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mechanism between qatar turkey and russia thank you. thank you very much. actually 1st of all syria matter is very closely linked to the hearts and minds of the terry people since the start of this crisis and qatar has been very active player since it started 10 years ago and in fact in the humanitarian seen as a major role in editing the needs and the lives of the people there in syria and we believe that there are now. urgent need to elevate the life condition of the syrian people over there and we are facing a lot of challenges because of this crisis and the continuation of this crisis adding to it another layer of the call that a crisis and we believe that the cooperation which we used to do bilaterally with with russia or with turkey is very important to be in a coordinated efforts we have seen there is a common ground of agreement it's not necessarily to have to be for the syria matter to be important for us or for any other country to have a military presence of what their syrian is an arab country that closely linked to qatar and the stability of sy

stop reporting to the same build state of the 2022 world cup in qatar at least one supply. to the program. protesters have returned to me on mass streets repeating their calls for a return to democracy despite the threats of violence from security forces in a moment we'll hear from the un's independent human rights investigator for me and why he believes the militias actions amount to crimes against humanity 1st of all look at how the violence is driving some police officers to flee the country rather than continue to be part of the crackdown against their own people. the demonstrations like these have become routine throughout the country every day protesters repeat the hard work of rebuilding protective barriers. they have no option but to flee when they are yet again broken down by security forces. yet there are those within the security forces who disagree with the brutality of the british broadcasting corporation has interviewed police officers who fled across the border into india after refusing to carry out military orders they are among the 1st defectors to share ey

there are arod 2 million foreign workers in qatar. most of them come from south asian countries, but some hail from african nations like kenya. human rights organizations have criticized the working conditions, and despite w laws in qatar, they say the conditions are still poor. phil: let's look at this closer with janelle from dw business. why have they only taken this decision now? >> the trigger seems to have been the "guardian" repor tracking the number of deaths since qatar one hosting rights for the games. the company was quoted saying that this is a lucrative contract in the millions, but some things are more important than money. although this would have been crystallizing for them for a while, they say they visited qatar a few times and saw that some of the construction crew were not wearing proper protective clothing, pointing to a low safety standard, and construction sites are very dangerous places to work. things can fall on you. you can get electrocuted, so on. 6500 dead migrant workers, that points to a certain kind of

10 years ago most of them from india nepal and bangladesh qatar denies the report. officials say there were just a few deaths on the construction sites of the world cup the cities and infrastructure there has been a construction boom to support the event 7 stadiums an airport roads and public transport. these workers mostly come from south asian countries and also in kenya human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the working conditions and despite new laws in qatar they say the poor conditions have not significantly improved. my colleague robots' has been following the story for us and he joins me now in the studio rob reports about the palling working conditions for these migrant workers in qatar have been out there for quite some time do you know what exactly has led to the company's decision to terminate the contract now yes so what has proven the final straw company is the reports that we heard last month from the guardian newspaper about the 6500 deaths among migrant workers who've been working on the various enormous infrastructure projects that a

each group is fighting for their lives. >> from myanmar to qatar. there are concerns about a spike in dogs being abandoned and abused during the pandemic. let's learn about this. some dogs are suffering horrific injuries, and evidence is being constantly posted on social media. this is one dog that was rescued by animal welfare groups after being burned and stabbed. this dog was shot multiple times. we are told others have been dly beaten and others are being deliberately runover. we chose not to show you these pictures because they are graphic qatar. 's problem with dogs is not new. it is thought to be -- it is thought the crisis has made it worse. according to local media, animals have been abandoned by families, mainly due to circulating information on pets contracting the coronavirus and infecting members of the family. rescuers now say the completion of building projects ahead of the 2022 world cup has forced more stray dogs into residential areas, where many fall victim. to abuse let's speak to. -- let's speak to anne from afp who is with, us.

