revealing eco friendly solutions to combat threats to our planet on al-jazeera. the earth in the end. you're. back in public view north korea's state television shows video of its leader after weeks of speculation about is how. the. player watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the bad people also ahead new hope for coronavirus patients the u.s. approves the emergency use of an experimental drug as a treatment strain takes a few more steps towards easing its wrong don people are allowed outside for 4

hours of fitness and finding the funny side hot comedians in booking a faso are using humor to raise awareness of coronaviruses. north korean state television says its leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks these images were broadcast on state television shows came opening a fertilizer factory speculation about the leaders health and whereabouts had been growing after he failed to yet birthday celebrations for his late grandfather last month rock of bride is in seoul and says north korea release a finnish quickly to end speculation about that he does. kim jong un seemingly in perfectly good health it seems especially given some of the reports had him barely clinging to life just a couple of days ago this was a big stage all which to reemerge into public view the opening of

a large impressive fertilizer plant with cheer cheering crowds he seems to be in good health he seems to be alert he was interacting good naturedly with officials other officials were seen around him diligently taking notes as he gave field instruction as is often the case on these visits he was seen touring the plant on some of the sequences where we see him walking he was moving quite slowly but then kim does move quite slowly in any case so it does seem to be in good health the unification ministry here in south korea has confirmed that this event is all taking place we only have of course the reports that come from state run media in north korea but officials here in south korea have confirmed it and also use the event to criticize some of the speculation that there has been by various news sites portals news organizations saying that this was a lot of it groundless content varying from the fact that it had some sort of

operation some sort of possible cardiovascular procedure that possibly went wrong right up to reports that he could have been brain dead but all of that seemingly to be perfectly premature. to malaysia now where hundreds of migrant workers and refugees have been rounded up by police raids were carried out on homes in the capital kuala lumpur on friday as surgeon coronavirus cases last month saw some blame foreigners for the spread and for being a burden on government resources the nation doesn't formally recognize refugees regarding them as illegal immigrants florence really has more from kuala lumpur. a couple of days ago malaysia's senior minister said the government would detain undocumented migrants it had identified in areas under lockdown and these include several apartments in kuala lumpur where the raids were carried out on friday the police chief who was that the operation was quoted by local media as saying they

would have the detaining undocumented migrants because they are difficult to trace and so it made more sense to hold them in detention centers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus but the timing and the manner in which these rates have been carried out have been criticised the u.n.h.c.r. said several asylum seekers and refugees have also been picked up and it has been informed by authorities that they were being held for the purpose of very fine their identity and we're also we've also seen videos of people being held at close quarters with no opportunity for physical distancing not everyone was wearing a mosque girls were getting reports that children were also detained so the raids have apostle being criticized as inhumane and they've also been described as foolish human rights watch said malaysia is making the mistake of singapore which has a high number of cases among its migrant workers and malaysia could be following singapore down that path now others point out that the rates seem to be at odds with the ministry of health initiated of or aim which is to have as many migrant workers

undocumented foreigners and refugees tested as far as possible but in recent weeks we've seen more anger amongst malaysians directed at refugees and foreigners with some accusing them for spreading the coronavirus and others saying that the resources that the country has should be used to help malaysians 1st over foreign is and so whites have it so they have accused the government of playing to the sentiment in carrying out these raids feel robinson is the deputy asia director at human rights watch he says malaysian authorities are risking the health of the people they've arrested. the authorities are claiming that these people are undocumented that they don't have the right to be in malaysia. the problem is of course that by hurting them into unsanitary immigration detention centers it's a great way to ensure they all end up with covert 19th from a public health perspective this is probably the most stupid thing that the

government of malaysia could do what they've done is send a signal to migrant workers and others you know which number in the millions and malaysia that if you see from someone coming from the ministry of health run the other way and what we're going to see is a lack of cooperation from the migrant communities for any efforts by the government to try to control control kovan 1000 because they correctly fear they will be arrested and hauled off into camps where they may spend months in even years before they're allowed to go home there's very little recourse for those who have been taken right now i think that they're going to basically stay in these immigration detention centers where we have seen outbreaks of infectious disease in the past and deaths of migrants from things that were certainly preventable. an experimental anti-viral drug has been approved for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients in the u.s. 1500000 vials of the drug dream disappear will be distributed to hospitals from monday after

