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>> this is a sad day for you? >> the greek finance minister remains hopeful even as euro zone officials refuse to give athens an extension to its bail out. hello, i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera. tunisia's government dismisses claims that the gunman behind tunisia's attack has links to the islamic state. kurdish forces push isil fighters from the key syrian borders with reports that they
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killed 180 people in just two days. two i'm rob reynolds, this is called the way back machine. it's an effort to preserve vast amounts of data that would otherwise be lost on the incident. internet. >> hello there, a warm welcome to the program. eurozone minister meeting in brussels say that they're standing by to help greece if it defacility on dedebt. it has refused to approve the request to extend its bail out program. as it stands greece will have to pay the $1.5 billion it owes to imf by tuesday. >> the effort of the financial arrangement with greece without an immediate prospect of follow
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up arrangement but it will require pleasures by the greek authorities. the institution stand ready to provide technical assistance there to safe guard the greek system. the euro group. that consists of 19 members i would like to stress, the you are row group will monitor closely the economic and financial situation in greece, and stands ready to reconvene to take appropriate actions when and where needed. >> earlier in brussels the greek finance minister said that the refusal by the euro group to grant the extension represented a sad day for europe. >> they accused of us of the euro group today to endorse our request for an extension of this agreement for this for a few days, a couple of weeks to
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extend the proposal especially that there is a high probability that the greeks would vote in favor of the proposal. that refusal will certainly damage the dread ability of the the credibility of the euro group your in that latest press conference there was a defiant tone that also some hints that greece would be left out in the cold. defined baby, but resilient firm in the sense that all of these european foreign minute ministers but france who feel they should have extended it are
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absolutely categorical that going for the referendum, that greece has stopped basically walked out on the negotiations whenbefore the referendum. they feel that they weren't prepared for it, and they say greece is really to blame for this mess. they should have hung in there they should have advised them that the referendum was an option. now we're getting different words. words that really do capture as don't take this as we're booting greece out with greece ex-i willing the future row. the institutions are there on hand to help greece. the greece has 19 members not 18 greece has not left. these are words trying to soften
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the situation but really the hard reality is that greece is in a situation where it are not have the 1.55 billion euros that it needs to pay the international monetary family. it's inm it's not clear what they will do. will it go towards default or will it postpone. there is a procedure that 2 could be described as arrears if they don't move on it right away. added to all of this, julie is the issue of contagion. the line there the euro group is that it's not in the same ways that it was in 2012. there are now safeguards fireproof aspects to the way they've arranged things, and they can effectively contain the situation. but this is ground that no one
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has been into before. no one is quite sure where this will end up. if the run on the banks get bigger and bigger, the central bank will have to call in stopping the emergency loans going to the greek banks. it's not a situation that anyone could predict. it certainly is really really uncharted waters, as the saying goes, and has been the past five years. >> andrew simmons in brussels. thank you. let's go out to john in athens. we heard a slightly different tone in this latest press conference. the defeance was still there but there was a softer touch if i can call it that, saying that everything will be done to help greece. >> well, i think that the greeks are still hoping to maintain some sort of relationship with europe on the official level. but that doesn't mean that the
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communication has not deteriorated significantly this evening. earlier this evening the foreign minister tweeted that those who are celebrating at greece's expense at what the greece has suffered at the euro group should not forget that greece still that a veto in the heart of europe, a veiled threat to make use of greece's membership in the european union as opposed to the eurozone. and the fact that if still has the ability to break ranks with the rest of europe. don't forget also than you have this defiant tone telling germany chancellor angela merkel
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that greece was the birthplace of democracy and would not be told what to do. up until now mr. tsipras has maintained a diplomatic relationship with the german chancellor. this marks a very low point in the public diplomacy. >> john live from athens. thank you. >> you now the tunisian government is dismissing reports that a group linked to isil is behind friday agency attack on a beach resort. the government has increased security across the country and prime minister has ordered the closure of 80 mosques for inciting violence. more pictures emerged from the attack. 39 people were killed, including
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the gunman who open fired on sunday at the beach. pictures have been released by isil-affiliateed group suspected to be behind the attack. an aviation student from a town about 100 kilometers. the tunisian prime minister said that he had not traveled abroad and he was not previously known to police. we have more on who might be behind the attack. >> the claim of responsibility appeared on social media. under the name of the islamic state in iraq and the levant different reports and security sources also saying that they doubt that and they don't have
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strong evidence that this is someone affiliated with isil. if you look at the armed groups that have been operating all groups are affiliated with isil. that is groups have been a afillated with targeting secretive forces and killing members of the army, particularly in the mountainous area of. was he acting as a lone wolf, or was he affiliated with isil? >> now 15 of those killed were british nationals with the u.k. saying that that number could
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well rise. we have the latest details. >> the attack in tunisia is now the most significant involving british people since the attacks in london in july of 2005. and the numbers keep rising. >> sadly i can confirm that at least 15 british nationals were killed in yesterday's atrocity. but i should stress that the number may well rise as several more have been seriously injured in this horrific attack. >> the targeted hotel was filled with british tourists. on saturday morning some of the 20,000 british tourists still in ins still shah began to leave. holiday companies sent extra flights to evacuate them and extra staff to deal with the injured and bereaved on the ground. >> i was told to get to safety but the police were firing, shots fell.
