has changed over time, but look at this di pete's here income and it's the same that's meant to some of the products uncompetitive. the dumping of chemically treated fabrics. yeah. like in most african markets is a major source of concern for local producers. there is widespread consent here, but so even the few kits that remain close off to close, bringing an end to more than 500 years history. ah, turkey and israel resume diplomatic relations after years of chill, but anchor insists it won't abandon the palestinian ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is out there alive from dough. are also coming up. 3 major u. s. policy chains that order to pay millions of dollars as damages for their role in the opioid crisis in the state of ohio. ah,

thousands of odds intentions are out on the streets to voice their anger against the rising cost of living. and dozens of villages are washed away by massive flooding in sudan, which has killed more than a 100 people. ah, israel and turkey are restoring full diplomatic ties. after years of discord, both countries will be reappointing ambassadors. the turkish foreign minister says that despite the moved turkey would not be abandoning its support for palestinians, reginald said he has more from estoppel. the breakthrough announced it to be from his ride to prime minister yet la pete. at defined a moment for the 2 states that used to cooperate in military and other spheres, but who over 10 years had become estranged. and the turkish water minister made a chow shoulder was quick to confirm. the development is fled in normal,

less messy conason that up among the steps we plan to normalize relations. there was also the re appointment of respective ambassadors. if you remember, we made a statement in the news conference we held with mister leopard that we started work on the employment of ama. that's your positive step came from israel as the result of these efforts into turkey. we also decided to appointed ambassador to israel to televi nations between the 2 companies stored after israel attack garza in 2008, killing more than a 1000 palestinians. but it was the gun floated rate in 2010. the fully severed ties between the 2 countries, israeli clues attacked the flotilla, which was carrying your mediterranean 8 for garza in international waters killing 9 turkey citizens. since then, diplomatic ties had been virtually nonexistent when i cast in one year. there will be a presidential election here in turkey, but it inflation at more than 70 percent on going to wants to attract in western and strong regional countries. there are security challenges to in syria and

eastern mediterranean basin to get these israel as a school player. and for 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 is rarely 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 sites agreed on a roadmap to fully restored diplomatic ties. however, touch also made it clear that it will not compromise when it comes to supporting the palestinian cause. has an answer to 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 support 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 side of that 0 is stumbled. natasha, her name has mona from occupied easter, was the this day todd was months in the making. the process to restore full diplomatic ties between the 2 countries began earlier this year. in march, israel's largely ceremonial president went to on kara to meet with the turkish president. then in june, israel's caretaker prime minister your la peed, also visited on kara repeat, says renewing relations with turkey is an important asset for regional stability and important economic news for is really citizens. the hope is that this news will deepen. trade, economic and cultural ties between the 2 countries. israel announced earlier this year that it will re open

a trade office in is stumble. it is also signed an agreement. that allows is really airlines to fly to turkey. turkey is a popular tourist destination among israelis. on november 1st, israel is will go to the polls for the 5th time into 3 and a half years. le pete is hoping that his center left party, yes, a team will do well and he'll be able to remove caretaker from his current title, benjamin netanyahu. israel's longest serving prime minister is plotting a come back despite his ongoing corruption trial with the restoration of full diplomatic relations with turkey. le pete gets a diplomatic win that he can sell as good for the economy to the public. at a time when israeli is like many people around the world are struggling with the sky, rocketing costs of housing, fuel, and food. well, gala de la is an associate fellow at chatham house. he says,

turkey has 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 done by target to repair the place 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 ties 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 rep question will be, is brett and then the regional countries. countries for the abrupt court or now with turkey is taking place with very little reference to the police and the issue

. and that's what's on liberty. but i think what happens on the policy and 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 this person. on between these different countries and israel, iraq's tech, our prime minister as hell, talks with representatives from major political parties, but they're being boycotted by the group that follows influential she, i, leader looked at sorta, sorta has demanded the judiciary, dissolved parliament and hold elections to break a political deadlock when wyatt has more now about that in an attempt to end the political deadlock in iraq case take a prime minister, invited the representatives of political factions in order to reach common ground

