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ante segregation policy said to them social conditions, the crime rates would be valid, but we object to moving people from their homes based on ethnic city, minorities point themselves stuck. they move out of one area to lower the number of non westerners but can't move into another area for the same reason. ah, turkey in israel resume diplomatic relations after years of tensions. but anchor insists it won't abandon the palestinian ah, hello, i'm down. jordan, this is out, is there a lie from dough? are also coming up 3 major u. s. pharmacy change orders to pay millions of dollars as damages for their role in an opioid crisis in the state of ohio. thousands of
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odds and tinney as argentinians are out on the streets to voice their anger against the rising cost of living on 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 their ambassadors. the turkish foreign minister says that despite the move, turkey would not be abandoning its support for the palestinians wrestles said he has more from his company. the breakthrough announced it to be from his ride to prime minister, yet le 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 mode of shoulder was quick to confirm the development. it is fled in normal, less messy conason that up among the steps we plan to normalize relations. there
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was also the re appointment of respective ambassadors. if you remember, we made a statement in the news conference we held with mr. leopard that we started work on the employment of ama. that's your positive step came from israel as the result of things, effort, centers, turkey. we also decided to appointed ambassador to israel to tel aviv that mission between the 2 companies, sword 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 rally clues attacked the flotilla, which was carrying mediterranean 8 for gaza in international waters killing 9 turkish citizens. since then, diplomatic ties had been virtually nonexistent. when that gets in one year, there will be a presidential elections here in turkey, but it inflation at more than 70 percent wants to attract in west and from regional countries. there are security challenges to in syria and the eastern mediterranean
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basin to get these israel at the 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 math turkish president. jeff, type out 12 months later, took his foot, administer social visit, the tel aviv. the final major stepped over normalization of relations was when israeli prime minister gala pitt visited on cra in june. it was during that 3 that the 2 sides 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 started him is give it. we have always said we will continue to defend the right to palestine. jerusalem and garza. and it's important that our messages can buy directly at the ambassadorial level intelligence eve. that support for palestinians remains assassins. and even with the full restoration
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of diplomatic ties, is likely to remain a contentious difference between the 2 countries. side of that, i'll just stumble. natasha name has more from occupied easter wisdom. 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 year le 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 reopen
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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. la 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 his release, like many people around the world are struggling with the sky, rocketing costs of housing, fuel, and food. iraq's can take up prime minister as hell talks with representatives from major political parties. but the group that supports the influential shide lead and
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knocked out a soda is boycotting the discussions sada has demanded. the judiciary dissolved parliament on hold elections to end the political dedlock. but what up the wind has mono from baghdad. 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 i'm not that a so the continue, they're sitting in front of the headquarters of the parliament, setting up dozens of tents. and they say they are not planning to leave the area until the demands are met. their demands include, the policy be dissolved nearly elections be held as a way out of this political crisis mean that meanwhile, supporters of their arrival, parliamentary look affiliated to iran,
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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 occupation of the problem hit causal to buy supporters of charity that knocked out a souther. meanwhile, the supreme court in bagdad 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 impasse. at least 10 people have been killed and a powerful explosion that a semi mosque in northern cobble. the blast happened during evening. prayers and wednesday, is not yet known. what caused the explosion? 3 major u. s. pharmacy chains had 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 farm pharmacy, james c vs. walmart and walgreen's help create
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a public nuisance by over supplying addictive painkillers. many of which found their way on to the black market. the pharmacies have said they will appeal the verdict rosin jordan as more from washington. 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 the law enforcement perspective, but from a healthcare perspective. and so they sued these 3 major retailers, walgreens,
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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 to was, 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 job trust . this is just one of about 4000 wall suits that have been brought against retailers against jaw pharmaceutical companies and against our distributors. nearly all of our containers, powerful trade union movement have taken to the streets in support of the governments battle against high inflation. that demanding businesses do more to keep prices down. donal shonda reports from when as ours,
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inflation heats every warm but the greatest impact is felt by workers, especially those on lower wages. all of argentine is 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 what all of the money from emma sickle. 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 is 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,
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and the rising cost of fuel and flour caused by the war in ukraine. these margins the high rear from the province of chapo in the fargo, the larger theda they can roll over the country because inflation, his work is the hardest. seen the value of their wages. the releasing week. 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 argentines living in poverty. mm hm. and i say, my dog, we are suffering from inflation and the p. so has collapse. they gave 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 her thought was on the road to work is the supporting the
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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. because likely dodging tina for many years. before their al jazeera will osiris, at least 26 people have been killed and dozens injured in forest fires in northeast . and algeria, most of the desk when i was talking to the board of tennessee firefighters in the helicopters are trying to contain almost 40 places. but also to come here now just here, including new notes with a few less zeros, yoni own hopes, that region as currency will help a struggling he come on, bring the rights are in the spotlight as the un human rights she does. it's one of the world's biggest refugee camps, boring us. ah .
