sure how iran yet will respond to this europe trying to bring everyone back together to a new meeting of the so-called p 5 plus one because neither iran or the us of want to take the 1st big step and the european idea is to get them all around the table and perhaps iran and the u.s. can move at the same time and get iran back into compliance and the u.s. back into the deal so watch closely there had been suggestion that president biden might touch on this in his speech not clear whether that's going to come up but there are certainly if iran is not going to be important words on climate on covert and on global cooperation or i will get the thoughts of our white house correspondent next for the moment diplomatic editor james plays in the u.n. in new york many thanks indeed to kimberly how good then is at the white house let's start with that meeting that james was that was talked about that was talking about this invitation by the for for the u.s. to sit down with the other signatories to the nuclear deal the u.s. has said it's willing to do that no invitations have been said there's n

and powering ahead of europe's big push for battery development as it promotes electric vehicles to cut emission levels. welcome to the program u.s. president joe biden has launched what he calls a full scale war time strategy to be covert 19 on his 1st full day in office he signed a series of executive orders aimed at speeding up the response to the pandemic that's claimed the lives of more than 400000 americans biden's team of experts is working on a centralized inoculation strategy and that's revealed the trumpet ministration had no federally coordinated vaccination plan in place mike hanna has more from washington d.c. . the subject you are actually in day 2 of the biden presidency and another flurry of executive orders 24 hours after the u.s. recorded the worst single day coronavirus death toll these are focused on combating the pandemic the measures ranging from getting more vaccines to more people to improving safety in schools and work spaces we engage in dismissal relate which could take more interest to turn things around but let me be equally clear we will get. through this w

and powering ahead europe's big competitive and the electric car battery market. for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point qatar airways we're seeing some rather nasty weather pushing across northern parts of the middle east recently with cloud rain sleet and snow easing across the event pushing across northern parts of syria well there is over iraq through iran heading over towards afghanistan just sliding out of 10 minutes than it is becky stan temperatures will struggle to get to 4 celsius then in teheran single figures for damascus and notice quite a keen blowing through the gulf on friday lifted dust and sad also visibility problems as a result whole thing that things will quieten down a little as we go on into saturday here at least 10 she's at around 21 sells it but it will feel on the cool side cold enough and coupled with temperatures struggling to get above freezing but at least it should be dry stays largely dry to across the whole of africa a few showers just coming into somalia for a time but nothing too much to speak of which are see the showers wel

well it's very important because of course the european medical agency governments across europe need to convince their public that the vaccines they are using are safe i should just say as the we are waiting for that press and that press conference by the european medical agency on the safety of the astra zeneca vaccine but there are some reports coming out already that suggest that what we might hear from the may is that they have indeed found some links between the astra zeneca vaccine and rare forms of blood clots however on balance we understand that the m.d.m.a. is expected to say that the benefits of the astra zeneca vaccine outweigh the risks and what they would mean by that is something that many doctors have been saying over the past few weeks and that is that the risk of 19 to a person's health possibly 2 to possibly of course people could die from cove 19 those risks outweigh the risks of some very rare blood clots linked as we've heard reported to the astra zeneca vaccine so i think this is what we're expecting to hear from the m a as i say those reports are unconfirmed b

in europe that race is being run from here the laboratory in uppsala north of stockholm because when it comes to electric cars the advantage is all about the battery like this the lab is the standard bearer for the battery 2030 plus project the consonance bit to take back some of asia's dominance in the development and sale of electric batteries the europe wide group is led by chemistry professor christina edstrom we need to snake defining a new much here's a new back to calls to help europe in the hard competition with asia they're good and show doing new tricks in factories if we want to have industry in europe we need to catch up. there is a lot of catching up to do you factories for the current generation of lithium ion batteries are being built in sweden and germany but europe makes just 3 percent of car batteries globally while asia led by china japan and south korea produces 85 percent to change that europe needs to find a battery that provides great to mileage charges faster and relies less on the damaging effect of mining from mineral such as cobalt the problem with the fact

millions of people go back under lockdown as europe battles of 3rd wave of covert infections. hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera coming up on the program. the type police push back protesters gathered near the king's palace to close the release of their leaders and reforms to the monarchy a new tactic for me and mas military to intimidate the thousands still rallying against february's coup. and the tokyo lympics organizers decide to bally international spectators the 1st time it's happened in the history of the games. hello welcome to the program our top story countries across europe are returning to lock down as the continent grapples with a surge in corona virus infections so part of an effort to combat a so-called 3rd wave in france 16 regions including the capital paris are now under lockdown for at least 4 weeks that's almost a 3rd of the country's population poland is also entering a 3 week lockdown with students returning to online learning and non-essential shops due to close most of these population went under lockdown on monday with school

