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. china opens its borders often nearly 3 years, lifting quarantine requirements for all travellers. despite a cove at 19 outbreak, ah, hello, i'm adrian again. this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up. that means test of democracy, opposition parties a back on the ballot at a parliamentary election. thousands of israeli is protest against the new governments at its plans to curb the power of the courts. plus, i get ready to rock and roll will tell you how elvis presley is helping australia's tourism industry. ah, for the 1st time in nearly 3 years,

china has listed all corona virus related restrictions on foreign travel. chinese tourists cannot leave and return without money to quarantine in a government facility. tourists visiting china will also face no restrictions, but all this comes during an increase in cobit 19 cases inside china was katrina, your reports were bridging for the 1st time since the beginning of the pandemic punk, they is getting ready for a trip to thailand. he says he's overjoyed, china has ended. it's strict 0 curve at border controls. absolutely, i'm so passionate about it. and because i've been stuck here for 3 years, the urge is so strong. i really want to travel abroad, like i lived to thailand, summer, easy. from sunday, those returning to china no longer have to undergo quarantine. the change has parked a surge and travel pertains japan, south korea and the united states are among popular destinations. thailand has topped the list staff in this bangkok hotel and looking forward to welcoming back

chinese tourists. 5000000 are expected this year and i can hear the in the home on a hack. our chinese visitors are vital for the tourism industry throughout the country. they not only spend money in bangkok, but they usually travel nationwide. china's borders with hong kong have also been reopened. these passages are among the 1st to cross without needing to isolate at a government facility. this weekend also must the beginning of to noon. the travel period leading up to noon and new year. chinese railway department expect 2000000000 trips to be made over the next few weeks, many by migrant workers who are unable to travel, harming previous years to strict 0 curve in policy. but widespread covered 19 infections have prompted the government to issue guidelines cautioning against spreading the virus in rural areas. governments abroad have also raised concerns

with more than a dozen countries, including the united kingdom, france and australia, imposing restrictions on passages from china. punk, they says he'll steer clear of those countries for now and is just relieved that china's days of global isolation seem to be ending. katrina, you al serra, beijing, or thailand is one of the most popular destinations for chinese tourists. the government bird has introduced new rules. all international travelers will now have to show proof of vaccination. tony chang reports from bangkok here in bangkok, chains how the hanging lance to celebrate the lunar new year in 2 weeks time. if the truth be, tell, they're a bit more concerned about a date, a little closer. monday, the 9th of genuine chinese tourists, able to return to thailand after restrictions were lifted when they arrived. they'll only have to show a vaccine certificate with few of the restrictions that have been placed on them going to other places as old tourists will now have to do. the ty,

government knows they are vitally important for the revival of that terrorist industry which makes up 25 percent of the time economy. they're hoping that their goal of 20000000 arrivals this year will impart be boosted by these new arrivals from china. that there is some trepidation, those who aren't directly involved in the tourist industry. concerns with the spread of coven infections within china. a new barian could emerge. and remember, the coven 19 was 1st seen outside china? here in thailand that said their importance to the economy and to the post coven. 19 revival is faithful. and many people will be hoping that brings a prosperous and happy new year. john john is an associate professor of political science at the national university of singapore. he thinks that china is entering a phase of uncertainty when i'm trying to territory right now. i don't think what we've seen as large country

a country with as larger population workforce. that as important to the global economy open up so quickly without the sort of adequate hospital facilities, medical facilities, and others in place. we've seen australia, new zealand thing, we're open up an after a period of closure. but they were, they took the time to really prepare. and the chinese case that doesn't seem to be quite where they are at. so it's a major social experiment to put it that way. it's a big bet that the chinese authorities are take notice with their own colonies, but with the world economy, there is a charge that if the chinese workforce gets really thick and it slows down, there could be growth. it could potentially lead to supply chain problems that we've seen before. it could potentially lead to slow down in the world economy just as we're trying to get over the hump, with inflation and so on and so forth. so certainly this opening up the strategy, create love uncertainty for the world economy. the official line that's been put

