since a monsoon rains around the philippines around sabu city, there are some severe flood advisories in play here. and there's been land sides on smarter of the worst of it really around the dang. but we see the rain fill in for both the top and bottom end of sumatra, and then rain red across indonesia is main island of java. ok, let's go off to china right now, and there is some warmth to be found to be turned chung ching at 11 degrees. it's where you should be this sum of the year. and we've had a little bit of everything everywhere. all at once in japan with this vigorous storm system, but the bulk of the energy goes out to the pacific on thursday. a . ah, oh,

hello there, i'm julie mcdonald, this is the al jazeera news thou alive from london coming up, leopards from germany. abrams from america, ukraine's battlefield prospects get a military boost as it prepares for new russian offensive. the politically charged trial into the bay were poured glass lebanon's top prosecutor, orders, old suspects released. tar have been left in the dark protest is demand action after use of rolling blackouts in south africa. and the wearable tech, the will change the way you play, work and live and how it can transform it. humanity in sport. another joke of it is made it 26 straight winds at the australian open these through the semi finals and insides of a record, a calling 22nd ground floor. i'm talking with very warm welcome to the news. our ukraine has received

a massive military boost from its western allies as it prepares for renewed offensive by russian forces 11 months since the invasion began with the u. s. is declared. it's sending $31.00 battle tanks from the m one abrams class to ukraine, just hours after germany finally relented to pressure from its allies and announced a historic decision to send forward seen a leopard to tanks. but am, we'll also, will i, partner countries to deliver german, made tanks from their own arsenals. so spain, finland, i'm, the netherlands have suggested that they are open to sending their tanks to ukraine . the u. k is also sending 14 of its challenge a 2 tanks. russia government though is furious. it's accused germany of abandoning its historical responsibility to russia, citing nazi crimes in the 2nd world war. it's also dismissed the tanks from the u. s. as a waste of money, but analysts say ukraine will need $300.00 times to push back a potential russian offensive in the east and se ukrainians if it needs western fire power to break russian lines into we capture territory. while you,

as president joe biden said, send him the tanks, will ensure ukrainians are in the strongest possible position to defend their nation. our white house correspondent, kimberly health has the stores. after days of deliberation us, president joe biden made the announcement. ukraine has long hoped for today i am announcing that the united states will be sending 31 abram tanks to ukraine, the equivalent of one ukrainian battalion. according to the pentagon, it'll take months, not weeks to get the tanks to the battlefield wide and says he made the decision after securing similar commitments from the leaders of france, the u. k. ad following germany's decision wednesday to send leopard 2 tanks to ukraine. russian officials have already denounced this latest move as an escalation . something biden was quick to counter today's announcement. bills on hard work and

commitment from countries around the world. lead by the united states of america help ukraine defended sovereign news, territorial integrity. that's it is about helping ukraine to fan to protect you. crazy land in is not an offensive threat to russia. the move marks a major policy reversal for biden, overriding the advice of u. s. generals who resisted sending the maintenance heavy machines. the abrams have been in use for a half century and rushes aware of the tanks vulnerabilities. since february, the u. s. provided ukraine with more than 27000000000 and security assistance. the white house insists issues of training and logistics, including getting the jet fuel needed to operate the abrams tags to the battlefield could be overcome through training. it remains to be seen how well the ukrainians will able to absorb this hardware and use it. it may take at least a quite

a while before they, they can do it in before. it has an impact on the battlefield. still present, imbibing insist. the addition of the abrams tanks will make a strategic difference as ukrainian forces rapid to defend territory in expected spring counter offensive. kimberly how kit al jazeera, the white house, berlin, his face weeks of mounting pressure from neighboring countries to allow leprosy tanks to be sent to you, great dominant came reports from berlin. the leopard too, is one of the most widely used tanks in europe, manufactured in germany, but exported around the continent. it is the weapon system. the ukrainian government believes it needs to fight russia and for weeks ministers and key if have called on ministers in berlin to allow them to use the leopards in their country. now vac call has been answered. 14 german tax will be sent to crane and

other european countries will also be allowed to send bursts from the sea. our goal is to quickly make 2 tank battalions available together with our allies. there are a lot of countries which would also like to contribute in the deliveries and we will coordinate and ensure that it becomes possible step by step the. the chancellor says he understands many germans are deeply concerned by his decision, but at least 4 other european countries have already said they are prepared to use their latitudes to help you crane you ready to participate in one or another way. those. there are many ways to do it because we know that this little body issue also need training for the drivers for the maintenance and so forth. it need spare parts, it needs the whole ecosystem of to go back tanks and be we will consider what is the best part for us here at the russian embassy in berlin. the reaction has been quick and condemning the ambassadors says that germany has abandoned its historical responsibility to russia, fortified by not see crimes during world war 2,

calling the decision extremely dangerous. he says it takes the conflict to a new level of confrontation. and yet, some analysts believe that with russia reportedly building up its forces for a spring offensive, germany felt there was no alternative to allowing leper to, to be sent in ukraine. everyone, all the military experts are expecting that russia is preparing for spring and the europeans now want to back ukraine in the ukraine government and ukranian army to be ready to defend the country. in sending his country's tanks to ukraine. all of shots has done something, no other democratic chancellor here has done allow another country to use german tanks to fight russians in a war in europe. and so while schultz is stated, goal is to prevent an escalation between russia and nato. it may not be too long before the heavy weapons of both sides are in use against each other. in ukraine.

