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and the possible has been dissolved almost every couple of years. just to put it in the perspective of your earlier coverage. in the american debate if that's what you're asking. clearly as i said there's a division of labor and i think that's. more like the rising. of the political situation in kuwait than confrontation and so in the sense that when you have a division of labor you'll always 'd have one party trying to dictate a bit more trying to get a front and as a legislative body that the parliament has that kind of oversight and it didn't even. have to be on the left in the air being able to question government officials so much so that they were 2 prime ministers that basically quit because of that
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kind of pressure so i think if there is or if there will be that kind of. debate that kind of competition that kind of. big it was division of labor i think it's healthier for the country because the more we have that kind of a balancing act. there's a debate and the brainstorming and oversight of the various policies that kuwait will embrace. on the future of kuwait under its new to me a thank you marwan. wednesday weather with everton folks now i'm going to say rain in nigeria ok for a. few countries to choose from there but it's not no the parts of nigeria ship returning dry and now the end of the rainy season but we have seen yet another surge in big downpours you can see the clouds rolling off the highlands slows down
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for south sudan pushing across nigeria and that's now making its way across a good part of west africa so we have seen some very heavy rain in the north of the country some parts saying about 102200 millimeters of rain as i said those rain should be tapering off now that is a significant amount in some cases around 3 or 4 times the toper average is the end of september i know but it shouldn't be this wet so we've got the better weather now pushing across ben in togo pushing across the ivory coast not going to continue driving its way further west which as we go on through the next couple of days come friday that west the weather eases a cross between afonso eases over towards liberia toward sierra leone dry weather coming back in for a time you can see more showers there into nigeria and the camarade across the heart of central africa we will see some big downpours maybe just to the west of the rift valley some heavy showers there over towards lake victoria somewhat weather in the forecast here across southern africa some heavy downpours there
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across the eastern side of the country that rain really popping up as you go on through the next couple of days and there is the risk of some localized flooding kemal dervis and thank you for that we'll see if it's in an excuse out 1300 out g.m.t. and still ahead for you though in this bulletin calls for justice and accountability in iraq the hundreds killed by security forces in the past year protests hundreds of refugees a funny lot on to the greek mainland thousands more will follow and support peter will have action from major league baseball as the playoffs begin. well about half an hour when the president of the united states speaks out the rest of the world takes notice. aggressive negotiation on trade deals. unparalleled military might international agreements hanging by
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a thread will the next u.s. foreign policy put america 1st. can be a leading light for the world at last. some of the key issues of the u.s. elections on al-jazeera frank assessments saying that. there's. relation like we see with this it's an informed opinion which is ethiopia on the verge of a breakdown in many parts of the a little me a region are actually under a de facto state of emergency and critical debate after it is a proxy it does not the recent be enters the bill of your people in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera.
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this is the news hour from al-jazeera and these are the top stories azerbaijan and armenia are accusing each other of firing deep into each other's territory fighting over the region i'm not going to cut about it's continuing for a 4th day. u.n. security council held an emergency meeting and is condemning the violence against civilians in the corner cut above is calling for an immediate cease fire and in other news a bad tempered 1st debate between u.s. president donald trump and his democratic rival joe biden has happened in ohio biden called trump a clown the u.s. president questioned his opponent's intelligence. more than a 1000000 lives lost and of course the covert 1000 crisis is far from over the latest numbers from johns hopkins university global tried to has the death toll up above a 1000000 it's risen effect by 8000 over that point and there are more than 33000000
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recorded infections engine asia's reported a record number of covered 19 infections for 3 days running now the latest tally shows more than 4000 new cases in the only 130 deaths indonesia has the 2nd highest number of infections and southeast asia after the philippines. and germany there are fears that colder weather in also in winter could spark a new wave of infections chancellor angela merkel says she wants to do everything in her power to avoid another national lockdown of the american you're going to have to come tuesday and we see now that autumn is coming a difficult phase is ahead the more difficult months of the year coming now the number of infections is on the rise given the kind of welcome we're going to modernize hospitals we were invest in modern emergency treatment and better digital infrastructure we will reduce our dependence on medical products and medication which we have become aware of we will support national and european production. now more than 50 women in democratic republic of congo have accused aide workers of
