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ALJAZ NEWSHOUR July 14, 2024

States easing over towards that western side of russia dry here as we go through saturday well quite a dry over towards the west of us 23 celsius in london 21 in paris so Something Like 2122 degrees dropping temperatures on recent days wet weather across a good part of france actually though the parts despite also seeing some disturbed weather some really live shot of the showers there just along the riviera on the other side of the mediterranean where lossy fine and dry lots of heat in place temperatures getting up into the mid to high twentys for many touching 36 and kyra. Welcome back a quick reminder the top stories here on aljazeera sanctions on north korea to be having a devastating effect with the economy declining for the 2nd year running south koreas central bank estimates the norths g. D. P. Fell by 4 point one percent and 2018 the worst drop since 1997. Does not disclose any figures on its economy. The u. N. Says as many as 150. 00 refugees and migrants may have drowned off the coast of libya around 301. 00 board 2 boats and that the town of homs east of the capital tripoli. And the head of tennessee is Parliament Ahmed and been sworn in as interim president following the death of 92 year old ben. And assumed would leave the country until president ial elections are held on september 15th. Just turn to our top story on north koreas economy its g. D. P. Is estimated to have fallen by 4 point one percent last year Benjamin Silberstein is that is a north korean economy what she joins us via skype from seoul benjamin north koreas economy is decline now for the 2nd year running i mean clearly International Sanctions are taking that toll how bad of the numbers do you think. I think theyre quite bad which really isnt surprising given that north korea is essentially not able to export any of its main export commodities such as coal and minerals and products and other things so its not not surprising i mean were not talking about any devastating numbers such as in the 1990 s. But still it is looking quite grand and as you say trade figures and exports of plans drastically so how does this actually play out on the economy and what sort of impact does it have on ordinary people in north korea. I mean i would say that its the worst for a certain specific sectors such as you know mining workers who essentially dont have. Have any work to do certain mines have been theres been reports that certain mice that mindset and shut down and the like and in general i mean these kinds of figures do reflect a significant economic depression of sorts were not talking about any widespread starvation or the like as of yet but its very clear that normal regular people are feeling an impact as well in terms of the sanctions benjamin International Sanctions of failed to stop mills Koreas Nuclear program so is there a sense that pyongyang will continue its sanctions busting activities in order to pressure on the economy do you think oh absolutely the thing is these activities are quite expensive and we have to keep in mind that all the smuggling of oil and even of coal and other things that they have to export clandestinely this cost a lot of money for north korea they have to pay a lot more for whatever oil and fuel were able to buy and they get paid less for whatever cold and other much aerial theyre able to export so its definitely taking a toll even though there is a lot of socalled sanctions busting activity. And despite the worsening Economic Situation north korea still refuses to accept food aid from the south preferring instead to politicize its displeasure with seoul and u. S. Military drills. Yeah thats right and this is from the day that north korea and the World Food Program had asked for it so it is in a way quite surprising but at the same time the political measure the regime deems is more important right now than then to get this rice to it to its intended recipients we have to leave it there Benjamin Silverstein thank you very much indeed for talking to aljazeera thank you now have been protests by israelis against the demolition of palestinian homes and waddell homeless and occupied East Jerusalem israeli activists have been rallying in solidarity with palestinians their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is home to some reports. The demolition of the high rises and what it follows on monday there has been an International Phone donation of the houses in the buildings being torn down countries like the United Arab Emirates saudi arabia but also the United Kingdom germany spain have all said that this was something that should not have happened but these protesters tonight ive been in the center of jerusalem were just a couple of blocks away from the Prime Ministers house i mean these protesters are jewish israelis and palestinians need to leave here together we are the people of this land both of us and we need to fight for equality for justice full sayville and National Rights for both people thats the only way that people can live together if we keep this occupation most people from both sides will die while people will go to dowry going to jail will last and this all centers on Israeli Military ruling that was made about 80 years ago which said that buildings that were close to the separation wall that runs through jerusalem had to be knocked down because they were guarded as a Security Risk but the Palestinian Authority administers the area awadi. For eyes