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russian forces intensify their assault on the eastern ukrainian town of solider. we'll have the latest on the fighting. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera alive from doha. also coming up, china responds to south korea and japan's cove at 19 curbs on its travellers by suspending short term phases for their nationals, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. his 1st legislative move reviving a law that discriminates against palestinians and on the men to find out why scientists say the hole in the ozone layer is shrinking. ah, fighting in ukraine stone bass region is intensifying. the british defense ministry says it appears. russia has taken control of much of the salt mining town of

solider. ukraine's military has been fading off attacks near the town for 4 days. it's near bar look where troops on both sides have suffered. heavy losses shall strap it has more from cave. but it's very difficult, as you can imagine, to verify these kind of claims. what we do know though is that solider is a huge strategic importance as part of a wider assault by russian forces on the town of bachman. solider is around 20 kilometers north east of bok. moot, a small mining town used to have a population of around $10000.00. we've seen video evidence of face battles ongoing . there certainly the u. k. defense ministry saying they think it's likely that russian forces have taken control of most of that town. last night we heard from president zalinski saying that so ukrainian forces in his words,

at one more time in, in solid are again pointing to the importance of moods to the south. we also know though that this town has been contested for months now largely been hit by heavy artillery from the russians. but we knew we do know now that according to military analysts, and these intelligence reports that the fighting seems to be very heavy. and in the streets, indeed, the witnesses quoted on some of the agencies who managed to escape the town describing having to move back street by street as tanks moved in interestingly as well. there are reports that heavy contingents of the wagner group, this private mercenary group, whose leader guinea pri, gozine, is very close to vladimir putin list to saying that the wagner group are making up a large number of russian forties fighting for full solid. and again,

interestingly, on the wires, there has been a statement made picked up by social media or from social media by pre g, as in he actually saying that the fighting, the insult dog is ongoing as a say. the reason why this is important is because solely dog is to the northeast of fox route, and we know that there has been months of fighting for control of the town of buff moot, the town that has been given the nickname, a meat grinder. we know that russian forces are to the east of moot, arguably some people are saying actually in the town in the east, and there's also heavy fighting to the south east of buff moot as they try and push north. and move is important because if russia took full control of that town, then it would potentially give them an easier route to the 2 largest towns still in full ukrainian control. in the net screech in the towns of kramer tools can sylvia

and can in the, in recent days, we've seen increasing shelling of unspecified targets artillery shilling by the russians of the town of cremmit tools as well. so yeah, all indications would suggest face fighting for the control of the town of solid are all part of this plan by the russians to take control of buff moot, but so far the ukrainians holding the bag. let's take a closer look at the wagner group. the private russian paramilitary force was founded in 2014 optimal sco took over an ex crime in the group is founded by russian businessmen, guinea progression who is close to prison, lead me person. he has a catering business end with called putin's shift. the wagner group recruited russian prisoners defiance and ukraine, promising they will be free men when they return. if they survive the war. ah. but china

has taken its 1st, we're tele tree steps against countries imposing covered 19 curbs on its travelers . it suspended short term vases for south korean and japanese citizens measuring seas entry restrictions to chinese travelers. discriminatory drone bon ginger, pat. regrettably, a few countries still disregard science and perfect and their own corporate situation. their imposing discriminated entry, restrictions on china, china family reject these and will take reciprocal measures what we call and relevant countries. we can best be measured effects in science and to take proportionate measures. we took the south korean government strength and quarantine measures for travelers arriving from china are based on scientific and objective grounds. the government has been transparently sharing relevant information with the international community and has continued to communicate with china through diplomatic channels. when training, you reports from beijing,

