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the former south korean president park geun—hye, who was jailed on corruption charges, is to be pardonedthe government. and the renowned american journalist and author joan didion dies at the age of 87. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a jury in the us state of minnesota has found a white former police officer guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. the prosecution argued that kimberley potter had shown culpable negligence when she killed daunte wright during a routine traffic check in april. the jury was shown bodycam footage, stopping short of the moment when the victim died. taser, taser, taser! kimberley potter told the court she thought she'd drawn her taser rather than her handgun when she shot mr wright in the chest. the incident led to several nights of intense protests at a very sensitive time in the united states, and not far from the court where white police officer, derek chauvin, was standing trialfor the murder of a black man, george floyd. let's have a listen to kimberly potter's tearful evidence in court. i reme

the former south korean president popcorn high is given a pardon ah, i'm rebecca brit is welcome to the program. holiday travel plans are being disrupted in many countries as cove at 19 infections increased because of the all micron variant. airlines in the u. s. estrella and other countries have cancelled hundreds of flights as employees and passengers are exposed to the virus following the spike in cases. it's the 2nd year running where the pandemic has overshadowed the festive season. ah, another had christmas and another difficult choice. as omicron continues to spread, millions around the world must now decide between cancelling their travel plans or taking the risk. thousands of new yorkers have lined up for the coven tests and booster shots as the city braces for a surgeon cases after christmas. was important at my family. my mother is elderly after school children. so is that so much support for myself as it is to protect those along across the atlantic, christmas travelers in spain of facing the same tough choices cove, at 19 cases, a written all time high. but for many seeing

the former south korean president, park geun—hye, is to be granted a presidential pardon.peached and removed from office in 2017 after widespread public protests over her deals with big korean businesses. she was subsequentlyjailed for 22 years on corruption charges. 0ur south koera correspondent, laura bicker, has more from seoul. this decision has come as a big surprise — park geun—hye's name was not supposed to be on the pardon list, there wasn't even a hint of her name being on this year's new year pardon list, and here we are. president moonjae—in has announced that she will be pardoned. she was serving 22 years, she has served four years of that sentence. but in recent months she's been in ill health, she's been in the hospital a number of times with shoulder pain, even getting a shoulder surgery, and chronic back pain, and there have been widespread rumours about her declining health. in a statement from the presidential palace, it said that this action is being taken to unify the people in these times of covid—19, and also is being taken as a humanitarian act due t

the former south korean president park geun—hye is to be granted a pardon by the government.s park was impeached and removed from office in 2017 and jailed for 22 years on corruption charges. now on bbc news, saeeda mahmood, who was born and brought up in southern afghanistan, explores a remarkable set of films shot in the 1950s by american glenn foster and his afghan assistant. this is precious. i love this sweet. and ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again. for me, this is a diamond. reminds me of my childhood. and the golden time. i was so excited to discover these films. my family had many photographs, but we lost them when we fled the afghan wars as refugees. most afghans have no pictures of their past. nothing to show their grandchildren. it is a terrible gap in our lives. these films, kept safe for half a century, are the only ones i have ever seen that have survived the wars. they show my afghanistan — to me, the real one. a land full of life and hope. they tell a special chapter of our story that's almost forgot

south koreans divided over the pardon of dealing former president park geun-hye, currently in hospital. she thanks her moderate successor. i'm francois picard. in bethlehem, the west big -- west bank first place of jesus christ, another travel ban in israel, this time due to the surge of the omicron variant. we spoke with correspondent here is mockler -- iris moncler, who said israel was banking on a rebound after 2020. >> they made a lot of efforts in bethlehem. i have spoken to someone who established a boutique hotel, and now it is empty. mebody else bought all the souvenirs that foreign tourists and pilgrims will buy, commissioned all of the carvings of olive wood. who is going to buy that now? the only people who are going to be in the square tonight are going to be locals, and they are not buying. last year was worse, i guess, because there was a lot down, but this year, it is heartbreaking because the anticipation was greater. now in many ways, but especially in tourist terms, this is bethlehem's big night. the omicron variant has turned out to be the grinch that stole christmas

