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sunday, up towards the caribbean at sir lossy try and fight across the islands. not too bad . a tour, one or 2 showers just rolling in to the eastern islands, but nothing too much to speak of more the way of sunshine than showers easterly breeze. dragging some showers there into central america just about anywhere he could see. some lady downpours at wet weather just pushing its way up towards the southern parts of mexico across north america, kettle, dry than it has been recently. i'm pleased to say some quiet weather coming in across the eastern seaboard. little cooler than it has been recently. something like a 10 degree drop in temperature, but at least it will be try one or 2 wintry shouts into sent in the western parts of canada and some chance of snow for the mountain states of the us. ah ah
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ah hello, i'm old madison and this is the news, our life from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes, millions made homeless aide efforts, inter kia and syria turned to supporting people, displaced by the 2 devastating earthquakes. we're going to have a report from the town of al vasta, the epicenter, the 2nd quake where nearly every building has been destroyed. nothing remains livable here. a lot of its residents have left. there are not many 10 sierra and many residents also complained that help didn't come fast enough. desperately needed aid arrives in syria. we're going to hear from families struggling to survive and the rebel held northwest plus wars or bunk, predictable. i mean, do not know when or how this one will ends. but i do know this. our security,
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the environment has changed for long term day 2 of the munich security conference is underway with world leaders and security officials and attendance. i'm from how much would the latest news i've got to international football, a christian at to has been confirmed a dead. his body was found under the building where he lived in turkey following the earthquake earlier this month. ah, to, we're going to begin in tokyo in syria. both countries still recovering after last week's devastating earthquakes. more than 45000 people have been killed. millions more and now homeless over a 1000000 people and took care and now living intense in syria, b. u, and estimates that about 5000000 people have lost their homes. more aid has been delivered to rebel held areas in syria since a border crossing was reopened. but families say they're still facing dire conditions made worse by the delivery delays rebuilding will be overwhelming in
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both countries. the turkish government says at least 84000 buildings have been destroyed or there to damage to be used. well, we've got correspondence covering the disaster across sophie's and took here and northwest syria center. cassiano is going to begin our coverage from ankara were talking about this now being a recovery stage we're talking about the survivors being had given help and support what's happening in ankara. sim. rob? yes. so you coverage for technically has begun actually because as soon as the building inspections are finished, they authorities make sure that there is no one else left to rescue. they start to pull out the debris because the turkish president promise to start building new homes as of the end of february. but of course,
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we are talking about hundreds of thousands of people who need, who are now saying dormitories more than one and a half 1000000 people staying in the 10th cities that have been established in those 11 cities affected by the earthquake. and earlier today we had the chance to visit the universe to dormitory in the capital on car, up, which was actually the 5 from the city center. and they were, and more than 2000 nearly 2500 internally displaced people. they were from all over the earthquake area and we had the chance to talk with them. the students who were staying in the dormitories were and most of them were sent out and they, they gave the rooms to these people who were brought by the ministry of youth and sports. we witnessed that each family is given a room. they have private bathrooms, they have 724 hot water running. they are receiving me as 3 times a day. but when you speak to them, you know, yes,
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they thank to god that now they have a roof over them. now at least the children can sleep in a warm bed at night, but they were telling us that they were still feeling the earthquake. and yes, they were happy that they are safe right now. but they, they have no plan for now. they, they say they are trying to figure out what is going to be the next step, because there are children at the age of primary school high school. and so we learn from the authorities that's there. they are now establishing class for the children who are the age of primary school, on to the 4th grade, and for the junior classes and high school students. they are trying to collect signatures in order to figure out how many students they will be so that they will be carried to nearby schools with buses. of course, this only coordination. yes, many people want to have the authorities who have been accused of being late in sending relief to the area is trying to is,
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are trying to do their best. but people like best with people are made. they're tired. they're still terrified at. yes, they have a roof, but they don't know what they're going to the some of the want to go back to the cities at please find a container to shelter, but they have a long way to ron rob to them. thank you very much indeed. center costello, an anchor with homes and builders, destroyed many communities and took care have been left virtually empty. 70 decker has more from the se in turn of elvis done. elvis done the exact epicenter 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 l
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. b stan 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 dot 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 the devastation and we've been to many cities across the south east remains beyond comprehension. stephanie decker al jazeera albus done in southeastern, took care or even his su operations. a winding down emergency crews are still finding survivors. 3 people, including a child, were rescued and hotter tapia, on saturday, 14 days after the earthquakes,
