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>> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to the newshour i'm jane dutton in doha. coming up, splits in syria's rebel groups. the u.s. reportedly launches air strikes against al qaeda-linked rebels transpacific trade talks on what could have been the biggest deal history break down u.k. and france agree to further cooperation as they try to stem the flow of migrants through the tunnel.
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>> i'm in what could be the future of the kitchen, where the robotic arms are whipping up a grab dish there'll be no let up in the fighting of syria as rebel groups splinter two groups that have been fighting on the same side against i.s.i.l. are battling each other. the national front attacked the headquarters of a u.s.-backed rebel group called the division 30. they kidnapped division 30 fighters on thursday accusing them of being agents of american interests. some members of subdivision 30 were trained by part of its programme to build a moderate force to fight i.s.i.l. it's thought that the u.s.-led carried out attacks near aleppo. division 30 called on al nusra
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front to stop spilling the blood of infantry commander went to syria to fight i.s.i.l. coordination was agreed on and safe passage was granted to us to fight i.s.i.l. and the security of the syrian people we are shocked by this attack against our fighters. rumours that we are american agents are not true. our fighters are syrians, fighting i.s.i.l. and the syrian regime for the security of the people let's go live to zeina khodr, live from the turkish syrian border. talk us through the front and the complexities when it comes to the different groups fighting each other now. >> well little information was known about division 30 before they entered syria a few days ago. what we understand and this is according to its commander, it's a force trained by the u.s. to fight i.s.i.l. the force went inside syria,
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were holding meetings with factions when they came under attack by the al qaeda al nusra front. nusra confirming that they abducted commander and several of his men. nusra sending a message not just to the united states but syrians who are even deliberating or thinking of cooperating with the u.s. al nusra front is at war with i.s.i.l., but nusra believes it is a target of the u.s. it's trying to prevent the united states from gaining any influence among rebel groups inside syria. now, nusra, like i mentioned, warning other rebel forces it calls into the question what can the united states do. it needs local partners on the ground. it has been cap rating with syria's kurds. this is not what turkey wants. it reached an agreement to fight
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i.s.i.l. now, clearly, there has been a set back. >> what do you think it will do what impact does it have on u.s. policy. >> undoubtedly a lot of rebels will be concerned working with the united states. they don't want to be seen as working as u.s. puppets. the united states insists the force fights nil, not the syrian government. and they will be looked upon as straiters. the u.s. has strict vetting requirements making it hard to recruit fight erms who will the united states rely on on the ground in the fight against i.s.i.l. this is not the first time a message will be sent to
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the united states. they targeted an attack. the two groups were forced to disband. the u.s. found it hard to find partners on the ground since the coalition strategy is aimed at fighting i.s.i.l. what many in the syrian opposition would like to see is the u.s. taking on the syrian regime. >> thank you for that. yemen's vice president has arrived in adelaiden. he's the most senior official. he is travelling with several cabinet members. >> they'll ask the international criminal court to investigate the killing of an 18-month old child. the boy was burnt to death in an arson attack. and it's been blamed on israeli
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settlers. his parents and 4-year-old brother is burnt and in hospital. thousands protested across the west bank two killed by israeli forces during the demonstration. >> israel and the united states condemned the attack as an act of terrorism. and the u.n. security council called for calm saying members emphasise the importance of all statements condemning the attack and condemn all accounts of violence and encourage all sides to lower tensions avoid provocations and seek a path towards peace. that is the palestinian ambassador to the u.n. >> i share with you these two pictures of ali, who was murdered and burnt alive. and this is the second case in less than one year in which two palestinian children were torched to death. these terrorist grahams should
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not go unpunished and those responsible not only the terrorist settlers but the responsible parties in the israeli government should be brought to justice and face the punishment at the level of the serious crime committed against the palestinian family. we do not believe the words of the israeli government let their deeds, their action speak for itself. their action in previous occasions, there was a similar incident in 2009 in way a family of palestinians in the area of bethlehem were facing molotov cocktails thrown at the car, in which the family was burnt, and those responsible for that act, they are not facing justice. we need to see a different
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action by the israeli government in which they hold the terrorists responsible, to stop giving them coverage and protection and to stop this illegal activities and this illegal policy of colonisation and building settlements, which is the - which is the environment that allows for the creation of such terrorists. >> thousands of people have been rallying against electricity cuts in iraq. the government declared a 5-day holiday because of a heatwave. people face the cuts for years, and can't stay at home with soaring summer temperatures. we have this report. >> people in iraq say they have had enough of power outages amid searing heat. >> thousands of protesters came out on friday in the capital, and in the cities. it's been 13 years with no water, no electricity, no services. low salaries.
