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A fundamental step towards peace and stability in libya. Praise but also caution as libyas warring sites sign an immediate and permanent ceasefire brokered by the United Nations. Sudan and israel have agreed to normalize relations in a deal brokered by the u. S. It makes you don the 3rd arab nation to set aside its differences with israel in the past 2 months of the countrys foreign minister says that it still needs to be approved by the Transitional Legislative Council which has yet to be formed u. S. President donald trump sealed the agreement in a cold with the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the sudanese Prime Minister abdullah one dog he also told congress hes removing saddam from a list of state sponsors of terrorism the palestinians describe sudans decision as a new step and the fact that trump is saying he expects more countries will want to make a deal as well. Thats who down there wanted to do a deal and that was it particularly because they essentially better war with israel for. A long time i dont know if it was fighting i dont know that but probably theres been a little bit but certainly its been for many years youve been officially at war with the know its not only the deal was but its peace so thats official thats those you know we have at least 5 that want to come here. Alan fish has more from the white house on how the deal came about well it seems that this process has been ongoing for a number of years according to mike pompey it started when he came into the administration he of course was the 1st cia director before becoming secretary of state what is clear is the Sudan Government decided it would pay 335000000. 00 in compensation to the United States particularly to take care of the victims of the east African Embassy bombings back in 1908 the attack on the u. S. S. Cole in yemen in 2000 and also the murder of a u. S. Diplomat. Self that money went into the account at that point donald trump said he was going to remove sudan from the list of nations regarded and designated as state sponsors of terrorism that me to plea opens up a number of opportunities because suddenly sanctions get dropped but theres a couple of problems with that 1st of all still has to go to congress they have 45. 00 days consultation and if there is a joint resolution that objects to that it wont go through and then donald trump can put it in place but by lifting sanctions that means that israel was able to forge some sort of deal with them another thing is that hes trying to do a little deals here in there rather than look as previous s. Theres one big peace deal and he believes that doing those small deals changes the reality on the ground and therefore it would help create peace avoid expensive foreign wars and also explain make america safer but it also makes his reelection slightly more assured this far as hes concerned because hell be seen as a peacemaker. Well and the morgan is in the sudanese capital and she says the countrys removal from the u. S. State sponsors of terror less will be crucial for the recovery of its economy. Lifting sudan out of the u. S. List of state sponsors of terror means an improvement in sudans economy maybe not immediately like be acting minister of finance said on tuesday following the announcement from u. S. President donald trump that he will be lifting of that list but they say that within the coming months they will expect the Banking Systems to open internationally so that sudanese can transact between sudan and other countries they also expect that this would be a way for them to be able to basically get loans from the International Monetary fund and the world bank and it will also help them be able to clear their debt of more than 60000000000. 00 thats what the government is hoping to achieve by being lifted out of the u. S. The list of states hanss of terror of course sudans our Prime Minister has welcomed the steps when President Donald Trump mounted on monday he again welcomed the step that the us president took in notifying congress to deal with sudan in the next 45 days the Prime Minister has previously stated that he is very worried about taking such a step because this is a Transitional Government not an elected government and its a government of various Political Parties with various of various ideologies various leanings well has also been reaction from the palestinian leadership they have condemned the deal from what it considered an ally. We. Should be nice. These little birds is. The will of. This. Cause and algerian abraham is in ramallah in the occupied west bank. This is what the palestinian leadership has been saying since then u. A. T. And not and its going to be normalizing relations with israel that more countries are going to be following it and this is what happened the scene behind it joined the u. A. E. In signing the deal with israel and now so then who knows whos going to be next its with mentioning that this is the 1st african thing to be and normalizing relations with not only talking about the goals and that could be threatening as far as calls than yours are concerned more normalization deals with israel the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas should the statement condemning the road then announce months of not ready they should relations with israel saying that the way and path to peace should only pass through International Law which is when israel and its occupation of Palestinian Land the arab league where this 3 nodes were born and no to normalization no trick of mission or peace who would negotiations with israel before it ends its occupation has failed to adopt and a draft resolution suggested by the palestinians to condemn norman asian and for them they feel that theyve been left alone especially amidst the Trump Administration that has been giving more and more as press stands are concerned more gifts to the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. My. Now nigerias president says 51 civilians have been killed during days of protests against Police Brutality Mamadou Bihari blame what he described as hooliganism for the violence claimed Security Forces had used extreme restraint amnesty internationals reported at least 12 demonstrators were shot dead by soldiers on tuesday as they were singing the National Anthem groups armed with sticks and knives set small fires on the streets of lagos on friday as anger grew of a biharis failure to condemn that deaths hari says the