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shining in korea and building full glory yes mean larry shifts her attention to the disaster stricken invasions of pakistan in building upon traditional techniques and arming people with the knowledge needed to sustain their society rebel architecture the traditional feel of this time to sierra. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the wound. i'll just bring in the news and current from. al-jazeera. at least two hundred people are dead in the philippines and tens of thousands forced from their homes as
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a tropical storm hits the island of mindanao. this is al jazeera la you from doha also coming up. on the ground with continued demonstrations against donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital. a clarion call from candidates in liberia's presidential runoff as campaigning intensifies ahead of this week's vote. and in the second part of a special series we report from venezuela where community activists are working together to provide what the government called. at least two hundred people a feared dead in the southern philippines following massive landslides and flooding caused by tropical storm tembin most of the casualties are on the island of
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mindanao dozens of people are still missing reports flash floods and mudslides brought on by tropical storm tendin the towns of. mindanao island the philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise. we really want to go straight now and we're going to figure out what you have so many people that are really there right there at the height of the storm winds of up to eighty kilometers an hour uprooted trees and triggered torrents of mud and rock from a nearby mountain volunteers are digging with whatever they can to try and recover bodies power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts and the three they said they're out there not to rush and the areas pretty wide it's not just in one province but in several provinces. we're having a hard time getting them to communicate why there are areas that may have been
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affected last week forty six people were killed in the central philippines in a similar storm the philippines is hit by around two dozen major cyclons each year on average many of them deadly but mindanao island home to twenty million people is where they hit the region is still recovering from type which killed more than seven thousand people and affected millions in two thousand and thirteen about the worst of storm tendon has passed it will take a long time before this area recovers indios i'll just say. well locals have described how the victims of the flooding had nowhere to run you know who. might have it not by houses who are getting flooded but people could no longer exit their homes so they got trapped by the strong water as they were being swept away sinai myin house that's the goal behind they used to be a hundred and three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out so that's what happened here only hollings and livelihoods gone and we
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have nine thousand families as of today that are affected and listed to be in our back you ation sentance. well elsewhere in the southern philippines thirty seven people are feared dead in a fire at a shopping mall in the city of devolve it started at a cool cent on the top through the four story building trapping people inside president to ten who previously served as deval as man has visited the site to comfort relatives of the victims russia says the u.s. is encouraging new bloodshed in eastern ukraine off to agreeing to provide weapons to kids the u.s. says they'll give you crane and hans defensive capabilities to fight pro russia separatists well the conflict in the east of the country has claimed more than ten thousand lives since twenty fourteen tom and reports. of missile strikes hit a small town in eastern ukraine damaging homes a school and medical clinic in ukraine blamed the attack this week on pro russian separatists civilians caught in the middle of
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a three year long conflict. the us has strongly opposed what he calls russian aggression in eastern ukraine blaming the moscow government for violence that has claimed more than ten thousand lives and displaced one point seven million people. now it will provide weapons to help ukraine defend itself the state department announcing the u.s. has decided to provide ukraine and hands defensive capabilities as part of our effort to help ukraine build its long term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and to deter further aggression the forty seven million dollar weapons back edge which congress is expected to approve includes more than two hundred antitank missiles and thirty five launchers as well as light arms. u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said russia's occupation of crimea which the u.s. wants to return to your grain is a major stumbling block in relations between moscow and washington the issue that
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stands in the way is ukraine. we can have differences in other arenas in syria we can have differences in other areas but when one country invades another that is a different set it's hard to look past. or to reconcile and we've made this clear to russia from the very beginning that we must address ukraine that saying its stance is the single most difficult obstacle to renormalizing a relationship with russia which we badly would like to do he blamed russia for continuing violence in the done yet region the trump administration decision marking a reversal from barack obama's resistance to supplying lethal equipment to ukraine i think it's not logical and size zero. zero. zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. zero zero zero.
