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back into the streets, 2 weeks after powerful quakes killed more than 47000 people in to kia and syria. ah, i'm norton taylors, his alger 0, live from london, also coming up, ah, air raid siren sound as you, as president joe biden makes an unannounced visit to ukraine's capital one year later, keith stairs and ukraine stairs. ah . hello, a new magnitude. 6.4. earthquake has struck turkey as her ty, province, exactly 2 weeks after powerful quakes devastated the area and killed more than 47000 people. the epicenter, the latest quake was near the city of antique here,
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and was felt in syria, and as far away as lebanon. so far, 3 people have died and another 213 have been injured. the latest earthquake has led to a number of buildings collapsing, including these in took. here's what i province is mer, says that people stock under rubble around the province. there are also reports of power outages near the earthquakes epicenter. so mr. dunn has more from a donna in southern took here. we saw a repeat of the sort of scenes of panic of fear that we saw well 2 weeks ago to this day on monday. when the 1st quick hit, let me 1st bring you up to speed though with what's going on. we have a developing situation that's going on right now in high city where we believe there are 6 people trapped alive in the rubble of 3 different buildings. the minister of interior showed up at the scene of one of those buildings where they
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believe 3 people are rescue teams or they're, they're trying to get them out the rubble. obviously everybody is hoping, but we're not going to see the same sort of high numbers of people trapped on the revel emerging it's, it's still a bit fluid. we know so far that 28 buildings have collapsed in the high region from this latest earthquake. 3 people have been killed and 213 people have visited hospitals because of this latest earthquake. so very clearly, this is another cycle in a country that has been rocked and the region that has been rock. so in the coming hours, things will become clear about the hope sol. as things become clearer, the damage will not be as extensive as was the case in the 1st couple of earthquakes is not only the physical damage and the that's been done. it's also the
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psychological damage that's being done to people like you remember that there's been many, many off the shocks in some part of this earthquake hit region. with the off, the shops have barely stopped and this is continuously traumatizing people. so, you know, people are not feeling very safe indoors at this point. i said vague has more from time province. we've seen people at pestle stations change up to as to that the cause is spoken to them and they say that they want to spend in lights the night in, in the vehicles for some people actually the roads are busier. people are leaving the area. it's this is just adding to the former that they've already felt and experienced and witnessed. many people that out on the streets and desi entered where we were holding out, wrapping themselves in blankets again out on the streets. feeling insecure not wanted to go back inside and it was
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a sense of panic and fear taking cold because 2 weeks ago they experienced those earthquakes. i'm 2 weeks almost to the day again, more quick. and after, even after those initial earthquakes that we felt earlier on to have been several after 1st. so every on me speaking to here is the sense that many people want to get as many people don't want to go back inside the buildings. and we saw children and families inside the vehicles getting ready for a night or out outside seeking in the vehicles. gina hunter is in bay router that has been falling developments in syria. we understand that some buildings collapsed. they were already structurally on sound damaged from the earthquake. 2 weeks ago there was nobody inside. but the syrian civil defense in the opposition controlled northwest to report the 125 injuries mainly as
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a result of panic. some people actually jumped from their balconies, so you have this, you know, people, people are frightened and the, the, the tragedy is only unfolding in the corner of syria and hospitals. there is still an emergency. doctors are still dealing with the thousands of cases of injuries other result of the, the 2 earthquakes. 2 weeks ago. a doctors are telling us that they are dealing with so many crush injuries that they have to increase could need dialysis sessions. but they're unable to do that because they just don't have the equip. so they're dealing with an emergency. and then the 3rd major earthquake in 2 weeks of these people have nowhere to go. in many ways, they're trapped in a corner of syria surrounded by the government. syrian armed forces and they