out by, by the, by so why is that the current strains are more infectious, but they're less severe. they lead to less hospitalizations and stuff. so it is more easier to sort of accountant manage a cup where manage but whether that is actually the case, i mean we've heard all these report, an official, of course, coming out from beijing and other cities that hospitals are struggling more full crematory awful. so that might suggest that the issues are far more serious than the authorities are letting on. in the chinese city of john chain workers, a factory that produces antigen kits for coven 19, have been protesting that accusing the pharmaceutical company as i bio of not paying salaries of firing several employees. violence erupted when the police tried to disperse the demonstrators. so to get beneath this parliamentary elections has ended opposition. parties were on the ballot for the 1st time since 2015. they were banned from the previous vote. in 2019 that led to violent protest against

president patrice palo alto sirus, ahmed address reports now from cotton. this is the 1st time since 2019, but the opposition is back on the balance, which is significant. the government needs said the opposite should meet that the country needs that 4 piece will conduct of this election. and of course, the aftermath of the coloring process for the selection. secondly, women have been allocated nearly a quarter of the seats in the 109 parliament. and then the 3rd and most important for the opposition, especially they need representation in parliament in order for their candidate to qualify for the presidential elections. the electro know states that candidate running for president must be endorsed by a member of parliament and may as unless they have a presentation in parliament that will be very, very difficult for them to sort of get there into the race for president. now basically what's happened in the last few minutes and lecturing how formally and as

you can see here, this lady came with our sons. i've been directed to another pointing station because for them officially pulling has close in this particular pulling station. i seen many others of the more than a dozen pulling boots that are in this particular pulling centers. what is going to happen now? the electoral officials will empty. the ballad walks and then start the counting process. when they start counting over here, members or representatives or political parties who will be watching closely, to see how the counting process will be done. and as soon as they finish accounting process. as soon as they finish the counting process, then they will try to tabulate the results of the election on a board that they erected. it's a temporary board by the way, if the camera ponds, that way you see a list of 75 or 6 political parties listed there. so that is where the

number of votes for each of the political parties will be tabulated for this particular center. in israel, thousands of people protested against proposals to strip the supreme court of its powers to overturn laws most on in the connected correspondence run. con reports from west jerusalem on why the changes are so controversial. if israel's new government has its way this building could, how's a far less powerful supreme court potential changes announced by the justice minister would enable parliament over all the court decisions. reversing a decades old system of checks and balances. as benjamin netanyahu returns to powers prime minister, he faces 3 court cases involving charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. changes to the legal system were a major amount of right when politicians who back netanyahu and that sparked anger and protests. we're accept fully the elections that took place a few weeks ago. but then what happens with the new government is that,

that they really create a major and significant danger. do israel's existence of democracy with the extremist, the extremity that are there in the government? we see with all the intention of putting forward legislation that will lay ruin village, the judicial system, the potential changes are unpopular in televi. the city has long been seen as a center of liberal cold in israel. and now thousands of people began to protest waitlist. so we came here to protest against the geisha of the israel, the democracy. we see a process where the rights of the people will be over time consumed by this, your chronic government. and we want to avoid that. but it's not just by internal israel politics. the supreme court has also ruled on the legality of settlements. the occupied west bank, which were legal under international law. but with this government being backed by

extreme right in parties, it's unlikely the demonstrations will have the impact, the purchasers hope. for now, it's being discussed in a parliamentary committee, if and when it gets the cadets it parliamentary floor for vote at its past, it will be a significant erosion of a system of checks and balances on this right when government emron con our dessert, west ruthless ukraine has dismissed russian claims that hundreds of its soldiers were killed in an overnight strike. a school was damaged in the attack in the eastern city of clamor tours, but ukraine's military says that no one was killed. local people said that windows were blown out of buildings, but there was nothing notable about the attack. calhoun, reuben, there was an explosion and then another, a series of explosion in one made the windows shake. really, there's nothing else to tell you. just a normal day. i just went back to sleep. i thought about what to do next,

