Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240713

Women in india become a symbol of the protest movement against the contentious citizenship law. Chile is leading the developing world with a pledge to relinquish things of course to generate power but for those who live in the socalled sacrifice owns 30 years is too long to wait. So there has been a prisoner swap in Eastern Ukraine between Government Forces and protesters separatists it is the 2nd major release in 3 months and follows ukraine and russia agreeing to ease tensions between them remember it is now 5 years since Russian Troops and the Crimean Peninsula so an update as we start with alexander got froid in moscow just take us through how events have actually gone today. So the checkpoint called the my office which is near the town of huddle of co which is on to them occasional line between ukraine and. Russia supported separatists today at like 4 hours ago this swap of prisoners started to and what we receive now is an information that is finally over 1st ukrainians did a swap with a look separatists and then wed done yet separatists so these people most of them are on their way to their loved ones from from both sides the final number is not yet known what we do know is that 25 were sent to kiev from a law against the separatists and look 63 people and some some numbers that were being operated recently is that give. Or receive like 80 people in total but this is not a final number and i hope were going to hear them soon what also happened today and this is also that happened 2 years ago when the similar sort of prisoners was going on is that there is some people that refused to have to be exchanged even though there was a bus 2 days very few cation of whether people are doing this on their own free will some 22 people refused to go back to the separatists territorys they prefer to stay in the ukraine some of them either serve their sentences or were exonerated for the crimes that they were accused of at the same time there was a protestant ukraine about todays events and it concerns basically including 5 x. Special Police Members that were charged with killing people in 2014 before an extension of crimea before war in Eastern Ukraine so the civilians in the in the square off in the bens and they became part of this exchange and that caused a protestant by you. The members of the families of the ones killed and some activists most of them connected to the expresident of ukraine better part of shankar ok it is. A very big symbolic move thats happened it is obviously great for the prisoners in their families put it into context if you could for me though in the wider 5 years of conflict how big a step is this. Well this is of course a big step also in regards of the conflict thats been going on since 2014 and specially if we look at what was going on bust months actually ever since he became a new president of ukraine we saw the prisoner swap between the states of russia and ukraine we saw this in gauge went in 3 points on the. Line and we finally after 3 years there was a summit of normandy for including the president s of Russia Ukraine france and the chancellor of germany and they did agree to try to implement what has been agreed before in order to end the war in the east ukraine but what is lying ahead is much more challenging actually because they need to in order to implement what was agreed some years ago in misc is to help the elections under ukrainian law in this territory is held by russia supported separatist to gain control of the border between ukraine and russia which they dont have since 2014 they have to before all of this happens actually a through cease fire so were not ceasefire that has not been able to be achieved fully since the conflict in Eastern Ukraine started so what really lies ahead is very challenging and zelinsky for his willingness to compromise where his willingness to talk to russia has been criticised at home even though he did win the elections amongst other things by promising that he will end the war that cost 213000 lives and sort of 1000000 people flee their homes because of the conflict going on and its under god for the update from moscow thank you just to expand on some of what alexander said the ties between ukraine and russia broke down after that 2014 uprising that ousted the kremlin backed president in cuba of moscow went on. To annex crimea and it is accused of supporting separatists in Eastern Ukraine as alexandra was saying at least 13000 people have been killed in the fighting the latest Prisoner Exchange is part of ukrainian president vladimir selenski push for peace but dont forget there is anger in ukraine over the concessions made to russia in order to secure the ceasefire for example care for release riot police who are suspected of murder during the 2014 uprising and of agreed to pull out troops from contested regions in the atheists little bit earlier we spoke to valentino whos a professor of Political Science at the National University of kiev cademy he told us there will be no quick solution to the ongoing conflict in my view its an absolutely positive step is small step but very important step its a step in a humanist stick direction exchange of all detained for all detained persons its also one of the measures we are to be implemented like disengagement improving the transition from one ukrainian area to another ukraine or Central Government control area and separatist controlled area and stopping the war but im not optimistic as to quick solution of the general strategic conflict in the east of ukraine there are 3 possible solutions one recognizing the autonomy of the presently uncontrolled territories and their reintegration to ukraine with a status a little bit similar to the status of hong kong or mark how in china deception but the possible way out is just decreasing the conflict relations and letting separatist regions to be free. The view from russia now with pavol felgenhauer whos the defense analyst and columnist hes on scott from moscow lets actually start seeing as you are a specialist in defense i wonder if you can just tell us exactly how the the where the conflict is at the moment because we use numbers like its been going on for 5 years 13000 people have died which is a huge number of people is this. A still a hot war as it as it were or