Regions president. Russian and syrian troops launched an attack to retake the last major city on the ice will control in syria. President trump heads for asia a twelve day trip certain to test his diplomatic skills and im Peter Simmons with all your sports news as we brought in james becomes the youngest man in n. B. A. History to reach twenty nine thousand points that are more later this news of. A lone International Arrest warrant has been issued for the deposed catalan president colace put him on a spanish prosecutors want to investigate him forward belly and sedition of a last months declaration of independence but the sack leader has missed two days of Court Hearings in madrid put him on is in brussels where he intends to challenge any attempt to extradite him to spain but hes also said he. Well cooperate with the belgian authorities and they have twenty four hours to respond to the european arrest warrant several of pussy months aides as well are being sought and are simmons reports from the catalan capital barcelona. The judges action came as crowds protested in barcelona about the jailing order made on thursday just before they started gathering colace pleased them all appeared on Belgian Television again denying that hes a fading justice. Peace im very to face it but to face real justice so im not going away im here and ive instructed my lawyers to inform belgian justice the time ready to fully cooperate. With on this particular boy. Back in barcelona the crowds demanded the release of the eight sacked ministers from Police Demands cabinet as they await trial clapping and chanting our president is pleased to know. Catalonia is still in shock after the jailing order from the judge at Spains National court the intensity of emotion is written on this womans face carmel for carde president of parliament returns to see her start after a separate hearing at the Supremes Court that was adjourned to manage the little bit of our land but here again i ask you to keep working to improve this country so people still know that this is their parliament and we are here the members of the parliament because the people have voted for us and we are here to serve this country but its hard to serve your country from a jail cell when she and five other elected officials return to Court Next Week they could be sent to prison to await their trials as well. This politician believes the Spanish Government was clever in calling elections for next month but the call to action is misguided they threw away their best card how can you say now that the Spanish Government and the powers of the state in general the courts included are not repressing when they put people in jail without bail people organized a vote nobody can understand that its uncomprehensible mr barr serves on the city council thats now the only visible Political Force here and so city hall is sending out a message while on the other side of the square the palace that used to be the seat of power is vacant and the people are restless. The emotions have shifted so much on the square one week ago they were elated celebrating the declaration of secession now well look there they are holding on to this more finals demanding freedom for Political Prisoners under a similar aljazeera buffalo. Or David Chaytor is following developments for us in brussels so david what more on that arrest warrant and where things could go from here. As it was very interesting that package by Andrew Simmons because it does seem the heavy handed tactics of the National Court in madrid are beginning to backfire its reinvigorating the whole process of catalonian freedom and that means that this case here now in brussels against who tomorrow and his cabinet ministers will also take part in that process it has essentially sixty days to to take take effect and plus another thirty days in special circumstances now weve already heard on television Belgium Television from the more what his tactics are going to be in terms to fully cooperate with the judicial authorities here in belgium and now within the next day or so these papers will be served to an investigative judge and he will call on all the people named in the arrest warrants to appear before him now that means that essentially hes going to start a fighting the extradition warrant on several grounds now that could take a long time it could as i say reinvigorate the process. In catalonia and the protests in catalonia and he could very well as skate per any form of extradition because he does believe and his lawyer believes he has grounds to resist the basis for these arrest warrants so its going to be a complex Legal Process it will be tackled on several levels and by several courts in the whole chain of events over the next sixty to ninety days and it leaves him essentially free its very unlikely hell be detained by the belgian authorities and put in prison here is im free to try and reinvigorate that campaign and the reactions of his supporters and the people in catalonia for those Regional Elections on december the twenty first called by madrid so it seems madrid is mishandling this and puts more good if you use this situation very carefully gain the upper hand against them david thanks very much david change the life for us there in brussels. Our military assault to push isaw out of the last drop of land under its control in syria is underway russian jets are pounding the city of book america on the syria iran border and the dealers or countryside six civilians were killed after residential areas were here syrian armys elite forces and iran backed shia militia and hezbollah fighters are leading the operation on the ground on friday i saw was pushed out of datasource city the armed groups last major urban stronghold in the country lets get the latest now from hashem a hug but i was tracking those developments for us from gezi and ted on the turkey syria border so hashem first of all what is the latest at the moment on that effort to retake. House if the push continues now the russians continue their strikes targeting i said positions in the town over the book come out they say basically that they have managed to destroy i mean and fortification pose and also. Areas where i still fighters opposition the the russians