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this is flora and fauna, so precious in the region. women make science, ecuador, hidden treasure on al jazeera. the scale of the disruption when you see it by air, is shopping 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 turn into accommodating, sir my res. no, don't even have temporary shelters. many of my friends that we have lost and hope to in the future together are now gone. lou. surveying the damage, the secretary of state sees 1st turned the destruction from the earthquakes into
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kia and syria. ah, hello robin, you're watching out. is there a line from our headquarters here in doha also coming up? we could have so many multiple psychological problems like depression, major depression bt. we hear from quick survivors about how they're living through the disaster nearly 2 weeks on. also these 5 people are killed in a suspected israeli missile strike targeting a security complex in damascus. and african solutions to african problems. the message from leaders media reviewed yet for the 2nd day of the a you summit. ah, welcome to the broker, we start in southern tor kia where you as secretary of state antony blink and is touring some of the worst it areas nearly 2 weeks on from to earthquakes. that
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devastated the region. more than 46000 people have died. the real estate department has announced that it will provide an additional, a $100000000.00 and aid lincoln's visiting an area that's been badly affected. the turkish government says at least $84000.00 buildings. and more than 332000 houses of either be destroyed or to damage to be used. the visit comes just as the turkish emergency services agency has called for an end to the search and rescue efforts. for those who survive, the situation is extremely difficult. the un estimates more than 5000000 people in syria are alone. have you made homeless by the quakes? there are no official numbers yet for took care. be effected area has a population of about 14000000 people. we're working in very close collaboration with our colleagues both to understand all of the needs and to find ways to
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arch lavonne. this could not be done without the extraordinary working collaboration of so many parts for u. s. government that starting with the united states military, which is always house on, jumped in in a remarkable way that's got over now to some casserly or correspondence at the headquarters of turkey, ears, emergency management agency. we'll talk about what they said in a moment. sydney, let's just talk about the secretary of state's visit. he's obviously been able to tore the air a get an eagle's. i of exactly the damage that to so wide spread across that area of turkey. definitely by this, a helicopter toil was able to see the extent of the damage caused by the devastating earthquake into kit and serial on february 6th. and this was the 1st official visit by the secretary of state spencer resumed office 2 years ago. and today he visited the earthquake, it's a we,
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as he was briefed by the authorities there. and he's also holding talks with the syrian aid organization rescue teams. what helmets in other, not in a base. of course, this visit is very important that you're not to state this, and that has been announcing its full support in terms of military assistance rescue workers at the church here and syria and united states and tricky have been long sending allies. they have been they have these diploma ties for long and natal being members of the natal is a very important item in their relationship today. it was all about the military assistance, but tomorrow we will see you as secretary of state in the capital on cra, delivering a joint press conference with the turkish foreign minister, and maybe show that he's also expected to be received by the turkish presenter of type are due on the course where you are turkey's emergency agency had to announce
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the disappointing news for many thousands of short families. still living in the hope that they may find their relatives alive. well in these kinds of times, people are always in a desperate waiting to hear from their loved ones. even weeks passed by. and until last night we have witness people being pulled up from the rebels, rescued a law. that's why many people are also carrying that hope inside them, that maybe they blocked ones can stay in the life triangle and survive. and some, some experts have been saying that if they are in that life triangle, they can say alive for a month. so we heard from the authorities that the search and rescue work has been nearly completed in most of the cities except for ha, tie and call her mom or the epa central. the earthquake and both cities have been
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harshly damage. and the foreign rescue workers who have arrived at the since the beginning of this incident started to leave the area as the deployment is completed. but the call of ration between 4 and rescue workers and the turkish rescuers workers have been very high and they have been regarded as heroes. and turkish people in the region said good bye and applauds to those for rescue workers who were here for them in those during these difficult plays and considered forced in ankara. thank you. la, rebuilding areas affected by the lakes will be overwhelming as a bag is in the carbon monoxide where the quakes have destroyed entire neighborhoods. yes sir, it is here trying to clear away some of the rubble, but the task ahead of them is absolutely huge because it's not just about the destroyed buildings, the buildings that remain a very badly damaged so they will have to be demolished. and the authorities have
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to try to rebuild from the start, but the damage to the city is so vast that we can't capture it. in our video footage of wire drawn footage, it's that huge parts of this city have been completely demolished. but when you speak to earthquakes, survivors, they talk about the mental trauma that they are suffering from. since the 2 earthquakes, there have been thousands of tremors. now every time those are felt by the people, it makes them re live that trauma, that trauma, that they went through suffering from the earth, pick some of those people are pulled out from the rebels. many have lost their loved ones, and this isn't over yet. so once the government deals with the initial tragedy of clearing up the rubble and dealing with the damaged buildings, they're going to have to attend to the psychological needs of the people attractive . we instilled that confidence in them that they can return to their cities. a survey, i just hit her head. i'm under my rush for them to hear all textual dougherty say.
