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ah, she wanted what a toilet was decorated hobbs li, the country in europe is long cod investigation one or one ace real exploits develop does a police corruption on out to 0. ah, ukraine's president accuses russia trying to destroy all life in the dumbass, acknowledging the situation in the eastern region. his difficult. ah, are you watching al jazeera alive from do how with me fully back also ahead is really forces search for suspects after the killing of any is really security
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guarding the occupied westbank. china's manufacturing dips to its lowest level in 2 years as he is bro. about it streaks covered $900.00 policy on the economy. and protesters in haiti demand more action against gang violence. they accused the government defeating team. ukraine's president says his forces are in the fights of their lives while russia intensifies the offensive in the eastern dumbass region. president voted means lensky says moscow's troops are trying to destroy all life there with relentless rocket artillery and mortar attacks. but he says ukrainian soldiers are fighting back and seeing success. russia offensive has created a desperate situation for civilians, and that includes people in the village of marine car, which is now on the front line. our correspondent, char stratford, reports to match 92 year old ry isa is blind,
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infirm and terrified. she sits crying on her bed in this makeshift shelter, shrapnel for michelle ripped through her leg while she sat at home in the eastern ukrainian city of muddy anchor. mercedes law. thank god, we're alive. they shall, every half an hour, shrapnel hits everything. we climbed out with the rebel, grabbed what belongings we could then lifted mom out. we found a wheelbarrow and put her in it and pushed her to the road where a volunteer rescued us. in a nearby village, people waited a food distribution point too many have either fled or been rescued from the shelling and muddy income. a volunteer from a church group, hands out plastic bags filled with
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a few. essentially wood miller shows us what's inside. we live off canned food and what we can grow. we have no money because we can't walk. we can't work anymore. this is how we survive. further towards marianne k. as the sound of shelling echoes across the fields, signs of the fighting begin to appear. houses badly damaged and abandoned, a school destroyed. we drove further and into our income. was the sound of artillery for an occasional small arms fire. russian forces close we can hearing what sounds like more to fire in the center of the city. what we do know is the russian forces control positions just a few 100 meters in that direction on the other side of another shell there.
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now, we also know that the russians made gains here were in the early stages of the war . ukrainian army had since said that they have now pushed back. we move back out of town and see black smoke rising. or lena helps her wounded mother into a taxi to take her to the hospital. it's doubtful. let you, sir. ever see her home again for joy? stratford, al jazeera maria anchor, houston grey or russia says western sanctions in arms shipments to ukraine are hampering peace negotiations. foreign minister sag elaborate says it talks continue, but that progress is difficult. ukraine's resident has one. there is a high risk, the discussions will collapse because of what he called russia's playbook on measuring people. alexia bryan has more on the road to hockey for a line of cars, full of people escaping the horrors of war. weighed down by their belongings and
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the memories of what they have lived through looms, hurting your wellness through no more which our house was burned this night. the house burned and all that was inside. now we have no place to say. it is scary, thought they coming from the nearby village of ro, scholars over which has been under russian occupation for more than a month. fierce battle, so russian troops pushed back and ukraine's forces regain full control of the village. while he de bisman was shaken from the explosions, we were screaming who a crime and we were praying to god. but there arriving, and har keith, which itself has come under near daily bombardment since russia's invasion began. it looks leaf like a city or more like a collection of mangled buildings. a local fighters do what they can to protect their neighbors. down when your city is being destroyed or when you're close, people are being killed. there is no other option but to defend them. greenwood,
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but they say they feel helpless against rushes, fighting power, forced to stand by as missiles, rain down, ukrainians forced to escape the conflict are also arriving in separation seen as a gateway ukrainian territory from occupied areas in the south. but them, of the novelty of, we all have relatives abroad in russia as well. we used to love this country so much. it's very hard for me to speak about this, since it's as if, as if a man attacked his own brother. this is very painful. ukraine's president says he remains open to peace talks, but he's warned that negotiations are close to collapse because of russia's continued aggression. he says, ukrainians are in the fight of their lives. we will need should be version of a good omen when the russians confirmed something such as a prisoner exchange. i don't believe in the confirm some kind of civil exchange and then something goes wrong once, twice, 3 times. the risks that negotiations will be cut off entirely are very high. the u
