you. didn't say. it's a film helped bring down corrupt government and led to the jailing of the former president. al jazeera investigates stealing. we can't let our guard down. a warning from u.s. president joe biden to americans reminding them of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is far from. hello there i must tell you this is al jazeera live from doha also coming south korea says it's banning arms exports to myanmar as the gentile is accused of torturing and prosecuting peaceful protests. some hope for yemen the u.s.

says there is progress towards a cease fire but calls for more commitment from the warring sides. machines of war or innocent children the colombian government under fire after several miners are killed during a military operation. well the fight against the coronavirus is far from over that's the warning to americans from joe biden and his 1st primetime address since becoming u.s. president he's urging people to get vaccinated and to continue keeping social distancing and wearing masks alan fischer has more now from washington d.c. . from the east room in the white house joe biden's 1st national presidential address good evening my fellow americans when you know on from the global pandemic being declared the president took time to consider the human cost the growing number of deaths the families torn apart the lives left to be rebuilt we all lost

something a collective suffering a collective sacrifice a year filled with the loss of life the loss of living for all of us but in the loss we saw how much there was to gain an appreciation respect and gratitude biden was somber but also hard to provide hope coming he believes in the form of the american rescue plan the massive 1.9 trillion dollars act he signed into law just hours before the plan to give hope to people struggling to kick start an economy to expand a vaccination program so desperately needed i'm announcing that i will direct all states tribes and territories to make all adults people 18 and over. eligible to be vaccinated no later than may want we do this together by july the 4th there's a good chance you your families and friends will be able to get together in your

backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout or a barbecue and celebrate independence day there is overwhelming support across the country for the relief plan even among republican voters but republican politicians think it's not targeted and it's too expensive this isn't a relief bill it's pretty much a payoff for palosi is political allies and it will be the american people paying the bill we can't let our guard down by going appealed for unity for americans to work together we don't want to go back he said and the arch people to wear masks as the man who became the face of the u.s. could response has lamented how much politics got in the way of doing the right thing we had such divisiveness in our country that even simple common sense public health measures took on a political connotation look forward to see the president will feel up here force one and start tuning parts of the country to take the benefits of his 1st major legislative success it is essentially

a victory lap but he hopes the country will start looking more normal by july 4th more like the america everyone knows and hasn't seen for a year alan fischer al jazeera washington. meanwhile health officials in brazil warning that hospitals in major cities there are nearly full the covered 1000 daily death toll exceeded 2000 for the 2nd day running on thursday intensive care units in more than half of state capitals are reported to have reached at least 90 percent of their capacity and brazil's most populous state sao paolo has announced even tougher restrictions they entered a 2 week overnight curfew and a suspension of religious gatherings and sporting events a nationwide search and case is being hotly blamed on a highly contagious variant of the 19 1st attempted and the amazonian city of manassas. and now thailand is the latest country to delay its rollout of the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine on thursday denmark norway and iceland suspended its use

after several reported cases of blood clotting including one death the danish health agency says it has not established a link between the clots and the vaccine but will stop using the job for 2 weeks in order to investigate and weaving on and south korea has announced its suspending defense exchanges and banning arms exports to me and ma it's the latest country to cut ties after the military coup on february 1st security forces are being accused of torture and persecution and their response to weeks of peaceful protests south korea says it's also reconsidering aid payments for scott highly joins us now from bangkok in neighboring thailand scott just how significant is this mall move by seoul and how reliant is myanmar on on south korean arms and aids. it will not that reliant on south korea as a trading partner the not that big you know and this is something we've been talking about you know it's even though it's

a mostly symbolic move by south korea to sever the ties and to prevent export of anything that the military might need quite honestly it's more symbolic than anything because they're not big trading partners but what it does is it kind of adds to that growing chorus international chorus of condemnation of what's happening by the military on the streets of myanmar so that's that's where it might not be that much money that the joint is not going to be getting but it's definitely symbolic that another country has severed ties you know we've seen other countries do similar things in the region also you know the united states hasn't even has gone as far as to freeze some accounts personal banking accounts tied directly to the top leadership so though all these things kind of add up and obviously are you know building the international condemnation but the voices we really they the international community is really waiting for are those of china russia and india they're the big players they're the big traders with myanmar but

they have not taken the step nor do we really expect that to happen take the step that we see like south korea and other nations but those are the nations that really need to be focused on because that's where the military gets most of their material from and scott we've been saying the death toll mounts from the streets over the last few days what do you hearing from the protesters today. yeah thursday it was another deadly day 12 killed across myanmar from the north to the south we're hearing again today on friday there are protesters there going out in young dawn mandalay nato the capital and then some of the other cities and villages we've seen protests happen over the last several weeks that is continuing today it's not in big numbers to tell you the truth we've seen you know maybe hundreds coming out but they are still coming out despite the crackdowns we've intent the intensified crackdowns we've seen this week they are still coming out one of the thing to know that we're keeping a close eye on there's a hearing at a court in yangon for some journalists a group of journalists who have been detained over this period since the coup back

