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and because of the country's slow vaccine rollout brazil's agony looks unlikely to end soon. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world. north korea has accused u.s. president joe biden of making quote a big blunder by calling pyongyang a security threat the state media say biden is intent on maintaining a hostile policy towards north korea and warns the u.s. will face consequences in his speech to congress earlier this week biden said north korea's nuclear program posed a serious threat to global security right a massive fire ripped through dozens of fuel tankers in the afghan capital kabul late on saturday killing 7 people the fire spread to several homes and a gas station and also caused a power outage it's not yet known if the blaze was an accident or an act of sabotage. or a fire has broken out at an iranian chemical factory near the city of kona but after several explosions were heard by authorities say firefighters managed to stop the fire from reaching the alcohol tanks several firefighters are reported to be injured with on

we know the number of new covid-19 vexations in brazil has -- infections in brazil has remained high. ishere a strategy? >> not really. brazil is still confused as to mitigating strategies, so each city developed its own mitigation strategy. there is no consensus or clear direction or strong direction om the fedal government, but at last, both cities and states have realized how important it is to implement lockdowns and preventive measures, because they know vaccines will take some time to really have an effect in controlling the disease here. brent: ok. the president of brazil's science institute. we appreciate your time and insights. good luck. thank you. >> thank you so much. brent: the situation in the spanish enclave remains tense. earlier this week, about 8000 migrants crossed into the territory on the north african coast from morocco, many swimming across. a spanish police divers saved a baby boy from the ocean. you see it right there. he was one of many children whose families attempted the journey. the number of processing appears to have dwindled, but more than 1000 miners

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and because of the country's slow vaccine rollout brazil's agony looks unlikely to end soon. all right let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world that north korea has accused u.s. president joe biden of making quote a big blunder by calling pyongyang a security threat state media say biden is intent on maintaining a hostile policy towards north korea in the warrants that the u.s. will face consequences in a speech to congress earlier this week by them said north korea's nuclear program posed a serious threat to global security. vigils have been held in israel for the victims of a stampede at an overcrowded jewish pilgrimage signed a national day of mourning has begun for the 45 people killed at the lock but all their festival at least 10 children and teenagers are among the dead. nasa space x. dragon capsule has undocked from the international space station and is heading back to earth the astronauts on board will attempt the 1st nighttime splashdown since apollo 8 more than half a century ago the crew spent 5 months in space 6. wel

what is the way out of this for brazil? more than - this for brazil? more than 400,000 dead, second only to the united states. now we are stopping vaccine second shots for people stopping what is the pandemic?— pandemic? well... brazil has started producing vaccines. l pandemic? well... brazil has i started producing vaccines. the astrazeneca is being produced in rio and the centre back —— sinovac vaccine is being produced in sao paulo stopping there is light at the end of there is light at the end of the tunnel in that respect because there will be more, the supply will be bigger, in the medium to long—range, but in the new time, we have over 1000 deaths daily in brazil and this situation is really a calamity. professor marcus andre melo, thank you for being with us. israeli flags have been flying at half—mast across the country as the nation observeed a day of mourning for the victims of the deadly crush at a jewish religious festival on friday. 45 men and boys died in a walkway on the slopes of mount meron, in what was one of israel's wors

there is no other president criminalizing brazil or discriminating against brazil. no, actually, what happened, is our president made the decision to become a rogue leader. he doesn't talk to anybody. no one wants to talk to him. we a rogue country, so brazil isolated itself. i believe the rich countries, those that participate in the g-20, which brazil is part of, the countries that participate in the g-8, they have to take responsibility. the richest countries in the world have to help the poorest countries in the world to get the vaccine. >> nawaz: president, let me ask you about jair bolsonaro and his time in office. he will be up for reelection in 2022. recent polls show you in a head-to-head match. have you ahead by double digits. you have not confirmed whether you're running or not and i wonder why you will not confirm you plan to challenge him when you're clearly looking to unseat him. >> nawaz: amna, last night a public opinion poll came out that showed me woning. i get 20% more votes than he does in the public opinion poll, but i cannot be concerned with t