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sexually abusing them allegations made against workers employed by the world health organization and other n.g.o.s reports say the abuse happened during the outbreak in d c which eventually ended this year malcolm webb is in nairobi looking into this one for us more can you tell us more because it's pretty serious when allegations are leveled well against anyone but particularly those who are supposed to be there to help. more than 50 we've been reported incidences in the reports and they were describing incidences such as being ambushed in hospitals all gnawed into hotel rooms where aid workers would demand sex for jobs or threaten to terminate contracts if they were refused. a lot of the jobs in question were for cooks or cleaners people being paid about 50 or $100.00 a week to understand this in a context where there are almost no formal jobs one of the allegations was from
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a survivor whose husband had been killed by the disease and she alleges that she was drugged and believes that she was raped in one of these hotels where the abode operations were being run from most of the allegations are against foreign male workers 30 of the 50 in question are against workers of the un's world health organization others are against workers from congo his ministry of health and some of the other international organizations that were part of that response. thank you for that update that's malcolm webb in nairobi. indian activists are calling on authorities to investigate the gang rape of a teenager who has died from her injuries the 19 year old suffered spinal and neck injuries after the attack by 4 men in a pradesh police have arrested 4 suspects but her family who come from the so-called lower cost ballot community say police cremated her body against their
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wishes india's $200000000.00 have long faced discrimination and abuse. hong kong's pro-democracy activist joshua wong is back in court after his arrest last week he's been charged with taking part in an unauthorized demonstration in october and for violating laws against wearing masks long is among several activists facing charges related to last year's pro-democracy protests beijing imposed its national security law in june in response to the months of on wrist is adrian brown in hong kong i dream is this another sign of how strict and strong this security law is. well joshua one has not yet been charged under this new national security law but he has said he believes that he is the target one is in court over offenses that happened last october when he took part according to police in an unauthorized assembly he's
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also charged with violating a ban on mars now this is all quite ironic because this time a year ago the police imposed a ban on protesters wearing masks in order to try to deter street demonstrations well 12 months on of course it's now basically illegal not to wear a mask in public because of the coded 19 restrictions now. being told that he would have to appear before easter magistrate's court where he appeared on wednesday along with another veteran activists they were given very lenient bail terms of just $130.00 u.s. dollars but of course if one is convicted he'll face up to one year in jail and remember one has already done to jail terms and in the past 10 years he has been arrested no less than 10 times so joshua one knows that he's sailing very close to the wind why does it matter well joshua one of course is really the sort of poster boy for hong kong's democracy movement and of course his appearance in court comes
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on the eve of national day celebrations and here in hong kong police have been ramping up security and also warning people not to take part in any illegal protests on thursday warning there be arrested if they do. a dream what sort of life does the pro-democracy movement have now is so strong but as you say covert restrictions that come in the security law has come in all things which put a lot of pressure on that movement. well you're absolutely right i mean there's no doubt that the national security law has had really a chilling effect on people here in hong kong the protest group protesters have to be a lot more creative now when they want to show support against the national security bill you know but going out in the streets to protest you've got to be very brave at the moment to do that because of course you do risk arrest and ultimately time
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in jail but still people are prepared to gather often in small groups as we saw several weeks ago as to what will happen on thursday on october the 1st hard to say there have been plenty of calls that have gone out online urging people to wear black and to gather in the streets to show support not just against to do national security lol but also the fact that 12 hong kong citizens are now being held just across the border in chains then they were intercepted in chinese waters trying to flee to taiwan just a few weeks ago and these 12 according to their families are political activists but according to hong kong's government they are fugitives but either way they have become the focus of renewed anger here in hong kong adrian brown with that report from hong kong thank you one year ago iraq saw the beginning of one of the biggest protest movements in its history hundreds were killed by security forces and with
