cory's on the mountain are small and locally operated but the much larger chinese quarry was never assessed for social or environmental impact. except the asian development bank suspended funding for the project and worrying has stopped. which has left some without work on the other leg. what i would like to demand now is to restart the mining process we've been praying for this and people work in mining their livelihood is in good condition but now they're facing challenges everyone is in a difficult situation. numerous attempts to contact the china road and bridge corp were unsuccessful civil society groups say the chinese state owned company has been doling out excuses instead of compensation. they chose to disobey laws that are already in place with the c.r.b. c came to construct the road they didn't respect the rights of the local population . while smaller quarries continue to supply road builders observers say large scale

projects in korean state should wait until a final peace agreement is reached between the government and the region's armed ethnic groups until then a project meant to unite is instead sowing seeds of division. and disease. now south korea is the place to be if you want to get a glimpse of the future of electric cars problem bride reports from the island. the 1st in the world to be carbon free by 2030. this 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 avi's 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 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 i mean the entire jeju island is a natural treasure we wondered how best to preserve it and when we came to transport we decided to go electric 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 them 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. there is a but tone as i took 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 to the book as the quest continues others in asia and beyond watch with interest what jade you can do maybe they can do will so. macbride al-jazeera j.j. to south korea. well present all trump has been cutting funding for the arts and

the united states but math and politics and the trump era as inspiring on fire in artists around the world charlie angela reports from the venice biennale. $60000.00 pages of e-mails their contents pretty mundane their effect on hillary clinton's 2016 presidential bid devastating now an art show in venice by artist kenneth goldsmith i wanted to sort of put an end to the speculation of truck 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 arguably 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 a reason displays a concrete wall from her native mexico. the idea of fake news is explored in joseph's video installation a mishmash of you tube videos news clips internet memes and. the idea of being anything can be considered news. the united states chose. to represent his skull just subtly deal with issues of democracy allegiance and liberty and what it means to be exploited is quite abstract doesn't 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. the work here to be a good thing reflects the coarsening of the public discourse.

a lot of the work here basically shouts very loudly to be heard there's lots of it is very superficial various and there's a lot of intellectual complex deceased's there's a replica of president lincoln's chair with a hose that we're around artist's vision of the united states seems rather bleak even alex to. have a cosy suburban town is. that. on the news hour the whites take to the road. for action. the latest news as it breaks local communities here important are very frustrated because the lack of post storm services with detailed coverage this lack not of the

fact though people we've talked to say this struggling to make ransom notes and just want a better life from around the world and obviously has been offered to those who rebel against the government of any except those involved in human rights abuses or war crimes. by maintaining every weekly news cycle going to see recent breaking stories and then of course there's donald trump the town through the eyes of the world's jannah least that's right out of a hamas group that calls for the an aisle ation of israel that is not what that phrase means at all she joined the listening post as we turned the cameras on the media focused on how they were caught on the stories that matter the most embed is a free palestine listening post on al-jazeera.

times vote yes peter. thank you very much kiki burton's is celebrating her 9th and big stubble you'd see a career title after winning the madrid open the dutch player was up against simona halep in the final on saturday the romanian knew she would go top of the world rankings of she won the smashing started strongly but burton's kept her cool and went on to collect a $6464.00 victory she goes one better after losing in the final of this event last year which ones will also move to a career high on the world rankings with this title when looking in good shape at the french open just a food. it feels really unbelievable i would say. my best ranking after winning this tournament biggest title of my career it's the.