the south koreans have a different idea. they want a host of the previous games. korean government has said that south korea has the role of a host of previous games. it is signaling it is unlikely to join the boycott. they might be pressured. the point is that different countries might react differently to what they are proposing. nick: jules, china is pretty angry about this, saying it is going to fight back and resolute countermeasures it talks of, and countries will pay the price for their mistaken acts. what do you think that reaction will be? how do you think they can fight back? >> they have a lot of measures at their disposal given their economic power right now, as well as their influence around the world thanks to their belt and wrote initiative. they have a lot of people that have endeared themselves to china. we should not forget the fact that they have made a lot of friends over the years. economic sanctions definitely seem in the realm of possibility. if you want to keep it inside the olympic sphere, there is the los angeles olympics coming up in 2028

it is a south korean standard. they all offer roughly the same amount of filtration. now let's talk about how to wear your face covering. she's doing a pretty good job right there. the main thing is the seal. a good fit and filtration continue to be the most, the best way to get the most out of your mask. doctors want the edges of that mask to contact your face, so all the air you're breathing is filtered on the way in. and this type of n95 mask right here, be this is from the instructions. it has two bands here. you have to make sure that you use both elastic bands around your head. leaving one dangling down might diminish the seal. you can use it until it's dirty, damaged or difficult to breathe through. no quiz here, but i hope were you paying attention. >> i was, and that was more than just a refresher course. >> i had no idea about the south korean ones. i'll warn you about the kn95. some in the government are saying there are lots of counter fit once for sale. be careful. >>> it is happening again. some courts in the bay area are closing at least partially. a ju

south korea's president has hinted a formal end. the war with north korea may be on the horizon. north korean troops invaded the south in june of 1950 in the bid to unify the peninsula with support from the then soviet union. and u. s. lead force entered the war in support of south korea than china joined in, in support of the communist north. millions of koreans were killed in the fighting, which lasted for 3 years. it ended with an armistice, but in the us, china and north korea. but south korea didn't agree to it's and no peace treaty has ever been signed. 71 years later. so them young ang are still technically at war. let's talk to b. j. kim. he's an affiliate professor at the hancock, university of foreign studies and a former south korean diplomat. he joins us from sole b. j. kim, is this piece in our time? or is it step changed towards what might become peace in our time? what might become? i would say because this is an agenda, the president when jane has been working with ever since 2018 when trump and kim joel were meeting. that's the time when the president, when jane began airing,

south korea. then china joined in support of the communist north, the 1st cold war proxy conflict. millions of koreans were killed in the fighting, which lasted 3 years. it ended with an armistice between the us, china and north korea, but south korea didn't agree to it. and no peace treaty was signed, 71 years later, sole and pyongyang still technically at war b, j came as an affiliate professor at hancock, university of foreign studies, a former south korean diplomat. he says that the south korean president, moon j in wants to officially end the war before leaving office. this is an agenda, the president when jane has been working with ever since 2018. when trump and kim joel were meeting. that's the time when the president, when jane began airing, the idea of introducing the declaration of the end of the war. and his term president mondays term is ending. this coming may after march presidential election in this country. so this is one of the legacies he wants to establish before he steps down here before he leaves his office. so for him, this is a very important agenda, but the thing is, the fact

and south korea as president has hinted a formal end to the war with north korea may be on the horizon. north korean troops invaded the south in june of 1950 in a bit to unify the peninsula with support from what was then the soviet union. the us lead force entered the war in support of south korea, then china joined in, in support of the communist north. millions of koreans were killed in the fighting, which lasted for 3 years. it ended with an armistice between the us, china and north korea, but south korea didn't agree to it. and no peace treaty was signed 71 years on. so i'm showing an a still, technically at war b. j kim is an affiliate professor at the hancock, university of foreign studies and formerly a south korean diplomat. he says the south korean president luigi and wants to officially end the war before he leaves office. this is an agenda, the president when jane has been working with ever since 2018 when trump and kim joel were meeting. that's the time when the president, when jane began airing, the idea of introducing that declaration of the end of the war. and his term president jame

