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a lot of damage at that time that was the largest storm to ever hit fiji so we're heading for a very significant event in the form of cycle. fix all that are being felt right now on those 2 main islands in particular where most of the population of fiji live reports coming in already of some very strong damaging winds causing damage to buildings flooding in some areas and some power outages as well all of that is bad enough right now but it is forecast to get a lot worse in the coming hours overnight on a night forecasting that the winds could be as strong as 300 kilometers an hour in terms of the gusts that could hit those islands and up to $300.00 millimeters of rainfall could be seen as well and then you have the storm surge with the gut which the government and the disaster agencies and weather agencies in fiji a warning could be very dangerous as well they are predicting there could be swells and excess of 10 meters so in those low lying coastal areas where most of the concern lies right now and that's why we've seen such an effort from the government to urge people in those are

could be heading into fiji wayne thank you very much indeed. now the asian games are coming to doha for the 2nd time qatar's capital one a vote in oman to host the 21st edition of the event in 2030 rival bidding city riyadh will stage the games 4 years later. the richest reports the city you'll have the high for and with host 2030 is gone. another sporting victory for cattles capital doha this time winning the rights to host the 2030 asian games the 2nd biggest multi sports event after the olympics doha beating saudi arabia's capital riyadh in a vote by the olympic council of asia riyadh will host the 2034 edition other than just limit this achievement wasn't made just to the right is the result of 16 years of hard work we are proud of these historical moment today we have one could be for 20 or 30 and it's no surprise the wider context of 2 regional rivals going head to head in this vote is hard to ignore since 2017 saudi arabia along with bahrain the united arab emirates and egypt has imposed a blockade on qatar. but for both nations there is

supercycle flattened entire villages as a tour through fiji authorities say at least 4 people were killed the storms made the storm made landfall as a top of the scale category 5 cyclone lashing fiji 2nd largest island with gusts of up to 345 kilometers an hour most dwellings in rural fiji are made made to withstand winds like those unleashed by. climate change has made cycle and stronger and more frequent with the 3rd maximum strength storm to batter the pacific island nation in 5 years. lock downs around the world have inspired many people stuck at home to take up an artistic pursuit and the former beatle paul mccartney just happens to be one of them the music legend has released a new album recorded at his home after the pandemic forced him to stay inside for many months. paul mccartney is rocking out and staying in. his home studio in sussex may not have an audience but mccartney had all the instruments he needed to put out 11 new tracks and i was actually just. some of those you know for an album mccartney 3 as the title suggests is the 3rd album bearing his name each one came at a n

my from the fiji islands.s emission in the atmosphere is negligible. but they suffer disproportionately the effects of global warming. in my lifetime alone, i have seen sees rise much faster than the global average, warming oceans, more intense weather events. for a lot of villages that have to relocate because of sea level rise, it is very dramatic. there is a lot of culture lies in the sense of identity is at stake here. we keep pushing to tell the story that the pacific islanders are not just story that the pacific islanders are notjust mere victims of climate change. we are also innovative, driven, young people that are doing what we must to protect our island homes from runaway climate change. i alongside many other pacific islanders have been speaking out and fighting against climate change for yea rs. u nfortu nately, fighting against climate change for years. unfortunately, we do not believe enough progress has been made internationally. in your opinion, what will it take for high carbon emitting count

a tropical system swiped through fiji bringing strong winds and heavy rain. where is the storm heading next? >> we've been keeping an eye on yasa as it went over fiji and continues south and east. in the process we saw strong winds. i wanted to show you the video to give you an idea how things looked as cyclone yasa made landfall as a category 5 storm. fiji had ordered its entire population of about 1 million people to seek shelter and implemented a night curfew. two fatalities have been confirmed but the number could rise. yasa was the first category 5 storm since 2016 for the nation. we are continuing to see strong storms becoming more of a common thing for the southern pacific ocean. the storm will continue to move toward the south and east and impact tonga and eventually go out into the open waters, but at least for the next 24 hours or so, we're still talking about rain, heavy at times, along with the strong winds as the storm continues to move down south. meanwhile, across japan, more snow taking place from the northern areas along the sea of japan, bac

so fiji will be the next. place to see him and as you can see he's wearing a mask so even santa with proper ppe on christmas during a worldwide pandemic and as we know from doctor anthony fauci the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases. he has already given santa his vaccination for covid-19 so he's good to go. and he's ready to arrive here in california and the u.s. at some point late tonight after the kids are gone to bed we're going to keep updates on his position throughout the day it's going to whole lot of fun on this christmas eve and on that note, let's find out from john trouble in the weather center. what kind of weather we're going to expecting on this christmas eve. and i love that shot behind in the monitor that i see that is the view santa is going to have as zoom zinn over san francisco right and he's got that mask on his face will be all nice and warm i think santa needs that in addition to his beard to keep himself warm up it's nice that we are going to be stepping outside today to so

