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♪ this is al jazeera. ♪ you are watching the al jazeera newshour live from london. this is some of what we are looking at in detail in the next 60 minutes. al jazeera reaching the war torn city of aden in yemen. iraq's kurdib leader said kurdish pkk fighters will withdraw or more civilian life will be lost in turkish airstrikes. talks on what was supposed to be the biggest trade deal in history andend in deadlock .
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>> i am lee wellington. sports news. a big debate in australia. unpopularity or outright racism. the indigenous sportsman being booed at every match. >> yemen's vice president made what many say as a highly symbolic visit to aden the port city in the south afterrow houthi rebels were driven out. he is the most senior official to visit aden since the city was recaptured. there has been a defendant civil war. southern forces loyal to the exiled government are fighting houthi rebels loyal to the former president. the u.n. says 4,000 people, half of them civilians, have been killed and around this extraordinary number 16 million people are in need of some kind
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of aid. several members of the cabinet, he promised normal life would return to the city. and the government spoke to al jazeera about how bad the situation is there. >> what happened in aden are inconceivable crimes. residents will never forget these horrible scenes or the level of the widespread destruction this city has faced. from here and on behalf of the yemeni government i renew the invitation to the u.n. envoy to visit aden urgently to document crimes. >> i will bring in my colleague on that flight that delivered the international aid from qat a ar. i know you couldn't stay long. it was unsafe or considered unsafe to do so but tell us what you saw when you were there, how bad conditions are and what about security? >> well david, while we were on
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the plane approaching aden international airport on you could see very clearly just how much destruction had been inflicted not only on the airport but the entire city. you could see the destroyed buildings and shelled out homes and other blocks across what is yemen's second largest city. obviously. as you say, we remember allowed to remain on the ground for a short period of time because even though those forces loyal to president hadi are now in control of the airport, there is still sporadic shell fire taking place. the area isn't 100% secure. that's why even the vice president, although he did pay the symbolic visit wasn't able to remain there and has left. the idea behind these trips is to try and, as you say, bring some sort of normality. it is a push by the government to try and restore some sort of order. it's going to be a very tall
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task indeed david, based upon what we saw because of the security situation is far from stable and the humanitarian situation both from in terms of the aid needed as well as the destruction that has been caused is very severe. >> i want to ask you on that flight and we saw some of the bags being unloaded and moved off. what in particular were they carrying? what do people need there most? >> well everything really from the people we were speaking to, you know there is fuel shortages, water shortages, the basic food staples, rice flour, things like that. this aid cargo or shipment was primarily those basic needs of things to make bread, rice oil, things like that cooking oil obviously and things like that. but the infrastructure in the country, david, in a country already i am pofshished is below zero. yemen, prior to the civil war, was very much in need of help help in terms of having proper
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water sanitation in terms of the poverty that was there, and now the little it did has been destroyed and that makes the situation so much more difficult. you put that number at the u.n. you quoted that 16 million, some people saying, up to 80% of the population needing help david. >> i want to put this to you, because although that plane load of aid whatever it contains will have been extremely welcome for a few people it's hardly going to make very much difference. what are the chances of other planes coming in? in fact, ships coming in too, because this country importants 2/3 of its food needs. >> that's the hope. the government are trying to say that -- they are trying to encourage, showing that the more of these planes that can come drop off the cargo and leave safely, that would encourage more people to do that. it's important to point out, david, it's not only aden international government that the pro-government forces droll. they control the harbor and they
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are hoping that also aid as you say, could come in via shipment but what's difficult and what we are trying to as certain b we were on the ground for that short time is even if you are capable as an international community of delivering the aid on the ground, who is there to be able to distribute it in an effective manner to ensure that it gets to the right people in the right manner and that's where the lawlessness, the lack of government, is making a huge problem. without some sort of government you can trust that's able to to distribute that to safeguard it, even if the international community steps up and, so far hasn't been able to to deliver in terms of the aid. if it does that there is that challenge of getting someone on the ground to distribute it. >> get it into the country. you still have to get it out to the people. jamal al shaal, thank you very much. on this newshour suspected to belonging to the missing
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malaysian airline in france. >> hunting on zimbabwe's largest game reserve. the brazilian city hosts the first olympic test event. details in sport. tie says civilians were killed one of the operations in northern iraq. the claim center an attack on the camp operated by the ought lawed kurdish pkk. these developments are as the regional kurdish president said the pkk fighters must leave iraq's north. his concern that the kurdish fighters' presence would only invite more attacks from turkey. >> would endanger more lives. zeina chase khodr. >> reporter: president barazani calling on the pkk to withdraw
