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>> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello everyone, i'm felicity barr. this is the news hour live from london. coming up, syrian toddler whose death shocked europe - we talk to the father welcome to europe, frustration for refugees trying to cross hungary. the president orban says syrians should stay in turkey ahead - guatemala's president appears no court to face corruption charges, hours
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after he quit a win for same-sex couples in u.s. after a county clerk is gaoled for reversing to issue marriage licences. >> and live from doha - it's been a busy day of sport. an international updaylight. the latest - a quit in the deflate-gate scandal. the player, tom brady, is cleared to return to action. details coming up hello, we begin with syrian refugee crisis, continuing to grip europe. let's look at the latest developments. there has been more chaotic scenes in hungary. many refugees and migrants have been allowed to board a train, but it stopped 30km away. >> shocking pictures of a syrianle child's body watched up on a beach in turkey led to
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calls for action to allow more refugees in. 3-year-old ireland died withes his mother and brother. his father wants the world to take notice and prevent more death. bernard smith reports from turkey. >> reporter: at the mortuary in southern turkey, a journey's end for two broth exerciers and a m trying to make it to greece. the father survived. the 3-year-old's body rushing up on the beach. his 5-year-old brother and mother drowned, along with 13 others from two boats. >> we went into the see for four minutes, and the captain saw that the waves were to high. he panicked and died into the
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sea. things were so high. the boat flipped. my wife and kids, i took them in my arms. i realized they were dead. my kids were the most beautiful children in the world. wonderful. they wake me up every morning to play with them. they are all gone now. now all i want to do is sit next to the grave of my wife and children. for thousands of refugees that went through turkey, they know the risks. here, men, women and children in syria, pakistan, afghanistan and elsewhere wait for a chance to sail to europe. turkey gives syrians the rights to work if they want it, but they may feel europe offers better opportunities. this personal paid $1200 to be smugged from here to a greek island. >> there's no work. we don't have enough money, we plan to go to germany. there's work and a life there.
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i couldn't find work here. four house rental they ask $350 to $700. >> greece's aegean islands in are within reach, a dozen kilometres from turkey. refugees risk landing here, the land borders with greece and turkey are heavily fortified. this person and others that decided would likely be alive had they been able to cross by land to the european union. >> the boys and their mother are being taken back to kobane for burial. they are the latest victims of that country's war there has been talk about the death, saying they wished they haven't encouraged to make the journey to germany, where
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they have relatives. >> mohammed is dead now. i said to him, do you want to do the same thing with mohammed. i will support you. and to be honest. i do regret that. i shouldn't send them. they did not have money. if i didn't give him the money, he would not have gone. anyway, he said to me "i want to go, to start with." he was only by himself, he want to go. his wife said a week ago "i don't want to go, i don't know how to win and i'm scared. how about if we drawn in water?", i said to her laughing
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"just put your life jacket on, you'll be fine." he said to me "i want to take the family to me." mohamm mohammed told him if he brings the family it will be better. i know i not bring the family right now, he decide to do it the prime minister orban issued a warning to refugees telling them not to make the dangerous journey to europe, as they'll not be accepted. al jazeera's andrew simmonds has been following their adjourn which. >> reporter: it was a day starting with elation, refugees running through doors unexpectedly open. they thought they'd be bound for austria and germany, most with international tickets.
