Sixty minutes where inside syria where turkeys operation against kurdish fighters could bring two nato powers into direct military conflict. But America First does not mean america alone u. S. President donald trump declares america open for business but insists trade must be fair. Under pressure to step down congolese president Joseph Kabila denies claims a violent crackdowns on protesters. Bowing to pressure the entire u. S. Gymnastics board plans to resign in the wake of a Sexual Abuse Scandal involving a former team doctor. President roger tie up our donors warning that turkeys operation against kurdish fighters in syria could be extended to the border with iraq al jazeera has traveled with the turkish army as it can. News its offensive to sweep fighters from the region the move risks a possible confrontation with the kurdish y p g militia its a group backed by the United States and nato ally Stephanie Decker and our cameraman general by seal have this report from the city us of us. As we enter syria it is the Free Syrian Army flag that flies high here were on a media trip into as organized by the turkish authorities they take us close to where theres been fighting with the Kurdish Armed group turkey calls a terrorist Organization Turkish forces are trying to push it out of the region about the front line is just a few kilometers west of here both turkish troops and the Free Syrian Army are taking part you know im not sure but we also one of the f. S. A. Fighters why he is involved in turkeys operation for some it seems its personal. With the white b. G. Because they betrayed us and especially because they took over my city. Ive been displaced along with many of my neighbors for two years living in the camps there are such bad conditions especially now in the winter. What our target escorts are telling us is that the front line with the kurdish fighters is just further along that mountain is also which is over to this side where theres been active fighting but what is clear here on the outskirts of city is how much of a presence they are of course supporting the Free Syrian Army fighters the Syrian Rebels that are really taking a large part in this operation that turkey has undertaken against. The wall while we were here two bullets whizzed overhead. And were told why p. G. Snipers are to blame for this. So the you know they shot at us and our tires and stars. We move on and into the city. I saw was pushed out of here in two thousand and fourteen but life remains difficult now as her has to provide for thirteen members of her family she tells us she is all alone. Or has now become the norm she says but the. People are used to the shelling and the explosions the Young Children are still scared. But weve been facing this for a few years now were not afraid anymore. There is hardly any electricity here generators are the only way to get light or heat in the winter rain has left the streets thick with mud. The black paint on this will be for sale. It seems some still dream of moving on from here. The landscape in this part of syria is dotted with tents millions of syrians are made homeless in their country in the history weve been here for three years in the tent has never been fixed because of the rhine the tent leaks and there are seven people in one tends a situation is terrible. This is a country ripped apart by almost seven years of war millions of syrians have had to leave their lives behind. And as the years go by the war simply seems to change its for the guns seemingly impossible to silence. Stephanie decker aljazeera as ounds syria. The Syrian Opposition is boycotting talks on the water that russia is hosting next week the delegation says the conference is an attempt to undermine your own efforts to broker a peace deal we listen to many good entities concerning. Commitment but none of them will deliver some and. We are we are tired of we need real involvement we need real commitment and the ball is in the Russian Court and the say that they have the upper hand in syria. And they were responsible for saving the sujiatun for a long time and they can bring it to commit itself to International Legality has a new shins and if they want they can. Well that announcement came in vienna where the latest round of u. N. Talks between syrias government and opposition has just wrapped up the conference finished without any major breakthroughs nine rounds of u. N. Talks between the warring sides have made little progress towards ending the civil war they want a special envoy for syria says he hasnt decided whether hell attend the talks and russia ultimately what is required is political will it is high time that diplomacy dialogue and negotiations prevail for the interest of all syrians. Say that general the new which is being briefed and will be briefed tonight on the outcome of these discussions and then it will be up to him to take to the fish and what will be the u. N. Response to the invitation to attend sochi it appears a potential cease fire deal has been agreed in the besieged damascus suburb of eastern guta a spokesman for the second largest opposition faction and go to says theyve received an offer from russia but the Details Remain unclear russian jets and the syrian army have been intensifying their bombardment of the rebel enclave over the past two months four hundred thousand people live in the area and theyre suffering from acute food and medicine shortages. U. S. President donald trump has taken his America First message to the worlds elite addressing the World Economic forum in davos it occurred the u. S. Open for business but he warned that washington would no longer turn a blind eye to unfair trade practices he also attacked the media our diplomatic editor james bass has more from davos. As the band played President Trump stood somewhat could leave aside the man who founded the World EconomicForum Klaus Schwab his vision for almost half a century open world trade is not at all with the president s America First policy taking the role of salesman in chief trump declared no America First does not mean america alone when the United States grows so does the world american prosperity has created countless. All around that low trump who has recently as this week has been accused of protectionism