conflict in yemen we meet with global news makers about the stories that. i'm told stories asia and pacific on al-jazeera. at least 6 people are killed in the latest crackdown against and protesters in myanmar. well again i'm just on the attack this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up new fears the u.n. security council warns of increasing attacks in afghanistan a car bomb has killed at least 8 people inherit a problem. if i could get you back. that is the u.s.

city of minneapolis a reason to pay the family of george floyd $27000000.00 to compensate for his death in police custody. and calls for urgent action in brazil as a surgeon coronavirus cases hospital they're overwhelmed in the death toll passes 275000. now at least 6 protesters have been shot dead in the latest demonstrations and many are now there are reports of police firing on protesters and mandalay on saturday and overnight security forces used live ammunition on crowds gathered outside a police station in yangon at least 70 people have now been killed since the military seized power last month well tony chang is monitoring the situation for us from bangkok and neighboring thailand he says not as many protesters are coming out onto the streets that have adapted their strategies. the protesters themselves have

changed that in reaction to this sort of aggression and seeing for. the security services for example in mandalay were having 3 separate protests smaller but very active nonetheless and one of them on 41st street we understand that a middle aged woman was shot and killed and several have been taken away and wounded and we're also seeing those protests spread widely not just any more in the in the large urban centers where they were immediately after the coup in the beginning in february but in small towns all across the country in the sort of slightly unsettled ethnic areas as well where some of those protesters have been coming under the protection of ethnic armed forces so they are still going on and the voices that we're hearing from the protesters are very much that they are going to continue to do this they're aware of the dangers they face in this ng it with the tear gas coming in with the live rounds being used but they are still

absolutely committed to this because they realize that this is their one chance to try and turn back the clock on this coup the other interesting thing is that they're still taking part in the civil disobedience movement and that does appear to be having an effect if ective the we've seen myanmar's public transport system shut down the banking system is shut down at the moment hospitals are barely working and so it is creating an awful lot of pressure on the military now a car bomb in afghanistan's herrick province has killed at least 8 people and injured dozens a hospital spokesman says the explosion late on friday night also destroyed several homes no one has claimed responsibility but local officials have claimed the taliban hours later in a statement the un security council said it condemned in the strongest terms the alarming number of attacks deliberately targeting civilians in afghanistan the statement continued these heinous attacks have targeted civil servants the

judiciary the media health care and humanitarian workers including women those who protect and promote human rights and ethnic and religious minorities but earlier i spoke to mushtaq rahim he's the founding member of the afghanistan affairs unit that's a security think tank he says there is concern that these latest attacks could impact the peace process. first of all let's look at the incident has targeted an outpost we didn't warrant such a huge jack as far as the time distance on but then that is eventually media was deceiving the lot of reviews secondly nobody has claimed responsibility and this sends a message across that definitely in our spoilers our prayers and it means they're trying to be in the peace process and of course that is ones that comes from the human need to tell us is that how serious it is being taken into the union goes would be so great of course we have seen in the last few months that nobody has

been gaming this possibility or certain attacks and that government street that we see is the taliban which means that this is more of a tactic pressure on the on each other in the dark to the military effort that they're going to dominate the peace talks the taliban's response has not come out which means that they won't be claiming that a sponsor going to be the immediate. incident but definitely there are a spoiler elements trying to be. marking trusted in pursuing the pieces your narrative rather than they're looking at a stinking google of the buy it out of you sharing it on the negotiation table some of the context is so complex one cannot really finger point good ones that single group or single out one certain our feedback is a pretty you know modest. well memorial services being held in new zealand to not

ts since the. 51 people were killed and dozens wounded when a gunman opened fire on 2 mosques the attack and a self-proclaimed white supremacist his country sending a life sentence and present prime minister says the country has a duty to support its muslim community. there will be an unquestionable legacy from march 5th during much of it will be heartbreaking but it is never too early or too light for the leader city to be a more inclusive nation one that stands proud of our diversity and bryce's it and of call to defeat. while the u.s. says he is minneapolis has agreed to pay $27000000.00 to the family of george floyd that's the largest settlement of its kind in the country's history troy diet when a policeman knelt on his neck finale 9 minutes sparking global protests the officer

is set to go on trial and the foyer family says this cash payout is just one step on the road to justice john hendren reports the city of minneapolis has put a price on just how much black lives matter in the case of george floyd $27000000.00 that's the amount the city has agreed to pay in a civil settlement with floyd's family in the racially charged case of a black man who died beneath a white police officers knee i think the state of minnesota for getting this settlement taken care. but even though my brother is not here he's here with me in my heart because if i could give you back i would give all that is but the settlement is the largest ever in a minneapolis police shooting it also eclipses the $12000000.00 that kentucky city of louisville paid recently in the death of briana taylor gunned down in her own

