you're the in the in the old. 0. 0 i'm fully back to go this is the news hour live from our global headquarters in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes one sided palestinians react with anger and dismiss donald trump's proposed middle east peace plan. china widens its exclusion zone near the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak as hundreds of foreigners are evacuated it's also this hour syrian government forces seize it crucial town from rebels in italy a province that sits on a major highway. and protest same khartoum a security company from the u.a.e. is accused of sending young sudanese men to fight in yemen and libya and obviously

who do schools in treating an upset for reffo modelo in melbourne the rule number one is knocked out from the australian open quarter followed by dominique street. thank you very much for joining us palestinian leaders have rejected the u.s. president's plan for peace as one that will be thrown into history's garbage donald trump's proposal to end the palestinian israeli conflict with israel on many contentious issues protests have broken out in the occupied west bank where they've been small with many palestinians say they weren't surprised by the plan israel's prime minister is now on his way to moscow to brief the russian president but he may not see how it's helping his cabinet will approve the attic sation of the jordan valley and old israeli settlements on occupied land as soon as possible at

those settlements are considered illegal under international law despite that reaction across the arab world has been muted at israeli military briefly close all the gates leading into acts a mosque in occupied east. them early on wednesday they say it's because a suspected and knife attack was to be carried out a number of palestinians have been arrested inside the mosques compound let's bring in harry fawcett live for us in a westerly so a tense situation. harry tell us about what's been happening yes that's right it was as you say an indication that these really please say they received a force to say that they had suspicions of an impending knife attack of course it would not be the 1st such events they are they do happen with with some regularity in tension points such as entrances to the old city or to the oxen most compound

itself they say they arrested 2 palestinian youths and that at least one knife was found and after that after a period of closure of gates into the old city and into the mosque compound itself there was some tensions and scuffles but those gates have no he understand been reopened but it does show that there are heightened tensions in the security forces are on alert in the aftermath of the trump plan announcement in washington on tuesday harry thank you very much for that update terry fossett live for us in charleston. that proposal offers only a part of occupied east jerusalem as the capital of any future palestinian state there is mamma john john explains how that mice look one of the main points made by u.s. president donald trump when he announced his peace plan was the potential for the

creation of a capital of a palestinian state in the future that would be located in eastern jerusalem that brings up a whole raft of complicated issues now we are right now in occupied east jerusalem if you take a look over here to my left. that is all occupied east jerusalem if you take a look over here to my right that is the separation wall and just beyond it just over the wall is a town known as d.c. now what's interesting about this town is that in the past few hours it is emerged in israeli media outlets that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has now suggested that would these be the capital of a future palestinian state now that is a proposal that has actually been made in years past and it is a proposal that has been rejected numerous times by palestinian leadership they have not yet commented on the on the reports that he is suggesting that the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is suggesting it now but it's not expected that they would find that agreeable all this coming at a time when already palestinian leadership has outright rejected the peace plan by

u.s. president donald trump. stephanie decker is in gaza city where people say the deal will strip their rights see even further. despite the cold for a general strike it is business as usual on the streets of gaza schools are open shops are open and people are telling us that they really didn't expect anything different to fulfill at the stuff our rights are being sold in the international marketplace this deal is part of the global oppression of the palestinian people we don't have confidence in any of the politicians anymore both palestinian and foreign our dream is to get our basic rights and to live in dignity like any other country. i believe this deal of the century is proposing less than what we have now and i think president mahmoud abbas will not accept it. politically the message from hamas is one of our white rejection and this is something that we're seeing a rare unity from all the palestinian factions whether it's hamas on the scene

islamic jihad jihad all to the messages that they outright reject. it is is is is. it is a crime committed against the palestinian people and again there's a lot of people. what we will say is more important to them is the lifting of the blockade easing of their lives here in the gaza strip which has been under blockade by israel and egypt for over 10 years since hamas took power and here is the certainly this deal given no indication of that it's something that they didn't expect what change they say they have no power to influence the politics and also this is i think why you see people almost an interested in this didn't expect anything else and certainly will tell you that the life here at the moment is more difficult than it's ever been the united nations in 22 all issued a report saying that gaza would become unlivable by $22.00 while it is now 2020 and

there is no political solution in sight. well let's not speak to allan ileal who is a former director general of the foreign ministry of israel and also a former israeli ambassador to south africa he joins us live from west coast and thank you very much for speaking to us sir there's an interesting piece in the new york times that says this peace plan unveiled by president trump and prime minister netanyahu is more our roadmap for their own futures than for the middle east would you agree with that do you think this plan has any chance of a success. it depends very much on what will happen until the israeli elections if prime minister netanyahu in the squad lieschen can implement part of it part of the plan you mean literally before the elections this like be irreversible . netanyahu announced that he's planning to bring sunday to the government.

