by the russians, it's just not going to happen. no, wall street journal sabrin. thank you mister president, based on everything you know now, do you think that president putin will authorize an invasion of ukraine before the end of the winter? and what is your message to the roughly 30000 americans? we're currently in ukraine. do you think that they should leave the country? well, i've had discussions, numerous discussions, wortha. ah, we're through russians and particularly with whom i don't know that he's even made of i don't know that he knows what he's going to do. and i think he has to realize that it would be a gigantic mistake for him to move on ukraine. the impact on europe and the rest of the world would be devastating and you'd pay a heavy price. i have been very, very straightforward and blunt with president putin,

both on the phone and in person. we will impose the most severe sanctions that have ever been imposed economic sanctions. and there'll be a lot to pay for that. and down the road. it will affect others as well affect us somewhat affect european, but it will have profound impact on his economy and a i. but i don't know. i know that he's in a position now to be able to invade, almost assuming that on the ground has frozen above cave. ah, he has the capacity to do that. what he's going to do, i don't know. and i don't think anybody knows but him to the americans who are currently in ukraine. should they leave the country? i think would be wise to leave the country. not. i don't mean our, i don't mean i'm not talking about our diplomatic cor. i'm talking about americans who are there. i hate to see them get caught in the crossfire if in fact they didn't. and there's no need for that. and i, or if i were they,

if i knew when they're, i'd say, leave it to a chance. i felt can you outline specific steps that germany is taking tier reduce its energy dependence on russia. and when you say to those who suggest that german reliance on russian gas is limiting europe options for how to respond to the crisis in ukraine, should dr. deparga. thank you very much for raising that question because it gives me the opportunity to address rather than the topic that's important to me. one good news and maybe to become from within the strategy on fighting man made climate change. germany has decided as very short in a very short period of time to phase out of the use of oil and gas it by a very soon and by 2045, germany will have a carbon neutral economy as one of the strongest economies of the world and with regard to these energies, we often think about heating at home and driving

a car. but we're talking about industrial production, producing steel and chemical of substances, cement and changing these industrial processes. and reorganizing such systems is what we have planned. so this year we will continue to our take far reaching decisions that will help us to use more wind energy, offshore wind energy onshore, wind energy, and solar energy, and expand the capacities. expand the grades, which will mabel and have a good strategy for germany, but also wild wide on the use of hydrogen, which is a central element for us to change our industrial processes that are using oil and gas right now. the boot the industry is willing to be on board. we're doing this together with them, but it will probably be the biggest industrial modernization project in germany, in 100 years with very good prospects that we will develop new technology. is that other partners in the world can use as well,

and this will help us fight climate change. i do hoard. and by the way, at the energy mix, today we're talking about one quarter of our energy that is linked to gas. and only part of that gas comes from russia. big part comes from norway over the netherlands . and of course, it is very important to us that we do develop an infrastructure that will give us the opportunity to the mom, have all options available and react if needed. and so you don't have to be concerned that there are thumb who should be concerned who see themselves, maybe it's will too much as a okay, we're going to leave the white house and take you to the kremlin because the russian president vladimir putin in his french counterpart of manuel macaroni. we're also holding a meeting earlier today and they're now speaking to the media. let's listen. i think that to rincon, the president,

mister president, i would like to ask you a question about ellen g. germany and europe are much more dependent on russian gas than the regions of the world. and you promised european allies to help with l n g . but this result is more expensive. it's not available in the volume that might be needed to replace rush and gas. and i would like to know from you how you would help your opinions in case of a conflict with russia is, is an empty promise, or what can you really do? what can you offer? and in addition, the u. s. i'll buying oil from russia worth billions of dollars, and i would like to know whether these a transfer is also part of the sanctions package against russia. and mr. chancello, linkedin liquefied natural gas. and there is a big controversy in germany about fracking gas in how fi, ellen g, even a real,

a replacement or is it it also with a view to the climate club you intend to found? is it really an alternative to russian pipeline gas? melamine respond, 1st of all, we heard a group, they took away the various apologies we're taking you back to the white house. now we're having some slight issues with the translation at from the fusion and macro that news conference. so we'll go back to it. but now let's continue listening to president biden and the german chancellor. all lecture show was, you know, oh, that would be lost. but what everybody forgets here is russia needs to be able to sell that ass and sell that oil. russia relies a significant part of russia's budget. it's only thing they really hair export. and if in fact it's cut off, then they're going to be hurt very badly as well. and as

