good hardworking people that want to live the american dream like our ancestors these are hindu refugees or to be revived they may be forced to return to be a more. 'd a warning from us president joe biden to americans reminding them the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is far from over. and over on the stands you tell you this is out there at life and are also coming up south korea says its batting arms exports to me are not as the jointer is accused of torturing and persecution peaceful protest and. some hope for yemen the

u.s. says there is progress towards a cease fire but calls for more commitment from the warring sides. on the divide amongst ivorians following the civil war and crystal action violence there we take a look at the country's long journey ahead to peace. or the fires against the current virus is far from over that's the warning to americans from joe biden in his fast primetime address since becoming u.s. president he's urging people to get vaccinated to keep social distancing and to continue to wear masks alan fisher 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 and 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. covert 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 and 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. well now the european union has approved johnson and johnson single shot jab giving it now for available 19 vaccines the e.u. is trying to speed up that sluggish immunization campaign which has been hampered by production delays and so to 200000000 doses of the johnson and johnson vaccine with deliveries expected in the 2nd quarter of this year the company has also warned it is experiencing supply issues. and now thailand is the latest country to delay its rollout of the astra zeneca vaccine on thursday denmark norway and iceland or 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 cops and the vaccine but will stop using the job for 2 weeks to

investigate well several countries have said that they will continue using the astra zeneca vaccine france and canada say the benefits outweigh the risks and see no reason to suspend injections mexico has expressed confidence in the vaccine and australia says it's monitoring reports of side effects but has not seen any evidence to suggest that the job could cause blood clots or dr any sparrow is an assistant professor of population health science and policy at new york at new york's mount sinai hospital she says the longer that people wait to take the vaccines the more likely it is that more variance one of much i think you know the main the main thing that we will me directly remember is that it doesn't matter what back feed the brunt of you because i'm objecting that. lives all of our lives and they're the ones that are protecting us there against the development of the remains of their new mutations is no longer the bars this grid can grow then we're

going to continue the rounds and some of those we already know we show you this so the right question is. you know if it had been shown to be safe yes all of that seemed to twirl back the litter been authorized and in use have been joined be safe. with the cabbage being that they're ones that i would say that the ones that have been brought up to grow in the private dinner be academic are being. paid back . to the chinese that things have a track record of not being pretty sorry and i would they're going to start a chinese that clean take it the indonesian island of bali as one of asia's most popular tourism destinations but this pandemic has forced dozens of hotels to close leaving thousands of people unemployed and still with no indication of when tourists may return some say that bali needs to diversify its economy just

a washington reports. this is bali's kuta beach once packed with foreign tourists now almost completely empty. nearby many restaurants and stores are closed hotel owner debbie yet though says she had no choice but to temporarily shut her resort and lay off staff it's what he said form there's nothing i can do except some 5 but no one but. most of the visit is gone and the people who call bali home have had to have done it come on so he could have been a tour guide for 17 is he's now working in construction. he tried to survive with what little we have you sold dog and some of our belongings too. he's registered to get vaccinated and is anticipating the return of foreign travelers to bali. but he says authorities should learn from the pandemic.

economy when i was in a financial sense it is really bad and painful but this is a lesson for me to be stronger mentally it's also listen forward in the future we shouldn't rely only on one thing. the injuries and tourism ministry hopes bali can welcome back tourists soon but doesn't know exactly when we're very optimistic. really. short period of time we will be able to reopen. the borders. the doors are going to be. around 80 percent of the population in bali work in tourism and many turned to agriculture when they lost their jobs the indonesian government is trying to encourage domestic tourism and says it is discussing the possibility of travel corridos with other countries but it will be months before the border can safely reopen and community groups say reverting back to mass truism will make the population vulnerable in the

future. environmental groups advocate for a more balanced economy with more opportunities in farming fishing and other industries as well as tourism. the intonation form for the environment says mass tourism in bali has resulted in polluted beaches uncontrolled development and water scarcity because of hotel consumption. health experts say bali is still a long way from being ready to reopen its border is before the 6000000 it goes up by that but no it cannot be taken up by many people in bali and now not just hoping for a return to the way things were but have their sights on an even better future jessica washington al-jazeera jakarta. now we're getting some breaking news out of nigeria there are reports that gunmen have kidnapped students from a college the abduction happened in a state in the northwest school attacks have become more frequent of late with the

