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australia's great barrier reef. what is down there is spectacular. it's at risk. i'll explain why it's what farmers are doing on land that is largely to blame. well we begin with breaking news out of egypt. fighter jets are used in a major battle in north sinai, there has been coordinated attacks. the army says at least 10 soldiers and 22 fighters have been killed. two large explosions have been heard. a group calling itself the sinai province is claiming responsibility. the unrest in northern signa is one of the most pressing concerns it has. the army launched operation sinai in 2012, violence has not been contained. several hundred are thought to have been killed. the state of emergency was

extended. as part of a strategy thousands of homes have been demolished along the border. a journalist based in cairo says the military strategy in sinai has not been effective. >> you can tell that there's a failure in sinai deal with the islamists there, and the checkpoints that are being attacked have been attacked several times before and they will not stop. this means that no precautions or action has been taken to avoid these attacks again, and now the upper hand it seems for the islamist, some witnesses in sinai claim that they are putting mines from the roads to prevent any forces from coming to support the army there are

there. >> the attack comes a day after the president vowed to push through laws speeding up death sentences. speaking at the furniture of a public posterior killed in an attack on monday. >> reporter: >> reporter: june 30th, initially a national holiday and europe, signalling the removal of mohamed mursi by the military two years ago. instead a day of mourning for the prosecutor barakat assassinated on monday. at his funeral the current president abdul fatah al-sisi promised to enact legal reforms that would enforce death sentences swiftly. >> translation: the hands of justice are chained by laws. we will not wait. we will change laws to allow us to implement law and justice as soon as possible. within days criminal laws

that can face terrorism should be presented. >> those developments could be a direct reference to monday's assassination. the car bomb bore the hallmarks of a group based in the sinai peninsula waging attacks on security forces. police are investigating how the group was behind another explosion on tuesday, in the cairo suburb of 6 object. october district. three people were killed. some opposition leaders were worried that president abdul fatah al-sisi will use the new laws to crackdown on the outlawed brotherhood group. >> this will lead to nothing but a catastrophe. it will undermine and shake the foundation of justice in egypt. it will undermine the judiciary system in egypt. >> reporter: hundreds of muslim brotherhood members have been sentenced to death, including the ousted president mohamed mursi. he still has many supporters, like these demonstrators calling for his reinstatement and return of democracy.

they say the government is out to crush dissent, replacing mass protests with mass arrests now greece seems to have accepted a number of reform ideas put forward by its international creditors. greek prime minister alexis tsipras wrote to the euro group after his government failed to pay $1.6 million, the first advanced country to miss a payment. the latest from john psaropoulos, live from athens, what are the details? what is alexis tsipras offering the europeans? >> he is offering to cut roughly 700 million worth of spending pon pensions this year and about 2 billion next year. that is in the latest plan submitted by creditors, and it came close to what the greeks submitted earlier.

he issa greeing to that and to raise the v.a. f to raise more of to this year. he's going to raise $2 billion more about v.a. t than previously foreseen next year. these are austerity measures measures that take money out of the economy and put it in state coffers. the government will ask for the delay of certain measures such as a review of spending and labour laws and it's agreeing to the reviews and reforms. it's a question of a few months putting them back a little. >> it's also trying to sweeten the pill. the fact that it's capitulated to this neegsgotiation to the creditor's demand. asking for a 2-year moratorium.

it is a fund that would help governments pick up debt payments for the next 24 months and asking for a third loan, that according to reports - that is not fully confirmed. all of this of course against a backdrop of enormous stress and social unrest in greece because people not only have not had access to money since last friday but are worried that there may be a derailment of the process with the creditors. not only is greece technically in a state of arrears with payment to the international monetary fund, but is set to default on other major creditors. therefore people are worried. they fear the worse, going back to the drachma. that is something that my colleague was reporting on in the last 24 hours.

>> reporter: they fear their country could slide out of eurozone and call themselves the pro-europeans, they want a yes vote there's talk of negotiations, but perhaps the most important player in europe, the german chancellor angela merkel is giving nothing away. >> it's clear that we will not close the channels of communication, otherwise we wouldn't be the european union, that means the doors remain open to talks. i can't say more than this. >> reporter: despite the outcome options ahead. this man lives with his parents and dismayed. >> i see a lot of people fighting over "do we vote yes, do we vote no? are we supposed to make a deal with 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. a joint government e.u. project, she has had 100 new client this 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. they say that he's playing a dangerous game, that he is putting his party's interest above that of his country. there are wildly different predictions on how greeks will