and the syrias believe are some of the top military commanders of isis. Operating inside the book command now from the east the Syrian Military is on the move there is an elite Syrian Army Unit which is going to start the fight into the heart of the city of a book about to take it from. I still finds itself in a very delicate situation they are now sandwiched between two armies vastly superior in number and in arms the Iraqi Military from the south and the syrian army from the east the are left with only one option which is basically two options continue the fight or escape to words the east the problem is that the east as a vast desert area which is totally exposed the moment they go in convoys they will be intercepted on the spot by the russians. And. The other attack this is going on in iranian leader talking about retaking iraq what more are on that and is there does that have the potential to create problems. It is it is it has the potential to create some. Far reaching consequences for the region first of all this is an indication that the iranians are committed to provide more military assistance to the syrian army to continue its push to take over the areas lost to the Syrian Military said that it is committed once it if its ice and in the others or to move towards take it over go back go north to al has and take it over those areas under the control of the the f which is backed by the United States of America Imagine two forces. Clashing with this other and you have to care is a players both backing. The rival groups on the opposite side is this something that could further drag the americas and the russians into a deep conflict in syria that could happen now they have to come together and try to work out the details of political settlement in syria if that doesnt happen we might see the russians and the americans deeply involved in a conflict in syria in the near future. All right hashem has got a life for us there in gaziantep. More than six hundred refugees are making their case to new zealand Prime Minister for a meeting with the australian leader for years new zealand had offered to resettle some of the refugees australia locked in its offshore prison camps a man whose island camp was decommissioned on tuesday but hundreds of refugees are refusing to leave because they fear being attacked by locals we are leaving the International Community to discuss what is going on on matters i love the movies and here in turkey in crisis and no one will help us all is the International Community will intervene in this and we are begging the new Zealand Government to risk us because new zealand is the only country to go there have been fighting again and again and again they want to get us out of the gaucher center of the stand off on man its our land has been the focus of weekend rallies in several australian cities Andrew Thomas went to the protest in sydney. The central message of this protest is bring them here the refugees who were sent to the pacific gardens of mass improper new guinea and the route before a half years ago have suffered enough and should be brought to australia and the more immediate and of course the concern very concerned about conditions inside the walls australia is frozen on the minus on in the six hundred men who are refusing to leave that facility now being without fresh water without food and without power. Is mine a Drinking Water there. And were getting out of a self built well but there are real concerns about dysentery and other Health Problems inside the prison now australias government says those men have been in accommodation elsewhere all manner saw islands but the United Nations and other sites that accommodation isnt ready for them yet its still a construction site and the refugees any why site that accommodation isnt site that it isnt protected from the locals who want to do them harm who dont welcome them into the community and many of those refugees when they have been out of that present the past have. Well we spoke to a few of the protesters here and heres some of what i have to say is appalling. And. I think i think i think. Theyre coming to me. Because. Its completely not illegal horrible and i think its really. Really bad to get off. The false bring these men who are suffering. On sunday new zealand Prime Minister comes to australia to talk to her australian counterpart. Has said that she sticks by an offer made by her freedom to take one hundred fifty of the refugees and resettle them. In news that you know enough so far australia has rejected that offer but it will be made again on sunday and then there is the question of whether new zealand makes little for the readily to Papua New Guinea leaving australia affability what will us then if a deal is made between those two independent countries. The Us Government has released a report that details the growing threat of Climate Change from human action but the National Climate assessment is sharply at odds with the trumpet ministrations policy mike hanna reports from washington. President trump has publicly described the concept of Climate Change as a hoax and that was one of his reasons for announcing his intention of withdrawing the us from the Paris Climate Accord the Paris Climate Accord is simply the latest example of washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the United States but hes directly contradicted by a report that maintains the us is experiencing more heat and rainfall events that twenty five coastal cities experience more flooding and that sees could rise by between one and four feet by the end of the century all a consequence says the report of human action one of those who had to sign off on the report is a director of the Environmental Protection agency yet the senate to come from asian hearing scott pruitt indicated he too was a Climate Change skeptic let me say to you science tells us that the climate is changing and then human activity in some manner impacts that change the ability to measure with precision the degree and extent of that impact and what to do about it are subject to continued debate and dialogue. Pruett has led the way in promoting fossil fuel production and rolling back several obama era rules aimed at curbing carbon output and limiting