suggestion to unilaterally annex 30 percent of the west bank if there is such a government decision that is later being brought to the knesset to our parliament and the follow it approves it because there is a majority then it's done israel grabbed. what the plan suggests to israel and the palestinians can wait than that will probably never get their share but so far that the load in the knesset has been delayed i understand is the plan here that vote in the knesset has been delayed understandable you could live a low. it's look the knesset it's the government of israel. it's the government and the time you know is the siding on the agenda of the government even if he is now saying he might not bring it it could bring it to the last moment

and me as an overall majority right now can this is only after the government decides us or just very much to watch very carefully if it is implemented before or not even if he doesn't do it this sunday it can do it next sunday right he still has time to implement it about the week so you say you're saying let me just only state is is is on paper it depends on the result of the israeli elections right indeed it depends on the result of the israeli election in march now members of israel's right wing neftali bennett has rejected this plan outright because they don't want to hear anything to do with an independent palestinian state or palestinian state is there any other real opposition to this plan within israel that could for tit. look bennett doesn't lie the 2 state element but bennett pushes for the accession

of sunday it is looked at he doesn't like the player he loves the play and then it but he wants to implement only the side the part that suits him if when you listen to what's working all it is really media baron earth is the one that pushes for a government and knesset vote because he wants that accession very much and it can still happen it can still happen though if you ask real opposition real opposition inside these were is only the joint least only the arab parties are opposed to it they can do nothink merits which was there is a very little party integrated into labor may also pose but there is no serious jewish opposition to the plan but they are up a community in israel the arab society of israel is very much united against the

player indeed now he said mr dale as israel's ambassador to south africa and you've warned in the past that israel might become an apartheid states if this plan is implemented will it be the case when israel now officially then be an apartheid state yes. used to say all the time that we have a not bartered situation in the west bank because you really have total separation between the jewish population in the most and population with 2 legal systems but we didn't have a part id inside the israel if this plan is implemented a part that is being brought into israel if you look at them is the only part of the future palestinian state if it will ever be created is the border with egypt the small border in rafa even the parts in the negative are surrounded by

israel and the whole list beg roll did joe graphically by israel and so it's in fact enclaves inside israel which resembles the bump 2 stuns if you're a member that fault that plant for the blitz in south africa apartheid played 11 bantustans 4 of that were implement that know all of them exists today but this is exactly a bunch of stunt plates so unfair but this will is where other fortunately because i love my country i was born here for for this country was a diplomat for 31 years to see my own country becoming a not part that apartheid in south ossetia for me eventually ended because of the international pressure where where do you see this pressure coming from now what can the wider international community do especially those world powers which were backing last know are the horrors and hostile process like russia and the e.u.

what's the way forward if you know. they want to solve this palestinian issue and for israel not to become an apartheid that. look as it is now with trump in power i don't see any international force that will confront the united states definitely not the europeans i don't know about putting i don't think of the russians the chinese will do it there is one country that can do it but i don't think is going to do it and this is egypt egypt and jordan together if egypt will say if you alerts unilaterally and create a world state with the police seen as not having their rights we will break diplomatic relations then this one will as it takes but in fact is it looks like with netanyahu in power bet by trump there is no one in the international community

including the u.n. that can really stop it unfortunately all right we'll leave it there thank you so very much for talking to us alan air former israeli ambassador to south africa joining us there from generous and thank you for your time. now the world news the number of people infected by the corona virus in mainland china has now surpassed levels reach during the sars epidemic in 2003132 people have died so far and the number of cases jumps to nearly 6000 the chinese government has imposed the largest quarantine in modern history more than a dozen cities including the epicenter of one han a sealed off affecting an estimated 56000000 people the 1st cases in the middle east have been confirmed by the united arab emirates that means the virus has spread to at least 15 countries spanning 5 continents meanwhile countries are attempting to evacuate their citizens out of one han the u.s. and japan have lifted hundreds of people out of china and airlines are taking

