please authority. and the health system struggling to cope i'll just see the investigation. that still the world. the dutch government collapses over a child benefit scandal for wrongly labeling thousands of parents as fraudsters. this is a 0 a lie from headquarters in doha i'm daddy navigator also coming up at least 34 people are killed and hundreds injured as a powerful earthquake topples buildings in indonesia sulawesi island early results from uganda us a long time residents yarima 70 in the leeds as opposition candidate bobby wine accuses him of breaking the vote censorship concerns grow in hong kong as the

leading internet firm says it will block websites promoting what it calls illegal acts. welcome to the show the dutch government has collapsed over a child care subsidies scandal that had a devastating impact on thousands of families prime minister mark rights and his cabinet have quit after a report blamed them for mismanaging the subsidies thousands of parents were wrongly accused of fraud and some were even forced into bankruptcy writes will remain in office in a caretaker capacity until the elections are held or ready scheduled for march for the latest let's go live to stop loss and she is joining us from amsterdam in the prime minister has been speaking in the past hour or so has the government taken responsibility. yes the government has stay. in the

responsibility the prime minister had some very tough conclusions for the performance of the government and also his own for performance during this whole scandal he said things have gone horribly wrong many mistakes have been made but this is all being seen now as a symbolic arrested nation because in 9 weeks from now elections are coming up and the prime minister is running for his party in these elections so many questions were targeted at him personally during this press conference so why are you not taking any personal responsibility why are you still running in these elections and he said that as a cabinet of course and as the leader of the cabinet he is responsible for this scandal which actually really destroyed lives of tens of thousands nearly 26000 families here in the netherlands but he said because he wasn't a responsible minister he doesn't feel he has to step back from politics for now and he wants to voters to decide so not

a minister the minister of economic affairs has taken his own personal conclusion and he is stepping back now but there was also of course the question what will happen to these families now who have been waiting for compensation for quite a while and he said financial compensation will be given and there's also this racial component because 11000 families were actually targeted specifically because of their 2nd nationality or their race so now the prime minister sas to prevent that in the future he said that was absolutely wrong of course that racism was at the core of these attacks officers who are hunting down these families but he says in the future they will try to prevent that by not having the 2nd nationality as one of the targets for going after families for committing fraud so i have been some solutions now offered by the prime minister but the main question still is how credible will he be had of these very important new elections coming up ok severson

reporting from amsterdam thank you. at least 34 people are dead and 600 injured after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the indonesian island of. thousands in the cities of . you are displaced and all foreigners are warning of aftershocks are indonesia correspondent jessica washington reports. on the indonesian island of pseudo a.c a massive search and rescue effort is underway a $6.00 magnitude earthquake in the early hours of friday morning struck at a depth of just 10 kilometers the cities of marginalia mahmoud you have been hardest hit with many buildings being severely damaged. search teams found this young girl trapped under the debris of a house but she says her name is angel and she isn't sure how many people are still under the rubble and. she's told she will be ok. the

earthquake and aftershocks triggered landslides blocking roads and making it difficult for more rescue teams to gain access to the affected cities president djoko dodos says every effort will be made to get to those in need. are in the name of the indonesian government and all the people of indonesia express or condolences to the victims who had passed away i urge the people to stay calm and to follow the instructions given by officials on the ground if these a small communities magine is home to just 150000 people and at least 15000 of them have now been displaced authorities warned there may be more destruction. on the seas the buildings were hit by 2 quakes and at least 28 aftershocks and because the epicenter is near the beach there's a possibility of underwater landslides so that's why the stills and i mean potential. hospital collapse in the disaster and local media report at least 4

people were trapped beneath the debris. the air traffic control tower at the nearby airport was also damaged communications are being restored and military personnel and additional search and rescue workers are attempting to reach the area just to washington al-jazeera jakarta votes are being counted in uganda as closely contested election with the final results expected on saturday early indications suggest president yarima 70 has a strong lead over his main challenger a pop star turned politician bobby wine but the opposition candidate has rejected their preliminary counts insisting that the vote has been marred by widespread fraud and violence i am very confident that we defeated the data by. i call upon all ugandans to reject the bloc mean you know with have any idea small . are trained yet again impose them fair on the people of uganda the people of

uganda we will and must reject the blind done separation of they are we and they are boys catherine soil has this update from kampala. we are at the main tattling center here in kampala where provisional presidential results are being relayed and so far presidential worry with 70 has taken an ali lead against his main opponent for the wine for the wine had a press conference a little earlier where he said that he doesn't trust the process he says that he has evidence of widespread rigging and now the electoral commission has addressed that saying that if he has evidence the onus is on him to present that evidence without a shadow of a doubt they say that votes are counted of every palling station and their declaration forms that are signed by all agents of all candidates so he should present those declaration forms that he has so that. they can investigate the

