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a desperate situation the indian government set up a new commission to monitor sources of and pollution across 5 known for the state's health experts and mention it and been warning for months that the easing of the lockdown would lead to an increase in pollution and the impact that would have on the car that 19. israel's prime minister vows to impose more on the order after a weekend of violence near the on aqsa mosque compound leaves more than 200 palestinians injured you'll notice. and. we speak to the family of this palestinian woman who's accusing a jewish settler of stealing her hold and shake a neighborhood at the heart of the latest on the rest.
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of this is 000 live from doha also coming up. grieving families bury their loved ones after the school in kabul most of the victims were young girls. more international aid arrives in india where for a 2nd day will the 4000 people have died in co the 90 and. this is used in. every game but it's also one of the most important forces of to proper planning and. israel supreme court has to for monday's hearing on planned forced evictions of palestinian families and shake shot up but a bird in the occupied east jerusalem has been at the heart of protests over the past few days this anger over. expulsion of palestinian families who've lived there
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for generations to make way for jewish settlers. on saturday this was the scene outside the al aqsa mosque compound during islams holiest night of the month of ramadan israeli police citing security beat palestinian protesters and dozens of people including children were injured but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu remains defiant despite international condemnation of the escalating violence he's vowed to restore law and order and says plans to build in occupied east jerusalem will continue and i don't if we also firmly reject the pressure not to build in jerusalem tomorrow recreate these pressures have been increasing of light eyesight also to the beast of africans israel's capital and just as every nation builds in its capital and built up its capital we also have the right to build in jerusalem and to build up jerusalem that is what we have done and that is what we will continue to do. it's going to remind you of
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a video that's gone viral in recent days and israeli settlers attempts to justify a forcible takeover of one palestinian home and shake shada has sparked anger online after it was caught on camera yeah you know this is not your house yes but if i go you don't go there with. me i don't but if you have me me you will not hurt my head and if i don't. know you. mohamed el kurt is a writer and poet he's the brother of the woman you just saw in that video accusing the jury settler of stealing a home he says they're continuously being threatened with having to leave their homes. my sister and everybody in the neighborhood is continual con confrontations with these israeli settlers. not only by sitting or property bar but by continuing to make the claim. about claims that they are going to continue to steal
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divest of the houses and the entirety of jerusalem clearly the israeli government is reoccupation forces the settler organizations that are registered in western countries clearly have an agenda to displace and dispossessed palestinians and it's nothing new this is a colonial expansionist policy that has taken place since the inception of israel $948.00 we have been seeing hundreds and hundreds of villages destroyed at the hands of zionist militias and today their israeli occupation has replaced artillery and weapons with us with a judicial system that is inherently supremacy isn't colonial i think we will be forced out but i think we're also gathering a lot of political and diplomatic pressure against israeli authorities we are in a grassroots movement. but also all around the world where people are finally saying no to ethnic cleansing no design of the primacy and an occupied jerusalem
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demonstrations in support of palestinians in the occupied territories happening around the world in neighboring jordan people gathered outside the israeli embassy in amman security forces to tell you and several people. in the u.k. people gathered in london manchester. on the streets in solidarity with the palestinians calling for sanctions on israel. funeral support held for the victims of a series of bomb explosions a school in afghanistan or than 50 people mainly schoolgirls were killed during the blasts in kabul on saturday happened in a mostly shia muslim neighborhood in western kabul the government is blaming the taliban but the group says that it's not involved. more than 100 people were injured in the attack doctors are struggling to provide enough medical care at a local hospital some families are still searching for missing relatives. and this interview i was with a classmate of mine we were leaving the school and i was walking with her when the
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explosion happened my classmate died a few minutes later there was another explosion and then another everyone was screaming and there was blood everywhere one of the members of the fishermen that my house is in a street near the school i was in a shop when suddenly a vehicle exploded a rush to the side because school students were coming out of the school suddenly a 2nd explosion happened over there i saw wounded victims everywhere mohammed idrees statics is a senior adviser to afghanistan's interior minister he explained why the government believes the taliban is behind the attack. this would be very very stupid to believe all about that you're not involved i mean look at the background look at the end history what i've been. doing that's killing people this trying our wood burning the schools killing innocent women activists young best of i understand this is the end but i'm this is what it was we know we know that this is part of one behind it in the box you know it the pakistanis nor the international community
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is the iraq that now everyone is the obvious target taliban are in port says that talks off their peace has begun and. you know they have got a new strategy that we if we attack the army the one forces we will play in part that but yes and that back on the public and we would just say that it is not us in the eyes i guess but behind the scenes everyone is aware of that. in doha qatar the one in pakistan in the shower. audit yet command to start the spring attacks against the afghan government and people so at the end it's not that that they are not fighting. if we were not the very high ranking command. in doha yet it is no other group but taliban responsible in they have the power to get back in at once on protesters upon tires and blocked roads in iraq after
