in bhutan, women are the boss.he sons. >> darren: always? all inheritance goes to the women? >> nawang: yes, women. >> anthony: what is this? >> nawang: this is ara, with some cordyceps in it. >> anthony: that is a cordycep? >> nawang: that is the cordycep. >> anthony: which is? >> nawang: essentially the cordycep is a fungus which infects the larvae of the ghost moths. >> anthony: a caterpillar that has been invaded by fungus? >> nawang: yes, it eventually takes over the whole larvae, kills it, sort of mummifies the whole thing. and then in the spring it protrudes out again. >> darren: is there any caterpillar left at the end or is it fossilized? >> nawang: it's just a fossilized thing. >> darren: meaning it's not meat. it is vegetarian. >> anthony: cordyceps are the new profit center for a culture that used to revolve almost entirely around the yak. >> anthony: this stuff costs how much a kilo? >> nawang: on average it's about 20,000. >> anthony: 20,000 u.s.? >> nawang: dollars. >> anthony: that's a lot. >> darre

it's a daunting climb to one of the holiest sites in bhutan. tiger's nest monastery seems to defy gravity every putin ease is expected to complete the pilgrimage to ensure peace and happiness when it became a democracy in two thousand and eight b. town put happiness at the center of all political policy inspiring the un to pass a resolution urging other nations to follow betimes example but how do you measure it. for many brittany's happiness as well when surety that it is quantifiable but ever since it became part of state policy it's been described roughly as good governance the balance between nature and economic growth also between pleasure and work in the capital to who is the world's only secretariat of happiness and a chief official who takes his job very seriously the gene it index is formed based on the an angel mint and school three indicators like education living standard environmental good governance psychological wellbeing the other one is community vitally d. day news and cultural diversity. this is one way people find happiness

of these party it seems a largely to be cosmetic but at the center of all political life here in bhutan is the pursuit of domestic national happiness that's how the success of the nation is measured in sharp contrast to g.t. g.d.p. it compared to the rest of the world. afghanistan will hold a general election on saturday the taliban has called for a boycott of the vote it was warned that it will attack polling stations that's led to concern about a low turnout the government is trying to encourage as many people to cast their ballots as possible pass with almost two thirds of the population illiterate campaigning for the elections is no simple task force from kabul. there are two thousand five hundred candidates running in this year. of just two hundred forty nine seats here in kabul their country candidates which means that if you're. going to vote you'll have to look through the streets list of candidates to try to find that one person you want to vote for which makes it very difficult another problem is a literacy here in afghanistan that is thirty one percent literacy which means tw

himalayas it is a colorful occasion national dress must be warned ten years ago the former king of bhutan ordered the country to embrace democracy is the nation's third election like three times ancient traditions democracy is now also a fiercely guarded part of booting the society jobs the a bar mint and economic growth are all at the forefront of voters' concerns. the main issues facing us farmers are safe drinking water supply irrigation water and agriculture it's also important to look after youth many of whom are unemployed . the most important thing in this election is voting for a party or a candidate that would make my nation economically srong and would best look after the welfare of the people of bhutan for sharing it's a time to be friends she remembers the days before democracy before time opened up to the outside world. things were really great under the monarchy and happiness and the country enjoyed great progress whichever party which there must be no hatred or division among our people. voters chose between two political parties the d.t.p. which formed the first government

has done what no other country has the park al-jazeera and the himalayan kingdom of bhutan. and plenty will on all the days toys can be found on our website beatrice al-jazeera don't. go about zero these autopsy henri's the u.s. says it's time to replace combat with compromise that is yemen's warring sides to end to talks within thirty days the call from u.s. defense actually james mattis echoes all those in the trunk administration will the conflict to end washington supports the sa g m rossi military coalition in yemen that's helping gammons government fight against him see rappel zx. well that same events mass is also address the murder of jamal the saudi john this was killed inside the kingdom's consulate in istanbul on the second of october the president said we want to get to the bottom we will get to the bottom of it and as you know turkey. show far provided evidence for every allegation that they have made about what happened and show no one nation control all the information and i spoke to the foreign minister shaadi arabia two days ago in managua and he said there

