In this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a warning from the u. N. Democratic republic of congo faces a disaster of extraordinary proportions of Ethnic Violence in the east. Survivors of the High School Shooting in florida take their demand for gun reform to the State Capitol as chunk proposes banning some modified guns. And scientists and a warning that Artificial Intelligence may not always be a smart idea. We begin in syria where the rebel held enclave of east and go to continues to come under heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces more than two hundred fifty people have been killed in intense bombing since sunday its the highest death toll in the area since a chemical attack in twenty thirteen the bombing has damaged or destroyed six medical facilities has more from beirut. The targeting of civilians is a military tactic their aim is to bomb people into submission to force them to surrender more than two hundred People Killed at least sixty of them children in the
Well again i have a dream figure in this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up hope for south africas future as the finance minister offers Free College Education in the countrys new budget but the cost will be steep. So i think on the Prime Minister israeli media report that one of Benjamin Netanyahu is closest confidantes will testify him against him. And billy graham one of the most influential christian evangelical preachers of the Twentieth Century has died. The rebel held on klav of Eastern Syria is on the war heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces the kremlin though denies any involvement almost three hundred people have been killed over the past four days including four c. On witness day its the highest casualty count in the area since a chemical attack there in twenty thirteen aljazeera sent a hot air. On the story just a warning you may find some of the images inside this report to stop i. There is no frontline in eastern. Oh residential neighborhoods have becom
A bit cold war ish to russia however were beyond cold in terms of the cold war the rhetoric is much more aggressive much more ricin for us the agenda is much more pernicious and its become a centerpiece of u. S. Partisan politics the whole russia gate issue back to domestic policy and trump announced that hed signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center open despite get my becoming notorious for various human rights abuses including torture from speed assisted broke obama vowed to close the facility back in two thousand and nine but never delivered on the promise. In the past we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous. Only to meet again on the battlefield including the isis leader. Who we captured who we had who we released. So today im keeping another problem i just shy. Prior to walking in an order directing secretary to reexamine our military detention policy and to keep open the detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay. When it came into p
So far claimed responsibility for the attacks rodger today those are the headlines coming up next here on aljazeera is counting the costs. You stand the differences. And the similarities of cultures across the world. Aljazeera. The. Hello im has im sick of this is counting the cost on that visit or your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week how corrupt is your country well talk to Transparency International about the latest global rankings also this week the petro venezuela becomes the first government in history to launch its own crypto currency plus south africas new president needs to plug a hole in the nations finances as cape town faces running out of water. But despite efforts to tackle corruption around the world progress is still frustratingly slow thats according to the latest report from Transparency International its annual Corruption Perception index reveals some Alarming Trends it shows corruption is still a huge problem for two thirds of the worlds
Cancellation the u. S. Says more korea called off the meeting with Vice President mike pence during his visit to the Winter Olympics. We have to do more to protect our children days after the Florida School shooting u. S. President responds by proposing a ban on devices that turn illegal weapons into machine guns plus well look at why some Scientists Say Artificial Intelligence may not always be a smart idea. Theres been no let up in the Syrian Governments assault on the eastern good despite a growing International Outcry Syrian Forces are backed by their allies russia bombs rockets and shells of killed at least two hundred fifty people since sunday and the last rebel stronghold near damascus activists are describing the death toll in the last forty eight hours as a massacre and say its the highest since the two thousand and thirteen chemical attack on that area eastern go to has been besieged by the government since two thousand and thirteen four hundred thousand people are estimated