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that would be made to skew to bill and this of course comes at a very timely moment on the grounds that tomorrow there was a mass rally planned and we saw last sunday around 1000000 people march from victoria park which is about 3 kilometers behind me through to where we are now which is the government headquarters and of course tomorrow this is protest was the last sunday and there are now protests groups suggesting that we want strike action on monday so certainly this is come ahead of this rally and there's been division within the government party on the grounds that some are suggesting that kerry lamb underestimated the economic implications of this extradition bill and also this is just that she shouldn't be fast tracking this she's had a self-imposed deadline of the end of the month which is when the parliament he adjourns for the summer break so certainly the suggestion is that this bill will be suspended for now. if the bill is suspended what will iran is still go ahead it will go ahead the the various groups that are opposed to this new extradition
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law they have long say that they want this bill shelved altogether there will certainly be some moments of positive response from these these guys but it certainly tomorrow's rally will go ahead and as i mentioned it's not just tomorrow's rally strike action potentially suggested for monday but these groups are determined to have this extradition bill shelved or removed or canned so we should find out in about the next 2 hours it's about 1 pm here in hong kong at 3 pm is when kerry lamb hong kong's chief executive will make the announcement on what the what the future of this bill is all right to sort of talk there live for us in hong kong so thank you. also to come here at al-jazeera including hidden away the migrants being kept by the u.s. government and what's being called a concentration camp or not stay with us. hello there we're seeing yet more showers i reports of techie they really have been quite
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stubborn recently they've just stuck around for days and we're seeing a few more just crossed up on the satellite picture there showers also pushing through parts of azerbaijan and into our media so quite a few showers around a more still to come as we head through the day on saturday to the south of all of that though it is looking fine enjoy and hot for most of us now baghdad up at $45.00 force in tehran will be at $36.00 and kabul at 30 a bit further towards the south and here in doha it's very hot some recently it's been pretty windy as well shouldn't be as windy as we head through the next few days but certainly staying hot at least it's a dry heat for us it's not made for the south there is more in the way of cloud around thanks to the injection of moisture brought in by all tropical cycle so more in the way of just the outside chance of one or 2 from the storms a bit further towards the south lots of showers here in the eastern parts of mozambique in a couple for the eastern parts of madagascar as well but away from the east coast is generally looking a lot brighter even antananarivo should get away with
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a fine day and for the west it should also be fine for most of us here at say 22 should be the maximum temperature and been told on saturday and as you have for the south forcing cape town it's not too cool at the moment temperature is up at 18. germany is there in the helps where stunning scenery is playing host to europe's league system right. as in origin. they share a common roof and together dream of a german future. welcome to germany cafe veld left a witness documentary on al-jazeera.
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welcome back a quick reminder the top stories here on al-jazeera the u.s. president has dismissed iran's denial that it had anything to do with the tank explosions in the gulf of oman washington has released video to back up its claims but germany says it's inconclusive the u.k. says it's almost certain a branch of the iranian military was involved. the world health organization has stopped short of calling the spread of the international emergency more than 1400 people have died of the virus in the democratic republic of congo since august fears it could spread to uganda the 2 people that died this week. and hong kong's pro beijing government leaders meeting legislators to discuss a controversial extradition bill that in fallen protests over the puzzle which would allow criminal suspects to be sent to the chinese mainland for trial. the
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protest is in brazil have continued their demonstrations into friday night with the unions observing a 24 hour strike they're angry of a proposal to lift the pension age just as a broadcast of brazil to a standstill with many walking off the job the government says the changes are necessary to stop the country sliding into recession. reports from sao paolo. new trains today. extensive metro system remain closed a show of defiance by the trade unions and inconvenience for many passengers trying to get to work but why yes i'm just so numb as i'm also sure we called our manager and if they could send a card to take us to the office if we don't make it to be a deduction from. time but thanks for the money it's important to protest against a pensioner but they should. plan something that won't disturb everyone. bankers teachers and all workers also joined the industrial action in towns and cities across brazil doing something to the total we are fighting for our futures and for
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the next generations future we want to retire with dignity. to love you that's ok well i don't think we know the government is not sensitive to this kind of protest but we want politicians to hear us anyway. roads were blocked here in sao paulo as well as in rio de janeiro in cities in the north the strike better observed in some places than in others as. president both from the outer came to office 5 of the months ago promising radical reform to burst brazil's ailing economy sacrifices he said what have to be made bears the brunt of those sacrifices is what this dispute is all about. these workers around the mountain should not be them the rich and big business they say should pay their taxes most of us are modest we work of $44.00 awake one of the highest in the world also in many poor regions of brazil life expectancy is 6364 years old they want to rise the pension age to 65 but many will
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be dead by the end that's why we're against this proposal. the government says reform is essential to modernize a bloated financial system a make brazil more competitive. the unions say those cuts will hit the public sector the workers' holidays with brazil heading for recession they say this is a fight it's only just begun. the u.n. security council has held a meeting to discuss its peacekeeping force in the darfur region of sudan the un has confirmed 17 people were killed and more than 100 houses burned the earlier this week the u.k. says the un african union mission in darfur must stay in the region and responsibility for security not to be handed over to sudan's paramilitary force the r.s.s. it says removing its peacekeepers would violate existing agreements as well as u.n. rules thousands of protesters have gathered in the algerian capital for the 17th we
