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a commission in the gambia coals for form of present yasamin to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, rights groups and columbia, raise an alarm after a controversial security bill is passed by congress and all set for the launch. the world's largest and most powerful telescope promises to offer new clues about the universe. welcome to the program, christmas travel plans have again been thrown into calles by the pandemic. the highly transmissible armstrong barian just full style lines to cancel more than full 1000 flights worldwide in the us sick and isolating airline employees are causing severe staff shortages. gabriel elizondo reports now from new car port in new jersey. the surge of the army kron variant and not only affecting people on the ground, but also those trying to get in the air to visit loved ones for the christmas

holiday. hundreds of flight cancellations in the united states united in delta, 2 of the largest carriers accounting for the most united sending out these alerts to passengers. your flight is canceled due to an increase in coven cases, limiting cru availability. we have a really concern last night when i saw on the news that they had cancelled on sandra white that i'm like, oh my god, we won't be able to get home. but luckily we kept checking the white bed a 2nd of white that is got here and everything was fine that we were really grateful for that. had new jersey. newark liberty, airport passengers. mostly we're trying to remain calm. i'm a little bit worried about cancellation. so ha, we see what happens. oh, my foreign cancer. i got the, the, you know, all the vaccines, 3 of omega, i got a mass otherwise, but we're ready to go. it all good. well, ami, crown is surging. so to is holiday travel. officials say more than 2000000 people

passed through airport security screening in one day. more than pre pandemic holiday travel with 2019 airport workers say they are feeling it did not start work . other times i, we get, get along. great. it is nonstop. were nonstop holiday season. yes, i was, it is crazy. i and i never knew it was like this. aside from the check encounters, the longest lines in newark airport where the kobe testing facility and airlines in the u. s. are already starting to cancel more flights for the days ahead. and with the army kron very in, to not expected to peak for at least another couple weeks. it likely will mean more canceled flights, especially if the flight attendants and pilots who operate them continue to get infected. gabriel's hondo. how does it? new york new jersey cho leader is the ceo of the airline passenger experienced

association. he says, the surgeon case is, has cold companies by surprise. what's affecting the airlines. the most is the lack of available islands in crude apply. like done a very good job in gauging aircraft wherever possible. but really consolidating places as much as possible to make sure the people make it by christmas here in fiji, where i traveled to 48 hours ago from the united states. it's christmas day here already. and from what i'm seeing, the reports from airlines over 90 percent of passengers are being able to be accommodated to get home in time for christmas. but it's sometimes taking an additional stop or a re routing to accommodate. i think that the airlines and done a great job and staffing up and maximizing the number of people that they have ready to work on the holidays. some of our airlines have done incentives as much as 3 times in normal for flight groups to get them as additional workers, while their colleague are affected by the new varian. but you can't really

anticipate this type of search so rapid, i think that's what surprised some of our airlines. and they've been a bit of a job as possible under the circumstances in making sure that they can get people on the philippines. shut his voters to foreign tourists during the christmas holiday period. citizens are allowed to enter the country, but these stricter rules are longer. quarantines have made it impossible for many migrant workers to go home for the holidays below husband. from manila, after having to suffer one of the world's longest and most restrictive lockdown filipinos are out and about daily coban, 1900 cases are down to hundreds from a peak of 20000 a day. during the delta wave of infections, most restrictions has now been lifted. but the country's main airport remains only half as busy as it was before the pandemic. the threat of the armor chron variant has halted the government's plans to re open borders. the 1st way by which the 1st

strategy with employ to delay the entry of the on the crown variant is to ban the entry of travelers from countries that have community transmission of the virus variant migrant philippine a workers are exempted from the band. but that doesn't mean they can travel without difficulty. there are around 10000000 filipinos working overseas here. many of them look forward to coming home during the holiday season. but the emergence of the american varian has disrupted international travel. john, good saga, who works as a nurse in the u. k. has not been back in the philippines for 2 years. he had hoped to be able to fly home this christmas, but the you case armor can search has made that impossible because of the new variant on a micron and a number of cases that had been increasing. there. now, one thing back actually the,

the old quote because we have been the 1st grade. i think i'm a pretty soon there they will be, they will announce that on we're going to be unlocked down because all the neighboring countries are on lock down already. and it's not just leaving that's difficult. john says he has friends who are having a hard time getting back to the u. k. it, they're in manila at the moment, but i was, they just told me that they won't be able to, to come back here. because of the child, the restrictions, despite travel constraints. however, the philippines health department has detected the army chron variant in 3 international travelers. there's a fear it will quickly spread, but the government says the situation is under control. barnaby low al jazeera manila. well, people in the philippines also finding it difficult to child because of destruction left by typhoon ry. a week ago. the storm displaced more than 600000 people and killed nearly 200 caves. 19 is also hampered relief efforts. the philippines, as one of the largest populations of catholics in asia. at least

