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i know country is alike and it's my job to shed light on how and why criminal games are selling vietnamese children. walk into slavery in europe, one to one east investigates how the traffic is on the baiting justice own our to sarah. ah . john is accused of possible crimes against humanity and should john beijing rejects the you in rapport alleging that week is and other muslim minorities, a being tortured, issa, completely fabricated. ly auto political motivations.
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ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera live from doha, also coming up. ah, you in inspect as arrive in the ukrainian city of south korea to assist conditions in a nuclear plant. weeks of shelling near by have raised fears of radiation lake. wow . from survivors and pakistan, scramble for aid all his receive, but phase of water borne diseases grow. and the u. s. authorizes updated, covered 19 boost of vaccines targeting the omicron stripe. ah, the outgoing gue in human rights chief has released a damning report to china's alleged human rights violations against the weak
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minority. michelle balise is the arbitrary and discriminatory detention of muslim groups and shagging may constitute crimes against humanity. the beijing has rejected the allegations as an attempt to undermine its stability. victoria guyton b reports michelle bar chalets long awaited report is a damning indictment of china's treatment of the week population. it found that we go and other mostly muslim groups held in detention camps have been subjected to torture, including forced medical treatment and sexual agenda based violence. bachelor report with commission more than 3 years ago. and was g to be published last year. it was finally released 30 minutes before the term as you and human rights chief ended. obviously there, there is pressure fall, a chinese government on the u. n. system. but it's the, the high commission of job to investigate human rights crimes around the world, including china. so we're very glad to see at least the report reports out. oh,
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obviously will wish it was with are released sooner. china has condemned the report . it says it's policies in shing jang fight, what it calls terrorism and provide weigle with better economic opportunities. we all know so well that the so called the syndrome you too is completely yeah, isa completely fabricated. ly auto, political motivations. and it's propose definitely is to undermine china's stability and to obstruct the china. sir development in the past. passion aids, faith criticism for not being forthright about the persecution of the week of community. her visit to china re may, was widely condemned as a whitewash with the u. s. state department, calling it a mistake. human rights group say her report is better late than never. this is a blueprint really poor member states,
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especially those who sit on the human rights council to adopt a resolution that creates an independent and international mechanism so that you can start investigating these crimes. and you can start identifying the perpetrators and prosecuting those perpetrators. hello. this is the latest of many reports, detaining human rights abuses against weakness. but this one carries the weight of the un and those campaigning for justice. hope it'll mark a turning point, victoria gate and be al jazeera patrick falk is in beijing with more on how the chinese government's reacted. well, as we know, china was handed a copy of the report for review prior to his publication in line with normal procedure, we can see now very clearly why beijing was so opposed to it. even on wednesday, the foreign ministry called it a foss, orchestrated by the u. s. and some western powers, and called on michelle bash later quotes make the right decision and urging her not
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to publish the report, its contents could hardly have been more damaging. it covers a period from between 201-7220. 19, suggesting this could just be the tip of the iceberg. and it confirms the most serious accusations of human rights violations, including hunger and injection tactics, used in what china refers to his vocational and educational training senses. it found evidence of full sterilization, and that concluded that china's treatment of ethnic weeks and chin jam may amount to international crimes against humanity. in the fact the michelle bachelor decided to go ahead and issue this report in her final minutes in office despite pressure from different sides. it creates this sense that she wanted to conclude this episode in the way that it needed to be concluded with the publication of this report in accordance with the findings of her office. so what this does now is it creates pressure on china, on the u. n. as well as international bodies to act accordingly. but from
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everything that we've seen from beijing, it's unlikely that it will accept any accountability for what the report says. and the timing is perhaps interesting coming ahead of national congress in the middle of october and perhaps present. she jumping will use this to reaffirm the point that china needs strong leadership, under his guidance as it continues to face challenges from foreign forces trying to contain it. the a team of viewing inspect it is beginning its examination of this operation, nuclear plants and southern ukraine. they're assessing safety and security, europe's largest nuclear power plant, which is occupied by russian forces. weeks of shelling near the side have raised fears of a possible radiation league. teresa bow reports from keith. ah,
