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2. hello, cindy and fight, isn't israel exchange fire just before a truce, and garza 3 days of attacks have left 40 full palestinians dead including 15 children. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up. the bill as amended is pass the u. s. senate approves hundreds of billions of dollars to battle climate change and boost health care paving the way for pace. chad's military leader is expected to assign a deal and cutter, the 40 opposition groups that could in decades of conflict. ah, at hard times in argentina at thousands turn out to prior to the patrons site of
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brit and work. ah, the 1st hours of a fridge shall cease. fire and garza appears to be holding rockets were still being launched in the minutes before the truce began. it was reached between israel and the armed group known as palestinian islamic jihad or p i. j, and was mediated by egypt with help from the united nations and cut off us. president joe biden has welcomed the cx 5 and says he supports an investigation into civilian casualties since israel began its attack on friday for he for palestinians including 15 children have been killed. palestinian officials say at least a 3rd of them with the villians. the israeli governments, it has been targeting members of the p i. j to senior leaders of the armed group have been killed. the pain j retaliated by firing hundreds of rockets into israel.
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most were shot down or blown up. well speaking from to run the secretary general of palestinian islamic jihad explained its demands. z is limited, you had laid down its conditions, number one to unite all the palestinians. secondly, imposed on on the enemy to release out a brother who has been on hunger strike halle louder, and has also put another additional condition. wish you to release shift by some of saudi or southward. alkali has more from garza, this is fire is still holding. now that even local governmental offices are public offices also announced that they will re open their doors for public universities also announced that they will open early, open their doors that they closed ariel because because of the escalation for force,
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they will open their lords for the students, also, the municipality of garza and other municipalities are also the announced that they will deploy on send their equipment to remove their i bill on try to do the initial assessment for the destruction or cut us. foreign ministry says it supports if it's to stop the violence had that had one and let and forget did kind of know and custody because of this renewed aggression the could tarry role was again, as it always is through contacts made by the good, sorry, ministry of foreign affairs headed by his excellency, the minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister with the various parties with the palestinian factions in gaza with irrelevant international parties. and with the israeli party, with the aim to stop this aggression and stop the continuous blood shed. in fact, could tar supports various international efforts in the framework of reaching the truce. that took place today that natasha name reports from wisc jerusalem.
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as far as israel is concerned, this operation is over. it is saying that the military said a short time ago that it used helicopters, fighter jets and arm drones, were among the tools it used to target is summit you had across the gaza strip. it has, thanks egypt for its role in mediating the cease fire. but says, if attacks continue into israel, it will not hesitate to quote, act forcefully and says it will take whatever measures are necessary to ensure that the daily lives of israelis will not be disrupted. earlier this evening, the prime minister year le pete went to the central military base in tel aviv to assess the situation. he had said earlier that the objectives of the so called operation breaking dawn had been fulfilled and that there was no need for the
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operation to continue. what were these objectives from the israeli strategic mindset? the objective was to neutralize islam of jihad with most, if not all of the senior leadership being killed, as well as the feeling that a kind of divide had been created between is found that she had and hamas, which governs garza with hamas remaining on the sidelines. there was a concern that if this operation was protracted and the death toll continued to rise, that perhaps hamas might enter the fray. it appears for now that that has not happened . early abra niema is the director of the electronic intifada. a website which focuses on palestinians under occupation. he says palestinians and girls a can't live normal lives because israel isn't held accountable. people and gaza don't get to go back to anything like normal because they're still living under
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israel's sage. that is a form of silent violence against every man, woman and child in gaza. 24 hours a day, $365.00 days the 15 years. so unfortunately, it's fragile. this is going to happen again. i can't tell you if it's going to be in a day a week, a month or a year, but it's going to keep happening because israel enjoys total impunity for its crimes against the palestinian people and not just impunity, but full and active support. remember, it was bombing gaza with weapons provided by the united states by the european union, by canada, who all stood by israel. and these are the same countries that the sending billions of dollars of weapons to ukraine, supposedly to resist occupation and invasion. but here they are helping israel
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perpetrate, occupation invasion and tara, against a civilian population is really just routinely called these regular massacres. if palestinians mowing the lawn, the idea being you have to massacre them, kill a bunch of them. so they get the message that they should just surrender and accept that faith. and it's fully supported by the united states, the european union, canada, and sadly, now you know, it pains me to say a number of arab regimes that have fully normalized. that ties with this, frankly murderous regime is riley forces, have demolished palestinian homes during a ride in the northern occupied wis. bank sources in the village if reminded jeanine se israeli forces accompanied by bulldozers destroyed 2 houses. one belong to the grandfather of a 20 year old palestinian man who is accused of murdering 3 israelis, an early may or 2 other news. now the u. s. senate has passed
