especially since the coronavirus pandemic has hit kurdistan -- kurdistan -- kyrgyzstan's cash-strappedconomy especially hard. >> we want one president. we used to have one, and the country lives. there will not be any more corruption or mafia or criminal structures. >> every year, things get worse and worse. yes, the president changes, but nothing actually changes here. >> and other people are hoping for a better future and that the upcoming elections and referendum will bring the right sort of change. phil: last year mark -- last year matched 2016 as the hottest on with extreme weather events likely to become more intense and more frequ temperatures rise, scientists say the need for action is more urgent than ever. >> fires eat up large swaths of australian bush land. areas left tinder dry by drought. dozens of people and millions of animals died in the blazes at the turn of last year. but these images were no peculiarity in 2020. month after month, other parts have burned or melted in record-breaking heat. the cumulative effects of human-made climate change. >> the state of the plane

northern kurdistan. is there with me so romney a reminder of our top stories u.s. president joe biden's loesch what he calls a full scale war time strategy to be to covert 19 he signed executive orders including emergency legislation to boost vaccine production and requiring international travelers to quarantine on arrival.

have to protest to see shoes of corruption and the resignation of a president the people of kurdistan are heading to the polls on january and voters will choose their new leader could a former prisoner become president the kurdistan election special coverage on a 0. 6 stream whether desolate landscape marked on them i'm going to need step has never been easy now rising temperatures and drought a threatening to destroy a sacred way of life. the magic herders who have roamed these places for generations which their livestock die on mass with wonder what. they didn't. many now contemplate abandoning their culture for a life of poverty and pollution in the country's capital c. 1018 bowlers they journey from mongolia's death to the sly. larf the nomadic herders on the arab mongolian step is punishing temperatures plummet to manas 40 degrees celsius in the winter and soar to 35 in sama across desolate plains rocked by drought. the shanshu family has been battling these conditions all their lives but lately it's been much worse still quite a. bit just thought to get a little gently talking i

northern kurdistan. they can head to al-jazeera dot com for the latest on our top stories also you'll find analysis that takes you behind the headlines. because main stories this hour now donald trump could go on trial in the u.s. senate as soon as next week the chamber's top democrat says the articles of impeachment against the former president will be delivered on monday he's charged with inciting the moment which rioted inside the capitol building earlier this month an event which led to several deaths but politicians in trump's republican party say starting the process.

the kurdistan election special coverage on a just 0. the mediterranean coastline it's known the world over as the ultimate summer destination for the rich and famous. but many less privileged see these warm waters is the only gateway to a better future in europe. more than a 1000000 refugees have made the desperate journey in the last 5 years. by sea and by law. risking it all. not everyone makes it. for those that do many feel forgotten often left for months on end if not years in camps waiting for an answer to their asylum process. but there is another side to the story that of the communities that host them. many say they feel forgotten to. left to deal with a problem that europe doesn't want. their concerns ignored. a one sided tragedy they say that actually has to. the shores of the greek island of lesbos. in the landing point for refugees for decades. in recent years it's become home to the overpopulated morea refugee camp europe's largest. infamous for its squalid conditions. it burned down in september and it's not clear what ca

the kurdistan election special coverage on a 0. the president of central african republic wins a 2nd term but the opposition says the election was neither free nor fair so can the president united country divided by a civil war and a humanitarian crisis this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. the central african republic president has been reelected in a vote marred by violence and intimidation the electoral commission says fast on our congress 2 a day or a 153 percent of the ballots last sunday he avoids a 2nd round run off with opposition candidates who say the vote was flawed many polling stations didn't open on election day rebels are reported to have attacked voters and staff and groups allied with former president francois boise's they seized a town 20 kilometers from the capital bangui prosecutors are investigating whether it was easy trying to disrupt the ballot. people don't need weapons to take power you've suffered so much the president has done his best to bring the country forward in 5 years that's why

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and we'll tell you how herdsman in northern kurdistan regard their horses as a form of wealth. israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iraq left and general at viva harvey says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging president joe biden to step back from any return to the 2050 nuclear deal are a force that reports from western lucilla. congratulations mr president. and it's up to joe biden was sworn in as u.s. president last week israel's prime minister released a congratulatory video. referencing a warm personal friendship and also his government's immediate priority for the new administration and to confront common challenges chief among them the threat posed by iran on tuesday israel's top general turned up the volume saying he was preparing new attack plans targeting iran. i have instructed the i.d.f. to prepare several operational plans in addition to existing ones which we would develop throughout the coming year the power to initiate them lie

