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to death in northern pakistan. those is more stranded after heavy snowfall. a weekend curfew is imposed in new delhi as india reports its highest number of corona virus infections. in 7 months. i never doubted it, and i knew that to day would come. and 3 white van is sentenced to life in prison. the murder of the black joker in the state of georgia ah, authorities in kazakhstan, say they've detained the former national security chief phone, suspicion of treason after days of violent protests. because at present, says the protests against his government are orchestrated by what he calls. armed bandits is authorized as forces to far without warning while welcoming russian troops into the country to help will speak with robin forester walker in subleasing

shortly. but 1st, his report calm has returned to the sent to rebell matty boat. the signs of violence are everywhere on republic square seen of the worst of the clashes security forces have re taken control of gutted government buildings. but they've been food shortages and queues at cash machines and petrol stations with residents venturing out only for essentials for them with lisa mascot, the girl at night when we hear explosions, i'm scared it pains me to know that young people are dying assertion you go because as you go through, so we're scared, not just for ourselves, but for our children and other people's children. we never expected. such things could happen, especially in our mattie. gunfire could still be heard on friday, as military units raced through al matty streets. o,

in the eastern city of tell the cold gun or statue of the 1st president, mosul 10 as a by of who's pulled down, the euphoria has now evaporated. o, a police loudspeaker wounds people to stay in doors while an anti terror operation gets underway. oh, are you president casem tomorrow to talk? i have shown little sympathy for the protesters. oh, coles becomes catherine for presumed to have been called abroad to pay for the part you sorry to move the negotiation, sugar to a peaceful resolution of you. what nonsense, or kind of negotiations can there be with criminals? with no durish force we had to deal with armed or, and change, bend it. both local and foreign companies. the claim without evidence that protest is our foreign backed terrorists was the pretext to invite the moscow lead security block to send in its forces. 3600 c s t o soldiers. most of them russian

peacekeepers are being deployed. democracy activists have expressed dismay that their colds for change have gone unheard. the banner reads, we are citizens, not terrorists, peaceful demonstrations are still taking place. this is genoa zane, in the west of kazakhstan, but legitimate protests. now risk being stamped out by shoot to kill policy. well, let's go live night t robin foresee walk in walker, who is launching developments from tbilisi and georgia run. let's start with the latest developments and that, that being the rest of the former national security chief. what more can he tell us? we can tell you that curry must cmo was a prime minister in kazakhstan on a couple of occasions, a very capable,

all efficient. i consider the capable take the crunch of we get as necessary and that's one of the reasons why when he was how to pull the position of president when know, slipped out. another by a context on the president was ready to hand over the reins as he was conceited, too much of an outside the duties and excluded, but he retained his position as head of the k n b. the, the national security committee basically in charge of, you know, tackling security and fighting crime in kazakhstan, so he would have been in charge when everything went wrong in massey, we had protest since the beginning of the year that began in the west of the country. but the supreme violence that, that took place on the 5th of january was under his watch. and that's why on that day we started to get a picture that perhaps this was,

this was more than just government protest taking place. this was somehow in a how a struggle amongst the cars that you need because on that day that's when know 10, that's a biased the full but president was removed from his sort of continuing position of influence as head of the security council in catholics dog. and his nephew removed from the the k and b to wish my see what was the head is one of the nasa bye guys and has been for many years. so his departure today really cements this idea that cause him joe much. so chi of the president's academy in purging the government, the system, the elite, of all those figures who owed allegiance to the full, the president knows the time that by it's really quite an extraordinary picture. and it's difficult to explain and make, but inside an enigma why this would,

would have happened. but this explains the dog nature of cause, politics, internal politics and the tragedy. of course of it all, is that these democratic this, these protests, these legitimate calls for reforms going to go unheeded inside cuz it's gone for so many years and where they were pressed and where there's no freedom of speech. no facebook for political opposition, genuine political in has it's done meant that this kind of governance was able to erupt. and you see this potentially this bitter in fighting within the political elite that it's caused the loss of so many lives and such devastation. now. now i'm lucky in particular, but across because exp total political disarray and now we have this russian lead peacekeeping force in the country. all these things happening so fast. so quickly, a very difficult story to describe, but this is the picture we're getting right now. ok, we're out of time. i'm afraid robin forest walker,

but thank you very much indeed for bring us up to date from sibley c. barcas dans interior ministry says at least 16 people were frozen to death as they tried towards the country's 1st snowfall this winter. many hundreds ignored warnings, advising them not to go outside. thousands have been less strong in the mines in the state of murray around 30 kilometers, ne, over some of that that tricity supplies have been disrupted. well, let's get more from can all highs or he joins us live from islam of buds and commo . it seems quite extraordinary, really, that this adverse weather is kills at least 16 people have unusual. is this and what, what do we know what the stage? well unfortunately, despite the warnings, as you saw, you mentioned earlier,

