police different. prejudices tried in hungry on al-jazeera. as conflict prepares for a presidential run of vote attackers raid 2 villages killing at least 50 people. hello i'm down jordan this is on jazeera live from joe also coming up iraqis market years since the assassination of iranian general cost him some the money in baghdad while iran and the u.s. trade warnings. india's drug regulators on the verge of approving to covert 900 vaccines as the country looks to inoculate 300000000 people within 8 months. in the ongoing efforts to protect argentina's wildlife from

a large scale. at least 50 people are feared to have been killed in 2 attacks on villages in western new jazz it happened in the barre region unstable area neighboring mali aquino fast and been in fighters a mom groups linked to al qaeda and i still cross in the now to via the poorest borders but our correspondent ahmed addresses in the capital me a may and says the attack took place on the same day as election results were announced. and officials said the gunman who targeted the 2 villages have crossed in tunisia from the border with mali and that is not the only problematic area in asia the border with brooke you know faso is porous and has seen attacks from armed men on groups loyal to al qaida and islamic state and on the border with nigeria we've seen increased activity in both attacks targeting not only c.v.s.

but also military personnel a senior security official confirmed to all jazeera that in one of the villages more than 50 people have been killed but it's not sutton the number of people killed in the 2nd village he said a government delegation is on its way to the village to assess the situation and. help to the victims as well as properly secure that particular location and this is all coming at a time when the country is preparing to head into another election i don't know if election result of last sunday's outcome of the presidential vote no but no one was able to score the necessary 50 percent vote to avoid a runoff now the 2 contenders for the sit for the pursuit of president in the jail here a former head of state in this country as well as a one time minister of foreign affairs as well as interior minister missourians are putting their hopes that with their experience in government they will build on the

successes and also introduce measures that will help the country overcome its security challenges one man in the can say is from the university of aberdeen he says the regional security challenges are all part of a structural problem. these so many different things that are causing the security situation in our. growing population. make change this islamists problem as well as the problem with this in this region is the ticklish state charged with kenya for so morally have a fundamental structural problems where over so many years many parts of the states and ran down and are now incapable practically incapable of providing security so the main problems with it the economic and all of that have been compounded by is problem that is deeds simply cannot wear that individually

or collaborate even meet cannot provide security is the fact that we we need to deal with and accept and start thinking about how this dates could be formed and mentally roof form to meet the tactic challenges that they're facing in the 21st century that in vigils and protests in baghdad marking a year since the u.s. assassinated their reign in general qassam ceremony he was killed in a drone strike near baghdad airport iran and the u.s. accused each other of escalating tensions in the run up to the anniversary early this week the u.s. conducted be 52 bomber fly overs in the gulf and also sent a nuclear submarine to the region for a spokesman of an iraqi militia with close ties to iran has demanded the removal of american troops are there and like it but that the presence of these american horses who kill the leaders of victory is illegal in iraq they are not welcomed in iraq god willing the investigative committee and the iraqi judiciary will continue

to investigate this crime and will work hard to prosecute everyone who helped. and just write for tells us more about the events in iraq's capital. this was for want of a better description some sort of memorial we are expecting the launch protests in the capital to a call out has been given to people in various cities across the country to come and join those protests those protests very much focused all on demanding that the iraqi government put pressure on the americans to withdraw the remaining soldiers and military personnel from the country and meanwhile every day people on the streets are very concerned about any potential escalation because as we've been reporting for months the protests that have dominated the streets of baghdad and other cities protesters demanding jobs better economic conditions wholesale political change in an end to corruption all during

a coded pandemic these people all of a see very concerned about any kind of escalation any kind of deterioration in the security of this country and leaders in iran have warned against any hostile moves ahead of the anniversary. they will witness severe ravines what has come so far has only been glimpses. do not presume that anyone even in the position of the u.s. president who appeared as a murderer or a session may be immune from justice being carried out. none of those involved in this especially nation in crime will be safe on a. well said oh i'm i explicitly say that the path of force and the path of resistance does not change with the evils that the u.s. commits the past is still the same path bamboos battle you have today we have no problem of apprehension in encountering any of the world powers we will have our

final words on the battlefield with our enemies. healthcare workers in india have taken part in a drill to test the delivery of coronavirus vaccines india's drug regulator is set to approve the country's 1st code 1000 jobs the world's 2nd most populous nation has the highest number of cases behind the united states under reports. gearing up for the world's largest immunization campaign these health care workers are taking part in a nationwide drill to test the delivery of vaccines 300000000 indians are due to receive injections in the 1st half of this year. the pain is. right here. we're not worried to get rid of this pandemic we have to get injected i've been working in public health for the past year and i want an injection and to motivate others to do the same india's drug regulator has received

