but a new generation is fighting fire with the recent fight. because you don't want to see that. never again part of the radicalized series on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. you're watching the news hour live from a headquarters in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes the world health organization calls for a fair and free access to cope with 1000 vaccines as wealthy nations argue about the supply in europe and overwhelmed health system forces senegal to depend on medical students and turn prisons into coronavirus treatment centers. activists in

argentina lend their support to protest leaders in poland and their fight for abortion rights. flames of opportunity nigeria looks to make the most from its wasted natural gas. heaters them to their sport organizers of the australian open tennis have been given the green light to move in spectators up to $30000.00 fans will be allowed in each day for the grand slam which gets underway in just over a week's time in melbourne. welcome to the news hour the world health organization has urged countries competing for vaccine supplies to think about the situation in less developed nations the w.h.o. as mike ryan says wealthy nations are fighting about the cake when poor regions don't have access to the crumbs it follows that you use move to impose export controls of covert 1000 back scenes after

a dispute with astra zeneca about supplies victoria gave me begins our coverage. the irish border a flash point 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 newton island 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 guys or accurate information

about the production of flux since and where manufacturers intend to ship them. the measure is time limited and specifically applies 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 only vaccine stocks made in its territory and while the round 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 let's get an update now from the dean barber who's joining us from london so the iris border was at the center of that growing roué over vaccines nadeem what's been the fallout from that disputes. well you heard some of the fallout in victoria's report there the biggest source of anger at the hottest arlene foster 1st minister in northern ireland's calling it an active hostility and also urging prime minister boris johnson to in fact scrotal the whole of the northern night and

protocol which is part of of course the bracks it deal between the u.k. and the european union or it was an astonishing backtrack in the space of a few hours with the european commission finally saying it wasn't sure of getting article 16 which would have affectively stopped vaccines going from ireland into northern ireland breaking the free flow of. goods on people around the island of ireland it's caused in dublin as well the t. shirt the irish prime minister spoke to boris johnson and underly and on late on friday voicing his concern the the. the european union is now saying that it will continue to restrict the movement of the export of vaccines outside the block although it's backed down from that step in northern ireland it's been criticised as a very goes move indeed even by its biggest supporters but it is in real trouble

i'm nuts because the vaccine rollout in many e.u. countries is seen as very slow compared to here in the u.k. where they vaccinated around 7000000 people across the e.u. it's only around a 10 and a half 1000000 people for a population of over 40400000000 people there have been problems as victoria was saying in plants in belgium in the netherlands now the european union is saying the astra zeneca should be able to use a production plant here in the u.k. to supply e.u. countries the company says that will only happen once. the u.k. has sufficient supplies in its saying that the u.k. got in 1st with its order back in may where is the e.u. placed it in august and of course the astra zeneca was only approved by the european union on friday so the european union is under pressure from its own

populations from countries like france and spain where they're having to vaccinations particularly in places like power is a madrid but this political row has done it no favors at all all right now reporting from london it seems thank you so much well let's take a look at the global effort to inoculate people as quickly as possible so canada has ordered the most vaccines relative to its population but there is frustration about the rollout of their 2 major pharmaceuticals have delayed deliveries which means only about 2 percent of its people have received jobs new zealand has ordered enough to vaccinate its entire population 3 times but has not begun its campaign and its promise to give free doses to neighboring pacific island nations israel is leading with the world's fastest vaccination rate more than 30 percent of its population just the israelis have received at least one dose but it excludes 2 and a half 1000000 palestinians living in the occupied west bank and gaza the european

union's vaccinated less than 2 percent if its population production problems have resulted in far fewer vaccines than across the african continent most stations there have yet to begin their vaccination drives and many like the money to do so the african union is saying that it could take 2 to 3 years to immunize 60 percent of africans the threshold for herd immunity to have an impact we can now speak to dr margaret harris who is a spokes for person for the world health organization she is joining us from geneva thank you very much for speaking to us on the al-jazeera news hour the world health organization is unhappy with the announcement of export controls what worries you the most. what worries us the most is vaccine nationalism and we've actually been warning about this even long before the vaccines have come on line it's my big political attractive leaders obviously want to be looking after their people but it's very very shortsighted because we need to be vaccinating around the world and

