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announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, this is the newshour live from london. coming up, a new ceasefire coming into force in yemen. but with fighting up to the deadline there are concerns that it will not last syria's president admits his army is diminished and exhausted but admits it can still win the war. >> turkey blames the p.k.k. for a bomb attack that killed two soldiers. also ahead... >> on patrol in el salvador i'm
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adam raney. they are increasingly under attack as they experience an historic wave of violence. >> and all the sport - team day for chris froome in the tour de france and a nightmare for f1 lewis hamilton. the ferrari classic wins the grand prix in a fitting tribute as we begin the programme the latest ceasefire in yemen has just come into force. the saudi-led ceasefire has come into force. 11 houthis and two fighters have been killed reportedly on the mountains close to tiaz. the houthis are believed to be sending reinforcements to the area.
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this is not the first attempt to end the fighting in yemen, it's the third ceasefire since bombing began. the aerial campaign started on march 26th. a 5-day ceasefire in may allowed aid groups to deliver food fuel and medicine. there was some fighting between rival sides. a week-long truce failed almost immediately after saudi arabia said it was in the asked to stop raids. joining us on skype is the head of mission. thank you for taking the time to talk to us. how much difference would the ceasefire make if it goes ahead as planned? >> it would make the population live more safely. lately the fighting and air strikes have been devastating. people will feel reassured that at least there is no air strike.
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>> terms of delivering aid, how much difference will that make? >> it will make a lot of difference for some u.n. agencies and organizations. with the matters we have not stopped during the peak of the fighting, we have carried on our duty. >> where are the areas that need the most help? >> now, the problem is the conflict is primary, violent, security. but also extreme application of the resolution 22-16 of the united nations, which, in fact now is a savoury restriction. it's a huge matter. there's no dregs coming in
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besides what the n.g.o.s are bringing in. >> we say there's a shortage on things like drugs. give us an example of how that works in practice and what kind of things are the result of that. >> more than half the hospital stopped working. it's very difficult for us to operate in such a long scale. i mean we still display the hospitals, what the nature of it is so it's really empty, pharmacies. >> i know that yemen has a problem in general, relying on oil for things like generators and so on. how much difference is that making to the hospitals, and how they can function. >> primarily because of supply
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of medicines, and because it's difficult to find fuel generating - it's really a tragedy. >> thank you very much indeed. doctors without borders in yemen, appreciate your time now, after almost 4.5 years of fighting in syria, it's the first real administration that government forces are struggling. in a speech to the nation it's said that the army was tired and lacked numbers and added that his forces may have to concede some territory to his enemies. >> reporter: for the first time since the war in syria, president bashar al-assad admits government forces have a problem, and have been forced to abandon some areas.
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>> translation: we do have new recruits every day. the military is carrying out its mission. sometimes we are having to give up areas. bashar al-assad is putting a grave brave face. >> translation: in order to win, the army is tired. the word defeat does not exist in our dictionary or the language of the syrian armed fours. >> for four years bashar al-assad relied on the backing of iran and fighters hezbollah in lebanon and enjoys the backing of russia and china, the syrian army is under pressure. it had 300,000 members but according to estimates it has been halved by death, infections and a rise in draft dodging, a fact bashar al-assad acknowledged. >> translation: we have everything we need. there's a lack of human
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resources. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. and rebel groups seized for territory in recent months taking control of the province of idlib in the north and pushed bashar al-assad's strong hold at latakia on the coast. areas close to damascus are battle grounds. >> damascus is the center power. he's wanting to get hold of some areas, and trying to get - to protect the main highway. that is very important to him. overall, he's losing ground, lost sovereignty in the north and the south. he is in trouble, really and possibly no-fly zone buffer zone might bring him to the negotiation table in the future. >> more fighting is reported in different parts of syria. government helicopters dropped barrel bombs in the north-west of syria killing a number of
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people. syria turned into a proxy war, which could prolong the war. the u.n. says more than 230,000 people have been killed and millions more are displaced much a syrian activist and member of the opposition syrian national coalition questions the president's motives. >> bashar al-assad's regime is suffering a lack of people, lack of man power, and they are losing big lines of syria. but i would like to insist that he said that he would give up some regions in order to gain some regions, but this is not a fact. if he did that the fact is that he announced loudly saying that syria is not only for syrians, the syrian i.d. syria is all who are fighting for bashar al-assad's regime.