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he took around a doubt worth for these international atomic energy agency team members to reach the body to region. their plan is to evaluate conditions inside europe's largest nuclear power plant for a few days where, where we are. so we are a team of a experienced people i bring here the brightest, the safeguard safety. and we will have a really good idea of what shilling in the past weeks has. we've concerns or the conditions inside the plant. it's a difficult task, as they will have to evaluate the potential damage the conditions of the personnel . and when the safety systems are in place, this winter will go into markets, an expert nuclear disaster. and he says that even though they have nuclear power, plant is nearly indestructible. there are many things that could go wrong. another, it can be destroyed, probably only if it's a shorter, very special purpose, very powerful nation. so it's going to be damaged simply because of some
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occasional bomb broke at the full nearby the visit is taking place as you quine. staging a counter offensive in the south trying to begin what press involving lensky says, is the liberation of territory is occupied by russia. ukraine, save it for, says, have destroyed several ammunition people and all major bridges will allow russian troops to cross the dinner for river. everyone here knows that this is going to be a long fight, but almost everyone is convinced that ukraine will prevail, armament not only armor, but expert, like nicolai, yet he is called say the offensive is a major challenge. and ukraine has bravery to make up for the weapons. it lack of offensive. this is quite the challenge and seen is quite difficult. complicated seemed you need to orchestrate the application all for a lot of manpower, a lot of equipment. so you need to, to, to do it, sir, to have a fact you need to,
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to breach the tactical depths of defense. say you need to more follow one national on you need to interdicted the russian possible russian or counter mo, still, ah, as i said, chances are quite higher. you creams, government continues to demand more weapons from its western allies to push it's offensive. soldiers on the front lines i fighting to defend their country. i believe their time has come to regain the territory. they have lost it is i will, i'll just either give at least one person has been killed and fighting between rival a she i'd, factions in southern iraq gunman were seen on the streets of ezra light on wednesday, attentions, remain high and iraq, after influential she, i later mac cadell sada said he was withdrawing from politics monday and tuesday. so heavy fighting and baghdad between his supporters and forces backed by iran of funerals have been held for several people killed during this week's violence in iraq. the fighting east on tuesday when solder ordered his supporters to stand down
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. tulsa jibari has more from baghdad. i. this is the cause, the political rivalry in iraq, dozens of people came to pay their respects to the family of where somebody for nearly a decade. the 38 year old had been part of psoriasis alarm, the armed wing of she or politician, most other all southern movements after southern announce yet again on monday that he's retiring from politics. his forces fought with she rivals supporting the iran back coordination framework and iraqi security for hours in the capital with sams, eldest son alleys, 15 years old. he is one of 4, and was sounds wife is pregnant with their 5th child. with sam's brother, a boss says his mother was killed by a sniper who shot him through. and i issue which i didn't want to want to say, we believe in the orders of mac, todd ro, side off reform the states. he's the only man who can save the state, but it's
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a pity in the coordination framework have gone too far. we offered them our 73 seats and parliament, and told them to form the government that they failed. many here, se events of the past week as a reminder of how much they need southern to remain in politics. what sound was a member of psoriasis? hello, i'm the wing of southern movement. his older brother says his death only reinforces their belief and dedication to my father, all southern who they believe isn't done with politics just yet. on the other side of town, those from the other side of this conflict laid their victims arrest. those been carried here were members of the popular mobilization forces, shared our groups that are now part of the government's military, the prime minister destination following the end of the violence on tuesday evening with a warning. well, had the men, who ina, and i warned that if they want to continue to create disputes and complications and
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not to listen to the source of reason than i will make a moral decision. but i am proceed to leave my post in accordance to the iraqi constitution at an appropriate time. oh, this political upheaval is not new here, but sees like this are in the heavily fortified green zone area. and as quickly as they began, they ended when southern told his followers to stop the bloodshed and leave that highlights the immense power he still has despite claims of retirement. and many are wondering how he will use it. next door to jabari al jazeera, backed at ross mom and saw the wife of malaysia's jailed former prime minister. now she bras, arcus about to hear her fight in a corruption trial. the 70 year old is charged with soliciting and receiving one and a half $1000000.00 worth of bribes over schools. solar energy contract. her husband