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zero. zero zero zero zero zero. one zero zero zero zero and both of russia's response a warning that the u.s. decision will embolden key have in the conflict and only increased the use of force tom ackerman al jazeera washington made on the russian president says moscow is not seeking conflict with anyone but will stand up for its interests that amir putin spoke at a conference of the ruling united russia party which has pledged its support in next year's presidential election putin who's registered as an independent is expected to win it would be his fourth term as president and i see him. at the start russia is a clone tree with a one thousand year history but we must not treat her like our beloved grandmother just giving her pills to relieve her pain not at all we must make russia young and aimed into the future palestinian protesters afforded israeli forces in the town of
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bethlehem just two days before christmas they're angry at u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital israeli forces fired tear gas to try and disperse the crowd human rights groups are calling on israeli authorities to stop using excessive force. three palestinians have now died in the past two days after being shelled by israeli forces fourteen have been killed since protests began over the us decision it's the third weekend of demonstrations in the occupied palestinian territories against the move welcome with has more from gaza. this is the fear. a mass in was out was the latest people to die in the. declaration on the six of the same by the jerusalem will be reckoned i. was the guy who may say. he was among the protesters who for
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three fridays in. the consumer is the buddha we say all the friends in the woods around the to demonstrate trying to pounce palestinian flags throw stones and the price asked is each friday i've been met with some gunfire. tear gas cried back by the israelis. the stuff in the jerusalem deserves sekret fires from our people and we confirm that it's our eternal capital and that neither traveller or anyone else can change that our people will continue fighting for our rights until we stablish our independent state of palestine with jerusalem as the capital of for us and they are some of the show. it's no move for the political factions and wings to sponsor the funerals of the people that are being killed in the protests this one sponsored by the armed wing of. the no opportunities lost to make a political statement and a show of strength. to me she says mood in ten people are being killed since the
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onrush began oh and no need is the repository in fractions of crude for the price s. to continue speaking just a short while ago here in gaza the leader of hamas. was. of the palestinian resistance in the. one side that is no sign of any of the political factions getting out anytime soon one of malcolm was saying there the political chief of hamas is small hania has condemned the u.s. stance on jerusalem and says there could be more to come when a day you know no matter we have in summation from well informed sources that the american administration could take new decisions on jerusalem and the palestinian cause for example acknowledging it as a jewish state and recognizing the antics ation a settlements to jerusalem and to the so-called zionist entity they could also reject the palestinian demand for
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a right of return liberians will go to the polls on tuesday in a runoff to choose the next president it follows weeks of uncertainty about whether the vote would actually happen on time it was reaffirmed by a supreme court hearing the ex international footballer george way is taking on the country's vice president joseph block a mob that no reports from the capital monrovia. streets and colorful company morale is in the liberian capital monrovia as the campaign season draws to a close kind of dates in liberia's runoff presidential election i know last minute hunts for votes for my international football adored we're going to have most votes in the plus round held it to the gathered his supporters a provia some old boston. i'm supposed to go out because when you change. we are almost twelve years. good job no good morning after sitting for the corner to. his opponent is just
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a block i like beauty is vice president for the past four days he's campaigning in rural life the seventy two year old was complaining when a platform of continue to taking credit for she laments of the government of the floss elected president in africa ellen johnson sirleaf who he served under four to thomas the outgoing president has however chosen not to endorse her deputy and candidate ruling unity pedi and his state chosen to back george way most liberians hope the board don't choose their water they are from peace and democracy investment if there is also hold it will be the first time since my default default but that would be a pistol hundred ball of power and i believe the elections are also the first vote organized without the help of the united nations says the civil war ended in two thousand and two but they're not just that they also bought the numerous needles liberia's four point five million people from fixing roads and building new ones to
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improving the quality of education and health care liberia is still recovering from a diverse teaching civil war that's right between one thousand nine hundred eighty nine and two thousand and three more than fifty percent of its population also live in abject poverty it's no surprise therefore the media's expectations from the next president. i graduated. i graduated in one thousand nine hundred three from the technical school and a professional capitol for the last twelve years that this government was in power i couldn't get a job as always all i have to eat every day i'm tired of it think us over for now liberia's dance to what. they say to good times in the years to come behind it all just one groovy time for a short break here in al-jazeera when we come back china is changing faces one more people are going under the knife in the quest for the body beautiful last. thank you yes with the latest in our series on also official intelligence in the