a recommendation for approval for the oscars anika oxford university vaccine for merchants to use it can be stored and transported understanded refrigeration that gives it an edge over those that need to be stored at extremely low temperatures it's also cheaper than the alternatives tens of millions of doses have been stockpiled and will be given for free to health care and front line workers in the 1st phase and more are being acquired fast other bought up india is what are the only country where for vaccines are getting ready at one time. and those others include kovacs and a locally developed vaccine from behind a biotech that has been recommended for emergency use by a panel of experts but many are asking whether the vaccines will be effective or reach the right people. you don't know maybe. they don't know when they reach people a. first or 2nd exam and i did that. and

watching the great will. probably be that he did all of those on. leave. and not really believe. me. the sarah minster today of india has partnered with the u.k. based drug maker astra zeneca to produce 1000000000 doses for low and middle income countries but the anti-poverty charity oxfam says 9 out of 10 people in the world's poorest places may miss out on a vaccine this year and al-jazeera the u.k. has had yet another record jump in new infections announcing more than 57000 on saturday many are being attributed to what scientists say is a more contagious strain of covert 19 that's particularly rampant in london it's adding to the urgency a vaccine rollouts hospitals have been getting their 1st doses of the one developed by oxford university and astra zeneca it's a 2nd to be approved along with pfizer biotech the british government says it will

allow mixing of different vaccinations if supplies a short as well as the lays between them says well john moore is a professor of immunology at cornell university he says any delay is a mistake. people are only partly protected by that 3 month period then people will get infected after receiving the vaccine and then again there's so 'd little data for all that it it's in the realms of of guesswork and finger crossing and there has been discussions about this in the usa and that's the it will not happen based on statements over the last few days from attorney for. people associate with the f.d.a. so the americans have to look the same idea and replace the saying it's not going to happen and again because the data don't justify it and you know the wider angle problem here is how do you who 1st public confidence in vaccines in both the u.s. and in the u.k. there is

a significant fraction of people who are hesitant about taking banksy they don't trust that they don't they're concerned about the outcomes the last thing they need is is control over seas. and the imposition of policies that 'd are based on minimal amounts of data are no day true or so but rather than having a healthy debate which is happening in the u.s. the u.k. government seems to be squelching the opinions of british scientists and british physicians simply saying go with the policy we don't want to hear any opposition to it and that's very unhealthy it's an all out western democracy should. zimbabwe has gone into its 2nd national lockdown only places like hospitals pharmacies and supermarkets will be allowed to open for the next 30 days and an overnight curfew is in force has been a huge spike in infections over the holiday season in a country already struggling with a deepening economic crisis soaring inflation and high unemployment. police in

northwestern france have shut down an illegal new year's eve rave 36 hours after it started about 2 and a half 1000 people attended close to the city of renton police arrested 7 people including the suspected organizers for breaking code 19 restrictions. time for a short break here not as iraq when we come back why u.s. senator ted cruz is leading a long shot republican bid to overturn joe biden's presidential victory. and departing peacekeepers be behind an uncertain future for families in sudan's darfur region more on that status. how i would say is a rather nasty weather pushing away from the eastern seaboard of the u.s. except this massive cloud easing out it's been cooler air coming in behind as we go through the next couple of days so we are going to see temperatures falling away as

we go on through the next day or 2 have it was west some rather lively storms are rolling in here i think increasingly wintry not in around 345 degrees there into d.c. and for new york some rain coming through once again snow on the northern flank of that central areas of the u.s. central parts of canada well if you try if a little on the color side there's that very active weather over towards the west another dusting of snow coming in across the mountain states and then this next system will push through as you go on into monday a very nasty looking system this through the pacific northwest and snow they're coming in over the cascades pushing into the rockies see how that snow extends a fair way south as well into northern parts of california could see some more snow just around the lakes just around on teria to the east of that turning a little subside unless cold air for neocon d.c. getting up to around 6 or 7 celsius further south we got some rain making its way across florida follow that line of play out and right into the yucatan peninsula

but for much of the caribbean it's largely dry want to too shall pass. what does and they've been doing with the money that it's boring we bring in the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in ogden seen as congress is debating a bill seeking to raise billions of dollars from the super rich poor families hit hard by them and counting the cost on al-jazeera. be the hero the world needs. washing.

