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without pre conditions. china moves to contain its most widespread cove at 19 outbreaks since the early months of the pandemic. and we're in costa rica were tens of thousands of nicaraguan farmers had fled after being branded enemies of the state. i'm joanna roscoe, with the sports the mba has opened an investigation into the phoenix suns. that's off to their own. robert salva was accused of racism sardine by dozens of current and former employees. ah, sedans, military leader has ordered the release of for civilian cabinet ministers who were detained in last month's military takeover. that says international pressure intensifies to reach a deal on a return to power sharing with that civilian lead is in

a phone call with us secretary of state hansley, blinkin general abdel fatter. albert hands said he agrees on the need to accelerate the formation of a government's un secretary general antonio guitar. irish also spoke to poor hahn on thursday and urged him to restore the transitional process. meanwhile, oh said prime minister abdullah 100 remains under house arrest. but the u. s. and the u. n. a pressing for his full release and read statements. more protests against the military takeover are expected later on friday. well, let's get more now from hip morgan. she joyce's life from khartoum hebert. just tell us a bit more about this release of the for ministers. seems like something of a breakthrough of sorts. yes indeed. now the ministers who have been released are just some of those who have been detained on the day of the takeover on october 25th is the minister of information, the minister of trade,

the minister of communication, and the minister of youth and sports. there are still other ministers, however, who are yet to be released and include the cabinet minister in the office of the prime minister lam dog, as well as the spokesperson of the now dissolved sovereignty council and advises to the prime minister, prime minister of the lamb. duke himself is also still under house arrest, not able to speak freely with who he was not able to meet, many of his cabinet members who have not been arrested in the days of the military take over. so they have an effort between to try to mediate between the 2 sides, the, the army and general either put that on one side and prime minister the dog as well as the other political parties. on the other hand, to try to form a civilian government general app and the alcohol had stated that he was prime minister on the lam, those to be the one leading a government of technocratic civilians who have no affiliation to any political parties. now one of the demands of prime minister are the lamb dog. when he,

when he was to speak to the military, was the release of all political prisoners who have been arrested on the day of the takeover. as well as other activists who have been released. who have been arrested, so there are lots of conditions that were put down by the prime minister, who again, is still under house arrest, to try to mediate or to bridge the gap between the 2 sides. but so far, only a few of those who have been arrested have been released and it looks like it's the result of mediation effort. the south for the needs delegation, who is also mediating between 2 sides yesterday, says that they met with other political prisoners who have been arrested alone, not all of them. and they say that those who they met are in good health. so still lots of efforts. i'm going to mediate between the 2 side. all this come as general out them put the help on home, announced that he is going to form a civil electric civilian transition government. so if he's a nice thing that's going to be a civilian, let's transition government eventually. what effects is this likely to have the, the moods amongst protest is because they're still planning to hit the streets

today. aren't they one like just today? we're also planning to had the 3 to 5, friday coming days, the call for civil disobedience. protesters pay that. they're not happy with the way things are going. but more importantly, they say they're not happy with the fact that they seems to be some kind of mediation effort. they say what they want to see happening is the military have a lesser role incidence politics. and they want to see that democratic process that transition, that's what i was going through, brought back again. they want to see a complete release of all political prisoners, including prime minister of the lamb, though the lot of demand from the processes that so far is not being considered as, as for many activists who speak to say that the mediator is who are mediating between the army and the political parties and prime minister below the cabinets are focusing on a repair to the fact that co a, a returned to the power sharing agreement that was signed between the military and the forces of freedom and change. coalition. the coalition that let the anti

government protest movement against president thomas. and now protest on the ground are thing as much as they want a return to civilian government. they wanted to see the military military take a different role. they don't want a power sharing agreement between the 2 sides. what they want to see is the military have through insecurity in securing the country and not in the politics and the affairs of the country. this again, all comes as the united nations try to bring the 2 sides together to try to form a deal to read some kind of compromise. so that a return to that democratic process which was over and overturned on october 25th is return to okay. hipaa morgan. i'm bringing up 2 dates from cartoon hippa for now . thank you very much indeed. let's stay with this. we're joined tonight by jonas horner. he's the senior analyst for see don at the international crisis group and joins us by skype from ny rule. be good to have you with this join us. it says to certain extent,

like some of the international pressure is having some effects which you agree with that well, i think perhaps you know that there has been some pressure that has come, that has had some impact on or han and, and, and the generals and in cartoon, you know that you need suspension, i think will be totally relevant and, and will carry particular weight. but, but i, you know, my concern is in some ways that many of the international efforts are ending in some ways, wind winding students contact and transition back to the way it was before the could you speak to people who are on the streets in khartoum. they are much more insistent that there be a revised transitional dispensation that sees a much reduced role with the military. so i think that that, that is something that i would hope that international mediators vote lou will work on. but there's, there's a level of understanding that the notary will indeed continue to play a coal role in this transition as either the men i'd say likely to go for that