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>> many accuse the government of failure to provide basic services. it was a heavy security presence. earlier this month a protestor was killed by a demonstration against power shortages turned violent. >> translation: we are demonstrating against a failed government. a government that disappointed the people. they keep giving us false promises. we had no services have they no shame. for years we tell them they are failures, thieves, corrupt. have yes no shame. >> reporter: five years ago there was rites in basra -- riots in basra as thousands demanded better services. the situation has worsened. temperatures crossed 50 degrees celsius, and the government declared a 4-day holiday after a heatwave was predicted thursday and saturday. the prime minister held emergency meetings with electricity and ordered power cuts at state institutions and homes of government officials.
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people faced with electricity cuts come out four relief. and are calling for the minister to resign. >> we are outside because of heat, because there's no power, it comes for 10 minutes, and then comes off. >> iraq's ageing power plants coned keep up with a surge in demand. the government says it invested billions to increase capacity that was badly damaged during the 2003 invasion. there has been some agreements in china, major gaps remain. last week iran announced the construction of a 2.5 billion power plant, but it will take two years to be operational. for now, demonstrations continue and the protesters say they will not go home unless the power cuts shot still to come on al jazeera - washed up wing fragment arrives in france for testing where it's hoped investigators will confirm it is
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a piece of the missing malaysia airlines flight. the building of hungary's barrier streams over to balkans. a star tests positive. joe has the details talks on what was to have been the biggest trade deal history broke down. it's a disappointment from ministers from 12 counties involved in the trans-pacific partnership. not everyone is upset as andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: this was invoiced to be the moment to announce the biggest trade deal history. the summit in hawaii lasting four days but overall trans-pacific partnership negotiations have been going on for more than five years. the ministers claims of meaningful progress rang hollow. >> that was anticipated to be a make or break summit for the
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talks. are you, therefore, disappointed that you are not able to announce at least a deal in principle? >> there are of course at the end of the day, a limited number of difficult issues that require additional attention to be resolved. i feel gratified about the if frogz progress that has been made. >> each country had its own priorities. it was accessed to markets for agriculture, vietnam, clothing, japan and mexico - motoring industries. >> i am sure you are aware that the auto industry in mexico is the seventh largest producer and the forth largest exporter. i put myself to the front to produce the interest. >> deadlock in one area prevented progress in others. tariff productions were in play
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alongside general discussions on common regulations. not just for trade but others. -- but also production. that's where critics were cconcerned. ministers, environmental standards or labour regulations, if they got their way on reductions. big business would be given more power over consumers. the lengthening of copyright, banning the drugs from repeating the brand name for longer. concern though, that the poorest couldn't pay the highest costs. with no deal, campaigners are celebrating. . >> for us, this is it a victory. we have seen several countries, australia comes to mind, standing up saying we are not going to trade away health this week, no matter how hard you lean on us. glad to see that outcome. >> the staff to the u.s. presidential campaign - say january is an u.n. official deadline for the t.p.p. a deal that needs to be ratified
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by the national governments and congress. without president obama pushing it momentum could disappear. >> no deal in hawaii. some appointments on the stage with the ministers. there's no date set for further talks. the minister says it will go on . >> harry fawcett reports on japan's interests in the negotiations. >> japan's prime minister shinzo abe and keen to get the deal done. on a visit to the united states he said that the t.p.p. represented an awesome opportunity in terms of economic progress and security progress here in japan's neighbour hood. he's not in the position to bet the farm on it. the farming industry in japan is protected, powerful. they are worried about the impact of 12 countries suddenly having liberalized trading relationships, what this might have on the livelihoods. the hint coming from the economy
