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all right, so berlin is coming under increased pressure to give the go ahead for the delivery of german made tanks to ukraine. poland is seeking germany's permission to send the tanks, but i live prime minister says that warsaw will make its own decision if berlin does not allow the move. for many cane reports now from berlin. a consignment of german weapons makes its way east. these are elements of a patriot missile battery, which is being deployed in poland. they're being sent there to protect the polls against malfunctioning russian rockets. that may miss targets in ukraine to be around mid 20th and slides. and let's give you tom the mr. holland. after slovakia is now, our 2nd area of operations and the training of ukrainians on the patriot system is also running simultaneously as i left. and therefore, it only makes sense that for the time being this deployment in poland will be limited to 6 months. and then we will have to see how it will continue in the future segment on phone theory. but in ukraine, the need is for tanks. specifically the german manufactured leopard to main battle

tank. many analysts consider it to be the perfect weapon system for ukraine, which would give it a material advantage of a soviet era tanks which make up part of the russian forces. the leopard too is in the arsenal of many e u countries and several of said they want to give some to the ukrainians, but can't without german permission. since they manufacture the tanks, they hold the re export rights. now poland says it is considering sending them to ukraine, even with no german authorization out there, stumpy mother calls go. we will seek disapproval from germany, but this is a secondary issue. even if we don't get such an approval in the end, we will give our thanks to lou train anyway within a small coalition of countries, even if germany isn't in that coalition and at adams in 4 months. the leopard to issue has been growing in importance in germany, many politicians from within the coalition and without on now arguing in favor of releasing, including the foreign minister who told french t v. on sunday. if asked,

germany would not stand on the way until night the weapons systems germany is allowed to be deployed to ukraine have been predominantly defensive. but main battle tanks on mostly offensive instruments. ultimately, the decision to allow german made tanks to be used against russian forces in ukraine is one for the chancellor. all our shots, dominant came al, jazeera, berlin for the kremlin, says e u countries are risking more destruction in ukraine by supplying it with powerful weapons. sally hash hm has more from moscow. moscow has been reacting to news of western weapon supplies to keep the deputy foreign minister said j at yahoo. gov warned that these weapons are going to be destroyed by moscow. we up. gov also downplayed reports of long range ballistic missiles supplied from the u. s. to ukraine and said that this is an element of psychological war for now. mosque has

been over the past few days, escalating his position with respect to the weapon transfers. dmitri prescott, the spokesperson for kremlin, said that this is taking the whole conflict to another level, and that nature would be involved in directly in it. this is kind of an attempt to a deepened the reluctance. he, on the european side may lead in germany, but to ref, gov. he said that the us, some buses are to moscow. the new ambassador will arrive within the coming days and issues between moscow and washington are going to be discussed with the new ambassador still on the diplomatic front. a most gotta announce that it's downgrading gets relations with sonya following. to leans downsizing of the you of the russian embassy there. on another note, the fs. be the russian foreign intelligence service, said that they have reliable sources. a stating that the ukranian army is

a stock filing weapons and nuclear plant in euclid. or more now why germany's leopard tank has been in the spotlight written weeks. chancellor left schultz hasn't been explicit about why germany's holding off, but domestic politics and fear of escalating tensions with rush rebel played a role at belin has also reportedly pressured. the u. s. the sentence abrams tanks to ukraine to trying to flat pressure from the e. u. washington says though that the maintenance of the abrams exit to use too complex to be useful. and so far only the u. k. has confirmed, it will transfer its modern battle tanks, and that is the challenge to julian public as a research associate at the federal armed forces universe in explains why germany is shying away from sending tanks. ukraine. the decision all the time depends, of course on the one and for the leo pop tanks still from germany and for berlin and the german government. on the other hand, you already have other countries as,

as the u. k. of sending or intending to sandy challenge or to main battle tanks. then now you have more. i'm rich in infantry fighting, being from the u. s. also from germany. the models are being sent in the near term . so there is more and more coming together, but it's still, of course, a long way for really sending those numbers of $300.00 things or $600.00 infantry fighting vehicles. time is running out on the one hand from this perspective on the other. also, if you look what analysts saying in terms of the ending of stocks of soviet era essence regarding the soviet stock tanks or ammunition. so at some point in the future, numbers will go down and ukraine will depend more and more also on western ammunition . and consequently, also more on western assets, many nations from nature, giving

a lot not only money, but i'm addition assets. and you see the top 5 donators from the u. s. u k, germany, poland, and canada. all are natal members. and this is on the one hand, a big side sign on the other. you also see that nature, of course, doesn't have own essence. it's kendall would be able to deliver to ukraine. you only ask, for instance, secretaries thornton back who's saying that he's a favor on natal will be in favor of sending more and more assets or certain essence to you. train i took, as president said, sweden should not expect to support for native membership or st. tawbard when made the remarks falling the burning of the quran during a purchase in stockholm anchor. and stockholm have been an odds over the nordic nations bid to join nato in light of the boy in ukraine. who tim his in vehicle to you. and in that,

