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hobbs is great debate, december secrets recovery on a just 0 ah, revealing eco friendly solutions to combat threats to our planet on al jazeera ah, calls for com and libby up is fighting between malicious ra, loyal to rival administrations killed 13 people in the capital. tripoli! aah! la mariam mazin and then you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program. thousands, i wanted to evacuate in pakistan, where flooding is now killed almost a 1000 people since june. french president emanuel micron wraps up
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a trip to algeria. signing a pack to improve ties, made growing demand for the countries gas. and pope francis creates 20 new cardinals putting his stamp on the future of the catholic church. ah, hello and welcome to the program. we begin this hour in libya where intense fighting in the capitalist killed at least 13 people, an injured, almost 90, others raising fears of the political crisis, escalating into a wider conflict. awe or gunfire erupted between rival on groups early on saturday, with explosions, rocking several districts and smoke rising from damaged buildings. according to the u. m, there's been medium and heavy shelling in civilian neighborhoods and
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a hospital has been damaged. misses the latest threat to 2 years of relative peace after a ceasefire between allies of rival administrations. it was last year that abdul hamid of the baby was installed as head of the un back government of national unity in tripoli. he was tasked with leading the country to elections in december, which were ultimately cancelled because of disagreements over the candidates. this prompted libby as parliament which is based in the eastern city of to brook to declare the baby's government invalid is appointed. former interior minister fatty basheba as the new prime minister. but debate boat refused to hand over power in may but shall good. tried to enter tripoli to take office there, leading to clashes between arm group supporting him and de baber. he was forced to leave. but as indicated that he might try again, i'll deserves malik. trainer joins us live now from tripoli. can you give us an idea of where the fighting is concentrated around the capital?
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and if it's, if it's still going on with the same sort of intensity or is definitely less intense than it was throughout the day. you know, we're hearing of light sporadic clashes in the south of tripoli. but in, in the center of tripoli, in western, and in the west of tripoli, things have calmed down quite a bit. now these classes erupted early around 1 30 am local time between these rival militias and things escalated quite quickly. we saw a forces affiliated with the parallel government, led by fatigue, bushera, advanced towards the west of tripoli. they also advanced in the south of tripoli, which saw, you know, crashes erupt in and around, around the capital. you know, as you said, the u. n. has, has said that light and heavy or weapons were used,
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we could throughout the day hear the echo of artillery shells hitting densely populated areas. our medical sources have confirmed that at least 13 have, have been, have been killed so far and nearly a 100 injured me. around 35 of them in, in critical condition, just goes to show how fluid and how and how fragile the security situation. and tripoli is we know that there has been political and economic instability in libya for a long time. that why are we seeing an escalation now full it's there's in the recent couple of weeks, there's death. there's been a definite military build up around. a tripoli with forces affiliated with fatigue bush, other a gathering and mobilizing on the outskirts of tripoli. in returned the p. m to
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baber has, has gather forces. they were on high alert. so i think tensions have been quite high for, for a couple of weeks now. just so last night you know, classes, this is skirmishes erupted and what we thought we saw that escalade into, into a serious conflict. you know, we were, you know, heavy artillery shells landing in, in densely populated areas with no regard to life. i mean that just from of a few shots being fired to heavy artillery been used. this just is shows you how quickly things can escalate, or the u. n. or the u. s. the u. k. have all asked for, have all called for an immediate cessation of the house tilly, and as in a sigh of relief for many people here in tripling, we saw our forces gathering in miss rata a large convoy,
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which was headed towards tripoli. affiliated with missouri. they decided to a go back to miss rata. now the forces that entered western libya were our military sources are telling us that they are beginning to return. so we are seen aside relief, but things can escalate very quickly here in libya, due to the fragile security situation and the political differences. libyans want these political, these, the politically we to stop, you know, start fighting on the streets on the streets. no causing death injury and destruction among the civilian population they want to see in and they want the differences to be settled on negotiating. and they want elections to be held as soon as soon as possible because they're fed up with the political lead at the moment. this violence happening in right densely populated areas. thank you very much. thank you. malik traina in tripoli. honest alco maci is the founder and
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director of stoddick institute. the 1st public policy think tank in libya. he wants more action from the international community. it's very dangerous and the most dangerous aspects really isn't. there is nothing new on for fun when it comes to you and condemnation of international condemnation. because we saw that before. we saw a tweets when they shouldn't be making sweet, specially making phone calls at the highest level to the individuals that are responsible for the complex that are also responsible for the last complex and the complex before that. and i think that's where this, this danger seems to bother me as well because the same tools and mechanisms are being used. going back to the un security council that is not connected divided between the us and russia. russia the backend that's offensive and has back the forces that made the same offensive and 2019 forces that they also deployed the group who are also in the last offensive. so what are we going to see from a un security council resolution or a statement? because we're not going to get to me,
