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ah, hello, i'm sam is a dan. this is the news. our live from tao ha, coming up in the next 60 minutes. hong kong announces a further easing of corona virus restrictions is mainland china scraps at 0 coded policy. a maternity ward in the ukranian city of kerosene is heads, has russia intensifies its shelling? serbian former member of the kosovo police whose arrest, led to days of protests has been released tensions remain high. and we look back at the conflict in the democratic republic of congo, the failed foreign intervention. tens of thousands displaced and accusations over london involvement. ah. now, hong kong has announced it scrapping most of its remaining corona virus restrictions,

but china's reopening to the world has some countries worried from 1st day. hong kong is canceling negative p. c. r tests requirements for people arriving in the territory, as well as quarantine for passengers who test positive social distancing measures are no longer applicable though face masks are still required. lloyd day, oh, more visitors coming from overseas. the mainland macau anti one do not have to do mandatory p c r test when they arrive at hong kong. instead, rapid n t jan test will be required all the way through the 1st day. however, some countries in asia taking the opposite approach, taiwan indian japan will require tests for passengers traveling from china. and the u. s. is also reportedly considering imposing cubs on arrivals from china. how far is, is there worried about the spread of new variance or florence louis has more from

hong kong. if you look at the performance of the stock indices in hong kong, i think it mirrors how people feel about this decision. the hunting index rose 1.6 percent. and i think that the business community is largely, i'm happy and also confident of hong kong ability to cope with rising coven cases. remember when hong kong had the very strict rules, it was seen as something that affected the cities reputation as an international financial center. now it's a rather different story in china. however, it's main induces the c as i 300 index, as well as the shanghai composite index, both recorded minor loss losses. and i think this overall reflects and just how investors feel about china's ability to cope in the short to medium term with the explosion. in coven cases on the mainland, china's health facilities are under immense strain. it's hospitals, it's medical staff ah overwhelmed, there's a shortage of medicine in some medicines. in some places. funeral homes are full,

the not accepting appointments until next year. so and the modeling that some health experts have pretty have them have used, predicts that they could be $1.00 to $2000000.00 deaths in china the next year. and so i think what we're seeing in the stock market in hong kong and china really reflect how people feel about these 2 places. ability to cope with crone of iris in the coming months or the early i spoke with dr. patrick tang, he's the division chief of micro biology. it said that a medicine in doha, where he told me more about this latest outbreak. colgate originated in china and a lot of the data. we had it beginning and ever came out of china. so they definitely have their degree of capacity to be able to track the virus character virus, the virus and sequence of ours. so the concern right now is that it may be that the data coming out may not really reflect when or not in china. so i think that

that is a little bit concerning the w h always last for the rest of the world. and just to try and clarify the think further. what exactly is funding is this a new variance or one of the previously known ones? so from what we know so far and that it appears that most of the areas are the thing on the kron bear that lineages that are also prevalent in the rest of the world. there are some we need to that are being, are more heavily in china right now. but it doesn't seem, at least in the day that we have any one dominant, suddenly need to over at that there is that new barrier yet that might be differently than elsewhere. around the same time, we're talking about an easing of restrictions in mainland china and hong kong. is this the right time to be doing this very have situation that they've,

that they're finding themselves in, in china. and then in that unfortunate example of how difficult it is to get public health policy, then public health needs and balancing the public health need need to society, your economy and politics. so you're, you know, from, from what would be better than that? and the evidence that we have to far about how to handle the pandemic, it would be in that maybe q, abrupt of a change from the corporate policy here to allowing pretty much ramp is spread the virus now and in their country. so what we worry about is the right new, more new nearby, the more transmissible barrier of cobra. 19, should we be wired about another wave of global pandemic return to the 2020 sort of situation all as you said, you know,

just the world have more experience, more immunity, more vaccines. now that we can say, hey, we're not going back to 2020 everyone. it's highly unlikely that we'll go back to that kind of situation because of a high level of burden unity around the world. and how we're seeing the virus evolve. it looks like we're seeing more convergent evolution on the virus in that it recycling many of the nation that are making it successful and, and gotten to the point where we're highly, highly transmissible. so these, you know, we don't need that. there's that much more room for the virus to evolve to come even more chances. so i think we're, we're getting close to the point. we're not quite there yet. that there's going to be some equity degree in between the virus and people in terms of our level that he and how transmissible and how and you know, they think that the buyer is we're getting close from the fact that waived

a different owner cron barian weeping around the world, we're getting close to the point where they're going to be eco librium where we're going to reach some level of and to miss city. not quite there yet, and especially for china, they're definitely not quite there yet. they're, they're going to be, are in large, former conway, just like the rest of the world did back in late december, early january of this year. and then the subsequent additional ways that different on the bearing on, ah, ukraine says rush and forces of shell. the maternity ward and had a song which it reclaimed last month. i'll swear ukraine's military has resumed its counter offensive in the eastern region of lance. 2 large cities, they're still under russian control. shall stratford has this update from keith.