it's very obvious that those who allowed that kind of violence in front of our embassy can not expect any favor from us regarding their natal membership. i'm swedish. government doesn't need to mention about the rights and freedom to assist you in it. if you really do respect rights and freed them f 1st, you need to respect turkish republic or muslims, religious beliefs. if you don't showed that respect, i'm sorry, you will not see any support from us and there are rushes for a minister say gala rob is in south africa for talks. he's been meeting the foreign minister, the, the lady pandora in pretoria. last week, south africa's military announced plans to hold joint exercises of its close with china and russia. and south africa was among the countries that abstain from voting in the u. n. to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine. we owe you a sailor in favor of fer useful resolution of disputes, and so will be, will be bald, was regular discuss,

negotiate of solution to any conflict with earth in september. president zelinski, sorry, say that you re brush bitching all ukrainian officials to negotiate on india sit with the russian federation. so i believe it is absolutely obvious as regards to the origin of the problem of political negotiations. our sincere wish, but the conflict currently between russia and ukraine will soon be brought to a peaceful land through diplomacy, a negotiation, as we believe this is the desire of all of us in the globe from david miller has more law from pretoria. this is so leverett 2nd visit to the african continent in 6 months, and it's really about cementing relations with a number of african countries, including south africa. now, officially, south africa has said that to remain neutral with regard to the conflict in the

ukraine and the role that russia is played out. but meeting such as this one, as well as a visit of south africa's defense minister to russia last year, a number of bricks, meetings coming up as well as naval exercises between russia, of african china, due to take place in february may suggest otherwise in that south africa is willing to hear what russia has to say around how it wants to develop its relations with african countries. and the emphasis was very much been on back to breaks grouping. that's our group made up of result, russia, india, china, and south africa. we've also heard from south africa's foreign minister saying that that grouping should play a greater role. they should be mechanisms put in place for that grouping to play a great role in terms of a global safety and security of south africa, has refrained from condemning russia as actions in the ukraine. and just how influential of africa might be, of course, is debatable,

but it really is about creating friends and allies, a kind of cementing that relationship with new friends and allies, old, old friends and allies that might have been lost after the breakup of the soviet union and we engage in those countries as an alternative to the west. we russia is increasingly isolated and criticized plenty more still ahead of these are including another blow to the case. conservative party, the prime minister issues tonight, launches an investigation into the tax affairs of the party chairman, japan's shrinking population, the prime minister premier, cuz she that says his country is on the brink of not be able to function. we got support come up and a half hour off north manager says place to the growing belief they can now when i'm your lead. ah,

so brazil and argentina have signed agreements to boost trade during your visit by the brazilian president louis nasty alluded to silver. it is new, this 1st trip abroad since returning to par lula and his argentinean counterpart. alberto fernandez, are also discussing the creation of a common currency between the 2 countries that could eventually be expanded to all over latin america. and the 2 will meet other regional leaders for a summit that is on tuesday that speak to teresa bell or correspond, johns live from outside. the argentinian the presidents officer and theresa is interesting, isn't it that i guess mainly about mending ties and strengthening relations after the premise ship of boston. nora when it seems that this trip is what's all about, i'm right here. and you just mentioned in front of the residential pilot in the center of the city. and just until a few minutes ago, pressure lula and president of the for amanda, we're meeting there. this is love,

i feel was 1st flooring trip. it was a tradition for argent. for a brazilian preference to come to argentina as a 1st stop. well let change while jade ball for not was enough present. now, if you will, that's coming back here trying to strengthen relations with its latin american neighbors. earlier today, during a press conference, lula spoke about the importance of integration in the region about the importance of, of sharing strategies, development strategies with other countries in the region about economic corporation. and as you just mentioned, for the possibility of building a common currency between brazil and argentina currency that could later on be expanded when asked specifically about the possibility of bits of this currency happened. he said, but the 1st thing that they needed to do was to get the economy ministers evaluate the possibilities. and to start by using some type of currency into a between both countries. this is something that has been tried in the past and did not work quite well,

