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world use like we do, we revisit places to stay. all 0 really invests in that, and that's a privilege. as a journalist from the al jazeera london broadcast center to people in thoughtful conversation, the struggles that we see in the global south africa, not because of our health, but because of the harm of the global door with no host and no limitation. that's the story of climate change. it's not that we're all in it together. the people who are the most impacted in the 1st impacted or in the global. so let's always how it is pub to as your bother. and i said, raymond, fast fashion should be actually regulated, just like cigarettes, studio b unscripted on al jazeera. ah. is there any forces raid a refugee camp in the occupied west? spank as tensions escalades across to reach? ah,
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hello, i'm fully back to boy. you're watching al jazeera life from doha. also coming up, the greek prime minister visits the site of a trained collision that killed 36 people. these a live pictures from larissa away rescuers. they're still working to find survivors . won't print i, jerry as president elect calls for unity after winning the disputed election. but the opposition is already demanding a revolt class has been a 40 percent decrease in the number of these animals, the grey way of doing the home. and i'll tell you will come, you know, ah, thank you very much for joining us. these really ami says it's detained to palestinians in accuses of killing an israeli american. on monday they were held
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after he's really forces rated the act bed, jabber a refugee camp in the occupied west bank a short while ago palestinian medic say they were multiple injuries during the confrontation. violence has been escalating across the occupy territory in recent days. lived neither abraham, who's in jericho force neither you've just arrived in jericho. tell us about what you've seen and what you've heard since you've been there. let me fish show you the entrance of jericho that has been relocated since monday says the killing of these wally american on monday as ben. these really forces are located the area, preventing palestinians from going in and out. mostly those we're going out. let's not forget that the only exit for palestinians to the outside world goes through here through jericho. because allison is have to go through a land crossing to jordan, and from there they can travel to the rest of the world. but now people coming out
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of that bridge they, they have to that get stuck here for hours and hours. we've been here less than an hour ago. and we've seen cars moving at a very slow pace because the israeli forces are checking those who are entering and those were exiting. now, just at the end of that road, there is the arc, but job refugee camp, where the israeli forces have a surrounded one house. they've asked palestinians inside the house to surrender themselves. witnesses tell us that there was an exchange of fire there. then harrison in paramedics told us that one of the wounded people they were trying to conduct cpr on him when these really forces told them stop, give us that person wielded with him according to witnesses. no medical assistance was given to them and we don't know the health condition of him yet. we're waiting to see what happened with him. we know that the israeli defense minister tweeted
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saying that they were arrested people who are related to the shooting that took place just a few, a kilometers away from here on monday. and since then, this is the scene that you're seeing in jericho. they have been many calls for de escalation intentions, nita because they've been pretty high. it has to be says for a number of days said for a number of days. now what is the sentiment on the ground and what's been the political response? all the palestinian authority says that it went to the security summit with the attendance of the israelis, the jordanians, and the egyptians to have reach a di escalation. but palestinians would tell you that the situation hasn't been getting any better. in fact, with the right wing israeli government taking power in israel, the situation has been getting worse and worse for palestinians. they say that the illegals res supplement is expanding. been nightly rates are expanding and even
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when news surfaced of some understandings between the palestinian authority and israel to meet enjoyed in 2 days after that. these really forces rated nablus and killed 11 palestinians in one raid which shows the level of escalation we're talking says the beginning of the year, about $66.00 palestinians were killed by israeli forces just in 2 months time. and today the reads continues. so palestinians tell you that there this illusion of all these official efforts to reach the escalation, they say that they don't want the security meeting, but they want a political process that leads them towards the end of these rarely, military occupation, which you see its manifestation in one of the entrances of jericho here today need a brain reporting the live from jericho in the occupied west bank. thank you need for that update. meanwhile, hundreds of people are rallying across israel, protesting against prime minister netanyahu has planned judicial reforms.
