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the rosa hind me, those steels the entire area that stretches in this direction was completely submerged. many of the homes and buildings that were destroyed are still rubble. and parts of this district have started to flood once again, the the bonds deposed president lea bongo is released from house arrest more than a week after he was removed by the military, the serial veney 8th grade to have you with us. this is elza 0 live from the also coming up. floods caused by torrential rain sweep across greece, turkey and bulgaria, killing at least 14 people at
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least 17 people are killed in a russian miss sign attack on the market. the eastern ukraine. a cus announces warm military aid for keys and searching on a cathedral roof for the tiny specks of cosmic dust that could explain the origins of the universe. we start with this breaking news out of the bond where the military has released deposed president ellie boned, go from house arrest and says that he is free to leave the country. he met the presidents of the central african republic, shortly after his release. those of the pictures, bongo, was overthrown by the army late last month. and military took control moments after he was declared the winner and disputed elections as spring and nicholas hack is in the senegalese capital the card. nick, run us through exactly what the military leadership has said.
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well, they've made this announcement on national television that given his health conditions and he's had a stroke. he suffered a stroke 4 years ago. he's allowed to leave the country and he is free of his movements. jane, or is his family free to leave? well, that's another issue because his wife sylvia is being held on the 4th floor of the presidential palace. and here's, there's 2 of his sons to legal in, nor dean. they're both wanted for high treason accuse by the june to of stealing money from the state call for. so these people that were seen above the law. well now have to face justice at least the justice by the miller teach in to that that took over on wednesday. do you have any information about phone goes whereabouts right now? well he's currently being held in this neighborhood in,
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in the capital leave of being called less than yeah, he's inside his home, we saw some pictures of him meeting present in twitter, who is the chief negotiator sent by the central african countries. and as he went there, he went to the movie to try to secure an exit strategy for all the bone go. do you have any information on whether he could actually stay in the country if you choose to do so or well, it's going to be very difficult for him to stay in the country. i think there's a lot of pressure for him to leave and there's certainly been negotiations or countries that once you that with that will welcome him like for rocco, where he stayed when he had his stroke. and he has close ties to the moroccan king and certainly him staying there would be, would make it difficult for the government of transition to do this whole overall of the bunker regime. currently we're seeing a lot of people being arrested, a lot of people from is onto raj, being held, being questioned right now,
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as we speak of the minister of orland gas is still being questioned over the 6000000000 dollars of, of oil and gas. but this country has exported. where did all that money go? is the question that police officers are asking him, look, i know we've been saying we shouldn't be comparing this cool to what happened in need year a month ago. still though it is pretty remarkable. the president of the deposed president of these year is still being held. and whereas in the case of the bon, a week later, the military leadership and the new president, he was sworn in on monday, they're saying so you can go, you're free to walk. their messaging has been pretty unique. a yeah, i mean the cool is that you're seeing and this a hell and the code that you're seeing in gabon are coming at the same time. but the objectives and the people that are behind it may be different. so in this a hell we have the issue of arm groups linked to al qaeda and i sold that are gaining ground. there's a real security threats. and there's been a failure from both the french who have military base,
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but also european powers that are there. this demo, those attacks in good bone, the situation there is that it's a country that has historic ties to friends. it's, it's, it's, for instance, the french company to tell has been in the country for over 90 year or so. so it means before independence and omar boned go, all the bone goes, father was put into power by the french themselves. now police or the in grima was in paris meeting with the president. my call back in june. i'll be bone, go, had grown increasingly distant with parents. there was a lot of discontent over the way he handled the 2016 presidential election where he sent his security forces. the presidential guard in fact, to shoot on protectors that were contesting the elections of france. that's right, to distance himself, in some sense leaky as actually an ally to the french into france and perhaps get
