And i welcome to the aljazeera news out on live from my headquarters in doha me it was a peron im coming up for the next sixty minutes. The u. N. Security Council Backs further sanctions on north korea and a response to recent missile launches its. More deaths the protests in gaza as the palestinian president rules around a role in peace mediation for the u. S. After it sided with israel over jerusalem. Spains Prime Minister says talks with caution on his exiled leader after Regional Elections underlined continuing deep divisions and apple faces legal action after admitting to deliberately slowing down software on the i phone and. The Un Security Council has unanimously passed new sanctions targeting north koreas fuel imports the resolution drafted by the us will ban the line two percent of Refined Petroleum product exports to pyongyang kim jong uns regime is already under u. S. U. N. And e. U. Sanctions after conducting several nuclear and missile tests this year met by Widespread International condemnation and mike hanna has more from the United Nations in new york but what is being a sometimes divided year for the Security Council draws to an end with a display of unity the resolution on north korea tightening sanctions passed unanimously and tighten sanctions. It does theres a massive reduction in the amount of refining the fuel that is north korea would be allowed to import also a trouble barrel an asset freeze on a number of individuals and one entity the north korean army well this resolution followed intense talks between the United States russia and china to ensure that all were in agreement with the text today for the tenth time this council stand united against a north korean regime that rejects the pursuit of peace the cameras gene continues to defy the resolutions of this council the norms of civilized behavior and the patience of the International Community their arrogance and hostility to anything productive has set their country on a destructive path the resolution also did not rule out dialogue committing members to pursuing the Six Party Talks north korea south korea japan the u. S. Russia and china coming together in some form of dialogue the u. S. Still insisting though that there must be a sustained to say sion of north Korean Missile development before discussions can commence russia and china for their part within the meeting insisting that there should be some kind of quid pro quo shown by south korea and the u. S. Perhaps suspending their ongoing joint military exercises nonetheless the Security Council coming to agreement a unanimous vote at the end of the year. Now the new set of sanctions drafted by the us for a look to cap deliveries off petrol products at five hundred vowels a year and crude oil at four Million Barrels a year all north korean nationals working abroad will have to return home within twenty four months restricting the influx of foreign currency and also be a ban on exports of north korean goods like machinery and Electrical Equipment last month the u. S. Play sanctions that targeted north korean shipping offer a sions and Chinese Companies that trade with gang well u. S. President donald trump has welcomed the resolution tweeting the United NationsSecurity Council just voted fifteen zero in favor of additional sanctions on north korea at the world wants peace not death well lets get more on this now were joined by scott snyder from washington d. C. Hes the director of the program on u. S. Korea policy at the council on Foreign Relations and author of the new book south korea at the crossroads very good to have you with us on aljazeera so the obvious question they have been many rounds of sanctions on north korea especially in the last you know six months to one year of these any difference the side of. This latest resolution that extends the sanctions in ways that should bite and generate economic distress inside north korea the cut off in terms of reduced will supply is could have an impact on internal distribution capability inside north korea and could also i think if only implemented have a humanitarian impact as well not of the sanctions that those thanks in so far have had the effect the desired effect of deterring pyongyangs Nuclear Program all day being fully implemented. Well i dont think that we can see full implementation per se but i think we do see some evidence of increased pain the challenge here is that china wants to impose pain on north korea but does not want to see. Evidence of instability inside north korea so i think the objective from the chinese perspective would be to impose enough pain to drive north korea to talks but not enough pain to induce instability is a surprise and to you that china and russia voted in favor of these sanctions and will china and lament the fully i mean how does it walk that fine line that youre talking about if fully implementing sanctions could see a humanitarian crisis on its border. Where weve seen the succession of resolutions that have come into place over the course of the pounds six months with really any ability to empirically judge what the impacts have been so far. And so i do think that in the end its really about china trying to calibrate. The balance between pressure and not inducing too much distrust and they do have there and on the build record of supply to north korea is you know we see more sanctions being implemented more and that taking a toll on the north korean people. Could. Support for them his domestic base do you think is that something that would make him reconsider the path hes on even if these you know International Sanctions themselves dont. What i worry about with regards to the humanitarian effect of sanctions is that there are a lot of Vulnerable People in north korea but the real target in terms of kim jong un support base is within the elites and so what we really need to see is a leak cleavage and i worry that this particular round of sanctions is actually not going to be as effective as it would be desired in inducing the kind of elite cleavage that would actually force component to change direction so what he thinks just last year