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al jazeera. that. 'd we have mars militaries accuser turning against its own people as 91 protesters are reported killed in the bloodiest days since the coup. and i'm not matheson this is all to syria live from doha also coming up cementing closer ties iran and china signed a landmark 25 year cooperation agreement. homeless and heartbroken migrants pushed back from the u.s.
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border pray for help in mexico as american politicians blame each other for the crisis. mozambique's military on high alert as an armed group place seems to a popular hotel dozens of people remain trapped. it's the worst day of violence in myanmar since the military seized power nearly 2 months ago local media reporting more than 1000 people were killed in the latest crackdown against anti kook protesters saturday's bloodshed coincides with a military parade for the annual armed forces day where the leader of the ruling john to pledge to safeguard democracy tony chang reports. the inconsolable cry of a father his dead son in his arms the 13 year old boy was shot at his home and
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central myanmar as the security forces moved in. just city yangon looked and sounded like a battle zone the soldiers and police roam the streets burning barricades firing stun grenades and live rounds. this wounded man was dragged visibly bleeding into the road rather than help provide 1st aid the soldiers beat him as he laid in a pool of his own blood. in the southern city of daraa way these 3 men on a motorcycle are shot at random as they pass police trucks to manage to get to their feet and flee a 3rd wounded trapped beneath his bike. and those wounded or killed dragged away unceremoniously to be bundled into army trucks. all of this on a day meant to celebrate myanmar's armed forces but celebrate they did outside the
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capital naypyidaw on an enormous parade ground and or inspiring display of military hardware and might the gentle leader in his address avoided the fact these soldiers are now fighting their own people and reinforced his statement that members of the army of the guardians democracy. the armed forces unavoidably assume the state responsibility by lawful means due to the unlawful acts of the n l d led government in the 2020 election after the accomplishment of the state of emergency provision a free and fair election will be rerun and the handover of state responsibility will be continued while the military has faced little opposition so far manned mars armed ethnic groups have been threatening to intervene if the violence continues how young. they continue to shoot at protesters and bully the people i think all ethnic groups would not just stand by and do nothing but it's civilians who now face the military's role 7 year old bone man was shot in the head inside his home
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in mandalay don't worry everything will be ok but don't sleep say his parents as they tried to treat his room. children are now facing the full might of myanmar's military machine tony chang al jazeera. human rights activist says it's time for the international community to do more than just express concern . according to the local media sources of information students of a committee 90 plus debt study and over a 100 got into it and over 100 not arbitrary arrests and sued the city you can stream in quite well and. the banks and other stuff that remain closely it's quite. liked her. and other big cities of. people
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and high the below perfect q. and b.'s dictatorship once and for all and the cost that people are paying it's very high and tend to from life in the woods and of course people want change. in the city and in the military dictatorship is also not giving up hope for the people it's yet there's a cost that's going to be. that many people are going to turn on at the country and to be a christian and people are all but it is not going to be easy and put people in myanmar appreciate the international supports that we're getting from international community but it's mostly may need let her from bence and we are worried at what that school a sense taking place in myanmar but international community need to feel the moral responsibility to simply to save the lives of many mills and civil union maher and in fact letter a. letter of sorrow or a letter that this letter of concern iran and china have signed
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a 25 year cooperation pact chinese foreign minister one yeas in teheran he's met his iranian counterpart java's that if i'm president hassan rouhani the deal is said to have political economic and strategic components both countries are subject to u.s. sanctions a sort of bait has more from the iranian capital. increasingly iran has been turning to russia and china especially since the former us president donald trump imposed sanctions on iran sanctions are still in place today but this visit does come at a time where china has reportedly stepped up its purchase of direct oil sales for from iran and also this is the highest chinese official that's visited iran since the election of president joe biden in january so both politically and economically iran has been turning to russia and china and back last year in october when the
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united states and the president donald trump was planning to put forth a motion to the united nations to stop an arms embargo being lifted the foreign ministry here told us that their understanding was and that they were confident that russia and china would intervene with the veto but this deal does have some critics inside the country even though it's been backed by the highest authority the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei now the former president mahmoud ahmadinejad said that the details of this deal have not been made available to the public and the squid not be really passed by parliament but there were also rumors that iran would be handing over control of some of its islands to china and. have denied that they said that there's nothing inside the deal that gives any country control of islands or chinese military forces presence in the country but it does have widespread political support inside this country and it's a way for iran to be independent and build a country in an economy that is sanctions resilient. egyptian authorities say they