discrepancies that he's talking about this has been an intense election period the internet has been shut down police and the military have been accused of human rights abuses of violence the breaking up opposition protests blocking opposition leaders from come painting and so one the u.s. and the e.u. have stated that the process is already tainted and lacks credibility and transparency ask welcome to the government spokesman who said that he believes that election is free and fair he believes that the results coming out are trustworthy and that the electoral commission is doing the best they can under the circumstances to make sure that they are professional. the u.s. says it's met its goal of reducing its number of troops in afghanistan to 2500 by the sponsors spied a lot barring its congress passed new measures 2 weeks ago prohibiting that move

that was promised by donald trump i'm now with uncertainty over peace talks and an increase in violence some fear the drawback could further destabilize afghanistan so your contrary reports from kabul. it's america's longest war longer even than vietnam but it could now be approaching an end for afghanistan however it could just be the beginning of even more uncertain times the pullout of u.s. troops has raised fears that without a peace deal between the taliban and the afghan government in place there will be even more violence you already read he defines there because as we speak there is fighting going on inside kandahar city district 8 or 9 and so the taliban are now moving from rural areas to urban warfare and that means that the afghan forces are now fighting the taliban in fact the city is now or the city outskirts the american soldiers who remain in afghanistan are part of a u.s.

led nato mission foreign troops from dozens of other nations for the 1st time outnumber the americans nato trains the afghan security forces and relies heavily on the u.s. military for intelligence and logistics nato says it will decide on its future not gana stand in february a former afghan military chief warns of dire consequences and not only for afghanistan if all countries decide to pull out in 5 years time if the democracy of the iraqi gained newly gained very weak fragile democracy is not supported then it will break it will go into pieces the current 2 will be turned back and. we had in the ninety's now then what happens you have explored. in london and frankfurt and bonn and washington and

a role model whatever street you think nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg says the alliance may pay a heavy price if there is a hasty and i'm co-ordinated withdrawal he fears of ghana stand could again become a place from where international armed groups could organize attacks on the united states and its allies the taliban has welcomed this abrupt drawdown of american troops because it brings it closer to its main goal a complete 4 into a withdrawal security has been rapidly deteriorating across the country and even here in kabul explosions and targeted assassinations have become daily events afghans see their country in a downward spiral and some are more than happy to be rid of us troops but. americans must leave as a presence is meaningless the reason is that americans were not able to bring security in afghanistan in 17 years and were not able to bring peace for the afghan

people. but others see problems ahead. we're going towards more difficulties and we're getting more concerned and all the people especially the young are asking the u.s. to continue their support the should keep their troops at least some to stay in afghanistan. now all eyes are on the next u.s. president joe biden who has suggested he wants to keep a small military presence in afghanistan in which case america's longest war will become even longer failure contre for a couple still have on al-jazeera on high alert security is dramatically ramp. up in washington d.c. had a president unlike biden's inauguration next week and how scientists are injecting facts into social media to tackle misinformation about them and a virus vaccine this.

time for more snows temps drops again mostly it's going to hit the far north of japan that's where the central storm is but with the breeze coming across the warmish waters your home shoot to be involved as well and for time i think parts of the korean peninsula it's not the major story it's rains fairly wintry call but not excessively so for most places but seoul shows what light happened you get really cold at night this is below average even by day until the snow comes back on monday where yes a big plus 4 degrees is where it should be but that cold wind gives you a cold night at minus 30 now the real cold is held up in siberia thankfully for the south and daytime temperatures are on the way down i'm shanghai is pretty cold but hong kong still holds on to about 17 degrees the biggest sharers next 2 days could

be much the same as the last 2 days we're talking about around borneo particularly the north curling into banda sorry but go on we've had some pretty heavily in the south in some kind of untanned and so the way sea same areas will be affected the next 2 days i'm australian falls in the tip of india and sri lanka the persistent fog and cold still exists in the north and across in northern pakistan as well no significant change on the way here. she was a society hostess in beirut in the 1940 s. she was in touch with a lot of people from the lebanese the recrossing to make this work her code name was the power and she spied for mossad in lebanon for 14 years is what she was doing it was something brave as a woman al-jazeera world tell us

a story of shula cohen the beirut spy. to. eat. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera the dutch government has resigned following a scandal involving child benefits thousands of parents were wrongly accused of fraud of prime minister margaret will remain in a caretaker capacity until elections are held in march. a powerful earthquake has hit the indonesian island or so the west say killing at least 34 people and injuring hundreds more are many buildings have been severely damaged and civil defense all 4 days are warning of strong aftershocks. for the results from uganda