on february 1st there's a hearing for them today we're keeping a close eye on that one we've seen and taken a close eye on some of the other hearings for some of the political prisoners the political detainees it seems as though they the courts are kind of just kicking them down the street kicking these cases down the streets either saying they need more time or adding charges so probably will see something like that but again the hearing for some journalists there's estimated $36.00 who have been detained since the coup that that is taking place in yangon today scott high keeping an eye on the situation for us from bangkok thank you so much scott. well a un special rapporteur is saying that it's likely that myanmar's military agenda has committed crimes against humanity he's calling for more sanctions against me i'm a senior leaders as well as its oil and gas industries the military has dismissed his claims diplomatic editor james reports now from u.n. headquarters in new york. given the pictures the world seen in recent weeks

the statement to the human rights council from the generals in myanmar claiming they're using utmost restraint was far from convincing it was made in a recorded address by a veteran diplomat who sounded nervous and mumbling his words there was a standing opposite countries pressure of it which ran on trying to their principles of universality impartiality objectivity. and addressing the home issue of the. harbor as the permanent secretary at the foreign ministry chan o. i previously worked closely with unsung suchi the state council one of her jobs was foreign minister observers are now wondering whether someone who was a close aide of the now detained leader was speaking freely or perhaps was in fear of reprisals the statement was in very clear contrast to that of the un special rapporteur tom andrews who said at least 70 people have been killed by the military

since the coup on february the 1st there is growing evidence that this senior military led by changing your leadership is now engaging in crimes against humanity including the actual murder in forces appearance persecution tortured and imprisoned in violation of fundamental rules of international law the human rights council meeting highlights an ongoing battle over diplomatic recognition while the position of the generals is read out at the u.n. in geneva here united nations headquarters in new york jorm or turn has denounced the military continues to hold the country's seat in the general assembly james bone. of the united nations. now the u.s. says some hopeful progress has been made towards a cease fire in yemen but it says more commitment is needed from the warring parties special envoy timothy lenda king made that assessment off of it visiting

the region yemen has now been at war for more than 60 and the government backed by a saudi led coalition is fighting for the rebels who control the capital sanaa bonneville hoary is a former u.s. diplomat and also the former deputy chief of mission in yemen he says the u.n. security council should take a tougher stance on the warring poteen the leadership. is insisting on lifting the siege and stopping the aerial bombardment from saudi arabia 1st before they stop that seems to that's unrealistic and it seems like they are just biding for time so that they can finish taking over matter in their own media channels they are talking about a victory they feel victorians i think this is a very unrealistic and very unfortunate the u.n. security council should take it off course then but that has been disappointing as well as this goes on regardless of which side wins matter it will only cause the

war to continue and the suffering in yemen has already reached beyond any limits that we know on in this current international environment the yemeni population is being starved and this needs to end and urgently. well still ahead here on al jazeera trying to get that protection order the campaign to end attacks on the lawyers in the philippines. and digital output selling for $69000000.00 we explore why some trucks are becoming sort of valuable. how they got a big change in the weather across europe at the moment says stormy weather rolling

in from the atlantic sweeping across the british isles bringing some very strong winds gal's all severe goals pushing in across the northwest and some pretty wet weather and that's that whether runs into cooler rabbit got a therapist snow to just maybe across scandinavia into that eastern side if europe significant snowfall coming through here temp to moscow of mana 6 celsius that is actually improvements warming up in moscow snow makes its way through somewhat cooler over towards the west and rights is just coming out of germany down across a good parts of france we've seen a fair bit of right and some snow with the house is easing over towards the balkans and as we go on in sou'west saturday that will drive this way further a switch against some snow just coming in across rumania snow clearing away through moscow warming up to freezing by this stage and notice that wet and windy weather still piling across denmark southern parts of sweden a little dry there for the british isles but the shot was still there nevertheless raffling in on a brisk northwest wind for the south not too bad lousy dry across

a good part of a spain and portugal try weather to across much of northern africa because some western weather with some showers into central parts syria. what should americans be thinking and doing right now it should be a bad idea. i don't care about their work is all they care about is making money china is not going to be left out of the calling for the bloated defense budget because the bottom line on us politics and policies on the reflect on the world is their own. unprompted and uninterrupted discussions from on london broadcast center. on tuesday and. the on the.

