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A quarter mile or less. Anger grows over budget cuts for Health Services and education, and desperate for food and aids. We report from sudan where thousands of refugees who fled the fighting in ethiopia are getting help. President donald trump has suffered another court loss in his attempts to overturn the results of the us president ial election. A federal judge in pennsylvania has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the trump campaign, which sold to exclude millions of mail in ballots. In the states. The judge issued a scathing ruling saying that it failed to provide evidence of voter fraud. The trunk campaign has now lost all withdrawn dozens of civil lawsuits. I was there as mike hanna reports from washington. It count is more than 30 since the elections brought in various key swing states. But this very significance because its a ruling by a federal judge and also significant because of the extremely scathing language he used. He likened the trump appeal to a frankenstein monster which had been put together have passively. He made very clear that he believed there was no grounds for the trump claim whatsoever. And this makes it very unlikely that it can go on and appeal, given that there are no grounds. Nevertheless trumps lawyer says personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, who argued the case before the judge says he wants to take it to the next level, the 3rd district and from there to the supreme court. But very difficult to see how he is going to achieve that. And very significantly to the senate for pennsylvania. Pat toomey has issued a statement saying that the judge in this particular case, matthew brand, is a lifelong republican, with no legal bias whatsoever. He considers the whole matter. Now closed the legal position over and he congratulated president elect joe biden, and his administration looking forward. He says, to working with them in congress or earlier President Trump made a brief appearance of the virtual g. 20 summit, which is being dominated by the Global Pandemic. And while other World Leaders went on to discuss the response to the crisis, trump was spotted playing golf in virginia. On sunday, its expected the worlds 20 biggest economies will pledge support to poor countries. The aim is to help pay for the distribution of vaccines and tests. Well, the United States is the worst affected country infections they have. Now suppose 12000000000 thats on top of over a quarter of a 1000000 deaths. The u. S. Census for Disease Control is urging people not to travel for the thanksgiving holiday on thursday this week, but millions of people are expected to ignore that official warning. And california has imposed a statewide curfew. Limiting nonessential travel to daytime. The u. S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a version c. Approval for a generals antibody therapy. Used to treat President Trump. The agency said the treatment should be used for mild to moderate cases of covered 19. Trampas often in correctly described the therapy as a cure. Earlier we spoke to a professor of epidemiology of medicine of columbia university. She says that a curfew alone isnt sufficient for tackling the rise in infections putting in place a curfew demonstrates the concern. Certainly the concern by the governor of california. I think the curfew in of itself is not sufficient. I think its one piece of the puzzle. I think its important that curfew will hopefully decrease the numbers of people who congregate to gather. It will probably lead to more people staying at home, staying put, not traveling than meeting up with other people outside their home. So i think it will be of value certainly. But i think it needs to be combined with the other measures that we know work, for example, Wearing Masks all the time as well as congregating and socializing with people in ones own household and not beyond that. As i think its a one more measure that the governor and i felt compelled to do in place because of the concern about whats going on. Now, in this country regarding go with 19, what would be ideal is theres a, its north transition and that there is an ability between the individuals who are now overseeing the covert response to be able to meet with the new administration to put together this smooth transition and to allow for mobilization and to put in place, hopefully the new and more effective measures to control this. But then again, this Country Police have forged with antigovernment protesters in guatemalas capital after hundreds stormed the Congress Building and set it on fire up to gas was fired to clear the demonstration ultra violence. Theres widespread anger, apartments, new budget bill, which protesters say disenfranchise is poor and indigenous people. Desirous laura burden reports was a man of Congress Building a blaze ignited by protesters, angered at a controversial budget. The demonstrators had their way into the empty building from fast day, or they were quickly dispersed by riot police. As firefighters moved to contain the fire, there were both a protest, a close watch of the city. Thousands gathered in central plaza. They say the budget was negotiated in secret and would not benefit