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lima supporters, a former prisoner pedro castillo demand. his release after he was impeached and detained on charges of attempting a qu millions of south koreans us it to become a year or 2 younger thanks to a new law. we're in northern australia to see how scientists are using ancient knowledge to save the great barrier reef and counting down to the world cup quarter finals. linelle missy looks to in dutch dreams as argentina guerra for a big test against the netherlands. ah, we saw this news out in the united states where basketball stopped. brittany criner is expected to land and texas. shortly after being released from a russian prison. it was part of an exchange that so convicted arms de la victor boot also freed from a u. s. prison were just days before russia invaded ukraine, and february criner was detained at an airport for having less than

a gram of cannabis oil and her luggage. she was sentenced to 9 years in prison for drug smuggling of it to boot has served 12 years of a 25 year prison tim for conspiring to kill americans. he's accused of selling arms to war lords and rogue governments and is known as the merchant of death. u. s. officials have also pledged to bring home former marine and corporate security executive pulled whelan. he's been detained in russia for 4 years on espionage charges. his family and the u. s. government cy are baseless out white house correspondents. kimberly help it begins our coverage. president biden announced the news in a tweet, releasing a photo of himself, vice president comma la harris and brittany grinders wife sharelle. speaking to the basketball star, as she flew back to the united states, she safe, he's on a plane,

she's on her way home. after months being unjustly detained, russia grant was arrested in february at moscow airport for drug possession and smuggling after authority found trace amounts of cannabis oil in her luggage. she was convicted in august and sentence to 9 years of hard labor in a rush and penal colony us officials, led by the president condemned her sentence as disproportionately harsh for months . the u. s. has been negotiating with russian diplomats to release her. what do you fly back home to the to the mind. fine. she endured miss treatment showed attitude a show trial and russia with characteristic grid. the white house won't say what suddenly changed only that this week brought a breakthrough on thursday. grider was sent to the you a is part of

a prisoner swap for russian army dealer, victor boot referred to by some as the merchant of death. he's been serving 12 of a 25 years sentence in the u. s. federal prison for conspiring to kill american, acquiring and exporting anti aircraft missiles and providing material support to a terrorist organization. before his arrest, who had built a business, allegedly supplying weapons to support wars and uprisings around the world, from africa to afghanistan. at the white house grinders wife expressed relief, her ordeal was finally coming. went in until i have been so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life. and so today i'm just standing here . overwhelmed with emotion, but the most important emotion that i have right now is just sincere gratitude. the biden still faces questions about american poll wayland left behind,

and currently serving a 16 year sentence in russia on espionage charges. his family says he's innocent, sadly, for totally illegitimate reasons. russia is treating paul's case differently than brittany. and while we have not yet succeeded securing paul's release, we are not giving up. still, there's fear about present and violence decision to swap, a convicted arms dealer for an american convicted of drug possession. their fear is it could encourage further hostage taking and send a global message about the price. the white house is willing to pay for american lives. kimberly, how can al jazeera the white house for more on the story. let's go to ali hush him in moscow for us and then boot has just arrived a back in russia. so what's the reaction been there to this prison a swamp?

while after mood said ivan, moscow, we saw several russian media outlets using this swap to emphasize that russia doesn't leave its people behind. and that's talking about to the, the swap and the negotiations on the situation that was in the prison in the united states. some went more. busy into analysis, as in the russia today, come entry this morning where the spoke about the allegations against the boot and that he was taken as a hostage. and that this swap the was to get him out and that the russians stood thieves to confront an american, a pressure to release, to americans for one russian. and that they were able to, at the end to get one russian for one american from the prison. and that there is

another russian prisoner and a german prison that should be released if that was an intention to leave another medic who's way in the russian prison. however, with respect to the deal with respect to the negotiations that are a lot of information that's being circulated, some linking this swap, the, to the meeting that happened in and cut off a back in november between william beds and that security officials from, from russia to that the mediation that the u. s. a lead and that ended with the swap, the like took place and bobby, yesterday, we were expecting more russian media coverage for the release of victor

booth who is being who is described as the merchant of death in western mead. yes and who the russians assist yesterday, that is one of the russian officials, the russian ombudsman ad describing him as a wonderful person and the russian foreign ministry spokesman saying that they received a lot of that to the several letters congratulating russia for this achievement. ok, thank you very much. that's ali hush him in moscow for us. we're staying with this story in which you do what, joins us now. he's a defense expert at wiki, strong global consultancy, and author of global security. watch russia. he's in washington, d. c. thank you. very much for being on al jazeera, now, many of the russia got the be the end of the steel. how do you see it? well in terms the 2 prisoners that were exchanged, then yes, it does look like where she's got

