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how came jeffries is elected. busy leader of the democrats in the u. s. house of representatives. the 1st black person to lead a major political party in congress. we can ah, i'm debug it. this is al jazeera life in london, also coming up another religious school targeted in northern afghanistan. at least 15 people have been killed. most of them students. the breakthrough drug shown to slow the progression of cognitive decline and outside was patients. and that the world cup argentina has come back is complete. they finished top of that group quite ah, welcome to the program hakim jeffries has been elected as the new democratic leader

of the us house of representatives. he's the 1st black person to hold the role. jeffries will take over from nancy pelosi, who serve for 19 years. he takes on the leadership at a critical time for the democrats who lost their house majority in mid term elections of 52 years old jeffries is relatively young, 6 years younger than the average age of those sitting in the us house of representatives. he's been in the house since to 2013 and has chair the house democratic caucus since 2019. jeffers had a significant role in the 1st impeachment of donald trump. he was selected as one of 7 house managers, presenting the case against the then president. he's the 1st black person to hold a top party leader position in the house or senate. heidi joe castro reports from capitol hill. good afternoon everyone. it's an honor. this is the new face of house democratic leadership, younger and more diverse, 52 year old had came, jeffries will be the 1st black american to lead

a party in congress house. democrats fight for the people. that's our story. that's our legacy. that's our values. that's our commitment. as we move forward, get stuff done. katherine clark will be his number 2 as whip we as a team and as a caucus reflect the diversity in the strength of the american people. and that is where we are able to come together. it around shared values, and pete aguilar, a member of the hispanic caucus, will be number 3 as house caucus chair. the trio essential marks, a generational change in a democrat house leadership. replacing 3 octogenarians, led by nancy pelosi, who was leader for nearly 2 decades. the older trio announced they'd resign from their current leadership roles. after democrats lost control of the house in the last election. we'll never see someone like speaker pelosi ever again in our life

time. but her potential successor will be history making in its own right. jefferies will become house minority leader when the newly elected congress convenes in january, his expected role largely to run defense against the new republican majority. we look forward to finding opportunities to partner with the other side of the aisle and work with them whenever possible. but we will also pushed back against extremism whenever necessary. the new republican house majority is expected to launch investigations into president joe biden, and his son, hunter, and other administrative officials. when democrats still holding the majority in the u. s. senate, a divided congress and one that is gridlocked is nearly certain. how did your

castro al jazeera washington, at least 15 people have been killed or bombing in northern afghanistan? it happened that a religious school and i back the capital of some on gun province. at least 20 people were injured. the interior 1st ministry says students are among the dead. though group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast. fi silent is the professor of political science at carb old university. he says the attack is a challenge to the taliban. no, the no gun is done again and passed one year. there were several such big tags happened on my bill. i was like in missouri, butler and also from those, but didn't as someone got to the 1st time, usually such a tags peices keeping the, taken that responsibility. so to talk somehow again, some the stabilizing the country talking about a stronghold of security started by and ninety's. they were known that they brought

security to themselves well, and there were so many other things going wrong, but people who are happy, ordinary people this time facing mr. blaze issue and the security aspect was a while from and joblessness and other problems take some share as on one exemptions on telephone is government. they have been increasing the difficulties for so many on mother says, which are the main areas of recruitment and stronghold of caliber leadership on probation level. it should be affiliated with the governor's office or the police chief of taliban out the district go into attacking such kind of centers. again, it shows that the taliban has been challenged on this important area of improvement, which is bringing security to talk got has done after the fall of the us military. he says the leader of ice still has been killed in syria. bu oh, how fun?