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the victims were trapped under the rubble for 296 hours. one of them later died and hospital going across the border and syria aid is finally reaching its northern regions. after the reopening of border crossing activists and emergency dreams have criticized the slow response to the disaster or so father has more from generous and northwest. many syrians know the loss of loved ones, only to well in the town 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 kia, rescue and aid operations are running nonstop. but here, there is only silence and feelings of grief and abandonment. admired booker could only watch helplessly as he saw slowly died, threat together under their before hours. he hugged his child and waited for help,
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but none arrived. the honeywell admin 1st blood oozed out of my son's mouth and that his voice fight had gradually, why, daughter and other son, we just made his 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 earthquake has just added to the 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
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them is mom met sort of, he had a family and lived in a camp. it wasn't much busted home. he says, who was next to his wife when the roof 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 . 4 kilometers away in cover sephora. life and death are intertwined. sub has seen 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
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community has abandoned them, but they are used to being ignored. no, though they feel anger by the absence of help. although international aid is finally arriving, they say it's 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 said, living behind a country where disaster of the disaster overlap. rousseau said that i'll jazeera gender, us not to a syria. ah, to other news. now i'm senior defense officials and wall leaders are discussing the ukraine war during the 2nd day of the munich security conference. the war and ukraine is a focal point at the event representatives from cubes, western allies. i've been using the meeting to show solidarity with each other and
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within train in renewable energy. the most important lesson from the war ukraine is that north america and europe must stand together in the more dangerous world we need our transatlantic alliance. more than ever without natal, there is no security in europe. ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles and air defense. so now is the moment to double down on our military support. when putin started this fall, he gambled that our resolve would falter. even now he is betting that we will lose all nerve ukrainians will continue to be tried and tested just as they have been over this past year. transatlantic unity will continue to be tried and tested. and i am certain that ukraine will
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rise to the task diplomat diplomat or get it a james base is in the unit. james, obviously security issues including obviously a ukraine high on the agenda, but our diplomatic efforts on a variety of levels as well. oh, absolutely. the munich security conferences looks at all sorts of issues around the world and conflicts around the world. but as you say, and as you've just heard you crane for the 2nd year running is center stage here. the last music security conference was just days before the invasion. and i think everyone here is taking stock of where we are one year on in terms of new announcements. you certainly hit the strong support for the ukrainian government from so many the speakers. i think the one thing, perhaps we can point to as the european union now saying that they need to look very closely at rearmament of ukraine and using potentially the way they procured
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vaccines cove it as the model for that. that's actually an idea from the estonian government so that we bring in the estonian foreign minister almost around salo. your government came up with this idea of using cobit as the model. tell us how that will work and tell us how it will solve the problem. because i understand at the moment that ukraine, in terms of artillery shells is using more than a being manufacture. yes. and if to compare it to the russia. so basically russia is using in a day or. ready same amount of ammunition, what channels are produced in europe in month? and our main idea is clear that arm producers are saying that they, this is so fragile situation. they are not going to make grand investments to the shuttle production just on a temporary basis. and we need to overcome this market a lag loophole. and just to say that we are going to establish by
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a european union intent, a joint procurement which guarantees to the arm producer and emanation producers at clair sales for, for coming times. and we needed to help you, frank, we need it also for own interest. so you've been a very strong loyce on ukraine in the last year. the other thing that your prime minister has been talking about here is accountability and the idea of a special tribunal to deal with war crimes in ukraine. tell us how that would work. and do you see a prospect where president putin will actually be in the dock on trial? i think it's also luck most about the world. we are to, we believe the values we share and do we believe that creamy knows who have committed such atrocities belong also to take a coat and idea is clear that the un general assembly should give a mandate. and international tribunal should be stablish,
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including also these who are your, you know, international relations are on the immunity main scooting my roof. and i think that the ice has now starts to move, and majority of europe in countries have joined. also the core group of accountability. there are different angles how to address the issue that they should be new loopholes to accountability come. harris also stated today, cammie. now the other thing i'm hearing in, in the margins in the corridors of the meetings being discussed, is the situation in moldova, some are concerned, may be russia is trying to, destabilize, moldova, certainly, president lensky has said that he's uncovered some sort of plot to do so how much worries there among e, you and nato nations, your member of both of both, where a big and for a ministers are meeting goes on monday with foreign minister. and it's clear that