Greenhouse Gas emissions action the report says contribute to Global Warming the director of the e. P. A. Did not stop there he ordered the removal of Climate Science pages that for two decades had featured on the agencys website for these reasons some had feared the National Climate assessment would be blocked by an administration it contradicts but instead it appears that rather than prevent publication of the report President Trump and his fellow Climate Change doctors have simply decided to ignore it mike hanna aljazeera washington. And weve got plenty more ahead on this news hour Court Investigation delays liberias Runoff Election and what would have been the countrys first democratic transition of power. Became a Global Leader in clean energy. And later in sport the Champion Club of african football will be decided on saturday peter will have the latest news from both camps. All that still ahead but first donald trump is kicking off his asia trip in japan the longest trip in the region by u. S. President in twenty five years trump will then visit south korea and china before traveling south to vietnam in the philippines from tokyo scott hyla takes a look at whats in store for him in japan. Japan the first stop on president Donald Trumps twelve day trip to asia his longest abroad since taking office. Here and throughout his trip a great deal of focus will be on the mounting tension over north koreas missile and Nuclear Program thank. Depends Prime Minister shinzo of it was the first head of state to visit trump even before he was sworn in as president mr Prime Minister the two leaders have a tight relationship will play a round of golf and have a steak dinner out with their spouses on sunday mondays meetings will be more formal including an audience with Emperor Akihito the most important thing for trump a mr trump to do. During his stay in tokyo east to make sure and send a message that u. S. Japan remain solid and japan and the Prime Minister are here. On board with regard to north korea and weve got to china a recent poll in japan found nearly half of those asked about the leaders relationship said it was only good for the u. S. Japan is always wary of the United States reaction when talking about trump im a bit afraid of what lies ahead for me sales continue to fly towards us but the United States doesnt do anything so suddenly that it probably isnt wavering in who he is but im doubtful of whether hes really thinking about the interests of the United States all the rest of the well hawkish in dealing with north korea has kept the issue of the abduction of japanese citizens by north korea alive monday trouble visit some families of those who have been abducted over eighteen thousand Police Officers will be on the streets of tokyo during President Trumps visit one of the largest ever security personnel mobilizations and for the very first time an all female Security Team has been created from milan and of ankara trump. As a candidate and as President Trump has slammed unfair trade deals with asian nations but its not expected he will talk much about this in japan the focus is expected to remain on how the two allies will deal with north korea its got other aljazeera. I havent resnick is a u. S. Foreign policy and security expert and coordinator at the United States program he joins us now via skype from singapore thanks for being with us so given this Good Relationship that seems to exist between. The two leaders what what should japan be expecting or what will they be hoping to hear from President Trumpeting on the issue of north korea well in light of President Trumps of detroit well skepticism about the value of American Allies for a Prime Minister are they really wants to make sure that when President Trump is in the region when he is injured that he. Continues to be able to rely on the United States and its security umbrella at a time when north korea is becoming more and more of the threat in light of trying to sort of a long time skepticism of the value of American Allies. Really wants to solidify the alliance and given President Trumps tendency to shoot from the hip as it were when it comes to a lot of these issues particularly the fiery rhetoric on north korea but how successful do you expect him to be on this trip. Well given that the last marathon trip by u. S. President to asia in the early one nine hundred ninety s. Involved the president throwing up on the Prime Minister of japan. He already has very low bar to clear but given his lack of interest and policy given his reluctance to travel hes easily irritated i think that its its going to be difficult for u. S. Allies and Strategic Partners to get much out of this visit i think theyre just hoping that if he doesnt do anything to disrupt relations. With their respective states especially japan this is the probably the most critical u. S. Ally in the region. And what how does President Trump have of encouraging china to exact its influence on north korea given what youve said. Well hes had some success in this regard helping to steward passage of the u. N. Security Council Resolution dramatically reducing trade with north korea by about a billion dollars reducing north korean exports five billion dollars so hes had some success in this regard but i think that to get china to impose the sort of course of pressure on north korea that will make the pipsqueak in pyongyang would actually be counterproductive for beijing because it does not want to jeopardize the survival of the regime media each with south and the peninsula are unified under south korean control with u. S. Troops moving back up towards the yellow river so i think that theres there are limits to what china is willing and able to do with respect of course its north korean ally what do you expect as well from his trip to the philippines thats something that hes thats presume i understand the last up on hes trip that he has probably praised president detected the philippine president in the pasta hes kind of seen as. The trump of asia in the number of respects what he expects happen there. Well i dont expect trump to do very much. To be terribly positive about the multilateral institutions that hes celebrating in manila. And the east asia summit but i do expect him