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coal that's cleaner are, cheaper and odorless, the surprising which in which kenyans are producing it . >> i am farrah ismail, i will have the day's sport including roger federer gets the better of his old rival in the swiss indoors final. ♪ turkish voters have embraced the ruling akp party's message of civility and security giving back its parliamentary majority in a sweeping election victory. with almost all of the votes counted, it's won 316 seats with a vote share of just under 50%. it needed 276 seats to governor on its own. turkey's main opposition party, the secularist chp secured about a quarter of the vote which translates into 134 seats. the nationalist mhp party had
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almost 12% support. that's 41 seats, and the proceed kurdish htp party claimed a little over 10 and a half percent. had that figure dropped below 10 percent, the hdp would have lost all of its parliamentary ceased. these results reversed the outcome of june's election when the akp party lost its 13 year grip on single party power. supporters have been celebrating in the capitol, arrangnkara thee minister's home city. >> today is a day of victory for our democracy for our nation and may god be content with everyone who has made this victory possible. may god grantis twe have our chn and our heads up. may god never cause us to feel
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embarrassed or shamed when facing our people. >> there were scenes of jubilation there, and it was a very different picture seen outside the headquarters of the pro-kurdish people's democratic party in the southeastern city of jabaka. earlier, a small group of protesters began throwing stones before police cleared the area with tear gas. one person was shot and wounded. we are going to get a live update from our correspondent, bernard smith, in a short while. first, let's get the overall view from jamal al shayal in ankara at akp party headquarters. i can see people behind you. it's still packed even though it's just come up to midnight there in ankara. what are the people waiting for? >> reporter: well, they are waiting for the man of the hour. >> that's the party's leader and the prime minister they've been
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gathering here for several hours despite the cold. he has arrived in the capitol. he is on his way campaign bus has toured almost every area. it seems that the hundreds if not thousands of kilometers that were covered by campaign bus have paid off. it is on its victory tour so to speak and approaches the headquarters. the people here relieved and surprised because it gets that much of a victory because turkey is pretty polarized. there has been sputtering in the economy that was one of the trademarks of the success of the akp party where it was constantly on the ascend and in the past couple of years, that
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hasn't been the case it appears a large part of the population, one in every two people thought the best interests of turkey lay in a continued role of the akp party on its own, barbara. >> we are waiting for the prime minister to arrive. well, of course, listen to what he has to say for the moment. live for us in ankara. jamal, thank you. let's go to bernard smith in the pred predominantly kurdish city. i am sure the enthusiasm we just saw in ankara isn't shared by a lot of people. tell us a little bit about the reaction you have been hearing there. the violence that had broken out in the country in the months between june and november, the breakdown of the seats fire with the pkk and the turkish state i am, a consequence, the three
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separate bomb attacks in tuney,e majority were kurdish. the leadership of the pro-kurdish htp will say it's remarkable that they said tonight they think it's remarkable they managed to keep the representation in parliament despite everything that's happened. back in june, the hdp surprised everyone by getting 13% of the vote, getting 18 nps in parliament for the first time. this time are, we are looking at about 10.7 percent of the vote perhaps in it sled below 10 percent, they wouldn't have representation in parliament. more 5 million people voted for the htp. there was a risk those people wouldn't have had any representation in parliament. the htp leader says we got nearly 11% of the vote in the midst of mayhem without campaigning at all. he is referring to those violent
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incidents since june. in june, the conservative socialist conservative kurds who once backed the akp who backed the hdp. it seems that the akp have got back some of that kurdish support. but, also, the akp's tactic of targeting nationalist supporters on the right of the political spectrum helped the akp win back its majority, barbara. we did see some clashes when the election results were becoming clear. we've also heard that the prime minister speak. already, we are expecting another speech where he did hint at wanting an inclusive government for turkey do people believe that, a, he means it and, b, it is actually possible considering the many divisions we have seen over the past months and years? >> i think a lot of people we
