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contact group that's made up of ukraine, russia and the organization for security and cooperation in europe. all right, let's go straight over to give andrew simmons is standing by for a set. so these drills were due to end, not anymore. no, i know it's sort of the explanation as to how long the they will continue for 10 days ago. they started at 30000 russian troops involved and a plethora of equipments, hundreds of aircraft assess, 400 antiaircraft miss isles tanks and all as troops, and many other lines of equipment and armaments involved. as far as the defense minister is concerned, he all he saying is that there is tension on the other side of the border or the roost border, and indeed the russian borders. and also he's made reference to the attacks

in the eastern part of ukraine. that is involving the to break away republics at where there's been incent. shelling is past 4 days, but it's lessened in the past 1213 hours. now whether that's coincidental with the latest rounds of diplomacy is unclear, probably nots, butts. we're hearing with a manual mac chrome. the french president has had a phone conversation with let him it puts in, and that he has discussed the latest attempts to stabilize the situation. and this in very recently, the past few minutes from the lisa palace as saying the 2 men have agreed to try to hold a working group within hours with the aim of reaching a ceasefire along the contact line. that is a reference to the front line of the to breakaway republics in dont bass. well as

i said, the shedding has been quite intense and we're getting reports that are, that have been that's a continued attacks, but far fewer than previous days. res, who attends a little bit more about that because a, as you say, has been pretty intense, but it been set diminished. now, what are you hearing about some of the shelling in general? what, what we'll do that the consequences are enormous really for ukraine. the water has been cut off because of water plants has been heats at. that's to the, the south east or there are a number of towns and villages with no water. there are rounds of, of confusion. in many villages. i out al jazeera team in the error is reporting that many civilians just want to know what's going to happen. and furthermore, there's the whole range of, of claims being made in the republic, sir. and that,

and they, these, these claims are not in any way very verifiable. i add that they're accusing the ukrainians all complete of actually trying to mount some offensive. and the people of the, to republics off in a state of confusion and indeed panic in many areas because they're not privy. so much real information. and also on, on this sunday, they're being sold. they come engaged in recreational activity cinemas, closed all public parks, closed a whole raft of measures being taken as if ukraine is about to invade. and of course, ukraine is saying, this is not going to happen. i am president zalinski, who has also spoken on the phone at the president macro in france is calling for a cease fire at the very least and his country and some stabilization. all this and

security is being laid on in a much bigger way than usual. here in the capitol where we have the 8th anniversary of might the might and massacre as it was known, a 104 civilians killed in the demonstrations against a what was then the president of ukraine victo, a younger coach, and that the deaths were well, it was horrendous, a 16 security force members killed as well. busy snipers in action and investigation still ongoing as to exactly who are ordered these attacks. and well, the legacy of all of this is, is quite disturbing because it did lead to the war effect of the hybrid war. busy as it's known in the southeast and it also lets the annexation of crimea. i was there at the time during these horrendous events on here. i reflect on what the consequences are right now. one man in more than a 100, dead in one day,

their memorials, among the bricks they used to defend themselves. one son with one aim, now not only to avenge his father's death 8 years ago, but ready to defend his homeland from the might of russia's military. father try help, a lot of me bondo choke points to where snipers were posted. he's an i t engineer and a military reservist and expects to be called up very soon. like so many who died here val, autumn, his father survey didn't look like a revolutionary. he was a school teacher. survey was alive when his fellow protest has rushed him to a makeshift clinic in a hotel reception area. he'd been shot in the back and died later. i know are who are guilty in this situation and the part of regime unocal rich and foster wall. it's a russian federation, and of course, putting on the morning of february,

the 20th 2014, a truce was broken. as police suddenly retreated, then came a barrage of bricks from the protest, as answered with gunfire. in hindsight, they call it the revolution of dignity on that day. as i witnessed it was anything but dignified. once again, the square is a battle zone. the truce had seemed tenuous from the outset here. now the front line has moved. every way you look there are casualties. my dan euro, my dad freedom square, the angel monument words name symbols that for many years have made vladimir putin sees. he's fanatical about ukrainians, being part of russia. yet this country now has more than 30 years of independence behind it. it may be a democracy that is imperfect. but the vast majority of ukraine's people turned their back on soviet autocracy and want to be part of europe with membership of

