pandemic, so much of the exploited to protect the people for the profit episode, one of the full hail the meltdown on al-jazeera. if european state television says 70 graves have been found in the region, this has to grain leaders claim they've shot down an ethiopian plane. and the red cross warns that hospitals in the capital mckelway of being overwhelmed with trauma, patients are on television is al jazeera live from london. also coming up her arm is blamed for massacres in 2 nigerian villages. the u.n. says at least $110.00 civilians were killed. and after decades of mistreatment,

to stand alone, the elephant sets off for a new life in cambodia. and it will begin in ethiopia. and a day after the government announced it had completed its military operation in the northern region. the leader of the 2 grand forces says they've shot down an ethiopian military plane and captured the pilot. the rebel leader told reuters news agency the pilot was on a mission to bomb when the plane was shot down to ground forces also say they've retaken the northern town of axum from the ethiopian military. meanwhile, if you can, state media says at least 70 graves, some individual and some mass have been found in the tikrit town of who america claims from both sides of the conflict are hard to verify as phone and internet links to the region were cut 3 weeks ago when earlier the ethiopian government said it had launched a manhunt for the leaders of the northern tier

a region. they say fighters from the people's liberation front could still be hiding in the city and surrounding areas. the group ruled the country for decades before prime minister of your head was elected in 2018. the red cross says hospitals in mackay are overwhelmed and running low on supplies, including body bags. he un says it's concerned about unconfirmed reports of violence against nearly 100000 eritrean refugees living in tikrit. welcome. when reports from nairobi in neighboring kenya, ethiopian government soldiers took the city of the kelly, regional capital of the grey without much fighting their enemy. it's a gray and people's liberation front appeared to have decided not to put up much resistance. after taking full control of the clearly, our forces are now pursuing and hunting and to piece holes. the government says its

forces now control the region. the hero paean, state television showed weapons that it said the t. p.l.f. had hidden in churches. but questions remain. where are all the t.p.a. left fighters and substantial stocks of military hardware? and is it equipped to fight an insurgency? as it did once before, successfully in the 1970, s. and eighty's is that the great its leaders have said it will keep fighting. ethiopia's government says it no longer has popular support with the so guerrilla warfare component of the p.l.f. . this is part of their history that they have enjoyed with all guards. and so when there isn't popular support for this kind of thing within the region, prime minister i.b.m. it came to power 2 years ago, taking over from nearly 30 years of t.p.m. left dominated rule reforms introduced, have reopened old conflicts. ethiopia has seen growing tensions between the peoples of its various regions and the federal government. the concern is that on some of

these core issues of autonomy of 2 grades. so after examination of the grand people, there is actually quite a lot of support for the t.p. left. despite growing concerns about the party. more than 40000, people have fled to neighboring sudan. some of them say they don't feel safe to go home as long as federal government forces are in control. the government says its military operation is over. many others fear the conflict may have only just begun . malcolm webb al-jazeera. earlier we spoke to form a minister number for hanna, give a christian who served in the p.l.f. government and left office. shortly after prime minister came to power. he denounced the government's military operation, saying the grievances should have been solved politically. this is a big because what has happened is the government has refused,

peaceful resolution of this problem. refused before the before the conflict before the initiation of this war, they choose to engage in an equal and sickly 1st to attack today and invented, right? yeah, invented to raise a noble peace prize winner of 29000. invaded the great incorporation is another state's anything are as mobilized 100 percent of its ability to 1st couple and the 1st force of it there is try to integrate or to people it has been. and the thing an administration has been for is, will resolve this problem. you have been consistently to his obvious as far as your views were nonsensical, irrational, no reasons are all to go to war. so if you have any force or war during that war, you have been consistently owning for other receipts,

