because in malaysia the final presidential t.v. debate live on al-jazeera. my. calling for change in chile thousands tens of thousands rally across the country some process descends into violence. my. love i'm held my head seen and this is al-jazeera my from doha also coming up private polling in bolivia suggests the socialist candidate backed by former leader evel morales is on course to be the next president it's. another cease fire on the edge of collapse the u.n. chief says azerbaijan and armenia are ignoring international calls to stop fighting

. and he knighted in horror and tributes rallies across france to honor a teacher back at it's a lesson. protesters in chile are demanding social reforms and a new constitution f.l. the largest demonstrations since the start of a social uprising one year ago bunts those protests were marred by violent alyssum looting and violence that left dozens injured a latin america editor the c n human reports from santiago. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators filled streets to plazas throughout chile to mark the day one year ago when the country's social pressure cooker burst. but there were dramatic performances alluding to human rights violations committed by. police. says

this is just so but there was also music and celebrations its entire families had come to show that their resolve to fight for social equality remains strong and to look at each other but today marks the day that if it up would be abuse always being marginalized we had to commemorate and say that we want a new. but the peaceful demonstration that so many had called for was not to be. just 300 meters from the main gathering in santiago who did then to set fire to 2 churches the 1st known as the paris of chile's police force. then they torched another regarded as a national heritage monument was by the time firefighters arrived it was too late. the.

shops were also needed to group had clearly come prepared to confront riot police and do as much damage as possible nearby thousands of demonstrators continued calling for more equality and respect for human rights these are in memory of some of the people who were killed last october 18th and the following days and months of protests that followed opposition leaders are now warning both sides that if the filing string demonstrations continues it could scare people away from going to the polls next sunday during the referendum the that referring the move decide whether or not chileans agree to write a new constitution a key demand on the streets. they don't ya i hope that next sunday we will have a mass for turnout in favor of the new constitution that we need but i am message that was marred by acts of shocking violence carried out by

a few against the will of a vast majority who want to express their hopes the social change at the ballot box you see in human al-jazeera sonthi al. vote counting is underway in bolivia and a presidential election many hope will restore stability unofficial early results from a bolivian t.v. channel suggests luis r c has one is the candidates from the party of former president ever marlice was forced out of office last year term as a bull reports. it's an election that has pulled bolivia's democracy to the test and that's why millions of bolivians are headed to the polls on sunday meal some brand that says he hopes the new president will help solve the enormous problems were livia faces today. of pre-mortal sort of here's what we believe asking is the best person to win the elections and that person who wins would be peacefully able to go in this country and provide better solutions and democracy before everything

that's what bolivians are hoping for unfortunately there were many disturbances last election and proven frauds we hope that in these elections everything is transparent. the elections are meant to point end to an ongoing political crisis since able more dallas was forced to resign last year after accusations of fraud prompted people to take to the streets. we want to come transparent election for what happened in the last election in october november 29th not to be repeated there was fraud and there was a lot of convulsions that was stirred up i hope everything turns out peacefully in that the next government can also provide the solutions that all believe humans are hoping for. believe us will have to choose between we sow to say even what alice former finance minister. we want to go to the elections because we're going to win them we're going to defeat them at the polls and they know it's brothers and sisters. and former press and got a lot missa said journalist and

a writer serious going on if they win evil morale is or will return we all know what that would mean more corruption and more overspending. o.p.m. poll suggests there will be a 2nd round of voting that happening in argentina is extremely important in this elections because over 160000 bolivians are expected to vote in polling stations like this one i'm going to side of and in other parts of the country they represent around 2 percent of the total electoral roll and in the title actually like this one the vote happening here could be decisive on saturday the electoral tribunal announced there won't be a preliminary results system as in last year's election to avoid confusion so the counting process will take time to guarantee transparency all the while bolivia is fighting the pandemic and this caught in political limbo the question is whether the elections will be enough to guarantee the stability the country needs. and

a cedar point to scientists believe in the current thing is still ongoing former president havel morale is already hailing a victory for luis r.c. from his refuge in argentina morales hailed the bolivian people for ensuring a difficult year. undoubtedly to do it is a historic day once again the bolivian people have delivered to listen in the rock of sea and perseverance the people have resisted a coup a defacto government to massacres a pandemic a management marked by inefficiency and corruption several delays on the elections and the worst economic crisis in our history. there's anger in argentina over workers' rights and job losses during the coronavirus pandemic hundreds of people marched through boy in a series calling on the government to protect jobs and raise the minimum wage the economy was already in crisis before the pandemic hits and months of walks and have only worsen the situation it's estimated that the round huff the population that