home by police one year ago friday a floyd family lawyer says the beneficiaries go beyond one family the fan edge of compensation. most directly impact george floor and his family their future of their family but it is the policy rip the ems down to fix all of us other cities will think twice he says before allowing police to use chokeholds no knock warrants and other controversial tactics because in cases like this one as george floyd's family reacted to this settlement the man who knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds was less than a mile away he has spent the week in a minneapolis courtroom where the court is selecting jurors to decide if he should be convicted of murder derek chauvelin faces 2nd in 3rd degree murder and manslaughter charges and the risk of decades in prison the other 3 officers will

face charges later this year of aiding and abetting him those officers will be held accountable there is a prosecution team that actually cares and is fighting. and if you need a reminder just think of the george floyd case and that if you don't get police and correct if you don't make these changes if you don't fix the policies that are happening. then you'll be seeing this again despite this settlement the floyd family insists just as won't be served until that happens john hendren chicago rush live in bates as a defense attorney and a former prosecutor sent he explains the next steps in the fight criminal case. the 2 parts right now you have the criminal part of the part of the the will or should have been taken care of $1000000.00 that make sure that his children and they didn't care whether his brother said it doesn't bring them that. they're all the mess part is a serious

a lesson and then surely the criminals fall off to see if you're the city of minneapolis you want to ensure that hopefully that there are no more rides no more and ross let's say the jury says 'd that it's not guilty what will the family say so that hand you're going to say hey you know what maybe this is a big community understand that this city wants to do the right thing that the city is acknowledging that the police department has a system because the city is understanding that we are in charge of police department the city is taking responsibility so you do see some change 20 $7000000000.00 is a large amount of money if i'm not mistaken and maybe the largest bird the largest government ever for and the police that was going to go to their state family i'm sure they're not if you get their portion as well so large now i'm sure they decided what was happening in this state ringback as if they will be the ones who make the decision about what they do when it's

a new project whether that and sure that the educational needs made for buys children to his children now trauma or their future their decision because now it's their money. now the u.s. japan australia and india have agreed to supply asia and been in krajina virus vaccine doses by the end of next year by commitment was made at the fest meeting of a so-called quad cream that aims to counter china's cup coming in telling us how white house correspondent can be how thankful. a virtual meeting with his indian australian and japanese counterparts a group also known as the quad us president joe biden told the group free and open indo-pacific is essential to each of our future the quad was formed to cope with the devastation following the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami but now it's set its sights on a new threat the rising military and economic might of china. the quote is

concerned about china's growing assertiveness in the asia pacific region and the world the united states certainly sees this alliance to stop the growing influence of china if not contain china it is not dissimilar to the nato organization which was started $947.00 to stop the increasing influence of military threat that was coming from the soviet union as the world battles the covert 19 pandemic that originated in china the group also announcing on friday a new initiative to manufacture and produce u.s. vaccines in india financed by japan and the united states and supported by australia the quad committed to delivering a 21000000000 doses to ozzy on the indo-pacific and beyond by the end of 2022 climate change is the other big challenge the group must confront how to push

global nations to live up to the commitments made in the paris climate agreement overall china admits almost double the c o 2 of the united states but per capita the us takes the lead china responded to the meeting of the quad saying exchanges between governments should be to create understanding not target 3rd parties the meeting of the quad comes just days before the u.s. secretary of state and national security advisor will meet with their chinese counterparts in alaska that meeting is expected to be more forceful as the united states confronts china over issues of economics security and human rights kimberly health at al-jazeera the white house still ahead here on out is there no deal why here the rebels in yemen have rejected a u.s. plan for a ceasefire. under such as in the philippines are on the hunt for the bats to learn

how. to prevent another pandemic. it is raining heavily again in the philippines mostly in the central philippines but this is the place to watch the moment but time we start developing some circulation some tropical depressions as one fairly obviously forming here or did he will come to much but it moyes just won't watch it's mostly over the open water but in the case is area very wet weather south of that is still the rainy season so their share of malaysia and indonesia some of them shop most of them not and the change of season is obvious in australia now this active cold fronts on its way through its dropping mid-term she bought least 10 degrees and it produced some pretty dramatic sunder storms and wet weather again in sydney and much of this part