the people there is no way to show our anger how fed up we are. We are tired of so much abuse by the authorities. And theyre getting into debt. The people are tired and will not tolerate anymore. The budget cuts to education, Health Spending and social programs, but increased politicians expenses. Critics say the budget benefits private companies that have links to the government. The budget was distraught. It broke the camels back, but the thing is that people were upset at the government. Mostly because the independent make their Government Back in march, raise money that he was supposed to be for economic aid. But the aid never made it to the people who need it the most. So thats the main concern of people. As president alexander met, they condemned the violent protests on twitter, saying those who participated will be punished with the full force of the law. His Vice President says a budget should be vetoed, but in the end it is in the countrys interests that we both tender our resignations him as president and i as Vice President of the republic. Know that mr. President , what a moments complained the budget was passed when the country was busy dealing with the devastation caused by 2 hurricane of, alongside the pandemic. The World Food Program says guatemala is already one of the most unequal countries in latin america. And on the streets of the capsule, guatemala city, police cracked down hard on protesters. I was walking and they grabbed me. I didnt do anything. I have my constitutional right to strike. But they say they have nothing to lose and will continue to protest until their demands are met, nor by the manly aljazeera. Its here, pierre has rejected an African Union offer to mediate on the conflict in the old and gray region. The government launched an offensive against the great Peoples Liberation front 2 weeks ago. Aid agencies say that around 2000 refugees arriving in neighboring saddam every day or so. But morgan reports from gathering of states many bear the scars of the horror. Theyve escaped. Since he arrived in this refugee camp in sudans got out of state 5 days ago, haile will be gabriel has been hoping to have his own properly treated. He says shop will hit his hand while he was fleeing from soldiers in ethiopias northern region. But hes now lost 2 fingers. I was at the farm where i work, and when i started seeing people running, i didnt know what was going on. And when i went to see there were soldiers shooting them. Hyla says he was also hit by sharknado in his stomach, and fragments are still lodged in his hand. Its now become infected, and hes worried he may lose that. Fighting in the to green region began more than 2 weeks ago, when the regional to great Peoples Liberation front, launched an attack on a military base. The government responded by launching an offensive that forced more than 35000 people to flee to neighboring sadam. This camp was uninhabited, but sudans government has reopened it to cope with the 3rd, an influx. And her 2 children arrived here after running away from their home and walking for 10 days to cross the border. At night, armed men came to my house and threatened us and told us we should leave immediately or we will be killed. So i took my turn children and what i could carry more than 15000 refugees live in this camp. Many tell stories of brutal killings and long journeys to escape. If he appears government has imposed a Communications Blackout and blocked access to the region. Since the start of the fighting Rights Groups say civilians have been targeted. Integrate. The United Nations says the killings could amount to work rhymes while not all of those displaced have witnessed the attacks of this recount. They say the stories they heard from family members and relatives were enough to make them come here, rather than staying back home. And those who say they witnessed with their own eyes, people being slaughtered and killed, say they doubt their memory will ever fade from their minds. Telephone, his wife and 2 children were among the 1st to arrive in the camp, fleeing from a kudrow. He says the journey took them nearly 5 days and they came with little of what they own to live with. We lived in the suburbs and had only heard of the fighting back then. But then people came armed with machetes and nerves, and it was chaos from their telephones says he doesnt know which side the people who came to his hometown belong to. Because they were dressed as civilians. And to his children who once had the comfort of a secure home, he now has to explain that their lives have changed, and they face an uncertain future. He will morgan on his era and the bar of state a weather update. Next, here i was 0, then demonstrations, some violence was chileans to the president. Quit. Some Political Prisoners are released after 25 years after the post is leaders signed a peace agreement, a war that is over the tensions that led to it. Aladin more right to the eastern side of the med, into north in the van is going across now. And the remains that really apart from want to shout. And curator are really in iraq with ground up to gamester just circulating of the whole of africa, or is a potential tropical depression, which will get some rain on the coast of yemen. And