through the turmoil of 2020 the big picture traces a century of racial injustice to reveal how philanthropy politics and economics preserve structural inequality keeping white a supreme and black in its place a race for america part one on a just. this is al-jazeera. over there on the clark this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes the list of countries imposing travel restrictions grows as governments try to keep out the new highly contagious covert 19 strains tens of millions of people in the european union a face in poverty a u.n. report says the plots policies are hurting not helping to tackle the problem.

activists in argentina lend their support to protest leaders in poland in the fight for abortion rights. we meet the afghans fearing for their lives as violence persists their choosing to leave everything behind in search for a safe but uncertain future. and i'm here to stimulate your sport organizers of the australian open tennis have been given the green light to leighton spectators up to 30000 fans will be allowed in to see the likes of serena williams and novak djokovic shot in melbourne. so than a year ago on this day the world health organization declared cave at 19 to be a public health emergency of international concern 12 months on and countries are facing a new threat from highly contagious strains for through several nations to impose travel restrictions to keep their citizens safe for. france says people traveling

from normally you countries are not welcome for now singapore suspended its so-called travel bubble with malaysia and to south korea and to germany and south africa joins a growing list of countries being put on a u.s. travel ban well since the pandemic began more than 2000000 people have died globally with 102000000 people being infected there's hope that newly approved vaccines will help contain coded 19 and so far 6 have been rolled out but the mutated strains of the virus a causing further challenges it is unclear just how effective the vaccines will be it gets these new strains all right under his washington d.c. will be speaking to him in just a few minutes so let's 1st go to london tonight and barbara who's standing by for us and so a year on where in this world of the global vaccine rollouts and ever tightening border measures tell us about the new travel restrictions. that's right

nick the new travel restrictions are across europe are as you were referring to a reaction to the emergence of these new variants firstly on saturday the czech republic has banned all non-essential travel into the country from anywhere although there are exemptions for things like commuting for work and for family visits it's a reminder of those steps we saw last year from several countries in central europe mainly which are effectively stopped at the schengen free movement zone within the e.u. now another country that's acting to close its borders is france. going from sunday to stop all non-essential travel from outside the european union but not from within the e.u. that would also be exemptions for people like holy as delivering vital good so the u.k. for example has been reassuring people here that lorry drivers can can still travel across the channel john cut stakes the prince prime minister is under pressure

because a week ago he's main scientific adviser said there should probably be a 3rd national lockdown pretty soon he doesn't want to do that because public patience has already been tested he's stepping up checks on the nighttime curfew on things like restaurants closing and private gatherings trying desperately to avoid that lockdown here in the u.k. in the last 24 hours there have been press reports of thousands of u.k. citizen stranded in the united arab emirates because the government here has just placed a travel ban on anyone coming back from their best saying that people should find alternative routes it's not clear how that helps stop the spread of cobbett 19 but there will be many people desperately trying to find a way back every year to buy a loan received 1000000 u.k. visitors these are all indications of how. governments are having to react

extremely quickly to the changing transmission of these new variants and how members of the public who think they're following the guidelines can suddenly find themselves in trouble right now tim thanks very much indeed for that person anybody in london let's spread across to washington d.c. the real is and on elizondo standing by. in north america like everywhere big concerns of course about the variance the cavan variance in restrictions being toughened up. yeah they are on public transportation particularly the c.d.c. the centers for disease control issued a new new order in the last 24 hours that masks must be worn on all forms of public transportation in the united states this is airplanes buses trains subways ferries right share vehicles this is now an order and you might be asking ourselves what were people in the us wearing masks on public

transport already well the answer to that is yes but it was not it was not required by the federal government it was left up to individual states and individual jurisdictions in airlines for example to enforce that and to lay out their own standards on masks wearing but now this is an order from the federal government and it's very sweeping and very specific as well it says that the masks must be worn at all times while traveling on any form of public transportation and it says that the masks a must be proper masks with 2 layers it can no longer be handkerchief sore or simply little pieces of fabric that many people here in the u.s. wear so this is. by administration's way of looking at what areas they can tighten up what areas they have federal jurisdiction over and implementing tighter standards these new this new order about wearing masks on all forms of public transportation in the u.s. goes into effect on monday with the new administration at the helm how's the week

