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government's plan to overhaul the judiciary for a 16th straight wait, the reports from television plus it's earth day. i'm heidi joe castro in a city known as a green energy innovator and other cities follow in its path. ah, so don's army has agreed to help evacuate foreign nationals from the country has gone far. st. battles and s trots continue in the capital cartoon. fighting between saddam's army on the rapids support forces is now into its 2nd week. several cease fires have failed, including one during ede. even morgan reports from call to him. the area around the presidential palace and the army headquarters in hot too is the focus of intense fighting. as the army and military group,
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the rapids support forces battle for control off to them. many of the cities, 6000000 residents are trapped in their homes with power outages, a lack of running water and dwindling food supplies. they're angry that a 72 hours. he's fired for the muslim holiday of april, but hasn't held. i want to say to the both side. we are the civilians. we are the paying the price. we're not supposed to live in this situation. we have panicking. we have a panic. we are struggling. it's just too much for us. both sides say they're aware of the impact on the, for the nice people. the commander of the rapid support forces says he's asked the un for help and has spoken to secretary general antonio terrace about the humanitarian truth safe passage of residents who wants to leave and the protection of 8 workers. even though both sides agreed to 72 hours,
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the fire people in part of hard to say the fighting on fact today was the words the scene and some say they've given up on talking up on basic goods and are waiting for a chance to leave. i, it's not easy to get a clear picture of the situation. both sides accuse each other of bumping residential areas. the 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. more exclusions were heard on saturday night. both sides seem determined to fight on leaving millions of food, a nice fearing for their life. he but morgan onto 0 to me. while countries are
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making arrangements to get their diplomats and citizens out, 2 ships carrying stuff from saudi arabia's embassy have arrived back home in jetta through port sudan, also on board with diplomatic officials from other countries in the gulf corp counsel. the u. k. france and china are also arranging for the embassy staff and citizens to be evacuated as our iraq and jordan. but many people are still stuck. matthew, my joke is a south sydney student, unable to leave, caught him. he joins us now live. so matthew, tell us, what is the situation then now for you and other students, how you surviving are you? so why things are sometimes, you know, you slip into a stomach, sometimes this is true level and the other
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options you would go to want to survive. now and i came to live that the reason doesn't jim, but good in that when you said, you know, you go with now a, there is a region is 80, was the out. know where to go. this must be very frightening. i mean, presumably you can hear the fighting, taking place in the neighborhood and beyond, you know, go a mission to help with. yeah. i know that a 7 year dimension i have what, what are some done used to be just event, you know, our students don't leave you english and the good thing is that
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not and yet find one of my student also that didn't get in. so him but then got it. yes, yes, it is what it will be out here and what submissions is getting was over and how many. busy students saw that you know of as well, and right now, what is your plan on what is your plan getting ahead going forward? what are you going to do? we want to do to live here because one to be in this country. so if, why do we have, we're so hard that the situation is going to go was some days to go things
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we will, we will not survive when to get out in distant. thank you. ok, we'll leave it at matthew, match up. we wish you, well, thanks for joining us. will doctors in sudan say the fighting has created what they call a catastrophic situation and force many hospitals to close across the now river from the capital one hospital in on demand is doing what it can for the current reports the usa was brought to undermine hospital last week, he wasn't involved in the fighting between the army and paramilitary rapid support forces, but he's one of its many casualties. i arrived here during the month of ramadan. i can no longer work or move easily. i was hit by a stray bullet. i don't know from which direction i came across the room. solomon
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describe the severe wounds he suffered from bullets and shrapnel. and from what i was hit twice and fell to the ground. i was hit in my hand and in my left side, i was brought to the hospital. thank god almighty, because now i'm ok. dozens of sick and wounded people have come here to the undermanned teaching hospital. but it's struggling to cope. fighting has prevented staff from reaching the facility. it's now operating at just 20 percent capacity. there is a huge shortage of medical personnel. those who are now treating the stick and the wounded or the medical staff who arrived at the hospital last saturday and there is no longer any way to bring other medical staff from their homes or areas to the hospital. here, of course, the doctors and nurses who have been here since last saturday are completely exhausted. the student needs dr. syndicate says about 70 percent of hospitals close
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to the fighting have had to show us. and the ambulances have come under a time to dance health system was already in crisis, before the fighting, medics or warning it now risk collapse just as people needed the most pretty a car which is 0 or my own i gave as a former susan these health minister who served in adela handoffs government. he says the current conflict is about power and resources. think it is going to be an, an all button for control. i think a time policy was function would probably realize there is no winner in this appeared war that the hard called the this afternoon to one of the tv channels. but i, we must, this state that this war is really not about democracy is not
