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ah, what ever you ah ah, the french police use water cannon to dispose, protest in paris against the government, colbert 19 health. ah, hello, i'm emily angry. this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up. search for bodies in survive is after floods and land slides kill more than $100.00 people in west in india. the afghan government imposes kurt you across most of the country.
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as taliban fight has gained more territory and iraq graves to help 11 on during its work economic crisis in modern history. but it comes with a price in we begin this news hour with the global pandemic and protests around the world against corona virus restrictions in paris. police have used a water cannon to disperse, protest is angry about the extension of a code of 19 help pass the measures limit, access to public venues for people who have not been vaccinated. demonstrators have also gathered in london awake after so called freedom day and the restrictions in england. they're angry about track and try systems. they say limits their civil liberties. and there was violence in australia's largest city,
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sidney. as anti locked down, protest is called for an end to the latest restrictions. despite rising cases, fueled by the delta variance, gabrielle skelly is a visiting professor of public health of the university of bristol. he explains what's behind much of the and he vaccine and anti lockdown movements. i think these rallies are relatively small and all the way through the pandemic. we've seen small groups of people who have taken to the streets to express their opposition to various things that comes from different opposition. opposition to the faxing opposition to government interference. some believe that the virus doesn't exist. the covert 19 doesn't exist. there's some think it's a conspiracy from all sorts of people, including bill gates, international conspiracy, putting microchips in their arms. it's such a mixed package of, of opposition and, but,
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but relatively small. it isn't anything new. there always has been opposition to vaccine in history. i think we've got get back seeing levels vaccination levels up . there are some people who are hesitant and sometimes they've got reasons because they are often excluded from society. they don't trust governments or politicians or maybe even some health service people. so we've got to work at a local level to get that understanding and talk to people face to face about their concerns and try and answer their concerns is always in vaccination programs is always easy to get 506070 percent of people vaccinate it. but with, with the, the variance, we have know, we need a lot more than that to be vaccinated. really, to have population immunity and enable us to get the virus under control. brazilians have been marching against president j both scenario and he's handling
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of the pandemic. he has repeatedly play down the virus despite more than half a 1000000 deaths in the country. this entity is also investigating allegations of corruption within his government linked to vaccine payments. recent polls suggest false in our popularity is trialing behind form a leftist later lula, silva, head of an excuse election. monica yanna and a protest in rio de janeiro and protesters here and we are, there's a narrow, are there protesting about many things the government downplaying of the can been damaged. the president's warning of the health safety measure. the slow rollout of vaccines which has picked up in the last couple of weeks. but still brazil was the country that should not have had these problems because it is a country that is usually prepared for mass vaccination. and this did not happen at this time because the government itself was not pushing for the president was
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not trying to to put forth the message that people should say, said he was always going get a small flu. so these are the problems that were going on and also people here are upset with the unemployment. there are 377. people have lost their jobs and every hour the pan damage began. all the russians. there was the senate drove into the government of the pen, demik, which is when covering some corruption charges against health ministry insiders the draw. we're drawing to buy overpriced vaccines. so they're all the factors that are contributing to these process, which are why monica yet to have them. india's military stepping up
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rescue operations in the western state of marashi and other coastal regions. the heaviest july reigns in decades have caused devastating floods. more than 100 people have died and many more are missing. sarah cover. what has this report come off to the chaos with an all too familiar scene across india? oh, it's hard for many to take in homes and lives destroyed. household items are all that's left. a reminder of how relentless the annual monsoon rains have been this year. one keesa, the pain of loss is just too much to bear any because i can't see anything here in my house, my people, my neighbors. i cannot find anyone flooding in a landslide in this village in the states of my roster. i have left people with nothing. john,
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i got someone yesterday we didn't have the materials for cremation. it was raining heavily. we had nothing so that's why we dug a pit and buried every one together. more than a 100 people have been killed in just 2 days in my car. i struck many more or missing power outages in several towns. indian tree has already been able to help move nearly 85000 people to safe areas that we have created. many people because of the increased water level in nearby villages. they were bought into the for the, i just find this, the pandemic is hampering the emergency response gum. it is also really not because of all the reading grounds. so government is frankly, we have another partner that all the while we are being in already like bank in the all those gaps that people need been booked probably to get