we need to vaccinate the people who are most exposed to this virus that's a health and from line workers who are fighting battling this fire as far as every day and those who are most likely to be sick the ones that the health care workers are battling to save and that's the older people and people with co-morbidities but that has to happen in every country around the world it's no good just protecting one country because of the pandemic will continue to burn on and we it will take longer to end and also the economic fallout will continue we've seen a lot of studies that have demonstrated that so how do you break this pattern then . well we have to root really really emphasize the need for solidarity and to be doing it at the same time i think you mentioned a good example there are countries that have been good neighbors who are saying we

will vaccinate as talk groups and we will provide those doses for others the other way is through the codex facility that was set up very much the european union was one of the main groups involved britain was is very involved many countries are very involved and that provides access to the vaccines for all countries in the kovacs are still it doesn't matter whether you're rich or poor the idea is equality of access and access according to the looks of some people that we have spoken to right here at al-jazeera some analysts have suggested that these companies that are producing the vaccines should share their technology or not hold onto it and that way less developed nations can have a run of the vaccines is that something the world health organization would support . yes we certainly have a program called a c. ter that is something that many things we set up quite early last year when it was clear that the world had to work together in solidarity to end this and see to have

is an effort to try to to get assuring our intellectual property and technology at this rate and if this so-called hoarding of the vaccines continues by as they return nations in your opinion how long would it actually take for the lower income countries to even start their vaccination campaigns. so we are looking at 3 other codexes at this facility actually beginning to roll out the vaccines in the countries that have put in their applications in february and march and one of the important things is country readiness as well and i could tell you this is very good news on that many of the country. again long before we even knew we had vaccine started doing the preparation work and are getting very much ready to do it so now it's a matter of matching the countries with the vaccines and begin to see it happening we're just saying please don't use up all the vaccines vaccinate every country

vaccinate their health care workers the older people those with underlying morbidity he's dr margaret harris we thank you very much for joining us on all jazeera now health officials in senegal are saying that the covert 1000 variants are a fuelling a surge in infections the health system there is overwhelmed and medical students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of doctors orders zeros nicholas hart reports in the capital jakarta. yes the dead could speak says up to juve then the living would know of the pain and distress caused by coronavirus due for isn't even aware that cove in 1000 killed his 40 year old friend was stuff again till 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 who's in charge of the government response says the trends don't look good the new very little 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. well canada is imposing tougher travel restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the more contagious strains of code 19. next week excuse me returning travelers will have to quarantine in hotels at their own expense canadian airlines are also holding flights in 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. mexico now has the 3rd highest number of covered 1000 deaths in the world more than 156000 and make has also 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. 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 is even more thought of general going to if we keep on going like this 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 we'll be 1st in the world . in the mexican capital hospitals or 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 covert 900 pandemic many fear the public health system is nearing collapse. this week mexico's president and the. other was tested positive for the virus. president lobe is over the top has been widely criticized for downplaying the severity of the outbreak in his country. this still worsening death toll highlights the enormous challenge mexico continues to face incurring contagion. al-jazeera

mexico city plans to more head on the al jazeera news hour including why there is a rising number of afghans seeking refuge from vie. and so when the taliban and the government are talking peace. driving in rotterdam the impact that is having on the u.k.'s animal farmers and meat processors. we've got a report from brazil which is getting ready to host the biggest game in south africa club football but behind closed doors. the 1st meeting mars military says it will abide by the nation's constitution and it concerns the armed forces might attempt to crew the army previously said it could take action if its allegations of fraud or november's election were not addressed the governing party called on the military to accept the will of the people more than a dozen countries including the u.s. and the u.k.