in a former south korean diplomat, he says the south korean president wound j in wants to officially end the war before leaving office. this is an agenda, the president when jane has been working with ever since 2018. when trump and kim joel were meeting, that's the time when president, when jane began airing, the idea of introducing that declaration of the end of the war. and his term president james term is ending. this coming may after march presidential election in this country. so this is one of the legacy is he wants the stablished before he steps down here before he leaves his office for him. this is a very important agenda, but the thing is, the fact that this has not been materialized ever since. it's an introduction of the idea, it's a 1000 a, it tells us it's pretty much a daunting task. it's not a, in that a given results that we can expect. right now we have to remember at the present when jane had approval rating of about 40 percent. that's pretty high as the party present in korea. most of the presidents come in probably 7080 percent of proven rating at the beginning o

the former south korean president park geun—hye is to be granted a pardon by the government.s park was impeached and removed from office in 2017 and jailed for 22 years on corruption charges. the renowned american author joan didion has died at the age of 87. in an illustrious career, she chronicled contemporary us life in the 1960s and �*70s. didion worked as a novelist, screenwriter and journalist. now on bbc news, it's the media show. hello, good evening. good evening. that distinctive music can mean only one thing. it's time for channel 4 news and one of the most famous faces in broadcasting. jon snow has been the face of the programme since 1989. over the course of three decades, he has grilled every prime ministerfrom margaret thatcher up to and including theresa may, he drew the iconic words, "let bygones be bygones" from nelson mandela. he shared a plane with idi amin, reported on wars in iran and crises in vietnam, and it's not all been hard news — he has danced and sung on tv and even got stoned on camera. but he's also been accused of being too partisan, of having

when he comes to the korean is the korean, the south koreans have a different idea with a host of the previous winter games. so the korean government has actually come out of saying that south korea has enrolled at the host of the previous games. it, it's signaling that it's unlike either join the boy called or do they might be pressured into sending not so senior dedication. we're not in your officials to paging. so i guess the point is that different countries, even if i lived through the united states, might actually react differently to this, you know, whatever proposal that the us puts on the table. so, jewels china is pretty angry about this, saying it's going to fight back and resolute countermeasures it talks of, and companies will pay the price for their mistaken acts. what do you think baze reaction will be? how do you think they can fight back? well, they had a lot of measures at their disposal given their economic power right now, as well as their influence around the world banks, through their belt and road initiative. they have a lot of people that have endeared themselv

the hit south korean series. squid game made waves around the world. i, south korean films and series have had more and more success internationally. as had the boy bands b t. s with their music. ah . perhaps the best gift of the year was the gift of freedom for pop star britney spears. after her fans kept up the pressure and with a hash tag free brittany, her conservatorship was saw. her father control her fortune, and her life was ended in port you're watching the w news, his or amanda of the top story. we're following for you this. our people around the world began bringing in the new year, hong kong put on fireworks display at victoria hava. but many festivities in many places are being scaled back this year, amid a shop rise in covey 19 casts. and that's all the news for now. don't forget, you can stay up to date on our website to be found a d, w dot com on social media. the handle name is at d. w. news. i'm anthony. how'd in berlin? thanks for your company and have a happy need. ah ah, with ah ah oh ah, he go india. oh, lyles bully shrug is becom

south korean president, moon j in has pardoned his disgrace, predecessor park going hey, for the sake of quote, national hominy park has been in prison since 2017. after receiving a 22 year sentence for crimes including taking bribes from samsung and other companies known said the former conservative latest release is meant to he'll pass divisions and promote unity in the face of the pandemic will be free from jail next week. correspondent frank smith joins me now from so frank y as president moon decided to pardon park now. well, i think there are a couple of things influencing this decision, which even the democratic party here in south korea, moon jeans, own party, says, was the decision was the president's him himself. she is any help. she's had an operation on his shoulder. also you mentioned that she had served 4 and a half of her 22 year sentence, but president moon jane is now at the end of his term, his single 5 year term. they're said to be election and election next, march 9th for the next president. so 3, so it might have to do with that. also this is sort of amnesty seaso

