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the paging winter olympics and a controversial celebration. bosnian serbs defy a court ban to mark statewood day stoking ethnic tensions and intensifying a push for succession. and i'm he december to the sports effort, his biggest football to him and kicks off in an hour in cameron. ah, both facebook in the past. so in the opening game. but there's already controversy of october 19th as in their opponents camp, awe gun in nigeria, being blamed for killing at least $200.00 people in the northwest people returning to their damaged villages. the attacks were retaliation after air strikes on the attack. as high doubts, mass burials had been held in sam forest state after hundreds of gunman on motor

bikes reportedly attacked. 8 villages on tuesday, that followed airstrikes on monday, which the military said killed. $100.00 bandits including 2 of their leaders, dozens of hostages were rescued on tuesday, after being abducted by armed groups 2 months ago. acquired address has the laces for us from a buddha. this happen because of the days of intense bombardment of binded high doubts in the zone for a stage and other neighboring states. remember this complex trotted model about a decade ago, and we haven't seen increased military activity until the last 3 years when the president ordered that the military be deployed to tackle what was then a grow. in fact, i just then it has metal forced into a most that to d today with the massacres was than this before in as i'm for a state we've seen. recently about 40 travelers were burned to live in

a bus and attacked blamed on this bended. so right now, what's happening in the 10 villages typed by the band of school, the president said, what are treating from these as strikes? what carried out in 10 villages? so the villagers are actually not going back to these villages. some of these villages have been completely destroyed. they're made of mud in school, hearts and things like that. they're only going back now to recover buddies. as that 24 hours ago, 100 more than 150. such bodies have been recovered. some of them have been burned or mutilated on recognition. so at the moment, what is happening is that we are expected to see more burials. and as the recovery effort continues in some prostate, let's bring it in, could be a damo. he's managing director at beacon consulting with a focus on security. he joins us from a butcher, could be a that welcomes the news out. this current situation or situations like it's been going on for many years now. it's not months, it's years. why is it at

a federal or a local level? the administration's, the government can't stamp it out. oh, thank you. a lot of reasons. one of them is the the lack of capacity on the especially kid level, $200.00. thank you. regionally just need to have a centralized government. unfortunately, got some vulnerabilities where i'd be very local level. now in this instance, this cream, you know, i've been hiding in or is that part of the state what, what you are a colon. and unfortunately, you think you get to texture that exist in and you don't have any special arrangement for this. i think in summary, that is why a small you think the time is now come for the government to signal loud and clear. we will not pay any ransom to the kidnappers,

because whether it's the local government, the federal government, or governments outside who have people that are kidnapped in that immediate area. if the kidnappers know a ransom ultimately will be paid, they're going to carry on kidnapping people. so yes he does, that is 11 major issue, you know, be just the criminal justice system to address offensive like this. what, beyond that, there are a few cultural issues in bold the, on the title of the a b extraction. they complain about the existence of the united states that have been targeted, killing their women, and all the factors beyond the collection of ransom is not merely criminal. there are a governance issues. there are climate change issues that are also involved in multiple if your issue that require, you know,

the same multiplicity of solutions. it won't be just the criminals like that. look at getting up for on somewhat several other issues like the one they mention. how do you think this will play into the optic surrounding the election campaign? because there is a general election scheduled for 2023. so i mean, it's very likely the sites are going to fall into the dynamics of it on the side of the government. the government begin to bring it to an end of the government road in all right. on the plan on attending. got dressed in security and the new position. you would want to show that the government of a 2022. and of course the election, no b would be out of that type of data on the one hand government trying to show that . and then with also trying to use security at the window of the people on

a professional side, except if the government gives it current strategy. i do not see any improvement on what's needed in this situation. ok, many things are there for talking to us out of which are now to some developing news from iraq where there's been an altercation inside the parliament building, where members were meetings the 1st time since general elections that nearly 3 months ago they've been debating who to pick as the next speaker, but so far they have failed to reach an agreement. live now to mcmurry upto wyatt who is inside the building there for us in baghdad. or what just take us through. what happened peter, it has been chaotic here. only half an hour after the inaugural session of the newly elected parliament started we heard, we're now here at the media center over the parliament inside the hit quarter. and we're kind of isolated from watching what is going on in the,

in the session. but we had only half an hour after the session. it started, we heard what kind of browl or a heated arguments between the parliament members. and then we heard that the speaker, the temporary speaker model machine and he was hospitalized up later, we knew that that a representative of the irena ally and a block she of luck. he presented a list of 88 members to the temporary speaker, claiming that they have them majority, they have that biggest block in the apartment. and then there are those affiliated to the look to the so the a who is block one, the maturity of seats objected on that and they started arguing with each other. and then they got into heated argument and tension was rising. we heard a loud voices and then after that the session was suspended only

