after more than 2 weeks of intense competition, we're now down to the final 8 we've witnessed and seismic upset, but many of the world's top teams still remain katara 2022 on al jazeera. ah that's really evening at the world cup. argentine advancing to the semi finals off the beach in the netherlands, and penalty shoot ah, 11 o'clock, this is out 0 lightroom to also cover china records a decrease in its current virus infection. this is, it is, is tough restrictions that lead to protests, thousands of people protest in bangladesh,

according to the resignation of the prime minister shaken siena. and a breakthrough in research. how scientists in nigeria helping. yeah. and that farmers for the new strains. so i apologize. tina install paralegal and messy as well. cup dream remained alive after winning gates from netherlands. south american team beat the europeans for thrilled penalties to progress to the 7 final argentina were leading by 2 goals until such a strike. booked a work host and to the action, he scored his team's 1st goal. and the agent said minute and another in injury. it was also dramatic night for 5 time champions, brazil, they suffered a stunning loss to croatia in that final much woman favorites were knocked out on sport cakes are actually scored or full of bad penalties at brazil. this to it see

is on the right facility be knocked out of work as well. saturday school to final action includes the all european match up between england, france at 1900 gmc, that's at al bates that you are the winner will advance to a semi final against either morocco organs, portugal and that game kicks off at $1500.00 g m t at alpha mana stadium and morocco will be counting on another impressive performance for mag goalkeeper. yes, english in saturdays, much, whether they win the gates portal or not. it's already a hair back home that has hack, spoke to someone who knows friends in casablanca. this is the popular neighbourhood of mayor sultan in downtown cause of like and this is where yes, seen bruno, the goalkeeper of morocco's national team grew up. in fact, he used to play football just on this very street. he lived down the road as a child, and this is where he learned how to block gold. and on the walls here, you'll see it's painted red and white,

not just the colors of the moroccan national team, but also if we dad went to the local football clubs where he used to play. he is the pride and joy of this nation of this neighbourhood. he's only conceited, one goal so far in the world cup. so these are some of munos close his friends. and they're showing me some of the pictures of him when he was growing up. right here in the neighborhood alpha. i me lucky. it's a miracle because he played with us in the streets and now he plays against messy and christiana ronaldo. we used to play against him in the video games. now he plays against them on the field who of course there they are. the roaring lions of the atlas, this is a historic moment for morocco through to the quarter finals. the last time they went to the round of the last 16th was in 1986 in mexico, and people are dressing up for the occasion for the game against portugal, wearing the colors of the country red green, and the white this team is strong. jorgen crecia, it beat belgium,

canada, and of course spain some of the favorites in this tournament. according to this former coach to the goalkeeper venue, he believes that the team can go all the way diva mission shall amendment an arab country. organizing the world cup has motivated us to reach for glory to we can go through to the semifinals and why not. when the cup, it's a dream that can come true in an arab nation lever. i mean, there is so much love for them rocking team at the moment. beyond this country in africa, the middle east and in asia. and if for when against portugal, millions of people across the world will be celebrated. go with well, for more on the find excitement around saturday. strange. let's go live now to

catch ya. it's friday and who said she could work it in doha and catchy. i say no african side is that made it beyond this stage of the world cup, nervous times from rural can fans. yeah. and because of our we see a lot of nerves but also a lot of excitement. morocco team definitely have it's a florida, a. 6 africa, you feel about excitement in that vibe here in the snow walkie. and i just did a but really for the past few weeks. now we are here with some fans who are planning to go to the game later on this afternoon. they say they're excited. they say they're ready, but they know they mistakes are high. so oh, you got a man to tell me about the excitement. are you getting ready? this is as the answer is up, we're all good. this is in a very historic time in history for us, especially because it's the 1st time in arab country admitted this forest.