don, it came, al jazeera, berlin, ukrainian president below the mirrors. the landscape says he's grateful for the tanks and says more weapons will be needed. the key now is speed and volume. the speed of training on military, the speed of supplying tanks, ukraine, the amount of tank support. we have to form a 5th of tanks, the 5th of freedom which will not allow to needs rise again. my good, now we have to open the supply of long range missiles to ukraine, and this is important that we expand our corporation and artillery, and we have to start applying across to ukraine. and this is our dream talk. natasha butler has more now from keep on ukraine's reaction to germany's decision. this is good news for ukraine. keith has been waiting for this decision from germany for many weeks now. present. slodum is lensky, put out

a tweet saying that ukraine is very grateful indeed to germany. so this is something of course is being welcomed by keith, but a top presidential aid said in a reaction a little bit earlier today. this is welcome, but it is a 1st step and a 1st step that is because we're talking about a few dozen times perhaps being sent to somewhere around a 100. but keith has said time and again that it believe that needs at least $300.00 tanks in order to be able to defend itself against ongoing attacks by russian forces. and then there's also this question of time to every day is critical and crucial. and what needs to happen now from key point of view, is that these tanks to rise for the soldiers to get trained on them foster also for them to be trained and how to maintain them. well, the kremlin has dismissed the plan of school. absurd spokesman dmitri pet scott said keith salloway, we're overestimating the benefits to ukraine's armed forces. he should know the

blue change, just touching a little books, statist. your time can get a good thing to go to the shed to diligence and give her a piece of plenty committee. conscription at the meeting or before you can show me what for more in this let's go straight to dr. patrick barry, a defense and security analysts at the university of bath. welcome to the program. adults very, thanks very much for your company. and what's the symbolism of this decision by both germany and the us to provide these tanks for ukraine? good evening, julie. i think it's 3 things really at the political level. it's significant and symbolic because it's basically the western allies under saying that they will support ukraine to the hills are not, has a political message because bushes strategy, it's actually failed and it's lightning. ready war 2 to see if it says failed because of the introduction of high mars to grind out

o victory using artillery. and now it's what it's trying to do is play for time to mobilize. it's population and then the dom into offensive and get its industrial base going to produce fairly basic, rudimentary weapons, but things that can have an effect like artillery. this brings us on to the 2nd point which is time. and this is like what the, the last link in of the report has said their timing is really important. the ukrainians need time to get to know this case and to use us and train us and sort of the maintenance. and really, it may actually come too late, depending on when a russian spring offensive. those are doesn't come. but it could come too late for us. it's about the summer, it's about trying to take back ukrainian lands and giving them the armored fish to punch through russian lines. and as long as it's integrated, because it's not just the tanks, it's also the armored infantry fighting vehicles of $150.00 of which are already pledged it. combined that with the artillery the air defense,

the intelligence support the getting. and it's really quite significant formation. similar to something, what much more powerful, but similar to something that punch through russian lines there and har here that in september, if you remember that kind of formation, that kind of potential ability to seize ground punch through and sees grant. finally, it military charity capable of these tanks. if, anecdotally, it looks like ukranian. ukrainians have been saying that for the russian t 90 tank their most advanced tank, it takes ukrainian m times 3 of theirs to just knock i one t 90. that ratio will be reversed when these western times get into a head to head combat with one of these t twenties. in practice, i'd imagine it does have i leave. i think we've got some footage of the leopard tanks them on the screen right now. what makes them so sort of special and vital on the battlefield then alongside them, what role will they abrams tanks, place you've got basically these, these are the leper tanks. are all fairly similar. there's not a massive amount difference between them. you know, in terms of our weight,

their engines, obviously the abrams has got a different engine. and they've got similar guns that those might be different in terms of whether they're whitefield or smooth bore. and they're, they're basically upgradable. so you can put different packages and bumped on them to make them even more capable. so the variant did the a 6 which is and widely available as well as the a for in europe as got very capable of parts. that like a, an order loading at digital battlefield control system. and also it's got and my vision goggles, you know, which some of the russian tanks still don't have. so it's got a light fighting cape ability. so it's basically designed to destroy the t 90. so am if an o who get in and it seems like i think we'll see, you know, different nations giving 14 here 15 there 30 there. they'll end up with about 8200 at least in the 1st chance. a be a significant capability, as long as they can protect it and maintain as an adult to barry russia claims that sanding these tanks is, is quote,

