and that warm air continues to be pumped in rate across the continent, a pretty wild when you look at this map for the 1st day of january, we don't have one temperature here or below freezing, happy new year by the way. now in terms of the other, whether we're going to see those winds pick up across ireland and britain, a few scattered showers as well, heavier bouts of rain and snow for that southwest of norway. but again, these temperatures, brussels 14 degrees. but the further south you go higher temperatures, we do have so cordova at $22.00 at valencia $21.00. we're gonna get stripe with some heavy rain for the northwest of spain on saturday. also high temperatures through the balkans and also north of this as well. so vienna, prague, 12 degrees, budapest, 13, and we do have some showers working their way across the boss versus is nothing. major 4 is stumble with a hive. 11 degrees, also some showers through the levant, as well as that's knocked down the temperature in ramallah to 12 degrees on saturday. that wind through the mediterranean is really digging in across northern parts of africa. so could spin up the sand and dust near and jemina and jemina has

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of filling a promise of connecting the world future warning, carto cutters, gateway, to world trade. lou lou, i'll come back my stories now. as the world welcomes in 2022 celebrations of again, been held in the shadow of the pandemic. any fi walk shows went ahead, including the famous sydney hall the display, but several cities cancel public gatherings in india, daily infections of more than doubled in the past week. more than 16000 new cases were reported on friday. highest number of daily cases since october. and the u. s

. is set another new record for data cove infections with maybe 650000 people testing positive in the past day. or time square and new york city is one of the most famous place in the well to ring in the media. but the pandemic because once again, cattail plans for the hurting local businesses, trying to bounce back from covert related closures. cable is only reports from time square on a recent day, a jasmine's caribbean restaurant. the staff were busy getting ready for what they hoped would be a bustling dinner crowd. the restaurant which opened a year ago is in the heart of times square, and christmas and new years are usually one of the busiest times of the year. but with new york now the u. s. epicenter of the coven outbreak, owner jasmine gerard says there is a problem for all business. i mean, we are suffering at this time right now. i mean, for me, thank the lord. i was able to open up in the pandemic and i had an opportunity to do so. but everyone is really struggling,

and we definitely need people to come back to new york city. last month, the by did ministration, reopened us borders to vaccinated tourists for non essential travel. visitors have trickled back in to new york city, particularly times square, but not nearly to the pre pandemic levels. according to local officials, about $270000.00 people walk through times square each day during the month of december. that's about $100000.00 less than before the pandemic. and about 25 percent of all the businesses in time square remain closed. many our restaurants look closely on the side streets and it's noticeably quieter. just on wednesday, more than 43000 people in new york city, tested positive for over 19. the numbers are rising so high, so fast that officials decided to scale back the famous new year's the ball drop

celebration here in time square from 70000 spectators to just 15000. and everyone will have to show proof of acclimation. and we're a mass. i think we're cautious. i think that at this point, you know, we're keeping an eye on the positivity rate back at jasmine's. they've seen this movie before having struggled through last winter's covered wave a we were able to survive at that time. and then you know, where the mouth spread. broadway opened, but now it's the sequel. and another covert surge taking it's toll on times square . and on its biggest night of the year, oh, gabriel's ardo al jazeera, new york businesses in thailand, ascending aid across the border to me and martel, many displaced by fighting between the military and ethnic qur'an fight as violence has eased in recent days. but the rebels say they'll only negotiate

a ceasefire if government troops leave areas where the violence has taken place. from the time me and my border, tony chang reports, bags of rice and beans, loaded up from a warehouse in the tie town of mess up. it's emergency aid desperately needed by people who fled from fighting inside myanmar. the relief package has been put together by local businessmen who come from murmur, but live here in thailand. they're doing it because no one else will. this is their janese, our job, and our we're, we're just like a small groups and a we a grass route. we have not many capacity of like funding we're, you know, they're gathering this kind of aids. but operating in me, emma is complicated. first volunteers have to negotiate with tie, border guards, who are helpful, but whose 1st priority is security. then a call to a local contact on the other bank and men mom. while they're coming across the river now to get the supplies mirror boxes of instant noodles,

some water and some sold to with more than 10000 people displaced inside mamma. this is only a very temporary fix. on the high side, everyone retreats behind the tape barrier and not to cope at 19 protocols. the swimmers then load the precious cargo on to make shift rough, waters shallow, so ferrying across the river isn't hard. that they can't afford to lose anything. looks of relief on the opposite bank and not just because of the food fighting between government troops and the ethnic current fighters has eased over the last 2 days. and the time military say that confident me will step back. because i got a little all this time, we've always received good cooperation when it comes to asking them to stop so that there won't be any threat to the safety of ties and their property. would you meet the current fighters on so sure. they've been in conflict with me, amazon me for decades and there's little trusts and we don't trust the ceasefire.