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hello, there was dot in the middle east and it's feeling rather hot and humid from any of the gulf states. that's as temperatures have dropped across the region to places like guitar, as well as southern areas of saudi arabia. it's looking a little unsettled thanks to some blustery winds, blowing about, kicking up a lot of that dust and causing hazy sunshine. we see some showers continue across the south, west of saudi arabia, edging into western areas of yemen. we could see more flooding as that rain intensifies on friday and that joins up with the bands of rain pulling across central parts of africa. heavy, a full for southern sudan into chad as well as my jury, which has seen flooding. but we are seeing the very heavy rain effect western parts of african martini, at the gambia and synagogue. it acting to see some heavy falls as that easterly wave pulls its way out to the west. heavy falls as well for southern areas of marley and my jury again on friday. as we move move further south. this is
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a much dry, a picture, but it is looking rather cold for southern areas. we're going to see a bit of a dramatic drop in temperatures, not just for south africa, but for botswana, an namibia. and that's thanks to a cold front that's blowing its way from west to east. warping the temperature, rather dramatically in vend hook. but there will be some recovery on sunday, ah, abandoned by the state. social collectors are occupying spaces among the people, a militant architect working on the edge of the law. in the 1st episode of rebel law, protect santiago, seattle. heather drove out into the realm of self building in spain. gorilla architect on out to 0. lou.
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ah, welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here on the al jazeera, israel and turkey are storing full diplomatic ties. after years of strain relations, both countries will be reappointing their ambassadors, but churches, foreign minister said it would not abandon its support for the palestinians. 3 major us pharmacy chains have in order to pay $650000000.00 to $2.00 counties in the state of ohio. a court found that pharmacies run by cbs, walmart, and walgreens. help create a public nuisance by over supplying addictive painkillers. and thousands of people in argentina had been demonstrating against the rising cost of living. trade unions out demanding higher wages, as well as unemployment and poverty benefits. argentina has one of the world's
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highest inflation res. now sierra leone is re valuing its currency in an attempt to reset the economy. the central bank has removed 3 zeros and reprinted notes. it wants to stop the leon. he's weakening value and ease unrest. due to the rising cost of living madrid, reports from frita. after some confusion, businesses are slowly adjusting to the new yields. the country central bank says the re denomination of saloons. currency. has it been necessary, though that magical re denomination is that where you take those zeros away people that thinking that they are poorer than they actually are? and as a result of that, they will ball game all windy a, go to a, buy a, go assess services that should put a lead on price. it's a little bit. so the corner we say the idea can only work if government doesn't
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return to the policies that lead to the collapse in the body of the money. in the 1st place, the central bank says re denominating the young was significantly reduce the amount of cash people and businesses carry around on the risk that go with that. but critics say removing 3 zeros from the currency won't show up. it's vac critics. a previous monetary policy instead of young hit the realities of the economy by adding zeros to the currency. as a result, the leon lost his value and inflation worse and the governor, the central bank, says the decision was tough to make. given the cost of printing new notes on taking the old ones out of saturation, i would not have done this at this time. but the cost for the economy, the cost a reserves, the, the central bank, as we kept month on a monthly basis, putting out dollars to give to people who are whored, a list of bring it into the system so that
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a con they can keep going. doing that for a foreseeable future, we would have a wasted, our entire reserves. some banks and business people say the public response and acceptance of the new currency has been encouraging. this no one make it more easy for us because you can have 50000000 than we were to 50000000 without a fit of thieves to follow you. because if any one particular back last for the whole money, the confusion rolled by then okay. come from from in plastic to tell you a lot of next to the chiefs in 2020 the central bank spent $68000000.00 showing up de leon. now it isn't saying how much the initiative will cost, but it will be hoping it will riley, the currency, and the economy. it res al jazeera, free town steadily on. kenny, as president elect william router is again coding for unity and says he's ready to get down to the business of governing. he held a press conference in which he said,
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people have chosen their leaders. can his electoral commission says router 150.4 percent of the vote, but his opponent, reino, dingo, is disputing the result saying he will challenge it and caught up on the tv screen. people from all from us. okay. say we listen to you guys. we want to know when did the body of your commitment is going to be key? and i really want to know that the expectation of the people are huge. and therefore, we do not have that at all with the any. the governor of ukraine's hearty region says russian shelling as killed at least 6 people, an injured several others in a residential district. earlier on a wednesday, at least 4 people were injured in strikes in the southern port. city of odessa
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missiles also hit the coastal town of zac taca destroying several buildings. such, okay, is an important link between the odessa region and the rest of the ukraine. and ukrainian authority is ins, upper regional have joined nuclear disaster response drills. the exercises are taking place after several incidents of shunning at europe's biggest nuclear power plant. even moscow blame each other for attacks on the russian control facility. ukraine's energy minister says his government is very worried about the safety of a site. of course we are concerned that's for sure, and this is the patient. we see that this situation from the when they start throwing from a b p 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're wolf in the everyday communication with and we speak to our international partners. nato says it will boost peacekeeping numbers in the balkans as tensions rise between serbia and