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from the mountains to protect civilians saying if there were no bases in northern iraq then turkey would not be bombing the area. the krg really linking its call for humanitarian reasons, but, you know, this raises the question: what will happen on the front lines with isil? because the pkk have been helping the peshmerga, the kurdish force of the kurdistan. they had he sent troops to help them hold al 1,000 kilometer front line against isil. it seems that the krg is now confident that they can hold this line by themselves. really these two groups are unlikely alleys because they have a long history of conflict and unlike the pkk, the krg enjoys good ties with turkey. so, it's not only that. turksey an economic lifeline for the krg. maybe the krg would like to get
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rid of a force that really could challenge its authority. their official line is we want to avoid northern iraq becoming a battlefield but the pkk, like i said has been a defendant thorn in their side. so all of these groups fighting isil but no unity among them. >> that was zeina khodr. turkib police using water canon and tear gas to break up demonstrations, people calling for peace. the crowd gathered outside the pro-kurdish people's party calling for an end to turkish air was crafts. i will bring in from the outside, it may appear odd that the president of a largely autonomous kurdish region is asking kurdish pkk forces to get out to protect civilians.
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the sense might be that he's glad to see them away from there anyway. >> that's true. historically, the krg's -- >> this is the kurdistan regional government? >> kurdistan regional government parties and pkk have been rival s. there is a historic rivalry but a contemporary issue here the kurdish regional government and ankara the turkish government have over the last 10 years established an incredibly good working relationship built mainly on economics because they land-locked krg needs to export oil through turkey. it's the only way they can do it. there are other trade links through turkey. what has happened repeatedly recently is the pkk have targeting the turkish, kurdib pipeline the oil pipeline which is a direct threat to the krg. >> what is the arrangement between ankra and the kurdish
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regional government based upon the fact the kurdish government would be happy to see kurds do what it likes because they are separate in so many ways. >> they are, but there is -- it's a complicating factor. president brazani wants to be seen as the de facto leader of all kurds. the national unity is a very strong force whether the kurds in irak in syria or iran. there is this desire for a nationhood which i think the president must be seen to be protecting but at the political level, yes, i don't think there is a huge amount of love lost between them and the pkk. >> which leads me to this point something that muddies the whole situation that you have just outlined is the fact that the pkk have been taking on and fighting against isil forces. >> yeah.
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>> in that area and that is something that the kurdib government in that area want to see continued. how do you solve this? >> this is the point that the isil factor has been a defendant catalyst. first of all bringing together the krg elements of the peshmerga, their insurgent fighters, the pkk and the ypg, which is syrian nationalist kurdish organization. all of these people have been doing a very good job in their own areas fighting isil. but it's the tensions between these groups between themselves and between them and turkey that is now coming to the fore. so, it is quite a complex organization. it isn't cowboys and indians, good guys and bad guys. it's a very complex organization with lots of very complex but historical and contemporary rivalries which are just coming to the fore.
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>> if the pkk fighters -- and they are not small in number. if they move out of these areas so the kurdish civilians are no longer targets, how effective would they remain in the fight to keep isil fighters away from kurdish territory in and around their stronghold? if the peshmerga can fill the vacuum then it won't be a major issue. anyway the pkk are in mountainous areas which not anybody can. >> if the peshmerga can fill the vacuum. is that likely. >> they are stretched along a very wide front, but the pkk area is relatively small in a scenario that's difficult to access. >> does that mean as we come to the end of this particular discussion does that mean that the kurds in that area are more a threat from isil than
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perhaps, they were before this situation with the turkish forces trying to bomb both isil and the pkk? >> potentially in theory, yes. in practice possibly not. it's very difficult to make that general assessment without seeing what will happen when they go if they go and it's not any -- by means certain that they will accept what president bazani said. if they go what happens with the affair strikes, it may be that isil move backwards anyway. >> traumahank you very much. >> exactly. >> appreciate it. an emerging faction between two groups fighting on the same site against the islamic state. the base of a new u.s. backed
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syriaian group called division 30. these are pictures which show the division's commander and a number of his men being captured. the nusra front feels they have been placed to fight them. al jazeera's learned that the jordanian government has been supplying syrian communityies with weapons. aman says it's because they are vulnerable to groups such as isil. we will hear from iman. >> this is azraq where most of the country's 25,000 drew citizens live. 70 kilometers from sueda which is predominantly drews. a sect of islam spread across
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jordan syrian israel and lebanon because of their shared faith and close proximity, they have had strong links with each other for generations which is why so many here are worried but worried about over the border. tells us following the killing of 20 drews in eastern syria in may by the armed sunni group the president's appeal to jordan's leaders to help. we called on king abdullah to support our people. we were promised he would give us support and drews will be safe. >> jordan has announced it will support syrian communities along its borders including the drews and while the jordanian government hasn't said specifically what that support will be al jazeera has learned that it includes deliveries of military equipment and weapons.