the battle for a ticket that qatar begins for all 55 - that qatar begins for all 55 european nations but there is only room for 13. let's go live to wembley now, where our senior football reporter ian dennis is waiting for england against san marino. no getting away from the level of san marino — and the gulf ian — what will gareth southgate be looking for from his team and likely selection england's game against albania on sunday is now at risk ian — more on that. they will want an entertaining performance, first and foremost he want the points and angrily be looking for nine points maximum return for nine points maximum return for nine points maximum return friday three games. they are away at the beach and followed by pointing here at wimpy next week but it will try and manage his team with those three games in the space of a week so he has yet to come see you his country so far we have got a back for and that three midfield raheem sterling the captain with dominic and jesse excel that they and an opportunity for some of these players to try and speak their claims for the he

if they want to make qatar 2022. as one of manchester is ccckkk greats get set to lead we will reflect on the career of sergio aguero. and breaking stereotypes of stereotypes. parkour athlete tells us about empowering other women. parkour athlete tells us about empowering other women. welcome along to sportsday this evening. the world cup qualifiers for qatar 2022 continue this evening — with wales looking to get their first points on the board. they host the czech republic after their opening loss to belgium last week. during the last week the coaching staff and had to respond to the abuse of its players and then three players were sent home for breaking team rules. preparations have been farfrom straightforward. preparations have been far from straightforward.— preparations have been far from straightforward. south wales police is investigating _ straightforward. south wales police is investigating after _ straightforward. south wales police is investigating after two _ straightforward. south wales police is in

reaching the world cup in qatar stage in next year is i cup in qatar stage in next year is the aim, and in manager brian giggs continued absence, coach rod paige insists it's continued absence, coach rod paige insists its business as usual and the players know what is at stake. it is an opportunity for the players to come _ it is an opportunity for the players to come in— it is an opportunity for the players to come in and not only be part of the squad — to come in and not only be part of the squad that is been a part of world _ the squad that is been a part of world cup— the squad that is been a part of world cup qualifiers but to shine and show— world cup qualifiers but to shine and show what they have got to be part of— and show what they have got to be part of that squad for the euros facet _ part of that squad for the euros facet for— part of that squad for the euros facet for a _ part of that squad for the euros facet for a team of belgian's calibre, _ facet for a team of belgian's calibre, the recent record against wales_ calibre, the recent record against wales is—

there are for example kenya in the philippines have a lot of migrant workers in qatar working on these enormous projects but they haven't supplied any of the numbers to the guardian in this in this instance and maybe they haven't been collecting these numbers which means almost certainly the figure will be higher now the qatari government for its part says well yes i think it does look better and it does accept the number but it says actually for a project the size of what they're trying to achieve in qatar that is about in line with what you would expect because they used something like 2000000 migrant workers so far after seeing this one company pull out what press. don't you think that sets are we are we going to see other companies start to boycott the world cup in qatar well there seems to be a momentum building about this particularly in your actually in norway and denmark there's some very serious conversations going on that the norwegian football clubs have been calling on the national football association that to withdraw from the world cup in qatar and in denmark the the comp

reporter: qatar has made reforms in recent years. it became the first gulf country to introduce a minimum wage that does not discriminate against migrant workers. >> we need to look a little bit also at the history, that where people, countries, regions are coming from. in europe, how many decades, probably centuries to arrive where we are today. other countries are doing the same process in a few years. we need to recognize that. we need to recognize as well that we found -- that without the spotlight of the world cup, no progress would happ. reporter several clubs called on their countries to boycott the world cup over concerns about migrant treatment. but some say the boycott would only worsen the situation. brent: i will be back to take you through "the day." the astrazeneca vaccine, europe's vaccine non-grotto. -- vaccine non grate. we will be right back. fvfvfvfvfvfvfvfvfvfvfv■ú down to earth on france 24 and france 24.com.france 24 >> it is not :00 p.-- 9 p.m. tom: the eu imposes sanctions on chinese officials. 10 people st

the reason a report in the guardian newspaper shows more than 6500 migrant workers have died in qatar over the last 10 years most of them from south asia but the death toll could be higher reports from the philippines in kenya included in the guardian's report. officials claim there were only a handful of deaths are world cup construction sites which include stadiums and airport roads and public transportation projects there are around $2000000.00 foreign workers in qatar most of them come from south asian countries but some hail from african nations like kenya human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the working conditions and despite new laws and they say that the conditions are still poor. now this next story takes us to mozambique the country has become an el dorado of sorts for oil companies after enough natural gas was discovered offshore to reshape the industry billions of foreign investment is flowing into the country but it's been of little benefit for mozambique citizens nearly 670000 people have been displaced by an extremist insurgency there is widespread hung

