we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take a vow just syria bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. how to 0. dozens of students are booked it in northwest nigeria seaforth must school kidnapping since december. so robin the watching of 0 life my headquarters here in doha also coming up the world health organization says there's no reason to stop using astra zeneca as covert 900 banksy after several countries suspended over 3 years of blood clubs. and the year after became the 1st western country to head into lockdown italy

prepares to do it all over again. free and open in the pacific is essential each of our future leaders of the quad grouping hold talks for the 1st time it was seen as a bid to present a united front against china. welcome to the program and we begin. our government have raided a college and taken a number of students hostage the armed group targeted the forestry college in kaduna state late on thursday officials say 190 students were rescued in the early hours of friday but 30 remain unaccounted for school attacks in the north of nigeria are becoming more frequent for ransom kidnapping is a tactic commonly used by armed groups and criminal gangs in nigeria the city

international says it's been escalating since january. there are 2 mass abductions of school children in february officials say that they were carried out by bandits loosely for guard gangs the drop and kidnap for money that nigeria denies paying ransoms but many believe regional instability in north western states has allowed kidnapping to become a lucrative source of income so i believe the burka robs well publicized kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgirls in the town of chibok in 2014 prompted more armed groups to turn to bus abductions of children for this bar is in the budget he has more of the latest government statement on the kidnappings. the statement did not state. where we were rescue how do we rescue and those who are taking by the armed bandits they where do you eat to be able to meet it where the bandits to be students to so for now with the with all the details of

what they say investigate them to make sure that we're able to rescue deals with people we've been disses the 1st time deaths and groups are targeting it at least a titian of higher learning specially gelsen have asked in the institution. almost every day there's been kidnapping across nigeria they've been kidnappings of people who are commercial buses people in the homes and towns and villages the government has been making efforts to contain this but in recent months since specially since december there's been an increase in it not even with the replacements of the military top chiefs in general. the president mohamed. place the optics of the army the friends never. the navy and also

of course that have not. tried to stop the kidnappings and many people are worried going to situation is really getting out of. the world health organization says there's no reason to stop using the astra zeneca vaccine thailand that bulgaria how the latest country is changing lay its roll out of denmark norway and iceland suspended the use of the job after several reported cases of blood clotting including of death victoria the has more. thailand's prime minister and members of the cabinet was supposed to receive the astra zeneca vaccine on friday but instead health officials announced a delay to the vaccine rollout after a number of reports of blood clotting in europe then pointing rai there was one patient in denmark who died and they were the patients for a blood clot denmark's government announced a suspension because they were not sure this is not to say it's related to the vaccine but when such cases occur for safety we have to postpone that ministration

of the injections to allow for the investigation to take place. on thursday the danish health ministry said it hadn't established any link between the clots and the vaccine but would stop using the astra zeneca job for 2 weeks so it could investigate austria said it wouldn't use shots from one batch of the vaccine after a woman died soon after being inoculated dystonia lithuania luxembourg and latvia say stop jabs from the same batch and italy withdrew another batch of the vaccine after 2 men died in sicily although nailing has been established between the vaccine and their deaths engines a different situation that is related there to their education. or risk and so. on but at this stage there is no real evidence to suggest that the astra zeneca that is the cause or any may decide but no it does make me doubt it. several countries have said they'll continue using the astra zeneca vaccine friends

and canada say the benefits outweigh the risks and they see no reason to suspend injections mexico has expressed confidence and australia says its monitoring reports of side effects but it's see no evidence to suggest the astra zeneca vaccine causes blood clots or would. have been developed in. private to madonna back then a big. signal that chinese that have a track record. not being sorry and i would start a chinese that clean take it i want to go back to work. the u.s. remains the epicenter of covert 19 with more than 29000000 cases and the world's largest vaccination program for former presidents have americans to get vaccinated as soon as possible this vaccine. will protect you and those you love from this dangerous deadly disease many other countries

a struggling with the virus italy is braced for a 3rd wave and brazil's healthcare system is close to collapse public health experts are warning the longer people wait to take the vaccines the more likely it is move ariens will emerge victoria gate and be al jazeera. but the world health organization says it's not currently concerned about the reports but it's a positive sign that didn't are being reported. astra zeneca it has is an excellent. vaccine as are the other vaccines that are being used and as i said we've reviewed the data on deaths and has been no deaths to date prevent or pain caused by vaccination so it's very important to understand that yes we should continue using the astra zeneca vaccine we're looking at is what we always look at any safety signal must be investigated in fact it's very important that we hearing safety signals. now italy is planning to impose another nation wide lockdown over

easter weekend and april the government is trying to control a surging quota virus cases and hospital admissions people will be ordered to stay home from april the 3rd to april the 5th and from monday restaurants and bars will close in low risk areas and movement between towns will be severely limited. chalons joins me now from lewis near brighton in southern england with a roundup of really what's going on across europe the italian prime minister has been speaking about the lockdown and also about the vaccine rollout what did he say . well regarding the impending new lockdown he basically said he sounded apologetic he said that he was aware that this was going to be very hard for many people that it was going to have an effect on the education of children on the mental wellbeing of people around the

