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hoped to more than 5000 was to possess more than 1500 of them. i found them the normal mon to regional and they prophecy. because the vision is under pressure to save them after the resumption of looking under eternal blue, united against war, the leaders of france, germany and poland, discuss ways to defuse the crisis on ukraine's border with russia. ah, i don't know about this, and this is 0. live from doha, also coming up schools close in india's karnataka state as students protest against a ban on head scarves thousands march on the streets of virgin tennis capital one a sad. it says anger grows about an ins, bailout,
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plus restoring history. we meet the archaeologist helping to train palestinians to protect ancient sites in garza. ah, we're going to start with a diplomatic drive to ease tensions between russia and ukraine. the you case follow mr. liz truss or fly to moscow in the next few hours for talks with her russian counterpart or visit follows 2 days of shuttle diplomacy by the french president emmanuel mccall, who met leaders in moscow, kiev, and berlin. he said their common goal was to prevent war in europe. natasha butler has more from give don't you think from the point of view of european powers as long as dialogue with russia continues, there is a room for optimism and that's why we've seen such a diplomatic push over the last few days. most recently, the spanish foreign minister in kia, he's been talking to his ukranian,
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a counterpart on tuesday. the french german and polish leaders met to in berlin, where they said 30. the european powers were united in their position that they goal was to work as hard as they could to deescalate, to diffuse a tensions over ukraine and divert a war in europe. and now the french present a manual micro, of course, a briefed his german, i'm polish counterparts about the meeting that he had had on monday at the kremlin, with the russian president vladimir putin. mike caroll said off to that meeting that he had gained some assurances from putin that russia would deescalate. now that doesn't seem to be the same story coming out of the kremlin where the spokesman there said that, in fact a no deal had been made. there hadn't been, any promises made a tool, but there were, he said, some points of convergence. i won't, those points of convergence, although we don't know. but what we do know is we still have
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a situation in which both sides are very entrenched in their positions. you have russia that continues to say that it is against nato's revolving door a policy that it wants an end to all expansion or in the east. and then you also have on the other side, of course, at western powers and ukraine, saying that ukraine sovereignty must be safeguarded in ukraine. how has a right to determine its own security? a schools in india is southern karnataka. states have been ordered to close for 3 days as tensions escalate over the binding of religious head, scarves and glass. please far tear gas to disperse crowds of tuesday's demonstrations. many schools have been preventing girls wearing head scars from attending classes. the high court has called for com and is currently hearing arguments about the bomb. the oppositions accusing the state government which is controlled by the ruling b, j, p of discriminating against muslims. some time, do you have any damage? anything that you are not listed any day. i'll give you a call. you've got
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a didn't mention that you are leading you to really dabbing this. got it. i'm not going to, i know there's a lot of those students who wore the he job started this route 1st. if they ended, we will also ended up being natal has more from new delhi. it's a whole lot blown control the seed between 2 groups. the hindus angle muslims across the state, off, they're not inside the india. on one hand, do have female students who say that they do have the fundamental right given by the constitution of india to wear a headscarf, which by the way is allowed in public places. but the state says not allowed in the classroom. and on the other hand, you have people who are protesting. there's most of these belong to groups that identifies him to groups. we've seen videos of men heckling, a woman wearing a blue car. we've seen videos of hindu groups marching in saffron's gods. law.
