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the death toll is rising. ah, are you watching al jazeera life from jo? how with me for the back? people also coming up? i knew low in relation between france and burkina faso military and he was in the west african country demand. the withdrawal of french jewels within a month that popular matches p to tour a site in peru is closed indefinitely. as protests against the president spread. oh oh and how a citizens choir in chillies, helping take classical music back to its troops. ah, after 3 years of tough corona via as restrictions,

china is celebrating the lunar new year with tens of thousands of millions traveling to their rule home towns. nearly 13000 covey links deaths have been officially reported in hospitals between january 13th and the 19th. but this excludes those who have died at home and begging has been accused of not being transparent with data and as migrant workers return home for the new year. health experts say they're concerned about the spread of coverage in the countryside. of these are the 1st facilities in china since the government lifted its 0 call with 19 policy residents in war hind, where the outbreak 1st started lit fireworks to welcome the year of the rabbits. the chinese city was yet the center of the krona virus pandemic. 3 years ago katrina, you has more from b, g. thousands of people are braving the cold as you can see behind me to go to the lawn. the temple here invading it's the most important buddhist temple in the

capital. and it's the 1st time that this temple has been open for the new year, also known as the spring festival, here in china to 3 years. and many people here, a very relieved that those days of lockdown and heavy virus restrictions are behind them so that they can celebrate normally and participate in long held, flew to new year traditionally, fletcher. this one. now according to that traditional and it will come to the 1st day of the year with family and, and this to this temple to pray for the upcoming year. ahead and according to tradition, people are trying to get here. they tried to get here very early in the morning. there would cues from 4 am in the morning because it said, if you are the 1st to come to the temple and light an intense candle, you will have very good luck to the year ahead. now this last year, the previously new year was the year of the tiger. and according to the chinese zodiac, the qualities of year the tiger were restlessness and disruption. and that certainly ran true for many people here in china because of coven 0 policies. we had huge

disruptions to income to the ability and to help, especially at the end of the year when those restrictions were suddenly lifted. and millions of people are estimated to have gotten sick with the virus and at least 60000 people died. and now we have this new year this year of the rabbit, which according to the zodiac, is supposed have the qualities of peace and posterity. so many people are coming here. crowds of people lining up to the temporal and they will be praying for a more positive year. ahead and certainly a better year. and then the previous one, people in hong kong are also making their way to mainland china to celebrate the new year with their families. jessica washington reports the. i'm here at west calhoun station in hong kong, part of the high speed rail network, connecting hong kong with mainland china. here you can see people from hong kong making the journey to cities like sions in one, joe, and also travelers from mainland china, arriving in hong kong. now, just a few weeks ago seems like this. all these passengers behind me wouldn't have been

possible because the rail network was closed and only recently resumed operations once code 19 protocols were reduced in mainland china. now there's some optimism from tourism operators here at hong kong will be one of the preferred destination for travelers from mainland china as they prepared to celebrate the lunar golf. and it's very convenient. now. the interaction between hong kong and the mainland has been paused for 3 years since the pandemic, which cause a lot of nuisance to business travelers like me, can see that many of the tickets for journey from hong kong to mainland china has already been sold out. but it's still not entirely businesses nor more. here. there are still requirements for travelers who do need to complete p. c. r. test before making their journey either to hong kong or to the mainland. all travelers will need to fulfill that requirement. there are still quotas as well of around 60000

people. either way. so around a $120000.00 people can make the journey between hong kong and mainland china each day in terms of the lunar new year as the traditional parade and fireworks for once again. be cancelled, but despite the differences, there's still some optimism from trade group here in hong kong. the federation of restaurant here in hong kong says that they anticipate a 60 percent boost to business compared to the same period last year. as many people will be celebrating here in hong kong with their friends and family. in other world news, borkin or fossils military rulers have given friendships one month to leave the country. anti french demonstrations have been held in the capital one to do against the french military presence. many say the former colonial power has failed to improve security. according to the united nations, thousands of people have been killed in volcano fossil since 2015 and nearly

