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>> searching for a better solution. greece's prime minister plans his next move after voters back his rejection of a bail out deal. >> hello again. i'm martine dennis. we're live from doha. also in the program. dozens killed in bombings at a center and mosque in nigeria. the latest attack suspected by boko haram.
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plus a home am coming of sorts. >> now the state of the economic future there is still serious concern about the health of greek banks, which is supposed to reopen on tuesday. the prime minister alexis tsipras has now finished a meeting with other political parties as he prepares to return to negotiations with the international lenders. mr. tsipras said that he wants a credible solution. but he has a new finance minister. he announced his resignation admitting that his presence at bail out talks won't be welcomed. >> on this day there is one
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sentiment above others on the streets. >> i feel proud for my people, but also confused because we said no to the proposal of europe. we want a better proposal. >> but pride isn't enough to avoid the fall. the banks are still shut, and without more emergency assistance from the natural european bank its likely to remain so. banker systems will likely only come if there are signs a wider deal can be done. to that end the finance minister who so antagonizeed the bankers and leaders in brussels resigned unexpectedly monday morning. but there is no guarantee that that will be enough to secure a deal.
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>> negotiations will be tough not least because of the ill feelings because of greece and creditors. they'll be negotiating with people like this, the german finance minister, unlikely poster boy of and hated by many greeks as the architect of their pain. that's hardly the basis for getting along now. something that i put to a greek minister. >> they think we're weak. there is no reason why within the week we could not exit this very dangerous moment not only for greece but for europe. what will it take? it will take compromise and it will take putting at the heart of negotiations the good of the people of europe greece and the
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countries of the european union. >> meanwhile the drip, drip, drip of the bank continue. >> people want the banks to open. they want a peaceful life. that can only be achieved as part of europe. >> well, i wouldn't say i'm positive. i hope they find a solution because i'm really terrified and i don't know what is going to happen. >> greeks are proud, and by saying no more, many will feel they've won their dignity back. but they may not be allowed to enjoy the moment for long. jonah hull, al jazeera, athens. >> and this is a scene live in athens where political party leaders are coming out talking with the press, as you can see. we understand that following the meeting they've had with the prime minister, that they have agreed to back prime minister tsipras in his talks with the
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lenders. that i'm sure he'll find very comforting indeed. some say the no vote will make future talks with the creditors much more difficult. >> greece must take difficult measures otherwise the country won't make it. other words the government won't function. otherwise the economy won't work. and if they reject difficult measures we're going to get into a very difficult situation. >> james a former colleague from the former finance minister, and he said that the ecb and the creditors must stop playing politics. >> well, i think there are three areas that have to be dealt with. one is reforms and the greek government has made enormous
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compromises and they were laid out very carefully. second, there is debt restructuring, which does require--there is a proposal to bring the esn in to basically take them--the debt of the imf and european central bank off the books. and then finally the european central bank needs very soon to bring enough cash into the banking system to begin to function normally, and end this kind of highly frightened, highly anxious and extremely damaging situation that was inflicted on greece a week ago by the capping of the emergency assistance, an act that has to be seen as entirely inappropriate action for a central bank that is supposed to be a financial stabilizer. the overspending by past governments in greece was facilitateed by the overlending
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by the french and the germans and the bailout, which transferred the burden of those debts on to the taxpayers of europe was a deliberate political act in 2010 by the governments of the creditor countries and the additional monetary fund, who was involved in this inappropriately and this associated central bank with the rescue of the greek banks. the fact that this was an one-sided phenomenon with all the fault lying on the greeks again is entirely adversaryial. >> a bomb exploded at a mosque
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where a clerk who is to be part of boko haram was preaching. five people were killed by a suicide-bomber who targeted a church. it brings the number of people killed in suspected boko haram attacks to more than 200 in the past week. there have ban series of recent attacks against places of worship, villages and markets. last tuesday 48 men were shot in a raid after prayers in villages near the town of mon monguna. and in another attack killing up to 100 people. then on thursday two girls set off suicide-bombs in borno state. well our correspondent in the nigerian capital abuja. >> the reports suggest that one of the targets of the attacks
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was a popular cleric who denounced activities by boko haram and preached peaceful coexistence between muslims and christians in the area, which has been a flash point. it's not clear whether he was killed or injured in the attack. we're still trying to establish that. and another blast that happened at a restaurant that was frequented by local politicians and well-to-do businessmen. now it's unclear what this all means by the authorities and how they will handle this latest violence. it comes after days of violence, which has seen more than 200 people killed by boko haram when the new president was sworn in at the end of may. remember he came in to power promising to defeat the group. he moved the command of control system the military fighting boko haram to the northeast. he ordered the release of more than $20 million to support soldiers fighting the group. there have been a diplomatic