highest ranking ever that's why a man has achieved so i'm just really proud of that men's world number one novak djokovic will get the chance to play for a 3rd title in madrid he came through a gruelling semifinal against germany team on saturday the top seed having to work hard to see off the man who knocked out roger federer of the day before winning in straight sets both of which were settled on tie breaks to reach his 1st final since the australian open in january. played the best match of the clay court season so far for me against you know arguably the best. tennis player in the world on the surface so far you know he's amazing to him in the barcelona period with roger yesterday in a thrilling match so he was in form and very tough conditions the celebrations remain on i said by immunity after they failed to clinch the bundesliga title by and were held to a goal a strong way at leipzig on saturday nearest rivals but dortmund kept their title

hopes alive with a 32 win against 14. to close the gap to 2 points going into the final day of the season by and superior goal difference means they'll need at least a draw against on track frankfurt mixed week to win a record extending 7th bundesliga crown in a row. in italy said lanter are moving closer to securing their 1st ever appearance in the champions league they are into 3rd place after a 21 win over genoa on saturday. turn of the custom year with the goals for atalanta to go 2 points clear of into milan who play key eva. and ac milan remain in the hunt for champions league football next season after a 10 win at fiorentina challenge with the only goal of the game a point behind 4th placed into but they city rivals have a game in hand. miss eighties are well set for another dominant weekend in formula

one with the team taking both positions on the front row over sunday spanish grand prix the qualifying session at the circuit the catalonia proved tricky for sun busy nicko how can a broken wing of the last control and williams drive a george russell phone itself in a spin at the end of q one. but it was championship level terry bought as we topped the timings and qualified on pole ahead of teammate lewis hamilton ferrari sebastian vettel and red bulls next to stop and make up the 2nd row sadie's have taken a one to finish at all the races so far this season. there was controversy in the 3 races in barcelona christian god crossed the line 1st in race one but was given a time penalty for an incident under the safety car and demoted to 2nd he didn't seem to know and celebrated despite an official removing the number one sign from in front of his car god had to stand on the podium alongside rival robert

schwartzman who was declared the eventual winner. with no. it's taken 9 races but at long last someone has won twice in this year's formula each championship a starter shingly they had been 8 different winners in the 1st 8 races of the year but that changed on set. today at the monaco premier john eric vernon crossed the line 1st for his 2nd win of the season it also moves the frenchman to the top of the driver standing. there was amazing i was never i really wanted to in various better it was one pretty bad for me power is my home race but you know it's kind of in france and. 2 the idf is amazing and i know how to put them in my car is there a lot of this place out of the city that you really have today means a lot to me it's you know an incredible feeling. london side saracens are the champions of european club rugby for the 3rd time in 4 years they came from behind

to beat irish side linster 20 points to 10 in saturday's final of the champions cup at some james's park in newcastle england pay of believe. in feral played a starring role for saracens the year's 1st cycling grand tour started on saturday the opening stage of the jittered italia was an 8 kilometer time trial around the streets of balon years live in years 3 miserably proved too good coming in 1900 consecutive person simon 8 take the race leader's pictures chris froome isn't defending its title this year to concentrate on the tour de france in july and here's an example of how not to do it from the world relays in japan the hosts should impressive hand eye coordination in the men's 4 by 100 meter relay when they almost lost the battle in japan managed to avoid dropping it and finished 3rd but were disqualified for that handover. and it seems impossible to go anywhere without your phone these days and that is also true of the studio ok portugal's under the

will to see dropping his mobile at the barca grand slam will do the event on saturday get it instantly disqualified. and that's all the sport we have more coming up again later thank you very much for the news hour from the pran i'm very much for watching. people have to weigh your record on this trouble in fact a few years ago there is place only for one state on the land of israel i do not believe in a 2 state solution the official story is that there are no i'm sure we all feel sorry i don't care about the official story if you were to go visit today you would say what has the media been telling the world isn't black and white there's lots of graves in here join me near the hot sun on our front of my guests from around the world take the hot seat and we debate the week's top stories and big issues here on al-jazeera. it's the cheapest rail service in the deal congo the largest country

in sub-saharan africa the swallow crosses half the country from lubumbashi to a labor. it's the only link between remote villages and the outside world. the swallow has been around for more than 50 years like a local bus it stops a virtually every station passengers clamber the remaining seats people cram into whatever space they can find. nearly 2000 people all together 3 times the officially permitted capacity for those who want to able to find a place or who can't afford a ticket there's always the route. travelers have to remain alert a lapse in attention could be fatal. the danger comes not just from above. even at the moderate speed of 30 kilometers an hour a tree branch can cut like a machete. rewind returns with updates on the best of al-jazeera is

