Dead after the worlds strongest typhoon this year rips through the philippines. And celebrating 20 years of continuous human presence in space were back at the International Space stations past and what lies ahead. Its not down to just hours before the 2020 u. S. President ial election both candidates spent the last week fighting it out in battleground States Donald trump is on a whirlwind tour of 5 of them while joe biden has been focusing on pennsylvania trying to one but all important swing state by less than half of one percent in 2016 and the galahad ripples. President donald trump began his campaign sprint of battleground states in chile michigan 4 years ago trump took this state breaking the democratic partys socalled blue wall in this nations industrial rust belt as election day approaches National Polls show. Hes trailing biden. Thank you very much i love you too he told supporters he saved the states car industry that he could keep refugees away and continued his attacks on the former Vice President biden will plunge america and the world into one ridiculous war after another you know i think shes a tough guy remember what he said a year ago id like to take care behind the bar you know our mom i dearly wanted clothes i just think hes got. In pennsylvania joe biden focused on taking back a state the president won by just over 44000 votes last election as part of a nationwide effort to mobilize the black vote he told people theres too much on the line to cities out communities of color have been hit particularly hard by the covert 1900 pandemic the former Vice President says hell confront all forms of inequality were going to address systemic racism bell real Economic Opportunity of equality of the black community the providers have been taken off every worker people are saying theyve seen how bad things are. Trumps whistle stop tour saw him in iowa georgia and florida his message for voters didnt change it any of the rallies in North Carolina he once again said hell keep the economy open despite rising corona virus infections now my watch a group very hard place nationwide shutdown it wont affect you because youre already shut down i dont know why that has whats going on with you say are you ready to help it out i think so. More than 90000000. 00 voters already cast their ballots but the u. S. Postal service is struggling to deliver money on time the u. S. Judges now issued an order for the service to take extraordinary measures to get ballots delivered if the processing of mail in ballots slows especially in battleground. States it may lead to long legal battles in more than half the states including here in florida mail in ballots dont count if they arrive after election day the Postal Service says its employees know its all hands on deck but neither candidate nor voters want to see a delay in results and they gallacher aljazeera Miami Florida now the f. B. I. Says its investigating an incident in texas where a convoy of Trump Supporters surrounded a Biden Campaign bus several pickup trucks with pro trump flags can be seen driving dangerously close to the bus on a highway President Trump shared a video of the incident on twitter with the caption i love texas you also tweeted his support for those involved by saying in my opinion these patriots did nothing wrong instead the f. B. I. And justice should be investigating the terrorists and the kists and agitators of anti for who run around burning down our democrat run cities and hurting our people. Donald trump now really won the key swing state of pennsylvania in the last u. S. President ial election he promised to bring back coal and manufacturing jobs to the local economy but in the midst of the current virus pandemic financial concerns are once again the key issue for voters kristen salumi has more from the industrial suburb of pittsburgh. Donald trump or joe biden its hard to tell who is more popular in western pennsylvania but theres one thing almost everyone in this Industrial Zone outside of pittsburgh seems to agree on the importance of natural gas a letter sent to both candidates crediting the industry with revitalizing the local economy was signed by commissioners from 3 counties and both Political Parties they point to this massive plant being built by the Energy Giant Shell as an example of the Economic Growth spinning off from the industry including an increase in manufacturing jobs which President Trump has been attempting to take credit for the Democrat Party age bracket they hate all good beautiful clean coal. They hate america get energy a job by you will shut it all down hes going to in fact joe biden has called for an end to federal subsidies for oil and gas and no new permits when it comes to drilling on federal land but not an end to fracking after transition from their own yes the shell petrochemical complex under construction behind me here will eventually take by products from fracking and turn them into plastics 6000 plus people are currently employed building this facility and thats helped drive up average income in this county 55 percent that was before the coronavirus brought the economy to a halt here and nationwide in the last year Beaver County has seen factories close and layoffs a racing many of the gains i think the striking thing is that the race is as competitive as it is in pennsylvania despite the strong numbers leading up to the pandemic the strong economic numbers the director of the Beaver County chamber of commerce says managing the pandemic is a top concern for local businesses large and small many folks just dont know what its going to look like this year. Will people have the confidence to shop in a way that they normally would will they come to stores physically or will they turn to online and when they go online for our local chamber of commerce of course we want them to shop locally as much as possible the chamber is careful not to endorse a candidate but voters on either side point to the handling of the virus as a top reason to support their candidate were dealing with somebody who changed the world for us unfortunately the coronavirus came and attacked us all and i think that mr trump has done a wonderful job but i feel like biden is just doing better with the whole thing to gain on i feel like hes being more careful and caring about the people who can best manage the virus and the economy may be open to debate but there is no question these issues are important to voters in this election christine salumi al jazeera Beaver County pennsylvania. More than 2 days after a powerful earthquake a 14 Year Old Girl has been found alive beneath the rubble in the turkish city of. Crowds cheered as rescue workers moved her into an ambulance. But rescue workers are still working to find more survivors the quake in the aegean sea caused damage in both turkey and greece correspondence and. This is desperate for news of his wife and daughter he hopes rescuers will find them alive in this huge pileup. They have been missing since last fridays magnitude 7. 