after slapping terrorists on imports of solar panels and washing machines criticized other nations for their trading practices we cannot have free and open trade if some countries exploit the system at the expense of others we support free trade but it needs to be fair and it needs to be reciprocal he was politely received until he lashed out as he always does the media and it was until i became a politician that i realized how nasty how mean how vicious and how fake. The press can be as the cameras start going off in the back. Trumps competent colleagues seem pleased with the speech of their grade but Nobel Prize Winning economist Professor Joseph stiglitz said trumpet got his sums wrong and doesnt realize that the Global Trading system is already stacked in the us his favor he tried to put a soft spin the fact is the rules of the game have been written by the United States largely for the United States and now for the United States to say that they are unfair to not extend their are unfair to developing countries but to say that theyre unfair of the United States is unconscionable as President Trump left here dav also organizers will be breathing a sigh of relief he was scripted and restraint there was some criticism that there was little new in his speech and no concrete details one veteran davos attendee told me people dont come here to listen to mara largo happy talk james phase out zero davos when as we heard in jamess report trump attacked the media while he was in davos he accused the New York Times of fake news the newspaper said that last june trump wanted to sack robert most of his the special prosecutor whos looking into alleged russian meddling in the twenty sixteen election but he backed down in the Top White House lawyer threatened to resign particle hain has for. Publicly donald trump has often dismissed the investigation into potential collusion between his campaign and russian operatives but there are now reports he ordered the man behind it fired last june but apparently white house attorney dan mcgann threatened to quit in protest so the president backed down trump had his usual response to the news thank you stuff thank you very much because you can stay still but heres what we do know trump has seemed fixated with the russian investigators it started on march second of last year. When attorney general Jeff Sessions recused himself from the investigation trump was furious saying sessions was supposed to protect him on march twentieth f. B. I. Director james comey admits the agency is investigating potential collusion between the trunk campaign and russia may ninth he was fired and the very next day trump told visiting Russian Diplomats that firing him took the pressure off the Russian Investigation he said something similar on camera and in fact when i decided to just do it i said to myself i said you know. This rusher thing with trump and russia is a made up story that backfired on may seventeenth special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to lead the investigation and on june eighth komi testified to congress the trumpet asked him for loyalty and to drop the investigation into Trumps National security advisor Michael Flynn that raised the possibility the tribe broke the law by attempting to obstruct justice former federal prosecutor Melanie Sloan says if in that same month he attempted to also fire moeller that could also be considered against the law of course a loop into the obstruction of justice case he will examine the question of what were the details of when trump was thinking of firing him what had exactly happened was it right on top of other events so it would be part of that pattern of misconduct that bob mueller is looking at the president could get a chance to clarify all this to moaner him self the president says he expects to sit down for an interview with investigators in the coming weeks but it comes with its own risks lying to them would be a federal offense all on its own political gain aljazeera washington. Times or more ahead in the news hour including. Making it up that they let me go they were begging me to stay u. S. Diplomat Bill Richardson defends himself after resigning from the media mob visor reboard on ranger refugees plus a chinas ban on ivory forces autisms to find new ways to use their skills. And Roger Federer is in the Australian Open final after blisters forced his opponent to retire and thats what im be in sport later. And his first speech in six years the president of the democratic republic of congo has confirmed his country will hold elections Joseph Kabila said polling will go ahead even though voting. It has already been postponed twice he also denied accusations that his Security Forces are cracking down on protesters who are calling for him to step down Catherine Sawyer reports from nairobi. The democratic republic of congo faces Political Uncertainty over. Accusations of human rights abuses by Government Forces security crisis and protests by the Catholic Church and opposition parties president Joseph Kabila is looking increasingly isolated at home and a brute and his chosen now to give his first News Conference in sixty s. Probably the most important thing is not to say. Faith which you can organize elections whenever you want. Them. To do it day after tomorrow. But question is what happens to. Manage. Do you have. To have the pitch it takes to get it for the country to go. On sunday Police Clashed with protesters calling for electoral justice the demonstration had been organized by the Catholic Church six people were killed eight other people died in similar tests on new years eve. Chachi leaders have overstepped their will you think hes got the Catholic Church rejected Election Results in two thousand and eleven. Nowhere in the bible is it written that jesus presided over an Electoral Commission its very dangerous when people try to mix religion and politics. In the capital kinshasa people say theyve been waiting for a long time to hear their president speak many. Former. President has said that he respects the constitution each show or by ensuring the election happens yes really development as he said but with an election things will just get worse. A president ial election was supposed to be held in twenty sixteen at