3000000 displaced in violence linked to armed groups that speak to of a great, a greg war about. this is a policy and security analysts said development we imagined, which is an african affairs consultancy. thank you very much for joining us on al jazeera relations between france and booking of fossil have been going downhill for some time. now, what is it that sparks this latest low end, the decision by the military leaders to suspend the military accord with paris? thanks for having me. to some extent this announcements requesting the money rather than the french to move up a book. and so i've been a long time coming because what's in the pattern in countries where the miniature government in place and damage a government also forms have a good relationship with our billing services of russia and missionaries on the ground. so when you look at, for instance, center regarding public, we saw,

did you say the same require the same thing happened with the french troops pulled out in december last year. was also, since i've probably got a very good relationship with, with which brought and with russia and with the walking offices present day. molly, the same in the my last governments demanded that the french troops on all your country troops pull out on the b. yeah. but it's not just what they just down to good relations, though with russia is it why has anti french sentiment spike and not just in booking? if i says you say, but in molly as well, what is france being blamed for? oh, there is a whole litany of crimes are sent from the era. and then of course you list the companies that are really not been productive on in west africa region, new central africa. so it's not just the question of times it's russia also region

you grievances against front. because if look up, what can support in my i'm molly, we had a period of terry turns in the mid to thousands and thousands. we saw the french deploy forces on expectation was that do those forces we help with the secret institution, but to be the situation of it was done, it was before, you know, when differentials came. so there was a total disregard for the support that the french up providing on not, not to mention the fact that the new will be communicate with the government in, in africa, countries. those most demand from a respect on respect sovereignty in that regard. yeah. but i mean these, these problems can not just be solely blamed on friends. can they? i mean, booking a fossil, for example, i've had several calls in the last year last year and a half and that's not down to the french. i would think same thing in molly,

what is the underlying issue here when it comes to security in these countries? so the problem, the printer of course, cannot blame of france in any way what, but what, what the government's saying is they want the ability to chew that profess security partner, right? that's the problem with that is even if they could agree and i had with which i do not think the russians have the capacity to solve this problem, right? the problems that the current is a multi dimension. you're looking at the climate you're looking at when the object, probity, you're looking, you're looking at the country that i couldn't, you know, green in any meaningful way this by this, by the find the population doctor, the very young people are employed on their population. i'm agree faster than what about the economy, so it's a real problem. we more than just major partnerships. i'm by the way,

phones on trips and all of that. and i think that is the main challenge that is going to have to find the coordinated comprehensive strategy for left my development. what is that i just need to part unless you're, if, if booking a fossil as molly did get rid of the french military presence? what replaces it? because military leaders have shown in the last few years that they can't really handle the security situation on their own. what replaces it? and you talked about russia and vive men would perish, or even washington allow russian mercenaries to get a foothold in this region. i think that is, that is the real risk by far offering countries because what we're seeing when developing is going to us, you know, france to being kicked out very with this look like you from cool rush up properly . we're ready because the buttons are really, really clear that will definitely trigger respond from united states,

which is very, very keen to stifle on out any form of person influence anyway. and what particularly in africa countries where they seem to be in the field of europe. so it was seen us that's called the melinda russian act on, of course, that would set the lead to the framework for. so for most functional thing is i forgot countries that it's betsy to have ties with, you know, with, with russia. and then with the report that the newest is going to blacklist, wagon us and then let's knock, i'm not gonna answer for that. create more and more venue to punish country that i haven't time it's, you know, with, with wagner. i think, you know, so i think i forgot to continue to be very careful in the way the go about, you know, trying to fight 11, what they perceive us but influence from, from france. why i think there's certain themselves of full punishment or from

a devastating response from french allies in the united states. thank you so much for talking to us about this over a great go. joining us from brazil's president has fired the chief of the army. he suspect security forces were involved in the storming of congress earlier this month. thousands of supporters of former president j e books in our time, government buildings on january, 8th, demanding the result of october election, be overturned. general who says they had been commander of the army since december . raphael al cutty piney is a professor of public safety at the hotel wheel vargas foundation. he believes any danger of military coups in brazil is now over. if they want to do something against lulu, they need to have proper support and they don't have it. they don't have also international support towards this. i think the situation was unbearable. and

personally, i believe that like who had fired him last week when the, when the buildings were invaded. and i think he was also responsible because they didn't dr. the show. and i think he's a good strategy to replace coleman and also the prison, an army. despite that, we had to pay to ship some like more than 10 years ago. they think to be very disciplined was and i was willing to make a military coup in brazil and didn't vote support from the army from the navy and from their force. so i think there are quite a bit of question just of just suggesting that the starting of the government and i'm pretty sure the army is going to remain under control of the president. and i don't see them doing anything. dusty against the, the prison population trying to tell who brazil despite all the problems and all the difficulties we had. we have kind of assaulted democracy in the arm, things to be a discipline. of course, they are supported from residential read your book on idle because it sounds like army, they're complex institutions. but again, the of the day,

i think it is trying to rule the rules here, and i think he's, i've seen, well, the european union has condemned the widespread violence in per rule during anti government protests on saturday. police in the capital, lima, evicted demonstrators from the university where they'd set up camp. they want president deniable watty to resign, and her predecessor pedro castillo to be released from prison. marianna sanchez report. some lima ah. hundreds of police force their way into peters, oldest university. to the neck, to this had allowed protesters to stay there for peruvians who traveled to lima to protest against precedent dino. and what he knew for a city acoustic protesters of stealing security gear and cold in the police to evict them as to your gas was fired. terrified students tried to hide more than 200

