this was the moment that froze many clocks in beirut. this is the exact time of the blast on august the 4th 2020 a warehouse containing nearly 3000 tons of ammonium nitrate blew up the material had been confiscated 6 years earlier and kept at the poll to have assess the customs service gave several warnings about the potential danger but nothing was done almost $200.00 people died in the massive explosion and another $6000.00 were injured. enough said i'm proud that it can be ended yet that there's so much the culture some of that i'll leave that up to those that missed it. but not the. mob that. if it. can be what's going to have an effect here. minister made the location for defection i don't know but it would be beneficial to them in. this cultural once stood in beirut cold but recent events forced the artist to find a new hiding place for it that's unlikely. but the da da da da da. da da da. da da da but that may be a nod and say you he said. this was melvin before the port explosion she hosted a lebanese t.v. show young and vicious

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in the center of beirut on monta square. gallows were erected for those responsible for the tragedy for the few who knew that ammonium nitrate had been stored at the polls with new safety precautions and chose to ignore it the. protesters occupied the ministries of finance energy and foreign affairs. by others can cheat. sort of the whole the. they manage. the modified about. a lot of them and you're not. police tried to disperse the protesters with tear gas and batons but the crowd replied by hurling stones and fine works more than 700 demonstrators were injured in the clashes the government resigned but the protests continue. ebony's citizens now want to leave the country . running is one of them he's looking for a job abroad. by the. us. i'm hundreds of hundreds more than it. was. a street. that held it. well it's needed. 10 firefighters an entire unit died fighting the fire that followed the blast. came up with. the 1st rescue was. sure i did. joshua had a different matter how did you hear him look at. him and then if we

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and really wants somebody who can't even imagine being in beirut and yeah. it must sign off just as a muslim thing is for sure. we will never forget who even for justice and all of that will forever be alive was. the survivors unbeliever and he said the votes. to date have reached more than enough relief to recovery or refurbishing damaged primary health care clinics and providing mental health services progress in disorders such as anxiety depression and 1st traumatic stress disorder. culmination joining us to explain more about what's been going on in beirut in the last 6 knots if anything has been going on in beirut in the last 6 months come good to see you introduce yourself to ask him what it's told him his while and what. i mean thank you so much for us ing us and for giving me the space show this is not only a story this is a global story it is about citizens that live in the midst of connect government and artisan and sectarian driven this is a story of survivor this is a story of networks of sort of energy that came together and decided deserve bett

he lived in beirut. and spent a lot of time in nightclubs. after the blast much decided to settle in the country and become a farmer. broccoli . rabe. his parents live here too at the time of the explosion was visiting them that's what saved his life. that's all over. but. 'd the transition from city life to be many young people have moved to the country it's hard to find a job in the capital where unemployment is rife and at least there's always something to eat. so i. and. slogans. or stuff other than what it says that he chucked that's why i had to hold on a little celeste has the rest of us wait on delivery is. the ability of a. consumable 5 a fairly delivery is a see how bit of men near as i did there was at a caused a little with illinois well in seattle at the last the in. the noisiest part of the route which has the most vibrant nightlife is the modern neighborhood it's part of the old town and faces the port it's known for its bars and restaurants. in a. one how to set. just a lot of those out as beer but other than a few if i can no

can't even imagine being in beirut and yeah. it just is but one thing is for sure. we will never forget. justice and all the victims will forever be alive it was. the survivors some believe and use of that's. to date we have reached more than 135000 people affected by the blast as we move from relief to recovery theor refurbishing damaged primary health care clinics and providing mental health services progress and disorders such as anxiety depression and 1st dramatic stress disorder. common is joining us to explain more about what's been going on in beirut in the last 6 knots if anything has been going on in beirut in the last 6 months come good to see you introduce yourself to. tell them who are and what. can we thank you so much for us ing us and for giving me a space show this is not only the story this is a global story it is about citizens don't live in the midst of connected government and dissent and sectarian driven this is a story of survivor this is a story of networks of sort of energy that came together how decided to get better and we know how to get b