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syria is for who would keep bashar al-assad in power, controlling the whole country, destroying the rest of the whole country, but the only thing is to stay in power, to stay and keep his own chair. >> joining me now is the middle east analyst. thank you for coming in. in the past, they are reluctant to admit problems with the military or anyone else how significant is it that he's admitting the problems and some areas need to be ceded. >> for bashar al-assad the word victory doesn't mean controlling the whole of the country. the survival of the regime and his clan in control over what is left of syria. the significance of the speech is preparing his people for a compromise, if some kind of solution there and transitional government to come or indeed
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because inevitably now turkey called an n.a.t.o. meeting, and article 51, turkey has the right to intervene to stop the kat as rof rofy -- catastrophe. they want to create a safe zone in northern syria, ie they'll lose part. but preferring that what they control now, they can remain what they lost. >> will there be people essential left behind - in which case, what will happen to them. >> left behind preparing them either to withdraw or to accept the inevitable there. but also his own clan his on alawite sect there, which is controlling the geographical
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area, very important with the russian base there, where the russians are flying and others are controlling the highways and damascus. that's important. what about the suggestion that because of the things happening, you mentioned the iran nuclear deal, that there may be a grand bargain done where people in the past join together to fight i.s.i.l. what is your view on those rumours. >> for him to lose part of syria to turkey is easier. he can negotiate with turkey. but the opposition we mentioned some areas, d.a.e.s.h. or i.s.i.l. scores and scores, probably about 60 or 70 groups, he can't negotiate with them but can in future. secondly, the main two powers of supporting him is iran by hezbollah and lebanon, and
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russia. president vladimir putin, supplying it. these powers probably within this deal now with the west they can not quite drop bashar al-assad but negotiate some kind of transitional power, a face-saving formula for him. >> do you think we are at the point where peace talks can be restarted. is there something in the offing that we could hear about. >> interesting. that could well happen, i don't see it happen, without having a barringin with the reds. the russians very important. it doesn't matter itself bashar al-assad, what matters is the base in there, overlooking the mediterranean, it's essential for the russians without the russians on board, i don't think any deal or negotiation of geneva iii would start.
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>> thank you very much, indeed. >> thank you. still ahead on the newshour. round up health scare, how worries over the world's widely used weed killer prompted france to take action. >> i'm rob mcbride in the rice paddies of hong kong with the townies being farmers for a day. >> in sport, double olympic champion mo farah questioned by the u.s. anti-doping officials. those details coming up. now, n.a.t.o. is to hold an emergency meeting on tuesday to discuss turkey's air strikes against i.s.i.l. and p.k.k. turkey blames the p.k.k. for a roadside bombing killing two soldiers, and launched air strikes against the group. the latest at the p.k.k. headquarters in the mountains of northern iraq. activists say turkish jets hit
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fighters in the syrian city of aleppo, and also a town close to the turkish border. we have this report from istanbul, the complex landscape in tuckey is adding to tensions. >> reporter: in turkey, another attack. this time a car bomb targeted a military convoy in the south-eastern province. two soldiers were killed and another four were wounded. no group has yet claimed responsibility turkish officials believe the p.k.k. to be behind it. it's the latest jolt in a volatile 48 hours full of fun dimensional shifts in military strategy. a country that for so long has been wary of intervening in conflict, is now involved in two, bombing i.s.i.l. and syria, and the p.k.k. in northern iraq.
