songs violence, killing whistleblowers, amidst claims of corruption, and the rule of powerful multinationals. the people in power investigates, rumania, it's the phoniest on al-jazeera, the arab, the, in the 0 0, am fully battle in doha. this is the news hour on al-jazeera coming up. in the next 60 minutes, iran's supreme leader vows to retaliate against the killing of a top nuclear scientist gunned down near tehran on friday. thousands of farmers protest in and around india's capital for a 3rd day fearing new laws will leave them at the mercy of because gratian also this hour. the u.s. justice department revises how death sentences can be carried out as it tries to

rush through more executions before the biden administration takes office. and a rare protest in cuba's capital, dozens of artist join a demonstration, calling for the release of a jail's rap. i'm going to get your oscar with sports as books, as mike tyson a roy jones jr. way in the heavyweight exhibition fight in los angeles. thank you very much for joining us. iran's supreme leader says the country will retaliate against the killing of a top nuclear scientists, whom the u.s. and israel accused of masterminding, a secret weapon program. gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying must say, in fact reside, and his body garcia. the capital on friday present has on rouhani says, the killing will not slow down tehran's nuclear program that he says is peaceful more on that shortly. and store such

a bit for us this report from the aftermath of the killing bullet holes in a car and blood on the floor injured in the attack. mostyn factories are there was taken to hospital, but later died. he had been one of iran's most senior nuclear scientists and had already survived a previous assassination attempt. based on the report made by the gods 1st, they opened fire to scoff, and after 10 to 15 seconds, a truck carrying explosive materials exploded in a car. fire continued after the explosion. officials admit his death is a blow to the country's defense program. i mean, naanee, iran. all of iran's enemies should well know the people of iran and those in charge of this nation are braver than to let this criminal action go without a response. in the right time, a response to this crime will be given and likewise, the people of iran are wiser than to fall in the trap of the zionist conspiracy.

this really prime minister had named fucker's out in 2018 as the director of iran's nuclear weapons program. a key part of the plan was to form new organizations to continue the work. this is how dr. morse, in fact, is the head of project about put it, remember the name for his that. so here's his director right here. and he says, the general aim is to announce the closure project, but then he adds special activities. you know what that is? a special activity will be carried out under the title of scientific know how developments previous assassinations of 4 ring and scientists between 201-2012 have also been blamed on israel with u.s. officials briefing the press about his rating involvement. so based on the those those background briefings to the press, there is, there is strong reason to suspect both israeli and possibly even u.s.

involvement. given the very public pronouncements of u.s. officials that they will use this time between the end of the trying to ministration in the beginning about in ministration to do whatever they can to punish iran and. 'd iran's progress in the nuclear field and other fields as well. fuckers are they had been under a u.n. security council list of sanctioned individuals. iran had never allowed him to be interviewed by the international atomic agency. his whereabouts were also kept secret. the killing will also raise questions about the country's internal security . iranian officials are already vying to respond while saying the nuclear program will continue. but the timing of this assassination comes when iran is waiting for president elect joe biden to return the u.s. to the 2015 nuclear deal. a treaty intended to keep iran's nuclear program peaceful . most in fuckers are the, is the most senior and crucial scientists killed to date this certain to complicate any future talks and further increased tensions in the region. assad,

big al jazeera to her own, and alive not to al-jazeera is dosage of bari in tehran, dorsai the iranian president, pointing the finger of blame at israel. tell us more about that and the other reactions in iran today. well, president hassan rouhani has stressed that this act will not go unpunished by the iranians, but it's not clear as to how iran will respond. what is very significant is that this actually illustrates a very significant hole within the security apparatus in the country. this is something that i think a lot of people are looking at very closely in iran at the moment. it was an act that was carried out in broad daylight in the middle of a friday afternoon just near the capital. and it's something that has caused alarm for many across the country, not only people within these meant the president also said that with,

in due time iran will retaliate, but it's not clear how and when that will take place. but what is significant is that the tone that president hassan rouhani had this morning during his weekly coronavirus house. 1st meeting was very similar to also the statement we got from the supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini, who issued a statement on his website earlier today as well. saying that those who go those people who carried out this act will be punished and that the work of these scientists will continue. there is a certain sense that the officials here are trying to be as muted a possible trying not to escalate tensions that are already very high in this region between iran and world powers. right. as you say, unclear how iran will retaliate, even though they say they're going to retaliate. how much pressure is president rouhani under right now to do something about this? because clearly the ball now is in iran scam

certainly this is a very critical moment for officials here because if they do nothing, it shows weakness that they don't want to portray. and if they do something, they risk the chance of escalating tensions. that is not something anybody here wants it, but there is pressure from various conservative camps in the country that there has to be a response. and one of the ideas that's been thrown around, one of the options that is available to iran at the moment, is that they can limit and cut off the access that the i.a.e.a. inspectors have to the nuclear facilities in the country. this is part of the 2015 nuclear agreement. the i.a.e.a. inspectors have the right to come into the country at any time without any advance notice to inspect the sites that they have access to. and the iranian officials cannot withstand, in stand in their way. this is something that iran can remove itself from. they can . this is one of the last commitments under that agreement that iran is still abiding by, since the u.s.