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it was a complete... [ sobbing ] >> there was just shooting. randomly shooting. could you see some of the bullets that hit the sand. >> prime minister david cameron called an emergency meeting to discuss the attacks and how best to respond to it. these are a brutal and tragic reminder of the threat we face from around the world from these evil terrorists. this morning i chaired a second cobra meeting focusing on the attack in tunisia. we'll do all we can to protect people from this terrorist threat. >> the british foreign office has been inundated with calls
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from relativessings, but there has been a lot of criticism about how the foreign office has responded so far. so farrespond.so far. >> it's not clear how long it will last. simon mcgregor wood. al jazeera. >> stay watching al jazeera. still to come. burundi's election will go on next week with many in the country saying they're too afraid to oppose the government. one woman will take racial oppression into her own hands. details coming up.
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>> he say.. be cool...be cool... >> ...proudest moment in my life.. >> honor delayed a soledad o'brien special report only on al jazeera america >> welcome back. a reminder of those top stories on al jazeera. refuse to extend greece's bail out program on tuesday. the tuesday. contesttunisia's prime minister has di missed reports that a group linked to isil was behind the attack on a beach resort saying that the gunman had never traveled abroad. 29 people were killed in the resort town.
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talks are under way in vienna ahead of the tuesday deadline. both the u.s. and iran belief the nuclear deal is achievable, but that a lot of hard work is left. >> around the negotiating table in what is supposed to be the final round of talks. >> i think everyone would like to see an agreement. but we have to work through some difficult issues j we're determined to do everything that we can. >> earlier he used tougher language when he spoke to reporters. >> the other side needs to implement and abide by its commitment particularly on the removal of sanctions, all of the sanctions economic sanctions need to be removed immediately. and security council sanctions must also be terminated immediately. >> detailed technical
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negotiations are also under way with energy secretary for the u.s. >> are you confident you might be able to get a deal? >> no answer. but he like all the delegates know there is great deal of work before the deadline now just days away. there are still significant parts of the deal that have not been agreed. i'm told there are negotiating on the overall direction and some of the precise language. upone idea is to have the language locked in so there is no way it can be opened when it goes to new york. >> that it can be a document that will solidify the leadership without having to jump through hopes that are unnecessary. >> the french foreign minister has now arrived in vienna.
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his counterparts from russia, china and the u.k. are thoughts to have plans to travel here soon. all are needed for the hardest part of this process. james bays, al jazeera, vienna. >> protesters have rejected the move to increase the price power. protesters have been staging a sit-in. fighting in yemen has escalated with a houthi strike against major oil refinery. in the southern port city of aden. 14 people have been killed in and around the city. yemen has suffered fuel shortage following months of conflict
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between houthi and saudi-led coalition. activists say that 180 people have been killed since isil stormed the town two days ago. >> kobane yet again was an urban battleground. five months after isil was forced out the group sent its fighters back in. the hospital was one of the buildings where fighters took up positions after they tricked their way into the town in a surprise attack early on thursday. syrian kurds of the ypg force fought fierce battles for two days before managing to restore peace and stability and it came with a price. around 200 people were killed. the majority of them civilians
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randomly shot in the streets. kobane is in morning. it is also in shock. isil didn't just kill civilian, it took many of them hostage. they entered my house. we were so scared. they tack me with my family and they placed us in another house. we were 32 hostages in total. >> the attack was a blow to syria's kurds who had been boasting about their recent military gains. many believe isil's intention was not to capture kobane. the assault was more about sending a message. in recent weeks isil lost strategic territory to the kurds. days before the kobane offensive offensive, isil spokesman said that we might lose a battle but we cannot be defeated. isil is now taking the fight to the kurdish ypg strongholds.