a few minutes ago. another temporary speaker has taken over, and now the session is being resumed. okay. my phone method of de la had their report in life from inside the parliamentary campus in baghdad. will the 329 seat parliament should form a new government within 30 days. these are the main players. the satirist movement swept to victory with 73 seats. it's led by and look to the al serra, a cheerleader who rejects any foreign presence inside iraq. the tucker dorm alliance as 37 seats, that ones led by a former parliamentary speaker and gained support from the sunni majority north and west of iraq. now the states of law coalition took 33 seats, led by a former prime minister, who has been widely blamed for fueling corruption, the kurdistan democratic party, 131 seats. it has a mix of kurdish and arab candidates with 17 seats. each is the fatter alliance,

which is linked to iran and the curtis dani coalition, a nationalist party calling for self determination for the people of kurdistan. let's bring in said on al kennedy, he's a political analyst focusing on iraq and the middle east. he joins us from doha. they don't welcome back to the news. how will they manage to form a government within that? i mean, this is a rocky politic. see a tight time scale of 30 days? well, we hope they will manage to do that. but the, the optimism, unfortunately, is way lower than the present isn't there. the governmental formation or the negotiations that we've witnessed are 2 different types of negotiations that were taking place since the announce results of the early elections happened. one was between the different traditional political forces of iraq were known as the traditional ethnic sectarian representatives of those 2003 iraq. and then there is the entire group negotiations which took place within those groups. and this time

of their selections. it is the intro group, negotiations that have arguably delayed the governmental formation as each group must come with an appointed candidates to their share of the high profile positions . that is a shy minister occurred the president, and as in the speak of parliament, which we doubt will happen today. the major obstacle to those governmental formation is the interest she disagreement caused by the rest between the leader of suntrust and movement, the father and she, according nation framework, consisting of the pro iran groups. as rightfully mentioned by your correspondent, such as and monarchies, state of the law and federal law. and today of course, witness the major decrease or editorial defeat and seats the selection in comparison to the previous elections. now the policy for a 2nd data, if i may, i apologize for that. why is it that they are having such a heated argument?

because it is an argument about this because is it partly perhaps because there are lines in the sand here that when individual politicians go back home, go back to their constituencies, they can't sell what they've agreed to. or is it just playing politics because that's their settle position and those positions will never change. it's probably the 2nd option that you propose to, however, the just movement is trying to create the majority of government this time. they believe they have the confidence, they have the electoral power this time to create the majority government, which means the government that they would lead a government that they would unilaterally dominate as the only political player. and such a majority government with their accreditation, sydney partners, b, she coordination framework is using their relationships. they're using their powers, their influences within the government and beyond the government to ensure that

a consensus government would include them despite their alex will defeat so far. well, is the only the only delay or the only obstacle to a future governmental formation. where with this thing as the rift that we're trying to get, this thing between us, i just movement and coordination framework. the only clear agreement that we are witnessing right now is to be agreement with them to send new block, as you mentioned, as mostly leading or dominated by the current speaker of parliament. and there was a minute rest or minute competition with these, send the arrival some 100. however, they have now created their own coalition. dot coalition is unifying all the different, send the m p 's and political coalitions and parliamentary coalitions within the parliament. it seems most likely that how did, how did lucy will be reappointed as a seeker of parliament? is it fair or perhaps sees another word?

is it accurate to single out the form a prime minister as being responsible for fuel and corruption because they were all those angry, quite combustible demonstrations on the streets, over a period of months, sort of turning into being a period of years all over the country. because corruption in inverted commas seems to have been the lubricant, how the country works or doesn't work. and that was white. people felt they had no other option, but to take to the streets. well, blaming it on, on, on the, on one figure, a blaming of, even on one political party with such a multilateral. the complex of the rocky governors, rocky government is a common thing. different political parties usually use in the court against the leading political party leading the government. however, the point is where the political discourse targeting corruption had been targeting to be the secretary and violence and been targeting the different layers of forms

of equality that have been happening in iraq, particularly since the protests that took place in october 2019. they have been very focused on an overarching regime, an overarching system which exists and parliament and ministries and the council of ministers. the blame from the protest movement has been very general. it has been focused on an entire region. blaming it on one single finger is a politicized method that is commonly used by different political parties to avoid the blame on themselves whom themselves have probably been in the government, which they blamed to be very cruel. such does this address movement and many of the other political parties that are going to negotiate a form, the iraqi government. ok, many things that on i'll can on a talking to us from the lot more still to come for year and then use our including several states in india, imposing new restrictions to prevent another co, 19 catastrophe. also had, let the games begin,

