♪ this is al jazeera. hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. this is the news hour. i am jane dutton. in the next 60 minutes, yemen's exiled government says the city of aden is under itschrome. memorial services held around the world to mark one year since flight mh-17 was shot down over ukraine. just hours after a double bombing at a business market in nigeria killed 50, northeast is hit by two more deadly

explosions. debating greece's future in germany. angela merkel urges politicians to back the latest round of debt talks. >> first, to yemen, on the exiled government declared the port city of aden as liberated from houthi rebels. president hadi who fled to saudi arabia says the proof incident under the control of fighters loyal to his government. as natasha gname reports, there is still fighting in some areas. >> reporter: there were smiles for the camera and cheers all around as fighters in aden continued to soak in what has been called a game-changing victory. these fighters allied with the government have fought for almost 4 months to drive out houthi rebels from aden. this week they took control of enough of the port city for several government ministers and

intelligence officials to return but fighting with the houthis continues on the outskirts. >> translator: we will buy the help of god clear this area in the next few hours. >> the president hadi says aden will be the first in a series of victories that will lead to him regaining control of the country. the houthis still control the capital of sanaa. they have proven to be a resilient foe despite months of airstrikes from a saudi-led coalition. it is said the tight collaboration led to houthis' fall in aden. he as if the strat ski could be duplicated, it could have the same effect elsewhere? >> the next step is to seize areas where there is resistance on the ground to kind of end the fighting and sanaa is something that's probably going to happen

down the road. >> reporter: people went to the market by goats to celebrate the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. people filled mosques for friday prayers. sources say they saw military jets in the skies above, but there were no airstrikes. >> we are so desperate from the conflict on the ground. people are struggle to go get daily food and we call on go to give us a sign of the relief. >> the humanitarian truce was intended to give yemenis some relief. now they must prepare themselves for whatever comes next. natasha gname, al jazeera. >> a closer look of why aden is so significant. it's important because it was the home of the hadi after he fled sanaa when the houthis took over the capitol. he was trying to build a power base from the city there the aden is strategically important because its port controls the

strait that is a gateway for europe asia and the u.s. by the red sea and the sues canal. the international airport is important to fighters on all sides. it connects the peninsula with the mainland. a political analyst says there are still pockets of houthi fighters within aden. >> reporter: >> this is a major tipping point, but i wouldn't be as optimistic as the president. the president is saying that now, aden is going to be a base of operations where he is going to be launching the major operation of liberating the whole of yemen start from aden. i wouldn't go that far. the people fought against the resistance, the southern res interest. they have no interest in fighting battles all the way to sanaa. their interest is liberating the south while the houthis have loyalists in the north, not just their forces. they have the federations and

confedrations allied with the houthis. now, the resistance constitutes 90 first of the force that took aden. >> force is not willing to go all the way up to the north. so hadi does i want have that much of a force to go liberate the north >> two explosions have ripped through an open air prayer area in northeastern nigeria. the attack in the city of damatura killed at least five people. muslim worshippers had gathered to mark the start of eid let's go and speak to yvonne. what happened there, yvonne? >> reporter: well we have managed to speak to local journalists on the ground and eye witnesses and apparently what they are telling us is that there were actually three explosions involved in this latest attack. now, one of the explosions was apparently caused by two female suicide bombers who were standing very close to a mosque

and they arrived apparently knack commercial vehicle in a very busy area. and then apparently these other two blasts were caused by somebody carrying an explosive device a male again, identified as a suicide attacker who was in one of the small commercial taxis. of course, the blast took people by surprise. it's not clear at this moment how serious the death toll is or whether the death toll will rise. now, this follows violence last night in gambe, another state in which at least 30 people are reported to have been killed. so far, the official security services -- by that i mean the military, the police and, of course, on the emergency services, are not commenting on exactly what nature of these attacks were how they actually happened. there has been no official response either from the government so far. >> a real setback for the president because when he was voted in, he promised he would

tackle and beat boko haram if it is indeed them. we know that he's also flying to the u.s. to meet barack obama. will that be on the agenda? >> reporter: absolutely. it's bern an incredibly difficult period. some are saying before the president was sworn in on the 28th of may, not too long ago, there have been at least 12 serious attacks by boko haram in which hundreds of people have been killed. he has made a lot of moves to try and defeat the group from a political or diplomatic level, if you like. he moved the command and control center of the military from the capitol to the northeast, to maidurguri. they wanted military commanders when the chaos is happening in the north. he earmarked $21 million from the treasury to help soldiers fighting boko haram. he traveled to the g 7 summit in germany to talk to leaders there about boko haram and insecurity