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the threat to other communities near jordan's border with syria is growing. this is thought to show rebel groups outside the city in june. syria's drews are facing increasing attacks partially because of their religious beliefs but also for being loyal to president bashar al assad. a jordanian drew's member of parliament tells me jordan has long resisted involvement in syria's internal conflict but after its military began carrying out airstrikes against isil late last year protecting the border has become a top priority. >> if isil were to capture the areas near our border it would be a major execute issue for jordan. the government decided to provide arms to these cities so they can defend themselves and act as our first line of defense. >> a decision which marks a major shift in policy has jord -- as jordan finds itself drawn into the syrian conflict.
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northwestern jordan. there have been thousands of people on the streets in iraq to fight blistering heat protesting about power cuts. temperatures have been nudging 50 degrees centigradegrade. the iraqi government said let's have a holiday and cut power. >> angered residents there understandably. this is the iraqi city. the second day of protests against corruption unemployment and crime. >> in my opinion, it has failed and that's the reason for the services. what is more strange is the allegation anyone who protests an infelt straighter of spies and this is dangerous. >> people in iraq say they have had enough of power outages amid searing heat. thousands protested on friday.
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it's been 13 years but no water, no electricity, no services low salaries. >> many accuse iraq's government of systemic failure to provide basic services. it was aler security prince. earlier, a protester was killed what demonstration against power shortages turned violent. >> we are demonstrating against a failed government a government thathas has disappointed the people. they keep giving us false promises. we have no services. have they no shame? for years, we have been telling them they are failures they are thiefs. they are corrupt. have they no shameves. they are corrupt. have they no shame thousands demanded better services. people say the situation has worsened in recent years. temperatures have crossed 50 degrees celsius. the government declared a 4 day holiday after a heat wave on saturday prime minister held
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emergency meetings with administrator of electricity and ordered power cuts at the homes of all government officials. people faced with electricity cuts came out for some relief. they are calling for the minister to resign. we are outside because of the heat and because there is no power. power comes for 10 minutes and goes off. iraq's waging power plants cannot keep with up with the surge. the government says it has increased billions of dollars. there have been some agreements with china and major gaps remain. iraq announced a new power plant but it will take two years to be operational. for now demonstrations like these in major cities continue and the protesters say they won't go home unless the power cuts stop. al jazeera.
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it was billed as the biggest trade deal there ever was going to be. it's all come crashing down though as ministers from 12 countries involved in what's called the transpacific partnership have failed to agree on what to do next. al jazeera's andrew thomas has been following the talks on the hawaiin island of maui and reports what might go on in the future. >> reporter: this was supposed to be the moment to announce the biggest trade deal in history: the summit in hawaii lasted 4 days. overall, transing pacific partnership negotiations have been going on for more than five years. the minister's claims of meaning fuls progress ran g hello. we are. >> you are disappointed you are not able to announce a deal at least in principle? >> there are, of course at the end of the day a limited number
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of difficult issues that require additional attention to be resolved. but i feel very gratified about the progress that's been made. >> each country had its own priority. australia and new zealand, access to markets for their agriculture. for vietnam, clothing. for japan and mexico their motor industries. >> i am sure that you are aware that the auto industry in mexico is the largest in the world and the third largest exporter. obviously mexico has a deep interest in the autos. so probably you can accuse me for putting myself to the front to really push the interest of my country. >> with a deal as complex as the dpp, deadlocked in one area prevented procedures in others. tire production for industries exporting from specific countries were in play alongside general discussions on common regulations, nots just for trade but also for production and that's where critics are concerned. the ministers would concede on
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environmental standards or label regulations if they got their way on tariff reductions big business would be given more than power. the longer copy right periods, banning generics concerned those who said the world's poorest couldn't pay higher costs. campaigners are celebrating. >> this is 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. >> makes a big difference for everyone. glad to see that outcome. >> the staff to the u.s. presidential campaign effectively january is an unofficial deadline for the tpp. any in principle deal needs to be ratified by national governments by the u.s. congress before then. without president obama pushing it it could disappear. >> no deal reached here in hawaii. undocumentedly some disappointment on the stage with
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the ministers. no date set yet for further talks. the ministers say they will go on. andrew thomas al jazeera. maui. >> china in asia but not big in these talks. the tpp seen as part of u.s. president's so-called pivot to asia to counter increasingly asserted economic moves by beijing. that's the fear in china. rob mcbride tells us why china is going to be happy things have gone rather wrong. >> the cents of chinese satisfaction even glee is almost palpable for beijing. this deal has been about far more than just trade. it is the strategic significance of a packet fashioned by the united states with their alleys on this side of the pacific seem to go stifle the ambitions of the world's second biggest economy in what it will consider to be its own backyard. as america struggles with its grand plan so china has been