this is the 3rd day now where we have seen a reported intensification of rush and shelling of the liberated city of song song was liberated by the ukrainian forces, the 10th and 11th of november. and this is according to the presidential spokes person. he saying that this maternity ward was hit and a pretty graphic account of a doctor having literally only minutes before completed. this is arion operation on a pregnant woman before those strikes, record say, no reports of any casualties. but as i say, the last couple of days, at least we are seeing renewed, seemingly renewed intensification of russian shilling from across the river. across the denise river was 2 days ago where at least 10 people were killed, another 70 injured attack that they hit the center of the city. we do know that

approximately 70000 people are living in kennesaw and in some of the surrounding areas. many of them having returned since ukrainian forces took control again, and there are reports of many of those people now leaving in particular neighborhood called antonia, which is directly on the west bank of an old bank if you like, over the need for river that is come under heavy shelling sources, they're saying around $8000.00 people are living in that neighborhood. and they say the neighborhood is very susceptible to snipe of russian fools. he's only around 700 meters across the river on the opposite bank. now, whether this indeed is a renewed effort by the russians to try and re take back control of care. so it's difficult to say at this stage, which of course, that river is a huge natural barrier of defense for ukrainian forces. but he said to say yes,

the shilling has intensified in the last couple of days and goes on. and at the same time, news, or talk about ukrainian counter offensive already picking up in the hands. what do we know about that? yes, some really interesting lines that says started dropping, i suppose about 48 hours ago with respect to an area along the don. it's going to guns, regional borders around the town of crimean russian occupied town. now the ukrainian forces were very successful in a counter offensive that basically ground to a halt around 2 and a half months ago. we were in that area, then we pretty much own that new front line until 2 days ago. that'd be very little movement. when nat'l hear reports from certainly the heads of the new guns regional military administration, on the ukrainian side, he saying that ukrainian forces i started pushing in towards the town of crimean.

if, if indeed, crimean fell, then it would give ukrainian forces, potentially easy access to 2 very large towns in the lugens province. lissy chance can civil done ask that we're occupied by russian forces around 6 months or so. and just quickly, some interesting development also around the city of each town of buck move where we've seen so much intensive in the last weeks and months. we understand that both sides have suffered thousands of casualties, but we are hearing reports now from interestingly rational pro russian telegram channels than the last 24 hours they've advocated that russian force is actually withdrawn from that sounds. now russia has dismissed the ukrainian president's push for a 10 point piece plan. the kremlin, says cave has to back down on regions which russia annexed before talks can take place longer. the lady has been following developments from moscow. i visited with

sierra leone ayana, the russian situation has never changed. this situation was clear since the start of the military operation. the crown been denied to day any plans for peace in ukraine, and such plans will never be on the table if they don't put into consideration. the developments on the ground developments on the ground means rushes annexation of the 4 ukrainian regions, namely low hands. the nets, separate sheer and caffeine. i'd like to mention here that the russian foreign minister, sir gay lover of has said that if crane had agreed last march during talks in istanbul, that talks now would have only been a battle hansen de net screens. and now we would never talk about the other 2 regions. moscow has always been through us for influence in camps decision and says, because of ukraine's refusal. russia in the future will proceed depending on the military developments on the ground. therefore, from russia's perspective,

the more ukraine refuses, the more loss, as it will incur. masika has warned ukraine and has confirmed that it will go one until it achieves his goals and objectives. there are some russian conditions mentioned by pitting earlier in order to open doors for any future negotiations. lack record massing this for regions as russian lance, in addition to other matters, lack, stopping the supply of weapons to ukraine, and paving the way for foreign mercenaries to go. there. russian president vladimir putin band oil exports, the countries that set price caps on its energy products. the decree will come into effect in february, and last for at least 5 months. earlier this month, the e u. australia and group of 7 agreed to cap rash and crude at $60.00 a barrel for the amos to restrict moscow's revenue while still supplying the global market. and many countries have pledged to end or reduce their dependence on russian energy since it invaded ukraine. and the g exports account for around 40

