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confrontation about co climate activists in germany trying to book demolition of a village to expand money. ah, no, i'm a club. this is out 0, live from day, also coming up protesting bangladesh, the opposition calling for the next general election to be held under a non partisan administration. it didn't easiest president expressed his regrets about a number of pos, human rights abuses, but rights group say an apologies, needed plus millions under severe weather warning in the us state of california. as a new pacific storm truck is more flooding. ah so then police and gym near a victim clamor doctorates from the small town of looks about. that's going to be
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turned into the open pit coal mine. a court has rejected the protesters requests to stay and police have started removing them at the moment. just simply standing by more than 1000 protesters have been come to lou thread since sunday steadfast than a join just now from the protest camper lutheran to stop. tell us what's happening now. protesters are they holding firm they are holding firm, but police has said definitely come in to the village of lit her right now. as you can see, they're already in the streets or where the houses of looters are standing there still. only a few houses that remain villages have left its village quite a while ago. but its been that occupied for the last 2 years by a climate activist saying this, a village should stay. it has become an international symbol or for the fight against climate change. because dozens of villages have been destroyed over the decades to make way for this mind, a gas while a mine, one of the largest licked night mines here in germany. and now let's
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a rat has to go as well. that's is the government's decision. and of course, climate activists are very much angry about this, so they, hauling up still here in these houses. they're inside and i'm going to have a look where they are or bay. some of them have, like build barricades inside the houses. they're very difficult to reach because of course is trying to stay away from police. and one of them here is said, dina hammett from a little at lifts. so the infection has started yet since this morning, the eviction has started and the police is crawling across the place. but we are prepared for this moment. we're prepared to stay safe in this moment. so we're actually squatting all the different structures and bits of that. and we're staying here because 280000000 tons of coal are still supposed to be extracted from the gods about our mine. we cannot stand that we cannot stand that people are dying from climate crisis right now. that's why we're here and who will stay. police has
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called is a very complex and dangerous operation. you're all very high up there. people really high up in the trees, like fan to 20 meters high. you can hear the voices slogans being a scant. it how dangerous if a situation? yes, of course the police is putting us into dangerous situations when they're escalating their operation, like they have been doing for the past days. we have seen them beating people, kicking people using pepper spray using a lot of violence. and we cannot like it's crazy. and the thing is, what's more crazy is the violence that is actually going from the, the emissions of the mind. we know that we're living in a crisis where people are being heard from heard from these emissions. we didn't need to understand that we need to understand that people, especially in the global south, are dying to day, from the emissions that are being made here. the climate crisis is being made here . and that's why we take on this or passions. that's why we put our bodies and everything that we got into the line of the police. the green party now or 2 in
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government right, says that after 78 years, there will be no more coal in germany. so the problem will be, oh, going away by itself, what do you say about that? sadly, the green party is selling false information. they're saying that they pulled her coal phase out 8 years earlier today or 2030. but what they're just doing is they're burning the same call. they would have burned until $38.00, just faster. so this is not what we expect from a green party. this is not we what we expect from any government in the crime crisis. so we have to take it into our own hands and stop call now. so little that we'll still be here tonight. you think or? i mean, you guys are still going to be here tonight. we're going to be here tonight. we're going to be here tomorrow, and little goddess, more alive than ever. thank you very much for joining us. so yes, there are still thousands up to a 1000, maybe a climate climate activist here in the village or but the lease is close again.