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widespread psychological support is being provided to help survivors deal with the emotional impact of the quakes. natasha graham has been speaking with a team of clinical psychologists working in and touch these survived, but no one here has been spared the anguish. their stories are excruciating to here, let alone live through. on the maclay with them, i lost my mother and brother in law. i had to carry his body from the 8th floor and my mother was dropped on the 1st floor level. we took their bodies out with our bare hands because the rescue teams could not reach us the 1st day. it was boarding rain. god turned this place into a helm that they loved them. we follow to clinical psychologists with a turkish red crescent into this camp for displaced people. well they listen, hold hands with offer pats on the back and play games with children. the kid
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sometimes just offering a blanket or a cup of coffee is comfort enough in that moment. if they don't have deer secure shelters, if they don't feel themselves secure. so it's all like thought, fortunately, it will effect them info in a for sure behavior. i mean indian for sure way that you, we, you, we could have so many, multiple, a psychological problems like depression, major depression, be tasty. in some, a personality disorders, even the psychologist say in the upheaval of the earthquakes aftermath. children are particularly vulnerable to michelle. go visit, i'm get, you know, drink of our youngest daughter is going through a difficult time. she was with her grandmother when she died. she went crazy being outside in the rain alone while we try to reach her. we're trying to heal ourselves . god willing, we will. the president of the turkish red crescent says it's ability to provide
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mental health services to survivors is quote, humble, considering the enormous need required in the coming weeks, months and years. and that's why sustained international aid is essential. people repeatedly say they're feeling hopeless and helpless. but over time, experts say their collective trauma can also lead to a communal healing. natasha named al jazeera and tucker turkey. well, many of you have cooked victims, all syrian families who fled to 2 kids in the hope of a better life or so. so there is in a camp, it is the here which has many of these families explains the repeated trauma. this density in this light is hom, 2 hundreds of syrians here. their houses were nearby and they are now either completely collapsed or heavily damaged or steal. there are deep cracks on the
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warsaw dorothy is told them that these houses that are still a standing are not secure or not habitable anymore, so they are not safe. so that's why they decided to set up this tense city here, at least temporarily to host them here. so i have talked to some of them. the stories are quite similar. they are shared stories here. they have flood war in syria. they came to trickier to begin a new essay for life. they stayed in the refugee camps or for years. and then of the 4 years men of them choose asli to be the home. they build houses, some of them a have rented some homes here, but or creek has taken what the, how built in the recent years here. and now they're homeless. again, they are displaced again. so there was an elderly searing man who was over 70 years old. i was just talking to him and i asked him about his story. he said that when
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the earthquake hit them, he and his wife, they were together. so they stayed on the rubble for hours and hours. rescuers had been able to to, to save him. however, his wife stayed there and for the look for food for the 3 days, they tried to save her however, they couldn't. she died there and asked him what he's going to do from la juan. he said, he doesn't know, but he said if there wasn't war back in syria, and if he had an opportunity, he would like to go back to syria and to die in his home country. so these are the stories of the silly families here and according to the justice syrian justice center, in a stumble, syrians who have died in turkey during the recent earthquakes, or more than the syrians who died inside syria. so dozens and dozens of the bodies are still being taken. been passed through the border gate here to be buried in their home country. but those who survive, like many here in this 10 city,
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the future doesn't to be promising for them. this was sad that i'll just 0, a slow here. god, the on to southern to here. united nations team as arrived in northern syria to find out what aid can provide in the wake of those devastating earthquakes. the delegation is told, the rebel held town of dennis, where entire neighborhoods have been destroyed. more than 5000000 people have been left homeless in syria or alone. of the us has been criticized for slow response and delivering a serious, most affected areas. serious foreign ministry has called only united nations to condemn israel for missile strikes on a building in damascus that killed at least 5 people that are building a large security complex in place to rainy and installations. iran and russia have also condemned israel for the strikes israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, as accused iran for last week's attack on the oil tank in the gulf. the liberian
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flag vessel was targeted by a drone strike. as it is, i need them, i'm attention or if it's against the iranian front, do not stop. the simple reason that iran saw still it is do not last. last week, iran again attacked an oil tank in the gulf, the freedom of international navigation. and yesterday, it attacked an american base in syria. iran continues to send lethal weapons to struck the masses of innocent people far from its borders and relentlessly tries to strike israel and it citizens in different parts of the world. south grid and the u . s. have held a joint military drill in response to north korea saturday. miss our launch, the exercise included long range bombers and fight jets that comes hours after north korea find an intercontinental ballistic missiles. how he faucet reports us in south korean war plains, carrying out a highly visible response to the latest mis are launched by north korea. south
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korea is defense ministry, said the drills headed by nuclear capable american b one bummers. a 3rd, the united states commitment to the extended deterrents of its nuclear weapons. the u. s. and japan held a similar separate exercise of the waters of japan's west coast where the missile came down on saturday. north korea state media agency says crews were given no early warning ahead of the order to launch the song 15 intercontinental ballistic missile proof. it says that capability to deliver a quote, fatal nuclear counter attack on these images were released on sunday. along with a statement from the sister of north korea's leader, kim john kim, your jung said tongue yang would watch every enemy movement, and counteract every hostile action. north korea is not happy with the ramping up of military exercises between the u. s. a job korea, which will take place in march. there's also a table top exercise that will look at nuclear scenarios that will happen between
