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prehistoric exhibition - a monument to cave art. >> and the sport - including heavy-hitter hamilton - the championship leader wins again at the grand prix italy's prime minister says he is determined to find the people traffickers responsible for what has been described as the mediterranean's worst migrant disaster. as many as 700 are feared dead after an overloaded fishing boat capsized off the coast, south of the italian island lampedusa. this shows the search and rescue operation. 28 survivors have been found. if the worse case scenario death toll is confirmed, it means as many as 1500 migrants died this year alone, trying to reach
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europe. the italian government held a meting and e.u. foreign ministers will hold talks on monday. paul brennan reports from sicily. >> the search and rescue effort is supported with aircraft and helicopters. coast guard and navy ships from malta and italy have been joined. planes criss-crossed the sea scouring the waves for signs of life. as the hours parks the likelihood of finding more survivors is remote. the sicilian port of catania is the drop off point for tens of thousands of migrants. the town's mayor was in brussels demanding e.u. assistance. >> i banged my fist on the table and told them it's dishonorable that a continent like europe turns its back. it's not a temporary emergency,
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but a problem to deal with for years. thereneeds to be a policy and help for the desperate people asking for asylum. >> reporter: in the vatican the pope asked europe's leaders to recognise the migrants not as numbers, but human being. >> reporter: i make a heart-felt appeal to the international community to react decisively and see to it that such tragedies are not repeated. >> reporter: the italian prime minister was briefed and gave a news conference his words aimed not just at the sittalion public -- the italian public, but fellow e.u. leaders. >> we think the fight against trafficking is a problem for the whole e.u. >> reporter: his appeal produced a response. the e.u.'s foreign policy chief weighed in saying:
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the influx of migrants and proposals for tackling the issue will be discussed on monday at a meting of e.u. foreign ministers in luxembourg and the need for progress is recognised. the hopes now of finding more survivors and bringing them to sicily is fading. the figures that lost their lives may not be known. the estimates of survivors paints a picture of a horrible loss of life. it seems a tipping point has been reached. nonetheless, there's genuine score, turning it to progress is far from easy well now, according to
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italian grill and pizzeria's border agency -- according to the italian border agency the biggest entry is through airports. post that reside came with travel documents that expire. from land and see, these are the main routes - the largest number of migrants game through the central mediterranean, almost 170,800, mostly from syria eritrea and sub-saharan africa. there were more than 50,000 arrivals most of home were syrian. the majority of the other migrants came from afghanistan and somali. there were more than 43,000 migrants that across the boarders through mainly hungry. most were from kosovo many were afghans and syrians. joining me to take a closer look at the international response migrant conference is
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alexander betts, an associate professor in refugee and migration studies in oxford the u.k. thank you for speaking to us. italy's prime minister said that those involved in the smuggling operation must be tracked down. can the people traffickers and the networks that are around moving refugees from one place to the other be found? >> i think there's a problematic situation. matteo renzi came out describing it as the slavery of the day. it's not to do with traffickers. it's to do with smugglers, charging 1500 per migrant, sometimes making a million for each boat moving across the mediterranean. underlying the problem, and the reason for the cause of death is not about smuggling and trafficking, but is about two things - firstly a global displacement crisis. there's over 50 million
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displaced people more than at any time in the world war ii there are more vulnerable and desperate people that can't get assistance, that are coming to europe. the second reason why people are drowning in the mediterranean, is the failure of search and rescue. last year the italian government had a programme, operation marinostrum and rescued many people. in november 2014 it was scrapped and the e.u. replaced it with operation triton. it has a third of the budget a narrower geographical scope and as a result 5,000 have been rescued and more are drowning at a higher rate. >> right, you say that - we have to make a distinction between human traffickers, and people smugglers.
