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are seeking to reduce their defenders across the field. now jetta says the toilet will continue to be in demand from around the world. it's an indication of how reliant benjamin netanyahu is on support in the fall, right. the plans with the so called national guard have suddenly feed ah, a new 24 hour truce agreed in sudan, but hospitals are overwhelmed and they deliveries for millions have been disrupted . front lines are up to across the country, including the international airport marijuana, which is now back under army control. ah, by me, barker, this is al jazeera life in london, also coming up allegations of russian war crimes and ukraine, one survivor details and days of torture. testimony,
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the u. s. capital and sweltering and record heat, global warming fuels higher than average temperatures, cost china and southeast asia. ah, thousands of people are trying to flee her tomb some by foot as fighting between sedans, army, and the paramilitary rapids support forces rages for 5th day. at least 270 people have been killed and thousands have been injured. a 4th attempt at a 24 hour si, fi appears to have failed with gunfire and artillery heard in the capitol authority say a $39.00 out of $59.00 hospitals in and around. her team have been forced to close up her face direct assault, and others have run out of electricity and water. civilian homes of also come under increased shelley. the rival force is a run by sedans. to top generals army chief abdul fatter album han and his deputy mohammed hummed on douglas. both are accused of human rights abuses and battle for
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power has derailed the countries transition to democratic rule. after decades of dictatorship and civil war, he has had been morgan from cartoon explosion. am gunfire shake hard to me. despite, as he's fire announcement, the fighting between the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forth it shows no sign of the thing. the humanitarian cost is rising, hundreds of people have been killed and thousands are injured. healthcare services have been brought to a standstill. after heavy bombardment, hospitals and clinics are closed, leaving patients, untreated ambulances have been targeted, preventing them from reaching the wounded and special of darma had though the doctors had to evacuate all the cases except the cases inside the intensive care units. there was a shortage and stuff medicine and oxygen. the hospital is witnessing
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a shortage in many things. even the doctors we have left the streets are really quiet. people say they're afraid to leave their homes. they've been dealing with straight on fire. others have been assaulted. honda dos, man's mother was killed by shrapnel, it was i should have had house in the living room trying to take shelter over there . when a sudden mercer of lamb, they dried oxide their house, and she, she called one of the sharp mills that came from the mortar and died almost immediately with no pos to the violence. sedan could face a growing hunger crisis. 3 attempts at a cease fire for people to be able to leave their homes and stock up on basic necessities have failed. and in the 1st hours of the 4th attempt, heavy artillery fire can be heard in parts of the capitol. many have lost hope of the fighting coming down soon and are now focused on finding ways to leave hard to
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him to safety. those who do venture out are trying to talk up on basic necessities . the violence is a power struggle between army chief, have been for their oval heim and mohammed ham dent, a gallow who commands the rapid support forces once allies. now the 2 generals disagree about when and how the paramilitary units will be integrated into the armed forces. the last barrier in the shift to a civilian lead, government formidable, got a little higher when the longer the dashed all the dreams of the youth and the sudanese revolution, did it illusion that started peacefully just now became a fight. i am disappointed both general say they're committed to the transition agreement and are blaming one another for the escalation. just 2 weeks ago, there was a sense of hope that long running negotiations had succeeded. but now sudan once again faces an uncertain future. hable morgan, alta 0, autumn, or north of the capital cartoon. the marrow,
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international airport has become one of the front lines and fears, fighting between sedans, army of the rapid support forces. the army has now taken control of the facility. there. i was as you, as a summer i'm it has this exclusive report. no, no, not a law thought mother, we are the only we are inside a middle we international airport, where there have been fierce confrontations between the sudanese army and the rapid support forces labeled with the army has confirmed it is in full control of the airport nolly as you can see, the soldiers are showing us some of the military vehicles destroyed in the fighting . the 2 sides of used all sorts of weapons in their confrontations. windows and doors were shattered by gunfire. all the that only international airport has strategic importance. it is a civilian airport, but also hosts a military base. now it's destroyed and communication has been interrupted. all navigation and communication systems that linked to the airport to the outside world have been completely destroyed,