of new south wales it tails off into queens and much of the heaviest stuff probably in the tasman sea on its way to south out of new zealand and once or from sconce sure the temps will slowly start to rise in melbourne and adelaide and perth sits pretty at about 30 degrees anyway so melbourne's forecasts 172-0218 slow rise back to what's average at this time of the year and this is the picture for monday that frontal system keeps going through to brisbane and brings in a significant rain even to some inland parts of queensland and leaving sydney the quater 24. and counting the cost of the perfect storm the pandemic drought and china's demands food prices hit 6 year highs argentine beat soaring inflation sands demand to its lowest since the 1950 s. ethiopia 6 help as its debt burden becomes too much. counting the cost on

al-jazeera play an important role. ringback. and again i understand your tender heart of the top stories this hour at least 6 protesters have been shot dead an anti crew demonstrations in myanmar police are reported to have fired on protesters and mandalay on saturday and overnight security forces used live ammunition on crowds and the angle. of the u.n. security council has condemned the increasing number of attacks on civilians in

afghanistan this comes after a car bomb inherit province killed at least 8 people and injured dozens. the u.s. city of minneapolis has agreed to pay $27000000.00 to the family of george for wage it's the largest settlement of its kind in the country's history for it died last may when a policeman knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes sparking global protests. spokesman for the rebels in yemen says they've rejected a u.s. plan for a nationwide cease fire insisting it only represents the views of saudi arabia and the united nations now the u.s. envoy for yemen said the who these appeared to be prioritizing a military offensive in the north and warns that the country will spiral into even greater conflict if the fighting doesn't stop she have a chance he has more. the u.s. backed boming of yemen by saudi arabia and its allies has already created the world's worst humanitarian crisis now as who the rebels attempt to solidify their

position in the north the united nations is warning of even worse to come the violence has forced up to 15000 people to flee since early february roughly 60 percent of them are reportedly residing in informal settlements and crowded sites where services are overstretched more than 20000000 people 20.7 to be more exact need humanitarian assistance many of them are at the brink of starvation speaking in washington but the u.s. is on void timlin the king says the saudis support when he cools his sound plan for a ceasefire but feels the hooty he's up prioritizing taking the government's last area of control in the move the province of matter and we urged who these 2 risks are that's why i was in the region for these last 2 weeks and i will return immediately women who these are there are the world food program agrees a ceasefire is key to get this shale up. biometrics at

a significant way which will allow us the liquidity into the economy which will wrap the real value back up which will allow food prices stabilize or but the who thing you say the ceasefire proposal fails to address the economic blockade that's led to such hardship whenever you have a kind of how he and his mom the american proposal does not stop the seats or the fighting however it represent cosmetic understanding to bring back the seat what the american envoy presented is a conspiracy to put yemen in a more dangerous state than the current one. and the u.n. reports that in fact the siege is tightening last month no commercial fuel imports were allowed through her day to port that's 0 in recent years more than half of commercial fuel imports had been coming through her data this is the 1st time since the escalation of the conflict in 2015 that we've seen the level drop to 0 this is

driving shortages and price rises. the budget ministration is however placing the blame for the impasse on the movies and the us military is reported to be increasing its assistance to the saudis claiming such help is defensive and build a fence and they have a chance the old regime. thousands of people have launched an lebanon's capital demanding a new independent government to help lift the country out of its economic crisis protests as a frustrated over the state of the economy and the surge in unemployment more than half of the population is now living below the poverty line prices have soared as the lebanese pound as lost more than 80 percent of its value. while security forces in nigeria are such in for 39 students kidnapped from a college in the north the raid on thursday night and can do no state is the 4th mass a school abduction in that region since december government officials say a large group of armed bandits tuggers of the school that's near

a military academy soldiers confronted the attackers and took $180.00 students and staff to safety off a dentist is following developments for us from the capital abuja. this is the 1st time that the groups are targeting it at least addition of higher lending usually gelsen have asked us to dish an almost every day to spin kidnapping across nigeria they've been kidnappings of people who are commercial buses people india homes and towns and villages big government has been making of laws to contain this but in recent months since officially since december there's been an increase if not even with the replacements of military troops in general. the president mohamed to. replace the subjects or i need friends never. the navy and also what that have not been with. rights to stop the kidnappings and many

people are worried the situation is merely getting out of. sleaze government is stepping up its pandemic response after sajan infections that from monday much of the country will be under the toughest measures including in rome and milan that also be a nationwide up down over the easter break starting in 3 weeks for a challenge reports. it's a fascination center if you maci know airports it's a nice prime minister mario draghi acknowledged the discomfort his country is about to go through. so in. a way i'm aware that today's measures will have consequences for the education of children for the economy and also for the psychological state of all of us the president of the red cross reminded me of the psychological difficulty that some people have suffered