in the northeast, the african union summit. he met with the leaders of chad and niger republic have been affected by boc boca. in the last few days jane he changed the service chiefs with the winds of the military the navy and the air force and the chief of army staff, also the national security advisorsor was changed. so a lot of efforts on the face of things to tripe and sort things out, but naturally, as you can imagine, with reports like this coming up almost day-in and day-out, there is a sense that all of this work that's going on politically speak can isn't filtering down and having the necessary impact needed on the ground in terms of securing lives and property. >> let's leave it there, yvonne. thank you people around the world are marking one year since malacia airlines 1817 killed all 298 people on board. flags will fly at half mast on the netherlands on friday and the memorial service will be

held there. most of the mh 17 victims were dutch. flowers have been laid outside the dutch embassy in ukraine's capitol, kiev to mark the anniversary. this was a scene in australia's capitol. tony abbott unveiled a plaque to remember the 38 australian citizens and residents killed. calls are growing for a u.n.-backed probe into the attack. kiev many western countries believe russian separatists rebels shot down the plane using a russian-supplied missile. mosque moscow denies any involvement. >> we talk to a correspondant in eastern ukraine where the plane went down. i was speaking to you later on. you said it was very emotional for the people. talk us through what's been hanning throughout the day. >> reporter: it has been a defendant very emotional people -- sorry -- emotional day for people here who have come to mark this year anniversary with

a number of different ceremoniees. earlier on, there was a church service held in a local church just down the road here with candles lit and prayers said for the victims of mh-17. there was quite a small congregation there and interestingly, buses of people were brought in to attend that. then up the road, you may be able to see behind me there was a group of priests followed by the congregation that brought cruise fixes up to the memorial there directly behind me which was set up by locals a plaque there saying may memory of victims of the civil war, interestingly. that's how it's worded. there was a ceremony around 20 0, 300 people here gathered. again, more prayers said some poems read out but i suppose what really hit home here is when you speak to the people who saw the events of a year ago. i spoke to one woman whom broke down as she described what she

said she said she heard a large actionplosion. she looked out of the window come outside and seen what she said she initially thought was a pair trooper falling to the sky and realized later on it was a woman who had been sitting in a passenger seat falling from skies. her body found in a nearby coal mine. she described her neighbor's house where four bodies, including one children had been found and she said that they still even today find belongings of the victims of mh-17. as you say, this is the main crash site. behind me, there is a large patch of mudied ground which is one of the main sections of the plane fell there, but most of the debris now the main pieces have actually been taken away by the investigators. the investigators come every

couple of months here but as i say, there are bits and bobs personal belongsings of those 298 victims that are still found epebb today. >> hard to get over those images. charles stratford, thank you. as we mentioned earlier, russia denies any involvement in the downing of mh-17 and says the u.n. tribunal isn'tness. emma hayward is in moscow for us. >> here in russia there is growing suspicion about these calls to investigate what happened to mh 17. the russian president, vladimir putin had a conversation with the dutch prime minister until which he said a tribeb unal would be premature and counterproductive, saying he he believes washington decided who was guilty of causing that crash. the kremlin denies the pro-russian separatists brought down that plane, instead claiming that ukraine shot the

plane down. >>, of course, is denied by kiev. of course here in russia many people feel sad about what happened, but they believe the kremlin's version of events. there will be a small ceremony today here outside the dutch embassy. but what happened a year ago was a real turning point in the crisis in ukraine and escalated tensions between russia the eu and the u.s. >> meanty more -- plenty more coming up. sales have slowed but we need one small busy owner in greece hoping to turn page on economic problems. also ahead. drumming up hope musicians spread a message of peace as burundi prepares for tension presidential elections. the latest from the open championship where play has renewed. coming up in sport.

german's chancellor told parliament it would be irresponsible to refuse to help greece. german is one of several eu countries who's parliaments must sign off on the 85 million beuro deal. she was pulling on the heart strings. what else did she have to say, dominic? >> reporter: jang the members have been debating this motion for the past two hours or so. the vote will come in the next hour. there have been passionate speeches both in favor of it and against it. angela merkel said that she did acknowledge that it was hard for some people to accept these proposals. >>, of course, is a reference to some 48 members of her parliament party who it is understood will vote against it.

