what 6 russians we saw with detailed coverage, they had hoped that the us would relax quarter pandemic restrictions this week, which would likely have better. they're also getting in from around the world over 3000000 people to talk to the 3 and one sided. their support for you and then mfc and the national peep. ah. ready explosions in ukraine's capital to start the new year. just al is often barrage of missile attacks by russia. ah, i mean by you, this is out there live from joe hall with so coming up tributes for in from around

the world for form of hope benedict, the 16th who has died at the age of 95 australia and canada become the latest countries to impose kogan 19 checks on travelers from china way infections, all soaring, have weld welcomes in the new year revision areas. one of the latest cities to pose on a spectacular shy explosions have rocked ukraine's cap to less than an hour into the new year. they followed a barrels of missiles strong by russia, targets, and keys, and alba cities. the 1st bloss of 2023 hit 2 districts. keith may have a tale click go, says the ad defend system was working to defend the city. residents shouted glory to ukraine from their balconies as the explosions hit charles rapid as the latest

from keith. a residential street on file homes destroyed real good with a dead woman covered by a plastic sheet rolled over more boom. the aftermath of yet another barrage of russian missiles when the ukrainian capital kiva, not almost all the mud growth of america me and my husband were literally thrown into the corridor. we regained consciousness. we heard glass chattering, and then there was an explosion one after another. we ran to the basement with now, when we came out into the street, we saw ambulances, and there are casualties. scoring for hip, see, this hotel was reportedly only closed down in recent days. was also hit by what's believed to have been an intercepted russian, mitzo. lucas warren, the hulu. it was a nightmare. it was a massive explosion. we have a strong building, but it still shook. i was standing by the window and went to the corridor and hid.

i can't believe it was so close yet, and i show you another neighbourhood, police gather shrapnel, nearer to meet it. the crater of a single building isn't partially destroyed. people rush to repair their windows winter cold. this is the 3rd consecutive day. russia is launched. missiles will so called kamikaze drones, cranium, capital, and numerous cities across the country. all it was with his wife to jonah in their sitting room. it was a sudden deafening blast. there were both the hotels of the floor. i entered my head. my husband face was cut and was terrified. what can we do now? is cold and they are afraid of more strikes is a constant fer pressure through a perpetual on her mood, there was a crash and glass flew. i was afraid for my wife,

more than myself pretty well. she issue a blood covered pavement in a park where children play shock fear and the terrifying uncertainty of not knowing where the next one will land scenes of utter devastation in this residential neighborhood. the level of the destruction here. it's incredible that more people were injured or killed. this is new years eve on the cranium, capital cha, stratford al jazeera keith ukraine's president says his country will never forgive russia for the latest wave of strikes. you get to know several waves of missile attacks on year's eve, missiles against people, the non humans did it. a non humans will lose you and i know it. terrorist can not change it or easter. they carried out such attacks and at christmas, now at new year, they call themselves christians. they're very proud of their orthodoxy,

but they're following the devil. you know, no one will ever forgive you for the terror. no one in the world will forgive you for this. ukraine will never forgive. and you yourself will not forgive putin everything you will destroy and every one he will kill us as leaders. but nears eve with soldiers who fought in ukraine. ah, no blood, my patients, as moral and historical rightness is on luscious side, he adds his forces of fighting to protect people and what he called historical territories. so referenced areas of eastern ukraine illegally annexed by moscow during the conflict. hope frances has paid tribute. his predecessor benedict. the 16th was died at the age of 95, a former head of the roman catholic church, stunned the world. when he resigned in 2013, he was a fast pope to step down in 600 years. hey, francis called him

a noble kind man who was a gift to the church and the world a bonanza lewis empty laser quest, a mom in to. at this moment our thoughts go to our dearest hope, benedict, the 16th, who left us this morning. it was, it is with emotion that we remember this person so noble, so kind of young and we feel in our heart such gratitude, gratitude to god for having gifted him to the church and the world. gratitude to him with all the good he has accomplished. and especially for his witness of faith and prayer, especially in these last years of his retired life. only god knows the value and strength of his intercession of his sacrifices offered the good of the church out there as poor. brandon takes a look back at the former pope's legacy. benedict, the 16th final actors, pope arguably changed the catholic church more than anything else he achieved during his entire atm papacy. on february 28th 2013 benedict became the 1st pope in

nearly 600 years to resign. and with his departure flight over the rooftops of rome he officially left behind the vatican the enclave where he'd held key leadership positions for decades. the official reason for the than 85 year old decision was frail health. the vatican stress benedict didn't suffer from any specific illness. but even by 2011, his physical deterioration was obvious. and he had to use a wheeled platform to make his way down the long aisle of st. peter's basilica. in his little dreamy susan, dieter, in these last months have felt my energies declining. and her boss got insistently in prayer to grant me his light. and to help me make the right decision for not loving the church means also having the courage to make difficult and painful decisions always look into the good of the church and not of oneself. benedict was elected pope in 2005, his reputation as a hard liner,

