wife. through my people i support me. why kill me? you kill me, you kill jesus, i kill you. no fighting. >> reporter: the other south african landlord is ashamed about what happened. >> criminality. nothing else but that happened. >> it's very obvious the level of poverty in johannesburg. and people have real needs in terms of lack of jobs and the those grievances with the government. that man decided to stay and save more money before returning
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to ethiopia. there are more migrant workers in south africa that have decided to leave. south africa's president visited a camp in durban where migrant workers are getting ready to return to their home countries. >> those that want to go home. zuma's words mean little to them they must know that when we arrange everything, when we stop violence, we are welcome as they came. >> these people are heading back to malawi by bus. zuma's words mean little to them now. >> we are feeling good. they stay safe. we fret for this group. how i must stay here. i can't manage to save the country. >> reporter: he says he has no choice but to take the risk. he can't go back to his family in ethiopia empty-handed and there has been more
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anti-immigrant violence on saturday night forcing police to fire rubber bullets. officers kept a crowd at bay at a johannesburg motor way, and a crowd attacked shops owned by foreign nationals in a poor area of the city. still ahead on al jazeera - malaysians who are struggling to get their lives back on track after december's devastating floods. and we board the stunning replica of a vessel that helped to turn the tide in the american revolution. per cent
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welcome back a reminder of the top stories, and the afghan president says fighterslinged to i.s.i.l. are claiming responsibility for a series of bomb blast. people were killed in jalalabad, including government employees collecting salaries from a bank. the saudi led coalition conducts air strikes in yemen. targeting positions in sanaa. the iranian president is accusing saudi arabia of sowing hatred in yemen. iran says it placed forces in the region to protect those it called the oppressed. south africa's president jacob zuma calls for calm as hate crimes against migrants continue. many say they have already lost everything. >> after months of progress the
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peace process in columbia between the government and f.a.r.c. could be on the verge of collapse. 11 soldierses were killed in an ambush n an apparent breach. >> the soldiers were ambushed in this village as they slept. surprised by an attack in the middle of the f.a.r.c. ceasefire. >> we were awoken by the explosion. i jumped from my bed, ran to my kids and we piled in a corner where we could feel safer. >> reporter: days after the incident signs of a devastating attack are here for everyone to see. holes in the ground where the grenades exploded or bloodstains stains on the floor and the boot belonging to a soldiers. and the fear for the people who live here that the war is back. this village is at the center of
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a drugs and weapons corridor. locals say the ceasefire and the government suspension brought relative peace. after a recent military anti-drugs ground operation, the villages feared the rebels would retaliate, and they did. >> translation: we had asked the soldiers to please move away. bombing will resume and bring violence. we need to talk to succeed. it's easy for people to say war is the answer when we are the victims. >> reporter: outside the military base people bring flowers for the dead soldiers. for some, the attackers wiped out what little confidence there was. >> translation: it's time to end the peace process. tas lie. per it's a lie. we are giving the rebels space to kill our soldiers. >> reporter: the government is
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giving them time to resolve the crisis. >> the problem is there are groups moving indemricting violence -- inflicting violence. it's hard to avoid these encounters. >> the government and f.a.r.c. invested much in the progress, and say they want to final agreement. military escalation and other attacks risk a process that looked so positive. brazil is facing one of the worst outbreaks of dengue. 135 died so far. 30% more than in 2014. 460,000 are suffering from the viral fever. half are from the state of sao paulo. the army has been called into the capital state. danky is spread by mosquitos, that thrive during the rainy season in brazil. about 200 central american
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migrants marked through mexico city, protesting abusers against them. in response to a government programme aimed at stopping people crossing illegally into the u.s. migrants in mexico say they suffer at the hands of criminals and corrupt officers. >> italy says it rescued 11,000 from overcrowded boats in the last days. 450 migrants were brought to the city of mess eena on saturday. the atalian coast guard said the numbers trying to cross is unprecedented. many are escaping war and persecution in africa and the middle east. authorities are asking for more help to rescue them and catch traffickers. >> greece is urged to deliver a more detailled fizz tall plan to lenders. negotiators met in paris with representatives of the e.u. european central bank and the the international monetary fund.
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greece has yet to provide information about its economic reform plans. >> the objective remains the same. restoring stability, ensuring recovery making sure that greece can become sovereign in its financing and in its economic development. they are the objectives and cap be satisfied by different means floods that hit north-east asia were the worse in decades. thousands of homes were destroyed. four months after the deluge a lot of people don't have a place to call their home. building in the ruins of their homes, workers are helping people who lost everything in the floods in december. they are the lucky ones. they owned the land they are building on. others don't. this is a day labourer.