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can erode this time it was to celebrate the arrest of officials linked to the ousted president abilities but if several former officials and businessmen were taken into custody as part of a corruption case the ex prime minister was also arrested on wednesday but chances are demanding the removal of what they call the clan to freak out. palestinians up once again in protest at the guards barrier with israel in the latest in a long series of friday demonstrations alice to me and say israel has not kept promises made in a maze ceasefire last month violence killed 25 palestinians and 4 israelis just as well the siege of gaza lifted and the right to return to palestinian lands illegally occupied by israel. the international court of justice has rejected a request by the united arab emirates to take immediate measures against cattle in a dispute over alleged discrimination friday's hearing was part of a wider legal battle between the 2 countries arising out of the blockade imposed on
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doha by the u.a.e. and 3 other arab nations the u.a.e. had argued that it is aggravating tensions by blocking access to an iraqi government site that allows expel qatar is to apply for visas. moldova's caretaker government has resigned ending up power struggle triggered by an election that failed to give a clear majority to any party the democratic party stepped down to make way for a new coalition government but not before calling it illegal and demanding and you election political instability in the impoverished country has been growing since a vote in february ended in a 3 way split mexico says it will tighten security at dozens of border crossings as part of efforts to stem the flow of migrants into the united states footage filmed by al-jazeera shows convoys of trucks carrying migrants to a town along the gotta moller mexico border for security and people smuggling operations have turned the area into a crossing point for thousands john heilemann has more now from mexico city. after
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a report that showed convoys of trucks heading through most nights from a very specific area of the guatemala mexico border and those trucks controlled by people smugglers taking hundreds of central americans through mexico to the u.s. border we asked president lopez all over a daughter of mexico why that had been happening for what locals told us was more than a year and why the government seemed not to have noticed or done anything to stop it this was his response to goose we have identified $68.00 border crossing points and in all of them there is going to be vigilance that's what i can tell you it's a plan to have control on the border so not really a clear answer there but president lopez obrador saying that in 68 border crossing point security is going to be increased we're already seeing that across the country mexico is really on the pressure from the united states to curb the amount
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of central american migrants coming from honduras el salvador guatemala fleeing poverty and violence that ending up on the u.s. border to the north and it's say said already that if mexico doesn't do that there would be terrorists mexico is a verted that threat for now but the government said from the u.s. that in a month and a half if it doesn't see concrete results and those results will be judged by president trump then there will be further actions. the u.s. government says its border patrol agents and detention centers are now overwhelmed with more than 140000 migrants crossing the southern border last month now as evidence some migrants are being held outdoor was in the summer heat without access to basic services. reports from el paso texas. 3 months ago the u.s. government kept migrants who had recently crossed the border locked under a bridge that makeshift camp closed after public outcry but in recent weeks and new
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one has appeared no longer under the shaded bridge that glared under public scrutiny but rather hidden from sight under the glare of the sun i'm going to use the phrase concentration camp these photos were taken by neil rosen dorf a government professor who says he discovered the camp after walking through an unlocked gate and they were all busy men in their twenty's and thirty's were able to scrounge for themselves. or sheets. and pieces. that. just concocted together in order to provide themselves with a little bit of shade the area is not accessible to the public the government wouldn't allow journalists and either all you can see from here are the tops of the tan tarps beneath them people hidden from sight al-jazeera secretly shot video shows the camp through the slats of a nearby pedestrian bridge thousands of people walk past each day most unaware of
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the migrants who are just outside earshot they have been in there for about a month 30 days and more that they have not washed once they have not been given any access to facilities at all the entire time that they were in there a government spokesman did not answer questions about the camps condition and number of detainees but said in a statement during the current crisis u.s. border patrol has had. to take extraordinary measures to ensure the safety of our agents and those in our custody as such and to avoid severe overcrowding of u.s. border patrol temporary holding facilities every available space which provides both freedom of movement safety and security for those in our custody are used as necessary what we are seeing the systemic by ole shows of human rights in the past we would argue there are just some bad apples some bad 18 so but officers that were
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us mistreating people today the mistreatment has become part of the systemic strategic. problem the ngo border network for human rights says it's never before encountered such widespread abuse and neglect at u.s. border facilities and government inspectors themselves have documented dangerous overcrowding the conditions have contributed to illnesses and deaths and continue to deteriorate heidi joe castro al-jazeera el paso texas hundreds of women across switzerland are rallying frequency. there protesting against what they say is the nation's unacceptably slow pace and improving women's rights that switzerland 2nd national strike 28 years ago half a 1000000 women took to the streets back then there were no women in this with government women in switzerland went allowed to vote until 1971 and still earn
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around 20 percent less than men. the mayor of paris has awarded on or is citizenship to the saudi activist. in recognition of advocacy for human rights it was among a group of female activists arrested last year in saudi arabia campaigning to end the ban on women driving in the kingdom. iraq's vast oil wealth once paid for some of the best health services in the middle east but decades of conflict and political unrest have contributed to what the government admits is a crisis in hospitals. and reports is particularly bad in the oil rich basil province where people have long complained of government neglect. could there was diagnosed with leukemia 11 months ago. she is 4 years old. her father brings her to this government cancer hospital in basra for chemotherapy treatment but the drugs needed to keep her along it are often in short supply and.
