transforming a difficulty into a success so empowering a woman to me is standing in a corner of the. women make change on al-jazeera. i've been covering all of latin america for most of my career but no healthy is alike and it's my job to shed light on how and why. the dutch government urges its citizens to respect the coronavirus restrictions despite a court order which is ended the nighttime curfew. i'm kemal santa maria here in doha with the world news from al jazeera has been another charge of filed against. me and miles military into china saying the situation is absolutely not what it wants to see the u.s.

calls on yemen's heard the rebels to stop fighting in the government held city of maori. and charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity but 2 former politicians from the central african republic deny the allegations of the international criminal court. however on the 9th time curfew which brought dutch demonstrators out onto the streets says officially no more a judge in the netherlands has ruled all thora has illegally used emergency powers to impose those restrictions restrictions which was supposed to stay in place until next month the dutch prime minister called the ruling disappointing but said the measures have been necessary to reduce the number of covert 19 infections he says the government will appeal the decision and work on a new law. just have a quick look at some data out of the netherlands from johns hopkins university 17000000 people in the country but now 1000000 confirmed infections over

a 1000000 approaching 15000 deaths and down the bottom you see the 600000 also doses of the covert vaccine which have been administered it let's check in with jonah hill for more on this story jonah i mean the simple is the simple fact that the court has ruled whether you think that this is a good thing or not and the government has to try to appeal. yes that's right i think it's a real blow to the netherlands coronavirus lockdown policies at the moment because they like it to me you have way. more speedy the road out of the vaccine and yes the government will look at this is a measure that was brought in on general the 23rd it was only meant to last for 2 weeks the government brought it in at that time as the. these mutations and variance of the coronavirus the richer and he'd strain began to emerge obviously very worried about and spreading it was then extended to march the 3rd

need you may recall and protests across the country where one group took those protests to court as you say claiming that the measure was an unwarranted limitation on personal freedom the court has found in favor of the plane on the basis that this was essentially an illegal measure the government having no legal basis with which it was measure through used emergency powers to do so sidelining parliament and the senate without properly justifying the circumstances in which those eventually powers ought to be use of the court has as you say struck that measure down the government immediately as requested of the court that it suspended that verdict pending the result of a full appeal and we expect a hearing absolutely seating in the coming hours before the law that was due to come into place this evening to decide on that particular suspension the government is going to appeal not group of the prime minister gave

a televised press conference shortly after that saying that please continue to abide by the terms of the lockout and indeed also this curfew measure for the time being. country actually waiting to see the results of a court hearing later this evening to decide whether they should or should. jonah what have got you what do you update us on the situation in the u.k. at the moment obviously but they're peddling the positive headline has been the $15000000.00 plus vaccinations but then as we're missing last hour the numbers are out on their up again but the numbers remain stubbornly high both the infection rate and sadly that get old as vaccine continues power's on nearly as you say one big development is that as people wait for the backseat to roll out across the population groups they've done of it that most vulnerable group certainly by age and by. some underlying health factors but now come up with a new system scientists university got to keep up with the device this new

predicted risk modeling to add to the number of people who are required well voluntary it is suggestive should shield because they are deemed to be more vulnerable to the worst effects of current 90 they've added 1700000 people to an already 2200000 strong is the big difference in this is that instead of using those old binary factors of age and underlying health conditions that were moved in with people should shift it now branched out expanded the criteria to look at exactly ethnicity postcode where you actually live there looking at the painting a picture of deprivation because it is deprivation that has had such a negative effect as well on these awful statistics so it's a new approach it's looking at multiple risk factors crucially it's looking also at socio economic factors and that net has widened to include groups like black asian and minority ethnic groups many of whom are key or essential workers many of them

live in multi-generational homes and we know that many of them have been those homes in those communities disproportionately affected are now and haven't had the protection of the recognition even that they need protection that they've deserved all this time trying to help with the coronavirus situation in europe mr secretary . now israel's been vaccinating its population of 9000000 against the coronavirus faster than any other country but only a few 100 palestinians have been inoculated human rights organizations say that must change needed to bring as a report from the occupied west bank. but the miser wakes up each day before dawn even crosses into israel from the occupied west bank to go to work he hasn't been vaccinated against covered 19 and is scared of contracting the virus but says this is his only way to make a living. our israeli supervisors were vaccinated and i asked my boss

if they would give us the vaccine but he told me go and ask your palestinian authority to give it to you. israel has inoculated a few 100 palestinian workers but only after an appeal by a union of construction companies but thousands of palestinians continue to cross through openings in the separation barrier despite the risk of catching up virus that knows no borders those who sneak through say israeli authorities are turning a blind eye mainly for economy. palestinians it's an added complication in dealing with the pandemic in the west bank thousands of vaccine doses were expected to arrive in mid february but so far only a few 100 people have been inoculated on monday israel blocked a shipment of vaccines acquired by the palestinian authority from entering the gaza strip israel says this was a political decision not a humanitarian one israel has

