one overcome the other. part of the viewfinder series on al-jazeera. new hope in the fight against variants of covert 19 with news of a vaccine that's nearly 90 percent effective in the stage trials. and given all this is all jews are live from doha also coming up

a country ravaged by covert deaths is 2nd only to the u.s. now a slow start to the nationwide vaccination program in brazil makes things even harder . a 4th night of clashes in the levy city of tripoli as anger rises over strict covert lockdown missions it just is going to be so it has to be solved for all of us. and activists call on u.s. president joe biden to do more on immigration reform. there's a positive development on coronavirus vaccine a new jab developed by know that x. has proved to be 89 percent effective in late stage trials in the u.k. made while german health officials have warned that the astra zeneca vaccine should only be used on people under 65 years old saying there isn't enough data on older people the you. commission has demanded belgian or thorazine is inspect an astra

zeneca plant in the kultury after it said the delivery of millions of doses would be delayed portugal has extended a nationwide lockdown and announced new limits on international travel and the highly infectious south african barrick variant of the corona virus has reached the united states 2 infections were confirmed in the state of south carolina brazil's president jaya both sanaa has vowed to quickly vaccinate everybody in the country as his popularity falls amid new wave of corona virus infections brazilians have been angered by the government's slow vaccine rollout 220000 people in brazil have died after being infected bulls are now has been widely criticized for his handling of the pandemic is even said he won't take the vaccine himself. has more from rio de janeiro. on the one side he's saying that he's going to vaccinate brazilians fast on the other side he's and he's changed his tune with china as well he has

been attacking china and china is working with brazil to produce the corona vaccine here and as well as supplying the material for astra zeneca to produce vaccines in brazil and the president had been attacking china all this time this is change because time was running out to brazil was a really lagging behind its neighbors to start 1 inoculation so on one side he has the phone on the other side he keeps on giving mixed messages are just today he was saying he was telling governors and mayors that they should think twice about taking any restrictive measures locked down he says that they don't work and he says the economy should were walk hand in hand with life now these restrictive measures are being taken because of the 2nd and the 2nd wave has hit man now where

a new strain of the virus has appeared which is more much more contagious so there are reasons for people to take a step back and and take protection measures we go through is not in stage or of. protests in lebanon have been growing his anger rises over. and government corruption security forces have been firing tear gas and water cannon and hundreds of protesters gathered in the city of tripoli 2 people have been killed and hundreds injured and 4 days of unrest. thousands joined the funeral procession for a man who was shot dead by security forces in the post they chanted slogans against levon on julie costs involved to continue to demonstrate until the demands for reform a mix. and lebanon central bank governor and several other senior figures have been charged with negligence and misuse of paul the bank's false came under scrutiny well to lebanon's financial system collapsed in 2019 so who was sent us this update

from tripoli. another night of protests another night of violence in lebanon 2nd largest city dozens of protesters have been injured over recent days to protesters killed the situation on the ground is estimated there is a lot of anger people initially took to the streets to protest the coronavirus lockdown they said that the government is not for writing the poor and the funder of over the financial services order to cope with the loss but now that lockdown exacerbated the deep economic crisis in the so she did finally was already collapsing before that lockdown so most of these people are unemployed those who do. work in the informal sector which means they live day by day if they don't work today they can't feed their kids and this city has long been

impoverished before the pandemic was 1st detected last year so a lot of anger in the streets and they're saying that they're not they want a new leadership in fact. in fact there has been a popular uprising in lebanon for more than a year now people have been holding protests in other cities as well on and off they've largely fizzled out because 1st of all the response of the state of militarized state arrest the tensions heavy handed tactics to clamp down on protests. movements so and of course we also have. the corona virus spreading among the community it's not clear whether or not the situation can be contained in the days ahead but this is a country for over a year now there have been social unrest political turmoil and as the our economy collapsed more and more people are are drowning in poverty the un says 55 percent

of the population are now poor and this is a small nation of 5000000 people one 3rd of the workforce employed so difficult a tense situation in this city. the ethnic our community in afghanistan has been persecuted for years now some young men have decided to take up weapons and form their own militias some of invade has been a regular walk to visit the grave site of her sons to watch her so that that is among the thousands of grieving has auto mothers in of ghana stan who followed this routine her sons were killed in an attack on the shia community in november. my youngest son answered my call from the hospital he said his brother was injured and asked me to go to the hospital as soon as i can when i arrived at the doctors were around him and he was dying i left him and went to find my eldest son but he

