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a journey starts august 14th on d, w. ah, ah, ah, this is, it'll be news live from berwin and uneasy. com returns to guys up a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants. appears to be holding. 3 days of bombardments killed at least $44.00 palestinians, also coming up fighting climate change us lawmakers approve hundreds of billions of dollars in spending on the environment. the landmark bill just scrapes through the
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senate and a big victory for president jo, bike plus why many young people are boycotting this week. presidential election in kenya. ah, hi, why? it's good to be with you. i'm layla iraq, a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian islamic jihad group appears to be holding. and garza. the truce follows 3 days of violence which killed more than $44.00 palestinians and injured hundreds more in the territory is rise. now we opened the crossing into southern garza allowing fuel trucks to enter like a fuel as force the only power station in the area to shut down. meanwhile, u. s. president joe biden as well of the truce. he says,
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all parties should keep the peace and ensure humanitarian supplies reached. the territory might supplies a once again, flowing into gaza, allowing unsold, bar blonde to restock. duty is after it ran out of fuel. and somehow with today about 30 tracks loaded with fuel. we're allowed to answer the power plant after it's closure for about a week from last tuesday until sunday. and then at that normal ahead o 3 days of intense fighting left, 40 full palestinians, including 15 children, dead. israel carried out as strikes targeting, but slamming jihad in gaza while the militants had back by fighting hundreds of rockets. israelis in the area targeted by the rockets have mixed feelings over the egypt brookwood sees fire. leslie, it's really an illusion because it's a momentary ceasefire until further notice maybe next week. maybe in half
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a year. who knows? shana will i any idea. meanwhile, news of the truce was met with relief in gaza. i will leave during the past 3 days in terror and fear we wish the mornings would come. as we did not like the nights my children were crying for barb. greg, a black, i've been for co op off. many in the palestinian and gave us lulu to dawning to their normal life. ah, why are those tried to salvage the belongings from the rubble of what used to be their homes? the u. s. senate has passed a bill to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on climate and health care programs . the bill passed the senate by a 5150 margin where democratic vice president, cobbler harris, casting the tie, breaking vote. it offers tax incentives for reducing carbon emissions and aims to slash the cost of prescription drugs. the u. s. house is expected to prove the
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legislation next week is on there democrat, chuck schumer is the senate majority leader. he's not, the legislation would have a major impact. as you know, it's been a long and winding road. our bill reduces inflation. lowest costs creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security, and is the boldest climate package he was history. senate majority leader junction, where they're speaking earlier. well, i asked it of yours, washington bureau chief in as full what kind of impact this bill could have? it indeed is a landmark bill. i line the took the democrats a long time to get it through. so a lot of the package focuses on incentivizing clean energy projects and electric vehicles, while taxing and eliminating fossil fuel projects. on the other side,
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jack tumor said that the u. s. greenhouse gas emissions will be slashed by 40 percent by 2030. that's not so long ahead of us. so even though the progressive being has been somewhat critical at some of the legislation, this was definitely the best outcome for the biden. why and house and the democrats over all on capitol hill is definitely a win for the president. but the bill does fall short on other major promises that the president made. indeed, so much of compromise has been around getting one democratic senator, a mention of west virginia to ward in favor of. so the white house and democrats have been negotiating, tireless lives with him for months and months. the package now offers provisions that will increase pipeline projects despite the climate provision. so much of the compromise is around certain corporate tax breaks that the centrist democrats
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actually wanted eliminated. now or we are, of course, in a mid term election year. democrats, i have been closing the gap with republicans, in opinion, surveys and recent weeks. good. this bill, the passing of the spill improve their chances come november. it sula, the democrats really has had a, have had really rocky poll numbers. but joe biden has said, actually several huge legislative wins in the last month, obviously, this climate bill, but earlier the one trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill as well. but his problem is that it will take maybe years before the average american will feel any positive outcome of this bills. but what they feel right now is the skyrocketing a gas prices, the inflation rate. and by the end of the day,
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these might be the issue which will be be the decision makers when it comes to the midterm elections in november. the w. washington birch is in as poll reporting in as i say now, but the other stories making news around the world. he was secretary of state antony blinking is in south africa setting out washington's policies for sub saharan african countries. his 5 nation tour is seen as a chance to win support for the us and counter russian influence over the war in ukraine. the european union has presented iran with a final text aimed at restoring and international nuclear deal efforts to salvage the agreement, restarted last week for you as president, donald trump scrapped the pact. it lifted sanctions on iran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program. ukraine is calling for a demilitarized zone around your biggest nuclear power station gave accuses russia
