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desert southwest, it is quiet here, so temperature issa would expect that some of the may be a bit higher vegas at 30 degrees. and we've also got some rain in the forecast for the pacific northwest weather alerts in play for west vancouver island in canada. how much rain will see and how strong this winds will be, whether it's also in play and floor, not police in brazil because an intense rain. we can trace that right through to the northwest of the country on sunday in time from that pampas to patagonia, not bad. it breezy and coma river dad via, with a high of 15 degrees on sunday. okay. out of time, i'll see his who ah, ah. hole violence and chaos grips to dawn. the doctors union says $27.00 civilians are killed and fighting between the army and
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paramilitary group the rapids support forces in while the army dismisses the possibility of any negotiations with the rapid sport forces until it is dissolved. ah, hello there, i'm the styles the attain. this is out there at live from doha. also coming up more protests in israel against prime minister benjamin netanyahu is pushed but judicial changes which people say threatened democracy plus isolated and exposed report from the brazilian amazon by indigenous communities are facing a health emergency. ah, now people answered on our spending an anxious night after fighting between the army and the countries biggest paramilitary group,
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the rapid support forces. the doctor's union says at least 27 civilians have been killed. ah, there were explosions and gunfire in the capital courtroom and other parts of the country on saturday. and the army is refusing to negotiate with the rapid support forces opposed to the video and its facebook page. reportedly showing soldiers denying the takeover of the corps of engineers headquarters in the city of alderman arbor yama, for margaret saturday. april 15th are now in the armory of the engineer core. an older one student who was seeing that the engineer chorus fallen. we are now at the heart of foot in front of the sudanese flag. while fighting has been concentrated in sir dan's capital. it was heavy fighting near the state television building the presidential palace and also the national airport. 350 kilometers north, west of call to him. they will also clashes around an airport in the city of moreau way. and also in southern da for the sudanese army still controls the airport in
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the town of nila. but violence has been reported that as well have been morgan reports now from the capital. it doesn't look like the situation is the escalating . in fact, the army put out a statement saying that it will not negotiate with the rapid support forces until those forces are dissolved and the rebel. a troops are dealt with. so it looked like if, despite the fact that people have been calling for a de escalation of the situation here in the capital and across the country, the armed forces looked like they're going ahead with developing the rapid support forces and continuing to attack, they've already enabled the group as a rebel force and we were seeing a continuing of fighting here in the, in the area of hard to me near the vicinity of the presidential palace. we can still hear shots being fired. we can hear heavy artillery being fired. it's not clear yet who is in control of the presidential palace, but the army says it is in control of the headquarters. the state television is
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being battled over both 5 wanting to gain control and how to international airport at the moment looks to be under the control of the armed forces. so the escalation continues. lots of tension here and big capital as fighting continues between both sides with civilians caught in the middle. the. the heavy fighting spreads through her film extensions between the 2, denise army and a powerful paramilitary force over into the streets. the army says it's defending itself and attacked by the rapid support forces across the capitol. it's now does it anything before us as a rebel groups now we the army did not initiate any flights. we were present in our command and we were surprised with the attack at about 910 this morning. coupled with an assault on my residence, the army did not deploy or make any movement. the army headquarters and presidential palace are under the control of the general command. we do not wish to
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see this country slipping into war. however, we must teach a lesson to any non regular militia. but the, it support for us to see their bases were attacked by the army or this battle will pave the way to a peaceful solution. all those criminals will stand trials. i cannot give a time limit to the fighting. however, we are adamant to end with the least of losses. ah, all flights have been cancelled at tomb international airport where armed men are on the tarmac and rapid support forces entered state television services for dan tv about by the head of san we're minus the know this was the moment the stations broadcast was cut the fight think hasn't just been confined to the capital, there's been violence in north and south, therefore, west and north go to find states as well as murder. we in northern sudan,