why do you think we are seeing these types of sanctions now that if they wont have that desired effect well i think that sanctions is the least worst option available to the International Community compared to military force or other sorts of options and i think that there is a desire and i hope to see diplomacy catalyze through this process its important to note that the u. N. Undersecretary feltman visited north korea just a few weeks ago and has emphasized since his return the need for the establishment of crisis communication between north korea and other parties in the International Community i want to start to thank you very much for your analysis on this that scott slider joining us live from washington d. C. Thank you thank you lets move on now to the big story of the day palestines president has declared that he will no longer accept the United States as mediator in the middle east Peace Process muchmore the boss was speaking while meeting french president amount of mccrum the Palestinian Leader called for europe to play a stronger role in peace efforts and reports from paris. It was no surprise that the Palestinian Leader greeted the french president warmly as he arrived at the lease a palast emanuel my car has been a staunch critic of the United States decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel after talks on the crisis Mahmoud Abbass said the palestinians could no longer accept a u. S. Peace plan. The United States is no longer a credible mediator in the Peace Process we will not accept any plan on the part of the us because of the parties and failing and because of this violation of international law. Macro has stepped up efforts to mediate in the crisis meeting with the king of jordan and israels Prime Minister earlier this month he wants to try and help revive talks but he has ruled out unilaterally recognizing palestine as the state saying it would be unhelpful at this time these americans and the americans of marginalized themselves and im trying not to do the same thing that i think frances credibility lies in taking a position as we have today where we can talk to everyone Emanuel Michael says hes using frances position as a country that has good relations with all sides to try and help and with the palestinians no longer considering the u. S. As an honest broker it could leave the door open for france to play a greater role. So what weve seen as a manual macron getting really involved even of this is a very sensitive situation is much at stake frances position is difficult but macron really looking to restore the opposition runs once ahead and put it on the national stage. The decision by the u. S. On driessen continues to draw International Condemnation thursday more than one hundred twenty countries including france back to u. N. Resolution demanding washington withdraw its decision and across the world politicians continue to voice their concern. Supports the position that the conflict between israel and palestine should be resolved between them including the issue of the final status of jerusalem. Great importance to the palestine issue because with things palestinians also absolute rights to establish their own country. Lazer the Prime Minister led a protest in the administrative capital putrajaya on a. Macro says he has no plans for a French Peace Initiative he says hes waiting to see what the u. S. Has to offer but with the palestinians ruling out washingtons unfoldment france and the European Union could be called upon to fill the gap. Aljazeera paris. At least to Palestinian Protesters have been killed by Israeli Forces and more violence all over the us decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital it is the third friday of protests in palestinian territories over the President Trumps decision welcomed webb has more from gaza. After friday prayers hundreds gathered it to street rallies here in the gaza strip this one leaders of the Islamic Jihad faction told supporters that buys days motion at the u. N. General assembly denouncing trumps recognition of jerusalem the capital of israel was a partial victory. Was the victory shows how much the International Community hates us americans and injustice it was important but we should not be deceived and the movement should continue to be the fodder because the u. S. Decision has not and dump the decision of trump. And so for the third friday in a row protesters then gathered at the Israeli Border miles of unfriend that surround gaza. There are dozens of protesters gathered at this point trying to get as close as they can to the border to palestinian flags and throw stones isnt watched Israeli Soldiers in just there is a military base and volleys of tear gas. It just kept coming but so did the demonstrators. And after years of failed Peace Process is people here bothered about the diplomatic details of what happened at the u. N. This week all of them along. The u. N. And arab league who dont care about them you only care about jerusalem history will repeat itself jerusalem will be freed by the hands of the Palestinian Youth those who you can see here at the border and in the west bank no more defeats it is time for victory. In the west bank is a similar story. Town of bethlehem was one of the trouble spots just days ahead of christmas celebrations. Dozens were injured. And back in gaza so i korea foreigner was among those added to a growing number killed in the on rest coming here to demonstrate isnt safe. But people here are deeply angered by President Trumps announcement and they say they wont stop malcolm webb aljazeera in gaza. Now move palestinian solidarity rallies have been held around the world protests on the streets of jordan call for a boycott of the u. S. And israel thousands turned out in the capital tunis and malaysia politicians join protesters calling on trying to rescind has decision to recognize them as israels capital. While the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Has invited members of the countries who voted with it or abstained on thursday is traversed in resolution to thank you reception that follows the trumpet ministrations