documentaries. the moving story of 2 young tuchman girls in afghanistan. at last able to get an education after the news of progressive taliban occupation. but what has become of their dreams. rewind pencils and bullets. on al-jazeera. put the rebels say they've begun pulling back forces from 3 key ports but the yemeni government calls it's a ploy. hello busy i'm adrian finnigan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up come and storm a luxury hotel in the pakistani port city for die including 3 of the attackers.

india's ruling party fielded an ultra nationalist hindu candidate facing terrorism charges as the 6th phase of national elections gets underway. and why several southern american states are advancing tough anti abortion legislation. with the rebels have begun redeploying fighters from 3 major ports in yemen they say it's part of a u.n. brokered deal and what other groups to fulfill their end of the agreement but the yemeni government says it's just a ploy the redeployment is expected to continue over the next few days under u.n. supervision it includes data an important gateway for food and humanitarian aid which millions of yemenis rely on it reports. the fight is

preparing to leave the pulse of the day to the un confirm to the rebel group has started to redeploy forces from the should teach it port a gateway for humanitarian aid so the move is unilateral but they say they expect reciprocity from coalition forces led by saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. now the ball is in the court of the united nations. yemen's internationally recognized government and the u. many people in order to perform a cycle of pressure on the parties who are being an obstacle. cannot be reached unless the countries of aggression and mercenaries commit to the implementation of this agreement that the coalition by yemeni government says the redeployment of fight is is the pulley by to who sees to deceive the international community it says the rebel group is handing over the port to its allies. pan's bullfighters to pull out brokered by a un led committee under the stockholm agreement

a pact established between the rifle combatants last december but it was a fragile peace deal with sporadic fighting soon be fuming in and around the data even if. it was to come up on both sides but. the whole of the rest of the country but needs to be sorted out and there are many different warren functions not just the 2 that are involved in this agreement they have to be prudent listeners have to be. actually goes a very long way to go before we can start to talk about peace but can be rolled out . fighting between rival factions has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis according to the u.n. with more than 2 thirds of the population in need of aid it's still early to say whether this latest twist in the more than 4 year conflict will signal a significant move towards lasting peace. al-jazeera an attack on

a luxury hotel in southwestern pakistan has ended with a security guard and 3 gunmen dead it happened in the port city of quad in baluchistan province separatist group people are just on liberation army has claimed responsibility for the attack on the pole continental saying that it was aimed at chinese and other foreign investors. hide a report from the capital islamabad. conforming that all 3 of the tag who were tagged the internet. have been and their people were injured also the fact that the figurative forehead were able to evacuate all the guests doll from their according to the tear tag entered into the hole shot dead the figure to guard at the entrance whatever. however died. from the figurative. pin them down in the hall where they were killed according to the

military the people who were injured there thieving medical assistance liberation army on the other hand. all 4 of their fighters. what involved in the tag dog it of course would have been trying to engineer. who are coming to the board of . the audit of significant important because the chinese that investing tens of billions of dollars and of course would have volunteered to maximize the number of ever timely action from the security forces had there were major crises and. south africa's president still run the poses called for unity and promise to fight corruption and his victory speech his ruling african national congress one weapon states general election but received the lowest share of the vote since the end of a plus a 25 years ago from it amila reports from pretoria. south

africa where she's now to declare the election is to be free and fair thank you. a victory for the african national congress comes as little surprise to many but with 57.5 percent of the vote it's a reality check for the party that's been in power since the end of apartheid in 1915 years ago almost 70 percent of south african supported the a.n.c. our people have spoken and they have done so clearly and emphatically they have voted for a more equal society free from public t. and one they have voted for a country that they would like to see at peace with his so what it's continent. and with the world at large the party always knew this would

