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00:00 Rescue workers race against the clock to find survivors of Friday`s earthquake in Morocco
00:06 as the death toll rises to 2,500.
00:10 Ballot papers being counted in Russian-occupied Ukraine after regional elections Kiev and
00:15 the West call a sham and violation of international law.
00:21 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly en route to Vladivostok to meet with Russian
00:26 President Vladimir Putin.
00:32 An entire village reduced to rubble.
00:36 With the help of foreign specialists, Moroccan rescue teams are racing against the clock
00:40 in their search for survivors of Friday`s earthquake.
00:43 The provisional death toll is at least 2,500, with a similar number of people injured and
00:49 hundreds of thousands others impacted.
00:52 The 6.8 magnitude earthquake, deadliest in more than six decades, struck the Atlas Mountain
00:58 Range, wiping out several villages and cutting off remote communities.
01:03 Three days after the quake hit the region, the scale of destruction is becoming clearer,
01:08 including to Morocco`s cultural heritage.
01:11 The 12th century wall that surrounds Marrakesh`s old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site and
01:16 popular tourist destination has crumbled in parts and buildings have been damaged.
01:21 Moscow too has the 12th century Tunmel Mosque in a remote mountain area closer to the epicenter.
01:27 Survivors have been sleeping out on the streets as rescue efforts with the help of Spain,
01:31 Britain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates continue.
01:38 Ballot papers being counted after voting and Russian occupied Donetsk in regional elections
01:43 widely panned as illegitimate by Ukraine and its allies.
01:48 Voting took place in the four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed last year, the
01:53 Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporozhia provinces, as well as Crimea, which the Kremlin took
01:59 from Ukraine in 2014.
02:03 Local elections were also held in 69 regions of Russia.
02:07 But there`s little suspense over the results of the vote with no real opposition.
02:12 "First of all, we want to live in peace.
02:19 Education, education, kindergarten, medicine, the main thing is to avoid war.
02:28 That`s what our grandfathers told us."
02:33 Even as the voting was taking place, the fighting nearby continued.
02:37 Ukraine`s counteroffensive is going slower than hoped and with winter approaching, the
02:42 window for battle is closing.
02:45 But Kiev`s allies say there has been partial success and there`s still a lot of fighting
02:49 to be done before the rains come.
02:52 Meanwhile, Eastern European countries continue to bolster their naval capabilities, prompted
02:58 by Russia`s invasion of Ukraine.
03:01 Romania has launched a modernization investment program of Constanta Harbor, including modernized
03:07 radar systems.
03:09 Bucharest says it`s supporting Ukraine by backing an alternative grain transit route
03:14 and improving the interconnection of the region`s infrastructure.
03:22 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is believed to be on a train traveling to Vladivostok
03:26 in Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
03:31 This according to a report by South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, which quoted unnamed
03:36 government sources.
03:37 If confirmed, it`ll be the first meeting between the two men since 2019, following the collapse
03:42 of Pyongyang`s nuclear disarmament talks with the United States.
03:46 U.S. officials say Kim will likely discuss a plan for North Korea to supply artillery
03:51 shells and rockets to Russia, which has used up vast stocks of weapons in more than 18
03:57 months of its war in Ukraine.
04:03 Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales has resigned from his post after
04:08 kissing a player on the lips without consent.
04:11 The scandal has overshadowed Spain winning the Women`s World Cup for the first time.
04:17 Rubiales announced his resignation on Sunday in a message posted on X, formerly known as
04:22 Twitter.
04:25 Rubiales kissed Jenny Hermoso during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the
04:30 Women`s World Cup.
04:32 Spanish state prosecutors on Friday accused Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion after
04:38 the unwanted kiss, just two days after Hermoso formally accused him of sexual assault.
04:45 He had already been suspended from his job by FIFA for his conduct at the final.
04:51 And after football`s world body opened a disciplinary case, remained defiant and hostile towards
04:56 Hermoso.
04:59 Rubiales said he has also resigned as UFO vice president.
05:09 Less than 24 hours after issuing an arrest-free welcome to Rio signal to Vladimir Putin, Brazil`s
05:15 President Lula has withdrawn his assurance that his Russian counterpart`s liberty wouldn`t
05:19 be in jeopardy if he attended the G20 summit there next year.