in their language absurd. even if you crane ends up with, let's say, closer to $100.00 tang say ultimately is going to need more support than that in the future. i think we'll see. i think they've got to whether a storm coming. it seems we don't know exactly where not offensive will happen and what the nature will be. the russians still suffer from poor morale or training poor leadership, poor equipment, etc. so, but they do have math and they're gathering math and that is a quality all of its own. and it's also interesting to see who the russians basically saying on the one hand is extremely dangerous. on the other hand, it's absurd. well, which one is, you know, are these times useful? and do you think that, are you worried, or are you just throwing narratives at the, at the wall and seeing what, what long sticks i, it's not coherent. anyway, we will also see what kind of response they can do and they decided to do. but it is quite significant. i think the significant politically, as i said a significant militarily once, once they actually come on to the field in a, in a cohesive and combined manner. and so, yeah, and tastic delta, patrick barry,

defense security analysts at the university of bath dose. very, thanks very much. thank you. crane says it forces have withdrawn from the heavily contested side of town or the solider in the eastern screech, and the military spokesman says it was done to preserve the lives of personnel. well, the salt mine, meantime, epicenter figures fighting for months with russia. prioritizing its capture, greens announcement comes almost 2 weeks after the russian troops said they had seized the town. european court of human rights as an i'm that will hear a case against russia over the dining of flight. mh 17. all 298 people on board, the militia airlines flight were killed when it was shot time by a russian lead book. miss sile in 2014 the miss i was launched by ukrainian separate this back by moscow, but russia has always denied any involvement. maria, who is an assistant professor of international criminal law at the university of amsterdam. and she says, the court will now decide if russia violated the human rights of the victims and

their families. because now the court has said, not only that russia has a had jurisdiction in an area extra territorial jurisdictions, overs responsible in that area. but also that indeed, the victims are, for instance, are made 17 couldn't have expected to go to russian court to get their justice. but because the system wasn't accessible, effective or adequate for them. and that there was patterns of violations. now this case can move to the merits phase, and so in the next ill probably take another year, a couple of years. the court were really assess, what are russia actually violated all those rights that are guaranteed under the european convention of human rights. coming up on this news out from london, how africa can feed itself and the world the summit that's discussing how to improve food security in an entire continent. anger and accusations at bangladesh where frustrations are building over an energy crisis in sport, one of satan's highest football names has made

a big decision about its future. am andy's here with that story later. ah, lebanon's top prosecutor has ordered the release of all space detained in connection with the beirut port. last in 2020 more than 200 people were killed when chemicals stopped in a warehouse caught fire causing the explosion. the prosecutors also filed charges against the judge, overseeing the case resumed his investigation into the explosion. on monday, high level political interference and legal complaints had paralyzed the pope for more than a year. while i am much super easy, the deputy director for the middle east, amnesty international and she explains why the investigation into the boss is significant for lebanon. we see this as really a battle for loving on the future. are we going to have a kind of country where those individuals who are responsible for blowing up the

country are held accountable or one where they're allowed to escape accountability . as you know, the invest the domestic investigation into the last has been suspended now for almost 13 months. on monday, the lead investigator issued an opinion, legal opinion that he said would allow him to move forward with the investigation. and on that basis he charged 8 individuals, including the top public prosecutor of a son, always act in relation to the last. and he also ordered the release of 5 of the 17 detainees who currently remain in detention since august or september of 2020. obviously the political establishment and all rally around him, they said that he did not have the power to move the investigations forward. that the investigation was still stalled and just culminated with the public prosecutor who him health is charged in the case and who had refused himself from being involved in the last case due to his familiar relations to some of the defendants.

previously, he issued a decision to remove, to reduce all of the detainees in the case, effectively bypassing judge, tied to investigator in the case a very complicated legal situation. but we all this to say is that the political establishment, the ruling establishment, are doing everything that they can to prevent judge from moving forward with the investigation. they are doing everything that they can to prevent the truth from coming out. and for those high level officials, responsible for the last to be held to account police in india's capital, new delhi, have detain students who have gathered to watch a b, b. c documentary by prime minister or, and, or movie. there have been disruptions of several other universities. where students have tried to watch the 2 part series, it looks a body's tenure as chief minister of good europe state in 22002 glass suspect and wisdom all burnt. a train carrying hindu pilgrims more than

a 1000 wisdoms were then killed in reprisal attacks. moody had been accused of letting authorities allow and encourage the anti muslim violence. indian government has brought the documentary citing emergency powers and has banned people from sharing clips and social media. this time of the new york. and everybody knows with the dentist with problem solving reason. they might be good. let this happen again. i don't want to put my melissa really not exactly the lead regarding this happen again. south africans have been protesting against some of the worse power cuts in living memory, which are expected to continue for 2 more years. earlier this month, many households didn't have power for 6 to 10 hours a day, and people say food is rotting in their fridges. well, it's cause massive disruptions to business day re, pharmacy. they have to regularly dump