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libya is a starting point for many migrants when we look at the route to europe through the mediterranean. how is the political vacuum the chaos, violence in libya contributing to the crisis in terms of allowing people smugglers to thrive. >> we have to break down where people are coming from. many people are coming from syria. a number are refugees who can't get protection where they come from because lebanon and jordan close their borders. many are coming from somalia and eritrea, and others from africa. libya is a jump off point because of its fragility as a state and weak governance. libya has 400,000 misplaced people. it's easy for them to be preyed
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on. it's important to recognise they are not traffickers, as distinct from smuggling, the distinction is important. trafficking implies people forcefully used smugglers are providing a service to people that want to move. they are able to work in libya because of the fragility of the country, and it's difficult to make an assumption that libya would be in a position to control that smuggling. we have got to look beyond that to the underlying causes. >> looking in terms of what can be done next you mentioned the marie nostrum operation that was scrapped and replaced by triton with a smaller budget. there's going to be a meting of leaders, what could happen. do we need to see a new force with the capability of patrolling the forces and save lives? >> it's important that at the
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meting tomorrow we go back to something sensible. the changes introduced in november 2014 led to more deaths and will only get cores if the crisis escalates. it's important to have a search and rescue policy that is led. it's a fiction that marie nostrum was a bridge to europe. it provided a minimum basis in which we prevented vulnerable people from drowning. we need a sensible policy. it's important to see this in the broader context, that we recognise we need fundamental ways to protect refugees and vulnerable people. if we had adequate protection for syrians, for neighbouring countries, if we provided better settlement and opportunities for legal migration to europe, less people feel the need to resort to smugglers in the first place.
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we need international corporations to private search and rescue that tloocks the root causes and the refugee production regime at a crossroad with more people moving from context like syria. >> alexander betts from the university of oxford. thank you speaking there, touching on violence and chaos in libya, and the islamic state of iraq and levant has now released a video which they say shows the shooting and the beheading of dozens of ethiopian christians, similar to those seen in other videos. the ethiopia government is unable to confirm that the victims are their citizens but condemns the atrocious act a yemeni commander has reportedly switched sides to abd-rabbu mansour hadi. he controls 15,000 soldiers and
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is on the boarder. air strikes has been led against houthi and supporters of ali abdullah saleh in the sworn city of tiaz. the pro-abd-rabbu mansour hadi popular popular resist ants has taken over the stadium. and also is in control of a coastal area in the port of aden and recaptured a house owned by abd-rabbu mansour hadi. in a daily press briefing the saudi arabia spokesman said more than 2,300 air strikes have been carried out since the operation 25 years ago. >> translation: the operation of the houthi groups is more isolated. they cannot contact each other across the different areas because we targeted their communication equipment. especially near the saudi border. >> houthis spoke, and accused
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saudi arabia the invading yemen. >> america is behind every details. it was clear and openly announced by the americans and the saudis. the children in yemen are killed by american-made bombs and blames. the americans are determining the targets that are shelled by the saudi regime. the saudis are nothing but a shoulder and lowly servant at the service of the americans. >> mohammed val has been monitoring developments close to the border from jizan, and said the houthi leader's comments were to be expected. >> this is what he has reiterated since the beginning of the war. he has accused saudi arabia of being a country nefarious to the future and presence of yemen, and we have seen that he has tried to drive the wedge between the yemenis and saudi arabia, warning the yemenis that they are a source of danger not a
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country that would like to take care of yemen. it's interesting to see him lumping america, saudi arabia and al qaeda in one front, that is, according to him, against the yemen interests, and against himself as houthis. the other thing is he sent a message to southern yemen saying "we are not against you, we are not here to how many your interests and believe us. help us, if you stand with us we'll do as we always did, support your cause, and you'll have autonomy. that is dangerous in the ices of some -- eyes of some yemenies, who seek a compromise a kind of pact with the south that if you support us, and breakaway from abd-rabbu mansour hadi maybe you'll have your goals as - you'll succeed from the north, we'll allow that." more to come on the al jazeera newshour. why afghans feel the government is not doing enough to protect them from a new threat.
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plus criminals or political force. why members of greece's third largest party is on trial find out how novak djokovic made history in monte carlo. jo has the details in sport. a court in egypt sentenced to death 11 men involved in a footy riot in 2012. the court referred the sentencing to the grand mufti. capital punish the in egypt has to be approved by the senior religious authority. the decision is not binding. there could be an appeal. the final ruling comes at the end of next month. in other costs pro-muslim brotherhood fought with police in cairo, hundreds of students gathered running through the streets hurling stone.