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a sweeping package with $430000000000.00 covering climate tax and health care. democrats say it's a big victory for you as president joe biden. $370000000000.00 will go towards climate projects, making it the largest investment in the sector in u. s. history. russell and jordan reports. after round the clock to beat on saturday and sunday, the u. s. senate passed the last major economic bill of jo biden's agenda, the inflation reduction act. on this vote. the age of 50, the nase of 50, the senate being equally divided. the vice president votes in the affirmative and the bill as amended is passed. the bill will raise $430000000000.00 for a wide range of priority, improving health care coverage, tackling climate change by investing in electric cars and renewable energy,
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imposing a mandatory 15 percent income tax on corporations, and cutting the deficit. this bill will kick start the era of affordable clean energy in america. it's a game changer. it's a turning point, and it's been a long time incoming. the bill had been considered dead until democratic leaders negotiated a compromise name with senators jo, mansion and kiersten cinema that guaranteed their support. senate republicans offered amendment after amendment in hopes of destroying the democrats unity. they blocked a plan to require private health insurers to charge no more than $35.00 a month for insulin, but that wasn't enough to derail the overall bill. after the vote, senate republicans issued a statement calling the bill a disaster. earlier on sunday and just out of cobit isolation,
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president joe biden signal to reporters, he thought the bill would pass. now it's up to the house of representatives to approve the bill before biden consigned it into law. that vote is tentatively set for friday. rosalind jordan, l 0 washington or nathan, i is a senior associate with the rocky mountain institute and american non profit the promote sustainable energy. he says the bill is a game changer. 3 independent studies have all come out demonstrating that this will reduce emissions in the u. s. by 40 percent compared to 2005 levels. ready so the next decade, which is essentially doubling the emissions reductions in the united states. and it also provides t economic tipping points. and pretty much every single major sector of the u. s. economy. and in particular, sectors where that are high emissions, a big chunk of that funding is going towards clean electricity, 0 carbon,
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clean electricity across the board, solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, you name it. there's also substantial funding for investments in manufacturing. that's one of the big chunks of the still to ensure that the united states can manufacture the bond mental components of the energy transition and the united states that includes again, solar, wind batteries and all of the, the, the smaller sub components that go into those systems there's also substantial investments for communities that traditionally have hosted fossil fuel communities, as well as a number of other investments in the industrial sector, the agricultural sector, and a grab bag of other priorities that are critical driving down us emissions. or frances pricing for it's for, for heat wave of the summer while struggling to cope with it's with drought on record. temperatures are expected to hit 37 degrees celsius in the south. west. many villages have run out of safe drinking water,
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forcing the government to deliver water by truck farm as a feed for livestock is running low, which could cause a milk shortage. italy is also facing a historic straus. plunging water levels have even revealed some relics from the 2nd world war, including a bomb that had to be designated the army had to of acura evacuate around 3000 people from a nearby town. the 450 kilogram explosive was found in italy's longest river, the po which is drying up and the country's worse drought and 70 years. the government has declared a state of emergency 4 areas surrounding the power, which account for roughly a 3rd of italy's agricultural production. while still he had on al jazeera, in that most people assume eladio the columbia. columbia's 1st lift as president is sworn
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n. gustavo petro promises to tackle drug violence and in the quality and in cuba, a bell to put out a massive fire at an oil plant. at least 16 firefighters a missing. ah, the journey has begun the faithful world copies on its way to katha book. your travel package today. hello there. it's a story of exceptional heat across the middle east, with temperatures around iraq, q 8, and iran peaking up into the early fifties. now we're going to see a lot of that heat spread its way further south pushing up temperatures in places like dough her in katara, and a lot of that heat moving its way across it to southern areas of iran in the days the head. but across the levant, it is a much quieter picture temperature sitting here where we expect them to be. they do
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dip down. however, around the caucuses as the wet and windy weather creeps, then within some wet weather, intensify across western areas of yemen. we could see some more flooding here that wet weather as well, putting up into the south west of saudi arabia and those showers in storms join up with a large band of wet weather that we see at this time of year across central africa . it's not as wet does, it has been for the very west, but around central areas like the central african republic and the d r. c. this is where we're going to see the wet weather. over the next few days, we could see some possible flooding for the south of this bone dry conditions for places like namibia am botswana, temperatures. on the up. we see the wet and windy weather pull away from eastern areas of the cape for cape town, sunshine ahead of wet weather. this weekend that to weather update. i saw airway official irvine of the journey. new voices heating up the airway. lot of chinese listeners who, kimberly here where they really think in their own country shifting power basis,
