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there are no schools nearby to accommodate all the children to help with the farmer children as young as for i brought to farms to become conditioned to such an bottom . and just a gro activate, say, more than half of all children living in agricultural areas. i engaged in work, most of them dangerous work across west africa, one and a half 1000000 children. i involved in cocoa for me, many work as time laborers and, and less than a dollar or nothing at all. pharmacy attempts by western cocoa bias to force down prices is keeping hundreds of thousands of children out of school and condemning them to a life of poverty. and the ag, you only by them receiving better prices and education being improved. can the lives of children like you know, can poor to ah
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millions made harmless aid efforts under kia and syria turned to supporting people displaced by these 2 devastating earthquakes. ah, hello there, i'm a started home. this is out of their life and also coming we'll have a report from the town of albus, done. the epicenter of the 2nd quake when nearly every building has been destroyed . nothing remains livable here. a lot of its residents have left. there are not many tents here, and many residents also complained that help didn't come fast enough. for me, well, desperately needed aid arrives in syria. we hear from families struggling to survive in the rebel held northwest and o women in democratic republic of congo corporate peace and protection. just as the african union summit gets underway in ethiopia.
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ah, well we begin in turkey and syria, both countries still recovering after last weeks to devastating earthquakes that killed more than 45000 people and a spaced millions mall. and turkish government says at least 84000 buildings with more than 332000 dwellings were either destroyed or are too damaged to be used. the area inter kia that's been most affected as home to 14000000 people. that 16 percent of the entire population, they are still no official numbers of the displaced and took here, but the vice president has said more than a 1000000 people are currently living in tent encampments. the situation is even worse and syria. the un estimates up to 5300000 people. there have been made homeless, where we have a team of correspondence covering this disaster across southeastern, to kia and north west syria. but let's begin with sim costio. she's in
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a university dorm in ankara where disposed people are currently staying in m. i believe there are more than 2000 people there. now, how long are they expecting to stay where you are? a says, yeah, this dormitory belongs to the turkish ministry of youth and brought forward and they have a lot of buildings dedicated for the earthquake survivors at earthquake affected people. and we are told that in those 2 buildings and nearly 2500 people are being accommodated right now. and this is valid for other dormitories across to kit as well as we learn from the ministry. and there are more than 200000 being, get compensated in the facilities. they'll say is sports ministry including dormitories guest houses and sports holes. but of course there are some hotels that
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are dedicated for the earthquake survivors in effects. it's people across here as well. here there are lots of families, some of them arrived a couple of days after the earthquake that shows the region and, and some of them arrive last night and people are it. some people are using displays as a, as, as their records for a longer period. some of them are, some of them are coming here for a trends of trees and if they wanna move to other cities or nearby they, let's is some of them. they think i will stay here for a little while and then i'm, i'm planning to rent the house or move to another city. but of course everybody's shocked. everybody is just shaking people. i have spoken to a couple of minutes ago. they arrived here from call her mom by ash finances just last night, and i'm on my shoes at the center of this badly earthquake. they're telling me that they're still being and they're still feeling the shakes. and they feel as if
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there's still an earthquake, even on the capital on a bus. people we have spoken to so far, feel safe feel, accommodate to teachers. they say at least we how hot water we have the chance to take share was because like 4 days for 3 days, they couldn't even receive water drinking water in the region. and you know, we have been reporting that the turkish government has been high and the queen sized for being late in sending relief to the region. and this is also approved by the witnesses who have been through this earthquake. but for now they are here. and there are so many children, by the way, i have to underline that some of them are big, some of them, you know, have to leave their schools. they are trying to establish the system here in this dormitories like small kindergarten, a health center is that immediate disease this can betray. so after if there's a need for a bigger illness or bigger treatment, they're being transferred to state hospitals. they are trying to establish
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a system here, but of course, this doesn't ease the pain that people are going through, but at least for temporary it they are being accommodated here and more now they seem to be happy. they are, they have 7 to one to 4, how to water. they have 3, it's main meals a day are at least 2 children have a place to play with. 9 other friends, but according to the ministry of figures, more than 200000 people are being accommodated in these kinds of facilities and, and more than 3000 people have been evacuated. but estimates suggest that at least helpful the population in that region, which is nearly cool to 6000000 people have left the region. and i'm really great to see so many children. they're in such good spirits as they are having breakfast . we'll leave it there for now. it's gonna cost you all on the ground for us and, and correct. thank you. santa. well, as we've been hearing, many people have been making their way to these larger cities in the north,
