generating as hazardous, which has resulted in, you know, places like where them land, the giant in new delhi, the number of the amount of waste quadrupling. and delhi during the height of the 2nd wave in may. so how important is classification and that, that facilities, that countries follow the w h o guidelines while they're been regarded as very important your throughout to spend m, we've seen it also from the, the medical guidelines and that day. and they have to be practical pragmatic. so if, if you make everything in the mo, given the most dangerous classification you end up with way too much, if you could, it's too low on the bar to low. a lot of workers, health workers and other workers are in danger. if i look at my own situation in the country here, we have a lot of self testing and everybody is just putting their positive tests just in the normal waist. nobody cares seems to care about it or but the people that are picking up the girl garbage are in danger there. so to say, um and so, and there has been no discussion about it, right. and, and are in are, and, and on the need for di

classifying 100% of the waste, the covid-19 medical waste as hazardous, which has resulted in places like new delhiamount of waste quadrupling in delhi during the height of the second wave in may. so, how important is classification? and the facilities, that countries follow the who guidelines? >> they have been -- as very important throughout the pandemic. we have seen it also from medical guidelines. they have to be practical and pragmatic. if you give everything the most interest classification, you end up with too much. if you put it too low, a lot of health workers and other workers are in danger. if i look at my own situation in the country here, we have a lot of self testing. everybody is just putting their positive test in the normal waste food no to cares. -- nobody cares. people picking up in the garbage are danger there. there has been no discussion about it. >> on the need for discussion, when i was reading through port, there were some who recommendations which actually surprised me, as a journalist trying to keep up with all the changing guidelines. the who actually recommends, for ex

and in new delhi, thousands have gone on strike this month. here's t w's report. right? these the men are angry for 11 days now, they have been locking in our 2 years old in the heart of new delhi. they are primary health or on good body workers as they are known during the last 2 years. they have been at the frontline of the band demik at the jostled 7. they distributed masks, promoted vaccinations, and raised awareness. the vote to look down and put on writing reeves without any protective equipment for themselves and owned as little as 60 your dollars a month. we want even given sanitizers my. we arranged for mosques, gloves, and sanitizers on our own so that we could continue iowa. now i've worked for 2016 of them just job, but i am not entitled to a bench. and this is why via protesting for basic will could i get no protection. i've lost 3 family members to corona virus, yet i went to walk with my toddler in tool. because we were told we cannot take leaves, houses for workers who are demanding better working conditions and more b, one m non, he has done and on than

they have been locking in our 2 years old in the heart of new delhi. their primary health, or i'm going bardy workers as they are known during the last 2 years. they have been at the front pandemic at the da suits level. the distributed masks, promoted vaccinations, and raised awareness level 2 locked downs and could all right, as waves, without any protective equipment for themselves, and owned as little as 60 your dollars a month. we want even given sanitizers my. we arranged for masks, gloves and sanitizers on our own, so that we could continue our work. no, i've worked for 26 years and does job, but i'm not entitled to a pension. this is why the protesting of basic work could i get no protection. i've lost 3 family members to corona virus, yet i went to walk with my toddler in tool. because we were told we cannot take leaves. paulson for workers here are demanding better working conditions and more b. 1 am ronnie has done an online body center for 9 years. she says she is so overworked that she doesn't have time for her own children. the government

and in new delhi, thousands have gone on strike this month. here's t w's report. for these, the men are angry. for 11 days now, they have been locking in our users road in the heart of new delhi. they are primary health or on good bardy workers. i've been known during the last 2 years, we have been at the frontline, the pandemic at the jaw suits level. the distributed masks, promoted vaccinations, and raised awareness level to locked downs. and corona writers, reeves without any protective equipment for themselves, and owned as little as $60.00 a month. we won't even given sanitizers my. we arranged for masks gloves and sanitizers on our own, so that we could continue our work. now i've worked for 26 years and does job, but i am not entitled to a bench, and this is why they're protesting for basic. well, could i get no protection? i've lost 3 family members to corona virus, yet i went to work with my toddler intro because we were told we cannot take leaves . paulson for workers here are demanding better working conditions and more b. 1 am ronnie has done and i'm b