has been going on in beirut in the last 6 months come good to see you introduce yourself to. tell them who are and what. can we thank you so much for us ing us and for giving me on this base your show this is not only a story this is a global story it is about citizens don't live in the midst of connected corrupt government and dissent and sectarian driven this is a story of survivor this is a story of networks of sort of energy that came together and decided to get better and we know how to get better and we are able to deliver in terms of people's health and well being and vitamin explosion was the epitome of what happens. when you meet people who are going to these are wards don't understand the logic of development they don't understand the logic of the quote if you don't see the logic of human rights and then decided to look further at the same time this is a story if i have her story of multiple people coming together to say you know i want to live better and we are ready to the liver are honest so this is what let i mean i'm talking to you now i was young and the midst

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. >> not long after news broke of the murder, friends gathered outside his southws beirut homeo offer condolenc. for his sister, hezbollah is linked to his death. >> everyone knows who controls the area he was killed in. there's no doubt about the accusation. you know who they are. killing for them is habit. >> the activist and publisher was found in his car just 60 kilometers from the capital. he had been shot in the head. he was on his way home after visiting a friend in south lebanon. the shieh political party and militant group that controls much of south beirut and south lebanon. >> we cannot trust our leaders in this murder, especially because of where it took pla. he was constantly under threat, but he was extraordinarily brave . today, we face a real problem -- the fact that the people in power are incapable of delivering justice. >> he was no stranger to threats, due to the nature of his work. the 58-year-old's life now cut short, his empty office a reminder of his many ongoing projects. authorities have yet to determine who was behind his murder. an investigation is under wa

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a repeat in beirut. the government of ukraine has shut down several pro russian television channels allegedly financed by an oligarch with personal ties to blood of a putin ukrainian president a lot of mayors linsky justify the ban as necessary to fight kremlin propaganda that undermines his country's path to the e.u. but critics accuse him of stifling freedom of speech. independence objectivity doubts would journalists at 3 ukrainian news channel say it's under threat $12.00 new sworn in seek are no longer in ukrainian t.v. the broadcaster say it's a start of an era of lies. but in those 2 days $34.00 channels of stop broadcasting what does it mean for free speech and what does it mean for ukrainians give us a grain. since the government shut down the channels have been blasting president vladimir selenski the opposition session ukrainian leaders scared the reporting is damaging his government in the opinion polls. some ukrainian journalist say did channels have a point they believe the government's dec

patchwork response will keep the country stuck in tragedy i'm certain of what they're reporting from beirut. and from street parties to silence how brazilians are trying to fill the void left by the cancellation of this year is a carnival. hello thanks for joining us me and more as deposed leader a detention has been extended 2 weeks after the army seized power in a coup there is heavy military presence in the gone as nationwide protests calling for release ensure their 10th day tens of thousands have been on the streets denouncing the coup. has been criminally charged her lawyer says she is set to appear in court on wednesday let's get an update scott heide lawyer will join us scott is monitoring the situation from bangkok in neighboring thailand scott 1st of all are we hearing anything more about. that a no other than the fact that this arraignment this hearing i should say it has been pushed back until wednesday and since and we hear from her attorney who actually turned up a court and some some other people expecting her to be released today monday but that was not the case election be

beirut one senator who filed that report led our coverage of last year's devastating explosion in beirut which killed more than 200 people al-jazeera is reporting of the explosion has won an award from the royal television society in the u.k. the best breaking news coverage in award ceremony was held virtually but the r.t.s. has tweeted the result calling it a journalistic toward a force. a chinese divorce court has ordered a man to compensate his ex-wife for the housework she did during their 5 year marriage the landmark ruling came out the china introduced a new civil code as it was katrina you is in beijing she says the case has triggered widespread debate over the value of domestic work. this ruling has sparked a flurry of debate online here in china over the role of housewives' in chinese society according to this case a beijing court has ruled that a woman named wank would receive 7700 dollars in compensation following her divorce from her husband in addition to half the couple's assets and custody of their only child now this is the 1st case of its kind since china's marriage law

