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a welcome back here wanting. i'll just hear a time to recap, i'll headlines now. pentagon officials are spoken for the 1st time since the us black stuff kind of talk. general mark milly says it's unclear whether tommy bond will change from being the ruthless organization. it was secretary of defense law at austin will visit the golf region next week. the foreign ministers, helpful to the dutch count department. several western nations evolved to engage the con yvonne and pushed the group to form an inclusive government called. yvonne says it'll announce a new government in the coming days, but a collapsing economy and a growing humanitarian crisis. the major challenge for i'm gonna send you router

springs, some breaking news that's coming into us from northern nigeria where police have confirmed the mass kidnapping of 73 students from a high school on man, abducted them from the school in some foreign state. the region has seen increasing numbers of kidnappings, often for ransom last week, dozens of students were released in neighboring new jeff states of the month in captivity. us president joe biden is offering federal help to restore power and water. the states ravaged by hurricane ida fixing the electrical grid could take weeks raising phase of a health crisis. stranded people run low on drinking water, fill of l reports from la plas near new orleans. some are they all completely desperate here with the help. please, ida tore out rubes and windows ripped bricks out of walls, destroying lives and buildings in a few long hours. now they are pleading,

he's all please look him up with it. i want to go my mom to your will be sucking you. i love what we appeal. we need some help a plea. but where do you even begin from the sky? it is just water everywhere. roads now rivers. they look like boats, but they're actually cause residents just have to hope the engine holds out. almost all of the phones that down here ever since this thing started, we have no communication with anybody. some are getting on line to ask for help on social media. but here in la plus just north of new orleans, they are pretty much trapped. j owns for hotels, his 30 stuff have been stranded inside the days he can reach them to see if they're okay. but the issue isn't it. you have to try to rescue them. yeah, you can't get so i can't get there because i don't have a boat, i'm going to tell you why would be on a boat. so that's why i would just hoping if somebody would be here,

they'll garden, i was hoping the national guard or somebody be protecting the danger for those who are now trapped by this water is enormous. first of all, you got the risk of alligators because they are moving into these, what are essentially now rivers. we know of at least one attack then this disease because if you've been hit by dave or you have an open wound, this water is filthy. you don't want to go anywhere near it. and then of course, there is the big risk of the power lines. low to them come down. they later the side of the road where they snapped like twigs some, making the simple act of walking home incredibly dangerous. the power has been out here and in the wider new orleans area since hurricane ida struck official said the great as quote 100 percent smashed. it may be off for weeks. some have generators, which means they can help with the clean up. but they need gas, which is scarce cause line up outside this gas station because there's what a delivery as you drive through this town,

all you see is devastation shop fronts. gone and tie a homes destroyed. that's my living room. ac unit, every year, doing the time jason was watching tv when this tre up rooted and came through the ceiling to take a decision between what danger i want to deal with pay and his wife had to run into the storm to escape. even in those winds, you have to go outside and run down the street. yes sir, definitely. because at this point now you have air weather when it's blowing at this point, it could lift the whole roof and now we put now. so what should we put ourselves in danger, but to take a decision between which danger i want to deal with from the sky, they search for those who need immediate rescue and through all of it, that deep south resilience and humor shines through. by the way, i want to cut the story anyway and not i have the people, it's either helped you help me and that i want to, we bottom up front, that exact area. so that's going to happen. so i mean it's nothing to do but smiled about it. i took a lot from them, but she will not take their spirit. phil laval,

al jazeera le class louisiana us president joe biden is vowed to protect abortion rights is the most radical war in the country. comes into effect, texas legislation bands almost all terminations in the state. it gives powers to the public to su abortion providers. and critics say it could force clinics to shut down by them. says he'll fight to uphold the constitutional right to abortion. as laid out in a landmark case, almost 50 years ago, thailand is known for 0 tolerance policy for people convicted on drunk challenges, but it's taking a different approach with a narcotic spill. it's emphasizing prevention and treatment for small scale use instead of prison time. and the tougher approach to organized crime. go hide. le reports from bangkok. chai, got out of prison earlier this year, after serving 9 months for possession of 10 enemy pills and