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they are angry at the imprisonment of mohamed mursi. on saturday the spiritual leader hood of the outlawed muslim brotherhood appeared in court. he was sentenced to death for inciting violence against the state the u.n. warned that 90,000 people are running for their lives in iraq's anbar province. the area is the center of a military offensive against i.s.i.l. fighters. their own government is denying them the relative safety of the capital. from baghdad, ali abdullah saleh reports. >> reporter: a sea of people on the run, escaping i.s.i.l., which is about to fully control the people of ramadi. they have been walking and driving for the last two days, taking what they can - man, woman, young and old. this is a terrified population with no place to stay. some have been stuck near this bridge in baghdad. they are angry with politicians
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and tribal leaders. >> they don't care about us. look what happened to us our condition. they sold us they are traitors. >> we slept on the streets, and miserable continues. we left everything behind. >> the sheikhs fled. sitting in motels and gnomes. -- hotels and homes. >> reporter: some speak of terrible battles. some say bodies are scattered. i.s.i.l. fighters are making gains, closing in on the city center. more than 50% is under i.s.i.l.'s control. the government sent reinforcements. it will be a long battle. mosques across baghdad opened their doors to sheltered the displaced. this is their new home. everyone here was allowed to enter baghdad only after being sponsored by the highest religious body. >> more than 250 people live in the building. they are scattered in rooms like
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this. we are not allowed to film them for privacy. they are scattered over the compound. there are mattresses. they are living in tough conditions. they were allowed in after being sponsored by the sunni endowment because the government is imposing restrictions on them. >> the number of people coming to the capital made the authorities nervous the government imposed restrictions. families need a sponsor to get in. security officials say i.s.i.l. may have infiltrated the crowds, and they need to crosscheck. those that are stuck feel not welcome. >> they want a sponsor to let us in. to the iraqis. if you don't want us hit us kill us, throw us away. we are iraqis. >> the parliament called on the government to lift restrictions and removing i.s.i.l. from the
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province is not going to be easy, and probably will take a long time. these people are likely to remain displaced. not knowing when to return home further north kurdish forces in iraq captured two villages near kirkuk. [ gunfire ] the kurds say that they are using the villages as a base to push i.s.i.l. fighters back. kurdish forces have been battling to retake territory from the group since last year. >> afghanistan agreed to work with iran to counter threats from i.s.i.l. following the first ever attack in afghanistan by fighters linked to the armed group. 35 were killed on saturday. jennifer glasse reports from the capital kabul. >> these are some of the victims of the bombing, recovering in a jalalabad hospital. they heard accusations that fighters affiliated with
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i.s.i.l. called by the name d.a.e.s.h. are to blame. people are angry the government can't provide security. >> if it's d.a.e.s.h. or the taliban, we condemn such acts incidents are not acceptable. >> political infighting delayed the imply takes of government reforms. the taliban filled the vacuum in some areas. in ghazni province, the taliban shot and murdered three men. villagers came to the execution and said the taliban group is needed because taliban courts don't work. there's no evidence that the armed group has a widespread support apart from this attack. there's potential for it to grow. the building blocks of d.a.e.s.h. exists in afghanistan. we have radicalized youth, a spread of weapon in afghanistan. it's easy to recruit people for d.a.e.s.h.
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even if there is recruiting going on some say afghanistan doesn't have the sectarian history allowing i.s.i.l. to flourish in iraq and syria. african security forces are facing the first fighting season where they are in charge. a small presence remains, mainly to train afghan troops. the afghans received new helicopters, but the air force covers a fraction of the country, they need to improve intelligence logistics and medical skills. the u.s. state department says any i.s.i.l. presence is a rebranding of the local taliban, and it is working with the government to counter a threat. president ashraf ghani said he warned for months about a presence but said afghans will not allow the group to grow here tens of thousands of farmers rallied in india's capital against a proposal and landacquisition bill. if it's law it forces farmers to
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sell their land for development project deemed necessary. farmers say it takes away their right to negotiate and receive fair compensation. this report from new delhi. >> reporter: they came by bus and train from several states around the capital. the farmers and opposition party workers who organised the rally are voicing concerns over a government-proposed land acquisition bill many farmers suffering, saying they worry about losing their land. these people make a building and sell it at a profit. we make nothing. >> reporter: the government came to power on the promise of development. the land bill is stuck in parliament because of opposition from political parties, saying it's unfair to farmers for the government to sell their land if
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they deem it is needed for the course of business. >> translation: the prime minister wants to take your land and sell it to the rich companies, weaken you on one side. on the other, you won't get jobs and you'll fall in between. >> many of the formers agree with that, and believe a land bill will leave them without the ability to negotiate fair conversation and without a livelihood. >> the government wants to negotiate with the opposition and is trying to talk to farmers through local meetings and radio broadcasts to convince them the bill is good for everyone. not everyone may be convinced of that. >> supporters of the land bill say it will help push development into rural areas, where it will benefit everyone including farmers, and say the opposition is simply playing politics. >> no jobs can be created no rural infrastructure will fall in place, whether it's roads hospitals, institutions for the rural areas. you need land.