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efforts. we traveled to summits in germany and chad and to the united states to meet president barack obama. but there is a sense from people on the ground that even with all the effort the government seems to be making it is not filtering down to communities. communities are not being protected. these attacks for many are just evidence that boko haram is still. a force to be reckoned with. >> the iraqi military has admitted accidently dropping a bomb on a neighborhood of eastern baghdad. there are reports of at least seven people having been killed. the military said the fighter jet had a technical problem which caused the bomb to drop. it was returning to base when the accident happened. more information is happening about the bombing of
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civilians by the iraqi military as it sets up its offensive against isil. hospital sources say dozens of people were killed when airstrikes hit the isil-held city of fallujah on saturday. they said that almost all of them were women and children. well that bombing comes amid heavy fighting between isil fighters and iraqi forces. jane arrif has more from baghdad. >> starting in had a haditha we've seen attacks including suicide-bombers on that town. it's one of the few years that is not held by isil. it's really a pocket in eastern--western anbar that it is still holding fast. but against severe attacks. and fallujah and anbar in what appears to be heavy fighting over the last few days. that fighting seems to consist
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of gunmen a lot of those airstrikes and artillery seem to be on residential neighborhoods where there are still civilians. the defense ministry spokesman said that they do make an effort to minimize civilian casualties. but following reports that the iraqi air force bombed a soccer field with people playing soccer yesterday. he said that is isil-controlled area and they do not allow young men to play soccer, the implication being what they bombed was. actually isil position. a complicated conflicts, very difficult to get accurate information out of there but clearly the offensive is on in some respect. >> still to come on the program the removal of confederate flag from southern united states. and why china is trying to to attract more workers and
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>> as greece plunges deeper into financial crisis. >> greece's choice, a bad deal... and no deal. >> world markets react. >> it's a grim picture. >> the consequences could be catastrophic. >> for continuing global coverage, stay with al jazeera america. >> hello again. i'm martine dennis and these are our top stories. the show of their prime minister's support in talks with international creditors. prime minister tsipras has been in meetings. leaders have warned that sunday's no-vote has made talks difficult. 44 people have been killed
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and dozens wounded in nigeria in two attacks. one at a busy restaurant and the other in a crowded mosque. boko haram is blamed for the attack. the iraqi military said that it accidently dropped a bomb on a neighborhood in eastern baghdad. there are reports that seven people have been killed. the military said that a fighter jet had technical problem which caused the bomb to drop. more now on our top story in sunday's referendum results leave very big questions indeed which are still hanging over greece. businesses and people still need to know if the banks are going to open on tuesday. they've been closed for a week but they're still in very big trouble. now after greece's vote rejected that deal, greece's government has the backing of the people but there needs to be some kind of compromise, and if there
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isn't could greece still leave the euro? well the prime minister said that he wants to stay with the euro currency but return to the drachma is still a possibility. now greece's interior minister has been speak with us here at al jazeera, and he said its time to help greece. >> the negotiation was an act of separateness. greece has done a great job negotiating in brussels. some of our partners did not like him, and although he was not a problem he stepped aside
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. >> i'm expecting europe to act in a responsible way and to understand clearly without a banking system there is not a possibility of returning back to normalcy. things could move very fast, but they have now the responsibility. they have the historical responsibility to react. >> burundi's general who backed a failed coup in may has threatened to remove the president by force if he does not step down. he is accused of driving the country back into civil war. the president is staying home to campaign for the upcoming presidential election. there have been months of unrest
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since he announced plans to run for a third term, which has been called unconstitutional. this author said that the president should postpone the elections. >> it is possible that violence could escalate. there are reports that the government is really searching out for opposition. i hope president will listen to the international community and postpone the elections and enter in dialogue with the opposition parties. and really for the good of the society, for the good of the country i think people have suffered for long enough. i think there is still time for more effective democratic
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solutions to the problems in burundi. >> now the almost 1.4 billion people who live in china fewer than 1% are foreigners. now the government wants to increase that number to 10% trying to improve the country's competitive edge and encouraging chinese ex-patriots to go back home. >> edwin is recognizable face in china. he's the first non-asian to deliver the news on the state's english china. english channel. he is only one of 8,000 people who has a green card. this gives similar rights and access assess to social services as a chinese national. >> it gives you a feeling of being part of the community and not having the hassles that i used to have when i came here. show your passport and all this