old their global. ruff quite frankly it's not going to well i mean the by it's very clear now that the biden ministration has stepped into a problem that is much worse than what they anticipated that's what we're hearing from biden administration officials on the task force and they are around the task force here's a key number i mean they've got multiple issues they're facing number one is they're saying that the vaccine. is the vaccines that are in the stockpile are basically there are not in a study in the stockpile that they didn't realize that when they came into office a week ago they're also dealing with this new variant that is quickly gaining steam in the u.s. but also there's a big problem with the missing doses of vaccine specifically 20000000 doses of vaccine that have been distributed from the federal government to the states have

gone missing and the federal government the task force in washington does not know where those vaccines are there's apparently a problem in the tracking of them where now the federal government officials are having to call up individual health departments in the states and saying hey we sent you x. number of vaccines doses on this date where are those vaccines because we have not got any reports back that they have been actually delivered to patients that need them and they're basically saying that they have to make these calls because there's a gap in the tracking of these vaccines after they're distributed from the distribution centers by the federal government this is a huge problem and there's about 20000000 doses now that the federal government has distributed to the states that they're now saying we have to figure out where they're at because we simply don't know who that's all they need under the circumstances and what about generally in general. people responding to the way things are across the country because it's only going restrictions that will tell.

yeah there are lots of ongoing restrictions throughout the united states and i think people now are just sort of taking a breath biden's been in office for a week now but there is this this this still this this feeling that the vaccines are coming they are coming in that there's a light at the end of the tunnel if you will but the bottom line is very few states have gone even above 5 percent of their population being back vaccinated not only that but this new variant strain that is coming now as arrived in force here in the united states and what you're now starting to see from from people is a sense that this might not be over any time soon the hope if you will in the united states was going to get a handle on this it now is sort of giving way to resignation that this could go on for a very long time probably well through the summer and maybe even into fall indeed

thanks for that there was on the reporting from washington d.c. well now we're going to bring in helena reese she's a member of the south africa ministerial advisory committee for covered $9900.00 member of the world health organizations emergency committee on the pandemic and joins us now from johannesburg thanks for joining us here on how it is or so in a year since 1000 was declared a health emergency the world finds itself in this situation that is getting. by the day so we need the vaccine rollout to have an effect that way how long before things could start improving. well it's that's the $1000000.00 question but i think the word improved is important because we're not going to go from the situation we're in now to complete improvement overnight and i think everyone realizes that but what we're going to see incremental steps towards improving the general situation the 1st thing would be to get the health care

workers immunized that's going to be extremely important and that's the 1st that's the 1st step but we need to do that for all countries of the world and not just the richest countries managed to get access to vaccines so how long will that take i think it's going to take to get all countries to sort of 1020 percent coverage level it'll take the best part of this year i think and to that point you make about people getting access to the vaccine getting a job is not straightforward as we have been hearing in the last 10 minutes it's not straightforward europe is not straight for the united states so that must give deep concern on a continent like africa where you are where poverty and sheer logistics are just a major issue. it is and there are 2 initiatives that i think will make it big difference to this region one is the kovacs the city which is being driven by w.h.o. and garvie and this is an attempt to get equitable access for all countries of the

world. at the end game is to get as many bits as possible and currently 190 countries and to 1st off give everyone 20 percent of their populations needs equitably so that's going to help and many countries in this region have signed up to that but in addition the african union has its own initiative with an ambitious target of covering 60 percent of populations in all countries in this region so there are initiatives that are trying to. rectify what what would otherwise happen which is that many countries in this region would be left behind and the world bank is committed $12000000000.00 we him to african nations and support vaccination programs welcome up it's incredibly important and they're also bilateral donors and philanthropic groups who are supporting the lowest income countries of the world through kovacs as well but all sorts of funding is being sought so it's