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they have come with a police force or from all over germany, or with heavy equipment to make away for the mine here next to the village of late so that i start thanks a lot of the time being we'll keep an eye on that situation. but with you as the day goes on, now tens of thousands of opposition supporters have gathered in the bangladesh capital. they want the government to conduct the next general election. under a non partisan co taker administration, bangladesh had introduced a non political temporary government system to hold for national elections in back mighty 90 of us after the overthrow of the previous military government. but then in 2014 the ruling, a whammy league suspended the system before that vote and changed the constitution despite mass protests coverage audrey has more now from dr. a massive gathering hair and not alternating taca off opposition party members. this was not the only place, though gatherings also in front of the national class pob and across other parts of
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the country. now this rally has been an ongoing movement. this particular day have been called by alliance of 32 different political parties, and alliance for democracy. moved men which wants to outs, but carn present got bend rather than turnkey demands among them as a formation of caretaker government during the next general election which is due in december. this year. they won the government, due devolved the parliament angry line immediately and to bring the fort prices under control. many other people from different walks of life have joined this opposition. rally then upset and fed up with the rise of essential goods for oil prices, high, high inflation that can't cope with the living any more for this is part of the demand of common people. now the political party said they'll keep on this movement till this government resigned and then declared caretaker government to run the
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election. now they also won the election commission to be reform and have a new one because they said the last 2 elections were unfair. there were rig and there's gunman is here by. 7 red rigged election, most of the political opposition leaders we spoke through here and the common people. they have the same wise. and they said it's time for the government to go and call for a neutral caretaker government to conduct the election. it appears the moon man is gonna continue till day some resolution. and the political crisis seems to have a new dimension in bangladesh right now. end, it is impressive. silica widow has expressed regret about a number of human rights violations committed in the past, where human rights groups say without his expression of regret, like other indonesian leaders before him, doesn't go far enough. widow promised his government would seek to restore the rights of victims, ban nan, me good and young tyranny with a clear mind in a sincere heart,
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i as the leader of this country admit that gross human rights violations have happened and several incidents we, they am and out of sympathy, i have a deep sympathy and empathy for the victims and their families. therefore firstly, the government and i are trying to rehabilitate the victim's rights fairly and wisely without neglecting efforts towards judicial resolution. when we did a list, had more than 10 violations that happened between the 900 sixty's in the early 2, thousands before his time in office. in the mid 1960 is more than half a 1000000 people were killed in organized attacks of suspected communist sympathizers. another 1000000 were jailed in 1998 dozens of student protests as armed activists were murdered and abducted during math. st. rallies that brought down the military leadership of his presidency halter. widow also acknowledged rights abuses in the eastern region of popular including an army and police operation that killed dozens of civilians in 2003. and then did his, his military long been accused of abuses and his fight against long running
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independence movements. police in the french capital say they've shot a man after he attacked several people with a knife. it happened in the busy garden, nor station in paris. several people have been injured. a suspect is now under arrest. rushing voices have stepped up their assault on a small assault mining town and east in ukraine, with the help of a group of mercenaries. the volcanic group is now claiming control over solid, our city center. the cave says that soldiers are holding out the fighting goes on for now. a russia has, again, that is again accusing the us of participating in the crime war about a 100 ukrainian soldiers are heading to the states to begin training on the patriot air missile defense system. the russian ambassador in washington says, america is trying to inflict as much damage as it can on russia. mike, hannah has more now from the white house. they wouldn't be drawn on the timeline, how long the training is going to take, or when exactly it is going to start. however,
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it is understood that groups of the cranium soldiers are already on their way. now . it must be understood as well that a hatred massage battery. 5 requires some 90 soldiers to man. so although the figure of $100.00 is being pushed around, it's likely to be higher than this for the battery to be continually operational. in other words, you wouldn't need to change the from 180. so this rather than one team of 90. so this training we now understand is going to be happening. as i said, the duration we don't know when exactly it's going to start. we don't know what it does appear to be is that the training will take place in oklahoma, in the fort. so army base, this is the home off the american field off hillary school. so that will be on the u. s. base in oklahoma. we understand we will hopefully get more details from the pentagon. peruse in battle,
