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The u. S. Blacklist but no money is destined for victims in africa. Simply in the back burner. Searching for the secrets of nasa of life rather than nasa spacecraft makes a brief touchdown on the asteroid. Nigerias biggest city is now a 24 hour lockdown and millions of people are on the curfew across the country it comes after days of protests over Police Brutality took a chaotic turn. To the. Security forces opened fire at crowds in lagos there are reports several people have been killed and a Senior National says it happened as they tried to disperse demonstrators. Im going to address reports. Just hours after curfew came into effect the Security Forces started moving in. I believe he told gate in lagos several different witnesses recorded footage of what appeared to be security personnel shooting at protesters who are blocking a major highway a number of people want to put it killed. It began as peaceful protest to demand an end to Police Brutality. And for 2 weeks the government struggled but failed to come protest as their demands among others include far reaching reforms of the police and the prosecution of officers accused of extrajudicial killings torture and disappearances not care is going through it says we have been protest in we have not had any reasonable results which is what we want out why are we to come and address not if not by me but you know its all users on down the network and why not really listening to weigh ins does he was running a thing trying to be occurring every day so yeah yeah i voice i dont buy that i dont want to and i say its wrong well yes i believe these well ive been going through yet routine. And lawmakers are lining up behind some of the protesters demands i will not sign off. On the 2021 budget that does not does not include full visions to compensate those who have suffered violence im fatality of the hands of the police in nigeria in the last decade which means the countrys 2021 budget could be. On monday protestors blockaded International Airport Lagos Nigeria is busiest. 6 the same day these images appeared of prisoners among them violent criminals escaping went to prison. Or tight. The prison or 4 to say nearly 2000 prisoners have escaped more warring is the looting of the armory in the correction facility here in nearly 2 dozen cause destroyed already states have started enforcing 24 hour confused among them the Financial Capital lagos which is also home to the countrys busiest ports. This could mean more trouble for already you know portion. The president of the senate has asked the president to address the nation to calm the situation but its so clear it will be enough to placate the protesters degrees. Of which. The u. S. Justice department is taking legal action against google the lawsuit is being described as the most significant challenge to the tech giants power in decades google is accused of using its market power to maintain a monopoly over small rivals the complaint says google pays billions of dollars to phone manufacturers and browsers to keep their default Search Engine the company says the suit is deeply flawed. And cofounder of connect safely dot org a Nonprofit Organization focusing on Online Privacy and security a believes google will stay just strong defense. I think one argument that they might make is to go back to 2000 and faggot. Back in 1998 when microsoft was on the hot seat for a very similar charges and i remember specifically bill gates speaking of congress saying you know some other company could come along and unseat us and indeed that very year a to graduate students from stanford were in a garage here in palo alto building google which actually did overshadow microsoft when it came to the internet so i suspect thats the argument theyll make and i suspect the conner argument will be made that that google controlled the entire android platform it dominate search and it promotes its own products and it makes it difficult for other companies to compete either with search or with internet advertising theres a lot of both a legal and a political war going on between washington and Silicon Valley but this is a very specific lawsuit issued by the Justice Department claiming google is exercising monopoly power over search and over internet advertising so there is probably by far partisan support for this battle i mean the Trump Administration has their gripes against google but so do democrats so i suspect this will be vigorously prosecuted and even if joe biden were to win the election i wouldnt be surprised if his Justice Department continued the suit police empowered why of seize drugs valid hof a 1000000000. 00 in the countrys largest of a cocaine bust more than 2 tons of cocaine were hidden in a shipment of charcoal destined for israel 2 people have been the rest of including a former director of the state television channel. Mexico stepping up its efforts against organized crime to authorities have frozen more than a 1000 Bank Accounts allegedly linked to mexico citys biggest drug cartels its part of a larger crackdown against a group thats seen as one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the world by your apolo reports. These are Images Released by what many in mexico have dubbed a norco army video was published this summer by the whole new Generation Cartel. These propaganda clips or homework of the cartel which has grown into one of mexicos most powerful drug gangs so we consider this cartoon on the whole this go to be one of the 5 most dangerous Transnational Criminal Organizations on the face of the earth and it is doing on america more damage to the people this nation since 2018 the u. S. Department of justice listed the whole isco cartel or c j n g among the top targets of international counternarcotics efforts c j n g has a presence in cities across the United States from san diego to omaha to roanoke to new york city to orlando we believe that they traffic at least 5 tons of cocaine and 5 tons of methamphetamine into the United States every month. Homicides and violence are at unprecedented levels in mexico and the Political Court tell is a leading culprit known to use extreme violence to gain control over New Territory this map illustrates the cartels sphere of influence in the heartland of the schools theyre pretty much on top but