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school, it's the atmosphere, the fee to walk up is number $1.00. and so as a sports journalist, they can be no greater honor will privilege. and to work on that event. ah mm. china ease is locked down restrictions in a major shift from its straight covered 19 policy. ah hm seeker, this is andrew sienna line from the house are coming up. the people have spoken democrat, raphael luna windsor run off in the us state of georgia, giving the party an outline majority in the sentence. argentina's vice president
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christina the coach now a sentence to 6 years in prison. in a $1000000000.00 fraud case, an epic winful morocco. the lions knockout spain 2 involved for the quarter finals of the work up 1st time in that history with china has announced it is loosening. it's 0 kobe policy. people who are asymptomatic or showing mild symptoms will now be able to isolate at home government also reducing the amount of mandatory testing that comes off to widespread protests over the harsh prevention measures to major reverse. so in a country that's impose some of the toughest lockdown policies in the world. patrick falk has more from hong kong. the national health commission has announced
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that it will now implement the policy nation wide and people who are low risk will be able to isolate at home even if they are infected, or only if their condition gradually worse. and they then be taken to hospital. so it is a dramatic change and it really shows the beginnings of the lot if you like, of china living with the virus, so to speak. and people law, as you can imagine, overjoyed and excited about these new developments. after all, this is really what the protest movements have been about, essentially, so they have gotten that way and force the government to write a but equally, there are a lot of people in china that are still very much concerned about the virus spreading. foster now when we've been hearing reports and seeing images of lots of people, tuning up outside pharmacies, trying to pick up medical supplies, anti gen kits and the fever medicine and so on and so forth. and something needs to
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change with the messaging and away. remember, china's classified curve at 19 is on the same level as the bureau bubonic plague. so you know, in that, in that sense, people still need to change their attitudes towards the bars in many ways. and the u. s. democrats have tightened a grip on the senate after raphael warner defeated republican challenger, herschel walker, in ga one ox victory, and the closely full run off means. democrats will now have 51 seats in the 100 seat chamber. 2 candidates were separated by less than one percent of the vote in last month's midterm election. alara wessel is a professor of political science at georgia southern university. she says the type said it res. wanted more people to vote in the runoff turn now in the selection was significantly higher than most mid term elections. and in particular, with the runa between walker that turned out that approximately
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77000 people turned out to vote in the runoff election, who had not voted in the general election, which suggests significant interest. notably for former president trump did not come to campaign for a walker in the past few weeks. and it's possible that that's due to the controversy surrounding the former president. it's a big moment for the state of georgia. and in addition, it's a big moment for the united states. we've had an election that was this close and i think the division in the results exemplifies the division that currently exists in the united states. a former u. s. president donald trump's company has been found guilty of tax fraud in new york. the fraud spans a total of 15 years. trump is facing several legal woes as he looks to secure the
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republican nomination for presidential elections in 2024. officials say the size of a fine will be finalized at a later date. mike, hannah has more from washington, has a major financial implication for the trump organization. these crimes of tax evasion went on for some 15 years. and although the fine itself may not be that substantial, that will be divided into decided by the judge. in january, he'll announce exactly what the fine is, but the economic impact on the organization will be substantial. obviously, it's going to reflect his relationship with banks with other lenders, with other companies in terms of its ongoing attempts to do business at this, at the judgment is likely to reflect very negatively on the trump organization as a whole. but for donald trump himself, it's just adding to his long list of legal woes. one must remember that there's a separate case pending against donald trump and his organization rode by the new
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york attorney general that is pending. and even more seriously, is the investigation being conducted by the department of justice into 2 elements. one is donald trump says, taking documents from the white house to his mar logo estate. and how serious was the misuse as its put of classified documents? the other issue that the attorney justice department is investigating is trumps. attempt to overthrow the 90 a 2020 election. so this is now just another in the long list of legal problems facing donald trump. hadn't seen us vice president, christina fernandez. the curtain has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. she was convicted of corruption in a $1000000000.00 fraud case. theresa bo reports from one of ours. * oh, these are so borders of christina fernando. the kirschner who came to the federal court building in when
