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the co city on saturday still line of storms stuck toward this area of the u. s. southern portions around the gulf states will continue keep tabs on that and flash flood watches in play for about 10000000 people for the desert. southwest problem spots, arizona, new mexico, but i think tucson will likely see the worst of it over the course of the weekend. temperature has come down a smidge across war again, so no longer a heat advisory in play, but still heat advisories for alberta and scattering provinces. in canada and off to the east temperatures, pretty close to where they should be toronto's got to have 27 degrees on saturday. thanks for joining in. see you soon. ah ah, extreme weather is causing havoc around the globe from flooding to droughts. millions faced the climates wrath.
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ah ha, i'm money inside is out. is there a life? and i hope that coming up on a visit to the ukrainian puerto for desa, the un cheap says a nuclear plant on the russian control must be demilitarized pennies in nicaragua, arrest an outspoken roman catholic bishop, known to be critical of president daniel ortega and apple sends out an urgent update off to major security feel was a discovery which could allow him to take control of devices. ah, had i welcome from record heat waves to severe flood warnings? extreme weather is causing havoc in many places around the world. a star in europe where reco with temperatures coupled with long running droughts have reduced of is
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in france and germany and in italy, in parts of spain, while fires, which had been brought under control. and now once again, springing to life in the u. s. more than 10000000 people on the flash flood warnings in the country southwest. and a heat wave in china has lost it more than 2 months. the longest since records began. ages, longest river, the young sea has been shrinking, and sir dawn has been lashed by heavy seasonal flooding. since may, the un says a 130000 people have been affected out as there is hate them. a week stout, so coverage. one of su don's worst hit regions the had the he thought he had what, hello we be. we are reporting from will tell are we village of al managing local province? it is one of the most ravaged villages by the torrential, rain and flash floods. its homes more than $300.00 families. as you can see, the entire village is inundated by water from all directions. as we walk through,
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we saw many of the houses, partly or totally damaged, due to rising water levels. residents of the village have lost all my school depositions from property to food stocks. one of the only thing left is their castle. the village is totally deserted, as most of the local residents had fled for their lives. some have tried to salvage what they can from their homes. residents who have evacuated to nearby villages are now facing di conditions. they need shelter, food and medicine. nearby farming lands were also flooded, and that's ruined the harvest. these floods the unprecedented, especially in this part of the sudan as floods have devoured all of what local residents who have by ascending and so it's message to the international community and all human relief agencies. asking them to quickly bring help to this catastrophic situation. having floods in new zealand have 4th hundreds of people believe their homes. the city of nelson has taken the biggest hit officials issued
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more evacuation. what is on friday of the $75.00 centimeters of rain fail fell in just 3 days. cut lopez her to yet has the latest it could take years to repair the damage caused by the slots days of heavy rain have better parts of new zealand, south highland, some areas of the city of nelson are unrecognizable. on the ground for destruction is extensive. roads are block and officials have closed schools. entire communities have been forced out of their homes with some declared unsafe or simply uninhabitable. to the aid, he just caught ups and, and we saw this roading stretchable property. so we just, yeah, let the property, it's about 815 i said to montana, i'm at kim this morning to us as a situation it's pretty about city officials warn, there is no timeline for when people will be allowed to go back home. we will be
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taking a prudent approach and i'll make no excuse for that. i'll withdraw that we protect the, the property and lives of people as opposed to allowing people back. and i cannot unfortunately guarantee that people will be in the houses again to day. nearby towns have also registered record levels of rain while we experienced this was probably the most an increase in water flow in a river accomplishment that we're saying. for 100 years, more rainfall is expected, along with warnings, with more damage. katia, little missile again. i'll just you, scott calis is an atmospheric scientist at all, got national laboratory. he says the world must prepare itself for more severe weather. comes down to the physics of air. air is like a sponge. the warmer it gets, the more moisture can holds. so if it counts from