oh, you guys are definitely bob. now it's something interesting is that you actually a ride yesterday. so you saw this on pulled back at home, is that i have to be and oh yeah, i just want to as once in a lifetime opportunity the 1st time in out of country music, despite the word job. and it's not just something for more options. it's something for the out of an african world. oh. 2 i oh, yes or no, no, not me. what's the final number going to be? oh, barry, all really. later on with mirabelle phases, portugal events that you think is noisy. now you wait till tonight. that game

kicking of 1500 g empty here and so her fever builds ok. let's move on. china's health commission says a number of current of ours cases are decreasing since easing some of its tough restrictions. beijing decided to loosen at 0 cobit policy on wednesday. after days of protests in beijing and shanghai, people are being urged to remain vigilant and continue testing. well, officials in china reporting nearly 14000 new infections as compared 216008 day earlier. some restrictions are further being eased on saturday. authority say they'll stop testing truck drivers and ship crews transporting goods domestically. only 40 percent of the chinese population above the age of 80 has had booster shots, authority, se they'll bring fractions to people in nursing homes and used mobile vaccination stations. po hunter is an epidemiologist and a professor of medicine at the university of these anglia. and he says that a search in infections is inevitable when restriction to lifted. china's in

a very difficult position at the moment. it vaccinated its population. it's not, not done many vaccines over the last year. and the suggestion that they vaccinated only relatively small proportion of the more vulnerable people in china. the problem is that back seem protects against infection probably for only about 6 months and, and against more severe disease for about a year. and. and so a lot of the protection that they had from the vaccine campaign probably is, has disappeared. now for most of many of the population of china, the problem is that whatever you do, what you will get a search of infections as you lift sanctions ultimately. but if you don't lift sanctions and zach controls and keep coping suppressed, you effectively looms ultimately in

a year or so you'll lose all the benefits of having vaccinate your population. so it's a very difficult situation that the chinese have found themselves in route or supporters of bangladesh as main opposition party have been protesting in the capital decor calling on the prime minister to resign. tens of thousands turned up to voice their frustration about the rising cost of living and saw in fuel prices. another rally held in dr. on wednesday turn violent and saw one person killed dozens injured dot to run, to get resolved. prime minister shake has hiena and had government or torturing or supporters all over the country. and now thousands of us have gathered here against them. i believe her autocratic government will fall very soon. what time your child re has elected now from dr. this 5 government prevention, hundreds and thousands of papers are able to gather near the rally. you can see this is a road atlas hopper kilometer from the rally on all around this different intersection

. the lines of people waiting to get near that early. but the con, because it's jam fact, the government has tried to prevent people entering the capital city to prevent that boss trucks, any transferred movement. thousands of people were detained when arrest that was coming towards us. the incident comes also on wednesday when the government come down on the partner, that's main opposition parties. the band pays of our family. during the clash, at least one opposition member were shot dead by police. honda running change yard, including from police man, there has been condemnation by the west, including the united states, the un, i have a law, the rest, an embassy, even the white house from down the violence. everything seems cloudy right now because many things are uncertain as to where they were late to come to. the general election is in 2023, if not by january, 2000, and 24th. the main demand of the opposite party is that the government right

now under should reside from the parliament and create an income government for the election to take place. a lot of common people, not just opposition members on here, and those rallies. there aren't upset because of high inflation price, high blood, high side economy is in bad shape. those low resides, the government is it's not a major challenge and the government tried its best to stop this rally the opposition for last 3 months. i've been routing across the country with method gathering, in many cases that are to walk by the police. at least 7 people were killed within the last 3 months. hundreds of people were injured 1000 for the tenant arrest. i will ask to see how things fall out and coming days and months still had her not 0 south africa. he said to decriminalize prostitution with critics say it will increase organized crime

ah, anticipation is rising. and so with sponsored my cattle aways, thanks for joining in. here's your weather report. we're going to kick this one off in southeast asia with the focus on the philippines. this system here is just been meandering on and off the coast of the philippines. but now looking to push away and join up with this moisture here could form into a tropical storm, but it's left behind a number of severe flood advisories around sebo city. but those will drop as that wet weather starts to move away. now let's go to china. certainly a cooler feel for the yellow river valleys. young jo at 5 degrees and rain is still falling in that northeast corner of taiwan on sunday. for japan, it's looking like this moisture moving across the waters between korea and japan.