this could go further in the future, beyond south korea and japan. but so far this is really going to have a significant impact on all parties involved to south korea and japan. china is a top trading partner and south korea and japan. both have many businesses operating here that they will not be able to attend to in person. and that's going to hurt those businesses. and for china itself, it's no doubt going to impact china's origins. bottom line, but the reason that china has decided to go forward with this is that south korea and japan have, among other countries in the world, the strictest measures employers on chinese travelers. coming here, coming from here to those countries for south korea and japan, they require that chinese passengers take not one but to curve a test one before arrival, and one on arrival. and if people are found positive woodcarver 1900, they are required to take 7 days of quarantine at their own expense. and both governments have also also their own airlines not to expand flights from china. now

the background through all of this is out on sunday, china began eating it's border restrictions opening up to the world. so that means that while carbon 1900 tests are still required to people coming in to china, mandatory quarantine at a government facility is not. and this has seen a surgeon booking from chinese travelers going all over the world. and countries around the world have responded really in 2 ways, like one for example, it like thailand, they are extremely happy to welcome as many chinese tours as possible. but on the other hand, a growing list of countries are very wary. saudi arabia is removing all kinds of 19 restrictions for the harsh pilgrimage this year. it's welcoming back pre pandemic numbers of visitors to the holy side. the pilgrimage usually draws more than 2000000 people, a cheer to the city of mecca, and 2020. the numbers were limited to just 1000 people from inside the kingdom. and last year, only 1000000 foreign pilgrims were allowed in college. but taffy is

a professor at alfonso university. he says this year could see more than 2000000 people make the pilgrimage. for one year, at least, there was you ah 2020 a little bit. with 60600000. last year it came up to close to 1000000. so this year may go back to the 2019. it was about 2 and a half 1000000. a height, so that's a huge increase and a lot of 32 millions of had use who are looking forward to this 199 opportunity. so we show that now there is no age restriction. during the last few years, it was between 18 and 60. now there is no interest extra so shipping can also

senior people can priscilla's president has criticized the army for not doing enough to stop supporters of his predecessor, from storming the nation's seats of power. within our seo, like the silver accused, the generals of not standing up to the protesters who were allowed to camp outside the military headquarters and priscilla. the president made the comments during a meeting with governors where he promised to punish those responsible for sundays attack. at least 1500 people have been arrested so far. everyone here is aware of the amount of people that were tortured for not agreeing with the military regime. and now the people are freely calling for a crew in front of the military headquarters. and none of them have done anything, no general stood up to say, this can't happen. it's forbidden to ask for that. it gives the impression that there were people who liked it with the people were calling for a qu,

and priscilla largest city sal. paula's thousands of people rallied in defense of democracy and to show their anger at sunday's attack. l. latin america editor sir newman, was there the 1st public response to a very public attempt to undermine brazil's democratic institutions. many thousands of people gathered in. so paolo, the country's most populous city, to repudiate sunday's assault on the presidential palace supreme court, and congress buildings in the capital, brazil. yet like almost every one here, eliana blames former president jane bull. so nato, whom she believes was the mastermind of the attack that day. he must be jailed for all the things he's done in this country. he promoted militia thieves the text on the amazon black gays, and now this, we won't let the specious pass. never again. earlier police detained him,

began questioning more than $1500.00 rubles sonata activists suspected of taking part in the assault. the camp did set up months earlier, just a kilometers from the presidential palace has been demolish. they'd echoed bull scenarios, unfounded claims that a literal fraud stole his re election last year or, or gilbreth of all, the justice minister says the culprits were hoping to inspire a nation wide revolt, but failed in their attempt to overthrow president lula. the seal that had been sworn in just a week earlier, most of them is all due, copied all about us a little. we witnessed a brazilian version of the u. s. capital building attack, but with 2 differences. first, no one died. and secondly, we have more people under arrest here than in the u. s. and very quickly, the investigation into financed and lead the rage is just beginning i bought as our products yesterday. we believe many big business interests paid for the buses to bring those coo mongers to priscilla and set up camps. those businessmen need to be