a study showed improvements in recovery time in has our report. this is a president that throughout has tried to project a feeling of hope as the coronavirus rips through the world and his country now bringing in the c.e.o. of a firm a suitable company to the white house to herald the results of a possible treatment for him to severe really people that are not doing well 'd people that are sick people that have his horrible play that said to our country that we're getting rid of and we're going to be we're going to be having some really incredible results we have a very promising studies coming out on the vaccines we have promising studies coming out or. there are. in the 1st widespread trial the drug it did shorten the length of the hospitalizations days for the virus and it's slightly decreased the mortality rate but scientists say it's the 1st real hope that

a drug can work against the virus we have to remember this is the very 1st one it's a new drug being used for this and you showed it well i would call it a bright spot in the search just what 90 days after being notified of this of a drug it looks like it's got very promising results and the company that makes it says it will donate its stockpile which the food and drug administration cleared for use on friday will be working with the government to determine how best to distribute that within the united states will be working very closely to get that to patients working with female working with other parts of the government to make sure that we get that to the patients in need as quickly as possible because there are patients out there that can benefit from this medicine today that are hospitalized and we don't want any time to waste for that the white house trying to project a sense of hope of a near return to normal for the country but as some states begin to reopen like

georgia for bodie numbers in additional 1000 cases diagnosed in a single day and experts say it will take as many as 2 weeks to determine the true cost as cities and towns begin to reopen pedicle hanging al-jazeera now for the 1st time in more than a month people in spain are being allowed to exercise and go for walks outside this was a scene on friday morning in madrid people are taking advantage of the latest step towards easing the streets coronavirus locked down the government pass a gradually relax restrictions in phases over the coming weeks. you re from or not though i had to force myself to go out because at the heart of it i'm scared i could get infected i feel i should make the effort to go out for half an hour it's good for me going in the sun and exercising i know deep inside i'll be frightened of other people but i shouldn't feel like that we just have to be responsible and speak to martha herrero in madrid for us so much of the knockdowns being eased how

does that work exactly yes spain has just answer it entered the deescalation plan and of these measures of power if it today is sponsored sorry allowed to go out and for these the spanish government has a time table from 6 o'clock in the morning until 10 adults will be able to go out for one hour walk within one kilometer from their house or one hour of exercise within the municipality from $10.00 to $12.00 would see the elderly the most vulnerable sector or society allow allowed to go out for one hour walk but not those staying at the care homes from 12 until 8 pm children under 14 will be able to go out with an adult to go out for when i will walk within one kilometer from their home or one hour of exercise and back again india evening adults will go back again in the same terms and conditions will be in talking to many people in the

trees to see how they improve what they have where their impressions of failings are to district lockdown measures of 48 days confined at home they were telling us that they went through many feelings and sentiments like like inside t uncertainty some of them lost their jobs so they were really really grateful for this opportunity of going out and breathing some fresh air. the hope of course is march is to revive the spanish economy which was just starting to recover after years of recession what are the economic predictions right now how long until things get better. well a spanish economy minister. has drawn a very very grim for coaster economy prediction saying that spain will contract is g.d.p. gross domestic product will contract 9.2 percent these year these overpasses the

great recession in spain in 2008 she also said that the unemployment rate will rise to a 19 percent we have to remember that in the 1st quarter of the year $900000.00 jobs were lost and these $100000.00 jobs just correspond to the 2nd half of the march of the of march that were the 1st 2 weeks of spain's locked down she also said that the recovery would take at least 2 years and 2000000 jobs will be lost thank you for that update montero live for us in madrid. still ahead on al-jazeera. canadians deserve more than thoughts prayers canada bonds assault weapons in response to last month's my shooting we'll tell you how far it goes and with technology valving to help us try can contain covered 19 we'll look at concerns about surveillance and privacy.