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hope they can really float a cargo vessel in the coming hours which has been blocking this soon as canal for 5 days 14 tug boats are being used and attempting to dredge around the bow of the ship to dislodge the rudder 320 other vessels are waiting for it to move the ever given stranding is destructed global shipping because the canal is one of the world's busiest waterways. the delivery of vaccines to developing countries through the u.n. backed kovacs could be pushed back by weeks because of delays from major indian producer the indian government's told international buyers it will have to keep more of any of vailable doses after a rise in new infections saturday saw its highest daily number for the year with more than 62000 cases one of the countries affected by the decision is iran which was expecting a shipment of 375000 doses president hassan rouhani criticised india is also accuse
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the kovacs program of failing to live up to its commitments elizabeth put on and has more from new delhi. india has so far exported more clothes than 19 vexing than any other country to the c.r.m. and student and is the world's largest vaccine manufacturing and it's been the biggest supplier to the international kovacs alliance simmons shooters and india which has been is still manufacturing the oxford astra zeneca vaccine it sent 28000000 doses to call back so far it was planning to deliver 40000000 the smom 50000000 next month and callbacks have said that those will now be delayed and the indian government has stressed that it's not going to ban exports of back same but it's recalibrating how many day export because of the situation in the country with cases rising as they are and they have been criticism in india because as well as being part of the kovacs amman's india has exported vaccines to other countries as
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a and also because of commercial agreements 60 more than 60000000 vaccines to 76 countries and people have pointed out that that 60000000 number is higher than the 58000000 people who have been inoculated in india so far the government is running behind its own vaccination shed jewels of an arc elating 300000000 people in the 1st 6 months of this year. the philippines again targeting quarantine measures as hospitals in manila struggled to cope with surging corona virus infections the logged on will last for a week and it'll affect 24000000 people living in the capital nearby provinces the past 2 days will see more than 9000 new cases more than 3600 people died from corona virus in brazil on friday that's a new daily record and as a toll lungs there's concern about the growing number of young people becoming infected and dying from the virus one of her you knocking over reports from rio de
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janeiro. image usual holiday in rio de janeiro with empty streets and a crowd. sidewalk protesters angry at the latest government to addict the mayors of rio one some have decreed an extended holiday and shut down brazil's 2 major cities keeping only essential services open and hundreds took to the streets saying they want their jobs back informal workers see they're being punished for mistakes made by others. we represent 50000 beach vendors who are left with no income the lack of vaccines and public policies to encourage the use of masks and control kindest parties have led to this chaos where the ones paying the price. more than 300000 brazilians have lost their lives jacoby 19 since the ban demick began a year ago hospitals across the country are running out of rooms medicine and oxygen for the growing number of patients and what's more worrisome the virus and
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its more infectious variants are killing young people since january been a number of brazilians in their thirties infected by cope of 19 or crazed by 500 percent infections among those in their forty's have risen 600 percent. doctors in this intensive care unit say they have seen a dramatic increase in the number of patients below 60 years of age and the power of this tendency began in february during carnival the festivities were cancelled but people partied anyway especially young people who are now getting sick and spreading infections to others just this month a huge jump in their festival was held in the modest slums of rio de janeiro. and the police had to break up this time this time party in a middle class neighborhood. on friday the federal government announced the brazil
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was developing 2 national vaccines one of them pulled them back is ready for clinical trials after a slow start there is hope brazil me jump start it's a modulation program targeting not just the old but increasingly the youngest well monica you know all just 03 edition iraq. still had an al-jazeera anger and a rest as the u.s. state of georgia signs controversial new voting rules into law. and heads by cover 19 what many artists on the indonesian island of bali said they're struggling to get by. we're seeing the spring rains getting more excited now in east asia now it's humpy sort of line here it's it is the typical shape which brings rain through china
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south korea and japan is not really aligned itself to stay stationary as it's still very much an up and down system and this is really heading for most of japan during sunday with the tail off invited to go beyond still called enough of snow but almost out of sight and behind it nice warm spring sunshine not enough to really stir the atmosphere and by. thing where equality is getting worse again then the next little belt or bump is forming in the middle of southern china with to get some rain i think later on monday hong kong has enjoyed some pretty warm sunshine at $29.00 and humid degrees this is generally a fine area through southeast asia and most the northern philippines southern philippines soloway see most as well as an intern easy will still see frequent shots that is to be expected they're making their way up into the southern bay of bengal the and the bar and nick and the men and nicobar islands is the 1st hint of what's to come for india big however at the moment is pretty monsoon heat it's
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getting fairly humid and in new delhi where a couple days in the wind will be up that's good news. for. the. welcome. from everyone of us. even those working quietly behind the scenes. so you can relax enjoy the break in your journey. and when you leave with a smile we know our day's work is done afghans are always welcome to our home.
