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the nepal of quake of 2050 a terrible not sure disaster and the story that needed to be told from the heart of the affected area to be then to tell the people story was very important of the time. heavy rains triggered flash floods and mudslides in indonesia killing dozens of people. are watching all of their lives my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes protesters in thailand repeat their demands for the government to resign but the movement appears to be losing momentum also jordan's parliament to reaffirms its support for the king after his half brother accused the country's
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leaders of incompetence he says he's now under house arrest. and christians across the globe celebrate easter sunday holding smaller services because of coronavirus restrictions. buckle to the program heavy rains have triggered flash floods and landslides on indonesia's forest island at least 44 people have been killed and thousands more are now displaced dozens of homes are buried by mud and de brézé in lima now left village and several homes were swept away by the floodwaters let's cross over to jessica washington who's monitoring events for us from the indonesian capital jakarta these landslides jessica obviously happening in remote areas very difficult to access and also get up to date information it must be chaos for the emergency
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services who've got a very tough job ahead of them to try and help. well that's right so hello this is a developing situation and due to the extent of this disaster and the scale we've seen communication lines cart and power outages that means that it is difficult to get up to date information about what's happening but it's also difficult to access these villages that are in need we've heard from indonesian authorities who are responsible for these search and rescue operations and they say that in the case of some villages they may not be able to reach them until tomorrow or perhaps even after that we know that at least 44 people are dead but there are some reports in local media that the number could be closer to 70 already just within the island of flores we spoken to some of our contacts in this area and they say they've been experiencing this heavy rain since friday and there is a weather warning in place for the for further extreme weather and that is because of a tropical cyclone system which is in the area between indonesia and timor leste stay
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and that is likely to lead to further heavy rains strong winds a deadly combination which could perhaps make the situation worse we do know that there are evacuation centers being established we have confirmation of at least true so far there are likely to be more of course and this is a disaster not only impacting the island of flores but the neighboring country of timor leste a much smaller nation which has been hit hard in its capital so far we have confirmation that at least 8 people have died in the capital city of delhi that has come from timor leste ses state news agency and of course will come back to us through the day just to give more updates just to washington the force in jakarta. hundreds of demonstrators are holding government protests in thailand's capital demanding the resignation of the government the immediate release of pro-democracy protesters on saturday police declared a planned the bangkok remand prison would be illegal to change has more from
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bangkok. yes. there is nothing near the numbers that we were seeing 6 months ago on the same street ringback there were tens of thousands of people is a difference in the crowd coming to hear the faces a much older 6 months ago we were getting very young. meaning against the growing calls for. those people to be coming out. these protests leaders have been hit hard with all sorts of legal challenges by the way of. things. like disturbing the serious charge of losing not just. the only which can carry. years that's made it meant that the different parties. they've been fighting with each other for the message i think also the general public.
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as. they did in quite the same way to come out and show their support. all of jordan's top political figures says lawmakers are standing by the king rejecting allegations of corruption that's after the former crown prince homes are said that he's been forced into house arrest in the capital amman he says it's part of a crackdown on critics and accuse leaders of incompetence and harassment and some's as mother and the former king's widow has defended her son saying truth and justice must prevail but the head of the senate says the accusation is a malicious plot to undermine the king no d'amour to china the one about we reiterate our confidence and pride in our royal monarch the king we are all behind ok standing firmly against any malicious treacherous hand or king is a red line so i was ok. the old guard is the director general of community media
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network he says it's unlikely these events will lead to a major political shake up in jordan. there's a lot of. lack of information the state run media has really done nothing except the official statements which were very very truncated and we don't know really what's behind this certainly there is no who are plotting anything like that i would i would think that there is some kind of an internal criticism to the king by his step brother which caused all of this former crown prince prince hems it has been making the rounds specially in tribal areas and that's a kind of a red herring for the government for the game it's these are the strongest supporters of the monarchy and they're the ones who are more courageous in standing up to the 2 government corruption so i think that's what really upset people in the palace and i really think that they overstepped it by arresting and putting him
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under 10 arrests because that video that was released actually has made the prince much more popular and made prince hans a. darling of those opponents who think that their government can be run much better i don't think that this is there as serious a case there is no security people have been arrested you can't have a coup unless there are security people involved so i don't think and you know this whole idea of a plot there are 2 is just not true there is clearly. an internal issue that has come out in the public and i think in a way it has turned out not in the favor of some of the people who began this process of a rest. now there will be more protests and me about despite weeks of increased use of violence by the military in mandalay hungry gathered at dawn on motorbikes calling for a return to democracy on saturday at least 5 protesters were killed in the latest