now another country facing a massive outbreak of the current virus is brazil more than 400000 people have died from 19 that's the death toll eckstein exceeded only by the united states many experts blame brazil's government and its handling of the outbreak for the millions of infections in the country and rare janiero one non-governmental organization has just paid an unusual tribute to the dead. reels famed copacabana beach a brazilian flag is symbolically laid to rest by human rights groups organize this protest in memory of brazil's 400000 coronavirus did you see this ball saw the balls when our own government was responsible for this tragedy that played down the risks of the pandemic and is really not vaccinations too late there's absolutely no national pundak strategy bleach the geography not sure now brazil's hospitals are still under pressure in some places patients are treated in the corridors the government's vaccine rollout has repeatedly been delayed and interrupted due to a lack of supply. government doesn't have a magic wand to solve everything at once but we're working

as the coronavirus raged through brazil, killing tens of thousands of people, brazil's environment minister had other issues on his mind, as this recording of a cabinet meeting reveals. "we have the chance at this moment, when the media's attention is almost exclusively on covid and not the amazon," he says. "while things are quiet, let's do it all at once and change all the rules." there was a media storm. minister salles subsequently claimed what he wanted was to simplify the existing rules. but after that meeting, he withdrew protection from some of the forested areas of brazil. and president bolsonaro's government certainly appears to be dismantling some of the structures that had succeeded in holding back destruction in the amazon. the environmental police force, ibama, is on the front line of brazil's efforts to protect the forest. but some officers say they aren't getting the support from the president that they need. one of them agreed to speak to us anonymously. translation: i've never seen so many illegal goldmines. - the price of gold is higher than ever. but also, the prospector

bbc news, northern brazil. katty: it was complicated getting the vaccines distributed around the united states. imagine how much more it is when you have to give it to somewhere in brazil. in india, the army has been order to build intensive care units as the cities wrap up with the pandemic. the country's supreme court demanded the government provide more oxygen to hospitals by tonight, and now specially equipped trains are carrying large amounts of oxygen as overcrowded hospitals are in dire need. this is not just an issue in major cities. all across india, doctors are struggling to treat new patients, simply because they do not have enough supplies. our correspondent has traveled to an indian city where hospitals are overwhelmed with patients from inside the city, as well as patients from rural areas. she sent us this report. reporter: i am by the banks of a river, one of the holiest places for hindus. it is also the prime minister's constituency. this i area under lockdown at the moment, otherwise these ban

has seen more fatal cases many in brazil blamed their government's handling of the outbreak well now activists have staged a poignant protest in rio de janeiro. rio's famed copacabana beach a brazilian flag is symbolically laid to rest by human rights groups organize this protest in memory of brazil's 400000 coronavirus dead. baseball saga both an arm of government is responsible for this tragedy it played down the risks of the pandemic and is rolling out vaccinations too late there's absolutely no national pandemic strategy. brazil's hospitals are still under pressure in some places patients are treated in the corridors the government's vaccine rollout has repeatedly been delayed and interrupted due to a lack of supply. our government doesn't have a magic wand to solve everything at once but we're working on behalf of brazilians every day. brazil's congress has launched an inquiry into the bowl tomorrow government's handling of the pandemic senators are looking at what mistakes were made. worst hit by the pun democrat being brazil's poor man you have lost work especially those who a