was dead. most of the people buried did the cemetery in the central city of by me on our hands are as their leaders say since the 1990 s. they are the most persecuted ethnic group in afghanistan the un's human rights commission estimates more than a 1000 have zorro's have been killed or injured in incidents of targeted attacks beheadings and kidnapping. young men many of whom have been wounded in the attacks say they're forming their own militia they say thousands of them are now united to fight for their own protection i saw has claimed responsibility for recent attacks but many here accuse the taliban of targeting has are as the taliban has told al jazeera its fighters do not target ethnic minorities. and the government does. we believe the only way for his or people to choose is to stand as long as they do not stand they are always oppressed when we stand at least our conscience is clear in front of our people in my van where the province members of the resistance for justice movement militia say their commander abdul ghani ali poor the militia

leader who's been accused of human rights abuse was released on bail in 2018 after his arrest caused violent demonstrations because our fight is the they have to pick up weapons because the government has repeatedly failed them but only. because unfortunately our expectation from the government to defend us was not fulfilled and we had to take the gun and stand in defense in order to survive otherwise we pay taxes there is a government and the budget is spent they must defend us but we have not been defended for many years. in the last decade thousands of us our men have also taken part in the fighting in syria the fierce battles have provided trained fighters for the minority community some as our leaders told al jazeera the shia fighters were driven more by economic opportunity and religious ideology. that's likely not going to change until there is security in jobs and are going to stand and the complicated war haunts our civilians who continue to pay the ultimate price some of

the job there. the u.s. says it's still committed to a negotiated settlement with the taliban in afghanistan a biden administration has said it will review its previous this is landmark deal signed with the group pentagon spokesman john kirby says there must be a rational and to the war in the country we are still involved in trying to get a negotiated settlement the taliban have not met their commitments. as you know there is a looming deadline of early may that that is before everybody in terms of you know wanting to have. a solution here but without them meeting their commitments to renounce terrorism and to. stop the violent attacks on the afghan national security forces and. you know by dint of that the afghan people

it's very hard to see. a specific way forward for the negotiated settlement but we're still committed. u.s. president joe biden has signed a series of executive orders in his 1st 7 days in office next week he's expected to issue more on immigration and activists are calling for significant changes from the trumpet ministration america challenge reports. 8 days into office and another challenge for president joe biden. leftover from the trump era immigration reform pardon removed the ban on travelers from several muslim majority countries on his 1st day in office immigration rights activists want him to do more quickly. a muslim ban is the floor not the ceiling and if justice is going to be. to be sought for all of us. they want those brought to the u.s. as children to remain and be given permission to work something that was allowed

under president obama this also calls for why the immigration reform have been separated from my family and that like it's crazy it drives me crazy and president biden and his inauguration speech it's time to be bold so i told you our president biden and vice president to be bold and pull over the pensions to be able to reunite families now it could be a people cannot meet it anymore far away from washington that the u.s. mexican border former president donald trump's policies are still in place. those seeking asylum under trump were detained in the u.s. and sent back across the border to wait for their outcome in mexico a process that can take months even years we hope that those who have been put in remain in mexico will be able to make their asylum cases from the safety of the united states and outside of detention but again we haven't seen

a follow of action from the party restriction on exactly what's going to happen so there's a lot of uncertainty. on the part of those in the remaining mexico program. was around $65000.00 people were returned to mexico during the trumpet ministration biden's white house says the program will stop but there's no clarity on what will happen to those still in detention. before the order to make a don't send me back i ask you please to look at me i am guatemalan and you will see that things are tough over there there is no work there's crime i can't take it anymore that's why i have come here i have a family here and that's why we are looking to cross i came by bus he took a month to come here by bus just a little more than a week after coming into office president biden faces many expectations from americans and those who wish to become one in the near future america child free

syria. still ahead on al-jazeera outrage in the u.s. is pakistan's top court of holds the acquittal of a man convicted in the murder of american journalist. joe biden's health care pledge chimeric ins could find it easier to get health cover but with cheaper. it's time for the perfect gentleman. with a sponsored plan qatar airways. hello because a distinct return to winter across japan over the next couple of days little area a cloud him moving through the sea of japan not a little area of low pressure swirling why dragging those winds across the relatively warm waters sea effect snow talking in we could see some big dumpings of snow once again into western parts of honshu across

a good part of this friday's picture it will make its way eastwards co-direct coming in behind for a time and as for the top temperature in seoul on friday it warms up nicely by saturday side of things to come getting up to around 5 degrees but there is that snow still in place there across a good parts of western honshu and into hokkaido to say that model where we'll come back in destabilizing things that will be something of a rapid thaw and the potential for some avalanches and flood risk over the high ground we've got some showers meanwhile into southeast asia some very heavy rain pushing across indonesia that's where we're seeing flooding recently these big downpours are set to continue your heat of the day showers across malaysia she was easing off in the philippines not so many showers in india at the moment but we have got want to see which will scrape their way into the southeastern corner it looks very wet over the next few days this for lanka. support qatar airways. i really did bad thing. would i be able to

