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ah, a simple app to flying a flag. but in the occupied west bank raising the palestinian flag could get you shot or rested after the also of ports of the 8900 ninety's between the palestine devotion organization and israel. the battle on the palestinian flag was listed, but on the ground it's becoming much harder to express. any type of support for the palestinian call. one day there are no palestinian flag. the next best to reach are filled with. it's a really if y t, your net boy young man, we're not even born wendy, is really government for the or the palestinian flag in the lou kirsten's health ministry says at least 24 people had been killed in fighting with tajikistan on their disputed border.
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ah, i'm carry johnston, you're without a 0 or so coming up. ukrainian officials say there are signs of torture on those to the bodies examined from a mass burial site in is you banks in lebanon will shut down for 3 working days after a spate of armed raids. and king charles stands vigil by the coffin of queen elizabeth as tens of thousands of mourners pay their respects. ah, we begin in kurdistan, or at least 24 people have been killed in fighting with neighboring tajikistan since wednesday. that's according to kirk stands, health ministry. it says 87 others have been wounded. both countries accuse each other of carrying out attacks on towns along the border. when
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a cease fire was reportedly violated just hours after a meeting between the countries. leaders on friday, there have been several crashes between the 2 countries. over the years. they share a border that's hundreds of kilometers long, but almost half of that border has not been officially demarcated since the 2 countries gained independence from the soviet union in 1990. 1 are also to tragic exclaims within the covey stock, or population growth at water scarcity under growing demand for grazing land. full added to the tensions for those tensions along with a conflict in ukraine overshadowed the summit of the shanghai corporation organization in it was becky stop there. so. so that has more from the summit. well, the shank occupational decision summit was still on the way in the ancient city of summer, continues pakistan early on friday. the reports regarding the clashes between tajikistan and could just and just came in just 2 countries got engaged into a wide range of conflicts alongside to day and 950 kilometers border. so well,
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this was happening. the prism of these 2 companies were here attending the summit and the diplomatic a force had been immediately initiated to paved way for a meeting between these 2 leaders, they met and agreed on a cease fire. however, just hours after the si, fi was announced. now the reports are coming in and saying that the sci fi is already violated and the clashes are still ongoing. last year, these 2 countries got engaged into almost and all of the war, tons of people were killed and injured. and the fear here now is that if this conflict is not contained and the sci fi doesn't hold, then these 2 companies could be dragged into a wider conflict. with lauren's cove is a senior fellow at the center for american progress, he explains the significance alternator, sponsors at the shanghai meeting. the heads of both of the states had broker to cease fire, and it didn't whole. and you wonder if they can do it?
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who can, again, if you did not have the war in ukraine, russia could, i think, play a positive role, which they did back in april of 2021. because they had both been part of the former soviet union and russia has military bases in both places. why it happened now be costs attention are so high, even the smallest thing can trigger a battle. when they said that the, you know, they are moving the wrong direction or they're going over the water or they're not letting the water flow. i mean, there are all these little issues that basically, you know, concerning and to j. stan is really suffering because of the war and ukraine because a lot of jake's work in russia and then send the money hall with the ruble being the value. they're not getting as much as they used to. so they're having some severe economic problems,
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which i think led to them acting the way they did along the border. i think it's going to get worse unless you could get some of the outside power, maybe turkey, which has basically played a positive role like with as your bon, as you're by john and armenia beg given you know that they are european country but also a muslim country, i think they could, they could do it in not 2 nations is planning to send monitors to the ukrainian city resume to investigate reports of a massive burial site. they've also been allegations of possible war crimes. ukraine says $450.00 bodies were discovered just days off its forces. we capture the city from russia, or the go 100 reports from him on the edge of its zoom in the forest. the grim reality of war nestled between the trees. graves of those who died during the russian occupation of the city each has a story at the moment unknown. ukraine says some of the bodies exudes,
