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the greek parliament debates a bailout deal meant to prevent the country's economy from collapsing. hello, this is al jazerra live from doha. also ahead. celebrations on the streets of teheran after historic nuclear deal between iran and six world powers is announced. protests in the japanese parliament as legislation that could allowed troops to fight abroad is introduce today the first time since world war ii.
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plus. >> talk to your daughter about her feelings he should see changes in behave oregon signs that she is about to travel to a conflict that millions are desperate to escape. >> a radio appeal to parents of girls who could be brain wash ed in to joining isil. the i want national monetary fund has threaten today withdraw support for greece's bailout unless our pine leaders agree to considerable debt relief. the creditor says the country's debt is highly unsustainable. that comes as greek prime minister tsipras face a revolt in his left wing party and workers call for strikes ahead of wednesday's parliament vote. in fact debate is getting under way in parliament this hour where marchm.p.s must vote on the
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tough all austerity laws today. some members of his own party have already they will not support the deal. assuming the new laws are passed they have to go to vote in the german parliament on friday. simon mcgregor-woods reports from athens on the prime minister's efforts to bring his party in to line for that vote. >> translator: on tuesday night alexis tsipras chose a television interview to try to build consensus for his continues very shall deal. he argued that despite the inning come travel pressure greece, this was the best deal he could achieve. >> translator: i take full responsibility for all my mistakes. signing a document that i don't believe. but i am not going to shirk my responsibilities, i want to assure the country and the people are not in danger after catastrophic collapse of the he cop my and banks. >> reporter: spent the day trying to persuade political ally to his tow the line and
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support the passage of make-or-break legislation in parliament on wednesday. first stop finance minister was to persuade members of the ruling party. they were electric today reject austerity. but on wednesday their m.p.s will be asked to support more of it. and not all of them will. mr. tsipras' most immediate challenge looks too al jazerra chiefable getting these very difficult laws through parliament by wins night. he bill manage with the help of the opposition party. but with his own party he has a bigger problem. leftist factions within it are now in open revolt. the fath that he has appeared to make such a comprehensive u turn in accepting more austerity will damage his credibility. outside parliament the loyalists repeat mr. tsipras' line that this is the least bat bad option. >> translator: it's important that the government gives an answer to a coup the country is
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saved from being bankruptcy economically. >> reporter: it has never been worse economically. this brother and sister running a furniture business are cling on the ground. but customer confidence has disappeared. >> they are frayed to spends money to purchase a new chair or a new desk. or even starting newbies to take some furniture to purchase office furniture chairs, sofas and everything. >> reporter: how much have you sold in the last month? nothing. >> reporter: wednesday's laws will pass. and the detailed negotiations for the third bailout will almost certainly proceed. but the government here is creaking under the strain. alexis tsipras urged a skeptical nation to get behind this deal. but maintaining that support through the pain of
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implementation will be a kurk leanne task. simon mcgregor to wood, al jazerra, athens. >> john is live in athens for where that debate is taking place. and, john, let's start with the comments from the international monetary fund saying that the current bailout deal is unsustainable and they need more dead relief. how does that figure in to all of this right now. at the moment it doesn't. the i.m.f. tried to help out the negotiations but publishing a preliminary debt sustainability analysis on july 2nd. that was dated late june. they did it because they wanted to get this information to the greeks and their creditors ahead of those bailout talks that were taking place in brussels over the last weekends. and this, of course, should have told creditors that they needed
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to reconsider the speed with which greece is told to repay the enormous debt amount to them. but this didn't. the greeks have been told that they will be given a debt sustainability discussion in the autumn in effect after the first review of this new program if it does take off. the greeks came home with that, it's a glimmer of hope for a difficult package for his party and also the country. and they have been told that, you know, pending good behavior, subject to good behavior that, will happen. now the i.m.f. clearly feels that isn't enough. so they have come out with a fuller report, an update as they call it. saying look, greece has got a 7-year grace period before it starts repaying the principle on this debt mountain. it really needs more like a 30-year grace period. and once it starts repaying it, it does not -- it should not be asked to repay the debt within the 16-year period currently
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foreseen in the program. it should be given more like 40 or 50 years. in effect, it's saying greece needs the rest of this century. >> and as we have been saying, john, a lot of anger in greece right now over what they see as another vendor to austerity by another greek prime minister. we understand more protests expected later as well. >> reporter: that's right. now, some of this is politics. the communist party is trying to get votes from the party. it sees an opportunity now presenting itself as an alternative to austerity parties which is what they did in the last five years. it portrayed the social assists and then the conservatives who bowed down to the austerity policies in the end everybody though they spoke strongly against testimony for a while as the people who were collaborateing in an inappropriate way for greek interests with creditors.
