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♪ queues for cash. the country keeps propping tup the country's bank for now. >> hello there. i you are watching al jazeera live from london. also on the program, tourists and locals honor the victims of tunisia's resorted attack surrounded by 1,000 extra police. extending the deadline. democrats get more time to work on a nuclear deal with iran. water pellets for a gay-pride
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pair aide. spacex's rocket has broken apart shortly after launching. worried greeks are lining up to withdraw cash their money from cash machines as the country edges closer to missing a major loan repayment. the country can't pay the bill without more money for its lenders. athens continues to have the support of the european central bank. the ecb said it won't increase the amount of emergency funding that it's providing to greek banks. the government says it opposes to bank closures and capitol controls which would limit the flow of money in and out of greece. athens has unless tuesday to repay 1.6 billion euros $18,000,000,000 to the international monetary fund. we have full coverage with dominic kane in frankfurt and
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john psaropoulos standing buy in athens where greek cabinet members will gather for a meeting in about an hour. straight to dominic kane. the ecb said it's not increasing the emergency funding. what does that actually mean that they have enough? have they said? are they going to stand by the greek banks or not? >> they say they are going to stand by the greek banks and we know for several hours, they have discussed ela emergency liquidity assistance to the greek central bank. you will recall the greek central bank has been receiving ela elas for several times t amounts to several tennessee of billsions of euros. they say they will stick with the level agreed at on friday which means there is funding available but only up to the level that was already agreed. the question is whether the greek central bank has drawn that funding down.
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if it has, there is no more money. if it has not, it's not clear at the moment whether it has or has not. if it has not, then there could be additional money. let's be clear about it, that that in no way deals with the greater insolvency that threatens grease and we recall, of course, as you say, they need to make a repayment on tuesday and the indications, the feeling is certainly until germany that it will not be able to make its repayment and that it will be technically in default. >> dominic, we have been hearing about this refer end um, it's not going to be held on the 5th of july but whether to accept the scenariofoot peat forward by the lenders. angela merkel is briefing parliamentarians in germany. what impact might that have on all of this?
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>> if there is any kind of long lasting resolution to the deke debt crisis there are those who say it will have to be endorsed by other parliaments, particularly the german parliament. she has her a lotlies with the csu and the social democrats, but there is not necessarily a majority there amongst parlor parliamentarians for any more money for greece for the economy. this meeting where she briefs parliamentary leaders will take on a richer significance, as it were, because she will have to try to get a sense of whether there could be a majority in favor of any more money for greece if indeed there emerges a deal. so, it's very much the situation here of uncertainty which is what the your o sgroen zone has been dealing with. >> that's very much something felt in the german media and
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portrayed in the german media. today, there were newspaper headlines saying "game over" with pictures of angela merkel and alexis tsipras and itt saying it appears to be bankrupt. it gives you an idea of how the situation is perceived in germany the latest from outside the european bank. alexis tsipras is holding an emergency meeting. john any idea what is going on in the cabinet meeting, what the issues are going to be? >> well we still haven't heard enic financial stability fund in session with bankers presumably in order to put the question to whether there should be capitol controls on banks as of tomorrow morning. tomorrow will be the first day of business since the referendum was announced.
