the roman catholic pope arrives in northern iraq holding a sunday mass in mosul on the 3rd day of his tour. hello there i'm out of my heat and this is al jazeera life and doha also coming up . a member of parliament speaker the latest fatality in myanmar the crackdown continues with more reports of life fire on crowds.

millions of americans look forward to financial relief after u.s. president joe biden's $1.00 trillion dollar pandemic package is approved by the senate. and a knock on effect of the pandemic taxidermists feel the economic fallout in zimbabwe now the big game hunting is all but shut down. but 1st pope francis is in northern iraq for the 3rd day of his historic visit in the past hour of the points of felt a prayer service in mosul for victims of war you later celebrate mass in erbil before thousands of people he's used the trip to appeal for tolerance and unity among religious groups well let's cross live now to some on 14 she joins us live

from erbil and some one of the poor has already addressed people this morning what is they've been saying to the crowd so far. well the seeing pope francis in the old city of mosul there giving a prayer service in front of these churches that have been desecrated and partly destroyed during the war of i saw was indeed quite a striking image so that one of that. the catholic church hopes will attract attention to really encourage people encourage christians to come back and that's exactly one thing that he wanted to achieve he commemorated the victims of i so he encouraged people to emphasize the commonalities to really overcome their differences that of the christian community which was vibrant in mosul before the arrival of iceland so that those people tend to once again return now that place where he spoke the church skilless where there are 4 churches there one of them is

a catholic church another one is an orthodox church a 3rd one is an armenian church which highlights just how diverse that community of christians was before iceland of course some of those churches have been destroyed in iraq partly slowly being rebuilt but as you saw in those images the rest of the old city really still lies in ruins and that is one reason why very few christians have returned now when when the pope appeals to christians to return of course there are still a lot of structural issues here yes i saw has been territorially defeated and is no longer present but there are still other problems which are preventing christians from returning not just to mosul but also to the nato warplanes which is the broader area which also includes the village of caution which he will be headed to right now and among those problems is the continued presence of armed groups that

some people say are preventing christians from returning and to better understand the drivers for the demographic change that we have seen in the nato war planes let's listen to what bashar might do you want to go the archbishop of says about that. there is a systematic way of doing that it's either the direct i mean direct strike. or when the car was. large sum of money to termed the owner of the house to sell and so one by one our property which worth 50000 they are 400000 so some christians would say giving all of this circumstances why not take this. buy a property in call this time and settle here. so this is a systematic way of doing that when it comes to for example

hiring people within the i mean local governmental institutions it's all sectarian because they don't have big parties to support them in a way so it's not a way of it's not always prove prosecuting marginalizing the christians directly but they have other ways of doing that it's a it's a quite sick tyranny and way of governing the country and this goes to all levels. where does speaking there about the systemic issues that have resulted in the other demographic change in the decline in the christian population in the made up plans of course many of the christians that fled those areas are still in the to be of the capital of the semi autonomous kurdish region where we are and it is here where pope francis will hold mass later today. stone by stone morsels

christian heritage is being restored but will it be enough to make the city's christians come back this complex of 4 churches was partly destroyed during the war with i saw 4 years ago now unesco workers are collecting the fragments which will be used to rebuild what's left of this assyrian catholic church this is the nave of the church. it was to a line of. longs for. the goal is to restore it to its original design. a message to people to. rebuild it again so they can do with their prayers and muslims as well i salute the used church as the court and the adjacent armenian church as a prison the graffiti on this wall reads and transfer a bit and on the orders of the islamic state it's a chilling reminder of iceland's rule which sought to wipe out morsels religious

diversity the rehabilitation of this church doesn't just aim to restore the city's heritage it's also part of an effort to nurture reconciliation between the sunni muslim majority and the christian minority before i sold to control of the city in 2014 around 1000 christian families lived in mosul only a few dozen have returned this is the only church in mosul that has really opened its doors father hopes that pope francis visit to iraq will usher in more outside support to help rebuild mosul. we need the moral support of the pope to influence the international point of view to mobilize if it's to reform the stupid stated city not just in terms of infrastructure but also on the human side. but the rifts will take a long time to mend a christian from mosul works as a guard at ulta had