to get along very well with. President xi charite who is very similar to trump in any number of respects. Hes equally colorful as trump. I think he has the sort of authoritarian personality that appeals to this u. S. President and so i suspect the two of them to get along quite well but it is just as mercurial and volatile as from is he seems to be decent to take all manner of different positions on various issues so its hard for egypt to either of these two leaders down terms of what theyre after all see is on various National Security issues involving their country so its going to be a bit of a wild ride you have very interesting to see how will it play out evan resnick for us in singapore thanks very much for being with us now u. S. Soldier who deserted his post in afghanistan back in two thousand and nine and was captured by the taliban will not serve a prison sentence. Doll faced up to fourteen years in a military prison for desertion and putting his fellow troops in harms way but a military judge is ruled unless a punishment was appropriate also in jordan reports. The u. S. Army Sergeant Bowe bergdahl and one trial for desertion and putting his fellow soldiers in harms way through myself at the mercy of the court it paid off he faced up to fourteen years in prison but a military judge ruled instead bergdahl will be demoted kicked out of the army and forced to pay a fine and the soldiers lawyer saying all that and his guilt is punishment enough Sergeant Bergdahl is deeply grateful to everyone who searched for him in two thousand and nine and thereafter. Especially those who heroically sustained injuries military lawyers and some of the bergdahl fellow troops had wanted him in prison for abandoning his post in afghanistan in two thousand and nine the taliban captured bergdahl almost immediately during the military search for him to soldiers were so badly injured they had to retire then came the political controversy in twenty fourteen the Obama Administration released five taliban fighters for bergdahl safe return this morning i called bob and Janet Bergdahl and told them that after nearly five years in captivity their son bo is coming home the trade with the taliban angered troops and politicians alike including the president ial candidate donald trump we dont have victories with Sergeant Bergdahl where this traitor this dirty rotten traitor. He gets the jail time gets no jail time for think of it right. Twenty five fifty years ago thirty years ago what would they have done being right the president s reaction on twitter release from air force one soon after the verdict a complete and total disgrace to our country and to our military burgles lawyer called the sentence a blow against trumps interference President Trumps unprincipled effort to stoke a lynch mob atmosphere while seeking our Nations Highest Office has cast a dark cloud over the case every american should be offended by his assault on the Fair Administration of justice and his disdain for basic Constitutional Rights pending a final review will soon be a free man but the notoriety attached to what he did in afghanistan and its Impact Likely will follow him for the rest of his life. In aljazeera and the United States is carried out to asterix on eisel fighters in some mali and is thought to be the first on American Forces of targeted the group there the strikes were in the north east where i saw has been recruiting its not clear how many of its members were killed a lot of areas president ial election runoff has been delayed as Supremes Court investigates allegations of electoral fraud the vote marking the countrys first democratic transition of power was due to take place next tuesday but this week the Supremes Court halted preparations it will rule on monday on a petition father against the National Election commission by the Liberty Party candidate who came in third as many dress is lie first now in liberias capital monrovia so. Where do things stand right now and whats likely to happen here. Well basically the court will rule on monday just like you said but that is a lot tougher and in liberia will it lead to the suspension of runoff. From the looks of things its likely to happen because the preparations to the runoff was altered or other were halted when the court decided to take up this matter Charles Brehm skin was asking the court to stop that are not and look at complaints of irregularities in their vote which the court or would be just today to listen piskies. The and that would be the case himself representing his party so but for the National Electoral commission its possible that this vote may be delayed it may not happen on tuesday because it needs more days to prepare to finish it or abrasions the training of recreating the minutes of saddam which was going on when these pieces came up and what stopped distribution of election materials to various counties suppose might be it was also stopped so basically whatever the Court Decides on monday it means likely impact on the conduct of this election on tuesday next week and i mean is this a test as well of liberia strength as a democracy regardless of what decision ends up being named. Absolutely this is a crucial test for a country that is smarting from two civil wars the a border crisis and the rising public the rates in this country so for them its a young democracy its been stable for the last twelve years or so but this political crisis many seats here in liberia is threatening that semblance of unity semblance of peace semblance of order lynas in liberia if anything happens that disrupts this election and probably shifts the election. To probably a month oh oh. So it will definitely impact of the transition remember Ellen Johnson sirleaf is due to leave office in january what will happen by then is it going to be an interim government or will they lets continue and and then after that we have a president who will be challenged in the courts head of the swearing in process in general oh what will happen to liberia these are the questions many liberians are asking about right now. In monrovia thank you all right a few moments well have the weather with richard but still ahead on aljazeera. Well introduce you to the new wave of autisms in hong kong weaving