for example recently they did they do the best i think us as i can take us is now a hot spot because once one of what is one of the most if not the most murderous states in mexico for the last 3 years before that it was you know very well studied fall down. This is very difficult to predict where the whos got the will move next and where the next hot spots of violence will be but certainly at this time they are a considerable threat to National Security even the mexican capital isnt spared from violence linked to drug cartels here the whole isco cartel is it war with other criminal groups including the powerful or neon that beat a cartel. Through the ego who has asked us to hide his identity says hes one of hundreds of Business Owners who faced threats of violence kidnapping and extortion from criminal groups who he says are fighting over control of parts of mexico city. Jamir called it a few months ago the police cook at theyll put out a video saying they would exterminate the people and were left here saying this is your neighborhood this isnt a battlefield so this is what were worried about being caught in the crossfire. The hillis go new Generation Cartel has made a point of making their presence known in the city in june Cartel Members launched a brazen attack against mexico citys police chief. Security experts say that while the Mexican Government could do more to fight organized crime in all out war against cartel leaders could have frightening consequences up below al jazeera mexico city. Sudan says it sent millions of dollars in compensation as part of an agreement to be removed from the u. S. List of states as of terrorism the money is for american victims of bombings pile either on u. S. Embassies in kenya and tanzania as malcolm web reports many of those killed were local bystanders will get nothing at all. It was on the street 22 years ago that douglas was driving to work it was just outside the American Embassy here in kenyas capital nairobi then he was attacked 1st with grenades and then a truck bomb thats when the huge blast. Went from bad b. I have never seen later be a good again by. Douglas was one of thousands who suffered horrific injuries like him many had their faces cut and lost their eyesight because of flying shards of glass now theres a Memorial Park at the American Embassy want the names of the people who were killed or engraved in stone in 5 b. M. s the building was at the front it was damaged in the attack but the building behind was completely destroyed with many people inside most of those who were injured or killed in the attack with kenyans who just happened to be nearby at the time. U. S. Embassy in neighboring tanzania was bombed at the same time that claimed responsibility for those attacks the u. S. Accused sudanese president Omar Al Bashir of supporting the group and enabling the attacks saddam was already on americas list of state sponsors of terror since 1993. Bashir was eventually overthrown following popular protests last year. Sudans new government desperately needs reprieve from American Economic sanctions its negotiated terms for its removal from the terror list with us President Donald Trump the agreement includes compensation for employees of the u. S. Government who were killed and injured in the attacks by all the activity but nothing for people like. He was working in a bank across the road from the Nairobi Embassy when it was bombed he says he was lucky to survive a shrapnel wound in his neck he chairs an association of hundreds of others who were injured many of them so severely they could never work again if they. Are green. To. Give people a day or so now it would be leave. Country then that is the wrong actually our weve human beings than america why is it that the american president can go on. For all both. By the moment douglas and ali have spent the last 20 years campaigning for compensation under the new agreement between the governments of the u. S. And sudan theyre no closer to getting it malcolm webb aljazeera nairobi kenya. At least 12 people have been killed in afghanistan it happened during a stampede in the city of jalalabad another 11 people have been injured its believed people were trying to get visas from the pakistani consulate still ahead of al jazeera turning to the u. S. For justice fiance of jamal shoji sues the Saudi Crown Prince using him of ordering the killing. And why muslims of france say they feel they are being targeted after a teacher was killed. However codes are mans bit choppy at the moment the potential for sunder storms exists with that the of tropical messes drop or depression but nothing much will come of it and around the eastern med around turkey particular thunderstorms are as big showers no breeze is picking up says its knocking temperatures back a little bit if youre near the coast otherwise things are still quite an increasing breeze running out of iraq and down towards qatar might be a bit dusty as it is not much to be honest but its been remarkably warm places like jordan inland in syria and iraq and that is still there the full cost of damascus is well above average there is 25. 00 and were going for 30 the next 3 days with little change the skies or indeed the breeze because all the action is gone south the rains going science with the sun is throughout rift valley still as far north as south sudan its to as far west as nigeria is running into northern angola but the biggest showers are probably going to be around like victoria and just to the west and then drifting off to the south they might just reach zimbabwe or botswana presumes unlikely mostly its warm to the sun hasnt has been very warm in places like johannesburg is still 29 in the forecast but that was inducing showers and thunderstorms so it will cool to. Live in an exclusive documentary series aljazeera reveals the full story of a luol that changed the face of the middle east this is not a war to defeat israel this is a war to open the way for diplomacy the final episode of a 3 part series explores the impending threat to global superpowers and uncovers why the out israeli conflict continues to this day the war in october the battle and beyond on aljazeera. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera time to recap our headlines now there are reports from nigeria Security Forces a shot dead protesters in lagos as they try to disperse crowds millions of people are under curfew across the country after days of demonstrations against Police Brutality turned violent the u. S. Justice department has filed a complaint lawsuit against google saying it may be to be broken up the claim alleges the tech giant uses its market power to preserve a monopoly over Search Engines and advertising. Mexican authorities have frozen more than a 1000 Bank Accounts allegedly linked to some of mexico citys biggest drug cartels its part of a larger crackdown against a group thats seen as one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the world. For fiance of slain saudi journalist years suing the Saudi Crown Prince a law suit accuses mohammed bin sound man of ordering his killing habitats he now the 7 Council Complaint is being filed in washington d. C. Against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and 28. 00 other saudi nationals it alleges that the defendants formulated a conspiracy to lure journalist from the us and then kidnapped drugged torture and dismembered him at the saudi consulate in istanbul in october of 2018. 1 made being found one more dont him the i want the truth the the no please dont sponsible but do you want to hold true is the enemy you want accountability the lawsuit has 2 primary goals to have a u. S. Court make a determination that muhammad been soma is directly responsible for khashoggi is murder and finally to reveal what intelligence governments around the world possess about the plot you absolutely want to get this country 1st and foremost not only from saudi arabia but also from the United States who lead the documents and recordings that are pertinent to this case because rogers wiggers as the ultimate goal is to prevent the crown princes accession to the throne no one behind if last gruesome murder shoot how any role in becoming more not like robert been summoned to know is ordering. The case has been declared closed in saudi arabia following the conviction of 8 unnamed defendants in september legal experts suggest that the civil suit may face complications of us especially as long as the queues remain outside the country however at the very least it may make the crown prince reluctant to travel to the United States for she ever fancy out of europe now britains Prime Minister is warning its time to prepare for a no deal brags that talks with the European Union have again faltered arced johnson says theres no basis to resume discussions without fundamental changes john how reports from kent whether communities are preparing for the worse. Ive concluded that we should get ready for january the 1st with the rangelands that are more like australias. First as if they havent been through enough already towns communities businesses theyve seen deadlines missed and deals made only to find themselves wondering again when breaks it ends and a Bright Future begins it is an unprecedented situation so weve had the worst recession in decades and in centuries the pandemic and were having new restrictions introduced on a kind of weekly basis and members are having to get to grips with so theyre really struggling for time and resource when it comes to. The end of the transition period the tiny village of merz im in kent is one place where reality is beginning to bite nobody knows do they really whats going to happen i think its very very scary for a day even the people i think voted to leave i dont think they voted but i think nobody knows whats going to happen its very Uncertain Times for putting it on adjacent countryside once earmarked for a new amazon delivery depo the ground is being cleared for a giant truck parked so that its got permission for 6 months to park up to one and a half 1000 lorries considering that this site already had permission for development so youve got to look like the reality rather than we wish nothing. Its a bit like wishing to happen if you put a face to reality and the reality is we dont know what weve got a lot of breaks and support came from villages in the kent countryside here so close to the channel with europe on the other side but apart from the hardest core breaks it supporters that cant be many people who imagined this for years on Greenbelt Land being churned up to park thousands of trucks as they wait to complete complicated customs forms made all the worse if node trade. Release reached with europe much less at a time like this is a very scary time i think as we are in a pandemic as well i think it is an added stress for everybody differently politics of trumped pandemic so far there are just weeks left to reach a deal and have it approved by National Parliaments in the e. U. And the u. K. By the end of the year joe now aljazeera in kent. Bars johnson also has his hands full with the coronavirus the latest effort to contain the spread the Prime Minister has imposed strict measures one of englands largest urban areas almost 3000000. 00 people in the city of manchester and surrounding areas will now be in socalled tier 3 restrictions have been imposed after the government and local authorities failed to reach a deal that would provide more Financial Support for workers and businesses Hong Kong Airline Cathay Pacific is cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce as it struggles to deal with the fallout of the pandemic almost 6000. 00 employees will be let go the majority based in hong kong a company will also close down its Regional Airline airlines around the world have been grappling with travel bans closed orders and increased demand. Tourists have been welcome back to thailand for the 1st time since commercial flights were banned in a row because of covert 19 thailands economy is heavily reliant on tourism but its estimated the country will see just a 5th of its usual numbers this year the country is opening up at a time of mass antigovernment protests though the movement is now finding support in hong kong. I would assume reports oh the emotional scenes outside a prison in bangkok as 19 and he government protesters are freed on bail. They were arrested last week when police fired water cannon to disperse large crowds defying a ban on public gatherings 3 protest leaders were also released but 2 were immediately rearrested relating to another rally last month their free colleague is vowing to carry on. We didnt feel deterred