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a prominent activist was killed by unknown gunmen have a last name was shot down in the early hours of sunday morning near his home in the city of karbala he was a leading figure antigovernment protests in the city when he received several death threats and had asked for protection a similar 14 reports down from complex. we have covered other assassinations that unfolded in a very similar way since anti-government protests 1st began here in iraq in october 29th teen according to the human rights commission here in iraq 34 activists have been assassinated by unknown gunmen $81.00 attends so this is just one killing amid a series of targeted killings aimed at civil society activists aimed at protest leaders in an effort to really crack down on this movement now we spoke to
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was in this family the family home is right here next to me and what we understand what happened is that as he was coming home last night a motorcycle with 3 gunmen pulled up and shot him at close range multiple times they said that he had received several threats throughout the protests but as recently as a week ago that he demanded protection from the government which he didn't get and the family of course cannot directly say who is responsible but they are blaming armed groups that act outside of the chain of command that are act independently of the government and have close ties to iran and unfortunately did don't really believe that the government is able to bring the killers to account we've seen several promises from the side of prime minister most of the method that he would rein in these armed groups that he would deliver justice to slain protesters and
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activists but so far only a handful of suspects have been arrested and no one has been brought to account. for the 2nd day running more than 4000 people have died of covert 19 in india u.k. medical journal the lancet has warned the toll could reach a 1000000 by august. india is suffering the highest death toll from the disease in the world is poverty but reports. mass cremations like this are becoming common in india these family members have been waiting for our was to say their final goodbyes to their loved ones but how many days didn't you think more than. he was my relative and his name was reject. he had covered 19 for the last 10 days and was admitted to a private hospital last evening he got a bed until hospital here he was 35 years old and has 2 young children and he
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passed away this morning his wife is 30 years old me no one pays such a tragedy ever accelerator many experts believe new strains of the virus are behind india's steep rise in infections and are worried about their potential impact on vaccines one that was 1st identified in india the 1617 is likely to be a variant of concern because it has on your patients which increase transmission and which also potentially could make them resistant to antibodies that are generated by vaccination or by natural infection. some states are imposing restrictions and curfews to arrest the spread of the virus but many people believe anything short of a national lockdown is in adequate. that. the situation is really bad the problem is that the lockdown is not strict enough if the lockdown was stricter we
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probably would have been able to bring the change which were not able to do right now maharashtra was able to break the chain after a month of lockdown. people ask rambling to get appointments to be vaccinated as states report doses are in short supply the government in new delhi has asked the central government for more vaccines saying it will run out of doses in the next 4 to 5 to. and although. this has extended it down by and now the. doctors in sudan are expressing alarm about steadily rising corona virus infections in 2 regions both. al-jazeera states are seeing any increase in new cases deaths sudan as health minister said the situation is worrying because hospital sort of poor condition with a shortage of oxygen that's sunday quick moves a bit more than 31000 confirmed cases there but the government admits the actual numbers are much higher. the weather next here on i was 0 then the last minute
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levels of opposition the government of ours today peace the terrorist group. china says the remnants of its rockets have splashed down near the ball deaves tumbling back to an uncontrolled reentry. for the perfect gentlemen. sponsored point qatar airways oh there we do have a plume of moisture moving across south korea over the sea of japan and it's just going to clip the eastern edge of honshu so tokyo this means dry conditions for you on monday with a high of 25 degrees elsewhere across china we do have some heavy rains toward the south let me give you a closer look now is heavy rain is falling over the yangtze river valley and also the pearl river valley hong kong and shanghai though dry conditions for you on
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monday for southeast asia we have seen flooding and landslides in cambodia also toward northern sumatra but those heavy pockets of rain have now backed off so we go in for a closer look in indonesia and it's mostly dry we may get strikes with some showers or rain but your car to for example sunshine on monday 33 degrees where we. we will see heavy pockets of rain is toward cebu and central philippines and toward the south devour you're in for some soaking rains on monday ok i want to take you to india and get you up to speed with the severe weather risk there toward the western gantz where we could see those storms and westbank all into bangladesh now threat the middle east we've seen some severe flooding through afghanistan into northeastern iran 7 times the monthly average for a. super storm suppose at ways. they traveled down thousands of columbus it's time to pick berries. to tie wedges
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mistakes like tyson in the forest to persuade him when he went east investigates one out of the area. al-jazeera. and. well again this is al-jazeera the main news this hour israel supreme court has deferred monday's hearing on planned forced evictions palestinians and shakes