oh, how shave me? l. correct? she was killed in the southern province of dera in october. the u. s. as the free syrian army carried out, the operation i saw says it has appointed a new leader. now, japanese and american pharmaceutical companies have published results of a trial would show a new drug can slow down the decline in outside miss patience. same as disease international says on average, one person develops dementia every 3 seconds. outsiders is the most common cause of dementia. the number of people with dementia is expected to double every 20 years with much of the increase in developing countries. dementia cost globally are more than a trillion dollars about a 3rd of the u. k. 's annual g d p. those costs include direct medical care, social care, and unpaid care. and like many drugs, lic, hannah mob has also been linked with serious side effects, including brain hemorrhage. but it's the 1st positive step in the fight against

a devastating disease or a force. it has more. for over 30 years, scientists have tried and failed to design a drug that tackles the cause, not the symptoms of alzheimer's disease. now comes the 1st evidence of real success and antibody infusion that attacks a specific protein in the brain. slowing the development of early stage alzheimer's by around a quarter professor john hardy, 1st develop the theory of this. we said that this approach might work 30 years ago . and you know, if you'd asked me 30 years ago how long it would take, i'd say 5 to 10 years. so for me it's, it seems definitely momentous. i think for patients, it's a real step forward, a real step forward. and it's going to take a couple of years to get it into the system. it's patients like john teeling in the early stages of the disease who stand to benefit the most. john says he felt the

ground open up when he was diagnosed. he'd embrace anything that gives him more time with his wife and family. you put it, i have your mom, you know what your grand upright and you know, there's nothing you can do about it. but you can't worry about it because there's no way you can do someone be accepting of it. the new drug, la cannon, mab inhibits the build up in the brain of a protein called beater amyloid. visible is so called plaques in the brains of alzheimer's patients. nearly $1800.00 patients around the world took part in a study which showed a 27 percent slow down in the deterioration of their cognitive skills over 18 months. but if approved, the treatment will be laborious and costly could minister through blood infusions twice a month and will also require major investment in screening for the disease to catch it sufficiently early. and at the moment we did ask through canceled transfer final flight testing for a lumber puncher. and that is, ah, we need to broaden access to ways in which we can have access to. i can attest,

we'll say once you see new techniques that are quicker and faster and potentially cheaper for example, blood test. $30000000.00 people around the world suffer without highness in itself . just one form of dementia, much difficult and costly work remains before treatments that learn cures a widely available. but this is a hugely significant 1st step. harry force it al, jazeera london, ah argentina through to the last 16 of the world cup. all 4 teams group see could have gone for when the games kicked off, but argentina's progress was assured when julian alvarez got the 2nd goal in there to nail win against home, enter the mind, some for stadium. doha, that i'll play australia in the last 60 of cat on 2022. despite that defeat, poland go through to the last 16 or say when they meet france in the groups or the

game, mexico beat saudi arabia, lou chavez. but the 2nd goal in there to one with but it wasn't enough. they had the same points as poland, but the goal different wasn't as good. k was the hail man akins live from the stadium to 974 in doha, where they, poland. argentina game has just ended and a huge match to hail for both teams. poland and angie argentina. their 1st class a more than a decade, took a 3rd. a well need. good evening here from stadium 97 full and it's a very good evening for the argentine, a fancy my ac is not too animated around me right now, kicked the photon with the when a little while ago. but on the stadium, just to my side, the fans are still in their singing. they're partying. they're enjoying themselves . and why not? this is a momentous, nice. them really feels like it was a whole much argentina, given the mouth support. there was in the stadium for the team, not just remind continuance, but from fans from all around the world,

asian african europeans, or wearing messy shirts all here to see them get through. now people mentioned message that people would have to, but it was that they argentine fans when he missed that penalty, but they managed to get the job done. they got those goals in the 2nd half, and it is a moment that really, really shows a character they lost that 1st much, you know, a humiliating defeat to saudi arabia. no one expects it, but to come back and to get through in this way, it's gonna feel that you've a love argentina fancying very, very confident going into the next round. so please pick this for as all who else is through from group. see what does this all mean? well, this is a bit of sweet night for poland. they didn't get the job done here tonight in terms of the match. well, they're still going through to the next round. that's with the result over in the, at the other stadium, a new failed between mexico and found your area in the end. poland. does it