so i mean into that southern corner of honshu, and there's been a lot of snow high winds for that western side of ho condo, but it looks like it starts to back off on sunday. after india we go, a cyclone, has me land fall just to the south of janai, about 3 quarters of a months worth of rain. hundreds of trees have fallen here. quite a lot of damage. and the rain is spreading into unter, pradesh into tailing. gonna karnataka and care law on sunday. as we go to ward pakistan. it's been foggy and smoggy in the hor, that it has caused some delays for trains and cancellations, as well in time. a high of 30 degrees in karachi on sunday. the weather, sponsored by cattle, there was what's going on in vladimir putin's mind right now with this war go, nuclear is being on that front team, the golden ticket to electro victory and americans agree on any aggression policy. is there a middle ground between 0 tolerance and open border? the quizzical look us politics,

the bottom line here are some of the media stories. a critical look at the global news media spread on al jazeera government shut off, access to social media. ah ah. again, you want your 0 mind about top stories this out on china's health commission says the number of corona virus cases are decreasing since easing so it's tough restrictions. beijing decided to loosen it's 0 code policy on wednesday of today's, of protests in beijing and in shanghai. supporters of bangladesh, his main opposition party had been protest indica. cordial, the prime minister to resign. thousands turned off in the capital, defying a crackdown by the police argentina through to the walk through finals after tense

victory over the netherlands to the penalties. utah, they will face croatia in the last 4 of 2, they knocked out toward one favorites. brazil. michael soon showed he made her way to what is called the industrial area for a massive live screening of friday's grants. a, with plenty of fun going around. but this one is special because it's not just about this cricket stadium, bit calvin's, of migrant to help make this woke up, happened. so when it's time for then it's back and she had on that

you will go now, but i'm so happy i can see the world cup mckintee and fine and i've seen all their matches. maybe up the 5. yeah. maybe up to 4 to 5 years. we'll see a team from the power plains about, well, got a double play in the wall cup. sometime. many of the people are from countries that don't clearly have football was team don't, did that moment team. this is an eval agent is a so many other favorite. yeah. morrow. good didn't it? but i'd rather look good i know with i

can't afford tickets that cost more than $200.00 when i have a family to look off, but i'm enjoying watching the much of it. it is as good as watching it live in a state. if you did like boys time to watch in this way. no, i liked it. it was a hood extra. well brazil maybe bout of woke up the country's passion for football is changing the lives of children from one of rigid errors valid by giving them hope for better future? well, okay. yeah, i think if, as this perched on top of the hill, this green pitch is in a way says, and the safe haven, a place for children from one of rio de janeiro, st. poorest and most violent neighborhoods can kick a ball that me one day help kickstart them on a path to a better life for this is a dangerous community and we have 2 outs we. we do have all sorts of things going

on here. so i could say it was decree, a safe space for the kids to come and play football. that was the aim and that's what we set out to do as a side effect. if you like, we saw the producing very good football players as well. jasmine biddy, ada is one of the newly found talents she went from selling candy on the streets to being part of the girls team, representing brazil in the st. child world cup and could tar. the teen returned home with the championship trophy. the 3rd in a row since 2014 yellow, slower ship gold. chia want to be had to have side me when i was sending sweetness i had no goal. i thought life had passed me by leaving me no opportunities but it all changed. i mean, i traveled to a country, i never imagined that, but we won the tournament. amy, i was seen on tv. and as a result, i've just been signed up by one of brazil's best football teams fuming and say,