but kashmiris are skeptical and say new delhi has made similar excuses in the past to crack down on their freedoms. park, new metal al jazeera new delhi. at least 94 people had been killed in severe flooding and mud slides in southeast in brazil. rescue teams up searching for survivors in the city of metropolis, and hundreds of people are in emergency shelters after the homes were destroyed. it is the heaviest rainfall the region is seen in 90 years. hattie lepers, hardy and has more ah, the forest and magnitude of this rainfall was unexpected. within hours streets across the brazilian city, a federal police were submerged nearby families are stunned as once and most lights get closer to their homes. the current so strong, they pushed vehicles along streets like toys. even a burst is aimlessly drowned away, nearly covered in water. families are now dealing with a devastating aftermath, including hearing about neighbors who didn't survive at 1st mortgage w. j. it's very sad to see people asking for help and not being able to do anything . it's a feeling of desperation, a loss. our city is

but kush me is a skeptical and say new delhi has made similar excuses in the past to crack down on their freedoms. park, new metal, al jazeera, new delhi, one of the most important vessel. so buddhists has been celebrated by lighting 1000000 lanterns in thailand. the commemorations for the mag, hoosier, they were put on by the dom mikaya, buddhist sex movement is considered somewhat controversial. g to its unorthodox interpretation of buddhism, its wealth, and its links to a former prime minister. man, don't look on man, let it run phantom and seen many people coming here and lighting the lanterns together, really shows the power of, as buddhists is like, we are all helping to spread the teachings of buddhism, even though their religion is already 2600 years old, that obama, this event is to uphold. that is and pay gratitude to the sacrifices your buddha has done this day is important to everybody, no matter if they're buddhists or not, hulu. or let's have a quick chicken headlines here in our 0 and the russian defense ministry has published new video. what it says is, tanks returning to

but cushman is a skeptical and say new delhi has made similar excuses in the past to crack down on their freedoms. park, new metal al jazeera, new delhi, a 1000000 luncheons have been let in thailand to celebrate a buddhist festival. the dom makia buddhist sect was found at 52 years ago. some consider the movement to be controversial because of its unorthodox interpretation of buddhism, its wealth and its links to a former prime minister. ah said time for a quick check on that lines here, an auditor and the russian defense ministry has published new video of what it says is tanks returning to their basis. but the u. s. and nato say russia is adding more troops near ukraine and there's no evidence of a pull back.

will bring in our guests in a moment, but 1st this report from poverty metal in new delhi ha videos that defined the growing tensions in the state of to not in southern india. students aligned with him, 2 groups heckler women, for wearing a boycott as competing religious. johns, a hood. every religion has freedom, therefore, link that culture and i'm following mind. they should let us follow our culture and not to raise obstacles for us. a few weeks ago, 16th students were barred from wedding head scarves in the classroom. those protests have now spread across the state with more women, demanding the right to cover their heads in class, opposing them or hinder groups. they have been marching, wearing saffron colored scarves and shoals and some hoisted a saffron flag. the color is considered sacred by many hindus, the uniform, a living sun uniforms seem for every one. whether it is hindu, muslim or christian, they should abide and very uniform and the he job has to be kept outside the gate. the state government run by prime minister marines are more these party gentle party has supported

i, chandra, assistant professor of government at georgetown university and also in new delhi honest tanveer advocate at the supreme court of india and founder of the indian civil liberties union, a warm welcome to you all and thank you so much for being on the program today. fatima, let me start with you. how did all this begin in karnataka? did it all? just start in the past month with a handful of students protesting after they were told they couldn't attend school if they were wearing the job or, or were there other incidents as well? well, it started with sticks on young women in the mean. we've been waiting the job, but he is now leading up monday. incidentally, i'm going to that one and being bullied by a job. and that is even the said that no, this is unacceptable. is good job is a part of an identity outside the general and it isn't stopping you or you're not in any view on anybody would want to know whether to be not be back on the head and that is eating. do you go as they took it upon themselves to protest against this oddity? absolutely, i'd be judy, want to see that was

but cushman use a skeptical and sand new delhi has made similar excuses in the past to crack down on their freedoms. park new mit they'll al jazeera new delhi. ah, this is our dessert. these, your top stories, ukraine and russian back separatists have accused each other of shelling positions in the eastern dumbass region. at least 500 explosions had been recorded in less than 24 hours along the front lines.

