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the gazan war last year. also... >> i'm reporting from the busiest port in scandinavia where they are clamping down on emissions from ships. time is running out to find survivors of nepal's deadly earthquake. more than 4,000 are confirmed dead. rescuers have been able to find people alive under rubble in the capital kathmandu. hopes are fading for more survivors. several aftershocks rocked the country since the 7.8 quake. and people are trying to leave kathmandu any way they can. the nations pledged $15 million to help victims. the u.k. joined dozens of countries sending relief supplies. aid has begun to arrive. people are frustrated it's not getting to them fast enough.
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>> andrew simmonds begins coverage from the outskirts of kathmandu. >> reporter: they are fighting over sheets of plastic. anything representing shelter are in short supply. crowds are homeless or refusing to return to their houses for fear of another earthquake. fear of another earthquake.> this is where many of them have come from. from street to street it's the same, their homes destroyed. the army is trying to save lives. success has diminished. other more directed at recovering bodies. the officer is frustrated that he doesn't have specialised search equipment. >> we have to work manually. . >> it would help if we had equipment like censors. >> this is the scene you come across all over the distribute.
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-- district. this had been a close community. look at it. two families lived among the ruins. five are dead. >> family photos were recovered from the rubble. his only son was 10. he is dead, aged 21. here. >> you found him here. >> yes. >> how i found the dead body. head down, leg up. >> reporter: you must feel broken. >> i've broken everything. my life is finished. >> reporter: ganesh watches as soldiers use their bare hands to search for his grandmother. lose of a different time. this is back in the square, one
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of nepal's seven u.n.e.s.c.o. world heritage sites. taken by the quake. four buildings have been seriously damaged from the 14th and 15th century. for now, the priority is life, what is left of it not nepal's history. the women say they have given up hope of finding relatives. they are among more than 50 people that live on the street. no one wants to live in a building unless they are convinced it's safe. the constant fog of fuel-pire smoke hangs over them. as if they need a reminder of how the earth shook and took so many lives. sabine shresta has the latest from kathmandu. >> life is slowly coming back to normal as much as normal can be in kathmandu. the sun is shining. people are milling about.
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there's a great sense of loss. at the same time a sense of anger with the government. a lot of aid is coming in. the cabinet sat down to deliver the aid. people have not received anything. they are thirsty. angry, hungry. the security personnel, we have seen a few on the streets but the lack of authority angered people, and this is to say that devastation is outside the city and outside kathmandu and help has not reached the areas. . >> to the other big story of the day, the governor of maryland declared a state of emergency in baltimore, after violent protests following the funeral
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of freddie gray, a black man that decided in police custody. the governor condemned what he called senseless acts of violence. shops have been looted cars burnt. the mayor imposed a curfew that started wednesday from 10:00 pm until 5am on wednesday morning. the governor deployed the national guard and lis say they have requested more that 5,000 extra officers. 15 police officers have been injured, to have been host ittalized. more than 24 people have been arrested. >> we've been in contact with our governor and he agreed and i requested and he has agreed to deploy the national guard. as soon as they are available. they will be immediately deployed. we have ordered a curfew be in effect, instituted form, 10:00p.m. to 5 am.