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minister in hawaii is they were worried about the new zealand demands that the dairy products be given freer rein to be deported into places like japan. it is keen to make sure the auto part industry gets a free rein for is to be exported into the t.p.p. >> asia's largest economy hasn't been part of the talks, china will be happy they center stalled. >> the sense of chinese sfangs glee is palpable. for beijing, the deal has been about more than the trade. it is the strategic significance of the pact fashioned by the united states with the alliance on this side of the pacific, stifling the ambitions of the second biggest economy in what it considers to be its own backyard. china has been busy with its own trade agreement. far less ambition and that have
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been signed and put in effect. as the t.p.p. is delayed, its relevance is being brought into question and next jane a specialist - what is your response to what happened? >> in the big picture, it's not a surprise because of the deadlines over the last few years. as your recorder noted, there's oo window available. and if it's to get through with his political will. they are probably three or four weeks off missing that window and so there's going to be enormous pressure over the next few weeks. >> do you think it's worth fighting for? >> in my sense, no. there's issues the stake,
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ranging from the price of medicines and increased monopolise for the big pharmaceutical industries new rights for investors, restrictions on the ability to use capital controls regulate financial markets and so on. there's knew commercial gains, if you look at the strategic interests, they are more about foreign policy activists than neutralizing china than advancing purely commercial goals. >> if that's what it's all about, why were so many countries behind it. new zealand, for example, is desperate to make a team. >> new zealand is desperate to make a deal with anyone in these arrangements. new zealand had unilateral conditions since the 1980s. we had little bargaining power. countries like the u.s. and japan and canada are not really interested in negotiating with us bilaterally.
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the big game is part of the attraction of the deal. it's a reason why we have hit this deadlock in the latest maui negotiations. because the price of these deals now is very high. it's - little of it is extinguish old-fashioned trade. even though that appears to be where some of the current negotiations found it. they have become deeply unpopular domestically not just because of jobs in manufacturing and agriculture, but areas like the pharmaceuticals, and the impact on state enterprises and the impact on government procurement and the special rights to foreign investors, if they cannot sell the deals domestically the government nose they have to push as hard as they can. that's what i think has been happening in maui in week interesting. debris that investigators believe could be from missing
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malaysia airlines f-flight 370 has arrived in france for testing. a piece washed up on reunion island. tania page reports from there. >> reporter: this rocky beach is where the wreckage was found. police walk its length. and watch from the sky, perhaps there's more to find. the workers discovered the debris while cleaning the beach. now he thinks the bottle made in indonesia could be another clue - he's taking it to police. >> i have 30 workers. every morning before we start, we will check the sea and if we find something, we'll call the police. >> the discovery of wreckage made the small island in the indian ocean an important place in the search for the missing malaysia airlines flight mh370. a flight that disappeared from radar while en route from kuala lumpur to beijing. in march last year.
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aviation experts saw the footage, saying the codes show it's from the wing of a 777. the same as mh370. the man who found it is relieved. if it's from the plane, i'm happy for the families, now they know for sure. the wreckage is wrapped for transportation to france. it may not be revealed while the plane changed course, or anything about what happened on board. it confirmed they are looking in the right place. >> looking out of the vast indian ocean, it's a miracle any debris made to this far. if that piece of wreckage is proven to kom from mh370, it could be the only part found. now the beech is attracting
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curious locals, watching and speculate. the wreckage may reveal some answers, but the mystery is far from solved. juror thes let's bring in charles stratford, he is in toulouse. what are they expecting, what are they hearing about this piece, charles. >> what we are hearing is that that piece of debris left paris by road around 8 o'clock local time. it's expected any time two to three hours from now. and has been drought to the defense military laboratory for testing. we believe the focus will look at what is being romped as a serial number on the pieces of debris and trying to finally confirm, firstly, whether, in fact it was a serial number of a boeing 777. the malaysian authorities said they are confident that that is indeed the case.