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northern kurdistan. your child is there with me so robin a reminder of our top stories u.s. president joe biden's lowish what he calls a full scale war time strategy to be to cave at 19 he signed executive orders including emergency legislation to boost vaccine production and requiring international travelers to quarantine on arrival we didn't get in this mess overnight it's going to take months for us to turn things around but let me be equally clear we will get through this we will defeat is pandemic and to a nation waiting for action let me be the clearest on this point help is on the way to day to day i would value the national strategy on covert 90 and executive actions to be to spend any. the number of people who've died from grown a virus in germany has exceeded 50000 chancellor angela merkel is defending her decision to extend the lockdown until mid february that says the european union works to impose new travel restrictions on the blocks hardest hit areas japan has denied reports it's considering canceling the tokyo elim pics the british newspaper the times says th

much the case that just months ago he was serving a lengthy prison sentence for kidnapping now in kurdistan politician says here to par off except for a landslide presidential election when polls of close with early results suggest in japan or a fast around 3 quarters of the votes he was freed from jail by supporters sharing process and torpor following a dispute since parliamentary election let's get more now from charles transference in the capital bishkek and charles there's a lot at stake in this election is there not. there is a lot at stake in this election certainly calling to the central election commission saying that with around 95 percent of the votes counted as you say it seems like a landslide win for solder japan. they're saying that they turn out in the selection around about 40 percent both in the presidential election let's not forget that there was a constitutional referendum today as well. about 40 percent in both those votes as a turnout they're saying that 79 percent of voters voted for sandra to power off to be president and 81 percent voted for a return to a president

polls have opened in kurdistan's presidential election the frontrunner is a man who until last year was serving an 11 and a half year sentence for kidnapping saudi was freed from jail by supporters during protests following a disputed parliamentary election in october just traffic reports and. work part time or formally. winter is especially hard for cuteness pharmacist the kelly about his comfort in the man he's voting for in the presidential election will win and put an end to the corruption and political mismanagement q.b. stan has suffered since independence following the collapse of the soviet union to get a 30 years ago long term in the snows and more long term all bikers subject to power off lost his father his mother and son when he was in prison so he understands a hard life he's a sincere guy he has an open heart and he would do a lot for ordinary people compared to other politicians who say one thing but think and do another to power off is honest and with god's help he will be our leader there are at least 15 other candidates running in this presidential election but analyst

al-jazeera but on province northern philippines doctors in kurdistan say they're struggling to treattheir patients because of a lack of public funding the health care sector has been hit hard by 3 decades of political instability in the country since the breakup of the soviet union charles stratford went to a clinic in the northern districts. the uk sue rehabilitation center in northern kyrgyzstan was built by the soviets in the 1950 s. to treat polio victims. in outreach children suffering from a neurological condition the doctors say could be prevented if pregnant mothers receive basic health care. but not something often not available to many women forced to rely on what experts say is a struggling government health sector stuck in the past 7 year old aziza has suffered from cerebral palsy since birth it's a neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to move maintain balance and speak. her mom brings you here to the center of a physio and voice their plea every few months as easy clearly enjoys it mom says she's improving it isn't just. previously she couldn't talk sit

for the russians in this region are deep rooted we have been here for generations so we feel like kurdistan is our motherland. their ancestors came from far away to expand an empire for these russians kyrgyzstan has always been holland charles stratford al-jazeera to northern kurdistan. as there are a reminder of our top stories u.s. president joe biden's laws what he calls a full scale war time strategy to beat covert 19 his newly signed executive orders include emergency legislation to boost vaccine production and requiring international travelers travelers to quarantine when they arrive in the united states we engage in dismissal.

