Perus jailed former president Alberto Fujimori has received a pardon on Health Grounds for humor he was serving a twenty five year sentence for corruption and human rights crimes committed during his ten year presidency his supporters celebration the news outside the clinic where hes been since saturday after a severe drop in his Blood Pressure theres the headlines today with a c n n hero if you can counting the cost is up next more news for you off to that thanks for being with us by phone or. Hello im sam is a than this is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week how u. S. President Donald Trumps overhaul of the u. S. Tax system could spark an International Trade war also this week electric cars why the road to zero emissions may be built on illegal cobalt mining in the democratic republic of congo. Plus when is a taxi not a taxi how resolving and then see crisis has implications for the gig economy. Two thousand and seventeen i
Aljazeera headquarters in doha for the back to go welcome to the news great prayed for peaceful coexistence pope francis uses his traditional Christmas Day message to call for a negotiated two state solution to end these really Palestinian Conflicts tensions in the region have been high since u. S. President donald trump recognized them as israels capital will the popes message help ease them well have a live report from roll. On the grid a diplomatic spat over the skies to spend slice by emirates. A public outcry over security measures in the u. A. E. Targeting tunisian women several of them say they were prevented from flying to the gulf country and more Rights Groups say it is discriminatory explore where this leaves relations between the two countries and anger and protests in peru after the president on and former leader. Maurie on Health Grounds is admired by some peruvians for fighting malise rebels but for many his rule is synonymous with human rights abuses and rampant corrupt
Navalny has asked people to avoid the march photo after he was barred from running as a candidate official say hes ineligible to take part due to a suspended prison sentence is as the charges are politically motivated and you can find much more on our website just click on. Dot com those are the headlines but stay with us how large is their inside story is next. High hopes of continued peace and stability in liberia as gotos choose a new. Town with a supposed enhanced democracy in a country that has seen its share of violence and what would it mean for the region this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im husham obama its the end of an era for africas first female president Ellen Johnson sirleaf into towns the noble peace laureate is stepping down the two men who are running to replace her liberias went to the polls on tuesday in a run a vote that was delayed over allegations of fraud in october first round and if the result of this election holds it will mark the feste
Pardoning of x. President. Salvador to seoul law was a fierce opponent of the decision for more he was sentenced to twenty five years for ordering a massacre was carried out by military death squads hes currently receiving Cancer Treatment and was granted a president ial pardon because of his ill health and those are the headlines coming up next on aljazeera its inside story ill see in half an hour by. Generous normal for the u. S. Is cutting the United Nations budget by more than a quarter of a billion dollars but why is washington squeezing the un and what are the long term implications of this scott this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program about two hundred eighty five Million Dollars thats the amount expected to be slashed from the u. N. Operating budget next year the United States says its negotiates have a cut to eliminate what it calls inefficiency and overspending by the organization the u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations nikki haley said we will no longer let
Carried out an attack on a shia Cultural Center in kabul which has killed at least forty people. Targeted in their homes schools and playgrounds unicef warns that attacks on children have reached shocking levels. And why experts say Artificial Intelligence could lead to an almost Perfect World or to the collapse of civilization. And im with all the news including saudi arabia that knocked out the gulf prop ill have all the details later on in the program. Former football superstar george weah is set to become liberias president provisional results have been released from tuesdays president ial runoff with more than ninety eight percent of the vote now counted the Electoral Commission says with secured sixty one point five percent of the votes he will succeed Ellen Johnson sirleaf when he becomes president next month this will be the first democratic transition of power in this west african nation in seventy three years im going to devote joins us from liberias capital monrovia and if y