withdrew from the deal in 2013 is a possibility. but other than that, it's very difficult to say what iran might do that could try and be seen as a proper response to something like this. but it's, it's an event that has really shaken the country because it illustrates how vulnerable iran can be at any given moment and all of it under the proper august that the country's nuclear program is the reason for all these events taking place, dosage of bari in tehran, thank you. let's discuss this further now with nora rockwood who is director of the open nuclear network and he's also a former i facial. she is via skype from vienna. thank you very much, mr. erakat for being with us 1st. the fact that so far we haven't seen a lot of reaction to this killing except from iran, regional allies like hezbollah. what does that suggest to you? are you surprised by the lack of reaction from western countries?

you know, that's a fairly standard response. if you're talking about countries willing to take responsibility for this, it will be interesting to see whether the remaining parties to the g c p o way would be willing to condemn this activity where there is this killing of reside. they will have to wait and see what happens there, and whether the security council will adopt a resolution unlikely given the veto power of the u.s. on the security council, right? israel widely assumed to be responsible for fact reside is death. the question though is why and now is this time, do you think to impede restoration of the iran nuclear deal that the incoming u.s. administration had said it would consider joining again. i think there are a couple of things to consider whether this was fortuitous, opportunistic, or whether it was intentionally timed to coincide with the end of transit

ministration. to do is to disrupt the biden ministration. i think it will make any negotiations on the j. c. p. a way, much more complicated and not just from the american side. i think it's going to be difficult enough for president biden, but it's further complicated by the reaction in iran to this killing of one of their most senior scientists. and you have the upcoming elections in iran in a few months. so it's going to make it even were difficult for the moderates. who would like to see a pattern up in the day c.p.o. way to to continue to promote that. right. but iran didn't take much action after the last strike the killing of qassam ceremony in iraq. you've got a region today that's on edge concerned about what might happen in the final weeks of donald trump's administration. and the ball, as we heard now is in tehran's court. can they really afford to risk a wide, a confrontation when, as we've said, there's a new administration coming in?

is it more likely that they will probably respond by reviewing their relationship with the end and perhaps limiting access that they've given until now to the i think that's a possibility. i think it was very through tweeted yesterday or this morning that iranians are smart enough not to respond immediately and dramatically to this much in the same way as they did not respond to the assassination of the general. i do hope that the reaction is not to constrain i inspect sions, i think iran should and will continue to implement its comprehensive safeguards agreement with the i.a.e.a. and i hope as well the additional protocol to its safeguards agreement. they will certainly be reconsidering what other aspects of the g. c.p.o. a they can implement. but i think it will be

a considered decision and we'll just have to wait and see and hope that they are. they appreciate their, their brilliant new foreign affairs specialist. i think they understand the consequences of responding in a bellicose way to either israel or to the united states between now and the assumption of the presidency by joe biden. mrs. rockwood, a figure very much for talking to us in iraq. what is directed at the open ok networks. joining us there from the and i thank you very much for your time. we appreciate it. my pleasure. in other worlds, news world leaders and human rights groups are calling for urgent mediation after the ethiopian government announced a final phase of its assault against the capital of the northern t. grave region concern is growing for more than half a 1000000 people in the city of mackellar, that ethiopia's army says it has encircled the united nations wants nearly

a 100000 in retreat, and refugees in tikrit could run out of food by monday and in neighboring sudan authorities are struggling to help more than 43000 refugees who fled the fighting in recent weeks. up to 200000 are expected. that's now speak to mr. filippo grandi, who's the united nations high commissioner for refugees. he is joining us from camp sudan's eastern border with ethiopia. mr. grandy, thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us. we've had tens of thousands of ethiopians fleeing to gray in recent weeks to escape the fighting there. 1st of all, how do you assess the situation now that you're on the ground and what sort of assistance has the u.n.h.c.r. been providing so far? let me go back to what you just said. i want to join those who are calling even more urgently for mediation and end of conflict, because this is what these people around me are fleeing and they're still fleeing.