they've been destroying villages killing villages and leaving only ashes. so how can you trust them? how can you have a cease fire? all of that bad news for more than 5000 refugees on the high side. then now assembled in one camp on the tile stores or installing infrastructure, suggesting an extended stay. that could mean it will be weeks if not months before they can cross these hills. and return home. tony chang al jazeera. on the time ma'am ma border. well, a $105.00 wrangler refugees from me and ma had been addressed on his thinking boat are now safe in indonesia after almost a month at sea. the boat which had $47.00 children on board. busy was offered by fishermen on sunday, united nations humanitarian agency. the you and hcr is praised indonesia for taking the men. jessica washington reports from jakarta, indonesia ante province a dangerous and exhausting journey has finally come to an end. these were hanger,

refugees are finally safe intending to reach malaysia, they perilous journey. saw them stranded in indonesian waters for days. for now they're staying in an empty government building in northern uh, j o. they are off fellow muslims. so we aren't going to complain about having them here. overnight, a navy vessel pulled their boat to shore in effort that was complicated by strong waves and heavy winds. representatives from the you and hcr and local and cios waited anxiously for their arrival. ready to assist young? i'm a fellow family. the 1st thing we need to do is check their health. give them food and drink after their day stranded at sea. $47.00 children and 50 women are among those rescued from the damaged vessel. local fishermen from the town of buran 1st spotted the ship on sunday, near the coast of archie and immediately tried to assist them. some local said they

felt solidarity with those on board as the plight of the ringo reminded them of our chaise own struggle us up while i get your thoughts. we got from other people here have experienced meeting help from other countries. we can never forget was our situation was like when we were hit by the soon army, we thought although it took days for the government to confirm it would allow the refugees to disembark in indonesia, the you and hcr has thanked them, saying they'd saved lives in a statement for you and hcr said it was grateful to indonesia for once again proving its humanitarian spirit. it also praised indonesian authorities for it said, setting an example by once again, assisting ro hanger, refugees in distress at sea. human rights groups have also welcomed indonesia decision that said the process should be improved, so rescues can be faster. so i bring by improving the residential regulation on

your browser. no, ever. i think there won't be views anymore in the future, and there will there should be a quicker decision to help people in bangor, indonesia regards itself as only a transit country where refugees cannot permanently resettle. so for these were hunger, the danger is over for now. but the uncertainty remains as to what the future holds . jessica washington out, his era to carter a number of people killed by devastating typhoon in the philippines has risen to 405. the authorities a most of those killed by toford ride drowned overhead. i fallen trees or landslides, it's been described as deadliest storms at the southeast asian nation this year. 82 people are still missing. former sour cream present park in a has been released from jail, a 69 year old was pardoned by president munch. i in last week, citing i deteriorating health. she was almost 5 years into

a 20 year prison sentence. the corruption box for the country's 1st democratically elected leader to be thrown out of office in the constitutional court upheld a parliamentary vote in 2017. to impeach her her releases, you'll speculation that she might stand in the upcoming presidential election. now, most afghans at ending 2021 in a far worse position that when the year began, more and more families are so desperate for money. they're forced to sell of children as young as 6 into marriage. aid agency say a taliban ban on force, marriages fail to stop the practice. and without international aid, with held off the taliban takeover in august. more children a likely to suffer this fate. laura frick. but now reports in this sprawling settlement camp in western afghanistan live people displaced by drought and war. but as these goals suffering doesn't in their, she's now trying to save her 10 year old daughter after her husband sold her into

marriage without telling her on the seller she. then i started fighting with him and my heart stopped beating. i wish i could have died. i told my husband, i'm not going to give away my daughter at such a young age. as these, his husband told her he did it for money to feed his 5 children, and that without it, they would starve. he was, in his words sacrificing one to save the rest. but these married off herself at 15, refused. instead securing a divorce for her daughter. it cost the equivalent of around a $1000.00 for money. they don't have early douglas new york. now we are not only struggling with hunger, we also monitor man, if we cannot return the money and he comes to get my daughter, what will happen? i would rather die than let him take her. despite a taliban ban on forced marriages, the practice is continuing with many afghans unable to afford even basic goods. a