mostly because of macroeconomic problems in especially in argentina. so most certainly this is an important trip for the field. it is a way also will show you that he's going to be present here. what is known of a summit of a regional block of latin american caribbean nations. brazil left this block back in 2900. again, during the government phone, i don't want to call 15 mediately, announce that brazil was coming back books and i don't have let because few and benefit were pressing there. and this again, show that of the importance off the how blue, like prioritizing, strengthening their relationships with it's and american neighbors. we were hearing that a press in nicola, my daughter was likely to attend this event. this cannot be confirmed right now. there was also lots of talk that a meeting between my daughter and lula. one is, was going to be happening that in the end was can so, so, but most certainly you left reference in this type of region i dropped,

strengthened the strengths that strengthened the possibility of dialogue. the possibility of negotiation. and of course, the possibility of integration in this part of the world throws excellent, thanks very much for that sets. roseburg monitors, thank you. power is being restored to large parts of pakistan after a failure of the electricity group left millions and the dog businesses and hospitals have been hit as a national grid went down early on monday. authorities say getting the whole system back online could take several hours. come on, he has more now from his la for the 2nd time since there's new government power in april after award of no confidence against him on con, the country had seen a major breakdown in the country, electricity power system today, pockets on experience. yet another outage that 2nd and they've got the affected life across the country where the deal work here and it's more bought. they depend

on electricity, so they can use their reading machine. i'd rather be able to cut that. but as you can see, the paper that you're waiting for electricity or a done, and that means a lot, so 4 days raging. they cannot afford to go bob rich filing inflation anyway. who bought it, believe me, i gotta get since morning they're waiting for the trustees that we can start our daily chores. and unfortunately, there isn't any hope. and that has made us worry about how we will make our livelihood for the day out. and i don't know bonnie c m we do bundle with other boys. but sean, we are all dealing wage earners and our work, i totally dependent on electricity, which is cutting and welding and can't be done. the power just shows the incompetence of my government or not been able to restore the power this morning and are making it hard for us to earn anything for the day that back to add to that frequent follow up guard, which i've got it now also affecting out for the bottom of the thick,

the can not be fixed as long as it is in the traditional public sector and as long as it is controlled from one office in this law, we have 9 distribution companies in the country or 10 or whatever it is whether we way into management, outsource, whether we're going to privatize whether we will work out something with the federal, with the federal government in the provinces. the discourse needs to be fixed. indeed, a warning trying for the people of pockets on and doors and follow that the country can not afford to lose electricity or such a large scale was sure i've met is an energy expert and economic analyst. and he says the energy crisis impacts done is because not enough money is being invested in the movement. most of our stations are down and the and experiencing this cd. yes. our showcase since money. and just to conclude,

it get the power is the lifeline of the country. and you know if some one is suffering with this or a shortage, how can they be able to survive and move in the present get out there, the word is progressing or not. and you are neck and behind just because of the non reliability hoa a which is required to gun 10 feet at present be on making one was 33 percent shocking. and this is not just because off the blessings of this country, or if there is any shortage off for other resources. the only thing is can be making it do mainly to a you could say into that the only thing is that the bad governments and at the same time, the improper utilization of resources. you know, our policies are national. it is such an outdated and we have been

experiencing of assistance and still there is no investment. seriously, there is no investment in power sector. the chairman of the u. k is conservative party says he will fully cooperate with an independent inquiry into his taxes. name's a how he is resisting calls to resign off to details of the multi $1000000.00 dispute emerged the prime minister. she soon i had ordered an investigation, but your position says it wants him to come clean about his knowledge of the matter on saturdays or how he said he had settled down standing tax bill integrity and accountability is really important to me. and clearly, in this case, there are questions that need answering, and that's why i've off our independent advisor to get to the bottom of everything to investigate the matter fully, and establish all the facts and provide advice to me on the deem to haul with compliance with the ministerial code on please that nadine to all we has agreed

with that approach and has agreed to fully cooperate with that investigation. okay, let's bring an indian bob who's covering this 1st now from london. said nadeem, is this going to com, the waters, tonight's response you know, well, it's hard to see how it would do, given that just a few days ago. prime minister said i was assuring people that nadine is how we hide in his words, address the matter in full. now he says, bearer questions which need to be answered in his appointed vis official to look into the whole affair. well, there are growing calls, not just from the opposition labor policy for received tonight. in fact, to sack the dean's hallway, but from some conservative court as well, the former attorney general, dominant grieve, and said should i should not needs an ethics adviser to, to tell him whether or not the dean's hallway had done anything wrong. what lies

behind this is are the reports that that seems to how we settled a dispute with her majesty's revenue and costumes, the former inland revenue last summer, while he was chancellor of the exchequer, effectively britain's finance minister. and so in effect, char, in charge of h m r c himself. it's reported to run to a payment of around $6000000.00, including perhaps a 30 percent penalty for failing to tell the tax man everything that he should have done. but these are how he says that to him, he has done nothing wrong. the term any oversight was careless, rather than deliberate. what we do know is that the tax dispute related to shares he had in you. gov. a polling company which he helped to set up, and there are reports that he actually put money into a, a fund based in gibraltar, hence accusations of tax avoidance. now this could take some