threat of foreign and constant huntress sided with the palestinians tom ackerman has more from washington d. C. Trouble Administration Officials are not expressing any misgivings about the decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital following the u. N. General Assembly Vote u. N. Ambassador nikki haley announced that shes an extended invitations to sixty four countries those that voted either against the resolution abstained or did not vote at all to a thank you reception early in the new year and Vice President mike pence says that now that this issue is off the table we can move on to other issues the Vice President was scheduled to visit the middle east israel the palestinian territories and egypt as this week that was postponed now its rescheduled to sometime in january the Vice President says he will be be visiting those countries but a christian leaders in egypt and in bethlehem say that theyre not interested in meeting him at all not to mention of course the palestinian authority. More ahead on the news hour including the push for peace in syria continues as the main palace backing the opposing sides talks and russia next month. Im joined hold with brazil were probably change. Pretty radically womens rights to an abortion under any circumstances and in sports people will be hit with the details of a fee for corruption trial that sort of verdict in evidence new york on friday. Spanish Prime Minister mariano to whore has rejected an offer of president. To meet following thursdays region and action that he has left the door open to possible future discussions on his three Pro Independence parties won seventy seats in the one hundred thirty five Seat Parliament but the process fein Citizens Party won the highest number of seats with thirty seven it means a slim and reduced majority for the prime dependents parties polled when and reports from barcelona. When all sides claim victory who actually wins its a question catalans are asking themselves today winning thirty seven parliamentary seats to learning is Biggest Single Party is now the Citizens Party. Leader innes and a mattress. But the three main secessionist parties together one seventy seats and so they hold the parliamentary Majority Council only has deposed president carlos priest a man celebrated in brussels where hed fled to avoid arrest on sedition charges and hes made a new offer to the government in madrid and i get sent eaglesham one should just dig that im willing to meet Prime Minister ahoy in brussels or any other european state that is in spain obvious reasons im willing to do it so that we can address this new political era starting in catalonia spain and europe it is an era presided over by Political Solutions not by common repression that we final selves in. The response today from the Spanish Government suggests dialogue might just be possible that. The person i would need to sit down with is the winner of the election and thats mr. I will make an effort to maintain a dialogue with whatever government comes out of these elections but as ive said before i will also ensure that we follow the law. On polling day voters of all sides spoke to us about wanting a return to normality with the results now in a straw poll of barcelona citizens found dissatisfaction with the outcome. Without favoring one side or another i think theyve hurt catalonia a lot with this independence issue. I think that the Citizens Party which one doesnt represent the majority of catalans i think the majority of people favor the probably Independence Party whose opinion. I dont think its a good result the lift just parties have been marginalized and i dont see a solution for the differences between two clear blocks. So for now the spotlight appears to be on the attitude of the new Catalan Government i would say they will slightly step back this doesnt mean that they will wait and renounce today independence more but they will i think they got softer approach first because they were slightly less than fifty percent of the vote and they think thats important sank on because theyre hardline by the Chinese Government and this elections have produced a rather messy outcome with both sides able to take positives from the results but neither side able to land the kind of knockout blow that they might have hoped for everything now depends on the secessionist bloc and whether they will choose confrontation with madrid or compromise hope brennan aljazeera barcelona. Now russia iran and turkey have announced deals covering the exchange of president s and my. In clearing in syria the agreements were made during talks held in kazakhstan russia and iran backed the Syrian Government in the civil war while turkey support some of the biggest rebel groups the countries have agreed to meet again and the russian city of sochi on the twenty ninth of january the talks are aimed at bringing both the civilian government and opposition to the negotiating table saw new guy go has more from moscow fridays talks dealt with looking at the practicalities of how to make headway on the ground in syria matters such as demining areas including unesco heritage areas were discussed as well as prisoner exchanges as well as repatriating bodies of the dead and those who had been captured and abducted peoples but also it was a chance to agree on holding a meeting during forward to january of next year russia turkey and iran will meet one week ahead of the Syrian NationalDialogue Congress talks the Syrian Government will attend and an invitation has been given to opposition groups the Russian Defense minister sergei showgirls said that. All groups of different ethnic groups different religious groups as well as opposition groups were invited to come to the meeting as well that there has been a tentative agreement by the opposition groups saying that there would be an agreement to it as long as there was an agreement to abiding by the geneva resolutions which of course paves the way for a political. Advancement of this and that includes elections as well. Not a historic cathedrals and the syrian city of raka will be declared free of explosives