the end of kabila second and final tom the Electoral Commission say security logistical challenges force the delay preparations have finally begun for the vote to take place but opposition politicians still do not trust the process the president is under a lot of pressure to step down he said he will but was the reason new head of state to take his place the Electoral Commission insists that the election which has been postponed twice now is going to happen at the end of this many hoping that they will finally get to vote in december but more importantly of the. Paul will be free fair and credible cathles on aljazeera never became your. Various well as opposition leaders have condemned the Supreme Courts decision to block their coalition from registering in Upcoming Elections the courts ruling comes just days after the material dominated constituent assembly announced that the poll would be held in april thats months ahead of schedule critics say modano is depriving people of a free and fair election. Starting tomorrow and on sunday were going to come out with a more force with more will to defend plurality and political policies of venezuela thats why were placing the first Justice Political Party ticket at the service and were going to swear to defend this industry and to defend this as an instrument that can rescue democracy and freedom while reacting to that court ruling frances president said venezuela is going in the wrong direction emanuel macron said hes in favor of imposing more sanctions against the country the. Individual with the resolve in his video with imposed individual sanctions on venice weighed anitas which have and emitted impacts i hope we can go further given recent decisions and the slide towards authoritarianism i also hope that other countries that share our values our attachment to human rights and that have close economic ties with venezuela would also employs infective sanctions because pressure on the regime will be made on the day when those who can apply effective pressure follow our lead. Was monitoring the story from want to service in argentina. These latest tit for tat expulsions really symbolize venezuelas growing isolation not just in latin america but in the whole world they this week expelled the spanish ambassador in caracas accusing him of interfering in venezuela as internal affairs the Spanish Government has now responded denying that its doing that but saying it will continue to criticize what it perceives as human rights abuses in venezuela it also comes in the wake of the European Union applying sanctions freezing assets and prohibiting travel for seven senior venezuelan officials all of this comes in the aftermath of the constituent assembly the government controlled constituent assembly in venezuela saying its going to organize elections president ial elections before the end of april the opposition is very much excluded from that its either splintered its leaders of going into war position or theyre choosing to boycott the elections so despite the huge jump popularity of president Nicolas Maduro of venezuela it does look he is confident he will win those elections saying hes called them its a fight what he says is the threats from imperialism meanwhile the Economic Situation in venezuela continues to deteriorate the International MoneyMonetary Fund in the report says its predicted inflation the hyperinflation in venezuela this year is likely to run into a staggering thirteen thousand percent which is almost impossible to comprehend for the average venezuelan hundreds of thousands continue to migrate from the country almost on a daily basis going around latin america and in europe and the same time the United NationsChildrens Fund unicef has said that it believes that malnutrition among venezuelan children is growing it doesnt have the statistics to prove that since it cant gain access to them but it says its going problem indicative of the disastrous state of the venezuelan economy. Diggle idea is a form of venice when an ambassador to the United Nations and a former governor of caracas and he described the crisis as the worst in latin america in decades this is the wealthy its as high as always when the world start being like medicine well going to war and. The government will degree jean us alone selections elections constitution and our bill in the month of december. Bunsen elections and actually invalidate the all the Political Parties obviously they have the intention to run a low my boy and be the only candidate there is sort of like a pretty neatly dressed in the electoral system and union the United States gala in american countries ive advised. Not to participate in the election almost all of those enough to support the culture all the polls indicate that hes rejected eighty percent. But hes right to free completely eagle draws are they drug war it control the Supreme Court he controls on thing called the national. Assembly which created. In legally a few months back which is actually this is ours even were you to lose this these national are constituents that somebody can decide to any minute that election or to elect somebody else the us gymnastics board has agreed to resign after a former team doctor was jailed for sexually abusing female gymnasts that he nasser is serving up to one hundred and seventy five years in prison for assaulting young gymnasts under his care the u. S. Olympic Committee Told the board to step down after it was criticized for how it handled decades of abuse claims separately a u. S. House of Representatives Panel has announced it will investigate sexual abuse in organized sports dynasty broke as the details. Well this was a major housecleaning and now the usa Gymnastics Organization has to replace its entire board that includes about twenty people which also includes representatives for the athletes it has twelve months to do this the u. S. O. C. Listed some other demands but this really was the most important one if it doesnt get that team in place then it risk losing its authority both the u. S. O. C. And the usa gymnastics have been under intense fire since the nasser scandal broke out about eighteen months ago and the fallout from this scandal is really far from over were were also hearing that the governor of michigan