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crackdown 10 ethnic rebel groups have announced their support for the protest movement that's raised concerns that the violence could spiral into. civil war in gone demonstrators carried painted eggs with anti military slogans as a symbol of defiance and opposition to the coup one group marched through a district chanting and singing protest songs while carry eggs with spring a revolution signs on them many of the eggs also drawings of 3 fingered salute switch have become a symbol of the resistance to the doctor. the head of the roman catholic church is leading easter mass at the vatican and a scaled back service to create a virus restrictions pope francis offered his blessings to the world earlier he urged his followers not to lose hope during the pandemic easter mass is usually held in some pieces square in front of tens of thousands of pilgrims. has been held at the church of the holy several in jerusalem which was closed last
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easter because of the coronavirus pandemic it's built on the site where christians believe jesus christ was crucified over to indonesia christians of hell their easter sunday services a bit heavy security after last week's suicide bombing at a cathedral which killed 19 people indonesia has been on edge since the 2 attackers blew themselves up on silly ways the island of police was seen at jakarta's main cathedral as church goers went through security checks. to millions of filipinos are unable to celebrate easter traditionally for a 2nd year in a row after the government imposed a strict cave in $1000.00 locked down german island reports on how the country with more than 90 percent christian population escaping the media dolores mercado has been coming to the church but later on in the capital manila since she was a little girl on the holiest day of the christian calendar this is a spar as she's allowed to go as in many countries places of worship are seen as
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potential hopes for spreading coronavirus so for now attending mass is different. for me this isn't a for now that i am able to hear mass outside the church his swerd give me strength my faith is my guide that certain buckler and has long been the refuge for the faithful who come from the poorest sector all the society but probably easier gatherings have been restricted for a 2nd consecutive year raising concerns from men. many catholics hear that the pandemic may have permanently altered the ways of worship. the philippines has seen a steep price in corona virus cases since february prompting the government to impose another round of lockdown in manila and nearby provinces but in recent days at least $1.00 out of 4 filipinos who have been tested have turned out positive with corona virus. so this priest has been left with no choice but to preach in an
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empty church although it could be watched online he calls for a moment of silence to remember the thousands who have died from the pandemic sending a message of comfort to those who are grieving so much more in another part of manila father flavia begin with her rents a center for the poor and homeless he talks about redemption in the critical role the church can play in society especially when society famously respond appropriately competently and justly to the needs of the people the church cannot remain silent it will always serve as a cog sions of those brazen people the church will always remain as a light to those dampened by their hopes kneeling before a homeless man or reformed drug user a lawyer and a journalist father flabby says they represent those who have been persecuted by
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the government he offers a message of hope. but for many year the shadow of death still lingers though the faithful say they remain fervent in their prayers christ they say has been resurrected and the hope filipinos will soon rise from their sufferings to. doug and manila. both still out here on al-jazeera desperate for something to ease over 90 knots to the problems for many in this off. zone's poorest people. in the u.s. climate envoy calls for cooperation to tackle global warming as climate talks kick off in the united arab emirates those stories after the break. it's time for the perfect gentleman the weather sponsored point qatar airways
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it's raining again in japan it's part of the developing system in this massive cloud here that is a bit of a tail end break to it as you can see and it's on its way out of things going in that direction so most of monday the rain you can see the back of the wave to it it's a bit of cool breeze after 17 degrees in tokyo 50 in new socketed probably feels rather cool not on the coast itself in the korean peninsula most of china is relatively settled as more cloud and rain developing particularly in the southwest but it's also heading in the form of light showers towards beijing and the effect hong kong as well i suspect otherwise enjoy the sunshine for the monsoon heat is still building we're well into the forty's in russia stan bit of a feeling of heat and in tamil nadu as well as with heat wave warning here but they may be important thing once again is this westerly disturbance running through the far north of pakistan northern india which tends to move the air for the south so once again new delhi who is where it is still registering as other unhealthy or
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even worse an unhealthy air quality in the last into monday that might change developing some storms or windy weather particularly on wednesday the forecast here of gusty wind but for the rest of india pakistan bangladesh is mostly a dry period increasing increasing heat. support qatar airways. a lot of what do i overdosed. but my sister saved me. a lot my life she sure were more family what about the reality of addiction in the arab wild i'm the struggle for covering up the hate towards just me and it's a truck. out to syria wells goes inside a rehab clinic in the nile delta. rehab egypt edge of addiction on al-jazeera.