of to probe the decisions of corruption and the resignation of a president the people of kurdistan are heading to the polls on january 10th voters will choose their new do to form a prison to become. the kurdistan election special coverage on a 0. 0 i'm sammy's a than this is counting the cost of al-jazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week 2020 years of forget can the world bounce back from the worst economic contraction since world to. this rich countries corner of the vaccine market what kind of global recovery will there be without the world's poorest. first into lockdown and 1st out china sets of course to become the biggest economy in this decade. 2020 not a year that many would like to look back and remember with any fondness shall we say hundreds of millions lost their jobs many millions succumb to poverty and more than 1800000 people died from the pandemic the global economy contracted more than at any time since world war 2 with vaccines being rolled out in many rich nations there's a real sense of hope that they'll be a strong recovery this year. wel

devastating smaug in kurdistan. gymnast's sell me a warm on abuse in germany. but we begin in china things have returned to normal in a move on from which coronavirus originates and the city is celebrating its success . it is almost as if nothing had ever happened here life is back to normal in the city where the corona 'd virus 1st emerged china has brought infection rates down to almost 0 in an exuberant exhibition the communist party celebrates victory in what it cause its war on the epidemic with tributes to soldiers and medics who were themselves resourcing during the outbreak but 1st and foremost the party celebrates self and the general secretary xi jinping was hailed as the man who led the country to victory. john hi is one of them he is on his way to the municipal government. but isn't this the people's government taking pictures is not allowed. to look like a country by music i think they should change their name from the people's government of one hand to the bureaucrats government of mohan. john hi normally lives in the southern city of shenzhen but

hospital the state has deployed refrigerated trailers to act as makeshift morgues polls opened in kurdistan's presidential election the front runner is a man who until last year was serving an 11 and a half year sentence for kidnapping so he had to part of was freed from jail by supporters during protests following a disputed parliamentary election in october the country's also holding a referendum those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after drug trafficking politics and power station times watching. this is a puppy failed. once cut the part of the plant secretes a miraculous milky fluid called latex base opium used by man as a bomb from all than 5 millennia. opium released pain in the pieces the mind and that should have been the end of it. but this drug would play a part in some of mankind's greatest up evils imperialism colonise ation the cold war and more recently globalization without the backing of states drug trafficking would never have existed. released into the heart of the system drugs have dictated their own jam politics in the shadows secret operations wid

we have been here for generations so we feel like kurdistan is our motherland. their ancestors came from far away to expand an empire for these russians killed the storm has always been home started out as iraq. north and cutest on. beacon had to al-jazeera dot com for the latest on our top stories also you'll find analysis that takes you behind the headlines. main stories this hour now donald trump could go on trial in the u.s. senate as soon as next week the chamber's top democrat says the articles of impeachment against the former president will be delivered on monday he's charged with inciting the moment which rioted inside the capitol building earlier this month and event which led to several deaths but politicians in trump's republican party say starting the process just days after he left office is rushing the trial it will be a full trial it will be a fair trial but make no mistake there will be a trial and when that trial ends senators will have to decide if they believe donald john donald john trump incited the erection insurrection against the united

beijing china views taiwan as its own territory and as works to keep it isolated polls opened in kurdistan's presidential election the front runner is a man who want to last year was serving an 11 and a half year sentence for kidnapping. was freed from jail by supporters during protests calling a disputed parliamentary election last october 3rd those were the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera after radicalized youth station that's watching. when the news breaks the impact of the storms in honduras has been particularly devastating when people need to be hurt no group has claimed responsibility for the shooting on the outskirts of srinagar in india and minister kashmir people here say they're living in fear al-jazeera has teams on the ground may never be scared. we simply don't know if we can. to bring you more good winning documentaries and live on air and online. at. that was. that. was. that. was that. was. good enough until they'd all be as you call it tough to teach you the morning but. find that when you. stop us straight but stories like i talk about you know jump on an adult.

off the protests to say shoes of corruption and the resignation of the president the people of kurdistan are heading to the polls on january 10th voters will choose their new do could've form a prisoner become the president of the kurdistan election special coverage on a jazeera al-jazeera world peers into the murky world of state sponsored spyware and the discovery by al jazeera journalists that syria that technology contacts the smartphones every system coming out is this the new frontier of espionage. think about how the sophistication of exports to break into phone this is as good as it gets. the spy you know on al-jazeera. the u.s. is always of in fact the people all right in the world people pay attention to what goes on here and i do see it as very good at bringing the news to the world from here. you ought to. you want to know is it on the mind of our top stories this hour the united states congress has formally approved joe biden's election victory clearing him to be sworn in as president on january the 20th the senate in the house rejected several challenges made to the countin