she said that this path had to be gone down, as it were that the euro was more than just a currency. it was a symbol of european identity as it were and for that reason it was important that members vote in favor of this motion. as i say, there were passionate speeches on the other side of the argument as well. notably from the parliamentary leader of the left wing party who effectively said that this motion imposing yet further austerity and the bail-out would be an al 0 list of parliamentary democracy in greece referring to the referendum held some time ago which rejected the proposals put to it by the greek government and he also then accused the finance minister angela merkel and the leader of the social democrats, the chis chancellor of trying to foist this on to greece and the b.

bundeslag. it will tell us about how german politics sees the future for greece. it is worth mentioning that increasingly opinion polls and surveys have suggested a majority of germans are thinking perhaps this is not the way forward and giovannivery many germans believe they can't trust this greek government. it gives you a sense of how popular feeling is before this vote. >> that's a popular feeling. what about the vote? what are you hearing? >> reporter: it would seem on the face of it that even with 48, 50 members of the cdu, angela merkel's party voting against it, there will still be a majority because there were about 256 members of the cdu in parliament. there are members of the csu, her alleys and the associate democrats who are part of the grand coalition who will vote in favor of this motion. there will be the linka, who are

around 60, 66 in parliament add that to the 48 from the cd. u. it's not a majority against it. it will go through. that's the feel but what it does for the future remains to be seen. >> thank you for, that dominic kane. while a bail-out could provide the greek economy with some breathing space, startups are still struggle to go stay afloat. we went to meet the owner of an athens bookstore who is fighting to keep it open. >> reporter: at athens' flee thinking zone concept bookstore, you will find everything from brochures to bestsellers, literature to legal guides. a wealth of knowledge lining every wall filling each shelf. >> it is what is called statement bookshop or activist book bookshop. it's different from traditional ones. >> the owner believes that in greece, the birthplace of democracy action there should always be an abundance of activism but it also complains

in these difficult times, the idea of campaigning for causes has become harder to find and fund. >> there is a deficit in tunding each other's opinions to discuss things that are forgotten easily when you have a financial crisis. >> she opened her doors three years ago. and for most of that time thought her bookstore had struck the perfect balance between art, ideals and commerce. but all of that has changed. common areas of the shop once filled with loyal customers are now empty. pages aren't being turned. coffees aren't being served. sales have come to a standstill. as patrons of this once bustling upscale tained now stay home. >> it was socrates who taught

the world to think critically encouraging discussion and debate. longstanding intellectual pursuits aretti is proud to be part of traditions she insists must go on. >> philosophy booksnally have their own place of honor in the free thinking zone. but these days they are not bringing aretti who is tired of all of the debt deal drama much comfort. >> we don't have to agree on everything. no. we don't have to. democracies don't agree but they have to compromise in order to move ahead one step and one step and one step. this is progress. >> she hopes against hope her country will finally be able to close this ugly economic chapter and that greece will once and for all be able to pursue a better, more prosperous future the. al jazeera, athens. egyptian security forces have shot and killed six people who were taking party in anti-coup

protests after eid prayers in giza prove i knew the hundreds took to the streets angry over the military's use of force against civilians. they are supporters of morsi who is now in jail. let's get more on this and speak to journalits and vurnlists based in cairo. could you tell us what happened today? >> what happened today is that there were a strike after the prayer and sources claim that there were clashes between citizens and those protesting the situation in egypt and this resulted in killing six people and some say the number has increased to eight people and also, there were two explosions around al haram area around the

cinema and some people say in front of a police station and the neighborhood, too. also, clashes took place in alexandria and the police prevented some gatherings of people of protesters who were trying to perform the eid prayer. >> the police and certainly giza province are saying that they were attacked. we know from the path that the police can often be rather harsh on any of the demonstrators. do you know what the reality is there? >> the police is tension these days. and for example, sisi was praying in a place near care row and the security measures were really tight and people who claimed the troops all the way

from his residence, new kye error, armored vehicles and personal, like guarding all the way from his residence to the mosque where he prayed and they wanted the pass without any elements of protests against el-sisi because they knew after the prayer which is a time when a lot of people can gather and take to the streets so they were trying to relate we are not trying to protest. >> in saudi arabia two police officers have been injured in a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in the capitol, ryad.