a more valuable person in the purely sad criminal offense. in the sense that in the one hand, you have a woman worse in personally and brought a baby in cartridge along with her in our luggage. and in the past would have been dismissed or find or warrant for something like that. not send to president for 9 years. and on the other hand, you have a person who was clearly heavily engaged in arms trafficking and other legal acts. so it looks like giving russia back boot is going to is, is a higher value with exchange in terms kind of crimes. first, when normal expected net that said, i understand why president biden might have decided he hadn't really had to

actually get brian or out even if she was clearly no way in the same category. i'm criminal and about what, why do you think the russians wanted back so badly because it's not knowing whether he worked for russian intelligence, but they clearly saw him as a surprise to s s no, i would agree that they really wanted him. they've been pressing for his release or exchange for the past 10 years since his conviction. i mean, it's hard to believe that he didn't have extensive ties where the russian national security community, i mean, he was operating one, the largest fleets of military aircraft, transporting helicopters and, and i really have the weapons from africa to africa, latin america, asia, and so on. and so we think that he had extensive ties

with the rush, the military, him access of these kind of weapons and transport. he also is very skilled in and you know, he would seem to be more effective than most of the arms merchants and be able to deliver anything anywhere for a price. and so i could see why the russians his connections would want him back. the russian wouldn't want him to tell the americans any secret beyond what they might have already choir. he is certainly going to be a great public and value. i'm sure we'll see him show up in the russian media and various other activities. and he still may be useful for the russian, our home and jokingly, early last month, just come vice president for the chairman, for the wagner group, which is we know is halfway involved and mercenary activity in the middle east, north africa. okay, thank you so much for your time and your inside. that is richard. what defense

expert at work is trip. thank you. at least one person is dead after a fire at a shopping center in russia. it happened in the northern outskirts of moscow with the meager, kim quay mall. russian media say it was caused by malfunctioning electrical equipment. fire safety rules were also reportedly not followed demonstrators in peru have fought with police. after the arrest of impeach president pedro kasteel, the former lead, his supporters in lima, demanding his release. kasteel was detained and removed from power on wednesday, after attempting to shout to congress and ruled by decree. he's now facing charges of rebellion and conspiracy. peruse new presidents dina blue all day was swollen shortly after castillo removal. marianna sanchez reports from the capital marching for the former leader supporters. a fatal casteel gathered outside the

prison would have been held from the heart of the capital city to the south of the country supporter say they won him freed it was latest political crisis and from bid on wednesday. when cathy, you was impeached by congress. when he left the presidential palace, the order to arrest him had already been issued, he was on his way to the mexican embassy to seek asylum. augustus own escorts were instructed to detain him at gunpoint. he was flown to this prison on the outskirts of the capitol, where he'll stay for at least the next 7 days as an investigation into allegations of rebellion and conspiracy gets underway. a v. a good his lawyer has rejected the charges and says, gusty is detention is illegal outside. angry supporters blamed the new precedent. dena will not be forecast the years down for us as a man's no miss. as yet, until a month ago,

she was saying that if diana say she castillo, there would go with him. now she takes over the presidency and says, she doesn't agree with the crew. the top one, what a base belief 6th precedent in 5 years. and the 1st woman to lead the nation on her 1st full day in office. she appealed for a political truth, but refused to rule out the possibility of early elections. jessica loon, as wasa, some voices are calling to have early elections, and that is democratically respectable. i think that after the assumption of the presidency, it's time for a bit of i reorientation of what else to be done with the country and. 7 opinion poll, say 87 percent of peruvians want fresh elections, frustrated by years of political turmoil, most of beatles, former leaders are being investigated for some form village at corruption. castillo is being held, the sink poison, as former precedent and beneficial, moiety mississauga. theo and i went the whole he mardi who is serving

a 25 year sentence for human rights. they are the only 2 former president of hayden, close congress, illegally. he never learned the wants to bring an end to the political feuding which has paralyzed the country for years. as she chooses those who will be in her cabinet. she wants to show peruvians, they will not be forgotten. adiana sanchez helped us. he dont li map into let's getting down to the wire at their cut, our football world cup 5 time champions. brazil will play crow, i sure in the 1st of the quarter finals at 1500 g m t head of the netherlands argentina match lighter at 19 hundred's gym tape or the brazilians will try to keep the sandbag going at this tournament. but if thought to keep dancing, they'll have to beat the 2018 finalists. the coach titi was dancing with his

players in brazil for one winning in south korea and the round of 16. and he says they won't stop dancing when i score the spots criticism by some rockwell example, missouri. sandra, it's a connection with a younger generation. i'm 61 years old with players who are 2325 years old. that could almost be my grandchildren. i create a connection with them with dancing, and between the people i work with those who already know me a know what's going on behind the scenes and others that don't know me. i prefer to listen to the ones that know me. if i have to dance, i will dance a for more on the fan excitement about friday's game, cisco live to katya lopez hoodie on whose at 2 o'clock if in doha i mentioned that is have plenty of people getting ready to dance the afternoon and night away down there and on. yeah, definitely plenty of people here. lots of traffic, lots of enthusiasm. that is because because of course are only 18 labs. okay. now mary, go by tv, a lot of chairs and