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saffron is the carlo, closely associated with him. there was a mo shockingly resolved video off a group of men hoisting a saffron flag. now this issue is now with the hypo that and earnings are continuing because the female students had brought the board to reinstate what they say is their right syrian, so it has been killed and several others have been wounded in an israeli air strikes near the capital of damascus. israel's military says the attack hit missile batteries and radar. it says it was in retaliation for cross border anti aircraft fire. earlier, syria said it's air defense is intercepted is really missiles. israel is launched, hundreds of grades targeting iranian allies and syria in the past few years. the general nominator to had the u. s. military central command says, i'll call you to and i saw a gaining strength once more attendant general michael carrillo. one's on group. so using humanitarian crises, including a lack of food and water, as
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a recruiting tool to go hand reports from washington. and american convoy with a helicopter and armored vehicle made its way tuesday to assyrian prison. this was the scene of a massive fight between the islamic state and f. b. a fighters in january. it was an attempt to free. i still fighters imprisoned inside, even with us military airstrikes. it took days to repel the attack. a concern for senators tasks with betting the general nominated to take over us central command at his hearing tuesday press reports indicate that up to 200 fighters may have escaped, and hundreds of people will kill. if you are confirmed, you'll be responsible helping ensure the s t f and the iraqi government have the capacity and support needed to address the threat from ices and properly detain these prisoners. the sen seemed likely to confirm general michael gorilla to the
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post, as he assured them he would address their concerns. spelling out what he sees as the challenges ahead from the centcom theater is also burdened by civil war and humanitarian crisis. the areas home to 9 of the top 10 most dangerous violent extremist organizations, including el cater and isis, which are both reconstituting, all of these ill trends are accelerated by water scarcity and food insecurity. china has significantly increase its investment and influence in the region, and russia acts as a spoiler normally, instead of hearing about the middle east, china isn't a big part of the conversation. but corolla says, china now has economic deals in 18 of the $21.00 countries within central command, he says countering their influence will be a big priority. as he looks to lead the u. s. military from egypt to cause it's done. panic line al jazeera washington. iran has unveiled a new missile with a range of almost 1500 kilometers. that's according to the semi official tustin m
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news agency. it adds to the countries arsenal of long range missiles. observers a warrant of a regional arms race, saudi arabia and the u. e. seek to bolster their own capabilities by the simulators are demanding an international investigation into what they call a heinous crime. by is really special forces. they open fire on a car carrying 3 palestinians suspected of attacking israeli soldiers. the shootings provoked protests by the alex, a martyrs brigade, under chappelle reports. it was just after mid day in the occupied westbank city of nablus when his really special forces, along with domestic security agency, sion bet carried out the raid. according to witnesses, under cover troops used a taxi with palestinian license plates pulled up next to a car and opened fire. sprang it with bullets in broad daylight visit us. notice lane is amelia fencing. after these waley forces left people gathered to see what
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happened. no one suspected the vehicles who carrying israeli soldiers simply because of the palestinian number plate was to have these rarely soldiers continued to fire for a minute. they fight more than 80 bullets and the young palestinian men were killed on the spot. the palestinian men were accused of involvement and recent attacks against israeli soldiers and civilians. the troops were filmed, taking weapons from the vehicle before they left the scene. oh, a case of extra judicial killings, according to the palestinian authority. that requires an international investigation. oh, family members gathered outside the morgue to share their sadness and anger along with members of the community. oh gosh. well nicole gannon, lot of the semester who my son has been hunted by the israelis from months. the israeli intelligence called for my children and threatened them for my son to give himself in, danny israel's defense minister, been against commended his security forces for the operation. prime minister naphtali bennett says, there is no immunity for terrace. but as all of us have it on us,
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i am really sad not only for this crime, but for the entire situation the pallets in people have been in for decades by them . and i would never believe. and we are used to these crimes, but we must act in response. i am really sad. we are filled with anger, but no one is lending us a helping hand bomb. ah deluxe a martyrs brigade. the armed wing of the fatigue party says it will retaliate. 3 more young men caught up in a seemingly never ending cycle of violence. inter chappelle al jazeera, an aide to the president of democratic republic of congo, says there's serious evidence of a national security threat, as well as reports of a failed to attempt to the weekend. the president spokesman has appeared on national television warning that efforts to destabilize democratic institutions will not be tolerated. the presidential security adviser has reportedly lean detained since saturday, accused of undermining state security. please in canada are trying to end
