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he is again september on out just the . ready the african union, the suspends gabon, the day after the military seized power following a dispute to deluxe the reserve in the 8th grade to have you with us. this is elsa 0 life from the also coming up, a fire in the building taken over for illegal housing in johannesburg, kills 74 people, including a dozen children. the president of south africa says it's a wake up to former leaders of the far right group. proud boys are jailed, a severe roll ended january 6th attack on the us capital and mexico. the addition
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coalition announces so she'll galvis a business woman with indigenous groups as their presidential can. the, the african union has suspended good bond from all activities following wednesdays, cool. after seizing power, the military cancelled. the election results in which president elli bongo, had been declared the winter. nicholas hank reports generals in gabon gather to pray for the success of police in grandma, the general that took down the 55 year long phone go dentist. after staging a cou on wednesday, in grandma arrested eli bung go after you was announced the winter of saturday's presidential elections to decrease parts celebrations in the capital region. one was a finish. this all started, so 7 bit smeg comp. the whole vicar dispelled the end to pull the kennings that my
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profile, the parents, and i had the experience, this is old. now let's see me and you guys, can you pull them off the computer? so sometimes i want to have it like for the last 50 years, we have been ruled by a bunch of gangsters that pillage the countries resources and have made our people back on the mon, joe. hey, john saw show much the insurance on our elders. can't afford health care, young people are unemployed. the situation has just gotten worse for a country that so richly suggested whitmore pub? quick. a $6000000000.00 worth of crude oil were exported last year. gone, is a country rich and natural resources were most live on less than $2.00 a day at the genetic he's been goods, family of high treason, accusing them of stealing billions from state coffers. meanwhile, the african union has expelled gabon the u. n. and the u. including france, the former colonial power have condemned the crew to ask you the law sounds good by your defense. we would like to reassure an old donors,
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development partners. as one of the states credit is that a professionals will be taken to guarantee respect for our country's commitments, both externally uninterrupted. and grandma is expected to be sworn in as president of transition on monday by the constitutional court. this once trusted confident of the bronco, family, and friends, it appears to some a continuation of the past is an inside under receipt. so it shows that this somebody who understands the inner workings of the reasons, particularly within an upper wrapped us as strategic as the defense and security sector. the political opposition and civil society members call on the agenda to complete the vote count saying the presidential elections were marred by fraud. and where am i speaking to unite the country for his supporters? it too, is an opportunity for a new beginning in a country that has lost the trust and its leaders, nicholas hall calendar 0. so,
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you know, it could be as an independent candidates representing civil society in gabon. and he says that he ran for parliament hoping to bring change to an old country. that's what made me to run the pile of me. he's not in the bone of the 100 and for the tree of seats in front of me and the 1890 percent of all the seats were taken by the b g. which was the, the, the parts seem to how well the bunch of people and then the, when they decided to, when the time to go to, okay. and then we say that i cannot believe them. i've done the run the country as the one thing for the come to it was and i, i don't know, i mean it'd be nice and as young as a young person, we have a clue. we decided to be part of the parts of the woods. you got the, what you call a life, our country. then we decided to, to be part of the, of the,
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of the votes so that you can change the thing in the, in the parliament. so that we can bring our own knowledge and bring what we can go for it to our country's renew. that's uh, that's so and that's the, that's, that's part of the, the, the g in the, even though we live, live the power, renew with that. so when we go to, to, to, to the election that they were going to, to, to, to, to just p o, o, a victory. and the, what, what is big thing from them is that once they declare the country, they the, the retailer. and they maybe they thought that with the people and those that 2 people were not surprised because the way to, oh, are you saying that no matter what the middle of the time that will be, that will be taking over with show that's the they'll put it so we will, we will, we would need to be done,