because the usual scattering of showers across southeast asia some pretty big one the sceptically in sioux borneo we've seen some very heavy rainfall here heavy showers there between singapore and quite alone pereira actually you had a 103 millimeters of rain the usual russia showers continue over the next few days and a lot of you downpours you notice the into pop in new guinea as we go on through sunday to see some rather lively shallows just around by the recce just into the north over the next couple of days actually that's going to push his way a little further northwest meanwhile into australia where we save some lives showers here as well rattling through the southeast and cold of this little swirl of cloud putting up some very cold air from the southern oceans that's where we saw the snow over the australian i'll say season really improving as we go on through

the next couple of days that wet weather the windy weather will slide over towards use elan but tasmania where they had $75.00 millimeters of rain in 24 hours well showers to come as we go through sunday but they will tend to ease their way further race with things quietly in down temperatures slowly but surely starting to pick up some hints about 15 in melbourne 19 in sydney and there goes that wet and windy weather for much of the scene and this weekend. on counting the cost famines of biblical proportions the coronavirus is at the end of the global economy so what does that mean for our prudes of lives plus grants or loans as italy and spain easter want downs can be easier grades of turns out a trillion girl rescue. counting the cost on al-jazeera. save humanity i really really not getting anywhere near it.

i am. about a recap of our top stories on al-jazeera north korean state television a show and video of leader kim jong un in what may be his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks the images are said to be from an opening of a fertilizer. kims failure to show for a major anniversary had prompted speculation about his health. police in malaysia have detained more than $700.00 refugees and migrant workers live in areas where it will be $1000.00 cases searched last month triggering accusations that foreigners

are spreading the virus by scoop see that could be held for months in dangerously around conditions and an experimental anti-viral drug has been approved for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients in the u.s. 1500000 vials of the drug ring disappear will be distributed to hospitals from monday a major study showed the drug shortened recovery time and may have reduced tax. on the world news now in at least 10 members of the iraqi paramilitary group the popular mobilization forces have been killed in 2 separate attacks by eisel fighters they happened in the province of said i had seen overnight on friday the northern town of make fall was targeted as well as tell to hop al-jazeera simona 14 is in baghdad and says the most brazen attacks by isis fighters in the last year. earlier today i spoke to the commander of the p.m.s. brigade in. which saw the biggest number of casualties 9 people were

killed in that attack which involved the gunfire as well as roadside bombs and according to that commander there has been a steady increase in eyes like t.v. or over the past few months it is important to say to that specific b.m.s. unit is actually so-called tribal or sunni p.m.o. which draws its members mostly from local tribes and local communities and these forces are the 1st line of defense against eisley in these remote rule areas which is where the group has been mostly active over the past few months and what we've seen more recently is that previously the group was very active in remote rural areas they would perhaps at most to live in i or harass civilians but this attack specifically targeted at a checkpoint of the security forces definitely marks an uptick in eisel that we have seen recently. a fight scene on the many island stopped after an agreement was

reached between government forces and separatists the. troops forced back the separatists from the islands for eventual capital on friday under the agreement saudi forces will secure the town and both sides will remove checkpoints and military vehicle us none of them will you. we're here to say that we're sorry for what happened sorry that we had to confront our brothers in this nation but they forced us we are peaceful here it's a culture we've never fired a bullet in an act of aggression but today those separate us from the southern transitional council strongholds there starts to take up arms and fight back to defend our areas. canada is banning assault style weapons after $22.00 people were killed in the country's worst mass shooting 2 weeks ago the ban comes into effect on immediately but they will be a 2 year amnesty for people to dispose of weapons they are already on dani alack has more from toronto after the worst mass shooting in canadian history the most

sweeping gun controls the country has ever introduced shocking and horrific images of the aftermath of a rampage by a lone gunman in nova scotia prompted the federal government to ban about 1500 types of semiautomatic military grade rifles the prime minister said it was time to get rid of guns that mostly harm human beings these weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time. there is no use and no place for such weapons in canada the list of prohibited weapons includes hundreds of versions of the a ar 15 assault rifle last used in a mass shooting in canada in 2017 when a gunman killed 6 men in a quebec city mosque such attacks are much rarer here than in the united states canadians are far more accustomed to hearing of mass killings across the border

