ah, al jazeera, with no issues. for you as centers for disease control, hobbs, the recommended isolation period for anyone infected by coven 19 as cases continue to climb across the country. ah, i money fight, this is out. is there a lie from doha? also coming up in vienna, negotiate is attempt to research checked the iran nuclear deal with discussions focused on lifting. crippling sanctions, a surgeon 5 things, these ethnic groups,

battle it out against mammals, military full thing, refugees, to flee across the tie border. i'm from lavelle in rural texas, which suddenly finds itself as one of the top big coin destinations in the well. but why are you all mine is heading here. find out more like the oma calling. varian is costing a shadow over the holiday period. as corona var, as cases rise sharply around the world, a start in the u. s. where u. s. president joe biden has promised to rapidly increase the level of karone of ours testing. he spoken to state governors and admitted the previous level of testing wasn't good enough for 3rd day in a row this holiday season, u. s. allen's was forced to counsel more than 700 flights,

leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded in the u. k. the government has ruled out new coven 19 restrictions for england before the new year. instead, people have been edge to remain cautious. despite that more than 98000 cases have been reported that in the past 24 hours, public health authorities in the u. s. have announced in the last few hours that they've shortened isolation, a positive, asymptomatic people from $10.00 to $5.00 days. it comes as an average of a $100000.00 cases reported daily. but the u. s. president says the health system is prepared can be health reports. in the u. s. cases of coven caused by the arm across very, and our soaring had expected to get worse in the coming weeks. the stream is being felton hospitals. new records are being fat, with daily infections rising past. last winter's pandemic peak. in ne states like

delaware new jersey, new york, and massachusetts, but also hawaii and puerto rico, there is no federal solution. this gets solved, state level on speaking to the nation's governors in a virtual meeting on monday. you as president joe biden admitted white house efforts to combat the highly contagious. i'm a crime very, it have been insufficient, but it's not enough. it's clearly not enough provide. we'd known we would have gone harder quicker if we could have. but new reporting indicates the biden administration was pushed to ramp up, testing as far back as october in anticipation of a holiday covered search, but declined. bided denies the report, reject reject, it still will biden announced a half 1000000000 at home. rapid task would be distributed to americans free of charge. the tests won't be available until january,

too late for those wanting to test before holiday gatherings. but we have to do more. we have to do better, and we will. local mares and governors are waiting. in some states, the national guard has been called in to support hospitals in washington dc. the mayor called for volunteers to assemble rapid test kits. hundreds lined up for hours at libraries to receive one lines that airports are even worse. hundreds of flights have been canceled. airlines are struggling to maintain staff, as workers are getting sick or having to quarantine. kimberly hell can al jazeera, the white house, or cases of cove 19 are rising as well in the democratic republic of congo. the country has the lowest vaccination right in the world and health experts fear this couldn't lead to more variance catch l. lopez hood a young has more. this coven 19 clinic is at full capacity. patients are

coming in faster than they can be treated as infection surge in democratic republic of congo. both supplies and staff are running low looking that hopefully we've asked our partners to our tense behind the center to take in the overflow of sick people. we can't let them die. we have 2 types of patients, those who accept treatment, and then we have those who don't believe in the disease. we've had people who refused to stay in the hospital, but eventually they are brought back to us as corpses. the country has the lowest vaccination rate in the world with a population of 90000000 fewer than 300000 people have received one dose, mistrust of inoculations as widespread awe before we were in the dark about the consequences of this 4th wife. but it's coming strong. coby nighttime is real, and we need to protect ourselves. the increased reflects the surgeon cases across

africa. the d r. c recorded nearly 6 and a half 1000 infections in mid december. more than double is previous record 6 months before. with about a 1000 registered cove at 19 deaths, the d r. c has a low death toll, but health officials fear a low vaccination rate could lead to new variance or regular got him. in his 4th court 19 wave, we have had more cases. some are starting to understand that the vaccine is the best way they can protect themselves. as the 4th wave spreads, health officials are also concerned that more infections could further destabilized the country's fragile health system. castillo pursued the young al jazeera. the 8th round of talks revived. ron's 2015 nuclear deal with weld pounds house resumed in vienna. aaron's foreign minister. hussein amir dolah here hand once guarantees that us sanctions will be lifted on iranian oil. sales is growing. that

