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missing one of the world's most dangerous right is a risk that comes with the job. we follow the journey of these people as they get that to survive. risk in your own algebra the the more than 70 people that killed in a fire out of 5 story building in south africa, 7 children among the dead. the play and watching algae 0 live from bill high with me for the back. people also coming up a central african regional blog calls for the immediate return to constitutional order in gabon, after wednesday's cool. hurricane the dani, a weekends into
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a tropical storm, after causing destruction, flooding and power catch in the us states of florida, georgia, and south carolina. and searching for the disappeared in chile, a presidential campaign is launched to find the remains of thousands, not seen since the, you know, shane, military vision. the so we begin in south africa where one of the worst fires in recent years has killed at least 70 people. the 5 story building in johannesburg city center was home to many illegal occupants. emergency clues are continuing to find charged bodies in the gutted remains. investigators are trying to find the cause of the blaze which started in the early hours of thursday morning. i have set up a supplement to
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proceed in a building that said on the streets as well to the fire broke out in the marshalltown district of johannesburg city center. they used to be a business district to south africa. is economic come, the building was leased by the city to a non governmental organization, which looks after homeless people and drug optics for me to mila, has moved from china. sprague, the fire was put out within a couple of hours off to get started. and so much of the day has been spent of going through that building called me through. it's looking for potentially any survivors. but at this point, uh, looking for bodies of people who couldn't make it out with that by end to give you an idea of what they faced. we've spoken to eye witnesses. we said that there are 5
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stories in that building. and many people on the higher floors couldn't get out. so i'm at to jump from the windows and try to escape when we ever they could. and we know that one of the youngest killed was at the was about a year old, an audio you had said that this is one of the was the fires uh recorded. and we'd also spoken to the emergency services, robert. and what i would say, we would say to these 20 a korea, he hadn't seen anything as bad as this. now this is in a band and folding one that was hijacked, that's what city officials call it. and that it's taken over by informal landlords and then rooms are rented out, we know, and those 5 floors dozens of room on each floor. i wouldn't, it says at least 5 people in each room. so it really was overcrowded to a fire in the philippines as killed at least 15 people. 3 of us were able to escape the blazing quays on city. the building contain both factory and homes firefighters are reported to have been delayed in getting there by flooding. heavy traffic and
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being given a wrong address. in other words, use a cool in gabon is being condemned by the united nations. the african union and friends. military leaders have appointed army, general police are leaking, gamma as transitional lead to the fullest president, ali bundle is under house arrest, and the government has been dissolved. he's been appealing to his people to rise up, but his downfall on wednesdays, fonts jubilation across the country. the bundle family has whittled oil rich, but impoverished gone for 55 years. nicholas hock is following developments from senegal. celebration on the streets of the capital, the booking, kept on free. give on liberated the child. crowds of waving palm leaves and the sign of victory hug. do you have any soldiers hours after they carried out their crew? said mos we are so happy, there's a sense of joy. we'll be waiting for this moment for so long. we suffered so much.