back the world's youngest democracy elects a new government we report from the mountain nation of bhutan on that stay with us . through tranquil arabian can you. find in on can free routines and if any should go on to live. hello again welcome back we're here cross a live on we're seeing plenty of clouds across turkey syria as well as iraq and you can see on sally right there within those clouds we could even be seeing a rain shower too over the next few days winds are coming out of the south which means relatively warm air there so for baghdad it's going to be cloudy day here on friday with temperatures about thirty six then as we go towards saturday we are picking up more moisture across the region so more showers particular over here toward syria as well as into central parts of turkey now speaking of rain showers with had rain showers across the gulf we still see some clouds here we see those darker spots and in those darker spots we could be picking up a rain shower too we did have that dough in doha here on thursday showers down here towards the southwest as well and then as we go

the paul crouch is zero in the himalayan kingdom of bhutan. deal with these top stories supreme court judges and pakistan have acquitted a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy as your baby was convicted of insulting the prophet mohammed eight years ago who was accused of insulting islam up to two muslim women refuse to drink from her water container. the u.s. says it's time to replace combat with compromise. warring sides to enter talks within thirty days the call from u.s. defense secretary james mattis echoes all those in the ration who want the conflict to end and. the president wants all says jamal khashoggi. the un human rights chief is pushing for international experts to be a part of the investigation into the saudi lists killing. at the same event masses address the. jamal khashoggi the saudi janice was killed inside the kingdom's consulate in istanbul on october second the president said we want to get to the bottom we will get to the bottom of it and as you know turkey. show far provided evidence for every allegation that

voters in bhutan the casting their ballots in a runoff parliamentary election more than four hundred thousand registered voters are electing forty seven members of the national assembly royalist and center left parties are facing each other in the runoff let's go live now to bhutan meet barca at a polling station in the capital me one of the world's youngest democracies just how important is this election. well it's being treated very very seriously indeed as you said this is only the third election since the country's transition to democracy back in two thousand and eight that has been a very very unusual journey because the transition came about as a result of a direct order by the previous monarch so people every brace democracy enthusiastically perhaps largely out of respect for the monarchy that's the bizarre contradiction about politics here in bhutan as you said there's a population of around seven hundred fifty thousand but half a million eligible voters there are two main parties the n.p.t. party the p p t party that's right and the n.t. party the first of those parties form

less than two generations ago bhutan had a subsistence economy now it's hoping to graduate from the un list of least developed countries to a developing one little slower year war manageable than other places but there's globalisation is this explosion of media there's forces beyond our control and we're being in that pried open prized. betime became a democracy in two thousand and eight under the orders of the previous king it's a change the country still getting used to throwing stations have been set up even the remotest corners of the country voters will choose from one of two parties there's very little politically that separates them including their names the d.p.t. the town's first ever ruling party and the d n t political newcomers it's really at the crossroads because we are a new party what we are offering people is that you must strengthen democracy and when i say. they must strengthen democracy we must strengthen the bridge between the people and the government they are looking at firstly bridging the development get then you're looking at income gap then it's gender gap th

and as one of the youngest democracies in the world are now bhutan is about to choose a new government only be the third election since two thousand and eight the economy and the environment are major concerns they parker reports and returns capital and. it is a rustic landscape of peaks and paddy fields a country seemingly at all odds with the modern world. less than two generations ago bhutan had a subsistence economy now it's hoping to graduate from the un list of least developed countries to a developing one things are a little slower here war manageable than other places but there's globalization is this explosion of media is forces beyond our control and we're being in that pried open open prized. determined became a democracy in two thousand and eight under the orders of the previous king it's a change the country still getting used to thoroughly stations have been set up even the remotest corners of the country voters will choose from one of two parties there's very little politically that separates them including their names the d.p.t. the town's first ever ruling party and th

less than two generations ago bhutan had a subsistence economy now it's open to graduate from the un list of least developed countries to a developing one things are a little slower here more manageable than other places but there's globalization is this explosion of media there's forces beyond our control and we're being in that pried open open prized. bhutan became a democracy in two thousand and eight under the orders of the previous king it's a change the country still getting used to throwing stations have been set up even the remotest corners of the country voters will choose from one of two parties there's very little politically that separates them including their names the d.p.t. the town's first ever ruling party and the d n t political newcomers it's really at the crossroads because we are a new party what we are offering people is that you must strengthen democracy and when i say. they must strengthen democracy we must strengthen the bridge between the people and the government they are looking at firstly bridging the development gap then we are looking at income gap then

