thousands of the police children are trafficked from the human rights groups to study in a legal fiction. what i want to bowler's one girl's journey of harm to a remote village. on al-jazeera. hello i'm maryanne demasi oh watching the news out live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes the sole functioning adults in libya's capital comes under attack from forces loyal to warlord khalifa haftar. brazil's president on the increasing scrutiny over his handling of the pandemic as new cases in the country hit a daily high. ve day celebrations in russia kovan 1000 cases

a past 10000 for the 7th consecutive day. and one of the pioneers of rock n roll little richard hughes korea's band 7 decades has died at the age of 80. hello welcome to the program out top story the u.n. mission in libya has condemned an attack on tripoli's only functioning as force by forces loyal to eastham 125 to at least 80 rockets were fired at the facility and the plane was hit although no one was on board 3 civilians have also died though from shelling near the airport after us forces an earlier targeted residential parts of the capital close to the turkish and italian embassies. had reports to us now from tripoli. a barrage of rockets

a strike jet fuel tanks and aircraft at tripoli's international airport the latest attack on civilian infrastructure in the battle for the capital while the ground battles remain outside the city rockets are still landing in the city center. it's 80 were fired at him 80 get airports that has been closed since march due to shelling it's the only operational aid port in tripoli and has been repeatedly targeted by forces loyal to the world have turned over the past year using groc it's an airbus try x. have to the forces say they were targeting equipment used to launch turkish drones that is trying their troops in the south and other areas of the contrie. in recent weeks the internationally recognized the government has increased the

amount of territory it controls and has lost a drain on the straight g.g. clee important areas held by have to us forces attacks on civilian areas in tripoli are becoming more calm one there's no absolutely no way that a military takeover would have been possible without some civilian casualties the problem this is that the social and at their mercy or any perception of the legitimacy of the libyan our armed forces or of khalifa haftar the potential military leader have completely dissipated from most of the residents in tripoli because they realize that if previously some of them believe that this is actually a cohesive disciplined army now a year on having seen the way this conflict in for and having witnessed how both sides really behaved but particularly the libyan our armed forces they really equate them with them and with the militias that are in the capital people in the

city have lived with shelling drone strikes and other area attacks from have to us forces while the ground war comes the closer to their homes. several international institutions along with the united nations have been calling on half the us forces to refrain from attacking civilian facilities and residential areas such calls have largely been ignored as this scale over tax rises by the day many civilians here are blaming the international community forum are doing enough to protect them. tripoli. meanwhile u.n. mission in libya has called for those behind crimes under international to be brought to justice it added the strikes cause damage to passenger across fuel storage facilities 5 fighting trucks the passenger lounge in with reported civilian

casualties they say horrifying attack soko on a regular basis in close proximity to civilian neighborhoods and today's heavy shelling is just one of a series of indiscriminate attacks that have been taking place most of which can be attributed to pro l.n. a forces killing more than 15 and injuring 50 civilians since may the 1st that is the latest comment that we've had from the u.n. want to turn to our other top story this hour the coronavirus pandemic of course and the number of covered 1000 deaths in brazil has reached a new daily high more than 750 people have died in the space of just 24 hours amazonas state has been the hardest hit hundreds of coffins of been sent to the regional capital menow says will funerals are expected to take place more than 10000 people have died from the virus in brazil the worst affected nation in latin america or president jar impulse and has been called the biggest threat to the battle against the current virus in brazil by the lancet medical channel the journalist said that also nars flouting of lockdown measures is causing confusion

across the country 30000000 people live in the country's favelas all slums where hygiene and social distancing guidelines are very difficult to follow the journal has also said that indigenous population that indigenous population is also a risk and they're on the severe threat of exposure to the virus the government turning a blind eye to this and perhaps even encouraging illegal mine isn't logue is in the amazon rainforest on friday the government of south paolo brazil's most populous state extended mandatory quarantine orders through to the end of the month data suggests almost half of residents are abiding by the restrictions. meanwhile in the capital brasilia protesters there of taking to the streets to show their support for president. he's facing sharp criticism over his dismissal of the corona virus outbreak and lockdown measures saying it will cause a detrimental impact on brazil's economy. all gustavo to

