africa. 20 more still to come including empty shelves in the cuban capital have but who's to blame they're not just states or venezuela. and the holiday island in south korea that could be shaping the future of the world's transport. hello again and welcome back we're here cross australia we saw one big storm system make its way towards the east now it's in the tasman sea so better weather here across much of the eastern seaboard we did have some very windy conditions winds over 90 kilometers per hour winds were gusting as we ended the week much better now from brisbane all the way down here towards melbourne we may pick up a few coastal clouds there but really no rain to speak of at least for the next few days up towards the north there we're going to be seeing some clouds over here towards darwin with the temperature a few of $31.00 degrees but we are going to be watching the coral sea very

carefully a new tropical system could be developing and making its way towards the west well for the north in the south island of new zealand we're going to sing some very stormy weather with that storm system that did hit australia it is making its way towards the south island right now bring some very gusty winds thunderstorms could be a problem over the next few days so here we go on sunday rain all the way from auckland down towards christ church and the winds are going to be damaging at least from sunday through monday morning by the time we get to monday afternoon things are going to look much better across much of the region with auckland at about 17 degrees and good weather across much of japan over the next few days temperatures then to the mid twenty's here for tokyo at 23 osaka a little bit warmer a few at $28.00 and seoul we're going to be seeing a nice day but rain in your forecast as we go towards monday. subzero temperatures stream altitudes. this is where the

hard part because of the extraordinary journey from polish to touch if you start braved the ordinary joining us or you were too high out there's no oxygen. just to experience life simple pleasures. risking it all on kurdistan on al-jazeera. and i mean one of the top stories. rebels in yemen have begun putting fighters away from 3 key ports on the east coast as part of a un backed peace deal. separatist forces in pakistan have attacked

a hotel in the port city of killing and god. has claimed responsibility. is around opposes african national congress has secured victory in the south african elections it was the party's smallest ever. talks between opposition groups in sudan and the country's military rulers have become deadlocked it's more than a month since president bashir was ousted by the military following months of street protests they're resisting demands to hand over to civilian rule about morgan is in the capital khartoum. sami mahmoud looks at photos from home and is reminded of when the word arrived on his doorstep his from the nuba mountains in southern sudan where he saw sudanese where planes dropped bombs on his village some fellow farmers were killed and others were forced to escape. the government forces dropped bombs from ime to nerves and other kinds of planes and didn't distinguish fighters from civilians they dropped bombs indiscriminately it was a massacre

a genocide against the unarmed people of nuba mountains. the farmer says knowing what the military can do to civilians is what brought him to join the macit him at army headquarters and on the 5 week long sit in followed months of anti-government protests demanding president almighty bashir and his 30 year rule he was ousted in april 11th by military commanders the transitional military council has been in control ever since despite demands for civilian rule opposition parties and the 00s at the sit in are demanding the council transfers power the nuba mountains area in software defined is just one of several regions at war in sudan others in the southern region of the nile and the western region of darfur many people have fled those areas due to military operations some led by commanders in the military council sudanese with our preference in the capital and who have been able to join the sitting here in front of the army headquarters say they want to leave until power is handed to civilian government. but it's

a stalemate in talks between the 2 sides with the military council threatening to hold early elections if no deal is reached within 6 months the opposition coalition says it wants to end the deadlock but won't back down in its demand for civilian government i'll tell you look this thing that he had with the legitimacy the military council is leading on comes from the people who forced the military to overthrow the shia so the talk shouldn't be about power sharing or delegating and the military should not want to chair the sovereign council and have authority to appoint members of the transitional governing. it should hand over power to the people to form a civilian government of. sudan has been under military rule for much of its existence since independence from britain in 1956 protesters here say when they forced the military to overthrow bashir a month ago they discovered how much power they have and know it can also be used to force the military to hand over power to the people. is there

a hard time fighting in northwestern syria is intensifying as the government tries to consolidate gains made during an offensive earlier this week the syrian arab army is pushing further into the last major chunk of opposition held territory but rebel fighters are force them back in other areas along the border of live and how are provinces according to monitors the fighting and asked them to space roughly 150000 people. the world health organization says 454 people have now been killed in the ongoing battle for libya's capital tripoli you know nations security council has once again called for a cease fire on 5 weeks off toward holy for have to start it has had campaign to capture the city. excuse me the red cross says residential areas on the road to tripoli turning into battlefields with almost 60000 people displaced aid agencies are warning hospitals are struggling with power cuts and chronic medical shortages .