turf industry but dutch company hendricks grass has canceled its deal for the upcoming world cup in qatar that's following media reports that more than 6500 migrant workers have died on construction sites. grass grown in the netherlands is used in football stadiums around the world the 2022 world cup was set to be played on sod from hendricks grass soden but the company has cancelled the deal there pointing to the staggering number of fatalities among workers building up the cups and for structure. a report in the guardian newspaper startled the company it stated that more than 65100 guest workers have died since the cup was awarded to qatar 10 years ago most of them from india nepal and bangladesh denies the report. officials say there were just a few deaths on the construction sites of the world cup facilities and infrastructure there has been a construction boom to support the event 7 stadiums and airport roads and public transport. these workers mostly come from south asian countries and also kenya human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the working conditions and despit

and the reason a report in the guardian newspaper shows more than 6500 migrant workers have died in qatar over the last 10 years most of them from south asia but the death toll could be higher reports from the philippines in kenya included in the guardian's report. officials claim there were only a handful of deaths in world cup construction sites which include. an airport roads and public transportation projects and there are around $2000000.00 foreign workers in qatar most of them come from south asian countries but some hail from african nations like kenya human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the working conditions and despite new laws they say that the conditions are still poor . lockdowns around the world have sent cities into an eerie silence since the start of the pandemic a year ago now a new york it's part of the problem as yet to regain its buzz is but there's one member of the city. who has brought solace to his neighbors with solos on his rooftop. the mournful sound of a trumpet soda drifting over the rooftops of new york the fan burns dolph place to lift the

introduce a minimum wage that does not discriminate against migrant workers infant teano says that qatar selection is world cup host has inspired change we need to look a little bit looser the history of where people countries regions are coming for me to pass in europe how many decades probably centuries to arrive. where we are today other countries are doing the same process in a few years we need to recognize the region recognize israel and with the spotlight of course of the will come. no progress with. several high profile norwegian clubs recently called on their country to boycott the world cup amid concerns over migrant workers treatment but how misty says a boycott would only worsen their situation. by minix stoss strike a robot learn those key has been singled out in his native poland levon those received the commanders cross one of the highest honors from president under a duty in warsaw the polish striker has been in top form after a hattrick at the weekend he's just 5 goals away from good miller's record for one does need a season. most years it's enough for easter bunnies to

qatar has made reforms in recent years it became the 1st gulf country to introduce a minimum wage that does not discriminate against migrant workers infant teano says that qatar selection as world cup host has inspired change we need to look a little delusional the history of where people countries regions are coming from to cars in europe how many decades probably centuries to arrive. where we are today other countries in the same pros as in a few years we'd recognize that greece recognizes the spotlight of course of the world cup. the rest will happen several high profile norwegian clubs recently called on their country to boycott the world cup amid concerns over migrant workers treatment but how misty says a boycott would only worsen their situation. $1000.00 square. at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day to see. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus update. on t w. kick off. ghost town atmosphere means listless clay shaw from the. loo

sponsored by the qatar airways. chains one a one east returns to. christ church to find out how those most affected are coping . and surviving a massacre on al-jazeera. if you want to help save the world. sneeze into your own. for 0 to 01 of our top stories this hour iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini's says u.s. promises of lifting sanctions have no credibility addressing the nation of the persian new year he added that the country should work to turn the economic blockade into the opportunity. voters in the republic of congo are electing a president denice us in this or is expected to extend his 36 years in power some opposition candidates are either in jail or have refused to stand. the palestinian authority has just begun its covert 19 vaccine rollouts to the general public they received more than 60000 doses and by the state to the international covert scheme . a natural disaster has been declared in parts of the australian state of new south wales after the worst flooding in decades dozens of people have been forced to leave their homes

on the final leg of his 4 day tour of the gulf region sergey lavrov is expected to meet the emir of qatar and the foreign minister lavrov has already held meetings with turkey's foreign minister on wednesday on al-jazeera as bennett's myth is following this visit for us here in doha than it is fairly busy meeting schedule for lavrov just how significant is this visit. sergey lavrov has already been to abu dhabi to dubai to riyadh and finishes or for city tour here in doha he's meeting at the moment with the cattery foreign minister and the turkish foreign minister of foreign minister russia russia's foreign ministry says the purpose of this tour is to look for business opportunities business opportunities in power generation in industry in agriculture the peaceful use of space and also he says a need to settle existing conflicts in this region there referring to libya to yemen and to syria turkey and qatar on the side of the syrian rebels holed up along the turkey syria border russia has been backing the assad regime and in libya in qatar on one side of the fight and the russians on the o

sponsored plan qatar airways. stormy weather now piling in across northern parts of europe big banks of cloud harrowing across the low countries making its way into scandinavia you can see this rough of weather fronts just coming through here tightly packed ice about some very strong winds gales also vehicles are rattling in across the british isles and that's that moderate just runs into the cold air you can see it really turns to snow across scandinavia so norway and sweden seeing some significant snowfall comes down into the baltic states but we wanted to snow flurries that was possible in england and into that western side all scotland a weather system bringing some outbreaks of rain then across the low countries into germany good part of germany central parts of fronts seeing some very wet weather as well and down into the southeast for good measure that we missed out here we're seeing some rather wet and wintry weather making its way across turkey that will clear through practice guys come back in behind fab