just in time for christmas but after years of devastation throughout the city Church Officials say no traditional Christmas Services will be held rocker had been eyeful slain stronghold in syria since two thousand and fourteen and mines were planted all over the city the group was pushed out in a toy but years of fighting has left most of raka including its mosques and churches and ruins now the battle for the syrian city of aleppo that they got in two thousand and twelve fighting ended a year ago and progovernment forces took control of the entire city and forced the rebels to surrender and withdraw the governments victory has done little to put syria on the road to peace zain harder reports. Thousands were made homeless civilians fighters activists opponents of the government who were forced to leave aleppo city these syrians now live in rebel controlled province their suffering isnt over. And we always thought the lipo was ours but we were forced to leave they took it now were living a very difficult life and no one is helping us. Its been two years since the battle for aleppo came to an end the opposition surrendered its last stronghold people were under siege for months and trapped in a war zone the choice they had was to die or leave their home. In the home of the most difficult moment was when i stepped onto the bus and said goodbye to my city i fear that i lost the part of me or hated the world. Omar didnt just lose his home but was the heart of their revolution young men like the were hopeful when the rebels captured the east of the city of two thousand and twelve. As a journalist to document the conflict that followed now he says the years of sacrifices amounted to nothing. They killed our families how can i return to an area under their control i would rather die elsewhere just as long as it is in liberated territory. Progovernment forces always stressed the importance of the fight thousands of troops were used in the final push. And. Who. Can take over. The unity of. Aleppo wasnt just another battle it changed the balance of power in the governments favor and gave it political leverage. It was a strategic game for the Syrian Government has shown no sign that it is ready to compromise or share power with its opponents where the socalled moderate rebels made their last stand in their defeat weakened their voice in any political settlement. Losing aleppo was for many of the opposition the beginning of there and. It is the end of the revolution for me. To live in dignity i can never go back because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me. Or the government december twenty two marks liberation and the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesnt see it that way for them just like much of their country no longer belongs to that. Route. Wattles has flared within separatist protesters and police and the minister mean it happened during a demonstration against the killing of three civilians earlier this week by Security Forces police said the victims were caught in the crossfire during an Army Operation protesters say they were deliberately targeted. Now British Foreign secretary boss johnson has a message. That there is abundant evidence of russian interference in elections across europe and the us johnson made the accusations john talks in moscow with his russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov denied the allegations and demanded proof the meeting was aimed at improving strained ties between the two countries over russian aggression in ukraine and syria i think its very very important that. You should recognize that russian attempts to interfere in our elections around reference whatever they may have been have not been successful so you can reassure yourself on that point and thats an important consideration because i think he had been successful and that would be an entirely different matter look but it isnt. The fact there was a book for which we still would like to get some concrete facts. Without facts it is very hard to have a serious discussion. I think youve just made all this up in your western community and unfortunately right now you are hostile to this subject it is very difficult for you to get down from this thread that you have climbed. Now a member of the russian punk band pussy riot has been sentenced to forty Hours Community service for a demonstration outside the Russian SecurityService Headquarters in moscow maria are you keen on fold a banner reading happy birthday executioners outside the building on wednesday a protest came on the one hundredth anniversary of the creation of the cheka the soviet unions first secret Police Service which later became the k. G. B. And then the f. S. B. Right to brazil now where abortion is illegal but exceptions are made in the case of rape or as the pregnancy endangers the mothers life now a Congressional Committee has voted in favor of constitutional change that could remove those options as John Holliman reports from the sifi it would leave brazil with one of the most restrictive abortion laws in south america. It will cool her emilia she suffered a double horror first rape and then discovering the child she carried was missing part of its brain. In her country brazil abortion is illegal but exceptions are made for extreme brain damage danger to the mother to life and in the case of Sexual Violence. That men emilia could terminate her pregnancy legally in a Public Health facility when i was really glad i found this place i was desperate i didnt know what to do here is more than the place for abortion is for women who suffered Sexual Violence they welcomed me not only with treatment but also with psychological help im still on the treatment because its not at all easy. That could now be under threat brazils influential bloc could be done jellicoe Congress People are leading a push to amend the countrys constitution they want to add that life begins at conception its a counterattack against a proposal put to the Supreme Court by politicians and public prosecutors to allow all abortion up to twelve weeks. For us including this line in the proposal is a preventative