maybe at the same time pop for a few showers, its largely a fine picture that all the way from lebanon right across to iran. But of blowing such a couple days, a strong northwesterly at a curate into bahrain, qatar, and was eventually u. A. E. But it looks like itll be a dry wind, just a windy one. So this is whats happening in the horn of africa, which probably will bring flooding to somalia. Doesnt take very much to do that, and this is concentrated, slow moving, right . Otherwise, the heaviest is down the rift valley, very obviously. So rather less in tanzania and abit of onshore breeze will produce a bit of rain here, rather less in angola as well. But there is rain here and you go sas. That is a nice line, a week is the atmosphere, which means rain all the way down to the search cape town. Look temporarily fine. Well certainly breeze means a few showers coming up on the 21 degree air port. Elizabeth. But even for france, once had a vast empire spanning several continents, but by the 1940, s. , the french were forced to confront reality. And to moms from dependence. In a fast part of a new documentary series, aljazeera looks at how the colonial on class conflict and full scale war in indochina. Led intends french to colonize ation on aljazeera. But again, this is al jazeera, lets remind you of the main news this hour. A District Court judge in pennsylvania has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the truck campaign, which sought to exclude millions of mail in ballots of the states. A scathing ruling handed down by the judge says the lawsuit failed to provide evidence of votes of 4. U. S. Health officials are urging people not to travel for the thanksgiving holiday is this week. The country is now supposed 12000000 coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, the u. S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency approval for a generals antibody therapy. And police have clashed with antigovernment protesters in guatemala, after 100 stormed the Congress Building and set it on fire officers fired tear gas to clear the demonstrations after it. Off they turned violent. Nationwide demonstrations are taking place again across chile. Theyre demanding the release of hundreds of people arrested during processed for social reform over the past year or less. In america editor who said human reports from santiago, this is 23 year old student give will your, at a demonstration last year in santiago at protests. He would act as a kind of fire man, running after burning hot tear gas canisters fired by police and extinguishing them in water mixed with bicarbonate of soda. But at another protest, last december, he was apprehended by riot police and jailed for months alongside hardened criminals under preventive detention measures. Hes now under house arrest, awaiting trial for allegedly carrying molotov cocktails. Whenever youre out of the city of at the Police Station 4 officers made me turn my back to the wall while 2 others searched my backpack. Theres one i clearly heard them say, lets see how we set the sup, right . I could smell petrol, and i heard the sound of glass bottles, which i wasnt carrying. One might be inclined to dismiss his claims of being framed if they werent so prevalent. Judges and even prosecutors have found evidence of police setups, including edited and destroyed videos. The idea is to justify the suspects arrest, up to 2 years, preventive detention. And finally, a harsh sentence for people claiming that when we spoke to the lawyer, he told us, you know, even in the provinces they condemned prisoners without proof. So its better to cut a deal outside of the supreme court. Families of nearly 700. 00, mostly young men, under preventive detention, or house arrest are spearheading a nationwide campaign on behalf of those. They consider Political Prisoners. Hundreds like modise, which have had milled visiting rights in jail since march. That its not just drug prices. I dont like the public prison visit, but actually grant me this week that my testers who have been imprisoned and acts of violence, the presence of us get it at stake very clearly that a circumstance where they can send the government says its tantamount to boarding violence. With impunity in chile, there are no Political Prisoners, were in a democracy and its the courts that determine if there is preventive detention. Its not the government, but some human rights organizations disagree. Be simple to get a simple of the political imprisonment. Always seeks to punish those who rebel against the system, as well as stopping others from participating actively in social protests. This is done in order to neutralize them through fear of the consequences is difficult. Your insists those who fight purcell should justice deserve their freedom. Those on top who live in comfort and with privileges. Why cant they think of others . We dont want to live the high life, but we want to live decently. Massive demonstrations for premium, for people like the able you are growing. But given the violence, its also been associated with many protests patting an amnesty law for the socalled heroes of chiles uprising will be a hard sell you see in human aljazeera, sente. Al, as we reported earlier, think Global Pandemic is dominating the virtual chain. 