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years to come will this be doing your job or module. welcome back we'll take a look at weather conditions across the americas now in north america we've got this area of snow across parts of the mid atlantic heading towards the eastern seaboard and certainly behind it some pretty chilly air so we're going to see temperatures dropping away across easy snows and also there the mix of minus eight and quite intense snowfall at times so cold weather pushing towards washington d.c. and down to wards are parts of georgia that atlanta just six degrees celsius dallas struggling maxim of seven had across more western areas we've got snow for up over the rockies let's head down into central parts of america we're still at the risk
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of some showers for panama costa rica nicaragua but further north cherry weather conditions on sunday don't look too bad the same goes for the islands plenty of sunshine there and we certainly don't expect any change there at all thirty degrees benchmark but shares scattered across the isthmus again nothing particularly heavy and for much of the time it is going to be fine into south america lots of showers around the amazon basin region much expect on a frontal system across southeastern areas can be some heavy rainfall across parts of paraguay think we'll see some heavy rain affecting rio at times very little bit brighter during the course of monday further so should be fine in buenos aires and respects in the high here of twenty nine. on counting the cost of a robin hood in reverse five predicts the same dog trumps plan to cut taxes for the rich and do little for the poor the link between electric cars cobalts and illegal mines plus the resulting goobers identity crisis names for the gig economy counting
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the cost of this time on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories here on the al-jazeera at least two hundred people are feared dead in the southern philippines following massive landslides and flooding caused by tropical storm tembin most of the casualties were on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing. russia says the u.s. encouraging new bloodshed in eastern ukraine by providing weapons to kiev the u.s.
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says they'll give you crane and hans defensive capabilities to defend against pro russian separatists. and israeli forces of shopped at three palestinians in the past two days fourteen hours to kill since protests began the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. now in the second part of our one year five families series we report from venezuela where more than one hundred twenty people were killed this year in protests against the government installations rampant world food and medicines are scarce president maduro as government has been accused of human rights abuses yet he remains defiant in our reports. the pitot a neighborhood on the outskirts of caracas doesn't have rubbish collection or running water one of the more. we haven't had any water for three years we park our car here and feel these containers more or less every day and a half. cathy is
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a community worker here suffering the same shortages everyone else but not prepared to just accept you know. they need look i turn it on but no water comes out so we have to shower with cups. she could jolt shames and encourages her neighbors to respond if the municipality won't collect the rubbish then they will. the government does not give resources to the local authorities so they do not pay the companies that do the work because they don't have the budget so everyone three and that that is who is affected. katty like many venezuelans has put her dreams on hold in her case to bake cakes with inflation through the roof with jobs cash food and medicine scarce many venezuelans have lost faith in their politicians and they're increasingly looking inwards organizing themselves in the hope of a better future. they're all victims are rampant inflation food medicine shortages
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and rising crime it's important to work together we've forgotten that we're all brothers and sisters from the same land a land called when a so we're trying to take the reins of this country we're not politicians we don't work for any government agency we want to show that the citizens still have power. tens of thousands of venice wayland's have left the country got his daughter hannah says he's hoping to join an uncle in costa rica i know that the wages are not enough not even for their share or even to get through them and i'd like to live alone but you have to share. presidential elections are scheduled for next october president nicolas maduro will stand again hoping to extend the brand to socialism introduced in one thousand nine hundred nine by his predecessor charice the opposition is divided and some are being prohibited from standing. get to market only two logical the one person will solve all of them as well as problems every