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in sport to european called find for the qatar 2022 world cup gets on the way later on wednesday all champions france are one of the teams that will play 3 games in march with the european football can the extra congested because of the pandemic. hello and welcome around 90 percent of the votes have been counted in israel's 4th election in 2 years but a majority is out of the reach of both prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the coalition of opposition parties opposing him a small palestinian israeli party has unexpectedly crossed the threshold into parliament that means nessun yahoo's likud party may have to rely on it for support any coalition will be complicated sorry for such has the latest from west jerusalem . and it starts benjamin netanyahu election campaign was all about. bringing israel back to life through coded 1000 vaccines by the time it finished the message it boiled down to one phrase 2 more seats repeatedly telling his supporters he was within touching distance of the 61 needed for a majority coalition. it's the largest gap between 2 leading parties in israel in th

the reason a report in the guardian newspaper shows more than 6500 migrant workers have died in qatar over the last 10 years most of them from south asia but the death toll could be higher reports from the philippines in kenya which included in the guardian's report officials claim there were only a handful of deaths and world cup construction sites which include. an airport roads and public transportation projects. there are around 2000000 ford workers in qatar most of them come from south asian countries but some hail from african nations like kenya. human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the working conditions and despite new laws and they say that the conditions are still poor. and in the bundesliga the russian mention glad buff were looking to get their ambitions for european qualification back on track as they travel to uk spoke to open match day 25 of the hosts proved too strong for blood off winning 3 to one spokes under a han sealed the victory with the best of the goals in the 89th minute now looks safe from relegation while glad i was out of them this legal w

the preparations are well underway ahead of the men's football world cup in qatar in 2022 but the host country has come under heavy criticism for the conditions experienced by migrant workers on our amnesty international has called on football's world governing body fifa to pressure qatar into ensuring better treatment this workers these are some of the gleaming new stadiums but guitar is to showcase to an international audience when it hosts the world cup in 2022. insight there the last word in luxury afifa president giani infantile phoned out on a tour last october. but for many of the migrant workers drafted in to build them conditions have been less than comfortable no amnesty international has written to fifa to urge it to pressurize could start to do more to protect those workers human rights are they prepared to speak out and to make sure that the cuts are. delivered on the reforms we speak of cut or try to reverse the reforms as it is a big question will they make sure that future torments. are over organize and and the bidding process really in human rights to make sure that w

interest their sports now preparations for the football world cup to be held in qatar and 2022 are in full swing but allegations of human rights abuses have dogged organizers with media reports claiming that more 6500 migrant workers have died in construction projects that's prompted one dutch company which has traditionally supplied the pitch for a big tournaments to boycott they have at. france grown in the netherlands is used in football stadiums around the world. and organizers of the 2022 world cup hope to play on saad from hendrix could have sold him but the company has pulled out of negotiations pointing to the staggering number of fatalities among workers in the run up to the tournament. the reason a report in the guardian newspaper shows more than 6500 migrant workers have died in qatar over the last 10 years most of them from south asia but the death toll could be higher reports from the philippines in kenya work included in the guardian's report. officials claim there were only a handful of deaths are world cup construction sites which include stadiums and airport roads and

introduce a minimum wage that does not discriminate against migrant workers infant teano says that qatar selection is world cup host has inspired change we need to look a little looser the history of where people countries regions are coming for me to cars in europe how many decades probably centuries to arrive. well we are. other countries in the same grows as in a few years we recognize that we should recognize as well of this bold light of coolish of the world come. no progress without them. several high profile norwegian clubs recently called on their country to boycott the world cup amid concerns over migrant workers treatment but i'm misty says a boycott would only worsen their situation. there watching the darwinians here is our anger of our top story this hour the european union has imposed sanctions on chinese officials accused of human rights abuses against china's weaker minority on there the 1st such sanctions imposed by brussels on china in more than 30 years beijing has responded with its own penalties on official. stick around up next is our science show tomorrow today the

