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a major ruling against drunk make at johnston and johnson. the 2nd blow in the fight to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for the opioid crisis. ah, we begin in ethiopia, where the united nation says 16 of its local staff have been detained in the capital at isabella. they're calling for the groups immediate release, 6 other you and workers who were previously detained. have now been freed. 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 who by why these are the staff members are, are detained. ah, the, there are 16 remaining in detention. and 6 have been released. so that's that sir. the, the breakdown of they come from various are you and agencies,

they're all national staff. it is imperative that the of that they be released. my kind of has more now from the united nations. well, the and 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 they're dependence. now, how many people that is, that is not clear either. now, subsequently, 6 of the you and workers were released either you and says it 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 roundup of people supporting at the at 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 about so detail stole 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. meanwhile, the diplomatic push is gathering pace to prevent ethiopia conflict escalating into a full blown civil war. the african union envoy on a 2nd of asenjoe has travelled to the am horror under far regions rebels from ethiopia, tig or i region of advanced closer towards the countries capital. they've been seen in the town of kimmy say that's about 300 kilometers from december. the african unions also mediating between the government and rebel forces to withdraw troops.

and a u is also discussing humanitarian access into to gray, where there's a severe shortage of food and fuel. the un says many 400000 people are living in famine like conditions. the federal government has been repeatedly accused of blocking aid into the area. my mother, though, as mona 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, likes tuitions, according to the you and no aid has entered the to grey bridge and since mid last month, and many people are trying very much to get this aide as quickly as possible. oh, so going about san jose, the african unions, m boy to the horn of africa, said that you 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 willis. she is under defense forces thick and as far away as possible from the main roads leading to, to gray. so it is still a walk in progress to grow. am rebel fighters of committed rape and other abuses during their recent advances in the ethiopian conflict. that's according to a new report by amnesty international. the rights group says it's documented 16 women who are raped or gang raped at gunpoint by to brian fighters, local authority to say that numbers actually much higher. amnesty says the acts described would amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. talons prime minister as it used russia, orchestrating the wave of migrants trying to enter poland through bell roofs. the humans refugee agency says it's alarmed the situation on the border. it says thousands of vulnerable people must not be used for political purposes where we challenge reports yet has gone 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 in makeshift 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 masked bell russian security. heading towards poland. the large numbers of escalated a crisis. there's been boiling for many weeks. this family says it's kurdish. the grandmother isn't well, they're lucky enough to have found their way into poland after 2 weeks in the forest. but what's next for them isn't clear. according to the refugee charity watching them be escorted away by bodyguards. we can never be certain what happens to the people that lead the that we of her health in the forest because the polish authorities are breaking the law and a convention they offend,

sent them back to villarejo even though they apply for international protection here for months thousands of been entering the e u vibe salaries at 1st through lithuania and latvia now mainly through poland. the e. u accuses beller. russian leader alexander lucas shanker. of orchestrating ways of migrants and refugees. in retaliation of the sanctions imposed on his government for violent crackdowns on the opposition with the he accuses poland of military intimidation, brought the subordinate pro to grant the earlier part of them from noon. so fighting migrants with tanks today. well, use me. well, we both have a military background. we understand that being in a war with these poor people on the polish bella, russian border and moving in tank columns with, it's obvious that it has some sort of a drill a hole intimidation with of course we face it without anxiety. what kind of still

spoke with production was for you. on monday, poland said it had withstood attempts by migrants to force their way across the border. prime minister, mateusz more of etzky, has been visiting troops, licenses, and submissions with amazon. who would think 23 months ago that we would be dealing with actions that are characterized by the use of human shields. lucas shank has regime uses civilians, weapons in a hybrid war. what we can see today on new methods and you are a bastion against the nova. germany is urging e u. member states to do more so far, there's been little coordinated action from you, though that might be change a president called on member states to approve extended sanctions against the bell or russian or thought it is. and she also announced the exploration of measures against 3rd country airlines that are active in human trafficking. several people along the border have already died from exposure. there could be many more to come,