200000000 facts seems off johnson and johnson were supposed to be shipped to europe to be vaccinated here in the coming months the is of course this concern now this will all be delayed because people will be reluctant and also there will be a choice by the separate countries to impose an age limit for example the netherlands has sat with astra zeneca below 60 we're not using it anymore so that means that every country has a separate policy and of course that this could create delays. still ahead on al jazeera syrian refugees face losing the very homes they fled how government supporters are benefiting from the latest land grab laws fans cry foul the controversial super league is on the verge of collapse after a huge backlash. but . now we have cut off the cold supply the arctic air is no longer blowing having done its damage in the videos of france and there's no obvious movement of of cloud in from the north that has been for days and days if not weeks but it's a massive cloud here in eastern europe that's where rain is coming up snow possibly a little bit in western side of russia

and europe's medicines regulators the benefits from johnson and johnson came in 1000 vaccine outweigh the risks of blood clots. it's time for the perfect jenny and the winter sponsored plan qatar airways there has been quite hot recently in the event and in egypt that's that's all changing now the wind is becoming on the shore means attempt has dropped by about 10 degrees in many places it's still quite hot in iraq 41 in baghdad and down in kuwait where up to 40 still 38 in doha are fairly she would set it at that but there's no significant wind on this forecast yet except for this one which is blowing down susu is down through the red sea that's the reason the temperatures have been pushed back again again no real change here but doha is down to 32 as a hint of a wind direction here wind change i should say otherwise look at this sunshine through turkey and iran and even the time we get to friday afghanistan looking dry and sunny is well that's a change the seasonal rains through africa maybe aren't obvious but so sought them is this red strip that is words to what the heat wave ther

coronavirus restrictions trigger resistance across europe as countries brace for another wave of infections. and thousands are ordered to evacuate as a strain is most populous state experiences its worst flooding in decades. so the polls have opened for republic of congo's presidential election dennis is gay so is it widely expected to extend his 36 years in power internet algis have been reported ahead of the poll some opposition candidates are either in jail or have refused to stand another candidate to give police perfect is hospitalized with covert 19 but he has people to vote. and should compartment. my deck i'm partly it's i'm in a difficult situation i'm fighting death i demand that you guys open go vote for change fight don't give up the fight rise up please do this for me let's wait to be standing by for us in brownsville and malcolm how things develop in what kind of numbers using turning up. we're at a polling station in a school in the capital brother bill and the numbers so far seem very low just a tiny number of people you think coming in here i think many of them are governme

1000 vaccine as it investigates possible links to blood clots and the company delays its rollout in europe. hello again i'm just on the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up tensions in minnesota after sunday's police shooting of a black man and as the george floyd murder trial enters a new phase. on just a 4th. explains the concern. naser wants russia to stay out of ukrainian territory as it amasses tens of thousands of troops on its border. and japan says it will release more than a 1000000 tons of water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean prompting the region. now another coven $1000.00 vaccine is under scrutiny after a few cases of blood costing u.s. health authorities have recommended a pause in the use of the single shot johnson and johnson jab as it investigates those incidents the food and drug administration has stressed that this is a precautionary move but also in the past few minutes the company has announced it will delay its rollout in europe well we'll be speaking to stephanie deca and berlin to get more on that in just a moment fast that sp

millions of people go back under lockdown as europe battles another surge in covert infections. watching our syria lie from a headquarters in doha and the navigator also coming up rio's iconic beaches closed to the public as brazil suffers its deadliest week yet a new tactic from me in a mars military to intimidate the fellows and still rallying against february's coup. angry protests in turkey after president $31.00 pulls out of the istanbul convention to protect women from violence. hello thanks for joining us countries across europe are returning to lockdown as the continent grapples with the surging coronavirus infections it's all part of an effort to combat a so-called 3rd wave in front 16 regions including paris will have restrictions for at least 4 weeks that's almost a 3rd of the country's population there is poland also entering a 3 week lockdown with students returning to online learning and nonessential shops closing down or most of italy's population went into lockdown on monday with schools closing the country is also set for tighter restrictions nationwide over eas

well that's the view from europe meanwhile health officials in the west african nation of senegal say coronavirus variants are fueling a search engine infections its health system is completely overwhelmed and medical students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of doctors while prisons have been turned into treatment centers nicholas hock reports from the capital dhaka. if only the dead could speak says up to juve then the living would know of the pain and distress caused by corona virus do you for isn't even aware that coven $1000.00 killed his 40 year old friend with stuff like gay until an autopsy was carried out he now pictures him all alone and gasping for air in a hospital corridor. died in very difficult circumstances he fell ill at home after he got treatment he died we were later told he got the corona virus in the hospital and that's what killed him. senegal like many other african countries is going through a 2nd wave of infections dr abdulai buso was in charge of the government response says the trends don't look good the new very late variant from the u.k. has