measure because those people will try to discuss legalizing abortion they cant stop talking about it. But the prolife politicians are not just playing defense defining life as starting from conception could alter mattick we make any abortion illegal. At the moment there are units like this one at least in brazil cities which offer women the chance to get an abortion under a very exceptional set of circumstances but if the constitution is changed then even women who have been raped or his pregnancy is in danger in their own life might be out of options that has Government Health professionals the plea worried that if Congress Approves this changed. We foresee that women will look to climb to stand abortionists increasing their chances of dying the number of deaths related to illegal abortion in brazil ohio already and if the cases that are now allowed in the country become illegal were looking at an academic. Majority of brazilian simply dont see the issue that way in a deeply religious country many consider life as sacred under any circumstance so congress is due to vote on the proposed amendment to the constitution this february it will need a two thirds majority in both houses to pass those on both sides of the Debate Holding their breath for what comes next john homan out to see it or receive. Reporters without borders and Amnesty International a calling for the Immediate Release of al jazeera journalists are saying its now been more than a year since he was arrested and jailed since he was arrested and egypt. The organization say his detention shows egypts deep rooted and tolerance for free expression. Of the same is accused of broadcasting false news to spread chaos which he and aljazeera strongly deny he has repeatedly complained of mistreatment in jail still ahead on the news hour we look at the prospects for the u. S. Economy as the trumpet ministrations science major tax cuts into the war. Agrees evacuees refugees from overcrowded islands the thousands remain trapped in squalid conditions and coming up and support her into the gulf cup kicks off in a way its but theres disappointment for the hosts of the opening game. Hello there is a cooling trend in the u. S. Really from the Northern Plains states across the rockies and down towards colorado but it has a limit to her father cold to push down and that limit is showing by this thing a warm front if you like now thats been around for a few days and ill eat chose a big differential temperatures one side and the other its usually the place where you find weather developing as well this is no exception rain stretching from texas up through tennessee and beyond youll notice the back edge snow but in the in the rain its russia quite warm sixteen degrees for example in washington come saturday the cold is coming in behind well the temperature down to near zero in denver obviously obese and snow on the high ground on the plateau that disappears in the sun week thirtys just attempted about five time we get to sunday at the same time the rain was gone just offshore intention is they starting in double figures i think will feel a cooling trend afterthought thats the action when you come down to the gulf of mexico or to the caribbean theres not much going on here at all theres a fairly good breeze actually quite a strong trade winds will increase and they bring showers of the coast of costa rica maybe panama and nicaragua but beyond that enjoy the fine weather. Our war on terror begins with but it does not in there no terrorist state poses a greater or more immediate threat than the regime of Saddam Hussein and this is a regime that has something to hide they have prepared a significant Propaganda Machine and guess what not one w m d shite was found in iraq since one thousand nine hundred ninety one iraq a deadly deception at this time on al jazeera. Aljazeera as their want us to embrace books calls today to see what happens next. On the boat fired by the barriers for a model barricaded the old seventh street that we need to hear the movies now is what about change people have gone to hospital here beriah the mission of the National Army is to sixteen tie up the Oil Companies and im just your stories about telling it from the peoples perspective what they think is happening in their country. Its good to have you with us on the aljazeera news sell these are our top stories the United Nations has unanimously backed new sanctions on north korea that badly ninety percent of or fond of Petroleum Products exports to gang owns regime is already on the u. S. U. S. And e. U. Sanctions off to conducting several nuclear and missile tests the c. M. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has urged european leaders to play a stronger role and he said fits following the u. S. Decision to recognize troops live as israels capital meanwhile two more powers to me in protest is killed by Israeli Forces in the third friday of demonstrations over that decision and spains Prime Minister has left the door open for possible future discussions with diplomats caution on president bush to mobs following thursdays election in the region in years three pro and dependents politics won seventy seats in the one hundred thirty five seat to parliament but the probably spain Citizens Party will be the biggest with thirty seven. U. S. President donald trump has signed his governments tax reform bill into law after it was approved by congress this week one point five trillion dollars overhaul of the u. S. Tax system is the biggest in thirty years it will repeal some parts of obamacare and offer a big tax cuts for businesses it is trumps first major legislative victory since coming to office or starting next year the law will give big cuts to corporations and wealthy americans as well as small of a duction for average families trump a start of the tax measure as a bill that has something for everyone but according to the Congressional Budget Office it could add to the National Debt over the next decade well lets get more on this now and bring in the u. S. Economy this and Fresno California via skype is an economist and professor at new york