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maybe 200 people are killed after massive floods. batter the kimberly's capital kinshasa, and the us rolls out the red carpet to leaders from across africa in an attempt to counter russian and chinese imprudence on the continent. and the 1st semi final of the 2022 world cup has just kicked off in cutters. new sales stadium is being billed as a match up between 2 legends of the game. argentina's leann massey versus gracious luca mod rich. both are likely playing in the last world cup. one will take their country to the final. the other will be eliminated. marine vash, which joins us live from zagreb. so i guess people are pretty excited. they're all they here. well, finally the game is under way. it started though, we had the national anthems, lots of people cheering. coming over here on the main square,

there's about couple of thousands of them with flags were wearing jerseys, there was also a fire works and they're also very, very anxious to see whether luca mojdeh will be able to deny leo messy b, o mercy, hungrier than never to win the world's gobblers, he's trying to win it for the 5th. the 3rd time in a row, he was denied last time body mozilla brokovich 4 years ago. and the world's got up in 2018 in russian federation. croatia beats argentina, 3 nil. that's the freshest memory creation. supporters have on their team playing against argentina that they have no lesser expectations tonight. they think that grace should definitely can go all the way or in vash, which in crash i think very much indeed. ah

scientists and officials in the u. s have announced a major breakthrough in the quest to harness the energy that powers the sun and stars, and use it to solve some of earth's biggest problems. talk about a process called nuclear fusion and research as have been trying to figure out ways to make it commercially viable for decades. the 1st time or such as at the livermore national laboratory in california, have produced more energy in an experiment than was used to ignite it. it's proponent say that one day it could produce carbon free energy that's almost limitless, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and greatly helping the fight against climate change. but scientists say it'll still be a while before it leaks from the lab to our everyday lives. others have warned that it shouldn't slow down efforts to harness other alternative energy sources, like solar power, wind energy, and nuclear fission. here's the announcement from the u. s. energy secretary about the breakthrough. last week. at the lawrence livermore national laboratory and

california scientists at the national ignition facility achieved fusion ignition. and that is creating more energy from fusion reactions. and the energy used to start the process. it's the 1st time it has ever been done in a laboratory anywhere in the world. simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century out there is colin baker explains what scientists are trying to do. nuclear fusion is joining adams together at high speeds. it's what happens in the sun and it releases huge amounts of energy. scientists have wanted to replicate that process since the dawn of the nuclear age. unlike vision, power fusion does not dump dangerous radioactive material into the environment, and it doesn't produce carbon emissions. it does need extreme conditions, very hot,

very pressurized, and it's difficult to sustain. however, it cannot cause a chain reaction. if the process fails, it simply shuts down. as well as the u. s. france, china and the u. k. all have invested billions of dollars into this research, but they're still decades away from delivering a system that works. many experiments use a machine called a took a mac, which looks like a donor, and use as powerful magnets to contain the reaction. another uses a modified canon to smash 2 targets together in california, scientists have fired a powerful laser. the size of a building at a ball of hydrogen isotopes, smaller than a p, the p implodes, fusing to make new elements. and the force that was holding them together is released as energy that can be captured and converted to electricity. we've been hearing announcements about fusion for years, but this time scientists say they have generated more energy than they used in the

process. which could be good news for the planet. at least a 180 people have been killed by flooding in kinshasa, the capital of the democratic republic of congo. a main road collapsed during the heavy rains on tuesday. images shed online showed in tar neighborhoods flooded by monday water and roads ripped apart. 15000000 people live in the city on the congo river. many homes are shanty houses, built in flood prone areas. local authorities say the death toll is expected to rise law but to our authorities, who are going to say this, we are congolese. we have lived here a long time and now our houses have washed away. i don't know where to go with the children. i've been a widow since 2015 and now my house is gone with the rain. i can't find one of my children. i don't know where he is. i am a poor woman and i don't know where to go. i've lost almost everything, even my clothes. yes,