people in bhutan casting their ballots in a runoff parliamentary election more than four hundred thousand registered voters are electing forty seven members to the national assembly royalist and center left parties are facing each other in the runoff barkha is in part in bhutan with more. it's a country of rich cultural and historical importance and was until early two thousand and eight a monarchy that's until ironically the previous king ordered it be changed to democracy and that change has largely been wholeheartedly and enthusiastically embraced although i think it's fair to say there's a degree of nostalgia about the old ways of doing things and brace enthusiastically perhaps largely out of respect ironically too for the monarchy itself there are seven hundred fifty thousand people in the country half a million eligible voters and many of them are voting in polling stations like this up and down the country some in very very remote areas indeed and there are two parties on the ballot paper the d.p.t. and the d n t the d.p.t. were the first party of power the first party to form a go

more years before this one secretive nation stands on its own two feet neve barker al-jazeera to bhutan. video. despite international criticism the government has defended its treatment of the minority group. being detained in these camps. in a different directions. canada there is now the second country in the world off a year of quietude legalize cannabis buyers and sellers are celebrating finally being able to possess weed for recreational use as daniel like reports from toronto . the. illegal no more at midnight in the easternmost time zone the first non-medicinal cannabis is sold without breaking canadian law trace would be super happy to if you're a first person in line legalization is being celebrated countrywide and not just by smokers canadian cannabis companies have seen their share prices soar in recent months as the big day approached there is not one client yet that has not been touched by the introduction of cannabis in canada life sciences technology the banking industry retailers but in addition the food and beverage companies are going to start seeing a lot of activity

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progress on a truce while still being able to deny it for now the calculations continue people in bhutan a casting their ballots in a run off parliamentary election more than four hundred thousand registered voters are electing forty seven members to the national assembly royalist and center left parties are facing each other in the ralph barker reports from power. has a country of rich cultural and historical importance and was until early two thousand and eight a monarchy that's until ironically the previous king ordered it be changed to democracy and that change has largely been wholeheartedly in enthusiastically embraced although i think it's fair to say there's a degree of nostalgia about the old ways of doing things and brace enthusiastically perhaps largely out of respect ironically too for the monarchy itself there are seven hundred fifty thousand people in the country half a million eligible voters and many of them are voting in polling stations like this up and down the country some in very very remote areas indeed and there are two parties on the ballot paper the d.p.t. and th

prime minister to resign may hasn't provided any new suggestions for resolving the issue people in bhutan a casting their ballots in a runoff parliamentary election more than four hundred thousand registered voters are electing forty seven members of the national assembly royalist and center left parties are facing each other in the run. russia and turkey plan to give more time for the implementation of their deescalation deal in the syrian province of idlib the un's humanitarian advisor for syria and says he is relieved over that decision mystical and also cited russian officials saying that syria has reversed its plans to expropriate houses and property owned by refugees a government minister in india has resigned after at least twenty women accused him of sexual harassment and assault m j ackbar was the deputy foreign minister the allegations against the sixty seven year old date back to his time as a leading newspaper editor in the late one nine hundred eighty s. and early one nine hundred ninety s. . tens of thousands of taxi drivers have gathered in the korean capital to protest aga

himalayas it is a colorful occasion national dress must be ward ten years ago the former king of bhutan ordered the country to embrace democracy is the nation's third election like three times ancient traditions democracy is now also a fiercely guarded part of due to the society jobs the a barb and an economic growth of all at the forefront of voters' concerns. the much you can get it the main issues facing us farmers are safe drinking water supply irrigation water and agriculture it's also important to look after youth many of whom are unemployed. the most important thing in this election is voting for a party or a candidate that would make my nation economically strong and would best look after the welfare of the people of. for sharing zambo it's a time to meet old friends she remembers the days before democracy before time opened up to the outside world. things were really great under the monarchy peace and happiness and the country enjoyed great progress whichever party which there must be no hatred or division among our people. the voters chose between two political parties the d t