those points was still to come on this news hour including forcing rob something kurdistan's election with a front burner was busted out of prison. already children are going hungry in guatemala and why the u.n. is warning that chronic malnutrition is on a rice course we'll have to sport for you and found racism hits test match cricket in india seem say they're being targeted by some astray and spectators. search teams in indonesia have detected signals emitted spoke with the flight recorder from a passenger jets that crashed into the java sea some wreckage and remains so have been retrieved police are asking families to provide dental records and d.n.a. samples to help identify bodies the boeing 737562 people board when it disappeared from radar minutes after takeoff on saturday jessica washington in jakarta has more on the search and investigation. we just heard from the authorities who are involved in the water in aiding this operation we've heard that the point of the crash has been located in the java sea just north of jakarta they will use a crane to collect a large part of the

off the protests accusing shields of corruption and the resignation of a president the people of kurdistan are heading to the polls on january 10th voters will choose their new leader could a former prisoner become the president of the kurdistan election special coverage on a jersey you know. one of the last remaining ancient forests in southeast asia is a lifeline to hundreds of lumberjacks and drive as. we follow that treacherous journey as they walk through extreme conditions. together and transport this dangerous but precious cargo risking it all. on al-jazeera. when the news breaks the impact of the storms in honduras has been particularly devastating when people need to be hurt no group has claimed responsibility for the shooting on the outskirts of srinagar in india and mr kashmir people here say they're living in fear al-jazeera has teams on the ground they never ate this type of food that we simply don't know if we can teach you to bring you more award winning documentary and light nice on air and online. finland has committed to cutting its carbon emissions with the world's most

polls on january 10th voters will choose their new leader could a former prisoner become the 1st to kurdistan election special coverage on a just 0. madagascar a breathtaking tropical paradise. where its former protector. are now their careers. we followed their journey as they put their lives on the line to. risk and get on medicare. on al-jazeera. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. cinematic . bringing you the news and current affairs that matter to. al-jazeera. accused of inciting violence growing calls for president trump to be removed from office after the storming of the u.s. capitol president has committed an unspeakable assault on our nation and our people. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching i'll just say we're live from london also coming up it was a security breach that should not have happened the washington d.c. mayor demands an investigation into what went wrong. and the growing.

kurdistan has a new president a nationalist politician japery of was sworn in at a ceremony in the capital bishkek he was released from prison in october after having a kidnapping verdict quashed and he was close to 80 percent of the vote in a presidential election held earlier this month. when team of experts from the world health organization has begun its research into the origins of covered 19 and the chinese city of wu han after spending 2 weeks in quarantine the w.h.o. wants to investigate the earliest known cases in the city to better understand where the virus came from and to try to prevent further outbreaks it's not yet clear on what all forces will allow them to see. in my experts in germany are recommending that the astra zeneca covered 19 vaccine should not be offered to people over 65 the vaccine committee or germany's a robot called public health institute said there was insufficient data to assess the drug's efficacy in this age group the vaccine is still not licensed for use in the european union but is expected to be approved in the next few days. let's bring in d.w. poli

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the kurdistan election special coverage on a. democracy under siege donald trump supporters barge into congress to try and stop joe biden being confirmed as the next u.s. president is a peaceful transfer of power now at risk and what can be done to bridge america's deep political divisions this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm. an assault on american democracy attempted coup domestic terrorism just some of the terms used to describe an unprecedented day of chaos as the u.s. congress certify joe biden as the next president crowds fueled by president donald trump's false claim that the election was stolen from him stormed the capitol building to disrupt the democratic process social media sites blocked trump for inciting violence world leaders appealed for calm using the sort of language that the u.s. often uses on other nations some congress members are openly calling for trump to be removed from office before biden's inauguration in 2 weeks' time particle hain reports. the u.s. capitol building under siege. t

kurdistan has a new president nationalist politicians study a part of was sworn in at a ceremony in the capital bishkek he was released from prison in october after having a kidnapping verdict washed the power of one close to 80 percent of the vote in a presidential election held earlier this boils. police in moscow have raided properties links to jailed opposition leader they say in a valley and arrested his brother authorities searched the headquarters of the valleys and the corruption foundation as well as his family apartment tens of thousands rallied across russia on sunday to demand of on his release from prison. and his 53 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus under a fuel truck in western cameroon authorities say more than 20 others were injured in the crash near the town of junk officials say the truck was illegally transporting fuel and was speeding. to poland now and the total ban on abortion has come into force sparking nationwide protests that brought thousands into the streets those fictions mean that all abortions in poland will now be banned exce

