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natural gas cold and cobbled according to the u.s. geological survey in the d.r. sea produces more than a half of the world's cobalt and more than twenty percent of global diamonds yet it remains one of the poorest countries in the world many have come to the capital kinshasa to find work with more than ten percent of the eighty five million population living here the city's overcrowded housing is expensive and hard to come by especially for the poor developments like this one were meant to provide homes for them but instead it was rented out. by the wealthy many people here say the government hasn't followed through on its promises to help the poor. corruption along with insecurity and conflict continues to hamper economic growth ninety percent of the population doesn't have access to basic services. the first challenge for the new president is infrastructure electricity and water you must put into action projects which will develop the country this will increase the
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level of income and through this we will reduce corruption. felix's security begins his first week in office not only on a wave of optimism but also realistic expectation while the d r c goes through its first peaceful handover of power the challenges remain great for the new president for me deborah al-jazeera kinshasa. more than one hundred people were detained in egypt last year for criticizing the government that's according to a report by amnesty international says at least one hundred thirteen people were jailed for peacefully expressing their views adding that critics often sent to solitary confinement or face force disappearances amnesty warns is now the most dangerous time in egypt's recent history to speak out against the government has been no response from the egyptian government hossein vali as amnesty international's egypt researcher and he says that a huge variety of people have been targeted by egyptian authorities. suse's comes
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from people who support for supporting football teams people are arrested for coming out against sexual harassment people who are arrested for doing some journalistic works who people who. whose voice an opinion on the elections last year people who were arrested for simply for posting sarcastic tweets or for posting memes on social media and in people who were not who were arrested simply for being in the wrong place at certain times so as a general searches don't usually respond to criticism from human rights organizations and when z. to z. mostly deny deny all occasions instead of actually engaging with human rights organizations i don't think that at this level i don't think that's a general sort of his denial does carry a lot of weight simply because the reality of situation i'm in now for the first time since eight years as there aren't even calls on social media for going out to
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the streets simply because there is no space for protesting now at all. that will handle a fifteen million dollars donation from gaza to the un after the palestinian hamas rejected the funding the announcement comes two days after israel approved the nation for gaza but hamas says it won't accept the money because of conditions imposed by israel to squabbles blackmail the money was set to follow the civil service and support people in gaza. not the other come us after we were informed by the leadership of hamas that they will not accept the ground as an attempt to alleviate pressures on them it was decided to channel the money to other humanitarian projects in cooperation with the un with the systems to poor families or the improvement of electricity and sewage facilities child stratford has more from gaza. this the forty fourth week of friday protests along gaza's border this one of five locations across the border along the border where protests to
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happening. we've seen a lot of tear gas for the ministry of health already saying that a number of people have been treated for what they described was injuries received from live ammunition being shot by the israeli army now these protests happen already happening only a few hours after an announcement by causes envoy to gaza saying that the money that was jus to be delivered here is part of an aid package that comes with an agreement that was set in november. money at least fifty million dollars that how much refused to accept yesterday because what it described is conditions that were being put upon it by israel such as anyone else saying that that money will be directed to aid projects here in gaza with the coordination of the u.n. we understand that the first signing of those kind of coordination agreements with the u.n. will happen on monday meanwhile. says that with or without this cash these protests that we've seen here every week since march will continue until
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israel lifts it siege. gaza soaring temperatures in a strange i have spot more than fifty bushfires across the southern on state of tasmania hundreds of firefighters abortion from other parts of the country to help contain the fire as a heat wave prompted a legend see warnings in other cities. libya's capital is facing a waste disposal crisis after a landslide close the city's rubbish dump cracks in the landfill exposed to doc liquid which community leaders say is dangerous for me a by communities streets are now piling up of garbage and city officials abbas residents to keep waste in their homes until they find a solution. still ahead. more . was.
