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hello again the top stories on al jazeera spain has warned it will suspend catalonia is autonomy if the region's leader doesn't abandon his secession bid within the next hour catalan president's car last puja ma has until eight hundred hours g.m.t. to clarify his position on whether the region will declare independence after this month's controversial referendum there is growing pressure on me in march to stop the violence again throw hinge on muslims u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson says the u.s. holds me in mars' military leadership accountable for what's happening and we're trying states the u.n. human rights chief is threatening to seek the security council's intervention. with a week to go until the presidential election rerun kenya's electoral commission has

admitted it counts guarantee a free and fair vote presidents overall kenyatta insists the new poll will go ahead despite the commission claiming its operations have been compromised the opposition leader has refused to participate. we're getting some breaking news in at least a four hundred thirty three excuse me forty three afghan soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military base in kandahar the taliban is being blamed well this comes just days after at least eighty people died in two separate attacks claimed by the armed group. iraq's government has admitted civilians were attacked by armed groups during a military operation to retake kurdish held territory prime minister has ordered security forces incur kook province to protect civilians and property.

also today mr about a the iraqi prime minister has received information that some armed men whose affiliations unknown have attacked some civilians of course the prime minister does not accept such violations we also emphasize our commitment to the orders of the prime minister to protect the safety and security of all citizens and the governorates without exception the interior ministry will take all measures to stop those who commit such violations well during that operation the iraqi military seized several oil fields from kurdish forces and there's already been a major disruption to supply exports from iraq's kurdistan region more than half done ones they would both kurdish and iraqi sources citing technical glitches the fields have generated billions of dollars for the kurds and now iraq's got big plans for their development charles stratford reports from erbil. iraq a government forces are in full control here and now. the oil fields around kirkuk

one of iraq's two main oil producing areas vital for the economy. before the peshmerga forces withdrew the kurdistan regional government was pumping around six hundred thousand barrels of oil a day from wells like these. this is one of the main processing units the bae has and feel it used to be exploited by the occupying forces of kirkuk now thank god the fields have been handed over to the iraqi authorities when the peshmerga controlled this area the iraqi government accused the kurdish leaders of not sharing oil revenue with baghdad. so it stops sending the seventeen percent of the federal budget as per the two thousand and five constitution to the region. now with the oil fields back under iraqi government control the oil ministry has vowed to increase production to one million barrels a day. and it's threatening legal action against the kurdistan regional government

if it stops the flow to the turkish mediterranean port of jihan through a pipeline across the kurdish region of northern iraq the oil ministry isn't taking any risks. it plans to repair and reopen a pipeline that was damaged in two thousand and fourteen during fighting against eisel one that doesn't cross kurdish territory. as militia and iraqi government forces fill the streets in the nearby town to debase the shia song echoes from the loudspeakers. don't underestimate mr kurd we are the ancestors of the grandson of the prophet muhammad would be an accurate translation. prime minister hyderabadi says in taking back control of the kirkuk oil fields he has acted according to iraq's constitution for the benefit of all iraqis the kurdish government says it's being punished by baghdad and the international community holding

a referendum on eventual secession from iraq which was the kurdish people's right we are disappointed at the reaction of the international community they should not have let down the people of color to stop they have abandoned us at the time that we have done exactly what they have been preaching they mean people preaching that democracy human rights rule of law transparency and openness going to the public going to the source of legitimacy is this a crime the kurdistan regional government is around seventeen billion dollars in debts and revenue from kirkuk spoil fields was vital to compensate for the seventeen percent of the federal budget the baghdad stopped sending this region in two thousand and fifteen now baghdad has not yet said when no one. it will restart sending the money but with. the government control the economic situation of the region could get even worse. the white house says the defeat of

isolate itself proclaimed capital in syria opens a new phase in the conflict u.s. backed fighters that cleared the city under their control on tuesday the kurdish led syrian democratic forces raised their flag stadium after a four month battle it's across the city says it will redeploy fighters to the frontline against eisel in the eastern province. vanessa cramond is a medical coordinator with doctors without borders and that's in northern syria and she says a large number of civilians who escaped are yet to receive medical assistance. in the last few days seeing no mothers and children come you know covered in and that's the main thrust that you see when you know that there's been enormous structural collapse. from. a shell shocked not to use that word like many many of them lost children. lost and i