0 earthquake that shook turkeys west coast city. Efforts continue to rescue as many people as possible with the help of sniffer dogs. While clusters of distraught relatives wait outside the flattened building. Another building in the same district where the ground is so whats clay according to geology experts and at risk of collapse its foundation and 1st 2 floors have all of the sunk into the ground. Droplets of walk to be lifted the magnitude of this earthquake wasnt very high but it shows how weak our buildings are bad concrete which me liters to sand. At these 2 or 3 columns to use on the 1st floor reportedly removed to make room before the earthquake. Experts here tell us that this building is another example of poor Quality Construction cranes are holding quarts of it in place until its safe enough to demolish the structure fridays earthquake struck some parts of favoring greece as well both countries sit on major fault lines. People who have been experiencing hundreds of aftershocks that continue to shake their city parks have become a temporary shelter for some. It was a strong earthquake we were so afraid there was no damage in our building although its 40 years old but our children are scared thats why were staying in a tent until the full Damage Assessment can be carried out across the city people may have to stay in tents like pleas for days to come see them aljazeera is mid western turkey. At least 16 people are being killed as typhoon goni hits the philippines about a 1000000 others are being evacuated from its projected path. Through the country as one of the walls worst powerful and most powerful storms pardon me this year but a sense weakened. More from the capital manila. Joey a muggle who says this is as secure as his boat can get its anchored in manila bay for now along with other fishing boats joey hopes theyll be spared from gone any that is battering the central and southern parts of the us on region. First we must secure our boats because it is our label who we hope they wont be so bad so they can head out and fish again more than 19000000 people in the philippines are being affected by the typhoon is a 1st made landfall over the island province of this and why this at 5 am local time on sunday before making its way to buy and somebody in this sewer provinces that have likely sustained extensive damage many areas remain cut off power and communication lines are down and some roads are blocked by. Government Officials Say preemptive measures have been well put in place even before the day on these truck flights have been canceled seaports are closed and over a 1000000. All have been evacuated from coastal communities and down seem to be well within the path of the strongest typhoon to ever hit this year. Gone he comes a week after typhoon hit the same region killing at least 22. 00 people and schools in be called which have been empty since the groaner virus spent demick are now being used as makeshift shelters the philippines is bettered by at least 20 typhoons each year but typhoon gone the comes at an even more precarious time the country is still struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic and Government Resources are already stretched this is why many people here fear the impact of typhoon gunny may set them back even further. Duggan aljazeera manila. Well still ahead here on out is there a plea for help from members of the Colombian Group that was once feared across the country. And opposition parties in georgia refused to recognize the results of this weekends holiday treat election stories after the break. We got some rain in the forecast for the middle east over the next couple of days a fair bit of cloud spilling across turkey that eastern side of the mediterranean so well see some wet weather just moving across the eastern side of turkey armenia georgia are azerbaijanis ing over towards the caspian sea but you can follow that line of cloud right down across syria lebanon jordan will be some showers in the forecast if you then as we go through the next hours and you see this line of thick a cloud also pushing across iraq northern parts of saudi arabia just some showers there into Northern Areas of iran but to the south of that is fine and dry here in doha temperatures a very pleasant 30 degrees celsius in light winds can see some lovely weather here over the next couple of days further south still without the usual showers across central parts of africa some of them all the lively side to southern parts of somalia could cause some flooding here show rains still bringing some showers into kenya into tanzania some heavy showers on the other side of the rift valley running over towards the gulf of guinea more of the same as we go through chews day further south it is generate dry across Southern Africa but we have seen flooding rains across the eastern side of south africa that whats the weather will gradually make its way out into the open water. d held for over 3 years in an egyptian prison cell deny the right. To a fair trial no charges have been brought against al jazeera correspondent Mahmoud Hussein his crime journalist. To demand my new true thinks and boy solidarity with all detained journalists sign the petition. 3 minute you say. World. The world. What you know just there with me so romney a reminder of our top stories donald trump and his democratic rival joe biden the making the final push for support in battleground states the president is talking 5 states in one day while biden focuses on one swing state of pennsylvania. Theres guys investigating an incident in texas involving Trump Supporters who is very cool surrounded the Biden Campaign bus but they could be seen getting dangerously close on a highway President Trump tweeted that that patriots who have done nothing wrong. And more than 3 days after a powerful earthquake hit western turkey a 14 Year Old Girl has been found alive beneath the rubble in the turkish city of its man crowds cheered as rescue workers moved her into an ambulance they also found a 70 year old man a daybreak more than 5 dozen people have now be confirmed. Another round of talks are started over ethiopias controversial ground renee. Sudan and egypt fair the dom will divert too much of the water they rely on from the river nile ethiopia argues the project is set to become africas largest hydropower plant on this crucial to its economic future. Algeria has recorded a low turnout of only 23. 