percent of russia's annual revenue and the worth are around a $1000000000.00 a day. russia says the cap and other sanctions won't affect its military offensive in ukraine. moscow is confident, it can find new buyers. countries such as india and china are still buying russian oil. and he can st. you is founder and c o of rich management. that's an investment advisory firm. he joins us now from london. good to have you. whether so ali, how important is russian oil to emerging economies other than of course, india that we know about russian oil is, is very important to emerging economies. i'm essentially in 2 ways, it keeps the oil market in balance and therefore keeps some downside pressure on the price of oil globally. and also a number of emerging market economies are big takers of, um, russian oil. india is, is

a very big take as an increase it share considerably since the ukraine ball china amongst all the bricks countries basically. and they're taking advantage of the situation that's. ready unfolding they're being sold deeply discounted oil. a lot of it's big, right? re hypoth a catered, and sent back to europe and, and g 7 markets. so therefore these countries are also making a significant profits from the current situation. all right, well, will the russian decree ultimately end up giving emerging economies more leverage over negotiations if the pool of buyers is going to get smaller? so it's, it's an, it's a very interesting scenario. i think the big macro a scenario that's unfolding is that imaginations are getting discounted energy from russia, from the situation the ukraine. and this is

a significant tale when for the economy, they're able to negotiate better prices. but the russians, because the russians are trying to pivot away from the old long standing markets and the china in particular and india are extracting significant discount from the situation. other countries have not benefited to the same degree but are benefiting china. and india are the biggest beneficiaries of the situation because not only are. busy buying in cheaper oil and gas for their economies. they're also sending back a lot of the oil and gas, turning it around and making a profit, sending it back to those economies which have put in the price gap. so it's a double wind for these guys. and for the west, the problem is really that it's becoming very expensive. you know, you hear the german politicians say we're 85 percent fall. we got good storage. but what is the price they've paid for that? oil and gas?

it's been egregious to the upside. it's put significant pressure on the industries on the european industrial base. b s s f is moving, it's biggest facility from germany to china. and this could become quite a deluge because you can legislate on this price. but unfortunately, you have to replace the oil and gas, and currently they're paying a very high price for that in the west. let me pick up on something you said they're about china and india. find this to you correctly, that turning around russian also the buying the russian oil and they're selling it right back to europe and the countries which have bands themselves from buying russian all only at a higher price. now, is that what you were saying that lately? saying that, and this will continue, this is what's going on in the oil market has gone all gone on for decades. people like mark rich, made billions of dollars. why hang on? i live in. surely the europeans know this is going on. the west knows this is going

on, surely if you and i talking about it. right? absolutely, that's why all. busy of the commentary is all about signal and i and is not really the reality. and, you know, the, the case is, this is absolutely what's happening. if the europe did not do this, they would have no diesel, for example. so, you know, the indians and the chinese are making out like bandits because the europeans, all r e to show that they're doing something. but the problem is, by doing what they're doing, they're just paying a much higher price across the board. and this is actually going to start to impact them very severely in the coming year. so far people have managed to get through, get through this, but got, you know, the pressures going to continue to build. and so it's a pressure cooker, right? another i'm going to say, i don't want to let go this point. i'm really interested in it. and do we know then, what percentage i know this might be how on, but do we know what percentage of europe's energy supplies are?

it's all supplies are still coming from russia, just re branded as indian or while coming from india or china. i estimates between 10 to 20 percent at the moment, but given what's going to happen, it's going to go even higher. and the americans have kind of given india in particular, and not in a wink gum early on on this matter. and are basically saying if you can take, if you can benefit from the suppression of the price, got well and good. go ahead. but at some point, you know, this becomes a real problem i've, i foresee this continuing and, and just becoming a larger portion of europe. same ports, some trusting. i, thanks so much, allie. hon. such, you, there have been a really good discussion. thank you, sammy plenty more. still ahead on the news hour, including israel's parliament passes a new law. granting a far, i politician, unprecedented power over the police were live in west jerusalem and calls

for reform. after the u. s. supreme court upholds a pandemic era policy aimed at keeping out migrants from mexico. ah, now israel's parliament, the connected has passed the so called ben get veered law. they'd give the incoming security minister. it might been given unprecedented power over the police. he's been appointed as prime minister benjamin netanyahu prepares to form a coalition government. it's regarded as one of the most right will administrations in decades should get more now from sort of hierarchy who's in west jerusalem. so a person sada, who was banned from military service. now, has power over the police knew outline for us what exactly this law gives him and how controversial it is. that's right, song. well,