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retiring abd and lives in car to him. she describes how frightened residents have been there over the past few days. i mean it's been really terrifying because we've been hearing the sounds and heavy artillery and we can't exactly tell where it is. but 11 of the building next to us was struck this morning. there seemed to be no, i mean the 2 opposing forces are in our area. so it's like one shot, something project or something and the other side shot back. and so they damage to a building about 4 doors down from where we are right now. we don't really have any hope attached to any fire announcement, and this has been devastating. i mean, like i said a few times, i mean if ever there's been a time to take it outside. i mean, really, why are they doing it in the middle of heavily residential, residential neighborhoods. so the thing is, yes, it's terrifying and there's absolutely no sense of safety whether it's,
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it's in your home or outside your home. some people have ventured out, some have made it safely, but we're also reading the same or stories that the people randomly shopping their cars. people have been robbed at gunpoint, things like that. so the thing is, which is why we decided to stay, put, because in the end, how, how can we know if it's safer out there than it is in here? for either of dakota is the head of the country office for sudan, that internet, the international federation, the red cross back present societies. he describes the difficulties age groups having reaching residents and need to say that to this was unimaginable. ah, we do not foresee it. neither we believe it is happening in the currently, the humanitarian challenge is that the current is causing any margin, but you have a population of almost $6000000.00 in hard to milan. get that now stuck in their
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houses with very little, very little water and lack of access to health system and health services. basically people are in their houses with families that it cannot, you can feed or provide for door to provide health services. you know, we are in a small way able to support like what on tiers, who are trained and able to do what are currently supporting hospitals within their vicinity where they can be able to access. but most of the communities of people calling for support. calling for evacuation were not able to reach them because of lack of security and putting both the volunteers as of the red good. and he's at present address, but also the people they want to help. but res. so we have the ability, we have the capacity, we have great volunteers who can provide humanitarian services ranging from food to provision of water health, psychosocial support. but all of them are not able to perform the walk because of lack of access and humanitarian. 42
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ah. to the news now the united nations plans to hold talks to discuss grunting recognition to afghanistan. taliban un deputy secretary general amena mohammed says engagement could lead to holding the group accountable for its actions of medic henderson. james bass has more from the united nations. one woman's rights activist has told me she's seizing about the latest developments. so european diplomats said this is not what they understood was the you ends position. what we know is that there's going to be a meeting of special envoys to afghanistan that will take place in doha, in the next couple of weeks. and that meeting is going to be. busy cheered by the secretary general of the united nations antonio terrace. we also now know from a speech that was made at princeton university by the deputy secretary general abena mohammed that there in the early stages of discussing the idea of offering
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recognition to the taliban. we hope that we will find as baby steps to put us back on the pathway to recognition. is it possible and no recognition of the tenement principal recognition. in other words, sarah conditions. i mean, you know, let's see. let's see what that does. because that discussion has to happen. i mean there are some that believe this can never happen. there are others that say well it has to happen. busy man, one recognition, yes. the taliban clearly want recognition. and that's the leverage we have. the recent decision by the taliban to ban female, you and staff from working afghanistan, has caused a real concern here united nations headquarters. and it's interesting, in addition to the comments from the deputy secretary general, the head of the u. n. development program recently raised the prospect of the un pulling out completely from the country. james bayes al jazeera of the united
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nations rush and state media reporting the ukranian forces of killed 20 civilians in back moot where fierce fighting his rage for months rushing back forces in the done. yes. regency ukrainian forces blow up for residential buildings 2 days ago. however, the reuters news agencies unable to independently verify the report. after months of lobbying the ukraine has received its 1st u. s. made patriot missiles. systems, ukraine's defense minister says the delivery of patriots will make ukrainian skies more secure. the ability to defend itself against russian air strikes, patriots can target aircraft and missiles, a distances of up to a 150 kilometers. both chambers of the us congress are holding hearings to discuss allegations of war crimes perpetrated by russian forces in ukraine, ukraine's prosecutor general and 2 unidentified witnesses who claim to be survive as a russian atrocities. a testifying before a house committee of the senate has begun a hearing on holding those in russia accountable,