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if my russian troops would, in the course of war, move to the borders of dover. so there is any, not any illusion. they will know what the government and dictates the situation. and therefore, they are using also their proxy intent to, to make a coup or we should act to support live and government. i think there's also more time now to put her under the sanctions on. so those are only, gosh, are who are. well, staying abroad of moldova, but orchestrating these events almost right saw lou the for a minister of estonia. thank you for joining us here. on our al jazeera, obviously concern there about what russia might do with regard to moldova, because russia has a border with mold over and obviously deep concern from austonia, another country baltic country that has russia right on its border. james, thank you, deborah matter. get it a james bays in munich, victoria saying someone is the co founder of the council angio strategy,
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and she's with us live in from london. good to have you with us on al jazeera, we have just a few moments ago, very strong statements of support coming from the munich meeting for ukraine. what do you make of what you're hearing for your security policies? well, good often in certainly meeting security conference is a very important have the event. and in this context of this ongoing question or get us to crate, it actually has even well stronger meaning. so. so what do we have see really is that the u. s. and other western leaders like gearing up for a show unity in the need up to this anniversary or what most in the best with against ukraine and was, well, they are willing to should this trend and be unity in the east. and this will be alliance, and not be made in this conflict all cool, until the most because defeats is the key message that is being sent wrong in the
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security conference. we know that the conference was opened by the ukrainian president president lensky, who i, as in paul, t. c it up and to hurry up t sure that your number of support is coming to grant's way with financial support, military support, ministry training, and other types of support. of course. now other messages that we've been hearing yesterday, for example, president mark wrong. he pulled the russian mafia. we also know that all of scholes also an ice t t send the time soonest possible, ukraine's way in the anticipation of a potential russian aggression in the spring and additional offensive grants way. say lots of lots of important message is coming from me this weekend and the most important one is that it's not stepping back and said to me is willing to
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support ukraine in a little cool. let me ask you about that spring offensive. i mean, you specialize in geo strategy. there has been a lot of talk about a potential russian spring offensive. how do you see that playing out? is it going to be essentially militarily, or are we going to say efforts to do these stabilize governments of other countries as has been mooted for example, for moldova, possibly estonia and other neighboring russian countries? well the travel you see this next phase of the war as really a critical one on well the russian mafia hearing for the parents bring the answer and it was will there number of reasons for it? first of all, it's in the climate condition that currently i and that part of the world that actually you know, to come and stronger spencer, say we expect the military actions why in the spring, once the weather will stop. now you mentioned that in addition to this offensive, potentially there can be different actions taking place to put this ation actions
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as well, attempts to talk a government, you know, that was mentioned a couple of minutes ago. so suddenly this will say can happen, and it's all say an additional attempt from the russian side to just track the annoyance you just tried to create to create some sort of additional lay of confusion to be overall situation. we know that the ukrainians have been really successful, the past in defending their territorial integrity and dependency. and of course, well back in school, they have been a premium, was made that well, even surprise, a wellness and we now see that additional, our willingness to support the premium military and ukrainian nation in their products against the arrest or interrupt you. i do apologize. i'm afraid time as it
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is against us, but we're very grateful to you for giving us the benefit of your expertise on this . thank you so much thinking or north korea's farther long range, ballistic missile into the sea of its east coast. japan's defense minister, he says, the miss our landed in it's exclusive economic zone and that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile class. launch comes one day after pyongyang threatened strong action against south korea and the united states. the allies recently announced joint military drills will drop me, brian is joining us now. live from sole rob. what more to be know about this launch? that's right, this missile was detected late saturday afternoon, being loans from sooner. this is an area just outside of young young from which a longer range missiles have been loyal before now. it apparently travels for around 900 kilometers landing in the seas that separate the korean peninsula of from japan, a couple 100 kilometer short of the northern japanese island of kiddo. but
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interestingly, it had an apogee and altitude of nearly 6000 kilometers, which would put it in the class of icbm intercontinental ballistic missile, according to the japanese, the kind of missiles that north korea has been testing the kind of missiles that have the rains to reach the continental united states. now this will be the 2nd miss, our lawn chair so far of 2023, north korea, 5 a missile on january. the 1st was a short range ballistic missile. but of course, that has been an unprecedented flurry of bison testing by north korea throughout 2020 to some 80 or so ballistic missiles, many of them shorter range. but also including it's thought some intercontinental ballistic missiles last year. and this would seem to be a continuance of that it seems to be in protest, bind, or career about the staging of military exercises between south korean and us forces which are coming up in the spring. and this miss,
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our launch has been condemned to being condemned by japan and also by south korea. the national security council here has held a meeting straight after this lodge describing this as a serious provocation. robert, right. and so rob, thank you very much indeed. our defense editor alex, get off. this is johnny, me know, as always talking about there have been an 80 or so ballistic missile test that been happening overseas the last year or so. why is that the military analysts pay so much attention to each of these bull? as, as rob mentioned, these are diplomatic tools. and it's sort of dramatic barometer gauging, just handled career fields, but they're also real weapons tests and they're increasing in sophistication. what we're seeing here now is it's amazing missile program that is not really had that many failures, which is very, very much unlike any other countries developing technology of this kind. so we are seeing, as he mentioned it, the missile didn't travel that far,
