what's most important to me is talking to people, understanding what they're going through here with our visitor. we believe every one has a story worth hearing. the story being spun sanity, we're being sold. the notion that we can offset all the cars we generate, does carbon offsetting actually work? what these being done isn't worth sending. the profit is net 0 just to catch raise . net 0 mission. that's there, right? you know, climate poly re examines the myths. i'm delusions in the struggle, i guess. climate breakdown. all hail the planet episode won on al jazeera. ah, an al jazeera investigation finds a senior diplomat in zimbabwe involved in a gold smuggling scheme.

ah, i'm carry johnston. this is out there alive from door. also coming up tough questions for take talk. the c e o of the chinese social media giant gets grilled before the u. s. congress. open data privacy, world athletics council bands and transgender women athletes from elite competition . and 2 months on earthquake survivors and her kia looked to the future, as they observed ramadan. ah, a senior diplomat from zimbabwe has agreed to launder more than a $1000000000.00 in cash. and what he believed to be a meeting with chinese gangsters, al jazeera investigative unit, has found a diplomat, was videotaped making the offer in

a meeting with undercover reporters as part of an investigation by al jazeera, into networks in africa that use gold to launch the vast sums of money. but angel is a british, as in bob, when businessman and the presidential envoy, he claims to have made it to the africa, forbes rich list in 2013. his net worth is around $60000000.00, and he calls himself the profit of success. alexander james has this exclusive report to see you and undercover reporters posing as chinese criminals. meet one of cimbawe boys, my senior diplomats. i'd like them up as an 8 of our campus, but on the special envoy, i'm a representative of the president, but he's i can find conference i can find to deal with the government without the prison getting involved. women with the trip nif overtake angel is also in evangelical preacher powder and says he has the gift of prophecy with powers to heal the sick. it takes the power of god,

but it takes somebody to believe something to happen in angel was personally appointed by president emerson, man and guy, glad to bring investment in t. as in bob way, you may assist it lodge assigned to promote zimbabwe brand. and bob with economy has been devastated by corruption and more than 2 decades of sanctions imposed by the united states and europe. the local currency has no international value. the country's biggest owner of us dollars is gold. you want to go, go, we're going to do it right then we can make the call right now, and it's done with the minus minus vision, right? this minute, the president of zimbabwe minus federation is henrietta rash, where they want to go and buy golden. maybe the probably get big picks up go to every week. do it for $5000000.00

can be cleaned every week to get what i mean and then bring another $5000000.00. the bass is not bothered, the cash is being laundered. it's money that cannot be declared in the country of water that we don't. ready know, we don't want to talk, he explains upon to smuggle the dirty cash into him bob way using his diplomatic status. i know i get to do, i get one point in video and put a written reading diploma. that under the vienna convention, states agree to exempt diplomatic luggage from airport searches. i you linear them up with. you did well. leave you politically, ambassador angel henrietta rash, where and president,

man and gaga did not respond to our request for comment. alexander james al jazeera or hopewell, to know is as in barbara, an anti corruption activist and documentary maker, he says, revelations will not surprise people in his home country. the findings are shocking to the outside world, but they're not talking to journalists. oh, investigative, i just like myself because when i was reported about these things, but what i'll do is done, which we were not able to do, is to put the evidence and to have the people speaking themselves about how they are involved in the looting of public funds the plan of about was natural resources, the smuggling of these resources and the laundering. money using state institutions is they say in the documentary field, most generally in this country that have come across this information. afraid to report about it because they will be thrown into prison while the government has

not responded officially. but the ruling party is used to one of the 3 that handles to dismiss the film on the basis that it does not involve a government minister or it does not involve a civil 7. but the fact that the ambassador lives was appointed by the president of the republic president watson. and i was involved not only in the smuggling of bouldering money, but also charging people to have access to the president is screaming now. so we're not waiting to see whether the government is going to prosecute these people, but we are not hopeful based on what is happening. and you can watch the 1st of the 4 part series in the, i'll just say are investigation gold, my fear laundry service. on friday, at $1200.00, g m t the bank of england has raised the interest rates for the 11th time and