well, not really, this is the can, the, it's a contradiction here in brazil present variables. so nato has always downplayed the virus. he has actually criticized this vaccine because it was pushed to be produced by the governor of paolo who is this political rival and a serious contender in the 2021 election. and the institute had a contract with the chinese company to produce this vaccine, even in brazil. so he wasn't very keen on this president by both sonata and that delayed the vaccine roll out in brazil. on the one hand, he also sends mixed messages. he's against curfews, he's against locked down. he says he cannot for resilience to be vaccinated. he himself has not been vaccinated. so whether he listen to this or not, this isn't sure what to do. thank you very much. indeed, monica, you're not give from maria digital yet none. suspending international flights as a battles. a new covered 1900 variant. it also plans to test all $9000000.00 residents of its largest city hall. sheeman city has been placed under restrictions from monday with at least 145 new cases identified t

this is why brazil needs far more vaccines. small medical teams, likthis one, have to tvel for hours, to villages, like this one, where sometimes they're only vaccinating a dozen people, sometimes they're only vaccinating one person. with more vaccines, communities like this could be fully vaccinated and they wouldn't have to come back. but one marginalized group that is finally getting the vaccine is brazil's indigenous people, despite widespread misinformation campaigns earlier in the pandemic. >> ( translated ): there were many lies spread, and a lot of fake news reached the villages. this ended up creating fear and mistrust among many people, so, coming from the indigenous, there was a high rate of rejection to being vaccinated. >> reporter: sonia guajajara is not only a leader in her territory in the north eastern brazilian ste of maranhao, she's also a nationally recognized figure who, in 2018, ran for vice-president of brazil on a far-lefticket that challenged eventual winner jair bolsonaro. now she serves as one of the

as the coronavirus raged through brazil, killing tens of thousands of people, brazil's environment minister had other issues on his mind, as this recording of a cabinet meeting reveals. "we have the chance at this moment, when the media's attention is almost exclusively on covid and not the amazon," he says. "while things are quiet, let's do it all at once and change all the rules." there was a media storm. minister salles subsequently claimed what he wanted was to simplify the existing rules. but after that meeting, he withdrew protection from some of the forested areas of brazil. and president bolsonaro�*s government certainly appears to be dismantling some of the structures that had succeeded in holding back destruction in the amazon. the environmental police force, ibama, is on the front line of brazil's efforts to protect the forest. but some officers say they aren't getting the support from the president that they need. one of them agreed to speak to us anonymously. translation: i've never seen so many illegal goldmines. - the price of gold is higher than ever. but also, the prospec

and because of the country's slow vaccine rollout brazil's agony looks unlikely to end soon. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. vigils have been held in israel for the victims of a deadly stampede at a crowded religious festival a national day of mourning has begun for the 45 people killed at least 10 children and teenagers are among the dead funerals are continuing. millions of the faithful have begun celebrating the orthodox east in many countries and greece priests were tested folk over 19 before services and seating in churches was restricted but elsewhere worshippers stood elbow to elbow raising concerns that the festivities could become super spreader events. one of the world's most recognizable buildings is celebrating an anniversary new york's empire state building has turned 9102 stories skyscraper was tops of on may 1st in 1931 it was the world's tallest building for almost 4 decades but now of course there are taller structures though few are as famous may 1st international workers day demonstrations have been taking plac

bbc news, northern brazil. katty: it was complicated getting the vaccines distributed around the united states. imagine how much more it is when you have to give it to somewhere in brazil. in india, the army has been order to build intensive care units as the cities wrap up with the pandemic. the country's supreme court demanded the government provide more oxygen to hospitals by tonight, and now specially equipped trains are carrying large amounts of oxygen as overcrowded hospitals are in dire need. this is not just an issue in major cities. all across india, doctors are struggling to treat new patients, simply because they do not have enough supplies. our correspondent has traveled to an indian city where hospitals are overwhelmed with patients from inside the city, as well as patients from rural areas. she sent us this report. reporter: i am by the banks of a river, one of the holiest places for hindus. it is also the prime minister's constituency. this is area under lockdown at the moment, otherwise these ba