those buildings to be constructed but an Israeli Court said no that was wrong and the buildings had to come down now the palestinians are protesting because they are concerned that this is going to set a precedent that will allow the israeli authorities to almost arbitrarily knock down buildings that either side of the separation friends and that view was also held by these israeli protesters tonight. The palestinians traditional heritage day has been celebrated with a mobster the city of ramallah and the occupied west bank those taking part water additional dresses and song folk songs as a way to muchnick culture but also as a form of protest need to bring him. Heres the thing is came here today to say that the out of proud of the National Costume and all of that had to do and bite you that like this they maintain that had occurred. Among what they say is the media to see that. Traditionally its palestinian city has its own costs for both men and women why not many palestinians wear the costume want to databases to me as a person to be in weddings and special look a. Lot of money brought from a sleep this is the original posting in question that ogram parents will no one can steal or change and it represents how identity and history started with. The military in. A way we usually went over to the policy address here is that the make up of us media. And thats how we are subverting the word we wave where we just says and where theyre just going to bed i interceded say that they dont think this annual event thats what they call it israel yes im listening to the palestinian identity and the political. U. S. Senate says of back legislation that would block some mom sales to saudi arabia the Foreign Relations committee voted 13 to 9 with 3 republicans joining democrats and backing the measure many voiced concern the weapons could be used in the ongoing war in yemen the legislation which is expected to be opposed by President Trump and also impose sanctions on the saudi royal family. Has more now from washington. Theres a split in the senate Foreign Relations committee between those who say look weve tried to pass legislation to sanction saudi arabia it doesnt work trump will just veto it thats just passed something perhaps vaguely symbolic to Show Congress is involved in the process and those who say no if congress is going to be involved it should Show Congress displeasure with the war in yemen the college in yemen and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi that 2nd group won out in committee in the senate Foreign Relations committee on thursday however the chair of the committee who advocates a softly softly approach made it clear he had no intention of then pushing this bill for a full vote in the senate it still may get to the senate floor but if the chair has anything to do with it it probably werent there are still other other initiatives underway there to try and sanction to sanction the saudis including perhaps attaching amendments to the defense spending bill thats coming up which will have to it which will make trump choose between funding his military and and sanctioning saudi arabia is going to veto the defense bill if it has sanctions on saudi arabia connected to it thats what theyre going to try and do well see how that goes but this is actually becoming bigger and saudi arabia now and its relation with the u. S. This is about how angry some republicans are getting now in the senate and how they feel that the white house is undermining Congressional Authority on Foreign Policy if they get more angry than those more trance but they will be robust action against saudi arabia algeria as interim leader Abdul Qadeer Ben sala has set up a 6 member panel to oversee a National Dialogue its aimed at organizing the countrys president ial election the move follows months of demonstrations led to president of the disease but to feed his resignation and in his 20 year rule protesters say they want to complete political overhaul of the ruling elite held to account for corruption. Prodemocracy activists have protested inside Hong Kong International airport directing their campaign at visitors to the former british colony thats now true by china its the latest protest sparked by plans for a controversial extradition law which have been shelled for now activists one hong kong as governor to scrap the plans entirely and implement fresh democratic reforms the city has seen some of the largest demonstration seen anywhere in modern times the police clashing with demonstrators. But its a way says flights to egypt will now resume the airline counseled all flights to cairo on saturday citing security concerns the German Airline and followed be a bit resume flights on tuesday egypts vital Tourism Sector was already under pressure after a series of attacks on visitors more than 200. 00 passengers were killed in the bombing of a Russian Airliner 4 years ago its been 5 years since i still was defeated in the kurdish region of Northern Iraq there has been stable since then but it struggled economically following the formation of a new government this year and the people hoping that starting to change from a bill is not going to. When we 1st met the hussein is my old family last year they were worrying about how they would pay their bills each month after their salaries were slashed the hard work for the government and bacall teaches the government owes them even more money 15000. 