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a live update report that sedans prime minister intends to step down a month after he was reinstated, under a deal with the military rulers and turning nightclubs into crypto currency, mining farms, argentines to innovate him to survive as their economy grapples with a debt crisis. yes, president joe biden has told millions of unvaccinated americans, it's their patriotic duty to get inoculated against cobit 19. the amazon barren now accounts for almost 3 quarters of all new cases. biden warner, the unvaccinated face, a winter of severe illness and even death. kimberly help get reports from washington d. c. m. a crohn has gripped the united states. 73 percent of new cases are now attributed to that highly contagious variant. testing site across the u. s. are packed in cleveland. this new dr. up testing site was at capacity just

hours after opening. well, cobit has been a tough adversary. we've shown that we're tougher to combat beyond the cron search u. s. president joe biden on tuesday announced a half 1000000000 home rapid tests will be distributed to americans starting in january until now u. s. rapid tests have been expensive and hard to find. we're take even more steps to make it easier to get tested and get tested for free. we're violence also utilizing the defense production act to ramp up test manufacturing for clinical use . he's deploying 1000 troops to support overwhelmed doctors and nurses, and he's tapping into america's national stock pile of ventilators to ensure hospitals are well equipped. still biden says the best way to prevent severe disease and death is vaccination. all these people who have not been vaccinated,

you have an obligation to yourself, to your family, and quite frankly, now we criticize this to your country. shortly after taking office bite and reversed his predecessors, withdrawal from the world health organization to unify the global fight against cove it. on tuesday, secretary of state blinking announced an additional 580000000 will be sent to the w h. whoa, to set up programs to get the and vaccinated their 1st shot. but it may already be too late. we are going to be far behind what is needed for the on the kron search. and as because of how transmissible this variant is, this may be one of the fast the spreading pathogens in madison that we've ever seen . so all of these efforts that they announced today are excellent, but my concern is that they're not going to be rolled. busy out fast enough,

the search is the arm across, the very end is disrupting the struggling us economy. sports leagues are canceling game. so are some broadway shows, but biden says, it doesn't have to be this way. he pleaded with those skeptical of vaccines and government to reconsider, by ministration is put them in place not to control your life, but to save your life. what's not a part of president biden's plan are locked down seen in other countries. the white house hopes expanded testing will prevent the need for such restrictions in the united states. kimberly hell kit al jazeera, the white house, portugal has imposed the number of new corona vice restrictions, as on the con cases, surge, nightclubs and bars in order to close at least 2 weeks from saturday. and people have been told to work from home authorities a limit outdoor gatherings to 10 people per group on new year's eve and negative corona, virus tests or now also be required to stay at hotels or go to events. meanwhile,

the u. k reported more than 90000 new cases on tuesday, but the prime minister barak johnson has confirmed he won't be bringing in any new restrictions before christmas. what i can say to night is it naturally we can't rule out any further measures after christmas, and when a keep a constant eye on the data will do whatever it takes to protect public health. but in view of the continuing uncertainty about several things, severity of on the chrome uncertainty about the hospitalization rate or the impact of the vaccine roller the boosters. we don't think today that there is enough evidence to justify any tougher measures before christmas. stay in the ukeleles toil. people died from the am a convent on monday, and the number of people admitted to london's hospitals is growing. where we challenge has more rejoice, says the daily mail on tuesday morning. christmas is looking safe. ministers defy

gloomy scientists. that affects the question safe from what's on the con is ripping through the u. k. in a moment. and london is the epicenter so much so that the mayor has declared an emergency situation. but the daily mail is a leading voice on the u. k. rights and it shows the relief, particularly amongst the rebellious libertarian wing of the conservative party, that it's freedoms that have been prioritized or johnson said on monday nights we won't hesitate to take action. the problem for some is that it looks very much like the prime minister has hesitated from taking action. his position is that while they're still big questions, beyond that, about the severity of alma crohn, it's too soon to be shutting people up in doors. the cancer position, when those questions are answered and if the answer is a bad, it will be too late to do and think about it and the house service will be swamped