measures to limit the spread british airways and indonesia's lion air have hoped at this said this is to china other airlines including india's largest airline indigo also reducing their flights when hey reports. after completing an emergency mission a plane carrying more than $200.00 japanese citizens arrives in tokyo from china they're among the 1st foreign nationals to be evacuated by the government from the capital of who bay province which is under lockdown because of coronavirus. i was very worried because the situation changed very rapidly honestly i am quite relieved that the protos him swiftly with the chartered plane. upon arrival 4 of the passengers suffering flu like symptoms were taken to hospital. as the crisis deepens more countries are looking to follow the lead of japan and the

united states and begin airlifting their nationals out we have taken a decision the smalling to prepare a plan for an operation to provide some assisted departures for isolated and vulnerable astride the ns in holland in the who by province in one hand where the outbreak started medical staff and hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of cases which grows by the day to do so 2 completely new makeshift hospitals are being built to treat coronavirus patients with construction workers operating around the clock. and the government is sending thousands of extra doctors and nurses to a province from other parts of china well you hope so. i will tell my family the exciting news after i come back i've not dared to tell them now for fear that they would be worried about me. in hong kong where there are several confirmed cases of the virus the government has been criticised for being too slow to react it's now

suspended ferry and train services to and from mainland china indefinitely the hong kong government has been coming under increasing pressure with many calling for the border crossings between here and mainland china to be closed completely which hasn't happened the partial closure is being welcomed by the resorts so a sense that it has come too late and isn't enough. the transport restrictions will heap more pressure on the economy of the city which is already struggling after months of anti-government protests wane hey al jazeera hong kong a group of students from pakistan is among those under law down in china's worst affected her bay province 4 of the students are confirmed to have the virus and the group is calling for pakistan to evacuate them to here is one of the students who isn't infected. we are not because i don't know why this isn't done these are breaking all over the china if once we get instant do the right disease this

right is reached there is no way back there is no impact. we need to. begin flying to our country like this in close to our government. bessie and the local government of china these do something for us please we want to go back to our countries we want our family the are really what they are does. and they are also suffering with us and an al-jazeera team travelled to the chinese region just north of a province where the virus broke out but with the threat of corn teen they were forced to leave school hiding with that story. to get a better idea of how the coronavirus is having an impact on communities closer to the epicenter in will han and hold a province. we took the south down train from beijing we got off in central one province its southern border with who they covers more than 400 kilometers the

longest of any other product and the spreading of the virus is a big and sensitive concern as we are about to exit the station we were met by a local government official he knew we were coming and told the local police are planning this to try to go to china and i told them they composite a checkpoint they have to go back to beijing. but they said they wouldn't stop us instead they would follow us until we reached a checkpoint to the community we wanted to visit the sign says all the car stop a check for about an hour away from the train station the tonya one exit from the freeway this is described as the medical supply capital of china so we wanted to go in because the face masks are manufactured there more than 50 percent for china are manufactured inside and we've heard that they have brought the staff back from their holiday early to manufacture more face masks but it's. so sensitive they're stopping us here not even letting us go inside. we were not the only ones being turned away other cars were prevented from going in if they could not prove that

they were from chung young. and then we were told by the official that if we did not leave well known problems before the end of the day it was highly likely that we would be put in quarantine as the end of the extended holiday draws closer many people in these communities could be cut off even longer if additional transportation restrictions are put into place it's got to al-jazeera on a day after announcing his middle east plan donald trump is due to sign into law a new trade deal with mexico and canada it replaces the north american free trade agreement now and all this is happening as the president's impeachment trial continues in the u.s. senate says bring in our white house correspondent kimberly hocket in washington for us so let's start with the timing of the signing of the steel why now. yeah it is certainly a major legislative achievement but it is coming out of the cloud of a peach mitt it leaves many guessing if perhaps the president is trying to distract

from those negative headlines up on capitol hill by trying to put forward what he sees as a victory keeping of a campaign promise this is certainly a major event the white house has planned for a big elaborate signing ceremony in the south lawn of the white house in the coming hour and he's trying to show that he kept a campaign deal the problem is the big headline that everyone is covering right now in the united states has nothing to do with the u.s. m.c.a. this trade deal that the president says will replace nafta a trade deal that he said was one of the worst trade deals ever and that he promised to renegotiate if he became president because what they're focusing on on capitol hill folly is the issue of the bolton bombshell the former national security adviser john bolton the fact that his leaked information from a book all but confirms the articles of impeachment that the president allegedly abused his presidential powers as you said committee this was a major campaign issue for trump so how is this actually different from the after.