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thank you very much australia's defense of the asian cup title has been ended by hosts the united arab emirates it was a tight quarter final match in ain but the emirates got a lucky break in the second half. but terrible back tossed from the last day going to a close picked up by early of course as the edge of the box easily went around matthew ryan the goal was the only one of the game and put the u.a.e. into the semifinals. they'll now play qatar for a place in the final the next world cup hosts were up against asian powerhouse
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south korea who have won the tournament twice but later in the second half cottle's abdulaziz outen got the breakthrough curling in a low strike almost immediately after a hit back but they go was ruled offside even after going to v.a. are the one zero result in abu dhabi was enough support into their first asian cup semifinal the qatari fans were able to attend the game because of the ongoing diplomatic blockade of the country by hosts the united arab emirates and saudi arabia but a handful of omani fans were there to celebrate with the qatari team. and i think one of the keys of this team is that as a group. they are outstanding and they know what it means to win the game in this competition. show that they celebrate every game because we need to celebrate the big reason to the of course is one step forward more and everyone was celebrating congratulating each other. so in the asian cup preparations for the couple to
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continue despite the blockade speaking at the world economic forum in davos the head of the twenty twenty two world cup committee. told that football showpiece is bringing change to the country and the national team the transformative power of hosting a tournament like the world cup is not just limited to the national team but no doubt it will invigorate the national team and we have a fantastic example in east asia you know in japan south korea when they host a tournament you can see where their teams are today you can see where their leagues are today there is no dust they will have that knock on effect what i'd like to also emphasize is these tournaments have a knock on effect in terms of social events and economic events as well and we are working very hard to capture as much as possible these benefits and so that these benefits remain beyond twenty twenty two and these benefits are felt beyond the state of for the middle east in the arab world. and the world cup is not going to help. the blockade and species around that.
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action taken by the blockading nations. you know for us we've always said that this world cup is a regional tournament it is a for the people of the region it is a tournament that we that we work very hard and we're working very hard to ensure that the people of the region benefit from it i think it's a testimony to the resilience of the state of the people of being able to overcome such an obstacle and now honestly we're focusing on delivery deliveries coming along very very well as i said projects are coming along the pipeline according to schedule and we're ready to deliver and host the world in twenty twenty. human rights watch report. in terms of workers' rights not something we've always agreed to i mean i've never personally i've never said that the work is done on the back every time we've spoken to international organizations every time we've discussed the progress and the significant progress of the state of has made and we have always said that more work needs to be done i don't believe any
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nation can rest on its laurels and say that everything has been. reforms and there is no different however what is very positive is the fact that there's a recognition of significant progress being made good work being done on the ground and being done in a way where it's sustainable for the long term not short term solutions or band-aid solutions and that is exactly what we're looking for looking for long term solutions in terms of labor reforms and we're very proud of it but again there's. a match all tennis fans have been waiting for will member one novak djokovic has set up a final with his old rival rafa nadal the serb cruised three semifinal against luke are poorly beating the frenchman in straight sets six nerves six two and six two the which is aiming for his seventy five in melbourne and a reunion with nadeau of sorts. you know he's my biggest rival.
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you know in my career played so many matches against him at big matches and this court of course the one that stands out was the finals of six hours almost ten thousand and twelve i'm. hopefully we don't got that that long this time but. i'm sure we're going to have a good finals. one final has already taken place the unseeded pair of australia sam stosur and girish china be defending champions tomorrow bubble so an interest in them and then a bitch for the women's doubles title a six three six four victory was the tenth in a row for stosur and zhang and their first grand slam title as partner it was also revenge on bubbles and then of h. who beat them at last year's us open. there was east african dominance on friday at the dubai marathon with ethiopia and kenya taking top on as it was a record breaking performance in both races to get an a model of ethiopia finished
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first in the men's race east time of two hours three minutes and thirty four seconds broke the course record by twenty six seconds it was also the sixth the fastest men's marathon time ever. on the women's side it was kenya's a ruth chip get h two record of the food fastest women's marathon time in history two hour was seventy minutes and eight seconds more than enough to take victory and smash the course record by more than two minutes. italian dominate paris says a man who enjoys the hahnemann cum cool scene kids in austria and prove why yet again on friday paris one will cut down your victories here in twenty thirty twenty seventeen and again on this occasion the telly and was the only man to dip under the one minute fifty seven second mark but the event was overshadowed by a horrific crash this is sweden's alexander coach during his downhill attempt and
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as you can see it did not end the way he apply and he had to be airlifted by helicopter to hospital after receiving lengthy medical treatment and that's all the support we have for you for now another update is coming up again later thank you very much peter and that doesn't from the sounds of the news out of don't stay with us i'm here and just a couple one minutes but on the phone news from us and thank you very much for watching.