me now from lewis near brighton in southern england with a roundup of really what's going on across europe the italian prime minister has been speaking about the lockdown and also about the vaccine rollout what did he say . well regarding the impending new lockdown he basically said he sounded apologetic he said that he was aware that this was going to be very hard for many people that it was going to have an effect on the education of children on the mental wellbeing of people around the country and on the economy itself but he said that this is really necessary his words are these measures are necessary to avoid that eerie aeration they would make even more stringent measures inevitable and he said went on to say that last spring's events are still fresh in our minds and we'll do everything we can to prevent them happening again of course we know that italy was the 1st western country that was hard to hard hit by coronavirus went on to take you know other european countries and the united states particularly badly as well but its lee was where it was felt 1st in europe particularly then

coronavirus restrictions trigger resistance across europe as countries brace for another wave of infections and resilience biggest city police are breaking up the party has to try to contain my team out. there on the star's antanas al jazeera life and also coming up. was. sidelined but speaking out catholic leaders question the legitimacy of republic of congress presidential election. some are already homeless and there's no response yet from flooding in a strange way as the most populous states. all countries across europe are returning to lockdown has the continent grapples with a sad and corona virus infections but there's been rebellion against restrictions with protests calling for the strict measures to be lifted into the reports. a 3rd wave of coded 19 is forcing new lockdowns to spread across europe but with the restrictions comes resentment and resistance to the new rooms. in germany police used water cannon and pepper spray to disperse and he looked down protestors in the city of castle chancellor angela merkel has wound new restrictions will likely be imposed with cases of the vi

the time since then but this election is taking place amidst one of the highest coded outbreaks in europe hospitals overflowing and one of the lowest vaccination rates the lowest vaccination rate in the european even at the moment is 3.6 percent of all guerin's vaccinated nevertheless boy cobar saw the poll say you may still end up being the largest part c this is a country where he's increased basic salaries by about 30 percent the average basic salaries but it remains this country warm of the most corrupt in the european union . well gary's prime minister hasn't given any interviews in this election campaign just photo opportunities where the only camera loud is from his own team or go bars or governs an e.u. country where according to the u.s. state department there's little judicial independence there are arbitrary arrests and journalists are threatened with violence in sunday's election he could well retain his grip on this former satellite of the soviet union. takes long for democratic feuds to mature but on the other hand there are concrete. experiences in the vogue areas over the

italy and the netherlands will start using the johnson and johnson job after europe's drug regulator recommended it should include a warning label the european medicines agency found possible links between the one those coded 19 vaccine and blood clots but it says the side effect is very rare the benefits of a vaccine out plainly potential risks johnson and johnson paused the road out of the job last week after recommendations from the us authorities. is in amsterdam with more. well it means that there is another disputed fact seen actually that could create concerns among people here in the e.u. it's very rare in 8 cases in fact they found blood clots and also this sudden decrease of blood platelets mostly within young women in the ages of 18 to 48 years old in the united states and that was also the reason they stop vaccinating people with this johnson and johnson vaccine but overall they say this risk is so low that of course for the overall population facing this risk of covert 19 still in this 3rd wave that's happening in europe at the moment they should still at minister this v

200000000 faxes of johnson and johnson were supposed to be shipped to europe to be vaccinated here in the coming months the is of course this concern now this will all be delayed because people will be reluctant and also there will be a chill a choice by the separate countries to impose an age limit for example the netherlands has sat with our stars in a car below 60 we're not using it anymore so that means that every country has a separate policy and of course that this could create delays. bus and train stations in india's capital have been overwhelmed as thousands of migrant workers flee the city the latest restrictions to curb the spread of the krona virus have seen many daily wage earners losing their jobs india is struggling to stem the world's largest rise in cases elizabeth purana reports from the capital new delhi. just hours after delis local government announced a week long curfew thousands of migrant workers rushed to bus and train stations they squeeze their way onto buses climbing on top of each other and onto the roofs the closing down of all but essential services has

she continues to blame drug firms for the slow rollout in europe. vaccination is now finally progressing steadily we have 88000000 doses that have been delivered so far and 62000000 doses have been administered overall if you look at the number of people that have been fully vaccinated in europe these are 18200000 so 4 point one percent have already received 2 japs but of course we all know we could have been much faster if all pharmaceutical companies had fulfilled their contracts still to come this half hour mexico battles to convince some communities to get vaccinated as it becomes the 3rd country in the world to record 200000 deaths. and africa's gentle giant now endangered now decades of pitching and habitat loss but the continent elephants at risk. how in places say we got some cause weather now coming into eastern parts of australia we can see this massive cloud just around tasmania we had record rainfall coming in out west where the snow in the process of moving away or courtesy of this area of low pressure that's the one that brought the fl