it is one of many south korean created television shows that the u.s. cannot get enough of. llowing kind, held dart -- hell bound, a dark revenge popping netflix's chart. >> one big reason why these recent shows from south korea did well is that they explored these universal themes or questions that people could relate to regardless of their background or nationality. at the end of the day the south korean shows did a great job in telling their stories in a compelling way that keeps viewers hooked and eager to watch the next episode. >> streaming services are taking notes. the success of these shows driving companies to cash in on the action with apple tv plus and disney plus launching in south korea to develop korean content for hungry audiences. >> with squid game being so popular we are seeing korean content going from something that was niche and not necessarily popularized in this country to being something that everyone is craving. >> the fandom is not new. gangnam style found its way to dance wars worldwide and bts has become an international phenomenon with a diverse

no. celebrating with the still ahead on al jazeera, south korean government pardons. former president park on hey, who's been serving a 22 year sentence for corruption repair and rebuild. it's been 5 months in germany was hit with severe flooding. so i have some people not unable to return home. ah, we may see some rain across the gulf states. hello everyone. let's talk about that right off the bat. it all has to do with this ribbon of cloud draped over sections of saudi. we'll go and for a closer look, i'll put this a day for now and we'll find ourselves on sunday. could see those showers through buffer rain, and i think probably the northwest of cats are maybe not don't specifically, but there is certainly the risk for it. and those winds will still be crank into about 50 kilometers per hour. next for go into pakistan. enjoy. well, you can, because temperatures here will be falling in the days to calm that includes for the hor, so for now cloudy day at 19 degrees. temperatures however are going up in is stumble, but it comes out a bit of a cost. you can see there's winds pick up a t

almost all of south koreans, former presidents have been implicated and corruption scandals. leaning back, the only living ex president aside from park is also in prison. he didn't receive a pardon alex here brian al jazeera still had hill the al jazeera. we'll have more of the violins that took place in the occupied westbank after israeli settlers attacked palestinians thousands of civilians, leanne strikes along me. most border with thailand as a long running conflict escalates the stories after the break. ah hey, there your weather story begins in australia. nice to see everyone. we could have a developing tropical cyclone targeting that top and on saturday. whether this is a site clone or not, it's going to be a mess. so lot of rain and also some went meantime toward the southwest, sir bacon in the heat. so we're talking about you perth. this could be some record breaking heat on christmas day. the record is $42.00. got you in for 43 and the all time. december temperature record is 44. you're in for 45 wall above the average of 29. now for new zealand, we've got some sunny spell,

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almost all of south koreans, former presidents have been implicated and corruption scandals lame young back. the only living ex president aside from pock, is also in prison. he didn't receive a pardon alex there. brian al jazeera, ukraine's top court has summoned president vladimir zalinski in a law suit lodged by his predecessor petra power sankoh. the announcement comes a day after poorer shanker himself failed to appear before prosecutors investigating him for treason. ukraine accuses per sankoh financing pro russian separatists in dom boss, by helping them sell $54000000.00 worth of coal to kev for shanker, denies the charge and has demanded. the court forces zalinski to provide proof. while in 2019 is lensky is scored. a landslide victory in the country's presidential election against portia, unco his since pledge to route out corruption and investigates the previous administration. alexei, hereon is a professor of comparative politics at the key of mo. he like had amy and he says that president zalinski would benefit more from promoting a national unity against russian aggression