investigated, punished o demonstrators here also wanted to show that the president is not alone. they are thinking that game of neighborhood really, really imprisoned with mattel. they're also saying that they will not tolerate in an estate or any of those people was already been written there calling terrorism numbers. but that does this happen if this isn't for example, there's no possibility of extra guiding the former president fernando from the united states where he is right now because he hasn't been charged with anything, at least not yet. whether the newly installed president of latin america's largest democracy will be strengthened or weakened by the m as of entered attack is still far from clear lucy and newman al jazeera. so paolo and the biden administration is facing pressure from within his own party to expel jaya ballston. our. the form

of brazilian president has been in florida for 2 weeks. he was taken to hospital with abdominal pain on monday. it's reportedly related to a near fatal stepping. he suffered during the 2018 election campaign, although both center has denied and citing sundays attack on brazil's congress. some u. s. democrats wants his diplomatic visa revoked. if someone insured the united states on an atheist, which is essentially a diplomatic visa or a foreign diplomats, or has it states ah, in e visa holder, ah, if an abs holder is no longer engaged, an official business on behalf of their government. it is incumbent on that diesel older, to depart us, or to request a change to another immigration status within 30 days. at least 17 people have been killed in peru in the latest demonstrations demanding the resignation of president

inequality. security forces confronted crowds as they tried to overrun an airport in the southern city of holy aka marianna, sanchez has more from lima ah, security forces confront protesters in the southern region of who knew it. the other men says, nearly 9000 demonstrators using homemade weapons and explosives, try to overrun the airport in the city of hulu. aka, security forces responded with live ammunition. it's the deadliest day in more than one month of violence across may do what are we camera? i was holding my camera with a police officer asked me to kneel while pointing a gun at me. then i heard a shot and felt my foot blocked. then i felt a cramp. i took 4 steps. i fell on the floor because i couldn't walk, official se ambulances were prevented from moving freely. a doctor was killed while assisting the wounded. and a 17 year old girl was shot and killed in the crossfire. hospitals, her overflowing with some of the wounded in critical condition. if we go,

i want to call the central government. how can we have so many? did people? tens of thousands of people have marched to demand. the resignation of president, dean of a lot of the markets have been looted. rhodes clocked in 25 provinces, are on strike. some of the victims were bystanders kit. i stray bullets are coming on the bike. he was out walking his friend lives near by and they went for a walk and then as far as we know, a bullet hit him, ah, the government blames former precedent is august the year for the month long unrest . you know, it won't be as well. they, they sent me people who announced accrued a tough from the same golden palace who's unduly coordinating these mobilizations to seek impunity and to achieve what they didn't know how to achieve or were not allowed to achieve in defense of democracy. also the answer is in jail, a steel was ousted in december after he tried to shut down congress an arrest. the

prosecutor investigating him for a legit, corruption. with the violin spiraling, some members of parliament say they are unlikely to give the cabinet a vote of confidence on tuesday for either deepening the crisis. the government has promised to restore peace, but many peruvians are unsatisfied. and they say they will take their demonstrations to the capital to demand that precedent. deed, i will learn this step down and new elections be held immediately in us. i'm just i'll just eda ema are still ahead on al jazeera, the voodoo festival. and beneath the place widely considered to be the birthplace of the ancient ritual. ah, here's your weather report in a minute 15. great to see. let's kick this one off in japan and no real see effect

snow in the forecast, at least very little is because the winds are shifting around. we've got a warm pool of air here, so we just don't have the ingredients to triggered that c and do snow. now for china's temperature is running well above average from the yellow to the gang c to the pearl river valley. woo hon. at 18. that's 10 above where you should be for this sub, your cold snap orleans fog warnings starting to be listed across northern areas of india. so by a large across the country, fairly settle condition. so let me take it to pakistan. we've got what, whether leaking into blue, just stand province, some snow for k p k province. and that same system dropped about $5.00 to $10.00 centimeters of snow from herat to cobble. now for the middle east, much calmer conditions were dry enough, but now the big story is those winds are picking up through the gulf. so let's go into a closer look here. i think places like bahrain, especially for us, your in cats are doha. when gus on wednesdays, certainly looking at the possibility of seen 50 kilometers per hour in time for

