together trying to deal with people who left behind. ah ah me. i wanted to vain easton ukraine recording the 2005 violations in a day to ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the fighting with pro ration separated and moscow is expected to end its joint military exercise. we found a ruth despite tension continuing on the border with ukraine. ah, hello, i'm emily. i, when this is al jazeera alive from, so how so coming up africa is largest dam. that pushed into

a dispute with egypt and sudan has begun generating electricity. and the passenger is found to live and 3 days after 5 swept through a fairy sailing from green to easily ah, we begin the program in a still ukraine, where monitors say the separatists region has saying that more shelling moscow back to separate his latest sized civilians in the dumbass region continue to be evacuated to russia. charles drop it has been speaking to people need the frontline . there are hundreds of villages like these along the front line on the ukrainian controlled side on once, increasingly worrying the amount of civilians that are still here. as we understand this, evacuation continues in a separatist controlled areas. what is increasingly worrying also is that in

villages like these, there are also a lot of ukrainian military. and we've been speaking to some of the civilians here about their fears were soldiers staying in what were once private homes military vehicles passed by the talia runs the village shop. she has little hope, a peaceful solution to the crisis can be found more than was im did this. the military's been here for 8 years, but we all feel like target is missing. of course the military in the village makes the risk greater. i'm afraid to even think about an evacuation. if i would have to leave my home suddenly with a bag of documents posted not attending the security conference in munich suggests he doesn't want a peaceful solution. most of the families of those buried in the graveyard have left the village. people tell us the shelling in the area and the last couple of

days has been the worst in years that been yellow. so it's very frightening. i felt the fear rising up 3 me when the shelling started with us. we been here since the beginning of the war. but where can we go and who can help us? we had about the evacuation on the other side and it's not a good sign. there is no good that will come out of this is mainly the elderly left here. now they say the shilling has been worse at night. people in villages like this one close to the front line are afraid they are aware of what the russian back separatists on their side of the front line of now calling a mass evacuation of civilians are they are asking what about our safety to char stratford? al jazeera, eastern ukraine. the u. s. has, again warned russia could attack ukraine at any moment. the situation on the ground remains tense with reports of around 2000 say, 5 violations in eastern ukraine on saturday. president of a lot of meet zalinski has vowed not to respond to russian provocations,

but he told the munich security conference, the world is failing his country. our diplomatic editor james spies were po the us vice president cala harris meeting with the ukranian president vladimir zalinski . any threats to our country, we take seriously and we have rallied our allies and our partners to speak with one voice. the ukrainian leader made the trip here, despite warnings from the u. s. administration that it might be unwise to travel, given the threat against his country. later on stage, he was asked about president biden's assertion that president putin has decided to invade. in the next few days, a little window shore or meet him when we stand ready to respond to everything. we cannot remain passive. how can you live in a state where you are told on a daily basis, that war will happen, that tomorrow the advance will happen?

it means crushing national currency. what money being taken out, business is closing. can you live in that kind of country? can you have stability in that kind of country be no tie? he also questioned why the announcement of the details of western sanctions should only come off to any invasion. but you would take either. we don't need your sanctions after the bombardment after our country has been fired. after we have no borders after we have no economy, one found of our country will be occupied. why would we need sanctions then? each us from nato and you lead as a threatening, unprecedented sweeping sanctions on russia. but the details are not finalized. i asked the europe in commission president of on the line about possible measures such as stopping e u energy imports, and russia being excluded from the swift banking system. the final decision will be taken in case that russia is beginning

a war against ukraine and the military of aggression against ukraine. and then it's going to be a political decision by the european council that is taken up the preparation for the preparation. everything is on the table where the lead is not just talking about sanctions, russia might face, but also what a full scale war might look like. it will be around us and where does that also for many, many lives and to have something like this in europe. it's hard to imagine, but we are closer to that. now don't be in any time since day at least in the cold war because i never seen such a concentration of troops and forces on such a read this with all. busy the different elements in place, everything from of course, the high end weapon system. so to feel house, but also to logistics to come on the control. so russia on the launch and attack with hardly in the morning time. there's remarkable unity in the words from e, u,

