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are trapped in poverty, many discipline and discouraged young and african fe, the gambling me for fears, the address an employment. otherwise debbie forced to remain idle and unproductive ah. fighting into the 2nd week incident after several fail to see spies, foreign missions began pulling out their staff and citizens. the exodus of people continues to neighboring countries, at least 10000 sudanese have fled to chad. ah, hello, the horrible you're watching out is there like my headquarters here in dover, also coming up at least 9 people are killed in an attack on a military camp in central molly close to our 500 un peacekeepers are based
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on the race to woo the philippines, why the chinese foreign minister is in manila. ah, welcome fighting between $2.00 army and the country's biggest paramilitary force is now into it's 2nd week. and that's despite several failed c. spies, including one for 72 hours during the festival of either. the violence has triggered a mass exodus. and forward missions are evacuating their stafford citizens. that some members of saudi arabia's embassy have arrived back home in judd that through port sudan. also on board were diplomatic officials from other countries in the gulf corp counsel. the u. k. frauds and china are also arranging for their embassy staff and citizens to be evacuated as our iraq and jordan. but the u. s. embassy says it's too dangerous to arrange a pull out of its nationals. both the su,
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these army and the rapid support forces, say by facilitating those evacuations, between gallantly begins all coverage. the area around the presidential palace and the army headquarters in khartoum is the focus of intense fighting as the army empower military group. the rapids support forces battle for control of sudan. many of the cities, 6000000 residents are trapped in their homes with power outages, a lack of running water and dwindling food supplies. the angry that is $72.00, our cease fire for the muslim holiday of eat. al fitter hasn't held on to say to the ball side, we are the civilians, we are paying the price. we not suppose to live in the situation. we are panic. you, we are currently, we are struggling. this is too much for us. both sides say they're aware of the impact on the sudanese people. the commander of the rapid support forces says he's
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asked the u. m for help and has spoken to secretary general antonia good terrace, about the humanitarian truce safe passage of residents who want to leave. and the protection of aid workers. oh, not easy to get a clear picture of the situation. you only says the are a theft attack to prison and release many of the inmates, but the are a theft denies this and accuses soldiers of bombing residential areas. ah, what is clear is that the united states and other countries are preparing for the evacuation of their citizens and embassy staff. we have no higher priority than the safety and security of u. s. government personnel, their dependence, and private us citizens abroad. and we have made very clear to both sides that any attacks. threats are dangerous, posed to our diplomats are totally unacceptable. the right now, both sides seem determined to fight on, leaving millions of sued needs,
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fearing for their lives. victoria gay to be al jazeera, the hippa morgan has more from cartoon, has been intense fighting in the northern parts of the capital, in the city of battery, with direct military confrontation between the rapid support forces and the food in these army. since the early hours of saturday morning now there's also been confrontation as well as airstrikes in that area. and in the southern and eastern parts of the capital, there has been reports of, of course, the evacuation attempt, and the saudi arabian embassy was able to evacuate its diplomat via the eastern city of port to them. but many, many foreign nationals say that because they remain trapped inside their homes in many fighting areas between the rapids support, 4th and 5th news army, they can't make their way out to that safe place where they can be evacuated by their government. then there's also the foreign nationals that are kept around the country. it's not just cartoon where there are foreign nationals. there are other
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states as well, where people are waiting to hear from the embassies on how to be able to get to the capital, where the fighting is concentrated and then be evacuated. of course, the intense, the, the fighting has been concentrated around the area of the general command of the army. and that's right next to the airport. the airport has sustained a lot of damage. so many people are waiting to see where their country will land their planes to be able to take them out of the country into safe haven. james moran is the former, even better in the gulf and north african regions including libya. he says, the way to get diplomatic stuff out with cartoon is by military aircraft. the 1st power to do is to make sure that your, your staff will be safe as you move them from one place to another. in the case of libya, some years ago when i was involved, and it was pretty catastrophic, but in a sense, not quite as serious as the situation and cartoon in so far as that everybody was on the coast. and it was possible to use ships get the ball out and there was
