The general Asian Countries sign a major free trade deal that care provided sluggish economies. And egypts makes a dazzling discovery, and nation treasure trove, dating back more than 2000 years. But we begin with a dramatic escalation of fighting in ethiopia. At least 3 rockets being fired from ethiopia into eritrea potentially widening the conflicts. Simple math in the region, say 2 of the rockets hit the main airports in eritreas capital, a smaller, it comes on the 11th day of fighting between Ethiopian Government forces and leaders in the to grey region. Its the grain Peoples Liberation front said earlier, threatens eritrea. Komisarek that will conduct missile attacks to foil military movements in misawa and as mara rwandas take every other kind of measure to fall efforts to subjugate the take rate people inside secretly, or other places. Well, the sepia last have also admitted that they struck 1st switch from city c. , opiates alone stand offensive in the region. Theyve also said they were behind rocket attacks on 2 airports in the neighboring region. Both sides are accused atrocities. P. L. F. Dominated Coalition Politics in ethiopia for sarsi years before Prime Minister came to power in 2018 mohammed i was in the city of guns are on the border of the region and sent through this. Something must tell us about that. List 3 missiles have been fired from the thick gray region to the capital at a trailer. 2 missiles hit the airport, the International Airport while another one if they talk to the building housing, the ministry of information on a number of local media houses. But i witnessed this said that the missile that targeted the ministry of information did not actually hit its target, but well outside the building. We dont have any word on casualties. But what we know is that this is a huge escalation of the conflict that has been restricted to the borders of ethiopia, and particularly to the ticket region now in international borders. And it is something that could bring in prayer into the conflict very quickly because of the cruel friendship Prime Minister ahmed of ethiopia, and science of corkey. The president of trade enjoy also the fact that the to graze have absolutely no relationship and a long history of animosity with not just the president of the trip, but eritrea as a whole. This is huge by every measure. Thousands of refugees have crossed into sea done over the past week. Series have been, morgan has more from the sudan. If you open a border, hundreds of refugees continue to arrive here at the border reception center. Now the center is just about 2 kilometers away from the sudan. If you appear border in sudan and hundreds of refugees have been pouring in. Here in 200, a Perception Center with the number reaching up to 1000 just over the past few days alone. Now most of them live in conditions like this out in the open with no shelter and no proper sanitation. And this is raising concerns among aid organizations here, especially medics. That this would create a health crisis. Medics say that most of the people who are right suffer from chest infections as well as malaria infections due to exhaustion from traveling for days, skipping the fighting in the tigra region. Most of the refugees was brought in to speak of the same horror saying that they have seen people being slaughtered, that theyve seen aerial bombardment, which is that made them fear for their lives and plea here to sudan seeking safety and seeking humanitarian aid. Now, medics say that they are quite concerned about the number of refugees and the influx. They say that theyre expecting more than 1000. 00 over the coming days, and thats just here. And one day its what a reception center. So dan says that its expecting a total of up to 200000 in the coming week between here and cost of the state and out of state with both border if european and its calling out for the International Aid organizations to help respond to what its calling is turning out to be a refugee crisis, 15 countries in asia and the pacific have agreed to create the Worlds Largest free trade block, the deal with needs during the summit in vietnam. Serious florence lou joins us now live from kuala lumpur, to talk through the significance of this deal for and just how significant is it kind of impact . Will this new trade deal have well, that is a very ambitious trade deal. It covers nearly a 3rd of the worlds population, as well as nearly a 3rd of Economic Activity in the world. It would have been even bigger, had india been a part of it, but india pulled out last year because it was worried about competition from cheap. China made products flooding its market. It was also worried about competition from Dairy Farmers in new zealand and australia. But because of the sheer size of this deal, it is still a very major trade agreement. It will set up a big trading block. And what it hopes to achieve is it wants to progressively lower tariffs within the coming years. It also aims to set one just one set of rules that will make it easier for Member States to trade with each other and to invest in each other. Now, this where this agreement fails though, is it doesnt go far enough. It doesnt mention Environmental Protection and labor standards, and thats where the criticism of this deal comes in. Some politicians, trade unions and activists say, this is not a fully comprehensive trade agreement in that sense because it doesnt offer those protections. It doesnt set standards. Now, when can we expect this deal to be ratified while it needs at least half of those Member States in the trading block to ratify it and that process can take up to 2 years. Having said that, mrs van Member States have said they are they have they are, they want to see this deal being ratified as soon as possible because they want to signal that this region is open for trade and investment, especially given the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, and the closer we think of these trade deals, you do it back to the c. C. P. , which is famously designs to counter journeys influence in the region. What does this new trade deal mean for china specifically . Well, this trade deal has been described as a china back deal, and china did push hard for