highest level of the bangladesh government. al-jazeera investigation prime ministers. the w.h.o. says richer countries must act globally to make sure there are enough vaccines to go around. the whole raman you're watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters in doha also coming up brazil's neighbors restrict travel to the country amid concern about the spread of a new coronavirus variant. also a businessman allied to vladimir putin says he owns the huge palace that opposition

leader alexina valley linked to the russian president. and 2 members of the far right boys are indicted on federal conspiracy charges in connection with the storming of the u.s. capitol. to the program the world health organization is calling on governments to pause their coronavirus vaccine rollouts once health workers and vulnerable people are inoculated to ensure there's a global supply the un body says it's worried about vaccine nationalism there when that's when one nation stockpiles vaccines causing others to miss out and as the virus continues to spread around the world more governments are closing their borders france has banned all but essential travel from outside of the e.u. singapore has suspended its so-called travel bubble with malaysia south korea and germ. any and south africa joins a growing list of countries on a u.s.

travel ban well since the pandemic began more than 2000000 people have died globally and there have been more than 102000000 infections while there's hope immunization will help contain covert 19 the w.h.o. is warning equal access to vaccines around the world is necessary to speed up a global recovery dr margaret harris is a spokesperson for the w.h.o. she says vaccine nationalism does not work in anyone's favor. my big politically 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 fire sets the health and frontline 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 has demonstrated this is a good example there are countries that are being good neighbors who are saying we were vaccinators top groups and we will provide those doses for others the other way is through the codex facility that was set up by 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 other countries in the kovacs facilities so it doesn't matter whether you're rich or poor the idea is equality of access and access according to need but the bubble has more from london

all the latest travel restrictions in europe. firstly on saturday the czech republic has banned all nonessential 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 it's going from sunday to stop all non-essential travel from outside the european union but not from within the e.u. there would also be exemptions for people like hawley as delivering vital goods so the u.k. for example has been reassuring people here that lorry drivers can can still travel across the channel john kass deck's the prince prime minister is under pressure

because a week ago his 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 there they're saying that people should find alternative routes. well portugal says it's about to run out of beds in its intensive care units as it grapples with the walls highers coronavirus death toll the capita health ministry data shows there are only 7 intensive care unit beds left on the mainland out of 850 some covert 900 patients who are critically ill are being sent to portuguese islands including madeira the regional government there

said it had 157 beds available portugal has also recorded the highest number of new cases become bitter in the past week more than 12000 people have died from the corona virus there so far. well brazil's neighbors are imposing new restrictions on travel to and from latin america's largest country is concerned about a new crew and a virus variant spreads across the region vaccine rollouts provide some hope but officials warn there's still a long way to go before the end of the pandemic the reports from the argentinean capital. thank you rare piece of good news amongst the coronavirus misery bolivia's 1st like the nation a nurse in the country's hearted eastern city of santa cruz and messy end of the mess in the yen i feel good very excited and also a bit nervous a positive she's in the front line doctors want to medic is dying every day the

virus has killed 10000 bolivians the government has ordered 15000000 more doses of the russian smart nick and the ox that astra zeneca vaccines on plan but we have a plan to combat the coronavirus in the 2nd wave a plan to have stages such as tests test and more tests a plan that has a 2nd element a provision of vaccines that today are becoming a reality for our health workers there's a similar story in colombia where the president announced the national vaccination program is to begin in 3 weeks only in 4 of my last column be honest i would like to inform colombians that at this moment acquisitions are completely closed in order to guarantee the vaccination for the target population that we set out in the national vaccination plan a new lockdown has been imposed in the capital while borders remain closed trapping these migrants mostly from haiti but also cuba and africa their ultimate destination is united states lab in d.c.

