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as said to be injured. and as to warn you, crane escalates nato. announce his plans to boost its rapid response force from 40000 to more than 300000 soldiers. ah, on the ball here, this is al jazeera alive from london, also coming up, sir lanka looks to russia for help with its fuel crisis. after people queue for days at petrol stations, ah, a stand collapses during a bull fight in columbia can at least 4 people and injuring dozens. an ocean emergency, how climate change over fishing and plastic waste, a threatening marine life? ah. at least 10 people were killed with a russian missile struck
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a shopping mall in ukraine. it happened in the central city of crime and shook dozens of others were injured. charles stratford joins us now live from kiev. charles, i believe there has been a press conference on this attack or martina there was to be a press conference. it was expected. it seems that that hasn't happened, but what we do know is in the last few minutes, there's been an update from officials on that desk told it is now 13 people confirmed dead at least 40 injured and 21 of whom are being treated for their injuries in hospital this attack happened mid afternoon, some horrific pictures of that mol, on fire billowing smoke, and emergency services was he rushed to the scene to try and put out the place when the stood the 3rd actually involved a was described as a fire train being pulled into the area carrying water to help in that endeavor.
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brzezinski earlier i had said to early this afternoon, as news started a break on this, it's act that a the route about a 1000 people in that mall at the time emergency services are saying that they are now still sifting through the burnt rubble expecting potentially to find the charred remains of more people who were killed. we've also had some interesting information from the national security and defense council of ukraine. they saying that according to preliminary data, they believed that these attacks involved what they say were x 22 airbase cruise missiles fired from an aircraft. they said that one hit the shopping mall. another one hit the city's stadium just to give you some context in terms of the location of this town crunch hook is like many towns that have been hit by russian cruise missiles strikes, missiles, strikes a long way away from the front lines. it's around 200 kilometers from the sun front
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line, a similar kind of distance to the eastern front line as well. but what we also know is that despite the ukrainians saying that there were no strategic targets in the air at the time of this attack, it was only yesterday that the ukrainian military said that the cities bridge that crosses the denise river was hated by a russia strike one civilian and 51 swelling killed and 5 others injured in that attack. so were, as i say, yes, a rhythmic afternoon for the that the people of that city. and as, as we've heard, huge condemnations from the ukrainian, or sorties and the emergency services saying that they expect to find more dead potentially in the next few hours, shall stratford and care. thank you. or with the war in ukraine into its 5th month nato, as labeled russia a direct threat security to the region. and plaza significantly boost the number of troops on high readiness alert. speaking in brussels before the alliance is summit,
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this week secretary general young stoughton berg said there would be an almost 8 fold increase from 40000 to more than 300000 troops. while at the g 7 meeting in germany, western nations increase sanctions on russia, vowing to leave them in place for as long as it takes ukraine's president followed me, zalinski addressed the leaders, pleading for more arms and assistance. step varsity reports from gar, mesh pot and kirchen in germany. with 18000 police officers guarding the summit. these protests s road their luck and try to grab the attention of the leaders urging the g 7 to do everything possible to stop the war in ukraine. occasion router ski, we're talking about the war, the destruction of the world, the climate catastrophe. and we want to show our protest inside the castle. ukrainian president lansky invited to attend by a video link was asking for more weapons, telling the g 7 leaders. he wanted the war to be over before winter for their party,
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united states announced it would st. new advance air defense systems to ukraine. while g 7 lead as disgust increasing military fire power. nato chief, he installed to burke in brussels, announced a large expansion of battle ready troops. we will strengthen our forward the fences . we will enhance our battle groups in the eastern part of the alliance, up to be gade levels. we will transform the nato response force and increase the number of our high read. this forces to well over 300000, such massive numbers, making this the biggest overhaul of nato's deterrence since the cold war law est. these are kick. so it is clear that this war has a very deep impact on international relations. as i said before, i see russia's attack on ukraine as a turning point. all international rules of corporation have been broken,