time, even though the opposition is clearly saying that where she soon act needs to stop via the damage if you like, by sacking the deems. are we right away in the dean's or how we stressed that he's staying and it looks like he has for now the support of his boss. and meanwhile, the gum and also having to deal with a another issue that of a loan and birth johnson that's throwing to the prime minister. he was effectively forced out last summer. and now it's being reported that the chair of the b, b. c. the british broadcasting corporation might have been involved in arranging a loan to bar is johnson or loan facility when he was in office in 2020, to the tune of over $1000000.00 us dollars. richard sharp has written to b, b. c. stuff insisting that everything was above board. and he said, in fact,

the board of directors at the bbc will be looking at any potential conflict of interest, which he does not believe there was a bit of what he said will tell you that he is fairly confident that this was all a routine matter he says, but he did actually approach one of his friends to meet with the, the cabinet secretary on the bar, johnson's government, so that he could actually have discussions with boris johnson. but it is now being widely reported that johnson's office was told to back off. not to talk to richard sharp at the time. and now we are in the last few hours we've heard, but the commissioner for public appointments, william sure cross. sure, cross, sorry, has actually all on his own as of you don't, but lot should an inquiry if you like. he's also for information from the department for digital culture,

media and sports. and i think that's where things could get very interesting. all right, and i didn't think so that certainly the name of the in london my strikes making life difficult for the british prime minister to, for the 1st time i've, let's work is from all 3 years of walked off the job on the same day. high false reports now from london. for the 3rd time and a little over a month. i been staff ready themselves for a day, a strike action. thousands of members of 3 separate unions walking off the job across much of england and wales to demand a pay award that keeps pace with the rising cost of living. the message that the service is already stretched beyond its limit. you know, people wait several hours from dealing states every single day when we're not on strike. so it's not any different today than it is any other day, unfortunately. and that's the thing that scotts change. that's the reason why we striking for them on the face to me. mondays are typically the busiest days i billing services across the country with temperatures in many areas. well below

zeros. the day began, the message was to keep emergency 999 lines. as clear as possible when i, when it gets cold, that the number of non online course go up they, they go up appropriately because people have got certain clinical conditions do suffer more in the code. the public can really help us out by only phone 999, what it is a life and they merge and see the on the picket line in london, managers were coordinating, with striking cruise dispatching them when emergency calls did come in. but the message was even serious incidents would face substantial delays. less serious ones could expect no ambulance cover at all. the intensification of this strike action looks to be maintained with another 11 strikes plan over the next 2 months. the biggest single day of action likely to be the 6, the february. when nurses will join the striking paramedics, the unions insist the solution is in the government's hands. a pay increase of around 10 percent. richie, do not,

is the decision maker is to come back to the negotiating table. get this sorted out . he's the leader of the country to these people and go back to britain's prime minister was visiting a mental health unit in the north west of england on monday. his government says it's working to negotiate to pay settlement for the next financial year while investing and providing services like those for mental health. we will provide more mental health ambulances, more crisis centers that are based in communities. more mental health professionals engage with 111, all of that will give people the care that they need. and crucially, when also relieve some of the pressure that we see in any department. but in the short term, that pressure on emergency provision is only likely to increase with not calm postponement to schedule treatments to help work as well. to continue their industrial action, i will sit al jazeera london. i still have here at al serra heads roll in iraq. comforters, currency goes on a free for hong kong welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors from mainland china

for the new year. celebration shostakovich 19 restrictions lifted support coming up to strengthen open this class and 1st me still some rancorous across the goals. so let's get into those details right here, right now. here's the wider look at tuesday. this is disorganized activities. so around saudi arabia, some other alerts in play for the eastern province here. and that what weather is leaking into the gulf? so it means we could certainly see some showers here in doha. and also those winds picking up as well on tuesday is what weather will transfer through to the golf into the south west of iran. so may be some showers in toronto to be expected on tuesday, and we've got a line of showers stretching from the wall bod to the hor. the hor,

your top temperature at 17 degrees. cold air being dragged down through the boss 1st. so back into single digits and it's tumble at 8 and also single digits for alger is just 9 wedding windy conditions across the coast of algeria. and tunisia with the active weather in the mediterranean temperature, as are approaching near records for the month of january, and juba and bungie bungie $38.00 degrees. what weather as we had toward the congos, particularly for the western side of democratic republic of congo and temperatures . in both how tang and quote lunar, tell province quite high, but some storms wouldn't venture only knock out that heat in durban by wednesday, the high of 24 degrees the beneath the waters off the guy and he's coast lives and newly discovered belgy of oil. enough to transform a country with a poverty rate near 40 percent,