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we have seen the reaction from the greek people. they are fearing the worst. that is going on now at atms around where we are standing. the few stocked with money, people are queueing up and drawing out money. the cabinet meeting presumably is going to be considering its own political response to such an eventuality. the government made it clear they do not want a capital controls, any sense of panic in the marketplace. finance minister earlier said that the capital controls are i am compatible with monetary union consistent with what he has been saying over the last few weeks asking to make sure banks cooperate smoothly. mr. stenaris, head of the ecb, trying to provide that liquidity. the ecb has been voting to sbdz in roughly a billion euros a day. the question is: at what point
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will other board members' patience with the greek malaise run out? what we are hearing is that there is a going minority in favor of stopping that emergesency liquidity assistaps and they require a two-thirds majority the greek central bank here fears with every passing day that the greeks go on without an agreement with their financial overseers in brussels that minority grows and the possibility youty of a cut-off of the greek banking system nears. >> john, i mean you mentioned there is a lot of questions marks over the help of the ecb but they said they would stand by the greek banks. have the greek people got any reassurance from that? especially when we think we were a couple of days away from a referendum. have the greek people gained
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reassurance saying they are going to stand by the greek banks? >> well, the greek people have been hearing mixed messages from brussels and frankfurt. after saturday's walkout by the greek delegation we heard rather definitive remarks from the head of the euro group, mr. deis e. l. blue. he was asked what was going to be the fate of the greeks on tuesday when they face a $1.6 billion bond, which they must pay to the imf. he said it is the greek authorities who show the ultimate -- shoulder the ultimate responsibility for paying that. they always have done and they will do on tuesday whether they are in financial assistance program or not. he was asked what would be the possibility of the greeks returning to such a financial assistance program next sunday because on tuesday, the program officially ends. so what if there is a yes vote and the greeks want back in to
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the financial oversight they have had for the last six years. he said that he has no idea that the greek government should be asked. all of the remarks that came from the euro group on saturday were tended towards the sense that it is now washing its hands of the greek problem and that the greeks are sailing off into uncharted waters completely on their own. now, we are hearing from the european central bank that that is not entirely the case that it is still committed to preserving the stability of the greek banking system and not leaving the greek economy to its fate. i think we just have to wait until tomorrow morning when business resumes in athens to see whether people have taken that bundle of statements from northern europe and decided that it amounts to something reassuring, barbara. >> john psaropoulos with the latest from athens. john thank you.
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>> glommats in ve ena are driving tough bargains with iran in an effort to scale down the nuclear program. reports suggest negotiations will extend beyond tuesday's deadline to try to reach a deal. an agreement was struck in april but the details remain on the final deal. iran's prime minister is returning today ran for more consultation. our diplomaticerred has inhas this update from ve ena. >> as some foreign ministers were arriving the british secretary, at a time german foreign minister and the eu chief, news came through one of the most important people at these talks, the iranian foreign minister was actually planning to leave. he will be leaving here in a few hours' time. he is on his way back today ron for consultations what's not clear is what that means. is that because the talks here have hit an impasse, hit a snag?
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or is it because there is something new on the table, some new formalization to try to solve some of the outstanding problems that are in the way of this deal? what is clear is that his departure makes the dedz line of tuesday almost impossible to achieve. all sides at least on that issue seem relaxed and these talks look like they are going to be extended into the first few days of july. >> kuwait says the man who carried out a suicide attack at a mosque on friday was a citizen of saudi airrabiaarabia. he was named as fahad suleiman abdulmohsen al-gabbaa. he landed at kuwait's airport hours before he decisiontonated bombs. on saturday, mass funerals were head for the victims. tunisia has put one,000 extra police on tourist sites and beaches after friday's massacre at a popular resort. tourists who remain in the resort town have been taking
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part in vigils to remember the victims. many are also choosing to cut their holiday short and go back home. a report now from sousse. >> this is where one of the tourists was killed. she heard gunfire and ran to hide but fell at this spot. this is where a couple were shot by the man. one of sousse's most attractive beaches has become the scene of the worst attack on tournists tunisia's history? >> i thought this could happen in london or paris or big cities. i was not expecting somebody to be like happening here this is like a dramatic scene. many came a long way to enjoy a vacation dreams that were shattered on the beach of the imperial hotel. hundreds of tourists have packed and returned home.
