Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released for the first time in the United States. The pilot programme, in the Florida Keys, is aimed at reducing the spread of potentially deadly diseases. But some residents and environmental groups are outraged. Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports from Miami, Florida. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website:...
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Thai police and anti-government protesters have clashed in the centre of the capital. Water cannon were used to break through a barricade set up by demonstrators in Bangkok. For a third day in a row, thousands of people defied a government ban on gatherings. They are calling for the prime minister's resignation and reforms to the monarchy. Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on...
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Oct 10, 2021
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Many governments have been cracking down on journalists Hundreds of Journalists have either been jailed or killed because of their work.But the Norwegian Nobel Committee has just sent a strong message to those fighting for the freedom of expression.It has awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia.Ressa was recognised for her coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign against drugs. While Muratov was singled out for his...
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Feb 21, 2021
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A civil disobedience movement is growing in Myanmar; young people are using social media to organise and keep citizens and the outside world informed.Contributors:Thin Lei Win - Founder and former chief correspondent, Myanmar NowAye Min Thant - Myanmar-based journalistManny Maung - Researcher, Human Rights WatchFrancis Wade - Author, Myanmar's Enemy WithinOn our radarAustralia is now a front line in the revenue battle between big tech and the mainstream media. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer...
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Feb 21, 2021
02/21
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When Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny was arrested while returning to Russia last month, crowds came out to protest against the Russian leadership. If the protests were anything to go by, many Russians have been disillusioned and angered by President Vladimir Putin and the economic gloom.Navalny released a video that claimed a billion-dollar palace on the Black Sea was built for Putin. The Kremlin denied the allegation.But decades-long questions about Putin's wealth will not go away.We talk to...
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Mar 6, 2021
03/21
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After months of a media blackout, journalists are finally able to examine reports of war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia's Tigray region.Contributors:Fisseha Tekle - Ethiopia researcher, Amnesty InternationalTsedale Lemma - Editor, Addis StandardZecharias Zelalem - Freelance journalistAbebe Gellaw - Journalist and activistOn our radarTwo and a half years after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a press freedom watchdog accuses Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of crimes...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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There is news of a possible reconciliation in the Gulf - the end of the blockade of Qatar - and some careful message management is under way.Contributors:Zaid Benjamin - Washington correspondent, Al Araby TVHussein Ibish - Arab Gulf States InstituteZarqa Parvez - Lecturer, Hamad bin Khalifa UniversityNabeel Nowairah - Gulf affairs analystOn our radarRichard Gizbert and Meenakshi Ravi discuss how a state visit by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt to France became a media story.Science...
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Apr 21, 2021
04/21
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European football clubs like Manchester United and Real Madrid are global phenomenons, drawing big-name stars and millions of followers.They're among 12 elite teams who have announced a breakaway competition of their own, the European Super League.Many fans and the sport's governing bodies reacted in anger.However, those behind the new Super League insist the changes are needed to rejuvenate the game.So what's really behind this move?Presenter: Mohammed JamjoomGuests:Akhil Vyas - Arsenal...
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Mar 20, 2021
03/21
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As military leaders ban independent media and arrest reporters, citizen journalists become an information lifeline in Myanmar.Contributors:Swe Win - Editor-in-chief, Myanmar NowAye Chan Naing - Chief editor, Democratic Voice of BurmaWai Hnin Pwint Thon - The Burma Campaign UKWai Wai Nu - Human rights activist; founder, Women's Peace NetworkOn our radarIn Russia, opposition figure Alexey Navalney is locked up in prison. Producer Tariq Nafi talks to Richard Gizbert about how the part-politician,...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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Five years ago, world leaders signed the Paris Climate Agreement to cut carbon emissions and stop global temperature rises.However, the last five years have been the warmest on record.The coronavirus pandemic is providing some hope of a green, climate-led recovery.In collaboration with the UN Environment Programme's Champions of the Earth award, we look at how even the smallest actions can trigger global change.Presenter: Amanda BurrellGuests:Inger Andersen - Executive Director, United Nations...