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both sides claim control of major facilities there and in other areas. but so far, it's been hard to confirm who has the upper hand, the tensions between the army and the rapid support forces emerged. months after a military takeover in 2021 and be heightened when talks to integrate the r a stuff into the army stalled. ideally seem very hard and very angry actually i'm in bridge and i see i see a 2 bed most of them share when you both of you, you have been in kosky all this great devolution and you already committed an incentive speaking in vietnam, u. s. secretary of state anthony blank and said washington would continue to support to dance transition, to a civilian lead government. it's a fragile situation. there are other actors that may be pushing against that, that progress. but this is a real opportunity to finally carry for the civilian la transition. and one that we
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and, and other countries are trying to are to bolster people across the down are bracing themselves for more fighting and new crisis and an uncertain future. he been morgan, alta 0 horton, all the sudanese army as well as prayed about. christie groups have long demanded that the rapid support forces integrate into the regular armed forces. it's estimated the power military force consists of about a $100000.00 fighters, macau reports on how this group came to be that up. it's support forces are put on military fighters, mainly from don for the on a safe was created by former president omar bashir in 2013, to stabilize the war torn region in western sudan, and more broadly to consolidate his personal grip on power. he was concerned about any security institution being strong enough to overthrow and challenge him. so he
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allowed, you know, he allowed basically a proliferation of different armed groups and centers of power within the country. i wasn't, but the origin of the false goes back to 2003. that's when president of the ship created an arm and a tribal militia to crush a local rebellion in the west. the force became known as the hunter with sir dance come through the general abdel for tangible. hon was instrumental in creating and training both agenda wheat and lay to the outer surf. he worked in the field for years with his now deadra. i from lambert hampton douglas. known as m a t, the commander of the outer surf in 2019 the 2 men joined forces to overthrow or model the ship behind headed the transitional military council and had done douglas served as his deputy. but the out of staff continued to grow in both sides and means by some estimates. it's now both 100000 personal. it took on several roles
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including border security and maintaining law and order cost. activists accused out of 5th of participating in the killing of 120 for the pro democracy professors in june 2019. but it's him at his aspirations for unrivalled political leadership in cartoon that led to discord with his ally, albert han and paved the way for the current situation. difference over the terms of integration of the other stuff to the army intensified after the signing of a framework agreement that lay the foundations for the transitional period in december, 2020 to the failure of talks on this. and other issues. finally, led to what observers have been warning about and all our military confrontation crisis group was warning. just 10 years ago. you know, while by sheer was still in power that if he ever left power, one of the big concerns would be that he left behind such a mess in terms of the military insecurity. that a huge risk was that these parties would themselves turn on each other as ever. it
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says, typically in population, but the price, palpable fear of the current conflict may prove more deadly and more destructive than any. so that has witnessed in the homicide. just let's take a closer look at just how he got had the most recent bout of instability and dawn began in 2019 how to in the military asked a long time need all the she, after months of math protests. then the army moved against the protest, but then on the international pressure was forced to find a power sharing agreement with civilian groups. elections were set for 2023. in october 2021 though. yet another military takeover unseen, had prime minister de la han doc who was seen as the face of the transition to democracy on december 5th last year. well, it's really designed another deal with political groups, promising to pave the way fair elections and returned to civilian rule. and then 2 weeks ago, to dawn was set to take the next step by disputes about how to integrate the rapid
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support forces into the army. got on the way home in color followed as a research and policy on this based in cartoon. he says some political groups ensued on have been aggravating the situation for the past few days, i look of islamist needed associates for many div formative i've been going on in social media. and just think that the next few days would be very critical, was very strong. responses to that. 9 continuous exclusion of these limits and that what did you best continue to them? and so, and so they have been opening, mobilizing their agent, then i live in the military and other associates throughout different groups to, you know, continue putting you in the higher between, between the poses. i'm the military system that has had, you know,