7 percent in its referendum on whether to rewrite the constitution the proposed changes aim to appease the protest movement that toppled president of the lizzies beautifully last year but protest leaders had called for a boycott of the vote saying the changes dont go far enough the referendum proposes limiting president ial terms and giving more power to the parliament and judiciary. Thousands of people in georgia have gathered outside parliament to protest against Election Results opposition parties and their supporters are accusing the governing party of rigging the parliamentary election and intimidating voters they said theyll continue demonstrating until a new election is called color like reports was anger on the streets of georgias capital tbilisi thousands of opposition supporters marching on parliament demanding a new vote after the governing party claimed another election victory on the floor resolved before the Election Results did not mirror the real meat of the georgian people would protest against a government that is trying to steal votes or turn it all the results of these elections are totally wrecked we the majority of people think this way this should be changed most democrats want to separate even before the Election Commission declared the result was a Georgian Dream party and its been a leader already said theyd won i was going to watch but yeah this time it was the Georgian Dream wins the elections for the 3rd time what a country wanted a solid team we have got it the georgian voters learn very quickly to differentiate and analyze the european spent much more time on this. The Opposition Coalition led by former president Mikhail Shakur shrilly accuses Georgian Dream of rigging near lection and intimidating voters out there this didnt go into the elections in the eyes of the world using his vision record of arms. I think we should remember there was a very high turnout is by far and wired a lot of them didnt read all of the actions that were very much a Central Asian belorussians International Observers however say the vote was generally free despite several shortcomings there lections where competent t. V. And overall fundamental freedoms were to spectate never to the list serve as the allegations of pressure on voters and learning off the line between the ruling party and the state to reduce fabric confidence in some aspects of the process the Georgian Dream party has held a Strong Majority in parliament for 8 years but its popularity has dwindled steadily as economic problems have deep enduring the coronavirus pandemic back quickly and with allegations of a stolen election fueling calls for more protests the Government Faces the threat of a political crisis car leg aljazeera. Preliminary results of moldovas president ial elections suggesting Company Eagle dont all holds a small lead over his rivals but that wont be enough to avoid a runoff the country has been divided between those 2 who favor closer ties with the European Union those who are pro russia so youre going to get reports from the capital. The president arriving to cost his vote to go to the un says he represents continuity and that for him also means keeping moldova on the moscows influence. Are voted today prepared and stability for harmony between different ethnic groups in moldova and for balance in relations with our overseas partners it is not an opinion shared by his opponent maya sandu leads a party that is representing an alternative agenda unlike president don sheehan visitors a moldova that is no longer so closely tied with what russia and its president Vladimir Putin wants i voted for the country that fights corruption and loses to stop all this corrupt land i want to put the future of. All of the civilized. In this soviet country wedged between ukraine and European Union member romania there is often a clash of ideals president calderon has cultivated warm relations with moscow but there is plenty affinity here for the west yet moldova has also had to contend with being one of europes poorest nations for years its younger generations have got abroad in search of work leaving behind fewer people of working age and an economy reliant on remittances conditions that have left a population weary of more promises of change. In these elections despite the pandemic moldovans living abroad have felt compelled to vote double the number than those who voted in the last president ial elections in 2016 this is the voter transparency has also been an issue in particular in the breakaway region of transnistria just been a valuable buffer for russian interests in moldova the hard for voter corruption in favor of pro moscow candidates so this isnt the Border Crossing to transnistria the breakaway region thats only recognized by russia. Happen allegations of vote rigging coming from this region so were at the local mall drive and sometimes its brought up the road to try and stop them from coming into voting for the main candidates represent opposite ends of the political spectrum in moldova and this is the voters who will choose whether the country and easton all western backed leader to help take it forward in this turbulent time sunny day it got aljazeera now thailands king has taken part in a religious ceremony in the thai capital amid growing calls for reform of the monarchy the king and queen arrived to large crowds of supporters outside bangkoks grand palace to attend an event to mark the end of the rainy season a number of students boycotted a Graduation Ceremony attended by the royals on saturday the stump follows months of antigovernment protests calling for political reforms. The director general of the World Health Organization is going to self quarantine dr ted draws so good graces says that he came into contact with someone whos now tested positive for covert 19 he says he currently has no symptoms but will continue his work from home. There are protests in brazil over plans to vaccinate people against covert 19 hundreds demonstrated in sao paulo after the local governance said that he would make it mandatory for people to get the injection the protesters say they dont want to be guinea pigs for the Chinese Pharmaceutical Company making the drug paolos governor hopes to have approval by the end of the year to begin vaccinations in january. And Mexican Health workers whove died from covert 19 are being commemorated for this years day of the dead holiday the government has ordered 3 days of National Mourning ending on monday more than 1300 Health Workers died from corona virus in mexico more than any other country according to Amnesty International more than 91000 people have died of covert 19 nationwide. Protesting against rising violence in remote areas of colombia at least 230. 