President ial runoff. Alone will compete. With your top stories from aljazeera also coming up about a Million People are forced to move in vietnam ahead of a Violent Storm thats already brought death and destruction to the philippines. President defends his controversial decision to pardon a jailed predecessor and the russian Opposition Leader alexina calls for an election after his bid to run in next years president ial vote is blocked. To liberia first where the polls have opened in the president ial runoff thats expected to lead to the first democratic transition of power there in seventy three years the former footballer george weah is taking on the current Vice President joseph unemployment and corruption with a big campaign. In the capital monrovia. In the contest for the liberian presidency this month all my International Footballer do it with the head start he received thirty eight percent of the votes cast in the foster round held in october hes opponent in the current liberia
Im adrian from again this is the live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes a choice to define the future liberians votes in a president ial runoff. Russian Opposition Leader alexina valmy calls for an election boy cause after his bid to run in next years president ial vote is blocked. Perus president defends his controversial decision to pardon a jailed. And im far as small have all the days sporting including defending n. B. A. Champions the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Christmas Day showdown. Both candidates have cast their votes in liberias Runoff Election thats expected to mark the countrys first democratic transfer of power in seventy three years creating jobs and fighting corruption have been the Major Campaign issues liberia is one of the worlds poorest countries and many of its four point seven million citizens live with. Basic Services Like clean water and electricity george weah has crafted his image as the candidate for the poor drawing on
The first critically ill patients are evacuated from the damascus suburb of eastern guta as part of a deal with the government. I am. The one to tell us and exult is there a live from london also coming up ukraines government and pro russian rebels complete a major prisoner swap can be brutal and. Hundreds of new shelters are set up in the philippines for fountains displaced by fighting and flooding. And the Art Exhibition that gives the public a red glimpse of life a grand time obey from the perspective of its templates. And i. Aid workers have started evacuating critically ill patients from eastern groups or in syrias capital damascus at least eighteen people have died while waiting to go to is one of the last remaining rebel strongholds its been under a tight government siege since twenty thirteen and the target of hundreds of asterix out artillery attacks thats caused severe food and medical shortages for about four hundred thousand syrians truck that last month the u. N. Called fo
Zero. Hello im Maryam Namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up aid agencies evacuate critically ill patients in syrias besieged but at least eighteen people died before they can be moved. We hear about the alleged rights abuses in yemen by a political prisoner who says he was kidnapped and tortured. Hundreds of new shelters set up in the philippines for the thousands displaced by fighting and flooding. And we visit the christmas sounds of parade in colombia thats taking place in the wild self the capital. With all the sporting clothing for time african football of the year the ivory coast as yards away says hes planning to make a return to International Football. Aid workers have started evacuating critically ill patients from eastern goods here in syrias capital damascus at least eighteen people have died though while waiting easton is one of the last remaining rebel strongholds its been under a tight government siege since two thousand and thirteen and the targets of
A government deal. Or again im certain this is al jazeera live from london also coming up ukraines government and pro russia rebels completes a major Prisoner Exchange swap in the war zone east hundreds of new shelters are set up in the philippines for the thousands of civilians displaced by fighting and flooding. And we visit the christmas else a parade in colombia is taking place in the world salsa capital. We begin in syria where aid workers have run the show evacuate at least eighteen critically ill patients from a suburb of the syrian capital damascus isnt guta has been under a tight government seat since twenty thirteen and subjected to hundreds of airstrikes on artillery attacks but before wednesdays transfers could be completed seven people several people died waiting for help including a six month old baby zena how there are reports from neighboring lebanon and the warning some of the images in this story may be disturbing. Its a start but its not enough only a handful of east