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a gun at one of the world's most prominent a post colonial writers. seems publication of his novel paradise. in 1994, he has been widely recognised as one of the world's most prominent post colonial writers. in his 10 novels he has consistently and with great compassion penetrated the effects of colonialism in east africa and its effects. on the lives of uprooted and migrating individuals, while it's being tra corresponding poor, reese and now he's in stock on for us poor. do you get the sense this is a bit of a statement on the part of the nobel committee here. yes, quite possibly. the stars here, although they are very careful to say that the prizes are judged on literary merits . and i'm sure that is the case with abdul ross. acts goodness prize as well,

but maybe they've had their outlook broadened a little bit. there was a m, a me to scandal in, in 2018 that led to them saying that they would make that criteria and farrah in terms of gender more global outlook. and that seems to be, seems to be the case head as may may be address at gwinnett would have, will not prize anyway. and we've heard a report from reuters that i spoken to him on the phone. i think he still a bit overwhelmed at the moment. in fact, i think it was a, a surprise, this announcement. there are many guesses about who's going to win. but no one really knows as, as a height of secrecy and around these prizes. in fact, his unpublished has said it's been breaking her heart that he's not had any recognition at all really. and then suddenly, today, hayes hate nobel laureates and maybe shows some of the value of what can seem of i dust the old fries railey. and you know, we have so many so many internet forums. everyone can be a reviewer. we have trending lists. but still a group of,

of learned swedes in gilded rooms can subjectively decide who the most impactful and literary writer of books writes. republicans, right of plays is in the world, and they've chosen abdur as i can. gerda now is books such as memory of departure after lives. they'll be shot into a world conscious consciousness. now i've spoken to they the bookshop hair at the ann swedish academy and they say they will just be rushing to get them in because there's such a demand for these books after the prize is announced. and then, yeah, it's a, it's an amazing day for, for african literature, and i believe we're going to hear from abdur ross at gwinnett later on accent paul reese there for us in stock home with all the latest. thank you very much for. well, let's now bring indians lillius trans. he's a critic, anna journalist at the express an evening newspaper in sweden. he joins us now from tubby and sweden. i'm so can you tell us a little more about abrazzo gunner his live through so many of the themes that

permeates his work himself? well, he was born in santa bar in 1948, and he came to england as a refugee at the age of 18. and where he established himself as a doctor of literature and has been teaching all his life at kent university in england is now retired, i believe. and i have to say that this was someone that was literally unheard of, that he was extremely little known in my, in my decades of watching the nobel prize and writing about them to what price literature does is the most. this is the biggest surprise. this is the loan, the most to draw opening announcement so far. so some very, very surprising choice. while i say that, and mr. garner, when he was asked himself if he would call himself an author of post colonial wild literature. back in 2016, he said, i wouldn't use any of those words. i wouldn't call myself as something writer of

any kind, but then the nobel committee today did. exactly. that's how much do you think that laid into the deliberation around this his choice? well, if you ask the chairman of the noble committee in the swedish academy, he says that mister girl's name has been on the list for a long time. so they have all apparently been reading his work and watching his career for a long time. no one just appears on this list automatically. you have to be there for a while. so i don't believe that you know, that the recent recent developments in the world, or will world politics or the refugee crisis has affected this choice. but i think that probably the need to watch more closely post colonial post colonial literature and to pay more attention to, to this literature has the importance and the acuteness of this the signature has probably been more emphasized in recent years. well,

dana is also the 1st black african ortho to have actually won the award since. well, i think o one at back in 1986. what do you make as the diversity of the no ballast? now there's obviously been plenty of criticism this. there has been may and may be rightly so of the, of the 118 literature, lori age since the 1st one in 1000 or one or more than 80 percent, 80 percent have in europe teams or north american. so there has been a great deal of criticism about this fact and about that the other parts of the world like africa or asia. oh, for example, i have not been included in this one. and he also, he writes in english wrap groups in there. i mean, if you look at it that way, it's the we have had a lot of other english speaking english writing authors in the past years. so in that, in that sense it's, it's not an unusual choice. oh,