payment from a perspective groom's family can amount to the difference between life and death. in some cases, families are now also giving up their sons. it's hard to break, so it's the right time for the humanity in community to stand up and stay with the people abandon pleasure. in another part of the camp, hamid abdulla says he too is desperate for money to treat his chronically ill wife pregnant with their 5th child. 3 years ago he received a down payment for his eldest daughter. now 7 to be married when she's older, but he needs the money now. worth the dear grinnell? well are i have another daughter? i'm even willing to sell her because i need to buy food and medicine so i don't have any other choice in our time. and it's likely other afghan families will feel they'd to have to do the same. according to the united nations, more than $3000000.00 children under 5 of facing acute malnutrition,

more mothers like these, facing the unthinkable. laura frick burge out a 0 or on a say it space launch on thursday, fell to put 3 payloads into orbit because his rocket was unable to reach the required speed coating state t. v. a payload needs to reach 7600 meters per 2nd to be launched into orbit. there's reach 7350. the attempted launch was criticized by the west, germany in france as violating a un security council resolution. iran, which has one of the biggest missile programs in the middle east, has suffered several feld satellite launches in the past few years. well, for a 2nd day, south africans have paid their respects to desmond to, to his, his body lane, state, and cape town. to 2 simple pine casket will spend the night in saint george's cathedral out of his funeral. on saturday, he preached and served as archbishop for a decade. some 3000 south african followed by to say good bye to the anti apartheid, railed against white rule in the country. to 2 died on sunday at the age of 19

with the legendary u. s. actress and comedian betty white has died less than a month before her $100.00 birthday the career spanning 9 decades. she was named the female entertainer with the longest tv korea. by again this world records. if you want began acting as a child in the 1900 thirty's and what right up until 20. 19 the voice point in toy story for that she was best known worldwide for playing rosen island and h e. tv show the golden gulf. c still halfway on the program. 2021 was an emotional. yes. lanelle massey, he's that good by to barcelona. i was just one of the stories we'll be looking at as we review the last year. is ah

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ah ah ah. time for the sport now with gem as the pandemic threatens to call that chaos in global sport once more, there was a bit of a reprieve in 2021 when we saw crowds returning to stadiums and major events up and running again. so let's look back at some of the biggest stories that we've covered, hey, i'm just throughout the year, and who better to speak to about this? an associated press at global sports correspondent, rob harris. robert will begin with the delay to take your games. you that and it was an elim picks like no other yeah and one the i see felt just to go ahead

despite the fall i was amongst the few that able to get into the venue. it was almost the 1st most the behind closed doors olympics, a surreal soul of experience at times. but while the japanese public were locked out course, the game stayed, managed to get completed so many could still watch around the world on television. which meant the, i see got the cache which could be ultimately sent back out to fund sports around the world. another huge talking point was a 1000000 bio, one of the greatest u. s. gymnastic time struggling with mental health and unable to compete for much of the games. yeah, it was a real true monument of drama in the opening days of the games where she lost herself in mid air and she actually struggled on her opening routine. and she had the confidence to walk away and she stepped home to a far bigger platform. it would say one of mental health actually advocacy. and she felt that strength to be able to say she did not feel right. she did not feel in the right headspace,

and ultimately she returned at the time of her choosing and she did make it back into competition and she did win yet another olympic medal. she was bronze 7th metal and we really saw her send a wide message of courage and strength through her actions at the tokyo olympics. yeah, we suddenly did another actually hit the headline for her mental health troubles with japanese tennis don m u soccer. just reminded her of what happened to her earlier this year. yet the french, how you can imagine she sat actually, the toll of her exchanges with the media were so great that she didn't want to be press conferences during the french open. a really heavy handed response, followed from the french. you can organize a sign that fine and that's what they did. they said she'd be fine $15000.00 if she didn't speak the media and she chose to step away instead to focus on her own well being. and then she also decided to opt out of wimbleton, but she did still make it to the olympics. her home games and one of the signature moments, the opening ceremony lighting the coltrane in tokyo. there was

a disappointment for her in the actual tennis told him and she was knocked out in the 3rd round saying that she just did not feel in the right place. but she certainly did help to redefine the ability to talk so openly about mental health. she said, and he did say it was a pretty tough year for a soccer or no, but a fairytale one if a british tennis. but i'm a writer, connie who made history of the us open one moment. it was the produce what sport crazed, those completely unexpected moments a drum or i think back cause would be lympics when we had and marcia j because when in the meant 100 meters final expectedly. but he was in the final line up. this in tennis was emma radical on a going from a complete outside of the 1st qualifier to ever win a grand slam. and she did it without even dropping us, that climbing up the world rankings by hundreds of places and really helping to