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the worst isn't over yet. red alerts been issued and harassed her for the next 24 hours and further south. several states are also facing dangerous rivers flowing satellite houses. there are a major, stormy, lashing northern taiwan and typhoon in may landfall on saturday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. it's caused widespread damage bringing down houses and strains. the typhoon is threatening to bring more floods to parts of china, including regions which have already been deluged. this wake, the lightest were in shames, young and sensual province of her and on heavy rain over night caused a river to burst its banks. rescue is trying to move people to safety for the south and major cleanup operation is underway. in the provincial capital of jung, joe parts of the city is still under water. after record floods,
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at least 56 people in the region were killed. the cost of the damage has been estimated at $2000000000.00. at least one person has died in the philippines. after monsoon rang caused catastrophic flooding. 15000 people have had to move to safe areas in the capitol. manila, the government says it's having a hard time opening up emergency shelters with guidelines to prevent the spread of coven 19 local officials. ideas of illegal logging in nearby mountains has contributed to the devastation caused by reigns. afghanistan's government has imposed a curfew in 31 out of 34 provinces starting from saturday. it's aimed at curbing the race and increase in fighting as the taliban makes rapid territorial games. the armed group has warned there'll be no pace until a new government is installed. this week, the senior us general. so the taliban now controlled half of afghanistan's
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districts. arguably, america edited james baker has his update from campbell. the serious concern about the situation from africa officials. they have a regular morning security meeting in cobble with senior cabinet ministers and senior generals. it's normally chad by the vice president, but it has now been chaired by president ashe, rough ghani. and immediately following that meeting, the interior ministry as issued an important announcement saying that in many parts of africa, stone, that is going to be a night time curfew put into place from 10 pm until 4 am, which is the time of 1st prayers the curfew will take place in $31.00 out of $34.00 provinces. so the majority of afghanistan, but it will not take place in 3 large population centers. they are called all the capital and the providence around it. 9, go ha, the province to the east with
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a capital july alibi. and also in punch year, which is a province just to the north of cobble they for now will be exempt from this night time curfew. the reason for the curfew is not being given other than it's for security reasons, but it's been clear for many years that in contested parts of afghanistan, the government may control things during the day. but the taliban very much own the night. for him, sedan is the head of the international relations department at cardon university. it says the african governments curfew is an attempt to restrict movement and prevent further taliban gains the taliban heard and the battle p. b, we're not here because of the iraqi vacuum that was created in the last stages of the redraw and the government to forego with the list fatigue value of territory. particularly the remote
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district where they were not able to provide logistical support on time. and they largely focused on keeping the population protected in the urban area in the urban. now that was the stage of the immediate consequences of the withdrawal. now we are in the 2nd stage but have to take over price big urban center. and the government is not consolidating to defending because if, if, if the problem is cause the government will have larger impact than a district on into the taliban. and the us government is giving afghanistan $100000000.00 in emergency assistance to refugees and displaced painful it includes those affected by a race,
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an increase in fighting as the taliban takes more territory. funds will also be used to help thousands of afghan interpreters have been working with us forces to leave the country. president joe biden has promised continued support to africa and later ash ref ghani. still ahead on al jazeera, out of state cruise, and now heading out 5, thought his court in one of the numerous 5 burning in the western united states. fire the girls out there watching right now. be changing, say to be the highest number of female athletes in history and taking part in the me. hello from dell, her good to see you will begin this weather story in the middle east. then some of
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the temperatures around the golf i q, weights into the fifty's, 51, baghdad, a high 50 degrees on sunday. next we're going to pocket stuff because got to put this on your radar. we're seeing the winds pick up toward the south, a karate. that means we could see some sand and storms in the days to come. especially when you consider wind gusts of about 5055 kilometers per hour. next to turkey. and the black sea region has just been pounded by some heavy rain leading to scenes of flooding here. and unfortunately, the forecast on sunday shows more rain in the forecast rate here for this core door, but not as intense as it has been over the past at a while. it's been both sunshine with the high of 30 degrees on sunday. okay, next to africa and we've got our strong storms right through ethiopia, pushing into south sudan on sunday, a juba a high of 31 degrees. as we go further toward that south, you know, temperatures are quite cool as we had toward zimbabwe herrera, 16 degrees bill,
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while 13 degrees. it's a good 10 degrees below average, but temperatures will bounce back as we head toward wednesday, but still below average. thanks for your company. the weather bag. energy and change to every part of our universe. or small to continue the change all around the shape by technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your bill. ah