beirut. it's been nearly a month since an alley saw her son she waits for news outside the military tribunals where allie is among dozens of men facing trial on terrorism charges birth of birth alert those charges can carry the death penalty and are seen as an escalation in the ongoing conflict between the state and the people. in need i mean it should be a bit heavy yet they're accusing our sons of being terrorists they are the terrorists they stole the people's money they are responsible for the explosion of that they report our children are nationalists not them the defendants are alleged to have thrown molotov cocktails at security forces and burned down a melissa polity building during protests in the northern city of tripoli last month the demonstrations were held to demand the government compensation during a strict coronavirus lockdown that worse than living conditions for the poor. one protester was shot in the back during the unrest his family and activists want to know why no charg

a worsening pandemic complicates beirut's long recovery from the massive explosion that devastated the city. >> the explosion was yet another blow in a year that had already seen the currency lose 80% of its value and food prices and now, just as the city was starting to get back on its feet, it's been floored by a devastating wave of covid-19. >> woodruff: and, it's friday. david brooks and jonathan capehart consider the republican party's identity crisis, and the ongoing pandemic relief negotiations. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fidelity wealth management. >> consumer cellular. >> johnson & johnson. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank

six months ago an enormous explosion swept through beirut, tearing apart homes and lives.than 200 people, injured thousands more and left large swathes of the city in tatters. my own neighbourhood of mar mikhael was left in pieces. many of its residents have come back and rebuilds. some have nowhe else to go. but the area is a shell of its former self. this was once one of the busiest streets in beirut, lined with crowded cafes, bars, restaurants and shops. while some of them have been rebuilt, others are still piles of rubble. and thanks to the pandemic, it is still a ghost town. the explosion was yet other blow in a year that had already seen the currency lose 80% of its value and food prices triple, while many lost their life savings. the government had little to tackle since the country's economic freefall, swore it would rapidly punish those responsible for the blast. instead, it has spent months gridlocked in political infighting. now, just as the city was getting back on its feet, it's been floored by a destating wave of covid-19 and a nationwide lockdown imposed on

the protests like this one here beirut have led to a gradual easing. now hospital staff worry the strain on resources will grow. the good news officials are rolling out a vaccine. campaign. critics say it's too slow and perhaps too fragile in a country where government skepticism and outright anger continue to grow. so can the vaccine turn things around for levanon that's a question i posed to our guest from beirut in a moment a clinical psychologist who's grappling with the issue of whether to stay in the country or go like many medical professionals the way forward for lebanon will not be easy the country council's significant refugee population including large numbers of palestinians and even more arrivals from syria the demographics affect how the pandemic plays out a un report shows the covert mortality rate for palestinian refugees in lebanon is a whopping 3 times higher than other groups. corona virus infections continue to surge medical capacity is a ready stretched to its limits and with the financial crisis having crushed the economy half ful

this was the moment that froze many clocks in beirut. this is the exact time of the blast on august the 4th 2020 a warehouse containing nearly 3000 tons of ammonium nitrate blew up the material had been confiscated 6 years earlier and kept at the poll to have a sense of the customs service gave several warnings about the potential danger but nothing was done almost $200.00 people died in the massive explosion and another $6000.00 were injured. enough said i'm proud of that. to be and yet there's so much the culture of some of that i'll back up the militia that led. up to the. mob that. if i. can leave what's going to have any. minister made the location for defection i don't know but it would be the man. you . once stood in beirut told but recent events forced the artist to find a new hiding place for it that's unlikely. but the da da da da da. da da da. da da but that may be a nod and say you he said. this was melvin before the poll to explosion she hosted a lebanese t.v. show young and vicious she had gray. plans for a future. break up