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where will it come from. >> the bill comes up for debate during the next session of parliament, which begins on monday. farmers hope it will be changed to give back their rights or they'll be ready to protest in the capital again turkish sipry it voters are electing a new president. the leader is not expected to win enough support in the first round, meaning a run off will probably happen at the end of the month a millionaire businessman is set to become finland's prime minister. the center party leader has declared victory after his party won 49 of the 200 seats in parliament. he's been congratulated by the current prime minister alexander stubb greece's golden dawn party faces a trial that could put 18 current and former politicians
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behind bars. they are behind 700 accused of murder and racially motivated attacks. the far right party says the case against it is lies. >> reporter: he claims he's a patriot who fell foul of powerful political interests. the prosecution says he's the head of an army that intimidated and killed immigrants and opposition politicians. the trial of the leader has been two years if coming. the 1,000 page indictment includes crimes stretching for years. he says it's a politically motivated frame up. >> these places are gathered together. there was a political intervention. these cases existed. the judiciary believed them to be indicated. for na reason we haven't been
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charged. there was political intervention and pressure and media pressure to prosecute us. >> the prosecution lawyer says the evidence is overwhelming. now that we have access to a full body of evidence which contains speeches because they video tape them. we see that they make reference to the pursuit of migrants and all against the goals of golden dawn. >> reporter: it was a public outcry over the murder of a left wing rapper that prompted judicial authorities to go after golden down. prosecutors describe them as a criminal organization lurking under the guise of a political party, talking to evidence of military organization strict hierarchy and trained battalions. if that's the case why did the justice system wait so long to prosecute it? >> with unemployment at 25%, the former government began a policy of incarcerating undocumented
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migrants. >> golden dawn and all race of the attackers enjoyed immunity. the government invested in the targetting of migrants as a cause of economic crisis. >> golden dawn denies an arrangement saying they acted out of fear. >> we were going up in the opinion polls, and a direct threat to democracy, which is losing ground from under its feet. >> golden dawn says it expects a verdict based on the facts. it's proven resilient. despite the case against it it's the third-largest party more ahead on the al jazeera newshour. farming fears - worries that the use of antibiotics on livestock can affect human health. plus... gadget garbage, what happens wh today's innovations becomes tomorrow's judge. >> doing the congo like a
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welcome back. you are watching al jazeera newshour let's update you on the top stories. hundreds are feared dead after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized. the prime minister held an emergency cabinet meting. speaking earlier, matteo renzi called for help from the international community to stop people smugglers. yemeni commander and his 15,000 soldiers has thrown support by abd-rabbu mansour hadi. and are backing a campaign against the houthi rebels, which has been going on for 25 days. the human cost of the war in yemen is visible in its hospitals. as caroline malone reports, government facilities are
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overwhelmed. >> reporter: these are some of the victims of war in a desperate situation in aden. most of the injured are civilians, including children. some are seriously injured, but are grateful to have survived. >> i'm injured. i think, thank god, i've had two operations, i'm waiting for another one. >> there's a massive shortage of food, water and medical supplies across aden, despite aid. a lot of people left of the city to escape the air strikes. the saudi coalition is targetting houthi positions. the exiled government allowed saudi arabia to take control of air space and territorial waters to get aid in. there are only three government hospitals open to treat the injured in aden. hospital beds are full. it's difficult to reach some of those injured people stuck in
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the violence. medical workers say ambulances have been stolen and medics targeted in the fighting. >> translation: we are receiving between five and 20 people every day. some are injured. others in a serious condition. some died when they could have been saved. the ambulance couldn't reach them in time. because the roads are blocked. >> the red cross says the situation is very bad in aden. it's the civilians paying the price. the south african government says it will come down hard on people who attack immigrants. 300 have been arrested for violence. it left at least six people dead. a special service was held to show solidarity against a surge of xenophobia. most attacks are on a business that came from other african countries. some have fled their homes. zimbabwe malawi and mozambique have made plans to attack.