the explosion happened on a road lead to go o'hare prison a high-security facility. state television is reporting that the bomber was a teenager on the run after allegedly killing his uncle. investigators say a man in tennessee who killed 4 march marines, before being shot dead by police. his motive? a report. >> reporter: the gunman targeted .2 locations over the course of half an hour. first, he sprayed bullets at a military recruitment sent certain. one marine was injured. then he drove several kilometers to a naval and marine facility. here four were killed before the gunman died. he was described as having numerous weapons. >> what we do know is that somebody brutally and brazenly attacked members of our armed services. >> reporter: the gunman was

named as mohammed yousef ab yousef ab daliz. he was .24 years old. in april he had been arrested by police for driving while intoxicated. he was duer to appear in court at the end of the month. officials say they are looking into whether he was inspired by isil or similar groups but from the president downwards, they have also stressed that investigations are at a preliminary stage i would ask all americans to pray for the families who are grief stricken at this point. i want everybody to understand that well be thorough and prompt in figuring out exactly what happened. >> the secretary of homeland security added that some federal facilities were increasing their security but out of an abundance of caution and jeh johnson warned against what he called unconfirmed statements said about the incidents. >> two people have been injured

after police opened fire in a protest in burundi's capitol. the group was protesting against the president's bid to run for a third term in next week's election while the situation is tension outside of the capitol, people are focused on poverty, not politics. contact written soi splaenz. >> reporter: a fish community on the outskirts of burundi's capitol premises for the night. looking for fish without protective gear strong boats and proper fishing equipment, many have died in the rough waters. in the fish -- these fishermen grew up doing this. they say they don't have a way out. they are afraid their children will have no choice. >> you del me about troprotests. we want good leaders. we want someone whether or not can empower us economically. >> reporter: this fisherman seemed detached from the

political crisis that led to proceed tests against the president. he is running for a third term in office despite a constitutional limit of two terms. >> this is a very tough job that needs a lot of fish. on a good day, the fishermen will make about 100 days but those days are far in between. and today is not their lucky day. >> sometimes when there is too much of a current, the boat can capsize but it's our only job and we just have to do it. our government doesn't care about our needs. >> burundi is one of the poorest nations in the world but 10 and a half million people live in this relatively small country and most of them on less than a dollar a day. jobs are hard to find. economic growth is slow. >> we expected something like 7 to 8%. since maybe 2012. now, they are running at 4% even

4.5, which is not enough. >> these artists hope their drums and music will encourage peace of the country goes up for tension presidential elections. the renowned peace drums of burundi are a sacred tradition and a symbol of unity tsalan and his son have performed in more than 10 countries. here at home he says, it's more than just drumming and singing. >> the songs we sing have a message of peace so we hope the president and everybody else understand. >> so they keep drumming and perhaps thinking of a time when this drum galvanized people to live in harmony. catherine soi in burundi. >> tie fon namka has killed and injured. it it is packing wednesday up to

120 kimometers per hour, nearly 400,000 people were advised to leave their homes ahead of the storm. let's talk about the storm more now with richard. >> in terms of wind look at these pictures. they weren't that spectacular. i think the strongest gusty saw was about 152 kilometers per hour. but really, it's the rain which has always been the major concern for this particular storm. i was thinking in many ways, it's got a similar set-up to super storm sandy. remember, it 20 up across the eastern seaboard of the u.s. a couple of years ago. we had a weather system interacting with a weather front producing vast amounts of rain. the two systems are different but nevertheless at this particular system it is now downgraded to a tropical storm, has produced a 24 hour, 200 millimeters. i suspect the average rainfall for the entire month is about 100 millimeters. over the last couple of days really, the rainfall totals just added up. i have seen in excess of 300

being reported official stations and there are some reports of one or two areas seeing 750 millimeters of rain. put into the context, that's more than you can see in many parts of the u.k. in the entire year. the big impact with this of course, is in terms of landslides. that's the real concern. so you see the sparring right now, winds just generally decreasing, winds not an issue but the rain continues to fall very heavy rain many red warnings across japan. in tokyo, probably not seen the worst of it. it is likely to be further towards the yes. >> stay with us on the newshour. still to come muslim uighurs making their way to turkey. we will have their story. it was once the domain of the economic elite but original art nrt india is now becoming more affordable and not just benefitting the buyers. after a few weeks out of the public eye, sepp blatter is said to return to the world stage.