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spoke to explained their reasoning for voting for the hdp in june, said it was because they felt the akp didn't really represent the interests of the kurdish people anymore. the akp have spent a lot of time cultivating the kurds. it has initiated the peace protest and there has been a defendant liberalsization towards the kurds and their culture that there hadn't been under any other party. the akp had done a lot in the past for the kurds, but they felt particularly over the battle for kabani, that water town, turkey let the kurds down. that's why they left them in june. it seems that now come november, those conservative kurds have perhaps gone back to the ak party because at a time theatre of stability. some we polled said they were concerned that the pro-kurdish
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hdp hadn't done enough to try to stop the violence to tell the pkk to stop the violence, and that's why there were concerns over stability, some voters may have gone back to the akp, barbara. >> bernard smith with the latest for us there. thank you. for another party on the akp party's big comeback in the turkish elections we are joined by friday kudura at chathamhouse. it's good to have you in the studio. very interesting results, i guess, a surprise for a lot of people. were you surprised and what do you think is behind this, you know, relatively big victory by the akp party in the was it the economy or what was it? >> primarily about security and stability. the conservative voters tend to be conservative and religious as well as conservative kurds and man of them went back to the ruling party, akp. that shows that that's because they have a very narrow world view. their number one issue is comic
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security as well as political statementy. >> a lot will say actually the akp party did help them sort of economically to grow the economy, turkey has been on the right path. not just the security we have seen as an issue, you know in increase since those two attacks we have seen in the past few months. >> no doubt, the economy has played a role min maintaining te support. in this election, the number 1 issue was political stability and security maim turks and kurds have a negative view of coalition government. it is associated with instability particularly during the 1990s, plus also this election does not resolve turkey's underlying challenges, deteriorating economy, growing violence and spillover effect of a quagmire into turkey. >> what turkey will have is one party that has the majority in
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parliament. it leaves an interesting question over erdoguan. it didn't do well enough to change the constitution and give the president more power. how do you think that will affect everything, and what kind of role do you think we will still see erdouan have now that his party is back in power. >> he dom natures the state's appearratus, dominates the government, the security forces, the military. he is the one single most important political figure in turkey. i think this election result cement his power, at least for the -- at least for the shot to medium term. there is no one really to challenge him. >> turkey a key regional player, the stepping stone between the middle east and europe. it's involved in the fight against isil. it houses the biggest number of syrian refugees. what do you think reaction will be in european and western capitols that even though some of them may have question marks,
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or the akp party's measures against, for example, freedom of the press but a stable turkey is good for the region right now? >> unofficially and behind the scenes, many people leaders will be dismayed at these election results thing no choice but to work with president erduan. turkey stands at the core dor between europe and the middle east. it borders some of the most unstable countries in the world. iran, iraq, and syria and turkish cooperation is necessary to stem the flow of syrian refugees from turkey and the middle east into mainlandpland europe. >> very briefly, do you think that the party -- and we heard it said a few times today, probably again when he gives the speech in ankara will deliver on a more inclusive government, a more uniting force for turkey? >> there is nothing in the
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ruling past to indicate it will be more inclusive. they have fed the polarization and benefited. i suspect they will continue with this. >> turkish specialist at chathamhouse, thank you for your views. the rest of the day's news is coming up, including unrest in somalia's al shabaab attack a luxury hotel in the capitol mogadishu. an israeli soldier is suspended for telling palestinians at a refugee camp that they would be gassed until they died. in sport, we will tell you about the golfer who won the turkish open for a second time. a number of refugees have drowned off the greek island of samos. among them were children and even babies. meanwhile off of the island of
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lesbos, more bodies voir dire been washing ashore. more than sixty have died while trying to cross the aegean sea. half were children. winds you of up to 50 kilometers an hour have been hitting the aegean on sunday. mohammed jamjoon sent us this update where the bodies from refugees from other sinks have been washing ashore. >> more grim, very sad news emanating from here earlier today, two boats capsizing off of the coast of samos. that's very close to where we are now. at least 11 people killed, drowned in those boats capsizing and it seems as though several children perhaps as many as six drown in those capsizes and well. sadly, these types of headlines are becoming almost commonplace here especially in the past week. dozens of people, at least 60, drowning in boats that capsized
