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arising prices as the country suffers a severe economic crisis. and the drown, lands, sedans, floods kill more than a 100, as dozens for dishes spanish. ah, 3 major u. s. pharmacy chains have been ordered to pay $650000000.00 to $2.00 counties in the state of a higher is to address the damage inflicted by the o period epidemic. a court found that the pharmacy chain, c vs, walmart, and walgreens. helped create a public nuisance by over supplying addictive pain pills, many of which found their way onto the black market. the pharmacies have said they will appeal the verdict. let's go to rosalind jordan, who's live for us in washington, dc. rosalind talk through the background of this case well put to officials

in lake county and in trumbull county, both east of cleveland argued in federal court. the you said between 20122016 more than 1400000000 opioid pills were prescribed to people living in those 2 counties. in other words, $400.00 pills per each resident. they said that amount of medicine, obviously led and very quickly led to a devastating opioid epidemic in their communities. and they said that combined, they spent nearly 2 and a half $1000000000.00 trying to respond to the crisis. not just from a law enforcement perspective, but from a healthcare perspective. and so they sued these 3 major retailers, walgreens, walmart, and c. b us saying that they needed to take responsibility because the pills came through their pharmacies. last fall,

a jury found that to the 3 companies were liable, and after a 2nd trial to determine the punishment. a federal judge on wednesday said that while the $2400000000.00 amount a was a he thought over the top, he did say the counties did need some sort of compensation. that's where we get the $650000000.00. that amount has to be paid out over the next 15 years of a good chunk of it. nearly $88000000.00 needs to be put into an immediate job trust so that these counties can start responding to the need of, of, of, that's been left behind by this epidemic. now, this is just one of about 4000 lawsuits that have been brought against retailers against job pharmaceutical companies and against a distributors. 3000 of those cases have been in federal court. and so all of those cases are being handled through the district court in cleveland. another 1000 or so

cases have been brought in state court. and that's where these 3 retailers are going to themselves in september, in the state of new mexico. that state is suing these 3 companies for basically distributing drugs that have caused severe damage to communities in their state. that's the allegation. okay, thank you for that. rosalind jordan, their 1st in washington d. c. israel in turkey are restoring full diplomatic ties of the years of discord. both countries will be reappointing ambassadors. the tag is foreign minister says that despite the move, turkey would not be abandoning its support for palestinians. russell said it has more miss stumble. the breakthrough announced to be it from israeli prime minister year le pete a defined a moment for the 2 states that used to corporate in military and other spheres. but who over 10 years had become estranged. and the ticket for the minister motor

social that was quick to confirm the developments it is for a normal less messy conason that among the steps we plan to normalize relations, there was also the reappointment of respect of ambassador. if you remember, we made a statement in the news conference we held with mister langford that we started work on the employment of ama that's positive step came from israel as the result of these efforts in turkey. we also decided to appoint them passage to israel to televi fuel the nations between the 2 companies, sword, after israel attacked garza in 2008, killing more than a 1000 palestinians. but it was the gun floated rate in 2010, that fully severed ties between the 2 camps, rally clues effect flotilla, which was carrying mandatory and 8 for gaza in international waters killing 9 turkey citizens. since then, diplomatic ties had been virtually nonexistent when it gets up in one year. there

will be a presidential election here in turkey, but it inflation at more than 70 percent on could once attract in western a strong regional countries. there are security challenges to in syria and the eastern mediterranean basin to conceive israel as a strong player and 40 israel. turkey is seen as a balancing power in a region threatened by iran. the final push to man relations started last year. in march israeli present, isaac has august, turkey and metric is present project type out 12 months later took his foot, administer social visit. the tel aviv. the final major stepped over normalization of relations was when he's ready. prime minister gayla pitt visited on cra in june . it was during that 3 that the 2 sides agreed on a roadmap to fully restored a diplomatic ties. however, touch also made it clear that it will not compromise when it comes to supporting the palestinian cause. has started him is give it, we have always said we will continue to defend the rights of palestine. jerusalem

and garza. and it's important that our messages can buy directly at the ambassador's level intelligence eve. that's a port for palestinians remains assassins. and even with the full restoration of diplomatic ties, is likely to remain a contentious difference between the 2 countries. this was out of that, oh, to 0 stumbled, gallop delays an associate fellow, a tough um house and a known resident senior fellow, the middle east council and global says, he says tech. he's been working for more than 2 years to repair ties with israel. it was a process in making it was a process that goes back to at least for the last 2 and 20 years. there has been somebody get to repair, replace with the countries with whom it has have quite a difficult relationship before going to election, which will take place in 2023. the government wants to repair replies with, as many antagonists. it's possible in the hope that it will be good for the business climate, but also there is

