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>> this isis "al jazeerara." ♪ hello. hour live froms london. coming up in the next 60 minunutes, the u.s. calllls fora cease-fire after airstrikes near libya's capital. tongs the number killed almost 1000. thebrations in sudan as military and the opposition reach an agreement to share power. some protesters are not convinced. also.
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venezuela's opposition and government hold independence day rallies after a u.n. report accuses the security forces of killing 7000 people. tateica's coldest s struggles to cope with wildfires that smothered large areas with smoke. >> hello. i will have all your sports as the fairytale continues. old american, making the round of 16 a at wimbleledon. cori gauff. the united nations is called on libya's warring parties to commit to a cease-fire. it says the fighting around the capital tripoli has killed 1000 people over three months. new footage emerges the moment -- showing that the airstrike hit and. detention camp killing 53 people
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more than 100 injured. the u.n. recognize government blamed it on a warlord who launched an offensive to take control to capital in april after fighters say they shut plane- shot down a war on. friday reporter: a video circulated online showing the moment when ern detention center in east tripoli was hit by airstrikes. thethe supervisors of detention center confirm that the video is accurate. 100%, as it was taken by the cctv cameras. all the elements we have seen in and around the detention center of the same. we have been several times to that detention center. since it was hit on tuesday night by an airstrike. minister, the anterior
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-- the interior government and the government minister said that an f-16 fighter jet hit the detention center on tuesday. a also says a team of experts from the united nations has proved that the detention center was hit by an airstrike. the interior minister says if libya fails to protect migrants and refugees, then they will be -- decide to release all the migrants and refugees and close down all detention centers in libya. he also called on the united nations to cooperate and to do its part in protecting the civilians in libya. reynolds is monitoring development at the united nations headquarters in new york. rob: you could put this in the category of better late than never. securitysday, the u.n.
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council met for three hours behind closed doors but was unable to come up with a statement on the air strike against the migrant detention center in tripoli. now they have done so and in addition to condemning the air raid, the security council urges all sides in libya to commit to a cease-fire. it says lasting peace and stability in libya will only come through political solutions, and the, also, the counsel gave something of an admonition to other countries, without naming any of them, but telling them not to interfere in libby and affairs. it said the council called for full respect for the arms embargo by all member states, and called on countries not to intervene in the conflict or take any measures that exacerbate it. >> now, malta has agreed to take in 54 migrants rescued off the
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coast of libya on thursday. pregnant women and children are among those on board a yacht operated by an italian charity. but the authorities refused to let the vessel dock. malta and italy have been at loggerheads over who should receive migrants rescued in the mediterranean. in return for excepting the latest group, malta intends to dispatched italy a similar number of migrants. picked upan ship has another 65 migrants off the libby and coast. the boat had insufficient water and no navigation system. migrants are now receiving care. italy is always -- already warned a ship trying to docket one of its ports. sudan are leaders in holding a series of public meetings to explain why they signed a deal with the military. some. protesters have been out
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celebrating and reaction but others consider it a surrender the final details will be revealed on monday but this is what we know so far. a sovereign council will be set up with a rotating leadership between the military and civilians. it will begin in three months and operate for three years, leading up to presidential and parliamentary elections. the sovereign council have 11 embers, that include five military and five civilians and one independent person agreed by both side and an independent commission will investigate the establishjune 3 to you was responsible for the violent crackdown on protesters. reporter: the deal's been done. now opposition leaders and the capital of khartoum are trying to convince everyone to support it. the agreement does not deal with all of the issues but it deals with the levels of transitional power. the final text is now being legally revived and will be published of the whole sudanese
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people. reporter: the coalition of operation -- the opposition groups and the military have been at loggerheads for months. they only returned to the negotiating table this week after intense negotiation by ethiopia and the african union. sides agrees to establish a sovereign council to be shared between the military and civilians for three years or more. they also agreed to create a civilian government that is nationalist, competent and independent under the leadership of our prime minister that has the same policies. reporter: the talks broke down in may over who would lead a transitional government. and the crisis deepened days later when security forces stormed a camp killing more than 100 people. weres led by mohammed -- accused of orchestrating the attack on protesters. like to reassure all the political forces and military movements as well as all of the youth, the men and
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women involved in this transition, that this is an agreement that does not exclude anyone and reflects the aspirations of the entire sudanese people. reporter: some say there will be no accountability while they are involved. >> the problem is -- it's not democratic. it's not power-sharing. it's about flexing muscle, about -- this is how he acts. this is what he knows, the language he understands. it is going to be hard to integrate him into any sort of governance. reporter: anti-government demonstrations began last year. with protesters calling for longtime leader to go. the military took over in a coup, but protesters argued the room -- the ruler is a continuation of his regime, demanding a position -- a transition to civilian government. opposition leader say they hope a beginning of a new era.