like their patients here at refeed hariri university hospital in beirut they too are free and. want it to be all but i see my children every day but every day i live in fear that i may transmit this virus to them i'm trying my best to protect them that i can't have a young man in. the situation has been getting worse every day for the last 3 weeks . and we have about 20 patients and measures here all week or empty but. this is it really is very exhausting for auto stuff. for more than a month the country has been under a 24 hour a day curfew to try to tackle the spread of cope at 19. but anti lockdown protests in cities like tripoli put pressure on the government to begin easing restrictions and last week ministers began relaxing some of its lockdown measures that may help the struggling economy but it's worrying health workers the number of. infections and the community is still hard we have more than 20 percent just positives it today and if we've pretty much really opened a company that was really to reverse some of the older games that we have. you know our chief. while pat

tetons to beirut residents trying to brave build their lives 6 months now after that huge blast tore through the lebanese capital as top rights groups warn justice is not for the thousands of victims. good morning this is art international my name's kevin 0 in here for the next half hour with our latest from eunice just turned in the headlines the president biden's inauguration call for unity appears of a little effect so far as a new poll finds most americans think the country will stay as divided or get even worse almost 2 in 3 agree the situation they think will not improve in the coming years mainstream media appears maybe to be playing a key role in those divisions just the latest example in an l a times journalist linking pro neighbors who cling to a driveway of snow for free for an act of kindness to hezbollah are the lebanese group designated as terrorists by the u.s. well it's not his khaled mopin explains next it's not the only case of whipping up the tensions. the rift between red america and blue america has been widening for years nobody can say that the media is blamele

warn a patchwork response will keep the country stuck in tragedy i'm santa for the reporting from beirut. no restrictions for those arriving in the u.k. mandatory hotel quarantines and possible prison time for those with about their travel. no show south africa's former president jacob zuma skips a judicial hearing to face charges of corruption we're live in johannesburg. follow me on mars the pows leader aung san suu cheesed attention has been extended 2 weeks after the army seized power in a coup there is a heavy military presence in young gone as nationwide protests calling for a suit she's released their 10 day tens of thousands of bit on the streets denouncing the coup. she has been criminally charged and her lawyer says she is set to appear in court on wednesday scott heiler is monitoring things from neighboring thailand. this arraignment this hearing i should say has been pushed back until wednesday and we hear heard from her attorney who actually turned up a court and some some other people expecting her to be released today monday but that was not the case election be on wednesd

like their patients here at refuge hariri university hospital in beirut they too are free and. wanted to give you all but i see my children every day but every day i live in fear that i may transmit this virus to them and i'm trying my best to protect them that i can't handle. the situation has been getting worse every day for the last 3 weeks. and we have about 20 patients and their measures here where 3 crore i'm compared to. this is that really is very exhausting kudos to her. for more than a month the country has been under a 24 hour a day curfew to try to tackle the spread of covert 19. but anti lockdown protests in cities like tripoli put pressure on the government to begin easing restrictions and last week ministers began relaxing some of its lockdown measures that may help the struggling economy but it's worrying health workers the number of. infections and the community is still hard we have more than 20 percent positivity and if we prematurely open the company that was read to reverse the gains that we have. in our chief. while patients here are receiving the best car

lived in the southern suburbs of beirut this is his father's home and here since before the neighborhood became stronghold his family. refused to leave this by years of threats and intimidation public criticism of hezbollah has recently been growing the group still enjoys the backing of a majority of muslims an estimated one 3rd of lebanon's not relation but supporters of look say he showed there was another voice so out of beirut israel has launched an investigation into more than 20 army veterans who've been a key manufacturing weapons for an unnamed asian country these pictures supposedly show some of the missiles being tested the identities of those and lead to be involves have been withheld under a gag order according to local. villages in sudan living along the border with ethiopia happen course and a territorial dispute between the 2 countries both nations claim the area. reports from god everything. this is the village of the state of. the people here are poor the only water comes from the river the women still gather firewood for cooking. as a neighbor hymns wife was out looking