parts of europe are back under lockdown as the continent struggles with a rising number of corona virus infections france poland and ukraine are imposing new restrictions hoping to fend off a 3rd wave parisians rush to leave the french capital before the lockdown came into force they're packing trains and jamming roads gemini's national disease control centers warning coronavirus cases are rising at an exponential rate and that means it could add new measures in the coming days but infections in the u.k. are dropping and the british government says it's on track to give every adult at least one job by the end of july attash has more from paris on what the latest restrictions mean. every time people in these areas want to leave the house they have to fill out a permit they have to have a reason to go outside whether that's exercise going for a walk or go to work shops are now shots except for essential ones so they join the restaurants bars punctual and sports facilities that have been closed since october and a nighttime curfew will stay in place even though it will now start a little b

coronavirus restrictions trigger resistance across europe as countries brace for another wave of infections on brazil's biggest city police are breaking up policies to try to contain private 1000 outbreaks. hello there i must tell you this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a plea from an opposition leader infected with private 19 as people go to the polls and republic of congo's presidential election. it's difficult situation i am for to day. that you draw is open go vote for change. some are already harmless and there's no response yet from the worst flooding in australia's most populous state for decades. now countries across europe are returning to lockdown as the continent grapples with a surge in corona virus infections but people rebelling against restrictions with protests calling for them to be lifted the target be reports. a 3rd wave of covert 19 is forcing new lock downs to spread across europe but with the restrictions comes resentment and resistance to the new rooms. in germany police used water cannon and pepper spray to disperse and he looked down protestors in the c

coronavirus restrictions trigger resistance across europe as countries brace for another wave of infections while in brazil's biggest city police are breaking up parties to try to contain crime in 1000 outbreaks. hello there on the stand here 10 is out of their life and are also coming up a plea from an opposition leader as people go to the polls and republic of congo's presidential election. my dear compartments on a difficult situation i'm fighting day i demand that you guys open go vote for change and tokyo's $25000000000.00 in the bank extravaganza will have the financial implications of banning foreign fans from the games. countries across europe are returning to lockdown as the continent grapples with a surge in coronavirus infections but there has been rebellion with protests calling for the strict measures to be lifted. reports. a 3rd wave of coded 19 is forcing new lockdowns to spread across europe but with the restrictions comes resentment and resistance to the new rooms. in germany police used to move to canada and pepper spray to disperse and to look down protest. in the city of

as europe starts to emerge from lockdown a reminder that many old frustrations haven't gone away and in some cases they've deepened leave barca al-jazeera london. rallies have been taking place across the world to mock may day or international labor day in colombia has coincided with protests against government tax reform plans anger that continues even though president has backed down and ordered the proposal to be rewritten police fired tear gas to disperse crowds in the capital bogota have been 4 days of protests by people who say the changes could make them poorer. without one protest in bogota. most of the demonstrations or practically all of them have been absolutely peaceful up to this point we haven't seen any of the violent scenes that we've seen and in the past few days and particularly in this city of cali where the mayor now has confirmed that 3 people have died there one shot in the head by the police however the human rights groups say that the real toll of the violence seeing these protests might be much higher they are talking about several days there have been report

and the united states need to played in place a key rule in but i didn't know if i may we care into europe we share the same team attracted to values we have common strategy interests and i'm totally convinced that this new bad in the station offer us a unique opportunity to we knew the student incidentally plenty to lines between europe and the united states one hour from al-jazeera stone a cane and his with a live from berlin dominic and european leaders on the same page when it comes to defense and the transatlantic relationship. well that is the question of what we might find out more about over the course of the next few hours during this this summit the interesting word you didn't hear from either of those $22.00 leaders is russia because that is one of the words one of the countries is going to be at the forefront of the discussions in the e.u. summit today we know that the role that russia plays and indeed nato and the e.u. play on the continent of europe is particularly important but no mention of it from those 2 leaders perhaps because they're trying to work out a new position ma

europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between johnson and johnson's cove in 1000 vaccine and rare blood clots but says the jobs benefits still outweigh the risks the european medicines agency concluded a warning about unusual clots with low platelets must be added to the vaccines labels johnson and johnson stopped the rollout of its one those facts in last week after recommendations from the u.s. authorities 6 cases of unusual blood clots were identified out of more than 7000000 doses administered was that fast and has more now from amsterdam. well it means that there is another disputed fact seen actually that could create concerns among people here in the e.u. it's very rare in 8 cases in fact they found blood clots and also decided decrease of blood platelets mostly within young women in the ages of 18 to 48 years old in the united states and that was also the reason they stop vaccinating people with this johnson and johnson vaccine but overall they say this risk is so low that of course for the overall population facing this risk of covert 19 still in this 3rd wave th

as europe starts to emerge from lockdown a reminder that many old frustrations haven't gone away and in some cases they've deepened leave bark out 0 london. somalia's lower house of parliament has unanimously voted to council extending the president's term in office president mohamed mohammed has directed the prime minister to prepare for elections parliament approved a 2 year term extension last month but out spawns protests and fighting in the capital mommas term ended in february but he stayed on as talks on a new elections told malcolm webb possible the story from nairobi. this move today on the part of parliament is certainly expected to deescalate the tension that we've seen recently in somalia's capital mogadishu just a week ago different factions of the security forces were fighting each other those who support the president known widely by his nickname farmer joe were fighting with other factions that support the opposition now the opposition had objected to parliament voting to extend his term by 2 years they said that was illegal another followed the failure to hold those