as general election show president yarima 70 has a strong lead but the opposition candidate bobby wind has rejected the preliminary count insisting the vote has been marred by widespread fraud and violence. now north korea has unveiled what it says are new submarine launched ballistic missiles they appeared during a parade marking the end of the country's largest political convention the display of military strength is being seen as a message to the united states as well as its incoming president joe biden fried reports from seoul. coming after a rare congress of the really and before a gathering of at supreme people's assembly this was korea on tour 8 its leader kim jong un has admitted his country faces extreme economic problems in part because of isolation from the global pandemic. but the densely packed ranks of soldiers were another illustration of his country's claims of being coronavirus

free. and that it remains a potent nuclear armed state showing off the kind of military hardware that teachers largely hidden away during the recent years of summit diplomacy. what i'm trying to give you the secret path we're following will lead our socialist korea to be more powerful and prosperous. the star attraction what is claimed to be a new type of submarine launched ballistic missile possibly a direct challenge to the incoming administration of u.s. president joe biden the question for many analysts is whether north korea might be tempted to show the potential of such new weapons with a return to provoke a missile testing if north korean leadership is so corner it and so frustrated then we cannot rule out the possibility that north korea will take all wrong path at least say at the beginning of the biden organ music tradition mainly in order to

get the attention from washington to restart negotiations with the united states in recent speeches kim jong un has made it clear he intends to push ahead with further development of his nuclear arsenal that doesn't necessarily put him on a collision course with the u.s. and the return to the acrimonious relations of the past but it does confirm a compilation when needed but the recent period of face to face summit miles is officially one promised bride al-jazeera so. the head of the f.b.i. is warning of potential violence in the run up to joe biden's inauguration the agency says there have been calls for armed protests on several social media platforms ice president mike pence has pledged to ensure a safe transition of power as security stepped up in the capital mike hanna reports from washington d.c. . it looks like

a capital under siege fences topped with razor wire have been erected around the nation seat of government. every increasing numbers of soldiers are being deployed security officials saying that some $20000.00 will be sent by the inauguration next wednesday that's greater than any current deployment anywhere in the world even the supreme court is being locked down as well as other signature landmarks once thronged with tourists. vice president mike pence met with senior security officials to be briefed on the preparations for the american people deserve. a safe inauguration on january 20th. and encourage you to convey to all of the members of your teams to continue to lean forward to ensure that we achieve a just there but he heard a bleak assessment from the director of the f.b.i.

were concerned about the potential for violent multiple protests and rallies planned here in d.c. and it's the capitol building around the country in the days to come that could bring armed individuals within close proximity to government buildings and officials and direct threats from right wing extremists have been growing in the wake of the impeachment vote against president trump on wednesday terrorist tricks was restored in just a few minutes ago the republicans who voted for impeachment a particular focus colleagues who are now traveling with armed escorts out of the fear for their safety many of us are altering our routine. or continue to get. as yet another ominous evening fell the vice president thank some of the national guard that have been deployed to the nation's capital. on a scale not seen since the civil war mike hanna al-jazeera washington.

u.s. prosecutors are alleging that some rioters who stormed the capitol last week intended to capture and assassinate elected officials court papers submitted in arizona for this man right there jacob chen's the to be arrested the memo has details of an f.b.i. investigation into him and it reveals that he warned it in notes for us vice president mike pence it's only a matter of time justice is coming chance these lawyers say he doesn't feel at fault and has asked for a presidential pardon let's bring in alan fischer he's joining us from washington d.c. so al that in past inaugurations obviously there's always a security presence in d.c. but the beefed up security this year is quite unprecedented dozens it's. large parts of the city are shut down and this far away from the inauguration even around here the white house that blockage goes back several city blocks and of course we see it have the same on capitol hill as well on inauguration day the mall will be

closed and that is almost on the head of the mall is the really significant important area stretches from the lincoln memorial to the washington monument and then all the way. to capitol hill there's a question about whether or not the threat has been overstated or is beginning to go away simply because those who had planned perhaps to come sort of coming close some sort of trouble here in the capitol on inauguration day realize that they're simply going to be outnumbered by a law enforcement there's going to be at least $20000.00 national guardsmen on duty here in washington d.c. with the capacity to call up much more of the f.b.i. will be here with agents numerous agencies including the u.s. marshal services are putting people in to washington d.c. those who have been a dent of ideas being involved in the trouble last wednesday are no on no fly zones and air b. and b. are closing down all of the reservations in washington d.c.