the world bank the private sector is engaged certainly in the african region as well and as i say it's overseas development aid it's also going in to support the poorest countries globally so that is going to be incredibly important because otherwise in addition to the logistics and weak health care systems that we have here you're also going to find that the fiscus of many countries simply wouldn't by themselves be able to carry the cost and finally on an individual level if you could help clear a point of confusion for many is not clear how infectious a vaccinated person might be and if they are still infections does that mean that travel and national restrictions will have to stay. we don't know yet how the vaccines will influence infectiousness what we do know is that the vaccines that we're seeing to be successful prevent disease but we don't know if somebody could still get

a very low grade infection be asymptomatic on minimal symptoms and be shedding by wrists that we don't know and that's the important part if we want to interrupt transmission so that many of the vaccines that are currently in development that piece of research is ongoing but will also be able to tell that better once you roll this out into populations will be able to see if the vaccine in addition to protecting people can interrupt transmission. there is just great to get your expertise on this we do appreciate that that's on the roof from the world health organization's emergency committee thank you. thank you. every morsel ahead on the news hour including losing patience find out why people in sudan are protesting and demanding economic change. i thought i would have trouble getting out of town. literally each other now and we speak to those determined to stay in hong kong despite china's growing crackdown on the territories freedom. we got

a report from brazil which is getting ready to host the biggest game in south american club football will be $100.00. miles military says it will abide by the nation's constitution amid concerns the armed forces might attempt the army previously said it could take action if its allegations of fraud in november election were not addressed the governing and l. d. party called a military to accept the will of the people more than a dozen countries including the united states the united kingdom. to adhere to democratic norms. and assume is a diplomatic experts who served on a commission charged with protecting minorities in myanmar and she says the army statement came not just after pressure from the international community but from the people of myanmar themselves it's quite a bit like lived out for the military. and it essentially.

statements may have given people the aggression compared to go or to go but you know the people of myanmar deserve better than this kind of bullying and this kind of heavy handed approach the military has no role. to play in the electoral process what it did is went beyond it actually already when we ought to constitution but it strongly checks tactics that favor its proxy civilian party that needed 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 out of me sworn it next week the process of making making in the us government is already underway and. more specifically you know to come are in chief of the armed forces is due to retire this year is already way beyond retirement age and

it's not all alike either to see that he's seeking to mate well politics and wants to secure continued interest for himself and for some of his colleagues will also retired farmers in india are holding a day long hunger strike as part of a months long protest against you agricultural most saturdays demonstration falls on the anniversary of the death of the political leader in the house like gandhi events in new delhi have so far been peaceful after a week of violence between protesters and police farmers say the lord's will ruin their livelihoods and want scrapped the government says it's needed to modernize the agricultural sector hundreds of people have taken to the streets of paris against the bill they say will undermine freedom to document police brutality the drop 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 in november intensified the anger leading to nationwide protests the un has called on france to revise the pill. at least 8 afghan security force personnel have been killed in a car bomb attack that happened in the northeastern province of. the taliban has claimed responsibility reportedly targeted in nearby military base. where 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 of bloodshed has prompted a new exodus of afghans in his shattered hopes the war could end soon for your counter fury reports now from coal. it was a morning in kabul that most afghans cannot forget in late november the capital was attacked using dozens of rockets for no we'd 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 my 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. or prefer 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 stop 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. kabul looks like at $730.00 at night with not much on 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 stands 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 tell them let's go now and buy that for you now because i don't know if i will be coming back and so no weed

and 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 contra fori al-jazeera kabul bangladesh is sending more refugees to a remote island despite calls from human rights groups to stop the process rights groups say some of the refugees have been forced to go to the island of. and they warn that the in the risk of storms and floods bangladesh was really created over the 1000000 refugees living in camps it's a refuge there after fleeing violence in neighboring. prime minister shaker has seen a housing for us we were asked to come and we came here at our own will my people and relatives came here earlier they said it's better here so we came. this breena 1st 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 let's hear bryant has