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cramming into carriages. the train travelled for no more than an hour, and an unscheduled stop at this station. where do you think you're going? >> they stop us here. >> refugees were convinced they'd been cheated and the police would take them to a nearby refugee camp. some joumped on to the railway line. police moved in. this father and wife and child jumped on to the lines. they were pulled away. the family taken away. it enraged others. the situation turned from anger to subdued anxiety. there was a long stand off. refugees posting photos at windows, chanting occasionally "no police or camps." >> they say you will go and they
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bring us here. we don't know why. we don't need to stay on the camp. not for the first time in this crisis there was confusion and sheer exhaustion. the police moved again. >> the people have been here for a stand off. now it appears to be ending. we are being forcibly ejected from the platform. we tried to stay here and board the train. the people are calling for us to get on the train or stay. conceding there's nowhere we can stay here, because we are being forcibly removed from the platform. the standoff has not ended. police ensured the refugees were being kept away. eight hours after it started, 30 agreed to leave the train. guarded all the way by police. >> sit down, sit down. everybody. >> reporter: as they feared, the
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destination is understood to be the nearby refugee camp, but the vast majority remain in stuffy carriages, defiant but powerless. >> we are joined live. are the refugees on the train? >> they most certainly are. large numbers, hundreds, in fact. i'll take you there now to see the situation. there's a few people awake right there. you see in the window "save our souls", one of scores of messages posted on the windows. in the seats next door to that, a family there, the children - you can't quite see them. they are at the top of the luggage wrack. they are live on the luggage whereabouts. you can't see them unless you crouch down. when everyone is awake, it's
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packed. there's some cool and calm now. not just among the refugees. it doesn't seem as tense as it was. something like 11 hours ago, when the crisis turned into a situation where yet another stand off takes place between police and refugees. all of the people here refusing pointblank to even consider going to a camp that is 4km away. many of them refused food as a protest. even water, some of them. medical workers have arrived. in fact, ambulance staff as well, aiding some of the refugees. they are outside, off the train, on the platform. for the police in riot gear, some are surrounding the area. it looks very much as if the
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refugees are bedded in for the night, and the police are just watching, waiting with one thing in mind, and that is to get all the people to the refugee camp nearby. >> yes, some people we know boarded the buses and we assumed they were being taken to the camp. >> what do we know about them and the camp they are supposed to be going to? >> that's right. initial reports suggested out of view from here, some people left the train voluntarily, and were taken to a bus. 30 to 40 of them. but then there was dramatic scenes after night had fallen. one family, running, dragging their two children, running away from the police. they, in fact - a really awful scene with - i don't think you can see this in the picture, but the man says that he was - he
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was accosted with a baton during the whole procedure. we were with them later on, when they were being treated by ambulance staff. and they were his terrical. all desperate to get away from police. then the police were guarding them as they were being evicted. the people, believe it or not, were travelling in the opposite direction, arriving from another refugee camp further away, 30-40km away. on a train going into budapest. we heard that there were international trains crossing the border. they travelled back to budapest in the hope of getting a train out. they were stopped here, the train stopped here. the police boarded the train. tried to arrest them, and they ran off. a number of men - you can see them - they were rounded up and refused point blank to get on
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buses. they carried out a sit-in, staying static on the ground, surrounded by police again, or insisting they did not want to go to the refugee champ. -- camp, complaining there was not enough food and water. they refused tof move. now -- refused to move. it's unclear what would happen here. the move, as i say is solemn on the train. but the people seem set to refuse to leave it. so the stand off is on, and, really, an atmosphere, for a day that had begun with so much hope, with so much - how should i put it. it was really charged, anxious, urgent, elation to begin with, but then crashing apart because these people are furious. they say they have been cheated, duped, and why should they be in
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a situation like this. it's a simple question. a simple question from syrians, why should they flee a war when they are confronted with this situation being taken to a camp against their will. the police seem to have firm orders to make sure they get them there. it would seem with as little trouble as possible. it's hard, really, to visualize anything other than conflict here, unless the people change their mind. that is unlikely andrew with the latest there. thank you well, european union leaders are divided on how to react to the crisis. countries like france and germany want an agreement to share out the refugees. others are resisting the idea of europe-wide quotas. rob reynolds reports from berlin. >> reporter: as the european
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refugee crisis expands. france and germany agree to develop rules obliging all members of the european union to take in refugees and asylum seekers, especially from syria. french president francis hollande spoke with the irish prime minister. >> translation: i believe what exists long enough. there are countries, i'm not going to name them, it's not constructive, that will not assume moral obligations. we'll go further. >> reporter: he seemed to be referring to hungary, where the treatment of refugees races accusations of -- raises accusations of human rights abusers. hungary's prime minister accused germany of causing the crisis. >> the problem is not a european problem.
