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addiction off this morning in love with the boss, but need to get me to the police and that's how it started. soon she was going to pups and casinos to play pokies every day. sometimes playing for up to 15 hours, strength drawn to a world that seemed both exciting and soon at work. the grandmother of 6 had access to company funds. she began transferring money into her personal account starting with small amounts every week. if i didn't steal, i couldn't lie. she only stopped when she was cold by that time she'd stolen more than $260000.00 or $64.00. when i went to prison, it's just crazy and i sent back a month to wash my fame in prison. oh, the crisis in sudan is now in his 3rd day as fighting intensifies between the army and a powerful paramilitary diplomatic pressure mounts on the rival forces to stop the
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violence that has already killed 97 people. ah, i'm 0. that is good to have you with us. this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up in the program, cram than critic vladimir, carry moore's. i sentenced to 25 years for treason after denouncing rushes. invasion of ukraine as lavaca joyce, poland, and hungary and restricting imports of cheap ukrainian grain to protect its farmers . ah, we start in sudan where the fighting that began on saturday has intensified at the military, has threatened to launch more airstrikes against the powerful, rapid support forces. the fight for control is now threatening to derail sedans, transitioned to civilian rule. let's look at the scene right now in cartoon,
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where there's been more heavy gun fire into monday. there was a brief low and violence on sunday that was during a 3 hour humanitarian pause. at least 97 people have been killed and hundreds injured since the beginning of this conflict and medical staff. this hospital in cartoon told al jazeera, showing on the emergency department injured 5 people and destroyed 2 cars workers. and patients now being moved to a neighboring sedans. army says is taking control of the state, television, and channel is currently running red breaking headlines. the army says this was after several failed attempts by what it calls a militia group to destroy. the infrastructure of the army says it will use this channel to communicate with the public. ok, the maps, this is the situation in sudan as we speak. fighting has spread across the country . the worst of it, however, has been sent it on the capital cartoon. and the neighboring city of dorman,
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both sides trying to see strategic locations, the state broadcaster, the presidential palace, the airport, and multiple military bases. let's go live to have a morgan in cartoon. i spoke to you about an hour ago. you were talking to us through heavy shilling at the time. where is that fighting taking place? are you able to gather well, the army statement says that most of the heavy fighting is happening around the vicinity of the presidential palace and the vicinity of the headquarters. that's the central part of heart, which is where we are right now because of the heavy as strikes and the, the artillery that we can hear, we were forced to take shelter into the basement of the building where we are at heavy air strikes, which the army says that they will not stop until they chase out all the rebel cruise, the rebel, of course, in this case, being the rapid support forces. so we're hearing heavy artillery even here from the basement where we are right now, i'm not sure. buried his b,
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heavy bombardments and the sounds of artillery still ongoing outside the shelter where we are at continuing fighting between the rapid support 4th and the army. all wind for control of vital facility here in the capitol in the central parts of the capitol harpoon facilities that include the presidential palace and the general command of the army headquarters. now the army is in charge of the general command, but around its vicinity and around the airports. there's heavy fighting and heavy shelling, so intense aerial bombardment strikes by could needs an army fighter jets and anti aircraft missiles being fired by the rapid support forces. at those planes that are flying overhead around the central part of the capitol, where we were at right now as well as the southern and northern parts of the capitol hill. but what about the civilians in all of this, the head of the recess claims that the army is bombing civilians. what do you know about any potential harm that could have come to civilians?