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and that's why there's danger comes because the actors themselves on the ground, a stress testing the international community, they're looking around and asking them. so how bad can you make it? because their natural instinct is gonna details and carnage unless that reprimanded unless sanction, ah, tens of thousands of people have had to flee their homes in northern pakistan after a fast rising river, destroyed a major bridge as deadly floods continue to devastate the country. is story monsoon reigns in flooding of killed nearly a 1000 people in pakistan since mid june. prime minister, shabazz sharif, has visited some of the affected areas, helping to deliver relief supplies, powerful flash floods in the northern chi, but packed onqua province of cause the cobble river to swell. cutting off some areas. government is declared a national emergency and is appealing for international help. come, our hider has one hour from no sharer in kyra pontoon quad province in northern
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pakistan. the river gobble slope of flood, and most of the people are living in the low lying area. i've already been evacuated from their homes. these people are sitting here looking across the water to see every day. how did i still standing? they were able to get their life stock out of the area. the livestock is now on high ground to what i will release will, though we've got some help. we requested authorities to help provide water and for the, for our livestock, their district administration, of course, importing an emergency and getting people out of hair. most of the government runs schools and colleges are now being used as make shift can entire family now living under danes and under top and whatnot that i want to do that again. we left everything at home. the government should help us return and help us rebuild our lives. oh, this is indeed
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a major crisis. and some people say they're all more powerful focused on it. now under water. 33000000 people across the country are affected. and that constitutes all 15 percent of the entire population by august on has seen devastating floods in the boss, but people worn. this may be the worst that dave cane so fall, and alter algebra. same bas ravi is reporting from one of the worst effected areas in send province. where i'm standing right now is really a snapshot of what's happening all over the province of sin. flood survivors are fleeing the affected areas and they are setting up camps make shift in at the water's edge in places all over the country. on the 1st piece of dry land they can find. now just over my shoulder is a small group of tens of small encampment locally. they're calling this
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a 10 city. but these are barely tense, they're very, very rudimentary shelters. we spoke to people there who say that they are suffering with skin diseases, illnesses, the hydration, hunger, thirst. they have no villages to go back to because their villages are now simply gone. with many of the people we spoke to their say they consider themselves the lucky ones because they have some form of shelter. they have something to hang over their heads. now, just across the road, we've met a recently arise community that scarcely have a tarp to their name. really nothing to shelter under. they are now here out in the open and living in the mud amongst the elements out in the open amongst the insects . and this is how they are going to sleep tonight, and more than likely for the foreseeable future until help arrives. many more nights because they want a neighboring afghanistan floods and are also affecting several regions. punch here
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in the northeast is the latest province to be swamped by heavy rainfall. plug wanted have been inundated around 3000 homes and destroy fields of crops. taliban officials say 182 people have died. ride l d does from the international confederation of federation of the red cross in re presence design in afghan san says the floods will only was in the countries ongoing hunger crisis. i'm hearing, i'm going to stand with one of the more catastrophic human in crisis. and all i'm saying is because we're millions of people before, even the division we're facing, as you know, as you turn good, is it the way that's gonna be even worse as a lot of the sanctions over 22000000 half of the commission are funding putting food on the table that is as adult as well of the complex and climate
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change and you develop that how you looked at and a lot of statements recently over 7, have you tell the people have been displaced. that brings up a number of bull him against that 2.5. and maybe this is a serious numbers in the country that already been divided. we can by the over 3040 years of being in conflict like these. i have to say these and as a crisis, further compounded by with the lives in the back and forth. i know people have to struggle with that is most of the head be off season rain that has been ongoing since july. it was out there a life from london more still ahead for you on the program waiting for aid conflict and drought even more than a 3rd of chance population struggling for food. and this 37 year old food sells for
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hundreds of thousands of dollars. it's incredibly famous for my own now. ah ah, here's your weather in a minute 15. hi there. thanks so much for joining in. so we got the divide going on across europe, toward the west, cooler, fresher air toward the east, high temperature's temperatures above where they should be for this sum of the year . but a stormy mix of weather. let's go in for a closer look at germany hopping into poland. check republic, austria round, the lp's andy, adriatic sea in o, as the storms closing on war. so what does the temperature is? it's going to plunge you by 5 degrees to $25.00 on monday, but that's more in line with where you should be for this sum of the year. it stumble at stellar dave for you with a high 30 degrees,