earned him to sobriquet gods rottweiler. he was a traditionalist with strict views on catholic doctrine, but his was 8 trouble. papacy benedict certainly made numerous efforts to tackle the global problem of child sex abuse by catholic clergy. but he was also criticized for his own past failures and inadequate handling of abuse cases. and in 2012 documents leaked by his butler in the vatike scandal, revealed a papal administration, riddled with factional power struggles and financial mismanagement. i was a place called place, knows a very different feeling, a very different dynamic. in the 20131. it was as if and is it the 16th by, by retiring, by, standing down simply handed over a job. you know, that was, that was that needed to be done straight away. he handed over as it were, an inbox, you know, that was very clear. and so the cardinals were able to say, right, this is what needs doing, who is the best person to do the job?

the full reasons for benedict's resignation may never be known, but the message of reform that it seemed to cent is credited with profoundly influencing the cardinal's choice of pope frances was benedict successor. north korea's leaders promising an exponential increase in the production of nuclear weapons state media. se kim jo noon has ordered new intercontinental ballistic myself with nuclear capability as he won't see off don't out. class us in south korean forces in came, has moved from so can result in the leader of north korea through state media saying that it will achieve. and it will aim to have a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile system that would have swift counter strike capabilities. now these comments are coming from a week long, enlarged plenary meeting of north korea,

ruling workers party that just wrapped up yesterday on saturday. during those meetings, qindzhong and also called for the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons. and this comes out, these announcements come hours after north korea had opened the new year here on the korean peninsula with a short range, ballistic missile test, which it said came from a $600.00 millimeters, super large, multiple rocket launcher that it claimed we're nuclear capable. it is quite rare for north korea to launch a ballistic miss l. a test on the 1st of the year. but certainly we've seen plenty of tests last year in 2022 this morning. north korea saying that it is a pursuing these capabilities because it must wage a struggle against washington and souls unparalleled efforts to stifle and isolate it in what

a cause and new asian form of nato. the libyan coast guard says it has stopped a ship carrying at least $700.00 refugees and migrants. it's one of the largest interceptions in recent months. the vessel was reportedly blocked on friday, near a town west have been gauzy as it was making its way to europe. the migrants are said to come from several countries. authority, say those who entered libya illegally will be returned to their home states. a course in molly, a sentence 46 soldiers from ivory coast for 20 years in prison. the latest chapter in a month long dispute. that's put molly further over with the un and the international community, alexia bryan reports. they came to help preserve the piece and molly, but now they facing decades in prison. these cars carried the ivory and soldiers to a court, but they were convicted of undermining state security. ivory coast says their

forces were working for the un, but molly says they had no right to be in the country. what god is among mazda forks, all the ivory and soldiers were illegally on the national territory of molly. as a result, they were immediately arrested and their arms, ammunition and equipment were seized, and enough in a un mission, has been deployed in the region for years. as armed groups, threatened stability, the ob orient soldiers working for a company contracted by the u. n. rather than directly for the peacekeeping force law school is the mac of you. i do not disembark with weapons in hand, and they were dressed in uniform. they did not hide the identity in any way. this whole controversy should not have taken place. the families of the detained want they relatives returned home. the ivory coast says it's working on a diplomatic solution, but doesn't want the dispute to worse and ties with molly. we will do everything to avoid extremes,

to engage unnecessarily. energy additional debate would only create a further gap at the brotherhood between molly and the ivory coast. this is not what we want. i said again, molly is of brotherly country. molly has been increasingly isolated since colonel, se me, goiter seized power and a military coup 2 years ago. since then, the military government has missed deadlines for organizing elections and blocked you in forces from investigating alleged rights violations. as the row over the jailed soldiers drags on, threatens to deepen molly's rift with the international community even further. alex o'brien al jazeera sleds on al jazeera, another day of process in bolivia of the arrest of a right wing opposition leader. take a closer look at the issues plus a new year and a new currency. we find out how corporations are fairly adjoining usa. ah,

ah. hello, it looks a little unsettled across the middle east. over the next couple of days. you see a fair amount of cloud, this straddling saudi arabia, right, from the red sea, pushing over towards the gulf. i think the wet weather will be cross western part. so saudi arabia to the north of that, it is generally drive to the south of that. again, generate dry, not fair in too bad. the temperature here though hot around 23 celsius that we should escape right? but some wet weather, as you can see, the central and western parts of a saudi. just as some showers too went to the far north east of africa. some went to weather, a possibility, just drifting in northern parts of egypt, maybe the northeast of libya. much of north africa is dry story breezy. hamilton, when just piling some dust and sad, lifted dust and sand, dust placed there for chad. furnish air pushing down into northern parts of nigeria