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but it traveled extremely high, 14 times higher than the i assess. so it traveled in a lofted trajectory, which means they test the methyl in all the various stages. and it's an effective weapon, no, an effective weapon that could deliver possibly a nuclear weapon if they so decide and is it gives people the opportunity to analyze the different stages in development when it comes to say that the type of fuel that's using and the type of, of metals are, are for how it is fabricated. absolutely, so this thing will be stuff with telemetry. it will be feeding information back to its headquarters. what you will see is whether there are stresses on the missile itself. other materials work in the way that they should. there is possibility that it could be solid fueled, which means that it can be deployed the, the missile can be deployed far more quickly in the event of a crisis, is far more effective or an actual weapon. and so therefore far more potent and
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this is an absolute, definite leap in technology that they've managed to accomplish. and alex, thanks very much indeed that sally's good topple as our defense editor. time for the weather. now here is everton. hello, we have a fresh breeze blowing along the gulf at the moment to stare fresh shamal making it feel really quite chilly despite those temperatures 2122 degrees celsius is still should be a large, dry place to say, but lifted us the sand, something to watch out for just some snow across northern parts of afghanistan, a chance to some snow to just around northern areas of care. as we go on through the next day or so. further south, it should be largely driving sailors temperatures, trying desperately just to pick up and certainly i will not frost no in there as intense as they have been recently so that some small consolation now little more widespread across northern areas as we go on into monday meanwhile, across northern parts of africa, lost dry here wanted to shout, it was a north west. and then we have got this course. if hamilton wind still bring fair
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bit of dust into a good part of west africa. lavish hours continue. meanwhile, across central and southern parts of southern africa and heavy showers around that east side of south africa into zimbabwe into most and be just noticed this developing system. all that is tropical cyclone freddy is pushing towards the madagascar as you go on through the next couple of days. as he pushes in mid week, it is likely to cause widespread flooding with damaging winds. so head on al jazeera o women in democratic republic of congo, call for peace and protection. as the african union is, somebody gets underway in ethiopia, about how morgan the scottish national pod, who's search for a new leader and a new path to independence on his fort. the polish tennis saw that doesn't like to hang around auction from a cut out open up ah
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. in november 2020 austrian security service is carried out operation lock so against dozens of muslims. i opened a sewing machine gun pointed with my head. but a court found the race unlawful and now charges had been dropped against one of the accused. one of the reason why they are doing this is because they want to intimidate antiterrorist, measure, or discrimination. austria operation luck, sold on al jazeera, the scale of the destruction when you see it by air is shocking. more than 70 percent of the buildings in this town have been totally destroyed, tons and tons and tons of thousands of people homeless. across this region. every efforts turned into accommodating survivors who don't even have temporary shelters . menu of my friends that we have lost and hope to in the future together,
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are now gun. hulu. ah be watching or 0 reminder of our top story is this are more than 45000 people that confirmed dead inter kia and syria after last week's earthquakes. the focus is shifting to relief efforts. i'm helping millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance. the dramas of displaced entire communities, the turkish vice president has said more than a 1000000 people are living intense. let's stay with our top story. we're going to go live no to us, had beg. he's joining us from the hard hit area of carmen and carmen mulash in turkey. i said, of course, that was one of the epa centers of,
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of the earthquakes just described to us what the situation is like. they are now a week later. well, the still considerable destruction. there's been a cleaning operation taking place in some parts of the city. but earlier today we were at one site where rescuers fell silent. now they were using the equipment to pick up any possible sign of life. even at this late stage, there was still a glimmer of hope. as families stood by the side waiting, waiting for any sign that maybe they loved ones would be bought out of that rebel alive. now elsewhere in the city, people have been taking guy for ever belongings that they, that they can because their heads up in destroyed than the livelihoods people what they close books pictures even. and because they will have to rebuild that many people have already left this city. so my intent, the 10 city, but some are leaving to say for locations or somewhere where they can have
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accommodation because the, the destruction is so vast, no matter how much refilled, no matter how much don't footage we show you. nothing can really encapsulate the extent of the vastness of the destruction that has taken place here. and every time i look around, i see someone going through the rubble trying to find books, pictures taken away, blankets even, and clothes. and one man said to me just earlier, today's said that the earthquake took everything. it took away people's lives, but it can't take away people's memories. and memories is all that he has left right now. i said they're talking to us from come out on marsh in turkey out. we're gonna cross now to another hot had region in southeast and turkey. natasha. her name's johnny me, from the city of a donna natasha. we're just talking about the focus, albeit, that there are some rescues taking place the focus now shifting to helping those who have survived these extraordinary earthquakes.