you're just full of if you're just full of it is political, not military stuff from the international committee of the red cross have visited, one of the main hospitals in mckellar crystal wells is the africa spokeswoman for the international committee of the red cross. she says around 80 percent of people that were suffering control my injuries. the last update i have from our team and michaela is from this afternoon and the city as of this afternoon was quiet. but obviously this follows a day of fighting around the city yesterday on saturday. our team as well as our partner at the ethiopian red cross, we had been able to move around the city, red cross ambulances have been able to evacuate the injured and transport the dead to a hospital in mccalla, which our team also visited yesterday and found a really, frankly dire picture. this is one of the main referral hospitals in the city. and

yesterday afternoon the team as to made it that about 80 percent of the patients in that hospital were suffering prum trauma injuries. the u.n. says at least $110.00 civilians have been killed and many more injured in brutal attacks on 2 villages in the north east of nigeria. around 30 of the men who were reportedly beheaded, security forces are searching for dozens more villagers who are missing. many of them women because this is suspected of being behind the attacks in borno state, amid interest reports from the capital of oh, they traveled more than a 1000 kilometers to find jobs in one of the most dangerous places to live and work in nigeria. they ended up in the hands of and then slaughtered 43 victims laid to rest in the cemetery. but once we're going

to see an anything, not a thing my life, you can see 43 dead bodies here up to now there is somebody to a yet to be recovered from the bush. indeed, it is a frightening situation. a search is being carried out for dozens of others who are missing, but most are presumed dead. 6 of those are being treated in hospital force the areas injuries. the state governor is turning to look to possible help. we shall ensure more recruitment of civilians and more hunt so that our people take the fight to all the nooks and crannies of this area. the farm workers or contract to, to harvest crops, some 25 kilometers away from the city of my degree. the men out there were killed to suggest they attack us or careful not to attract attention. but last month the armed group killed $22.00 farmers in 2 separate attacks outside the regional capital in a degree. the president has issued a statement condemning the recent attack, but after

a decade of such raids by boko haram and the ongoing ethnic violence kidnappings under robberies. many nigerians say the government is not doing enough to protect the united nations resident representative issued a statement condemning the attack saying many women had also been abducted an estimated 36000. nigerians have been killed by book over the past 11 years. and more than 2 and a half 1000000 of the displaced security forces out of us need losing this war. and this in the last 8 months. when our forces on strike. lastly, i would just read you 19. yes. for many years, the nigerian government has been claiming victory of a book, but the armed group continues to attack both civilian and military targets was devastating results. this latest is one of the worst since the start of the book,

autumn insurgency that was launched 12 years ago and has now spread to neighboring chad cameroon, and the sheriff where thousands of civilians as security personnel have been killed . how many priest al jazeera reporter at least 31 afghan soldiers have been killed by a suicide bombing in gaza, a province in one of the worst attacks in recent months. local health officials say over 24 were injured after an attack, a detonated explosives inside a car. no group has yet claimed responsibility or about money reports. it was that this compound in eastern caused me problems, were an attack it detonated a car full of explosives. afghan security forces have their base here. officials say the explosion damaged the 1000000000 homes around the compound. both of the next monday takes place in top near an army command, a base. the number of casualties is unclear,

but there are casualties. they've been transferred to the hospital and i want to start 1st on tours of the afghan people's enemies. wanted to attack with a car bomb, but our forces stopped them. they 1st shot at all watchman and killed them. but before they could reach the targets, the car bomb exploded. the violence comes as afghan government representatives and the taliban are holding their 1st face to face to looks in qatar. they're aiming to strike a deal to end the decades of conflict. since the taliban was toppled from power in the u.s. that invasion in 2001. there is, has always been a consideration, a concern that there will be spending groups within the ballot were not happy with the peace process. and they want to be kind of on government that steve or eat everything that they have been able to push the americans out of the u.s. is also pushing to end its longest war. in 2 months time,