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>> let's discuss this in one hour with a spokesperson for the sudanese doctors union which is part of the protest movement. we know that protest leaders at the moment in sudan are holding a series of meetings and consultations to explain some of the details of this deal. what's your view of it? >> i'm a member. thank you for having me. i think the deal so far, you know, we do not have all the details, but we need to take it with cautious optimism that is m ixed feeling about it. some people are happy that the situation has moved and that there is a deal. upset about it and they feel they are cheated in terms of their revolution and what their demands are. i think it is good to think of that. it is an agreement that will have stopped further bloodshed.
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thisallow, there is stagnant situation in terms of political economy in sudan to move forward. whether within these three years smooth will see transition to civilian rule, that is to be seen. then, does that mean that you have a problem with the because the deal obviously does not deliver in immediate transition to civilian democratic role? >> no. i will say necessarily that time -- there's an agreement that they will form this, the sovereign council as well as the cabinet, which will then form the legislative council, but the legislative council -- they said they will discuss this later. they will know whether the military council come within the years of the proposal. that's to be seen.
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>> so, you are concerned that the civilian protest leaders could be outmaneuvered by the military because we've seen the transitional military council has been quite inconsistent in its approach? >> i think that's a possibility. and there is a chance that might happen. the trust, it is a process of rebuilding trust between the coalition and the military, but that is always an option. i think what we can take it as, this deal, is maybe an opportunity to widen the margin of the liberties that people can continue to mobilize. people on the ground and continued to rally in terms of the trade union and so forth. i think we need to think about it as a longer process. we might not achieve all of our demands now. straight away it will be a longer process to achieve more alonger time. >> given that there is an
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internet blackout in the country, and that is inhibiting the ability to communicate details of this deal. at the same time, you are. you have a -- you appear to have a divided correction a long reaction among the protesters. do you fear the military council might be succeeding in its goal of trying to fracture the opposition? i think they will always try and have been trying to separate different entities within the transition military council to make different deals. i think they failed on that so far. of course, the deal is in presenting the freedom for the -- but, of course, there is a voice within that group, like all the, our movements from darfur. they feel they are not represented there. but not necessarily, they are
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not agreeing with the deal. one of the first immense, of course, is that we want the internet to be back in people to have access to it, because now they are withholding information. some people have the right absolutely to know about the ther ones who were on street and they were the ones who lost their lives. one of the first things we would like to see is that the internet is back. >> thank you very much. a member of the sudanese doctors union. >> thank you for having me. >> we want to take you to algerian now because again there has been people out on the street demanding a new democratic government as well. celebrating the anniversary of the country's independence from france. the protest led to the resignation of the longtime president. demonstrators say they are tired of corruption and want to complete removal of the old guard.
