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tv   NEWSHOUR  Al Jazeera  February 20, 2020 12:42am-12:59am +03

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last year of lying to a congressional committee investigating whether trost political campaign colluded with russia federal prosecutors recommended stone go to jail for at least 7 years trump tweeted the recommendation was a miscarriage of justice that same day his attorney general william barr downgraded the recommendation prompting 4 federal lawyers to quit the case complicating things further bar took the unusual step of admitting publicly the trump's tweets don't help if i do make his job harder i do agree with that i think that's true now as trump defends bar and lashes out at federal judges and prosecutors a group representing the judges is accusing trump of overstepping the legal boundaries of the presidency with unprecedented involvement in politically sensitive judicial cases their actions trump defense i'm allowed to be totally involved i'm actually i guess the chief law enforcement officer of the country but
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i've chosen not to be involved in reality it is the attorney general that is the chief law enforcement officer in the u.s. not the president but that hasn't stopped trump from undoing other sentences through a series of pardons for high profile individuals including convicted financier michael milken former new york city police commissioner bernard kerik and even former democratic illinois governor rod blagojevich convicted for trying to sell former president barack obama's vacant senate seat once obama took office and president trump says he may continue to try and influence the legal case involving his friend roger stone stone sentencing is set for thursday and trump hasn't ruled out pardoning kim kimberly help at al-jazeera the white house. airplane manufacturer boeing says it's found debris contamination in the fuel tanks of 737
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max jets the particles were found during maintenance of several planes it's unclear how many are affected the jets were built in the past year but haven't been sold to any airlines boeing's 737 max planes have been grounded since march of last year following 2 fatal crashes which killed 346 people. more than 6000 bodies have been found in newly uncovered mass graves in burundi they likely date back to 972 when ethnic who's whose were killed following a failed coup it's the biggest discovery of its kind since a truth and reconciliation commission ordered the evacuee excruciation rather of suspected graveside he has seen several decades their conflicts between the 2 c. and hutu ethnic groups a peace accord in 2005 ended and 11 years civil war. the european union is planning to invest billions into artificial intelligence of the
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next decade many see the technology is vital to the future economy and the e.u. hopes to forge a different path from the u.s. and china have unveiled a strategy that aims to develop machine learning without compromising people's dancer rights ark reports from brussels. on the tour of the future european commission chief ursula von delay in bringing. the use at a technological crossroads he wants to protect the rights and privacy of millions of citizens but it also wants to compete with china and the u.s. where access to people's valuable data is more relaxed artificial intelligence is about big data data data and again data and we all know that the more data we have the smarter how algorithms this is why we want to give our businesses but also our researchers and the public services better access to data and the data can be used
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to create some sort of personally identifiable information about you use personal data so that it can encompass a wide range of different things from very personal of history personal character things around your health your genome but also to things when combined might also give information about you in the way that you live access to people's data is vital for machine learning that's a branch of artificial intelligence where machines talk to each other without any human interaction well the european commission want to do is increase access to people's data without compromising their rights they want to create a safe data ecosystem but that requires rules and regulations. 80 percent of all of the information that's digitally stored on people in europe is held outside the e.u. in huge storage facilities such as this one in iceland or using base technology but in the near future much data on people their habits preferences and how they interact will be stored on smart interrelated devices from household appliances to
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medical equipment and factory machines that will be used to shape supply chains new technologies and public transport but some high risk data such as medical records or police files requires tighter controls there are also concerns about the potential abuse of facial recognition technology china's mass surveillance of its citizens including the use of facial recognition is well known the e.u. stepped away from a 5 year ban on the use of the technology in public areas leaving it up to member states to decide the commission also wants to protect small companies from the dominance of tech giants and monopolies allowing for fair competition and for data storage to be environmentally sustainable they are ambitious goals that come at a price $21000000000.00 a year over the next decade that level of investment is vital say the e.u. to ensure trust in technology needs barker al-jazeera brussels.