18 months. its height for the rate to 4.25 percent. u. s. federal reserve took similar measures to combat inflation on wednesday. the rate rise in the u. k. comes just a day after the announcement that inflation went up last month. getting 10.4 percent . it was driven by high food and energy prices pull. brennan has more from london. you can interest rates are already out of 14 year high before today's monetary policy committee meeting. and this 11th consecutive monthly rise puts more pressure on buddy good businesses and u. k. mortgage holders, but the policy makers here at the bank of england really have the hand forced by recent economic data. firstly, there was an unexpected increase in inflation up to 10.4 percent announced on wednesday when many economists expected it to fall below 10 percent. second of all

very food inflation and that's running even higher than headline inflation. the latest increase 18 percent in the price of fresh food and non alcoholic drinks. and the cost to borrowers is also significant. the average tracking mortgage compared to december 2021. now $394.00 pounds per month, more expensive for mortgage, hold us them or borrowing pain for businesses and mortgage. hold us here in the least in the short term. but the awesome sign for optimism from what the bank has had to say. first of all, the monetary policy committee was not unanimous in deciding to increase the rate 7 voted in favor to were in favor of keeping the rates where it is done. the thing was that it was a quarter percent rise, as opposed to the recent monthly half percent rises, that the bank has imposed. and finally, the bank of england is now forecasting that britain will avoid recession in 2023. the bank now forecasting that there will be a slight increase in the u. k. economy,

or that means that there is the hint of something more positive in the month to come pull brenda, and i'll just 0 at the bank of england. but earlier on thursday, the swish national bank increased its interest rate by half the point switzerland key rate now stands at 1.5 percent. the bank signals more heights where possible. the move comes on the heels of turmoil in the swiss banking system. the state broke a deal for banking giant u. b. s to buy its troubled rival credit suisse on sunday. the head of the worlds fastest growing social media faced 5 hours of questioning by us house committee. pitt talk ceo, shoot z, chew was grilled about teenage safety and data security reports from washington, d. c. it was a rare moment of bipartisanship in a divided congress. welcome to the most bipartisan committee in congress. we may

not always agree on how to get there, but we care about our, our national security here at issue here of free speech rights. federal control, social media and national security issues in recent days shows the 2 and his team had been lobbying in washington, including eating each member of the committee, the charm offensive carried on tick tock itself. i'm super excited to announce that more than a 150000000 americans on take on decimals half of the us. but congressional critics were not deterred chick talk is a grave threat of foreign influence in american life. it's been said, it's like allowing the soviet union, the power to produce saturday morning cartoons during the cold war, but much more powerful and much more dangerous than i'm a christian and shown to the committee disturbing, tick tock, content that was found on the feed of a 16 year old,

who killed himself by jumping in front of the train. it's alleged the content contributed to his suicide. we must save our children from big tech companies like yours. number one. we will keep safety, particularly for teenagers as a top priority for us to insisted tick tock didn't share information with the chinese government, saying the company would take steps to ensure independent monitoring of data use. all protected us data will be under the protection of us law. and under the control of the u. s. that security team, our 1st, a few liberal members of the house of oppose the move to shut down tick tock. the primary fear that this would be against the 1st amendment, the freedom of speech clause in the constitution. but it appeared the majority support either shutting the down or forcing the sale to a us company. the f b i director has told congress that tick tock represents

a national security threat. the federal government has ordered that it be removed from all federal devices. the previous administration attempted to shut tick tock down, but the move was stopped by the court and whatever merges from these hearings, there's likely at some stage to be a protracted legal argument based on 1st amendment grounds. my kind, i'll just hear a washington. well, the letter x has decided to ban that transgender women from elite female competition governing bodies, precedence. sebastian co said the decision was made in the interests of fairness and protecting the future of the female category. parties that are working with the set up to consult with transgender athletes and monitor scientific developments. the council has agreed to exclude male to female transgender athletes, being through mail puberty from female world ranking competitions. from march the

31st. this year, the majority of those consulted, stated that transgender athletes should not be competing in the female category. many believe there is insufficient evidence that trans women do not pertain advantage over biological women and more more evidence than any physical advantages have been ameliorated before they are willing to consider an option for inclusion into the female category. but it's bringing con crazy po mary. now he's a sports turn this tiny job for milan, italy, welcome to the program. firstly, why do you think this has come about now? well, because in the many of the some weeks i, some, a few new cases have a plan. for example, if she feels all the transgender over there, can i do not leave the book. many that calls are in category one year

after they came back in the 5000 meter, i thought that got that really one, you know, basically it pulls that whooping against the wall or in a still, it was not so prominent because it's not like the non limp again for the about something that will make. so block them how the situation was very critical, atlanta, ga, and it is a still a critical bar in that case, for example, that female athletes that whether or not the tra joining the race is a we're joining the outcry water, seeing how or how will stay on the same level, the structure of the body structure over agenda, that leap and female athletes. obviously that thought is that why the end?