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busy with its own trade agreements far less ambitious but agreements have been signed and put into effect most recently with south korea and australia as the tpp is further delayed, it seems it's very real relevance has been brought into question. >> the deby which investigators think could be from flight 370 has arrived in the french city toulouse. it will be tested there. this fragment watching up on the french island in the indian ocean, potential breakthrough in a case that's baffled aviation experts more than a year going down in march of 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board. so taking us through what might be happening in france let's chornling charles stratford in toulouse. >> this is the french ministry of defense establishment where the investigation is taking place. some of the buildings behind me similar investigations have
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taken place in, in recent years. we are in the hub of the european aviation industry here it's believed the focus of this investigation is going to start to look at what's being reported as a serial number on this piece of debris. authorities saying this offers pretty conclusive proof it does actually come from a boeing 777. if that is the case logically, one has to think it does actually come from mh 370 because there simply haven't been any disasters of that plane over occasions since the plane came in to circulation since the plane started to be flown. we also hear that they are going to be looking at trying to establish how long the day bre has been in the water. oceanographers are saying it's not unlikely that this piece of de day bre may have floated around 4,000 kilometers from the area where it's believed the plane went down to the coast of the island of reunion.
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whatever happens here, there is a lot of hope that this piece of debris could begin seriously to answer questions for the hundreds if not thousands of friends and families of victims of mh 370 as to exactly what happened on that night, march the 8th, last year. >> stay with us if you can hear on the al jazeera newshour. we have this coming up: >> i am andy gallacher in selma, alabama where organizers begin a watch to washington, d.c. we will tell you why they say the battle for civil rights is far from over. >> we have the sport. we have lee and the nba on the prowl for future stars as africa hosts its first games. stay with us here if you can.
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>> i've been asked to keep my voice down cause we are so close to the isil position >> who is in charge, and are they going to be held to accout?
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>> but know we're following the research team into the fire >> they're learning how to practice democracy... >> ...just seen tear gas being thrown... >> ...glad sombody care about us man... >> several human workers were kidnapped... >> this is what's left of the hospital >> is a crime that's under reported... >> what do you think... >> we're making history right now... >> al jazeera america i am david foster. these are the global headlines. >> a symbolic visit in the opinion of many to aden two weeks after houthi reynolds were
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driven out of the war-torn port city in the south. he is the prime minister's most senior official since the city was recaptured. leaving basis to protect civilians. a number of people have been killed. many of civilians it's thought during air raids targeting pkk positions in the north of iraq. turkey says it will lead into claims civilians died. talks on what would have been the biggest free trade deal in history have broken down. leaders of 12 pacific nations failed to agree on terms for what's called the trans-pacific partnership. sticking points particularly, the car sector automobiles, and access to dairy markets. going back to that headline about aden people who lived there and like many across the entire country are in desperate need of the most basic items and on saturday as we reported a
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plane full of supplies from qatar touched down at the city's international airport. just a stop but an important one according to my colleague who was on board that plane. he sent us this from the tarmac at aden airport: >> reporter: this is one of the first air lifts to take place since fighters managed to recapture the airport. hundreds of tons of much needed aid being delivered by the qatari air force being unloaded by locals here behind me to the right now, you will see the passenger terminal when we had arrived hear few months ago, the sign had read enter in peace and security. two then millions of yemenis wish they had more than anything now because an i amxwovshished country. over 80% of the population in dire need of some sort of
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humanitarian aid. look at these control towers behind me of the airports. see the shear desconstruction that has been inflicted in the battle for the strategic city. around we see the armed men, those fighters like i say, loyal to president, they are not in uniform. they are volunteers. many of them never picked up a gun before. there have been some reinforcements, particularly some sort of special forces which we have seen wiunderstand belong to the coalition that has been supporting the government to try and establish some sort of security here for the government to return with an outlook to hopefully as far as they are concerned spread not only in aden but the rest of the country. although they are in control of aden international airport, signatures is fluid, still turbulent. that's why the aircraft coming
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to deliver the aid is only unloading the cargo before it takes off again. there is some sort of shelling and mortar attacks that sporadically take place. al jazeera. aden. >> the head of the failed bit coin exchange m t.g.o. x has been arrested in japan. he was de-i had to in tokyo on suspicion of accounting his cash account by a million dollars. he denies any wrongdoing at all. it is an online currency that allows internet users to use and store funds anonymously. it lost more than $350 million in bit coins. at one point boasting it was handling 80% of all global bit coin transactions. heavy rains in myanmar have cause caused 18,000 to be moved to temporary shelters.
