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trying to make their way into the e. u. also u. s. judge overturns a major rolling for drug make a johnson and johnson the 2nd blow in the fight to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for the opiate crisis. and the man of task that lies ahead warnings that there was urgent work to be done. if the world is to escape the catastrophic effects of global warming, ah, starting with ethiopia with united nation, says 16 of its local staff as have been detained in the capital and a saba, by a calling for the groups. immediate release. 6 other, you and workers who were previously detained, of now been freed. this comes at a time of escalating conflict between ethiopia, central government, and rebel forces and the countries north. as far as i know, no explanation given to us by why these the staff members are,

are detained on the there are 16 remaining in detention and 6 have been released so that, that's the breakdown. they come from various un agencies, they're all national staff. it is imperative that they, that they be released. let's check in with my tanner at un headquarters in new york . quite an escalation here. my tells is there any further details? well, the on spokesman for the secretary general briefing journalist there he had just spoken at that particular time to you and security personnel in addis ababa trying to get out exactly what had happened. now, what the u. n. does know at this point is that initially it would appear 22 people were arrested along with it. he said there dependence. now how many people that is, that is not clear either. now, subsequently,

6 of the you and workers were released the you and says that is engaging with ethiopian government, 1st of all, to get the rest released and also to find out exactly why these arrests took place . now, there had been some reporting that these arrests took place in a wider round up of people supporting the t grey, a group of fighting against the ethiopian government. however, no confirmation of that. and that question was put directly to the un, which also could not confirm. so it is struggling. it says as well, with communications issues, very difficult to communicate with you in personnel on the ground in at us about ever so detail. still sketchy hours after that initial announcement, but the un insists it's going to continue to press the ethiopian government for the release of its workers and tay. thank you for that update that is my tanner at the u. n. in new york. meanwhile, the diplomatic push is gathering pace to prevent ethiopians conflict from

escalating into full blown civil war african union and voya. so going up, sandra has traveled to the em, hara and afar regions rebels from ethiopia as ticket i. origin of advanced, closer towards the country's capital they've now been seen in the town of can me say, which is only about 300 kilometers from madison oliver. the african unions also mediating between the government and rebel forces to withdraw troops. and the african unions also discussing humanitarian access into to guy where there is a severe shortage of food and fuel. the un says nearly 400000 people are living in famine like conditions. the federal government has been repeatedly accused of blocking aid into the area. armando, with more now from addis ababa all these piece efforts, the 1st priority they want to achieve is to get aid to those who need it most more than 400000 people in the ticket i region who are living in famine like

situations according to the you and no aid has entered that degraded, and since mid last month. and many people are trying very much to get this aide as quickly as possible or cigna bus on july the african unions, m boy to the horn of africa, said that he will have a plan by the end of the week for negotiations. and the 1st thing he wants to see is a humanitarian corridor opened towards a to grey and also for an armed millis. she is under defense forces thick and as far away as possible from the main roads leading to to grey. so it is still a walk in progress. here is there asked us j o and winter, who is the former vice chair of the a u commission explaining how peace can be achieved in ethiopia. the african nuts nominated to press them to or less were now bus,

ensure the former president of nigeria to be the peacemaker for the owner of africa and general, but also in the case of it. and of course, the conflict that is within it and does be some cigarette because i've been meeting with our dear to finding a solution to the crisis that is on the going because was tit. it is out of fed, a heavy, heavy that is being exchanged at the biggest challenge at the moment is possible just to stop this hostilities. then the 2nd one is to bring your mentality and assistance. and the 3rd one to bring them to the table. so that they will then be able to negotiate without bloodshed the best road for them at the moment is full of negotiated settlement of the graces rather than a full i'm the conflict because you know the terrain of dis,