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the service jumped the name of the man leading because he didn't hide it, but he's clicked an audio in grandma has been named as transition leader. and he's the head of the presidential guard which pledged to protect the president of the bone. go a close aid to bone, go, leave, puts bone, go under house arrest, bring to an end. the 56 year long bone go. family dentist, all the bone go. when seen a strong and invincible appearing desperate. and the lone, appealing for help from his palace, where he's being detained. so i'm calling you to make the noise to make noise. mostly how i'm thinking you a call that has fallen on deaf ears following the presidential election on saturday . the vote was marred by a massive fraud, says the opposition longer ordered the shut down of the internet and band international observers and foreign journalist from covering the election. when boned goes, your election was announced on wednesday morning. the soldiers seized power,
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then nearly from genta revoked the election results. interesting dozens of electoral officials and accused them of trees. about this, the day we have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime in the general elections of august 26. as well as the truncated results are canceled, the boat is closed until further notice all institutions of the republic, or there's all that the african union has condemned the latest qu, in the region. but the gap in these people appeared jubilant. these things in national anthem and chance we have chased injustice and she's good bone. is it working too? and you don't nicholas hawk out to 0. and nick is now live from the car. so nick, tell us more about the new leader of gabon who's general recently didn't get of the well, he's well known to the deputies people. he is the head of the presidential guard, the man that has brought the ends to the more than 55 year long. a bunco family did
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se, but he is also a close aid to the bund go family. he used to be the, the personal a 2 or more bunco alley bone goes father, who ruled the country for decades. and then he was sideline in 2009 when all the bun go to power. and he was assigned as defensive. how she here in senegal, but also in morocco. during that time he mass quite a lot of wealth fields of multi $1000000.00 homes in the united states. and then he was brought back in 2009 when i already bunco suffered a stroke and it was another coup attempt. he was seen as a close ally to the family, but now he has put all the bunk under house arrest is arresting the son of audi bundle, nor dean. and, and many officials that were part of the bung go regime, accusing them of high treason distancing himself from the bunker. fine family, and appealing to the popular support that this crew has had. i mean, this is
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a clue that was much awaited for a large part of the population that had just enough with this one family rule over this country fully. and we've seen in your report the scenes of celebration in gabon talk to us about the why the reaction to the school in the region this latest school in the region. so let's start with a good bona itself. we haven't heard from michelle and ping who is the historic political opponents to the bone go, but also from alabama on the who was the opposition candidate in the presidential election that took place on saturday. some of the, some, some people that we speak to say that he has left the country, but it's very important to hear from the political opposition and members of civil society. a lot of them have been repressed under all the bunk, but we haven't heard from them. they haven't seen, we haven't seen any sign of support from them towards this
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a military coup. also of quite a muted reaction from the regional body seminar, which is the economic region economic body for the a central african countries, because a neighboring camp. rude and never neighboring ever troll guinea. you have similar resumes to the bone. good dentist do you have president obama and an equitable guinea who has been in power since 1979, and then there's an in cameroon. president b, a who has been in power in 1982 elected time. and again, during the presidential election that were bought according to critics marred with fraud. so here it's all about trying to rebuild the trust in the democratic institutions of good bond, but there is fear in the region of a contagion of crew. certainly in central africa, let's talk in the car. thank you very much. i for at least 50 palestinians have
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been injured by gunfire and t, a gas after he is really sold, restoring the city of knob to cindy occupied westbank and is really officer and 3 is really soldiers were also injured after launch explosive device was designated. so my policy and fighters, the injured, are in a stable condition in hospital and a palestinian driver. and a nice really soldier have been killed in the occupied westbank. witnesses, a small congo vehicle drove into soldiers at a check point here on my left. 2 of these really troops were injured, the driver was chase down and shot me to a brain. has this update from ro my line the occupied was? according to eye witnesses, a palestinian driver has robbed his car against is really, is would, as it is really mean the 3 check point. now this check point just outside the law here in the occupied to us bag basically is on a major highways used by many is really is in some palestinians who have permits to cross into his room. now, according to witnesses,
