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as there and also eastern chinese city of harbin is one of the coldest in the wild but for a month every year it becomes an unlikely magnet for outdoor swim as these brave or masochistic perhaps swim as a racing in temperatures forecast to drop as low as minus twenty degrees celsius six hundred contestants are taking on the competitions which are part of hopkins annual january ice festival the majority are middle aged or elderly chinese who believe the frozen funds can bring health benefits director would love to get involved in that as well. well there's much more everything we're covering right here including analysis that takes you behind the headlines all the latest on that emergency u.n. security council meeting about the protests in iran al jazeera dot com. look at the stories making headlines now. u.s. president donald trump has described himself as a stable genius in response to accusations that he's not mentally fit for office. it follows the publication of a book that questions his ability to do his job and claims his staff view him as a child michael wolff book went on sale fo

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more than 2,000 huge, carved sculptures are on display in harbin, constructed of ice from a nearby river illuminated with colorful lights. the festival continues through february. still to come on the newshour: new reports shed light on whether president trump tried to interfere with the russia investigation. i talk to former tv anchor gretchen carlson about her fight against sexual harassment, and the miss america pageant. mark shields and david brooks analyze a full week of news. and, much more. >> woodruff: as the investigation into ties between the trump organization and russian officials by special counsel robert mueller continues, the "new york times" is reporting on the frenzied days around attorney general jeff sessions's decision to remove himself from overseeing the inquiry, and president trump's firing of then-f.b.i. director james comey. our correspondent william brangham has more. >> brangham: the report paints a revealing portrait of trump and his inner circle in those crucial early days of the russia investigation. to break down the revelations and what they mean for the p

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the world have started to showcase their talents in an eye sculpting competition takes place in the harbin in china every year is a say and it's known for its colorful and intricate sculptures some of them represent landmarks from across the globe and some of them also have a slightly more political message carding began on saturday and they have until monday to finish their creations that resume putin is expected to say in office for another six years after the presidential election in march but russia's tightly managed political system has failed to create excitement to many people many of them saying they won't even bother to vote rory chalons reports. the exhibition is called super putin thirty artists presenting vladimir putin various heroic depictions it opened at a moscow gallery home the same day the president announced his bid for reelection it's the kind of post modern political display you quickly get used to in russia one's never quite sure how seriously all this is meant to be taken. the real life ready made putin is expected to comfortably cruise to a fourth term in office th

ice sculptures from around the world have been showcasing the talents in a competition in china the harbin ice and snow festival is known for its colorful and dragons don't choose which a card to represent i call it it's from all over the world many also have a political message thousands of people are expected to visit last year eighteen million brave the million is that it's the degree temperatures to see it very impressive. and that is it for this. matter most of my colleagues will be right back in a couple minutes time with more the day's news but for me the clock the rest that city. valued as a gem of africa nairobi has gone through many changes over the past decades took to al-jazeera travels to the kenyan capital to hear from those who witnessed the city's progress to becoming a metropolis and discusses where it's heading now at this time on al-jazeera. january on. african heads of states and governments will gather. for the state's assembly of the african union where the goals set out say in twenty seventeen minutes rewind returns with brand new episodes updating some of the best a