my name is fenton lutunatabua and i'm from the fiji islands.o greenhouse gas emission in the atmosphere is negligible, but they suffer disproportionately the effects of global warming. in my lifetime alone, i have seen seas rise much faster than the global average, warming oceans, more intense weather events. for a lot of villages that have to relocate because of sea level rise, it is very dramatic. it is very traumatic. there is a lot of culture loss and the sense of identity is at stake here. we keep pushing to tell the story that the pacific islanders are notjust mere victims of climate change. we are also innovative, driven, young people that are doing what we must to protect our island homes from runaway climate change. i, alongside many other pacific islanders, have been speaking out and fighting against climate change for years. unfortunately, we do not believe enough progress has been made internationally. in your opinion, what will it take for high carbon emitting countries to take action and defund the fossil fuel industry? so let's f

it's heading towards fiji. fiji will bear the brunt of the storm there. as some of the tropical moisture will be felt on the eastern side of australia. as we have seen over the last couple of days, heavy rainfall has been hitting the eastern coast. stormy weather for the southeast parts of queensland. that's it for your weather. stay tune for more later. >>> that's all for this hour. thank you for watching nhk "newsline." hope you will join us again. ♪ >>> welcome to "newsline in depth." i'm yanaka marie. in today's story, we pick up two books that have begun hot topics. first a japanese novel that looks into homelessness and inequality on the dark side of japan's economic growth. "took reno station" is a novel by a japanese-born south korean writer. in november, it won the u.s. national book award for translated literature. one of the country's most prestigious literary prizes. >> reporter: "reno station" is a bustling crowded commuter head. it's where people get out to see world class museums, grab an ice cream, and walk around the park. but the station

children of one of the soldiers find out he has to leave the country he served that is britain tells fiji born veterans who fought for the union jack in iraq and afghanistan to get. a good afternoon just gone 4 o'clock in moscow you were asking international now in a rare move the french president has criticised his police force and acknowledged that officers are sometimes guilty of racism and also violence comes after his government was forced to rewrite a hugely controversial security bill that sparked mass rallies with protestors claiming it puts the rights of police above of the population. yes live you know as an associate the there is violence in society there is racism in society in france today this is a franked therefore as our police reflect society some members of the police force display violent behavior that we must go after and punish like well the bill wouldn't stop the public from filming the police in certain situations and u.n. experts have also slammed the movie they said that such footage she's actually helps control police brutality. now reports. it's one of the most

surge in volunteers willing to join the pandemic fight and leave the country use a brick and tells fiji born veterans who fought for the jack in iraq and afghanistan to get out r.t. captures the heartbreaking moment when children of one of the soldiers find out. their you watching r.t. international this saturday afternoon just on 2 o'clock am in moscow now in a rare move the french president has criticised his police force and acknowledged that office is sometimes guilty of racism and also violence comes after his government was forced to rewrite a hugely controversial security bill that sparked mass rallies with protestors claiming it put police rights above those of the population and with the country bracing for more demonstrations to a new macro admitted that the police are not beyond. yes love your laws and associate the there is violence in society there is racism in society in france today this is a franked therefore as our police reflect society some members of the police force display violent behavior that we must go after and punish them for the bill would have blocked the pu

leave the country used to britain's help fiji born veterans who fought for the union jack in iraq and afghanistan to get out r.t. captures the heart wrenching moment that the young children of one of the soldiers find out. on the list maybe a mysterious metallic structures pop up across the globe social media have a field day conspiring over where they come from. a very good morning to you from my team here in moscow you're watching r t international with me the king air. france is hugely controversial security bill does not meet international human rights standards the damning conclusion by u.n. experts with fury over the legislation spreading beyond the streets of the country and showed it by the ski finds out. it's one of the most contentious new rules that france has proposed and the president and now it seems it's about to become even more controversial the global security law has been pulled apart by a group of independent u.n. experts who have run did it incompatible with international human rights legislation and while they welcome the fact the parliamentarian say that they wi