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presidents is one of the confidence in congress. the source of the attorney general announced and investigation that tina brought a members of her government on genocide of murder charges, followed the most violent day since. unrest began in december after the arrest of for president patrick astir, or sanchez reports not from lima. inside a status, congress legislator shouted assassin a prime minister, pamela, as he entered the chamber to ask for a buddhist confidence, glen, i'm okay. well, we will see a soul you. we declare that the government remains solidly focused on its political action plan to pacify the country. we are not an authoritarian regime, nor do we oppose legitimate protests, but we have as a state, the obligation to safeguard the security of the majority of peruvian jodie. and that unless it democracy would be defended at any price, triggering anger among some opposition legislators as long as on the nozzle from $1.00 of these constant threats were mister auto roller. shameful. saying that what
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they've done is right. that is, that they recognized by the office of the massacres, that the peruvian people have suffered in these days, but that they will continue to do the same. we want to say it was a little mean utterly has offered help to the families of the victims as part of a strategy to pacify the country. but protesters are not satisfied with any of the government's attempts to quell the unrest. prime minister of bad lesson, the government wants to build bridges with protesting groups. they've sent high level commissions to several areas in the country, but he says people are not willing to sit down for dialogue with instead, in the aftermath of the deadliest thing of protests in a month long crisis, shattered families are left to mourn. their loved ones, is this i with the lives of a but my son is dennis. i am his father. he was 16 years old. oh,
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the un high commissioner for human rights. his urging bid was government to carry out a prompt and impartial investigation into the deaths of protesters and to hold those responsible to account awe. while many peruvians want the violence and destruction to stop. others said, the political crisis will only end with precedent. dina one, what this resignation? vienna sanchez. i just eda lima. so there are not 0 migration trade and climate change. dominic the north american liter solid and mexico and the birthplace of voodoo, celebrates the religions, reemergence joy and followers from around the world. ah. the
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while it's been 323 days since sydney last saw 30 degrees have one but whose county let's cofer whether we could reach 30 degrees coming up soon. okay, we got you in for 27 on thursday. we take a look at the 3 day forecast. i don't think you're going to do it. so by sunday it will be $326.00 days without 30 degrees. the record, by the way, is 329. so it's been quite a long period of time. got to talk about tropical ex tropical cyclone hale and what it did to the north island of new zealand, about 2 months worth of rain and 48 hours and gives been. so a state of emergency has been declared there after the philippines. you've just been down with the rain from sabu city to devour rain, still falling in this area. bit of it's circulation going on. so the rain has just parked itself over there. extreme flood advisories remain in effect. and then we got some rare rain falling at this time of the year. any way for southern vietnam
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and to southern cambodia as well. it's been what pitcher over the last few days. temperature is still running above average rate across china, but watch there has to end the weekend. we've got snow across the yangtze river valley, but back to the here and now now we'll see effects snow in the forecast for northern or western japan. the ingredients just start there for it. ah, with blue
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ah, you're watching out 0 or mind about top stories this. our police in germany are a victim climate i to wrists from a small village that's going to be turned into an open pit. coal mine, a quote, is rejected to protests as request to stay at please have started. removing them. tens of thousands of opposition to pauses of gathered in bangladesh is capital to protest against governments. they want the next general election to be held under a non partisan caretaker administration. and denise in president jacob widow do, has expressed regrets about rights abuses committed in the past. it includes kelly of more than half 1000000 people in the mid ninety's sixty's rights group say his
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was do not go far enough. the leaders of the us, canada, and mexico held wide ranging towards the north american leaders. summit trade, immigration, and drug trafficking are on their agenda, was chosen by reports from mexico city. they came together to discuss trade, economic integration, security, and migration. us president joe biden and prime minister just into door of canada, attended the north american leader summit in mexico city, whither host president and very manuel lucas o stressed, the importance of fighting humane solutions to cope with thousands of people trying to reach the united states. last, truly my social is not a roswell ring. social problem is, cannot be sold with coercion diva. we should attempt to discourage violence and immigration with our humanitarian approach of opportunities for the well being of everyone. total people are good by nature, folk, but circumstances sometimes lead people to take the part of antisocial behaviors.