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you had in relation between forces needed or forces. i'm not independent in any way and i'm not operating on that or anyway. then, then both an extension for aged and, and so on. and with the international community, they think they get on that expected life of the, of the happen the and pushing them to, to, to this total come and to end the fighting and go back to talks. i would definitely go a long way now and all the nears humans, warring sides have released more detainees on the 2nd day of a major prisoner exchange. for the latest grief, every few prisoners to arrive and the rebel controlled capitalists, and on dozens of troops from the saudi led coalition was released on saturday. the exchange is part of a broader diplomatic effort to end the long conflict. thousands of protesters
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returned to the streets of israel for a 15th straight week to oppose the governments planned overhaul of the judiciary. prime minister benjamin netanyahu put the changes on hold back in march in response to the demonstrations. but the bill comes before parliament again later. this month, the proposals would limit the power of the supreme court and give politicians more se in choosing judges of correspond. russell said it was that the protests in tel aviv even tens of thousands of his rallies are taken to speak to protest against the government plans to over to hold that additional system. so this is, randy government says that the supreme court in the company is becoming too much powerful and that's why they're coming with some suggested changes. so simply, the government wants to add the wants to simple majority of the parliament to override all the decisions made by the supreme court. and also the government wants to be able to appoint the maturity of the judges in the supreme court of the
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critics. the protested here, i've seen that if that proposal is adopted, it's going to destroy the check and checks and balances and also the separation off the poverty. so and also they say that that, but they did that they have government is jordan in the company, into a dictatorship. so they wanted to, okay. i mean, to take with control from the dodger. and we don't want to like this is very dangerous because if the kids are going to control everything, we can it mean it, it's not them ready any more, gonna be to pick that up on. we are freight and we also agree, and we are going to fight from that to this protest are taking place onto the shadow of the recent pension and the ongoing crisis in the counter. however, many of the protesters here are saying that the ongoing crisis has purposefully been 3 guard by the own government. and they said that security doesn't come
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without the malta miss white. this is not with the 110. i'm also had here on out as an ah activist celebrate the shut down of gemini, the last remaining nuclear power plant. ah, ah, for the 1st time ever thailand registered a temperature of 45 degrees details on where that was coming up. but 1st, i wanted to put this on your radar. what certainly disturbance moves into boston. so sundry downpours, hail storms potentially land sides, western central and northern areas of the country over the next few days. let's go
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to that theme of heat right now from the northwest to the northeast of india, temperatures crossing 40 degrees, new delhi at 41. in same goes for calcutta. by that time this heat wave. let's go, you know, calcutta will probably have had about 10 days if temperatures 40 degrees and above . okay. promise, steve, we talk about this record breaking heat in thailand. this is a new all time national temperature record never before have temperatures hit 45 degrees. this happened in the western part of the country. we do have some sundry down poor. so across indo china really, really read along that border with vietnam, cambodia, and laos, also a story of heat through parts of china, specifically the western yancey river valley chung ching at $34.00 degrees that is wall above average. and we got a weather maker whip in us with rain and wind for ha, kado island. same goes for southern areas of honshu. those winds will exceed 80 kilometers per hour on sunday season. ah,
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. that's from ivy about top stories to don's doctors union says that these $27.00 civilians have been killed during fierce fighting between the army and the countries largest power military group, the rapids support forces, much of the violence has been concentrated the capital cartoon. meanwhile, sedans army has ruled out negotiations with the rapid support forces which it has now designated as a rebel group. the surgeon fighting is the latest blow to sedans, hopes for a transition to democracy. while there have been calls for restraint from the international community, the united nations secretary general, antonio gutierrez and his special envoy to sudan have both condemned the violence and called for an immediate end to the fighting. the arab league is urging all sides to protect civilians and prevent any further escalation, and the african union is pushing for an end to the fighting and returned to the negotiating table. or earlier for to david sion he was the deputy head of mission at the u. s embassy in sudan, and he says the international community failed to read the early warning signs here