by the arrests we know that this is part of the fight and the government is trying to shut our mouths but thats ok because while we were in prison we were so happy that the protests kept on going protests against Prime Minister for you began earlier this year but they escalated last week after 2 activists were charged with attempting violence against highlands queen they face a life sentence if convicted as well as constitutional changes demonstrators are breaking a long taboo subject in thailand by demanding reforms to the monarchy sympathizers elsewhere have been showing solidarity with the Time Movement including prodemocracy activist joshua want from hong kong crackdown by the suppression is not the way out is the time to end of russia empire and the push forward democratic reform. Many have compared thailand with hong kong with young protesters taking a stand against what they see as oppressive governments. Its been dubbed the milk tea alliance because of the shared love of the drink theyre also exchanging protest tactics such as arming themselves with umbrellas and helmets against police in riot gear using hand gestures to coordinate large crowds and with a similar salute assistance a d c a lot of parallels between the 2 struggles boards are essentially struggles for a Representative Democracy and both movements are also played movements so. A shared identity there between the young could cancers Prime Minister is recalling parliament for a special session next week in response to the growing protests the governments threatened to block access to the popular messenger app telegram and a suspended and online channel for whats described as spreading false information. But with more rallies planned this week the thai protesters are emphasizing their point saying theyre not going anywhere. And they soon. The United Nations has secured 1700000000. 00 in International Aid for the troubled region of africa pledges were made during a Virtual Meeting of donations the sa includes mali and became a fast so both. Active in an area that suffered what the u. N. Calls an alarming deterioration in stability. French president Emanuel Mccraw is shutting down the pro hamas group he says is directly implicated in the murder of a teacher on friday samuel path he was killed after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on freedom of speech under simmons has more. A march in silence to mourn the death of a french schoolteacher stabbed indicate it in broad daylight in a suburb of paris yet political reaction to the murder of history teacher. Is anything but quiet. To the sound of the National Anthem members of the French Parliament gathered then a minutes silence afterwards came this proclamation. We are united standing and determined to fight the instigator of this murder because the mr samuel party lies the france that is republican and humanist that was cravenly under 12 attacked. Emanuel macron the french president has ordered a crackdown on muslim organizations they do not use it in the least as of tomorrow at the Cabinet Meeting we will dissolve the shake you soon collective directly implicated in the attack more decisions against associations and groups of individuals who follow in the coming days and weeks determination is complete the acts will happen at the republic needs them. Here worshippers at a mosque thats been closed down by the interior minister who claims its leaders shared an online video saying samuel should be intimidated he says they also shared the address of his school a part of the moment from the moment someone relays a video you should chase him not the mosque not a whole community. Protests against what the government has described as muslim extremism followed pattis death. He had been killed by an 18 year old of chechen origin who was shot dead by police. Earlier this month muslim parents objected after the teacher had shown cartoons of the prophet mohammed in a lesson about freedom of expression the images were 1st shown by the satirical magazine charlie abdo and that led to a wave of attacks in 2015 whats happening in paris right now is causing more divisiveness along with fears that political leaders call as 0 tolerance to islamic extremism will escalate into more violence in both communities Andrew Simmons aljazeera. Nasa scientists have landed a space probe onto a moving asteroid 320000000 kilometers away from earth the probe briefly touched down on the surface of the bennett asteroid its a most to scoop up dust than pebbles from the surface its due back on earth in 2023 wiring configuration that we did 3 its a Pretty Amazing technological feat and all of this was done by this probe by itself you know its today its far too far away to be controlled in sort of real time by its handlers here on earth so it it basically did this all by itself out there judging whether it was safe to go down and then it was it was more of like a kiss than like a landing at basically it has this this like sampling head on the end of a long robotic arm and it just came down and pushed that against the asteroid rubble and then touched it for about 10 seconds and then sort of back slowly away from the asteroid so its pretty Pretty Amazing one of the big goals just basically i mean if the like these sorts of asteroids are sort of left over just just like Building Blocks from the big chunks that that glom together to actually make earth and the other planets long ago so if you study what theyre made of like really precisely you can kind of learn a lot about what what the early solar system looked like how the planets came together and so on but as i was just just kind of mentioning that there are a lot of scientists who think that that getting pummeled by and lots of asteroids like these 2 long ago actually brought a lot of water to earth and a lot of liquor get molecules that help life get going here on earth so yeah actually looking to see what these asteroids are made of and like how many like sort of like are going to compensate on their surface couldnt form any. And lets take you through some of the headlines here in aljazeera now at least 12 people have been killed in a stampede in afghanistan another 11 have been injured a large crowd reportedly gathered in the city of jalalabad to apply for visas to pakistan. There are reports from nigeria Security Forces a short their protest