his 1st language is it says why healy but he writes in english. oh, but i think it's important that they try to open up and try to have a broader outlook and include other are other, other parts of the world. at the same time, it's interesting that they have had so much criticism for not, not choosing a post colonial writers. what writers who haven't mentioned are people like on google watch on google, or some are roosting. but now when they chose some one else, no, no was heard of him. so that's also almost up almost of provocative choice that ok, so you, you keep on complaining that with that you keep, you keep complaining that we don't to suppose clone writers from africa. but now we choose one and you don't know who it is. so lucas, ignorant. what you say. no one knows who he is and, and obviously he hasn't had as, as, as much exposure as many other writers. but gonna was, if i call short listed for the booker back in 1994 for his novel paradise. do you

think he patterson has just not received the global exposure that he deserved? and that this is perhaps just very long overdue. that this, that sounds perfectly sensible and also a letter ma'am. let's remember that he said he's also a scholar in his own right. so what he's been doing is he's been writing these, these very excellent novels, but he's also in his career, has been the career of a scholar, where he, as a scholar, has been researching and writing about other palos to other and, and better known postcolonial writers like be as ny paul or some grocery. so it's been sort of a, someone who has been introducing other writers, but maybe not being recognized as, as a writer in his own right. and now that will all change after the news that he got while he was in the kitchen today, and lilith's trans, they're a critic and journalist at the express an evening newspaper and sweden. great to get your thoughts on out there. thanks for joining us. yes, thank you. thank you. now living on and, and as quake has kills at least 20 people and southwest pakistan. hundreds more

injured and many victims could still be buried under the rebel. and the city of high, ny, and block eastern province as the west head region. zombies, robbie has been most people were asleep in the early morning hours when a shallow earthquake caused the death and destruction. in southwestern pakistan, there's the gilbert biker, you know, but that is say, it was a $5.00 magnitude quake, but i would say it was more than that. lots of lives lost and damaged property. the main mosque of the town was also damaged badly him buffalo believe was vi, but everyone including women and children, were running here and there we were. skin didn't know what to do. later. ambulances arrived and took the into the hospital with other people in rural baluchistan. live mostly in mud brick homes, and as has always been the case across earthquake prone pakistan, poor communities that lack modern construction methods were high build quality is an affordable. those are the places where earthquakes exact,

their highest costs are due on bird c is yes, so far we have managed more than $200.00 injuries. we have received 15 dead bodies . we sent some severely injured by abroad using ambulances and private vehicles to gretta for better treatment. those who are in serious condition like yours, shifting them using helicopters. oh, despite access roads being cut off by sunrise rescue cruise had reached the town of her knight and begun sifting through the rubble this earth greg, it may not seem very large, but it was shallow. this, the shaking was very strong in the of the center area. her name is very close, only about 15 kilometers away from the abbey center. and so if you add that to the construction of the harms and structures in the area that will unfortunately cause large damage. the fact that it happened at now grantee bursley being that even exacerbates di and damage and the injuries that would happen in the area.

the quake was felt as far as the provincial capital, quite aftershocks, continuing for hours, the areas mountainous and prone to landslides, that poses another threat that could hinder rescue and recovery operations. rescuers are also trying to reach more than a dozen coal miners trapped underground. provincial government officials say as many as 100 homes have collapse so far and with most people at home in their beds at the time of the earthquake, the number of dead and injured is expected to increase in basra, vo, dizzier. ron's foreign minister says his country will stand by lebanon as it phases, a spiraling economic and energy crisis, has seen amier. abdullah, him held talks in beirut a month after the formation of a new government there. he said, arranging companies are ready to build it to new power plants, one in the capital, and another in southern lebanon terran is an important backer of hezbollah,

