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now, in the name of cost and efficiency, some of them want to stay there. but what if holding trials in cyberspace denies defendants the right to a fair hearing, and remove safeguards against abuse. people in power investigates on line justice, honor jazeera, ah, celebrations, as william router is declared winner penny is inaction, pledging transparency. and to work with the opposition, our country is at that stage where we need or hands on deck ah, montana. this is al jazeera alive from london was coming up. taliban fighters
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marked the anniversary of their return to power. but one year on tens of millions in afghanistan face extreme hunger. and the rights of women have been reversed. extra prison time for me in mars, i'm sounds who she the aster leader has been found guilty on corruption charges and poland puts up $200000.00 reward for information assigned to struggle to find out what's killed and 10 tons of fish on the german polish border ah, 10 years deputy leader william router has been declared to come to his next president almost a week after kenyans went to the polls. rudo fought a tight race against veteran opposition, leader rider, a dingo. but he edged out just slightly with 50.49 percent of the vote against adding is 48.5 percent with announcement was delayed because of scuffles inside the
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vote. counting center, after 4 of the 7 members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the result . catherine sawyer begins our coverage from nairobi. ah, it is a week of intrigue and anxiety. as canyons waited for the presidential results to be announced. yamato was declared, rena. he got about 7000000 votes, his rival rayleigh, dinger, came 2nd and immediately disputed the results. as a dingus supporters disrupted the ceremony. cows broke out several people were injured. some said they would not let the electoral commission chair declared the winner. police were brought in to try and calm the situation. it had been a very tense time. both leaders have media and also the so it's going to be interesting to see how people, the expectation will be managed. 7,
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electro commissioner, sit on the board, 4 of them have raised questions about the integrity of the poll. they said they were dissatisfied by the exercise, but only the chair can declare that we now. we cannot take ownership of the results that is going to be announced because of the appeared nature which this results have been handled. the sacrifices may when things meet up, the new president, a lack spoke, striking a conciliatory call, saying he will walk with all canyons. i want to promise that i will well with all the elected leaders and only doesn't can so that you can find
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a country that leaves nobody behind. a dangerous ally see, the pawn was not free and fair. many canyons who support him are disappointed. we'd want to verify them was we verify them, we will be able to know and to tell her kind of because i deserve that is not verifiable. is not a result. i think is next to me will be to head to the supreme court. he has 7 days to file his petition. cathy sawyer, alta 0, nairobi. this is the 1st election, riley dingo has contested and lost. now many of his supporters, so they won't accept william rooters their president harrow. matessa has more from case to move a dingo stronghold where purchase broke out as the tale was announced. ah, as soon as william router was decayed, visited in it, ran out in to support his in the struggle to soon reacted with anger. may believe
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that this election was stolen, police fire to tear gas to dismiss them. not like does that, let me go? i was the brother of daniel, i. this was the 5th time, better opposition, even though didn't to has run for the top job. and last, even though this time he had the backing of outgoing leader who looking at people. yeah, i innocent written president with one of them. i wanted to know on the campaign trail, but didn't promise to help king and struggling against the rising cost of living, as well as tackling corruption and foreign debt. it was a tightly contested election, and some parts of the country are tense. with the little commission split and the
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results likely to be challenged in court. exactly. what will happen next here among the dig, a supporters remains and clear how to match us out is era key soon. king. israel's military is reported that a number of soldiers had been wounded in a shooting, had happened in the village of to come in the occupied west bank is where the security forces have rated the village in response as well as called up additional troops is where a media says the shooting took place from a car. one of the soldiers is reportedly in critical condition. ah, taliban fighters have held victory parade in the afghan capital to mock a year since they seized power fighters and their supporters, pirated banners and flags through cargo on foot icicles and motorcycles. one group marched past the former u. s. embassy. the taliban captured cavil. after enlightening offensive,
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just as us troops were preparing to leave the country all to 2 decades program, we are very happy. we always had a vision of free and prosperous afghanistan. mattie's what we fought for over the past 20 years today. same result of the struggle is like a dream come true. all of our drains and hopes of turn drama to with the grace of god. or taliban takeover fundamentally transformed afghanistan over night. but the group has struggled to govern and remains isolated internationally that sent its economy into a tailspin and ordinary afghans are struggling more than ever. for 2 decades the country relied on foreign aid, but much of this has been caught and television has been unable to access $9000000000.00. a frozen central bank reserves work is hard to come by with the unemployment rate predicted to reach up to 40 percent by the end of the year, a threefold increase on 2021. agencies say a staggering 97 percent of the population will soon be living below the poverty
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line with extreme hunger, already threatening the lives of 20000000 people. all this life remains drastically different for women and girls who bought from secondary education and most work. they must be accompanied by mail, guardians, for all but short journeys and are required to cover their faces in public. someone . bon jovi has more from couple a real sound in the blend is done, the musician and driver, after has lived in refugee camps and his childhood. he's among the more than 3000000 people displaced in london on market the among care of the whole before it was good. but now life just passes us by before we could find some food for our children. but the change in government means there is no work now a year to go tens of thousands of people headed for the voters. as provinces fell to the taliban, many in cobbled rushed to the airport as the rest and by government collapsed.