tens of thousands of people decided to go to that and station murray. and that is also of a popular tourist destination, especially during the winter when people come to watch their snow. but this also is an example of systemic failure because according to the board about a 100 towers in waco's range today, hen station i had a station that has narrow roads. they were worn, angels, heavy snow. and that led to our daughter catastrophe. because people, i was stuck in their way code, the entire family needs. we're getting reports canada because of the freezing weather. they record robado heaps of snow and this particular red the system at nef damage in the south or along the coastal areas. but particularly up in the mountains because we have reports at 3 to 4 feet of snow had been reported in certain areas. the avalon che landslides have blocked the road. and this of god had

led to the chief minister now declaring an emergency. they've got it in the interior minister as gordon, the pat emily, a 4th in the military to come and help rescue those people. and i've got to stop more people from going to that his station. okay. come on. hi to them live for us in islam about spring is up to date. thank you. come on india has recorded more than 140000. you generally call with 19 cases. that's a new 7 month high is capital new delhi is among the worst hit region and is under curfew. the ohm icon variance is now dominance across other cities. travelers arriving in the country will need a quarantine at home. for a week of natal has more from a shopping center in new delhi. the government has a mandate for international travelers who now have to quarantine at home for about

a week. on the 8th day, they have to take a laptop and upload back test on a government portal so that the authorities know india already requires international travelers to test negative before boarding a flight to india. now, domestically, most of the country is under some form of restriction. jerry already has the maximum number of restrictions in the city. there's already in night curfew in place earlier, the government shut down school cinemas and jims and has also right now said that it expects the cobra 19 cases to cross 20000 to day. in sudden india, the state of thumb alarm will have a lockdown on sundays. the state of connecticut, which is also in southern india, has a we can call you similar to what we have in new delhi for the next 2 weekends in india. as ne, the state of a sam has expanded its night, cough you hours,

and the government there says it is going to mandate vaccines for people to enter places like restaurants and public parks and, and malls are starting january 15th, the most worrying signs are coming from the state of marashi trial, which is in western india, it's capital mon bye, is the hardest hit city clock more than 20000 new cove at 19 cases. second day and a road crossed this number again, a record breaking number for that city. what's really worrying is that many of these cases are coming from the city's poorest areas. you know, it's home to one of each as largest lumps that seeing its highest single day spike in gorge 19 cases. as of now that government has ruled out a complete lockdown court documents serve revealed tennis turnover, joke of inch tested positive for corporate 19 last month. and that is why he had a vaccine exemptions and to restrain a joke of which was denied entry after lunch in melbourne this week to play in the

extremely open. his lawyers are trying to overturn the cancellation of his visa legal papers show. he tested positive on december 16th. he's not being detains in a melbourne hotel. and check, double play or not for a cova is now also being detained in that same hotel. she says she also has permission to play in the history and open, but no plans to leave the country. still ahead so on al jazeera, why the ethiopian government is pardoning number of high provo. let's go prisoners and tell us. the important thing for this, this is a this is that what we is europe tattoo artists fear for their future as soon you inc ban. ah,

ah, look forward to brighter skies. the winter sponsored my cattle airways. callo, the weather remains very messy across much of europe. at the moment. we've got an area of thundering showers lingering around central parts of the mediterranean. so southern italy, pushing over towards greece, seeing some heavy and foundry showers. that's been stuck there for the past few days. and things tiny little more mobile up towards a northwest with mild a rest stream. a game with these weather systems. bring some outbreaks of brain and some pretty strong winds, but at least it is mild temperature, getting up to 10 celsius there in london. 9 degrees for paris. lot of wet weather though, coming through, as you can see that runs its way down across the low countries through france, into the bay of best gay, some snow still where on the leading edge. still some snow into central parts of europe, up towards the baltic states. still those thunderous showers lingering just around

central and eastern parts of the mediterranean. if anything that become more widespread as we go through sunday last no farther north, that will make its way over towards that western side of russia. things quietly down up around england, whiles into scotland. but some showers coming across republic of ireland. still staying very disturb, just round about this guy could see some snow once again, just around northern parts of spain that disturb weather in the made that will bring further showers across the coastal fringes of ch, nicea northern parts of libya, pushing his way towards eat, it for the weather on sit by casara ways, the listening post cuts through the noise. like talking about competing narratives like the modern day told being used to perpetuate those competing narrative separating spin from fuck all 3 versions of the story and some element of the truth . but the full story remains and coaching, 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 jesse utah. ah ah, this is al jazeera, quick reminder, all the top stories for you. this are authorities and council stone say they detained the former national security chief, suspicion of treason of today's upon protests. cows at present, since he's authorized his forces to far without warning, bulky stones, interior ministry says at least 16 people have frozen to death. this is the trying to morse. countries for snow falls this winter. many in the northern region had ignored warnings,