a lot of bands. so it only seems latham core is. the big names are argentina and brazil, but the other things are going to put up a fight. we're here with us super fan of netherlands. now you take it very seriously. football is more than just the sport. daniel, tell me about what that stake today for both more than a sport. it's a religion. i haven't missed a game and 8 years. and for me this is life or death for the netherlands tonight. it's a big match. we're starting early, we're ready to party and we're going to beat argentina, the ceiling. now you obviously take this very seriously and that of course, is in your wardrobe as well. tell me about why you say dress when practice is about my team i. this is about, i think of course i think football is more than just football. it's a cultural thing. and i thought, you know what, let's brain dutch style into the game. we've already done it on the field. let's do it in the span. so i've designed this orange suit, i've been wearing it for many years right now with many patches designated to where

we are, which tournaments were out. and you know, what clearly gets a little bit of attention out here. so netherlands, great seem but you guys are facing argentina. argentina does have a secret weapon call nessie. what are your thoughts? my thoughts are we have a secret rapid called the world's best coach. luez on call were not worded hollins . i think it's going to be a very practical dutch victory this afternoon. i think people don't understand that without messy argentina is a very incomplete team and you're facing the biggest and most complete team in the tournament. so there you go. very confident. now one thing that we've seen here is your stopped in every corner of it was i asked me to take pictures with you and a lot of them are actually argentinian fans were a bit of friendship before been very fond of it. i think there's a lot, a lot of history between holler than ours. it's either going back to 97497819982006 . and of course we lost a penalties in 2014. so it's another chapter today, so i think there's a lot of mutual respect between the teams. we both understand we're, we're great teams, big power houses. and i think the mutual respect shows her on the streets for her.

right. thank you very much, daniel, and good luck today. so a lot of answer wearing the argentine robot makes up, bradley that i do the adam and war drum. so bad with that is right here at the bay . you need to find yourself a suit like that. thank you very much that katya. i look is hershawn for us then with jimmy nash and peter stim, it will have much more announce fisher will comp coverage coming up and around 10 minutes time from now. ah, it's the final day of the chinese presidents trip to saudi arabia. she's paying the king salman abdul aziz and crown prince mohammed ben solomon on thursday. the trio discussed oil and say that committed to stability in the markets. the president also met leaders of palestine, egypt, kuwait, and sir down on it or people in beijing are being urged to remain vigilant against

coven 19 after the government. eas, it's tough restrictions which lead to protests. china's national health commission is now allowing people with mild symptoms to quarantine at home health status checks on most all apps have also been dropped. people have been lining up for routine testing on the streets. many say they're ready for things to go back to normal. so long high sousa has been actually, the opening up of beaching has been quite fast. and now with the end of the year, fast approaching the easing of cove, it policies will mean many people will be able to go home for the new year because many haven't been able to in the last 3 years. then knowing people have died in an explosion at a coal mine and indonesia. it's not known what caused the blast and with sumatra. authorities believe the mine is filled with methane gas. rescuers are trying to evacuate. one person still trapped with south koreans will get

a year or 2 younger and january, at least on paper with the government has passed laws to scrap the countries 3 different age counting systems in favor of a standard international one. this includes the tradition of counting people as one year old at birth and adding one year if re january 1st. eunice can reports from sol near is day here is often met with a little bit of anchor and that's because on january 1st one year is automatically added to everybody's age. much like it was for our ancestors. this means also for babies was they are boy, there are automatically one year old, making the korean age, often one to 2 years older than the international standard of wolf world around the sun, which is being used in legal and health matters. which again, we use international age when banking, so i often get confused that set to change,

at least on paper, starting in the middle of 2023 president you sonya is set to sign a bill that was nearly unanimously approved by a parliament to standardize age in south korea to align with international norms. so how do south koreans feel about getting younger next year from doing as you go through to be sort of there from 72 years old. now that means a we 7 to years with the change. i also think it'll be great news for people who are getting married later. people over 40 years old, all voices. they're reflecting what was found in a september survey. 8 out of 10 people said they agree with the change. only 6 percent said keep the status quo. but given the hierarchical structure of south korea society observer say it will likely take some time before the international age. truly seeks into the social structure. let's bring in both young shook.