its promise with 2 or 2 and a half 1000 of its soldiers from afghanistan, and many u.s. bases, it be handed over by the afghan army. but that's due to happen during a very violent here. the u.n. says nearly $6000.00 afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the 1st 9 months of 2020. it says the taliban was responsible for 45 percent of civilian casualties. government troops, the 23 percent, and with many hoping that a deal would put an end to the violence. the u.n. says it's reaching near record levels. you're about among the al-jazeera. an oil refinery in northern iraq has halted operations after a rocket attack started a fire official say firefighters are working to contain the blaze in seller who didn't province after rockets to fuel storage. depo eisel has claimed responsibility for the attack. there's been no reports of injuries. the funeral has

been held for iran's top nuclear scientist who was assassinated on friday, with ceremonies at a handful of holy shrines. his family gathered at a mosque in tehran, where the chief justice ibrahim racy offered prayers over his open casket. is coffin was then taken to the shrine of a man raiser in the city of mashad. he'll be buried on monday. earlier rainy and lawmakers chanting death to america and death to israel and parliament speaker of parliament led the chants and pledged a strong reaction against the criminal enemy. the most in fact, result is assassination. still to come this half hour fears that millions of americans traveling home after thanksgiving will further fuel. soaring covert cases in the u.s. and brazilians version a 2nd round of municipal election results. show a shift from boston are aligned candidates

where the heat waves gone from sydney. but in darwin it's a different story altogether. probably wanted rain in the forest, a fairly hefty showers. this is just local car park footage, but you can see the pretty good nothing more to come in the immediate future. the line of weather is further sayas than that thing there. that's the front which went through city the winds changed means we've gone from 40 to 29. it's still warm in adelaide, they're up 32 on monday there's that frontal system gathering to come in behind it . the weather in purses, dyson quite but not warm at 20 degrees. and in adelaide you go down to 23 is the rain probably thunderstorms comes through the major right in victoria, or tasmania. sydney's forecast remains not as hull's, but quite windy on tuesday. the temper tense drop or a drop away from 25 or lower the wednesday on words. now, winters,

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with a delicate touch on al-jazeera. a run of the top stories on our 0 to ground forces say they've shot down an ethiopian military plane and captured the pilot as well as retaking the town of accident. is a day after prime minister, abby ahmed said the military had completed its operation in the region. if european state media says at least 70 graves, some individual and some mass have been found in the to gran town of primero. the u.n. says at least 110 civilians have been killed and many more injured in attacks on 2 villages in the northeastern nigeria. dozens more villages are missing. many of the

women mrs. affected have been behind the attacks. and at least $31.00 afghan soldiers have been killed by a suicide car bomb. at an army base in afghanistan's central gaza, a province. it's one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. the us president elect joe biden has twisted his ankle off to slipping or playing with his dog. but he did also have some better news. senior republicans say a transition to biden's presidency now looks inevitable despite donald trump still fighting to change the election results. republican chair of the congressional inaugural committee, roy blunt says he expects biden to be sworn in on january the 20th. but he stopped short of recognizing that trump lost the election. meanwhile, in his 1st t.v. interview, since the election, trump has admitted it could be hard to get the supreme court to hear any of its legal challenges. we were wisconsin's 2 largest counties, a finalized a recount of votes, which increased biden's lead of a trump by

a few 100 votes. biden won the state by more than 20000 votes. county officials say the recount which cost the trump campaign. $3000000.00 found no instances of fraud from voters or election officials. let's go live to mike hanna in washington d.c. . so despite it being a holiday weekend, joe biden's been doing more than just went twisting his ankle. isn't me indeed, yes or the incoming biden administration has just announced a new communications team for the white house. it will be headed by jennifer psaki now she's a very experienced communicators. she was the white house director communicate to director of communications under barack obama. significant about this communications team is that it is all woman, joe biden saying in the statement announcing this new communications team that his duty is to tell the truth to the american people or biden himself, as you mentioned,

