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no, i'm happy about it and i did get assume issues on counting the cost, the u. n. a just tax on the profits of oil and gas giants. could it help ease the energy crisis? biden signs a bill to boost chip reduction. who's winning the semiconductor rate? and video game fails? diff is it game over for the pandemic boom? counting the cost on al jazeera. we know what's happening in our region. we know how to get to play through that others and not a far as i said, i'm going or the way that you tell the story is what can make a difference with donald trump is being investigated for possibly breaching u. s. espionage laws. after the f b, i found classified documents as far to her. ah,
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hello, there, i'm histology. attain this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up, i claimed ortho salman rushdie is on a ventilator after he was stabbed on stage at an event in new york state. the u. s . congress approves a sweeping bill that intrigues the largest a federal invest investment in tackling climate change. and colombia is 1st ever left us president appoints new chiefs of the military and police as the promises to reshape the country. ah, for me you as president donald trump is suspected of violating the espionage act after the f. b. i c's to classified documents from his florida state. earlier this week. the list of documents reported the intrudes material relating to nuclear weapons. how does your castro reports from washington, dc?
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how do you feel mister dove? never before has a former u. s. president. been suspected of violating the espionage act, a into the warrant, authorizing the f. b i search of trump, the state. trump may have kept documents that could endanger national security and may have destroyed or concealed presidential records. this week, federal agents removed 11 sets of classified documents for mar lago. 4 sets were labeled top secret, and reportedly may contain information about nuclear weapons. many lesser people have gotten prosecuted for doing a small fraction of what it appears that donald trump has done, which is taken the single most highly classified documents united states government has had taken and taking them to his home. others. these documents relate to french president emanuel micron and to trump pardoning of his close associates. roger
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stone drum says he declassified all materials he and aids took from the white house . he and republican supporters called the investigation a political witch hunt president. donald trump is job idence most likely as political opponent in 2024. and this is less than $100.00 days from critical mid term elections. the f. b, i rate of president trump is a complete abuse and overreach of its authority. the department of justice says it and the f. b, i are acting independently. biden has remained silent. and while some democrats say this is trump getting his do others urge caution. i think for the most part, people want to see the process play out. i agree with that, i don't want to interfere with law enforcement is doing, but i think it would be wrong to take the position because this person is a former president. you know, we should look the other way when there could be violations of a law. the justice department must now decide whether to charge trump with a crime, which would be a 1st in american history. and the decision would be further complicated if trump
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now says he is running for president again. because charging a political candidate could be seen as election interference. heidi jo castro al jazeera washington acclaimed uncontroversial ortho salman rushdie is on the ventilator and unable to speak. after being stabbed literary event in new york state. that's according to his agent who also says the rice has suffered a wound to his liver and may lose an eye. police have arrested a 24 year old man christian telling me reports from new york. he came to give a lecture about freedom of expression in the united states, but left on a stretcher headed to hospital and emergency surgery. police say the celebrated author, salman rushdie was stabbed in the mac and the abdomen. witnesses say it happened quickly. she had just walked onto the stage, was still being introduced less than a minute before the event began. after the event began and a man rushed from this audience up on to the stage and started punching or stabbing
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. it wasn't quite clear, but there was clearly some sort of blood or red liquid going in many directions. a collective sigh of shock from the audience with rusty's alleged assailant was quickly taken into police custody in the attack to cried by local leaders. we are undeterred in our commitment to make sure that we call it out. we condemn what happened. we condemn all violence and we want people to feel that freedom to speak and to write truth. salman rushdie was forced into hiding in 1989 after his book. the satanic verses was denounced by the iranian liter, ayatollah hala khomeini. many considered the book blasphemous in its portrayal of the prophet mohammed. but even before khomeini's ruling, it had sparked protest and been banned. in several countries,