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reporter: a day of mixed emotions for algerian celebrating independence from while also962 demanded the complete overhaul of the establishment that has ruled ever since. on algeria's independence day list in- the lonely power. on this occasion we ask for full freedom. algerians say they feel betrayed by their political elite. incoming doubt be president is the right person to run the country at this critical time. forhursday, he called national dialogue about arranging a presidential election but did not set a date for when that might be. on the streets, the discontent continues. >> the algerian regime is dividing to rule by playing -- the identity card, by trying to
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divide algerians. but most algerians are willing to sacrifice their time, their efforts for the future of their country. reporter: the same protesters who forced out the president in april, see him as a member of the same elite, accused of corruption, vote rigging and poor governance. in thee is a procedure constitution to the election should have been held yesterday but they were not because there were no suitable candidates. that means that the army guarantee the constitution. and the protesters stand at daggers drawn. years after independence, many algerians say they are still fighting for freedom. they want a clean sweep of the political establishment and a national unity government to lead the transition to democracy. >> you are with the newshour.
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ahead, after leaving -- leading greece alexis tsipras hold his final rally as prime minister. the power companies forced work at night, the only time they have electricity. and then i sport, pakistan's blow away bangladesh with -- bu t knocked out of the cricket world cup. we will have reaction. rival rallies have been held in venezuela where like algeria they have been celebrating independence day. juan guaido has been rallying his supporters calling for president nicolas maduro's resignation. juan guaido also renewed his call to the army to turn against maduro. on thursday, a u.n. report revealed that more than 7000 people have been killed in venezuela as part of security operations in the past 18 months. maduro remains defiant.
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he attended a grand military parade, despite growing criticism against his government for using google across opponents. -- brutal tactics to crush his opponents. a judge has been released and a journalist and then 20 students as well. u.n. human rights chief michelle basic freedoms in venezuela are under attack. >> essential institutions and the rule of law and venezuela have been eroded. the exercise of free assembly and association and the right to purchase a paid in public life entails the risk of reprisals and repression. our report notes attacks against perceived political opponents human rights defenders ranging from threats to detention and ill-treatment, sexual violence and killings and full disappearance. >> let's get more from our
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buenosr and poin -0- in aires. the release of some political prisoners. correct. well, that's an independently with that was marked by the united nations human rights report. it was everywhere to be seen to it we saw that the government released 22 prisoners. among them, a judgea and a journalist and students that had been detained because of protesting in the country. in spite of this, the government remained defiant. it began the day with a massive rally filled with government supporters and also a civilian and military parade where the government showed off weapons, tanks, fighter jets among other things. nicolas maduro said nobody was going to be able to invade or attack venezuela. they were ready to deter any type of invasion.
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states.g to the united on the other hand we also saw a demonstration by the opposition. they marched from the united nations office in caracas towards the counter intelligence division that's been accused lately of being part of torturing navy captain. while he was court, passed out and was taken to the hospital and ended up dead. his lawyers are saying he died because of torture. that is what juan guaido, opposition leader, march towards that office on the state saying that venezuelans were marching against torture. >> it's interesting that in light of the u.n. report, venezuelan foreign ministry dismissed it and said it was biased and did not have any actual basis, but at the same time, we see the government releasing political prisoners. well, most definitely.
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the government is saving face and away. they were not expecting -- expecting a report like this. when she visited the country last month. they met with her. she is from a centerleft government. they were expecting this type of report would be milder, not as strong as it was. it is very strong what the report says. it talks about 7000 deaths by security forces. referring to young men and anti- crime operations. it also talks about torture. it talks about the persecution neutralizing and criminalizing opposition. it also talks about the erosion of venezuela's democracy. it is a very strong case that the human rights body of the united nations have presented against the government of nicolas maduro. in a way what many see as this release of prisoners as a way of giving in in somw way. -- some way. we saw what that military rally
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was about. we saw maduro's words where he spoke about in a defiant way against the united states but he also spoke about the possibility of a negotiation. in away itfinitely, it is a government trying to save face after such, what many say was a demolishing human rights report. >> thank you from buenos aires. now to greece where voters are heading to the polls on the sunday for the first time since the height of the country's financial crisis. the prime minister has held his final rally in athens. his party led the country three years of austerity but opinion polls suggest a new democracy party is on course for a comeback. after defeating him in the european pollack. -- in the european parliamentary elections. reporter: he comes from one of big political dynasties but he is an outsider to the new democracy party.