the numbers have decreased the numbers of our rivals, but still that in their hundreds for a day yesterday, i was at the border and i met people just arriving more than 500 arrived yesterday through the various crossing points. i want to be on record to praise for having kept its borders open. sudan already has a 1000000, refugees, countless displaced people, and yet it kept its borders open. it provided the 1st assistance. and now i'm here to coordinate and boost international support to sudan and mobilize resources for, this response to be effective. a u.n., a response, or was a little maids. many reporters were on the ground before your own teams, including our own reporters. why is that? why was it difficult for you to get this operation under way? i think we actually moved quite quickly. it's a very remote area. as your correspondent, small, the logistics is difficult, so we have to gear up. but i think that the response is, is, is functioning. we have some challenges,

people are arriving at the border in various points. we have to transport them to sites like this one where i am now. it's an 8 hour drive through difficult broad's flimsy buses. it's not easy to do all this. it takes a bit of time, but i had meetings with the authorities here in the region today. and i think we are beefing up by the way. i'm returning to her told tonight. and i am going to appeal on behalf of all humanitarian agencies for $150000000.00, for the next 6 months. i need to be ready for a few months of assistance, hoping that the eventually people can go back. but many of the refugees aren't using official border crossings from what we understand. so how is the u.n.h.c.r. able to ascertain the numbers and the current needs? well, the sudanese government is receiving them all. so a ton of fish will board their points wherever they have access, and then they transport them to the official once, where screening occurs,

registration 1st assistance. and then for those who want transfer to a more stable place, many people don't want to move from the border there watching what the situation, how the situation develops in the gray region of ethiopia and making a decision whether they want to go back or stay in sudan for another while complex it is very complex. we had the philippine government on yesterday and they were saying that most of the areas that were under command now under their control. and that is now safe for people to return and is calling for their citizens to go back because their area and homes are being protected. do you think the conditions are adequate right now? right, right. for refugees to be able to return to ethiopia at this point it's difficult to say because as you know, and as you have reported, we have no access over there. now one of the requests that we have made to the european government and they want to make it again,

is to give us humanitarian access. so we can also help make an assessment. and if people go back, we are also be present as an additional sign of reassurance. may i also say you mentioned it in your report? we are very worried about the eritrean refugees. almost 100000 horse stood in p. grey region for many years very, you know, very good way by the government. they are exposed to this conflict in many different ways. we are not able to access them and that they are also exposed to potential acts of violence. we heard some reports there, unconfirmed. we are very concerned and appealing to the european government to continue to fulfill its responsibility in hosting these refugees. 100000 eritrean refugees. these are people who've already been displaced and you're not aware of the current conditions. have some of them been able to cross into sudan or not? you know, all, most of the people here that i have seen that we see are gray and people there are

not every tree and refugees moving from the gray. or if you appear to sudan, not yet, but of course if for their situation worsens, we cannot exclude that there will be onward movements. mr. grandy. one final question, if we can, so don, obviously is going to be overwhelmed if the numbers of refugees that are coming in to the territory of sudan keeps growing. what is your message to the international community today in regards to helping out? so donna and of course, sudan also is a country that's known various crises in recent years. how will they be able to cope if the numbers keep growing? absolutely, you know, sudan is in a political transition, is in a very difficult economic and social situation. at the pandemic of the koran up endemic is hitting hard here as well. so this appeal that we are making is really to support the response. so i hope that beyond all politics and all complex discussions about the future of sudan,

this appeal is responded promptly and generously by donors. you know, by the way, 500 people per day, if 500 people per day, 500 refugees arrived in europe, governments would fall. but here the government has said we will uphold our tradition of hospitality. this needs to be supported internationally. thank you so much, mr. grandy for talking to us, philippa grandees, united nations high commissioner for refugees. speaking to us there from sudan not far from the border with ethiopia. we appreciate your time. thank you very much. there is plenty more ahead on this al-jazeera news hour including they ravage crops and cause widespread devastation. but could they be a new way to stop swarming, locusts grass, grapes and wrong? the wine industry becomes a major is casualty of an escalating trade rift between australia and china. and egyptian club found african champions after beating their it's

a high rivals to have the details of its force to india 1st, where hundreds of police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed to control protesters in and around the capital. new delhi, thousands of farmers have refused to move to a designated area and are grokking bode's and border crossings around new delhi. they're angry about new laws, they say could put them out of business. india's aquaculture minister has agreed to talks live to misrata him, who is at the single crossing between delhi and how yana state is. so the farmers have called this march. let's go to delhi. why are most of them not entering the capital, even if they have permission to go high folly. we are in the same new border crossing now between the states and libya and delhi where thousands of farmers have remained camped out behind me is the main national