barrow is a journalist and founder of online magazine the brazilian reports he joins me live via skype from sao paolo so we've been hearing about brazil being the worst affected country in the region in latin america from the coronavirus pandemic but do we i mean do we have an accurate picture of the the true extent of the virus in the country. absolutely not brazil is one of the countries that has the least in the world per leader people we have tested 10 times less than the united states of the us are by no means a reference the worst standards in some areas of brazil for instance the state of the unions or days it's the 2nd most populated state in brazil we have only $3000.00 cases but then we have almost 100000 suspected cases that have gone untested so far so the numbers are clearly much worse than we know the government has absolutely no idea of the true extent of the problem and it's not me talking to

the health minister himself has admitted the pursuit was flying blind through the spends our money and there are a lot of other issues happening because we have no political correlation between federal. and state level of authority so we have absolutely no way of dealing properly with the crisis and of course we know that to be effective in combating this virus that coordination between government and authorities in different parts of the country between central government and the regional area areas is vital isn't it is there a sense that perhaps we're speaking about south palo extending quarantine measures i mean is there a sense that perhaps in some of the regions they are taking it much more seriously than they are in the capital. absolutely does the fact that some states are already relaxing social isolation rules and it's already showing prison cell phone in

brazil one state just reopened the economy and cases just doubled to in a matter of 2 weeks in some polls we have an additional problem that the state's governor is a political enemy of her boss or the other so they both are engaging in fighting instead of trying to work together some sort of solution and like quarantines are on this state jurisdiction the federal government is trying to circumvent that by issuing decrees declaring a lot of activities as essential activities which means that they can keep operating business as usual just to recapture days ago jebel so the declared that all industrial activities are essential and must remain open. and is the public behind him on this. well most a little has a very. strong core supporters about 28 to 30 percent of the

population he's the least popular leader after just 16 months in office but his supporters are extremely and gauged. some research have shown that there's a wrecked link in. political addresses by the president to the nation inciting people to break with socialism lation and at a lower rate in socialization rates throughout the country brazil had around the. reduction by 20 percentage points between late march and league a proving none of the rates of people of abiding by social as aleutian islands all right well thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on the story with us gustavo it apparent that in south. or that's the situation in brazil right now let's get more though on the bigger picture in latin america alessandra his life for a simple guitar and there are concerns about mother's day celebrations in the

region and how that could possibly exaggerate the spread of the virus if you have a lot of people turning out at the same time. yes absolutely that is the case because mother's day is one of the most important date social dates on the calendar across latin america so governments are very worried about what could happen tomorrow and they are already taking measures to try and avoid crowds on mother's day for example in mexico the biggest flower market in the capital mexico city will be closed the same is true for the cemetery for cemeteries across the country that's happening also here in colombia and in other countries like in chile the government of mexico as been promoting ads on television and social media essentially saying if you love your

mother take care of her and don't visit her this year to avoid the possibility of spreading the infection this is something that's very concerning here in colombia with the government also deciding to impose curfews in a number of city cities and regions there will also be a total ban on the selling of alcohol. wholesales are very high on mother's day it's also an excuse to party for many colombians in anything of a rowdy way so the government here is fearing that people will use mother's day as an excuse to defy the restrictions that are in place even in countries where the celebration are not as rowdy as they are hearing colombia for example in chile cemeteries will be closed and other restrictions will be put in place so

there's a lot of warre for people going out tomorrow and taking advantage of this celebration to get together and administrations in various cities promising to take all measures that they can to avoid a big crowds all right thank you from bogota alessandra. you're watching the news hour live from london much more still ahead bars and clubs are closed in the south korean capital as dozens of new code 90 infections are linked to a single customer. wiring size signs concerning the coronavirus with new symptoms being found in children 3 children have died in new york and why coming out of corona virus lockdowns could be as easy as writing a by. the way. the of. a huge fireworks display is lit up skies