twisted his ankle. it is reported playing with his 2 dogs in the garden, a major and champion, he's still at the author p.d. exertion. he's been there for about an hour. we'll update as more information comes through about that. as for president trump, well, he's been commuting for the past 3 days, playing golf between camp david dent his golf club near washington d.c. . he gave an interview in the course of the day in which he repeated unfounded claims of electoral bias of fraud within the electoral process, giving no evidence whatsoever. as he mentioned, the states are continuing to certify the elections, wisconsin will certify the election in the next 24 hours, no evidence whatsoever has been found of any fraud in any of the elections across the united states. but president trump implying that he is not going to concede at this point. also saying that he find may find it difficult to get to the supreme

court will. that is self evident, given the tenor of the judgments against his campaign and against other republican organizations. but significant in that 44 minute interview president trump did not comment on or was not asked about the covert pandemic raging through the united states. and on that, as americans travel home from the thanksgiving holiday, some dire warnings from a top u.s. infectious disease expert yes, dr. fox, he gave interviews in the course of the day in which he said that there may well now be a new surge on top of a search that is already happening. and certainly it is a major search with some $4000000.00 cases being confirmed in the month of november . that's double the preceding month, which was in itself a record. dr. felt she pointed out that it takes a week to 2 weeks for the symptoms to become apparent. so the real impact of the

travel during this holiday week and may only become apparent in days to come. some 6700000 people traveled in the week leading to thanksgiving day on thursday, and to antony, found warning that with new holidays coming up, people should try and stay at home. this is what he had to say. what we ask people to do is to at least stop for a moment and do what i call a risk benefit assessment of what you want to do in the holiday. what you want to do for the seasons where you bring people in your home. if you have a person who is elderly or who has an underlying condition that makes them more susceptible to the serious consequences of infection. do you really want to have that gathering or should you say, i know it hurts not to do it because this is such a beautiful traditional season. but you know, hang in there with us because there will be future times when you could do it.

dr. fire chief once again, asking americans to stay at home. mike hanna, thank you very much indeed. and more than $10000.00 turkeys set to be killed at a farm in the north of england after an outbreak of bird flu. the government hopes the color and a temporary control zone around the farm will limit the spread of the disease. fears are growing that the h 5 n 8 strain of virus is spreading rapidly across europe. earlier in the month, more than $13000.00 birds were killed after an avian flu outbreak at a commercial farm in cheshire. a virus is not harmful to humans. o.t. is now wrapped up in the 2nd round of brazil's municipal elections after months of campaigning, overshadowed by violence. and the coronavirus. voting has been taking place across the country's major cities in a runoff, which could show a swing away from far right. candidates, aligned with president jiang, able so narrow a number of politicians were assassinated in the run up to the vote. and large

public campaign events have been blamed for covert 900 cases rising again. only going to cafes in rio de janiero, she explains which candidates are more likely to secure the post of mare in the 2 most populous municipalities. here in rio de janeiro like more than half of the votes have already been counted. and the candidate, the opposition candidate, which is it out of the guys who was already mayor of rio when real was at its, at its best during the olympic games. when it was, you know, a thriving city. well, he's back and to sell ok. develop in that been jellicoe bishop, supported by both the nado where it looks as if he is definitely going to loops. and one of the, one of the reasons could be also the pandemic played also, i think an important part here in rio de janeiro and the other city that people are looking at is some ball of the 2 candidates that are just that are fighting

to be mayor, none of none of them have been supported by both some out of his candidate didn't even make the runoff. pro-democracy activists say shots have been fired by security forces during the latest protests in the capital. minsk have been no immediate reports of injury, thousands right in the cities residential areas. continuing their months long demand for president because she has resignation. rights group says more than 150 people have been detained by police activist in pakistan, a celebration the release of an animal who became known as the world's loneliest elephant. after decades of mistreatment in an islam about zoo is being moved to a sanctuary in cambodia. come out to reports from the capital. dubbed the loneliest elephant. kawan spent almost 37 years where in pakistan,