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show signs of culture. but with we are here at a place where you can see 3 graves in the 1st one, there's a rope on the neck, and the hands are tied. on some bodies, we see traces of torture. the brill site was discovered after the russians left a few days ago. police said their most 2 civilians, but bodies of 17 ukrainian soldiers were pulled out of a mass grave on the edge of the burial site. investigators and forensic experts are ready at work. there are hundreds of graves here in the forest. some of them are mine and appears to even have the date of death. but there are many others that are just numbered. sir gay came to identify some of them. 46 of his neighbors died in the s drive that targeted his building. he pulled their bodies out of the rubble to whom we people had to pay for the burial. and if he didn't have money than they
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were buried with a number, sometimes they put signs like woman with a red coat. those who were burying were may be local fixes russians and separatists from don yet. and lou hence, russia invaded if 2 in the early days of the war, it was used as a logistical help to supplies. forces in the dumbass is now a city in ruins. desolate. there's no power, water or gas. ukrainian soldiers are back on the streets. but the tanner wonders how she's going to face the approaching winter. she says some people froze to death alone in their homes. at the beginning of the war, sitting under bench near by august says most of the death happened with of on the me. i can say it's a mass grave people weary did. anyway, they could, in a gardens and squares the russian made in seem to attain to assume the bodies from around the city and took them neither cemetery. she's hoping to find her husband
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who also died in an air strike. not natalia also tells me she doesn't know where her father is buried at 80, he died of fear and cold. perhaps they will be find that the burial site. investigators have a monumental task ahead, but ukraine is confident that some of the stories of those buried here will provide more evidence of war crimes. what does that mean? al jazeera, it's zoom. sorry, in that state media says israel has carried out air strikes that have killed 5 soldiers. the attack happened near the capitol, damascus. israel has conducted numerous air strikes inside the government control errors of syria over the years. it's admitted in the past that it has targeted iranian backed armed groups or financial institutions in lebanon are set to close for 3 days. next week. they say they're concerned about security as the countries economic crisis continues. there were least 5 armed raids at banks on friday. many
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involves desperate people demanding access to their own money. and does it say no? hold on our reports. that may be more to come. a series of bank holdups across lebanon in just a few hours. depositors armed and demanding their money. they've been locked out of their account since the financial crisis began in late 2019. in most cases, they were able to get some of their funds the, i'm going to move every time i go to the bank, i'm your mailing agent. they give me a little amount of my money. as if i, my becca, don't i have money? but i look like a poor man. we can't buy medicine. oh, the raids on friday followed to on wednesday. activists are promising more to come . i called ha, we have rights and does the resolution by depositors who support any depositor who wants to claim his right. banks won't be able to work on till our trap. savings are
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released. politicians, many of them bankers have failed to address the financial collapse. instead, banks announced the 3 day closure next week over mounting security concerns. didn't know they didn't found a comedy to solve this situation. the banks, the banks are saying that they will close 3 days. i'm getting them that at the ford they, when they will open, they will face hundreds of deposit. those are the branches. so far, incidents have ended peacefully with those involved only briefly detained. there's chaos across the lebanese capital and fears, the situation will only get worse if politicians failed to improve living conditions. the economy began to collapse 3 years ago and many say they can no longer cope. the currency has collapsed, unemployment is rising, state services are almost non existent. i say in the county is heading to head. we are so tired. i had to leave my house because there is no electricity and water. i
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have no money. everyone's asking for a dollars, but i don't have dollars have mercy out. there is little holding the country together. and lebanon stability is at risk center for their al jazeera, beirut. the lebanese minister of interior has told al jazeera, the government isn't siding with any one, but demands that law. and order must be maintained at all times without the deputy or while who are near the ministry of the interior. and the security forces are not with the banks against the depositors. the ministry of interior, as well as the depositors wants to maintain order, maintain security, and carry out its duties. and it wants depositors to obtain their rights within the framework of an economic financial plan that is not within the jurisdiction of the ministry of interior. but that would constitute the legal and sound basis for the return of all things to normal. life rescue teams have been deployed in italy's