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kosovo. they launched as chief and stilton. but as hell, a crisis talks with both leaders to try to avert fresh conflict in the region. relations have been strained since the end of july, when kosovo declared that serbia identity documents and car number plates would not be valid. served minority and cost of a reacted by putting up road blocks and firing guns into the air. you will host read direct talks between the 2 leaders. on thursday, i'm 0 is ogden, so rich as more 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 kept stalks to be president of serbia, alexander, voltage, and kosovo. prime minister, i'll 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 did that fees and stability were crucially important?
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lay the specials 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 the not you should exit entry documents reachable to be used as an idea. during their stay, these move 3 good local serbs could put up our old blocks and sounded air raid sirens fully fated. the several gunshots have been reported. gossip was thorn implementations of the low for one month and therapy have removed their old books. but the 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 generalization 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 wrangler refugees to return
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to me and mo, almost 5 years after they fled, a brutal military cracked out. michelle bachelor has been meeting wrangler in ballad ash. she also press the government on its human rights record as tangible charger reports on the capital stack of during your visit, michelle, especially the high commissioner for human rights met with the bundle of the 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 transferring 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 us government to ensure full accountability for the human rights abuse as but still persists and the country
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beschler also raised our concern about self censorship in bung with the media. consequence of the digital security act, we have submitted a recommendation for 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 can be much longer. this is a press to create conditions for return address the root causes and pursue the b team. she met with several refugees in the camp, but we just thought i found 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
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be presented accordingly. no, but i am a young not only am visiting here, michele bachelor, said the importance of bangladesh as 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 print that she ation must always be conducted in a voluntary and dignified manner. only when safe and sustainable conditions, it seems to me a mom. finally, she oxer bank 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 jessie rod taca i rebel group in ethiopia has proposed a humanitarian truce as the country grapples with drought and the threat of famine . the army liberation on who says it's agreed to stop fighting. so aid agencies can deliver supplies to affected areas. the group also said it will open a humanitarian corridor. if the troops fans heavy rings on flooding appeal,
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at least a 100 people in sudan, dozens of villages have been destroyed. the government says the floods of cause more damage than the state can handle on his ears. he but morgan has the story. furniture here, some items there. and had the ali 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. insur dance. g 0 estate, la mancha lush out of lie. you ha, ha ha. we now don't have any food or water. the floods came in the middle of the not, well, i was working on a not 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, hi, shit that i did. i did, the water came in tor,
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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 them. and when i got 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 almanac in is unprecedented. local number 2, okay. and in nor 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 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, alta 0. scientists, a warning that the ongoing drought in europe could be the worst in 500 years. the
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wildfires in southern parts of the continent are still devastating large areas, but as nothing barber ex 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 it the weekend filled by strong winds. it's forced hundreds of people from their homes. what i say for 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 march toward future generations. their exposure could signal famine. over in france,
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the country's 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 my son at krista cemetery especially need on he, 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 sha smockey magic. he don't want it and any other climate change is underway. it's undeniable 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. or if the shear where the rain has finally arrived, like here in paris, seats badly needed, but europe's having to get used to heavy downpours. travelers on the metro had to
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contend with flooded stations. metty or false reported that one months worth of rain fell in the space of an hour at scotch the banquet. oh. and the sky is also opened in london with parts of the u. k. capital, 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 tougher creature. the headlines here on al jazeera, israel and turkey are restoring full diplomatic ties. after years of strained relations, there'll be reappointing there ambassadors, but turkey's foreign minister said it would not abandon its support for the palestinians. he did in the appointment of ambassadors is also important for the development.

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