bloomberg some people say that they said globalization going on, but i prefer to think of to read globalization or accomplish speakers from heads of state to business and policy leaders will discuss involve in technology, education, culture, sustainability, and the impact on the economy. ah, ah, this is al jazeera ah, hello, i'm emily, angling. this is the news, our line from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes on strike, thousands protest against the rising cost of living in brussels, while the u. k. is facing is biggest train walk house in decades from gorilla fighter to colombian. president gustavo petro pledges to fight inequality after

making history is the country's 1st left is laid up and we look at how he's challenger rodolfo. hernandez used to take talk to come close to victory. the platform is accused of spreading misinformation in the philippines and tight speech in kenya. and to russia, threatened to retaliate after lithuania bars, some rail transit to moscow's baltic. c, x play both, kellen in gret, and on peace. similar to the a sport decision sending shock waves around the sporting whoop. the international swimming federation bends transgender athletes from elite womens events. ah, it's 15 g m t and we begin the program in belgium. tens of thousands of demonstrators have converged on the capital to protest against the rising cost of living. the latest and biggest day of action planned by unions. they have cold,

a day of strikes, to demand, better pay in working conditions and more investment in the public sector. the industrial action has to really disrupt to transport. russel's airport has cancelled all outbound flight. i just did, i came use a different purchasing power, the citizen because demonstrate the only way to make change. we cannot cope and you know, even with 2 salaries as we have, i'm a medical teacher. both of us are working on. we cannot get our head above water. you must increase revenue. life is becoming more and more difficult gasoline heating fuel. if we lower the taxes to 6 percent on electricity and gas and then it will make the population happier and the nation will suffer. last month, the inflation right inbound him he'd have 40 year high of just under 9 percent. there's lastly down to the energy crisis and food price inflation. laskey nearly 180000 people were saved help from food banks. that's

a record for the country. prime minister, alexander de cruz says, inflation is effecting all the belgians, but he is yet to come up with measures to tackle the problem. that vessel has more from the belgian capital. i'm in the middle of the so fairly large valley in the heart of brussels right now are. 6 on friday are gathering here against the very high, both living. i'm a licensed broker, largely shopping trolley for example, because they say it's an and go into a supermarket who, groceries, because we simply can't afford this groceries. i be more confident that all has blown up with more than 10, even 20 percent. inflation is more than a percent. and on the other hand, their wages. com go up more than 0.4 percent because of the voucher law. so this is why we biggest label you and your to belgium have called for the general national

pride, the air, florida. it's a chaos there in the transport sector in belgium all over it is chaos today because people are not working there right here. not only the sector, but the metal workers, health care workers are here. people from all sector from all the different labor unions are here to show their anger. they say, we can't live like this anymore. we're working hard. and the companies are actually making more money because of the high prices. it all started with the energy prices going up months ago. and then the war in your grade started with the price is even go up higher and that has serious, right? is that people are feeling day by day now. britain is facing is biggest rel, strikes for decades after talks between the workers union and train companies failed. tens of thousands of employees will now down tools for 3 days starting on tuesday. they're calling for increased wages and job security and better working

conditions. unions have warned, the strike could lead to coordinated action across other industry. and the cost of living crisis is also affected. the outcome of the legislative elections in france with the president losing his majority in the national assembly is centrist coalition, emerged as the single largest blog bought last dozens of seats. and you left wing alliance lead by sean log mellon. sean has become the main opposition. he's now calling for the parties in the alliance to form a united block rico. the chaos it has been left by the defeat of micro count spill into the national assembly. that'd be the worst thing for our country. that's the reason why. even though i don't have the authority at the moment, of course, i'll go by what's decided by each individual party. but i believe we must be and must state the united alternative. that is to say, nope, should become a single group in parliament while maureen le pen then her far right national rally

party were also celebrating after turning seats into a c. 9 the pen last presidential election to mac cron. earlier the ca supposed to to consider. cuz i think that everyone considers that this is a victory for the sample monitor. now we're entering the assembly with a very powerful group of m. p. 's with the 1st opposition party ahead of left hand and to me. and consequently, we're going to be able to work on the position as i had requested from the french people. we will operate with our, with all the needs there are granted by the constitution to an opposition group, which is the 1st one in the family turner. how has the latest from paris, what it was a dreadful night, of course for emmanuel macaroni and his centrist in parliament, losing 100 seats, losing the absolute majority that they had for 5 years able to govern for 5 years with essentially a free hand. they will now need to make alliances, new alliances in parliament, if that to get any legislation through. and he has

