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>> iraq's kurdish leaders call on pkk fight tours withdraw from the north to protect civilians from turkish airstrikes. >> hello there i'm felicity barr. this is al jazeera live from london. coming up talks on what was billed as the biggest trade deal in history ends in deadlock. zimmermanzimbabwe announces new restrictions on its largest game reserve.
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>> hello turkey says it will investigate reports that civilians were killed in the targeting of a pkk carp camp in iraq. the kurdish regional government said that both, pkk and turkey need to resume peace talks. we have this report. >> president barzani calling on the pkk to withdraw to protect civilians. saying that if there were no bases in northern iraq then
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turkey would not be bombing the area. this raises the question of what will happen on the front lines of ill. isil. they sent troops to the border and they're confident if they they can hold. border by themselves. turkey is an economic lifeline for the krg so maybe the krg would like to get rid of a force that really could challenge its authority? their official line is that they want to avoid northern iraq from
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becoming a battlefield but the pkk has been a thorn in their side. all these groups fighting isil, but no unity among them. this is the front line in iraq. across the board in syria opposition groups have been taken up arms against each other. there has been more infighting to train and equip a force to take on the islamic state in iraq and the levant. this is thought to be an airstrike carried out by the u.s. in its support. news are a fighters had already attacked a base of the syrian group called division 30, abducted it's commander and several of his men. it was a message to syrians who cooperate with the it.
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>> it is trained by the u.s. it is a national army that america is trying to create in syria in order to fight terrorism. as you know america has classified news are a has a terrorist group. >> this new syrian group receives training from the u.s. in turkey to fight isil. >> they're wrong. we're ready to coordinate for anyone fighting for the syrian people. we will fight isil or anyone supporting them either regime or iran or hezbollah. >> but that is not what the u.s.
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trained and equipped program is about. it is about creating a force to fight isil, not the syrian government. the program has faced many difficulties since it was announced after months of delay it was launched in may. and the pentagon was planning on training more than 5,000 fighters in a year. but so far it has trained 54 in turkey. >> it's not the first time that the opposite groups have received support from the u.s. it has a movement in the syrian revolutionary front who were forced to disband. news are a's challenge on the u.s. has caused a set back. both news are a and division 30 are enemies of isil, but the u.s. considers news are a to be
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a terrorist group. news are a seems to be taking preemptive measures to protect itself. al jazeera. southern turkey. >> in iraq thousands have taken to the streets in blistering heat to protest against power cuts. the heatwave is pushing 50 degrees celsius. the iraqi government has declared a four-day holiday and is cutting power to people. >> this is the second day of protest against corruption, unemployment and crime. >> what is worse are the allegations that anyone who protests are infiltrator or spies, and this is dangerous. >> people in iraq say they've had enough of power outages amid
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searing heat. >> it's been 13 years with no water, no electricity no services low salaries. >> many accrues iraq's government of systemic failure to provide basic services. it was a heavy security presence. earlier this month the protester was killed in a demonstration that turned violent. >> we're demonstrating against the failed government. a government that has disappointed the people. they keep giving us false promises. we have no services. have they no shame? for years we've been telling them they're failures. they're thieves. they are corrupt. have they no shame. >> five years ago there were riots as thousands demanded better services. people say the situation has worsened in recent years. temperatures have already crossed 50 degrees celsius and the government declared a four-day holiday after a heatwave was predicted for
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thursday to saturday. president al abadi held meetings with the minister of power, people say the electricity cuts came out have and people with come out for relief. >> there is no power. it comes on for ten minutes and then it's off. >> they have invested billions of dollars to increase capacity that was badly damaged during the 2003 u.s. invasion. there have been some agreements in china but still gaps remain. iran announced the building of a $2.5 billion power plant but it will take two years before it's operational. for now the protesters say they won't go home until the power cuts stop. al jazeera.
