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as stone crushes song gillett, guardian, and modern p ness of camel africa. diving on how jessia farming is changing drastically. in romania with this years. sunflower harvest, devastated by drought. it's milder weather and lower rainfall would have changing the seasons. farmers around here say there are only 2 seasons these days instead of fall the summer and the winter autumn this year in temperature terms only lasted a couple of weeks. 0 is planning differently for the year ahead. there'll be no some flowers or call know weeks of this bomb being replaced by crops, more resistant to drought used to feed lifestyle. not peter. he and his son are slowly adapting, but climate change may well outpace them. ah,
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protests outside israel's parliament as the kinetic convenes to swear in a right wing government led by benjamin netanyahu. ah, i'm sam is a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up, a new wave of russian strikes across ukraine, most of live and nearly half of the capital all without power. hotel casino in cambodia catches fire kidding. at least 16 people and injuring dozens. global concern as beijing ease is cove. it measures the u. s. is the latest to impose restrictions on travelers from china. ah, now we begin this out in israel where protesters have gathered outside israel's parliament ahead of the swearing in of a new right when government. thank you to the light fixtures now coming from
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outside the connects. it demonstrates is do not support the coalition government that will be led by benjamin netanyahu. earlier, several people were schools it out of israel's parliament after they disrupted the dress by the prime minister, designate some protest is tried to drown out this speech, but were removed from the building at yahoo blanc one the november election returning into power for the 6th time well, he's picked basil as small twitch as finance minister, the leader of the far right religious design. this party supports israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territory even though they are illegal under international law. it might have been given with convicted of incitement to racism in 2007. he'll now be security minister, a law passed this week. we'll give him unprecedented power over the police force.
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ivy mows a religious nationalist known for his anti l. g. b t q. views will hold the deputy post in the education ministry. and nathan, ja himself is still on trial for legit bribery, fraud and breach of trust. he has always maintained his innocence. we have 2 reporters on this story. you're going to say is in gaza. she'll bring us the palestinian reaction to this new government in just a few minutes. first, let's go over this thought highlight. she's in west jerusalem for us and thought, as i said, protest is gathering outside the connected the sign of just how controversial this government is with is really that's right. this has been 2 months in the making and it's the most controversial new governments in the history of israel, not because coalition between and benjamin netanyahu could policy, is with a blog that is ultra nationalists and very much right when the most a fall writes government,
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there has been in israel now. the speeches have been happening at the moment that taking placements and who didn't focus on any dismissal aspects of the government coming in. he focused on social situations such as the food crisis and the cost of living. and then he also spoke about technology and what he of chiefs as the longest serving farmers in israel for the last few years. but really the control, the sea has been in the last 48 hours because part of the deal with this new government, it from the coalition is that they said we will have certain positions that you have to agree to before we. we are sworn in which is going to be happening late today. but some of those decisions and policies are extremely controversial for various reasons. you have someone like been there who is known for his c p. like who's very much someone who supports the expansion of the west settlements
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and that's all the legal on the national, not someone like him is being given a position where he is being put as someone who's going to be in charge of the police. not just give him, gives him a lot more sleepy hollow. you have new nose that came out a couple of days ago. the renewal, as well as much ritual. again, it feels like the policies are moving forward means that there's going to be more control from individuals within the government, over the judiciary system, over the police. and also with the policy changes towards a solution with the palestinians. now the west bank settlements are expanding by the year and they seem to be very much pro that. so there's lots of questions moving forward as to whether nathan, yahoo, that we're seeing now is going to be a different lesson. yahoo, he keeps insisting. but policies are going to have to go through him, fuss. there has been moments from the u. s. even about that concerns over what the
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policies moving forward are going to be being very ultra right wing. and you're seeing that happening today in the kind of that just behind me, they're all processed within israeli society. they're all concerns which are being discussed now. and we're not sure really where this is going to lead the government . this is the 6 attempts to form a government in the law and less than the last 4 years. and it just will have to see what happens is wearing and is going to be happening in a few hours time. all right, thanks so much. that's a higher let's go back now to the said she's in gaza. what kind of reaction are we getting out of the palestinians as freshly. huh? yes me so according to the senior political leader of the he stated that the government as an extremist whole style government that has a lot of criminal ideas,
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plans and measures to confiscate more policy and to reinforce the occupation off the the west bank and did your di jerusalem, he also stated that he must expect the international community to show a clear position from the extreme of government and not to provide it with the political cover or support. and from their part him. it also stated that will be will be against any aggression that might occur from this new israeli government towards the policy, the people not just in the west bank or got districts, but on all the policy. and i think so much human the say is from garza there the
