got a southern front, we've got quite a wind blowing down with some wind warnings out for sardinia in italy. but for the iberian peninsula, it is looking a lot finer and wire. with sunshine in madrid, the china has been very strategic. the way to expanding a switch in indian ocean, what is it? and we bring you the stories and development for the rapidly changing the world we live in without the international aid. what do you think is going to happen? the kind of common counting the coast on al jazeera bus clearings and now taking over what used to be pristine forest, where giant trees one stood tall entry, but we use roll conservation to say the area is warming with eagle timber lockers. butcher's, 4 years ago, the government is theory in the, on the east. the ban on the timber trade decision only opened a flood and controlled,

illegal logging sanity. own home to more than 5000 was did you possess more than 1500 of them? i found them the loan amount regional and they're far from safe. conservation is under pressure to save them after the resumption of looking and the return of ah the top stories you'll notice 0 is yes, president said appointed the country's 1st female prime minister is talked not should i begin with forming a government last week. so i had announced he'd rule by decree and ignore parts of the constitution. the un she monitor in chief has warned that people are starving

to death. and if you're appears to dry region, because the government is stopping deliveries of food and other vital age and lava, saying from a volcano and the spanish island of paula is now pouring into the atlantic ocean, sending out scenes of seems. and the threat of toxic gases for years, china has poured huge amounts of money into development project and low and middle income nations throughout asia, africa, and latin america. but a new study has revealed how much debt it's getting those countries into researchers from a data found in the 1st 17 years of the century, trying to committed at least $843000000000.00 to more than $13000.00 projects in $165.00 countries included railways and roads for chinese goods and roll materials along with health and education schemes of projects. those nations can't afford alone. but the finance from china came with an average 4.2 percent interest rate

far higher than other international options. and it's even higher 6 percent for many risky loans in countries wide and corruption, but with a natural resources china craves. altogether, the burden is staggering. 42 nations, now china, more than a 10th of their annual economic output. and take financial structures mean, but that's been under reported for years to the tune of $385000000000.00. brad parks as the executive director of a data. and one of the office of the reporting joins is via skype from williamsburg virginia. thanks very much deeper for being with us. how did trying to manage to get so many countries to agree to, to loans with such high interest rates? i think at the time that the building wrote initiative was launched, china was the only game in town in the infrastructure, financing market. there is now more choice than competition in that market. but 8 or 9 years ago, that was not the case. and so what does that mean in practice for countries that

now owe more than 10 percent of the g d p? as a result of some of these projects, it means that the build and road initiative has created major debt sustainability challenges for poor countries. but we also found that 35 percent of adults in rhode infrastructure project portfolio has run into serious implementation problems like corruption scandals and labor law, violations, and public protests. so between the death sustainability problem and these implementation problems, asian really has a buyer's remorse problem on hands. many foreign leaders who are initially eager to jump on the building road bandwagon now. they're suspending or cancelling chinese infrastructure projects because of those concerns about that sustainability as well as artificially inflated project costs. and some of these projects are also being most bald because changes in public opinion or making it difficult for politicians

to maintain close relationships with pe jane towns. but how they managed in some cases, to keep these loans off the kind of government balance sheets. i mean, this was debt through kind of financial pay financial structures, what it took us through how that worked prior to the introduction of belton road in 2013, there had or already been a rapid accumulation of chinese debt. so that created a quandary for chinese data and lender lenders, they had a, a mandates to deliver on the so called project of the century. but demand for lending from central government institutions in developing countries was low. and so vision got creative and the way that it solve this problem was it worked around central government institutions by extending credit to stay don't enterprises and state banks and shell companies created for the express purpose of implementing specific infrastructure projects. so those projects for,

for the most part do not appear on government balance sheets. however, the problem is that most of those, most of those loans benefit from some type of liability protection from the host government. and that can take an explicit form or an implicit form, but it basically means that if the primary borrower can't repay his debts, if it goes bankrupt or is default, then the central government is on the hook. it has to come in and repay those debts . and so that's why we refer to this as a form of it in debt. ok, and in amongst all this, what, how does the, the biden and g 7 initiative known as bill back better world to trying to kind of move into this area of funding for infrastructure. how does that position itself in that context? what? well, i think i know ministration is acutely aware of the fact that there is this rising tide of buyer's remorse among borrower countries that are participating in the

delton road initiative. and so i think at this point, fishing needs to watch it's blank because there as soon going to be greater choice in the infrastructure financing market, which could lead to some high profile defections from the belton road initiative. so the u. s. the u. k. and the other members of the g 77, are now positioning belton road as the low quality infrastructure option. and they're positioning their own build back better world initiative as an alternative . higher quality option for countries that want to undertake infrastructure projects based on a different set of principles, namely transparent and sustainable financing and measures of transparency your, your organization a day to has received funding from. amongst others, the us agency for international development. usaid. it wouldn't be in their interest to undermine china. what, what tried doing internationally. so what, what do you say about any potential kind of influence on your study?