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a bounty of $3000000.00 was offered to anyone that would kill the british author. but even as rusty was being burned and apogee, he was celebrated in the west and later knighted by great brin, many in the city did not believe that it amounted to an act of blasphemy. nor indeed, did many in the world believed that he deserved to die for it. but those voices of moderation, and indeed, those voices are more of sexual dispensation was crushed. more recently, russia could often be seen a public advance. the lecture was expected to focus on the role of the united states as a home for free expression and an asylum for writers and other artists in exile. kristen salumi al jazeera new york. i'll treat a policy is from the quincy institute and he says, the attackers, motivations are still not clare. he would most likely be born on the same year that
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the iranian government, essentially to clear that they are not going to be seeking sell on rashid death. and they're not going to be aiding anyone else to do so either it's not a full rescinding of the fact was because the facts were belongs to the top line, cannot be rescinded by the state, according to iranian practices. but they took this distance things from edge as part of a tree condition for the iranians and the united kingdom to restore diplomatic release. and ever since the picture against my rush, the seems to have been quite significant. but clearly not enough. there's still been elements inside of the iranian state that nevertheless are speaking of that. as well as if it is still fully part of the volume, a policy. we don't know more, we have no indications as to whether this person has issued any suite from social
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media or if you had left something to explain why he did this. i committed this crime, but it does appear unlikely that it is completely disconnected from the picture. the larger picture which range is not just from the original fact for against him by i for the whole maybe, but also efforts by other groups later groups shaking his assassination and the u. s. house of representatives has approved the biggest climate package in the country as history and being seen as a major victory for president joe biden. the motion is adopted. the $370000000000.00 will be set aside to fight climate change. most of that money will come from tax reforms including a new 15 percent minimum tax on large corporations. invest is looking to pull money to clean energy will also be rewarded with a decade of federal subsidies. the senate passed the bill and that will now be sent
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to biden, to sign into law with a final passage of the inflation reduction act. in the house of representatives, the american people are going to see lower prescription drug prices, lower health care costs, and lower energy costs and big corporations are finally got to start to pay their fair share. those that are paying 0 dollars in federal income tax will now have to pay a minimum tax. and americans going to take the most aggressive action we've ever taken in confronting the climate crisis and strengths in the energy security of america and the world. quite frankly. how south are have in new york urging parents to get their children vaccinated against polio after the virus was detected in the cities wastewater and being seen as another sign, the potentially did the disease as quiet the spreading amongst unvaccinated people . polio mainly affects children and can cause breathing issues and permanent paralysis. dozens of women in afghanistan who held
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a red protest and couple just days before the 1st anniversary of the taliban returned to power. about 40 demonstrates as they marched on the education ministry chanting, bread work and freedom fighters beat some of the women and fired up into the as a break up, the protest since taking backpack the taliban has cracked down on women's. right. well, that's kind of stone is also facing one of the wild, west humanitarian crises. the u. n says up to 25000000 afghans on our living in poverty. children are the most vulnerable, many at risk of malnutrition and the challenges keep piling up. unicef has received only 40 percent of its funding appeal for this year. a warning you may find some images disturbing, and there are some a bunch of aids report from the remote co, jani district in eastern afghanistan, severely malnourished, born and the weight. fighting for every breath seems repeated at almost every
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hospital in a wilderness done. unicef says children are the most vulnerable oversee hunger, this spread of preventable disease. we've just got a nationwide measles outbreak under control because we've been doing campaigns. but now we have an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea which is weakening already weak bodies. and here we are in the hospital, we're seeing children with severe acute malnutrition and complications with pneumonia. measles, you name it. we're hearing stories of mothers sending children to school in the morning crying with hunger. how many of these girls had breakfast? although it was just a piece of bread and some green tea. the morning session is for girls and 200 are taught by 11 teachers. at the only high school jumped a letter for the 3500 boys in the afternoon session. there are 18 teachers