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sna sheep, began a 12 year prison term last week. that's after losing his final appeal. and one of the 5 corruption cases against him involving the malaysian state fund, one m a. d b, or still ahead on al jazeera, recovering what they can. the floods and eastern sudan have lift thousands destitute and wildfire surgeon bristles amazon, bryan forest, and, and fuel to the debate ahead of next month. selections. ah, the who's it said half of the day for your weather update across the middle east and africa. great to see you and no real change across the weather in the middle east. we've got some showers moving up the he jazz mountain, some of that activity. nice fill into mecca. so the chance of a shower or thunderstorm there. right. so i've kind of fun and pockets on it,
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remains dry and maybe the odd shower around as long about up against the foothills of the himalayas. first, let's talk precipitation. around turkey and the levant. still some showers for it's stumble. got to talk about that heat. so let's take the precipitation off, put the colors on dark, the red, the hard, the temperature, amman still in the upper thirty's. that's remember, we're into september now. so you should be about 31. but there are some signs that the heat is starting to break toward the tail end of the weekend. you know, we have seen some flooding across the northern areas of the democratic republic of congo. but look at these solid bands of rain around western in central areas certainly could see some flooding there. as we dipped towards south, the big drop in those temperatures for cape town, the wind still a factor across the northern cape province. and nemo for quite zulu natal durban scott high 20 degrees and still a big cool in put so after those wind shift from north or these to cooler southern piece c a later ah,
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you're watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories. the salah, the, you in human rights chief, has released a damning report into china's alleged human rights violations against suite. his is his, beijing's arbitrary and discriminatory detention of mostly muslim minorities, may constitute crimes against humanity. the united nations inspectors have arrived in ukraine, southern city of sophomore asia, there on a mission to prevent an accident. europe's largest nuclear power side, which is occupied by russian forces and european union. foreign ministers have agreed to suspend a visa deal with russia that will make it harder and more expensive full russians to visit the block. ministers decided that relations with moscow cannot be business as usual, following its invasion of you cried. we'll talk a sounds army is on high alert, some will floods in the south of the country. the indus river has been swelling for weeks, threatening another wave of flooding. the lightest warning makes the work of relief
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and rescue crews even more urgent with the plight of flood victims. more desperate as i am beth, robbie has more from the village of poor ana abad and send province. oh, this is the face of hunger in sin. to describe what is happening here as desperation, trivializes the extent of the suffering we spoke to for santa she was headed into the fray. she says she had no choice. i read it again. would you go? no, no houses have fallen down. you don't have tickets. we can't shade our children from the sun. our houses have been submerged. i swear to god, there is nothing left on our belongings have been washed away. we poor our children are sick. they had just sitting there with senior army officers leading this relief operation. tell us their orders are use a light touch, help everyone. but making sure the weakest in the crowd, women, children,
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the sick and elderly don't get pushed to the back of the law. the other often requires force that the armies arrived at this village. this much needed humanitarian supplies food mostly and there's been a scramble at the supply truck because people here know that there is not enough for everyone. but they are still the lucky ones here across the way where the road has been completely washed away. or people cut off from other villages and they are just hoping that someone is able to swim some supplies over to them. who is the most deserving. who should go 1st? seems to be an impossible decision. i know we better kaniggy my gentlemen. there's no reason to worry. god willing a room. we'll get something. okay. calmly wait, your turn and every one will get help. reassurances bring peace, but only briefly. as the trucks begin to empty,
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panic returns and people jumped the queue once again. look, survivors say not to do so is to choose death with. if they don't get food, we'll get it done and die. what else can we do? i don't have any bread. i don't have any water. all the children are starving. bringing order to the chaos caused by floods is an unenviable task. and one that is only just begun. jane basra, the l. g 0 persona by the village. sind pakistan. torrential floods continue to devastate villages in many parts of sudan with at least $36.00 in the east and casala regent cut off by rising water. at least 100 people have been killed with more than 30000 affected. and in the central state of jazeera flood water has force many from their homes, have been, morgan has more from jaya's air estate. wading through fled,