universitys stern school of business always good to have you with us on aljazeera just how much of a victory is this for President Trump as we mentioned the first major legislation hes passed and for the republicans to its a Major Political victory and the republicans this type of legislation is extremely complicated and very difficult to get a consensus and she was able to do it and for americans i mean you know the president the Republican Party are really painting of a very rosy picture of just how much growth there will be as a result of the changes how likely do you think their projections are. Well i mean first of all the Corporate Tax rate is cut to very significant it can be to twenty one percent and fear use tax brackets are reduced a bit for individuals so everybody should be happy for their one of those cuts the danger here is that if the growth coming out of the tax cuts does not materialize suddenly the u. S. Debt will be increase significantly over a period of ten years so this is something to consider. Economists disagree on whether the debt will increase or not based on the tax cut but i think that we should also consider the possibility that the debt will increase and if that does happen then we will see higher Interest Rates for u. S. Government loans which will also translate worldwide so if the u. S. Government loans become have have a higher rate of straight so will many Financial Instruments around the world so possible Global Implications from this legislation what about all the other implications of ford like the president as you know hes Incentivizing Companies for bringing businesses there. Back to the states what will that tonight. Yes part of the legislation gives a low tax rate to the pantry eight trillions of dollars to the u. S. Corporation scuffs thats the road by having sales abroad now the hope of the drum is that this money will be invested in the United States and not given back to shareholders as dividends or increase wages so that remains to be seen to be cation here is the the standard competition between american and Foreign Companies around the world now American Companies are going to be taxed less theyre going to be more competitive so i do expect that companies around the world not that not the north American Companies around the world are going to lose some of that of business and it is difficult to quantify because it will depend from sector to sector from what the company does but still i do expect a trend of that sort of stuck on a mate as is as good as it was to get your thoughts on this economy does joining us live from Fresno California thank you thank you now a Government Program that provides Vital Health Care support to millions of children from low income families in the u. S. Has been given a temporary reprieve of funding for the Childrens HealthInsurance Program lapsed at the end of september kristens little has moved from new york. A last minute infusion of cash from congress will get providers like the Ryan CommunityHealth Center in new york through the Holiday Season here seventy five percent of patients rely on some form of government subsidized Health Insurance money but medicaid covers the poorest families while the Childrens Health insurance Program ProvidesAffordable Care for parents who make more money but still not enough for private Insurance Congress has not been able to agree on a long term funding plan for chip just one of many uncertainties hanging over parents not only do we have problems with chip we have problems with Community Health centers not getting funded and thats that if we dont get the funding for that we know were going to have to cut costs probably services as well the staff the umbilical hernia is getting smaller so i dont i dont think so a loss of services is a worry for sewell role who works in retail and could purchase insurance through his employer but doesnt earn enough to cover his one year old son very disappointing because if that happens what are we going to do. They should wide nine million children get their medical coverage through the Childrens HealthInsurance Program known as chip how the program is administered varies from state to state but one thing is universal and that is the need for affordable coverage its an incredibly Important Program for you know families who are oftentimes in transition maybe theyve lost a job or theyve gained a new job or divorce death of a family all those sorts of things can cause the need for children to enroll in the chip program and if the safety nets not there a lot of families just dont know what theyll do late night t. V. Host and father jimmy kimmel sprang into action when some states warned theyd have to end coverage in january ive had enough of this i dont know what could be more disgusting than putting a tax cut that mostly goes to rich people ahead of the lives of children in response to the public outcry congress provided a short term fix. But with republicans and democrats still at odds about the future of health care in the United States the Big Decisions have been left for the new year christian salumi al jazeera new york. A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed in the us against tech giant apple often admitted to deliberately slowing down all the i phones critics its a tactic to force customers to buy new devices shallop bellows for pole. Ten years of better life phones and in mr may should one point two billion songs the i thought has become a household name but when the i phone eight released in september customers complained the old phones slow down in the next three months google searches for the keywords i phone slow jumped about fifty percent users speculated apple had slowed their phones to push them to upgrade on wednesday ethel admitted it has deliberately slowed old i phones explaining that as i phone batteries age and degrade they can overload and unexpectedly shut down slowing the phone sued the Company Stops the overloading it affects the i phone six success and seven models our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of the devices last year we released a feature to smooth