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a truck drivers protest against covered 19 vaccine rules. parts of the capital, ottawa have been brought to a standstill that had been nearly 2 weeks of demonstrations officers of arrested. nearly 2 dozen people and truck drivers have partially blocked the busiest border crossing between the u. s. and canada hotels to say they won't leave until all vaccine mandates and covered 19 restrictions of lifted healthcare workers in shall anchor, have started an indefinite strike. they're demanding better pay and feeder promotions talks with the government of failed, only staff and emergency and critical care units will continue to work. michelle fernandez as more from outside a hospital in colombo. there are something like 18 different trade unions under the has service umbrella that have joined this work separate from monday's an indefinite strike. i anything from nurses to the border to technicians? do a public health inspectors are people who are in charge of the sort of corporate operation
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and some work in terms of anti cool red activities. there's also a dingo break here to inter lanka. and those public health inspectors are perform a sort of a vital role. but all of this work has stopped even though emergency services are being continued. so that's what it's all about 70 long. and they said they don't have a choice. the government says they will give in where possible, but there are certain things that just are not doable. this is though, where they'd really bites because the free had service here in sri lanka offered the most vulnerable of those who don't have the resources all the where we thought to seek private healthcare go to private hospitals and you know, get them sort of seen to so the national hospital is a massive building. you see behind me one of the main buildings, the main entrance here. i mean, these are places where people come from far and wide seeking various services, day to day clinics,
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a diabetic treatment of one clinics. you know the works and they don't have the money to seek private medical care, so they have to make the journey still ahead on al jazeera, reclaiming the rain forest. ecuador is highest court rules. indigenous communities must have more say about what happens on their land. and what chicken farmers in john are facing and uncertain future after calling millions of birds. ah look forward to personally to scully's with sponsored by counsel at ways get ready for tokyo. you are very likely to be under a snowfall warning. we've got this southern coast low coming up. it's going to dump quite a bit of snow. i think about 10 to 20 centimeters we can expect. so yeah, you'll be shoveling this. who's about last month we saw 10 centimeters of snow as
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well. okay, off the central china bit of cloud bit of rain in between the yang. see in the pearl river valley. nothing major here where we have seen major rain, however, is on mid to now in the philippines, but really stretching from sebu rate into devout. and there is still that general moderate flight advisory in play on thursday. also flooding across borneo, hundreds of people forced from their homes. here we've had some pretty heavy pulses of rain around the malay peninsula and also through java. and that is still in the forecast for you on thursday. cluster of energy is running into sri lanka, but we're seen a leak more into the western side. so this will impact colombo, you will have a few days of fender downpours to be expected. now as we end this weather report in the middle east, we've got this southerly push of era here. so that's popped up. the temperature react $26.00 and q $825.00, but some showers for northern areas of iraq on thursday. that's a snapshot of your weather. ah,
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this are leaders of germany, france and poland, discuss ways to deescalate tension ukraine's border with russia, speaking in berlin, they all agree. their common goal is to prevent war in europe. schools in connecticut state in southern india. how in order to close for 3 days because of growing anger about a banner muslim girls wearing head scarves. y'all positions accusing the willing b j. p, which controls the state government of discrimination. public healthcare workers in sri lanka have begun an indefinite strike to demand higher pay and a failure system for promotions. only emergency and critical care staff are continuing to work after negotiations with government failed. in argentina, the governments negotiations with the international monetary fund to repay some of its massive debt is provoking a furious reaction. with soaring levels of inflation and poverty, protesters say the poor will be hit hardest, as the government tries to avoid defaulting on its debt mountain. theresa bought reports from bonus, harris ah,
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b came to express their anger about the negotiations between argentina and the international monetary fund. ah, thousands of people in front of the presidential palace demanded the government to prioritize the people. instead of b, i m f, wholesale. the media has been a lawmaker for years. you know, she's gone, but america, the government is renegotiating the agreement and they know they won't be able to pay it. and in 2 years we will have the same problem. we cannot pay back to that amount of money without strangling the poorest. in 2018. the i m f. granted the government of audi. she'll markley the biggest loan in its history over $50000000000.00. argentina says it needs to recover from the pandemic. and wants to pay back once the economy starts growing again, i think it would be back into agreement with high inflation rates. i