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i want to go to 01 of our top stories this hour mean mars seen its worst day of violence since its military seized power nearly 2 months ago local media reporting at least 91 people have been shot dead in the latest crackdown against anti kook protesters. iran and china have signed a 25 year cooperation pact chinese foreign ministry buying knees in tehran missing iranian fallenness so shut cities and other leaders the deal is said to have political economic and strategic components. egyptian authorities say they're hoping to refloat a cargo vessel in the coming hours which has been blocking the souse canal for 5 days they have a given stranding is disrupted global shipping because the canal is one of the world's busiest waterways. nearly 200 people including foreigners remain trapped in a hotel in northern mozambique as fighting rages for
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a 4th day and one of the hotel is in palma which has been under attack by isis a link fighters the government's trying to take control of the situation in the coastal town where several people have reportedly been killed the conflict in capital gado province began in 2017 amnesty international says war crimes are being committed its latest report blames several parties including an i saw the filleted on the group and a government backed private military farm for the deaths of hundreds of civilians it also says government troops have arrested civilians without reason tortured detainees and carried out extrajudicial killings the humanitarian crisis has forced more than half a 1000000 people to leave their homes capital gado is rich in resources and home to africa's largest liquefied natural gas project but there's also high levels of poverty as well as frustration over an equal access to land and jobs. just mean offerman is a senior researcher at the armed conflict location and event data project she says
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the recent attacks are showing a level of sophistication in guerrilla fighting not seen in the region before. this it act has been brewing for some time now we have seen for tax policy in this it back. in terms of preparation we have seen the insurgents intermittently and rushing remote actually shrouds and isolating parmar but local dissatisfaction and again security forces and out the insurgents the opportunity to proceed with gaining a momentous victory against the government i for see senate leaders sane and it's a human tragedy beyond believe that defect speak for themselves i feel i've receiving sage and see as we have seen now in parma to proceed this is a feast occasion and a labor of poor nation tells me that we are experts in guerrilla fighting trading
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these fighters being involved in directing and i do for see that attacks as we have seen confined to nagai most somewhat of a pariah bulma due to the rain season that is coming to an end when the game starts spreading south and i am worried that move weird hour will be the next target of attack b. is no u. turn he is no quick fix the insurgency is directing them into him and they simply no end in sight the us politicians are blaming each other for a surge of people crossing the us border from mexico the number of unaccompanied children arriving has reached near record levels in recent weeks both democrats and republicans have been visiting border facilities in texas democrats say the trumpet ministration left behind a broken system unable to deal with asylum seekers humanely but republicans accuse
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president biden of encouraging migrants to make the journey. well i suppose president has committed to working with the u.s. to stem the flow of migrants but it remains unclear whether mexico can handle the volume of arrivals bio topalov reports from the us mexico border. hundreds of migrant families continue to wait in crowded conditions on the us mexico border for a chance to plead their asylum claims to u.s. officials. dr dolores buddies an expert in immigration policy says confusion over cross border politics could lead to larger numbers of undocumented migrants piling up on the border or cie those they think that's our case then there are 2 policies that are worsening the humanitarian situation one of them is title $42.00 which cites health concerns as an excuse to expel people from the united states that is the policy to reject and deport migrant families. there's also another non official
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policy that seems to be complicating the efforts of asylum seekers. people is from honduras and says that she and her 4 year old son crossed into the united states through the texas border 3 days ago but was deported to the juana more than 2000 kilometers from where she was detained you know how to get there. they captured migrants in texas and send them the california and then to t. juana they check migrants into getting on a plane saying they will be sent back to their families but it's a lie they bring you here instead of experts warn that it's not only u.s. policies that are hurting migrants and refugees in response to pressure from the u.s. mexico has deployed nearly $9000.00 national guard troops to stem the flow of migrants heading north mexico also recently closed its southern border with water mala to all non-essential travel human rights observers say that while the u.s. and mexico have pledged to address the root causes of migration from central america the policies currently being enforced by both countries are violating the
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rights of asylum seekers. on friday mexico's president traveled to sudan what is near the u.s. border in reiterated his commitment to respecting migrants rights that we that is. they here we need to care for the protection of human rights one way to do this is to promote an orderly flow of migration not to open the southern border of our country without considering the risks migrants face on their journeys. as the governments of the us in mexico try to balance hard line immigration policies with international humanitarian law more migrants are arriving on the border every day each with hopes that an exception will be made and they were silent he says might finally be heard when al-jazeera on the us mexico border hundreds of venezuelans have been arriving in colombia escaping fighting between the military and rebels that is where his military launched an air and ground offensive against