a data receives diverse funding from private sector and public sector institutions . and we have strict policy of not letting any of our funding sources influence our findings or recommendations. thank you very much. indeed. bad parts are donors, appreciate it. thank you. implant china's northeastern provinces are relying on torches and generators as extensive power cuts interest 2nd week. and major coal shortages plus cuts to meet official energy targets of left homes and factories without electricity. manufacturers have been ordered to suspend production or shorten working hours, which threatens to disrupt global supply chains. sources are now urging railway companies to step up cold transport as the winter approaches. the subway was still in operation. water and electricity were all costs. many people came to buy candles

and borrow portable charges to charge. making deliveries to high rises was a problem. you have to climb up stairs if people live on high floors, when power was cut, you have to climb 10 floors or more than 20 floors. some young people are not willing to come downstairs. if they order delivery, we have to deliver it to them. first, british troops deployed to drive civilian fuel tankers will be seen on the countries roads in the next few days. it come of the 1st of a fleet of government, reserve tankers began deliveries to try to ease the country's fuel supply crisis. filling stations have been running dry for nearly a week. after a shortage of laurie drivers blamed on the pandemic and bricks, it sparked panic, buying the government, and offered temporary visas to foreign truck drivers. but many say they're not tempted. on on what i heard about this thing visa for 3 months. ok, you give me a contract for 3 months and then once i leave my job in my country, when i have

a contract, a work for you in the u. k. for 3 months, you give me a salary and you k pounds. maybe it'll be a good salary, but after 3 months i might wait for a month or 2 to look for a permanent job. if they go into a contract for say, 5 years with all conditions for work and safety at that moment, the problem is solved. first of all, you need to offer a decent salary to a truck driver, and modest salary. the french government says, united kingdom's refusal to let dozens of its fishing vessels across access british territory. waters is unacceptable. london and the channel island of jersey approved only 12 out of 47 new license applications, saying the fishermen couldn't prove they'd fished in those waters before. frances threatening to retired. hundreds of young environmentalists have gathered this week in italy ahead of the united nations climate conference call. $26.00, which is taking place in scotland next month. in recent years, environment has become a defining issue for italian. i'm rainy,

travel to an olive farm, and kind of to in central history to see 1st hand the effects of climate change. they're a typical italian olive farm struggling in a period of a typical weather. unpredictable and extreme weather is becoming more common, making it increasingly difficult for farmers like mario cas county in 2018. an exceptionally late frost left him with little choice. the farm lost 40 percent of its trees that day. many others required drastic action. follow us, but to be the ammo. this is a clear example of the direct effect of climate change. that little tree we see that was the same size as the big tree next to it. before we had to cut it back because it was completely frozen. did be as big as the other 2, if that hadn't happened. newly re grown trees give mario hope. still, earnings are down because they produce less. oil. olives are one of italy's most

iconic staples. the fact that they're under threat has shown italian that climate change has arrived in full force here. as have repeated floods in places like venice, record, heat, wave raging wildfires and extended periods of drought. surrounded by warming seas and at growing risk of desert if occasion, italy now find itself on the front lines of climate change. heavily reliant on agriculture, italy is hoping to take the lead in, adapting to a change in climate. the government has launched a new ministry for ecological transition and earmarked $80000000000.00 of e u. cobit recovery funds to come up with solutions to live in a warming world. that has to be in sally and they cost this. environmental transition has significant cause, which is essential that governments make direct commitments to help their citizens and business handling. italy has partnered with the u. k to host this years you in

climate summit cop 26, coming up in november in scotland. and this week, milan is hosting 2 events ahead of those meetings, the youth for climate conference, and the final ministerial meetings before cobb 26 at 30 years old cuss connie could pick a different career. but he is drawn to the challenge ahead, long as he would have entity that we need to be creative and open to adaptation. it's not easy, it's hard work, what i mean, but at the same time it can be fulfilling their, on the front lines, the desire to solve the problem is there, but will world leaders take the tough decisions to make that possible? adam rainy al jazeera connected italy. youtube says it will ban all anti vaccine content after a push to remove current of our specific content. and the video is related to vaccines, including those against measles or chicken pox will be taken down if they claim the job. so ineffective or dangerous,