is calling for an investigation as well as the attorney general of michigan is calling in for an investigation betty the boss the u. S. Secretary of education says her department is looking into this and were starting to see fallout on the campus of Michigan State university where nasser was attached the president of the university has stepped down already today the Athletic Director said that he was retiring so he wasnt forced out but he was stepping down so the timing is very curious so all of this is far from over been a lot of scandal over this and the fallout is expected to continue about one hundred thirty women at Michigan State university have filed lawsuits against that school useless new skis a Senior Center stuff writer for roll call it so us political news website is joining us now from washington d. C. Thank you very much indeed deed for being with us i want to ask you first of all about this house of representatives investigation this is going to be a huge undertaking how confident can people be that its going to reach reach some sort of workable solution in the early enough to stop this kind of thing happening again. Well i think that the first thing that were going to see on capitol hill is that is early as the beginning of next week theyre going to try and pass it least some legislation that will move in the right direction incrementally in terms of making it so that youre required if youre an organization like usa gymnastics or anything else that falls under the umbrella of the u. S. Olympic committee to at least report to the proper authorities when you have allegations of sexual abuse but to your question it is a long undertaking if this investigation by the the energy and Commerce Panel or the house of representatives or anything that the senate might do actually goes on it seems like it could be similar to the investigations into steroids use in Major League Baseball in the United States which went on for years sports in the us is a vast billion dollar industry and employs hundreds of thousands of people i mean in practical terms is it really possible to Police Something like that. Well whats whats different in terms of Something Like gymnastics or you know were going towards the Winter Olympics so events you know competitions of that sort is that the u. S. Olympic committee has whats basically a legal monopoly in terms of deciding who gets to go to the olympics and so they are regulated by congress in a way that that maybe Something Like baseball or or american football may not be not to the same level of scrutiny so thats why or where this sort of investigatory. Ability comes from is the fact that the u. S. Olympic committee is the only one who gets to pick who goes to the games our correspondent diaster book mentioned earlier that this clearing out if you like of the u. S. Gymnastics board was essentially a house clearing exercise do you think that that is going to be effective enough just to replace the people on that board you know its too early to know for sure its a strong signal but there have been underlying questions you know that go beyond just the Gymnastics Program obviously your correspondent mentioned woods been going on it at Michigan State i think theres going to be a broader look not just at gymnastics i wouldnt be surprised if the n. C. Double a which is the organization that oversees collegiate collegiate sports at large in the United States is under scrutiny as well here by the time its all over with news less news senior staff writer for roll call thank you very much there on diets over a planned return of some real hinge are refugees from bangladesh to me and u. S. Diplomats Bill Richardson has accused me and mark of trying to whitewash the crisis he resigned from an Advisory Panel sparking a rift with cheese government scott hyde has more from young gone. If you listen to government leaders in myanmar this week was supposed to see a trickle of britons are refugees returning to these new Repatriation Centers in Rakhine State they said from tuesday the centers were open and ready to receive but the other country in this equation bangladesh said incomplete paperwork for the refugees is causing a delay no word on just how long some human Rights Groups think its much more than paperwork the fundamental problem is that all these operations and set up these plans and. These negotiations have been done leaving the refugees outside the door and they havent been consulted they havent been talked to and many of the refugees are simply too afraid to go back anywhere near the Burmese Military also this week the launch of a new commission to follow up from a group headed by former u. N. Secretary general kofi anon its members both from myanmar and abroad are supposed to implement recommendations and advise on the range of crisis but even before their first trip to recline the highest profile member Bill Richardson resigned the former u. S. Diplomat described as a friend of leader on song suchi abruptly left after a Heated Exchange with her on her part richardson said that he left the commission because it was a whitewash and that on song suchi lacked moral leadership government officials said that they dismissed him because he was here only to pursue his own agenda the remaining member of the commission rebuffed richardsons resignation saying the maam our government is both serious and listening to the commission will obviously didnt check with us before he made that statement and i think its very unfortunate. He didnt join most of the proceedings. Since through the years ago and. In any case it was not the intention. Of the Advisory Board to make fun of conclusions this week one member of the kofi anon commission from myanmar gave us his view of richardsons departure and the need for better transparency. Is a meant to be a record in which i think this is a little bit of a drawback but we can move on and we should take criticism and if there is anything that we need to correct we should do that and if there is nothing wrong we should prove it by facts and figures and all to do that the basic fact is that you need people to go to that area but that hasnt happened or kind remains heavily controlled by the military humanitarian groups the un and media are still not allowed