such as the last vegas mass shooting that left 58 people dead in 2017. ban like this is widely supported in canada and polls indicate that's only increased since the events in nova scotia gun rights advocates say it's a politically expedient move that ignores the fact that most gun killings in canada come from illegal handguns smuggled across the u.s. border and not from assault weapons some measures in the new legislation are similar to those in new zealand which banned assault rifles and conducted a highly successful buyback program in response to the christ church mosque massacre last year canada to offer a 2 year amnesty to existing legal owners of banned weapons and will offer compensation there may also be new laws coming to allow cities to ban handguns which are already tightly regulated gun control advocates of welcome the new measures and say they look forward to further action to make canada a much safer country and you lack. joe biden has all but certain to take

on donald trump in this year's u.s. election has publicly denied an allegation of sexual assault the accusation has come from the woman who works for biden in the early 1990 s. from washington alan fischer reports. it still many to talk about the biting presidential campaign for weeks and it wasn't going away former senate aide tara reid claimed she was sexually assaulted when she what with then senator joe biden and allegations she only made public in the last few weeks an allegation biden could no longer ignore no it is not true i'm saying on equivocally it never never happened who didn't never happened i don't remember any type of complaint she may have made it was 27 years ago and i don't remember nor does anyone else that i'm aware of democrats have been pushed to address the allegation in the last few days speaker nancy pelosi who endorsed by this week insisted she has no doubts about the

former vice president i have a great comfort level with the situation as i see it with all the respect in the world for any woman who comes forward. republicans accuse democrats of double standard saying they would ignoring the allegation against their presidential hopeful while they piled on when supreme court justice brett kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault the for his eventual confirmation more than 20 women have accused president donald trump of sexual assault he was also caught on tape bragging of assaulting women he denies all the allegations and offered tepid support to joe biden at the white house on thursday you know. it could be false accusations like know all about false accusations have been falsely charged numerous times and there is such a thing one political analyst says republicans will use the one allegation against joe biden to continue to attack him one of the things that the trump people do in

their strategic. movers is they don't try to claim to be superior they trying to create moral equivalence so they say you're just as bad as i am which makes you a hypocrite which makes you worse you know and you know it's very if that what did you joe biden knew he could no longer ignore the allegation against him he's ahead in the polls particularly with women he'll be hoping by addressing it no it won't continue to be an issue in november election alan fischer al-jazeera washington. now returning to the coronavirus crisis in a story or in other news for a 71 person has died and more than a dozen were injured when a fuel truck exploded in nigeria the truck rolled near petrol station in lego's causing it to spill fuel which then ignited firefighters manisha then told the fire before it reached the station and returning now to the coronavirus crisis island's

prime minister neil varadkar has announced an extension of strict over 1000 measures until may 18th he says if the number of new cases continues to drop the government will ease restrictions in 5 stages with a goal of island returning to normal by august we need 2 more weeks of tight restrictions to weaken the virus further so it doesn't have the strength to make a comeback when we start to interact with each other again unfortunately the risk of a 2nd wave of the virus is ever present so we can only move from one phase to the next if the virus stays under control between each face now digital technologies proving a popular tool for governments across asia to monitor the spread of the virus medical authorities say tracking software is help slow transmission but critics say it's highlighted the power of governments to exploit personal data sakaki has a story from hong kong. when tricia cowen and her family returned to hong kong in

april they were put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days they were also required to wear this electronic respond the loaded authorities if they breached a quarantine regulations and left their apartment. i didn't think about it i just think that this had to be done i mean it's paper made to be tracked and now one wants it spread further we all want to be over as quickly as possible so that that just involvement. tracking technology developed in hong kong uses a y. find there put to detect if the user changes location but the company says the only data shared with the government is movement not personal information technology we have a lot of option like phased work in the. speech. been used in this way that alone will be alert when they use the that they're home but at the same time they're where. lapps and digital surveillance are being used by many

governments in asia to track the spread of the corona virus china uses a color based q.r. code to monitor people's movements and health in south korea overseas travelers who don't download a government app are refused entry i think is so it's a key part of the term infection control in asia especially using this technology to track down these people who are putting them into quarantine so it is probably one of the most of the reasons why we are doing better. all the possible world but critics say some government mandated apps can also access a user's personal data and be used as a surveillance tool it's a real fear that this data will end up in the hands of governments some of the apps look for people's. access to. their call records even their contacts and in some cases they cannot and all that information together can you know. people's lives 2 of the world's biggest tech giants at google and apple plan to