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turkish journalist said a skeptical turkish public was not prepared for this. >> there's too many questions. if i.s.i.s. is attacking us, why are we fighting the p.k.k. which is fighting i.s.i.s. in any case. on top turkey - are they strategically speaking and are they capable of fighting two wars in two countries simultaneously. >> when it comes to renewed host ilties, it's -- hostilities, it's believed both parties are to blame. >> the military have been seeking a confrontation with p.k.k. it's to blame and it's important for them to realise that their legitimacy, their increasing legitimacy re the international community is coming from the fact that they had stopped military confrontations.
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>> national security is paramount appearance. leaders say turkey never faced getter dangers. during the past few days raids were not just conducted from the air. on the ground security forces fanned out across the provinces, arresting more than 600 people with ties described as terror groups. >> turkey's prime minister declared he would not allow domestic security to be disturbed, and the military will take any measure to ensure turks are safe. anger is on the rise. activists are on the move. opposing war and calling for peace. >> this istanbul neighbourhood was supposed to be the starting point for a peace rally. the governship cancelled the rally and the sponsors of the rally called it off as well. trying to de-escalate tensions.
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some committed peace activists showed up. some are wearing peace blocked jerseys, but security forces encircled the area and many are worried that this area will be cleared soon. >> many here were supporters of kurdish rights. a reason sunni officers were on hand. now trained in a fraught relationship may reach the breaking point once more. the crowd may have dissipated but the anxiety remains. palestinians and israeli police fought outside sensitive holy sites in jerusalem. jewish worshippers were praying at the western wall at a day of mourning and repetens. the site is the noble sanctuary and jews where two temples stood. palestinians prepared barricades using rocks metal bars and flares to attack
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police. >> aid agents say israel's 50 day bombardment had lingering effect on the health care system. many in gaza with permanent injuries are losing hope. >> reporter: for ibrahim, spends ing time with his 2-year-old daughter is the happiest part of his day. he struggles with depression after losing his legs in an israeli strike on the united nations school he and his family were sheltering in during the war. his father and brother were killed in the strike and his daughter has bits of shrapnel still lodged in her skull. >> i am destroyed. i lost my legs and job. i can't leave gaza, we are under siege. all i want is one artificial limb to feel like a normal person again. >> reporter: once a week he travels to this clinic, where he receives physiotherapy and is taught ways to manage his pain.
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like many of thousands of palestinians wounded during the war, he can't afford to buy the medicine he needs or the treatments are not available. aid agencies say the continuing impact of last year's war is nothing short of catastrophic. 17 hospitals, 56 primary health-care facilities and ambulances were damaged or destroyed. costing the health care system $50 million. according to the united nations 2251 palestinians were killed in the fighting. out of 11,000 wounded, 10% of those wounded had disabilities. there could have been survivors. an investigation found 500 of
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those killed during the conflict should have lived. obstacles including military zones, israeli checkpoints and a lack of coordination found many died before the paramedics got to them. or before they reached hospital. this is a physiotherapist at one of the few rehabilitation centers for amputees. he said the health care system was stretched after the two previous conflicts with israel. we can't bring medication or the medical teams from abroad to make treatment in the gaza strip. >> the thousands of palestinians who have been seriously wounded will continue to suffer. a central american nation of el salvador saw a terrifying surge of violence.
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during the first six months ever 2015, 2,959 were killed, two-thirds more murdered in the same period last year. there were 667 killings in june, an average of 24. adam raney has part one of the special series on the gang violence causing death. >> reporter: a common sight in el salvador - a police funeral. at least 33 officers have been killed this year. some on the job. most targeted while off-duty, some of the victims in a wave of killings unseen since the civil war ended in 1992. june saw nearly 700 murders in a nation of 6 million. the vast majority blamed on criminal gangs, the government's response - more guns more police, more patrols. for so long police were the hunters in the gang-infested
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country. this female officer buried a relative on the force. she was 27, the first police woman to be killed history. >> reporter: she walks the beat caring for two families on her one salary. in an exclusive interview, a gang leader would not admit that gangs were responsible for killings, or that members were ordered to target police.