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but many more are still in camps across the quake hit south founded smith has worn out from a relief captain donna, that's in southern to kia or a thousands and thousands of temporary shelters that have been set up like this are behind me. the idea of these is they, they will be temporary. this place should be closed by monday because what's happening is a lot of the evacuated people. 3 and 4000 people evacuated. a lot of them are being moved into university dormitories to give them at least a solid roof over their had. as the rebuilding process goes on, there are more than $1000.00. there are 1889 unaccompanied children survivors. most of them are with relatives, but 589 of them are not. and 74000 buildings that didn't fall in the quake must be pulled down, demolished as soon as possible because they're not safe. the government, keen as a say to emphasize the scale of this,
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but also frustration from people that many of these buildings were talking about should not have gone up. in the 1st place. a government granted before the 2018 election here more than a 140000 building amnesty is in this part of turkey for all sorts of structures from sheds to large. apartment blocks buildings that didn't come up to scratch in terms of the building stand as they needed to be at post an earthquake in $99.00 to $999.00. what happened instead was though people had to pay a fine the earned the ministry of environment more than $4000000000.00 in 2018 for the paid a fine. and they didn't have to build, bring the building up to scratch. thousands and thousands of people here furious about that. all that haines and buildings destroyed many communities and took care happening after that. she empty. how correspondence catherine decker has more now from the southeastern town of alliston. elvis done. the exact epicenter
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of that 2nd earthquake. the city resembles a ghost town. we've been driving around at streets. we haven't seen a single building. left standing either collapsed, partially collapsed, destroyed, nothing remains livable here. a lot of its residents have left. there are not many tents here. and many residents also complained that help didn't come fast enough. el boston is nestled between snow covered mountains. it takes a long time to drive here. when you see nothing but mountains, it's also freezing below 20 centigrade at night. we've also seen the turkish john got. emma with a cadaver dog, the rescue operation ended a long time ago here. now, it is only about recovering bodies. some of the buildings have already been marked . zoning on it saying things like empty saying damage noted. it seems that the work to rebuild this area has already begun, but at the moment,
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the devastation and we've been to many cities across the south east remains beyond comprehension. stephanie decker, al jazeera elbows done in southeastern, to kia i've just been hearing there about l. mustang. which is obviously seen severe damage, but not all cities and the affected area has suffered the same fate. natasha game has worn out from as in the south. not a single person died in irs in not a single building collapsed. yet there are plenty of people in this city of 43000 people who say they are angry and scared. there are damaged buildings. the government has advised people not to go back to their homes until an inspector has deemed them structurally sound. so we've spoken to people who say they're living intense cars and outside they complain the fact that ers in has not been as devastated as other areas has left it overlooked when it comes to receiving aid. as
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another shronda bus on a since the mare said is seen is not damaged. so many survivors came here. they're staying in their cars. they also new tents. they suffer as much as we do. they may survive in terms of food, but they have no place to stay. there are a couple of factors explaining why ers in was not severely damaged. it's next to a fault line expert say that fault line did not shift. there is a mountain next to ers, then that is creating a barrier and the city is at a higher see level, which means the ground is harder. buildings are constructed on bedrock and for years the city has strictly enforced building codes and the use of proper construction materials given how well ers in has fared. people from heavily impacted areas and had tie province have now come here seeking refuge. natasha name l. jazeera ers in turkey,
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ja well across the border and syria ain't as finally reaching its northern regions after the reasoning of border crossing. activists and emergency teams have been criticizing the slow response to the disaster. wrestle said it has been african dennis in northwestern syria, many syrians know the loss of loved ones only too well in the tone of gender as in the north west. more than a decade of civil war has already killed and displaced many. but those who have survived are now living to a new trauma. the regions earthquakes disaster across the border into the key at rescue an aid operations are running nonstop. but here that is only silence and feelings of grief and abandonment admired booker could only watch helplessly as he saw so lovely, died trapped together under their before hours. he hugged his child and waited for help. but none arrived the heavy well admin 1st blood oozed out of my son's mouth