a marginal defeat? because the de stats in the group go difference. they're the ones that advance to the next round for them. it's a huge achievement. they've now been great. a well cut by a lot of talented plays and desk, what they've managed. they get an advocacy around me. oh, i hear what you're saying, but you can probably hear me. oh gina, going through hello, joy to find that happy. i don't know if you in a big, big night the everyone here. poland and argentina is through the feeling of relief . amazing night where everyone involved did you, poland, polish argentinean. those teams are going through a lender woke up role on the drama continues. so hale and a bunch of new friends by the look of it. so thanks for that. so how malik live at stadium 9? 7 for window. earlier, australia beat denmark, one nel, and a through to the next ramsay will go on to face the winner of group. see matthew lackey, schools. the goal to put australia into the knockout stages for the 1st time since

2006. and she needs year out of the competition despite beating the reigning champions, france while because we screw shibley's use 1st. goal cats are 2022. that was enough for a war mill when, but not enough to put them into the last 16. and we'll be looking at all the world cup action in our special coverage with royal patrick. that's well kept to day starting at $2130.00 g m t still to come here on al jazeera. ah fury on south african streets is anti apartheid era assassin is about to be released from prison. ah,

here's your forecasts for the 1st of december across europe in africa. good to have year long. some torrential downpours of for northern greece, north macedonia, western turkey and bulgaria. think anywhere in this. so, and certainly the risk of seeing some flooding, some rounds of rain for that eastern side of spain. that's going to pour into valencia. and we've got this weather maker not too far away from the strait of gibraltar. we'll come back to what that means for north africa, one set, but 1st central europe. pretty typical weather here. some snow over the higher ground are, for example, in croatia, off to the northwest right now and, okay, this looks a bit threatening, right? but it's can, can continue to funnel north and break apart. so it's not going to threaten either the islands of ireland or britain with any rain over the next little bit. k off to north africa. we go right now and there's that weather maker. it's going to be adapt day in robot with a hive. 16 degrees at some showers across the gulf of guinea to be expected. now for south africa, high temperatures rate across the cape provinces,

in some spots about 40 degrees. that's going to cause an outbreak of some thunderstorms, and then we've got this stream of rain around southern mozambique, given us some showers, also some showers, an antenna, and a repo with a high of 27 on thursday. a ah ah ah

ah, reminder of the top stories here on out to 0. how came geoffrey says been elected as the new democratic leader in the us house of representatives? he's the 1st black person to lead a party in congress. jeffries will take over from nancy pelosi, who surf 19 years. at least 15 people have been killed in a bombing at a religious school in northern afghanistan. the interior affairs ministry says students are among the dead. no group has yet claimed responsibility for the blas to major chinese cities. grant joe and cha ching have east cove at 19 restrictions that have been days of protests across china. has frustration, bumps against the government. strict 0 cove policy, patrick falk, reports protest taking a violent turn of the southern city of gong. jo,

one video posted on social media. people tear down a cove at 19 testing tense in another protest as whole glass bottles and police officers. moments later, security forces dressing, hazmat suits, advanced information, holding protective shields. the reuters and air p news agencies have verified the videos were filmed and high jew district, but are unable to confirm when they would say can war the sequence of events. oh, i do is where the bulk of china's recent infections have been reported. much of the area's been under locked and since october, the unrest mark's an escalation and a movement that spread to several large cities from shanghai and beijing to chung do and will harm. i would say that a la camille potty actually under estimated anger at a crossville level. i will, i will not think early are a well prepare or a protest ah, at a curry or when