this is absolutely unprecedented to give someone like him who is from a far right to a position where he basically oversees the police. and that's never really happened before where the police comes underneath the government. now this is a new government that has already been causing a loss of control, the c. it's the most orthodox right wing government. and israel has ever seen and it's history. and these decisions are being made fast and furious. they make decisions a couple of rules put together yesterday. new nose maids is area and want to know where is giving full my party members will party members in the coalition or politicians? an opportunity to have jobs for example, lunch was given a role within a minute, ministry of defense. and that means that it's giving these, this coalition party more authority sweeping powers across the military, across the,

across the police. and it remains to be seeing what's going to be happening next and take us through why it's so important for benjamin netanyahu to get. i think this is now the 3rd law passed through parliament quite quickly in quite a haste. right? that's right. i try and say this was all part of the coalition feel if he like was missing her. so i know he's going to be returning as prime minister again. and he has been in a position where he's needed this coalition to be able to advance forward and creates a new parliament. now, the ultra orthodox right wing clinician has made a stipulation that for them to join and partner up with needs and guidelines and agreements, cemented ahead of being foreign. and they want to guarantee that moving forward. they can go ahead with the base decisions that they had clearly been in the works

for. 1 while now be the coalition has been until now. so if you like on the fringe, but now they're on the main st and they want to ensure that could pos in this and yahoo put these stipulations ahead of anything else. now, they're all concerned already. for example, with a settlement the expansion of settlement to have data within the coalition or pushing for expansion. i just want to read see some of the new guidelines that were released today. the 1st one, it reads, the jewish people have an exclusive and unquestionable right. all parts of the land of israel and not already assessing a precedent that goes against the international rules and regulations when it comes to fund and rights here. so a lot of this content that we're all right, the hearing and it remains to be seen where the next thing yahoo, himself is going to be able to control what the central decisions are being made

from now. and so they're going to be putting is put down, things has to pass through him 1st, but always seeing a different type of miss and you know, her, we're going to be finding out, i guess more about this a since this is never happened before. it's the 1st time and israeli history. thanks so much. hi. now, console authorities have released a former police officer who's arrested earlier this month, hyphen tensions between the government and the ethnic minority protested had blocked roads in northern costco to demand his release. was this not crossover now to yellen glue such who's in the border village of yacht in yet? so 1st of all, yeah, let's start with the status of the arrested person. the some suggestions that he might be released fairly soon. ah, i will try to do less complicated than this whole situation is so damn far as this is a former police officer from call. so he left his job in november when oldest serves

withdrawal from the coastal institutions. and he was arrested here in yada new crow, single december 10th. and he was accused of terrorism. since then, he's somewhere here in the police camp in yachting, it somewhere near his car think. and he's the lawyer confirmed auto 0 that he has been released the under house arrest. but now there is a logistical problem for civil police. how to transfer a bond to each to his house because of the barricades. and i remind you that the advantage arrest was the main reason for the very good. so now we are waiting to see if the barricade or some of them will be removed. interesting. so it sounds like you're saying technically old, in terms of documents, his release has been approved, but they're trying to figure out how to actually implement it. i mean,

i guess kind of linked to that there were reports of even more barricades or more crossings being block today is the situation, the tensions not reducing. now i hope it will be reduced, but for now this yachting across sink and the brunette crossing close for 19 days so far and the med that it was the only cross in glad to enter north coast north me to return from serbia bought the from this morning this crossing is close also. this is actually the 1st barricade on the side of serbia. so the last 9 to serbian president alexander would to, to was here in the area. there was no media around him. he was, he was, he met some soldiers who are located here. human, also the representatives of serbs living in don't cost. so there were no statements

off to, but the minister of the fence said that no one should be afraid of the situation that the banquet is ready for dialogue. but he underlined that minister is ready to active necessary. and there are some red lines that shouldn't be crossed. all right, thanks so much for the update from the yellow negotiates the vatican says the house . so former pope america benedict is worsening. and these receiving constant medical care and 95 year old became the 1st pope and 600 years to resign and sat down in 2013, been living in the bank. and since then, francis visited his predecessor after telling a general audience and it was very sick. what a curiosity of all up a year's free child. i would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for pope a meritus benedict who in silence is sustaining the church. let us remember him. he is very sick asking the lord to console and sustain him in the witness of love for

the church until the in till. so thing for the. a death to all from severe wind. the storms across north america is rising. at least 64 people have been killed. nearly half of those deaths are in new york state. one of the worst affected areas will that when to storm lead to major travel disruptions across the country, across the border in canada, at least one county on lake ontario, declare the state of emergency. and on the west coast of the us, people are dealing with flooding in salinas, north california, the santa rita creek burst its banks are what's the heavy rainfall homes are flooded and authorities are wanting people to be careful on the roads. county officials are distributing sandbags to prevent further damage. meanwhile, parts of washington state are also under water. a king tide and heavy rainfall triggered flooding in seattle. the national weather service issued a warning for high winds to time for