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people are just waiting, waiting to find out where the government will move them if they need emergency shelter, waiting to find out if an inspector will come to their homes, deem it structurally sound and they can return, waiting to rebuild. there is so much uncertainty, right? a tense city in a park here and donna, people have lost their sense of security, lost their sense of comfort, familiarity. but they tell us that they are now putting their faith in the government to assist them. the government doesn't have a figure as to the number of people who are homeless as a result of the earthquake. but when you consider that 13500000 people have been impacted, that should give you a great sense of the challenge that awaits the turkish government. so far, the government has provided shelter to 1600000 people. people are living in university dorms. they're living intense cities temporarily like this one. they're
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also living out in the open. we spoke to spoken to people who are living in their cars. others who are just living around make shift fires that they create in the evening. people are, are telling us though, despite the challenges they've been facing, being a basically removed from their homes. they do have an overwhelming sense of gratitude that they are alive. no vendor and keep it on and if somebody we need help here as soon as possible, we want to be healed. we don't want this place to be neglected. yeah. in talk many proponents are you following the most exhausting thing for me? is the people fighting where at a time where we need to be united, but they take every opportunity to start fights, fights for blankets fights for t. i believe this is a lesson for humanity. instead of valuing one another, they do suspect each other. that's the hardest thing about being here. oh, good. well, no. first the job with over, after leaving my house, i stayed in mosques than i traveled to another town to stay with the relative for
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a few days than the government gave us tents. and we've been staying here. ungrateful. what trouble the government says more than 264000 apartments have been destroyed. that should give again a real sense of the needs people will have in the coming weeks and months. natasha . thank you very much. natasha can m talking to us from a donna come across the board and syria maureen's being delivered to over 5000000 people who've lost their homes. but families continue to face dire conditions or mental honey reports from our friends in the aleppo countryside. nephew, fall out of the muddy into free and we are inside this gym hall in the middle of the free and the aleppo country side. this is where dozens of syrian families have taken shelter after their homes were partially or totally destroyed by the earthquake. what we've seen here can only be described as devastating,
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especially to children and the elderly cook and heather and mackenzie. let's hear now from one of the survivors. i'm not sure your maneuvers, desert. we have been sheltered in this hall for 12 days, but we don't have any services. we have not received any assistance. i suffer from colon cancer and back pain. i'm sleeping on his hard surface in his fiercely cold weather. it is really tough. well though we survived the earthquake, we find ourselves faced with another type of disaster. the walls of our house fell on my wife and she has been in hospital for 10 days. she doesn't have anything, not even a mattress to sleep on. we have not received any medical, 800, but i'm a father to fall. all of them are suffering from a constant. cough. some health organizations came over but could not even provide a cough medication to sit on it. and he has a little fussy issue, has a gun. it's nothing but harsh living conditions, but these families are left battle. tragic stories can be heard wherever we go. the
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survivors are in need of food, shelter, and medical supplies. we've heard similar complaints in every area. we've been to have people in desperate need of how much was, although dozens of trucks have passed the northern border more relief, aid is needed. so the lack of services and shortages of supplies is all we hear and see here on the ground in northwestern, syria man, uh, hold on, just 0 more, herani, 0, a freen, aleppo, countryside schools, a suspended, insidious rebel controlled regions. it's yet another disruption to education for children who've been growing up and the conflict zone. fenton more reports on a normal school day july web, a would be greeting his students. instead, the principal of marianna boys school walked 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 that we are
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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. most often cassim do what studying they can, but mostly they're helping out at their father's shop. their school isn't rebel controlled. it live. so it's not the 1st time their education has been disrupted long then her, cuz not quite a little bit. we were very scared because of the earthquake. we ran out of the house and we haven't gone to school since a date happened. i school was previously shown 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 ball the earthquake caused many correct
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and it 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 monahan, al jazeera, hundreds of women, disposed by violence in eastern democratic republic of congo, have protested in the city of gama. they're demanding an end to the fighting between the m $23.00 rebel group and government troops, which is escalated in recent weeks. the un estimates the conflict as displaced over half a 1000000 people by the conflict in the d. r. c is one of the issues being discussed