coronavirus restrictions and triggered protests in europe as countries brace for another wave of infections. and thousands are ordered to evacuate australia's most populous state as it experiences its worst flooding in decades. so that the polls have opened for republican congress presidential election president had any success to newgate so is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power the internet has been cut ahead of the poll some opposition candidates they're either in jail or have refused to stand but one candidate ski but he's perfect who's in hospital with kevin 1000 is people to get out and vote. compared to. my dick i'm partly it's i'm in a difficult situation i'm fighting death i demand that you guys open go vote for change fight don't give up the fight rise up please do this from a message let's speak to marc webb who joins live from brownsville america what's the situation a pulse of open the numbers behind you by the looks of it. scan numbers indeed you will be into a couple of other polling stations in other parts of the city and it's the same story for example of people

covered restrictions spark resistance across europe as countries brace for another surge in infections. are watching al-jazeera life from a headquarters in doha in denmark the gates are also coming up harsh terrain and remote villages how america's largest state of alaska has managed to become a leader and vaccination rates. and just to pay a sponsor depopulated state with many countries for example alaska that's right so they should meet people the nigeria a country with a population of over 200000000 people. the long time president is the firm favorite to secure another term in the republic of congo as an opposition contender urges a vote for change from his hospital bed. demonstrations near the king's palace in thailand demands include a change to the constitution new elections on the release of protest leaders. hello countries across europe are returning to lockdown as the continent grapples with a surging coronavirus infections but that's being met with resistance with protests calling for covert 1000 restrictions to be lifted victoria gate b. has more. a 3rd wave of code that 19

only has some factories being built in sweden and germany europe makes 3 percent of batteries while asia led by china and south korea manufactures 85 percent of them alongside the 0 carbon targets and new technology it's the human attitude that's key to success or failure campaigners know there's a need to go beyond street protests to capture hearts and minds and more governments are using in force mint rather than encouragement there's one standout figure in statistics though an estimated 5 trillion dollars of investment a year goes into fossil fuels andrew simmons al-jazeera the biden administration says a severe winter storm engulfing texas and nearby states was likely caused by climate change hundreds of thousands of people are still without power and now texas senator ted cruz is under fire for taking a holiday to mexico as the crisis unfolded gabler's under reports now from new york . so this is. day 4 of the u.s. winter weather crisis and things only seem to be getting worse especially in texas where as of thursday afternoon a half 1000000 people are still without power and h

ah hello, their conditions are looking rather cool and unsettled for much of europe as we go into the next few days. there's quite a lot of weather on the way of central and northern parts. the u. k has seen a pretty wet months and that rain is going to continue on tuesday, particularly in scotland and across the eastern areas of england. but things will dry up as we go into wet and stay and temperatures are gonna edge back up to where we expect them to be. scandinavia is also set to, he's really wet weather. we got that band moving up through sweden and norway, bringing wet and windy weather, and that'll also affect parts of is stony as well. now, spain has cleared out, we have quite a bit of wet weather there that moved across into italy and is now affecting parts of the balcony. as we go into wednesday, we could see some funder storms across romania as well. but for that sunny weather, we have to go to the south southern europe, seeing a lot of clear, fine weather greasing a lot of sunshine. 30 degrees in athens, similar story for turkey, and of course, the iberian peninsula. the r

world football bosses wave the red flag as many of europe's biggest clubs announce the formation of a new breakaways separately. ok we're going to begin in india where corona virus infections of reached record levels since the start of the pandemic nearly 274000 cases were recorded on monday and more than 1600 deaths and the government has just announced a week long curfew in the capital region of delhi the search has put a huge strain on hospitals with many around the country already struggling with a shortage of beds the demand for oxygen has forced the government to divert supplies meant for industry to medical use several states are running short millions of pilgrims have been ordered to quarantine for 2 weeks if they return to the capital more than 3 and a half 1000 people tested positive at the comella festival india's vaccinated more than 100000000 of its 1300000000 population but there are fears a new double mutant variant could have an impact on the effectiveness of vaccines put in the mean is just she is the political editor of hindu business line and she blames the governme

k, and other parts of europe. and so forth, of the palestinians, and to demand sanctions are imposed on israel. ah, hello mariam noisy in london, you're watching algae 0 also coming off on the program. a red, but deadly fungal infection strikes corona virus. patients in india, doctors investigate and linked to the use of steroids. bought a camera footage of the violent arrest of louisiana and ronald green is finally released 2 years after his death. ah, come to the program. in garza, people have been able to leave their homes and move around the territory again after israel's late. his conflict with mass the sci fi agreement is continuing to hold off the 11 days of bombardment which killed more than $240.00 palestinians, including $66.00 children in israel. 12 people, including 2 children, were killed by barges of rockets, motors, and anti tank missiles. piles of rubble and dust of replaced homes, apartment buildings and businesses in garza, the 2000000 in palestinians in the territory will already in a vulnerable