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but some showers across that black seacoast. some showers may sneak into the capitol on kura, as well, other side of the mediterranean right now, temperatures below average for both porto and lisbon and off to the northwest. we go again that cooler air toward the west, and i think some to rental downpours on the cars for southern areas of sweden. there's been big downpours in the northeast of nigeria, that's killed at least 10 people there. and right across the gulf of guinea. we are blanketed in rain for southern africa, and a whole lot going on. forecast is son son, son. over the next little bit of may see the odd showers sneak into the east coast of madagascar on sunday. cape town, looking good with the high of 16 degrees. ah, the count down to the 5th a will cut 2022 approaches. every continent is turning its eyes to keta. we have a way to school to the events in the world won't be the only thing capturing
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homes in northern pakistan's cairo, pontoon co op province. after a fast rising river destroyed a major bridge from his boss sharif has visited some of these areas devastated by flooding, helping to deliver relief supplies, and frauds. also affecting several regions in neighboring afghanistan, prompting the taliban to urge the international community to help their flood waters. of inundated thousands of homes and destroyed much needed fields of crops, or conflict and drought have left more than 5000000 people in chad desperately short of food. government is declared of food emergency in the hope other countries will deliver aid will for long. when amina mohammed gave birth to her daughter 2 years ago, she said the child was in good health, but a lack of sufficient food for ominous family in lake chad. north of beach, i didn't. capital in jemina has now left go to mont malnourished. i mean, i did go, i didn't the, there are so many types of food she needs and we don't have them at harm. we have
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to go buy it from the market and things are expensive. we buy what we need, depending on the money we have available. i mean a and her family represents some of more than 5500000 people facing food shortages across chad. that's more than a 3rd of the population. i'm more than 3000000 of those are children. the highest number is in lake chad, where hundreds of thousands of families trouble to get nutrition food. while some people in chad can get the food they need due to climate change or conflict here, both factors affect that leg. chad is one of the main sources of food here, but has dried up to about a 10th of its size in the past. 50 years and the presence of the militant group book a home has cause of many from their likelihood. hundreds of thousands have been displaced because of the violence around the league. fatima ibrahim and her family fled to
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this side of the lake for safety. but she said 8 has dwindled to nothing in the 8 years they've been here. can you come a montana in a day if we're lucky we get meals, but our lives are hard. if we have breakfast, we don't have lunch. if we get dinner, then there is no breakfast the next morning. it is extremely hard and there are no jobs for us for you to come. earlier this year, chad government declared a food emergency and urged national and international organizations to assist those in need. that in and in one we need about 100000 metric tons. and the government has secured 6000 tons and distributed it to the markets with people to be able to get it in some countries have donated. but others and some monetary bodies have only pledged to stand by the people of chad, but they yet to keep their promise. and while the government waits for aid, those in need continue to suffer. i mean a fierce, she may lose her daughter. he but morgan ultra 0 lake chad when we go to easier
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appear now there are reports of heavy fighting in the northern am hora region, taking place in the town of combo local media, suggesting to grind forces could capture the town. that would be a huge game for the rebels in that fight against the government has its territory outside of their own take. dr. region or us show children's agency is condemned fridays as strike on mccalla, which is a capital f to gray, which killed at least 4 people, including 2 children. eunice, s as a kindergarten was hit w i church, you've tedra gabrielle sauce is also described. the strike has barbaric and horrifying, but if you appeal, government says it only targets military sites. an accused to grind forces of staging, civilian deaths, conflict between rebels and take wine. the government started in late, 2020. a sci fi was agreed earlier this year, but ground fighting resumed this week. samuel get to you as an independent
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journalist based in the philippine capital artist abba. he says the tig why we remains inaccessible and that makes it very difficult to verify the consequences of this latest as strike. it's really concerning this air strike happened in the last, perhaps just over 24 hours ago. there has been 4 people that have died, including 2 children. we've seen high numbers, but we can't verify. this is one of the conflicts, the challenge of covering this conflict because part of the whole part. so for grades is not accessible to us. but the reality is that w p has been highlighting is also happening and i'm hara and region w. p has been forced to concert some of its programs in the somalia region. so this is really getting into the breaking point. there are millions of it you're going to need of food aid, which the un agencies can't even access. they've been calling for
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a corridor. she wanted to corridor to be able to give and for assistance, but now they stand there accusing the t p and level of stealing some of the fuse that are needed. this cares, fuels and gripe, and the 2 great regional government or the pin f is accusing them saying that they did for them. they did lend them back in january to what belong to them. so with this kind of physicians and contact patients, the suffering of the parents of, with the poor police know for well over a 150000000 continues. and this conflict up, begun almost 2 years ago is approaching its 2nd year. come november. now the french president has wrapped up a 3 day trip to algeria with an agreement to deep and ties following months of tension between paris in the form of french colony. ties have been cool since last year when emmanuel macro unquestioned algeria existence is