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at the african union summit in ethiopia. leaders have gathered for the 1st day of high level talks in addis ababa if the opium premier. so abby alman stressed the importance of african solutions for african issues each time we are 3rd and reassert the principle of african solutions, the african problems. we are only applying the timeless wisdom of our forefathers. for those illusion of contemporary jolly's are the head of the principle of african solution to africa. problems lies a believe in africans will de doroty african agency in the equal dignity off all human beings. ok for more than this were joined by mach away from the ethiopian capital. and malcolm, 1st of all, upon it was controversy surrounding the delegation from israel. what can you tell us? who yeah, the state of israel delegation was escorted from the meeting room by security. we
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understand this was following some objections from member states who, who belief is israel shouldn't be in the room now. this follows israel trying to seek observance status of the african union for around 20 years. 2 years ago, the african union commission chairman mussa fact granted israel that status, but then several african union member states objected to this time a year ago. it was discussed here. it was decided that a committee should look into this decision and that it should be the vote on it should be postponed to that vote still hasn't taken place to the understanding of many. here is the israel still doesn't have observers status. but the understanding the state of israel, at least according to a foreign ministry statement, is that it does. that's why we understand the diplomats. we're in the room and not
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for a ministry statement from israel says that they blame south africa, among other countries, for pressuring diplomats to be removed from the room. how south africa historically has shown solidarity with palestine. campaigners in south africa. ly can the state of israel's occupation of palestine to the white minority apartheid government in south africa and south africa among the countries here. the african union still objects to israel's occupation of palestine and its observance status. here at the or you know, is mentioned just a moment ago, the conflict in the democratic republic of congo. also top of the agenda was concerned about that. so far on friday, president polka may of rwanda and president felix just katie, of democratic republic of congo. met with the president of angola, jo, lorenzo, his widely understood to be a mediator in this process. rolando is widely understood to be backing the n 23
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armed group meeting resulted in yet another communicate which called for good to see fire and withdraw the past meetings including had to states and communicate, haven't led to any change on the ground. then $23.00 is continued to seize territory from the government and is increasingly accused of atrocities committed against civilians. malcolm, thank you very much. indeed. that's mark web in addis ababa. well, thousands are trade union members across to new jersey are marching against president highest sides policies that accusing him trying to stifle basic freedoms . blaming him for a worsening economy and a rising cost of living. the powerful trade union criticize the recent crackdown on government critics. president cited one the 2019 presidential election in a landslide, but he has since moved to consolidate his power. respect his cabinet and suspended parliament in 2021. moving to route by decree, its opponents called it crew. it then pushed for the new constitution that would
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give an ultimate authority over the government. and did you disagree? it was put to a referendum which led to an even bigger line slide for side. but that was after an opposition boy called just last week. authorities arrested, a number of opposition, figures, politicians, judges, and journalists among those who have been detained. we're going to bring in a ton of colors. he's a political analyst, he's joining us now from june is very good to have with us on august 0. there have been protests before against the decisions that the president has been making. is there any indication that this might make a difference when you did it to the main junior and may be one of the few major organizations that can help. and i and the big people to the city, especially it's base, it's human b. and this should be from the perspective of the
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3030 and leaning to individuals soon. so certainly today was maybe an opportunity for them just to drive the base $1032.00, majors town, especially the town of which is usually additionally, historically one of the main strongholds of the neighboring movements. and today we're looking at their meeting popular music. in fact, we can see that they were able to put so many different streets. i would say if she was happens, which is which is a large number, we're given the current circumstances. so today would be is testing, which is it is testing it's or based how much they can both of the 3 and then basically the beginning of a process. but i think it's base so far, we have seen