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his election to his leadership by the party based in 2016 was unexpected. and many disagree with his promises to streamline state bureaucracy and partially privatize social security, health and education. but these promises helped him win a 10 point lead over the left-wing party in european parliament elections six weeks ago. my promise to region on a steel that will bring growth for all. i've traveled every corner of the country twice, listening to farmers, students, the unemployed, but i also heard their hope that a new day could dawn in our country. reporter: the question is whether he can tighten the nuts and bolts of an economy that is still un-competitive. it shrank by a quarter and a decade and is forecast to grow by just 2% a year. he is promising to double that growth rate. s for this carw
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repair shop owner who says he lost 40% of his business during the recession. the leader of new democracy says he will bring in new investments but also help existing businesses by lowering andporate tax, sales tax social security contributions but these measures have to be permanent. reporter: he is promising to lower business tax by a third and social security contributions by a quarter. that would lower the cost of doing business but to deliver he has to persuade creditors to decrease the amount of tax revenue greece spends repainting them each year. >> if in his first months of proves that -- he is doing better than expected in terms of the reforms, and that he is managing to attract investment and so on, then i think there will be flexibility to reduce the target. i think if that reduction does not happen, it's hard to see how
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he can do all these tax cuts. reporter: new democracy bears much of the responsibility for bankrupting greece by over barring there was a cheap supply of money. when markets collapsed in 2008, it was the greek taxpayers and had to pay for those promises to be met. taxes shot up. living within their means seem to have matured the greeks politically. although -- increased social spending greeks seem to have tired of charity and now want prosperity. hundreds of firefighters are tackling wildfires on greek island. four villages have been evacuated. globals as a conservation group warns europe to expect super fires in the future due to heat waves and drought. life on says rising temperatures in the fires of the future will be more powerful and harder to tackle.
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more than 1400 wildfires have been reported in europe so far this year. ofl, in the u.s. state alaska, a record-breaking heatwave is fueling wildfires there. ofke is covering large parts the state. people in some communities have been moved to safety's, while others are warned prepared for the worst. we are joined now from alaska. i know you're close to one of the biggest fires. just described what the conditions are like there at the moment. reporter: this looks like a perfect summer day in alaska, but almost on a daily basis, record heat levels have been recorded shattering some records, which have stood for over 100 years. now, this is the closest we can get to the swat like fire. -- swan like fire. the roads are smoked out. ares see how staff here stealing with what is now
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considered a major incident. on the peninsula, the swan lake fire has been raging for a month. ofrecent years these kinds fires have become more frequent but alaska is also in the midst of an unprecedented heatwave that shows no signs of debating. -- of abating. firefighters have been reinforced by crews from across the u.s. conditions are monitored by the hour in order to tackle a massive blaze. >> this is a case of prioritizing what people infrastructure is basically. >> also, what is good for the environment and safer firefighters will always be our number one priority. reporter: on the ground staffers stretched thin. they have been on the front lines of this place for weeks. videos posted by crews fighting to control these wildfires show just how difficult and dangerous the work is. fireme across the valley firefighters, made up of native alaskans who are a vital and
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highly trained part of this operation. >> we are all here as one and we're all here to do a job to help, help alaska and their h elp save people's homes. andhere was a fire in 2015 there was a lot of firefighters there to save our community. and why not give back? reporter: we are just meters away from the made road, but look at this scene behind me. some of these areas over here are too dangerous for firefighters to go on foot, so helicopters are scooping up the water to try to tackle the flames. this fire has consumed 350 square kilometers. one of 85 across the state. experts say these fires may not be extinguished till the seasons change and that could be weeks away. r quality across the southern part of alaska is now a big
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smoke. wtiith alaska's heatwave is a factor in making the fires worse and may continue for weeks. >> for the future this will hold in place. indow we look out to in time for events like this that i am capable of forecasting, it looks like it will hold for now. hot and dry to be continued for sure. climate: the role that change places something at the back of many people's minds. ecologists a alaska summers up here to be longer and harder. continues, share resources could be stretched to breaking point. >> just picking upo on the point about efforts to try to contain these wildfires why are resources so thinly stretched? this really comes down to that question of climate change. over the last few years in alaska, environment west say