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a cool ocean sausage warms up over land, it can dry out the land. and what we wanted to do, like the floods we're actually seeing right now in new mexico and arizona is come from as walla walla. when you've got the suddenly winds, then a console pop, that warm water that spawns can get laden with it and get wrung out. but with climate change, as we see these shipping weather patterns, places that depend on monsoon range, a sing the failures in what we're doing by woman the planet is loading the dice. so it's not that every severe storm is attributable to climate change, but we will get more severe stones, more floods, more flashed routes because of climate change of europe, bending person, you're going to bed that we're going to see more of these extreme events as we continue to omit warming, gases, how much is it a trivial the humans? it is us now people might say, the planet has warned and cooled over centuries,
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and you know, directly, right? but never this quick never in the scales of decades, which is what we're saying now. you and sexy, gentle antonio terrace has visited ukraine. southern port city of odessa to review the shipment grain. it's part of a tacky new and very good deal. last month between moscow and cave, which is allowed for the resumption of ukraine's grain exports from 3 ports. several ships have left since then including a u. n. charton a vessel bound for ethiopia. while in odessa terrace also discussed the risks to europe largest nuclear power plants and south parisha. implant has been on the russian control since march facilities operated by ukrainian stuff. but god, it by russian forces. it's come under repeated shilling. and they feared the major
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disaster of critical infrastructure is hit from odessa, tourism both has more over 500000 tons of grain have already been exported from here since i landmark deal was truck between russia and ukraine with the help of the united nations and turkey last month, and this is the place where until tanya would harris a visit to guarantee and to monitor how this whole process is ongoing. he said that access to food and fertilizers must be guaranteed access to russian fertilizers, but also full training. and for he says that much more needs to be done and that he hoped that the amount of food that is being exported from ukraine will increase from $3000000.00 tons a month to around $5000000.00 tons. amongst another issue of major concern that's happening here is the situation around the nuclear power plant of a sub 40 show. back in march, russia took over that area, established
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a military base, and there's been lots of fighting and shelling going on around the area. there's a lot of concern that the plant could be damage and that's why the international community has been demanding that international monitors are able to visit that part of the country. also ukrainian state nuclear company announced that russia was getting ready to unhook the plant from ukraine grid, and tanya will carry denounces, and this is what he had to say. what is true is that if he didn't, he said, as we propose the plan, the problem will be solved. and obviously, the electricity from south florida is ukrainian electricity. and it's necessary, especially during the winter for ukrainian people. and this principle must be fully respected. so there has been a big debate about how this set by international inspectors should happen while
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russia, it's saying that it should happen to russian. so ukrainians at the united nations are saying that it could happen through ukraine, even though it could mean going through the front lines during a telephone conversation between french president emanuel micron and russia's president vladimir putin. they agreed of a need for a v inspector to visit the plan. and even a president vladimir putin said that he was going to reconsider whether he would agree or not that to change his his mind. and that the inspectors would go through ukraine place in nicaragua, have arrested a catholic, bishop known phase criticism of president daniel ortega orlando. alvarez is being detained at his home in the capitol as a latin american editor, alysia niemen. reports is part of a wide, a government crackdown on descent among catholic clergy members. for the last 16 days, the garage was police and prevented met the gulp as bishop blundell albert is from
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leaving his residence, not even to preside over mass 0, but i always the road in front of our diocese is closed and blocked by the national police long oh, but that was the end of it. before dawn, friday, police raided the bishop's residence, detained, laid priests and staff, and put bishop alba this under house arrest. in a statement, the police call did quote, in operation to recover normality for citizens and families of martha guided by accusing bishop orlando. albert is of repeated acts of destabilization and provocations. oh, with the vast majority and government opponents in prison or in exile, nicaragua, catholic church has become a thorn in the side of president. daniel ortega and his wife ro, side you moody, you'll who is the vice president the presidential couple accused, the bishop of instigating dissent. ever since they gave refuge to anti government protesters during widespread demonstrations in 2018 human rights organizations
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are again raising their voice and demanding the release of those arbitrarily detained. the secretary general is very concerned by the severe closure of democratic and civic space in nicaragua and recent actions against civil society organizations, including those of the catholic church. reports of arrayed against the residence of the catholic bishop of martha golfer only heightened these concerns. ah bishop alba, this is the 4th priest to be put under house arrest in as many months preferring. this is incredible repression against the church and repression against catholic people. we remain here praying to the virgin mary. shortly after the bishop's arrest, a group of latin american and european statesman, called on pope frances to break his silence and speak out forcibly against what they call ortega's chris, a cushion of the catholic church. lucy and newman al jazeera,