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have been at war for 12 years, and they cannot cross into turkey, turkey, southern turkey itself, devastated by the earthquake. so, so these people left to deal with this with this disaster alone. in fact, since they one they have been appealing for international assistance and while some aid has trickled in, it is still not enough to deal with with the crisis. earlier on monday, turkish prison worship time and visited areas affected by the 1st 2 earthquakes and promised that everything would be rebuilt was rest assured and be positive. we will restore all homes, institutions, and other facilities. we will rebuild the entire area from scratch. we promised and assure you all that we have the resources and capabilities and not a single citizen will be left behind your way of life will be restored as was before the earthquake. we promise all those living in camps shelters and prefabricated homes, that within one year the rebuilding operations will be completed. all residential
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units completed and handed over to you, your sexual state and also been in turkey. and after visiting devastated regions on sunday, he held talks in ankara on monday and nibbling controlled his turkish counterpart and to show you that washington would fully support the recovery efforts. the coast new reports from ankara. this is the 1st official visit by us secretary of state antony blinking to took here since he took office 2 years ago. he arrived here on sunday nearly 2 weeks after devastating earthquakes, true southern true care and northern syria. blink him says, washington is ready to help on credit for as long as it takes stressing the fact rebuilding in this region will require a lot of time and effort. nato's expansion is also on the agenda. and once we have already taken concrete steps to fulfill the commitments they made under the
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trilateral memorandum of agreement that they signed with tricky on the margin of the nato summit in madrid. we welcome and appreciate those steps. i think they're quite significant. the us center kit don't agree on ever issue while giving a green light for finland to join nato on current beliefs suite a needs to do more to kids, their defense cap ability is another issue for the nato allies to discuss, especially after anchored a purchase washer massage systems in 2019. if one of the probably be the get is on doing with that, we're going. we discuss the latest situation regarding our f. 16 request at the meeting today. the u. s. administration strongly support the plea and we thank them for this. we hope they will make an official notification to the u. s. congress on this matter as soon as possible. and it is in the interest of both parties to complete this process promptly. choice all assess ciocca is not in favor of conditional sales of the f sixties and has asked for the return of the $1400000000.00 on cur. a paid for the f 35 fighter jet program to kill was
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unilaterally remote from it. turkish american relations have been strained for some time now the spider left washington's immediate relief response to on current shows, the relationship is still strong and the nato still need to care. however, there are still many issues to overcome. american support for y p g kurdish fighters in syria is one of them. turkish officials have designated the group as a terrorist organization and said the u. s. cooperation is a great mistake. while washington insist, the y p g is crucial for its fight against thy soul. scene am castillo al. jazeera ankara. we asked grace it on terrible damage to syria and turkey as cultural heritage. many ancient landmarks and religious buildings in the city of n talk. you have been destroyed. it is natasha. going to report people evolving to
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rebuild them. it's the 2nd sunday since the earthquake. the talk you a protestant church is resuming services. but the pastor now balances the top. what used to be the wrought iron gate? with bible in hand. busy we walk 5 minutes along the deserted streets to find the greek orthodox church. we stop a rare passer by to ask where it's gone. and the hobby beyond his yar mosque believe to be built in the 7th century was one of the oldest in the country. now in ruins on talk, yet known as antioch in ancient times was one of the biggest jewels of the roman empire in modern turkey, a, it's a city celebrated for its diversity. we're the, because of this, there is brotherhood here,
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not discrimination. we all live together. here are churches here. a mosque is here . they're all next to each other. we'll one nation, one, fist. it's duchess religious history. that's been lost. a ties house of parliament built before the area became part of turkey, is now tilting, precariously booklet i was. i be sheehan. it's impossible to describe seems such a beautiful city like this in ruins. i hope will return to our good old days. this is a beautiful city and i love it so much and i'm not going to leave the minister of culture and tourism says on takia and had tie province or a mosaic, a place where historically and until to day adherence of the 3 monotheistic religions found a home to worship the government is promising to rebuild damaged heritage. sites like this one within a year introduce regulations for reconstruction and provide financial assistance to