and paddling middle reports from new delhi on this cold foggy morning. a gaggle of grey like geese is perched on an islet. they're mostly found in northern europe. but this time of year leave that icy climate and flock to northern india. i be there to the college of the party. lord, len depends on the okay go systems, how much functioning properly functioning, non functioning or kind of degrading that also because the water boots are also done natural environmental indicative of the hilt of disorder. every winter, hundreds of species migrate from the arctic to south asia, along the route called the central asian fly. re, india has the largest diversity of waterfowl in the region. but over the years, the habitats have degraded, and numbers have dwindled. this stretch of the yamuna river in new delhi is one of the most polluted in the world. it's also a seagulls from siberia spend the winter. i'll miley is an avid bird watcher and participate in the bud census every year. what i have a job here it is it a lot from you interview right now in the recent your

but cushman is a skeptical and say new delhi has made similar excuses in the past to crack down on their freedoms. park, new metal al jazeera new delhi. a 1000000 landon's have been lit in thailand to celebrate a buddhist festival. the dom mackey with a sex was founded 52 years ago. some consider the movement to be controversial because of its unorthodox interpretation, but as him it's wealth and links to a former prime minister. ah. so this is al jazeera, these are the top stories, and the russian defense ministry is published new video. what it says is, tanks returning to their bases with united states. and nato say that russia is adding more troops near ukraine. and there is no evidence of a pull back. the ukrainian military and russia backed rebels in the east are accusing each other of shelling their positions in the disputed landscape region. ukraine says the situation is now stable out 0 cannot independently confirm the allegations. under simmons is in kiff and has more on this claim this was in lohan .

this will lead more employment opportunities pop him at the al jazeera new delhi. to el salvador now are dozens of journalist cent activists say military grade. spyware. technology has been used to hack their phones, as john holman reports from the capital san salvador government critics say, is the president's latex latest tactic to silence the opposition. julio cover at this phone had been acting strangely. she relived the moment she realized for sure that it was bugged when i was writing. and i remember that i got the 1st email in but that mom and we were confirmed that the guy that was targeting pegasus, the spying software, only sold to governments with julio was one of 22 staff. is that the new site or photo who had the phones repeatedly infected? according to the university of toronto, citizen lab for she says, many of the tax came as a photo published expos. a's on the government of el salvador, headed by president naive. bu kelly will, can they pull out of it during and attack everything they can see, for example, what the message that you are typing or th

in the mos but kish me is a skeptical and say new delhi has made similar excuses in the past to crack down on their freedoms. pardoning little al jazeera new delhi, a 1000000 lanterns have been live in thailand to celebrate a buddhist festival. the dumb here, buddhist sect was founded 52 years ago. some consider the movement to be controversial because it's unorthodox interpretation of buddhism. it's wealth and it's links to a former prime minister. ah said time for a quick check on the headlines here in our desert and the russian defense ministry has published new video of what it says is tanks returning to their basis. but the u. s. and nato say russia is adding more troops, new ukraine, and there's no evidence of a pullback. ukrainian military and russia backed rebels in the east are accusing each other of shelling their positions in the disputed lance region. ukraine says the situation is now stable out 0 cannot independently confirmed. the allegations under simmons is in kiff and has more no claims. this was in law hantz care, which is a, a self declared peoples republic. it has

to get back to the negotiation table was the view from new delhi. do you think? well, the 1st reason of course, is because of historic dies between russia and india. i mean, you know, russia has stood by india ever since india got independence on each and every issue . so in new delhi would not want to jeopardize it, you know, strong defense ties, strong economic links with russia. so that is one reason number 2. the reason is because i think you really feel that nato countries are following double standards. and when it comes to this whole issue of, you know, recognition that russia has given to don bass, don't know why. and the west has double standards when it for example, big issue of course of all the west follow the different kinds of standard browsers completely different set of standards on donna's and so and, and then the code to principally the region india has is that india doesn't want to interfere certainly doesn't want to use to break out all 3 of you. big nation, india and russia. both are the younger nations. they will, they will one, she added th

pardon him, they'll al jazeera new delhi. ah, this is our missouri, these, your top stories, ukraine and russian back separatists of accused each other of shelling, possessions in the east and dumbass region. and his 500 explosions had been recorded in less than 24 hours along the front lines. america's top diplomat has the keys moscow of looking to manufacture a pretext for war and sleep. lincoln was speaking at a un security council meeting to discuss the crisis on ukraine's order. russia has continued to deny that he plans to attack us more. i have no doubt that the response to my remarks here to day will be more dismissal from the russian government about the united states, stroking hysteria, or that it has no plans to invade ukraine. so let me make the symbol the russian government can announce to day, with no qualification equivocation or deflection that russia will not invade ukraine. stated clearly stated plainly to the world and then demonstrate it by sending your troops your tanks, your planes, back to their bearers