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and because of the country's slow vaccine rollout brazil's agony looks unlikely to end soon. now look at some of the other stories making news this hour. a massive fire ripped through dozens of fuel tankers in the afghan capital kabul late on saturday killing 7 people the fire spread to several homes and a gas station and also caused a power outage it's not yet known if the blaze was an accident or an act of sabotage. north korea has accused u.s. president joe biden of making quote a big blunder by calling a security threat state media say biden is intent on maintaining a hostile policy towards north korea and warns the u.s. will face consequences in a speech to congress earlier this week biden said north korea's nuclear program posed a serious threat to global security. for astronauts from the international space station have landed successfully off the coast of the u.s. state of florida the splash landing of the space x. vessel was the 1st in darkness since the apollo 8 moon mission in 1968 the journey back to earth took 6 and a half hours. colombian police have clashed wit

and because of the country's slow vaccine rollout brazil's agony looks unlikely to end soon. all right let's get you up to speed now on some of the other stories making news around the world. a massive fire ripped through dozens of fuel tankers in the afghan capital kabul late on saturday killing 7 people the fire spread to several homes and a gas station and also caused a power outage it's not yet known as the blaze was an accident or an act of sabotage north korea has accused u.s. president joe biden of making quote a big blunder by calling chung's yang a security threat state media say biden is intent on maintaining a hostile policy towards north korea and warns the u.s. will face consequences in his speech to congress earlier this week biden said north korea's nuclear program posed a serious threat to global security. for astronauts from the international space station have landed successfully off the coast of florida the splash landing of the space x. vessel was the 1st in darkness says the apollo 8 moon mission in 1968 the journey back to earth took 6 and a half hours o

. >> reporter: wow. >> okay, so brazil knows how to do it. they have the network across the country to do it. we just need the vaccines. >> reporter: for the pbs newshour, i'm simon ostrovsky in sao paulo. >> woodruff: president biden's plans to combat covid, create jobs and confront climate change are ambitious. to achieve the goals, they need to make it through congress. key to that success: speaker of the house of representatives nancy pelosi. we spoke earlier today. >> thank you for being with us. let me start, madam speaker, with president biden's ambitious jobs and infrastructure plan combined with his aid for americans families plan, between the two of them, $4 trillion in new spending. this is an amount that has even some of your fellow democrats, moderate democrats unnerved. what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing people are very excited by the president's agenda, and we all want to know how we're going to meet the needs of the american people, and he has given us a blueprint. when we talk about infrastructure, it has, for the most part

. >> reporter: wow. >> okay, so brazil knows how to do it. they have the network across the country to do it. we just need the vaccines. >> reporter: for the pbs newshour, i'm simon ostrovsky in sao paulo. >> woodruff: president biden's plans to combat cov, create jobs and confront climate change are ambitious. to achieve the goals, they need to make it through congress. key to that success: speaker of the house of representatives nancy pelosi. we spoke earlier today. >> thank you for being with us. let me start, madam speaker, with president biden's ambitious jobs and infrastructure plan combined with his aid for americans families plan, between the two of them, $4 trillion in new spending. this is an amount that has even some of your fellow democrats, moderate democrats unnerved. what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing people are very excited by the president's agenda, and we all want to know how we're going to meet the needs of the american people, and he has given us a blueprint. when we talk about infrastructure, it has, for the most part,

is there a culture of police impunity in brazil? >> absolutely. rio police is an outlier, in the sense of the use of excessive force, even for brazil's standards. brazil is a violent country, unfortunately, but these police are not the norm. we have been battlg and struggling and investing in technology to try to support the police with training, but politicians, including president bolsonaro, but also the governor of rio, was actually elected on the ticket of shooting in the head of bandits. so, the first is a failure of leadership. we believe that if we don't change the role model and the leaders who really call for this use of force, we won't establish a democracy in brazil. laura: in 2019, the figures are quite staggering, and you know themell. more than 1800 people were killed by the police in rio. is it the control of the militias of that city which makes it so violent and so corrupt? >> it's important to say there is this link between militias, this -- these paramilitary groups, kind of mafias, formed by former policemen. current policemen