president joe biden is attempting to counter growing chinese and russian influence in africa is invited dozens of african leaders to washington d. c. for a 3 day summit. china is the continents largest trading partner with goods worth $254000000000.00 exchanged in 2021. chinese capital is funding roads, well were lines and ports from kenya to nigeria, and garner to ethiopia. yes. is also concerned by russia's growing influence on the continent. fighters from private military company, the wagner group are involved in the conflict in natalie sit on and the central african republic. analysts say the kremlin is providing miniature muscle in countries as government and facing uprisings in exchange, russia gets access to oil, gold and minerals. oscar has also been accused of attempting to undermine democracy . true propaganda and disinformation. i live my colleagues during abigail spoke to us national security council spokesman john kirby. she began by asking him what the

united states was hoping to achieve by holding the summit. we really have orchestrated this agenda around what the african union told us was most important to african nations throughout the continent. whether that's climate, health, energy, security, food security, investment and trade. all of these issues will be on the agenda over the next 3 years. we're really excited to get started on this, but it really is focused on what we have the input we've received from african nations about what matters to them. and in, in right at the top, we've announced that the we're, we're going to commit the united states president biden, to $55000000000.00 worth of investment over the next 3 years. so we're also really putting our own emphasis in our own resources into trying to alleviate some of these challenges across the continent. why is this summer being held now when there's been a pretty much 8 year a gap? but since the last some of that was held on their former president barack obama in 2014,

with little follow up in between. there has been an awful lot of engagement by this administration since the beginning since president riding took office with the nations throughout the continent, including in putting troops back into somalia to deal with the counter terrorism threat there. assisting with our partners in this a hell for the same purpose. the president stopped in egypt for the the climate summit that was a course on the continent and focus very much on continental climate issues. not to mention over the summer and signing up with the g 7 to this, a partnership for global investment and in initiatives. the all of that is designed to help countries throughout the continent better deal with the challenges that they're facing from some unscrupulous trade practices from nations like china. right. but there is the fence that the african countries really did suffer under the, the former administration off uh, president trump in the u. s. seems to be playing catch up now since 2014. so how do

you then restore that trust and credibility that perhaps has been lost over the past few years? here's the thing about trust it. you can't serge it, it can't phone it in. you can't just promise it. you gotta deliver. and we have been delivering over the course of the 1st 2 years of this ministration. this summer actually comes with the wind at our back. it actually comes as a combination of a lot of efforts we've been doing throughout the continent. and what we hope is at the end of it, to keep it going forward. as a matter of fact, the president has assigned a special representative johnny carson's to serve his whole function, will be to serve as an implementer of all the commitments that are made over the next 3 days. so that it will be an office, an individual who is designed, where we know other purpose than to make sure that going forward. we can continue to make this kind of progress. she pretends he joins his live at from washington, d. c. so our summit being received it's

a tough cell that, that message from, from kirby that look, that everything is different. now we respect each individual african nation specific geopolitical priorities. we're not here to make you choose between china and russia and the u. s. we just want to be a partner and whatever you decide is in your best jews, strategic interest. well, you know, we're, we're fine with i mean, really it's or to say that their skepticism about that is, is an understatement. given the u. s. isn't i, history of for geo politics in africa? not to mention kirby there for example, saying well, we don't people to cheese but, and he can't help him. so he's always talking about china and russia and how maligned their influences in africa. which therefore, suggests that the african nations themselves, they aren't aware that they're being used, or that they're, that they're, that they're stooges that i'd really understand. i mean, that's sort of, as it doesn't go down very well, not to mention to the wind in the sales. well, we know the un, the u. s. ambassador, there was scolding african nations for abstaining on various resolutions on ukraine