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water is the only way add them is mine, and his mother can get to their home flood waters wreck. the property incidentally 0 state and their family was forced to seek dryer lance, a need for hannah and normally gala, we woke up to water, entering the homes, got out what we could know every hour. there is a house that's fallen or sewage system that's collapsed, more or a whoo, has come down. there is nothing left at all. the other homes in the village were also flooded. when heavy rains hid the stay 2 weeks ago, range and torrential floods in for them have killed at least a 100 people. and hundreds others have been injured. tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed. hum dantes with barricades, but his house still suffered major damage. why has her inherited good it had didn't work. why should you and viewed? we took out the children and what furniture we could, but the house had been destroyed. we built barriers and still draining out the water. now we're worried about the diseases, the water can bring like malaria,
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as well as other infection. the rainy season has been described by some as one of the worst they've ever seen. and the downpours have effected nearly the whole country. jessina is one of the states where the government has declared a disaster. dozens of villages have been submerged here since the beginning of the rainy season, leaving hundreds of families homeless. many have thought refuge on dryer lands, but they say they are yet to receive any help with begging asia as long as another love for the day. we practically need everything because people lost everything shalt off food was health care. the most important thing we need is for the water to be drained, so they can go back. i have people crying at night because of the situation we are in. high. adam says he wants the waters to receipt, so he and his mother could go back and rebuild their home again. but after waiting for 2 weeks now, he has no idea. when that might happen. he been morgan on 20. what the name is. he
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had a thief, a 150000 people in the us city of jackson are without drinking water for a 3rd consecutive day as president biden promises to help the region. the state of emergency was declared on tuesday after the water treatment plant failed due to heavy floods. people have been queueing for hours outside emergency distribution sites operated by volunteers, as many stores have already run out of bottled water, local se the failure of the water treatment plant is a result of the lack of funding in the black majority city. will aaron banks is the president of jackson city council. he says local people are adapting to the situation, but it must not become the norm. the situation right now is, you know, today, instead of having a flow at 87 p, m, we are dropped down to around 40 p and our whales and our tanks,
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this applied to hear you from the surface water lines are basically depleted. so that means people are experiencing low to no flow. and so, you know, right now what we're trying to do is make sure that we can provide water, whether that to haven't distribution sites with bottle water right up the street from where i am right now for us to high school. there's a 6000 gallon, take people to receive less water to put a container so they can flush the toilet. and we're just trying to make sure that there's not so much of an interruption, their quality of life. for the past 2 years, there has not been a month where citizens in south jackson has not gone a week in 2 days, or even sometimes a week with either low flow or no flow, no flow, and had to have a blue water nose. the unfortunate thing about it is that this is becoming somewhat of a norm, and it is becoming where, you know,
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citizens of jackson are become resilient, but they're adapting to it. and this should not be the norm to anybody. the us justice department says it has evidence form a president. donald trump's team was hiding classified files at his florida home. it also says his advisors were obstructing an investigation into whether he illegally removed top secret documents from the white house. don't from legal team denied the allegations. allen fisher reports. it's a remarkable photo documents recovered by the f b i from it's read on the florida home of former president, donald trump some marked in bright red or yellow top secret. and if you look closely, others mart h c. s highly classified papers which could have details on american spies or secret human sources. the august 8th grade came after repeated efforts by the authorities to have trumps tim returned documents taken. when he left the white