advising them not to go outside. and india has recorded more than 140000 daily cove with 19 cases. new 7 montoya, capital you dally is among the worst hit regions and this on the curfew. yeoman con variance is snowed. dominance across of the cities see or supreme court is the signing of the white house can enforce a vaccine mandates for large private employers. the rules apply to companies with more than $100.00 employees, it would require workers to get fully vaccinated against coven 19, or be tested weekly. the decision could have an impact on as many as 80000000 people. germany is bringing in extra restrictions for its bars and restaurants after a rise. and on the con cases, only people who tested negative for received vaccines booster will be allowed into venues and quarantine rules are being relax for vaccinated. people who come into

contact with someone who has tested positive and the home isolation periods or has also been reduced from 2 weeks to 10 days. there is anger in the chinese city. you see an there bird hope people have been treated during the strict block. don't but city leaders her talking up the success of their actions saying a covered 90 night break has been stamped aids. katrina, you has war from bitching. chinese health officials say there's been a turning point in the city of she. anne, with 30000000 people have been under locked down since the 23rd of december and outbreak of the delta there it has been contained. and numbers of infections i declining sends out or was other. although there may be cases in the future of the risk, a large scale resurgence. how being brought under control as our empty epidemic efforts. how would she results lunches? but these results achieved by the strictest measures impose since those in the city

of ohio in 2020 have come at a cost, a woman who was 8 months pregnant, lost her unborn child after being refused entry to a hospital until she tested negative for the virus the incident spiked anger on line with some posts describing the woman's treatment as heartbreaking. b jawandra is under both here on behalf of the municipal health commission, i deeply apologize to this patient and deeply apologize for the poor access to medical treatment during the epidemic. an elderly man died of a heart attack after also being refused care for similar reasons. people have been confined to their home since the lockdown was ordered. many have complained of inadequate food deliveries. one man was beaten by pandemic prevention. stopped for trying to leave his apartment, blocked by bread. francis miller is a college counselor who's worked at a school and she and since 2018,

he says he and his girlfriend have enough food because they stocked up ahead of time. but some of his peers aren't so lucky. i know that some other americans have had trouble getting food. no one guy has been living on basically the noodles for more than a week. and i think it depends on each person's situation and also your property management company like how competent people are there. so especially like people who have larger families or who have difficult medical situations or stuff like that can be very difficult right now for people to get the things that they need. whether it's food or medicine or otherwise. francis says many has been shocked by poor city management and the failure to learn lessons from the 1st outbreak and han, you know, given that it's been 2 years since then. how difficult has been for, you know, she on to deal with this new outbreak and how long it's taken kind of the city

and especially decision makers to, to react to solve problems as a city leader said those responsible for mishandling health delivery and corona virus prevention services has been fired, suspended or punished. meanwhile, authorities in the neighboring colon as a battling and outbreak, which is several. 1.16000000 people will put under locked out in the city of utero . after only a handful of infections were discovered, china is proven 0 approach has acquired a new urgency. the lead up to the winter olympics, which opened here in february. katrina, you out 0. 3 point then have been sentenced to life in prison for the merger of a black joker in the u. s. state of georgia. the judge said 2 of them, father and son, would spend a lifetime without the possibility of parole. amount of re was 100 done while he

was out for a run in a mostly points neighborhood in 2020, she returns he reports. this was the verdict i'm at of res family, had hoped for that his life plus 20 travis mcmichael and his father gregory give him the maximum sentence for murdering 25 year old aubrey of to chasing him through a georgia neighborhood in february of 2020 william roddy brown, who joined in the chase, was given a mandatory mud, a sentence of life imprisonment, but with the possibility of parole. after 30 years. the judge said that he, unlike his co defendants, had displayed some remorse. all 3 can appeal their sentences, but also face a federal hate crimes trial. next month, before the sentencing members of abra family made their case. a man who killed my son is called rome every single day next to his father.