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bone being seen as an example of how to return back to democracy as a model for a former french colony that could succeed in trying to bring back the democracy in a region, especially among former french african colonies where there is a distrust towards democratic institutions and its leadership. that's the ambitious project, a police or the inquiry might to bring back trust in the democratic institutions and develop, right? those hack reporting from the car. thank you very much. i to its original reins of flooded parts of southern europe leaving at least 14 people dead. now we have report is across the region in a moment. we'll be hearing from us. we'll sort or enter key a. he reports on the flash floods that have lashed the northwestern part of the country, destroying homes and businesses 1st. so this report by john, sorrowful us in greece. he's in the town of lum. yeah. the people voted to say
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they've never seen anything like it cause washed out to see roads in and out of the city. separate by torrance and streets impossible with mud. the fire service has told residents to stay in doors because rain may have undermined roads that appear to be safe. wallaces now without electricity, without telecommunications, without fresh water. whoever's on the on the roof sell in from the rain, the damage is huge. they should help us. i have a family and kids. how are we going to sleep last night? we sleeps here and there. it's unbelievable. residents involve say they've been unable to find local government officials, municipal resources seem overwhelmed. next to the city of wallace is leaving a tragedy. this was the epi center of the store. no one could see anything like it before. vaults received half a year's worth of rain and just 2 days. so the rain full has historically caused
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flooding and grief. and it's less because of dried tarrant birds throughout the landscape over the millennium. but experts now speak of unprecedented volumes of water. that also means unprecedented volumes of mud and debris carry downstream with one side of that this afternoon. i'm 44 years old and i've never seen something like this. we know that in pele own is a go, or there was a lot of rain full but this was unprecedented. it's never happened before. the damage was caused by the river, the torrent it's grease is sick in natural disaster in a few weeks. during the heat of summer, a 150000 text as of forest and farm land were burned by wild fires. the country is counting the cost of the power of nature. once again, jump setup will us out your 0. let me. yeah. the scenes are becoming losing the coming into the largest city. a months worth of rain fell within hours
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in the summer. 70 speeds turn into rivers and thousands of cards for washington. officials say they received around 4000 emergency goals. floodwaters gums, 2000 homes and business tours were also swept away by a torrent that raised to a campsite in the north west of the city of atlanta. putting up a force on the way into the disaster. the biggest we have seen in 20 years may take us more than 2 months to reopen our store. digital, the district is been known for these furniture manufacturers. the show rooms are usually teeming with customers from all over the world. authorities estimate the cost of the damage on the district alone is that on $50000000.00 and the government says it will compensate business owners a summer home to more than $17000000.00 people.
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mississippi is not exactly the weather caused by climate change. as part of the worst and a neighboring bulgaria storm is raging across the southern part of the country. it's caused severe flooding for people have died so far. most of the rivers have burst their bank. several bridges have been destroyed. the pores administer says around 4000 people have been affected by the disaster. at least 17 people have been killed in a russian attack in the town of cost down to nice in the eastern ukraine. this is the biggest single loss of life in ukraine for months. rob mcbride has more to miss ald struck the markets in the center of the city as it was busy with people . video uploaded to social media showing
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a scene of devastation like baseline. this is the site to be attack says the med take you this video. the central mocker was here to see many dead, many wounded they to video appeared to show police officers taking away the body bags located on the roots to the wall tool and city of fact moved. it is still around 20 kilometers from the front line. this is the worst loss of civilian life in a single attack in many weeks and was immediately condemned by ukrainian president followed them as a landscape as an active alta in humanity those nights and those who knows the city can't clearly say it's civilian and there is no military base anywhere near it came, is us secretary of state and to be blinking was beginning a visit to the capital. keep providing ukraine with a much needed show of support from its most important overseas becca in the week that the government here was still reeling from the sucking up defense minister
