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on al jazeera ah morning allow government al jazeera as a you know, the. ready an explosion ripped through mosque during evening. prayers in the afghan capital killing at least 32 people. ah, by there give it all. these is out there, alive from doha also coming up. the un secretary general is said to meet leaders of ukraine and turkey on grain exports and the safety of europe's largest nuclear power plant. $100.00 days and still no justice calls for accountability. growth for
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the murder of al jazeera journalist, serene of ugly by israeli forces, and sierra leone. scrap several zeros from its currency to stop the economy from collapsing. ah, we begin to the afghan capital. cobble where a powerful explosion at a mos cuz killed at least $32.00 people, including a prominent cleric. it happened during prayers on wednesday evening. at least 40 people are injured, including a 7 year old child. no group has claimed responsibility. afghanistan has seen an overall drop in violence since the taliban took power more than a year ago. but several large attacks have taken place in urban areas in recent months. i sell has claimed responsibility for some of them. when the machine views it was evening, prayer time,
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i was attending the prayers with others when the explosion happened. it was a very powerful blossomed slide to moscow. many people were massive and wounded. i'm the stiff otto saucer is the director of emergency an italian humanitarian organization providing free healthcare in campbell. he told us about the treatment that blast victims have been receiving from the blast. we received vain thought to testify. patience to deaden my rival. one died in our emergency room 8th received that treatment and later on discharge was 20 quarter meet in our hospital, mainly dangers are due to the shell and burner. consequently, the explosion among the total number 9 patients are below 18 years old and one child day, 1770 years old. our doctors to the patient in need of surgical and all night long the performing surgical cleaning of wounds. but also me is a short to me and other surgical level ations. they are still isn't quite full of
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we have only a few data and we are running at the un secretary general, antonio group at s is in ukraine, where he's through to meet president flores landscape and turkey leader friendship fill up on the talks and the west density of the v will focus on expanding ukraine's grain exports also on the agenda versus a disaster and its largest nuclear power plant in separation, which is under russian control. look, random moves in the you inspected region. the antonia good at us has all the adapt a new claim together. we will work for a clean as our diplomats nuclear scientists. and the international atomic energy agency are in constant contact. they are know, working on sending emission to staff racial, nuclear fall plant on the absolute transparency and control of the situation at the end that on the plan can guarantee a gradual return. the nuclear safety for the clean state, the international community and the agency. there is
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a ball is in levine with more on that meeting that's expected and just few hours from now to very significant meeting. and then you, when secretary general, i don't know that if you don't already year in living, he's been during the 30 going to university where he spoke about the role that ukrainian lawmakers in drafting international humanitarian law in the united nations charter among other things. so later on this thursday, he's going to be meeting with the cranium precedent follow me to finance and with the turkish president or the one thing that is likely we know it's going to be talking about, for example, the brain vessels that have been leaving through the black sea that don't forget it in a month. and now that agreement was made between ukraine and russia with a help of perky and the united nations to get back out of the country to start to ukraine. kind of starts exporting grain against to other parts of the world, including humanitarian, a best heading to africa. for example,
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among the other issues that's going to be discussed is the situation in the nuclear power plant have already had something that has everyone here extremely concerned about what been happening there. russia took control of that nuclear power plant in march. it established a military base there. fighting has gone on going in that area and the international community has been asking and demanding the presence of experts visiting the plan. we're gonna have to see whether that's something that's cheaper or not. it's also die of live for us now, and it's tumble russell once k hoping to do and to get out of all of this wild turkey since the beginning of the war has been in good terms with boats, cave and moscow, and it is decoy. it's almost the only nato member that has 0 did ability or from anywhere in between these 2 capitals and, and one is benefiting from this position. so today, there will be
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a bilateral meeting between ad one and also one of them is the landscape president of ukraine. so during this bilateral meeting. so the been, the main issue is how to corporate on the defense industry. so one of the most important topic at the table is going to be the court production of by dr. drones, which have proved to be very much effective against the russian forces in ukraine. and now these 2 parties are willing to, to, to, to, to, to build a, a corporate reduction facility in ukraine to they were going to see whether there was going to be any tangible results in terms of that or not. so everyone, early of this, marty was in sooty and met, present, put in or for russia, and definitely they have discussed their the war in ukraine as well. we do not know whether it is to or not that some sources are seeing that ad one is going to take a message from the, from the russian was a russian position to villa. william is zalinski as well. so later today,