free access to recount so refugees hoping to return have to rely on limited information to make a very important decision got hardly aljazeera. Still ahead on aljazeera the internet is the internet of information now we have the internet of money. New money meets old money the worlds financial elites discuss the future of Digital Currency such as but calling plus. My. Trial by theatre a new play confronts a strain his policies on immigration. And in sports rory mcilroy closes in on the lead of golfs dubai desert classic. Binnys ping skies by the time hot. Or is the sun sets in the city of angels. However weve got more cold and snowy weather for central parts of china attempted to shanghai china higher than around four degrees celsius not too bad in hong kong at around ninety degrees southerly winds but a fair bit a cloud of strong to just make its way through further north a cloud somewhat thicker the snow continuing across northern parts of this area of disturbance to the south of that system other lively downpours which stretch their way down towards northern parts of vietnam and thats a rather large outpost making their way towards the philippines over the next day at present is not cheap bad law to clear and sunny with some pleasant conditions there but quite a scattering of showers through much of Southeast Asia showers longer spose of rain set in for a loose on as we go through saturday some big downpours here scattered showers across the region heat of the day showers as one would expect at this time of year thats an ongoing feature as we go on into sunday notice the weather weather there into west central and southern parts of the philippines by that stage but it makes its way across thailand and as easing over towards southern parts of the by i have been go where we can expect to see some rather wet weather pushing its way towards flanker so theres the cloud here and i will continue to drift further west was slank acing cloud and right and telling rather down to the southern parts of india. The weather sponsored by cattle and nice. This is held to a more dangerous force vicious where the slightest error means a one way ticket over the edge realities that you may not come tomorrow holds may not meet until braving tough conditions facing death at every turn. To experience here trailers are no gamble with their lives just too and if risking it all on how dizzy. It was oriol upon which modern day venezuela was a stoppage. For over a century this lucrative resorts has divided the people of less than cursed with the Worlds Largest reserves. Charting the impact of industrialization and the legacies of its prominent leaders we shed light on the troubles afflicting venezuela today. The big picture the battle for venezuela coming soon. Youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour the Syrian Opposition says it will boycott talks that russia is hosting in sochi next week the decision came as the latest round of un talks on the civil war ended in vienna without a major breakthrough. Donald trump has told the World Economic forum that the u. S. Will not turn a blind eye to unfair trade practices while insisting the country is open for business the u. S. President also stuck by his America First message. The president of the democratic republic. Congo has stated his country will hold elections thats despite the vote already being delayed twice during his first speech in six years Joseph Kabila denied accusations his armed forces are cracking down on protesters. The u. N. Says at least thirty refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of the yemeni city of aden he says a boat heading to djibouti capsized when people smugglers on board opened fire their overcrowded vessel was carrying one hundred fifty two somalis and ethiopians were fleeing the war in yemen many people travel to yemen to escape on rest in their own countries but theyre now trying to return home frances president emmanuel macro has promised a more efficient system to process Asylum Seekers in cali but so far theres little evidence thats happening the port city has seen more young people turning up in the hope of crossing the English Channel to the u. K. From cali so were going to go has this report playing for time in calis Industrial Zone a place where Asylum Seekers have flocked to in the hope they may escape the limbo they face day in day out while theyre here they are trapped many of them. Sleeping rough wherever they can. And there are maybe we can do because just because its. Just disturbs us. This is not life its not life living in the forest we have. So this is the place the location where one of the few just to be sure point was supposed to occur on thursday afternoon as you can see. And theyve stopped it from happening and thats some kind of a lot of anger from those who gathered to be able to get some food. For months the riot police have been a regular presence here as are the stand offs with my words desperate to escape. Some hope perhaps has been provided by the joint treaty signed by the french president and the british Prime Minister last week. A particularly important point of this sunday for streeter will be to subject of compliance of minors this treaty for all those in a position to cross the channel to drastically reduce the time limits from six months to thirty days for adults from six months to twenty five days for an accomplish that minors. The treaty is intended to improve the management of the border on both sides of the English Channel but there is little evidence as to how it will be done and whether it would expedite urgent asylum cases to reunite them with relatives living in the u k. For those working on the front line of this crisis the expectations have led to rumors that Asylum Seekers only need to come to cali to get to the u. K. And thats led to large numbers of people turning up here i do feel people have false hope because of this misunderstanding and because theres been no effort to explain any of the changes theres been no effort before hand to explain to people what asylum entails in france despite the challenges the young the desperate try to find any way they can to reach britain no matter how dangerous the police attempt to stop them climbing on to lorries bound to england