rory, talents, how to 0. ah, analysts say the pleasures that countries have made at cop $26.00 to tackle climate change this decade would still needs a 2 point. 4 degrees celsius temperature rise. this century. that's far more than the $1.00 to be limit. they've committed to around a $140.00 countries covering 90 percent of global emissions have announced targets to cut emissions. but the climate action truck group says 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 at the policies an investment will swift be follow. one area under semen spoke to iceland and vomit minister who thinks the cop 26th climate talk 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 bronson. thank you very much for joining al jazeera. 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 cost 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 it was crucial that they were there with, it was dangerous, it was dangerous, dangerously lacking that response. what do you say to that? 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 effect. now, 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 emissions. 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 step out of the game when, when it comes to climate issues. india's taj mahal has been blanketed by smoke with air pollution hitting dangerous levels across new delhi and other parts of the north. the severe deterioration of air quality is being blamed on farmers violating a ban on crop burning. people also note about m fireworks to celebrate devali. one survey found 80 percent of families in the region reported ailments like headaches and breathing problems due to pollution. not more so to come here and i'll just say we're including a political deadlock in bosnia herzegovina, threatened 3 decades of peace. i'm back where they belong. france, at least a 100 dozens of ancient african autocrats. more of them

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is going to turn cooler and wetter as we go towards the we can now behind the severe storms, we can see things are looking cooler, 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 for the south it is looking a lot. dwyer and we're seeing a lot of sunshine come through for los angeles. the temperature about 10 degrees above average with plenty of sunshine through the weekend. ah, the stories that need to be told find a way of getting a window into another life. these are my babies. my students where i go, where i see them. it's just like we are in secondary, from personal endeavors in epic struggle to colossal sacrifices in individuals,

johnny witness, showcase is inspiring documentary that changed the world on al jazeera blue. ah, welcome back. a took him out of the top stories he at this hour the you and his calling for the release of 16 of its local staff, detained an ethiopian capital, addis ababa. it comes with a time of escalating conflict to him. if you have your central government rebel forces in the countries north, ponens prime minister has accused russia being behind the wave of migrants trying to enter the country through bella, luce, he says, must those actions threaten you stability?

i'm going to say the pledges countries of made at cop $26.00 to tackle climate change this decade would still lead to a $2.00 degrees celsius temperature rise this century, that's far more than 1.5 limit. they've committed to now the top caught in the us state of oklahoma as overturned a $465000000.00. oh, pure ruling against the drug make a johnston. johnson. the pharmaceutical giant was accused of fueling the opioid epidemic, which has killed more than half a 1000000 americans through deceptive marketing. and gallagher has more on this from miami. there are 2700 other pending legal cases, but what makes this one so significant today 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, a crisis that really plagues this nation. so i wouldn't say that johnson and johnson, or many other big pharmaceutical companies, are off the hook. and in, and in fact, big pharmaceutical companies are offering about $4000000000.00 to settle, always cases at once. but remember, i was there, the day this judgment came down in oklahoma and i met a doctor who run clinics with 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 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. so let's bring in maria glove us as a professor of law at the georgetown university law center. join us live now from washington, dc. marry a good job with us. so how significant then is this decision by the oklahoma

supreme court? and why do you think they overturned this judgment against johnson and johnson? so it's, it's certainly significant, especially since it follows on the heels of a decision out of california last week that also rejected claims against johnson and johnson and other manufacturers under public nuisance theory. so if you're thinking about settling with johnson and johnson, those settlement offers look a lot more attractive in the wake of the california decision. and now the oklahoma decision, it's not significant in that it doesn't tell us how other states might come out on the same issue. because public nuisance law varies from state to state. but to the extent that this very narrow interpretation of public nuisance law by the oklahoma court, which was very narrow, narrow, or even a california court,