you know what's so unusual in all of this is that democrats republicans actually both like this agreement they say this is good for the american worker because it is different from nafta what it does is it puts in place environmental protections modernizes the the deal it takes into account things like the internet that dominates commerce and manufacturing it also helps dairy farmers it strengthened labor laws and also in terms of helping the american worker the manufacturing sector in this country was decimated under nafta now what it does is it sure is that particularly when comes to the auto industry that parts for cars up to 72 percent or 75 percent rather have to be made in the united states canada or mexico before that number was just about 62 percent so this is certainly going to help ensure that jobs stay in the united states again democrats and republicans both like this even as they disagree on capitol hill right now on whether the president should be removed from office came and thank you for that committee how can life

force in washington and the u.s. meanwhile is urging the u.k. to reconsider its decision to grant chinese tech giant huawei a limited role in building its 5 g. mobile network secretary of state michael is heading to london for talks with the british prime minister boys johnson says washington will only allow its information to be passed so networks it trusts the u.s. suspects the chinese government could use position to seal secret as speech in london so get trying to convince the brits to reconsider the british government to reconsider this will they. well it's a very difficult one to call right now the response to the decision on tuesday by boris johnson's governments to give the green light for who are way taking part in the 5 g. rollout the response in the u.s. has been fairly muted if you look at what people have been saying in the last few

months might come pay as you were saying spoke about the issue on the flight over to london where he'll be meeting boris johnson the prime minister and dominic robb the foreign secretary there he said simply that there is a chance for the u.k. to have another look at this in his words to really look at this as implementation moves forward while implementation is some way off but this is all about speed and cost and the british government have been arguing that this is necessary for the economy to get greater connectivity but it's also safe dominic rob in parliament on choose day insisted that the country would never do anything which risk the national security of britain or its 5 eyes allies the 5 always intelligence group brings together the u.k. canada the us australia and new zealand now some in the u.s. have warned intelligence sharing with the u.k.

could be suspended with any country which did allow hallway to take part in 5 g. networks might pump a 0 hasn't actually address that head on he says it's still something to be discussed over the next few days presumably he says we will make sure that when american information passes across the network we are confident that that network is a trusted one with the british government to lightly to tell him the they are certain who are ways involvement just in the periphery of the network and not in core aspects such as data centers means that there is no risk that for example hackers chinese government agents could. it into networks and then for example sabotage hospitals or sabotage power stations as some politicians even within boris johnson's own party fear and interesting in a dream the e.u. has mes its guidelines for 5 g. today and it doesn't exclude army it certainly

doesn't exclude well away but these new guidelines issued by the european commission say that individual member states are allowed to. ban or to limit the role of hallway in 5 g. networks these are not binding they're just going going to the idea is that governments have several months to implement them and then report back to the you over the summer but it is as many people called the british decision on tuesday it's a fudge there are lots of different attitudes within the european union germany the strongest economy and politically the biggest player in the e.u. . chancellor angela merkel partly with an ear to german common infectious has argued that the same rules should apply to all. hardware suppliers but there is cross party pressure in germany now for who are way to be excluded the german car

manufacturer has a worried that china could retaliate with perhaps tariffs against car exports in china is their largest markets of as pressure in germany there are different rules in france in spain and so on no e.u. country bans who are way at the moment there are other countries in the world that do so for example japan and taiwan for the minutes the e.u. hasn't gone there partly because they know how much of my anger the u.s. thank you for that nadine at the map and i for us in london. and the european parliament is set to ratify the agreement on the u.k.'s departure from the these are live pictures right now from the debate in brussels a debate and a vote in parliament where the formalities the withdrawal agreement has already been approved at a committee stage the any peas are expected to organize a farewell ceremony for their 73 british crown and the u.k.