out the instantaneous current page only when needed to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down it was a perfectly legitimate software fix but the problem was they didnt tell anybody they do have a stunningly good reputation for many things but open this isnt really one of them in the touristy secretive and then the core section began to law students in california filed a Class Action Lawsuit then people from four different states filed in a Chicago Court more are expected they say they never can seem to allow apple to slow their i phones and the demanding replacement phones and compensation if a nationwide class action gets the go ahead would apply to all people in the u. S. With i phones older than an eight if you have software floors and try and avoid them or those things then security researchers like the one who found this and. Will find it and they will publicize it and this all. Already a lawsuit in the states you know this is within a day of it being confirmed and im sure there will be others around the world the i phone is used to measure to be the most profitable piece of technology to hit the market if apple continues to be in a fix it may depend on whether they come out of this saga unscathed shallop bellus aljazeera. Now the uns Refugee Agency is going is to work faster to move Asylum Seekers from overcrowded camps before winter conditions deteriorate further the camps on islands between mainland greece and turkey were built to receive five and a half thousand people but they currently house twice that number even after thousands were moved out in the past month johnson last reports from the island of some us. Osama has waited for this moment for five months but as he finally boards a ferry for athens and a future far from his native palestine he almost seems to regret it hes one of one hundred ten refugees sailing for the mainland many have been here longer omar came here fourteen months ago after i saw the fighters destroyed his house in mosul its like a dream for everyone here because they spent long time island they werent allowed to leave until they finish their procedures so i takes time sometimes but you know they feel like they are really free when they got the audience under the e. U. Turkey agreement refugees arriving on greeces Eastern Region islands have to stay there until their asylum case is a hood but the government may move people with disabilities families children and single women. That leaves a lot of single men behind for them boredom and overcrowding create a toxic mix some us volunteers a self organizing group raised money to create a day center for them here refugees can feel human relax socialize learn languages and burnish their resumes in english and soon theyll be able to wash their clothes this face in the can be so very natural in theres no space where someone can do any anything physically any activity so having a place like this really takes their mind away from from all the tension and having it there the government has offered to build a second camp here but officials inside most like on the other islands have refused so the existing camp built for seven hundred currently hosts fifteen hundred half of them are women and children theres a scarcity of medicine clothes water and hygiene but things were even worse before the evacuation until the beginning of december this terrorist all of grove was a tent city. Some seven hundred people lived trenches dug around the tents in an effort to divert rainwater a still visible the governments concerted push to shelter refugees ahead of the deep winter means that the most vulnerable populations have now been moved to the mainland more people arrive each week the difficulty of reaching athens sends them a message that europe is lifting the drawbridge to war torn lands and that this millennia old migration route across the aegean may in future have fewer happy endings jumps at all plus most. Of this false news to the head on the news hour at least i want to celebrate on home soil peter will be here with that just ahead. In two thousand and one to spread around the. Arab australians accused of being enemies with. And attacking the way of life. Treated like suspects. Under suspicion struggling to adapt to their new found home. Aljazeera explores the history of the Lebanese Community in australia. Once upon a time in punchbowl and this time on aljazeera. Office for now has. Thank you very much to form a south american football officials have been convicted of corruption charges in new york on friday chosen maria marino of brazil and one. Of paraguayan of the two men in question they have been convicted on record tearing conspiracy Gabriel Elizondo is in new york with more. This was an incredibly complex trial that took over a month here at this federal courthouse in new york it took jurors six days of deliberations before they were able to reach this partial verdict the prosecution presented thousands of pages of evidence including bank records from numerous Different CountriesAirline Tickets as well as videos and other things all presenting this case of whats been called the fifa trial against these three men these three powerful men for moral football the case was linking them to record tearing Money Laundering and fraud one and hell numb put the former head of the south American Football Federation found guilty of three of the five charges against him was a media my team the former head of the brazilian Football Federation eighty five year old man he was found guilty of six of the seven charges against him including racketeering and Money Laundering the prosecution must feel pretty good about this but the trial is not over yet at least not for the final person man will berger the former head of the peruvian Football Federation the jury was not able to reach a conclusion on the charges against him so the judge ordered the jury to come back on tuesday and continue their deliberations but overall this verdict at least a partial guilty of verdicts by these jurors is a real indication that they saw these men linked to corruption saudi arabia all up and running at the twenty