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those who stayed come to lay flowers at the site of the shooting. >> i feel very sad, really very very sad. we put some flowers yesterday. we cried, of course. we aren't afraid. we think the only thing it's good for these people this quiet country. >> the people we met recalled the horrors they felt during the attack. they say they can't understand why someone would kill tourists all say they may not come back to tun easy i can't. i am scared. that's probably what they wanted. i have two children at home that i miss very much. yeah. i feel upset for the tun easeians who will face hard times in the future. it's a country that badly needs to put the economy so people can
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find jobs. >> the government says it will increase the number of troops it has on the streets and will shut down mosques accused of inciting violence but for these tun easians who work in the tourism industry, their marriott beach is a message of defiance but they will continue to work despite the uncertain times. this is where the gunman came from and opened fire killing .38 people. the attack raises many questions and has led to an increase in security procedures in one of the most popular tourist destinations in north africa. al jazeera sousse. turkish police fired rubber pellets to disperse a drewed gathered in istanbul for the city's annual gay pride parade. the police stopped crowds in the square in the city of the turkish city. it was the scene of an
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anti-government protest in 2013. water canon forced people out of the area. the latest unmanned spacex rocket has explosioneded shortly after liftoff. liftoff of the spacex falcon rocket. >> the fanlcon ix was carrying supplies. it's another major belowlow of nasa's hopes of using private rockets. another is grounded after a launch accident in october. still ahead on the program: hellish scenes where an explosion at a dance party has injured nearly 500 people. and the russian rubal is owed money much to the an oinings of
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a water amusement park on saturday. more than 519 people were hurt in the blaze in new taipei city. 180 are still receiving treatment in intensive care units. erica wood reports. >> around 1,000 people were dancing at a water park in news taipei city when colored theatrical powder being thrown from the stage accidentally ignited. >> whoa whoa. amateur footage shows within seconds, crowd members closest to the stage were engulfed in a massive fireball. they ran to get away but more than 500 suffered from burns, especially to their lower legs. >> everybody wassing running and pushing each other. we saw a lot of people skinned up and burned. it was just like hell. >> almost 200 are reported to
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have been seriously injured and some are in a critical condition. >> everybody was screaming and bleeding. there was blood everywhere. >> paramedics were called to the scene. many having to be treated on the ground where they lay. others made their own way to the closest hospitals. in the morning following the accident, emotional parents of some of the victims arrived to be by their bedside. >> just a small child who had gone out to have fun. now, on the verge of death. >> this 18-year-old daughter has suffered burns to 90% of her body. >> today, it's with a feeling of great sorrow that i visit these people. the powder explosion. the main purpose was to promise their realtives will do its best to help them and we will investigate who should take responsibility. >> many from the crowd are also suffering lung injuries. the exact cause of the fireball
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is still being investigated. police are questioning the organizers of the event. the local mayor announced a ban on the colored powder being used at pun events. erica woods, al jazeera. >> isil fighters have stormed several kurdish held villages close to the northern syrian town of kobane a day after kurdish forces announced they have pushedd they had pushed isil out of the town for the second time this year. they are going door-to-door searching for any isil fighters who may be hiding. at least three people are dead and 16 injured after a double suicide bomb attack in the northeastern nigerian city of maidugre. two suicide bombers blew themselves up a by stander and two security guards were killed. more than 100 people have been killed in a series of attack in maiduguri against the group and
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group, boka haram. >> burundi will hold e legs and made a stand-off andgoing violence polls are due to be held next month. opposition parties are boycotting. from the capital first of all, just remind us why these elections an especially the presidential ones are so con tentious in burundi. they are contentious because the president insists on running for a third term which violates the constitution. moving quicklied on sunday the speaker and in belgium on t.v. he said he is not coming back to burundi. he has gone into exile. he says he won't be part of an election he calls a sham. he is calling for a postponement. some families feel they don't want to stay in the country are trying to leave. we have incredible pictures we have seen of people trying to cross the border into rawanda