lives in poverty. the u.n. secretary general is urging armenia and azerbaijan to respects and new cease for both sides have accused each other of violating the agreements this is the 2nd ceasefire in that stopping fighting over the disputed region of mccormack or about the region is internationally recognized as part of us or by shan but is controlled by ethnic armenians. but for many people in azerbaijan there's little hope that the humanitarian ceasefire will bring peace of the hamid met with some residents in gunja most loved ones but want to keep up the fight guly ever show you i was sleeping at home with her extended family her nephew is in a critical condition and she wonders what will do future hold now that the family house is gone but she remains defiant other women who. really should fight until the end we are behind the president we believe in our country we believe in

our army we believe in our people let there be war and let us liberate our territories why isn't the international community stopping this we should defeat them until the end ganders been hit several times is the beginning of october but saturday's attack was the most devastating so far it happened a week after a humanitarian ceasefire brokered by russia was announced and hours before a 2nd one was agreed the humanitarian ceasefire is only about swapping bodies and wounded soldiers people on either side have very little faith that the conflict will stop each accusing the other of violating the cease fire 1st. military operations have continued in the disputed enclave of nagorno-karabakh there to dish human cost is melting in the capital stiffen a carrot a funeral ceremony was held for a younger meaning soldier who people say was killed hours after the 2nd ceasefire

was announced here too many are wondering where is the temporary cessation of hostilities i mean years paid a heavy price so far nearly $700.00 soldiers have been killed on the battlefield in the capital yerevan bells and prayers to commemorate the. world we are praying for their right this is a just cause we are fighting for our land and we will prevail. as it projects armies making territorial gains in several regions surrounding their corner care about which have been occupied by arming yes since 1940 they represent about 20 percent of azerbaijan stary tree many as here is like a mean. field the momentum shouldn't be lost yes the war has started and it is obvious internationally that we are gaining more landsberg and are we are strong enough to occupied lands but it's true that people don't want to die and war is not

nice and we are not afraid of dying i mean for our land because we are in a correct class where liberating or lines people buy from ground wires rights but whole nice is to die while you defend your land both countries have indicated that their body swap could take place in the coming days so far there hasn't been a period of calm long enough for this to happen and the human toll of this war continues to rise up there. jack. the prime minister of these self declared republic of northern cyprus has now really want a presidential run off arsene tatar who is backed by turkey secured a little under 52 percent of votes it's a results that's likely to have a bearing on heightened tensions in the eastern mediterranean a sunny day ago reports. it was a tight race offering 2 different views over the south declared republic's future

and the results could have hardly been closer in one corner the outgoing president was to for. a political moderate who supported a framework for a peace deal with greek cypriots to reunify the ethnically divided island he also wanted less control from turkey. there are a lot of one day in the future when we look back at the date of the 18th of october 2020 i hope you will remember it as an oral day with turkish cypriot democracy and will. challenging him as in tata a nationalist closely aligned with turkish president trichet thai of odo and he favors a close union with ankara and maintaining separate ministrations on the island of vision backed by turkey. for most of the message will be given to the world by reflecting the will of turkish cypriots at the ballot box that message is that once a unifying peace making person who everybody president sits in the presidential chair tensions will be left behind. but for months now the eastern mediterranean

has seen tensions escalate contested maritime claims has pitted turkey against greece cyprus and the european union of offshore rights as it was used gas exploration in the surrounding waters a move contend as a provocation by brussels earlier in october turkish troops opened public access to the closed off seaside ghost town. is the 1st time it's done so since turkish forces invaded the northern part of the island in 1974 turkish cypriots want the reopening of the resort town to be a potential incentive for the island's future but greek cypriots want for russia to be returned to their control before any talk of reconciliation begins. after the election we need a a period of normalization where we take stock of things on the ground. and real stop me

a standstill democracy and participation and inclusiveness. might pull northern cyprus further into tuckey's all bit but just on the hearts of those who voted want a different future for the territory one with more control over its own affairs and that will play into any forthcoming peace talks if resolving the cyprus problem is to become a reality sunny day you go out as there are. still to come on al-jazeera tear gas and warning shots and fart in guinea's capital as opposition supporters claim victory in a high stakes presidential vote. people in a silly face new restrictions after a spike in the number of corona virus infections. hello the rain in eastern europe has been so heavy recently his marching further

east that leaving behind his legacy admittedly such as for example this bit of flooding in poland now there's a flood risk out in slovakia and slightly the same service again southern germany was no more rain to come his river flooding the next focus is not so much here's what's happening further west and east in atlantic big areas of low pressure is slowly barreling which means significant rain for portugal then spain and ahead of an induced southerly breeze which is quite warm even for this time of the year of forecast for paris takes you up to $21.00 degrees in a windy suddenly on wednesday the average here is 13 so we're well above the areas don't just paris affected most of western europe will be so affected but rain is quiet apart from the bit of cloud spinning off here as you can see suddenly getting down towards northern libya than most in north africa is much the same we still got showers spreading from ethiopia through south sudan towards west africa and that