a 13 people have now drowned after a boat carry migrants capsized in the g and c. c. such disaster in greek waters and as many days bringing the combined f told to $27.00 smugglers are increasingly using a dangerous route, kentucky to italy to enter europe and their avoiding patrols around the g and islands. the un secretary general as of both sides and ethiopia, to grow conflict, to embrace the opportunity for alas, things ceasefire. after the ethiopian government said it would not chase rebels retreating into the gray region. nearly the sweet fighters from the dry withdrew from the neighboring afar and hotter regions. the conflict started in november last year. if you appear declared the state of emergency last month when the rebels were gaining ground, began b as truth and reconciliation commission as calls the former president guy or jammy to face trials. the human rights abuses. it based its investigation on hundreds of

testimonies from people spending decades of violence. alexander lurch has more a 3 year long investigation in the gambia has recommended former president. yeah, john may be put on trial for murder, torture and sexual violence. yeah. johnny, this responsibility for the killing of both my more money on moment to me where the former president sees power in 1994 and for 22 years over. so a regime that has been accused of committing hundreds of human rights abuses in 2017, john may was forced into exile, inequitable guinea after losing an election to adama barrow under president barrow the gambia as government set up the truth reconciliation and restorations commissioned to prob allegations of jammy ear abuses the panel heard from hundreds of witnesses who offer testimony about alleged human rights violation. their

stories were broadcast on radio and tv for the country to hear. the government now has 6 months to decide. it's next step. we are hoping that got me to give me commitment a commitment to implement the recommendations of becoming makes on actually and as i head right now, their article in this i was supposed to go on. but of course the i just got this on and the chinese have not just have not been provide against anyone sort of, i guess on that. but i guess many at home and abroad hope to see the former president on trial though he remains in exile. but gambia weren't the sole targets of the re jim j. yeah. jeremy's victims include over $44.00 gun eons who were massacre. they include nigerians, they include senegalese. and the thinking is that if all of these countries got together and help gambia to create a court,

it would also provide the political impetus for equitorial guinea, where j jam is living on the commission is intended to promote healing and reconciliation for victims and survivors. but y'all may still retains considerable support in the country. the possibility of his return from exile was a key election issue. earlier this month. on the rock concerns, his political supporters could hamper efforts to put the former leader and his associates on trial. germany has yet to reply to the commission's findings. in the past, he's promised to return to the gambia, but he's been barely seen in the years since his exile. the report may make him question whether he would even want to alexander lurch al jazeera levels present. michelle own says, his country need 6 to 7 years to merge from it's economic crisis, because we see lots up to 90 percent of its families in 2019,

and millions of people that live in poverty. un secretary general antennae good terrorist visited lebanon early this month. and said the world is not doing enough to help the country avoid economic collapse. all still had hail on al jazeera cleaning up from political calles. how the crisis in saddam was calls, people standards of libby living to plummet ah, praying for a better year ahead. $900.00 dampens christmas celebrations around the world. those stories after the break. ah, ah, look forward to brighter skies the winter sponsored by cuts on her ways. your forecast for europe in africa coming out of right now. hello everyone. we've got rain draped across the united kingdom rate down toward the bottom end of iberia

and temperatures have fallen quite quickly across germany. berlin, just minus 2. so toward the northeast. some dangerous driving there with black ice on the road. think the worst of the rain will be across the republic of ireland breezy as while, but still clipped to some showers for the south west of england and wales. but the worst of it really will be for iberia rounds of rain this weekend, both toward the south and the north that will come on monday. concentrated rain across italy, it stretches over the adria to exceed rate into croatia. it's also going to be breezy here as while some snow falling for austria rate into slovakia on saturday. temperatures have popped up in its stan bowl, but breezing here as well through the boss for as seen those wind gusts up to about 50 kilometers per hour. it's quite unsettled for western areas of the top end of africa. so this is for morocco will go in for a closer look because we will see some drenching rains here, particularly from robot rate to merrick cash. but this is going to be short lived,