mark lowen, bbc news, bailique, northern brazil. the british prime minister says there's a �*good chance' that social distancing rules can end in england onjune 21st, the final date of the government's road map out of lockdown. borisjohnson says it depends on coronavirus case numbers remaining low, with no spikes caused by variants from other countries. that fear clouds the debate on whether people should be booking holidays, with the government due to release later this week its so—called �*green list�* of countries tourists can travel to this summer. iain watson reports. for so long the message has been to stay apart, but today the prime minister was sounding optimistic that we could be able to move closer next month. it looks to me as thouthune the 21st we'll be able to say social distancing as we currently have to do it, the one metre plus, i think we have got a good chance, a good chance, of being able to dispense with the one metre plus. that would make entertainment venues more viable, but the government's review on s

colombia, ecuador, bolivia, peru , and brazil has the region of the amazon. in these unused lands lies the agricultural future of south america. but they are not easy to use. they are warm, flat, rich. they have abundant water. too much water. they are covered with stubborn jungle. and they are sparsely populated. in some areas, as little as one family per square mile. and here once more there are few tools of any kind. ♪ [1940's symphonic music] ♪ around them, is the silence of the jungle, a land without winter. brooding place of plant, animal, and human diseases, hot and moist, crawling with life and the enemies of life. with insects that can devour a crop, from roots to leaves. ♪ how can this land be conquered? can this house become a city? are there tools to do the job? the tools are still in the ground, unknown, unused, that wealth of south america still lies enclosed in stone. in peru, and to let, venezuela, brazil, a billion tons of iron ore, and all the metals of the world. and enough waterpower to electrify the continent. with these resources,

colombia, ecuador, bolivia, peru, and brazil has the region of the amazon. in these unused lands lies the agricultural future of south america. but they are not easy to use. they are warm, flat, rich. they have abundant water. too much water. they are covered with stubborn jungle. and they are sparsely populated. in some areas, as little as one family per square mile. and here once more there are few tools of any kind. ♪ [1940's symphonic music] ♪ around them, is the silence of the jungle, a land without winter. breeding place of plant, animal, and human diseases, hot and moist, crawling with life and with the enemies of life. with insects that can devour a crop, from roots to leaves. ♪ how can this land be conquered? can this house become a city? are there tools to do the job? the tools are still in the ground, unknown, unused, that -- the wealth of south america still lies enclosed in stone. in peru, and chile, venezuela, brazil, a billion tons of iron ore, and all the metals of the world. and enough waterpower to electrify the continent. with these

is there a culture of police impunity in brazil? >> absolutely. rio police is an outlier, in the sense of the use of excessive force, even for brazil's standards. brazil is a violent country, unfortunately, but these police are not the norm. we have been battling and struggling and investing in technology to try to support the police with training, but politicians, including president bolsonaro, but also the governor of rio, was actually elected on the ticket of shooting in the head of bandits. so, the first is a failure of leadership. we believe that if we don't change the role model and the leaders who really call for this use of force, we won't establish a democracy in brazil. laura: in 2019, the figures are quite staggering, and you know themell. more than 1800 people were killed by the police in rio. is it the control of the militias of that city which makes it so violent and so corrupt? >> it's important to say there is this link between militias, this -- these paramilitary groups, kind of mafias, formed by former policemen. current policeme

it has added to brazils woes into this deep polarization. there is now an international row that is brewing between the brazilian health authority and the manufacturer of the vaccine. >> let's take a look atome of the days other news. turkey has approved emergency use of the sputnik of the covid-19 vaccine. turkey is currently under new lockdown following a surge in cases. russia has recorded more than 400,000 excess deaths from last april to march this year during the covid-19 pandemic. epidemiologists say excess debt figures are the best way to measure the true toll from covid-19. reports from afghanistan say 30 people have been killed by a car bomb. it is not yet known who carried out the attack. afghanistan is facing uncertainty with the withdrawal of u.s. troops planned by september. some of the biggest names in the english premier league are taking part in a boycott of protest of ongoing abus directed at players. the blackout is desied to put pressure on the likes of facebook and twitter. >> football has tried several different tactics