highway in the country. but as far as the eye can see, there are thousands of farmers and their tractors, their trucks, their vehicles who should been converted to temporary homes. i mean, this looks like a tract, a city, and they want, they don't want to go to the ground. it's been a lot to do on the outskirts of the city because then demand initially was to go to the center of the capital to make the opposition heard. and they say that if they're not allowed to go to the center and they're only allowed to go to some ground on the outskirts, they will remain all nash highways, causing this great interruption to traffic until the government repealed these laws, which they are against where the single crossing and it's a similar picture as other border crossings around delhi, it is peaceful it today. but as you mentioned, there is a very large police and paramilitary presence nearby monitoring the protests. these

are the biggest protests is in india since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. how is the government dealing with them? what is one of giving the protesters what the government thought of was a concession saying yes, come to delhi. the agriculture minister also said he reiterated the government's point of view, that the laws will benefit farmers. he's pleading with them to stop protesting because in view of the coronavirus can demick is also asking them not to, you know, stay out during the cold winter. and perhaps most importantly, asking them to accept this invitation of talks on december 3rd. but the farmers are very reluctant to do that. they don't trust the government, they already had one valve of talks with the government didn't agree to guaranteeing a minimum price for farmers. and that is $1.00 of the biggest sticking points with these losses. farmers are afraid that it would drive the companies being able to buy directly from them, what the new laws that they will lose their minimum prices. and that these laws

aren't going to benefit. farmers are reporting their mind from and the i think you know, this and voters in indian administrate kashmir are heading to the polls for the 1st time since the indian government revolts the regions of tanami last year. but opposition candidates say police have been preventing them from campaigning freely . they tory gets be asked. it's been more than a year since new delhi stripped the autonomy of indian administered kashmir effectively and exciting parts of the disputed territory. these local elections the 1st since then seen by many in this region as a test of how unpopular that policy is and opposition coalition. the group car alliance has been campaigning for the area, special status to be restored. but candidates, say police have used security concerns as an excuse to harris them as been very difficult, right from the word go we had picked up by the local police and then poured into

the whole court. from the morning we're going to go back to the supposed to be in the india's decision to revoke self rule. in the majority, muslim populated region has caused anger, and many kashmiris are determined to make their voices heard. what is the other hours of bike are going to read plan to boycott the elections, but after the group got alliances, fog it comfortless, a rethink. we decided we will cast our would give the b, d p a. d then ordered them. 6 1 of the members of india's governing hindu nationalist, b j. p. have been campaigning, hard, grabs and got aboard. the party's, you've joined hands under the good car alliance, our corrupt politics delivering justice. people have understood this and are now following us. political analysts say there's

a lot at stake for the government in this election. if you have significant waters torn out, you will, the government of india will definitely show the world that yes, people of kashmir have gone silent for some reasons with the situation. and now they're back to life, not only for their normal life, but even for the political and democratic life. everything is back to normal and that is what the government of we have been tried to project out of these elections . the elections are happening across the region in 8 faces and will end on december the 19th with results expected. 3 days later, the jury again be al jazeera, with fewer than 60 days until president elect joe biden takes office. the u.s. justice department has kegel the number of federal executions and it's expanded the methods that can be used beyond lethal injection, clearing the way for boys in gas and firing squads, where it's allowed under state law. biden is against the death penalty and says he will work to end it. mike hanna, has more from washington. news of the new protocols only came out because it was

printed in the federal register as it has to be by law. the impact of this though, is to give the federal government a far wider range of methods of execution to use normally, it has been by lethal injection, but the justice department is now saying that it has got to keep the option of using a form of execution used in each particular state. now states decide what form of execution they use most have used lethal injection. however, some have moved away from that because of the shortage of the drugs needed. so the justice department is attempting to say that it needs to do this to fall into line with protocols exercised by the states in which a federal execution will be carried out. now this is significant because the 5 executions have been shared between now and the 20th of january when joe biden comes into office 3 of them this month and 3 to next month. the justice

department is able to exercise what form of a death sentence is a pickle to a particular state where it's carried out. it must be noticed as well. is that the death sentence, federal death sentence was on hiatus from 2003, before justice department reinstated federal death penalties earlier this year. and since then, there have been more people executed by the justice department. then there were in the last 50 years time. now for a check on the world, whether his romp with a view over a year or however, the onset of winter might well be described as an arctic blast has just happened. over northern europe. it spread right down to the east and has been persistently foggy for a while now. but with the arctic air coming over, what is still warm water is ready to speak in the southern baltic at 9 degrees. you sometimes get this fog rising up from the water, which is what's happened in southern sweden visible over moma. not going to happen

over the water elsewhere. it's just landfall is hard to move. it might shift a bit. is this cold air sinks south thick enough cloud of the top to drop a little bit as snow over it? it will keep moving slowly, says it's not a lot of snow. is just a confirmation that this cold is likely here to stay. the forecast with vienna should get even colder by tuesday, as the wind picks up and the story becomes rather more frequent. sunshine might be optimistic, but then again, you might be lucky, certainly on the mountain tops you will be. they poked through the fog lamp, rather more active weather, wind and rain has been circulating again. the western med is the eastern side of spain. it's got particularly when valencia is the 2nd time this month is a twice a month average in one day. but that rain is spreading eastwards is a warning at today. in fact facade, any of the heavy rain? the key is going east through italy towards greece. later on sunday, rob, thank you very much for that head on this news hour. on a popular in paris where shocking video is fueling debates about police violence