a consequence to them as well, this is not just a one way street. and so we are looking at what we could do to help compensate for loss of immediate loss of gas ah, in europe, if it occurs. and that's what we were working on for some time to proceed to get some nice, but as the imaging finally understand that really come with the united states, white america, president and joe biden. and i are working closely together as well. we are prepared for all kinds of situation and that's part of what we do when we say we prepare sanctions. that means we need to be able to eat larva to react at any time . and this is happening with regard to the use of l n g. i can say that it will be the biggest volume of elijah used to press the world. is there gas and did about them? that is part of the debate was to get perspective of the cook top containing a long term perspective. i already outlined what this is about will will modernize

our economy and we're, a gas is being used labels which to hydrogen. this will be a process that will be faster, will happen faster than many might imagine today, and that will create a bright future for all of us. thank you. thank you very much. i appreciate ah, yeah. and that news conference was between president by been and the german chancellor. all love for sure, sir. obviously talking about her trying to deescalate the pensions between russia and ukraine. her president her by then obviously emphasizing how diplomacy was the best way forward. very interesting. a sort of a whole issue of the nord stream, a project which is a gas pipeline project in germany and russia. we will be speaking to our correspondent at the white house who was following developments on that. and

kimberly how kit. but while that news conference and meeting was taking place in washington, d. c, the russian president vladimir putin and the french president a manuel micron. also having a meeting in moscow there now holding a news conference, let's listening to what the 2 leaders are saying. apologies . we seem to be having some difficulties with the audio and the translations are there. so these 2 key meetings are taking place on both sides of the atlantic. legend again, try to listen to what a present which was all good, but she, she sew sewer, the folks las cruces and conditioner for, for you to remember to remind everybody but his agenda and unusual learner kiosk.

if she were just nicholas t sublet exact as to what means complexes near the connecticut where you know or must go from alyssa gordon. lindsey is at cohort by a former lonzey econ. please. someone with your, my tutor. zachary, with nicholas middle gilly. this soon would be in the same. okay, we're gonna try and get to you a live feed of that translation and we're certainly monitoring what is being said anyway, but in the meantime, let's go to kimberly, how can our white house correspondent, kimberly, let's focus of course on the other meeting that was taking place the other news conference we just heard between president biden and the chancellor. all of shots, obviously, both to key members of the nato alliance. but even there, i felt that, especially with the questions from correspondence that did seem to be a little bit of tension about exactly what would happen with this north stream. a project which is basically a key gas and pipeline project between germany and russia and very strong words. i felt from prison by that on that yeah, there is

a real sense that the white house is providing assurances that if russia invades ukraine, that there will be no energy that will be flowing through that pipeline and get repeatedly report or say, well, how do you know how do you know that that will happen? has germany secure those assurances in germany relies heavily on russian natural gas is germany on board with this and germany would not answer that question definitively. and neither would president joe biden. in fact, the only thing that joe biden would say when asked about this is he would say that if the tanks are true sort of cross the border, there would no longer be a north stream too. but he was not specific about how that would be achieved. all he would say is we will be able to do it, but it doesn't say how. and then when the reporter pressed the german chancellor, all of shows about that. all he said is that, that we speak together or that we speak with one voice, but again,

really kind of be reticent about sharing any of those details. now what we do know, and this has been touched upon a number of times, including this press conference, is that the white house has been seeking other sources of energy including meetings with the mirror or rather of cut our last week in order to try and secure alternate sources of energy, but we know that this certainly wouldn't be enough to supply the needs. and so there is still this lingering question of how this would be achieved. and that was not fully answered. the other big friction point between these 2 leaders and this has been a focus of criticism on capital hill between republicans and democrats, as well as inside the by them. administration is that germany has been generally reluctant to say which sanctions it would support against russia. it has been flow to it, the identify that would support or send

a lethal weapons troops. it is not allowed sort of 8 flights over germany in terms of aerospace to go to the ukraine. and that has angered a lot if a law makers on capitol hill who say that, you know, that germany is largely been missing in action, has been betraying the nato alliance. so you saw these 2 leaders come out to say that we speak in lock step, that the alliance is strong, that there is no need for germany to win back trust. you heard joe biden saying in this press conference, and there's no doubt about the german partnership, but there was skepticism from the reporters. and again, when there were details or when there was for pressing for details about how those assurances had been provided. they certainly were not offered from either liter. absolutely, and of course all of this was based on the big if that there would be some kind of military aggression or invasion from the side of russia. but i also felt that at

the beginning of the press conference, both leaders made a point of highlighting the importance of the nato, treating the importance of our article 5, the responsibilities of, of course, ukraine is not a member of nato. i mean, you hinted it at a little bit there. kimberly, but how frustrated do you think overall, both president biden and the usaa, the administration in general, is with germany stance. well, i think that this is still a case of the united states getting to know the new german chancellor. you have to remember that the the previous chancellor angle of merkel and joe biden had known each other for a very long time. this is the 1st real formal meeting that the joe biden has had with the new german chancellor. and it comes under very strange circumstances. and so they are not having the best of circumstances in order to launch this partnership. but certainly historically the united states and germany have