nato for protection. but at what cost, there's conflict in the east of the country with russian back separatists and the annexation of crimea by russia. are you prepared to die for this? cause? yes, i already and all as a ukrainian people ready for this and it's most important. protect our country, our families, and for this we did everything. what we, we can, more than 14000 lives already lost in conflict. let me here and many others know only 2. well, the human cost so far could be dwarfed by old war. andrew simmons, al jazeera kiff, or the us extra estate entity blinkin has been speaking to media. he says everything they're saying indicates rusher is on the brink of invading ukraine. i lets me now to across my, my kind of joins is from washington, dc. mike,

what we heard from lincoln so far on a cantonese, lincoln has repeated the claim that he is made repeatedly in recent days that russia is on the brink of invading ukraine. he says at all indication, saw that such an invasion is imminent. however, the secretary of state added that until the tanks actually start rolling as he put it. there is still an opening for diplomacy. he confirmed that he will be meeting with the russian foreign minister in coming days. if you stresses there is no invasion. he was asked directly, doubtless meeting depend on whether or not there's an invasion. he said, yes, that is the case that is well court. so the plan is for him to meet the russian foreign minister if there is no russian invasion of ukraine. antony lincoln was also asked about the issue of sanctions in particular, the ukrainians precedent. or if it insistence that sanctions be imposed now rather

than after, russia invades the secretary of state, saying he understood what ukrainian president was saying. but he added that if sanctions are triggered before an invasion, then they cease to have any effect as a deterrent. this is a position that he is adopted repeatedly in recent weeks, repeating that here. the u. s. is not going to impose sanctions until an invasion happens. this is at odds with a number of the nato allies. and of course, as we heard with the ukrainian precedent and so, or it might thanks motor, mike hanna, reporting there from the washington decisions were just brings out to promote characters, immune it can. he says there are differing opinions there on the surface. yeah. the voices of all the western leaders have shown unity. i think behind the scenes though, there are some differences of opinion on the imminence of any invasion. president

biden's saying that the russians and president putin of already made up their mind that's not been reflected by the speeches of many of the other un nato leaders. and also i think on what happens if there isn't invasion, those sanctions, everyone agrees they'll be much tougher sanctions. what's actually in them? well, i think that's still not finalized. and there's still a potential for some disagreement here. but the incoming coming chairman of the munich security conference a said that the has been a clear message sent the russian leader. he has heard a very, very strong message, very strong message of unity of transatlantic unity of a unity of the international community. that asking please stop what you're doing, respect, intention or don't invade, don't invade ukraine. and he also got the message. it was very strong express, rented by the german chancellor saying we are ready to negotiate. we want to give diplomacy a chance. we will not give up that track. so this is

a message and we have a meeting next week of the secretary of state, tony blinking. it's for our minister laboratory and we have to continue on district talk and see how we can get out of out of this roadblock. we are putting braun us into many diplomats. i've spoke to here. say the diplomacy doesn't, dan. there are still going to be last ditch effort, and all eyes are on a meeting that's going to take place in the next week between the us secretary of state and the russian foreign minister. although people i've spoken to say that's a meeting that is supposed to take place, but they all worried that a russian invasion may take place 1st or petty most ill ahead of use are including the hub to graduate and to get jobs. no, we don't even have that kind of thinking with dust gathering in that nigerian and lecture halls will tell you why. tens of thousands of students might not be able to finish their courses. a survivor is found alive on board

a great ferry that has been on fire for days, finland finally, when golden, men's ice hockey beating the russian defending champions. deborah will have the best of the action. ah, so britons, queen elizabeth has tested positive for covert 19 back in palo, says she is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue her duties. 95 year old, one recently held a private meeting with her son, prince charles days before he tested positive for covered 19 at the speak to roy challenz, who joins us from london. so really what, what news do we have of the queen? one of the rather brief statement from buckingham palace suggests that she is not seriously ill at the moment, at least that she has got you know, something akin to cold like symptoms. and that she is certainly well enough to keep

on doing miles duties or light duties. of i think as they put it in the, in the press statement her for the rest of this week, she of course, has very good medical care as you would expect, a woman of her wealth and stature to have. so. professor sir hugh thomas is the head of the medical household and physician to the queen. it's not just him, he's got a group of other people are away with him as well. he is expected to be in charge looking after her. so she is in good hands, but let's not forget, this is a 95 year old woman that we're talking about. and a 95 year old woman who also hasn't been in particularly good health recently since october of last year. she's been taking it quite easy because of various health concerns from from that time. how does she get it? well, we don't know for sure. ah, there is certainly contact that she had with her eldest son,