over the russian capital as part of celebrations to mark 75 years since the end of world war 2 victory day is one of russia's most revered public events but traditional commemorations including the military parade will push off because of the pandemic russia's infections are rising dramatically with more than $10000.00 cases reported for the 7th day in a row president vladimir putin says the anniversary will be marked properly isolated date. reports on the day's events. instead of a military parade on moscow's red square russians marked victory day in solitude covered 19 has changed everything the streets routinely used to display russia's military power are empty no tanks no music no marches. president vladimir putin place flowers at the a trial flame near the kremlin walls and for the 1st time in recent hears western

delegates who were due to attend the event canceled. addressing the nation he called for unity we eat during the year we know and they firmly believe that we are in winter to believe and we stand together. a military air show replace the ground parade with jets flying over 47 cities across russia. during the 2nd world war the then soviet union lost about 25000000 people more than any other country. yet the most we probably don't deserve a parade on the the circumstances everyone is out in scared of the virus whereas the veterans were going under bullets and minds. with social distancing traditions have turned to technology as that of families carrying a photograph of a relative lost in the war like previous years portraits were uploaded online for a digital commemoration to start when you deprive me i don't mind the celebrations

were canceled people will celebrate at home and can watch the parade from previous years. but the president who was counting on the parade to mark the 75th anniversary with his approval ratings hitting a record low there is frustration over the handling of the pandemic as russia becomes a new hot spot for the virus at home a weak economy and a slump in oil prices are making things worse than america such as the economy is not doing well i know a number of add to cross measures have been taken and i hope it will help us to survive the situation year. abroad its involvement in the war in syria and libya has fuel tensions with adversaries the president was hoping the parade would help us political standing in the countries might help. but as a marks the end of the 2nd world war russia now faces a new invisible enemy cards here a little piece of a yawn al-jazeera. or thousands of people form the tightly packed crowd for victory

day celebrations in belarus countries not introduce any coronavirus social distancing measures or travel restrictions for that matter longtime president xander because shankar has dismissed fears as psychosis is that victory day was a sacred holiday and cancelling the military parade was out of the question. well tens of thousands of protesters joined rallies against coronavirus restrictions across germany instead god activists help with slogans reading sweet consume obey and democracy instead of merkel's dictatorship in the capital but when some protesters were arrested for failing to observe distancing rules the number of confirmed infections in germany has increased to over 168000 but the death toll remains relatively low due to early and extensive testing of the mayor of south korea's capital seoul has ordered all bars and clubs to close because of concerns the virus could be spreading there south korea's government had started to relax

its social distancing orders after dropping new infections across the country but in seoul though reports of new cases linked to some bars and nightclubs leading to the order to then shut them down if you go pollen is in hong kong and says authorities in the region have been optimistic after infections in south korea dropped to the single digits. this now is becoming a cautionary tale for south korea and letting its guard down too soon this latest a cluster of infections stem to one man 29 year old man who on thursday was identified as having coronavirus it was then revealed that he had visited 5 bars and nightclubs over overnight on may 1st which was the 1st few days when south korea was easing its social distancing measures that happened to be a long weekend to save people from all over the country happened to be in the area to celebrate south korea's overcoming their outbreak so now about 40 people have been identified as testing positive link to that koester but it goes

much further than that in fact the district now says they have to track and trace about 7000 people who may have visited the area over that period because of what they're calling silent spreaders or a secondary infection so it's not serving as an example or a test case for the rest of the region and other countries for instance germany which had a similar trajectory exactly to south korea as far as infections go which is now opening up china also which is now easing restrictions and opening up and hong kong in particular ridge this week is now opening bars and entertainment areas. president sisi is expanded his pals under a coronavirus related state of emergency has also gone to the security agencies additional powers the government says the new measures which include the ability to quarantine overseas arrivals needed to combat the pandemic but they also include expanded powers to ban public and private meetings protests and celebrations

critics say the virus is being used to justify further repressive reforms. well to my jury now the government there is one that many states could soon run out of beds in corona virus isolation sent his number of cases continues to rise across the country particularly in parts of the north and in the commercial capital lagos nigeria now has almost $4000.00 confirmed cases but there are fears the virus has spread on a much larger scale in africa's most populous nation nigeria's level of testing has been low just over 25000 have been completed in a population of 195000000 people while italy has tested around 37000000000 people i jerry has tested just 10000000 the government relaxed restrictions in a good in lagos states after more than 4 weeks of lockdowns on monday since then the number of confirmed cases has risen by more than a 1000 the world health organization has said that they could be 10000000