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further tests will be held here. if it is found that it was attached to a triple 7, one can conclusively deduce that it was attached to mh370 for the mere fact that there has been no other triple 7 disasters at sea. we wait for that are focus of the investigation to start here. it will be looking at just how long that piece of debris has been in the ocean as well. and we hear from aviation experts that they'll look at the corrosive - level of corrosion. they'll look at the barnacles on it as well. oceanographers said it's not inconceivable that it could have floated or effectively is around 4,000km from the suspected crash site. so it looks like we are slowly edging finally to a conclusion, some sort of closure, for the hundreds or thousands of friends or families of the victims that happened on march the 8th about
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16 months ago. >> it would be good to know the british and french governments agreed to help each other tackle the migrant crisis in calais. they will send in sniffer dogs and teams to control the area around the entrance to the tunnel where migrants tried to cross into the u.k. security teams struggled to stop them as barnaby phillips report. >> they got through, migrants cling to the top of a lorry as they drive away from a tunnel on the english side of the tunnel. the destructions cause the roads to clog up in south-eastern england. bad news for the economy, and anyone hoping to cross to france for the holiday season so the british prime minister is under pressure. >> we'll take action across the board, starting with helping the french on their side of the border we'll put in more fencing, resources, sniffer dog teams, more assistance in any
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way we can in terms of resources. >> reporter: over in calais the situation is complicated by french ferry workers, on strike protesting over job cuts. they blocked roads into the ports. more chaotic scenes as migrants in calais succeeded in getting around security men, dashing towards the channel tunnel terminal. these pictures alarmed people in britain, the numbers of migrants in calais tried to get into britain, a few thousands are small, given how many are going elsewhere in europe. >> what we are seeing is that a symptom of the fact that the world is in a grips, the worst refugee crisis. the vast majority are hosted by the world's smallest countries. a small proportion are risking their lives in search of safety and a tiny proportion are trying
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to reach the u.k. . >> europe's politicians are in a quandary, desperate people deserve compassion but the politicians are not sure of their own anxious electorates. they are shaping up to be a long summer. >> hungary is building a 4 meter high fence along the border with serbia in an attempt to keep migrants out. lawrence lee reports. >> for a political block that's critical of separation rules, the european union is looking good at closing itself off. this appears to be the most profound expression and is shutting access to the e.u. at the border between hungary and serbia. >> it's a safe bet that almost none of the syrians, iraqis or africans that might want to across the boarder have an intention of taking in hungary, for the government that doesn't seem to be the point. the european member states were
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asked to decides how many rev device they were prepared to resettle. hungary ended up bottom of the list. saying they would take no people . >> the nearest town volunteers offer advice and coffee to those that got through, like the young men that told us that in syria, they had heard of the fence, and thought it was on irrelevance. >> he want to find another way. if it close this way, they go to another way. >> it will work. >> it's not to stop people. it will not stop the people. they kill my children or my mother or wife. i see my wife. someone kill her, i will not stay there in my country. and my government, he kill this people, i will not stay, i will go to any country. >> loads of others arrive. a large group of afghan children devouring the small amount of food volunteers offer.
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they hope in this piece of paper, written in hungarian, they are asylum seekers. once alone, they are put on a train to budapest. it's anyone's guess what will become of them. hungary's lack of interest. >> what we do is a substitution of government effort. the hungarian government is not willing to have the people. they are lacking information, very elementary information they are lag of course and we are trying to provide them what they need. trying to show a human attitude towards them. >> does hungry believe it's a political gesture to public opinion. on the ground refugees are sent on their way to europe, for another country to deal with. >> every culture or community has its own identity. we believe that europe's identity goes back as a cultural identity.