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ah, what she knows 0, i'm emily, anguish, reminder of our top stories be found in paris. the police said he had cannon to disperse. protest is angry about the extension of a carpet. 19 health measures require vaccination, or a recent negative test to access been used for testers have also gathered in london against track and try restriction. india's military is reinforcing. rescue operations in the state of marashi. after the heaviest july rain in decade, cold flooding and land live. more than 100 people have died and dozens more on the same. the afghan government has imposed a cookie from saturday in 31 out of 30 full problems. it's,
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it's in response to the rate of increase in 5 inc. as the taliban makes rapid territorial gains, and a rod has agreed to supply lebanon with a 1000000 tons of heavy oil in exchange for medical services. lebanon is facing its worst crisis in modern history. the world bank estimates nearly 50 percent of the population now lives below the poverty line. let's take a look at lebanon's crisis. its currency, which for years was paid to the us dollar has lost more than 90 percent of its value during the past 18 months. there's also been a severe shortage of basic goods including fuel and medicine, most live in a face daily pallet cuts for many hours and petrol stations running out of fuel. and there's been no and inside to lebanon's political crisis. prime minister designate, sat her reread resigned earlier this month after filing to form a new government. semi naida eve,
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the director of the lavonne to institute for strategic affairs. he joins us from bay, wrote via sky, how low that sammy, thank you for joining us now. a 1000000 tons of oil sounds like a lot, but it's more like a drop in the ocean. isn't this actually a good deal for lebanon? you're actually, it's, i mean, this is a lot of question. the 1st of all, i mean the, all that is imported from iraq can produced in iraq, in general, does not mouse requirements for the electricity plant in live on. it has been the case in the past that the imported whole was not cues of the what it did not to use in the never on and it was very for duty. so the 1st question is that this all matching that requirement of the electricity good are all the more
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prime minister causing me is insisting that as a condition off of this deed that the big chunk that be part of this important or, or you should match that requirement of for non need. so this is one second, how live alone will pay this? i'm all the big amount of only because next, let's say it, this is not the ground and the both parties insisted that this is not a ground. this is not a gift, this is a trade so they are talking about kind of a buster. so what, how lieberman will be as a counterpart to afford this bill? this is not clear. they are talking about the services provided by early buy needs a company. what kind of services? so this is another question at the time where really the old coming
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from iran from iraq is, could you teenage because of that sanctions. so this, this is raising a lot of questions and more importantly, this, and if, even if this is going to happen, this is not, is just the number of solution. they are still running away from the only sustainable solution on the table that takes live or non deep crisis, which is a program where the i m f. only a program was the i am asked, is capable of in ensuring that equipment lebanon needs, in order to get there for its basic needs that holy demetrius and bread. all of these things going on need to import. these are quite as sensitive for it to survive. the day it needs to be in foreign currency and this foreign currency
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does not exist any more and go further off dash neither of the state nor of this temporal bank. one last point which is part of the always gets, is getting into the bottom is smuggling into see india and mine you, it's subsidized. up to now is subsidized by the central bank. that means this is subsidized, delighting them when the operability bernice deposit. that he but he's the problem, but if there is who are not able to get the deposits from the money back. thank you for the answer. so me, and just briefly, i mean, you basically saying this is not a particularly good deal for the lebanese people. can you explain the regional politics that are apply here? why iraq, even doing this? do i mean, is it i'm doing it for like political reason? is it odd by somebody,
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jim and ally to put it bluntly by iran, in order to get to supple lebanon and the time where iran partners or allies and live on, on mainly has for la, are under pressure. and in that, if using any kind of need words, i am add all this is a good question or is it only a big b r opperation? in order to drift the attention on the real responsibility of their current crisis or more than one of the establishment is a deadlock and is not capable of forming a government. and some are a bullying thing to iran, also using lebanon as a bargaining ship. and it will only touch the mission of government. it will get
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deprived at the table of negotiation and again now, thank you for your insight. sammy night at the director of the levant institute for strategic affairs, coming to us live from bay roach. in scott. a funeral has been held for a 17 year old palestinian teenager who died after being shot by israeli soldiers. it happened on friday in the village of navy after protest against the expansion of illegal israeli settlements. if you shall palestinian news agency, one says mohammed to mimi was shot in the back office rally troops stormed the village is roused. military says it's investigating to meaning stance. emergency services in the united states is say more than 5 and a half 1000 square kilometers. and now on fire across the country, thousands of people have had to leave their homes. heidi drug castro has moved from washington. the view from inside and inferno firefighters narrowly