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practical haine has more in those hearings from capitol hill. a fairly unusual hearing here at capitol hill because it began by showing a video from ukraine, interviews from people impacted by the war and some rather graphic video. the current is in the streets of ukraine. now, this is happening in the house of representatives. this is a part controlled by the republicans they called this hearing. now it's interesting because while the vast majority of americans say they support giving continued 80 crane in some republican circles, that started to waiver. so this could be seen as a sign that some republicans are try to send a message to their own membership and their own voters. the most powerful testimony came from a woman of 57 year old accountant from ukraine. she detailed for the committee members. what she says happened to her in care san he, she, she teacher, horrible. in january of this year they came for me. they took me to their torture
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chamber and kept me there for 5 days. cutting my body with a knife and threatening to rape me and kill me. the committee also heard from the ukrainian lawyer who is representing the 16 year old boy, and she says was forced into russia eventually making his way back. she said about 20000 children have been forcibly displayed from ukraine into russia. now the committee also heard from the prosecutor general detail. what he says is going to be about 80000 documented cases of war crimes that he need help prosecuting in the years ahead. and some of the members of the committee also took the opportunity to say, this is the time for the bite administration to give you crane heavier weapons. and that, you know, not only just fight the war, but actually when it calling what's happening there. a genocide particle haine al jazeera at the u. s. capital russian position activists has lost an appeal against nate and a half year prison sentence. criminal critic elia. yes. should appear via video
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link moscow court. in december, he was convicted of discrediting the russian army and the law introduced after the invasion of ukraine. yes, and sentence centered around a series of social media post on the ledge atrocities committed by russian soldiers in the town of future. last year. though, record high temperatures have been recorded and are predicted across se, asia, china, and other parts of the continent. scientists say these hot spells are becoming harsher more frequently due to climate change, or monday, more than a 100 chinese weather stations broke april temperature records with a high of 42.4 degrees in the southeastern city of yan yan. that's almost double china's average april high of 20 degrees. authorities in piles of india have shot schools after a week of temperatures of more than 40 degrees there. the average high in a pools, usually around $33.00 degrees. darker in bangladesh recorded it's hot is day in almost 60 years of 40.6 degrees,
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or several degrees hotter than the usual april high when seasonal rains are expected, and temperatures and thailand of talked 45 degrees for the 1st ominous history. with 45.6 degrees recorded in the western province of tac, the usual highs of the time of year around 37. tony chang has this report from bangkok. ah, ripple as in bangkok celebrate the ty, new year, with water fights, a tradition that marks the beginning of the rainy season. but this year brought reco temperatures. 45.4 degrees celsius, a new high, even for a country, customs to hot weather. outside the grand palace, a temporary rest buy from the heat for the birds and lots of umbrellas, but not a drop of rain in sight. i think it is a little bit hot this year is very hot, this time of the year anyway. they're brand new season will come in a month or so, but this period is hot. they're down to renew season. the heat ways being filled
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all across south and southeast asia, bangladesh is capital dark, are reached temperatures of 42 degrees celsius hotter than its been in decades. not so bad for those who can afford to retreat and doors into the air conditioning that potentially life threatening those that come, while millions across the region of healing the heat as little government can do. knowing exactly where a wonderful population is and how to create measures that reviews and mitigate the impact of a heat wave on them is actually quite difficult to do in rural india, average temperatures of 5 degrees higher than usual for this time of year. agricultural workers have little choice when it comes to working under the glare of the sun, and even if they can find some with shelter, their land is baking. it is it? the temperatures have gone up considerably in recent years earlier, it would never go above $37.00 degrees celsius. now it goes up to $45.00 degrees.