about by so difficult and trying to much today's going to be towed onto the news. poland prime minister is accused russia of orchestrating the wave of migrants trying to enter poland through been a race. the un refugee agency says it's alarmed that the situation on the border. it's a thousands of vulnerable people must not be used for political purposes. the support from re challenge that you got in the middle of every humanitarian crisis. there are always human faces. and these are the children, women and men stuck in a deadly stand off on the poland. better roost border thousands and now and make shift camps along the razor. wire humanitarian group say they're lacking food and medicine. social media footage from recent days shows several 100 refugees and migrants escorted by that a russian security heading towards poland. the large numbers have escalated a crisis that's been boiling for many weeks. many, if they can get into the,

you don't want to stay in poland where they know they're not welcome. no, we are going to get money. gemini died, no form of the month, thousands of feet entering the plot through better roost at 1st, by lithuania and latvia. now may need 3 pollings. the e u accuse is better. russian leader, alexander lucas shanker, of orchestrating ways of migrants and refugees. in retaliation for sanctions imposed on his government for violent crackdowns on the opposition. on monday, poland said it had withstood attempts by migrants to force their way across the border. or 30 of accused batteries have tried to spark a major confrontation and immobilizing soldiers and close the border crossing. prime minister mateusz more of it, ski has been visiting troops. who would think 23 months ago that we will be dealing with actions that are characterized by the use of human shields. look a shame because machine uses civilian weapons in

a hybrid wall. what we can see today, a new methods and you are fasting against the nova mental, but poland authorities have been accused of illegal behavior to forcibly transporting people. they've caught back across the border rather than offering humanitarian assistance and the chance to apply for protection as being little coordinated action from the you. germany is urging member states to do more russia, a close ally and adviser to better roost says the crisis is a result of the west's policies in the middle east. and urge is it to help batteries? oh no, you're hostile to work on those. go a little know you're hostile to root of the problem is the policy carried out by western countries, including the nato and e. u. member states regarding the middle east and north africa over years as they were trying to impose a western style better life. several people along the border have already died from exposure. there could be many more to come, rory,

talents out as era use for on cop $26.00. now where analysts are saying the pledge is that countries of made to tackle climate change this decade would still lead to a $2.00 degrees celsius temperature rides this century. that has far more than the $1.00 degree limit, which they've already committed to around a $140.00 countries having 90 percent of global emissions have announced targets to cut emissions. but the climate action track creeps as many of the pledges lack practical detail. and short term plans. we are making progress at cop $26.00, but we still have a mountain to climb over the next few days. and what has been collectively committed to go some way, but certainly not all the way to keeping 1.5 within reach. the gap in ambition has

narrowed. now the world needs confidence that we will shift immediately into implementation. that the pledge is made here will be delivered. and that the policies and investment will swiftly follow by the andrew simmons and spoke to iceland environment minister who thinks the cult 26 climate talks could be making some headway, more intense negotiations, taking place in this building. and they're getting longer, more involved and more tents that have to be said, that's what we're hearing from all sources. there's so much to play for here as a lot of things to do and not a lot of time to do them in with me right now. is one of the representatives of a small, the smallest states iceland, the environment minister goodman, the good branson. thank you very much for joining out 0. welcome. thank you and tell me this. how is it going? how does it look? i would say i'm more positive towards a battery so i was

a week ago and i based on the fact there have been some improvements when it comes to the n p c. and when it comes to contributions of country and trying to reduce that greenhouse gas emissions. and also that we, we here and we might be likely to close the financing gas to the developing countries, the $100000000.00 promise that was made here. the president of the united states of america bomber referred only on monday to the disappointing action of russia and china and not being here and saying that that was crucial. they would, they would, they would, it was dangerous. it was dangerous, dangerously lacking that response. what do you say to that, and what do you say to that, coupled with the that the pressure that the lobby groups, the fossil fuel nations are putting on the whole affair? and 1st of all,

obama also president obama also said that has been made progress in 2015. and i agree with him because a lot of businesses, a lot of countries have stepped up their game. there are countries that still need to do better. there are countries that are responsible for lots of missions, and you mentioned china and russia, we could say australia and all this as well. and i'm really hoping that they will like we all need to do a step of the game when, when it comes to climate issues. in the news, i had a political deadlock in bosnia herzegovina threatens tree decades of peace and most likely to chill they were hydrogen power may be the key to replacing fossil fuels. oh hello, there winter storms are dominating the weather. story across north america. not