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of military leaders in this year have stripped to the french in baset or of his diplomatic immunity. and they've instructed police to proceed with the eviction of supervisor. each of the statements, the french government said that the just that doesn't have the authority to expel and that the approval of the ambassador comes only from elected authorities in the share. it has refused to meet with new share, as new military appointed. foreign minister address has more from outside the french embassy in these years capital in the army. it's a test situation here in front of a french embassy and the residence of the in boston to over there. are you see from the background? smashed glasses and i've been friends, i'll be frank, the residents of the friends and both of them. and that was about a few weeks ago when i angry mob supporting the cool launch the anger at the french and wanted them to leave. now we're seeing more military and police diploma on the street and around the embassy. we scouted more than a dozen trunks. military and police products are stations. yeah. that shows you the
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amount of to go into the courses deployed to maintain security wrong because i don't the french embassy. yeah, i think the capital over the next few days, we expect more activity in front of both the industries and the rest of the printer invested out here in the capital here. me. and over here is the french and but so you can see the interest of interest how the glass was smashed by henry ball. why it's important because when they launch a type of emphasis on the residential, they are impossible to hear. now what we see regularly happening is every vehicle that goes into the industries and out of it is regularly checked by security forces to ensure that nobody unauthorized, because, meets out or speak straight to the embassy the ground. this, we are told orders from the top echelon of the military. and we also hear from secure composers that they are just waiting for orders to execute any come on list, include the enforcement of cutting, of electricity, supply, fuel and water to the embassy. and the,
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as those of the residents of the french i'm positive over the next 2 days. we also hear from actors and supporters of the cool. but they're going to more interested in a establishments for institutions, for of the french, including the military base here in the capital until the last 4 different price leaves me just oil. how many degrees, algebra, and yeah, me is. yeah. at least 43 people were killed when violence broke out. that a protest against united nations peacekeepers in eastern democratic republic of congo. the government says that more than a 150 people have been arrested since last year. the un mission has faced public backlash as many save that they failed to protect civilians against arm fighters. malcolm webb sent this report from the capitol congestive the demonstration was cold full by the leaders of a coalition of on group known as was the lender to become increasingly visible within the city of government. since the beginning of this? yeah, not for those wide spread reports as
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a full along side government forces. the conflict against the n 23 great into and widely reported to be back by neighboring when they come. good government denies back in the military. rolanda will say denies its role and following the reports that involving in this conflict as they move into the city. and one company's minister recently thanked them for the role in that power and growing strength as being visible through them holding parades and ma, she's in the one planned on wednesday, was against the presence of u. n. c. c. losing phone guy seems that the presidential god did not want this to go ahead. they went to the headquarters of the group where people had gathered and broke off the crowd. not as in this incident that they were conflicting reports of what happened. as the members of parliament and right street say more than 20 people were killed. the army says, 6,
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it ends in one police officer were killed and that more people may have died. lights are in hospital, french press, agency says it's seen a secret military document counseling. a people have been killed by the armies like person told us the number couldn't be waiting to hear from the come the lead government here in the capital kinshasa may give a briefing on this in the coming hours. meanwhile, we do not have more than a 100 people were arrested by the military following this incident, including slices men's and these rigs, as well as women and children. malcolm web houses, era kinshasa, democratic republicans and the president of south africa is describing the depths of $74.00 people, including a dozen children and a fire in an abandoned building as a wake up call. the 5 story building had been taken over by many homeless and vulnerable people who were then forced to pay rent to criminal gangs for me to mail
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it reports from johannesburg. a fire like this has not been seen here for years. rows of dead bodies, evidence of the info, northern gulf, the building in china's book city center. to keep putting the jumping, we had to push some of them do jumping with their luggage. there was fire so much smoke and the fire started from the 1st floor of the sled going um so the people inside the store, the ones with the 3rd floor, 1st floor, it was difficult for him. some escape defined as the search and recovery operation began. officially loops missing due to janet should lift the for about the sides to rebuilding was a band and but home to many illegal occupants. i'm confused and you