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a group of activists delve deep into the illegal fishing industry, demanding justice and freedom to go street. a witness documentary on al-jazeera. the you're watching the news hour on al-jazeera, a reminder of our top stories. iran's president is blaming the assassination of its

top nuclear scientist on israel gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying most in fact resigned and his body garcia, tehran on friday. iran is said it will retaliate. ethiopia's government has denied reports. its prime minister is rejecting talks with leaders in te grave world leaders accounting for mediation after prime minister abu ahmed, announce a final phase of assault against the capital of tikrit. and india's agriculture minister has agreed to meet farmers as they hold a 3rd day of protests in iran to new delhi. thousands are running against, you know, stacey could take away their life story. somalia, now in a suicide bombing in the capital, mogadishu has killed at least 7 people. the attacker blew himself up in an ice cream parlor. a police official says the death toll could rise, no group has yet claimed responsibility. the coronavirus fun demick now and new restrictions will be imposed in the u.s. city of los angeles from monday in response to a rise. in cold cases,

all private and public gatherings of people from different households have been banned. this comes as a number of recorded infections nationwide passed 13000000. this week, millions of americans traveled for the thanksgiving holiday despite warnings to stay home. and the world health organization is warning countries to remain vigilant, even if calling a virus cases decrease. it also says more data is needed to review the efficacy of oxford university and astra zeneca. as coronavirus vaccine doubts have been raised over its effectiveness after people taking part were given. different pills is by mistake leading to varied results. what we've seen is a press release. and what is really the next most important step is that the data really needs to be evaluated based on more than a press release. there's only a 1st of all limited amount that can be said in a press release. and secondly, it really needs to be reviewed in terms of the data and questions about the data

that may come up in the course of the review. more than 400000, people have now died from corona virus in europe, and the continent is undergoing right now, a 2nd wave of infections despite that front is reopening stores ahead of the holiday season. present, mike hall says the peak of the wave has passed the u.k. . meanwhile, that accounts for nearly 2 thirds of europe's destiny is brace for time knocked on protests latest saturday. live story challenges in london is so the m.p.'s in the u.k. also are not happy about these lockdown measures. tell us more about that and what is the government saying yes or a reminder that on december 2nd, england comes out of it, seconds, national lock down and it goes back into a 3 tiered system where different regions of the country will be put under

different tiers of lockdown. now we've had one of these kids systems before before the 2nd national lockdown and it's going back to that. but the tears are slightly toughened in some cases. and there are many m.p.'s, particularly on the right wing of the governing tory party who are not happy about this and think that this is sacrificing the economy on the altar of public health. and the 2 should be better balance. there's going to be a vote on it in parliament, chuse day. there are also, as you said, just now. protests being planned against these lockdown measures for the for england's are on saturday. michael gove's, one of the big hitters of the government's cabinets, has basically come out saying that this is absolutely necessary that you have to do

this to protect the national health service. i think the warre, amongst some m.p.'s and war amongst some people in public, is that there seems to be no exit from these tears. that it's some kind of purgatory that you might get as the sun newspaper or a paper is reported. the country might be languishing under these lockdown measures through until say, april of next year. and that's a rather grim proposal for many people around the country and france. meanwhile, romy is easing knock down measures decided a. so what's being allowed now? yes, infection rates in france have come down. they are now i think around 5000 new infections a day. so the government during the week announced a 3 step process for coming out of national opt out of the 1st of those steps is being put in place today saturday. and what that means is that non-essential shops

are going to be allowed to reopen again. up till 9 o'clock in the evening, places of worship can start having services again, as long as they're not more than 30 people. and rules on exercise being relaxed a bit so that you can now exercise for up to 3 hours a day. if you're particular keen on exercise that is maybe 20 kilometers from your house. there are more relaxations, they're going to be happening in a couple weeks time. around the middle of december. so cinna laws will be able to open from then general travel restrictions were lifted, but the government is saying that bars and restaurants in france are going to stay closed at least until january, challenge in london. thank you. for french police officers have been detained after a video emerged, showing them beating a black music producer in paris. president a man you might call has called the incident unacceptable and shameful. it's all