is it just sort of bubbling along that well since february 16th when there is the last big battle not for the box that well and just you for the back though and that they mean its really meant for sunday and means and theres a patronage up france and germany there were no big battles happening at the line of control is more or less stable but they are gone so continuous clashes skirmishes on this line of them show Something Like in just me or Something Like that that there have been the constant we someones shooting at someone and theres loss of life not a lab scale but there are shootings there are bombardments and these skirmishes that youre going to be angry. Theyre happening and today to oh maybe not today but they be short and they dont happen and they after so the ceasefire is not really total ceasefire its a very fragile cease fire you know theres no movement of troops in any direction so its not really. Ok so if there were some sort of as you say say its a cease fire that isnt really a cease fire but if it went beyond that and there was some sort of actual political resolution do you believe those skirmishes would stop or is it a case of where youve got groups operating in different areas who would you know almost try to be a law unto themselves. Well there are accusations from both sides that there are on the rolls all elements they are but i believe the really theres a control on both sides there are russian commanders. Honestly shoei in charge from one side the green from the other so this is not some crime deprived on no. Its not somalia climate there were 3 and there was there before in the beginning of the front but now its very much under control so these are controllable kind of incidents and the problem of course is not just that someones great youre happy the problem is that there are serious differences. Major differences between the your creed beat me to kiev and moscow on the future and russia maybe and the west on the future of Ukraine Ukraine wants to join and they go once to join European Union wants to move west moscow is totally opposed to that kind of future for ukraine and this is a strategic difference a major strategic difference does not mean resides when i have a Prisoner Exchange and so we have this prisoner swap today which most of the people ive spoken to of talks about it being a positive step may be a small step but certainly a positive step and in the right direction also there is criticism though that ukraine is giving up too much and actually that russia is getting more out of this than ukraine is what do you think. Well i dont think that their whats happening right now gives anyone too much at all but they are and ukraine has a kind of very Diverse Society with their worst bulletin unlike russia with diverse Political Parties in their front represented in the their parliament the rada. Those who are opposed to the present government of the lens is. That hes doing he may be selling out rain through russia theres no real evidence that thats happening but thats part of the internal ukrainian. Political infighting and of course there are those who believe that maybe theres a threat that russia could take over and turn in the n. C. A. A. And prime their pro russian president. And such president s have been sitting in the well yes this it has been a some kind of dismissed the escalation the exchange of prisoners maybe even more important we train them russia take your doubt they are gas concert bombs break them out you agree a russian gas will go through you greatly europe theres going to be an agreement signed everything apparently it will be no conflict on bats so theres a deescalation but that the strategic problems have not yet been signed assad and that means that theres but can show for conflict there Public Health in how thank you for your time and your thoughts today i do appreciate it thank you. Turkey has sent doctors and medical supplies to somalia to treat the dozens of people injured in saturdays truck bombing at least 80 people were killed in marketing somalias president is blaming the armed group and he is vowing the country wont be demoralized by what is the worst attack for 2 years so. The motive behind such an attack is to terrorize and demoralize the Somali People its Government People its government will never be demoralized from achieving our Development Goals and rebuilding our country this terrorist group of it seems has been contracted to kill and massacre innocent people and destroy all infrastructure. Chances covering developments for us from nairobi in neighboring kenya well right now were told that the security has been slightly increased in mogadishu they are a bit more Police Officers and soldiers particularly security checkpoints in terms of other things the focus right now really seems to be on treating the injured a lot of hospitals are unable to cope with the number of people who have been injured and the seriousness of the injuries so turkey has sent in medical equipment and also a medical team in that team is on the ground trying to treat people whove been injured those who are critical have been evacuated he told 15 people have been sent to turkey so that is the main focus for most people right now especially those with family members who are lying in hospitals waiting to be treated the general sentiment on the ground from people that they are angry they keep asking why did it take so long why is it always these attacks keep happening and nothing really seems to be done about the growing impatient theyre tired of seeing their loved ones die and the government is under a lot of pressure a lot of pressure to improve the security situation in somalia but right now everyone seems to be focused on trying to treat as many people as possible and for now we know the latest as 15 people had been evacuated to turkey. Is an independent africa policy analyst who spoke to us is it is time for the world to make a serious effort to tackle the groups in africa their support from their International Community has not been 0 let me let me say that but having said that in my opinion my strong opinion it is insufficient it is less down was needs and is not yet so malia. Obama has now topped king of the about tab uganda then if you will slip by to western and north africa there are terrorist groups all over africa has a real terrorist