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there is definitely a flood of migrants. intercontinental mass migration, which is posing a major threat. >> every day the game of cat and mouse goes on. a motorway the family of iraq try to hide in the ditch. when the police arrive, they are forced to scatter. dad goes over the road, the boys over the ditch. others up a side road. will they see each other again? it's not clear. all the while trees come down as they prepare for a great fence. the message to refugees - go somewhere else. stay in europe and find out what is happening weather wise. >> northern parts of europe have been disappointing. a bit autumnanal. i think we'll see temperatures recovering. the reason why it's been on the cool side and windy - there's cloud and rain spilling in from
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the atlantic. this area of cloud across western parts, it will bring lively showers into the western side of the mediterranean, across the south-eastern side of france and germany, squeezing up towards poland. it runs into an area of high pressure having the effect of suppressing the cloud. it looks ropey to the north-west. there's wet weather now in the process of moving fizzling out over the next few days. with the crowd around that is holding the temperatures down a touch. it's about what it should be. last week we struggled to get up into the high teens. that's an improvement. it will warm up here through the next couple of days. right skies coming in. southerly wind doing nicely around 6 degrees. summer in the process of returning. wet weather around ireland and
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scotland. showers into the south-eastern corner fizzling over the next few days trying to push into the north-west. looking good through the week. >> thank you for that. more ahead on the newshour including a scramble for the basics. food shortages push people to the limits in venezuela.
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hello, the top stories. fighter jets bombed al nusra front rebels near the city of aleppo. the group linked to al qaeda
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earlier attacked the base of the u.s. trained rebel group, called division 30, accusing them of being agents of america's interest. talks of securing a trade deal for the pacific region broke down. ministers from 12 counties netted the trans-pacific partnership in hawaii. debris that investigators believe could be from missing malaysia airlines flight mh370370 arrived in france. a piece of the boeing 777 washed up. it's been sent to toulouse for analysis. john kerry is on his way to cairo. a decade-long security relationship ended. it cut off military aid to protest the overthrow of mohamed mursi. >> this is the symbol of power and prestige that egyptians were
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seeking. new f-16s had been delivered by the u.s. two years ago the obama administration suspended the offense after the egyptian military, led by the then abdul fatah al-sisi kicked mohamed mursi out of office. the decision was surprising because of long and close ties with egypt. officials were angered because of a violation of political freedom. every year since '87 washington gave cairo 1.3 million. paying for fighter jets helicopters, tanks, ammunition and training and every other year egyptian and u.s. forces. it has not happened since the arab spring in 2011. when abdul fatah al-sisi attended the united nations general assembly last september, he met with u.s. president obama, who said they had reason to work together.
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>> everything from the palestinian israeli situation to i.s.i.l. iraq and syria. >> reporter: even so it wasn't until the end of march that the white house resumed most of the aid for national security region including egypt's efforts, then attacking troops in the sinai peninsula. but it now comes with conditions. washington decides what cairo can have. analysts say this is how the u.s. pressures cairo. if the egyptian government does not take concrete steps in addressing the political issues no amount of weapons that the united states can give no recalibration that this can do can have a fundamental impact on fixing cairo's security problems secretary of state john kerry met twice with abdul fatah al-sisi in the past year. their meetings during sunday's
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strategic dialogue will be dominated by the security challenges. this will be a public demonstration of how the obama administration is recalibrating its ties to a country it considers an ally lobby groups in the u.s. are spending millions of dollars debating the recent nuclear deal with iran congress has 60 days to review the agreement before sanctions on iran can be lifted. the obama administration is putting out the stops to shore up support on the deal. patty culhane reports unsecretary irnest monize is considered a secret weapon a foremost scientist and a man that helped to negotiate the iran deal. he painted a dire picture if congress doesn't vote to lift u.n. sanctions, warning iran
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will get a nuclear bomb and sanctions will fall apart. is there evidence that they have a nuclear weaponization programme? >> in the past the i.a.e.a. put out reports that in identified activities that were undeclared, that they reported that up to 2003, at least. there was a structured programme in iran, looking at various technologies of relevance to a potential weapon. and so obviously that is why we have all the actions. -- sanctions that's why there is a tremendous amount of distrust. >> the obama has until september to shore up support in congress. in an unusual move, president obama joined a conference call with the grassroot supporters that get him elected. >> it's squishy, we are feeling the political heat. you have to counteract that. >> reporter: in congress the lower chamber has gone home. the chamber will meet