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alexi resident, coughing. i made corruption scandals with a 3 month old counter offensive, still making slow progress and it made deep rooted anxiety about the prospect of next year. is us elections threatening long term support? rob mcbride, i'll just say era privy, re you crate. and the white house is condemned. what it called russia's brutal attack on cost on to leave. as well mentioned to us secretary of state anthony blinking is in keen for a 2 day visits and has pledged additional military aid to ukraine. the package includes abrams tanks. hi mars rocket systems, javelin missiles and other munitions for announcing new assistance, totaling more than $1000000.00 in this common effort. that includes $665500000.00 in new military and civilian security systems. in total,
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we committed over $43000000000.00 and assistance security system since the beginning of the russian aggression. now since i was last year, almost exactly one year ago, ukrainian forces have taken back more than 50 percent of the territory seized by russian forces since february of 2022. and the ongoing counter offense progresses, accelerate. in the past few weeks, this new assistance will help sustain it and build for the moment. robin jordan reports from the us state department as part of his unannounced visit 16th on wednesday, the us secretary of state anthony blinking announce more than a $1000000000.00, a new u. s. assistance for the ukrainian military effort against russia, as well as money to help you crane rebuild itself once the war is over. $175000000.00. the 46 such trucks of direct military aid to ukraine
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is going to be spent on munitions to help the military actually push back against russian positions. part of the ammunition that is going to be provided is what's known as depleted uranium munitions that are fired by abrams tanks. now, while that's going to be a new part of the arsenal, and it's considered a very effective tactic against it. incoming military of forces from the opposite side. the munitions are also thought to be radio active, something which you in agencies have debunk. but there is still evidence that these munitions, once they're out in the environment, can lead to birth defects or cause cancer. and people who lived near where these munitions have been fired, even so the u. s. has made a decision that this is part of what ukraine needs in order to repel were entrenched russian positions in the eastern part of the country. $200000000.00 set
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aside for humanitarian aid. there will be also money set aside so that the ukrainian military can buy new equipment from us defense contractors. and there's also going to be money set aside. not just to remove mines from those parts of the country where might have been laid, but also money to help you creating an economy. restore itself once the war is over . anthony blinking did say during a press conference with his counterpart, demetrius level, that this is all in the us as nash, social security interest to see a vibrant independent country in control of its territory. actually back on the world stage, rosalind jordan, we'll just see around the state department. so it ends army chief is issued a decree, dissolving the rapids in port forces, the parent military group, and the army had been lost in a battle for control, for nearly 5 months. morgan has more on this from car to the head of the dance
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ruling sovereignty council, an army chief general at the foot that i bought hon late on wednesday issue to decrease the 1st this off, the parent minutes here. rapid support forces, which is the army has been fighting for nearly 5 months. and the 2nd notifies the 2017 are assess law and that's the law that made the recess, no official for us to be governed by the commander in chief of the army. now what this means on the ground is that the, our staff is no longer a rebel force, but rather than militia, that disabilities army is fighting. it has no right to own any businesses or entities on the ground in the country. it also means that should regional countries and international community decides to follow these decrease that have been issued by the head of the sovereignty council. then they would not be able to communicate or mediate between the recess and disability army. because now the iris stuff is officially dissolved and is no longer a legal forest, and this is likely to continue or escalate the fighting that has been ongoing
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between the parent military rapids support forces and to send in these army for nearly 5 months now. over the past few weeks, slicing has escalated between the 2 sides with more r, to lower shillings, and as strikes by disabilities army, and more intense artillery, showing by the parent minutes through rapid support forces in the past 3 days alone . more than for disability and lost their lives as they were caught in the crossfire between the 2 wearing sites. he but morgan on to 0 cartoon. there's still a hand on alpha 0. scientists grow and model of the human embryo without using sperm eggs or with the low good to do with you. let's go with your world whether update, beginning in australia, and i got to put this on your radar. pretty vigorous storm system here for the se.