south korean government pardons, former president pock gwen hay who's been serving a 22 year sentence for corruption. police in india have begun an investigation into video, showing him do religious latest calling, genocide against muslims. and as christian celebrate christmas eve, where live in bethlehem in the occupied west bank to see how the pandemic is affecting these his preparations. ad. i'm devin ash, with sport is covet, cancellations, course fixture pile up in the english premier league. manchester cities off suggests that i is to go on strike to demand a lie. so what played ah, we begin this news hour in the u. k. where on christmas eve prime minister boris johnson is urging the public to get a boost to shot appointments for cove and 19 vaccines are being made available for christmas and boxing day johnsons, largely resisted calls for ty to restrictions for the holidays. despite the fuss spread of the army corn variant, though the time for buying presents is theoretically running out. there is still a wonderful thing. you can give your family, the whole country. that is to

it involves investment in digital technology transport an energy the south korean and us defense chiefs have met him soul to strengthen the decades long military lines between both countries. the meeting aims to count in china's growing assertiveness in the region and north korea's nuclear threats. at least 3 members of the taliban have been killed ad around the border with the chemist on several iranian border guns were also engine. iranian media is reporting the violence escalated after the taliban open fire on iranian farmers were just in iraq had rejected. final results of october parliamentary election announced on tuesday. the demonstrated supported factions, backed by iran election commission, confirmed the winner is the block, led by she'll later look into those are the headlines i'm emily. angling. the news continues. he, on the al jazeera after africa direct stay with us, both pop in less than a year. capital hope, the middle east. well, in preparation the country is staging. a major. 16 nations going head to head in 6 potter field stadiums to 2020. okay. we'll keep you across

our south korean president who and j in has pardoned his disgrace, predecessor park going hey, for the sake of national harmony park has been in prison since 2017. after receiving a 22 year sentence for crimes including, taking brian's and samsung and other conglomerate, she'll be released from jail next week. hundreds of women have protested in sudan following allegations that security forces had sexually attacked at least a dozen women and girls. several western countries condemned the troops use of sexual violence as a weapon and demanded an independent investigation. former american police officer came potter has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with the death of dante wright, a young black man. potter said she confused her hand gun with her taser when she shot and killed ride. last february. o celebrations to mark christmas have begun in the city of bethel him in the west bank. we leave you now with some sights and sounds of the traditional christmas parade on manger square in front of the church of the nativity in bethlehem. and we'll be back with more headlines fo

the south korean and u. s. defense shapes have met in soldiers straight in the decades, strengthened rather the decades long military lines between both countries. the meeting aimed to count at china's growing assertiveness in the region and north, who is nuclear threats. united nations is it needs a record of $41000000000.00 to make global humanitarian needs it next year. if he shall say that's largely because of growing instability in ethiopia, afghanistan, and me a mom, nato is threatening russia with the economic sanctions. if it uses any force against ukraine, concerns about a military build up at the border dominated discussions in latvia as capital riga. russia backs separatists in the east in the ukraine. uganda is deploying troops across the border into democratic republic of congo as a battles. an armed group, if al, as air strikes on tuesday and the allied democratic forces as part of a joint operation with the congolese army and protest is in iraq have rejected. final results of october's parliam

now, south korean president, moon j in has pardoned his disgrace. treat assess at park, and hey, for the sake of national harmony, park has been in prison since 2017. after receiving a 22 year sentence for crimes, including taking bribes from samsung and other conglomerates, she will be released from jail next week. hundreds of women have protested incident following allegations that security forces had sexually attacked, at least a dozen women and girls. several western countries had condemned the troops use of sexual violence as a weapon and demanded an independent investigation. the american author joan didn't, has died at the age of 87 from the complications from parkinson's disease. the novelist play write an essay. it was best known for her descriptions of american culture during the tumultuous 1960 s. she was one of the pioneers of the new journalism movement which combined reporting with a literary voice, staying in the u. s. and a white police full but police officer has been found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting. death of a black motorist in the city of minneapolis c