in order to end the political crisis in iraq. meanwhile, at the southwest movement, and i said earlier that they're not planning to attend that meeting. meanwhile, supporters of she at lee that looked at us other continue, they're sitting in front of the headquarters of the parliament, sitting up dozens of tents. and they say they are not planning to leave the eddie until the demands are met. their demands include, the poem, be dissolved, nearly elections be held as a way out of this political crisis mean doubt. meanwhile, supporters of their arrival parliamentary look affiliated to iran, known as the coordination framework, continued their sit in nearby the dad's greens on setting up also dozens of tents. and they say that protesting against what they consider the accumulation of the problem hit causal to buy supporters of shortly that knocked out a souther. meanwhile, the supreme court in baghdad has adjourned it until the end of this month. a plea that was submitted by a souther affiliated lawmakers,

as well as other independent lawmakers requesting the parliament be dissolved. an early elections beheld as a way out of the current political impass. 3 major u. s. pharmacy chains. the been ordered to pay $650000000.00 to, to counties in the state of ohio to address the damage inflicted by the opioid epidemic. a court found pharmacy jane cbs, walmart. walgreens, helped create a public nuisance by over supplying addictive painkillers. many of which found their way onto the black market a pharmacist and said they will appeal the verdict rosin jordan as more from washington, dc. what officials in lake county and in trumbull county, both east of cleveland, argued in federal court. they 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 would 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 cbs saying that they needed to take responsibility because the pills came through their pharmacies. a federal judge on wednesday said that while the $2400000000.00 amount of 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 at nearly $88000000.00 needs to be put into an immediate child

trust. this is just one of about 4000 law suits that have been brought against retailers against jaw pharmaceutical companies and against our distributors. members of argentina's trade unions of marched in the 10s of thousands protesting against the rising cost of living. many of them are demanding businesses, do more to keep prices down, dental shondra ports from when, as ours, inflation heats every one. but the greatest impact is felt by workers, especially those on lower wages. lavonne tina's main trade unions representing teachers, construction and health workers, truck drivers and civil servants, milestone congress to support the government and to demand restraint from the businesses set. price is no longer receive money from emma pasco. 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 hit 7.4 percent. it's projected to reach around 100 percent for the year. inflation is an indicator of a weak economy. argentina is a victim of crippling foreign debt. and like the rest of the world, the pandemic, and the rising cost of fuel and flour caused by the war in ukraine. these margin behind me from the province of jacko in the fargo, the larger theda they cover all 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 my beatle, 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 a growing,

the latest official figures should more than one 3rd of arching fines living in poverty. mm hm. and ah, let, let's say that, oh, we are suffering from inflation and a pair. so has collapsed against a dollar. so it's tough, but we have got work. we are not protesting. we just want the goddamn one to see what we need. our, our car was on the road to work as the 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 under pressure to find solutions to a problem. this blighted argentina for many years. daniel swan, the routers era, one osiris from for a short break here now to 0. when we come back soaring prices of food, push you came lation and to double digits for the 1st time and for to use on ukrainian 1st responders for possible nuclear meltdown following several households at supper in japan. lot more than

oh hello there. let's have a look at north america and it's all about the heat once again across western areas of the u. s. we've got heat ways not just across the northern and central plains, but also the west coast california thing temperature peak up. now this comes as western areas of the u. s. for a 23 year mega drought. this is the worst on record in 1200 years and the heat is going to continue to dominate. we can see temperature continuing to rise, not just on the west coast, but down in the south. now there is some relief for the desert south west as the storms and showers continue here, southern showers, pick up across the mid west, pushing into eastern areas of canada. and we've also got those severe storms continuing to roll their way out east, across the se,

in states of the us. now as we move to central america, it's a very wet picture for the north west of mexico. we have seen some flash flooding in the nor estate. well, we've also got a weak tropical wave that's moving across the yucatan peninsula, bringing heavy rain here. and that will edge into the bay of cam picture. by the time we get into friday. and i just want to show you this as we move to south america. we've got a cold front bringing a rush of severe storms working their way north by friday. ah, a reporter's retreat in a brutal civil war. if a commodore hadn't been there, the israeli invasion would not have been so well. the commodore had become journalistic center. you could be in the safe enclave and then you went out into civil war. i started off leaving this while the grand suite at the commodore hotel . the next room i was in was underground in a tiny prison. so as a hostage,