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house. trump's lawyers claimed they had made a diligent search and they had nothing that needed to be returned. but the rate uncovered more than a 100 classified documents. not just in the storage area at mon, a lago, but in the ex presidents desk, the filing stating that government records were likely concealed and removed. and that efforts were taken to obstruct the government's investigation. the idea that he didn't know he was holding on to classified information and they were sitting in his desk in his office, not just in the storage room. it's very hard to make the argument on true social, the ex president social media channel. he offered up a line of defense terrible the way the f, b i during the rate of man a logo through documents hop hoshevely all over the floor. perhaps pretending it was me that did it. and then started taking pictures of them for the public to see thought they wanted them kept secret. lucky i declassified. but while running for president in 2016,
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he attacked hillary clinton's handling of sensitive documents insisting no one was above the law. in my administration, i'm going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. some of what was recovered from our logo was so sensitive, according to the court filing, even the f b, i counter intelligence personnel and d o g attorney's conducting the review, required additional clearance before they were permitted to review certain documents. trump's team have filed a request for a special master and independent set of eyes saying the f. b. i seized documents to which they had no legal right. but the department of justice says all the documents have now been reviewed that none need to be returned. because it belonged to the government, not to one individual, and that donald trump never declassify them. and that is what could put the ex president and his team at legal jeopardy. alan fisher al jazeera, at the department of justice in washington. the us has authorized its 1st day to
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cover 19 vaccines and booster shots that target. the oma chrome strain, the food and drug administration hopes the modified pfizer by on taken magenta jabs will provide a higher protection against multiple more contagious variance. the white house is its confidence. there will be enough of these boosters for anyone who wants one will. dr. marcus pressure is the chief medical officer at the association of state and territorial health officials. he explained the benefits of a vaccine boost to dr. we think that there's a lot of potential having a version of the same that's much more tailored towards some of the barriers that we're seeing now with the virus. when the vaccine 1st came out back in 2021, it was very specific to the for that thing we were saying back. now we have new parents. we have the omar con variance, which is, which appears to be much more infectious. and you know,
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the hope. ready that having a new form formulation of this vaccine can really result into back things. it's much more effective now where we are now with the buyers. the challenge that we face with this new formulation, maxine, is that we haven't had the same kind of had time for the same kind of clinical effectiveness studies that we've done previously with the vaccinate. yeah, there is good evidence that this new formulation is. busy safe and there's, there is some early evidence that it results in your body creating good. ready and having a good reaction when it comes into contact expecting, but we haven't, we don't have the data yet exactly how effective it is. and that's been, that's been a little bit of a challenge. i think that may be the challenge with the american public is that some people are going to want to see those data before they can be comfortable taking those facts. me. but i think that's the main reason why it's just that some delays and rolling this out. the u. s. national press club has awarded al jazeera
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correspondence, sharon utley, the president's award posthumously. her niece, lena abra clay, received the ecu light on her behalf and washington shereen was with al jazeera for 25 years covering the story of the israeli occupation. she was shot on the head by israeli forces while she was on assignment. and janine in the occupied west bank in may l g 0, median, it were continues to demand a rapid independence in transparent investigation into her killing. no one has been charged for her death. sharina barclay was known as the voice of palestine who funds in brazil's amazon rainforest surged in august to the highest for the month since 2010. the national space research agency tracked to an increase of 12 percent in the past 30 days compared to august last year will, than 40000 wild funds have been reported. and those numbers come as brazilians are preparing to vote in the upcoming presidential elections. current liter shibel
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sanara has come on to father softening restrictions on exploitation of the rain forest will. meanwhile, both scenarios made rival and former presidents, louise and osceola da silva, has repeated his campaign promised to fight climate change. da silva was at a rally earlier in the capital of amazon. a state among his proposals are the creation of an alliance of brian forest nations to push for a halt to deforestation. of spain's world famous annual tomato fight known as latin . martina has returned to the streets of boone york, ah, more than $20000.00 participants hurled tomatoes at each other. tuning the main street rid after a 2 year hiatus because of covered celebrations when full throttle with 2 others flying non stop for around an hour. the festival is said to have originated from a dispute among the villages in 1945.

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