just nudging a little further west was but for much of west africa. again, it is generally dry and we have got some very heavy showers, a rod across the tropics and you look across towards somalia. if you are track could see some unusual wet weather coming in here for the time. if you had the showers continue across angola, zambia saying some heavy showers, northern parts of botswana, also seeing some lavish as well with mozambique and south africa. ah, there was a time to be direct. they're basically on the verge of legalizing racial, jerry madry, to cut through the rhetoric. this isn't a universal death felony crisis. it seems to be one of particular population to dismantle the sound bites. there are lots and lots of women are likely agenda a kind of anti feminist agenda and demand the truth, the size of a way to really recognize what we're open here. we are determining what is the future of democracy in this country. join me markham on hill for up front. when i

was 0. 0, a vacuum watching al jazeera mind, the top stories, the south explosions are shaken, ukraine's capital less than an hour into the new year. they follow a barrel of missile strikes by russia targets in cave and all the cities. the last 2023 had to district leaders around the world. paying tribute in the form of pope benedict, the 16th who has died at the age of 95. and it led the catholic church, but just on the 8 years he stepped down and 2013. because of how north korea

lead is promising an exponential increase in the production of nuclear weapons came john on has ordered new intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of. and nuclear count canada and australia become the latest countries to impose cove at 19 checks on travelers from china, where infections are soaring. from january the 5th, they'll have to show a negative p. c on tests before departure. morocco has gone a step further, imposing a ban on all arrivals. china, you members expect to meet on wednesday to discuss the joint response. and while china's present gigi paying says the countries entering a new phase in combating the pandemic in his 1st comments. since the government abandoned their strategy, he call for unity in a televised address. patients handling of the outbreak has prompted criticism at home and concern abroad. lawrence levy reports from hong kong at this shopping mall

in beijing. people take a few moments to stop and listen to the chinese precedence new year speech. she didn't ping appealed for unity as his administration faces criticism at home. but it's handling of corona virus from want to move back. china is so big a country for different people will have different demands and different views on the same thing, which is normal where you, it is necessary to build consensus through communication and consultation. this more would normally have been packed on new year's eve. but infections have searched since the government abruptly reversed it. 0 cove it policy. and that's put a damper on celebrations. or the toiletries was all about cove law. i hope the couldn't i'm, it goes away in 2023 and a country goes back to normal. what i see at home, the whole of last year, the pandemic is horrible. i hope i don't have to stay at home this new year in hong kong. the mood is decidedly different. nearly all cove,

it requirements were removed on thursday. people out to party and hoping for a better year ahead. man, bring hong kong back. yeah. we hope that hong kong is going to be back to its former glory. why, how cold it goes away earlier? cuz it's affecting everybody. so yeah, the like the only indication cove it is still a concern. here are these face masts are mandatory in all public faces even outdoors. but while china and hong kong have relaxed cove, it ruins of the countries are fearful of another wave of infections and have placed restrictions on visitors from these places. and some health experts say the increased cases in china could lead to the development of new variance of the virus . florence li, al jazeera. hong kong has been a 2nd day of protests in bolivia, santa cruz region. after the rest of the right wing opposition leader police were

out in for self to friday's violent confrontation with the forces of jail, governor louise, finance camacho. he was arrested on thursday and placed in pre trial detention. camacho denied accusations of leading a qu during purchased in 2019 the 4th, then president eva morales from power. one claudio legend is a political unless he says, support for comanche has grown beyond his strong holden. sounds a cruise 6 months ago. nobody of the rest of the provinces would be backing a commercial very much. they didn't have very much sympathy. they didn't have very much they didn't have a good opinion of how much of today's different today you can see very many protest, not only santa cruz, but also in different provinces of bolivia because the bolivian people is feeling

that it's not only come up to that same period, but everybody else that everybody else could be kidnapped, everybody else could be everybody from your position could be taking into prison. they have complete power, odyssey and the, the partying government for the after 15 years in power. they have the parliament, they have the police, they have intelligence laid by cubans. and the military's all think crazy by humans . very humans are very keen, oper, oper, oper, active, political, military operative. so i think he will face probably the same faith that jamie, i knew that because there is no organized opposition that can stop for the time being he is doing the government. this kind of human rights violations security has been beefed up in brazil as council before the swearing in all president elect,

louis industrial lula da silva on sunday. his supporters had been gathering for the event last week's foil bomb clause by supporter of the outgoing lead. adjustable sanara has res tension in the country. wilson are narrowly last october run off election. alta bitterly fought campaign. well, the countries become deeply divided since lula left office in 2011 off to serving 2 terms as president. he's promised in had his words to make brazil happy again. but he faced as many hurdles from rising poverty to public services in crisis. monica yet, and keep reports from re edition here. not long ago, whose eyes were comments, 9 out of every tender zone children receiving the regular vaccine. it took 3 decades of hard work to build the public health system in brazil, reaching the most remote areas of latin, america's largest country. but medical professionals say the vaccination program

