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celebrations on the streets of burkina faso, as the army moves in to the capital to try to end the coup. >> hello, i'm darren jordan. also on the programme. hour part of the process is finished a framework deal to solve months of a difficult crisis. car maker volkswagen under fire, accused of cheating on emissions tests and we look at one country
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that managed to find order amidst the chaos burkina faso's army entered a city with the national guard to stage a coup. soldiers were marching into ouagadougo to retake order, and is ready to hand over power to a transitional government. >> members of the special forces entered the capital. there are more two. meanwhile the showdown between the army and president started. and the president guard to lay down their arms. others do, others won't.
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the exit strategy - clearly earlier in the night they were turned away from the airport. the chief of staff was here earlier on. they bring it back. there has been celebrations. there were very specific areas, but there is still tension during the night. they lay down the arms. they were members of the guard.
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there's tension. the more soldiers on the street, the pore the crisis carries on. >> a framework agreement to end the political crisis in libya. the envoy told factions they must take the deal or leave it. we have this report. >> the united nations has been trying to bring the warring parties in libya together for more than a year. >> it's a final text. our part of the process is now finished. u.n. envoy says the framework deal worked out moves forward to end the conflict in libya. it's not a deal yet. in this situation it's strong confrontation, the crisis, so many problems they must sent if
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there is a solution, this proposal. >> libya has been in the state of civil war since 2011. among those struggling to file the position are many. >> the revolution taken during the last year of these negotiations, they are about to declare a government under, at best, having two sides. they both have prox anies ultimately both want to annihilate each other. >> they have to be positive. they have to see what this process is going to bring for
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the country. and not to be concerned about what they would have liked to see in the text, an outcome of the process and will not be there. this is not the question today. the question today is to get libya back to track, to build piece, development, prosperity in the country. >> lyon bass given a 20 october deadline to get a government in place. that's the fourth anniversary from death, from the ruler muammar gaddafi. envoy to libya says the peace deal is not their yet. the process is there as never before. the u.s. justice department launches an investigation into vehicles wag jen:
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>> reporter: this was the frankfurt international show on misunderstand, the volkswagen stand, under the bonnet a secret revealed by the environmental protection agency in the united states. volkswagen has been fullsifying data to embellish credentials of its tdi engine in early trading. the stock lost up to a quarter of its value. >> it will cost vast amounts of money, there's the threats not just of fines, but class action lawsuit. what is important. volkswagen image is damaged. >> reporter: the news for the makers of the people's car. the beetle famously remade could get worse. they are ordering volkswagen to recall half a million diesel
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powered vehicles. built between 2009 and 2015. e.p.a. is talking about a fine as much as 18 billion which would be the highest levied against it. add to that. half a million vehicles recalled. the e.p.a. says that vw must return to proper functioning and take into account that the german company announced an emissionst inquiry into buildings sold in europe, and you see the potential for total catastrophe for volkswagen gets bigger and bigger. >> reporter: nor does it stop there. vw set its course on engines to build diesel. the idea may be cast into doubt. >> the diesel has been shown to produce large obnoxious gases, larger than expected and the viability will come into
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questions. it could be a material blow. it is colossally damaging for the brand. what is everything in life was as reliable went the '80s add slogan. this year they were forced to qualify for breaching trust. >> hungary passed laws allowing the army to protect the borders. hungary's promises refugees are threatening europe's borders. >> translation: until there is a united european stance, member states will be forced to protect themselves. from this brutal threat at grave cost. >> reporter: hungary posted newspaper adverts to deter
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refugees, warning them not to enter the country illegally, saying those entering illegally will be punished now, european countries which couldn't cope with a refugee influx are managing to move them through the continent. they were packed with people, gradually emptying. lawrence lee reports from the slovenian town. >> reporter: as chaotic as the summer has been. it's clear that the refugees might hope the journeys will be a little quicker, less painful. >> this reception center the northern slovenian sound is on the move to austria and germany. are they hope about it? >> these countries - i told you. >> when will you go to austria. >> austria - maybe today, after lunch.