the air to the throne prince charles. 2 days before he tested positive as well, but that was 12 days ago now, so it is likely that she got it from somewhere else. she has had a pretty tough ear. it has to be said. she lost her husbands, prince phillip, or in april of last year, there are numerous scandals swirling around the royal family at the moment. the top 2 of those are of course, are prince andrew and his connection to jeffrey epstein and the sex scandals. the jet of jeffrey ups down epstein was involved in prince andrew, had to pay an american women off virginia to fray a because of fir because ations that he made a sexual assault against prince andrew. then there is prince charles as well the out of the throne. his charity, the prince's foundation is currently being investigated by british police because of allegations that there is

a kind of cash for honest system that they have run there. and then there is this the cobra diagnosis, so it hasn't been a good year so far for the queen of course it 8 or i believe, i think very much need more times reporting a french modeling agent linked to the late sex offender in finance. here jeffrey epstein has been found dead in the parents prison. john loop bruno was taken into custody in december 2020 as part of investigation to allegations of rape and the sex trafficking of minus one of epstein's main accuses claims burnett live. he procured women for sex with the financial and others promising the modeling work now has denied any wrong doing protests as in barcelona, demanding the release of a wrapper. pub roussel, a year of tea, who was jailed, ah, in 2018 as it was found guilty of insulting the monarchy in glorifying terrorism in

his lyrics and tweets. but he failed to report to prison is arrested in february last year after a stand off of police in support to say he is a political prisoner. alphena by law has left. i think that i mean my little garcia in the and pablo hustle is fighting the same fight in prison as he was when he was out on the streets. so in that sense, they couldn't defeat him. they thought with all the pressure on him at being isolated in prison in everything else, they could get him to shut up. that on the contrary, he is giving a voice to many of his inmates. so all the problems inside the prison are now being told in a loud voice, and obviously on a lot of security forces in sudan her fide tear gassed during the latest protest condemning the q. in october, demonstrators marched in several areas of the capitol quality, thousands of health, weak to rally since military take over the ground. ethiopian renee sounds damn, has begun generating electricity for the 1st time. the theo, p prime minister abbey hoffman, and other dignitaries have been at the site for the inaugural ceremony of africa's largest hydro electric power project. is the opiate says,

the $5000000000.00 development will power it's economy. you thought, you know, the of us as i got outs, the downstream countries, the brothers, the people of egypt and stood on the water will flow and the world must know that the dam will not affect them. all that was said about ethiopia seeking to prevent the flow of water was untrue and we will not allow the people to starve or thirst. these are our principles and our position, and we affirm the flow of water to the people from the dam is to develop and bring 60000000 ethiopians out of the darkness. we seek integration between the 3 countries and a real partnership. i let speak to either in general, samuel get to, to joins is from the capital. i does have a bad balance if you pins react, you know, one to, to the starts of this energy production. and what does it mean for the country and the, the availability to electricity of electricity when, if we, if we are going to base, i mean, if you're asking me about the reaction, people are excited. you know,

they waited for this moment since the year of and pro hi. let's see. there was a decision to start such a project for bins. and 2 movie going from one a dependent nation to nation that patient enough to have an export. some of the resources to neighboring countries, but again, for a country that is known for on a sunday dependent perhaps, issues so famine, this is going to push to get to be more self sufficient and provide much of the population that's in darkness. some kind of electricity last year i just did a story on a family of farmers made a donation to this project, thinking they would be able to experience up electricity for the 1st time. so to them and to people like them. this is the beginning of an electricity that's going to be provided to them into the next generation. so eat your best,

excited and the country is excited and this is to money. you'll see that moment they've been waiting for a long time. because the exporting, today is 2 neighboring countries, sounds good bits. if his downstream neighbors aren't too happy about it, they were got a threat then they well, for instance, egypt or for example has been, ah, you know, in a position to this sir development, the even release the statement saying that the children government is, is in violation of some agreement that was made in 2015, but the children side have been saying that, you know, the 1959 a treaty for instance, which should provide sir egypt. 1666 percent, offer the resources and to the student. 22 percent of the resources did not involve ethiopia. it happened in the hero offer colonization that your bill was in part of