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well we already know that at least $97.00 people have been killed since the thought of the fighting and we know that nearly a 1000 have been injured. but these are the numbers that the the did, the medic groups were able to count. we know that there are a lot of people who are injured inside their homes. there have been reports of looting by armed men in various residential districts. again, because this fighting is happening within residential neighborhood, both the r f f and the army are having presence within the residential parts of cartoon. so this fight is not going to be far from the williams no matter where they are at. there's also the issue of accessing medical services. many people say that they're injured, but they're afraid to go out because of the insecurity because the armed men now reading home, robbing people and causing more and security and uncertainty around the capital. so civilians here are caught up in the fight between the rest of the army, both sides wanting to control as much as they can out. both sides determined to get
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rid of the other and civilians just wanting a way out, wanting a safe way out and wanting to survive even for if for another day. what information do you have, if any, on the efforts to mediate or to diffuse tension? any diplomatic efforts while the intergovernmental authority for development that the regional block has held an emergency meeting on sunday because of the situation and sudan and has like to send the head the stays of out for them to be with the and can you how to resolve the difference between the recess and the army. but when you look at the situation around, around the capital and the sounds that you can hear, the sounds of the earth drive the sound of the anti aircraft, miss altering, fired the sound of the heavy artillery. the fact that there is bombardment and fighting going on around the vicinity of the airport. that the fire on the tarmac of the airport with claims being affected by the attacks in the, in the fight between the 2 sides. it's going to be very hard for any,
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any envoy to land. and at the moment there have been phone calls between the head of the earth, several leaders, international leaders as well as the head of the army. and they are local mediators all trying to and the situation to do did to de escalate the violence. but both sides say that they want to get rid of the other at the iris f wants to take over all the army bases around the country. and the army describing the r s f as a rebel group, which is determined to end. so it doesn't look like any diplomacy or mediation efforts will make those 2 and fighting at the moment and sit down together to try to negotiate a way out. it's still the what feels like the beginning of a high intensity conflict between these 2 generals, hip morgan reporting from cartoon amid intense shilling. thank you. original and western powers of cold for an immediate cease fire and a resumption of hawks on civilian rule. us secretary of state anthony blinking has been speaking with saudi arabia and with the united arab emirates,
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they support opposing sides in the conflict. the un security council is due to discuss these developments on monday, and the regional african block known as a gad, which he was referring to plans to send heads of state, including the heads of state of kenya and booty, to mediate as soon as possible. the african union chairman once they had to sit in capital cartoon as well to discuss an immediate cease fire and neighboring countries, including south sedan and egypt have also offered to mediate a video blocker. blogger, who is traveling. and sedan has shared his experience of what's happening in cartoon. when they opened the window, i could see the black smoke. i don't know, a lot of people, they are going by walking. they are going with their bag. many of the people they are loading the stuff from supermarket, they are going in their car. many of them they're taking in and out of a goes to escape bescedy. the general who heads the rapids support forces mohammed
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hum done, doug low has urged the international community to take action. he posted on twitter just in the last few hours accuse a rival. general abdel fatah bore hon of committing crimes by bombing civilians from the air. elliana sen info is spokesperson at the international committee of the red cross. the i. c r. c. she joins us from nairobi. what is the latest information that you have a leona on the situation of civilians and whether they're able to leave their homes well with every hour this fighting is i'm going and interrupted. the situation for the length is just getting what was where hearing reports about that and people killed 100 people want that. and of course, hospitals that are being overwhelmed and the most important and urgent priority right now is the exits for health care workers for ambulances, for the 1st responders to be able to provide urgent care for the wounded people. so