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of police potential conflict. the outbreak of fighting did catch the international community by surprise. the fact that the framework agreement was not being implemented on schedule was certainly an indicator and the things were not going well. and that there could be difficulties. but they have this, this kind of significant fighting and various parts of sudan all at the same time. i think those clearly surprise you, the idea will be to go back to the framework agreement, whatever pressure they can on all part used to return to the framework agreement. and ideally to implement it to the point part eventually results in a civilian government and the country. that concept has been pretty much over the short term been destroyed. i don't, i don't see that happening anytime real soon. when you get there, the rapids support forces. i guess most of. ready support from witches is western
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song all western sudan. in addition, they apparently have a significant military presence at merrill way on the egyptian border. that could pose her if the problems, even if the situation could be resolved in and around cartoon or along the nile. now, meeting on and unions and from have accused president of new micron is showing contempt for protested after he signed unpopular pension reforms that until law calling for demonstrations to continue against the measures which raised the retirement age. by 2 years to 64, the changes became law after being improved by frances highest constitutional authority. the number of people killed in russian missile strikes on a city and east in ukraine has risen to at least 11 rescue teams of trying to reach people trapped in the rubble of an apartment building. it's called, the local governor says that 7 missiles were fired up to 50 on friday. meanwhile,
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poland has suspended food imports from ukraine until the end of june to protect its farmers. it says cheap, ukrainian grain is driving down local prices. the ban also affects imports of honey sugar, meet dairy and vegetables, and follows protests by farmers and the resignation of poland. erica agriculture minister on the foreign ministers of the g. 7 group of nations are in japan for the annual meeting with the war and ukraine likely to dominate the agenda. the united states and its allies concerned about the developing ties between russia and china, and mid fears of a new cold war. from mcbride reports from kara, with our in japan, as they did last year, the g 7 foreign ministers come together for their meeting against the background of russia's war in ukraine with the us wanting to demonstrate a united front with its allies. so we are going to fortify those security and economy a partnership based upon common values and principles led by the united states,
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as well as specific roadmap to deal with the new phase of the war in ukraine as well as the response to the coordination and cooperation between most school in beijing, after the recent visit by china as president sheet in ping to russia, there are lingering fears. beijing might give more material support to moscow, especially if it feels the us and its allies pushing too hard to constrain its growing power. this gathering also takes place in the aftermath of what north korea claims was the successful launch of its most sophisticated intercontinental ballistic missile to date that briefly triggered the evacuation alarms in the northern japanese island of her kato. as the only asian g 7 country japan finds itself uniquely positioned on the front lines of current, global crises, as
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a neighbor of china, russia and north korea and its presidency of this year. as g 7 comes as it takes a more assertive international role, moving away from the traditional pacifism of the post world war 2 era, japanese war ships took part in tri lack roll drills with us and south korean navies last month. and tokyo plans to double its defense spending in the coming years. the sooner he was, the 3rd also of japan's. pacifism is well established. i believe. however, countries like north korea, china, and russia pose a threat to japan. japan is directly confronting these countries military forces dogs. it is not japan that is raising the threat of it. but the surrounding authoritarian regimes and dictatorships thought over the whole not sure and huddled with concerns. the strains of war are testing the unity of g 7 members. at the u. s . attempts to get its allies to hold the line will be fully supported by
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a japanese administration, marching in lockstep. rob mcbride, al jazeera caraway's, our japan and january, brazil's government had a public health emergency and the under mommy indigenous territory, the largest in the country communities there are still suffering from malaria and malnutrition. but they're not alone. monica young care that travel to the delivery valley and the amazon where new diseases and a lack of medication are putting indigenous lives at risk. ah, the by the 9 digits village is in morning. ah, on this day family members receive the body of a woman. she had been suffering from tuberculosis days earlier. she was taken to the nearest hospital some 3 hours away by helicopter, even with treatment. it was too late. as by the government. think that if we only have medicine here for simple illnesses, like colds, and stomach aches or to stabilize the patient until we get outside help,