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. s. accuses rushes. president vladimir putin of depravity in his invasion. but russia's foreign minister, so guy leverett says, the west is at fault, and that nato countries are doing everything they can to prevent a cease fire by sending weapons to ukraine until a deal is reached, the fighting rages on alexia brian al jazeera. the pentagon spokesman has gotten very emotional as he spoke about what he described, his present put ins, brutality. john kirby questioned, how a serious mature leader could defend bombing hospitals. it's difficult to look at the sorry, it's difficult to look at some of the images and imagine that any well thinking
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serious, mature a leader would do that. so i can't talk to a psychology, but i think we can all speak to his depravity. in other world news, a funeral has been held for palestinian man killed by israeli forces in the occupied west bank. the palestinian health ministry said he was shot dead during and he is really on the operation in the village of i soon on friday. the un estimates is ready forces have killed at least 40 palestinian since february. separately is early forces are searching for suspects who are accused of killing and he's really security guarding the occupied westbank. it happened in the legal aerial settlement between ramallah and nablus. on friday, the israel military says palestinian gunmen opened fire on gar, stand fled the scene. he did, abraham is in ramallah with more on the search for the suspects. the latest we have is that the israeli military has took a car they found in the northern west bank where it's believe to be the car that
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the 2 gunmen as used after they shot and killed the security guard at the entrance of one israeli settlements called eddie in that is built on the lands of palestinian. so we are expecting the man, hon to continue by these really forces. let's not forget that the west bank itself is surrounded by lots and lots of as really suckers and so think so illegally international law. but also these rows of infrastructure as relieving for those sacraments in the westbank itself. have cameras have israeli forces. so usually it's a matter of time before is really forces fine those people sometimes we expect clashes between them if they are armed. other times they could be arrested. so it's a width and see how is really forces and we're going to be dealing with this situation and where those men will be found if they will. but fix speculation is
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that they're going to be found. china's manufacturing has dropped to its lowest level in more than 2 years. to latest signage economy may be in trouble. activity slowed sharp. april as shang came under lockdown as part of a government 0. call the 1900 policy factories have been close and consumption has taken a heads down. one is a chief economist for hung thing bank china, she says beijing. strict scope in 1900 strategy is not sustainable. well, i am there worried all where this is going because the cur, allowed on high has been looking like it's going to end after this may holiday, which means most people can probably walk around their neighborhood. but for most of the factories along the east coast, they are not in very good condition because taking on what's going on in shanghai, a lot more cities are taking precautionary measures. even way to one colored cases, the whole, the whole city can be locked down. so we might be looking at
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a situation where 30 cities might be locked down simultaneously. that's hugely disruptive to the supply chain. this is a impossible task to do both on the dynamic 0 strategy is not sustainable. and we can see many examples in shanghai and for a lot of the. busy companies in digital industry, in manufacturing, they're under a lot of pressure to lay off more workers. but right now, china doesn't seem to have a new solution to this problem. since the 20th parties, congress will happen october. and before then, everyone would be very conscious about containing the cove. it, it is absolutely the political priority rather than economic power. se the u. k. government has sent a minister to the british virgin islands for talks after the territories premier was arrested in the us on charges of conspiring to tropical cane and launder money . dragon forestman agent took angel far. he and the chief fort official into
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custody in florida on thursday. the pair accused of agreeing to accept money from undercover police, posing as mexican drug traffickers. it comes as a new report calls for the u. k to re imposed to rex rule after corruption concerns . sonya gaggle is in london with more on that report. the report really has been costing doubts to put it mildly on how exactly that territory has been governing itself. for example, the leader of the reports, a former judge, a gary he can bottom, has been saying that in the report that really the level of corruption there is, is too big and it needs to be tackled directly from london. it has been very critical of the elected officials that and how they've been running the territory. and also reminding that those elected officials have and have a lot of power of a huge sums of public money that they're the ones who get to decide which contracts