have urged me in mart's it here to democratic norms but also as a diplomatic expert who serves on a commission charged with protecting minorities and me and mar she says the army statement came not just after pressure from the international community but from the people of myanmar themselves it's quite likely for the military. and it is said that. statements may have. to go or should go but you know the people of myanmar deserve better than this kind of bully if you discard of heavy handed approach the military has no role. to play in the electoral process what it did is went beyond it actually already even beyond the constitution but it's stronger checks tactics that favor its proxy civilian parties of militant badly in the process. but what's behind all of this is that the military appears to be concerned that its role will diminish under the next

parliament of the next government and parliament is how to be sworn in next week the process of making of making in the us government which is already underway and . more specifically you know the commander in chief of the armed forces is due to retire it is here he's already way beyond retirement age and it's not unlikely that is see that he's seeking to make it relevant in myanmar politics and wants to secure continued in print for himself and for some of his colleagues who are also retired. hong kong residents can apply for a new visa offering a path to residency and citizenship in the u.k. starting on sunday hong kong's government though says it will no longer recognize the british national overseas or be a no passport hours after china made the same announcement but as adrian brown reports many are determined to stay even as china moves to rapidly curtail the

city's freedoms. the 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 calm 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 adapt 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 have 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 interest in our 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 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. well 1st it was scotland's fishing industry and now it's the u.k.'s animal farmers and meat processors complaining about the impact bricks it is having on their livelihoods whole containers of fresh meat have been left to rot in ports as

exporters struggle with a new border bureaucracy challenge reports from yorkshire. richard lister owns 50000 pigs and he's struggling to sell them his customers the u.k.'s may meet processes mired in delays with new customs checks for getting produce to europe it's a threat to the whole industry you know if we count function profitably then you know we don't have a business you know we understand that. for periods of time you know things are profitable really need to you know address various issues from here brecht's it doesn't yet look like what boris johnson promised when the u.k. e.u. free trade deal was agreed at the end of december the deal which will if anything allow our companies and our exporters to do even more business with our european friends since early january containers of produce from the u.k.

have ended up to dover or rotting in rotterdam other trucks are making the journey empty the existing paper based customs clearance system of export declarations and certificates isn't working for food it has to reach its destination fast and fresh so i'm trying to unpick the pain that breaks it is currently causing it is important to make some distinctions a few of the issues are just to do with implementation that the streamlined board of bureaucracy just hasn't been put in place yet and presumably these issues will dissipate over time but others are hard baked into the policy changes of brecht's it in self and no amount of tech wizardry can make those disappear at the moment is difficult on pick which is which or whether it's a combination of both and what it struggles to figure this out is the industry worries about whether it can stay competitive it we're getting some feedback that yes it's a statement to many problems that they'll source it from somewhere else you know

a sale is customers and they this is trade that you know our business is a build up over the last 40 years supplying sort of continental. retailers the government says we've always been clear that there would be new processes for traders and we continue to support them in their transition to these new arrangements we are working closely with british meet processes to ensure they can take advantage of the opportunities and changes being outside the single market and customs union will bring and overall businesses are adjusting well to the new rules and continue to try to feck to flee i asked farmer richard lister if he agreed with this i think when you're at the high end of the supply chain it's quite different you know we are at the bottom of the supply chain and everything gets pushed back on to us so this pick produces you know i would agree with that from the government you know but more must be done and it's going to be done soon and the industry says it digitized custom system is an essential place to start brewery chalons

al-jazeera yorkshire. time for a check of the weather on the out of there in his hour has rob the cycloid seasons become active now for australia around the islands in the southwest pacific is the tropical low coming over 80 mile beach it's mostly inland but it's feeding itself warm waters and then you've got an approaching fiji now ahead of. which is a tropical cycle has been an awful lot of rain this is flooding on the mainland and of fiji is pretty extensive as you can see there's been a lot of rain 200 millimeters at least so far the storm's going to go through fairly quickly as movement of that speed it almost makes the lowest hurricane category not quite as severe gale force winds always and wind damage but significant rain will continue to fall now on sunday it goes south the main island and then we're almost over talking about i think will stay west to talk back in the mainland though we've got this circulating rain that's for the kimberley plateau and further south as like the yet more flooding in western australia further east