and on top of that, they also have protests going on in brazil against j bowles. so now, but again, a lot of the reports that have been coming out of brazil early on have been that post. so nato himself was one of the, the individuals that has helped propel this candidate. this candidacy the last 12 hours because at the end of sunday evening at least in eastern time in the united states, brazil wasn't even an option. it happened in the last few hours and the pieces started moving very quickly so much so that the demand for, for stadiums brazil's able to fulfill as a lot of the venues will be used up in the ne, my now included. and there's talk about a possible final if monica does not available over at the money got injured. well, that was going to be my next question. can they pull this off with less than 2 weeks? notice when you have to get the teams all were in place and training and presumably some facilities that they already have. well, yeah, they have the facilities i. it looks like the government's trying to expedite everything to make it easy for all the

mark lowen, bbc news, bailique, northern brazil. in the last few moments the world snooker championships in sheffield, have been won by mark selby. he beat shaun murphy by 18 frames to 15, and watched for the first time in more than a year at a major sporting event, by a capacity crowd. here's our sports correspondent, joe lynskey in front of a capacity crucible crowd... the seats were full, the sound is real. this was sport in the uk with a capacity crowd, the first we've seen since last march. a step out of lockdown and a platform for two snooker players. shaun murphy feeds off the crowd but he came into this last session three frames behind. every time he crept back in, mark selby found a way. selby�*s won the world championship three times before. through this year's tournament he's been consistent and clinical. the crucible holds 980 people. the players hear every gasp and groan on the table. crowd groans. ooh, so close! one mistake is often enough for mark selby. his snooker�*s been unforgiving. this final, though, is abou

the colours of brazil's national flag. green and yellow. the colours of brazil's nationalflag. more than 1000 supporters of president bolsonaro snaking through the streets of rio de janeiro. leading the pack, the president himself. it'sjust his latest show of defiance against coronavirus restrictions, which the brazilian leader has steadily criticised. translation: ., ., ., translation: bolsonaro for me is the return _ translation: bolsonaro for me is the return of _ translation: bolsonaro for me is the return of freedom, - translation: bolsonaro for me is the return of freedom, of - translation: bolsonaro for me is the return of freedom, of my l is the return of freedom, of my country. i'm a patriot and with him ifeel we country. i'm a patriot and with him i feel we are country. i'm a patriot and with him ifeel we are proud to be patriots, proud of the green and yellow colours. bolsonaro 2022! but _ and yellow colours. bolsonaro 2022! but not _ and yellow colours. bolsonaro 2022! but not everyone - and yellow colours. bolsonaro l 2022! but not everyone agrees, a senate committ

so like, i mean, many other countries now brazil, brazil, campaign starts and stops depending on whether the vaccines there are enough vaccines to go around. so it's a very mixed message. no, nobody has come out from the government with a very strong sounds saying everybody has to be vaccinated. let's do that. we're working to get that governors and mayors as for law downs and curfews, the president is against them. so no, the in short answer is no. the whole of brazil will not follow that on. as example, monica, thanks very much indeed monica, you know, talking to us from real diginero or vietnam, suspending international flights as it battles. a new covered 1900 very. and it also plans to test all 9000000 residents of its largest city hoshi minute city has been placed under restrictions from monday with at least 145 new cases identify their people can't leave home unless it's necessary. new variant is believed to be a foster parent hybrid of the u. k. and india strains. well, india as large as vaccine manufacturer plans to significantly increase his production next month. the theorem i