just in the west where we've got winter systems pulling in one after the other, but also across those central areas. we've got this wet and windy weather moving across the plains towards the mid west states. so we're seeing snow for places like the dakotas central parts of canada as well all way down to minnesota and into kansas. we are going to see some very heavy rain here. we could see some flooding with that my. by the time we get into thursday, that system moves across towards the great lakes taking the really wet and windy weather with it. but we both got rain trailing down to some of the states in the south east. now, head of this, it is looking a warmer along that east coast for places like new york in washington dc. but it is going to turn cooler and wetter as we go towards the we can now behind the severe storms, we can see things on look included the temperature in kansas city, and lincoln coming down. and we are seeing that wintery weather continue in the west. very strong winds blowing into british columbia rain for washington and oregon. but further south it is looking a lot dryer and we see

a lot of sunshine come through for los angeles, the temperature about 10 degrees above average, with plenty of sunshine through the weekend. ah. in the vietnam war, the u. s. army used to talk to code beside with catastrophic consequences. agent orange was most shocked, as instance chemical warfare. a decade later, the same happened in the us state of oregon. these helicopters flying over the ridge braying something and they didn't even see the carrier foot. 2 women are still fighting for justice against some of the most powerful forces in the world. the people versus agent orange. on al jazeera lou

ah, on al jazeera, these are the top stories. this our, the u. n. is calling for the release of it. so 16 local staffers detained in ethiopia, capital addis ababa that comes at a time of escalating conflict between ethiopia, central government, and rebel. forces in the north and african union envoy has traveled to ethiopia as i'm horror and afar regions. in a diplomatic push to end the conflict rebels from ethiopia to grow region have advanced closer towards the capital with the u. and warning this conflict wrists spiraling into a civil war and poland prime minister matthews motor britsky has accused rusher of being behind the wave of migrants trying to enter the country through better. bruce, he says moscow's actions threatened he used stability at the top court in the you,

a set of oklahoma has over turned a $465000000.00 opioid ruling against the drug make a johnson and johnson. the pharmaceutical giant was accused of fueling the opioid epidemic, which has killed more than half a 1000000 americans through deceptive marketing. i want to 1st, let's check in with andy gallagher in miami, on this one, andy, does this mean johnson and johnsons off the hook? it does it, does it open the door? not necessarily come out because there are 2700 other pending legal cases. but what makes this one so significant do is it was seen as the template. it was the 1st time big pharmaceutical companies were in court and were held responsible for the opioid epidemic. so if that is the template, i think all the other states that are taking legal action against johnson and johnson and other big pharmaceutical companies will take know basically what the oklahoma high court said was that the

a public nuisance law they were trying to use in this case was far too broad, they say that doesn't take away from the tragedy of the o. p. o crisis that really plagues this nation. so i wouldn't say that johnson and johnson know many other big pharmaceutical companies are off the hook. and in fact, big pharmaceutical companies are offering about $4000000000.00 to settle, always cases at once. but i remember i was there the day this judgment came down in oklahoma. and i met a doctor who run clinics of people who are hooked on these kinds of painkillers. and he said this kind of cash, even the 500 or so 1000000 was not enough to even keep those clinics running for a year. so they've certainly got away with it in this case in oklahoma, but as i said, there are almost 3000 other cases pending in other states and they are now bound to take a different legal direction. just a little background. if you wouldn't mind, andy briefly for our view as on the scale, not so much of the, of the litigation with the scale of the crisis in the 1st place.