melbourne disappointing perth around about 31 mark but the story is probably a bit to the east in fiji with this huge tropical cyclone severe tropical cyclone yasi a lot to make landfall in the dark at the start of friday in fiji with winds that could fix the category 4 categorisation they can move south journey as dark it leaves behind probably some significant damage. building a new life on an entirely beach living off the sea and the last a dream shared by so many but so few make it a reality. a family business led by a mockable woman with a flair for cooking and a zest for living. my chin is yet island kitchen on al-jazeera. to move to. this is al jazeera quick right there of the top stories for you this hour hospitals in parts of the united states a strange to breaking point as coronavirus cases search a pfizer biotech vaccine is now being distributed across the country with a 2nd vaccine expected to be approved this week. there have been another $952.00 coronavirus deaths in germany its worst daily fatality rate yet it's been really stands germany goes into a nationwide locked on

whole villages have reportedly been flattened in fiji when it was hit by what was expected to be the worst storm in its recorded history the government declared a state of emergency and a 14 hour national curfew a site on yes a hit coastal areas will 95 percent of the population was in its direct path but there are new reports yet of any casualties yes as 250 kilometer an hour winds make it significantly more powerful in the previous west so i can. we are expecting storm surges of 60 meters if you reside in coastlines please evacuate now move your family to higher ground members of the public to take the necessary measures to ensure that the lives of individuals and families are prepared. dozens of united nations world heritage sites that have been damaged by warfare or neglect or at risk of losing their status in the 3rd of our 5 part series on you know endangered list we visit the ancient fortress villages high in the mountains of western georgia robin 1st you walk or reports on a story of uncontrolled tourism and failed restoration. oh i. have the. mayor. for centuries these defen

a supercycle in his head fiji killing at least 2 people one of them a 3 month old baby the category 5 storm struck on thursday nights causing widespread destruction were in haiti reports from oakland in new zealand. this is just the beginning of the south pacific storm season and cycling yes it was a destructive stops the category 5 storm came ashore with winds gusts of up to 345 kilometers an hour houses and other buildings were destroyed and crops flattened and we will continue to assess the scale of damage in the coming days but we're looking at hundreds of millions of dollars in damages still it could have been much worse change of direction meant the capital suva avoided a direct hits as it was more than 93000 people were in the storm's path. and more than 23000 went to evacuation centers fiji and i used to cycle but the happening more often and becoming more dangerous and the prime minister blames climate change the world is getting warm on these storms i didn't struggle every one of us. is going to fuel could just refuse we did be the seriousness of this storm season could be p

i am from the fiji islands.ses and atmosphere is negligible, but they suffer disproportionately the effects of global warming. in my life alone, i seen sees rights much faster than the global average, more intense weather events. —— i have seen sees rise much faster than the global average. for a lot of villagers, they have to relocate because of c rise and it is very dramatic. there is a lot of cultural loss and your sense of identity is at stake here. we need to tell the story that pacific islanders are notjust the victims of climate change, we are also innovative and driven young people doing what we must to protect our homes from climate change. i alongside many other pacific islanders have been speaking out and fighting for climbing change —— fighting against climate change for years. we do not believe enough progress has been made. what will it take for high carbon emitting countries to take action and defund the fossil fuel industry? so the question for you, sir, is what will it take to defund the fossil

as fiji born on me for transit told to leave the great britain over the bureaucratic mistakes r t how is that story. this is not international thanks for joining us just gone 8 pm here in moscow we're always glad to see you. well to start us off for a while so with my brother with pictures from paris behind me where protests are taking place again this weekend over security bill that could stop the public from filming the police take us has been used to disperse the crowds. while our hearts punish on a different scale as i thought she's in effect event and paris i don't see plenty of tensions only on me so that's quite dramatic pictures what's the situation on the streets of the moment it's evening of course now. what we. call it doesn't feel quite as tense as it did earlier pretty you can probably see that we'll peeing pushed down the more troops over the protests promontory the protesters sort of hung around these streets here where we've seen that violence the tensions between the police and the protesters those fires that have been burning at least 5 vehicles that we saw was set o

i am from the fiji islands.to greenhouse gases emissions in the atmosphere is negligible but they suffer disproportionately the effects of global warming. in my left him alone, i've seen sees rise much faster than the global average in the warming oceans, more intense weather events, for a lot of villages that are to relocate because of sea level rises, it is very traumatic but there is very cultural loss, the sins of identity is at stake here we keep pushing to tell the story that we are driven, young people that are doing what we can to protect our island homes from climate change. i and many of the pacific islanders have been fighting against climate change for years. unfortunately, we do not believe that enough progress has been made internationally. your opinion, what will it take for high carbon emitting countries to take action and defund the fuel industry. the question is what will it take to defund the fossil fuel industry was green first of all, we need to stop fossil fuel green first of all, we need t