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hundreds of dodge farmers have driven their tractors through the hague to protest against the government's emissions policy the latest demonstration opposes the government's plans to rein in nitrogen oxide emissions farmers believe they are being disproportionately targeted saying aviation construction and other industries are also major polluters will debate on thursday how to restrict nitrogen oxide emissions. i want to refugees breakdancing and the music of sting have in common it's an unusual combination but together telling a story of human resilience just a bold one reports from london. a new show it's opened in london. message in a bottle tells the story of a refugee 3 siblings clean their village after it's bombed and held by armed militia and more i've researched and gone into the more human side of the story of
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refugees the more i've seen that there's a way and to try and present it to provoke so to. maybe humanize the situation a bit more to try and help us approach. people have been forced to flee their homeland with a bit more kindness and bit more understanding. the music is all still familiar songs that take on new relevance putting words to grueling experiences faced by millions. the message in a bottle was 1st released 40 years ago when sting was with his band the police the songs of alienation and isolation have been repurposed to tell the story of refugees leaving their homes and all they know for an uncharted future. hip hop popping blocking breaking contemporary dance at its most dynamic the troupe of
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downstairs from 7 countries also can snap into a live improvisation even the warm up for the downstairs is physically demanding the show involves changing styles varying speeds early on in the process things came to a workshop he said he was moved by what he saw and how the downstairs had interpreted its music using songs that already have a fan base helps convince theater producers that seats will be sold. of course from a commercial product of having a back catalog where people go in knowing that they already know and like the music that's a huge loss ultimately this show is about human resilience but not all refugee stories and on an upbeat note the creator hopes after seeing the moving portrayal of people forced from their homes at least london audiences will get the message jessica baldwin al-jazeera and on that. still ahead on al-jazeera sports
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a big entrance for the 2 heavyweight boxes aiming to end each other on those records.
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i'm not supporting his far kim thank you so much man city's chief executive says the club is being unfairly targeted by football's european governing body fair and soriano denies that city committed serious breaches of you wait for his financial fair play rules on friday the english team were hit with
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a 2 year ban from european football the club are found guilty of overstating it sponsorship revenue and failing to cooperate in the investigation call is subject to an appeal at the court of arbitration for sports the most important thing i have to say to that is that the allegations are not true the owner has not put money in this club the has not been properly the clear we had a sustainable football club we are profitable we don't have that we did corporate with this process we believe it along least of documents and support that we believe is irrevocable we did this in the context of information being leaked to the media in the context of feeling that every step of the way every engagement we had we felt that we were going to the guilty. japanese titleholders yokohama marinos have continued their perfect start to the group
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stages of the asian champions league their 2nd straight victory came against sydney at sea merinos were easy winners in this one beating their australia opponents 4 nil the winning $32.00 goals for last season's japanese player of the year terry he too not the gawa merinos are now top of group h. . another japanese team made it 2 wins from 2 this will koby scored in the final minute to grab one day when against south korea's 21 blue wings top the stands and. top seed simona halep history to the quarter finals of the divide championships remaining in was really tested by 2 this year. after getting battered 61 in the 1st set she came back to win the 2nd 16 i just picked jabber in the 3rd 76 to take the match is looking for her 1st title of the year.
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meanwhile 2 time grand slam champion darby and is also through to the last stage came through a tough match against russia in the told by 3 sets spaniard began the season ranked as number 36 in the world she's now back to the top 2026 year old is looking for her 1st hurdle since april last year. and 2nd seed caroline a post about how to comfortable straight sets win over christina mather no bitch of france took the church player just under an hour to clinch the win and advance to the last 8. reigning formula one world champion lewis hamilton was the fastest on the 1st day of testing in barcelona ahead of the new season or savings have won the last 6 structures titles so it's no surprise to see them setting the pace at all to his teammates valtteri bottas had been quite this in the morning before the briton eclipsed him in the aft section x. with stampin ended last season 3rd behind the scenes duo he was 4th quickest after having an early spin. we definitely prove the car and the areas we want to do so
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now we just have to do a lot of laps test all the parts and see what we can improve it further and hopefully it's going to be enough. goals world number one rory mcilroy says he strongly rejects the idea of playing in the proposed premier golf league tiger woods says he's also been approached about the new tour that would rival the p.g.a. tour the breakaway league would be comprised of $124.00 man teams that would be required to play 18 events total prize money $240000000.00 and that roy says finding out would mean losing the ability to choose where he plates but money is cheap money is the easy part that's not that it's the it's. yeah no that's not the it shouldn't be the driving factor like for some people it is i'm a professional culver's and we're right here playing golf to make a living but at the end of the day. i value my freedom and my autonomy over everything else. i'll just over
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a year since their controversial draw dante wilder and tyson fury are ready for their rematch the pair of arrived in las vegas ahead of saturday's heavyweight contest theory is undefeated but the british fighter is without a heavyweight title at the moment b.c. champion dante wilder is also yet to taste a feat. this is living with is that these can happen people can come together and make the best spies happy for the fans to see because that's only where we really truly know who is the best in the division and as a heavyweight and you know it's been it was down so many years and now it's on fire it's amazing really just to be ahead doing right now. ok and that is all yours for now kim back to you thank you so much. that's it for me kim the delf this news hour but do stay with us i'll be back in just a moment with more of the day's news here on house.
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trouble began at the end of the country's civil war when most people started returning home from refugee camps. and killed during a demonstration in 2017. right here in the middle of the street as a sign of resistance to the mining companies and government to. use displacement between the communities the mining companies and the government has now escalated to west africa region. the community has taken its case before.

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