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now ukraine says russia has carried out a new wave of missile strikes in several cities, including the capital. the ukrainian military says ad defense is shot down 54 of 69 missiles launched by russia. moscow has been attacking energy facilities for weeks, leaving millions of people without power. child stratford is in care of at a house that has been hit during the russians strikes this morning. you join us. what we understand is one of the sites that was hit by one of these intercepted missiles, one of yeah, dozens of missiles seemingly launched across the country, files horse girl camera man to pan rounder. you can see the level of the devastation they will understand. 3 women in this house, all of whom have been taken away with injuries, one with critical injuries. we see that there is still an ambulance here. obviously
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the fire emergency services are here. the size of this crater would suggest that it was, in fact, one of the cruisers that had been intersected. we've been speaking to locals in this neighborhood. they said that they heard the siren. go at around, you know, so 6 o'clock this morning and then they said that it was around about 10 o'clock this morning that they heard at least 2 explosions. and there are a number of other houses that have obviously been damage by the force of this blast . and they said that when they heard the sirens, they ran to the shelters that are available here. basements of private homes, one man saying that to hit around about $35.00 people that run into the base. and when the sirens went off, we understand that this is one of a number of places in cave or surrounding cave that of suffered damage. we don't have any solid information get on what in fact was being targeted. and what in fact,
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whether in fact these targets were hit. but what we do know is that all indications would suggest that this is part of most goes campaign, targeting the countries energy infrastructure. at least 16 people are confirmed dad, after a 5 broke out at a hotel casino and cambodia border with highland. it happened in the town of ploy pay for they say another $30.00 people were injured opera and go for reports one track and desperate one of dozens of people trying to escape the fire in a casino. he's his bed sheets to try and drop to safety. imagine the teams attempt to reach more people inside the army and try to reach you workers. they are working around the clock to rescue those people who
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apparently trapped on the 18 draw. they believed at least another $53.00 of them were lost and die. i'm in die and still alive among the 53 and also the cambodian and senior officer deeply, the prime minister over their provincial governor, their local police were dead. it trying to sort of are waiting to see if there any people on the 18th drawer was still alive and also still her don't know how many more were trapped there can hang. the sy started late on wednesday night and continued to burn into the morning. i'm my mom, it took hours to get under control and electrical fault has been blamed for sparking the flames. the grand diamond city casino employs about 400 people. many from thailand, far fight as an ambulance crease from that country took part in the rescue efforts . c although gambling is illegal in cambodia and most forms abandon thailand,
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many her talk as seen as operate along the border between the 2 countries. concerns have long been raised over the regions lacks health and safety regulations. barbara anger per hour to sarah or now the south korea where at least 5 people have been killed and a fire and a major road. the blaze started after a boston truck collided in, got yawn, city, south of the capital soul. the fire quickly spread into a sound proof tunnel. 37 people suffered smoke. inhalation. officials say the fire has now been extinguished. still ahead on al jazeera look at the worst thing i can not make situation in any way, inflation is make it more difficult for people to buy basic necessities. just the fraction of young indigenous americans go to college. many can't afford it, but some say they don't trust the system officer
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a history of colonial abuse. ah ah, here's your weather update in a minute 15. nice to see you will begin in japan where once again there was snow storm warnings are in play for honshu and hoko islands. we're talking about $25.00 centimeters of snow within a short period of time. as we look over to china since not too bad, not a lot going on a lot in the way of sunshine now across the yangtze river valley. but a few clouds stretching from grey lin right through to shanghai and some showers will catch. ty, pay with the high of $16.00 degrees on friday. also quiet across india, some fair weather clouds for the southeast. some showers still hanging around the mobiles and off to find the sun and buckets down where we had the snow and cobble about 5 plus centimeters. there is the activity up against the foothills of the
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himalayas. on friday, a band of rain is stretching from the red sea rate through saudi arabia into re odd . that's for sure. definitely gonna push more cloud cover into doha. on friday this is going to be intense stuff. certainly the risk has seen some flooding. and as we look towards salary, look, that blue, the risk of seen a shower. so the 3 day forecast for doha shows as that more clouds for sure. on friday. rain risk on saturday, but your temperature is for the 1st day of 2023. pretty well, or they should be that sure weather update catch later. ah, but from inside the walls of a west african prison comes a chance to create, to express emotion. and take the 1st steps towards rehabilitation. renown choreographer shares his passion for dogs, inspiring prisoners to perform and to reach beyond the ill deeds of their pass and
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the confines of their presence. the dance of thieves. a weakness documentary on al jazeera lou. ah, in watching al jazeera time to recap our headlines in israel protesters have gathered outside parliament ahead of the swearing in of a new far right government. these ally pictures from outside the connected. the demonstrators do not support the coalition government that will be led by benjamin netanyahu. authorities in ukraine say russia has struck several regions in a major missile attack. the military says air defense is shot down 54 of 69