it is not only about fantasy baseball. so, but it is also about the obviously scientific cat. okay. but let me, i just, i forgive me for interrupting a given what you say, what's the reaction likely to be amongst athletes overall then to this? well, obviously the point is that some gender athletes will not feel like that rama that you don't to join not to go flu or to join to go from male to female, a complete competition, for example. the thing is that though the same time, we can see that from left to the female athletes, for example, like competing in that obviously the main issue here is not for louisa, are in transition from female to a may lead sports,

but in the direction. exactly, because that biological body structure all, i'm a let ease that obviously got i don't vantage, when racing against females and that these are, that these are at the same time that i've been the delegate, the issue holder. so shall that issue that can involve, but i think by my god that you can see that some biological and scientific certainty and that they will not let the will be criticized for that. but at same time that is the outcry of the community saying i want i want to compete in this way, can be it can be cancelled. so it's not easy to get a decision. okay, we have to leave it there. tom crated. how mary and milan for us that live and out there. thank you. and she was still ahead on al jazeera

france sees one of its worst days of unrest since the start of protests against pension reform, and neither side is backing down. thus displaced and disabled, we look at the plight of some of the most vulnerable victims of conflict in democratic republic of congo. ah, how i welcome to look at the international forecasts on hope. all will start to see some dry eye brighter in a touch warmer on the weather across sir california as we go through the next couple of days. ridge of high pressure, slowly but surely making its way in and that'll quieten things down. we have got an area of low pressure now moving across the plains chain of storms on that,

anywhere from around texas over towards tennessee valley pushing up towards the ne, knocking the temperature back in dc to around 16 celsius dryer to the north of that for the time being noticed, still some showers, their winfrey showers, of course, around the rockies, up towards the pacific northwest. but it is an improving picture for ally. still a little colder than it should be, but temperatures getting up to rat. 18 degrees celsius, with some sunshine, warm sunshine there, into the se, temperatures picking up again in the good part of florida is where the system sliding its way further south was bring you some outbreaks of rain across the caribbean. i think all pos could see some wet weather as we go on through the next couple of days, that rain making his way across. cuba, jamaica, hispaniola pushing across the east. and i was sinking further south was an even down towards trinidad and tobago. we'll see a few showers coming in to make our way through saturday and sunday afternoon. ah.

the latest news as it breaks evidence in a place like this. way people say just a few bodies have been covered, complete to the number of people missing. we detailed coverage. sama via government policies are making it difficult for them to export on climate change. have all to impacted supply from around the world to their rescue. plants showed their confidence in 1st republic bank so all sides of which are critical to that functioning of the financial system. lou ah, but you're watching. i'll just hear a mind to about top stores this out. i'll just areas investigative unit has found

the senior diplomats from zimbabwe, agreeing to launder over a $1000000000.00 in trash. but angel was filmed, meeting al jazeera jim is posing as chinese gangsters. the bank of england has raised interest rates for the 11th time in 18 months, and it bid to curb inflation the quarter of a percentage point to rise. it takes to rates to 4.25 percent. it follows similar measures by other central banks, tick tock, seo, shoe z. chew has testify to the tense u. s. congress, hearing true faced questions about the social media platforms, alleged relationship with chinese communist party. and it's use of data. protest is across france has confronted security forces in the latest show of anger against present it might wilma crohn's plan to raise the retirement age. it was some of the worst unrest in 3 months of demonstrations and strikes. thousands of

people were arrested half a francis high speed train services were cancelled, and part of the capitals made international airport was blocked. natasha butler has more from pears, whatever for him and beg musicians over that thousands of people and the past to last in central powers, the pay synonymous with the french revolution. and his protest, a lot of people who are here angry with the french government pension reform bill, they say it's on just different for that. it is going to impact poor workers much more than others. but it's not even that good sport people out today to say the fact the person micros government of pushed through this pension reform billed by decree, bypassing parliament. and people say that just jose, the mackerel has no respect, poor people in the streets, and he has no respect for frances institutions. they say, let's talk a little for the actual handicap, were waiting for the union to bring the country to

a standstill. the only thing that will stop macross, we've had enough of mcroy. i want him to go, he's not democratic with us. you see when i go to the demonstrators, all for the public safety data teaches health workers. gov it's collective energy workers. so cool saturday schools, a lot of disruption across the country and they've been demonstrations like this in cities and towns across from your dbi me through. there are some jobs where you can't keep working until 64. we fired fighters are fired under broken. so our message, the government under president is we are angry and he must hear us all these demonstrators, all garbage collect, doesn't suit workers here in paris. they have been on strike now. coordinated to read to robert highly go in the city, happy. maybe this will the happy, some hawk is a virus, but all of this put pressure on president a manual, michael. he says the pension with

home, but he feels he has a duty to do it. these demonstrate to say that they're going to continue protesting . don't government reform, israel's defense minister has canceled and addressed to the nation after being called into a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we find loved gallant, was expected to call for an end to a controversial overhaul of the judiciary. earlier israel's parliament passed the 1st of several laws to limit the power of the supreme court. judicial reform proposals have led to months of nationwide protests, but one little ship we are determined to responsibly promote the democratic reform that will restore the proper balance between the authorities and yourself call. i will do everything, everything to calm the situation and unite the rift in the nation, because we are all brothers are not. the international monetary fund has told