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we don't know whether she will get better i'm very afraid because i see many children who come to this hospital dying of cancer the number of chemotherapy sessions varies each month but sometimes we have to delay coming because there is no bed available. around 70 children are being treated for cancer in buses children's hospital. experts say pollution from surrounding oilfields is one of the reasons why basra has the highest rate of cancer in iraq iraq used to have some of the best hospitals and medical expertise in the middle east but decades of war conflict and political instability means those days are long gone the situation at this cancer hospital is so bad that doctors here say they have to rely on cash donations to buy up to 75 percent of the chemotherapy medicine they need every month. patients
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a health services are particularly bad in southern iraq basra is the largest oil producing region in the country but there's little sign of petro dollars spending at hospitals like this one. people in basra have complained of neglect of what they say is corruption and financial mismanagement by the federal government in baghdad . to set fire to the provincial council building during demonstrations last year at least 30 people were killed during the on the rest against the lack of services doctors say they often can't provide the basic needs. we're facing a crisis in so many levels become provide chemotherapy fast enough it's not always available it's expensive in getting it involves a lot of bureaucratic red tape we also need more trained medical staff at the regional government federal government leaders in baghdad must do more. there hasn't been enough financial support from the federal government for many years
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this year we were allocated 2.8 percent of the federal budget and that's nowhere near enough and we need a better share of buster as oil sector revenues or things will improve. in the hospital is a mural called the tree of life showing photos of children who were treated here and survived the government in baghdad which in recent years has struggled to cope with the battle against eisel has promised to do more to help doctors say that if it doesn't then many more cancer victims like fatima will die. al-jazeera. the headlines here in al-jazeera the u.s. president has dismissed iran's denial that it had anything to do with the explosions in the gulf of oman on thursday the u.s. has released video to back up its claims but germany says it's inconclusive earlier
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iran's president hassan rouhani accused washington of taking an aggressive approach towards his country speaking to fox news donald trump called iran a nation of terror. we're being very tough for the sanctions. when i came into office so they were a absolute terror nation of terror and they've changed a lot since i've been president i can tell you they were unstoppable and now we're in deep deep trouble and they've been told in very strong terms and we want to get them back to the table if they want to go back i'm ready when they are. threats between the u.s. and iran are likely to dominate talks of the security and economic forum of the asian leaders representatives the more than 30 countries are meeting into these are live pictures coming from their leaders from china russia and iran are among those attending saudi state media is reporting as strikes launched by the saudi u.s. led coalition of hit yemeni targets according to the report they struck who the
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military installations and the air defense systems in the capital sana'a the world health organization has stopped short of calling the spread of the boner an international agency more than 1400 people have died of the virus in the democratic republic of congo since august there are fears it could spread to uganda after 2 people died this week hong kong's pro beijing government leaders meeting legislators to discuss a controversial extradition bill they've been violent protests over the proposal which would allow criminal suspects to be sent to the chinese mainland the trial. also of brazil have come to a standstill during a 24 hour nationwide strike against proposed pension reforms if approved the minimum retirement age will be raised and workers contribution has increased. and the mayor of paris is awarded honorary citizenship to the saudi activist who in recognition of her advocacy for human rights absolutely is among a group of female activists arrested last year in saudi arabia campaigning to end
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a latin american country rich and precious minerals. and gold. it has seen steady economic development in the last decade. while the number who live under the poverty line has haul of to 20 percent of the population many still
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take desperate measures to make ends meet. gold one of peru's main mineral exports. for centuries miners have been picking the andes to pieces all with the same dream. carlos 1st struck gold 14 years ago. he used to work in the coffee and kick out plantations earning almost nothing. now he continues to work hard but the pay is better. almost $600.00 a month twice the minimum wage in peru. he decided to get his brother involved in the gold mining business and more recently his son and nephew as well. the small family works in an abandoned mine. the company that used to excavated left as the mine was not producing enough profits look.