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they're also going to be trilateral meeting between present that one present. one of them is the lensky and the un secretary general antonio terrace. so during that meeting, one of the main issue is how to further develop the mechanism that they have us established a month ago to allow the ukrainian, and the russian ships to carry the green from ukraine and russia. and to take that to the international market. so that model is, is, is now working as since through the last month. we have seen that hands of the ship, they have passed through the boss for us in istanbul and went to the final destination in the, in different places in the world. and now they're going to discuss how to develop, how to further develop that mechanism. but one of the most important should that today they're going to discuss is how to find a diplomatic solution to the ongoing war in ukraine. so hopefully we know that the early a da da da told how feel good. the tools that took place in, in barrels and danny, the city of ontario in tricky. and then in his stumble so far they failed to
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produce any tangible result. but now they are, once again, united nations tricky ukraine. they're coming together and trying to find the political solutions. so ad once repeatedly has expressed his desire to, to, to being president, putin envelope image that ascii on the table to, to, to, to the, to, to create a ground for both leaders. to have directors bustle for russia, said that there is no proper ground for the better course between the praises. now we are going to see whether it will of them or zaleski, is going to be willing to have a direct work with, with president putin or not. but as the green build has proven to be efficient and working, so present ad one wants to use this momentum to, to create an environment for the direct talks between 2 presents. and also he hopes that this will lead a political diplomatic solution to ongoing ward in ukraine. alright, results are down there in a sample. thank if the u. s. and taiwan have announced plans to hold formal trade
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talks. it follows to high level visit to taipei by members of the us congress. the meetings, angle, bay, jang, which pains taiwan as its own. china says it family opposes the trade talks and accuses washington a violating. it's one china policy. it's been $100.00 days since is riley forces shot and kills al jazeera journalist, serene apo outlet, and janine palestinians continue to demand justice and accountability meet abraham reports from the occupied west bank, fema. i love her to fit thought she told many stories, but her colleagues say a lot more are now left untold. ones only shitty number. hartley could so brilliantly tell, highly regarded in palestine as a passionate, active, and courageous journalist. she was devoted to telling the palestinian story as well as covering wars and conflict. the veteran al jazeera journalist reported on the smallest details of palestinians lives by conveying the harsh realities of life
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under is really military occupation. oh, but she too became a victim of israeli forces when she was shot and killed while reporting from jeanine in the occupied west bank. the place where shooting was short has turned into a shrine where people come to pay tribute to her. the law among them is a man for the hat of uh, she tells us she met the reporter in 2002 and says, shooting helped her find out. her children were alive, rebecca pal hour, but they told me my house was destroyed and i thought my sons were killed under the rebel lee. i thought i lost them, but sharina found out they were arrested. how would i not grieve her palestinians continue honoring shitting? who they called the daughter of palestine paintings and murals of her away. some people used to keep her legacy alive. as st in the heart of rama lowered al jazeera offices are based now carries her name. say again at that in my easy would,
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she would pay attention to every $1.00 of you, the whether she missed a child or an old lady. she would sit with them for as long as it takes to understand her story and grievances in. still, she has authority while interviewing politicians. she was never biased, any political party, all of this alongside her professional integrity made her an icon. yes, yes. her colleagues, remember a humble and kind woman they worked with for more than 2 decades. they say they miss working with her, especially when they covered the latest israeli war and they besieged causes trip earlier this month. but she had salami. i did it, the last to poor kidding, worked on before she was killed. now he's editing report on her legacy. they abraham joins us now live from jeanine in the occupied west bank. neither. what's happening there? i'm standing in that shit in a barclays street. we're now al jazeera family, mourns the loss of
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a devoted journalist at be loved colleague, that many here say, have called her family. they've worked with her for more than 20 years. and now they're standing here at the very same place where she was shocked and killed by israeli forces fire on may the 11. it's been 100 days without kittens wisdom, without her coverage, without the person that many new as a friend. but still, there has been no justice, no accountability and her killers, haven't been held accountable in the day. i mean, as you say, their demands for justice and accountability continue is their hope that that will ever be realised. when you talk to palestinians, they will tell you that they're not expecting justice from the killers. that's why they're not dwelling on israel, of conducting