hello again i'm the stars here today and that's remind you about top stories here this hour joe biden says the u.s. vaccination campaign is on target and has ordered states to ensure all adults are eligible by may 1st by and warned that the fight against crime in 1000 is far from over and urged americans to remain vigilant. south korea is suspending defense exchanges and banning arms exports to manama it's the latest country to cut ties after the military security forces are being accused of torture and prosecution in their response to weeks of peaceful protests. the u.s. says some hopeful progress has been made towards a cease fire in yemen but it says more commitment is needed from the warring parties yemen has now been at war from there for 6 years. human rights lawyers in the philippines say they fear for their lives they're demanding protection from the

government dozens have been killed since president roderigo tatay took office 5 years ago a warning some viewers may find the images and militant organs report disturbing. angelo carluke in the end is a human rights lawyer who was stabbed in the head in pan island in the province a week ago even in the philippines long accustomed to violence the images were a shock to many police say this may have been a case of attempted to cooperate but billions colleagues say it was a deliberate attempt to kill a lawyer who has been representing 16 indigenous farmers including 9 who were killed in last year's raid by state forces the farmers were accused of having links with communist rebels and is recovering in hospital but not all lawyers who were attacked survive benjamin ramos a prominent human rights lawyer in negras province was shot dead in 2018 his death

was a blow to marginalized communities including the farmers he represented for decades but 2 years on his killers remain at large. it was not elected since president or a very good authority took office in 2016 at least 54 lawyers have been killed and some of those who have died were government prosecutors and judges others were likely in lawyers representing activists journalists and indigenous people from impoverished communities these lawyers have also been exposed to what's called red tagging the once accused by the government of being communists or you. know i may call it the interest of serving those are in danger or boys that's what the. last and the last in our society

there are you. know. what that. what we. all but the just. department says investigations are proving difficult because most of the attacks were carefully planned and committed by professionals but many years see it is simply not enough in the fear that the killings will continue unabated government data shows that only 5 out of the $54.00 killings actually reached the courts this is why critics say the government should not be surprised if we believe in due process in the country is at an all time low this is expected they say specially when those who are mandated to administer justice are themselves killed dogon al jazeera manila south africa's new king has died at the age of 72 the kingdom says goodwills when he teenie had been in hospital for

weeks to treat diabetes when his health took a turn for the worse kings were latino as monarch for 5 decades his center the throne in 1968 but wasn't crowned until 3 years later because he had to go into hiding after a prop to have him killed now u.s. judge has reinstated a 3rd degree murder charge against a former policeman accused of killing george floyd but in addition to 2nd degree murder and manslaughter charges legal experts say it will offer the jury an additional option for a conviction derek chauvinism used of killing george floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly 9 minutes death sparked global protests calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality well the u.s. house of representatives has version in favor of legislation now making background checks mandatory for all gun buyers the bill will now go to the senate if passed the new laws would tighten regulations that currently allow gun sales to proceed

without a background check if 3 business days have passed house speaker nancy pelosi has members of congress to pass the bill. it's hard to imagine legislation being more popular than the rescue plan 75 percent whatever this legislation background checks closer to 90 percent bipartisan support across the country receiving the support of gun owners hunters and the rest they've all had to do a background check why shouldn't others and as i say about the members of congress there is no if you are afraid to vote for gun violence prevention because of your political survival understand the political 3rd vibe of the us is more important than the survival of our children. while a human rights organization in colombia says it's outraged that reports that up to 12 children might have been killed in an army bombing against faught dissidents the

denunciation has sparked further anger aimed at the defense minister who has called the line as machines of war and reports now from bogota. these are the few available pictures of the march 2nd bombing by the colombian army of a faction of rebels in southwest colombia in which human rights groups say up to 12 miners could have been killed one teenager is known to have died in. the government acknowledges there were young people at the rebel camp but not their children were among those killed defense minister. to public outrage saying that any young victim should be regarded as a machine of war when the operation followed international protocols. it's clear under international law that recruited mine is a victims but after being trained to prepared they become young competence the active student disposition of affecting life and generating terror against the

population we can't afford that many criminals who started as guerillas at 13 in committed all sorts of crimes. you know that's what opposition politicians say that if confirmed the killings are shameful and that the minister should resign. throwing bombs over defenseless children being victims of force recruitment who are sleeping in the camp is a clear violation of the principle of proportionality is not a military trial it's a failure of the state. this is not the 1st time the government of president has been criticized for its use of force in its effort to twats dissident rebels in drug trafficking groups in 2019 then defense minister was forced to resign after several children were killed in a similar strike incidents like this one were often the norm during the worst years of civil conflict with that even our miners considered collateral damage but since