according to the world bank to an oil rich republic. now the nation's newfound oil wealth is funding an energy project that is electrifying the rural landscape. while going on is just beginning to export oil to the world president here fun only wants to replace carbon based fuels at home with renewable energy. the goal of cutting the cost of power in half. the nation's energy planners are harnessing the rain forest rivers to power hydro plants like this one near kato, even in the capital of georgetown were guy on the oil boom is being felt. the most solar power is transforming the landscape and the power grid event boom, can continue. experts say the fossil fuel bounty of the guy and east coast has the potential to provide clean energy to the countries remotest regions and lift the fortunes. and the next generation lou

ah ha, you're watching out 0. her mind of our top stories this hour and berlin is coming under, increase pressure to give the go ahead for the delivery of german made thanks to ukraine. poland says it wants approval to send left with 2 times, but it will make its own decision if berlin does not permit the move. brazil and argentina have signed agreements to boost trade during your visit by the brazilian president louis industrially to silver. it is lou. this 1st trip of broad since returning to power to nation to discuss in the creation of a common courtesy. authorities in pakistan working to restore electricity after nationwide power outage in a few minutes to blames a fault in the national grid. now in the latest round of tech sector

layouts, music streaming service, spotify has announced a 6 percent cut in its workforce. that means around $600.00 employees will be laid off of its officers around the world. just last week, google announced it would cut to $12000.00 jobs and microsoft is cutting 10 thousands to off a spending on its products close. and that brings a number of people laid off a big tech companies to at least 48000 in january alone. so let's take this all we can speak to asian worker who's at technology, editor of the irish and sunday independent joyce is now from dublin to agent. great, happy with it. so. so somebody with trend, what's going on here? what's going on is that these companies to, all of them are saying the same thing to say they grew too quickly during the pandemic. they were lowered by a false sense of strength in the economy. now with potential recession, particularly in the us, but also elsewhere in the world that our prospects aren't as strong as they thought

they were going to be. so we have the same message from daniel lac today from spotify as we did from send our p shy from google, as we did from sassy and adela from microsoft. and mark secker, burke and all of the rest. every single one of them is saying we grew too quickly. we hard too many people. we can't afford our costs running into the next year or 2 . we're going to cost by between 5 and 10 percent. it's funny how all of them got it wrong, isn't that they're all to ambitious investing ahead of revenue growth post pandemic is daniel exit himself. yeah, the basic game plan for big tech companies is hire as many people as you can. i'm hope that you will come up with the products and services and don't forget that has been backed up by the financial community and very low interest rates, which is terrified of missing as the next big thing. so gen companies have been

able to raise billions and billions of euros or dollars or pounds, or whatever the currency is on the promise that they are on the call of reinventing the way we all live. and the way we do business. and there's been a lot of cold water poured on bass over the last 6 months, particularly the stock prices, most of which of collapse measure has gone from a trillion dollar company to a $500000000000.00 company. and that's been reflected in a lot of the other companies as well. there's some evidence that at some turn around now, that has been a story in the last 6 months. it's interesting, as far as spotify is concerned, because the person who's behind the, the sort of boom in podcasting and spotify, which has seen a huge, great course across the board, has gone. does that tell us anything? it tells us stuff's thought a fi has decided to very aggressively or re structure. so the person you're talking

about was the head of content and would have been responsible for signing, very big deals. for example, the american podcast, or joe rogan, which to spotify seemed like a very clever, i'm economically wise thing to do with the time because it, it expanded their reach into the podcasting world and that they have elite, or they're certainly up there with apple that in that space, but they are very big sums of money that's modify with spending on that and don't forget to spotify has barely made a profit ever. it's one of these companies a little bit like amazon the years ago, that really trades on future potential. though it done, the lack today said that it's cost base was increasing at twice what it's revenue growth was and i just couldn't sustain. all right, fascinating stuff. leisure. really appreciate you, but he's in the picture. thanks very much. and you're welcome. thanks nick. now police in the usa to california is a, the main suspect to the mass. shooting has been found dead. 72 year old who can't

run, shot himself as he was call it in a carpet offices. believe he opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in a town east of los angeles on saturday, killing at least 10 people. rob reynolds has been falling developments in monterey park. a massacre in a quiet community celebrating lunar new year. 10 people, 5 men and 5 women were killed when a gunman entered the star ball room in monterey park, california, saturday evening. 10 others were wounded. some critically, one of the county's most heinous cases. hours after the killings police in torrence 48 kilometer south west of the crime scene surrounded a white van believe to be linked to the shooting. as officers closed in a single shot was fired from inside the vehicle. at 1252 p. m. r sheriffs, a swat team approached and cleared the van, and determined the suspect sustained. a self inflicted gunshot wound and was