embed new features in their devices using context tracing technology but say the tool will be removed once the pandemic ends the critics say it could lead to ongoing some violence with governments using the data for other purposes. technology may be playing a critical role in containing the pen demick but human rights groups warn it might also normalize surveillance in the future once this outbreak is under control. sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. to work in a fast on our way young people are turning to comedy to deal with mounting uncertainty with a country already struggling for me as a violin's comedians are using humor to address serious health issues like the global coronavirus and demi has a story. the coronavirus is no joke explains comedian abilities kerry also known as in general but that doesn't mean we can't laugh about it governments are asking

too much from people he explains in this sketch like everywhere else people here in britain afonso are dealing with the outbreak and diarrheal disease these doctors are using comedy to bring awareness to these important health issues diarrheal disease alone killed over 5000 people here last year the government tells people to wash their hands but the country has little running water this is confusing and absurd explains kerry as a comedy helps people wind their fear into lawson yes there is a deadly pandemic that people need to love this is not the end of the world. but away from the comedy there are serious issues facing burkina faso 800000 displaced people most of them children have been fleeing the north of the country where the slum in the greater sahara and al-qaeda affiliated armed groups are fighting each other and attacking civilians schools in the north have been shut for nearly 2 years only last month did the government start broadcasting classes on television

because of the covert 1900 break but watching t.v. is not an option for hungry and displaced children living in camps without electricity. some armed groups argue online that corona virus is a punishment a western invention saying that they have a cure and the anti-viral this is a trick to learn younger kreutz watching from her dorm room is law student appalled that people would believe in this she has other more pressing concerns before the lockdown i sold cell phones our job to support myself since a lockdown is launched i can no longer go to market the measures are affecting everyone surviving has become difficult. in a country where most people live in poverty a day without work is a day without food closing these markets is as dangerous as the virus itself confinement is not an option in social distancing a luxury few can afford the virus continues to spread with only 855 doctors for

19000000 people comedians are stepping in humor in these trying times has become the healer of the masses nicholas hawke al-jazeera and the u.s. women's soccer team say they are shocked and disappointed after they lost their equal pay case a federal court ruled the defending world cup champions had insufficient evidence to prove their claim against the u.s. soccer federation by the judge said their allegations of discrimination in travel allowances as well as medical entraining support can go to trial that will happen next month. hello again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on north korean state television has shown video of leader kim jong un in what may be his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks the images said to be from the opening of

a fertilizer factory kim's failure to show for a major anniversary has prompted speculation about his health problem a bride has this update from seoul. it's does show that kim jong un looking remarkably healthy especially as some reports had him barely clinging to life just a couple of days ago what's interesting is the speed at which these videos have now been released coming so soon after the event it does possibly seem as though the north koreans wanted to dispel it as decisively as they can all of these swirling rumors that have built up over the past couple of weeks an experimental anti-viral drug has been approved for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients in the u.s. 1500000 vials of the drug disappear will be distributed to hospitals on monday a major study showed the drug shortened recovery time and may have reduced deaths police in malaysia have detained more than $700.00 refugees in migrant workers they

live in areas where call their $1000.00 cases so each last month triggering accusations that foreigners a spreading the virus writers who say they could be held for months in dangerously cramped conditions for the 1st time in more than a month people in spain are being allowed to exercise and go for walks it's part of a government plan to ease districts coronavirus law people are limited to specific hours and can only go within one kilometer of their homes in other news at least 10 members of the iraqi paramilitary group the popular modernization forces have been killed in 2 separate attacks by i saw fighters they happened in the province of said i had seen overnight on friday the northern town of make was targeted as well as tell to hop those are the headlines on al-jazeera nic will be with you at 10 g.m.t. for the al-jazeera news our account in the costs is next to us. what impact will call did 19 on the drop in the oil prices how will the rings to the point. trump

survive these historic sent banks until the job only what it takes to beat. special come out just. carry this is counting the cost on al-jazeera or look at the world of business economics this week famines of biblical proportions the coronavirus is up and at the global economy and supply chains with nations under lockdown so what does that mean for food supplies. from the richest nation where low paid farm workers fear they could be victims of the pandemic to one of the poorest nations in bob way and its need for food aid. as italy and spain start the tentative processes.