. the opposition leader kissed armor whose labor party would have supported new restrictions. if the prime minister had gone for them, says the forest johnson is putting his fractious coffee before the public. of course, the spectre of new business and social cubs hasn't gone away. it's just been deferred for another day. christmas may be safe, according to the daily mail, but new year and beyond certainly isn't. what only the british government announced $1300000000.00 an extra support for businesses hit hard by the virus. taken together on confident that these measures will help hundreds of thousands of businesses and the millions of people that they employ, of course will, i will always respond proportionately and appropriately to the situation that we face. people can have confidence in that, but where we are now, we've responded, i think, generously. today the grants that we've outlined up to 6000 pounds are comparable to the grants that we provided for hospitality businesses when they were completely

closed earlier this year. severe weather is having a devastating and in some cases, unprecedented impact on large parts of southeast asia. in malaysia flooding as killed at least 27 people and displaced 70000 dozens or missing of the days of torrential rains triggered some of the worst flooding in years. the military is rescuing people still trapped in their homes. well, frankly, we joined us live now from calling them for flooring. so what's the latest that on the floods and how extensive is the damage? well, we're talking about really quite extensive damage here. at least 7 states in peninsula malaysia are still under water, still flooding in those states. and the number of people who've had to leave that homes is now 70000 people. and the worst affected state is pa, hung central state in peninsula malaysia, where authorities say at least 42000 people are in temporary relief shelters. and social media post also say that to major highways in that state are still

inaccessible to vehicles. and the water levels in some rivers are still very high in danger of dangerous levels, even in some places and authorities of the people living those living near those areas, have to be ready to leave when they're told to do so. now even in urban areas, some places are still water locked and we're talking about 4 days after the work flooding occurred. many people still haven't been able to return to the home, so it's not really possible to just to quantify exactly how much damage there is. but we do know that the water reached up to 56 meters in some places, people had to take shelter on the 1st floor of their homes or even on the roof. and many say that the belongings are no longer salvageable and it's not just homes, but businesses. the scene shop fronts that have been inundated with water and the monsoon season is expected to last till february. so there's potential for even more rain and possibly more flooding to occur in the coming weeks and possibly even in the coming month. yeah. florence and the government's been heavily criticized,

but not responding quick enough to help the victims the floods. what of officials been saying that that's what i said. there's a lot of anger at what people say has been very slow government response in helping people. now in some places, volunteers were actually the 1st to reach the scene and they braved flood waters. they took their own inflatable boats, kayaks, to rescue people. many people said they had to pay to be rescued. so there's a lot of anger, there's lot of criticism at how the government responded. not just that they're also social media posts, some criticising, some government ministers saying they seem to be more keen to publicize how they were at flooded areas rather than on actually helping people. now, then they also questions about why the government wasn't better prepared for this event. the prime minister said at a press conference over the weekend that the amount of rain that fell last week is the equivalent of what peninsula malaysia would normally receive in a month. but forecast is said that the whether the,

the bad weather was actually as a result of a tropical depression. and one climate expert says, malaysia is supposed to have technology that is able to predict such systems. so now questions being asked about why there was an adequate preparation being made and also why there wasn't flood warnings given the prime minister has responded. and he admitted that there was some weaknesses that there was a bit of delay in dispersing it. but he also seemed to suggest that this was the responsibility of several parties and that no one party can be blamed for this. right to live for stand calling and florence, thank you. and supplies are being delivered to survivors on typhoon ravaged, islands in the philippines. at least 375 people were killed when typhoon ripe pummeled southern and central regions while summer returning home. more than 400000 the living and evacuation centers. jamila, calling token is in mila with the latest on the situation in the philippines. we were traveling for the past 5 days and we 1st landed in davos it,

it just to give you a sense of how difficult it was for us to get to the 1st devastation, sight of city go province. after that, we made their way to to and from there we were able to embed with the philippine millet. she ended the reconnaissance flight over so we shall go island be not good providence. and then we other sales dropped off at city go city where this situation is really dire. i mean, even for a country often battered by natural disasters, this kind of damage and devastation is unprecedented. we're talking about at least 4 provinces. many communities remain cut off. it's been almost a week since by phone, rice truck and the situation on the ground is really difficult. it is distressing to see. for example, in 3 go to city, just like in the whole province, just like in the now got. the main issue is really food and water would spoken to civilian some of them. those in city go, city will have to line up for hours to just just to be able to have potable water,