which is one of the main groups in lebanon's government. and on wednesday, the lebanese army prevented people as you can see them from storming a bank after they were unable to withdraw cash supplies of fuel medicines, and basic necessities are critically low. the world bank says lebanon is experiencing one of the worst economic collapse as anywhere over the past 150 years . well, let's speak talk our responses zanna hodder, who's in beirut for us? they're not. this was a hugely important visit, especially given what terrans already doing and what they've said that they're going to do. how is iran's role viewed in lebanon? well, that runs role. iran's role in lebanon, lebanese politics is a divisive issue. you, of course, you have its allies in lebanon, has the law, they control political power. here. they control parliament. they control the government along with their allies. they have the blocking. 3rd, there are critics the, the critics of hezbollah. they accused them of really,

for the ring, iran's agenda in lebanon. they have accused the group of using its arms to impose its political will. in fact, some of the, in the opposition say that this country is occupied by iran. so that's why this, this visit really is devices you have iraq asserting its presence, asserting its influence in the country, giving this message at a time that lebanon is negotiating with the international community, in particular, the west to try to bring in much needed hard currency because you mentioned this country is an economic turmoil, if any agreement is reached with the international community to involve reforming, the state institutions, the state, that means the traditional parties has bhalla included, will lose support. and that's by extension iran losing support. so lebanon really finds itself entangled in this regional, regional conflict, caught in the middle of toronto rivalry with saudi arabia and, and united states. but there is no doubt that the moment it is iran that holds the

key to power in this country. and this is why the traditional allies of lebanon, the gulf arabs, they have shunned the lebanese government as of late as and as we were saying earlier, every time you and i speak, it feels like the crisis there has deepened even further. well, the help that we're seeing terran promise now will that make a substantial difference to the lives of people on lebanon? no, it's just not enough. hello, iran's our life brought in shipment of fuel to try to alleviate the fuel shortages . they defied us sanctions. they brought the fuel in via syria, a country under us sanctions, but it's still not enough. lebanon needs hard currency in order to be able to buy fuel. and it's not just that you have the currency in free fall. so the only options, the only way forward really is to engage with the international community. and that's why iran is concerned,

it's concerned that it could lose influence if indeed lebanon reaches some sorts of a deal with the i, m. f, the lebanese officials. they welcomed him. they welcomed the iranian diplomat, but at the same time, they treaded very carefully. they tried to show, at least publicly, that they don't really stand in the iranian camp. dana, they're on the ground for us in the lebanese capital barriers with all the latest. thank you so much santa. well, they're still plenty more heavy. disney is our including trucks begin to move in port sudan after almost 2 weeks of a block, a that threatened the country's most vital supplies were in afghanistan, mazar, e sharif. the only place where girls can still go to a high school and, and sport the world heavyweight boxing champion hits back at accusations that he is a cheese. ah,

now pfizer says it submitted a request to the main us drug regulator for emergency approval. if it's covered 19 vaccine for children from 5 to 11 years old, trials for that age group began in july. the dr to vaccinate children has been spurred by the riots in infections with the delta variant, as well as the reopening of schools. the us and canada were among the 1st to approve the job for children above 12 years old. back in may, when i speak to alan fisher, he is at the white house for us on this announcement from pfizer comes just hours before present biden is set to travel to chicago, i believe, to talk about the importance of vaccines. its quite the timing. that's right. well, it's just 4 months since that vaccine was approved for those aged, they had 12, i and over pfizer been carrying out at test throughout the summer. they see that they have been successful and know that asking the f d to recommend emergency use approval for those age 5 to 12. as you say, there's been an increase in the number of cases among children is become a what

a for politicians. and also for legislators, the scoreboards across the country. the best way to deal with this and not help by the fact that some school boards have and said that there should be no match mandates. so not making a compulsory for children to wear masks in class. when expecting the f d h to give approval to this, it will come some time between the end of this month and the thanksgiving holiday in november. so some time in the 1st 3 weeks of november. and as you see, it comes as your biden is about to fly to chicago to boast about that. the benefits of vaccine mandates. he will meet the chief executive officer of united airlines. one of the 1st big carriers here in the united states to mandate that all staff must be vaccinated. no, there were those who said, this is going to lead to the ruin of united airlines. people will leave in droves. they are not going to want to get the vaccine at, but faced with that are losing the job. 99 percent of the staff have taken up the