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but again, we made enormous progress in am. biden said the united states is ready to work on solving the root causes of migration. we're trying to make it easier for people to get here, opening up the capacity to get here, but not have them go through that god awful process. we can do more than merely just make legal immigration more streamlined. but we could also do it by preventing people from wanting to have to leave. in the 1st place, natalie is from venezuela. she entered the united states illegally and is now living in a church in el paso, texas. their body, the president bided, gave us a mammoth deal and opened the door for us. yes, i don't know the way he closed it and now we're stuck in limbo. hundreds of thousands of facing the same uncertainty. there was lots of expectations that new announcements were going to be made. that would have an impact on the lives of the hundreds of thousands of migrants on both sides of the border. immigration advocate
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say that north american countries should do much more to solve the ongoing crisis. the 3 leaders also work to repair their differences over trade to door and locus, or rather have expressed concerns about job widens efforts to increase domestic manufacturing with his by american program. but the 3 found common ground on strengthening supply chains. and would you think that dependence on inputs from asia today we discussed how we can build reliable value chains on this continent for everything from critical minerals to electric vehicles to semiconductors. this is good for workers, good for consumers. good for communities across our country. together be we present the largest tweeting block in the world, accounting for roughly one 3rd of the global g d p. while these agreements remain, they all agreed that cooperation is essential. that is, i will see them. mexico city i'm is work is in the u. k. a press
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e on with their 2nd strike this wing with winter demanding higher pay is the cost of living source. nurses are also planning to walk off the job after what they called bitterly disappointing talks with the government. you k has experienced a wave of industrial action with record inflation and a full in the living standards. beijing is defended its decision to suspend short term visas to south korean and japanese citizens saying it was in retaliation to entry restrictions on china. it accused the countries of discrimination after the impose cove. 19 at 3 restrictions and sold suspended tourist visas. austria supreme court has dropped to terrorism case against a well known professor of egyptian origin. after an al jazeera documentary, finally taffy's was charged along with dozens of activists and november 2020 in january last year, the program, austria's operation luck, saw ed on al jazeera with heating the charges were based on false evidence and fabricated accusations i spoke to for you to have his he said it's
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a relief to be finally free, the burden the case. i feel much better. you know, it has been more than 2 years now. were i lived in a, in a kind of a limbo in a situation where i never knew what would the, the judges go ahead and, and really filed charges which i did not believe at any time at any point of time. but you know, i could also not believe that such a rate could happen and that these allegations would even have been raised by any kind of a prosecutor, the 1st place. so you never know in such a situation where an incredible amount of, of investigation has been made and baseless allegations were made to even allow for such a huge rate in the 1st place me alongside a 69 out of foster suspects. the how's the private houses and homes were rated at 5
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o'clock in the morning. our kids were traumatized. special forces broke through my window through my front door and my bank account was frozen. my assets are frozen. i was became basically as one of the most well known person that was affected. busy i became kind of the picture the, the public image of this operation and, and i was standing there, you know, in the title time of the pen damage were social networks did not play out anyways like a normal times and people were intimidated. and that was a very troublesome situation where it was even difficult for a lot of those people who were affected to so wise since our bank accounts were frozen, you could not even like, continue your normal life. some people lost the jobs i. after one year,
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i left the austria and went to the united states where i'm now a professor of international studies. and there are people who's, who's economic basis, we're like, destroyed. if you'd like to watch that documentary without a toughie, as you can find it at outlook, dot com forward slash alger welt. a pacific storm is continuing to batten, northern california, or a day off to flooding and mudslides threatened to displace thousands of people at least 16 have been killed since last week. rob rentals reports now from the city of santa cruz. the latest in a relentless series of storms battered the california coast on tuesday with waves in some places 7 meters tall. the storms have caused wide spread flooding. as 90 percent of the state's population was placed under a flash flood warning, in many places, water saturated hillsides have collapsed in dangerous mud slides. tens of thousands
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of people have been evacuated from communities all over the state. we were watching, other people are being evacuated and we just had no idea. it was just a shocker. and where we was just on believable, you know, seeing a water come in and then it just gushing. just like a river in sacramento, the state capitol utility cruise worked to restore power. high winds have toppled trees and power lines leaving more than 200000 people without electricity on tuesday. in santa cruz, the san lorenzo river, normally just a trickle of water became a muddy brown torrent beaches were piled high with debris. nearby enormous waves crashed against rocky cliffs in one spot tearing away part of a residential street. the storms have proved costly and deadly. people are been swept away in flood waters and killed by trees knocked over in high winds.