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the problem is a german problem. we don't have difficulties with those who would like to stay in hungary. no one would like to stay in hungary, estonia, all would like to go to germany. >> reporter: orban taunted european leaders saying they were out of step with their citizens. we see that the european leaders, among them prime ministers are not able to control the situation. >> reporter: german chancellor angela merkel says europe needs to share the burten, and treat the refugees according to principles of human rights agreed to in european law. >> the world will decide how europe is seen by the world. we are of values, and geneva is a part of the community, that we cannot wish away. >> they cited the photograph of a child laid drown on a turkish
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shaw after a boat floundered en route to greece. a picture that shocked many around the world. >> translation: i don't want to restrict ourselves to the emotion that comes when we have a 3-year-old child and his brother and other families who died. i'm seeing the other victims who died, who were never photographed. >> the french and german proposals will likely be discussed in detail when the foreign ministers meet in luxembourg friday and saturday well, the spokesman for the u.n. secretary-general told al jazeera that european countries are party to the refugee convention, and as such must act to protect the rights of refugees on european soil. >> the responsibility to take care of refugees lies with the member states. the pictures out of hungary, the
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picture of the small child, dead, an affront to human dignity, we have to assure every country treats refugees with the dignity and respect they deserve more to come on the programme... [ ♪ ] ..china pledges to cut the army by 300,000 as it commemorates the end of the second world war. doctors in nepal walk off the job in support of a hunger-striking colleague making a stand against corruption. in sport - goals galore for some of the asian teams. a full round. and thursday's euro 2016 qualifiers coming up a little later. first, guatemala's congress
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accepted the resignation of president otto perez molina over cores understandings. it was -- corruption, it was alleged he was involved in a customs scandal. where bribes were used to avoid paying duty. he says he will face the charges with a clear conscience. the scandal ripped apart the government days before an election due to take place on sunday. more from daniel schweimler, live for us in guatemala. it's been an eventful couple of hours. tell us more. >> thinks have been moving fast. this whole week. i mean, monday, perez was still the president. today he is no longer the president, and is standing in court on charges of corruption. a new president has been sworn in, and as you mentioned, the country is facing elections on sunday. the people behind me are
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celebrating the president's resignation, and they have been asking for weeks that he stand down. but they are watching and waiting to see what happens after the election. they want change, they know that they want a new government. how that will come about, that is for them to decide and plan over the next few days and months. >> it's difficult for ordinary guatemalans to trust at the moment? >> well, the politicians, candidates are doing invest in the opinion polls, are those that are different from every day politics. he is shooting up in the opinion polls. because he admits to knowing little about politics, and not seen by the actions of the politicians. he's doing very well. those with a great deal of experience are not doing so well in the opinion polls. what emerges, after the
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elections, which will probable go to a second round in october will be interesting to see. whether they'll be elected. whether they have the qualification to run the country. >> thank you now, thousands of farmers, and 1500 tractors converged on paris to call for help to fight rising costs and falling prices. farmers say they are on the verge of bankruptcy and are selling the prus for less than -- produce for less than the cost of production. the french government announced $3 billion in aid and a moratorium on debt repayment. >> reporter: it's milking time at the diary farm in northern france. this owner has 150 cows, and does most of the work himself, with help from the family. despite working from down until nightfall, he finds it difficult to get by.