a day's production of milk because they can't keep their fridge is on the fast food outlet. kfc says around 70 of its stores are closed as chickens. suppliers struggle with outages and from laundromats to grocery stores and even funeral services. many small businesses say they've had to cease trading because they can't afford generators. will ascom has pleaded with consumers to save power by keeping most appliances off after 4 pm, switching off their air conditioners and only boiling as much water as needed without filling up the capitol the whole way. well for me to miller reports now from johannesburg. the power cuts began 16 years ago, aging and poorly maintained power. plants, state own power utilities, short of funding and corruption have made them worse. outages could last anywhere between 6 and 12 hours a day. some areas are often with electricity for days. economists say the blackouts are costing the country thousands of jobs and damaging its economy. the government and state utility companies call that load shitting and it's angering much of the

country. yes, i'm very angry. i'm very good tabs and rates. i'm very angry because i don't know how to act with up what to put after it reads. it is a sand at the people of the country. a gave the correct government that we had in fine for what we had rights in this country. the time for us to send together some businesses, assuming the government for their losses, the poultry industries had to call tillman and tricks. as shortages of electricity have delayed production, and agricultural producers have asked for exemptions from the blackouts. with many concerns, food supplies will be reduced. the national energy regulator says the cost of electricity will go up by almost 20 percent later this year. get the could argue protests like this one, both in the rolling blackouts. the power utility is from says they will continue for at least another 2 years, despite that people who are hoping their frustration is heard before it's to late

and the economy and country. and we don't wanna alter 0. johannesburg, people in bangladesh are facing their own energy crisis. the fuel costs and power cuts increasing. the main opposition party call for nationwide rallies to demand action on the solar in cost of living. tanveer chowdhury has this report from docker. i did about it. like many others, eunice con, is angry at the government. demonstrators have rallied across bung with those 4 months lemming it for failing to stop soaring energy and food prices at owns of other prices are very high in the market now. and is becoming hard for us to get by with what we earn. we want the government to bring down the prices. so ordinary people can manage it. and many of what he calls ordinary people, are not members of the political parties. i came to see for myself, how large these opposition rallies are you and i'm surprised to see how large they are. the opposition elaine says it will continue to press its 10 point demand,

which includes the government's resignation. it also wants power transferred to a non partisan caretaker administration before the next general election. tens of thousands or later as an active as of several opposition parties on taping, pardon rallies across the country and gone in the capital naca. public anger is also going over what many says as excessive spending on ambitious development project, and there are acquisitions of corruption and cronyism. oh, don't know what i go. you look it up. the government is always talking about development. people can very well understand is our lives were suffering, braces of food are so high that we can't even talk freely and openly against this without being silent. one of the government remains defiant. rights group accused of stifling free speech and increasing attacks arrest, an intimidation of opposition. members, and the prime minister had this warning for the protesters. oh, army, jonah,

jonah godfrey, a why me league works for the people and for the welfare of the people. so it is not that easily to push the why me league out of power you that the why me lee is very capable of overthrowing anyone from power who has rigged or stolen vote. we've proven national analyst fear rising and nation high fuel costs and projected ukraine war will continue to affect the economy and bangladesh and the country. we likely see more protest and unrest in the coming weeks and months turn. children al jazeera, darker africa, needs to learn to feed itself and the world by producing more food, instead of relying on imports and aid. that's the message from santa goals. president marquis, so who's hosting a summit on africa? food security? well, the continent is facing is worse food crisis ever with more than one in 5 africans as a record 278000000 people facing hunger that's according to estimates by the u. n.

will export say that food insecurity has become worse because of global inflation? conflicts like the war in ukraine. climate change in debt burdens from the corona virus pandemic for president saw thinks one solution is to farm war crops, saying 60 percent of arable land in africa isn't exploited. he's also called for african states to allocate 10 percent of their budgets to aqua cultural development . nicholas hoc has more now from the town of d. m. a near deal in cynical. yes, this is bryce from northern senegal for africans. and this is the type of projects that people here at this conference want to support with a theme of trying to end world hunger. but here's the challenge. more people to day a suffering from malnutrition or hunger than ever before. 285000000 africans are suffering from malnutrition. dozens of heads of states from africa gathered here to try to find a solution to this. and for president,

mikey saw the head of the african union. this challenge offers opportunities, blah, blah, blah. african was learned to feed itself and contribute to feeding the will. we have the potential. we have 1400000000 inhabitants established on more than 30 kilometers, with more than 60 percent of the unused arable land on the planet. so much of this form is about trying to protect farmers who produce grains like a millet or sorghum. they are often referred to as super food and they can help tackle hunger and malnutrition. but here's the issue. they're also suffering from the onset of climate change in the russia, ukraine crisis, which means that diesel to power water pumps the price of diesel has gone up and also the price of fertilizers. so some of these issues will be discussed during this event. sometimes challenges become opportunity. it is jordan this crisis that