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>> let's go to tom ackerman, who is live in baltimore after -- and what is the situation there now. >> well, the police say that the situation calmed somewhat. you can hear scattered sirens of both police cars and fire engines. there are scattered car fires, there was one case of a three alarm fire that gutted the site of a senior center that was understand construction particularly in a hard-hit depressed area of baltimore. you still see some crowds of young people congregating in intersections in this part of the city. surrounded by glass in the streets, and windows broken into grocery stores that they broke into. for the most part liquor stores. the police say that they hope
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that the situation will calm down enough tomorrow so that there won't be a very strong police presence. the national guard, which was called out will be operating in a secondary capacity basically just to enforce that curfew that you just spoke about. and, by the way, there's a juvenile curfew that has been in effect in baltimore for the last year or so which has been in effect tonight. it will be interesting and important to see what extent police hopeful predictions of a peaceful tuesday, whether it will actually follow through happen. >> the mayor is saying that she doesn't want baltimore to be a police state. it's a delicate balancing act between allowing people to protest, giving them an outlet
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to do so and not letting tom exploit the situation by harming the city. how does the city of baltimore do that. >> well, the police - the mayor, in her statement today, just before she asked for the state of emergency to describe the people on the streets as thugs, who they would not allow to break down the constructive activity in the city that we have seen over the last few years. baltimore is one of the high crime cities in the united states. contrary to a lot of other cities where the violent crime rate has gone down. it has significant the challenges and that is one of the aspects of the situation that is most displaying to these people because she called this an embarrassment to baltimore, and something that will, she hoped, would not detract from the kind of progress that she
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says the city has been experiencing in the last few years. >> tom, thank you very much for that live update from baltimore. tom ackerman there now, the united nations inquiry found that israel killed at least 44 palestinians at u.n. facilities during the gazan conflict and found that palestinian armed groups this weapons at three empty u.n. schools in gaza. the diplomatic editor james bays reports from the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> reporter: it was the part of israel's war on gaza last summer. un schools supposed to be emergency shelters attacked. in total, 44 killed, 277 injured. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon launched the board of inquiry. 8 months on, it's work has been completed. the u.n. released a summary. the full report is qustiality.
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there's a letter from ban ki-moon that finds israel responsible for all seven attacks. the letter refers to the discovery of hamas weapons on u.s. premises. at a u.n. briefing i sought clarity aon this . is it true that the seven cschools hit with the loss of 44 lives, that were hit by israel, is it true that places where weapons were found were separate schools that were vacant and not designated as emergency shelters? >> i just refer you to the language of the report, the summary of the report which states the details, and you see the facts. you are right, there's a difference between the schools
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where weapons were found, and the seven other sites that were attacked. >> the palestinian ambassador had this reaction. >> what is the secretary-general is planning to do in holding israel accountable for the crimes committed against civilians, which there is no money in the world that can substitute for the value of lives of 44 palestinians killed, and 277 of them injured. >> reporter: the report could be important. since last summer's gazan war, palestine has become a member of the international criminal court. the chief prosecutor lumped a preliminary examination to see if there should be an vision into the gazan war and she is bound to to want to read the findings of the report carefully. and still ahead on al jazeera. a long road to justice.
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al jazeera's journalists are back in court in egypt australia is losing its diplomatic battle to save the lives of two citizens on death row in indonesia. >> every sunday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera ame
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>> fall of saigon, forty years later. >> we have no idea how many were killed. >> unanswered questions, a botched withdrawal lives lost. examining the impact that still resonates today. a special report starts tomorrow, 10:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. good to have you with us. i'm elizabeth puranam in doha. these are the top stories on al jazeera. time is running out to find survivors of nepal's deadly earthquake. more than 4,000 are confirmed dead. the governor of the u.s. state of maryland declared a state of
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emergency in baltimore, following violent protests after the violent death of freddie gray. a curfew will been force 10:00 pm to 5am from tuesday night an inquiry found israel killed 44 palestinians at u.n. schools used as shelters during the gazan war. and three empty schools were used to store weapons. to yemen, where saudi-led air strikes hit targets across the country. an armed blockade stopped food and fuel. fighters loyal to the exiled president abd-rabbu mansour hadi continue to intensify well near the yemeni capital, saudi-led air strikes target houthi fighters and a suspected weapons store south of sanaa. there are no reports of
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casualties. the u.n.'s out going special envoy to yemen said political factions were close to a power sharing deal. jamal benomar was in charge of negotiations and said an embargo could inadvertently restrict the flow of commercial goods. >> al jazeera staff mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are back in an egyptian court, on trial for harming national security and aiding the banded muslim brotherhood. we have this report. >> there's the frustration of enduring a second trial that many called baseless. then there has been delays and witnesses failing to show up. >> how can i defend myself. what can i say? there's nothing against me in the case.