well, the center for disease control and prevention came out with the numbers between 19972017. around 400000 americans died and those deaths are all directly linked to opioids. this is a crisis that doesn't really pay much attention to wealth gender class. i've been all over the country covering this story. and it's something that really affects so many different people in a day of reckoning. i think for big pharmaceutical companies is on its way. it's just a matter of how that legal approach is taken and how much money is offered over, but it certainly has affected millions and millions of people in this country, but decades. danica reporting from miami. thank you. andy. airports across the united states have seen countless reunions in the country fully reopened, to vaccinated international travelers for 20 months, restrictions imposed due to covered 19 closed off traveling to the us for millions of people. long separated couples, families, friends,

all labeled to each other again. land borders with mexico and canada has also regions a pregnant gemini journalist and her child had been killed in an explosion in the southern port city of aidan russia. abdullah had, as he worked for a united arab emirates basement with her husband, also a journalist with injured authorities, an explosive device was planted in the car. i minister mine up to my like i said, call it a terrorist attack. no group is claimed. responsibility is ready, security forces 5, against that young palestinian protested in the occupied with bank demonstrate as were rallying against a recent spate of anti palestinian vandalism. israeli police say they are investigating but palestinian protest. a question whether this will lead to any arrest, as they passed inquiries into similar acts of vandalism, haven't resulted in any action from iran factions in iraq have reached an agreement

with the government to ease tension over election results comes days after what was described as an assassination attempt against the prime minister unless the file had me on drones targeted his residence on sunday, but he escaped unharmed. there's been no claim of responsibility there called me says the attack as a well known and will be exposed. a powerful union in tennessee has called for a general strike in the city of algrove, but on wednesday, 2 days after a demonstrator was killed during a rally, the man's family says he's suffocated after police fire tear gas something the interior ministry denies. an investigation is underway, protest as have been rallying against the reopening of a landfill site that was closed earlier this year. now cotton sudan is ordered that internet services be restored more than 2 weeks after most of them are blocked. the national consumer protection council sued telecommunication companies over the shut down they face arrest if the court decision isn't implemented. the

outage was imposed to prevent protests and a campaign of civil disobedience after the military takeover on october 25th. now increasingly tense, political deadlock in bosnia herzegovina, aries, raising concerns the country could return to war nearly 3 decades. now since the 3 main ethnic groups signed a us backed p, steel, the now demands for more or tommy from bosnia sub community, a threatening to unravel little jamal a shell reports from saudi a for it's been a gloomy, a few weeks in bosnia herzegovina, with dark clouds filling both the sky and the country's political horizon. after almost 3 decades of peace, the prospect of war is being discussed by many people. the reason statements and the parent attempts by leading politicians here in bosnia syrup and clave of republic, a serv scott threatening to withdraw from state institutions including the national army paving the way for cessation. after the un top official, one,

the country could break apart. the united states sent its envoy to the region meeting, buzz me as 3 member presidential council, as well as other sort of leaders. the message from each of them was there would be no war. but divisions in the country are clear to see and republic. a serv, scott, it's a struggle to find the bosnian national flag raised anywhere, not even on government buildings. instead, a variation of serbia, property, flag adopted by strip. scott is widely flown. i don't have any feelings to deflect of of my state. i'm respecting it, believe me, but i do not have feelings because my people didn't didn't be a part real part to to create flick luby, shes trustee which belongs to bosnian sir presidents. miller dix party and is the mayor of a town in republic, a service. scott that border, sorry,

a vote. he claims that attempts to form a militia or as you cause it, and the army would not contravene the country's constitution. there is no position of, of army was had within that constitution. so if you are talking about the coming back some, some jurisdiction from state level on entity level, then you must said that all this jurisdiction is present jurisdiction of both a has to go no state level. it is not written that seemingly contradictory stance is what's causing concern for many borne after the war. journalists, john thomas, she tells me, young people have no appetite for armed conflict. the problem he said, is in the political system set up by the dayton peace agreement. them the 3, but it's in the country with the presidency is absolutely dysfunctional. most young people i know want to leave boston, you already know they feel they're your basis years. other than views like these