a big reform agenda that he wants to push through, whether that is on an ad hoc case by case basis, or some sort of formal hook up is yet to be seen. they'll be talking pretty much immediately to the republicans of the traditional rights who are now the 4th force in parliament. they 161 seats micro needs 44 seats borrowed from somewhere to make a majority, whether he's able to do that with them or not. he's not entirely certain the number of them said they don't want any hook up with the ruling party. and so the prospect is there for at least partially deadlocked government in the next is with an economic crisis. of course, worsening all the time. that's one of the only problem he faces for centrist, hemmed in, increasingly in this parliament. now by rising forces on the extreme, not just the left in the fall left. but as you were saying the far right as well, there in the pen making a major come back off to coming 2nd in the presidential election, increasing vastly her parties standing in parliament here. she says she'll fight on, on issues like immigration, unemployment, and security. and she made the point at her party in pure party terms,

is now the 2nd largest in the parliament, tissues canal which is holding urgent, bailout talks of the international monetary fund as it struggles to contain a spiraling economic crisis. the government says it needs a $5000000000.00 lifeline. a lack of foreign currency has led to shortages of food and medicine while fuel supplies, i do to announce within days, mcnelson and it has more from the capital, colombo, the 10 member delegation of the i am of held meetings at the prime minister's office. that's a building you see behind me led by the chief of mission peter brewer. now essentially sherlock has run out of options and he's hoping that the i'm, if we come through in terms of assistance because things are dire over my shoulder just and on the other side of the present. prime minister's office is fuel cues. and this is the situation around the country, kilometers and kilometers of cues as motorists tried desperately to secure the

supplies they need. and it's not just fuel, it's food, it's cooking gas, it's medicines, the government can no longer afford to pay for these. and that's the reason it's calling on the i m f. but the i m f has obviously a number of conditions we're hearing from the prime minister's office. that debt restructuring, or a pop proper plan. that re lanka must present in terms of how it proposes to pay back. all the money has borrowed is one of the key things that the international monetary fund wants to see from the government of sri lanka before it will take discussions forward. some of the things that it has insisted on is a proper tax regime or so that government revenues a can come up to a decent level. the other thing is an end to subsidies. so a very much a pointer that times are going to get tougher before they can even beginning, begin to get better or so as much as the i m. f team is here. there are some tough

decisions and tough times ahead. zimbabwe health workers have gone on strike to protest against low salaries and for working conditions. it's the 2nd war count i nurses and other health professionals since the carbon 19 pandemic began 2 years ago. i room tasa has more from harring protests against the bob is government urrea here. doctors and nurses in the public health sector. no, they are taking a huge risk in the past. some workers have been victimized or fired for speaking out about working conditions and salaries for these people are growing increasingly desperate and say they wages are being eroded by rising inflation. this is an act of last resort. we ask the public to hold the government accountable for how they're treating health workers. but more importantly, how they are treating just a general civil service. it's common knowledge that the currencies imperial,

but they have not taken action. most of the people you see here, don't own houses, is the 2nd will caught by health with as jury the club 19 pandemic. last week, unions reject to the governments offer to double min bestsellers. a 100 percent wage increase may sound like a lot, but inflation reached more than 130 percent in may. that means it'll do middle tell people facing a rising cost of living. i public sector employees want they wage is paid in u. s. dollars, union leaders say the lowest paid government worker take some less than 20 thousands of bobby dollars a month. that's less than $100.00 us dollars. they went that to go up to $540.00 us dollars. but that may not be feasible. government didn't, is to d, monetize the or financial sector convert there is in dollar balances and other savings in zoomed will us into you as the last august that requires

a huge amount of money. which government may automotive work, stoppages go, slows are common in the public health sector, zimbabwe in to can't afford treatment at private hospitals. suffer before a day because of this 6th. because he misses he even if you are in it read suspicion, little in and images. they will attend to people are doing because of that. so it affects us much striking health with his insist they want to put fidgety until they demand for more money is mit others. worried about they pay getting docked, if they miss a shift, say they will be in the woods, or they'll be on a go slow, harder. matessa algebra had plenty more, had only suzanna, including the local official saves lives in india's awesome stays. a now critical, we'll have more from one of the worst areas and a little later in sport, english, gulf, a man, fitzpatrick clenches his 1st major title ada usaa. ah,

after decades of conservative rule, columbia has elected its 1st ever left wing president, former rebel fight. gustavo petro defeated the right wing populist rodolfo hernandez petros a running mate. francere marquez will be in columbia is 1st black vice president to raise a boat begins our coverage. oh, the rain did not stop thousands of people from gathering outside goose, double paid through headquarters, o b economist and former left when guerrilla, when the elections with just over 50 percent of the vote. it's anywhere in columbia . the 1st time a left wing candidate has won the presidency 100 while you're on. i want to cry. this is the 1st time we are going to have a popular government from the left,