until after the inauguration simply to keep the numbers much tighter in the city center and allan just away from the security issue for a moment so we heard from the president elect joe biden who's unveiled his 1 point one trillion dollar economic rescue package what's in knots. well good news for american families those have qualified for the checks in the past the $600.00 checks this time he says they'll be $1400.00 checks for them is also going to be 3 $150000000000.00 for front line walkers and essential workers and small businesses that will help them over the coming bump that they're experiencing and remember around $10000000.00 jobs in the u.s. haven't been replaced since they were lost way back in march last year there's going to be money to for school reopening 400000000000 for increased testing we know that joe biden wants to get 100000000 tests done in his 1st 100 days what there could be some problem though with this because as much as joe biden would

like to get this through congress and of course come january 22nd you will have the votes to do it in both the house and the senate or in theory should have there are republicans who are very much against this idea they're saying look it's only 19 days since the senate passed a $1.00 trillion dollar bill because of corporate and to try and introduce relief into the economy eyes for joe biden he said look with interest rates this low this is the time the u.s. government should be boring and investing in the economy and he considered that bill 19 days ago just a don't payment he is going to push hard and push hard from day one alan fessor reporting from the white house thank you. hong kong's internet domain firm says it will reject any new web sites it believes could incite illegal acts it comes less than a day after an internet service provider admitted it had complied with the government's

request to block access to a website run by pro-democracy activists or thirty's have conducted a sweeping crackdown on dissent in recent weeks under the new national security law imposed by beijing internet access is widely censored in mainland china but had been mostly free in hong kong tom grundy is the editor in chief at the hong kong free press he says this sets a dangerous precedent for the future of internet freedom in hong kong. the actions by this h.k. particularly alarming i guess an unusual because they go beyond the traditional remit of what a dish domain registrar normally does in that pretty much anything it deems to be illegal refence and we can now remove but a lot more concerning than not is website h.k. chronicles that is censored taken down in hong kong the 1st and security lauren somewhat rolling in that we fear that although nobody is going to miss this what was basically a docking website for the police it could be the thought of

a slippery slope that could end in a system like we see with the great fire wall just 20 miles north. in greater china under this security law we've seen democracy books pulled from library shelves a song banned in schools. and around the pro-democracy activists but it's also left the media. censoring the public broadcaster here as wanted staff not to interview those democrats arrested last week and it's deleted them into view with a wanted dissident so far it is a not being clear about what's allowed what's not the lines are very fuzzy the goalposts keep moving and when we do ask questions as to what is allowed come into view that person can we film someone say burning national flag we can get straight answers so i would argue this lore is very much designed to make the media censor

and we've had to sort of guess as to how to react about what the u.s. has added chinese smartphone makers shall need to its economic blacklist washington says it's and 8 other companies have links to the chinese military and u.s. investors have until november to divest their stakes or face penalties the company has become the world's largest 3rd largest smartphone maker benefiting from a previous blacklist of why way a growing number of scientists and medical experts are turning to social media platform to talk to tackle misinformation about coronavirus vaccines charlie angela spoke to some of them. when looking for information about covert vaccines many young people turn to social media and scientists who develop them there to help often straight from the lab hi everyone i have already had. this international team put together by the un on top posting videos about their work questions to promote confidence in vaccines and doing

a bit of singing and singing to. dr paul mackay on the imperial college vaccine in the u.k. currently in phase 2 trials he's also researching the new code variant while challenging and he backs misinformation to the number one question is politically this is rushed these there is no safety data for this how can you possibly make a vaccine in this so much time so people are concerned that the crops the same safety analyses haven't been done on these vaccines that are done every other 5 scenes and we can assure them that it's exactly the same. rigorous safety analysis is has been done on all of these vaccines. dr out of the lake lee is another has become an unlikely internet style with her in gauging vaccine explanations putting in 3000000 lights had ticked up video on formulating a vaccine imperial college as

a tribute to dolly parton. she hopes people watch her videos for the entertainment but stay for the science and she says this way she can connect with the general public and reassure them about the speed at which the vaccine is developed its ingredients and side effects when i'm talking to people i try to just be really open minded you know people have a whole number of reasons why they might be hesitant to get a vaccine and you know oftentimes lots of really good reasons why they shouldn't get a vaccine i'm really not there to convince people to get a vaccine i want to be there to educate the. and give them the data and you know educate them about vaccines as opposed to convincing them so i'm there to answer questions i'm not trying to like change somebodies mind but mt vacs is trying to change minds developing an online narrative with 3 key messages that cave in $1000.00 is not dangerous the vaccine is dangerous and vaccine advocates cannot be trusted but this misinformation could close knives with these scientists injecting

the facts into the fore and they have to stay people to say the truth. is there. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera the dutch government has collapsed over a child care subsidies scandal that had a devastating impact on thousands of families prime minister mark rights and his cabinet have quit office or report blamed them for mismanaging the subsidies thousands of parents were wrongly accused of fraud some were forced into bankruptcy writes will remain in office in a caretaker capacity until elections are held in march stuff osten has more from amsterdam.