on the request they have made is to be allowed entry into panama that is not possible because there is a presidential order to close the borders as a precautionary measure but in addition panama has all of its borders closed girl and has closed its long border with. it was ill barbados has announced a lockdown while canada has closed air traffic from the caribbean and mexico until april in mexico the president went before the cameras to say he's recovering from the virus and to announce the purchase of maxine's bolivia daigle i still have covert but the dr stone me to tie have passed a critical phase i'm not presenting myself to you so that there are no rumors or misunderstandings i am well although i still have to rest he was speaking of mexico became the country in the world with the 3rd highest number of coronavirus deaths more than 155000 behind only the u.s. and brazil a situation made worse by oxygen shortages in the capital despite that foreign

tourists taking advantage of mexico's more relaxed travel restrictions continue to flock to the beaches the coronavirus. some of us are family ready had it. it's not that big a deal and the governments are making it worse than it actually is however for many elsewhere in latin america it can get much worse the vaccination programs provide hope but on the horizon it's still a long way off. join di meola who's a desire is an attorney let's talk about peru because they're beginning now a nationwide lockdown what's that going to look like in reality on the ground. where it's going to be very difficult they've had lock downs before very tight lock downs this one will affect about half the country's $32000000.00 population including the capital lemur and the surrounding areas it's only going to go to people to stay at home if they can only essential business is the trouble with that

is something like 70 percent of the population of the work force work in the informal economy if they don't work they simply don't have enough money to feed their families so they resisted previous lockdowns are likely to resist this one as well although they agree with the government's measures they say they really have no no options the government is for a population of 32000000 so it really feels it has no choice with the number of deaths from coal they'd leaping from 40 a week or 40 a day in recent weeks up to 100 a day now this is a last resort in many ways until they can start their vaccination program there in the process of that but it's not going to happen it's not going to get started until sometime in february but of course brazil is becoming more and more isolated as more global nations restrict travel to and from the country as a huge message to brazil but also a huge message to the political establishment that they really got to try and sort

this out internally. well the question there always is whether president jabal sonora will heed those messages coming from his neighbors he hasn't done in the past but as you mention a serious situation in brazil especially in the north of the country in the very remote amazon the state capital of menow lost something like 91 percent of recent. diagnosis of colgate have found to be the new variants the extra virulent beriah known as p one so that's very serious in a state in a city in which the medical infrastructure is already under great strain they're running out of oxygen and they're running out of beds and the trouble with me now is it's a big city of over a 1000000 people 3 hours flying time from the nearest other centers of population from the capital brasilia so people in neighboring towns out in the jungle moving

someone else when they find that they're infected only to find there's nothing there for them there's no oxygen that there's no beds they're appealing for help from other cities in brazil in the meantime as we've mentioned they're closing borders flights to and from brazil being severely restricted nothing to colombia peru has banned flights to brazil so a dire situation there again that vaccination program has got on the way in some areas in the state of south paolo but there is no national plan as we've mentioned many times before president job also naro hasn't always undermine the efforts of vaccination the population never it seems taking the coronavirus seriously enough daniel thanks very much for the dental. desires. russian police are warning supporters of jailed opposition politician alexina valmy against taking part in planned demonstrations on sunday us weekend tens of thousands

attended protests demanding his release several of the valley's associates are reported to be under house arrest police say movement in the city will be limited and several train stations closed it was arrested when he returned to russia 2 weeks ago and he accuses intelligence agents of poisoning him which the kremlin denies meanwhile a russian billionaire says he's the owner of an opulent seaside mansion which novelli has linked to president vladimir putin businessman are carty rottenberg is putin's former judo partner and he says he bought the property 2 years ago for almost $1000000000.00 of only recently released a video claiming it belongs to putin and was built using illicit funds the media has been viewed more than $100000000.00 times. mean mars military says it will abide by the country's constitution amid concerns the armed forces might attempt a coup supporters of the military marched in the city and gone on saturday days after a military spokesperson declined to rule out

a power grab the army has been alleging widespread irregularities in the vendors election one in a landslide and sons who choose ruling national league for democracy be a mass election commission rejected the military's claims of voter fraud on thursday bangladesh is relocating more regular fiji's to a remote island despite calls from human rights groups to stop the process rights groups say that some of the refugees have been forced to move to the island of char and they warned that the low lying island is at risk of storms of the floods bangladesh wants to resettle a 10th of the $1000000.00 refugees living in camps on the mainland they took refuge there after being forced out by a military crackdown if they bring the aircraft. still ahead here protesting go on hunger strike while marking the anniversary of the death of.