it. China, when the idea was 1st mooted in 20128 years ago. It was observer, saw the trade agreement as a way for china to counter u. S. Influence and then u. S. President barack obama. Now in the last 4 years, china has had very little competition in this region, especially after the us President Donald Trump pulled out of the Transpacific Partnership known as the t p p. And that agreement went ahead without the u. S. Under different names. So now there are 2 trade deals, including this one, where the u. S. Is not a part of it, and it service say this allows china to solidify its broader and bishan in the region. Now, china is already a main trade partner for most of the Member States of this trade deal, whether its as an export destination or a source of imports. So that this trade deal, were allowed china to set trade rules and expand its influence in the region. Now, now that joe biden has been declared u. S. , president elect, well, well have to wait and see where the u. S. Policy on trade and issues will evolve. Now, and many of the analysts say they dont expect the u. S. To enter a trade deal with the region. So soon, and they dont think its likely because biden will have to deal with a lot more issues on the domestic front. And he wont want to risk upsetting unions that helped him win the election. Fascinating developments in disease that were very interested to see how this plays out for us. Lou reporting from kuala lumpur. Thank you. Thousands of people have been protesting again in peru over the dismissal of former president s martin vizcarra. Those protests to be going on for days and are among the largest seen in the past 3 decades. At least one person has been killed in the unrest. Vickery has been banned from leaving the country just days after being impeached amid allegations of corruption. Protesters say his removal is politically motivated. Its war correspondent, mariana sanchez, is in lima with more on whats behind the unrest. This is really about the legitimacy of this new interim government led by man. Well, maybe no. Who is technically still the Congress President and who is now leading the country and who has now named a new cabinet, a very conservative cabinet. Does that people feel that it does not represent them. And people feel that this group of legislators, 105 who voted for the impeachment of discover have really stolen the presidency. They say that they did not vote for this new interim government. And people are very angry also because a lot of these congressmen, 68 of them are facing criminal investigations that go from homicide to abuse, to fraud, to money laundering. So people say that theres a group of, of thugs, really, that have taken over the government. That there is no independence of powers between the executive and legislative. And that the marquess he is in is on the line. Thousands of supporters of u. S. , president , all drunk have held a demonstration, a washington d. C. , trump income ridge, the protests and many echoed his claims of fraud chewing the president ial election. But as old as here is russell and jordan report says its unlikely their enthusiasm will impact the result. The briefest glimpse of u. S. President donald trump just blocks from the white house props motorcade drove past thousands of people gathered on pennsylvania avenue on saturday morning. For what they called their 1000000 magnum, r r r. The protesters goal overturn the results of the november 3rd president ial election and give tromp a 2nd, 4 years in office. These demonstrators believe the media, the democratic party, and other Sinister Forces conspired to steal the vote from trump. My mission is to let the pretty country and especially what should we have not given up on the fact that theres irregularities in voting and theyre being exposed every patriot who can hear my voice. Its a conspiracy being spread by some of the president s closest allies and lapped up by millions who have no control over our own destiny anymore. And so if theres a big corruption by fine and cant vote media when i say, oh, i mean that literally on a. B. C. N. B. C. C. B. S. , youre going down the line. And just as quickly, being denied by a watch and officials from coast to coast in georgia, Officials Say theyve already reviewed about 20 percent of the ballots and have yet to uncover any evidence of voting fraud in pennsylvania. No plans to hold a recount because joe bidens victory is wide enough to avoid one. It may have felt good for Trump Supporters to rally for an end to the vote counting, but with 51 percent of the popular vote and at least 306. 00 Electoral College votes. Its going to be joe biden, who takes the oath of office at noon on january 20th. Whether or not Trump Supporters like it. Rosalyn jordan aljazeera, the white house. Still to come on, aljazeera, a pandemic, a hurricane and endemic violence in mexico, struggles in the face of multiple crises and horseracing is making its return in zimbabwe. Is the sports same soon . Recover from the financial impacts of coronavirus . Hello. Its raining and snowing fairly heavily in afghanistan, but thats on its way through. And then if you follow the trail back to where it all started, its always eastern med because from this part of the med right across iran into afghanistan, the flailing showers on the bottom end of these front systems that for example, in western india also produce showers down through the gulf. Now at the moment theyre very light, but theyll be around in kuwait, i think in particular during monday. And the light breeze suggested 27 degrees and our feel actually interestingly huge, not been the case recently, but the seasonal rains are being pushed south all going south, big followed by the northeast monsoon, which means somalia is now a largely dry place. Same is true of ethiopia, whereas if youre nursed fairly further south, victoria, uganda, the rain is fairly heavy. The moment thats true, further west and angola as well. Its the wet time of year. Doris represents the coast of tanzania been raining here for i think almost 2 weeks solidly on the light or moderate. Thats correct for this time of year as well. For the science, seasonal stuff comes and goes at the moment in cape towns not very