time is running out to salvage the deal. you deputy sector general and talks coordinator and became mora says hard work in the days and weeks ahead should lead to a positive result toaster. jabari has been monitoring those talks from vienna. they one of the 8th rounds of the nuclear negotiations between iran and the p 4 plus one that's friends, u. k, germany, russia, and china and indirectly, the united states have wrapped up here in vienna. all parties are optimistic on this 1st day that this rounds will move forward much quicker than the previous ones, because there seems to be a general consensus about what needs to be discussed. moving forward, these talks will go on until friday, where there will be a 3 day break for the new year, and they will resume next monday and they will keep going until there is some kind of a resolution. the russians ambassador has said that he's hopeful this could be possibly

the final round of the negotiations. and of course, we are here because the united states left a deal in 2018 and impose a series of crippling sanctions on iraq and or the banking sector. the radian foreign minister and tear on monday said that that is the 1st thing they really want to see remedy. they want to see those sanctions lifted so they can sell their oil on the international market yet again and the paid fort the process of the way these are looking for to is very specific. and i asked that question to the lead the chief negotiator here in vienna, from the iranians, the deputy for mr. alibaba, connie, and this was his response. very much in my opinion, it's been a good beginning all sides. emphasize the importance of lifting sanctions and the issue of verification and guarantees should be on the agenda. so based on this, it was a great the 1st issue this going to be on the agenda in this round is the issue of guarantees and verification. and then the working groups will continue their work

in the area of lifting sanctions in the banking and financial sexes. so that is the position by the iranian send, the deputy for mr. also said that the raise wouldn't be in vienna if they weren't optimistic that these talks will get somewhere and that they, j. c, p. o, it could be salvage, that this point the americans are much more pessimistic at this stage because they say that what the rates are asking for is very difficult to guarantee on their parts. but for now, all parties are optimistic moving forward and into a new year that there could be some kind of resolution in the 8th round of the talks, which could hopefully be the final round. there have been purchased in iran cough to the supreme court rejected an appeal to overturn october's parliamentary election results supposes rollinback. she groups class with security forces near the course of action suffered heavy losses in the bay and alleged irregularities.

she married most of the father is the elections biggest winner, his block secured $73.00 seats, $329.00. my food head has moved from baghdad about why protest is also upset the result following the endorsement of iraq's parliamentary elections results these up protesters, supporters of the political parties that last many seats in the election, se they will continue protesting here, occupying areas, need above that heavily fortified greens own until their demands are met. they say that the supreme court has admitted that there have been mistakes that have been irregularities in the electoral process that could have led to vote rigging. and they say that they belong to an umbrella of a political blocks and political parties,

and then they go by their decisions. on the other hand, there have been talks between arrival of political parties, other than the legal path that have been negotiations to reach a consensus in regard to forming the, the upcoming parliament and the upcoming government. according to iraq's constitution, the 1st parliamentary session should be convened. ah, within 15 days, from the day the supreme court induces the parliamentary elections. results that have been talks between the rival factions that have been of negotiations to reach a consensus on are the prime minister, the new prime minister on naming the new speaker of the parliament. if they reach a consensus on that, then these protesters may leave this area. if not,

then escalation might happen. still had on al jazeera tension has run high and somalia to the president removes the prime minister from office. ah hello there, the extreme weather divide continues across the us as we look to north america. we were very cold weather cleaning on to northern and western areas with some exceptional cold in western parts of canada. we seen temperatures plummet here, but there's a lot of wants to be found in the southeast. we've got women moving up from the gulf and where these 2 combined we are seeing some severe storms with more snow, but much of the focus is still on the west. coast but winter storms pulling in to washington and oregon heavy snow. here, by the time we get to wednesday,

there'll be more rain for california and snow skirting its way further east is more heavy snow as well for central parts of canada, ontario and quebec. seeing that fall in the days to come, it's going to get wetter as well across the se, thanks to those hot and humid conditions that brew up those storms. but for the east coast, it is going to dry up by friday, some showers for new york and washington thru wednesday and thursday. but they feel a lot of heat to be found in that corner. miami, in particular, if we have a look at the 3 day, we're going to be touching 20 degrees by thursday with lots of fun shine. that's well above the average. and it's a similar story across the caribbean. find right, sunny and warm ah, on counseling with cost, be all new tourism, the world's richest men, making a rab to control access to the trillion dollar bikes, industry. all cows been you call?

