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investigations are shot. sea world says it will phase out itself controversial killer whale shows in the wake of ongoing protests. russia could be banned from olympic athletics. after there have been examinations of coverups and extortion in investigation. dick pound goes as far as to say that russia appears to be running a state-supported drug organization. >> reporter: in the swiss sunshine a dark day for the sport of athletics, an
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investigation of claims of systemic doping in russia returned its verdict. >> our recommendation is that the russian federation be suspended. >> reporter: if it doesn't fix the problem, no russian athletes at the rio games. some of the people are coerced into doping programs and then financially exploited. the country's own anti-opening agency seems to have help dopers escape the detection. >> it simply can't be only russia and only athletics. we know there's a problem of doping from the positive tests in lots of other sports and
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countries. our mandate was pretty narrow, it's russian athletics, but there's no reason to believe it's only russian. the commission was formed due to a documentary aired over a year ago. russian sporting authorities are remained die fiant. >> translator: this is unsettable. >> reporter: athletic's world governing body has wowed to make changes. they face a battle to lead the
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sport of athletics back into the light. >> lee wellings went to speak to the head of world athletics body. >> i have asked the athletic allegation made today in the report. i have asked my counsel to convene on friday. we will review what they have said, and then we will look at the next steps. >> reporter: can you see any other option other than to ban the russian athletes. >> i thought approvalal to them to write to though russian federation asking for an explanati explanation. and i know they take this most seriously. what i will say to you it's my
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responsibility to create a sport that is responsible, transparent and accountable. if there where failings, we will fix them. if there are failings that will allow the criminal allegations to be proven, then i will fix them. >> reporter: how far has this gone beyond a reasonable doubt athletics and the participants. >> there will be lesssons for this in all of us. i want to hear what the athletics federation of russia is actually saying >> reporter: do you think there is any chance of russian athletes not completing in the olympics next year. >> i am not making any judgments
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at this point. ♪ the israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu has had his first meeting with president obama since think first meeting since the iranian nuclear agreement. patty culhane reports. >> reporter: outside the white house heated debate about the israeli palestinian conflict. >> don't have me, because you are brainwashed. >> reporter: but inside a much calmer tone. >> i want to be very clear that we condemn in the strongest terms palestinian violence against independent israeli sit
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sins, and israel has the right and obligation to protect itself. >> i want to make it clear that we have not given up our hope for peace. and i remain committed to the vision of peace of two states for two peoples. >> reporter: the obama administration says it is not has suppose. >> a two state solution was not going to happen while president obama was still in office. and even the idea of talks was unlikely over the course of the next 14 or 15 months. however, if there is a opportunity for us to try to move the process in that direction, short of talks that is something that the united states remains committed to. >> there is still the question
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of what might be done multi-l multi-later multi-later multi-laterally. the u.s. kind of laying out the final resolution of what that might look like. >> reporter: the majority of americans do not agree with what this protester wants to see them happen. >> we can ask the u.s. government to stop supporting them with arms. >> reporter: the conversation was about giving israel more money. >> thank you very much, mr. president. the new higher amount would be guaranteed for a decade. patty culhane, al jazeera,
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washington. jordan's king has visited some of the victims of an attack in oman. though attacker himself was shot add killed by u.s. troops. rosiland jordan joins us from washington, d.c. do we have any early indications of what would be the motive? >> no, and that's perhaps the most puzzling thing about the shooting. the state department says it is working very closely with jordanian authorities to try to find out why the man who opened fire who had recently been assigned to this training facility would decide to shoot people who many would be
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considered his colleagues. this is the first time anything of this sort has ever happened since 2003. >> but i suppose this is not the first time the u.s. has not had this happen in other places. so how surprising it is to happen in jordan? >> reporter: it is extremely surprising. jordan is considered a very safe country. rat most the problems americans may have is have their wallets of purse lifted. this is not the kind of country where people feel they have to take any extraordinary measures to protect themselves. one would assume that the level of safety would be very high. so this is coming as a surprise, and this is really what
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investigators want to get to the bottom of was. was there something more sinister at work? it very much is a puzzling right now. the france is preparing to put forward a solution for ending the violence in burr rendy. people to have gone door to door searching for gunmen. the crisis began when the president sought a move for a third time in office. >> recent inflammatory remarks have suggested that this crisis could increasingly take on an ethnic dimension. the president of the senate recently ordered local
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authorities to identify, and i quote, elements not in order, end quote, and to report them to the place to be dealt with. he also called on the police to be ready to record to the place. >> still to come, we'll meet the syrian children missing out on on education. and we'll report own myanmar's histor hiser toic elections. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself,
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hello, again, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the world anti-doping agency says russia should be suspended from globaling athletic event ts. the u.n. security council is discussing the violence in bah ruin dee. inside israel and the occupied territories, palestinians say that increasing i will frustrated about what is being done to end the violence. stephanie decker reports from bethleh bethlehem. >> reporter: in the heart of bath -- bethlehem this man
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manages as best as with can. >> translator: the palestinian cause is maybe the last topic that they will discuss. there are other concerns for the u.s. and israel in the region. syria, iraq, and other realities. >> reporter: the united states funds various projects here, buddies put the efforts of u.s. secretary of state john kerry for the last few years, nothing has been achieved. this man says that adds to the tensions on the treat. >> we need a final decision for a peace process. this peace process means a decision for the state of palestinian. for many it may mean nothing, but for many which live here, it
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means ability to live, ability to lead live within a statehood. literally speaking with are still under control. >> reporter: the overwhelming feeling here is frustration with the international community which they say is not putting enough pressure on israel to end its occupation. the only resolution is through a peaceful solution. >> i don't know what the end of this is, but even if hundreds are still killed on both sides you will kill have israelis living here and palestinians living here. >> reporter: people in bethlehem have become disillusion.