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>> well, it was billed as the biggest trade deal in history but it has come crashing down as countries involved in the pacific. partnership. >> it was announced as the biggest trade deal in history. over all the negotiations have been going on for more than five years. the ministers claim of meaningful progress rang hole. >> this was anticipated to be a make or break summit in these talks. are you disappointed that you're not able to announce at least a deal in principle? >> there are at the end of the day a limited numbers of difficult issues that require
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additional attention to be resolved but i feel very gratified about the progress that's been made. >> each country has its own priorities. for australia and new zealand it was access to markets for their agriculture. for vietnam clothing. for japan and mexico, their motor industries. >> i'm sure you are aware that the auto industry is in maximum is the seventh largest in the world and fourth largest export exporter. so >> one block in one area prevented progress in others. the exports were discussed with common regulations. also production, and that's where critics were concerned. that ministers would concede on
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environmental standards and regulations if they had their way. and big business would be given more power over consumers. the lengthening of copyright period of medicine banning generic drugs competing with brand names for longer concerned those saying the world's forest would not be able to pay the higher costs. >> for us this is a victory. what we've seen are several countries, australia comes to mind standing up and saying we're not going to trade away health this week no matter how hard you lean on us. we're very glad to see that outcome. >> the staff of the presidential campaign effective in january is an unofficial deadline for the tpp. any principle deal needs to be ratified by national government and u.s. congress before then without president obama pushing it, it could disappear. >> no deal reached in howe. undoubtedly there is
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disappointment for those on the stage, but there is no doubt for further talks but the ministers say they will go on. >> well, asia's largest economy china, was not part of the talks. it would counter a set of economic moves by beijing. rob mcbride complains why china will be happy that these talks have stalled. >> the sense of chinese satisfaction even glee is almost palpable. it's been far more about far more than just trade. it's been united states' pact with the allies on this side of the pacific to stifle ambitious in it's on backyard. so china has been busy with its own trade agreement. far less ambitious but an
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agreement put in effect with south korea and united states australia. as the tpp has been further delayed it's been development has been brought in question. >> in zimbabwe the government has accurated greater restrictions for hunting around it's parks. tony rodriguez say has reaction to these new restrictions. >> it's more than welcomed. we have to have to get these laws enforced and carried out otherwise these animals are going to disappear. everybody plays their part, and the professional hunters get the
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code of conduct and ethics into place, i believe it will work. and the other thing is that cecil did not die in vain. we would like to see societies actually change some of these endangered animals and put them on the appendix one like your elephant and your lions. your rhino. you know, we've got major problems. if we don't stop it now they are going to be extinct within the next 15 years. >> still to come on the program kicking racism out of football. the controversy hitting australia's football league. and it's the ultimate kitchen gadget. is it the future of cooking? we'll step in to the robotic kitchen.
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get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> welcome back. a reminder of our top stories. the leader of iraq's kurdish region is calling on kurdish fighters to leave. a number of people have been killed during air raids targeting pkk positions in iraq. turkey said it will investigate the reports of civilian deaths. talks on what was to be the biggest free trade deal in history have broken down. leaders from 12 pacific nations have agree failed to agree on the sticking points in the trade
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pacific partnership. there are new restrictions in zimbabwe's game reserve. the industry has been largely criticized after the killing of cecil the lyon, a major tourist attraction. the debris of a boeing 777 washed up on the reunion island in the indian ocean. mh 370 went missing in march last year with 239 people on board. charles strafford has more from toulouse. >> this is the french ministry of defense establishment where the investigation is taking place. now some of the buildings behind me similar investigations have taken place in recent years. we're basically in the hub european aviation industry here. it is believed that the focus of
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the investigation is really going to start to look at what is reported as potentially as a serial number on these piece of debris. the malaysian authorities already saying that this is pretty much conclusive proof that this comes from a boeing 777. if that's the case then logically one has to think that it comes from mh 370 because there have not been any disasters of that plane over oceans since the plane that came into circulation since the plane started to be flown. we hear that they're going to be looking at trying to establish how long the debris has been in the water. oceanographers are saying that this piece of debris may have floated 4,000 kilometers from the area where it is believed to have gone down to the coast of the island of reunion. whatever happens here there is a lot of hope that this piece of debris could begin to seriously
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answer questions to hundreds of thousands of families and friends of the victims of mh 370 as to what happened that night last year. >> yemen's vice president has arrived in aden. he's the most senior member of the government. it comes as the world food program has delivered desperately needed aid. the new leader of the afghannal ban has used a message to call for unity. he vowed to continue the taliban's fight and warned infighting would strengthen the group's opponents. the group confirmed the death of its leader mullah omar on thursday. they would gather to commemorate the death of the group's founder. they several hundred people have
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gathered to honor mullah omar. there is demand for better treatment of thousands of migrants who are trying to find better lives. >> it came from a resident group calling for better treatment of migrants trying to reach the u.k. they say channel tunnel authorities and british applications have to do more to save migrant lives. in particular the lives of those trying to get through the channel tunnel from calais in france by clinging to cars and trucks. nine have died since june. >> there were a lot of people who feel the way that i do, that my my gas station is a force for good. and we need to treat our fellow human beings with respect.