a few grams of the drug in crystal form. he prefers that we hide his face as he works to put his life back on track. if he had just 5 more pills when he was arrested chai, would have been charged with dealing, leading to a guarantee of years in prison. many of thailand's narcotics laws date back to the 1970, when a 0 tolerance approach was thought to be the best way to combat drug use and production. but it didn't do either and present filled be on capacity. but legislators hope that will change this month. parliament passed the narcotics bill that reform those laws, more of a focus on treatment for users and stronger laws to go after organized crime and chai is happy about the new laws that feels the government needs to make the public aware of them as to the law my life would have been better if this law was implemented back then. but the content back time, can we? i was looking and begging for a 2nd chance. it was my 1st offense, and i had to go to prison for having a tiny mouth drugs. about 80 percent of thailand's prisoners are there and drug

related charges since taking office 3 years ago, thailand's justice minister has made narcotics law reform. a priority may maybe something is totally wrong. if the method we're using to tackle the drugs problem still doesn't solve the issue. we must change our way. a person serving a long sentence just because they possessed a few pills of amphetamine, is to extreme on me. we need to find a sustainable solution before we run out of space and our prisons. prison. overcrowding again came into focus because of proven 1000 outbreaks in thailand's prison system. like this one, just outside bank of one states over 80 percent of the incarcerated population tested positive for coping 19 that reinforced the political push to reform the existing narcotics laws. the un office on drugs in crime has been working with the government on the bill. even with the pandemic, 2021 is looking to set a new record on the amount of drugs traffic in thailand, mainly from the golden triangle along its northern border. major organized crime groups have scaled up production as they've changed and tried to make the golden

triangle essentially into global production points. one thing that's really impressive about the bill is the shift towards the organized crime and particularly the proceeds of crime. new laws allow authorities to go after unexplained wealth of those suspected of narcotics operations, even if they win their criminal trials. they might not had to prison, but their money will be confiscated. but for the laws to succeed, says the un, they must be applied as designed. if not more, trafficking records will be broken and the prisons will remain overcrowded. got either al jazeera, bangkok, the delta vary and continues to spread across se dasia, but there are signs logged downs are working in thailand and in denise. yeah. florence louis reports from call them pool overworked and underpaid health care workers in the philippines are protesting in the capital manila, the country is once again seeing soaring rates of new infections,

spurred by the highly transmissible delta varying. it is sad that many of us have died. many of us have become sick and many have resigned or opted to retire early. yet we are still kneeling before the department of health to give us our benefits. the government set aside special risk allowances for medical staff last year, but many say the compensation has not been paid malaysia to is seeing infection and death rates go up despite a lockdown and a vaccination campaign which has seen more than 45 percent of its population fully vaccinated, there are concerns, the real numbers could be even higher. we have probably help experts that i've been cited recently saying that for every one confirm case of course 1900, it's actually 2 cases of over 900 which go undetected. he says it's important that other preventive measures like double masking and physical distancing, continued to be practiced. other countries are reporting lower infection rates.

indonesia, which saw a peak in cases last month has started eating restrictions around 12 percent of schools in its capital. jakarta reopened their doors for the 1st time since the pandemic started. schools in the city was supposed to reopen in june, but the plan was postponed as another wave of infections hits the country. thailand to is seeing a dip in cases after record high just 2 weeks ago. but the government has come under heavy criticism for the handling of the pandemic. the tie parliament has begun to know confidence debate on prime minister pri, you'd channel char and 5 ministers with a vote should you for saturday, florence louis al jazeera qual, important to major global retailers and factory owners in bangladesh of struck an important deal with standards in the workplace, the agreement makes retailers liable to legal action unless the factories neat

labor safety specifications to protect workers done via child. re as the story. when the runa plaza building collapse in 2013 killing more than a 1000 workers, it brought unprecedented pressure on the global government industry and led to an agreement between clothing, brand and local manufacturers in bangladesh. that agreement has improved workplace safety here, and a new deal is now expected to build on that progress and provide further protection money to do the international export. we feel that the new internal accord that has been agreed on for 2 years is a major victory for unions and the workers. now the accord will not be limited to building electric and fire safety. it will also look into occupational safety, health, and other issues that benefit worker safety. the new car makes it mandatory for global brands to set basic standards of workplace safety,

as well as establish minimum wage independent factory inspections. public reports on the factories and constant repairs and renovation on like the previous agreement was specifically focused on fire and building safety. the new york prod broaden scope to ensure the general health and safety of the worker. it's also legally binding. the new agreement contains many of the rules set out in the original, including the ability to hold global retail brands legally accountable. if there factors fail to meet safety standards, we do abide by the safety protocols in regulations introduced by the court alliance, including maintaining health and other issues. safety comes 1st in the factory. it's important for our organization here, along with the international partners and retail, will continue to inspect factories, monitor a safety standard, then provide training, the ready made garments sustainability council will be in charge of implementing