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one of the really special things about working for al-jazeera is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much empathy and contribution to a story i feel we cover this region better than anyone else working for it is you know it's very challenging liberally particularly because you have a lot of people that are divided on political issues we are we the people we live to tell the real story so i'll just mend it is to deliver in-depth journalism we don't feel inferior to the audience across the globe. talk to al-jazeera. we see you personally one of the main beneficiaries is that the
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case we listen for you want to meet with relations with india all that's what exactly my point we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter where you call home al-jazeera international bringing the news and current of that matter to. al-jazeera. at least seven people are killed and two hundred a missing after a mining dam bursts and.
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i don't want them to alan's their own life or my headquarters in doha with me and it's a problem also ahead. i will sign a bill to open our government for three weeks until february fifty dollars temporary deal to end the government shutdown blocked by money get. the european commission has reportedly out of saudi arabia to a draft list of countries that ponza terror financing threat and. a lot of. people. we ask people about their hopes for change and a new pawnees president felix chester county. brazil's new government is grappling with its first bag of emergency as rescue workers search for survivors of a mining depth dam collapse in the southeast of the country at least seven people
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have been killed and two hundred others a still missing it happened near the town off at broome a geo janos one the has the latest conflict a wave of british foreign sludge was sent spewing into the countryside when a series of three dams collapsed the failed structures in august tailings downs filled with residue from iron ore mining the risky operation is underway to evacuate people from vulnerable areas in and around the nearest community leader for tickle me the town the prevent the needle. being made amid fears of widespread pollution to prevent contaminated mud and sludge reaching the refutal by your hydroelectric plant with the national water company said. it happened in two days president job us noddle said he was sending cabinet ministers to the region to oversee the operation according to the official while iron ore mine is owned by the brazilian mining company vale they were part owners with their straightly and
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b.h.p. billiton of the my name mariana also in the state of mena should rice rip down burst its banks in two thousand and fifteen nineteen people were killed and the whole community is submerged by mud that has called brazil's worst environmental disaster they are officials have said they're very saddened by what's happened through. the mill. it's with great regret that i confirm the collapse of the dam i have no words to describe how disappointed and sad i am about what just happened it's beyond anything i could possibly expect i want to tell you that vile will do everything possible to help those affected. however environmentalist say the company and the country have failed to learn the lessons of the marianna disaster that al-jazeera the home of how there's a ban is an assistant professor of costa engineering at barnard university in
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london and he explained the possible reasons that led to the collapse telling down is the type of environment which is constructed this or that hazardous material mining activity in mining. stock hazardous. material and they. need to be used go in a safe place and telling them that kind of. all is a park mid-stream. and the challenge of this type of dance is that they are not really instructed very wrote the are not really one and the reason is that. you have. the money. so you got this nine times i don't cite these names business is not really.