the the children government has insisted that it did not involve the treaty, did not see their best interests at heart. and that's where the disagreement is, the u. s. government, late by the former president, her president trump has been trying to negotiate a, bring some kind of conclusion to, to the 3 countries. but the factors they took on government has been saying that the u. s. is siding with ego, especially after the former president said, ah, that tab, you know, the egypt my be able to bomb this sir. mega project that it filters are proud of. again, to ethiopians. this is the major project that the goal find the project of a new era. all right, will you be there for me? thanks very much. lead time. we'll get you reporting them from addis ababa. thank you. a pool or cameras as spokesman for africa, water for peace. and he says, there's really no going back. the 3 countries will have to find a way for if you look at this on the flip side and you look at what are the

consequences that is that this is likely to have on our colleagues who are down the stream is bought, sudan on the egypt then they don't know where that, whether the really need to, whether they're in the, to do the go with that the really, to begin seeing this as a long drugged out process that is going to have serious consequences on their own lives and their own, their livelihoods, and we, we have unfortunately, and i want to say we had talking about the african union. we have been given on several years to try and have a dialogue of these. but unfortunately, we haven't, we have been unable to resolve a very fundamental issue of existence in regard to the downstream countries and development in regards to at european. now we should have come to a compromise about these were or by now because both of these are the consequences on the citizens. and i think the tendency for, as right now is to, is to try and said, let us, let us, let us lea a lead a middle ground. but no,

we cannot. how was to le monique solution of these? of saying, let us split the baby down in the middle, it is going to kill both of us. is there still a way out? i still think that we don't have an option. i still think that we still need to sit at said the table, but i think the more that we see events like created the one that happened today begin to where to emerge them more. it becomes dimmer and dimmer, that we can actually sit as friends and as fil africans. and resolve this as a purely african problem. a strike by university lecturers in nigeria is threatening graduation plans for final your students, the academics of warning. they'll continue the disruption until the government implements and agreements reach 13 yesco own interest has this report hallways, once bustling with student activity and are quite it's only days since public

university teachers in nigeria walked off their jobs. but lecture halls already covered with dust. the government has expressed surprise, but the lecturers are unmoved. they can see the esl phrase equally. i know serious . i'm sure i'm as your as our nose of rice because we didn't, we are club will by night as hell though. well, when i was 513 years ago educators and the government signed an agreement to end on the potomac of strikes at nigerian universities. but teachers say this was never implemented. in the past 20 years, there been nearly as many strikes by academic staff in nigeria and universities. then destro dispute has disrupted academic calendars. as a result, students sometimes take 6 to 7 years to complete a 4 year degree program. these students come to the university merely every day hoping for positive news, the hub to, to graduate and her and to get job. now we don't even have that kind of thinking.

but his peers and private universities have no such worries. federal government has almost our 100 university and they have so many challenges head of them in our, on when you leave for anybody, nobody naturally you book us more to be on the with the institution. years of neglect have left public universities over crowded and with poor funding for research and salaries. union leaders say most professors and less than a $1000.00 a month. lecture a say they are tired of meetings and agreements, but the government feels to implement that warning one month. they will make this strike indefinite if there is no break through. i'm a decrease al jazeera colo nigeria. well, the nigerian army has killed at least 7 children in their strike in neighboring niger. 5 others were wounded in forces. we talked on bandits in the mud id region of southern niger, have been several incidents of the nigerian military accidentally killing civilians

in recent years. a silly head here on out 0 in hope of greener pastures. farmers in indonesia tell us why they'll never again rely on tourism to make a living. caught out to him, peru. how fishermen are facing a long hold back from an oil spill disaster. we got sport coming up to norway finish top of the metal table with a record, golden horn. and beijing, with jama. ah, there is currently a winter storm rolling through iraq is not cold in his content as some have been. but it's one of those regular ones and the other ones come about 3 days time. anyway, this one means rain for iraq, snow for the mountains of iran. and then that wind follows eventually becomes

a normally bring yet dust from iraq through saudi down towards her bahrain, eventually the you a, the sunshine to follow and in the levant. this is the picture on monday, this all starts to march through iran to us, took minutes down and afghanistan, and then the shaman flares at its sandy this into the empty quarter and paths of yemen. this the picture of a 230 probably means we should consider a little bit on what's happening in african said in pakistan. widespread snow once again and the blue indicates rain showers. was that there again the sandstone commander, rochester, but he's got to be caught unsettled weather in northern pakistan and the north west of india. and on the same day, tuesday, coming into wednesday significant weather again in madagascar. the latest tropical style. an intense tropical cyclone, defined by speed, is going to make landfall. it's not too far away from where bat said i landed for south of the capital. but it's in open ground. it looks pretty nasty.