problem i live in washington and i dont get the sense that western countries take terrorism in africa seriously they think its a secondary problem they blame african governments they say well the government is not perfect the government has corruption so until they clean up the iraq they have to deal with i think that is wrong we have to use the same yardstick when that terror is victims whether europe whether in the middle east or whether in north america we have to understand we need to bring disadvantaged groups into the political circle to talk but if they pick up then the state my so pres them so that in that sense i dont killed we need to protect african lives the same way we protect our lives. The United Nations has sent a Rapid Response team to Central African republic after violence between shop owners and fighters demanding money at least 40 people were killed in the capital bangui on thursday dozens of shops and homes were set on fire after traders refused to pay the uns warning against an escalation of fighting following years of unrest between muslim and christian militias one shop owner who didnt want to be identified as said he is just fed up with the violence and i shall cry weve had enough every time theyre asking for money sometimes they take things by force we cant continue like this when we are in north the Central African republic c. I. R. It is one of the worlds poorest countries the un says 2 thirds of the population needs humanitarian aid and there is rarely been a moment of peace since the conflict began there 6 years ago an alliance of muslim rebels known as the seleka overthrew president francois busies Government Back in 2013 subsequent administrations have been unable to contain the fighting between the seleka and the christian fighters known as the anti. And 2014 the un sent its peacekeeping force trying to support the African Union and the French Forces who were already there since then cease fires have been sciences fison violated and all sides have been accused of war crimes joshua server is a senior policy analyst for africa in the middle east at the Heritage Foundation in harrisburg pennsylvania and he said there was violence has been building in the p. K. 5 district in baghdad for some time. Pique has been a flashpoint in the capital bangui that has seen various levels of violence for years now it was a bastion of safety for muslims who fled to p. K. 5 during the sectarian violence that broke out in the country between christians and muslims so very restive very volatile and again this is just another round of violence in the capital city and in this specific neighborhood car is a desperately complex environment there was a recent Peace Agreement signed in february there were 14 armed groups that were signatories to that agreement and that doesnt represent all the armed groups in the countries that gives you some sense of again the complexity of this so this is a very difficult situation in a desperately poor country very perhaps its one of the least developed on earth. Lets have a look at whats coming up for you on this news hour hundreds braving the rain in hong kong to keep up their demands for more democracy while taiwans leader warns china are is the biggest threat to its wellbeing and is pointing to the events in hong kong to bolster her election reelection bid. And support were going to catch up with the ladies at the top of the standings in the n. B. A. With santa at around 10 to the hour. Right now though indias Opposition Congress party is describing the new citizenship law as an attack on indian traditions culture and history the legislation makes it easier for religious minorities from 3 neighboring countries to become indian citizens but protesters say the law violates the secular constitution because it excludes muslim refugees and migrants vora is reporting for us from the jammy a 1000000 university in new delhi and tells us its become a focal point for the protest movement. Jummy a 1000000 of us in new delhi has become the epicenter of protest against the citizenship law recently passed by the Indian Government today some of the students some of the scenes from the days when police boasted and beat some of these students this is that they want an inquiry against these Police Officials 26 people have he killed but only one of these people has managed to file a complaint with the Police Investigations are expected to start soon. Ill be in and water bound those whove been beaten up we will also see visuals on social media of police smashing private cars to these students are essentially saying. They feel that they may be attacked by the police now he did start as a Student Movement but its also quickly turning into a political long as different Political Parties out of the ruling. Party which is i mean the nationalists say that they are not going to implement this law in the state of these 10 states. Now that hes. On the ground these Political Parties in the states can make the implementation of this law difficult these students. And of the would be very few feet from the government. That in Central Hong Kong saying they wont back down from protests that have disrupted the city even within 6 months they want to carry lam to resign and are still angry about chinas increasing influence over the island florence though is there amongst the protestors in hong kong. About 300. 00 protesters or supporters of the protest movement there dressed mostly in black with a small so theyre not immediately recognizable by police thats become the usual uniform of people attending such rallies police of the should a letter of no objection to this gathering which means they deemed us to be a legal offending so were not seeing a heavy or needs presence but we know they are in the area now what were seeing here has been a stage setup people have been listening to speeches various people have gone up to speak good in joshua long have been talking about their experiences in the protests and the thing talking about why why theyre why theyre fighting for what theyre fighting for their votes are encouraging people to continue with the protest movement for more of the been shown documentaries on the movement as well theres also a bad guy laid out on the ground where people can write and find messages to support to the protest is the same people signing messages