infections across africa within 6 months though experts warn that the scale of the outbreak will ultimately depend on the actions of the government well for more on this because peace nigerian journalists and i'm an l a day he joins us live from lagos via skype and so just hearing there about relaxed restrictions in the states of all good and lagos where you are now on their fear is that the easing of the lockdown measures were perhaps premature. mary i'm fighting so hard for me at the moment the latest that governor has actually when he might be forced to. bring back the lockdown on the citizens because many people have been flouting the lockdown procedures don't forget that it was lifted as you rightly said on maybe force and when that happened we saw

a surge in infection rates because lot of people went out on the street as if these 19 has suddenly disappeared is aside one you can see now that the figure is almost 4000 and a breaking story now the knob and the central state of niger of course kwara has just witnessed its 19 deaths a few calls ago and another pre-decided one so what's happened now in niger is that a lot of people are not been tested we have to say specifically that has refused to allow the n.t.t. coming with that testing kit even though they are running out of case and the state of cross river insults south of nigeria on the as one day makes. i think i think that the governors of these 2 states have. well

so some of notoriety in have been their own wave you know believe in what i call the 19th is real or not so that of course you state you since it's been very official coming to the test and must go through the tests themselves before you can allow the income into your state so to do you to say to fill this movement are a 1400 case you know you get state but no one has been tested so far and i suppose there's also a problem with gathering the data and transparency of the information if you don't if you don't have close communication and if the central government in these states is there is mistrust and they're not acting in harmony with each other then there could be a rise in infections and deaths that will that we simply don't know about. i think the truth about all these polls is that the states that have should create a good example is the latest state in favor. you know i need to

view i had a conversation with you when we had the index case in nigeria since then the governor of lagos state and the officials. have continued to build and expand as the movement now they have 7 isolation centers with another one that has been opened in the add to city center court but got a high for the center but for the all the places. that information and they're not willing to go through the testing procedure and i think what exactly is happening especially in the northern states nigeria is that where the state of kind of for instance where a lot of people. have been complaining about you know sudden deaths in that state but the state government has totally refused to have these people tested to let the people know what exactly is the cause the whole of this. dein by the

congress specifically thank you for joining us tonight. nigeria to have for you on the program. never more fearful. battling in a demon's cheering the lockdown how many people are coping with addiction and mental illness while in isolation we'll have that story also takis white army the 6000 coronavirus contact traces who helped level off the country's death tell. i'm saving the world with their sewing machines a homemade mask brigade helps fight the coronavirus inspiring.

how we got something of a change in the weather taking place across parts of western areas seeing more cloud just pushing in from the atlantic is going to turn increasingly unsettled as we go through the next couple days and further north we've got weather systems pushing in from the arctic some cold air coming in from many of us which will see it is not so bad if anything will see warming up further as you go through the next couple of days 27 celsius the book arrest the start with the best of the sunshine central in the eastern part of the west of weather as you go through sunday already in place some heavy downpours spreading through the bay of biscay northern areas of spain seeing some sharp showers see that wet weather there just pushing across southern areas of france as well we could see some localized flooding look further north the northerly wind already started to push his way in or was a cold aeration at 18 in london won't feel like 80 when you add on the strength of that wind we've got cold weather coming in as we go through the next couple days 23 ferrous and for berlin make the most of it come monday those temperatures slump 11 or 12 celsius so some decidedly fresh coming in the heavy rain that will make its