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next week, they'll leave for an extended res. the white house said groups are expected to spend 20 million. and the lobby group is pushing behind the scenes. the lobby group's apec is pushing hard behind the scenes. >> congress should rejects a bad deal. >> apec is threatening the democrats with a cut off of jewish money, pro-israel, possibly a primary opponent. they make a lot of trouble. supporters of apec have a lot of money and influence. >> the deal prevents iran from producing a nuclear weapon. some groups are running ads, but they are outspent. the president has some star power showing up on the internet. >> we could be forced into a wall. >> the white house has a 2-pronged plan. the head of the i.a.e.a. is going to try to sell the deal. the second part is to pressure the american public to put pressure on congress. the president will try to do that with a speech next week the demu leader of the
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afghan -- new leader of the afghan taliban called for unity. in the recording, mullah actor mansour prom i'msed to sustain the fight. he was elected header after the group confirmed the death of his founder on thursday. >> there has been rioting and looting in venezuela as people struggle with shortages of food and supplies. >> reporter: dozens of people looted the supermarket, the warehouse and other stores in eastern venezuela on friday. another sign of the worsening shortages with locals struggling to get their hands on every day product such as milk, rice and flour. demonstrators clashed with the police and the national guards. a 21-year-old was shot in the chest and died. demonstrators say he was killed by the police, but the government said it was an armed protestor that pulled the trigger.
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the situation is now totally under control. it's clear that the looting was politically motivated. a looter shot one of the workers in the store, working in the vegetable section. he died. we arrested 27 people and are investigating further. >> venezuela is a major producer, but is suffering shortages and triple digit inflation due do a cries vis currency crisis that critics say is the failure of socialistic policies. the president maduro blames it on the economic war raised by his right wing opponents. >> translation: today we had an unfortunate event. a planned attack. there are 60 prisoners, a worker is dead. we checked events like this and other states. we have kept our eyes on the right wing. they want to fill the country with violence. >> thursday the government imposed a crackdown on distributors accused of harding
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-- hoarding goods. soldiers occupied the warehouse of one of the country's largest food providers. the economic problems affect people's ability to call abroad. telephone operators cut services to more than 100 countries, because they can't pay for providers. >> i have a friend in ecuador, we were in contact constantly. now it's impossible. she said she has a lot of problems calling me. >> last year there were deadly protests across the country, and with president madura's popularity sinking and people's frustration increasing, the government may be left struggling to keep control copper can be found in everything from wiring mobile phones and science found a new use for the metal. it's a surprising one. lucia newman explains. >> reporter: running for walking was not always plent for this
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person. it -- pleasant for this person. it made his feet sweat and smell to the extreme. before he brought copper socks. >> translation: they reduce sweating on my feet and avoid bacteria and other unwanted problems. >> reporter: chile is the number one producer and supporter of the metal. used to conduct heat and electricity. chileans and entrepreneurs are putting it to new use. >> translation: they protect you from bacteria from clogs to sandals to socks. copper is used to produce an host pitable violence. the first thing you see at the airport is the copper here at immigration the counter is 100%
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antibacterial and 100% made out of copper. officials say it made a big difference. we notices the change in health. there's a lower percentage of people that get sick. distracting copper from the metal, binding it with plastic and thread was a change taking pore than three years. now the company is making medical uniforms and sports clothes with copper strategically located with people perspire most. there are copper keyboard and computer mice. a study confirms there's more germs and bacteria than a toilet seat. >> reporter: germs be ware copper may be man's new best
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friend preparations for rio's olympic games have been conveyed by strikes. many say they have benefitted before they started. >> traffic gridlock into rio de janeiro is among the worst in the world. commutes can take hours. they were constructed from some of the most congested parts of the city. >> i use it to take four buses to arrive to my job. and now i use it one and half the time to make the trip. i think it's great. >> reporter: the city's high speed bus lanes were built for the anticipated crowds in 2016. the comfortable coaches are one part of a more than 16 billion plan that rio is installing for the games. homes and shots are replacing a
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highway. attracting residents to a run-down city center. >> that's what we said. if you want the olympics to many are mean change come to rio. we have floods poverty. sewerage is a mess. come here. then you will see change. >> that's why more than 80% of the buildings will be permanent. a temporary stadium will be broken apart and used for schools. the aknatic center will be divided into two pools. not all residents are happy with the construction. this is next to the olympic part it has been 90% demolished to make access roads for builders. residents from compensated. relocations were controversial. at times, violence. about 50 families are refusing to go. >> i raised my daughter here. i have lots of friends.