have anger sla john's parents whom as a result he hasn't seen for almost a year now. ethnically served, he sees his family don't share his views on the unified, pluralistic state. the us that there was me, i will remain here in 5 for a society where everyone is equal regardless of the name or it needs to be. it seems that for now, bosnian politicians and international diplomats have agreed at least verbally to prevent any further escalation. well, the reality is bosnia herzegovina is far from united and was the country's parents constitution helped to bring about an end to the last war? the fear among some is that unless it is amended, it could one day possibly be the reason for the start of another dramatic show. yeah, i'll just see it. i'm sorry able to india with a challenge. my husband shrouded in small g with air pollution hitting dangerous levels across new delhi and other parts of the north. the severe deterioration in

air quality is being blamed on farm is violating a ban on cropped, burning. people also ignored a band on fireworks to celebrate devali, a survey found 80 percent of families in the region of reported ailments like headaches and breathing problems due to the air pollution. and then you've got toxic phone, which is covered parts of the yamuna river flowing through the indian capital. local activists say it was caused by illegal dumping of industrial waste and untreated sewage. water comes as hindu devoted bathe, to mark the chattahoochee, a religious festival, to thank the sun god. finally, chile, one of the countries leading the world when it comes to sustainable energy, or the energy minister says it's pioneering the use of hydrogen with many believing it could be a solution to replace fossil fuels and do it at a competitive price. and latin america added alysia human rights reports now from colleena. it's colorless, odorless, and tasteless,

and its everywhere. hydrogen is one of the world's most abundant elements. a plentiful source of energy, lighter and more powerful than lithium and oil, can use to fuel large vehicles, airplanes, and ships or to power heavy industry like mining. but the challenge is to replace conventional fossil fuels with hydrogen, without using contaminating energy sources to make it. this is no ordinary forklift, it's the was 1st to be run on green hydrogen produced right here at the last thought. the last copper plant near chillies capital, if the movement of steel with a sympathetic this is very similar to a petrol station. and the time it takes to fill the vehicle is very similar as well . green hydrogen is produced by separating hydrogen molecules from h 2. 0, in other words, water through a process of electrolysis. it only emits water vapor,

no c o 2. and this is the 2nd part of the equation, the ability to generate enough sustainable energy as they're doing here to make the production of green hydrogen really worth while. and that to a country like chilly because of its geographic conditions has an enormous advantage. at least 50 percent of the cost of producing green hydrogen is renewable energy. but for chile, that's not a problem. we have the highest solar radius in the planet, in the other comma closet in the north. i'm the best winds on the world of the world in the south, in paramus and part owner. so capacity factors in for solar p v in the north, our 3rd to 7 percent. that compares with 25 per cent in saudi arabia or the, and spain. and in the south and marinez capacity factors for wind are over 60 even 70 percent versus 55 percent in the north sea. for example,

for all the energy miniature calls green hydrogen, the missing link to carbon neutrality liquid. but this is so special. why aren't other countries already doing it? so it's a technical issue any longer is simic financial, economic issue of a former environment minister, mozilla mina, is adamant that it's up to chillies government to produce the incentive. as it did a decade ago to dramatically reduce the cost of solar energy, you either put a price on carbon, or you subsidize the investment. but without neither of these working you will simply not have the large scale projects that we anticipate. in chili's patagonia, porch seamans and intel green power have joint forces to build the world's 1st fully integrated facility to produce carbon neutral fuels with wind power to make hydrogen. but it's not expected to produce more than 55000000 leaders by 2024. to make an export green hydrogen as cheaply as conventional fuel by the year 2050,

which is the government goal will require not just small plants like this one, but gigawatt size facilities. in chile, that will mean negotiating, a multi national accord between the public and private sectors, costing about $50000000000.00. but it could be a small price to pay to transition to what may be one of the world's best options for dramatically reducing greenhouse gases and global warming. without limiting the consumption of energy. the sea and human al jazeera colleena, kitty ah, deadlines for you at half past the hour, the u. n. is calling for the release of 16 of its local staffers, detained in ethiopia, capital addis ababa. it comes at a time of escalating conflict between ethiopia, central government, and rebel forces in the countries north. as far as i know,

no explanation given to us by why these are the staff members are.