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pushing suit cases, carrying mattress he is. a lot of people can't leave in the capital city. polls are open on monday morning. here in the capitol are tension. >> please say this man was killed by opposition supporters who accused him of spying for the government. it's alleged they beat him and attacked him several times with machetes. >> this fighting doesn't make sense. now, i have lost my son. >> in a separate incidents, an opposition member was shot and killed. there is tension in and fear. the head of the catholic church here says the organization will not participate in monday's parliamentary elections where the president wants a third term despite a constitutional two-term limit. >> why we are asked not to show the phases of people in this church. they are afraid of being attacked. most people say they just want
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one thing. >> peace. burundians want peace. >> until that happens, some families aren't taking any chances. >> some people have left the capitol, gone to villages or have left the country. the government said elections are going ahead. people are worried about what could happen afterwards. the u.n. is trying to mediate talks between the government and opposition. so far, things aren't going well. those who don't want the a third term tried to protest despite a heavy security crackdown. >> we made an appeal to take into account the seriousness of the situation. because we believe that if there is no dialogue the country might be at the brink deterioration of the situation. >> opposition parties are boy boycotting all elections. some burunduans are saying that
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won't solve anything. >> i am asking all muss let me see and burundians to vote. it's the only way out of this crisis. >> the president's supporters say they will vot on monday and plan to be back on the street they say they won't legitmize the attempt to stay in power. >> hours away from the start of the parliamentary elections now on monday. how are talks going on between the government and the opposition? any breakthrough there? >> it's complicated. we told that the reledgeous leaders and opposition leaders wanted about three months. the government is saying thanks but no thanks. we are not going to delay the e legs. they are going ahead as planned. the u.n. is optimistic. they are saying they believe dialogue is the only way out of the crisis. the key thing is getting everyone to sit at the same table and talk because that is
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the only way most people in the country stay this crisis can be resolved. barbara? >> you will be monitoring all developments. thank you colombia's president is blaming farq rebels for what he is calling the country's worst environ momentarilies disaster. saying the group damaged an oil pipeline. around 150,000 people have been left without safe drinking water after oil spilled into the river. a bus fool of schoolchildren has crashed in belgium killing one of the sdults on board. the bus was carrying 40 passengers, 34 of them, pupils from a brett issue school on an educational trip when it crashed on a motor way close to the coastal town. a driver and some children were injured. authorities say the bus lost control, hit a bridge pillar and
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overturned. with the russian economy continuing contract and the rubal falling on the international markets one has found his answer. he created his own currency. rory challands followed the money to the tiny village. three hours is the epicenter of a strange fiscal controversy. this work shed houses a version of fort knox a battered metal box holds the cash stash in kolionz. the currency invented and printed by the farmer. people have always exchanged things among each other. we haven't created the process. we made it digit. in russia for any type of village work, you used to get a bottle of vodka which was stable currency. we are doing the same thing. we printed these pieces of
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paper. >> mikel and more than 100 friends use the paper for loans and to trade goods and labor with each other. it means their recall he money can be saved for more ambition things like building al village house. >> anyone interested in the currency trading, the vital question, of course is what is a kiolion worth? 10 eggs, two. this bucket of potatoes five and a goose here, a not unreasonable 60 kiolions. it has proven resilience to the storms buffetting russia's currency. when your purchasing power is pegged to the potato it doesn't much matter what's happening in the money markets. nikolia is a man with anarchist leanings which has made things difficult for authorities in the past and the authorities are none too impressed with the
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kiolion. >> they came in winter and spring. i made them chop wood. we laughed. a month ago, i got summoned to court with a threaten to destroy the money because it threaten's russia's economy his lawyer says the case is hopelessly confused. even the processing cuter, himself, when i asked him, or the central bank representative. no one could explain why they think they are money surrogates. they couldn't say what criteria there are for a money surrogate but that's what they claim it is about. they couldn't explain where they see the threat to the payment system of the russian federation. mikel's next pap answer july 1st? then, he is looking after his an mamz staying on his farm and relishing all of the fuss. rory challands, al jazeera, monko region.
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