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Dec 19, 2020
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No country in the Middle East was hit harder by the coronavirus pandemic than Iran. It has recorded more deaths than anywhere else in the region and total infections are still rising, although rates of infection are declining.Despite warnings, the government has shifted focus from curbing the virus to saving the economy as it relaxes restrictions and opens cities up for business.Health experts say it puts people's lives at risk, while Iran claims it has few other options as its economy...
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Mar 14, 2021
03/21
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah has left British news outlets in a frenzy.Contributors:Stephen Bates - Former royal correspondent, The Guardian and author, Royalty Inc.Laura Clancy - Lecturer in media, Lancaster University and author, Running the Family FirmAnna Pasternak - Royal biographer and author, The American DuchessShola Mos-Shogbamimu - Author and lawyerMiranda Larbi - Freelance journalistOn our radarMyanmar's new military rulers hire a PR firm with the hope that...
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Jan 30, 2021
01/21
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In late 2019, mass protests triggered by a fiercely disputed election forced Bolivia's first Indigenous president into exile after 14 years in power.As Evo Morales took stock in Argentina - and weighed up the prospects of a possible return - an interim government led by a former opposition senator, Jeanine Anez, announced plans for fresh elections, delayed until October 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.In Morales's absence, supporters of his Movement for Socialism (MAS) rallied behind...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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A year ago this week a white supremacist massacred 51 Muslims in mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in an attack that shocked the world and put the spotlight on the rise of racist attacks occuring worldwide.\"The level of violence, the number of people killed, the way it was live-streamed...I think was really shocking,\" said Christian Picciolini, a former Neo-Nazi who founded the Free Radicals Project, which works to de-radicalise individuals.In recent months there have been a...
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Oct 26, 2021
10/21
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When Myanmar's military regime ended its flirtation with the representative government in February 2021, it marked the moment by killing several hundred anti-coup protesters and detaining thousands more - including Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Prize-winning leader of the National League for Democracy.So now some activists are taking a more aggressive approach to the Tatmadaw, as the country's armed forces are known. They have been heading to remote jungle regions to seek support from armed...
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Aug 22, 2021
08/21
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The Taliban has the keys to the presidential place, but they do not have access to all the levers of power, including billions of dollars held overseas.Washington stopped the shipment of dollars to Afghanistan before the government's fall. Without dollars, the currency will depreciate, causing inflation, increasing food prices and poverty. Jonah Blank, a lecturer at the National University of Singapore and senior political scientist at the Rand Corporation, explains the economic...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus a pandemic this week as many countries expanded travel restrictions, shut down schools and universities and clamped down on large public gatherings in a bid to contain the virus. Speaking on Wednesday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in the past two weeks the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold, and expressed deep concern about the spread of the virus. He also raised concerns about \"alarming levels...
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Jan 10, 2021
01/21
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It's bitcoin season again. The time of year when the world's most famous and least understood currency explodes in value - seemingly for no reason. In March last year, a single bitcoin was worth $5,000.In December, it hit $20,000 for the first time.As we came into the new year, $30,000.And just days later, it's now $40,000.It has those already on the Bitcoin train guessing at where it goes next.So exactly what is driving this increase?And could Bitcoin be a new safe haven?- Subscribe to our...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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China and Australia, two major trading partners, are now using their respective media outlets - in different ways and to different extents - to trash talk one another.Contributors:Yang Yao - Professor, Peking UniversityYun Sun - Co-director, Stimson CenterEryk Bagshaw - China correspondent, Sydney Morning HeraldYun Jiang - China Policy Centre, Australian National UniversityOn our radarUganda has a presidential election coming up. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Flo Phillips about the risks...
