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spread of army. kron and delta varies and surely tries new, innovative recycling techniques to reduce plastic waste. ah. in hong kong, the police today rated the offices of the stand news, an independent online media outlets. they have been mass arrests and curbs on press freedom. since china imposed a sweeping national security law on the territory. more than a year ago. 6 current and former staff members of the stand had been arrested on suspicion of publishing a seditious publication. they include editors, including the editor in chief, patrick lamb, and the deputy assignment editor ronson chan, who is also the head of the hong kong journalist association. a former pro democracy, politician and lawyer, margaret m, and a well known cantonese pop singer denise. whoa. who served on the board of stant

news until she resigned in june. tom grundy is the co founder and editor in chief of the hong kong free press. he explained to us earlier what he's hearing from his reports as at the scene 6, a wrestling to stand news this morning. we've just heard that there were another for current staff being bought in. for questioning, the rate is still underway. 30 boxes taken away according to one of my staff on the same 200 national security police involved. the acting chief editor, patrick lam, immediately resigned. apparently when he was arrested and run some chance is the assignment deputy editor and the head of the german association. he's among those who've been apprehended for questioning. stan news is a not for profit independent outlet that was founded in late 2014 in the wake of the umbrella movement. it has some of the pro democracy slants and it arose. i guess from the ashes of house news which are closed down after its owner was

threatened with standards is widely read and respected in the city. and just last month that when a press freedom prize from a policy that borders but a few weeks ago on december 3rd, the security chief quiz tank accused it of being biased, smearing, and demonizing. in it's reporting about the cities or smart prisons, one can suggest that they're sending a message, particularly, you know, over the festive period. but, you know, at the same time as we're seeing this crap down the authorities, the saying that press freedom within taxing hong kong, the nothing has changed. and yet the scenes today very much reflect what we saw just months ago when the apple news website are raw. the newspapers offices were, were rated more than a 100 ringo. refugees are stranded in indonesia and waters. the government is helping the refugees with food, water, and fuel, but they are yet to decide if they will be allowed to disembark. jessica washington joins us live on scope now from jakarta. jessica, what is the government plan on doing with these people?

well, peter, it's a good question, but at this stage the government has confirmed to al jazeera that varies no plan. they say that they are still discussing and that no plan has been finalized yet despite comments that were made yesterday by local authorities in anti provence, that they intended to assist the ring to refugees on board and then send them on their way and allow them to continue their journey on to their destination country, which they said is malay. now, according to the ministry of foreign affairs, no decision has yet been made on escorting the boat out of indonesia waters and that they are being mindful of the humanitarian factors at play. now we do understand, she mentioned that security personnel have already supplied food and other essentials to those on board. but just a few moments ago we heard from the you and hcr, you and hcr, which had said that based on eye witness accounts with people in the area with who

have seen the vessel. it is unfit for the passengers to remain on board, particularly women and children, and the you and hcr and other human rights organizations are calling on indonesia to do what it has done in the past when it has allowed for anger. refugees to disembark in 2018, 2020 and earlier, early incidence as well. and they are asking that that same spheres will be the case in this instance. but at this stage, we do not yet know whether the ringer refugees will be allowed to disembark and continue the normal asylum procedures that would take place. jessica, thank you very much. jessica washington. they're talking to us from jakarta. with the u. s. the u. k. france, portugal and greece are all to day reporting, record numbers of new daily cove at 19 infections in the u. k. despite

a rising number of cases, the government seems reluctant to impose new restrictions, is doing a whole the christmas and new year holiday period was always likely to speed the advance of the micron variant. and so it is proving in the u. k. record 129000 new infections were reported on tuesday, but the government's decision not to disrupt new year's celebrations. and instead to emphasize vaccine booster shots reflects positive signs that hospital admissions and death numbers aren't rising with the same intensity. we're looking at the data, we wouldn't hesitate to act if we saw that the data told us that we needed to introduce further measures. but so far that's not what the data is telling us. the cautious optimism that on the chrome may be less of a threat than the previous delta variant isn't being embraced everywhere. countries like the netherlands, austria and denmark are under varying degrees of lockdown and in spain. a wave of

