algeria will hold a presidential election on december 12th interim president ben sala made the announcement in a televised speech saying it was an urgent step for the country of maps and to government protests forced longtime president. to resign in april. it's widely viewed as a test of one of the world's youngest a mock receives polls have closed in the 1st round of tunisia's presidential election the country was the birthplace of the arab spring but it's only the 2nd time voters have had a chance to choose their leader in free and fair elections. $26.00 names are on the ballot paper although only $24.00 candidates are standing to withdrew from the race just days ago to support a former rival but there's still no clear front runner the presidential election was brought forward after the death of the incumbent steps the interline the election has huge symbolic value to unity is the only country that emerged from the arab spring uprisings at the beginning of the 2010s with a peaceful transition to democracy. high unemployment and inflation have left many voters frustrated but at polling sta

election on december 12th this state has just been announced by the interim president abdul qadir ben sala the country has been rocked by months of protests since the former president abdelaziz bouteflika resigned in april after nearly 20 years in power in the u.s. the 1st nationwide strike at general motors is in 12 years is due to take place at midnight on sunday $48000.00 members of the united auto workers union will walk off the job after talks over contracts with the motor company collapse well because of pushing for better wages health benefits and job security guarantees now to zimbabwe where dozens of doctors have marched to the country's biggest hospital demanding the release of a union leader. zimbabwe hospital doctors association says its president peter magowan baby was abducted on saturday he had recently called for a pay strike after complaining about the poor state of the hospitals and low salaries and when doctors are less than 40 u.s. dollars a month several people have recently been abducted tortured and warned by suspected state security agents to back off from anti gove

to hold its presidential election on december 12th that date was announced by interim president ben sala now the country has been rocked by months of protests since former president. was forced to resign in april after nearly 20 years in power. the taliban says it will revoke it span and allow the red cross to work in afghanistan is it excluded the group along with the world health organization back in april accusing them of carrying out suspicious activities during baths and nation campaigns the taliban also says it will guarantee the security of red cross staff in areas that it controls well those are the headlines join me for more news here on al-jazeera after counting the cost to stay with us. hello i'm hasn't this is counting the cost on energy or your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week a technocrat and the defacto leader of opec has been ousted but will his replacement of saudi arabia's energy minister fare any better as the kingdom struggles to get more for its oil. the cost of adapting to climate change if you think businesses haven't already failed beca

presidential election on december 12th that date was just announced by the interim president abdul qadir ben sala the country has been rocked by months of protests since former president abdul aziz beautifully can resign in april after nearly 20 years in power a sightseeing boat has capsized in southern india killing at least 12 people 25 others is still missing after the vessel sank in the good very river in the state of under pradesh to 2 dozen people have also been rescued. aid operations have resumed in the bahamas this tropical storm and by to moved on after dumping heavy rain just 2 weeks after hurricane dorian devastated the islands and by to threaten to hamper recovery efforts but forecasters say the storm is now tracking north away from the archipelago 1300 people are still listed as missing as a result of dorian if death toll remains at 50. and tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters have defied a police baton marched through hong kong city center hundreds of demonstrators have also targeted the government office complex there as the unrest continues and another chaotic we can't a