discussion this stream on out is there there are some of the media stories a critical look at the global news media exposure on al-jazeera government shut off access to social media. europe's export controls on vaccines made in the block reads to heighten tensions with the united kingdom. can be dealt this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up an overwhelmed health system forces senegal to depend on medical students and turned prisons into covert 900 treatment has. shares in gaming retailer game stop continue to rise

and cause market chases amateur investors take on wall street titans. and international alarm grows over a possible coup in me and. be a used move to impose export controls on coronavirus vaccines on the irish border has provoked a furious diplomatic row northern ireland 1st minister described it as an incredible act of hysteresis within hours there was a u. turn from brussels but the export ban will still apply to the rest of the u.k. could block millions of doses from tory gave me reports. the irish border a flashpoint during break that talks was for several hours on friday at the center of a growing ground over vaccines the european commission has now reversed a decision to impose xx. who controls on vaccines from the republic of ireland to

northern ireland speaking before the e.u.'s climbdown northern ireland's 1st minister said it amounted to the imposition of a border this is an incredibly hostile and aggressive act by the european union bloc for years we were told after the european union referendum vote that there couldn't be a hard border on the island of ireland and in one fell swoop they have put that hard border n.p.'s the catalyst for the diplomatic storm with new rules announced in brussels to control vaccine movement out of the e.u. the commission has adopted a strictly targeted measure that will allow us to you guys are accurate information about the production of like saints and that manufacturers intend to ship them. the measure is time limited specifically applies with 19 vaccines that were agreed to by advanced purchase agreements it follows days of disagreement between the e.u.

and astra zeneca the company's vaccine was authorized for use across europe on friday a month after it was approved in the u.k. it's a real pleasure to be here and to announce the 3rd positive opinion for the authorize ation of the astra zeneca covert 19 vaccine this expand the range of vaccines available to e.u. member states but far fewer e.u. citizens will be able to receive the vaccine for the next few months after the company cut back what it could deliver to the block astra zeneca blames production problems that some of its plants and said it can only deliver fewer than half of the $80000000.00 doses promised the e.u. has decided to impose export controls on vaccine stocks made in its territory and while the brown rages on the measures to deal with the pandemic are intensifying germany has announced that from saturday it will ban travel from several countries

where kovi taishan to be reported and france has closed its borders to most known you travel victoria gate and b. al-jazeera the approval process is beginning in europe for 2 new vaccines from drug companies not a vax johnson and johnson trials have shown novak's to be 89 percent effective and the e.u. is in negotiations to place all its johnson and johnson's in occupation was found to be 66 percent effective with a single jab but both vaccines produced weaker results against the more infectious south african strain. health officials in the west african nation of senegal say covered 19 variants of fueling a surge in infections its health system is completely overwhelmed and medical students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of doctors it was hard reports from the capital dhaka. if only the dead could speak says up to juve then the living would know of the pain and distress caused by corona virus do you for isn't even aware that coven $1000.00

killed his 40 year old friend with stuff like gay until an autopsy was carried out he now pictures him alone and gasping for air in a hospital corridor. died in very difficult circumstances he fell ill at home after he got treatment he died we were later told he got the corona virus in the hospital and that's what killed him. senegal like many other african countries is going through a 2nd wave of infections dr abdulai buso was in charge of the government response says the trends don't look good the new very late variant from the u.k. has been detected in the country it's the men trying to force people to respect. for us it. is critical for people to respect it a curfew is in place and both public and private gatherings are banned but many people aren't following the restrictions allowing the virus to spread rapidly to

many patients not enough hospitals before the pandemic the senegalese health system was already overstretched now authorities are turning prisons into treatment centers faced with an increased case of infections and whilst the government is praising medical staff with public messages like this one there aren't enough doctors to keep the health system running. to make up for this shortage the government has drafted in medical students to work in the wards and treat patients but they are not qualified and are still learning by one of overwhelmed and being sent to all types of wards some days i'm a cardiologist in the from the just a gynecologist i'm asked to do it all. will be months before most african countries get access to vaccines with health experts predicting the outbreak will only get worse causing many more deaths before it can be contained because hawke al-jazeera the car. mexico's economy has suffered its biggest contraction since the great

depression of the 1930 s. mexico now has the 3rd highest number of fatalities in the world with more than 156000 confirmed deaths i know about reports from mexico city. this is a scene that plays out every day in mexico each time it's a different family saying their goodbyes to a loved one lost to cope with 19. years before if we had 10 funeral services then about 2 of them were for covert the rest heart attacks natural causes but now it's 8 for covert and 2 normal funeral services so it's a big increase in deaths because of coated. over the past month the death toll in mexico has risen dramatically and on thursday the country overtook india for the 3rd highest coronavirus death toll in the world is even more thought of general that if we keep on going like this we will be the 1st in the world for deaths

