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round the clock on al jazeera, smiling, through the cold samarra and her colleagues at the school for people's with special needs, wants to pay royce that meets the rising cost of living and keeps people in the profession will raise. teachers are making sure that tomorrow i heard on what is clearly a sizable demonstration of industrial action taking in various parts of the economy. calling of a government prepaid arises, that meets inflation. if there's no movement to pay, we likely to be seeing more protests, not just from people like tomorrow, but workers in other key professions who enjoy brought support from the public. ah, a country in morning monopoly berries is dead as it struggles to recover from the
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was flooding that kills more than 320 people. ah. and as a brought them and this is allergies even live from don't is so coming up a pakistani prime minister and long. com says him go to court with his supporters in the hall in a days long dispute about his arrest. thousands of farmers in the indian state of marsh try protest and demanding higher prices for onions and made us bags pump billions of dollars into 1st republic bank and a bit to com fears about growing financial crisis. ah min always president has appealed for global support entre tropical cyclone had the
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east of southern africa. the countries commercial hub blan tie has seen the most damage with flooding and mud slides. at least 326 people have died. hundreds are still missing. farm in the mid reports from black tie. as people try to recover from the impact of psychos friday, they also have to bury the dead. and as the rain continues here in the village of ta cura, they have to scoop water out of great pits before laying the victims to rest. more than 320 people have now been confirmed dead and thousands more missing. after the cyclone tore through southern africa for a 2nd time in weeks, outside malawi, commercial capital blan tire people in this village have been cut off from their neighbors as roads and bridges lane ruin. president lazarus, chuck. whereas appealed for international assistance. while his government's been criticized for not doing enough, the main challenge is not government failing to respond. it is the inaccessibility
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of some of his camps because bridges are been wash. ah, and roads had been cock i and you know, so that people cannot travel to where they are. so there is hell that is already on hand. it cannot get to the people because of challenges of accessibility. in some parts, there's no electricity or running water. we have people who are, who have been rendered homeless. they don't have food, they don't of clothing. they don't double what duckling water. so it's it in a bad we, we, we, we don't even know what people are going to it for line to this year to day. all. if in supper we don't in all because, ah, we have not yet received in it. if item as we speak across the country, more than 88000 people have been displaced. with many sheltering and temporary
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camps, maureen is expected in the next few days, raising fears of flash floods and more destruction. and finally, there has more from blan tire key priority at this point, is accommodating the displaced and we, at a camp for people who have lost their homes, were in blan tire. and this was once a school. it's since been close since the cycle and pretty hit this area and in state it's been used as temporary shelter for people who've lost their homes are behind me is what is the kitchen for more than 4000 people? and that number's growing, as you mentioned, because of fears around the rain that is expected to continue in that flash flooding. but also because there are homes that continue to collapse ever since 2nd 30 hit on monday. the women behind me of volunteers and they're preparing up to 3 meals a day for the 4000 people here. most of them children. and one of the key concerns is that they just simply don't have enough food. they run out of food every day.