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name them i i really, i just want to see my daughter. it's been a little i just one of the vice daughters in the early hours of the morning while many slipped, giving them a little time to escape from overcrowded conditions. the building was leased by the city to a non of government organization which looks off the homeless people and drug addicts. the remote run but many refused to move, watching and waiting for about their loved ones. wondering where they'll sleep tonight. some hang onto the little they could grab as they ran from the building while it took firefighters about 2 hours to extinguish the flames. the search and discovery operations have gone on for far longer than that police side investigating what caused the fire and why the building was illegally occupied. and over crowded city officials say they are at least $700.00 abandoned buildings. yeah,
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which are being illegally sublet, taken over by informal landlords charging people for accommodation. many survivors don't know where they'll sleep next. potentially, all she could do now is look for with us in nearby hospitals and moves somebody to mila ultra 0. john is booked to former leaders of the us fluoride group known as the proud boys had been sentenced to prison for their involvement in the january 6th attack on the capital, jo biggs received a 17 year sentence in zachary really 15 year sentence. both were accused of being instigators and the storming of congress 2 years ago. they faced several charges including seditious conspiracy. hey, diego castro reports from washington dc. the prosecution had asked for a so called terrorism enhancement for both of these leaders, because they said that the proud boys aim was to intimidate and terrify the public
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into accepting their little co view. that was contrary to fact that the election had not been stolen. and that this was no different quote than bombing a building. now, the judge in this case said that the 2 defendants wrote the american tradition of the peaceful transition of power. and that these 15 and 17 year sentences are meant to serve also as a deterrent against others who seek to do the same in the future. this is despite the tearful testimonies from those men with big telling the court that he was quote, seduced by the rhetoric surrounding this so called stolen election and rail, telling the court that he was done peddling the lives of others who do not care about him. now, the ellison in the room, of course, was the former president, donald trump, who has also been faced with charges relating to trying to stay in power despite losing the election and relating to the january 6th riot. and the attorney
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for both of these prob boy, defendants in court today even said allow that. he questioned why it is that trump was not charged with the dishes conspiracy like his 2 clients who have now been sentenced, were charged and convicted of trump has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the u. s. government and to defraud us voters as well as facing state charges. also relating to these efforts to remain in power in the state of georgia. still ahead on elsa 0. asia's biggest financial hub prepares to elect a new president amid the rising cost of living and a recent wave of corruption scandals. and we'll be looking at why some of hollywood biggest names are missing from the red carpet in venice. the
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the, it has been recently quite hot in west australia and northern territory. been file warning site attempts is coming down the broom. for example, that's 36 is coming down from where it was, and purse down to about 23, with showers for the south. that's quite a change as well, but there's also a lot going on. here's you can see temperatures have come down equally for and late and mel, but nothing spectacular in the victorian outs, nubile snow. and that circulation that goes across the top and see, represent incoming ray defense the to new zealand, but with a breeze coming in from more or less than normal, not a told is reasonably warm and dry storage in the sunshine. just as an example, still dry. it's right, most of indonesia are in a good profit that i see which is correct. in fact, the obvious changes up here on top of your screen where you can see 3 potential or actual ty simms that, that so a quick would on this one shout is on its way to the coast of southern china,
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going very close to you may be of the top of hong kong, as equipment of a category to hurricane and then making landfill probably somewhere your west and grand on or vine. g, hong kong, taken precautions. this next one is on its way across. maybe the known typical type pay towards food young province in china. by the end of the weekend. the evenings is fun. phase one more women. and before me stance the tool by 1000 criticism. when i, when a me to rebel bike is receiving life and leading to the safe, they drink on out just the or the government challenges here with the all
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the the, you're watching else a 0 a reminder of our headlines this hour, the opposition alliance and the bottom says the country should be grateful, so the cool leaders who took power on wednesday, military leaders have a point to the army general. recently in demo as transitional leader, he says he will be sworn in on monday. at least 43 people had been killed with violence broke house, that a protest against the united nations peacekeepers in the eastern democratic republic of congo. since last year, the un mission has faced public backlash as many say that they failed to protect civilians against armed flights to former leaders of the us far right group known