western saudi arabia, temperatures are starting to come up in jetta at $28.00 degrees, which is where you should be for this out of the year. that's it's half shut. of your weather, we'll see you soon. take care. ah! harmful pathogens are increasingly affecting our lives with terrible consequences. a new documentary asks whether we've learned any lessons in the h. i. v. epidemic in the fight against coven 19. how we ignore the global serve to put profits before people, and it won't cost ah, time of pundits. arnold lou

ah, you're watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories. the sour fighting in ukraine's dumbass region is intensifying. the british defense ministry says it appears. russia has taken control of much of the salt mining town of solider. ukraine's military has been feeding off attacks near the town for 4 days. it's near bought more twin troops on both sides have suffered heavy losses. with china has suspended short term basis for south koreans and japanese. it's in response to covered 19 curbs imposed on chinese travelers. beijing describes the mission as discriminatory and not based on science. at least 17 people have been killed in southern perjury. anti government protest demanding the release form of president pedro castillo. most of the deaths occurred as people tried to over on an airport.

in the city of uli aka of the israeli parliament has begun voting on reviving a law, which gives settlers access to civilian law and discriminates against palestinians who can only face military courts. devoid marks the 1st legislative move since prime minister benjamin netanyahu took office last month in brun, can't join us live now from western chrislynn. then rug. how big of an impact is this actually going to have if it is indeed voted in well, it will definitely be voted in. this is very much a procedural law that happens every 5 years. now, what it does is, allows is ray citizens to have the same rights as rings. citizens will live in illegal settlements under international law in the occupied west by allows those citizens of the exact same rights as people living in israel itself. for example, you can get driver's license as you can,

you have medical access to medical facilities. that kind of thing was also a criminal justice element to all of this as well. it basically means that i give actively, as israeli living in the occupied west fight. you're still living on the israeli law now it's gone to its 1st reading. it will go to a 2nd to go to a 3rd. that's fairly standard for all or is really laws that get passed. but like i say there's no danger of this not being passed because if it wasn't passed, then it would be a huge story cuz it good, effectively be abandoning all of those are israelis who are living in the occupied at west bank. and that would never happen sometimes though the law has been used to test the popularity of a government and it gone to a 3rd reading and then it hasn't been voted on. but it is always pretty much voted in, as we've seen since the occupation began. now if you're palestinian, on the other hand, you come under a completely different set of laws. you come under israeli military laws because he, israel is clearly the, occupies all the west. fact that's a different justice system. so it's very discriminatory. a lot of international

organizations call this 2 tier system, apartheid word we've heard a lot, but the, the law like you say is going to the 1st reading. you'll go to a 2nd and then i'll go to a 3rd. that's fairly standard for all of the laws are passed in israel, but there's no danger of it not being passed. okay, thank you so much for the update is emron can for us from wisc, jerusalem police and germany of removing climate activists have gathered near an open cut mind in the western village of who it's her off thousands of climate activist forms formed human chains and set up a citizen to stop the expansion plans la. earlier this week, police made repeated warnings for the protests as to leave the village there with her authors to to be demolished in order to expand a coal mine. as part of germany's plan to maintain coal supplies. while it reduces its dependence on russian gas and oil will sit vasa joins us now from the camp and still how much progress have police made in trying to remove these protesters.

while for louis says, police is clearly moving closer and closer to the village to look at that and i'll step out of the shut. so you can see what we are talking about. this is the village at that there is now at the center of an international climate protest. it's basically on the edge of one of the largest lick night brown coal mines here in germany. and the village has to be demolished. all legal battles have been lost by the climate groups, and you can see also on the village there is this banner, it says 1.5 degrees. that's the temperature. that, of course has been decided by that by iris climate or agreement. that would be the maximum temperature if that is really the aim of germany than this village should stay. so it's basically very symbolic for this climate movement. and they have been chaining themselves here on this road to make sure that the police couldn't get to the village. but as you can see,