it's getting better and better. yasmina only regret is that her parents cannot sharon, her joy. much bye for gonna oh my father and mother are drug addicts and live on the streets. i know who they are, but i have no contact with them. i don't think they even know that i went to katasha. no. she was raised by her grandmother after being abandoned by her parents when she was 6 months old. yes and says she hopes she'll inspire new generations from rios for villas, were slums to follow their dreams. the project is now preparing a new generation of players for the, for a child's world, cobb, it will be in the united states, the next 4 years. and these 3 children here are hoping to participate and to repeat the success of the predecessors in guitar, where they won the world cup 11 year old nicole. caroline has dreams of becoming

a footballer. she says, if just mean can make it. so can she. and so many of the other children from brazil's impoverished fabulous monica inactive all jazeera, rio de janeiro. a protests have continued in peru 2 days after the rest of impeach president, patrick theo, supporters demanding his release and have held running across the country. castillo was detained and removed from power on wednesday, after time wishing to dissolve congress to rule by decree, he's facing challenges of rebellion conspiracy. a new president, dean boyar to was sworn in shortly after christie. his removal book demonstrated according to early i know the only thing that stays is the people, nothing more. we don't have authorities, we have nothing. it's a national embarrassment. all these corrupt congress representatives have sold themselves, betraying our president pedro castillo. he is not

a communist. he is not corrupt yet. i'm here for new elections if the president is leaving and everyone should go, let's recall to elections because the president is elected by the popular votes, latino from marianna sanchez, who has more from lima. well, people are protesting in the center of the capitol. here in the center of lima, people are very angry. many say they one former precede on facebook, i feel to be freed from jail, riah police, or protecting congress. and the prosecutor's office. people are very angry. we won't, congress closed a new general elections. oh, nearly 300 kilometers south of here farmers have blocked the pan american highway. they're burning tires. another southern cities also strong hold of former precedent . paid august. the yield. there are protests in several cities in the and if people say they want precedent been, i will want that to resign. on friday,

she preceded the armed forces parade. earlier, she said she didn't discard calling early elections. you see as k left. if the situation warrants it would, would advance elections in conversation, the democratic and political forces of con, ready sec listed and, you know, a lot of it has not yet named a cabinet or ministers. so this is adding instability. an insecurity to the situation in the country. protests is in the philippines in the government to ferdinand marcus junior to protect human rights. they marched to the presidential palace in manila, macos came to power in may and rights groups, so worried that history will repeat itself. his father led the philippines for 21 years and most of his term la casita, imposed martial law a period marked by action, judicial killings, detention and by torture. the man known as the merchant of death is back in russia after a prisoner swap and already taking a swipe at moscow's enemies,

arms dealer. victor boot has given his 1st interview to state media, accusing the west to trying to destroy russia. alhashan as his report. now from oscar, it took months of sick with diplomatic negotiations. what in the end, one of america's most wanted men returned to russia. if free man, he was released from a u. s. facility as part of a prisoner exchange with american basketballs thought. brittany greiner, who had been detained and russia, russian arms dealer, victor boot, was called the merchant of death and spent 14 years in the u. s. prison. you was sentenced to 25. 0, dear, what? hang it out. in russia? the mood was jubilant towards booths, returned home media outlets celebrated the big deal as it was described in one of the leading newspapers. while boots sat down with the country's international broadcaster voice 1st interview since his release, ah, push it away,

believes that that didn't finish herself. in 1990 when the soviet union began to disintegrate, and the fact that we are now trying to live and not depend on any one to be a truly independent power. this of course is such shocking news for them. they believed that they can destroy us again and divide russia. president vladimir putin welcomed boots release, saying he'd be open to similar deals with the united states. what was mostly the review, our other exchange as possible? yet everything is possible. this is the result of negotiations and the search for compromises. people in this case compromises were found. we do not refuse to continue this work in the future. once a military translator, during the soviet era, boot became a war profiteer after the collapse of the union is eddie off operation as an arms dealer extended from parts of africa. what he was based to several areas around the world. he was arrested in silent in 2008 while negotiating an alms deed with us