from the people of those who have suffered the armed conflict. and he is someone who represents us, the people on the street. oh, these people have been demanding change in this country, were liberals and conservatives have been sharing powered for years. oh, oh yeah, i agree with getting approved that of change. these was spread through us 30 to presidential bid . he's now a seasoned politician who's victory at columbia to the list of latin american countries that have elected center left precedence in recent years. that on sunday evening, he was presented to his supporters by his running mate, france, jamarkis, who will be columbia's 1st, afro colombian woman vice president. locate, we are writing history right now. a new history for latin america. what is coming

here is change real change in which we commit to life itself. we are not going to disenchanted voters that have been screaming that from now on columbia changes. peter defeated, 77 year old populous world for a man this who was referred by many as the king of take talk. but people will face many challenges. 47 percent of the country did not vote for him annually say he will have to negotiate his reforms in congress for this is not only the 1st time that oliver and candy it, it's been elected in columbia. but also the 1st time that we have op left when congress to because back to study coded social movement behind gustavo, better was able to elect, ah, a good number of congress members. so he will have a congress that he's in favor of him, not a complete majority, has in car bama, jaretha and congress. but he has a good number of congress members. and dad is also uh,

something that are signs that he could have a success in his turn. oh, so peter will take off his in august for many, his government will empower the people in the country who have been ignored by authorities for years. alexander ramp, yet he is standing by for us in bo kara manga the campaign headquarters all fernandez. the 1st to let's go, i'd say to raise a bow, who is in the capitol bog eta. hello there teresa historic moment for the country. but the president has a lengthy list of reforms he's planning to implement. well, yes, it was a very late night for many people in columbia. you just saw in the images of the story were reported last night. people were on the streets celebrating, especially those who voted for goofed i will be through during his speech, federal spoke about piece, about social and environmental justice. he also reached out to his polo political

opponents talking about the possibility of a national according to work towards solving people's programs. and also, you know, there's, there's lots of very ambitious campaign promises that were made by petra, one of them, for example, implementing fully vert peace accords, columbia. the colombian government signed a peace deal with a fark back in 2016. but many parts of this country continue to be at war with left when groups paramilitary group. so this is something that the president has been very, very, gave a lot of importance. the 2nd issue is the economy. what to do with economy, increasing taxes, for example. and also it revising oil and gas exploitation. there's already a $150.00 exploration projects in columbia that many say, you know, will need to be revised. so what is going to happen with that and what impact is that going to have in the market?

we're starting to hear also about who is going to be part of federal cabinet. one of the things that is coming out is the possibility of women minister of defense in affords, in an institution that has been accused her and investigated for serious human rights abuses. in this country, so there's lots of changing a huge challenges for gustavo federal. their biggest challenges is not only finding consensus, but also in a way the high expectation that exists. we just heard, for example, that the national liberation army, a left wing group operating here, announced that they're ready to sit down to a pete with feast talks with the administration of both though better by their also warning him that if he doesn't carry out the necessary reforms people will be on the streets once again. so what that will be there is going to be walking a very thin line between pleasing his voters and respecting this country's institutions, which is you know, what democracies on about. indeed,

thank you very much for bringing us up to speed to raise a bow line, francine bog, into that head to alexander amputee. now, who is in bo car, a monger, alexander? it was a tight race. what does hernandez, his popularity say about the power of social media? yes, and there's no doubt that those fernandez as lead a very successful campaign, mostly on line, mostly on tick tock. he self described themselves as, as the king of fick talk a, and this was a campaign that had essentially one issue. and that was that reading of corruption, the columbia political system. somehow that the is a message that the reach that many here in columbia, everybody has a phone, obviously the in this day and age and, and reaching even a lot of people. they're usually not very interested in politics. he was able to

present himself as a sort of oddball outsider, and people believe, or at least i'm millions of people believe the possibility that he could reach the capital bogota and sort of have a scorcher to her to approach against the traditional establishment that i think of that, if you look at his success, roughly 10000000 of voters, roughly half of those are these affected voters that were looking for a change from the establishment by were wary of or are wary of the last and gustavo appraisal pay throws ambitious proposals to change the economic system in the country, the other half though, we're more of the traditional conservative voters who tend to back more traditional candidates. but we're scared of gustavo patron decided that they prefer that to go

with this and known a candidate at rodolfo and, and this so definitely a very unique, a very unusual campaign. a wasn't enough in the end to win this election. but there is a lesson there for many politicians who want to have success in columbia and politics . and even gustavo peter had to change his way in the run off and getting off of the stages and the public events. and instead, the also taking the fight to the social networks in what he called micro politics. we saw him in the last couple of weeks of the campaigns hanging out in families, homes, especially poor families, of farmers and so forth. the, in a more rural parts of the country, bringing is man siege, almost a person to person and transmitting that through his social networks. so this,