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welcome back what you all deserve means a whole run a reminder of our top stories heavy rains have triggered flash floods and landslides on indonesia's florus island at least 44 people have been killed and thousands more are now displaced dozens of homes were swept away all buried by mud and debris. hundreds of demonstrators are taking part in anti-government protests in thailand's capital there demanding the resignation of the government and the immediate release of pro-democracy protesters. and there will be more protests in miramar despite weeks of violence by the military in mandalay one group gathered at dawn on motorbikes calling for democracy on saturday at least 5 protesters were killed. voting is underway in bulgaria's general election prime minister boyko
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bought us off is seeking a 4th term with his center right party corruption and managing the coronavirus pandemic have been the main issues in the campaign for garia has seen a recent surge in infections and turnout will be watched very closely but the spirit has this update from the capital sofia. well so there's a steady turnout of voters at this polling station in the central of fear that has been a concern the turnout might be low this time around because of covert. there's the hope all goes well the highest code infection rates in europe at the moment are one of the lowest vaccination rates in the e.u. just 3.6 percent of all guerin's vaccinated but for cobras off the prime minister is hoping for a 4th term he's been in power pretty much entirely since 2009 early polls suggest before voting started that he may manage to scrabble some sort of coalition together he's increased the minimum basic average salary here by about 36 percent
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since he came to power to around $900.00 a month but he. he's the prime minister of a country that remains the use poorest and according to transparency international it's most corrupt like everywhere the economy was really hit hard by covert related lockdowns at the beginning of march the prime minister was under intense pressure to reopen so he reopened everything but 10 days later after an explosion in infection rates bulgaria went into lockdown again hospitals still overflowing nevertheless economically boris office manager has a reputation despite the widespread corruption of managing of increasing salaries increasing wages here and it's what's in people's pockets that is often the most important factor when they considering here who to vote for 22 indian security personnel have died during a raid on a maoist rebel hideout in eastern chad discovered a state one maoist fighter was killed police say they acted on intelligence that
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the group was hiding in a forest what ensued was a 4 hour gun battle with one officer saying rebels used grenades the for the government for more than 4 decades demanding london jobs for farmers. a woman who was on because vocal of giving birth on the side of the road as she fled fighting in their own hometown thousands of people have escaped a series of attacks by groups in the north the latest raid was in the town of palmer. was separated from her husband and 3 children she was on foot and left alone without medical care. so i was tired while i was running and i was left behind by the group i was with then it got dark and i felt really sick and i couldn't go on i knew it was time to go into labor i slipped right where i was and gave birth alone at dawn the other group that was hiding close by appeared and found me it was a family and they helped me carry my newborn child i couldn't carry on i couldn't
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do anything when i gave birth i wasn't feeling well i took a stick a branch to cut the baby's umbilical cord and after that i cast a piece of my dress to tighten myself and stop the bleeding. the pandemic because last many of brazil's poorest citizens relied on food handouts to survive the survey found more than 80 percent of people living in slums depend on donations to feed their families while a chaotic year of joint workers from one campaign in rio de janeiro is trying to stop a rising tide of hunger. the lines are growing in the center of rio de janeiro and not just in front of the soup kitchens many come here for a bath and here comes. the bus. the number of people living in the streets has doubled since the beginning of the pandemic many here have lost their jobs at home . 10000000 brazilians were already going hungry when the pandemic began now the
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situation is much worse in january the government suspended emergency aid benefiting half of brazil's population just as infections began to spiral out of control forcing new lockdowns. into bay the crisis affected. private businesses which were contributions to charity last year and can no longer afford to do so with no help from the public sector and no jobs for people in the slums and poor neighborhoods literally starving to death. because you know dilema is part of the g 10 a group of brazil's 10 biggest slums they have started the campaign empty pots in brazil together they were able to obtain the 1st donation this year. 1000 basic food baskets to share among way too many 180000 people live in the haasil slum alone. we received 10000 basic food baskets to distribute but this year it was only 100 donations drop by 95
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percent and the number of people dying from covered 19 is growing by just last 10 friends and one week william has been walking the streets of to pick those who have nothing in their pockets oh you very much like my family who lives with her 86 year old mother and stopped working after she got sick. 7 out of 10 people living in brazilian slums have no money to buy food they're receiving donations but much less than last year a bag like this $1.00 for example has rice and being an oil it cost the equivalent of 10 dollars but it only lasts one week and a family of 4 who over 1000 has affected donations in another way dwane vasconcellos tells us the number of people working in soup kitchens has decreased some volunteers were infected with the coronavirus while others are too afraid to
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go out on the streets monica and i give al-jazeera rio de janeiro. the u.s. envoy for climate john kerry says that he hopes to work with china to tackle climate change kerry is in abu dhabi for talks on what's happening in the middle east and north africa the meeting comes ahead of the un climate summit in scotland later in the event where leaders are expected to build on the 2015 paris accord but well we want to do this be helpful not here to tell anybody what to do we're here to try to talk through a problem we all share and find a common way to address. recognizing that countries just care shut down any more than we did in kosovo you can't shut down you've got to continue to try to provide a revenue base keep your people employed have stability so you've got to transition in a way that makes. the un has warned that time is running out to slow climate change