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the driver has fled the scene when he was chased, i've shopped at best buy is where the surface sort by is really forces as another is really me. the 3 check points now is this comes after it tends nice. in nablus, in the north of the, the occupied, the west bank would palestinians have planted an explosive device that has designated in it is really for those who have storming knob just to kind of offer protection to is really worshippers who are going to visit a really just sites inside novice it's set. now this rise intention coincides with a recent pull that has been conducted recently with 5 more than 54 percent of palestinians expect an arm in the fall book here in the occupied. westbank does that, but he was just the to the occupied, the west bank in the us hurricane. he dalia has weakened into a tropical storm as it moves ne,
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towards the space of south and north carolina. at least 3 people were killed in the widespread flooding. and damage from high winds in florida in georgia, pockets are affecting hundreds of thousands and the clean up could take months. john henry ford's hurricane and dahlia swept into northern florida. is a powerful category. 3 storm it wins immediately, making their marks the mercurial i wall of the storm ripped off. this roof top be left another intact. next door. strengthened by the warm waters of the gulf of mexico dahlia. briefly reached category for level wind as before slowing as it roll the shore in florida is lightly populated. big bend region. the president promised federal help to effective states. i'm ready to mobilize that support they need. i don't think anybody can deny the impacts of climate crisis anymore. just look around historic slides mean historic slides on the edge of the storms path and the
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capital of tallahassee dahlia failed this century old oak tree under the governor's mansion. this picture posted by 1st lady casey to status who was inside at the time . the storm left hundreds of thousands without power utility workers are actively working to restore power in all affected areas. and they started doing that as soon as it was safe to do so. so those, those restoration efforts are ongoing. after the destructive winds move on, the biggest threat remains a catastrophic storm surge rising and the storms pass in tampa. drone footage shows water, spilling over a sea wall and onto the sidewalks. some residents using kayaks to navigate flood waters. the flooding is unbelievable. the bay shore boulevard is completely under water and dangerous, and i'm seen individuals tried to still drive down it. and that's a big mistake because their cars are getting stranded from florida dahlia road
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through georgia. in the carolinas, with plains evacuated ahead of the values arrival alabama maxwell, air force base staged emergency relief supplies. as a dahlia moves on leaving flood waters in its wake, a clean up that could last month's begins. john henry and l g 0. a. still a head on al jazeera, indigenous communities off of hotel sized brazil, supreme court considers limiting their rights to and federal lands who flew face goals, guns, and millions of dollars into zambia. we have the latest on the smuggling and su nash, mr. the in depth analysis of the days headlines, 1000000 euros to help to disease address migration, is it going to ease the micro crisis? will make it less informed opinions. we need more investors and more people that
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the on the, you're watching out a 0 reminder about 12 stories. a fire in south africa has games. at least 70 people . the blaze got to be abandoned, abandoned building in johannesburg, which housed in legal occupants. hurricane e dahlia has weakened into a tropical storm. as it moves, ne, silver, the us state of south carolina towards the atlantic ocean. at least 3 people have died in storm related incidents. and the african union, d u n, and funds have condemned the military coal in gabon military leaders at a point, a gentle breeze or leaking game that as transitional anita present valuable remains
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on the house arrest and his government dissolved non update. okay, let's go to thailand and thailand's former prime minister tech. since you know, watch has submitted a request for a royal, pardon, tax and is currently serving an 8 year prison sentence after returning to the country for 15 years of self imposed exile last week is sent dentist related to 3 previous cases, including abuse of power and corruption, indigenous leaders and doctor visits in brazil, calling for nationwide protests because of threats to their way of life. as monica and i can't reports from rio de janeiro supreme court judges that are bound to an ounce of voting. that may limit advice when social lots the indigenous people across brazil once more facing threats to their survival. for 2 years, they've been urging the supreme court to take action and confirmed their rights.