but they still take the chance any risk they feel is worth it to leave behind a life in france that hangs in the balance on a diagonal aljazeera kalai. Spains government is mounting a legal challenge to block a political comeback by the former catalan president carlos push them all because the mom was chosen earlier this week as the separatist Party Candidate to lead catalonia again hes been in selfimposed exile in belgium since october after the Spanish Government declared the regions independence referendum illegal madrid says praise them all faces a rested he returns one hundred on this will be sworn in as perus president later on saturday for a second term his opponents accuse him of electoral fraud and continue to protest against his reelection john homan reports from the capital. In honduras the top twenty percent own more than half the countrys wealth many of the rest live like neftali and you hania just about surviving in a shack. Inequality is an age old problem poverty is on the rise the majority of hondurans dont have a steady job despite a College Education neftali can only find work selling ices he makes three cents on each one with that is a comment much everything sometimes we eat sometimes we dont thats literally how it is the situation with employment is really difficult there are no opportunities. These are the issues that president Juan Hernandez couldnt resolve in his first term and will now face again at the start of his second but mr manders also has his own problems there were serious irregularities and suspicions of fraud in the elections which he recently won many hondurans dont support him. Two months of protests have left more than thirty people dead. We have come out as United People before the world to tell them that the government stole the election discontents increased again in the run up to an end of his swearing in how is the president and this administration going to deal with a country in which many people dont recognize him as the legitimate president but in. The press the president has called for a National Dialogue he sent letters to x. Candidates of other parties the church Civil Society and businesses to sit down so we can build our country and put new ideas on the table. And there are things to build on the president and on this is invested in Infrastructure Projects repaired ties with International Lending rule denies ations and reduced crime in what was the worlds deadliest country outside of a war zone but the issues that helped stoke the protests remain. With us there had to these protests are about the needs of the population a population which is dying. Hunger a population which doesnt have a quality education a population in which if you are not enrolled in a Political Party you dont get help the. President and is now has four more years to tackle those problems and unite to divide the country behind him john home and. To go. India has celebrated republic day with a parade in the capital new delhi it marks the day the constitution was adopted and india was declared a sovereign state guests of honor included ten heads of state and governments from Southeast Asian countries and huckster has more. Indias pride and ambition shone through the fog on the sixty ninth republic day. Say k. C. Military might for domestic audience a fly past by the Indian Air Force including an eye in the sky surveillance plane. The aereo display followed a procession of tanks missiles military hardware rolling down the russia promenade in indias capital all seemingly designed to reinforce the message of indias stature as a growing power tributes were also paid to indias founding father Mahatma GandhiPrime Minister and the hendra modi hosted along guest list i think its a very strategically important guest list india has an act in east policy where its trying to focus building ties with Southeast Asian countries. This was the First Republic parade attended by ten leaders who say see asian of Southeast Asian nations on the twenty fifth anniversary of india joining the a c. And Regional Group the Indian Government is promoting its act east policy aimed at strengthening economic and political ties with its neighbors as china continues to will huge influence today we have chinas flow rate in the end out asian region which traditionally used to be india. As it well india is back yet and i think india is conscious but at the same time the contradictory got it listed is that china is indias largest trading partner. And the parade highlighted the diverse skills of one billion three hundred million indians. To celebrate the achievements of around seventeen percent of the worlds population sixty nine years since for me their public from colonial britain had a hawkster aljazeera. Now its been described as a bubble about to burst my way of laundering money and also the future of finance of the World Economic forums i know meeting in switzerland this week the spotlight fell on Digital Currencies like but coins and the technology which they are built on a house has more from davos. There was Something Different about the davos prominent this year cryptocurrency said arrived they became household names in two thousand and seventeen now believers say the Underlying Technology block chain is the future but these are the suspects are you a bit corny for your life point reform and so forth there is fraud there are still. But i dont think thats the majority of it youre going to build a block train across africa exactly what does that actually mean one person who tried to explain it was jamie smith former Obama Deputy Press Secretary turned block chain promoter you think about it its like a train track between you and me the black chain or the rails and then the current time of there is a digital token and im attaching any asset to it anything im sending it to you and i do that on that car in that car is a digital token of the most famous was public when that clears that up then this week it felt like the only buzz in town is donald trump for the off the hind viz doors the trump name is barely mentioned because here they are party like its nine hundred ninety four we are in that stage one nine hundred ninety four the beginning of the internet yes lets go get em in the fervor thats happening in the world