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they're trying to prioritize children and pregnant women women and many of the menu don't get to eat on some of the days that they've been because they just don't have enough resources. the camp is what was an old, it was a school and, and they tried to do the best that they can with what they have available. and just behind me is a single ball. and that's where people are getting water. they're no taps, so there's no running water. people line up queue up like that all day long to get the water that they need to wash to do their laundry. you see people ahead of that trying to wash their clothes, leaving it out in the sun when they is sun to drive. and that's one of the key issues here. hygiene a blue sion facilities and just access to water. and the issue of hygiene is very important because malawi is struggling with a cholera outbreak. at least 1600 people have already died from colorado. and now that will be a he concerning the days ahead when health remains
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a priority. were pending across the cereal just to give you an idea of what it looks like and those 2 structures. those are the 2 toilets for the more than 4000 people here. and people running this camp. and i have to emphasize that that they're, they're struggling because they're community members. the private citizens are, there is a lot of confusion around how much the government is providing where it's being provided. and when they'll have access to it. now to the united states where flood warnings are in place for parts of california, it follows a storm slope winter that's brought much heavy rain or michelson sheriff has more this is the only way teresa garcia can get around to feed her animals and retrieve any of her belongings or the bust its banks and flooded this rural town in central california on thursday. people here say the fast moving truck water destroyed everything in its path. within minutes,
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were all this happened as quickly as it did. so now we're all, you know, we're going to do it evidently, we're not going to be able to come back here and live anymore. so we're gonna have to just take our losses in southern california, summoned the coastal city of san clemente were forced to leave the apartments as the earth slid away from the back yards. at least 35 out of 58 counties are on a presidential emergency declaration for areas hard hit by natural disasters. i think everyone should understand. we have a dynamic situation here. we have another range. route is missing. so the structures are still narrow as a resume perspective density. so we're going to make sure that everything's good to go in. the united states, west coast is facing an unusually wet season. after 2 decades of trout, it's endangered lives destroyed homes and turned roads into rivers. they have been
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power outages too and with rain in the forecasts, there's likely to be more flooding in the next few days. on the call, some sheriff under sierra to pakistan, our former prime minister and ron con says he will march to a court in the hall with his supporters and follows days of unrest near his house. after a warrant was issued for his arrest. a court has rejected. cons, please to suspend that arrest warrant the decision spock fears of a new confrontation between police and con supporters. after tuesdays widens that spring in a correspondent command, either he's lie for us outside among conn's home. and the hor, i'm so what has prompted him, ron can to go to court this time. come all well, it must be understood that 4 new cases have been registered and law
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against iran con and pertaining to the resistance that did supporters shore toward the police. when they came to them and therefore it is mandatory that any person in the law. busy high guards to take to seat belt before that that is absolutely necessary. i'm outside m. ron con. you all ready to support to riley and to congregate? the day will be accompanying him to the court. this is one of the entrances where everybody is jack, and you can see that container. then this is one of the engine came to his house. richards flowed near guarded by the bordered day of course have been the key element in resisting the police will have come here on several. busy and then you see the sandbags on the program, it was you see lose the rock and piece of break basically ridge. i've been
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the rep in new and by dogs who are defending de needa against you guys shelling by the police forces in the distance. you can see people congregating because jim ron han had now on the paper to come and accompany him to that court. supported of gotcha. now, boarding entered a come phone day will be a way to ron, and he's also due to appear and record. and if lama by tomorrow, so dramatic scenes indeed. and it will be important to see whether he does get any relief from the quarter de renea. and it will also be important to see what happened next. but there also, nor did that last night on the instructions of the court m ron collins party leader and ran into a meeting with the started days to discuss the mortality the mortgage offer on on
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how to really move forward. busy but the government still remaining remaining there why and they said to them that he is acting against the law. busy and ron hahn on the other hand said they did to it live and it is because of dad heads up order, the thing that they're warm, let them give up. i'll give him bob. so dramatic scenes. and we're all now watching . what happened? and gord, when he supported the cause will be read and given that they have been so many clashes that over the past week between security forces and cons. supporters who say that all of these charges against him, a politically motivated there to stop him from being a player and the state elections coming up in april in the national elections later this year. and what can we expect from this walk to court and the court hearing itself? well, if you remember a couple of days ago, am ron,