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more than 100,000 people have thought to be affected. most who died were in a boat that overturned. the so-called journey for justice begins in the u.s. state of alabama with the aim of highlighting civil rights. protesters want can to march. the event headed by the national association for the advancement of colored people coincides with the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act. andy gallacher is our man. >> in the history of civil rights, few places are as iconic as the edmund putus bridge. here 50 years ago, a few hundred so-called foot soldiers led by martin luther king jr. marked and were met with clubs and tear
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gas. >> day became known as bloody sunday. it led to the voting rights act of 1965 giving african-americans the power to cast ballots for the first time in u.s. history. >> your vote matters. and as we visit selma and understand how the people fought hard -- >> today selma remains as a living testament to those monumental achievements. many feel the battle is far from over. >> it's painful to realize that racism is still alive and so many people spend time still trying to keep people of color from voting and strategies that they are doing to make that happen is disheartening. >> senator hank sands was a student when he marched with dr. king in 1965. he says this latest march to washington, d.c. will raise awareness of a wide range of issues. >> not only in voting rights but in equal jobs in equal
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education and all across the field. so that's why this march is so necessary 50 years afterwards. >> what the organizers behind this journey for justice are trying to do is bring civil rights issues back into sharp focus to make sure sark ices and achievements made here weren't for nothing. 50 years ago these protesters helped bring about what is widely considered one of the most important pieces of legislation in u.s. history. now, ledge installation seen as targeting minorities and their votes is emerging as the new battle grounds. >> with he have this mod only day slavery that wants to treat us in many ways the same way. that's not what i thought would be happening in 2 event 14, 15, 16, or 17. >> the rights rights era is one of the most important chapters in u.s. history. for the next generation there
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will be battles to win. selma, alabama. >> protesters in the english port of folkston are demanding better treatment for thousands of migrants who tried to get to england from northern france. some have died trying to make the crossing through the channel tunnel which links the two countries. simon mcgregor wood reports. >> they came from folkstons united a residence group maintaining better rights for migrants. they say they 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 i do which is that migration is a force for good and we need to treat fellow human beings. >> there needs to be a european initiative that sets up properly
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managed refugee camps where people can be properly fed rather than left to live like animals in the jungle. >> a few yards away protesters with an all together written due, the english defense league are i am plaquebly opposed to immigration. noisy and with the usual symbols of english nationalism but with an argument that resonates>> we have enough here at the moment. our country is on its knees. we need to concentrate on our people here action our veterans our homeless. allowing more and more people into this country is going to deteriorate our system even more. >> a few hundred yards from the entrance to the channel tunnel and what many people here might see as the front line in this country's struggle with the immigration issue. colorful and noisy those these demonstrators may be they are
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from both extremes left and right. it shows you how policy arizonaizing this has become. >> in this corner of england, migration is creating strength. in kent more than 600 unaccompanied children are seeking asigh limem. for 10 -- 400 have made it across since june. relative to london this is not a rich place. when there is trouble in calais the aftershocks are felt here tunnel disruptions have led to traffic problems. >> they have offered moralittentives. he speaks of problems lasting all summer. europe's migrant crisis has reached the u.k. shores and its politicians are beginning to feel its effects. simon mcgregorwoods. >> zimbabwe introduced new restrictions on hunting lions, leopards and elephants.
