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hello, this is in use our on al jazeera, 40 back people live in doha, coming up in the next 60 minutes. i renewed appeal from the united nations to the taliban to reverse this decision to limit the rights of women and girls in afghanistan, the un deputy secretary general has just wrapped up a 4 day visit to cobble. i mean mohammed will be joining us live this news. our also ahead at the u. s. designates the vitamin group as an international criminal organization for supplying mercenaries to russia will have reaction from moscow. ah, dozens of people injured in peru as police confronts protesters demanding the resignation of the presidents. and how a growing number of hooded cranes are being encouraged to spend the winter in south korea. ah,

thank you very much for joining as the united nation says, what is happening in afghanistan is a grave crisis for women's rights and a wake up call for the international community. it's raise the alarm about the taliban orders banning women from age groups and girls from high education that you ends highest ranking. female official has just wrapped up afford a visit to afghanistan. will be speaking to deputy secretary general amena mohammed shortly. but 1st this report from laura, can you the world news on this was the 1st high level meeting between the u. n and taliban since a rita power in afghanistan and the u. n. delegation by the organization's highest ranking woman deputy sector general amena mohammed, she held talks with acting foreign affairs minister, a mere con. we're talking top of the agenda, reversing restrictions on women's access to education and work. a ministry spokesman posted on twitter that they also discuss travel restrictions and

government officials and financial sanctions imposed by the international community . when the taliban took power in august 2021, washington froze almost $10000000000.00 in assets belonging to the afghans central bank. the economy shrunk by least 20 percent. the u. n says 9 of 10 households don't have enough to eat and use struggled to help of the taliban band. women working with charities. that bound has now been partially lifted and un delegate say, they're pleased with the progress last month when we're bound from attending university, they've all been banned from attending secondary education and some government jobs . the un delegation will be looking for progress on this issue to lore hon under theorem. while joining us now on the news our is, i mean a mohammed deputy secretary general of the united nation. she led the high level

delegation that met taliban authorities. and i've got to stand this week. thank you so much. deputy secretary general for being with us on al jazeera. what were you able to achieve on this mission? was it a successful one? i think we set out in the beginning to make sure we were going to engage with the taliban over these very grave issues. we also wanted to make sure that it was clear we were there in solid diety, with the women of afghanistan. and we wanted to create the momentum for that pathway to and i'm going to send that can join the international community. so those 3 issues, i think we did, i think we did them pretty well, but this is not just one step. it's several steps and a journey back to reality. right, specifically, has there been any progress made on the issue of women working for n jose and african women and girls being able to attend secondary school? yes, that has been some progress. some exemptions are being made to the edicts that have

covered the health sector. and i think that's because the international community, it's particularly the partners who are funding this. we're able to show the implications and the impact of your women to women's services, particularly childbirth getting food across, in very harsh when to conditions. not enough. that's just the very beginning. we've opened up a crack and we hope that through the reversals, we can eventually get to a stage where you neutralize those edicts and women a back in school and girls. and of course, in the workplace. oh, did you meet within the taliban leadership? and do they understand the gravity of the roles they've put in place? we met every one that was in 1st of all, the cabinets. we met ministers there. we met the foreign minister. we met the deputy prime minister. we met the minister that was in charge of refugees and returning. we went to the supreme leader. no, we did not meet the supreme leader that i think is a pretty close door to most. but we did meet the deputy governor in kandahar and the sure the sure the council that take these decisions and that interpret them.

and that is very important because as you know, it's at school assaults right now. what we're seeing is an abolition on education and workplace. so women's rights, but not what islam preaches. and it was very important to go in and try to have a conversation with them. and they, did you get a sense that when this taliban leadership there is, there is unity or division, perhaps when it comes to these volts have implemented? when you meet the taliban, there's a lot of hospitality. everyone is welcoming you at the same time. if you push enough buttons, you begin to see the ideology come through. what we did see was an understanding of all of them how important it was for girls rights and then women's rights and education. they all didn't have a they didn't push back on. that's what they said. was that ok, this is work in progress and they're going to come back to us. so they knew framing around which they would protect women. that would be accessing education and also the workplace. so i think that they understand. i was surprised,

but we saw from them a need and a want to be recognized. right. and that the humanitarian services were important. so i think you've got fractions. i think you've got the ones that afford leanings and even the ones that are holding onto the 13th century ideology. and i will ask you a bit more about this needs to be recognized that they have formulated. i wanted to to, to find out more about your meetings with them as a woman, a muslim woman. you were meeting with a taliban along with the head of you when women see my boy holes. did you find that that made a difference? having women in there to, to have that perhaps uncomfortable conversation for them about women's rights finishes. it was always very clear to me. i'm going in there as an opportunity to add the voices of women of afghanistan. we heard this some young women who said to us, we don't need your voice senior just to amplify ours. when you get, in essence,