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you gets which contracts they're, they're the ones who also get to decide on the public budget as well, and they also have control of the sale of crown property as well. report does state that they, even though they ought to be a direct rule from london. in fact, he did mention the a, the judge gary had important that he did this with a very heavy heart because he said in order for the territory to really be considered and to comply with all the norms of democracy, it has to comply with all of that including getting a handle on corruption and if is to mention it's about in the future, whatever that may be. whether there is to have the crown has had of state or not than it really has to prove that it can handle those issues. still ahead on al jazeera from tennis icon to prison, convict the latest on the fall for inspection. oh,
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and turning her back on the bolshoi valet, the russian ballerina has effected to amsterdam own because of the nation. ah. through the house begun the full wall copies on its way to the castle. brook your travel package today. it's a soggy forecast for a southern china here for one. here's the details straight now. so there's that batch of rain that slug of rain moving across a big drop in those temperatures to for hong kong, down by about 10 degrees after setting an april temperature record. but here we are . sunday, it's into name. now, across indo china, we've got bursts of heavy rain. i think it's had a question if for c flooding, but just where and how much next stop i want to take you to japan, another wave of rain moving west to east here. and if we look toward the north, north east of china, temperatures are starting to climb. so beijing at $27.00 degrees in the days to
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come, we'll dial up that temperature into the low to mid thirty's, off to india and bangladesh. we've got some storms, rock and storms popping up here, west bengal into bangladesh and the far north east of india, elsewhere across india for that southern slights of the country. that's where we've got unsettled weather, right through sri lanka and the mall div as well. but we got to talk about this here, this unrelenting heat. so here's what we're up against on sunday in new delhi, 44 neg, poor, 45. but there are some hints we'll get a bit of relief and new delhi as thunderstorms or cool the atmosphere. and also searing heat in pakistan. some places could hit 50 degrees by the end of the weekend. that's it for me, mostly soon, official airline, the journey with
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with ah ah, welcome back. our top stories on al jazeera ukraine says russia has intensified, is offensive in the east and wants to destroy all life in the dumbass region. as in body, muse, lensky says, the situation is challenging, but that his horses are fighting back. covered long towns in china have helped cars . factory upward to fall to a 2 year. no manufacturing slowed shopping,
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april raising concerns about the world's 2nd largest economy and disruptions to global supply chain. and the u. k. a santa minister to the british virgin islands. her talks after the territories, mia was arrested in the u. s. is charge of conspiring to tropical cane and launder money. in haiti, hundreds of people have protested against gang violence that scale at least 20 people this week. crowds gathered on friday, shouting insults at the government, and the police have lost control of parcel capital portal prints. 3 offices were wounded while trying to take back districts from gans latest gang fighting, sauntered on sunday, focusing forcing rather for thousands of bed from their homes. manny rapid reports . the sound of gunshots on the streets of haiti's capital portal prints. at least 20 people have been killed over the past week alone. many of them caught in the crossfire of rival gangs. o my husband died and left you 3 children. the
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situation is difficult for me. i don't know what to do. violence lead to gangs has forced thousands of residents to flee their neighborhoods. many like mary din breville and her 3 children say they're too afraid to return home. well, i have seen many things people dying and people walking around with have you weapons, there is no one who can see anything. this other wise, bustling street was quiet on friday. many businesses across city to close their doors. gang violence in port a prince has worsened since the assassination of president of melma louise last july. experts estimate that as many as 90 criminal gangs are actively operating in the city. all i can tell is that it's on livable right now. it's very, it's, it's, it's can do anything. there's nothing happening. businesses can't run. you can't even leave the city. first of all, the southern part of the city is i could buy by gags. now the sub,