a very strong partnership. and certainly you heard them trying to underscore that even if there was awkwardness amongst each other in terms of the body language that we saw in that press conference. certainly they were in lock step when they affirm that there was one thing that was very clear. they felt that if russia were to invade ukraine, there was no question both leaders believed and they could represent their countries and say that russia would pay a very heavy price. and both a firm to article 5 that an attack on one is an attack on all within that nato partnership. and there really was no sort of wavering when it came to that stance from either gentleman. very complicated situation. the old round kimberly house kit at the white house for the moment. kimberly thank q. and then of course sir, we will bring you the latest from that news conference going on right now between present putin and the macro. and they'll be interesting to see what comes out of

there when it comes to and then what the nato response lie be. what meanwhile, germany's foreign minister has been in ukraine earlier. she said her country is willing to pay a high economic costs to avoid an armed conflict between ukraine and russia. russia is, we've been mentioning is set to supply gas to germany via the newly constructed nor stream to pipeline. but its use is now under consideration as part of sanction measures. if again, as we've heard russia crosses into ukraine. i lena bear bock was one of 4 european foreign ministers meeting with ukraine's topic. diplomat did the me, through labor in here. she said, germany stands by the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine. sarlin will nato, meanwhile, is considering a longer term military presence in eastern europe to strengthen its defenses in response to russia's military build up near ukraine. the alliance currently rotates troops in and out of the region. so there is

a process now going on would innate also of course, in goals consultation with only milton members or to adjust or persons induce on portal. the alliance to refer to strength from our deterrence on the fence. if russia really wants less metal closely borders, they get the opposite. that of need who they are now. russian troops and military equipment remain on the belive lucien border with ukraine, where the 2 countries have been holding joint military exercises on the bill. hamid went to find out how that's affecting the lives of people who live a long ukraine's northern border at denovia elevate. she border crossing. it's business as usual, about a 1000 people transit through here every day. going to and coming from bella luce, on the other side, russian, bella. ruth, are holding joint military exercises,

but no sign of that here. still the border guards say they are on high alert and prepared. but how the littlest, if you to through her you keep will do kill booked and you can um, it depends on the forces which will oppose us. and on the situation we will face, the only thing i can say, i said there are units ready to react in case of any threat coming from the neighboring country. there's little to show in terms of military build up on the ukrainian side of the crossing. this ditch was dug a while ago. it's now being reinforced with coils of razor wire. this road is more than 2000 kilometers long. it starts in odessa on. the black sea goes to cave towards the north of the country, crosses below roofs, and ends up in st. petersburg in russia. so should russia decide to send its troops across the border into ukraine from bella. ruth, this would be

a perfect way in awe from here, it's an easy for, i was drive south to the capital, but at the moment it's ukrainian troops who are on the move north you crazy. northern border is more than a 1000 kilometer long rewards or yeah, but nicolai shenker remembers when there were no demarkation, russia, billers and ukraine were all part of the soviet union. he says his life was better than grandma knew his wife. and i dare suspicious of us and says that no one here will tell us what they really think people here closely linked to russia. valerie petrovich tells us people into mary go shopping across the border. that's where he got his boots and he doesn't see their big neighbor as the enemy ringing in utah nic doin. you're big. no, no, no, no, no, nobody will fight everyone here. we'll laugh about it. we don't care. i watch tv,

and it's horrible. our troops are mobilizing, mobilize in russians, don't care why let them come. we will welcome them. they won't do anything to us. we are not afraid, because we are a part of russia. but i'll join me near by you, ah, if they were to invade russians could also come through this and keep crossing. it sits at the junction of ukraine, bella roost to the west, and russia to the east. the 3 sisters monument, a symbol of brighter days, between the 3 countries and natalie and his wife are found a way to visit their daughter and grandchildren in moscow. they don't go as often because of the uncertainty of a looming war. but he, like most people living near the border, don't agree. oh, see why relations between cave and moscow have reached such a low point. what does that mean edges era along ukraine's northern border?

ok, well let's take you now back to moscow and talk about that news conference between president putin and president and a chrome. let's speak the door said jabari. she's live in moscow for more on that news conference between the 2 presidents. tell us a little bit about what was said very key meeting, especially because president cronies now also has the rotating presidency of the e. u. certainly, oh, the french president has been meeting with our russian president vladimir putin for over 5 hours at the 2 men. a had closed door meetings after briefly as speaking to each other when they met at the kremlin. welcome me one another and they haven't seen each other face to face for over 2 years. and vladimir putin was very march, clearly happy to see the french president in moscow. it was at his invitation that