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refugees, desperate to try to make it from turkey to greece this past week. so at least 60 people dead, just in the last four days today also extremely sad reports of more bodies. perhaps as many as seven, we are told it's very sad here the news continues as i said before to be grim. even though the weather is worsening, the sea is very choppy, high temperatures have dropped drastically, even despite all of this, that influx continuing because these people that are so desperate to escape war and death and destruction in places like iraq and syria are trying to get to europe before they believe europe will stop
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allowing them tokey come here. >> with nearly 10,000 refugees arriving in germany every day, chancellor angela merkel has held emergency talks with her coalition partners. sea hover is being critical of what he calls merkel's open door policy toward refuge edes. german is expecting an influx between 800,000 and one million refugees this year. nearly all will enter by munich, the bavarian state capitol. italy is due to open four more immigration centers known as hot spots this month. the reception centers will help identify who is a refuge e and prevent people considered economic migrants from traveling into europe. it will be run by italy and the eu. this year, italy has already had 140,000 people arrive by boat from north africa. during a national day of mourning in russia, a memorial has taken place in saint
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petersburg honoring the haven't victims of saturday's victims in the plane crash. all 224 died. from saint petersburg, peter sharp reports. >> reporter: in front of one of russia's most potent symbols of pour in history, hundreds of people gathered together taking comfort and support from each other in a silent vigil at a time of suffering. the dead were known to many. >> on this flight, there was a girl who i have known since i was 6. her name was leah. we were at the same gymnastics class. they were mainly our people in saint putters burg. it's not just them. we don't want an aircraft to ever crash again. >> at the crash site in egypt, search teams are now scouring an area of more than 20 scare kilometers trying to peace together exactly what happened
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to flight 9268. 171 bodies have now been recovered. some nearly 10 kilometers from the crash site. russian officials say the aircraft, which is flying from the red sea have broken up at very high altitude. several international airlines including airbus and lustansa decided not to fly over the area where the flight came down until the cause of the crash is identified both russia and egypt are reluctant to give any credibility to claims to isil affiliates that they shot down the airbus. >> it's very important that this matter be left alone and that discussions of the reasons behind it should not take place because this takes a very long time. these are complicated matters that require advanced techniques and broad investigation that could take months. >> in the resort, there were
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prayers for those who lost their lives and church services to mark the country's worst ever air disaster. questions, too, about what happened above the skies of egypt. for a community desperate to understand what happened to that flight, there will be no quick answers. for these people, thehover is becoming more apparent as the bodies start arriving home, the bodies of those killed in the crash. they will be taken to a purpose-built mortgage mortuary will be played to the samples given by families. here in petersburg, the home for so many of the dead, they have decided to extend the period of mourning for another two days. peter sharp, al jazeera. saint peter's burg. >> an israeli border patrol officer has been suspended from work. he was recorded on video threatening to gas palestinians in the occupied west bank.
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a report. you are looking at 17-year-old's point of view. he was at a community center when he heard the threat. >> we will hit you with gas until you all die he used his smart phone. a voice blaring from an iezzoi vehicle identifies itself as the occupation army. we are the occupation army. if you throw stones, we will hit you with gas until you all die. the use, the children, the old people. you will all die. >> the threat e volks the nightmare of the jewish h holocaust when millions were gassed to death. >> we won't leave any of you alive. we have arrested one of you. he is with us now. we took him from his home and we will slaughter and kill him
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while you watch. >> israel wants palestinians top stop protests that have continued daily for the past month. more than 71 palestinians were killed by israelis since october the 1st. israel says 38 were armed with knives. many palestinians say they were not. in israel, a police statement says the officer has been suspended. this is a severe incident which we are taking care of with the full severity of the law. the officer has been suspended from any operational activity until the end of the inquiry proceedings, at the end of which we will assess the continuation of his service. the number of palestinians killed continues to rise. another palestinian was shot and killed in the west bank village of batanun on sunday. israeli forces say he tried to carry out a knife attack against an israeli soldier, an allegation that's difficult for palestinians to confirm. paul chadurgion, al jazeera.