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mexico's former attorney general has been arrested on charges a force disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice, or relating to the investigation of the disappearance of 43 students back in 2014. marillo led the original inquiry which the un says was maud by torture and cover ups. students disappearance from the south western city of granola sparked international outrage. still, head on al jazeera italian newspapers warn of russian interference ahead of september snap election. and after dancing up a storm, felons prime minister agrees to take a drug test. ah, judy has begun. the, the full world cup is on its way to cattle. hoop your travel package to the
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tropical cyclone has formed in the bare bengal. let's get into your weather details every one good to see you. so i think the danger zone on saturday will be in between or dish or in west bengal states. it's going to move further toward the west. so we're talking about chatted, scar, met the prediction to uh, to pradesh on saturday. and we know what's gonna happen here, right? this is going to slide north, right across the country, and eventually into pakistan, which is what we don't need at the area has just been inundated with rain. still dealing with the last monsoon, depression, upper sim province into eastern baluchistan. but a bit of a breather for karachi is your 3 day forecast. looks like the depression, more move in as we look to war tuesday. okay, let me take you to indo china right now. it's a washout of a forecast as we look toward hanoi and then particularly in this zone here, but also for homeroom in city right through to bangkok and a steady stream of rain. also pouring into hong kong and read over a high nan island as well. and all that rain that was across the korean peninsula were now seen it slide into japan. this is an area that's been down with rain
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lately. so the risk of even more flooding and still high temperature is across the yang see river valley shanghai, a high of 39 degrees on saturday. that's it from me. i'll catch up with you next hour. i saw official airline of the john i'm harry davies in the kimberly, in western australia or indigenous communities, attaining out with scientists to create a new approach to marine conservation was approving the learner. we even got the fill up on the road with horrible, blah, blah, blah. i'm not going to do any reporting form review. she run to tribe, protecting biodiversity co defending themselves against feel ego invaders. both bride. oh no, da 0. lou .
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ah, welcome back. he watching out as a reminder, on top stories this, our extreme weather is causing havoc from the americas in europe, across africa and asia. saddam has been lashed by heavy seasonal flooding since may you and says a 130000 people have been affected. you answered gentle until you gets harris was visited ukraine, southern port city of odessa to be the shipment of grain. while they, he called for the russian held nuclear power plant parisha to be demilitarized police in nicaragua, have arrested a catholic bishop known for his criticism of president. daniel ortega ortiz, have accused orlando virus of inciting violence. president, take a recently launched, a crackdown on descent within the church. now is least,
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may newspapers, a warning of russian interference ahead of september's general elections. it's all to former russian president dmitri med with urge europeans to punish what he call best stupid governments of the outgoing prime minister mario doggy. italy has provided ukraine military and financial aid drug. he resigned in july when an attempt to salvage his coalition failed. alliance of right wing parties is widely expected to win september's election, which could change italy's foreign policy towards russia. frontrunners, in opinion polls with almost 24 percent of the supports. brothers of italy, led by ga maloney say they back, he crane and nato, despite opposing most european policies. but would be coalition. pasa matea saw venus leak has long, openly admired russian president vladimir putin. in 2017, the policy signed a cooperation agreement with fusions, united, russia party,
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and their allegations of funds funneled from russia to the league. while there is sylvia bernasconi, who heads the forces talia, and it has been a long term friend of pearson's boasting trips to each other's holiday homes and joints commercial interests. cecilia emma, so to toyota, is assistant professor of global politics at the american university of rome. she says some in the right wing condition a trying to distance themselves from russia. my johnny was a clearly, i mean it expressed his intention to have italy. absolutely, citing your brain and with nato. so of course, the massive welcome to news of drug is resignation as a positive development, right? i think that the attitude of 2 of the political parties which are part of the right wing coalition of the sport, to tanya and the visa b. russia could potentially be a problem for the coalition itself. the coalition,