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see the government is hoping to announce a 2nd level agreement in the next month before sending it to congress. people here are extremely concerned about the impact that the agreement will have in their lives for amino when seen. he says she's not concerned about the i m f, but about argentina's economy. inflation is expected to surpass 50 percent this year. the mileage thus young at the inflation is affecting a small commercial business, is because of the prices. today, you have $1.00 price the next day, another the dollar increases and it has an impact on inputs in transport. so we are scared and it paralyzes us. we just want the uncertainty to and one economy say, an agreement with the i m f is crucial to prevent argentina from being isolated from international financial markets. not been yeah, which are held, but not the euro. argentine has no option, it's either agree with dian with or default to young men to default is to re live the christ of 2001 and nobody wants to be in the situation again. and that's why an
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alternative is better than a default. we see an agreement is a positive step if it helps argentina increases central bank reserves and stabilize the economy. ah, but these people are not convinced they say the i m f measures have hurt them in the past. and they fear it could happen again that he said, well, i'll deceit at one of situs. peru has a new prime minister after a 4th government re shuffle and 6 months. former justice minister annabel taurus replaced is hecta to valor. he resigned from a cabinet, was lost to just 3 days after denying allegations of abuse in his late wife. president petal castillo is 6 months rule, has been marred by a sous of setbacks, including a failed impeachment to tempt echo doors. highest court has ruled indigenous communities must have more say about oil and mining projects that affect their land . the decisions
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a setback for the presidency plans to award contracts and the amazon rain forest or latin america editor nancy newman reports. this is the ancestral territory of the i go, fan community of seen on the way at the entrance of the amazon basin in ecuador could generations. this indigenous community has lived off of what the rain forest provides from food to medicines and boats. but when they discovered that their territory was being invaded by gold mining projects all along their river isolated community took action, men and women. there was a little we also have the right to protect care for and patrol our territory to identify the most impacted areas to tell the state enough, enough contamination enough of putting our territories in danger. but their indigenous patrols weren't enough. as commerce, amazon, we began go into the capital to the money ministry to see what was happening. i
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mean, we discovered that the government had approved 52 money concessions for 25 years. wasn't there was never any consultation, nothing with the legal assistance of the n g o amazon front lines. the community brought a lawsuit against ecuador government. al jazeera was visiting the community when they received the supreme court verdict. oh, you've won, you won. the unprecedented ruling obliges the state to consult communities over oil and mining projects that impact their land and to seek their consent. it applies not just to this indigenous community, but to all those all over the country, many of whom suffer massive environmental damage and the oil industry, the country's largest. the ruling is a blow to the government's ambitious plans to double oil production and significantly expand mining. most of which take place in the amazon. now, we can see this movement spreading across ecuador and spreading across the amazon,
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because what's happening in ecuador is actually happening all over the amazon. a kudos mining association, insist that responsible mining is imperative for the country's development. it is only today math, this is an indispensable industry for human beings and also for our economic welfare. we don't oppose consulting communities, but we oppose being discriminated, has me late last week. the tiny seemingly community has won a huge battle, but it may not necessarily have the last word since the court ruling does leave room for exceptions in the name of overriding national interests. lucy newman, al jazeera. listen, indonesia have arrested dozens of people taking part in a protest against plans for a rock mining site. it happened in central java or people been trying to stop police entering the time when things was said to have turned violent. it agencies said are not allowed access to the want. us village. local media reporting power
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lines may be taught smaller lines, foreign minister is in taiwan and what's being called a milestone visit. most countries refused to recognize the sovereignty of either region. the pair opened embassies in 2020 batt infuriated china and somalia, a semi autonomous region of somali land says it wants to increase trade with taiwan and bring in investment in its oil and gas sector last year as a sovereign nation. so my lands ride to engage and peaceful and friendly foreign relations it all out of the nations is an and friend in international law and all cursive in or threatening measures to deny, says collaboration between international partners at all or to present a france to the principal protocols i norms on which the international orders based but does little to promote the peace and security that the region and the world