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this is a rain of wind condo, i think we're likely to see some damaging hail and severe thunderstorms as a result as well. so this system is vigorous watch. what it does is start the weekend this now saturday morning, dark in the blue, the lower the temperature wake it up, sub 0 in camber, and just 5 degrees in adelaide. ok back to here. now for new zealand, that intense rain that was plague in the south island now pushes to the north island. so we can see some rain in the forecasts, places like auckland, and it's been for example, indonesia and the lazy and mostly dry. but we do have some rain running across the board. the owners go further north of this trench will downpours for southern endo china and extreme flight advisory is still in play for those on island in the northern philippines. and that rain is still coming out. you on thursday, and for china, most of the action will be around gwen g. providence. gwen dung. hong kong is wal dark, the blue and the yellow. the more intense the rain is falling and we've got a tropical storm closing in on tokyo, but okay, i think by and large it going to duck in dodge this one. sure, you'll see
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a bit of rain and it will also knock back your temperatures. but on thursday, a high of 31 degrees and now you're in the know, the drones is devastating war torn somalia and intensifying a hunger crisis that does clean the lives of around 40000 people off of the children under 5 years old. but at the heart of this tragedy, eliza tales of the immense facility and send it to me, a nation of a people fleeing finance. while at the mercy of escalating unforgiving climate change. people in power somalia, a fight for survival and a jersey to the
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you're watching alpha 0 reminder of our top story is this our, the bonds military has released the deposed president of the bundle from house arrest and says that he is free to leave the country he met the president of central african republic, shortly after his release, long ago was overthrown by the army late last month. extreme weather is causing catastrophic floods in bulgaria, greece and turkey a. at least 14 people have been confirmed yet. at least 17 people have been killed in a russian. miss sila tak. i'm a town of custom to meet the president bullied. the mirror. zalinski condemned the attack on the city. nearly 20 kilometers from the front line. 2 of donald trump's 18 co defendants in the georgia election, midland case will be tried in october. the judge has rejected their motion to have their cases tried separately. at trump and the other 16 defendants will hear next
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week if they will be tried at the same time, like hannah reports from outside the court in atlanta. so it is going to significantly affect these defendants rights to a fair and impartial trial. it took some area, judge scott mcafee less than 2 hours to come to a decision. you rejected the arguments. so trumpet lined lawyer is kenneth chest, breath, and sydney paul, that they should be tried singly and separately in this record's hearing case. today, i am not finding the severance from mister drawer. powell is necessary to achieve a fair determination of the guilt or innocence for either defendant, in this case, must acute his want. oh, defendants tried to get in late october, they told the judge that the trial would take the same amount of time whether it was for 2 or 19 defendants. and the judge has austin to appear on tuesday next week to present further argument to support the case judge. we contain that we must prove the entire conspiracy against each and every one charged
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each and every one charge. so the court in the interest of judicial economy would have to make the decision as to whether or not the court wants to try the same case . 19 times, the prosecution says that expects the trial to take full months off the jury selection night. and that more than $150.00 witnesses will be called does not jerry selection can take a long time. for example, jerry selection is still underway in a record tearing case that began in this quote in january. and we need wherever we plan to make that october 23rd trial date stick. the question be resolved whether the trial of old 19 defendants begins and october the 23rd. given the time lines of trial that begins on this date would well conclude around the 4th of march next year. that's the date set for the beginning of the federal trial against the former president, whose diary during the presidential campaign is getting more and more crowded. of
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those objects, mcafee is likely to take a final decision on this trial date of the here's from prosecutors next tuesday. think that there was in montana. oh, just the era. that's what i'm to fighting on the can pakistan border has caused the main crossing between the 2 countries. to close, the civilians fled as pakistani military and the african taliban government forces exchange gun firing for camp or traffic and trade. the busy crossing has come to hold and in a separate incident, fighting broke out between pakistani security forces and the pakistani taliban in the district of chit draw. at least 4 officers have been killed. the fighters say that they captured 2 outposts near the african border. and the democratic republic of congo 6 soldiers are being tried in a court martial for their involvement in the killing of $56.00 protesters. they 2
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concluded with the defense asking the constitutional court to stop the proceedings, saying the trial is politically motivated. the soldiers are accused of ordering. the killings of protesters demanding that un peacekeepers leave the r condo. and on the group affiliated to al qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that kills more than 50 soldiers and allied fighters and book you in a fall. so the army said that the attack took place on tuesday in the tank of province and the northern region. 14, if also has been baffling armed groups linked to al qaeda at iso since 2015. as african leaders have proposed, new global tax is defined climate change action. the call came in the declaration at the end of the 1st africa climate summit. the nairobi. the proposal also urges rich nations to fulfill their pledges to support african states and their fight against the effects of climate change efforts. toy reports from the heads of state who attended the fast african union climates. summit said the