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a nation before the french occupation. sasha bar reports from paris. a visit to the santa cruz chapel in the mediterranean port city of all, and a record shop, famous for helping to launch roy music with a final stops on the french president's 3 day trip to algeria, aimed at improving relations. 60 years after algiers gained independence from paris, emanuel macro, an algerian president abdul magic, i boon said a new approach was needed after they signed a pact to improve ties level. the minute that more we have the same stubbornness to succeed together because we are both convinced that this relationship isn't a bilateral relation. like any other, it's profoundly close was our laws. you'd also, we will act together in many fields, not only in algeria and france in the interests of africa, which will always defend france is also close to africa. i think that this
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closeness will allow us to go very, very far. the lead has promised to create a joint commission of historians to examine the colonial period. my cross at france will increase the number of student fees as it grants algerians. he also urged, present a boon to do more to stop illegal migration to europe. no entity deals was signed during this visit, even though algeria is a major exporter of gas to the you and european powers are looking for tentative to russian gas. but the least they said the prison micro wanted to keep the focus very much on improving relations. macro and good the algerian government. last year when he questioned algeria existence as a nation before french occupation. but he's also done more than his predecessors to force france to face it's colonial past. he says, being born after algerian independence gives him a new perspective, and that the future of french algerian relations is in the hands of the new generation. natasha butler, al jazeera, paris,
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russia and ukraine of again accused each other of reckless shelling around the zappa region. nuclear power plant grain state nuclear company says the grounds of the plant was shelled in the past 24 hours and the damage is being assess. moscow is accused ukrainian forces of the same thing, but neither claim can be independent. verified. the nuclear plan, which is the biggest in year it was occupied by russia earlier in the war, but it's still being operated by ukrainians for safety reasons. and ukraine is saying that is exported a 1000000 tons of agricultural products in less than a month since a shipping deal is broken by the united nations and turkey. under the agreement, congo vessels can leave ukraine's black c port and safely sell through the russian naval blockade. and estimated 20000000 tons of grain and food stamps have been trapped in ukraine since the russian invasion in february, and the u. and coordinator for the deals as millions more still need to be cleared to make room for the next harvest. ukraine's as it aims to ship $3000000.00 tons of
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products in the next month. the month of the ocean, spontaneous limited edition, the 1st 1000000 tons of agricultural product were exported since february 24. does a victory. by the way, 44 ships which green and agricultural products have already been sent to 15 countries. we have 70 more applications for the arrival of ships for loadings. the goal is to reach a volume of 3000000 tons of export by sea. every month when a touch police say several people have been killed in the netherlands after a trunk crashed into a street party. it happened in the town of new by land in the south of the country . police have not given details of the number of people killed or if anyone has been injured because the truck has not been removed yet. they say it at some point, it left the road and crashed into the party. as still investigating serbia and casa, i've agreed to allow free movement across their shared border, settling a dispute about identity documents. you negotiate the deal to try and reduce
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tensions at the border, says serbia will abolish its entry exit document for kosovo id holders. castillo's also agreed not to introduce the document for serbian id holders. the agreement comes after crisis talks in brussels, this week, kosovo declared independents from serbian 2008. but belgrade has not recognized the move. now pope frantic has named 20 new cardinals in a ceremony known as a consistory of the vatican. appointments include more candidates from africa and asia seen as a sign. the roman catholic church is becoming more diverse. 16 of the new cardinals, a younger than 80, and will eventually play an important role in choosing the next item. reiney has moved from the vatican in a consistory as a normal part of his duties is one of the most political event any year. it seems more so this year for many reasons. first off, it was called in august not hasn't happened in more than 200 years. that got all
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the data can watchers spreading rumors perhaps that francis might step down. he's been in poor healthy, a lot of pain and fabica, and he has even said he may step down at his help ever forces him to do so. but soon after these rumor spread, the 1st thing you had to do in the lead up to this conference would say, i'm not stepping down, which he wasn't. and the 2nd thing was people start to look closer at the list of 20 names of people. he was creating his cardinal, and it showed a changing church hierarchy, more cardinal from the global south countries that have never been represented before. an italian cardinal, but serving in mongolia that countries never been represented by cardinal. we have a progressive new cardinal from san diego to clear challenged to some of the more conservative clergy there who say that certain politicians in the us should receive communion because they support enforcing right. you also have a new cardinal from pato glide. a country never represented here, so we see francis trying to push his his advisors the cardinals to this more
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bird and fine. oh oh i'm just quick look at the main stories of following this hour. and there's been intense fighting in the libyan capital. it's killed at least 13 people and are injured almost to 100 others. this is raising fears at a political crisis could escalate into a wider conflict. gunfire erupted between rival armed groups early on saturday with explosions, rocking several districts and smoke rising from damaged buildings.

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