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>> reporter: police say there are no death squads but in a change of policy the vice president said police should shoot gang members if they felt under attack or unsafe. there has been fewer killings this month than last month, a sign that a message is sent that gangs control the violence. >> a truce could prove as controversial as the last one agreed in 2012. no negotiating and no end in sight to the killings.
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we cross to adam raney now, live in el salvador. >> we are here hearing from many people that this is almost a war level statistic of killing. we are joined by a former gang member a gang member in los angeles, he went to the united states during the civil war, and was reported during the gangs. his name is luis member of an organization that tried to reintegrate members of the society. >> what is the government doing wrong. >> they have been doing a lot of surveys, and i don't know why they don't see the surveys. they are telling you what is wrong, what you can do about it you know. so we did have a lot of friends on medication helping in so many things.
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the government is working on that. we need to perform that. they need to work more on that. >> the gangs say there's social problems. when the government doesn't meet them, they want to be met, they ratchet up the killings, target police. do the gangs have rights to indiscriminately kill people in the country. >> the government has a big line of words. since 1980, 1982. we have been living in worse. i don't know how my president of el salvador comes from the peace accords. we think about another war. that's what we need to do. >> violence against gangs. >> we need to do another dialogue. these people resume they need ... apologies, we seem to have lost our line to el salvador and adam raney. thinking him and his guests for the update still to come - how the nigeria government is trying to
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a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera - syria's president bashar al-assad said his army is struggling to contain i.s.i.l. and rebel groups within its borders, he said troops from tired and lacking manpower after 4.5 years of conflict n.a.t.o. will hold an emergency meeting about turkey's air strikes against i.s.i.l. and p.k.k. turkey blamed the p.k.k. for a bombing killing two soldiers. a pause in the fighting in yemen began half hour ago. there was fighting on the
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mountains close to tiaz in the run up to the ceasefire. i'm joined in the studio by our next guest. what hopes does the ceasefire hold. >> this appears to have been a unilateral decisions by the saudis. they announced it. there was little consultation. the houthis on the fence, neither rejecting or accepting it. the next few hours will be crucial as to whether they'll hold. there's battles at the moment that both sides would be reluctant to give up and stop for the next five days which is when this was scheduled to go on for. >> how did it work. what state were they in?
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>> the last force was two months ago. two months into the conflict it was another 5-day pause. it was tense. fighting was going on. it was critically time enough to allow some humanitarian aid in and allow the united nations aid agency to get some food and medical supplies in which was the most important part of it but it didn't stop the fighting it eased off slightly, rather than halting it. >> what is your impression with the thinking behind the decision. give us an idea what you are playing into it? >> the timing is important. the last attempt at a ceasefire, when it never happened it was rejected by the saudis. they launched the crucial campaign in aiden, and took back the city which they have done in the last few days. there's some fighting in the northern districts. it was important for them to carry out that operation, and
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not to have a ceasefire. now they have the city under their control strategically and tactically it gives them a moment to take the days as they have the upper hand which they didn't have a few weeks ago. >> i think it seems to be a pattern that we are getting into. there was a 5-day pause for humanitarian purposes. but that doesn't really solve the problem of the 21 million people in need of humanitarian aid. there's little you can do in five days to get food and medical supplies in and get them out to a large amount of people. >> what are your sources in the area telling you about areas that need help. where is it bad? >> now, particularly with the way it is moving places like taiz, which is - the whole of the country is under a blockade and the air space is under the control of the saudis there has
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been land blockades imposed by the houthis, they are doing that in tiaz. >> it means that it is a dry city supplies are retricted. food supplies are restricted. food that is coming into the city. they are facing a siege now at the moment. they are hit hard. anybody that is trying to pump water, particularly or get food in by road anywhere across the country, which is millions will be hard hit at the moment. in a lot of places in rural areas that we don't know about, large numbers will suffer they we will never hear. >> just to go back on the situation in the ground, you mentioned the situation where saudi-led forces have retaken control. just give us an idea of what that might mean if the conflict was stopped at this point. perhaps it's unlikely.