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especially that borders can't be changed by force. we as g 7 agreed that these will be long lasting effects and will stay with us a very long time and influence international relations for a very long time. it's been a delicate balancing act here at the castle 1000 meters high, libertarian out how to increase brush on russia, and continue to support your grain. are making sure that sanctions won't back fire on g 7. economies. developing countries are also lea, a very high price, indonesian president joke away, daughter invited as one of the guests to the summit, urged the g 7 to find a solution to the food crisis. hitting developing nations as a result of the war to gather with un secretary general until you good terrorist leaders discussed ways to lift a blockade of ukrainian food, stuck with wide spread humanitarian disasters looming and the war and ukraine. ongoing. g 7 leaders for leave to bavarian alps with multiple crises unresolved
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next on their agenda. the nato summit in madrid. later this week, steadfast and al jazeera in garment, packed and kia ah, the tank of toxic gas has fallen from a crane in jordan, killing at least 13 people. local media reports at least $251.00 people were injured when the tank hit the ground and burst at acrobat port jordan's only seaport. people living nearby, i've been told to stay at home and keep their windows close. the for lankin government is sending ministers to russia to negotiate for fuel. petro pumps are running dried you to the countries worst economic crisis in decades. the army has been deployed to the few petrol stations with stock to help implement a new rationing system. and the government to shut schools and told employees to work from home until further notice. michelle fernandez reports on colombo. many here have wasted hours and days waiting for fuel. the sri lankan government says is
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running out no comfort to the thousands. like for bath. he has spent the last 3 days in a que may boiling melinda in the law. now after waiting so long and getting 8 leases of fuel. we earn a few 1000 rupees, but we have to use part of that to buy fuel. again, what we're left with isn't enough to buy food, let alone bring up 3 children. the minister of power and energy says, shall lanka, os around $735000000.00 for earlier fuel of shipments. and no one is willing to provide more. you see, must amalgam up. no company is willing to supply us with fuel without pre payment. we regret the situation and coming to that, we need 515000000 for fuel this month. but we only have 130 minute. she longed, has been running out to foreign currency to please food medicine, fuel and cooking ass in days, providing $4000000000.00 in credit. and some other countries have offered to help
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a u. s. delegation from the treasury and state department began talks with the government on monday, minister v. jessica says government representatives will travel to russia and cutter to try and negotiate fuel purchasers. with less than a day's worth of stock. the state petroleum provider is limiting what it sends to fuel stations and bowers have been a lot victim. i am wondering how to divide to these lot among all these people that we give 30 liters for vehicles, 3 wheelers and motor weiss, a full tank. but his court vehicles don't get fuel to the judges will have to stop hearing cases. so a gentleman from the u. this year, he's asking for fuel for judges. these are the kinds of challenges i face. he went back on monday, the military began issuing tokens that assured the holder a guaranteed chance to fuel up when stocks arrive, but not all are convinced. it's a practical system. i hope. but i think the guy im, if an all goes off velan,
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god willing that her things will improve. i'm in the there's no other bitter country living or than sri lanka. i would say if things are come into place, the government is struggling to find supplies, willing to provide fuel. and this means the hundreds of thousands of people queuing at petrol stations around the country can only hope and wait minute fernandez, ultra 0. colombo pakistan has launched a new campaign to vaccinate. nearly 13000000 children against polio. under 1000 health workers will carry out the inoculations door to door. the health ministry reported 11 cases of the virus this year is one of only 2 countries in the world where the polio virus is circulating. the 2nd is neighboring. afghanistan in ecuador, indigenous protest. this have begun blocking roads of most ways in a about the capital quito,
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an attempt to quell the protests present. guillermo lasso has promised to reduce petrol and diesel by $0.10 a gallon on saturday, lozzo also lifted the state of emergency imposed in several provinces. the strike is entering his 3rd week. government officials say 28 soldiers have been kidnapped, and a 175 police officers seriously injured during the unrest. the national assembly is debating whether to remove law so from office. let's go to all latin america editor lucio. newman, who's been covering this for quite some time now live in quito a lucille. the president's promised, as i mentioned, that account fuel prices been chosen by the seam, sir behind you. that promise hasn't gone far enough. one of them it's, it certainly hasn't. then let me just stirred, clarify that we're up and not exactly in kito, we're in a community about an hour away, and it just gives you an idea that it's not just the capital. there were, roads are being blocked, but all over everything that leads to the cities to the mains. this country's
