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barnwell's military john to execute for pro democracy activists sparking international condemnation. ah, hello adrian for again, this is al jazeera live from dough also coming up. those has had to the polls introducing us constitutional referendum. as president chi psi, it looks to further extend his powers. the new leader of the philippines, let us his 1st state of the nation address of the largest wildfire. the u. s. spreads rapidly near yosemite national park, forcing thousands to free though. oh, be almost military jonty as executed for pro democracy activists. it's the 1st time that capital punishment has been used in decades. a former legislature from on san
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sue cheese party was among bows, who were killed all zero's tony chen reports. he was known to many as co, jimmy, and he knew the cost of standing up to me. i must military german, you a veteran pro democracy activist, had already spent 15 years in prison, protesting against previous military regimes. even though he had been found guilty on counter terrorism challenges in january, hugh expected the death sentence to be carried out. oh, when we saw this news be robbery sab, actually, but don't, i shouldn't have done this. it should not happen. this is like the twenty's officially challenging to publicly do not use it at all. another of those executed was a prominent norm maker that had been an m p, an uncensored, she's national league for democracy. since 2012. a former hip hop artists become the face of a youth movement, came to power in the 1st democratic elections
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a decade ago. the executions of the 1st amendment since 1989 and a thought to have taken place at in saint prison and young gone. where relatives tried to reclaim the bodies of the dead. men on monday, calls for clemency from other southeast asian nations, including a letter written personally to john to lee the men on live by cambodian prime minister hon. send. have clearly had little impact gather. this is sending a message to them. young people 1st and foremost, are to try to intimidate them, but it's also, ah backhanded way of a min online tele ossie on that. but out that they don't want advice from us, young, they just want asi and to serve as a shield. and all the protests against the military government are unlikely to stone. like this flash mob, opposing the death sentences. rights groups estimate more than 2000 people. the been killed by the military since the coo, yet the protest has shown no sign of backing down. tony chang elders are philippine
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president san marcos. julia made. his 1st state of the nation address on long as is commonly known is the son of a former leader footed on macos whose government carried up widespread human rights abuses. walker studia used his speech to promised tax reform that he says will bring more money to the people. our country must become an investment destination, capitalizing on the corporate recovery and ducks, incentives for enterprises. so the create low and economic liberalization. laws such as the public service and the foreign investments act. under the response below has more now from manila on the pledges, the president made to a key takeaways from this speech. general takeaways one is that finally, he is laying out concrete steps as to how he wants to move the country forward.
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this is really the 1st time that we've heard him so detailed about his plants and to a lot of the speech is a throwback to his father's tie. his father of ferdinand marcus senior ruled for 21 years, a dictator who was ousted in 1986 via a people powers movement. now, on to the specifics, agriculture obviously, a priority president, bumble marcus appointed himself as agriculture secretary. he said that his program would provide financial and technical assistance to farmers, so he would distribute land, 2 of landless farmers. the other thing where he, he got a standing ovation, was when he mentioned that the national kidney transplant institute, the heart center, the long center. these were centerpiece, infrastructure, and health care projects of his father. but these were only established in the
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capital. in metro manila, he said that he would expand these and bring them to the provinces. outside of metro manila, he also said that there would not be any moral lockdown. so, in reference to a coby 19, he said that the philippines would learn to live with the virus. ukraine's president says that his soldiers are starting a counter offensive against moscow's forces. a lot of ins. zalinski says that his army is advancing towards washing occupied territory in the south and east and 0. john 100 reports from keith, ukrainian forces leave an important bridge in the strategic city of harrison pockmarked, but still standing on the of the woodland. but perhaps not for long. the soldiers says they are out gun by powerful russian artillery. but determined have still no visible and so thoughtful we will liberate chris on. that's for sure. we will not give it away to the russia, long's alley. that's why we're here. so our children won't have to fight any more