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private building owners. you not the case? get on. thank you. i will return to its diverse community until in days we will return and continue to preserve the cultural fun, takyo discussion. one of them people here are quit to mention that and takia has been decimated by multiple earthquake since the 2nd century. each time it was rebuilt, they say history will repeat itself. natasha named l 0 and takia takia. yes, president joe biden from mister, stand with ukraine for as long as it takes, as he made an announce trip to the capital, keen, historic visit on monday came days before the 1st anniversary of russia's invasion in a joint news conference with president river miss lensky,
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arden pledged $500000000.00 in additional military aid to ukraine and further sanctions against russia. cha, stratford reports and came of the days of speculation. no doubt, weeks of planning us president joe biden arrived in the ukrainian capital q. nearly a year to the day, russia invaded the white house said there had been basic communication with moscow just before the visit to ensure what it called the conflict taishan. to avoid a miscalculation that could lead to open conflict between the 2 nuclear powers. an air raid siren wailed across the city. as the 2 men walked near saint michael's cathedral not uncommon. when world leaders have visited gifts since the war began. u. s. president. describe the night of the invasion when he called the ukrainian
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leda zalinski. he admitted he had feared russia could quickly take control of all of ukraine that dark night. one year ago. the world was lonely at the time bracing for the fall cave. seems like a lot longer ago than a year. but think back that year. perhaps even the end of ukraine, you know, one year later keith, stan and ukraine says democracy stairs, the american stand with you, and the world stands with you. iden announced an additional half a $1000000000.00 in usa, but there was no mention of new advanced weaponry such as long range missiles. zalinski says his forces need ukrainian president stressed again. there will be no peace until ukraine liberates all its territory. a promise that is among many
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military analysts and some of ukraine's allies, increasingly unrealistic as the vast cost of this war and its global effects continues to grow or is more, you can use the number line as film. but it was the conversation that indeed brings closer our joints victory in this war. we can and we must ensure that 2023 becomes the year of victory. i want to underline that this unprovoked and criminal russian war against ukraine, and then tied democratic world must end with the liberation of ukrainian land from russian occupation, and with solid guarantees of long term security for our country, europe, and the entire world. u. s. president's 1st visit to ukraine almost exactly a year since russia's invasion is rich in symbolism and a clear message to moscow. for biden's zalinski and many of ukraine's backers, maintaining unified support comes at a vital time before expected intensification of fighting. the so called spring
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offensive chance travel al jazeera cave shot injury. it has more from moscow on have biden's visit to heave will be seen by russia. the visit by president joe biden is symbolic because it is happening a day before president. bloody man is going to carry out his state of the union address where he is being to take into confidence, not just a powerful elite here in moscow, but also the russian people about what has happened in the war for one year. but it is going to be seen in moscow as a confirmation of what it stands has been that it is not just fighting the ukrainians, but fighting a global alliance alliance, which has been formed by the united states west in nations, nato, and others to fight russia and it was an existential threat to russia that it had to go to war. but it is also important that we've heard from dmitri met with that this was a pre decided visit. it was on guarantees that russia had given the president joe
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biden was able to visit. and according to him, he has a promise more weapons, the more supplies, more money to what russia called nazi in ukraine. and this is a stance that has continued as we go closer to the one year anniversary. also important is russia's allies in moscow, including the chinese top diplomat, who is in moscow and china. not like what we're hearing. and he has been seeing a lot about how to achieve peace, how not to prolong conflict, how the woodside need to come to the negotiating table. this proposed b flat has not been seen as yet, which is expected to be unveiled, but china is going to show that russia does not stand alone. still to come this ha, brazil's president tours the poppy, a result region where floods and land signs have killed at least 40 people