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he rented house, everything they owned was ruined or floated away. >> i'm worried i don't have a house. my wife is pregnant and due in december. we want to be settled quickly. we don't see home. >> there are dozens of villages like this across the state. people salvaged what they can. aid agency suggests deal with people displaced from villages like this one. ghost villages homes washed away by the force of blood water. all that is left is the steps to a house. >> our main concern is shelter and the holy month of is approaching. we hope to move the communities to shelters.
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save and security. communities are kept together. the government pledged to rehouse those in houses like this. many can't rebuild, because they occupied government land illegally. 160 dozen people need safe secure accommodation that can withstand the element. the press may take a year or more. >> we will met to understand that the problem is implementation. we do not know the real issue. because we leave it to the government to sort it out. we are focussing on our side. state and governments leave it to charities to build homes like this. a slow process to identify land that is save and legal to build on. life is getting back to normal.
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many hope the work can be completed before the next monsoon two police many have been arrested in connection with a shooting of protestors in an indian administered kashmir. a teenager was killed. his family said he was shot whilst in police custody. security forces confronted the demonstrators during a strike called over the arrest of a separatist leader. israel has agreed to pay nearly half a billion in revenue to the palestinian authority. the payment is tax money collected by israel on behalf of the palestinians. israel froze the funds in retaliation to a decision to join the international criminal court. israel had initially wanted to release the money after deducting utility. the palestinians threatened to take the matter to i cc if
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israel didn't pay the full aim it may sound like science fiction, but custom making human organs is about to become fact. artificial body parts like ears kidneys and hearts can be artificially made in a few hours. >> reporter: it's something people would not have thought possible. here they enter new territory, the key is 3d bioprinters to g organs it takes about five hours for this machine to manufacture a human ear. >> this is made out of a biomaterial called pcl. >> reporter: pcl is used as a scaffold on which to infuse living human cells, a technique used to build bladders, heart
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valves and muscle. work done is funded by the u.s. department of defense. the implications for patients everywhere is never far from researchers minds. >> we get the message that everything we do here will move toward human trials and hopefully enhance their life through the work that we are doing. >> reporter: luke benefitted from early research given a new glad scper lives a healthy -- bladder and lives a healthy life. the application for this technology is limitless. doctors say it may be a few years br bio-3d printers are in hospitals. it's the human impact of the research that keeps scientists pushing and breaking barriers. in the future it's hoped the work will pioneer procedures that may lead to construction of
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organs like the heart, liver and kidneys. >> despite the process, there's a long way to go. >> you are never satisfied with what is done because there's also so much ahead. that needs to be done so more can benefit from the technologies. >> but the strides made here by staff from more than 50 countries have changed lives and are bringing hope to more. she was once the jewel of the french navy the ferry lafayette to the u.s. where he game a hero of the war of independence. a replica of the ship has set sail from the deprench atlantic -- french atlantic coast. jonah hull was there to witness the event. >> reporter: on the day of
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"l'hermione"'s major voyage the 80-strong crew made final preparations recalling the crossing where the originally frigate carried the marquee lafayette, with news that france would enter-north america's war of independence to defeat the british, which they did in a series of battles and naval blockades. >> what is it like for someone in your position, what is the greatest thing about the ship. >> i'm happy, i am sure i'm on the best ship in the world. with a good crew, and with an exceptional mission. >> reporter: she was given a magnificent send off. she has become a cherished daughter. >> we are very proud. it's beautiful that this ship is
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representing our region throughout the world. >> reporter: even the president turned up to see her on the way. "l'hermione"'s voyage will take her from the french coast via the canaries, across to yorketown. scene of a naval blockade. and a tour of key elections in the american revolution before returning to france. lafayette is well-known. he is a household name. that gives us an end. >> reporter: you can bring that history back to life for a lot of people that have forgotten it. >> we can make a deal of the fact that france helped to free our nation. >> this moment has been more than two decades in planning and
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preparations. and took 17 years to build. her time as finally come. she's been called the ship of liberty. and they were proud here to set her free much more on our website at aljazeera.com. despite what the federal court says. it's his second go as head of the police force, and back when race dominates. >> when you have people chanting what do i want, cops. i'm sorry, that's too mar he says police arrogance,

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