the agreement. basically, the international agreement between brands and union is a bilateral one. it does not impact the functions of ready made government sustainability council receipt. because i received an independent platform where there are 3 stakeholders. so industrial, there unions are there and also brenda that. so the c c and the health and safety issues are being taken care of in odyssey to try for tight. although most workers are not fully aware of this new agreement, some have basic ideas. yes, we have heard of it. the fact managers all regulations and safety procedures, according to chord alliance guidelines, like the building safety and health issues all are maintained according to the alliance, we feel quite safe and secure 50. although there is still a long way to go to ensure the safety of bangladesh, garment workers,

the new card is a significant victory for campaign or seeking a better working environment. can be child re. i'll just say that dr. israel says it'll now allow palestinian fishermen to go further out to see israel's been imposing restrictions on the waters off gallons a few years leading to a weakening of the fishing industry and pollution of the sure part of the thing of restrictions. israel says it will also reopen and increase access to 2 main border crossings. it all comes just days off. the high level talks between the palestinian presidents and israeli defense minister human to say it is in gaza with this update . these easing measures that have been announced by the israeli government today off the 15 opening the see the gaza see up to 15, magical miles in front of the, of the gods, the fisherman, and also the reopening of the kingdom with selim crossing and allowing more reconstruction materials, even if it's only in favor of the private sector,

but also it has allowed the export of some of the materials from the gaza strip towards the occupied west bank like the sex tile and some of the fruits and vegetables as well as the increasing the share of water that is provided for the gaza strip as because the strip suffer is of accurate shortage of water. if the water goes to only special parts in the strip, as well as also rising or expanding the number of workers and businessmen that go from because the strip through the bay tenant crossing or the area checkpoint to israel, to work in israel to $7000.00, which is adding a 5 more 1000 workers and businessmen to be able to take permits to work in israel. these measures come to ease

a lot and lift the lots of suffering on the population, hearing guns where hundreds of people year depend on fishing. for instance, as a lively source of livelihood, which means that they have been really, really affected the past 3 months very much by this restriction i had an al jazeera blades glamour and glitter. ozzy will have more a month to expect some base that celebrated them. see a film festival and it's for the scanning sam cricket team, a given the green light from the thought of on to play in australia. details coming up i use

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a 78 venice film festival marks are returned to business for hollywood. heavy whites silva, screens dolphin independent filmmakers. american production houses have emerged from lockdown, meaning blockbusters. the back came from that report from venice. the stage is set for one of cinnamon, most glamorous events. filmmakers around the world have emerged from locked down. and as long as you're armed with this, you must have the green pass, which comes with either vaccination or a negative cove at 1900 test result. then it's business mostly as usual for those attending the world's oldest film festival in venice. i was surprise, i was surprised to discover the quality for the fees is higher than usual. i was

concerned at the beginning thinking that that could phase a lack of themes and lack of products and the lack of quality is the contrary. i don't know why maybe depend them serve as a sort of t mutilation to they could activity if you make, i don't know what opening the festival is, pedro i'm a devout mother. as part of that, us parallel mothers starring penelope cruz also in contention. the power of the dog, the book adaptation brought to mind by the winning direct it, jane campion, who returns to film directing her a tow. yeah. cementing hollywood returned to venice. ridley scott's, the last jewel which reunites matt damon and ben affleck, both those writers and coast of the emperor. i've got to bring peace, although not in competition in venice. sy fi blockbuster,

june is also creating above the warner brothers offering from direct dennis been a new scene as a potential oscars favorite. royal fans, meanwhile, are eagerly anticipating the release of spencer, the princess diana biopic with a transformed kristin's jewish in the lead role. all the major studios back, bringing with them the style, how the dentist is known for last year's event was scaled back, meaning fewer films and fewer attendees. this year, though, the italian authorities help dennis to get back on its feet by allowing vaccinated travelers from the u. s u k, canada and japan as well as from the e. u to travel here. quarantine free organizers say there are enough measures in place to keep film bus and the rest of italy protected. and the studio done with waiting only. well, i think jude is realizing that basically they have such a big backlog of products, so they have to put the stuff out. the good news for the film fans who are ready to