a check on the world whether than he is jeff. hey, there that intense pacific storm produce devastating weather along the u. s. fast coast hybrid one. we'll talk more about that in a sec, but 1st the good news bit of a break breather as we get throughout wednesday. so here's how bad it was. we saw it rain fall amounts, a 150 millimeters setting record rain in portland, in the us state of oregon. for example, those winds whipped up to a 145 kilometers per hour. it's also impacted canada's british columbia profit. so again, a break on wednesday before this next round of rain and wind moves in on thursday. we're pulling up warmer air from the golf, so temperatures in houston and new orleans pop up to 23 and 20 degrees. we're turning off that lake effect snow through western new york state that includes buffalo, as those winds shift around after central america right now we've had some rain wobbling around the coast, a belizean honduras, and it will stick there on wednesday. in time, severe thunderstorms produced a tornado near the capitol in bolivia, la pas this area has not seen

a tornado in about 3 years and we can follow that line of showers in storms into the southeast of brazil. so for brazil's rio grande to sol as state the capital port to lay gray soggy weather there, but throughout the day on wednesday, those conditions will improve that. sure. weather up there. well, susan, well, still had on al jazeera. ah, nigeria largest daniel street, the color bob carnival is back off the 2 years due to go with 19 it's been mod by trying to the this year. ah. in depth analysis of the days headlines from around the world, which it did was offered to them, they had to sign because they didn't, they wouldn't get in front assessments. do you think diplomacy still stands a chance? i'm not very happy about any kind of negotiation informed opinions,

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ah, back here watching al jazeera time to recap our headlines now. hong kong is lifting, almost all is remaining. cobit 19 restrictions from 1st day. it will cancel social distancing. rules on teens and p. c. r. test for arriving. passengers. borders with mainland china will reopen. next month. ukraine says, russian forces have, shall the maternity ward in have san an area which reclaimed last month elsewhere. ukraine's military resumed its counter offensive in the eastern great region of lou hands. israel's parlor at the can, i say this past the so called been given law grants, incoming security minister might have been giving an unprecedented power over the police has been appointed as prime minister. benjamin netanyahu prepares to form a coalition government. an ethiopian airlines flight is carrying passengers

from either sabbath to northern t gray for the 1st time in the year and a half. the airlines suspended the route during the conflict between government forces and rebels. they signed the seas 5 deal though in november. the theo pinero line says the technical team was sent to michaela to ensure the airport was ready to receive flights. government representatives visited rebel held areas on monday. i them garcia. ebay is a senior advisor at the international institute for democracy and electro assistance, joins us on skype from the hey, good to have you with us. so 1st of all, is this indicative of a normalization of the situation into gray. thank you very much for having no motivation. is that no way to go about? it's definitely in the movement towards connecting the gripe, the rest of the country banking services in some areas some areas have already been

reviewed and now we are hearing that telecommunication service. but also the resume that so the life recently starts essentially part of the p d, but it will always go improvement towards connect and drive back to the rest of the country or. and this still is of course a communications black out there. right. how is that impacting people's lives? not to mentioned journalists ability to access the area to verify what life is like . that that's right, dissension, the region is now being connected for the 1st time, seriously, for the 1st time in the last 4 years. and of course, why has that has meant that information was controlled, extremely controlled, the only source of information or the parts to the conflicts, which obviously affects their reliability. and in particular, journalists, whether you're in or international, how to do that,

if at all access to the region under, for now i can be increasing offering of the region. i will hopefully help us recount what happened in the past 4 years. and we know that aid is started to trickle in again. right. and you mentioned banking, i think the largest bank resumed operations about 9 days ago. what does that tell us about the humanitarian and the economic situation in the country? oh, particularly great rob. the right of the road into right, it remains extremely, extremely difficult. that has the improvements in the signing of the 15 at the end of october. but we know that large parts of the region see haven't, they're not banking in other texas. it's a good start. but it will require a mythical improvement and always be the economy situation, not just in griver across the country is extremely concerned. and nothing parts me if the pressure economy pressure about is aiding with the reality on the ground.

