station and its lingering legacy, delicately addressed. as a western filmmakers seeks artists in the democratic republic of congo. stop though me not a witness documentary on al jazeera. ah, a bruce military order to take control of key infrastructure as protest, continued demanding the restoration of the ousted president. ah, on carrie johnston, this is al jazeera, were locked from day one, also coming up using energy that power the stars to solve problems on earth. the scientific breakthrough in the us that could transform our fight against climate change to execute leaders face off in fiji, in an election seen as

a test of democracy in the pacific are the nation. and in to the final leno, messy and spies, argentina, pos croatia took their place to talk 2022 cup for ah, peruse, government has expanded a state of emergency as protests continue to spread across the country for testers are demanding a former president. pedro castillo, be freed from jail, where he is accused of an attempted coup and was arrested last week. at least 6 people, including teenagers, had been killed in the unrest. arianna sanchez reports from lima. ah violin protests continue mosquito, even more does it again to me. i am the whiteness in explosive went off wounding, at least 15 police officers in lee. my 5000 police have been deployed to contain

the protests. when they say they've been authorized to use rubber pellets. it is defense minister says the armed forces will take control of key infrastructure like airports, highways at willis plants in light of protests 8. so the regions are now in a state of emergency resident dina, when water depleted with demonstrators to stop the violence, low yell at the young man's basket. i calling you to ask the social basis to come down the violin. we, peruvians, you don't deserve these deaths. the situation of chaos. peruvians do not deserve it . and what it be has formed a crisis committee. the defense and interior ministers have been tasked to whole talks with demonstrators. but many protesters say they stopped them tweedy

and to former precedent. sympathy is free, and we want freedom for president castillo, not mrs. bullard, that she has done at the presidency a senior for now castillo will remain under arrest. a judge denied his appeal to be freed. the support for pedro castillo has gone beyond pedals, borders the left wing presidents of mexico, argentina columbia. believe you have said that he is a victim of harassment and he was legitimately elected the foreign ministry has responded saying castillo was hosted for attempting to dissolve congress illegal. these protesters won castillo freed, calling for general elections. no preceding been what the has committed to bring them forward to 2024, but for now she's bleeding for comb. with in the front to suggest either in bidding scientists in the u. s. have announced a major breakthrough in the quest to harness energy. the power the sun for years,

researches have been trying to devise ways to make nuclear fusion. commercially viable. who advocates say if the technology is perfected? it could provide a limitless, clean energy. how the jo castro has more from washington dc. on december 5th, 2022 at one o 3 a m. humans for the 1st time created a star. it was a tiny one contained within a cylinder, smaller than a water bottle and only burned for a 100. it trillions of a 2nd. but the achievement by scientists at the u. s. government funded national ignition facility at the livermore laboratory in california was indeed astronomical . 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.

technically what the scientists did was achieve nuclear fusion ignition they trained 192 of the world's biggest and most powerful lasers housed within a complex the size of 2 football fields at a pebble sized capsule of hydrogen fuel the fusion fuel stayed hot enough dense enough and round enough for long enough that it ignited, and it produced more energy than the lasers had deposited. this blip of a star made only enough energy to light up a 60 watt light bulb for about 7 hours. the scientists say this was proof of what's possible about one century ago is when humans figured out, fusion is what powers of the sun. then about 60 years ago, a group of very ambitious scientists said, hey, let's try to replicate that fusion within a lab. well, after many fits and starts, they were finally successful. and now the next ambitious goal endorsed by the u. s

. department of energy is to scale up from that one successful experiment into a technology that could power electric plant. there are very significant hurtles, not just in the science, but in technology. this is one igniting capsule. one time. and to realize commercial fusion energy, you have to do many things. you have to be able to produce many, many fusion ignition events per minute. and you have to have a robust system of drivers to enable that. it will take several decades to advance the laser technology to that level. but elsewhere, including in massachusetts and the u. k. separate efforts using magnetic fields to achieve nuclear ignition are closer to commercial development. president biden wants to see that happen within 10 years. without a doubt, it will be a monumental undertaking. however,

the potential benefits are enormous. clean carbon free abundance. the liable energy capable of meeting the world's energy demands more immediately the fusion development will help the u. s. maintain it's nuclear weapons without testing explosions. according to government, scientists, the implications are many and cause for both concern and hope. and what scientists call a potential milestone for humanity. heidi joe castro al jazeera washington. a call to the bahamas has denied the bail to the former s t x at chief executive assignment bank when fried, he'll be kept in detention until february ought. they declared him a flight risk when he was arrested on monday in the bahamas and that faces several fraud charges in the u. s. they include using company funds as his personal piggy bank. gabriel, at his on the reports from new york. yes. is equal will, he was the face of crypto currency sam bank min fried