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capital city, but, and other parts of the country as well. because the are the confederation of indigenous nations that's leading this strike called for these measures to be escalated again today. they say that the 10 cent arise in a reduction in the price of fuel or a petrol and also diesel is. and i'm quoting what both they and the people around you are telling us is a quote, a joke. they say it's absurdly little, it's not going to make enough of the difference. nowadays to be fair, the government has made some concessions. informally, it woods, it says it's willing to subsidize the price of fertilizers, especially you ria, which has gone sky high since the war in ukraine in the ukraine began but, and a few other things like got more money for bilingual education, but the key, the key dom hans, and there are 10 of them have not yet been met, and that includes lowering much, much more the price of fuel. also not allowing our more concessions for petrol
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companies and mining companies in, in the amazonian region. and, and several more that i, i don't want to go on and on, but right now they are stuck. there is a huge march taking place at this hour towards the basilica where it's hoped that the other members of institutions in this country, the legislative branch, the exec, and also the judicial branch, can start to negotiate with distract leaders. because up until now, all the talks with the president have failed and the fear, of course, there's a real danger that sir, if the government doesn't go far enough and reaching her and agreements with the alliance behind these protests 30 or more could come. of course, after all, this is the same alliance that helped topple 3 presidents in the past is no that's absolutely right. and in 2019, which wasn't that long ago, they also,
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it was almost for governments that government at the time did make concessions. but then the pandemic came, he back tracked on the agreements that had been made in that. and this time there is not just one request for the lowering of a of fuel prices, but 10 requests or demands would be a better word. so it's becoming, it's looking very difficult to really hard to understand why the president has taken so long to make concessions, but that's why things are getting so extreme and tempers are running very, very high. to see a new menard less america editor live for us in case i. thank you. so to come this half hour looking for answers, relatives of those killed in the south. african bar is still waiting to learn what happened. no relief to record temperatures in tokyo, air conditioner use is restricted because of power. cup is ah
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hello there. the weather's cooled at the edges of europe, particularly for the west and the east. but in the middle of these sides, we've got a heat wave savaged between the 2. lots of warmth, coming through from the south, mediterranean stretching up toward scandinavia in particular for southern areas of italy where we have got red warnings out for that heat. but there is some wet a weather to be found in the north, a rumble of thunder storms which could bring some flooding to the north west. and if we trace those up a stretch all the way up through central areas towards norway, now we are going to see some drenching down pools here on tuesday as that mass of wet weather works its way towards the northeast. but i wouldn't say it's the baltic states that see the more fierce thunderstorms to the west for britain, an island. it is an improving picture with just some showers, but spells of sunshine. and as we headed down to the southwest for spain and portugal, not to find enjoy, whether to be found that stretches across the mediterranean towards greece,
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with just a peppering showers here and there he is. suddenly building for the balkans places like serbia. how good alerts out for that heat. if we have a look at a temperature for bell grade, we're going to be touching up into the mid thirty's. well above the average and sunshine through to friday. that should weather update. ah lou. ready ah, ah, wherever you go in the well, one airline goes to make it feel exceptional. katara always going places to go. ah
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ah, a reminder of the top stories here, one out 0, at least 13 people were killed when a russian missiles struck a shopping mold in the central ukrainian city of crime and shook dozens of others were injured night. so chief, he insult him back as cold russia the most significant and direct threat to security. as allies prepare for a summit in madrid, the lines wants to boost its rapid reaction force from 40000 troops 230-0000. this her lincoln government is sending ministers to russia to negotiate for fuel. as petro pumps run dry, that the country is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades.