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missiles. the mayor of lives says 90 percent of the city is without power. several people have been killed in a fire in cambodia to hotel casino on the border with thailand. dozens have been injured and taking the hospital for treatments. serbs who have been protesting in northern casa, though, have agreed to remove rhodes barricades. they've been demonstrating for weeks against the detention of a former police officer. roads have been blocked with tracks and tracks as some of the protests turned violent. soviet president, alexander voltage, met members of the kosovo serb community on wednesday, hoping to ease tensions. but saw side of that has more from christina. the roads are blog dead. the barricades are racked it and the the gates are still close here . so a, yesterday there was an attempt at between the parties here. the president of serbia,
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alexander widgets, came to the border and mad the that the leaders of the serbian community in kosovo . an hour later he announced that they have agreed to, to remove the barricades and to open the the roads here. however, later in the night, around 3 a. m in the morning as some one or some people have set fire on some trucks. and that process has reversed the da da da da da piece falls between their parties. and so the crossover, the thirty's here, are see that they are still investigating to find out who was behind this a did they set in fire on the trucks. and they said that as of now, the initial findings are showing that some procures were behind. at this act, but we can see that as of now, none of the barricades are removed, the at the roads are still blocked and the gates are still closed. so we see that situation is still tant, here everything is steal, fragile, and any time it can escalate again. now global inflation has rocketed in
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202211 and rank 2nd in the world bank assessments of countries hardest hit by the rise in food prices. it's partly driven by the war in ukraine, but even before that the economy and currency were in free fall. then a holder explains from beirut. many lebanese now use motorcycle and the absence of a well organized public transport system and the rise in global fuel prices. it's the most affordable way to get around. the sharp evaluation of the local currency has made the situation worth a tank of fuel costs more than the minimum wage, which used to be the equivalent of $450.00. now it's not even worth $20.00. basic necessities are out of reach for many, especially since the nearly bankrupt state lifted subsidies on food and medicine. last year. there is no work. we try to sell whatever we can so that we can eat and
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drink. life is unbearable. authorities blame global inflation and the fall out from russia's invasion of ukraine. but levon on also has its own problem. while we have an inflation living on of 160 percent as per recent figures, so you have 90 percent related to the been use inflation while 10 percent maybe related to the word by the patient. this is mainly because of the color of the phone. we have been thinking just to cover for the government expenses. the government is hoping to increase revenues by hiking customer taxes. but economists warn the decision will cause a 5 to 10 percent spike in inflation in a country that relies heavily on imports. food prices have already increased by 700 percent since 2019 lebanon is one of the countries worth affected by the rise.
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and global food prices, according to the world bank, it is 2nd only to send bob. boy, the situation has deteriorated so much that the world food program says it is planning to feed up to 2000000 people. that's a 3rd of the population, including $1000000.00 refugees from syria. other agencies say they now provide cash assistance instead of focusing on development. a lot of families are not having to or female per day anymore. so having only one means per day to be able to afford this one me and per day they have to sacrifice or the rest. it means they cannot access health care. an estimated 15 to 30 percent of families receive help from relatives abroad. nearly $7000000000.00 entered the country this year, but just does little to address a crisis that has already made for out of every 5 lebanese poor santa who. they are osha theater. they wrote now bangladesh. his 1st metro rail service is opened in
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that car. japan funded most of the project which cost maybe $3000000000.00. the service is expected to transport $60000.00 people and now once it's completed, authorities hope it will reduce traffic on the roads in the densely populated city . we have attached another feather of pride to the crown of the people of bangladesh. today, the mit 6 line will connect ultra, to come the pool. i have an old you rated phase one of it, which runs from tara to our got go, be very witnessing the plan for federal or the new. i was determined to work together with those people, things a bit to father saying the friend relationship between now the u. s. has joined the growing list of countries imposing restrictions on
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travelers from china as beijing ease is current of virus policies. as of january, the 5th, all passengers coming from china, even via the 3rd country, will have to produce a negative cobit test. similar measures have been announced in taiwan, india, malaysia, and japan. italy is also adopted the policy but says it will only work if it applies to the entire european union. officially, china recorded only one cove. it relate to death on wednesday, despite reports of hospitals and funeral homes being overwhelmed. should be a good job. you can, fisher, all countries go through other stations when they adjust their coffee. the policy, china is no exception. currently china, the p w tuition is all predictable and under control. beijing is the 1st city to pause the peak of infections. work and life are going back to normal. now. chinese authorities have also conducted scientific assessments and made necessary preparations for a possible search in other provinces. we have full confidence in ensuring