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watching i'll just say we things who run the reminder of all the top stories more than 4000 lines have been council worldwide. and christmas travel plans into cale behind the transmissible mccomb barion to the credit of ours was effected flight cruise of major airlines. that be 13 people have drowned for coming migrants capsized in the g and c. it's the 3rd such disaster in a week in the waters bringing the combined death told the $27.00 got to be a truth and reconciliation commission has recommended former president charmaine on trial for murder, torture, and rape. germany fled in exile in 2017 after refusing to accept defeat in presidential elections. international pressure is building on libya after the electoral commission cancelled presidential and parliamentary polls. the u. s. and for european countries are urging the country to quickly set

a new date for the elections. by train as well from tripoli, today is live is 70 it anniversary or independent or independence day. it's also the day that a presidential election should have been run. so we're here in morris, where, where you can see a crowd gathering as libyan celebrate the historic day and live in history. but right next to the celebration, you have people protesting here saying that election should go shouldn't go ahead without a constitution. they're calling for a constitutional referendum before a presidential election takes place. now, just wednesday, the libya high national elections commission suggested that elections be postponed until january 24th. and really, we're not seeing any regret. we've talked to a couple of people. and here's what one of them had to say to what we have seen on

the ground. and when you look at the live in social media, most of the lived in people are calling for a constitutional research random, a presidential election without the constitution is impossible of almost the halo. so what we're seeing now is live in calling for our lametre election to move ahead . they want the constitutional referendum that identifies the governing power rather than they are a resident with a believe move the country forward. so don't reinstated. prime minister, the hon. dog has been trying to appoint a new cabinet for nearly a month without success. many people in sudan say they're paying the price for the delay as the cost of living and unemployment rises. amazon reports from cartoon. his arm used to own 3 vehicles for rental and public transportation. just a few years ago, he considered himself a successful entrepreneur. but not any more. we drove with

a psalm and his last remaining vehicle, which is also planning to sell in order to meet his family's needs. i rather philip her sailor, the situation is different now. you can no longer pay for the education of you. children can't buy food because a loaf of bread is now 40 pounds. if a family member fall sick, you can't pay for the treatment. people have drained, their savings, likes become absolutely untenable. many sudanese share the same view, but the crisis is a direct result of political chaos and the lack of proper government. the absence of government in this country is not a figurative expression. it's rather little and asked because over 2 thirds of the cabinet ministers have not been appointed so far, including those of interior defense. and our situation has been going on for nearly 2 months. there was been an explosion in prices soaring inflation and

a huge rise in unemployment, leaving many people in a state of desperation. one of the few ministers remaining in his job after october, military takeover is jabrisa by him. head of the dar for arm, justice and equality movement. he defends the lifting of subsidies and an immediate plunge into a deregulated, free market economy that subsidies for, for example, for foil. i have a for a wheat. i fall gas. i fought for the different commodities distorted their economy. actually, it's a blanket for a subsidy. there each are getting the same as a pool. he believes more people who will now be forced to find the job in the past . at 1015 passes in if i extended family ally on a single working person and that person will try to feed them through his sad and

that mega income salary. now practically cannot do that. and if he people, if they're not working, then going to feed themselves. so they have to go and look for work. that's what you had trying to do. but this approach is not popular among the sudanese allowed us if invalid them. what's happening in the country is affecting the market and people's ability to buy and sell merchants raise prices as they wish. while the government has given them free rain, it doesn't seem to care. sudanese households are in a deep mess because of this policy in a mess to our basic services including sanitation and state cleaning. but in the heart of the sudanese capital, passes by a peer as indifferent to what they see as the authorities. hum at fun as da 0 cartoon people in nigeria are feeling the impact of rising prices as they try to enjoy the fest at season. the cost of food and travel

a soaring renting. many people from returning home from the holidays and bar reports now from the capital a beecher bonaza. jonathan is out shopping for the family ahead of the festive season. he's trying to buy gifts for his children and stock up for the holidays. while his family plans have been disrupted by the rising cost of food items, i bought my air, my head space is all about what i want to buy to the level of that went out. we had to be able to sell fennel's within this bureau. nobody wanted an elevator shopping anymore because there is a says, i know that for many people fitting their family has become a daily struggle. as the cost of some items have doubled, enterprises, ice maker is the height of 31st. it says in those traveling for the holidays, the cost of tickets is rising to missy charles dokie has $3.00

children to look after. she can afford to take them to anywhere. the holidays. in terms of our traveling, i was planning to travel, maybe to lagos, all some other album, places that will go and have a vacation with the family, you know, spending and going for that to impact his guidance and all that. that's all this was we'll have to cut them off the hash economic reality. he's also squeezing sellers or the market like abdul shackle before. if christmas remained like you one week we asked that dead soon killed my get gun started to move barry way. but this time around that to we are the costumer. damn no call me like that. the number of people living in poverty in africa's most populous nation, is among the highest in the world. the war bank estimates my juris inflation and

foot prizes pushed 7000000 more into poverty in 2021. now been and this business analyst says very little has been done to improve the situation. now the diesel is always starts to come, where we acknowledge to data that is, are not way should be, we are not where we should be. these are bad, these are bad, bad as in bad. then when we acknowledge that solution, we come for those suffering. they'll hope that politicians can keep their promise. every situation will improve mixed here. fidelis number, i'll jazeera a butcher. at least 4 people in zimbabwe have been killed after a bus glided with a fuel tank and burst into flames. the crash happened on a busy road connecting the eastern city of lataria to the capital. had other witnesses reported. some people escaped before the explosion. the rights groups in