. we have the federal reserve here in washington jacking up interest rates making balance of payments very difficult on the constant sanctions on russia making or the oil prices life very difficult for, for africa. i mean, it is a, it's a tough sell. well, but we'll see how it goes. it hasn't been on notice that biden isn't going to be having any bilateral meetings with african nations and said, we're told he'll have substantive little moments that some quotes from the white up some stand to little moments with different african leaders over the course of the next few days or, i guess, you know, we'll see whether the biden charm can, can work its way it's magic through that skepticism and that history of the united states on the african continent. she had mackenzie, thank you very much. need still had an idea purchased in period 10 deadly. at least 7 people killed. as demonstrators demand the return of pedro castillo and pledging support for nation in need. your been leaders commit

a $1000000000.00 to help heat and feed ukraine? ah. well the christmas markets opened early and to white ground. good part of europe is just an example in prague and check republicans obviously snow on the ground. it come in very early in the air came in very alien temperatures dropped very suddenly there about 10 degrees below average in most countries. and this is the area where it's just sitting, which means all the incoming weather from anywhere else is being steered around it . that's where you get rate and significant snow because within this cold pull and then you're going to wind down and also use you have is just generally going to be quite cold. now, the snow can be in to scoffing this. another line running in through france, germany checked republican and sudden pass a poland and is more developing,

i think likely to be around the baltic states this same line up through barrows. but you'll notice this pole in the middle just stays cold and quiet. sometimes it's foggy. after mid for the south, you are that's is more likely the case and he go further south again. stay on the mountains, only rain, otherwise there's more significant rain coming in to portugal in spain has been flooding. they will be more about line extends through italy to the coast, croatia, albania, greece and turkey has been fighting before and this might be more flooding. and i think the focus on 3rd is going to be once again the south of france and northern italy. ah, to inculcate a culture of knowledge, openness and pluralism, world wide had to reward merit and excellence and encourage creativity. the shake ahmad award for translation and international understanding was founded to promote translation and honor translators,

and acknowledged the road and strengthening the bonds of friendship. and co operation between arab islamic and wild coaches. ah, ah ah, one which absorbs in i'm 0. the 1st semi final of the fee for 2022. well, comp is underway. headquarters, new sales stadium, argentina and croatia. a bad thing for a place in the grand final, when footballs ultimate prize captains new now messy and newcomb aldrich opened to lead that team is to glory. the u. s. has announced when it's cooling, a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion. the department of energy says scientist,

car at our data experiment, using the technology, producing more energy than it consumed. fusion is seen as a potential clean power source. it could revolutionize the energy sector. at least a 180 people have been killed by flooding in kinshasa. the capital of the democratic republic of congo. a main road collapsed during heavy rain on tuesday. millions of people have been effected, a liberal authority say the death toll is expected to rise. and he, 7 people, including 3 teenagers, have been killed as violent protest continue in peru. the new president dina blew out. it has failed to quo escalating demonstrations of the ousting of her predecessor petro castillo, because he was accused of an attempted coup impeached and arrested. last week, when you are to has announced she will seek to hold elections 2 years early as protest as continue to demand a resignation. speaking at a court hearing on tuesday, federal castillo, thank to supporters and vowed to return the power base. i want to say that i am

unjustly an arbitrarily detained. i am not a thief, a ripest corrupt or a slug. but i would also like to address the country and to tell them that i am totally grateful for their trust and their effort and their struggle and their support. i will never give up. you know, when i abandon this popular cause that has brought me here. india, the cruise china trying to change the status quo after renew tension on their disputed border. india's defense ministers as border troops prevented chinese soldiers from entering indian territory in a clash last week. china is blamed india for the face of accusing troops if illegally crossing the border. the 1st violence of the border says 2020, when 20 indian and 4 chinese soldiers were killed and fighting repurchase, broke out over the renewed fort attention. demonstrators in general and indian

administered kashmir, were filmed burning the chinese flag and chinese electronic products. other groups demonstrated in room by calling for an end to what they called chinese aggression. a former editor of a major hong kong media outlet has been granted bail drunk re quinn has been wanted in custody for nearly a year along with another form editor, patrick lam and were charged under additional that's been increasingly used to silence liberal voices. they both worked for sand news, which was one of hong kong. as last media outlets that openly criticize the government. us financial authorities have filed multiple criminal charges against the founder of the collapsed crypto currency exchange f t x securities and exchange commission for some banks and fried, used customers money. as his personal piggyback intelligence, he spent it on luxury property and political donations. i'm afraid has also been charged with conspiracy to defraud the u. s. and violate campaign finance laws. it