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the rebels in a poor state on sunday more than 4000 people have crossed the border in search of protection some of the displaced people have accused the armed forces of murdering civilians looting and burning homes and a car bombs exploded in a town in southwest columbia injuring at least 17 people the blast happened outside the mayor's residence and call into the region seen an increase in violence despite a 2600 peace deal between the government and fark rebels president even took a has condemned the attack as an act of terrorism and has ordered a military response. u.s. president joe biden's described new voting restrictions in the state of georgia as outrageous and an atrocity the law will shorten polling hours and make it a crime to provide water to voters while they wait democrats say it's intended to suppress minority voters alan fischer reports from washington d.c. . from the white house condemnation of georgia's new voting what's your curiosity
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you don't need anything you. know that this is nothing but you hear this i think people from both. demonstrators gathered in the state house as the republican governor signed a sweeping measures behind closed doors why is the governor trying to sign something in private one state legislator was arrested for banging on the group. calling on a. georgia voted for joe biden in the presidential election then sent 2 democratic senators to congress in a runoff election is panty democratic. is un-american. to try to make it harder for people to vote. rather than making it easier. for people to vote here are some of the key measures in the new law there will be voter id number required for absentee voting that replaces the old signature checks there will be
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a limit on the number of drop boxes for early voters in each county so it will be less convenient the law makes it an offense to hand out food and drink to those waiting in line to vote and those lines get long but it does expand in past an early voting the man who signed the bill into law says this cuts the chances of electoral fraud georgia's will no doubt be soon overwhelmed with t.v. ads mailers in radio spots attacking this common sense election reform measure. in fact left wing groups funded by the state billionaires are already doing that now they're using outrageous false read it to scare you into millions of dollars in their own pocket there was no bribe this is not only being there this is a response to is the increase voter turnout black and brown voters in the state of georgia georgia's election process is already seen as one of the most efficient in the country so critics claim this is the solution to
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a problem that never existed one imagined by dole trump and his supporters it will put pressure on politicians in washington especially democrats to come up with a national baseline for voting rules and regulations and to do it soon alan fischer al-jazeera. the hindu nationalist party of indian prime minister narendra modi is hoping to secure an unprecedented win in west bengal as voting gets under way for state elections a victory for the b j p there would consolidate modi's control in india's parliament polling is also underway in the 2 states at the core of tensions about a new law the grants citizenship to minorities from neighboring countries but excludes muslims thousands of people have joined protests in bangladesh against a visit by indian prime minister narendra modi they gathered outside a mosque in dhaka a day after demonstrations turned violent leaving 5 dead the protestors accuse modi of stalking anti muslim hatred in india bodies in bangladesh for 2 days to
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celebrate the 50th anniversary of bangladesh's independence the indonesian island of bali has been a cultural hub for centuries galleries and museums displaying the work of traditional artists the pandemic has forced many to close their doors some artists are found ways to keep selling their work many say they're struggling to get by jessica washington reports from jakarta. on the island of bali in the village of bantu on y. in mt through has been making and selling masks for more than 50 years they are used for traditional dances and are often sold as souvenirs to us but with barely closed to foreign tourists because of the pandemic he struggled to find customers walk out why you know. there are 300 or 4 families in this village 95 percent of us are masks craftsman because of covert all sales were canceled. some
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artists in the village have turned to other jobs but that's not an option for everyone so you know that when the going to be something i'm old early i cannot do anything else i can't work of course structure site i don't have the strength. since indonesia's shut its borders he earns 30 dollars each month from sales nearby and other experienced artist works in his studio he could do it soucie is one of a group of artists who created this style of painting look at me. i'm a guy that i'm i paint to maintain balinese collets or i want to show people with the supported by leave the island the harvesting paddy fields cultivating the land douse the docks flowing water this is bali his granddaughter set up an instagram page to help sell his paintings online although he's forced to sell at a cheaper price he says he's fortunate. that.
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these days many people are stop painting entirely because it's so hard to sell their work. gallery owners are also feeling the impact with almost no walk in customers at this wood carving showroom nothing has been sold in months. yeah. this is the darkest moment for the tourism industry there were incidents like the bali bombings and the volcanic eruption that impacted tourism but it's worse now. he's determined to stop his business from closing down like many galleries have. you noticed that he took yeah we will never shut down even if there are no customers i want the world to know that we're fighting. even though he isn't making any sales he still orders new sculptures from local artists to keep the industry alive while they all wait for a better day just to get washington al-jazeera to come to its ok to iceland now
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where rivers of lava continue to boil up from an erupting volcano geophysicists say the volcano could continue to erupt for some time drawing streams of lava from up to 15 kilometers below the earth's surface spectators have come to watch and cook sausages over the molten lava since it began flowing more than a week ago it's the 1st eruption in the region in around 800 years but the last one lasting 3 decades. this is all just here are these are the top stories i mean mars seen its worst day of violence since the military seized power nearly 2 months ago local media are reporting at least 91 people have been shot dead in the latest crackdown against anti protesters iran and china have signed a 25 year cooperation pact chinese foreign minister wang news and.

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