vote in a referendum. all we know is the divisions in this society are growing deeper and deeper. a lot of people must wonder what is happening next especially if the e.c.b. tightens liquidity. are people ready for what happiness next? >> creditors are playing hard ball. angela merkel yesterday said we will not have a further discussion. the finance minister repeated that a short while ago. we are getting a tone from the head of the european commission and the deputy head. they say we can talk about a third bailout, and talk about building the measures that the greeks agreed to into a programme, but they have left it clear that we are now technically out of any arrangement. this is not an easy sliding back into the financial assistance programme that greece graduated from without honours on tuesday night. i think that today's euro group

will be the first line of the defense, and they'll have to discuss - the finance minister will have to discuss what they'll do about the greek proposal, first of all, whether it meets the criteria of fundamental credibility, and whether they feel the greek government is committed to cuts and reforms. after that they'll figure out how to go forward, will they say yes to the greeks or they'll wait for the referendum is the first question. will the greeks call off the referendum, the deputy prime minister insipuated that they might. the principle of the matter is that the greeks show commitment and there's the question of simple procedure from now on. we have to wait for creditors to make the next step. very have no indicate how quickly they are willing to go forward. >> thank you john psaropoulos there china passed a law giving the state tighter controls over khyber space. the government said it's because of growing security threats to

chinese networks. the national security laws was adopted on wednesday, outlining tougher measures and covers control over territorial waters and air space. thousands of people are taking part in pro-democracy rallies in honk come -- hong kong coming after the hand over to china still to come on the show indonesia promises to review its ageing military air crafts after a deadly crash in sumatra, and... >> i'm laurence lee in calais where thousands of migrants and refugees are fed emergency rations by french charities. it's the first time it ever happened on french soil.

recapping the headlines - the egyptian military is attacking check point, killing at least 10 soldiers. 39 fighters have died. greece sent an amended programsal to creditors for a bill out programme. prime minister alexis tsipras wrote to the euro group requesting to restructure its debt. china passed a new law giving the state tighter controls. the government says it's because of growing security threats to networks. >> reporter: let's get more now on fighting in egypt's province.

he's an egyptian journalist, and former editor. good to have you with us. is this situation ongoing. how big of an operation are we talking about. a little hit and run attack. it seems bigger than that. it's obvious that it's bigger bigger than an incident and individual attack. as you said it seems from the tips coming from sinai, that the attack, and the clashes between the attackers and the army is still on. >> we are hearing things like police stations surrounded. >> then again, we have to be careful when it comes to the news coming out from sinai. a few people know that the authorities in egypt. they ban journalists from covering the incidents, and from

sinai. most of the news coming out from citizen journalists. >> the official spokesperson. or the official spokesperson. we have to be careful dealing with the details coming out from sinai. >> violence seems to have picked up, why. it seems to have increased in the sinai over the past 12 months. >> well although it's another sad day in the egyptian history, and i feel as an egyptian i feel sad for what is going on in sinai and in the delta, but let me put to this way. if you keep on streeting the person i'm talking about the local people if you keep treating them as dogs for 40 years, you cannot blame some of them when they turn around and start biting you. especially during the last

two years when you started, when they started the evacuation in forced evacuation on the locals on the allegations of fighting potential. potential terrorism. now, it's become real terrorism. the repetition of such attacks, the same techniques on the same sites, military rites is very telling. it is a total failure of both enforced transfer and also lack or absence of the democracy and freedom, and most importantly, any strategic success or military planning to secure to provide security for sinai. >> let me put you what the egyptian government or line is. that they are targetting what they call terrorist groups groups which are violence. instability - they are not

targetting the civilian population of sinai. >> of course that's what we hear. when we hear the casualties among the civilians in sinai, we cannot over look this. you cannot justify killing incident people or women, only for the mere fact that you are chasing terrorists. there's another way to accomplish the mission without collateral damage. i refuse the expression when you talk about children or elderly people killed in these attack the army attacks. of course, let me finish by saying that. every time an attack takes place, they talk about enforced evacuation of all civilians and

some other major cities. it's attacks - if they happen and it's happening in cairo, would that be justification to evacuate the people the population from cairo? no. you made a good point civilians have been killed in the yemeni city of aden 17 people were killed when six shells hit the district and shelling by houthi forces. it was after a call from human right watch into saudi-led air strikes. the group says attacks against civilians in the stronghold appeared to violate international law. al jazeera's kristen saloomey has more from the u.n. in new york. >> my wife and four daughters died. all of them. >> waleed lost a total of 27 members of his extended family most children when his home was

hit by a bomb. >> on that night, someone came to ask for my daughter's hand in marriage. i didn't have time to be happy for my daughter before the strike happ end. >> he was interviewed by human right watch as part of their investigation finding six homes in sadr were struck by the saudi coalition, they found no evidence the homes housed fighters. the military target would have to be of a high value with a -- that it would justify a high level of collateral damage. with a number like 27 killed. it's very hard to see how that would be justified. >> reporter: five markets, an empty school and a crowded petrol station were hit. the focus of the investigation. the coalition is attempting to prevent the houthi rebel group taking over the yemen government.