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constructed and that is the challenge is that. you got down you have lost so. many jury but these monitoring are not really happening very well. to indonesia now where the number of people killed by floods and landslides has risen to fifty nine more than three thousand were evacuated from their homes as heavy rain four than strong winds pounded the southern part of sin away sea island dozens of communities were inundated as rivers overflowed in first their backs landslides and flooding are common and disaster prone indonesia especially during the monsoon season between a toiba and april. the longest government shutdown in u.s. history is over at least for now president donald trump has agreed to re-open the federal government for three weeks but the stopgap plan does not include funding for his border with mexico the reason for the political deadlock with the democrats he says he's ready to declare
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a national emergency if negotiations had another impasse the coming weeks alan fischer reports thank you very much my fellow american it's over for now i am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government. after the longest shutdown in american history thirty five days steps are moving taken to get it hundred thousand federal stuff back to work but the funding deal is just for three weeks in that time republicans and democrats will discuss a long term plan here's the problem the president still wants his border wall the democrats don't want to agree to that but from the white house a warning that if he doesn't get what he wants i will use the powers afforded to me under the laws and the constitution of the united states to address this emergency. pressure had been building on the president to end the stalemate his approval rating was dropping senior republicans were leaking support
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and workers were warning of genuine security risks in the senate republican leader called on democrats to negotiate a longer funding deal that would include a significant investment in urgently needed border security measures including physical barriers in his rose garden address the president insisted democrats know backed the idea of a border wall that was disputed by their leader we don't agree on some of the specifics of border security democrats are against the wall but we agree on many things such as the need for new technology and the need to strengthen security in our ports of entry a funding bill was agreed by the senate in december but attacked by right wing commentators donald trump blocked it because it had no money for a border wall his decision to reopen the government has led to new attacks from his own supporters but one former trumpet ministration official says he now gets to make a state of the union address to put his case to save the union as we all know is
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a prime time address not just to congress to brief congress but also to brief the american people and i think i expect that the president will use that time to try to address the american people and discuss the significant issue that he has before them in the sport of offering donald trump said he was willing to keep the government shutdown for months to get the money for a wall he promised on the campaign trail mexico would pay for thousands of federal workers will no go back to work after the president misjudge the situation the consequences and the result is thank you very much allan fisher al-jazeera washington. to venezuela now with a self-proclaimed leader one why though has vowed to lead straight protests against president. and especially capital caracas he reached out to russia and china to set the policy which have backed the little moscow has offered to mediate between the government and the opposition to end the political standoff meanwhile washington watch for him. as venezuela's interim president has appointed a controversial new elliott abrams to handle u.s.
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policy on venezuela. they are never going to steal our dreams away from us again in the presidential palace they believe this movement will run out of steam those who assert the symbols of power believe we will become tired but we are going to leave here stronger no one is going to give in we are going to dream of a stronger venezuela a president. attempting a coup against his government. but as well as our republic is in a critical moment its existence and ongoing values at the moment we love one as well and we fight for its existence there has been an immense campaign of money and fake news director but the volley very republican as well there is similar tenuously they intend to make a coup d'etat against venezuela and a coup against our republic and our values there is even an intervention they wrecked it possibly by washington latin america editor lucy and even has this update from the colombia venezuela border. it was an extraordinary scene in
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caracas as toobin is wailin men addressed the nation from different parts of the city each claiming to be the legitimate president of venezuela. who was appointed by the opposition controlled national assembly as the country's interim president although that is not recognized by president nicolas maduro spoke to the crowds and to the people saying that he wanted them to take to the streets again to show their support he says this is a crucial hour but he also and especially appealed to the armed forces he announced that there would be an amnesty law approved and distributed over the weekend and said that the families of military officers would be receiving letters to try to coax them to flip on president nicolas maduro at the same time he was at the presidential palace and he made it clear that he's not going anywhere he said that it is under way orchestrated by the united states and he repeated that on sunday night the time is up for u.s.
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diplomats to leave the country this after in israel a broke diplomatic relations with the u.s. even though the white house is not recognizing president models of foreign aid to do that in the meantime a high stakes security council u.n. security council meeting has been called in new york to discuss the crisis in venezuela reuters news agency is reporting that the european commission has added saudi arabia to a draft list of countries that pose a threat to the block list includes country is that a seen as having let's controls against terrorism financing and money laundering saudi arabia has been facing international pressure over the verge of journalist kushal at the saudi consulate in istanbul last year other countries on the list include iran iraq syria yemen and north korea would you want your coffee as the c.e.o. of gulf state and the texan he says though it is a draft less at the moment it is damaging for the ard. it's of course important to keep in mind that this is merely
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a draft it's subject to change but of course the fact that we're even talking about this in the first place bodes poorly for riyadh let's keep in mind that in september the f.a. t.f. decided not to give saudi arabia full membership for many of the reasons which are obviously in play here is saudi arabia is going to need to make some changes in order to convince its allies in the west that its leadership is very sincere with all of this talk about countering extremism returning to so-called moderate is a law there is definitely a war of narratives in which saudi arabia is facing some major problems saudi arabia is trying to convince western governments and societies that the kingdom now with mohammed bin saw a man at the helm is truly committed to this campaign against radicalism and violent extremism it really undermines their argument that the problems are coming
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