part of the onshore breeze giving a few showers it's a fairly dry picture although victoria in the south of new south wales that doesn't look court showery. changer for shoes in japan there will be a loaf a lot more snow to come in hockey but not what you'd haul shoot tokyo up to 12 degrees and then a line of rain different. still ahead on the al-jazeera news our losing patience find out why people in sudan are protesting and demanding economic change. shares in game stop continue to rise and cause market jitters as amateur investors take on wall street giants and the philadelphia 76 ers continue their impressive form in the n.b.a. peter will be here with the action and sports. frank assessments you've got colleagues on the ground in the canaries what is the situation there is only one doctor and one nurse or $2200.00 people informed

opinions how big does foreign policy figure in the early stages of a bi ministration he comes into office with a huge amount of foreign policy experience in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines how will a place like it'll get the vaccine when there's no money at all the rest of rich countries are fighting for an inside story on al-jazeera the u.s. is always of interest the people all around the world this has been going on for a number of them with tear gas being the perfect place. to report on international perspective to try to explain your local audience why it's important how that could impact your life at the height of the storm and look forward to a high that we didn't buy a this is an important part of the world people pick and the people who can hear it now does it is very good to bring the news to the world from here.

no again the top stories on the al-jazeera news hour the world health organization is warning against hoarding coronavirus vaccine supplies follows the use moved to impose export controls on vaccines manufactured in the blog. health officials in senegal seiko 1000 variants are feeling a surgeon factions its health system is overwhelmed and medical students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of doctors. in mars' military says it will abide by the country's constitution amid concerns the armed forces might. be governing and the party has called on the military to accept the results of november's election. at least 8 afghan security force personnel have been killed in

a car bomb attack that happened in the northeastern province of 9 ghar har the taliban's claimed responsibility it reportedly targeted a nearby military base while the attack comes 2 days after the pentagon said the taliban was not living up to promises made in a deal last year to reduce violence the rise in bloodshed has prompted a new exodus of afghans and has shattered hopes the war could soon end filio contra furry reports from kabul. it was a morning in kabul that most afghans cannot forget in late november the capital was attacked using dozens of rockets for no weed he's wife and 3 children it was too much. grabbed one child and i grabbed another i forgot my daughter on the blanket i was out in the corridor and it was very rockets were flying everywhere where children are traumatized and when someone closes the door hard they get scared they think that rockets are fired they run out of the room and go downstairs

we're living on the top floor and god forbid if a rocket hits this place we also put plastic on our windows to keep ourselves safe there's an explosion. now we'd works in afghanistan repairing air conditioners. that morning he decided to leave afghanistan he's taking his family across the hazardous iranian border where he says thousands more are waiting to cross illegally and to move further west with most of his relatives already out of the country he says he's forced to do the same. with a preferred to die in crossing the border but not here to be killed like this he don't know if i lose a hand on me or a foot i also fear that my kids will starve after my death by leaving we know that we're at least going in a direction and we have hope as they say if there is hope there is life despite the koran a virus pandemic business is still booming for agencies assisting those who can

afford to legally apply for a visa to another country an afghan passport is viewed poorly in many countries and foreign embassies have strict rules on issuing visas for afghans for many the united states visa lottery is their only chance to reach the west applications from afghanistan for the u.s. lottery almost doubled in 2020 reaching more than 120000. if someone's family members or relatives go to another country and they see all that comfort and peace and their children in peace they call the rest of their families and encourage them to leave when they come here for the 1st 2nd and 3rd time they definitely decide to migrate. the rising insecurity has forced many to close their businesses or move them to another country poverty and crime are rising and when night falls fear reigns in the afghan capital. this is what kabul looks

like at 730 at night with not much of the tricity in many parts with most stores closed and few people. other than afghan security personnel a recent wave of targeted assassinations and threats is also forcing many of ghana's stans most educated people to leave and peace talks between the government and the taliban in doha have stalled. after they started the negotiations the violence has increased if we have hope why should we leave our country why should we accept the risk of this journey because my children in the morning and they asked me to bring something for them after work but i told them let's go now and buy that for you know because i don't know if i will be coming back and so no weed in his family are joining the thousands to cross those mountains and to look for peace in what they hope will be their final destination europe. al-jazeera kabul let's talk about the brain drain on afghanistan and. a professor at kabul