soccer and it's certainly officially a severe cyclonic storm and it's on its way slowly south towards fiji as a dangerous thing now look at my record a category 5 internationally as a category 4 with winds likely only impact at their worst at 240 kilometers per hour they will gust higher than that landfall for the worst conditions probably going to be right about dusk in fiji but the winds pick up before that so it's an overnight damaging storm heading south and away during friday. the birthplace of democracy but ethnic turks from the northeast tell a different story they. believe their religious leaders jailed journalists silenced schools closed and a surge in the far right. i'm doing. people in power investigates western contested space on al-jazeera. people have come to expect a lot from al-jazeera over the years reporting the commitment to on the reporter places the commitment to the human story. but it's also the idea of challenging those in power if a politician comes on this channel they will be challenged and that's what people expect of us they want the questions answered. that is

leave the country used to britain tells fiji born veterans who fought for the union jack in iraq and afghanistan to get out r.c. captures the heart rending moment that the young children of one of the soldiers find out. a very warm welcome from our team here in moscow you're watching r.t. international with me. in an extremely rare criticism of his police force the french president's admitted racism and violence among officers it comes after his government was forced to rewrite the hugely controversial security bill despond to mouse rallies with protestors claiming it put police right save at those of the population and with the country bracing for fresh demonstrations and mind you i'm a chronic midget but law enforcement are not beyond blame. yes live you're not an associate the there is one in society there is racism in society in france today this is a threat therefore as our police reflect society some members of the police force display violent behavior that we must go after and punish the bill that would have blocked the public from certain filming of officers but you experts j

it's fiji born army veterans are told to leave great britain over bureaucratic mistakes r.t. has their story. good evening you're watching r.t. international it's just gone 6 o'clock here in moscow now we start this hour with live pictures from paris where protests are taking place again this weekend over a security bill that could stop the public from filming the police or to guess has been used to disperse the crowds and has been or have been clashes let's get the latest now from charlotte pinsky joins us from paris. charlotte would be looking at some things that might help you to. describe what's happening now. well you can probably see behind me it's already getting pretty good here in paris is burning and you can hear the tear gas that's being left off or we're in the middle of it at the moment and by our streaming the we've already seen clashes between the police and the protesters at the very start of this protest police being pelted with the ropes with glass bottles with pink paint them them responding with the tear gas so you can see the protesters here try to barric

leave the country you served to britain tells fiji porn veterans who fought for the union jack in a rock and afghanistan to get out onto the camp is the heart rending moment that the young children of one of the soldiers finds out. russia starts freemount back to the nations of the capital we look at who gets the job. very well welcome from our team here in moscow you're watching r.t. international with mean if you're. in an extremely rare criticism of his police force the french president segmented racism and violence among offices it comes off to his government was forced to rewrite a hugely controversial security bill that sparked mass rallies with protestors claiming it put police right above those of the population and emanuel mccraw now admits law enforcement are not beyond blame. on associate the there is violence in society there is racism in society and fronts today this is a front therefore as a police reflects society some members of the police force display violent behavior that we must go off and punish like. the bill would have blocked the public from certain filming of off

and a confusing page as one of most powerful signs in fiji's history hammers the pacific on. how low we have got so wet windy but mild weather pushing into western parts of europe at the moment behind this band of cloud this weather front that's going to continue driving its way eastwards quite tightly packed ice about some brisk showers just rattling 3 quads or whether we do have high pressure but it is going to be cold temperatures struggling to get around 4 or 5 celsius to many some snow there just around the baltic states pushing into that western side of iraq it comes out wet some windy but mild air which will fade in across the british isles heavy rain coming in c. western france and also into western parts of spain portugal i will the next couple days i will sweep through making its way to madrid temperatures no higher than around 9 celsius here on sas day but it's 12 there in london should be about 8 degrees as i said it is moderate that's about the only consolation i can offer some wet weather there. good parts of france down towards the south as well central areas g

gust higher than that landfall for the worst conditions probably going to be around about dusk in fiji but the winds pick up before that so it's an overnight damaging storm heading south and away during friday. the birthplace of democracy but ethnic turks from the north east tell a different story the green day to control our religion our believe their religious leaders jailed journalists silenced schools closed and a surge in the far right they say that if you don't like you can vote what i'm doing but i'm also people in power investigates western thrice contested space on al-jazeera. the war the war the world war former. armaan of the top stories here are 0 the world health organization says the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in europe early next year it comes as several countries report rising numbers of cases including germany which has seen a record number of deaths. remaining parties to the iran nuclear deal have held talks as tensions rise signatories urged iran to reverse the violations of the deal committed since the u.s. pulled out. yemen has topped the international rescu