cannot wait to be through their extended family my day and of course going to come in with the quotes or not the clothes on their back if they've been injured and we often have to remove you know quoting when someone is have been injured and you know it's one of those things we realize it's probably all that concerned has right now so over the next week it's again trying to meet those basic needs. a russian t.v. personality has announced she'll stand in the twenty eight thousand presidential election thirty five year old liberal candidates. who was once described by vogue magazine as russia as paris hilton is the daughter of the first democratically elected mayor of st petersburg her father anatoly sobchak brought president vladimir putin into city hall in the one nine hundred ninety s. and was seen as his early political mentor some believe so china could split the player pro liberal vote with putin critic alex in a felony opinion polls however suggest putin will win comfortably if he decides to

run for a fourth term we'll talk sick fumes have forced a last minute venue change for european leaders summit in brussels fumes from kitchen drains in the europa building caused the switch fewer than twenty four hours before leaders were due to meet for the two day events the building was evacuated after a catering staff fell ill thursday summit is now being held next door of that building opened in january amid controversy over a three hundred twenty million euro price tag. an indian energy conglomerate is sets of break ground on a major coal mine in australia later this month but environmentalists are trying to stop the project they allege the company has a controversial environmental record in india which it denies marianne jolly has been to the site of the mega mine in northeast australia it's a visit families in india who say they've been affected by the company's practices . run to his family have fished near the town of mundra in india's cool

direct state for more than a century he says fish stocks have plummeted since indian energy giant adani build a coal power plant and port here well that was on your money off of other nigger they have taken our livelihood away. we pray god sends a tsunami puts an end to write. a yard still. independent investigations for government departments and the judiciary have found adani has breached environmental laws by destroying mangroves and blocking creeks to reclaim land. it's less fishermen like rome toula struggling to make a living from the local waterways. we want relief from the situation. we feed our children. such desperation in india has many australians worried

adani is planning to open a massive coal mine in the galilee basin in the strait is north east this is where adani proposes to dig australia's biggest and one of the walls largest coal mines it will spend some thirty kilometers and it paid capacity produce sixteen million tonnes of coal a year for farmers in this drought stricken region groundwater is vital but they fear the donny mine could destroy this precious resorts if that adani man dies and it's going to be devastating cattle bruce charise fighting hard against the indian company's plans to open the mine and they've got no concern for the paper in their own country well we don't have any concern for people in our country in his statement to al-jazeera the adani group denied all allegations that it caused environmental damage in india it says the new mine will bring jobs and deliver royalties that will benefit a strike marianne jolly al-jazeera central queensland australia well you

can see marianne's all these full program australia's mindgames on want to warnings this thursday at twenty two thirty g.m.t. right here on al-jazeera. one of canada's largest retail chain sears is setting down after serving customers for more than half a century the company declared bankruptcy last week and began selling off all of its assets more than twelve thousand people will be losing their jobs as daniel black reports. named for william shakespeare's birthplace in england the small canadian city of stratford is one of dozens of places coping with the bankruptcy of sears canada nearly one hundred jobs will be lost as a chain that shows this community for its first ever store in one nine hundred fifty three closes its doors permanently it is a major retailer that of course had a big presence within our community a lot of jobs a lot of large footprint bricks and mortar within

a established mall and that is now a void that needs to be filled to do that the city government is finding new jobs for former sears employees and emphasizing its downtown heritage district as a home for new business particularly information technology. no one could have imagined more than half a century ago when the first sears store opened here in this store front downtown just how much retailing would change as technology intensified and life moved online the irony is that sears was an early pioneer of catalogue shopping analysts say the internet is home to today's catalogs sears canada failed to take advantage of a dominant market position and hundreds of nationwide outlets that could have just as easily distributed online orders think about an online site that's now walking on to that you've already got a distribution something which even amazon doesn't have but you know unless you make the move to make the investment you're not going to have it so an opportunity doesn't equal success as sears declined competitors advanced its traditional rivals