a 30 year old rising business star, who became so famous as he was known simply as s p f. ball viewing his stardom was f t x. the wealthy crypto trading firm he founded. but last monk that firm came crashing down and on tuesday, what a federal court new york. what charged bank min fried with 8 counts, including fraud and money laundering. hours after more charges were filed from the securities and exchange commission, he prayed on his customers. the victims of this case, abusing the trust, placed not only in his company, but in himself as the lead of that company. on monday he was arrested in the bahamas where he'd been living, he is expected to be extradited to the us. just weeks earlier, f t x filed for bankruptcy with millions of his customers, unable to access their money back, dx was a place where millions of people invested in crypto currency from bitcoin to

a theory him through its own point called f t t. at its peak just last year, f t x is worth more than $32000000000.00, making it the world's 3rd largest crypto exchange. but bakeman fried, also owned another company, alameda research, a trading hedge fund. it's alleged that he secretly funneled money from f dx to help prop up alameda and also support his lavish lifestyle. even in the notoriously or tile crypto currency industry experts say f t x is full is remarkable. one is the sheer size of it that we're talking about potentially upwards of $10000000000.00 worth of client assets that were lost. next is the brand and reputation of f t x. because this is a company that had really gone out of its way to make an impression, among mainstream audiences, with things like celebrity endorsements and stadium naming right?

those celebrity endorsement even included an advertisement during the superbowl. a feature the actor, comedian larry david. i don't think so. i'm turns out he was right to be skeptical. gabriel sancho al jazeera new york. the united states is trying to take on the growing chinese and russian influence in africa. president joe barton invited dozens of african leaders to washington d. c. for 3, they summit, it's the biggest international gathering in the u. s. capital. since the start of the code, 900. pandemic biden is also expected to use the event to announce american support for the african union becoming a permanent member of the g 20. but earlier my colleague maureen, of the gate, us to the us national security council spokesman john kirby. he says america was concerned about the influence of russia and china in the region as well. the difference is that when the united states comes to the table,

we don't just come with a dollar figure, although that we are and it's a significant one. it's coming with added commitment 55000000000 over 3 years. it's not just a check that we're caching. it's going to be followed up to make sure that we're delivering on what we promise. and we're not asking nations throughout the african continent to choose between united states and china, or the united states and russia. they have to make these decisions for themselves. their sovereign states, we respect that i finance conference is really about their needs and mr. kirby china already has direct state involvement in africa through loans and infrastructure projects, from ports to power stations, as you're very well aware. so this might, must make it much harder for the u. s. to compete because china has effectively outpaced washington when it comes to africa. i think, you know, you talking to many of our african partners, they'll tell you that they have become a fairly dissatisfied with all those chinese loans because they're starting to come do. and it's actually impoverishing many states rather than enriching them rather

than giving them a chance to look after their own prosperity. that's not the way the united states is approaching it, nor is it are the g 7. again, this, this partnership for global investment, that's going to be really an innovation that's going to really be about investing in their capabilities and in their future and allowing them to prosper from it. that's the difference on the national security front. how important um is it to have these leaders in washington dc because the u. s. must see africa as it essential to its national security due to the presence of armed groups like boca hot, i'm in west africa and shabba as well. there are certain, certainly the r u. s. national security interest at stake throughout the continent as they are at stake throughout other parts of the world. latin america, the middle east, certainly europe, right now. we certainly have national security interests here. what so do they? so do these countries and these are the kinds of concerns that they also want to

bring to the table and talk about. and they will find in the united states, a willing partner. certainly a sympathetic ear and willingness to continue to help them address these challenges . was still ahead on al jazeera stepping up to help you crane eyes pledge more than $1000000000.00 to help it get through. winter is russia targets energy facilities and devastation? the congo these capital, massive flood supp, destroyed roads and killed nearly 200 people. ah, anticipation is rising and so is the atmosphere a you ready for the with most of my cattle aways. the weather coming trust mediterranean and into turkeys getting increasingly vicious, with big thunderstorms recently causing damage in, in southwest turkey in antalya, in the province thereof. and these are thunderstorms, going to keep going in march,