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that spring is coming early. summers are longer and harder but the key thing is to remember these hotshot crews are mobile units. and the seasons, the burning season the united states are staggered. that means the summers get longer and hotters. crews will have to stay here and not help out in places like montana or california where we saw extremely bad fires last year. it' something people will not admit on camera. sthey will not address the climate change issue. an meteorologist i spoke to yesterday says it is not his area of expertise but it has to be playing a role here. it is in the minds of officials because of these crews are not available -- to help out in other states, that means they will need more crews in the future and certainly the way the weather patterns are going, that seems to be the big challenge ahead. >> thank you very much from alaska. thank you very much. andy gallagher. much more to come on the program
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. syria's government loseses hundreds of troops and the battery of the last rebel held. the front line has. barely moved then hong kong student protest leaders say they will only hold talks with the territories government if they are held in public. also. >> i'm dominik in brussels. this year's tour de france. who will get the first yellow jersey? find out here on "al jazeera." ♪ >> welcome back to international weather forecast across parts of northern and northeastern europe. seeing windy conditions continue across much of the area. all dealing with this weather system where you see those clouds as well as the area of low pressure to the east of stockholm. also in two parts of northwestern russia.
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that system is going to cause a problem and these winds will continue over the next few days. here is the frontal boundary on saturday. the storm makes its way towards the east. we're going to be seeing the temperature state a bit below average for this time of year. belin -- berlin at 21 and warsaw at 20. mix of sun and clouds and showers. anything south of the front is going to be into the 30's for many locations. vienna at 33. athens at 32 and bucharest at 30 degrees. as we go toward sunday, we are not seeing much of a change across northern parts of europe. we'll see a shift of where the front is. more towards the south and we wiwill watch this becaususe ovee nextxt few days, as we go toward towards next week, the system will go further south bringing cooler air. here across much of central europe, , it is going g to be ry and d stormy. over here towards parts of london, things looking cooler with a temperature of 21 degrees.
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♪ >> welcome back. we want to take it to the headlines. is u.n. security council calling for a cease-fire in libya where almost 1000 people have died in fighting over the past three months. new footage has emerged of thehe moment an airstrike hit a migrant detention camp near tripoli on tuesday killing 53 people. aresition leaders in sudan holding a series of public meetings to explain why they find a power-sharing deal with the military. leadershipment the will change for the military to civilians after 21 months. venezuela's president and opposition leader have been holding rallies in the capital of caracas to mark independence sayss a u.n. report
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that more than 7000 people have been killed in the past 18 months. a bomb has gone off in a car in southern turkey, killing three people. it happened in a time close to the syrian border. turkish president erdogan said the explosion was likely terror related. those who died in the car bomb were syrian. the syrian government is believed to have lost hundreds of troops in its battle against rebels. but the front lines have barely moved. stalematethere is a on the front lines and northwest syria. by theent forces back russian military have not been able to break the opposition's defensive positions after weeks of fighting. it has been a costly batting. more monitoring groups say more than 700 government troops have been killed since late april. the russian
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occupiers, whoever comes here will fail. hundreds of bodies of mercenaries are rotting. he rebels lost hundreds defending their territory but they stopped the. advanced. turkey did play a role by provoviding sophisticated weapos capabilities. it does not want to lose leverage in the province of idlib, another mainstay colder, iran, however, has been absence from the battlefield. >> it would provoke negative reactions from the united states in terms of the kind of military action against syria. and no -- another reason is that iran does not want to provoke turkey sensitivities because they are working with each other in terms of circumventing the american sanctions against iran. reporter: other say iran is sending a message to its russian allies. whatever the reason, the syrian government is struggling and
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iran is proving its value in the war effort. idlib is not the only active frontline. isil remains a threat in central syria. >> the main problem they are facing in the eastern front, eastern holmes -- days,lly, every two daily, there is an isis attack, causing the death of 10 to 15 fighters among the regime. reporter: bashar al-assad has restored control over more than 60% of the country. but his army is exhausted, overstretched, and it seems too weak to recapture rebel held areas without the help of iran ian backed militias. >> many of the fighters on the front line have been recruited for slid from towns across syria. many of them do not like the assad regime. some of them fought against it.