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of shelling the apparition plant a claim. moscow denies that of the united nations. antonio guiterres has warrant that any attack on a nuclear power plant is quote, suicidal you want access for international inspectors in time. a recess prime minister says he did not know the national intelligence agency, wiretaps and opposition. politicians on getting back with attack is says the surveillance was legal wrong. that of the intelligence service as resigned over the scandal. chas military government has signed a deal with opposition groups to begin p stocks. a ceasefire is in place until the negotiations begin later this month. the deal ends 5 months of talks and guitar, but the main rebel group as refused to sign the record. when i turn our attention out to the horn of africa,
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where kenya's go to the polls this week to pick a new president, both the main contenders have been trying to win over the last undecided voters. but one group has already made up its mind not to vote. can years young people, many have lost faith in their politicians. ah, the 2 front runners, mother kenyan presidency and the last legs, if a campaign, campbell county is voter rich. but there's one part of the electorate relo dinger and william. brutal have already disappointed can. yes you be there for this high. your briskness government not didn't, will be young before the projects public but the special is in surrounding our constitution. but we are not practicing it. why young people make out 3 quarters of kenya's population only around 40 percent of the registered voters i youth youth cancer, delegate peter kamani found it hard, motivating young people to come to railroad ingles rally the
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77 year old is widely respected because he played a major role in the opposition movement for a multi party democracy. ah, this vote will be for the women and the youth, kenya has 4 main challenges, ignorance, disease, poverty and corruption. the young kenyans team. he's out of touch with their reality. many are unemployed. food prices were already rising before the war and ukraine made things worse. drought is devastated. the country. these engineering students didn't bother to go to the rally. they have not registered to vote. they have lies him to promises. yes, they disappear when they are when they are sticking forward. softer, they get the support. they lead us this up. yeah. you'll never find them again. i feel very frustrated because i don't know, i don't know where we shall go after we had on this one. even the presidential
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candidate to explicitly address as young voters did not convince them either. deputy president william brutal his campaign as promising to prioritize the needs of the poor, was suffering under the inflated food prices. you will be supported by accessing the government funds without having to pay interest without being asked about security. because we want to empower every one's business. we will start from the bottom and go upwards not far from the action. these young men from a local football club couldn't care less about the election. they have lost trust in politicians. i as though billy and nothing is up in the upcoming port in paula that gandhi's leadership day by day. alex mago is their coach, but he also raises money to pay their school fees and food. he feels he's doing the job. the government should do how we feel a lot, let know that i will. i to,
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we feel that the government kendall more only for out of these 19 players intend to vote. 6 these young people need food jobs purpose. mother says that's what they get here. they have learned not to expect anything from kenya's. politicians did up is felix them, or anger in nairobi explained why these 2 candidates are not resonating with young voters. this 2 candidates are not only meeting their young vote as because both of them have been in government for so long. ah, william drew toward jane and started his political journey. ali as 1992 rayleigh dean ga, started his again politics as early as 1982 when they attempted their call to oust the former president daniel boy. so these people have been in government that will candidates the 2 leading presidential candidates and the promises they have been given over the years. they have not materialized because for instance,
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rayleigh dean got also served as prime minister in kenya between 282013. and many young people feel lake if rayleigh, dingo served as a prime minister. william, brutal who has been serving as a deputy president if they intended to do some of the things they are promising down people. then they'd have done at that time when they were in office and wendy held the political offices. so that's why most of the young people have shade out to either register as what as, and majority and quite squatter, sizable number of them have also said that they might not be voting in the election . that would be taking place for moral. so a significant demographic of the canyon population is disillusioned with these 2 candidates. what are these 2 front runners proposing to do against the rising cost of living and high employment in kenya? so for a low dingo who's the lead of as him your commission? he proposes to give
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a 7 year tax holiday on any loans that are given to the young people who are in business, and that will give them an ample time for them to be able to have their business grow. and that be, this is tammy from ground. on the other hand, he's also promised that social protection plan to the vulnerable families, $6000.00 kenneth shillings, which is approximately 50 us dollars for every vulnerable family, up to $2000000.00 families on a monthly basis. on the other hand, we cannot quote the coalition lead doctor william, brutal who is also the deputy president, has promised the hustlers fund which is a 50000000000 fund which will be given to young people in as a means. and here as also promised that young people in kenya, young graduates, will be given a government internship that will run for a whole year, which will be paid and give them an opportunity to stand on their feet. so both of them have promised jobs opportunities, and both of them have also promised that they'll reduce the cost of lasers to reduce the cost of production of food and eventually reduce the cost of living in
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the country to w's. felix america reporting from nairobi. felix, thank you so much and don't forget you can always get the news on the go. just download our app that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world. this is the for me of next is close up. i'm real rock'n'roll. i don't have office here. thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us. i'll catch you too much with red alert for the blue climate. ah, we're going to have some epic. moreover, water is becoming a scarce commodity views. the global struggle for water.

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