but i just went back to bed. japanese forces have conducted the joint military drill with the u. s. the u. k. and australia. it's the 1st time that british and australian troops have taken part in the annual exercise. japan recently began its biggest military build up in decades. this tension with north korea rises that been further demonstrations against the expansion of a coal mine and western germany. the village of lute slough is due to be demolished, so that coal deposits underneath it could be dug up. confrontations turn violent last week as police coordinated off. germany had planned to stop using coal by the year 2030. but it's rethinking its energy policy after the war in ukraine disrupted gas supplies, steadfast reports. the mine is about to be expanded because the government says they need this call. this is like night, round call. it's the most polluting coal that exists and a promise to face out is called by 2030, but they say because of the war and ukraine and the energy crisis and the

dependency on russian energy sources. the government says we need this cold. well, activists are against this, they have been barricading themselves and this is the last remaining village luther right, it's a small village. the villages themselves have left, but the activists have built a village themselves. they have been living there for nearly 2 years and they're not willing to go so they're defending themselves to digging themselves in. they have not much time left. they are preparing themselves for confrontation with the police. and they say, we are not going anywhere. tremendous area groups say that thousands of displaced people living in camps in northwest and syria are in need of assistance. the cold weather, poor infrastructure, and the lack of basic facilities will increase the risk of disease. mohammed johnson, eddie is a b l. i tuned campus live mcwilliams at the karen y, as in nancy haynes, im liam at winters prolonging the suffering of syrians living in camps for

displaced people all over night. rain caused damage here. as you can see, the tensor and push shape. the wet weather is also made it difficult for people to move around easily. my mom with me now is one of the cam resonance to explain the situation. la la la ledger toya, who have been suffering since the beginning of winter. our 10th us flood, it took a long time to get rid of the water and clear the space for the children to sleep. while we spent the entire met in these miserable conditions a little every time it rains or 10th is flooded somewhat of no energy left. only god can help us now. oh, let me die! gammon say by then who now there are more than 1600 camps like this in northern syria. they located outside the cities of rural areas and they're not equipped for these conditions. there's no drainage system, they're drinking water or electricity. more than 2000000 displays, people live like this, suffering year after year again, if he was to say, well, got a weather update, maxed here on al jazeera, been planting the seeds of hope,

young people and bob weep, a turning to the soil as they struggled to find jobs and awe joyous soldiers arrived home an ivory coast will tell you how they avoided serving a long jail term. and molly, ah hello, that seems a very unsettled whether across parts of the middle east, with flooding in places like saudi arabia and is more of that to come particularly across north eastern areas. we're going to see that rain pull across into q, weights and iraq with wintery weather coming into western areas of iran. now we could see some of that rain edging further south as we go into tuesday for places like a call from showers, possibly on tuesday. the temperature dipping down slightly below the average. it is going to feel a little bit colder here. now we moved to north africa. we've got wet weather

clinging to the edges faces like libya as well as egypt. the winds, however, pick up as you can see on tuesday and it's a windy picture for nigeria. we have got some warnings out here in the cold the, to the west in countries like mauritania. temperature is slightly below the average when warnings out as well for somalia wet weather for eastern areas, we could see some flooding in places like zambia as well as in bob way with us. torrential downpours offset to continue over the next few days. and the rain continues to fall across madagascar heavy rain as well on the way there, but it's largely clear for much of what swanner and south africa johannesburg will see the temperature pick up with more in the way of sunshine. ah, and talk to al jazeera, we also do believe that women of afghanistan was somehow abandoned by the international community. we listen, we have

a huge price for the war against terrorism. as going on in some money. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on al jazeera holding the powerful to account. as we examined the u. s. each row in the world on al jazeera lou. ah, hello again. this is al jazeera. let's remind you of the my nears this out of the navy. 3 is china has reopened its borders lifting cove at 19 restrictions on all travelers. rail services between hong kong and the mainland have resumed. passengers are required to show a negative test result. so to have been ins,