t. thank. do you think they'll be happy to, to just relinquish power entirely because the military of said the reason that they've taken power as it were, is because the politicians were bickering amongst themselves and the people who sit on, we're ultimately paying the price. no, the military will not go for that and it is important that international and domestic pressure be maintains to at least add to the leverage that is available to, to see a transitional dispensation going forward. that does indeed fulfill all the hopes of those who came on the streets during the revolution. and also all the components of the constitutional declaration that was meant to guide this transition through. it's impossible to, to really move forward without the military. they are such an important central part of sedans, government, and society. but the hope is really that this new dispensation as we move towards elections in 2023 or 2024. that that dispensation will see

a slow rolling back influence and placed in the transition and more longer term. i mean, how do you get this separation between the military and the civilian elements? moving forwards? is it always going to need some elements of international pressure at when it comes to governing? sudan? yes, i think key though, to that international aspect is to see go state, particularly the united arab emirates, the saudis, you know, they need to be behind a productive approach to, to serve as transition. and they need to be put in a position to see sudan in a way that, that, that suggests the military are, are not the absolute key to this. and that civilians, you know, that would be a rival of civilians. it to power to then is indeed the most advantageous, and i'm and, and so you know, so reliable way to deliver blasting stability,

security, economic, recovery to, to savannah. i think as things stand, you know, some of those gulf states and other ins, rental partners to don't quite believe in that dispensation. and, and, and are you perhaps reluctant to reticent about c? civilians take over. okay. jonas, horner, it's great to get your views. thank you. so much for joining us on the al jazeera and use our several anti government groups in ethiopia are reportedly forming an alliance in an attempt to push out prime minister abbey as governments. international coals are growing for an immediate cease far between federal forces and rebels from the northern t gray region. un security council is to to discuss the conflict later on friday. you are st. void jeffrey feltman is in addis ababa to try and push for di escalation with the tea. purelife rebels are currently pushing south from te gray and see the neighboring regions of am horror and afar. and don't

a major road running south to the capitol as a sub over to grind, rebels said, so they took control of these towns this week. culture sits on the supply line, which links the landlocked nation to the port city of job booty. let's at speak now to join the senior get at you. he joins us from addis ababa as samuel. let's start with the international aspects of this. this is clearly cause and concern internationally. the un security council is set to discuss the situation, but is the current international pressure having any effects on the situation? any few of you it doesn't seem to be up. there doesn't seem to be any compromise inside the fuel. gran site is insisting they're going to finish the t p are left, which they describe in which their verb proclaimed us a terrorist organization. this year. the other side, the t p live has insist thing. they're coming all the way to our d'silva. and there

doesn't seem to be any compromise, but jeffrey feltman, the u. s. as in boy is still in our d'silva until this late afternoon. he has been speaking to the head or for the african in there's no communication from the embassy whether he was able to meet with the prime minister ob mm hm. it. but there doesn't seem to be any compromise, but that his pressure to have some kind of compromise or is also a caught by the president of for you gander, who has called for a meeting for november 16th. and also the canyon president of putting so much pressure as this conflict which started a year ago and has produced millions of victims, including to melinda displaced people move. so addis ababa and embassies are asking their citizens to consider living if you're careful because of safety issues and will those safety a she's are of course have her presence at where you are

a st meal. the fact that these groups are now joining together it's, it's it to take on air pregnant serbia meds. it must be of a, quite a considerable concern. just talk us through what's happening right now. any few of here on the ground. well again compromising the u. s. s. rule to bring peace and play a leading role in the peaceful transition. offer whatever the, whatever the decide to do between the european government side in the sepia left. this signing ceremony is happening in washington dc. again, the theo plan side is insisting that the u. s a citing with a t p. i left a group and also this comes in addition to a trade park that the u. n. has said the biden administration, i said they would be canceling in 2 months unless this 2 actors act and

compromise and bring some kind of peace. but the coalition that's about to be announced in washington dc. there 9 of them, the difference between them is day and night. the t p and f is included in it, the oil left of half of the oil f, as with the abbey ahem! at one of them has joined his cabinet. he's a minister of sports and culture, but the relationship they've been having over the years, especially during the a t p and left dominated government, many of them for that government. and they were our arch enemies. but now they seem to have on there they seem to have put their differences aside and they seem to have come to a sudden uniform like an enemy which as they feel can government. and this prime minister. ok, samuel gets to chew their life from addis ababa. thank you very much, samuel. it's help you and official in bosnia herzegovina says the piece still that ends at the war 26 years ago is under threat both in serve leader miller. i thought

it has a nice plans to stablish a separate army within the country and that violates the 1995 days in peace agreements which ended the 3 and a half year. conflicts. speaking to jamal l sheil, he's outside the parliament building in, sorry, a for jamal. clearly a concerning situation unfolds in there and the highlight is very tense, at least politically speaking in the country. the rhetoric that has been coming, doubts in recent weeks and months has only increased and that is, as you mentioned now, due to the threats by one of the members of the city person. presidential council, which governs wasn't to be not the server leader choose essentially threats and not just to put away from the military and set up his own militia, so to speak. but also to pull away that section of the country republican service.