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>> the retrial brought some positive developments for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy. egyptian billionaire and company opener testified on their behalf. even some of the prosecution's witnesses unwittingly helped their case. the prosecution's evidence seems to rest on a report including videos and is supposed to prove al jazeera journalist harmed egypt's national security. the members that issued the report testified that they didn't see the videos, write the report or remember what they wrote. a new committee has been sworn in to review the evidence. mohamed fadel fahmy may have gotten a step closer to being deported to canada where he is a citizen. the canadian government issuing him a temporary passport. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste spent more than 400 days in gaol.
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in january, peter greste was deported to australia. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are out on bail and must check in with police every day. they say the case is keeping them prisoners, unable to live their lives. >> i want to be a productive person. it's damaging my life. and i didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: the journalists say no matter what the outcome of the retrial, voices will not be silenced. indonesia is expected to announce the execution dates of nine people, mostly foreigners on death row for drug smuggling, including two australians in 2006 for trying to smuggle more than 8 kilograms of heroin. andrew chan and myuran sukamaran could face the firing squad this week. four nigerians an egyptian and a filipino woman are also set to be executed. indonesia's president told al jazeera that executions were
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needed to send message. >> reporter: pleas for mercy have been sent in. during an interview with al jazeera, the leader explained why he thinks drug traffickers have to die. >> reporter: pleas for mercy poured in from all over the world - the united nations, european union, france, brazil, indonesia. it all fell on deaf areas at the palace. president joko widodo said he doesn't want to discuss the executions and during an exclusive introduce with al jazeera he emotionally explained why he thinks drug traffickers have to die. >> translation: what is the impact on the drugs they distribute. 4.5 million people have to be rehabilitate because of drug abuse. we want to wipe out drugs. don't look at the fate that sell drugs, the fate of victims must be considered. >> the president claims 40-50 indonesians die due to drug abuse. researchers who provide the figures say they can't be verified and drug abuse has reduced in the country, now, on
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the eve of the execusions claims have been confirmed that processes have been flawed. amidst that, a country where the majority supports the death penalty, president joko widodo showed whatever happens, he has to show firmness. as mentioned a filipino woman is one facing execution. our correspondent reports from the capital manila. >> the philippine government is scrambling to save the life of overseas worker. she is facing imminent execution in indonesia for drug smuggling, her case sparked outrage from human rights groups and citizens. the united nations on saturday appealed to the indonesian government saying that if the death penalty is to be used it
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should be for the most serious of crimes. >> translation: what we are doing here protesting in front of the indonesian embassy appealing to the indonesian and philippine government calling out for marie jane not to be executed by firing squad. >> reporter: like the philippines, indonesia has a vulnerable population. both countries have hundreds of prisoners on death row, particularly in the middle east. in the past indonesia called for leniency for the citizens. the current situation does not threaten to sever diplomatic ties between indonesia and the philippines, many worry in the future indonesia may find themselves with fewer friends to stand with them a south korean appeals court overturned the murder acquittal of the cap feign of the sewol
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ferry disaster. he was sentenced to life in prison. a lower court cleared him of murder sentencing him to 36 years in gaol for gross negligence. more than 300, mostly students, were killed in the accident. >> now, the capital of bangladesh is about to have its first municipal elections in 10 years. dhaka has been without a mayor since 2011. the problems have been piling up and people want a strong group of leaders to fix them. we have this report. >> reporter: in bangladesh's crowded capital, this is a rare oasis. one of the few places where this man and his friends can take a break from the chaos. but not all is perfect here. something is rotten in the city of dakar. >> it smells awful here me and my friends come all the time to hang out.