most recent being a mass abduction of $279.00 pupils in the forest 8 last month now south korea has announced its suspending defense exchanges and banning arms exports to me and maher insulators country to cut ties after the military coup on february 1st security forces are being accused of torture and persecution in their response to weeks of peaceful protests south korea says it's also reconsidering its aid payments scott heiler is monitoring monitoring developments for us from bangkok in neighboring thailand and he says south korea is not a major trading partner of me a more. 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 there are 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 well now un special rapporteur says that it's likely that man must military has committed crimes against humanity he's calling for more sanctions against senior leaders as well as its oil and gas industries and military has

dismissed his claims diplomatic etta 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 myanma claiming they're using most restraint was far from convincing it was made in a recorded address by a veteran diplomat who sounded nervous and mumbling his words and my eyes closed down the country's pressure of it mandate which ran on trying to their principles of universality impartiality object. now. an address in the home or issue of the country concerning 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 man military led by changing your leadership is now engaging in crimes against humanity including the acts of murder in forces appearance persecution torture and imprisonment 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 you know i said nations headquarters in new york jorm or turn who's denounced the military continues to hold the country's seat in the general assembly james 0 at the united nations while 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 after visiting the region yemen has now been at war for more than 6 years the government backed by a saudi led coalition is fighting with the rebels who control the capital sanaa on the bill horry 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 parties the leadership some are 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 very on realistic and very

unfortunate the un security council should take a tougher stance 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 off in this current international environment yemeni population is being starved and this needs to and then and there are gently. still ahead here on al-jazeera machines of war or innocent children they can be in government under fire after several miners are killed during a military operation. it's time for the perfect gentleman to weather sponsored point qatar airways now

this is looking more like spring stormy weather blowing through from the atlantic pushing out the remaining cold of what is a late winter it still is very cold in moscow in some parts of eastern europe and this is a cold front really is bringing in windy and wet weather it will see a drop in temperatures as it goes through produce one but the snow is on its for days going through mild over ukraine up towards moscow so western russia and it wraps around to scandinavia still cold enough for the most part we're talking about windy where the blue is rain that rain spreads through the british isles through much of northern europe it's nice to explain to portugal not particularly what you brought is about 20 and athens to 15 book arrest that is the cold air comes through is down to 0 in our book rest forecast shows the spring sun is warm enough we get to 11 by our time time we get to sunday and that front well gone by that time and his saturday's pictures that's where he's going to so things are slowly working up behind it but look at this still wet there still is

a wet spring snow falling in the alps and the head of a storm forming through probably denmark and then southern sweden now copenhagen will see that storm go through intemperance don't change but the wind dies down the time we get to monday. sponsored by a qatar airways. in malaysia schooling is a luxury for children of writing a muslim refugees but. every child deserves an opportunity for faith and creativity the arms them with the skills to overcome any hurdles and seize the threat to his schools existence as a test of his faith. school of hard part of the viewfinder asia series on al-jazeera.

you know again i'm a star and let's remind you of our top stories this hour joe biden says the u.s. vaccination campaign is on target and has ordered states to insure all adults eligible by may fast by the fight against cobra 19 though is far from over and americans to remain vigilant. south korea suspending defense exchanges and banning arms exports to myanmar the latest country to cut ties after the military security forces are accused of torture and persecution in response to peaceful protests. and there are reports the government have kidnapped students from a college in northern nigeria the abduction happened in could do in a state this is the latest in a series of school attacks. human rights organization colombia says it's

outraged by reports that up to 12 children may have been killed in an army bombing against fock dissidents the denunciation has sparked further anger into the defense minister who has called the miners machines of war and us and our m.p.'s he reports now from. these are the few available pictures of the march 2nd bombing by the colombian army of a dissident faction of fart 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 there to rebel camps but not their children were among those killed the fence minister. to public outrage saying that any young victim should be regarded as a machine of war while insisting the operation followed international protocols. it's clear under international law that recruited minors of victims but after being

trained prepared to become young competence the active student disposition of affecting life. in generating terror against the population we can't afford that many criminals who started as guerillas at 13 and 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 triumph 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 torch dissident rebels in drug trafficking groups in 2019 then defense minister guillermo but it 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 analyst said he 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 areas on top of the pandemic and the closure of public schools so it's important to recognize that the recruitment of these child minors is a crime against humanity but also the state has been has done a huge disservice to them if confirmed these deaths promised to reignite accusations of human rights abuses in a country still reeling from decades of war i listen then 50.