was more than 93000 people were in the storm's path and more than 23000 went to evacuation centers fiji and i used to cycle loans but they're happening more often and becoming more dangerous and the prime minister blames climate change the world is getting warmer these storms i did and stronger every one of us most is climate fuel as we head to the seriousness of this storm season could be particularly painful for whose economy which is reliant on foreign tourists has been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic wayne hay al jazeera opens. in asco as warning a wildlife park in senegal is in danger of losing its world heritage status. park home to a unique species of wildlife has been under threat from poachers and illegal gold mining. joined a security patrol in the part. it starts with the call deep inside senegal's park a poacher has been spotted. on board is the panther brigade deployed to protect with the u.n. describes as a world heritage site in danger 8 anti-poaching rangers for a part as big as the island of jamaica the mission appears impossible the jungle is dense disorient

georgia lost at home to fiji 38-24. dublin. georgia lost at home to fiji 38—24.nin final on sunday. formula 1 now and even in the absence of lewis hamilton, who is recovering from covid at 19, mercedes managed a one, two in the bahrain grand prix qualifying. george russell will take second place on the ground behind valkyrie but us. max. and will start in the third. obviously incredibly happy to be lining up a second. it was frustrating to lose it by such a small margin. after p3, i had a really per session. i just small margin. after p3, i had a really per session. ijust needed to go back to my room and lay down. just relax and let it come towards me. happy, iam happy. just relax and let it come towards me. happy, i am happy. rally driver evans me. happy, i am happy. rally driver eva ns says me. happy, i am happy. rally driver evans says his chances of ending britain's 19 year wait for a british champion is slim. he has apologised to his toyota team after crashing out of the rally in italy. his he and his codriver are fine and hope to return tomorrow. sebastien

the storm hit fiji with wind anting up to 345 kilometers hour, that is 214 miles an hour.news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. paul: u.s. lawmakers have cleared the last significant obstacle to a deal with a compromise on federal programs. that clears the way for a final agreement on the plan worked about $900 million to help the economy whether the coronavirus pandemic. ross present he has the latest. what are you hearing? a busy day on capitol hill. it finally seems like lawmakers are coming down to the final, final details but we still don't know if there is going to be a vote tonight or if it will be .ushed to monday there are lawmakers in the juste talking about funding the government overnight basically in some talking about a one-week extension to give themselves plenty of time. it was the fed lending powers that was a big sticking point and that was really settled about 24 hours ago, but at the same time, there has been discussion

a powerful cycling has left a trail of destruction in fiji authorities say entire villages were wiped off the map emergency services are trying to provide food and shelter to people in the worst affected places 4 people were killed but that number is expected to rise as aid workers reach outlying areas. police in japan have rescued dozens of skiers trapped on a ski slope by heavy snowfall the group included $22.00 children and they had to spend the night in a cottage after toppled trees and power lines blocked the road to their resort record snowfall has caused disruptions across northern and central japan. and. american media outlets are reporting that lawmakers have reached an agreement clearing the way for a coronavirus relief bill ahead of a sunday night deadline the stimulus plan worth about $900000000000.00 has been fought over for months it would extend benefits for struggling businesses and millions of unemployed that are due to expire at the end of the year it's been a still sifting stress for many families across the u.s. and their late dinner myriad's in california is no di

supercycle flattened entire villages as it tore through the pacific island nation of fiji authorities say at least 4 people were killed climate change has made cycle on stronger and more frequent with yes at the 3rd maximum strength strong to batter the arm and in 5 years. secretary of state mike pump a.o. says russia is likely the source of the worst ever cyber attack on u.s. government agencies businesses he's the 1st trumpet ministration official to link the attacks to russia moscow has denied involvement. more than one and a half to loads of moolah brock collected by chan china's cheney 5 probe have been transferred to the national austin on the observatory in beijing the samples are in a container that was sealed on the moon and will be open to china's 1st lunar sample laboratory. in nigeria hundreds of school boys have been reunited with their families after a mass kidnapping armed men abducted them from their school in the northern state of katsina a week ago they were later rescued by nigerian security forces many of the boys say they suffered abuse while being held the moment