cuba has announced widespread rationing of food and other basic goods the commerce minister is blaming the shortages on expanded sanctions from the united states but some economists say a drop in aid coming in from crosses that venezuela is to blame the has more. the queue for fresh chicken stretches outside the supermarket in havana poultry and many other items are often in short supply and shoppers have just heard there's been a delivery. they'll have to wait several hours to be served not only that there's now a limit on how much they can buy. for you when they sell items such as chickens sometimes there's not much available so we've been told to limit the amount customers can buy . cuber imports up to 70 percent of its food and is struggling to pay the bills because the government's receiving less aid from venezuela which has its own crisis

to deal with cuba's communist leaders are starting rationing meat eggs rice beans and other essential such as so. i thought i wanted to say that people i think rationing is the only way to stop hoarding food people need to buy less so that everyone can get and it'll bit like the government says the main reason for the future is because of u.s. sanctions donald trump has reversed the thaw in relations when barack obama was president is. that we depend on imports that come from the united states and that has meant that we've had to look for alternatives to be able to secure the products in the market however our mission is to fracture all the measures the euro as government imposes. and. keep has been under u.s. economic and for almost 60 years but with the economic and political crisis in socialist venezuela cubans are preparing for more tough times ahead victoria gates

and b. al jazeera. india's ongoing general election is the largest democratic vote in history with 900000000 people eligible to vote is also one of the longest lasting some 5 and a half weeks is the capital territory delis turn to vote on sunday and assail raman reports the local ruling party. to repeat it success on a parliamentary level by campaigning for education reform. like many homes across india. is helping his children with their reading writing and arithmetic mahomedan our son to horror wants taught in a private school that parents believe that state schools were not up to the job until now the father is a local politician the aam aadmi party which has promised to improve state education in india's capital region but many. me when i ask my children about the change they say government school teachers are teaching us better than the private

schools private school teachers are very qualified they are paid less our teachers are more qualified and i get to know this from the children many. many government run schools in other states look like this badly in need of repair very little furniture and no support materials it's not easy to get a good education in conditions like these. few parents in delhi would send their children to state schools for the same reason but a major investment in schools has seen the modern classrooms emerge with new equipment and sporting facilities that have attracted more parents back to the state system in order to develop it with our situation was pathetic we never wanted to step inside now the building is amazing their 1st action is great the number of teachers in the school is also increasing that's why we are getting our children admitted to the government schools here set up this is somewhat lacking then diet can be. is credited with turning delhi schools around she was brought in as a senior advisor to the state's ruling party she's now contesting

a parliamentary seat in delhi and hopes the party's education policy will get her votes and people are now beginning to talk about the fact that in just 40 years of such a transformation can happen then why did it not happen in 20 years before that and this is the fast time this question is that i think in their mind yes government schools can be involved yes government hospitals can we. and therefore we need water for parties who believe in the liberty this is not to live for learn from last 5 years but the project foundation which is a non-governmental agency says the focus needs to be on those who educate the children do they have increased the number of buildings and the quality of environment and infrastructure but the child wants we need to call you do off. the quality of education is more important as compared to other aspects educational reforms in delhi being debated across the country but the need for reform and change is because change is here a big associated with

a smaller regional party boy responsive to change many voters asking what how the stubbornest party started in their state so a whole raft of al-jazeera delhi. thousands of protesters in albania have been out in the streets of the capital tirana once again demanding the resignation of prime minister eddie rama they threw firebombs at the socialist party headquarters a center right opposition accuses the government of corruption and links to organized crime denies the allegations. in hong kong politicians have come to blows over the government's bid to allow extradition to mainland china. anger over the controversial plans boiled over in the city's parliament changing the law would allow suspected criminals to face nonspecific national security charges in china opponents say it's another erosion of hong kong's independence.