the africa cup of nations football tournament gets under way shortly in cameron, overshadowed by concerns about cook at 19 and don't look now and nail biting. finish for english cricketers in the 4th ashes test against australia. peter have, has the details in the sports world ah, to sit on now with the security forces of fire tear gas into crowds, protesting against the military governments. earlier bridges were closed around the capital cartoon to keep demonstrators away. the main pro democracy group has rejected. you and efforts to get students transition to civilian rule back on track mohammed val has more now from khartoum. jackass has been used in the center called tom against thousands of cortez who marched to words, the presidential polish it. i to reach the building,

but they couldn't as usual. they well watered, pushed back by a heavy presence of security forces using tear gas here in undermanned where i stand, the crowd is just picking up. i'm trying to maps was a presidential polish, trying to march to worth central cartoon, but not takes crossing the bridges, which are understandably closed. as security forces are lying in wait. c in big numbers. 7 at what happens every time they try to match is heavy use of tear gas and sometimes 5 bullets people get killed. he ain't under man. ha, that has been the case over the last couple of weeks and today, i mean everyone here saying they are expecting the same to happen. but as you can see, they are adamant these protestors that they will not go back home until they realize their gold, which is a complete removal of the military from power. we have heard about us not initiative by the un yesterday, but they haven't yet to deliver the details of so many players. yet,

many of the stakeholders are saying they have not yet received the details, but also they are not going to negotiate with the military. and here i'm talking about that assistance committees far behind these protests and also about the movement. all the forces of freedom a change. they have made it categorically clear that they are not going to negotiate with the military or so the up. 3 sedans, doctors, associations to dance professionals, associations, all they have the same united states to words, this initiative by the you and to resolve the problems to them. 164 people have been killed during days of violent anti government protests in cassock. stop the authorities confirmed the arrests of more than 5000 people, including former security services. chief karim massey, mall. robin christie walker has more. ah, long queues for fuel and the food. as the public comes to terms with reality. after the unrest. a picture is emerging of a power struggle within cassock, stones,

political elite. in protests, this week, anger was directed at independence, as it stands, 1st president, 81 year old, nor so 10 as a buyer. old man, get out, they taunted with those protests turned violent in our mattie as a by of was removed from the powerful position he still occupied chair of the security council. now his loyal associate, carrie must seem off fired from his role as chief of national security has been charged with high treason, very difficult. neither by hand picked casem jermarta took, i have as his successor in 2019, but did not relinquish power. both men played a leadership role attending international meetings together as recently as last

month were that has now changed. we now enjoy the talk i it era like it. this guy is gonna be in charge because he's not going to put his shown man in charge for his own government in jobs. so he got to read older. people were hanging over for the ira. gee, the swift deployments of c s t o security forces. $3600.00 russian lead troops is a clear sign to kind of has moscow's backing. they are now helping to strengthen his position in north. so turn the capital renamed often as at by of state media no longer mentioned his name. internet blackouts have made it difficult to gauge public reaction. i finally reached a political activist by a telegram. he didn't want to be named just informational chairs,

which i know last because we have a lot of rumors because i was out of her as with his rarity. and there's an hour shift. all the stories and theories are based on lack of information. rumors, unofficial propaganda, those rumors only adding to the uncertainty that that dominates life kazakhstan, rubbing 1st year walker, how to 0. more than $300.00 hearts housing bring the refugees in bangladesh have burned down our for a large fire broke out in a refugee camp. fire fighters and city of cox is bizarre, had been deployed in effort to bring the flames under control. the officials there have been preventing refugees from entering the camps. with cub 19 testing has now begun for 14000000 people in one chinese city. doctor's

report, at least 2 new infections of the army, kron barrington, 10 gin. it's a few hours drive from bay ging where the winter olympic games are due to start next month. the new cases have emerged despite the government circled 0 coverage strategy. i'll correspondent, katrina, you has more from beijing. the main problem for chinese authorities is its books imitate to beijing. it's only about 3 hours drive oil, one hour by high speed rail. there is a loss of frequent commuting between the 2 cities and aging authorities are on high alert that anxious to make sure that there is no outbreak in the capital before the beginning of the beijing winter olympics on february the 4th. so as i mentioned, change residents have an order not to leave their homes until they are tested and then they cannot leave their city unless absolutely necessary. those who work and aging the work from harm and all of those in aging, who have traveled to the affected areas, inch engine, and recent weeks,