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after taking refuge abroad a shotgun, he denied that he escaped the suitcases full of cash. more than 100000 people left during the abrupt bedroll of foreign forces. the economy collapsed and the u. s. for billions of dollars of foreign reserves. the u. s. nitro alliance spent an estimated $300000000.00 a day every day for 2 decades. but basic such as road schools, hospitals are either non existent or in poor shape. since the taliban took over, that money has stopped coming in. and thousands of professionals have less human rights watch as it used to taliban of a long list of abuses, restricting the rights of women and girls, suppressing media feed him and detaining, torturing and executing critics, and perceived opponents all allegations. the taliban denies. didn't move. i'm calling to do some other areas, things a good we're trying to improve. but we should also take into account the problems of the corona virus, the suspension of foreign aid, freezing of money,
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the problems in banking drought. all of these together had increased the problems for the people of afghanistan. for those who left life not easy, more than half the 20000 enough, gone to reach the u. k. are still in temporary accommodation with a lack of prospects abroad. and many faith harris meant and the threat of detention cut over home for support. true. i lost everything, including my restaurant. i planned to go to europe, so i went to turkey. unfortunately, they captured us and deported us to iran. thank god. now we are in her home and i will never go anywhere else. in a year, security has improved, but poverty and desperation have increased in my little above 6 international recognition, there are some concessions. it seems unwilling to make summer job with other 0 covers. in the last few days, afghanistan's leaders have been addressing the accusations made against them. a foreign ministry spokesman told a summer binge of age that a lot of the country's economic problems began during the u. s. occupation. they
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have decided on a path of collective punishment for the people of afghanistan with steps such as sanctions on trade, on banking and overall country, the state of lands them the freezing of assets, the black, las so people are banks and companies do not have the confidence and are afraid that if they do deal with the state and the government of afghanistan, that they will face similar sanctions when it comes to hospitals. schools, infrastructure, basic infrastructure, nothing was built over the last 20 years of occupation. it was all an artificial or economy that collapsed overnight. another governess, moving on the path towards self sufficiency, many afghans you fled during the takeover last year, trying to bring their families to the us. the migration process is fraught with confusion and frustration, mostly jordan report. this is
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a picture of my mother, my younger brother who isn't a u. s. right now. and this is an eat party at home at muslims, family, home and cobble in august 2021. 2 weeks before the taliban toppled the civilian government. could you see the signs? yes, but i didn't expect it to happen in like 2 weeks. i was thinking maybe this take say, probably another year at least. but after months of fighting, the taliban returned to power on august 15th. any one with ties to the u. s. was now considered an enemy of the state, the by debt ministration promised to help those who worked with the americans during 20 years of war. you have heard her say, for the better part of a year now, and that the united states has an enduring commitment not only to the people of afghanistan, ah, but of course, to american citizens, to a lawful permanent residence on some $1300.00 of whom we have helped
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transport out about janice in over the course of the past year, but also to ah, ask ins to whom we have a special emit. the u. s. has re settled more than 80000 afghans, but critics say many more are still in limbo. that's because the u. s. as immigration system wasn't designed to handle thousands of emergency residency permit refugee applications and visas to those who worked with the u. s. military all at the same time. in order for any of these 3 pathways to work, there needs to be a plan to get people out and moving out. and, and that plan is going to need significant political backing by the administration and it to be the highest priority. otherwise, it's not going to happen. must moaned, an american citizen for more than 10 years used his connections to help his brother
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escape during the final days of the u. s. military evacuation. now he's trying to bring his fiance and his mother a former girl school principal to the us. she helped you with her with women in afghanistan and lager province, the how the purity from czech republic. she was the director of woman's affair, defended the, the democratic values that america was promoting there. the women have been living in a temporary shelter and cutter since april. no one can tell them when they can fly to the u. us with mac. mont has a message for the secretary of state. if i am that offer shall, and i tell you under process, we don't know if and when this is going to be done. how would you feel about it? a call to the us to help hom at most, most family and every other afghan family fearful about life under taliban rule. rosalind l 0 washington. so to come around here, it fuels a held for some of the $41.00 people killed during a fight and stampeded
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a church in egypt. and after 3 weeks stranded on an island without food or water, that 9 syrian migrants finally taken in vital parties. ah, let's get going with your weather update and we'll kick this one off in asia pacific. so this slug of rain brought some pretty good downpours to north korea some spots we saw more than 200 millimeters of rain. that energy has now shifted into japan's main island of honshu, but really top to bottom across japan, unsettled conditions except for this little bubble where we've got tokyo x of sun and cloud 36 degrees that could possibly be your 16th day this year above 35 then the rain moves, and so that kicks down your temperatures to 30 degrees on thursday. some soaking
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rains to be found in indo. china is stretching from mo, cham in city. right through to bangkok, darker the blue. the more intense that rain is falling off to australia, we go that weather front. basically we have tropical moisture meeting up with a cold front and that's dumped quite a bit of rain, especially north of perth. that's a forecast on tuesday. here we are on wednesday is moving further toward the east in the byte, so once again, gloomy conditions for adelaide or the past week or 2 it's been a shower picture that continues. rain also pours into tasmania back to the here. now on tuesday, a lot of rain come in for this southern lp's cross saw the south island of new zealand. could see about half a meter of rain here. take care, we'll see you soon. bye for now. ah. what is the ocean witnessed plainness? witness. difference is witness. change. witness. happiness. witness?