protests have now been hijacked to the millions it is huge. To be lost in the number of who can prove it through which is completely destroyed or burned like. I did and need to move the Security Council where the issue the issue with really discussed. It is unfortunate the issues. And were intended for to use in the words of the country. Has been hijacked and this guy raped did meanwhile this tension growing in guinea where the army has been mobilized after results showed the president winning a controversial thing Security Forces have dispersed opposition protesters with tear gas the internet and phone lines have also been shut down at least 17 people have been killed in unrest since sundays election that includes a 16 year old boy and a 20 year old woman and 3 members of the Security Forces on friday Election Commission says 88 year old alpha conde want to round twice as many votes as his main rival celadon and is disputing the result. Now a new Study Suggests that the number of corona virus deaths in the u. S. Could double by the end of february to more than 500000 warning from the university of washington came as the country recorded more than 71000 new coronavirus cases on thursday well an 8000000 americans have now been infected 28 states have reported a record day a number of new infections so far this month. Well meanwhile governments across europe of and to act quickly to stop covering 1000 from spiraling here new daily Coronavirus Infections of more than doubled over the past 10 days right around the continent its clear and infections are rising fast if confirmed more than 19000 new cases on friday thats up from 10000 just a week ago in front scientists there are warning the virus is now circulating more quickly than at the peak of the 1st outbreak in the spring its reported 42000 new cases in 24 hours as spain passed 1000000 infections this week but the Prime Minister Peter Sanchez says a nationwide antibody suggests that the real infection rate is 3 times that and polands government is saying the whole country will become a red zone of strict restrictions that as it recorded a new daily record of 13 and a half 1000 cases Andrew Symonds has more now on the western in covert crisis in europe. Record numbers of covert infection rates are now being recorded right across europe in france there are now 1000000 cases 2 thirds of its population are under curfew the countrys highly regarded Health Service is becoming overwhelmed and theres the starkest warning yet about the resurgence of the virus so you will fall and you know we did it if we look at it. Demick virus is spreading more quickly now than in the spring in spain the government says the pandemic is out of control and Prime Minister pedre sanchez has released research from a Public Health institute tripling the number of covert cases from guam to see 3000000 he says some regions fail to detect the actual number of cases hes being criticized by some regions for not imposing International Lockdown but he refuses to do so. Even if we want to avoid at all costs for people to be logged on the tarmac like they were in the spring we know the sacrifices it takes and the comic on social consequences it brings in belgium the government has also stopped short of a National Lockdown while announcing more restrictions hospital admissions in the past fortnight have increased by 254 percent compared with the past 2 weeks and latest positive testing figures standard nearly 10000 people a day 75 percent up on last week Health Workers say the situation is getting critical by a lot of people are off their exhausted tie and therefore the challenge is to continue and provide the best quality care possible despite these challenges and the challenges all over europe west and east are getting greater by the day along with the pressure on politicians to weigh up more restrictive measures and their impact on economies and jobs and drew simmons. So i had fun on. I am the least racist person in this room is legitimize north korea hes talked about his good buddy whos a thug. Joe biden and donald trump clashed over north korea Race Relations and covert 19 enough final less chaotic president ial debates. And theyve been imprisoned to keep them quiet now Political Prisoners in a crown of zone their lips shut in protest at that treatment. Hello there we got some really nasty weather pushing across eastern parts of australia over the next couple of days warnings in forceful severe thunderstorms and some very heavy rain that right could well lead to flash flooding at also some trees down and say a line of storms already pushing across the heart of australia South Australia pushing for a swiss if they dont thursday we saw winds in excess of 120 Kilometers Per Hour so damaging winds trees down power lines down at also the very heavy rain which will gradually make its way further race with sliding across victoria New South Wales will see some very wet weather in some very windy weather as well as all courtesy of this intense area of low pressure were drawing in some tropical moisture and thats going to continue just making its way further east was really heavy rain coming in northern parts of victoria eastern parts of it to area eastern areas of New South Wales seeing some heavy right on that wet weather pushing right up across a good part of queensland as well eventually it will make its way over towards new zealand so the south and turning rather west as we go on through sunday north of that generally financial quite a contrast in christchurch at 28 celsius but a high in wellington just 17 degrees. On counting the costs for the Biden Victory means for china as the democrats line up a multibillion dollar plan to confront beijing and president shes project to rival Silicon Valley plus how african businesses are coping with the pandemic counting the cost on aljazeera. Be the hero in the world right. Washington. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera live from london a look at the main stories sudan and israel have agreed to begin the process of normalizing diplomatic relations u. S. President announced a deal the 3rd now between israel and an arab nation. By jarius president says 51 civilians and 18 members of the Security Forces have been killed in days of protests over Police Brutality. And spains Prime Minister says the number of corona virus infections in the country could be 3 times as high as previously thought one in front scientists warn the virus is now circulating more quickly than at the peak of the 1st outbreak in spring. Or now to libya after nearly a decade of bloodshed the warring sides have agreed to a permanent and immediate cease fire the u. N. Brokered deal was signed in geneva after months of negotiations between the internationally recognized government in tripoli and its rivals in the east its the biggest step towards peace since one look at duffys downfall in 2011 plunged the country into chaos well under the agreement all military and armed groups must leave the front lines which will then be secured by a new joint police force all must and reason foreign fighters Must Withdraw from libya in the next 3 months thousands are known to be in the country on both sides sent in by foreign backers and production exports of africas Largest Oil Reserves are to resume as soon as possible the breakthrough sets the stage for political talks in november but previous diplomatic initiatives have repeatedly collapsed so many of cautious about whether this deal will survive as mama jumped him reports. After 5 days of un hosted talks a historic breakthrough libyas warring factions signing a National Cease fire today is a good day for the libyan people. At 11 15 am this morning here in the u. N. Headquarters in geneva the 2 libyan delegations to the 5 plus joint military commission talks signed a complete countrywide and permanent cease fire agreement with immediate effect. Under the terms all foreign fighters are required to leave libya within 3 months and a new joint police force will start patrolling disputed areas. For libya which has been wracked by conflict for nearly 10 years these past 14 months has only seen the fighting worsen while the east of the country is in the hands of powerful world order to leave a half that and the tobruk based house of representatives the west is controlled by the un backed government of National Accord led by Prime Minister. They remain in tripoli the countrys capital have to who is supported by russia egypt and the United Arab Emirates launched an offensive on tripoli in april 2019 but was pushed back early this year as pro g. M. A. Forces received support from turkey the you in which is accused foreign parties of breaching an arms embargo urged them to stop interfering in libya. And while repeated attempts for a un brokered cease fire failed in the past this round has seen both sides agree to reopen land and air routes across front lines still many questions remain unanswered then to be. Arrangements on the ground its going to be monitored how it will be done independent a mood of optimism a now exist but the coming weeks and months are likely to reveal whether this is a lasting peace. Well now to bolivia the winner of the president ial election is currently being announced by the electoral tribunal earlier released the vote count which shows leftist candidate leaks are say 155 percent of the votes are say served as finance minister under the exiled former president abel moronic this run list resigned a year ago after standing for an unconstitutional 4th term in office triggering mass protests Daniel Shimer is following developments from one as iris in neighboring argentina and after the expectation that it could be a difficult election with the possibility of violence not certainty actually gone quite smoothly for the bolivians after a year of turmoil. Incredibly smooth the sudden i think big sigh of relief i mean not from the right over the result obviously but i think in the country in general across bolivia a sigh of relief that things have gone very very smoothly or the International Observers from the United Nations the organization of american States European Union have all reported back that apart from a few minor incidents the vote went last sunday went to extremely well very free and fair and transparent and then the overwhelming victory for the mass party the left wing kind of the louise arbor say leaving really no room for doubt even from his opponents about the eventual results of these elections and those you say people were fearing violence we had a president it will not our listeners leaving the country going into exile last year of the regulations of fraud in last years elections here accused the right wing backed by washington of a right wing coup he still is saying that from from his home in one osiris but generally Peaceful Elections with luis are taking over the reins of power next month after what they say relief across bolivia. I suppose it will be very interesting to see what luis our say chooses to do about ever morale is whether this will be allowed to come back and possibly in in months and years from now stage some kind of comeback. That is the big challenge i think facing luis ill say quite how closely he chooses to work with able mandalas hes already said that he can come back to bolivia that all bolivians can come back to live a believe year and live if they want theres no difference there but he was a divisive figure he over what i was president for 14 years he won a lot of praise for reducing poverty for bringing women Indigenous People the poor into the political equation including them in the Decision Making process is but he was also very divisive challenging the constitution to try to stay in office for that on unconstitutional 4th term even losing support in his own party and among his his support base so he was divisive but he worked very closely with the president elect luis are to say he was helping able mandalas implement some of those poverty those measures to reduce poverty quite whether how hell will bring him back whether hell bring him back that is the big challenge facing him facing bolivia thank you dan in china as iris thanks. Well the u. S. Democratic president ial nominee joe biden has been laying out his plans to combat the corona Virus Outbreak if he is elected of course he was clashing with President Trump over this issue in the administrations handling of the pandemic biden pledged free vaccines for all americans and said he would mandate mosques on all interstate transportation also accuse President Trump of giving up on fighting the virus or put a National Trust him plan in place with the goal of testing as many people each day as we are currently testy each week a 7 fold increase is a key difference in this campaign between donald trump and me i believe in testy donald trump does not i believe in science i believe in Public Health officials i believe in the example of other countries which prove that widespread testing is needed to regain the