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anything serious can only be treated in the city. so the job id valley in the heart of brazil's amazon is the size of austria. there are no roles traveling great distances in this remote area is only possible by water rear but there are shameful of small health outposts like this one has a hold of somebody in mood since need you guys in, in. we communicate wiring you with 6 other villages to coordinate the medical logistics before it's complicated. well, we need $1500.00 leaders of gasoline to transport patients by boat and it's a treat to 4 days trip to the nearest hospital. no fuel prices went up in and resources are scarcely the 7 tribes of the shove i, the valley will have had contact with outsiders are now dealing with new diseases, malaria, hepatitis, and even h. i v. but poisonous snakes,
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a part of their habitat, also pose a serious threat on snake bites account for hundreds of deaths and amputations each year. and i'm a victim of snakebite needs. immediate medical attention helicopters often aren't available. they can't fly in bad weather or lead in the middle of the jungle. it took me 2 days by foot to reach a man who had been bitten twice in the leg. i had the serum with me, but he died 8 hours later by many victims are bitten during hunting expeditions. like this one was the indigenous people prefer to treat snake bites with centuries old traditional healing practices. but local herbs have proven to be less effective than anti venom serum produced by laboratories. medications that must be kept in a refrigerator. something villages with no electricity don't have and can't afford . and even when doctors here are able to make an early diagnosis and guarantee the
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transportation of the sick to the nearest hospital, they still face another challenge dealing with the restrictions imposed by the beliefs and culture of the indigenous people. many villagers resist the idea of transporting their relatives for treatment. the carrabas, who have had little contact with outsiders, are more wary than others. oh, my love causal of colo, home, they're afraid of leaving their homes to an unknown place. so he have to take the patient and all of his family with us to a hospital where they may be exposed to add the diseases, putting the rest of the village at risk. the best solution is to have a floating hospital on the river to attend them their job id, people's want the government to train their own tribesman as doctors and nurses. but that is something that me take a long time and persuasion. monica anarchy of all jazeera shove id valley,
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brazil. hi. germany has now shut down its last 3 nuclear power plants. more than 60 years after its 1st reactor, they started operating the decision to phase out nuclear energy was taken by the american government back in 2011 after the accident, the fukushima plant in japan, bass and reports now from nick a best time. the last cloud of steam before this nuclear plant is taken off, the grid activists celebrate what they call a historic moment of the, of, and the desk of the thought in the side of my additions. and it's great that we have been successful. a victory after 50 years of rallying again for the call, a dangerous source of energy. the channel, the explosion in 1986 and then soviet union led to a wave of protest. radio active particle fell in germany and elsewhere across europe. the closure of the 3 remaining german plants scheduled to shut down last year, had been postponed because of the energy crisis sparked by the war in ukraine.
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germany remains deeply divided about the closure of the nuclear plants. the decision taken by chancellor olla fills off the political pressure by his go listen, thought the green has been cold, irrational during an energy crisis. and the recent survey suggests that 60 percent of the population wants to continue to use nuclear energy for now. 20 professors, a technical university is filed a petition to e versa. decision, it will increase the c o 2 emissions of germany, and this is the opposite of what germany has pledged. second, it will reduce the reliability of the german and nazi system and thought it will contribute to rising electricity prices, both for industry and consumers. he says, the government will be forced to use more call until germany has found an affordable way to store renewable energy. closing nuclear plants does not mean the
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end of nuclear dangerous. germany is struggling to find a permanent storage facility for more than 10000 tons of highly radioactive waste stored at 16 interim locations. much to the concern of the mayors in these municipalities. feel it through smaller to these past 12 months. we have become aware of what it means if there is a war situation, risks we can protect ourselves against, like what we have seen in ukraine. we don't wish something like this to happen, but we can't excluded or get a nuclear waste. will now have to stay in those locations until as late as the year 2100, before it can be moved to a permanent location, showing that the nuclear era is far from over steadfast and al jazeera necco last time. germany well as germany shut down at the last new energy facilities, europe biggest reactive began operations in finland. the old crew.

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