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could we see a situation where saudi arabia says we have achieved what we want to achieve. >> i think it would be wildly optimistic, even to see the conflict stopping. what it proved with the tactics used, that they are able then gain the upper hand against the houthis. crucial to what happened in aiden was getting supplies by sea. it's demonstrated if they have a process in place, where they can use ground support. they have troops going into the country. they have air support coming in. they'll continue the battle. this will go until they push the houthis further out, and if necessary going to sanaa. >> on that pessimistic mart thank you for the thoughts. >> it's been a month since fun
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men opened fire on a beach in tunisia. we have this report from the si of sues, where people are trying to get back to a normal way of life. >> reporter: the imperial hotel, where 38 tourists were killed by a gunman last month is almost deserted. last summer it was full. today the occupancy rate has fallen to 10%. the hotel depends on tourists on britain by the u.k. government. not to travel to the area. this year will be a bad one for this man whose family owns it. >> it is spreading everywhere it's international. we need to unite, we need to fight terrorism, all of us. like the european country. >> reporter: there are few western tourists on the beech.
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>> the ones met have been going regularly to tunisia. >> i love tunisia. every people say "please, don't fly to tunisia, you go to another place." i say "no, this place, this place, everywhere are crazy people." >> reporter: for others like this family their stay is more than a holiday. >> my mum is english, dad tunisian, i want to support the tunisian economy by coming here. my presence doesn't change: there are only a few couples here. >> reporter: security has been tightened. hundreds of soldiers and police guard the beech. they patrol the area to prevent another attack. this is where tourists were enjoying a sunny day last month when shot. the lone gunman started opening
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fire when he arrived here. from time to time people lay flowers to honour the memory of the victims. >> the tunisian government acknowledged what happened here last month was a major security failure and are determined to make tunisia a safer destination for tourists. 21 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in northern cameroon. more than 60 people were injured in a blast. the tart of the attack was -- target of the attack was a crowded bar and the bomber was a teenage girl. no one climbed responsibility for this attack or the bombics earlierful boko haram is suspected. >> police in nigeria say a 10-year-old girl carried out a suicide bomb attack killing 15 people. she blew herself up in a crowded marketplace. she targeted the security checkpoint at the market
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entrance killing 47 people. home ownership is rare in nigeria because few banks offer mortgages. the government is trying to change that. we have more from abuja. >> reporter: this man wants to by this 4-bed room house, on sale for $250,000 he can't afford or meet the terms of a bank loan. the developer is allowing him to play in instalments, if he can't afford to finish paying he can get his money back. >> mostly in nigeria that want to buy poverty it's in cash or fool. >> it is like anyone else. it's among the basic principles. you need to have a roof over your head, and it's a natural thing to honour home and shelter, giving you that security.