for the south korean tourist island of jeju is the place to be if you want to get a glimpse into the future of measuring it's been hosting the 6th annual international electric vehicle expo showcasing the best in 0 emission technology brian reports from the island aiming to become the 1st in the world to be carbon free by 2030. the show brings together everything you need for an electric future. yes the cars both the sensible ones and the fun ones and all the other everyday vehicles to service in a world beyond fossil fuels all using the same advances in electric engine and battery technology but in all shapes and sizes even one made using a 3 d. laser printer. i think we have passed the inflection point and even these have become the norm the better prices come down by more than a 3rd so vehicles cost less as well. for an expo promoting green

transport j.g. who is the perfect stage. a large volcanic island off south korea's southern coast it's famous for its rugged good looks. a tourist destination that knows how valuable its beauty is and how vulnerable to climate change. because of that it's committed through renewable energy and electric vehicles to being completely carbon free by 2030 and the entire land is a natural treasure we wondered how best to preserve it and when it came to transport we decided to go electric the jeju seems perfectly placed for such an experiment an island with relatively short driving distances well suited to electric vehicles and with a semi autonomous government able to pursue bold policies when it comes to embracing the electric vehicle jeju is already way out in front of all the evey's

in south korea right now a quarter of all here on this one island but it's still got a long way to go to be 100 percent carbon free. the vast majority of vehicles still use fossil fuels but the government is quickly putting in place the resources needed to encourage people to go electric. the provincial government is providing enough support in terms of regulation and funding transport companies are also replacing their vehicles so i'm sure we can achieve that goal. as the quest continues others in asia and beyond watch with interest what jade you can do maybe they can do also. bride al-jazeera jade to south korea. cultural inspiration at the world's oldest and most celebrated outspent the venice biennale which happened today but the influence of the u.s. president just everywhere even if his actual image has been banned by the

organizers charlie angela has been seeking out the subtle and not so subtle references. $60000.00 pages of e-mails that contents pretty mundane their effect on hillary clinton's 2016 presidential bid devastating now and show in venice by artists chemical smell i wanted to sort of put an end to the speculation of trying to keep saying where are those emails and he still says that today law corrupt where the e-mails this is the 1st time anybody's ever seen these e-mails these are all here believe the most important historical documents of our time they change the history of america and therefore they change the history of the world. for celebrated painter adrian gagne president donald trump's image is an inspiration for others he's a source of frustration subtle references to the state of american politics i found throughout the venice be an artist. displays

a concrete pull from her native mexico. the idea of fake news is explored in the video installation a mishmash of you tube videos news clips internet means an entity's the i did being anything can be considered news. the united states chose. to represent in this his sculptures softly deal with issues of democracy allegiance and liberty and what it means to be exploited the work is quite abstract in the artist doesn't do interviews but he has said he hopes it will inspire us to question freedom and its fragility. may you live in interesting times is the theme of the show and some critics say trump's influence is inescapable. here to be. reflects the coarsening of the public discourse trumps. a lot of the work here

basically shouts very loudly to be heard there's lots of work that is very superficial various tactics and there's a lot of intellectual complexity. there's a replica of president lincoln's chair with a hose that will dangerously around vision of the united states. even alex. is. that. and you can catch up any time. and you can watch a. one of the top stories on our syria the rebels in yemen have begun putting fighters away from 3 key ports on the east coast it's part of a united nations backed peace deal but the yemeni government has dismissed it as a ploy and ports include russia. and crucially her data an important gateway for

food and humanitarian aid that millions of yemenis rely on. separatist fighters in pakistan have attacked a hotel in the port city of khwaja killing a god it. has claimed responsibility in a city that's a major base for chinese investment in the country the military says guests were safely evacuated cyril ramaphosa his african national congress party has secured victory in the south african elections with the party's smallest ever parliamentary majority to make it more difficult for the relatively new leader to fulfill his promise reforms. i salute each and every one of you and i thank you for making it possible for this election to be rezoned expression of the will of the people of south africa we can declare with certainty that democracy has victorious in our country our people have given the leaders of this country