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agencies of joined the taliban and calling for western sanctions in afghanistan to be east. after wednesday's devastating earthquake survivors in the pac tica province are desperate for help. but it's been difficult to get 8 and much need to supplies into the country. were habit bow reports these after a major earthquake stuck mean a girl trying to salvage what he can, what he and his neighbors had been building for years was smashed into dust and debris in seconds. was mo, data well from our home has been destroyed. the women and children a here with me, and we have no home, no taint, and we haven't received a tent so far. women and children living outside among the destruction. and there were no toilets nor anything else. there is no place for us to look for such im many survivors in afghanistan, eastern province of practica are still in shock. oh, can try to find it. that's idea of when this is quaker, could the ceiling of the room fell on me and i sank deep into the ground up to my
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throat. and the wooden beams were on top of me. i saw that my head was sticking out of a ceiling. humanitarian aid is just beginning to arrive, but it's uncertain how many victims it will reach. nearly 10000 families are homeless and in desperate need for shelter, clean drinking water and food. the you and has warned of a potential outbreak of cholera and other diseases. people in the area have long been impoverished, thus been worse and by sanctions imposed by the united states since the body bound to cover afghans town last year. 90 well, we want the taliban to make schools for us. we have no schools, no religious schools, no hospitals. we request them to prepare all these things for us. we have no roads either. this is what i want from the government. leah, how this, how was logic was were, will not. we are thankful for the help and support of countries and the international agencies,
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but still we would like to say that all this aid is not enough. the now they should support us in re establishing the infrastructure in these areas. and i'm on an up. balaban says, after years of war, western powers have left the country in ruins and reliant on humanitarian 8. and it's demanding the united states and it's freeze on billions of dollars of afghan funds held in us backs hammered fund. a da 0 relatives for at least 21 people who died in the south african far or waiting to find out what caused their deaths. survivors have described a battle to escape the pac bar in the east and cape province, with one reporting, a suffocating smo. samples from the bodies have been taken to toxicology labs for me to mila has more from johannesburg. families at this point to having to rely on eye witness accounts on what happened to understand what happened from some of the other people who were at that bar on saturday evening as these are unconfirmed
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reports. but some of the people who claim to have been at the barn saturday evening of use social media to try and explain what happened. saying that at some point in an effort to try and close the club will get people out of that bar. and there was some sort of spray used, or perhaps a pepper spray with some sort of gas. and again, this is unconfirmed, but it's most of the information that's come out so far are from people who were at that bar that evening. so far, police have said that they are investigating, they have forensic experts on seen. and as you mentioned there, they are doing tests to determine whether there was some sort of poisoning or get further shed some light on exactly what happened. but it, the families are who are morning, the 21 people who were killed at least 17 of them were found dead at that bar. as soon as police arrived or 4 others out, died later at hospital. and it seems that they are still civil bodies to haven't
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been identified. so they still appears to be a significant amount of confusion around what happened. and essentially people are waiting for police to explain the events that took place in the early hours of sunday morning. at least 4 people have been killed and more than $300.00 injured when parts of an arena collapse during a bull fight and central columbia officials say the death toll is expected to rise . the packed event was part of a popular cultural festival. barbara and go par reports. this is the amendment multiple levels of a wood and bombay stand caved in. turning a popular bull running festival into a tragedy. several spectators were killed while others say they were lucky to survive. it, would you fight? 8 boxes collapsed structurally. you can already see that it, so would suction we, we are in the ring. when we saw this structure falling in a domino effect, your,
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me all day i fell from the 2nd floor and that's how i broke my foot in my right wrist. it was like a game of dominoes. it just swept around and brought all those stands crashing down when when it, unlike spanish bull fighting animals are not killed at festivals, nest currently has members of the public are invited to enter the ring and taunts. the animals have been many cause to band practice. this has commer legally in columbia before well the todd has been to the practice before it was overturned by the constitutional court several years ago in zillow. the event that he's referencing a northern city in columbia known for these both festivals in that $983.00 levels of the wooden balconies class and left $400.00 people dead. and 4000 injured and the town been suspended the festivals for 19 years. but then resumed again in 1999 before being suspended again in 2013. so this has been a political issue. samples escaped to ring and ran through the streets of our