option to make sure that they are vaccinated, and other airlines and no following suit. joe biden has said that he wants at people who are involved in federal contracting, those who are federal employees and also all those in health care systems across the united states to be vaccinated. many people have resisted, but the, the pick up rate is in the 90s in almost all of those sectors. and joe biden certainly sees this as a success. so that is what he will take when he goes to chicago. he says he'll be grateful for it even though the united states has no crossed $700000.00 deaths. he still hopeful that they can get this on control. and this all comes as someone from the f d says look, there's a real danger that there could be a very bad lu season in the united states this autumn. so that is something else that the biden white house is keeping a very close eye on. but sir, moves, virus is concerned. you'll think this is good news from pfizer in the last few hours. allan fisher there at the white house for us in washington dc. thank you

alan. what mean while a u. s. federal court has temporarily suspended a law in the state of texas, which effectively bands abortions. the judge criticize the legislation as an offensive depravation of such an important riots. they had the nationwide protest since it was imposed last month. it's regarded as the most restrictive law on abortion control in the country. the button administration challenge the law after the u. s. supreme court allowed it to go ahead. well, it's now been 20 years since the us led coalition fired its 1st air strikes on taliban controlled afghanistan in response to the 911 attacks. the so called war on terror, targeted al qaeda and other taliban named groups. tens of thousands of people were killed. america's longest war finally ended back in august with a chaotic troop withdrawal and the taliban back in power. let's take a closer look at what's happened over the last 20 years. president george w bush ordered an invasion after the september 11th attacks and that swept the

taliban. from power, none of the attackers were afghan, but the u. s. said the country harboured al qaeda and osama bin laden by the end of 2007, there were 25000 us troops deployed as the taliban began to rebuild itself. 2 years later then u. s. president brock obama announced a troop serge the number then rising 210-0000. then in may 2011. us special forces, kill bin laden in pakistan and troop numbers within reduced to 3 and a half 1000. in september 2018 peace talks began between taliban leaders and u. s. diplomats in qatar that led to the eventual withdrawal of all coalition forces from afghanistan in august this year. and that happened as the taliban seized back power will aspect of him. saddam, he's an afghan us on analyst and he says 2 decades of progress made by us intervention will be wiped out with the taliban back in power when they intervention us happen that the people who thought this would be

the end of the suffering. a new dawn for the country, there wouldn't be democracy, and a liberal value that promoted and modern governing that institution with the international community engaged and particularly of america the most power on the rich can be honest. he would be here that many, many carriers would improve development much. they would be a broad base government ought to be, but it would also they would be human. right. and i think williams right chris, thank you bye bye. after the withdrawal of the americans now and looking at the current situation,

it seems that the 21 years stronger venture was a commercial break within the so. and what we see now is the continuation of the state it pursued. when the americans there being there wasn't a there, there is that this was not something that the i want people are more expecting after 20 years or into been chem millions tree and got dollars, things a man sucking hines. we wouldn't be watching the same. the sword, after the greek is over, her high schools and public universities remain closed to girls and most of afghanistan, and that's raising worry is about their education bots. in mazar, e sharif, they're still welcoming classrooms as hashanah hub, our reports girls are weighing their dreams for the future now against the uncertainties of the present. this is the only place in afghanistan where it goes

can go to school. mazata sheriff is a vibrant cultural and commercial center and schools have remained open since the taliban took over the country. here at go ha tune one of the most established elementary and high schools in the city, girls hope to pursue their studies and chase their dreams. i have a big dream. oh, it's my all life little prince and i want to be an astronaut in the future. and it seems to be a big dream to achieve in a van stone. but i also sunday i could be traveling to faithful litzy. nice for the teachers. the curriculum hasn't changed for now, but the future is uncertain. molo abraham met maureen bell. he is the man in charge of education in the city, in that holligan mom, but we need female teachers, architects,