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the northern part is also occupied. so basically we're locked in, we, under each authorities have deployed some $100.00 police unit to patrol neighborhood streets as government officials in haiti continue to struggle to cur violence link to criminal gangs. the concern now is over the growing number of residents being displaced by the worsening security situation. maneuver apollo al jazeera 6 sam grand time, grand slam tennis champion boys becker has spent his 1st night in jail after being sentenced 2 and a half years in prison. 54 year old german was found guilty of hiding millions of dollars worth of assets to avoid paying his bankruptcy. this gentle hall was at the court. hearing in london boris becker arrived at court for sentencing, wearing a tie in the wimbledon colors. he won the championship 3 times among 6 grand slam titles in
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a tennis courier that had earned him more than $50000000.00. now bankrupt and convicted on charges of concealing his assets from investigators. becca, would listeners judged deborah taylor sentenced him to 2 and a half years in prison. he must serve half of it before becoming eligible for release. i accept the humiliation you have felt she told him. but you have shown no humility. the sporting legend turned coach and commentator has led a colorful life with vast earnings fueling a famously lavish lifestyle and then paying for a famously expensive divorce. seldom far from the tabloid headlines. becca father, a daughter after a casual encounter with russian model and waitress angela irma cova and london restaurant in 1999. by his own evidence, child maintenance payments, and disastrous financial mismanagement, contributed to bankruptcy. in june 2017,
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the court found that becca kept spending and use deceit to hide what was left more than $3000000.00 in cash and assets. at trial, the jury had heard in his defense that becca had relied on insolvency lawyers signing papers. he hadn't read and failing to understand his responsibilities. the jury instead found his actions, deliberate and dishonest. it's not the 1st time becker has had a brush with the law in 2002. he was handed a 2 and a half years suspended sentence for tax evasion in his native germany here in the country. he now calls home boris becker. he's going to jail. jonah hall, l $20.00 saw the crown court london call reserves have run low in india as people use more electricity during a heat wave. this week. the government council to more than $600.00 passenger
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trains and use them to transport fuel to power stations. some plan only have a days worth of coal left, and the power minister in new delhi says there's a danger of blackouts where the present to jeff harrington has more on the heat wave, which is also being felt in packets. this is pre monsoon heat. it's a theme, but this year it's been particularly bad. it started earlier, and it's been more intense. so sure, some examples, india, the country as a whole. so it's hot, it's march on record. and if we narrow in on the capitol region while for new delhi 2nd hottest april in 72 years. and still i think the worst of the heat for many is to can through the months of may and june and relief for new delhi specifically. well, that won't come until about july, when those monsoon rains start to kick in. so here's what we're up against on sunday, i told you was bad, right. look at this snake poor 45 degrees. there's new delhi coming in at 44. but if we look at the extended forecast, there are some hints that the heat will let go just
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a bit. and that's because we've got cloud cover on wednesday, and then some thunderstorms on thursday. so that's gonna help cool the atmosphere. but look at this still 40 degrees, but that's more in line with where you should be for this and the year. we've also been dealing with stifling heat through baka stand. so jack, up a bad over the past 24 hours hitting 47 degrees and look at this on sunday. we've also got you in for a high of 47 degrees, and i think some spots may hit 50 degrees over the course of the weekend. and it's not just in central parts, but also toward the north. the hor, at $43.00, the worst of the heat still to come through the months of may and june. not even where started. companies are flourishing despite for years of un sanctions. and rather than hinder them, some business owners are finding the pandemic has helped. and he has shame me for some tara once an abundant electric manufacturing plant. this building has been transformed into the largest hall post thought option to her
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on despite years of sanctions imposed by the united states and embrace of new technology, a highly educated workforce and population of 85000000 people are creating opportunities in iran, which has handled me you need on me more than 50000000 iranians are able to use smartphones. we have the highest number of graduated engineers after the us and russia. almost 350000 graduated engineers annually. the majority of them are active in the field of technology, internet and startups. it's a great potential for development regarding technology and start abstract albany. hello julia. hello, john. hi, yes, i get. what for that to materialize? investment is needed for a lot of traditional classical business man. are affraid or warring to join garrett to this bar. we have to agree that there are in very few number of their countries could reach. busy des, high tech, yet only field dance over societies, kaneen darren target,