the signing of a peace deal in 2006 things colombians have become less prone to accept. a recent report shows that more than 200 miners were recruited last year alone political analysts said hugh guzman says public outreach is important but will not be enough to prevent this from happening again the structural problem is the lack of state presence in rural areas on top of the pandemic and the closure of public schools so it's important to recognise that the recruitment of these child miners is a crime against humanity but also the state has been has done a huge disservice to if confirmed these deaths promised to weeknight accusations of human rights abuses in a country still reeling from decades of war i listen to them. or people until a while head to the polls next month and a historic election they'll be choosing delegates for a congress that's writing

a new constitution from pinedale reports. constitutional congress candidate comedian organizes her husband her toddler and a group of supporters as they set off on another day of campaigning this time at a popular market in the rural municipality of piney on the outskirts of chile's capital. she's no stranger here the 25 year old has been an activist for as long as she can remember especially for water rights in this area hard hit by drought and i think we've launched a new constitution to guarantee our social rights a dignified life and to protect our environment. never out who is an independent candidate which means she gets practically no campaign financing or television airtime from the state as do candidates from established political parties. we've had to scratch for money from friends and family face masks were donated by my

sister in law we had to gather thousands of signatures to qualify to run as an independent. she isn't alone again. at another food and vegetable market benito brando who is well known for his work with the homeless is campaigning in lapin bana and low income area. and i'm pleased. i'm an independent he boasts 90 percent of chili inch don't belong to the country's highly discredited political party. last year the majority voted in a referendum to rewrite their constitution and next month they'll head to the polls again to elect a $155.00 member body that will draft it the referendum confirmed that 80 percent of chileans didn't want members of congress to have that privilege but it's still an uneven playing field for those pushing for citizens representation. we aren't

allowed to form a law that says or pacts with the of a political forces which the political parties can the but the parties who wrote the rules. despite there are enormous disadvantages independents are actually hoping to capitalize on one until now has been an extremely high abstention rate and apathy on the part of voters this time their very is that millions of chileans will actually come out. and vote for anyone that doesn't represent the status quo when it comes to writing their new constitution. not into violence will is one of them who is in the group who in all my 52 years of living voted but now i will for an independent who's one of us. hundreds of independents are running but chile's complex electoral system has been designed to favor the country's mainstream political blocs which have long resisted calls for profound reforms to guarantee basic social rights. the biggest danger is that unless this process is viewed as

credible the social crisis and uprising that led to calls for a new constitution will get worse you see a human al-jazeera by image. portière once owned by the late argentinian football legend diego maradona has sold finale $580000.00 that's 3 times its estimated price bardon i would often drive forces to and from stadiums when playing for his spanish clubs to be f.c. his 197911 was sold at auction in belgium by french collectors on thursday 4 months after his death. while if you're dabbling in digital art and get this one work has just sold for a whopping $69000000.00 and in another sign of its popularity $22000000.00 people tuned in for that auction in new york for about an emmy has more this is the 3rd most expensive artwork ever sought by a living artist that auction but it's not actually a tangible item it's

a digital who were inspired by the daily news but artist mike winkleman also known as people. until october he'd only have a soda print for $100.00 this walk went to $69000000.00 so here is the piece again it's $5000.00 days it's one image for each $5000.00 days that i've been doing that every day's you know this is the 1st one in the upper corner here and then in the bottom here we have the last one that was just earlier this month. the sale at christie's auction house it peaked interest around the globe a record 22000000 people tuned in to see the end of the auction we knowingly went into this with a kind of. estimate unknown published on the website it was a very self-aware way of gesturing to just how impressed ended this thing was and

it's also a play on the estimate on requests that we typically publish for items avatar of procedure we know we're going to sell for. it i'm certainly steep price so if this is something we can all through online why is it so valuable it's become an asset thanks to an f.t. that's shorthand for a non fungible token the works authenticated using a digital signature on block chain that's a program that creates a unique barcode the cons because heat it turns the work into an exchange of asset so who have a buys it knows they have the original piece the n.f.t. sale comes months off to other valuable auctions using similar technology. to this 10 2nd video with metallic scene and what seems to be donald trump has been bought by collect a pap lowered requests frail for about $66000.00 he sold it for months later for

100 times that same argument does you know you can going to into look at that picture of the mona lisa and you can have it there but it doesn't have any value. because that's not the provenance or the history of the work again the reality here is that this is a very very valuable because we behind at the end of the auction the window walks away with a digital follow and rights to display the work but how that would be displayed is anyone's guess the lure of us money out to 0. this is al-jazeera and these are the headlines joe biden says the u.s. vaccination campaign is on target and is on and states all adults are eligible i may fast biden warns that the fight against private 1000 is far from over a 1000 people to get vaccinated to keep social distancing and to keep wearing masks when i came in office you may recall i set a goal that many you said was

a kind of way over the top i said i intended to get a 100000000 shy.