especially the elderly but i think it is the same for everybody especially for people who live alone who today feel even more alive it's difficult for them to see the people who they love these measures are necessary to avoid a deterioration that would make even more stringent measures inevitable. head of the easter weekend national lockdown now yes regions including the capital rome and one autonomous province are to bring in the restrictions from monday corona virus infections rose by 10 percent this week and officials have warned the situation is worsening with new more infectious variants gaining ground in recent days more places have become red zones the highest here of localized one of them is frozen only in the let's see a region some areas have infection rates of 23 percent of those tested higher than seen earlier in the pandemic. i am worried my 14 year old

daughter is being told there chile she's losing her best use of adolescents like these from morning to night she's inside the house in her pajamas italy is one of several european countries to have a least partially restricted use of the astra zeneca vaccine while reports of blood clots are investigated but the prime minister insisted the inoculation campaign would carry on luggage and c.e.o. repair the european medicines agency is reviewing the suspected cases but is also advised that the faxing should continue to be used. for italy as elsewhere widespread vaccinations a scene is essential for a return to normality rory talents how to 0. all the world health organization says brazil is not to moving in a good direction with health officials warning that major hospitals are almost full brazil has now exceeded 275000 coronavirus deaths that's the 2nd highest total in the wild intensive care units and more than half of state capitals are 90 percent

capacity but the president has played down the threat and earlier this week he told people to stop whining pallas the terror is from the brazil institute at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars he says the federal government has failed to handle this pandemic despite its know how of managing disease outbreaks. well i think the responsibility of president bush on our what is federal government has created that's how to create the situation brazil is not currently be treated as a threat to its me or emotions it should not have been right there didn't happen didn't need to happen that way and you know this will cost more most amounts of obviously that's to brazil this is sad because brazil has a tradition in its public health system to combat them it's science

in brazil it starts from that essential vehicle so it is a day when it's totally unnecessary that this should be held to have to be reduced should actually be the mobilizing help troops need for brazil is a great producer of that seed but you have to have plenty you have to have government in order to get it so it's a tragedy and we are born to see this war no other month more important detail it doesn't bear no it is not on the richest sure it'll eat hospital in trouble our. well the world health organization also says there's no reason to stop using the astra zeneca vaccine thailand about garia and democratic republic of congo has now become the latest countries to delay their

rollout of the job on thursday in denmark norway and iceland suspended use of that vaccine for reports of blood clots are being investigated. or such as in the philippines are taking an extra step to try to prevent another outbreak like curved 19 they've been focusing on diseases from bats to find out more about other types of strains and as general allen dogan reports their efforts have been vital for vaccine development. local folklore here is steeped with stories of just how mystere use philippine bats can be. but we are not climbing mt mckee link to explore legendary tales but these filipino scientists are testing bad spring new strains of coronaviruses they hope to prevent another global pandemic. philip a your life has been recording and testing bats across the country for more than 10 years the bad species found here on mount mckinley ling is that close this gene is

to the one in one china where the 1st case of covert 19 was recorded gave us all the more recent to be urgent about doing. this virus work for the government in more ways than one we focus their priorities. working on for all g an epidemiologist so it's $530.00 local time the mist that have been set up and researchers here tell us any time now the bats are going to come out of the cave. we stay quiet for a few minutes. the air is cold and the night's creatures soon start to make their presence felt. over and then the 1st bet flies into the trap and water. then another. and another. the researchers say about $5000.00 bats come here during the meeting

season. now they think only a few 100 are left. with the captured bats a safely contained. we make our way back from the forest. the bats are identified. both. measured. around. and swabbed. before they were released back into the wild. doctoral viola and his team of isolated at least 7 kinds of viruses over the past decade including corona virus and did ebola virus. they say their work serves as a blueprint that can be used to develop vaccines globally including those for corona virus. and their tippett but their belief that every evolution in human

history has been late because suppose scientists determination similarly duggan al-jazeera manila. colorado says al jazeera these are the headlines at least 6 protesters have been killed an anti crew demonstrations in myanmar police are reported to have fired on protesters in mandalay on saturday and overnight security forces used live ammunition on crowds and young tony chang has more from bangkok and neighboring thailand we're also seeing those protests spread widely not just any more in the in the large urban centers where they were immediately after the coup in the beginning in february but in small towns all across the country in the sort of slightly unsettled ethnic areas as well where some of those protesters have been coming under the.