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that anniversary now approaching many are calling for justice and accountability that is similar to fulton reports from baghdad the protesters demands for better services and political reform are still largely unfulfilled. that is square is getting a make over ahead of the one year anniversary of iraq's protest movement but instead of symbols of resistance artists paint portraits of its victims a clip i want to show us one of the martyrs families asked us to paint the images of their sons to commemorate their deaths on the anniversary on october 1st today's empty square is a far cry from the crowds that commandeered the streets of baghdad and other southern cities in october 2019 the protests were unprecedented in many ways. was the nationalist nonsectarian and nonpartizan the movement true iraqis from all walks of life uniting them and their demands for systemic political change
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. they forced a then prime minister atal up the matter to step down but the parties that brought him to power remained determined to preserve the status quo. security forces and armed groups responded with force killing more than $600.00 people according to rights groups and injuring thousands 24 year old was one of them his father shows an x. ray of the tear gas canister that killed him it was shot directly at his head. he protested for a noble cause for a homeland he did not protest for his own interests he protested for all his friends for the rights of the poor needy people. the family is entitled to government compensation they submitted a request 10 months ago and are waiting for a response but what they really want is accountability i wish to see the trial of the killers the protesters should not return home before getting the rights of the
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mob to us prime minister most of our carbon he has made justice for protesters a priority his government has so far identified 560 demonstrators who were killed and has begun making payments to their families the more challenging task will be to put an end to what many say is the culture of impunity and reign in the groups responsible for the violence when the so-called october revolution 1st began a year ago the most popular slogan was we want a homeland meaning a well governed country where people could live in dignity 12 months on many protesters appear to have abandoned that goal now their main demand is for those responsible to be held to account for the hundreds of lives lost simona faulty and al-jazeera but that. greece has begun moving thousands of refugees and migrants off its east and g.m. islands many been stranded there for several years on able to travel to the mainland all further on into europe but that fire at the camp on the island of
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lloyds was led to the government finally relocating them john psaropoulos reports from the port of love for you now. the people on board this ferry have been waiting for this moment for a long time they're among thousands of refugees on greece's east asian islands who received asylum months ago and haven't been allowed onto the mainland because there wasn't enough accommodation for them after a fire destroyed europe's biggest refugee camp on lesbos earlier this month the government decided to move them it started with the most vulnerable unaccompanied minors and is now moving those who've received asylum this kuwaiti bedouin has been in greece for nearly 2 years 8 months ago he and his 2 sons received asylum now that he's on mainland europe he doesn't plan to stay in greece very able to go to school well yes very i think if you stay in greece. you know.
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germany. germany come here these 2 families have traveled across asia they too intend to leave for germany and it would all have. been you tell me what's your job what work to do to. get it. in syria refugees who are granted asylum a free to fend for themselves in greece with unemployment at 15 percent and few integration programs it's almost impossible to do so the international organization for migration is putting these people up in hotels for 2 months after that their apartment rentals will be subsidized that the condition of the island is a dynamic procedure which had started there a few months ago after the firing more yeah there are more collective efforts from the competent authorities in order for all lead to big baby to be transferred from
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the greek the an island to the mainland these are the lucky refugees who've survived dangerous crossings over land and sea crossing. and that alone has taken them years to reach the european mainland and receive asylum and they have years to go before they learn european languages and skills and finally integrate themselves into the workforce the government has drawn down island refugee populations by 40 percent since the beginning of the year but $23000.00 remain there the government says it plans to move all of them to the mainland by christmas but it hasn't said where they will go or how it will help them begin their lives. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from a new wave of wildfires in northern california a state of emergency has been declared in 3 counties including the famed wind regions of napa and sonoma further north 3 people were killed in a separate file but in the total number of deaths this year to $29.00 more than
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$100.00 homes in napa valley have been destroyed as well. we will have a look at your sports in just a moment and some big news from the french open tennis is serene and williams announces she is pulling out of the tournament.