built huge online customer bases well amazon ali baba and others used technology to become global brands but there is a problem many of the new jobs in online retail don't pay as well as those they're replacing employers are not seeing the bigger picture right if you are not paying the workers a living wage and you're not providing them benefits and you not providing them fair schedules and fair and fair hours during the week who's going to be buying your goods canada's losing a retailer that was once a household name it's not the first time that such a business has failed and as technology disrupts every sector of the economy it's far from the last daniel lack al-jazeera stratford ontario. the headlines on al-jazeera there is a developing story out of afghanistan that's where at least forty three soldier as

were killed in an assault on a military camp in kandahar in the south of the country the taliban is being blamed this comes just days after at least eighty people died in two separate attacks claimed by the armed group as well spain. has warned it will suspend catalonia is autonomy if the region's leader doesn't abandon his success in bed within the next hour cattle on president's car less appear jamal has been given a deadline of zero eight hundred hours g.m.t. to clarify his position on whether the region will declare independence after this month's controversial referendum there is intensifying international criticism of myanmar over the violence against muslims u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson says the us holds me in mars' military were leadership accountable for what's happening in rakhine states the un human rights chief is threatening to seek security council intervention or. well the week to go until the presidential election rerun kenya's electoral commission has admitted it can't guarantee a free and fair vote president insists the new poll will go ahead

iraq's government has admitted civilians were attacked by armed groups during the military operation to retake kurdish held territory prime minister had that he has ordered security forces and province to protect civilians and property. mr about the iraqi prime minister has received information that some men whose affiliations unknown have attacked some civilians of course the prime minister does not accept such violations we also emphasize our commitment to the orders of the prime minister to protect the safety and security of all citizens and the governor but without exception the interior ministry will take measures to stop those who commit such violations. well you can find much more on our website just head on to al-jazeera dot com for all the latest news and information inside story is

coming up next on al-jazeera do stay with us. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring in the news and current affairs that matter to you al-jazeera. promising economic openness while tightly consolidating political power what will the latest communist party congress reveal about china's global leadership aspirations as america turns inward this is inside story. hello there i'm james space who is the most powerful person in the world many would

say the u.s. president donald trump but the international news publication the economist makes a fair case for arguing it's actually china's president xi jinping unlike trump the leader of the world's second largest economy doesn't have to worry about congress the media or for that matter reelection and although china has had in recent years a collective leadership system president xi is feared because of his anti corruption campaign and as amassed more personal power than any of his recent predecessors this is a particularly good time to assess all of this china's ruling party has a major meeting every five years and it's happening right now before we start our discussion our long term china watcher out there as beijing correspondent adrian brown reports from the communist party congress. president xi jinping can control a lot of things but he can't influence the weather to the superstitious and many people here are the damp grey start to this congress was perhaps

a warning sign. in spite of the weather this was a day of choreographed unity after what has been a tumultuous few years for the party. but there was a stirring welcome for the president. this is as close as the foreign media get to the opaque workings of china's communist party. she reported on his past five years in office saying the party had achieved miracles he also warned serious challenges ahead. our country is at a strategic point is the moment the future is extremely bright but the challenges are also extremely serious all party congress must assert their size and the high and the think of a danger in times of safety his address lasted three and a half hours if nothing else it showed that she now sixty four is healthy healthy

enough to rule for another ten to fifteen years insists his supporters at one stage former president jiang zemin appeared to nod off think he was china's top leader twenty five years ago when i reported on the fourteenth party congress as china began to experiment with capitalism the new catch phrase is socialism with chinese characteristics in a new openness and economic anything seems to go anything that is political reform twenty five years on the faces behind me have changed but the backdrop remains pretty much the same and the prospect of political reform as remote now as it was then. the congress will now meet in secret for the next seven days after which china's new leaders will be unveiled president xi is assured of a second term and this congress seems set to cement his position as china's top

leader for a lot longer. adrian brought out his era beijing. the changing faces of the chinese communist party and the ever so slightly aging face of our correspondent adrian brown well let's discuss the issues surrounding the congress with our panel in beijing that we have tangan he's a political and economic affairs analyst joining us on skype from new delhi job in jacob a fellow at the institute of chinese studies and in washington d.c. we have isaac stone fish a senior fellow at the asia society is center on u.s. china relations welcome to you all i know i'm going to start with you because you are there where things have been had.