was arrested in the bahamas on monday and is being held pending extradition f t. x is new chief executive, john ray says poor management was to blame for the collapse. literally, there's no record keeping whatsoever. it's the absence of record keeping. employees would communicate, you know, invoicing and expenses and slack, which is essentially a way of communicating for chat rooms. they use quickbooks multi 1000000000 dollar company, using quickbooks cameras on the joins live from new york and gave it a bit more about f t x y some comparing this to one of the biggest financial corruption schemes in history. well f t x was a huge share crypto trading firm that traded everything from a bit coined. it theory em to their, their own coin called f t t. they had more than

a 100000000 different or 1000000 different people who would invest in their firm to buying certain crypto. and it was a company that just a year ago was pulling in about $33000000000.00. that was a worth of f t x. that would make it the world's 3rd biggest crypto trading firm. it was just massive, massive company with huge influence. not only here in the united states, but around the world. they would have celebrities that were part of it. they have the naming rights to stadiums. for example, in miami, florida where the n b a basketball team, the miami heat plays, for example, and it's founder, the man behind it, a young member, the 30 year old sam bakeman fried was a person behind it all. he really controlled this whole firm. if you will, and the allegations are from, for the prosecutors that one of his other companies called alameda is where,

which was, which was a hedge fund, is where he would secretly move money out of f t x and into alameda. and use that money for his own personal gain, essentially wiping out the funds of hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions of dollars of people who were invested in the company. so it was really it epic collapse. and in a real, a story of real fraud at the real 1st degree here. now, sam, bakeman fried, has been giving a lot of media interviews before he was detained last night in the bahamas. and he said that, well, he took some responsibility for mismanaging the company. he said he did not know of any fraud that was taking place. those are certainly his claims, but prosecutors here in new york or holding a press conference right now are certainly feeling that they say he knew very much about the fraud because he was the one running it makes us different from,

from other food cases. yeah, this is a classic financial fraud case. that's for sure. what does make this difference? it is, is involving crypto industry and that is what's new. we haven't seen this before, at least not on this massive scale. you know, we've seen the enron collapse, for example, the bernie made off pyramid scheme of financial crimes in the past. but what's different about this is it is the crypto industry, and a huge sum of money that we're involved, tens of billions of dollars. and the crypto industry is not regulated here in the united states. and now there's talk by congress that they now need to change that given this, but clearly this is the focus on the crypto side of this and how this will play out in the future. no, thank you very much. indeed. the u. s. coast guard says it's rescued, 34 haitian migrants who abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited island near puerto

rico. they found off. 2 officials reported multiple campfires on money to island is the 2nd such incident in less than a month when the haitians are feeling deepening poverty and political instability. some pe smugglers to ferry them to where to rico and need to be dropped off half way. it claims allies have pledged a $1000000000.00 in aid to help the country get through the winter, and russian forces continue to target energy facilities. dozens of countries and institutions answered an appeal by president vladimir lansky during a donor conference in paris, where each others has more from keith, ukraine's 1st lady, helena zalinski was on a mission to paris to shore up support. she and prime minister danish, me, how were keeps taught emissaries at this solidarity conference, 70 countries and institutions gathered in the french capital to ensure ukraine has what it needs to survive the winter. dolly media loss ask right now,

the urgency is to sick ordered the ukrainian people in your capacity to resist, to allow ukraine to go through this long winter. we wanted to organize together this conference called standing with ukraine in april. and we wanted the results to be very concrete with clicking rushes missile and drone attacks on energy facilities have damaged every thermal power plant in ukraine. millions of people have just a handful of hours of electricity each day fixing this is a priority. that guy did that is a vote with how supplies could cost around 800000000 years. it's a lot, but the price is significantly less than the cost of the blackout for us in ukraine . and there is in total, more than $1000000000.00 in aid was pledged $400000000.00 for energy. the rest for water, food, health, and transport. ukrainians are understandably proud of the way they've defended themselves against russia's invasion,