20 summit hosted by saudi arabia, but theyve been calls to boycott a virtual b. Sing in protest against the kingdoms human rights record. Our diplomatic editor james bays reports. This was very different from the normal g 20 summit World Leaders meeting virtually because of coded 19 with the pandemic. And the economic fallout from it at the center of all the discussions. This has been an extraordinary year. The covert, 19 and demick has been an unprecedented shock that affected the entire world within a short period of time, causing Global Economic and social losses. Our peoples in economies are still suffering from this shock. Back in 20082009, the g 20 led efforts to get out of the last global recession. Some say they havent shown the same leadership this time. And the u. N. Secretary general antonio good terrorists has been calling for them to extend the Debt Relief Program they passed earlier. This year and to increase funding so that vaccines can reach the poorest people on earth for saudi arabia, the host of the summit. This will probably be seen as a missed opportunity to improve their tarnished reputation. They put on a fly past over riyadh, but the normal pomp, formal dinners and face to face meetings, havent taken place because of the virtual and truncated nature of this years event. Sitting next to the king as he opened the summit, his son, crown Prince Mohammed bin, some man, as the man in day to day charge of the kingdom, human rights. Campaigners say he should be held responsible for much of the civilian death toll in the war. In yemen for the death of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, and for the continued repression inside saudi arabia, during whats been described as a counter summit on human rights in the country, the sister of imprisoned humanitarian worker Abdul Rahman Al saud han described what happened when she went public about his detention hosted on twitter. Where is my brother and the moment i get back, i started to receive threats. Saying if you say one more word, youre going to regret it. Even though many u. S. Citizen and living in the United States, i was still receiving threats. And i was also threatened that im going to be thrown in the sewer system with my brother. This is likely to be President Trumps last ever international summit. His 1st foreign visit in 2017 was to saudi arabia, and hes never criticized the kingdoms human rights record. The royal family will know that its likely to be very different when President Biden takes office. James out zira at the United Nations. Nigeria is in recession following coronavirus instructions on a drop in oil prices. Africas biggest economy was last in recession 4 years ago. It managed to recover the following year, but earth has been fragile sense. Geria is africas top oil exporter relies on the sales of crude from 90 percent of its earnings. Iran to is struggling to contain a 3rd wave of infections and is introducing a 2nd lockdown. Most businesses shot a clampdown on travel between major cities are serious ass and big reports. Now from tehran, nearly 500 people have been dying from covert 900 every day in iran, as it battles a 3rd wave of corona virus and daily infections. Number more than 13000. Thats the highest the country has had since the start of the outbreak. Current prevention measures dont seem to be working. Now the government has imposed a 2 week lockdown that had jam more had to order. Or the main goal is to control it out of the wire and reduce it to a minimum and to reduce the number of gathering from people commuting. And for some places we had no other choice. Then. In the past, we asked people to abide by protocols for their own health and of a news press or medical staffs. We want people to abide by protocol for this pressure can be removed if one of the possible or more needy, only essential businesses are allowed to remain open. And some people say they need help to assure when its closed, we have no other source of income, but there is no other choice. We should do something to curb the chain of the virus. Its tough, but theres no other choice. We need to be patient. The infection rate reduced, i dont think 2 weeks is enough to control the situation. I agree with the idea of closing down 100 percent yet many other problems will be created that i dont agree with like financial problems for people. Shopkeepers still have to pay rent and their employees will receive no salary. Private vehicles are banned from the roads from 9 pm until 4 am. Travelling outside cities is also prohibited. The government says people found to be breaking the rules will be fined, but its facing criticism over its handling of the pandemic. 2 officials in the Health Ministry have resigned and issued open letters. Reza says, the government has mismanaged the crisis and disputes statements made by the Health Minister about the countrys progress in finding a vaccine. The closure of businesses is making life worse for many in what was already a tough Economic Situation because of u. S. Sanctions. The grand bazaar here into iran would usually be packed with shoppers, but its closed. Many agree the lock down is needed, but livelihoods are at stake. 10000000. 00 families are to receive around 4. 