agents posing as columbia and fox. i bows most cookies that it is of route as a symbolic achievement. in the times the president would want to emphasize to his public that he cares for his nationalist. even those robbie, guarded as hopeless cases in prison and that he won't leave any adoption. it's unlikely brutal as you have any public role anytime soon. but some believe his letter could be used by moscow to add pressure on the u. s. and its allies in time of war. i would agree that they really wanted him. they've been pressing for his release or exchange for the past 10 year census conviction. i mean, it's hard to believe that he didn't have extensive ties with the russian national security community. i mean, he was operating one, the largest fleets of military aircraft transporting helicopter. and i really have the weapons from app to africa, latin america, asian officials,

he se booths release one to me, that improvement in relations with washington. but it shows the 2 nations can still keep the lines of communication open, even if they're in direct and shooting at each other. in ukraine, the actual jazeera, more school, a south africa government has published a draft bill that d criminalizes prostitution to help combat growing violence against women who justice ministry says it will provide women with access to health care, better working conditions and legal protection. many of the trade face cent increase in attacks and even murder, according to police. critics ag criminalizing prostitution could worse than human trafficking. amanda girls is from stolen bus university and says that trafficking is different to voluntary sex work. the 106, we're not prostitution. we used to work 6 work because we think of it as just another job. we want 6 work to be decriminalized. there is the conflation of 6

trafficking and 6 wet and that's not the same thing. i'm 6 work very often. women who choose just as profession, i'm or women who do it from the position of economic insecurity, but it's not the same as human trafficking. so we need to provide safety and security for women who actually in a position where they sell voluntary selling their, their 6, what they labor. as 6 workers sizes, nigeria have develop new young varieties at a helping to increase output. they say the new strains will also help to cut farmers losses reducing hunger and poverty. old address reports now from the buddha . then we perform up here. they're only just love a camera and his staff are walking a new ways to get rid of viruses. that for centuries, have destroyed harvest if there is single seed contaminated. and if it is used for

propagation, that means from one contaminated plant, we will end up generating thousands of infected. mitigate nigeria, the biggest produce of yams, accounts for 6 to 6 percent of global output. but unlike other countries, there is no formal system to analyze and store seeds. this has limited its production capacity. these scientists are creating new seed varieties that are more robust and sustainable. what goes on in this laboratory has the potential to change the fortunes of hundreds of thousands of nigerian young promise and the countries agriculture industry research to say they work could improve yields by up to 400 percent. the break through research as medic possible to grow seeds from the plant stems. each of these plans has at least $300.00 notes that can be

transplanted to produce to us that are not only bigger but also disease free. was it missed for the pharma ease, more cash, better health, but on the tissue, while foot, i'm been more general with, but i'm glad you saw my deck is one of the few farmers of tried the new varieties. if you're black, yukon jam. net way, national mo, the 2nd, if done of fairly e might gate the big one. the was d. if, if you look at the, how did to bies beak, iowa safe? we see you bang. defied. i did. these lies the is good. like most nigerian farmers, he's been using nearly a 3rd of his annual harvest to plant for the next season. but the new research means he's able to keep his entire yield and even produce seeds from leaves of the

plans already in the ground. how many degrees algebra a bubble? a little nudge in the direction of our website, al jazeera dot com, is the dresser right there. you can see all the latest about woke up with a car. this is our desert. as a quick recap of the headlines and argentina through the walk up, so you finals after a tense victory over the metal to the penalty sheet up. it was to all after extra time, argentina will face croatia. the last 4 of to they knocked out tournament favorites . brazil, sotheby's core to file actually includes the all european match up between england and france. that's at 1900 g m t at al bate stadium. the winner will advance to a semi final against either morocco or portugal and not game kicks off at $1500.00 g m t at alpha mama's that he.