pronounced dead at the scene. investigators conducted a search of the vehicle and determine the mail inside the van was the mass shooting suspect. the gunman was, who can train a 72 year old man of asian descent? police said he had several firearms including a semi automatic machine pistol. police have not disclosed a motive. we want to know. we want to know how good something like this. something this awful can happen, and congresswoman judy chew represents the area. there are also other rumors about this being i at descent ah, by a has been who are caught his wife, dance, and heir. please say shortly after the monterey park shooting. there was a related incident at another nearby dance studio who can trans, entered the studio with a gun, but was disarmed by patrons. he was disarmed by 2 community members who i consider

to be heroes because they saved lives. this could have been much worse. people in monterey park, a city of 61000 whose residents are pre dominantly, asian american, were stunned by the violence alice shots i was because the bar, i'm dancing studios where i go dance am in the evenings with friends. and i was a head close to me, you know, my kids were afraid to go to sleep last night because they were afraid this year my break the windows and come in or something i had to tell them. now this is okay and i'll come for them to go to sleep. the killings came at the lunar new year, normally a joyous family oriented festival. monterey park now joins a long list of us towns and cities, scarred by deadly gun violence. what should have been a time of celebration is now a time of morning in a community that may be changed forever. rob rentals al jazeera monterey park,

california a judge in lebanon, has resumed his investigation to the 2020 bay route port blast after a 13 month break, while the $200.00 people were killed when chemicals is stockton, a warehouse quote, far causing the explosion. the judge ordered the release of 5 people, but also announced charges against 8 others, including the chief of the state security agency. residents of a veteran village in the occupied westbank se they won't move even though their homes are threatened with demolition israel's far right. national security minister, it's him up and give a as demanded that the village of con, alabama should be destroyed. 2018. israel supreme court approved a plan to bulldoze it, to make way for illegal israeli settlements. coats now asking the government why it has not happened. it. abraham has more now from cornell. i'm off. allison is are protesting here against the visits by israeli la cood members over there. they are members of the ruling party in the government of benjamin netanyahu. and israel and

they are calling for the demolition of the village. no 2018. these really supreme court greenlighted the demolition. but as many palestinians save international pressure the i c. c prosecutor. even warning that this could constitute a war crime, transferring people living here. so, but they're not renewed calls now, and there is a court case in the israeli court against the government. not demolishing the structures here. and now as far as people here tell us, they have no intention of going anywhere. we're seeing children that have been born after 2018 after the court at green lighting, the demolition and palestinians say they want to build on their lands and they have nowhere else to go and jump in when it will a dinner. and i want to know there are 3 generations here. our children will raise

their families here, like our grandparents did, were here before the settlement. for our doom, it was a stablished in 1984. but we have been here since 952 before the occupation of people here say that their simple way of life has always been on the threat living under israel's military occupation. but they're saying that now that threat is becoming more and more imminent. they're telling us that the only thing they're left with is persevering. the governor of a rank central bank has been sagged as the iraqi dina continued to lose value against the us. dollar, erects economy has been struggling after years of war corruption and the pandemic. robert ottawa has mona from baghdad. prices are going gar, penny, rockies tours. since mid november, the dinner has declined against you as dollar losing about 10 percent of its value . above on it says he double,

it checks the price tags every time he comes to the supermarket. to settle there, i will be having a little sudafed shopper and his blame it on the dollar exchange rate because most of the products are imported. in this case, the government should pay our salaries in dollars what the future exchange rate is fixed at $1470.00 d not as per dollar, but recently it's been trading as high as 1600. since november, the u. s. has tightened the rules on international transfers to prevent money laundering. it's reduced cash flows to iraqi banks by about 80 percent. lou are the 100 for guided entry key. it's cleared u. s. federal reserve scrutinizing foreign transfers from iraq. and especially to those countries unfriendly with 2 u. s. army, such as iran, lebanon, syria, and yemen. consequently, iraq steel wire transfers from the u. s. have been cut from $240000000.00 to only