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twin sister, lance, tribal leaders warning supreme court present positively that and certainly has bred violence. it was take care of us because sleep in peace knowing that our constitutional rights have been questioned. and then with the mercy of invaders who grab 11th at any cost. the issue at stake is a landmark case establishing a timeframe to limit the number of indigenous reserves in brazil is approved. we tribes living on their territories at the time, presume, enacted its constitution in 1988 can claim to yeah, using the thing. i mean, there's probably a request of that we have a problem with that date before. 1988, many indigenous peoples were forced out of their territories at gunpoint presented with a military dictatorship and they had no means to fight for the rights of the 1988 timeframe is established. their land claims and hundreds of others will be
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a note. but even if the justice is rule in their favor, results, indigenous peoples are facing a still greater threat. this time from the conservative dominated congress, the powerful farm lobby is pushing for a bill that will open protected indigenous territories to commercial activities, such as logging in farming. it also allows the government to reclaim existing reserves environmental safe, that this legislation not only puts the survival of hundreds of tribes in danger, but also that of the amazon reinforce with the clear possibility of conflict release from each branch of the government. there's a certainty on both sides of the debate about exactly what land price in brazil will mean in practice. monica, and i'll give, i'll just 0. we addition narrow. all right, and update on the cool in new share now and military leaders in new share have now
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informed the french government that the diplomatic immunity has been removed for the french ambassador. tunisia are saved by the end of instructed authorities to proceed with his eviction that the military leaders in asia who removes the president from power and july 26. last week i told the french from bassett, or he had 40 hours to leave me. i may, after he refused to meet with the foreign minister, frances condemned the cool in the share and asked that the president be reinstated . let's bring in. i'm at each race who joins us from now, i'm a so it would seem that the foreign ministry in the share has instructed the 40s as to remove the diplomatic immunity of the french ambassador update us on the situation on it. exactly. and this order is coming days, i think 34 days off to the expiration of the deadline given to the french ambassador to leave prophesied he is not going anywhere because i do not recognize the old
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pharmacy of the june to yeah, yeah, me. and that the cost of that is stay in boats. now they have given this direct florida to the secure, to cost us. yeah. to remove the cost of that from the rest as it's not clear how they're going to do it. because uh, the embassy probably is a suffering to 3. and whether or not we'll move to the embassy right from here to see how this will be implemented. because uh, secure divorce has not been given the orders whether or not they, we might speak to the embassy and forcibly remove, missed us and buy it to you. so clear the moment. so it's going to be dramatic of see if they try to do that. and that's what would it be the reaction of the french? it's not clear at the moment, but this is really an escalation. and just to let you know that in a few days time on the 2nd of september be another agreement, military corporation agreement between new jersey and uh, as far as is set to expire. and the ministry said they want, they want
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a renewal that agreement and also results. they want to own french forces on the just the oil to leave by that they yeah, we're hearing so cool supporters saying that they are going to move that and occupy that patio until the french forces leaves an escalation. as you say, i made this growing on timeframe sentiment in nisha right now. and the fact that the french authorities decided to stay despite the scoring on ty sentiment is quite unusual. just give us the background if you will, to this deteriorating relationship and, and why the french has been so adamant about restoring the post president to what the prince insisted that the call was unconstitutional. and they won mohammed by them. but the cool waters and their supporters say it by zoom and his government enabled the frank stretch board resources unfettered access to these
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resources. uranium in particular with little or nothing to see on the part of the local population. they also insisted that this was the presence of hundreds of french troops on me, just oil. continuing that types of continued to kill and display as many people are, especially in the border areas with me, with, between media and money as well as supporting across so. so that those are the main concerns different uh i tried to stay put simply because they are losing a group in other parts of francophone, west africa, french speaking west separate. yeah. we just heard about a cool in the demo and you told me yesterday that concerns and that we did a genuine concerns. in fact that more francophone countries or friends between countries will go that way. i'm not even francophone countries, but they so i'm doing phones where people are just incentive with the way politicians are running democracy in those countries and why we have serious cases of security or in security in those areas only. thank you very much for the i'm it