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one of us is obliged to play their part in improving the country. then this way there is in crisis like kathy many like say where their politicians a failed they are going to do something about it they lack thought i had done and there are caracas now the un has flown around one hundred sixty african refugees stranded in libya to italy the group includes many women and children they were evacuated after rights groups condemning libyan detention centers in humane and other flights expected to bring more people soon. our plan for the next year is to resettle to third country or to iraq great from between five thousand and ten thousand refugees now the countries which will be generous enough like italy belgium for places where we can send the right. deposed president has called on the spanish government to allow him to return home from self-imposed exile separatist parties won the most seats in regional elections on thursday but
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he faces arrest in spain for his role in catalonia his declaration of independence last october put him on says he's open to talks with prime minister mariano rajoy to resolve the current tensions. with us we are willing to listen to every proposal we receive him there are models in europe that work the swiss motor works very well even belgium is motor works very well as does the german model but all those models have something that a spanish lacks and that is recognition without recognition it is not possible to establish an efficient relationship of trust now the conflicts in iraq and syria are leaving behind and in todd generation of children who have known nothing but war and displacement but now it's hoped a new version of the t.v. show sesame street will help them recover specially made for refugee children the program uses characters including elmo and big bird to teach them ways of overcoming trauma added it's just been given a financial boost of
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a hundred million dollars from a u.s. based charity sara smith from the international rescue committee says the money will bring huge benefits to affected children. the pilot programs that we've been running in jordan and in lebanon on focus on and helping. the providers who work with families and children. to hung visitation and for our children and and parents ben i'm putting new parenting content with sesame characters into home visits and ensure that the kinds of services that many protection workers health care workers who are visitors are already providing but with very little support and in addition to this we've also i are see runs and supports preschools and center based services for children
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throughout the region and we started to put into these preschools and other center based service as the sesame contact with sesame characters from the region and starting to see how these kinds of stories and characters resonate with children and families and what kinds of stories children and their parents want to hear and will will resonate most with them toxic stress is our scientific term for the biological and physiological response that happens to children who experience as severe and prolonged forms of adversity and when i talk about the kinds of adversity that might cause toxic stress these are saying like experiencing violence. and poverty and the kinds of
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adversities associated with displacement losing what is. at child and comforting to a child losing their home their school their neighbor their friend these kinds of adverse ease that are so common and for children who have experienced war and who are refugees easer exactly the kinds of adversity that are likely to lead to toxic stress well quiet revolution in the way we work is happening all around us but some leading thinkers say governments saw failing to keep the public informed automation official intelligence a creating a new world where millions of jobs will simply disappear in the first of a five part series on ai long as he examines which jobs could be most under threat and you play music who understand and. in the future is likely many
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people will have one of these in their home. after all it will sing songs and dance for your kids will tell you how to cook a meal. well teach math this could be a classroom assistant exactly but what interests business about these robots is that they can be put in the supermarkets and tell you whether your guess is or go into the lobby of an office block and tell you where to meet your contact we're speaking to large blue chip companies who want to use them in their offices we're speaking to cab home providers we're speaking to hotels commonly factories to use in their share or. a home for writing financial organizations banks retail supermarkets quite a large sector businesses are extremely cagey about talking about their interest in artificial intelligence not surprising given that robots or algorithms could replace humans in any number of ways jobs insurance the law financial
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services other clerical roles are already being lost entire professions are projected to disappear. and if a robot can be designed to build a house in a couple of days and the movements of goods will be performed without humans then it's clear that in rich countries vast numbers of jobs in all pay grades could be at risk in agriculture designers are working on a robot which can distinguish between leaves and stalks to pick fruit very little appears outside the imagination some people are genuinely asking what jobs there might be left first humans actually to do and one answer seems to be things with our hands because robots don't have motor skills so things perhaps like working with food or cutting hair or gardening but clearly much of this is monotonous and it's not very well paid so who will give us money or pay for things if we no longer work or raise taxes increasingly it's being suggested that