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because of scuffles inside the vote. counting center. after 4 of 7 members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the result that you will fears of further violence and allegations of vote rigging taliban fighters of hell, victory parade in the afghan capital to mark a years since they seized power fighters and their supporters, pirated banners and flags through come on foot bicycles and measures a caught me in my has convicted as to leader unsung sushi in more corruption cases. adding 6 years to her prison sentence, the charges rate to accusations that she was building a home with money from charitable donations. so she has already been convicted in connection with other minor offenses. she was deposed in february last year when the military turn to seize power. teaching is falling developments from bangkok as 77 years old. this really takes uncensored she out of the political picture for
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quite some time to come in. and i think this is what everyone was expecting she's facing in total 19 cases for arranger of charges, including the ones to day for corruption or sewing in the court to day nap it. or they her case. they have evidence in a case which has been brought against her for misuse of a state helicopter. there have been cases about the misuse of walkie talkies. i'm really, i think what we're seeing here is a continuation of the process which we've seen since the coo of the military, who have just thrown charges against her, trying to remove it. they know that if a, in an electoral stand up, she would defeat them again. they have promised elections by the autumn of 2023. we've heard from men on lie the senior general in charge of the military, john to add that he will go ahead with that in the last couple of weeks. if uncensored she was to remain in the political sphere at that stage, it would be
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a very difficult obstacle to come. so what this does is remove her further and further away. or there are still several more cases that she'll need to face in the coming weeks. where they were hearing more evidence to day a, but i think today's charges are really shoak that she, the military intention is to keep her out of the picture completely. funerals have been held in jesus city in greater cairo for it is 41 people who died ultra fire at a coptic christian church on sunday and electrical fall started on the 2nd floor of the building. during a mass, thousands of worshippers were trapped causing a stampede. say miss robbie has more. yeah. victims and his fire that killed dozens of people at a church in have been laid to rest the the community left shocked by the seemingly
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senseless death and lost so great. it is for some incomprehensible my son has lost his life. my son did as the church holds, deals with bodies to be viewed, mourned and prayed over. the children who died are easy to spot. the smaller the coffin, the younger the victim. grief turns quickly into anger. i children with stunning. they were angels. i know. i know it is god's decision and i accepted the only question is why this happened. a faulty air conditioning unit spark the electrical fire. 5000 worshippers had gathered for sunday mass. people died from smoke, inhalation and in the ensuing stampede. go to the 4th floor of the church was on
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fire. there were children in the nursery, and there was a mass. i don't know what happened, but there were kids and elderly people. we saved those, we could, we looked up and saw a lot of black smoke and fumes in the air. coffee christians make up about 10 percent of egypt population and are off in the victims of discrimination, attacks and hate crimes. for many, the so many offers of compensation are unlikely to mean much in the immediate aftermath of a tragedy that has shaken the largest religious minority in egypt. the disrupting autism, united nation says it has the logistics and security capacity to support a visit by international atomic energy agency inspectors to ukraine's separation nuclear power plant. if both russia and ukraine agree, moscow and key the cues each other of shelling the plant, which russia seized control of in march for need is
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a call for it to be returned to ukraine. or the u. n. is demanded new here. inspectors be allowed access? ukrainian officials of warned a shell hitting an operational reactor could have the same impact as an atomic bomb . ukrainian forces have repelled russian attempts to advance on several towns in the eastern region of dynette sk despite heavy shelling. the disputed region has become a crucial focus of nearly 6 months war, with british intelligence reporting heavy fighting near to net effort in the village of whiskey. greek authorities say 39 syrian refugees had been trapped on an islet between turkey and greece. and now been moved to a camp, a small strip of land fits within the everest river, which acts as the border between the 2 countries. greek officials initially refused to help saying the islet was out of greek territory. despite the great land registry office, including the islet within its borders,
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a group had been stranded there for 3 weeks without food or drinking water. they were turned back when they initially tried to enter greece, and the international rescue committee says a very sick, 9 year old girl is among them. a 5 year old sister died reportedly after being stung by a scorpion. dmitri calgary polo is the director of the international rescue committee in greece. she says the group should have received help much sooner. i'd say it's good to see that it's, i don't the story, it was a good, a good then. then lisa, lisa griggs, date intervening to, to save this to save the people and move them to, to safety. it says that the, it has taken a lot of time, like it's like nearly 3 weeks or around 3 weeks. since these people have been around the area for ever, ever, ever even called in for health. why? and at the same time,