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now they have to do the same because the overriding priority for the greek voter is not to drop out of the our own eurozone. there are not prepared for i a return to the drachma, this is the criticism coming from the left wing which simon mcgregor-wood referred to in the story earlier. they are unhappy that they were not prepared to do a harder barring ban us it doesn't have a plan-b. plan-b was a return to the drag ma. if those drag mas had been printed and banks prepared, then the left wing believes the greek government could have driven a harder bargain and said we are he had ready to go back to the drag ma, we have our plan-b ready but reweren't, they were hoping to get better terms to remain in the eurozone and i think the government has been shocked by the wall of opposition that they have faced particularly in recent weeks. people are furious with the
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stand red cred tours have taken particularly people in the private sector. that has fell the bankrupt of the taxation, and unemployment. >> john reporting to us from athens there. iran's negotiations. the agreement will see the country limit its nuclear activities. in return to lifting crippling sanctions. supporters of the deal gathered on the streets overnight. many celebrating the lifting of sanctions and the impact of the deal on iran's international reputation. >> translator: netanyahu called iranians the most undropped people but today we have shown to the world that we can solve problems with dialogue, negotiations and diplomatic
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means. >> translator: i am very excited to see that iran has achieved the nuclear deal. i think the whole world has seen a new i think of iran. and people start to respect iran. we thank mo ram he had i want to say to him. well done. >> and iranians living in the united states are also welcoming the lifting of sanctions in their home country. this is a mainly parisian neighborhood in los angeles often referred to as teheran geles it means they could start importing parisian rugs. not everyone is happy with the deal though, u.s. press barackpresidentbarack obama now has the task of assuring israel, and gulf allies and congress that oppose the deal. patty culhane reports from washington. >> reporter: americans woke up to an unusual early morning address from u.s. press barack president barack obama detailing specifics
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for the public and sends being a warn to go congress. >> precise his because the stakes are not so high this is not the time for politics or pasturing. tough talk from washington does not solve problems. >> reporter: congress has second days to review the deal. they need the president' only party to succeed in stopping the sanctions. that seems less likely now after one of the most powerful democrats, hillary clinton who is running for president endorsed the deal. >> this is an important step in putting the lid on iran's nuclear program. >> reporter: but busch republicans intend to put up a fight. >> it will hand a dangerous rah jewel billions of dollars in sanctions relieve while paving a way for a nuclear iran, this isn't about democrats or republicans it's not a partisan issue at all it's about right versus wrong. >> reporter: the pro israeli government lobby is expect today push hard in congress against the deal and the scheduled lifting of u.s. sanctions but even opponents admit it will be
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very difficult to scuttle this land mark agreement. >> it would be a transformative event. in the way that camp david was a trains transforming events in the middle east. it is a very big entry in president obama's legacy book. >> reporter: a win for the president's legacy, now he just haves khabibulin it is on convince the country and congress it's a win for u.s. national security as well. patty culhane, al jazerra washington. australian prime minister toni abbott says he hopes the deal will stop iran getting nuclear weapons. >> we give it a cautious welcome. but i probably should stress the caution at least as much as the welcome. yes, we certainly want a nuclear-free middle east the middle east is the most unstable and dangerous part of the world. if any country in the middle
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east were to get nuclear weapons that would be a horrifying escalation of tension. the last place we would want to see a nuclear arms race is the middle east and if any further country gets nuclear weapons think i suspect they'll be a lot of other countries rushing for them. so my hope is that this is a stop an absolute stop to iran getting nuclear weapons rather than just a delay. a japanese parliamentary committee has approved a set of security bills that could expand the role of japan's military. opposition m.p.s tried to stop the vote in parliament as hundreds frosted outside the building. prime minister abe's ruling coalition forced the vote setting in motion a full house vote on thursday. one of the bills could allow japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since world war ii.