country and on the economy itself but he said that this is really necessary his words are these measures are necessary to avoid that eerie aeration they would make even more stringent measures inevitable and he said went on to say that last spring's events are still fresh in our minds and we'll do everything we can to prevent them happening again of course we know that italy was the 1st western country that was hard to hard hit by coronavirus went on to take you know other european countries and the united states particularly badly as well but its lee was where it was felt 1st in europe particularly then he also addressed the issue about the astra zeneca. vaccine saying in the sentiments that have we've heard so already on the program from the w.h.o. and things that have been said by the european medical agency as well which is that

yes these reports are concerning us that the astra zeneca vaccine is a good one we don't think that it is connected to these blood clots we're taking precautionary measures in suspending the use of a particular batch of the vaccine other countries in europe of suspended the vaccine completely while it's investigated but he thinks that said generally the vaccine drive should continue and that astra zeneca as a vaccine should be considered to be used as well so that that done so much forces in southern england. now the u.s. envoy for yemen is urging who the rebels to respond to a cease fire plan to lead or king says the rebels are prioritising offensive to take the city of. the ascent boy wall but yemen will spiral into greater conflict without a cease fire fighting is intensifying in the saudi backed government's last stronghold in northern yemen. south korea has announced its suspending defense exchanges and

banning arms exports to being in a bar it's the latest country to downgrade ties after the military coup on february the 1st security forces are accused of torturing and persecution in their response to peaceful protests the un special rapporteur says the military's claims that they're using the most restraint are absurd. while still ahead here on al-jazeera trying to get their own protection order the campaign to end tax lawyers in the philippines. and south africa's zulu king the most influential traditional ruler goodwill so if he dies at the age of $72.00. it's time for the perfect gentleman whether sponsored by qatar airways.

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on the back of watching i was there with me as a whole rovner a bind of our top news stories government have kidnapped students in northern nigeria from a forestry college the 1st time a high institution has been targeted officials say $180.00 students are rescued early on friday but 30 more are still unaccounted for italy is planning to impose another nation wide lockdown over the easter weekend in april but follows a surge of credit i was cases a hospital admissions people will be ordered to stay home between april the 3rd and the 5th in the world health organization is rejecting the concerns of europe and asia about the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine saying it saves thailand the burial are the latest countries to delay its roll out after reports of cases of blood

clotting. researchers in the u.k. say they're developing a new covert 19 vaccine that could replace injections with a nasal spray and it could bank it more available to populations in remote parts of the world as andrew symonds has been given access to the laboratories at bristol university where the vaccine is being developed what's going on here could bring a new dimension to the fight against covert 19 research as it developing a new vaccine that will focus on saliva rather than the bloodstream and they're saying it will be cheap to produce and won't need to be kept at low temperature this is a global vaccine it's actually a bad thing for all in particular they hope to bring a solution to parts of the developing world remote countries and places with extreme temperatures there will be no need for refrigeration and it will be a vaccine that's easier to transport simple to use and cheaper to buy. what's going on here is very different for a start the vaccine comes in the form of

a nasal spray it's aimed at inducing antibodies which will protect the person and also stop the virus from spreading all in one powerful blood the man behind it believes the immune responses will be much bigger than in the present vaccines it's an entirely new way of making a vaccine and we've already done work in animals in mice and we've shown that we can induce immune responses importantly we can induce these mucosal immune responses if we give the vaccine to these mice into the nose rather than as an injection the bristol project is one of many globally the world health organization puts the figure of more than $200.00 a 2nd generation of vaccines another u.k. project is hoping for a breakthrough with protection against a much broader range of covariance researches in nottingham university and develop a scanned cell say the vaccine doesn't just target the spike protein on the surface

of the corona virus it also concentrates on another area known as the end protein the vaccine is being prepared for medical trials by manufacturers that killed university and staffordshire is one of the makers of the astra zeneca vaccine and it's now managing 6 different projects we seem to be working in a console team environment so it's not just ourselves we're a number of other organizations competitors as well we're all working in conjunction trying to solve the same problem effectively and that continues whether it's 1st generation 2nd generation or even 3rd generation probably had a strong product change would indicate a positive reaction back in bristol that project may be some way of preparing for medical trials but if and when it's proven to be safe it could take covert vaccines to another level andrew symonds out 0 bristol. could be as nationwide creative are as curfew is being extended the government has been stepping up its efforts to curb

the spread of the virus. has more from capital nairobi president or king arthur has extended the national car few of 5 am to 10 pm ban of the 60 days raising concerns about the number of confirmed cases that we are seeing on wednesday the health ministry announced the highest number of confirmed cases since january we're seeing more people being admitted to hospital in i.c.u. use on ventilators and so one the health ministry has said that the country is in the middle of a 3rd wave which appears to be more vicious this week that the health minister also started the back summation campaign. medic all officers health workers are receiving their fast dose of the astra zeneca vaccine from. this program is going to move on to elderly people those with underlying conditions before moving on to