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espionage injuring bystanders. the incident may prompt the incoming president to regulate the practice which formed a strong part of many colombians, cultural identity. about for now, the focus is on treating the winded and finding out why the stadium collapsed. barbara anger put out a zara. there. the reports of searing summer temperatures, world why, but people living in japan's capital have been asked to cut back on their electricity use. japan is experiencing a heat wave with a record high june temperature topping 40 degrees for the 1st time. it's led to a surge and the use of air conditioners in tokyo. natasha can name reports tokyo feels like a sauna people in japan's capital have been sweating through the last days of june, with temperatures far higher than usual for this time of year. yeah, be great if i'm surprised. it's hot every year and usually it gets this hot after
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the rainy season. so these temperatures at the end of june are surprising. the rain in japan usually tempers the heat leading into july. but this year, a powerful atmospheric pressure system is stalled over the pacific ocean meteorologist predict the heat wave will continue. the government is worried about the impact on the electrical grid as air conditioners operate at full power. people are being asked to turn off their lights and conserve energy, especially during the late afternoon when usage peaks over the weekend. more than 250 people in tokyo were treated in hospital for heat stroke law. so read some, oh we have no choice but to obey the government's request to say the electricity except for the refrigerator and the computer i turned everything off. japan's electrical grid is especially compromised on top of reduced nuclear reactor capacity following the fukushima meltdown in 2011 and an ongoing closure of coal
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plants. japan is also facing a shortage of fuel imports from russia. in the coming days, people will have to find a way to stay cool without overtaxing japan's power system. natasha rename al jazeera, major flooding and sudden china has force tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. motorists have also been caught up in the extreme, whether this video released by police in going dong a province shows a woman being pulled to safety from her car. going dong as one of the worst hit areas in the country as a grapples with record rainfall. the world is facing an ocean emergency mass. the warning from the un secretary general at the start of the united nations ocean conference in portugal and toner guitarist says more needs to be done to protect marine life and people living in coastal areas. divers in kenya, trying to restore coral reefs by planting special structures that encourage
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displace corals to re grow malcolm web as more some of the world's most diverse ecosystems are found here in the coral reefs of kenya's coast. but they're under threat one to these divers want to do something about it. the part of a foundation called refill lucian, that was set up after a series of devastating coral bleaching events in the indian nation. the rescue broken pieces of coral and replant them on specially made structures. they say they're planting about $8000.00 carls a year. yet in patel, the project manager says it's working because they get nutrients from all sides. they grow very quickly. so piece which is this small in 6 months can become this bigger. reggie, the coral provides a crucial breeding ground for fish, which local communities depend on. we planted on the structures helps restore some
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of the marine habitat. this is where they're made. the project involves the local fishing community to and employ some of them. there. subsist and fishes who are depending on, on this channel, for the fishing activity, can benefit one as a fishing area. ah, number 2. they can also use this area for snorkeling activities. about half of the world's coral is already been destroyed, and scientists say most, all of it will be wiped out in the next 30 years without drastic action. one of the threats is industrial fishing trawlers, nets dragged along, the bottom of the ocean can destroy almost everything in their path. you can compare it with build ocean down a forest to try and get some deer, but then after that there will be no forest. no more deer, the same is happening through the marine life. if you destroy the entire bottom, there will be no more life in the future. changing climate is making coll,
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bleaching events more frequent and more severe. the world's temperature is set to rise by more than 2 degrees. you company, you can get away with not reducing carbon emissions. i haven't existence that's odd to new conditions, not to sequester more carbon things like that. we need to reduce all the carbon emissions possible and then count on biodiversity. replanting can help preserve existing corals. but if rising c, temperatures aren't stopped, they'll hardly be any coral left to replant malcolm web al jazeera. remember, you can find much more on that story and on the g 7 summit in germany and the latest on ukraine on our website at w w. w dot al jazeera talk, come stay with us here on out just 0 ah.

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