we don't have that opportunity for going in the house. very focused on getting those messages across and getting into the room. it is always intimidating when you're facing people who do such things in this world is we don't expect. but i think, you know, focus on the issue and push it and we did and they didn't, in some cases, didn't accept it. and try to put you in your place, but i think we were strong enough to push back. the reason i ask is, because very often there's been criticism that all too often foreign delegation send men only teams will reinforce the taliban. conservative views of the world was the decision to send you a muslim woman to lead this delegation on the basis of representation or likelihood of progress. no, i think you find yourself a muslim woman at the helm of affairs in the united nations. and it so happens that there's a delegation of work that you do in that. and the top diplomat goes out there being, unless the woman i think was a plus for the international community. because i know that my religion doesn't

teach or preach, that we don't have a right to cation on a product so that you can on the deputy secretary general, the united nation. so that in itself, i think was important, was never guaranteed. we were going to get these meetings, some of them, and in one instance, you know, they reminded me that you know, it's hard for me to be sitting in the room with them when i push too hard that somebody with progress because her i'm or not, i was sitting there and i was delivering messages right now the taliban leaders is as you've alluded to, have said that conditions compliant with their interpretation of islamic sharia law . and i've got to stand conservative traditions must 1st be in place before they consider reversing some of these rules. and some of these bands. what is your thanks after meeting been of why they're banning women from attending school or working? is it all about religion or is it perhaps also about using women and girls as a bargaining chip with the international community? not either all, it's both. i mean,

they've realized that this is the level that they have with the international community matters to us. and at the same time, there is an ideology that it is a conservative society beyond the taliban and the taliban use that. and i think that when we sat there to discuss the tenants of islam, not in any great debts, but just you know, it for the 1st one on we're talking about knowledge speaking light. they will tell you, i will tell them that i'm also sydney, they may be hannah fi, i'm really kid. but i don't see anywhere that says, you know, we don't have a right to education. so i think that, you know, the conversations were helpful in that we were trying to hold the ground that it was not acceptable. i had a number of consultations going in. right. and the, and there is a consensus in the muslim world, of course, in the international community that women's rights and girls rights and the rights to work the right to be part of the, an economy are not for not for negotiation. right now, one of their arguments has been that the absence of international recognition,

as you said, along with the sanctions, is hindering their ability to govern effectively to govern afghanistan effectively . but it would also see when you look at what's been happening in the last year and a half that perhaps they don't really care about that international recognition. do they? i mean, the only thing the international community engages on is humanitarian help. and if clearly today, the international community was to stop the humanitarian help to afghanistan. it wouldn't just the taliban, it wouldn't just be the taliban. but the afghan people who, who would be punished. so i wanted to know if the humanitarian lever was the only one that could be used in this instance, or are they other incentives perhaps that could be offered to afghanistan and the top, the engagement with them. this time i was surprised how much, how important recognition was to them. i thought that that didn't matter. and pretty sure there's 34 of the taliban who would be happy for the door closed and

stay in their isolation. but there is, there is the level of recognition that is the lever for the humanitarian aid. they constantly told us that they had made progress, that they were less corrupt. the in fact, they're told you that they have eliminated corruption, they are safer. and they would tell you that they're collecting taxes, and that there is no recognition of that in the progress towards the conditions. what i am telling them is that you might be in the case of some edicts of give you a credit, you've brought back some edicts for women, but then you're giving with one rights and you're taking away with the other. that's not acceptable. we want all of them because they're just fundamental site. i think in engagement is important. we have to push and pull on this until we don't like we're at a point though, where, because of what's happening to these women and girls in afghanistan today that the international committee should perhaps reconsider it stance on, on recognition. and even the united nations would the un recognize the taliban eventually i hope there's

a day that we do recognize this government provided it is based on the principles that they need to understand. they have to hold a part of the international family. but i do fear that what we are doing is having women and girls caught in the crossfire and it's really important. we don't do that . we heard the stories of many african women who because of this and not able to see their children. this is this, you know, you, the painful stories of women don't know where the next meal is coming from. there's a level of depression. i think no one has ever imagined in us going on. what is what is horrible to us is suicide. and yet we're hearing the rise of that amongst women. i just, you know, we just know. and i know that we can't abandon the women of afghanistan. we lost the parliamentary and was just recently. that's not acceptable. they may have the band that they say they know repro, recreation responses to, you know,

killing so or revenge. but you know, there are disappearances. there are women, you know, who are in living in fear every day. and so how has been on on women working for and g o, for example, affected the un square can have gone his son and the humanitarian response. and are you concerned that, you know, with some of your the organizations that you work with? some of the angels that you work with on the ground, not operating right now, and i've gone, is found that the situation could actually even get worse. says winter set fit. absolutely. i mean, these are horrendous situations. you see people living and dealing with and they will die if it continues like this. this is women to women's services. $28000000.00 afghans depend on humanitarian aid and it's essential that they guess it. and, you know, right, right now, this is affecting the lives of women. it's affecting the lives of people. so then should these n jose resume their operations for of the situ they have,