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market region where 7 people have died of the heavy rains and floods. effect to the area is in the eastern part of the country. the region received half its usual annual rainfall in just a few hours. firefighters are clearing landslides and fallen trees, and helping people trapped in their homes and cause it. luckily we live on the 1st floor and from our terrace we saw the sudden mass of water that went up from 50 centimeters to one and a half meters in less than 10 minutes a month. you know, when somebody madelyn, when we arrived this morning, the situation was really dramatic. it's not habitable anymore. we threw away everything. i don't know if and then it will be possible to go back living. there was a massive fire has engulfed $842.00 story skyscraper and the chinese city of chung shaw. the building. how's the offices of one of the country's largest telecommunications companies? china, telecom, or the tower is 218 meters tall and was built 22 years ago. authorities are still
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investigating the cause of the blaze, but there have been no reports of deaths or injuries. hatchet fog has more from beijing. well, the building has been identified as the china telecom tower in changsha hunan province and there's lots of social media video circulating, showing the building engulfed in flames and thick black plumes of smoke surrounding it and rising hundreds of meters into the air. there's also photographs are showing one side of the building completely charred. now there are conflicting reports about possible casualties. there are some social media reports on line saying that the company claims that all people were evacuated safely. but state media's also reporting that said, the number of casualties remains unclear. it's also saying that sir, the flames have now been put out, but authorities are assessing the situation and trying to investigate what started
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this fire. exactly. and meanwhile, police have blocked off the 2nd ring roads in changsha east, where this building is located, as well as other blocks around the area. so the heads here on al jazeera in barbers farmers brace for dry months, but an old watering technique could offer new hope during tough times. and the flying cheaters. these qu cat, sir, catching a flight to india. now the 7 decades of the species was declared extinct in that ah hello, there will get africa in a moment, the 3rd to the middle east, and it's a rather hot and dusty picture hotter up in the north. we seen
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a lot of heat in places like iraq and t wake. the temperatures have come down slightly. baghdad seen 41 degrees on saturday. now with shamar, wind has picked up blowing down the gulf. that's cool. a lot of hazy sunshine due to the dust in places like katara ross has seen the temperature dipped down slightly in doha and dubai. but it's a laundry dry picture. a pot from western areas of saudi arabia. we could see some intense storms popping off here. certainly by sunday now it's been a story of heats across the north of africa. it continues to be that way for egypt . temperature continuing to climb. but it's called slightly for our cheerio. we have got some storms coming in. thanks to a system passing across the mediterranean, it is wet. however, for the west coast, you can see another easterly wave putting off further west behind it. we've got another one that's going to bring some heavy rain to the likes of nigeria by sunday . it's much dryer, however, further south, some of the heat coming through for johannesburg in south africa. but for cape town,
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ah, you're watching all the 0 reminder, our top stories this our caucus stones health ministry says 24 people have been killed since fighting to jockey storm forces. on wednesday cease fire was reportedly violated just hours of eating between the country b. as on friday, investigators are searching for answers in the ukrainian city is you are the bodies of hunters. the civilians have been discovered in a mass burial site. bodies are being seen for forensic examination. lebanon's banks are set to close for 3 days. as a conscious economic crisis deepened, there been at least 5 raids at thanks. i knew the whole domiciled desperate people demanding access to their own money. violent protests have swept across haiti for a 4th day. the wave of violence began off, the government announced it would hike fuel prices for barricades and the burning
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ties have been set up throughout the capital. puerto prince protested on demanding progress to ariella on re step down. they say di living conditions have reached unprecedented level since he took office in july last year. gang leaders have also held large rallies, calling for him to leave the country. i got was a little bit today, we're in the streets to show support to the people. it's not simply about the gas problem. the time has come for the prime minister to leave power to break the system and to remove the country's economy from the hand of a small group of people. an allergy tinian court has ruled that 12 crew members of venezuelan plain can now leave the country 3 months after the air craft was grounded on as ours, a judge rule, the cargo plane should be detained because of an investigation into 14 venezuelans and 5 arraignment crew. members, paraguayan intelligence service linked wire them to the iranian revolutionary guards, which the united states classifies as