the impact. of the u.k.'s export trade stories after the break. there are 2 storms in the u.s. at the moment this one here which is a standard winter storm rain the sas snow in the north going from the plains states and further east was nice they could be some violent storms in the south even over atlanta for example but then you got the pacific a big unfolding storm system running down the california coast through san francisco eventually get to l.a. i was think as did the last one san francisco's forecast sees the wind pick up on monday the rain come in then and then as the front goes through the wind goes right into a westerly. monday's picture wrang goes off shore when they land to see where the stuff comes right there way down into sort of

a journey is again possibly into georgia and you've got snow of course quite easily on the higher ground of california and rain working its way slowly down the coast that's the active weather this is the inactive weather yes there is a trade when there are frequent light showers the lesser antilles and it's rather gray on the coast of nicaragua but these have been standard things the last week otherwise it's mostly fine and warm and not particularly windy to this breeze picks up into the yucatan subtlest in fact in south america unusual rains been falling in santiago should be joy it is time of year but it's a little bit more still to come. but . it could be the biggest land grab in history. as powerful nations lay claim to territories under the ocean $21.00 geologists are secretly plotting new borders. as the

struggle for resources intensifies some of the world's most powerful scientists speak out. oceans manakin on al-jazeera. welcome back your jobs or at least the whole robin a reminder of our top stories the world health organization is calling on governments to pause that coronavirus vaccine rollouts wants essential workers and vulnerable people receive their jobs the organization is concerned that rich nations will stockpile supplies causing others to miss out. peru is beginning a strict lockdown for the 2nd time in 10 months the government's saving to reduce

the burden on hospitals overwhelmed by the volume of patients families are resorting to buying medical oxygen on the black market due to shortages. the russian billionaire says he owns a seaside palace which jailed kremlin critic alexina valley has accused president vladimir putin of owning putin's friend katie ruff burke says he owes the property worth more than a $1000000000.00 the valley has claimed that putin used elicit funds to build a mansion. u.s. president joe biden is facing an uphill battle to get his $1.00 trillion dollars economic relief plan through congress biden's plans to raise minimum wages to $15.00 an hour facing strong republican opposition article he joins me now from capitol hill patty i mean president biden of course continues to push forward his agenda to help the u.s. public during this very difficult time but his stimulus package as we've just said is getting pushed back i mean how difficult is this going to get in terms of

getting approval. it's going to be incredibly difficult the white house says he was meeting with his advisors today inside the white house trying to figure out how to get this passed republicans have a couple of complaints they say they just passed a there's no need for any additional aid like some of where the money is going for example they don't want to see it go to states and cities many say that the deficit deficit is simply too high but joe biden is saying that this is going to get through and one of the key provisions he wants to see get through is the $15.00 an hour minimum wage a lot of republicans are against that because just for some perspective the minimum wage right now federally across the country is $7.25 that has not been raised since 2009 so the democrats that's a huge priority for them so they've put this into this larger package they've given it a couple of weeks they want to see exactly if the republicans will work with president biden some are saying strip out the minimum wage part and then we can talk about

just coated he's not giving any indication that he's willing to do that just yet so now that the democrats are focusing on is a budget reconciliation in that legislative lingo basically it means that they don't need republican support but to get that passed they need every single one of the 50 democratic senators to vote for this bill and then vice president carla harris would break the tie be the 5th the 51st vote passing the legislation biden has said president biden has said this is going to pass code really is going to happen they're just trying to figure out how and what it looks like in the end of course another subject very close to the house of politicians the investigation and the rest continuing the incident capitol hill at the beginning of january what more is being discovered by the authorities. well right now this is a huge investigation the f.b.i. taking the lead some agents say that this is the biggest case they've worked on since the attacks of september 11th field offices across the country poring through