take their seats while maintaining a social distance can vanelle al jazeera venice catch up on all the sport now with jemma. thank you, sammy. the taliban have approved afghanistan's of 1st cricket test and to take over raising heights. the international matches will continue. afghanistan's cricket board says it's been given the go ahead to send a team to australia. the one off match which will be the 1st ever test between the sites is due to take place at the end of november in hobart tasmania, navy, a sock, has moved into around 3 of the us open without hitting a ball. the defending champion, received a walk from step is over the need of some medical reasons. while of the highest rank i reply on this job, i have little trouble getting past the 2nd rounds between izzy and only last one game against a colombian opponent. so now face the 15th said, at least from belgium,

for to have just kicked off against the republic of ireland in their world cup, qualifying their captain at christiana, where now they will break the record from most goals, scored, and international football is, should he get on the school sheets. so i went out playing at home in portugal right now, but he says his other home is at manchester, united. the 5 time ballin door with a has given his 1st interview since it was announced to be returning to united. why he played between 20032009. he wants 3 premier titles and a champions league that and now he was more i had i found bostic history with the miss amazing glove i. i was there with 18 years old and of course is i'm so happy to be back home and i want to carry on again, and it's make history to try to help mine just to achieve great results to win trophies. i've spent totally about the move about what he building at united a play with him 2 or 3 years and manchester united but now with a different role play and he is a coach. so,

but it doesn't matter. my relationship with him is, is great. and as i said before, i'm, i'm there in manchester to help the team to achieve results. and coach can come with me for whatever you want. because it's amazing. obviously, i'm the way we think. and at the moment i'm a focus on is on the game tomorrow. but for him to sign back for the club and i me that the greatest player to play the game. so i know it's amazing to have him at the club and, and i'm sure it's kind of a huge impact on and off the field. and in many places and look and learn and, and improve. and then obviously is going to improve our team as well with goals going reco. it's so now it's, it's amazing to have him at the club and i'm looking forward to meeting him in a, in a few days. like for now, i only know message media focus is on getting his country to the world cup. after making his baby for paris, sasha ma, he's now in venezuela getting ready for 3 qualifies with argentina. his inclusion

was in doubt because european clubs have been reluctant to let plans travel to south america. use a cave in 1900 restrictions, but he has travelled in some time in the club. i will say release place, which means argentine have many a full squad to choose from. for me, the ones that most experience dr. kimmie rice is to retire at the end of the season . the highlight of his career was winning the 2007 well championship with ferrari. that's the last time the team took the title. the 41 year old may to save you 20 years ago, and it's claimed 21 race victories and a reco to 341 stop. by then, he drives for alpha layer says it was an easy decision that it's time for me to thing and the international parenting part and pick a committee has defended a decision to disqualify a malaysian shop. puts up at signing up late mohammed is the added so carefully was allowed to compete in the f 20 final intake on tuesday, he won gold out and broke the wild record. he was later disqualified along with 2

of the athletes after officials determined they had no good reason for that later rival. the gold instead went to ukraine's maxim cobo and the decision has caused approval on social media. that has been a massive i poring of emotion for many malaysians on social media. very abusive, ridiculous. in my view, i mean, yes, you can be unhappy with our decision book bag. now seeing comments on all our social media posts which had nothing to do with the men's shop for 20 events. the whole world, these to mature when it comes to social media use and on what's appropriate, what's not appropriate. and hopefully this died that died down and it's just not fast. the ukrainian athlete who is one golden and abided by the rules. he's the only player to score more than $800.00 runs this year. so it's no surprise england captain j rate is officially the best test batsmen and weld cricket rooted returned

to the top of the icy battery ranking for the 1st time in the road. hit centuries and 3 test matches, again in the sofa and as the series run score, it was $507.00 after victory on saturday, the series is level one going into the full text when root is expecting a 5 class from india. absolutely. plus i india, lead by there, i expect nothing less response and, and it would be nice to think otherwise. that's why i think it's really important that we don't get too comfortable. we don't think that we've, you know, we've achieved anything to this point we've, we've just so got us back to la level playing and we have to now now look to work even harder. make sure that if we find ourselves ahead of the game, any stage get ruthless again, and we really drive out when you position her out. so what now i'll be back with more later. thanks so much jim. back for this news now, but stay with us because we've got another show coming out from london in

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