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so that we can solve this matter now and forever. jose raso the can, julia bloom in harkins, mobile, artillery units have attacked. russian targets manageable bond even the occupies admit, we will when we hear it in their conversations all the time and what they're telling their rallies when they call home. but the war of attrition on the ground is somewhat overshadowed by russia's shelling of odessa as port ukraine says. it intercepted 2 missiles on saturday, but 2 more made it through a russian military spokesman says those missiles hint, legitimate military targets a warship. he says, and a warehouse filled with american made harpoon anti ship missiles. rosella shifted the deductible rosebuds i learned thoughtful normally rational forces took action in a boat of odessa, a daughter, ukrainian warship, and
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a warehouse with you as supplied missiles will destroyed last year when they come to rush. i used long range naval messiah. he knew this as he poured room on the territory of his ship. prepare planned for the attack has been widely condemned coming less than 24 hours after the 2 countries signed an agreement for the safe passage of ukrainian, wheat, corn, and sunflower oil from odessa and 2 other black seaports. speaking in egypt, russian foreign minister, sir g. a lab rob says moscow will stick to the deal move, but we have confirmed the commitment of russian grain exporters to meet all their obligations. president vladimir putin also emphasized this in a recent telephone discussion with egyptian president l. c. c. if not, the war and ukraine threatens to trigger a food crisis that would be felt around the world. john, hindrance al jazeera keith david slay package from the global policy. think tank rammed corporation pieces. the roches attack on odessa indicates that a piece, tracy, is
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a long way off. it's entirely possible this attack on her desk was planned in advance of the deal being concluded, an attack on supposedly military targets. and so it was sort of executed as part of russia's ongoing, planned for, ah, for it's for it's fight. but i think that it emphasizes the point just been made by russians coach people earlier, which is nobody should mistake the great deal with a peace treaty, an armistice, or really the start of any negotiating process aimed at ending the ending, the conflict, this dismissal strikes on her discipline, exclamation point on those on those statements. i think it did. possibly it could have been actual confusion if this was a pre plan strike that went ahead almost without the knowledge of the senior russian political leadership. but it's also a reminder, potentially the overall untrustworthy. this of what we hear from russia about what
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is happening in ukraine and, and how their behavior beijing as warned that it will take what it calls forceful measures. if the speaker of the us house of representatives visits taiwan next month, the trip would make nancy pelosi, one of the highest ranking american officials to visit the self governing island, which china considers to be part of its territory. policy hasn't confirmed if or when she will visit. what concern over china's response coincided with annual civil defense drills in taiwan, streets, empty than shops, closed. as air raid sirens sounded, people were told to go inside and seek shelter during the exercise which lasted half an hour. honey stations were opened across to this year after a vote on a draft constitution which opponents criticized as an attempt to return to one man rule. president chi side says that his changes have been necessary to reign in a corrupt political elite. people opposed to the proposed changes,
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say they'll boycott the vote. lis houghton is here. got here. the arab spring began there in 2011, when protest against unemployment and rising food prices forced out president in el aberdeen. ben ali that sparked a series of uprisings across the middle east and north africa, the toppled several leaders, shanicea implemented democratic reforms with a parliamentary system and an independent judiciary. but more than a decade later, june, is he ends up being asked to vote on a constitution that centralize his power in the hands of the president. let's go live that a tunis as the of oakland is set there for us, reminders one once again. a lizzie, a why june is he into having to vote today? say today's a referendum to decide on whether to adopt a new constitution. this constitution has been written by president chi psi. who if you've been following tunisia, you'll know i sat government and suspended parliament last year to day is republic
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day is that she a national holiday. so that holding the referenda may be the right. so carry on until 10 o'clock at night. say there are plenty of chances for people to come out and decide whether they want to adopt case sides new constitution, which is for a hypo presidential regime or stick with the 2014 post arab spring constitution, which is a hybrid parliamentarian democratic system. it is it, is it possible to gauge turn out this far into the boat given that somebody people are unhappy about this and the opposition has called for people to boycott the vote . so where we are is, i suppose you could call it election headquarters. so the higher authority, the high independent authority for elections has been doing its briefings here. so
