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running out of time. greece misses the deadline for 1.6 billion repayment to the i.m.f. hello there, you are watching al jazeera, live from doha. also on the programme - the death toll in the indonesian plane crash rises to 130 as more bodies are recovered in the city of medan. after half a century of cold war, the u.s. and cuba agree to reopen their embassies. also ahead ...
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>> i'm andrew thomas diving on australia great barrier reef. what is down this is spectacular. why it's what farmers are doing on land that are largely to blame. deprooes has missed a -- greece has missed a $1.6 billion payment, raising fears it could be on the way out of the eurozone. the thought turn to the referendum where the greeks will vote whether to accept the bailout. john psaropoulos with the latest from athens. >> the greek people are about to explode with frustration, there are people who are unemployed people graduating from universities who are about to be unemployed, all against austerity, they say yes to the referendum, they want to go against the government.
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they want this government out. they think they've been a disaster they have botched the negotiation, and that possibly all of this has been down with an agenda in mind to take greece out of the us open. people are fighting on the streets about who is to blame. if you go into shop people are arguing while they are shopping about who earns more money, why they are earning it. some call others fascist, communists, there's a lot of anger spilling out on to the streets. that is also been vented at these gatherings on the square behind me, sometimes in favour of the referendum, in favour of the yes vote, yes to the austerity package and the euros, and what that really means, and against. and what that means is we want to punish our creditors and want greece not to repay its debt, but to take care of itself. . >> barnaby phillips has more from athens and how other
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greeks are reacting to the crisis. [ chanting ] >> reporter: they fear their country could slide out of the eurozone. they call themselves the pro-europeans, and want a yes vote in the referendum on sunday. there's talk of last-minute negotiations. whatever the outcome many see no good reactions, this is a typical grook, unemployed living with his parent and dismayed at divisions within the society. >> i have seen a lot of people fighting over we vote yes, we vote no. do we make a deal with the creditors. i don't feel optimistic. if people turn against each other, they are not going to get out of this. >> in this office a psychologist counsels the long-term unemployed. she has had 100 new client this
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month alone. >> we have seen a lot of anger. why. there's a big why. why this happen to the country, to me to my family because many times the - the mother and father are unemployed at this moment. and depression. >> in this crowd many put the blame for greece's predicament on the prime minister alexis tsipras. saying that he's playing a dangerous game putting his party's interest above that of his country. there are wildly different predictions on how greeks will vote. all we know is the divisions in this society are growing deeper and deeper. at least 130 people are now said to have died after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of medan.
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a recovery provision is ongoing, and the death toll expected to rise. 122 people on the plane were killed. there has been casualties on the ground. stephanie dekker has this update from indonesia. >> reporter: the military updated the number of passengers on the hercules c130 that went down in medan. 130 people were on born. the number over 120, all presumed to have died. the rescue operation is ongoing. horrendous stories, this will be a lengthy process to identify them and get the bodies back to the families. it's concerningment this is the sixth fatal military crash in the last 10 years, raising questions of concern as to how this could have happened. there has been political action in parliament. politicians questioning whether
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the military were flying planes that were too old. this aircraft from 1964. the hercules c130 has a strong safety record. why did it go down. they had a statement. they said they'll stop flying until investigations a lot of questions have been asked. now, we have had six aircrafts going down in the last 10 years, soars questions will need to be increased to figure out how this will happen again people in hong kong marking the return to chinese recall. a small process was held. a protesters was held. medan is breaking its promise to
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grant suf rim to the city. 1200 prisoners sceped from a gaol. yards fleeing from their post between fighting with houthi rebels, suspected al qaeda members are thought to be among those that scoped. it's the third break since march human rights watch is calling for an investigation into the saudi-led coalition air strikes. kristen saloomey has more from the united nations in new york. >> translation: my wife and four daughters died. all of them. >> waleed lost a total of 27 members, most of them children when their home was hit by a bomb. >> on that night someone came to ask for my daughter's hand in
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marriage. i did not have time to be happy for my daughter before the strike happened. >> reporter: he was interviewed by human rights watch as part of their investigation finding six homes were struck by the saudi-led coalition, and they mound no evidence the homes were housing fighters. >> the military target would have to be of a high value with a number like 27 killed. it's hard to see how that would be justified. >> reporter: five markets, an empty school and petrol station were hit. the coalition is attempting to prevent the houthi rebel group taking over the government. >> if there was a reason to strike the civilian targets, saudi arabia is yet to reveal it. they nor the united states a
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country support supports the 9-nation coalition is yet to respond. >> nor despite requests have they responded to al jazeera. with no functioning government in place, and worsening humanitarian crisis the united nations says the focus is on finding a political solution to the conflict. >> from the perspentctive the united nations all the violence is serious. we are trying to push efforts to get the parties to have a ceasefire or at the very lost a humanitarian policy. >> human rights watch says all sides in a complex and long-running conflict must follow the rules of law. with no end to the fighting in site the hope is to spare civilians. >> major world powers and iran