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a succession of opposition protests that are being held over the last 2 or 3 years . is there any sense from, from your perspective, given the fact that you study politics within the chinese you're very closely? is there any sense that we are reaching a point where there is going to be some sort of coming together of all these different opposition groups, including the trade unions, is going to be a cohesion that could be powerful enough to sway the president. i wouldn't say that a cohesion is close in the same time again for mines in their base. they are reaching a point of finalizing political initiative of dialogue. yeah. but now or is it is leaders. they are still basically trying to have a dialogue with they they, they are not in that up. so they are not getting close, especially to the s less than that party. and they are very careful not to get
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close to today. they are in my believe they just finalize their political initiative. it seems to be a president. until now. i don't think that we have a tradition of position groups between civil society, but it's for groups that are still major divisions within the political landscape. ty, callaway, thank you very much indeed for joining us on our visit. we appreciate it. so thank you very much. indeed nigeria is going to hold a general election next week of critics have raised concerns about state governors having too much influence on the votes. auditors reports from a degree elections only days away. nigeria, the presidency and seats in parliament, being contested. but critics, one group is having too much influence on the vote. state governors. i think
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a lot of anger about governance and my da actually goes to these governors because impunity of this governors, damn me. so all the about governance is part of the pain that my jobs are going to sit and i just returned to democracy night tonight. tonight, state governors have employers who becomes president with full access to state funds and resources. the can choose tended it for political office, anybody as bad to be president, of course he will have to take roots to we do go from those because of the a connectivity of the governor's anti grasses. but critics an activist say such power weiss harming democracy in governance in nigeria, and they wanted reduced limiting their powers to require amendment to the constitution and the electron look what was increasing number of governors getting elected into
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a parliament that supposed to be strangers. neither of us will have to wait longer for that to happen. summer hoping these elections will mark a turn around with a woman. now the front runner for state governor posed a big step in a male dominated society. but until then, little expected to change party politics and governors in africa's most populous country. how many degrees al jazeera way degree, the surprise resignations cotton's 1st minister nicholas sturgeon has thrown her s and p party and its push for scottish independence into turmoil. the countries now waiting for his governing party to choose a replacement and they'll have a lot of work to do if they're going to keep the s m p. 's dream of an independent scotland alive. rory challenge reports from edinburgh for years. nicholas sturgeon seemed as solid as off his seat. the ancient volcano that towers over edinburgh, but political and geological era's both end office seat stopped erupting
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340000000 years ago. sturgeon's power disappeared with her resignation. announcements last wednesday. good morning, everyone. so the scottish national party is now looking for a new leader and a new path. they are now in a state of flux. and the key question for them is what do you do about independence? what's the independence strategy? and mckeever is a political analyst who watches scottish politics closely. it comes back to the decision that the yuki supreme court made the backend of last year, where they said the scottish parliament did not have the power to hold a referendum by itself. nicholas surgeon's answer to that question was what she called the defect to referendum. in other words, she would take a national election like the general election that we expect next year. and she would turn that into a vote on independence. but many in the s n p, so this is too risky, and it looks like the tactic is now dead in the water. a special party conference
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where sturgeon would have argued for it has been called off for now. appetite for an imminent rerun. if the 2014 referendum is falling, and recent polls suggest pro independence has become a minority view. once again, nicholas sturgeon's exit may further erode support. i hope it does. why? because i want independence. you understand. so. busy what are your hopes for next and what i can do, i don't really come as quite a short last mistake. we'll put back the cause for independence because it's never been more than 50 percent. the don't know as many of them will. i think to stay in the union because we've lost the european union. we probably don't want to lose longest union in the world who have his next will have to reinvigorate the independence cause and fend off opposition, party sensing,
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and opportunity. the race for a new f and p leader. and the scottish 1st minister doesn't yet have a clear front runner candidates until friday to wednesday. and then it's a 6 week contest with the members having until the end of march. to make that choice. a choice that will osh in a new political age for scotland, rory challenz al jazeera edinburgh. stella had an old, is it a sport details? and a proposal from white here and cottage by one of the most famous sports teams in the world. that story coming up in a few moments. ah, we are old response. even people far away are so helping with the environment, problems in the amazon because they are consumers. i teach kids about what our options are facing today. i've been working in earnest,