if there was a legitimate reason to strike the civilian targets, saudi arabia is yet to reveal it. they nor the united states, a country support supports the 9-nation coalition is yet to respond to human rights watch request for an investigation. nor despite requested have 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 perspective of the united nations all the violence all the destruction we have seen is quite serious. we are trying to push efforts to get the parties to have a ceasefire or at the very least a humanitarian policy. >> in the meantime, human rights watch says all sides in a complex and long-running conflict must follow the rules of war. 1200 inmates fled a prison with no end to the fighting in

sight. the hope is to spare civilians. indonesia's president promised a review of the ageing air force fleet. 130 people are confirmed dead after a military transport plane crashed in medan on tuesday. president joko widodo says he's ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident protesting ferry workers forced the closure of the channel tunnel linking france and england for a second time. the ferry workers are striking over job cuts and have been blocking the tunnel entrance and setting fire to tyres on the tracks and threaten to continue their protests on wednesday. calais is a magnet for might rents using it as a jumping off point to get across to britain, laurence lee reports on a french charity stepping in to help those stranded.

>> what do you say about this site of lines of men and women from countries like eritrea or sudan. given parcels, not in africa, but in calais. they queued in the heat for the plastic bag. inside was fruit, biscuits and milk. this ethiopian was going to make it last. >> i eat least, four days. >> reporter: four days? >> four or five days. >> reporter: this was courtesy of the catholic charity caritas, solidarity international, more used to emergency work in africa. this is the first time they ever had to do this in france. that is the first time in 35 yeras in existence. an n.g.o. is working on the french territory. for us, it's a failure. to have to work on our own territory. >> much of this is unnecessary if the u.k. allowed some of these people to seek asylum. that's the reason they are stuck in calais after all.

there's no chance of that. >> if people were suffering in other parts of the world, then the french or british government express concern or offer money. not here, not in calais. the reason why charities are having to do this is the neither the french nor the british government lift a finger. >> many of the men have foot injuries, this man is at risk of losing his foot from infection. from the companies in the camp. >> gangrene. >> reporter: gan greening. without treatment he'd get gan greening in his foot. so she's saving your foot. there's something almost religious about this, the help some are prepared to give to the dispossessed. the injured man didn't want to show his face. listen to his thoughts. >> human rights, how you say human rights, mean human. either you are black, white,

asian, european, whatever. you are human. you are equal. you are not equal here. >> actually. we need with other organizations to implement response to migrants. in terms of food, sanitation as well and medical. >> police keep watch on this, while around the camp the diggers move hills to create more and bigger fences to keep the migrants in. dignity is in short supply here. they need to be resilient to cope with a sense of a life without answers. no doubt many on both sides of the english channel will say with bandaged feet and false stomachs makes it easier for them to jump on small lorries, but such is life in this small hell.

a few prisoners suffering injuries a ban on specking sparked the unrest in an australian prison. prisoners set fire in the grounds and smashed windows. police eventually got all the in mates back into their cells. there's growing concern about the health of australia great barrier reef. the world heritage site is under threat from pollution with climate change it may be lifted formally as in danger by the u.n. andrew thomas took a dive to find out what is causing the damage. >> >> 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 temperature due to climate change. the coal port build along the coast is from here, far out of site.

one threat once pointed out is too obvious. the spiky crown of thorn starfish. there's a plague of them down here, feeding on coral and can be toxic to fish. scott firth is one of a team of people fighting back, injecting the starfish with poison. it works. it is a huge effort. >> the amount of damage they can do to the coral, i have seen it first hand, is amazing. it is facing enough threats. the crown of thorns starfish is something we can do something about. the starfish are thriving because there's an increase in the sea of micro plankton that their lavae feed on. one starfish can produce as many as 60 million eggs a year, far more are surviving than should. there has been outbreaks of crown of thorn starfish in the past. the latest is the worst, and it's human activities on land that are to largely to blame. >> growing sugar cane is big business along the australian east coast.

farmers use fertilisers. when the excess washes off the land into rivers and to the sea, 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 everywhere. >> yes. run-off from the properties goes straight into the salt water. what we do on the land affects the reef. >> reporter: but bujega is a relatively young farmer around here. getting his older neighbours to change their practices is not easy. when president obama came to the islands in november, he told students he was worried about the great barrier reef, and wanted it to be there for his yet to be born grandchildren. his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef

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