slowly east, within the next 20 router. so effecting cyprus, possibly lebanon, parts of syria as well. the potential for flash flooding is still there as rain, not snow is the main problem here. now the easter that we just got far fewer shout eventually we will have them as a by john and an iraq, but temperatures where they were really low of come up. and the up to 10 degrees are asked about spot where it should be now as opposed to what it was. and to be honest, is a sudden cut off of the winter weather anyway it's, it's but q wait, if you're south of q weight, then things are quite quiet. in terms of the rising doe has a good case in point, rising to 26 or 27 degrees by the weekend, and more or less, stay in there till the wind picks up again. on saturday. in tropical africa, they're a big shower around and most likely uganda. rwanda brought in d. c and in angola, but all places the saddle countries, the south, i've seen quite a few vicious thunderstorms recently set up good no exception. and there are more

on the way to with sponsored by categories join the debate. when we talk about climate change in africa, we should focus on adaptation not mitigation on air or online at your voice. shouldn't be afraid to let you know the right now is being everything that is going to benefit them more revealing new perspectives, getting without a proportion? no, no, his region has power is what is the proportion in the stream we're a global audience becomes a global community on al jazeera. ah ah,

you're watching out here. reminder about top stories this out. peruse, defense minister has declared a state of emergency on highways and cold in the military to protect key infrastructure is to stop blockades, set up by protests as angry about the ousting of the former president. they want hedgehog castillo freed from jail. he's accused of an attempted coup, was arrested last week. scientists in the u. s. have announced a major breakthrough in the quest of harness the energy that power the sun. the 1st time research is produced more energy in a nuclear fusion experiment and was used to lighten my core to the bahamas has denied bales the former f. t x chief executive sam bank when fried his captain detention till february of spring declared a flight risk was arrested on monday in the bahamas and faces multiple fraud charges in the u. s. ukraine's allies have pledged a $1000000000.00 and aid to help it get through winter. as russian forces continue to target energy facilities. will dozens of countries and institutions answered an

appeal by resident upon him as landscape during a donor conference in paris or a challenge as more from keith, ukraine's 1st lady helena's alaska was on a mission to paris to shore up support. she and prime minister danish, me how were keeps top 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 looks off right now. the urgency is to support 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 ukrainian people, and we wanted the results to be very concrete. what roches 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, there is a thought 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 . entry 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 c crane will keep fighting regardless with only generators in the spring. we need them now. we don't need solar panels or next fall. we need them in the

spring. ah, but the even was out that i think that's a mistake. a lot of people are say, we're making, they think are the decisions are made. her may be in moscow 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're willing to die for it with or without support of the world. he can see thankfully for ukrainians. support continues to flow, rory talents, how da 0 key if voting is underway in fiji, in an election contest between 2 former coolies as being seen as a test of the country democracy, a prime minister, frank. many mariama seized power in a 2006 qu, but has gone on to win to elections. his rival city. many luka is a former prime minister who led to cruise in 1087 as a strict media blackout. in accordance with virgin election laws, with him on over categories at p. h,

the scholar in politics and international relations at university of adelaide, he says the biggest issue for voters is a saw in cost of living. it is now the 3rd election cycle since 2013 constitution. and what is at stake is whether they still want ah, 4 more years of the previous 8 under our frank ben mariama. so the, well, what is thank you here is whether they, they, they want him to continue again, or they want something they want to change. there are several issues, but i'll, i'll, a point out for one is, are definitely the storing cost of living. the issue that was the war in the ukraine has had an impact. i'm but up before the, the, the, the, the war in the ukraine are fiji was already going through our economic difficulties . and it hasn't hoped of having gone through the pandemic. another issue is to re deteriorating infrastructure. i'm looking around, i'll, there's aging infrastructure. um,

and the lack of service delivery or the government has struggled with that. i'm also up a question is the bungled a coven? 19 response. and also the issue with the university of south pacific, where there has been political interference and fiji always the university are $80000000.00 for fijian dollars and this are has an impact on of the university as a, as a regional tush education. you as president joe biden has signed into law protections for same sex marriage. it's been a right since the landmarks supreme court decision in 2015 for the new or provide safeguards. if the now conservative meeting court to reverse is the routing, it includes legalizing same sex unions and protecting interracial marriages. the supreme court overturned to ruling on abortion in june, lobby. dad, i don't to hate his love this law and the love it to fans, strike