with a less oh, why come to look under some of this things like fabricating small equipment? we are doing it. we have agencies of sans and technology that are now producing power till us planters, which we use to rely on just importing from other countries. so challenges come to come an opportunity, and that is what the russia ukraine crisis is, does bringing out to the se world leaders gathered here are trying to raise a $1000000000.00, but that's a poll trim out compared to what the united nation says is needed to end world hunger, they say the world leads to raise $80000000000.00. now there's enough food produced on the globe to feed everybody on this planet. and yet, here in africa, people continue to die of hunger. a stabbing attack. and a church in southern spain is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. interior ministry says the suspect has been arrested after several people were stopped with

a bladed weapon in the church in alga. siris has at least one person has died. spain's national court says the judge has opened an investigation. still had the season back home after 5 years in exile turns any as though position needed promises a new chapter for his country. our exclusive report from one of columbia's most lawless areas were at peace. caroline caravan is chinese and decades of conflict in sport, a grand slam, 1st of this player at b and, and he's here ah, thanks for tuning in. we've got some severe storms rolling across greece, that energy will hop into the aegean and eventually slammed into western turkey on friday. it's going to be a soggy forecast in on talia. let's go back to the here and now on thursday we got

some what weather to the south of italy. also this badge of what weather just swirling around the adriatic sea. not too far off the coast of albania, which of course is a country where we've seen some flooding. let's talk about those low temperature is across both spain and portugal. we're approaching record lows for the month of january dark, the blue, the lower the temperature. it could be sub 0 in severe we can up on thursday morning. now in terms of that act of weather, what weather pores into the north coast of spain, some snow, as well as a cloudy day in madrid with a top temperature of 7 degrees. fortunes are changing in england. finally, the temperature in london 8 degrees, which is exactly where you should be for this and the urine with all that act of weather in the mediterranean, in still wind and rain for the co sign of morocco, algeria and tunisia. now in terms of our tropical storm, it's still wobbling around in the booze and b channel. it's going to drop more than a months worth of rain on that west coast of madagascar and also heavy falls of

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and acknowledged a road and strengthening the bonds of friendship and co operation between arab islamic and wild coaches. lou ah ah, a reminder of our top stories here and al jazeera ukraine has received a massive military boost from its western allies. both germany in the us of agreed to st tanks. berlin has also, i partner countries to san german, made tanks from their arsenals to ukraine. rushes dismissed the plan as absurd, saying keith's allies were overestimating the benefits to ukraine's armed forces. a kremlin spokesperson told journalists, these tanks will quote, bern,

like the others. our clinic schools and service centers in refugee camps in the occupied west bank have closed their doors for a 3rd straight day. that's after more than 3700 workers at the u. n. 's relief and works agency started an open ended strike and protests against low salaries need. abraham reports here in the occupied west bank this you and clinic at al amadi refugee camp. neither am along is closed. it's the 3rd day workers have gone on strike, to demand better salaries at the u. n. c. relief and works agency owner was, was mandated by the un general assembly to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to palestinian refugees expelled from their homes during what they called the napa ot catastrophe. in 1948, to my motto is one refugee who usually receives treatment at this center, but not to day the band gala deluca. of course, the agency was much better before their withdrawing the services have diminished

over time. the agency provides services for nearly 6000000 palestinian refugees. less than 900000 of them live in the west bank for them. education and health are the most important services order was commissioner general says the agency is under funded. on tuesday he appealed for $1600000000.00 for 2023 to cover needs and countries hosting palestinian refugees. donors, financial support for the agency has been declining over recent years. but on or what employees say it can afford salary increases for its local workers. the head of the workers union says the agency is using the financial crisis as an excuse to avoid discussing pay raises gambrel why people are present. edwards, i me, it's our family, is it? in 1989 overall budget was 6500000. now, 30 years later, the budget is still 6500000. no adjustment has been made to the valley over the

past years or says salaries have increased regularly and urged the union to and the strike may a humble underwater. my yeoman on the raw had the now the one rose priority for this year is to keep providing services to employees and keep paying salaries. this way we can survive in the besieged garza strip. employees are holding a partial strike to support their colleagues in the west bank. officially, honor was mandate this valid until a just and lasting solution to the plight of refugees is reached. but with their numbers and re thing, donors spending their money elsewhere. i'm the lack of a political solution. that goal is looking increasingly distant need. the abraham al jazeera, the occupied, westbank, townsend. he is former presidential candidate, tindy lisa has returned from exile in belgium. he survived an assassination attempt in 2017 and fled the country. soon after the general election in 2020,

