make you feel. everyone. if we hold. and if we're not sure. it will be major problems. the world health organization calls for fat and free access to covert $900.00 vaccines as wealthy nations argue about the supply in europe. hello america this is al jazeera live from doha also coming but coming up an

overwhelmed health system forces senegal to depend on medical students and turn prisons into coronavirus treatment centers. shares in game stop continue to rise and cause market jitters as our investors take on wall street giants. and jack was a pair in argentina's wetlands for the 1st time in 70 years. well health organization has urged countries competing for vaccine supplies to think about the situation in less developed nations bodies emergency experts like ryan says wealthy nations are fighting about the cake when poor regions don't have access to the crumbs that fall as they move to impose export controls of covert 1000 vaccines after a dispute with the ngos swedish firm astra zeneca about supplies and he has more. 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 export controls on vaccines from the republic of ireland to northern ireland but speaking before the e.u. 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 gaza or accurate information about the production of slack since and where manufacturers intend to ship them. the measure is time limited and specifically applies not in 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 authorizing nation 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 brow rages on the measures to deal with the pandemic are intensifying germany has announced that from saturday it will ban travel from several countries like me taishan said be reported and france has closed its borders to most known you travel victoria gate and be al-jazeera. repeatedly warned so-called vaccine nationalism will hamper access to jobs in developing countries if we hold vaccines and if we are not sharing there will be sorry major problems one isolated it will be a catastrophe more than failure and 2 it keeps the pandemic burning and 3 very slow economic global economic recovery so it's morally wrong in terms of our arresting the pandemic it will tell. it wouldn't also bring loudly who spoke

out what we want health officials in senegal say covert 19 variants are fueling a surge in infections its health system is overwhelmed and medical students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of doctors they call is hard for ports 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 then you very little variant from the u.k. has been detected in the country it's the mantra of poorest people to respect. and 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. well mexico says it will be importing astra zeneca vaccine from india it's already begun giving out the fines a biotech shots to its people resident manual labor is over door says lopez obrador says he's expecting deliveries of russia's sputnik vaccine next week obrador tested positive for coated 19 a week ago but says his health is improving. and mexico now has the 3rd highest number of covert 1000 deaths and the more than 56156008

pandemic has caused the worst economic slump since the great depression of the 1930 s. . 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. 'd 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 coded. 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 so you have to medal 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.

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 full 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. other was 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 besides of fever practically none of the discomfort. president lopez 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 intervene contagion

. al-jazeera mexico city. canada is imposing tougher travel restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the more contagious strains of code 19 as of next week returning travelers will have to quarantine in hotels at their own expense kadian airlines are also halting flights to mexico and the caribbean to discourage vacationers provinces have been urging the federal government to clamp down on travel as the country struggles with a 2nd wave of infections. minerals military says it will abide by the constitution amid concerns the armed forces might attempt to cooed the army previously said it would take action could take action if its allegations of fraud and november's election were not addressed the governing party called on the military to accept the will of the people in countries including the u.s. and the u.k. have urged to adhere to democratic norms. game stops shares shot up

again on friday the latest twist in a wall street saga that drawn the attention of billionaires the white house and thousands of social media users it is a game retailer's stock has risen by around 70 percent going back most of his losses amateur investors have been pushing up the prices in a bid to damage hedge funds who make a profit by betting against the shares of failing businesses kristen salumi reports . didn't have a follow up 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 gail and his followers were jubilant so what an incredible day and pick and 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 and 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 absolutely did not do this in the

direction of the market maker or hedge fund so we're really unprecedented times. in order to protect the firm and protect our customers we had a few limited by. the starts some traders dispute that but experts say eventually prices will fall rabbit he is real this will eventually normalized but he made a number of major financial. go belly up as a result. i don't think there's to be 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. so has hair on al-jazeera they fled for their lives now they're facing hunger and disease the crisis in central africa is being described as apocalyptic. i pulled out half of the internet and out of hong kong literally interest in knowledge and we speak to those determined to stay in hong kong despite china's growing crackdown on the city's freedoms. it's time for the perfect jenny. sponsored play qatar airways there are some surprising differences weather wise across europe at the moment in the southeast to spain and had a record high in our county of 50 degrees that's been swept away by this storm come again then here this snow is sense and subzero weather so it's no exhaust it's