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a lot of coordination between european embassies, the u. s. and china to a big role back then in getting citizens and diplomats out of the country. situation in cartoons, obviously very different. it's a long way from the coast, and you have an icky raining in the town. so securing that airport and making sure that the runway is good enough to allow a military place to live. and i think it will be military place that will have to be used in most cases to get people up doing that is priority number one. so you're going to have to defend here primarily on it. and as your reporters told us, and we know the airport is not secure right now. no wonder that the americans and others are skeptical about getting their people out right now until and unless that have border security. more than 10000 people have fled, sudan crossed into neighboring chad. the world food program says that that number could rise to a 100000 refugees are in dire need of essentials, such as food,
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clean water, and shelter. piano hi is the world food programs? country director for chad. he says even before the latest fighting chad was struggling to help refugees from saddam. you know, we have already 400000 sudanese refugees in 14 camps alongside that boulder. so we've got new in flux and was absolutely no funding for the 400000. you know, how are we going to do 400000? we just managed some fuel shipments of all day that we are loading our trucks. now some trucks already deposited yesterday. more going to be done tomorrow to the border for the, for your mission because those people are reading really, but we need support because definitely with the big caseload now. i mean, the governmental job needs to people who host or those people. we need to be extremely fox also because of the rain to the new 2 months. we won't even manage to cross all those wedding and to go to the ball though. but if we don't, you know, every time it's about being selected, it's terry, it's a terrible, well, you know,
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you need to find the poorest among the pool for now we don't have anything. so we really need really no support from the nurse was gosh, it's gosh, in order for us to buy food locally. it's cash or so for the others like the unit, she are a union on all other angels to buy, you know, those trying to get stuck. we get to refugees when they arrive and they have lost everything. so it's basically, yes, it's cash in order to buy quickly, we won't have much time down to bring anything in to and bought anything from abroad. so it's really about local bill chase and to make sure that we can ship them very quickly. so those are the support. ah, at least 9 people have been killed in the tank all the military camp in central. molly, 3 simultaneous explosions rocked the city of chava, including a cobble,
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a un peacekeeping force in the areas as it repel the assault residents were asked to stay indoors. operations went away to prevent any more attacks. this comes days after groups affiliated with isola, that'll kind a reportedly took control of parts of the region out there as nicholas hank is following the story from tucker. this happened earlier at 5 am this morning where people were still in their home sleeping. were there heard the sound of 3 loud explosions? we've just seen a statement actually from the maryan forces that have said that they have repelled what they describe as a complex attack on the airport in civil re, which is home to both the molly insecurity forces base as well as the un peacekeeping force. and what is known locally as the russian russian camp, where russian fighters from the wagner group are located now. we spoke to a local journalist just a moment ago and he said that they were still gunfire up to an hour ago. so
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fighting for the last 5 hours to try to repel this attack, no one has claimed responsibility for this attack, but there has been attacked before either by al qaeda affiliate, balsa by ice icily affiliate towards the maryan forces. and the governor in the region has asked for the population to urgently donate blood because their hospital is overwhelmed with casualties there. lasagna drago is a research fellow focusing on this whole region at the center for democracy and development. and he says the attack most likely targeted at russian voc, the mercenaries stationed at the camp. good to know that the operating widely in molly jenny group, the group of sport or the long coal jenny, better social group. and most of them, it's really difficult to pinpoint the issue that i talk the patricia back,
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but so far everything is pointing toward the jenny brewer because this is the type of attack that will do and they have been clear over the past few months. they will not tolerate the presence of washington among the money and basically they could be making a statement. even though wagner is not a group, out of which they are able to reach them, be able to inflict casualties among them. but at the same time and also cleared up in a national for support of money could become the potential target. well to iran now or the supreme nita, ayatollah ali harmony has used as eve message to call the unity it follows. months of protests against government restrictions, including the mandatory wearing of the head job of there is also jabari has more than to her on it's something that he's been calling for many, many years. it's not anything new. but i think given the current climate,