00 a month for the next 4 months on a 40. 00 loan. But many say thats not enough. The challenge the Government Faces is whether it can persuade people to keep abiding by restrictions when they need to work to feed their families. Ill just run. I saw that it was behind rocket attacks in afghanistans capital kabul at least 8 people were killed and dozens more injured. When more than 20 rockets landed in residential areas near the green zone, already embassies are based. Its act happened just hours before u. S. Secretary of state might compare with judo, hold talks with afghan, and with Afghan Government and taliban to go see it says in aljazeera, Stephanie Deca has more on those talks in doha. My pompei are wrapped up saturday with meeting the taliban delegation involved in intra afghan talks. You had met an hour earlier with the Afghan Government delegation. These are talks that were who were aged back in september. The u. S. Secretary of state where he was here for that as well, but its been a difficult process moving forward to the trolls still stuck on the technicalities of what kind of islamic law will govern the govern the framework of these tools. I think the message certainly for my pompei will be that they are keen to get the 2 sides to sit down to really get to the difficult issues when it comes to a long lasting cease fire and a power sharing agreement between the 2 sides. Of course you also met the path or is it me or he had a lunch with him and also met with the deputy Prime Minister to be discussed issues like iran. This is a ministration thats been very much anti iran in a country as a country that has very good relations with iran. Its also one of the issues when it comes to the gulf, blockade the blockade in countries demanding that qatar cuts ties with iran, something they have so far, refused to do. This is also to administration that has said it wanted to perhaps get some movement on the lifting of the blockade that certainly at the moment hasnt happened, not to the full extent anyway. And of course, also in a way my pump a oh, of course, and u. S. President donald trump not having conceded defeat, but patters. Amir has already called the president joe biden, to congratulate him on his way. Its been 25 years since rival espec leader has signed a peace deal that would end the 3. Walked a quarter of a century many living in the politically divided country, while the deepening agreement with no visitors. Andersons reports, the war in Bosnia Herzegovina to 3 about if you left more than 800000, people dead. 2000000. 00 displaced off the countrys small population atrocities. Striper neat. So the biggest, more than 8000, muslim men and boys killed by bosnian serbs. It was the worst atrocity in europe since world war 2. Peace came 25 years ago with a deal reached in the United States the dayton agreement. It may have stopped the fighting, but now suffering of a different kind is abundant, low wages, a failing economy, corruption in the ruling elites, poor education, high unemployment in these type of state, in the wife that we all living as a failed state, the failed internationalism, that interaction, if you let the fail, people wont follow the dayton agreement was a bewildering, often dysfunctional system of government. 3 president s from the once warring parties, bosnian serbs, croats, and Bosnian Muslims layers of bureaucracy with devise of rule under a weak central government. David owen now, lot of in a british politician, was the European Unions into majoring and he failed to get a peace deal. He says bosnians need to make the dayton agreement work. The people have to live together in both where its given or are not prepared to make the necessary compromises to do so. And there is a constant striving for separation. And for changing the map and changing the deal that was the basis of the dayton accords. If you have been allowed to continue, then of course the dayton accords will break out. One hope lies with joe biden. The u. S. President elect is stopping, was arrested by serbia. As, a senator in the 1990 s. , he had a major interest in trying to solve the bosnian conflict. And as Vice President barack obama, he pushed for political reform bosnia. This is a man who doesnt understand it, complexities of both screen, and i think its going to be helpful and hopeful if you will take an active interest. But again, theres cynicism about the role of international intervention. Politicians, including joe biden, the old guard of politicians. I dont see, i dont see, we need that anyway. He should really after 25 years, find a way to stand out, stand on our own feet. No one won the war and the ethnic divisions it created, frozen within the politics of peace. 25 years on. Theres still a shadow cost on both of us future. Andrew symonds al jazeera its good to be with us. Hello, adrian figure here in doha, the headlines on aljazeera a District Court judge in pennsylvania has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the trump campaign, which sought to exclude millions of mail in ballots in the states. A scathing ruling handed down by the judge says the lawsuit failed to provide evidence of voter fraud. Why cant a reports from washington but this very significant because its