the former south korean president is to be granted a pardon by the government. hello, i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday. another premier league ground will be empty on boxing day. how many more will go over the christmas break? root vows to lead by example as england look to keep themselves in the ashes. it's win or bust in melbourne. he's not any punches. also coming up in the programme — we'll hearfrom one of the professional players now out of a job following the collapse of coventry united in the women's championship. we've committed so much to make this happen, so i think it'sjust mind blowing that this has happened, and i'd love to know why it happened. welcome along to our christmas eve sportsday. also coming up a few alternative sports from the last year, if you like dogs and lawnmowers, you'll love it. let's start with more pressing matter of the decimated football schedule. another boxing day game is off in the premier league. everton have reported a number of positive covid cases and on top of the injury list they are unable to fie

from bts to parasite and now "squid game," the south korean influence on entertainment seems here topowerhouses like spider-man no way home, shang chi, and no time to die, the box office emerges from the pandemic topping $12 billion worldwide. in north america, theaters doubled their haul over 2020, passing $4 billion. still, way behind 2019's 11.4 billion. but the resurgence came with growing pains as studios used streaming platforms to pick up the slack. >> black widow biting back today. >> scarlett johansson sued disney for releasing "black widow" on disney plus, the same day as theaters, alleging it would cut into her profits. disney said it had no merit. both sides, eventually, settled. number two. the alec baldwin movie set shooting. the star discharged a prop gun on the set of his new mexico western "rust." killing cinematographer halyna hutchins and injuring the director. >> she was my friend. the day i arrived and stoorted shooting, i took her to dinner. >> reporter: hollywood and movie fans were stunned left to wonder how this could happen on a fictional set. >> i think the

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the south korean and u. s. defense shapes have met in sold to strengthen the decades long military lines between both countries. the meeting aims to counter china's growing assertiveness in the region and north korea's nuclear threats. nato is threatening russia with economic sanctions if it uses any force against ukraine, concerns about a russian military build up on the ukrainian border dominated 2 days of talks in latvia is capital rica and both pro and anti abortion rights activists have been protesting at the u. s supreme court, it's deciding whether to uphold in mississippi law banning most terminations. after 15 weeks, it could lead to abortions becoming a legal in many states. those are the headlines, sinews continues here on al jazeera, after al jazeera correspondence, we can start at 8 on our website out there, dot com. ah ah ah, my name is gotham singh. i work great. uh does eda making documentary films? there was, since i was a boy in my small village in india, my dream was to make positive attem

phil: the south korean president has parted his disgraced predecessor, saying it was for the sake ofnal unity. in 20, he was sentenced to 22 years in prison over corruption charges and will be released on december 31 as part of a pardon of 3000 people. reporter: it was a trial that shed light on ties between big business and politics in south korea. conservative president park and hay was impeached in the wake of a corruption scandal, facing accusations of abuse of power and taking bribes from companies such as samsung. park was sentenced to years in prison but after serving less than five years, her successor is granting her pardon. the liberal government, led by president moon jae-in, said it hoped her release would heal all wounds and bring harmony to south korea after two difficult years of the pandemic. >> the top office hopes the pardons can serve to bring in a new era of unity and reconciliation that transcends diffent thoughts and opposing views. ♪ >> south korea has a history of pardoning officials convicted of corruption. the government cited the 69-year-old's deteriorating

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the weight of the attack is against the south korean army's third and capital divisions and their 17th regiment. this is the tenth week of the korean war and the fighting on all fronts has reached a peak of fury. although at this time military spokesmen are mentioning early offensive moves, the present situation does not appear optimistic. >> our commander, colonel mott, gave us a speech, we're gathering up, our objective is to occupy this town that was currently occupied by 300 guerillas armed with pitch forks and knives. and sometime -- i don't know whether it was before or after that, we ran into several truckloads of pretty badly shot-up korean militia, south koreans. and i understood that there had been a problem up ahead, but yin -- i didn't know what kind of a problem because i wasn't conversant in the language and i wasn't briefed, being a private. so then we continued on, and we started marching from that point on. we weren't in trucks anymore, we were marching. and we had two columns extending probably a mile and a half to two miles. one column on either side of the road, abo