today the market today is in this room that theyre buzzing with that theres a new thing that the internet is of information now we have the internet of money with the internet of value and we can do the internet of law in the smart contracts we can do Artificial Intelligence so through this side all internet of Value Exchange is going to be bigger than its blocked chain enthusiastic tend not to underplay its potential we are creating a new financial infrastructure for the world were going to see pretty much everything that we do as humans we put on this ledger to that we can prove that were being trustworthy but there are those willing to sound a note of caution now with becoming the. Very speculative so im just going to take a step back again or read up on a bootylicious before putting in my life block change technologies ninety ninety full moment has already seen currencies like bitcoin rise in value by one thousand eight hundred percent in twelve months the Growth Potential of block chain is such that around here they call bitcoin yesterdays news jonah hill aljazeera davos so had an aljazeera main sports and hes going to tell us about the snowboarder defeats as we head into the Winter Olympics. Arts. One of the really special things about working proud is here is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much empathy and contribution to a story i feel we cover this region better than anyone else working for it as you know its very challenging but it is particularly because you have a lot of people that are divided on political issues we are we the people we leave to tell the real stories are just mended is to deliver indepth journalism we dont feel inferior to the audience across the globe. And ideologues festival industry is turning the spotlight on the countrys immigration policies among the many shows is a play which looks at the governments treatment of refugees under thomas reports. On a stage rather than in a court room is a truth and Reconciliation Commission that australia has never had. The play cool tribunals delves into the dark side of australias treatment of Asylum Seekers refugee activists describe their experiences of the countrys immigration system that does also confront the treatment i mean did you notice australians and aboriginal elder place the courts magistrates. Truth telling. Its about telling a story and its about acknowledging and healing for the audience being there is about sending a signal as well as enjoying the show it does challenge just so striving to say well. What is what has been happening is unacceptable and yet we have been accepting that tribe you know is one of several shows at this years Sydney Festival which tackle social issues jurassic plastic features dinosaurs created from thousands of discarded plastic toys its a comment on out throw away society exhibits with a social message go are the exception rather than the rule for the most part the Sydney Festival is simply about showcasing great and accessible culture and the city thats hosting it. January in australia is the middle of summer sydney at its best often the way that we get out of stick out. Heres a photograph of where you live and hes a photograph of where we live in january so what if you come down to us. Much of the festival takes place outdoors highly sprong is an energetic mix of trampoline in theatre and a street arts a park or theres also a karaoke carousel with children and adults encouraged to sing their way around the right its still culture but a lot less political. Aljazeera sydney. And here zandi with this board. Thank you very much well Alexi Sanchez has made a winning start to his Manchester United career united beating fourth to yeovil town in the english f. A. Cup sanchezs debut coming after his move from earlier on in the week which ryan striker didnt score pristine through its around five after four when defending champion Roger Federer had an easier than expected passage into a record seventh Australian Open final the thirty six year old took the first set against south koreas one chilling six morning just over thirty minutes and it was to be no comeback for his twenty one year old opponents he had to retire when five two down in the second set due to blisters on your pace of last years wimbledon final federer it will now take on crisis man church on sunday swiss player is bidding for a twentieth grand slam title. The thought process is not like what would have been better im just happy im in the finals to be honest that was there was a goal before the match today and i was able to get there not under the circumstances i was hoping to not planning with but you know i played a good match and he struggled clearly with his movement. I was able to take advantage of that so for me clearly it was all good but i was in a good recovery but i think the right thing because. For very bad thing the or no good for all the phones and all of those were both really up to make me in friends theyre. Going to be very strong next year. Jamie dont send house retain the lead after the second day of the dubai desert classic the welshman shooting a three and a power round of sixty nine to stay one shot ahead of the failed former world number one rory mcilroy also in title contention hes three shots off the pace but im quite eleven holes of his second round after morning folk at close to three hour delay to the start of the climb. Yeah ive got some chances come in but i just have to stay patient to some tough holes as well. As the first all day tomorrow to twelve which ill be playing quite long. So yeah hopefully ill take advantage of the par fives and get myself in one of the last couple of groups. And one of the biggest flop seen in u. S. Sporting history is set to make a return of the excess fail which was an off season alternative to the n. F. L. Is set serino nj in twenty twenty nearly two decades on from being scraps after just one season the legal feature eight teams and is again being backed by w w a chairman Vince Mcmahon fewer rules and more aggressive play were among the original x. L. Selling points but was criticised for poor quality games and fail to gain much of an audience mcmahon says hell avoid gimmicks for the repeats and doesnt want to see political protests from the play is. It