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it's a wonderful paradise. there's no violence or drug dealers. we live well here, this happiness is not something that can be brought. others see it differently and welcome the systems for water, electricity, sewerage and roads that have been promised. >> translation: at first all the construction was alarming and i had my concerns. now i see there has been real improvement. snoop as brazil's economy slows, the government is mired in construction scandals. the construction imposed hope that life improves long after the games are gone students are protesting in taiwan over changes to the curriculum. there's anger after a student activist killed himself earlier this week. caroline malone reports.
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the students are outside the ministry saying they don't want the government's changes. which includes revision to textbooks supporting the version of history. japan occupied rather than governed it before. around 700 people mainly students stormed the compounds. other protesters have joined them. >> translation: more people flocked here in the evening. many stayed. there has been protests over the issue for weeks. people gathered on thursday after learning of the death of a student leader an apparent suicide. he was one of 24 students facing charges for breaking into the education minister's office last week. >> translation: he has given his life. a dangerous situation. what kind of country changes its system. is taiwan a democratic country.
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>> the students are from a generation that expect transparency. there has been a series of protests over changes made by the ruling party. including a trade pact with china. opposition party calls for the government to pack those. for many this is politics. i don't like the party. i hate to be labelled because i support the demonstration. >> the education minister came out to meet the demonstrators on friday. protesters want charges against them dropped. they called for him to resign still to come in sport - on the hunt for a future n.b.a. star in africa. the constin n tinnent -- continent hosted its first league game. details with jo. jo.
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>> what did you see when you went outside last year? >> there was a dead body in the middle of the street... for 5 hours. >> there's a lot of work to be done. >> they need to quite talking about what should be done and do it.
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>> there's clearly an issue and we have to focus on how we bridge that. >> a lot of innocent lives are still being lost. >> beyond the verdict and on the streets. >> there's been another teenager shot and killed by the police. >> a fault lines special investigation. >> there's a general distrust of this prosecutor. sport with jo. >> star mid fielder fred tested positive for a banned substance during the copa america tournament in chile. the 22-year-old midfielder is facing a suspension if his second sample shows evidence of the banned diuretics. he denied using the substance. u.e.f.a. is investigating why fred played during a qualifier when he should have been suspended over the failed test. >> an argentine businessman pleaded not guilty to charge stepping from f.i.f.a.'s corruption scandal.
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alexander appeared in a court in brooklyn on friday after being extradited from italy. he is accused of conspiring with other marketing executives of funnelling spies to f.i.f.a. executives. he was suggestive to travel convictions and monitoring. a pole vaulter was left landing on her head and neck next to a mat after a training jump. she fractured her vertebrae and her sporting career is over. olympic triathlon champion says the water quality is not as bad as other venues it will be the first of rio's official testament of the olympic games beginning on saturday. the environmental agency warned the waters off copacabana beach
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are urn safe for swimming. athletes don't expect it to affect their performance at least. >> if you get will from water during the race it's not an issue, you deal with it after the race. you try to minimise illness during the race. not spending too much time in it beforehand, if you are worried, and take precautions making sure you are clean and that sort of thing. i'm no stranger to dirty water. i think i swim in a lot worse than this, to be honest. tiger woods has gone almost twom years without a professional win. the former number one golfer put himself in contention at a pga event. woods slipped to 266. fires his lowest 36 hole total with a 5-under par 66 on friday at the quick and loans national. he is on eight under par, threes shots behind midway leader. >> i know my ranking is awful.