a large number of unused vaccines but has only sent the palestinians 2000 jobs the government says it is not its responsibility we have an agreement with the palestinians whereby and in fact if you allow me i'd like to quote it it's it's from the oslo agreement palos and responsibilities in the sphere of health in the west bank and the girls strip would be transferred to the palestinian side but international humanitarian law makes an occupying power responsibly for the entire population israel holds effective control over the population even with. government by the palestinians both the west bank and gaza. israel controls a very aspect of palestinian life without vaccinations the palestinian authority is resorting to summer stiction movement as one of the few measures it has control over but political leaders feared more closures will affect their popularity in the

upcoming elections almost a year after the 1st cases of covered 19 were detected here one thing is very clear it's the palestinian people who are suffering both from any restriction. on to other news me and with the military has denied carrying out a coup and pledged again to hold elections next year a spokesman for the armed forces says they had no choice but to seize power and then moments later the lawyer. for the deposed leader aung sang suu change that the military had filed an additional charge against her will that he has not once got haida. continuing their civil disobedience movement who protesters blocked train services out of incense railway station one of the city's large. and east on the other end of the line in modern line protesters there also did the same

in its 1st press conference since taking over the military just to justify its actions saying it was not a coup and that the protesters are inciting violence yes i do go to movies in it yeah soon you know you need money. the party had a chance to solve problems like election fraud peacefully according to the constitutional law they didn't take action that's why we have no choice but to take power and this is not a code we found out that the protesters are inciting the violence and the legally pressuring civil servants the protesters have become violent rather than peaceful. elsewhere in yangon protesters laid down to look like they were resting illustrating the point that tense nights are robbing them of sleep this overconcerned of night time patrols and arrests more than 400 people have been detained according to a monitoring group as a protest is ramp up pressure by strikes and rallies something it might prompt a strong reaction from the military the government is also. trying to

demonstrate. tacitly that they may tolerate the street protests but if the protest try to occupy those buildings or prevent. a walk us from county to watch actions a day after police crackdown on protesters in the 2nd largest city injuring many they came back out in mandalay amid a low key security presence thousands marched on the streets. in yangon buddhist monks joined the protest chanting against the coup and calling for the release of detained leaders some see their participation as bringing moral authority to the movement scott idlers al-jazeera. the united states has called on yemen. to hold their advance on the city of think government's last northern stronghold the united nations warns the not even fans of could endangered millions of civilians and lead to unimaginable humanitarian consequences let's check in with kimberly halkett in

washington our white house correspondent ed henry how does this call for the united states fit into joe biden's why the policy about yemen. we have to look at what has been happening in recent days and weeks with respect to the region this is the latest in a string of actions that we've seen from the biden administration not only is the state department today issuing this call for the who thiis to cease their military action against the government held city of marines have been to turn to negotiations but it has also just as of today taking effect but an outing last week that it was lifting with the terrorist designation on the who thesis when it was put in place at the 11th hour by the trumpet ministration in the final day of office that was really affecting the ability for aid agencies to get help to the civilians that have been overwhelmingly hurt so much so that the u.n.

is called the sick humanitarian crisis in yemen but the other thing that's happened as well is that in the statement from the state department today that the united states is also called for an end to the who these in the cross border attacks into saudi arabia no this is in no way sort of taking sides in all of this in fact we've seen from the state department that at times they've referred to the actions of the who things as reprehensible but what they're really concerned about are the civilians and so that's what we've also see from this administration freezing of the arms sales to saudi arabia that could be lead or sort of used in terms of the attacks on civilians in the saudi led conflict there so there's a lot going on and the crux of this biden policy is really to make sure that civilians are protected and to get people talking again in fact in the statement that we're getting from the state department say to time to end this conflict is

now there is no military solution now we're watching carefully the white house press briefing has been delayed 2 times and possibly 3 times if it does get started in the next few. but we're watching to see what white house press secretary general hockey might also have to say about this when she does finally hold her briefing which again has been pushed to quarter past the hour not sure why keep an eye on that one then thank you kimberly how could our white house correspondents in the news ahead 15000000 people in 2 months that is mexico's target for the elderly in phase 2 of its coronavirus vaccination drive and a frigid winter storm sweeps through parts of the united states bringing subzero temperatures traffic headaches and even millions in the.