and it's kind of just them and that is that it's helping to return to the country with the economy of, you know, a difficult situation and government. we need to know if it comes in a sense of core from the international communities and that international community, particularly the west in using economy support of. busy marriage, the party towards the right. so far, all the things we talk about the kind of all the symptoms of the conflict have the root causes been addressed personally, not what we have and so far is essentially an improvement in relation between the governments. right? and the 2 and federal government, but border issues, particularly the relationship, is an integral and remain on the best. and so far they go, she has been going to the federal government, but it might be necessary that the government directly engage charter for breast up

and of course news for every area. and they can only read through their directly addressing the issue in the country. but there are border political issues that underlie these calls and conflicts and other parts of the country and a national data plan for bus address festering issues. whether that's national data would be genuine enough for issues and ultimately near to credit with addiction elections. i would have to say that without the national data and election election may simply be comes down to another complex. all right, we'll leave it there. thanks so much. adam can say debbie found conflicts in the democratic republic of congo, escalating numerous african countries of deployed troops to counter arm groups and civil unrest. but while the government welcomes these forces, many congolese are opposed to them. malcolm web is more on a difficult year for the d. c. hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced

in recent months. has the $23.00 armed group advanced towards the city of goma in democratic republic of congo? to the north, ugandan soldiers arrived just over a year ago, under an agreement with congo government. he got his army, says it pursuing a uganda and armed great pulled. the adf is responsible for massacring thousands of civilians. writes creeps, say the violence has increased since the ugandan troops arrived both uganda, andrew under of been accused of meddling and looting minerals ever since they 1st invaded congo the 1990s. it's not everyone we who was interested in our most table . there is some non states app guys, and perhaps even some fits actors who need this to, to, to be going on so that they may got, you know, with their traffic 6 months ago,

east african leaders agreed to send a regional stabilization force kenyan soldiers of the latest to arrive under that banner, uganda, perone, and south the dawn of said they'll also contribute troops. the risk is there that the different countries that are intervening will pursue their own narrow interests . and many of these countries have in the past, particularly the neighboring countries of burgundy. wonder uganda have supported proxy groups against each other, but also against the commonly state. more than 20 years after their mission began, the popularity of un peacekeepers is an all time low. many congolese blamed them for failing to protect civilians. demonstrators of burn some un convoys and camps in recent months. many people say they're tired of foreign forces since the beginning that the so you son for the see to have i said, which is the responsible. i state that can defend its territory and a fed,

which can also defend and protect the human rights of their own citizens. so military lation and it's not the solution for the last 20 or 30 in the i see we have these for an in division in division and they, they didn't give the solution. and we can say that the surveys are not an initiative which is in our military. you shop, you will hi will. they are food. the n 23 groups widely understood to be backed by neighboring wonder. it's fighters have been photographed alongside brandon soldiers . un peacekeepers have filmed hundreds of fighters crossing the border. rwanda denies backing the group. almost nobody in congo believes it in cities across congo . people have protested against lawanda. and you can see they blame for decades of

military aggression. it called for western powers to cut off military aid to wander . the u. s. and more recently, france and germany have criticized rwanda for its support. but none of rwanda backers have applied sanctions last week. the voter registration began for elections that are due to be held a year from now leaked documents shade the last election 4 years ago was rigged. president felix jessy. katy was announced the winner. he wants to run again. many people are wondering if next year's election will be free and fair was it even happened on time when you look at the document. so the national electoral commission is already in there as a factor that might delay elections themselves. so they were preparing the argument of course, no credible election can take place if there's so much violence that voting can't,

can take place. the violence shows no sign of stopping and 23 said it pulled out of this town of keep them last week following international call for it's fighters to withdrawn disarm it has since continued fighting on another front, pushing towards colton mines that it controlled in the past more than half a 1000000 people remain displaced from their homes, mostly because of armed conflict. recent peace talks in nairobi failed to bring any change on the ground. for now, people must wait to see if the arrival of more foreign forces in the months ahead and the upcoming election make things better or worse. malcolm web al, jazeera to jury, and now it is the final day of what's been described is the country's biggest street party. the grand finale of color balls, carnival is underway, but celebrations have been mart. of the 7 people were killed, nettie, 30 injured on tuesday 100. reese joins us from the party so well went so wrong to

cause all these casualties. what basically yesterday was the bike was already cut off and that whole of a sudden a car and out of control driver run into spectators watching the street festival. instantly killing 7 people and enjoying 29 others here in the city. what's surprising for many is how are the driver gain access to the highways and then go into the spectators. the thing was when we were driving to kind of i used to distract from the apple. we noticed that the entire carnival, i've been quoting towards, horses and cars, one with the log in and it's still a mystery. how would that happen? street caught up and then suddenly all of a sudden i drive a cloud into patches for now just because the green giant cannot or i can see