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last night they were talking about the international voting so for to nations living overseas. and they were saying a very low turn out between $4.00 and about sort of 6 point something in germany. so not, it wasn't very high. it started with a very small trickle early at 6 o'clock this morning, intonation time. or we've seen people's coming in, but one of the things we've really noticed is that is predominant elderly people and they've been telling us that their support is the county side and they're voting for their children grand children's future. so the briefings that we had last night and to day from the election. so authority is that there's been a total of 9 and a half 1000000 votes is registered out of the population of $12000000.00. and today they announced after 4 hours of voting, some 556000 people had already voted. it's very, very hot. harrington asia say they've,
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they've extended the voting hours into the night till 10 o'clock, which is much later than in general elections. so, you know, people are expecting there to be a lot more people turning out in the evening when the sun has gone down. and it's more comfortable to come out and vote. lizzy of oakland reporting live from judas many thanks to the elysium. still to come here on al jazeera, pope francis arrives in canada to apologize for the catholic church. his role in running indigenous schools were, children were abused for decades and more than a 1000 migrants refugees arrive in italy. in a matter of hours after crossing the mediterranean, ah, the journey has begun. the 3 full world camp is on its way to catherine book. your travel package to death color, no let up in the heat across southern parts of china over the next few days. law,
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the clear skies, plenty of hot sunshine staying in place, feather nor things. little more unsettled, a little area of low pressure, just making its way towards that east coast of china. it'll dive its way down towards shanghai. tending the humid weather that we see in shanghai increasingly wet laundry down paws coming through here and they will slide a little further east was as we go on 3 wedding stay. so from time to time you will see some wet weather creeping towards the korean peninsula. or wet weather to just coming in to japan for a time in a world of fine weather as well. we some sharpened foundry showers on and off really where whether they're pushing across northern and central parts of china right down to the south. well, i hate remains in place staying in the high thirty's, touching 40 degrees celsius. wear weather in place across south asia, particularly up towards northern parser. under protection major protesting some pretty wet weather, heavier shouts, pushing up towards russia. stand. pakistan certainly seeing some really disturb
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weather over the next few days and we could see some flooding. we could well say some flooding pushing towards oman over the next day, or 2 showers longest bells. the frank coming into northern parts of the country, u. e. also turning wet along with keta, cats are airway official airline of the journey. a disciplinary born in poland, the accused. judges who refused to tow the states line. witnesses follows to courageous judges, spearheading the stand against reforms. quit exclaimed, leave the highest guardians of the constitution, vulnerable to politically motivated sanctions, based on their rulings in judges under pressure on that just ego. ah
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ah, hello again you with l 0. let's remind you of the my news, the saw man last but us for john to us executed for pro democracy activists. and what is believed to be the 1st use of capital punishment in decades. the u ends special ruffle toys called it a depraved act. holding stations were opened across to nicea for a vote or draft constitution which opponents criticized as an attempt to return to one man rule president chi psi. it says that his changes are necessary to rein in a corrupt political elite. and the president of the philippines voted on michael studio has delivered his 1st state of the nation address. mako studio used to speech promise, tax reforms that he says will bring more money to the masses. protested in democratic republic of congo attack the headquarters of the un mission that it
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happened to the capital of both keeping province go month. lease, use t a gas and live bullets to dispose the crowd. at least one person was shot demonstrates as a cooling on the un mission to leave the country saying that his presence is ineffective. india has sworn and its 15th president of a high level event in new delhi. true potty model is the 2nd woman ever to hold the ceremonial role, but also the 1st person from a tribal community to be off of the post. she replaces run off cove and a fellow member of the governing b. j. p. more from out as heroes of the metal in new delhi. it's a very historic and highly symbolic dating in politics, particularly for people who don't necessarily see them says represented at the highest level drop with a more, more is in just 2nd female. and 1st tribe with us in to be less to the highest office of the love. now about 100000000 people in india identifies with tribal