youngest democracies is chosen a new government with a special report from the mountain kingdom of bhutan. the u.s. treasury secretary steven minutiae in is withdrawing from a saudi investment conference dubbed divorce in the desert is announcement comes a sector state might pump says his country takes the disappearance and possible murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi very seriously as it stands turkish investigators have finished searching two of saudi arabia's diplomatic buildings in istanbul they reportedly found important samples including fingerprints belonging to salam how meant to be a gate a saudi autopsy expert. kushal she was last seen entering the consulate on october the second an eleven minute ordeal recording from inside that building has been leaked to turkish media which suggests it was attacked and killed inside the building thus it is now turning their attention to the fifteen member saudi hit squad which they suspect carried out the killing as well as of today the group is said to include a bodyguard of the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salon in a moment we'll

. —— voters in bhutan have handed an overwhelming victory to a new party headed by a surgeon during thursday's by the tiny himalayan kingdom, wedged between india and china, since the end of absolute monarchy in 2008. provisional results suggest a centre—left party, which was only formed five years ago, won 30 of the 47 national assembly seats. official results are to be announced friday. the sagrada familia basilica, one of spain's most famous tourist sites, has agreed to pay $41—million to barcelona's authorities afterfailing to have a building permit, for more than 130 years. the money will be spent on improving public transport and access to the monument and surrounding area. the wife of interpol‘s former president, meng hongwei, has called for more freedom in china, weeks after her husband was detained there. in her first interview with british media, grace meng told the bbc that she had had no news of her husband. meng hongwei disappeared after he left his job in france on a visit to china. the chinese have since confirmed he's being held on suspicion of bribery. 0ur paris correspondent

bhutan became a democracy in two thousand and eight under the orders of the previous king it's a change the country still getting used to throwing stations have been set up even the remotest corners of the country voters will choose from one of two parties there's very little politically that separates them including their maims the d.p.t. the town's first ever ruling party and the d n t political newcomers it's really at the crossroads because we are a new party what we are offering people is that the must strengthen democracy and when i say. they must strengthen democracy we must strengthen the bridge between the people and the government they are looking at firstly raising the development get then you're looking at income gap then it's gender gap then generation gap and then we're also we also have a strong social agenda we believe in doing what is right and not likely popular both parties also want to protect the driving force of p. towns economy hydro power and accounts for a quarter of the country's national income most of which is sold as electricity to neighboring india i could

party won twenty one seats this only the third democratic election in bhutan history the absolute monarchy there ended back in two thousand and eight amasses distance itself from a rocket attack that hit southern israel on weapon state the house was damaged in the city of bell the group those says the rocket fire was an irresponsible attempt to undermine egyptian efforts to broker a new long term truce with israel israeli military responded by hitting twenty sites in gaza killing at least one palestinian. investigators say the suspect in wednesday's attack in crimea may have had an accomplice three days of mourning have been declared after nineteen people were killed in a school in the city of courage and explosion was followed by shooting police say the initial attack that killed himself crimea remember was annexed from ukraine by russia in twenty fourteen a landslide in tibet has forced six thousand people to evacuate from their homes falling debris blocked one of the region's key rivers causing water levels to rise by forty meters chinese authorities are keeping their indian counterpart

youngest democracies has chosen a new government we have a special report from the mountain kingdom of bhutan. and in sport an international cricketer has confessed to his role in a spot fixing scandal in england following an al-jazeera investigation to gnash canaria pakistan's most successful spin bowler in test matches has decided to come clean. the u.s. president donald trump has said he now believes journalist jamal khashoggi is dead and warned of very severe consequences if saudi arabia is proved to be responsible his announcement comes as u.s. treasury secretary steven minucci and withdrew from a saudi investment conference dubbed divorce in the desert as it stands turkish investigators have finished searching two of saudi arabia's diplomatic buildings in istanbul they reportedly found quote important samples including fingerprints belonging to salem mohammed of to baby a saudi autopsy expert showed she was last seen entering the consulate on october second and eleven minute order recording from inside that building has been leaked to turkish media which suggests it was attacked and kil