the reason a report in the guardian newspaper shows more than 6500 migrant workers have died in qatar over the last 10 years most of them from south asia but the death toll could be higher reports from the philippines in kenya included in the guardian's report. officials claim there were only a handful of deaths are world cup construction sites which include 8 stadiums in airport roads and public transportation projects there are around $2000000.00 foreign workers in qatar most of them come from south asian countries but some hail from african nations like kenya human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the working conditions and despite new laws and they say that the conditions are still poor. now this next story takes us to mozambique the country has become an el dorado of sorts for oil companies after enough natural gas was discovered offshore to reshape the industry billions of foreign investment is flowing into the country but it's been of little benefit for mozambique citizens nearly 670000 people have been displaced by an extremist insurgency there's widespread hung

the reason a report in the guardian newspaper shows more than 6500 migrant workers have died in qatar over the last 10 years most of them from south asia but the death toll could be higher reports from the philippines in kenya weren't included in the guardian's report. officials claim there were only a handful of deaths on world cup construction sites which include stadiums and airport roads and public transportation projects there are around $2000000.00 foreign workers in qatar most of them come from south asian countries but some hail from african nations like kenya. human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the working conditions and despite new laws in qatar they say that the conditions are still poor. to the u.s. now u.s. president joe biden called it historic legislation and the long awaited rescue package for pandemic hit americans is just that the final figure is $1.00 trillion dollars that's one of the biggest stimulus packages of all time it will go towards everything from child care support to business relief to coronavirus vaccinations republicans and others ar

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no evidence of direct links yet also this hour how to end the war in syria the foreign ministers of qatar russia and turkey needs in doha and the spark behind a mexico's new state led energy policy and why environmentalist are against it. i'm joining us rosco with the sports as the international and committee strikes a deal with china to provide current virus vaccines to athletes taking part in the next 2 and then pickings. thank you for joining us myanmar's military has leveled new accusations against the poles leader and son sochi a military spokesman says she accepted illegal payments worth $600000.00 prost gold while in government the army also denied it was using excessive force on protesters but at least 7 more people were killed on thursday scott hyla begins our coverage with this report from bangkok. protesters in myanmar again lead bullets on the streets of yangon live in. munition used elsewhere to protesters in several other cities and towns are facing a stepped up violent crackdown and more cases of security forces shooting unarmed protesters in the head we protest peacefully

the reason a report in the guardian newspaper shows more than 6500 migrant workers have died in qatar over the last 10 years most of them from south asia but the death toll could be higher reports from the philippines in kenya included in the guardian's report. officials claim there were only a handful of deaths on world cup construction sites which include 8 stadiums and airport roads and public transportation projects and there are around $2000000.00 foreign workers in qatar most of them come from south asian countries but some hail from african nations like kenya. human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the working conditions and despite new laws in qatar they say that the conditions are still poor. to the u.s. now u.s. president joe biden called it historic legislation and the long awaited rescue package for pandemic hit americans is just that the final figure is $1.00 trillion dollars that's one of the biggest stimulus packages of all time it will go towards everything from child care support to business relief to coronavirus vaccinations republicans and others are

sponsored plan qatar airways now the traditional wins for example easing in the gulf to house temperature will rise is a bit of a secure nation taking place and it's becoming more of a southerly pick you know just to get towards kuwait and some past maybe over iraq but the action the igi in the eastern med means the strong winds hitting the north of egypt and then killing back up towards the coast of lebanon would be tipping. what syria and turkey affect turkey's got the worst weather needed still cold winter in turkey but there's always an effect when that sort of thing happens a tense be showers all the way from probably soon as north was fearless but they were a good example of showers last till friday maybe early saturday the winds died down or you held 70 degrees but it will feel better of course without the showers now we're almost devoid of showers in most of southern african are is the time of the year the sun's taking the north would say you got a lot of potential challis weather coming up from the south for qatar $22.00 degrees here bit of a shock from only 3 or 4 days ago we we