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a so-called universal income may be the answer being paid not to work today suddenly universal basic in. time is a serious policy option there's lots of experiments going on as to how hard can be done what effect does it have it's moved much more into the mainstream and that i think is a consequence of all the changes that we have seen going on to provide the united states of america every city states of america with a decent basic income one thing they're using an income scheme would cost a quarter of the military spend so it's not feasible but the biggest question of all is whether it would make us happy or could it be that technology offers us the option of having almost all time to ourselves and if so is it a dream come true or would we get bored cautiously the world of business is asking where the boundaries are and what we are prepared to accept lawrence leigh al-jazeera london. meanwhile a restaurant in the indian city of china is using robots to improve customer
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service customers order using an i pad robot waiters then bring the food to their tables but only after a real person has cooked it some of the restaurants have also been appearing in china and japan cosmetic surgeries on the rise in china it's now so popular that china has become the third biggest market in the world after brazil and the united states from shanghai is adrian brown. eleven years ago chen lin decided she did not like the way she looked she since spent more than twenty thousand dollars on injections her visits to this beijing clinic have become his routine is going to the head dresses. for the injections made my chin more pointed and my face longer later i had surgery to my nose which was flat before now it's higher i also made my lips fuller and my skin smoother this was her pre-surgery
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and before problems with immigration began. once immigration stopped me and made me restate my id card number four times every time i go through immigration the expression of the officer as one of a big surprise the pursuit of physical beauty is big business in china last year three thousand operations were carried out at his beijing clinic alone one of the city's biggest the popularity of plastic surgery is driven by social media and the growing obsession with selfies in a shanghai park i met who didn't want to be recognised he thought a make over would improve his job prospects he had double eyelid surgery but it went badly wrong grr can no longer sleep properly and that's taking a toll on him. quite humble i can't close my eyes at all when i try to sleep. this is why it's so painful my biggest hope is that i can close my eyes and his
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sleep well to many people this is nothing but this is my dream he can only close his eyes by using a special lotion these razor scars are evidence of two attempted suicides in spite of the many well documented stories of botched operations there appears to be no shortage of chinese women and men who want to change the way they look but they are increasingly at the mercy of illegal practitioners and the government's now so concerned it's become a campaign to shut them down that is not much comfort for girls he's now saving for another operation so that he can hopefully close his eyes again adrian brown al-jazeera shanghai. but a quick recap of the top stories here this hour in the southern philippines at least
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two hundred people are feared dead following massive landslides and flooding caused by tropical storm tembin most of the casualties were on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing locals described how flood victims had nowhere to run. my. houses were getting flooded but people could no longer exit their homes so they got trapped by the strong waters they were being swept away. they used to be a hundred and three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out so that's what happened here all the hollings and livelihoods gone and we have nine thousand families as of today that are affected and listed to be in our backyard. elsewhere in the southern philippines dozens of people are feared dead in a fire at a shopping mall in the city of devolved started at a call center on the top floor of the four story building trapping people inside
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president regurgitator who previously served as deval as mayor has visited the site to comfort victims' relatives russia says the u.s. is encouraging new bloodshed in eastern ukraine by providing weapons to kiev the u.s. says they'll give you crane and hans defensive capabilities to fight pro russian separatists and the russian president says moscow is not seeking conflict with anyone but will stand up for its interests putin was speaking at a conference of the ruling united russia party which has pledged its support in next year's presidential election putin has registered as an independent is expected to win israeli forces have shot dead three more palestinians in the past two days fourteen of the protests began over the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. but u.n. has flown around one hundred sixty african refugees stranded in libya italy the group includes many women and children they were evacuated after rights groups
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condemning libyan detention centers as inhumane. a program that uses sesame street characters to help syria and iraq of children traumatized by war is set to expire after receiving extra funding expected to reach one point five million children displaced by conflict those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after counting the cost structure. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter when you call home al-jazeera international bringing the news and current affairs that matter to you. al-jazeera. hello i'm sammy's day than this is counting the cost on al-jazeera the weekly look at the world.

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