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al jazeera, where ever you ah ah ah ah, i regard your what geology, right remind about top stories. the saw the french president to michael michael has had a phone conversation with his russian leader vladimir prison. and the 2 countries ought to work on a high level summit between russia, ukraine, and european allies. russia has extended its military deployments in fellers sightsee and escalation of tension of ukrainian border. around 30000 russian soldiers have been carry out exercises in front of britons. queen elizabeth has tested positive over 19 banking practices and 95 year old,

one of his experiencing mild symptoms and will continue with her. so back to our top story and the rising tensions between russia and ukraine, the british prominence approach johnston is threatening moscow with sanctions if it invades. and he says he could reveal the ownership of companies and properties in the u. k. according to anti corruption watchdog transparency international u. k. london has become a global hub for money laundering. and you figures reveal, but $2000000000.00 worth of russian and property in the u. k. has links to the kremlin or corruption. and in 48 russian, money laundering cases was in 2000 companies, were registered to the u. k. or it's offshore tax havens like the british virgin islands. these cases involve more than $111000000000.00 worth of funds from bribery and embezzlement. between us have been due to his senior fellow at the atlantic

councils. europe santini is also an expert on russia and trans national trends. national talk cuz he joined us from new york. been welcome to the program. so to what degree would it impact the russian economy? if far as johnson was successful in blocking russia from raising capital on london markets? well, firstly would be a significant hit to the russian economy. if russia's leading companies were unable to access debt or financing in the city of london or the other western financial centers boss, it would be less of a hit than if this met, kind of measure had been undertaken when russian aggression on ukraine began in 2014 because over the past few years, russia has tried to sanction prove its finances and its economy. it would be a serious blow, but it would not by any means, be crippling long. so that the u. k. govern a bit late to the game in making this bid. well,

i think that's the right way to look at rushes state companies. because it's been very important over the last years to make sure to get the sanctions right. that you don't trigger escalation when there is a prospect of the piece and there's a prospect all negotiations. so right now, you know, putting this on the table, a real hit to rushes, leading and state companies is supposed to dissuade military action being undertaken by the kremlin. i do think it could work. i think that the decision that pertain will take will be influenced by many faxes of which this will be a small but not in consequential talk. every ally right now is trying to play a different role. france is trying to lead negotiations of peach in the united

states is trying to kind of rally the nato blog person's been trying to boost ukrainian morale and could plan important role on finances. but none of the major european countries are in any put any utterly decisive position to change the geo politics of this, of course. and what about this threats or promise that he could reveal the ownership of russian companies and properties in the united kingdom? what impact might that have was a very interesting question, of course, and you know, london's a global financial center, but unfortunately, the united kingdom and its overseas territories have become a center of money laundering over the last few decades. this principally takes place for anonymous shell companies and especially for money laundering, for residential property, which has been a really, was widely seen phenomenon in london. and i think it would be of interest to

a tv channel from the gulf to know why the u. k. government has been resistance over the last few years to implement a register or foreign policy owners in the u. k. one of the reasons is really c s. resistance from the gulf monarchies, which the u. k. has a strong relationship with and have poor significant amounts of money into london and in salons, prophecy and operate. many of the same kind of money laundering schemes that with familiar with from the kremlin. and it's ours or ben appreciate. that's been jude event speaking to us. thanks very much indeed. now talk to revive the iran euclidean report. li, nearing final agreement in vienna. but inter on 250 members of parliament at monte 6 conditions are met before any deal aside. include a guarantee from the us and european signatories that they will not pull out of any

new deal as president donald trump did 4 years ago. i let's bring in wrestles, said his inter on russell, 1st up our will. the red lines announced by the reigning parliament effect the course of the game negotiations in vienna. well, i don't think that it's going to have a remarkable effect to or influence over the ongoing negotiations in vienna during a trunk of the talk. because these app statement that has been released by the or any parliament today is not a mandatory one. it's not binding for the negotiators and for the government. rather, the statement is a recommendation statement emphasizing some of the white issues that have been the main, the main, the cock confrontations between the 2 parties. you run your side and the, the other negotiate and countries. so did the parliament statement is focusing on the all numbers will, of all the sanctions,