of support including the usual battle cries a slogan for these rallies including fight for freedom stand with hong kong as well as 5 demands not one less. Than huge and i think quite frankly that might be due to the its been raining all day and its a little bit miserable but the fact that this protest is still going on really is a reminder that thats still a lot of undercurrent of Anti Government sentiment in hong kong. Watching developments in hong kong there is taiwan where president ial candidates of on a t. V. Debate to have an election next month the see a more nations cup their times with taiwan and switched allegiance to beijing and fact the selfgoverning island has been there for just 15 diplomatic allies president trying when favors independence from beijing her main rival hunk or you from the chinese Nationals Party wants closer ties. Yes see how on the day of the election i believe media from all over the world will observe and report on how taiwan People Choose to react to chinas increasing suppression on taiwan my rival hong kong hesitates when asked which country he thinks would harm the well being of taiwan the most let me tell you now that country is china. Sort of sitting all you do is lie your lying to those who support Taiwan Independence the Chinese Communist Party Hong Kong people and taiwan turns out the Democratic Progressive Party is not the only biggest scam of taiwan its also a sellout. Well its a chilly now and despite battling economic and social unrest the government there remains committed to becoming the 1st developing country to go Carbon Neutral by the year 2050 it is being hailed by experts as one of the most Ambitious Goals yet for a coal dependent economy but for those who live in the most polluted cities its too early to celebrate a latin america editor newman reports from cornell and julie. This is what remains of the once impressive coal company in the city of cotton in the wild today the mines are closed 28 thermoelectric plants powered by coal continue to supply more than 40 percent of chiles energy and 3 of them are located within a 3 kilometer radius here in. America shows us the giant coal ash dump of one of the largest plants he says that since 2003 high levels of arsenic and other heavy metals have been contaminating the air in filtering into the water supply from. Cornell is the only city in the world that has a coal ash dump inside a residential area 100 meters from a school 150 from a Nursery School 30 from home with the ash is a health hazard. And thats why is known as a sacrifice zone more than 70 residents especially children have tested positive for heavy metals including planet 9 this who has dangerously high levels in her blood stream she and her 2 children suffer from headaches exhaustion muscle and body pains lack of concentration and other symptoms. And no one has taken responsibility they havent said what will be the long term consequences what will happen to our children we have been totally abandoned by the state what will happen to my children if i die. The good news is that chiles government has vowed to close down all called. Plants by 2040 and replace them with Clean Energy Sources like solar and wind. These measures aim to confront Climate Change and contribute to reducing Greenhouse Gases but they also are intended to create a positive impact in the cities where there is contamination from coal plants chilies pledge to each Carbon Neutrality by 2050 it will require one of the fastest coal shutdowns yet for a codependent economy but the governments plan to begin by shutting down 8 of chiles oldest turbo electric plants is regarded as an ambitious by environmentalists and much of the communities that live next to them. Put in as plants are unlikely to be shut down for another decade the government argues transitioning to alternative energy takes time and technology unfortunately for residents like 109. 00 days the dream of no longer living with her children in a socalled sacrificed so on will have to wait. To see in human and just see that. People in northern india are being want to stay inside as the region is gripped by a cold snap a socalled red warning has been issued for areas including new delhi where temperatures have plummeted the capitals expected to record its 2nd coldest december in almost 120 years in their bangladesh least 50 deaths have been linked to the cold conditions as well and then youve got a surly a with the hot and dry weather thats led to unprecedented bushfires is forecast to return residents in the state of victoria have been warned to get out now over fears that could be hit by more fires with or hes in sydney say they will also go ahead with their fireworks display on new years eve but a warning it could be cancelled if catastrophic conditions are declared meanwhile the Prime Minister has said some volunteer firefighters will now be paid. As this is a very prolonged fire season this is putting additional demands on our firefighters in particular and it means that the turnouts in the call outs have been far more extensive than in previous years going well and beyond and above what is normally expected of those who are engaged in volunteer service and ive got to cite particularly when ive been out outside the cities and seen the impact tickly in Rural Communities on farmers who are dealing with drought during the day and dealing with was it not in through the afternoon. So hot in australia cold in india jenny in the Weather Center what more if you got for well just about everything out she come on if you talk about weather conditions and United States as well you know its hot but certainly some very very cold air in place and also some very heavy amounts of snow this massive cloud you can see here has already produced a real dumping of snow into denver making the driving conditions but take a hazardous and then farther to the north into minnesota this is eaton prairie and this is actually a bus a school bus with get well guess what. On board and actually the driver lost control because he was trying to drive literally on sheet ice so that is what weve got weve got the weather conditions that are cools not any real heat but there are flood warnings in place right the way through the ohio river valley because this rain could be very heavy we could have some flooding and then in the cold air behind