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there's anger over the possible expulsion of families who've lived there for generations to make way for jewish settlers. generals have been held for the victims of 3 bomb attacks targeting a school in afghanistan more than 50 people mainly schoolgirls were killed in kabul saturday no one's claimed responsibility. and protest is a time block roads in iraq after a prominent anti government activist was killed by unidentified gunmen he how about once they was shot dead in his home in the city of karbala. beyond us military has designated a rival so-called shadow government at its defense force a terrorist group it's blaming the national unity government for carrying out bombings austin and killings the unity government which is mainly made up of exiled politicians announced a so-called people's defense force to protect civilians from the military a local monitoring group says that more than 770 people have been killed in the army's crackdown on demonstrators but he cooper test is
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a continuing the demonstrations in defiance of the crackdown and young on thousands of young people from different districts march through the city center large crowds joined rallies and several other regions including mandalay and cut chin state chair with his executive director of burma human rights network based in london he says the military is now taking control of all regions of the country and the national unity government has the backing of different different ethnic groups across all. in burma right now there are multiple arms school and there are no one can control completely any part of the country completing the country so that means the military gender trying to. power is still failing is not getting that position here and on the other hand that we have a lead you to make people democratically elected government that is there and huge ego and national unity government which would form the whole the most important point here is a new government has a democratically elected government who's with
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a mandate from the people of burma those who are all for the people of color and they are standing up against that military officials we geve terrorizing you know committing brutal crimes against humanity every day and every part of the past as you see that and you see government there exult go examine their within burma they are hiding and their communication with each other yet trying their best to serve the people so we understand they have immense of challenges but the point here is what about the international community you know we are we sir we only have to have a lip service from international community yes we see that there are sanctions are going on as some pressure is going on on the on the military but we need a real tangible. you know effective support for this and huge government and people those who are supporting support of the people you know not to overthrow the brutal regime. chad's military has claimed victory in the battle with northern rebels that
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led to the death of president idriss deby captured faces supreme paraded in the capital and to maina military has previously claimed victory only for fighting president davies death an april caused a political crisis and protests offices song mama debbie took power off his promise to hold elections after an 18 month transition. as you would have been aware rebels have infiltrated at era tory and we have responded with appropriate military action we brought back war prisoners in the gear we cleaned up all the areas where we infiltrated and i can guarantee you that the whole to retore is secure we asked the people to return to the normal occupation and enjoy regain pace and can tree is secured thanks to god thousands of people are marching in several cities across france to modding that the government bring in ambitious measures to tackle climate change. they say
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a proposed climate law doesn't go far enough campaigners want any public funds used to support french industry to come up with strict ecological conditions and they're pushing for the creation of thousands of jobs in the green economy. russia's president vladimir putin says that his country will firmly defend its interests during a show of military strength to mark the 76th victory day it's the anniversary of the soviet defeat of nazi germany putin watched as 12000 soldiers and 200 military vehicles dominance were paraded through the red square miles. china says the remnants of one of its biggest rockets have landed in the indian ocean after an uncontrolled reentry into sadness fear coordinates released by the chinese space agency put the landing area here just west of the maldives it's not yet clear whether any de brézé landed on the islands china says the most of it burned up in the atmosphere the rocket called long march 5 launched 10 days ago carrying part of
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china's 1st permanent space station nasa has criticized beijing for failing to control the daybreak saying that it isn't meeting responsible standards that is a senior research fellow at the university of southern quaid learns to institute for advanced engineering in space sciences he says that china is the only country that still allows the uncontrolled reentry of space junk. large spaces can reach the ground but it doesn't happen too often and certainly not really where in populated areas today the main place that entered the atmosphere was about 20 tons in 30 meters long so that was certainly the single piece that entered the atmosphere once it entered the atmosphere was broken up into many smaller pieces previously and one match 5 babies being reported to have dropped a piece that was 12 metres long so you could imagine if there were people around that would be dangerous but again landed in the ocean and that's where most of the
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space debris doesn't back down and so this chinese long march is one of the 1st rockets and it's only the 2nd of its type it's been launched with by the main stage of the rockets at a very large component actually went over to this means it's orbiting around the earth and that's what we've been tracking for the previous few days normally these rockets would be disposed of in a manner that means they drop into the ocean saley quickly after the launch and don't go into an uncontrolled orbit like this one with the set up they've got they can put more mass into orbit so their actual space station launching their i would get more of that into orbit for a lesser cost both in mass and dollars and the result is of course that we have this one piece left over after that for example people like space x. or of course real landing everything so they can reuse it and that seems to me like the international and global trends that's happening this single use is not really seen anywhere else outside of china so i hopefully won't be continuing in this line