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as the pro boys have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in the us capsule rights both were accused of being instigators in the storming of congress. 2 years ago, mexico's opposition coalition has named its candidate for next year's presidential election. the block has picked 16 year old senators, so she'll galvez the computer engineer with indigenous roots will likely go head to head with another female candidates representing the ruling party. the winner wouldn't become the country's 1st female president john home and his following developments from mexico city. the, the mexican opposition have chosen the kinds of day to go into the country presidential elections. and it's someone that i hope can save them really. these are policies that been said in the world so that no one for have a chance of getting anything out the presidential elections. so they joined together and the person that they chose me. so to galvis. the reason that she might
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save them is she's in check. depression fuse. yes. and this is someone that seems to connect with voters. it's someone that has a career, puts a sense of fun. she once dressed up in a joint sinus will cost you an paraded around, send it to protest against the measure that she for was out of sight, for example. so, so someone that has humble roots, she came from a pool community outside of mexico city. she says that she so jelly on the streets when she was younger before having to tech companies and going into politics. and she had an alcoholic father as well. so some of that doesn't have social, any corruption scandal attached to this in a political realm in the country in which usually policies and politicians that definitely have some of that stuff to the 30 years start. she's going to have a real job and a hand. so, and that's because the governing policy lorena, how subject control is environment over the process in this country, in terms of they have the majority in congress,
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they have the majority in the senate. they have most of the governors ships in the country. and they also have to at least 2 strong possible candidates. the primaries are going to be just a going to be decided next week, next thursday in the country, as another woman probably as showing by the mayor of mexico city. formerly that's a head in the polls for those primaries, so potentially resorts to go visit with the opposition. and if cloudy is showing them wins the more into a policy primaries. we could be seeing the 1st one, the president ever in this country. don't home and how does it up? mexico city results for a presidency or both scenario has been questioned by police, silver, undeclared jewelry and the sale of gifts that he received. why that office all scenario allegedly received nearly $70000.00 in cash after selling to luxury watches that he received his gifts from saudi arabia. he was also a court reporter who trying to bring $3000000.00 worth of jewelry into the country
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without declaring it the customs. both an arrow has denied any wrong doing. the united nations security council. it has renewed the mandate for another year of the peacekeeping force in $711.00 on known as unit phil. but the negotiations were tough and it's unclear if the deal will satisfy everyone. gabriel elizondo reports from the united nations with a resolution mandating un peacekeeping operations in southern lebanon set to expire on thursday night, a last minute compromise at the security council to stave off a crisis and possibly maintain a fragile piece. but they were tough negotiations on the annual renewal, and i didnt, nation's interim force and 11 on the mission known as unified field at issue, freedom of movement, language added to the resolution last year has allowed you to feel soldiers to carry out unannounced patrols along the lebanese is really border freely and
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without the authorization from 11, he's military the lebanese government and has blah, which wields great political power in the country. wanted language permitting unannounced una fill patrols to be removed from the resolution and lobbied hard for it. is that how about a man? he then this is called sovereignty. if lebanon tried with the utmost effort to introduce any amendments or changes to the resolution, it was prompted by keen understanding of maintaining lebanese sovereignty and the sovereignty of the lebanese government. the council was at an impasse but struck a deal on thursday just hours before the resolution was set to expire, which would have thrown the entire peacekeeping mission into turmoil on the new resolution that was agreed upon. states that una field should coordinate their patrols with the lebanese military, but also reaffirms unit fills, independence,