why rich stations of emitted agriculture from climate change and how flowering cost lives in iraq? counting the calls on al jazeera, unprompted undone, interrupted discussions from our london broadcast center. oh, now to sierra. ah ah! you're watching out as a reminder of our top stories this our u. s. health officials have shortened, the isolation for people who are covered 19, but show no symptoms from 10 to 5 days. the cdc has also recommended no quarantine

oft exposure for those who have received booster shots. the 8th round of negotiations to remind their raw nuclear dale resumes in vienna, aaron's foreign minister wants the u. s. to lift sanctions own ron's oil exports. and e u diplomat, who's chairing those told, says negotiations may be over within weeks demonstrates his class with security forces all to a wrong supreme court rejected an appeal to overturn october's parliamentary election results. iranian by 2 groups suffered heavy losses in the vote alleged irregularities. a military offensive against ethnic karen armed groups is intensifying in miano. the military which these powers acute back in february has been accused of committing atrocities against villages. and as the casualties mounts more and more people are seeking refuge in thailand, as tony cheng reports from the ty manual border,

the small arms and automatic gunfire echo across the banks. the more river can side me. a plume of dog smoke rising after not tillery strike, a few 100 meters away on the tie side, and make shift shelter for refugees who fled across the river. for the moment, they don't want to move too far away so they can monitor what's happening in their homes. they can also hear the ferocity of the fighting. so it's obviously on the my, the situation is very bad. they're using helicopters to drop bombs and all had to run to survive the children and adults to better to decide. maybe it's not safe to go home because they are playing our have to team and we don't feel safe to go back . the board of police and thailand say the fighting, broke out at dawn as it has done to the last 2 days. now, the time military have returned fire on a number of occasions. just warning shots they say,

some munitions have fallen on the ty side. this farmer, pointing out damage from shrapnel of the several motors fell in his fields. those wounded in the crossfire come across to thailand, treatment as have thousands of refugees, a number that's growing every day. main common in the last 2 or 3 days, there have been serious clashes with plains, attacking villages. and there been several wounded people crossing over the border to get treatment. but thailand is not keen to encourage people to cross. this is one of the places where people have been coming across, but the tie army have put res, was all across the top of the bank of the river. for the moment, they're pretty happy to stay over there. ready to come across the border. the fighting gets any closer children play on the river bank as the evening sets in. but the battle is that a raging along the river between me. emma's military, unarmed career groups, shows no sign of letting up or letting them return home. tony cheng al jazeera on

the time, me on my border. tom andrews is the un special rapid turn human rights and miano. he says the international community must do more to hold the ministry accountable for these atrocities. it's very, very dangerous that we know that the fighting is, is increasing when the tensions have increased. and we know that attacks against entire villages have also increased. so the number of innocent men, women, and children that are tracing a catastrophe, of course, increases almost exponentially. which of course is, is exactly what we're, what we're fearing. it's, it's there on the tie border, but it's also in other areas of the, of the country as the military tries to seek out villages where that they believe are harboring opponents armed opponents. and they're punishing all these villages because they believe they are the enemy. so it's a very, very warrant worrying a development, and it's only intensifying with time, frankly,

that the international community just has to do more. i think the kind of atrocities that we're seeing in me and more are only going to intensify an in in time. and i think what's important is that me in allowing the leader of the hunter and, and his, his colleagues understand that the international community is simply not going to allow this a to continue with impunity. i think it's because of the, the lack of holding him accountable. that's led to all of this. so for example, i think he needs money to continue these assaults. he needs weapons to continuously these a soft and he needs legitimacy. he's looking for international legitimacy. i think it's really important that we increase the ability of the international community to cut off revenue streams, going to the water that we cut off weapons. and that we make sure that we do not in any way legitimize this illegal regime for russian foreign minister says, talks are planned,

but the u. s. cyber security can sense in an interview ads on the foreign ministry website say gala. rob said russian diplomats and military officials will take part in the talks in january. of course, but my cannon has more less for me. oak. well, we've all state department for a response to the comments made by sir g. a lab rather than to there is no direct confirmation of lab rubs intention to hold a meeting between experts from both the us and russia at the state department simply says that it's willing to engage in diplomacy, whatever the forum be direct talks or that through nato allies, however, it says as well that any talks must depend on the fact that russia addresses us concerns about security. and also as such, discussions have to be on the basis of reciprocity. so there's no direct confirmation from state department. apart from that comment, saying that that is open to any form of dialogue with russia on condition as well.