call one more than solitary confinement. and in chains, it has already traumatized the end, their very own voice, bringing a head from side to side, which is also a sign of distress and their 1st by a fall and memories rescue organization. and also the pope who share in pakistan prepared farewell to one who will be going to come aboard. and there he will be staying at that facility which had been set aside for this and the french, it of course, very fine company there will be pockets and large asian elephant gifted by the city lankan government at 985. good day, i notice emotion. and the only look, i seem to recall of the, the, it is that they were cousins is going to be retired. so we are really very glad to be that we are able to move them to combine, you know who we are. i will see

a bigger place, we will have a place where you could be an elephant. and of course groups and social rights activists around the country and across the world have been campaigning to free carbon from its misery. yes, it's sad that he'll be leaving pakistan, but it makes me happy that he's going to be living a better life in a better place in a natural habitat with fellow elephants. they did a story of neglect, cruelty and barbarism and the bargain competence of islamabad. and it is also a scale of corruption, which has now become institutionalized, here in pakistan, as he is leaving pakistan. as you can see in the background, we are, we're giving him a farewell. and also we are saudi because we couldn't really take care of them. are free to start service. do do anything in terms of protecting animals, wildlife, making, national parks. that wasn't on the cards,

but just government straight away, kicked off a great initiative called one, maybe finding a refuge, income badia. but there will be serious concern about the plight of animals in this country, starting out because you don't want government to go. he's an animal who's brought a lot of joy to pakistan and the people of the children of our islamabad. but i think this was that i disagree big that barack obama at this age of 37 years and let them go to a sanctuary where the he can be with other elephants, the entrance to a slum, or bada boom may be welcoming. but if you come inside, you will find that most of the animals that are already gone, only 2 bags remain. and they of course, will be going to georgia and got here to save your mother. unfortunately, many of the animals died shifted to other countries too, to our government incompetence. and sadly, today the lonely elephant is also going away. it will leave no place for old kids and families to go from to time. their government areas saying that they now will

be a sanctuary for local indigenous animals, but they will be concerned about day treatment to argentine, codis have searched the home and office of jager marathoners personal doctor as part of an involuntary manslaughter investigation into the footballers. death of police officers were seen outside the offices in buenos aires of neurologist dr. there polder 2 k. who says he did everything he could for a quote, unmanageable patient. prosecutors are looking into the medical attention, the 60 year old football star received before his death. on wednesday, our daughter had been recovering from brain surgery when he died of a heart attack. lucas says he was not responsible. for me, there is no medical negligence, not even what they say about his illness. diego had a fortunatus event that caused a heart attack to a patient with his characteristics, which is the most common thing for a patient to die like that. regrettably, it was

a factor that could have happened before or afterwards. formula one driver is recovering in hospital after her. if it crash at the bahrain grand prix driver went off the circuit and hit a metal barrier. impact appeared to split his car in half. he was able to get out of the car quickly. escaping with just minor injuries and burns. the race was restarted after a long suspension and was one finders. hamilton, hours after the ordeal cordial gave a shout out to worried fans from his hospital bed. just want to say, oh ok. oh, ok. thank you very much for this is i want all the hate to go, but i think it really think that we both want to go out of their way to be if they think they will be there. if you don't want to you susan,

this isn't going. a mysterious metal monolith that appeared in the middle of the wilderness in the u.s. state of utah has disappeared. 3 and a half meter tall pillar was 1st discovered 2 weeks ago, firmly dug into the ground. but it's now been removed according to utah's bureau of land management, and they say they were the ones who moved it on our intake are not over the top stories on our 0 to grand forces, say they've shot down an ethiopian military plane and captured the pilot as well as retaking the town of axum. this a day after promise to read said the military had completed its operation in the region. if european state media says at least 70 graves, some individual and some mass have been found in the 2 korean town of her marrow, the red cross says hospitals in mccalla are overwhelmed and running low on supplies, including by.