could if it went from loan book or marry car would be fairing like other towns in brazil would be in trouble but here because of the local currency the shops have been burning since the pandemic we did you going. to nearly all shops in america except the moon which has the same value as brazil's official currency the riyaaz which was what was this policy even advertised as the fact that it accepts the digital currency. money because also weathering the pandemic well in other ways. the new hospital was opened just before the crisis hit. with 116 additional bits in i.c.u. available but it has been providing help to neighboring districts. nearly half of our patients have people from other areas who have been moved here at our hospital plays an important strategic role for the whole rage and obey that his you know. because investments in quality of life appears to be paying off. free admission. at the new cinema. renting a bike and taking the bus are both free of charge. there are fishy routes to choose from. so how can the town afford it all the answer lies deep beneath the ocean. the b

colombia, ecuador, bolivia, peru, and brazil has the region of the amazon. in these unused lands lies the agricultural future of south america. but they are not easy to use. they are warm, flat, rich. they have abundant water. too much water. they are covered with stubborn jungle. and they are sparsely populated. in some areas, as little as one family per square mile. and here, once more, there are few tools of any kind. ♪ around them,is the silence of -- around them is the silence of the jungle, a land without winter. breeding place of plant, animal, and human diseases, hot and moist, crawling with life and with the enemies of life. with insects that can devour a crop from roots to leaves. ♪ how can this land be conquered? can this house become a city? are there tools to do the job? the tools are still in the ground. unknown, unused, the wealth of south america still lies enclosed in stone. in peru, in chile, venezuela, brazil, 1 billion tons of iron ore and all the metals of the world and enough waterpower to electrify the continent. with these resourc

and because of the country's slow vaccine rollout brazil's agony looks unlikely to end soon. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world at least 4 people have been killed in a car bombing in afghanistan. more than $100.00 others are wounded the attack comes as the u.s. and nato allies begin formally withdrawing troops from the country after a 20 year war with the taliban. vigils have been held in israel for the victims of the deadly stampede at a crowded religious festival a national day of mourning has begun for the 45 people killed at least 10 children and teenagers are among the dead funerals are continuing. one of the world's most recognizable buildings is celebrating an anniversary in new york's empire state building has turned 90 the 102 story skyscraper was topped off on may 1st in 1931 it was the world's tallest building for almost 4 decades now of course there are the structures that are as famous. now space x. dragon capsule has undocked from the international space station and is heading back to the astronauts on board the 1st nig

symbolic beach burials another big milestone for brazil as it appears for international help with covert 19 bags as. a truck bombing in afghanistan as peace talks between the government and taliban resume and foreign troops start to pull out. of a state of siege is declared in parts of the democratic republic of congo after growing violence between 0 and. india has reached yet another grim milestone as it grapples with the biggest surge in corona virus cases in the world media reporting a record 400000 new infections in 24 hours as it battles to contain the virus it's making all adults eligible to get a vaccine but there's a problem with that too with some states saying that they've run out of doses elizabeth broderick reports from your deli. money could go sits by her husband's hospital bed just hours after she lost her mother to car that 19 she's managed to find him oxygen but not the ventilator doctors say he needs to return to the party . but for now for the. building for the good of the break there is need for. doctors to be on. i look out for the birth of their little. indias under

it the lack of vaccines, the hunger or the parliamentary inquiry that's shown brazil. i'm the world. how this government has mishandled the pandemic. because brazil senate is investigating the government's delay in buying vaccines and the lack of a national plan to stop infection from spreading at a warming rate. the president has always spoken against locked downs and curfews. but since the pro began both scenarios, popularity has taken a toll. recent polls say he would lose next year's presidential election to former president reason not to la silva. what we're going to say most. so nato is dead, but we want to show people that he's very much alive and has millions of supporters . that is why we organize this raleigh. nobody believes books or not when the 2018 elections, but contrary to what the poll said, who want the organizers of this rally, say they are already planning other motorcycle rallies throughout brazil. the next one they say will be in the city of ball. also matter may be on an early campaign trail, but the political scenario in brazil has changed with