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china has released data on how much its economy has grown this the last three months. g.d.p. figures are steady at 7%, slightly better than expects expected its retails sales are up a little more than last quarter. industrial output has improved. investment in the property market is below expectations the chinese premiera nouns aid growth target of around 7% for the year, that's the weakest growth tagger net 25 years. all that comes amid a dramatic fall on the chinese stock market uncertainty over the health of the economy has pushed them down 30% since mid-june. now, scott heidler has this report from the financial districts in one of china's many ghost towns that has suffered from the economic low economic slow down. >> reporter: the economic numbers slightly better than
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expected but not by that much. 7% growth in the secretary quarter and the first half of went to 15. this is on track with what the premier in charge of the economy in china this is what he expected the growth rate to be because he wants a more sustainable economy in china, i am standing in front of unsustain economy of the past years, massive growth, massive expenditure that sits say can't he's trying to orchestrate a more sustainable economy. even though it is slowing and that could have a knock off had effect to other economies economies relines on china's economy, one other thing the premier is trying to do policies implemented so far this year and then also going forward in the balance of the year, and that is keeping the money inside china. lowering the export numbers increasing consumer confidence and increasing consumer spending in china. that will help this economy be more sustainable and less scenes
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like what i am stand until front of. much more to come here on al jazerra. still ahead a tunnel equipped with a motor bike and oxygen tanks, we'll tell you all about a hollywood style prison break in mexico. plus. >> i would feel like i am betraying my home if i go. i will sit here until they bomb me. >> we speak to the civilians risking their lives to keep their homes in ukraine's conflict zone. ♪ ♪ >> now science is pursuing an organic alternative. >> these companies are trying out new technologies. >> no hormones are ever added into our tanks. >> mmm! >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropical windstorm. >> can affect and surprise us. >> wow, some of these are amazing. >> techknow - where technology meets humanity.
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day for the greek parliament. as it prepares to vote on tougher austerity mesh tours pave the way for a third bailout. the i.m.f., though, says unless greece is offered significant debt relief it could walk away from the deal. iran's foreign minister has landed back in teheran after signing a nuclear deal with six world powers. land mark agreement was widely welcomed with celebrations held in teheran overnight. the japanese parliamentary committee has approved a set of security bills that could expand the role of japan's military, option since m.p. trying to prevent the bills being passed which could allow japanese to fight across the world since world twoworld war ii. in mexico pictures of the it up that guzman used to escape from prison. it was full of oxygen tanks truck batteries and even a motorcycle.
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the mexican government is offering almost $4 million for his arrest. john hulman reports now on the investigation in to guzman's escape. 79 the morning mist envelopes the maximum security prison. a reflection of the mystery surrounding the escape of the jail's most prized inmate. joaquin guzman the world' most wanted drug lord slipped out of the it up in his cell's bathroom on saturday evening. only 16 months after the government had paraded him as their biggest capture in the war against drugs of the the interior minister left no doubt this was an inside job. >> translator: he had to have had help from the staff or bosses of the prison. if that's confirmed it will be an act of corruption and a betrayal of the mexican people. >> reporter: heads are already rolling. among them that of the prison director. for a jail break reminiscents of a hollywood movie. behind me is the building where el chapo emerged after walking
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through a 1.5-kilometer tunnel that began just you remembered his prison cell. now he escaped in some style the tunnel was equipped with vents laying, tall enough for him to walk standing enough and even had electric lighting. it was a ma meticulously planned operation, neighbors told us the work started on the building that would hide the it up a year ago. soon after el chapo was locked up. >> translator: they had a generator which you could hear from the road. and you could see the lights from the window. >> reporter: it's the second time guzman has escaped prison. legal end has it the first time, 14 years ago was in a laundry basket. this time around, the u.s. were desperate to extradition him. the mexican government refused but now their biggest prize has become their biggest embarrassment. >> what chapo's escaping does is shatters the illusion of power to the government did not seem
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as a strong force which can make demands on traffickers which can lay down the rules. it's seen as weak and that could have serious implications on the ground. >> reporter: the government has launched an all-out manhunt across the country but no clues so far as to where el chapo is enjoying his newly-found freedom. john hulman, al jazerra mexico. a brazilian police have raided the homes of politicians suspected of being involved in corruption at the state run oil fund petro brass they seized sports cars from the former president. the operation was ordered by the supreme court to prevent the destruction or removal of evidence. lawmakers are accused of fixing contracts in return for bricks. scandal has seen the president's approval ratings collapse. now demonstrations against
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the building of a fence along the hungary serbia border have been taking place in the sent center of butte pest on budapest on tuesday. hungary says the fence is intended to keep are keep out the wave of migrants entering the country. construction of the four-meter hyphens began on monday think so far this year hungary has registered 70,000 migrants mainly from the middle east and africa. the united nations says nearly 1.4 million people have been displaced in ukraine since the conflict began last year. the ceasefire agreement signed five months ago between ukrainian government and pro-russia separatists seems longer for gotten. charles stratford reports from donetsk where some people are living close to the frontline. >> reporter: 76-year-old valentina has gotten used to the gunfire and shelling close by. she built her house with her
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mother and she's lived here more than 50 years. >> translator: the house will cry for me if i leave. i would feel like i am betraying my home if i go. i will sit here until they bomb me. the house looks at me and sees that i am still alive. and so it lives on too. >> reporter: valentina talks to her friends who brings her bread every day. there has been no electricity here for months. she no cellar to hide in with in when the shelling starts. is that firing coming in this direction or going out? she nervously asks. she says with her -- when her neighbor's house was hit shrapnel shot through her wall narrowly missing her sister who was lying on her bed. >> translator: sometimes the shrapnel is flying and i think where do i hide? do i stand in the corner? or do i stand in the street?