in some cases, because they have been exceptions. what we're saying is that as much as possible, open up the exceptions until such time as we push the time line until further notice with the guy with the taliban. it's really important that that happens, but we do have to stay and deliver. and there are committed people on the ground doing that african women international stuff. they're all there and they're willing to do that. what we do have is a plea to the generosity of institutions like the pin commission light u. s. id not to give up on asking women and girls. at the same time, there must be the political leverage and conversation that pushes the taliban themselves to recognize these rights and to move their country to a place where women can be safe, they can participate, they are half of the country's population. and as i will always say, no bird flies on half a wing. all right? the final question, i mean a homage. they are many afghans, especially many women and girls who feel that much of the world has forgotten them, has forgotten about the country. they once invested so much commitment and cash

into and who also feel that they're being instrumental lies for political ends, especially the women and girls that they're being instrumental lies for political ends by all parties, whether it's western countries, the donors or even the taliban. what do you say to the afghan women and girls were watching us today? what is your message to that? well, they were clear to me take on voices out there and amplify them, and we're doing math. and i intend to do that and committed to finding those pathways, engagement. they may be unintended consequences of the political dialogue that women bear the brunt of this. and i think that we have to remember that, that in itself is the reason why we need to get past these political impasses that we have because as they say, the elephant sufficing, the grass is getting trodden. the women are getting trodden on. they need to breathe, they need to come back, they need to have their rights and protected. and given back to them where they've been taken away, it is incredibly important. we went there to engage,

to stand in solidarity and to find a way forward. and i'm confident that we can do that together, but the international community, the region, the people in afghanistan, only to be united in pushing forward on that so that we can bring the taliban back to the table and in the position that they should be to be part of this family, i mean a mohammed deputy secretary general of the united nations. thank you very much for talking to thank you for having me. thank you. and there's still a lot more on this al jazeera news, our including i'm gabriel's onto in new york 3 years on from the 1st covey case being discovered in the united states. there's still hundreds of people dying from the disease every single day. that story coming up and how low can it go? we take a closer look at lebanon's lira as the economic crisis enters a 4th year. and incredible pictures as one of skis, greatest athletes navigates wanted to wells campus courses in the dark. coming out

with jim in a few ah, in other world news, the us is designating rushes. wagner group as an international criminal organization that will allow it to impose wider sanctions on the group. the white house is about 50000. wagner mercenaries are fighting in ukraine. my can reports from washington. i'm a 3rd force in the ukraine conflict. soldiers from russia's wagner group, essentially hired mercenaries, many of them hired from russian prisons. the group is controlled by yevgeny pre goes in, a close ally of vladimir putin and this week featured in a video made by his own media service, visiting injured fighters in saint petersburg clinic. you must not petty a soldier, a war. you must take care of him. therefore, each soldier should be unique. with more than 50000 deployed in ukraine,

the wagner group has been on the us rate, offer a number of months. and now it's been declared a significant transnational criminal organization in coordination with this designation. we will also impose additional sanctions next week against wagner and its support network across multiple continents. these actions recognize the trans continental threat that wagner poses including through its ongoing pattern of serious criminal activity. at the same time though, the u. s. maintains that a mounting rivalry between the boston group and the formal russian military could impact on russia performance and the ongoing war. we are seeing indications, including an intelligence, the tensions between wagner and the russian ministry of defense are increasing. wagner is becoming a rival power centered to the russian military and other russian ministries, the russian army has very little more out. so the only way to spike moral and to

bring vigorous if to bring this people who get a lot of money. well, basically professional mercenaries, and also professional criminals released from jail. that's what styling actually did as well. the us has also accused north korea of arming the wagner group, displaying images of what it says are russian rail cause being loaded with north korea and weapons systems. potentially putting the group in a position where it could change battlefield dynamics and ukraine. something the u . s. clearly hopes it's sanctions will help prevent my cannot al jazeera washington live. so our correspondent alley hashem, who's in moscow. what is the reaction ali to this news that wagner's now been design designate as a criminal organization? there is no official response or reaction towards this designation. however,

the head of wagner group, goshen posted on his telegram channel or what, what is like a reaction towards this and saying that now we are colleagues with the us and we can come back together the what he described as trans national, a criminal clans. then he posted a letter that he directed or sent to the us national security council, addressing kirby himself and asking what did be i'm see, wagner do so that it's a designated as a criminal law group. so this is, this is the reaction from, from pre goshen himself, from the wagner group itself. nothing that's heard from the russian foreign ministry or probably probably then we don't really expect to hear anything any soon . what role alley is wagner playing in the conflict in ukraine? $50000.00 mercenaries. what is the extent of their involvement in the war?