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>> reporter: on the train. >> yes, on the train. >> reporter: like it's neighbours to the south-east. slovenia is showing logistical awareness. the red cross staff are waiting for the next lot to turn up. they recognise the movements from people were serbia is getting faster. at the ends of the summer, the most basic level that europe is showing. -- showing mour organization. it's true, we have 250 beds available here. the refugees change every day. as soon as 250 leave, the next arrive. >> so the next bus turns up. off they come, they are arrived -- asked to go in. >> the reason why slovenia can cope with the influx of refugees in what are relatively small reessentials is because the turn around of people is so fast. refugees spend about 12 hours here, and the rest is changed and moved to the train station. that, in turn, frees up bed space for the next wave to come.
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>> staying a few hours was too much for this group. refusing to go in, saying they just wanted to go to the railway station. after weeks of being herded around by various police forces. patience has run out. >> take us to the train station. thank you very much, thank you slovenia. drop us to the train station. that's it. >> off they walked in two lines, a few hundred meters up the road into the train station. the $18 tickets would take them to the other side of the border. what they didn't know is you could get a train from here to the netherlands. the staff have been told the refugees must go through another system in austria. all the same it demonstrates that something is working now. countries have given up trying to keep people from going where they want to. time for a break. when we come back kenya's
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teachers ask the government to think of the children as they continue a strike over play. and we scale up a treasure to find out what is threatening the future. more on that. stay with us.
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welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera. people in burkina faso welcomed news for the army entering the capital ouagadougo. the general who led the take over will hand the power to a civilian transitional government u.n. envoy to libya proposes
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a peace deal. and has given the government a text to form a unity government. and set a deadline for is to be signed. >> the u.s. justice department launched a criminal investigation into volkswagen, finding that software on some vehicles can manipulate emissions test venezuela and columbia agree to reopen their borders. they met for talks in the ecuadorian capital. venezuela shot borders after three border guards were shot. a crackdown followed. 1500 were reported. we have more from boca tea. >> after long and complicated negotiations, the president agreed to what they were calling normalization of the border region. it's the first important step,
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paralyzing into the movement. and oversaw 17,000km. over being deported. back from venezuela. they were accused of being responsible for the chronic shortages in venezuela. nicolas maduro and santos agreed to a 7 point agenda. they decided to rein state immediately their ambassadors and will start an investigation of the situation at the border, and called for a ministerial level meeting on wednesday. in caracas, venezuela, to discuss and implement sensible border policies here, as president nicolas maduro said, wisdom prevails. this has been a peaceful debate. respectful and productive.
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>> the border crossing will remain. at this point no details to be given of how long it would take. >> after a shell landed on its embassy's compound in damascus. 32 people had been killed, by an air strike in aleppo. >> israel and russia said they'd coordinate military action. to avoid trailling fire. the announcement paid by binyamin netanyahu. who is in wrusha to talk to the president vladimir putin. israel is concerned russian president could end up on the border with weapons seized from syria in 1957. more from moss cope. >> at the end of the meeting with vladimir putin, both sides agreed to coordinate the
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military action in syria. that came as a result and the defense sheeps. they agreed to coordinate. trying to get around a misunderstanding. it was the yourself am. >>. it caused a trade in fire. they were on the ground. some of the most advanced surface to air missiles. israeli pilots were prepared to take it on. if they feel the weapons were smuggled out to syria. it was a situation that needed attention. >> more than 2 million muslims were expected in mecca.
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>> authorities face a number. first they need to control the pilgrimage. more than 2 million are expected to arrive in mecca. on tuesday, they will go where they can get ready to move. on wednesday it's the main day. all the people, all the pilgrims would converge. there would be some movement. the challenge is to control the movement. they make sure they move safely. >> it overshadowed it. it was a massive crane. it fell on to the eastern side. 107 people. wounding more than 200.
