0 Riots have broken out at three separate prisons in Ecuador, leaving at least 75 inmates dead. Officials blamed the riots at detention facilities in the cities of Guayaquil, Cuenca and Latacunga on disputes between rival gangs. Hundreds of police are trying to regain control of the prisons , which are home to 70 percent of the country’s inmate population. Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. – 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Ecuador #EcuadorPrisonRiots #PrisonRiots
0 One of Saudi Arabia’s most influential oil ministers has died at the age of 90. Ahmed Zaki Yamani helped direct an oil embargo against the United States in the 1970s. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat looks back at his global legacy. – 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #SaudiArabia
0 Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an Italian policeman and their Congolese driver have been killed in an ambush on a World Food Programme convoy in the eastern DRC. Luca Attanasio was on a mission in North Kivu province, an area teeming with armed groups. No police or security forces accompanied them. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio expressed his “great dismay and immense sorrow” over the attack. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. – 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #DRCongo #WFP #LucaAttanasio
Hundreds of thousands of farmers in India have been protesting for months because of new farming laws they say will hurt them. But the government says it’s to fix an agriculture industry that everyone agrees needs fixing. So why aren’t they on the same page? Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Al_Jazeera_English #Start_Here #Al_Jazeera_Digital_Shows
0 A passenger jet rained debris on the Denver suburbs, narrowly missing a home, after it suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff on Saturday. The Honolulu-bound United Airlines Flight 328 made an emergency landing at Denver’s international airport when one of the Boeing 777-200 engines experienced trouble and caught fire. There were cheers of relief from passengers on the flight after a dramatic landing. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports. – 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UnitedAirlines #Boeing777 #UA328
0 Violence is escalating in Myanmar, with security forces cracking down further on protesters demanding a return to civilian rule. At least two people were killed and several injured as police tried to break up demonstrations in Myanmar’s second city of Mandalay. The officers used live fire on the protesters. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. – 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protesters
Japanese Tennis Star Naomi Osaka wins the Australian Open, and by doing so, she has secured her fourth Grand Slam title at the age of 23. Al Jazeera’s Sohail Malik reports. – 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Tennis #NaomiOsaka
0 It has only been on the Red Planet for a day, but NASA’s Perseverence rover is already sending back detailed colour photos. It is on a mission to collect samples from the surface which NASA hopes will one day be analysed here on the Earth. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds has more from Los Angeles, US. – 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #NASA #Mars2020
0 The Biden administration says a severe winter storm engulfing Texas and nearby states was likely caused by climate change. Hundreds of thousands of people continue to be without power and water. Meanwhile, Texas Senator Ted Cruz is also facing criticism for holidaying in Mexico during the crisis. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from New York. – 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #UnitedStates #ClimateChange
0 An icy blast continues to cripple parts of the US where more than 20 people have been killed amid the freezing conditions in the south. The once-in-a-generation storm has left millions without power and three-quarters of the country blanketed in snow. Storm warnings have been issued for the states of Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas, disrupting COVID-19 vaccination programmes there. Al Jazeera’s Andy Gallacher reports. – 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #TexasWinterStorm2021 #TexasBlackout #TexasFreeze