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there has been relevant rulings from the european court of human rights and for greece to, to, to provide the systems to, to these people. while at the same time, we had to to see the, unfortunately a yet another death for child at the borders and a lot of publicity for this in dimension to have been scientists are still searching for clues, alter tons of dead fish. were found in the odor river, the river runs between poland and germany before flowing into the baltic sea. both countries have said they believe a toxic substance is to blame, but will $150.00 water samples have failed to find a cause? the mass die off has been called an environmental catastrophe. with warnings, the waterway could take years to recover from that k national august in labels is usually a month when anglers prosper. but not this august. for along the river order more
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than 10 tons of fish have been killed. something unheard of for people living here . we'll see java fisher kia sean. i have been fishing here for 40 years and have never experienced anything like this on this scale. it gives me goosebumps when i see how many dead fish there are here in the order. official advice is for people to stay away from the river while the authorities establish what is killing the fish. now the sharpness thick badani as of today, no water tests have confirmed the presence of toxic substances. at the same time, we're conducting tests on fish or mercury and heavy metals. these were not found in the collected samples that the river order marks the frontier between poland and germany. it flows for nearly 900 kilometers to the baltic sea and place host to a delicate ecosystem. this glad as the ones i know, it is clear that we are facing a really bad environmental catastrophe that has at least resulted in a serious amount of dead fish. we do not know yet how long and how extensive d,
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environmental impacts will be in the eco system, or in the next weeks, months or years. although an investigation is well underway into what course so many fish to die in this river. it has to be said that on the germans side of the order, there are some voices asking questions about the speed and the size of the operation on the polish side of the border to find out what caused these deaths. it seems the polish government has heard those voices, the heads of poland, water authority, and environment inspector. it's have been sacked the view in warsaw or is that someone may have deliberately put a toxic substance into the river, which is why a reward of more than $200000.00 has been offered for help in finding who did this dominant cane al jazeera on the order river indians are celebrating 75 years of independence from british colonial rule. monday will say moxy anniversary of
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partition. when the sub continent was divided along mostly religious lines into india and pakistan, the split displaced more than 15000000 people have the motel report. the tri carlo, fluttering high, it was 1st hoisted here in 1947. when british rule ended, 75 years later, prime minister marines were more the owner freedom fighters and pledged to, to an india into a developed nation. i did get back in 25 years and i will celebrate a 100 years of independence. many of you will be 50 years old martin dedicated these years to helping your country reach its true potential. the time of independence came with the horrors of partition rights broke out in both india and pakistan, killing at least a 1000000 people decades later, many are trying to find common ground on my lunch me soda grew up in sin and now lives in by rom put her family are among the many hindus who stayed in pakistan.
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she says she feels lucky to live in both countries. my family stands out because, you know, people feel that people have a hostile towards either not nor they warned and what our families, that history was. my great, i'm proud that my grand grandfather of that decision and vetted complex matter. what is the difference? i say, because the matter didn't raj booth again, australia family ramp. so our culture and everything is vase similar, so it was not a big change for me. as part of the celebrations, the government is asking people to fly the tricolor celebrities have joined the campaign and trader saved the response, has been unprecedented. the flag was one of the major symbols of the independence movement. the government says it wants people to build personal connections with the tricolor to invoke patriotism. some analysts see this as a way to redefine nationhood and it's violent past. i ask myself, is it the case that the flag is also representing to us?
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oh, a guy, no, for really living off that very dramatic violent dime. is it the case that we are actually remembering and antagonism, that was extremely divisive, extremely violent, and the reason for partition could exceed religious tensions have increased under norion's remedy. but on independence day, indians from all walks of life turned out to celebrate pardon him at the al jazeera new delhi. ah, are the top stories on al jazeera? almost a week after kenyans went to the polls, the country's deputy leader william router has been declared. the next president returned narrowly beat veteran opposition to rolla dingo. with 50.49 percent of the vote announcement was delayed because of scuffles inside the vote. counting center .

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