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california's emergency agency estimates the damage may exceed $1000000000.00 and it's not over the fact that we're not out of the woods. we expect these storms to continue, at least through the 18th of this month. we expect a minimum 3 more. busy these atmospheric rivers and different shapes and forms depending on different parts of the state. nearly half a meter of rain has fallen in some areas, forecasters say. downpours will continue on wednesday. rob reynolds al jazeera santa cruz california. the a golden globe awards returned to tv screens in the us after it was taken off her because of controversy about corruption and lack of diversity. austin, butler was named best actor in a drama for his role as elvis presley on an absence, cate blanchett, one best dramatic actress for her role in tall bunches of in a shed in one best company or musical. and the most prestigious prize its best
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motion picture drama, were won by steven spielberg's autobiographical film. the fable man's m b. c correspondent, gina kim is in beverly hills in california. the show took on a little bit of a hey, we know we're kind of coming up from the bottom tone. it was irreverent. it was edgy ah, but the night truly belong to steven spielberg. this is considered kind of the opening of the award season for hollywood and he to come the biggest prize of the night which was best drama for his film. the fable mens which is loosely based on his life. he also to come best director, best comedy, went to the band she's of in a sheer in, ah, which if you saw it is a very weird movie. and it was a kind of an under dog because the other weird movie in that category. everything everywhere, all at once, was supposed to win. but instead that film to comp top awards for its actors on the t v side because the golden globes does award that the top honors in both tv and
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films, genres are the best drama, went to house of the dragons, which is h. b as follow up to game of thrones. and comedy went to abbot elementary, which was already heading into to night with 5 nominations more than any other tv show it to come 3, including best comedy and to top acting prizes, celebrations, malcolm. the annual voodoo festival had been held and been in the practice continues to be stigmatized as oh, to address reports from the coastal tongue of widow. ah, for food worshippers is a ceremony like no other the music and dance, the color and the mysticism with a touch of rhetoric. susan middleton, an american view, the priestess ranks high in the hierarchy. i feel those spirits,
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many of them are associated with natural forces, like the elements water buyers burst to air. and lots of the things i mean is fascinating. she says, i really do need widely, but deliberately miss understood it is associated with diabolical forces. it's a cliche, largely driven by hollywood fit on, but it's a very deep spiritual tradition. that's ancient. all of our cars volley geez, originated in africa. so me so marvelously on ceremonials poacher. what many, many divinity who has its roots in west africa, with beneath considered its origin for where it's exported to the rest of the world by sleeves deacon from africa to work on plantations. and it's back in west africa that worshipers from all over the world gather to celebrate every year. we need to
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recognize religion in the ninety's of the year become a now because it has it as a mentor of the country. how to do an identity. this festival husband celebrated abrasion as a religion engine. religion followed by millions in been a republican. i'm really not reaches go into the food festival days of sacrifice and rituals that many find disturbing. but the voodoo supreme needa called the pontiff, disagrees safety news coons. it's colonized macos as fetish, but voodoo is not all about worshipping the dolls or blood letting it's not about magic. we do is a complete belief system that does a lot of good things. i didn't believe the religions of i.
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