a piece of advice that people keep on looking after themselves use face masks use hand gel follow orders from the government because if not will be 1st in the world . in the mexican capital hospitals are nearing their occupancy limits many are already for for months mexico city ambulance drivers have been reporting difficulties finding hospitals with available beds now 11 months into the code 19 pandemic many fear the public health system is nearing collapse. this week mexico's president and the brotherhood tested positive for the virus and has since been out of the public eye here. let me just close with a detailed report as we do every day about the health of president and dismantle lopez obrador he has had some brief and let the busloads of fever practically know of the discomfort. president lobe is over the top has been widely criticized for downplaying the severity of the outbreak in his country. the still worsening death

toll highlights the enormous challenge mexico continues to face incurring contagion . al-jazeera mexico city. game stops shares shot up again on friday that laces twist in a wall street saga that has drawn the attention of believe this the white house and thousands of social media uses the video game retail his stock has risen by around 70 percent calling back most of thursday's losses amateur investors have been pushing up the prices in a bid to damage hedge funds and make a profit by betting against the shares of failing businesses chris incident reports . didn't stop it's a question neither the president nor his treasury secretary appear able to answer what to do about a market in turmoil institutional investors are facing billions of dollars in losses as small time investors organized on social media and trading on apps like robin hood continue to drive their preferred stocks values higher and higher game

stop a struggling retail chain that was considered overvalued by so-called experts at $40.00 a share ended the week trading at $315.01 of the main drivers of the frenzy is keith gill known to most through his you tube channel roaring kitty he was recommending a game stop back in august last year game stop is an established uniquely positioned player not surprisingly this week gill and his followers were jubilant so what an incredible day and big that's what it is it's a regular joes versus wall street. when i put money into it i said even if this goes to 0 and i lose everything i like being a part of it that sentiment is shared amongst a lot a lot of people despite claiming the quiddity problem is that the stock soared mid week the online trading app robin-hood back down from its controversial decision to block users from buying game stop shares after investors and politicians protested

some limits however were reimposed late friday we are. not to this direction. market maker or hedge fund so really unprecedented. in order to protect the firm protect our customers we had a few limited by. the starks some traders dispute that but experts say eventually prices will fall rabbit he is real this will eventually normalize but he made a number of major financial 'd institutions go belly up as a result. i don't think there's maybe a whole lot of sympathy these are these are not like the good guys regulators at the securities and exchange commission say they are monitoring the situation and will act to protect retail investors still others are expressing concern that this frenzied trading will hurt the broader market which saw its worst week in month and

wondering if activist online trading is here to stay kristen salumi al jazeera new york well than a dozen countries including the u.s. and the u.k. have urged meanwhile to stick to democratic norms as international concern grows over a possible coup the military made claims of irregularities in the embassy election which saw a governing party won a majority of seats in palomas election commission rejected the allegations the army says it may take action if it's complaints addressed menzel wu's executive director of the meanwhile institute for peace and security he says the government is currently holding talks with the army to defuse tensions. well right now the threat has become serious and we have to be informed that the government and the military having a negotiation section yesterday so far the result has not been coming yet

but i liked the other coop's happening happen in the end or in the past the military. was like a warning several times letting the government of the public know their. consent and what action they might take or they may not take the horrible in the streets in other parts of me any more we did a see significant military maneuver deck could precipitate the military coup by what we saw in the past. still ahead on al-jazeera they said for their lives now they're facing hunger and disease the crisis in central africa that's being described as supporting that dick plus from one of the products the sunbed out there in the coronavirus pandemic in this sale but he john whittingdale i'm stephanie decker in the father of the brady medium among the $140000000.00 and

. we'll have that story coming up. however that there is no shortage of wintry weather across northern parts of the middle east at the moment a lot of cloud driving ounce of to keep pushing further east was pushing towards the caspian sea we will see spells a snow across the eastern half of turkey some parts of turkey as well see some significant snowfall and that wet weather rattling across cyprus into that he's been sort of the mediterranean into the levant so syria lebanon jordan looking very stormy as we go on through saturday some very very strong winds it is going to feel basically cold for many and that will drive its way further east was as we go on through sunday more snow this and the over the high ground we have flooding

problems already to northern parts of syria far northwest of iraq more that wintry mix pushing in as we go on through sunday for the south is a good deal kwassa a good job right so there will be a brisk wind around the gulf for a time on saturday but those winds east down through sunday temperatures here in doha at around 22 degrees celsius that dry weather that will stretch its way down across the whole of africa but plenty of us once again just around the rift valley will see some heavy showers into kenya into tanzania pushing into southern parts of africa as well as show us all the way down is that eastern side the south africa. but. north korea isolated and heavily sanctioned yet earning billions around the globe here are 39 is involved in everything that makes money for this korea. to carry defray the cost for us to take on tyson. the