that has meant that big change in the way politics have been promoted in this country. and now to go to putting on this will be a senator, he will continue to be a political force and he also called pe, throw on sunday and said that he's willing to talk to him and to participate in here. some of his proposals for change. it's only been a fascinating campaign to watch. thank you very much. feel reporting alexandra ram, p a t live for us they let's take a closer look now at the power of social media, specifically tick tock on election results. as we heard hernandez took part in that very public took part in very few rather public debates. instead gaining traction on the social media platform by casting himself as affable strike talking and granddad in the philippines. ferdinand marcos junior used similar tactics in his successful presidential campaign. his campaign was accused of spreading misinformation with videos that cost decades of repression by his father's

administration as a golden age. ahead of ken hughes and general elections in august, tick tock has been used to spread hates and this information that's according to our report by the nonprofit mozilla foundation for more on this. so let's have to double and, and to kevin o'connor, who is a dis, information, an extremist extremism analyst at the institute for strategic dialogue. karen, thanks so much for being on this news. i just wanted to ask you, 1st of all, social media not just picked up, but social media and general powerful on our new young voters. does that have an influence in that age groups as well? no, it has an influence across the boards and one of the misconceptions i think with sick talk as well that it only skews young. we see that there is a wide adoption by multiple demographics of the platform and what politicians and political candidates can do quite effectively. is try and tap into as social media

platforms like tick tock and what we thought columbia was trying to access that younger voters and try to use that younger demographic. as on the platform, we're constantly hearing about how these platforms are disseminating disinformation . it's something that you'll widely across yourself. how complex is this problem and policing is on tick tock. it's uniquely challenging because of some of the features of the platform. it does. there is a lack of transparency on the part of the top form. what this means is that there's, there's no transparency on action, thus the platform itself takes against miss or disinformation networks that may be active on the particularly around election period. we, we've also been tracking some russian stays, fact media information regarding ukraine since every as well, for example. and then the other side of that is that kicked off does not offer data access that is comparable to other platforms. so or researchers like myself,

the right nor platform, there is no way to conduct scalable research to try and track disinformation or misinformation on the top from it's all done quite manually. and while i can point to various examples, knowing examples of object of this information, i can tell you to the totality of this because of the lack of data access more. more to that point, karen, i guess, is the issue that these platforms is sort of developing faster than the policies needed to police them. and how do you then combat that? sure, of course, is not though that kicked off has growing massively in a recent years, but also with this recently passed as 1000000000 active users, i believe. so it really does need to provide that kind of access those kinds of lights and access to the platform because it doesn't kind of get us the ease of excuses that hon offers may after a few years and then for a challenge. yeah, that provides a unique challenges for researchers to because

a users on the platform or candidates or people who are intent on using the platform to spread hatred or division. or this information often move faster than the platform where researchers can move themselves. also, it's a difficult question to answer, but how do you say these social media platforms and talking specifically, i guess about kick tug. how do you see them evolving and what impact will that have on say, future elections? well, you know, on the, on the kind of politics, political and electoral side. yeah. what we've seen in the philippines want to see in kenya, we've seen in columbia, is that truck is a political platform, is being used by can this, but also by political groups to try and sway and ship public opinion. and this also include the use of miss and disinformation, but on the, the platform on the technology company side of things as well that we are seeing greater pressure on the, on legislation that is going to essentially force them to come to the table and to, to provide greater transparency, greater algorithm transparency in particular,

and greater access to the plan as well. so it, when it comes to tick tock in particular and gone are the days when the platinum because they're not being used as, as a political to i'm always, you know, these 3 countries is that it is and there's no, there's no denying us and care and lastly, just before we let you go, can you talk us through the influence of social media country specific as does the use of these platforms, different depending on where the uses of from and how does that thing changes influence? it will depend on what country you are in. japan will, will kind of shape the content. you see, you'll be provided more content that is nor tough for me and provides the things is relevant to you. and then it's up to you as to how you shape it, how long you watch something in particular. and yet each country will provide local and specific content. and that's why is it pushing effective to like other platforms for candidates as seeking off of but also for people who are determined

to sway public opinion with false or misleading claims information as well. it really is a fascinating topic and we really appreciate your thoughts on it. thank you very much for your time. karen aqona, a disinformation and extremism analyst at the institute for strategic dialogue. thank still ahead. on al jazeera, the last known remains of assassinated, congolese leader and independence icon. the trace law is returned to his family by former colonial power belgium. a refugee living in kenya builds a solar powered plans to supply his camp with clean energy and in sport. max with damp and extensive championship laid in the formula one ah