00 of their have been killed since the signing of a peace deal in 26. 00 the former fighters say the government failed to implement the deal responsible for the lack of security. He explains. And message filled with outrage and a call for help from once feared former. President. We didnt sign the peace deal to get killed these now demobilize fighters marched in downtown. Demanding protection and a future for their children. Were sad angry we feel impotent weve been losing our companions who signed the peace deal filled with a new sions and were seeing their dream and colombias dream shattered. They spent days traveling to the capital from provinces where violence has been on the rise and leading call me a Rights Group Says 236 former fighters have been murdered since they gave up their weapons and transformed into a legal Political Party in 2016. Residual rebel groups Paramilitary Forces and gangs are fighting for control of the lucrative drug trade in other illegal activities. Former fighters and many observers say the government of a critic of the peace deal isnt doing enough to end the violence and implement the accord. The colombian government has been unable and unwilling to take over these territories that our forces have abandoned and thats allowed new mafias to form they are a consequence of a mix of legal and illegal economic and political interests that are behind this violence the former fighters are demanding to discuss these issues that you rectally with the president. And will remain in the capital another 5 days. Of peace accord offered an opportunity for fighters to re enter civilian and political life and peace but the return of. To leave those hopes discarded. Veteran journalist and author robert fisk has died at the age of 74 the irish times is reporting that fisk was admitted to a hospital in dublin on friday after suffering a suspected stroke he began his career reporting in Northern Ireland during the troubles he then spent decades covering the middle east from the lebanese civil war and the iranian revolution to us that wars in iraq and afghanistan. 20 years ago the 1st people went aboard the International Space station and since then more than 200 others have followed doing work in experiments that have helped the world under schapelle looks at whats ahead for the i s s as it heads towards retirement crews have switched to a wide angle 350 kilometers above the earth the hatch was opened on a newly assembled station in a new era permanent human presence in space 20 years and 150000000000. 00 later the International Space station has grown to the size of a football field circling the world every 91 minutes. The word of. The day down for. This is where we eat we have a dining table and with this we can get hot and cold water and make ourselves something to eat. Scientists from 1000 countries have spent time on the i assess each day we are learning something new we find something that breaks in a different way than we expected performing experiments that have led to life saving advances here on earth from Vaccine Development and robotic surgery to air and Water Purification systems and Cancer Treatment station harnessing the ever they are. And it is really a testament to the fact that clearer minds is something if we listen to the experts we Work Together as a sea in accomplishment. All up astronaut scott kelly has spent nearly 500 days on board including a 340 day mission with russian cosmonaut mikhail korean co to better understand how the human body copes with long stints in space the program has also shown what nations can accomplish together even while squabbling back on earth or. You know sometimes when im out of events and our earthly politics come up i say that we should send all our president s to the i assess for at least a month theyll learn how to cooperate and all our problems down here on earth can be solved in this way. As its 2024 retirement looms so to do Business Opportunities tourists are expected late next year after hitching a ride on a commercial space x. Rocket we have bob behnken from space x. Demo to mission entering the International Space station another private company axiom plans to attach a module to the i assess which would eventually break off and grow into the 1st commercial space station and his nations again look to the moon and onward to mars the experiences aboard the i assess over the past 20 years will prove invaluable preparing women and men for the more grueling journeys ahead islam glum. Its not just like a business trip to another city or country where you feel nostalgic but its the absence of the earth itself its difficult psychologically and the next generation who fly to mars need to confront this. But itll be even tougher for them because they wont even see the earth out of their windows we could at least see the years from our window it is the most audacious thing weve built so far proving almost anything is possible when we put our minds to it and are chapelle aljazeera. What you hope is there with me said whole raman a reminder of our top news stories donald trump and his democratic rival joe biden are making the final push for support in battleground states the president is touring 5 states in one day while biden is focusing on the swing states of pennsylvania. Last time donald trump brand he won the state by 44000 votes so every single vote matters the power part of changes crabtree is littered there your hands i dont care how hard
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