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a site is to protest against argentina's. judiciary commissioner was sentenced to 6 years in prison and given a lifetime ban on holding public office. after being found guilty of corruption, it's the 1st time and argentinian vice president has been convicted of a crime wellston office. following full, amelia says kirshner is a victim of political persecution. to log again in a sense of what they want to do is get her out of politics in a good way or a bad way. they fail to kill her. and now they have this option 3 months ago, kirshner was the target of an assassination attempt. when a man pulled the trigger of his hand gun inches from her face as she greeted supporters, the gun failed to fire. on tuesday, a panel of 3 judges found kitchener guilty of aggravated fraud. continental christina elizabeth fernandez. de kitchener is sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. life disqualification from holding public office legal accessories and the cost of
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the proceedings because she is criminally responsible for the offense or fraud, lent administration to the detriment of the public. oh, kirshner is accused of directing millions of dollars of public works contracts to a family friend. prosecutor say they have found dozens of irregularities in public works contract in the province of santa cruz. were the kirshner family originally comes from. for the former president denies all charges accusing the trivial in charge of a political witch hunt and serving the interest of the opposition you to what you must see. this is much simpler. it's not no fair, but it's not a judiciary party. it's not a paddle of state and mafia. it's a judicial mafia. christina, right under the curtain or where the argentina president for 8 years between 20072015 is now this country by presidency that invite them bigger
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in this country. while there are many continued the border, there are many others would like to see her in prison. kitchener is expected to appeal against the court's decision. despite her conviction, she has congressional immunity and is unlikely to have to jail any time soon. she doesn't feel quite a bit if i will. i'll just see that one aside. if 2 people have been killed and 8 wounded in a suicide bomb blast in indonesia, the explosion happened that a stana ano police officer in abandon west java local media, say a man, enter the station with a motorcycle and detonated explosives where police were lining up for morning assembly, the attack apparently brought to bombs to the scene, but only one went off. was java's governess, as the counter terrorism unit, is investigating. at the trial, a 2 man accused of bombing a popular shrine in bangkok, has resumed after shifting from a military to
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a civilian court. 2 ethnic week suspects have been in detention since 2015. the difficulties finding translators delayed proceedings, and then coven 19 shut. the trial down now 7 years on the survivors and families of the victims are still waiting for answers. as tony chang reports, ah, parisian tourists, it's one of the biggest attractions in bank, or the arrow and shrine, the hindu god. but a symbol of good fortune for all these days can con sonya i can only watch from afar to get any closer is too painful. you think like i will, i felt like i couldn't walk hosted even through the sky walk now i can but i'm still scared if i have to walk straight even when i drive past and stop at a red light, i pray that the green light will come quickly, can con was there on the night in august 2015 when a bomb exploded. 20 people were killed, and
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a 125 injured. most of the victims were tourists, including a number of chinese nationals, prompting the theory that they might have been the target. now, off the several delays, including the pandemic, the trial of the main suspects has restarted. the problem of this case started with the military call. the military call to everyone who could be a potential use case in normal clothes. danielle, are witnesses that coming crucial voice. the questions remain about the to accuse both we're traveling on false passports, chinese nationals, but ethnic weakness. cctv footage is far from conclusive. and circumstantial evidence has been contradictory and confused that didn't stop the police, awarding themselves $90000.00 as a reward, but the speedy resolution of the crime. and even though the case has resumed,
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the verdict isn't expected for several years. of course we have to regard to the driver to weaken, but at the same time we have to keep some kind of legal protection in terms of procedure to the defendant as well. that takes time, the attack on the arrow and shrine with the worst bomb the entire history. yet 7 years on the still no clear answer. the question, who is behind the attack or who are they targeting? and the victims still struggling with injuries and memories. one since when that time is getting any closure passed a long time ago, it's so long that i don't feel like i need to know it. but do i want to know? yes i do. that resolution seems a long way off. tony cheng l to 0. thank ok. all right, still ahead on the edge of the united nation says 2022 has been the deadliest in over