will officially leave the e.u. on friday night is in brussels forests so the vote is under way for the withdrawal treaty tell us about what's been happening and what we can expect. with a vote will actually come a bit later right now m.e.p. in the form of building behind me here in brussels debating the bedsit withdrawal agreement they then at the end of that debate will actually vote on whether to ratify it now as you said it is something of a formality we do expect them to ratify the agreement has already been given the green light signed off by the european commissioner and the head of the e.u. council and really once that ratification happens it really brings soon end of what has been a rather dramatic 3 years ever since the u.k. decided that it was to leave the european union back in 2016 after that referendum what we'll see next of course is in just

a couple of days britain formally leaving the european union that say really for the last time britain will no longer be part of the e.u. now off to plant their begins a whole other process because of course briggs it is far from done the u.k. and europe must then decide exactly the outlines of their future relationship and most importantly they really will have to decide and come to an agreement on trade johnson the british prime minister has made it clear he wants that wrapped up by 2020 wants agreement by the end of the year e.u. officials have been quite clear that they think that is are not likely at least it's unlikely that they'll be a fully comprehensive agreement perhaps the outlines of an agreement big day nonetheless for the u.k. and the e.u. tell us about the mood in brussels. hillary depends on what side you stand of course for appropriate pro bragg's it any piece of those who supports brags that they're absolutely delighted this is a dream come true for them you know in 2016 they wanted britain to leave the e.u.

and here we are it's nearly it's nearly happening in just a couple of days that will actually be a reality for them so we heard from margo frosh the head of the briggs state party he of course is very pleased indeed to be part of what he sees as a very historic moment all the other hand you know many officials in the e.u. are extremely sad because of course over the past few years the european union has been expanding with new member states it doesn't want to see a member state turning its back on what is stands for and that is in fact what is happening with britain so you officials rather sad but there are of course amongst many of those either official some who say look britain was perhaps never a country that really felt comfortable within the european union often took a different path so perhaps if it doesn't want to be part of it it should leave because in fact it has been something of a disruptive force over the last 3 years and what your opinion wants to avoid is in

a way britain inspiring other member states to leave that tasha thank you for that matter live for us in brussels. still ahead on this al-jazeera news hour senate republicans say they don't have enough votes to block additional witnesses as the impeachment trial of us present donald trump moves into a new phase plus feeding off whatever they can find we meet people whose lives were devastated by a volcanic eruption in the philippines and the olympic village is unveiled in tokyo but all the eyes is called for immediate action to protect the gains from the spread of the coronavirus. yet more unsettled weather pushing into the eastern side of the mediterranean aid to the levant lots of cloud rolling through here basin places

a cloud standing across iraq into iran facing out breaking as it goes through war the west sunshine tucking in but you can see that west the weather and that when she weather that windy weather there spilling out of turkey cyprus seeing some life showers from times time thursday to friday no great improvement actually all the way down across syria lebanon jordan by the way to israel could see some rather wet weather over the next day or so that cloud and rain will push its way into the more west of iraq to the east of that generally dry and stay dry well across iraq and potentially highs here in doha of around 19 celsius just catch your show over towards the red sea they will be few and far between showers do extend across ethiopian hollers a bit more sherry rain just coming in to uganda into kenya for a time but across much of northern africa and central africa largely try to be wanted to showers just around covering towards gabon joining up with the showers that we have across central parts of africa some western weather continuing there

into northern parts of mozambique are also into madagascar. gives you a deal dead and did you get the peace prize too soon. is this going to hurt or help donald trump's reelection chances it is very true and they think you could shoot somebody on 5th avenue and not have any consequence this is not a muslim issue this is a human colony issue join me man of the house from above put up from questions to my special guests and challenge them to some straight talking to go debate here on . the latest news as it breaks while this is all the lies on our house pave the way for a wave of mess and there is no joy in the cold with details coverage and fearless journalism anti-riot police have been using it to her mouth her spirit out to this

earth the crowd from around the world calls very low key areas affected by this album it only represents what they have seen so far these days i think that anybody . the the in. the watching al-jazeera live from doha a reminder of our top stories protests have taken place in the occupied west bank against the u.s. president's proposal to end the palestinian israeli conflict palestinian leaders have rejected the brand put forward by president trump saying it will be thrown into history's palm beach. hundreds of people from japan and the united states are

returning home after being evacuated from china's hu de province the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak more than 130 people have died in china and around 6000 others are infected that surpasses level suites during the sars epidemic in 2003. and the u.s. is urging the u.k. to reconsider its decision to grant chinese tech giant weiwei a limited role in building is 5 g.m.o. bond network secretary of state my home pale is heading to london for talks with the british prime minister. donald trump says claims made in a leaked book draft by former national security advisor john bolton are nasty and untrue it's reported the support center across claims that the president abused his power senate majority leader mitch mcconnell he told republicans he has no longer the votes to brawl bolton from testifying in the senate impeachment trial. reports