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a criminal investigation. there were hopes that the u. s. given that should be in a box, there was a palestinian american citizen, would investigate this issue. but as of now, 100 days later with the we see no signs of the u. s. investigating this is why edge is eda and the family has a submitted under further be sitting about this case to the international criminal court. dicey see they want the prosecutor to hold israel accountable when it comes to the crime. but as palestinian say, israel has been getting away with killing so many palestinians. and in fact, shooting herself has been covering on these injustices. and the violations carried out by israeli forces against palestinians that she too, became a victim of these really occupation as well. where i needed abraham, therefore us and janine and al jazeera media network continues to demands a rapid,
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independent, and transparent investigation into the killing of its journalist. still a head to here on al jazeera, 7 human rights organizations, a rated and shot down by israeli forces in the occupied west bank. and in su, dawn, heavy rain is triggered to rental floods, killing at least 100 people, and displacing thousands ah journey has begun. the 3 full world camp is on its way to catherine hoop your travel package. today. we're going to kick off here a world weather update in indo china. however, one nice disuse is still some bursts of rain for southern sections here, stretching from hotman city right through to bankcard. and we had a pretty good run of rain and manila to low. ok, that's now pushed away. there was a severe fight advisory in plate north of manila, we'll keep tabs on the marchina river. they're all sons back out across the yangtze
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river valley. so temperature is shooting up once again. shanghai, we've got your pencil in for 40 degrees on friday. some rock in storms erupt in har . been pushing in to the korean peninsula, not good news. another round of heavy rain to come for flight head areas of saw japan is drain off, tokyo's get a high 32 degrees and take you round the bare bengal. this could potentially turn into a psychotic storm or keep tabs on it. there are weather alerts in play for addition state into westbank gall. and what this does is it will ship freight across northern india into pakistan. so pakistan's had back to back monsoons depressions in some spots. we picked up up to about a month's worth of brain in a single hour, so syn province is now entering. it's 5th. what is monsoon season, on record, in still more rain to go as it shifts into baluchistan province on friday. be careful out there that your update data official airline of the journey
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a mosque and cobbled more than 40 inches. no group has claimed responsibility. un secretary general antenna gutierrez, is set to meet the ladies of ukraine and turkey and the western city of the vive. the talks will focus on grain exports and the safety of europe's largest nuclear power plants. thursday, march 100 days since al jazeera journalist, serene of our clay, was killed in the occupied west back palestinians continued to demand justice and accountability for the correspondent who is known as the voice of palestine and israeli security forces have rated the offices of several palestinian human rights organizations that it previously designated as terrorist organizations as well. so some of the groups have funneled donor aid to palestinian militants. the organizations deny that we came to the office. we found that the really, the re did her office on the other offices of human rights organizations that they
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served. the, our fives are people can use on closed doors here. sorry, the cut off the camera also sorry the, the office because they don't want, you know, to take any pictures for them. and they put to ward me, you know, a military order outside of the door. we formed it on the floor that this organization is a closely legal organization who continue a corporate team with the machine with criminal court to with a he goes is the st. lucie legal. the probation is illegal against the surgeon, is illegal. talks aimed at ending iraq's political deadlock are in jeopardy a day off. the leaders agreed to work on
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a road map out of the crisis. allies of influential iraqi shia leda methodical santa are refusing to take part in the dialogue led by the caretaker prime minister mustafah academy. 10 months after a general election. iraq still has no government because of disagreements of a forming a coalition. the head of the world health organization has said the humanitarian situation, and ethiopia, tig ry region is the worst in the world. pedroza han on gabrielle says, 6000000 people are in need of aid. ted ross, who's from to grey, believes the crisis is going unnoticed. in terms of humanitarian crisis, i can tell you that the humanitarian crisis integrate is more than ukraine without an exaggeration. and i say it is many months ago. maybe the reason is the color of the skin of the people into gray. i haven't heard been the
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last 5 few months, several months. know even ahead of state talking about that to like condition anywhere in the develop. good, especially why i think we know you as court has ordered 3 major pharmaceutical companies to pay $650000000.00 for their role. and a years long opioid crisis. a judge in ohio rolled cbs wal mart and walgreens were partially responsible because they over supplied addictive painkillers. any of those drugs found their way on to the black market. the pharmacy chain say they will appeal against the verdict. rosalind jordan has more from washington. what officials in lake county and in trumbull county, both east of cleveland, argued in federal court. they said between 20122016
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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 sped, 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 owed 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 of that amount has to be paid out over the next 15 years of