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the decision follows the outcry over the killing of the killing of cecil the lion. cecil here killed by a big game hunter from the u.s. zimbabwe wants that man to be extradited. >> join us live from washington, d.c. is miu mashina, call okay african governments to place a moratorium on the trophy hunting of lions in africa if you want trophy hunting to be stopped, is there any kind of hunting that you think is permissible? >> i am not sure that there is david. thank you for having me on. what we are in -- what we believe is that trophy hunting does have its place in conservation if permitting is
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well-regulated and revenues from these activities are transparent but in the case of african lions and elephants and rhinos as well because their numbers have gone down so quickly, we are urging governments to put a more toryium on the trophy hunting of those pieces. >> let's take a look at cecil. put him up on the screen. he is a lion with a name. now, let's take a look if we can at some other people from africa in many cases. these are the migrants we report on trying to get from france into britain. i don't know their names but i know the name of a lion in africa. why should people care so much about that creature when these people these people are in such desperate need in isn't that what african governments should be concentrating on? >> i think there is actually a
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place for both conservation and the protection of lions and other wildlife and the wellbeing and the increasing the livelihood opportunities for african people and actually conservation of wild spaces and the well managed protection of national resources actually can be good for local communities and that is actually what will the african wildlife foundation aims to do is from our nairobi offices and from our projects throughout the continent, we want to work with the african people governments and local communities, to ensure that they benefit from the wildlife that they live around. >> the problem is that there really isn't a joined up policy a continental policy? is there? we have cited the treaty on not killing endangered pieces but the manifold differences.
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nobody seems to be able to pull it all together. >> yeah. i think it's a very difficult issue. and it's not something that can be resolved right away. >> said i think african governments are working increasingly together on a variety of issues both socioeconomic and wildlife related, and i think if there is a clear path for everybody to move toward, and what we are calling for at african wildlife foundation is a temporary moratorium on the trophy hunting of lions, elephants and rhinos i think there's a way for african governments to reach that goal. listen thank you very much indeed and we appreciate the work that you do. good to hear from you. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you so much david. >> we still have this to come on the newshour. the ultimate kitchen gadget or
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the ultimate kitchen nightmare? the robot that does your cooking. raffi is back on course to maintain his 12 year run of clay court successes. who is his victim this time? let's hear from lee in just a couple of minutes.
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here is lee. thank you very much david. the first official test event for the 20 feeney lim picks is taking place.
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more 150 triathletes are racing. the podium finishers are needed to both races to qualify. the water off of copacabana reach has been deemed unsafe for swimming. venues for sailing and rowing have been subject to fierce criticism. some have dismissed concerns over the water quality. >> if you get ill-it's not an issue. you just deal after the race. what you try to minimize is i willness during the race. not spending too much time in it beforehand if you are worried about it and taking precautions like making sure you are clean and all of that kind of thing. i am certainly not stranger to dirty water. i have swam in a lot worse. >> a star player has missed the match amid debate and dispute over whether he has been racially abruise did. he has been booed all season. some say he is not liked. supporters say he is being
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punished for being vocal on indid i knowous issues. >> anticipation and excitement as the fans stream into the stadium for a match. there is also disappointment knowing one of the teams players won't be taking part. >> being and jeering is part of the game. it seems pretty opinion people are having a go at what he has been and donal. >> it it's a nickname for an indigenous australia. he is on leave, stressed out by a controversy that started two years ago when a routine aged fan called him an ape. goodes said that was raceit. ever since, the boos have been getting louder. >> the constant booing has not only driven him to take an indent break from the game but ignited a debate on race issues. his supporters say he is being targeted because he took a
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stand. the usual taunts that happen in sports are hiding racist attitudes. outside the stadium, the show of support for him was clear, his jersey sold out fast. this weekend, players from other sports plan to show their support for goodes in various ways. there are some who think good he is is being sensitive. >> i has to stop looking like a sup and stop trying to play the victim. >> others think jeering is part of sports. >> they made him a little bit out of proportion. if they didn't make it so big and. >> whether goodes controversy is about sport or something more many say racism is an issue in australia in 2008, the government apologized to some of the worst abuseers of indid i knownus people. the prime minister who delivered that apology has admitted achievements since have been meager. as for his fans they say they want to see him back on the