a particular reason for israel because the target is israel also and indirectly messaging towards the washington as wal turkey is trying to buy the f. 16 part. the jets from the u. s, which will require the congress improves the relation the implication of this on palestine. unfortunately right now at the brother regional level, the question will be, is brett and then the regional countries. countries for the report on now with turkey is taking place with very little reference to the police and the issue. and that's what liberty. but i think what happens on the policy problems would have made on the future evolution of business. because despite all, all this recent revelation on israel and the regional countries, the policy new questions still remains the 11 in the room. and if there is any play ops on the road, and i think it will even inevitably have impact on the evolution of the rock portion on between the different countries and israel. and as the,

if argentine has tried, unions have marched in the 10s of thousands protesting against the rising cost of living. many of them demanding businesses do more to keep prices down. daniel, my, my reports from when his aires inflation heats every one. but the greatest impact is felt by workers, especially those on lower wages. all of argentina's main trade unions representing teachers construction and health workers, truck drivers and civil servants marched on congress to support the government and to demand restraint from the businesses. this set price is a promo classical. one of the main problems is the hyperinflation we have been experiencing for some time. now, we are against paying the international monetary fund, which is reflected in the lack of jobs. there are no jobs. wages are not enough permanent price increases. that's why argentine workers are on the streets today with inflation in argentina in july,

it's 7.4 percent. it's projected to reach around 100 percent for the year. inflation is an indicator of a weak economy. argentina's is a victim of crippling foreign debt and like the rest of the world, the pandemic, and the rising cost of fuel and flower caused by the war in ukraine. these margins the high rear from the province of chapo in the fargo, the larger theda they cut roll over the country because inflation, his work is the hardest. seen the value of their wages, the releasing weak my we, my mom did him on the beetle. the government on choose day cut subsidies for household fuel and water bills saying it would re focus on those most in need. however, with prices rising weekly, those needs are growing. the latest official figures should more than one 3rd of arching fines living in poverty. mm hm. and the market, let's say my dog,

we are suffering from inflation and a pair. so collapsed against a dollar. so it's tough, but we have go to work. we are not protesting. we just want the government to see what we need a year to work as a supporting the government and it's right to make things better. we're not asking them for anything. we're supporting them. others are running out of patience with the government on the pressure to find solutions to a problem that is likely they'll contina the many years. and when the routers era, when osiris, we can get more in this. joining us live from when is there is in argentina as alan sybil as he's chairman of the political economy department at the university. dad. nice. you know there's a no else. i mean tay, thank you for joining the program. give us an idea of what it is like to live in argentina today. how challenging is it? well. busy argentina is is. busy always interesting,

it's never boring here. so one could say that argentines are pretty much used to living in our, in a very dynamic environments, to put it kindly. inflation is clearly a problem. as the previous reporter was saying, argentina is chug had had growing inflation for the last few years. and so with wages, mouth keeping all to the increase in prices, it becomes a pretty serious problem. especially for those on fixed incomes were wages are constantly running behind the increase in prices. so so, so this is part of the situation. argentina is obviously a part of the world as every other country and showed that the war in eastern

europe is having an impact on the increases, our prices are basic food stops of energy and that happens that is also seeded. argentina bought argentina has its own price dynamics and its own inflation dynamics that really and to see the war in between russia and ukraine. and so that is partly what the labor unions and social movements were out on the streets, protesting today, and many, many thousands of them. tens of thousands in fact, out on the streets as one of the protesters calling for demanding from the government. well it's, that's an interesting question because the protocol, the government is essentially a permanent government market for coalition government. but with the main be are owners and many labor unions per day were. busy on her own,

and so they were quite capital to make it clear that they were not prone to the, against the government. since her own neighbor unions rarely protest against the government. they were protesting against essentially, monopolies better. she and i think right. and if not, the main, one of the main culprit for the quite irrational price increases in argentina, a very high concentration and the production of basic stocks. and. busy also very high concentration in the distribution base and so long as to sectors. the productive sector and the distribution factors are seen as the one increasing prices preventively just in case something happens or just in case the war gets.

busy worse prices increase even internationally. and so the protest, the neighbor projects, they were again be practicing by monopolies or all the basic stuff, production distribution sectors. so what happens next, we see more protests, is the government actually in a position to meet these demands of these, of these people against monopolies? can they actually do anything about it? that's of, it's a very good question and, and it'll be interesting to see and to observe what happens next. the government has, is it being at least viewed by most, even supporters of the government as be very lax, very weak and negotiating with these monopolies with these are the doctors are mostly they are perceived as having conceited too much. so this is

these, this huge mobilization today is essentially an attention called the government to say, hey, we're not satisfied with the situation. we're not satisfied with the way things are going. the governments, at least in the 1st 8 months, even by the president and the economy minister and others. and government did not really seem to take notice too much of the protest today. it'll be interesting to see if that changes in days to come. but they basically are saying this one to protest against us. it was a protest against the concentrated production, 2nd sections or sectors of the economy. and so they, they didn't feel that it was direct. ready even if in art it clearly was direct them. so it would be interesting to see if the government changes its