a nato members here. but if his president biden predicts, as an invasion soon, will that unity persist when it's time for them to take action? james base al jazeera, munich, and russian president vladimir putin has, are the same once described as strategic nuclear exercises. the kremlin says it's war ships and submarines tested in nuclear capable weapons and missiles as dosage of our reports from moscow pacific. let me, i gave her go ahead for the start of the nuclear drills, joined by his bell. russia counterpart, alexander of the cushion co rushes president chil saturday for these wargames. usually they are held in october. the exercises involved russia, northern and black, c fleets, its air force, as well as soldiers on the ground. the kremlin says the missile systems all able to

launch nuclear warheads, hate their intended targets. those room, loma grimalda's shoes, or 3 exercises of the strategic deterrence forces are being carried on in the course of which tasks of joint management of nuclear weapons and weapons of increased potential danger will be worked over in the course of committing an operation of strategic attack. forces the russian back leaders of the self proclaimed republics of don't ask. and the hans in ukraine's dumbass region announced the mass evacuation of women and children. on friday evening. in the southwest region of ra, starved russian citizens continue to be bust. then after being forced to leave their homes in ukraine in the middle of the night, and the situation is terrible. shooting has been heard for 3 days. we had to load the apartments and get dressed quickly, but they said that in order for us not to create any danger for ourselves, we need to evacuate. i'm 75 years old. i'm single. i don't have anyone to help me

in a state of emergency has been declared in the raw stuff region. as shell was found to have landed in a residential area a kilometer from the ukrainian border. a 2nd shell was found nearby, which russian official say was fired by the ukranian army. with a window of diplomacy quickly closing saturdays nuclear exercises serve as yet another example of russia's military straits. but as the security situation continues to rapidly deteriorate on the borders with your brain, many see the possibility of conflict as increasingly inevitable. dorset jabari algae 0 moscow. 2 other world news now and the grand ethiopian renee sounds damn, has begun generating electricity for the 1st time. prime minister and other dignitaries are at the site for the inaugural ceremony of africa's largest hydro electric power project. if you says the $5000000000.00 development will power its economy, neighbors,

agents and today have long complained the water shortages and flooding caused by the blue. now river being damned. let's bring in independent journalist. same, you get to choose who joins us live now from the capital, addis ababa. hello there, samuel, how easy opens reacting to the start of these energy generation? well, is shocked, answered really excited by this. this was a mega project that was funded by your parents. sort of a go find me like project. the construction begun in 2011. my, just the population of ethiopia live in darkness. so this is a real milestone and you hold, you also have to know that the, the prime minister indicated and reflected this vision was started during the iraq m for haile. selassie, who is government, was defeated some 40 years ago. so this has been in the planning for a long time, but many ethiopians who again reside and darkness, which again al jazeera,

has covered in the past, have said that this would really change their livelihoods. they've raised money, they've donated money to this. again, one of your best biggest project, if not the biggest project, and people are excited and you can see it in social media. and he see it in the local media here in ethiopia. but samuel, despite the prime minister, seeing the prizes, if this development in ethiopians being happy, this movie isn't necessarily been saying the same way by the rest of the region. well, for instance, ethiopia doesn't recognize the treaties that were signed during the year of colonization, by egypt in the sudan, the 1929 treaty, and the 1959 committee that really gave much of the resources to egypt and then to the sudan, which ethiopia wasn't part of it, it even gave the egypt a veto, right? to veto any kind of construction on this or resources which is vital teeth. your

pep, if your parents have only seen their country with pride of ethiopia, was adorned once as an independent nation. if your plans are hoping this would really move them from an independent nation to perhaps a nation that could perhaps be self sufficient and, and produce the most basic resources that ethiopians demand from this government. but again, as the private has said, this is, i mean this, that was started a long time ago, and it was again, a milestone by anyone's estimation. well, we'll see how it unfolds. thank you very much for that update. samuel, get ha, le franco? from addis ababa still ahead on al jazeera was the indian state of punjab voltage and local elections could main, had a general election in 2024 and staging. prepared to put out the olympic flame. we look back at some of the highlights and scandals. ah,