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about the security sector reforms. this war. a about polar. it is about power and resources. who gets more of both and also stands that floor as long as possibly people have been rallying in the city of dark, north of cartoon, cording from end to hostilities. the protest as much through the cities market district on saturday night. they say saddam's army on the rapids support forces should immediately lay down their weapons and work towards a solution for peace. the deputy chief of staff for the sudanese army says the sci fi was broken before it started. he blames the rapid support forces for breaching the truce back in our leadership, considered the humanitarian situation of people in hospitals, children,
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and infant. the rapid support forces said that a truce can only happen for you monitor in reasons. and they breached it before it started. they are known for betrayal, cowardice, and aggression. they have no religion or morals to themes you see on social media are for people serving for an agenda. and now foreign countries have imagine them and said it is a terrorist organization or group of thugs and thieves. more than 10000 people have fled to sit down and trust in to neighboring chad. the world food program says that number could rise 210-0000. the refugees are in dire need of essentials, including food, clean water, and shelter. appear on iraq is the world food programs, country director for chad. he says even before the latest fighting child was struggling to help refugees from sit down, you know, we have already $400000.00. refugees in 14 jumps alongside the boulder. so we've
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got new in flux and was absolutely no funding for the 400000. you know how all we're going to do 400000. we've just managed some few shipments of all day that we are loading our trucks. now some trucks already departed yesterday. more going to be done tomorrow to the border for the for get 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 support who host all those people. we need to be extremely fast also because of the rain season in 2 months. we won't even manage to cross all those weapons and to go to the ball bill. but if we don't, you know, every time it's a month being selected, it's terry. it's a debit, terrible, well, you know, you need to find the poorest among the pool. well now we don't have anything. so we're really, really now support from the donor sloss. it's cash. it's cash in order for us to buy food locally. it's cash or so hold the others like the units?
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ya, the good news on all other n g o z to buy, you know, those family kits that we give to record 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 and to import anything from abroad. so it's really about local chase and to make sure that we can ship them very quickly. so those other supports ah, thousands of israelis are protesting for a 16th straight week against plans to overhaul the judiciary. prime minister benjamin netanyahu paused the proposal last month to negotiate with the opposition, the changes it would give government more control on the appointment of judges. and curb the power of the supreme court. the bill will be brought to parliament when and peace reconvene at the end of april. manage,
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andrew has more from television. this is the start of the 4th month. the protest against the government plan, the overhaul, the judicial system. the protesters that have come out here to night and television are opposed to the plan to put forth by prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and his far right coalition partners land that would give politicians more power to appoint supreme court. judges and plans that have passed into law would also give parliament the authority to overturn supreme court decisions. everybody that we've spoken with here tonight will they say that this is dangerous? it bees became law that they would push israel whole way from democracy toward autocracy. it's going to be a big deal with the government and endless the power to do whatever they want. cannot allowed needs to happen these protests and a general strike lead prime minister netanyahu to put
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a pause on the proposed legislation in late march. he also promised to work with opposition parties to find a compromise. but most of the demonstrators that are out here tonight, don't believe any, any explanation that he's making and, and excuses and stories that he's slowing down or negotiating. it's all in order to, to, to prepare for the next step. i think i think his side are very determined, but we are also very determined organizes if he's name is tracy. say they're going to continue to mobilize people to come out him to the 3 and tell the proposed legislation it's craft for good. how much i'm doing, what does it give you? still a heads on al jazeera 9 that people are killed in an attack on a military camp in central molly close to where 5 from jan un peacekeepers are based. and moments of happiness in war torn countries. the festival of each brings welcome respite is facing constant hardship. ah
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hello. we got some very nasty weather moving across the east, the seaboard of the west. this long line of cloud right away from the florida panhandle, pushing right up into that eastern side of canada. this area of low pressure that trailing cold front, that's the same system that brought those violet tornadoes into oklahoma, across the deep south, over the past couple of days that will continue to make its way further. east was brightest guys, come back in behind it. dropping temperatures 10 degrees or so there for a d. c as we go on through sunday, but at least it will be largely dry by that state. heavy showers there into our texas. so we'll see some shall just easing up towards oklahoma. when she mixed up towards the pacific northwest into western parts of canada, and that was just not a little farther reese was as we go through monday is fine. enjoy for california