well as a big storm brewing in the eastern med it's going to affect most of arabia a particular event you'll notice turkey 1st of all gets the snow than the wind picks up the rain which is its northern egypt and then into the levant it moves east with the cloud is sort of building in coming together suddenly breeze through kuwait 34 degrees and this westerly coming in so it's a line of thunderstorms quite likely and then you corrupt it right and it's still windy and cold in north needs it sherry as far south as golan heights it could be in the lebanese mountains 6 degrees in jerusalem now watch kuwait as us think this thing comes south as the wind direction will change down to 19 degrees on a sunday and that rain is on its way down through towards bahrain and probably cata some in the middle of saudi jeering late thursday or early friday as equally active weather possibly worse to be honest here fairly obvious circulation is trying to develop at the moment and in the forecast this is for tuesday that southerly near

gale is just miss maputo but the rain is forecast to the north of that might well richard beira this isn't the end of it the circulation tries to form then the rain goes off shore time to get to thursday that's looking quite dangerous. join africa's largest trade and investment fair and rwanda enter african trade give me access to more than 1100 exhibitors 10000 visitors and bias and more than 5000 conference delegates from more than 55 countries participate in trade and investment deals worth $40000000000.00 u.s. dollars as business and government come together to explore business and networking opportunities at the international exhibition boat t. by african export import bank and their premium partners the i 80 s. 2021 transforming africa.

this is al jazeera these are the top stories judge in the netherlands as role both or his illegally used emergency powers to impose a nighttime curfew to control covert 19 the dutch prime minister's call because the decision disappointing and urging citizens to continue respecting the restrictions made miles militaries deny carrying out a coup again to hold elections next year a spokesman for the armed forces says that they had no choice but to seize power protests against the military takeover and now into an 11 day. and the united states has called on yemen's hooty fighters to halt their advance on the city of mahdi the government's last northern stronghold earlier the u.n.

warned the money the fence of could endangered millions of civilians and they took on imaginable humanitarian consequences. to former leaders of a rebel group in central african republic of denied care. war crime 7 years ago when the country descended into civil war the trial for alfred khatam and patrice at the sauna began at the international criminal court on tuesday they are accused of targeting muslims in a campaign of torture murder and rape it was often muslim seleka rebels overthrew the government at the time they were allegedly leaders of a predominantly christian rebel group from its inception and i saw i was aware of the anti blockers organizational policy that policy entailed violent targeting of muslim civilians and western c.a.r. who based on their role aegis national or ethnic affiliation were perceived as collectively responsible for complicit with and supportive of the telic

you will hear this referred to as the criminal policy or common purpose in our presentation reporting from the i.c.c. at the hague here is step. well this is the 1st time that the 2 main major suspects in the way for violence that happened in 20132014 in central african republic are actually on trial here it's a trial that will be closely watched also in the central african republic at the moment we are violent is still happening we're talking about 2 leaders one is more like a military leader that and long so now is seen as a very close confidant of former president bush these are who's also been held accountable or been accused of being behind this violence and so is seen as the man who has been financing this violence the prosecutor has outlined a very detailed description of how well organized the anti baloch of militias were

they were very systematically going from one muslim village to the other attacking the muslim minority in the country and basically aiming to remove the muslim population from the country altogether there were some really startling details about how houses were marked make sure that the population of people who were living there could not return home so modern a 1000000 people were displaced during this wave of violence iraq's president has condemned a series of rocket attacks in the northern city of erbil calling it a dangerous escalation 3 blasts were heard and smoke was seen near the airport where u.s. forces are stationed an iranian backed shia group claims to target about military base one foreign contractor was killed and several others wounded including a u.s. service member. an analyst a middle east research institute he says iraq's armed groups have become

increasingly fractured. this is quite a new all grew up that is believed to be emerged in the last 2 or 3 months and is probably a part of the wind there are a militia. forces believe it. was iran to devolve and trying to subdue enter into various. areas and group has and different name it so that the. responsibility and accountability when they conduct such times of their attack it whether it is against the russian. the us forces or like you know iraq at the back like you don't want to we saw yesterday in erbil this was really not a surprise we'll see these kinds of attack is built. their tactics are real

just 5 months ago but that's why the rocket attack was not that's accurate at this point there were only let 77 rockets that. ariel airport but these attacks from last night appears to be more sophisticated what accurate and there were much larger in the term of numbers. the world health organization says a bowl of vaccines are on their way to guinea to deal with a new operator of the disease 5 people have died 2 have tested positive from 10 others have symptoms this outbreak linked to a funeral in early february and authorities are trying to track down anyone who's had contact with those infected. the french president him on your mark ron's pledge to step up its efforts to find al qaeda linked groups in the south whole region of africa mccomas speaking via video link to the presidents of the g. 5 nations became a fan so mali mauritania chad called on international partners to provide long term