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battle for the democratic party. and asks if its base is too polarized to take on the white house there's a generational divide that's real you might ironically see the outsider middle of the most corrupt incumbent president ever to lang's america's divided democrats on out his era. back watching the news out a look at the headlines the u.n. mission in libya has condemned an attack on tripoli's only functioning airport by forces loyal to fatah at least 80 rockets were fired at the facility 3 civilians

also died from shelling near the app was more than 10000 people have died from corona virus in brazil the worst affected nation in latin america hundreds of coffins have been sent to the states of on the design us which has recorded the highest number of fatalities. and russia's mark 75 years since the end of world war 2 in europe without its traditional parades countries recorded 10000 new coronavirus cases for a 7th day in a row. meanwhile new york's governor saying the state is investigating 73 cases of a possible coronavirus related condition affecting children symptoms include inflammation of the heart and blood vessels 3 children of died across the state the syndrome has baffled medical professionals because only some of the children have also tested positive for the chrono virus kristen salumi has the details from new york. the governor said that these children did not go to the hospital presenting symptoms of coded 19 the symptoms that they showed when they visited their health

care practitioners were fever and skin rashes and swollen glands in extreme cases what happens is. inflammation of the blood vessels and heart damage these are symptoms that are associated with cows saki disease as he said and toxic shock syndrome these are really rare diseases so the fact that there's been 73 of them in new york state is considered very unusual and suspect and then when they went back and tested these children afterwards they found out that the majority of them had been exposed to the corona virus and had antibodies in their system so now they are looking at a possible link between the corona virus and these children and the outbreak of the phenomenon that they're suffering the centers for disease control has actually asked new york state now to develop a response criteria for this phenomenon basically what are the symptoms and how should it be treated there also partnering with other institutions here in new york

to see if there's a possible genetic link between these cases that weakness perhaps triggered by the corona virus but really a lot of questions a lot of concern but no real answers right now certainly worrying situation for parents who thought that their kids at least were protected from from any serious consequences with this virus a social distancing continues in many states in the in the u.s. doctors fair an uptick in psychological trauma among the quarantined isolation can be a major trigger for people struggling with addiction and mental illnesses castro reports . want me to write a song maggie kerner says these weeks she spent at home with her dog her instruments. and her thoughts have unleashed her creativity as an artist as a musician i feel like i'm finally able to be a solo band like god at

a university like oh she's awake again. awake because after years of being addicted to alcohol then there were a wanna she's sober the singer songwriter from new orleans says she quit in late february a decision made just before louisiana shut down due to covert 19. i was able to prepare myself for what was happening as opposed to being in a constant state of being high. school of. social isolation is the number one public health tool against the coronavirus but it has a mental health toll with the elderly and those fighting addiction being the most vulnerable. there is still little data on the psychological fallout of this pandemic but previous studies of quarantined individuals found them twice as likely to report mental distress if you have a history of trauma will be more triggered to an event such as this and the

reactions that you're having are actually quite normal at normal time that we are living in and around the world therapists encourage people who are suffering alone to seek help online the mental health association of oklahoma virtual therapy groups we've been able to offer hope in the middle of the crisis and we've been able to offer connection in the middle of social distancing and have never felt more fearful it frustrated in my life kerner has had her down moments in home isolation to get through them she attends daily online meetings of alcoholics anonymous. it's a huge thing you're going to close your saw from the world in a lot you're stopping your how in do whatever you want to do and what a great excuse this is endemic is a lot yourself in your house and not have to go where. she's taking a day at a time she says writing music inspired by the koreans. and

knowing she's not alone ringback. castro al-jazeera washington and. well in pakistan the government there started lifting restrictions despite the rising number of daily infections prime minister iran khan says his government is unable to financially support millions of people under lockdown measures kemal hyder has been speaking to people in islamabad about the changes. although the number of go over 19 cases has now so far 27000 the government has decided to ease restrictions on the demand of traders who said that they were losing revenue and they were rising cases of unemployment the ministry of planning warning that up to 18000000 people may be unemployed by the time this crisis hits big however there are reservations about opening up the markets again people our why

there is such a move could lead to an alarming rise in the number of infections the government of course has said that they will go into another log down should that happen by the head we have been able to see most people believe there is to the dangers of the pandemic not falling the s.-o. paid and it will be important to see how this all plays out because progress on it now going into our uncharted uncertain territory and no one knows what the ramifications of reopening the markets and public places will be our schools and colleges will remain closed large malls will remain croll there will be a ban on congregations but the religious leadership of certain said and pakistan is already warning that they will defy any ban on those larger gatherings so indeed it is going to be a challenge and a grill of course reporting nerves on edge because the medical community had

already informed the government that such a move could lead to an exponential rise in the number of covert 19 cases which would put a lot of pressure on a country like pakistan with your the already struggling with its economy and the effects of the pandemic. officials in turkey say contact tracing there is help control its outbreak of the virus more than 360600 people have died since march but deaths have been falling now for 17 straight days so i'm castiel new reports on the treatment method that scanning the credit for this patient has just been transferred from the hospital's emergency service to the intensive care unit. he has severe coronavirus along with other complications most of these i.c.u. patients are 65 or older they know they are especially vulnerable but they are fighting to return to tell the. truth here their.