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a good chunk of it. 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. at these 38 people have been killed and dozens injured and far as fives, and ne and algeria, most of the deaths who en altuff near the border with 2 nicea fi, fi isn't helicopters a trying to contain nearly 14 fires and 14 districts more than 350 people have been forced to leave their homes. and in portugal, emergency crews are trying to control several wildfires including one and a national park that's been burning. finale 2 weeks. hot weather and strong winds have been hampering efforts to contain the flames. scientists, a warning the drought in europe could be the worst in 500 years,
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while fires in southern parts of the continent and devastating large areas. and in barbara pools, ah, my flight is retreating briefly in southeastern spain there trying to stop the flames from reaching houses in the valley. the able area near valencia, the huge 5 again. when lightning struck it the weekend fueled by strong winds, it's forced hundreds of people from their homes. what are so far this year, spain's 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 ryan, centuries ago, they were placed on dry river beds and marched to warm future generations. their exposure could signal famine. over in france, the country's longest river,
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the low arc looks like this. reco drought has cut the river flow to a trickle meaning in places. people could almost walk from one shore to the other. and i must santa christa semi place because she need him 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 border holes over there with the children and fish scientists, a warning that low river levels across france are assigned that can't be ignored. credentials mock him and he didn't never climate change is underway. it's undeniable and i'm back compels us to rethink our rules for sharing water resources . we must understand that we're all affected. water is a common good, and every one of us will have to rethink our behavior. where the rain has finally arrived. like here in paris, it's badly needed, but europe's having to get used to heavy downpours. travelers on the metro had to contend with flooded stations. material phones reported that one months worth of
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rain fell in the space of an hour or so. and the sky also opened in london with parts of the u. k. capital, experiencing flash flooding. thunderstorms are expected in england and wales with a dry soil, almost impenetrable in areas. people are being warned to watch out the further flooding. nadine baba al jazeera, china warns a severe drought in the south could last well into september. local governments a scrambling to irrigate crops ahead of the autumn harvest. rationing of electricity is making water pumping difficult. and some industries that rely on hydropower have shut down. temperatures in the region have thought about 40 degrees celsius. meanwhile, in northwest china at least 16 people have died of flash floods triggered landslide homes are damaged in several roads. blocks rescue operations are under way dozens of people are still missing. so don is also struggling with floods which have
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killed at least $100.00 people. dozens of villages have been destroyed. the government says the floods of cause more damage than the state can handle on their . several morgan has more furniture here. some items there 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, inter dance. ge 0 state law market. lashara, blah. 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 for my 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, i 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 learn more. and men agen 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 mannequin 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, heber morgan, alta 0, sierra leone is re valuing its currency and an attempt to improve its economy. the
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central bank has removed 3 zeros and reprinted notes. it's trying to sort of de leon's, sliding value and stop protests against the rising cost of living. i met it just has more from the capital pre town. after some confusion, businesses are slowly adjusting to the new yields. the country central bank says the re denomination of saloons, currency has been necessary or the magic already nomination. is that where you take those zeros away people, they're thinking that they are poorer than they actually are. and as a result of that, they will ball game all windy a goto, by august services that should put a lead on prices a little bit. so economy say the idea can only work if government doesn't return to the policies that lead to the collapse in the value of the money. in the 1st place, the central bank says re denominating. the young was significantly reduce the amount
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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 about critics, a previous monetary policy of saroyan hit the reality of the economy by adding zeroes to the currency. as a result, the leone lost its value and inflation worse, and the governor of the central bank says the decision was tough to make. given the cost of printing new notes and taking the old ones out of circulation, i would not have done this at this time. but the cost for the economy, the cost a reserves that a 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 economic can keep going. doing that for a foreseeable future,
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we would have 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 making more easy for us because you can have 50000000 dunwoody 50000000 without that of thieves to follow you. because if anyone wanted to know about boss for the whole money, you can feel ruled by them. okay. come from min plastics to tell you a lot of gigs to the t. so 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, algebra freetown center leo. and will leave you with these images and our colleagues here and tell ha and also in our bureau in jeanine, in the archive west bank where our colleague sharina, i will, our client was killed. william serene was shot in the head.
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