is an opportunity for me to say that is for as our league is concerned it will have nothing to do with politics absolutely nothing and nothing to do with social issues either read or to play football we want really good football and i think thats what fans want as well when they tune in and i dont know that i want to be dealing with political issues and things about major they want good football thats what were going to lead earlier i spoke to Brett Forrest author of the long bomb how the exit fell became t. V. s biggest fiasco he says this time around the n. F. L. Could be more vulnerable to a rival leak what make man is is is betting on is the fact that over the past number of years the n. F. L. Has had a lot of problems when you talk about. The. The way that some players have behaved off the field the unpopularity of the commissioner Roger Goodell and of course over the past two years led by collin capper nick the protests of the National Anthem and i think all of these taken together really have someone like mcmahon salivating saying theres real disaffection for the n. F. L. Right now while at the same time people do love football so maybe theres an opportunity here to carve out a space for us when i covered the ex of many years ago. The problem that i saw what was pretty clear and that was this was minor league football. These were guys who who couldnt make an n. F. L. Roster when you look back at the u. S. F. L. In the eightys it did very well it did well because it was able to attract some of the best players coming out of the College Ranks who were just entering professional football they attracted them away from the n. F. L. Because of higher salaries theyre all able to provide the problem with the ex f. L. Is just the football was a very good and unless this time around Vince Mcmahon is able to attract better talent hes probably going to face the same problem. With less than two weeks to go until the Winter Olympics begin in pyongyang snowboarder estelle it has underlined her credentials as a gold medal favorites the checkers won every world cup johnstone event she started this season including this one in bulgaria on friday she leads the world Cup Standings by almost two thousand points a familiar face claiming victory in the mens event forty two year old canadian jay c. J. Anderson becoming the oldest winner in world cup history the twenty ten olympics champion set to take part in his sixth consecutive games in south korea. Not such good news for olympic medal contender and blank the american was the defending champion in the mens ski super private jets game in colorado but that fall saw him finish down an eight twenty fourteen olympic champion david wise instead taking the title five time defending World Champion sebastian oshea hits a rare bit of trouble at the opening rice of the new season the frenchman losing a big chunk of his overnight lead after this mistake on day two of the monte carlo rally. That i did escape and he still has a fifteen second advantage over his closest rival that race will finish on sunday ok that is only sport for now more later ivory Stores Across china have closed as a ban on the trade has come into force demand for ivory has been blamed for the illicit poaching and smuggling of Elephant Tusks carvers are now trying to find new ways to use those skills and expertise bright reports from beijing leach encourage one of chinas master card was using skills learned over a lifetime working with the material that he says has no equal ivory then runs out here through the door because its the best material to work with not too hard and the not too soft in spite of the ban he is determined to pass on his skills to his apprentices. His workshop like others in china is now using mammoth task from russia dug out of the ground from animals that died thousands of years ago early human ancestors first learn their carving skills with it. So that you know. Even thirteen thousand years ago humans were using a car is one of their earliest materials were worth with. As the biggest market for ivory in the world chinas ban on the trade is seen as vital for the African Elephant after years of ivory poaching and smuggling. Lease says he never worked with poached ivory and fears his skills may now be lost if carving goes out of fashion apprentice lee yang is determined to learn the craft regardless. I dont make much money my familys support and i really appreciate it when i explain to my friends the importance or car wink in Chinese Culture hes been learning for eight years i do still considered a novice a basic apprenticeship in ten years it takes at least twenty years to become a professional carver and with more than fifty years experience. Reckons hes still learning. Some ivory carving techniques traffic already being lost and it would be very easy to lose their skills altogether and that he says would be not only chinas loss but the worlds robert pride aljazeera beijing. Going to be here in a couple of minutes with more on all the stories im not matheson thanks for being. A new level of luxury has arrived. An experience that will transform the way. Our impeccable some of us remain. But none comes breaking does a. Business school. Also for the sake of three students. With a conducting business sharing the special journey with us when the been still in the search for them to lose. Someone in the audience trying to smile. Youll centuries in the school. Produce a. List to newsgroups. As only were going places together. News has never been more available its a constant barrage of it with every day but the message is a simplistic you have the frame and good logical rational crazy monster and misinformation is rife dismissal and does not hold well documented accusations and evidence is part of genocide the listening post provides a critical counterpoint challenging Mainstream Media narratives at this time on aljazeera aljazeera is a very important force of information for many people around the world when all the cameras are gone im still here go into areas that nobody else is going to talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing that story to the forefront. Were inside syria where techies operation against kurdish fighters could bring nato powers into direct military conflict