you know, for the 1st mention of wagner group was in 2014 in the 1st ukraine war. that was the 1st time everyone started hearing about the wagner. then there was more roles in syria and libya and central a freak in dwanda and. busy also in kosovo on serbia. and now recently with these setbacks in, in, in ukraine, we started hearing more about wagner's role. there was a role already, but now it's more free and it's a kind of being adopted or embraced by the system here in russia. the battle for solid on a week ago, a just focused more on the role and the conflict between wagner on the defense ministry. wagner came out to after the after taking solid docked to say that it was the only group and the only fighters who were in the city. later on the defense

ministry had a statement saying that the ground forces the miss on for says and i. busy the, the army was the one who took sally dog. wagner group went to say someone is trying to seal that because it was a kind of a, of a conflict. later on defense ministry recognize the role of wagner in this war. so now it seems that the wagner stake him more role in the water, ukraine, or the special operation, as it's cold, here in, in russia. and we'll see that in the coming weeks and days. thank you for that, allie hashem life for us there in moscow. meanwhile, natal allies had failed to get an agreement to send battle tank. c crane. germany won't commit to handing over leopard 2 tanks to keep, nor will it give its permission for other countries to export them. defense ministers from more than 50 countries met in germany on friday to discuss the next stage of military support for ukraine, fed boss and report on the ram shine abby's us defense secretary lloyd austin, was hoping to deliver platter news to his ukrainian counterpart at the ramstein air

base, but it was to be no commitment from germany that it would send its lepper tanks to ukraine. we don't feel anything. we are just do a responsibility before our population in germany and in europe. and we have to balance all the pros and cons of the 40 really, really side things like that. just like there is nothing else. and i'm very sure that there will be a decision in the short term, but i don't know why, and i don't know. wow, how the decision will look? this lack of a concrete timeline is despite germany's nato allies, ukraine, itself, pressuring heart for the thanks to be sent. i encourage you to make such decisions that can deprive russian evil of, of any power. you can start this policy today. it is in your power to mega ramstein of tags not to bargain about different numbers of tasks, but to open at principal supply that will stop russian evil. some fear attending

napa tank could mean an escalation of the war, contract nato, into a direct confrontation with russia. the tanks have been sold to dozens of countries around the world. those who want to export him to ukraine need permission from germany 1st, after weeks of international pressure, germany has made it clear that it will take a decision on whether or not to send lap tanks to you crane. in its own time, president landscape, please, the time is not a luxury. his country has had little effect because germany says it's a decision that needs to be carefully wait. despite the saturday, happy promises of a new military heart way for ukraine. you as the plan secretary austin urgent countries not to waste too much time. this is a decisive decade for the world. and this is a decisive moment for ukraine struggle to defend itself. so this contact group,

walmart slow down. we're going to continue to dig deep, and based upon my progress that we've made today, i'm confident that ukraine's partners from around the globe are determined to meet the smoke in berlin. a group of protesters also tried to put pressure on the government to take a decision on sending leper thanks sooner rather than later. step, fasten al jazeera at ramstein nearby. a palestinian man has been shot dead by an israeli settler in the occupied west bank. derrick or day miley was killed nearly near the village of ross cow car. west of ramallah video posted on line, appears to show him chasing a settler who then stops and shoots him. is ready. forces say he was shot to prevent a stabbing 18 ballast indians have been killed in the occupied westbank via really forces or settlers this month. to peruse now where dozens of people have been injured as police confronted crowds demanding the resignation of president. deena

bull warranty, they want congress shut down, elections held and a new constitution brought in. a warranty has accused them of trying to seize power and warn any one breaking the law will be prosecuted. at least 50 people have been killed in confrontations with security forces since early december. now and impeachment a new president and a state of emergency. a lot has happened in parallel since formerly there federal garcia try to dissolve congress on december the 7th. he was removed from office and replaced by the vice president winnable. artie. casio was charged with rebellion and conspiracy. protests broke out in his strongholds rural areas and which are mostly in the south of her rule. a nation wide state of emergency was declared on december, the 14 fest protesters branch roads and stormed airports. then this week, a 2 day national strike was held in the capital, but it spread into a 3rd day and people say they won't leave until their demands are met. marianna sanchez has more from lima. oh,

these protesters have been clashing with police for the 3rd night in a row. they are here and about a block away is called these that have been throwing tear gas up in the police has blocked the access towards the entry of presidential palace and congress. but protesters are in different parts of the surrounding areas clashing with police, throwing rocks at them. ah, threats out i am from puna. i want to inform people of the reality of this forgotten rural peru, a region that not only has poverty, but also malnutrition. the peruvian state has forgotten our region are children who do not have good quality, health care and education. it's a region that produces copper, gold richness that contribute to the state. yet they don't care about us. oh, protests have gone on in other parts of the country as well. include going, bruno,

as well as in that to keep up with the testers, tried to take over the airport. wow. these protesters say they want human rights organizations in the country to verify the prosecution of those who have killed under the victims of nearly 50 people that have died in the last few weeks in the protest. or now these protesters say that no matter what they will stay in the streets of the capital and all over the country. until d, no one wants to resign. still ahead on the news. i will be discussing allegations that the baton group is recruiting, said to fight in ukraine with soviet state secretary in the ministry of defense and in support. we're here from aust knows you finding that's coming up with gemma favorites. ah