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oh, major rhodes oblong, 10 organizes have called for a national day of disruption. the proposed changes would limit the power of the supreme court while giving greater powers to the government. critics call it on democratic in the world. he is greece. his prime minister curiosity of meets of package has visited the site of the worst train accident in the country's history. and he's 36 people have died when a congo train and a passenger train collide on tuesday night. the government has declared 3 days of national morning. the crash occurred on a line connecting athens to the northern city of jerusalem. nikki, emergency teams are still on the scene searching for passengers who may still be trapped. our thoughts to day of 1st and foremost with the relatives of the victims, our obligations to treat the injured. and after that to identify the bodies. beyond that, i can guarantee one thing we will find out what the causes of this tragedy were and
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do everything in our power to make sure it never happens again. algebra, stephanie deca has more on the disaster. it was dark when the 2 trains collided had on at high speed or but m a gl obama with them or we heard a big bang 10 nightmarish seconds. we were turning over in the wagon until we fell on our sides and until the commotion stopped, there was panic cables, fire. the fire was immediate. as we were turning over, we were being burned. fire was right and left greek rescue workers or at the accident site and searching for survivors. those who made it out, we're still coming to terms with what happened. kudos to guide on the more people naturally whiskey and was very scared that they were looking around searching. so they didn't know where they were. on our logo. one was a passenger train carrying around 350 people. it departed athens around 7 30 in the evening, traveling to their salo nikki. the collision happened with
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a cargo train outside the city of larissa in central greece. the cause of the crash remains unclear. stephanie decker, i'll g 0. nigeria electoral commission has declared governing party candidate, walla, maintainable as president elect the opposition caulsey election fraudulent the early morning announcement came up to opposition, protest against the electoral process, which they've called a sham. i'm a decrease reporter my butcher to live bowler homage of the a p c. haven't satisfied the requirements of the law. is hereby declared the winner on this returned elect oh, jubilant supporters of the governing party. celebrate victory in hood terms, which the candidate 70 old bowler material now has the task of trying to calm. i divided country. i greatly love one is yours lou.
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so my fellow contestants, the legacy of mom, the guy that is on way out unfortunate is declaration was boycotted by the main opposition. political party representatives who accused the electoral commission of colluding to rick the vote. the opposition, how strongly criticized diana crawl, commission for failing to electronically applaud election results right from polling units. this is a was a deliberate attempt to rick the vote election officials. however, i've told them to take their case to court, but it's something the opposition isn't entirely happy with judicial he said to be the last hope of the common man. it is saw in all or doubt matters. bought in political matters. sorry to see the judiciary snow the last hope of the common man
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i hope and pray that the judiciary we leave off to the responsibility of being the last hope off the commer. this election has deeply divided. nigeria is we are ignored, are concrete. i'd like to do. all we need to do is to carry every day off with our groups. don does fight. don't put this. you have any do brought there? go to court is back on monday our, our ali done is not our monday morning. actually we will have to walk to night, a fractured country in addition to dealing with its numerous economic security and social crisis. for now the streets of the capital and many other parts of nigeria are come. the next few days will determine whether they stay that way. how many degrees al jazeera, a butcher, ah, in not to take your way local governments are among institutions being
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investigated for possible wrongdoing related to the earthquakes in february, municipalities could be forced to compensate victims for losses of life and property. synonym castillo reports from the capital anchor b. these trucks return again and again to dump the wreckage of thousands of buildings that collapsed after devastating earthquakes his southern turkey over 3 weeks ago. in the rubble ly irreplaceable memories and possibly the life savings of people who lost their lives. many turkish people keep cash and gold at home because they don't trust banks. tanya is a lawyer from hut site one 0, the worst hit cities. now she's in the capital anchor, with their counterparts chasing justice after losing her grandmother and aunt will not on the we are preparing a lawsuit against the ministry of environment and bananas ation, as well as municipalities because the buildings were so old. we've already begun