test pilots outrage towards a police force already under scrutiny for heavy handed tactics at the ash about every port, but a warning that some of you may find the images in her story disturbing. a shocking video. police officers brutally beating a man in a music studio in paris. images captured on c.c.t.v. record producer michelle seculars says police force their way into his studio physically and racially abused him without telling him why. and then arrested him. if there was a policeman pointing a gun at me hiding, why did they think i was armed? were they going to shoot if they could find that angle? of course i was afraid. i'm a person. i was scared. the people who are supposed to protect me were pointing their guns at me. french news organization, loop sider, published the footage alongside pictures of michelle's injuries. the video sparked anger from some politicians and french world cup stars, who denounced racism, prosecutors throughout the case against the producer, and opened an investigation into 4 police officers. under pressure to react,

france's interior minister condemned the violence as measures of the pictures are unspeakable. extremely shocking, and as soon as i found out about them about what happened, i asked for the police officers to be suspended. all 4 police officers have since been arrested. the video of michelle has been highly publicized in france. this is the front page of one of the country's main news papers. it also comes there just a few days after some people say the police used excessive force. while clearing a migrant camp from the square, a police inquiry was ordered after police officers were filmed, beating migrants, and journalists, as a true way, is one of france's best known campaigners against police brutality. she accuses police of causing her brother adama's death in 2016, while he was in custody. we see these images now,

but can you imagine all the people that have suffered police violence that have died because of police brutality in cases where there were no videos and that's why families like yes, continue to shout. so everyone knows that police violence and racism exist. the focus on police violence in france comes as pressure mounts on the government to scrap parts of a controversial new law that would crack down on people's freedom to film and publish images of police on duty. the government says it's necessary to protect offices, but opponents say it's an erosion of rights. and the without images like these police officers won't be able to be held accountable for their actions. al-jazeera, paris, and thousands of people have protested against that controversial security bill in mount the city was one of the flashpoints in last year's anti-government protests that so clashes between demonstrators and police and out of protest against the

bill is expected in paris in the coming hours. china has imposed taxes on up to 212 percent on australian wine, a spot of an escalating trade. australia is accused by china of fighting the market with cheap wine and harming local producers with it, which it denies the wine taxes. the latest sanction ordered by china. after imports of australian beef and other products were reduced, the measures are widely seen as a retaliation against australia support of a coronavirus investigation and criticism. all the security crackdown on hong kong . yoonjung is the managing editor of the china story at the australian national university and former treasury official. she says a rift goes back several years. the trades tension is really just one part of the broader tension between australia and china. and that tension has its history. go back to 3 years ago now, and australia has been put into basically the greens since then. but this year it

has escalated hotly because the australian government's call for an independent inquiry into the origin of coal. but really, and of the chinese government. and the chinese government pocket australia for a strong export and why they do that. it's because it knows that the australian government is if exports to china are week ago, the chinese embassy and the lease of 14 previous years to the australian media. so buckles back all the way to pacify or interference legislation in $27.00 takes when ben 2080 and the right to all the foreign investment decisions. so all of these bills out to all 14, these are grievances that china is basically polishing australia for it is using trade as a weapon at the tool to punish australia. politically locusts ravaging crops could

become a thing of the past. researchers in the u.k. are looking into the genetic code of desert. notice they're aiming to find a pesticide that can help keep the insects populations under control. a crowd of 40000000 locusts eats the same amount of food in a day as $35000.00 people. this year swarms destroyed crops across africa and central asia. tom matheson is an associate professor of neurobiology at the university of leicester. he was part of the team that carried out the study. he hopes it will lead to a pesticide that can control the insect population. what we've attempted to do, and what we've succeeded in doing now is to 1st time sequence, the entire genome of the desert locus, just a circuit. and it turns out the, the genome is about 3 times bigger than the human genome. so it's quite been quite a massive undertaking and cause lots of problems that the saudis doing the coding. but we've been able to do this and now that information is, is deposited where it's for you vital to anyone who wants to go and dig into it.

and start looking for keys and all that information that we can use to target these animals much better than we can at the moment. once you've got a genome, you can do all sorts of different things with that. clearly controlling locus is one of the things that we would like to tackle. and what i say we have in this is anyone who wants to get involved in doing this essentially. so this is not just our program, but we're trying to provide a resource for people across the globe because one of the big problems with controlling locus of the infrastructure on the ground. when we spray pesticides on, on animals or in the current pesticides, certainly kill the locust, but they have huge amount who consequences as well. they mostly toxic that the operators and so are using them. so the idea that once you've got the genome you can start trying to design has decides which target things which are specific to the genome of this particular organism. and don't have the knock on effects for other insects. for example, in the environment, work is that amazon have gone on strike in several countries,