he's a research fellow at yahoo, so university and he joins us from so thank you very much for being on al jazeera. i mean on the face of it, the sounds like a common sense. what spin the general reaction there is everyone happy to get a couple of years younger as your report to cover that, there's a very strong support for the mark, the center of them and eyes the aging system. are they mitchell expanded? i mean, who was say no to, you know, getting younger by one or 2 years old. well, i'm sure many other countries are wishing they could do the same. but why has south korea counted i age in this? why is it just been part of the tradition? yes, it has been the part of tradition of korea country that used to be very strong in the chinese civilization. so chinese aging has a 2. 1 is done as your report says that i do not have this then. so you are already

in one your all of the, by the time you are out in this world. and another chance it would add one more year. when you pass the 1st year's day, according to the calendar, international aging system would say that you are, you know, you're all are by the pay your floor. so this is a month for it to push south spencer friday in the direction of globalization. just from a practical point of view. the drinking age and self career is 19, i believe. so what happens if you're $191.00 day and then the law comes into effect and then all of a sudden you're eating what's going to have to man what's gonna happen is the poor young kid have to wait one or 2 more years. but i think there would choose less confusion or we're waiting for more years to be eligible to drinking. i mean, changing away from but so this is over 40 star because of the full year

rule only 10 years ago. it's not has a hybrid transportation system for automobiles may follow the continent system, the car that's being driven on the right side of the road. but for paris, terry and sidewalk follow the japanese system like straightly and the you that we were supposed to was on the left side of the street. so he was only written that the carmen change the system in favor of the continental assist them so that there would be no confusion. so it takes time to get away from the tradition. of course, i mean how much confusion has been, how annoying has it been for south koreans to have you know, the different system from the rest of the world. while the biggest trouble is usually for financing transactions. i mean, because the great has the merger to one of the major paula houses in the economy

with many global corporations like i'm from as a hyundai motors your name it. so there was increasing need for corporations as well as the government. and then people to follow the law by stand to realize their individual interest. thank you so much for your time and your insights that spoke young shook from research fellow at your university. thank you very much. was time for the with a now including the outlook for the world cup matches in doha is everton. we got some taller weather for the woke up today. let's take a look at the weather for those teams taking part in today's matches and in argentina and brazil, it has been pretty hot lousy, close guys into central parts of south america. lifting temperatures in excess of 40 degrees celsius, one or 2 showers scattered around it will feel humid. got some showers to make on the way into creation. larry, a cloud here rolling across sciatic these shows will be heavy at times and could

cause some localized flooding, say something to watch out for further north. it is generally dry for the netherlands, maybe one or 2 coastal showers of round the out, the north sea. there, but the main thing to notice is it is going to be cold temperature struggling to get above freezing the same thing a little cooler in the doha, as we go through the next couple of days, not quite as cold as that this band of cloud here that will sink further south, which may be a chance of one or 2 showers. i think more so as we go through into our saturday. but maybe the shower around for friday are unlikely, but a certainly a possibility, a brisk wind coming through lifted dust and sand, certainly to watch out for as for the matches stand for the earlier game. temperatures of around 23 celsius in education city. the late again, temperatures of around 21 degrees celsius and he will feel rather chilly by the end of the match. mozilla hid on al jazeera. the 1st swirled camp caught a final match, kicks often just a few alice time, 5 time champions. brazil will play croatia. ah

hello will i be happy in hearing that has been flooding into portugal recently. this massive plants streaming in i'm afraid that will be more wet by those who go on through the next couple of days. this area of low pressure of active system will bring further heavy downpours across southern parts. if you have sent me something to watch out for a so happening because we have this cold block of air, lots of cold weather cost, more than pass brisk normally winds. again, we've been hearing about the cold weather in the united kingdom on and of ireland as well. much scandinavia temperatures are below freezing for many said a cold and frosty start to wear. friday. mammy, how going to see a fair bit of snow scattered across northern parts of europe, the warm rather mild array? well, that pushes up about to what you see bel, great. that 40 celsius,

the unit at around 3 degrees. northern flank of that there is some snar around lobby showers, sir crossed the balkan, some showers there to italy, more wet weather into spain, and porch good as we push on through saturday. that wet weather with ease into the western side of the mediterranean, more heavy down poles coming in across a central parts of the med pushing up towards the balkans. most never the northern flank of that will cold air further north. but it should be somewhat dry and chris blow to dry weather, cross northern parts of africa too. but we have caused some showers for the north west. ah, with ah, newly to