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>> there needs to be an european initiative that sets up properly managed refugeery camps where people can be properly fed and properly processed rather than less to live like animals in the jungle. >> a few yards away protesters with an all together different view. they're opposed to immigration of any kind. noisy and noisy with the english nationalism, but with an argument that resonate with some. >> we've got enough here at the moment. the country is on its knees. we need to concentrate on our people here, our veterans, our homeless and allowing more people into the country is going to deteriorate our system even more. >> just a few hundred yards from the entrance of channel tunnel from what many people here see as the front line in the country's struggle with the immigration issue.
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colorful and noisy these demonstrators might be they are both from extremes left and right of the political spectrum and it shows how polarizing this has become. >> in kent more than 600 unaccompanied children were seeking asylum. hundreds of migrants have made it across since june, and relative to london this is not a rich place. when there is trouble in calais the aftershocks are felt here. tunnel disruptions lead to chaos and that's bad for business. the british prime minister has been forced to act he speaks of problems lasting all summer. europe' migrant tries has reached the u.k. shores. and they're feeling it's effects. >> the head of the failed
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bitcoin exchange has been arrested in japan. he was detained in tokyo on suspicion of inflating his cash accounts by $1 million. bitcoin was an unlone unline currency. he admitted that it lost more than $350 million of bit coins. one crew member is missing after a fire on a ferry in northern japan. passengers and crew were evacuated after the ship caught fire. local media said that the fire started in a truck parked on the lower deck of the car ferry. heavy rains in myanmar have caused more devastation and left nine people dead. officials say 18,000 people have been moved to temporary shelters. more than 100,000 have been effected. seven townships have been described as badly damaged. most of those who died were in a boat that capsized.
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a star player in the australian football league has taken an indefinite lead. adam goodes is an indigenous player who has played while being booed all season. some say it's because's not liked but his supporters say he's targeted because of his race. >> anticipation and excitement acidy swan fans stream in for the match. but there is disappointment knowing one of the team's players won't be taking part. >> i think booing and jeering is part of the game but it seems obvious that people are having a go at goodes and what he's saying and what he's done. >> a star footballer, he's on leave stressed by controversy that started two years ago when an opposition fan called him an ape. goodes called that racist.
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ever since the boos have been getting louder every time he sets on the field. >> it has driven him not only to take an indefinite break from the game but it has igniteed a debate on the race issues here in australia. >> outside of the stadium the show of support for him was clear. his jersey sold out fast. this weekend players from other sports plan to showed support in various ways. but there are some who think that goodes is being sensitive. >> adam goodes has got to stop looking like a sack and stop making it about him and also he should stop playing the victim. >> and others who think that jeering is part of sport. >> i think they made maybe blew it out of proportion. >> whether the goodes controversy is about sport or something more, many say that
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racism is an issue in australia. in 2008 the government apologized for some of its worst abuses towards the indigenous people but said that policies since have been meager. >> now for some cooking can an chore. putting something in your stomach and creatinging a memorable meal, but experts have come up with a solution, the world's first robotic kitchen. >> it's time for dinner and the robotic chef is hard at work. it's making crab bisque. the way these arms move in a graceful way in which cooking behind me here really do seem to represent the way a normal chef would cook dinner. this is the prototype
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installation. it will go on in the market in 2018 at the price of $75,000. but the designers of this unit said that the price coulddom counsel--could come down substantially if it catches on. >> the instructions of how to make each dish will be bought online in the same way books and magazines are bought today. >> you have access to receipes which are the intellectual property of hundred thousand different chefs in the world. in this case you can enjoy any kind of this dish if you have the same ingredients that they use for the cooking process. >> much of the robot chef' skills come from its hands. >> what we've done is let's replicate the capability in a machine and so where we need to copy the human hand down to the
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last detail we have done. but we've taken engineering compromises that give us the same performance without the employeecation of things like knuckles. >> the company is looking at how the robot arms could be used at the food preparation stage beyond serving the meals for those who could forward it's hefty price it could also be put to other uses. >> this could have enormous social impact if you thought about it as assistance for elderly or infirmed people in their own homes. we have a crisis of not having enough careers in this country we could prepare fresh and high quality meals for people in their own homes could be fantastic. >> the making of a crab bisque goes without a hitch and impressive technical achievement, and the way it's served up is almost exactly the a copy of the chef' real dish. this could change the way
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