demanding better pay and working conditions. garment workers in bangladesh say they want to be paid for orders that were completed, even if they were canceled because they, the current of a span they make. and trade unions in the u.k. economy, trade part of entering fiery into what they call dehumanizing working conditions. of protests coincide with black fidei one of the company's biggest sales events. chris smalls is a former amazon employee and founder of the congress of the french away. because he says consumers should pressure the company to better protect its employees. stand a solidarity with the simpson workers, you know, essential workers are amazon employees and the company failed to protect us. so you stand in solidarity with and since the workers last in the boycott, these companies cancel your prime membership, stop ordering from amazon. and so they do better by employing. we have a warehouse workers that are out here getting sick workers that have died in my same facility, started abrogating in one, in the very beginning. they failed to protect us and thousands of employees

worldwide have been tracking this virus. and many are out here suffering still so. 'd when asked, look, assume raise the standards for a day where it's going to work isn't boycott the company. this company is a monopoly. it continues to grow and control the market could show the mare could show the propaganda. that's out there. they have way too much power, they do, they hire all this the balance. they do in union busting tactics. they fire and employees like myself that speak up on things that are very important. and they control the narrative to the point where the good. so consumers, those cd stories don't care about it, so we don't continue these demonstrations. they will never know the truth and so does what we have to do. we have to continue to speak our true, tell the stories and speak up with a voice without her that is still working for that company. and hopefully one day we'll get to a point where we have be able to organize and unionize, be protected as workers. washington has condemned the conviction, essex, us all, and executives in venezuela on corruption charges. secretary of state michael

impale is calling for. they need to return to the u.s. . the men were arrested in 2017 while working for the american way fining companies . cisco, which is owned 5 in atlanta, st paul and faith owned oil firm, john, home and reports these 6 oil executives, 5 of them, u.s. citizens, and already been stuck in venezuelan prison 3 years. now they've finally been tried, found guilty of corruption and received sentences of between 8 and 13 years. he wants to, this letter is from one of them to mobile though it's the 1st public message from any of the men since their arrest. he wrote it just before his trolls. conclusion is lawyer now reaching across race where justice is done, i'll be able to rebuild my life and try to compensate my family for the last moments. the light is intense. the hope is great. give me freedom. freedom was denied to him. human rights advocates say that venezuela's justice

system is plagued with corruption inefficient, simply called bias his lawyer, again, the male white, who not involved intimate case. there is no evidence. it's not, there is no 2nd, stanch evidence or no indirect evidence or flawed evidence. there is no evidence qua non period game or him be out. how does it? i asked the team of venezuela's attorney general topic williams for his response about the cases. the answer, no comment. the men work for oil company sic, go. they were arrested and charged with embezzlement. after being glued to a business meeting in venezuela 3 years ago. the case is played out against the backdrop of the acrimonious relationship between president nicolas maduro and the trump of ministration. like many other countries, the us supported mcdougal's rival, quite those claim to the presidency. we want to get every american but u.s. secretary of state might compel you has indicated that he believes the 6 men are

being used as political hostages. despite before the trolls verdict, but those family were hopeful. he would be home for future thanksgivings, just like the ones they used to celebrate together. so i think my father wants to shatter the world that he message out a lot of hope and of justice. he's been held for at, you know, over 3 years i'm just lee, and now there's a glimmer of hope. with the trial i'm going. now the trial is over for the 6 men and their families hope appears to be waning. john homan, how does it more than 100 cuban artists have held a protest outside the culture ministry to have vine against what they say is a state crackdown on dissent. it comes after police broke up, a hunger strike calling for the release of a jailed rapper can leg has a story. it was a rare show of public

dissent on the streets of havana. protests like this are not allowed on the island, but many of cuba's most prominent artists say they've had enough of what they're calling a government crackdown mainly against younger people. the old out of the yellow. now it's time for dialogue, and i think it's important that young people are heard and we're going to work for that. but this demonstration follows a police raid on the headquarters of a prominent dissident group. its members were holding a hunger strike, demanding the release of a rapper, jailed for 8 months for insulting a peace officer. cuban authorities say they violated coronavirus measures, but they accuse the government of using restrictions as a pretext. the government authorities dressed as doctors and got into the ambulance and came here and into the houses doctors. they broke down the door of the house, beat them rights groups and the international community has criticized the action

with a top u.s. state department official calling on cuba's government to respect human rights. the artists say they won't back down until they've met high level officials. the government manakin lies as mass media in cuba and claims. these groups are funded by the u.s. government to subvert the state. those protesting hope rallies like these will help take their course to a wider international audience. cari leg al-jazeera to head on al-jazeera. the spirit of maddow now lives on in when osiris in a family devoted to the arch in time for all star that's coming up next. in sports with joe to steve's we've never had a president who has literally for 4 or 5 years repeatedly attacked our