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>> i love my work, the future is dark. when i can't make a living from your working your heart doesn't beat in the morning, it's unbearable, unbearable. >> reporter: it's a familiar story for farmers all over france, which is why they rolled into paris on the tractors, to protest rising costs and falling prices for produce. many of the problems facing the farmers are global. they say taxes, rules, regulations imposed by the french government are making it more difficult for them to compete on the marketplace. >> when farmers complain, the government listens. the agricultural lobby is powerful in france. politicians ignore it at their peril. >> we must respond to the problem of debt at the heart of the drama. a moratorium will be given to
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farmers, it's an effort on behalf of the banks and the state. they drove through the night to reach paris. the trip has been worth the effort. >> translation: people are on the side of the road, applauding us, taking photos. some have come up saying "we support and understand you, don't give up. that feels be with joy. >> but the farmers campaign does not stop here. there were others aimed at the european union. they want changes to farming quotas and e.u. legislation. they'll take the demands to brussels next week. >> china's president xi jinping wants to cut the size of the army from 300,000. the country is increasingly reliant on growing regional
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tensions. she made the announcement at a huge military parade. it's been 70 years since the surrender of japan in world war ii. we have this report. >> reporter: a nation's pride and military might on display in tiananmen square, and an opportunity for the chinese to remember the millions that died during world war ii, fighting japanese aggression. tiananmen square has not seen this sort of parade since 2009. and the fourth since 1960. 12,000 military personnel, past and present, representing chinese armed services marched to precision timing. more than 80% of the military hardware on show was unveiled for the first time. tanks, armoured vehicles, dozens drones, aircraft entertained large crowds. security operations surround the event. a few kilometres down the road. not everyone wants to watch the parade from home. many came to points like this,
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not necessarily passing them on the right, but up in the sky. >> translation: i've watched several parades on tv. it is the most spectacular one, the biggest in terms of size. this is an historical moment for china. >> reporter: many waited for an anticipated speech from chinese president xi jinping, including specially invited delegations and heads of states from more than 100 countries >> translation: people's liberation army of china is the people's army, to protect the nation's security and wellbeing and carry out the noble mission of upholding world peace. here i announce that china will cut the number of troops by 300,000. despite the significant
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statement, many leaders from western nations, and the prime minister of japan did not attend. they see china flexing its muscle. sending a message that it can and will defend itself and any disputed territory that it aims to claim. china was on the winning side during world war ii. personnel from two nations, including several central asian republics, and russia's asian ally pakistan joined in the parade. a nationalistic display it might have been, but 70 years on, like other global nations, china needed to remember the heroes, paying tribute to the sacrifices. there's a clear message, global superpower that never wants to see another world at war again still to come on the newshour - hundreds more refugees arrive on european shores. we'll have details of a pledge
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hello again, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the father of a 3-year-old drowned on a beech in turkey spoke of his harrowing experience. he said shortly after the boat left turkey for the island of cos, it was hit by waves, and the captain swam off european commission vice president says the continent is facing an unprecedented crisis as more refugees try to reach the shores. >> in hungary there has been chaotic scenes after a trade at
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the border molina facing corruption charges hours after he resigned. it was alleged that he was involved in a custom scam. it was alleged that he used bribes to avoid paying duty the images of the young boy's body on the beach caused global sympathy and anger, adding to pressure to the tough stance of refugees internationally, and from within the party. simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> reporter: it was on every front page of every newspaper. a single photo that could change the national debate, and put david cameron's stance under real pressure. on thursday he said he was deeply moved. and that the u.k. was aware of its moral responsibilitiesy, but signalled no immediately change in policy. >> there's not a change to the
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policy about taking people. we need a comprehensive solution, a new government in libya. i would say the people most responsible for the scenes are bashar al-assad in syria, and the butchers of i.s.i.l., and the criminal gangs running the trade in people. and we have to be hard on them at the same time. >> reporter: it's not clear whether the blanket media cover age will lead to a change in public opinion. many people feel a tipping point has come. >> slowly the human side of the tragedy is coming through. i'm glad in a way. it means, i hope, that we can begin to tackle this as an existential human crisis now. britain has taken 5,000 refugees since 2011 although claiming it spends a billion a year in aid. the policy is under international criticism. >> great causes sometimes need
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iconic images. the image may really tell us nothing that we didn't know already. but if we already are beginning to feel worried, anxious, guilty, a heart-wrenching image like that can change something in the upper atmosphere of what i would call the national consciousness. i think this picture of a little dead child brought ashore has done that the british parliament reconvenes next week, it may be then that david cameron begins to understand that the political temperature is rising on the issue. they'll have to listen to the number of critical voices within the party, calling for a change in the policy david cameron says he'll keep the situation under review. what he does may depend on the level of political pressure, and cynics may say it may depend on whether politicians feel the
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attitude has changed thousands of volunteers in the u.k. promised to help resettle syrian refugees. for more on this, we are joined in the studio. he is deputy director of sit gens u.k. that is a community group. you may start by explaining what your group is doing. >> sure, citizen u.k. has been campaigning for the government to take more refugees. it's made up of local churches, mosques and schools, and community groups. we are saying not only do we want to welcome refugees to the country, not only do we think the governments should do more. it starts with the public, ordinary people, persuading each other, and particularly local authorities and schools, that there is housing, there are school places, and the people in this place would welcome - some would welcome 50, 10, and build up from the bottom.