warm, sunny, 19 degrees for a disappointing but the u. S. Is deeply divided. Millions of americans feel disaffected and ignored by both political parties. And the Political Class is point scoring. The game is a dangerous game, but its a game of the slick and this folk lines examines the political currents ripping through American Society in a description for a novel. The publisher would send it back and say its too unbelievable. Trump versus biden, the race to the white house on a, jesse, you know, the, and the, the earth this is al jazeera and all the headlines for, you know, at least 3 rockets have been fired at eritreas capital in a major escalation of the conflicts in northern ethiopia, earlier, an official in ethiopia, stingray region, threatened eritrea, and that message its forces carried out the attack that sparked the fighting without a sound about, you know, a symbolic handover of the r c e b agreement to accept general on down to its ally after 8 years of negotiations, 15 asia pacific nations have signed the worlds biggest free trade agreements in the streets during a virtual summits. People sit on vietnam, but critics say the agreement ignores environmental and labor safeguards and protests on the streets of paris capital have turned violence, follows the smiths. So on replacement, former president s, like jim described, armenian state security says its fall down, assassination attempts on Prime Minister, and he called, bless you. None of these have arrested the former heads of state security in 2 others in connection with the plot. Well, armenians are angry with the Prime Minister for signing a cease fire deal with us, or by shan to end 6 weeks of fighting russian yanis refusing to step down. Despite large protests, the peace deal gives up territory in the disputed region of nagornokarabakh, possibly as aries or Ethnic Armenians have been destroying their own homes, as they leave the corner before sundays handover of lands to azerbaijan. The United Statess sets, yet another record for a new covert 1000 cases reporting more than 880000 infections. In 24 hours, deaths are also rising fast, and hospital admissions are at their highest levels. Yet, some states have imposed a near complete shutdown in ahead of a major holiday, where the u. S. Centers for Disease Control has forecasts that the death toll could jump by another 36000 in the next 4 weeks. Officers will reynolds is in the sun jewelers with more on the challenges ahead. Its a very, very dire, very grim picture that we see all across the United States. As the Winter Weather begins to set in, people are no longer able to safely congregate outdoors in search of the distance distance manner. And it is the holidays coming up, which generally involve people gathering together in family groups. And, you know, mixing households with that is also great concern in a lot of Public Health officials and political leaders around the country in the states and cities are calling on people to postpone or alter their traditional holiday celebrations. Now all of this takes place as President Donald Trump has apparently walked away from any effort to actively manage the crisis or use the powers of the federal government to stem the spread of the virus. And newly published report in the Washington Post cites sources in the white house as saying that trump has not attended a meeting of the Coronavirus Task force in 5 months. This of course makes the prospects for a president elect biden. Much more difficult if the Current Administration does little or nothing to stem the spread, then biden will face a very serious and much more bleak picture. When he takes office as president on january 20th, mexico has become the latest country to register 1000000, corona, virus infections. And saturday, it reported more than 5800 new cases, and 635 deaths. Officials in mexico city have imposed 15 days of tighter restrictions on bars and restaurants and wish when their reports in mexico, the staggering numbers. A reminder of the human cost of the pandemic. More than 1000000, people have now been infected with the covered 900 virus. Official figures say nearly 100000, people have died the 4th highest in the world after the United States india, brazil. Im angry that after all weve lived through in this world, some still dont accept the reality. This really exists or not actors, and the patients here are dying. Having partially lifted restrictions, the authorities in mexico city have clamped down again, closing bars and restaurants for 15 days. The measures come off the hospital admissions in the capital and surrounding areas. Rose from 20 to more than 100 a day is one of them because its important that everyone knows that the measures were working with are vital in stopping this outbreak from growing in the battle against the pandemic is being fought in the context of continuing violence across mexico, both criminal and political, these residents in better crews demanding justice after their mayor was kidnapped and killed. Because it is in this deal you were asking that they investigate this terrible murder, the murder of our colleague, which should not go unpunished. We hold the National Government directly responsible for this well, in the Southern State of tabasco, theyre clearing up and trying to rebuild their lives after being hit by hurricane eta. Why should i go to the shelter so i can get infected . No, it doesnt make sense. They dont think about that about the coed infections. Many of us just want to stay with our family. Yes. However, some institutions are still open to the public, albeit in a limited way. They include mexico citys famous anthropology museum. We have to get used to the new normal. We cant think things are like they used to be and getting used to it means that we should be very respectful of the right of others to be healthy. Its world renowned collection of ancient art and artifacts providing a poignant reminder of life. As it was long before the pandemic struck. Aljazeera, mexicos president says pledged federal funds and help thousands of people impacted by floods and dress money. Well, look, theres over a dollar travel to the state of tabasco on saturday. You know, 10000 people were moved after flooding destroyed homes