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the women and girls of afghanistan cannot be abandoned. i mean mohammed has just returned from the highest level meeting with a tommy band since their return to power in 2021. she says her delegation was able to make some progress on women's rights, but much remains to be done. protesters have been rallying for a 3rd day in paris capital calling for the resignation of president de number watty . she's accused him of wanting to overturn the government after demonstrations turned violent on thursday. and the u. s. is designating rushes, wagner group as an international criminal organization. it says about $50000.00 of its mercenaries of fighting in ukraine. classification will allow the u. s. to impose wider sanctions on the group. or meanwhile, the wagner group has denied recruiting serbs to fight in ukraine. it issued the statement after pro ukraine act of his filed criminal complaint against the

organization. serbian law prohibits citizens from taking part in conflicts abroad. earlier serbia's president condemned wagner after it called for volunteer fighters in serbian language arts, or joining us now on the news. our is no mon, yes, trotter of a choose state secretary in the ministry of defense of the republic of serbia. he's joining us from belgrade. thank you very much, sir, for being with us on al jazeera. if i can ask you your reaction, 1st 2 are the news that the u. s. is designating wagner as an international criminal organization in order to curb its activities globally. does serbia welcome this move? well 1st of all, thank you for inviting me and we're providing me with this opportunity to read some fax the to be find to be of the most important importance. first and foremost, there is nothing even close to any kind of recruitment to drive in serbia as it has been unfortunate reported by man international media. of course, we have been targeted by malicious propaganda campaign in previous months,

but that campaign is so detached from reality that i really believe it is destined to fail and speaking about the defects, even mister pedagogy and head of the wagner organization has stated himself that he said that there is no interaction between his organization and the republic of serbia. what so ever must reiterate in fair be, i'm sorry to interrupt you, but are you saying that the activists who filed this complaint against right now making this up? yes, of course, because as you already said, the beginning in serbia it is prohibited by law to participate in any for an armed conflict be that were in syria or in the ukraine or any other. and since we interest you such a law several years ago, any kind of outflow of our national it's, it's very surely stopped. there is

a very strong sanctioning policy behind that and forcing that decision, because annual engages. and that kind of thing that this is facing up to 10 years prison. can i just ask you, is it happening or not? the recruitment of served by the wagner? it is not happening. i cannot say that there are no certain individuals who are present at either of the sides of the war in ukraine, but we are speaking. it's not just the numbers yet. i'm sorry to interrupt you again. if it's not happening, why did president watches himself come out to say that this recruitment drive should stop? if it's not happening, as you say, it is just the message, the all the stakeholders in this tragic ukraine who are not to invite our national . if they say that they are friends of therapy, they should not invite our people, they're not doing a favor to therapy, and they're not doing to say, but for those particular people because they will be facing

a very strong sanctioning policy here. if they have to come back to serbia speaking about the numbers, i'm not saying that they are not certain individuals who went to ukraine on either side of the armed conflict. but we are speaking about the very small numbers, the in the one digit, or it's worth to digit the numbers range even beyond comparison with the national stuff. other europe in countries. ok. so once again, are you saying that this is not a concern for serbia? right? now, the fact that these recruitment video is a going out in your country because the numbers are not that significant. well, there is a certain level of concern because they are targeted by this propaganda campaign for a month. and now that it is aimed to the big fall of the picture, a b as a some kind of a russian proxy in the bowl consent. it is so detached from reality because we are not and proximity are pursuing god we're policy which is based on 2 pillars. first is that we are military neutral country and the 2nd pillar is political

independence. that doesn't mean that we do not have a principal stance regarding the war and ukraine, the stance that is based on universally accepted values. and with that in mind, or for a mental standing behind that the rhetorical integrity of ukraine. but then that is of course, presented by our voting pattern in the united nations general assembly and the traditional warning stations. but at the same time, the are phase the hypocrisy in a significant part of the international community. because number of countries, which are standing behind the total integrity of ukraine just as though, but they are turning a blind eye to our own territorial integrity even threatening by supporting separatism in our province. of course one metal here. alright. you talked about so the, and not being a proxy of russia, but phoebe has had good relations with moscow. and in fact, some have criticize your country for valuing perhaps its relationship with moscow more than joining the european union. so i wanted to ask you whether if this