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agreed to extend talks on the tehran nuclear programme to allow more time to reach the agreement as the june 30th headline approaches. our diplomatic editor propose. >> after a day of consultations in tehran the iranian foreign minister was back at the negotiating table with his u.s. op state numbers. after a brief comment he said i'm here to get a deal i think we can. earlier when he spoke to iranian journalists, he made it clear there was more work to be done. >> i think the negotiations reached a delicate stage. we can make progress but it requires political will. a lot of work needs to be done at this stage. >> also in veepa, the russian foreign minister sergay lavrov he compared notes with john kerry. when he spoke to reporters he
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gave probably the post positive safety -- assessment from any of the key players during the lengthy negotiations. >> translation: we have all the grounds to suggest that the result is within reach. and we gave an instruction to our colleagues, deputies and political directors to do everything so in the coming days disagreement would be reached. >> reporter: everyone says progress is being made, but there's a great deal of detail to iron out. this is supposed to be a final deal. that is why the international negotiators, the so-called p5+1 have now extended their interim deal which was due to run out on 30 june the united states is to reopen its embassy in havana an announcement expected later on wednesday. it will be a step towards the restoration of diplomatic relation of kouba for the first time -- cuba for the first time
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since eisenhower was in the white house. lucia newman has more. >> reporter: the decision to renew diplomatic relations, which will be announced by president obama and perhaps secretary of state john kerry with an announcement made in havana some time on wednesday morning their time will open the possibility for the end of season it's not clear when the embassy will open the doors, probably the cubans in washington. according to u.s. legislation, two weeks has to transpire before the united states turns the ipp tree section in havana into a full-fledged embassy carrying or flying the u.s. flag after all these years, believing that this could allow them to have economic prosperity more trade and travel between one country and the other. most cubans have relatives in
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the united states. it's a major change for them. >> coming up on the programme... ..hold on a second an extra tick of the clock just passes by. we'll explain why. plus... >> i'm laurence lee in calais where thousands of migrants and refugees are fed emergency rations by a french charity. the first time it happened on french soil. be their last chance? >> i have to do my 100 percent best so i don't end up in a place like this again.
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greece missed a $1.6 billion euro payment to the imf raising fears the country is headed out to the eurozone. at least 130 people are now said to have died after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of the indonesian city of maidan. a recovery operation is ong and the death doll is expected to rise. the u.s. is to open its embassy in havana the embassy will be a big step towards diplomatics ties with cuba. >> egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi has vowed to push through new security laws that would speed up dath sentences, speaking at the funeral of a public prosecutor killed in a bomb attack on monday. gerald tan has more.
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june 30th initially a national holiday in egypt to commemorate protests. nad, it was a day of mourning. at his funeral current president abdul fatah al-sisi promised reforms that would enforce death sentences quickly. >> the hands of justice changed by laws. we will not wait. we will change laws allowing us to implement law and justice. criminal law, such as terrorism. those developments could be a direct reference to monday's assassination. the car bomb bore the hallmarks of a group on the peninsula which has been waging attacks.
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they were investigating being behind another explosion. three people were killed. some opposition leaders are worried worried. >> this will lead to nothing but a catastrophe. it will undermine the judiciary system in egypt. >> hundreds of muslim brotherhood have been sentenced to death. including ousted president mohamed mursi. he has many supporters like she's demonstrators, calling for re-instatement. replacing moth protests with mass arrests.
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>> misty upham transfers controls. the multi-million fund is intended to rebuild the police force and give kabul control of international aid. jennifer glasse reports. >> inside the ministry of interior, a new payroll system is being taught to be rolled out to police headquarters around afghanistan. >> it's online now, it wasn't before. what would happen is users would input the data into the system and deliver it to us in compact disc. >> some say that led to corruption including allegations of non-existent police officers on the payroll with salaries going to supervisors. >> this internet system for salaries is very good. it sped up salary payments and that made us happy. it also stops corruption.
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>> reporter: six months of negotiations brought a new teel. the u.n. will teach procurement and administration skills. all to allow the ministry of interior to take over the 600 million a year found. >> it's new and strong start within the international community, for professional police. >> it's a big job with about 150,000 police men and border police across the country, and they are on on the front lines, defending against attacks and doing local policing. there's a provision to improve training and ensure she have professional standard. >> at the end we hope you are handing over payroll management to the ministry's interior and the work in the area of institutional development will continue based on what the needs of the minister are.