this report. 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 args the court ruling 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 what 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 pushing pressure on the court which it denies but that hasn't stopped anger over the ruling escalating into the largest protest movement in decades. after getting 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 that's not it's a tragedy for our country that 30 years after the fall of communism have to fight for freedom again the protests are being watched closely half 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. 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. hong kong residents can apply for a new visa free a path a residency and citizenship in the u.k. starting on sunday on call is government though says it will no longer recognize the british national overseas or be a no vote after china made the same announcement as a true brown reports many are determined to stay even as china moves to rapidly curtail the city's freedoms. music video promoting a message of harmony in a community where politics have been badly out of shoes. let's move forward no matter what the lyrics let's share the new economy. song's 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 chant believes that hong kong's future is dependent on closer 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 if you have to at and t. 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 of doubt. 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 avni has the security of a british passport but as yet has no plans to go. home and. tell everyone that. still the best option in my opinion but like many other remains 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. still come here and on here rotting in right into the impact brakes it is having on the new case of animal farm is a meat process and. all the world's a stage for this if there is a tree in florida now it's keeping the arts alive even during the period 1900. and the philadelphia 76 ers continue their impressive form in the n.b.a. it will be hit with all the actually. it.

time for a bit more stormy weather in the love and here it is coming in on sunday it won't last for long runs through runs through fairly quickly actually and the bottom measure doesn't seem to do much i mean even in the north of iraq in there bill we get one day of rain probably often in the way back to fire weather in 15 degrees cold nights obviously but that's normal this time the that once it has gone east and the skies clear up again $120.00 and barry we've induced it seems to strengthen a little bit during sunday and monday the temperatures in for example and the usa will suffer in that it might even be dissed dusty for where it certainly is the wind that you notice. the rainy season that summer should say in southern africa is fairly obvious we've got a good line that goes from namibia down towards the eastern side of south africa but i think the more of a concentration the next day or so in parts of tanzania maybe mozambique as well

and further inland towards zambia however you'd expect it to be summer thunderstorms in south africa and johannesburg does not disappoint for sunday monday and chooses either side showers thunderstorms or straight forward right with the temperature regime pretty steady 23 by a day that about 15 or 16 by night was fun. but. north korea isolated and heavily sanctioned yet earning billions around the globe here and 39 is involved in everything that makes money for north korea. to carry defer the cusswords take on tyson. the money this year and it goes straight into the coffers as leaders have a $2.00 part people in power investigation bureau $39.00 cash for came to.

that the tourist terraces of the football ultras what club loyalty come in violent confrontations when i was young when there was a football match we were crying because the fans got to go crazy but in indonesia one group of revolutionary supporters has taken a stand against male aggression with a khan of alaska display of peace and unity just fans who make football culture as an angels on al-jazeera. rule. oh. i get watching out there my vote top stories and more countries are imposing

trouble restrictions to curb the spread of covert 19 variants france's ban people travelling from known countries in south africa joins a growing list of countries who put on the u.s. drug. problem is it in india a holding a day long hunger strike as part of the months long protest against new agricultural events new delhi have so far been peaceful after a week of violent protesters and police. mammals military says it will abide by the country's constitution amid concerns the armed forces my. to tempt a governing party has called on the military to accept the results of november's elections. algeria has begun its vaccination drive using doses of russia's. initial jabs were issued in the town where algiers 1st cases were detected in march the government is trying to get deliveries of the astra zeneca vaccine only 4 other african nations have begun relation. and health officials in senegal say that

covered 19 variants of surgeon infections of the health system there is just overwhelmed the medical students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of doctors. to sack reports now from the capital of the uk. if only the dead could speak says up to juve then the living would know of the pain and distress caused by coronavirus jew for isn't even aware that cove in $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 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 that 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 why you want to overwhelmed and

being sent to all types of wards some days i'm a cardiologist in the front 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. now the european union is not fit for purpose when it comes to fighting poverty that is the assessment of the u.n. special envoy olivia the shooter who's calling on the e.u. countries to focus more on eradicating poverty his report accuses the e.u. of failing to reach its own target of lifting 20000000 people out of poverty by last year's deadline the shooter wants the blog to boldly rethink its entire socio economic approach one in 5 people in the e.u. were already living in poverty in 2019 that's more than 92000000 people and the pandemic has affected millions more who have never experienced poverty before the