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i not graduated from this makes you school has been in this state for the past 12 years. he's now a volunteer teacher. although against the taliban an older girl education, she says, even if they came to school, there is no tend to accommodate them that way and i'm that i'm too young that she is better. my message to the world is that they should unfreeze or reserve. i got to get them if they're not going to help us, they should at least do that and them so that we build our country with our own money i embarked. and my message to islam comer leaders is to fix our schools, will build classrooms and get us teachers and help us get an education. it's not just health and education though. in addition to crippling sanctions on of gone. it's fun since that i live on take over the countries facing a number of challenges which are contributing to your humanity and catastrophe. the drought that this country is facing is the worst in the last few decades. and
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people are having to send their children to sleep on an empty stomach. until a few years ago these fields were green. but the changing weather patterns, me no snow in the winter, and no rain during summer. about in land and contaminated water, it brings disease. o, sending children in the crypt and short staffed hospitals to cycle of misery in the country under leadership learning to govern, abandon by the rest of the world. oh, from a job down to the whole journey of venison. now one person has been killed and dozens injured, and spain after strong winds was part of a stage to collapse at an electronic music festival and to euro near the city of valencia. at least 40 people were reported injured. 3 of them seriously. organizers of the medusa son beach festival say they devastated when the event has been suspended. a man and montenegro has shot dead. 10 people including 2
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children. witnesses say the 34 year old was firing randomly at people in the streets of setting. here he was killed and a gun battle of police. 6 people were wounded including an officer. local media say the gunman went on a rampage after a family dispute. on still ahead here on out was era serially owns president accuses opponents of trying to topple the government after days of protests. and they paid for homes, but got something else. well, talk to property buyers and china as developers and leave them in the last ah well can see your world's weather ups it. hi everyone. nice to see you still a legacy of showers for that southeast corner of australia. no for adelaide over about the past week 2 weeks we've had showers in the forecast. but finally,
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some dry spells coming on sunday with the high of 16 degrees, also drying off across perth after that weather maker move through the height of 19 degrees. it's really tasmania, it's going to see the worst of the weather here. we've got a weather maker just swirling around so that spinning rain and wind. and so for hobart, i think wind gusts on sunday, up to 70 kilometers per hour. next up we're going to new zealand that a lot to talk about. pretty calm across both the north and south islands. but this run of rain here in the tasman. see we're keeping tabs on that. this will become a story for new zealand in the dates to come. so check back with us for the latest on that se, asia western portions of sumatra, java and borneo are getting pelted with rain. but i got to take you further toward the north, that tropical storm racing away from tokyo. we did have some landside warnings in play here. and then we've got a clutch of storms just away from beijing where there is a red rainstorm warning in play. that slug of rain will move into the korean
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hello there, i miss dorothy at hay in durham. let's remind you about stories here. for me, you as president, donald trump is suspected of violating the espionage act. after the f. b, i seized classified documents from his florida state. this week, they reportedly include material relation to nuclear weapons. the author's salman rushdie is on a ventilator. after being stabbed, asked missionary event in new york stays. his agent says he suffered injuries to his arm and abdomen and may lose. and i suspect has been arrested. the us house of representatives has approved at the biggest climate package in the country's history. it's being seen as a major victory for president joe biden. $370000000000.00 will be set aside to fight climate change. on meanwhile, thousands of people and northern students are still waiting for help. after flash flood swept through river nile stays across the country. the floods have already
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killed at least 50 people, and destroyed a thousands of homes. him morgan reports from bourbon in riverdale state. this is all that remains of nasa morales is home in mccaleb in northern sedan. the walls and roofs collapsed after heavy rains and flash floods and reverie miles spades, leaving him and his family with nowhere to go to lie. if we're going to win the haga, we lost everything, there's nothing left. we have to start from scratch. we need a lot of things, food, clean, water, turns for shelter. any kind of assistance we can get with feel like we're being ignored and you could rain again or any time. at least 3000 homes have been damaged by the floods in mccaleb this week. the government has declared be affected areas disasters. owens. can you match angelie and her 16 year old daughter have been sleeping out in the open after their home was washed away. she is struggling to adapt to their new reality. yet alive, armand warren. we need food and something to drink, but we also need