scott, from some states institutions including the district re, the intelligence police and so forth. and something like that's essentially is may as well be considered as a separate says move ripping apart the country. i'm joined now by former was in presidents and prime minister, how this legit. thank you very much for joining us and i want to start by asking you how serious do you believe the situation is now? are we on the brink of an armed conflict? it is serious and must take it seriously because we just had a general idea. we have serbia onto the thief. we have boss, now disarmed arm by makes tanks from russia, drones from china. for what? so serbia and you of us might remember was all of our tv

between 90 to 95. what we had here was an assault on both now disability now and aggression. qualified as such by the tribunal have tribunal. they all went to prison and they were all sentenced. some of them live sentences now after the dream and after the peace agreement. unfortunately, they were rewarded. what you are saying here is you have one side that is arms on the other side. the bus next side isn't armed, it's disarmed. now, what we're seeing here is in such a crisis, if the serb side, as you mentioned, has the balance of power in its favor, then how are you going to find the solution out of this, what the options are there to force this section of the country to actually

maintain the agreements are not to continue or in any constitutional decisions. while this is the repetition of the same situation we had in the ninety's, we've got dissolved. but we fought and we defended. the bar that was ethnically cleansed by the same serves. they retained to be based on dream and so they kill people, but they, they, they have it in their possession of the same territory calles and reported and much around the world. and i was all of them tv. we all know what happened the think is now that the 70 the ship in belgrade, backed by russia, several shipping boss now. i took over. they want to be rewarded again for

something. they want to get this part of the bus now. one entity or bus outside or both of you know, that's what they want. this is a succession is moment, then that step is jain in serbia. the question is, what do we do now? if that happens, we go to war to defend our country. but the, what i don't understand a repetition of the same thing we are disarmed. sophia is armed and the international interlocutors are asking us for concessions appeasing appears in the same policies that resulted in genocide here. international community must act year to stop. session is moments and go

back to the original date, my agreement. and that piece mister harris. thank you very much for your where it says hello. there is a clear call from one side here or for the international community to intervene. so far there have been talks particular the united nation just a few days ago and facts where the mandates for the un forces here was extended by another year. however, the feeling amongst a large section of the country is that this is not enough because while those forces do exist on the ground, the high representative, if you're on bosnia, there is a serious rhetoric on the other side that is gearing up towards a war that's up until now, or at least based on how people are assessing, gets the odds are from the stack. them favor of the separate this movements in terms of both the political and military support that they are given by their allies. while countries, nike or entities like your opinion,

countries like united states, have not been so invested in ensuring that the base an agreement is structure as they may have been in the past. so it is a very 10 situation politically to say the least. ok jamal al, shout, they're lifers in sarajevo, jamal, thank fancy, more still ahead on this news are including our head. why health authorities in the polar discourage people from attending large devali celebrations? was one of england's most famous cricket groans is known. band holds an international matches joy will have more for us on this in sports. ah, china is battling its most wide spread cove with 19 outbreaks since the virus was 1st identified and will hon. last year,

the country has recorded more than 900 cases since last month. officials have maintained a 0 tolerance approach to the pandemic. defending the use of severe and sudden walked stones, katrina, you report snow from bridging it's supposed to be the happiest place on earth. but earlier this week, the dizzy land theme park in shanghai became a temporary prison. authorities promptly shot exit after a visitor from the previous day tested positive for covered 1934000 guests, but prevented from leaving before being tested for the virus. china is battling to contain its most widespread outbreak since the epidemic began last year. hundreds of cases of the delta there it have been reported in more than half of the countries provinces. despite many of china's neighbors opening up beating is maintaining a 0 tolerance approach to the pandemic. just a few cases. annette with rapid mass testing and sudden locked downs,