potable water that they have to pay for that cost more than double already. for example, just like the price of rice and fuel, then we made our way to deny good profits. ok, do not that island that is about an hour and a half by boat, where we were the 1st journalist to visit. and you know, by the time the arrived had already been 4 days since stifling rice struck the situation is dire, nothing was left untouched. children with barely anything to eat, no electricity, no power cut off from the rest of the world. still to come here now does air including thousands of argentines, martin the 20th anniversary of what was called the great crisis. 2 decades later, we look at whether there's been any change. and how much would you pay for an antique canvas? will tell you why it's cost of danish museum, more than $84000.00 more. ah,

ah, look forward to brighter skies the winter sponsored my cattle airways. hello, the weather starts into quiet and down now across northern parts of the middle east, laza cloud showing up we seen quite a mix of rain, sleet and snow. had some stormy weather, around northern parts of egypt into the levant. disruptive weather this. we are going to see things eating off as little as we go on through the next hours. i still a few showers just around the levant region. their temperature started to pick up damascus at around 14 celsius. wanted to show as their sliding outs of turkey towards the caspian sea want to shout, as you can see into northwestern parts of iran. snowy weather there ensue were afghanistan. western disturbance heading towards the far north west of india. northern parts of pakistan noticed hearing cutter temperatures falling away,

feeling a lot fresh over the next couple days. a 2425 decrease the best i have in offer, but at least it will be large, dry allows you dry to north of the equator. as we make away into africa, the majority of the shares sitting across the equator to the south of that. plenty of o c's, no shower right across the seasonal belt. and they do extend a fairway south zambia, seeing some heavy showers in barbie looking very wet, wet weather there too. for a good part of south africa the her where to where the will make is where a little further rece woods. it's mozambique. oh, with sponsored by casara ways, the listening post cuts through the noise like talking about competing night, the monday tools being used to perpetuate those competing narratives, separating spin from fuck all 3 versions of the story and some element of the truth . but the full story remains and culture unpacking the stories you're being told, it's not a science story at all. it's a story about politics. the listening post your guide to the media on

a j 0. lou. ah, welcome back, a quick amount of top stories here. this our years president joe biden has announced measures to limit a surge of armstrong cases. they include expanded tests, support for hospitals and more vaccinations, but he stopped short of calling for another knocked out. flooding in malaysia has killed at least 27 people on display 70000. the military has been called in to help rescue people. still trapped in their homes and supplies are being delivered to survivors on typhoon ravaged, islands in the philippines. at least 375 people were killed and type in right. its

southern and central regions. more than 400000 living evacuation centers. now we're getting reports that sedans prime minister dela hm doc is about to stand down. it's a month after he made a deal with the military has been criticized by protest as, as a betrayal. ham dog was kept under house arrest for a month following the military takeover in october. but since that power grab been mass protests including over the past weekend, which march the 3rd anniversary of the start of the revolution, mom at vall is in the capital, khartoum and says, handle has been in a difficult situation. handbook is very fast later than he has been expressing it privately and in public. sometimes about the, the amount of support that he's receiving from the people who pushed him to sign an agreement with the military and. and that's at the same time when his popularity waned. among the revolutionaries who have been looking at him as the savior of sudan, he placed himself in

a very difficult situation in the middle between 2 to 5 swath loggerheads. and we have seen that if lucian, or is gaining momentum over the last few days with that push that led them to the gates of the president of follies. and they are planning more demonstrations on the 25th. and the 3rd and the 30th of this month. so, i mean, analysts talking about how do observing a situation that is, you know, going to lead to a total failure of his policies, those policies, by what she intended to reconcile between the 2, between the 2 sites and his finding lot untenable to libya now, where they had to be hi, national elections commission says he's dissolving the electoral committees and ending their work. presidential election is scheduled for december 24th. malik, trina, osborn, out from tripling, were just 3 days away from the scheduled 1st round of presidential elections. and