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pitch. florence loui al jazeera. >> the latest twist in the fifa presidential election is that a spokesman for the politician says he is considering standing as a candidate. he is respected within fifa having independently worked on projects for the organization over the past few years he spent 13 years as a political prisone alongside nelson mandela during the pay part i'd era. confirmed candidates are the eufa president michelle platimi. a landmark year for women's football in calendar canada. more history made now in the sport in the england. the fa cup final between chelsea and blue. the first to be played at the women blelbley stadium. chelsea were the winners with the only goal of the game scored by korean international gi so gi so yen. the first time the london club have won the ladies' version of
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the facup. >> raval nadal has given him a chance to reach a final. a surface on europe every year since 2004. this is his last chance in 2015. down to 10th in the world. nadal hasn't been at the top of his game in hamburg this week but seems to have found some form at the semifinal stage. 6-1, 6-2, looking good going in to sunday's final. the top female poll voter was left paralyzed while preparing for next month's championships she landed on her head and neck next to the mat after a routine jump. she fractured her several calvertbrae and surgeons say her sporting career is over. >> an extraordinary 20s 20
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match. a career best 48 posting 172 for 7 their 20 overs in reply, pakistan looked as good as beaten as they slumped to 40 for 5. 45 of 22 balls, 46 of 17 to an unlikely victory with four goals and one wickett to spare pakistan win 2-nil first nba exhibition 35 players have featured on league rosters since the first to be drafted in 1984 there are hopes many more will follow. a super star comes home to africa. luke bumunte is in south africa as part of a national basketball association's basketball without
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borders outreach program. it's through this development initiative that the nba star got his big break in the world's largest basketball league in the united states. now, he is sharing his basketball and life skills with aspiring players on the continent through coaching clinics. >> the only thinking i knew was watching it on tv. i saw it was possible but also got to go against some of the best players in africa. is it gave me confidence to keep on going and pushing to continue to try to be the best. >> it's been expanding over the years to the point now when are out of 450 players, over 100 of them were born outside the u.s. and, in fact we have more than 10 players born in africa. so we feel that, you know, games with a ball, you know you can kick them or bounce them. we think there is a national affinity. >> the fans it their chance.
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bamute with a score. the crowd record louder. a an old team uniform to show age is just a number. the stage was set for team africa to claim the bragging rights they wanted to stick to the script. exhibition or not, stealing the show 100 points to 97. despite ticket demand to the game and a continent with more pressing needs than supporting infrastructure, it comes at a cost. the game's power brokers remain undaubtd. the association continues to develop programs and facilities to help the game's popularity the latest visit hopes to provide added lift to the sport across africa. al jazeera. good thing. good to say. >> thank you lee. if you can't stand the heat they say get out of the kitchen.
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a team of robot e experts are saying something or something else is coming instead of you. a robot. it's time for dinner and the world's first robotic shift is hard at work. every time movement of its arms comes from al shift prerecorded as he made his speciality crab basic. the way these arms moveisque. the way these arms move. they really do seem to represent the way a normal chef would cook dinner. it will go on the market in 2010 priced at $75,000 but the designers of this unit suggest that could come down substantially if the idea catches on. >> as futuristic as it may seem the company malls one day all kitchens will come getted robotic arms and how to make each dish will be bought online in the same way books and
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magazines today. >> you have access to the unlimited library of the recipes which is intellectual property of maybe 100,000 different chefs. you can enjoy any kind of these dish potentially today if you have the same ingredients they use for the cooking process. >> much of the robot's chef skills come from a leading u.k. robotics company. >> we said let's replicate the ability in the machine. if we need to copy the human hand down to the last detail we have done but in other areas we have certain engineering compromises that give us the same performance without the complications 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 to those who can afford the hefty price, it could be put to other uses. >> this could have enormous social impacts if you thought about it as assistance for
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elderly or infirmed people in their own homes. we have a crisis of not having enough carriers in this country. and having a system like this that could prepare high quality meals for people in their own homes would be fantastic. >> the make of the crab bisque goes without a hitch, an impressive technical achievement. what the robot serves up we are told is the same as the chef's real dish. years of development are still needed. if byly adopted, the robot kitchen has the potential toy change the way millions around the world prepare their dinner. >> the proof of any dish is in the tasting very nice. >> terrek baseley, al jazeera, central london. >> and it has she have tantrums doesn't do washing up. that's it from me and the newshour team. i am hanging up of a 30 minutes. a round-up of the day's news here on al jazeera.
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