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most unpleasant sunshine. coming through his unpleasant sunshine into our central parts of the u. s. because he have a shower is becoming increasingly widespread as we go one through monday. shouldn't be anything too heavy. having said that, and the few showers up towards new england, eastern path of canada could scattering a shower, making the way across the caribbean. over the next dial, say where to where the now easing a cross c are greater antilles. less around to the st. quite a crop of showers as well. try to wear the grassy coming in behind for a time. ah, with in 2018. a journalist lead to 40 days of civic action against the armenian government, and president sockets yann's great home power. i'm going to liberate this, where a new documentary follows he's known violent campaign to bring down a corrupt regime, astonishing outcome with
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a democratic. i am not alone armenians velvet revolution on al jazeera. ah ah, he watching al jazeera armando about top stores this ha. so don's army is assisting in the evacuation of foreign nationals as gunfire st. battles and s tribes continue in the capital call to fighting between saddam's army and the rapids support forces as spilled into a 2nd week. despite several failed seas, 5 tens of thousands of sudanese has already fled the country across the border to neighboring chad. the world food program says it's expecting that number to
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increased significantly as fighting continues on thousands of his re lease have demonstrated full the 16th straight week against the government's plan to overhaul the judiciary. minister. benjamin netanyahu paused the proposed march to gay. shake the opposition. the changes would give politicians more se of want judges have the power of the supreme court. at least 9 people have been killed in an attack on a military camp in central molly, 3 simultaneous explosions, hit this city of civil reg, un peacekeeping force in the area as it repelled the assault. because ha, has the details an attack at dawn, sending many people in the city of savari from there, sleep into a panic. these explosions are part of what molly's military say was a sophisticated attack on the main airport in the region of mobility. a suicide car
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bomb was used in the assault, but shells also landed on people's homes in the city center. people here tried to pull out survivors from under the rubble. the man filming on his cell phone says 20 people from when family were trapped. here. all are dead now. after several hours of heavy fighting, un peacekeeping soldiers from senegal repelled the attackers, trying to capture the airport shells landed on a camp housing russian fighters from the wagner group. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but it has the hallmarks of arm groups linked to isolate that are active in the region into the al qaeda affiliate jermanti satellite slam one, leslie mean, also known as jim. everything is pointing toward the jenny, because this is the type of attack they will do and they have been clear over the past few months. they will not tolerate the presence of russians. among the molly
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and official narrative around the russian valley. so far, i'm bringing the training, but more and more reports are coming out that is saying that the russian fighters, after the battle from the military says its troops are coming, the city, looking for enemy combatants. but some people are taking justice into their own hands. this man is suspected attacker and appears to have his hands and feet tight . they ask him, where are you fling? where are the others? this was supposed to be a day for people to celebrate the muslim festivities of eat. instead, it's a day of bloodshed. the governor of savari says, blood donations are needed urgently, hospitals are overwhelmed by casualties. and the people of safari are trying to make sense of the violence and continuing to look for survivors under the rubble. nicholas hawk al jazeera 21 bodies have been exude in eastern kenya as officials
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investigate a suspected cult for the se, followers that may have starved themselves to death. at least 3 children were among the victims. a church leader has been arrested. it's alleged, he told believers to stand themselves in order to meet jesus. russia has carried out a control detonation off to one of its own fighter jets mistakenly dropped a bomb in a city many cranium. border. 17 apartment buildings were evacuated in belgrade. authorities destroyed unexploded munitions found that the site 3 people were injured. and russia is expelling more than 20 german diplomats. the tit for tat, moved by moscow, follows expulsion of its envoys from berlin. relations between russia and germany have been under strains since moscow sent troops into ukraine last year and the west imposed sanctions. brazil's president lewis and muscular da silva has
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called for a negotiated settlement between cave and moscow. he was speaking in portugal at the start of his 1st visit to europe since taking office in january. the trip has been overshadowed by comments he made recently about the war in ukraine. the list said keith, it shares some of the blame for the conflict. now people around the world, a marking earth day, calling on politicians to step up the fight against climate change in london, environmental act to this of demonstrated for a 2nd day extinction that rebellion protest group wants an end to the use of fossil fuels. taxing climate change requires making clean energy accessible to all but a united states, most low income households don't have the option to utilize renewable energy, but now a growing number of communities are coming together to build shared. so the projects i need, your customer has more way sheena roscoe says,