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the kurds and isil are at war on many fronts. but for now they can claim kobane and al jazeera. on the turkish syria border. >> more than a thousand people have now dade. of course, the city of can karachi has been the worst hit. the heat has now subsided bringing relief to the millions of people who have been effect effected. emergency relief continues rearrive in flood-effected areas of western india where more than 50 people have been killed. flash flooding triggered by seasonal monsoons and have destroyed bridges and houses. there have been no rain in the region for the past two days,
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and now relief workers are trying to reach people who are now stranded. thousands from isolated by floodwaters, helicopters who are now helping out with that aggravation. >> more than 200 people have been the cause of a blast. the fire spread into a crowd of people partying at the water park. now the fire department said that 73 people have been the source of the flames. but the cause of the plays is still under investigation. >> burundi many have vowed to boycott the presidential election, but many are afraid to oppose the president.
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>> this man was arrested shortly after he through grenade in the area. when the police released him his neighbors who suspected he was a member of the opposition, attacked him. this all started when the president announced he wanted a third term in power. after weeks of unrest, intimidation and crackdown on private media organizations it's difficult to get independent news. >> i'm scared. six of my neighbors have left because they heard the rumors they wouldrumors it would be violent during the election. >> it is not any more after we
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protested people were shoot and killed by police. some were arrest: >> in some places homes have been abandoned. the man who lived here was 22 years old. when the police came looking for him he ran away. burundi's leader has launched his presidential campaign. his supporters say that things are not that bad here. >> the people would runaway and then come back because there is peace peace. >> al jazeera. >> new york state police are continuing to search for a man who escaped from maximum
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security prison two eaks ago. richard matt was shot and killed by police but david sweat is still on the run. the search has narrowed to where matt was found. after after american woman has been arrested after claiming a south pole as the sit. >> president obama said that the flag is the symbol of racial oppression. >> guy pride celebrating a day after the landmark decision. the ruling makes same sex
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marriage legal in all u.s. states. moves are being made to preserve the vast amount of information contained on the internet. rob reynolds went along to check out what they're doing. >> the internet is like a vast artificial organism throbbing with billions upon billions of web pages where scientific research and historical records sit along side diaries and cute cat victories. the average life span of a page before it gets altered is just 100 days. is anyone keeping track of it all? yes, instead of a neo-classical building that was originally a church the hymns of the choir have been replaced by the humming of servers. this is part of the non-profit internet archive brainchild of
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brewster khle. >> we have web crawlers going to every web page and take a snapshot snapshot, it's starting to get big. >> how big? really big. >> we've been archiving at 1 billion page as week at this point. we are about 450 billion pages that are available through the way back machine. it's enormous. >> his online way back machine allows anyone to rummage through digital decades gone by. you type in a web search, you can search the web as it was in 2004 or 1998 and explore. the idea is to keep the web alive even though the servers may be long gone. >> but unlike books in a library
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or inscriptions carved in stone the internet is really just a bunch of electrons blipping around. that raises questions about digital durability. many specialists are deeply concerned that as hardware, software and computer coding languages change over time, that's the amount of knowledge that you think could be lost. >> writer and historian. >> now digital preservation is much more like tending a garden. where you have to make sure that the digits stay alive on the machines that are spinning. >> the best spinning. >> to preserve materials is to keep them accessible and keep them loved. >> it will take money and effort by governments and corporations as well as visionaries to preserve the internet, cat
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videos and all. >> you can find out much more on our website. take a look. we have plenty about the current situation and greece. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. i'll have the headlines in just a couple of seconds. >> wildlife poaching is big business... worth more than 17 billion dollars a year and growing.

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