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which is for by ga, maloney's party brothers of italy, for dahlia and league, it's pretty, i would say aligned in on many issues. but the r b a u, it's in this relationship with russia. it's something to do to maloney has tried to distance herself and her party wrong. so i see as a potential problem for the red wing coalition. the trick with fusion is problematic, but also the specific issue. russia is sort of creating a problem for the coalition and the coalition itself trying to reassure the public and of course, utilize a saying that they are firmly sort of located in the western wrong with the nato. but the concern, of course, remain finland's prime minister. santa marin says she's taken a drugs test after
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a video emerged of her partying with friends. footage prompted course, from a political allies and opponents to take the voluntary test. 36, so marian, so she's never used illegal drugs and could have performed her duties on the night of the party if necessary. the test results expected within a week. meanwhile, am if i followed the law, i have nothing to hide. i have not used drugs and therefore i have no problem taking tests. i do find it pretty strange that this is something that's being demanded of me. the government's ne grow has fallen in a no confidence photoshop to the prime minister, signed a controversial agreement with the serbian orthodox church. includes regulations for hundreds of churches, monasteries, and other properties. the churches role and sub his influence has been a divisive issue since the country broke from its neighbor. i can t 1006 in northern syria at least 15 people,
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including 5 children have been killed in a rocket attack. 30 se local market in the city of al bob was targeted. 38 people were also injured. the areas under the control of tacky backed opposition fighters . syrian government forces have been accused of carrying out fridays attack in retaliation for a recent rate of correspond. omar herani was at the sight of the attack phone up. yeah. so c, m a d b p here in l. bob city, aleppo, countryside. this marketplace was targeted by 5 rockets where according to medical sources, at least 15 civilians have been killed with dozens more injured. and you can see here one of the rockets that hit the market, which was bustling with people. usually, residents flocked to this fruit and vegetable market every friday to get what they need in terms of basic necessities. a large number of civilians were caught up in this attack. those vending carts were also destroyed as a result of the attack outside this bakery, which was also partly damaged. according to sources in the opposition. the origin
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of the attack was an area under the control of the syrian democratic forces, back to the units from the regimes forces. what was the magnitude of damage of this popular market place is clear? showing an attack by holly explosive rockets. the numbers are likely to rise according to the same sources as many remain in critical condition and hospitals across the city. the followers as a rocky shaneeda mac, that l solder have been protesting in bagdad green zone off to holding friday prayers demonstrated outside parliament 3 weeks now refusing to allow politicians into the building is also a boy coughing, a dialogue aimed ending a long running political stalemate. 10 months after general election, iraq still has no government made up to what he was out of protest county in baghdad. as you can see right behind the b a. so the supporters continue,
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they're sitting, you can see the tents that have been set up 3 weeks ago, a demonstration in front of the parliament taken control of the parliament premises all the courtyard here in front of the parliament a occupied by. so the supporters for 3 weeks now, they say they're not planning to leave the area until the parliament be dissolved and elections be held. in fact, they have gone further demanding that no government reformed before elections be conducted. but that is on the other hand, as you know, that, that's one top demand of the rival political block, the prearranged parliamentary block known as the frame or the coordination framework that demanded forming an transitional government head over head of early elections. now they have just finished the friday prayers as you know that every friday. so that supporters gather in some cases that are joined by some other
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supporters from other cities. and providence is especially from the central and southern iraq. and during friday, prayers preachers usually speak politics. once again, reiterating saw those demands once again mobilizing their supporters and deb, again holding on to their demands, the parliament be dissolved, elliot actions being held, a waiver that allows taliban officials to travel outside afghanistan despite an international travel band is expected to expire in a few hours united nations security council has been at all save a weather to extend the exemption. kristen slay me has moved from un headquarters in york. sanctions against the taliban, including travel restrictions have long been a thorny issue for the security council. they were 1st imposed back in 1999 related to the groups sheltering of al qaeda. the council made exceptions in 2019 to allow