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that the toll, the human tragedy does not continue to rise. at least 97 people have been killed since the start of this conflict one day 3. now you heard that the head of the recess claims the army as bombing civilian targets. have you heard anything to that effect of bombs landing on civilian homes for instance? well, so now what we can say for certain is that we know that the fighting is taking place in very close. and it's very dangerous for me to have a populated area to be a neighborhood and essential 1000000000 infrastructure. and we know from experience in other places around the world, how do you been taking the consequences supposed to be like population be still now for hiding in their home and like it felt watts of supply system. so these essential infrastructure,
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they get damaged. the consequences for these urban population is going to be it's going to be a very high. i wonder, does the i c r c. have any contacts at this, at this stage? with the belligerents, for instance, on opening up humanitarian car doors as was briefly done yesterday, things like that. when you speak, we are in touch with our with our context. so we've been present seems to be done for many years now. and we've been in touch with all kinds of interlocutors, so we are occupational our context to try to get to the humanitarian space that we need to be able to move around safely and to be able to reach and supply. can you share a little bit more about how those conversations take place? what could be said during those exchanges? you said you're working with your contacts on the ground. what you really are exchange if your changes, which is 14 to conflicts. so they're always confidential. so i can share more
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details on the bed, what we can share, and what we do repeat in private, bilateral discussions, as we do in the public space, is the obligation or all parties to respect international committee, kevin law, to make sure that the review when you access the take necessarily proportion to civilian life, but then sure extra for health care workers and treat prison humanely. elliana. think of the international committee committee for the red cross. thank you very much. thank you. let's take a closer look at how we got here. the most recent belt of instability in sudan began in 2019. that's when the military ousted long time leader omar bashir, after months of mass protest, then the army moved against the protesters. but under international pressure it was forced to sign a power sharing agreements with civilian groups and elections at the time were set
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for 2023. fast forward to october 2021. yet another military takeover unseated then prime minister della hum dock, who was seen as the face of this transition to democracy. and early december last year, a military leaders signed another deal with political groups promising to pave the way for fair elections and a return to civilian rule. 2 weeks ago, sedan was set to take the next step in that transition, a disputes about how to integrate the rapid support forces into the army. got in the way of that. all right, to other news now g 7 foreign ministers meeting in the japanese city of car resolve have said that they will prevent russia from accessing weapons from 3rd parties. they've also addressed tension in the endo pacific and the fighting incident. rob bright reports posing for the traditional family photo, the top diplomats of the g 7, still firmly committed to supporting ukraine in its war with russia. they agreed to
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keep sanctions in place and to stop moscow from trying to get weapons from the countries after accusations north korea is already supplying them. and fears that china might start away with family, reject any you need to attempt to change the status, go by force or rushes aggression against clain. as well as the threat of use of nuclear weapons. the foreign ministers criticized rushes decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in bella ruse as the only country in the world to be attacked with atomic bombs. japan has condemned russia's repeated nuclear rhetoric and it's g. 7. presidency culminates with the lead to summit next month. in hiroshima, the location of the 1st nuclear attack, the foreign ministers also reaffirm that commitment to a free and open indo pacific scene as a pushback against china as growing power and influence in the region. and an
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answer to the continuing threats by beijing against the island of taiwan. but the ministers have also been dealing with the growing crisis incident with us secretary of state hansley, lincoln calling for an immediate cease by also strongly go across all of our partners on the need for an immediate she's bar and return to talks, talks then very congress and putting down on the past to a full transition civilian government. the fighting institute don will likely continue to feature prominently in discussions until this meeting ends on tuesday. rob mcbride al jazeera kado is our japan. we're going to take a very short break, but when we come back, war and mental hell be reporting on the psychological battle, facing millions of ukrainians, far from the front lines. ah,
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one a tour global perspective. mm lou . ah, watching al jazeera reminder of our headlines, fighting between sedans, army and its biggest paramilitary force has entered a 3rd day. there was a brief well and violence on sunday during a 3 hour humanitarian pause. at least 97 people have been killed since saturday.