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a decade of palace. thing can use so called elephant graveyard is getting more and more inhabitants as a drought takes its toll will bring you that reports from the salvo national pump. ah hell i we got some very heavy rain pushing towards the philippines at the moment sir. possible developing a tropical system here, the clutch of storms and roll into central and southern parts over the next couple of days ahead of that. i wish i was there along the spouse of rain being driven in on an ne monsoon into vietnam into cambodia. and some very heavy rain just around the malay peninsula over the next couple of days, where to whether to just sliding a little farther southwards, across a good part. so 1st to march into java, but it's going to be across the philippines where we will see the right ready
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ramping up, which we make our way through friday and only to the weekend that could lead to some localized flooding. some heavy showers coming through here. still a few showers into the southeast of australia just drive in the way across the victoria tasmania. seeing some re blustery conditions. quite tightly packed ice, abbas here driving in. not just right. so say pushing in some rather cold air, just 1415 celsius there for hope out and for melbourne, please to say it will warm up as you go through the next couple of days. high pressure just much is a little further raced with temperatures starting to pick up. we'll see that tempted somewhere there. normal as we go. $13.00 sat, they said $24.00 celsius there for melbourne, but real heat for central and northern parts of it. meanwhile, for new zealand is wet and windy ah, stories of determination enjoying the money or not, he is on hold. and it was multiple nights implemented.
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and one me, i wasn't with that as a living. i opened up a new series of documentary by african fill me africa direct on al jazeera. oh the oh, hello again, you're watching. i just did a reminder of our top stories to south. china announced this loosening it's 0 code policy. people who are asymptomatic or showing mouth symptoms will now be able to isolate at home to government also reducing the amount of mandatory testing.
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democrats have extended their slim majority in the u. s. senate after raphael warner want to run off election in georgia. he defeated form of football star, herschel walker. the split in the senate is now $51.00 to $49.00 in favor of the democrats. argentina's vice president. christina the curtain has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. she was found guilty of corruption in a $1000000000.00 fraud case or walk up, has witnessed several thrilling round of 16 matches as the last games were played on tuesday. morocco made history reaching their 1st quarter final at a walk up when they reached spain on penalties. they are the 1st our country to reach the last 8 national 15. we took the winning spa kick and go keep gonna kept out. 3 spain penalties rocker will face portugal from switzerland,
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61 going carlo ramos with the storm and ask for your patrick is john rinaldo was dropped to the subs bench mismatch? geminus was at the morocco spain again and spoke to some fans after the match. one night to former. okay. and that benz here, its education at city stadium, through to you at the wild card, the quarter finals are for the 1st time. i'm just going to grab a word with some of the delights it fans now. so well, cap core fine. yeah. how does it feel? i truly amazing. it's really something which is i cannot even explain. it was really amazing to players to play very hard and can i ask you what this means? not only to moroccan fans, but to be our world in general to this victory. what does it mean? all of the mean a lot for us with african as well because the way how to support us the way,
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how to push off like and the were also like the at them every, each place to celebrate with us when we're winning. so we really appreciate them and we loved them. we really love you, out of people in africa, it's amazing from them. and do you believe you go all the way in and when the welcome? definitely, definitely, as i say from the beginning, we believe important liberty, and we're out of here more to play for like just to qualify for the phone door. well here to fight for it till the end and we're not, we're going to get it. and god will and we believe in our play a big one. it was of course an amazing night for the american fans, but i'm just going to bring in a gemma still i hear spanish from black gemma just to work on the atmosphere. it was pretty hostile for the spanish side with it definitely was, i think somehow might have affected the movie the ad most photo style. they created the games a spain was like, they were to the low go to lisa from baze, where the player to number 12. and although i'd like to lay on definitely,
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and i think somehow affect that the team, the spanish team. it's a young team, still rowing with some problems, especially in the forward lay. there weren't able to score a goal during a 120 minutes and through penalties so, so, so such an embarrassment for spain. well, this match was played out to education city stadium and in the moroccan side all sides. and later gave a lesson in how to defend. they were incredible in the back made could not breaking down and they remain the last hour of side standing out this tournament. has the right the history we have right there is to report to be the 1st i. busy o, teens have now pulled their places in the quarter finals. the matches will be played on friday and saturday. can see them all there. the 2010th runners up netherlands will face argentina, croatia are up against 5 time. what is brazil?