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communities, largely indigenous people, indigenous groups that are on the margins of society. and i mean that politically, economically and socially and probably more will come from one of the largest off the tribal community. and today is a big important day. we've seen celebration since the day she's been elected, particularly in tribal. what's also important to note is that more is a veteran politician who has a reputation of defending cyber rife. she was the governor of one of the tribal states that is charleston and in that role and she challenge to booth proposed by her own government that she believed could violate tribal rights in the region in her swearing in ceremony earlier today, she alluded to the. 5 historic nature of a presidency saying that she hopes that millions of people as women and tribal people are not both the margins of in the society see that reflection in her
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success. brazil is president gyal scenario has lost his reelection campaign that faces an uphill battle. he's trailing in the polls behind his main rival. leftist for president luis, ignacio, little as a silver. also nora was criticized. a is handling the pandemic. brazil has the world's 2nd highest death toll all zeros monica younger kid reports from here. the thousands of supporters lined up in front of this gym next to rio de janeiro, iconic american football stated the inside crowds. wearing the colors of the brazilian flag. cheer for president shibel sonata calling him the messiah in the mid o. bows are not his wife? michelle and ivan jellicoe christian spoke 1st. she made an emotional appeal, especially to women,
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given the president needs more of their votes. if he's going to be returned to the top job, she reminded them of the attempt on bull sonatas. life during the 2018 campaign saying he'd survived to free the country. no, i always tell him you must science balsam. nora do not be afraid. you have been chosen by god. bosa nodded, then spoke, but me no reference to guns or his unfounded accusations, that the electronic voting system is unreliable. he has been criticized in brazil and abroad for repeatedly, claiming that the october elections could be easily rigged. experts say he is following former you as president donald trump by alleging fraud to justify what may become an eventual defeat. oh, so allowable supporters here. i strongly confident that he will be re elected. but bulls show him trailing behind former president who is in us ruler the seal.
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earlier this week, former president lula, the silva was officially nominated candidate by the left wing workers party. according to recent polls, he has the support of more than 40 percent of voters. ah able sonata remains in 2nd place with more than 30 percent, but it's too soon to predict an outcome as well. so nato has just approved an emergency aid package, allowing him to spend $7600000000.00 until december, when his term ends. monica and i give all jazeera rio de janeiro, hundreds of migrants and refugees were rescued while trying to the mediterranean to reach europe over the past few days. many of them have been taken to ports in italy, but authorities there say there overwhelmed cutter lopez had. i own report with john ha, rescued during a dangerous journey across the mediterranean to europe, with in less than 24 hours,
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more than $400.00 migrants were picked up by humanitarian group. see, watch. it's a risk. many of them, no, all to well. many of them know that it's quite likely that they weren't making that they generally will drown in trying to seek safety. but for them, it's the only option they have and these are the stories that we hear. and these are people that we meet time and time again. nearby other groups of migrants and refugees weighed on the island of lump azusa. more than a 1000 arrived in italy with an hours many are from afghanistan, pakistan to dan, ethiopia, and somalia. basically, european states, a dedicated thing, all of their efforts in stopping people from making their way to european shores. and so it's a policy of exclusion and isolation. the islands reception center has a capacity for 300 people, but 3 times as many migrants are there. the influx comes as italy,
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gears up for early elections, which could bring hard dry politicians to power. oh, the united nations says more than $30000.00 migrants and refugees have arrived in italy by c this year. and more than 1200 have reportedly died attempting to reach europe. katya lopez, civilian al jazeera, at least 17 haitian asylum seekers, including her child, have died out of that boat capsized of the coast of the bahamas. 25 people were rescued, but its fear that up to 60 may have been on board. authorities say they're seeing an increase in ations, desperate to flee policy, and gang violence. will the bahamas is on a route used by migrants trying to reach the u. s. from haiti, prime minister philip davis says that appears to be the case with his latest group, blurry investigation, suggest that a twin engine speed bold left