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sedans, army says it is taking control of the state t v. building. the army says this has happened after several failed attempts, by what it calls a militia group to destroy the facility. it says it will use it to communicate with the public. u. s. secretary of state anthony blanket says washington and its allies share a deep concern about the fighting in sudan, and he has called for all parties to stop the violence and return to a russian opposition. activist and prominent kremlin critic has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a court in moscow. fed america morsa was convicted of treason and denigrating, the military. he was arrested a year ago after he denounced russian president vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. kara morsa called putin's government a dictatorship and says he has survived to poisonings, which he blamed on the kremlin. slovakia has joined poland and hungary and suspending grain and other food imports from ukraine. they say that she ukrainian
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grain is driving down local prices. european union officials have now announced that there will be meeting this week to discuss ukraine grain export issues within the block. the polish ban followed protests by farmers there and the resignation of the agriculture minister. man, moore's military leaders have granted amnesty to more than $3000.00 prisoners to mark the buddhist new year. it's not clear if journalists and protesters jailed in a bloody crackdown on dissent will be among those fried. the military has arrested thousands of people since it's cool more than 2 years ago. further and $98.00 foreigners will also be released. the world health organization says at least 10000000 ukrainians have suffered from a mental health condition as a result of the war. they include soldiers returning from the front lines and as joan a whole reports from keith that is causing social problems, including a rise in domestic abuse. still unaccustomed to these moments of calm sit
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lana and her 6 year old daughter melana are getting used to life away from their home city. of merrier poll, they reached the safety of keith just weeks ago, having endured 14 months of fighting and occupation. kind of the last on 2 jobs for everyone thought you were living in a dream. and then one day would wake up and all would be good at the senior snap left of among those still living there. she says there are high levels of mental stress and trauma. we just walked in there, but lonely people are angry. everyone is in it for themselves now, like on a battlefield. it is like another battle field for survival. spit lana receives psychological support at a reception center for displaced people. for her, it is the start of a journey for the psychologists, a well worn past customer medium from i am, of course we see p t s d. people who have experience extreme stress shock and who struggle to express it. you're not listening to the consequence that i worry most
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about is that people are becoming used to treating violence, killing an explosion as normal. this is really scary. that idea of war becoming normalized in people's lives poses a real risk psychologist, say, to the entire fabric of society, add to that the soldiers in their many, thousands, god and traumatized, who will one day reintegrate into homes and families. and it's a risk that could well our lives, the war itself and the region, even a 3 year old child already understands, would have been after february 24th. so we will be generations, one person may need dentures to recover and they will need a lifetime. and another will only write their story of the end of their life. tatiana specializes in dealing with domestic violence, often aggravated by trauma, and says that shelters have seen a marked increase in calls to hotline numbers since the russian invasion last year . this woman was displaced from occupied her song and moved in with her daughter
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and son in law. one day she witnessed her daughter being beaten up. oh, he is here. he was aggressive, swore, and attacked with his face. she had under the blankets, i ran into the room and when he saw me, he smashed the closet. i said that we would call the police and he threw us out on to the st. louis, yawning, our scar. this is some of the hidden damage caused by the war and ukraine that goes beyond the dead and injured the loss and conquest of territory. jonah, how al jazeera keith. the red cross in yemen has announced the transfer of a 104 yemen. detainees from saudi arabia, the large scale prisoner exchange has raised hopes of an end to the countries long running conflict. sunday was the 3rd and final day of this operation. the red cross says at least 860 detainees have been released since friday, mostly from the iranian back to the rebel group. the syrian observatory for human
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rights is reporting isis fighters of killed 36 people in syria. while they were looking for truffles near the city of hama in the west, where last year 53 people were killed in the same area while also hunting for truffles. a french court is set to rule on a landmark case and the crash of an air france jet in 2009, 228 passengers and crew were killed when it plunged it into the atlantic. the verdict will decide if the plains manufacturer, air bus or the airline itself will be held criminally responsible. how he faucet reports. for nearly 2 years, while wreckage and bodies from france flight 447, had been brought to shore. the mystery of what caused the crash that killed 228 people remained unanswered on the atlantic sea floor. then in 2011 remote submarines at last discovered the flight recorders. they revealed a terrifying chain of events. i stop sensors repeated alarms,