they have been locking in our deeded road in the heart of new delhi. they are primary health or on good bardy workers, as they are known during the last 2 years. they have been at the frontline of the pandemic at the jostled level. they distributed masks, promoted vaccinations, and raised awareness level to lock downs. and corona writers, waves without any protective equipment for themselves, and owned as little as $60.00 a month. we want even given sanitizers my, we arranged for masks, gloves and sanitizers on our own. so that we could continue our work. now, i've worked for 26 years and this job, but i am not entitled to a pension. this is why via protesting of basic work, could i get no protection? i've lost 3 family members to corona virus, yet i went to walk with my toddler in tool. because we were told we cannot take leaves. paulson for workers who are demanding better working conditions and more b. 1 am ronnie has done and i'm been writing center for 9 years. she says she's so overlooked that she doesn't have time for her own children. the gover

or india correspondent elizabeth put on reports from new delhi. this massive sink hole appeared overnight with the town of coca naga, indeed, administered kush made fresh water which used to feed a popular trout. fishing stream is now falling into the hole that led to a 20 kilometer stretch of the bringing river drying up, killing many fish. farmer up the rashid who lives near by says the water provided a lifeline. was what about the sea? it's been over 3 days since the water has disappeared from the stream. we're worried because the harvesting season is approaching. the water in the stream should be restored. we use it to get our body and orchard. if this doesn't get restored soon we'll face many problems. sink holes can be caused by the chemical disillusion of limestone rocks in the river that researchers say they need more information about this one step at any wise. it is very rare here. this hasn't happened before. so we've come here, collected samples, collected all particles and we'll go look at this in the about agreed to see what's called

but cushman is a skeptical and say new delhi has made similar excuses in the past to crack down on their freedoms. park, new metal, al jazeera, new delhi. one of the most important festivals for buddhists has been celebrated in spectacular fashion in thailand. 1000000 lanterns have been letters, part of combinations from michael pusher day has been staged by talons de marquee or buddhist sect was as mocking, 52 years since it was founded. the movement is considered somewhat controversial due to its unorthodox interpretation of buddhism. its wealth and its links to a former prime minister mclaughlin neglected rom, fenmont. seen many people coming here and lighting the lantus together, really shows the power of, as buddhists is like, we are all helping to spread the teachings of buddhism, even though their religion is already 2600 years old. that obama, this event is to uphold that is and pay gratitude to the sacrifices lord buddha has done this day is important to everybody, no matter if their buddhists are not. ah, this is audra 0. these are the top stories. the head of nato says the air

and the featuring of a soldier who fought on china's border with india incense to new delhi. more aga was sparked after 15 year old russian figure skater, camilla valley ava, was allowed to compete after testing positive for a bad substance. we'll do everything to investigate this. these case broke belinda, the dropping gulf of children is to you, bill and unforgivable muscle, and take the i r. c field and difficult questions about time is human rights record, previous games held in russia. so cheap and brazil's rio de janeiro raised similar questions from here, the sun, the and winter olympics will return to the western world held consecutively in paris, milan, and was angela's venues less likely to attract process? the organizes of the beijing olympics hope to legacy of the event will be felt in a burgeoning winters, sports industry and confidence that the city can pull off a successful games. despite a global pandemic, katrina you out a 0, beijing. ah, this is urgency, le, let's get a round up. now the top stories u. s. president joe biden will convene a national security

when the diplomatic enclave in new delhi and back building is the russian embassy. it's an important ally, which is last week, welcomed in the position of calling for diplomatic solutions to the crisis with ukraine in get us and concern though it says repair creation of nash knows more than 20000 student study in u. k. it's one of the largest groups of international students there. and to night, one of the 1st of many repair creation flights is expected to land from here. the government says it will add more light and has all to ease other travel restrictions from ukraine that were in place because of the 19. now india has maintained a neutral position. and the concern here is largely economic trade with russia is worth $8000000000.00 annually. half of all weapons in india come from there. russia is also an important strategic ally when it comes to countering china. not said with ukraine, ease at a much smaller scale, but most of the cooking oil that india imports does come from there. so the concern is that an escalation of a price is dead. good push up prices of c