people were arrested. but when they were taken to the counter terrorism police headquarters, the anger only deepened april. okay, so we're asking for the freedom of our brothers who have been detained from different regions. i feel impotent, angry in pain. the police are killing her brothers. i police block the stations, entrance, keep enough lawyers and families with the students that are going good. again, it's unfair, what they've done with the students in a democracy or free to participate, but via an appeal cleans dictatorship in no more rights the a lot. i think the only pushing everyone back apparently the order is not to allow anyone. deborah says, the government says the police are protecting citizens and the rule of law, former congress will money lead a weak us is the government has turned into a dictatorship. wearing a dictatorship in the making. unfortunately,

president blue artes being part of a civilian military regime. it has already implemented addict atoria model because of what we're seeing now. the detainees on saturday, the european union condemned the violins and what had called the disproportionate use of force by the police. more than 50 peruvians have died since protests began 6 weeks ago. international human rights groups are calling for independent investigations. for now, the government says the police is doing its job in ascentis, i'll just see that lima. all those protests are forced to rule to close the famous till the side match, a pitcher indefinitely. rescue teams as evacuated, hundreds of toys. so had been stranded at the base of the income or in the town of august caliente, they'll services into the town had been already suspended because of damage to the track. still ahead on al jazeera,

a new set of classified document is found at the home of us president joe biden. ah, there when cold air comes out of the atlantic and then comes across in measuring turns to stormy weather happens every winter. this one's maybe bit more extreme because that storm system is revolving with strong winds. rain and snow tucked in with it has been doing so for a while it's, it's the last of many so's flooding from hungary all the way down to albania. as a result of this because it's mostly written flooding and is that being replaced by snow in places, but the story still is a storm mediterranean, the me straw, that cold wind is being drawn through the rhone valley in southern france. and the whole thing is wind up around what is the center of low somewhere in the attic. so the mornings are free to leave a heavy snow. they've gone through now,

but i think strong winds rain down the coast to crash it down to was grease or induce yet more flooding potentially. now bain here and stay on the higher ground now in the balkans. stay hungry. all right. as well, for the rest of europe, it's basically cold with outbreaks of light is snow, you know, because dishes, particularly in germany, will tend to clear up a time. you get to monday. now if some of that weather affects the north coast of africa for algeria to visit their showers equally in some parts of west africa. but the concentration of heavy rain is still through d r. c, zambia, madagascar. ah, the in depth analysis of the days headlines from around the world. if i right extremely there is real and need to be tackled as soon as possible, frank assessments. you guys failed. it's time to back a new job. that is why you get to get out of my work by the guy,

and he was informed opinions with dorky. this is, i was appointment inside story on al jazeera, hulu. ah, you're watching al jazeera live from door. how with me, fully bad people, a reminder of our top stories. china is celebrating the lunar new year without tricks. gov in 19 restrictions for the 1st time since 2019 tens of millions of travel to their rural home towns. but they are concerned that the recent surgeon infections could spread to the countryside. booking of vassals military rulers have

given financial one month to leave the country. it comes 2 days after hundreds demonstrated in the capital walk a do who against the french military presents. they say the former colonial power has failed to improve security. in the famed tourist side of my 2 peach who has been close as anti government protest sprayed across per rule. hundreds of tourists have been left stranded. demonstrators are demanding the resignation of president dinner. bald watty and the release of former president federal castillo. i new search of u. s. president jo biden's residence has uncovered 6 more classified documents. biden's lawyers agree to the search and they say they are helping federal investigators. around 30 documents have been discovered since the 1st batch was found in november. bruce fine is a former us associate deputy attorney general. he says classification systems in the u. s. are widely misused? well, i think it shows a kind of a negligence,

if you will. part of the reason i believe is if you know, classification systems here in washington, they're best the abuse. i mean, probably my view is 90 percent or more of documents classified or not. and should not be classified. and so the users of the documents and i had access to them when i was in the justice department, become kind of negligent. there's really very little or anything there that the sensitive and so they don't really pay much attention to being careful about. my suspicion is that if you look at all the class by documents taken from our lago and taken from byte, there's nothing that would cause an ordinary person. they, oh my gosh, this is dangerous to the national security. so this is why even though many, many years afterwards, where you figure that mr. buying would have protocols to go through good at a slow basis to see whether you academic, anything it was never done. because no one really think class mind information