a church his family fled the city when i sell to control and has yet to come back from here on the most important thing is security people are afraid to come back there is no stability to foster religious coexistence but the same unesco project includes plans to restore the great mosque of nori this is where i saw declared the establishment of its caliphate in 2017 as security forces closed in the armed group blew up the city's beloved leaning minaret a symbol of mosul's identity or. the one who built the manor it was christian and the one who rebuilt the story was christian we lived all as one in it and we wish that our relations return to what they were now christians and muslims once again to work side by side to restore what has been lost so that one day the sound of church bells can once again ring out alongside the call to prayer simona

fulton al-jazeera in muscles city. a member of parliament in myanmar in state says the latest casualty in the military crackdown khin maung let's was arrested overnight and his cause of death is still unknown now that's come as police continue using tear gas to try to disperse and secure protestors across myanmar who turns out in their thousands despite the escalation in violence. the. protesters are defying the military to call for a return to democracy for the nice upgrades for security forces stormed houses and grinds its people are been clearing journalists and politicians with days of life far tear gas stun grenades and at least 60 civilian deaths a failed to stop the daily demonstrations let's cross live now to tony chang he joins us from bangkok in neighboring thailand and tony this is

a serious development is it not an elected official dying in custody what more can you tell us. very much what we've heard overnight the. member of the n l d the national league for democracy the same party san suu kyi belongs to had been rounded up in a series of raids that took place all over yang on last night where members of the security services both the army and the police force were going out into neighborhoods they were firing guns in some cases they appeared to have targets that they were people who were trying to seize people who had been identified as being involved in these protests that have been ongoing for so long he was taken away and then a couple of hours ago. we heard that he had died which appears now to have been confirmed by other members of the n l d in addition to which pictures of being posted on social media of his corpse now

at this stage we don't know the cause of death of course but suspicion is going to fall very much at the door of the security services we've seen other instances in these night raids where they've taken people beating them quite silly on the streets they've been seen firing guns stun grenades into houses in some instances are very randomly and so i think clearly they have a target list of people there are many people who know that they're on those target listener have gone into hiding but the other role that these night raids seeks to achieve this is just intimidate people when they're in their homes under curfew in residential areas and they know that there are gangs of security forces as roaming the neighborhoods. with weapons and seizing anyone that gets in their path ok tony chang their brain is the latest developments from bangkok tony thank you. still to come here on knowledge as they are sure lanka's catholics wear black in protest as

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tolerance and humanity among religious groups. remember all of parliament for me and marsh rakhine state has died after being arrested by the military over night his cause of death is still unknown police have used tear gas and life fire to despair as crowds of protesters in cities. u.s. president joe biden has achieved his 1st major legislative victory the senate has passed a $1.00 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill by the narrowest of margins the fulfillment of biden's campaign promise will provide one of payments of $1400.00 to most americans a bill like goes back to the democratic controlled house for approval mike hanna reports from washington d.c. . goal is just thank the bull was finally passed in the process tied to a vote a rama it was the longest senate vote in recent memory approval coming more than 24

hours after the roll of members was called this bill will deliver more help to more people than anything the federal government has done in decades we could have worked together to speed up. our democratic colleagues made a decision a top priority one pandemic relief it was their washer and wish wish. the whole process began as it would largely continue with the deciding vote by the vice president kaamelott harris to acceptable for debate breaking a $5050.00 dead log along party lines. the 1st major delay was among democrats with senator joe manchin holding on for more than 10 hours before reaching a compromise to president biden on unemployment payments i asked at republican insistence the whole ball was read out in the chamber