washington. 3 days of arguments for president trump's acquittal can be summarized as exists trump didn't do what democrats accuse his lawyers say but even if he did he should not be removed from office the bar for impeachment cannot be set this low danger danger danger trumps lawyers downplayed recent revelations from john bolton the former national security adviser who reportedly writes in his upcoming book that trump withheld security aid to ukraine in order to get investigations into democrats including joe biden responding to an unpublished manuscript that maybe some reporters have an idea of maybe what it says and that's what i mean that's what the evidence if you want to call that evidence i don't know what you called it i call it inadmissible but democrats want to call bolton to testify who haven't done so yet under the president's orders but says he will appear if

subpoenaed their whole argument is diversion. if you don't believe the newspaper report called the witnesses democrats must convince at least 4 republicans to go along with that idea senator mitt romney a moderate republican says he'll be one i'd like to hear from john bolton and i think the idea that's been expressed in the media about having each side be able to choose a witness or maybe more than what wes witness pared basis has some merit republicans want to call joe biden and his son hunter to testify trump accuses them of being involved in ukrainian corruption the basis for wanting their investigation in new jersey enthusiasm for trump's innocence was on display as supporters camped out for days to attend his campaign rally polls show about half of americans believe trump should remain in office and half want him gone heidi joe castro al jazeera washington. syrian government forces have made

a significant advance in the province entering the strategically important town of matan them on a spot of a push to retake the last rebel house reachin in the country tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the fighting they tore a gates be reports. syrian government forces and the man in the south of italy probing. they're looking for rebel fighters from hyatt to reroll sham and armed groups with form a link to al qaida the town is largely deserted and destroyed after months of bombardment. with. its recapture marks a significant advance in president bashar assad's drive to take back all of syria. the general command of the army and the armed forces announce cleansing these villages and towns and it assures that the army will continue to carry out its constitutional national and moral duty in order to hunt down all remaining armed

terrorist groups. there rattled the man sits on the m 5 highway which links the capital damascus to syria 2nd city aleppo as well as to provincial capital such as ham and before the war it was a major trade route and the main access road to the north. the latest drive by russian backed government forces to recapture syria's last opposition on playful sparked a new exodus on monday tens of thousands of civilians fled towards turkey's border president red chip type has accused the russian government of breaking a ceasefire agreement. in it live there is now a movement towards our borders and we have taken our measures. since december it's estimated that more than 350000 people have been displaced from italy provence the increase in attacks is worsening the humanitarian crisis in northwest syria. but

the asad government seems determined to retake this pinal piece of territory still under the control of opposition fighters victoria gates and be al jazeera. at least 34 people have been killed after an attack on a village in the democratic republic of congo rebels were the allies democratic forces targeted near the eastern city of beni early on when say officials say the a.d.f. is responsible for a string of killings in the east of the d r c since november. now surely as foreign minister has used his 1st feature of the year to defend his country's coal industry he says he's protecting jobs but critics say coal and climate change have contributed to the unprecedented bushfires continuing to burn andrew thomas has more from canberra. inside the prime minister was giving a speech about preparedness for future bushfires outside protesters were beyond angry. now for a month in profits mark it's not anger it's just its fury not it's something.

that i haven't felt before we have a government that is not only in the night they are promoting fossil fuel they are promoting. protestors and environmentalists say the ferocity of australia's fires are evidence of climate change what frustrates many australians is australian politicians including the prime minister played down by between climate change and the recent bushfires while pursuing a policy that could make climate change worse australia exports more coal than any other country it is the world's 3rd largest exporter of all fossil fuel products measured by the potential to emit carbon dioxide behind saudi arabia and russia and australia plans to grow its export significantly the government has given approval to the indian company adani to build a coal mine that was intended to be the biggest in australia and one of the biggest

in the world it will initially export 10000000 tonnes of coal a year but the railway from the mining to the coast will have the capacity to carry 40000000 tonnes a year protesters fighting the project have targeted adanis contractors recently here in munich outside the german company designing its railway signalling system and they've also been demonstrating against financial backers making it hard for danny to borrow for the project the company is now financing it in. self and it had to scale back its initial plans critics say such projects show australia needs to reverse its priorities stopping new mines would put upward pressure on the whole process make it less attractive to burn coal we're also incentivize money to flow into the alternative forms of energy that we need adani says criticism of its mining operations is unfair and other companies mines have government approval to become much bigger australia's prime minister has visited towns damaged by the