emanuel mac wrong counselled his ad plans for the week and travelled to moscow use . i've been speaking now the russian president following that meeting. and he's got a few points to make. he said that the 2 men discuss various issues. of course, the um, security concerns that russia has about nato's expansion, as well as the u. s. intentions with ukraine. it was at the top of the agenda, the a russian president also said that the 2 men discussed the men's agreement. and that, i think the noteworthy thing that we heard from vladimir putin was that he said there's possibility to put a series of french president's ideas a, as a basis for joint steps to settlements in ukraine. so there seems to be a little bit of headway and the french president monument crohn will be traveling to key on tuesday where he said that he will take the concerns of the russian president with him to the officials in kiev. and that the russian president and emmanuel kron are again, due to hold a phone conversation following and microns visit to ukraine. but they will continue

at this conversation that they've been having over the past few weeks. it seems that the 2 men are really very keen to continue talking to each other in an attempt to de escalate attention. but the core issue remained very much the same. the russian president saying that nato's expansion and open door policy is still very much a red line for russia. and the french president said that at the and policy of nato is not something that is up to be changed any time soon. so while the main issue still remains, there seems to be some headway in terms of the 2 men that to, to leaders really trying to find a way through all of this and tensions and diplomacy that have failed until now to try and release. see whether or not they can de escalate attention. there seems to be very much a willingness on both parts to see that happen. of course,

the french president with very much a the, a didn't role of a peacemaker in mind traveling to moscow. he's going to be seen if course back home as a very important figure in all of this crisis in the middle of this storm. trying to bring some sense of calm and d escalation as tensions continue to rise. of course, the russian president, welcoming macros, present the 2 men had a very long discussion over 5 hours and they had a 7 course meal as well. and they, they were both seemingly quite happy with where things are at between the 2 of them . now whether or not a menu, my chrome will be able to deliver much more after this point remains to be seen. and his and political and diplomatic skills will certainly be put to his house once he travels to kiev beds for the time being, i think a vladimir putin is happy to have emanuel my cramped visit moscow. and we'll have to wait and see what happens next. absolutely. is a minimum occurrence from a crone said the next few days are crucial dorsal jabari with the latest analysis

of forest for moscow door. so thank you for coming up on this news. our from london warnings of chaos in haiti with a prime minister's time and office has run out sparking fears or even more violence . no winner is but a surprise result in costa rica presidential election and then sport action from a welling men's a downhill event of the beijing winter olympics. details coming up with jim ah, but 1st the emergency rescuers are struggling to reach parts of madagascar ravaged by a cyclone over the weekend cycle. and but sir, i made landfall on saturday. battering the eastern coastline until it moved the way late on sunday, leaving many roads and bridges impassable. at least 20 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced with rising river levels threatening to force more

people from their homes. gillian wolf reports. sy clone, betsy res slammed into madagascar as eastern coastline with heavy rave and wind speeds of a 165 kilometers per hour. flooding roads and leaving several houses completely submerged. tens of thousands of people have been displaced. alaska, for the marine of vision, wilma thought it was early morning, were still sleeping. our landlord came to tell us that water was rising, who got up to moved furniture all while the war continued tries. the house started cracking. some of our furniture was still upstairs and the crack started to get worse on margaret. some far belongings have been destroyed. margaret, as she spoke to residents, use tree branches to measure the depth of the floods. the damage compounded by the destruction left by another cyclone, 2 weeks earlier, which killed dozens and displaced

a 130000 people. me short on our demand to lucia. hi, i don't think the damage is big. the wind was very strong. and even if people took care to protect their belongings, there had been a loss of damage to laundry, have done fulfilled b, o. e. the disease had prepare food to distribute those in need with you and evacuation flights on standby children and worried parents still the floors of this local evacuation center located a guardian apollo campbell. we live on the hill on the edge of a cliff. the wind was strong, but our house is also strong. early in the morning there was a landslide to be safe. the head of the neighbourhood told us to go to be evacuated center. that's why we're here. madagascar has recently suffered drought, another country hit by extreme weather as a result of climate change. gillian wolf al jazeera at least 10 people have been injured by sudanese security forces who fired the tear

gas at demonstrators marching towards the presidential palace. and cartoon, thousands of staged weekly rallies to denounce them in the true takeover in october . at least 79 people have been killed by security forces since then. pro democracy groups have refused to negotiate with the army until there is a civilian lead administration. costa rica is said for a presidential run off in april after know can that had secured the 40 percent needed to win sunday's election? the former president jose maria if he where it is came 1st with 27.3 percent of the votes counted so far. but the surprise of runner up was the former world bank official, rodrigo chavez, who got 16.7 percent. here's john hallman with more. ha, the winner of the 1st round of custody cause elections was expected ex president, posing muddy. if the get is the runner up, was no. good,