and because of the country's slow vaccine rollout brazil's agony looks unlikely to end soon. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world negotiators have reported progress in talks aimed at bringing the u.s. back into the international nuclear deal on iran after the latest round of talks in vienna diplomats say they are cautiously optimistic. australia is to ban anyone who's recently been an india from entering its borders including citizens and residents rule breakers face fines or even jail cameras says the move is necessary because of the huge number of infections in india. my 1st international workers day demonstrations have been taking place all of europe in some cities protests were directed against coronavirus roles but in paris police clashed with activists demanding stronger labor protections. back on the boulevards the french left in all its shades of red turned out in its thousands in paris. depended because protestors off the street lost my thirst. on the margins of the much fire and fury and broken glass clashes and has confronte

in brazil, speaking to us from manassas, into the united nations. a, the asian body is launching investigation into the way by the roost. i versus a european passenger jets on arrested, a pro opposition jen. as on board and more states adjoining the blockade of better races. s. space, so far as france and austrian airlines have council flights to moscow, because russia has failed to approve and alternative route around bella. bruce will re challenge reports now about the detain journalist, this family who's been asking the world for more help to get him back. a nice conference in war. so on thursday, remind practice age. his parents made an impassioned plea for help in freeing their son. and they said that country look we, his parents were asking the people, journalists, the presidents, the governments with some kind of influence on lucas shanker on his regime so that he can stop torturing the wonderful young bright youth. and stop all of the evil things that he is doing at the moment. well though, the e u has yet to put new economic sanctions again

is out just say about my from doha also coming up symbolic beach burials another bleak milestone for brazil as it appeals for international help with covert vaccines the final phase of ending the u.s. war in afghanistan is formally underway in the leading american troops start leaving. for many businesses big and small struggle with the economic impact of the pandemic one company has just posted record profits. but 1st more than 400 thousands you corona virus infections have been officially recorded for the 1st time in india as a 2nd wave worsens 3523 more people have died according to the official data the country's expanding its vaccination drive from science its cover all adults but several art it states up warns the cutes shortages even though india is the world's biggest producer of covert vaccines it has a limited number of vailable in proportion to its population though in the western state of gujarat so far as a whole spittles intensive care ward has killed at least 16 covert patients far is being blamed on an oxygen cylinder lekan is the latest in a series of accidents at hoax miss

good this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up symbolic beach burials of a bleak milestone for brazil as it appeals for international help with covert 19 vaccines. a truck bombing in afghanistan as peace talks between the government and taliban resume and foreign troops start pulling out. and thousands of people are forced from their homes by cross border battle between killing a star and tajikistan. it is reached yet another grim milestone as a grapples with the biggest surge in coronavirus cases in the world it's reported a record 400000 new infections in 24 hours as it battles to contain the virus it's making all adults eligible to get a vaccine but there's a problem with that too with some states saying they run out of doses elizabeth purana reports now from new delhi the. money could go sits by her husband's hospital bed just hours after she lost her mother to cope at 19 she's managed to find him oxygen but not the ventilator doctors say he needs to return to the party for the. better part of the. building for the military. if he needs to the doctors will be. eyes out for the bir

and brazil to reach that milestone. ah said the fragile peace between israel and palestinian groups will not last less. the underlying issues are addressed that is awarding for the united nations. but france went further and called for a revival of the peace process describing israel's occupation of palestinian territory as apartheid. diplomatic editor james bay's reports now from western islam. at a news conference at one of its buildings in garza, which was itself damaged during the bombardment, the un brief to reporters. the density of the strikes were without pause. too many homes were lost and loved ones are gone. many people told me they feel helpless. and even hopeless, they have no control over their lives. parents say they cannot reassure their children that this won't happen again. the head of the un agency that looks off the palestinians said that was humanitarian aid and reconstruction funding. when now essential, they were in themselves, not enough. it is not the replacement for piece of the human rights of