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that they are the people of the u.k. - that they do want the refugees. >> what reaction have you had to the suggestions by schools, by local authorities, the people dealing with the practical side of people coming to live? >> there was great pressure on the housing. you can see why politicians may be reluctant, amid scarce resources, despite their lives being desperate. there is a feeling in the public and local authority, where they wish to do the decent thing, show leadership. one council in south-west london is talking. the leader of that authority says "yes, we'll take 50", and wrote to his peers to encourage them to do the same. there's half-a-dozen authorities saying they'd welcome 50 or more refugees to that area.
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>> small steps, how do you go about changing government policy? >> over the last 24 hours, there has been a change, an outpouring amid the public, online petitions. we have had, ourselves, over 2,500 additional volunteers sign up in part of this movement to go one step further, saying that we support, you know, refugees, welcome. but we'll go and persuade our local authority, and find housing ourselves. we'll find housing amidst one particular mosque in north london has, themselves, found 12 homes, and, really, it is only by family. for every home and place we find, we know that's a family that's been saved. >> has public opinion itself changed or are the media reporting of the story changing. there was a definite sea change when we read the newspapers last night, and obviously the picture
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of little ireland was the picture that dominated and shocked people. has pity or the public led this? >> it's a difficult question. for people, the humanity of the people facing desperate situations to take the risk for themselves and the reason. it takes some kind of beginning of a relationship, beginning of a sense to identify with people. now we spend a lot of time hearing the stories of people whose grandparents sought refuge here. thinking of the jewish community, or other parts of the community found refuge, and that's part of the building up of momentum and energy to take action, and in the images building up, plaque what we have
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seen today in yesterday. every day people are identifying. i, myself, has a 3 month old at home. i don't think there's any parent out there that wouldn't think that this is a human dignity question, and in a way, that could be me. >> good to have you with us. thank you. >> thank you at least 15 people drowned off the coast of asia in an overcrowded boat. officials say those on board were indonesians who have been working illegally in malaysia. we have more from kuala lumpur police here in malaysia recovered another body from this boat disaster. that brings the number of dead to 15. 25 people have survived. they are - most of them are held at the police headquarters in town, about 150km north of
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capital kuala lumpur. now, authorities say they have launched an investigation into this. they are particularly interested in finding out who was operating the ferry service between malaysia and indonesia. whether it was operated legally. whether there was enough precautions on the vessel e they are looking into the -- vessel. they are looking into the nationality. authorities are confident that all the passengers were indonesians. and that is after having talked with the survivors. people interviewed were not carrying documents or passports. they were all speaking the indonesian language. if the passengers are found to be illegal migrants, workers coming to malaysia from indonesia to work temporarily, they may face charges. however, authorities say the focus still is very much on search and rescue.