also the changing of the guard at the oval office is met with optimism by leaders from europe and asia and a call for meaningful action by iran. welcome to the program after a tumultuous transition joe biden the 46th president of the united states has begun his term in office vowing to press forward with speed and urgency within hours of being sworn in biden signed 17 executive orders and actions to reverse some of the former president donald trump's most content. just policies and they included repealing trump's travel ban on some muslim majority countries halting construction of the us mexico border wall and rejoining the paris climate accord biden's also installed a coronavirus response coordinator to oversee distribution efforts so that scenes and i'm really. proud of these executive actions. by keeping the promise of i made a big long way to go. back and they are important but we're going to leave it for rather than removing the 1st word around here is. to. call it. it's we call. them or. we're or i have authority mask so to be kept on federal property and interstate commerce and

sounds of people join the may day demonstrations across europe they defied tevin 1000 restrictions to demand social and economic justice and going to job security pandemics crippled many of europe's economies leaving young people concerned about that he just has moved from london. to. yes empower us an all too familiar sight francis made a demonstrations traditionally a show of force by the country's mighty trade unions. a message for the government the power lies not with politicians but with people. this year labor unions were joined by members of the yellow vest movement that kicked off a wave of anti-government protests 3 years ago. the french president emmanuel micron remains under mounting pressure to abandon economic and social reforms as the country reels from 3 crippling coronavirus lockdowns for some this was about more than workers' rights. it was a show of rage. on may day the historic gathering at the has a global context we keep on having protests and there we are protests happen for nothing no one is listening to us but i think it's important to keep coming back. in the

want to have industry in europe we need to catch up. there is a lot of catching up to do you factories for the current generation of lithium ion batteries are being built in sweden and germany but europe makes just 3 percent of car batteries globally while asia led by china japan and south korea produces 85 percent to change that europe needs to find a battery that provides great to mileage charges faster underlies less on the damaging effect of mining from mineral such as cobalt the problem with the fact is today they don't hold enough energy in that container and we want to make it back to something and we need to understand what's going on really the fundamental to mystic level that could be the ace up europe sleeve the world's most powerful neutron source a kind of x. ray for atoms is also nearing completion in sweden in time to join the hunt for a new car battery a breakthrough will be needed to stop asia putting the rest of the world in its review mera for good polar ice al-jazeera gothenburg sweden. hello again the headlines on a

spring is in the air in europe but so too is something less welcome something that is also having its rebirth much of the continent designed. coronavirus. 19 countries are now reporting increasing case numbers 16 member states are reporting increased hospital and i.c.u. missions while 8 member states are now reporting increase the number of deaths with more with 19 infections comes agony about lockdowns belgium who shuttering schools non-essential shops and hairdressers until late april germany can't decide what to do angela merkel has apologised and cancelled a hastily planned 5 day easter lockdown after a political backlash and feel it's been unfair in a mistake needs to be called a mistake and above all it must be corrected and if possible this needs to happen as soon as possible at the same time i am aware that this whole business has created even more uncertainty and that i deeply regret this and i ask for forgiveness. europe's repeating misery comes as it tries to sort out its beleaguered vaccination program in the e.u. only 10 percent of the adult population has received the ja

when i much of europe is colder than usual and snowy this u.n. year for example wintering ground which go for many birds is not like you particularly bad to be honest however that is the direction which will the storm systems are now going that's reached in europe right across the baltic states that's the general tenor of things where the comes in from the west gets stormy to the mediterranean and turns right and just goes up to western side of the black sea this is now a blocking area mosque is not as cold as it was for example but in plenty of snow on the outs as more to come in the balkans been snowing in the. well then you get the sun that's cold overnight but it's quite acceptable to add by day for those because of that sunshine but here's a story of vilnius rollover cost here the wind only slowly picks up by tuesday you could see significant wind shear with you've got snow snow and snow with a pretty consistent round about 0 or just below a pretty nasty bitter winter but it's just this limited a very young notice everyone else sees an impro

access according to need but the bubble has more from london all the latest travel restrictions in europe. firstly on saturday the czech republic has banned all nonessential travel into the country from anywhere although there are exemptions for things like commuting for work and for family visits it's a reminder of those steps we saw last year from several countries in central europe mainly which are effectively stopped at the schengen free movement zone within the e.u. now another country that's acting to close its borders is france it's going from sunday to stop all non-essential travel from outside the european union but not from within the e.u. there would also be exemptions for people like hawley as delivering vital goods so the u.k. for example has been reassuring people here that lorry drivers can can still travel across the channel john kass deck's the prince prime minister is under pressure because a week ago his main scientific adviser said there should probably be a 3rd national lockdown pretty soon he doesn't want to do that because public patience has already been tested he'