60 percent to take these cases are reported in istanbul we treat many of them here we still get $8.00 to $10.00 cases overnight now it's more like 4 or 5 per day are intensive care unit is still 3 quarters full but fewer people are dying. after recording some of the fastest growth uncovered 19 infections in the world the outbreak in turkey appears to have hit a plateau after 6 weeks of the ball because of the health minister ses context tracers their so-called white army have been the key. 6000 contact tracers across turkey ensure a covert mission stick to quarantine rules and identify anyone with whom they have been in contact. this records who has called it and where they are helping to identify and contain hotspots yes mission contact tracing eliminates

the virus contamination and possible new cases you've got the patient on what to do how to set a time as it isolate the number of the covert cases in our district went down at least 40 percent and the tracing begins. this young medical worker has tested negative so far but we've come from fraser team has discovered that this family has been in contact with the person with the coroner of ours while they are running a test to find out whether anyone is in fact the out break may have reached a peak in turkey but caution remains and are being warned that social distancing rules will be around for a while longer. and to avoid cope with 19 the safest place is home so you know al jazeera the stumble. half of spain will see

a further easing of coronavirus restrictions from monday as it enters the next phase out of lockdown bars restaurants of his will reopen in some areas although not in madrid or barcelona the government is warning people to be cautious as measures of relaxed but there are still concerns over a lack of protective equipment for front line workers are here mohammed has more on the volunteers helping out with that shortage spain is gradually reopening following the lockdown which began mid march like many of the countries there's a shortage of protective equipment for health workers and support staff caring for coronavirus patients the scarce supplies have prompted volunteers in northwest spain to put needle to thread. common garcia is one of many described as a warrior with a sewing machine. i decided to help by doing something for the community common says something made her feel less helpless jury in the state of emergency

though she's returned to work she continues to dedicate time to producing 20 mosques a day each folded and measured to a specific size but i would have to understand much that he had just. used 2 kinds of material disposable cotton and t.n.t. non-war them fabric with cotton we fold the fabric so one side and 2 or 3 fold then attach elastic on both ends this can be washed and reused t.n.t. fabric is much quicker as there are no folds and there disposable. more than 600 spaniards have joined the cause 90 percent of them women with tailoring experience working around the clock my. mask solidarity everything is going to be ok. the volunteers say they're following government health and safety guidelines. we are in contact with experts. in organic and inorganic chemistry chemistry as well as

a manufacturer has the materials fabrics are the needed by factories i mean the beatles. by dry cleaners in. more than $80000.00 mosques have been delivered so far including to nursing homes supermarkets petrol stations and the local council in the story is region. we have 0 interest helping with collections and logistics taxi drivers. saved this is all through what's up facebook groups. spain has been one of the hardest hit countries with more than $25000.00 fatalities as the government begins a full phase plan to get back to what it calls a new normal by the end of the month exercise outdoors is allowed and some have returned to work but wearing masks is compulsory on public transport the government says it will distribute around 6000000 face coverings with help from the european union and china and these women are a sign of

a solidarity with in spanish society they're determined to make things better one stitch at a time mohammed al jazeera one of the pioneers of rock n roll little richard has died at the age of 87. point performances his career spanned 7 decades influencing the likes of elton john and the beatles franco gupta looks back at his legacy. those are real solid that are rock n roll graduate and was. born as richard wade penniman. the bad boy from america's deep south georgia. with of all those are good members as little richard was one of the founding fathers of rock n roll. to spam born in style of playing the piano and distinctive stage presence was