had been all but destroyed in just the last 4 years. well, but i just threw me up to it and it was blow inflicted by president job both scenarios, right wing government was to our credibility. but we spent 30 years convincing brazilians to get their free shots regularly. but both scenarios costs so many doubts about the efficacy that not only 60 percent of our children are being vaccinated as a result, diseases like measles and polio, which had been eradicated on making a comeback. revitalizing brazil, public health system is one of many challenges president like enough to let us so, but we'll have to face once he takes off his son. january 1st education is another . the coven, 1900. pandemic, coupled with a lack of investment, has increased the education gap between rich and poor, and between whites and blacks. gather, sees always affable as late as boston aro, wanted to in the affirmative action policies establishing racial quotas and

universities. he couldn't but stopped giving students financial aid for transportation and accommodation as a result of 30 percent of those he benefited from quotas, had to drop out, because they had no money to travel back and forth. the pandemic that went up to 50 percent, who actually the virus also caused public schools 9 year old these years like many who live in rios for villas, forgotten much of what he had learned by germany. i was unemployed, i just had another baby and had no money for why fi or food for vinicius, standing on his own on an empty stomach was almost impossible for, and that is perhaps an illness greatest chow, it probing hunger. brazil is one of the world's largest exporters of grain and meat, but volunteers here are scrambling for donations to feed a small portion of the countries growing number of hungry being cio citizenship action has collected 1500 tons of food. this is enough to feed

600000 brazilians, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to the 33000000 that have nothing to eat. that is the same number of hungry people. brazil had 30 years ago, a number reduced to 4 and a half 1000000 by 2014. now the country is back to square one. citizenship action, blame successive right wing governments for reducing by 96 percent investments in social plans to reduce poverty from 2016, 2022. that hungered roles from 4500000 people to 33000000 people. that's 50 percent of the country living in complete hunger lula has promised to continue distributing a $120.00 monthly emergency handouts to the poor as bill so now did. during the pandemic. you also promised an additional $30.00 for every needy child. but finding

the money to solve so many pressing social demands at a time when the economy is in crisis, will be perhaps less biggest challenge. overall monica in archeologists era. rio de janeiro. brazil is in a 3rd day of national mourning for pele, widely known as the king of football. the late football legends wake will be held on monday at the club stadium in santos, where he 1st made his name. tens of thousands of people expected to attend a funeral procession carrying his coffin through the city. on tuesday, courage has adopted the euro as of midnight on january the 1st and comes almost 10 years after joined the european union. it also becomes part of the shannon zone, meaning unrestricted, travel to other member nations without identification checks. stephanie decker reports from the capital zagreb, on how corporations feel about the change. it's not just a new year, it's also

a whole new currency. and here crecia feelings are mixed seems every, every company who took on the euro, us down the leaving, the went down, i think is going to be the same increase. so i'm not happy because i think everything will be more expensive. to be honest. i don't really care about that much. so i think it's probably a natural transition. and that's why me, when it comes to business imports, exports and the tourism crecia is hugely reliant on many say it's a benefit. more than half of our external trades is done with the euro zone countries, and approximately 2 thirds of the tourist overnight stays a done by the tourists who are coming from the euro area. so for us, it's a huge, it's important for our tourism, for our economy, be jeweler, mario not guy agrees. i think it will be easier to, to, to work and many levels and we don't lose money on conversions. the challenge in

the short term, however, is that for the next 2 weeks, the local currency can still be used to buy, but the change must be in euro's. we will be a little exchange, but though i will push more kind of payment and just to slowly transition i think i hope the card payment will work. good. if that breaks out, then we are the 1st day of 20. 23 has another 1st 2. as the euro currently takes over your career is also entering the shank and zone. it's the 1st time a country adopt both on the same day. and that means that from now on, if you're entering or exiting from the change in zone, no more identity or border truck, most of creations, foreign visitors or european said a lot, definitely know border sandy in and border control or sun, the free movement of people and everything, yes, for now, it's the new euro,

that is one of the main subjects of conversation. prices will continue to be displayed in both currencies as the people navigate their way to the transition. many also i'm sorry we are losing the corner, but nobody as the people, i feel sorry because i think a country which has their own currency maintains its identity and historical values . not just an economic and political change, but for many here. the last of the small sense of creation identity, even if it comes with the benefits. stephanie decor, algae, 0 is i grabbed from sidney to rio de janeiro. the world has been ringing in 2023. he has a quick look. some of those new year's celebrations ah for

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