columbia, se unused security though violates human rights and could criminalize protests. the bill was approved by congress. this week and is expected to be signed off by president even decay, but the opposition, se, they'll challenge it all the way to the constitutional court. on a sunday from p anti reports and from the capital budget, all in the last minute special session, columbus conservative majority, congress passed a new controversial security law that the opposition says violates human rights. this is what those are see. the bill is the government response to a wave of crime that followed the put them in glock downs. that critics believe that while the claims to guarantee citizen security with the full penalties, it also violates the constitution dangerously expanding. self defense laws among other provisions. why get a pet owner where i said it was a matter of this bill allows private citizens to use weapon on the property. let's

say if peasant farmers invade the land of a big landowner, it can shoes and killed them and take justice in their own hands. it will bring new violations of human rights in a country that already has a terrible record in that regard. still also increases penalties for damaging public infrastructure or when protesters where a mask. and it comes as the government is under pressure for the police response to the economic and social protests, the rock, the country in 2019. and again, this year, everything un reports documents, various instances of unnecessary and disproportionate use of force by police officers that lead to does instead and criticize arms to video shooting at them, traders. but the country's defense minister who control is the police said the law does not legalize these actions. then what i was caught in this law does not violate peaceful protests in any way. but when crimes are committed to

show the police and the justice system that they can bring those responsible to justice, this law responds to people's needs for security and protection. while some may or supply elements of the bills, especially the tougher penalties. critics say they will challenge the law in the countries constitutional court and well then now that internationally in the studio security expert hydro, the but it says the court will likely reject the most liberal articles of the bill is on a hill plot deeper. it's a typical example of punitive populace. of people want to see those who commit a crime rotten jail. and you can understand that from the victims perspective look well, but the rule of law regulates things in a different way. we can't forego people's constitutional rights. columbus have been hoping for an improvement in security and at the same time or you main police for a long time. the government says this new law will do that reducing crime across the board. but many are asking if it indeed will. and at what cost allison them,

betty and jesse, over with her, the largest and most powerful telescope ever built is due to go into space in a few hours time. scientists hope that james web telescope will help us better understand stars and galaxies, that a 13000000000 years old man will repel o has more on the launch site and cruel in french guyana. it's one of the most highly anticipated space missions in recent memory. after more than 2 decades of setbacks and delays, the james web space telescope is finally cleared for launch and expectations at the space center in french kiana or hi. and i think i speak for everyone to say that we're, we're really excited to see it launch and i think everyone's done everything they can to make it a successful launch as well. web is the most powerful space telescope ever built its mission to pier back 13500000000 years ago to the early stages of our universe

. scientists say the potential for new discoveries could up and everything we know about our place in the cosmos over really trying to look further back in time. and, you know, examine how some of those 1st galaxies formed where we're trying to rewrite some of the astronomy books that exist right now. at the space museum in the city of crew, a new generation of astronomers anxiously await listed. and the excitement is just as high for aspiring scientists as it is for the grown ups who have been waiting for this moment. for years. we went to hear the music i'm acela's hunting. i've been studying astronomy for 10 years and very excited about this telescope. so many questions will be answered thanks to it. i study excel planets, those planets that orbit stars, other than our son, and looking at their atmosphere, we could find possible evidence of extra terrestrial life. the web space telescope represents a collaborative effort by more than a dozen countries and the work of thousands of scientists and engineers from all

over the world. the faring sitting a top of that area and 5 rock it is housing, the james web space telescope. and those rocket boosters that you see on the side of the spacecraft have been filled with some 480 metric tons of solid fuel propel it. just enough to blast off and send this payload some one and a half 1000000 miles away from her. with the rocket now sitting on its launch pad, fingers are crossed and collective breaths are being held for weather conditions to be optimal on the day of launch. man with rob, hello, al jazeera crew, french kiana. hope frances has urged the world to look beyond the lights and decorations during the festive season. and remember the pool, the head of the roman catholic church said serving others is more important than seeking status. all success. it's the 2nd time christmas eve mass has been held in st. peter's, priscilla ker, in the vatican since the pandemic began. and it's really,

it's an honor to get to see this during such a big holiday like this of the site, the center of cassini and the biggest hall day of the year. so i think i'm lucky get to get to see this. and especially during covered you know, so yeah i, i'm very, very honored to be here and i love it. it's very beautiful. the, the, i'm a little now they are well. ok, we hope to return to what we call normality. because this is not a life we can call normal by the standards we are used to that so 2022 will free us city. i'm okay. i don't have the fear about air, the gobby because he's our life we are john. so we need to, we need to, to do something different because if you are, we need to live, we need to live the threat. ah, the what you all to 0 it.