the seuss return comes after president sammy as hulahan san lifted a 6 year ban on political rallies. catherine sawyer explains. to lease who is welcomed home by hundreds of his supporters in the rest of them, he fled tanzania, soon after a general election in 2020. i didn't have one of our blog on demand. we now want a new constitution. lisa will stand firm when it comes to constitutional, an election reforms. that's what we have been fighting for. we want an independent electoral commission. what we're seeing changes politically. we're seeing more freedom with our media space is becoming bold. we have no fear when we are being interviewed by the media least who competed against former president john, palm bam. mago fully, who died just months after winning his 2nd tom. he came 2nd but rejected the result saying it was marred by irregularities in 2017. he was shot 16 times by

a note attack in the capital to toma that case has never been resolved. during that period, several politicians, activists and journalists walked daily. i turned in his 3rd year journey as a multi party country was not easy. it was not decorated with marble, but it was decorated with stones. there was blood spilled and people have suffered . c but things have since changed politically. presidents a mia smith who hudson recently lifted a ban on gathering of political parties imposed during that election opposition. leaders have been calling for electoral and political reforms for men. yes. and an independent electoral commission. they say they also want the head of state to be held accountable once a presidential pam ends. 20000000 in our country. the president is

like a god who has all the powers to elect and appoint all judges. the president selects the chairman of the electoral commission on william bell. hesitant, has had talks with the opposition and promised to talk about reforms. maybe some political analysts say the president is came to break with some of the ha predecessors, hard line policies and restore democracy, tanzania goes to the election in 2025. and men here are hoping the president will not go back on her words. as the election drews, nearer, catherine, sorry, i'll g 0. the british prime minister richie cynic, has been facing questions in parliament over the appointment of the chair of his willing conservative party. that deans are we is under investigation after he got a multi 1000000 pound deal to settle a tax dispute. while he was heading up the finance ministry, his estimates of the millionaire mp paid a penalty and back tax as amounting to nearly $6000000.00 less. and he simmons has

more air for london. the label, the care storm has said that this issue showed that sooner simply couldn't do the job. he was hopelessly weak in failing to sack as a hurry. he also said the job was too big for him, but soon i came back at these attack saying that this was simple, political opportunism on the part of the labor leader because they had pushed for standards to be much better, much more thorough in terms of wrongdoing. within the conservative party and sooner had shown that when he became prime minister by appointing this independent advisor on ethics, this is where the inquiry is going on. now it is an independent inquiry and the prime minister insisted that the labor party has no right to be attacking him from not actually making a sacking. he said that there would be due process followed. and of course, that would be a result from us inquiring an action would be taking after it,

but it isn't just criticism coming from the labor party is coming from within his own party as well. suna is being seen in this is perhaps not being strong enough and making decisions when wrongdoing on taxes there. furthermore, it was a case that is a how we was finance minister when he was doing this. so he was in charge of tax when he was or was wrong doings with taxed to the tune of millions of dollars. hundreds of employees that the online giant amazon had gone on strike here in the u . k to many a pay rise. the recent business has for years opposed the immunization of its workforce in the last, at this walk out in the u. k. the 1st of its kind of molding amazons, british operations, has seen work a sign up to join a local union with a max reports for many amazon workers in the english city of coventry, the company that called itself the everything stool has failed to pay them anything close to what they deserve or need. the time you added your rent, your mortgage,

your food, your bills, your bicycle, nothing that i dislike will tobacco for months, multiple strikes across many british sectors have reflected a rampant rise in the u. k. inflation rates. amazon's always sought to keep customer prices under control and says it's employees pay remains competitive medicine slight on today. but while britain's minimum wage will rise in april to $13.00 an hour, amazon guarantees only a fraction more than that to some employees. i think the g and b union signed up more members on top of the half a 1000000 already on its books. and hundreds of star formed a picket line to push for far more money following the example of counterparts overseas. we've taken that from what's happening in america. we saw amazon talking round, trying to persuade work is that they didn't need a union because i was paying $15.00 an hour. and they've now raised that to $18.00 an hour. but meanwhile worth is in the u. k,

lagging far behind their on san fran 50. it is warehouse at the moment. what we wanna do is bring them up closer to the american colleagues with britain's cost of living crisis set to continue. the company may soon struggle without further action to maintain loyalty. among its thousands of warehouse workers, de la mark's al jazeera apiece. karen has travelled through the jungles of columbia in an unprecedented move to help people displaced by decades of conflict. it carried members of the government and the ellen rebel poor negotiating a possible peace. still, 2 regions badly affected by the violence al jazeera, as alexander amputee, had exclusive access to the caravans who work in the 1st part of his report, he looks at the plight of the people living along the san juan river. and what the negotiate is hope. they can do to improve their livelihood. neary silence envelops this abounded village along the san juan river in western columbia. it's people displaced by violence of armed groups fighting for control of this territory