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this country is in, it's something very, very important. the issue is, and the mandatory hedge of women have been protesting against for months is something the officials has gone back and forth on. and now they have started to put certain measures in place, including using the security cameras that are placed throughout the city to try and calm down on women who are not abiding by this law. this unity is an attempt to call for unity is an attempt by the supreme leader who is now 84 years old to try and rally the country together at a very, to multi time at stressing that these divisions only provide an opportunity for outside countries who are trying to create unrest in iran to use them as an opportunity to do so. so i think it is something very important, but it's something the officials here will listen to certainly at a time when there is many, many divisions within the society itself. though the chinese foreign ministers in
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the philippines, as us is staging, major military exercises with the united states, chin going is meeting his counterpart as well as present set on bulk of junior. the countries have deep economic ties, but her rival claims to territory in the south trying to see combat drills involving nearly 18000 philippine and american troops offset. to continue until the end of the month by the below has more from the civic in the philippines. chinese foreign minister, it's in gong and philippine foreign affairs secretary and we came on alo, meeting for the 1st time. on saturday in manila, the chinese foreign minister also paying a courtesy call on philippine president ferdinand marcus junior. now this is all happening against a backdrop of rising tensions between the philippines and china, with china, not being happy about the philippines, giving access to the u. s. mil military to for more of its basis. 2 of them very close to taiwan. that the latest of which our remarks from the chinese ambassador
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to manila last week, he said, or he advised the philippines to unequivocally oppose high want independence. if the philippines genuinely cares for the 150000 filipinos living and working in taiwan, ordinary filipinos and public officials. that taking this to well with some demanding the expulsion of the chinese ambassador. but in the opening remarks of both of both the foreign ministers of both countries, the language was very diplomatic with both sides. saying that the sum of the relationship between china and the philippines isn't justin territorial dispute. in the south china sea and both sides committing to peacefully resolving this conflict through dialog. find below al jazeera civic bait. the philippines. well still had here on al jazeera, the world mark survey, that is the consequence of climate change stack up. and toxic small checks north and tile and doctors said, and pollution is killing people. ah
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hello, we have simply contrast in the weather across east asia at the moment for japan and for the korean peninsula is pleasant spring, sunshine ferry, different story across china. a lot of cloud showing up here, good deal cooler than it has been recently. a little bit of snow on the northern edge. they attempt to struggling to get into double figures in one or 2 spots here as well. but the wet weather will be at a central and southern parts of china and that will continue to drive its way further. reese was rolling out of that, he's decided china. shanghai seems by the heavy rate for a timing while he stays fine, dry and sunny hasn't sunshine there once again into the korean peninsula and across a good part of japan. sunshine and showers me while across south east asia,
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a little more cloud, few more showers. there into her, indo china and scattering showers. i suspect the heaviest ones will be across southern and western parts of borneo. some archer, seeing some lavish hours in a fair bit of wet weather there too, just around the malay peninsula. fairbetter wet weather to just clean and cross at east the side of india. at the moment lanka, seen some lively shout as we go on through the next couple of days. i think we'll see the where to where they're making its way across. so bangladesh into the far north east of india, which is starting to fall away quite nicely. we're staying rather wet to was a staff ah, a with
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ah ah, book about caiaccio over there with makes a whole robin, doha, reminder of all top stories fighting between the all be on the rapid support forces has entered its 2nd week in sudan. several countries are arranging to get their diplomats and citizens out personnel that the saudi arabian mission have already been evacuated over $10000.00 suit needs more, already fled the country and across the border to neighboring chat. the world food program says is expecting that number to increased significantly as the fighting
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continues. and at least 9 people have been killed during an attack on the military camp in the city of chivalry in the central valley. the un peacekeeping force in the area say they help to repel the attackers. argentina's presence, alberto philip does, says that he won't be running for reelection in october. his announcement comes as the country is in the midst of any club crisis, inflation has sought to more than a 100 percent and is expected to get worse. trees about has more from one as iris. the news came as no surprise president. i got a bill for mammoth announced on friday that he won't run for reelection in october this year for the man. this revealed the news on his social media, where he published a 7 minute video explaining his struggles as president of argent tina. and why he made the decision on december 10th, 2023 on the same day in which we celebrate 40 years of democracy,