money this year and it goes straight into the coffers as a leader said a $2.00 part people in power investigation bureau $39.00 cash for came to. the way the. the a. car. you're watching algis there are a reminder of our top stories this hour the european union has reversed its decision to impose export controls on vaccines made within the block to the u.k. which would have invoked an emergency calls in the bronx a deal the controls would have prevented vaccines from entering the u.k. through northern ireland. drug companies novak's and johnson and johnson have

introduced 2 new vaccines to fight the pandemic dr johnson's inoculation is a single shot jab the both produced weaker results on the more infectious south african strain. game stop shares have shot up again the stock has risen by around 70 percent going back most of the serious losses novice investors have been pushing up prices in a bid to damage hedge funds. the u.s. has a new special envoy for iraq while but malley will be tasked with navigating one of the most controversial foreign policy falls prey facing the biden administration will be in charge of washington's efforts to revive the nuclear deal with tehran after it was abandoned under former president trump and diplomatic editor james pace reports he now has one of the most important roles in global diplomacy rob malley who's been serving as the head of the think tank the international crisis group is a veteran diplomat. he was one of the members of the obama administration who

brokered the iran nuclear deal his job according to the new u.s. national security advisor jake sullivan will be to focus on the nuclear agreement 1st and then to deal with the other issues the u.s. has with iran if we get back to diplomacy a political. box that was created on which to grow. clearly birdwell is in that region and in europe and elsewhere to cheney on the other see if. it was a solution my fellow americans president trump who called it the worst steel in history pulled the u.s. out of the nuclear deal in 2018 in an interview for talk to al-jazeera in 2019 mr malley told me he believed that was a big mistake iran is now itself moving away from the deal so its nuclear activities are worse than they were under the deal so far having a better deal having a worse actual such a reality and 2nd just listen to what the us administration itself is saying iran

is escalating its behavior in the it's its anti-american behavior in the region since the us pulled out things to further unraveled iran has slowly rene don't the conditions of the agreement and the tense plant is believed to now be enriching uranium to the level of 20 percent much less than weapons grade 90 percent but much greater than the 3.67 percent allowed under the deal with not only does mr malley have a very tough job potentially he also has a very tight deadline to get things done the u.s. elections may be over but the presidential elections in iran take place in june. there are hardliners in iran who want to abandon all efforts at diplomacy with the u.s. molly will face many critics at home on capitol hill where most republicans oppose the nuclear deal. and abroad where some of the most powerful countries in the

middle east saudi arabia the united arab emirates and israel are strongly against further negotiation jamesburg days out 0 of the united nations. you know as a nation says more than 200000 people have fled violence in central african republic in the past 2 months the military backed by un peacekeepers and russian and rwandan troops have been battling a coalition of armed groups trying to overturn december's presidential election. ports. the small town of undo in the democratic republic of congo used to be home to less than 15000 people it's now sheltering 30000 refugees from the central african republic they crossed this river in dugout canoes after their homes were attacked by armed groups although this is our very own fire for the most part i fled with just the kids i took my children emma little sisters and i ran away i got in the canoe and i came here. the united nations says more than 200000 people have

escaped firelands in central african republic in the past 2 months and tens of thousands of displaced inside the country the lack of support for the political process leads directly to 200000 people men women and children fleeing for their lives and seeking refuge in countries that are the are themselves in crisis and we also need to note the hospitality of the population of the democratic republic of the congo of chad of other places most refugees arrived here with nothing the u.n. says conditions a dire there's not enough food or house in the river some main source of water for drinking washing and cooking grates of malaria despair tree infections and diarrhea a common you see here given the huge logistical constraints it's very difficult to get humanitarian assistance in. in this area but we are very aware that the needs

of the refugees we have seen enormous. violence has escalated since elections last month which the political opposition says were rigged the armed groups say the government must go un peacekeepers russian mass nerys and rwandan troops support the government a former prime minister has described the situation in the country as apocalyptic african presidents meeting in angola have called for a ceasefire and urged the armed groups to stop then circumvent of the capital bangui these refugees have no idea when it will be safe to go home but while they wait they desperately need help to survive barbara and get out to sarah. the hong kong government says it will no longer recognize the british national overseas or be a no passport hours after china and they have the same announcement the move comes into effect on sunday the same day b n o holders can apply for a special visa to move to the u.k.