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a docking facility off of westby street. o. round one, a. m. with approximately 60 percent on board. it is believed that the final destination was miami, florida. the head of the roman catholic church is in canada to apologize in person for the role the church played and running residential schools for indigenous children. hope francis is in the city of edmonton for what he's calling his pilgrimage of penance. more than $150000.00 children were forcibly removed from their families and sent to schools where many faced years of abuse or some 1st nations leaders say they feel excluded from the pope's trip to canada. i think it is high, low, long overview. maybe something had happened many, many years ago. maybe the start of reconciliation would have started again, that's a part of the problem we had with the church is that they have not been really
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including us in the proper planning of this house has been very unilateral. and we don't feel that it has been about survivors. it has been more about the church. danielle morrison is a lawyer and advocate for survivors. she says that an admission of guilt from the catholic church rather than an apology, is what's needed. my dad was 6 years old when he went to residential girl, and i have a 8 year old daughter and i look at her and bake how devastating it would be to be separated from my, my child at that age, or at any age really. and there really is no way finding through this. it's been a difficult journey for many, and it's triggering it deeply, deeply traumatized thing. catholic church was the biggest church that was partaking, and all the running other residential schools. and they were the only school that didn't pay money that was promised to survivors. there are
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a large number of records that have yet to be released when it comes to abuse claim . and this puts a big barrier in the way of the healing for many survivors. who were abused and residential schools, and i mean, i understand why there is no admitting that guilt because it would open them up for a liability and international war crimes. essentially, i understand a lot of the legal complexities that come with looking at residential school as an active genocide and an apology for me is never going to be enough. because how do you apologize for genocide if you can even admit that it had actually occurred a large wildfire in california? it's spreading towards yosemite national park. the oak fire started on friday and it's been through more than $6000.00 actors of land. thousands of people have had
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to flee the homes. johnson peers is with the california department of forestry and fire protection. he says the oak fire is still not contained but, but that could be a glimmer of hope. that being said, today, the fire behavior was not as extreme as it has been in past days and the firefighters were able to make pretty good headway and they were able to hold. the fire on the east side is fire continues to be mostly to rain and seal driven in areas where it's appropriate to do so. the damage inspection teams have begun their assessments. this, this fire. when it started, we were able to send the sources right away. ne, county sheriff issued the evacuation orders in some parts of the area and those were conducted as they were supposed to be and the resource is responding. we're able to get there very quickly. right now. the state of california has record resources for the uptake and fire activity. so especially with this fire,
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we're able to get lots of resources there today. and today we're able to surpass over 2000 and personnel, 5 sizes from across europe, travel to southwestern slovenia to help fight unprecedented wildfires. 2000 emergency personnel are battling the places in the cross region where whole villages have been evacuated out there as gospel, new base that the fight to be the biggest, finest living in history continues for the 8th day. we are now at the helicopter base from where there are interventions from the ground here. these the here are the helicopters offs, levine, an army, and the police, and also from the countries neighboring countries, equally austria, hungary, and cray shot. there is also how from serbia and romania on the ground, thou $1500.00 fire workers. they are fighting the fire now for
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already a days by now. so a lot of help from local locos and all saw from the people all our slovenia. oh, we expect that this far will continue for at least couple of days. for now, there were no casualties at all. there are some houses, one house that is being burned, but for now, the one of the main problem is all saw. the wind reaches complicating the situation . animals at a zoo in china, the scoring jo city are playing it cool with a heat wave sweeping across the region. giant panders have been given blocks of ice to play with zoo keepers. of also installed fans around trees to keep away the heat and co allah's bears and hippos and tape. he is a being shad watermelon, to keep them hydrated in the southern hemisphere. of course, it's winter. some spectacular pictures here from australia. this is city of course . sure.
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