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>> at least 15 people have been killed after al shabaab fighters attacked a luxury hotels in somalia. victoria gatenby has more details. >> reporter: a suicide bomber deton it's a his explosives inside a hotel in mogadishu. outside, a car is on fire. it had been packed with ex plositches and used by gunmen to blast their way in to the hotel compound. they then stormed the hotel, itself. the hotel it popular with somali politicians. at least one currents and one former member of parliament are among the dead. senior government officials and a journalist were also killed. one mp called the attack a dark day for somalia. >> i was at the scene of the explosion when a car full of explosives detonated beside me. i fell on the ground and saw
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part of my body bleeding. there was another journalist killed in the attack. >> somali soldiers were called in to recapture the hotel. >> the security forces immediately played a role to limit the lots of life. this is a dangerous attempt from a terrorist movement. we are sure the movement will be defeated at the end. >> al shabaab which operates in somalia and neighboring countries has claimed responsibility. >> it's clear if you look back at events in somalia over the past six months that al shabaab still has the capability to organize major terrorist attacks in the capitol. it's unfortunate that these terrorist attacks still occur sporadically. over all, the government forces are clearly in the offensive and have the momentum. >> reporter: in april, fighters from the group killed 147 people in an attack on garisa university college in kenya, and
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in september, 2013, al shabaab fighters stormed the shopping mal. somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago, somalia's government pushed al shabaab out of major cities including mogadishu with the help of african union soldiers. but attacks like this show somalia's government and its supporters have much more work to do. victoria gatenby, arizona. it will worsen. appeal to go foreign end to the cycle of violence between kriksz as and muslims. he told the crowd he hopes to be assessment make it to the country for his scheduled visit at the end of the month. >> activists in kenya are trying to promote a waste management and environmental solution that
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i have been they admit is a tough sell. they want to convince people that human waste can be a source of fuel. we sent catherine s written soi >> teaching people in her neighborhood about coal. it's from human waste. it burns less t something new here northwest of kenya's capitol niarobi. she has a tough job convincing people to buy. >> people normally ask me: is it really safe? they are very conservative and their first reaction is shock, but i explain to them that this has been tested and proven to be safe. this area is known for flower fans. it's also a sanitation hazard. there are not enough toilets and no proper waste disposal system.
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so most of the waste here is dumped in the town's scenic lake. a non-profit corporation called san i have a tion is help to go change that. >> they are dirty. nobody cares about cleaning them. when you look at them, the people using the latrines, they are far and it's unsafe at night to use them they have been giving people toilet boxes like this one and collecting waste twice a week for a fee of about $5 a month. waste is brought here for treatment. in consent traitors meant to kill everything that's harmful. it's a process that takes at least a day to make sure the waste is clean and fit to go in to that the processing plant. trb thrown away from charcoal
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dust. sold to industries. workers are increasingly reaching out to people at home. they don't have gas stoves. we found that our charcoal is perfect for existing with the existing mechanics. >> many people use charcoal and firewood to reduce cutting down trees and help in waste management. a good idea for a country where 7 out of 10 kenyans lack a household title. working toward popularizing this says the biggest challenge is convincing people that even human waste can be good. cath ri soi, al jazeererine soi >> more to come, including hope in myanmar. a major rally ahead of the first free and fair vote in 25 years.
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french president francois hollande heads to china to secure a global climate dean ahead of crucial paris talks next month. inspot, we will tell you about the player celebrating the biggest title in her career. career.
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♪ now, a reminder the top stories here on al jazeera. supporters of turkey's ruling akp party are celebrating in the streets as results show that the group has regained its majority in turkey's second election this year. the bodies of drowned refugee did have been washing ashore on the greek island of lesbos after a ship wreck earlier this week. another 11 refugees have drowned. a memorial service has been held at saint petersburg for the 224 people who died in a plane crash on saturday. russian aviation officials say the airliner broke up in the air. protesters in bangladesh are condemning the murder of a secular buck publisher who
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worked with the late author who was hacked to death in february. rory was an atheist and critical of religious groups in bangladesh. four secular bloggers have been murdered this year. protesters are urging the government to do more to prevent the attacks. million dolla opinion /* a rally in the largest city of yangon. on our reporter, florence looie was there. she sends us this report. >> by the time opposition leader an son sugi arrived, the crowd had swelled to thousands. >> if we wind by a landslide in the coming election, we will forgive and work together with everyone, including the military. she was still under house arrest during the last election five years ago which was boycotted by
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the national league for democracy or nld. it easily won the bye election in 2012. it will is tipped to win this time. this is the first election since the government took over from military rule in 2011. there have been some reforms, economic and political the meted media is less censored than before although not par were. >> it is not balanced in covering campaign. are we going to get a balanced view? i don't think so. this is important for the voters. >> the lack of coverage in state-owned media doesn't seem to have perfected the party or its leaders' popularity the only leader who can bring our campaign in a bright future. >> other country has been left behind. we want change now. >> the nld has said it was concerned about inaccuracies in the voter list which it said could affect at least 30% of voters. it has been criticized for
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giving in to anti-muslim sentiment and failing. >> an he can'tnic majority areas votes are likely to be won by ethnic parties. while those factors may affect how well it does at the ballot box, the nld's campaign promise of change is attractive. he specially after 50 years of military rule. victory won't be enough to ensure change. any push for reforms will be subject to the constitution which has been drafted to ensure the military's continued role in politics. the general's vision of what democracy means will prevail. that's not going to stop voters here from trying to put their representative in power even if that power is limited. florence looie, al jazeera, yangon. >> we can speak to lee jones via skype, a senior lecturer of school at politics and international relations at london's queen mary university.