new infections has provoked such public concern that free coven 19 tests are running out. prompts, though, is holding its nerve also promoting vaccine boost shots as the 1st line of defense . it's reduce the required delay before getting a boost up from 4 months to 3. on the morphic, i think the government is doing what they can with what they know about the virus that is spreading throughout the world. it's not only here, we just hope that there won't be at $56.00, 7th or 8 days, but they're doing what they must. germany is taking a hybrid approach. buying time, the government says for boosters to work with a range of restrictions, including restaurant curfews night club closures, and limits on sports and other public gatherings. it's expected that all micro will become the dominant corona virus strain in germany within days. just last, almost something has to be done to bring the infection things down. but i also understand that we have to look ahead to the next few weeks. looking ahead is made

easier by watching what's happening in the u. k. currently, the, on the chrome epicenter, the u. k. governments like touch booster driven gamble based on data that still evolving will either be proven right to everyone's relief or wrong, perhaps giving other countries just enough time to change course. jonah, how al jazeera, well, more than 500 children in england were admitted to hospital with corona virus last week. double the number admitted in the final week of november, half the patients under the age of 5, pediatricians in the u. s. are also reporting record hospital admissions, especially of children who are too young to have been vaccinated. the centers for disease control says both delta and all may kron are behind the surge in cases there. it doesn't seem to be a more severe illness, particularly for kids. however, we're seeing many, many, many more children infected at this point and being admitted to hospitals. we're

seeing record numbers of admissions. i've all children of all ages newborns, all through 21 years of age in hospitals and a nice use with homer crime. now in latin america, many countries have started recording the 1st cases of omicron, but the continent does seem well prepared with some of the world's leading vaccination rates and sandra, grumpy, etc, reports now from bunker top, just to give you an idea. if you think about it, south america, just 8 percent of the world's population by, by mid to 2021 had already accounted for a 3rd of all corona virus related that globally, that just gives you an idea of how difficult things have been here. how difficult that has been for government to reorganize, they often apache health services that many of the countries in south america have at least for the majority of their population. at the beginning of the vaccination campaigns most come through with maybe the exception of sheila,

most countries in south america had a very hard time finding vaccines to start those campaigns in earnest. but that has changed throughout 2021 in particular. and the last 6 to 8 months, we've seen the number of jobs just picking up across this region. and we can now see the difference with south america being the most vaccinated region anywhere in the world. why has that happened? if you ask if the, the mileage is still tell you that there are a number of reasons, but they, all of that, they all point to at least to one is the fact that most people here tend to trust their government, especially when it has to do with help because in the past many countries fear of had major vaccination campaigns, for example, against diseases like yellow fevers that have been extremely successful. and in general, i think people are more obedient. here there have been less anti vax groups going

against the government recommendations. so this has helped, even in the case of brief exceptions like the president of brazil, joe here, both matter who has been very vocal against the vaccines against the restrictions in place. that said governments across the region are looking very closely. we have what's happening in europe and the, and the us because there is a fear of a possible search in the coming months. in particular. in february, the un secretary general says government leaders need a bold plan to vaccinate every person everywhere in a pre recorded new year's message and sunni could terrace called for new commitments to tackle the many crises facing the world. the world welcomes 2022 with our hopes for the future being tested by deepening poverty and worsening inequality by an, an equal distribution of coughing vaccines by climate commitments that fall short

and but ongoing conflict division and museum formation. these are not just policy tests. these are moral and real life vests, and that guests that humanity can bess if he could meet to making 2022 at ease of recovery for everyone. still to come here on al jazeera, thousands more people flee across the border into thailand, despising rages on between me and mars military and ethnic armed groups. under warning from sciences, the climate change could make extreme weather events in the philippines, even more destructive ah color, the weather looks pretty unsettled across the middle east. over the next couple of days. even hearing carter, we could see saint cloud and some raining see this long line of cloud,