modern life into an ancient crop. And now find out what this sport of squash is doing to increase its popularity be to as that. By the sky nine of the nation harbor or off the coast of the italian riviera. Well weve been seeing some pretty heavy rain affecting parts of peru in recent days is quite a tricky area that weather wise to forecast because so many factors going on not least the influence of the amazon river itself but the rivers one of the rivers which was badly affected in overflowed in the worst several fatalities as a result of the flooding following a period of heavy rain now there were reports of up to one hundred sixty millimeters of rain i certainly saw one running for a port of about seventy nine millimeters and that is the sort of area north of lima which has been affected ever much rainfall is certainly more than the average for this time of year which is a round about the fifty millimeter mark so as we have a look at the imagery and how its progressing you can see showers in the air across peru and down through into bolivia and i think really theres a weakness associated this frontal system extends further towards the north which certainly played a part and this but as we look at the forecast just scattered showers lightly across proof at the moment we have got an area particularly heavy rain affecting parts of power and through into the far side of brazil that weather system is going to continue to push further towards the north and the east of that is twenty four hours and it looks that could be quite a wet one in some paula. The weather sponsored by cat time race. The consequence of. That just doesnt go away. Or not its true for the last couple years. Hes homeless. Follows a group of u. S. Army veterans traumatized by war. As they struggle to get their lives back. At this time zero. Al jazeera is the i want us to we brits but were also there to see what happens next. On. Fire where model barricaded the wall seventy three that leaks in here movies now is all about change people have gone here beriah the mission of the National Army is to search the entire complex and ill just do a stories about telling it from the peoples first but to what they think is happening in their country. Again youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour an International Arrest warrant has been issued for deposed catalan president carlos put him on along with several of his aides he remains in belgium where he fled after the declaration of independence. A military assault to push i saw out of a border city in syria is under way russian jets are pounding at book on and on the syria iraq border and the daters or countryside the syrian armys elite forces are leading the operation on the ground. More than six hundred refugees have made a plea to new zealands Prime Minister before a meeting with australias leader whos ill and has offered to resettle some of the refugees from the now decommissioned australian run prison camp a man is silent in Papua New Guinea. Almost every country in the world rich or poor is affected by nutrition related challenges thats the start finding of this years Global Nutrition report it says thats a big burden on one hundred forty countries that will study the report says one hundred fifty five million children under five a stunted it means they are less taller for their age fifty two million Children Worldwide do not weigh as much as they should according to their height a condition defined as being wasted obesity out of the well is on the rise in almost every country affecting two billion people with third of men and women in north america for example are obese thats affecting children as well from both high and low incomes with forty one million under the age of five classified as overweight corrina hawks is cochair of the Global Nutrition reports independent expert group she explains the findings of the report this igniting finding is that theres been a tremendous amount that. Attempting to produce. And destroying their lives are need you now see a show that we are not on track to achieve as it were the Global Nutrition targets that really set us now so that means that we are nowhere close to achieving that Sustainable Development which cools down and. In all its schools seriously we see very high rates and to wait and stand. With very few access to it but we actually see a growing everywhere we do see the highest levels in the United States for example but we also know where. Most that it lies is the increase in obesity in and middle income countries. The u. N. Says more than a million have fled persecution in myanmar many a living in camps in neighboring bangladesh but hundreds have managed to find a new home in the u. S. John hendren reports from chicago half a world away from e. M. R. Hundreds of brilliant you have found a distant refuge in americas midwest but for many like abduljabbar a manilla their thoughts are of home their relatives and pictures and videos of their villages on fire. But he said and i mean even though im here in safety and you know it has to be even im a permanent resident here so i feel not happy some four hundred rohingya families about fifteen hundred people have moved here to chicago in the citys Rohingya Cultural Center they gather for help in applying for jobs and get medical advice they also come to plead for help for their relatives in me anymore or as many still call it burma only solution us military and United Nation because. India. Everyone is highly. Humid in the force military save life and this and people didnt need your help those here are learning to speak english. And theyre starting from scratch part of that persecution in burma is that they have no real access to state education and so when they get to america to be resettled they can be forty fifty sixty years old and have no education whatsoever which means that my teaching english we have to start right at the beginning with the phonetic alphabet and just the sounds of the language and build up. They come here to divonne avenue some call the most diverse street in america landing place of successive wave of immigrant to chicago from eastern europeans to Orthodox Jews pakistanis indians and now the rohingya here they form their own community where they