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and freedom of movement to conduct patrols unannounced when and where they deem necessary. colleagues, we believe the resolution adopted today and the broad support for it reaffirms unit feel strong mandate and it's freedom of movement. and so we strongly endorsed it. it's how uncertain how has the secretary general has been as roller will view the compromise deal. he signaled recently they wouldn't accept any compromise. the meeting is adjourned for a deal they tried to satisfy. everyone might look good from the confines of the council chambers in new york. but how it plays out in reality, on the border between 11 on an israel, is still an open question. gabriel's on don't, i would just need a united nations close to 3000000 singaporeans will be voting for a new president on friday. the role is largely ceremonial and supposed to be non
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political, but this election is the 1st to be contested in more than a decade. and voters are frustrated by the cost of living and a series of political scandals. tony chang reports looking for blessings just ahead of the presidential election in single pools to high 10 month straight. presidential candidate song tops to the habits about racial harmony and religious tolerance. a key message in this culturally diverse city states. mr. miss less keen to discuss the election race to bring such a party to go into a 40 place. this is the temple this as a one a street. you know. the men many a seem to be the front runner is a former deputy prime minister from the ruling people's protection policy or the p a p. well, the presidency is a launch. the ceremonial role, previous incumbents head strong links to the b p. it will be
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a more difficult and challenging future, which is the reason why have entered this content to light experience and capability. because the p a p is based several corruption investigations and questions over the moral behavior of its m p's. this year, the policy appears more vulnerable than it has in a long time. of the most importance, it's a struggle to stay afloat. and one of the richest countries in the world, daily expenses of rent have risen dramatically and recent use, a real pressure, particularly on the young political put cost as turns cia and their risk delani point out. this is the 1st election. many of the listeners will vote to the opinion polls use promises, a political stability onto always enough of anything, spend out of housing cost of living. and because while we can hear the plans of
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what is going to happen, the feeling in the current state is, is the front of the people, our feelings, transfer people off getting squeeze. elections here are usually very predictable things. the ruling policy has been in power since 1959, but with a new generation of votes is going to the ballot box. there is the possibility this presidential election could see that very rare thing. a protest thanks, tony. checking out is there a sample for the oldest film festival of its kind is opened in venice, but the red carpet initially this year is not as busy as usual. many hollywood stores and directors are staying away in sympathy with the actors and writers were on strike. so near diego has more the there was no shortage of blitz, but it was a distinctly european steel. we see it on the red carpet, which still make cuz actors and even it's least, all right, deputy prime minister,
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one thing was lacking a big hollywood presence. despite highly anticipation still releases the ongoing strike by american actors and writers, binding them from promoting films of a shadow the event. it may have brought the usaa entertainment industry to a standstill. but in venice that will support, i've been there the way the writers and the like. verified is to fight for also makers and it's against create and profit that the opening ceremony tribute was paid to 90 year old, a tiny and directed liliana kalani. the 1st woman ever to win the golden blind lifetime achievement to award. she called for greater recognition of female filmmakers. so long as she needs the 3 children, she's the, the women screen writers and directors who are working. he probably what just as well as the men, if we look at the what carefully,
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if we give them the opportunity to be seen, this is something i believe the festival should consider. that last i didn't say i don't see that a let me close out on kicking off the festival. the world war 2 drama by direct to eduardo dan, jealous, come on down to based on a historical event, it tells the story of an a tale and sub marine commander who risk the life of his crew to rescue belgians. sailors who ship he had sunk in the atlanta of the films, making the debut in venice. priscilla direct to sophia a couple of spill based on the man was of the wife of elvis presley is and i was calling today a soft time imagining there a ton of alita of cheese ministry dictatorship will still be to ship as a 250 year old vampire living in
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a run down mansion before you might have worked on them. you know, so this is part of an absence of most american filmmakers. a message from this is julie president who was allowed to attend does he wasn't promoting a film. that's one of sarah i think felina instead of best, the vague and change them out loud and clear. for all of hollywood to hit sonya jago, how does era the your headlines on alice's era. the african union has immediately suspended gabon from all activities following wednesdays. cool, after seizing power the military cancel the weekends, disputed election results in which president, tele, bongo was declared. the winner.
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