this is where weve got the snow now is really gauge accumulate over the next couple of days we could see as much as 57 centimeters across into areas of minnesota and also Northern Areas of wisconsin but you can see where the dividing line is with the warm air and the cold behind said that is monday and then calls monday on in to choose the it is new years eve what will people be doing new years eve many people had to be outdoors oversea we just heard about the fireworks or maybe the lack of them in australia and so when it comes weather conditions in United States is fine and dry across the south we have got that snow pushing as well through southern sections of canada but as the new york city dry night this is at midnight itll be quite windy weve got Clear Conditions and alondra senator it also became in chicago and it should be feeling pretty festive with the temperature of the of minus 4. Jenny thank you for that still ahead here on this news are off the months of political unrest in iraq were looking at how 2020 might look for a country in turmoil also took a trip to the circus in paris but why such a struggle to sell tickets in the former world number one. There is delays its come back to grand slam tennis sun i will have your sports including. Thats a little. Right there. Aljazeera. Its. Where every. Day on the news on here at aljazeera lets take you through the top stories theres been a prisoner swap in Eastern Ukraine between Government Forces and pro russian separatists the 2nd major release in 3 months follows ukraine and russia agreeing to ease tension between. The un sent a Rapid Response team to Central African republic to violence between shop owners and fines as demanding money at least 40 people were killed in the capital bangui on thursday and indias Opposition Congress party is describing the new citizenship law as an attack on indian traditions culture and history the law makes it easy a full religious minorities from 3 neighboring countries to become indian citizens. Critics of the controversial lord i say it goes against indias secular constitution because it excludes muslim refugees and migrants and women are at the front line of the protests forum at some of them in new delhi for the 16 days into the nationwide protests against the contentious citizenship law and the women of shaheen bog in new delhi are undeterred by the 26 dead arrests of a 1000 and the biting cold. In davos the police say they are only maintaining law and order and denying trying to quell the protests. Some of them violent. These women say they feel threatened by the police and accuse some officers of committing what they call atrocities. Shahin courser is leading the female protesters have been is not ethically the women are protesting for their safety and to protect their children fear has taken hold of them since the clashes so they want the government to come here and assuage their concerns. But no one from the government has gone these women are braving the cold with their infants. To protest against the controversial citizenship law they say the violence to use by the police to suppress the protests including beating up students in a nearby university let them go and since theyre out on seeing the man that was shot in course or vividly remembers the events of 13th december the day she says policeman 1st trash the students of johnny a 1000000 new university with stakes for the children of many of the women protesters study that. She says shes never seen them so angry and scared as they rushed to help. So either hamid is a womens rights activists who has long experience of working with muslim women she says the Police Brutality and the unjust citizenship law have forced women even from relatively conservative backgrounds to step out and protest never never have i seen this kind of spontaneous outpouring of. Protest by muslim women they are afraid for the next generation for their children they had afraid that they may become either refugees in their own lands or they may be torn out the mother of 6 says police have pressured her husband to stop her protesting she is equally concerned by divisions within the protest movement and says the lack of leadership may be just the win for indias government is looking for. The leader of the Congress Party support the protests along with other parties opposed to the ruling hindu nationalist b. G. P. On saturday the whole gandhi visited the northeast state of us where the protests 1st began over 2 weeks ago. Back in the capital the female protesters say theyre not against one Political Party in favor of another they just want the basic right to be able to live safely and with dignity in their homeland. Aljazeera. Only 7 people have been killed in a missile attack on a military Graduation Parade in southern yemen and satanic happened in the town of dolly and targeted the security built forces and child lives to the government but claim of responsibility but the government is blaming the hurt the rebels and sign of ok thing with us now with the journalist based in sanaa have you heard anything further about any claims of responsibility. Till now yemeni art of war citizen has not claimed that attack and i want to mention that the forces in the south still blame in each other like the bill to the out of blame and they are saying that that was a Suicide Attack on some other sane is a rocket attack so its not clear to have conducted this attack but i believe if it was from sanaa im sure that they will claim it this soon because they mostly claim any attack that they have conducted previously who is this security built forces can you tell us more about. This is actually is forces that was formed by united out of him and i think these forces actually. Have no loyalty to the socalled committee which is based in saudi arabia. Its actually we can call it a militia because united out of him but it actually has kicked out all the forces that they are loyal to the government or to coalition especially to saudi from the south from aden and other like of valor this built the socalled Security Belt that has become a tool for the United Arab Emirates in form in secret but isnt as an artist and many people in conducting many i talk on as well according to Many International outlets like the associate press they have said that. As well is that included in this socalled