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kon said that the only record if you are the grade. busy or the only rail oh, what would the court also with the establishment, ron han of gosh, had said there, do you always go and then head in or did so many cases against him? it becomes what's really important but what 18 cases and counting for mortgage is now being registered against. busy him so basically a did and then by the government to keep him been down. all he said that the, that attempt to jeopardize the election to put him behind jail. he says, bags and fears that they will be cut stored in georgia because many of the new day they said they've been tortured in custody. so all depends now on the countries or return already will burden. we're kind of wanted to go to drama, be non forwarding. come on, thank you very much for that. that is come all hard over the laces. joining us live
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from and ron collins from outside among console him in the whole. thank you. thousands of farmers in india had halted their marched moon by after a meeting between their leaders and the government officials. the farmers were protesting against a shoot drop, an onion prices. the 200 kilometer march began in the city of nashik, but it's not clear. continue on, the metal has more from vasa than not austria. state farmers are determined to get what they think they deserve. and that is a formal resolution passed in the state assembly meeting that demand for financial assistance until then they say they will stay here. act is ground to keep the pressure on your own. it has been a difficult protest for them. they have come from the city of nasa. they've walked about 100 kilometers. as you can see, it's quite hot. they say their feet have blisters, and they parked over here, you know,
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all these cars that you can see around me belong to these farmers. they had this applies, we've been seeing them cooking up. they don't have too many facilities. they've sort of carried with them. straw matt, to the sleeping over here on the ground. they don't know until when they're going to be here, but they've told us that they are determined to stay till that resolution is passed . there is an assembly is on to they are hoping to get some good news as soon as possible. now, you know, a marashi indian largest producer of onions and prices crashed to such to turn all time low in the sense pharmacy they were getting below 10 percent of what they would normally get. so losses have piled on. they have asked the government to help them, compensate them to guarantee them a minimum price for they produce. they've also asked them to wave off some of their loans to france. now, with the government has forced controversial pensioned reforms through without abolish in parliament. failing to convince a majority of n piece to back the bill,
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the law raises the retirement age from 62 to 64. natasha back to reports from paris . why that didn't? it wasn't the outcome the french government wanted, but without a parliamentary majority, it decided to force his pension reform built for parliament by decree, a controversial move that infuriated some lawmakers and left the french prime minister, struggling to be heard on the per pound. we can't risk seeing a 175 hours of parliamentary debate come to nothing. we can't risk seeing the compromise built by the 2 houses dismissed. we can not risk the future of our pensions. this reform is necessary. the move comes off to more than 2 months of street protests and strikes against the reform led by frances trade unions, who sates in erosion of work has rights and will say, angry over plans to raise the retirement age by 2 years to 60, to demonstrate as he gathered outside the parliament said they'll continue to fight
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. oh, so pretty revolting is the fact that despite the fact that the government represents a tiny minority and doesn't even have a majority in the parliament, they order a constitutional tools that they can use to force it through incomplete, beyond democratic matters. but that won't her, that want her, him to be resolved to pursue the fight. that's why you're here today, and that's why the pride will continue to morrow. horsing a bill through the parliament by decree, is legal under the french constitution. but it is a course of action seen by many as a failure of politics. acting outside the national assembly, france is hard left leader said the government didn't care about people which were gonna issue a vacation. i find it significant and symbolic that for a 100 tom, the government used a decree to buy pasta will of the people we must coordinate with unions and do all we can to have this law withdrawal reforming the pension system was one of presence in manuel macros campaign promises, he says the systems outdated,
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costly and unsustainable for future generations. in the end, he will have succeeded in changing it, but at a cost to his political reputation natasha butler ought to sarah paris. oh, still ahead on al jazeera poland pledge to ukraine for mig $29.00 fighter jets will be delivered in the common days. and the reformed poachers and the philippines who are now helping to save endangered sea turtle. ah, the who's there, he's continues to be the big story across australia. those details right here right now. nice to have you along. so 1st let's talk about precipitation. not much going on, but there is somewhat, whether they're for the top and now let's paint the colors on dark, the red,