strategy and negotiating with these sectors. if the government takes a tougher stance on these sectors regarding price increases or not, and that will be played out in the next weeks and months, i guess. okay, thank you for your time and in sydney. speaking to us that still ahead on al jazeera anger, writes back in the spotlight as the un human rights chief is. it's one of the world's biggest refugee comes and fires in spain. floods in france, well as droughts in germany, scientists warning europe, streak of extreme weather is set to continue. ah, he has begun the full world copies on its way to the castle, kill travel package to the hair. lo there, it's all about the unrelenting,

exceptional heat across east asia, not just for japan where we've seen records broken, but also china. now this is a record breaking heat wave. it's lasted 64 days, an official say it is set to continue for about another 10 with temperatures touching up to 40 degrees in we have, we could see those figures in shanghai over the weekend. now there is some welcome wet weather pulling into more southern areas, hong kong, seeing the rain as well as taiwan and beijing is going to get a blast of storms pulling through thursday into friday. there will be some recovery in the temperature here as that weather works its way over the korean peninsula and into rushes. far east. a pause in the wet weather for japan on friday. and as we move to south asia, we have seen a pause in the monsoon range across more central and southern areas of india. it's been pakistan that seen the worst of the monsoon rains. and for the 1st time in 55 years, karachi has been 500 millimeters of rain for this year. we could see that double,

you can see the rain continuing to for that set to continue until next month. and we'll see the weather pick up for eastern areas of india, thanks to an area of low pressure strengthening. in the bay of bengal that sure weather update. i saw a special airline of the journey. the well companies coming to catch all in just 3 months of the main event gets closer. we get every step of the way. hello, i'm john. i guess you're also with updates from teams and fact across the glove themes can expect some strong support here in capsule. with the spotlight, no one you can france claim back to back. welcome, victory, the all wheel poacher, golds christiana, rinaldo. finally get. he's had a trophy to well, can't count on al jazeera. ah

ah, you're watching out, is there a reminder of our top stories? the sour, 3 major u. s. pharmacy chains have been ordered to pay $650000000.00 to to counties in the state of ohio. a cool found pharmacies run by c, v. ask more miles and walgreens helped great public nuisance by over supplying addictive pain pills. israel and turkey over sowing, full diplomatic ties, all to years of strained relations. both countries will be re appointing ambassadors attack. he's foreign minister said it would not abandon its course. the palestinians and thousands of people not contain i've been demonstrating against the rising cost of living trade unions to batting high wages as well as unemployment and policy benefits. argentina is one of the, well, it's highest inflation rates. the governor of ukraine's khaki regent says

russian shelling has killed at least 6 people and entered several others in residential districts. earlier on wednesday, at least 4 people were injured by strikes near the southern port. city of odessa missiles hit the strategically important coastal town of the took out destroying several reza tick residential buildings. the toy is a key link between the odessa region and the rest of ukraine. loved them. overwhelmed with shy, there was a huge bloss crating, a neighborhood the house left intact. all of them a bud, even house might have stud everything is destroyed, only the walls remained. everything turned to ashes. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities in sup, morisha, have joined nuclear disaster response drills. the exercises the taking place off to several incidents. shelling at europe's largest nuclear power plant. both cave and moscow blame each other, attacks against the russian control facility. ukraine's energy minister says his

government is very concerned about the safety of the site. of course we are concerned that's for sure. and this is the truth. we see that the situation pump, the when there's fault throwing the form of the people of august, it's changed dramatically. and of course we're concerned. that's why we're here. that's why we created this group. that's why we, we never did. communication would be and we speak to our international partners the you and human rights chief says it's still not safe for hundreds of thousands of her anger. refugees to return to me. i'm almost 5 years after they fled a brutal ministry crackdown. michelle bash lay has been meeting were hanging bangladesh. she also press the government on its human rights record. tomba child reports during your visit, michelle, especially the high commissioner for human rights, met with the bangladesh prime minister, share casino, and government high officials, as well as civil society and rights groups. the high commissioner made clear that

extra judicial killings and force disappearances where huge obstacles and the pursuit of justice. a race like the concern of all this is allegation, govern ministers, and highlighted the need for an impartial independence and transparent investigation into this allegations, accompanied by the sexual reform, several international and local human rights organizations have the un high commissioner for human rights to press the bank with the government to ensure full accountability for the human rights abuse as but still persist in the country. beschler also raised our concern about self censorship in bung with the media. consequence of the digital security act, we have submitted a recommendation. we feel a revision of certain provisions of the act with a view to ensure the compliance with international restoral understand us preventing application or misuse. bashfully also visit the largest refugee camp