youtube had resisted policing content too heavily, but it's been blamed for letting skepticism are widely used in life saving shots spread. channels associated with prominent anti vaccine activists can also be removed. in russia has accused youtube censorship. after blocked estate own broadcasters, german language channels, criminal criminal spokesperson said the video hosting site grossly violated russian laws. youtube says russia today breached its standards on code 19 misinformation. russia's communist party is fall multiple lawsuit contesting the results from online voting in moscow. during the recent parliament reelections, it says it's discovered several cases where candidates from the united russia party, which backs vladimir putin were losing. they then shot ahead off to online votes were counted, the communist party, which came 2nd wants to invalidate the results of online voting in moscow and abolish its use in for future elections. the rules,

so the move from the platform of the courtroom, we will shed light on all the methods authorities used to falsify the results of the election this publicity in front of the whole country. and there i said the whole terrified them terribly. but we will follow through on this matter. at the great japans ruling party is elected a former foreign minister, new leader for me. okay, shita is set to replace promised shahita suda who's stepping down to just a year in office. his appointment comes ahead of a general election, which must be held by the end of november from st. louis report. who me okay. she there is the new chief of japan governing liberal democratic party . he's also set to become prime minister as his party and coalition partner control the houses of parliament is the 2nd time the former foreign minister has run for the leadership after competing against outgoing premier yoshida to god last year.

in his acceptance speech, he should have promised to lead the party to success in next month's general election. but that's why i want to firmly show a reborn, liberal democratic party to the japanese citizens and urge them to support us. from today i will deal with all my energy gets straight to work. party members around the country and members of parliament please work with a 1st round vote. had failed to produce a majority winner and to female contenders dropped out of the race in a run off. he should have faced tiro co, no and outspoken minister in charge of japan's cove at 19 vaccine rollout. who'd been ahead in the opinion polls but widely regarded as a safe pair of hands. kesha had the support of lawmakers and beat his rival by 257 votes. 270. analysts say case, she does rise to the premise ship is unlikely to affect defense and international

relations. he supports close ties with western democracies to counter china's growing influence in the region on the economy. because she has pledged to spend big on the stimulus package and emphasized the need to distribute more wealth to households. but 1st he faces a difficult challenge, a general election that has to be held by november. what i expect to see is something ambitious, like a very large stimulus package dedicated to pandemic management and the health system in general. although of course, nothing is really going to be implemented. this going to be no evidence of success in time to the election. so when allowed to a large extent key, she is going to be selling hope and asking the electorate trust him rather than demonstrating any concrete results there. can she, there may be seen as a stable choice. but some analysts say his bland image may work against him in the

upcoming polls. florence louis al jazeera and of pop star britney spears had gathered in los angeles as the case over her father's role in her life. returns to court. judges expected to decide whether jamie space should be removed as his daughter's legal guardian. britney spears is seeking to end the 13 year legal arrangement that gave him control of her personal and financial life. and this year she told the court she'd been medicaid against her. will and denied the right to have children. i father her since filed to end the conservatorship still had this news out in a ran move. the us government declares the rebuild woodpecker and 22 other species . and it's for pasadena aiming to get the season back on track and the champions me and you have that story. ah,

the news news news news with me.

o a u. s. government scientists of officially given up trying to find 23 species, declaring them all extinct. thank the i rebuild woodpecker, which is attracted public attention several times on the on confirm some things. but the fish and wildlife service officials say they've now exhausted efforts to find it along with 10 other bird species, 2 types of fish and 8 kinds of underwater muscles. it's a sad thing, it's a difficult thing. there will be some losses. but at the same time, i think it's important to reevaluate from time to time where we are and because new

species haven't been seen in a very long time, despite a lot of effort to find them. you know, i think it's probably time to declare them extinct. and hope we learn the lessons that we need to learn and move on. one of the world's oldest tropical rain forests has been officially handed back to its original owners. me then train was returned to the eastern cuckoo yolanda people in a historic deal signed with the government of the australian state of queensland. the agreement also include several other national parks, totaling 160000. that entry rain forest is a unesco world heritage site estimated to be a 118000000 years old, which stretches on the great barrier reef coastline. i can explain and accept my heart and my spirit is just so full. it's joyce, i listen to the land. i listen to the ocean, now listen,