a fair monday 8 to bear a better south africa for all. but his way his opposition leader says he wants to open contact with the united states military to try to put more pressure on the country's president nicolas maduro to step aside one made the announcement at another protest in caracas it was a smaller turnout for gordo in a week that has seen opposition leaders arrested and forced to seek refuge. fighting in northwestern syria is intensifying as the government tries to consolidate gains made during an offensive earlier this week the syrian arab army is pushing further into the last major chunk of territory in the country controlled by the opposition but rebel fighters have forced them back in other areas along the border of italy and how the provinces there's the headlines this hour up next a look at the dangerous journey through the central asian mountains in risky to

kyrgyzstan thanks for much watching c.n.n. . al jazeera.

on a frozen road traveling through the high plateaus of kyrgyzstan a small truck is on the move. in these extreme conditions the truck is beginning a long journey to deliver mandarin oranges to remote villages. the fruit is highly prized as a symbol of good fortune in neighboring tajikistan. but to get to the villages the drivers must risk their lives on

a dangerous road. located in the heart of central asia. is kurdistan 2nd largest city. after nightfall to drivers stock up on supplies. they bought expensive chinese mandarins from a local trader and hope to sell them for a small profit in neighboring turkey just down. the truck is loaded with cases full of the fruit. of. the drivers wrapped the mandarins in a blanket to protect them from the cold. they topped off their load with a few sheets of plywood in. the loading completed they head off into the night. so what. should you sure do sure. is the driver and

mechanic who won the senior of the 2 companies. they pray for a safe journey ahead but their own us albert shake up. we share the other side of the bus their leisure. was rushing work that low blood. pressure up and down the. outside it's minus 20 degrees and not much warmer inside where the heating it's not working. now where they're the folks not so much fault that they. are developing are not that young mother cause i know when they're not far off. the mark 9 build up gone up. all the time. a daybreak on koa arrives in a small town. oh

yeah that it was a good good good bit of all. of them finding the 5th chair. again let it fall thought a ha ha ha ha ha ha ha the furthest . back on the road again the weather takes a turn for the worse. by sea conditions have stopped the heavy a big holes in that truck. the last sunday luck. love love love love. love love. know.

how did it all tom. tom and all. in a blizzard 3600 meters vehicles with lighter load stand a better a child's. death . toll from falling. about minus 30 degrees the road is an ice rink the truckers must cope as best they can.

kids screamed. sure they're going to. the notebook with chocolate. in his little truck takes a chance and manages to push through. further on they stopped to help a driver whose vehicle has broken down. to. just one of them and child.

but over the road and program proves god. gets a good look at this. thing. i just this. is a divorce because of. what was a cover up of color that here's a good job or that i could get today but. the indestructible soviet 4 wheel drive saves the day. the temperature drops still further at night and their guest is worried. that. john marshall the. boss of. this thing they're going to put up a. list of. what's up. that's

because marko jaric i am hoping that while they get there they could fulfill all much of that almost gets get him off the mark it's got to have. a breakdown in these conditions could mean death. without heating the interior windscreen he seemed covered with ice and do show combat see the road which is edged by a precipice. the temperature is now minus $37.00 degrees. c. . desperate measures are called for and an old blowtorch serves as a de icing device. almost. 50 feet. from the. air for good

for the darker. the. fire against ice. within a few kilometers the ice is back. freezing and tired the 3 finally seek shelter. somewhere. that they're. going to cook but. there's a period one not on doing. that at a loss do sure has little choice but to move all.

skirting the abyss and with the frequent use of the blowtorch the men finally reach an isolated farmhouse. the welcome is glacial. inside it's about 10 degrees. in the.

next morning cohen makes do with a little cold water. runs the blowtorch over the truck's frigid underbelly. but the engine is too cold to stocked. up on. the long. haul i think all. the radiation needs refilling. the water was removed the night before to stop it from freezing. in the

bellows. the hollers as a lot of those over there she says she was a. pretty good talk of. the old truck rattles off towards the kizil ops paths. full 1280 feet.