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the heat is extremely house. my body's d hydrated need water. so did my crop. the heat is so bad that even if you irrigate them, if they are still dry with mercury rising, everyone's watching the forecasts and hoping for rain here and bank of the temperatures have gone down to a relatively cool 37 degrees. the question now is going to be, when did the monsoon rain start? they don't come soon. it's going to be a long hold. some tony chang al jazeera bank. right, so look on this half hour. chinese authorities pledge to find the people responsible for devastating hospital fire beijing's worst, blazing decades. and we speak to argentinian farm is battling a 140 percent inflation. and the government schemes meant to combat the crisis. ah,
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hello their records continue to fall in asia. this time we've said a national temperature record in laos, northern louse, 42.7 degrees. we're pulling up warm and humid air from the gulf of thailand here. so not only has it been hard, but we're also dealing with high humidity, really hot, humid and hazy are the key words to use across indo china. look at bangkok, up to 37 degrees. we've had driving rain in this south of china that southeast corner, fuji, and province. we've seen some flooding as a result. and i don't think it's a question if, but where we're going to see some flooding in thailand. is this what whether also tracks straight through japan's where you grew eyelets on thursday? i think it's gonna miss the main islands, but that could change by friday. so check back with us. and off to indonesia we go . the biggest downpours will be top and bottom end of sumatra, island for australia. here's how this story go. some cooler air filtering into the se gloomy conditions here as well in temperatures. it's been cold enough for snow,
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900 meters and above on tasmania. for new zealand. ok, it's fairly quiet on thursday, but let me put you forward to friday. we've got pouring rain coming into the south island. i think we're likely going to see some flooding here over the course of the weekend. okay. you're up to date soon. ah, with the freight companies, fake passports, international banks, and the proceeds of organized crime in tampa. his baggy p a lay valenzuela order for the both of you by fiction is obviously in a remarkable 3 part. people empower investigation into a complex, secretive world. 2 journalists go in search of the italian mafia is dirty money. launderer parked one on a j 0. ah
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ah, bug a back room under the top stories he went out to 0. thousands of people are trying to flee hot tomb as fighting between sedans, army and the paramilitary rapid support forces ranges. 5th day, a suspect, the announcement of a 24 hour cx. 5 is 272 people have been killed in thousands have been injured. united nations plants to hold talks to discuss granting recognition to afghanistan's taliban. the un stephanie sector general says engagement could lead to holding the group accountable for its actions. record high temperatures have been recorded and are predicted across southeast asia, china and other parts of the continent. health officials and thailand, urging people to stay at home to avoid heat stroke. temperatures topping 45 degrees
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for the 1st time in its history. the european parliament has approved a bound on imports linked to deforestation. the landmark legislation applies to coffee beef soil, palm oil, and wood. companies that sell goods in the european union will have to prove their products when not grown on land, deforested after 2020. the moves already fog fears, backlash from some countries malaysia and indonesia accused in new blocking market access for their palm oil. tony's authorities say they've detained 12 people in connection with a fire at a hospital in beijing. at least 29 people died, most of them elderly patients, jessica washington reports and the chinese capital aah! imaging people resort to extreme measures. to escape the fire that engulfed a private hospital. some climbed out of the windows using bed sheets as ropes, others balanced on air conditioning units clinging to the sides of the building.
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and those who were able, leapt onto nearby roof tops, as the flames got dangerously close. oh, oh, a fire broke out in the east building of the impatient department of beijing trunk fung hospital, causing significant casualties. and we feel deep remorse and acute. most of the victims were elderly patients, the average age was 71. this is the worst fire in dating in decades. hospital say they're treating dozens of people for burns and smoke inhalation. with some in a critical condition. police are investigating the cause of the place. according to plenary investigation, the fire was caused by sparks generated. during the renovation of the impatient department, the sparks ignited combustible paint after sized authority. say those responsible will be held accountable. oh, after investigation 12 people including the director deputy director and head of
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the general affairs department of beijing champing hospital. the person in charge of the construction company, the onsite construction personnel, a suspected of major responsibility accidents. the suspects have been detained for questioning while police investigate how a place that is meant to provide care for the sick and elderly became so dangerously unsafe. jessica washington, out his era pitching, it's more than a decade since the arm grouped out. shabba was pushed out of somali as capsule, mogadishu. since then, a relative calm has returned to the coastal city. now an economic boom is fueling a surge and property development. but as catherine sawyer reports the new homes out of reach for many somalis, the sounds of construction in somalia is capital mogadishu, reverberate across the city cranes dot. it's skyline. if you look anywhere