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back at normal democrats. say they're. how much. each working day is filled with the rest of the mine is crumbling around them because a lot but if you know you are going to. work up a little. but i believe that's. what. folks say that. yes. you know lot on been. there are no one likes event or 4 of the. well let's go through the front of these protests with them go get on the house. during the time of its exploitation the mine produced hundreds of kilograms of precious metals that. now the family barely finds one and a half kilograms per year. thank. you
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all they have to have it. just passes going there on the grounds that. extracting the gold with a pickax would take too much time so the men drilled a hole to place explosives on the nose of the. letters as they live in the reactor. so that i learned there. those are girls i was a lot but about as far as. $1000000000.00 so it is somewhere up above that. ready ready ready ready ready you have a moderate muslim man doesn't mean no doz. ready but ok. ready ready i. think you. are part ready of.
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the explosion releases toxic gases. was found that out. and there is so much dust that the air is unbelievable. it's like he's on the phone . for more nuclear power and. one hour later the ass settles down around them. just a little bit. but just put it off. thomas and his family extract around 5 tons of minerals every month within that just 125 grams of gold. not a huge amount just enough to get by there was it who got us to see who was there ya go down with us if. muslims are very orientals our guns will be near you know what is and what do you want to see who's good am i seeing him being alive and all along with this year in the not.
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clear. i thank you thank you. tell us and he has been as well yes just one guy. so how long was the idea of us. every year in peru and estimated $171.00 tons of gold and food 1000 tons of silver a minute. a country also rich in many other minerals as well as oil and gas. this tremendous source of income has helped to build a stronger economy. but despite all this infrastructure is still developing. promising the promise of a kind of course. drew is a wind maker he's
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a phony and is 35 kilometers away at the other end of the call to watch the canyon a gaping valley 3 and a half kilometers deep. it's a 35 kilometer journey along one of the most dangerous parts in the region's. resends no is one of the few locals who owns a vehicle so he also works as a taxi driver it's. just a matter of sheer modifiers to death but what. will heat up not going to come from us as i'm done here in the last month and nothing like it was before didn't there is a right out there a little bit better but just the sun don't drive carefully he trusts his driving abilities and his 20 year old truck because he knows a dangerous road requires confidence. that the site is up for rust or a legacy is not a model. but
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a little. let that sort of fit into this but you have already. here got the i mean it's not so many yeah get out of the market. the truck is approaching 40 kilometers an hour. it's pretty awesome it i do but he doesn't get into this obvious malloy i mean i into i get into everything. that gets a foil not a minute up by end of it. from buy into fuel. it appears that sad little fish busted us out of office you know they're forced to stay up by in the ideal. that the internet is the end of. the time. in coming up to her i would think you. are going about their.
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new book called if he. had a front row. on this or was it up it is a bit. that's just wishful thinking the road is many 18 years old and is already a major improvement and used to take him 2 days to get to his vineyard on the back of. the biggest problem is the cliff face the rocks crumble easily. so you go away. you know the. joke a mother to their car lift a. but i suppose. you. just don't want mustard on the next that's one of them to. remember. that you're not. right about that but you've got. to get a little bit of. what i mean. by
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studying is this is the ship that you. got. into. we'll meet at the. piano charlotte into. the court to watch the canyon is worthy of its nickname the devil's mouth. the. 3rd the other in the season. yeah it's me better than the real but it was
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it out of the real fit. not this kind of got not only if he did that i feel bad about it but. start to do it as the young american would eat out make up be a couple of what that. juror said here then which by the dish was part of a maybe the. many making ends meet in peru requires hard work and a strong will conditions are often b. this man's work takes him to the middle of the desert and the park us peninsula this evolves to barren expanse buddhas the pacific. ocean. not with a beautiful beach but with a hard cliff edge. and . if he wants to on some peruvian sourness. will have to climb down. a little higher. than that you know it is.
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not the way of. the ability. but. a 16 need to dissent with no safety measure well apart from a short warm up. the are going up one of the way of how you handle. what ever you know of course. the political theory you know. i think we're not going to do it you've done your.
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