has recently stray into the atlantic and the potential hurrican but the showers are coming to light and now because the rain is going south and he's focusing so much more now on places like uganda or d.r. congo. the u.n. in fact finders accuse the burmese military of genocide this is a political because they. do believe their intimate is a passionate. appeal don't have all gone they. would have the recognize the both sides have legitimate grievances against the other climate that is there how they plan to tackle and that is why the palookas must take a hard hitting debate with us. on al-jazeera. the emerging.

this is al jazeera a reminder over top stories this hour protesters in chile have held large demonstrations to mark the one here since the start of their movement for change and demanded social reforms and a new constitution protests roared by vandalism looting and violence that left dozens injured. for counting is underway in bolivia's presidential election official earlier results from a bolivian t.v. channel suggest luis r.c. has one is the candidate from the socialist party of former president ever morales who was forced out of office after disputed votes last year and u.n. secretary general antonio with terrorists is urging armenia and azerbaijan to respects and you see so far but both sides accuse each other of violating it's been

nearly 3 weeks of fighting over the disputed region of the kind of. police in guinea have fired tear gas and warning shots settle positions supporters who claiming victory for their candidates in the presidential election but the final results aren't expected for days nicolas huck reports. this is where the trouble starts not of observers too many votes to count election officials say a record number of gideon's came out to take part in this election most are 1st time voters curing hours before the polls open to have a say in the country's future despite the divisive and violent presidential campaign with candidates for mentoring ethnic tension the voting was peaceful don't leave it in wildly out of the give your vote but not your life we are guinea and so what we have in common is stronger than what divides us the nation is what we have in common politics divides us we have to favor the maisha we have to tell ourselves

that we are guinea and he's rather nice to his political parties presidents. people's party is largely backed by the milling. yellows opposition parties mostly supported by the philosophy people at the age of 82 president alpha condé amended the constitution allowing him to run for a 3rd mandate despite widespread protest. this is a view you move you can trust but i wish were free democratic and transparent election and that everything is done peacefully and with tranquility we will make sure all polling stations are secure guinea cannot develop if there is not peace security and unity we call on all candidates to avoid violence already opposition candidate is saying he believes he has won the vote and accuses the election commission of favoring incumbent president condé. descriptive. i'm not worried about the outcome of the election however i have major concerns for

peace and cohesion if mr alpha condé tries to seize power in violence this cannot be acceptable to our supporters and to begin to. have voted for change. while the west african body ecowas and the african union sent observers the e.u. didn't analysts fear the worst is yet to come with candidates refusing to accept the outcome of the vote putting the electoral process in jeopardy. the result in any way to convince them that in for what. the results. were time. in iraq regardless of ethnicity it is have almost no access to electricity or running water with 20 percent of the population living in extreme poverty and yet the country is rich in minerals home to the largest reserves of bauxite in the world the challenge for the country's next president is to deliver on what has become a broken promise political stability at the economic prosperity so many getting

into waiting for nicolas hawke al-jazeera. preelection violence in ivory coast has killed at least 2 people facing book riots in 2 weeks before the presidential vote has held the city's a stronghold of leading opposition candidates. his house was burnt down and his policies office and actually joe was attacked sons calling for an election boycotts because he says president other son will water a spade for a 3rd term is illegal. a vigil has been held in nigeria to remember the victims of a controversial police units that's now been disbanded thousands rallied in lagos demanding an end to police violence the special and british chords were shut down last week when mass process and allegations of extrajudicial killings and torture. it's been revealed that diplomats in china and taiwan got into fights at

a reception in fiji earlier this month so i was foreign ministry says the confrontation happened when staff tried to stop representatives of the chinese embassy from taking photos of guess celebrate in taiwan's that day thailand says an official was taken to hospital with head injuries china's embassy says national the event was a legitimate. type police are investigating several news outlets are accused of spreading false information media groups are calling it an attack on press freedom the police are acting under emergency powers aimed at stopping mass protests thousands of rallies over the past 5 days demanding the prime minister step down they're doing so despite its a ban on large gatherings protestors are also demanding a more democratic constitution and changes to the moment. rallies have been held across france in honor of a teacher who was beheaded earlier this week some your party was killed days after