parliamentary election has ended opposition. parties were on the ballot to the 1st time since 2015 vote is being seen as a crucial test for opposition. forces ahead of the presidential election and 2016 thousands of people in israel have protested televi against the u. right when governmental, it's plans to overhaul the judicial system. they say the changes threatened democracy and freedoms. hundreds of protest as marched through the us border city of el paso in texas. i had a visit on sunday by president biden. it comes days after he announced measures to reduce a surgeon, arrivals out the seldom bought up. the new rules deny people from cuba, nicaragua, haiti, and venezuela, a chance to apply for asylum if they enter the us illegally. galen, any puzzle you to get, not all of us bad people and most of us came here to find a future for our children. now all of us came here to do bad things. i'm

a family man and i came here to work and provide a better future for my daughters aliya summer goals. government says that there'll be 3 days of national mourning for people killed in a bus crash. 40 people died after 2 buses collided in the town of catherine other passengers. many of them were injured. the government also announced that a special council we'll meet on monday to discuss ways to improve road safety. 46 soldiers from ivory coast accused by molly of being mercenaries have returned home . the group was pardoned on friday, 6 months after being detained. the soldiers arrest sparked a diplomatic dispute between the 2 countries. finter modern reports ah, celebrations in abidjan after months of uncertainty. these ivory co soldiers were facing decades in a prison in mali. but a pardon from the country's military government allowed them to return home the bell. i'm unless you i worry coast molly. it's not the same thing. was very high. i'm home now and i'm very happy. oh no. he was arrested on 30 bits

a day. were the lead. we cried, we fostered, we prayed, and finally, god has answered us. i mean, joy, voice fail me might not be at present. allison water was there to greet them. the fate of the soldiers was at the center of month of diplomatic wrangling. the incident created a rift between the 2 countries, but water may clear. he wants to put it behind them. yellow, they're good. i would like you to know that ivory coast will continue to offer support to all brother countries, african and others who need to evolve towards peace. as of often said without peace, there is nothing important for a nation. peace is essential and you went to bring peace to molly, and i strongly hope that this brother country will find peace once more. the troops were arrested in july. they were accused of being mercenary and put on trial ivory coast that they were part of a united nations peacekeeping mission. but the un says they work for

a company contracted by the peacekeepers, rather than directly as part of the mission. un forces have been deployed the region for years as armed groups, threats, stability. but molly has been increasingly isolated since colonel simi going to seize power in military coup 2 years ago. the military government at miss deadlines for organizing elections and block you enforces for investigating lead violations of human rights. but the return of the soldiers was framed as a gesture of goodwill to the region. a possible find that molly may be ready to re engage with the international community. benton monahan, al jazeera gunman in nigeria have abducted several passengers at a train station. it happened, an endo stay to the south on saturday. police say that several people were hurt. so the kids up has fired shots randomly into the air with the struggling economy at high unemployment, most people ins above we believe to be working informally. now some young graduates

who can't find jobs a turning to falling. however, toss the reports from among the district. unicorn corporal has a master's degree in international trade law, but finding a job in zimbabwe is difficult. so in 2018, he became a farmer. and now employes several people. the 30 year old is one part of a new generation of educated youths who worked the land to create livelihoods. but navigating the country's farming industry isn't easy. the biggest challenge we've got is an issue for finance or capital. and for even young people to be able to walk into a bank, you've got no collateral. you've got probably no history or you've got no studied line to tell how valuable your business or your idea is. and also even the access to, to lent the state some banks and the private sector help finance farmers. but many

say they can't get the help they need to get started. this country has a lot of fertile land, but since landra fallen when commercial farms were seized from white and given to black, some barbarians, some of that land is not being fully utilized. more young people here say they can help increase productivity in another part of the country, valerie mozilla and her husband are preparing to export watermelons to the middle east, zimbabwe. strategically located because most of this product read getting it from australia in brazil. zimbabwe is just $21.00 to $28.00 days to dubai. whereas when you look at brazil, they're looking at over 35 days on water. old infrastructure, electricity shortages and, and inflation rate of more than 200 percent. are some of the factors holding back the borrowers? farmers, it really depends on the performance of the economy, whether these are going to be successful. it really depends on the performance of