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i will give the presidential bond to whoever has been elected by the popular vote. i will work so that this is someone from a political space as well for a man. this came to power in 2019. he was hand picked by one of the most powerful politicians in the country, former president, christina, for numbers that years. now christina, has people go her needed a moderate candidate to run as president with her as vice president? but since taking off with the parent he's coalition did not work out with enormous differences surfacing between the president and vice president on how to run the country. now many a wondering who the parent is, candidate will be in the presidential elections. dina christina is along everyone to talk until she comes out and defines things the way she wants to. there is no real discussion. christina will define the strategy. she will define who will be the candidate about the 65 percent of the country that wants to vote against christina is still trying to find the candidate that is strong enough and that'll
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be able to solve economic troubles at that exist whomever wins the elections, won't have an easy job. the announcement by president of the firm, and this happens just to this country than the middle of economic crises with over 100 percent. inflation in the past year with capital controls for the government sets an official exchange rate, but the, an official exchange rate is going up. every day. we're here on the 347 shop are, for example, setting the different prices of the us dollars, and it keeps on changing all the time. this is just an example of how unstable the economy in the country right now. the pandemic, the war in ukraine and an unprecedented drought have complicated argentina's, endemic economic troubles. economic malaise is felt on the street or on me. now. lannie says the only thing she wants right now is stability. giving us
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a lot of mccourt. again, we are selling what we can, but with inflation, it is too difficult. only hope that who ever comes off the boat or fernandez will do a better job and work for a man. this still has some difficult months ahead. many fear that the government's lack of credibility may worse than the economic situation and the lives of the millions of people who once voted for him. that as well as the theda, when a fight is brazil's present luis in as little a silver as in portugal at the thought of his 1st visit to europe. since taking office in january. though the trip has been overshadowed by comments that he made about the war in ukraine, he angered many in the west by suggesting that keep shares blame for the conflict and accusing washington of encouraging the war he since condemned russia's invasion . well, russia is expelling more than 20 german diplomats. the tit for tat, moved by moscow, follows the must expulsion of its and voice. berlin relations between russia and
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germany and suffered since moscow sent troops into ukraine. austria on the west, responded with sanctions. the main political party in kosovo has called on it, said community to boycott local elections on sunday. at the latest time of greg, between the sub dominated north and cost of those ethnic albanian leadership, the election commission has put containers, low main roads to collect votes to avoid any rest. instead of setting up polling stations. the u. s. supreme court has ruled in favor of protecting access to a widely used abortion pill, at least for now, it's introduced a temporary block on a ruling from a lower court that had restricted the pill. it will now be available into next year while appeals are being heard. people around the world and marking earth day, calling on politicians to step up the fight against climate change. while the populations of shrunk by nearly 70 percent since the 1st day back in 1970. and the world has warmed up by at least 1.3 degrees celsius. while in london environment
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like this are demonstrating for the 2nd day that demanding, the british government take urgent action to curb climate change extinction. rebellion protest group was some end to the use of fossil fuels demonstrates has gathered outside parliament before setting off of what the group called a family friendly march that the bother has more from london earth a coincides with day 2 full days of action by extinction. rebellion called the big one, which is bringing tens of thousands of people onto the streets of central london. the focus on a thing here is bio diversity. britain is one of the worst in the world when it comes to that. one study 2 years ago suggested that almost half of the country's bio diversity had disappeared since the industrial revolution. and it's the one in 7 native animal species, a faith extinction right now. here in britain,
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no wonder that that people are worried beyond that extinction. rebellion are actually moving away from confrontation and disruption towards trying to get more people involved moving away from arrest to attendance as they put it. but they have got demands if the government that given them until monday afternoon, u. k. time to commit to setting up emergency citizens assemblies to come up with solutions to the climate crisis and to commit to stopping all new oil and gas projects, no funding or licenses for those. if they don't, that may say they will step up, their actions and the group code just the oil, which has disrupted sports events here in britain, in the last few weeks. they could actually do something on sunday to disrupt the london marathon something extension rebellion say they certainly won't be doing that. all eyes are not events as well as on how the government will actually