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a bit of wet weather going through tasmania. and a few shouted in the warmth in sidney. so big thunderstorms in land and new south wales. it's been hot from the west. canada said he coming down. person stood $35.00, which is just a pretty warm for february. you've got surprisingly, quiet weather now in new zealand, wellington's back, up to 21. this still residual rain now falling and gets but there are no significant warnings of course and to see for the most part looks a lovely day. ah, the former finding harmony in pursuing his passions, my passion is finding young artists and keeping culture traditions, nurturing the musical talents of his community. had been trying to dream music for lynch. monday morning. outside world and tenzing, his families lands the most horrible to printing. bad qualities brought to my mind . i truth customer doing this, hector megan,

the music man. my son bob boyd. oh no. just sierra lou. ah ah. hello. are you watching out his era? i'm am language, reminder of our top stories. the salam monitors in easton, ukraine's separate as region say, say there has been more shelling moscow back to separatists late is sy civilians in the dumbass region continue to be evacuated to russia. a more russia says hypersonic missiles have been launched during so hold strategic nuclear drills. i was saying by president vladimir version the kremlin denies those games will

increase tensions, and the grand ethiopians were nice on stam has begun generating electricity for the 1st time. prime minister abbey ahmed, these at the in operation that ceremony of africa's largest hydro electric power approach. the great coast guard is reporting a passenger has been found alive on board a ferry that span fire since friday. several others are still missing. no. emergency services is still trying to get the blinds under control. the vessel was on its way to easily with 288 passengers in the fiber account. victoria gate m. b reports turkish passengers rescued from the euro ferry. olympia prepared to leave corfu their boarding, a boat that'll take them home to is stumble in its validity courtyard. the italian coast guard helped us a lot. they brought us to coffee and put us up in a hotel with the turkish embassy also helped us a lot. we are very grateful to the italians and the turks diploma. luckily,

we didn't die. that is the most important thing. the rest doesn't matter. also at the port is las guaranteed bacchus. he's waiting for news about his missing father . m a dolly minnie gall merely, i talked to the port authorities and they told me information about the fire. i've been to the other side of cor food. so i could see the ferry, i saw the fire go out on gray, smoke appeared, then suddenly the bolt caught fire again. the wait to night would be barred. honestly, orosco by my legs are trembling. the ferry caught fire of the coast of co flew on its way to italy. the relatives of one truck driver on board say they're worried, he may not have had time to escape for them. you have a good only over them yet. he was afraid of corona virus. he had health issues and because he was afraid of catching the virus due to overcrowding on the ferry, he often preferred to sleep in the truck, especially if it was not a long trip to leave. rescue teams are unable to pull the sorry to look for missing

people because the temperature is still to halt. relatives fear the authorities will cool off the search and we live from a monopoly. wilma, going to william and we spoke with the coast guard a while ago, they're waiting for the effects of the water being used by firefighters to create cooler conditions and so that they can enter their doing what they can and they are concerned horizontally. greek prosecutors of ordered an inquiry into the cause of the fire. the captain of the ferry has been questioned and released victoria gate and be al jazeera voters in punjab in northern india. the right is to go to the polls in state assembly elections. it's seen as a test for prime minister in a renter modi's party. the b j pain. pharmacy make up the states biggest voting block. they were heavily involved in successfully protesting against agricultural reforms. last year. elizabeth per annum has more from the city of patio la where to polling station in the city of battiata where people have been coming to cast their