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vessels are out to see looking for survivors and bodies. the affected area will resume. however the more that goes on. the less chance there is of finding survivors a county clerk official from the u.s. state of kentucky has been found in contempt of court and the gaoled for refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples. kim davis is refusing to issue licences to any couple - gay or strike. after the supreme court gave the green light to same-sex marriages. she cites religious reasons. hundreds of people have been protesting outside the court while her case was heard. john terrett joins us from canadian. give us a bit more about the background to this case. >> you know this, is an extraordinary religious freedom
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case. it has sprung up in the last couple of months. cast your mind back to the day in june, when the supreme court ruled same-sex marriage is legal across all 15 states. in the south of the country there is a county clerk whose name is kit davis, she was having none of that, deciding not to issue marriage licences to straight or homosexual couples on the ground. she does not believe in same-sex marriage on religious grounds. she is a christian, and she has refused to hand out licences to anybo anybody. there has been protests at her office, and today she was dragged into court by a civil liberties group. at the end of it all, the upshot was that she'd rather go to gaol than handout any marriage licences to same-sex couples. gaol it is, and that's where she is. after a long day in court.
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she's in the hands of the marshalls who have been taken away. the judge said they can only come out when the judge issues same sex marriage licences again. >> they are not the only ones to take the stance. what is happening to the others refusing to issue marriage licences. >> well, it's worth repeating that it is the law of the land here that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states. particular individuals, kim davis, decided she'd look at life purely on the religious basis. on god's law, and says that everyone will center their day in court, and that's what she's basing the argument on. there were six deputies, five out of six agreed to go to work and begin issuing marriage licences. except for one. that was her son? a. nathan.
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the judges decided not to charge him with contempt of court. >> a woman is behind bars in kentucky. many think this is a first. >> a senior doctor in nepal has gone on hunger strike for a sixth time, trying to raise awareness of corruption. doctors are stopping nonemergency services at all government hospitals. we have more from kathmandu. >> there are not a lot of people around the teaching hospital in kathmandu. doctors are striking. unless it's an emergency appare patients have been told to come back another day. this man came from 500km away. >> i came to do tests. they told me it was closed.
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i had to come, i can't get service. it cost $16 to travel from home. what kind of country is this. >> government countries spr him. a senior orthopaedic surgeon, who has been an hunger strike, striking against political interference and corruption in medical colleges. one of the demands is prosecution of medical colleges that have been found to forge student and teachers records at hospital facilities. they say that the practice is so rampant in some colleges, that it is contributing to the overall decline in standards. >> nepal has 20 medical colleges, and the government runs three. each college produces between 100 and 150 doctors every year. and students have to pay around $50,000 to become a doctor.
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the annual profit for a private medical school is a minimum of $5 million. >> the problem here is accountability. whatever happens, that has been used for the wrong purpose. it's used instead of providing medicine. >> this is the sixth time the doctor has been on hunger strike to approve the health system. each time, the government agreed to his demand. so far, demon of the agreements have been kept. after the last protest, the government established a fact-finding commission, concluding that normal alliances should be given to medical colleges. wednesday the government agreed to process the licences of four colleges, all of which failed government's criteria. the doctor who is weak after not eating says he is not tweeted.
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>> we are not ending this matter. this programme as the doctor's health weakens, they hope the government will make decisions to improve the health care system the former congolese rebel leader told his war crimes trial that he has never killed a civilians. that is despite being accused of murdering 800 people between 2002 and 2003. speaking at the hague, he said his intention was to protect people. the 41-year-old is accused of rape and using child soldiers. >> as an officer, i have always fought with people in uniform. i have never attacked civilians. on the other hand, your honours, i have always protected them.