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it feels good to now be part of the battle against climate change. the 59 year old washington d. c. artist, known for her sewing designs. an eclectic style says she used to think green energy was only for wealthy homeowners, a star sandy stain on top of people roof. i was like the for the people who have the houses, doesn't concern me because i'm in apartment. rosco is enrolled in a city program for a low income residence to receive discounted electricity powered by solar energy. originally, my bill will be $100.00 is down to $12.00. green power will come from these $4000.00 solar panels, installed a top and underground water tank that holds municipal water fish bracken hendricks is a solar projects lead developer. all of the energy flowing off of this project is given away for free. and that's going to equal a reduction of energy bills,
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electricity bills for $500.00 families in washington dc. the project cost $5000000.00 covered by investors and government grants. hendricks, as the system will eventually pay for itself through the sales of renewable energy credits to the power company. remaining profits will go to a housing charity that co owns the project. we're building clean energy projects in community. we're taking the wealth created by that energy installation, and we're making sure that it's flowing back to the community itself. if all goes according to plan, this field will generate green energy, solar energy for washington, d. c for the next 2 decades. this is a city that is a leader in green energy using renewables to meet more than 60 percent of its energy needs. now the challenge is to have more of this in more places, every community and every family can help to save the planet and save money
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to boot. congress recently passed climate legislation that includes billions of dollars for clean energy projects with a focus on disadvantaged communities. the goal is to cut u. s. carbon emissions by half by 2030, and roscoe says she's glad to have been drafted. i feel like i'm a part of something. heidi's, jo, castro, al jazeera washington, australia has found the wreckage of a ship that sank in world war 2 more than 1000 people on board. or 800 of them were australian soldiers. the japanese merchant vessel was discovered in the south china sea. the ship was on route from papa new guinea to china in 1942 with prisoners of war on board when it was mistakenly torpedoed by us submarine civilians from several other countries also died. this tragedy saw the single biggest loss of life
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of australians at say, in our history and cease then the absence of a like haitian, of the month of it. i am, i wrote, has represented unfinished business for the families of those who lost their laws until now. when finally, those families have closure. are millions of muslims around the world have been celebrating ede, but for many it facing economic crisis and war, the festival isn't the time of cheer. as while mommy ripples. c oh, among the rubble and derelict buildings, a splash of color to mark the muslim holiday of eden fitter. this makeshift amusement park brings joy to these children in the syrian rebel held town of den dairies. 2 months after a major earthquake, many were born and to war, but for now, they have a chance to forget where they are now going to have other room there waiting in the
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democratic republic of congo between m. 23 rebels and government forces has led to millions of people fleeing their homes. many are now living in refugee camps like this one and gama mesa. abdulla was thankful to have escaped with her life. she says she gave up celebrating the eat holiday because she didn't know where her next meal would come from. until now, volunteers are changing that by handing out food for every one here is are global theater. we are happy because they brought us food. if by degrees of god, the feast of eat will take place, then we will eat a good meal to close this month of ramadan. enjoy a shed hot meal of rice, beans, and fish. in the gaza strip street and markets are bustling. but 17 years of blockade by israel has pushed prices up, more than 80 percent of people here depend on aid according to the un. and while it's a tradition to give to those in need, and when you codes many shop
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a say they can't afford to buy, eat presence of our son, and most of them with the seller. so i came to the market to buy, eat supplies, but unfortunately with the economic environment and lockdown, we can't afford it. despite the conditions, we still have to buy something or the oh, in afghanistan, prayer provide some with a feeling of peace and serenity. early to you, since the taliban took over, the country is facing sanctions cuts in 8 insecurity and a crippled economy. millions of afghans are out of work or are being paid much less than they once were. but for some the eat holiday is helping evoke a sense of appreciation for simple things. so yes, some people say that there are economic problems and there is no work and no business. but i'm driving taxis in the city. and i will say that containment and gratitude are important. despite the hardships they face, people are coming together, sharing moments of happiness and a respite from any troubles, if only for
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a short while. really mohammed al jazeera australian comedian berry humphreys, best known for his character, dame edna average has died at the age of 18. i am going to read a made all ha, household name in britain, australia, and the u. s. they madness, shot witten, cutting humor, delighted audiences. for decades, famous for catch phrases such as, hello cousins, dame edna that barry humphreys to fame and fortune. you want a special tone, you would wish dain edna the roll, top australian prime minister antony albanese, describes him as both gifted and the ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories. now saddam's army is assisting in the evacuation of foreign nationals as gun foss. treat battles an air strikes continue in the capital
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