recruitment drive continues and we see a bigger number of perhaps serves involved in the conflict through voc now or other groups. how would that affect your relations with the crime? then have you discussed this issue with moscow? first the size, once again, that there is no actual recruitment to drive in so that it is prohibited by law in our country. he asserts that this tragic for in ukraine is of war a, b, v, and brotherly people say that they are both sliding people as they are, all by religion. also christians just like people, most of the people in serbia. but sir, what to do? what did you did say you were concerned? did you express this concern to moscow? the 1st and foremost, we are concerned about this propaganda campaign that has been initiated,

unfortunately from the region. but that has been proven to be really fake. and the aim of the propaganda campaign is to depict serbia as a russian proxy, which is far from relative or no, no us proxy. and the idea behind that propaganda campaign that we're facing is to the peak of the balkans, such as being regenerate on the split by a geopolitical rate to just for someone to prove that he's on the right or proper side and to the big. so the someone who should be punished for i don't know, i don't know what, but the previous year or his proven, although the cliche is a position to be wrong. and serbia has proven to be an anchor of the ability in the region of the vulcans. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us on al jazeera pneumonia. star of h is state secretary in the ministry of defense of serbia. thank you for your time . that a kia has canceled

a plan visit by sweden's defense minister. this comes after a swedish belief granted a far i politician permission to burn a copy of the koran and muslim holy book outside turkey is embassy in stockholm. rewards jerked the local as roger tiger to. we've been following the process regarding this visit. as you're aware, we observed that they've been no reactions from the swedish administration regarding those disgusting and mean actions against turkey under president of this point, the visit of swedish defense minister paul johnson, to, to kia on january the 27th has become meaningless. so with canceled the visit to award from january 21st marked 3 years since the 1st case of covered 19 was reported in the united states. about 1100000 americans have died from the disease while the country has made advances. fighting the virus people are still di. gabriel is under reports from new york. for angela praia. it's a never ending nightmare. in april, 2020,

her beloved father went to the hospital after falling ill. he was put on a ventilator. 10 days later, he died, one of the early victims of covert in the united states. that's what makes cohen control as you think they're getting better and the doctors are like, they're getting better and the next day, their dad like so many others, he died alone. no family members were allowed inside the hospital to see him because it was deemed to unsafe. that still hans angelina. i didn't see him. i didn't touch him. i didn't get home his hand as he passed away. i didn't get this home. i loved. alas, kissed that that never happened when you're not able to do those things. you're in a state of suspended warning, i think probably forever today, 93 percent of americans over 65 years old or fully vaccinated. but issues persist.

it's estimated nearly 10 percent of americans suffer from so called long coven depilatory side effects that linger months after contracting the virus and anxiety still shadows. the 7000000 and you know, compromised americans who face a heightened risk of catching cove. it, they're still hundreds of people every single day dying from covert in the united states. those who study the disease and track its progress, say the u. s. needs to do a better job of learning from those deaths. we have upwards of 500 deaths, at least, of covert every day in the u. s. and we know very little about who these people are, why they're falling through the cracks. and you know where there may have been missed opportunities along the way, where whether it be vaccination, or whether it be, be up to date on vaccination, whether the access to antivirals, this is important to course, correct, or implementation, and our,

our response to the pandemic. even now, 3 years into the, into it for angelina. any progress made fighting cove. it is too late for her loved one. my father was in good, genuine kind, gentle, sweet, generous person. and he didn't deserve to die like that. or any of the people who continue to 3 years later, gabriel's hondo al jazeera new york lebanon's currency, the lira has lost around 95 per cent of its value since the start of a countries economic meltdown in 2019. it's now trading at close of $50000.00 to $1.00 against the us dollar, instead of implementing much needed reforms. the political elite is accused of creating a confusing exchange rate system that's hurting the people who rely on it the most . they know how to report some be roads, good services, hospital fees, insurance,

they're all priced in. foreign currency. lebanon's economy has become dollar rise because the local currency is nearly worthless. good. shun assumable, we buy everything in dollars. our goods, our rent, electricity. yes, we should price in the local currency, but it's not possible because its value keeps fluctuating. trading is dominated by the black market exchange rate. it's hovering around $50000.00 lire to the dollar, causing even more economic difficulties for people already struggling to get by. but it's not the only rate. politicians and bankers are accused of creating a multiple exchange rate system to cover up losses in the billions of dollars of the pixel problem with their money. public sector. at the central bank government, the public is unable to pay them back. they have this major gap and they are trying to shift it, it goes, it goes through with