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a terrorist organization. 7 other people are still not allowed to leave argentina. acosta requires that refugee system is taking strain after surgeon the number of nicaraguans apply for asylum. assange at rome, yet he met some of them in the costa rican capital san jose. they say they have to wait for up to 8 years for an appointment. alejandro bid in a family of struggle to make a living in costa rica since clean crag were unable to find a formal job. she sometimes cooks for a local organization helping other women like her. my name is adi sent the committee. she's among the hundreds of thousands of nicaraguans who have crossed into neighboring costa rican, the past 4 years, to escape reprisals from the government of danielle or digger for taking part in and take government protests. oh, said their law and living they had become impossible. once targeted, we were always exposed. my daughter was persecuted and threatened. my husband was
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shot. same with my brother and lawyer. i mean, i also received death threats, but only 100 hopes for quickly obtaining refugees. status were dashed by a bureaucracy unprepared for so many applicants. and she says, employers do not recognize the costa rican government issued cards. he didn't define them as asylum seekers come home with me. and if we remain in the bazaar migratory limbo migration services say they will give you an answer. in 3 months, we have been waiting for for years. others like youth, political activists mighty allowed, but other who fled after 4 of her closest colleagues were captured and tortured, says she has been given an appointment for 2030 apis advocate. i have thoroughly documented the abuses and persecution. i have been a victim of it and it has become impossible to her grace. and her people have an appointment scheduled for 2015 to leaving us in this legal uncertainty for years. migration official fe, they're dealing with more than 200000 pending applications with
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a lease another 50000 people feel waiting to start the process. putting a major strain and costa rica island services. the government that knowledge is the delays and the difficulties nicaraguans are facing in the country. the says it's simply overwhelmed by the influx. him promise you in refugee agency, gave us 50 workers to help us. but the truth is that with these overwhelming numbers 30400 or more every day, we would need at least double that number that he is not alone in his struggles to deal with refugees. other countries in the region, including the united states, are also addressing what has become a major problem as people flee violence or political refreshing at home without a major international push to assist or a countries like costa rica families like kelly hundreds, will continue to struggle. allison and the answer is yes, i was
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a to the united states now where a group of migrants are being re, how's that a military base or they were caught up in a political dispute. on wednesday, florida governor on the santas flu, 50 people from texas to wealthy sub, up in the state of massachusetts. families were left in martha's vineyard area, popular with politicians. it's part of a campaign by republican lawmakers to draw attention to the influx of people from mexico immigration go in over the case says the migrants were misled. they were told, there was a surprise present for them. and that there would be jobs in a housing a waiting for them when they arrived. this was obviously a sadistic line. not only did those responsible for this study, know that there was no housing and no employment awaiting the migrant. they also very intentionally chose not to call ahead to any single office authority on
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martha's vineyard, so that even the most basic human needs arrangements could be made. ensuring that no help awaited the migrants that all was the entire point. united states will invest $45000000.00 to help south africa transition away from co. washington has also announced a south african u. s. investment advisory task force. following a meeting between the president, senator biden, and so the u. s. is looking to improve ties with african countries at a time when many are claiming neutral ground on russia's invasion of ukraine. south africa, abstained united nations boat to condemn it. russians actions on the old farming technique is gaining popularity in zimbabwe scenarios. crate parts irrigation that can save up to 70 percent of water. it's an ideal solution in a country where many people are facing. the threats of food shortages are in the
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tacit reports from triggered to to reasons why mean his garden is thriving under the sled. sunk up to sneak into the ground is one of several clay pots, irrigating her tomatoes. this alternative way of growing food is ideal, was embalming a country prone to drought and re people don't get regular supplies of piped water from the council. he normally did africa. yes. even when there is no water. my vegetables are all is green. it's been days without water here, but the clay pots are all, is watering my tomatoes. using clay pots to water crops is not a new farming technique. it's used in other parts of the world. and now it's gaining traction ins above away the clipper. here for some small time in you visible, i'm a pause of that. i used the full oh, does it be the water that the easy inside to clear it to see ps