in cox's bazaar on the south east coast. they did no show me the must sustain it's it's just a press me to create conditions for return address the root causes and pursue the b team. she met with several refugees in the camp, but we did a lot of fun almost like i told her we do want to return to me and my but we don't want to face depression and persecution again. and that needs to be insured. she assured us the alderman will be presented accordingly. i'm not only visiting here, michelle bachelor said the importance of bangladesh of humanitarian contribution and its historical significance cannot be overstated. unfortunately, the currency portion, of course, of all the means that the conditions are not right for return must always be conducted in a voluntary and dignified manner. only when save and sustainable conditions exist

in the alarm. finally, shocks or bung with a she host to include members of the ro hang a community in the country, social and economic sectors. while they were in exile, turn with children. i'll just talk heavy rains and flooding have killed at least a 100 people in sudan. dozens of villages have been destroyed. company says the floods have cause more damage than the state can handle. hyper morgan reports. furniture here, some item fair and had the alley is trying to collect what he can from his home. it was damaged and left submerged by heavy rains and torrential floods in a manner again. incidentally 0 estate, la mancha lush out of la. you. hi la. yeah. hi, we now don't have any food or water. the floods came in the middle of the not well, i was working on a night shift to be able to provide food from our family. similar damage and destruction can be seen in houses around the village. more than 700 homes were

destroyed in over 50 villages in edmond again, the district has been declared a disaster zone. abraham use of family was one of more than 3000 affected by the floods in the region. maria hush, it that i did, i did. the water came in tor, down the front walls that they then entered the rooms and we moved away as they started collapsing around us. all these houses have collapsed to none. more and men agony is now largely submerged. homes are not the only places effected farmlands have also been devastated by floods. threatening the harvest season. around november, already nearly a 3rd of to dance $43000000.00 people are short of food, and prices have increased in the past month. government officials say the scale of damage in a menagerie is unprecedented. local number 2, ok in or law. we were expecting the damage should be less, so we were surprised by the amount of destruction the flood season usually causes damage with that. but what we have seen this year is beyond the state's ability to

respond. many people are now waiting for help, but with more torrential rains forecast and floods expected. they're worried, it may come to late. hip morgan al jazeera, a rabble group in ethiopia, has proposed a humanitarian truce as the country grapples with out and sweat a salmon. you're remo liberation. army says it's agreed to stop fighting, so aid agencies can deliver supplies to affected areas. the group also says it will open a humanitarian coil. if the trees fails, aroma a launch is the few p o p as federal states is one of the areas most affected by the trout. is 26 people have been killed and doesn't injured in forest fires. in ne nocera, most of the desk were in toff, near the border with tennis. yes. why fight is helicopters are trying to contain almost 40 places, which is threatening residents in several provinces. all the 350 people have been forced to flee. bathrooms. scientists warn that the ongoing drought in europe can

be the worst in 500 years. the y fi see in southern past the continent are still devastating. large is nadeem baba reports extreme rainfall is also causing chaos. ah, my flight is retreating briefly in southeast, in spain there trying to stop the flames from reaching houses in the valley. the able area near valencia. the huge fire began when lightning struck the weekend, filled by strong winds. it's forced hundreds of people from their homes. what are so far, this year spines had almost $400.00 wildfires and they've already destroyed more than 3 times the area consumed by flames. in 2021. they've been fueled by heat waves and drought conditions that scientists attribute to climate change. in germany, the drought means you can see so called hunger stones at various sections of the river right. centuries ago they were placed on dry river beds and marched to warm

future generations. their exposure could signal famine over in france, the countries longest river, the la looks like this. record drought has cut the river flow to a trickle meaning in places people could almost walk from one shore to the other. and then were some atrista. some at least pisca, she made them she, i shall, it makes me sad because i grew up here and i've never seen it like that before. we could go to the water holes over there with the children and fish. scientists are wanting that low river levels across france are assigned that can't be ignored, clearly shows ma comanche, keep it on it and any other climate change is underway. it's undeniable. and that compels us to rethink our rules for sharing water resources. we must understand that we're all affected. water is a common good will. and every one of us will have to rethink our behavior official where the rain has finally arrived. like here in paris, it's badly needed,

but europe's having to get used to heavier downpours travelers on the metro had to contend with flooded stations. metty or pulse reported that one months worth of rain fell in the space of an hour. at scotch the banquet. oh, and the sky also opened in london with parts of the u. k. capitol experiencing flash flooding. thunderstorms are expected in england and wales, and with the dry soil, almost impenetrable. in areas people are being wants to watch out for further flooding. nadine barbara al jazeera ah this is al jazeera, these, your top stories. 3 major u. s. pharmacy chains have been ordered to pay $650000000.00 to, to counties in the state of a higher. a court found pharmacies run by c vs walmart than walgreen's help. crazy

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