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black ops sites, verses torturing a thirteen year old kid from the south-side? >> people realize that torture is torture. >> lisa fletcher brings you an in depth report chicago torture only on al jazeera america >> experts call the mers outbreak in south korea large and complex and more case hes are more than likely. hello, i'm martine dennis, this is al jazeera live from doha. targeted intelligence and military personnel. plus. >> i'm andrew thomas in a
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helicopter above the ande pawn seaandemansea. >> black or white? an activist is accused of lying about her racial identity. but first let's get an update of what's going on in afghanistan. the taliban has attacked a police compound. at least 17 officers have been killed. in the hellman hellman province. afghan security forces are suffering record casualties. more than 5,000 have been killed this year alone. more people being infected with middle east respiratory
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syndrome, or mers, insistence outbreak last po in south korea 138 have been are concerned and 38 have died. richard thompson reports. >> at this market, they brought out the big guns in the fight against mers, as fear of contamination spread, few seem to be are watching. >> sales have dropped 40 to 50% normally people are walking around and be be showing up. >> later gave this warning. >> the outbreak has been large and is complex. more cases should be
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anticipated. and because of there the government should remain vigilant and should continue its intensified disease surveillance and prevention efforts until the outbreak is over. >> was coming under control with just four new cases on friday. but the announcement of a fourth generation of infection an ambulance driver, was worrying the government. seoul is bracing itself for more economic fallout. earlier this week, the central bank cut the percentage to 1.5%. next few days could be crucial in determining whether the worst is over.
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richard thompson, al jazeera. >> is office personnel management was again the target of a hack. it was revealed the data of 4 million people could be compromised. in both case washington says, china could be involved. john terret reports. >> leas year's hack of federal employees could have been more deep than first be understood. >> at this point i don't have additional details about the ongoing investigation into this particular matter. >> a senior administration official told al jazeera the latest hack, ranges from details
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about mental illness drug and alcohol with abuse to arrests and bankruptcies. on thursday the biggest federal employees union earnest was adamant, have. >> it does trier federal government to be nimble, something that's difficult when you are talking about an organization this large. >> j. david cox said we believe that hackers are in possession of every federal employee, every
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federal retire e and backed his words up with specifics healthy insurance, life insurance have been stolen. over who is to blame for the hack reid saying openly for the first time, it may have better than jer nan accounts. u.s. national security security security had been accused of recording her phone data but unable to find evidence that would stand up in court. u.s. house of representatives have rejected a key deal, congress could
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approving or reject but not change. now most of the opposition came from president obama answer democrat party. they said it would threat many u.s. jobs. washington is currently negotiating three jobs r jobs. five months since tee takenees were last moved out of the u.s. prison in cuba. meanwhile, president obama has transferred more than half the tee takenees in quoam guantanamo bay. there are still 106 people out there. >> have officials haven't
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identified group tunisia is describing the incident as an an attack of its national sort sovereignty and a attack on nazanine moshiri has more. >> more important members of the ghosts have trite to do what to do next. have responsible for the attack ton consulate or to answer questions about who exactly was in the consulate at the time. now we are hearing energies irnly complex evidence this made have to do with a senior member of the libyan dawn group arrested in may on charges of kid indianapolis napping. at the time in may more than 200
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you tunisians are were used, as a bargaining chip. some are sake there's a connection between those in the consulate and that, both rival governments in libya the one which is court appointing trit one an the internationally recognized the last one into about where or what happens next between libya and teubs yah. >> indonesia says australia would have stooped to a new low if allegations that it paid people-smugglers to turn back are found to be true. >> it was revealed that, it was told to be turned back, bark to
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indonesia with the people on board, in return for those $5,000 each. and at the moment this is still part of operation ongoing they are being investigated for people smuggling. >> prime minister tony ab bon has been not only be says whether or not the allegations are true. meanwhile, thousands make the dangerous journey the where he reports. >> the island is a beautiful site looking for boats of traffic evidence migrants. in mid may thailand was criticized for turning back boats of rohingya.
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tield finished in future a better response it will thai navy have placed a large ship oaf shore. >> when boats of migrants were found in the andeman sea you manien thailand's navy has bent sending a plane up refer month since, and still haven't found any migrants. at least those that are visible at sea. given each scrart acknowledge that the captain is, enough. >> if there are suggestions that we e-they suggest we will find
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them. but so far we haven't seen anybody. >> women's shelter near the thai island of poukette pitcher she was she says kidnapped. after five weeks she was held for a ransom she couldn't pay. some people died there my mothers, iscape. my experiences in myanmar, at the jungle camp westerly horrific. for the firsts time in my life i feel like a free person. >> it says systems are now in place if boats start coming again. for desperate it now has a human main response.
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ak dreurs thomas, being scott hyde lir will about from the sunday at be al jazeera we have still got a lot to come on this program. indonesia's ache province. plus. >> i'm robin forrester walker at the be dmiesh games eclipse domestic games.