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around the v vi did close the did it yourself for to send to meet us saw the did the plans our own dillard? yes of what it says it does, gets off the water is rising sweet prices high, a fuel costs and inflation at 285 percent in will. gost means many families are battling, as in bob as government plan to distribute food aid to more than 2000000 vulnerable families from october. that number is expected to go up next year is not as rural households. people in urban areas are also going hungry. and a privileged communities often run out of food in october, the dry's period before the rainy season. the un also plans to assist had been hunger if something got tra, we'll started to see more, ah, during the covered 19 pandemic. so it's something that is fairly new. as you know, the word from program are used to work mainly in the rural areas, but to now we have sort of to sin some pockets in cities and towns were visa had
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been hung. the clay pots cost $5.00 each buying in bulk can be expensive. so communities also used plastic bottles with holes poked into them. they were just as well. for some families, an open areas, these water saving techniques are a lifeline. help them grow food for themselves and sometimes a little extra to fall harder. matessa altura chiquita, zimbabwe. ah, former england football david beckham that joined hundreds of thousands of people as a paid respects to queen elizabeth the 2nd on friday. that comet waited around 12 hours in the queue of westminster hall. he says his family has always held deep respect for the queen. i grew up in a family, the royalists. you know, i said earlier today,
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you know, i think back to my grandparents because my grandparents were live, they would have been here. it's nice to be his. celebrate with everybody, you know, the life of her majesty and the legacy that she's left. i think charles, the 3rd is now the face of the british monarchy after queen elizabeth death. but not everyone is celebrating that back. need bucket reports from london. while king charles was addressing both houses of parliament for the 1st time on monday bowers to full powers, lend without side brandishing a blank papers when he was approached by a police officer. hold up a blank point, why you also said you watch the home. it is right here on the side and the officer can be heard threatening to arrest him if he wrote, not my king all the paper. why? how to sign with nothing on it to make a point about lack of freedom of expression. the key thing we had that day was
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charles coming to call them who to say, i am king. and if it can be your my subject and i'm taking power, i think it's perfectly valid to someone who he's allegedly taking power over to say, well, i disagree with sure he politely, very, very politely, disagree with it. despite the exchange, the protest went ahead, sparking a national debate over freedom of speech, and prompting a re evaluation of policing around the funeral. we know some people want to protest on a range of issues during this time of national morning, said the police chiefs, council, and officers must balance these rights against those who wish to grieve and reflect policing at a time of huge public emotion was never going to be easy, the british royalty aunt behind armor plated glass, the crowds on vetted or bag checked. but in recent days, the democratic right to protest, the accession of an unelected head of state, has been met with surprising force. a 22 year old man was charged for heckling
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prince andrew. during the funeral procession in edinburgh. the prince has been embroiled in sexual abuse allegations. he was dragged to the ground by bystanders that arrested and charged with breach of the peace. 2 other scottish protested, were arrested for holding up signs denouncing imperialism. republicans and civil liberties groups say police ship attack the right to protest as much as the event itself. as we start to prepare incarnation, which would be sometime in the middle of 2023. we will be staging a wide range of events including protest and we will be protesting at the coronation, because the coronation is a political moment where we are told to be in a democracy, not participants, but taxes. the value that we should hold dear is the fact that protest isn't a gift. it's a fundamental rights and no one has the right to tell you where, when or how you protest. that's all integral to the fact that we can express
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dissent and express our views at their moments that we so cheese. when king charles address lawmakers here at westminster hall, he vowed to uphold the fragile and precious principles of britain's constitutional democracy. the right to stage a protest without fear of being arrested or restrained. the right to disagree, even the right to offend rights some feel this royal event have rapidly eroded. lee barker al jazeera london. now cheaters are making a comeback in india, the species was declared extinct in the country almost 70 years ago. when a group is now being relocated from namibia in southern africa. 8 cheaters will be flown from it in the media to maria or dishes who know national park experts. so the animals could help restore grassland ecosystems in india. ah.
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