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preparing to fall a material and moral compensation claims with the judiciary investigations into the 10s of thousands lives lost and almost 200000 buildings damaged or destroyed, have been launched. but the people who been affected what compensation and reserve the right to sue, not only contractors, but also in factors and public officials. but the legal system flows slowly intricate, and the number of the cases are massive. audible digital assist the parliament me instead work on mediation solution that will keep time meet minds and compensate losses without spending. ear said the court citizens must definitely have legal representation during the settlement of citizens. participation in the judiciary is crucial, given the size of the damage caused by the powerful earthquakes and the huge tool many here believe the court cases could take years. the government acknowledges
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that some of his clothes and legal procedures may need to be changed or updated to reflect the reality on the ground. because all of al jazeera on kara is go to rob mcbride, who joins us now live from know, die he one of the worst effective areas in turkey. tell us about the situation where you are rob, 3 weeks on from the earthquakes. that's right, this is one of these comes in this town of bill that was one of the most heavily damaged in the hold of the earthquake zone. in fact, to as we've been here, we've heard the jack com was going in various locations around us. the still filled with the dust that you get it all that these sites is that doing this clearing operation. this time was so heavily damaged that any buildings that weren't actually destroyed, all of them were damaged to some degree, or rather, making the mer actually come out with the state. but that's a whole town would have to be raised to the ground and actually rebuilt more than
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$40000.00 people in this town. a lot of them are being re, how's that comes like this one among the population was quite a large proportion of syrian refugees, and that has been an ongoing issue here. it's been an out wednesday by the head of the military that the number of syrian refugee is about to be gone back to syria now stands at some 42000. meanwhile, the man is some bull that cra molly has been giving a speech wednesday talking about the plans for to key a big city. because of course, since this terrible earthquakes, i have been all sorts of questions raised about the position miss tumble. if a similar quake happens there and have been plans for strengthening of buildings, that with the math setting from the next 2 months, in fact, buildings they would look at buildings being strengthened. and also announcing that 110000 buildings so far have actually put in the apply for check to see whether they need to be strengthened to
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a future proof against potential earthquake for stumble. bob, as people continue to deal with the aftermath of the disasters, you know, still living intense. as you said, present tuan has announced that the election, which was scheduled for june will be move forward to may. and you wonder if turkey's in a position today to hold such an election yeah, there's been an awful lot of speculation about this moving election date and it seems to have been resolved. if the comments by president tuan, are to be taken this wednesday, saying that the election will take place. he says, on may the 14th. now there was speculation from recent comments that he made, that he wanted one full year to rebuild that, that, that may lead to some sort of delay of the election day. does this mean he wants to push back the elections because there are all sorts of questions about the political advantage of having a large rebuilding campaign before people go to the polls?
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well, he seems to have a squash that speculation by announcing this election. we'll go ahead that raises all sorts of practical questions about how you hold elections in earthquake impacted zone, such as this. do you have schools that can be used as polling stations? people who have registered here to vote all now displaced? will they get be able to get back here to vote, people we've been speaking to here? they're all mixed opinions. you still hear a lot of criticism about the current governments about the failure. they believe it acting quickly enough. other people we've spoken to, and in fact, after having spoken to people that has started a bit of a heated debate over it all back to say that people do have struck very strong opinions about that. some people say they will definitely vote for one because they believe his statement that he wants to rebuild. he was hip matter of several days ago. people said that that impressed them. other people are critical about saying that they was just a photo opportunity that he never really interacted with people. so there are mixed
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opinions. but interestingly, some of the people we spoke to, i said, you know, they're not thinking about elections right now that have so many people here die that, that is their main concern at the moment. rom, thank you very much for that problem. and brides reporting their life from no di said i had on al jazeera, the warn ukraine, and i look at life inside russian annex my apple laughter and devastating my song scenes. i'm john henry in illinois, one of 32 states. we're starting today. ready endemic era supplemental that benefits was done ah with i think it's going to be some flooding in singapore. this whole area is looking particularly at the moment and in the forecast. as you can see,