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and made his voice fighting. gradually, my daughter and other son which is made is away. they also died. i only ask for help from god my it says no 8 can heal his wounds. he has lost what he treasured the most. his children not were syria is home to more than 4000000 people. it has been heavily bombed by the regime to walked well year long civil war. life here was already tough, and the earthquake has just added to their misery. these children were born during celia's war. most have grown up as orphans. they have washed those around them, killed by bombs falling from the sky. the earthquakes took away what little they had left. but even in disaster, some are finding fun. in this makeshift camp is now home to many survivors. one of them is mom mets. at of he had a family and lived in a camp. it wasn't much busted home. he says he was next to his wife when the roof
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collapse on them. he held his wife's leg to see if she was alive. she moved it a little, a sign of life, a spark of hope. when he woke in a makeshift hospital, he discovered his entire family was dead. how little i asked about my wife? the doctor told me she is dead. my daughter is dead. my son too. they are all gone for kilometers away in cover suffer life and death are intertwined. sub hosea lost many friends and family members during the war. now the earthquake has claimed 9 more than to shake. i. luckily you see how many people that are now in need of help . they also lost their families. we buried our loved ones here. my can put husband lies buried next to some of their children. but she says she must stay strong. her youngest child still needs her people who say the international community has abandoned them, but they are used to being ignored. no,
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though they feel anger by the absence of health. although international aid is finally arriving, they say it is too little too late, but what there is they will need to survive the winter. we had to cross the border before the day ended. we passed several checkpoints as the san sat living behind the country where disaster of the disaster overlap were so sad that i'll jazeera gender, us not where syria while scores remain suspended, and syria is rebel control and regions. it's yet another disruption to education for children who've been growing up in a conflict phone from tomato hannibal on a normal school day july web, a would be greeting his students. instead, the principal of marianna boys school walk through empty classrooms and take stock of the damage caused by the quake. children can't return until it's deemed safe, but it's not clear how long that will take next. i mean has that idea has that we
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are afraid of off to shocks that may in turn lead to more damage in the future. i urge the concerned parties to help us to continue the educational process here for the sake of the children, the school and the teachers and the students all need help students stuck at home or making the best of a bad situation. my stuff and cassim do what studying they can, but mostly they're helping out at their father's shop. their school isn't rebel, control it live. so it's not the 1st time their education has been disrupted long then her thing quite a little bit. we were very scared because of the earthquake. we ran out of a house and we haven't gone to school since that date happened. our school was previously show by government forces. then the earthquake caused many cracks in it . it wasn't long ago that their school looked like this. the building needed extensive renovation after being hit by a government farm. the damage of the quake is yet another set back to their schooling for level the desert. it mom, earthquake,
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cause many cracks and there was of the school. so we stopped going to school for fear of after shocks. everyone here fears for our lives and the lives of the students. for now, all schools are suspended in opposition, controlled parts of syria. students don't know when they'll be back in the classroom again. some could reopen as early as next week, but others that are badly damaged could remain closed for a lot longer than to modern al jazeera. while also in syria, at least 53 people have been killed in an ambush in a town east of huns. state media are blaming iso and say it was the worst attack by the armed group in more than a year. report say, gunman on motor bikes opened fire on people gathering fruits still a had here on out as in we have to start this process suggests this right near the
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family of the black american man to mont action against the police officers charged with killing ah hello we're still feeling the effects of storm or so sweeping across northern parts of europe. now making its way through scandinavia, having brought disruptive winds across scotland, north of england, and also pushing across denmark where we had to, for a disruption. here we had a number of people evacuated from the homes as well as position of the storm. now, already making his way across finland, pushing across the baltic states, another little weather system trading in behind some wet weather coming through here. so it's northern europe that it will see the wet and when the advertise windy weather over the next couple days is a cloud and rain coming down across germany and to powdered some heavy burst of rainier. remnants of also still bringing that when she makes i,
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which was at western side of russia further south, it is fine and dry. some lovely sunshine across southern parts of europe, temperatures on the rise, madrid getting up to around 20 celsius on sunday afternoon missy temperatures into double figures once again into where paris and london where the coming back in across scotland and wendy at times is still at wet weather into central positive pushing some snowy weather. there was northern parts of our remain. yeah. we've had some wet weather recently, just around the morocco. things easing off here over the next couple days. much of north africa was dry. if little windy across a good part of the cell, ah, how do you think controlled information? most school is one of the full day of fifty's been the world a the has an incredible facial recognition technology. how does the narrative it? public opinion? no walker? how is the citizen german listen?