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the rise of citizen journalism has changed everything. how do you happen on social media and the undeniable impact of the mainstream narrative australians with holes with those images front of mine who water very much can put her in the media as well as on the battlefield there. listening post dissect the media on al jazeera lou. wow. the me you're watching to hear a reminder of our top stories this hour. the 1st alice of a fragile face, fire and guns appear to be holding up to the last minute rockets the fill being launched. the thief, far between israel and the group known as ellison in islamic jihad, or p i. j,
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with mediated by egypt with help from the united nations and cut on israel began its attack on friday for he, for palestinians including 15 children have been killed. the israeli government stated with targeting members of islamic jihad, palestinian officials say at least a 3rd of those who died have been civilian. the us senate has passed president george biden's, $450000000000.00 spending package. it aims to fight climate change, lower medicine prices and raise some corporate taxes. democrat vice president come a harris cause the tie breaking funds. arrival armed groups and political factions from chads, a reported to be a step closer to pace. members of the transitional military council, or among those you to sign an agreement here in kata on monday. as mohammed val reports it could in decades of instability. chad may finally be on the brink of
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peace, a government of national unity disarming and integrating fighters and a general amnesty. all set to be among the main articles of the long awaited peace agreement. to be slightly cut up, the talks got off to a difficult start in march from factions walked out demanding greater presentation . they assisted members of the transitional military council or t. m. c. not run for office. there is a commitment from the government. so what if you look at the rebels side, the issues that is a way to begin to get very complicated because you have new demand going to like the mama they be shouldn't stand for reelection or return of these assets. you have to reconcile the competing drivers. we even between the opposition i want because while the might be for me, for the position you have about 40 experience in, in the process into how the draft agreement is meant to pave the way for a national dialogue later this month. and the new constitution,
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chad has been locked in internal conflict for city decades. edris debbie came to power in 1991 in a military coup and served as president until his death last year. fighting among alms group has hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. when his father died, 37 year old mohammed debbie took over as president and heads. the 15 member transition military council was his creditors with bringing rifle the militia to the negotiation table. but the absence of some of the main opposition figures from the signing on monday, and he kindles doubts about the sustainability of the deal and move a has a, a done so for the one, things may go the way the military won't just. but if the talks and don't fail, the groups that of refusing to recognize the military council continued to do so, the country will enter into a new conflict and they have sizeable forces, if not weapons. and chad is surrounded by countries that are unstable. so without
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reconciliation, chances of sliding back to a major conflict is hi. chad is one of the poorest countries in the side. and with decades of drought and ahmed conflict, it is in urgent need of stability. mohammed von alicio or kenyans head to the polls on tuesday to vote in a closely fort presidential election. the 2 front front runners, promising to tackle widespread corruption, but critic say the roles and previous scandal had governments have cause doubt home the credibility malcolm web reports from nairobi. this new highway running through nairobi is the most expensive road per kilometer ever built in kenya. it's initial cost of nearly $600000000.00 rose by about a 3rd with little explanation given by the government. anti corruption activists say just the latest overpriced infrastructure project, enriching corrupt politicians. most road uses
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a still stuck in traffic on the old road, unable to afford the toes and motor by taxi drivers like duncan, a callo aren't allowed to use it very much. what what the problem kenyan to do to vote in general elections on tuesday. the empty graft commission recommended $241.00 candidates be disqualified from running because of corruption. but almost all of them have been allowed to run, and it has been always questions about where he got his wealth corruptions, candles have been the subject of many of pantry disorders. political cartoons is often drawn both of the main contenders for president, former prime minister royal over dinner, and deputy president william retail, they've all been kind implicated. and part of the system that has been looting from canyon for a long time. one of the reasons why can you develop sort of what
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a calling pace you know, when it would be running in a lot of our resources actually not spent on ourselves spend on the crop. and politicians, when riley dingo was prime minister, some of his family members were implicated in scandal stolen a subsidy, do been telling is supported. he's the one who can play corrupt to the main kinds of corruption. and both of them. denial of 10. now william roots over school day may subsidies as agriculture minister. he's also promising to fight corruption. 8 he's been deputy president for the last 9 years during which activist se corruption has balloon as have borrowing to funded china and the money to build a new highway. one of several costly infrastructure projects built by the government, a router and outgoing president who can yetta when the president ministration was,
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was elected for every $100.00 off of tax collections. debts obviously was 20 d. it's close to $56.00. and now that can continue forever, because then it means that they didn't sufficient money. luckily, pay for the publics, but it says, or more bordering is going to talk to dictates. meanwhile, candidates, promising to tackle this flooring cost of living, things may get worse before they get better. you know, i m f ones kenya to end food and fuel subsidies to prevent upset crisis. officials in the incoming government will expect their share of patronage. kenya faces a massive economic challenge. whatever the next leader does, kenyans will likely pay the price. malcolm web al jazeera nairobi, can you go to the columbia? his 1st lift as president, has been sworn into office in front of thousands of supporters in bogota. gustavo petro promised to reshape the deeply polarized country with