a big contrast and he so is the temperature difference that makes the stormy weather so expect some action here's the 1st snow go storm come again was snow and it's forward edge where it's good if it gets a cold rain it's southern edge and of course 30 windy weather and warsaw represents a steady state midwinter stuff budapest is on the border we're going from knowing dion's through the snow to about one degree all monday to be sound so that in belgrade the waltz is slightly higher. lasts a little bit longer before the rain comes and we get down to 6 by monday the stormy weather threats that weekend will be where the windy and warm weather comes across the metro to his it's early in the a.g.'s again 0 windy and wet weather and significant snow up in the balkans in croatia and bosnia for example. if we leave the shores of europe apart from the glancing blow that might happen in north africa is pretty quiet weather again very few showers for the south but quite high temperatures in for example nigeria. sponsored qatar

airways. when all that seems to matter is the headline and always 2 sides to a story when narratives and counter narratives obscure reality the leader on the one hand the enemy is all believe they're on the other hand the listening post drips away the spin what kind of reporting if you can see on the ground misinformation is right lays bare the bias a lot of people believe things because they want to believe them done covers the uncomfortable truths do you think they did enough to scrutinize the case for the listing posts on a. and there again you're without a sarah has remind you of our top stories this hour the world health organization

is warning against hoarding coronavirus vaccine supply is it follows the e.u.'s move to impose export controls on vaccine manufacturers in the blog controls will affect only $100.00 countries. health officials in senegal they covered 1000 variants of feeling a surge in infections as health system is overwhelmed the medical students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of doctors. and game stop shares have shot up again the video game retailers stock has risen by around 70 percent gaining back most of those losses now as investors have been pushing up prices in a bid to damage hedge funds. the united nations says more than 200000 people have fled violence in central african republic in the past 2 months the military backed by un peacekeepers as well as russian and rwandan troops has been battling a coalition of armed groups trying to overturn december's presidential election farmer and go perhaps more to. the small town of undo in the democratic republic of

congo used to be home to mess some 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 who for very long. i fled were just a kid i took my children and my little sisters and i ran away i got in the canoe and i came here. the united nations says more than 200000 people have a scape 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 or themselves in crisis and we also need to know 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 rivers a main source of water for drinking washing and cooking grates of malaria despair tree infections and diarrhea a common see here given the huge logistical constraints it's very difficult to get humanitarian assistance into 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 raped the armed groups say the government must go un peacekeepers russian mass nerys and randon 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 the in 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 sara. portugal's parliament has passed a law to legalize doctor assisted suicide subject to strict regulations only people who are above the age of 18 but terminally ill and suffering from last say and unbearable pain will be able to request assistance that was also be systems or legal residents of portugal and mentally fit to make the decision if it signed off by the president the nation will become just the 7th country in the world to legalize it euthanasia. the 3rd night of protests sparked by a court ruling that makes abortion illegal in nearly all cases thousands defied coronavirus instructions to attend rallies in several cities women with procedures already shared tools have been calling advice services in a panic since the ruling came into effect on wednesday and abortion is now only

allowed in cases of rape incest or when the mother's life is at risk. hong kong residents can apply for a new visa offering a path to residency and says soon ship in the u.k. starting on sunday hong kong's government says it will no longer recognize the british national ever sees or bear no passport hours after china made the same announcement as age and brown reports many are determined to stay even as china moves to rapidly cattails cities freedoms. music video promoting a message of harmony in a community where politics have been badly out of choose. let's move forward no matter what because the lyrics let's share the new economy. the songs called endless possibilities and was written by linda chan he's a technology entrepreneur and doesn't intend on joining a growing exodus to the u.k. we can see the fight he is already more more peaceful when people become friendly