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thousands of israelis protest outside poem. and is it not debating the government's plans to weaken the powers of the supreme court? ah, as has been typical in this summer in australia, terms has been up and down all over the particularly in melbourne and in adelaide left. so for sydney brisbin when i recovered to where they should be more or less. we seen sherry re recently on tuesday. it's about to hit sidney. i suspect funds told the longer than to was new zealand. melvin's left a 22. but adelaide is surprisingly high. 36 at which beats persons at west australia does look rather cloudy. that regs of light is rain heavy stuff, of course in the north where seasonally it should be melbourne, rural cover to 30 mike up to 33. so we dodging around the average by quite
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a few degrees and have been all summer. this is the picture on wednesday, the shall go through sidney on the way. eventually up to brisbin maybe. but it's the bottom end about lime. she's through safa museum, which will make a big difference. christ church is dropped 10 degrees between tuesday and wednesday, intense rain and even snow on the tops of the mountains in south east asia. the southern philippines might in a few heavy showers on tuesday. i suspect they don't be too great because the bulk of the rain is gone over the sea. this is what was a fan originally a tropical depression. but it went to comes across with snow showers for han shoe in china encroaching cloud. a light rain goes into the western yank. see awe inspiring stories from around the world. i got the human life capture. it's a fast one. this feel like the presentation of what i want people to
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remember me by groundbreaking food, from award winning filmmakers. witness on a jesse eda lou the me and one of the top stories algebra. a new magnitude 6 point for earthquake has struck 2 he has had tie province exactly 2 weeks after powerful quakes devastated the region. these 3 people have been killed and another 213, injured in the latest earthquake. on monday, the quake struck near the city of n. takia and was felt in syria,
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and as far away as lebanon. at least 47000 people are now known who died since she has quakes on february, the 6141000 were to kia and many, 6000 in syria, in both revel and regime help areas of the country. and use president joe biden is promised to stand with ukraine for as long as it takes during an unannounced visit to the capital. keith news conference with president key biden pledged $500000000.00 of additional military aid to ukraine and further sanctions against russia. at least 40 people have been killed after torrential rain triggered flooding and landslides, in coastal areas of brazil's southeast. on monday, brazil's prison, we see enough to let a silver flew over. affected areas and tom neighborhoods have been submerged, and hundreds of people have been displaced. the sao paulo state governors declared a state of emergency in 5 towns along the coast, rescue teams of searching for victims and working to reconnect cut off communities
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with more heavy rain forecasts to hit the region. dummy moby's, we are sending several trucks with supplies, food coats, mattresses, mineral water and cleaning materials from south harlow. yet to here to provide humanitarian assistance. but especially our 1st tranche of support is for the evicted and homeless people want to go, you know, have, has the latest from the south of us to the situation. now just like a few minutes ago, we were talking to our fire men. they're trying, they're looking for one man that was went missing. he's the suspected to be underneath the house that fell. ah, then on the other side, a just a few meters away. there's a whole family that also are, has disappeared, and they're still looking for them. at this moment. we're standing at one of the road blocks this road are. this is where it stops. cars can't go past where i'm
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standing. because further down the mud has taken over has just are destroyed the roads, which they're now trying to clear up. there's a lot of mud. people are afraid that the rain may return are so far they were lucky to day that it did not rain so they were able to do a lot of work. thousands of people who gathered outside israel's parliament in west jerusalem to protest against the government's judiciary reforms that nasa has held its 1st reading of a controversial amendment to overhaul countries. legal system having weeks of rallies denouncing the nitty now who governments proposals to weaken the powers of the supreme court. which critics say are anti democratic. the 1st proposal gives israel's parliament the power to override supreme court decisions with a simple majority. that's just 61 out of 120 votes. the 2nd proposal takes away the supreme court. so authority to review israel's basic laws which function as the
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countries constitution. the reforms will also change how supreme court justices is selected, giving the government far more sway on selecting judges for the bench. it's going to affect everyone, it doesn't make a difference if there is no. are you the government to make? what recalls is it once without and limitations? it also is against against the logistical legally. so everyone will be. meanwhile, un security council has issued a full statement expressing deep concern and dismay with israel's announcement last week of the expansion of illegal supplements in the occupied west bank. it says such settlement impeded peace. a security council held a special meeting on monday to discuss the issue of the tensions continue to escalate between israelis and palestinians. benjamin netanyahu is office as described, the statement as one sided, and criticized the united states for supporting it. she were tansy as more from the