but as a friend brown reports many undetermined to stay even as china moves to rapidly could tail the city's freedoms. music video promoting a message of harmony in a community where politics have been badly out of tune so much. let's move forward no matter what go the lyrics let's share the new economy. the songs called endless possibilities and was written by leonard chan he's a technology entrepreneur and doesn't intend on joining a growing exodus to the u.k. we can see for 5 he is already more more peaceful when people become friendly to each other again despite their political beliefs and couple with the fighting of the cold we have a common target to work together chan is also a government advisor and supports china's recent imposition of a new national security law which he maintains has restored order like many others . businessmen here then a chant believes that hong kong's future is dependent on close economic integration

with the mainland pointing to the chinese government's bold plan to link this city with 10 others in southern china creating a vast innovation cluster that some say could one day rival silicon valley. that's not why iran has decided to stay the academic says her reasons are rooted in culture and identity it's not easy if you have to give up your identity and it out to anyone it's very different if one is relocating for work but if you are moving to another country thinking of becoming a citizen or national of a different nation there is a lot to put down. like her parents who was born here part of a south asian community numbering more than 80000 she's brand manager for a hotel chain owned by her family after he has the security of

a british passport but as yet has no plans to go. home and. given everything that's happening. still the best option in my opinion but like many other remainders she also feels uneasy about hong kong's future and kong today is a different place i wouldn't say it's for the worse it's just different because all major global city changes that's what makes it a city but there is fear in the unknown and i believe that's what is causing people to look at other option option options is the fear of the unknown. it's a fear of those who remain will also need to overcome adrian brown al-jazeera hong kong. china has executed a former top banker found guilty of taking more than a quarter of a $1000000000.00 in bribes by shelmon was also convicted of bigamy he once led one

of china's biggest asset management firms state media say lie was put to death on friday in the northern city of. hundreds of officials and executives have been prosecuted since president xi jinping launched an anti corruption drive and 2012 amnesty international says thousands of people are executed in china each year although the exact number is on the on a u.s. court is charged to members of the far right prob boys group for their involvement in the capitol hill siege the mayor accused of conspiracy civil disorder and the sultan offices among other charges supporters of former president donald trump stormed the capitol building in washington d.c. on january 6th after attending a rally before the violence trump told the crowd to fight like hell against what he called his stolen election victory. poland has seen a 3rd night of protests sparked by a court ruling that makes abortion illegal in almost all cases thousands defied

coronavirus restrictions to attend rallies in several cities abortion is now allowed only in cases of rape incest or when the mother's life is that risk. adult court has ordered the nigerian branch of oil giant shell to pay compensation to a group of farmers for nigerian farmers bought a case against the company in 2008 accusing it of destroying their fishing villages with oil spills 2 of the plaintiffs have since died is the 1st time the anglo dutch company has been held liable for actions by its foreign subsidiary. the pandemic has had a devastating impact on businesses and italy but one famous food product is thriving with domestic sales and exports up palms and cheese is so valuable it's even used as a guarantee for bank loans stephanie decker reports from italy's or dealer maybe a province. it doesn't look anything yet like its final delicious and valuable form each of these vats will make 2 wheels a part of me janet and john all that together are worth almost $1000.00

a method that goes back generations involving knowledge and passion it's a disguise i mean with a lot there is the warming of the milk we had what's essentially a starter which works to acidify and for me in the movie the miracle where you want and it becomes that and rice like in the last part is the cook and. it's a production line that is never stopped despite coronavirus restrictions these cows need to be milked on a daily basis there is no option to stop or told the wool i'm guilty of even thought of we've had to readjust how we work as a company so we started free home deliveries the numbers to out the mess to clients has seen a small increase the explore during this period however went up around 30 percent. lauren have grown organizes cycling tours for americans in italy and like the rest of the world that's had to stop i miss that i mean mrs scenery understood food i

miss i miss the passage you know there's not much at that i don't miss you know now she imports parmesan from this farm to her clients in the us because probably johnno is something you'd hear you can't get at the same way you know it's a way a story to tell you i'm i've got this great it is great but it john it was from a place that we you know you all know from our trips it's also a very precise and controlled process every wheel is checked by the parmesan consortium before getting the official stamp of approval it's so valued here that it's actually become a currency. it may surprise you but this is a bank usually if you think about bank loans you may imagine bars of gold but not here just a question and the list grows of wheels of sheaves and it shows you just how valuable the product and the brand of buddy john with. this warehouse holds around $140000000.00 worth of parmesan parmitano is on record but it's. the

cheese is so precious the older it gets the more it gains in value and so the producers use it as a guarantee for bank loans. it's a currency and international name a comforting and traditional family staple that people have wanted more of as they're forced to stay home both here in italy and even thousands of kilometers away stephanie decker al-jazeera in the province of edgy media. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories the european union has reversed a decision to use emergency brakes at measures to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines to the united kingdom backtracks after a diplomatic row over the move which would have prevented.