to each other again despite their political believe 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 other businessmen here then a challenge 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 and 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 up to a new one 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 i thought i would have to be driven out of hong kong literally into an hour hong kong is home and. given everything that's happening it's still the best option in my opinion but like many other remain as she also feels uneasy about hong kong's future hong kong today is a different place i wouldn't say it's for the worse it's just different because any major global city changes that's what makes it a city but there is fear 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. protesting farmers in india planned to rally on saturday on the anniversary of mahatma gandhi's killing supporters of the governing b j p a being accused of stalking violence towards the demonstrators in has been blocked in much of one state after fighting broke out at a protest camp earlier this week let's hear bryan reports. at the single crossing in the outskirts of india's capital new delhi protesting farmers face off against groups of men who were shouting slogans against them. some farmers are seen calling for calm police fire tear gas and use their betterness with force was. tensions been rising since tuesday india's republic day in the farmers major

tractor rally culminated in these scenes at new delhi's famous red fort 6 authorities blame some of the farmers for instigating the violence. from the me and my government has always respected freedom of expression and holding of peaceful protests in a democratic set up however the recent acts of dishonoring the national flag and showing disrespect to the or suspicious occasion of the republic day are unfortunate. the opposition boycotted the president's speech in solidarity with the farmers who accuse supporters of the governing be j.p. of causing the recent on wrist vote in the protest camps and at the rate for the family did not have any plan to get into the city. or on further than. the family. they don't use religious symbols so this is clearly a conspiracy and what you saw today at the scene who was is

a continuation of their. families have been holding leases homes for 2 months they want the government to scrap laws i'm dead modernizing the industry the farmers believe the changes only benefit to big business and will damage their livelihoods there's been increasing pressure to close down the protest sites on thursday night extra police were sent to one site on the other side of the capital at gezi park but union leaders say any retreat would constitute a surrender and a call for action so fountains more families arrive instead. to get made where our leader cried for help and him cried the farmers of india that is why we decided early this morning we have richard come quickly on the protests are the biggest challenge to prime minister nuri indra modi's government m a r 10 i go with them we like this government during the election us so we voted for

them and now they are defaming us they are betraying us not the other way around the. they are promising to stay until the law was a repealed but talks with the government have sofa been unsuccessful brian al-jazeera. and saddam's artist says it can no longer afford to keep its lions because of the financial fallout from the pandemic attendance was down by half last year and the zoo is now closed to the public but it still has running costs of more than $70000.00 a day his 3 lions will be taken to a in france next month. and for the 1st time jericho was have been successfully reintroduced into argentina's wetlands after becoming extinct decades ago and the province of korean tears so hired as a story free to roam more than one and a half 1000000 acres of swamps waterways and islands in the a barren national park in northern eastern argentina this female jogger is back in

the walled with a new edition car i am part of her cubs both born in captivity. it's been 70 years since a species that are just feline in the americas roam the better wetlands in the province of cordiant is hunting and loss of habitat drove them to extinction but now for the 1st time a conservation program has managed to reintroduce a jag us to their natural habitat. made every single moment of these 1st 20 days have been very good for the mother she's established herself very quickly in a territory that she's getting to know little by little we've already recorded her hunting in feeding on several giant kepe barrus rodents maria was rescued from the wild in brazil after poachers killed her mother she was brought to argentina to be rehabilitated with other wild giant he was and 6 bred cubs the project has taken years of painstaking conservation work and faced major challenges. seeing those

jaguars walk through that gate was kind of an epiphany that these things that just 10 years ago or 15 years ago we thought i don't know that we thought it was impossible but we thought that it was a long shot we have over the last 20 years not a lot of things that. most people or half of them thought it wasn't possible and the other half didn't like it. and would come to like it but this one has. some. ecosystems are perishing at a staggering rates across the southern most regions of south america locals farmers and miners a turning amazon canopies into grasslands and become the biggest threat to latin america's largest creditor jagger's are extinct in several of their former domains with only $200.00 left in argentina's wild. other jaggers will join

murray was throughout this year the adult cats will be monitored using collars the g.p.s. for data collection. which i q is at the top of the food chain their presence in the wild is important without these beautiful big cats and other animals plants and trees may not survive. without their these are our top stories the world health organization is warning against hoarding coronavirus vaccine supplies it follows that use move to impose export controls on vaccines manufactured in the blog the controls will affect only 100 countries if we hold vaccines and if we are not sharing there will be sorry major problems one.