just straggling ass, saudi arabia, stretching from the gulf states. they're just pushing out to kill way. that's where the heavy rain is likely to be running all the way down to southern parts of the red sea. and it is sinking a little further south with so by thursday we may be see the spots or 2 of rain here in a doe half. for example, 23 celsius. the top temperature, some heavy rain, some snow to over the high ground of western parts of iran, that we some shall, is there to, into the o. e, easing down towards the straits of from moose. otherwise, looking largely dr. little more cloudy than of late. you see that same area cloud, it stretches its way across the red sea into eritrea. south sedan could see a shower or 2. e theo pierre, that will tend to fizzle out as we go one through thursday. but by thursday, notice some very heavy right into that eastern side of the med. it's radiant. it's a big down. pause coming through here with some choppy waters, could see some live showers to just around southern parts of garner, southern areas of ivory coast heavy showers, long spells of rain to,

to stretch out of central africa with chrissy. some showers their zimbabwe. ah. the listening post cuts through the noise. we're talking about competing narrative by seeing monday schools being used to perpetuate those competes, imperative, separating spin from fuck all 3 versions of the story and some element of the truth . but the full story remains and continued unpacking the stories you're being told . it's not a science story at all. it's a story about how much the listening post your guide to the media on a j 0 lou .

the touch before quarter past the almost 515 gmc, these are the top stories, hong kong police of rated the offices of an independent online media outlet. they've also arrested 6 people. what they call conspiracy to publish a seditious publication. the company send news is confirmed, one of those arrested was his deputy editor, wrong. some check police say they have a warranty quotes, season search, relevant journalistic materials. and an easy to get to decide what to do with more than a 100 range. refugees, stranded on a boat of the ha coast, the refugees have been provided with food, fuel and other essential items. the un says the boat is unstable and has called on the indian government to love refugees, to disembark. countries across the world are struggling to deal with the ami kron outbreak with some report in their highest infection rates since dependent amick began. many ramping up testing and vaccination. while several,

including prompts have introduced restrictions. the palestinian president must. what about this at his 1st formal meeting with an israeli official in israel in more than a decade, he was hosted by the israeli minister of defense many guns guns says they discussed security coordination and economic issues among others. hurry faucet, following that story from western with some i think there are a couple of things prompting this american pressure almost certainly to see progress or at least some indication of willingness to talk by the israelis with the palestinians at the same time as the prime minister natalie bennett is still rejecting the idea of the u. s. reopening, it's palestinian focused consulate in jerusalem. also the security situation in the occupied west bank and inside is through them as well in recent weeks has

deteriorated. and so there is some imperative for the 2 sides to talk each side, giving a slightly different appraisal of exactly what was spoken about the israeli side, saying that it was both the civil and economic message that it had been providing in the previous such meeting in august between the 2 men in ramallah, but also focus on what it called terrorism and security issues in the occupied west bank. as far as the palestinian side is concerned, they say there was discussion of a political horizon settlement to be conflicts along un resolution lines. also saying that my, what of us had raised the settler violence issue and also had called for the ending will be reversing of the banning of 6 human rights organizations. defined as terrorist organizations by been against recently some opposition to always from hamas. a cartoon treated out showing what about watching the feet of any guns and

also from views really right from the could. which is saying that that he is ready . government is dangerously putting the palestinian issue back on the agenda, the policies to the iran nuclear talk. so putting out conflicting messages about where the progress is being made. the 8th round of negotiations kicked off again on monday. but statements made a day later agreed on only one thing movement is required and it's required soon. but those efforts have been complicated by a 5 day military exercise by iran's revolutionary guard, aimed at israel dawson, jabari reports now from vienna, where the discussions continue this is the revolutionary guards message to israel wargames in iran, including firing ballistics and cruise missiles.