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a concrete place to stay. one of our houses completely destroyed and we used beds to make a shelter for my disabled daughter, having them in the sun. and when i get up out of the beds, won't protect us from the rains to come on the other. the floods have also destroyed shops, so people can't replace their possessions if appeal to the government for assistance. however, aid is due to arrive. many of these families have been relying on donations of food and clothes from other families. the government has set up emergency centers, but those here said the response is too slow. the town sewage system is damaged prompting fears of an outbreak of what's up on diseases. and honey and fumes. clifford how mamma, the damage to the sewage system is, was in the shortage of food and water. yanine is stagnant water will bring mosquitoes and we don't have mosquito net hialeah also, we hope the government sends health supplies to prevent the outbreak of disease in new and dark ham. mama, more rain is forecast for the coming days. people here sate without help. the
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already dire situation will only get worse. he been morgan august era. mccaleb river in all states. or mexico has sent hundreds of troops to the border town of student juarez after a prison riot and related violence on the streets that killed 11 people. $300.00 soldiers of arrived with another $300.00 expected to follow. the violence started inside a jail on thursday when 2 people died and a confrontation between rival gangs. 9 more people were later killed by suspected gang members in the town, including civilians. on columbia, as new leftist government has moved to restart, peace talks with the last gorilla group. 3 years after they were suspended, negotiates is met with representatives of the l. n, or the national liberation army, and havana. after that meeting, the peace commissioner said the necessary steps would be taken to revive talks. it's understood those willing to lifting arrest warrants for guerrillas living in exxon in cuba. talk stalls in 2019 after
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a rebel bomb attack and vulgar killed 20 police cadets columbia as new president has also appointed new chiefs of the military and police. gustavo petro says, he chose these officials because they have not been accused of corruption nor human rights violations. the left politician was torn into office earlier this week, his promise to reshape the polarized country with a long list of social and economic reform. luckily to have the new commanders who will lead columbia as public forces are lined with the human security politics goals. we promised and that we want to turn into a reality to guarantee peace, a decrease in violence and crime, and respect towards human rights and citizens. freedoms as every democracy should the u. s. is set to investigate whether a venezuelan cargo plane has links to iran's revolutionary god. the boeing 747, which used to belong to iran has been held in argentina since june. venezuela has demanded its return. daniel schriner reports from buenos aires. the boeing 747300
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has been held in argentina since june. it said it was carrying car parts. it belongs to the venezuelan cargo company, am for thor. we've bought it from the iranian baja hair back at the end of 2021. the argentine authorities have allowed 12 of the original 19 crew to leave the country of the 7 that remain. we of, in us wayland and poor iranian among them is the pilot's gollum rissa, gast semi who the united states accuses of being a former member of the cuts force of the iranian revolutionary god. they accused that organisation of being a terror organization is reported about the f. b i working with argentina, authorities have already searched the play. israel says at least some of the crew are involved in trafficking arms to syria and has the law in lebanon. iran denies any involvement in terrorism while there had been angry protest outside the
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argentine embassy in caracas with the venezuelan authorities demanding that the plane be returned. no man, it's incomplete. 2 months have passed since the hijacking of the venezuelan and radiant pilots in argentina. and nobody has done anything from here from this congress of social movements. i asked for the support of the social trade unions, political movements and patriotic people of argentina. for the rescue of that plane, for the release of the hijacked pilots, i asked for the support of argentina. oh, to see there isn't a difficult situation being phrased by the united states, which it relies upon for economic support, while angering of an, a sway law, one of his key allies in the region down to fly. the al jazeera, when osiris and full me us national security advisor, john bolton, has described an alleged plot to kill him as tantamount to an act of war. and an exclusive interview with al jazeera bolton says, the evidence is overwhelming. washington accuses the iranian revolutionary god,
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men this around per se, being involved in that plan proceeded to say it was probably in retaliation for the 2020 us drones strike. the killed around a late hour could 4th. lita, cousin, cilla money. bolton also spoke about the f b i such if for the present donald trump, the florida home, i think be charging documents that the u. s. department of justice filed last week and were unsealed a few days ago presented an overwhelming case that this is the government of iran targeting a former government official and his case me to, to try and attempt to assassinate. and as the charging document indicates, and as others have said, this, this threat extends well beyond me. a former secretary of defense mark esper, former secretary of state, mike pompei, when number of other people whose names have not really become public or targets of