i just love it. i listen to the under times of what's going on today is a really important milestone in queensland history and really right the wrongs of some of the past from this station. what if maybe measures the quite blank government is doing to make sure that we recognize the original dodie and if land, who for thousands and thousands of years have managed land and say country and, and that's how it should be. we should be providing the flames back to average on a ship like a white board. now, as i know with a sport. thank you so much. lauren: well, the crisis is deepening, barcelona been fig, has beats and the 3 know it's bosses 2nd straight champions league defeats the apparent downward spiral since lean or mass east apartment, she continued in lisbon this summer and new school been open or just 3 minutes. similar goals, bullet after the break, both has been almost as disappointing in the spanish league where the 6th in the table learners last the think too much is in this competition for the 1st every

time they sit both some of the groups that night. so when erica say was read counted here in the final few minutes, raining champions. chelsea last one nell to events is insurance. federico kia school, the only goal of the game is very early in the 2nd half. i want to 2nd straight last. the chelsea who are coming off the back of a premier li defeats gets manchester city. kind of have a come close to grabbing a late equalizer. that is su insurance games for uva and they also help of group h o manchester united were able to turn their game around again. villareal and dramatic fashion, spanish see taking believe that old trusted with gold harm seen and hit back with an equalizer from alex ellis. now villareal have bates him united in last seasons? europa lake finally united across didn't have christiano. now there thing for him on that occasion, and he, it was the school, the when it deep and injury time,

it finished c warranty. and i did their campaigns back on track after losing the opening great game against wish champions. young boys typically while young boys flipped to defeat this time, i've been one nil by a fellow, i'm telling thim. have full points from 2 games or a point clear. united at the top of group f. money per kid has announced his retirement from boxing. the 42 year old filipinos, as he now intends to focus on his political career packet bowing out. after losing to your danish, you got in las vegas last month. it was the a defeat and a career that's included. 62 wins and 12 well titles package plans to run in the 2022 presidential elections. now. i hung up my boxing gloves. i would like the thing, the whole world is recently the filipino people or sporting minded buckles in goodbye. hope i care. one is 1st will

title in the late ninety's at the age of 19, he was still going to decades lights in 2019 becoming the oldest. well, so i will champion in history at the age of $41.00 tunnels, in a weight divisions. the only books as a whole will championships across for decades in 2015 and the richest font of old tommy did lose that contest and for may whether but event generated more than $600000000.00. we've been speaking to manila based sportswriter recall a virus he believes pack. how may yet consider a return to the rick most definitely i'd say it's certainly possible. and one thing that is sure about mattie, you marched the beat of his own drug. it's not whether people say it's what he thinks it's right for him. it probably also depends on how his running for president turns out. if you're to call the services joke about boxers getting punch the 1st, the congress reminded them later. and senator and that's in relation to money. i

think it wouldn't sit well. busy for some box or try to make a name for himself to punch and knock out a presidential. so you know, politics is per year. now his recent moves, it certainly made him some admirers and some adverse. and he said, well, that is his career for now. but certainly depends on how it turns out. if we're going to see a come back. interesting or not. athletes who on fax, sending against corona virus. faith 21 days in quarantine. it next year when trillion picks him beijing, organizes of said, even competitors are fully vaccinated. people have to follow strict rules effectively. participants will only be allowed to move between games related venue for training and competitions, or chinese residents will be able to buy tickets to attend events, but no foreign spectators are allowed. basketball style upon james said he has been vaccinated against coven 19 despite some initial reservations, the full time m. b. a champion talking at the lakers. preseason media day, the league hasn't made vaccinations. mandatory suppliers. i think when it comes down for me,

i can speak about myself. i think everyone has the own choice to do what they feel is right for themselves in their family and things of that nature. i know that i was very skepticism about it all, but after doing my research and things of that nature, i felt like it was best suited for not only me, but for my family and my friends and you know, and that's why i decided to do it so, but as far as i don't, you guys know me anything that i talk about. i don't talk about other people. and what they should do must be for me and for my family. and, you know, that's what it's about. me said louis cardinals, adding back to the major league baseball playoffs. they built the fate, the novelty berries, 86, they want to thank the crunch. the 17 straight victory, the went all for sale, the final national league wildcard plan for all the cardinals to lewis in the season for the 3rd straight ball. and okay, but if i suppose looking for now, let's get back to lauren in london and

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