welcome back amount of our top stories here at this hour at least 50 people have been killed in attacks on to the edges in western asia it happened in an unstable border region neighboring mali became a fast and many. have been vigils and protests in baghdad marking a year since the u.s. assassinated iranian general qassam somali iran and the u.s. both accused each other less collecting tensions in the run up to the anniversary. and india's drug regulator set to approve the country's 1st coronavirus vaccine for emergency use it has the 2nd highest number of cases behind the us health care workers have taken part in a drill to test the delivery of vaccines. but more now on the fragile situation in an historic presidential election which was expected to end political stability has failed to produce an outright winner none of the 30 hopefuls got more than 50 percent of the votes it means they'll be a runoff next month but as our managers reports now from the capital may or may

many voters may stay away the 2nd time around after tensed 5 day wait election commission came to a verdict that no political party was able to pass the few 50 percent threshold enough votes to avoid a runoff. this result has been signed by all representatives of the political parties the declaration will be passed to the constitutional court which has the powers to validate it. analysts say the $1000000.00 vote difference between the front runner on the run up out of $5000000.00 votes cast was both expected and deserved. the results show that front on a. campaign hard. and while the opposition was wasting its time on the courts seeking to disqualify him his citizenship is suspect the opposition

went to court 3 times to try and barbecue mohamed from the presidential election but the courts dismissed the cases the governing party was looking to win the election outright the presidential election to produce a winner in the fall by the country. in february there are no obvious expected to lead to the fall. from one civilian government to another and a peaceful one across the capital many voters say they will still come out february 21 to vote in the runoff others may not. only want. the constitutional court has 2 weeks to validate or reject the declination of the election commission but most believe the results will be rectified comedy grease. the army. in the u.s. ted cruz says he'll spearhead an effort by nearly

a dozen republican senators to overturn joe biden's election victory their plan to object when electoral college results are tallied in congress on january 6th but the senate's role in certifying the results is largely symbolic president trump has refused to concede repeating baseless claims of electoral fraud jabatan he has more now from washington d.c. . there are a lot of theories but this group of 11 senators drawings and other services under george surely sounds 12 started to those who say they will be challenging the certification process on the 6th of judges that's almost a quarter of the republican senators and over a half of congress republican congress people are expected to challenge the results in the house and why are they doing it well this 11 this group of 11 says they're doing it not because they they intend to overturn the results but because they want the 39 percent of americans who feel that the election was rigged to have their say so they're kind of threading this needle perhaps off of keeping true to

a trump base who could publish them enormously over the next 4 years either in primary challenges before the 2022. midterm elections or if they have presidential election issues themselves they could be in trouble if they were seen to be not sufficiently trumpy and when they had the trolls and the trump base is still going to be a big part of republican politics it's a very seemed to be the reasons why they're putting up the symbolic fight but it's not going to change anything we think an artillery strike has killed at least 5 people at a wedding in the yemeni city of her data the shell landed in front of a hole where people were celebrating the saudi led coalition and who the rebels are accusing each other of being responsible. and yemen's prime minister says an attack on a wednesday at aiden's international airport was an attempt to eliminate the new unity government it happened as a plane landed with members of the government on board $25.00 people were killed more than 100 others injured who he's denied being involved but the prime minister

. insists they are responsible who. it was a major terrorist attack that meant to eliminate government local authorities municipal appointees all those waiting at the airport it was a horrific attack think god it didn't come to that but the planning and techniques of this attack are ones that who have used before with the same guided missiles preliminary evidence and investigation points to the who these being behind this ferry police arrested nearly a dozen people at a protest near the prime minister's residence in west jerusalem thousands of people have been holding weekly protests for over 6 months demanding binyamin netanyahu steps down of a corruption charges netanyahu is charged with fraud breach of trust and accepting bribes in 3 separate cases he denies wrongdoing israel is headed for a 4th general election in 2 years next month. rival palestinian political factions say they're pushing ahead with reconciliation efforts political chief ismail haniya has written to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas expressing his side's

willingness to end divisions fatah and hamas have been split since 2007 times reaching armed conflict african union and un peacekeepers will begin leaving sudan's darfur region joint mission to protect displaced people ended on new year's eve and that's causing unease among the thousands of lives in displacement camps for years out as there was here the moment reports from outside a camp in the ana in south darfur. this little space is and his family's home in camp in south dar for alan says he was forced to abandon his actual home when regional conflicts reached his village his thoughts of his family here his children no nowhere else i would. i know my home village and to recognize it but my kids were all born in this camp this is the only home they know they don't know their ancestral home if you ask them which village they come from they say coma if you ask them which county they say calma it's not just

a displacement camp for them. has set up a pharmacy in the camp it's one of the structures that gives the camp a sense of a small village there's also a market a school and a health center was established after fighting started in darfur in 2003 between mainly non arab rebel groups and the government more than 300000 were killed and more than 2000000 displaced the camp is the largest in the region more than 150000 families live here and until the end of last year it was secured by united nations and an african union peacekeeping mission known as you no matter how much may seem like a small village or town but it lacks basic infrastructure like running water and power lines and while many means of income. to survive with the end of the dance government has promised to continue securing camps for both displays until they return to their village of. this camp have become a permanent home. a peace deal was signed between the armed groups and sudan's