a past weekend. the latest developments come despite stern warnings against taking part and demonstrations. in a statement, john, as top security agency, has called for a crackdown on what it says, a hostile forces. it's not clear who or what the government is referring to, and as yet to provide evidence of any external interference, it's also reiterated confidence in its approach to the virus tune can do me to go fax over the years, have fully proven that china's covered protocols have protected the security and help of the chinese people to the greatest extent, genuine and minimized impact on socio economic development. some countries have made remarks on china. recently. these nations have enough issues to deal with at home. we hope they would hit the weiss's interests of their own people, instead of pointing fingers at others. meanwhile, authorities have begun easing restrictions in some areas including jung joe home to the biggest i phone factory and china, reduced mass testing requirements,

and allowed more businesses to reopen. still demonstrate as fear possible retribution on beijing. some people have voiced support for the protest. her do whatever, i can still work from home, so the lockdown hasn't affected me too much. but seeing them fighting for freedom, i think, is very inspiring her anger about the 0 coven policies, more to people speaking out against censorship. and what they say is an overbearing government, patrick, fog, al jazeera hunger. nato has pledged support to russia's neighbors on the final day of a meeting of the alliance as foreign ministers in romania, moldova, georgia and bosnia herzegovina who fear being destabilized by moscow of will receive reassurances from nato. sweden says it's made progress towards an agreement with turkey on its admission to the alliance. ministers also discussed sending more air defense systems to ukraine. a blast, ukrainian embassy, and madrid has injured. at least one employee official said. explosion happened

when the staff member was handling a letter he suffered light injuries and took himself to the hospital. ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson says the injured worker was a common done. and that security has been stepped up at every ukrainian embassy. thousands of people in south africa have been protesting against the plan released of janice walsh, the convicted killer of anti apartheid leader. chris honey wallace has been granted parole after serving nearly 3 decades in prison. but as for me to miller reports, demonstrators want the decision reversed. more than 20000 people outside the prison in pretoria. a trying to prevent the release of a man, they consider an apartheid criminal. up to serving nearly 30 years for the 1993 assassination of antea party leader cris honey. younger swallows has been granted parole. he was arrested along with now deceased politician clive

darby lewis, who was convicted of conspiracy to murder. our government gone to live the person who killed him under the door to ask yourselves, how do they lose a person? who could i heal a bone afford to forestall? i did to we were, we are to do. what do you want to leave the middle? i was before this protest and on the eve of his release, wallace was stabbed in prison by another inmate. prison officials say he's in stable condition. wallace has for years applied for parole off to serving the minimum time required. and for years it's been denied. but the constitutional court ruled last week that he should be released on parole within 10 days. oh, honey family, along with many south africans have always opposed his release. they say while he may be remorseful, he has never explained, ordered the killing. and why, who did it yesterday's been granted at barrows?

and with that, let us mobilize upon how our me, our women, because even ha, need their lives to please. she is. there we go to dead. had children, how without a father and you, we as women, we behind head can be applied to that. that woman is, i'm sorry. oh because yeah, no. so i need to go away. their life is i need a freedom. i, again, honey, was a leader of the south african communist party as well as the liberation party. the african national congress observers describe is killing just months ahead of south africa's 1st democratic elections that dismantled racial segregation. as pushing the country to the brink of civil war, many are calling for the court to reverse this decision. even after so many years, it remains

a wound for many sub africans who have unanswered questions. especially since few people have been held accountable for crimes committed in the name of a party. for me to mila al jazeera, an independent panel in south africa has found president sydel ra. a poser violated his oath of office, which could lead to his eventual impeachment. the panel appointed by the speaker of south africa's parliament was set up to enquire from opposers should be impeach, of the millions of dollars in cash were found in a sofa at his private farm. it says from a poser has a conflict of interest between his official responsibilities and his position as a businessman. the president denies any wrong doing and has not been charged with any crimes. a court in mozambique is delivering its judgment this week into the country's biggest corruption scandal. 19 people are on trial for the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars in government backed loans. hiring matessa