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they are bombing. sometimes they shell for four to five hours nonstop. >> reporter: virtually every house in valentina's neighborhood has been damaged in the fighting. thousands of families once lived here now only stray dogs roam these streets, a ceasefire was signed in february. valentina is the only person still living on this street. everybody else has either been evacuated or left on their own accord. now it's been five months since that ceasefire was signed. and the fighting in this neighborhood and the surrounding area continues almost every day. the fighting may be lessons tense than before the february ceasefire was signed, but people are still forced to leave their homes and areas where the violence continues. tamara, her daughter anna and granddaughter sasha fled the shelling where they live. they show us the room they will move in to at this shelter. tamara's other daughter and her 7-month old baby will join them in the coming days.
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>> translator: it's terrible. we are innocent and have never hurt anyone. we live peaceful and i now we are homeless. i had a simple house and it was mine. but now i am hold and i have nothing. -- old and i have nothing. >> reporter: the pro-russian separatists are increasingly nervous about talking to journalists. a fighter at this checkpoint said tell the world there are no russian soldiers here. but we wish they would come. the united nations says more than a million people have been forced to flee their homes since the fighting in ukraine started. there are only a few people like valentina prepared to die rather than abandon the little they own. charles stratford, al jazerra donetsk, eastern ukraine. a radio campaign has been launched in the u.k. to stop women traveling to syria to join isil. the government says 43 have done so in the past year alone. they are worried more will leave during the summer holidays. and others charlie angela reports, they hope the
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broadcasts will help parents identify any potential warning signs. >> reporter: they looked like three friends off on holiday to turkey. but when these three teenagers left london, they headed to syria to join islamic state of iraq and the levant. two have since married fighters there, their fighters are still trying to understand why. the three girls all attends the this school in east london, and since their disappearance in february another five girls have had their passports confiscated by authorities who fear they could follow their former school friends to syria. ♪ >> reporter: sensing more may follow. police are running a radio campaign aimed at british ethnic minorities appealing to mothers to help. >> you can talk on to your doubt enter her feelings you could see changes in behavior or signs signs may be about to travel to a conflict millions are desperate to escape you can reach specially trained peel for help and advice by
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willing one off one. >> reporter: 67. >> reporter: the police commissioner has her own message to any girl think of joining isil. >> i would say to her please don't do it. you are being fed terrible lies by people who are trying to manipulate you and lure you in to travel to go syria you might be being told you are going marry a fighter and help him in his work. but actually you are going to become the sexual partner of someone you haven't chosen and i am sure you are going to become the victim of abuse. >> reporter: in the last year 43 girls and women have left. some of them teenagers others mothers themselves taking their children in to the war zone. chances of any of them returning onunharmed diminish day by day. for the lawyer representing the families of girls their disappearance is a social and political i can. >> you we need to think about the push factors as to why people are running from home in the first place because we can maybe do something about that. wraths they were the pull fax tours and maybe propaganda and what have you and the attraction
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of war generally and actually we can't do anything about. what isis do is what they are going to do. >> reporter: these girls weren't on any watch list despite being interviewed by police. their parents were a live justice toobliviousto their plans a few measures would have stopped them and undoubtedly many more will follow in their footsteps. it's been a journey almost 10 years in the making. but nasa have finally been able to cheer the success of their pioneering mission to pluto. [cheering and applause] >> nasa scientists have been eagerly awaiting news from the new horizon space craft after its historic fly bypassed the dwarf planet. the craft swept near pluto at 50,000-kilometers an hour taking the first ever high resolution images. they'll be sent back to earth in the next few hours. it's the first time humans have launched a space craft that's
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got this close to pluto. and a remindser reminders as always there is let's more on our website. aljazerra.com. for those in the us ali velshi is next for the rest of us the international headlines. i'm "ali velshi on target". a history of hostility, can america and iran trust each other now that a nuclear deal is done. unfinished business - an american held hostage in america looking for a deal of his own. now it gets interesting. after months of often dry diplomatic talk about nuclear physics inspections and sanctions, the united states and its five partners have a deal with iran.