u.n. report also found that at least 23 percent of european children live in poverty that's $19400000.00 children and women are disproportionately affected well let's bring in the author of that report or alleviate the shooter who's the un special rapporteur a special envoy as you say calling on country you countries to focus more on eradicating poverty mr trichet thanks for coming in to talk about this why do you say that the e.u. has failed so dismally here why is it not fit for purpose. well the u. has a number of constraints that. it has impose on itself that makes it very difficult for member states to effectively tackle poverty through speakers fiscal competition between countries is institutionalized and as a result it's very difficult for these countries adopt progressive taxation schemes secondly because they compete on wages and on social contributions bade by employers so it's very difficult to increase wages in line with predicted to gains

and 30 because these countries are imposed macroeconomic straight jackets as a result of joining the the euro the single currency you have to maintain a fiscal discipline making it very difficult for them to invest in social protection and as a result it is extremely difficult for european countries to do more to combat poverty and reduce inequality so let's have a look at what this actually means on the ground when we talk of a european living in poverty those one in 5 it's in the startling numbers that one in 520 percent who experience poverty what is it actually made what is the range of poverty being experience indeed that measure of poverty change into account the fact that people who make less than 60 percent of the median wage will be considered at risk of poverty and it also includes all people who are severely maturity deprived you know terms who live in conditions of descent you should not

be able to afford the good services that make for a decent life so it's a it's a get to greed that's rather broad and that includes a measure of relative poverty people who may not be able to withstand a shock such as the economy crisis who are going through would be included in this figure of people at risk of poverty and you say that the kind of a crisis is a kind of opportunity to reinvent how is that. well look following the crisis induced by the bend ended the e.u. set aside all of the rules that we thought were going to be taboo for for for the generations to gun and it's decided to allow states to spend lots of money in state aid to support companies it decided to set aside the fiscal discipline imposed on countries in normal times and he decided to launch a massive recovery plan worth $750000000000.00 euros in order to restart the

european economy and i think these measures that are dictated by the emergency by the sanitary crisis may be a blueprint for the future. for the future of the e.u. and it must learn from this crisis that it should be a source of resilience not put on its hopes in growth and efficiency gains but also building because indians which means investing much more in social protection and protecting people from economy stocks and i think we now are witnessing the e.u. a significant revision of the dogmas that had been essentially guiding the e.u.'s past responses to crisis over the past to 20 years did you think there's a kind of endemic fear that you know you had this previous target of taking 20000000 people out of poverty by 2020 which was missed by nearly by nearly 9000000 do you think that the fear of missing you know another target would choke this endeavor to find a solution. yes i think there is a fear it to set

a new targets because of a fear that you again missed the targets by a large margin however we do not have any successor to that target that was set in 2010 and without any measure of truest related to poverty reduction without setting any objectives do you miss states will not be incentivized to do more to fight poverty and i think we should abandon this myth that just by growing the economy and by creating more jobs whatever the quality of the jobs and whatever the letters of wages we should reduce poverty that has not worked in the past and we need to take seriously the need to reinvest in supports 2 to put family support to children in particular and not simply put all our hopes in economic growth which would be difficult to to achieve and which is not going to be inclusive enough if we don't

really focus on people in poverty and for this we need a new target to be set i very much hope that the commission we propose one in an action plan on on the the european bill of social rights that the child proposed in just a few weeks time ok olivia district to you in a special report extreme poverty human rights thanks for time thank you. well 1st it was scotland's fishing industry now is the u.k. the animal farm is a meat processing complaining about the impact bricks it is having on their livelihoods whole containers of fresh made have been left to rot in ports as exporters struggle with a new board of bureaucracy or a challenge reports not from yorkshire. on the. richard lister owns 50000 pigs and he's struggling to sell them his customers the u.k.'s may meet process is a 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 to function profitably then you