signet provide a real signature moment of the year and sport. absolutely, it was pretty incredible, wasn't it moving on to football a year, a significant change for arguably the wealth, greatest football. yeah. those take of little messy when he eventually left lit barcelona. who could ever imagined him playing for another club? and he didn't even want to leave the camp. is i any because of the legal financial regulations which meant barcelona couldn't afford to keep on the wage bill, which meant to leave and reply like came those anyone that destination or a couple that could afford him and it is paris signage. a man, you get to really make a complete in that it was still getting used to things the same as running away with the french title. but regardless, it's been a successful year. undoubtedly for him. finally, winning a major, try with argentina with the copper america. and what about a well cut next year for him and such a title that saluted him cipher? will it be his final? well copy isn't his mid thirty's now, but it's already been such a year of change for him. while speaking of is

a change. it was a life changing yet, but not a good way for golf or target was the 15th. i made a jumping career on my side. offer a serious car crash. yeah, that was in february and there was so many actually feeling for his life. the authorities in los angeles where that crush happened. and then it was a sense he might have a leg amputated even, but he has made it back playing again just this month. he's not going to be able to return, playing full time, that we really have seen the end of time with playing around on the golf tools. but what about returned to the masters in 2022 in april. that was the last of any date when in 2019 it was a really hiring moment of the year when we got news of that crash from i lay in february and the fact he is able to actually even be playing. and is it miracle as we sort of in this year? i've played a rob. thank you so much. joining us so much more we could have spoken about. we

didn't even touch on tom brady and his 7 super bowl wins. thank you so much for joining us. great, happy new year to you. now, manchester city is say, and they all shocks on a pulled off to that plant, joel consulate was allegedly assaulted by 4 attackers who break into his home. the defend posted a picture of his injuries on instagram. he suffered, cuts to his face after attempting to fight off the burglars who he says, stole jewelry from him, and trying to hut his family. police are investigating the incident and we didn't often have whole spray thing on al jazeera. and while this next story does come from a racetrack and argentina, you won't see any horses. that's because these jockeys gave the thoroughbreds the day off on the final day of the season, and they entertain the crowd with a sprint race of their own. after over 100 meters and like any good holes, race commentary is a must even if you don't speak spanish. a little bit of the crowd stormed the track off to the race to congratulate the fastest jockey on foot. that was jose

alfredo discover. and that sawyer sport for now we'll have more a little bit later. well, here in london, it's just over 2 miles until the new year begins. so time to look back at some of the biggest stories ouch is era has covered over the past 12 months. let's walk down a building under there. not however her with just me. i'm on democratically elected leadership team as the military stage to the general thought of

a bit less. they could be more wrong. taliban has taken the final departure of the u. s. military off the 20 years. i believe this is the right to switch a violent day over dangerous days. still ahead. no way. garza feels safe flight. i'll just 0 will not be silenced. then somebody is repeating around the world. you see that right? and that by the present, via the lack of political will selfishness and music. the new all the cone very and to spread it 2020 to wants to be the year we end the funded

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always like only we're brave enough to see only who are brave enough. mm. with the listening post cuts through the noise. we're talking about repeating that. seeing monday, being used to perpetuate there's competing narrative separating spin from fuck all 3 versions of the story and then some element of the truth. but the whole story remains and cooking, 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 jessia,

from the al jazeera london broadcast center to special guests in conversation. this is the chance to start the revolution, unprompted, uninterrupted. we moved to do away the web even because it stops conversation. where should he get a land to put sun meats i aisha i can be. this is the beginning of friendship, beginning of love, right? like getting somewhere we can really break through the barriers studio. be unscripted on al jazeera, the city of cobble has experience so much upheaval for decades, and they says another change to get used to, and one that's boss from easy about a situation from now. it's not clear. all the people are just lost and confused. there are deep rooted fears about the erosion of basic price in particular for women and girls, despite assurances from the taliban and about to return to crude punishments for

certain crimes, everybody will be safe, nobody's kid will be kidnapped again from rats. now together, they're feeling they way forward into the new reality. ah. the world well things in the new year, but many celebrations are again dancing by the rapid spread of coven 19. ah. hello, i'm mary. i'm minimizing in london. you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program. hundreds of homes are engulfed in flames off to strong winds. find foss moving wildfire inst. above and colorado. businesses and 8 across the tie border to me and my as fighting eases the.