a supercycle fiji killing at least 2 people one of them a 3 month old baby the county 5 storm struck on thursday nights cause a widespread destruction when he reports from auckland new zealand. this is just the beginning of the south pacific storm season and cycle and yes it was a destructive starts the category 5 storm came ashore with wind gusts of up to 345 kilometers an hour houses and other buildings were destroyed and crops flattened and we will continue to assess the scale of damage in the coming days but we are likely looking at hundreds of millions of dollars in damages still it could have been much worse a late change of direction meant the capital suva avoided a direct hit as it was more than 93000 people were in the storm's path and more than 23000 went to evacuation centers fijian are used to cycle loans but they're happening more often and becoming more dangerous and the prime minister blames climate change the world is getting warmer the storms i did and stronger every one of us much is that would. there be the seriousness of this storm season could be particularly pai

supercycle own flattened entire villages as it tore through fiji authorities say at least 4 people were killed climate change has made psych loans stronger and more frequent with yes of the 3rd maximum strength storm to batter the pacific island nation 5. a couple in bolivia has had their relationship recognized as the 1st legally registered same sex civil union after a 2 year court battle the bolivian constitution does not accept same same sex marriage but the 2 men hope their legal victory will lead to greater rights in the country. a pair of endangered a rank of towns have arrived in indonesia so they can be released back into their native habitat to were seized from smugglers on the border between thailand and malaysia in 2017 thailand has returned a total of $71.00 iranian towns to indonesia in the last 15 years. in nigeria hundreds of schoolboys have been reunited with their families after a mass kidnapping armed men abducted them from their school in the northern state of cat seen a week ago they were later rescued by nigerian security forces many of the boys say they suffered ab

a powerful cycling has left a trail of destruction in fiji authorities say entire villages were wiped off the map emergency services are trying to provide food and shelter to people in the worst affected places 4 people were killed but that number is expected to rise as aid workers reach outlying areas. israel has begun its covert 900 vaccination campaign with health care workers and people over the age of 60 at the front of the line. prime minister benjamin netanyahu already got his shot a successful vaccination campaign could also give him a much needed political boost its government has faced criticism for its handling of the pandemic which struck amid a corruption scandal it says it secured enough doses to inoculate most of the population but it's unclear whether the rollout includes plans to vaccinate palestinians living under israeli occupation. the streets of jericho on shishi this quiet nice business is a shot apart from pharmacies and bakeries palestinian police are in full swing the strict lockdown in the west bank. it's going to be like this till the beginning of january th

supercycle and yasser has flattened entire villages as it tore through the pacific island nation of fiji authorities say at least 4 people were killed in the changes made cycle into stronger and more frequent gasser the 3rd maximum strength storm to battle be on in in 5 years. a pair of endangered or ragged tanks has arrived in indonesia so they can be released back into their native habitat the 2 were seized from smugglers on the border between thailand and malaysia and 27 taking thailand has returned a total of $71.00 iraqi tanks to indonesia in the last 15 years. now to namibia where there are more cheetahs than anywhere else in the world but even there the big cats are still highly endangered one threat comes from ranchers who kill the cheetahs if they catch them preying on their cattle but now researchers have given a baby as far as data that can keep them from their cattle out of harm's way a rare sighting of wild cheetahs and namibia the country has the biggest free raging population of cheetahs in africa but the big cats here as elsewhere on the continent are highly endangered. y

a powerful psych loan has left a trail of destruction in fiji authorities say entire villages were wiped off the map emergency services are trying to provide food and shelter to people in the worst affected places 4 people were killed but that number is expected to rise as aid workers reach outlying areas. armenia has paid tribute to the thousands killed in its recent war with azerbaijani forces over a disputed region. critics of the prime minister nicola passion ian staged protests accusing him of mishandling the crisis the nation is observing a 3 day mourning period. israel has begun its covert 19 vaccination campaign with health care workers and people over the age of 60 at the front of the line. prime minister benjamin netanyahu already got his shot a successful vaccination program could give him a much needed a political boost the pandemic came when his government was hit by a corruption scandal now it says it secured enough doses to inoculate most of the population but it's unclear whether the rollout includes plans to vaccinate palestinians living under israeli occupation. the str

a 1000000 rohingya live in crowded camps on the mainland the united nations says you know we have fiji should be moved there against their will many have pinned their hopes on what bangladesh has promised is a better situation. for refugees every journey is a step into the unknown these rockin just have been on the move for years seeking safety since fleeing myanmar now they are being shipped to another uncertain situation. and i heard of that right now that we are not citizens of any country so we are moving to wherever there are more facilities for us than we have had. we're not happy at the camps we heard from seniors as well as the television that we will get more from the facilities. of. the island just passion charge is to be their new home by camp built by the bangladeshi navy to house 100000 people. that silt island formed just 20 years ago critics say the low lying land mass is prone to flooding and dangerous cyclists some families say their relatives are being moved there against their will. one of them they're forcing my son and his family to go he didn't want to go but they