rodrigo chubb is an internationally recognized economist, nevertheless. seen in costa rica is a political up star after 6 months is finance minister in which he clashed with the outgoing president. now the 2 men who had to run off this april for chavez, who polled in full place, that's ready in achievement bombers. how enough they wound that wrong. we are going to a 2nd round, the new body. you and we're just youngest body of this campaign is going to the 2nd round. but we are leaving behind to come check the go from asia. some struggle to make peace with a man whom several women accused of sexual harassment during his more than 20 years with woe bank. he dismissed the claims as gossip and lies the man who now facing the run of dregs, the weight of his own scandal behind him, posted a committee accused jose maria forget is of receiving bribes from a french telecommunication company back in 2000 and fool. he denies that the case never went to cool and presents himself an ex president running with one of the

countries oldest parties as a safe pair of hands. 10 points clearer. chavez, he's feeling confident, or he got off to die. costa rica, one up on them yet. what was not even the pandemic could stop the civic spirit of our people, then west a way of courage and love for homer responsibility to take a country. fuller, congratulations, costa rica to day. we return to shine in the world. but that's painting a very rosy picture of an election which saw about 40 percent of the electorate declined to vote. that's the highest abstention for a 1st round in 70 years. only say that's not just you to the pandemic, but a general lack of enthusiasm for the political options, even as living costs rise. and unemployment stands at 14 percent investment dow. now seniority is forget is and shove, is we'll see who gets the chance to tackle. but they run again in a pool. john homan, al jazeera, what's more still to come in this news hour,

including schools in zimbabwe, open full time after nearly 2 years of on and off closures. but not all teachers actually show up plus, ah, a canadian court orders, and he vaccine capacitors occupying to watch, to stop honking their horns in the city center. and in sports, one of the world's best years, crashes out in the 1st front of the beijing winter olympics. that's coming up with jim ah whites and wendy for turkey. hello, everyone here is a snapshot from its stumble rate through the west and south. we've got pouring rain and not only that wind as well. so for it's stumble, look for wind gusts of about 60 kilometers per hour. you're certainly going to

field this one off to central europe right now. this is where all the weather came from. it dive down toward the south, still some lingering snow over the higher ground in the balkans winds coming out of the north. so that's pushed down temperatures as well. often northwestern europe. right now, steady snow for western areas of norway. we do have weather alerts for the snow and wind in iceland, and then this run of rain through the islands of ireland and britain affecting western portions of britain, but a mild search of their london at 13 degrees by far best weather on the continent, iberia some few clouds drifting about valencia, 17 degrees. the high for you. top end of africa, things are settled, are har, matt and wind start to die down, but still some showers around the gulf of guinea. here's the latest on tropical storm that sariah continues to dip further toward the south. so that means mainland africa is going to duck and dodge this. and that is certainly good news when you consider there's been flooding in eastern portions of south africa. ok. i'm out of time. that's it for me. see as soon

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seen united kingdom fail it citizens britain's true colors part to on al jazeera lou. ah, reminder now of the top stories on al jazeera, the doors of some of the world's most powerful countries are engaged in a whirlwind of diplomacy to diffuse the stand off over ukraine. frances president, manuel macolon, is held 5 hours of talks with flooding uprooted. he said the coming days are crucial and they can not allowing stability and disorder to return to you as president joe biden. and the german chancellor, all of sholtes have presented a united front after their talks at the white house right now. fight and said that

if russia invades ukraine, it will mean the end of a crucial gas pipeline project between germany and brush and emergency rescue. as i've been struggling to reach parts of madagascar ravaged by sandstone battery, which made landfall on saturday, at least 20 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced. schools and businesses have closed across haiti and large numbers of police officers are patrolling the streets as the country braces for more on rest 27 months now. since president giovanni voici was assassinated and monday also mark end of his term, which was taken over by the prime minister. i will read the opposition is demanding that in respect down thing his administration is unconstitutional. although he has promised to hold elections by the end of the year, the prime minister has also been accused of speaking to one of the main suspect of moist murder, just hours after the president was killed. while have his current crisis has been

decades in the making violence, natural disasters and generations of political instability have made life incredibly difficult for the 11000000 people who live there. the biggest shock was 12 years ago when a catastrophic earthquake killed around 316000 people. since then, the country has struggled to rebuild. the country's political crisis got worse exactly a year ago when thousands of people protested, saying the president, voices, time in office, had the technically ended and accused them will be legally holding on the power. last july, moist voice was assassinated in his own home. more than 40 people have been arrested, but the judge over seeing the investigation says he fears for his life. and to make all of this worse, the island was been hit by another earthquake in august that killed more than 2000 people. criminal gangs are now thought to control half the country driving