ballots all day. there are more than 21000000 eligible voters in punjab state as long as and the as breadbasket. and so farming is always a big issue here, but people have been telling us about other serious issues that they're facing. rising unemployment, rising cost of living inflation while the wages remain low. but there are some other issues in punjab which are very unique to this place. water depletion due to farming, organized crime in the form of mafia which control the legal sand, mining liquid, distribution and drugs. one of the biggest drug abuse problems in the country with a proliferation of heroine, an opium, and also a brain drain punjab has one of the biggest numbers of young people, educated skilled workers leaving the country because of a lack of opportunities here. now the electoral battle in punjab is between india's main opposition party, the kong was the regional outfit or should or money are kind of dull and also the odd meal common man party. the b j. p is not

a significant player here in punjab. but if the congress does lose power here to one of the other parties, it would be a huge defeat for india's oldest party, which is only in power in 3 of $28.00 states in the country. and in asia is working to revive its pandemic hid tourism industry and regular direct flights to the popular dispassion of bali resume this month. while many on the island had eagerly awaited the return of foreign travelers. some question, the stability of the tourism industry. jessica washington reports from borrowing the highlands of barley have long attracted tourists visit has come here for the cool climate and to see barley's famous rice fields. but these fields and farms are more than just a tourist attraction. they provided a lifeline for the thousands who lost their jobs when the travellers stopped coming because of covert 19. kodak used to be

a tour guide. now he farms cabbages. had the man. i don't want to go back to tourism. i want to continue to be a farmer. he says he is happier than before, and prefers the independence of his new life. pandemic restrictions, broad financial hardship to many here and valley. now, as the island reopened for international travelers, some say they want more than just a return to the way things were before the community groups have helped form a tourism work is learn how to many things can destroy the threesome. but for the cutter is very strong. so we focus on the counter and some disciplines today. so deep used to work in a nightclub as a bartender. he says he's using his hospitality experience to set up an agro tourism venture, offering farm tours and camping. he wants to be an entrepreneur,

not an employee. me good bye alex. but if you look at it, i won't go back to tourism full term. we can have tourists here and do it in our own way by li tourism authority. say the pandemic has brought hard lessons that needed to be learned. none put in one basket. this is the 1st land. and then 2nd land is we have to be. so 5, newman, ariano, sales close to foreign tourists near balise could have beach though these days. she hardly has any customers. she hopes her children won't be as reliant on tourism dollars as she years. yeah. once i've been long, i depend on tourism because that's all i can do. if something happens to tourism again, my children have the skills to do something else. i'm young. i mean, as the island prepares to welcome visitors again,

many say the pandemic has taught them valuable lessons. they will never forget jessica washington, out to 0 valley place in canada, say they've made progress in clearing. protest is opposing pandemic restrictions from straight from a capital ottawa. demonstrators started to lay off the offices, moved in on those camping outside parliament. they've occupied the area for the past 3 weeks. at least 170 people have been arrested and trucks used to block straits. having towed away there was no notice, no nothing. they just came in with full force. there were snipers on the roof. them all of our permanent buildings. this is absolutely discussing what is going on. i cannot believe that i am seeing this on canadian soil. the officers on the ground have shown patience and professionalism. they are well trained and experienced and they needed all of that expertise to bring about the results that we were seeing at every step. they faced a barrage of resistance shoving and vitriol. we are,

we all saw that this is, the protesters were aggressive with the officers and we needed to use horses at one point. as a result, we responded this morning by adding helmets and baton to our equipment for the safety of our officers. dozens of cocaine uses remain in hospital in argentina, sir wakes after 24 other people died. of poisoning detectives are still investigating who contaminated the drugs to raise a bow reports from the capital one a series in every day. b, at that he got the jani goes to the hospital in hurling them in the province of when a site is 2 weeks ago, her son was rushed here after inhaling contaminated cocaine enemy for dinner. wedding diane and my son is 41 years old. he's an addict and i've tried to help him but cannot. but that doesn't mean he deserves. what happened to him? i found him lying on the floor unconscious. he had a heart attack. it was terrifying. at least 24 people have died and more than 80