up the showers turns or the atmosphere improves things. briefly from a quality point of view in new delhi and in the whole. but these are big shells on their way through bangladesh and the northeast of india, leaving fine weather behind picture in new delhi doesn't stay good for long. you're back to the settled poor air quality by the weekend. oh, the weather sponsored by casara weighs ah, in south korea military service is compulsory. ah, but some refused to take pumps. one at one eigth leaks those dodging the drop on al jazeera did take the ships to democracy's activity to corporations. control of the message is crucial, the it for public opinion poll profit. the listening post examines the vested interests behind the content you consumed on al jazeera lou. ah, welcome back. a recap of our top stories on al jazeera us present. joe biden says the leader of i saw has died after a large scale counter terrorism operation in syria, biden says, i believe bray. mccrae. she blew himself up before us special forces could arrest him. turkey's president, as hell talks with his russian counterpart

on the 2nd anniversary of religious violence in india's capital, new delhi residents are still living in fear of further unrest. they say the divine between hindu and muslim communities is deepened after 2 more years under the international government of primary, under andrew moody, probably mental reports from where it was to the violence took place on the streets of new delhi. the shops in you, jenny, was some of the casualties in a deadly riot that broke out between hindus and muslims in the northeast neighborhoods in the nation's capital. 2 years ago, nearly 53 people died 100 and this entire market was gone in that violence. the rights rope out during protest against the citizenship law that many criticized for b, anti muslim, i did the law. maybe we're still living in fear here because there are 2 police stations nearby, but on the night of february, the 23rd. no one came to help us on it. now the investigation has been mod, with accusations of delays and biases against muslims. the court has find the deli police are not complying with orders. rights activists have blame the pol

so cold, he will drop in new delhi bernacki as 2 examples. and some mister fogg will persist back in the middle east. it looks nice, sunny, but there is a sham outline that dusty fairly chill wind this time the and the orange is a potential to sanstrom's. oh, the weather sponsored by casara always informed opinions that initial book on national resource by is not large enough to get adequate me to our people in depth analysis of the days global lives inside story on al jazeera americans are increasingly saying authoritarianism might not be so bad, there were several steps along the way where the chain of command, it seemed like tried to cover it up. what's your take on why they've gotten this so wrong? that to me is political malpractice, the bottom line on us politics and policies and the impact on the world on al jazeera. ah, the me watching i was there with me and a lot. i'm a reminder of our top stories, the sour, but us is evacuating the non emergency american star from us embassy and comes from that increasingly urgent warnings from the

as part of the midtown reports from new delhi government leaders are rejecting claims by some health experts that the actual death toll could be much higher. body has reopened to all foreign travellers. the indonesian island depends heavily on tourism and its opening up the border despite a rising coven 19 cases. the 1st direct flight in nearly 2 years landed on thursday from tokyo visitors we'll have to quarantine for between 5 and 7 days depending on the vaccination status. i go, but 19 locked on in tongue has been extended by another 48 hours. the pacific islands have 5 confirmed infections after having only one until last month. synonymy disaster much needed aid, also brought the virus and let's go back to evacuation. orders are being issued in my gasket as a large cycle and approaches from the indian ocean cycle. and but said, i is forecast back to the east coast on saturday. affecting 600000 islanders storms also hit the nearby french island available and killed at least one person in russia's. okay, let's go back to that earlier story about india being the 3rd country to repor

on the northeast of india, leaving fine weather behind the picture in new delhi doesn't stay good for long. you're back to the settled poor air quality by the weekend for the weather sponsored by caraway's. 02 boxes from the street to chicago on different with the same ambition fighting their way to a better life than themselves and their families. 6 6 in the volatile world of chicago, southside is no easy task with me. when site on out is in lou ah, welcome back. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. reminder of our top stories. you are surprising, joe biden says the leader of ice all has died following a large scale counter. terrorism operation in syria biden says, i believe for he mccrae, she blew himself up before you as special forces could arrest turkeys president as hell talks with his ukrainian county haunting the latest effort to ease tensions with russia. moscow has condemned the u. s. decision to send more troops to eastern europe. the deployment comes as fears grow that russia could invade ukraine. and for senior ace to u. k. prime minister boys johnson have resigned