a surgeon kidnappings. there are massive fuel shortages, hospitals are closing, and many, many people are just too scared to leave their homes. well, we can now speak to events rumble or communications director at pulley c. j and non governmental think tank based in haiti. he joined the slide now from puerto parents that sir, thank you so much for joining us here on out there. it's a pleasure to have you. i've painted the situation in haiti, which obviously has been very difficult for a very long time. this is the latest. the political crisis had been. first of all, you're speaking to us from porting plants. what is the situation like there now? all right, thank you for having me. you know this morning the see the work up to so activity schools are close as you as you have said. and ma'am on its own transportation largely dominated by private vehicles. i was also slow. so people where

they were in is still anticipation. they were waiting to see how things are that they would unfold. the today was the same situation. some cities in the country like in like i in the southern but instead of katie, but so far does nothing a hump b opening, but we're still waiting to see, oh, tomorrow, not going to be. and just to remind the viewers as we mentioned, that mean the issue right now is that basically the term of the, the former president who was killed present more say, who was then taken over by the prime minister has ended the incumbent. the prime minister is saying that the will be election soon. how do you think he's going to react to the situation now? can you see him stepping down and perhaps having elections sooner? what i mean, i think he feels like he's involved in back. it is empowered by the report that he can use 10 form from the united states. it may even be, was not openly,

but it's from the point in the international community here in haiti. but i mean, quite frankly, i don't think he is going to sit down late today or tomorrow, but i think it would be in the best interest, you know, to compromise the read, the opposition here in a hated because is no longer legitimate. he can, you can't stay for longer and he can't organize elections here because people are not going to be the kind of physicians that he's going to organize. like we said in the last elections, only 20 to 25 percent of the patient population participate in the elections and we were talking about a population of 6100000 up in the borders. so if we had a peaceful, kind of a peaceful situation that time now we have a situation where there is a little security, people are afraid, gangs everywhere. so it's not,

we're not going to say let people are going to want mass in. if he tries to organize elation a to try to stay in power. so i think it would be the best interest of the country, the war mission. so that the prime minister can, you know, talk with the opposition, whatever name, montana, or pain go. so they can have a new government for, for the country in the coming months. i mean, it is definitely a very, very complicated situation on a variety of levels after the awful earthquake. 12 years ago there was an enormous amount about pouring of support for hazy and the people there. 12 years later. how do you think wash? do you think that the international community should try to help haiti? how would it best be done? well, i mean, i think the best way to do it is to work with the local actors, the local actors like the we've seen in the last situation after the earthquake international going to visions, international agencies. they have tried to have haiti by calling their money into

their own national vision. that means they didn't really give the money to the local actor that can employ people that can employ haitian knowledge, a nation expertise, so they can help us. we build the country, so if they want to have haiti, they have to of course, i'm not saying that we are every but, you know, and, but if you want to leave, the, the haitians decide ration is going to be empowered. you need to employ the local actors that know the situation that know the reality that can also face the situation better than the parameters. so yeah, i mean, the local actors, the key point to, to, you know, have a new way of helping the haiti after the thing that happened last year, even bo communications director of police, which is a non governmental thing tank a base the in haiti. so it's often difficult to get a live link from puerto problems, so we really appreciate having had you on the program. thank you. thank you very

good. as in bob, we're now we're schools have reopened full time after nearly 2 years of intermittent learning. and closure is because of course of coven. 19, the reopening coincides with the country's national vaccination campaign, being extended to everyone, aged 14 and over. but it's hard with us that reports from what i do. not all teachers are back in class, due to safety concerns. and low wages. oh, what is meant to be a full day of lessons for the students in zimbabwe turned into a few hours of loitering because their teachers didn't show up. after being closed since december, because of the coven. 19 pandemic schools here have opened again. but some teachers say it's not safe for all students. to return to class. we need more teachers, we need more space, we need more classrooms, and we need more abuse facilities. they have not been billed. show me a school, you know, where new classroom, local, new toilets were, were built, you know,

washing missions with all this is politics. all this is just mere talk and nothing has happened on the count. then the is the issue of salaries and average work in the public sector in zimbabwe takes home less than $200.00 a month. there are 4 schools on the street. some teachers have turned up for cloth, others haven't, for years teachers here have complained that most public schools and equipped and wages are too low. ultimately, if the children who are affixed to the most charles, my dad, he got tries to explain to the students why he and some of his colleagues are not teaching. renewed foods right now. we need money for transferred to we need to money for mitigation and to be our childrens the school fees is needed now. so we are we going? is it and we love our country. we love our week. we love the children that we teach . we have this woodruff attachment with them, but the situation is just making it impossible for us to do in the government has