reports aided acosta's avius. his corruption in mozambique is making life even more difficult for the poor. the country is one of africa's fastest growing economies with billions of dollars worth of natural resources. but many people here are struggling ross if money stolen by politicians is returned and used proudly. it will help many poor families. we have no jobs, electricity or running water. we dont know, we the money is going done. the ada is talking about a $2000000000.00 dead scandal that crashed mozambique. see connie was a caught in the capital. my puter is heading down its foot this week. 19 high profile. people are implicated, including former state security officials and the son of former president amanda composer was all the accused have denied any wrong doing. back in 20132014 state own companies borrowed $2000000000.00 from international banks to buy a tuna fishing fleet and surveillance vessels. the government failed to disclose the

borrowing to parliament ordones. an independent audit of the debt found the government had not done enough to explain how the money was spent at roughly a quarter of the $2000000000.00 was unaccounted for. we still have the government officials from the central bank, from the minnesota economy and finances that were not part of the trial, but somehow they have received a bribes and they were involved in this condo, but let's do it safe somehow from this trial. so we have mixed messages in terms of how, you know, the beacon population receives this trial and how just it becomes to them was in beacons. when the full extent of the scandal was revealed in 2016, don't as cut off support for the country triggering a did default. and the currency collapse. prosecute is here when tough sentences

had the down and for the 19 accused to pay back. the money with interest had a motto, algae, there us says its forces in northern syria, him have reduced the number of joint patrols with syrian democratic forces. a group mostly made up of kurdish fighters. the pentagon's announcement comes the head of a possible turkish ground operation. conqueror aims to clear its border area of kurdish fighters, which it considered part of the outlawed p k. k group. turkey is carrying out an artillery strikes against kurdish forces in the area after a bomb attack and stumble earlier this month. to them, costello is following development of the on temp there. the took a syrian border our understanding from pentagon statement. it comes out of necessity as the s d f is announced to have a deployed to military reinforcements to the elko al whole camp apparent that they have less troops to petrol. and as since they have since the, as the f side,

the searing current is fine, has reduce the number of patrols. the u. s. had to, to, this is what we gathered from. yes, last night statements from panic. and of course, the in united states and the s d f partnership is based on the fight against iso. but let's remember turkey is also a part of the international coalition in the fight against iso. but at the s d. f side has always claimed that since the air strikes began in northern sierra, they have claimed that to kill target al whole camp and all those i some fighters who are under detention there will be fleeing away. so as stiff is all trying to remind itself to the west that i am your partner in the fight against i. so and when to care attacks these areas or try to capture these areas from our hands, you will be facing a vendor of i. so again, germany has announced plans to increase immigration,

the government estimates it needs $400000.00 skilled work as a year to cope with an aging population. dominic cane has this report from berlin. the points that really is confronting germany's politicians right now if they have a bit of a demographic time bomb on their hands has been the case for several years. but it's getting worse that their population is aging. and they say that hundreds of thousands of migrants are needed to fill the sorts of jobs that aren't being filled by people already in germany. the government, as it is currently composed, says the way to deal with this is to encourage more people to come to germany and to say that they don't necessarily need to have a job offer or a specific qualification if they fall into a particular category. the other parts of this proposed legislation would make it easier for people who have already been in germany for a long time to acquire a german citizenship without having to give up their own. now the point that really

sticks out for certain politicians in the opposition, that's mainly conservative is they say that this d values, the german passport in german citizenship, they say that only those migrants who already have a job offer should be allowed to come to germany. and it's worth saying that the opposition is really quite considerable, and they're all those who say that at least one of the parties in government right now, it is a bit queasy about parts of this legislation. and it's not the 1st time that this source of legislation has been mooted back at the end of the 19 ninety's. something similar was proposed and failed. say, would mike, singer, songwriter christie mcgee, has died at the age of $79.00. ah . but the thing lead vocals on the head like everywhere don't stop and song bird. the stars family made the announcement on social media saying she passed away piece

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