a hair cut and how do they do the hair cut through this multiple exchange rate system? it's known as the lawler, lebanese dollar, or bank rate, and it is used to withdraw trapped foreign currency deposits. and while the official rate has been pegged at $1500.00 leader to the dollar since 1997, the government says the fiscal situation means it has to collect taxes and fees at another rate. and then there is the site for 8. cyrus has one of the policies introduced by the central bank to protect the div valuating lira. it involves pumping dollars into the market from its dwindling foreign currency reserves through the exchange platform. but it's proven to be unsustainable. authorities are planning to increase the official rate 10 fold next month, which they say will help alleviate the crisis. economists disagree when you are trying to artificially fix a,

a lebanese pound at $15000.00 and everybody knows that your central bank doesn't have any more, any liquidity, because it's actually running losses of more than 60000000000 dollar. so there is no credibility to this new exchange rate, the political and business liter blame for failing to implement reforms in the financial sector. instead, they have been offering temporary solutions that lily, lebanese, say, benefit them, and worse, and a crisis that's now in its 4th here. selling their elders. eda beirut, still had on al jazeera hollywood inspiration, philadelphia. hope rocky can fire up it's nfl team in the playoffs that's coming up next. finish or switch jemma disabled ah. in depth analysis of the days headlines from around the world to try right

extremism is real, and need to be tackled as soon as possible informed opinions. why is the serial opposition concerned about this? rather small whim turkey anthea with 30 this is and so forth. frank assessments, you know, there was a joke about the interim government that it's not infirm, nor does it got inside story on al jazeera. i care about how the u. s. gauges with the rest of the world. i cover foreign polls, the national security. this is very much a political impact here. the paul, what, how do we illustrated, always telling a good story? will people get what we're trying to do here? living outside and make this is not the way any family wants to raise their children. we're really interested in taking you into a place that you might not visit otherwise. it's absolutely feel as if you were there. lou.

ah, i'm not for sports. he has gemma. thank you, folly, and no joke of it. she is in action right now at the australia and i've been here to set up and is that around much with google demo drove. but he's been made to work hard and how to save a set point in the 8 on its high deductibles, though not able to take his johnson job. it went on to get over the line, despite struggling with a hamstring issue. he's now taking the 2nd set as well. alex demo awaits the winner in the 4th round. britain's andy murray is back for more after a for i am finished in the last round. he's up against rebecca about his to gates, but it looks like the long matches had taken their toll the 3 time major and lost the opening said 61. amazingly,

he's fighting back yet again. and he took the 2nd set on his high break. how about just a good is now serving for the 3rd set, tommy pool will play the winner of this one. italy's most successful football club event is, has been docked at 15 point following an investigation into its trump for dealings italian football federation. punish the club for falsely inflating. play a values 11 current sound former un to sufficient have been slapped with sanctions, including ex german, andre, and nearly who's now banned from football for 2 years and power team. she who's now the director of full black, tottenham is bound for 2 and a half years. the penalty comes is 17 years after refereeing scandal. so you, they devoted to syria b and stripped of 2 syria titles. 3 i to titles. i says i event system wrongdoing and will appeal the german bond is legal returned after $68.00 day mid season break and the leaders of bind meeting were held up to a one point i'll be like you did not go inside one half,

find the heads up thanks to this strike from cameron international, eric maxine that she promoting, bought the home side would come into her fight back at the 2nd house. they had that equalizer lost out a wholesome burg popping up to go. that would make it want to like to miss a chance to go. second. there's a huge game on sunday with big implications for the premier league title race leaders off know host manchester, united ad also fans could get their 1st glimpse of new signing laundry thought in that much before it is joined from brighton and a deal which could be was up to $33000000.00. the 28 year old to school 7 goals and provided 3 assists in 16 premier games for brighton. this season. austin, manager, macapp, or tessa believes the paperwork has been done in time to allow him to face united of a sleigh bed club. and i'm ready to, to show defense what, what i can do. they're really excited and they wanna see how well they are doing

already. and i'm here to help them to achieve their dreams as i like to be in the pocket behind the striker on the ways i can express myself as well. so yeah, i'm confident, comfortable and in those positions and brazil defender danny alvarez has been jailed in spain for an alleged sexual assault and a boss late at night club. the public prosecutor requested he beheld without fail, pending trial, says he don't you want alvarez who used to play football salinas denies any wrong doing. he only joined his latest club in mexico in july, but has now been facts with immediate effects. his group, if you haven't us, you're not. we are a club that promotes respect, honest behavior. professionalism, on and off the bitch. the players are a role model in the society. we can't allows the behavior of a single person to thomas our example, to young sportsmen and sports swimming in our country song. meanwhile,