doctors. but we also want our women to be educated along islamic beliefs and principles. we value women. the 1st lessons we learn come from our mothers feel. female students cannot go to public universities yet. the taliban says it's sorting out the logistics. these are students of medicine, other prestigious, molina geraldine mohammed bell. he university. the curtain was recently added to segregate students by gender. i have another feature and here because we have no idea what the taliban will decide about goals, education, look at other provinces. universities are still closed. the be hello. hello lanny is the tally vans. senior culture and information official in the city. he says education is one of the top priorities for the leadership. porno, mcarthur borlin school for open details and students go to classroom for life,

normal, and curriculum to remain the same. they haven't changed anything so far. no one is one of the many taliban officials who believe the u. s. and many european countries are trying to discredit the group when it is desperately seeking international recognition. the debate of a girl education enough gunners turn has extended to what kind of role, where they have under the taliban rule and will vegas represented in the government and parliament. and most importantly, will the basic rise be protected? the taliban has dismissed international concerns about women's rights as a propaganda and insisted the world must also respect of god. his turns culture and the taliban conservative outlook. how she brought about al jazeera mazata city and moving on, and dozens of trucks and eastern sudan has been allowed to pass through a blockade setup by protesters that's been causing a supply crisis. produced is allowed those trucks carrying medicine to pass for

humanitarian reasons. members of the badger tribes have forced ports it on to close . angry over the regions economy and a p steel between the government and rebel groups. well, let's beat amanda dough. he joins us now from cartoon. mallard, you are in port sudan this week, and now you are in cotton. what are you hearing about these trucks? are they on their way? yes, they have been allowed into the port doves and sold them to fairy medical equipment on supplies that said to be in about 60 containers that had been stranded at the port due to the blockade. now the beecher and had done door tribesmen who are blockading the port and also the robes leading out and into the port as should done. city are saying that this was just an exceptional gesture from their side that that blockade is still on. and they say they will allow the

vehicles to move in a convoy to its khartoum and only in a convoy and then they will reseal the roads. and the pulled us well at the beach and at the door. tribes are complaining about the marginalization economic, marginalization of the people is tense to done. and it's about 3 weeks since since they started the blockade of the port. and of course the, these also the issue of the dialogue between the government under protest as not having had much success so far. and the, and the b j under the placement are saying that they will continue the blockade off the port. the port is a lifeline, not just was to done, but also it's neighboring, a landlocked, a south sudan, which ships more than $164000.00 bottles of oil through the port daily. and as having as far from as an 100 a day,

there with all the laces for us from cartoon. thank so much man. it is now time for the weather and he's run as a lot of rain around the station. and particularly in the south china sea, in the philippines sea, that clay maybe doesn't represent what's going on. but given that we recorded the 300 millimeters of rain on the coast of central via that in the last agent. as it's about half the months every bit more than half the months, as you can see, the something going on to circulations, one of which and both absorbing an awful of war from moisture from the waters. what of she's heading towards hong kong has caused flooding already in hind on dow and flooding in central vietnam. his friday's forecast. the other is circulating out in the water most between the to the philippines, the of the philippines, the some rain likely and potential flooding. i think into csm, but more likely it's going to be in some way like hong kong in the immediate future for friday, saturday, and sunday it carries on that persistent. when we meet rough seas as well, they'll be thunder. and probably persistent rain for a couple days. it goes into kwan dog around you. nan probably leaves much of

vietnam, strangely rather dryer. about how we get towards saturday. the monsoon trough is finally going south, is taking its time is a little later than nor was been some heavy rain around go or recently and the be some more i think i lim, car tucker next day or so it's largely drive to know that the snow coming in to the north of pakistan, marcella had here on our vizier. this long awaited my letter vaccine is a breakthrough for signs, child health, and my little control. the development being done a game changer against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. libya looks abroad at $110000000000.00 to rebuild the country after years and struction and decline.