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theirore, their morale, determination to fight is very low. reporter: assad repeatedly says he will conquer idlib but the battle is proving to be difficult. protest leaders in hong kong are saying they will not hold talks with the government unless they are in public. the leader of the largest student union is responding to carrie lam's offer to meet in private for talks about recent arrests. to allow the extradition of suspect may 9 china. maine then china. another of demonstrators vandalize the legislative council building on. monday they are plans for another protest on sunday. mothers and hong kong have joined demonstrations against controversial extradition bill. rob mcbride has more on that from hong kong. rob: this is been organized by an organization calling itself simply a group of hong kong
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mothers. that's grown out of this protest movement. they are decided to call this been for the end of what's one of the most role to us weeks in recent history. support forkeep up the thousands of people out protesting and demanding a withdrawal of this controversial extradition bill. also calling are for is a sense of understanding for the small minority of people, mostly young protesters, who on monday called -- storm hong kong's parliament. people that these mothers believe have been acting out of a sense of desperation and frustration. >> we are mothers. it's hard when we saw the kid starting in. -- storming in. >> the young people had no choice. they did not want to take such action. rob: there is also increasing concerns about what all of this unrest is doing to the state of
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mental health here in hong kong. with reported rise in the amounts of depression cases, for example, at some of the organizations that operate crisis and suicide hotlines say they are getting more calls from especially young people who feel not only that the government does not represent them, but they have no way of changing the. >> they talk about their worries, they talk they are hopeless. future, talk about the especially for young people, that the do not see a good future. rob: several people in the past week or so up here to have taken their own lives. after leaving notes or telling friends they saw the future for themselves in the city with such political deadlock. and it seems that situation is likely to continue with student groups rejecting an offer from the government to hold talks,
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saying at this stage, any talks would simply be pointless. >> the protesters have marched awi tocond date in mal express their anger over the reelection over the president. they say the results were rate and they are a managing -- demanding that election managers be sacked. reporter: a second day of protests in the capital. demanded the resignation of president. demonstrators say the result of his election in may was rigger. h-- rigged. he denies fraud. the leader of the opposition malawi congress party. he joined the former president of the united transformation movement in a protest march on thursday. they want the result unknown and -- the result annulled. and allys looted and shops are the opposition blamed
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the democratic progressive party for attacking the protesters and damaging property. fired teargas at opposition protesters and trying to storm the governing party's headquarters. government buildings were set al ite. weeks of antigovernment protests have targeted the electoral commission. officerators want i ts sacked for orchestrating what they are calling a sham election. a commitment of every malawian who wants to see justice role in this country. in the quarters of power. by joining, i am one of them. reporter: a government spokesman agreed to speak to "al jazeera" but called off the interview, saying it has not been authorized by the president. local media quoted him as describing the protests as illegal and is urging the
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opposition to accept the election results. rulei's court is due to whether the results stand or not. then, demonstrators say they will continue to voice their anger. zimbabweans are in during their worst power shortages in years. many neighborhoods have not had a lecture city for weeks and some residents have resorted to burning plastic to cook meals. businesses operate at night when they are more likely to get a steady flow of power. reporter: it's just after 10 p.m. it's time to get some work done. if he is lucky he will have seven hours of electricity before it's switched off for 10 hours. have beenwer cuts force businesses in zimbabwe to adjust. in some areas, people never know