university who's joining us from the afghan capital itself thanks for your time on the al-jazeera news hour so this is something that the u.n. had warned about back in 2015 this fear of a brain drain in afghanistan what's changed since then has the situation gotten better or worse for people. unfortunately the situation since 2016 has brought a. decline in flow of the state from the free state. for. the public secondly recent target killing get its commission and while it's human trafficking corruption those are the main causes that somehow increase. not only in the number of 4. leaving the country the migration policy the brain drain. which is causing the most disappointing

public what are the consequences office on the country itself and the impact it has on afghanistan when you lose a number of 5 young people in a youth. it will have drastic. impact on that kind of stance future if it is not only human resource problem if it is a capital problem also. leave afghanistan a. brain drain situation i think it will cause. not only a darker future for afghans but it will also cause more instability. more talented capital. resources leaving the country the more the country will become and secure and it will be prone to move. freely.

security. just now we have just experimenting 19 nineties experienced so far civil war past 2 years or 3 years i can see if it is more money. some kind of peace process some time though for support from the international community regarding the current deal of regarding afghanistan peace i think the situation will get. dragged into no catastrophe for. us over there thank you very much for speaking to us from kabul fire thank you thanks for. the tearing economy has sparked protests in its capital and other states the crisis has already led to the overthrow of one government and 2019 but after nearly 18 months

under a new administration there's no sign of relief as al-jazeera is have a mark on reports from khartoum. this has become a way of expressing anger at the economic conditions in sudan's capital khartoum protesters blocked the city's main roads to pressure the government to improve living conditions the presence of basic commodities like bread. have gone up in recent months. there's no economy there's no fuel no bread. the country's in crisis things were bad before but now they're much worse in other parts of the capital and the country the anger at the economy has been more. sudan's transitional government has been facing an economic turmoil since coming to power in. its years of the u.s. sanctions. and the policies of the previous government under president. he was overthrown by his military after weeks of anti-government protests that were also sparked by hikes in prices of basic commodities the current administration has

promised to improve the economy but after 18 months protesters say the situation has not improved much. things are still the same there is no change when bashir was in power the dollar was worth $5300.00 we don't know what to do anymore we used to protest for justice and accountability now they've distracted us from that with demands for bread fuel and cooking gas. the government says the scottie of commodities and the rise in market prices are caused by shortages of hard currency because of limited international trade and exports while the official rate is $55.00 sudanese pounds to the us dollar most of it comes from outside the official system or the parallel market the difference between the 2 has been climbing steeply the government has held to donor conferences with the aim of improving the economy it's also negotiated with the us government to be taken off its list of states sponsoring terrorism and open its markets for international

trade and investment in exchange sudan had to agree to recognize israel one of the few arab countries to do so last year but the economic problems run deeper so than owes more than $60000000000.00 to the world bank which has made it difficult for it to get more loans to ease its economic crisis and since the government subsidizes medicine and fuel for some sectors it needs hard currency so the demand for cash with the parallel market being the only option has brought down the value of its local currency increasing the rate of inflation and frustration for many here the administration says it's found solutions to some of these challenges. the report we have is that there is no skews to you there are lines for fuel medicine and breed to get daily updates to know what's the root cause for scarcity no one in the government is blowing to what the people suffer we've spoken to the banks responsible for importing goods and they will increase the amount of fuel tank is imported as well as wheat and medicine to ease the situation back on the streets

those barricading the main roads say they hope the government listens to them and understand that even if the commodities are available it won't mean much because they simply can't afford to buy them people morgan al-jazeera how to move. for more than half a century the practice of gas flaring that's the burning of gas produced as a byproduct of oil extraction has affected the lives of thousands of people in nigeria and now the government wants to pass a bill to tackle the issue and raise new revenue from the wasted natural gas. they do oppose the community has been living in the shadows of 3 gas flare point 6970. people here say the players damage their lives and livelihoods. everywhere. our roofs. lost. crops cannot lead probably. no good water. life has