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barack obama spoke for a new middle east, seven years on, the whooitsz recently announced there will be no two-state solution. it hasn't surprised anyone here. death, displacement, hunger and now falling behind in school. it is now a critical problem facing syria's children. >> reporter: this boy is 13 years old. his bones are not growing norm oolly. he left school last year to help his single mother and sister. he works 12 hours as a porter. his mother is looking as a better job for him. he telling me he missing his school and friends.
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u.n. and turkic governments statistics say there are 1.1 syrian refugees. the syrian opposition and charity ohhi charity organization set up centers but only 200,000 attended school last year. many syrian certain are unable to go to school here. the economic hardship is also a key factor. many families can't afford sending their children to school, a lot of them rely on their children to provide an education. human rightses watch warns of dire consequences and urges the international community and
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donor states to do more. >> if you look at the syrian inside and outside of the country who are out of school, the numbers are staggering. in syria before the war began, primary school enrollment was 99%, and secondary enrollment was very high, gender parity was very good, so if you look at these kids who have their futures laid out before them, i think you see an entire generation being decimated by this war. >> it is forces many to put their future on hold. members of myanmar's ruling party have been conceding defeat by the opposition party, who is on track for a landslide
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victory. florence l florence lou -- lou wii all rights. the national league f democracy is predicted to win. >> translator: i want to see somebody lead this country. >> translator: i want [ inaudible ] to lead this country. >> translator: if [ inaudible ] leads us, the country will be better. >> translator: five years ago when myanmar was under military rule, few would have dared to mention of the former prisoner. now her party could form the next government. >> translator: until this time the election results v not be
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declared. >> reporter: myanmar's election commission is expected to announce the final results in 2015. some question whether these complaints will be properly handled. >> there is a lot of concern about the unc. the chair is a former military man who has openedly declared he hoped they would win the election. >> reporter: the fact that the collection was carried out smoothly, has already been seen as many as progress for a country that five years ago was a military dictatorship. the president in the u.s.
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state of missouri has quit over racial tensions on campus. black football players refused to take the field, and one student staged a hunger strike. >> reporter: this is one of the more markable stories that we have been covering since last summer when michael brown was killed by a white police officer. it clearly sparked huge amounts of activism around the country. there has been protests here over the last several weeks about that sense of racism on the campus, but more important,
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homophobia has been cited here. even when the student went on hunger strike, there was very little official response, from officials anyway. it did get a response from the football team. the black members of the football team said they weren't going to take the field. they were followed by the white teammates and the coach who backed them completely, then suddenly there were called for racism to be addressed on cam must. and university football is a huge income generator, both for the university and the surrounding economy, and if the team didn't take the field next saturday, there would be a
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$1 million penalty to pay immediately, not to mention the knock-on effects for the town. so there was suddenly all of this progress. sea world says it will phase out its controversial killer whale show, and will replaced by a new exhibition on preservation. it's unclear whether killer whale shows will continue at other parks. campaigners here have been trying to get a killer whale released for the past few years. but what we're talking about is a far bigger organization. sea world has 11 parks in five different states, and
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specifically we're talking about the one in san diego. they are say they are listening and evolving along with the people paying to go into those parks. a documentary was released that made serious allegations about how orcas are treated in captivity. since that was released attendance has clearly dropped, and sea word wants to be seen as an educational organization, but activists say they are moving the animals into different tanks. as long as the beautiful people are kept in activity, they won't be happy. they want them released one
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congressman has put a law forward that would stop breeding in captivity. maggi noodles were blacklisted in may in india. and they are now on the selves. greenhouse gas levels have reached an all-time high. the amount of carbon dioxide averaged 300 parts per million in 2014. negotiators will meet in paris later this month. >> every year we say that time is running out, and this year just adds to this pressure, and
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it's very important that these figures are taken into account by the anything associaters. a show opens in london on monday de(indicating) -- dedicated to the artists. >> reporter: alexander wanted his mobiles to stir gently, unpredictably. there are nearly 100 shows on displace. looking to con nettic works that turned movement on its head. >> he is credited with inventing
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this mow -- mobile. he stook it away from something spol lid and brings it out into the gallery. >> reporter: he was larger than life character. and the works delight in their happiness, but his grandson remembers a very intense artist. >> when he was at work the studio was silent. he was at work. he was very, very focused. that focus has earned calender a place among the greats of modern art. and his shows are always greatly attending. there is a joyful in his art.
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he carried on working until his death in 1976, leaving a legacy of 6,000 works providing hours of entertainment. jessi jessica badwin al jazeera. >> plenty of more stories for you on our website, aljazeera.com. humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science, by scientists. tonight, techknow investiages dirty gold. see the color of this river? this is not normal. inside the illegal gold trade.
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