a heavy equipment has been brought in by police. all kinds of bulldozers, cranes are that were active. it's very high up in polls and they also have been removed. police has basically brought in all kinds of experts like climbing experts, all kind of technical advisors to make sure that this whole operation, which they have described as very complex and dangerous, be done as peaceful and safe as possible. that's what the police has been aiming for. so far, protests have been carried away peacefully, one by one. so it needs a lot of peace people from police to do this kind of work and, but they're still standing here in the front of the village, the minus right over there. and it's already been expanding, and that's something that the active as t, i've been trying to stop, especially quite angry with the green party because the green part was on their side in the last couple of years. but the green party is now in government

struggling with the energy short to just struggling with the fact that germany is the funding has been depending on and to supplies from russia. so the green, minnesota basically decided for the expansion of this mine. okay, thank you. that's to us and for us from louis seraph, well, the ozone layer shields life on earth from dangerous radiation, it had been seriously damaged by pollution. but now scientists say it could soon make a recovery. since monahan has more an invisible barrier protecting us from the sun, decades of damage from pollution weekend the ozone layer. but now thanks to international action, it's finally on the mend ozone layer is on track to recover within 4 decades. in a new report you went back scientific panel, confirm that the phase out of nearly 99 percent of band ozone depleting substances has succeeded in safeguarding the ozone layer leading to notable recovery of the

ozone layer in the upper stratosphere, decrease human exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun, ultraviolet radiation can cause skin cancer and harm crops and marine life. the problem came with the development of what's known as c, f. c's, chemicals used and hundreds of products from refrigerators to hair spray. but when these chemicals enter the atmosphere, they damage the ozone. layer. an international treaty ban cfc in 1987, but progress wasn't always smooth. in 2018 scientists detected, arise and cfc emissions. they were traced to factories and china, soon after emission levels resumed their downward trend. the predictions are promising, but other challenges remain. i think that that those that could be a role model also for, for but when we tackle climate change. but it's actually that probably was quite restrictive because there were some substitutes away level for the says he of sees

which really destroyed this also they are nowadays the old the, the substitute and for, for the problem is that the climate change is that c o 2 cannot easily be substituted. the final whole layer of the antarctic are set to be healed by 2066. the rest of the world will be sooner around 2040 activists hope this success could prove a model for cooperation as the world faces. other challenges, like climate change. fenton monahan, al jazeera, you as president joe biden has declared an emergency in the sight of california, which is being battered by storms. tens of thousands have been ordered to leave their homes to, to survey a weather conditions. reynolds reports from santa cruz hillside gives way in northern california. as the state reels from the impact of powerful back to back storms. rain, wind, and high water have caused widespread damage. evacuations and several deaths.

35000000 californians are under a flood alert. tens of thousands are without power and others face flooding, mud slides, and the danger of falling trees. several major highways are blocked. a lot of run off a lot of dangerous flash flooding potential with a system. and there's also high winds. president joe biden has declared a state of emergency in parts of california, which will allow federal aid and resources to flow in more quickly. one of the worst hit areas was here in santa cruz, where as you could see behind me the historic capital a war was cutting to buy heavy sir. rivers also overflowed their banks and high winds caused severe damage in shops and home. the cost of the damage is still being counted, but it will certainly run into the 10s of millions of dollars. further south, near santa barbara, the upscale community of monte seato was evacuated,

the celebrity studded towns $10000.00 residents, include the duke and duchess of sussex. and oprah winfrey the flash flood situation is now the potential is therefore county wide flash flooding. and so please stay vigilant. in santa cruz county, 32000 people were evacuated when the swollen sand, lorenzo river spilled over its banks. at least a dozen people have died in the storms. maria could shiara barely escaped a similar fate. a huge branch, harpooned my roof, and i live in a small studio. so i have 2 kiddies, and we could have been killed. residents are frustrated by widespread road closures can't make it to work. it's like a, like a rat trying to get out of amaze.