one of the targets resembles israel's demona nuclear reactor, the head of iran's armed forces staff major general mohammed bovary says 16 ballistic missiles of varying classes were fired simultaneously to iran has one of the biggest missile programs in the middle east regarding such weapons as an important deterrent and retaliatory force against the united states and other adversaries in the event of war. just days after those drills, world powers are back in vienna trying to salvage what is left of the 2015 nuclear deal. the joint comprehensive plan of action has been unraveling since the u. s. withdrew from it in 2018 and impose the series of new sanctions on her on closer. and that prompted iranian officials to reduce their compliance with the deal, which means their nuclear program has progressed. robert kelly is a former director of the international atomic energy agency. and

a nuclear engineer. he says aaron's been backed into a corner. he saw him. there's a sabotage event that was of some of their facilities for the us as more sanctions . they've tended to push back and do something provocative. and i think they've gone past the point of reasonable provocations. they're now, um, they've gone too far. no, i think world powers have been insisting veteran's ballistic missile program needs to be part of that deal and notion that's continuously dismiss byron as the 8 round of talks continue here in the austrian capital. israel opposes these efforts and has long threatened military action if diplomacy fails, and that is just one of the many reasons. time is of the essence. there is a sense of urgency in old litigations that this negotiation has to be her finish in the relative return label period of time a day they would put limits,

but we're talking about which not about the head of a rounds, atomic energy organisation mohammed a slummy recently told a russian media outlet that iran does not intend to go beyond its current enrichment levels of 60 percent. a move, all western powers have warned would cross and red line. iran says it's nuclear program is always when for civilian use, a statement. some don't believe while it continues to stop by a highly enriched uranium. officials, your safe retentions to ease and for iran to limit its nuclear program. the talks fear must succeed, and failure will have far reaching consequences. doors such a very al jazeera vienna. now the u. s secretary of state antony blinkin has condemned and attacked by me and was military which killed at least 35 people in kaya state. on christmas eve, women, children, and 2 staff from safe. the children were on the dead, blinking edge countries to stop selling weapons to the military to prevent more

atrocities. it comes as the military, which sees power in a coup, in february, continues and offensive against arm groups. in the southeast, thousands of fled into neighboring thailand. yes, now, in 2021, people continued to cross international borders in them millions seeking protection or opportunity away from their homelands and enduring hardship. un figures show the number of internally displaced, people is dramatically on the rise, as is the number of people fleeing their country looking for asylum. woolen a 3rd of them are under the age of 18. is john holman? one of the most searing images from 2020 law u. s. border patrol agents chasing down haitians thrown across into texas. women white, patrick, even with those words of video provoked an outcry. the u. s. ambien, but in some ways they were typical of another year in which people were on the move

dues was shut to them. lock them out to put a law kills me about this is that everyone knows what we haitians are going through, even though there's no president crime as high students can't go to school, there's no work the economy is down, people can put up with that. see, poor taishan is not good for olive, even other people with other problems from the middle east trying to get into poland, neighboring boilers that load them in, and encouraged them to try and cross said the european union. it's not just a matter of political will putting up barriers to migrants. the protocol for dealing with them in many countries is also hopelessly out. they says the chief of staff for the iowa, the international organization for migration is the tools, especially from a legal point of view that governments have at their disposal. i are tailored for 60 years ago when that movement and the reason for moving were different. so

right now, most part of the world, ah, the only way you have to get legally into a country is requesting as ilo, but not all of those that are moving right now in the bed is region actually qualified for his island based on international or national law ambrosia says that means both an overcharging of asylum systems and ultimately sending people back home. you might need help, but don't fit the limited set of rooms. but in 2021, they would just problems at the end of the journey this year. so migrant stopped on route by natural. a man made houses in the duddy and got an area of jungle between columbia and panama. record numbers of migrants across of trying to get from south america to the united states. but they confronted not only by deadly snakes and spiders, the gangs were systematically robbing and raping them many finish the route, traumatized or not at all. really have

