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SpaceX founder Elon Musk says his company is developing a large spacecraft to take people to Mars by 2024. It is a question that continues to haunt humankind: Is there life beyond Earth? For decades there has been space exploration with trips to the moon and planet exploration. But what about putting people on mars? That's what SpaceX founder Elon Musk wants to do and he says it could be done as early as 2024. Musk's proposal is 6 years ahead of NASA's plans. So, will we be able to travel to the red planet? Presenter: Hazem Sika Guests: Philippe Blondel - Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Bath and Deputy Director, Centre for Space, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science. Eric Berger - Senior Space Editor, Ars Technica and a former Science Reporter for the Houston Chronicle. - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres died on Wednesday at the age of 93. Presenter: Jane Dutton Guests: Mitchell Barak - political analyst and former spokesman for Shimon Peres Mustafa Barghouti - secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative Ian Black - London School of Economics - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

With weeks to go until the US presidential election, the two main candidates have held their first TV debate. Republican Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton fought over the economy, national security and foreign policy. Polls suggest the race for the country's top job is close. So, can televised debates change how people vote? Presenter: Jane Dutton Guests: Jocelyn Mitchell - Assistant Professor at Northwestern University in Qatar Lincoln Mitchell - Author and Journalist David Love - Executive Editor, blackcommentator.com - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

It is a referendum that's been called unlawful and illegitimate. A vast majority of Bosnian Serbs have voted to preserve January 9 as a national holiday. That is when in 1992 Bosnian Serbs declared the creation of their own state, igniting a three-year war that killed 100,000 people. Bosnia's top court had ruled against the vote, saying the holiday discriminates against non-Serbs. But the Serb Republic president still went ahead. Some see it as a challenge to the Dayton peace accord, which ended the war in 1995. Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik has been accused of threatening that agreement, and using the referendum to increase his party's support ahead of local elections. So, what is behind this vote and what does it mean for the Dayton peace deal? Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Bodo Weber - Democratization Policy Council Emir Suljagic - Former Minister of Defence and survivor of the Srebrenica massacre Tim Judah - Author of The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Hungarian prime minister proposes building a city for refugees on the Libyan coast. - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

It's nearly 30 years since a worldwide ban was imposed on the sale of elephant ivory in an effort to protect the vulnerable animal from poaching. But now, Namibia and Zimbabwe want it lifted so they can sell their vast stockpiles of ivory tusks. Opponents say lifting the ban will encourage poaching and lead to the elephant's extinction, and several EU countries say current legislation works just fine and doesn't need to be changed. But with the number of elephants in Africa dramatically declining does the existing ban on ivory go far enough? Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Pohamba Shifeta - Namibia's Minister of Environmental Affairs Paula Kahumbu - Chief Executive, Wildlife Direct Colman O'Criodain - World Wildlife Fund - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Aleppo was once Syria's commercial and economic hub. It used to be a place of high cuisine and culture, and its ancient city was named a world heritage site by the UN. Diplomats meeting in New York are not able to restore a ceasefire which started last week but did not last. So the fighting goes on and more Syrians are dying. Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: James Denselow - Fellow at the Centre for Syrian Studies. Taleb Ibrahim - Syrian political analyst. Asaad Al Achi - Executive director of Baytna Syria. - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

The UN is directing blame towards government leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for political tensions, which led to riots and deaths in the capital Kinshasa. Opponents of President Joseph Kabila believe he is laying the groundwork to delay elections due later this year to try and remain in power beyond his two-term mandate. On a continent where leaders are known for changing laws and constitutions to stay in power, does the world have the will to pull DRC back from the brink? Presenter: Hazem Sika Guests: Scott Campbell - Africa section chief, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Jason Stearns - Director - Congo Research Group, New York University - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

193 Members of the United Nations have signed an agreement to fight drug-resistant bacteria. For only the fourth time in its 70 year history, the United Nations is holding a special meeting devoted to a health crisis. It's discussing the rise of drug-resistant bacteria and how to treat them. Doctors and scientists have long warned about the problem, which is being propelled by the way antibiotics are misused. And that's threatening the lives of millions of people around the world - along with the global economic output. So, what can be done to stop the threat of drug-resistant bacteria? Presenter: Adrian Finighan. Guests: Sally Davies - Chief Medical Officer for England. Jim O'Neill - Chairman of the UK-Commissioned Review on Antimicrobial Resistance. Rohit Malpani - Director of Policy and Analysis for Doctors Without Borders. Christophe Wiart - Specialist in the Discovery of Antibiotics in Southeast Asia. - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

An online hack has identified the names of top athletes who have been given permission to use banned substances. Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Hajo Seppelt - journalist and filmmaker behind Doping Top Secret: How Russia Makes its Winners Dr Sergei Iljukov - consultant at the Estonian Anti-Doping Agency David Larkin - international sports attorney - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

World leaders gather in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly. Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Carne Ross - former British diplomat and founder of the Independent Diplomat, a non-profit advisory group Peter Anthony Gallo - a Former UN Investigator who worked in the Office of Internal Oversight Services Natalie Samarasinghe - executive Director of the United Nations Association, a UN watchdog - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

A 17-year-old in Belgium has become the first minor to be granted euthanasia. It has been called the ultimate gesture of humanity. For some it's a show of compassion, but others say it's unethical, and a form murder. Several countries allow euthanasia, but Belgium is the only one in the world that has no age restrictions. And now for the first time, the country has allowed a 17-year-old to commit suicide with the help of a doctor. Belgium's child euthanasia law was passed two years ago, and sets out specific criteria for minors. But how young is too young to choose between life and death? - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

One of the most famous quarterbacks in American football snubs the national anthem to protest. Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Kevin Alexander Gray - civil rights activist, and author of The Decline of Black Politics: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama Kris Marsh - sociologist at the University of Maryland Vincent Warren - executive director at the Center for Constitutional Rights - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

It's the worst unrest for six years in Indian administered Kashmir. Weeks of protests, more than eighty people killed and thousands wounded. The trigger was the killing of a popular rebel fighter by Indian security forces in July. Tension between Kashmiris and the Indian government was already high over accusations of human rights abuses. A politician has resigned over the killing of civilians. What are the underlying issues making peace elusive? Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests:Sanjay Kak, Kashmiri documentary filmmaker and author of: 'Until My Freedom Has Come: The New Intifada in Kashmir.' Sreeram Chaulia, Professor & Dean at the Jindal School of International Affairs. Prem Shankar Jha, Journalist and author of 'Kashmir 1947: The Origins of a Dispute.' - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Approximately 260 million children around the world are not in school. World leaders have signed up to a UN plan to provide universal primary and secondary education by 2030. Most countries are lagging behind; the ones with the highest poverty are hardest hit. Although progress has been made, challenges remain. In a new report, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says governments in developed countries also must do better. Can governments overcome challenges they face in making education accessible to every child? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault Guests: Manos Antoninis - Senior Policy Analyst, UNESCO. Hussaini Abdu -Country Director at Plan International Nigeria. Jiang Xueqin - Researcher at the Global Education Innovation Initiative, Harvard University. - 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/