must begin home quarantine. now this outbreak that we know so far with these 2 content on the con cases, the 1st locally transmitted cases of the on the called, the variance have been centered around a school community. and this is really going to test china 0 tolerance approach to curve at 19. they're already about 14000000 people in china under severe lockdown in the provinces of sun sheet in hearne and province. and these infections are continuing to spread to other areas as well. now this is really going to be a test of china's current lockdown policy, that mass testing reactions here. and we're going to have to see whether this on the kron varied is going to spread here. what is considering to authority so far is that they have not nailed down the origin of the virus. when it comes to these cases intention. india is reporting nearly 160000 cubic 19 cases per day. that's the highest figure. in 7 months,

several states have imposed new restrictions including curfews and suspending political rallies, puffy, metal reports now from new delhi, usually bustling wood shop, or markets in new delhi, emptied as the weekend cause. he started most of the capital shut down as a number of daily coded life union structure, least 7 months high. the new clubs followed the city imposing a nice curfew as well as closing schools jims and cinemas a few weeks ago. i'm more scared of the log down because we can't leave our home. students like me recently graduated, it's been very difficult to get a job. people who have recently lost the job are also looking for jobs. but in vain . it's very frustrating. as infection serge? nationwide, other states have talking restrictions for not go inside and india is imposing a coffee for the next 2 weekends and sunday locked downs or planned in some lod marashi, which is in the hardest hit state will have

a night. caufield. schools and colleges have already been closed for a month as have jim's, and so long day fam cases have been doubling every $2.00 to $3.00 days. such a rabbit surgeon, colonel nevada says concerning people are getting infected even when they come in contact with patient for a short time. in a further effort to stop the infection, spread inaction organizers have suspended rallies and restricted public meetings as well as door to door campaigns. for a week, hundreds of millions of indians are due to vote and state elections next month. and mass gatherings like these have been heavily criticized for violating coban 1900 protocols. and in fact, even for the 2nd wave, i don't think it was locked down that prevented infections on the country. it was the mos gatherings that actually exacerbated the infections. so you don't need to have lockdown need to not have mos gatherings. the government has tightened rules for international arrivals. they now have to quarantine at home for

a week that follows hundreds of passengers from italy testing positive at an airport in northern india, with relatively few patients in hospitals, particularly among the na collated, the vaccination drive is being increased, but total jobs crossing one and a half 1000000000 this week on top of that healthcare workers and those above 60 with underlying health conditions. we'll start getting the booster shot on monday. parking him at the al jazeera, you deli stills him here on the user for you. a re run election in the venezuelan states of body mass becomes a battlefield between government and opposition. candidates and some of the biggest names in african football arrive, encounter rooms, start economists, top competition, the africa cup of nations. without more on that when we come back. ah

oh, hello there. good to see here is your weather report, beginning in the middle east. energy we have over the eastern med is now starting to slam into the levant. it's slumping toward the south and the east. we could get into some pretty good downpours in between a mecca in medina, in western saudi. now i'll put this a day for it on tuesday because we'll see that risk of showers pivot further toward the east. this could include re add, but i think it's gonna stay dry for places like bahrain and cats are. so has got a high of $23.00 degrees, much quieter weather pattern across both southern areas of pakistan toward the north, his wall karachi, a $23.00 degrees, a steady stream of rain over the eastern med. and that's funneling in to southern parts of turkey. really soggy forecast for on talia with the high of 14 degrees. we've got a belts of heat across that is of africa. so we looked toward hart soon over into juba. bungie lagossi into a boucher boucher in fact at 37 degrees could set

a new temperature record for january further toward the south. the risk of some severe thunderstorms around the su to durbin break down into the eastern cape. as we looked toward the west, it's common cape town, $23.00 degrees, and sunny. once again in vin, talk with the high of 32 on monday. that's it. that's all we'll see again, sir. ah, the running is one of the most accessible sports in the world. l 0 correspondent tandy richardson takes us on his personal journey of discovery. when you find yourself out in the middle of nowhere and run his hurting. why should not just stop exploring the growing popularity and science? he pushes the limit from kenya to the antarctic in search of answers to why we run . al jazeera correspondence with

lou . ah ah. ah, it's approaching how fast the something you top stories so far today. me, the nigerian government says the death toll from attacks. the northwest now risen

to 200 bandits attacked villages in the state of foreign following air strikes by the military on the height of attentions in iraq's parliaments. as the newly elected members meet for the 1st session, they have been debating to pick the next speaker, but so far, to fail to reach an agreement. security forces in sudan, 5 into crowds, protesting against the military government. earlier bridges were closed around the capital cartoon to deter demonstrations. 164 people have been killed. 2 in days of violence, anti government protests and cause of stone. the authorities confirmed the arrest of more than 5000 people, including former security services. chief kareem fema so has catholic stones, former president, nurse hilton as a by f continue to exert his influence well after ruling for more than a quarter of a century, he stepped on in 2019 choosing loyalists caffeine, german class as his successor. until wednesday he continued as head of the powerful