share their own store and their own worries im worried about their safety and also about the food because the government not allowed any international or United Nations it is a fear for those they left behind the real injury here comfort themselves in knowing it least theyve brought some of them to safety john hendren aljazeera chicago qatars foreign minister has been talking about the gulf diplomatic crisis at the world policy conference in morocco mohamed bin abdul rahman a dialogue to end the five month blockade on qatar by four arab states. To learn from history we cannot learn by experience the entire was witnessed the same conflicts the same crisis everywhere and took years and years. And none of them has been solved in a battlefield none of them has been solved in a confrontation all of them been solved on the table and we hope that all the crises in the middle east will be solved along. Our mexico has made its biggest on shore Oil Discovery in fifteen years president Enrique Pena Nieto says the field discovered by the state Oil Company Pemex could contain around one and a half billion barrels of crude site in the eastern state of veracruz is close to existing infrastructure so tapping it could begin soon and relatively cheaply the oil company says the size of the find could turn out to be even larger and perhaps double the original estimate. Has just made a significant discovery of an oil and gas reserve in the coast of my location in very crude south a very to support let me tell you that the preliminary findings indicate there is a volume of one point five billion barrels of crude oil this represents a total reserve of about three hundred fifty Million Barrels of proven probable reserves. Chile is one of the worlds leaders in Clean Renewable Energy it is helping the countrys economy grow and attracting investors cname and took a tour of south americas first Geothermal Power plant the most ambitious Clean Energy Project in the western hemisphere. In the worlds driest desert Endless Solar Energy panels took up the highest radiation levels on the planet chile has practically no Oil Resources and always struggled to produce energy but that was before it discovered its Infinite Potential for we knew about turn it has. Accelerated technological changes have made these Renewable Energy resources much more competitive for generating electricity than fossil fuels. Theres another advantage theres no need to expropriate land or displace entire communities or flood for tile fields as with hydroelectric dams for example the at that comet desert is practically barren but paradoxically its immensely rich in minerals and of course sunlight but there is more above the desert is another extraordinary source of energy volcanoes. At nearly five thousand meters above sea level this is the worlds highest and most ambitious geothermal plant south americas first. Steam is extracted from the belly of the volcano three thousand meters below it moves turbines that can produce electricity for one hundred and sixty five thousand homes. As the steam cools it injected back into the volcano to be converted again into steve this energy is an energy that is available twenty four hours a day all days all season the whole year its a base load Energy Record which is the great. Handicap over a new one emitter the c. E. O. Of an l. Green power came for the official launch of the plant as did president Michelle Bachelet she says chile is on track to become seventy percent reliant on Renewable Energy by two thousand and fifty almost double the current rate. Near by the tiny desert town of oh yeah way is already reaping the benefits its now getting electricity twenty four hours a day means that my multimillion side is buying wont go out after midnight and if there are a lot of now we can store perishable things like meat and chicken and have ice cream to. Technology has been helped by chiles unique geography vast fields and volcanoes along the Andes Mountains and wind farms running four thousand kilometers from the desert to the magellan straits are turning this country into a Renewable Energy leader. Newman set up of a yawn chilly. A blow to venezuelas government to fix Ratings Agency has cut its Credit Rating for the countrys foreign debt that decision comes after president Nicolas Maduro called for Creditors Meeting for a Creditors Meeting to renegotiate an estimated one hundred fifty billion dollars of repayments fitch says it cut the Long Term Debt rating from c. To c. C. Based on that call by a duo and venezuelas history of missed payments the United Nations and colombia have signed an agreement to disrupt the countrys booming cocaine business its all part of peace efforts between the government and fark rebels who long controlled the drug trade there are asunder and get a report. Its the largest deal colombia ever signed with the uns office on drugs in crime colombia will hand over to the u. N. Agency more than three hundred million u. S. Dollars over four years in exchange the country receives assistance in its efforts to encourage farmers away from growing coca the basic ingredient for cocaine by replacing it with legal crops like coffee in. Both sides describe the agreement this crucial. Group will move forward. Usually. For a time cocacola deviation in colombia subsided but its proving again production is said to have doubled in the last three years. And the country is under increasing pressure to deal with it in part through force the revocation and by convincing farmers to turn their back on the crop for good. But its proving a challenge the colombian government hopes the u. N. Deal will help in most instances the u. N. Will monitor and assist the farmers participating in swapping crops and its also going to help rebuild the conflict areas. But some Drug Trafficking experts fear the money will mostly end up paying for the uns bureaucracy and not bringing benefits to farmers what we have is that ninety five percent of the resources of the amount of money that is invested is expander in areas there has no coca so ninety five percent of the money is going to the wrong areas and whos the responsible for this i think is the responsibility of the colombian government and you know the scene theyre taking a big