he is the director of studies at the observer research foundation in new delhi, a think tank there. he believes we're facing a global crosses here. well, you know, i really wouldn't globalize times and any conflict, any part in any part of the world would have global revis occasions. in particular, this one which has 2 major powers to each of blocks involved rush of course on one side and the entire western lock on the other. so clearly if a for then there is an escalation. if the sanctions are imposed on russia you've yet already witnessing god rises, right? the price of oil. and we're already seeing stock market stumble. so i think that the wider global economic them indications of this price. this will not be just around in around ukraine. this is a global crisis, and it has to be looked at that the enter time when the world economy is just about beginning to come out of the spin, demi, and we're looking at the demand for oil rising already, oil prices are high. i think one can imagine that energy is going to be a huge issue. we have already seen how energy is also playing into t

new delhi has made similar excuses in the past to crack down on their freedoms. park new metal al jazeera, new delhi. foreign ministers from the association of southeast asian nations have discussed how to restore pace in me. emma, at a meeting in the cambodian capital p on him thorns louis has been following events from colonial. the crisis in myanmar has exposed divisions within our psion. now once again, me unless military government was not invited to a ministerial level meeting within ours yet. it's participation, downgraded to a non political representation. some hours in members have taken the view that myanmar military government should not be invited until they've demonstrated a commitment to implementing a peace deal negotiated by ours in, in april last year. that deal includes initiating dialogue and granting a special envoy full access to the country. and last year, special envoy, a diplomat from brunei, cancelled a shed your trip because he was told he would not be able to meet with ousted leader on santucci and others. he had proposed this year, special envoy, commodious for

but kashmiris are skeptical and say new delhi has made similar excuses in the past to crack down on their freedoms. park new metal al jazeera new delhi, a 1000000 lanterns have been lace in thailand to celebrate a buddhist festival. the dom mikaya, buddhist sect was founded 52 years ago. some consider the movement to be controversial because of its unorthodox interpretation of what is him. it's wealth and links to a former prime minister still ahead on al jazeera will have all the action from the badging winter olympics, as canada bates, the united states, to the gold medal and the women's eyes. hockey laya, has all those details after the break. ah. ah rule lou ah ah it's time now his boat, he's leah and there's plenty of controversy coming out of badging land there isn't we'll know a lot more in the next few minutes when russian figure skater, camila valley eva competes for gold in the women's free skate despite testing positive for a band sub sense, the 15 year old was clear to compete by the court of arbitration for sport against the wishes of the international olympic committee. she

as a journalist, fatima con, joining us live from new delhi. thank you. plenty more head on the news allah, including protests and occupied westbank to israeli forces killed 3 palestinians. we report from novice sri lankan hospitals on the pressure of health workers strike indefinitely over wages and in sport. west ham manager explains why he started kurt boomer. the french defender was seen on videos kicking his cat mount 7 gold has signed a deal with a european union to buy 300000000 doses of corona virus vaccines. they ought to be produced in a purpose build factory outside the capital deca, then distributed across west africa, the president of the european commission, ursula wanda lay and as in senegal, before joint summit with the african union make this month. well, let's get more on this with asset. he's joining us live from deca. so tell us more about this boost asset, not just an investment in senegal, but you know, to the efforts to get people vaccinated there. yes, this the con, press conference is about to get underway, where you com

for more let's bring in cnn's beta ka sue live from new delhi. take us through how hong kong is trying to get a handle on this surge, leaving some patients outside in the cold. >> reporter: according to officials early this week, public hospitals were over overwhelmed because of this fifth wave, the most intense wave hong kong is experiencing, with 90% capacity full at these public hospitals. that is indeed a reason to be concerned. we've just heard from two representatives from the hong kong administration, the first is the chief secretary who said that hong kong has entered a state of full-scale combat. strong words coming from the leadership there. he's the number two in the leadership as far as hong kong's authority is concerned. and he's come out and said this is full-scale combat. there are a lot of medical teams that have come into hong kong to help not only curb the escalating numbers when it comes to covid-19, but also to treat and test people in hong kong. testing will be intensified. remember, hong kong has 7 million people plus, and i

whether it causes more smarter mouth and further flood the sink hole. elizabeth per item al jazeera new delhi. ah, this is all the 0, these are the top stories. the u. s. president says he's convinced to russia has decided to invade ukraine. joe biden says intelligence suggests it could happen in the coming days. make no mistake. if russia pursues his plans, it will be responsible for kit catastrophic and needless war of choice. united states and our allies are prepared to defend every inch of nato territory from any threat to our collective security as well. we also will not send troops in to fight in ukraine, or we will continue support ukrainian. people separate as leaders in eastern ukraine say they're moving civilians from done yet scanned the hans to russia. they've blamed an increase in shelling in the region. calls for an immediate de escalation in ukraine, have been fountain center at the munich security conference. you and the secretary general and tire rotations. it says tension seems higher than during the cold war. in the evening. at least 12 people are missing after a greek fair