a fine blamed office gospel roots and the blues am to create something electric was a. little richard exploded onto the scene with his 1st hit single indite 155. the tutti frutti whose lyrics were considered so well received but have to be censored. it sold a 1000000 copies over the year and has been described as the one greco would that change the world of music in the u.s. in the founding me down which was a time when black and white americans was segregated but little which is music book that racial divide both on the dance floor and on the billboard charts. he sold more than 30000000 records worldwide and influenced a generation of musicians from the beatles. round. to david bowie

and was presley. bob i'm all the more but i am even formed a band with jimi hendrix but later fired him for being late for the bus. at times in his life his lifestyle seemed to him to be at olds with his faith he went on to study fiola g 7 bibles and producing cost. good music i bet he would keep returning to the world he will be inventing and relaunching his career in the 1970 s. he vanished from the scene for more than a decade returned with a smash hit and an entry into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1986. part of the 1st group of musicians ever to be inducted was you've never no never heard he was.

he finally won 1993 a lifetime achievement award in 2013 little richard announced his retirement was the old rock n roll is a lot of rubber. it was obvious he would be remembered as a pioneer entertainer and an inspiration who overcame obstacles throughout his entire life and leaves behind a bridge musical legacy little richard was 87. simon price is a music journalist and author joins me via skype now from brighton and you actually met a little richard in yorkshire i think it was and in 2005 what was he like and what were your impressions. well he was as you can imagine

a very over the top character a complete showman and the thing i want to talk about with him more than anything else you recall him mention many of the people he influenced when it didn't crop up there was prince some huge prince clan and i think you can definitely see the the influence on him and and richard said that racism highly he didn't approve of the fantasy so much but he said he gave me this mischievous smile and he said i will tell you this he sure likes me. so you mention prince there and then also the beatles and jimi hendrix and you described him as the innovator that inspired the innovators what's been one of they had to say about him. well i think a lot of the original british rock heroes in the sixty's were people who were teenagers when richard's hits were on the radio so for example keith richards says that it was like the world sonny bursting into technicolor it is interesting here

in your report using the phrase to create something electric and that's the sort of metaphor that i keep coming up with is a must i must have been like being jolted plugged into the national grid to hear those records for the 1st time it's been said that paul mccartney wanted to form a band with john lennon because lennon was great in a little rich depression. but he has admitted that the reason he wanted to use it was because your little richard and so on you can trace it right through i would say what up until something like gentleman ate today the way she presents herself is pure a little richer and so what was the impact that he had at the time then in terms of the way he sounded his songs his never excite guess that the whole genre that he brought in 1950 s. america while he was in the 1st rock'n'roll of it for me is the most important and the reason is that he had the that dynamism 1st of all just the sort of excitement he. he said but secondly the force of his persona it was his uncontrollable persona

who refused to acknowledge any boundaries he broke through transcended boundaries between black and white between male and female his question and george and his character and between straights and garrett so in terms of l.g.b. representation at rock n roll so right there at the beginning how do you think you'll be remembered. i just think as long as anybody's listening to rock n roll already and history of attempts and essentially that the guy that lit the fuse for the explosion we are all to him thank you simon price of joining us there from brighton you work. at the news hour at live from london coming up the unprecedented challenge facing kuwait how falling oil demand globally is hitting the gulf states we'll have that story and much more and.

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the you on the pool. welcome back now more than 7000 kenyans are homeless after the government forcibly evict them and destroyed the houses people living in poor informal settlements in nairobi were removed from their homes on saturday as bulldozers started demolishing them they are now living in makeshift accommodation which includes plastic sheets and blankets the government says it owns the land that the housing was built on the slums were destroyed despite a legal order that prevented if it can until the residents could argue that case in court yemen's who's the rebel say saudi arabia has deported hundreds of somali

refugees back to yemen side of the border they're being quarantined in the area of a hasn't a tab is in some and says the who sees are calling on aid agencies to help. the hold these run supreme council for humanity called the nation has called on the refuse commission to uphold its responsibility before the this big number of refugees that have been deported by the saudi arabia to the has been where the hopis have. set up. what he can say as salacious and center for them as the afraid that the could could be infected by the cold in 19 as the country couldn't tolerate another battle or another front the yemenis here are the most vulnerable society especially over the 5 years of war has really impacted the humanitarian and economic situation here in the country there is