that that would, that will affect other cases. emory, how much then does this ruling mark the later set back for state, some local governments who are trying to hold big pharma responsible for the opioid epidemic? i think it's a said back now just as a matter of the public nuisance law, but as a matter of what was said earlier, that 465000000 wasn't even enough to keep certain clinics open for a year. there's not enough money in the united states, much less the settlement to a b o b with crisis. so both the removal of this money from the abatement plan for now, as well as the delay of paying out anything to update the crisis is significant for everyone trying to fight the ban demik and all the families affected by that. and demick a maria, just for our international audience. we're watching this program. i mean, this was a decision by a state court, but a federal court recently granted sweeping legal immunity to the sack of family who were in per you pharmaceuticals, which makes oxycontin,

and just to remind our viewers, this is the drug at the center of the opioid crisis, so can a federal ruling impact the decision of a state court? do you think not only issue of public new sense. so public nuisance is state law. and this is the oklahoma court's interpretation of its own public nuisance law, which it is held does not apply to be with me in effect manufacturers. and they even extend that to say it doesn't apply to anyone in the distribution, shane, and it doesn't apply to legally prescribe products. that's a very broad holding. and that's a broad holding of state law. the federal issues involving the satler's are not applicable to how a state would interpret its own public nuisance law and other states are free to and will be presented with the opportunity. if these cases don't all settle to interpret public nuisance law under their own states version of that law in future cases, maria, just a final thought to you. i mean,

you recently put together and host at a high level opioid litigation summit, which i've seen a government officials that people are from the white house, also substance abuse experts. did anything emerge from that summit that points to the future direction of a legal fight against big pharma and the deadly addictive drugs they make? where do we go from here? basically? i think one thing that emerged from that summit is the continued difficulty that the american regulatory system has in dealing with major public health crises, through litigation, public nuisance. as a 12 century english common law, right, is just one example of the way in which the legal system and legal rights struggle to be a regulatory match for the modern exigencies of globalized product and nationalized product. tar. and yet again, this is another situation in which the courts have been asked to deal with the public health crisis that washington refuses to deal with. and so for the future,

we have to look creatively and innovatively to litigation to help you all of these crises. but we have to continue to insist that one day washington and congress start dealing with things that litigation and the judicial system are not fully equipped to deal with this scale. maria glover, really good to get your inside. thank you very much. indeed for talking about a 0. thank you. thanks for having me now, but you as in boy for the western balcony, i sought to allay affairs of war in bosnia herzegovina, despite her renewed, pushed by bosnian serbs to succeed. daniel escobar says, political leaders have pledged support for peace agreement that ended fighting in the region 25 years ago. the sub member boston has joined presidency miller about dough. dick is pushing for republic. a substitute for c. liliana smitley mix has more from bonnie luka in bosnia herzegovina, stanislaw brain, of each and miracle shadow, each presidents of 2 main oppositional political parties in the public. a subscriber sent a clear message. after their meeting with gabriel escobar,

they said that date and peace accord is a base for everything in bosnia herzegovina, and that nothing can be changed unilaterally. they think that all political parties in the entire country should discuss all issues that bosnia and herzegovina clearly has. and that the right place for this discussions are the institutions of bosnia and herzegovina. they also said that our miller daddy is trying to prolong this political crisis so that he would keep everything going until at the general elections next year. and they also think that a he is trying to put to focus on this so that public and media wouldn't discuss all the economical issues that this country has. a gabrielle ask about also matt to with the now they could to bring all of each who is the president of and a public a subscribe national assembly. and this meeting is particularly important,

since all these announcements build, a da dick has made during these previous months should come to life in a national assembly. however, a parliament members will discuss our some conclusions in which it is stated that the government of the public a sort of sky will make all this possible to come to life next year. not now and be oppositional parties in the pool. because since got think this is the a clear sign that me orthodontic doesn't have any serious intentions with this political crisis. now the world bank says things are dismal and getting worse. are people in gaza. a new report shows that unemployment in the besieged strip stands at 45 percent. and there are particular concerns about the high dependency on social aid unemployment and the occupied westbank is 17 percent in the world bank