know we don't have a business you know what we understand that. for periods of time that you know things are profitable but we really need to you know address barriers to this from here bricks 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 carrying 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 bakes into the policy changes of brecht's it in self and no amounts 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 can pay. it is it we're getting some feedback that yes it's a statement to many problems that well they'll source it from somewhere else you know so you lose customers and they this is trade that you know our business is a build up over the last 40 years supplying some of the 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 meat processes to ensure they can take advantage of the opportunities and changes being outside the single market and customs union will bring an overall businesses are adjusting well to the new rules

and continue to try to fact to flee i asked farmer richard lister if he agreed with this i think when you're the head then about supply chain it's quite different you know we are at the bottom of the supply chain and everything gets pushed back on 2 wheels so this pick produces you know i would agree with that from the government you know but more must be done and it's got to be done soon and the industry says it digitized custom system is an essential place to start chalons al-jazeera yorkshire sudan through tierra to economy has sparked protests in its capital and other states crisis has already led to the overthrow of one government in 2019 but after nearly 18 months under a new administration there's no sign of relief for the zeroes hippa morgan reports now from cutting. 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 obama. he was overthrown by his military after weeks of anti-government protests that were also sparked by hikes in prices of 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 for 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 aid medicine and feel 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 scarcity you the reliance for fuel medicine and brood 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 weight 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 it's all . still ahead here in al-jazeera action from the america's cup challenger series in new zealand.

frank assessments you've got colleagues on the ground in the canaries what is the situation there's only one doctor and one nurse or $2200.00 people informed opinions how big does foreign policy figure in the early stages of a bomb in this race 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 live get a back seat when there's no money and all the rest of rich countries are fighting for an inside story on al-jazeera getting close to the people most affected by those same powers often changes but it's absolutely part of the story is to be told lots of side if this area we push this fall forward as we can to the frontline now the smell of day is overpowering a lot of the stories that we cover all high the conflicts so it's very important that we make them as understandable as we can to as many people as possible no

matter how much they know about a given crisis or issue as al-jazeera correspondents that's what we strive to do. it was william shakespeare who wrote all the world's a stage and with countless theatres around the world still shut some of forms of taking that famous phrase even more literally than before and the kind of reports now from miami. just like every city across the world miami is feeling the impact of the code 19 pandemic businesses normally bustling with activity now stand empty the inevitable impact of the deadly virus that i'll take note of the playwright and

director michel housman see something else in the crisis has been an opportunity to revive the arts in an unusual way we know that people are hungry to experience theater they're hungry to experience communion and so you know this idea what a way to do all that in a safe way the concept to turn vacant shop windows into 7 tiny stages is proved to be a big success or dns members socially distance wear masks and listen to each 10 minute play using headsets i thought it get tickets for those who work in the theater it's a chance to tread the boards in a unique way and boost the local economy yes where doing theatre yes where intertainment people yes where touching hearts and that kind of way but also where literally bringing people back to miami beach in a safe way blath one you know throughout the productions run actors follow strict

code protocols regularly tested and those who perform together also isolate together every performance is sold out money that helps the nonprofit theatre company survive over the past 12 months or so all of our lives have changed drastically in covert pretty good is a very real thing miami new drama is doing that is not just reviving the arts safely grow for bringing people much needed entertainment as a fresh produce for those starved of in person artistic entertainment this theatrical production and troubling times has been a hit it's been a while since anyone's been able to go to a show or see anything live in a long time so it's kind of cool to see people getting creative and doing things outside and making things happen with the current. and i don't think he's going. from. here i don't know let me tell everybody here. while the immediate future of live entertainment remains in flux here at least is proof that the show can go on.