the general population but people are very worried about the pace of this vaccination the government says that it hopes that by the end of 2 to 23 to have vaccinated 30 percent of the population that's about 9000000 or 50000000 kenyans a number that is extremely low a lot of people are saying they're hoping that the government is going to ramp up this exercise acquire more vaccine more vaccines and you know vaccinate more people basically especially now when things seem to be getting worse. for the 1st time the leaders of the u.s. japan australia india known as the courts have held talks of the timing has been significant china is in a trade war with the u.s. it's again used in a diplomatic war with australia there's been tension with india over the northern look that border their ongoing south china sea disputes with several states within the region but the court was additionally formed in the aftermath of the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami but concerns from australia and india over how

much to push china without impacting bilateral ties but that it fell apart however they don't have all 4 nations how military trails china has accused the quote of undermining it's not just a metron he's an asian powerhouse a white house correspondent kelly howell could tell us more from washington d.c. now on the agenda in terms of what the quad will be talking about it really comes down to what has been referred to as the 3 cs china of course climate change but also covert and with respect to cope with one of the big concerns is the fact that while wealthy nations around the world are vaccinated including the united states at record pace many developing nations have not even started so we know there is a discussion underway potentially to see about some ramping up of production of manufacturing in india so we're watching carefully for that the goal about a 1000000000 doses by 2022 with respect to climate change making sure that nations

are living up to their commitments with respect to the paris climate accord and of course china is the big topic really what people are concerned about him clued in the united states as you've touched on a little bit already is the issue of how it is growing in influence not just militarily 2 but also economically disrupting the global system in a way that the united states says isn't just a threat to the united states but to the globe. human rights lawyers in the philippines say they fan for their lives and are demanding protection from the government dozens of been killed since president rodriguez the tatty took office 5 years ago warning that viewers may find some of the images in general allen the report disturbing. angelo carluke in the end is a human rights lawyer who was stabbed in the head in pan island in illusion 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 grab

a ring 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 survived 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. the interest of serving. are in danger or boys. what the. nurses say there are you. know. what that. what we. all but the justice 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 jamelle dogon al-jazeera manila lawyers for russian opposition figure alexina valley say that he's been moved from prison to an unknown location the valley was preparing to travel to a penal colony to serve a 2 year prison sentence he was found guilty of parole violations linked to an embezzlement case last month but the kremlin critics lawyers say they went to visit him only to find that he'd been shifted from the prison. the u.s. and other western countries are calling for egypt the prosecution of activists journalists political opponents the joint statement made at the u.n. calls for those held at the counter terrorism laws to be unconditionally released

cairo's foreign ministry responded to the statement expressing great surprise and disapproval egypt has been a close ally of the u.s. but president joe biden has vowed to speak out against human rights violations. and the human rights organization in colombia outraged by reports that up to 12 children might have been killed in an army bombing against far dissidents and a sudden rub here to report from bachata. these are the few available pictures of the march 2nd bombing by the colombian army of a dissident faction of 5 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 orbit as the government acknowledges there were young people there to rebel camp but not their children were among those killed defense minister lanois added 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 they become young competence the attitude and disposition of affecting life in 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 not a position 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 criticised for its use of force in its effort to torch dissident rebels in drug trafficking groups in 2019 then defense minister guillermo but there 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 hugh guzmán 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 recognize that the recruitment of these child miners is a crime against humanity but also the state has been has done a huge disservice to them 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 and. tributes are being paid to south africa's king who's died at the age of $72.00 the nation's goodwill. had been in hospital for weeks to treat diabetes when his health took a turn for the worse the king was the leader of south africa's largest tribe has more johannesburg. the king goodwills in a teeny had been ill for more than a month admitted to hospital for treatment related to diabetes so south africans have known for some weeks that he has been ill but i think he's passing has been met with shock and mourning for many south africans the zulu nation specifically there are at least 11000000 zulus in south africa many of them in cause to natal and we also heard from the former deputy president in south africa who spoke about

the point of pride that the king had in the hearts of many south africans and what he represented in terms of the unity created amongst many people specifically impossible to tell but also particularly within the a party to during the apartheid regime in there to united people against that kind of repression at the time we have heard 1 from. from the prime minister of the nation that his body world will be held in state for a few days and that this is an opportunity for many to bid farewell to the king this is somebody whose role was largely ceremonial or symbolic but i don't think it can be ignored that he did have political influence in a couple of instances during the gauche ations to in the part 8 there were many tensions between people of different ethnic groups and at that time former president nelson mandela approached the king to try and quell tensions between zulu

people largely aligned to the cart of carter freedom party of the political party and the a.n.c. at that time. europe's largest volcano has erupted for the 11th time in about 3 weeks fountains of love or worse either up to the several kilometers high for about an hour on the italian island of sicily is the 1st time researchers of see the volcano this activists 998 they say poses no risk to residents who live around the area. because there would be still robin hear a doha round of our top news stories government have kidnapped students adore the nigeria for the 1st time to chew should was targeted officials say $180.00 students were rescued early on friday but 30 are still unaccounted for phyllis small from a butcher.