security council as a buyer has been credited with bringing in foreign investments and stability to context on. but his critics accused the 81 year old of human rights abuses, inequality and corruption. his family members hold government jobs and their said to control much of the catholic economy. bruce penny is a correspondent covering central asia at radio for europe. he says rushes allegiances within catholic stones, political elite may have shifted. the fact that they had the president, the guy had to call in foreign forces, is going to be seen as a sign of weakness. but certainly by the color people in one can sort of understand that he wanted to free up his own security forces to put down what he says is essentially terrorist attacks on the attempted to, which is fairly ridiculous. there is definitely 2 different groups at work. most, most of whom are people for protesters, but he did call in russian troops though the interesting thing about this is that

the collective security through the organization that russia lead has never actually deployed troops in any of its members state when there's been unrest than there has been on rather than some member state which charter says it's not supposed to interfere unless the state space and external threat. which took i of provided by calling these terrorists international terrorists and suggesting that they were trained outside the country. you know, wrote the, the fact that russia approve that so quickly was extremely interesting because they never had no rush and 7000 kilometers long order. so this is a little bit different situation for russia. they don't want instability and all that stuff. but the fact that they did send troops unprecedented 1st time this happen, can be seen as a sign that the kremlin is now back into kind of not another bio faction, although, you know, for years food said another bio was one of his best friends. but it seems pretty obvious at this moment that they're begging to guy of in this current power struggle, hundreds of bosnian serbs in republic, a served skirt have defied

a court ban to celebrate what they call state hood day. it comes at a time of heightened tensions about succession plans from bosnia, the bosnian serb leader miller. i thought it was among senior officials who attended a military parade. he faces us sanctions after calling for separation from the rest of bosnia herzegovina. will the political system of bosnia herzegovina is often called one of the most complicated in the world after 3 and a half years of war in the mid nineties, the 1995 dates and peace accords formerly created 2 separate governing entities within the country. slits along ethnic and territorial lines. one of them is republic. a subscript located in the north, in the east with a majority serb population. the other is the federation of bosnia herzegovina, in the center of the country, dominated by muslim boss, me acts and catholic crow ets bear linked by shared state wide institutions and a 3 person presidency with representatives from each ethnic group. but in recent

months, there have been increasing calls for republic, a sub scott to succeed. it's prompted fears the delicate agreement holding the country together could fall apart. liliana. smelly on which is life for us in the city of bang, luca, in bosnia herzegovina, liliana bosnia, acts in the republic, a sub scurfield there. safety is under threat. why is that exactly? because we've been a non serious political crisis for several months now and the entire state is, in a way are blocked to. so this all caused deterioration of the security situation in the country. but specifically in areas where a bosh next live in the public, a subscriber. so we've seen in the past few days, many incidents and several cities including pierre, that are, which is they're here near buying a little car. but during the war, there is been over 3000 a bosh next killed in play,

that in concentration camps. and there are still many missing persons. they are so bush next, who are living now in plato, do not feel comfortable with are these celebrations of the republic a subscribed day because many people are chanting a nationalist songs. they are a carrying around her pictures of a convicted war criminals such as an outcome lodge. and they also are a provoking bosh knox. in these cities, police is doing their job in some of these cases, but there is no uh strong reaction to condemn such actions. and how is this republic day viewed inside bosnia? well, there has been a several times earn some decisions by the constitutional court in bosnia

herzegovina concerning this particular holiday. and the constitutional court was clear that the entity, the public a sub scott is entitled to celebrate hon because obscure day, but just to change the date. because it is what's been disputed for many years in bosnia herzegovina. for a serbs here in the public, a sub hska, a, the january 9th at 9092 is a day to wear nerd a public. a sub scars started to exist and they say that this entity is their state and it is the guarantee for them to be able to live in bosnia and herzegovina, and on the other hand, for a bosh knox. this particular oil date means something completely different. it means for them at the beginning of the war, the a war horrors that they endured the republic a subscribed during the 90s, which led later on to war crimes and genocide in florida. so up, the constitutional court stated bad that a public, a sub scott authorities should change the date,

but they refused to do so and they are still refusing to do so. they even had a referendum in 2016, and most of those citizens who voted back then are decided that they want january 9th to be their article because of school day. so that's a big problem in this political crisis. liliana, thank you very much. louisiana millionaire, they're talking to rely from banga lucas protest as in ukraine are on the streets of the capital to dance. the russian and american security talks that you to begin later on sunday rushes ruled out making any concessions at talks with the us. diplomats of you to meet in geneva to discuss more oscars trip build up on the border with ukraine. washington has threatened sanctions if russia invades demonstrators in belgium are calling renew, covered 19 measures undemocratic. they marched in brussels to protest against the governments. push for vaccinations under current restrictions,