middle al jazeera new delhi. a torch relay has started the to the account tone to the beijing winter olympics. china and vice premier, look the flame and handed it to the 1st horse bearer 8 year old lo do on the former olympic gold medalist skater torchbearer will take turns running with the beacon through the 3 zones, hosting the game until friday. ah, hello again. the headlines on al jazeera gunman in the democratic republic of congo have killed at least 72 people in the eastern province of 3 fighters from the cooperative for the development of the congo known as clerical. i suspect that of carrying out the attack, the arm group has killed hundreds of people in the region since 2017 and force thousands to flee their homes. and our county has more from neighboring uganda capital capella. what we know is just a non both, which is really crazy, according to people around and so in touch of the management of the cobb county thought this is one of the capital organization. one of the quick cut illegal beneficial are

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their efforts are slowly bearing fruit avenue, middle al jazeera new delhi. let's bring in that jane at maj wake. she's the chief executive officer at wetlands international and joins us from banging i in the netherlands. hello there, jane. thanks for being on the program. we often hear about the environmental threat to oceans and forests. but as we've been hearing wetlands had just as important, why haven't we heard about this up until this point? yes, that is true as the crisis of wetlands has been largely overlooked. whereas in fact, you know, weapons are supporting a big proportion of nature on this planet. on the part of the fabric of the earth, i suppose. so that just quality. getting on with the job, stowing out carbon, purifying water, and many people have big become unaware that the water coming out of the tap actually is, is router that landed somewhere in a wetland that has been delivered to by weapons. and the us, these are being lost. yeah, we're starting to feel the impacts are so, and i think now there is a growing realization that these precio

the problem is acute in india, capital new delhi experts see only a mix of measures can help turn the one down. there's a type of pollution you can't see, can't smell, taste, or feed. it's a dangerous attack on your ears. it's the pollution that comes from noise and moment shun solution studies. noise solution levels in delhi by using a basic mo bile by the phone, miserable limits set by the government for noise in the data. and what it is, an engine area is 45 to 55 decibels here because almost double shot of a good ball says the noise level got screwed up. and this is not a very busy road in delhi. this would be a normal road in delhi. busy and this is, this level will be at $995.00, and that's the problem is an increase in noise by 10. decimals is perceived as a doubling of volume. the damaging effect of noise is wolfley under estimated noise. pollution is a big problem in india. specially in metropolitan city, big city, you know, every center pollution control board publishes a date on noise pollution in metro metro city. the latest report was in 2017, i did show that each and eve

the problem is acute in india as capital new delhi experts see only a mix of measures can help build the wall. i'm dumb. there's a type of pollution. you can't see, can't smell, taste, or fever. it's a dangerous attack on your ears. it's the pollution that comes from noise and momentum is gender bush and studies noise pollution, layla's and danny by using a the mobile by the phone, miserable limit said by the government for noise in the daytime, but it is eventually area is 45 to 55 decibels, he recalled almost double shot of a good boss is the noise that was just filled up. and this is not a very busy road in delhi. this would be a normal road in daily visit. this level will be at $995.00. and that's the problem is an increase in noise by 10 decimals. it's both saved as a doubling volume. the damaging effect of noise is both fully under estimated noise. pollution is a big problem in india, specially in metropolitan city, big city, you know, every are centered, pollution control board publishes a date on noise pollution in metro metro city. the latest report was in 2017. i did show t

thank you for that happening your town life or is there in new delhi? a spent more head on this news hour, including why chicken farmers in ghana, accounting millions of birds, leaving them with an uncertain future. more pressure for hospitals in sri lanka, health workers, go on an indefinite strike, demanding better wages. and in sports, half america's champions are into the fee for cap world cup final heat over here with all the action lead ah, increased costs paperwork and delays have impacted the u. k. economy since it left the european union. that's according to a report from the parliamentarian public accounts committee. supporters of breakfast, including prime minister boys, johnson insist a more will eventually reduce bureaucracy and save businesses money. the report is another blow to the scandal had prime minister who is resisting calls to resign. as peter andrew simmons in london for his so more bad news for prime minister boys johnson and his facing prime minister questions in just a few hours. what can we expect? yes. well, what we can expe