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>> in nigeria there's no culture of long-term lending. banks want borrowers to hold back the loans in 2-3 years borrowers get 20-30 years. consistently, according to the government there's 13,000 existing home loans in a country of over 170 million people. property developers say banks think there's a high chance borrowers will be followers, there are other factors. they want transactions to get a return on their dividends and investors. >> at this fair in abuja, government and housing executives met to discuss reforms needed to increase home ownership, including making lands ownership easier, improving the quality of construction and foreclosure, making banks feel they are taking less risk. >> land is way too expensive because of the long-winded
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process of getting assurances. construction is the other key challenge. where there's numbers. part of the drive of affordability against house price itself. >> banks charge up to 28% interest on home loans, making it more expensive. many nigerians spend most of their place. it is one of the lucky ones. he has a deal. soon he and his family will move into the new house. most people, until the reforms are implemented, owning a home is elusive a russian truck driver has been arrested near donetsk. a video shows piles of crates found in the vehicle driven by
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the soldiers who is in custody. russia denied military intervention in eastern ukraine's conflict earlier we spoke to a representative from the department of war. her understanding was the driver may have been lost and hadn't intended to go into eastern ukraine. >> it is a minor incident. the truck was going to the southern part of ukraine and deviated. it was a bit of a mistake rather than an total to provoke in any way. the driver probably didn't know what route to take and ended up in the wrong port and caught by the ukranian border checkpoints. in a way, d confirms what we knew, that there's a russian military presence an appearance in terms of equipment, ammunition and individual military figures at the fight
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the world's most widely used weed killer has caused a health care. round-up is sold in 160 countries. the world health organisation said it may cause cancer an allegation that it debated leaving consumers confused about whether they are in danger. jacky rowland reports that the french government decided to act. >> farmers and gardeners face similar challenges. many promise help in the struggle against nature. one of the most widely used weed killers is round-up. the key ingredient is glyphosate discovered in 1970s. which mon santo. a report by the world health organisation says this chemical probably causes cancer. a finding that monsanto rejects. >> translation: we at monsanto consider that opinion to be
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invalid. there's no new information that permits anyone to say the product is carcinogenic. >> alexander owns a farm. he grose wheat, grape seeds and crops. he said he could not run the farm profitably without round-up. he said farmers are trained to use the product responsibly. >> the farmer uses a toolbox. he'll use the right product at the right time. the amount you use depend on the cropping and the weed you want to destroy. >> in reaction to the who report, the french government introduced rules on the sale of round-up. as of january, garden centers will have to remove the product from display.
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people will be able to buy it. environmental activists say the government measures do not go far enough. >> we want them to take it off the market. the products are dangerous to the environment. the government shunt take half measures like this . >> consumers in the west expect their food to be high quality and cheap. industrial chemicals enable farmers to deliver that. if you want to be sure your food has not come into contact with herbicides and pesticides. you can buy buy organic. that is more expensive. it's a dilemma affect ing governments and organizations and ordinary people, how to balance challenges of today against the risks for the future there's no easy answers. a small plane crashed in tokyo leaving three dead, setting houses on fire. five were rescued from the
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wreckage in the residential neighbourhood. residents described a massive explosion as the plane came down after takeoff. >> hong kong is not usually associated with rice production. rural areas were once home to a thriving industry. that's long gone now as bribe reports -- rob mcbride reports, one man is hoping to bring it to the modern generation. >> leaving behind the high-rises of hong kong, these are bound for their homes and a day of work in a rice paddy. issued with gear. then straight to work. overseeing the harvest, villager david sang last saw rice cultivation as a boy. >> both of them. the village school has long since closed - he was part of
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the exodus during the '70s, and '80s. now he's moved back, trying to reverse the fortunes of his village. >> i was the first in my house. after 30, 40 years. and now everybody has seen my house and want to come back and make the house liveable. in his restored home, an aerial photo form the 1960s, showing the rice terraces. now it could hold the key to the future, if it succeeds. we can provide for it. it's good educational materials. if you ask the kids, they don't know where the food come from. they think food all comes from supermarkets. more terraces have been cleared and will be under cultivation.