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the head, i welcome along to you. welcome to day on gemini about keith of them, it of the to receive the football return plays on friday with the pc call to final . i'm delighted to say that we're joined in the studio by i shouldn't call militia look ahead to those game. yes, we will preview the action as lina leslie's argentina take on the. 6 lens you are and vincent in 19 games indicate on how will the fun continue to pursue after they went to the south korea all? woo proration spoiled the party. ah, what we're hearing from us shortly, but there's only one place to start a little less isa. wildcat story continues later on friday and the netherlands argentina, many people's favorites, but the netherlands are unbeaten at the 19 game and a compliment of ending massey's run to the final whether he likes it or not,

little messy is the focus for most camera lenses. when argentina hit the training ground, competing at his last world cup, 35 year old messy is closing in on his 1st global title. tens of thousands of fans of travel to catherine from argentina, hoping to witness one of the gangs all time greats. copies, international korea, with football speakers, price on it shows i am going to for is again casey. we see the effort that everyone has made to come here and be part of the games and also that people enjoying it from and tina. i know the all of audrey tina would like to be here, but that isn't possible. the unity that we have enjoyed for one is very beautiful at every much. it's incredible how they are living each game and transmitting so much passion and energy. i thank them because it's incredible. oh,

the netherland female face in the quarter finals certainly enjoyed the knockout when against the usa. at the left world cup of parents in 2014 dutch fun came to an end with the seat against george and tina. in the last 4. we know that you are 3 games away from glory. you could be 3 games away from glory. and we are in this position right now. we wanna show we want to perform and give leave it all on the page and hopefully get success. and this is opportunity touch coach louis fan hall is another rallying point for the players. he returns the job for a 3rd time last year. the 71 year old guiding the team through will to qualification while also being treated for prostate cancer of the big. she's a very good guys. well you can speak to a normal and i think everyone is good for with him. and i think also because this will be his last one. yeah, everyone wants to fight for him. and duelfer argentina sends

a hoping it will be their team that can bring the netherlands 19 game unbeaten run to an end. and the richardson al jazeera will earlier we had dutch royalty on the show, ronald the buddha, played for the maryland's in to will comes into european championships. and he says, although the netherlands are not playing in a traditional attacking style, the coach lutheran hall knows how to win football tournaments the build up to this show about when you talk about augustine, a messy and holiday talk about all the louis her go. what is different day we talking about a play and we talk about code to the coaches and figure that everybody looks in the media and the, the other, the media to continue to look too messy. so a iran iraq to talk about the plays of going to not louis got because he's not going to do it on the pace of course. so the different is so huge, of course, in one way that took great characters and but totally different than but this game

is of course is like another game because that we, if you just refute again that we played, it was not that that's, that's yeah, football that we normally i used to 5 in the back and my brother played at the wedding near cup code but, but normally we play much more. yeah. we take more initiative where we, we may create a lot of chances and this is a bit lacking. and so they got a little bit criticism from hold on because we like to play 43 we we take to get, we take the nation initiative, we create 10, and that is not the case. so didn't a bit. but the results are amazing. so that is what counts, i think at the end, i think now you get really phase of a big team and i think you get also a little more space. so i think we'll see a better does seem to be seen before in this woke up aliesha. ronald said that i'm not going to talk about live on how but i want you to tackle master class from him so far hasn't been. yeah, absolutely. when you think about how they come into the tournament,

they've been grinding those results. and of course the funds back home are not happy with the style of football. they're not used to that, but we cannot go back to talk to football. because at this point, for example, in the woke up, it's results and we've seen spain, you know, come into the tournament and own the possession, but they're going home, they're out of the tournament. and that's the thing that louise and holly is trying to explain. and you know, every press conference is being asked the same question he wants to play and get the results and that's what has gotten them despite the tournament. and you have to respect him for that is a play that i'd like to talk about for a 2nd. cody gap per lot of people may not even ever heard of him before the world cup. i've certainly heard of him now. how impressive as he be has been impressive. you know, if you go back to the goals that he's scored in the group stage is very time. busy as well, and also getting him to have confidence. but we saw in the round of 16 sort of like louise on how wanted to take the pressure off of him. and i sort of give everyone else a chance and dally blend. he stepped up, dump 5 as well,

and if you have that combination going into tonight's game, then you have a very, very good chance that netherlands can actually make you to the semifinals of this work up an osha. how worried should the netherlands be about argentina? of course we all know about lino messy the warehouse. can they have the dutch? well, the thing that netherlands need to be worried about, you know, when you talk about gen, tina is the fact that i didn't in the last game already in this donald and they know what it feels to be on the back foot. and now we are in the knockout stages of the woke up. anything can happen. and they also want to do for messy. we know it's his last woke up. they want to fight for him. we are the saw that fight at the corporate america last year. and the going to come with cheaper that attitude in tonight's game and lots of history between these 2 at the world cup as well before that 5 time champions, brazil play croatia in the 1st of the call to find samantha johnson has more on who could be the 1st team through to the cities seems like a good time to talk penalties, love them or hate them. they can decide game brazil's name, i love them, japan,