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the orange tops suggests the heaviest damsels through thunderstorms, and the same is also true through java and eastwards. but as a large part of se, as you isn't particularly went to the moment that includes the philippines in the good part of borneo. there's also been rain in japan to be replaced by snow, still cold enough. this wind do snow on the mountains, but only just which means the avalanche risk is pretty high threat. all of honju hall cargo and anywhere else is got high ground and causes soap. japan further west green blitzer and charla warmish winter. sunshiny attempts is in some places a hard, they should be top is an example of where it's not the case. that breeze has brought temperatures. danesh should be about 20 mark. they've been 14 or 15 for a long time now. but the breeze is easing a few more shafted around to come into town, the ne vinny, but they're not a major factor to the west and coming out of afghanistan to pakistan. there is an increase in cloud and showers or thunderstorms, which means with the exception of
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a rather warm karachi, at least the recently hot parts of pakistan a cooling dam. ah ah ah. oh,
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a there watching al jazeera ly from a reminder of our top story. these really ami has rated the job ra refugee camp in jericho in the occupied west bank and detained, to palestinian that accused of killing me israel. the american, on monday palestinian medic said they were multiple injuries during the rate. the greek prime minister has visited the site or the worst rain accident in the country's history. at least 36 people have died after a congo train collided with a passenger train tuesday night. the government has 3 days of morning and night. jerry, as governing party candidate for latino who has been declared the winner on saturdays presidential election. the opposition labor party has announced mound and legal challenge over the results faster calling the proctor. now russia's foreign minister sag love has how talks with his indian counterpart ahead of
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a meeting between g 20 foreign ministers laboratory met. so bryan mon, jake's jason car in new delhi with state security and bilateral trade was on the agenda. the year long russian war in ukraine took center stage on the eve of the summit. india continues to purchase russian oil as many western nations of prey sanctions on moscow because of the war in ukraine. now russia, media reporting that an unmanned drone has crashed in the moscow region. the governor in the area says the drone was targeting a facility belonging to the gas company gas from russian media say the drone was made in ukraine or months after russia destroyed large parts of the cranial city of merrier pole, in one of the bloodiest battles of the war moscow has promised to rebuild the city in a region that was an x by russia in september or some been java re for some moscow . this was once a busy wiping city with cultural buildings like this famous drama theatre,
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now damaged and peppered with bullets and bomb fragments. russian forces won the battle from audio pal after more than 80 days of intense fighting. and now they want the people of the city to move on from the skies afore to rehabilitation by 2025, the city should be rebuilt according to moscow's more your pl reconstruction master plan. it wants the population here to go to half a 1000000 people in the next decade, by rehabilitating a 1000000 square meters of social buildings. the russian state plans to fund a complete replacement of the city facilities, including a railroad station, a port tram lines, and the airport well rush different differently. it's right to take this territory into organized new life. there was russian authorities also hold that ukraine. political vision would collapse, told probably before the miscalculation as it was in the future remake of a plan. but one can imagine that if you have this long, prolonged, or long time conflict that people could lift safely,
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there just was not possible to imagine. according to a new law passed by russia state, duma, people in antics regions of ukraine will have the same benefits as russian citizens . the legislation aims to provide free medical care, pensions, and benefits. piece by piece. people are trying to rebuild their lives. what we, what we are going to develop, we want to live free as our grandfathers, grandmothers and relatives used to live in our free territory where no one was shooters tell us what to do. and for us to speak another language, a few 100 apartments and homes have been rebuilt in the city where only a 5th of the population is left slowly, basic services such as water and electricity returning. and we don't very of my house burned down on the left bank near the sea. it was at come somewhat boulevard about 50 meters from funding to him. my son took us to his house so we can live with him and his family. don. yes. the police and her son were by russia in
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september in what western powers, paul, a sham referendum was to it and says that people chose their right to self determination. this mike with and condemnation, but for the hundreds of thousands of people in these territories, any help to rebuild their lives in them. if there is no more fighting here, will take years to remove the scars afore from the city of mario pool. for the families of the thousands of people killed in these territories, no number of new buildings are benefits can replace their loss. some of a job done to 0, moscow and millions of americans are bracing themselves for a significant rise to their monthly food bills on wednesday, $32.00 states will end emergency payments for those enrolled and food assistance program known as snap john hender and report from chicago as velva squeezer struggle to feed her family through the pandemic, the u. s. government helped out with a $125.00 a month in food assistance. now the biden administration says the emergency is over