night clubs and indoor sport centers are closed and restaurants and bars will now require a digital covered safe ticket to show they don't have the virus or their vaccinated . while most countries are seeing arise in virus infections, the u. k is proving to be an exception. it's had a 20 percent drop in daily cases since last week. this is the cause for a new approach. the u. k. education minister says reducing the isolation period. people who test positive from 7 days to 5 would ease staff shortages. it would certainly m e help mitigate some of the pressures on earth schools on critical workforce and others. but i would actually be it driven by the advice from the experts, the scientists on whether we should move to 5 days from 7 days. otherwise, what you don't want is obviously look great at the wrong outcome by higher levels of infection pull. brennan has more from london. what we have at the moment is huge

pressure on the u. k. schools and hospitals because of staff absences. part of that is because the staff themselves have got cove it another part of it is because they beat the tested positive or somebody around and close to them has tested positive as well. at the moment, the restriction is that you have to isolate for 10 days, although after 7 days in england at least you can test and if you're negative, you can then go back to work with the education secretary, the man in charge of education here in england has said, is that perhaps that could be reduced to 5? what he says is that that would go a long way to reducing the kind of staff precious that we're seeing here in the u. k. the government's advising bodies to prepare for anything up to 25 percent of workplace absences, and that's clearly going to put enormous pressure on workplace efficiency. whether or not it's possible is, is it opens a question. this is the education,

the secretary he was during the broadcast round of radio and tv on a sunday morning. and so it's him expressing his opinion rather than setting government policy. that's really interesting insight into how the u. k. government appears to be thinking, and i'll give you more quote from he said, i hope we will be one of the 1st major economies to demonstrate to the world that you can transition from pandemic to endemic. and then deal with this, however long it remains with us, whether that's 56710 years. so you can see that the government is not playing this wakeham old game any more where it's talking about reacting instantaneously to sudden spikes in infection rate. the play, the looking at a more long term process is how you can actually live with corona virus live with the potential variance that come with corona virus and at the same time keep the economy going. israel is reopening to all vaccinated foreigners despite battling a record number of infections brought from sunday. schools will have types of

restrictions. stephanie decker has more from west jerusalem and kept his borders close to foreigners. for most of the pandemic, really close them again in november. but what it says now, and it's, it's, it's interesting really because, ironically, the numbers are all time high here in terms of daily infections. but what they're saying is that simply the spread is so among the community that travel in and out is not really going to make a huge difference. as of today, the borders are open to vaccinated, foreigners, i'm israel is really pushing the idea that it is the vaccine. and the booster that is at the best bet against this virus. they were the 1st country to to use a 3rd booster last year. they're now already administrating the 4th booster to those over 60 years of age, there's research going on whether this is going to be effectively administered to the entire population. but it is a situation where you have high numbers testing centers. i think as in other countries are you know, really at breaking point. that's why it's also changed some of its demands in terms

of p c. r testing. now if you have been exposed to someone with the corona virus, the amr con variant, if you are vaccinated, you only need to take advantage of test. also, they're cutting down on quarantine time whether you have it or not. because they say simply a, the very end doesn't seem to be as serious in terms of causing illness, particularly to those vaccinated. and also they don't want to have hundreds of thousands of israelis in quarantine when it comes to the economy. so i think, you know, this is how they're deciding to move forward. there simply isn't any proof at this point in time that closing borders and closing restrictions and increasing quarantine times, it's actually going to limit the spread of this variant. mexico has approve the emergency use of a cooler 19 antiviral pill clinical trial show mon appear via reducing hospital admissions and deaths. by 30 percent mexican president says another treatment called packs livid will also be available soon. the us approved both treatments

last month, 300000 mexicans of so far died following covert infections. and his wailings of voting for the 2nd time in 2 months to choose the governor of the state of baroness . it's the latest battle ground put in the opposition and the government of the president nicholas mon doro. his ruling socialist party, has controlled the home state of missouri as predecessor ergo, chavez, for more than 20 years. sunday's re run is the result of november's disputed election. theresa bo reports now on what is at stake? yeah, it's the home a former so cities president award charlie's a place of enormous value for the government of nicola, my, the, the, that's why who carries what ones venezuela foreign minister is hoping to become the new governor of readiness. i came here. we are making a commitment together because we are going to govern together, right? we're going to govern together. you can't leave me alone. we're not going to walk