not only those who are which are related to the nuclear file. but the parliament, seeing that the americans and the other western powers, must give assurance to the iranian side that they are going to. so remove the functions that are related to the human rights violations. iran, nissan programs. so one they're asking for that as well. so all the sections to be removed, and 2nd one, they're asking about the weather if occasion. but if occasion, that means that it's not the guarantees on the, on the papers, but we need to see them practically on the ground that does this part is this countries are removing defections and to see the practical implication of them or the implementation of that on the ground as well, and the 3rd one is the guarantees, when they say guarantee, they mean that particularly the u. s. a. to give, to guarantee, to your running and that in case of a deal, this deal is going to go beyond by the net ministration. and it is going to give the guarantees to run that the next administration is not going to come and cancel

at that had happened in 2018 a by the former. yes, the president donald trump. so here the issue is, is the lack of the trust and iranians this time want to be of this trust. and they want the guarantees from the american side. and the parliamentary decision is recommended to be, it's not binding for the iranian government. so in that sense, it's not good to have a huge effect on the ongoing negotiations. right? so another thing we have the country for a minister's visit to tear on is related to the g p a tote. so could it be more about mediation? it is quite unclear for not what we know is that on january 27th, did a custody for the minister officially has visited to ron. and just a couple of days later, concerns me here. he has been in washington and met the united states president joe biden. so right after that, you know, that unofficially country m year sort of country for a minister has with it. it's to run again. but what was the content of those with

it? whether he brought a message from the usa or from the country, amir to, to run, it is on clear what we know, that there was an unofficial with the year. and the cut that if wouldn't minister met the running for a minister to lie. yeah, nimble. so the running president and the sort of the racy. so anyway, when we talk to the experts here, the say that at a point, americans and iranians, they need to have directors. that has to be a direct communication channel between these 2 countries. and katara has been playing a role of mediation in several global issues. so the say the cutter could be a good candidate in that sense, because at the end of the day run and the u. s, they are going to decide whether the deal is going to work or not. whether to agree on a deal or not in that sense, to extra say that. yep, maybe must probably the country for the minister has brought a message from washington to turn around. but as i said is not confirmed,

and we didn't hear any official lines either from the iranian side or the. the katerina official so far. all right, so we'll have that. thanks so much eric said, other speaking just thank you. now dear, as president, is in carter for a 3 day visit until my ged to boone has been holding talks with courtesy mere shake it. i mean been hammered. attorney, the to have discussed their relations and the upcoming arab summit. police in the polar fatigue asked a dispersed protest as against a new government project. funded by a u. s. agency is providing $500000000.00 in grants to help pay for power transmission lines and road improvements. critic say that undermines the pools laws in solvent voters in punjab and northern india. the latest to go to the polls in state assembly elections seen as a test for the prime minister nor, and remote his party, the b j. p. farmers make up the state biggest voting block and they were heavily involved and successfully protested against agricultural reforms last year.

elizabeth cronum as this report. it's the 1st election in punjab, since farmers lead year long demonstrations against legislation, they feared would leave them at the mercy of large corporations. the welfare of farmers is always a big issue in the state known as india's breadbasket. but it's just one of many facing voters, harvard, the village, him of i already, inflation has hit us hard prices of cooking gas and food grains have been rising for some time or earning isn't enough. yeah. what kind of family that earns only $100.00 a month spent on mason guys. so we want the next government to ensure better education for all our studies have suffered for the past 2 years. and we expect the next government to ensure our studies don't suffer anymore. despite forcing the government to withdraw as controversial changes to agriculture laws far as leaders say, they haven't been able to raise other serious challenges facing the state. the crisis

and the gradient along with the issues of ecology, environment, depleting, water table and hell have all gone missing in this election. no one raised these issues and the unity of farmers wasn't strong enough to make it happen. political analysts say that might benefit from ministers into movies, hindu nationalist by the jump, the party, the b j. p is campaigning on security issues in the state which borders talk of thumb summer that the guard off the water st. god of drawn god. god of insecurity for a particular community has played a role and in the last 10 days they have been able to accommodate and gather a particular community. what's, what's your in the community for the bachelor and punjab is between the incumbent congress party, a regional organisation cor, shit or money alcholay does,