fires but says he's committed to protecting mining jobs you'll also not reduce the number of qualified past actions in the world to die by forcing the shut down of a strike in coal mines or destroying jobs that go with them to other countries will just buy the cult from somewhere else critics disagree but just as the bush was still rage so do the arguments over government policy under thomas al-jazeera campbell. indonesia's government has ended a decades long conservation deal with the world wildlife fund for nature the 25 year arrangement was access to the government accuse the environmental charity of allowing a forest where operated to burn the u.s. has denied the accusation and says a move could threaten efforts to protect certain species last year that will publicly criticize the government's response to devastating forests fi is. to sudan now where the government says it will be phasing out fuel subsidies and replacing

it with direct cash payments to the poor the process will take a year and a half starting in march fuel subsidies account for 36 percent of the budget after the ouster of longtime leader ahmad bashir last year the transitional government is counting on reform measures to reveal the economy. if we reform the subsidies especially the bins the gasoline subsidies. maybe only the top quintile and only that the 5 percent of the population will be affected that everybody else will benefit because this will be actually replaced with a day to customers fair that we directly go to the $65.00 or 60 percent of the population who are in need of support a security company in the united arab emirates it's being accused of deception after giving jobs to young sudanese men who say they were then sent to fight in

wars dozens of managed to return home but many others are believed to be still in yemen or libya he morgan has a story from caught him when i got a letter from a recruitment company late last year about work in the united arab emirates he was delighted he would be able to send money back home to help his family he applied for a job as a security guard and was taken on by an emirates a company called black shield but when he arrived in up with he was in for a shock. you know a month ago month ago we were taken to a military camp and given training on how to handle heavy weapons most of our supervisors were marauders it was not the type of training you'd get for a job as a security guard when i asked why we were being trained on heavy weapons if we were supposed to work as security guards they said we could be sent to libya or yemen to protect amerada installation was. abbott is now back in sudan after a campaign by the families of those who were recruited in all about 200 sudanese

men returned on tuesday and immediately went to the u.a.e. embassy how to move to stage a protest outside base the hundreds of their fellow sudanese are still either in the emirates at training camps or in libya their crews meant a company in sudan has refused to comment. hundreds of young sudanese men thought they were going to be security guards in the way when they were taken on by black shield their families see they quickly discovered they were expected to fight as mercenaries in the wars in libya and yemen they're now appealing to the sudanese government to use its influence with the united arab emirates and bring all their sons home sudan's ministry of information says it's aware of the issue and is working to ensure the safety of all of those who are recruited. communication is ongoing some of us who are in the camps in the u.a.e. have come back our operations unit is working to gather information we were in touch with the families and embassies of sudan and the amorality authorities who have been cooperative and with the company in a few days this issue may be over 90 all my son was one of the 1st to take up the

offer of a job where they would then mind and we have nothing besides crying in tears this is not how i usually sound because of all the crying people console me and say he's not dead and when he started messaging us i told his sister to write and say if you're in libya come back a sentiment shared by many of the mothers who say no amount of money is worth more than having their son safely back home he will morgan al-jazeera. thousands of people in the philippines forced to leave their homes because of an erupting volcano have been slowly returning now that restrictions have been lifted many now face a daunting task of rebuilding i mean island again reports from batonga spotted. bird think doesn't know where to begin has been separated from istanbul e says the toggle came though skewed steam and lava near his community 2 weeks ago

. he's returned to the town of a good scene where he's gone fishing to get enough food to get him through the next few days and when the house has been destroyed and he can't even get inside to retrieve whatever might be left of his belongings the only depressed when they saw my house all of our belongings are still in there my wife what on with me but i thought of her it's still dangerous i feel sorry for my family for my children. story is a story that is repeated a 1000 times over here fisher men who no longer have homes they can return to they tell us the past few weeks have been difficult but the task of rebuilding is proving to be even more daunting. more than 100000 people have been displaced and many more affected across but then this province they were forcibly moved by

the philippine government as we're told to stay in evacuation centers indefinitely because of the threat from the volcano but this week the government announced the danger level has been lowered which means many people are able to return home. i think it was just right that we were evacuated because if you think about it it was really dangerous for us and they were just thinking of our safety we are happy to be home now. fishing is long been a main source of income for many families in towns surrounding the volcano but most of the fish pens here have been destroyed by falling ash or the constant tremors and people are worried where they'll get their next meal from. so although use the volcano was quite to down as been welcomed here it doesn't signal that lives are going to get back to normal anytime soon. to marilyn duggan al-jazeera. this

province northern philippines still ahead on the new sport champion wastes no time in reaching the australian open semifinal speed i have all the action coming up.