05:23 I don`t know if the court, if the Brazilian justice system will arrest me. It`s the government
05:31 and the parliament that decide. It`s the justice system that will decide.
05:36 Lula has hinted that the matter could affect his country`s relationship with the International
05:40 Criminal Court.
05:41 I want to know why we`ve entered. India didn`t enter, China didn`t enter, India didn`t enter,
05:50 USA didn`t enter, Russia didn`t enter. I want to know why Brazil entered.
05:55 The Russian president has missed several international summits since March, when the ICC issued its
06:01 arrest warrant for deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.
06:08 The European economy continues to grow, but with reduced momentum. In its summer forecast,
06:13 the European Commission revised growth in the eurozone down to 0.8 percent in 2023 and
06:19 1.3 percent next year. That`s 0.3 percentage points lower, respectively, than forecast
06:25 in the spring outlook.
06:27 Speaking to reporters in Brussels, EU economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said this sluggish
06:31 growth trend was likely to continue into next year.
06:36 The weaker growth momentum is set to expand to 24. However, a mild rebound in growth is
06:43 still expected as inflation continues easing and the labor market remains robust.
06:50 Weakness in domestic demand shows that still high consumer prices for most goods and services
06:55 are taking a heavier toll than expected in the spring. This is despite declining energy
07:00 prices and an exceptionally strong labor market.
07:03 In the euro area, annual inflation reached 5.3 percent in July and August, exactly half
07:09 of the peak level of 10.6 percent recorded last fall. But consumers need patience to
07:14 fully feel the price decrease in their wallets, analysts say.
07:19 I think when we all go to the supermarket, we actually see prices that are very, very
07:23 high. And therefore, we conclude instinctively almost that inflation is very high. But actually,
07:30 if you look at the numbers, inflation is coming down very fast. And that is because energy
07:36 prices have come down from where they were last year. And then we also see that food
07:41 prices are coming down, but they're coming down very, very slowly.
07:45 Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine and wider geopolitical tensions continue to pose risks
07:51 and remain a source of uncertainty. In addition, concerted efforts by international central
07:56 banks of monetary tightening to fight inflation could darken further growth prospects. In
08:01 the words of the European Commission, the economic outlook remains challenging.
08:13 Experts trying to rescue a U.S. researcher from a cave in Turkey say they hope to bring
08:17 him to the surface soon. Mark Dickey fell ill during an expedition to the Morca cave
08:22 in the south of the country. The rescuers brought him to within 700 meters of the entrance
08:27 on Sunday and stabilized him before the final stage of the operation. On Monday, the rescue
08:34 team brought him to within 180 meters of the surface, according to the Turkish Speleology
08:39 Federation. It said it was hoped to complete the mission tonight or tomorrow.
08:48 In an unprecedented move, the Vatican has beatified a Polish family of nine, a married
08:54 couple and their small children, who were executed by the Nazis for sheltering Jews
08:58 during World War II. During a ceremonious mass in the village of Markowa in southeast
09:05 Poland, the Papal Envoy Cardinal Marcelo Semeraro read out the Latin formula of the beatification
09:12 of the Alma family signed last month by Pope Francis. Semeraro said the Almas paid the
09:19 highest price of martyrdom. A contemporary painting representing the Alma family was
09:26 revealed near the altar. A procession brought relics taken from their grave. It is the first
09:34 time that an entire family has been beatified. The Almas were killed at their home by German
09:42 Nazi troops and by Nazi controlled local police in the early hours of the 24th of March 1944,
09:49 together with eight Jews they were hiding at their home, after they were apparently
09:54 betrayed. After beatification, a miracle attributed to the Almas intercession would be necessary
10:02 for their eventual canonization, as the church sainthood process is called. Novak Djokovic
10:15 has won the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title, beating Daniel Medvedev at Flushing
10:20 Meadows in New York. The 36-year-old Serb won in straight sets 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. His victory
10:27 means he's moved one major singles title in front of Serena Williams to become the first
10:31 player to win 24 in the Open era. Margaret Court also collected 24, but 13 of those came
10:38 before professionals were admitted to the slam events. The triumph against Russian Medvedev
10:43 made Djokovic the oldest male champion at the US Open.
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