showing his cartoons students cartoons of the prophet muhammad during a lesson about freedom of speech the suspect was shot dead and several people are in custody the baka reports. this is where paris comes to defend what some see as french values thousands gathered at the past of the republican solidarity with samuel party a history teacher brutally killed in a quiet paris suburb a level good for we're here to defend the republic the values of the republic liberty equality fraternity and secularism we can feel that the fatherland is threatened that those values are under threat. the murder suspect named as a was shot dead by police on friday close to samuel party school. he was an 18 year old born in moscow of chechen origin and had no apparent connection with the teacher or the school investigators say he stalked the area before

following the teacher whom he stabbed and then decapitated with a knife and 11 persons been arrested as part of the investigation. earlier this month party had shown his students cartoons of the prophet mohammed in a lesson on freedom of expression the caricaturist were 1st published by the satirical magazine charlie abdo which led to a wave of attacks in paris and 2015 is believe the lesson angered a number of muslim parents activists say the authorities had been warned about the killer but it failed to act the person who committed this horrendous unspeakable unfathomable crime was hard being reported worktable times on social media because he was already displaying sign that he was about to commit something and many of the people who reported him were muslims and in the french media already muslims can report someone who produced to be one of there is. a moment of

unity in the face of a brutal crime the french government promised a 0 tolerance approach with tighter financial controls on religious cultural and sporting associations but the killings a reminder of fault lines in french society weeks after president emmanuel micro-loan controversially described islam as a religion in crisis while defending the country secular values not islam is an idea. the murder has shocked the nation focusing the spotlight once again on tension successive french governments have struggled to resolve barkha al jazeera. it's a as prime minister has announced new measures saying there's no time to waste after a spike in kuwait 19 cases his epic conte says he wants to avoid a full walk down but adds that the situation has become critical mayors will be allowed to close public squares in the evening to stop people gathering. the reward . we should wait a few days before we can see the results of these new measures we must commit and

continue to make the sacrifices while waiting for the checks to be completed before monoclonal antibodies and for vaccines that we can make them available for all of us. we have to commit to situation is critical the government is president must place point altogether will be able to overcome difficult moment. israel is easing its 2nd coronavirus lockdown after a month of restrictions a drop in infections means people can travel more than one kilometer from their homes and restaurants can open but only for takeaway parks speeches and kindergartens have also been cleared to open. coronavirus restrictions are also easing in the astray and state of victoria after more than $100.00 days in strict lockdown people are allowed to be outdoors without a time limits strict measures remain in place for restaurants and shops with only take away and delivery options available the jury accounts more than 1000 percent

of australians dance so if africa's health minister and his wife have tested positive for corona virus the pair of now go into self quarantine at home the country is the worst affected in africa with more than 700000 cases there are fear is a 2nd wave could worsen the economic recession the country's going through. to its or has blocked a post by a senior adviser to u.s. president donald trump that said facemasks don't work twitter spokesperson said the tweets by white house science advisor scott atlas violated rules about spreading false or misleading information about covert 19 atlases accusing twitter of censorship but clarified that masks should be used and people can't social distance . so the arabia's king saul man has issued a series of reforms in the kingdom's advisory council the stream the supreme courts

and the highest religious body he's appointed a new head for the shura council that's a body of $150.00 appointed members his main task is to study and propose laws they then submit them to the king he decides which ones will be referred to the council of ministers or sami hyundai is editor in chief of the international interests the current affairs and malices magazine with a particular focus on the middle east he says the changes may not be what some were hoping for. i think it's not necessarily the appointments that we should be looking at but more the fact that we have a lot of the same faces with the same token suggestions of reform as we saw with the point of. committee appointed as an assistant to a deputy in the shorter council decided that mohammed bin cement is trying to promote women to senior positions we saw this follows on from over the last year we've seen some changes such as the ambassador to washington been banned for

example i think what's interesting is that because the shura council itself it is a toothless or going to organization while it has some significant characters it doesn't have much influence over decision making or policy making in the kingdom what's interesting is there is the continuities that we're seeing in the council of scholars this suggestion that the government or any of them have been cement is content with the way that the religious authorities are operating and we've seen some promotion of the members who have reiterated that and to cut their message we've seen the sermons change in mecca and medina the 2 holy sites to try to promote some of the saudi policies this idea that we would have seen a conservative backlash we're seeing that there is this continue if you wish to just that the government is at ease with the religious authorities toeing the line after a string of imprisonment of religious figures outside of the official state apparatus and official state institutions so i think that continuities speaks volumes as to

how mohammed bin so many feels about the situation feels about his control of the kingdom. and finally a brazilian street artist has paid tribute to football legend barely ahead of his 80th birthday this new room has been unveiled in his hometown of sun toss it to call most for months to paints or merely includes other symbols of the city creating coffee stock markets and the ports. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines protesters in chile have helped large demonstrations to mark one years since the start of their movement for change they're demanding social reforms and a new constitution for those protests.