forgive somebody like me a convicted war criminal seeks out the survivors of a prison camp to apologize for the crimes of his past i just can't even. be armed for given a witness documentary on al-jazeera my old ask. did not but. there was jobs there are a reminder of our top stories this hour the u.s. drug company know that x. says is crown of our sexiness shown to be more than 89 percent effective during

a trial in the united kingdom becoming is now expected to apply for regulatory review eliminate analysis also suggest the vaccine is effective against the new very interest of the 19 1st found in the u.k. . brazil's president jaya both an auto has vowed to quickly vaccinate everybody in the country its popularity for its resilience are angry at the government's slow that seem almost. protests in lebanon have been growing his anger mounts of the lockdown a government corruption security forces have been firing tear gas and water cannon at protesters in the city of tripoli. 4 retired u.s. ambassadors to ethiopia have written an open letter to prime minister are be a bit concerned about regional violence in the tikrit region 3 months ago fighting broke out amid cross border tensions crippling aid groups from getting in thousands of presumed dead and nearly 50000 refugees fled from neighboring sudan last week the un reported

a high number of rapes in 2 great soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting internally displaced people in exchange for basic commodities the u.n. also estimates nearly 2300000 people or nearly half of 2 graves population is at risk of starvation and in need of emergency food aid. the white house has expressed outrage after pakistan's top course acquitted the man previously convicted of killing american journalist daniel pearl u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken says his country is ready to prosecute him instead pakistan's supreme court has ordered the release of british born are made of a side chick said baik has more. after 18 years in prison i am an almost side shakes acquittal has been confirmed pakistan's supreme court rejected an appeal by daniel pearl's family and the provincial government one of the country's high courts had

to quit it last year but had remained in prison while appeals were lodged and heard before the supreme court however after years of denial has admitted in a handwritten letter to the court of playing a minor role in the killing of the american journalist in pakistan although it's not clear what that involvement was 1st here to say that one should do is position for the last 15 years he'd make it there here do the rule he says here the minor role in the induction and murder of daniel pearl for the parents or because of his minor role he had to there to sentence be deduced and more importantly he also said their team knew. their to the real killers of daniel pearl world he named someone daniel pearl was abducted and beheaded in 2002 he was a south asia bureau chief for the wall street journal a graphic video of his beheading was sent to the u.s.

consulate in karachi a month after his abduction pearl had been investigating links between the british man richard reid the shoe bomber and al qaida in pakistan at the time box stands president pervez musharraf had sided with the u.s. against the taliban in afghanistan a move that was widely unpopular in the country. scheck's argument to the court was the death sentence handed down did not warrant his minor role in the kidnapping one appeal was filed the cortez mean police to accept their appeal and give him a clean and complete acquittal in 2011 a pearl project investigation at georgetown university said the reporter had been murdered by khalid shaikh mohammed being held at the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay something officials also said khalid shaikh mohammed the man accused of masterminding the september 11th attacks had admitted to while in custody. daniel pearl's family called thursday's decision to release

macomber sighed chef a travesty of justice and a danger to journalists everywhere and the people of pakistan i said break. in the wall street journal's editor in chief has reacted calling it an inferior and unjust decision he says they'll continue to support efforts to hold to account those responsible for the brutal murder of danny. d. he is the neuer for daniel pearl's parents he questions the judge's decision 1st reaction is of course one of sadness. to the agony of the patterns of the lead that. has not ended has now been ignited again because of this judgement which is a dear travesty of justice. on the judgment it self of course i find the judgment not simply wrong but actually shocking. the reason

they said there is because a did before this judgement which is yesterday. who was the principal accused in this case has actually admitted to raping the letter in which he had knitted to his rule in the kidnapping for ransom of daniel pearl and his lawyer doctor there to rort that letter and they're collecting was submitted before the court so even after their mission in their collected. equipped. especially. of all charges can legally be described as nothing but talking. let's head back to our story on the regional violence in the to great region in ethiopia now and bring in vicki huddleston she's the former. interim and ethiopia and one of 4 ambassadors who signed that open letter we mentioned earlier