ones. the palestinian authority is challenging. financial situation has left it unable to borrow from domestic lenders. the world bank expects overall growth of 6 percent in the palestinian economy this year, but says this will likely slow in 2022. will compound shankar, the world bank county director for the west bank and gaza, he explained why officials in need to reduce the budget deficit this year around the high vaccination rates that's being an uptick in the economy. so there has been certainly a rebound for up to 6 percent of what is going to happen is that these 2 are struggling with a huge deficit off $1400000000.00. and why, why the, why there's been growth. it's not sustainable with this huge deficit. that's the reason we are projecting that. it's going to go come down to 3 percent unless the whole huge deficit is address. the palestinians do not have access

to international market. they do not have that currency and they do not have a monetary policy. so the instruments which they have very limited. so hence, we would need support from donors, from the government of israel, and certainly the bank is doing is bit and there's also actions with the palestinian authority, which is, which is doing i'm and they have lost some extremely important reforms. recently, we need to give them credit. i'm at the same time. we also need international donors. that's been a huge drop off in international don't assistance this year in particular. so i think that all the all parties needs to come together to be able to support the palestinian people. witnesses, a protest as of set fire to a police station in the tennessee in the city of under it follows rally is this week against a decision to reopen a landfill site that was closed earlier this year. tensions escalated after protest

or was killed during a demonstration. on monday, france and benito have reached the agreement to return 26 historical artifacts to the african nation. the deals between the money or macro. i'm been president property so long was done in paris. some of africa, most significant artworks were looted by french colonial troops. back in the 1900 century. natasha butler's mona from the french capital of quite an emotional scene at the lee said, the french president, the manual macro, and the president of been in patrice tunnel, holding a ceremony to formalize the return of the 26 artifacts to ben in macro said that this was a breakthrough moment and the stalling moment as these artifacts would embark on a journey home. the presence of the means that this was not just about the restoration of these all work to been in. this was about painting. regaining some

of his soul. he praised him out of my call for breaking the 2 of restitution of our works. now the 26 hours was comprises various objects. we're talking about fact use palace door that even a throne. they are known as the ivr may treasures. and they were looted by french colonial forces in 1892 from west africa though then brought to paris, where they've been at various museums ever since for over a century. most recently, they were displayed assa museum and central power. so people to see them before they return to benny. so the french president minute, mike crawford, they're already wrapped up. they're in crate, they're at the airport. they all ready to go. they will leave at the same time as the president has been in and they will make their way back home. and this ends a very long process which starts at several years ago. but i'll, as him as a professor vance apology at shawnee state university,

he says the theft of artifacts as a reminder of africa, colonial history. that part of the colonial history of africa, dating back from the and 900 century when much of africa was looted, not only of its natural wealth, but also of its cultural and wealth as well. i'm in this particular case, it was a, after a british explorer by the, i think the name of james phillips had tried to enter the kingdom of benito, mad edge. he breaks out and in the process he ends up being killed. so that the british and a punitive expedition to benign and in the process also managed to lute. so these fantastic treasures i believe is over 3000, possibly 4000 objects from this large collection floating around the well to bay in various collections, private and public collection of public museums like the the one in france in berlin, in germany. obviously in the british museum in the u. s. and math and so on,

so forth. and add like all these countries and nations. and since the end of colonialism, they've been calling and demanding for the return of their cultural property and death. this is a happy day, i believe, for the people have been in bed, they are going to get some of their objects back as full arc 26 items. i believe it's an ongoing process and we'll look forward. seeing more buzz pretending. ah, i forgot to get the headlines here on out to 0. the you in is calling for the release of 16 of its local staff, detained in ethiopia. capital at isabella comes at.