which might partner with the b j. p. and i'm of meal common man party. if any is made opposition party the congress lose power here in punjab, it would be a devastating blow for india, the political party, it only holds power and 3 of the countries $28.00 states. india's largest state author for this is also holding elections, staying in power. there will give the b, j p a major boost and it's bid for a 3rd successive victory in the next national election and 2024 defeat and other probation, or any of the other 3 states, which also vote this month would increase pressure on the b j, p. it's leaders that already face and criticism for high unemployment and their response to the call. the 19 pandemic elizabeth corona algebra era battiata on job indonesia is working to revive, is pandemic. hit tourism industry, regular direct flights of the popular destination of barley resume this month,

while many on the island of eagerly await the return of foreign travellers. some question, the stability of the tourism industry. jessica washington has 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 good. eric used to be a tour guide. now he farms cabbages. had that 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. panoramic restrictions, broad financial hardship, to many here and valley. now as the island reopens for international travelers, some say they want more than just to return to the way things were before the

community groups have helped. a tourism work is learn how to far, many things can destroy the tourism. but for the cutter is very strong. so we focus on the culture and some is just a bonus. de swan 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. moment. good bye. let's look at it. i won't go back to tourism full time. we can have tourists here and do it in our own way. me by lee 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 barley's 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 and young. 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. the green coast guard is reporting that a passenger has been found alive on board a ferry that has been on fire since friday. several others remain missing for emergency services is still trying to get the blades under control. vessel was heading to italy with 280 pass when the fire broke out place in canada. say they've made progress in clearing. protest is opposing pandemic restrictions

from the streets in the capital of our to a demonstrated started to leave off the officers moved in on those camping outside parliament. they've occupied the area the past 3 weeks. at least a 170 people have been arrested and trucks used to block street have been towed away and of our mental disaster zone has been declared in north west argentina, where wildfires are affecting a national park grant. this province is home to the largest argent time wetland and red animal. many been killed with poisonous mike. others to be others have been hit by cars while trying to escape. rescue workers in brazil say they've got little hope of finding more survivors in the city. devastated by lance lights and floods. at least $139.00 were killed in patropolis, including children, and hundreds more are still missing. heavy rain caused deadly floods on tuesday. fishermen in peru are facing a struggle to survive off from major oils. bill ruined their catches. to clean up

operation is weeks away from finishing. could end up costing $65000000.00. marian sanchez has this report now from lima. these fishermen should be on the shore, casting their lines for their daily catch. but last month, old bill disaster has left more than 2000 art is no fisherman without the likelihood. but i think i thought both of them let them in our life and has been cut and we don't know what to do. they've turned to camille kitchens for survival. oil giant reps so gave them a $130.00 in vouchers. at walter of the, like lou says it's not enough north se fees and it seems this month i will not be able to pay my bank debt. the electricity, water, everything in the house. we ask rap sold to help us with more than 12000 barrels of crude spilled, impacting flora and fauna along 80 kilometers of the coast of lima. experts say it's the worst ecological disaster and they do come with amazon inc. on this year

we are in a position to confirm that theoretically we have collected almost 98 percent of the oil, both from the sea and from land reps all has filed a lawsuit. blaming the oil tanker. the company says these pipes that tore off the mean under water pipeline, we're in optimal condition, an extraordinary force, meaning the ship moved, rid them, causing the fuel leakage. la, an expert in maritime accidents says the spill should have been minimal if valves that immediately blocked the fuel passage when an accident like this happens, had been in place. but they were not. there him, you know? oh yeah. if the terminal had those ralphs that separate and seal the dupes, maybe elite edward of spill doing a closing procedure to me, that's a real cost because breakers on these types of dominance is a common incident. peruse environmental assessment and control agency could find reps with $80000000.00 ropes as, as they will soon be done with a clean up. but many fishermen say the damage done will last for years and they

don't know how they will be making a living from now. on shellfish, divers, recorded under water showing despite what reptile says, the water is polluted, laughing, i feel like the damage to the natural bank will be irreparable for a long time to clean. it is one thing, but to decontaminate is another story. for now, these fishermen can only watch and wait and wonder what will be the long term effects of the worst ecological disaster on this coast. again, a center sal just see dot lima b 2. or i still have here in al jazeera, great britain's colors and a long wait for gold. gemma will have the best of the action for the final day of the beijing and ah, the rope hotel is the most i tell that i've ever stated in the