really means anything. and leaks every day out to the washington post new york times wall street journal. whenever you want to make a point. and that's why i think the, you find this kind of situation occurring. politicians in new zealand has chosen chris hipkins to be the countries next. prime minister. he received unanimous support from members of the labor party. he was the only candidate nominated for the job hipkins will officially be sworn in to his new role. on wednesday, he replaces dressed in the order and who resigned after more than 5 years in her post. adrian brown has more from wellington sunday's events here in wilmington had a very sort of pre ordained feel to them. that's because chris hipkins nomination was of course, uncontested. so it all happened very quickly. senior labor party officials wanted consensus and a smooth transition. they got it with a party now running around and it's new leader. we are now in the sort of post just

under our durn era, and it's been another important moment in new zealand politics on sunday because the deputy prime minister is going to be obs, samoan and tongan, to send carmel. salome is the 1st pacific islander to hold this posed and she was previously the minister. i went to the social development so many ways. this is a, a natural progression in a country which has always been very proud of its gender equality. this, after all, is the 1st country in the world where women got the vote a 130 years ago. and where today, more than half of new zealand parliamentarians are female. the media here in new zealand has been focusing, of course on the reasons why just inter are done, decided to step down. and most of them agree. it was partly the result of this online campaign of hate that she has been subjected to. and every one of course

hopes that her success across hipkins will not be subjected to the same sort of vitriol. hotel st. been held against his roused new right wing coalition government n. it's planned to reform. the judicial system demonstrates as valid in television and waste your slim for the 3rd straight weekend. they're angry about reforms which they say were weak in the powers of the supreme court. critics say the changes will undermine freedoms and give the government absolute power in tanzania, thousands of opposition activists have marched in the city of one side to celebrate the lifting of a nearly 6 year ban on political rallies. and also taking the opportunity to demand reforms to election laws. mom advice has a detest hits. a new chapter in town, sunny in politics, opposition parties are celebrating the end of a 7 year ban on political rallies. housings of members of the main opposition party

shut them, marched in the streets of mazda on the southern shores of lake victoria, in north western tanzania, and girdled at a sports stadium to mark the occasion. ah duly, we have faced mountains of hardships and fought for 30 years. some of the parties decided to compromise the government. but we inter demoss stood firm. we approach have built an institution that could fight for our rights to have a new constitution and all of the needed reforms in our country. yes. the ban on political robins was imposed in 2016 by then president john michael. fully his successor, samuel slew hudson lifted the band 2 weeks ago as part of a broader set of reforms, but also warned against violations of law and order. since coming to paula in 2021, she has introduced limited reforms including lifting

a band on pregnant girls at central south school and launching a covey 19 vaccination program. opposition activists expressed relief, but say more reforms are needed. they are calling for a new constitution, but guarantees more political freedoms. really about all what comes on yet. we think the president for the decision to allow political reli so we can exercise our constitutional right. now we expect the police not to cite with the government was, i mean i'm now we need the new constitutional reforms and free and fair elections. the constitution we have now does not favor the political system. we have tons and he is preparing for civic paul next year and a general election. 2025 opposition parties are promising move rollins and the monday. but the election law to guarantee those free and fair. harmon fine until you now, it's not every day that an amateur choir gets

a chance to perform in front of a crowd of thousands. but after months of rehearsals, that's what one group in chile did as i latin america editor lucy in human report. the show is a chance to may classical music more accessible to every one chiles, former central railroad station, influenced by french architect who stopped a fell of i've who tower fame is not the usual. then you for a classical musical concert. ah, it's the dress rehearsal and every one is nervous. especially members of the choir . who like ignacio to pull that i have been practicing for 6 months. you remember me? a friend told me that non professional singers were being auditioned for choir. at 1st i was terrified, but the choir director trains you and gives you confidence to sing even difficult pieces. oh, he's part of a citizens choir,

who long with professional musicians and students are donating their time and talent for what will be a massive free concert before more than 5000 people. oh, it's the brain child of orchestra director, alexandra rubia, who wants to bring classical music close to old people, not just an elite. we want to bring to their, to their world's their community, to a lower country. this message of brotherhood. ah, this message that we can all do wonderful things together in spite of our differences you are hearing the casino down at that time by karl more fully, it's about light as a wheel of fortune one that goes up or down without any warning. and that's a contract. that's very opportune, particularly over the last 3 years. the next day, the cultural center is filled to the brim and downtown santiago,

as the cleanser begins. ah, this is the 3rd grand concert from brotherhood held in chile. ah. meant as a symbol of unity in times of civil strife. war and pandemic, st. it's being broadcast around the world, free of charge. still, it's not the same as experiencing this lives. everyone who plays their feelings of about what they're playing and when your life in life concert, you can fuel these emotions. and you can also feel the emotions of the people sitting next to you when the concert ends. lydia. invite the public to sing the 1st movement.