$22000000.00 on a day. the government has launched a campaign to combat illegal currency trading and promised to hold further discussions with washington to stabilize the exchange rate were higher dodges on. this is one aspect of an economic challenge that requires a brave response and practical solutions to end the wrong financial policies inherited by the current government. in the mean time, the prime minister has extended credit to small businesses by half a $1000000000.00. despite government promises to contain the depreciation, many iraqis are worried about an increase in prices ahead of the holy month of ramadan. especially in imports such as gas and wheat, a number of currency exchanges have stopped trading, answered. that is more certainty about traits. some iraqis blame the central bank for the shortage of dollars other as he was the united states of were promising the dollar. either way. it's the iraqi people who be at the brand of the changes that

that were had al jazeera. but that to parent population is shrinking much faster than forecast. the decline is so rapid, in fact, that the prime minister says the country might not be able to continue to be a functioning society. the number of births has fallen every year. if more than a decade, it's a common trend in developed countries, but it's a particularly serious problem for japan because almost 30 percent of the 125000000 population are elderly. some of the many reasons behind the population decline include rising living costs and more choice for women. government says it will urgently introduce more child friendly policies in an effort to try and reverse the trend. real bizarre too, as a journalist at japan, ford and says, though japan is not alone in having a falling population, it is facing unique challenges you know about japan, that is the proportion of the population that is over $65.00 and therefore is

putting a financial stress on the budget, but just also on a country that has to sustain what is now becoming an increasing part of the population that will not be working and that will not be contributing to the productive workforce. you know, there's a lot of repercussions for society, the costs, the economy and how to reshape itself. you to the demographic shifts like there's going to be a lot of things that need to change. and hence, not function as the prime minister said. he spent a very long time talking about young families and breaks for those who do decide to have children. and this includes like several demographics families, but also for example mothers. and i think actually this is not just to deal with the declining birth rate, which is obviously the important thing in the agenda. but it's also a little bit learning from the pandemic because these also some of them are graphics and stuff at the most. during the economic upheaval that happened during

over 19, but quite apart from that, he also specifically mentioned, for example, financial breaks for those who have kids in schools or you know, for education purposes and so on. so there's several things that i think will be addressed in this. essentially, it is financial breaks though to make it easier to raise children elsewhere in the world. lena, new year celebrations of bringing happy reunions for the 1st time since upon demik paper. and hong kong are welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors from mainland china. after covered 19 restrictions were lifted. jessica washington proposed are from uncle, had hong kong typhoon temple fountains and welcoming the year of the rabbit. this temple is well known for its fortune telling practice, known as calcium. most visitors come here with hopes for the coming year family. i am here to pray for luck. i wish to have good health and more money and stay happy with my girlfriend. with political unrest and the pandemic recent years have been

difficult for hong kong, and the territory is now in a sharp economic downturn. but many want to put all that behind. then. this is the 1st learning new year holiday since hong kong ease to most of its total 19 regulation temples around the city, a resuming constant that weren't allowed when attend demik room was still in place, worshippers and visitors returned to this temple. since we started its practice of burning incense this week, i think it is good to ethan matter if before do the new year. so that be po can celebrate together. at west helen station, thousands of people from mainland cities are crossing the border with hong kong for the 1st time in 3 years. a sang and i d, it's sla we visited many times before to pandemic. one, are we compunctions? and, and we love hong kong. the ro, network suspended operations in january 2020, and only resumed them this month. family. we are here to visit our feminine hong

kong. i haven't seen them for 3 years, and i missed them. economists say the recovery for industries hit hard by the pandemic won't happen overnight. but there's reason for some optimism describing a confidence that when the mobility is that it be like a retail sectors growing mall growing and also supporting the business that already has been 3 years suffer from the panoramic. as people gather that, a steve at ease with their families, many a hoping this year will be much better than the last. jessica washington, odysseyware, franklin, italy is celebrating the return of 60 artifacts that were stolen and then put on display at u. s. museums. they include a storage jar from 700 b, c, a fresco stolen from the ancient city of pompei and the marble head of the greek goddess athena. some had been on display at the new york metropolitan museum of art,

the artifacts for estimated to be worth $20000000.00, but turned in authority. say the works are priceless. still ahead. here in al jazeera and sports, chris jonah. rinaldo made his debut in the saudi pro nissan. of will be here. tell you just how he got ah ah with

ah ah ah ah ah, let's get on to support his solar. thank you very much. nick la, no back joke of his sped, for record extending 10th australia. open title remains on track. the said that puts his injury concerns to one side the as he progressed into the melvin cool to

finals. andy richardson reports hello. this is astonishingly good for jock of its right now. nothing that david can do would say 5 to know about jokers, which may have a strength of hamstring. but any injury, worries, look, fall from his mind in this match against hung player alex demon, all ah! the knowing tell him australian open champion required a medical timeout during his last match. but demon all was granted no such respite . ah joker, which winning in straight sets to move in to the last 8 with 6 says no. anyway,