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an apparent pilot error is the air bus a 330 plumbers it into the ocean. a 2019 ruling not to prosecute either air bus or france was overturned on appeal. last year, their trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter began. we lost our daughter julia and her fiance bows. 29 years old. it was of course, a lot of suffering for our both of our families. but time heals rooms. however, we still feel justice is not done. the aircraft was approaching the equator when it flew into a severe storm. i sing up espied senses and disengaging the automatic pilot, the plane climbed steeply. lost speed stalled and fell. nose up toward the atlantic . recordings showed the most junior of the 3 flight crew remained in control for most of the final minutes of the flight. as the 3 men tried in vain to understand
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whether, then why the plane was going down. initially, magistrates attributed the crash to pure pilot era, but the victims groups successfully argued that both air france and i bus should be prosecuted for alleged failings in pilot training and plain warning systems. both companies deny manslaughter. if found guilty, it would be the 1st conviction of its kind in france. the maximum penalty for these corporate giants would be $247000.00 us dollars. or if we'll sit al jazeera to india now where at least 11 people have died and several more were treated in a hospital after suffering from dehydration and heat stroke on sunday, this happened during an outdoor awards ceremony in the western city of navi, mom by heat wave conditions have gripped most of the country, prompting officials to shut down schools in some states. this week, libya is historical. sites have suffered from decades of neglect, but recent renovations have breathed new life, and the triple is old city by lead trainer has more on how officials there have
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pushed to attract more visitors. oh yeah. the old city of chipley, like it's never been seen before. the ancient city is thousands of years old. the arch of marcus aurelius was built by the romans more than 1800 years ago. it was la, clicked it for decades. but a recent government campaigned to renovate the city has changed that the senora medium square has recently reopened to the public enough of the i am so happy, the old city is much better off when you enter the old city of the history of that are the historical houses, the bank of rome, the church, when a foreign person visits, we can all be proud to take them to the old city for the city's historical and cultural significance has earned it a eunice go world heritage site started. but because of the war in libya, it's one of 5 sites in the country that's on the endangered lucy l. molina,
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the the old city of tripoli is not just a monument for libya, but for all mankind. it has a deep history. various civilizations rolled over it, like the romans, the spanish and the turks. the old city is a symbol of our shared history. every night during ramadan, people come to listen to hack o r t, a traditional form of storytelling that dates back centuries. it's part of a month long government program in the old city that commemorates the holiest month in islam, a calendar, pad it and join him. we have various programs for everyone, economic, cultural, and political workshops among others. our program has been very successful and you can see that in people's faces. heidi biddy was born in the old city and owns a coffee shop here. again, it's like a dream coming true. it's amazing. seeing thousands of people come visit every night. i mean, people from eastern and southern libya,
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people are coming from all over. i'm very happy. libya has been engulfed in violence for more than a decade. what has seemed relative call since a nationwide ceasefire was signed in 2020? that's allowed local authorities to breathe new life into the old city and given people here a renewed sense of pride in their history and culture. mal trina, al jazeera triple it up next on al jazeera, you have whether or with jet harrington. then inside story unpacks the reasons behind the current surgeon finding that we are seeing incident to stay tuned to al jazeera for more on that ah ah,
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right off the bat, there's been an explosive wildfire in the southwest of china. hi, everyone. temperatures in this part of the world running a good 10 to 15 degrees above average. this fire now has been burning for about 5 days, while cruise. try to get the upper hand here. there is some rain falling in southern china, but it's loc between the gang seeing the pearl river valley for move on to gray land. that's really where our biggest downpours will be. but just some showers where that wildfire is burning. i take it to japan, right now. we've got this what, whether it's sliding across. so that's gonna generate some showers for the main island of honcho. that includes tokyo with a hive 20 degrees and got to talk about this heat in india. heat wave alerts have now expanded from west bank all state right into entre pradesh and with this breeze off the bay. bengal, not only is it hot, but in places like calcutta, for example. it's feeling about 50, with a humid ex, they're up for pakistan, a westerly disturbances. so can us with quite a bit of rain for northern parts of the country. here that includes, is lama bob with a hive. 32 degrees and across the middle east. things have quite it down
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a band of showers from saudi arabia stretching into a mon that could give mosque at some showers and across the gulf. those winds have finally backed off. so in night stay in doha, on tuesday with a high of 33 degrees. that's it, see soon. ah, we are all mom, all not a problem. we have a rest is a problem when a manchester based check, bone laurie driver decides to take to the internet to tackle racism. he quickly becomes a significant figure in the fight for the rights of rome, a people giving a voice to those least her and launching a charity for those most in need. pongo, calling a witness documentary on al jazeera, i.

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