right hot dry and dusty covers it most of the time we get seasonal. when did you know in the middle east and as one picking up again out of the hot interior of iraq . so we got $54947.00, she comes slowly south. it's still pretty hot and this is picking up the dust, which is lights come down with a rather brown sky from kya down to bahrain. probably cut the forecast was leave the doe how the capital is still well above where it should be. the average is about 40. but as the wind picks up, dusty wind picks up, the temperature tend to come down just a little bit back to where it should be. it's much more pleasant all 11 time coast . a few shells, maybe from gather up towards lebanon, a mass in the northern turkey, another one over asked a northern pakistan. this in particular might have caught your eye cuz 50 degrees is not hot at all. no, sir, but 50 degrees below where it should be the average. your cobble is quite high, few showers here and then it warms up again. are tommy t assist? i'd like to give you some good news. the horn of africa proffer, if you like shout,

maybe in ethiopia or i count the drought conditions, continue not just the next 2 days the next few weeks, of course, even months in southern africa, particular western cape. and maybe even botswana significant rain is on its way. ah, with sir lamar lake, whom it's great to see. welcome to the cutter economic forum powered by bloomberg.

some people say that they said the globalization going on, but that referred to thing called every globalization. our accomplish speakers from heads of state to business and policy leaders will discuss evolving technology, education, culture, sustainability, and the impact on the economy. ah lou. oh, hello, you want to go to 0? i'm emily anguish. he's a reminder of our top stories. the salad protests have been taking place in the belgian capital against the rising cost of living. labor unions cold for

a nationwide strike. they demanding better pay and working conditions. shanker is holding urgent bailout talks with the international monetary fund as it struggles to contain a spiraling economic crisis. the government says it needs a $5000000000.00 law fund. and gustavo petro has been elected columbia's 1st left wing, and president, and in decades of conservative control, the former rebel fine to secure just over 50 percent of the vote. 3 points ahead of right wing populist were dover and ended. russia is urging lithuania to lift to ban on the transit of some goods to kellen. in grad on the baltic sea, the russian exclaimed, is wedged between lithuania and poland, the restrictions effect, the only rail route between men, land, russia, and the territory. if the waning officials say the measures will be on goods sanctioned by the a, you across its territory,

it includes coal and other metals. the kremlin has bound to respond if passage isn't restored for more on this. so it's bringing samuel romani who is in oxford and he's an associate fellow at the royal united services institute. samuel, thanks so much for being on the program. first thing can you talk us through the relationship between calin grad and russia and why it's so important to most? so killing grad is an important transit route to obviously the european union because of a strategic location here. the baltic sea zenia poland as also an important area for a lot of the transit of key russian military assets as well. including iskander as a nuclear april marseilles, as a feeder power projection on the baltic sea. busy salt multiple significance is for russian point of view. so then one impact will at the wendy's restrictions and have on moscow, how will it be impacted? while the 3 is restrictions have been factored in for some time, poland actually was the originator of this idea. in the campaign plan,

the poland had in the war and ukraine. one of the plans was due a band with cargo and ro transit between russia and european countries. and the u sanctions on the on call and other goods had been in effect for well over a month now. so the russians about trying to back to the sin, but still an immediate blow, one half of counting grants. products, for example, come from european countries. so as an immediate supply chain, yet we're hearing that russia is now threatening lithuania. how seriously should lithuanian take these threats or russia's currently threaten the sovereignty of the baltic states ever since? the 990 s and the car again, of doctrine came forward when they attacked the baltic states for supposedly discriminating against that, like russians. we've seen a russian alter nationalist like body. maria saw the out in the media where the late body bernacki threatened lithuania, sovereignty with invasion. so russia threatening lithuania, certainly not new lithuanian russian relationship is extremely poor. for example, as the charge affairs, not even a master level relationship again,

did you countries, but there certainly going to be some ground for escalation to watch. one of which is eventual complete, lockheed on all the way indian products entered russia with the way needs of already stopped importing russian gas and energy. so there's not much diversity. can you move in the energy heard, but not as you related goods. i think there's a chance of russian economic retaliation. and what about the chance to rush according bay? do you think that it will and does it have the resources to to do so, given that went out full month seemed to the invasion ukraine. so invasion crowds are largely symbolic, read because they are just any bas showing that they disapprove of that, that the bulk of states took an alternative course. they joined the european union . they join nato. they didn't want to be ham baffles of the of russia like belarus began. so i don't think the invasion threats are that serious and as you stayed exactly right, they're tied up in ukraine. and last thing they would want to do is read an article via escalation, that would not only lead you how big russia nato, but also lead to lot heavier forms of artillery that he may be

a fighter jets entering the ukranian theater by proxy. so an invasion would be a disastrous idea of russia, even if some commentators, marcia, are threatening yet in response to what they call a blockade by lithuania against common grad settings. fascinating, we appreciate your analysis on these issues, samuel romani, an associate fellow at the whirl united services institute. thank you. millions of people in bangladesh stranded by the worst one soon. flags in a century are at risk of food and water shortages. now, flooding is raking havoc in northern and north eastern districts, and it's expected to get worse with water levels rising in major rivers. the army has been deployed to help with the relief efforts. millions of homes remain under water. roads have been cut off and local airports are closed. dozens of people have died since the storms began back in april. tamya challenger has more from i'm please 20 kilometers from the phillip city. this area is called measured by