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glory, england, a sephora clash were defending champions from san morocco. we'll tackle to portugal, opening their fairytale run continues behind columbia. president gustavo petros, plans for peace are starting to bear fruit. these talks are underway with columbus law surviving rebel group. people are celebrating more than 2 months of relative calm in the pacific port of one of ventura. it is an area that's been devastated by violence asunder, amputee reporter, sons of resistance, and hope sound in a neighborhood were terror and violence once reigns. the columbia port city of win of intruder celebrating more than 2 months without alma sites after the town's 2 largest gangs, the shutters in the ispa banners and now the ceasefire in preparations for talks with the government when i will at the year 18 year old community organizer and singer, alejandro mia recently returned to his neighbourhood. after fleeing with his family,
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he was targeted for his leadership and feared he could be forcibly recruited in one of the warring armed gangs as they scrambled to expand their territory and had been yellow. only everybody was worried, living in fear. yes, nobody could leave the house or cross into another neighbourhood. long marred by poverty and neglect when of into it has lived through escalating turf warfare between gangs. what is one of the main drug trafficking routes to the united states? now, locals are re painting, houses, and sidewalks. commerce is picking up and people are feeling confident. again, law school in lesson learned, i see until just a few months ago. this would be totally empty. not even dogs, one at around a, but now with this piece building process moving forward, people are out and about again. when gustavo pitt took power in august, he bowed to negotiate with all on groups in the country as part of his total piece
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policy. and he sees went into that as a blueprint for piece across columbia. the government is hoping the truce will lead to gangs being disbanded in return for judicial leniency and social investment. yet many here are wandering for how long can the truth last given that alyssa, another for on group operates. and when i went to as rural area, where violence as increasing resentment. some gang members have been recruited as peace operators. one of them tells us only major social investments can make the true sustainable in the long term. we need opportunities, we need to, we're, we need to study, you understand opportunities that can help us change our way. expect taishan is from miasca somewhat of bishop reuben, that you had amelia, who helped negotiate the truce, believes there's a real chance for long lasting piece. okay. you know, meet eyes. it's a different approach group was the government is listening to the gangs before. there was only arms confrontation and on forces to see an opportunity and are
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bidding on it. let me go to follow. it remains a high risk strategy, but for now the people of when of into it are celebrating peace, hoping that this time their expectations will be field. allison and betty al jazeera when of in tudor, the palestinian health ministry says one person has been wounded in an israeli raid north west of ramallah, the man as chest and fy injuries. the ministry says israel has killed $220.00 palestinians so far this year. most of them in the occupied west bank, but on the erroneous albania, reports now from novice. one of the heaviest burdens appeared and can carry out the rough man. re now he walked his sons to their final resting place. lorenzo ed where shot during confrontations with israeli forces reading cal for in village new drama. la. last week the 380 sat palestinians hurled roxanne molotov. cocktails
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at the soldiers. the author was killed 1st. in this video, he can be heard calling out to his brother for help. joette doesn't hesitate. more gunfire and he's dead too. since the beginning of the year, weeks like this one, have been held almost daily across the occupied west bank. joanne pe, jawad didn't want to grow bold. he loved his hair, look at him, he bought hair wills and would ask me every day if he had grown baby here. is this the attitude of some one who wanted to die? they loved life, but death is imposed on us. those who haven't lost the loved one have lost the little sense of security. they once had. only a wed was driving back home from his studio several weeks ago when he was shot near on his trail checkpoint south of nablus. he says, the wounds you can see are the ones that hurt most. a young man, adam, and only i knew were not worth anything to them. ask any one who was almost killed