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the u. s. and south korea next week. and i think nor 3 is sending a message that it is unhappy with that, and it will fight fiber fire already to go to then getting paid. you can count on while this lunch still took some hours between order and addition. north korea continues to work on a solid fuel rocket that takes less time to prepare. what years of diplomacy sanctions and international censure have done little to slow its progress? hurry, full set al jazeera. well, still had, hey, all al jazeera find out why the ukraine wolf id was trying to relations continue to dominate the immunity security conference. ah, in a notorious waterside community, what kings and thugs will one theater director ventures to stage a play? there called me i tried to empower the winning data. that old man sitting right, did i and redefine best
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the me book about what you all just there needs to hill, run the reminder of all top stories, us secretary of state antony blinking is touring. some of the was tit areas in southeastern, to kia. he'll be holding discussions on how the u. s. can further assist the turkish government. well to key is emergency services. agency says it'll end such rescue efforts nearly 2 weeks after the place. more than 46000 people have been killed and millions more made homeless. south korea in the us of held a joint military drill in response to north quiz. massage launch on start today. that's the science included long range bombers and fine teacher the ukraine war and
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us china relations, a dominating the agenda all the final day of the munich security conference. european union leaders have called urgent access to more ammunition and financial aid, the ukraine, while china's top diplomat, why gee, says his country has a peace plan for ukraine. surely push on her time. she may be some forces that do not want peace talking to succeed, to not want the water stop anytime soon. law, what they care about is not the life and the death of the ukrainian people, nor the increasing damage to europe. they probably have bigger strategic goals than ukraine. this war can't go on any longer, but not very well on the front lines. the war in ukraine. moscow says it forces making gains in the car key region. the claims have taken control of a village near ukraine. second largest city of harkey, russian forces have been advancing in the area since ki, reclaim control of the city in september. for a bas robert is correspondent joining us now from the ukranian capital as
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a difficult day in the east of the country. that's exactly right. it's been another day that began with an air raid siren the threat of a ballistic missile. once again flying over the country. overnight there was a number of missile strikes that reported in the morning. we heard reports of artillery shells being fired on areas in sumi and up and down the 1300 kilometer front line on the east of the country. there continue to be a number of skirmishes. many of them don't even make it to the headlines, but at the moment the major fight that has become part of the information war as well. is that for the battle for the city of been moved? now we that keeps making the headlines and with about 5 days to go until the one your anniversary, people are watching very closely what's happening in and around the area of that city of buck moved largely because vladimir putin, the russian leader,
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had said that he wanted his forces to take control of it before the anniversary and that has now become not only an important strategic city for both sides, but a symbolic one as well. what we've been hearing are reports that in the last day or so, a fight for a village that has been going on for about a week. 9 days the village of paddock puts co vs that seems to have now fallen into russian control. it's a small village, just north of buck, mood and it's something that the russians in the ukrainians have been trying to fight over for the last week. now the reason that this small village, it's on the ground, the fighting is very complex. but the broad view of buck moods, a city hasn't fallen to russian hanson solid are the battle lines on the warmack has remained largely static for months. but these incremental gains that russia is making as, as ukrainian forces try to make tactical retreat is important. now because
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ukrainian say they can't keep holding onto these important locations if they don't get weapons soon and many of the frontline soldiers say that still fighting with soviet air, a weaponry no match for the a large number of modern russian weapons as well as the larger numbers that russia brings to bear in this fight. but as we go into this anniversary, ukrainian say that buffalo maybe teetering by some accounts. but the fact is that it's still in ukrainian hands, and that is something they hope stays, stays the case going forward. they've saw before that in key. thank you. meanwhile, the reports from russia saying that ukrainian forces of shell passive denette sk 40 rockets were fined in the tack. the last 2 minutes, the internet's prosecutors building and the library were hit african leaders or in europe, his capital for the final day of the african union summit. now talks of focusing on trade humanitarian issues and violence in democratic republic of congo, as well as the hell region. kenny is present where the router has been calling for
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a forms in the global financial system. then multilateral financial banks, on the entire international financial system has not been justice and has not been fed and hasn't been accountable. and all we are asking is we want to have an even conversation. we want to, we do not want a financial system that they've asked us. we want a fair, what are the things done today? the current financial setup say about the global, not against the global stuff. why do i say that today? development by non you can, you cannot fit for kenya, for example. and most of african state zombies,
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government. in fact, all 4 brain states that have gone to their international financial market, they are paying anywhere around 10 percent. our competition in the global not paying anywhere between 0.05 percent, 0 point one percent. clearly we are accepting developing finances 100 times more expensive than they do in my mental from the financial institution. that is not fair. and that is why we have found ourselves where we are, and that is what we're seeing. the current financial setup is rigged against those in the global south, especially in the continental africa. if you go to their financial markets today, we are paying $100.00 times more than our friends in the global north of pain.