there. you can see right behind me. lot of this village or miles after miles are inundated with flood water. i've been sport speaking to some of the villagers here . they said they don't have any fresh water. they've been using the flood water, boiling them, and drinking them, and using whatever it means to cook food in a dry space, whatever they have here. and they haven't received any flood. some of the people on their own took shelter, and the school nearby. they received some rice ration from the government agencies and local politician, but nothing else. the government has deployed military navy, coast guard, even air force rescue holly proctors are making reconnaissance flight, tried to rescue people from remote areas. so for at least 100000 people have been evacuated or rescued by the military's in this region, it's a bangladesh has about a division. still it is one division which is about 4 districts. so it's a big area and at least 60 percent of that division is inundated with flood water.

it is one of the worst in more than a 100 years, according to the government does lester and relief ministry. now the main issue here is getting fresh water, food and emergency medicine. some of the hospitals also are inundated, so it's a very challenging environment. and the flood forecasts a center said that the next 2 days is possibly going to be more rain. torrential rain, which is a bad news if that happens, the flood could actually next 2 days get worse. and so is northern bangladesh, which most of the rivers are going and flowing through danger level. so northern bangladesh is also cleared danger of flooding. at least 14 districts are already flooded, particularly cory graham and natural khana is heavily flooded. and heavy rains continue to lash india's northeast flooding. large parts of the region at some state is the worst effected, hundreds of thousands of people stranded and the death toll has risen to 71 seems

april. have any middle reports from wrong here in f m. these people are out to get their daily supplies. this road connect, 40 villages and as a major lifeline for the town of wrong gas. it's been under water for nearly a week. so i had dinner this year. it's been more than $6.00 to $7.00 days since the floating started in the area. the water came into our house the day before yesterday. my house was submerged at night. heavy flooding in a psalm state has affected more than 4000000 people. thousands of villages are flooded, and many people have been forced to free their homes. what heavy rains usually fall at this time of year in some areas like wrong, you haven't seen this kind of flooding in many years. many people were unprepared and they're concerned that the main source of water is being polluted and could bring disease. at least a 150000 people have been moved to camps. the government has set up centers to distribute food and supplies. health workers are conducting malaria tests. i'm

a blocker, but i do. but this relief camp is in come rob districts. what conducting health checkups for all goes living in the relief camp, while also providing the people with wide medicine one mostly in fever cases. we have not found symptoms of any other disease yet. evacuations are underway. the military is also rescuing people, but they're being hampered by constant rain and rising water levels on them. people from follow bongo, we're coming to sell milk and vegetables. hill, 9 people were traveling in the book, which sank in the river. 4 of them have been rescued. the monsoon season began early this month, and rainfall has already broken records. that's making people anxious about what they'd face before it ends bathroom at the al jazeera wrong. yeah, in northeast india, the belgian government has returned a gold tooth that belong to congolese independence, laid a patrice

a low lumber to his family. he was assassinated with the involvement of belgian forces in 1961. the truth is the only known remnant from among those burning as malcolm, when reports, it was 61 years ago that patrice, lemme was executed by a firing squad in democratic republic of congo. with help from belgian mercenaries . the belgian police officer cut his body into pieces and dissolved it in a barrel of acid, but kept his go to his trophy and took it back to belgium. a ceremony in brussels on monday, the government returned the tooth to delegates from congo and members of lamar family appraisals. the stuff me i would like here in the presence of his family, to reiterate the belgian government's apologies for the way it weighed at the time on the decision to put an end to the days of the 1st prime minister of the congo belgium and its royal family and fast wealth from colonizing congo and violently

exploiting its people and his natural resources. millions of people were killed. patrice, remember, became wildly popular at the campaign for independence from belgian colonial rule. but belgium, in the u. s. didn't like his democratic and socialist ideas. and supported those who killed him shortly after independence. the mom, his relatives had been requesting the return of the to 3 years. the only known remaining piece of his body, which they want to lay to rest, isn't that but the seal as well. i can't see. it's joyous, but it is positive for us. it's positive that we can finally bury one of ours. 2 weeks ago, belton king felipe visited congo, and expressed regret for belgium's colonial past. he stopped short of apologizing. belgium has been trying to improve his public image regarding it. ruth 2 colonial passed since the black lives matter movement began 2 years ago. the movement