a highly unusual measure that in itself took some 11 hours and then came dozens of amendments introduced by republicans the vice president's vote not needed or many as a republican senator from alaska had to return home for a family funeral or not agree to the amendments were rejected by 30 votes to 49 unfortunately my friends on the other side have used the link tactics after the length arctics obstruction of structured obstruction some senators raising the issues as part of the abstraction should taxpayer money be set $1400.00 to every illegal alien in america provoking a heated response the statement of the senator from texas is just playing force force let me be clear the ball will go back to the house for approval and president biden is likely to get his big 3 now isn't likely i said really get the government

out of the business of battle you know on twitter and back in the business of delivering for the american people making a difference in their lives. everyone achieves a fighting chance but made very clear is that any legislative process depends on a razor thin majority one that could be threatened should any single democratic senator go against the party line my kind of al-jazeera washington. roman catholic worshippers in sri lanka are demanding justice for the victims of 2019 easter sunday bombings they're wearing black to church on a day religious leaders have to clear it black sunday the catholic church is criticizing a government report for not revealing who was behind the bombings woman 260 people died in the coordinated attacks. as the details from colombo. the

catholic church came together. this sunday as a cry for justice basically believe in churches throughout the island all attended the morning mass in full black most of them essentially beating their leaders cause to use this as an opportunity to call form a government for justice to do all exactly who the mastermind was behind that 2019. bombing now here in the 2 r.p.t. of the church you see behind me it's where the largest number of believers were killed in one of those bombings again the church leaders you know called on believe centrally to steer with this campaign that they are fed up of 2 years down the road on to justice is served this said they would remain silent no

longer that today was just a 1st step the services went off as usual however the sermons in the pulpits talked about essentially the need for justice the need that this call for justice was a call for all sri lankans to ignore who was behind these dusted the acts that. now after to be we will see. the church is planning this campaign continuing we're just a few weeks away from the 2 year anniversary of those bombings. and what actually precipitated this is that just a few weeks ago now the presidential commission of inquiry which was appointed to look into the bombings handed over a report to present. that report was then handed on to. but according to what the church leaders say the report falls way short of finding

those who masterminded the attack. identified as having been negligent must be brought to book but overall. is that the real hand full ascension and the operation from behind the curtain is what some of the. they want to know who that is and the truth is what they called for. senegal's opposition party and civil society groups are calling for 3 days of nationwide protests starting on monday they say the arrest of opposition leader. and the charges against him are politically motivated they're also denouncing heavy handed tactics by security forces to crush the growing protests reports. in the cars neighborhood this is what is left of a french supermarket following another night of riots and lost for words i have

tears in my eyes. as she watches people including young children take away what they can a bag of pasta for her endure an unemployed carpenter saw an opportunity to find a meal for his family tonight but it's not just about shooting from. her suffering . people have. to get by and feed. protesters at the supermarket on fire following days of nationwide. adminstrations it all started after the detention of opposition leader on some call last wednesday he's accused of rape inciting and authorized protest and public insurrection but his supporters say these charges are politically motivated spends on this part of himself as the anti establishment politician has been very critical of the relationship of big corporations with the state and the government specifically the

president himself accusing him of corruption the government wants to see an end to the violence with the interior ministry warning the looters they will face arrest several local t.v. stations have been taken off air for inciting violence while journalists perceived as supporting the government have come under attack. the government calls on all the nation citizens and forces for calm and serene outi. while the internet monitor net block says social media messaging apps are being restricted supporters of song go civil society activists and the opposition have joined forces taking their protest both to the streets and online with a hash tag free senegal one to defend our democracy because we add really outrage to see how our government and our allies and even if i don't need to know that people our young people have been organizing fighting in the streets standing up