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some big news coming out of paris in the sports world peter what's going on the big news indeed. that's exactly where we'll start at the french open tennis arena williams has pulled out of the tournament ahead of her 2nd round match because of
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injury the 39 year old american was due to play bulgaria's up the wrong who should be to the u.s. open in the quarter finals 3 weeks ago but she has a problem with her achilles and cannot continue in paris it means williams as wait for a record equalling 24th grand slam singles title goes on she does not want to slam since the australian open in 2017 more reaction as we get it. on the men's side 12 times french open champion rafael nadal will be on court later on wednesday the spaniard 2nd round opponent is american mackenzie mcdonald who is ranked 236 in the world right on all this not expected to give it all to many problems on the clay courts of paris meanwhile world number one novak djokovic has booked a spot in the 2nd round the 2016 winner was however on the receiving end of what's all the really being shot of the tournament so far 22 year old swede mikko. fox then with what's known as a tween that djokovic had little trouble seeing over otherwise dropping only 5
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games in a straight sets win. hopefully i can have another successful year here in paris. 2016 was a dream come true obviously the only french open title i've won in my career and it was a very long and dissipated title. is less than 24 hours to go until the start of the n.b.a. finals in florida le bron james and the l.a. lakers are going up against the former team the miami heat as the players approach the end of what's been a long stint competing inside a bubble david stokes reports. the bron james working hard to win his 4th n.b.a. championship with a 3rd different team at 35 years old he's experienced most things in basketball but says competing with the lakers for nearly 3 months inside the corn team bubble has been the most challenging thing he's done his career when they told him stay on
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your mind your body when everything else has been going to shrink but i'm here for one reason and one reason only and wants to compete for championships you know 2 of these i don't even know how many days it is whatever how many days it is it feels like 5 years it really doesn't matter but. i've been as locked in that ever been in my group standing in the browns way resulting from the miami heat this is the 1st time they've reached the final since he left the franchise back in 2014 and they know that their success largely depends on stopping him he's still at the top of his game at $3526.24 is still dominating but he's shown a lot over that career and the legacy that it's continually building on and it's not going to be a is it tells his next. jimmy butler him
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self to set up a small coffee business inside the n.b.a. bubble but says even if they go on to claim the championship he's not planning on giving away any free cups on. the heat or the underdogs just as they have been in both playoff series so far but they've only lost 3 games along the way and while this may be le bron's 10th time in the finals it will be the 1st for many of his like his teammates and their coach to experience a world as. you know don't behave like champions you know that old phrase. champions before their champions should the lakers go on to win the title it will be their 1st than a decade and see their match the overall record of 17 championships held by the boston celtics 1st though they need to win 4 games and the best of 7 series starts later on wednesday david stokes out 0 some football news and taught them hotspur
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have booked a spot in the quarter finals of the english league cup to be chelsea 54 on penalties to get there having school the late equaliser to force the shoot out it's a boost to jersey marina side of had a disappointing start to the english premier league campaign in just one game from the opening 3. the tampa bay rays of start of the major league baseball playoffs with a win in the opening game the rays the feet of the toronto blue jays $31.00 on tuesday in game one and while mom goes to run home in the bottom of the 7th inning helping them along the way tampa bay the top seed in the playoffs up to finishing with 40 wins in what was a shortened regular season because of the coronavirus pandemic. than there was a big game one win for the new york yankees on tuesday 8 secure but keep in the
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indians 123 to run homers from aaron judge one in the 1st inning and then this one in the 4th from the top is ensuring a torrid evening full cleveland pitcher shane be back. this 2nd to all of us kind of stand on the same fire you know with this team you know each guy goes out there for plan you know a lot of pictures like you know like we saw the end of the year and got to go to the biggest part. is going to amherst up but we know what it was made about really just all sticking to the same plan and just trying to work that workouts you know get that is a drive and i think as a whole we did not want to stay in a dangerous. and there's just a few days to go before you could chalk gauge for us to retain is a london marathon title but conditions of astley different this year because of the pandemic the race has been delayed from its usual slot in april and with only $280.00 athletes instead of the thousands of amateur and charity runners that
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usually take part the runners will also wear special devices to prevent them getting too close to each other in the lead up to sunday's race. ok we'll leave it there for now kemal of the back here again later with more sport then give us the 7th we'll see you then finally reality meet science fiction in a remote region of northern england where rescue teams are trying out a revolutionary jet pack this is a test pilot pilots traveling from the bottom of the valley to a simulated casualty site it took just 90 seconds a journey that would take a paramedic 25 minutes on foot trials in the lake district national park are still at an early stage but mountain rescuers are excited by this technology's potential the whole thing works beautifully well and you know we i think we both teams came away from the feeling that you know actually as a kind of for out and as extreme as the settlement it is actually a possibility. and that is you news are paid her and i are back at 1300 hours
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