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>> services are provided to individuals on site. specialised services to children in need of care and protection, including early childhood development programs are being provided in chatswood police say 23 villagers died in fighting between fishing and farming communities in central nigeria. a police spokesman said they were disputing the ownership of a fish pond. fighting over grazing right is common in nigeria, this area has seen several clashes between christians and muslims. >> a u.n. official in the democratic republic of congo promised protection for people in the north-east after attackers armed with machetes killed 19 last week. martin cobb ler condemned wednesday's violence, thought to
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have been carried out by ugandan rebels they have been blamed for similar violence during the past 12 months. >> fighters in kenya is warning the use of anti-bay attics in farm -- ain by otics could increase diseases in animals. germs are fighting back. malcolm webb reports from nairobi. >> reporter: business is booming for daniel. his chicken farm near kenya's capital nairobi. key to his success is antibiotics. he puts it in the drinking water every day. the bacteria is tough and resistant. so he changes to another drug. >> there are times that that disease, you give the treatment, but maybe 60% of the birds have not been cured. what happens you have to change the treatment
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you use. because it's not effective. >> reporter: just a few kilometres away in the city, it's takeaways like this where the chickens end up. >> every day all across the developing world, more and more are eating food like this, and not only chicken, but meat and other product. growing population means there's more mouths to feed and growing economies more can afford food like this. in the developed world most countries reach maximum meat consumtion, but in china and brazil. it's been growing for decades and is expected to grow. in kenya, the boom has begun. more meat means more antibiotics, and more bacteria will become resistant. scientists say common infections treated now, will be untreatable and fatal - not just in animals, but in people two. >> here at the headquarters of the international livestock
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research institute scientists say they detected an increase in bacterial. this biologist published a paper on it. >> we are gathering the problems. it effects everyone in the world. everyone is dependent on anti-microbials for their public health and livestock health, it's a problem that will get worse and worse, unless we deal with it now for farmers like daniel, they can't deal with it by themselves. keeping his chickens healthy, using antibiotics is themselves. what kept his family fed and children in school. in developed country farmers used less of the drugs. farmers in the developing world will need help to do the same
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venezuela has seen a surge in new members joining the militia programme, following rising tensions between caracas and washington, after u.s. president obama branded the county a national threat. virginia lopez reports. >> reporter: what might have seemed an ordinarily parade was for the militia members gathered a reason to celebrate. it is a sign of chance and for outside observers, cause for concern. >> we have a lot of practice and training and a lot of use on how to use weapons. if someone harms venezuela, we'll take up arms. >> reporter: for more than a decade they have been enlisting civilians. the venezuela government collected over 10 million
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signatures demanding president obama release venezuela as being a threat. thousands are willing to do anything to defend the mother land. according to a militia spokesperson, more than 30,000 signed up in the last weeks. whether these militia members are fit for combat is not clear. what they do is also not girl known. in a country facing food shortages or what the government describes as economic sabotage their duties include product distribution. >> we have to help the country's economy take off. we represent the businessmen within the militia, and call on all businessmen to join and get training. we need to know how to protect the sovereignty. we are living in an economic war. >> in a country that has one of world's highest rates. the idea is raising alarm.