than in argentina but people here look to europe and saw him. museums and theaters in the city by putting his music on life on display early on in his career after p.s.o. left music arrangements were criticized by traditional tanto musicians some even accused him of killing and walking over in elements of jackson classical music and created what is now known as more authentic and became so successful that he's music is now known around the globe. yes i was born in the. province of one a scientist but he's father moved to new york city it was there where he was given his 1st abandoned and since then he never stopped playing it. he rolled over $900.00 songs dared to take tango to a new level. yes well as music has been played in many of the world's top theaters. and in films and royal weddings. and was a close friend of the my fiddle and also his manager he says took tangle to the 21st century. story that. he managed to create a new universal language that everyone understands and feels you can hear in so many different scenarios and on the 2nd no

still ahead here on al-jazeera one child is the success story of latin america europe why is now facing record corona virus infections. and warnings of severe food shortages in afghanistan after one of its worst droughts in decades. now winter is reluctant to leave both counter and the u.s. and the recent cows come right down to texas and arkansas giving and usually late frost damaging frost and bring your potential for some snow with it this is the temperature contrast it doesn't look huge but you get the idea that the blue is always down here meeting its was normally a feed of of gulf air and when the 2 together to come together this is where we produce these spring storms where a good day or 2 off to be honest not a huge contrast here not a huge change we can see the gathering hints of showers in the plains states running across the missouri as well and this is where they start to develop this is jury in friday the same time any remaining winter has been blown out of the northeast or on to is up to 50 new york's back up to 61 small but these storms are pretty obvious right down to th

and europe in supported the palestinians and to demand sanctions are imposed on israel . the hello, i'm sorry, i'm noisy in london, you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program. a rabbit, deadly fungal infection strikes corona virus. patients in india, doctors investigate linked to the use, the steroids and all the camera footage of mine interactive a. we the on a month on a green is finally released. it comes in 2 years after his death. ah. in gaza, people have been able to leave their homes and move around the territory again after israel's late. his conflict with mass. the ceaseless agreement is holding after 11 days of bombardment which killed will than $240.00 palestinians, including $66.00 children in israel. 12 people, including 2 children, were killed by barges of rockets. moore says an anti tank missiles, or piles of rubble and dust have replaced homes, apartment buildings and businesses. the 2000000 palestinians in gaza already in a vulnerable position, 3 major rounds of military hostilities since 2008. and the devastating impacts of the israeli blo

it was good for our service thanks very much want to come and took its passage from the far east to europe and the united states. any money the only money in these mountains is open. drug trafficking politics and power the air and empires and. the number of corona virus infections in the us passes $20000000.00 while stateful well short of their tax nation targets. another one down in jordan this is out as they are live from doha also coming up the years are 81 days are 32 thirds of the senators voting. u.s. senators from both sides and donald trump a major defeat in the waning days of his presidency overriding his veto of a national security bill. a generally smooth start for trade and travel after the u.k. complete state separation from the european union. temper shelters but still no certainty for refugees and migrants trapped in freezing weather on the bosnia croatia border . for more than $20000000.00 reported corona virus cases and the threat of a more infectious strain the u.s. is entering the new year with few signs that it's rampant corona virus outbreak can be contained the govern

these are rare either very rare side effects unusual but possible europe's medicines agency links astra zeneca has covered 19 vaccines to blood clots but insists its benefits still outweigh any risks. hello and welcome i'm peter w. watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up today he was not attempting to solve the ulcers cake punch or anything of that nature the trial of the former u.s. police officer accused of killing george floyd here's more evidence that the force used during his arrest was excessive and unnecessary. the u.s. commits to removing all remaining combat forces from iraq without setting a timeline. paid back to rights and back to safety and grief or fear of conditions food delivery reuters for an online giant go on strike. our top story europe's medicines agency says it remains overwhelmingly confident in astra zeneca as qubit 19 banks enough to finding it may cause blood clotting in very rare cases now the risk is greater among younger people prompting some governments to restricts or advise against its use among lower age groups journal

is al jazeera live from doha also coming up coronavirus restrictions are trigger resistance across europe as the country's brace for another wave of infections. and its infection spike police in brazil's biggest city are breaking up parties to contain outbreaks. plus a taste of life in taiwan where a thriving economy is bucking the global trend. so then the polls have open for republican congress presidential election president dennis gay so is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power there are reports of internet outages ahead of the poll some opposition candidates are either in jail or have refused to stand or another candidate. who is hospitalized with covert 19 has urged people to vote. competitive in. my dicom partly it's i'm in a difficult situation i'm fighting death i demand that you guys open go vote for change fight don't give up the fight rise up please do this from a. all right quick look at some of the leading candidates in the vote a long time incumbent president a dentist a suit in case a was reelected in 2016 his election victory sparked protests and unrest after ma