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Aug 17, 2021
08/21
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The United States leaves Afghanistan as the Taliban seem to be retaking control of the entire country, city by city.So what becomes of the government that Washington propped up and the military that it trained?Andrew Bacevich, president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and a retired colonel in the US Army, tells host Steve Clemons that Washington was blinded by its imperialistic notions that Afghanistan was in dire need of American intervention. And Afghanistan analyst Hashim...
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Feb 28, 2021
02/21
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Ending extreme poverty has been a key initiative of the Chinese president since he came to power in 2012.Almost a decade later, Xi Jinping says his country has achieved the 'miracle that would go down in history'.His government says that over an eight-year period, nearly 100 million people have been lifted out of destitution.But critics are questioning China's bar for measuring poverty and the sustainability of the project.There's also been controversy around the timing of the announcement.The...
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Apr 10, 2021
04/21
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Mozambique has a seen a rise in attacks across its northern region in recent months.Dozens of people were killed when ISIL-linked fighters raided a hotel in the northern town of Palma last month.And now, it's emerged that 12 of the victims - possibly foreigners - were beheaded during that siege.The attack prompted southern African leaders to hold emergency talks and come up with a response to the growing crisis.But is a regional intervention the answer?And could it fend off the threat from...
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Oct 26, 2021
10/21
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At its closest point, the Greek island of Samos lies barely two kilometres off the coast of Turkey, which has long made it a target destination for refugees and migrants seeking to enter Europe.Those who make it across the Aegean Sea are housed in and around a camp close to the capital Vathy. Some have been there for years, waiting for their paperwork to be processed through the tortuously slow Greek bureaucracy.Living conditions are atrocious. In the official camp, people sleep in dangerously...
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Jan 16, 2021
01/21
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Ethiopia and Sudan are warning each other against worsening a historic border dispute.They have fought over the fertile Al Fashaga region for a century.Although Ethiopians have long settled there, Sudan says the area is part of its territory.Skirmishes have increased in the past two months.What's behind the flare-up?- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our...
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Jan 23, 2021
01/21
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France is setting up a Truth Commission to shed light on the impact of its colonial rule over Algeria. But President Macron is refusing to give an official apology for abuses committed during Algeria's War of Independence between 1954 and 1962, one of the bloodiest conflicts during the time of decolonisation. Is reconciliation possible without repentance?- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook:...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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When a country's finances are a mess and a lender of last resort needs to step in, a bailout comes with conditions, mostly draconian austerity measures. But governments have also been known to implement them for ideological reasons.With the pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now says governments should keep spending and not worry about their finances until a recovery is managed.But according to Oxfam, the majority of loans extended by the IMF during the pandemic will require some...
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Jan 30, 2021
01/21
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The hottest investment in the U.S. right now is a failing chain of shops selling video games.GameStop shares have soared 1,700 percent since December.Amateur traders banded together to buy the stock when they realised hedge funds were betting on the shares falling.Online platforms like Robinhood have restricted trade on the stock, prompting anger from investors and politicians.So who will win this battle between armchair traders and the Wolves of Wall Street?- Subscribe to our channel:...
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Oct 27, 2021
10/21
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Sri Lanka's finances are in a precarious state, but the economy was already in trouble before the COVID-19 pandemic.Between 2005 and 2015, Colombo borrowed billions from China, accumulating a mountain of debt. It was forced to hand over a port to a Chinese company after failing to keep up with payments. But Beijing is making more loans. Asia Frontier Capital's Ruchir Desai explains why China and India are keen to help Colombo out.Elsewhere, crisis-hit Lebanon has its third prime minister in 12...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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After three weeks of fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, both sides have leaned on their domestic media to give their version of events. We examine the events in Nagorno-Karabakh and the dangers of war reporting in the age of COVID-19.Contributors:Cavid Aga - Writer, Open Caucasus MediaDaniel Hamilton - Political and communications analystNeil Hauer - Non-resident fellow, Frontier EuropeAni Paitjan - Journalist, CivilNetOn our radarThere are more signals from Saudi media that the narrative...