now the u.s. house of representatives has voted in favor of legislation making background checks mandatory for all gun buyers that bill will now go to the senate if passed these 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 as members of congress to pass the bill so 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 john violence prevention because of your political survival understand the political 3rd vibe of the us is more important

than the survival of our children. a u.s. judge has reinstates is a 3rd degree murder charge against a former policeman accused of killing george floyd that's in addition to 2nd degree murder and manslaughter charges and he go experts say it will offer the jury an additional option for a conviction derek chauvinism queues of killing george floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly 9 minutes troy's death sparked global protests calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality one of the new us attorney general merrick garland has arrived at the department of justice for his 1st stay in the row the former supreme court nominee was approved by the senate with bipartisan support on wednesday garland has promised to run an impartial justice department the only way we can succeed and retain the trust of the american people is to adhere to the norms that have become part of the d.n.a.

of every justice department employee those norms require that light cases be treated alike that there not be one rule for democrats and another for republicans one rule for friends and another for foes one rule for the powerful and another for the powerless one rule for the rich and another for the poor or different rules depending upon one's race or ethnicity now the alleged killing of a man by police at a student protest in johannesburg has been described as indefensible by south africa's police minister and it's believed the fescue 5 year old was shot dead when officers fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters the man had not been taking part in the demonstrations an investigation is underway. well staying in south africa and tributes have been pouring in to do king died at the age of 72 the zulu

nation says goodwill is well a teeny had been in hospital for weeks to treat diabetes when his health then took a turn for the west king's well a teeny was the leader of south africa's largest ethnic group and he served as monarch for 5 decades. every coast has seen 3 cycles of presidential and parliamentary elections since the end of its civil war and each was marked by tension and violence reports now from abidjan on the painful and slow process of reconciliation. in a busy district a few people affected by the country's violent past meet among them victims aggressives media it is and facilitators confront their fears with the hope of finding closure. to the next competent blames injustice described in the murder of his friends. in ivory coast postelection pilar's well i merely said yes even if you don't commit any crime you live with stigma just because you are an ex combatant

reconciling all sides is the only way to heal right now we face stigma and discrimination even if we didn't go to war. and for those losses so much greater recovery remains a long difficult process. was 1st uprooted by the 2002 civil war from the city of boy. only to be left devastated by the post-election violence of 2011. at the meeting she cuts a figure of a strong character a leader. but she's overcome with grief. and i can't explain to you how my son died when he saw me he said mom we fled borken only to be in a worse situation he looked to me and breathed his last on the anniversary of his death his father died of cory you see i lost my son my house my wealth almost

everything. thousands have been killed in ivory coast 2002 civil war and the 2011 post-election violence more than a decade after they still much hate and anger. a truth that we consider nation commission was set up in pretty 14 to attempt to close these dark chapters in ivory coast's the streets implementing its recommendations is taking time because of how deep the divisions are in a country once considered west africa's island of stability shortly after his reelection last year president alassane ouattara established a ministry devoted to recross farming ivorians previously the role of. the healing process and all was left in the hands of a few individuals and organizations. was the medically body leads the federation of victims of post-election violence in ivory coast he says their work is a bit difficult by the failure of the country to appreciate how deep their divisions are no want to give it you it's

a daily struggle to reconcile victims and aggressive our objective is to unite ivorians to live in peace once again. he says stocks help some to move on but once that in areas was affected by the country's crisis there's still much to speciate mistrust and in some cases hate among neighbors and it's reflected in ivory coast politics many here feel unless the government invests more in confidence building and trust the nation may not attend lasting peace destroyed by both the 2002 civil war and the post-election violence of 2011 how many trees. prince william has denied accusations the british royal family is racist while visiting a school in london and follows prince harry and his wife megan's explosive interview with oprah winfrey this week and at the duchess of sussex reveals that a member of the family had asked how dark their unborn child skin might be. so have

you brought. have you spoken to your brother through the interview. yet i will be open you just let me know he said the right coming sir. very 1st of. all the european broadcasting union has rejected better races entry for this year's your vision song contest saying the song goes against the competition's non political nature. but. the entry was by a band known for songs mocking the protests against president alexander lukashenko it features eric's like i will teach you to toe the line the video got tens of thousands of dislikes on the universe and you tube page before it was taken down there was backlash from opposition figures and calls for better routes to be suspended from the contest we used to say that sports it's not politics and music it's not politics but when it comes to belarus sport it's politics music

is politics the state t.v. channel if the propaganda that megaphone for the dictatorship to look at. the president of the state of t.v. company if the sanctions least for crimes or for human rights so it's to involve them in such an event it is to make politics. clear that this is al jazeera these are the headlines joe biden says the u.s. vaccination campaign is on target and has ordered states to ensure all adults are eligible by may fast biden warns that the fight against craven 1000 though is far from over he's adding people to get vaccinated and to keep social distancing and wearing masks when i came in office you may recall i should have.