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>> now, there are more trees growing around the world than scientists thought. a lot more. according to a new report, there are more than 3 trillion trees on earth, eight times the previous estimates. scientists examined the identity in 400 places. humans are felling 15 billion a year, and planting 5 billion to replace them. researchers warn that if deforestation conditions, in 500 years we'll cut down the last tree. the man that led the count is from the yale school of environmental studies, saying the earth lost half of its trees at the hands of mankind. >> we suggested that we had a lot more trees than previous estimates suggested. that's not to suggest that we find new tries or carbon. it just means that we used newer
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techniques, and newer information to provide a robust estimate. the scale of the effects was very much surprising to us. and we found that the impact is quite surprising. we are losing between 10-15 billion trees each year. and at the current rate forests will be completed at a fast rate. now that we have an understanding in the world's forests. conversation organizations and environmental practitioners are possibility set a target and meaningful goals and hope to check up the efforts and damaging impacts of humans around the world. throughout the course of human civilisation, the number of trees fell by 30%. that is a huge question raised - we didn't expect to find anything anywhere near that still to come - action from the u.s. open, as a former world
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patriots star could not be held responsible for the team's use of deflated balls, meaning he play in the open next week. it began in january after the new england patriots win over the colts, sending them to the super bowl. in may it was found two employees probably deflated gals on purpose, making it easier to slow and catch. there was a 4-game ban slapped on tom brady saying he was genuinely aware. they appealed the ban in june. it was an appeal about roger goodell. taking the case to court, where it was settled on thursday. the n.f.l. will appeal the decision. whatever happens, they'll play against the steelers. roger goodell gave a statement on behalf, saying that he'll appeal to the ruling in order to
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uphold the electively held responsibility to protect the integrity of the game. it was to secure the competitive fairness. and we'll continue to pursue a path to that end. a sports reporter at the "huffington post", tells jazz rah that it could have far-reaching consequences. >> it's bigger than one story. it's a question of discipline in the n.f.l., and whether roger goodell overstepped the bounds. this is now the third case in recent times where a judge or someone, an ash trial dater reduced or vacated the suspension after the ray rice suspension and one for adrian peterson, former running backs. it's a major position. experts say that could have an impact, depending on how the
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union reacted. >> i think it will be okay. he's taken a bit of a hit. it's largely from people that didn't like him. patrons that are controversial. for roger goodell the damage is to be seen. if this is upheld on appeal. it will be a real question of authority. >> at the us open, roger federer will be in action later. for a sixth title at flushing meadows, on court. he is involved against a frenchman. taking the first two before he scoim back in the third. leading 2-1 in the fourth. 2-time finalists. victoria azarenka reached the third round at the u.s. open. yamina wickmeyer going tonne to
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take a lead. recovering to win the opener. going on to win joining in the third round, irani clawed back to win. she reached the semifinal back here in 2012. clearly an unhappy with the result, irani booking a place in the third 2016 euro championships, belgium coming from behind. helping wales maintain a lead in the group. shock results here, beating netherlands to take a step. >> it's been a gold fest in asia, 76 goals scored in the world cup qualifiers. continental australians on top
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of group b. thrashing bangladesh. racing to the lead within the first 30 minutes. and making it five. in the 61st minute. biggest score line. they recorded their biggest ever victory. victims, in the 2022 world cup hosts winning 15-0. double the score line. taking a victory, 8-0 wins. this is qatar, second in the group. they delivered six goals, iraq comfortable winners. the contest taking place. 5-is. taking place in bangkok on tuesday. serie unable to play. they helped singapore in oman, despite the difficulties, the goal is to qualify for the tournament.
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a gift to the people back home. with a win over singapore. the syrians bagged the second win. german air strike, and thousands of refugees, it seems the football club is doing their part. bayern setting up a training champ not only supplying football. but the food and german lessons. planning to donate a million from a charity football match. the full-time bundesliga champions f.i.f.a. presidential candidate accused the asian football governing body of election fraud in supporting the rival. protesting the president. sending letters to most of the members, seeking support for this man. the chief. >> only the seen and an election
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in february. they believe it's time for a none european to take over the governing body. >> that's it for sport. >> thank you. i should apologise in advance for puns coming up. here is an a sheep, the world's woolliest. he had more than 40 kilos of fleece. he was discovered wandering around the outskirts of the capital canberra. the coat was so heavy, he was struggling to walk. it's estimated it's been grow for at least five years. the official record was set by a shape in new zealand carrying 29 kilos. chris may have just raised the bar. they were hoping i would do the sound effects. i'm not going to. that is it from me, felicity bar. join us in a couple of minutes.
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we want the world to see this, says the father of the syrian toddler whose death has shocked europe. welcome to europe - frustration for refugees trying to cross hungary as president orban says syrians should stay in turk gri hello, i'm felistie barr, and this is al jazeera live from london. coming up, guatemala's president appears in court to face corruption charges hours after he quit >
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