a good weekend and hopefully it was horrible because i felt i couldn't do it any more. my feet were injured and i was thinking of my children. i thought that my baby wasn't going to make it go me. mixed her further up the route authorities pulls those who did get through their southern buddha. that had norful foot. people saw will him before dawn because the he, the day here in chapman's, his intent gets about 30 degrees and it's hard to cover these distances with that, some beating down those heading from the horn of africa trying to get work in saudi arabia have to travel through wolf told yemen that many don't arrive here and there are still many libyans drowning in the mediterranean of to fleeing their country and over crowded boats. these people were rescued in november, but more than 70 died in a wreck beside mon. it's not just those heading overseas. the iowa reports

a dramatic increase in internal migration. those fleeing within their own country, 5 and a half 1000000 in afghanistan alone, and 4000000 in we'll wrecked him and we asked the head of the norwegian refugee count. so if things look better next year, i'm not optimistic really. number one. there is much more to lie. image. if you'd displacement natural disasters every year, 4 times more people are displaced by natural disasters than by conflict. at the time when there is wreckage displacement or so by conflict and your to have it at the same time, a waning international solidarity with those who are fleeing. so those who who now are to try to cross the border to escape violence. army think barbed wire o bleed panorama for those fools to flee their homes as we head into 2022.

john homan, al jazeera mexico city companies in chile, a turning plastic into products that have the same look and qualities as would the recycling method is so advanced and even use these types of plastic that don't usually get re used our latin america edit alyssia newman has that story from santiago and he to far, fine, gave up her job as an executive secretary to become what she calls a transformer. making these mountains of plastic waste disappear is impossible. but at this small factory on the outskirts of santiago, but fan and her partners transform it into wood, except that it only looks like it. yeah. but i've also miter recyclable plastic is everywhere. and it's properties that even better than those of food, for example, can you believe that these plastic wood is more resistant? it doesn't triple bend or allow micro organisms to contaminated and it won't swell

because this waterproof aspect appears on no one really for that, we tested for shells. we're going to see how strong this stuff is. not a scratch, no marks. the plastic waste is minced into minute particles and then melting before to turn it into these would like slat every used by n g o z for rollover boardwalks or furniture. let's see what we've got here. this is a motor oil contain fabric softener chlorine. there's lots of that more and lots of little yogurt, liquid yoga jars, tons of detergent, shampoo, hair conditioner, the sort of things people use every single day. but the problem is there's no way to make it disappear. i want to look and saw him go, plastic doesn't disintegrate. not even in hundreds of years. i've been looking at my, the elephant hemp with whom it did his plastic number 7,

because it has polyethylene and aluminum. nobody recycles, does it go straight to the rubbish dumps or do ocean the river north foundation produces echo wood out of waste. no one wants making picnic tables, desks, flower pots, while teaching children at schools all over chile, the value of recycling, and thought, if mother muscle men of bruce, this is more or less what a single person throws out a week. and so be in by children to put it in these bottles or press it in, and we pick her up at their schools, and we transform it into this, which recall ecoboost gabriella. collection centers are being set up everywhere. but critics say this type of circular economy has a fundamental flaw, noble and dea commodity. it doesn't promote a fundamental change in our consumption habits if we continue generating the same amount of waste without changing the productive model that generates it. we're just

kicking the ball forward perhaps, but there's one important advantage to distill fledgling industry made from waste. it should help reduce the need to cut down more trees. yet another environmental casualty of our times. to see a newman al jazeera santiago. ah, exactly. 530 gmc, you're watching al jazeera, your top stories in on kong, police rated the office of stand news and independent online media outlet. 6 current and former staff members have been arrested on suspicion of publishing a seditious publication among them as a former politician and a prominent pro democracy singer. denise, whoa! in denisa is yet to decide what to do with more than a 100 ra hanging. refugees stranded on board a boat of the coast of

a province the un.