security both the fight on ars this fight on they have struck a deal with this group just to secure the saudis or to fight what they call their militia to hold these in sanaa saying we are now approaching well the new year 2020 and itll be 5 years since the war in yemen began what do you see happening in the new year the battle has definitely changed youre talking about the United Arab Emirates weve seen their role sort of changing their relationship with saudi arabia changes what do you see any potential breakthrough this coming year. I think because if we see that the goal in the south is different than saudi arabia is supporting the legitimacy of the other on the other side we see that United Arab Emirate is creating a militia and Security Forces which actually want yemen to be separated or what they called the session of yemen thats why i think if they continue this way i dont think that this coalition can continue on as well we have seen today confidence for the spokesperson of yemeni autumn voters here in sanaa and he has warned saudi arabia United Arab Emirate and he said that this year. 2020. Name it today a victory in a defense because we know that him any optimism has been developed that it depends on if they can limit. The strength and the power of saudi night out of forces i believe that they can conduct to make that i tack against saudi arabia a night out of a minute and i just want to mention that 2 days ago yemeni a ballastic missile has thought of that i military base in niger and i think that was a clear declaration of the end of the unilateral truce that was announced in sanaa 3 months ago on the spokesperson today have said in sanaa that the yemeni army would respond to any attack against yemeni that here in area under the control of sanaa or any other attack or a Major Development in the south especially from the United Arab Emirate right. Thank you. A look at Guinea Bissau now where people are casting their votes in a president ial election runoff in the hopes of ending months of political turmoil in what is one of the worlds poorest nations 2 former Prime Ministers are competing to replace president germany of ours who was eliminated in the 1st round last month he is vowing to respect the results and is the 1st president there in 25 years not to be ousted by a military coup the west african nation has long been mired in poverty corruption and Drug Trafficking Michael Moore a visiting fellow at the photos the center for africa at the London School of economics is with us now nice to see you michael i mean that is something in and of itself isnt it that he the former president was not removed by the military and he is already stating yes i will go with whatever happens here oh yes indeed and there are quite a lot of positive aspects to this particular around of because of for the 1st time in about 20 to 25 years an incumbent actually served his full 5 year and for the 1st tower im also that theyre going to have a smooth transfer from on the comment to the next president so theres a lot of good news for this particular election 2 former Prime Ministers vying for the president ial job now what will tell us about them and whats the differences between them what are they offering. Well one of them seems to be a general and also an academic at the same time and the other is actually. The head of the main party a get to be subtle now what seems to be the difference actually is that the incoming Domingos Pereira of the main party is actually counting on support for the main party were are still position seems to be wanting to gang up with the un to talk to see whether they can actually remove their main party out of their seat for once. Well thats like all our job interviews once youve been shortlisted anyone can get the job says good at the close election this one. And could it be is. Done to you know get too optimistic a bit of you know a possible turning point people clearly have been through a lot in getting to some of the is the levels of poverty a very very high is its something which can finally change for them there is a possibility that can happen i mean we will know until the votes have been counted but there is a clear possibility that the underdog may win. Because the said the opposition parties in the runoff most of them have actually decided to pitch the act tent with the un to talk with him ballo and see if they can actually use him are in by a 2 to unseat the main part of that has been ruling the country since independence so 3 theres a very high possibility that the tables might 10 but but we dont know yet. Keep a close eye on it will talk to begin about this Michael Moore joining us from london thank you. Now protesters have stormed an oil field in southern iraq and cut off its power supply but the oil ministry doesnt expect exports to be affected because extra output will be supplied from other oil fields meanwhile hundreds of iraqis have marched in baghdad and the nearby city of najaf to protest against the iran backed nominee for Prime Minister iraqs president bottom seller refused to accept that nominations and he doesnt want to appoint someone who would be rejected by the demonstrators. Were not protesting against the Prime Minister if we would we would have ended our demonstration from the very beginning we have been protesting against the Political Parties we want services we want the government to help. Iraqis have suffered decades of a war sectarian conflict has been i saw un sanctions so many things some wonderful tin reports now from baghdad on what may be in store for iraq in 2020. Hundreds dead tens of thousands injured dozens of activists assassinated or abducted and only one resignation that is the result of 3 months of antigovernment protests in iraq as unrest spills into 2020 the rift between iraqis and ruling elites only appears to be growing in but thats the here square the epicenter of protests some people call this a revolution they want the end tire Political Class to leave across the bridge in the fortified green zone politicians offer token concessions as they cling on to power all of the candidates put forward by major Political Parties to replace Prime Minister i love the mahdi have been firmly rejected seen as the product of a political system that has failed the people whats the demonstrators say about the candidates cannot be disregarded we put down all conditions and do something to the politicians and all the world the protests have galvanized iraqis from all walks of life muslims christians the elderly women and the youth all united by demands for a just and sovereign government that serves its people regardless of religion sacked and status i demand my rights im a student and i want to get a future for myself i hope there will be change for the better in the country and the skills will improve the majority of demonstrators came of age in the post saddam era but after promises of democracy they feel that down iraq are threatening the reality of education is that 1st of all were in 2019 and there are schools built of mud in 2019 there are over 100 students and one class a student can learn an environment like this but as the weeks passed and crowds growth and so it seems theres the prospect of sweeping change. 