videos getting tens of thousands of tips tracking down the people who rioted and took over the capital violently let's not forget that one police officer was beaten to death his body is going to lie in state here in the capital in the coming days we've started to see some arrests where people who belong to far right extremist groups white supremacist groups they're being charged but with much more serious charges not just entering the capital that just property damage but conspiracies are right now the f.b.i. are really focusing on how much planning went into this and exactly whether they're trying to be able to prove whether there was just a spontaneous act by a mob of people or if this was planned if people came to town with communications gear with zip ties with weapons in order to carry out a plot to subvert democracy so we're starting to see the 1st charges of conspiracy but we expect we'll have many more in the days ahead for the update thanks for that particle hitting the capitol hill for us thank you. farmers in india have held

a day long hunger strike as part of a months long protest against new agricultural laws events in new delhi have so far been peaceful after a week of violence which has led the authorities to block the internet protest camps lower a burden manly house will. be are these farmers have refused food for a day 100 strike to show people in india their protest is nonviolent i know this of the months of protests escalated into violent scenes this past week on the outskirts of the capital new delhi. on friday there was street fights after supporters of the governing party shouted slogans against the palace whatever you do the. police disperse the crowds using tear gas on patents. and on tuesday a pharmacist tried to rally culminated in these scenes at you can he stay miss right. moments of encounter protest sites for 2 months to demand the government

repeals 3 new agricultural laws the government has offered to put them on hold for 18 months the farmers with them dropped saying the only benefit to big businesses. although there is heavy police presence the fama say more people have been inspired to join them. i want to congratulate the farmers of clinic job and the unions for awakening the other farmers in the country who are fed up with the modi government and are sitting quietly at home these unions have mobilized them to protest on the streets and now this movement is not just confined to punjab and haryana but has spread across the country the indian government has responded to days of violence by blocking mobile internet services in 3 protests locations it's a method often deployed to prevent unrest elsewhere but an unusual move and the captain a thought. he's

a blame some of the farmers for instigating the violence but the farmers insist it's the government that's a blame the label on it god yes 1st the government tried to remove people from the gaza poor border using force since it had few protestors but the union leaders did not allow that they instigated the locals here to cause a riot through stone pelting and other means these protests have been one of the biggest challenges for prime minister in iran. nearly half of india's population is employed in agriculture 11 rounds of talks between the pharmacy humans and the government has failed to resolve the crisis for now the process is hearsay with time the movement is only getting stronger you're about it badly al-jazeera. all 1st it was scotland's fishing industry now it's the u.k.'s animal farm as a meat processors complaining about the impact of breaks it and what is having on

their livelihoods were a challenge reports off in yorkshire in northern england. on the. richard lister owns 50000 papers 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 function profitably then you know we don't have a business you know 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 bracks 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 near dover or rotting in rotterdam other trucks are

making. 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 the 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 of the industry worries about whether it can stay competitive it we're getting some feedback that yes it's a statement too many problems are there 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 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 meat processors 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 trade effectively i asked farmer richard lister if he agreed with this i think when you're there how then of that supply chain it's quite different you know we are at the bottom of the supply chain and everything gets pushed back on to the worlds so this pick produces you know i would agree with that from the government 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. while staying in europe a court ruling making abortion legal in almost all cases as

a wave of protests in poland thousands have been defying quite a virus restrictions to attend rallies in several cities brian explains. 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 their dogs 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 and 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 putting 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 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. it's a trial you do for our country that's 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 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

a 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 man with them supporting guys the green scarves that became the symbol of argentina's abortion rights movement aeration a reminder not to give up. brian al-jazeera. quarter of 0 it means a whole robbed of our top stories the world health organization is calling on governments.