these are shops from sydney, where australia rugby international currently, bill is also facing sexual assault allegations. he's been granted fail off to being charged on 3 counts related to the alleged assault of a woman in the sydney sub bondai. bill has been suspended from all rugby until the case concludes to the now where the lakers have beaten at the memphis grizzlies. but the biggest talking point was a bizarre courtside incident midway through the game. commentators and former f l player shannon shops started shouting at some of the grizzlies players and then team around father the grizzlies job around also got involved. thankfully security and the referees eventually break up the scuffle and sharp returned to his seat off the half time. because one by one point shop, one team has been given an added bit of inspiration at the next round of the n, f l pile. this is the famous statue of rocky balboa, outside the philadelphia museum thoughts. and as you can see, it's been adorned with the philadelphia eagles jazzy. they play the n s. c division

around, play a game against the new york giants later on sat saturday. and if you listen to that coach, it sounds like they've been preparing like rocky this team practices hard. like i showed a clip of, of, of, of, of, of another team in practicioner team i was on, i had practice film of, you know, the chiefs the chargers, the colds and i showed 1 am i had been the, it might have been in the chargers and and i remember one quarterback, suppose this is practice, this guy's not going hard. you know, i mean in they said they're like, and he was writing, well, i'm back wasn't going hard on that plan. and so, you know, we work hard in practice. we but they, they me hard in the meeting room and they walk through hard. and when you do that you are going to continue to rise. american scare lindsey, yvonne described herself as broken beyond repair when she stepped away from racing in 2019. but now the best female scare in the world has returned to downhill with one of her most his daring accomplishments. the 38 year old is become the 1st

person to ski, the world's toughest piece of the strife in the dog. the course of the austrian town is kitsbone host, a yelling men's race, which attracts millions of t. v. viewers around the world, long who holds the women's record of 82 wild cut rice victories. spent 5 weeks preparing for the run and was thrilled, completed in one piece after suffering several injuries throughout her career. very impressive indeed. that is all your support for now. i'll have more a little bit later fully gemma. thank you very much for that. now i, species of bird designated as vulnerable is facing a new threat in south korea. the hooded cranes are spending winter in a unesco natural heritage site before they migrate to remote parts of siberia and china. but people in the city of su chon, are having to protect them from a severe outbreak of bird flew. eunice came, has a story done in this nature reserve. oh, wakened by a collective cry,

the hooded crane sleep in these coastal mudflats rich with nutrients and far from the reach of predators. in the past 10 winter as more have come to this unesco biosphere reserve to rest and recharge. before meeting in the spring and russia, siberia, and remote parts of china. by late november, nearly 10000 of the estimated 15000 in the wild were spending the winter in sunshine, double that of the previous season. thanks to years of conservation efforts and farmers lending their plots. these red patched birds marked as vulnerable are on the mend making for a crowd when it comes time to eat. even we don't care center money in amman, who giving me the new the reason why so many hooded cranes have come to soon john bay can be found in the people's interest. and the more i study the issue, it becomes clear that preservation requires the attention of the world. the community is rolling up at sleeves to make this habitat for the hood, a crane more favourable for

a healthy stay. rice grains is distributed and there is no ground water illuminating a key factor in the spread of the avian influenza virus in what has been a fear season or the bird flew in japan, a record caseload. some and pools of water has led to a calling of more than 10000000 birds at poultry farms. in issue me a top wintering site, more than $1200.00 hood cranes were found dead. clearing out obstructions, community leaders say artificial habitats such as these while not ideal, must be replicated as habitat loss. threatens hard fought progress. the mayor of soon shawn, a town that removed hundreds of electric pulls and wires. when the flying birds got caught in them, says prosperity and ecology most work together. we'll go through drama report yeomans all. when you observe soon from base preservation story, you realize how useful it was for the city's development. it helped us move into

the future. ecology leads economic growth, universal portugal, as this town calls for a change from business as usual, migrating birds just want to fly as they have for millennia unit kim al jazeera soon john south korea. well, i say for this, use our own al jazeera from me fully back to one whole team. thanks for watching. we'll be back again at 1300 hours g m t. tom mccray has more of the day's news next to stay with us. ah ah. and

the american people have spoken, but what exactly did they say is the world looking for a whole new order with less america in it is the woke agenda on the decline in america. how much is social media companies know about you? and how easy is it to manipulate the quizzical look us politics? the bottom line, singapore tough drug will lead to a string execution, devastating family and walking where protect one investigation on the al jazeera battle ground, harrison roberts police and we'll just is charged against each other in the french capital. goodish demonstrate is around re at the forty's response to the attack and friday, which killed 3 refugees. they want answers from the police. why did it take so long for them to respond to the attack? why have they not designated this? it better is to attack. and why wasn't security provided to the country center

after it has only been asked for? we the kurdish women are still asking for justice. and now again, i'm glad is built in france. we angry and the french state is responsible for the protest have come down here in paris. the police and security services are out in force, clearing the protest, but the anger in the streets of protest video. the killings have touched a nerve. i'm an francis. my can community protest in other cities as well. they want to know why an attack on a minority community isn't being designated a terrorist attack. ah the you ins, top ranking female official visits, cobble pushing for greater rights for women.