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>> translation: i hear all these thoughts that weapons and military training to civilians is a direct influence on the wave of violence that the country is going through. >> reporter: it was hard to predict that president obama's executive order against seven officials would see the resurgence of venezuela militia. what effect they'll have over venezuela's society remains to be seen. for the first time since cuba's revolution in 1959 people are allowed to vote for opposition candidates in local elections. two of the 27,000 candidates do not pledge loyalty to the party. one is a member of the democratic cuban party, which is outlawed. it comes after an historic meting between raul castro and
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president obama a fast-moving wildfire is sweeping through southern california. a fire that started burnt through 300 acres, although no injuries have been reported. authorities issued an evacuation order, but this has been lifted. it's unclear what started the blaze. >> reporter: we are discarding more electronic waste than before. it's a strain on the global environment, according to a report from the united nations. millions of tonnes of washing machines computers, tvs and other its are dumped but can be toxic or contain valuable elements. here is our technology correspondent. >> reporter: last year 48.8 million tonnes of e-waste was discarded around the world. 2 million more than the year
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before, and as much as 50 million tonnes could be dumped each year. if you loaded the waste into 40 tonne drugs, parking they will bump are to bumper, it would stretch from new york to tokyo and back. it weighs 110 times more than the empire state building or seven times more than the great pieriad of giza. less than a sixth of it is getting recycled. around 300 tonnes of gold a tenth of global production, and 1,000 tonnes of silver is unrecovered in the waste. there are millions of tonnes of led, mercury and other compounds dumped. much of the waste is shipped to developing countries, china india, nigeria and ghana received the most. here the toxic elementsened up in the environment. europe banned the shipment of e-waste, campaigners want others
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to do the same and invest in recycling. without this the growing mountain of e-waste will be the dark side of our unquenchable appetite for electronics and appliances. the gap between rich and poor in the u.s. is becoming sharper. even in its schools. many children living in poverty rely on food subsidies to get by. as rob reynolds reports, without school meals, children would have nothing to eat. >> reporter: a new analysis by the southern education foundation shows 51% of u.s. public schoolchildren are eligible for the federal free or reduced price lunch programme, widely considered a measurement of poverty. >> this is alarming. for many years we thought of poor kids as being an isolated problem, maybe in the countries
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urban centers. now what we are finding is a majority of kids in public kids are poor. in los angeles, 80% of children qualify for free or reduced price lunches, and many eat breakfast in school. without the meals they may go hungry. the district as well as school districts across the country have recognised that a lot of student face food insecurity. on a given day they could not have had a meal the night before. there's a gap between the haves and the have not. and people especially in the middle incomes fight to make it through the month. at the middle school in los angeles, students like ashley eat most of their meals at school. >> on a typical day from monday to friday the breakfast and the lunch, and i have my snack. >> researchers say there's a
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strong correlation between poverty and poor education outcomes, leading to poverty in later life. >> we weren't supposed to be engines for economic growth and opportunity. we need to create conditions outside of schools enabling students to enter into the schools with support. >> reporter: with so many kids growing up in poverty, there are implications so social cohesion and democracy. >> in the middle of the 19th century, education was talked about as an equalizer. it meant public schools should be places where students across social class come together in a common setting to learn together, from one another, in a way that would promote greater equality in society and advance american democracy. as income inequality
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increases, the goal is slipping out of america's grasp still ahead for you this newshour - how the fastest man in the world made a slow start to the season. details with jo in sport. sport.
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welcome back. here is all your sport with jo. >> thank you very much. we begin with formula 1, lewis hamilton is 27 points clear at the top of the drivers' championship after winning the
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bahrain grand prix for a second year in a row, beating ferrari's kimi ryko them and nico rosberg. four race, four poll positions, lewis hamilton was the man to match. there was no catching him from the start. behind him the predicted fireworks between ferrari and mercedes played out. flipping to fourth early on, nico rosberg rallied to claw his way back reeling in rykonen and taking advantage as sebastien vettel veered off court. lewis hamilton locked untroubled but pit stop problems nearly cost him the lead. re-entering the track nico rosberg and sebastien vettel were hot on his heels. lewis hamilton kept his cool in the desert heat, slowly building his lead, while the battle for second and third raged behind. the pressure too much for sebastien vettel and rosberg
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seized his opportunity, with two laps to go mercedes promised the procession to the podium. nico rosberg lost his brakes and mercedes lost hopes of a one-two finish. raikkonen reeked revenge for an early pass. lewis hamilton held on for his fourth win in four races. >> ferraris gave us a good run for money. it was hard to look after the tires. fortunately was able to keep the car together. >> obviously you never have to when you finish second. but at this side of the year, i'll placed to get some rul. >> reporter: as hamilton hits his rival's hopes out of the park they'll need to find an extra spark to stop him running away with the title. >> formula 1 chief bernie eccleston cities the matt
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grimshaw -- grand prix will go ahead. more races are heading to countries in asia and the middle east was government funding can cover the high hosting fees. the german funding was removed due no problems novak djokovic wins the monte carlo mast e the first man to win the first three. he needed three sets to edge out tomas berdych. he broke in the third taking control for a 7-5, 4-6, 3-6 victory, his fourth win of the year. >> defending champions, czech republic are into the final of the fed cup after beating france. wimbledon champion sealed a fourth final in five years beating caroline garcia. she was returning to action for the first time after a break from the game when she meat the most of a -- made the most of a nervous start, and dominated the
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second to claim victory and seal a 3-1 win for the czech republic. the czechs will met russia in the final in november. the russian semiwith germany wept all the way to the last match. the time clinched for russia italy returns to the world group stage, beating the u.s.a. in a doubled play off. flavia won, claiming a 6-3, 6-0 victory over serena williams and her partner. it's the first defeat in serena's fed cup career. the swiss team held their nerve, fighting back from a set down to claim victory.