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escaped this blaze, which has scorched 125 square kilometers in nevada and california. it's one of at least $83.00 large fires burning across the western united states. it is just so extremely hot and dry. fuels are at record or near record levels of dryness. the lack of moisture means everything is ready. everything is explosive. in northern california. the dixie fire has reached mega fire status, forcing people near lake el mano to evacuate. al, just trying to stay calm, not panic, and just, you know, fill up your car with gas and take care of the good business. i the dramatic start of the u. s. wildfire season comes with drought amplified by climate change. the dry conditions have helped fuel this fire in oregon, it's the nation's largest and responsible for the destruction of at least 70 homes
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so far. the impacts so big it's creating its own weather pattern, sending smoke across country to the east coast, contributing to hazy sky lines as far away as new york city. hot temperatures and high winds are also responsible for the fires with little respite predicted as the american summer continues heidi joe castro al jazeera washington. the unesco welled. heritage committee is meeting in china to discuss a list of nominated signs. peru is trying to get the status for an ancient sola observatory me. the chan kia was billed more than 2300 years ago, west of the andes mountain range. if the oldest in the americas peru is already home to 12 world heritage science. her as president elect pedro castillo has received his official credential, the head of being sworn in on wednesday,
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hers electro court handed over the papers that a ceremony in the capital lima. until a few months ago, castillo was a little known union activist and teacher from a rural area in the north. he is dismissed accusation via pony and that he left wing peru libra party had historical links to the shining path. communist group ah hey, mel athletes are already breaking records at the tokyo olympics. these games will see the highest ever percentage of women taking part. and richardson has more from the japanese capital. the people might be quite different if the lighting, the olympic cold unit friday's opening ceremony, japanese tennis thought they are socket is fast, becoming the face of the tokyo olympics. and these games will set
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a new height. the female athletes, 49 percent of all competitors, all women compare that to the tokyo games in $964.00. when the figure stood, it just 13 percent. it's a huge shop window, just promoting and capable of women and gowns, which often of course get, get hidden, terribly balanced representation of men and women in the media generally on high school sense media coverage is, is wondering, bells when they, more than lympics began in $1896.00, they found that he had a cubit so made a pretty blunt assessments on the prospect of women taking part. he said it was impractical. uncouth in proper and uninteresting. but women did go on to take part at the 1900 games and barriers have been getting broken down ever since. 9 additional mixed gender events are only tokyo schedule. and a big reason,
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new sports like surfing, sport, climbing, and skateboarding have been included is because of their appeal to both sexes. will get a new, a new audience. you know, there'll be a lot of maybe millions of people around the world that have never seen surfing before and they'll get to watch it for the 1st time and, and hopefully we put on a show and, and yeah, i'd love to say that i was able to win a gold medal in the 1st year that was in the olympics. the us women's football team haven't just one full olympic titles. leading players have used their profile to fight for equal pay and social justice. women who go through the experience of discrimination or some other already have life experience like mental health issue and like feeling that the pressure is too much. they choose to speak out then, then they should be encouraged and supposed to do so they should be listen to because these people speak from genuine and authentic experience. i want to fire the girls out there watching right now. in the next 2 weeks,
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i soccer and thousands of of the elite female athletes of the chance to do just that. and the rich, it's an al jazeera tokyo gallons is a retired british limping silver medalist and badminton from the athens games in 2004, she says female representation has increased, but there's still room for improvement. i think some people forget that for so many years may or representation has been way more than the female. so it's great that we just have that little reminds you. like you said, just come on, come on golf, let's just keep this a 5050. now i think it's just relief that the games have started and now we can let the sport do the talking. and i think that's the most important thing with that, it's happening. i. we just got kayla mason on. i think this hasn't been doing amazing on the policy stage inclusion bypass to take the some reason sport. busy has been lagging behind is a bit of a boy's club is very obviously when you think about sports by competitive ambitious
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. oh, very male characteristics is always put women down. so now that we've got the strength sensation, now if i ok. so why have we let this go on, on how we will not let this happen? again, alpha female is for, you know, i'm a, i remember getting my kits, you know, live in the next to them of the latest competition. and i let you pick it up with me about this big and i was thinking, how the hell am i supposed to play a sport in best? but it's still, you know, try to see the sexuality or, you know, copy female athlete and not equal or just as well. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. empower is police have used water cannon to disperse, protest is angry about the extension of the code. 19 health measures require vaccination or a race and negative has been use for testers. have also gathered in.
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