overhead on it and they are moving responsible why these programs has no provide the resources that we all expect the u. N. Does have a track record of some success in colombia where it has helped monitor the story peace deal with the fire gravels the question now is whether this u. N. Agency deal will help change the conditions where illicit crops have long been the only means of survival for hundreds of thousands of farmers alison that im just you know what are the streaming Service Netflix has cut ties with hollywood Actor Kevin Spacey over allegations of Sexual Misconduct netflix says he will not be part of any further production of house of cards in which he played the lead role spacey faces a number of accusations in the u. S. And britain of Sexual Harassment toward men is one of several big showbiz names including actor Dustin Hoffman to have been accused of harassment in recent days that follows the Harvey Weinstein scandal where more than thirty women accused the producer of sexual assault. Now it is an ancient craft in china and a staple of its National Culture but the future of silk embroidery may be in danger of learning the art takes time and consumers are looking for a modern twist to traditional designs group of artisans in hong kong is giving the trade a make over so clark reports it may be a tiny space with eight shelf crammed with colorful shoes but its not a problem for these customers seeking unique handwoven designs them already come the shoes are totally handmade i appreciate this kind of Traditional Craft embroidery is a Family Affair with a mirror wall she learnt the craft from her grandparents who set up the business sixty years ago shes now taking up the reins expanding whats on offer modernizing her grandfathers traditional approach many years ago my grandfather only made one sawzall wearing suits but now i have many many different styles and you can see there are some blossoms dragon and phoenix and also some flowers for the same of my boarders use despite the popularity of issues shes worried the trade is struggling to attract new talent who came to pursue us as a long term career many people are just interested in making them as a whole be or make them to file for their friends and their families that they want to as a future career its with that in mind Young Artists and the trying to promote this refined art we want has embraced social media earning her an International Profile others like added you are trying to modernize the ancient chinese designs now didnt you know how many going to the customers used to be interested in the traditional double sided embroidery. Over recent years our customer groups are from the younger generation. This silken broidery business dates back three hundred years as well as some of the traditional designs there updating their techniques merging needlecraft with calligraphy brush paintings creating popular modern designs war sounding the way i notice the growing number of people appreciating this aspect of chinese embroidery culture in recent years including westerners but there are now more westerners appreciating and understanding our embroidery culture so next generation artisans may be thriving but that might not be enough to entice more young people to take up this ancient craft and without more young apprentices some are concerned that the future of chinese embroidery could remind fry sarah clarke aljazeera hong kong. Had on aljazeera the victorious World Series Champions return but will they go on a visit to the white house be to deal with that. Provoking debate the Corporate Tax has not hurt job growth on the brock obama the one only draw to that one thats not true tackling the tough issues restrictions on Media Freedom arbitrary killings torture maybe youre giving me wrong but many give me crap challenging the established line every single one of the three and a half thousand people who was killed was a drug dealer yes how do we know that you didnt try them didnt prosecute look you didnt charge the shop once or join many has sun for up front at this time on aljazeera. Aljazeera. Where. If you will. Is going to score for you know his peter as an thank you so much Le Bron James has hit yet another career landmark as the Cleveland Cavaliers ended a four game losing streak an n. B. A. Season high fifty seven points from the brawn against the Washington Wizards took him past twenty nine thousand career points at the age of thirty two and three hundred eight days hes the youngest player to reach that market was james eleventh career fifty point game and healthy team to a one hundred thirty one hundred twenty two win. Elsewhere the San Antonio Spurs also snapped a four game losing streak things to win over the Charlotte Hornets foods contributed twenty two points on the night as san antonio ran out winners by one hundred eight points to one hundred one this is also their first win of the season. Fringe football or patrice evra has been suspended by his club marsay ever kicked a fan in the head before you wrote on thursday the incident happened ahead of a game in portugal ever was warming up when he clashed with a group of mass a supporters it resulted in the thirty six year old being sent off before the game had kicked off. One of the biggest matches on the german football calendar takes place on saturday went by in munich and will receive a daughter in clash in what is known as their classic heard the club giants have dominated german football having won fourteen out of a possible Sixteen League and cup title since two thousand and nine but are on a bit of a hot streak right now with maximum points from their last four games this one has seen the move to the top of the league standings. Has won nineteen of his last twenty bundesliga games the only exception a one one draw against dortmund the team who play in yellow will look for a change in recent fortunes theyve drawn one and lost two of their last three games conceding nine goals along the way. To. Dortmund there is always pressure at dortmund and when you do not win a series of games in a row like happened recently then there is more pressure this is a part of the game and then when you play against biron there is also some extra pressure so with regard to two more is game