a route the commodore wall hotels on al jazeera. ah ah, welcome back, a cook or might have a top stories here on al jazeera, 3 major u. s. pharmacy chains have been ordered to pay $650000000.00 to to counties in the state of ohio. a court found pharmacy is run by c vs walmart than walgreen's. help create a public nuisance by over supplying addicted painkillers is what in turkey are storing full diplomatic ties after years of strain relations, both countries will be re appointing ambassadors. the turkeys, foreign minister said it would not abandon its support for the palestinians. and

thousands of people in argentina had been demonstrating against the rising cost of living. trade unions are demanding higher wages as well as unemployment and poverty benefits. argentina has one of the world's highest inflation rates and inflation in the u. k has jumped to its highest level in 40 years, reaching 10 point one percent in july. business isn't households who were already feeling the pinch, or under even more pressure intensifying fears of an energy and economic crisis. so i'm a big reports from lumber in testing times come opportunities for don parsons, a founding partner, the case, largest electric bike business. the shadow cost by the pandemic was a chance to get people out of the vehicles and try a greener, more cost effective way of getting around it paid off. but what's happened is demand has gone up enormously for alternative means of transport. and supply has just fallen through the flow, our costs as

a business of great enormously as well. you know, we've seen renting cases and there are costs associated with that. across the country, businesses are feeling the pressure in 2020 to design a cap. mccone overcame financial challenges by focusing on e commerce, but now her business has to navigate those soaring shipping costs, affecting global trade. we're looking at about 35 to 40 percent in some cases on, on last year costs. which really isn't our margin. say we are actually being all our stock in from china at the moment. so we're actually looking to move from by match, manufactured to spain, sort of eliminate some of that extra shipping costs while businesses are seeing huge increases in the cost of materials. many of those that can't afford to absorb those costs for having to pass them on to the consumers. have less cash to fat. and

with many of them also having to make serious choices about what they need to come back on, such as food or fuel. as energy costs rise, so you have to keep prices pushing inflation up to a 40 year high with the bank of england predicting it will get worse before the end of the year. people who are already working already have job the still call find the way to make and the, and that's where we have all these energy prices started to increase in the problem in. so you pay cormier much longer period of time has actually been people have been doing the right thing, but unable to pay the bills, but the cost of living outstripping wage growth in the u. k. there is already enormous pressure on household. but as the summer turns to autumn, further challenges await the bank of england predicts inflation will increase before the end of the year. just when the capital fuel prices is set to increase. seeing a massive rising energy bills, leaving many fearing a winter of discontent and the government faced with difficult decisions on how to

deal with the oncoming storm. sony diagonal algebra london, the governor of ukraine's harkey regions as russians. schilling has killed at least 6 people, and injured several others in our residential district. earlier on wednesday, at least 4 people were injured by strikes, navy, southern port city of odessa. missiles hit the strategically important coastal town of taca destroying several buildings. to talk a key link between the odessa region and the rest of the ukraine. and ukrainian authorities in parisha have joined nuclear disaster response drills. the exercises are taking place after several incidents of shilling at europe's biggest nuclear power plant. both kiva, moscow, blame each other, attacks against the russian control facility. your claims energy administer says his government's very concerned about safety at the site. of course, we are concerned that that's for sure and, and, and that this is sufficient. we see that this situation from the when they start throwing from of the piece of august,

it's changed dramatically. and of course we're content. that's why we're here. that's why we're great with this group. that's why we walk in everyday communication with and we speak to our international partners. now as tensions rise between serbia and customer, nato says it will boost peacekeeping numbers in the region and take any measures necessary to ensure peace. the alliance is chief installed in burg as hell. crisis talks with both leaders to try to avert fresh conflict and the balkans relations have been strained since the end of july. when crossover declared that serbian identity documents and car number plates would not be valid to serve minority in kosovo, reacted by putting up road blocks and firing guns into the air. the you will host read direct talks between both leaders on thursday and as here was ogden and sorry, as mona, from brussels, nato secretary general leon salzburg said in brussels that they are peacekeeping mission impossible. k 4 is ready to intervene if stability between serbia and