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>> aston villa faces arsenal in the final of the world cup. the striker gave them the lead after half an hour at wembley. 6 minutes later villa's belgium fighter made it 1-1. ar the break. fabian give villa the victory. 2-1 is how it finished. >> in english premier league, tottenham tightened their grip. fourth placed manchester city picked up a 2-0 win over west ham. the defending champions giving up hope of retaining the title. manuel pellegrini's team need all point possible. an own goal gave city the lead. sergio added a second. he became the top goal scorers, ensuring city opened a 7-goal lead for liverpool in a chase for the top four.
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>> it's important for our team to win. because we came from two defeats in a row, and always with one of them - it's worth - it was important to try to be a consistent team. it's done and dusted in the dutch league. psc ian hoven seals a crown in seven years. victory. they congoed at the victory parade earlier. this man scored a free kick in that match. pf c are in talks with manchester united over a transfer for the 29-year-old. they warned them he would be very expensive usain bolt is warming up for the athletic season with the first major event around the corner at the world relays. the 6-time champion was unhappy with his performance. jamaicans running in an exhibition rate.
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bolt holds a record of 9.5 seconds, and could only post a time of 10.12 enough to win the race. leaving the fastest man unhappy, being a little slow. >> well i wanted to run under 10 seconds. it's one of those things. my execution in the race was poor. i don't think it was a lack of running 100 metres. i said it earlier this week, it's about getting the races in. the more i run, the better i get. i look forward to continue running, danger free. i'm not happy, but it's one of those things. i have to move on and look over the race. my coach will analyse it and explain what i need to work on. i should be okay. >> that's all the sport. >> i reckon he's difficult to beat. >> thank you very much. now a museum dedicated to
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prehistoric cave art is hoping in france and houses a perfect replica of a cabin, one of the most important prehistoric fines. the caves are closed to visitors to protect the paintings much the public will see the reproductions. jonah hull went and had a look. >> reporter: to enter the age is to take a journey into rehistory. this is a way to approach and come closer to your ancestors. >> reporter: in these walls, early man drew animals, using charcoal and red ochre. this has been called a masterpiece of modern technology accurate.
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>> translation: we created a three point to the gave, and have tens of thousands of photographs covering the gave. >> reporter: here are the footprints of gave bears, the bones of animals long extinct. and the handprints of man. the original cave is a few kilometres away from here aring closed to the public since discovered by the spielologist. inside the originals the structures and artworks are so delicate they can be altered by a simple touch or destroyed by huge why can breath and bacteria. >> now the public can come face to face with a near perfect rep decision of the oldest prehistoric paintics and distraugs discovered. -- distraugs discovered.
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the waiting list is six months on. >> translation: for our ancestors, this was a sank tu airy. when they entered it it was to leave symbols of belief. in is spirit utility a our ancestors had spirituality like us. >> the air is cool to the bone and camp. and they added gave like humidity, it's easy to forget you are inside something artificial. easy to believe you are looking at the real thing now, a u.s. man who caused a national security scare by flying a small plane around landmarks in washington d.c. said he was trying to raise awareness about government spending. douglas marc hughes is home in florida, and unapologetic despite the fact he's facing four years in prison including charles of violating
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international air space. more for me in a few moments time. stay with us.
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