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saying that the upcoming summit in glasgow could be our last chance to take action the conference wants to mobilize support for countries that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change governments also expected to commit to stronger and mission cuts in the 2015 paris agreement nations agreed to limit global warming by up to 2 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels but those efforts have largely stalled because of the corona virus pandemic the she chaffee is the executive director at arab youth climate movement in cattle he says youth groups keep governments in check and try to ensure they live up to their commitments under the powers climate agreement. i think there is a great way to have momentum having the whole of the gulf and middle east countries and the right way how. is looking after the upcoming captain effects to have all the countries in the mena regions come up with the and hand commitment and it will be a crucial part and they want to see what are the commitment each country will be making
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in terms of a mission and also like how john kerry was mentioning we just don't have to shut down but how to mobilize and get more support and more jobs created and to how the transition towards. resources can be kept alive and bringing more green baize jobs in the middle east to be at the organization here closely work with the community and also with the government to see how their commitments are in line with the paris agreement the most of the time what we do is to build up a community based initiative that not only provide an understanding of what is happening and ultimately in time working with the government with some of the initiatives that help them to build their capacity and also build a partnership that is very much necessary in terms of moving towards and keeping up their promises as their palates agreement signatory countries now fears community syngas know the region have been banishing people they accuse of practicing witchcraft they bring regional set up camps to help those who've been forced out
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but as a that apocryphal back of the school certain now because a coronavirus even more people are being sent away that said i am past blind and his health is failing he wants to go home so the found his final crisis now has unlikely to happen. he was banished from his village years ago by those who once called his family on us friends and they want to take him back a boy died in the killing of a chicken and they accused me of killing him by witchcraft they chased me out of the community and i ended up here many people in this camp have similar stories now at least 6 so-called which comes likeness in often gonna pass on people who are accused of witchcraft and chased from their homes or dishes. all gallows but in the way this is a hero sleep every night and day and then if you were in the way to. get out i
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looked over at our house here and there off a shelf here see the covered 1908 maybe one reason why more people now arrive and seeking refuge and yet gonna was the 1st country in the well not to receive cover dozers another kovacs program and hearing a 12 hour drive north of the capital of. many people simply don't believe in the facts and instead they believe in witchcraft. we do all of this stuff the government and non-government agencies are run in cobbett education campaigns and hold a vinyl doesn't make matters worse people understand why a strong young man wakes up gets called would have difficulty in breathing have difficulty in been in all the body certainly young man bears in all communities and not in goma. it will not be accepted there or have to find out why
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and the able to the laboratories to do it was more to go to the witch doctor. who would do a fetish priests and definitely their finances and their souls all on a whim if you want on 4000 comet cases have been reported in gonna snow on officials to number is far higher and keep rising. go also have taken refuge in becomes full rejected and long forgotten but small i arrive in a day and that is increasing concern about the spread of the koran of our old us they are forced to share a smaller space the risk becomes a so much greater. well egypt put on a show to move its ancient royal mummies to their new home at cairo's national museum and crowds witness the multi-million dollar spectacle of the 18 kings and 4 queens making the journey through the capital or thought is hope the event will
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help resurrect struggling tourism industry as iran card explains. with all the fanfare the befits egypt's ancient kings and queens the highly anticipated and meticulously planned pharaohs golden parade was the biggest cultural event cairo has seen in recent years travelling in individual vehicles bedecked an ancient egyptian style the mommy fire drills 22 of them in all were moved from cairo's a gyptian museum intact or a square they move through the capital streets to a new location a state of the art facility called the national museum of ancient civilization. where they were greeted by a concert from the cairo philharmonic featuring famous singers and then received by the egyptian president. the pharaohs of the stuff of legend and include ho-tep the 1st ramsay's the 2nd ramsay's the 3rd and queen never
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tire. you got to. sing. without the well. prepared objects to travel around the well but then you've got a spectacle. so the logistics behind it went very complex and you can imagine that being watched it's very. spectacle but we also felt that everything was to. the security operation was a mammoth undertaking streets were closed in cairo brought to a standstill the event which lasted around 2 hours was attended by various dignitaries including the director general of unesco the un's world heritage organization. once the mommies arrived at their new resting place they are to be put into restoration in a lab for 15 days and ready for display but there are a minority who muttered darkly about an ancient curse legend has it that cursed
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will be the ones that move the mummies they say the sioux is canal blockage disturbing global markets 2 trains colliding with each other a garment factory blaze and a residential building collapse all came after the announcement of the pharaoh's gold parade. but the ancient curse hasn't stopped the pharaohs once again appearing on the streets of egypt. the wrong car 0. 0 means the whole wrong a reminder of our top stories heavy rains have triggered flash floods and landslides on indonesia's florus island at least $44.00 have been killed and thousands more are now displaced dozens of homes buried by martin de la monella a village and several homes have been swept away by the flood waters jessica
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