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A system whereby there are multiple political activists who are very well entrenched within the state they are really fighting for their political survival right now and theyre really looking to find a way out of this Current Crisis through consensus i believe through finding some sort of an agreement between them that can push forward a new government that can pops in the future address some of the demands of protesters for now Prime Minister of the of the matter remains in a caretaker role a new election law was passed earlier this month and while it allows voters to elect independent legislators rather than choosing from party lists it doesnt give the people the right to direct the elect the head of state 3 months all the chances that this protest movement will usher in the new political order appear less and less likely that people are discouraged by the lack of progress and intimidated by the states violent response but unless the root causes of this crisis are addressed it seems iraqs streets will bear witness to more turmoil in the year. Ill just interrupt. And on monday we continue our look at the 2020 looking at venezuela will the new year bring an end to that countrys political and economic crises. Of a 3 week walkout by workers in france is causing the Entertainment Industry to suffer what is traditionally the busiest time of year the show has gone on in theaters during the Christmas Holidays but without the sell out audiences and smith reports from paris. And paris is the cast expects to perform in front of full houses this time of year. But amid the rows of excited children there are empty seats a drop of 20 percent in ticket sales means the public transport strike is no laughing matter. For the only family that owned the circus for almost 90 years its one of the toughest seasons theyve had we we doing the show until 16 of march so if we lose 20 percent every show is a lot of money is a lot of lost but we can stop we have a contract with an artist and public already more ticket until the 16th of march so we can say we stop its impossible. Sometimes its the performers who are on strike dances or against government plans to reform pensions because for now they get to retire at 42. 00 after a short career the puts enormous strains on their bodies. Were against the pension reform the government wants to implement but its also a gesture toward spectators because we as artists are very sorry for whats happening to deprive 100 spectators from christmas shows. The opera house says its lost 9000000. 00 since the start of the strike on december the 5th. Ticket sales in many paris theaters have dropped by as much as a 40 percent and december is their most important time of the year its money theyll not be able to make back just 250. 00 tickets have been sold for tonights performance at the 650. 00 seat theatre the montana us when people have spent an hour and a half on foot to get to work its too much to expect them to go out again here when the crowd applaud the actors the act of clout that the crowd back because they are the real heroes whove managed to make it here it is says bertrand the biggest slump in theatre going hes experienced in recent memory. For the performers the show must go on of course but its getting harder to live up to the principle. Going to miss out his era palace. Some more has lifted a 6 week state of emergency after doctors managed to control the outbreak of measles the highly Infectious Disease killed 81 people mostly babies and children around 5000 someones were affected the government has ordered vaccinations closed schools and restricted travel to stop the spread. Its along in a moment with your sports including this. Is just a really fun sport and i like to hit freefall. People but there are plans to make football safer for children in the u. S. But everyone found out that story coming up. With its leaders in jail agree clear nazi policy were nice on the lives mothers and daughters of the imprisoned leaders to represent them. The women behind a fearsome run tween nationalist party going to do not try to when you say im not to do you know what exactly does that mean it means National News to golden doing this a witness documentary on aljazeera do you support. Aljazeera was there when i was doing breaks but looks closer today to see what happens next which is on. Fire by the barrier for a model barricade of the all 7 streets that lead to here the middle east now its been all about change people have gone to fear barrier the mission of the National Army is to search the entire oil complex and not just your stories about telling it from the peoples perspective what they think is happening in their culture. Look at sports now its on a thank you very much a kemal abroad james and the l. A. Lakers ended their run of 4 straight defeats as they beat the portland trailblazers all saturday meanwhile james harden gave a shooting must the class as the Houston Rockets down the Brooklyn Nets on saturday hard in the high that 44 points and seemed to be able to school from anywhere he chose just in the lead their division 2 places behind the lakers in the west. Us College Football semifinal in atlanta went ahead on saturday despite a plane crash before kickoff 5 people were killed including the dog of one of the teams coaches. One of the biggest in the american sporting calendar. Will head to the National Championship game against clemson after beating the oklahoma sooners. Some lawmakers in the United States want to change the way kids play american football to make it safer the state of new york is the latest to consider amending a rules in an attempt to reduce head injuries but even with a new study highlighting the risks of the game theres resistance question salumi possible. Saturday night on the gridiron for many families playing american football is a tradition. One that starts at an early age. Its really fun competitive. 