was here when it led our coverage of last year's devastating blast in beirut which killed more than 200 people there is reporting of the explosion has won an award from the royal television society in the u.k. for best breaking news coverage it would ceremony was held virtually but the r.t.s. has tweeted the result calling it a journalistic tour de force. protests erupted across new share after opposition leader man declared he narrowly won the presidential election but he's have clashed with this man supporters in the capital niamey a provisional results have announced former interior minister mohammad bazooms the winner with more than 55 percent of the vote and natural officials say was man one about 44 percent which he's dismissed as fraud. a german court has handed out the world's 1st prosecution for state sponsored torture by the syrian government a former intelligence officer was sentenced to 4 and a half years in jail the crimes against humanity verdict gives hope to thousands of syrians in germany who say they were tortured by president bashar assad's government doesn't it c

to the airport to have been taking against the people is a no thanks for that reporting that from beirut. now pakistan's prime minister has been meeting in sri lanka's president go to buy a rajapaksa on the 2nd and final day of his visit imran khan has been discussing a joint efforts to fight religious extremism and how to help poor countries whether the pandemic and later on wednesday sri lanka is expected to face a strong criticism at the un human rights council meeting that's jew in part for its failure to bring accountability to those involved in its 25 year long civil war . for peace to say to discuss all of this i'm joined now by the sri lankan foreign minister going to whether he's in the capital of colombo foreign minister welcome to al-jazeera 1st up this important visit by the pakistan prime minister i'm running outside his fight are you with how it went to given the controversy over how he was due to speak in parliament but then didn't. thank you from me being in touch as foreign minister nor for leader of the house of parliament i could say that the government had indeed on h

warn a patchwork response will keep the country stuck in tragedy i'm santa for the reporting from beirut also from street parties to silence brazilians are trying to fill the void left by the cancellation of this year's carnival those stories after the break. and the moment where the quiet the winds dropped down the sheer miles moralists appeared in the forecast for monday and more suddenly picking up over the saudi's arabia iran levant looking ok but you can see obviously it's not true in turkey western turkey that knollys picking up and that's going to spin up a low in the eastern med which will unfortunately make pretty poor weather for north and levant rain strong winds snow from lebanon northwards i think is quite likely by the time we get to when saying that a whole lot will spread across mostly as rain through iraq with a bit of flash flooding quite possible in baghdad but that's wednesday now we'll follow it on thursday tomorrow leave it from there and jump sas to a potential development still in the straits of madagascar that spin up of of cloud may well turn into a proper circu

beirut. a grieving mother makes an appeal as she buries her son look man's name. in the publisher an activist was assassinated a week ago in the 1st high profile killing in lebanon in 2 years. besides says that . in a message to her son's killers selma march schock said weapons are of no use if you want to build a nation a. look man's family says he was killed because of his criticism of hezbollah the main armed group he accused of monopolizing power and working for the interests of iran those who see slim's killing as an attempt to silence voices of dissent are defiant i feel that his killing was. targeting the not temple alone but it was targeting who were listening and diversity in the shop community. hezbollah has denied any role in the murder and accused its opponents of exploiting it for political gain but for some there are facts that can't be ignored it happened in an area we know clearly who controls it and lebanon we have a history of assimilations and many have evaded accountabilit

warn a patchwork response will keep the country stuck in tragedy i'm santa for the reporting from beirut also threats intimidation targeted killings the challenges facing it depend to be to the stories after the break. the news. sponsored play qatar airways. there's another blast of snow coming out of the eastern side of asia mainland across the waters to japan that's a pretty good storm system one to get so busy to be the word used in the garden and for time in northern honshu and that snow spread right downs of the korean peninsula i think most of north and south korea will get some during tuesday or even wednesday the cold air will spread south through eastern china pick up the showers boost and showers of rain of course in taiwan doesn't mean the cold will stay this is not to say a last gasp of winter but it's certainly one that will be swept away about some you get to friday as attention so go significantly positive once more in the sunshine south of that quite a dry spell for most to southeast asia indonesia still seeing quite a few showers around the same is true of the philippine