across the region. Last week. Over a door said, the navy was setting up Community Kitchens and he promised to divert money from the federal budgets to relief efforts. In the philippines, the death toll from typhoon vanco has climbed to 67 with 12 people still missing. Because going valley region was heavily flooded, as was the capital manila, the deadliest storm to hit the country this year. Many areas remain submerged. Nearly 26000 homes have been damaged. Thousands of protesters have again gathered outside Prime MinisterBinyamin Netanyahu is official residence, calling on him to resign. Process have been ongoing for months now. Demonstrators say hes unfit to lead. While hes on trial for corruption, theres also anger over his handling of the pandemic, which is hits israels economy, as anyone who has dismissed the protesters as anarchists, and leftists of 30 years ceasefire in miracles, volatile Western Sahara region could be in jeopardy, says the Pro Independence group has blocked the main roads, and the army has moved in to stop them. The polar sario fronts are reporting fighting in the buffer zone and say morocco has ignited a war. The countrys authorities deny any facing the group wants Western Sahara to be completely independence or more hilali is morocco is permanent representative at the u. N. He says, morocco has continued to call for peace with the bowler sario fronts and wants to protect civilians who may get courts in the crossfire. It is time for diplomacy and time for action. During one week, we have the secretary general and the minister to convince them we have requested to give a chance to 48 hours last week and we said ok, go and use your agreements and it meant bitch and after a month it does give us more. d than 24 hours and after, but in the end we realize that this people dont listen to all that, that the state hardest, the secretary General Court did this in the vision called the ministers and the vision. Asking them, he even poured south africa and the president to visit them. Of course of the us in please speak with them to them them to free because this area was created all the time. And its not the 1st time that the designer is doing this. Thats the decision that i and that is broken the road, but we are just to open it for syria and train traffic. Thats what the secretary general made in his court. 21 of the october horseracing in zimbabwe was suspended in march g to the corona virus pandemic. While some restrictions of not been lifted, since jockeys and owners are hoping to revive the sports as how much hassle reports from harare thomas masons his horse racing has been struggling here for years. Mainly because as a worsening economy. But the coronavirus pandemic has made things worse. After a nationwide lockdown that lasted months. The government has now lifted some restrictions. That means horse racing can resume, but compared to some other countries in the region, zimbabwe has a lot of catching up to do so africa, others have pressed on and very, very good list and lots and no breeding. We now rely on their racing to survive by their stock to come here and race. But weve gotten the best race cars in the world. So african track is a crime ridden here. Guys in the u. K. Have come ridin here. Soaring inflation, job losses, and the high cost of doing business in zimbabwe have affected all sectors of society, only balancing raising big otherwise consider allowing the 12 years that we need it can cost up to 400. 00 a month to feed an adult horse that excluding medical expenses despite the economic challenges, bridge is tired of explains why she has chosen to carry on. Because we love it, its home. You know, we do, we make up our own, i think, and she was a vibrant star, which is what everyone does. You make a plan somehow you able to keep going, you know, a couple of years ago we did, we went through a bad start, you were only 3 trainers, but we kept on going, you know, we ordinary lot of horses from south africa. Thankfully, weve had a few more trainers come back and start up again. So we are, we slowly growing a back to what we, what we should be. Over the years, several jockeys have trained for raced in and one competitions abroad. 11 into a god. And a massive passion to love what youre doing, everything your forward will come together in they like to be took on a come on your side. You would question it has been sitting around. You know, its get the fittest but the one thing missing. Others dictators. The government banned large gatherings to prevent a spate of confidante team, but as passionate about the sport say at least for now, they are racing again. Archaeologists in egypts have announced a major discovery more than 100 wooden coffins with well preserved mummies, along with dozens of gilded statues of ancient gods. The discovery was announced in such a car right next to a parents under chapelle. As more was buried beneath the sand for 2 and a half 1000 years. A breathtaking slice of egyptian history is revealed to the human heart of one of the more will archaeologists say the objects belong to the wealthiest of citizens. Most of them are covered in gold. More than 40 statues of ancient gods and funerary masks were found alongside them, and its thought the massive burial site just south of cairo has far more in store. In the the real surprise is that there is a workshop for making wooden coffins of mummies. Where is it . We have discovered it yet, but we are expecting to find it by 2021. My fellow, archaeologists and i are working on this sucker is home to more than a dozen pyramids and burial sites. It was a cemetery for the ancient egyptian capital of memphis, and is now a unesco World Heritage site. The finds will go on display at 4 museums, including the granta gyptian museum, which is due to open next year. Its hoped the mummies will bring visitors for Tourism Sector left reeling by years of political unrest. And now the corona virus pandemic enter schapelle aljazeera. And how his eon end with the headlines on aljazeera, at least 3 rockets have been fired at eritreas capital and a major escalation of the conflict in the with, in ethiopia. Earlier, an official in ethiopia is to grey region, threatened eritrea and admitted its force