health officials have defended what critics say is a costly and unsustainable strategy to go. so i think the policy of putting in the people's lives 1st is a guiding principle for our country food. so although it has some impact on the economy, the health of the majority of the people comes as their top priority and everything you start from that. on monday, hundreds of young students were prevented from leaving that dating primary school. after a teacher tested positive, some children were separated from their parents overnight. conditions for entering the capital had been tightened. travel from affected areas suspended. some districts are under lockdown and entertainment things had been closed. china's playbook for getting the virus under control doesn't seem to be working as quickly this time. and infections are rising during a sensitive period. next week pop leaders will meet in beijing for a crucial meeting. and the cities prepared to host the winter olympics in just a few months. port authorities are in high lead for imported cases. the outbreak

has affected both domestic and international supply chains. chinese officials say more than 76 percent of the population is vaccinated. a 3rd booster. doris is now being offered. but regardless of vaccination status, chinese residents award against any non urgent travel. their absence has left a $255000000000.00 hole in the global tourism market. they may not return until the end of 2022. katrina, you al, jazeera paging and neighboring the poll. very health ministry is words of always celebrations, could also lead to a rise in the number of covey maintain cases. a nationwide vaccination drive is underway, but to mon, for shorts is out pacing supply as go live mode to zane basra, avi, who's in do me hail, which is east of the polls capital cat monsoon saying, what is the government doing there to prepare

well, the health ministry has told us that they are desperate to avoid the textbook scenario that plays out during public holidays where there are travelers who move domestically and internationally. they mix, they mingle, and that makes it easier for the corona virus to spread. now the health ministry has said that they are analyzing data that's been coming in from the festival season. they are cautiously optimistic. but one person told us that they are almost certain there will be a spike in the number of cases from the previous month and from this month going forward. now, paul is nowhere near the peak of the virus. the numbers at the peak of the virus in the summer were much higher. but the fact of the matter is we still see hundreds of daily cases and we still see deaths being reported on a weekly basis, albeit in the single digits. so the country is concerned, they don't want to see a 3rd wave and there is talk now of shutting down schools again as a precautionary measure. the public here is generally quite cooperative. there's been no vaccine hesitancy on a, on a large scale. in fact,

the vaccination drive has a higher rate of success in rural areas like this one than in the larger, more densely populated urban cities like the capital cut my do. the festival season in the poll means public holidays, crowded markets and family gatherings. these are auspicious times for togetherness and worship, but also prime conditions to spread covert 19. the pulse health ministry is offering to vaccinate people at bus terminals. an effort to prevent travelers spreading, corrode a virus during the holidays. it is exactly what landed reduced his grandfather in hospital even though the 75 year old was fully vaccinated. he ended up with severe pneumonia needed oxygen and spent days in critical condition. he stable now, but still endanger. and just by wanting to be by his grandfather's side,

so too is registered yourself or otherwise you cannot take the vaccine, but you're still come to the hospital. no worries yourself. i'm a bit worried, but he's my grandma. i love him more. and i'm taking all the necessary precautions, but anything can happen. it is not how this family was expecting to spend the festive season at the peak of the virus in the summer. here at the main infectious diseases hospital encampment due. it was standing room only. now there may be fewer cases than before, but the fact of the matter is, in rooms here, epis intensive care unit, there are still people connected to oxygen machines who are fighting for their lives. when we visited, at least half a dozen people were being treated in this i. c u. a nationwide vaccine drive is underway. demand for doses is higher than the supply lot. they're not. if

we get vaccinated, they said we won't get sick that we won't die. i said i'm already near death, but i've taken the 1st dose. i'm here to take the 2nd one. 0, good care. of course on so many people are dying. of course i'm scared. nepalese people may want vaccines, but they do not want p c. r tests. the pulse health ministry is offering to test people free of charge, but the potential loss of income for weeks of quality is as serious a risk for some as the virus. positive cases are nowhere near peak levels. but vaccine shortage, economic conditions, and the holidays mean more cases and fatalities may be inevitable. now, speaking of the vaccines, most of the never least people we've spoken to say they actually prefer the chinese made vaccinations because they're after a side effects. but on the, on the whole doctors and patients so like,

don't really care about which manufacturers or what their efficacy is. are they just want to get as many jobs as possible into the country. and the government really isn't able to get jobs in arms fast enough. there's a very high demand, and people just want to take the vaccine to be able to survive the virus to be able to survive the pandemic. and to be able to move on with their lives. so there is a huge demand, but there is a shortfall in the supply. the government tells us that it is too expensive on the open market to keep up with buying vaccines and bringing them into the country. and the kovak supply chain for donated jobs is also not able to meet the demands that nepal has to get people vaccinated. so in a country of 30000000 people, only 20 percent of this country is fully vaccinated. and the fact is, they're desperate to try to prevent a 3rd way from happening that is being discussed in public now with government leaders, as well as public health workers. and they say to prevent that 3rd wave, what they need is more vaccines and they need them now case in basra via their reports in life. and julie hale in the poll. same for now. thank you. still ahead

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