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the higher the temperature. this plume of heat stretches from the kimberly right through to the outback in those winds are funneling in warmth to new south wales state. this is the forecast on sunday. so sidney at $32.00 degrees. if you get there, that's going to be your 4th day 30 degrees and above, and that will be good enough for a new record for autumn, back to the here and now and new zealand. but of what weather around the be plenty . i think it's just going to clip the escape so potentially have you falls the brain in the forecasts for good been ok. there has been some flooding in mindanao island in the philippines, that his displaced hundreds of people in time temperatures on their way up in parts of indo china hooked him in city at 36 degrees. that is above average for the month of march. that weather has swung through the yangtze river valley dropping down temperatures. still a bit more rain to go. but heavy rainfall advisories in play for a huge swath of japan's main island of han, choose some snow over mount fiji. but this is packed with a lot of moisture, so
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a soggy forecast on saturday. ah, a throw in a world dam. losing him the billions of dollars a year. one on 18th, investigate with friends, gambling addiction. one out of the year. it's been 20 years since the united states led invasion of iraq, which overthrew president saddam hussein a widely controversial military operation that kills hundreds of thousands of iraqis and displaced to 1000000 small a conflict whose consequences are still being held today. the rock pool, 20 years on, on al jazeera. ah, ah,
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you're watching villages. they are with me. and as with bronman, doha reminder about top stories. the sour in malawi, at least $326.00 people have died and thousands of still missing off to sy clone. freddy president, lazarus, chuck wade, has appealed for global support on the storm at southern africa for a 2nd time course in widespread destruction. for the pakistani promise to him, ron khan will be marching to court and the 4 surrounded by his forces. the deadline for postponing his arrest has ended. the warrant was issued off to con, failed to appear in court on corruption charges. and thousands of farmers in india have hold to the march to mom by after a meeting between their leaders and government officials have been protesting against a huge drop, an onion prices, and demand and compensation. after days of market terminal, as coordinated efforts are being made to ease fears of a global financial crisis,
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major banks in the us have pumped billions into california based lender 1st to public just days after the collapse of 2 major bags. rob reynolds has more from los angeles, california based 1st republic bank got a 30000000000 dollar rescue package from the countries biggest financial institutions. the small bank, which specialized in catering to ultra wealthy individuals, had many uninsured deposits. nervous customers began withdrawing money rapidly after 2 other mid sized bags failed in recent days. first republic is interesting sample of industrious, i think, anticipating a problem where none exists, but the very anticipation and they draw it out in their deposit base. i put the bank at some degree aggress banking giants, j. p. morgan chase city group, bank of america, and wells fargo agreed to deposit $5000000000.00 apiece in 1st republic with other
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banks supplying smaller amounts in a joint statement. the big bank said their rescue plans showed their confidence in 1st republic and banks of all sizes which they added are critical to the health and functioning of the financial system. lawyer, pretty jar, jovial group, treasury secretary, janet yellen tried to convince congress and the public that there is no cause for panic. one that i can reassure at the members of the committee that our banking system is sound and that americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. this week's actions demonstrate our resolute commitment to ensure that our financial system remain strong and the depositors savings remain safe. will the private sector rescue and public sector rhetoric be enough to quell investors? queasiness stock, market indices,
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closed hire one sign the strategy may be working. but analysts say there is real fear in the financial sector. the shareholders are at risk. was noted the, the 1st republic shares sword at the news of the, of the rescue, but then they plummeted an after hours, cravings, and i think we can see that flawless tillery continuing for awhile. in other words, buckle up. it's going to be a bumpy ride. rob reynolds alger 0, los angeles, poland has become the 1st of ukraine's allies to commit to sending 5 digits. president andre duda says woeful will deliver for meg $29.00 jets in the coming days. but more to come once their flight checked. stephanie deca has more from keith, ukraine's really been asking for jet since the beginning of the war. it's significant, of course it is. it's the 1st time and need to ally, ukrainian ally says that it is going to send for make 20 nines. there will be more
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in the next coming days. it's something that the allies have been discussing is something that keeps been asking for, for a very long time. it is certainly a step up in the commitment of its allies when it comes to providing weaponry. it's also seeing the arrival of some of the leper tanks and from poland as well. and 9 other countries pick you also mentioned by the us secretary of defense yesterday, secretary of state and lloyd austin saying 9 countries committing to sending around 150 leper tanks to ukraine. and they will be arriving before the end of march. the timing of all of this is very interesting, of course, because there's a lot of talk that ukraine is planning a counter offensive. as the weather is getting warmer as the ground is thawing. certainly this is a welcome move from poland. it will be welcomed here and kids. and again, a lot of the allies saying that they're discussing ramping up even further support . there's been