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now under control of the fighters loyal to his government in aden two explosions have ripped through an open air prayer area in northeastern nigeria. the attack in the city of

damaturu killed at least five people. memorials held to mark the first anniversary of the downing of mh-17 over eastern ukraine, all 298 people have the malaysia airlines plane was killed. a final report on the cause of the crash is due to be released in october. let's speak to brit billington an aviation expert and has worked with the royal australian air force. he joins us via skype from canberra. good to have you with us. one year on, why are we no closer to finding out exactly what happened and who did it? >> jane, as i think you know, it's been very difficult to get access to the site is the first thing to say. the next thing to say is having

got access to the site there were pieces of wreckage scattered all over the place. while we had an idea that this was a russian made missile that brought the aircraft down who fired the missile is still really something that we don't know publi. i think that probably both sides have a good idea who might have done thatcally. i think that probably both sides have a good idea who might have done that and in the event of this wanting to go to court, we want clear evidence. >> what you are suggesting something that there is a political motive behind us not finding out? push for a u.n. investigation. do you think that is likely to make a difference? >> the answer is to that: i don't know. i think that the broader questions are more to do with the civil aviation community worldwide making sure that we don't find ourselves in a similar situation ever again. i

mean today in australia, we had a national ceremony a memorial ceremony in parliament house. the governor general, the prime minister, the leader of the oppositional spoke at that. family members were prevent from the deceased. it's a somber day here flags are at half mast. i think today is, that's what we should be thinking about, are the families the families the lives lost. let's leave the judicial process to what it is and we will see what judge and court has to say. >> the dutch report is coming out in a in a few months time. i am wondering what that might contain. looking forward, things need to change. don't they? why why were planes allowed to fly over airspace when fighting was going on? >> 20s 20 hindsight tells us that it wasn't but we need to be very clear the malaysian airliner was there because the

international civil aviation community had assessed the risk globally and said there was no reason why it shouldn't have been there. now, i know that there is a court case where a lawyer or law firm has basically now on behalf of some of the families taken the malaysian airlines to court and saying they really acted somewhat irresponsibly by allowing their airplane to be there. i think we just have to wait and see when that are takes us but the international community as a result of this will be more careful, much more risk verse in putting large planes and large numbers of people at risk as happened in crain last year. >> as you say today, let's remember the families and be sensitive to them. brit bidding ton, thank you. >> asking for a peaceful resolution to iran's nuclear program, jaber met with the u.s. secretary of state john kerry on

thursday. the united states is trying to convince its alleys in the middle east to support the nuclear deal with iran. insiside the country, iranians are hopeful a deal will lead to economic prosperity. ali velshi reports. >> an executive in a car parts factory est with of tehran is like many iranians we met: hesitant to talk politics but eager to tell us that given a choice between iran's nuclear ambitions and the country's economic prosperity he would choose integrating iran back into the world economy. >> translator: in this unique moment in time iran needs to move away from the oil exporting dependency and moved toward a more production-based economy. >> shariari's is one of the largest in asian second only to iran's oil and gas industry. he says the sanctions forced him to make parts instead of importing them. now that sanctions are about to

be lifted he thinks iran is ready to export cars to the world. sanctions have taken a bite out defendant persian carpet industry. working inside a small shop a few years ago, business was so good he was sending a shipping container full of carpets to the united states every week but the sanctions stopped that. >> some 20 mers of our population is involved in this industries. we have coloring workshops, sellers, dealers. when we can't export our product abroad we have to depend upon local demand which is impossible to rely on by itself. if sanctions get lifted we will see boon in our industry. >> reporter: the sanctions are among some of the toughest ever imposed. the result is inflation. i have 3,000,000 ryal of the currency unit divided into 5,000

notes. this is worth $100. three years ago, this was worth $250. one way iranians try to hedge against rampant inflation is to buy gold, that's why koravi says his jewelry business tends to do well in good and bad times. but the plumibilitying it currency poses challenges? >> 18 karad gold, we have differences for one day. sometimes in one hour, we have so many different prices. it causes us many problems. >> despite the hardships, local high-tech entrepreneurs told us they offered opportunities that otherwise wouldn't have been there for them. mohammed javid shaisz shikri some founder of an idea with a youtube type product that's a hit with iranians online. >> sanctions increased our cost of research and development because we weren't allowed to

collaborate with foreign countries abroad but they forced us to develop products and services on our own targeting a capital market but i think ones sanctions are lifted well deliver with more efficiency. >> the deal on a nuclear program is in place, many are hopeful that the chances for opportunity and economic prosperity will om grow. ali velshi al jazeera. >> muslims around the world are celebrating eid. about two million people praying in mecca, the holiest city in islam. the 3-day festival marks the end when muslims fast from dawn until sunset for a moment. the holiday is a time for gatherings and gifts. this is a market where people have been shopping for food. it's traditional to wear new close for eid.