economist input economy improves. so the profit prospects are from us. valerie believes farming could be one solution to the countries unemployment problem, but young people say for that to work, they must have access to the resources they need to thrive. had him a tighter al jazeera or a monte district, zimbabwe. people in the u. s. state of california are cleaning up potted days of storms, many a bracing for more severe weather, which is expected to sweep northern regions in the coming days. alexander buyers reports dominic kings restaurant would normally be full of dinars, enjoying food, an ocean views, but not any more. the village of capital, it was among the worst to be hit by last week's storm. it stirred up some of the biggest swells in years waves as high as 7 meters tore up historic piers and damaged homes and businesses. it's our family restaurant, you know,

we've had it for like a decade. it definitely places where we've had a lot of good memories. it's more than just a business. so it's, it's really hard to see it kind of in the state that it is. utility companies are working to restore power to tens of thousands of people. california's governor declared a state of emergency to help with the clean up, but the damage bill is in the millions for they're reasonably feeling just traumatized. i mean it's, it's, it's emotional as our community. we know that, that when you look around at the wreckage, there with the rebuilding looks like in an arduous process. the storm was powered by 2 phenomena, a large airborne stream of moisture called an atmospheric river and a hurricane force system known as a bomb cyclone. for 2 days it battered the region with fierce winds and torrential

rains. we actually witness the appear, go down, and it was not only your sight to see, but to hear it, to hear the pylons wrapping against each other. and the destructive force of the water was just incredible. and now to come the day after and to see it works like a war zone. he, it's the 3rd storm like this to hit california in a week. researchers say climate change is making them worse and more frequent. the severe weather has killed several people since new years. and as communities try to pick up the pieces, there's no reprieve just yet. to back to back storms are barreling in from the pacific. and more than 15000000 californians remain under flood watch. alexander buyers al jazeera record breaking rainfall in western australia, has flooded towns and cut off communities. hundreds of people from those

communities have been rescued. an extreme weather system brought heavy rain to the kimberly region of scenario more than twice the size of the united kingdom. recovery operations are expected to take lumps. people in the kimberly are experiencing a one in 100 year flood event. the worst flooding western australia has had in its history the situation it continues to change and is proving to be extremely challenging for residents in the region. again, we're asking people to postpone any non essential travel to the kimberly region australia as pricing for an economic slowdown. as interest rates continue to rise times a tough but tourism is staging. a revival at a festival there simply is rocking on the spot a difficult few years. wayne hay reports you've got to follow that dream. wherever that dream may lead. elvis presley once crooned for many impersonate is of the king of rock'n'roll. that dream leads to the small australian town of pox.

o for a few days every year. people of all ages from all around the world come here slow for them. the annual pox elvis festival is australia's grace lands. after 2 years of doing nothing. and you know, us entertain as being in home. it's great to be back out again in the parks is buzzing. it's great for the economy for parks and just great. see everything back up and running again. this is the 30th edition of the event which is returned after 2 years of pandemic disruptions. $25000.00 visitors are in town, providing the local economy with the boost of around $15000000.00. the heavy everything back in full swing after 3 years address 2 years of covered and to have it back in full swing is so important for the emotional benefits to the community. not only to help it recover from a difficult few years,

but also to prepare for what lies ahead. consumer confidence is falling in australia as interest rates rise. so 2023 is expected to be tough. i played a challenge for a lot of a small communities and our businesses. i was saying funny businesses closed out and did i fall by the way? so, you know, during those drawing times i for now those worries have been set aside as 1000 channel to change. it is the atmosphere, the people you every pub, cobb shop, shop. i and i, they dress up they, they may stores. everyone gets in the spirit of the festival. elvis presley also sang about satisfying his soul by having a party. and that's exactly what this festival is all about. wayne, hey al jazeera ah.