and gallacher al-jazeera miami florida. let's get on the sport is paid to make thank you so much we'll start with something we've not seen too much of in the last 12 months up to 30000 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 they are few matches so in a williams and novak djokovic sure among those training in melbourne only and grand slam stars are fresh from playing at an exhibition event in adelaide where fans were allowed into the stands for the 1st time in months at a tennis tournament something officials hope to continue doing safely. over 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 be. the

sign as the last few years but it will be the most significant international event we've crowds that the world has seen for many many months. so there will be fans of the tennis but that won't be the case at the final of a couple of her daughters later the biggest game in south american football is being played at brazil's iconic american law stadium but because of the pandemic it will take place behind closed doors monica care of 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 centers in the final of the cup by the better though it is to top presumed teams battling for the biggest prize in south american club football american man stadium in rio de janeiro you would expect to be greeted by big crowds

of supporters but no with today's covert 19 restrictions there's just a handful of anybody's matter much appreciated 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 bedad began his career as a 15 year old with some throws he's having to cheer his former team on line you'll get is the love there is that i wanted to be inside the stadium helping santos but time's a different the medical man can hold 80000 fans but only 5000 are allowed inside that includes stadium workers journalists teams in their selected guess everyone had to test negative for code 19 to get access to the magic and i was and still is a monument to priscilla's 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 conferences when teams usually talk about sports strategies in their hopes of winning the game not this time as a cable to put some one stands of a lot of even 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 they're the real heroes they're the ones who deserve the highlights back to football the teams are not just battling to become champions of south america the winner will also qualify to play in the club world cup which begins in doha next week monica inaki of al-jazeera rio de janeiro. well some of the other continental champions are already

arriving in qatar for the club world cup the laid aside to touchdown in doha of mexico city guests who are the champions of the north central america and caribbean region their 1st match will be against asian champions from south korea it's an event is being played in 2 of the 2022 world cup stadiums with a limited number of fans allowed to watch now to a stunning goal in the bundesliga that will bring back memories of the egg american as famous 1906 world cup goal against england this one is coming to you from silas one monkey 2 of shorts caught in the german bundesliga the congolese collecting the ball on the age of his only area before setting off for monkey 2 running almost the entire length of the pitch johnnies on to finish a memorable go asuka beat minds to no. english golfer paul casey will take a one stroke lead into the final round of the divide there's a classic case he chipped in for a birdie on the 17th then followed that up with an eagle on the final hole on

saturday took him to 15 on the park and a shot ahead of scotland's robert mcintyre if casey wins on sunday he'll clinch a 15th european to a title. to sailings america's cup in the italian team luna rosser have stormed into the final of the challenger series they completed a formal sweep of american magic in their best of 7 semifinal on saturday in all cleaned it means that luna rossa will now take on bail ainslie's british team next month in the final and that will determine which team will progress to the main america's cup in march to be failing to face the failing champions team new zealand . and finally swirsky a lot of good programming has racked up a 3rd super g. victory in iraq the latest one common goal mission germany and increases the lead in the super g. standings she's now 140 points ahead of the most challenging and has also moved up to 2nd place in the overall world cup standings. that's what we'll leave it for now

most sports news again later nick pretty great thank you very much we've got the cue that is it for the news hour more coming up in a couple of minutes the half hour views. when all that seems to matter is the headline there is 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 it on the ground misinformation is rife lays bare the body is a lot of people believe things because they want to believe that

a done covers the uncomfortable truths do you think they did enough to scrutinize the case for war the listening posts. i really did bad things would i be able to forgive somebody like me a convicted war criminal seeks out the survivors of a prison camp to apologize for the crimes of his past i just kept. showing. the unforgiven a weakness documentary on al-jazeera my old team asked. to not let me actually. moved out of his parents' house after he got me he says he found more space living in this king after renovating it last year it's now his home along with his wife daughter and all but there is really a government said that he was to be constructed we've gotten permits and issued at the militia in order last month our interview with cut short as he hears that the

israeli army has arrived in the village with a bulldozer resident faced soldiers gave them one minute to go home it took the found me months to build their brick wall and nuff than an hour to see it get demolished. the list of countries imposing travel restrictions grose's governments try to keep out the newly highly contagious covert 900 strains us. this is al jazeera life and also coming up an overwhelmed health system for senegal to depend on medical students and turn prisons into coronavirus treatment centers tens of millions of people in.