to say enough is enough. they believe people are looting because they're hungry and are calling for more peaceful demonstrations across the country starting monday in what appears to be not the end but the beginning of a movement nicholas hawk al-jazeera. a surge in corona virus cases is causing chaos across parts of latin america in paraguay the president has asked the cabinet to resign after protests turned into riots argentina's government has been condemned by human rights groups over police violence and in brazil cited restrictions have been imposed in the 2 most populous states and the central ramp yeti reports the. clashes broke out on friday and for more a border city in northern argentina following the imposition of new coronavirus lockdown restrictions police officers used tear gas and rubber bullets against

a crowd injuring dozens more says one of argentina's for its provinces and had already been hit hard by an economic recession before derives all of the virus a year ago many protesters were informal vendors demanding to be allowed to work. human rights groups have denounced what they say was indiscriminate use of force by the police but otoh it is insisted the protesters were responsible for the violence . nothing justifies these violent actions we call for reflection and invite you all to make your claims in a peaceful manner i similar scenes on the same day across the border and put away his capital s n c on where thousands of angry demonstrators confronted police throughout the night protesters burned roadblocks around congress demanding president beneath this resigned. that powerful leg. resign resign for

godsake who resigned earlier in the day the country's health minister was the latest official in the region to give up his post but that wasn't enough to quell people's anger over the government's handling of the global health crisis but why is experiencing record numbers of cases with hospitals on the brink of collapse. in few vaccine doses available. despite moving fast and vaccine distribution cases or on the rise in chile as well for a 2nd day the country registered more than $5000.00 new cases the highest infection rate in one months 2 thirds of the capital of santiago is under strict lockdown as are a number of other regions. in brazil the worst hit country in south america local in rio. have adopted new restrictions and a curfew to try to control the brutal 2nd wave shops and stalls are shut as police

patrol the streets this this by president. told citizens to stop whining and move on as he continues to downplay the pen them it. is going through an extremely grave situation that could be catastrophic in some parts the result of a policy of denial and scientific platform and a contempt for human life. the latest restrictions are expected to last here until march 11th but many were out on the beach in rio on saturday the find the experts alison them. police in sweden have dispersed hundreds of demonstrators holding an anti lockdown protest in stockholm authorities say the rally was illegal as large gatherings are banned under coronavirus regulations no more than 8 people are currently allowed to meet protesters are demanding measures in east. big game trophy hunting is a controversial but lucrative business in parts of africa it brings in more than

$300000000.00 a year or ever hunters haven't been able to travel for the past year and that's has a major impact on the industry reports from in zimbabwe. everybody from the skeleton of a giraffe will soon be shipped to paraguay in south america is just one of many outstanding orders for the preserved remains of animals killed by hunters the taxidermists here in zimbabwe are working on but the coronavirus pandemic means their business could soon be did too just thought i knew induces global lock downs and travel restrictions are keeping customers away better fix the thing needed. would list money who can afford to pay the rest like food. stamps so we would be tough these are challenging times for the country taxidermy industry

as a competes with others in southern africa for clients with our tourism there's no business covenanting is essential lock the world down by doing that if it is destroyed tourism around the world. of a citizen to africa. those are there is a tiger market or a very niche market really target hunters obviously without hunters or business so it is imperative for us 100 percent. before the pandemic many tourists who come to zimbabwe to hunt big game and take back stuffed animals and trophies as souvenirs you can mount just about any kind of animal in these can take a year to make this is a could do that's a buffalo in parlor and here is a water everything is recorded with legal documentation. this includes government approved legal paperwork for export the hunts are regulated and only a certain number of animals can be killed each year taxidermy and trophy hunting is

criticized by some animal rights groups was but advocates say money from the hunts supports conservation efforts the industry also creates jobs in a country with very high unemployment. but in order to keep operating work is hearsay the world needs to open up again and soon. al-jazeera. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines francis says in northern iraq for the 3rd day of his historic visit the pontiff as held a prayer service in mosul for victims of war he later celebrate mass in arbil before thousands of people he's used the trip to appeal for tolerance and unity among religious groups smaller 14 has more on the significant.