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villages are like this are found in hong kong with a few elderly residents remaining. it's hoped they can breathe new life into them. for this trip it's a lessen in a bygone way of life. . >> it's fantastic you have to learn where the rice come from. >> it's more fun in hong kong. the hong kong people go more to the countryside. experiences and memories to save our at the end of a weary day. lebanon experiencing a problem with refuse. rubbish has been overflowing into the streets for the past week because collectors said landfills were full. garbage collections have restarted. it's not clear where it will be dumped. >> the street of beirut aligned with rubbish, and lebanese people angry they are having to endure unhygienic conditions. hundreds protested against the
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government for not resolving the issue. >> there has been silence over the problems. the streets are blocked. we can't drive or walk or breathe fresh air. >> the company that collects the trash says they'd know where to put it. we have a capacity that we can absorb. we saw the trash on friday and saturday and didn't have space on sunday because we have cleared a volume of what was supposed to go to the landfill. >> residents blocked access to the landfill. there's surplus there. others complain on social media about the estate of their government, which has not had a president in a year because politicians can't agree who should take on the roll. one shows a site of rubbish. another says the moment when you
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george bi-angie who died last week. he's back in contention for the title. >> for the moment formula 1's frivolity forgotten rivalry put to one side remembering george bianki ferrari's driver who died after a crash last year. the sombre mood played on the minds of the drivers. lewis hamilton was expected to dominate. the defending world champion was caught out at the start, and the mistake led ferrari to fly past. like a flawless hamilton, the drama was not over the favourite losing his lead, dropping down the field. up front. ferrari forged ahead until they deposited debris down the track and the safety car was deployed
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to add a twist to the tail. with drivers pitting to take advantage of the pace hamilton making another move. clawing back to fourth, he was soon back to 15. he was left fighting to finish. a mercedes rosberg paused to add to his points. his hopes gone with five lanes to go. as the chaos and carnage unfolded vettel kept his cool. his first win, a fitting tribute to the team beinke wanted to be part of. >> he'll always be in our hearts. sooner or later he would have been a part of the team. >> we had a great start, and obviously it was crucial to get in the lead straight away. the car was difficult, but great to drive. it has been a great race we showed great pace.
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thank you very very patch to the team for the recovery since friday. today it came together and get the safety car we managed to win. this one is for the team as well. >> the win sees vessel bounce back into the championship. after eight victories in nine races, mercedes are left to rue the end of their run. >> despite a bad day at the office for lewis hamilton he managed to extend his lead over nico rosberg. sebastien vettel back in the title race consolidating a position in third. nine races. next is in belgium, 23 august. chris froome has become the first british rider to win the tour de france. he negotiated the stage, won by greipel. the team skyrider that won in 2013 was pretty much guaranteed first place in the general
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classification after going into paris with a 1 minute advantage. the clock was stopped 41km into the 109.5 stage meaning froome had to officially complete is to be crowned tour de france champion, which he did, winning the race by 72 seconds. >> double olympic champion mo farah has been questioned by the u.s. anti-doping agencies as part of an investigation into allegations surrounding his coach. it was reported that farah, seen training in kenya spoke to officials in london on saturday. a tv documentary claimed that his coach encouraged athletes to break rules. allegations have been made against farah, and his coach denies the accusations. >> a third european tour title claimed with victory at the masters in switzerland.
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he continued the good form and the open championship at st andrew's. tied for the leave, finishing 17-under winning by a shot. moving back to second in the rankings for the race. it's been a phenomenal win. hard work paid off. and now they'll move again. >> across south america, indigenous communities form a sizeable number. they account for up to 70% of the nation. few are involved in sport on a national level until now. richard reports on the copa america in chile. >> it's been party time in santiago since chile won the copa for the first time this month. these people are celebrating a different football tournament, the first indigenous people's cup of the americas.
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eight groups including players from tribal areas have been competing in a week-long tournament. we as indigenous people have something to crib to the world. for us sport and football is an excuse to unify. surely this is a call for indigenous people to complete our dreams. this is the first america cup. the event was funded by the chilean government but the home team was not able to lift the trophy. they came third by beating bolivia in a penalty shoot-out. >> chile exists and it's my believe we have to contribute to the unity of the countries, this is a good opportunity to share culture and learn from others. >> the final was between paraguay and columbia.
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raul maria scored the only goal to seal a win for paraguay. >> we worked with humility and confidence in the team. >> this is a party, a gift from the indigenous to the paraguayans. the team made a good effort discipline and humility and had little resources. we achieved the title. >> the players celebrating success and latin american diversity. that's the sport for now. robin adams will have more sport for you. >> thank you. >> just a quick reminder you can catch up with the sport and news reported on the website. the address for that is aljazeera.com. in order to watch us live click on the watch now tore watch live icon. that's it for me. i'll be back in a minute with more nis. thanks for watching. bye for now.
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