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says there is no evidence of direct links yet how to end the war in syria the foreign ministers of qatar russia and turkey meet in doha on. the air and 10 years on japan remembers the devastating earthquake and tsunami that trick at the fukushima nuclear disaster. memoirs military has leveled new accusations against deposed leader entente sochi a military spokesman says she accepted illegal payments worth $600000.00 while cross cold while in government the army also denied it was using excessive force on protesters but at least 7 more people were killed on thursday scott hide their reports from bangkok. protesters in myanmar again lead bullets on the streets of yangon live ammunition used elsewhere to protesters and several other cities and towns are facing a stepped up violent crime. down and more cases of security forces shooting unarmed protesters in the head free protest peacefully but they cracked down on us while mentally demotic cracked out the strong good of revolution a we have decided the view continue into we've been in a news conference the military john to restated its inten

qatar airways jump into the story there is a lot going on in this and julian and global community when i thought of all the misinformation i think we are more afraid than we are aware be part of the debate don't ever take anybody's one word because there's always a difference when no topic is off the table we have been disconnected from our land we have been disconnected from who we are and would love to hear from you in the to be part of today's discussion this streamed on out is there a. welcome back a bit recap of our top stories here this hour u.s. sect of state anthony blinken non-secular of the fans lloyd austin the holding high level meetings in japan head of their rival north korea warned the u.s. administration to quote not do anything and soon a. u.n. secretary general has called on the international community to help stop even to crack down in you know arsenals have been held for these 50 protesters were killed on sunday the bloodiest day since the coup in 7. and brazil is getting its 4th health minister since the start of time to make myself look at all that will take over

it's time for the perfect gentleman the winter sponsored by qatar airways. well temperatures rose and the rain fell time to change things about it by the time you get to end of saturday in tokyo feel that 20 is lovely but is not going to last in fact you'll notice the temperatures throughout the whole of the north the child in the korean peninsula have come down a little bit out of all sorts minus 70 again but when the wind drops the sun comes to work and we're seeing rising temperatures beijing's up to 8 turkeys going down to 12 is a bit of a tipping point here but the forecast for tokyo shows that once you're at 12 you stay at 12 was right maybe returning by tuesday that's not true for china the rain is on its way out here and it's dry for most of the philippines to most of southeast asia with the rainy season continuing particularly in indonesia was daytime shows becoming fairly big in java sumatra paf your new guinea i suspect over the next day or so there are many showers in south asia there are a few running into sri lanka there are a few ball forming

it is dry with temperatures in the 30's. >> the weather, sponsored by qatar airways. >> the politics of division have pushed india into the grip of a historical reckoning. >> i am afraid because i know all of the authorities in india are very afraid. >> pretending it was all fine. >> joined me on the final part of my journey where i become a target of the hindu first policy. in search of india's soul on al jazeera. >> welcome back, you watching al jazeera. reminder of our top news stories. jill has recorded the highest number of deaths from coronavirus in a single day. 1641 fatalities were registered on tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in july. joe biden made his case against russia for the poisoning of alexei navalny. president biden says he is confident that he will reach his goal of delivering 100 milon covid vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office. he has also praised the drug company merck for helping johnson and johnson produce its coronavirus vaccine. severity -- security forces in myanmar are cracking down with the report of rounds being fired in this northwe

bothjoin on and qatar with a new lap record to boot. both join on the front row. o'sullivan and hawkins are battling it out for a place in the final tour championship at caltech and a five frames all at the moment. first of ten with neil robertson tomorrow. now if you like me elect miss playing sport during lockdown. but after the battle on outdoors grassroots activity was lifted in scotland earlier today they can begin again in wales with england and northern ireland following next week. clubs across the uk are hoping this third restart will be the last as mike bushel reports. bella and ryan have had enough ofjust tackling each other. they can't wait for monday. a chance to play outside their family for monday. a chance to play outside theirfamily bible here in leicestershire with her team—mates again for the first time this year. i'm really excited. football has been a big part of my life. so i'm just really happy to have it back. it gives you that freedom, like an escape _ it gives you that freedom, like an escape from realityjust being able to run_ escape fr

in school european qualifying for the qatar 2022 world cup gets underway later on wednesday well champions france are one of the teams that will play 3 games in march with european football can the extra congested because of the pandemic. as votes continue to be counted in israel's election prime minister benjamin netanyahu says prospects for retaining a right wing coalition government are looking a little uncertain a small palestinian israeli policy on expect if they cross the trust rolled into parliament that means necessary are easily could may have to rely on it for support but any coalition would be complicated given that any likud government would be dependent on the far right jewish nationalists are a force that has the latest from western recent. at its start benjamin netanyahu as election campaign was all about bringing israel back to life through coded 1000 vaccines by the time it finished the message it boiled down to one phrase 2 more seats repeatedly telling his supporters he was within touching distance of the 61 needed for a majority coalition muslims up well the good. it's