be a tough election in the past year a.n.c. president jacob zuma resigned while fighting various corruption allegations and was replaced by solar on the force and the wind is important for him up or so who's leading a divided party the agencies criticized for its slow delivery of basic services and the poorly performing economy for many south africans their view of nelson mandela's rainbow party of liberation has dulled in 2016 the a.n.c. got to wake up cool when for the 1st time since the advent of democracy we received 53 percent in local government elections we had to urgently respond and the wrist the downward slide as it became crystal clear that there was a discontent with the people the a.n.c. views this returned to office as a 2nd chance and says the confidence of voters is returning but at 66 percent this election had the lowest voter turnout in south africa's democratic history the

number of voters has steadily fall and over the last 3 elections observers say growing apathy and disillusionment with politics may be to blame the a.n.c. has relied on loyal supporters to remain in power and enough of them have given the a.n.c. a 2nd to mandate the main opposition party the democratic alliance or decline in support to only the far left to konami freedom fighters with a 6 percent showing in local elections rose to 10 percent in the general election while in c. members may be breathing a sigh of relief leaders know they have to do more to retain their position as the ruling party for me to milan al-jazeera pretoria south africa polls open for the 6th phase of voting as india's one of the half month long parliamentary election approaches its final week around 10 percent of seats are up for grabs on sunday including those in the capital delhi there's one more round of voting on may. total 900000000 people eligible to vote well ahead of today's foes one ruling party

candidate has been getting a lot of attention ascott hide the reports from the city of. cool is running on an ultra nationalist hindu platform despite facing terrorism charges in connection with the mosque bombing. is a 1st time candidate running for parliament in the central indian city of bhopal one of the ruling. party or b j p banner she the party the prime minister and modi have sent to their campaigns on hindu nationalism. but also passed last year terrorism charges laid against her as a suspect in 2008 it killed 6 people she's out on bail due to poor health. visiting a hindu temple for a cleansing ceremony she adamantly maintains her innocence in the case and points to the opposition. there are many from the opposition congress party out on bail

and also fighting in the elections these people want to break the country. i am 100 percent innocent. on these attorney explains it's illegal for her to run as she is not yet convicted but it brings into question the decision by the b j p to field a candidate facing terrorism charge. but if it's proved that she is implicated by the court and gets a prison term then she would never be able to run for elections and. it's not just the b j p that's pushing hindu nationalism in bhopal albeit a softer version the congress party candidate has also been promoting hindu ideology in this community with a 20 percent muslim voter base 35 years ago one of the worst industrial accident in history happened here in the union carbide ghastly thousands were killed. more than a 3rd of. affected some who work with big support groups feel

that the ruling party due to its national agenda are ignoring them and other minorities. even though abdul-jabbar is health is failing he still runs an organization that trains women impacted from the gas leak. creating a toxic atmosphere to hate speeches just like that a $984.00 poisonous gas leak. hate speech that. between hindus and muslims it's creating that engine it's creating hate. so when the people of bhopal cast their ballots they are not only choosing their next leaders they could also be deciding whether their community will become more divided it's got harder al-jazeera bhopal india. several conservative u.s. states mostly in the south are advancing tough antiabortion laws alabama sentences are expected to vote next week on a bill that would criminalize most abortions from conception if the proposal passes

doctors who help women terminate their pregnancies could face up to 99 years in prison and in georgia a new law was passed this week which bans all abortions at the 1st signs of a fetal heartbeat that's before many women even though they're pregnant they see a similar heartbeat bills have already been passed in kentucky mississippi and ohio all of them facing legal challenges in jordan reports now from washington. the latest round of laws being passed in u.s. state legislatures that put new tougher restrictions on women's access to abortion has become a controversial development here in the united states those who support the outlawing of abortion say that they are glenn getting closer to the day when the procedure is outlawed in all 50 states and u.s. territories those who support abortion rights say that these new laws represent really a new frontier.