not so much. i am smother. johnson cliff is well cut. one or one injury has prevented brazil's not so secret weapon for making much of a contribution to the bulk up campaign. but ne, mom is back after an ankle injury. he scored from the penalty spot against south korea when a goals a goal, and it leaves him one behind the international record of 77. beset by pele, pele is in hospital being treated for colon cancer, but he's still tweeting and he told the team, i want to inspire you, my friends, and they were inspired against south korea. given this attribute at the end of the match, they hope hello continues to inspire them against croatia. now croatia were runners up the last world cup. a route to this game took a lot of flights, which brings me back to penalties. it's a brutal way to end any game. japan will be feeling bruised, gracious goalkeeper, dominic lever cove, which will be on top of the world after football. he wants to follow the career. he

started preparing for at university diplomacy and international relations. i guess the world cup quarter finals is as good a place to start as any brazil's with sean said, we'll certainly be putting him to the test. and pele will be watching. ah, brazil have been criticized for dancing after each of their goals against south korea. former island captain roy king has said the brazilians actions are disrespectful, but as then teammate, jason, macedonia begs to differ. i disagree with him to be honest. you know, this competition has been absolutely fantastic. and, you know, i go back to the welcome memories of the likes of 82 and maybe seventy's a little bit before my time. but they have seen the footage. you know, that's how brazil played with flare. they express themselves. you know, they want to bring johnson in the, somebody to this competition. why not? you know, the, the wells watchin and it's, it's also a celebration of coming together, you know, being here in this country where everyone's together. all the coaches have come

together. it's been magnificent, so to see players enjoying themselves, playing with the smile on their face. listen, you can look, you could look at it as being a district disrespectful as well as the koreans, but they won't look a lot that way. they were phenomenal for 45 minutes enough and if they want to enjoy themselves and express themselves and they should be allowed to do without citizen, so keep on doing it. they've been fantastic and i feel brazil come back to the flare. the likes of 82 and 7 see the way the play. it seems free. you know the movements great. that the tracks and the flex. ayesha, what's your take on the dancing? do you think it's disrespectful? do you agree with mac is here that it's great for torments? i agree that it's great for the tournament. when you talk about football, it's a reflection of our society. and when you talk about brazil, if you understand brazilian culture particularly, you understand that music is a very huge component. you know, of the people of brazil and they love to dance. in fact, dancing is very crucial to people learning how to play football in brazil. and you have to go back to 990, you know,

with jimmy last scoring and going to the corner flag and dancing. and it's been, you know, part of the woke up ever since. and we see that even in regular premier league tournaments across the world. and for me i think that, you know, it's just for people to understand that this is a woke up. this is where you have all the countries in the world coming together and celebrating, you know, and showing everyone why, you know, football is the beautiful game. and those players who don't come from a country that have one more world cups than the guys that are criticizing. but that's a separate issue. can they don't stay away? 26 will cut the title here. do you think? well, to be quite honest, this brazilian side looks like it is the one that is going to definitely bring, you know, another work caps trophy. it's been 20 years. the funds have been waiting, but also the quality that they have in this squad. they've looked good into tournaments so far. yes, they could have lost to camera and, but they didn't have many of their stopped last name. i was not there. but just talking about discord, they really, really look good. they're very little depth, you know, upfront, especially when you talk about the, you know, reach allison,

you took about name. i rodrigo finishes. these are, you know, very talented players who have a lot of experience coming into this woke up from their leagues and i think they've shown that no one can question that. i'm sure i went to the creation of how much in particular, in the 1st of croatia really struggled to match the energy and the intensity of the japanese side. how would you see him going against brazil? would you give them any chance? yes, i think you have to give the corrections a lot of respect the fact that they rich the final in 2018 and now there in the quarter finals here in katara, you have to see how they set up defensively, especially they're very organized and they never give up, they have a very good character, you know, coming into the tournament and they're going to try and build on that. not so many people are giving them a chance, i guess brazil. but i think they actually stand one and they could stand brazil at this tournament. if brazil have a bad day. yeah, they're not to be underestimated. so brazilians are hopeful that they, teen could win a 6th woke up out of here and cutter. and as always,

they are cheered on by fans across the globe and in some rob, unexpected places. osama bin job aid reports from karachi. ah, hans drums chance in cheer. these high decibels streets and grounds are not real or priscilla ah. brazil games stopped everything in karachi. murray, the neighbourhood puts football frenzy and for its affection to name our steam is locally known as many brazil ah, did i know, and the atmosphere is electric buying. the match was would be revealed about korea and the rear brazil fled. and the people already enjoyed. the brazilian still has returned from injury, led his reform victory. the crowd erupted every time he passed the wall. ah, although the games happened late at night,