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in the city, you'll see new more than more to story buildings. this is what has been replacing bullets card houses after decades of war. reclose butter. abdulla zak. ali were sammy, is building the tallest apartment block in the city. he says most of the units were sold, even before they came into the open markets. thousands of people now engineers, doctors are working on coming to off for somali. so all of those we will need is a demand and her and the margin. ah, at the statistics expanding, i can quote number of additional one of the fastest cities in terms of row in terms of population. real estate developers are especially happy with a booming market. they're breaking ground every other month. a few years ago we wouldn't be standing in the middle of town like we are now. things have really
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changed. more people are moving into the city. we have spoken to a property owner who says that his apartment block is fully sold out. but the cost of renting or buying is beyond many people to reach because there are no proper regulations to protect buyers. chuck, who, she, danny, runs a restaurant. he retired from the u. k. in 2019 to a country he left. when was 5 years old? he says, life here is not easy, but moving back was, was the risk of the amount that it cost me for live in fall, but one of the most expensive cities in europe and what it does to live in my visual is very much similar. i'm paying a $100.00 for a 2 bedroom apartment and internet is the issue. electricity and costs are quite high. but at the same time, i think it's different and financial lanes for different outputs. come out
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thousands of das per smileys, like she, danny, are increasingly making their way home. they say they want to see their city stand on its legs. again, catching sight, al jazeera morgan, d shoes, somalia, an elderly misery man, accused of shooting a black teenager has pleaded not guilty in his 1st court appearance and re lester, is charged with 1st degree assault and armed criminal action. prosecutors say he shot ralph yal in the head and on after the 16 year old went to his house in kansas by mistake. the case has a racial component according to lawyers, but lester isn't facing any hate crime charges. argentina's industrial sector says inflation could easily reach a 140 percent this year. we price changing nearly every day. argentinians are struggling to cope as theresa by reports. farmers were among the producers scrambling to adapt to government attempts to preventing a deeper crisis. this is hold on map made this make their living him will
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a site if he exports go to other parts of the world last month for the 1st time in 3 decades. the countries inflation rate increase to more than 100 percent in italy . then opera is yours and there is lots of instability in the prices we pay and transport food and grass and different exchange rates. the government implement. it gets very complicated. again, tina has also been implementing exchange rate controls because of a shortage of dollars. people like this, i paid at the official exchange rate that is much lower than the market value of the dollar. the government has been applying different exchange rates for different sectors to encourage producers to sell their products. the latest one is known as the dollar agro, that will benefit the rule and sector in this country. the main objective is to help replenish this countries impoverished coffers. but most people say that this is a temporary solution that won't solve argentina endemic economic troubles. bet this
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says the government measures are not enough, but if you are, and if you want to focus is only benefits. a small group of people. there are so many dollars that i have lost track. it doesn't help small producers like us, but the big ones and those involved in large agribusiness, the government is trying to grab dollars and money in any way they can. at top exposure for in coin, the countries dealing with a historic drought. it is having a huge impact on the economy, complicating access to foreign currency, enforcing yet another round of negotiations with the i m f over $44000000000.00 loan over there, mark, you know, there are problems that worry us very much and we inherited a huge debt with the m f, but we were conscious to include a closet if the plumbing situation changes for reasons outside politics. that we will have to rethink the program. and that's what we are doing now. with poverty rate on the rise and financial instability,
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economy say the situation could easily deteriorate in the lead up to the elections . in october, i see a risk of iteration getting worse. the lack of financed inflation pressures, their degree of distortions that the government have to engage in order to postpone the adjustment has been getting deeper. i didn't 100 productive factory struggling to cope with soaring inflation, drought, and political uncertainty. so now it seems no, masha will have the impact that people in the country urgently need disable and to see that when a fight, if french president a minute, my crown has been heckled during his 1st public appearance as controversial pencil pension forms were signed into law o protest as yelled at the french leader to resign as he visited a factory in the eastern al south region. unionized workers briefly cut power inside the facility. the dp controversial legislation,
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which sparked fierce protests. we'll see the retirement age raised from 62 to 64. so in france, archaeologists serve on earth a 2000 year old necropolis. 50 graves were discovered close to a busy train station in paris. they were found during excavations that part of building works. scientists say they'll be able to conduct dna tests on the bones that were found, giving them a better understanding of house. ah, is al jazeera, these, the top stories, thousands of people are trying to flee hard toom some by foot as fighting between sedans, army and the paramilitary rapid support forces rages for 5th day. despite an announcement of a 24 hour ceasefire, least $270.00 people have been killed and thousands have been injured. authorities say 39.

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