others have been hospitalized. all of the victims showed similar signs of sickness, breathing difficulties, convulsions and fatigue. police reports so about the drugs were mixed with carpenter le synthetic drugs. that's $10000.00 times more powerful than morphine. it's mostly use in victory. nary medicine to anesthetize large animals like elephants, it has a devastating effects and humanly the police immediately detain drug lord hawking. aquino, known as hill visor, suspected of selling the tainted drugs. they also captured thousands of doses of cocaine in pink packages. the same packages the victims had when they became ill. investigations are still ongoing about how the toxic cocaine made it to the streets . monica coronado is a national prosecutor. she created the country's 1st unit, specializing in the fight against drug trafficking. she says the pandemic has had an impact on criminal organizations to le,

by living at home. determine that the pandemic is brought not only poverty business closure, domestic violence, but also border controls and increase of security. complicated exporting drugs to europe or the united states. so bands are now more rustic, no criminal gang when their clients to die because of their product. maria morales brother is still fighting for his life. she still trying to comprehend what went wrong in the room. what is there is so much uncertainty every day with our hearts in our mind. he's not getting better. i don't know how this happened. i hope they opened sensors to help train our loved ones because they are l. a quest for answers from relatives of pushing authorities to prevent tragedies like this from ever happening again. that he said, well, i'll just, cedar went outside and still in argentina and an environmental disaster has been declared in the north west of the country. because if wildfires at a national park,

korean tis providence has the largest time whitland and he's home to re animals. many have been killed or hit by cars trying to escape the winter olympics is set to close against the backdrop of diplomatic boycotts and global protests by activists . organizers in china savvy event ran smoothly, but strict covered 19 controls as well as a doping scandal have left their mark. katrina, you report with the 2020 to beijing olympics soon coming to a close team. china is celebrating its highest winter metal tele, ever. it was the 2nd time the chinese capital horses at olympic event. but gone was the festive atmosphere of the 2008 some. it's very different now the said, the novelty to a certain extent is worn off. it's a winter games, which by nature is a smaller event. it's winter so, so p people are, you know, ons outdoors as much. and then of course we've had cove it. so all of those things

point to a more muted atmosphere here help is in protective suits. and morning corbett 19 tests were a part of daily life. olympic dreams ended abruptly for those who tested positive for the virus seems pretty unreal. of all the people. what happened to myself, i have been doing everything in my power to stay free of cove. it started to condemn it. for some strict quarantine measures were too much to bear. many complained about heavy handed controls. i am not even sure i will ever be allowed to return to the village and obviously this is very hard for me. top competitors. what the only once the spotlight chinese tennis play, a polish why appeared in the stands with international olympic committee head, thomas buck. after giving an interview,

denying she made sexual assault allegations against a retired politician rights groups criticized the decision to use a weaker athlete to light the torch at the opening ceremony. and the featuring of a soldier who fought on china's border with india incense to new delhi. more aga was sparked after 15 year old russian figure skater, camilla valley ava, was allowed to compete after testing positive for a bad substance. we'll do everything to investigate this. these case broke billy and did the doping goff of trees on his table and unforgettable whistle and picks the irises filled a difficult question about time as human rights record. previous games held in russia, so cheap and brazil's rio de janeiro raised similar questions from here. the summer and winter olympics will return to the western world held consecutively in paris, milan anne was angeles than use less likely to attract protests. the organizers of the beijing olympics hoped to legacy of the event, will be felt in

a burgeoning winters, sports industry and confidence that the city can pull off a successful games. despite a global pandemic. katrina, you al jazeera beijing. ah, hello, are you watching out a 0? these are the stories were following this hour monitors in eastern ukraine's separatist region. say there has been more shelling on sunday. it comes as moscow backed, separate as late as crimes. williams in gone, bass continued evacuated to russia. moscow says hypersonic missiles have been launched during so cold, a strategic nuclear drills and were being overseen by president vladimir persian on saturday. but the criminal denies the light fixture sciences will increase tensions a mile. your crimes president has warned a war with rush.