. gloria marie jo has returned after she was forced to flee in december. most of her family possessions are gone and she is overwhelmed by emotions. intellect, madeline, i see at the more you speak up, the more we denounce the more we are left alone until we had disappeared. i only wish i could be in my house resting with my children, even if it isn't much rudy, your spur of a unique piece. caravans travelling with members of the government, peace negotiating team and it's sworn enemies, the national liberation army rebel group, or e l n. oh madison unit there drafting a plan to help bring urgent humanitarian relief to diss and other communities affected by fighting. i'm okay, i'm at work or bundle. we want to reach a substantial agreements with solutions for the communities. we are here to hear your concerns and proposals, including any criticisms you might have against the e l. m. were here for heaven. the united nations civil society organizations and

international observers are also part of the journey. the san juan runs deep in the columbian jungles close to the pacific ocean. it's a lawless territory. rife with drug routes and illegal gold mines. there are no roads, nor any sizable state presents no basic sanitation or health services. during the last couple of years, renewed clashes between the elaine, the army, another armed groups fighting to control this territory of forest hundreds to flee, and others to remain confined in their villages. in this indigenous community, a per military group imposed a curfew and land mines surrounding the village mean they can't move hunt or grow food. any more, eric of the confinement homes are food safety. we can't harvest freely any more, nor go to the fields. the insecurity means we never know what can happen at any time. gustavo, pedro columbus 1st left his president as promised to change all this,

bringing to an am 6 decades of conflict with his ambitious total peace plans. trying to negotiate deals with all criminal groups, the leader of the government delegation hopes the carolyn can be a 1st step in this direction. enrollment is to perform early up on the government and it is situations on one side and the eel and on the other needs to build the conditions for people to return and remain in their territories. it's a partial measure and emergency measure, which doesn't mean we will not address more structural needs, but this is a necessary step to try and address this tragedy. but many like gloria say they heard it all before. in a more yes, if whether we want to believe that this government will do things differently. not any say it once place, but be able to construct it because one thing is desiring piece, another is making it happen. the caravan will turn your finding thing to a report they will present to piece negotiators in february, mexico, who will den, devise a plan to implement immediately hopefully bringing some relief to those who for

too long of only know, abandonment and neglect or lesson learned along the some wind river, several people have died as a result of the winter weather in japan. the cold snap is council flights and disruptive traffic after causing havoc in other east asian countries. earlier this week, i'll just see whether present. so car leg has a story. it may look like a winter wonderland, but the once in a decade cold snap, the blast, the japan was far from pretty, sparking extreme weather warnings across east asia and bringing record low temperatures, icey conditions and snowstorms to the region causing travel chaos in south korea and japan, during the busiest lunar new year period it was quite a white house or it felt like it certainly turned twice. so i guess the driver couldn't see and crushed. the strong winds are believed to have caused

a cargo ship to sink between japan and south korea's judge. you island rescue workers search for crew members in gusts that broke records in northern japan. new snowfall and temperature records were also set across the country, and just days earlier, china recorded its lowest at a temperature of minus 53 degrees celsius in its northernmost city. but that didn't stop the clean up operations on the street. so i swept about 6700 meters of snow. yes, starting from noon. my face may be frozen, but my body is worn. with another cold blast on the horizon, north korea has issued an extreme cold alert. that's heightened concern for the people in the poorest areas. as temperatures tumble, car leg al jazeera. well, there's lots more still to come this hour in sport, the world's number one goal for is involved in a bizarre argument on the eve of his 1st tournament of the gear. ah

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ah ah ah, welcome back. what spilled as the world's leading expert in wearable tech has opened until killed japan has always been seen as a pioneer and the latest high tech consumer gadgetry. but that reputation has been slipping in recent years. 12 mcbride reports and from talk you there. the latest in wearable gadgets for the way we live and play and the way we work. whole supported by advances in the virtual ways we interact with our world. oh my god. okay, there's a woman here. i feel rather embarrass. okay?

that's rather disturbing. and then some devices that leave you wondering where the humanities, the winner or loser, so you can check 100 workers to make sure they're all concentrated. yes. and if someone's not concentrating what happened to them then? japan once plays the trail is the world's pioneer in the personal catch it. oh yes . but it now lags behind its rivals in finding innovative ways to use its high tech skills. i'm using this kind of smart glasses for more than 20 you were in the west, especially the united states is more of a mood of innovation japanese consumers are not as excited about this technology. it's hoped big events like this scaled back during the pandemic will now help japan restore what it sees is it's rightful position, as the leading provider of the latest and nifty as must have. i think were getting a lot of people coming today. and it seems like we're back to like, 2018 with mass,