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respond to these protested demands to get tough on stopping fossil fuels. and protecting bio diversity. the extreme heat warnings are in place across large parts of thailand. the people swelter in record, heat waves, residents and does the provinces have been edge to avoid getting out doors. the temperature in bangkok has reached $42.00 degrees by saturday and the heat wave is also sweeping across bangladesh and parts of india, causing power cuts and shortages for millions of people. well, more than 2000000 people in thailand are reported. sicknesses linked to pollution and quality in the north as in classified as unhealthy or hazardous to any change has more nor from chang my. a passenger jet pushes through a shroud of white as it takes off from ching, my. this isn't low lying cloud, it's fine particle pollution known as pm 2.5. and it's been hanging over northern
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thailand for the past 3 months. check my hospital has been inundated with patients complaining of breathing difficulties, rashes, and skin rotations. the doctors say the problems a much more serious pm. 2.5 can cause brain tumors and heart and lung diseases, but it's rarely identified as the root cause. when we write the death certificate, we say that there die for cardiovascular disease. you never say that, did that if on pm 2.5, that is difficult. but yeah, this is a big part of the problems. shrubs burnt off in the forest that cover the whole of northern thailand by the villagers to live in these areas. in the hope of the ash left behind when the monsoon rain comes, we'll leave fertile ground for growing mushrooms and other vegetables. but it's the
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mass burning of agricultural waste, sugar cane and corn, which the real culprit. large agro businesses take the and product, leaving farmers to burn off. what's left behind. this is happening across thailand, miramar, laos, and cambodia. making the region one of the most polluted in the world where they were knit upon p mouth chair to parliamentary subcommittee on p. m. 2.5 pollution a recommended the government subsidized farmers not to burn their waste, but nothing happened. and he thinks he knows why the problem is because of that. every company there support some parties and also support our military. the prime minister himself brave the smoke to go out campaigning is an election next month. what happened? i know you said you'd answer the question is when you had 8 years in power, why have you done nothing about the pollution?
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this nursery school is having air filters fitted pollution. this bad can cut life expectancy by 3 to 5 years. children are particularly vulnerable, but as they settled down for their afternoon nap, even if it's only for a couple of hours, these kids will finally have clean air to breathe. tony chang else's era chang, my thailand. well, more efficacy countries look set to a proven malaria vaccine that's according to the world health organization. got it a night, jerry already endorsed the use of the new job. however, the w h o hasn't approved the vaccine and detailed data from large scale trials is not publicly available. research with oxford university say, studies suggest it's 75 percent effective. malaria kills around $660000.00 people every year, mostly in african countries. australia has found the wreckage of a ship that sank in world war 2 with more than 1000 people on board. more than
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$800.00 of them was trailing and soldiers. the japanese merchant vessel was discovered in the south trying to see the ship was on route from proper new guinea to china in 1942 with prisoners of war on board with it was mistakenly torpedoed by a us of marine civilians from other countries were also on the wreckage. this tragedy saw the single biggest loss of life, of astronomy and as a history. and since then, the absence of a, like haitian, of the month of my room has represented unfinished business for the families of those who lost their lives. until now, when finally by families have closure. so finally, australian comedian barry humphrey is best known for his character as dame edna average has died at the age of 89. i am going to have a maid ah hell's old name in britain,
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australia and the u. s dame edna sharp wit and cutting human delighted audiences for decades. famous for catch phrases such as hollow parsons de manor led barry humphreys to fame and fortune in 2000. he won a special tony award. was broadway show de manor. the royal tall australian prime minister, antony alban as described him as both gifted and a gift. ah, your child is there with me to heal robin in doha. our top story is fighting between the army and the rapids for forces has entered its 2nd week in sudan. several countries are arranging to get their diplomats and citizens out personnel at the saudi arabian mission of already been evacuated. heber morgan has the latest from khartoum evacuations. for several nationals are here.

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