kosovo is at 3. southern are kept stock suites, president of serbia, alexander, voltage and kosovo prime minister all be in court on a recent pages between 2 western balkan neighbors and the day before their upcoming talks in your facility the dialogue. so be our president said that he and possible prime minister disagree on almost everything, but to that peace and stability were crucially important. lay the strangers were 3 years later in july i had a customer intention to implement a law making all surfaces equal the serbs to use cost of our car plates. also, people from serbia answering possible would have to can't reach to not you should exit entry documents that she would be used as an id during their stay. these move 3 good local serbs who put up our old blocks and sounded air raid sirens fully fated. the several gun shells have been reported console for thorn implementations of the low for one month and therapy every more drop books. but that asians give spades. you expressed a great concern over de grove inflammatory authority,

so both sides and cold war dugeon quarter to work on de escalation in order to find a mutually agreeable solution for the normalization of the relations of serbia and its former province. that declared independence in 2008. the you and human rights chief says it's still not safe for hundreds of thousands of ringo refugees to return to me and mar almost 5 years off. they fled a brutal military crackdown. michelle bachelor has been meeting were inga in bangladesh. she also pressed the government on its human rights record as tanveer charge, a report from a capital decor. during your visit, michelle, especially the high commissioner for human rights met with the bundle of the prime minister shack 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 might be concerned about this is allegation,

govern ministers, and highlighted the need for an impartial independence and transparent investigation into this allegations, accompanied by the sector 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 recommendations where 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. bachelor also visit the largest refugee camp in cox's bazaar on the south east coast. the notion may be, must sustain its langler, this in its response, press to create conditions for return,

address the root causes and pursue the b team. she met with several refugees in the camp. the value that we just bought, i phone 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 out to miles will be presented accordingly. when i'm with a young not only i'm visiting here and michelle bachelor said the importance of bangladesh and humanitarian contribution and its historical significance cannot be overstated. the, unfortunately, the currency portion across the board there means that the conditions are not right for returns. replacing replication must always be conducted in a voluntary undignified manner. only when save a sustainable conditions, it ceased gimme a mom. finally, she oxer bung with the she host to include members of the ro hang a community in the country, social and economic sectors. while they were in exile,

tons of children. i'll jazeera taca, kenya's president elect william router is again calling for unity that says he's ready to get down to the business of governing. he held a media conference in which he said, people have chosen their leaders. can his electoral commission gave router 50.4 percent of the vote, but his opponent, right? of dingo is disputing the result saying he'll challenge it in court. ah, on tv squeeze people for all old from us. okay. say we listened to you guys. we want to know when did the body of your commitment is going to be an i really want to know that the expectation of the people are huge. and therefore, we do not have the doctor or whiskey any time. heavy rains on flooding have killed

at least a 100 people in sudan, dozens of villages have been destroyed. the government says the floods of cause more damage and the state can handle. and as he has he been, morgan has more 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 into dance. g 0 estate. la mancha. lush out of la. you high? la. yeah. hi, we now don't have any food or water. the floods came in the middle of the night. while 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 helmand, 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, i shit that i did. i did, the water came in tor, down the front walls. they then entered the rooms and we moved away as they started

collapsing around us. all these houses have collapsed to none. and when i go is now largely submerged homes are not the only places affected. farm lands 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 almanac. it is unprecedented local number 2. okay. and 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, but 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 flood expected. they're worried, it may come to late. hip morgan al jazeera, no artist and gisela of unveiled a some sculpture as a tribute to the 17 children killed in recent fighting between israel and the

islamic jihad group, or to 0 zoom the else i had sent this report from garza's beach. 3 days of his railey attacks on because this trip more than $49.00 people were killed and over $360.00 were injured. 17 of the 49 were children. the palestinian artists and other civilians have gathered here to day on the beach of the gods. this dread they've drawn the names of 17 children who were killed in the native escalation on the sands of this shore by the colors of the palestinian flag to say that they will always remember their names. and they to lever be forgotten. thought though little hit on the political law, this event seems a message to the international community to not have double standards and to start serious measures to hold the occupational aid is accountable to provide protection to civilian children with the palestinians. gathering out here today had said that

they demand a transparent in ra investigation. and these really attacks over the civilians in over the killing of their children, especially after these really military confess that it kill 5 children in the w. a new jaw cemetery. on the 7th of august, ah, type a quick check of the headlines here on the al jazeera israel and turkey are restoring full diplomatic ties after years of strained relations. both countries will be reappointing ambassadors, but turkey's foreign minister said it would not abandon its support for the palestinian kiddish dead in the appointment of ambassadors is also important for the development of bilateral relations. on the other hand, as we have always said, we will come.