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ah, time for the sport and hear center. thank you very much to rob wall, gonna international cushion add to has been found dead in turkey following the devastating earthquakes which hit the country as well as syria, as to who was at 31 years old at play dough for high high school in the turkish top division for support had emerged that he'd been fond following the earthquake, but it was later confirmed that he was missing. his body was eventually discovered under the rubble of the building where he was living. you form a new castle player is among tens of thousands of other victims hit by the tragedy . well, we've been speaking to gun in a sports broadcast. the guy l. smith, he says at sue will be remembered fondly for more than just his efforts on the pitch. or can i see 1st of all, beyond being a member,
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if you money, terry, and he built a brand for himself and actually he did not want this brand to come out. there was there, there must prison program, prisoners could not pay the remarked fees and helping them cope with the prison conditions. we thought it was just an ordinary humanitarian efforts. we got to know later. all that money is wet by christie, and she's foundation a bill to reputation as it is as you can't help him out of football as who are not in a position to help them like he was so that is all he will be remembered very, very fondly a chairman of katara, one of course, has biggest bags and is bidding it to buy manchester, united, jack jackson, but how many been decimal fanny says he hopes to return to the english club to its former glories. the current owners that had asked for potential buyers to make an
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official offer by the end of friday, glaze of family, aboard the club, 2005 for less than a $1000000000.00. the americans are looking to sell it for it. he's $6000000000.00 or so what are some consumer released that this statement, the bid that will be completely debt free of via shot as soon as a $92.00 foundation, which will look to invest in the football team, the training center, the stadium, and a wider infrastructure, the a fine experience and the communities the club supports. another bid has come in for united is from british billionaire, jim ratcliffe, and the, his petrochemical, a company in jasa. they're aiming to take majority ownership of the club. ratcliffe is a united fan and in the us already on football teams in france and switzerland and are involved in f. one sailing and citing the english paralegal. a title race is heating up 2nd place arsenal. currently taken on aston villa. the latest score is
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tool following that match. manchester city who started the day in tops for to will be an action they faced notting forced away. and we'll be looking to build on their mid week victory over the gun. us associate hudelin game in hand. so messengers, right? we are hello to pull your phone a lot and going back to you as a big difference, what we're tied turn in is forgotten. just think, you know, to come for us christiano and although seems to be enjoying life in saudi arabia. take a look at this for a pass from the portuguese. so it was one of to assist rinaldo at the help he's on not so team to win. that's been the top of the saudi league, yet to experience defeat in this position. and have put themselves in strong position to be new zealand. the in the 1st test,
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after setting the home side, the victory target of 394 in dominated that with the will to all your full final evenings and weekends. with new zealand collapse into 63 for 5 at the close, the black cups need not the 331 runs to when you come see me, i've done that before. so yeah, it was, it was great. and, you know, anytime you get k, you know, you know, played against him since when 2009 or something and seen him score lots of runs against his i to, to get him early was, was a great feeling and i'm not played since september. so it's nice to feel like i've contributed in some way to a good day and hopefully we can have a good 1st hour tomorrow and get me to the womens cut open final takes place later on. saturday was the number one eagle. one take took less than an hour to secure her spot. the defending champion, you'd be rushed veronica for them. i told us,
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for the loss of one game, set up a title decide that we just kept. it will be the last final of the year regarding the grade. i was pretty. where is it going to come from the condition today? so i'm glad that i really, you know, play the smart way and i'm pretty healthy today. i was good had more of a work out and her match against mighty esick i of greece. it took 2 hours then 3 sets for the american to be took i that's it for me. rob santa thank you very much indeed. and i'm going to be back in a couple of minutes more and all these stories is always on robots of reply. ah, ah.
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and this is the image of home home that cancels visitors, a bustling, glamorous city, but underground a different reality appears. official figures released in november show the number of people experiencing homelessness is the highest in a decade and is a shop rise in the number if women experiencing housing insecurity. that report also said there's need for better services and more funds for hostile accommodation as the situation westerns. it's the middle of winter here in hong kong, and the temperature often drops below 10 degrees at night. people in this under pass are preparing for another nice exposed to freezing conditions. tough times the man tough question. what exactly are you asking for you? what troops on the ground, the rigorous debate we challenge conventional wisdom and demand the true upfront
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