a local a new home where they can freely practice their religion uighurs uighurs settle to sigury they come from the muslim autonomous region of western china. >> we were oppressed. we had to hide our faith, our belief. we had to run through a rough,

mount nance and forested path. some people didn't make it and died. some were abused my smugglers. we hid for 10 days in the forest but we got caught and taken to prison. >> many of the women whom thailand sent to turkey over the past month had to leave their husbands behind. >> we don't know where they are in thailand or china. we don't know if they are alive. if they are hand today cheney, it's bet tory kill them because the channel ease know very well how to torture. >> the uighurs say they had to leave china because of economic discrimination and religious oppression. the restrictions got tighter this year in the area the uighurs uighurs call east turkistan. >> all types of worship were constitutionally banned. all symbols of the muslim faith, beards, worry booedz and head scarves and having a quranic

verse on ire telephone phone are considered terrorism. >> the prime minister says uighurs are a execute thread adding through southeast asian kwunts trees go to turkey and from there head to the holy wars in syria and iraq receive terrorist training and beside their time to return. turkey's government grants protection to the uighurs because of a shared linguistic heritage which has helped the district in istanbul to flourish. people in this uighur enclave dress and eat as they would in sanj sanjoom. they say they are fee of persecution. gerald tan, al jazeera? >> brazil's former president is to be investigated over allegations of corruption while in. prosecutors are trying to find out if silva swayed other foreign leaders into a warning,

inflate a billion dollar contract for a construction company. lula's representatives say the former president denies any wrong. more from rio de jainero. >> it is significant. he is an e notation normalnormously popular president but more xwovshth, it's because of his relationship with the current brazilian president allowing her to be easily elected. she has been dodging her own allegations, even called for her impeachment as a result of her name being brought up in a broadening political crisis and scandal and investigation into the disruptions charges or alleged corruption charges involving a corruption company as well as the state-run i am company. she has repeatedly denied any involvement. there is no proof she has any ties but many with ties to her have beneath arrested or are

under investigation. now, with the announcement of lula being investigated this is significant. investigators say they will along into whether or not he used the profile to secure multi-billion dollar contracts on behalf of the construction company, and i can tell you this is already having an impact. we have already seen that the brazilian currency has plunged to a one-week low. if sundayscores the broadening political crisis that's taking place in brazil as well as instability that has been in place for months. >> south korea's biggest conglomerate has seen a major challenge from a u.s. hedge fund. it has won shareholder to move its affiliates. explaining from seuol. >> the future of south korea ea's biggest conglomrat was in the hands of the smallest invet orders. kim ki-sung.

>> although i have been investing in stocks this is my first time attending a shareholder's meeting. as it is a big issue, i decided to participate. >> the plan to merge at terms favorable to shell has been by elliott associates. elliott has been trying to convince small shareholders that the terms are against their interests. some playing on pat tree on theism and mistrust of what it brands a foreign corporate raider. we believe growth through a my merger is a powerful way to leap into the future in an unpredictable environment? >> the future of this man with his father still in hospital after a harsh last year have him

closer. major shareholder in shell injuries. merming shell gives him greater control of the entire group. in particular, its crown jewel, samsung electronics. >> vice chairman yung has a small percentage of equity in psalmsung but if he can obtain a 4% he can kwilthty in samsung it would create very favorable conditions for him to succeed. >> this is a packed press room where we await this vote. even a number of the shareholders saying a vote in favor of this merger doesn't mean that they view its terms as fair. >> in the end, samsung's powers of persuasion which included home visits seeking powers of attorney went through. most shareholders fell into line. but to south korea's brand worth about 20% of the economy and used to getting its way, this was an injury tough fit.

harry fawcett, al jazeera. >> sport still to come here on the news hour. japan's government has been forced to back down over tokyo's kong tro versial olympic stadium. back in a moment with that. >> the fda isn't testing enough. >> now science is pursuing an