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the in the winter olympics come through close and jim has all the details. yes, that's right. next the aging games are off to 2 and a half weeks of competition in the chinese capital. the games ended in a ceremony. how to the birds next stadium with the olympic flag being handed over to the message, milan and tina hostesses for the next winter games in 2026. the fight concerns over the current of respond that make china managed to run all the events that occurred with 1900 bubble with only $463.00 positive cases among thousands of athletes and team members. so that was controversy. as our reporter, katrina, you explains from beijing there are a lot of headlines made and not all of it was about the sporting competition.

unfortunately, this was a p literally charged event from the beginning with the u. s. and many of its allies announcing diplomatic boycotts before he even started due to concerns about china's human rights record. now we had in that 1st week the appearance of tiny pendants play a puncture. why would i see had tom this boss know, she had made sexual assault allegations against the politician late last year and then reappeared after being incommunicado for some weeks and then denied those allegations. so there were her appearance raised some eyebrows, and that was quite controversial. and then of course, we had this big challenge of the organizes of controlling core of the 19 they created an entire closed loop system in order to keep these thousands of foreign participants completely separate from the chinese public. and they said that they were successful at preventing any cases snowballing inside the bubble. there about $450.00 cases identified in beijing and limping bubbled in the end. and many

olympians either struggle with the strict quarantine or installation conditions and others were quite sad to have to withdraw completely from the competition because they tested positive for ca 19. but undoubtedly a big part of this and then take events which will not make organizes happy will be the doping scandal that made headlines this past week with russian figure skater, camilla valley ava testing positive for a band substance and still being allowed to go ahead and compete, finland clench the last go battle of these games, winning the men's eyes talking final. they beat defending champions. the russian olympic committee to one is the 1st time tenant of one this event, having lost 2 previous files in 1988 sam, 2006. no way finished top of the metal table would have record 16 goals. thanks to cross country ski to raise the you hook you what has these aging games? the power to victory and the women's

a 30 kilometer freestyle mass stops actually ended her lim, pick korea. debbie kept a dominant performance at the sliding center by claiming the 9th of 10 available gold medals. this time in the form of both flay jessica friedrich let his crew to the top of the podium ahead of a 2nd team from germany, with canada taking problems that friedrich a 2nd go to these games and holes overall for the man they call the ice kaiser great britain grabbed the only gold medal in beijing, thanks to the women's carling team, lead by e moorhead, japan at 13. in the final, you had to fall short in the 2014 semi find in thought she finally got the gold lympics and that's off to returning from hip surgery as well. but there was more disappointment for us sky thought mckayla different who miss out on another metal in her sick race of the game. a 3 time and intake and they rule

world cup champion, leave empty handed or strip gold. in the next scene parallel event, germany was 2nd and no white so his final exam at the beijing winter olympics metal table in norway, as we mentioned, to finish the top 4 goals ahead of germany. house nation china have the best performance to win games with a total of 15 medals, 9 of which were gold, which put them foot in the overall standings. british box, i am a car is considering retirement after a crushing defeat to cow brook. the fight was stopped by the referee in the 6th round settling, one of the most bitter and long running feuds in british boxing more than i ever expected. 1000000 boxes on the 17, maybe a peek too early. my my, my, my career deals in the lympics. one will tell you 125 mary became a very long time on monday. i want to spend time with kids in the family. thou

remember, for this fi, you know, forever know all about this. what that went for. a fed 5, nobody remember the for it to the list. remember the fight against to make on, you know, so i'm so up it, i put that work in and got the victoria and no disrespect to me. you know, i felt so easy to mean that the nfl kate, she's suing the lake, and the teens over alleged racial discrimination has been hired by an flores, has been taken on by the pittsburgh steelers as an assistant coach early this month . the former dolphins coach claimed a rule to interview minority candidates for head coaching positions was not working . the nfl caught his allegations. meredith, despite the new job flores will continue with his law suits and a quick update on sundays premier league action, manchester united a carney beating leads for se moments away from full time will have action in our next sports update at 18. 45 pm to jim i look for to see you later. thanks very

much dee for that. that's it. this news out i will be back in a couple minutes for another half hour to see them. ah, with much and i was just either south korean thought in the presidential election, but i scandals in controversies overshadowing policy. people in power as they are as investigative document. the program looks at the use and abuse of power. nato conducts the biggest military optic exercise in the cold war with 35000 troops from

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