health of our nation to reopen safely and critically to stay open. A pandemic was a main issue but one of many issues Joe Biden Donald trump clashed chairing the 2nd and final president ial debate is just 11 days to go now until americans elect the next president party call him looks at whether their final showdown is likely to change the minds of any voters. This was widely seen as u. S. President Donald Trumps last chance to change the trajectory of the president ial race were polls show him losing to his opponent former Vice President joe biden and turns to home was more moderate although Fact Checkers say he made many dubious claims and misstatements about his record and vines the road the debate and his rhetoric was still in play the tory especially on immigration we would say come back in 2 years 3 years were going to give you a court case you did perri mason were going to give you a court case when you say they come back they dont come back joe they never come back only the really i hate to say this but those with the lowest i. Q. They might come back a president of a letter to most drugs own government says that is untrue it says more than half of Asylum Seekers show up for Court Private studies put the number at 85 percent biden called his policies criminal us 500. 00 plus kids came with parents they separated them at the border to make it a disincentive to come to began. Been a real tough were really strong and guess what they cannot is that coyotes didnt bring them over their parents were with them they got separated from their parents and it makes us a laughing stock it violates every notion of who we are as a nation for joe the biden didnt escape the notice of Fact Checkers either although to a lesser extent and his exchange with trump on the future of big oil has emboldened republicans would you close down the hall the way our transition from their own history yes oh i will try to ship it is a big statement analyst namby carter thinks in a race where most voters have already made up their mind and tens of millions of already voted the back and forth on immigration could hit home i think it probably did perhaps do something more to the people on the margins who may have voted for him because of partisan identification but not because they necessarily care for the man or his policies and i think those people are perhaps the most 1st way to will at this moment we dont know until you know the election call at this Debate Watch Party the issue resonated with. Those children to seek a different i think its very wrong for you know to lock up here people from your family but it likely wont cost him support from his base let me look at the moderators i think a lot of questions are geared. Really try to get to like gotcha questions. Talk about race and they try to act as if Race Relations under its ministrations been flipped upside down this race is a referendum on trump his policies his personality and this final debate made clear to those who are for and against him exactly what and who he is as the clock ticks down and millions of votes are cast each day pedicle hane al jazeera. Well more than 52000000. 00 americans have already voted in the election a total that now includes Vice President mike pence in his wife karen cost the ballots in the home state of indiana where pence of his governor and congressman voting before election day has been expanded because of the coronavirus pandemic its been a record breaking turnout for that roughly 8 times the number of votes cast at the same point before the election 4 years ago. That child opposition activists nicaragua have so in their lips shot in protest to a ledge Human Rights Violations the organization of american states says at least 100. 00 Political Prisoners of participating in the Hunger Strike but the president has denied accusations of abuse reports yeah i dont know i am oh families of nicaraguan Political Prisoners are calling for the release of their loved ones. Many of whom have been participating in a Hunger Strike from behind bars for more than 3 weeks theyre trying to call attention to alleged human rights abuses by nicaraguan Security Forces and paramilitary groups schedule it not advise says her husband is among the prisoners participating in the Hunger Strike she says her husband and several others have sewn their lips shut as part of their protest the mine owner says assume that they made the decision to do a Hunger Strike partly as a way to demand their freedom because they suffer from constant physical and psychological mistreatment where nicaraguas president Daniel Ortega has denied allegations of torture adding that human rights observers are welcome to visit the prisons. I mean what if the doors are open for you to visit they say theyre being tortured that theyre dying that theyve sewn their lips shut id like to see their lips so they fabricate such things to create a negative image of nicaragua and i mean this is in response to a team of human rights observers travelled to el cheapo to prison in my now. But were intercepted by Security Forces who denied them access why not adamant that. Its a lie that weve been able to prove this speech from president Daniel Ortega from head to toe when he said the jades were open to human rights institutions like ours. On october 21st the only as passed a resolution calling for electoral reforms in nicaragua and urging the state to respect human rights. Montenegro a defense attorney representing the families of several prisoners says many were hoping the oas resolution would include a timeline for the release of Political Prisoners. Who were expecting the liberation of Political Prisoners as a demand but thats the way things go even the Political Prisoners say they feel theyve become a sort of bargaining chip but. Since the start of the political crisis in 2018 the nicaraguan government has been accused of a long list of Human Rights Violations. Including locking up government critics and silencing journalists bundled up a little aljazeera. Still quick recap of the top stories now sit down in israel have agreed to start a process of normalizing diplomatic relations u. S. President announced a deal the 3rd now between israel and an arab nation part of the agreement donald trump says he intends to remove saddam from the list of state sponsors of terrorism after it agree to compensation payments the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a dramatic breakthrough for peace but the palestinian leadership has referred to it as