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>> asani had work displayed in several traditional galleries. also traditional buyers have come to see and buy her work. >> the art lovers and somebody wants to be vest in a painting or someone wants to deck raid their house, having a beautiful piece of art. >> good original art is outside the budget of most people. but that's changing. >> i don't think so. >> the growth in india's middle class over the past 20 years has put more purchasing pour in its hands and with the increasing availability many now find art appealing. >> can understand art now because i couldn't understand picasso and it's more affordable. >> that affordability is not just benefitting buyers. for artists, gaining a reputation and getting their work into galleries like this reviewing by critics and buyers used to take years. now, the spread and availability of original art means even knew

artists can show off their work and sell it. there are websites featuring hundreds of artists and their work. >> when it comes to the community, there is a better discovery of artists who are out there that nobody knows. >> helping up and coming artists like himosoni get the financial help they need to continue their work and try to turn it in to a career. this allows people to buy it. more and more people can see it. also, it has the section. so more sellaelz to the common public. >> while traditionalists worry this may erode the appreciation of fine art. some believe it's an opportunities to widen the appeal. >> the existing extra structure is galleries and institutions is cog any ants of what's going on at this mass level and is able then to pick up the most

interesting talents from people who are going it alone. >> art is the domain of a small section of indian society but popularity is working its way to make art a more common appreciation. faz jamil, mumbai. >> i promised he would be here. with the sport. >> government has bowed to the 2020 olympic games saying costs had soared to nearly double the estimate. it has been criticized by the japanese public in a major reverse a.m. the prime minister says the project design needs to be re-done from crash, meaning the venue won't be ready for the 2019 rugby world cup. >> the construction cost has been greatly inflated and there were criticisms from the public including the athletes on the

plan which many believed will not be able to host at game. >> two months away placing more pressure and new zee land started the title defense with victory over arrange entity a. registered a bonus point in the christ church. the first score scored. 37th straight victory at home. australia are preparing to host spring boxes in the 14 tournament. make goodtel played for the national team since back in 20s 11. we have a lot of players. i believe in 100%. i believe in those players. any player that's's is 100% at

that time, too. so for me there is no gamble. >> from the open championship at saint andrews in scotland where players have just returned to the court after round 2 was delayed due to bad weather. the soggy course will provide a test forrionson looking to hold on to his one-stroke lealing. no. 2 wspieth is two shots away. australia looking on the asher's test has been first casualty of the morning session. 175. steve smith is keeping auzzie scoreboardicking with double or triple figures. 368 for 2. let's stay with cricket. the winning form until zimbabwe

first match starting in the next few minutes. >> to give our best on the field and give our best. our attitude was fantastic. indeed men playing. >> we expect this team to be as challenging as the guys left behind but we weren't taking these guys for granted. >> proved to be rightful thing to do. there is confidence like i said and also a few new faces on the squad. >> the horse racing industry is back in the spotlight with a bill by congress that would make them subjected to the same as humans. american pharaoh last month became the first triple crown

winner. it will allow the anti-doping agency to have its own separate bod which will enforce uniform stations across the nation. >> a winning goal against brazil in the 1950 world cup has died at 88 the american stadium is it. it uruagay's. the last surviving world cup. >> the first official trip out of switzerland since the organization became the focus in world sport s he announced he was stepping down in june since the regard of bribery, headed to russia for the preliminary draw for the 2018 world cup. the russian sports minister has

confirmed it will be meeting with the country's f it comes a day after a f. fa official has been intraindicated to. has he been charged with any wrongdoing? >> he is said to make his major league soccer debut agents later on friday from nep jared has had a place for football and faces the open cup did he feet salt lake. >> a dashian counter against san jose earthquake. >> here, i get a feel of after this if. the plan was for me to use the first two games to get 45 minutes and use it forfeitness purposes in preparation to be ready for this game. so, i am here from the start tomorrow. i am ready to go.

>> kazakhstan on the verge of a first ever semi couple a spriefz lead. kushkan and nadoyasev. kittosk. australia have to win to make it to the same t ashes and the open championship which local regular lil update on arizona.com slash that's where we leave it. thanks for watching. >> thank you very much for that robert. make sure you stay with us on al jazeera. we have another full benefit in the next couple of minutes,home finding out about how that vote is going regarding the greek economic and what's happening as far as crash in details on that.

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