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the iranian government. and i think it's, it's very serious, it's tam out really to an active war by iran against the united states. at the same time that the, the, the us government is being urged to get back into the 2015 nuclear deal with iran, which i think is a huge mistake. sarah lyons, president julia's mother beer has vowed to punish those responsible for deadly protests in recent days. at least $27.00 people were killed, including 6 policemen. many people are angry, they are about rising prices. but the president says the demonstrations were part of the plot to overthrow the government. i'm an address reports now from freedom. hello, serial unions. president julius mud bure says the violence was premeditated, and designed to topple his government. he caused the protest. her sor insurrection is for the full force of the law. we'd be brought to bear on all those persons who attacked and killed police officers. they des,
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sponsors, and our collaborators will not go unpunished. guy will also be if for investigation into the death of ordinary citizens who lost their lives in this senseless violence incited by those are known persons the practice of some of the most violent sanity on the scene. in peacetime, the government says the opposition is to blame, but the opposition rejects that accusation. they say that governments bad economic policies are disposable, has been for years since they came to power. they haven't done anything to move the needle in the right direction. so that's not an excuse many businesses have remained shut as security forces patrol the street a 12 hour curfew is still in force across the country. saroyan,
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like most african countries heavily rely on imports. and because of its current supply challenges, the countries also suffering from inflation with more than half the population living below the poverty line, people here finding it increasingly difficult to afford even the basics, like for the protest come 10 months before the countries general elections that are really concerns here. the election process could be mod by the violence seen in the past few days. how many degrees al jazeera frito said you're a worsening crisis and stalled construction projects and china is spilling over into the banking sector, triggering warnings as broad as systemic risks. but it's also left many people who bought unfinished times high and dry with sun considering drastic measures. 100 fuck reports from running in southern china. lanning, the cancer of one c province is like many fast growing cities in china. on the outskirts clusters of residential projects scatter the landscape except there's
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little sign of work going on at most sites. one build a we spoke to couldn't say white, young shill. i don't know where the work is when i've only been here for 2 days. this developments north of manning was launched in 2019. it was due for completion this year. so we've seen a sign of the front of the site and it says that the developers run out of funds and it doesn't have money to pay for materials for workers. and so work has been completely halted here. the day we visit one homeowner called alum meets us. he doesn't want us to show his face on camera. if he is, authorities might punish him for it. alarm runs a street store for living. he took out a bank loan and paid more than a 1000000. he won or about a $150000.00 for a home here. don't give a day. we borrowed high and low to buy this home and to put the children to school . but know something like this happened. so i don't know what to say that i know
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a father of to alum is buried in mortgage bills. he's now thinking of moving in to an empty shell with his family. didn't go young. so if we don't have access to water or electricity, we will rely on ourselves will use budget to make do that, why come in partial scared, it will be dangerous. when i him, we've no choice, even if it's dangerous. either way, we are dead stall projects and more than 90 cities and china have triggered a wave of strikes. hundreds of thousands of people are simply refusing to keep up payments. it's paul pressure on the banking system. but there been many cases also of desperate homebuyers with nowhere else to go squatting, an unfinished developments so far the government struggle to resolve the issue. it won't handle well. are this good wills? a spell, a great deal of all instability bearing in mind that the coming national party august in november would set to reaffirm the 3rd curve for presidency given so
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obviously presidency that's of all the saga to spoil the broth. all those like alum hope for is for work to get back on track and eventually to have a finished home for his family to live in. patrick, fog, al jazeera manning, china, a suspected bank robin in italy has landed in hospital after the tunnel. he was digging collapsed. investigators are looking into the possibility that he and 3 other men were trying to borrow their way into a bank. near the vast, again, offices arrested the 3 other suspects and tally newspapers, say the men wanted to stage the heist this weekend of the holiday, natalie. ah, hello there. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. former us president donald trump is suspected violating the espionage act after the f. b. i seized classified documents from his florida state this week.
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