thank you very much tony team produced the big shock on wednesday at the australian open by knocking out one ref on the d.l. in the quarter finals it sets up a semifinal against another man also chasing he's 1st grand slam title alexander very of david stokes reports. rafa nadal the top seed and world number one had only

lost one set in the tournament heading into this match but he dropped the 1st 2 against team both on a tie break. that out was hoping to draw level with roger federer's 20 grand slams this week but fought hard the spaniard already set back to the good the 4th was very close to and could have got either way but again on another type break it was the team who came out on top to take the weight of veggie his back to back french open final defeat to the doubt he said the 2nd austrian to reach the australian open semi after thomas mr b. did it back in 1800 knowing at 997 i had religious feeling that i was lucky in the right situation and that kowtows was really on my side but. it's it's necessary because he is obviously one of the greatest of all time because legends this is sports of a head so you need some luck to to beat him. team will now face germany's alexander's

very beat into his 1st ever grand slam 7 final to get there the world number 7 had to fight from a set down to beat 3 time major when a stand by franco 22 year olds very has plenty of crap support in australia having earlier in the tournament pledged to donate all of his prize money to push my relief efforts if you will. i told him that that would work out to put $8000000.00 . easy to say in a 1st round oh yes it is just so true let's i hope i can make it happen i made the people of australia promise i will keep that promise if it happens. for the women sure it didn't take long for simona halep to dispatch come to fight in the quarters and their flawless display by the wimbledon champion saw her take the opening set 6 games to one i she took the 2nd set by the same margin and romania's 4th seed had it all wrapped up in just 53 minutes leaving a plenty of time for some retail therapy. i will do some shopping like every day

because motivates me and i said the last time. and then the more i was thinking about the match up next to how of his former world number one. she's unseated at this tournament but beat anastasia a puppy a change in straight sets the spanish tennis way the player is into a 1st grand slam semifinal since the french open in $28.00 jane they did stokes al-jazeera. staying in australia china's women's football team has been isolated in a brisbane hotel because of fears over the coronavirus 32 members of the squad and support staff left the city at the center of the operate a week ago they've been quarantined for. if any of these footballers who are all perfectly well at this point and have their own taint doctor with them if any of these footballers develop any symptoms well of course. made it play to

one of our hospitals to be made the safest and tested and isolated in want to hospitals i can assure you this there's no risk to anyone in that hotel the virus has also sparked concerns in japan where tokyo is hosting the olympics in less than 6 months the city's governor says precautions need to be taken now before it's too late they have been as you and i need only 177 days to go and our preparations are accelerating we must tackle the new coronavirus to contain it or we're going to regret it i will do the utmost to contain this new problem as we cooperate closely with all of you. europe's rugby league bosses say they were powerless to stop israel folau signing for super league team council and dragons for allowing is a conservative christian and was sacked by the australian rugby union last year for posting homophobic comments on social media rival clubs have protested he's

a rival including $2800.00 champions we're going to announce measures to support the gay community our sports correspondent lee willingness has more. dragons don't exactly what they're doing with the control of a c. it will cause it's a calculated risk designed for them to win more rugby matches this is not for them about offering full out some kind of redemption that chairman they don't support or agree with what allowance previously expressed and don't share a lot by his views which were of course homophobic but many people who say well they are condoned in the views by employing him wiccan you thought that when they came out and said it's on 22nd of march they'll be upright die for their much against catalans at the stadium then of course it became clear that that done this exactly for that date to make a stand shouted i don't approve i don't want to live in. but it's very interesting to say how quickly that stand was my and it's going to not be the last case i think

we say like this where the more ways of sport does someone have the right to earn a living after they have done something that has been condemned u.k. police are investigating an attack on the home of manchester united chief executive it would would a group of people in hoods gathered outside the property on tuesday night and 3 flays over the gate would would noise family were at home united to fall in well behind a big premier league rivals and many fans blame woodward the club have said there is no excuse for the attack. i'll be back again a little bit later with more sports but that's all for now he to thank you very much we'll see you in his nature that's it for this news hour on al-jazeera but do stay with us plenty more wealth news coming up including a press briefing from the world health organization about the coronavirus wife anita's for you in just a few minutes to stay with us. examining

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