lebanon it urgently needs to implement reforms, to unlock her vital $3000000000.00 loan agreed on last year. countries economy has been in free fall since 2019 pushing most of the population into poverty. and i'm f delegation visiting the capital says action must be taken to avoid hyperinflation with england only. so the euro's moment is that the gross rose. we are in a situation where is that the school, the continuation of our policy in action we're seeing is going to leave live or not in the never ending m crisis. more than 800000 people have been forced from their homes and eastern democratic republic of congo in the past year. while this comes, as the m 23 armed group has been advancing, taking territory from government forces. community leaders say there are thousands of people in displacement camps who have disabilities and are in need of help. i'll de zeros at markham web reports form at the lingo camp there, goma salome bush,

a sheet, a says her leg was sprayed with bullets 15 years ago. it was during a conflict between the rwandan backed armed group and government forces. here in democratic republic of congo. she struggled to walk ever since. in last month the n 23 armed group attacked her village on many larva so never collecting the other one . the only thing i can remember is many soldiers running away as shooting. so everybody started ryan. i was in my house and there was nothing i could d y by luckily a young man came on, carried me away on his back. everything including my wheelchair was left behind one salamis, one of dozens of people with disabilities. in this camp, he wanted to speak to us. some of them lost mobility at birth, or later in life from untreated illness. most of those we met said they were injured in past conflicts, and they told us, struggling there among more than 800000 people. he's been forced from their homes

in the last year. as in 23, widely understood to be backed by neighboring. rwanda has taken swathes of territory from government forces in the east relented denies backing the group. the ground here is made up of these sharp broken volcanic rocks. not a great place to make a camp, but there's nowhere else to go. most people sleeping without even mattresses on the floor and it makes extremely difficult for people in wheelchairs room crutches to get around. there a few wheelchairs here since most were abandoned when people fled. one like this, made a bicycle parts welded together, costs about $75.00 about it up to people don't even have enough seed. i don't think i was if queueing just to get a russian card. and then another day spent queuing as his food distribution for some lentils and rice, which this man can't carry back to his tent without help. isn't the uneasy trying

to find all the people with disabilities in this camp register will help me. he's had shrapnel in his leg 15 years. charities estimate about one in 7 people in congo have some kind of disability. that means the, nearly a 1000000 people with disabilities has been displaced and then why people with physical disabilities need to be protected. just like any other person, because the human medical services here are an adequate they might be able to treat somebody with malaria, but they can't do anything in this come to help people like me who need specially treatment or surgery. decades of conflict and lacking health services have already made life hard. and now yet more conflict has made it even harder. malcolm web al jazeera, who lingo, democratic republic of congo. the ethiopian government has appointed

a senior official in the to grey people's liberation front, as head of a new interim to dr. regional government. get hbo where does appointment to comes just a day. art the t p l f was removed from a list of terrorist organizations establishing a temporary government was a crucial part of the peace deal last year and ended fighting between the 2 guy and rebels and government troops. people in turkey here are observing ramadan as they struggle to recover from last month. devastating earthquakes, thousands are still living, intense and depend on aid to survive vessel. so our reports from a camp for displaced people in the south eastern city of the a man o, an unusual drama than in on the, on the 1st prayer of the muslim holy month is held in a makeshift moscow. oh, grandmother is not only about fast him, it's also a time for joy and celebration. oh, but not this year. father. sure it is difficult to slip away from her done in

a tent city. conditions are difficult. i would never have imagined celebrate in ramadan, without a roof over our heads. monmouth gazelle and his family used to live in a 3 story house. it collapsed when the 2 portal earthquakes structure kia and syria . in early february. the gazelles are among about 5000 people who, how south shelter here. they all depend on 8 year mac on his mit video that we provide to meals, pay dave tower and to hold in the coming days will also have a temporary stage for traditional blaze to be performed to help people overcome the psychological trauma of the earthquakes out of them julia. but mama's wife came out, says it's impossible to forget what happened. she was trapped under the rubble of the home for hours. i can her grandchild and wait him to be rescued. dotala daniel

did scala. y'all get along. they provide psychological support like it, but what use is that after we've lost everything we built that house with every penny we saved through our lives. during ramadan i used to prepare meals for my family. now i don't even have an oven to cook the hall for them. the earthquakes destroyed around a 1000 buildings in i d. m. more than a 1000 people died. those who survived have turned to prayer, especially during ramadan. 2 0, many people who see the whole of their time in pants will be short and that they will be able to move into houses quickly. but nearly 2 months after the earthquakes, that optimism is fading. life here is becoming increasingly difficult and they're struggling to get used to the new normal resources that al jazeera or the amana. so this church here.