reflected russians in this region are deep rooted we have been here for generations so we feel like kurdistan is our motherland. their ancestors came from far away to expand an empire but for these russians kyrgyzstan has always been home strafford al-jazeera. northern cue the star. as there are a reminder of our top stories u.s. president joe biden's launch what he calls a full scale war time strategy to beat covert 19 has nearly signed executive orders include emergency legislation to boost vaccine production and requiring international travelers travelers to quarantine when they arrive in the united states we engaged in this most overnight it's going to take more interest to turn things around but let me be equally clear we will get through this we will defeat is pandemic into a nation waiting for action let me be the clearest on this point help is on the way today today i would be only the national strategy on covert 90 and executive actions to be to spend any the top republican in the u.s. senate says he wants former president donald trump's impeachment to be delayed until mid february m

kurdistan's former interim president assad. has won a landslide victory at the central asian country's presidential election official results show that he wanted most 80 percent of the vote it comes free months after supporters released him from prison during violent protest that saw his predecessor resign. several 1000 people have rallied against coronavirus restrictions in the czech capital prague they say that the closure of restaurants hotels and other businesses has weighed on the economy and triggered a rise in unemployment and poverty the demonstrators are largely did not wear face masks or abide by social distancing roles. an estimated 6600000 syrian refugees are living outside of their country's borders after years of civil war many facing a grim winter and makeshift accommodation around the middle east and europe turkey has taken in the most with more than 3 and a half 1000000 people tiny lebanon has taken in about a 1000000 and jordan more than 600000. in europe germany has taken in 1100000. but millions more people

of the laughed they they seem to believe that china is this evil freezer it who up kurdistan a fart of the electorate and it would only take you know they laugh though at the progressive rioting in ass not as a night in the shining armor and kissing you know those who are voting to bring things back to normal is that really the case is it really don't know the tramp who is casting the spell on those 74000000 perhaps it's the other way around. in that what those 74000000 are asking him well yes i that's a good point you made when i said under his belt you know that was sort of a metaphor and maybe i would. i would not use the same method for this. because as you know in other are to just believe that articulate show i did say that if that's much a creation of the base as a creator of that base so there is a similar kick in fact i would say and i wrote earlier in another article you not you know that if we're. to see you. pushing very hard on a lot of the themes and issues that post you not in a very strong as i would say white nationalist way if. building that then i think that base wou

collapsed following october last october following violent protests he has promised to end corruption in kurdistan a close ally of russia. election day began with a national anthem there was a lot at stake kyrgyzstan voted not just for president but also for constitutional overhaul giving the leader extensive new powers. the nationalists politician saga of was always said to win gaining popularity with an aggressive campaign making sweeping promises. to start the middle whatever the result we must respected in order to have peace in our country the minorities must give way to the majority but she's going to kyrgyzstan is seen as the most democratic of the former soviet states in central asia have revolution 10 years ago in parliamentary democracy. but the government plunged into crisis over discredited elections last october ship out of 4 serving a prison sentence for hostage taking but was later released. now he's the country's hardline new ruler. it shows how popular trust traditions about corruption and the rigged elections and the current management can be hijacked by elites with connections t

will tell you how herdsman in northern kurdistan see that horses as a form of wealth. israel's military chief says preparations are being made for a possible offensive against iran if one in general. is also urging u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the 2015 iran nuclear deal saying that it threatens israel a new u.s. administration is drafting its approach on dealing with the han. i had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plants and developing that in the coming year does he decide on carving them out of course of the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table ready i'm practiced. iranian president hassan rouhani addressed the cabinet meeting a short while ago he didn't comment on the israeli plans and said it's up to the u.s. and the europeans to comply to the nuclear deal his torso jari from to her. he didn't directly respond to the threats made but his chief of staff spoke following that meeting where he said that these are just empty words but iran does is not interest

and we'll tell you how herdsman in northern kurdistan see that horses as a form of wealth. it's time for the perfect gentlemen. sponsored point qatar airways hello welcome to another look at the international focus a bit more snow in the forecast i'm afraid for japan as we go through the next couple of days not too bad at the moment largely fine and try to say that wintry weather is at present is going to ease its way across the korean peninsula north and south korea by say some spells of heavy snow for a time there are all out into the sea of japan and eventually as we go on into friday makes its way across the waters here quite a dumping of snow pretty to that western side of honshu once again and we'll see some snow to into a good part of the sheltered by the mountains not too bad in tokyo temperatures here at around 11 celsius dry weather does come back a behind dry but crisp weather temperatures in selma hot around minus 4 celsius as we go through friday but a little warmer in beijing with highs of around 2 degrees for the south it's killing off in hong kong temperatur