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continental needs to speak with one voice. i had of the un caught between the 2 in november we demanded fat playing ground for our countries to access the investment needed to unlock that potential on time through the did into opportunities. we product demand just month to lot the road development finance architecture to liberate our economies from the debt and found out somebody else to net society financial resources delegate, discuss how to harness and popped resources and translate that to profit. they explode the possibility of offers to having its own cop on market and impose a couple on tax where they, the leaders, he has said, all the right. then how does the guide us about how to task for climate change. but bottom line, it all comes down to money. hundreds of millions of dollars in investments
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websites for climate related projects. the continent is suffering from some of the most the effects of climate change, yet it receives 12 percent, the funding, it needs to call. we've seen many play just made on the floor. we've seen the announcements made. and even before today, the announcements made on delivering climate finance through the global to solve what you know of a 100000000000 dollars by year these 14 years ago. so i think what needs to be done, ease trusted, lifting those commitments and announcements, timetable actions on the ground. many delegates say that hopefully the declaration that has been made will hold and its implementation will be taken seriously by member states. catherine. so all the 0 arrow became you, the scientists have grown at the entity that resembles an early human embryo without using sperm eggs or wound instead has been made using stem cells.
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scientists say the model looks like a textbook example of a 14 day old embryo. and they hope that the research will provide an ethical way to understand the earliest moments of human life, their coupon as a professor of molecular genetics at the vitamin institute of science. he's the scientist who led this study on this embryo model. he explained to me earlier, the importance of this research we're interested to understand like the 1st month of human emory development because that's when all the organs form. and we need to understand that very basic because a lot of the development of defects ok then, and drug success it to you and so forth. of course, this material is accessible in humans. it, it's the embryos to small it's insight in the will. usually the woman doesn't know she's pregnant, so the ethic can issues that are justified. so it's impossible to we really observe and study the state. so we created an alternative system where actually we use stem cells which are in the early history,
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the maximum potential that we can grow and the dish and basic key tweak them in special condition, special devices. and in one percent of the cases, they self organized creating structures that contain not only the embryo part, but also the defense and the yoke. second, round it. and then humans, we can reach de 14 and development and review. the structure is very organized, it's structure, it's colorized one composite next to the other one, which is really exciting for us because we're reading in the data on, on this area. now you wouldn't have thought that the rules of cathedrals would be the place to search for media rights, but that is exactly where scientists and then you k been looking. researchers hope that any cosmic dust that they might find will teach us more about space. so in your go ahead go as the story off high on the roof of rochester cathedral. and what looks like a clean up operation. optometry scientist,
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looking for offices about life, you know, to space on these large roofs for such as collecting debris from the cost. most. the sites are largely on the steps of a many years equipped with a special vacuum cleaner. medieval cathedrals like this one, a proving to be an ideal hunting ground for such is on the lookout. because mcduff, am i coming to us from louis usually have very fresh so he gets all the information you need is today because they say yesterday. so to me, so it's very surprising to see how fresh there, because the fresh oh, the better, the more information you have. and it's these events that hold the key, mutual rights and comments that turn into tiny particles on impact with the us atmosphere. any material gathered on the cathedral roof could provide offices to
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the origins of all solar system. if successful, it would mean that this place of worship would be pul, till to the heavens. moving a $100000000.00 of micro mutual rights lands on every year. while our own solar system is 4600000000 years old, some of the oldest particles that up in discovered dates back 7000000000 years old of the cost goes to of i. if we think on the surface come from the asteroids. so the asteroids at these are typically found on over, it's around the song between the orbits of moans and they will be subject to. and so those objects, some of them off thoughts, the radios, the research by the school of physical sciences of the university of kent will go on to form the basis of a citizen science based project. and the hope is that it will spell public interest in space science as well as provide an answer to what's out there. sonya guy jago, i'll just sarah rochester.
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