but that doesn't stop thousands together at the main stadium and around tv screens and copies. ah, during the day they paint the streets and plays more flags on every corner. the provincial chief sat among the crowd to show support for the people team welcomed for his presence, but people did not forget their everyday reality. in the low income neighborhood, almost every household as a victim of either drug abuse or gang related violence. locals here say the government can do more to provide opportunities and prospects for youth that he can hold on. hold about, he'll get to it, talks it, when you talk about football in pakistan, lady is the nursery, which has produced international names. football is on the decline here because the state has no patronage to promote at nurture this talent. boys and girls here enroll in academy and someplace barefoot on gravel people of the are you say they take great pride that that official fee for ball is made in park sun and

a love for the game isn't affected by the nation. never qualifying for a woke up tournament on the horizon. her we pray some of our football is playing a few farewell cup and pakistan. winston. oh my god. then the market that we want to pakistani team, what do you see the way we cheer for brazil? we want to cheer for team pakistan about lang, international football market. but until that happens, like a sons mini brazil will cheer for its favorite t. gabby. out there. the other fired of the draw is in action on saturday and you're a 2020 finalists. england said they are stronger than they've ever been as a group ahead of they called a final against france. midfielder calvin phillips says the side have grown and improved since they lost in the euro's final, on penalties, to italy. and they are confident, despite facing a french side, inspired by killing them back a i believe, so. we are still losing her monogram. no. alba now

going forward and defensively. so i believe the confidence is, is running frozen. we are very confident go, go on a few days and you know, hopefully time day front. she may be ready to geography or to it's a geographic rivalry was we are neighbors were close in terms of culture, et cetera. apart from that, they're a great team. they have incredible individuals. we saw what they achieved on home soil in the euro's. we see them constantly, constantly improving. so it's gonna be a great match to play your key off. the other game on saturday sees the regions adopted t morocco taking on portugal the torch go camp have denied christiane ranada has threatened to leave the world cup after being dropped their last game in gravel. another book. and he isn't spoken to us about it because he never wanted to leave. on the contrary, he always wants to help whether he's playing or not playing. as i've said,

he's al captain. and when he talked to us as early to say good things on, the national teams supports him. there's no doubt about it. i do not know about his press release, but that proofs were all united florida. so we had jason beckett's here here earlier on saying that he has sympathy with christiane. rinaldo, how do you feel? of course you have to feel the same really because this is a man who has literally carried portugal for more than a dick. and he's been incredible both at club and country level. he's been considered one of the greatest players ever to play the game of football. and to see things almost end like these for both, you know, his career monthly night. and now you know, at portugal in a space of a month, it's really devastating, but he has to get a grip on himself. i think that he's a leader in the dressing room, so many young players look up to him. i've always wanted to be like him, and this is not the time you know to create problems within the comp, especially when you're going into the business end of the tournament. so i think

that they need to handle that issue better. and he too has to know that, you know, he's, he's 37, he's not getting any younger. and if it will help the team get better by him starting on the bench then will be. and if they need him at that particular time. and again, when he can change the game around, then you know, that would be great for him and the rest of the portuguese side, i shall, i guess on see what physician rock on. i can talk about this rock inside the are a big fan of them and very solid defense. they, they're going to be tested that defense and we tested that by this portuguese side . yeah, absolutely. i mean, now going into this fixture, x especially against sports. you go, everyone knows who they are, perhaps before they sold. ok, maybe it was a fluke to be to belgium, but beating spain. the way that they did was very emphatic ended introduce them to the world level and everyone. and now he's saying, okay, so what is you know where lead your drug is going to do this time? what is he going to bring out of his bag that we've not seen, especially against

a put to give side that now has a new star in gonzalo, you know, ramos, who played a very incredible game there with the tournament. fast hapchick morocco. i think, you know, yes, you talk about their defense. yes. if you bono has great in goal, but i'm rabbit in the mid field has been very central to how they play and how they, you know, show the fluid the t as a team. but also the funds the funds are going to be absolutely incredible. i've heard that the king has bought more tickets for fans to fly in from a bad, from a blank and the entire country of maroka. and it should be a great game. the fans certainly will play that part. so i was at the same rocket game and they were like a trial smile. they were incredible and were ok fans. i'm afraid that is all we've got time for, but there is a plan symbol, wildcat. contents on websites out there dot com. forward slash welcome. thank you to show we will be back here at 1350 gmc, for mobility friday, quarter finals back to come in the news from. thank you very much,

peter and jim. we will see you then we're going to go back to our top story. now we're going to go live to the u. s. state of texas. brittany grinders plane has just landed at the lackland air force base in san antonio, and the us basketball player was released by russia as part of a prison, a swab. she travelled from a russian penal colony to moscow. vin onto the united arab emirates. before flying to the you with crime was detained as an airport in february for having less than a gram of cannabis oil in her luggage. she was in for 9 years in prison for drug smuggling are still ahead on al jazeera, the u. kays. prince harry takes aim at the media, the new documentary series that pulls back the curtain envoy life. ah