is that the problem, to qatar, or should teams refuse to go and players refuse to play? those are different matters. it's a broader picture in sport. what other countries do you pick and say, you can't do that, so it is a very, very complex issue and something that needs a wider debate, maybe. sergio aguero says he'll give his utmost to win more trophies before leaving manchester city at the end of the season as the club's all—time record goalscorer. the striker provided city with their first of what is now four premier league titles with his goal against qpr in 2012, which also ended a run of 44 years without a championship. aguero's been told his contract won't be renewed in the summer hejust has he just has that quick movement, that low centre of gravity. he just has a threat, everything. i think when man city were trying to grow and become the super power they are now, it took something special and i think sergio aguero, the player who stepped up in the big matches, he was the one who sort of took them to that next level. captain steph houghton has been left out of

and when you leave with a smile we know a lot of day's work is done qatar airways welcome to our home i care about how the u.s. engages with the rest of the world i cover for impulse the natural for this is very much a political impasse here's the fall out of wheels grated are we telling a good story will people get what we're finding things here they're living outside and make up towns this is not the way any family wants to raise their children where will it fit in take new into a place that you might not visit otherwise and to actually feel as if you were there talking to i'll just see. you tell me what the government you represent is now illegitimate and we listen we did not sell the fence material any country. conflict and yet we meet with the global news makers untold about the stories that matter on syria. i am however headed in doha with the top stories on al-jazeera at least 4 more protesters have been killed during antique demonstrations in myanmar the acting leader of me m.r.s. aristide civilian government urged supporters to keep up the pressure on the jinsa to any chang h

ahora comenzaron las eliminatorias a nivel de qatar al nivel 22 que barberá expresiva va haber progreso pantalla. comencemos una campeona del mundo de ucrania el balón le llevarán y precisamente control remoto va a ser esta pegado del principito griezmann golazo uno a cero se va el 57 un remate de la selección de ucrania va a ser y era hombre que va por el honor a uno final y fuerte ver que decía por tema de cada vez de que se espera y en el se centra la meterse protocolos crezcan el peje derecha rumbo al mundial de qatar. y cambio y fuera (comerciales) google salió nada 11 contar el desenlace de la historia de va a sorprender esta noche en vivas a las 11. y después de un aÑo de esa pandemia la comunidad de geométrico podrá volver a celebrar el orgullo de habrá eventos en personas pero también cumpliendo todas las medias sanitarias el tema todos juntos en estas. el popular evento en centro cívico cancelado. y de daca eso si contará con una noche de películas y con el evento denominado black para se degradada como siempre hay que mantener la verdad. adaptándonos en dejar d

but qatar equalised in the second half — mohammed muntari with the goal. ireland also lost their opening two world cup qualifiers — including against luxembourg on saturday — so the pressure will intensify on the manager. england play poland tomorrow. it's a vital game for world cup qualification and the last competitive match before gareth southgate selects his euros squad for the summer. we have obviously got a lot of strength in depth and a lot of competition for places. but equally, if we had picked this squad this week and we would've had a 7—8 people missing with injuries. this is a slightly unique season in that regard and we have got another few weeks of the season to get through. so the depth and options might not be as plentiful as we may be so the depth and options might not be as plentiful as we may he think. five rangers players have been banned for four matches by the scottish fa after breaking lockdown rules to attend an illegal house party. the group contained three first team players, including defender nathan patterson, who's been a

it's toy for the perfect german the weather sponsored by qatar airways. hello the weather is looking fine and dry for bolivia for powerglide down into parts of say and i will see some dry weather that into your acquire this lot of powder rain just to the north of that though and that does stand out so that a society peru all the way back actually to ecuador rolling over towards originary system heavy showers coming in here as we go on through the next couple of days and by the time we come to monday just notice how what the weather will slide towards of a place a chance of want to show i was not saying that it should be largely funded trial that it will turn a little more humid but seep out across the caribbean meanwhile that sense of humidity of course here as well we've got some showers along the spells of rain in this band of cloud which runs all the way across northern parts of cuba down into southern mexico through billy's sliding across quite tamala and horns year isna show is set to into haiti and the dominican republic but for the east nolen siste