and i figured while i only have 20 countries left and i was meant to finish in april and i flew to fijid then tonga, two days later the borders closed and that no—one can leave and we were stuck there and i waited for five months and then i was hearing from government from other pacific islands that i would not be able to visit the other countries for 18 months, two years, and i decided after that that i would just leave. many people say can i do it? just do it and make it work so we always reverse engineer what we want to do. we say this is our goal and how can i make it happen? i did it because it was my dream since i was young and my dream was to see as much of the world as possible, to travel, see loads of different countries and i did a pretty good job with that so i'm definitely not disappointed! you have to understand your reasons for doing this. for some people, it is escapism, they want to get out of a rut and they think travel is like a holiday, an escape, but your why will colour the experience you have. i'm in the mountains of afghanistan and it is super beautiful, so nice.

fiji has declared a state of natural disaster a cycler nasa hits authorities say no part of the pacific island nation is likely to escape the category 5 cyclone some experts warn the storm could be in the southern hemisphere is most intense tropical storm on record with more than 95 percent of fiji's population in its direct haase. a major winter storm has hit much of the northeast coast of the u.s. delivering a destructive blow to transportation services and causing traffic made him 2 people have died after a major highway pileup that involved 60 vehicles in the state of pennsylvania around $50000.00 households experienced power outages. now to a controversy in the world of sports with spotlight on the german gymnastics a report by the news weekly dish biegel recently shed light on serious allegations of bullying and mistreatment by a female coach at a national gymnastics sent in chemist's but now d.w. has spoken to to form a elite gymnast's who trained there and elsewhere and i say the problem's a much wider than previously reported. now you know me and ruby vandyke are learning to lo

a powerful cycling has left a trail of destruction in fiji authorities say entire villages were wiped off the map emergency services are trying to provide food and shelter to people in the worst affected places 4 people were killed but that number is expected to rise as aid workers reach out reach outlying areas. marchers in armenia paid tribute to some 3000 soldiers killed in the country's recent recent war with azerbaijan over control of the nagorno-karabakh region critics of prime minister and he called me and me and accused him of mishandling the crisis and wanted to resign. american media outlets are reporting that lawmakers have reached an agreement clearing the way for a coronavirus relief bill ahead of a sunday night deadline the stimulus plan worth about $900000000000.00 has been fought over for months it would extend benefits for struggling businesses and millions of unemployed that are due to expire at the end of the year it's been so severe distress for many families across the u.s. and the lady in california is no different she's balancing paying for rent and food when ou

has flattened entire villages in the pacific island nation of fiji the storm caused landslides flooding and power blackouts with winds of up to 345 kilometers an hour authorities say the siphon has now become. only the un can find solutions to the pandemic which has deepened global inequality that's the message of u.n. secretary general antonio good tennis he addressed the german bundestag in a special ceremony marking the international body 75th anniversary he tears as welcome to the german parliament was was welcome to the german parliament rather by chance under the medical and president frank. he said that can play a central role in backing if it's to stabilize the world order during the pandemic and it currently holds one of the security council's rotating seats. let's have a listen to some of what the un chief has had decide this morning ben to me the 5th book lenient the pentagon make has exposed deep divisions. shine a light on inequality and injustice in an adequate social security systems. heart. just are suffering the most everywhere it's just glad it's clear that this global

and hundreds of thousands of people in fiji are bracing for a severe tropical storm that has the potential to be one of the most destructive in living memory category 5 a cycle and is expected to make landfall in the coming hours for thora to say entire villages could be wiped out. and the chinese space probe has returned to earth with the 1st rock samples collected from the moon in decades the successful return of the cheney 5 probe concludes one of the most complicated missions in china's aerospace history it's only the 3rd country to retrieve samples from the lunar surface so those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the father the son and the jihad or that stay with us. more in a minute. so much of. good at home. and. good. success and all. that socialist feeds on the football team focused on this and. that a man must just head to the ball so close with laundry. that little of the people who still simply end kate can walk into the bridges event will . be about to go to the brits did they follow that there this is all said. there she said a. little bit but you