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update. i'm a decrease, lived there. in yami, a ceremony is being held worldwide for the day of the disappeared when victims of abductions, often a by secretive government. organizations are remembered in mexico, relatives of disappeared. people have also march the day, nearly a 100000 people have been registered as disappeared since 1965. most of those missing on believe to have been abducted by drug cartels. to this say that more money and effort could be spent looking for the missing or at least every names we are all suffering from the same thing. i'm missing loved ones at children. this day shouldn't exist, but it does. and so we have to be here in the struggle so that the authorities do something about it in bangladesh, the families of victims, a force, disappearances of raleigh to demand their return, human rights groups,
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claim security forces for more than 600 disappearing says in the past 14 years most are they said in send from pop position political parties, abandoned that she government says the allegations off. now to a crime, mystery involving faith, gold, guns, munition, and millions of dollars in cash. all that is reported to have been found when police search to private jets. in zambia, prosecutors, they have denied balte 11 suspects, now facing smuggling corruption and espionage charges. 5 of the accuser, rejection power, which also has the story drug enforcement agents in the capital, the sockeye showed gen unless the a croft that are causing so much speculation and controversy. in zambia, there was a story that they had said that maybe would come through and see them would be the message to the people here. i think we submitted the quote very, very the across along with guns, bullets, cash,
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and fake gold was seized by police on august, the 13th several arrest were made including 5. it's to nationals that being denied bells and charged with corruption, smuggling and espionage for entry. and restricted zone at the airport egyptian authorities say the a croft a privately owned and will only in transit when they landed in cairo. but the fact that it's a crime, but she just doesn't make it related to the states one way or another, and district felicia was all about the relation of egypt as a states with a private jet. so um, i'll also news about adoption authorities following up with them in a sorry fees and following up on the status of the egyptian. there the keys faced up to 30 as in jail is convicted when they stand trial. that means hope that we didn't find these thoughts. many of the questions raised in this and usual police
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investigation will be answered hardwood task. so i'll just to the very latest on all those top stories on our website that i, which is 0 dot com. we've got the latest date on that file in south africa, which has killed more than 70 people. the weather is next on ologist sierra, then inside story, which looks at ology areas initiative and the political crisis in the shared stay with us, the lot of ground to cover in this weather report. so let's go. we've got a pair of disturbances this one super typhoon closing in on hong kong. the city is contemplating a city wide shut down on friday just because of how bad this storm will be. want to show this red line this where the storm looks severe and making line fall in glen dung province in china, but very close to hong kong. then we've got this one rolling across the re euclid
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islands fairly close to northern taiwan. either way, it's going to spread a lot of rain and wind in the days to come. then we've got this stream of what weather through the waters between korea and japan. but for now, both korea and japan are dry on friday, or monsoon range have certainly backed off straight across india, and most of the action is happening in the southern size of the country. for example, around careless state, biggest downpours look to be north and south of coaching on friday, also quite through bucket saw in central asia at 33 degrees in karachi. and now let's go to the middle east. we've had some really big storms in southwest. saudi arabia certainly could see the potential of that repeating on friday. and then a hot and dry wind is blowing down from iraq. so temperatures are up in doha. and that means that humidity is down on friday. that's a snapshot of your weather, of the
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atlanta stein will to be legal trade. what you have here is not just american logical objects. you're talking about a political damage where the spoils of war smuggled and sold to watch and houses and private collectors are selling. i mean, part of the fact is worth finance is to be headings of muslims in the middle east. don't sell, don't buy. that's one quick solution. ok. trafficking on i will just be around on the 10 and initiated by algeria in the crisis in neighboring this year. the areas are proposing a 6 month transition period from military to civilian rule, while other countries are threatening co leaders with military intervention. so how much leverage does algeria have to push its initiative forward? this is inside store the
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hello and welcome to the program. i'm how much enjoying the political crisis in the air is turning into a growing problem for neighboring countries. among them. algeria, the cool last month and this year has unleashed fears of fighting spelling over its borders and reinforcing armed groups linked to outside the across the trouble had region. algeria is proposing a transitional government in share to avoid military intervention by some of miss years neighbors. but leaders of the to say their support is growing stronger and louder at home. so when they hear welcome algeria is plan and can sanctions force all parties to the negotiating table will explore these issues in more with our guests in a moment. but 1st, this report by katya lopez, whether or not it's been 5 weeks since these year's president mohammed resume was the post vice presidential guard international calls to reinstate him. have grown as well as threats of them.
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