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a smooth and orderly transition. he must be a 3rd. his underway in the u. s. for people trapped by the arctic storm, us police and the national guard has been going door to door on the east coast. the weather is still causing travel disruptions. gabriel alexander reports from new york airline travel chaos. invited states continues prompted primarily by ongoing delays and cancellations at southwest airlines. one of america's largest carriers that operates mostly in the united states, but also in the caribbean and central america. dear line cancelled over 2000 flights on wednesday. hundreds of thousands of passengers left stranded and it's not over yet. the airline has preemptively canceled more than 1000 flights on thursday as it scrambles to reposition planes and crews during a system wide operational breakdown. during a massive snow storm during peak travel season. the storm that triggered some of
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the travel disruptions has mostly passed, but has left behind destruction and death in buffalo, new york's 2nd largest city. the city was subjected to more than 40 straight hours of blizzard like conditions. it wasn't just buffalo further north in canada homes along lake erie, where fully crystallized in ice after the storm. but it was buffalo that was hit the hardest and on wednesday residents were trying to dig out and help skew crews look for anybody still trapped in their homes or car behind walls of snow. i was out here to try to get my driveway clear and they roll past me out here. so they stopped and asked me, did i need help? and i tell them yes. and they stop and they did me. and then they saw him across the street. and they helping her, and then i asked them nicely,
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could they do this lady over here because she's of her ninety's and that's what they're doing right now. the death toll was expected decline the grim work of recovering bodies left to the police. the good news is a reprieve is in sight, as the temperatures are supposed to be above freezing for the next few days, giving residence a chance to regroup. but it also means another worry. of course when temperatures rise, all that snow and ice melts. turning into water. so now there's a real risk of severe flooding. the governor of new york is so concerned about the flood risk. late wednesday, she announced she's deploying resources there to try to deal with it. more than 300 generators. and 775000 sandbags are on their way to buffalo. gabriel's condo, al jazeera, new york, bolivian police have detained the main opposition leader louis fernando camacho.
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the governor of santa cruz is accused of leading a coup in 2019 opposition. supposed to deny this, arguing the events for only protests that lead to the resignation event, president, ever more dollars last the come out shows the rest demonstrations were held in the streets and the important santa cruz. but as way as a position leader, one way though is delaying a decision about whether is interim government should be dissolved. almost 50 countries have recognized him as the legitimate leader. why though formed the temporary body as a way to call for new election president blessing daughters widely distributed victory in 2018 pole. 3 of the 4 policies that make up the opposition coalition voted in favor of removing the interim government. in the u. s. college degree is considered essential to getting a good job and financial stability. but indigenous americans largely missing out
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reynolds reports from albuquerque, new mexico. at the university of new mexico, native american high school seniors from all around the state are spending a day learning about college life. 17 year old j. john's family wants him to succeed. is it exciting for you to be here today? yeah, this is actually a school i one i'm planning on attending, but across the u. s. shockingly few indigenous young people make it to college nationwide, just 19 percent of native americans age, 18 to 24. are enrolled in college compared to 41 percent of the overall population . only 16 percent attain a bachelor's degree or higher. native americans are among the poorest populations in the u. s. and college tuition is expensive. another factor is the century long history of us government run, boarding schools, which are now widely considered instruments of cultural destruction. education was used to colonize indigenous people in the united states,
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and so many have very bad memories of education as being a tool for extinction. along with the excitement of attending college, many native american students experienced jitters, then the level of anxiety over leading their tightened communities and families behind. for the 1st time, j, john is somewhat nervous, growing up like on the reservation. you know, you have your grammar, close, like half a mile away. you have your uncle is your auntie, and you have a lot of siblings when you leave and you're alone in a pretty tough isolation. took a toll on raven, long wolf, all caught very anxious. and i think for the 1st time in my life, i was like really challenged mentally and spiritually. she got through the crisis and now hopes to use her environmental science education to help her people . many other young native americans would like to give back to if there was
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a better support system for them to attend college and graduate right now. there isn't rob reynolds al jazeera, albuquerque, new mexico. one of the biggest strength parties in africa is continuing in southern nigeria a day after at least 10 people were hit by a car. as i did race, reports, business own is a welcoming the return of the caliber carnival after it was suspended. during the pandemic. organizers called it africa's biggest street party with culture, music and dos on display. and like most people here, the abraham family is delighted upon types of bank. if i knew i was so interesting and i sued lobby to be with my family. yeah. some $10000.00 artists that include musicians, dances, and our quotes are participating in this year's event that i also tend cultural groups from outside nigeria who are making a return to the festival. the caliber county values back up to our toyota
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disruption caused by corporate 19 for nearly 2 decades. it's been the destination for thousands of nigerians on taurus every year. local people look forward to the month long celebrations as at charles to end the year financially better off. or we should say the 2 year break has cost the local economy a lot with as the festival returns at him. small goals shop has seen 6 months worth of sales in just 3 weeks with only back to we are making you sell them as a result of that. yeah. able to meet, let me let you on the phone on the number of parties.

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