there hasn't been an official announcement by the high national elections committee that the vote has been delayed. or what we saw today was the elect elections commissioned decision to dissolve. the electoral committees are basically what that means is that it has stopped the work of the, of the workers, the temporary workers that are working in the polling stations across the country. the administrators of these points stations are as clear signs, a clear indicator that this election isn't happening. now we've spoken to various political leaders and political analysts, and here's what one of them had to say. oh, la halim for the earl, had the leisure the elections commission had no choice with the start, the procedure dissolving these committees because it's clear that the election scheduled for december 24 is not happening out that so the commission cannot have these committees continue their work for an unknown period of time left. so this administrative procedure is normal, but it's an indication that libya will not say, presidential of parliamentary elections in the near future yet. so i think the fear

now for many libyans as that libya will now go back to square one. it took months and years for the un support mission to bring about this government of unity over at negotiations over bring trying to bring lawyers rival sized together. and, and the elections were supposed to bring, bring forth a government that, that has the legitimacy of the living people are so that the fear is now, are that the situation in libya will worsen, or that the, that libyans will not be able to vote for, for those they want to lead them in at least in the near future. or the, the fear is that it may take a year or 2 and get back to the negotiating table. ah, which may takes a really long time, or for an election to be possible. ah, but libby is want to be able to vote for the leadership. they also want a constitution or that identifies the rule,

the governing system in libya and what kind of powers of president has are. so we're gonna have to wait and see how the political situation developed in the coming weeks and months. opposition supporters in georgia demand in the release of jail, the former president, macau shaka, she, really of the doctor said he was tortured in custody. thousands rallied in front of the parliament building in the capital to lucy, threatening a mass hunger strike. sarkis really was arrested, not tobar, off returning from exile in ukraine. he was convicted of abuse of power charge. he says, is politically motivated. now tens of thousands of people in argentina have marked 20 years since an economic crisis sparked large scale protests and riots known as the great crisis of 2001 years of austerity culminated with a government decision to limit the cash withdrawals. well, that sparked outrage on the streets than a police crank down the left 39 people dead. what critics say 20 years on the

situation in argentina is no different. a governance in the midst of negotiations with the international monetary fund to restructure $44000000000.00. it owes to the global fun to read about reports when, as ours saw, this building housed at disco prior to the cove. it pandemic. but the loved down and argentina's, already shaky economy, forced owners who can meal to adapt the but i think if i look at what he has now filled the room with machines used to mind group took currencies. he's not only doing it for himself, but also for those who want to invest a busy, but i don't, we are good at elac and there what i, when you, in the beginning it was very complicated and hidden. they sent us an email address and we checked to us valid though no phone ups. now everyone wants to do it yet. we rent space and the handling of the machines and we have to separate the funds because of heat and energy required to operate. and it's proven a success. neil has expanded establishing mining farms around when a site is there,

located in restaurants, and on rooftops with a growing list of clients. crypto currencies have become a way for people in argentina to protect themselves from endless economic crisis that include inflation evaluation and now capital control. this crypto currency farms use enormous amount of electricity and they're profitable here in argentina because energy is relatively cheap if compared to other countries in the region. argentina is trying to recover from the economic effects of that and demick. it's also well to close a 40000000000 debt agreement with the international monetary fund to establish the economy. but many fear the medicine could be worse than the disease. oh yeah, the mom already said no, no. there is no agreement with the i m f without adjustments. said this protest is the beginning of a series of moments. we will do to reject which ever agreement our country and our

preston signs for the i. m. f. as in zebra, sealant alberto for amanda says they're trying to close a deal that won't affect argentina's most vulnerable citizens. he also says an agreement is essential to get the economy out of the read economy. see a deal is necessary to give argentina credibility in international markets in got so far to rent up all eaten, gra. i think the political survival instinct, i believe, will make the government close a deal, argentina macroeconomy and all the problems we face cannot resist on of a crisis. the agreement with the i m. f is the only tool the government has to stabilize the economy and generate expectations, which is what the country needs. argentina has had over 20 agreements with the i m f. and people here have gotten used to living in crisis. and that's why they have