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sort of thing. >> but getting the green card was not easy. the rules were put in place in 2004 but only those who made exceptional contributions to china were even considered. it is now easing those qualifications. of the 1.4 billion people in china, less than 1% are foreigners. without green cards they are issued special see is as. this only allows them to work specific jobs in a specific company for a limited time. but for further development and competitiveness they want to increase the number of foreigners to 10% of the population and the main target is getting chinese immigrants to come home. >> the government realizes they have not just top skills in their profession but they also have knowledge of chinese language chinese culture and chinese business practices to make them ideal candidates to
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attract back to china. >> marvin came back from new zealand, he is successfully launched several internet companies. >> basically for me china wants to go public or global, it is advantageous to do business here. >> me may be succeeding in making the business climate attractive, but some say there is more to do to keep all foreigners happy to reside in china. >> now the riot police in the capital have forcebly removed protesters who have been blocking a major street for three weeks. police detained dozens of people who refused to leave. demonstrations began after the russian-owned electric utility
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won approval for 16% price hike. the government tried to defuse the protest by saying it would compensate customers for the additional film. now the colombian government chief negotiator warn that the three-year-long talks have not advanced much. >> we're open to a serious bilateral cease-fire even before the peace accords. when we have the peace guarantees the take of responsibility of international verification masses so this does not become something more. >> more than a million and a half people in ecuador are expected to attend a mass held
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by the head of the catholic church. pope francis has just left to travel to the coastal city. thousands of people have been camping out in readiness for the mass. now the pontiff is on a week-long tour. lucia newman has more. >> people have been lining the streets now for hours hoping to get a glimpse of the pope as he goes by in his popemobile. the pope is coming to three of the four poorest countries in south america. this is in keeping for his determination to give priority to those who are often considered on the periphery. >> pope francis reaches out to people. he is with those who need him and ecuador needs him.
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>> these countries have something else in common, at a time when the catholic church has suffered mass defection in the face of sex corruption scandals these are the nations of clothes who have remained the most faithful and they're also countries with large indigenous populations. and the pope said he wants to acknowledge them. this is very timely here because there have been mass protests against the government over the last few weeks. in fact, the church has intervened calling on both sides the opposition and the government to call a truce while the pope is here. now california's multi billion dollar agriculture industry has taken a huge financial hit because of the u.s. state's ongoing drought. melissa chan reports. >> our team has been covering the drought ever since the announcement of state of emergency by governor jerry
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brown. but the drought this summer is worse than the drought were last year. the university of california davis put out a report that said that economic losses in 2015 are expected to be $2.8 billion. and half a million feel like this one will lie fallow. 20,000 jobs will be lost. we spoke to one farmer and his family. they own 1900 achers. >> well, 1900 acres, as i told you before. there are 700 acres that are fallowed. what is planted, a lot of research went into things that would not take a lot of water. we have grown garlic for loft years. on this ranch if they were in full production we would be employing 20 people but right now we have seven people
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employed. >> it's not just about the economic down turn and fallowed field. it's more complicated than that. there are farmers complaining about a labor shortage. what is going on in the world's breadbasket? we'll take a closer look, melissa chan, al jazeeraic. >> politicians in the u.s. state of south carolina are expected to debate whether to bring down the confederate flag. the killing of nine people inside of a black church in charleston has revived the controversy about the use of the banner. tom ackerman reports. >> to fly the confederate states flag proudly you don't have to go far from washington, d.c. in mississippi the upper left corner the bars and stars that has aroused so much controversy in south carolina. there they'll died whether to remove the flag from capital
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grounds. mississippi decided to leave their flag unchanged. >> that's going to be talked about again and the decision belongs rightly to the people of mississippi. >> in "birth of a nation" in 1915 the flag stood for the native of the agreed southern states as some southerners still insist their fight against the union was for state sovereignty honor and chivalry, not slavery. in the 1939 blockbuster "gone with the wind" while that film romancized the loss of plantation life, they also talked about the lethal war. >> we have cotton, slaves and arrogance. >> the stars and bars flag was part of the decor in 1948 when southern democrats opposeed to
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opposed to segregation today they argue removing the flag an inappropriate protest against racism. >> it would dishonor not only white confederate soldiers but dishonor black confederate soldiers. >> once they were offered their freedom but only when their army was close to surrendering. today reenactors play act the battle of the century and a half ago, but this reenactment of bull run looks different because it's the original design flown during the first stages of the war before the confederates went on to defeat. on this battlefield where hundreds died from both sides this statute honors those who
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led the confederate troops. but as with all civil battle grounds only the banner of the victor now flies. al jazeera, virginia. >> you'll find a lot more background available on our website www.aljazeera.com. >> in greece the no-vote went. the finance minister resigns and the race to find a new plan to bail out the country. nuclear negotiations near another deadline. u.s. announced they'll walk away. iran will not compromise. and debates whether to remove the controversial symbol from t
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