we've got, i know they dances behind you. so tell us a little bit about how the show is going on despite the tragedy. when basically 24 hours i've tried to, yes, there's not one the prestigious. yeah. however, mood has picked up. this would be the biggest event of the day. stick patches, these groups would be going, wow, it's kind of funny. and then to model, we understand that this has been extended to florida to model the international, to see what is a local, cultural to, to be reconfigured speak. and then to model the technology for the international, lots of countries to from we have 10 countries coming in participate which is a bit lower than the previous festivities to kind of simply because this, 1st of all of us because of this flexible,

couldn't be acted on preparation maybe this night on this funny last monday and it is a welcome development now that the festival has returned back to the people are making money employment to be created and people are becoming more and more. busy i talk to them now to the bottom. yes, people are supposed to be expectation 5 or many businesses rely on this stuff to make end of the hospitals and there was time for we spoke, a few of them and the what's the final return for peters to come? all right, thanks so much for me. to drink some color boss a 97 year old former nazi camp. thank khatri is appealing against the conviction of complicity in the murder of more than 10000 people. in god's foot no was sentence

last week for us to get to say she aided the cruel and malicious murder of prisoners at a concentration camp frock know was a teenager at the time, so it was tried in a juvenile court. it rule that any images of her should be blood. former us president and donald trump tax returns is set to be released on friday. that's according to a house of representatives committee members received the documents last month after a legal battle that ended at the u. s. supreme court committee found the internal revenue service did not, or that trump for 3 of the 4 years. he was president. the u. s. supreme court is upheld a trump era border policy. there uses public health as a justification for expanding asylum seekers. the rule is known as title 42 was imposed in 2020, to control the spread of cov 19. they gave the government towel to expel thousands of on documented migrants entering the u. s. from mexico. policy had been due to

expire this months leading to fears of an increase in border crossings. oh, white house correspondent, kimberly how kit is in washington dc. with more the u. s. president did weigh in on this and what he had to say essentially is that he's commenting on the fact that the supreme court is now going to have the final say on the matter. but 1st is going to have a bit of a deliberation. in other words, is going to hear oral arguments, the 1st president saying the court is not going to decide on this matter until june . that's typically when the supreme court rulings come out after hearing oral arguments. and the president goes on further to say that title $42.00 must be in 4th. what is title 42 will essentially, it's something that was put in place ah, during the previous donald trump administration, i, and what this is, is essentially gives the federal government the powers to turn away. those that are seeking asylum in the united states are under sort of the order that this is to

prevent the spread of disease. so it's sort of a public health emergency type of restriction, but it's been used kind of is ad hoc immigration policy given the fact that there has not been immigration reform in the country for about 20 years. as the controversy around it is essentially that at the by the administration feels that it's now that the pandemic is essentially for all intents and purposes over that to it. this is no longer needed that they have argued it's in humane. that's been separating families and they wanted to see it and done finance, why does economy is emerging from a deep recession of the years of political upheaval in us sanctions? poverty has fallen to 50.5 percent in the past year. though incoming equality continues to widen, and as i found that on piazza reports, president nicholas, my daughter is capitalizing on the situation. i didn't wanna get open her natural,

cosmetic shop 4 months ago in connecticut betting and venezuela mother it economic recovery. and despite many hurdles, she says things have gone well so far on economy. okay, and i see on it's an economy and revision that's just starting to grow. again, there is a feeling of normality for commerce and many shopping centers of started operating again like the government's decision to relax price controls and allow trading and us dollars has given some businesses and president nicholas, my daughter, a 2nd wind in a country were real gross domestic product as trunk by almost 80 percent in a decade. dollars. they're everywhere. these days, prices in stores, restaurants and even food cards are listed in dollars. this is partly stabilized prices and brought a veneer of better economic times together with more favorable international geo politics. this is allowed madura to venture outside the country,

shaking hands with leaders who were trying to house them until a few months ago and confounding opponents. every one of them in the united states and other democracies recognized as legitimate president after calling my daughters 2018 reelection. sham spends most of his days in a spartan office, photos on the walls, show him at the height of his efforts to topple my daughter. and although a position parties are now seeking to end this mandate, he remains on the 3rd. do our own alexander the scenes. yeah, we need to bring this to a presidential election and we need to strengthen the opposition to facilitate talks and mexico. but let be clear, it's not because the opposition is divided, that madura keeps the power he keeps you surfing power because this is a dictatorship. no daughters regime as agreed interior to resume negotiations with the opposition in mexico and arrange free and fair presidential elections in 2000 with 4 in exchange for ease. you are thank jones and the oil sector. mother was