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and we are seeing if we have to fund the development that we have. we have to change the financial system. it is not for papa, it is unjust. it is not accountable. well, for the 1st time, scientists from hong kong have been allowed to take part in mainland china. space program facing is looking for new talent to realize it's on bishop plans. jessica washington has the story from home home 3 to one ignition ah, china's space program has reached new heights in recent years, among the biggest achievements, the construction of the t and gong or sky palace space station, a completion of its 1st crew hand over in orbit and the tongue are becoming the 1st spacecraft to land on the far side of the moon investment in what president she didn't ping calls china's space dream has resulted in rapid advances. i'd be very
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proud of it, a small being a chinese because all, when you look at the history of the, the space program or actor, mostly dominated by america, the technology competitions between all china and the states. us become more active in the sense and that many areas and space is another thing. now, waging is recruiting for the 1st time, scientists from hong kong are eligible. they'll conduct experiments and work alongside korea. astronauts on the space station after china space agency launched a high profile talent drive in october. the hong kong government told al jazeera it is recommended 40 candidates to chinese authorities for further screening. the selection process still has some way to go, but anticipation is already building being an educator, and they're not ready love to see that the mean a governmental actually ping a good attention of our students. that shows that our education system is structured through very well. i hope that the are we can make it to his race.
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walking in the moon. ah, phone waiting is also excited about the opportunities. as a teenager, he took part in a space camp for students. he got to see astronauts training and visited some of china's space exploration in facilities. now the scientist is hoping his research in wind turbines can be put to use in the national space program is just amazing that what we can achieve and what we have yet to explore in space. currently, i'm thinking where the i can use some of my law and expertise, can see what i can contribute. the city's space, d, d m, is where many young people get their 1st glimpse the rest of the galaxy for young people. they may seriously consider if they're interested in the way of thought of the direction of science research. and it's hoped some of the people will have a future beyond. i jessica washington out 0
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hong kong. now 11 people have been confirmed that in new zealand, after cycling, gabrielle and the death toll could still rise further. several days after the stole moved into the pacific, more than 6000 people remain missing. prime minister chris hipkins says the focus is now recovery. the cost of the cleaner is expected to reach billions of dollars. a restaurant and buzzer is offering visitors a chance to enjoy a cultural experience while getting a bite to eat. the heritage home in the old city has been renovated to re resemble its original stain tonight, holds relics including old tools back to the 19th century. and was the news that he's continues on. is there a straight after inside story that he stay with us? bye for now. ah,
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had i was had a rather cool shamal wind playing across the gulf recently. so should with this sir band of cloud brisk winds here, making it feel rather chilly temperatures around 23 celsius. here in doha, picking up to route 26 as we go through, chiefly the winds falling light and it will feel a good deal more pleasant. not quite a pleasant up to was at eastern side of the care. we may will see some snow easing of it was a cook says for much of her to care for much of syria rather of and it will be dry and settle over the coming days. temperature's not faring too badly, troy across much of north africa. what a to shout over to was a north west. nothing too much to speak of brisk harmonson when bringing that dust hayes over towards west africa in the coming days. and we got a bray brisk wind making its way. it was madagascar in the coming days. elsewhere across southern africa, the usual showers across that eastern side in particular of the continent is pushing the crossing by way. that is an area of fer mozambique. also seeing some where to where the gradually wet weather,
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pushing through the southern kate. and there we go. we got that wet weather making its way to ward madagascar. they started off the north, west coast of australia is pushing its way right across towards madagascar by tuesday or wednesday in syria, citizens or collecting evidence, a show of crimes committed against civilians. we've moved out of syria now about $600000.00 pages of material so that one day they can bring the outside regime to justice. it puts a human face on the charges. it's a dead human face, but it's a human face. syria witnesses for the prosecution on al jazeera what's shapes, europe security as munich host.

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