yes but as the coach and the players must cope with this because its just the way to begin a top team and club. This i know from experience brucia wont falter and it wont be an easy game on the contrary it would be a very intense game because five weeks ago perusia was five points ahead of us and theyre applying excellent football that is something we cannot forget thats why we should be alert and travel to dortmund with optimism but also with realism that means anything could happen in football. The moroccan city of casablanca is preparing to host the deciding leg of the African Champions league final home team with the play are actually of egypt where the match is that one one after the first leg we did casablanca have only won the Champions League once before that was back in one thousand nine hundred two although more recently they were defeated in the twenty eleven final theyll be hoping to take advantage of playing at home against the eight time African Champions from egypt but. The pressure will be on our opponents their goal is to score because otherwise they wont have a chance of winning the title so we know that we must prevent that we must play the match intelligently and hope to score one or two goals first to win the title and satisfy our fans. The score was one one in the first leg with dad for sure this result will affect the players on the day of the match but the events of the second leg match will decide many things to do and this will also help the coaches one of the most lucrative events in professional squash has hit its finale in qatar the title deciding match was a near sellout but squash is a sport that has struggled to attract large Television Audiences so hell matic reports on how the game is aiming to grow its global appeal. Its a sport with more than one hundred eighty years of history for squash faces the constant challenge of trying to reinvent itself the fun of the qatar classic an all egyptian affair between muhammad and tuchman comes at a time that the sport is attempting to grow its audience following three consecutive bids to be part of the olympics with grown up presence there. Are some really good deals advice scorsese already got to make sure that its you know. An appealing to the you know to be youngsters the games organizers have taken action to make squash more appealing as a spectator sport critics say the ball is too difficult to see when hit hard prompting heavy investment in High Definition t. V. Production to make the ball more visible huge efforts of also been made to use the internet to spread interests to squash court much such as the final live online they can get through watching t. V. Which is an Online Streaming Service this is the team over here they broadcast over five hundred matches worldwide and here. Its already paying off. This year videos on squash tvs youtube account the past fifty million views thats a one hundred percent increase since two thousand and fifteen the sport is also trying to build its commercial appeal the guitar classic is part of the p. S. A. World series an elite group in of events which formed the most financially lucrative circuit in the game however the amount of prize money available at tora vents is just a fraction of the million plus dollar purses on offer in sports such as tennis and golf. It just comes down to how many people want to watch it you know. You know. You know the more interesting. It was muhammad ill show you that finally came out on top and its the third title here for the man known as the beast of alexandria and he feels the future of the sport is in good hands i think oh. Yes he works really well done a good job for. For the parents for the order but i such a great calendar for all the players and i think are the tourists on right now and the kids are getting stronger. Watch suffers from a lack of stop power and the qatar classic champions that hes more interested in winning than becoming the face of the sport but finding a play that can transcend the game might just be was squashed knees so well malik zero. Baseballs will series champion used an astros are yet to confirm if they accept an invitation to visit the white house on friday the team celebrated they win in downtown houston in front of move than a million fans yesterday the l. A. Dodgers in game seven on wednesday to win the world series for the first time in their history President Trump is he its a for many invite the team that has tweeted his congratulations i believe in celebrating the chevy chips i believe that our organization should bask in the glory of what this work is done from the years that jeff has been here through through through me and in our long history what comes out of this moving forward on the on the political side or what we do or dont do or what sports its turned into to representing the kind of the countrys town well how do we decide in time were not going to allow anything to polarize this this moment that we we want to celebrate with our fans and thats all the sport for me another update coming up again a little bit later on has a great stuff well look forward to that thanks peter that is it for this news hour but richelle will be here in just a moment when they stage they would. A new poll ranks mexico city is the pull with worst in the world for Sexual Violence many women are attacked while moving in the crowded spaces of the metro buses and even at the hands of taxi drivers the conversation starts with do you have a boyfriend youre very pretty and young you feel onsite threatened you think about how to react what do i do if this gets what no money on a uses a new service its called loud drive its for women passages only and drawn by women drivers yeah pull for some extra features like a panic button and twenty four seven monitoring of drivers oh youre not what youre all that good morning andrea yates you know what it is a full fledged raving. What donald trump opened the door to this is just hate it was there. He opened the door and turned it into a physical reality as a lot of my. Fault lines examines hate in transamerica at this time i was just hearing. Anger in catalonia after an International Arrest warrant is issued for the region president. 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