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require. an outbreak of a lethal variant of evian influenza sweeping across countries in west africa it's killed. millions of birds and officials is struggling to contain the spread of the virus on a dangerous reports. my farming, tim, or near gunners, capital are cra, are workers face and uncertain future. this is the 2nd time in 7 months. delaware farms has been forced to college chickens. $30000.00 birds are being destroyed just 2 weeks after $63000.00 was spent to restock the farm. that was very, very justly, it implies and very difficult to be. so you just have to come, it will let them know that so really must so much so much better in order to do last year. but lou was the $89.00 into virus this year. is the more legal age 5 and what very it,
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which is difficult to control. 24 hours ago. 4000 chickens were here. now it's nearly empty. and even the few remaining will have to be destroyed. veterinary officials say just one infraction is enough reason to call the entire farm birds. and the rising number of deaths across gunner war is the government. we're having to deal with it to try to minimize the cost tens of their debts. mortalities is the highest in the 10 year period. 310. what we have are more than 700000 barrels, which have either been put down as a preventive measure to control that spread or have been a died out of the infection of issues on the ground. so the current outbreak took them by surprise, punched in the numbers. so we are a little bit overwhelmed because same area of resources, a lot,
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logistics and all that. so in a way that most of the things are not actually in place as we because we didn't anticipate that there's no more base will be affected . gunners, neighbors are reporting cases to they didn't tell you little try to search for the sort of infection you're freeze it to wild. beth. it is no conclusive for trinity to shortage of food that people will bring it if it will. never in countries, many small farms have been forced out of business. the government says it will soon start compensating farmers for their losses. but while they wait for help, thousands of farm workers for you spend certain times about their future. decrease al jazeera tele ganna, archaeologists restoring ancient sites in garza,
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many who've been abandoned for years because of his really attacks. but his jonah outside reports for the city and students are getting foreign help to teach him how to protect their heritage. because his trip is small in area, but it steaming with ancient, tells and artifacts that confirm its historical importance. but israel's repeated attacks as well as the lack of interest in archaeology here have had a negative impact on tourism in antiquities in this trip. now after years of delay, foreign restoration missions are returning not just to rehabilitate these sites but also to train dozens of palestinian students in the field of restoration and archaeology. the pickup hall, the report hog are 4 years. we have been developing a program for the preservation and restoration of the site of st. erin in parallel with its restoration. so we have also developed a series of training courses. the archaeological sites have garza linked to its
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historical periods from the cannon night era through the ottoman period and up to the beginning of the british colonization. the most famous of this era is the pasha palace, which dates back to the mon look period. during the british mandate, it was a police station. the monastery of saint hilary in which dates back to the byzantine time is inter collage coll hill, on which a most yak floor was found during the settlement of the sands. another important archaeological site, which has been recently rehabilitated, is the benson teen church into ballier. it includes integrated architectural elements and contains colorful mosier lores depicting the nature of life in garza 3, according to french archaeologist renee altair. there are many difficulties facing the restoration process. local text complex together,
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complex context of garza has forced us to manufacture tools, made and gaza. for example, to carve and cut stone palestinians working in their kill logical field. hope there will be more research into other sites across garza. and i thought to share for the group on the discovery of antiquities, need support, and experts in the field who have a good amount of knowledge and ability to discover, restore, and deal with antiquities, to preserve them for the restoration of these are kill logical site speeds the way for their happily t should have dozens of similar sites across the gods. this dread this behind the project. hope that this will bring attention to these ancient sights. despite israel seed under each, it garza has a history that dates back to thousands of years and the evidence is still present to day unit c, l j 0 got south africa combinations football champions, senegal have been honored by their president. they were awarded medals of honor by
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president matthew saul on their return from cameroon. whither these egypt and the final and national holidays being declared and all the teams. achievement is the sides. first off, con, title, after losing on 2 previous occasions. ah, this is all 0. these are the top stories leaders of germany, france and poland, disgust toys to deescalate tensions and ukraine's border with russia, speaking in berlin. they all agree. their common goal is to prevent war in europe. that i shall butler as more from give, from the point of view of european powers, as long as there is dialogue with russia. there is room for optimism and that's why a diplomatic efforts continue in kia. the spanish or foreign minister has been meeting his counterpart as those efforts to try and deescalate the crisis.
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