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>> hello again, let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazeera. the world health organization is warning of more people being infected with middle east respiratory syndrome or mers, since the outbreak in south korea last month 138 cases have been confirmed and at least 14 people have died. ist investigators say there's been a second breach of sensitive data cps of sensitive employees the u.s. office of personnel management was yet again the target. indonesian authorities say australia would stoop so low that it stooped to pay be people
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bring migrants to its shores to turn back. in banda aceh, women in industries such as sports or entertainment, aceh is a conservative region which is governed by islamic law. from banda aceh, step vaessen has more. >> the only flofns indonesia province in indonesia that has adopted islamic law. unmarried couples are given a last warning for kissing in the city's park. these patrols have become a common sight since islamic law was introduced in 2001. violators kc punished by caning in public like these unmarried couples who were recently
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caught. for the mayor of banda ace beingh the ban is not enough. she has issued a ban after 11:00 p.m. >> translator: after 11:00 p.m, places of gathering are very dangerous. if women work later than 11:00 p.m, it's not that 47 bit by that time, women should be able to rest. >> like many other women in banda aceh she needs to do night shifts to support her parents. >> i'm trying to make a living, i have a decent job i think the government should look at what work we women are doing and what work we do. >> guide the police she is in no
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intention of giving up her job. her employer can lose his license if she works yodged 11:00 p.m. about women who have been punished for wearing the wrong clothes and now they can't work at knight and fair and human under islamic law. they say because a regulation has been issued in the name of religion only a few women openly dare to protest. >> translator: this regulation has to be withdrawn. the national government should be firm about this. it is against our constitution and clearly discriminateddary. don't let this shap. it could be implementin other part of the country as well. there is a completely wrong
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legislation. aceh has regional autonomy, rules and regulations issued, ask not counteract the the country answer constitution. >> this is discriminatory, many woams work at night. i will discuss this with the be prime minister. >> not all women are obeying the country's regulation, most can a cafes would allow to do thank you, mayor about step vaessen be al jazeera, be banda be aceh.
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>> tell us your specific terms about what's going on in band banda acenessh. aceh. >> for instance, mandatory foreman for women and men to be separated. women cannot wear pants woams cannot straddle motor scam, women cannot sing, women cannot dance. it is contradictory to the international convention of human rights, when signing the agreement back in 2005. >> you refer to that peace agreement of course that was signed in 2005, shortly after the massive steun of tsunami and many
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people will point to the years of civil unrest that plagued l aicheaceh. >> it's much less killing than touring do the war but it doesn't mean it is not a problem is it? another problems, rain rain. many people are leaving because they cannot stand living in aceh the governor ss also complaining about no economic growth in the island. >> do you find that the mayor herself is aceh.
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>> it is discriminatory, it is degrading for a woman. >> and what do you think then the central authorities in jakarta given the interpretation of shelea is actually unconstitutional? >> it is not just sherea. one fiefd mandatory 1 five out of five 02. mountain joko widodo shouldprime minister joko widodo hats the duty to put this on islamic law is being presented, it is going to be creating more and more problems, creating more and more discrimination, on the long
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run it will effect are economic issues in the society. >> andreas is from human rights watch and we'll endeavor to pus his, ideas forward. fest thank you. >> a plairch mountain regarded as a shoil side. pleaded guilty after obscene acts in milk. the court herd they heard they had ignored regulations and be urinated nearby areas. in violation of nearby rules.
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suffering breathing problems, an investigation is underway. the u.n. says yemen peace talks will are held in geneva, one of the delegations being delayed. more than 50 fighters were killed in the sieft lahege. ements where 20 rebels were killed in al dali, fighting forcer loyal to president head. hadi. >> a prominent civil rights activist has been accused uf lying of her racial identity. rachel dolezal claims she is
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black but her family claims she is right. >> rachel dolezal is a spokane chapter of naacp president he. she has suddenly better than thrust into the social media spotlight by her parents. who tell the media that their daughter is not ethnically are african american. >> she has told others this erroneous story. she believes it more than she believes the truth. >> bl social media networks lit up. but many scholars who study race and thoingt in the country had a somewhat different reaction. >> so what?
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unless she does something to her friends and her fest comploounlt, by the way the naacp was founded and run by whites and blacks. >> exactly when dolezal decided to presents is hearst herself as where black is unknown. was once married to an african american man and teaches africana studies. >> race, perverse relationship with race, race is so fraught in this country. and why this entire even was how lewd accrues the social ludicrous,
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this is how situational acknowledge how coffin textual the notion of race can be, how voluntary identity can be. >> the naacp issued a statement supporting dolezal sayings these are not a darned for nooj leadership. rob reynolds, al jazeera trance. 6,000 athletes from 50 countries will compete over the next two weeks in azerbaijan. ftc robin forester walker reports. >> this is what we expect from olympic theets.
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rocky stadium is now opened, lots of music lots of pyrotechnics, and topped by lady ga ga. be notable major european leaders have taken a critical staff against the azari and the yeur bostontheeu government is calling on the government to release prisoners and they say they are to the the political prisoners but is an attempt by the western media to discredit afs azerbaijan, they will be hoping everybody else here will be able to enjoy next
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