moved because of the tide goes in even for us to get fish and i would i have to do more than he. can laughs. he says compensation paid to some has done little to ease their pain. and they aren't alone fires like these birds throughout nigeria's oil rich delta oil companies still find it more convenient to burn away the gas even though it could be used to generate electricity an estimated printer 3000000 cubic meters of gas is being flared every day from $174.00 points like this costing nigeria about a $1000000000.00 annually the government says it's a waste and if stopped could add $3000.00 megawatts of electricity in a country that to struggling to generate 4000 megawatts. because of the difficulty in enforcing a total ban in 2019 nigeria launched an ambitious project to increase domestic use

of gas and export. this it hopes will cut the waste and save lives and the environment. better mentally friendly it is cheap it also never was quick industrialization and growth and we didn't. feel out of time he said it's an issue where we can continue to lead men and that's why this project will do 2 things one is to deliver on previous attempts to have a trust african got 5 plan which will deliver got through the military into europe and also to deepen the gas consumption country in boosting domestic consumption government is also promoting the use of compressed natural gas in vehicles but the most effort is to see a drastic reduction in gas flaring we are actually giving out those flares to people to manage and we believe that. will be able to take care of all the gas flares within the next few years then the 5 you've got you interested in your bid

for it and if you win we give it to you so you can now. commercialize the guys. that will. be in fled and then of course bring some value to the economy. the government is hoping that the petroleum industry bill in parliament for 20 years also pass and attract more investments in oil and gas. that will further boost gas utilization and help minimize flaring until then communities like. me have to live with the damage caused by the gas players blazing at their doorsteps. nigeria. hundreds of people have taken to the streets of paris against a bill they say will undermine freedom to documents police brutality the draft security law would make it criminal to publish video of on duty police officers many protesters are angry about what they call disproportionate violence by police

video of white policeman beating up a black music producer nov intensified anger leading to nationwide weekly protests . there's also been a 3rd night of protests in poland sparked by a court ruling that makes abortion illegal in almost all cases thousands defied coronavirus restrictions to attend rallies in several cities alexey o'brien reports . these protesters say they're marching for freedom and equality they want women to have the right to choose what's best for their bodies and their babies and that. the call truly means i don't want to have any more children for the moment in poland because i want to have the choice i do not want to run the risk of having to watch my baby die in excruciating pain or have a stillborn. pollens constitutional court ruled in october to ban abortions in cases of facial disorders even those that are severe facial

a ruling which came into force on wednesday it's one of the most restrictive laws in europe only allowing the procedure in cases of rape and incest or if the mother's life is at risk doctors performing illegal abortions will face a prison sentence. that's not women should have the right to decide their own bodies not the government and certainly not the church. activists accuse the governing conservative law and justice party of putting pressure on the court which it denies but that hasn't stopped anger over the ruling a school lighting into the largest protest movement in decades. after getting up in the capital in warsaw they were scuffles with police who fired tear gas at the crowds some say the security forces are trying to intimidate them into keeping quiet doesn't just a lot of them it's a tragedy for our country that 30 years after the fall of communism to fight for freedom again the protests are being watched closely hof

a world away in argentina women there gained a victory last month when the senate voted to allow abortion up to 14 weeks the largest south american country to do so activists say they're sharing strategies online literally the fact that we are reference in terms of empowerment and the building of strength is very exciting i think that if we could we could get on a plane and we would be on the front line with them supporting that the green scarves that became the symbol of argentina's abortion rights movement being handed out in poland. as a source of inspiration a reminder not to give up. on al-jazeera. sports news is coming up on the news hour in a moment and we have action from the america's cup challenger series in new zealand peter will be here right after the break.