a big number of refugees in yemen they are traveling through yemen to saudi arabia from saudi arabia to europe and america the believe that the traveling to the dreamland in the in this region which is saudi arabia vivi be go through difficulties and also many of them have been killed during this risky trip . and in some other news a prominent saudi prince has reportedly been detained human rights watch says senior saudi royal prince feisal saudi was detained at the end of march and hasn't been heard from since he is the son of the late king abdullah and the former head of the country's red crescent society saudi authorities a face global condemnation for carrying out a spate arrest targeting prominent citizens. saying in the region the emir of kuwait is saying that his country is facing

a great unprecedented challenge because of the drop in global oil prices. says he's calling on the government and the parliament to unite cut spending and develop plans to reduce the dependence on oil kuwait has already announced cuts to more than a 1000000 barrels a day in line with the opec agreement to reduce oil production globally but even before the pandemic the gulf state was struggling to balance its books in january projected its biggest ever budget deficit for this year of over $30000000000.00 according to its own oil ministry it would have needed oil to be $86.00 a barrel to balance the books on saturday crude was trading at around $30.00 a barrel jeff colgan is a brown university professor and author of the book petro aggression when oil causes war he says the drop in demand for oil is a major concern for gusts gulf states particularly off to quite announcement. it's a remarkable statement but i think it suggests in kuwait and throughout the gulf some worry among leaders about peak oil demand and whether that day is coming soon

or may have impact already come where the world oil demand starts to decline as other sources of energy pick up your abia and all of the gulf monarchies are facing real fiscal challenges saudi arabia in particular making that move to pull back from yemen was related i think to its fiscal constraints and its desire to verse the pie it's a cost to me away from oil but that has proven to be a very difficult task in the past from the 1970 s. on words patra states have been trying to diversify but it is proving to be a very very difficult task and of course all of the countries are dependent on rebounding oil prices and as the united states in particular struggles to contain the corona virus there is a lot of concern here about how cautious consumers are going to be no one sees

airlines in particular rebounding anytime soon because of the difficulties in public health well thousands of people have been caring for food handouts and one of the world's most expensive cities geneva people began lining up at 5 am on saturday even though its distribution was due to begin for another 4 hours i then the queue was about one and a half get on which is a long food handout was organized by the humanitarian organization care of and less on a diet and was the 6th in geneva since the health crisis began a 2 month shutdown and so it's event has hit undocumented workers particularly at. and then ongoing social distancing means that the use of public transport could be problematic as societies try to ease out of the restrictions some european countries believe increased cycling could be positive the solution as only challenge now reports. the dog strapped to his back is an individual touch but this man's choice of 2 wheels is what several european governments are hoping

as many of us as possible use for lock down travel is rome notorious for its alarming traffic not previously a bike friendly city but 150 kilometers of emergency cycle lanes are being created as an alternative to public transport better late than never so as this fights women like the we are very happy we've been asking them for years and many of us not only may i'm only the president of the save the cyclists association many have fought to achieve this the coronavirus pandemic has prompted an urgent rethink of how people get about madrid has bans cars from 29 streets this weekend to accommodate those taking their russian down door exercise on bike and foot atocha train station like many transport hubs in europe is mostly empty lockdowns and stay at home orders have kept people off the continents trains trams and buses but lifting restrictions without risking fresh outbreaks poses many difficult questions

physical distancing is all but impossible on many of the continent's overcrowded mass transit systems so how do you get the economies cultures moving again if people can't get back to work safely the british government's also i think cycling and walking are a big part of the answer it's announced 2 and a half $1000000000.00 in funding that with public transport reversing to a firm surface once you take into account the 2 need to do so sial distancing rule there would only be affected capacity for one in 10 passages in many parts of our network just a 10th of the old capacity since the epidemic began the u.k. has seen a big increase in cycling anyway it wants to harness this fresh enthusiasm to help pedal power it out of the coronavirus crisis chalons al-jazeera. that wraps up the news hour but i'll be back with more news and just

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