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united nations over the weekend when one source called frantic negotiations took place between a raft of us diplomats and the israelis and the policies in van, the u. e. in order to get to come to some sort of deal to only have a presidential statement. so this isn't legally binding as a un security council. resolution would be an actually original un security council resolution that was drafted called israel to immediately and completely cease all supplement activities and the occupied palestinian territory. it reaffirms the illegality of settlement construction that would be legally binding, although, as we know, israel isn't, isn't one to, to take legally binding un security council resolutions as the as legally binding. but instead the u. s. than one of these frantic negotiations in order to prevent a un security council resolution which it might have had to veto because of its unwavering support for his row and setting jo biden's unwavering support for benjamin netanyahu. and the reasons for that was the u. s. really ones,
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the focus this week to be on russia and ukraine. and later on this week they'll be un general assembly resolution that the, the us will be introducing which will be condemning russia is illegal innovation of ukraine. north korea launched to more ballistic missiles of its east coast on monday, from what i called a multiple rocket launcher state media. so the weapon system is capable of hitting an air base as home to south korea is f. 35 self fighter jets south korea's military called it a grave provocation, which should stop immediately. the nicest launches came after pyongyang fought an intercontinental ballistic missile into the sea. of japan's west coast on saturday, that from to the u. s. to whole joint eric sizes with south korea and japan schedules with an incorrect since last year. north korea has repeatedly launch missiles in quick succession, significantly increasing tensions north korea series of actions threatened to the
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peace and security of japan, the region, and the international community, and our absolutely unacceptable. so new report in britain says black people who are restrained by police a far more likely to end up dying compared to white people in similar circumstances . campaign is a part of the problem is racist attitudes. but data collection is also an issue with the mama report. very, very close. yeah. i worked very closely with his mental health team, marci rigs, brother sean, was a musician and he had skits, of freer in 2008. he was arrested after kicking out at parties by he was held in the prison position for more than 7 minutes and died of a heart attack came the, what shit has happened is they should have linked order 999 calls and taken to a hospital where he would have received the medical emergency that he needed. instead he received a death sentence because they drove him at speed in a back of
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a police vehicle in a caged to bricks and police station. 5 police officers were eventually cleared of misconduct in 20. 19 sean rigs, death inside this police station is one of those highlighted in a new report by the charity inquest. it found that black people a 7 times more likely than white people to die after being restrained by the police . the charity says police data has only shown deaths in police custody when a person's actually under arrest or in a cell. so deaths like daily in atkinson's work counted in 2016 police were called after the former professional footballer was seen behaving erotically. they take him for 33 seconds, then kicked him in the head. one officer was jailed for 8 years for manslaughter. deaths are very much at the sharp end of the continuum of racist and discriminates replacing that. we've seen in official reports in home office data from stop and search to use of force and use of tases just as an example. where no,
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sir, it met up quit london's metropolitan police 3 years ago. she was the force, his most senior woman from an ethnic minority. she says a racist culture is behind the disturbing statistics of black people dying after contact with the police. they have to acknowledge that a racism may play apart and really investigate it rather than dismiss it. and that comes with more training of understanding what racism is. it seems that that the blockage is a barrier, but that barry and blockage and lack of training and understanding, is then leading to lives being lost on the street in such a tragic way. the u. k. home office issued a statement saying, we expect police to take a 0 tolerance appro, the racism within their workplace. adding that any use of force by police must be lawful, proportionate and necessary. critics, i only tougher punishments can make that a reality. nadine barbara al jazeera london ah
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