but with massive virtual mass one. yes, hopefully. many devices now find the natural role post pandemic as we become more contactless. but all of them, it seems more complex. one of the new areas of innovation is so called energy harvesting, whereby gadgets of the future will be powered by your own body heat. so even if you don't understand them, simply wearing them will be doing some good doing ourselves with ever more gadgets, but still a little room for the top, the humid mcbride, al jazeera, tokyo, and he's here now with the fort andy. thanks so much. julia manchester, united strike a marcus rush for the school. stunning solo goal and his teams li cups, semi final against nothing. and forrest the inc. strike school 10 goals and 10 games coming back from the work up in cas. all this effort rush up to 18 goals for

the favor and finish the opposed to these and i to the 3 up with, from approaching in the 1st like all this time, the winner of this samuel faces castle also, hampton, in the fine, he now host the netherlands will take on croatia in the european nations leak. semi final draw was made in switzerland a little earlier. spain versus italy will be the other match, the ties we played in mid june. wrong. came back in charge of the dutch team for a 2nd time after louis van haul left the job following the world cup. the netherlands did not joke which has made it 26 straight winds at the australian open . he's through the semi finals and insights of a record in cooling 22nd grand slams high school. so hell molly cripples. if no van jock, which is hamstring injury is still bothering him, it didn't really hampers court fine performance than melbourne. taking on 5th feed andre rube left jock, which looked in total control from the start taking the 1st that with ease 61

the 2nd wasn't that much more challenging for the serbian star who's chasing a record extending 10th australian open title. he took it 62 ah. and despite a little bit of resistance in the 3rd jock which sore off his russian opponent with little trouble, he took the set $64.00 for the match and heads into the same heath having dropped just one set. all tournament. i think there's a score line in the 1st 2 sets doesn't speak the truth or the reality of the, of the matcher. you know, i was some, some really close games i agreed upon and is a great player, has tons of respects for him job, which is now just to ins away from equaling rough. l. a dolls record of 22 grand

slam titles. so he'll ma, leak al jazeera, next of the joke event sheets, american tommy pole, he beat fellow american, ben shelton in full set of the 1st man from the united states to make it the same funds that you're striving open says andy wrote it back in 2009 in the women's draw fits said are in a subtle anchor is through the semi's in melbourne for the very 1st time. veneration. better a hell of a kitchen? parisha a stray says 24 year old is the only cynthia left newton saddle anchor will face one of the surprise stories of the tournament. mcmillan, it's the unsafe job facing for more. harland street polish player had never previously gonna be on the 3rd round. oh, grand no one of cycling biggest names has ended speculation about his future

c time grant. so when at narrow quinton has decided not to retire. the columbia called a press conference in buckets are to confirm his next move. its honor was disqualified from last year's tor to france after testing positive for the painkiller tramadol, his contract with french team r k. some sick was terminated as a consequence the more your to on. so you, my motivation is to keep cycling in the major races in the world. that's why i keep preparing myself, waiting for the ride and perfect moment to race again at the competition. i thank the colombian teams for lending me a hand, but i think that i feel ready to keep representing my country in the best races of the world. our correspondent, our sandra ramp. yes, he was at that press conference. afterwards he spoke to cycling ortho, martindale about quinton, a situation. this is a national figure, this is a figure who i, who's victories and who's wonderful proponents is it patrol france 2nd in 2013 2nd

in 2015 3rd in 2016 provided the backdrop to the peace process in colombia. so that whole sporting phenomenon that was not or a container and was part of the transformation of modernization and the creation of a new columbia or a new country. but he has against his name to tests that show. he broke a regulation of the you see either the international sport, so authorities for cycling that say this painkiller, very strong painkillers tramadol, i was in his sister in the press conference talks about a wall that was raised against that possibility to continue riding. what do you think he meant it very difficult these days to have absolute faith in any sporting authority. but i don't believe that the talk to france or the, the, you see,

i of orchestrated some kind of veto. it's very, very difficult to unify the cycling teams and all the other actors. i think that each one will have its own motive. but ultimately i found it very difficult to see narrow content returning to the bottom. and the wells number one go for is involved in a bizarre arguments on the 8th of his 1st tournaments of the year. a flying gulf sea has reignite the rivalry between it really macro and patrick read. have a close look, read kinds, mockery deliberately ignored him. when he, when i would say hello at this driving range into by the american through a gulf c at macro, apparently following the snub or macro has been a vocal critic of the saudi back to live golf league that read. i chose to sign up for i did very patrick wanted to come up and say hello and i didn't really want him to and and, and my from my recollection that was that i didn't see a t. i didn't feel a t, i didn't, whatever. i'm living in reality,

i don't know where he's living, but i don't know if i were in his shoes, i wouldn't expect a hello or a hunch. it is full time in that lake up some he finally united bates, nottingham, forest, 3 nail. let's get back to london and judy, andy, thank you very much. you, of course, can buy that much more on our website. the address for that is al jazeera dot com. that's it for me. and the team here in london will be back in just a 2nd though with much more of the days these are by ah ah, a weekly look at the

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