so far ignored demands for salaries to be paid in us dollars or this and bobby, and dollar equivalent saying the country can't afford it to try and protect more citizens from the pandemic. the government is encouraging 16 and 17 year old to get vaccinated. but making all striking workers go back into the classroom to teach these children could prove more difficult. had matessa algebra and i. australia is reopening its borders nearly 2 years after the government closed the country off to the rest of the world. from february 21st fully vaccinated tourists and other visa holders will be allowed in and vaccinated. travelers will still need to apply to enter and undergo hotel warranty on arrival. australia's only be allow, been allowing a limited number of citizens and permanent residence into the country throughout the pandemic, making it one of the strictest. the border closures in the world. hong kong

has reported a record number of cuba 19 cases, despite the cities 0 tolerance policy towards the virus. or then 600 new cases were reported on monday, with officials warning that infections are likely to rise exponentially. there have been more than 2000 infections in total since january compared to just 2 in december. hong kong has had several locked downs throughout the pandemic and severe travel restrictions. and in canada, a court has banned vehicles from sounding their horns in central ottawa as part of a crackdown on 11 days of anti government protests by truckers. police have also seized the thousands of liters of fuel and re more removed. an oil tanker for light. it's the so called freedom convoy, and it began in anger at a corbett 19 vaccine mandate for cross border drivers. it since evolved into

a wider protest against the prime minister just intruders strict measures the fight . the pandemic author was mayor jim watson declared, a state of emergency on sunday, saying that demonstrators are a threat to resident safety with reports of racially charged attacks. hard as we have worked and as much as our people are on the breaking point, the community has worked as hard or harder and are closer to their breaking point. the stories coming to me a breaking my heart. i had my own officers who live in and around those areas and they and their children had not been able to sleep. they and their children have not been able to go to school. this is crushing for those residents and their businesses has to stop. and we are doing everything we can possibly do to stop it. israel's police chief has asked for an independent inquiry after reports that investigator has used the controversial pegasus spyware to target citizens who bishop die says the investigation is needed to restore the public's trust. that's

after, and he's really newspaper reported that police track that several prominent figures using the hacking software bag as a spyware, has been linked to the illegal surveillance of human rights activists, journalists, and politicians worldwide. well, it's believe the spyware may have been used to target benjamin netanyahu and his son, this was the former israeli prime ministers reaction williams a whole lot to flew. this is a black day for the state of israel without referring to my issue, which of course has wide implications. i think this case concerns all citizens of the country. not right, not left. all citizens of the country without exception or something inconceivable has happened here. in morocco, hundreds have attended the funeral of the boy at the center of a rescue operation watched around the world 5 year old ryan that fell into a 32 me to well last week. he was trapped for 4 days while whispered teens worked

around the clock to save him. his body was recovered on saturday. cuba is marking 60 years since the u. s. impose sanctions on the communist government. the u. n. estimates that the world's longest funny economic embargo has cost the island more than $130000000000.00, and it's mostly affected ordinary citizens as our latin america editor. lucille newman now explains the disintegrating buildings of tobac, once magnificent capital, a reflection of a crumbling economy in which was once regarded as the jewels of the caribbean. it's as though the country had been frozen in time back to 1962 to when the united states declared an economic, financial and diplomatic embargo against its tiny communist neighbor. it was at the height of the cold war. 75 year old roland ignacio reese was 15 then just 3 years

after the triumph of the cuban revolution. 60 years later he lament that the embargo is still in place of the robber. they should have removed it long time ago . if after all this time the united states has an achieved anything, it's said tend to want. no, it only has our people by the govern domains in place. he's not wrong. the world's longest economic embargo has certainly hurt ordinary cubans, limiting access to medicine, cheap us imports technology credit through a u. s. dollar dominated financial system. washington's purpose has always been to modify or force out cuba, one party communist system. but clearly it's failed miserably. you're getting a while ago. glad you. on the contrary, in cuba, case embargo has become a fundamental component for the survival. the cuban state. as current government a tougher the sanctions, the easier it is to accused the united states of violating sovereignty destabilizing countries and organizing rebellion. that is exactly what happened

when economic hardships and restrictions on freedom of expression exploded into unprecedented mass demonstrations last year. a bank referring to 60 years of economic embargo president miguel diaz canal alluded to sanctions against cuba as allies, venezuela, and nicaragua at w, the ga galena, a mortal. this criminal and a moral policy imposed systematically against us is a massive violation of the human rights of the cuban people and is the same one that is now threatening and attacking other nations of our region with unilateral course of measures our sanctions against venezuela and milder once against nicaragua, daniel ortega have, in fact, encouraged alliances with china, russia and to run, making them less dependent on the u. s. no, colonel, i don't know of any case and latin america were sanctions of produced the desired results. even partially the same might be said for unilateral sanctions in other