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. i was on my way home. they turned my life upside down. i still don't know why i was shot in the shop in the u. n. say 2022 has been the deadliest and the occupied west bank in 16 years. most of the palestinians killed by sales force as this year were shot in either nablus or janine, in both cities. palestinian fighters put their political affiliations aside and took up arms against these truly occupation if phenomena israeli officials fear might ignite similar actions elsewhere. and ends in widespread protest. it's still phase. it's facing an increased threat with 3 times the number of palestinian attacks this year compared to 2021. and it's the israel. huh israel. but that security coordination agreements and playing the palestinian authority could contain any uprising. but that is impossible. that even there's an active occupation that's trying to create a reversible fact and subtle the conflict. and so the question should not be why this is happening now though,
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but why not sooner throughout the decade longest railey occupation, palestinians have changed their tombs of resistance. the one constant has been defiance. veneers, a banner alyssa, theodora, nablus occupied westbank. a federal judge in the u. s. has dismissed the lawsuit by the fiance of slain journalist, jamal ha shoji civil suit was filed against saudi crowns. pre prince bahama had been some man for his alleged roll in how shall juice death? 59 year old journalist was murdered in the saudi consulate. in his stumble in 2018 . the u. s. government recommended the crown prince received sovereign immunity after he was promoted to prime minister to explosions have taken place in afghanistan. a roadside bomb killed at least 16 people in missouri sharif and another at a money exchange market in july about injured at least 6 others. the bomb in missouri, sharif targeted government employees on a bus during rush hour,
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at least 30 people. when did it's unclear who is responsible for the attacks? a thing in afghanistan or the taliban set to allow girls to take high school graduation exams this week? that's according to documents obtained by the associated press. girls in middle school and high school have been banned from classroom since the taliban to power in august last year. the latest decision reportedly applies to 31 of afghanistan's 34 provinces. but a student and a principal have told the apd exams are meaningless because girls have been locked out of school for so long. a scientists rights advocates and delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathered in canada to tackle a pressing environmental issue. the loss of biodiversity, or the conference aim to create a roadmap, to protect the world's ecosystems and slow climate change. a dr. framework aims to raise $200000000000.00 for conservation by 2030. that's one percent of global gdp.
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hundreds of wild animals in kenya have died this year because of severe drought. it's affected parts of east africa as well as the horn of africa. millions of people also spacing starvation, catherine sawyer, force now front, cyber east national park. most of his calls and bones found in these museum in this sovereign national park while collected nearly 6 decades ago. that when a drought killed thousands of elephants, sand tests informally call the museum, the elephant graveyard frederick la la has been collecting such remains for years. for research, he said elephants and other hobbles are again finding it increasingly difficult to get food and water. the government says more than $200.00 elephants and other gain have died this year. we understand that land is shrinking some of the disposal
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areas that the elephant has to go to during the dry seasons or during the droughts . most of them are now being occupied by people. the rainy season usually starts in can you around this time? and although some areas are receiving rainfall and supple and others, it's been sporadic. you don't have to go very far to find cactuses in this park. most of the animals that have died graces and browses of taco officials with spoken to say that the are trying to do the best they can. they say this is a devastating season. large animals are walking farther in sight of water and forage. this space is shrinking as human populations are growing. the situation has not been very good because we haven't seen most of our us going up aggressively. we've seen a lot of most of us remaining bare land and buddies,
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a city of effect because now because we're limited for age for both widening funding in the livestock. those working in the park said this season the was drought, the scene in wizard. yes. but a fact they're happening more frequently is warring, getting water into some of the last fatal of the park has been an issue. he says over there arctic miss of the rainfall. we have water pants within the park, but most of them are not able to sustain while if of a longer period of time. it is also these rotational. some of the reverse ranges are tasked with collecting carcasses, particularly those of elephants. they remove the tasks to prevent poachers taking them, but they say poaching is less of a threat to the animals. then climate change katherine saw at the savoy national park ah.

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