hello thanks for joining us countries across europe are returning to lock down as the continent grapples with a surge in corona virus infections it's all part of an effort to combat a so-called 3rd wave in france 16 regions including paris will have restrictions for at least 4 weeks that's almost a 3rd of the country's population then there is poland also entering a 3 week lockdown with students returning to online learn. and non-essential shops closing or most of italy is population went into lockdown on monday with schools closing the country's also set for tighter restrictions nationwide over easter and with cases in germany raising at an exponential rates new measures are likely to be introduced there in the coming days that's a butler begins our coverage with this report from paris. it was clear from the number of people exercising and jogging by the river seine in paris the people who are making the most of being allowed outside the government's imposed the lockdown on the c.c. and 15 regions but this time people aren't required to stay indoors all day. we have to work all week so

only has some factories being built in sweden and germany europe makes 3 percent of batteries while asia and thereby china and south korea manufactures 85 percent of them. alongside the 0 carbon targets a new technology it's the human attitude that's key to success or failure. campaigners know there's a need to go beyond street protests to capture hearts and minds and more governments are using in force mint rather than encouragement there's one standout figure in statistics though an estimated 5 trillion dollars of investment a year goes into fossil fuels andrew simmons al jazeera. the u.s. has imposed visa restrictions on all other $43.00 russian officials washington says it's alarmed by president alexander lukashenko ongoing quote violent crackdown on peaceful protesters is highlighted jail sentences handed to 2 t.v. journalists as particularly concerning judges and prosecutors involved in the case are among those barred from entering the u.s. 133000 people in bello rusa been detained since august after mass demonstrations against location has contested election when. u.n. offici

unveils plans for a vaccine passport scheme to allow travel to resume around europe this summer. and warnings of very high cova transmission rates in all regions of brazil after its deadliest day yet. i am. a low i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program president joe biden tells migrants not to calm as republicans accuse him of fueling the surge in unaccompanied children crossing the border. and despite curfew riots in a child benefit scandal the dutch prime minister mark rutte a looks on course for a 4th term as the final votes a cost in the netherlands election. welcome to the program hundreds of millions of europeans could be able to travel around the continent from this summit if an app on their smartphones shows they've been vaccinated proposed by the e.u. commission the digital green pos means freedom of movement being restored from june but some nations think the plan is too slow and the world health organization opposes the idea because much of the world is far behind in terms of vaccinations domenic a reports on this now from

and their remarkable cave discovery reveals what life in europe may have been like a 100000 years ago. and in. ways hello across the middle east we have seen flooding toward a huge swath of afghanistan into northeastern portions of iran let me get you the total so far that we've seen keep in mind we're just about 910 days into may and already for northeastern iran 7 times what you would see for the entire month of may part of the issue is this rain is falling in the mountains it's draining off the mountains into tributaries that's rising water levels and on monday unfortunately looks like right across iran we do have rain in the mountains and also some pockets of heavy rain towards northern areas of afghanistan ok let me take you to the mediterranean where temperatures have been warm they're coming down a bit for example in stamboul but still tallia $29.00 degrees in nicosia cyprus a high of $32.00 on monday for such areas of africa this very wet weather towards southern somalia is starting to move offshore this is the direction of the wind that we see as monsoon season starts and it

that calculus has changed getting back into europe now depends on a vote for independence this election could point scotland towards a 2nd chance jonah how al-jazeera edinburgh now has credited with shaping modern france and even much of europe but one of our needs sorry on the 200th anniversary of napoleon's death francisco it leader says it must come to terms with his controversial legacy and mandela speaking at a ceremony at the military. 2 less natasha but now reports from 19 western france. under the sumptuous dame of the lead in paris napoleon bonaparte to 200 years after his death the french president led commemorations for one of france's most famous leaders emanuel mike ross said napoleon was a brilliant general a visionary who transformed france but it was also time to knowledge some of the more brutal aspects of his rule do not be. we have renounced the worst of the empire and embrace the best of the emperor to commemorate this bison tenor e is to say this simply serenely without giving into anachronism which would consist of judging the past with the laws of the present napo

there when to chimneys throughout europe now in some places manifesting itself a lot of snow clad. from speed up to the eastern side of europe so it's a sudden countries are getting most of the snow falling in spain has been a case in point in those today which is the southwest of madrid and the capital itself temperatures a drop down to near freezing and we've had quite persistent snow it's not yet finished either it's not you know it's our common thing it happens every now and again in the capital and most of central spain is quite high above sea level so throughout saturday because the more falling i think and think 20 centimeters to half a meter from about this point right up to the north coast to cause more to the peyronie's the peyronie's recorded temperature in the last day or so minus 34 clear that's not typical but it is cold enough to snow and then this strong wind indicates stormy weather just on the east coast and over the body erik's. so spain that's the central part of europe i'm also represents it's been quite an cold continuous knows he's lucky on saturday and sunda