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Hello until mccrae. This is al jazeera live from doha. Also coming out shall anchors, former president go to buy a roger pox returns after he fled, protest triggered by an economic crisis and new life and a world destroyed pakistans, devastating floods force, pregnant women and girls to give birth and shelters. Also awe tennis star, Serena Williams loses in the 3rd round of the us open and whats expected to be the last match of her career. Ah, mourners a paying tribute to the soviet unions last leader ahead of his burial and moscow, Mikhail Gorbachev will be laid to rest in the coming hours. The kremlin says president Vladimir Putin will not attends. These are life pictures from moscow of mourners queuing up to file past the body of one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. A western leaders have praised gorbachev as a towering statesman who helped in the cold war. But his legacy as a leader who oversaw the end of the soviet union has received a cooler response
60 minutes. The last leader of the former soviet Union Mikhail gorbachev is laid to rest in moscow. Hundreds of thousands rally and argentina to support democracy after an assassination attempt against the Vice President. A countdown has begun for another attempt by nasa to send its giant rocket optimists to the moons orbit. And millions of people in that southern pakistan are desperate for help, more floods expected in the region and is full. Serena williams has played what looked set to be the final match of her career, one of tennessee school, san grayson, bowing out at a home grand slam with is just after 15 on the g m t. We start in so where the lost lead of the former soviet union has been buried in moscow. Cal gorbachev died on tuesday at the age of 91. He was interred during a ceremony held at the nova defeat sheets cemetery next to his linked wife. Isnt Vladimir Putin did not attend . Auto 0 as they are haughty as the store. Thousands have lined the streets of moscow to bid fa
This is al jazeera, these are the top stores now a team of you and experts has inspect to the russian control zap of Asia Nuclear Power Plant and ukraine. The International Atomic Energy Agency chief has already left the site, but 5 others are staying behind. I went into the, into the units, i could visit the emergency systems, the diesel generators, the different parts are. So we, we had, we have the control rooms of some of the, of the Nuclear Power plants there. So we chose for you are 4 key areas that i needed to see firsthand. The chairman of russias 2nd Largest Oil Company has died of the falling from a hospital window according to Russian Media reports rattling off was being treated as a clinic in moscow. The lou coil chairman is one of several high level russian executives who have died in the last year. Russia and China Holding wargames and the show of growing defense cooperation. The weeklong drills are taking place in russia as far east and the sea of japan. They both more t
Coming up in the next 60 minutes. Tributes paid to last soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who said to be buried without state on us, shall anchors for president , go to pyre, roger packs, or returns after fleeing during protests triggered by an economic crisis. Hundreds of thousands rally and argentina in support of democracy. After an assassination attempt on the Vice President and im zane bas ravi, in pakistan, southern since province were women who have been left homeless by the floods are forced to give birth in miserable conditions. At nasas most powerful walk it ever is on the launch pad for its 2nd attempt to head to the moons orbit. And im fine. How much with all the sport, including ah, tennis stars, Serena Williams, news is in the 3rd round of the us open in whats expected to be the last max of her korea. Ah mall as a paying tribute to the soviet unions last leader ahead of his burial in moscow, Mikhail Gorbachev will be late to rest in the coming hours. The kremlin says the p