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>> no one things it will be an easy task. these police men are updating the system with the names of recruits at the ministry because they are not connected. >> the new deal will not mean challenges for police on the streets. political lis will be paid on time. officers will get better support. all administered by the afghan government protesting ferry workers forced the cloirm of a ferry tunnel linking france and england. the ferry workers are striking over job cuts announced after their country was blocked. they've been blocking the entrance and setting fire to tyres. they are threatening to continue their protest on wednesday. calais is a magnet for migrants that use it to try to get to britain.
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laurence lee reports on the french charities stepping in to help those stranded. >> reporter: what do you say about sites of lines from eit raya and sudan, being given food passels not in africa but ballet. they cue for their plastics in the baking heat. inside fruit, biscuits and milk. they'll make it last. >> four days. >> four days. >> four or five days. >> reporter: this was courtesy of carr it as islamic relief and solidarity international. this is the first time, the first say they have had to do this in france. >> that's the first time in 35 years that an international n.g.o. is working on the
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territory. for us it's a failure to have to work on our open territory. much is unnecessary if the u.k. allowed some to seek asylum. that's the reason they are stuck in calais. there's no chance of that. >> if people were suffering like in in other parts world, the french or british government might express concern and offer money. not here. the reason why charities do all of this neither the french nor the british lift a finger. >> me of the men have food injuries from jumping onto lawyeries. they try to stow away to get to england. this man is at risk of losing his foot from infection, because of conditions in the camp. without treatment he'll have gangrene. >> yes. >> reporter: she's saving your foot. there's something almost
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religious, the help some are prepared. he didn't want to show his face listen to his thoughts. >> human rights mean human, either you are black, white, asian, european whatever you are human. you are equal - we are not equal here. we need to implement response with migrants in terms of food medical, and medical and in terms of sanitation as well. police keep watch on all this around the camp the diggers move hills to create more fences to keep the migrants in. diggers are in short supply and need more. no doubt many on both sides of the english channel will say their bandaged feet will make it
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easier for them to jump on lorries, such is live in this small european hem. -- hell. it's under threat but should australia great barrier reef be listed as being in danger. u.n.e.s.c.o., the united nations agency which monitors the state world heritage site will make a did you suggest at annual meetings. the attention the reef is getting is a sign of concern about its health and the ecological pressure that it's under. andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: when you dive on it most threats are not obvious. half of it disappeared over the last 30 years, choose your spot. you don't notice subtle changes in water.
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the coal port build along the coast is from here, far out of site. one threat pointed out is too obvious. the spiky crown of thorn star fish. there's a plague of them down here, feeding on coral and can be toxic to fish. scott is one of a team of people fighting back, injecting the starfish with poison. it works. >> the damage they can do to the coral, i have seen it first hand, is amazing. it is facing enough threats. the crown of thunder storms star fish is something we can do something about. the starfish are thriving because there's an increase in the sea. one starfish can produce as many as 60 million eggs a year, far for surviving than should. there has been outbreaks of crown of thorn. the latest is the worse, and it's human activities on land that are to blame.
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>> growing sugar cane is big business along the coast. farmers use fertilisers. when the excess washes off the land into rivers and to the sea, they need the plankton. -- the fertilisers feed the plankton. tony changes his practices, applying fertilisers more precisely than he did. >> we are only applying chemicals on 40% of the area. >> once you would have put it etch. >> yes. run off from the properties goes straight into the salt water. who we do on the land affects the reef. >> reporter: but this is a young farmer, getting his older neighbours to change their practices is not easy. when president obama came to the islands in, he told students he was worried about the great barrier reef, and wanted it to be there. his concern echos the united
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nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef to survive time stood still, on for a moment. midnight gmt was delayed by one second. the leap second was added to comment for the speed of the earth's rotation. time. we are losing it now we are gaping it gaping a leap second to keep in ink with time. one complete term was 24 hours. then atomic clocks were invented. using vibrations and at toms to measure time. it is constant. the rotation is slowing down. the two move out of sync by a fraction each day, so we add a
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leap second every now and again. there are consequences of tinkering with time. many computer systems are not procrammed to deal with the extra. satellites and g.p.s. struggled to cope with the adjustment. the moment of time keeping the the astronomer says profession time is key. >> it is important if you look back to the greeks the backa lonians are important. today even more so. that is why this is an issue. >> the earth runs bang on time no adjustment needed. scientists vote whether in this age the leap second should be stopped. abolishing them would have no immediate effect. you would hardly notice it.
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