it adds that it is in consultation with its nato allies. now we do know that jake sullivan, the national security advisor, held a talk with his russian counterpart early last week. not clear whether that conversation del to this upcoming meeting or potential meeting. we also know that president biden held a telephone conversation with the russian president a short while ago. once again, discussions there appeared to center on the possibility of a summit at some stage, but no clarity as to whether this meeting between an identified and as yet unnamed military officials and diplomats is going to take place where it will take place. or indeed, when it will take place somalis prime minister mohammed has sane robo has ordered military forces to take orders directly from him. that solved president of de la for marjorie, suspended him on allegations of corruption and abuse of power. both have traded

accusations about delaying elections in hon. omar. the 1st american somali can congresswoman has called from a from r j to step aside elections to proceed. but it's smith has more on the story. smalley, as the president says, the prime minister is suspected of corruption and is now suspend mohammed of the law. him a 100 accusers, mohammed robel of stealing land owned by the army. the prime minister says the move isn't in direct q shaka salma, yet i would like to clarify it. if somebody people that the government in transitional faith is responsible for leading the country and running the affairs of various state institutions to the armed forces should take orders from the government and the prime minister's office to anyone who disagrees with us will have to present it to the judiciary that could do, and it's the latest round in a long running dispute between the 2 leaders. they 1st clashed in april,

when the president, unilaterally extended his boy by 2 years that prompted army factions loyal to each man to seize rival positions. in margaret issue. the president's constitutional mandate expired in february, and he stayed on and tried a very similar power grab in april this year, which led to fighting in the streets of mogadishu and, and would have it probably concluded in his overthrow, if a deal hadn't been negotiated to produce elections for parliament and president. by the end of this year, the u. s. embassy in somalia has urged de escalation from both sides. bernard smith, al jazeera syria, has condemned and is really government decision to double the number of jewish settlers in the occupied gut and heis. the $300000000.00 plan was endorsed during

a cabinet meeting on sunday girl and was seized by israel from syria in the 1967 middle east war, and annexed in $981.00. the u. s. with the 1st country to recognize israel sovereignty over the territory. hurry force, it has moved from west jerusalem. this is a plan over the next several years. so the 3 to 5 years costing $300000000.00 plus . and the policy sees the creation of more than $7000.00 new housing units, most of those going in the existing jewish israeli conservation settlement in the occupied gold on the heights. but also the proposal for to further such settlement smaller ones on top of that the current population levels there are very, very spots. it's a large area, 150000 or so people. half of them israeli jews, the other half mainly drew's arabs with

a handful of alights as well. and so what is being deposed is doubling the population of israeli settlement within the occupied area. now as far as the israeli public is concerned, mainstream is really political opinion. it does pretty much accord with what natalie been at the prime minister was saying that this is seen as pretty vital israeli territory on a security level. it is a lot less controversial as well than such supplement building inside the occupied west bank. well, you have to make inroads into what could be a future palestinian state with until velocity is a live peace negotiation process going on. and so it is an opportunity for a right wing pro settlement is ready, prime minister to make a big settlement announcement without potentially some of the audio that could come in a way internationally. if he made some proposals within the west bank,

south africa has begun the week of national morning following the death of an antique palatine icon and a nobel peace prize. lord, archbishop desmond tutu, president carol rubber hose a visit to the 2 family home in cape town. and spent time with the archbishop's family president also paid tribute to today's work. as a religious leader, an activist. he really, as an outstanding religious leader, really exuded love, embrace our people as a nation right across the various racial groupings in our country. embrace them and participated in diverting of the south african nations. i mean the ever was the one person who really promoted social cohesion. it was bishop to does want to to but coin is giving

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