to prime minister abi up it she joins us by skype from santa fe new mexico in the u.s. thank you for your time so after reading i said i mean you're obviously very concerned about what's happening in ethiopia right now what are you most concerned about. thank you kim it's nice to be with you and i'd just like to say we were up this letter with the best of intentions with lots of goodwill because we love you the opiah and in a very respectful manner because what we would like to see the prime minister do 1st of all right away is allow all humanitarian assistance we understand that humanitarian aid groups are in added savable of the capital and have not allowed to travel to the northern province of great 2nd we ask that all of the eritrea and troops in ethiopia in the

t grade province be where trauma this is an ax to stanch not threat to ethiopia if these neighboring troops who are enemies ethiopia and the 2 grahams remain and 3rd we asked the prime minister if he could address the problem of growing hate speech and ethnic tensions and then finally we suggested and investigation into the human rights abuses when you talk about ethnic tensions rising ethnic tensions in the country i mean the government denies any ethnic motivations in regard to the offensive integrate do you believe that. well i thought leave that the motive was political prime minister abdi came to power after their e.p. r.d.f. which was principly based in the t. graham province of grey and they had

a major still spewed in division and many of the leaders of the old rulers the e.p. r.b.s. returned to t.v. very so there was huge tension between both the government and the leaders of t.v. re this no matter of who is their part it is the american tragedy that is happily to the ethiopian people over 55000 refugees in sudan nearly terrible stories of rape the un condemning rape and the united states just recently asking there the eritrean troops leave ethiopia so if something is not done quickly we may be watching the unraveling of ethiopia and a possible genocide well have lived there for a time we really appreciate you coming on the program thank you for that vicki

huddleston there thank you kim there are governments as isolated in iraq has been killed just are all esol way is said to have been killed by iraqi forces in an operation in co cook last week arsal cobra sponsibility for a twin suicide bombing that killed at least 32 people in a crowded baghdad market. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he doesn't expect the new u.s. administration to effects normalized relations with the u.a.e. that was brokered by the trump administration in september as part of the so-called abraham accords the concern comes as the u.s. freezes arms sales to the u.a.e. pending a review. i mean i don't think so i think we have passed the point of no return and i think everyone understands now after mohamed bin zire the king of bahrain took this historic step so did king of morocco and so did the leaders of sudan now it is already in a different stage everyone understands they are huge advantages here it's peace in

exchange for peace peace in exchange for prosperity peace in exchange for progress peace in exchange for technology peace in exchange for a future i do not see this happening and i think we need to move forward how the force that is in western explains the significance of the weapons agreements the sale of these jets was seen by many analysts as very much a part of pressure by the united states really the way that they encouraged. states to to move towards israel in this way some analysts are also talking about whether the new biden ministration might be able to use the prospects of future normalization deepening the existing ones as a way to try to influence the israeli government towards the concessions or some concessions at least towards the palestinians at least this to some extent this does show that there is some influence and labels the united states by the fact that they have paused the sale. u.s.

president joe biden has signed an executive order allowing more americans to sign up for health insurance through the affordable care act the trump administration had refused to reopen involvements despite a growing number of people needing insurance in the pandemic the bidens action still would reach all those in need how does your pastor reports. more than half of all americans depend on their employers to sponsor their health insurance but with millions now unemployed because of a pandemic more middle class families are now struggling with no income and no way to pay the doctor we lost our corporate health insurance and that during a global pandemic is really not where you want to be dre hall was diagnosed with skin cancer 3 months before losing her job in august her work sponsored insurance covered her surgery but now she's uninsured and unable to pay for follow up appointments and just this week her husband was diagnosed with cove it all around

me people are losing their lives or having learned term effects from coded and so as a. as a mom as a parent as a wife as a citizen how can we have close to half a 1000000 people be gone and or not have the assistance to get the right health care 28000000 americans did not have some of the insurance before the pandemic now that number has grown by an estimated 5 to 10000000 biden's executive order will allow some of those people to buy government subsidized health insurance through the affordable care act of all times that we need to read steve access to you want to know you know the extent of access to medicaid is not this group of christians but the help won't reach all of those who need it in fact hall says the affordable care act plans are still too expensive for her family. and they don't

qualify for government programs intended for the poor they'll remain in the gap of the uninsured middle class every family should really get a family doctor whenever they need to that should be a commitment to our society can make sure every family in this nation leaders in washington have pledged time and again to reform the health care system but for years they failed experts say with a pandemic raging the need for action is more clear than ever had a joke castro al-jazeera. this is all just there and these the top stories the u.s. drug company novak says it's corona virus vaccine is shown to be more than 89 percent effective during the trial in the united kingdom the company is now expected to apply for regular tree review preliminary analysis also suggests the

vaccine is effective against the new variant of covert 19 1st found in the u.k. germany's vaccine paddle looks likely to recommend as.