for living results in kurdistan's presidential election should nationalists knowledge appollo off track for a landslide when he was freed from jail by supporters during protests in october following a disputed parliamentary election others the headline is that he is continuously on al-jazeera off to talk to al-jazeera next. it's 10 years since the arab spring shipped countries across the middle east a decade on from the 1st uprising when look at the legacy of the revolution. to join us as we assess the changes in the political landscape of the middle east and north africa. on al-jazeera. cats are. one of the richest nations per capita in the world. it's experienced a rapid development since or the natural gas were discovered here in the early 1960 . megaprojects keep changing the gulf nations landscape. but the qatari coastline and its desert are also the source of a different kind of natural wealth. and if left unprotected qatar's native species and those who use the tiny gulf nation as a stopping point as part of their long migration. could be endangered as a result of an ounce of hab

of the central asian republic of kurdistan will choose a president and a new system of government this weekend front runner to lead the muslim majority former soviet state is the acting president a populist who serve jail time for hostage taking opponents fear that victory for the cumbersome zawia chaper of will mean a thorough terry involved from a small country the volatile history in dublin is every showing has been to the capital bishkek to talk to voters about their hopes and fears for the future. oh. we don't want they shout using the term for the emperors who used to rule central asia for months protestors in the kirghiz capital bishkek have been out in the streets every sunday even in the freezing cold like many here feminist activist an artist. says she's defending democracy but she thinks if they passed the constitutional changes the president has proposed could threaten basic rights like freedom of speech and care just on a little bit here it is said that. i have the impression that so there is a part of his creating a constitution that allows him to stay in power for life l

voting is underway in kurdistan presidential elections the frontrunner is a man who until last year was serving and 11 and a half year sentence for kidnapping so there is a part of was freed from jail by supporters during protests following a disputed parliamentary election in october polls have also opened in neighboring kazakhstan's parliamentary election however the opposition is boycotting the vote the ruling party is expected to maintain its stronghold of parliament's lower house it's the 1st legislative election since the former president nursultan nazarbayev resigned in 2019 after nearly 3 decades of power. but a funeral has been held for a prominent member of guinea's opposition group died while in prison supporters say roger barber was murdered and they want the government of president alpha condit to be held accountable because they love as how to get reports. of mourners remember guinea's opposition spokesman roger barber he died last month while in police custody his family says he was poisoned for being a member of the opposition the union a democratic forces of guinea the

voting is underway in kurdistan's presidential elections the frontrunner is a man who 3 months ago was serving a lengthy prison sentence for kidnapping so there's a part of was freed from jail by supporters during protests over disputed parliamentary elections last october a result of vacillation old after allegations of vote buying child stratford reports from bishkek which is the capital. coli outbreak which paul ciancia formally got scootch. winter is especially hard for cuteness pharmacist kelly about his comfort in the man he's voting for in the presidential election will win and put an end to the corruption and political mismanagement q.b. stan has suffered since independence following the collapse of the soviet union in the early 30 years ago the long term in the snows and more long term all bikers subject to power off lost his father his mother and son when he was in prison so he understands a hard life he's a sincere guy he has an open heart and he would do a lot for ordinary people compete to other politicians who say one thing but think and do another to power off as honest

united states to incite people to commit acts of violence and i think the president president biden kurdistan's that there must be some consequences realized for actions like that even though we did hear from president biden and jen psaki referred to this in a press conference where she said that biden had said that trump had written him a very generous letter and he left it in the white house because of course we know they're not attend biden's inauguration. i don't know what to make of that because i don't know what's in the letter right it's described as very generous we don't know we expected at some point to be made public if it was generous good for president former president that it least he showed it a spirit of generosity if that is indeed what is in that note but we just don't know what to make of it because we don't know what's in it and how do you think that the president is going to be able to unite america we keep saying that it is a divided country and we know that 74000000 vote for trump so what does biden have to do in sort of order of priority. what he has to do is deal with n

just months ago he was serving a lengthy prison sentence for kidnapping now kurdistan politicians look set for a landslide presidential election when the polls have closed the early results suggest has around 3 quarters of the vote he was freed from jail by supporters during protests in october following a disputed parliamentary election. china's foreign ministry has strongly condemned the decision by the united states to lift restrictions on its relationship with taipei this is after taiwan's foreign minister praised the move saying relations with washington have been elevated to a global partnership china of course considers taiwan to be part of its sovereign territory and a ministry spokesman said beijing will resolutely fight back any attempts to sabotage its interests catrina you in beijing what is a global partnership sounds very business like. well it certainly seems to be more of a formal relationship and beijing is very angry about this china's foreign ministry spokesperson. gave a briefing to the press today on monday condemning like pompei was remarks saying that the one chi