hoping the economy will continue improving enough to give him a chance to win the next presidential elections outright. especially if the opposition remains as divided as it is right now. that economies say the improvements have done little for the majority of venezuelans. can my little see at the warrior elemental madura trying to credit himself for the increasing a comic activity, but all they have done is stop causing happ inflation to lift things, then it will create some peace among the middle and upper class. but this doesn't mean better conditions for those who go to public hospital or need public services . but for now, avoiding hyperinflation might be enough to offer some opportunities to businesses. like at the anna's and the government, more time to maneuver, allison, the and pierre, the al jazeera carrack, us at least a $113.00 people. i've been rescued from the mediterranean sea off the coast of libya. b s o s military need charity says it's ocean viking vessel rescued. the

group from a rubber boat about 30 unaccompanied miners were on board. the ocean. viking is the only rescue ship in the central mediterranean. a group of wrangler muslims who've arrived in northern indonesia receiving medical care as to spending weeks c. 185 arrives on monday. they were on board one for boats that left refugee camps in bangladesh last month, sunday, challenges in speaking with refugees living in that country. close to 1000000 growing refugees living in a densely packed area in cox and south is bangladesh barely 70 grad kilometer in size. desperate condition in the camps no means of earning any kind of living totally a dependent. many are desperate. here. there is no hope of returning to me on my with the political situation the way they are 5 years on, most very uncertain about their future. pop the population of children with an

uncertain future last generation, without any kind of formal education facing and cruising restriction and poor living condition. many ongoing refugees are increasingly turning to smugglers and taking the risky, the wise to take a better life. in se, asia there is no livelihood for us. here we are in poverty, and there is no education for the children, which is why many are few. the camp un and rights organization has repeatedly call and south and southeast asian nation to act on the distress called made by the rowing r f and get stuck in the middle of the sea. but many of those nations have not acted on it saying most of these vessels are start not within their territorial area and hands then not going to rescue them. we have spoken to some of the victims, family members, and they're in great. how can i do it? i saw, you know who you in the campaign. people are facing many difficulties in finding it

hard to survive here. so many are fleeing the camp to find a better life abroad banner. the government has been trying. it's best to track down the traffic garza and smugglers, but with very little positive result. at least 25 people have died off the heavy rain and flooding in the southern philippines. during the weekend emergency response teams are helping tens of thousands of people force from their homes. weather forecasts the se storms is set to dump more rain on the southern and central regions. there's been no shortage of extreme weather events around the world this year. many were fueled by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases and heat in the atmosphere. i'll just here as senior meteorologist and fox looks back at some of them. the year 2022 will be remembered for the numerous extreme weather events that cause destruction mass displacement and kill thousands of people. at the beginning of the year, tropical storms swept across southern africa with

a sigh claim battering madagascar and devastating flooding in south africa. a severe heat wave in parts of south asia gave in the air its warmest march on record . what in neighboring pakistan the city of jacob bad was the hottest place on the planet at one point. the extreme heat scorch several countries france bait in may and the u. k declared its 1st nation wide heat emergency and july. when temperatures hit 40 degrees celsius, wildfire spread across europe and north africa around 4 times as many as the historical average along with some of the dry conditions ever recorded drought in hearts flooding in kentucky in july, while unseasonal rain flooded the streets of doha, the warmer weather caused glaciers to melts in south asia, raising river levels, which led to the worse floods in more than a 100 years in parts of northeastern india and bangladesh and pakistan. 3 times the average rainfall fell in august,

leaving one 3rd of the country submerged. scientists called it the climate catastrophe of the decade. china experienced its longest heat wave since official record keeping began. the yangtze river shrank to its lowest level in more than a 155 years. in contrast, south korea's capital was lashed by the heaviest rains in more than a century. during august, september blowing one of the most powerful stores japan had ever seen. and the philippines will never forget the force of typhoon noro, which escalated from a category one storm to a category 5 in just 6 hours across the pacific hurricane he and pamela, florida, at least a 114 people died more than in any hurricane since katrina drought battered california swells heard in september as death valley recorded the earth's hottest day with the mercury hitting 53 degrees celsius. in africa, nigeria saw the worst floods in more than the decade. and by the end of the year,

southeast australia was in the midst of his force, major flooding event, with sidney, having a sweaty steer on record. well, miss roger can, organizations says the tell tale signs and impacts of climate change while becoming more dramatic and we greenhouse gas is continuing to rise. after reaching record levels last year. the frequency and force of severe weather events are expected to be even more extreme in the future. about said from me for this news hour, but i'll be back in a couple of moments with more of today's news for both. ah, join the debate. when we talk about climate change in africa, we should focus on adaptation knocked mitigation on air or online at your voice. it shouldn't be explained as well,

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