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so game stop shares shot up again on friday the latest twist in a wall street saga drawing the attention of billionaires at the white house on thousands of social media users the videogame retailer stock has risen by around 70 percent clawing back most of thursday's losses mature 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 kris's salumi explains . 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 the 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 starks 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 in. 'd institutions go belly up as a result and 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 months and wondering if activist online trading is here to stay kristen salumi al jazeera new york time for an update on the sports news with peter thank you very well start with something we've not seen too much of in the last 12 months up to 50000 fans a day will be allowed in to watch the australian open tennis that's around 50 percent of the usual attendance for the grand slam which starts on february 8th in melbourne the limit will drop to $25000.00 for the last 6 days of the tournament because there are fewer matches it's all been signed off by the state of victoria. the following dies will have up to 390000 people here at melbourne park and that's

about 50 percent of the average over the last 3 years you know it will not but the saw him as the last few years but it will be the most significant international event with crowds that the world has seen for many many months more than a 1000 people including players and their entourages were required to undergo 14 days of coron team on their arrival in australia most were at least able to train them but 72 players were in full lockdown confined to the hotel rooms because of positive cases on their flights we've given 9 days between the coming out of court when they really have to play excuse me play the israel open so that period of time while it may in athletes' mind not be perfectly ideal it is enough of a period of time to get is really as you possibly can be. so there will be no fans of the tennis but that won't be the case at the final of a couple of at the daughters later the biggest game in south american football is being played at brazil's iconic american australia but because of the pandemic it

will take place behind closed doors monika reports from rio de janeiro. this is football as it usually is in brazil fans bidding farewell to players before historic game between by a mere dozen soon to use in the final of the corp by the better it is to top presumed teams battling for the biggest prize in south american club football the american man stadium in rio de janeiro you would expect they'd be greeted by big crowds of supporters but no with today's couvade 19 restrictions there's just a handful of anybody's match or more it's very said that no friends are present in the game as big as this one both teams have a huge amount of fans in normal times the american would be packed. one of the world's greatest ever players lad began his career as

a 15 year old with some toes he's having to cheer his former team on line. it is the lot there that i wanted to be inside the stadium helping santos at times a different the american man can hold $80000.00 fans but only $5000.00 are allowed inside that includes stadium workers journalist teams in their selected guess everyone had to test negative for covert 19 to get access to the magic and i was and still is a monument to pursue passion for football but in 2020 it was used as a field hospital and became a symbol of the government's failed attempts to control the pandemic which has claimed more than 200000 lives. the pandemic also loomed over the pre-match news come. for instance when teams usually talk about sports strategies in their hopes of winning the game not this time ever that a person wants tons of

a lot of video the more the real pressure is when we talk about life and death here it's a game and no matter what happens we'll go forward now people on the front lines like nurses and doctors that are fighting to beat this pandemic that come champions in south america the winner will also qualify to play in the club world cup which begins in doha next week meineke an i.q. of al-jazeera rio de janeiro well some of the continental champions are already arriving in qatar for the club world cup the latest side to touch down in doha mexico's. champions of the north central america and caribbean region their 1st match will be against asian champions all son from south korea the tournament is being played in 2 of the 2022 world cup stadiums with a limited number of fans allowed in to watch. now to a stunning goal in the business league or that will bring back memories of the i got married on his famous 1906 world cup goal against england this one is coming to you from silas one monkey to god of stuttgart in the german bundesliga the

congolese collecting the ball on the edge of his own area before setting off or running almost the entire length of the patriot way to finish a memorable go as stuttgart beat minds to know. pundits saw talking up the philadelphia 76 as genuine n.b.a. title contenders the season and on friday they were in impressive form once again star center. was only on the cold 27 minutes against the minnesota timberwolves but he made excellent use of that time the cameroonian notching up 37 points and 11 rebounds for the delphia winning 180 in 94 you pushed us and the utah jazz on our own and 11 game winning streak that's thanks 281-2101 win over the dallas mavericks just bugged out of each scoring a season high 32 points or the jazz. first in the west. to sailings america's

cup and the italian team have stormed into the final of the challenger series they completed a full sweep of american magic in the best of 7 semifinal on saturday in oakland it means that luna rossa will now take on ben ainslie's british any austine next month in the final and that will determine which team will progress to the main america's cup in march to face the finding champions team zealand. better army has racked up a 3rd super g. victory in a row the latest one came in garmisch in germany and it increases her lead in the super g. standings she's now 140 points ahead of her nearest challenger and has also moved up to 2nd place in the overall world cup standing. i'll be here again later with more sports news the resale later peter thank you so much and thanks for watching the news hour on al jazeera back in just a couple minutes we'll have more updates for you thanks for watching.

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