Hello and welcome to the aljazeera news our life or my headquarters in doha with me it is a problem coming up the next sixty minutes the number of dead rising in the philippines after a Tropical Storm causes flooding and mudslides on the Southern Island of mindanao. Palestinian stand with continued demonstrations against Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital. A clarion call from canada and liberias president ial runoff as campaigning intensifies ahead of this weeks vote. And in the second part of our one year five family series we report from venezuela where Community Activists are working together to provide what the government com. At least two hundred people are feared dead in the southern philippines following a massive landslides and flooding caused by Tropical Storm most of the casualties on the island of mindanao dozens of people still missing and reports. Flash floods and mudslides brought on by Tropical Storm tandon the towns of two baad n. P. R. On min
Im suited to mrs algis there a long way from london also coming up from the bottom of his hocks perus former president asked for forgiveness for his crimes a russian Opposition Leader calls for a boycott of next years election the kremlin investigates whether he is breaking the law im strong in seattle the u. S. Says it comforting Plastic Waste and encouraging recycling. We start in liberia where just one hour remains for people to cast their votes in the countrys president ial Runoff Election which will see its first democratic transition of power in seventy three years turnouts has been a lower than the last round both candidates have placed to revive the struggling economy and kickstart Infrastructure Projects fifty one year old george weah spent his childhood in the slums of monrovia rising to become the first african to be named fief as World Football player of the you. Here in one thousand nine hundred five his bid for the presidency was unsuccessful in two thousand and five he w
Transition of power in the west african nation in seventy three years but turnout has been low voters were choosing between the former footballer george ware and the current Vice President joseph bach both of whom are confident of winning. The game and. Im not as easy to do this. They said do go to win their group period because of the curse of democracy we went in one would want to work and i would reduce it to. We have gone through the process is that what you think the president rules were willing to live with. The two president ial candidates they will get a deal was in the capital monrovia with the latest. Vaulting house and that in liberias runoff elections and electoral officials have begun the process of counting the votes in polling stations more than five thousand of them across the country the Electoral Commission has two weeks within which to declare the results but Officials Say they only need four more days before they declare the results if the results of the fuss around
A response for the war weary people of Eastern Ukraine. Also on the program a nomination ceremony in moscow clears the path for russian president Vladimir Putin to run as an independent candidate in next years president ial election the move coming a day off to putins main challenger. Was bought from standing against him. And votes are being counted after liberias president ial runoff as the country prepares for its first peaceful transition of power in over seventy is the poll gave liberians a choice between a former soccer star in the countrys current Vice President. And. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a thanks for joining us its a rare moment of deescalation in the bitter conflict between Ukrainian Government forces and pro russian rebels in the east of the country the two sides have agreed to exchange a significant number of prisoners later today theres also talks in moscow mediated by the head of the Russian Orthodox church kievs representative at those talks as u
Correspondent in the capital kiev for more on exactly whos being exchanged and why. Also on the program votes are being counted off to liberias president ial runoff as the country prepares for its first peaceful transition of power in over seventy is liberians with choosing between a former soccer star and the countrys current fice president. Go go go go go go go go go go getting to grips with the Monkey Business in south africa conservationists have come up with a novel way of keeping pesky primates away from humans. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a good to have you with us a rare moment of deescalation in the bitter conflict between Ukrainian Forces and pro russian rebels in the east of the country a Prisoner Exchange between the two sides is under way this ukraine central. The government is releasing three hundred and six prisoners and expects the separatists to release seventy four of its captives in return this off the talks in moscow mediated by the head of the R