away anymore. we're not going to disconnect from the people ever again. to be out of yes kids the copy of the sort of independence he will see mom while you are and brought the power of the state to help him went on sunday during last november's local elections in which the governing party won. in most states, voters in body now showed ample support for the opposition candidates to venezuela supreme court, we true actively disqualified him and called for a new election after an apparent defeat of the governing party's candidate, chavis' brother travis. now both parties have elected candidates that whoever, you know, he's hoping to become the 1st governor of buddy nath in more than 20 years, who does not bear the chavis' last name. this is a massive demonstration from the people who are enough and we're going to win january the 9th. in spite of the differences we have, the government has all the resources of the state money resources coming from drug

trafficking. even we have the people and with the people who are in us, we are going to win january the 9th. be assured, this would be the case. god is with us. for the election in november were wanting toi, by the european union for the 1st time in 15 years, your position ran divided and was unable to defeat the governing socialist party in most states. but in but enough, the situation with different people, the government was desperate to gain some credibility internationally to try to get the reduction of some sanctions to be able to sit and be able to maneuver in some crucial offices internationally. but they still went ahead and dismissed the past election in marina, in spite of it all that could become an inflection on whether elections are way out of the current crisis in the country. many feelings have been struggling with a devastating economic crisis that has affected every aspect of their lives.

this sunday voters in but enough will test once again the countries electoral system. the results will show whether the balance will help them in the fight for change. they will address eda africa festival. the football is about to kick off in cameroon. fans at the africa cup of nations must meet strict cobit 19 restrictions before entering the stadiums. 5, booking a faster players tested positive 24 hours before their game. their coach is demanding, follow up tests with the fall, because following the event, join us live now on skype from deca in senegal. hi there, nick. what are the authorities doing to make sure that this tournament is as cobit secure as it can possibly be? well that's the main issue for many of the european players are playing in african teams here. remember, some of the european teams had told the organizers that if there weren't the sufficient measures in place to prevent the spread of cobra,

then they wouldn't sent their players. that didn't happen. they're all there on the ground right now. but according to what happened for burkina faso who is about to play the opening game with cameroon, dave launch an official formal letter of complaint to african, the, the african confederation of african football. and in that letter, they denounced the double standard. the aston villa striker bethel highway said there was a double standard in the way that they were treated in that other players were treated. they were woken up, peter late last night at 10 o'clock to get it to be given and teach on tests, and 5 players tested positive. that's a blow to this team that's about to play the most important game. a moments to come said they've been all to an official complaint. they're denouncing, it's a double standard. they wish that they had given out p c r test to the players that that's for the players. or there's also the, a test happening on the ground for those participating. you're watching that games

the, those that are making their way to the stadium. so there are anti dentists, p c r test. and also vaccines offered to those that attend the games. remember, out the african continent has the lowest rate of vaccination at the moment. and while a cameroon, yesterday just announced that there was only $280.00 cases of coven, that is, according to health act experts. just the tip of the iceberg. there's a real fear that this event could, could a further spread the covariance, alma kron in, cameroon, and beyond. peter, there is also nick, a troubling security situation in cameroon. coming authorities, keep people safe from that. well, that's interesting. they point this up here because this wasn't addressed by name, by authorities who had been keyed to reassure the population about the on the kron into coven varied. but that's certainly the most worrying issue for the government

. now we know that they've deployed extra military in certain areas where teams are going to meet specifically in the in limbo, which is a region by the english speaking region. there was an attack just last week at big explosion that resulted in and several people injured. and, and some death. now the military has been deployed there, that tunisia, gambia as well as molly, are expected to play games there. and then there's also the in the unrest in the far north region where booker rom is, is out there. and there's been more than 30000 people displayed from cameron to neighboring chat. flea the violence there. there are games that are going to be played near that region in gary was specifically egypt. that's going to be playing there. so make no mistake. that is one of the main concerns for the organizers to keep the players, but also those that are participating is saying. but despite you know, the,

the english speaking a separatist saying that they will use this event to try to raise their concerns and maybe launch more attacks. and the overwhelming feeling for communion is that football is going to be something that will unite the population. this is after all, a moment of celebration and a moment for all to enjoy the game that will take place just moments from now with the opening game. peter nick many thanks. nicholas osler, john is live from becca in senegal. and the schools news is coming up with pizza, back from injury and back to his winning ways. no peace. ruffin adel claiming another title ahead of the australian. ah, with wild alarm, if we listen, zionists are making serious efforts in order to

