Traders in Tanzania’s commercial hub Dar-es-Salaam are on strike in response to a new tax. It is a rare public protest against the government. More than 1,000 shops in the city’s busiest market have remained shut for a third day. Al Jazeera’s Felix Nyawara 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Tanzania #Strike #Protest #Dar-es-Salaam
Artificial intelligence has burst onto the world stage with advances that could transform science, medicine and other fields. But for some workers, AI could pose a threat to their livelihoods. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds from Santa Clara in California, United States. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UnitedStates #US #ChatGPT #AI
Thousands of security personnel are on high alert in the northeast Indian state of Manipur. At least 60 people were killed and 35,000 others displaced in riots and ethnic violence last week. Authorities say the situation is under control, but tribal leaders say things are far from normal. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports. 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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #India #Manipur #IndiaEthnicRiots #ManipurViolence #ManipurClashes #AlJazeeraEnglish
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied politicians are “sleeping on the job” when it comes to the energy crisis. A court has ordered his government to exempt hospitals and schools from rolling blackouts. But the administration says the cuts are preventing a total collapse of the grid and exempting certain areas is impossible, and that it will appeal the ruling. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Johannesburg, South Africa. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #SouthAfrica #power #electricity #energycrisis
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug has been shown to slow significantly the cognitive and functional decline linked to the disease in results hailed as “remarkable” by experts, despite some patients experiencing serious side effects. United States pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced on Wednesday that in a late-stage trial of nearly 1,200 people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the drug, donanemab, slowed the progression of symptoms by 35 percent over a period of 18 months compared with a placebo. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports. 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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Alzheimers […]
The death toll in the flooding in western Rwanda has gone up to 127, according to the office of President Paul Kagame, as a rescue operation is under way to reach stranded people amid torrential rains. “Rescue interventions are ongoing in the most affected districts … in order to secure endangered citizens,” Kagame’s office said in a statement on Wednesday. Six people were also killed overnight in neighbouring Uganda, in the mountainous southwestern Kisoro district, the Uganda Red Cross said. Al Jazeera’s Mmalegabe Motsepe reports. 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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ […]
Police in Kenya have arrested a second pastor accused of mass killings. This follows the arrest last month of a cult leader, who police say urged his followers to starve themselves to death. He is set to appear in court on Tuesday. Police have exhumed 109 bodies from shallow graves at a ranch in the southeast. The Red Cross says up to 400 people could be unaccounted for. Al Jaeera’s Catherine Soi has more from Shakahola, southern Kenya. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #New #Kenya #CultDeaths
The failed US bank First Republic is being acquired by its rival JPMorgan Chase, in a $10.6bn deal. Regulators had taken control of First Republic after a crash in its share price. It is the third US bank failure since March, and there are fears it will not be the last. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from New York, the United States. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UnitedStates #Bankcollapse
New trails have been opened up for visitors to get a close-up look at the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea. Running 250km across the Korean Peninsula, it is seen as a barometer of inter-Korean relations. Those have become increasingly tense in recent months. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride went on a media visit to part of the frontier in Ganghwa County, which borders North Korea. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DemilitarisedZone #SouthKorea #NorthKorea
The Sudanese army has hit paramilitary fighters with air strikes in the capital, Khartoum. Deadly fighting has also flared in Darfur as a three-day ceasefire is set to expire. The ceasefire had slowed some of the fighting, but there are fears it will intensify again, prompting international efforts to secure an extension. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig has more on the deteriorating situation. 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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #aljazeeraenglish #AlJazeeraLive #Sudan #SudanUnrest #SudanClashes #SudanFighting #RSF #SudaneseArmy #SudanHumanitarianCrisis