11 year old ryan for ranch act loves playing the game even after suffering a mild concussion and its just a really fun sport and i like to hit people. But those hits even the ones that dont cause concussions could increase his chances of a degenerative brain disease was a recent study by the Boston University school of medicine found a players risk of developing c. T. E. Or chronic traumatic encephalopathy increases 30 percent each year they play the sport it isnt so much concussions although of course the cautions are a problem but its also a cumulative effect of even sub concussive injuries the study is fueling efforts to ban tackling under the age of 12 in some states talking about a modification to the game not banning it thats number one number 2 were talking about addressing children were not talking about adults theyre going to such a concern to engage in whatever activity regardless of the risks. Hitting is part of the game in football not an accident opponents say the studies dont take into account new training techniques and time limits on drills that involve contact which many youth leagues have recently imposed. We take the head out of the game we were using more Upper Body Strength hip strength leg strength and the head is out of the best answer for me as a commissioner. Football is the most watched sport in the United States but the number of kids who play on school teams has been declining for the last 10 years in part due to concerns about head injuries still for many parents a tackle ban is a step too far i think the prevention comes with teaching the proper techniques and the proper way to play the game i dont know that a law is going to ever you know solve that problem i do worry about it but i you know every bit footballs been going on for a long time and a lot of people play and not everyone gets hurt. The research maybe raising awareness of the issues. But these hardcore fans dont yet see a ban as the way to tackle this problem kristen salumi aljazeera bridgewater new jersey. Well there is another manager change in the English Premier League form a real madrid head coach mano pellegrini a lost his job at west ham on saturday green he spent more than 200000000 dollars on players aging his 18 months in charge but has lost 9 times and 12 games he wont have he wont have been surprised by the sacking given his comments after the defeat a bye leicester the end of one of the great things of this club the 5 that they only have the stadium was 60 something people for so did you sort of but the reason they did so they did they deserve a bit to a bit before most of the team. There are 3 more games on sunday the london dobby is a 1st stop but in a few minutes and then liverpool can increase their lead to 13 points mo city trying to play catch up from. Former world number one andy murray has had to cancel his return to grandstand tennis is scotsman will sit out the Australian Open in january because of the pelvis injury its not all a bad news at 12 months ago mari thought his career was over but he has been rising back up the rankings since having surgery to resurface his hip. And thats it for me of course the pizza will have more sports for you later on up but for now ill hand you back to come on son i thank you and thank you for not mentioning the fact that new zealand got hammered in the cricket its well remember the headlines for you any time you want good in the sports headlines about to be retaught can keep up to date with all the breaking news and video on demand whenever you like in the meantime we will be back to turn off minutes from now with another full. My name is some people saying that my feelings about me program that theyre not real but if i think the real they are real dont you think south america was designed to be the worlds most advanced autonomous android which is one of the more advanced robots in the world can around but feel thats a philosophical question its not a lot of what you do socially connect on a subconscious level we are creating this new kind of entity. On all jazeera. A city defined by military occupation theres never been an arab state here with the capital of jerusalem everyone is welcome but this depot structure that maintains because on a project thats what we diffuse it was one of the sounders of the settlement with this and the story of jerusalem through the eyes of its own people segregation occupation discrimination injustice this is apartheid in the 21st century jerusalem a rock and a hard place on aljazeera. For centuries it was the remoteness of brazils indigenous communities that protected them from the rapacious outside walls now is what shields those who are encroaching on protected Indigenous Territory starting fires and threatening the residents of the county when i had the 1st contact with the outside world in 1978 and when i catch eager talking her native language translated for us into portuguese remembers it well she says they brought diseases that decimated the community but that. We had a lot of land and we lived peacefully now you live with fear that are very few of us the invaders are coming closer its difficult at 1st to gauge why a place so remote so tranquil should not so so much to the rest of the walls Indigenous People who live here have always realized that now is the smoke those are the skies and the ashes pollute the river the rest of the world is beginning to realize it too. Prisoners saw swapped between ukraine and pro russian separatists the latest step to these 5 years of conflict. From doha river when im come all santa maria with. World news from aljazeera 7 people are killed in a missile attack this is on a military parade in southern yemen. Also taiwans leader warns china is the biggest threat to its wellbeing pointing to events in hong kong she tries to bolster her reelection bid all of that plus