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Feb 10, 2021
02/21
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Elections were supposed to take place in Somlia before the president's four-year term expired on Monday.However, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is in dispute with regional leaders over how to hold the vote.Talks between the central government and Somalia's five federal states have collapsed.Opposition groups say they won't recognise Farmaajo's authority.What are the consequences if the stalemate continues?Presenter: Mohammed JamjoomGuests:Matt Bryden - Strategic Adviser, Sahan ResearchHodan Ali -...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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The coronavirus continued to spread around the world this week and Italy's death toll surpassed that of China's. Governments called on citizens to self-isolate, closed borders, put cities into lockdown and shut all but essential businesses.Amid the crisis, and despite a second wave of infections in Asian countries, South Korea continues to lead the way in containing the spread of COVID-19, with one of the lowest casualty rates in the world.According to John Hopkins University medical...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US surpasses 11,000, major cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York are in lockdown. Experts say a lack of available testing has been a major setback for the US and has prevented the country from getting ahead of the pandemic. Former Utah Republican Governor Mike Leavitt suggested the US could have done better in terms of testing.\"When the after-action report is written on this episode, it's clear to me that a couple of things...
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Feb 27, 2021
02/21
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In a special edition of UpFront, we ask Rwanda's justice minister about the circumstances surrounding government critic Paul Rusesabagina's sudden appearance in Kigali, after years of living in exile.Human rights organisations, members of the United States Congress and the European Parliament have described Rusesabagina's rendition to Rwanda as illegal under international law.Johnston Busingye admits Rwanda did pay for the plane that transported Rusesabagina to the capital and defends the right...
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Dec 19, 2020
12/20
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With some 7,000 cases and 200 deaths, Brazil has more coronavirus infections than any other country in Latin America. The country's health minister warns the healthcare system could be overwhelmed by the end of April.Yet, President Jair Bolsonaro has been downplaying the pandemic. He has referred to the virus as a \"little flu\" and \"hysteria\" and even visited a busy market outside the country's capital, Brasília, in a bid to get people back to work.Brazilian...
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Jan 31, 2021
01/21
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At least 50 countries have now begun vaccination programmes against COVID-19.It's a slow process in many places, and drug makers are struggling to keep up with deliveries.The European Union, criticised for its slow immunisation campaign, is restricting vaccine exports to 100 nations.The W.H.O. is warning that 'vaccine nationalism' will hamper access to jabs in developing countries.So what is the solution?- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter:...
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Oct 27, 2021
10/21
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Russian President Vladimir Putin dubbed the hypersonic missile the \"invincible\" and a few weeks later inspected a prototype lightweight stealth fighter plane.The only plane comparable to Checkmate, as it is known, is the US-built F-35, and it costs a quarter of the price, opening up new markets.Dmitry Stefanovich, a research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, explains how decades of investment is paying off.Plus, Rwandan troops help Mozambique to...
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Jan 17, 2021
01/21
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One of the cornerstones of global security since the Cold War is in danger of collapsing.The Open Skies treaty allows countries to fly aircraft over each other's territories and monitor military activity.However, Russia is following the U.S. by pulling out of the pact.Will the decision make the world more dangerous?And is the pact still relevant today in a world of high-tech surveillance drones?- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter:...
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Oct 27, 2021
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Before the election of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in 2018, Ethiopia's economy was growing fast. But the conflict in the Tigray region, sanctions and the pandemic have strained the country's finances.Louw Nel, a senior political analyst at NKC African Economics, explains the economic and political challenges Abiy faces as the United States blocks access to finance.Friends of the Earth's Sam Cossar-Gilbert explains why they are challenging Norway's decision to drill in the Arctic.And Arvind...
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Oct 26, 2021
10/21
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In 2020, public fury at alleged corruption among Bulgaria's political elite erupted into widespread protests,Since then, the crisis has seen two inconclusive elections, various prominent officials mired in scandal, and a three-term prime minister, Boyko Borissov, forced from office. His almost 14-year reign came to an end in April 2021 when he failed to secure enough votes to form a government. A new poll was scheduled for July, which this time Borissov's GERB party lost outright.But the...