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a lot of wood business is digital business. by the end of 2021, there were around $85.00 ventured capital companies providing loans, investment, and consultations. the government has also encourage development by easing regulations and taxes for new startups. years of sanctions, ab restricted for an investment in iranian technology, but that's created an opportunity for local investors and developers to offer their own alternatives to multinational companies such as in good amazon, you tube, netflix and others. many developers out tailoring concepts that fit iranian society . diamonds are created under pressure, otherwise is just call. so one of the most important things is that you have to use the sanctions to your advantage. you have to be able to say, okay, we don't have this and we don't have that. that could be seen as a loss where it could be seen as a market opportunity. well,
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we have to build it ourselves. about $7000.00 firms, offering digital services now make up for percent of iran's economy. and the pandemic has helped them grow, drove managers, industrial and domestic waste, and is one of the success stories that shattered her on her lower their mobile moods. right now we faced the issue of garbage and tear and barren people of chair and don't have a solution for delivering and recycling the garbage in particular. but we have provided a platform based on technology that people can trigger at the office and deliver their garbage and, and they get paid according to the value of the waste materials. that's an example of what other enterprise doors. you are also saying that the expansion in the iran is digital economy is helping people turn challenges into opportunities. ali household 0 darren and well known russian ballerina is starting a new life in the netherlands because of the war in ukraine august. we are no vasquez. she was so ashamed by the invasion that she quit the bolshoi valet moscow
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to dance in amsterdam. al jazeera sat bath and spoke with a defector who has been denounced wacko, her belly shoes, and how far away from the prestigious bolshoi da ballerina august. mir nova says, she opposes the war with every fiber of her soul. she left russia with a heavy heart, and when i think the rush has started to to start on this war, it makes me ashamed of my country. was my country. i was always proud of some culture in sports achievements. and it's truly to really reach culture. smear, nova has been a star dancer at the bull choice in she joined the company more than a decade ago in review. she was described as a rarity, a ballerina whose every movement fiercely meaninglessly right and true. 2 when you
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cause to captivate audience with beauty and moment, it means or you can tell, or you can deliver to them messages. and this message is for love, peace, kindness, or may not as one of many russians who left after the invasion in ukraine. but her defection as one of her countries thought ballerina touches the very heart of its valet culture. while belly has long been seen as linking russia to the outside world. the departure of smear nova and others brings back memories of the cold war and fears that russia would be increasingly isolated. after western governments impose sanctions on russia, the dutch national belly decided to stop its collaboration with state subsidized companies like the marine sky belly in st. petersburg valley is not completely removed from politics and has never been. art and politics do exist together in the same world. i'm sir, we also have to take a stand. i'm. it feels like we're going back in time. and it's
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a terribly sad thing because there has always been cultural street. ah, well, the change his boss for now russia continues to be present in smith, nova performance is just a few weeks after she left her country to start. if i'm under the belly, her square in $1898.00 in st. petersburg. ah, of course it's my, it's my conscience. i'm russian. but i prefer not, not to differing the country which behave in this way, but people life have kind of fear. for example, i think my colleagues and in is the time when everyone needs tool yet still for choice to make their own choice. and i made mine. smith,
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nova says by the now to the war, she risk along prison turn. the dutch already applauded her. not only from merkel fullness with forces in his them, against the war. that license which is you and answer them. yet nom has launched a new attraction for tories with a head for heights. it's the well as long as glass bottomed bridge surpassing a 526 meters structure and gone down. china. the glass bottomed bridge in the north west saw not probably in the sense of what up to 450 people over time while giving them a spectacular view of the lush jungle far below. ah, la, again, i am fully battle with the headlines on al jazeera. ukraine says russia has intensified it's offensive in the east. the dumbass region has seen an increase in fighting present voting means. lensky says, a situation there is difficult,
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