democracy. you know, blew through. there are 2 different things. i don't have a narrative, i have a question. you're hitting there really where people can get treated and just even further. join me richelle carey and outfront is my guest from around the world. take the hot seat and we debate the week's top stories in pressing issues here on al-jazeera. captaining a leading you steam at 16 years old, takes determination to that. staying on top of your game at school, the whole family bands together and shares the sacrifices necessary for a song to have a shot at becoming a professional footballer. my tunisia, home game on a tennis

course has joe kelly. thank you. well, let's start with boxing and the return of 2 legends to the ring. mike tyson, roy jones, jr, will face each other later on saturday. but it's not clear what the rules are and there are concerns how safe it is for 2 men in their fifty's to be fighting each other. david stokes reports of the the only mike tyson, mike tyson, aged $54.00 back on the scales for the 1st time in 15 years. he's taking on another former heavyweight champion roy jones jr. who himself is coming out of retirement. we know it'll be an exhibition fight of 82 minute rounds. but this confusion over the rules with some reports suggesting that knockouts won't be allowed. tyson hinted, that might not be the case though. it could be entertaining. you know,

because the players know when they need the punches. and then i personally think tyson's training videos have been going viral. what's known as the baddest man on the planet. he was the most fit name in boxing. and in 1986 became the youngest heavyweight champion in history to miss boxing you realize because he was really we want to now find ben knight. desire to want to come out and be we want to do, we know he wants could do to change jr. is 3 years younger than tyson and the 4 white world champion, but like his opponent, he's well past his prime and many

a questioning how safe it is for them to fight. as the brain gets older, tissue is not quite as pliable as it was before, so i think they probably are at at greater risk of more serious injury like brain bleeds. the pay per view bout will cost $50.00 for fans in the u.s. with tyson set to earn $10000000.00, which he says he'll donate to charity. he may be in his fifty's, but he still box office. i don't look at life as being the good life and then go 15, i don't want it to the do the end. and then they will go out a time or a night because of kobe 19 restrictions. the fighters were separated at the weigh in by a plastic screen, but it won't be long before the punches froyo it one of the most intriguing

matchups of the year. david stokes al-jazeera egyptian combat. he had been crowned champions of africa for a record extending 9th time after beating their bitter local rivals. the maalik, the kyrie darby game was held behind closed doors because of the current virus pandemic. i hate to lead early in the game through a matter of soliah, but the maalik hit back with a stunning goal from captain to draw the level actually left it late, but it was worth the wait for this spectacular strike from ahmed mctee. it sealed at least $21.00 victory in the 1st ever one legged african champions league final win also means the represent the continent at the fee for a couple cup in qatar. in february, just the football world continues to pay his respects to argentine led legend, diego maradona, who died on wednesday south america's football confederation. combo has covered the 7 story headquarters, imperiled by with a huge banner of his picture. in a statement they said as a player, he is the head heritage of our continent. well,

the spirit of maradona lives on in a home, in one of scientists with 29 year old girls named after him. mara and donna have their own argentina shirts with the number 10 and their names. the twins were always going to be named after him, according to their father. on the one i see when i'm with the mother, i said that some point we're going to have 2 doctors. one is going to be called model and the other is going to be called donna. after 10 years she gets pregnant and we became parents were it's very beautiful for me to have this name. and what i like the most about this name is knowing why he called me that. i feel like this name is wonderful. rubel and i can't believe that he died or why he died. he was a very good person and he didn't deserve that. when married on a transcended football and new zealand's rugby team paid their own tribute earlier . they're playing argentina in the rugby championship, and before kick off, captain sam came presented their opponents with an all black shirt. with merit on

this name, and the number 10 using and have just won that match. 38 smells just qualifying for the bahrain grand prix takes place later, but 7 time world champion lewis hamilton says his mercedes team still has some work to do to perfect the car that despite posting the fastest time in both of friday's practice sessions, redbone also had plenty on their plates after alex album smashed up his car and had to walk back to the pits. a much happier stray dog appeared at one point to stop the night session prompting ferrari, sebastian vettel to saying for sure this is the world so all right, that is a useful for now more later joe. thank you very much for that. that's it for this news hour now says there is always more news on our website at al-jazeera dot com. nora, i will be with you next with more days to exist in this december

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a better future past passed by tom. so you find out just to iran's supreme leader to retaliate against the killing of a top nuclear scientist, to gun down it on friday. this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up thousands of farmers protest in and around india's capital for a 3rd day, fearing new normals will leave them at the mercy of big corporations. here's justice department revises how death sentences can be carried out.