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but it's a matter of obviously i was away from the game for a long period of time and playing poorly. it compounded it. i just need to keep playing and plugging along. i'll climb back up. >> 31 years ago nigeria's african born player was drafted into the of n.b.a. since then more than 35 african players featured on league rosters, and on saturday the con tinnent will host an n.b.a. game. we have this report from johannesburg. >> a basketball superstar comes home to africa. luke originally from cameron is in sav -- cameroon is in south africa as part of the basketball wowed borders outreach programme. it is through this development initiative that the n.b.a. star got a big break in the largest basketball league in the united states. >> the only thing i know about the n.b.a. is watching it on tv.
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when i got here i got close to the n.b.a. but i got to go against some of the best players in africa. i thought i was one of the best. it gave me confidence to keep on going and pushing to be the best. >> now he is sharing his basketball and life skills with aspiring players on the continent through coaching clinics. to crown it all fans get to see their heroes square off on the court showcasing the n.b.a.'s finest. the johannesburg game puts an n.b.a. team against african players. the arena may be smaller than others around the world, but come game time fans will watch the n.b.a. game on african soil. tickets were sold out with a fan zone set up across zone. the n.b.a. won't say how much is put into the sport in africa
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but says it's a priority. >> it begins in america, but is expanding over the years to the point where out of 450 players, over 100 of them were born outside united states and, in fact we have more than 10 players born in africa. we feel that games with a ball you know you can kick or bounce the.. we think there's a natural affinity. >> reporter: while the association continues to develop programs and facilities to help the popularity the latest n.b.a. visit hopes to bring a lift to the sport across africa there is more sport on the website. for all the latest check out aljazeera.com/sport. we have blogs and videos from correspondents around the world. that address again aljazeera.com/sport that's all the sport for now stay with us we'll enjoy it. for many cooking is a chore
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more about putting something in your stomach, for some a team of robotic experts come back with a solution. we took a taste test. >> it's time for dinner and the first robotic chef is hard at work. every movement from a chef prerecorded has he made his speciality, crab. the way the arms move the graceful way seems to represent the way a normal chef would cook dinner this is a prototype installation, going on the market priced at $75,000. the designer of the unit suggests it could come down substantial if the idea caps on. >> the cap imagines one day all kitchens will be fitted with robotic arms and the
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instructions how to make each dish will be bought online. >> you have access to the library of intellectual properties of 100,000 different. in this case you can enjoy many of the dishes if you have the same ingredients that they use for the cooking process. >> much of the robot chef's skills come from its hand brusted by a leading -- produced by a leading u.k. robotics company. we said let's replicate the capability in the machine. where we need to copy the human hand down. in other areas we have taken engineering compromises giving us the same performance, without the complication of things like knuckles. >> the company is looking at how robot arms can be used at the food preparation stage. beyond serving the meals to those that can afford it it can be put to other uses.
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>> this could have social impacts, if you thought about it as assistance for elderly or infirmed people in their own areas. we have a crisis of not having enough carers in the country. and having a system like this that could prepare fresh and high quality meals for people in their own homes would be fantastic. >> the making of the grab basic goes without a hitch. an achievement. what the robot serves up we are told is almost the same as chef's real dish. years of development are needed but if widely adopted, the kitchen has a potential to change the way millions prepare their dinner the prove of any dish is in the tasting. very nice. so much more news on our website. you can go to it if you fancy. aljazeera.com. jazeera.com.
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further splits in syria's rebel groups. the u.s. reportedly launches air strikes against al qaeda linked rebels. hello, i'm jane dutton live from doha. also ahead - ranspacific trade talks on what could have been the biggest deal history break down u.k. and france agree to further cooperation as they try to stem the flow of migrants through the tunnel. >> i'm in what could be the future of the kitchen, where the robotic arms are whipping up a grab dish

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