and when you leave with a smile we know our day's work is done qatar airways welcome to our home. however i am a saucy attainder ha with another update for you here on al-jazeera there are reports several people have been killed and take your protests across man law police backed by soldiers have been trying to break up demonstrations as protesters defy this escalating crackdown scott hyla has more now from bangkok. we're hearing that you know with local media reports and also some witnesses that is many as 9 people have been killed today and wednesday in protests right across the country you know in yangon in mandalay and in a city west of mandalay it sounds as though there might be the most casualties of the day 5 protesters killed there again these are according to local media and who are sourcing some doctors in medical professionals so it sounds as though that's what we're looking at today if those all turn out to be accurate and the number might go up it's looking like this is the 2nd deadliest day since these protests began now there's been an explosion at a coronavirus tes

qatar airways. the weather in patagonia you might think be windy and wet quite stormy and briefly will be see the cloud rushing through however i think things are improving and for most of chile in argentina it's actually been fine but of late summer there are showers building further north particularly in the southern and these may be on the eastern side but the heaviest recently added next day s. are going to be somewhere further north probably in peru maybe ecuador there's been some flooding here already there could well be some more as a result of those big showers i was an increase in the breeze coming across the caribbean slightly anywhere from billie's down to panama you're going to get increasing numbers of light showers or even gray skies for much of the day showers also likely in jamaica in the greater our tellies and probably prayer to recurve but maybe the biggest story in the americas is a bit further off to see how this wind is turning ragged to the gulf of mexico as warm and humid air

the weather, sponsored by qatar airways. meteorologist: temperatures warming up once again across japan over the next couple of days, albeit temporarily, only briefly we will see the high-pressure keeping things calm, that continued moves further east would come out rain runs into our area of high-pressure, some other parts think bits and pieces. 18 celsius on friday, as temperatures fall as we go through the weekend. rain is said to continue here with a possibility of some localized flooding. we have seen some heavy rain recently in borneo, heavy downpours, some localized flooding. we see wetter whether continuing, seasonal showers popping up, against indonesia, not too bad in the philippines. more showers than we have seen. barely any showers in the forecast across india, temperatures above average. >> the weather, sponsored by qatar airways. >> some people marry for love, for others it can be a commercial transaction. >> she needed a payment. >> al jazeera world meets men and women using marriage as an illegal passport to

introduce a minimum wage that does not discriminate against migrant workers infantine or says that qatar selection is world cup host has inspired change we need to look a little bit looser the history of where people countries regions are coming for me to cast in europe how many decades probably centuries to arrive. where we are today other countries in the same proses in a few years we need to recognize that greece recognizes we're live with the spotlight of of the will come. no progress without them. several high profile norwegian clubs recently called on their country to boycott the world cup amid concerns over migrant workers treatment but how misty says a boycott would only worsen their situation. with us up next is business i love her rock n roll and randolph will be here with more news at the top of the hour and. every day just for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities screamer how can we protect animals and their habitats what to do with all our waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over the for

the weather sponsored by qatar airways. >> raging through central and southern china. spring is on the way. rolling low through southern japan. temperatures to the north have risen recently. they are about to come down. wind going to the surface. eventually feeling the same in tokyo, the korean peninsula, and shanghai. the rain might be enhanced after that. gets as far south as hong kong. tokyo's temperature drops down to about 11 degrees. we saw 20 recently. early spring, you expect that sort of thing. the northeast monsoon blows and suppresses significant shower growth for the philippines, for most of southeast asia. showers around bangkok. the heavy ones are further south. java, in particular. most of india, bangladesh, and pakistan remain quiet and still. foggy in the northern valley. you have a westerly disturbance bringing showers or snow to afghanistan, northern pakistan. it might indeed help the air quality in new delhi. not such a big problem, but it will be unhealthy again by monday. ♪ ♪ >> the weather, sponsored by qatar airways. ♪ >> amidst destructio

a company in the netherlands says it won't supply a grass for the 2022 world cup in qatar citing human rights concerns the company hundreds gras gras on as provided turf for several major tournaments in the past the company's decision follows media reports of more than $6500.00 deaths of migrant workers on world cup construction sites. now the international olympic committee has confirmed a bull by corona virus vaccines from vaccines from china for competitors at this year's games but the host country japan says its athletes won't be taking anywhere summations their government hasn't approved. with the summer games approaching china's elliptic committee extended a helping hand by offering additional covert $1000.00 vaccine doses for participating athletes but japan's olympic minister has rejected china's assistance so he said i think that will be a decision for countries where tiny spec scenes have been approved i'm not aware if any tiny's companies have applied for approval of tiny spec scenes in our country. the minister added that there had been no prior consultations from the inter