t and disrupt the channel. because here we meet with global use maintenance about the storm, you stuck on juicy for deadra, mita syndrome. molina families to pain is unbearable for their relatives were killed last week during a military operation ordered by the venezuelan government. security forces accused them of being part of a colombian rebel group and said date died in combat. but neighbors and family members insist they were innocent, taken from their homes and executed. under pressure, venezuela's, defense minister vladimir to president said the armed forces were obliged to defend that country from irregular groups, but added that human rights needed to be respected and that the events at the border would be investigated. ah

ah. type of sports is peter. thank you peter. let's start with the latest on the other truck which emerge, the australian government had not given the tennis store and assurance that his medical exemption for the australian open would be accepted. that's according to government lawyers. the 20 time grand slam champion who remains in a detention hotel will appeal. he's a visa cancellation on monday. he's lawyers claim talk of it was given the vaccine exemption on the grounds of having recovered from covered 900 last month. but footage has emerged with him during the headquarters of the serbian post office on the day he's legal team say he tested positive for the virus following day. he was also pictured most close at he's a tennis center with young players, tennis, australia, c, e o. craig tyler, he says he was causing a conflict of advice between the state and federal governments. earlier,

we spoke to australian journalists, pull a psycho who actually interviewed entirely on sunday. it seems like he was hearing one thing from the federal government and telling players another based on advice he was receiving from a sub national government to victorian government who actually does not have ultimate power under federal law. so he's received a lot of criticism for this tri calibration days. there has been a school of thought that he was doing whatever he could to get giacobbe change, even though he was being told wanting by the federal government. and you was not certain that he would be granted entry. there was a sense that he tried to ronnie's loc, i guess, and keep track of the impression that he will be allowed in. and then at the border, tyler may maybe, according to one criticism, may have made the, the judgment that the federal government would not based on all as to block or one of the most well known people in the world really. but one of the best sports

people in the world from entering australia and creating a we're a global use of it. in fact, that's exactly what i did. that's where we are now. the highly anticipated court cases should yield for monday at 10 a in melbourne time and many believe jock, which is legal team, is starting break point down to this kind of 2 separate issues. here is one issue about whether it actually is a valid medical exemption to have been infected in the past 6 months. and the federal government says it is not, but then separate to that, they signed it even if there was a suggestion that he could get in on that basis. he didn't adequately prove that he had quoted on december 16th as he states. and as he told the victorian panels that granted him exemptions which, which, which one him the ability to plan these train up. and so just to the principal level before we've actually full arguments from lawyers, it's very, very difficult to see a possibility for a national government to lose

a case in which it has applied its national laws to block a non citizen entering the country because they are on back night, but i think the federal government is on very solid grounds that would not have made the decision to block him. if it believed it could be at the turn, they would have been expecting a legal case. so i think um, disappointingly for tennis and but maybe pleasingly for people who are crow vaccination. i think john, which might be on a plane back to europe tomorrow. not now after a used delay due to the pandemic. the weight is almost over with the african cup of nations, the continents biggest football tournament, kicking off in just about 10 minutes from now. ha, ha. better make that 5. the competition is being hosted by cameroon. and it's been a long time coming with the country originally due to stage the 2019 so intimate

before being replaced by egypt as preparations fell behind. but this time, the camera unions already for africa's show piece event defending champions. algeria landed late on saturday, captain by madge, the cities are the mar, as the desert foxes, as they're known, have ivory coast, equatorial guinea, and sierra leone in group e. a back to tennis. and while never talk of riches, participation at the australian open is still very much in doubt. ref on the dolls preparations couldn't be going any better. the spaniard has won his 1st competitive tournament since august. the doll who must the end of last season with a foot injury beat american qualify maxine crazy. in the final of a warm up event in mel from a will number one on the women's side so many hallo, is one of the 1st tournaments in a long time, almost 18 months after 23rd singles title, the romanian. defeating number 3 seed veronica, could m at over 6060 hello truck just one set on away from the thing the trophy and

current will number one actually bought is also looking in good for made of the year's 1st grand slam there straight and came to 2nd adelaide international typing 3 is the straits. it's victory over elaina and i back in a party also won the doubles in england. cricketers breathing a sigh of relief of to holding on for a draw against australia in the 4th ashes. tense in sidney, it was a nail biting finish with one boy lift batsman. ben stokes couldn't bear to watch, but james anderson withstood australia's boating attack to steer england a 270 for 9. at the close of play. that was a huge turnaround of heavy losses in brisbin adelaide and melbourne and leans. they avoid a series whitewash australia still taken unassailable. 3, no lead into the final phase in hobart. that's what we'll leave it for now. be. are again, later with another sports news update. peter, thanks remarks. that's it from me and the news, our team here and so hard to stay with us on the other side of the short break in

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