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when there will be power and that sometimes means not going home. s frustrating. i have not seen my family for five days. because i have to be here durin g the day. and at nightm, i have to be here as well. i don't have enough time to rest. reporter: simple ways experiencing its worst power cuts in three years. some neighborhoods have not had a steady supply of electricity for weeks. it is the middle of the day and usually a lot more people will be busy working making furniture but there is no electricity. those who can afford it are using generators. the rest weight into the power comes back on. -- wait till the power comes back on. the country is struggling to generate enough electricity. it's mining center is one of the worst affected. >> what kind of investor would be excited by a market like this? a lot of factors -- then what it means is we will
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continue to having the type of inflation and the threat of negative gdp growth. reporter: energy officials blame that reduced water levels at the largest hydropower plant in the country. and consumers who do not pay bills and corruption in the energy sector. >> that may have played a role in making us get to this situation. they really should know that we're not going to take it lying down. everybody is responsible for whatever they have done must answer for it. reporter: but fixing what has gone wrong will take time. zimbabwe needs foreign currency, money it does not have enough of to buy electricity. until power generation improves, this will be an everyday reality for zimbabweans who have no choice but to rely on the power
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♪ >> welcome back. >>the unemployment rate in the united states as at a 50 year low but things are not looking so rosie because experts predicted in the next decade automation will cost a quarter of all jobs. artificial intelligence is helping some workers, though. wheezing and is coughing. the symptoms of his asthma attack may be common, but students at columbia university school of nursing say treating them as far more challenging in
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a clinical and priming than -- in a clinical environment. >> it's going to help open up your lungs. >> the text does not talk back to you. especially dealing with pediatrics and a child that is scared of something or does not want to do something. reporter: hal is a state-of-the-art medical training mannequin who, under the control of a constructor -- instructor, talks and conveys emotions in addition to symptoms. his body works with patient monitors and sensors while robotics allow him to simulate nearly a dozen facial expressions, including fear and anxiety and anger. sim offers us is the opportunity to explore and the empathy component about care. and treating patients and people and their family as like not just someone who has an asthma exasperation. >> one more time. reporter: actors are using simulations. one plays hal's father. >> is it possible to get -- to call my wife. >> when she comes in.
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reporter: much of this training is to take place on the job, but as health care becomes more high tech, so has the training of medical professionals. center has the look and feel of a real hospital with operating rooms and even a maternity ward. better prepare students for the real world, so their patients will have better outcomes. >> the simulation is over. reporter: students review their experiences afterwards in the boardroom. studies show the simulation improves critical thinking, clinical judgment, and communication skills. with communication errors one of the leading causes of mistakes and health care. >> it really shows the true aspect of what nurses do. a skillre not just version but there is a lot of clinical decision and thinking making involved. reporter: which is why more training like this may be just what the doctor ordered. >> australian surgeons have used
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transfers for a movement in power in the arms and hands of 13 quadriplegic patients. the procedure involves moving the ends of working nerves to muscles which are attached to dead nerves. a study of the surgeries has been published in "lancet." patients are able to feed themselves, and brush their teeth and write. the leade author is a plastic surgeon fro austin health in melbourne. she explains how the surgery works. to paralyzee nerves muscles, and we join the first nerve which is working and connected to the brain to the paralyzed nerve. we join them together under the microsoft using a very fine suture. then -- under the microscope. fibers from the working nerve growth down the paralyze nerve and use it as a - - to hit the muscle and
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reactivate the muscle. >> time now for sport with raul. raul: thank you. fans waited for the highly anticipated first round mixed doubles match at wimbledon of andyg the pair murray and serena williams forced to wait another day. gauff'sar old's cori come back. the american qualifier lost the first set against herzog. her run look to be over as she faced matchpoint at 5-2 in the second set. after saving a second match point, she eventually claimed the set in a tiebreaker to said it to a decider which she won. gauff has guaranteed yourself at least $220,000 in prize money for making it to the round of 16. she will play the former world number one simona hallett. defending champion