parts of the world. but while they may not be effective, they remain washington's preferred means of persuasion. to see in human al jazeera, hey, it's time to get all the sports news here is jemma. thank you, barbara said a gal smugglers that received a hero's welcome after returning home as africa cup of nations at champions. there was a massive celebration at the airport in decor. after they touched down alleys, he says, team beat egypt on penalties to win at the trophy synagogue had lost the 2 previous finals in 20192002. the country went into the tournament as favorites said to the highest place african team in the fee for rankings. while monday was declared a national holiday in, senegal and algae, there as, as had beg, was on the streets of the capital ahead of the team's return. soaking up the party atmosphere. oh, i know you're busy with

with senegal are the best, not just in africa, but everywhere. we have the best players in the world. news, i'm gonna be really happy because is the 1st time we won the africa cup of nations . we really, really happy. oh, good morning. i english premier leeside chelsea have agreed to pay damages to for form a youth team players have a past racism of the club. the x plaza claim they were subjected to a barrage of disgracefully offensive races. the piece from team members of the clubs use coaching staff in the 1900 ninety's when it was under a previous ownership that cases would you to go to trial. the out of court

settlement was reached and it's understood. the men will receive a 6 figure payments from chelsea. the reflexive event of the winter olympics, the men's downhill. skiing was won by swiss raisa b exploits. it had been delayed by a day because of high wind. but when it finally got underway, as a man made course known as the rock did not disappoint. no one had raced on it before and it was a point to came out on top. finally, getting a gold medal. gay with the sylvan bronze he won in south korea 4 years ago. 41 year old, a frenchman un clary finished with silver missing out by just a 10th of a 2nd, and replaces the mill as the oldest olympic medalist and alpine skiing. maya who is aiming for 3 straight olympic titles, have to settle for bronze 5 times and pick skip, graham bell commented on the race for manchester in the u. k. yeah, slides is

a barrel of a man. he's not particularly told, but he makes up for a big by being very wide. he's not what you class is being naturally, you know, at less it. but he is, he's just these a bit like a rugby forward. you know, he's incredibly strong because he has to hold up that weight. but because he's not tall, he needs to have the, the boat in order to be able to have that in the mentioned to carry him absolutely flat. what forge does well is that even though he's so big and powerful, he has a very light touch that light touch disable enables him to kind of to see a type line than most other races. and yeah, and yeah, aerodynamically is just little is like a little cannibal. he was not a good day for american see to start mikaela schiffer and she crushed out the women's giant slalom and have 1st run in china still has more chances to win gold.

schiffron is hoping to enter all 5 individual events. the snow is just incredible to sky on. oh my gosh. it's just, yeah, it's really nice. but if you do any small errors, you really can't get away with that. i got the worst of it and that turn and yeah, it doesn't happen too often that i'm falling. it wasn't because i was holding back so i can be proud of that. counted as max parrot one golden disabled slip. sullivan 3 is all that was diagnosed with cancer. heart discovered he had hodgkin's lymphoma in late 2018, but in 2019 and out to count the free office, well rounded schema therapy. and now he's going to pick jump in. the netherlands, irena. this became the most successful olympic speed scape in history by retaining her 1500 means the title. she's the 1st class when division gold medals are 5

different games, the $35.00 girl next month. so vini, when the integral mixed a team ski jumping event, the piece of the ceiling goes the lead of $100.00. 1.5, this is becky, 6 silver with canada, completing the podium, the favorites, and well champions, germany, what disqualified after the 1st round because of an equipment violation. the canadian women's ice, hockey team refused to take to the i familial, our, against the rational and big committee, insisting they get their parents cave in 1900 test results before play. 6 russians had tested positive last week and replaced in isolation when they did eventually come out, but it seems wearing muff under the helmet kind of winning even one for his book now more later. jemma. thank you. now before we go, 3 people whose lower bodies were completely paralyzed by spinal cord injuries are now able to walk again. and it's so thanks to an implant, developed by a team of swiss researchers. the nerve stimulation devices surgically attached to

the spine and then controlled by a touch screen tablet. the 3 men, what sustained injuries and motorbike accidents were able to take their 1st effects . soon after getting the implants, implants, and they then progressed to swimming and cycling over 6 months, researchers hope it will allow people with similar injuries to one. they control their movements using smart device. in a healthy person, there is a message from the brain going through the spinal cord and then activated the pool of motor neurons that are activating certain masters. and it's something we don't even think about it's, it's comes automatically and we can talk on whether things are while walking. so it's a bits we learn, need to re learned when we do it with the stimulation. it's not that natural, but it becomes more and more natural. the more your train. absolutely extraordinary

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awe for as leaders step up their efforts to deescalate pensions over ukraine, the russian and french president say they found points of convergence after 5 hours of face to face talks. in last. meanwhile, the u. s. president and german chancellor, all of sholtes present a united front in washington. ah, hello and barbara sarah, you're watching out 0 life from london also coming up at least 20 people dead after side.