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we're bringing the video spread like wildfire. they do not do prayer or who are in you grade. the listening post dissects the media. we don't cover to move. we covered the way the news is cover. lou ah ah hello. they are watching al jazeera. i'm just how's your day here and are huh. let's remind you about top stories. more than 45000 people are confirmed dead into kia and syria. after last week's ath quakes. the focus is now shifting to an effects and helping the millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance. these tremors have displaced entire communities. the turkish vice president has
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said more than a 1000000 people are now living and tend to countenance. and in syria, the un estimates of more than 5000000 people have lost balance for you and there it says, a 1438 trucks have now arrived and the rebel held north west of syria. after the reopening of border crossing, their activists and emergency teams have been criticizing the slow, international response of hundreds of women displaced by the violence and eastern democratic republic of congo. have been protesting in the city of goma. oh oh, they're demanding better protection in an area with high levels of sexual violence and also an end to the fighting between the m 23 fighters and government troops. the company is government has a juice to wander, supporting the on the group, which kigali denies. in december, the u. n. q is the m 23 of killing, more than a 130 people on the conflicts in the d. r. c. is one of the issues being discussed at the african union summit in addis ababa. the ethiopian capital leaders have
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gathered there for the 1st day of high level talks. you're watching live pictures now from the summit to where, as you can see, you and secretary general antonio gutierrez has been addressing delegates. well, for more on this, let's speak to malcolm web. he is across this for us in adis, malcolm. we know the conflict in easton, d r. c. has been a tricky one for the a. you see there that there were wandering and congolese presidents of ada. many summers on the sidelines. there are not us so i, well most of the leaders inside the auditorium is inside that don't speaking right now is the side bar meetings where the real deals can be done. we know the on friday president bush coming of rwanda president felix just to getty of congo he will on the understood to be to 2 sides in this conflict. congress army says it's fighting rwanda's army in congo. they ruined the denies. the n 23 group is it proxy,
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they met with president joe lorenzo of and go la, who's on the stood 2 taken as a role of mediator in this conflict. we don't know the outcome of the meeting. we do know that all of the previous meetings in recent months going to katie, uncommon sometimes other regional leaders as well, haven't amounted to any change on the ground. the 23 group has continued to see the territory from the congress government and has been increasingly accused of atrocities and abuses against civilians at lawson. they're all obviously also a number of other conflicts that need a. busy attention and i see the free trade zone is also back on the agenda plan for you to cover that today's of tool molly guinea and burkina faso, rural, suspended from the african union in the last few years because of military coups. and they've been lobbying hard to try and have those suspensions lifted their african unions. rules say that members can be suspended for what is described as
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a legal illegal changes of government. now while most of the leaders in their head, governments that do hold elections only a handful of them hold the kinds of elections where voters really have the power to choose or change their leader. others are led by, by leaders who took power by force and stayed in power for decades, only holding elections that can't meaningfully be contested. but for the african union and for the international community. community generally elections with irregularities on something that grave concern is expressed about. but military coups for the african union are considered over the line. that's why those 3 countries in west africa was suspended in the african union. only less suspensions when there's either return to civilian rule or it's deemed the adequate progress is
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being made for return to civilian rule. that decision on molly guinea, keen, a faster lies with the african union. peace and security council will be waiting to find out if it will be announced during this summit. plenty there to discuss for the leaders over today. thank you so much for now. we'll leave that malcolm web and us, other than o 5 from the police officers in the city of memphis have pleaded not guilty after being charged with the matter of terry nichols. the 29 year old was beaten by the officers during a traffic stop in january. he died 3 days later, chapter 20 reports. this was the 1st day in court with a 5 fuller officers and their lawyers. and the 1st time since tyrene nichols death . but his family was able to come face to face with the men seed on camera, leaving him for several minutes following a traffic stop. the defendants lawyers entered their please to the charges against the plea of not guilty. those charges include 2nd degree murder, which carries