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thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera. we are watching as that report rally, of course outside of the country certainly in the west is revered as a symbol for the fight of democracy, very, very well known that translated in her own country. do you think that that means she will have the power to win the election and bring about change in myanmar? >> she is no doubt very popular in many parts of myanmar. she is essentially viewed as a saint-like figure. personality surrounds her. many will vote for her party. as your correspondent has pointed out, any switch in the voting role, unbiased media, the attacks on opposition campaigners, the restrictions on
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campaigning, the voter roles have many regularities. i don't expect that should be free and fair. that's a her o'clock assumption. there will be ballot stuffing. the unitedfirmederity party, currently the largest party in parlorpal, former general's party, they have been distributing pat tronage to try to win the public support. they have very deep pockets, and there will be many areas of the country where people will not be able to to vote at all because of con flint between the myanmar army and thevarious minority etc insurge event groups and the election simply can't be held in those areas for security reasons. so there is all kind of restrictions on the free and fair election basis the military are guaranteed 25% of seats in parliament, it means that the usdp only need to win over a quarter of the seats themselves and can join together with the military to elect the next
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president who then sgrz the government. they had need to win a massive land slide. given the restrictions on the campaigning and the conduct of the election. >> in the case as you predict, that's not going to happen. they won't win a slad slide but enough to have to forge some kind of alliance with the u.s. dp. in that sense, what could change for myanmar? and specifically, i am thinking of the 40% of the 52 medical living there who come from ethnic minority groups who do feel effectively disenfranchised and certainly not treated well by the current government. what could change? the country president has been trying to sign a nationwide cease-fire and not been successful in getting the armed groups on board that is into i had to pave the way for a comprehensionive settlement.
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the idea is this would lead onto a federal settlement, resource sharing agreements and so on. but that's all to be hammered out. to be honest, it's been difficult just to get the limitednatalwide cease-fire. so far so hard work is due to happen after the next election. i think frankly many of the ethnic minorities are rather suspicious from the nld and she is from the majority ethnic group and she's not really attuned to ethnic minority concerns. she's really got nothing to say about the conflict, nothing to say about the future political settlement. it's as if she believes that by her being elected, by having democracy and the rule of law, all of the country's problems evaporate which is not the case. >> what's interesting and ironic as well, considering that there has been such a fight for
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democracy, actually, now, we are almost seeing voter appear thy. the election hasn't happened but a lot of people who could have registered to vote haven't done so yet do you predid i we will see voter apathy because people don't actually think anything is going to change with this election? >> yeah. i think that is true for a significant number of people. particularly in the border lands because the situation has changed over the last four or five years since a sillianized government took over. there has been some improvement in terms of people's right to speak and assemble and protest and so on. work constraints and those straights are severe in the border lands where the ethnic minorities live. from their perspective, little has changed. the old regime and new guard. if we look at the election commission's attempt to verify the voter roles, very few people
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en gailing with that process. so there is some concern about what level of turnout might be. i think turnout may be in the 60, 70 percentage range but maybe not as high as one might thing that this is tipped as a free and fair election. precisely because it won't be. a significant number of people will be cynical about the prospects of voting leading to change. >> that ely with scheduled for november 8th. a week from now. one of the interesting things. lee jones, senior lecturer at queen mary university in london, thank you. ? >> frrnling pet francois hollande is embarking on a state visit to china that could be vital to his efforts to a global climate deal in paris next month as the world's biggest producer of carbon, china has recently committed billions of dollars to help developing countries to
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rice their emissions. rob mcbride reports from beijing. >> with low opinion ratings back home, what francois holland he did in china could go a long way. at least the survival of his legacy as a climate hero. hollande is leading french efforts to win support for the upcoming climate conference in paris aimed at limiting gomez warning and china's support is crucial. >> france really values the climateci summit. china shares it and is making a big effort to reduce emissions. china has a lot of difficult sglishingz holland's blue sky days in bay ching. as heating increases demand on coal powered stations. residents know it's only a matter of time until the smog returns thouo the northern part