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a long list of social and economic reforms. the former ripple fighter, defeated business magnates, rodolfo hernandez, and june. petro says he will reopen diplomatic relations with venezuela. general, i see a list of all. i want to tell all colombians listening at boulevard plaza, its surroundings and all the columbia and abroad that today our 2nd opportunity begins and we have earned it. you have earned your effort was worth it. time for change, our future hasn't been written or to me. hello sandra ren p, as he has more from boca, it has been a day of the excitement, hope and truly great expectations. further supporters of gustavo pedro whose c as government, and he had ministration as that through turning point in that columbia country that has been a long ruled by conservative policies and consider consecutive conservative
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governments. tens of thousands of colombians had flooded the streets of downtown book that this was a 1st for a swearing in ceremony in the country. and she called her for a unity. he said that he, it will defend the constitution. and also said that dialogue will be his method and that he will do everything in his power to reach national agreement set to move forward. there are many reforms. he said that this country needs 1st and foremost to respond to that, to the basic economics and social needs of many columbia. and he will also try to reach total peace in the country. calling for a new piece negotiation with the remaining arm group, the year len, and also to start a dialogue with drug trafficking groups that operate in many parts of the country
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is a very, very ambitious program and a one that the people here are expecting eagerly expecting to start working and hoping that it will fulfill the promises of reducing and equality and, and making a more equal country. if we're all colombians a large fire at a cuban oil depot with gradually being brought under control with help from mexico and venezuela. the blaze was caused by a lightning strike at a storage facility in the city of mac, hans us, at least one person has died and more than 120 people have been injured. 16 fire fighters missing the accident comes as cuba struggles with fuel shortages in august and has more from close to the thing of the fire. as you can see right behind me, there's a huge plume of smoke coming out from one of the tanks that still burnings. there are 8 that called super time, because each of which has approximately $50000.00 kill him at trick tons
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of petroleum. to avoid exploded the 17 firefighters one has been confirmed that the other 16 i'm missing. i think it's safe to say the expectation is very low, that they are alive because they would just meet those away from one of those times trying to dallas it with water to stop it exploding when it exploded. so these people will have been incinerated. the president of cuba met today with family members and those who are still not confront that missing cuba, aust, humana serenade is a very proud country. this is a country that does ask for a business. it really, really needs it. boy, does it need it? they low on the tech, new technology and also experience in dealing with them for this mostly this is the biggest industrial fire this this countries ever faced. the venezuelan firefighters and the mexican specialists arrived hours ago. and they,
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they not only have with them the know how to deal with this, you know, big oil producing nations. but they also have technology and that crucially the materials that are needed to put out fires of this magnitude with unemployment and poverty on the rise cells and so of roman catholics and argentina have gathered at a bonus. it is church to celebrate saint caetano is the patron saint of brit and work. the crowd was joined by political movements on a march to the city center. daniel swine le reports ah, worshippers came in their thousands, some queuing overnight to ensure access to the patron saint of britain work. some to give thanks. others to ask for help. inflation last month was at 8 percent on employment, poverty and homelessness. arising, a bone lane down here, the bread that feeds us is harder to find every day because of the suffocating
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inflation. and that generates misery. oh, the covey pandemic means this ceremony has been postponed for the past 2 years. during which time the economic situation for many argentines has only worsened. good. i've been coming for 23 years to give thanks for everything i have for everything. the saints given me. yes ha, ha guys, i come to give tanks for the jobs. my children have got and for my health, st. cash it down was born to a noble family in italy, in the late 15th century, he promoted a spiritual life and he said to have given his family's wealth to the poor before dying of grief over the corruption he saw all around him. he was canonized in 1671, and the church and his name established by italian immigrants who came to argentina at the end of the 19th century times at ha from with the economy not delivering. i love thousands of argentines, of putting their faith in their religion in
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a saint lay believe will supply them with red amber. willis shippers will later joined by social movements and trade unions to march to the centric. when osiris also to demand work and bread, a more stable life. oh my god, got you the, i mean, we're part of the 10000000 argentines who work in the informal sector, which is why on sancho latino day were joining with all other social movements to ask for peace, bread, land, housing, and work not a lack was i don't want to the bread as recyclers, we noticed that everything is more expensive. nothing to day is worth what it used to be. the country is crippled with debt. the government has had 3 economy ministers in the month, increasingly frustrated. many ordinary argentines, a forced to seek solutions wherever they can. i find the route 01.
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