a blow against, hey, in all its forms. and that's why this law matters to every single american. no matter who you are or who you love the shouldn't be about conservative or liberal. red or blue. a court in france has jailed 8 people for their roles in the attack in the southern city of niece. in 201686 people were killed and hundreds injured. when a truck drove through crowds, celebrating france is national holiday. its ac was later claimed by i saw 3 highest profile defendants received sentences between 12 and 18 years for helping the man who drove the truck. he was shot dead by police at the scene. and this 180 people have been killed in flooding in that kinshasa, the capital, the democratic republic of congo, they've been landslides across the city of 50000000 in destroying homes and roads. an expert has more the backbone of the democratic republic of congo highway

system. the in one cuts into his writings across the capital can shall have submerged and ty neighborhood. it's being described as some of the worst flooding to ever hit the city. a landslide slammed into this home in the fifty's bins, a del voe district. 9 members of the same family, were killed. up until i got to number like a very country against the number. we went back to the house to sleep. since we were soaked and cold, we went back to bed and just after the war collapse and the children and the parents, and then a neighbor was passing by a friend, a hot bed and i have no chance to bury the dead bodies, poor regulation and reparative in isolation have made, can shatter, increasingly vulnerable to flash floods, which have become more frequent due to climate change. many homes have been poorly built on flood prone slopes, and the city suffers from inadequate drainage and storage a lot by, by point level more than one on both. and i'm, i've been

a window since 2015 and now my house is gone with the rain and i can't find one of my children. i don't know where he is in. i'm a poor woman who is managing, but i don't know where to go. i've lost almost everything, even my towards the dfcs prime minister and the provincial governor have been visiting fled, had areas around the city they hope to reopen the key in one highway and next 4 days. but until it's repaired, the capsule main supply route is cut off. nothing much. everyone passes in the trade and now we will suffer more entries of goods. so even the fuel will not be able to arrive in contrast. done. in 2019 dozens of people were killed and similar flooding across kinshasa and as heavy rains become more frequent, many in the city of 15000000 left wondering when this will happen. once again, alex bid al jazeera, the hirata region of west snuff galveston is renowned with traditional glass

blowing. it dates back centuries and has long been a drawer for tourists. but just to glass blowing, companies are left in iraq. has more of their story in their own words. and john malone. so he gets fisher for sure. my name is glen sucky and i'm one of the glass blowers here in harass anyone either monday, cuz he won't even in phil. and i've been practicing for 40 years or the office here unemployed. one of them has become a labor other in south has wheelbarrow are off now skilled, the vanishing. no one is paying attention to us. no one is saving us, especially me. i am disabled. this out form doesn't provide an income right now. we can't benefit from these skills because our country isn't safe labs, a tourist, don't visit and place orders from us. previously, they were 5 kilns, but now they're only 2. we only turn one on if we have an order or someone asks us to turn it on. the kiln is very expensive to operate,

so we can't turn it on every day and work because we don't have any orders. we make things some glass left here. no one buys them under the previous regime, it was better foreigners and tourists would come and buy from us. but now with the taliban, there are no foreigners here. we only turn on this kill every 2 to 3 months. as you know, the economic situation is not good and people are worried. many people in herat wonder why we buy glass to make decorations, when we could be buying other things for ourselves, like food and clothes. for this reason, the glass blowing industry is struggling and vanishing. aah! argentina as they know, messy is now just one. the went away from the title that's due to him throughout his glittering career fee for world cup gray shirt where no match for argentine. the semi form that you sail stating on tuesday using 3. and it was messy. you open

the scoring from pull to sport. wednesdays, france, and a group of argentinian friends have cycles from south africa and across the middle east to attend the world cup and cattle. the group known as it toys up pedal has been raising awareness on protecting the environment for thousands of people. social media have followed their 6 month journey or higher at a co top with them into yet, and getting that done anything with a we know i really wanting to so, so making a site in the south of vena from these moment we'd have to say okay, we should draw to got done by crossing abrego. nissan left began the media center some via my now we've done sonia

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because he's there with the ratio and a brief moment. the ratio to stay here. ah, ah, this is out to sarah, and these are the top stories of peruse, defense minister, has declared a state of emergency on highways and cold in the military to protect key infrastructure is to stop barricades, set up my protests as angry about the ousting of the former president, they want to petro castillo freed from jail. he's accused of attempted coo and was arrested last week. the court hearing on tuesday, petro castillo, scientists support isn't bound to return to power base. i want to say that i am unjustly an arbitrarily detained. i am not a.