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china. >> as the world's biggest producer of carbon die objectionide, they are twice those of the units, the second highest producer. environmentalists say reducing dependence on cheap, dirty coal have helped china turn a corner. >> the good news is the:used in china has seen decline in last year for the first time in a century. and it still is continuing. as a result, carbon emission has stalled last year. >> while china might have some way to go to build its green energy cred en weres, it's reputation as an environmental villain is change can. hom lande may find a friend in china. al jazeera, beijing. the u.n. special envoy to yemen says he expects more talks between the warring parties to again by mid november. ismail sheik amed made the
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comments at the annual security talks. he said civilians in yemen are suffering and need a solution as soon as possible. the eight-month civil war has killed thousandses and caused a humanitarian crisis. a positive storm appears to be making its way to yemen. cyclone chapala to make landfall on monday bringing rain, thunderstorms and strong winds with it heading to the war torn seaport where 300,000 people live. there have been a defendant certain edes of eruptions. video released by the national size mo logical network shows two e runingsz of the mountain located east of the capitol. the park has been shut since 2009 due to the increased seismic activity at the site. let's go to brazil where the appetite for crabmeat is forcing government leaders to act.
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cpas live in the world's third largest delta. fishing has caused catches to dwindle along with fishermen's properties. kimberly halkett has the story. >> reporter: after he lost his job 20 years ago like so many neighbors, this was all that was left for paid tro campots to do. >> it is the worst place in the world to make a living. harvesting crops, you get dirty mosquitos and huge downpours you have to work through. >> reporter: unless the crap population returns to its former abundance, it's not work 50-year-old pedro wishes for any of his children. i has been at it for 10 hours but has just 16 crabs to show for his efforts. >> there are too many people getting crabs. you used to be able to get several hundred a day. now, we have trouble getting
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even 10. >> crabs are just one of the devastated natural resources in the delta. until three years', the brazil an government intervened. but instead of banning fishing and crabbing all together, it created cooperatives with exclusive fishing rights for brazil's poorest and most vulnerable families. it allows for harvesting in concentrated areas where marine populations are recovering in other parts of the 2ke89a. families receive come pen sees for low yields, part of a wider program implemented across the country to combat chronic poverty. >> i give it 10 out of 10. it helps with a lot of things. shoes for children, books for schools. the government is assessing its efforts around 10 percent of brazilians live on less than $50 per no. >> the program pays families to continue with traditional economic activity in a sustainable way inside areas that have biological importance.
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this way, families don't my great to already crowded urban areas and protect the resource. >> chronic poverty remains a challenge. these six men manage to bring in less than 65 crabs between them, profit did of less than $3 each. outside the protected areas the crab over harvesting continues keeping prices low. it's estimated even if the brazilian industry is brought under control, it could still take more than a decade for the crab population to return. kimberly halkett, al jazeera, brazil. thousands of people have taken to the streets in mexico to celebrate the annual day of the dead. street praised have bell held in the capitol with revelers dressing up as skeletons and vampires. it is a holiday when people gather to remember those who have died. it dates back to pre-columbian times as mexico's indigenous
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people belief the spirits return to the earth once a year. >> e land make a strong test against pakistan as they fight to level the series. series.
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machines are threatening more and more people's jobs. atm did have replaced bank tellers and checking machines are doing away with airport staff. john hendren traveled along the technology corridor in northern california which is becoming increasingly workerless.
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>> as fast food workers across the u.s. demand higher wages, in san francisco, the future of fast food is here and it's automated at eatsa, the customer is the order taker, the cashier and the server and it all takes two minutes. it's a little like a 19's automat, but there is no visible staff other than a lone concierge to help the technically challenged. >> it's about delivering delicious food that's highlyna nutrition at an affordable price point. >> it has brought curousty to dining. automation is touching every aspect of our lives. it's changing the way we live and work. >> google has its self-driving car. daimler is now preparing to prepare automated 18-wheelers like this one on the world's roadways. koranad 0 atv makes machines that can sell anything once sold by a clerk. >> a great user interface.
