otherwise, it is dry and sunny. 30 celsius in melbourne. not too bad in new zealand. auckland touching 22 degrees celsius. tin tokyo high-pressure is in charge. 19 there for tokyo on friday. showers in central and east part of china. the korean peninsula turning wet. warm and dry for japan. ♪ >> be the hero the world needs right now. wash your hands. ♪ >> it's time for a reminder of the top stories. the trial of derek chauvin, a former police officer charged with murdering george floyd has wrapped up after another day of testimony. george floyd's girlfriend told the court about their addiction to painkillers. pfizer biontech says it's vaccine is highly effective against south african variant of covid-19. myanmar has deposed the civilian leader can be jailed for up to 14 years. it has been two months since the government was overthrown in a coup and protesters have shared images of their demonstrations online nearly every day. the junta is moving to cut off internet services. >> with tears of blood into it on their faces, protesters warned those killed were demonst

although you get showers, the temperature should drop. 60 in melbourne, sunshine. perth 26. these frontals are with converging winds on the coast, bringing showers, producing showers in new south wales, over the same area where we had those floods a couple of weeks ago. probably not welcome showers, but they're all the same. one or two in queens, but otherwise, drive picture. in some parts, sunshine is part of the spring develop and speared you can follow the credit line -- rugged line being fed by the moisture in the cold that came out of this. when the two come together, this one shows it. significant rain coming up through these areas, which will produce more spring melt. ♪ >> in pakistan's largest city, climate change and water shortages are driving some residents to desperate measures. we meet the water thieves of karachi on "al jazeera" >> if you want to help save the rld, sneeze into your elbow. ♪ ♪ anchor: a reminder now of the top stories on "al jazeera." president biden calls on russia to de-escalate, after he imposed fresh sanctions for alleged election inte

lots of sunshine. 17 celsius in melbourne. up to around 18 through wednesday. by wednesday, you might catch one or two showers hugging the gold coast, and the sunshine coast. but hopefully not quite as wet as it has been recently. by and large, fair weather clouds and largely dry. largely dry for a time into japan. we have wetter weather making its way across the yellow and the east china sea, towards the southwest. all making its way further east. it will cloud over into hokkaido. rain pushing across towards tokyo. ♪ >> capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives. other stories. providing a clemson to someone else's world. >> we work hard. we sweat, we struggle, we fight. >> inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. >> i am the voice. we are the voice. >> witness on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ >> the top stories here on al jazeera. the world health organization chief says the staggering numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths in india is beyond heartbreaking. as india registered yet another daily record number of deaths from covid-19, more t

as we go into friday, temperatures around 33 celsius for adelaide. 28, melbourne. 26, sydney. might catch one or two showers drifting toward the eastern coast of queensland. a chance of a shower or two into central parts of new zealand. by large, not too bad. not too bad into japan. still on the warm side for the most part. high pressure in charge here as well. largely clear skies. 20 celsius in tokyo. 12, sapporo. wetter weather into parts of china, heading its way further east. pushing towards southern japan. ♪ >> a mineral central to the quest for clean energy, a key ingredient for the production of electric car batteries. cobalt. extracting that is dangerous but profitable. with global demands set to skyrocket. people empower investigate claims that industrial mines extracting the material needed for your energy are in fact poisoning the environment. with the dire health consequences for those living in the shadow, the cost of cobalt, people empower on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ anchor: a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. to court in minneapolis has been shown harrowin

you could fill the boxcars of a freight train that would stretch from new york city to melbourne, australia, with the coal ash that's generated every year in this country. >> the ash contains toxic metals. lead, arsenic, chromium, cadmium, others. and it en has radioactive substances. >> it's these pollutants, many of them known to cause cancer, that have people worried. and the big question is, where are all these toxins ending up? >> there's fly ash and coal dust... we'll go on the front porch and do the same thing. >> you can see as you look up there the fresh ash. it's like an orangish color. when it's windy, it can get into their homes, it can get into their cars, and god forbid they're walking across the street or whatever, it actually gets into their lungs. >> in the united states, there are over 500 coal-fired power plants. and until recently, the dangers of coal ash have largely been hidden from public view. this is one of the largest coal-fired power facilities in the country. called plant scherer, it's located in juliette, georgia, and is majority owned by georgia power. each yea

it's still 20 in melbourne. it's warm and sunny through the coast of new south wales, and even tropical queens will barely see this in the next day or so. a seasonal change in east asia is one of rain. it's this system that wonders in and out of japan, china and south korea. the first polls has gone through. you've got the sun returning on wednesday in japan. in southern china that rain intensifies. and temporarily there is still a bit of wind hanging around far north. it will be a sandstorm with bitter snow. let's 18 in beijing. it will feel quite cold. a hail shower on thursday. wind dies down and temperatures barely change. >> a star striker in the top italian league. working-class of his hometown. football legend introduces cristiano. a one-of-a-kind superstar. equally adored by his fans for his socialist values, as as many goals against footballing elite. football rebels on al jazeera. he♪ mariana: welcome back. a look at our main stories. it's being widely reported that president joe biden has decided to

wet and windy weather seems likely in tasmania. 19 degrees still, 21 in melbourne. much more for the north. beyond a shore breeze, it keeps it cooler. there will be a few showers in tropical queensland. beyond that, nothing much. the season is showing itself in japan, really significant rain. it is one day of rain. the backend of it is in china, and this is the start of the spring in china. for northern china, it is quiet. air quality is not that good in beijing. the sun returns to japan. and in india, although foremost, it is increasing monsoon heat and humidity, for the south, that involves increasing showers or even light rain. ♪ >> capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives. other stories. providing a glimpse into someone else's world. >> i am the voice. we are the voice. >> witness, on al jazeera. >> they have led cuba's communist party since the revolution. we look at the situation in the country today. is this the end, but the continuation of the legacy, or the beginning of real change in cuba? special coverage as raul castro steps down in cuba, o