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chile exports most of the world's alger that it's found in brown seaweed to this used in many products including cosmetics puff associate and even reports now it's a day in danger to to a growing black market. i added lance it's obvious the planet earth is more water than land. but if there are at 1st it looks like there's nothing but underneath there is extraordinary biodiversity one trunk of our can sustain move than 400 species there are snails see a chance and then many it's where life begins to call these our map grow algae forests as indispensable for our survival as those that grow above ground through photosynthesis they absorb just as much c o 2 gas and together with phytoplankton and sea grass they produce nearly half of our planet's oxygen on. and also like nurseries for small fish to find shelter from
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predators. along 2000 kilometers of chile's pacific coast these forests can grow 40 meters high and live for up to 25 years but they are in danger i thought marcus on the road access there are areas especially in the north where the alkies being extracted indiscriminately. killing other muslims almost every day might be a compass walks on to the edge of these rocks to catch riedel as it's called in chile it's hard work but it's escalating price has allowed her to send her 3 children to university. these widows who are out there are drying out here so that they can then be taken off to be sold and why is this algae in such high commercial demand because they are the horse of alginate you probably have never heard of it but believe me you have consumed it this is your car's dashboard that's the most
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expensive type this variety is used for making green. hopes and this one called the black widow is used in making the plastics that we use practically every day. it's also used widely in the cosmetic industry from here it's taken to a processing plant to be chopped and shipped primarily to china and japan chile produces 40 percent of the world's alginate but much of it is harvested illegally back and media companies says she only takes what the ocean throws out in the thick of it all this is what we call the head of the tree the ocean to root out to shore because it was no longer needed this isn't the same where oh that the boat extracts the fishermen dive cut it off from the head and kill it. licensed fishermen are allowed to rip out the algae a technique that was illegal until 1800. last year 500 tons were exported
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half of it harvested without authorization in a thriving black market. chillies long coastline makes it difficult to police but there are other ways to help turn the tide like states for example saving or regrowth. of the box. it requires an investment yes but employing science to counter the depletion of natural species has already become a necessity so that as darwin once said we don't all perish you see in human al-jazeera peachey coolie chile today is minimise ochs 1st birthday but it's unlikely she'll see her 2nd unless her parents can find more than $2000000.00 in a house skeletal muscular atrophy a genetic disease that affects more than $10000.00 babies every shallow palace
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reports. loves minnie mouse and has a special outfit for her 1st birthday mini was by her side last month too in a beirut hospital born with a genetic disease skeletal muscle atrophy neela's nerve cells are dying causing her muscles to waste away she will die in the she receives a new gene therapy so again some of the problem is it's the most expensive single dose drug in the world at $2100000.00 and her parents must raise that money how do young mula i know she has. why she has them of course but mia isn't life support but we still have time she can still get the treatment if she's less than 2 years of age she's only a year old so she can still get the treatment even if she's on life support and our government can do anything. so ginzler is approved in 15 countries mostly in europe and north america more than
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a 1000 children have received the drug since moved us brought it to market in 2019 but in places where it is not approved parents must fundraise lifesaving parcels also cannot be developed so as to school like 98 percent of the children in the world just that's what's happening right now the drug company says it appears expensive because it's a one time injection and says alternative treatments run into the 10s of millions of dollars over a person's lifetime and it also cost more than $1000000000.00 to develop the company says it's lobbying governments and insurers to make slogans meant more 6 of all we are doing everything in our power to get access to this product is all james work with these maybes you know every country. as much as we can and we working with the governments and we're prepared to be and i can see this mexico as possible to enable access to mining and. that's of little help to babies like iowa and
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denmark she 16 months old the parents of raise 2 thirds of the more than $2000000.00 she needs for treatment but they only have a few months left we have mom and i mean great now and you know. thank you yes out. white people have. you uncovered very sounding out yet how you will get if. there is another lifeline a loss or novartis gives away $100.00 doses free each year baby fast no one receives organs met in india in january the family had a son who died of the same disease and 28 i was in the war i got a call from doctor friend. you need to come down here because. i got what it was like a totally medical problem. i was so happy doctor and matthew treated fastener she
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has seen $38.00 children die of spinal muscular atrophy with the drug not covered in india and $2000000.00 out of reach for most she regularly into his babies in the nevada psaltery i am used to getting disappointment letters from them every fortnight i'm sorry dr matthew the stations are not being allocated better luck next time so far the last euro so i've been living with these emails so for now thousands of parents around the world live to reckon with to reality if they lived in a different country or if they were rich they could save the baby for most their children's lives depend on the generosity of strangers shelob alice al-jazeera. could be with us hello adrian forget here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera israel supreme court has to for monday's hearing on planned forced evictions of palestinians.

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