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a growing world was between moscow and washington the u. s. drone that crashed to the black sea. the pentagon has a video it's released, proves its version of events, but russia to not it's acting recklessly. patty calhane reports from the pentagon. the pentagon believes this video will end the debate, the view from the m q, reaper official, say this shows a russian su $27.00 fighter jet, dumping, jet fuel on the drone. then another jump. the video cuts out, coming back to show a damage propeller blade. the video doesn't show where this was, what happened in the minutes before it or the blade been damaged. but russia says it's fighters had no involvement with the damage drone that was brought down in the black sea. us officials have been using very careful language to not escalate the incident. the pentagon spokesman told reporters why they have released the normally classified video. i think that our words and our actions speak for themselves and
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similarly, rushes, inaccurate information, false information, observation, grasping at straws, changing narratives also speaks for itself. but experts believe there is a broader reason the world is seen this. now. i think it just is an attempt to keep demonstrating unambiguously that rushes the aggressor both in the broader war but in the tactical engagement we just experienced with the draw. and so there can't be any duplicity on that front. i think the goal is to make sure russia remains seen as the pariah and the aggressor in this conflict. and on capitol hill. another top military officer testified thursday that they are seen more aggressive russian military actions in syria. they fly over our bases with ground attack aircraft with, with weapons on them in an attempt to try and be provocative. but really, it's unsafe unprofessional, not what we expect of a professional air force. they want to try and renegotiate the deacon function protocols that they violate every day. this is not new russian behavior. is it,
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sir? and especially with regard to the drone incident that we recently seen. it's not new, but we have seen a significant spike since about 1 march in syria. a russian official accused the us of to distract from its financial crisis on russia declared part of the airspace off limits since the start of what it calls its special military operation in ukraine. the u. s. says it's going to continue to fly in international waters while this is the 1st direct contact between the us and russia. it may not be the last particle haine. al jazeera outside. the pentagon spokesman for libyan wall. awfully for half says more than 2 tons of uranium that had been reported missing by the us . nuclear watchdog has been found. the 10 drums of radioactive material were located near the border with chad, half the spokesman said whoever sees the bowels may have thought they contained weapons or ammunition. new zealand has become the latest country to say it will
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band the chinese own app tech talk. some government phone, citing security concerns that u. k, the u. s. e u in canada have already introduced similar measures. there are concerns about the potential for the chinese government to access users, location and contact. data. aging has criticized the bands. tick tock said the decision was made based on fundamental misconceptions and driven by why did geo politics to the northern philippines now way reformed sea turtle poachers and our health and save the endangered animal. a local nonprofit has been paying them to use their hunting skills to look for nests, so hatchlings can be released safely back into the ocean. barnaby lo has the story from la union, johnny min luke. i searches for sea turtle nests in the middle of the night. he says the tall waves of loan yon in northern philippines, crashing into the cold, silent darkness. making a deal for hatching. john,
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his family has been hunting for generations. no law that they and uncle, i know my grandfather used to hunt for sea turtle eggs on the beach. now he would just steps made bay mothers hither tells you know him that he's to follow him around. so i learn with him dinner babylon. those eggs would be eaten or sold, but johnny no longer hunts for commerce or consumption. he's now one of the many poachers turd sea turtle patrollers. in his town. they work with a local conservation group, coastal underwater resource management actions or coma. they turn over eggs which average a 100 in each test for which they can make around $40.00. previously, when we 1st got into the communities, we had the earned their trust and it took some years the road them. nowadays, when we have releases, you'll see the local elders come out and call the children and explain to them how the see there. those are our partners of i am
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a guy that he's down for we gun sea turtle hatchlings are also helping fuel the local tourism industry. sunset releases into the ocean had become quite the spectacle while the program here alone has been successful. poaching of sea turtles and there and continues in other parts of the country. in january, 8, men were arrested, were illegal possession of 15 dead sea turtles. the sea turtle was a victim of poaching as well in as being rehabilitated by chroma. the organization's founder, carlos to maia, says only a fraction of patched links, make it alive when left on their own. these sea turtle eggs were found by a fisherman, but they've been crushed between waves and a sea wall. so that's also one of the reasons why which answer them into the hatchery, you know, as much this weekend, we'd like to find a nurse and put them in land higher ground, you know, a, from my, the dad's his.
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