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novak djokovic was given a scare in his match. he dropped the second set against number 48 -- but before the -- th ran chanting came back toe win in four sets. -- the champion came back to win in four sets. kevin anderson has been upset in the third round. knocked out by argentina's player. pliskova through to the fourth round, pushed hard by the taiwan player. taking an hour and 46 minutes. up next, is her compatriot. to football now in the cup of nations in africa is one of the biggest shocks in its 62 year history. as benin knocked out the highly favored morocco to reach the quarterfinals. benin, nicknamed the squirrels, 4-1 on penalties after the match
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e-- ended. as they beat uganda. fifa's president says he wants to see the next women's world cup grow by 18 to 32. but the proposal needs quick action as the biddin process is already underwayg. >> we will discuss it as a matter of urgency and see if we can decide to increase for 2023, . in which case we should reopen the bidding process and allow everyone to have a chance to organize. for some of those who have been bidding already for the world cup. >> pakistan in the cricket world cup. they need to beat bangladesh by a record margin -- batting first, pakistan knew they needed quick runs early on. he batted slow.
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it wasn't what was required. he made exactly 100. wickets for the tournament and putting them second. pakistan eventually making 350. that meant pakistan needed to bowl out fwith 7 or less. that did not happen. he did take 6 for 35. the best figures of the world cup, as bangladesh bolwed up wit -- bowled out. the yellow jersey. there is more incentive for the riders. 3,500 kilometer event will cross some of the mountain passes with the race getting underway in brussels on saturday. reporter: summer in brussels and yellow is the color everyone wants to wear. the tour de france is in town. worldlyans the
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dislike us are here with last year's winner aware he has a fight on his hands. >> there's a lot of good guys. [in discernible] yatesy. i never know which one it is, anyway. yeah, i think, there are a lot of good guys. reporter: one man who will not be on the starting line is his teammate chris frume. sh in juneac ended his season. leaving a gap other teams are hoping to exploit. >> let's see how they respond. if they respond's of the have done these past years, for sure that will close the race. if they have doubts, the others will get more ambitious and maybe we'll get a more open race. reporter: the prize this year is now 100 hundred years since the
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yellow jersey was first awarded. eace organizers tells me h thinks it will be a special motivation for all the riders. >> the yellow jersey stands for excellence. . excellence which draws us to the top that is what we wanted to make a riders climate highest possible. that is why we had seven climbs beyond 2000 meters and why we have three mountaintop finishes among -- above 200 meters. reporter: organizers are busy putting everything in place for the first stage to be ready. come saturday afternoon, all of this area will be packed with people waiting to see who will cross this finish line first. and claim the first yellow jersey off this year's tour. will that person go on to wear it all the way to paris? probably not. but they will be three weeks of hard racing between them and that final finishing line.
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sprinter has become the fourth fastest man ever to run the 200 meters and claimed victory. 19.50 sectors, the best time over that distance in seven years. usain bolt and michael johnson have run faster. that is sport for now. >> thanks very much, raul. hasancient city of babylon been added to the u.n. ask a world heritage list and follows years of lobbying by iraq. the 4300 year old city is where dynasties have risen and fallen since the early stage of human civilization. today, visitors can stroll through the remnants of it structured and see the line of babylon. the tour guide says the decision is a win for humanity. >> i consider this a great day and a victory for iraqis. i have had two happy dates in my
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life -- the first when the american forces withdrew in 2005 and today is the second day because we have been added to the world heritage list. >> right. well, that is it for the news hour, but i will be back in a couple of minutes with more news . top stories coming up very shortly. see you in a bit. ♪
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