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Mar 20, 2021
03/21
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Alaska is playing host to a meeting to reset frosty relations between China and the U.S.But hopes of a thaw quickly melted away.Washington and Beijing's top diplomats traded rebukes at the start, accusing each other of grandstanding and hypocrisy.The exchange highlighted big differences on everything from global security to human rights.Can the superpowers find common ground?And how will the outcome affect the friends and foes of the superpowers?- Subscribe to our channel:...
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Mar 14, 2021
03/21
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'A free and open Indo-Pacific'.That was the promise after the first summit between the leaders of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia.The so-called Quad group agreed to cooperate on the pandemic, climate change and security.Although China wasn't mentioned in the final communique, it became clear that Beijing's growing influence in the Asia Pacific was driving the discussions.So what can the four nations achieve?- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter:...
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Dec 19, 2020
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In this episode of UpFront we challenge prominent Iranian political analyst Mohammad Marandi on how Tehran is handling the coronavirus.And in a Special Interview, Brazilian congresswoman Tabata Amaral explains why she thinks President Jair Bolsonaro is putting millions of lives at risk.COVID-19: Iran's government 'didn't botch the response'According to official figures, at least six people die every hour in Iran from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The Islamic republic has...
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Feb 4, 2021
02/21
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Two of the world's biggest tech giants - Apple and Facebook - appear to be going to war, over just how much data tech companies should take and how much say users should have.Apple's new update will mean whenever users open an app, they'll be asked whether they want their data to be tracked.Facebook's not happy about it, so it's rolling out the same kind of privacy options... but spun in a very different way.Apple says Facebook doesn't need so much data.The social media says apple's updates...
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Feb 14, 2021
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News with a grain of salt: South Africans have found out their government has been paying for favourable journalism.Karyn Maughan - legal journalist, News24John Matisonn - journalist and author of God, Spies and LiesSbu Ngalwa - chairperson, South African National Editors ForumEusebius McKaiser - political analyst and broadcasterOn our radarAl Jazeera's Mahmoud Hussein has been released from an Egyptian prison after four years with no charge or trial. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Johanna...
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Dec 19, 2020
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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi pledged to build a strong nation when he was elected last year.But his reforms have been challenged by supporters of former leader Joseph Kabila who share power with him.Tshisekedi has scrapped the ruling coalition, saying a new one will help him push through his agenda.He is seeking to flip the majority in the legislative body in his favour The president has threatened to dissolve parliament, hold new elections and has acted to remove a Kabila ally as...
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China has consolidated its grip on Hong Kong by imposing a sweeping national security law and overhauling the electoral system; moves critics say strip the opposition of any space for dissent.This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill challenges Hong Kong Legislative Council Member Regina Ip on the principle of \"one country, two systems\" and the crackdown on basic rights.And in the Arena, Shireen Al-Adeimi, an anti-war advocate and assistant professor of education at Michigan State...
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Dec 19, 2020
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In December 2019, the first case of the coronavirus was discovered in Wuhan, China. Since then, it has spread to dozens of other countries and resulted in tens of thousands of people being infected and hundreds of deaths.When the virus began to spread, Chinese citizens who tried to warn others about the illness were accused of lying and told by police to stop their \"illegal activity\". Since then, China's top officials have admitted there were shortcomings in response to the virus...
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Jan 29, 2021
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Israel has warned it's revising its plans for a possible military attack against Iran.The Iranian Presidential Chief of Staff says comments by Israel's top army general are 'psychological war' .Israel has long accused the Iranians of wanting to develop a nuclear bomb and put Israel's security at risk.Tehran denies the allegations and maintains its energy programme is for peaceful purposes.It's urging the new U.S. administration to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal, that limits Iran's uranium...
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