prompted activists that the face statues of king leopold the 2nd in belgium who colonized congo in the 18 eighty's. some have since been removed, bedroom is willing to take very symbol adjuster, very simple and easy, but the acts up with paring, also allowing justice to to happen. this is not happening. the returning of the moon this to his certainly symbolic congo, still suffers from the kind of brutal violence and exploitation of natural resources. the belgian colonialists began then more than a century ago, the ceremony in brussels was changed that malcolm web al jazeera. a con believes refugee living in kenya has come up with a way to supply his camp with clean energy. more than 200000 people living tens in a town in northwest kenya. and as victoria again, emily explains a lack of electricity has been

a major concern for us. this is the consumer refugee camp in northwest, in kenya. hundreds of thousands of people live here. but only one percent of the population has access to electricity from the main grid. instead, most people rely on diesel power generators that are expensive and unreliable. vascos me see, is changing that he's a refugee from the democratic republic of congo. he knows how hard life can be without access to affordable electricity. i decided to go in and g frost's were making me. we are struggling to get slides. i me see, set up his company in 2017 and secured funding from donors to build a solar power many grid o cappy green energy now supplies electricity to more than 200 businesses, including this shop run by another refugee from the d. r. c o job, lynn, with a reliable electricity supply. i've been able to buy refrigerator. i saw cool

drinks, water and fresh mango juice were very grateful because this power really helps us businesses pay. ha, macy's company around $7.00 a month. that's about half the amount other operators charge, but demand is out stripping supply. oh, seem does. yes. the loading. okay, so people wasn't coming to us for commission. but for me paula to yeah, return schimadzu to yahoo! gun most honest in one in customer plans are underway to replicate the solar power project in all the parts of the camp to build a bright future for the people living there. victoria gate, and be al jazeera. well then to luncheon 30 people have reportedly been killed in ethiopia, in an attack in their romeo region. when his essay, the victims belong to the am higher ethnic group, arono liberation army has been blamed for the attack. but it says it's not involved . india is an ethnically diverse nation,

but it's experiencing widespread tensions with hundreds of people killed in raising ease. much of the south and west is inhabited by the aroma people who make up the largest group. the m higher community is the 2nd largest and dominate them. higher region to the north. conflicts have largely been field bankrupt, demanding more, land and power. generally samuel get a cho has more from addis ababa. more than 230 people have died. that number is expected to go much, much higher this morning, the prime minister prime minister r b. i'm a tweeted saying his priority. our priorities referring to his government is to bring peace and security. but it's been a challenging few years to your band with your parents. there was an attack last week and gun bella, we're a majority of the city was overpowered by a or more liberation front, which the government has accused of being

a terrorist organizations in this organizations when they're defeated somewhere else, they tend to react in other parts of ethiopia, as we've seen yesterday this last weekend, or which are again at least 230. herb, i'm hara, people offer ethiopia were killed. but once again, that number's are expected to go much higher and the government is expected to react us pressure to act. as mounting according japan has ruled that a ban on same sex marriage does not lie like the constitution. it's a light is set back for l g b t q rights activists is sanara. hi rod report walking through all the district court in solidarity. the 3 couples the fighting for gay marriage to be legalized in japan. but any hope they had ended when the court ruled that the ban on same sex

marriages doesn't violate its constitution. it's also rejected claims, the compensation for what the couple say is discrimination. it's a terrible ruling we are being discriminated against for a sexual orientation. we cannot change, i'm serious and extremely disappointed. when you know, spirit, when you do not this ruling as much like the government stance on gay, right. i honestly think you just re, system is in favor of the government. i know the case is only the 2nd of its kind in a country where homosexuality is still stigmatized. last year, another court ruled that the failure to recognize same sex marriages was unconstitutional. l g, b, t, q activists say it's one step forward. one step back. well, i think snow days japanese, people have more interest in the l. j. b, g, q, community. but compared to overseas, the country is not comfortable with them living here. i personally hope that will

change me to a bigger society is becoming more diverse and i'm thinking, what's wrong with japan on the japanese law, marriage is defined as between 2 sexes, making japan the only member of the group of 7 advanced economy, the ban gay marriage meaning homosexual couples missed out on inheritance and parental rights. the sol could district court says there's not enough public debate on same sex marriage. however, the verdict states it may be possible to create a new system in the future that the wasn't enough for the couples. we went to court may now plan on appealing the ruling. sorry, height of al jazeera, still head down the news hour, another tennis match and disrupted by a climate change protest at peter will have all those details and more up to the brand. ah,

a new perspective can change your world for one can isn't. what began as a hobby has grown into a passion, a way of life. teaching the next generation to strive for a higher level. and in so installing in his country, a sense of freedom and strength. new heights. my chin is yeah. on al jazeera lou ah, it's time now his for his peter, thank you heavily. something's governing body has voted to ban transgender athletes