financing for some forces. that clearly loot concluded the absolute priority of our military strategy is to continue our fight against terrorist groups this will be achieved with the strengthening of the joint force which has already made immense progress our intention now is to strengthen this 5 force with sustained funding. mccrone also said now is not the time to withdraw french troops and touch a butler has more on that from paris he said that the some 5000 or more troops that are actually posted in this i held region from france have had victory some significant victories over the past year that they are continuing to be needed by the g 5 forces to work alongside them and also to train so he said it simply wouldn't be the time to abandon he said his african partners now imagine or micro

did say that it was very important that the international community did more to support the g 5 forces both financially economically and with the logistical support he did call on for example european countries to do more on this level the german foreign minister i should say we did hear from him after the summit he said that generally would continue to support the g. 5 forces logistically and with training but it wouldn't send any troops at this particular moment him at all mark also only looking for other european countries to provide troops to work alongside the french are there for now and of course the g. 5 in the future. now a 2nd round of coronavirus vaccinations is being administered in mexico's capital in fact health officials want to inoculate 15000000 elderly people within 2 months my multiple reports from mexico city. queues or long outside vaccination centers in the outskirts of the mexican capital on monday health officials have rolled out the

2nd phase of mexico's national inoculation program. i feel happy after receiving the vaccine i'm glad they brought us the vaccine. they say that with the vaccine hopefully we can control the pandemic because too many of our poor brothers and sisters have left us. after weeks of delays some 870000 doses astra zeneca cope with 19 vaccine arrived in the mexican capital over the weekend restarting the country stalled next nation efforts you look at all you start with this if you've got what we're witnessing today is the arrival of the 1st test or is in a good vaccines developed with oxford that were produced in india from mexico this shipment is very important because it will let us excel write our vaccination drive as was ordered by the president. mexico's military has been mobilized to deliver new doses of the vaccine to all 32 mexican states. that of mexico is nearing

2000000 confirmed cases and ranks 3rd in the world in cope with 19 deaths the latest shipments of vaccines or arriving at a critical time jack. said the ending health officials have got the vaccine they arrived in the morning and they will continue arriving on tuesday and they won't stop arriving and national immunization plan won't stop as we have said there is preference for the elderly. while the 2nd phase of the backs a nation program will focus on the elderly and frontline health workers the government has also placed top priority on rural areas where rates of transmission are relatively low many health policy expert. say this is the wrong strategy adding that the government should be focused on inoculation efforts in densely populated cities were authorities continue to struggle to curb contagion. mexico's vaccination program began in december of last year since then mexico's president has said the government intends to vaccinate the entire population that's more than

126000000 people by march of 2022 man who ended up a little al-jazeera mexico city and investigations been launched in peru to find out why nearly 500 people that includes many government officials were secretly vaccinated ahead of health workers former president mother mrs carter has apologized after it was revealed he and his wife got their injections in october on sunday the foreign minister resigned after it emerged she had also been given a secret dose dozens of spanish police have stormed the university and arrested a rap artist who barricaded himself inside trying to avoid prison cell was sentenced to 9 months in jail for insulting the monarchy and glorifying so-called terrorism he wants the law that was used to convict him scrapped. finally a major winter storm has pummeled much of the united states and even brought breast

snow to some southern states and it's caused chaos in a region which is on use to such freezing conditions. as our report from new jersey . for much of the southern united states it was a once in a generation winter storm. heavy snow fall and icy roads conjured up disastrous driving conditions across at least 20 states several of them declaring states of emergency in texas record low temperatures way below freezing brought the electricity grid to its knees at one point more than 2000000 customers there lost power many caught up in intentional outages designed to ease the strain on the system we have experienced probably 5 or 6 rolling blackouts at about 45 minutes and i know that there are some neighborhoods around here that have them up without power since about 4 am even southern texas more accustomed to hurricanes got

a rare sight of snow this was the scene in bel-air a suburb of houston and in san antonio home to the alamo a famous historical site here's what it looked like there. too far but you never think you see the day and so you got snow coming down like this according to the national weather service at least 150000000 americans are in the storm's path and unusually wide band of frigid air creeping slowly across the country other states bearing the brunt of it happened oklahoma where it's caused near white out conditions on the roads. and more carolina where freezing rain felled trees along highways further north in chicago there are more used to this kind of weather at this time of the year but the. even here they're bracing for more than 30 centimeters of snow by the time the storm passes through

the new york city region has already seen its highest snowfall totals in years but the storm that's sweeping through the rest of the country is now barreling north and about to hit here leaving tens of millions of other americans in the northeast of the country bracing for the next one that also could include sleet and hail gabriels on doe. we hawk in new jersey. half past the hour here on al-jazeera and these other top stories a judge in the netherlands has ruled all thor's he's illegally used emergency powers to impose a night time curfew this was to try to control cope at 19 the dutch prime minister has called the decision disappointing and he is urging citizens to continue respecting the restrictions john hull following the story.