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the smell ruins everything. it's not just here, it's like this all over dakar. >> reporter: but they don't know who they can complain to. they don't have representatives in city hall. >> tackar has not had a mayor in years city hall continues to function run by a team of appointed administration, but they say the capital needs elected officials in charge. >> unlike in other places city hall here is not in charge of services like water and electricity. but many here say elected officials are best suited to deal with the community. >> if there's a problem in the community, an elected representative can gather locals and solve it through dialogue. someone like me, not from that community, i can't do something like that. lots of problems can be solved that way. >> voters will head to the polls on tuesday. dakar is set to have a municipal
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election for the first time since 2004. people are excited. >> people have been suffering a hot in our areas. they have waterlogging. i'm glad the elections are taking place, not just as a candidate, but as a sit accident. >> for this person running to be a counsellor, it's a rough introduction to the challenges of the campaign trail. once the votes are counted and the campaign ends she and the others will find that citizens are ready for someone to help clean up the city at least 45 people decide in pakistan and over 200 have been injured after rain and winds. winds of up to 120km uprooted trees and flattened buildings in and around the city of peshawar. scott heidler is in peshmerga, and sent us this update.
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>> reporter: when the storm hit most people were forced to seek protection inside their homes. now i'm at the home of a person who was present here along with his four children his wife brother, his brother's wife and two children who were sleeping inside the room at the time of the roof collapse. didn't stand a chance. he was called out by the local villages after they rushed to the scene. four of his children two of his brother's children were not so lucky. his wife also died in the roof collapse. most of the people that suffered are ordinary poor people who live on the outskirts of pesh awe weigh or the outskirts of the city. the roofs are not strong enough to take a down pour. coupled with strong wind.
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the government has to restore the power supplies pay compensation to families who lost everything and start rebuilding these places. the crops are destroyed. this is the harvest, which means most of the people were preparing to hear about vest the wheat, something they'll need to get by another long year. it appears the catastrophe caught the people by surprise now, 90% of world trade is transported by ships at sea, that means soaring levels of shipping emissions. as the environmental editor reports in sweden's scandinavian port, some ships are cleaning up their act. >> the port is sweden's trading hub, loading and unloading 900,000 containers a year. that's two a minute.
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24 hours a day. seven days a week. >> 11,000 passed through. the bulk lies it the heart of the community, and shipping is not what you might thing. shipping is stuck with the worst type of oil, heavy fuel oil. it has the large share of sulphur content. this is in the recent 10 years, lifted up as a problem. >> reporter: around the world when ships are docked they keep the emissions running. there's a big level of emissions. here they have pioneered a new system. some will plug into green energy. so they don't need to burn fuel until they leave. they are taking power from the city. >> from the city grid feeding the ships. >> reporter: simple as that. >> simple as that. >> plug it in like at home. >> plug in the cord yes. >> reporter: recently maritime
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law changed making it illegal to travel in some waters with high sulphur fuel. the thing is some burn high sulphur fuels and we'll see how the authorities catch them out. we'll go to this island. guarding the approach a pioneer sniffer station sniffing out the exhaust plumes of passing ships. >> now the ships are only allowed to have 0.1% sulphur, and it's like a revolution. it's lower than two months ago. >> it's coming past. >> the ship is coming past. we'll hit the side of the ship. the emission was a certain amount of sulphur in the fuel and identified it, that it is coming from the ship. it's following the criteria we'll let the ships go. >> it will be decades before all ports follow the green lead. ultimately it's the people who
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live work and breathe life into the cities that benefit. you'd like to think that would be reason enough for change. just a reminder you can keep up to date with all the news on the website at aljazeera.com. i'm at the 45th agual forum meetings in davos switzerland, and about to lead a conversation about closing the infrastructure gap. most upped we are not building infrastructure or maintaining that that we have. some of that is because of a shift in how we gn the biggest -- finance the biggest infrastructure projects like power plants, roads, dams, railways. with interest rates at low, this may be the best time history to figure that problem out.