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from coffee to snow cones, propane, even you ipads. >> automated retailing is about instant gratification. i want beats headphones, it's out of stock. tells you right away. i mean we have done hundreds of different vending machines. >> robots have already replaced many manufacturing and serviced jobs but futurists say they now pose a threat to white color workers. >> robots, software, millionses, technology going to displaced workers. there is no doubt about that we are seeing research into areas like creates machines. create new things, new designs that can write symphonies, paint original art. the rise of automation could make products considerably chieffer. it could affect more workers faster than anyone now expects. >> this is going to happen faster than anyone takes. dramatic changes happening in
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the next 5 years where you have self driving cars, wiping out the taenths industry and the entire manufacturing industry. >> one growth industry will be repairing machines. johning hendron, al jazeera, san francisco. >> speaking of machines, here is an olympic event with a bit of a difference. thousands of schoolchildren have been competing in the national robo olympian competition in doha. all had the same task, to construct a robot that can recognize location and color. winners go on to the world robot olynpiad. time for the sports news. here is farr a. had. thank you so much. formla one's mexican granted 'finished ahead of teammates and lewis hamilton. the win gives him a boost in finishing second. he is now 21 points ahead of closest rival sebastian venill
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who capitol hill crashed out in mexico city. >> two 10ition's all times based faced off. the swiss indoor title. what was their first match in nearly two years, he came out on top, over three sets. he took the first 6-3 before losing the second 5-7, finished off, 6-3 in the decider for his 7th title and his 6th of the season, the win narrows lead head to head, record against nadal. he trails 2311 very cool to win my 7th year, 88 in my career is my favorite number, too. it's going to be special. playing in front of 50,000 people throughout the week here so it was a nice finish. winning the biggest title of her career, the wta finals in
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singapore, playing a first final in her 7 appearances at the season i needing event, the downhill wind blown pin. the first player to win the final. two rounds group games she is still however without a grand slam title to her name. more confident in a grand slam, you have to win and beat a couple of players in a row. there are just eight of us. you don't have any first rounds to the course. but definitely a good start. england have finish day 1 of the third test against pakistan in a very strong position, a win to level the series. dismissing the host for 234 in their first inning. james anderson did note of the
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damage taking 4 wickets for 17. england started their response and were 4 forno 0 loss at the close. >> test cricket, you are delighted. i think 2:30 no one knows if it's a good score. it turned quite considerably today. if we have a good day with the bat tomorrow, it makes today an excellent day. >> more well known for his bowling clutch over the line, first one there. they chased down 163 and 7 goals last inning, 26 the turkish open won for the second time in three years, the frenchman started the round as joint overnight leader
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managed to get a bird,y by one shot. an emotional scene within win away from clenching baseball's world series for the first time since 1985. though won 5-3 at the new york mets in game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead. richard par reports. >> the mets were looking for their second home win in two days to level against the kansas city royals the youngest player to hit a run in the world series since 2003 the rookie hits number 1 over the fence in the bottom of the 5th as the mets took a 3-1 lead. kansas city lost last year's world series to the san francisco giants. they came back in this game. lorenz 0 cane with a single in 6th inning. the game literally slipped out
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of the met's hand. a mistake by daniel murphy witho allowed the roildz to tie at 3-3. they then took the lead for a single f 2-2 pitch now. perez. in the same inning, salvadar perez hit a sing to put the royals 5-3 up. the mets had a chance to level or win the game at the bottom of the 9th. but leaving the first place early for a game-ending double play. the royals taking a 3-1 lead in the series. >> feels great but we know we've got a tough team we have to beat again. it's very volatile over there. got to come back to work tomorrow and find a way to beat these guys again. >> kansas city can clench the world series with victory again on sunday. richard barr, al jazeera. >> football now.
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fiorentina moved to the top of serie a. they were 4-1 earlier, ahead of inter on goal difference. the win is a second in a row as they search for their first skidetto since 1969. kenya's mary con tanya won her second new york city marathon. 2 hours 24 minutes and 25 seconds. the 33-year-old back to back wins with the first consecutive victory since paula radcliff since 2007 and 2008. won the men's division making it a third year in a row, kenyans swept new york. that's you'll your sport for now. back to barbara. >> thank you very much for that. >> it is for this newshour. remember, you can get everything on what we have been talking about on the website. the address aljazeera.com or stay tuned. we will be back in just a few minutes with more news.
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