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a sentence of 15 to 60 years. the court was adjourned until may, the 1st calling the arraignment. defense lawyers indicate their strategy to the assembled media. one suggested he would be expressing the fear that his black clerk may not receive a fair trial due to what he suggested was the systemic racism of the us legal system. it's not forget that my client is a black man in a courtroom in america. this is a country where black people are incarcerated at 5 times, the rate of white people, a country where black people are 7.5 times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder than white people, never dot net and other defense lawyers suggested that police officers had to face great danger in their profession and questioned the charge of 2nd degree murder. anybody knows to call death. there's no definitive verbal information regarding paul to death at all. and so we got 5 individuals charged with murder, r, y, and it's an honor because at this point in time,
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i've never seen people jumped exclusion outside the court. i re nichols family, spoke of a determination to see the pre says through and be present every day of the trial. i want each and every one adults police officers to be able to look me in the face . they. they haven't done that yet. they couldn't even do that today. didn't even have the courage to look at me in my face at their what they did to my son. so they're going to see me at every court day. every one. and, ah, until we get justice. will martha roy, where i live in 40 more hours of video recordings of the incidents of yes to be released publicly. the still many unanswered questions, not least why nichols was pulled over in the 1st place. several other offices and 1st responders who were present during the beating had been fired on investigations run to wait, and whether more charges will be filed. she ebert mc al jazeera alice terek. e
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taliban pakistan has came responsibility for an attack on police headquarters in karachi, which killed at least 2 offices, one civilian local media report that there was a heavy exchange of gunfire between police on the attackers who stormed the compound. it's the latest and string of attacks by the pakistani taliban targeting security forces. how came up is underway? new zealand, after a fight con, ravaged its east coast. the storm made land fall and the north island on monday, killing at least 9 people, thousands hostile, missing. the weather is forecast there to improve during the weekend. well, 12 african cheetos are on their way to india from south africa as part of an initiative to expand their population. following the extinction of adriatic, cheaters decades ago, catherine sawyer reports. this cats are moving across continents that have been preparing for their move from south africa to india. for months the cheaters are
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being taken to india to help the country we populate. this follows the extinction of the is the arctic cheaters in india, the 1940s. those who been monitoring the progress, see the animals will be safe and will quickly adopt to their new environments. basically, a teacher have been in decline for the past 18000 years sir. so therefore, as the 1st country to reverse the decline of while to to populations and are made of population has grown from 217 to 520 in the last 12 years. so we now in a position to export while cheaters to other countries of africa and india, signed an agreement to introduce thousands of the animals over the next decade. india also received 8 cheaters from namibia last year for south africa, india, because of the matter population comes up. we can have
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a genetic law and exchange of animals which is good for, for the long term perspective, from the specious conservation you, everyone in this resolve is confidence and also not static, little bit better 3. i forgot to know each individual case. and while over the last them 7 months are relieved that you don't have to check them every day anymore. and she that every 3 days, but i am definitely of servants, are we in the same guy? his creatures will soon be starting their new life. a long way from home, their caregivers hope they will price in the new environment. cathy sawyer, all to 0. ah, hello there. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. more than 45 pounds.

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