but they know that without help from friends and allies, their position would be much, much weaker. external assistance is one of the main contingencies of this war. it's a lifeline for the ukrainians, and they know they have to keep it flowing. for example, and the faster the better says timothy miller vaughan of. but the former economic development minister and president for the key of school of economics insists ukraine will keep fighting regardless. we don't need generators in the spring, we need them now. we don't need solar panels next fall. we need them in the spring . but even without that, i think that's a mistake. a lot of people say we're making, they think the decisions are made. may be in most school or in b gene or in washington. the decisions are made on the ground. we have the people here who want to be free and they are willing to die for it with or without support of the world. thankfully for ukrainians. support continues to flow, rory talents,

how does era key if barry says placed at southern military units on alert in a large scale readiness exercise, movies raising concerns in neighboring ukraine and has said it went into the war, but present. alexander lucas shanker allowed russia to launch its invasion from by the russian territory. shameka also named a new foreign minister and air force chief on tuesday. european parliament has stripped one of its vice presidents of her duties after she was accused of receiving bribes. greek m. e p ava kailey was arrested doctor bowden. authorities found bags of cash in her home. it was part of an investigation into an edged attempt by a golf state, named by belgian and greek media as cutter to influence parliament decisions. elton authorities on tuesday released a photograph of cash founded a series of raids. kylie is denied emboldened to the scandal. cutter has also denied any wrongdoing. schools in iran, capital,

and several other regions were closed on tuesday, due to dangerously polluted air or outdoor activities were also banned in tehran. city is among those pollution in the world, and school closures, because of poor air quality or a regular occurrence. people are being advised to wear masks outdoors to protect themselves from pollutants. the smallest caused by heavy traffic and factory pollution worsens during the winter season. a number of songs and emerged around during protests against the death of nasa. many in police custody in september. the lyrics detail the protest as demands and some of them become slogans used during demonstrations. dr. berry has more from tara, i did it out of them. i don't know, but it's a shot. but this is a clip from the song mouse hole by the rainy wrapper too much solid heat. the lyrics are derived from slogans chanted during anti government. demonstrations i cited with sela, he went from protesting with his music to actively participating on the streets.

he's been arrested on charges of encouraging acts of violence. and ryan this is another song. yes, it is by well known wrapper hitchcock, near terence as at the square. the lyrics have been turned into expressive movements. that sum up protesters, demands histograms. she's the cal on job protest songs i needed in society because they give us some momentum a times like these. i don't listen to in alejandro's of music. i mean, i'm is the most important thing about a protest song is the feeling it evokes in you and effect it has on you. you can listen to a protest sung in many different styles of music, said when i saw how g of a, who serving had you all poor, wrote the song that is perhaps most recognizable. he previously took part in a local talent show on your, to your could euro see the lyrics of his song for the sake of are inspired by the demands circulated on social media about only j jamica about. oh yeah,

the owner. so about, oh yeah i i assume those bizarre booed but oh, isn't in the g r a? it's the most played melody in public spaces. ah. m name, she tedra z again, protest music in iran began before the constitutional revolution at beginning of the last century. where musicians used it to demand justice and civil rights protest. music is a kind of peaceful protest without creating any tension in society. oh my laptop, i locked up the bellow, chow song is still very much alive. it was chanted by workers in rice, patty fields in italy during world war 2 to complain about harsh conditions. oh no

. oh me. i am in today's farsi version is just as critical of authorities. mm hm. it, i, when music is used to protest on the streets they use, all melodic rules may not be as important. the wars and slogans take precedence over with them to ensure that the message is universal. doors of jabari al jazeera to her on. ah, reminder the shop stories on i'm 0. the 1st semi final of the fee for 2022 weld camp is on the way it cut us new sale stadium. argentina in croatia battling for place in the grand final to win football.