started to find out turner gives like crypto currency mining that they hope would protect them from the fluctuations and instability of the economy at home. that he said, well, i'll just see that when aside is the jury and delay maxwell. thanks, trafficking trial as asked to review, printed testimony of 3 of her accuses. it's the 2nd day of deliberations. but his social life, maxwell pleaded not guilty to grooming teenagers for under age sex with her former boyfriend, jeffrey epstein. she faces up to 70 years in prison, found guilty. deborah's under is falling the trial in new york. they're basically going over the evidence over the last 3 weeks. essentially, the prosecution argued in their case to the jury, that elaine maxwell was a sexual predator. and she recruited under aged women too that were eventually trafficked to her then boyfriend, her associate, jeffrey epstein,

and where these young girls were sexually abused. and the prosecution presented to the jury for alleged victims. they're now all adults who were teenagers, when they claim that they were victims of jeffrey epstein and glen maxwell. as far as the defense, they argued from the jury that this case comes down to memory, money and manipulation. they say memory that this happened so long ago, 994 to 2004. when the allegations are that the memory of these women can't be trusted because it was so long ago money. they claim that the women all have the alleged victims were testifying, all have financial motivations to cooperate with the prosecution. they all did receive some money from the victims compensations fund out of epstein state. and they say manipulation. they say that they, that the victims had testified in this trial had been manipulated by the prosecutors. that's something the prosecutors flatly deny. bottom line, this case is now in the hands of the jury to decide now a museum in denmark,

as finding out just how much an empty canvas is worth. the frame was supposed to be filled with cash, but the artist kept it for himself. his new work as gold take the money and run as mamma jam june reports them all bog. there is now publican legal dispute about whether the empty frame is modern. not all plain fact. just days before new cove at 19 restrictions forced the closure of museums across denmark, art enthusiasts, in the city of alberto, take a peek at pieces, questioning how happy we are with our jobs and why there never seem to be enough hours in the day. the exhibit is called work it out and museum director lassie anderson tells us one particular piece has created quite a stir. when you work with artists who they chelsor way we perceive the world. and you can you can never know what you get. the constant museum of modern art

certainly had no idea what they'd be in for when they loaned danish artists. yes, honey. more than half a 1000000 krona approximately $84000.00. the cash was supposed to be placed inside these frames. an attempt to recreate an earlier work by hunting and to illustrate income gaps affecting danes. but when the canvases were delivered, they were blank. hunting had decided on his own to create a new work. when he called take the money and run, my staff was really worried saying, oh my god, we don't have the options. we wander than wells, all the money the museum is displaying the piece, but they're also threatening legal action if the money isn't eventually returned. the controversy has both river up attendance and sparked a debate in denmark about the true value of an artist's work. which means the constant museum now finds itself in a unique position, exhibiting

a piece that some have called art, and others have labeled theft. when we meet harming in his studio in another town, he explains how inspiration struck. do something about the an average stainless income. now, why don't you do something about your own situation, esl source, the nestle? no, no. i'm gone to a fantastic piece for the show. harling says, creating what the museum requested would have cost too much out of his own pocket. he considers the new piece a commentary on low wages and believes that makes it even more appropriate for the art show. oh, i asked if he plans to return the money? no, no, no, no, no, no. the no strictly. that's not gonna happen. back at the museum, we heard what visitors think. brilliant. if someone gave you a lot of money and ask you to put the money painting, wouldn't your bit centered doesn't seem like an arc to me. ever sty bracht blank.

an argument that won't be settled anytime soon. as viewers continue to ponder, how one piece can seemingly be as conceptual as it is literal. ma'am a jim jim does either. either bull denmark, several people are missing after torrential rain cause major flooding in the east of bolivia. rescue teams are searching flooded areas for survivors. some residents have been brought to safety. dozens of homes have been destroyed and several roads cut off all, and he was of course, on our website. there it is. on your screen. the address al jazeera dot com with type of quick check on the top stories here. this r u. s. president joe biden has announced measures to limit a surge of on the chron cases. they include expanded test support for hospitals and more jobs, but he stopped short of calling for another lockdown. all these people who have not

been back so you have an obligation to yourself.