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and starting this month, the u. s. government is cutting that amount to $30.00, is that i had a lot on her lap. she's one of 42000000 americans who have benefited from this supplemental nutrition assistance program or snap. it included an extra pandemic relief supplement that is now ending as the biden administration rules back emergency measures. donald rogers, who takes care of his 80 year old mother, is also feeling the pinch is, is sub blow. it will cover ladder full things that we don't have right now. consider, she has to pay rent in her medication. many come here to the food pantry at the catholic church in merrill ac. st. vincent family services. it makes me feel upset because i know that government can do a lot more than what they're doing. and then it makes me feel worried because i know how much are participants snap benefits. i know how much they rely on it. the
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number of people stopping in for food has tripled since the pandemic began. now to remain, martin says they expect even more on average benefits will be cut my one 3rd and that's at a time when inflation is already taking a big chunk and expected to affect everyone here in chicago, food banks, they deliver free to the one in 5 household that struggled to put food on the table are expecting even more needy people at their door. as food banks have seen in other states that ended the added pandemic europeans earlier. we protect seeing an increase number of families going to food shelters and food pantries, in order to get emergency food so that they can feed their families for many, it could hardly come at a worse time. prices are going up. you can't, i mean how people want to eat. you don't have a lot of people here doing crazy things just to keep it on their tables. so please
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keep it going. for velva, squeezer, and millions of others, the end of the covered crisis leaves yet another post. pandemic struggle. john henry al jazeera chicago. every year gray whales embark on one of the longest migrations in the world. it's a 16000 kilometer trade from the lagoons of mexico. to be taken back again, but in recent years, their numbers have dramatically decreased john home and has a story from off mexico, west coast. the sailors in times past who this the devil, fish, the little sign of now is playful, is a 15 me to 40. come puppy a gray whale and it's car, one of the great sites to the pacific coast from mexico to alaska. but in the last 4 years, the great wells numbers have gone down by almost 40 percent. according to the national oceanic and atmospheric research administration,
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the u. s. agency. the number of carbs is decreased to, to the lowest points in scientists, thought it counting them in the 90 martinez in son ignacio like new mexico together with his team, where wales breed. he's been coming here for the last 15 years to monitor them as part of the laguna son ignacio echo system science program. i asked him why the drug phenomena, my and syndrome and i in florida. there's a phenomenon called skinny well in which you start seeing that their body condition is getting worse. they're getting thinner. it's because they're not getting enough food. and from the middle of 2018, the phenomenon started happening over the peaks in 2020, when 30 percent of the whales were in that condition. and all the waves feet in the arctic on trim like creatures could empty boats that they dig for in the mud. indications are that the supplies running low climate change could be involved. but
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there's also precedent to this in the late 19 eighties. and again, in 1999, there was a big drop in whale numbers. scientists believe that there's a natural top point in the number of gray whales, so very quick system can support. when they reach that point, the number goes down and then it starts climbing again back in the lab. so he says he cautiously confident it will happen again. this time, the new numbers his team are coming up with up. but of course it is a cyclical process. no, that's our hope. we've seen it happen before and you know, it won't keep going down, but there is an unknown factor here. problem, my esteem. while the only thing is that it's going down and then you factor in global warming and you don't know if it will go up again or not. there were a lot of people in the human ecosystem of son ignacio lagoon who depend on the whales to hose it. there. his zeus is one of those who have tours and businesses here they to trying the best to protect the animal, applying their own rules, limiting the amount of way,
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watching boats on the lagoon and the time they can spend around the whales, so as not to spook them all their cows except for us, it in my house light pipe presence, but i encourage point the pipe. how we are going closer, mike is the thank you. he's, he's gone. i, we need to present is from the clients have come from a fall just to see them up close. like ingrid we even got the chance to touch one. i said, i don't think i've ever had anything quite like that. and it came after 5 minutes of watching a mother wail with her new born baby, which was just tremendously joy hope to be profound. i am just so grateful it was. it was absolutely amazing from tourists to guides to researches. there's a natural through that we saw every one on miss lagoon getting from these huge friendly animals and all of them. a hope that may long continue. john homan al jazeera son ignacio mexico.

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