seventeen gulf cup off a two one opening match win against host nation kuwait the saudis and immoralities cools controversy on thursday when they walked out of the news. Conference protesting the presence of qatari media houses and politics were not entirely absent from the opening game either as some reports. After weeks of uncertainty the twenty third edition of the golf cup has finally kicked off with the spectacular Opening Ceremony the presence of a very special guest fifa president john ensign tino and nearly sixty thousand fans that packed the algebra stadium to a city way to fans have been counting down to this day and this is fifa lifted the ban few weeks ago they would now get to see their beloved National Team taking on saudi arabia as expected the gulf crisis has spilled on to the pitch saudi team were bruised by the fans after the withdrawal from the Media Conference on thursday. After the game kicked off the saudis signs the product with the first goal of the tournament coming from cell man and machine and the thirteenth minute both dont have the overall the two thousand and eighteen World Cup Qualifiers a saudi arabia doubled their advantage after the break was great and he celebrated their return to International Football with the goal to juice the deficit was a deliberate ickes sending the crowd into a frenzy was the final score saudi arabia to kuwait won the gold cup tournament is now up and running this by having just a few weeks to prepare that the kuwaiti organizers can now be the siver leaves next up on saturday is defending champions cuts off versus yemen sun how was all this iraq kuwait city in front of a second group a fixture also at the International Stadium in kuwait city it was the united. Arab emirates who emerged victorious by one goal to nil over oman they couldnt do it in open play though they needed a penalty in order to secure the victory and the action will continue on saturday as defending champions qatar kick off group b. Against yemen iraq will meet bahrain in the days second fixture. Over in spain the countdown is on through one of the biggest games in Club Football with barcelona and real madrid preparing to do battle in el classico its estimated six hundred fifty Million People in one hundred eighty countries watch the last league encounter and with this one having an earlier kickoff of twelve g. M. T. On saturday the Spanish League is hoping to better that heading into the two hundred and thirty sixth edition of the fixture on the pitch the pressure is all well and truly on rail they currently set just fourth in the League Standings and trail leaders bossa by eleven points the clash also pits two of the worlds best footballers against each other in christiania rinaldo and lee and now messi rinaldo has struggled to find his form in the league this season hes needed just four times macey meanwhile has scored fourteen league olds for basser and they are unbeaten in twenty four games in all competitions momenta theres a lot in school is immense potential but its a very important game and what we want is to seize that moment and play a good game we know how difficult it will be because were playing a very powerful team but well see we have to play it to what i mean think is. Most likely its going to be the hardest game of the season because both teams barcelona and madrid are very beautiful teams and create difficult games but that is what we want the players to enjoy to play this kind of game. There has been bad news for eleven more russian athletes who were banned for life on friday by the International Olympic committee on doping offenses related to the twenty fourteen winter Olympic Games in sochi among them of four silver medalist from the saatchi games as well as speed skater ivan score but have who won two silver medals at the previous olympics in two thousand and ten all eleven have had their medals from sochi stripped and are banned from future olympic events russia has already been banned from two hundred eighteen in pyongyang chan by the i. O. C. On account of a state sponsored doping program that assisted athletes during the twenty fourteen games the build up to the Winter Olympics continued on friday with a snowboard cross world cup series in italy and it was a successful day for the home athletes ome of the sinton came from behind in a tightly contested mens final to train shes first world cup winner of the season michela moily then made a double gold for italy with her second consecutive world cup win beating three french runs to the line in the womens final. Yet todays an amazing day vietnam era get the victory and yeah i hear i dont know what to say because he is amazing we this is the first the world cup in sylvania and there we were on saw its a really really cool and im very happy proud of me proud of my even really thanks to everybody in the ski cross world cup even sweden Sandra Naslund made for a third place finish on thursday with a victory on friday she takes the overall world cup lead with a win and in the mens competition mark of bishops berger of switzerland extended his lead to the top of the standings as he made it back to back wins in italy. Yeah it could not be better to rings in there oh it was again tough. I had to pay sanctified everyone skis pretty good and intending to finish the finish i couldnt bring this race again and thats just amazing and and im did lead us to try to others so its so amazing and thats all the sport for me another up that coming up again later and that doesnt for this aljazeera news hour but i will be back in just a couple of minutes with another full length person very much for watching. The marketing. Aljazeera. Where every. Forced to flee from syria to lebanon many refugee mothers risked childbirth in terrible conditions delivery is very difficult here in the bin and its costly i cant go back to syria now because of the war but one lebanese woman is committed to helping them. Become friends with every woman i attend and shes important to me. There are a few g. s midwife at this time on aljazeera world. The un security Council Backs for the sanctions on north korea