00 in unpaid wages but at least now theyre getting paid their full salary. Salary still feeling secure were getting our full cellar is now but we cant be sure that will be the case next month there are 1400000 people working for the government and Public Sector in the semiautonomous region of Northern Iraq they watch their paychecks shrink or disappear beginning in 2014 thats when the war with ice will began the price of oil plummeted and the federal government in baghdad cut budget payments to the Kurdistan Regional government austerity measures were implemented and workers paid the price with reduced salary. The dispute has been resolved the new Prime Minister who came to power this year says the estimated 10000000000. 00 thats owed to Public Sector employees will be paid although hes not given a timeframe the government says unemployment has dropped from 14 percent in 2016 to 9 percent so far this year theres more confidence about people like businessmen come out. He develops residential and commercial buildings he says when i saw began terrorizing the region he was forced to put 20 percent of his Construction Projects on hold. On them and i lost between 14. 00 and 16000000. 00 now i have a belief with the stability of the situation in the kurdish region the wheels of the economy will be back on track will earn money again and business will be fine with the freedom to think beyond meeting their minimum expenses because all is focusing on the familys future. And. We have plans in our heads the 1st one is to visit the doctor so we can pay for fertility treatments to have a 2nd child if we keep getting our salaries as we are now will be able to fulfil our dreams for their 4 and a half year old daughter to knock the hope of having a sibling to play with cant come quickly enough natasha going to name. A gang of a man in sa paolo brazil has stolen 40000000. 00 worth of gold and other Precious Metals from an airport called 0 terminal Authorities Say the 8 suspects were dressed as Brazilian Federal Police and forced airport workers to fill a truck to were taken hostage the gold was destined for 0 a new york. Now heat wave ascent temperatures soaring across europe breaking records from france to the netherlands and germany a Nuclear Reactor that was shut down after the water got too hot heat waves are becoming increasingly common and some say are an impact of Climate Change i mean bob reports from london. Enjoying the heat in paris the water fountains by the eiffel tower are a popular place for those trying to stay cool. As a red alert was issued for northern france in the capital reached an all Time National record of 41. 00 celsius well french media reports suggest 5 deaths might to be linked to the current heat wave. On wednesday belgium germany and the netherlands all recorded their highest ever temperatures and they did it again on thursday topping 40 degrees celsius. While some in the belgian capital brussels are making the most of it its led to a socalled code red being issued for the 1st time we are observing the weather since 1933 so nearly 200 years we never experienced this kind of temperatures over in britain as temperatures soared activists in london staged a small protest outside bass building housing Media Outlets demanding they concentrate less on images of fun in the sun and more in explaining the extreme weather. We can talk about a short stay on record with headlines like what scorcher without looking into why is it the highest and what does that mean for she manatee whats that mean in the next 102030 years. There will to eat for food for particularly for people in developing countries who this is affecting right now but aljazeera had no difficulty finding people who are concerned about whats driving the increasingly common heat waves people start realizing that things are changing and quite quickly in climate and so yes it is the moment to just to change something. Before its too late this is something that makes our planet less. Comfortable to live on so we have to think about how to stop it so that also our children can still survive on this planet most people here in Britain Welcome a bit of sunshine but when the humidity and on a day like this the priority for lots of people is actually staying in the shade more broadly more and more starting to draw the line between europe 6 streams summers and the Climate Crisis the u. K. Governments Advisory Committee on Climate Change has warned the country is not prepared for the extremes that Global Warming is expected to bring here the current heat which prompted Health Warnings and brought trains to a standstill in some parts. And in Southern Europe this was greece on wednesday a series of wildfires are a reminder of conditions that many are calling the new normal. Of all those conditions how their upsides they bring their own dangers the dean barber aljazeera london. Right time for a quick check of the top stories here on aljazeera sanctions on north korea appear to be having a devastating effect with the economy declining for the 2nd year running south koreas central bank estimates the north g. D. P. Fell by 4 point one percent in 2018 the worst drop since 1907 International Trade fell nearly 50 percent young young does not disclose figures on its economy south Korea Central Bank has been publishing estimates since 1901 what mcbride is in seoul for the contraction in the economy does match exactly when these much tougher sanctions came into play as you mentioned just over 4 percent of the contraction in the economy in 2018 the y

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