and now we get the chance. 6 next my son, elbow again. and aubrey's mother addressed her son directly. i made a promise to you today i'll laid you tress. i told you i love you. and some day, somehow, i would get to justice. the presiding judge said he thought deeply about the case even paused in silence for a minute to suggest how long aubrey had been running in fear of his life before he was murdered. a fraction of the time that a mod armory was running in satilla shores and then rendering his verdict. the judge alluded to the racial folk lines of this community in the deep south. i argue that maybe a neighbors more than the people who just own property around your house. i believe that is and also believe that in assuming the worst in others we show our worst

character outside the court. aubrey's mother. thank lucy, supported her family and made reference to one of the most shocking moments of the trial. when one of the prosecutors alleged her son was not a victim, but a criminal quotes with no socks to cover his dirty toenails. the law toenails that she might not know the argument she she failed admitting that a mile was lying vanilla with a big hole in the chair at side. the quote was celebration of accountability for the murder of a black man by white men in the south. so many of them still haven't gotten anybody arrested for killing their child, so busy about all of her no more, no more, no more. but it should be remembered that in the aftermath of ob, reese killing, the police and local authorities did nothing excepting the word of those now convicted of murder. that aubrey had been up to no goods. only when video evidence was released weeks later, did stage authorities act. she everton see alger 0 me and mars military will as say

they've extended a seas far with ethnic homes, groups in a bit to end the conflict gripping the country in a meeting with cambodia as prime minister, it was announced that the seas far g to and next month will run until the end of the year. cambodia is leading diplomatic efforts for peace after last year's military coup. the talks have been seen by son as legitimizing the armies rule. these european governments as announced it will pardon a number of high profile political prisoners, including members of the rebel t grind people's liberation front officials in the capital, addis ababa say it's time to promote national dialogue. after more than a year of conflict in the north, the hardy reports a lull in fighting has made way for potential dialogue. the ethiopian government is pardoning a number of high profile political prisoners, including members of the rebel to gray people's liberation front. the government

has been fighting the t p l f for more than a year amid ethnic and tribal tension prime minister abbey meds. government says the pardons purpose is to paved the way for a lasting solution to ethiopia as problems in a peaceful, non violent way, especially with the aim of making the all inclusive national dialogue a success. it was not immediately clear how many of those granted amnesty have been freed. ah, the war in the north has claimed the lives of thousands of people and left hundreds of thousands, more facing famine conditions and to grey, which is under what the united nation says is a de facto blockade. un secretary general, antonio gutierrez, welcomes the news of the pardon on twitter. sane. i will remain actively engaged in assisting ethiopia to bring an end to the fighting and to restore peace and stability. the pardons coincide with orthodox christmas. a day widely celebrated by christians in ethiopia. it also overlaps with a visit by us envoy jeffrey feltman,

who was pushing for talks. the conflict has threatened to tear apart africa's 2nd most populous state and to stabilize the horn of africa region. what can the nobel peace prize winning prime minister negotiate the solution in his country divided by war? leah harding al jazeera is his prime minister ariel re, has vote to crack down on gangs after an attendance on his life earlier in the week . and the merger, all 2 journalists covering gang violence. please say the 2 men were shot dead spy armed bandits just outside the capitol porter, prince own thursday, reporting on the deteriorating security situation. the u has been so since of unregulated chemical substances in tattoo inks, signed to say many can cause cancer or other serious illnesses and 12 percent of

people in the u. s. at least one tattoo and in germany, their big business, but asked dominic came reports for berlin. some fear the band could hurts their livelihood. daniel calls or discusses today's jobs with his colleague, lena, he runs the classic tattoo cows or shop these other tools of his trade inks and chemicals which have been in use for many years, but no longer get new colors. but in the moment we have round about 10120 different colors, the new colors vendor colors coming in the middle of the year. we have just 30 cause does the thing and you lose for the quality teri, present. it's precisely these colors which daniel believes all the life blood of his craft colors are the important thing for todd. this is a this is that what we is bring colors in the skin under the skin to paper. com. i

like to have just, i'm sort of colors are what you can do, tick just rock player 2 needles with this. this is the base to work. when you take the base, you destroyed business, but to others, such inks are dangerous. the use says they poses serious health hazard, that these substances are actually also restricted in cosmetics. so you're not allowed to use them because metrics which are just placed on the skin. and now we are extending that of course to these materials which are injected under the skins . some estimates suggest around 12 percent of people across the e. you have at least one tattoo here in germany. that number is believed to be even higher, perhaps around 20 percent. so what takes place in the body when these now band inks come into contact with us here at the german federal risk assessment institute, dr. michael geo products, again told me one concern is what happens beneath the skin barrier? we know that not all pigment to remain on the place we're did it to,

is it being made or in it too big that is injected? we know death from studies, death. the least nodes of tattooed individuals are colored whatever the rights or wrongs of this particular issue, tattoos themselves remain very popular, especially for young people like casio, back at the crowds or to shop. he's having a favorite cartoon character inked onto his arm for the moment snoopy will be there in just black and white. but castle says he's got plans for more colourful tattoos . some day soon, dawn at cane al jazeera berlin. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the headlines authorities and cans extern say. they've detained the former national security chief on suspicion of treason. after

days of violent protests cassock president says he's authorized his forces to fire without warning. robin forest walker explains the sick.