from elite women's competition. fina phase, the ruling will protect the competitive fairness of the sport, and he richardson reports. i really, very important moment for us. it's an announcement that sent shock waves around the sporting world, swimming world governing body fina voting to ban transgender women from female events. if they've experienced any parts of male puberty for the future, it is a policy that we need to introduce in order to protect the competitive fairness of all of our events. wilson is to a report from a scientific panel concluded that male pbc gives individuals significant physical advantages in sport. the decision would stop american athlete lee. it's homeless. who recently became the 1st transgender swimmers to win a college title from representing her country out the olympics. fina has said, it will now sets of an open category for athletes whose gender identity does not

match the sex at birth. there must be categories, women, men, and of course a category for trans women and trans man, a space. i want anyone who loves competing in aquatic sports to have a space and to achieve their goals. in that space. fair competition is a strong hold and staple of our community. i am asking everyone to take a breath. listen before reacting. listen to the science and experts. listen to the people who have stood up here and have been telling you how difficult it is been to reconcile inclusion and fantasy ah swimming is the 2nd limited discipline after rugby to introduce such a band. why most of the sports used to stop the throne level as a basis for allowing trans women to compete with 5 and not too much? i did not see this coming, but i believe for

a long time that we can talk about what the barriers to entry look like, what transition requirements look like, but our right benz for any trans woman who experience part of puberty. i'd in the coming see that come through the other sports now have to decide if with its proposed open category of swimming, a set a precedent. they wished to follow the dang. i'm the richardson al jazeera, they're in sports science, as ross tucker has been involved in developing a policy on the subject for world rugby, he explained was thoughtful authorities have moved away from the issue of testosterone levels when ruling on transgender athletes. if you go back about 20 years, i think that was when sports officials recognize the challenge that they would be faced with. and they basically asked the question is, why is there an issue in the issue? is that males have performance advantages by virtue of what this foster and gives

them. and the solution that came up with is if you take that this foster away, then you take the advantage away and it turns out that that doesn't work. so there are now 13 studies that have been published in the last 15 years and universally, without exception, they show that even taking the testosterone levels right down into woman's ranges does not remove the biology that has been created by this duster. and so for example, where muscle mass and strength of 50 percent higher males and females, taking testosterone away any takes about 5 percent of that away. and because sport is about bodies and it's about biological sex, the reality is that we have to now say, well, why do we want women's for to exist? and if we want women sports to be a category that says to provide fairness, an opportunity for females. then we can have inclusion where before stuart is trying to achieve a level of balance between, it now has to make a choice. one of them has to be private thoughts about the other. and when swimming

is done, instead of fantasy tex priority, and we'll seek to find inclusion elsewhere, but never at the expense of fairness to women. english golf, a math. fitzpatrick has joined the ranks of major champions of changing the us open title at brookline. fitzpatrick was leading by one during the final hole when he found himself in the bunker. but under pressure, the 27 year old pulled up, one of the shots of the tournament, sustained up the when fitzpatrick had previously won the us amateur open at the same court. 9 years ago. he's playing partner with delatory, finished a birdie will miss the birdie, which was full of clothes. and with that for patrick took the 1st major title, which also moving into the top 10 on the label. yeah. yeah, it's just the feelings out of this world. it's so cliche stuff you dream. i was a kid and yet to achieve it i can retire. happy man, tomorrow for me,

one will champion max to stop and have extended his lead in the standings off the winning the canadian grand prix. the dutchman held off a late challenge from collar fights to claim he fixed victory of the season for stuff, and now leads to standing by 40 fixed points from his grade book, teammates sergio perez, who was forced to retire with engine trouble. there was good news for louis hamilton. he returned to the podium for the 1st time in the opening rates of the season. yeah, it was a tough one. i think. overall, in the race, we seem to struggle little more for pace compared to them. so i think we're ready if we would the last stop i did, it would have gone to the end that would have been a close call, i think to really fight him. but then i was also not entirely happy with the safety, of course, because any e came out behind me with new tires. so i gave everything i had. and those last 15 ups, which of course are very enjoyable enough for me to go lead out one of the best feelings of the to be back. especially when true as on the 1st when 15 years ago. and to be

back up there to fill the atmosphere. and so the crowd was pretty special and, and then just kind of be in the race. you know, see the guys ahead and see that the potential feel some of the potential in the car . holden's hubert, her cat, she is back in the top. 10 of the wilderness rankings of the beating topsy de niel medford, ever in the final ed holler or catch was leading 5 love in the 1st set when the match was interrupted by climate change protester. we tried to tie us off to the met before been taken away by security. the incident was similar to one at the french open. earlier this month. the close the turn to finish the seats and or catch took at $61.00. it was the 1st set made the day have dropped during the tournament, and the russians struggled in the 2nd as well. oh, catch taken to when he came, he's 18 we'll leave or they have an hour beer again. later with more sports news. emily, thank you very much, peyton. all right,

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