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let me tell you why that happened. the grand mosque has turned into a massive construction site. it expanded capacity. it converged. coming to mecca. they launched on investigation. it was misuse of heavy equipment and the main contractor was suspended. the government says everything is going according to plan. the incident didn't deter any to converge on mecca. >> we have more on the hajj on the website. you can walk through the main sites of the pilgrimage in mecca with a 360 degree view. >> china's president. they start the week-long visit. the two countries have been at odds on several key issues. as reported. the world's two biggest
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economies found they need each other more and more. >> the guardian of an economy, remaining strong. >> he is arguably one. strongest leaders. it was at a time when there was good optics. he's a leader in command of a large economy. >> ahead of the visit, some advisors made a rare appearance. the economies were dependent on each other. >> the two countries have differences. shared witnesses have much to
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say. last month china showed off some of its latest military hardware, it's the technology you don't see that worries the government. >> the president will not bat an inch. he is expanding. china's state controlled media says this will be a symbolically controlled visit. they went there 36 years ago. it causes excitement. this countries was emerging from decades of isolation. the atmosphere is different.
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the mood of the country is very much of an anti-china feel to it. this is a generation for whom u.s. brands and culture had a big impact. >> going to america would be my dream. >> i watched the programme and movies, they have a lot of influence on my life. >> the two leaders last met in beijing. it was a further opportunity to improve the international image and china pope francis visited the u.k.an city of holbin near where
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fidel castro grew up. monday as a special anniversary, 62 years to the date since he decided to become a priest. >> he was in his last stop before heading to the united states. >> 40 million schoolchildren in kenya have no classes to go to because teachers are striking over pay. the president says the government can't afford more raises. as catherine wambua-soi reports. >> this shelter is small and stuffy. with schools closed, it's one of the few places where poor children in kenya can go. the shelter was started by a nonprofit organization years ago to help a handful of children with after school tuition. since the strikes started hundreds study, only to have a hot mug of porridge. >> can you convince me that our country is bankrupt and cannot
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pay the teachers. >> who do you blame? all schools under the kenya education carriculum have been closed and there seems to be no solution in sight. there's so much distrust between the teachers and employers. paying them is not sustainable. teachers insist the government is not sincere. millions lose out. if the award was paid to teach us. the salaries would have no choice and would be forced to haaronize wages across the sector, and based on last tax revenue, our wage bill would rise from 52% to 61% of all revenues collected.
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teachers protest. they have the support. politics and emotions overshadowed economics surrounding the strike. >> what the national guard has never done is to let kenyans understand that we are proud people. hard-working people. that aside, we are a poor country. nights after the calls, deciding if the kids go back to stall. a court recalling on the legality. teachers listen to the courts. >> greece's newly re-elected prime minister has been worn into office after winning the parliamentary lessons. alexis tsipras resigned and called elections.
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he had agreed to austerity measures in change for an economic bail out deal, causing some members to breakaway. saying it portrayed ain't austerity policies. scott walker pulled out of the race for the white house. he is the second republican to drop out. 15 republicans vie for the presidential nominations. scott walker believes too many republicans are in the running. i will suspend the campaign. so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates. to offer a positive alternative
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to the front runner. a drought in california could kill a treasure. we went to the national park to see how they are holding up. >> reporter: /* >> reporter: giant sequoias like this are special. they are the largest organisms on earth, and are ancient. after four years of drought researchers are worried about the future. roughly 2,500 years old, this pre-dates christianity and islam. more important for today is how tall it is, it's over 75 meters. 250 feet stall. tall. scientists will go up to take
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water samples. i'm going to follow them. >> anthony leads the team. he climbs to the top of these to test for time of stress. he's been doing this for about 20 years. warmer temperatures mean the trees need enormous amount of water. >> a typical se quoia tree may need 5 to 8 gallons a day. >> trouble is the sea pack is at a 500 year low. the se quoias, which survived for thousands of years are surviving this. but the team points out that the combination of drought and rising temperatures is unprecedented. >> now that we are in the fourth year of the drought, they still seem to be holding up well. if we had another year as severe as this one. i'd say all bets are off. >> this tree was a seedling during the roman empire. the history of the united states is a tiny fraction of its past.
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the question of whether it and its kind can survive here in the future and a reminder, you can keep up to date with the news on the website. there it is on your screen, aljazeera.com. that's aljazeera.com. >> every year, the u.s. imports more and more produce - fresh fruits and vegetables - from mexico. and every year, wages have stayed the same for the people that harvest that produce - sometimes the last people to touch the fruit bought by u.s. consumers. but after years of long, hot days and stagnant pay, workers left the fields and took to the streets to demand better working conditions - and a living wage. the response from the government was swift - and fierce.