transitional government last october it allows for the return of those displaced and gives them back their farms and properties but camp leaders here don't trust the deal and don't think it's safe to leave they're in. our homes have been taken over by farmers there's no security back in our villages and with gone we don't know what will become of the camps the government is saying that there will be a joint force to protect the camps on to leave but we can't leave because we don't recall denies that signed the government says it won't force anyone out of the camps but that providing for them will become increasingly hard yeah if you had a service when there were plans to make the camp a town but how do you do that when people don't want any government force or official to into the camp we can't provide services we can't provide protection we can't implement law and order inside the camps because the people are unwilling to

leave our son and the location and the layout of the camps do not allow for it to be a town and with the implementation of the peace deal people should return home. that's easier said than done for the people living here whether they were forced from their homes or whether they know nothing else they see danger and insecurity outside the camp now life inside the camp is also under threat to the morgue and al jazeera a camp south of our 4th police in pakistan the arrested one of the alleged mastermind of the 2008 month by attacks. was detained in the eastern city of lahore on saturday on charges of financing terrorism in a separate case he's long been suspected of planning the mumbai scene in which 166 people were killed like he was detained days afterwards but a pakistani court released on bail back in 2015. antigovernment protesters in nepal are demanding the return of a constitutional monarchy to help end a deepening political crisis thousands of people joined rallies in katmandu calling

for prime minister k.p. sharma only to step down his decision to dissolve parliament last month divided the ruling communist party elite also announced a general election would be held in april may more than a year ahead of schedule. kazakhstan has abolished the death penalty almost 20 years after executions were suspended president cassim jamaat signed the legislation on saturday the central asian country joined the un international covenant on civil and political rights last year it only allows executions in times of war particularly serious crimes. one of portugal's most renowned singers has died at the age of 81 car lost to karma was known as the sinatra of father music. portugal has declared monday a national day of mourning in 2014 dot com it was the 1st portuguese artist to receive a lot in grammy lifetime achievement award he died of heart complications on new

year's day while being treated in a lisbon hospital. argentina's iberia wetlands are one of the most biodiverse regions in the world but over the last few decades they've been severely impacted by industrial farming conservation groups are now working to reverse that damage to reasonable reports from the national park and this. means in the local indigenous quote any language water that chimes and here in the province of quality in these in northeastern argentina they respond. but in the past few decades the wild life in the national park that covers more than a 1000000 hectares of land began disappearing because of human activity. and that's what people like my long trying to change. that i mean that we are working to really wild argentina this means reintroducing crucial species

that disappeared from the ecosystem in this case we're working with the jaguars the main objective is to generate a sustainable population. that these jaguars now will and i.c.'s are kept here so their cubs can one day repopulate the area jaguars are seen as a threat to agricultural settlements in the area and that's why their numbers have plummeted in the past years in fact in the province of korea because they have been extend for over 70 years now and that's why projects like this one are crucial to reintroduce this kind of species into the eco system. a little but there are 7 other jaguars who have almost no contact with the humans and i ready to be released they are kept in 30 hector corel's it's extremely difficult to see them but using our stay one of them might be what needed a g.p.s.

color changed. he's. going to be said for this is likely the last contact we will have with him so we are digging all the possible samples that. and then buy a mint in the area. the project is part of rewilding argentina more than 20 years ago american philanthropist douglas tomkins and his wife kristen began buying up land in argentina and chile to protected and then donated to a national park service rewilding argentina has now given thousands of hectares of land to at least 6 national parks. and. it's very strange in argentina that a private owner donates to the state but when we do it all the prejudices crumble we start to see the projects because the animals start to appear like the giant the

pumpers dia the tourist start to come and communities get involved this is a model of producing nature because it leaves resources to communities it's an economic alternative. the rewilding foundation says it's about helping nature heal and local species are crucial to that process. the giant and eater bear had disappeared from even a mainly because of hunting but thanks to rewilding their beers they brought here have started to reproduce. but it is here where we found medicine and her cub. was born in the region and says attitudes in this rural area are slowly changing. there's lots of people that have never been here they did not know that it was a natural reserve sometimes they get messages when they let me know they saw a bear they're starting to become aware that it's not ok to hunt you.

argentina has tough economic problems to deal with and that's not being helped by the corona virus been demick which is why preserving nature is a major challenge but it's not just about protecting the wildlife it's the wildlife that would generate outearn and the work opportunities that would convince locals to protect the natural wealth they already have. already in place argentina. for a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera at least 50 people are feared have been killed in 2 attacks on villages in the western asia that happened in the tele barre region unstable area to neighboring mali but you know fast and binny fighters from all groups linked to al qaeda and i saw a cross in the mouth via the poorest borders.