his sister kim jong would previously been in charge of relations with the south early results in kurdistan's presidential election show that the national assembly are just part of his one almost 80 percent of the vote the power of claim victory and pledged to bring stability to the central asian country after a political crisis put him on the path to power he was freed from jail by supporters during protests in october following a disputed parliamentary election on a parliamentary parliamentary election has been held in neighboring kazakhstan president cassim jamaat party is projected to have won a landslide victory taking 72 percent of the vote most opposition parties boycotted the election they say the political system is rigged. at least 6 rangers have been killed in an ambush in a national park in eastern democratic republic of congo it happened in the verandah national park a unesco world heritage site famous for its mountain gorillas groups have been fighting over its mineral deposits for more than a decade. recovery crews continue to work at the site of a sunken ship in the democratic

of the russians in this region are deep rooted we have been here for generations so we feel like kurdistan is our motherland. their ancestors came from far away to expand an empire but for these russians killed a star has always been hollow chance trafford al-jazeera. northern cuba storm. rescuers in china are drilling new shelfs into a gold mine hoping to reach workers who have been trapped for almost 12 days they've been stuck think below ground since explosion in the mine in the major gold producing region of shandong rescuers have been in contact with 11 workers but the face of 10 of those remains on player and he's one miner has died from his injuries . fishermen in the philippines are angry of a government has to import thousands of tons of fish and he lost their jobs when the tel volcano erupted last year and the coronavirus added to their problems too and they're going reports from province thank you xing has long been a main source of income for many families in towns surrounding the towel volcano on the island of luzon at least 50 kilometers south of the capital manila but most o

health clinics and then i got back and realized that americans don't have a strong pull towards kurdistan like i do so it was hard to get people to really rally behind me to make donations so then all of a sudden i was like. why don't i become the brand why can't i be the town and within a week i met dr phil and it's kind of like the universe decided all of a sudden 2 years ago right he asked me to go on an episode and then i went i'm 40 up to snowden of she's kind of taken off you know so when the long twizzlers arrived at i think it they say in the feel good film business he's paying it forward because i think oprah made him a made man and i think he's passing and i'm not surprised to hear that americans are kurd standoffish is how i refer to it as i often think that when this country have so much compared to the rest of the world the one i hear happy our problems half of the therapeutics and half of the courtesies i get the other people are just mildly nodding and then moving on because there are times when you're listening to somebody go on a but you know a problem that you're just a

and we meet some of the young patients in kurdistan feeling the impact of a health sector that many say is stuck in the past. well the country with the highest number of covert 1000 infections and deaths the united states has just reached 25000000 cases it's less than a week after the country hit 400000 deaths a number of u.s. states say they don't have enough doses of the vaccine california health officials are warning that some of those most at risk are going to have to wait up to 5 months to be immunized from monday air passengers won't be able to fly in and out of israel unless they have a special exemption in hong kong mass testing is underway for thousands of people in neighborhoods that have been sealed off due to an outbreak and the u.n. says the health crisis has severely disrupted education for 1600000000 children on his own who's live for us in washington d.c. let's talk about those numbers 1st of all this is staggering. number really is 25000000 americans now have coronavirus or have had corona virus in the united states and it staggering on multiple levels just to give you

part of was freed from jail by his supporters in an uprising in october now he's on course to be kurdistan's next president more on the stay with us. there we got some very heavy rain moving in across southern parts of the u.s. at the moment this massive cloud making its way through on the northern flank of that system we could well see some snow as well we've got high pressure here which travel in a clockwise direction around high pressure in the northern hemisphere so the cold adding in all the way down the temperatures do start to recover as we go on into monday 07 all right in texas heavy rain moving through louisiana mississippi alabama pushing over towards georgia over towards the carolinas it will continue to track its way further east was clear dry weather coming back in behind us we go on through a choose day good enough they temperatures do still struggle to get into double figures up towards pacific northwest there we go more snow coming in western parts of canada will see some heavy snow fall over the rockies sent that mountain snow there into our home we got some wet weather the