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ah, the team of 1st nations people is collaborating with scientists, solar restoration project on australia's great barrier reef, the custodians of the coastline, a sharing 60000 years of traditional experience in history with research is using new technologies to accelerate coral growth sara clark reports from far north queensland hello. it's an annual natural phenomenon when millions of carls across the great barrier reef released bundles of eggs and spoon in a mass sporting event. researches capture some of those bundles and read them in a floating nursery as part of a carl regeneration project. it allows us to put those baby corals after

a week of development back down where they're needed. most are neighboring reefs that are struggling. it's one of several reef restoration initiatives being child in a collaborative program. the teams identify degraded reefs and try to kick start the recovery process. what's different about this project is that 1st nations ranges are working side by side with scientists, sharing knowledge handed down over generations. we have this generation connection with the gripe, our roof, and its armor symbolic. so whatever happens to read happens to us. whatever happens, ross, absolute 3 results will. your indigenous ranges are also working with 2 groups. cheering lessons from the ancestors through storytelling. i met so many people out there i working here a span of about i think it's nearly coming on to 6 years now. since i was about 15 years old, we actually die original people out with national the guy barry. we knew obviously

the aboriginals, the families that connections, the land, obviously that they have. and how they tell the stories. but we never knew about the 30 climate change from the sidelines to warmer waters, driven in part by rising greenhouse gas emissions has devastated some of the 3000 coral reefs that make up the unesco world heritage site. this team is trying to buy time for the great barrier reef by combining ancient knowledge with new technology . there are at least 70 traditional owner groups along the great barrier reef. not every one of them is involved in risk management, but it's hoped over the next 10 years. these conservation projects can be scaled up to include more gain g scientists. we're also came to share this skill set. it's a really unique partnership to work across different groups like this. it really hasn't been done in this way before. and i think there's an object opportunity with this project to bring it up and down the great barrier reef in this different catchment. the team has released 30000000 co lovers since the project began 3 years

ago. it's a small step, but one in the right direction for rafe. the united nation says is in danger. sarah, clock out a 0 cans. the u. k is prince harry has opened off about why he lifts his country with wife megan and the 1st child. the couple have outlined the details of the departure and the new tv theories criticisms of the media and the royal family also feature in the 1st episodes. the bother reports really hard to look back on it now and go. what happened? it's 2020 and prince harry and his american wife megan, that you can duchess of sussex, believing that you can reach us finished to read the final push on last stint of mortgage. it's just 4 years after they 1st met the level of age that has been started out in the last 3 years, especially against my wife and my son. my mom was concerned

for the safety of my family for children, the 1st 6 episodes of his netflix series goes back to harry's childhood. if you look at this kind of place, just want to explore how he felt the glare of the media and the effect it had on his mother. princess diana, who died in a car crash well being chased by press, photographers in the series. harry says, members of his family questioned why meghan should be protected from the press. the difference he told them was the elements of race, the way tablet. newspapers used races, tropes, when talking about megan, marco has been well documented. but there was, according to the suffixes, also racism from within the royal family. something the families denied. it led to a breakdown in relations, which notably with harry's father, king charles and his brother, prince william, and contributed to megan feeling suicidal for a long time,

people at myself had been talking about the insidious nature of the racism in britson. and we've seen it so many times, light reflects to us in the british press, and we've been told that we imagined it, or we're being su, attempt. what this does is it forces a conversation about race and racism, and the class system within brits. all the interviews in the netflix series were done by august this year, the month before queen elizabeth died. oh, it's very much the couples account and the royal family says it's not commenting on it. the worsening relationship between the sussex is in buckingham palace as an institution dominated royal coverage. here in britain, during the last years of queen elizabeth's life with prince harry's father now on the throne, you might think there'd be a chance for a reset. this new documentary suggests it's still complicated. nadine baba al jazeera london. well that's all from me for this use. albert carrie johnston will be here in just a minute with more of the day's news, including the release of the us basketball player, brittany corona,

who pine has just landed at lackland air force base in san antonio. and it was released by russia as part of a prison, a small carrie will have much more up next. ah, i they all ready for the 1300000 football fan. ah, can it be that only the beginning? that echo noise like a door with a make or break moment for synagogue happy. here i can tell you that funds with ring is displayed in my queue and i got into that they would not do belief is when argentinians are feeling here in central when inside and here in

the center of so you could only to be in be given but thinking that south korea with an opportunity for found to be created and celebrate their team. oh ah mm. with joe biden is welcoming african leaders from across the continent. washington house

the u. s. africa leader summit with global powers vying to boost economic and political ties to the region. the president is keen to underscore the importance of us africa relation. stay with al jazeera for all development. ah. american basketball star brittany griner arrives home office. she was released by russia in a prison, to swap for an honesty ah, on carry johnston. this is all just there. a lie from do are also coming up.