fiji has declared a state of natural disaster a cycle and yes the hits authorities say no part of the pacific on the nation is likely to escape the category 5 cyclone and have set a nationwide curfew some experts warn the storm could be the southern hemisphere is most intense tropical storm on record. and to a controversy in the world of sports now with the spotlight on german gymnastics a report by germany's dish bagle magazine recently shed light on serious allegations of bullying and mistreatment by a female coach at a national gymnastics center in the city of chemists but now de w. has spoken to 2 former elite gymnast's who trained there and elsewhere and i say the problems are much wider than previously reported. naomi and ruby vandyke learning to love gymnastics all over again for many years their love for the sport hatch disappeared. h 10 and primed for big things between this move to an elite training center nico. when their performances do it they say they were called fat and lazy by their coach thus slim's the front is the worst thing was when he said he wouldn't come to com

supercycle and yasser has flattened entire villages as a tour through the pacific island nation of fiji authorities say at least 4 people were killed climate change is made stronger and more frequent but the ass of a 3rd maximum strength storm to battle the on and in 5 years. secretary of state might pump a 0 says russia is likely to be the source of the worst ever cyber attack on the u.s. government agencies and businesses 1st he's the 1st trumpet ministration official to link the attacks to russia moscow has denied involvement. a couple in bolivia has had their relationship recognized as the 1st legally registered same sex civil union after a 2 year court battle the bolivian constitution does not accept same sex marriage but the 2 men hope their legal victory will lead to greater beatie rights in the country. a pair of endangered durango tang's has arrived in indonesia so they can be released back into their native habitat the 2 was seized from smugglers on the border between thailand and malaysia in 27 taking thailand has returned a total of $71.00 iraq attacks to indonesia in the la

fiji with winds gusting 345 kilometers an hour. and all eyes on tesla -- elon musk thinking about converting part of its balance sheet into bitcoin. is tempted by bitcoins tripling in value and ask if such large transactions are possible. michael seiler said they are and do shareholders a $100 billion favor. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. just want to update you on some of the early action on the asx -- travel stocks, qantas off almost 5% at the moment. web jet off more than 6%. covid-19 outbreak of in sydney on the northern beaches. a press conference at the top of the hour on the latest numbers but states and territories around australia have shut the doors to residents of sydney, qantas saying several customers canceled their bookings between sydney and melbourne, one of the busiest routes in the world before the pandemic. we see qantas shares off almost 5% right now. we continue t

the hurdle met for him to meet the damage to my an article in which the man there issue fiji we could look. still called the capital of sweden known internationally for its tolerance and as an advocate of human rights over $100000.00 people have migrated to sweden each year since 2012. while many swedes welcome you were rivals there is a vocal far right minority who believes that sweden's your dick culture is being a vastly diluted. in december 2019 expo a swedish anti racism magazine published a report into far right underground anti immigration groups these groups operate online and call for muslims in sweden to be murdered and for arson attacks on mosques the report found 40000 people were members of this closed online community . well i found several 100 comments about burning mosques. shooting immigrants shooting muslims. there were comments about ethnic cleansing like getting rid of the muslim play things we had done or killing afghan parasites and the swedes shouldn't get weapons to to get rid of these parasites that are in fact things we don't know and things like. the common

say russian government hackers were behind the cyber attack and hundreds of thousands of people in fiji are bracing for a severe tropical storm that has the potential to be one of the most destructive in living memory category 5 cyclone yasi is expected to make landfall in the coming hours of thora to say and todd villages could be wiped out the storm is forecast to generate gusts of more than 300 kilometers an hour and 16 meter waves and a chinese space probe has returned to earth with the 1st rock samples collected from the moon in decades the successful return of the chinese probe concludes one of the most complicated missions in china's aerospace history so those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after witness statements watching by fire. i was raised in france. these are my grandparents. these are my parents and this is mean. by them both spices and i saw. the 1st of a 2 part epic tale of a remarkable simony. the father the son and the jihad caught one on al-jazeera. so that he is was good when he can meet one of the family to. meet you so if you need a commi

it will be a category 5 storm as it moves toward fiji by friday morning local time.ownpours and storm surges may trigger coastal floods. widespread power outages may be possible. people in these areas have had severe droughts and bush fires for the last couple of months. conditions have improved in some areas during to the recent rainfall. at the same time sudden bursts of downpours could cse flash flooding and falling debris. that's it for now. stay safe. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that's all for this hour. thank you for watching nhk "newsline." hope you'll join us again. ♪ >>> welcome to "newsline in depth." this year opened with a crippling worldwide pandemic, and it comes to a close without any resolution of a long-standing international human rights issue. in november for the 16th year in a row the u.n. general assembly adopted a resolution calling on north korea to address its record on human rights. one of the country's several transgressions is its abduction of foreign nationals. however, north korea continues to reject the accusations of human rights abuses, calling them p