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some members to travel outside of the country for peace talks. but since the group took control of afghanistan last year, some council members have argued the waiver should be conditional on the taliban respect for human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls. the un stepping spokesperson for the secretary general summed up the dilemma. some of the members of the council appointed to the benefits of allowing them to go about a travel for diplomatic work, including for example, to the doha, you will have seen what the contribution of the, of the process ad doha has as made in terms of the wider dealings with balaban at the same time, we've clearly expressed our concerns about the dollar, bonds own records and, and their failure in, in recent months to, to uphold out their stated commitments to maintain the status quo on human rights. including in particular, the rights of women and girls, china back by russia,
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has argued that the waivers are as necessary as ever given the dire economic situation that afghanistan finds itself in. but diplomats tell us that other countries have been pushing back led by ireland. they want to re impose travel restrictions, at least in part a year off to the taliban take over. if couple many ask can women of facing obstacles. there are few jobs available outside of the health and education sectors . women are able to move around freely in cities, but in rural areas, strict rules and cultural practices. a keeping many at home. some a bunch of 8 reports from cobble thrift is business is nearly come to a halt. earning a living from making traditional clothes and handed cross is no longer an option. since many small businesses have gone bankrupt, in addition to sanctions and frozen assets, the thought about reversal of women's participation in society has further hindered the flow of age to understand fresh. they're struggling to keep up morale for her 7
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children whose education has suffered for years. first, because of the pandemic, and then the taliban take over dna and salter their care. it's been one year that they have been promising and haven't done anything. we haven't seen any results, girls can't go to schools and women can go to their jobs. women in cities complain of harsh restrictions from face feels to women's attire and suspension of many public jobs. the balaban government says it is implementing islamic law. the ministry of weiss and virtue has replaced the ministry of veterans affairs. there are some women who've been appointed by the taliban, who don't think it's just tokenism. gov can on amazon on amazon. i am saying that women can't go around the city or do their jobs freely, isn't to accurate. i still have female staff working at this hospital, female doctor the doing their jobs as in the previous government. besides, doctors, other female personnel are also working in some government departments. 3 quarters
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of a bronze live outside the cities and most of rural iowa. nathan is traditionally conservative . that's where the taliban is biggest support base comes from nila for as a teacher. and despite her brothers being unemployed in this government, she supports the taliban. all she says the majority of women in avalon assigned be what she calls the her job in their own rig. and that's an afghan tradition. well, to fall upon rule and not would it most women from of understand, look at you and hear you and think that you've been brainwashed. and this is not what most women of afghanistan want. each it that he had tepid delicia, then i made on our, you know, we aren't brain washed. i teach the koran. is lamar given rights to women like inheritance, education to become a professor and anything they want to be? if we go without the he job, it's against the crohn. and if we are muslims, should follow that cron. balaban officials have been accused of using excessive
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force when women protest, they in turn want remedy organized, protest after seeking permission. and the also aside safety and security is concerned with to achieve that most women of, of our nathan will have to trust the taliban. and that's unlikely. while more schools were teenage girls remain closed and promises to uphold women's rights are not put into action from a job without the 0 gobble. apple says is discovered a major security flow in it software and is issued an emergency update for all uses . the tech john says the floor could allow hackers to seize full control up it's phones, tablets, computers, searching anyone who could be the target of spying like activists. or journalists to install the security patches as soon as possible. article haine has been speaking to actually uses in washington dc. most people with smartphones you're used to getting the occasional reminder that it's time to update your software. but
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if you have anything that starts with an eye or has an apple on it, you're going to want to listen this time. apple has announced that they have found a flaw in their system, which basically can allow hackers to take over your smartphone, your ipad, your mac, and basically you lose control of it. but everyone we talked, you said they hadn't heard about the problem. there's an average of $6000.00 data breaches every day. most people aren't very great about keeping all their software up to date. so glitches data breaches all these things are actually not that uncommon. i had shower with my i phone, which is very user friendly, which is why i have it in the 1st place. so going to enjoy is just too much. is it patch? all you gotta do is update it. well then i'll update my phone. it's all good. now apple says they have fixed this law and you're gonna want to make sure the updating system you're running is $15.00.
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