let alone here in melbourne. i keep on going. obviously, i don't want to celebrate too early. i'm. i'm feeling the tournament. i was feeling very good in the 1st match, 2nd match, not so great. and so i know that things can change really quickly and you know, i don't take anything for granted. i'm really pleased with the way i've played with the way it moved to day or the way i hit the ball. so let's keep it going. jock of which will next. thanks, rushes on. dr. roop left his match against danish teenager holger ruiner. went to a 5th set tie, break multiple chances to win. and so my was a fortune eventually decided to match in replugged favor ah milofa thing and never was able to win much as ladies and this is for us. there were times that i, when something like this with

being a quarter final. so it's something that, i mean i will remember for sure all my life 3 american players are in the melbourne quarter finals for the 1st time since 2000. 0. including 20 year old ben shelton playing in only his 2nd grand slam tournaments and the richardson algiers. here in the women's who are a nasa bellanca is through to her 1st australian open call to fine all of the bell . russian overpowered belinda been a teacher of switzerland, 7562 to reach the last 8 it 24 year old is aiming for her 1st ever grand slam title a career due to a super happy with the ring. the door level today. of course she's, she's in a balloon ball player and i did the stairwell in the beginning, but i was able to come back in the march and super happy with the mindset of course

. so it was great much 40 caroline garcia is out at the french bay. i was stunned by world number 45 mac delenette of poland in its compact with eagle wine tech, but was eliminated in the 4th round on sunday. so face form of world number one. charlene, at least in the last 8 frank lam pods time as evans manager has come to an end pod has been fired with a club sitting 2nd from boston and the leak table at a loss at west palm on saturday. and that was the 9th last in 12 lea games. and the potter needs everton own us are high, but most here he has 6 managers. and the last 7 years also managed care says that believe is growing among his plays as his team aim to win the permanent title for the 1st time and need to decade on sunday they be

manchester united street to be speaking football writer was about the turnaround at awesome the connection that they sent me to create something very, very special with that the room was behind the coke kid. and what we had done with applied to improve them. you left some of the young talent. they got planned for improvement. and gabriel marinelli improvement in talking about too young to come in. well then with that division and allowed and i didn't catch up. we comes in, i'm sorry, my concern when gabrielle j do with us will be able to cope about him with you about and he's done. there's also a tough score. the said the now is the big moment. yes. scoring boy. there's just so much that it changed to austin a belief like, you know, it was a very broken club just a few years ago in all categories come in. he changed it because who shanna,

and although has made his debut in the saudi pro leak, while the 5 tom battle and the winner captain, his new club on nasa who won, they'll win against it to fuck. and the real fans had already caught a glimpse over all the earlier in the week when he played in a friendly match against the message. yes, g, football, right behind it says more high profile, less likely to follow or now goes to the saudi. it's not been going well anyway, you know, it's, you know, you could probably say some, maybe the japanese or the chinese, these were the stronger ones, winning the chocolate leads and all that. but in the last few years, until i have really comes before that they are the current agent champions, already giving the leak and a lot of credibility. a lot of players from south america and few from europe will play dependent league and other places. but this is a whole new level or novel joining, as you say, given the credibility and really allows you know, like will attract other players that may be in the past would have been reluctant. you know, there was an image that,

that idea that maybe going to the east or going to saudi arabia or asia. it's a drop down and career was thrown out doing it. it's really going to open the doors and, and other players will look at this and say, well, you know, it's good enough or, you know, it's going to be good enough. but hello, avail am i hadn't made. he's at 1st public appearance and suffering cardiac arrest during an nfl game. earlier this month, hamlin came out to support his team in the playoff encounter with the cincinnati bengals. you 24 year old collapse during regular season game against the bangles humming, couldn't apply his seem to victory the bangles beat, the bill $27.00 to $10.00. not just his presence is the warm feeling and actually we wanted to play for him and continue our mission. and again, we just ran into a team that played better than estimate, i guess e san francisco, 49 as b, the dallas cowboys. 19 to 12 to reach their 2nd strength and f. c. championship

game. cowboys haven't made it to the super bowl since they won the title. and mighty 957049 is will face the philadelphia eagles next sunday. and that's is will for me will have more for you later on, but for now i hand you back to nick. saw you very much the for that is it for me to go out for this use on my colleague mark mosier stymied biopsy for us and lemon should be with more days and a couple of minutes. but from nancy by from ah ah.

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was the 5th sawdust year on global record stretching back more than a century. government report says 2022 was a bad year for whether 2023 isn't shaping up to be much better already here in california series of severe storms as battered the coast line and the interior of the state. pausing a number of deaths and up to a $1000000000.00 in damages. climate scientists say the warming is caused by industrial age, heat trapping, gas emissions, which have been rising steeply since the 1960. they say rapid reductions and emissions are needed across the globe to slow or reverse the greenhouse effect. oh i. poland says it will last germany for permission to send its left tags to ukraine. but we'll go ahead anyway.